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Send us Fan Mail Marty Coelho recalls leaving a late-night seafood cleanup shift, having his car hit by a train, and walking away without injuries. Now working in college advancement and the foundation at College of the Redwoods, he joins Scott Hammond to trace his path from teaching at Humboldt State to national fundraising work with Relay For Life. They discuss the student hardships he sees in scholarship applications, the rising cost of getting college athletes to competitions, and the loc...

Send us Fan Mail You don't need a fortune to make a difference in Humboldt—and a local gift can keep helping long after it's given. Sara Dronkers, CEO of Humboldt Area Foundation, joins Scott Hammond to explain how more than 900 funds turn donations into scholarships, nonprofit support, and lasting investment in the region. From donors giving $5 a month to disaster response and the Klamath River Fund, she shares how the foundation connects generosity with community needs across Humboldt, Del ...

Send us Fan Mail Humboldt needs more living-wage jobs, more housing, and a willingness to turn big plans into reality. Dan Johnson shares how he grew The Danco Group from an $8-an-hour start into a 600-person organization, why affordable housing and the redevelopment of Samoa matter, and how he chose to push through a housing-market crash rather than walk away from local vendors. He also explains the hard-work, people-first culture he hopes will make the company a lasting Humboldt legacy. Su...

Send us Fan Mail Lane DeVries traces his journey from a fourth-generation flower-farming family in the Netherlands to growing Sun Valley Floral Farms into the largest flower farm in America—and through the 2008 workforce crisis and years of struggle before its eventual closure. He and Scott talk about the cost of always saying yes, the faith that carried Lane through dark seasons, and why purpose matters more than business success. Lane also shares lessons from his book *The Pursuit of Purpos...

Send us Fan Mail Don Chin has built a distinctly Humboldt life across comic books, real estate, and vinyl. He joins Scott Hammond to trace the path from growing up in Myrtletown and running a comic book business to a decades-long career in Humboldt real estate—and the record collecting and selling that came with it. Along the way, Don talks about his father, Ben Chin, Chin’s Cafe, growing up Chinese in Eureka, local business, family legacy, and why collecting never really leaves you. Support...