At the Races By Penny Elsebusch Humboldt Beacon The grandstands at Redwood Acres Raceway on May 18 were not quite full as there were a lot of school graduations taking place but the fans that attended enjoyed good racing.   [Full Story]

NanSea Russ emerged as thei 2013 Spring Handicap Match Play Champion On May 2nd, after defeating four opponents during the last four weeks. Jo Ann French captured second place in the Championship Flight.   [Full Story]

Mary Bullwinkel Beacon Correspondent When Humboldt County Fair board members said thank you to sponsors at a dinner last Monday night, they also announced some good news regarding horse racing at the event held every August in Ferndale.   [Full Story]

Mary Bullwinkel Beacon Correspondent The city recently celebrated the official ribbon cutting for the Stewart Street Reservoir. The event signifies the official completion of the replacement of two extremely old and leaking water tanks with a new 2 million gallon pre-stressed concrete reservoir.   [Full Story]

The Fortuna Downtown Business Association will hold its seventh annual City Wide Yard Sale on June 1 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Main Street. Fortuna's City Wide Yard Sale is open to the public and allows anyone to set up a yard sale on Fortuna's Main Street for a small fee.   [Full Story]

Mary Bullwinkel Beacon Correspondent More than $8,000 was raised recently to support activities for seniors in the Eel River Valley. The Golf Ball Drop fundraiser culminated on May 11, when 500 golf balls were dropped from a helicopter at the Redwood Empire Golf & Country Club in Fortuna.   [Full Story]

Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer/Beacon The Scotia geese have been enjoying the recent sunny days and for them it often means more visitors. More visitors often means more treats and they love their treats.   [Full Story]