‘Good Things Happen’

To the Editor:

I had the pleasure of working with Mary Burke when I was chair of the McKinleyville Community Services District Parks & Recreation Committee and Mary served as MCSD liaison to this committee. In my experience, Mary was always prepared, knowledgeable and creative in her work for our community.

Mary is the type of person who can make good things happen.

Mary cares deeply about the environment in our community, and was instrumental in getting the trails, landscape and ecological improvements completed for the Mad River County Park area off School Road. It is a beautiful addition to the beauty of our area.

Mary Burke will be a wonderful representative for District 5 on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors and I hope you will join me in supporting her when you vote.

John Kulstad, McKinleyville

HSRC News

Humboldt Walks to End Alzheimer’s

October 1, 2026

The ALZ Steppers, Humboldt Senior Resource Center’s team in the annual Humboldt County Walk to End Alzheimer’s, invites everyone to step up to help combat this dreadful disease. This year’s Walk is Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Adorni Center in Eureka, with opening ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. and the walk, either on...

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Cat Correction

October 1, 2026

To the Editor: My name is Caylx. I live with my sister, Corolla, in the home of Donna and Jim Clark in Eureka. My sister and I have serious objections to the last paragraph of “Pet Advice” [August Senior News, page 6]. I go out with Jim to get the paper every morning. While I don’t actually pick up the paper,...

News, October 2026 - Musical Humboldt

A Redwood Coast Musical Extravaganza

By Mark Larson

October 1, 2026

Demonstrating admirable reinvention skills over the decades since its “Dixieland Jazz” start in 1990, this year’s 34th annual Redwood Coast Music Festival (RCMF) in Eureka now offers a wide spectrum of American roots music at eight different venues from Oct. 1-4. (See Lynn McKenna, “RCMF — 34 Years … ,” page ...

Columnists, Jennifer Heidmann's Column

ASK THE DOCTOR: The Beethoven Dog Project

BY JENNIFER HEIDMANN, M.D.

October 1, 2026

Music is good for us. This is a little hard to study with the same rigor as, say, whether penicillin or another antibiotic is best for a specific infection, but music has been studied and the physiological benefits are measurable. Music can reduce stress, blood pressure, pain and anxiety. Sometimes music can ...