Of course, this makes the books I really had trouble putting down something special and that includes the book Light on the Devils, Coming of Age on the Klamath. It’s a book about the last years of the timber boom in Happy Camp and a story well told by Louise Wagenknecht, who has written it down from the perspective of her high school years there. Read More →
Like many who grew up on reservations, David Treuer lives in multiple worlds. His experience ranges from an Ojibwe reservation in Minnesota where he trolled for wild rice and speared walleye, to the halls of universities where he teaches writing. Read More →
Comic book nerds and sci-fi geeks everywhere rejoice each year as the International Comic-Con event rolls into San Diego. For many it’s a pilgrimage from all parts of the globe, an opportunity to bask in the glow of their favorite crime fighters and villains. But even if you’re not a self-proclaimed comic book junkie, you’re sure to find something or someone of interest at this epic superhero wonderland. Read More →
Talking fish, singing chickens, and adventures on the moon and under the sea were all part of the school day at Trinity Valley Elementary in Willow Creek on Thursday, Nov. 29. Read More →
Salmon River folk came together last week to support one of their own whose cabin burned down, apparently as part of a burglary, while he was away. Read More →
Over Troubled Waters is a documentary released this summer, and it’s about two things: the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and planned multibillion-dollar water transfer project that threatens the Delta. With it making its rounds in film festivals and premieres throughout the state, I was able to make a packed premiere in Stockton. Read More →
Get fired up every Friday with gourmet pizza and a glass of wine or bottle of ice-cold beer at Strawhouse Café in Big Flat. Let owners Don and Julia Ellis serve up one—or two—of their fresh and oh-so-tasty wood-fired pizzas for you. Read More →
The theme for the non-profit Panamnik Building Project’s Third Thursday Dinner (Oct. 18) was dedicated to an over two-hundred year old Bavarian tradition – the world-famous Oktoberfest. And while Orleans neither sets aside a full two weeks for the celebration as they do in Germany, nor opens the event with the traditional words, “O’zapft –is!” (It’s tapped!), Orleans takes great pride in doing theirs in style. Read More →