(Courtesy Daniel Solomon)

(Courtesy Daniel Solomon)

(Courtesy Daniel Solomon)

Tuesday morning, Steve Thompson, center, and Dan Valine, left, erect the swing ride, “YOYO,” before the gates open today for the Redwood Acres Fair and Rodeo. New to the fairway this year is a, pay one-price carnival wristband, which costs $18. Admission prices to the fair range from $10 for adults to $5 for seniors and children age 6-12. Seniors admission is free Friday and children 6-12 are free on Wednesday. As always parking is free at the fairgrounds. The fair will run Wednesday through Sunday and will open at 8 a.m. The carnival and midway entertainment begin at noon each day. For more information, phone the fairgrounds at 707-445-3037. For a complete schedule of events, visit http://www.redwoodacres.com. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

These adorable ducks are available for adoption at The Farm Store. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Cody Jones wrestles a calf to the ground while competing in the steer wrestling competition held Saturday at The Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. Events in the rodeo included bare-back and saddle riding, individual, team, and breakaway roping, and bull riding. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Monty Schaack rides a bull Saturday at the Fortuna Rodeo. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Pilot Russell Marsh comes in for a landing in his Christen Eagle II at Rohnerville Airport in Fortuna Saturday. The Christen Eagle is a fully aerobatic bi-plane that has become popular with both professional and amateur aerobatic pilots. The Eagle II and many other planes and pilots were on hand to give plane rides to youth and share with them the experience of flight. The flights are a nationwide event for the Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 1418, and this is the third time this year the Rohnerville airport has participated. The next free flying day will be held September 15th at the Rohnerville Airport from 12 to 3. For more information contact the EAAÕs website at http://www.eaa.org. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Miss Paulette and her featherd friends captivate audiences in Fortuna during the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Tuesday morning in Arcata, environmental scientist for The California Department of Fish and Game, Dave Lancaster, removes a 50lb. black bear cub after it was discovered wandering along the north side of 7th Street, near the Highway 101 over crossing. Due to the bear cub’s location near busy city streets and Highway 101 the decision was made to try and capture it and move it to a safe location. Dave Lancaster was able to successfully tranquilize the bear cub as it came out of the underbrush it was hiding in and remove the cub from danger. The bear cub was taken to the Eureka Department of Fish and Game facility and examined by Rick Brown, from Humboldt State University’s Wildlife Management Department, who determined the 50 lb. black bear cub looked healthy and could be released back into the wild. By 3:00, Lancaster was releasing the black bear cub out in an undisclosed location. Over the past month, several bear cub sightings have been reported to the Arcata Police Department and an email sent to the Eureka Reporter by Eureka residents, Frank and Elsie Mendes, who recently photographed a cub in the backyard of their home on Old Stump Lane chewing up their bird feeders appears to be a different bear. According to the City of ArcataÕs press release, bears can be common wildlife visitors in some Arcata neighborhoods. Most of these visits are because the bears are in search of food. People who live in areas with a potential for bears are encouraged to not leave pet food outdoors and to secure trash containers. Most bears in our area will run away when they encounter a human. Making noise and trying to look as big as possible will help scare a bear. If a bear cub is encountered, it should be left alone. Also, leave the area because the cubÕs mother will most likely be near by and may interpret human presence as a threat to the cub. The black bear cub just released is believed to have either been abandoned by its mother, or the mother is deceased. With out the knowledge

The 111th annual Humboldt County Fair came to a close over the weekend with the final days events bringing large crowds to the horse races, the junior live stock auction, and to the midway stage to see the Extreme Parrot Show. Bare eyed Cockatoo, ÒKitten,Ó above, demonstrates some of her stunt flying skills by flying through a hula-hoop before a captive audience Sunday. Clint Cavalho, CEO of TopBird Entertainment, Inc. said while training birds he noticed that some loved to perform stunts and show off their daredevil tendencies. ÒBirds perform very unique behaviors that no other animal can do,Ó said Clint. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Paper lanterns float across Klopp Lake in Arcata Saturday night in remeberance of all victims of nuclear weapons. People gathered together on the banks of the lake to honor the memories of the Japanese citizens killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 62 years ago. The ceremony included songs by the Raging Grannies and Mike McLaren as well as guest speaker Patti Fuentes, co-ordinator of the Kamisu exchange program, Eureka’s sister city in Japan.

Buster, from Majestic Bulldogs, hangs out with his owner Max Anthony while at the 21st annual Dog Expo hosted by the Humboldt Dog Obedience Group. Buster, a local celebrity, has been seen on local television commercials for the Fin-n-Feather pet shop in Eureka. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter

Saturday, Juan Talavera, age 3, left, and his brother Carlos, age 2, right, try some cotton candy from the midway at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter