Piercy News

Fieldbrook Fire Department Chief Richard Grissom will be in charge of fire protection inside the 2009 Reggae Rising festival, according to David Moss, speaking on behalf of Dimmick Ranch.

Sober grad party follows beginning at 10:30 p.m. More details to be announced. * Redwood Run in Piercy.

The promoters of Reggae Rising got approval from the Humboldt County Planning Commission to continue with their annual Reggae Rising three-day concert on the first weekend in August and to fold the end-of-August Willie Nelson concert into the existing Conditional Use Permit for the next six years.

$75 for series, $20 drop in. Call Jessica at 223-5730 for more information. * "Creating Sacred Relationships with your Children" workshop series begins, 6:30 p.m. at A-frame across from Redway Feed.

Friday * 29th * Homeschoolers Arts Alive and bake sale at the 100Fires book sale, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Civic Club in Garberville.

Mendocino County deputies on a routine patrol on U.S. 101 at Bell Springs Road seized 20 pounds of processed pot and a little over $99,000 in cash on Saturday, April 4. At a little after midnight, deputies noticed three vehicles parked alongside the road with several people standing around.

Reggae Rising music festival tickets are on sale now. A very limited number of Early Bird tickets for $99 per ticket are available.

Doug and Carol Campbell have owned Confusion Hill since 1999, when they and Doug's older brother Don bought the world-famous roadside attraction.

California public schools will cost taxpayers more than $11,000 per student this year, according to state budget estimates.

Southern Humboldt native Kelli Stanley currently resides in San Francisco, but she says Garberville still feels like home.