🌱 How a 1926 boom reshaped the hills just south of Garberville

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• How a 1926 boom reshaped the hills just south of Garberville

Also on today's calendar: Shelter Cove Workday – Black Sands Beach.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
• Sunday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ferndale General Hospital set to close in May 1926 (times-standard.com) — A century ago, the Humboldt Times reported new home sites and construction about 2.5 miles south of Garberville, hinting at a budding summer community tied to the new Hotel Benbow. This historical roundup also recalls Ferndale’s hospital closure, early Prohibition-era liquor arrests in Eureka, a local golf tournament, dog-licensing enforcement, and a neighborhood fight over a proposed garbage and hog-feeding site.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Garberville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• LIL BLOOD & J STALIN LIVE IN REDWAY
  Brass Rail Bar & Grill, 3188 Redwood Dr, Redway
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 26

• Shelter Cove Workday – Black Sands Beach
  Black Sands Beach Trailhead , 903 Beach Rd , Whitethorn
  10:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Heroes & Leaders Ball | Annual Fireman’s Ball & Chamber Business Awards
  Benbow Historic Inn , 445 Lake Benbow Dr , Garberville
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• Meditation Group
  Flurina Niggli, Massage Therapy , 434 Maple Ln , Garberville
  10:00 am

Saturday May 30

• 3rd Annual SoHum Bhakti Day Fest, Kirtan & Yoga
  Beginnings Inc , 5 Cemetery Rd , Redway
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• Shelter Cove Workday – Mal Coombs Park
  Cape Mendocino Lighthouse at Shelter Cove , 1176 Lower Pacific Dr , Whitethorn
  10:00 am

Thursday July 16

• RID Regular Board Meeting
  9126 Shelter Cove Rd , Whitethorn
  4:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Northern Nights 2026
  Cooks Valley Campground , 83950 RD 442 E , Piercy
  10:00 am

Saturday July 25

• Redwood Chapter Meeting
  Benbow KOA Holiday , 7000 Benbow Dr , Garberville
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• The Second Annual Shelter Cove Comedy Festival
  Mario's Marina Bar , 533 Machi Rd , Whitethorn
  2:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Reggae On The River 2026
  County Line Ranch , Valley Rd , Garberville
  12:00 pm
• Reggae on the River
  County Line Ranch , Valley Rd , Garberville
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fortuna

• Voting for Mary Burke (northcoastjournal.com)
• McKinleyville splits Big Five doubleheader with Eureka, Fortuna sweeps Del Norte (fresnobee.com)
• OBITUARY: Dennis Louis Costa, 1943-2026 (lostcoastoutpost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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