Category: Good News

“The honor marks the second California Book Award Gold Medal received by Backcountry Press. In 2023, The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History…received the California Book Award Gold Medal for Contribution to Publishing.”

“Weather is often a factor in bass tournament fishing as was the case with the 32nd Annual Paul Jadro Memorial Bass Tournament held at Ruth Lake on June 6th. Wind ruled the day and proved to have an impact but even so, 27 of the 32 boats participating weighed in with 23 of them bagging 5-fish limits.”

A new game built from a UC Davis project is helping a Mendocino County fire-prone community practice the choices they’d face in a real emergency, before they have to make them for real.

Winners will read their essays aloud at a free public event later this month at Town Hall.

“California State Parks is offering a special edition Historian Passport free to download through the Fourth of July weekend.”

“This grant will help fund essential equipment for Play Street’s new Multi-Sensory Play and Education Center, opening in Eureka this July.”

“[Last] week, the City of Eureka and Caltrans celebrated the completion of Eureka’s South Gateway Sign with a small ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Herrick Avenue Overpass.”

“The Noyo Bida Truth Project announces the winners of their Fourth Annual Essay Contest. The First and Second Prize winners will read their essays and receive their prizes  Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. at Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street, Noyo Bida, CA. (Fort Bragg)”

“California recognized…Caltrans employees with the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor, the highest honor bestowed to public servants who perform extraordinary acts of heroism above and beyond the normal call of duty and at great risk to their own lives.”