Selected interviews from KHSU's weekday newsmagazine about the Redwood Coast.
The Big Time provides an opportunity to share California Indian traditions, cultures, and history with HSU students, staff and faculty, as well as the community at large. This year, the event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the The Indian Tribal & Educational Personnel Program (ITEPP). KHSU's Megan Martin spoke with students and staff from ITEPP about the upcoming event and the origins and importance of ITEPP itself.
Aldaron Laird has lived in Humboldt County since 1975. Graduating from Humboldt State University he went on to work on environmental conservation issues, including salmon habitat restoration, with various governmental agencies. Now he is considered one of the leading experts on sea level rise, particularly how it will affect Humboldt County's bay and coastline. Aldaron will be speaking on the topic on Thursday March 28 as a featured lecturer in the Sustainable Future Speaker Series sponsored by HSU's Environment and Community Department. The lecture will take place from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in Founder's Hall Rm. 118. For more information about the Sustainable Future Speaker Series visit https://envcomm.humboldt.edu/spring-2019
Alice DiMicele , Singer/Songwriter and acoustic guitar player with 14 self-released albums on her Alice Otter Music label, sings with compassion and great heart, playing festivals, theaters and house concerts. Alice spoke with Danielle Orr on the KHSU Magazine about her upcoming show and songwriting as well as her return to the Arcata Playhouse, with a local young singer/songwriter Delaney Rose, on Thursday March 14th for a 7:30 pm show. Tickets at the door, Wildberries and online at alicesoloarcata@bpt.me
Celebrating 50 years, Redwood Region Audubon Society is having their Annual Banquet and Auction on March 16th, 2019 at the Arcata D Street Neighborhood Center. Dr Lisa Tell presents The Ins and Outs of the UC Davis Hummingbird Health Program in her presentation. Harriet Hill joined Danielle Orr at KHSU for the KHSU Magazine to talk about the accomplishments of the last 50 years here on the North Coast. Tickets at (707) 496-6581 or email: gary@jacobycreek.net with Banquet in the subject line, hurry to get your reservations for a fabulous dinner.
44 Hours. That's how long 8-year-old Leia Carrico and her 5-year-old sister Caroline, were missing in the forests of southern Humboldt. The story of the missing sisters gripped the region, and soon spread around the country. The North Coast Journal's Thad Greenson and Jennifer Fumiko Cahill spoke with the KHSU Magazine about their cover story on the massive search to find the girls and happy ending of their rescue Sunday morning. The full story, including photos by Mark McKenna and Alexandra Hootnick as well as contributions by Kym Kemp is on the North Coast Journal's website .
Malia Matsumoto from SCRAP Humboldt speaks about the 6th annual Rebel Craft Rumble taking place on March 30, 2019 at the Arcata Playhouse. Rebel Craft Rumble is an Iron Chef style event that emphasizes creative reuse of items that might otherwise find themselves in the traditional waste stream. It is a wild and zany event, the proceeds of which support SCRAP Humboldt’s education programs, particularly their education programs for the SCRAP Summer and Day camps, along with it’s K – 12 programs in the schools and at their site at 101 H Street in Arcata.
Another Siskiyou County dispatch. Activities at the Forks of Salmon elementary school are always bustling... this latest visit to the rural community school was no different. Teacher Jarred Lincoln and representatives from the Mid Klamath Watershed Council and the Karuk Tribe continue their collaborations, fostering a well-rounded place-based education.
"The Harbor District kind of blindsided everyone on Friday afternoon, announcing a special meeting on Monday at which they were going to eneter into a lease with a Norwegian company, Nordic Aquafarms for the pulp mill site," says North Coast Journal news editor Thad Greenson in an interview with the KHSU Magazine. Greenson, with assistant editor Kimberley Wear, sifted through what they could find out about the project, the company and spoke with stakeholders after the meeting. Questions abound, including why the public was given little notice of the intended lease, what environmental and fisheries impacts could such a facility have and whether an aquaculture facility would compete with local fishermen. The complete article is here: North Coast Journal: Norwegian Company Casts Bid for Fish Farm Greenson also previews the cover story in the Journal, a reporting collaboration with Cal Matters on California's gun regulations and whether they are effective.
Arcata diners would be forgiven for trepidation when they saw a yellow Alcohol Beverage Control change of ownership poster up in the window of Folie Douce last month. The restaurant has been part of the high end dining scene in Arcata for more than 20 years. Fans of the artichoke cheesecake and rocquefort filet mignon need not worry, but there are many new flavors on the menu under new owner Reda Salhi. In the latest Table Talk by North Coast Journal editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, she spoke with Salhi about his culinary background, his journey from his birthplace in Algeria, through Europe, to Ecuador and then to the U.S. The journey, and the story of Salhil's adoption of Lebanese and other Mediterranean flavors, is as interesting as Folie Douce's new hummus and shawarma.
Some get started for the honey - others for the pollination potential. Home beekeepers have a number of reasons for starting the hobby, but as they grow into full-fledged apiarists, they may find their interests change and deepen. Home beekeepers learn about the lives of their hives, the meditative experience of watching their bees at work and how they can keep their hives thriving. Beekeepers Dick LaForge and Jeannine Kaprielian are two of the four beekleepers who teach the Practical Beekeeping and Advanced Practical Beekeeping classes through Humboldt State University's College of Extended Education and Global Engagement. Kaprielian and LaForge discussed the classes and the experience of learning to be a beekeeper on the KHSU Magazine with host David Reed. The beginning class series begins February 11th. The advanced classes begin February 17th. The class fee is $160 for either series. Information is at the HSU Extended Ed website .
Doctoral candidate, Annita Lucchesi joined Danielle Orr in studio for the KHSU Magazine to talk about her work locally and the Sovereign Bodies Institute. Lucchesi graduated with a BA in Geography from UC Berkeley in 2012 and received her MA in American Studies from Washington State University in 2016, bringing her to research interests in Indigenous and critical cartography, Indigenous feminisms, postcolonial geographies and Indigenous research methodologies. Annita maintains one of the largest databases of cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada and the United States. The data is used not only in her own work, but is also made available to tribal advocates, activists, policy makers, service providers and community leaders. You may explore the Seventh Generation Fund as well for continued education and information. For inquiries regarding the MMIWG Database , please email mmiwdatabase@gmail.com Articles Lucchesi, Annita. ""Indians Don't Make Maps":
"It was fun...it's still fun," says Libby Maynard, about how the Ink People has continued for 40 years. The arts organization supports much of the infrastructure of the local arts scene, living out it's motto, "weaving the arts into the fabric of our community." Maynard is the director and co-founder of the Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka's official arts organization. The group started in 1979 when a group of Humboldt State art students realized they would need to work collectively to keep and house the equipment they needed to continue their printmaking art. The organization has grown to be the umbrella for arts projects and events big and small. Today there are 100 active "DreamMaker" projects, the Ink People's program for self-directed arts enterprises. DreamMaker projects range from county-wide arts events to performace groups, and youth arts to community building efforts. The Ink People also operates the Brenda Tuxford Gallery; the MARZ Project, an art and music program for
Lots of fun in the KHSU studios today with a group of Career and College minded Arcata High School students Emille Perry and Ella Baur and Matthew Manus, and the Coordinator of the Career and College Center at Arcata High School , Darcy Robins and Arcata High School faculty Jennifer Corriell, who is also an Arcata Sunrise Rotary member. The Arcata High Career & College Center is funded by donations from local businesses, community members and AHS families. Donors will be celebrated at the 12th annual Pancake Breakfast put on by Rotary and the AHS Culinary program on January 26th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Breakfast ticket sales benefit the AHS Culinary program. Breakfast to be held at the Performing Art Center at Arcata High School.
It has been tough to find specific answers about how the federal shutdown is affecting Humboldt and Del Norte counties, says North Coast Journal news editor Thad Greenson. "Agencies are down people and maybe having someone available to talk to the media is not the top priority or maybe they've been told not to talk to the media." What Journal reporters were able to ascertain is that about 1,500 federal employees in the region are directly affected. But among those employees they couldn't get a definative answer on how many are considered "essential." Greenson says they know the U.S. Coast Guard and TSA are working without pay. In addition to the federal workers not being paid or furloughed, there are a number of federally funded programs in jeopardy if the shutdown continues into a second month. Local recipients of CalWorks, WIC and CalFresh could be affected. These programs are running on reserve funds now. In addition, local tribes' health care and child care programs rely on federal
Over half of Humboldt County employers say they've had difficulty in hiring. At the same time time, local job seekers, especially graduating college students, say they'd like to work locally but can't find quality jobs. How can both of these things be true? There is a disconnect between employers and job seekers and research into data by the Arcata Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) shows that. " Workforce Weekend " is a tool AEDC is hoping will bridge the divide. "It's kind of a cross between Match. com ... and a job fair," says AEDC's Susan Seaman, "we're building a portal that helps everyone find their right fit." Seaman described how the data gathered by the county workforce development board and HSU's school of business gave her the clues that led to creating the online platform. "In the HSU research they asked employers how professional they thought applicants were and it was very low. And they asked applicants how professional they felt they were and it was very high." One
The long journey to bring the play "Radioman" to the stage hits a milestone this month when it premieres at Del Arte in Blue Lake January 10th. The play is based on the poetry of Eric Hollenbeck and his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam and as a veteran trying to come to grips with his return. The North Coast Journal's Thad Greenson spoke with the KHSU Magazine about how the play came to be and the lucky dinner that brought it to the stage. Radioman will play Jan. 10 through 12 and Jan. 17 through 19 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. shows Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.radiomantheplay.org or by calling Dell'Arte's box office at 668-5663. The Hollenbecks encourage anyone purchasing a ticket to consider buying another to donate to a veteran.
Julie Clark, author and longtime Headwaters Forest ranger, joins Brian Curtis for a conversation about the historic town of Falk.
Julie Neandar with the City of Arcata Environmental Services Department brings two topics to today's Magazine. First she speaks briefly about Arcata's new REACH Building Code going into effect January 1, 2019. The code establishes guidelines for energy efficiency in new single-family and multi-family homes. Next she describes the work of the newly established Plaza Improvement Task Force and the exciting way community member's can participate through the Plaza Improvement Survey available in both English and Spanish. To complete the survey go to the City of Arcata Facebook page, or call 822-8184.