http://happycampnews.com/opinions Happy Camp News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:41:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  A sunrise memorial service had been held in honor of Chief Daniel Packer at the Ukonom Complex Incident Command Post in Orleans in the morning. Over a thousand firefighters attended to honor the fallen firefighter who died in the line of duty. Many more attended services in Happy Camp that ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2008/08/01/chief-daniel-packer-honored-mourned/ by Donald O’Reilly Are You a Teenager that Drinks? It’s a great feeling when you tip the bottle back and let the liquid fly. The people that you couldn’t get are now having a staring contest with you from across the room. Even the people you could get with are looking even ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2008/01/01/are-you-a-teenager-that-drinks/ by Alexis As a Happy Camp High School student, I am here to tell you about Family. I haven’t’ really been into my family, until I reached the age of 14. I finally realized if I don’t talk to my family that I would regret it. I was never into my family ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/12/16/family/ To the Editor: Volunteers! Donations of time, labor and materials! That is the kind of community spirit that built needed places for the local folks in the history of the Happy Camp area, and other towns of Siskiyou County. Indian Creek School 1883 and 1890, log church, 1928, log high school 1933, ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/12/03/happy-camp-community-spirit/ by Joe Harrison What would happen if we didn’t have a football coach next year? What would Happy Camp do without football? Happy Camp High has had football for at least fifty years. It is a community tradition. Everybody who has ever gone to high school here comes to watch the games. ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/11/26/happy-camp-highs-football-future/ Today  I was just going back and re-reading some stories on Happy Camp News, and I happened on the Letters to the Editor page. I found the letter I wrote to the entire town two years ago and it is still as true as it was when I wrote it. ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/11/08/remembering-happy-campers/ by Cody What happened to the Music? Do you love music? I do. I feel that it is a statement in itself. It expresses culture and life through the words of a song. Music states an individual’s personality by what instrument they play. Someone who plays electric guitar may be a person ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/11/08/sound-of-music-at-happy-camp-high/ By Slim Randles Some things aren’t allowed to go away, no matter how much a person might want them to, and no matter how much sense it makes to do away with them. It was that way with Doc’s golf tournament. Last fall, to raise money for coats for kids who needed ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/11/07/another-golf-course-story/ A View From My Hill Happy Camp Is Like A Fish Bowl By Linda Martin Happy Camp is a small town and there's no bad side of town. Every side is just about like any other. And this causes some people discomfort. You see, if you're used to being able to live on ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2007/06/01/happy-camp-is-like-a-fish-bowl/ by Linda Martin Can we have freedom while standing on territory safeguarded by killing of innocents? Aren't we losing a part of ourselves, when we allow innocent people to be victims of our warring governments? I feel so sad whenever I hear about people suffering because of the war. Just like ... http://happycampnews.com/opinions/2002/12/01/is-this-freedom/