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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: He Turned Humboldt County Into the ‘Holland of America’ With His Flower Farms … Until the Business Went Bankrupt (100 Years Ago)
Glen Nash / Aug. 24, 2024, 7:58 a.m. / History
… Narcissus Imperator (a daffodil), sold for $200 each! Ward ordered tens of thousands of Dutch, French and Japanese bulbs to be grown at his McKinleyville branch. Cottage Gardens Nurseries, Inc. owned a 232 …
OBITUARY: Douglas Jager, 1939-2024
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2024, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… to his Dutch immigrant Vermeer grandparents at a time when it was safe to ride his bicycle around the area. One of his favorite childhood adventures was to ride horses with his friend all over …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Studying and Not Studying at Humboldt State During the Second World War, When Young Women Made Up Most All of the Student Body
Naida Olsen Gipson / April 13, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… celebrated my seventeenth birthday less than a month before he died. One would think that with a war on. 1 would have been independent and worldly, but that was not the case. I missed my father and worried …
What You Need to Know About California Housing and Corporate Landlords
Ben Christopher / March 7, 2024, 7:11 a.m. / Sacramento
… have tried, but failed, to remedy in the past. As lawmakers gear up to take on corporate landlords, here are seven things to know: 1. What would these bills actually do? Assembly Bill 2584 …
Who Wants to Adopt a Wild Mustang or Burro? BLM to Offer Critters, Incentives at Humboldt County Fairgrounds
LoCO Staff / Feb. 28, 2024, 2 p.m. / Animals
… adoption fee. The BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program applies to this event; adopters receive a check for $1,000, when they receive title to their animals a year after adoption. To qualify, adopters must …
OBITUARY: Larry Charles Nichols, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:25 a.m. / Obits
… , quick-witted, and easy-going person.He is preceded in death by his parents Nick and Joy, his wife Molly, his sister Linda McNair (David); his siblings-in-law Bill Folkins, Michael Folkins, Dutch and Donna …
OBITUARY: Hans Spek, 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 1, 2023, 7:10 a.m. / Obits
… cherished and loved. Hans was born on March 1, 1934 in the city of Haarlem in his homeland of Holland. He came into this world on Centauru Straat in his family’s home on the street he shared with his …
CONVERSATIONS: The Big Day! As the Eurovision Finals Get Underway, the Sammarinese Capo di Tutti Capi of all Things Eurovision Joins Us for Some Perspective on the Fest
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2023, 7 a.m. / Music
… entertainment format NBC had ever used, which is very worrying. And again, I wonder why. I felt that you have this conflict in Europe, so it's a competition, you know, the Dutch and the Italians …
OBITUARY: John Rex White, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / May 4, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… they had a farmhouse and were surrounded by Pennsylvania Dutch culture.Howard was a leader in the meat packing industry and helped set USDA grading standards, while Ruth was an active community leader …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Cryptocurrencies vs. Ponzi Schemes
Barry Evans / Feb. 5, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… in the footsteps of other imaginative swindles. The South-Sea Bubble, the Dutch Tulip racket, William (“520%”) Miller’s “Franklin Syndicate,” all had their moments in the sun. More recently, Bernie Madoff and Allen …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Nuke Power
Barry Evans / Oct. 16, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… ’ve seen for nuclear comes from a Dutch anti-nuclear group: 117 grams per kWh, still a fraction of that for coal. (Thanks to Sabine Hossenfelder for providing links to these numbers …
Sheriff William Honsal Offered Deputies a $40 Dutch Bros Gift Card to Find Supervisor Mike Wilson’s Stolen Vehicle
Hank Sims / Sept. 27, 2022, 3:10 p.m. / Local Government
… Sheriff William Honsal Offered Deputies a $40 Dutch Bros Gift Card to Find Supervisor Mike Wilson’s Stolen Vehicle Sheriff Billy Honsal. YouTube screenshot, file photo …
OBITUARY: Velda Marie Ferguson, 1928-2022
LoCO Staff / Aug. 10, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… .Velda was a wonderful mom, grandma, great-grandma, auntie and friend, and was most affectionately known as “Gram.”Velda was born on January 4, 1928 to Loren (Dutch) and Florence (Flossie) Wilkinson …
OBITUARY: Donald Scott Collins, 1935-2022
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and the woman he would be married to for the rest of his life, a young Dutch woman named Theodora Prins. Their time together in the Air Force brought them and their growing family to New York, New Mexico …
OBITUARY: Marianne Pennekamp, 1924-2021
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… the Vichy France flag, the Winnipeg was hijacked off the coast of Venezuela by the Free Dutch Navy in the mistaken belief that the Winnipeg transported “the enemy”. The family arriving in the British colony …
Arcata High Senior Crushes Competition at National Amateur Disc Golf Tournament in Austin
John Ross Ferrara / Nov. 3, 2021, 5:30 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… said that his dad Dutch Sullivan — who used to tour the pro disc golf circuit in the early ‘90s — taught him how to play the game. At the tournament, Finn Sullivan outplayed his closest …
McCash Fire Surpasses 57,000 Acres, Now 13 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 9:25 a.m. / Fire
… Lookout; Dutch Creek to Independence/Ferry Point along banks of the Klamath River; and Independence/Ferry Point to the midpoint of the northern containment line.The fire continues to move to the east along …
FIRE UPDATE: Knob Fire 82 Percent Contained; Monument Fire Now 179,276 Acres
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 5, 2021, noon / Fire
… Creek Road. Everything off of Morgan Hill Road, and Oak Avenue. Areas between Oak Avenue and State Route 3. Junction City – the end of Dutch Creek Rd. Coffee Creek and Trinity Center - all areas west …
FIRE UPDATE: Knob Fire Now Estimated to Be 52 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2021, 10:55 a.m. / Fire
… , 170 engines, 20 helicopters, 55 dozers, 59 water tenders, 19 masticators.KNOB FIRE RESOURCES: 210 personnel, 7 hand crews, 18 engines, 1 dozer, 2 water tenders.CURRENT SITUATION: The Monument fire …
FIRE UPDATE: Highway 299 Reopened to One-Way Traffic Control; McFarland Fire 84 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 26, 2021, 2:40 p.m. / Fire
… hours starting at 7 a.m. Pilot cars will leave east and west points at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The road will be closed after the last escorted group of the day until 7 a.m. for everyone …
Monument Fire Has ‘Lots of Potential’ to Spread as Weather Conditions Worsen, Firefighters Say; McFarland Fire 73 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 25, 2021, 11:15 a.m. / Fire
… The Monument Fire burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Weaverville is now 154,344 acres in size and remains 20 percent contained.A team of 1,915 firefighters is currently working …
FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Inches Toward Hayfork; Northern Edge of McFarland Fire Sees No Growth for Four Straight Days
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 24, 2021, noon / Fire
… burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Weaverville is now 152,125 acres in size and 20 percent contained.A team of 1,798 firefighters is currently working on the fire, including …
Gavin Newsom Under COVID: The Governor Dishes on His Pandemic Life
Emily Hoeven / June 18, 2021, 7:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… Gavin Newsom Under COVID: The Governor Dishes on His Pandemic Life Gov. Gavin Newsom with his youngest son, Dutch, during the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Capitol …
Sheriff’s Office Arrests One After Alleged Late-Night Mail Theft Spree In and Around West End Road
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2021, 9:54 a.m. / Crime
… . Residents receiving mail within the 8200 and 9400 block of West End Road, in addition to residents on Dutch Lane and Barley Lane, who believe they had mail stolen should contact the McKinleyville station …
OBITUARY: Donald Carl Podratz, 1934-2020
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… to Germany. Don served three tours in the Army in the European Theatre during and after the Korean War. Speaking German with a flawless accent, as well as French, some Spanish and little Dutch was a skill he …
OBITUARY: James Anthony Wood, 1956-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 31, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ”.Thanks to the COVID pandemic, Jim also began spending quality time in the kitchen. Unfortunately, that meant he needed to purchase all kinds of “necessary” equipment to be able to bake pizzas, pork buns, Dutch babies …
Eureka Police Seeking Suspect in Late-Night Robbery at Downtown Dutch Brothers
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2020, 4:09 p.m. / Crime
… Eureka Police Seeking Suspect in Late-Night Robbery at Downtown Dutch Brothers From the Eureka Police Department: On October 25, 2020, at about 11:07 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department …
… . # # # 1. Tamara de Łempicka - “Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)” (1929)Polish-born Art Deco artist Tamara de Łempicka was commissioned to paint this zoomy self-portrait for the cover of an issue …
Gov. Dad: Family Leave Job Protections Expanded in Bill Backed by Newsom
Laurel Rosenhall / July 1, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Gov. Dad: Family Leave Job Protections Expanded in Bill Backed by Newsom Gov. Gavin Newsom with first partner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their youngest son, Dutch, during …
LETTER FROM PRAGUE: Notes from the Šatna
James Tressler / May 3, 2020, 7 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
… of events, as you will see. ### Johan was raised in Australia to Dutch parents (Johan was so reserved on the subject of his parents that you would almost think they were in a witness protection program). He …