The California Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation has awarded scholarships to local students who have shown excellence in scholastics and agriculture fields.   [Full Story]

Colin Thomas Rigney graduated from A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Ariz., on Aug. 7, 2010. Rigney received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree and was one of 50 graduates from ASHS's Physical Therapy program at its annual Aug.   [Full Story]

Sept. 2 * The Gamma Kappa Master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will have their first meeting of the sorority year at the home of Teresa Christiansen in Eureka.   [Full Story]

Fortuna Kiwanis members Ron Irvin-Project Chairman, Ben Herman-President Gary Markegard, Kent Wrede and Judy Irvin put in many hours on the Kiwanis current community service project.   [Full Story]

Kim Quintal of Cornerstone Realty wrote to the Humboldt Beacon to thank us for spreading the word about a car wash fundraiser they put together for the Craig family of Ferndale on Saturday, Aug.   [Full Story]

Mary Bullwinkel Beacon Correspondent Ten high school seniors from Humboldt and Del Norte counties were honored this past school year as High Climbers by North Coast Forest Industry (NCFI).   [Full Story]

A warm and sunny day at Rosina Vineyards in Redcrest was the setting for the Second Annual Families Advocating Autism Now (FAAN) fundraiser on Aug. 14.   [Full Story]

Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer Beacon Correspondent As the noon hour arrived on opening day of the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, attendance was noticably up from last year at this time, and many in attendance felt it was due in part to the arrival of one of Ferndale's finest coming home at long last.   [Full Story]

Carolyn and Mike Campbell of Fortuna celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in June with a dream trip to Scotland. The couple was married on June 22, 1975, in the redwoods at Pamplin Grove in Carlotta.   [Full Story]

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted a new and easier to use version of www.medicare.gov, the Medicare consumer-focused Web site.   [Full Story]