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Comprehensive News Feed for Petrolia, CA.

Results 1 - 20 of 87 in Petrolia, CA

  1. June 20th Lightning Storm Fires Begin to Fade as the Roll on the Mattole Fires Up a Hot ShowRead the original story

    Jun 20, 2008 | Times-Standard

    ... Several other local volunteer fire departments including Whitethorn VFD, Whale Gulch VFD, Telegraph Ridge VFD and Petrolia VFD have been invited to the Roll for the Wildland Firefighters Challenge. Participating teams will compete in events such as ... 1 comment

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  2. Lock and LoadRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

    He went to the big armory in the sky a few years ago, but on the evening of June 26, here in Petrolia, I could almost hear the joyful salvos that my neighbor, Curly Wright, half a mile down Conklin Creek Road, ...

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  3. Rekindling MagicRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

    ... status of the community relative to its own initiating ideals - ' and where we're at now," said David Simpson, a Petrolia resident who revives his Clowntown character Woody Debris in the new show. David also runs the overtly political Human Nature ...

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  4. 23 more firesRead the original story

    Jun 22, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... containment of fires. The Arcata Fire Protection District and volunteer fire departments from Briceland, Honeydew, Petrolia and Shelter Cove are participating in the firefighting efforts. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

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  5. Coast Guard rescues injured hiker from lost coast trail, south of Cape Mendocino

    Jun 13, 2008 | Rotor.com

    ... Coast" trail near Cooskie Creek; approximately 7 miles south of the Mattole River Beach Campgrounds trail head in Petrolia, California. Due to the remote location of the patient, rescuers had only three options of arriving and transporting her back ...

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  6. Petrolia ranch protected under conservation easement

    Jun 11, 2008 | Times-Standard

    After years of having developers press Francis and Lorana Sweet to sell their lush sheep and cattle ranch outside Petrolia, the couple has agreed to preserve the land forever. 7 comments

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  7. Marian Shanahan McDonaldRead the original story

    Jun 5, 2008 | Humboldt Beacon

    ... On weekends and holidays, she returned to her family home and often traveled by stage to the family ranches in Petrolia, where she assisted her extended family members with the chores of ranching. Marian married her husband George in 1950 and became ...

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  8. Jimmy Smith wins 1st District with plenty of breathing room

    Jun 4, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... the 1st District results poured in the quickest. The district spans an area that includes southern Eureka, Cutten, Petrolia and Ferndale. The battle between the fisherman-turned-supervisor and the dairy farmer shooting for political office produced ...

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  9. Zua Alicia Pederson Jones

    Jun 3, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... married Earl Pederson on April 5, 1953, and they had three children. She lived in Eureka, Crannell, Willow Creek, Petrolia, and Freshwater. Her husband Earl passed away in 2000. After having a new home built on Vernon Street in Eureka, where she ... 1 comment

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  10. Virginia Salome Clark Kelley

    May 31, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... Clark and Irma (Hunter) Clark, descendants of pioneers to the Mattole Valley in California. Virginia was raised in Petrolia, Calif., around her grandparents and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She moved to Eureka for her high school years and ...

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  11. M 2.9, offshore Northern CaliforniaRead the original story

    May 31, 2008 | USGS Earthquakes

    15 km (9 miles) WSW (243) from Petrolia, CA 38 km (24 miles) SSW (203) from Ferndale, CA 38 km (24 miles) SW (227) from Rio Dell, CA 63 km (39 miles) SSW (202) from Eureka, CA 318 km (198 miles) NW (308) from Sacramento, CA Location Uncertainty ...

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  12. Marian Shanahan McDonaldRead the original story

    May 31, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... On weekends and holidays, she returned to her family home and often traveled by stage to the family ranches in Petrolia, where she assisted her extended family members with the chores of ranching. Marian married her husband George in 1950 and became ...

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  13. M 2.7, offshore Northern CaliforniaRead the original story

    May 27, 2008 | USGS Earthquakes

    55 km (34 miles) W (261) from Ferndale, CA 56 km (35 miles) WNW (290) from Petrolia, CA 65 km (40 miles) W (262) from Fortuna, CA 71 km (44 miles) WSW (243) from Eureka, CA 365 km (227 miles) NW (307) from Sacramento, CA Location Uncertainty ...

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  14. Supervisors to commend HSU softball team

    May 25, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... for Del Norte County's U.S. Highway 199 Regional Transportation Improvement Project. + Appoint Nick Mendes to the Petrolia Cemetery District board of trustees. Child Support Services + Creation of new line item for computer equipment in the Child ...

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  15. Ferndale man's remains to be returned to family 37 years after he...Read the original story

    May 25, 2008 | Times-Standard

    ... The family lived on one of Ferndale's dairy ranches until 1964, when the flood washed them out. After relocating to Petrolia, Kermit Jacobsen started a cattle ranch and the children, especially Tim and his brother Skip, spent all their free time ... 39 comments

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  16. M 2.8, offshore Northern CaliforniaRead the original story

    May 21, 2008 | USGS Earthquakes

    36 km (22 miles) W (273) from Petrolia, CA 46 km (29 miles) SW (235) from Ferndale, CA 54 km (34 miles) WSW (251) from Rio Dell, CA 68 km (42 miles) SW (223) from Eureka, CA 342 km (212 miles) NW (307) from Sacramento, CA Location Uncertainty ...

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  17. Kathleen Evelyn Wright

    May 19, 2008 | Eureka Reporter

    ... living in Bermuda with her sister Hazel and husband. While in Bermuda, she met Otto Hartman (Barney) Wright, of Petrolia, Calif. After moving back to the states, they were married and resided in Petrolia. They had two sons at this time, Larry ...

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  18. What's to come?

    May 14, 2008 | Southeast Missourian

    ... reads it, an ageless grace as distinctive as someone's way of walking. He described how the trembling earth in Petrolia changed inner and outer landscapes, summoned leviathans in the Pacific while the bass player sounded deep, chordy tones, and ...

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  19. M 2.8, offshore Northern CaliforniaRead the original story

    May 10, 2008 | USGS Earthquakes

    28 km (18 miles) W (268) from Petrolia, CA 42 km (26 miles) SW (226) from Ferndale, CA 48 km (30 miles) WSW (245) from Rio Dell, CA 65 km (41 miles) SW (216) from Eureka, CA 334 km (208 miles) NW (307) from Sacramento, CA Location Uncertainty ...

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  20. The Town DandyAssume the Position

    May 8, 2008 | North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

    ... to either make up the difference or get out of the way. The case goes forward. But not without a fond look back. Petrolia resident Ellen Taylor has been indefatigable in promoting her "Hurwitz in Handcuffs" competition, which seeks ballads and ...

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