Garberville CHP Officer Killed in a Collision Four Years Ago Today Honored

California Highway Patrol Facebook release: Today, we honor Officer Thomas Adams, 19365. On February 15, 2011, Officer Adams, of the Garberville Area office, was killed in a collision while traveling on U.S. 101 just south of the town of Piercy California. Officer Adams was 24 years of age. He grew up in the San Francisco area and is survived by

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Tourist Your Own Town: Humboldt History in Three Short Stops

The only know photograph of President Lincoln’s hearse from his Springfield, Illinois funeral procession. Blue Ox Millworks is displaying a replica of the hearse today.[Photo from the Library of Congress.] Today, Humboldt residents have a unique chance to see not only a piece of history but observe what our extremely skilled local craftspeople have been doing. Working from the only

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Heads Up! Logging Conference and Timbersports Coming in March

Steam and water drops cover Chris Baldo, a volunteer from the Willits-based Roots of Motive Power, Inc., as he fires up a steam-powered road roller at the 75th annual Redwood Region Logging Conference at Redwood Acres on Saturday, March 16, 2013. [All photos by Mark Larson.] Redwood Region Logging press release: The Redwood Region Logging is gearing up for its 77th

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Petrolia Fire Chief and a Local Guy Named Wren Rescue Hiker on Christmas Eve

Short story: Three backpackers decide to hike the Lost Coast right before Christmas. There is an angry local, rain, a bear and the adventure ends with one of the backpackers needing rescue on Christmas Eve. Long story can be found on this outdoor adventure blog. Here’s an excerpt: We all eventually made it to the firehouse where we marked up

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Robert Cogen: He Created a Piece of Humboldt's History

Zoologist, writer, eco-tour owner, scuba diving instructor and top marijuana defense lawyer Robert Cogen (right) works with his assistant putting together complicated stained glass creations in his Eureka studio. [Photos by Kym Kemp.] Slender, with a body twisted like a weak vine around a strong inner core of determination, Eureka resident Robert Cogen inches his way from his home to

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