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    You Go West, Girl  Nov 20, 2009
    Fitzpatrick drew them a map in the dirt, warning that if they missed Mary s River (today s Humboldt) they would die long before reaching California ... The party stumbled upon the headwaters of the Humboldt and followed its path across Nevada ... The pioneers reached the sink of the Humboldt near present-day Lovelock and began a grueling trek across Forty-Mile Desert. (The American Conservative)

    Western second in GNAC Coaches Poll, receives four first-place votes  Oct 29, 2009
    " That is certainly one mission that was accomplished as SPU returns 12 letter winners from a year ago. The only missing piece is Casey Reed, who graduated and is now an assistant coach at Alaska Anchorage. All the numbers support SPU's No. 1 ranking. Its 12 letter winners far surpass anyone else (Western Washington ranks second with nine and only one other team has more than six). The Falcons are one of only two teams with four returning starters - the conference wide average is 2.33 - and they... (Wwuvikings.com)

    • Playing, singing a new tune  Oct 25, 2009
    " But not to worry, although she wants to study biology at Humboldt State University, Yost hopes to continue in music. "I'm definitely going to keep singing, I don't think I can stop. " she said. Contact Neighbors editor Kim Andree at kim.andree@juneauempire.com. Share this page: Reader Comments Disclaimer ng: These comments do not represent the Juneau Empire's views. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions at You are fully responsible for the content that you post.... (Juneau Empire)

    Real deals: Baxa moving to Meridian office park  Oct 24, 2009
    The Humboldt, 1721 Humboldt St., Denver 80218-1142 Humboldt Street Investments LLC of Denver paid $1. 3 million for this apartment building near Exempla St. Joseph Hospital. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins for October 16, 2009  Oct 17, 2009
    TSX-X ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAX RESOURCE CORP. ("MXR") BULLETIN TYPE: Property-Asset or Share Purchase Agreement BULLETIN DATE: October 16, 2009 TSX Venture Tier 2 Company TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation pertaining to a Mining Lease and Option Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of September 1, 2009 between Max Resource Inc. ("Max"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Max Resource Corp. (the "Company"), and Energex,... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Wednesday's Scores  Oct 15, 2009
    St. Paul Central 41, St. Paul Humboldt 6. St. Paul Highland Park 50, Litchfield 35. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Air Force base seeks to expand  Oct 12, 2009
    Bryon Schmidt, chief for airspace management at the base, told Elko County commissioners last week that the plan would not have much of an effect on Elko or Humboldt counties ... He says the Air Force already uses aerial training routes over Elko and Humboldt counties, and it just wants to move a little more east and south. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Why not de-criminalize marijuana use?  Oct 8, 2009
    Asked to estimate how much of the overall marijuana crop was being caught in his area, Wayne Hanson, who heads the marijuana unit of the Humboldt County Sheriff s Office, said: I would truthfully say we re lucky if we re getting 1 percent. 26 comments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Homegrown Pot Threatens Mexican Cartels  Oct 8, 2009
    "What's happened in the last five years, it's just gotten totally, totally out of hand, as far as a green rush of people coming from all kinds of different states and realizing the kind of money you can make," Jack Nelsen, commander of the Humboldt County Drug Task Force in Northern California ... Asked to estimate how much of the overall marijuana crop was being caught in his area, Wayne Hanson, who heads the marijuana unit of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, said: "I would truthfully say... (CBS News -- US)

    Tuesday's Scores  Sep 30, 2009
    St. Paul Humboldt, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-21. St. Paul Central def. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    What should the promotional focus be on for Klamath Basin tourism?  Sep 21, 2009
    John E wrote on Sep 20, 2009 3:13 AM:" As I get older I keep remembering the Little town I grew up in. Humboldt Iowa.As a kid growing up I would go to my grandmothers resturant and get a free cookie and a coke. then down to the garage to watch the owner pump gas.As time went on the town started to close it's doors the train stopped coming to town.The grey hound stopped and now a tow that was at one time when I was a kid was 10,000 is down to just 3,175......The town didn't try to solve the... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Thursday's Scores  Sep 18, 2009
    St. Paul Humboldt, 25-12, 25-10, 25-15. Stewartville def. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Plan to dump California trash draws fire  Sep 15, 2009
    Recology wants to send weekly 20,000-ton shipments of Bay Area waste to a proposed Humboldt County landfill near Winnemucca ... Recology wants to send weekly 20,000-ton shipments of Bay Area waste to the Humboldt County landfill about 28 miles west of Winnemucca. (KRNV.com, NV)

    Monday's Scores  Sep 15, 2009
    St. Paul Humboldt, 25-19, 25-5, 25-15. Stillwater def. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Raymond Emanuel NovotnyJuly 6,1921- Sept. 5, 2009  Sep 10, 2009
    The electricity was instrumental in development of large irrigation project in Harney and northern Humboldt County Nevada. Ray was all things to all people. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)

    Friday's Scores  Sep 5, 2009
    St. Paul Harding 32, St. Paul Humboldt 18. Stephen-Argyle 41, North Border, N.D. 6. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

    Western meets Humboldt State on Saturday  Sep 3, 2009
    - The Western Washington University men's soccer team completes a season-opening five-game home stand, meeting Humboldt State on Saturday (7 p.m.), Chico State on Monday, Sept. 7 (2 p.m.) and Metro State on Thursday, Sept. 10 (7 p.m.) ... Humboldt State, which is at Seattle Pacific on Thursday, began the season with a 3-0 victory over William Jessup as Scott Mariani had a goal and assist. (Wwuvikings.com)

    State braces for hellish fire season  Aug 23, 2009
    Still, on Aug. 1, dry lightning ignited several fires in eastern Shasta, Trinity and Humboldt counties, some of which are still burning. The same thing happened last year. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Kennecott Eagle Minerals Announces Favorable Proposed Decision in Michigan Environmental Permit Case  Aug 19, 2009
    Humboldt Mill -- Applications for three permits necessary to complete refurbishment of the Humboldt Mill in Humboldt Township (Marquette County) are pending MDEQ review. Humboldt Mill will process ore from Eagle mine before shipping nickel and copper concentrate to smelting facilities located elsewhere. (PR Newswire)

    Final farewell  Aug 7, 2009
    The Gold Sox finished Horizon Air Summer Series play with a 28-12 record, which tentatively places them in fourth place behind the Humboldt Crabs, who still have two games left on their schedule. After losing last weekend's opening game to Humboldt, the Gold Sox swept the Engelken-Division champion Lodi Baseball Club. (Appeal Democrat, CA)

    Drekmeier, Morton to carry Games torch Saturday  Aug 1, 2009
    The solar-powered torch -- crafted out of old-growth redwood from a mill in Humboldt County -- is believed to be the first non-fossil-fuel-burning torch in either Senior Games or Olympics history, Games organizers said. The torch uses six high-powered LEDs, a uniquely faceted amber lens, and solar-charged cells and a mechanism that flickers the intensity of light as the torch is moved to mimic the appearance of a flame. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    NOAA, Exploratorium chart a course for science  Jul 26, 2009
    On Friday, the ship's captain, Commander Joe Pica, reported that while sailing over the undersea Mendocino Ridge 18 miles offshore from Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County, instruments aboard Okeanos detected a large column of gas - probably methane - streaming up from a sea floor vent, and an unmapped sea mountain 3,000 feet high, topped by a broad extinct volcanic crater. As 95 percent of the world's oceans remains unexplored, that find is a good beginning for NOAA's new ship and something new... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    National forest taps supervisor  Jul 22, 2009
    Myers worked for 15 years on the Caribou, Humboldt, Uinta, and Payette National Forests ... "I am eager to return to an area where forestry, agriculture and ranching are closely tied together with hard-working people who have strong connections to the land." Raised in California, Myers attended Humboldt State University where he received a bachelor of science degree in range management in 1980. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Documentary of a maverick  Jul 4, 2009
    "It was a colossal experience. It was one guy taking on the establishment: the federal government, and PGid Mary Davey, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board member and a longtime activist. In the end, green, less-obtrusive poles were helicoptered in rather than razing mountainsides during construction -- a first, Davey said. Nationally, McCloskey co-authored the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act. In 1991, as an attorney, he won a lawsuit against two paper mill giants on... (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Last-minute holiday escapes  Jul 3, 2009
    REDWOOD EMPIRE: Humboldt Redwoods State Park near Weott and Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area near Leggett, both off Highway 101, still have campsites available. If these fill Friday, locate an off-the-radar campground that is first-come, first-served, such as Flint Ridge walk-in near Klamath. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Best towns to visit by car  Jul 3, 2009
    is home to Humboldt State University and boasts stores, bars, coffee shops and live music venues. You can also take Highway 101 down along the entire California coastline, a beautiful drive that passes towns with storybook English-style cottages, white-sand beaches and vintage bistros. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Prep roundup: Harmon tosses no-hitter for No. 10 Mohawks  Jun 25, 2009
    Humboldt 6, Algona 4. ALGONA Humboldt took advantage of five Algona errors to claim the North Central Conference victory ... Humboldt 6, Algona 4. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Unique 'solar torch' to light Senior Games in Palo Alto  Jun 19, 2009
    Reclaimed redwood, taken from the original Scotia Mill in Humboldt County, built in 1887, forms the body of the torch. Organizers said the synthesis of the wood and high-tech components merges tradition and innovation. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Summer Concert Guide  Jun 16, 2009
    2, Dimmick Ranch, Humboldt County. Kingston, Portmore and Montego Bay aside, it's hard to think of a better setting to take in an extensive cast of reggae greats than with 10,000 other campers in the giant redwoods of southern Humboldt County. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)

    LETTER: Denying their rights won't get rid of gays  Jun 6, 2009
    " kamfong wrote on Jun 5, 2009 12:35 PM:" Father Bob you don't even have to go to the Appalachi,just drive through humboldt ... M wrote on Jun 5, 2009 6:34 PM:" yeah, kamfong, only Humboldt doesn't quite have the scenery that is found in the Appalachian Mountains...but its probably a close second. lol ". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    View the complete class rankings »  Jun 5, 2009
    OLB (Humboldt, Iowa) won't disappoint and is a Kirk Ferentz kind of guy, defensively. 25. (ESPN -- Recruiting)

    Train victim, 17, identified as Gunn student  Jun 4, 2009
    A guy in my dance class at Humboldt State took his life last October. Even though I barely knew him, I became very depressed on and off for about a month, and I could see how much it hurt his close friends--they suffered so much. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Rick Blessinger (23)  May 2, 2009
    In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be sent to the Carroll College Athletic Department, 1601 N. Benton Ave., Helena, MT 59625; Melody House, 102 Humboldt Loop, Helena, MT 59601; or the donor s choice. To offer condolences to Rick s family or to share a memory of Rick, please visit. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    ALUMNI REPORT: Bucking the norm: Valley Center's Buck branched out with his college choice (22)  Apr 29, 2009
    373 with six homers and 25 RBI for a Humboldt State team that is 37-16. -- Dana Roberts (Ramona) is 5-2 for a Harvard team that is 27-16. (North County Times)

    Delight Your Inner Hippie  Apr 28, 2009
    4:30 p.m.: Take a short stroll through the center of Arcata, popping into the bookstores and boutiques around the plaza, before heading to Humboldt Brews for a pint of hemp ale ... Word to the wise: CHP are out in full force along this stretch of Highway 101 between Humboldt and San Francisco ... Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Peanut product recalls  Mar 20, 2009
    Humboldt Creamery is recalling its Nutty Supreme Cone product. The company said it has not received any consumer illness complaints. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Taking in the beauty of spring bird migrations  Mar 7, 2009
    Between late January and mid-April, thousands of Aleutian geese forage in the pastures and refuge lands near Eureka and Arcata in Humboldt County, a major way stop in their migration from their wintering area in the Central Valley and Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta to their brood grounds in the Aleutian Island chain. And other water birds aren't far behind, Consey notes. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Everybody must get stoned  Mar 3, 2009
    You have It's no more the hippie-dippy guy or woman in Humboldt. This is organized crime with no morality and no value of human life. (Salon)

    California Wildflowers Family Adven...  Feb 20, 2009
    Humboldt Redwoods State Park near Garberville in Humboldt County ... Humboldt Redwoods State Park. (Suite101.com)



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