Local Caltrans staff will also be making a decision soon whether to increase the speed limit on 101 between Eureka and Arcata to 60 mph. Proponents say that the increase is needed because most drivers travel above the limit anyway. The critical habitat designation is the latest in what PL considers a series of unreasonable federal restrictions on its right to use its property. The non-native squawfish is proliferating in the Eel River, in part because it faces few natural predators. The silt-filled river has also grown wider, shallower and warmer over the years, forcing young salmon to congregate in the remaining deep, cool pools, which makes them an easy meal for the squawfish.
Contestants receive a lottery ticket for every one they bring in.
Some of the kids have gotten real good at it and won a lot of prizes. The bony, barely edible fish are composted by the Fortuna Parks and Recreation Department. The former St. Bernard Parish priest will have a preliminary hearing July 10 in Humboldt Municipal Court on charges of molesting one child between February and October 1992. And on Aug. 19, his jury trial on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct with three Sonoma County minors will begin. The bulk of the cases against Timmons are in limbo while prosecutors in the three counties await a state Supreme Court opinion on whether the accusations are too dated for prosecution.