click to enlarge A Nov. 5, 1928 clipping from the Humboldt Times. These three headlines tell a story: Ferndale Invades Fortuna,
Humboldt Times, Nov. 5, 1928. Leo Gallagher Funeral Held,
Humboldt Times, Nov 7, 1928. I d heard of a period when there was no football at Fortuna High School due to the death of a student athlete, but I never knew the story until an article about the incident by Alex Service, a museum curator at the Fortuna Depot Museum showed up in my faculty mailbox at Fortuna High. It was titled, Tragedy in Fortuna. It was so interesting, I shared it with my classes. The story is heart-wrenching but it also gives some insight into the differences in society between then and now.