Category: Handfuls of Home

“The release was the culmination of an annual fish enhancement program that started with the seining and spawning of adult Chinook in late fall.”

The H.M.S. Sea Cow rattled its way down Main Street Monday, showering Ferndale with bubbles and Kinetic glory as racers crossed the finish line after three days of mayhem, madness, and magnificent bad ideas on wheels. (Find out what team captured the Grand Championship)

Holy Flaming Sculptures Sunday’s Kinetic Race brought bubbling sea cows, Viking boats, and dramatic splashdowns.

A crazy mix of thoughtful public art, endurance athletics, mechanical genius, and a bunch of visual puns on wheels, the Kinetic Grand Championship rolled from Arcata to Eureka on Saturday — complete with a hippo, cactus riders, and enough wacky weirdness to make even longtime locals stop and stare.

Gianna Regli of Ferndale has been selected as the 2026 District 1 Dairy Princess, representing Humboldt and Del Norte counties on behalf of the California Milk Advisory Board, with Isabella Mora of Fortuna named first alternate.

“During his time at Ft. Lewis, he and his fellow soldiers would see planes arrive regularly with wounded from Vietnam. They would see the planes filled with the wounded and realize what they would be soon be facing.”

“This year’s production was directed by local filmmaker Griffin Loch, whose previous feature film, The Undistilled, premiered in Arcata just last year.”

“The North Coast’s Most Beloved Reunion on Wheels.”

“Join us as we take you on a late afternoon adventure along one of Northern California’s most breathtaking and underrated coastal locations.”