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seal pup in arcata. Photo by Bob Doran
Environment / By Bob Doran / April 23, 12:30 p.m.
Marsh Seal This seal pup was spotted at the end of the pier at the Arcata March on Sunday and reported to folks who monitor wildlife. Marsh visitors were being advised to leave the animal alone, and not harass it or try to “rescue” it. l Crime / By Ryan Burns / April 18, 2:04 p.m. (plus later updates)
Bomb Scare Closes CR College of the Redwoods’ main Eureka campus has been closed today due to a bomb scare. All students, staff and faculty are being told to stay away. The school’s public information officer, Paul DeMark, posted the following message on CR’s Facebook page this morning: College of the Redwoods’ main Eureka campus will be closed for classes, day and evening, on Thursday, April 18 due to a threat to campus security. All residence hall students have been relocated to a safe location. College personnel are working with the Humboldt County Sheriff”s Department to ensure a safe campus. Students and staff will not be allowed on campus today. An upate will follow as soon as possible. The bomb scare turned out to be
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a false alarm triggered by a bogus Facebook post. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced this afternoon that a search of CR’s main Eureka campus has been completed by a law enforcement super-team that included the FBI, Eureka Police, Humboldt County Drug Task Force, Humboldt State University police, College of Redwoods security, Humboldt Bay Fire District, Cal Fire and CR administrative staff. No bomb. The threat originated on Facebook. According to CR spokesman Paul DeMark, a bomb threat was posted on a student’s Facebook page last night, and when a friend asked the guy about it he responded, “This is not my page.” The student figured that someone had set up a bogus page in his name and then posted the threat, so he immediately called the sheriff’s office, DeMark said. The college’s information technology staff is trying to trace the origin of the message with help from the FBI, according to DeMark. The 135 or so students who live on campus were evacuated on buses supplied by Humboldt Transit Authority and taken to an undisclosed Eureka City Schools gymnasium. HSU is supplying the students with food, DeMark said. “We are anticipating having classes tomorrow,” he added. l Frivolity / By Heidi Walters / April 17, 4:46 p.m.
CONTEST! Water bottles Check Canned foods can opener pot to cook in Check. Still ain’t ready. Come on, readers, you know you can do better than that tripe, up top. Here’s the gig: It’s National Poetry Month. In a lot of states, including California, it’s Earthquake Preparedness Month. It’s also Wednesday afternoon and there’s been news, yes, but it’s time for a break — a rhythmic brain quake — so combine these dutiful celebratory themes and write yourself an earthquake poem. Or an earthquake preparedness poem. Maybe it’s sad. Maybe silly. Doesn’t have to rhyme but if it does that’s dilly. Hit it. Post one for us online, in the comments space on our website – but don’t include any URLs please. It’s a spam thing. (What do you win? Jeers and accolades! Perhaps, even, smugness.) l