A Voice for the Houseless: Not Entirely to Blame
“Not all of the homeless deserve to be treated like we’re complete scum just because people want to judge us for the actions of a few.”
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New Salmon Creek Quilt
Crazy Quilt Many of you know I sometimes help create beautiful fabric art with my community to raise money for various events. Here is another of Salmon Creek School’s unique creations. I didn’t work on this one but wish I could have. You can buy tickets at the Winter’s Arts Fair tomorrow or there will be more tickets sold until
Read moreDragon Heart Tang Soo Do Demonstrates Family Love
Dragon Heart Tang Soo Do Instructor Becky Rupp Daily Photo Families aren’t always blood related. It is people who care enough about each other to do more than nod sympathetically when listening to another person’s troubles. Our martial art school is serious about training (several of our students have gone on to win regional and world cups in our discipline
Read moreDiesel Grow Meeting Tonight
With an ugly Diesel spill still freshly oozing across our minds, we all ought to think about attending tonight’s meeting at the Vet’s Hall in Garberville from 7-9. I know many people are concerned about addressing marijuana problems but I firmly believe that if we don’t, the federal government will–and they won’t be friendly when they do it. As the
Read moreThe Arcata Eye Provides a Scary Look at Federal Views on Marijuana
Kevin Hoover of The Arcata Eye has been getting a lot of flack lately for his views on indoor grows and how to address the problems associated with the grows in his town but, whatever your individual viewpoint about his actions, his hard hitting interview with Scott Burns, deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,
Read moreWorking Together Ties a Community Together
Flowering Herb Quilt For over 30 years the women (and sometimes men) of Salmon Creek have created a practical fabric art, first for each other then as a means of raising money for various community needs. I became involved when my first son was given a beautiful baby quilt as a means of welcoming both him into the world and
Read moreFundraiser and Memory Maker
Maypole Maiden In the country, high in the hills overlooking the Eel River valley, a small school helps support itself with 3 community fundraisers every year. Of course the parents do other things to raise money but 3 times a year they throw a party for their community. In these far flung areas a “neighbor” can be a 30 minute
Read moreA Portrait of an Artist
Painting mounted against a Timber Frame Building Based on Botticelli’s Fortitude Artists add color to our tiny rural community. They do so in a myriad of ways that don’t fit into established ideas of great art and “true culture.” For instance, my husband’s stepfather, Mike Robinson, immerses himself in painting reproductions of works deemed “great art.” Sometimes, I’ve heard people
Read moreA New Year in the Neighborhood
Neighborhoods form their own personalities. I don’t know who started the cycle in our watershed—which person reached out and did a little more and her neighbor in turn helped someone else—but we have a wonderful place to live. We have our own small (10 kid!) community school that my husband went to when he was a boy, that I
Read moreCut String
When my oldest two were toddlers, we joined our neighbors in a baby welcoming. We drove through tunnels of trees and brush. For miles. Only a few select people lived out at the end of this road and trees embraced them and any vehicle that came to visit with gracefully arching arms and trailing green leaves. Along with a gathering
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