Category: Community

“Everybody dies,” Heart of the Redwoods’ board member, Joe Whitney explains as he talks about why the Southern Humboldt’s hospice organization is attempting to reach out to younger adults and include them in its fundraisers and among its donors. “I realize young people have big expenses with young families,” says Whitney.   However, he says, “Their parents will be needing us

Enjoying the Mattole Half Pipe (photo from the Mattole Half Pipe Facebook page.) One day the Mattole half pipe is open for fun and the next–December 5, 2012–the Mattole Valley Community Center (MVCC) has to prevent local kids from playing on it. The MVCC’s insurance company noticed the ramp this October and sent a letter asking to have it taken

Humboldt County Press Release: If you are interested in writing a grant to the Headwaters Fund, there will be a workshop at the  Humboldt Area Foundation early next year that may help your efforts. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 373 Indianola Road, Bayside.   This is an opportunity

Humboldt Co.  District Attorney’s Press Release: Please be advised that as of January 4, 2013, the District Attorney’s Officefront window will be closed on Fridays. Our office will continue conducting business on Fridays, however, due tostaffing limitations, we will no longer be available at the window. Our mainline will also not be answered on Fridays. The window will be open

Last year, Ellie Stanley in her tent holding pet rats. (Photo provided by Stanley) Sandra Lee Childs is a hardworking artist but to a homeless woman and her animals, she’s their “Fairy Pet Godmother.” First she helped pay for vet bills.  Now, with her art, she’s seeking to turn a ragged tent into a RV. In the midst of heavy

Arts Alive Friday, December 7th Santa Is Coming to Town Under the town clock at 5pm Free Pictures with Santa & Free Holiday Family Photos* With photographers Katelynn & Felicia Glover (*with receipt showing you shopped local that day) Enter our Passport drawing to win $50 in town bucks Pick up hand-made one of a kind gifts from local craftsmen