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Courthouse Urgency Ordinance Challenged in Lawsuit

Press release from the Occupy Civil Liberties Working Group: LAWSUIT CHALLENGES ORDINANCE A lawsuit challenging Humboldt County’s urgency ordinance was filed May 24, 2012 by...

History of McKinleyville’s Pony Express Days

From the May 30, 2012 Pony Express Days edition of the McKinleyville Press (The first Pony Express Day Committee, 1968, Arcata Union.) By Jack Durham Press Editor Every year...

Sun Dog photos

McKinleyville Press reader Jacques Beaupre of Trinidad took these photos of the “Sun Dog” that appeared in the sky on May 27. These were taken from the Manila Dunes.

Woman dies at Big Lagoon

From the Sheriff’s Office: On 05-30-2012, approximately 1:30 p.m. the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call regarding a female possibly in the water at Big Lagoon....

CSU Employee Update for May 30, 2012

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office. CSU Community Discusses Options to Deal with Budget Cuts

Pony Express correction

When I talked to Cindy Harrington at the McKinleyville Chamber, I misunderstood what she said about using the Activity Center for Pony Express Days. It turns out that...

Front Page 5.30.12

Here is this week’s front page. To read the entire issue, please buy a copy today. We only charge a measly 50 cents an issue, so it’s cheap. If you want to support...

Pony Express Days 2012 schedule of events

Pick up a copy of the May 30, 2012 edition of the McKinleyville Press for more details about Pony Express Days. There’s also an article about the history of the event. Here...

Jacks win first-ever National Rowing Championship

from:Humboldt State University

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — After both races in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. II Rowing Championships were completed, there wasn’t a dry eye in the...

Students Bolster Local Business with Hands-On Market Research

from:Humboldt State University

Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, Yelp! Social media top the list of tools Humboldt State business majors are recommending to local companies that serve as unofficial clients in the...

McKinleyville Skate Park Benefit

During Pony Express Days there will be a benefit for the McKinleyville Skate Park. Check it out:

HSU Bookstore Gets Makeover

from:Humboldt State University

The Humboldt State University bookstore is getting a facelift. Slated for a June 22 completion, the remodeling will include new flooring, upgraded display cases and an improved...

Pony Express Days 2012

Next week the McKinleyville Press will print its 16th annual Pony Express Days edition. Make sure you pick up a copy. Meanwhile, we’re posting a few things here so you can...

Memorial Day 2012 in Humboldt County CA - Memorial Day Parades, Events and more

Here is what is happening for Memorial Day 2012 in Humboldt County, CA. Find the area Arcata events, parades, activities and more for Memorial Day 2012. Acitivites are in...

A Day to Remember in Arcata

For most of us, Memorial Day 2012 Arcata marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and beach...

EPA Launches Stormwater Management Design Competition for Students

from:Humboldt State University

The EPA has launched a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop...

Front Page 5.23.12

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CSU Faces Unprecedented Demand, Limited Space

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The California State University today released preliminary systemwide data for the upcoming fall term...

CSU Budget Committee to Talk Cost Savings at May 23 Meeting; HSU Invited to Attend Presentation

from:Humboldt State University

The California State University’s System-wide Budget Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, May 23, to discuss cost reduction and revenue strategies in the face of...

Deadline Monday to Register to Vote in June Primary

From the Elections Office: The last day to register to vote in the June 5, 2012, primary election is May 21, 2012. You should update your voter registration if you have moved,...

Groundbreaking for Trinidad Library!

The ceremonial groundbreaking for Trinidad Library will take place Sunday, May 20 at noon at the library site next to Trinidad Museum on 400 Janis Court. On hand to mark the...

DA employee’s claim alleges retaliation, harassment

From the 5.16.12 issue By Daniel Mintz Press Staff Writer A damage claim filed by the District Attorney’s Office’s legal office manager alleges that she’s been retaliated...

Attention cooks: Sign up for the Clam Chowder Cook-Off

Have you ever watched the culinary competitions on the Food Network, or “Top Chef” on Bravo, and wished you had a similar opportunity to show off your cooking skills? If so,...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Willow Rosenthal Helps City Slickers Become Urban Farmers

This local hero turned empty lots into blooming plots to help revitalize a community and created a model that city officials hope will be duplicated nationally. When Willow...

Front Page 5.16.12

To read the entire issue, buy a copy today. They’re available at 36 locations in McKinleyville, Trinidad, Fieldbrook, Arcata and Eureka. Click here for a list. If you are...

The California State University Employee Update

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The CSU will receive an essentially flat budget in 2012-13 but faces an additional $250 million cut in November...

HSU First Street Gallery Presents Two New Videos Produced by HSU Students

from:Humboldt State University

HSU First Street Gallery presents two, new, short videos featuring the artists Michael Guerriero and Erin Whitman who currently, each have separate, one-person exhibitions at...

Special MCSD Workshop on Monday for General Plan Update comments

From the May 2, 2012 edition Humboldt County has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Humboldt County General Plan Update. Your comments will be accepted...

Students Digitize HSU Herbarium in 5,000 Hour Marathon

from:Humboldt State University

A dozen Humboldt State undergraduates have completed a three-year, $125,000 National Science Foundation project creating a vast database of nearly 73,000 specimens in HSU’s...

Graduate Student Gives Insight Into Underground World of Root Systems

from:Humboldt State University

Graduate student Brandon Namm is putting the finishing touches on a multi-year research project that investigates an area few scientists have ventured before: Underground to...

Upward Bound Gains $1.25 Million Federal Grant

from:Humboldt State University

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Humboldt State University’s Upward Bound program a $1.25 million grant to continue its initiatives that help disadvantaged...

HSU and Plan It Green Host Marquee Green Conference

from:Humboldt State University

Online registration is open for the July 19-21 Building Green Communities Conference and Trade Expo at Humboldt State University and the Arcata Community Center, cosponsored by...

HSU’s Luke Ramseth Reaches Top Ten at Cycling Nationals

from:Humboldt State University

Ogden, Utah—Only minutes into the 79-mile road race, someone in the pack moved the wrong way and about half of the 98 riders in the Division II men’s field crashed to...

Adopt a fuzzy friend

This week’s paper was really tight. We had too much material and not enough space. Unfortunately, the report from the Humboldt County Animal Shelter didn’t make it, so...

Front Page 5.9.12

To read the entire newspaper, buy a copy from one of 36 racks or retail locations in McKinleyville, Fieldbrook, Trinidad, Arcata and Eureka. Support community journalism by...

Lawsuit against DA Gallegos alleges corruption, discrimination & harrassment

May 8, 2012 Daniel Mintz Press Staff Writer HUMBOLDT – The District Attorney’s Office’s Legal Services Manager has filed a damage claim against the county alleging that...

HSU Students Cycle in Coastal AIDS Fundraiser

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University students and Humboldt County residents will take part in the annual AIDS/LifeCycle fundraising ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, June 3-9.

Humboldt State Hosts OLLI Open House June 2

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University will host the summer open house of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on Saturday, June 2, from 1-3 p.m., in the Great Hall of the College Creek...

CFA Walks Out on Negotiations with CSU

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the California State University Chancellor’s Office The California Faculty Association (CFA) walked out of negotiations with the California...

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HSU graduation coming this Saturday

From HSU: HSU Celebrates 2,200 Grads at May 12 Commencement Humboldt State University will host its 2012 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12, in Redwood Bowl. An estimated...

HSU Honors Stem Cell Research Pioneer

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University President Rollin C. Richmond will confer an honorary doctorate degree at Commencement May 12 on one of the world’s prime movers of regenerative...

Geography Students Win Statewide Research and Mapping Awards

from:Humboldt State University

Over 400 academic, government and private sector geographers gathered April 27—29 at UC Davis for the 66th Annual Meeting of the California Geographical Society. Included...

Running Back Picked up by Carolina Panthers

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State’s record-setting running back Lyndon Rowells has been signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent, according to a number of web sites tracking...

Student Question About Mushroom’s Maple Syrup Odor Takes 27 Years to Answer

from:Humboldt State University

When it comes to long-running student questions, Darvin DeShazer’s (’72, Biology, ’86, Education) might take the cake.

General Plan Update

From the April 25, 2012 edition By Daniel Mintz Press Staff Writer The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DIER) of the county’s General Plan...

The Big Story in Mack Town

From the April 25, 2012 edition, Opinion Page Sometimes to biggest stories aren’t the sexiest stories. There’s no carnage, scandal or high drama. They don’t have screaming...

Front page 5.2.12

Here is this week’s front page. To read the entire issue, buy a copy from one of 36 locations from Trinidad to Eureka. Click here for the complete list. If you are not a...

HSU Celebrates 2,200 Grads at May 12 Commencement

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University will host its 2012 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12, in Redwood Bowl. An estimated 2,200 graduates from HSU’s three colleges are...

HSU Student Awarded $1K Small Business Scholarship

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University business senior Melanie Barnett has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Business Matchmaking, a California non-profit that links small business...

From the Sublime to the Ridiculous with University Singers and Humboldt Chorale

from:Humboldt State University

The University Singers, directed by Harley Muilenburg, perform the “Ave Maria” of famed 16th century composer Tomas L. de Victoria, and the gospel song, “Lord I...

From Flamenco to Gypsy Jazz—HSU Guitar Ensemble Explores the Spanish Guitar

from:Humboldt State University

HSU Guitar Ensemble explores music of the Spanish guitar from flamenco and classic sonatas to Gypsy jazz of the modern era, on Saturday May 5 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall.

Humboldt Symphony Explores Musical Hybrids of Spring

from:Humboldt State University

From Appalachia to Mexico, Berlin cabaret to the Beijing Opera, the Humboldt Symphony and guests explore musical hybrids on Friday evening, May 4 and Sunday afternoon, May 6 in...

AM Jazz Band Plays a Six-Pack of Jazz

from:Humboldt State University

The AM Jazz Band plays a six-pack of jazz classics by the well-known and the under-appreciated on Thursday May 3 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall.

Rick Rosenthal to Premiere “Hot Tuna” at HSU

from:Humboldt State University

Emmy-award winning cinematographer Rick Rosenthal (’67, Zoology) will return to Humboldt State May 1-2 to premiere his latest film about the bluefin tuna.

In A Word, What Does Humboldt Mean to You?

from:Humboldt State University

Local radio DJ Mike Dronkers (’99, Journalism) says that HSU is like a sandbox.

NOAA Issues Local River and Beach Safety Tips

from:Humboldt State University

As coastal and inland spring temperatures start to warm, drowning risks multiply on North Coast beaches and rivers.

Austrian Film Judged Best Overall at Humboldt Film Festival

from:Humboldt State University

Austrian Peter Bruenner’s film “In Our Hands” was named “Best of Fest” at the 45th Humboldt Film Festival, sponsored by Humboldt State...

Front page 4.25.12

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Students Help Craft City Parks Plan

from:Humboldt State University

“It’s like taking a puzzle and seeing how many pieces can fit together to please everyone within a budget,” says Chris Bryan, a Recreation senior in Steve...

Survey Shows Library as Campus’s Most Popular Service

from:Humboldt State University

The Campus Quality Survey: Spring 2012, available from the Institute of Research and Planning (PDF), demonstrates that the HSU Library is the most popular service on campus.

Grad Student’s Book Welcomes Visitors to ‘Conifer Country’

from:Humboldt State University

To Michael Kauffmann, a Biology graduate student and lecturer at HSU, the Klamath Mountain region is more than just a great place to hike.

Test Post

from:Humboldt State University

To Michael Kauffmann, a graduate student and lecturer at HSU, the Klamath Mountain region is more than just a great place to hike. It’s a museum, he says, that tells the...

The California State University Employee Update

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The California State University and the California Faculty Association (CFA) have agreed to return to...

Love and Celebration with Madrigal Singers and MRT

from:Humboldt State University

HSU Madrigal Singers perform songs of love and celebration from Renaissance times, and MRT jazz singers do the same in the modern idiom in their shared concert on Sunday night,...

Calypso Band Presents Youthful Visitors for Spring Concert

from:Humboldt State University

With a talked-about group of grade school percussionists from southern California called “We Got the Beat” as well as the HSU World Percussion Group to start things...

HSU Jazz Orchestra Revives A Jazz Legend

from:Humboldt State University

Guest appearances by trumpeter Gilbert Cline and the entire Symphonic Band are part of the HSU Jazz Orchestra’s celebration of jazz legend Gil Evans on Friday April 27 at...

Instant Drama at the Annual HSU 10 Minute Play Festival

from:Humboldt State University

Instant drama, comedy and fantasy in concentrated form: it’s the 14th edition of the ever-popular HSU 10 Minute Play Festival, opening for five performances on April 25.

CSU Issues Statement on Collective Bargaining Negotiations with CFA

from:Humboldt State University

The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office: California State University Vice Chancellor, Human Resources Gail Brooks has issued the following statement...

HSU Cycling is Conference Champion

from:Humboldt State University

HSU Cycling is once again the Division II Western Collegiate Cycling Conference Champions in road racing, and HSU Cycling’s Luke Ramseth is once again the overall Division...

Campus Honors Outstanding Students

from:Humboldt State University

Continuing a tradition begun in 1950, Humboldt State University honored its Outstanding Students 2011-2012 at award ceremonies Apr. 19, hosted by President Rollin Richmond,...

Inaugural Honors Dinner Salutes Academic Community

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University recognized the year’s distinguished alumni, faculty, students and staff during its first Humboldt State Honors Dinner.

HSU Named Top Green School in the U.S. and Canada

from:Humboldt State University

For the third year in a row, Humboldt State University has been rated among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada by the Princeton Review, an...

McKinleyville Skate Park fund raiser

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Relics of the Buddha Visit Arcata

from:Humboldt State University

The HSU Religious Studies Club invites the campus community to an exhibition of a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters. The relics...

The Mighty McK Press! The greatest rag between the Mad River and Del Norte County line! (And this week’s front page.).

Sometimes people ask why we don’t just put our newspaper on the internet so people can read it for free. Why don’t we just give the thing away? Our answer is that...

Students Work to Digitize Century-Old Language Notebooks

from:Humboldt State University

At Humboldt State University’s Cultural Resources Facility, student Brandy Hurtado is helping to preserve the contents of five student notebooks.

Experts Weigh in on Marijuana Production’s Environmental Impact

from:Humboldt State University

The HSU Marijuana Studies Working Group presents the first in a series of free public symposia on the ecological and human health impacts of the marijuana industry in the Emerald...

Concerts Honor Visiting Composer at HSU

from:Humboldt State University

Faculty and students of the HSU Music Department are combining to honor visiting composer Chen Yi in the best way possible: by playing her music and presenting it to a new North...

KHSU Airs Debate on the “New Atheism”

from:Humboldt State University

Setting the stage for Humboldt State University’s Spring 2012 Philosophy Forum, KHSU-FM will air a discussion among philosophy faculty of “the New Atheism” and...

Opera Workshop’s Inclusive Spring Show

from:Humboldt State University

With selections from West Side Story, Avenue Q and other musicals and operas, HSU Opera Workshop highlights the serious and comic treatment of race, gender and other bias in two...

Campus Readies for 45th Humboldt Film Festival

from:Humboldt State University

The Humboldt Film Festival presents THE POWER OF FILM, April 16-21 at the John Van Duzer Theater located on the Humboldt State University Campus.

Pony Express Days edition

If you own a business, you’ll want to advertise in this edition. Don’t miss out.

HSU Names Top Academics

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond has accepted the University Senate’s recommendations of James Floss, Department of Communication, to receive the...

Internship Program Helps Students Get Ahead

from:Humboldt State University

The School of Business is now offering a faculty-advised academic internship class to students interested in business administration.

Institute for Student Success Features Stanford Education Dean

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State will host its second annual Institute for Student Success on Wednesday, May 16, comprising presentations, skill-building workshops and active discussions.

Waste Reduction Program Honored for Best Sustainability Practices

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University is among the 10 California State University campuses to win the 23-campus system’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practices Awards for...

Front page 4.11.12

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Library Hosts Staff and Faculty Poet Readings

from:Humboldt State University

The Humboldt State University Library will host an hour-long reading by campus poets in room 209, the second-floor Fishbowl, on Friday, Apr. 27 at 3 p.m. Staff and faculty poets...

Metal, Shooting Stars and Prize-Winning Sambas in HSU Percussion Concert

from:Humboldt State University

HSU Percussion Ensemble mines metal and the HSU World Percussion Group plays prize-winning sambas in their shared concert on Sunday, April 15, in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

HSU Combos Jazz the Depot

from:Humboldt State University

Four bands, three vocalists, with music ranging from gypsy jazz to post-bop and funk, classics to originals, and even an alien tune from a Star Wars bar—all in the HSU...

HSU Wins Plaudits for Excellence in Landscape Design

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University will receive a Landscape Design Commendation from California Garden Clubs, Inc.’s Landscape Design Council in ceremonies at the spring meeting of...

Evolutionary Anthropology Fundraiser Set for May 3

from:Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University’s Humboldt Center for Evolutionary Anthropology will hold its first annual fundraiser on Thursday, May 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Blue Lake...

Atheism Advocate Lectures on ‘The Folly of Faith’

from:Humboldt State University

Atheist, author and physicist Victor Stenger will discuss his new book, “God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion,” when he delivers...