Willow Creek News http://www.topix.com/city/willow-creek-ca http://www.topix.com/rss/city/willow-creek-ca.xml Local news for Willow Creek, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png PG&E 'payment centers' drop out http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2008/01/pg-e-payment-centers-drop-out?fromrss=1 "More can be done contacting our local call centers than going to a front counter"

PG&E closed its only front-counter office on the Coastside in June and since then two neighborhood payment centers - set up to handle payments on the coast - have balked at continuing the service. via The Half Moon Bay Review

]]> The Half Moon Bay Review Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:28:30 GMT 080101FP6J9K 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 What Do Local Runners Want For Christmas? http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/12/what-do-local-runners-want-for-christmas?fromrss=1 "I told my Santa, so he'd better come through"

With Christmas just hours away, I thought I would spread a little joy and happiness to our running brethren by asking them what they would like Santa to bring them. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:50:18 GMT 071226UNK4NM 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 It's all washed out at the moment http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/12/its-all-washed-out-at-the-moment?fromrss=1 "The lower Trinity is just coming into good fishing condition"

It finally hit me. With all the work he has to do, why does Santa Claus have a garden? It's simply because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:46:26 GMT 07122020DM47 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 M 3.0, Northern California http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/12/m-3-0-northern-california?fromrss=1 Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

]]> USGS Earthquakes Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:59:09 GMT 071215IH2K0E 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Performers from Dell'Arte's 27th annual holiday show, pictured from... http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/11/performers-from-dellartes-27th-annual-holiday-show-pictured-from?fromrss=1 Following a moonlit drive to Blue Lake and then taking my seat in a very nice theater, I watched a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem come to life. via Eureka Reporter

]]> Eureka Reporter Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:25:09 GMT 07112930JQBJ 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Dell'Arte's holiday show is a lot of 'nonsense' http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/11/dellartes-holiday-show-is-a-lot-of-nonsense?fromrss=1 "Just like the poem, the adaptation follows the journey into the unknown of eight odd, but endearing characters as they pursue a mysterious (possibly dangerous) creature called a Snark, that none of them has ever seen."

It's time for one of the most highly anticipated events of the holiday season: Dell'Arte's 27th annual touring holiday show, and this year's concept promises to be one of their most intriguing. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:04:06 GMT 071122G8G51T 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Testing memory http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/11/testing-memory?fromrss=1 If you keep forgetting such things as what you ate for breakfast or where you parked your car, consider participating in National Memory Screening Day next Tuesday . via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:17:02 GMT 071108MG0UKU 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Don't get stuck with your head in a pumpkin on Halloween, go out and do something fun http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/dont-get-stuck-with-your-head-in-a-pumpkin-on-halloween-go-out-and-do-something-fun?fromrss=1 Halloween, the one time of year when children everywhere can dress up as their favorite cartoon character, animal or wizard without fear of repercussion from friends, family and the Religious Right. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:18:38 GMT 071030MEG3JD 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 HSU broadband pilot project announces November meetings http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/hsu-broadband-pilot-project-announces-november-meetings?fromrss=1 "Through broad community input and collaboration, the project seeks to identify opportunities for broadband deployment, and to spur development of uniform broadband-friendly policies in the four-county region."

Redwood Coast Connect, a pilot project of Humboldt State University, will hold a series of community meetings in November for interested residents to provide input about how availability of high-speed Internet ... via Eureka Reporter

]]> Eureka Reporter Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:35:58 GMT 071028KG92PE 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Don't be scared away from the rivers this holiday http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/dont-be-scared-away-from-the-rivers-this-holiday?fromrss=1 "With all of the steelhead that have gone through the weir and now the salmon moving into the Trinity, this should be THE river to fish."

Halloween arrives a week from today. In the meantime, the sport fishing outlook for the North Coast ranges from somewhat spooky to downright encouraging. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:22:20 GMT 07102631SECN 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Police search for missing Eureka woman http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/police-search-for-missing-eureka-woman?fromrss=1 "The motor home is not in good traveling condition, and it is feared by her family that she may have gone off the side of the road."

The Eureka Police Department's Missing Persons Unit is requesting the public's assistance in locating Geneva Laurel Dadami-Venable, who was last seen in Eureka Oct. via Eureka Reporter

]]> Eureka Reporter Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:58:30 GMT 071023LLE7F9 1 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 City News http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/city-news?fromrss=1 Celebrating the unofficial opening of the Davis Bike Loop, Davis Bicycles! will host a bike ride along the path Sunday, followed by a free ice cream social for participants. via The California Aggie

]]> The California Aggie Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:45:22 GMT 07101942VRA7 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845 Slow going for area fishermen http://www.topix.net/city/willow-creek-ca/2007/10/slow-going-for-area-fishermen?fromrss=1 "Fishing over the weekend was slow and today (Tuesday) the mouth was almost completely closed"

To say that sport fishing on the North Coast is slow these days is to concede that Bay Area sports teams have totally lost contact with the word Win. via Times-Standard

]]> Times-Standard Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:30:56 GMT 0710056QI5QF 0 40.9087498483965 -123.659142970845