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STATE DEPARTMENT Arcata Mayor Sofia Pereira welcomes attendees at the State of the City event at the Minor Theatre. Seated are Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson; Arcata City Manager Karen Diemer; and Rob Christensen, district representative for State Sen. Mike McGuire. Top left, the Chamber’s Molly Steele and Humboldt Haberdashery’s Amy Fowler greet arrivals. Left, Tina Sampay pleads for justice for David Josiah Lawson. Below left, Brett Shulers’s catered noms proved popular. Below middle, Wilson at the mic. Below right, attendees offer preferences on retail cannabis sales.

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ARCATA – The 30-year-old citizen of Poland who killed her baby in August of 2016 is mentally unwell and unlikely to see freedom in the forseeable future, if ever. As part of a plea agreement, Ewa Misztal entered dual pleas of guilty and not guilty Ewa Misztal by reason of insanity to charges of voluntary manslaughter and child endangerment last Friday morning in Humboldt County Superior Court. Misztal, who has a history of mental illness, faces at least 11 years in state prison or possible indefinite hospitalization in a state mental facility. Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Schaffer said that if sent to a mental hospital, Misztal’s commitment could be extended beyond the maximum term. “The long and short of it is, petitions can be made to extend her commitment,” Schaffer said. Misztal’s seven-week-old daughter, Gigi, died at Mad River Community Hospital after sustaining extensive injuries. A resident of the Parkway Apartments, Misztal told police she had “accidentally struck MISZTAL

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ARCATA – How is Arcata doing? Depends on whom you talk to – or who has the microphone. The civic temperature-taking took place the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 7. The “State of the City” event was hosted by the Minor Theatre and the Arcata Chamber of Commerce. After filling up on complimentary coffee and catered breakfast treats by Brett Shuler Fine Catering, attendees seated themselves in the main theatre for a briefing by an array of city, county and state officials. State of the City Chamber Executive Director Joellen Clark-Peterson welcomed the 50 or so people who showed up. She thanked proprietor Josh Neff and his staff for providing the venue. “I’m so excited and find it so fitting to have our first State of the City here at the oldest movie theatre in the United States,” she said. “This is what the State of the City is for – to give you the distillation, the summary, the one-stop update shop.” City Manager Karen Diemer began with an upbeat set of statistical indicators. “The last couple of years have seen tremendously strong investment from the private sector,” she said. On the movie screen behind her, Diemer showed a number of development projects, some complete and others in progress. These include the Minor Theatre itself, the new Creamery Row housing and the Terrace Apartments on ARCATA

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ten, Manila and the Samoa Peninsula. McKinleyville is the district’s third largest customer. McKINLEYVILLE/GLENDALE – McKinMembers of the HBMWD Board of Directors leyville’s town board has weighed in on a contro- are concerned that the factory could potentially versial county decision to rezone riverfront proper- contaminate the river and the aquifer below, from ty in Glendale to heavy industrial and to permit a which the district pumps all of its water. District of5,000-square-foot cannabis manufacturing factory ficials are even more concerned about the county’s at the site. effort to change of the zoning of the propThe McKinleyville Community Sererty from agricultural exclusive to heavy vices District Board of Directors conindustrial. vened Feb. 7 to consider backing an ap‘Heavy industrial uses’ peal filed with the county by Humboldt HBMWD Director Sheri Woo addressed Bay Municipal Water District (HBMthe McKinleyville board following its disWD), which wants to overturn the Plancussion about a “Succession Plan,” during ning Commission’s Jan. 11 approval of which directors spoke about planning for the zoning change and special spermit. various disasters that could befall staff and John The cannabis extraction factory would the board. Friedenbach be located on riverfront property at 90 “We did just hear about worries and Glendale Dr. west of Blue Lake. The property is risks and emergencies and what happens and that across the river from HBMWD’s pump station park is kind of what we’re talking about here,” Woo said. and between two extraction wells, which provide “Rezoning that property to heavy industrial will indrinking water to 88,000 customers in McKin- crease risks.” GLENDALE A6 leyville, Arcata, Eureka, Blue Lake, Glendale, CutMad RiveR Union

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McKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) plans to ban smoking at all of its parks. The district’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Feb. 7 to direct staff to draft an ordinance to make all of its parks “smoke free spaces.” “Current state law prohibits smoking within 25 feet of any playground and within 20 feet of all entrances, exits and open windows of public facilities,” states a staff report on the subject. But elsewhere in McKinleyville parks, smokers are now free to puff away. The board decided to pursue the ordinance at the request of the McKinleyville Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC), whose members had voted unanimously to recommend the smoking ban. “Basically, our logic was the open spaces and parks for McKinleyville are for enjoyment and health, and smoking doesn’t seem to go along with that,” RAC member Jeff Dunk told the board. Fellow committee member Chad Sefcik agreed. “I think it’s important that we grow in a healthy manner,” Sefcik said about the community. MCSD Manager Greg Orsini said that district staff is supportive of the concept of banning smoking in parks, but he said he wanted the board to have a clear expectation regarding enforcement. District staff, he said, would not be out at parks enforcing the ordinance. That would be the job of the Sheriff’s Office, which would likely place a low priority on enforcing such a law. Dunk said that the mere existence of a non-smoking ordinance may reduce second-hand smoke at McKinleyville parks. Last year, he noted, Humboldt State University made its campus entirely smoke free. Dunk, who works at HSU, said he encounters significantly less second-hand smoke since the smoking ban. “I’d say it’s an 80 to 90 percent reduction,’ he said. The ban, which will be considered by the board later this year, would prohibit the smoking of all substances, including cannabis, tobacco and just about anything else you can put in your pipe.

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the child’s head on a door frame while she was moving about the apartment.” But court documents indicated that the baby suffered head injuries consistent with “far more significant impact than banging into a door frame.” Photographs documented multiple skull fractures radiating along and across the crown of the baby’s head, while dark blood along and under the infant’s scalp suggesting bruising. The photos also showed an abrasion atop the baby’s nose, bruising to her legs below the knees, bruising on the back of her left hand “and distortion of the back of the head.” APD Detective Sgt. Todd Dokweiler (now a lieutenant) confirmed the coroner’s finding that the mother’s claim of a door jamb head bump “was not consistent in any way with the injuries that he saw.” Misztal was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse, causing great bodily injury or death and lodged in Humboldt County Jail on $1 million bail. Misztal’s Facebook page listed her as a native of Krakow, Poland. Other residences listed include Dzialoszyce, Poland; Hyampom, Calif.; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Opio, Alpes-Maritimes, France; Peymeinade, France; and Siam Reap, Cambodia. An update on Misztal’s placement is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6 at 8:30 a.m.

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Foster Avenue, currently under construction, among other housing projects. The Cannabis Innovation Zone has succeeded in spurring private investment of the dilapidated former mill site on West End Road. “We are really starting to see some real money going into those properties,” Diemer said. The overall benefit to the city is in jobs and increased property values. In the last year, sales tax revenue is up 8 percent, property values are up 7 percent, Property taxes have risen 5 percent and the Transient Occupancy Tax (on motel and hotel stays) is up 5 percent. Median household sales for the 70 to 90 homes sold annually in Arcata average about $340,000, way up from the post-recession lows of 2012. “Signs overall in Arcata are trending upward,” Diemer said. The $4.3 million Humboldt Bay Trail North is complete, and was constructed by Arcata-based McCullough Construction. About $400,000 came from Arcata’s Measure G sales tax increment; the rest was in grants. Phase 3 of the Bay Trail is next, heading from the Arcata Skate Park toward St. Louis Road and West End Road to tie in to the Annie & Mary Trail. “We’re now looking at heading north,” Diemer said. Civic renewal projects continue. Sunny Brae’s Buttermilk Lane is repaved at a cost of about $1 million. Greenview Park has been transformed into an all-inclusive park, and Diemer called for a round of applause for citizen Dan Bixler, who spearheaded the fundraising. The new campfire circle at the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary is seeing monthly use. “The citizen volunteerism, folks like you and folks like Rotary, and all of our non-profit groups that come out to do projects is what makes our city go,” she said. Diemer directed attendees to the butcher paper posters on a side wall that depicted different retail cannabis scenarios, urging them to indicate with green and red dots their preferences. The City Council is looking at

passing an ordinance defining cannabis sales in Arcata within the next several months. Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson talked about the county General Plan and its impacts on Arcata and its city services, including Mercer-Fraser’s cannabis project on the Mad River, the Local Coastal Plan and sea level rise. Wilson called climate change “the issue of our lifetime” and stressed the importance of resiliency and reducing impacts via General Plan implementation. The Office of Emergency Services is incorporating climate change into its planning, he said. One major issue is fire, with drought and fuel loads bringing the threat of massive blazes closer to Humboldt’s populated areas. The county is hiring a new library director to oversee, among other things, the Arcata Branch Library. The Department of Health and Human Services is meeting monthly with the city and police to coordinate homeless intervention services. Previous butcher paper-intensive brainstorming sessions bearing tangible fruit with heightened cooperation. “There actually has been an outcome of that,” Wilson said. The county’s budget is $377 million, while the General Fund is $141 million. Measure S taxes the cannabis industry, with revenue spent on social services plus planning and mitigation for industry impacts. Measure Z is supplementing fire services and sponsored community resource officers to reduce levels of young people on probation. Another big issue is federally mandated Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, a $25 million investment over the next nine years. Rob Christensen, representative for State Sen. Mike McGuire, said the state is fiscally healthy and employment is rising as well. Employment is up and joblessness is down to a record low of 4.3 percent, leading to a labor shortage. California’s growth rate has been 12.2 percent over the past five years, and it leads in small business creation. If counted as a country, the state’s economy has risen from world’s eighth largest to fifth

NCPA ENDORSES MADRONE The North Coast People’s Alliance (NCPA) membership voted unanimously at its January monthly meeting to endorse Steve Sungnome Madrone for Humboldt County’s Fifth District Supervisor. “With a history of victory in local races, NCPA plans to turn out the same grassroots energy that first helped presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders win the county in a landslide and has won multiple races for NCPA-endorsed candidates and a significant ballot measure since,” states an NCPA press release. “Madrone already spearheads and supports successful local projects and this track record impressed NCPA membership. His leadership helped make McKinleyville’s beloved Hammond Trail a reality. As executive director of the Mattole Salmon Group he currently leads the effort to restore Chinook and coho salmon in the Mattole River watershed. The Hoopa Valley tribe has already endorsed Madrone and credits him for his 44 years of work to restore the county’s important salmon resource.”

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HISTORIC LANDMARKS Arcata’s Historic Landmarks Committee meets Thursday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. in Arcata City Council Chamber, 736 F St. Agenda items include a proposed boat launch at the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary; ideas for National Historic Preservation Month in May; and more.

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F EBRUARY 14, 2018 largest, passing Italy, Brazil, France and Russia. The county is to receive $8 million per year in road funding, with Arcata getting $400,000. McGuire is committed to protecting the integrity of the vote, Christensen said, with new legislation ensuring all votes are counted. Another new bill would unify the emergency response system throughout the state. Mayor Sofia Pereira discussed “hot topics coming down the pipeline” in Arcata and beyond. She mentioned retail cannabis, The Village student housing project now going through the Planning Commission, zero waste initiatives – including Straw-Free February. Ninety percent waste diversion is 10 years out, while Arcata’s rate is now around 70 percent. She extolled Arcata businesses who do what they can to reduce waste, from the straws to plastic water bottles to construction and composting. Pereira outlined the Equity Arcata initiatives involving businesses, Humboldt State and the city, stating that “everyone is welcome in Arcata.” She said several different groups are working on changing the culture to improve inclusiveness under the name of OurCata. Another new “media campaign” titled “We Are Your Community” highlights individual minority students. A flyer described the campaign as “designed to build bridges between students of color and community members.” Posters of students of color are available for posting in business windows. facebook. com/weareyourcommunity Pereira’s presentation was interrupted by activist/blogger/journalist Tina Sampay, who spoke from the back of the audience. She pointed out that Pereira had failed to mention the unsolved homicide of David Josiah Lawson. Sampay said the lack of progress on solving Lawson’s killing renders useless the rest of the inclusivity work. “Until you guys start solving these murders, students will be let known that their lives do not matter,” Sampay said. “That is the state of Arcata.” Pereira apologized for the oversight. Diemer said the Lawson investigation continues daily, with evidence still being processed.

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ARCATA – Join the team of volunteers who advise the City Council and staff on Arcata’s business landscape, forests, open spaces and land use. The City of Arcata’s Transportation Safety, Historic Landmarks, and Open Space and Agriculture Committees would love to have you as a member. If you walk, bike, drive, skateboard or use a wheelchair or bus to get around Arcata and have ideas on how to make transportation easier and better, the Arcata Transportation Safety Committee wants you as a member. There are two vacancies for an Arcata resident to help advise the City Council and staff on all transportation matters in the city. The committee meets once a month on the third Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The Historic Landmarks Committee is seeking two members to advise the Council and staff on preserving Arcata’s heritage of older buildings. Members are knowledgeable about historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, building design and construction, landscaping, or solar siting, green building or energy efficient building design. You do not have to be an Arcata resident to apply for this committee, which meets on the third Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. The Open Space and Agriculture Committee would love having a farmer, a farmer at heart, or anyone with experience working with recreation, wildlife or watershed management on board. There are four vacancies for Arcata residents on this committee, which meets on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Applications are available at the Arcata City Manager’s office, 736 F Street, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or anytime at cityofarcata.org. Search “Vacancies & Applications.” For more information, call (707) 822-5953.

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McKinleyville plans for management changes Jack Durham

MCSD General Manager Greg Orsini that he plans to retire at the end McKINLEYVILLE – Even though of 2020. Orsini started working for the manager of the McKinleyville the district in 1990 as a utility worker Community Services District doesn’t step 1, a job which involved climbing plan to retire until about in trenches to repair sewer three years from now, planlines, painting and cleaning ning is already underway district facilities. Orsini rose to make a steady transition through the ranks and was when his replacement is hired as the district manhired. ager by the board in April The district has hired 2013. consultant Donna Wies to Before being picked as prepare a “Succession Plan,’ manager, Orsini served as Greg Orsini a detailed document which the interim manager, runoutlines the various duties ning the district following of key positions in the organization the Nov. 10, 2012 death of managand how individuals would be re- er Norman Shopay, who suffered an placed if they fall ill, take a leave of apparent heart attack while traveling absence or retire. out of the area. The creation of the document was The idea behind the “Succession spurred by the announcement by Plan” is to have a clear process in

place should the manager and other key employees leave their jobs for whatever reason. This involves creating master lists of critical tasks, creating annual calendars and cross-training staff so they can do each other’s jobs. The plan also includes detailed job descriptions so recruitment can get underway in a timely manner for employees to replace those who have left. In the case of Orsini, the board would begin the process of recruiting a replacement in November 2019. Orsini’s replacement would be hired in November 2020. The consultant, from Fremont, who is creating the “Succession Plan,’ will be paid no more than $20,000. That contract includes three trips to McKinleyville and attendance at one board meeting.

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of the board’s efforts but suggested changes to the proposals, such as expanding the crisis declaration’s timeline past June 1. Some speakers questioned the degree to which supervisors actually care about homelessness issues, however. Bohn suggested that political and personal differences need to be set aside. “I’ll tell ya what, there are some people out there that just don’t like the idea of working with me and I probably don’t like the idea of working with them, but to solve this problem I would love to work with you,” he said. “There’s nobody up here that wants to kick the can – because we’re not kicking the can, we’re kicking people down the road.” He added, “And when I get up in the morning when it’s 34 degrees and turn the heater on in my pickup, you don’t think I think about the people that don’t have a heater to turn on?” Also during public comment, shelter crisis declaration advocate Winchell Dillenbeck faulted the county for pursuing a “housing first” strategy that downplays temporary emergency sheltering and prioritizes placement into conventional permanent housing. He said his son is homeless and “it’s breaking my heart that people aren’t doing anything.” Another speaker described the discussion as “a dog and pony show.” Fennell responded to the comments. “Somebody here is a father who just said his son is homeless – now why is his son homeless if his father has a house?” she said. “Maybe because he has some issues to deal with, and that’s the whole housing first strategy – ‘let’s get

you in somewhere and then we will provide you the services to deal with the problems that made you homeless.’” Fennell emphasized that the motivation for forming an advisory committee is to create a structure for collaboration and advancing ideas for solutions. “It’s not a dog and pony show,” she said. Homelessness has persisted despite hard work to reduce it and ongoing investment toward housing and social services. Supervisor Ryan Sundberg said “I don’t know if there’s a subject more difficult than this one” and related that the issue is relevant to his own family. “My youngest sister has been homeless off and on – she’s got resources, family back-up and we still can’t keep her from being homeless,” he said. “It’s a very, very tough situation.” Alcoholism is an issue in his sister’s case, he continued, and “sometimes you have to thread the needle between, are you helping them or are you enabling them – it’s heartbreaking, for sure.” At the suggestion of Supervisor Mike Wilson, the proposed affordable housing committee’s title and list of duties were expanded to include homelessness. The draft shelter crisis

resolution was also modified, with the June time window struck. Supervisors directed staff to return

with final versions of both proposals. The board’s review of them is set for the Feb. 27 meeting.

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• Thursday, January 18 12:47 p.m. With a vigor and determination known only to beanie-topped drunks in acid-washed jeans, a man jumped a fence to get onto a Janes Road school’s grounds, then went about trying the door handles on cars there. The parking lotrepreneur was arrested on a public drunkenness charge. 2:41 p.m. A downtown mortgage company had to deal with an angry man in their window, his hostilities entirely self-directed. The self-arguer was cited for a probation violation. 6:52 p.m. A man near a Uniontown pizzeria had nothing sensible to say, but made sure he said it to multiple shoppers. 8:12 p.m. A nonsense-talking man was reported near a 13th Street store. • Friday, January 19 12:51 p.m. As bongomen bellowed and blithered Their pitter-pats issuing thither A nearby hotel Desired it quelled And phoned up police to come hither 1:43 p.m. Though cops had been sent a request The bongoists kept up their quest Of drumming mayhem That ruined the REMs Of bongofied, sleep-deprived guests 2:48 p.m. The bongo-based percussion section Persisted, defying suppression More lodgers complained But when cops came again The drummers had ended their session 12:47 p.m. A Plaza worker argued with people who took pictures of the person, gathering the photons for some unknown (but probably mean and petty) future retaliatory use. 3:21 p.m. Drivers still don’t understand the traffic lights at Samoa Boulevard and Fourth Street, because a while back the way they operate was changed. When you have a steady green light to turn left, so does oncoming traffic. 4:01 p.m. A Davis Way resident returned home to their boat engine running, the engine tampered with and the gas tank stolen. • Saturday, January 20 6:33 p.m. Someone having dinner at a Janes Road restaurant left a mountain bike with headlight and taillight unsecured in the back of their truck. Sometime during the meal, it was stolen. 7:37 p.m. A 27th Street resident discovered someone breaking into his truck, and assaulted him. An ambulance was called for the bleeding suspect, who was arrested for public drunkenness. 8:26 p.m. A dreadlocked man and his assistant tried doorhandles in the police station parking lot. 9:16 p.m. A 25-year-old man in a Plaza shop suffered an anxiety attack that not even oodles of fresh yogurt could calm. He was ambulanced away. • Sunday, January 21 2:26 p.m. After leaving a “mess” in a Valley West mini-mart’s restroom, one of such unspeakable magnitude that her presence was no longer desired there ever again, a woman followed up by threatening the staff tasked with cleaning up whatever she had done there.

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2:51 p.m. A woman’s ex seemed unhappy with his former gal-pal. The subtle indications were that he threatened to burn down her house with all her friends inside and destroy her property – actions that would surely cause her some measure of distress. • Monday, January 22 5:34 p.m. A man on a motorized skateboard rode around Klopp Lake, scaring birds in what is supposed to be their sanctuary. 6:42 p.m. Some FedExed cannabis didn’t make it past the shipping facility on Eighth Street. There it was detected and turned over to police. • Tuesday, January 23 8:55 a.m. Way out west – Valley West, by name, and near the store where everything’s a dollar – a woman screamed at some men. “Give me your Oxy!” she implored. 9:23 a.m. At a nearby home of honest goodness, a man stole “health and beauty items,” then got in his Silver Honda and drove away to enjoy his newly healthful and beautified, if false and dishonest, life. 10:01 a.m. A Poplar Drive dog becomes so enraged when it sees the neighbor dog that it hurls its body against a fence. 10:24 a.m. A man at 12th and H streets was shaking, with foam coming out of his mouth and nose, ew. “I’m OK,” he assured a woman, but between his enfrothened face and that orange shirt, she wasn’t so sure. 1:34 p.m. A man in his sixties who ought to have known better made vulgar remarks to someone and tried to follow them into a store. • Wednesday, January 24 5:53 a.m. The scientifically proven link between amplitude and relevance didn’t quite pertain to the blithering imbecile outside a Plaza hotel, whose pre-dawn yellings were deemed “nonsensical.” 10:20 a.m. Two notebook computers stolen by a student in Sunny Brae were returned by a father. 12:34 p.m. A man in green pants slumped against the bus station door, impervious to awakening but still apparently marshalling sufficient brainpower to take in vital oxygen. 12:51 p.m. Someone called in from a motel parking lot to report that they were smoking something that made them feel ill. 2:08 p.m. A man reported his clothing stolen from machines at a Westwood laundromat, the suspects being a couple with three children there who were acting really weird. 10:54 p.m. A man whose attempted alcohol heist failed at a Valley West store followed up doing the only logical thing – setting some garbage on fire out front. • Thursday, January 25 9:18 a.m. When some Environmental Services workers asked a guy to leave his remove a quarter-mile off Trail 3 in the forest, he started screaming and demanding credentials. 4:55 p.m. Someone at Alliance Road and 17th Street thought he heard some yelling going on in the area. • Friday, January 26 9:35 a.m. Someone threw a goose head into an E Street storage yard. 12:59 p.m. A barefoot man draped in a plaid blanket and carrying a rasta flag stole a tangerine and two coconuts from a 13th Street store, prompting grave concerns about what recipe he might be following. Because he clearly wasn’t putting the lime in the coconut. 2:01 p.m. A Courtyard Circle houseguest wore out their welcome in a hurry by throwing yogurt on the walls, then toddling off toward a nearby mobile home community. 6:18 p.m. A woman filled with joie de vivre or something took the bumper sticker advice to dance like no one’s looking, except that since this was inside a Valley West laundromat, people were. She somehow combined the terpsichore with tearing up of magazines, a new art form that prompted critical reviews and a call to cops.

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ARCATA – The Arcata Police Department continues an active investigation into the homicide of David Josiah Lawson. Since criminal investigations can take time, the city wants to remind the community that this is an active and open case. APD is working through a defined investigative strategy based on all the physical evidence and witness statements, much of which has been developed/obtained after the preliminary hearing. “Our current focus is on providing the strongest case possible. In order to do so we must have all the critiDavid Josiah cal evidence processed through the Lawson Department of Justice and follow up on any leads generated from the results,” stated Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman. As an update to the investigation, the city has finalized an initial review of all the evidence with an outside investigator retired from the FBI. This review resulted in an investigative report and several suggested next steps including additional evidence testing that are underway. Although the Police Department has received a majority of the forensic evidence back from the Department of Justice, it is awaiting the completion of more complex DNA and specialty evidence testing. A community reward program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible is now over $40,000, between funds donated to the city and additional pledges received by the family. Award eligibility requires that the information provided leads directly to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. If more than one person provides identical information, the reward will be equally divided amongst those people. At this point the investigation has interviewed 46 individuals and believes that all witnesses who could have viewed the fight and events leading up to the homicide have been interviewed. There are still many party attendees who could have knowledge of events earlier in the evening or after the night that could be of value to the investigation and encourages anyone with information, regardless of how minor it may seem, to come forward. The Arcata City Council held four community meetings in 2017 to discuss updates on the investigation and overall strategies to improve student safety. After the last meeting in October, students requested that investigation updates be separated from the student safety discussion and that student safety meetings be held on campus. For the months of November and December student safety meetings facilitated by students were held as a trial on campus. The attendance and input from students was very positive. These meetings will continue to be held through the Student Diversity Committee with support from many campus club leaders. Investigation updates will continue to be released through the press as information is available. Any individual or group with questions about the investigation should contact the City Manager’s Office at (707) 822-5953. “Although it is critical to maintain confidentiality during a criminal investigation, I recognize that the length of time that has passed combined with the investigative privacy is taxing. I appreciate the community’s patience allowing for the thoroughness that this investigation requires and deserves. We will continue to work to bring resolution and justice for David Josiah Lawson and his family,” shares Arcata Mayor Sofia Pereira. Anyone with information is urged to call the Arcata Police Department at (707) 822-2428. ISLAND RESCUE The Coast Guard rescued two men stranded on Pewetole Island near the coast of Trinidad on Sunday morning, Feb. 11. A good Samaritan kayaker contacted Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders just after 9 a.m., reporting that two people were stranded on Pewetole Island. The two people had waded out to the island from the beach near Trinidad at low tide Saturday, had reportedly fallen into the water and sustained injuries climbing back onto the island during the night. Sector Humboldt Bay dispatched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene. The helicopter crew hoisted the two individuals from Pewetole Island and transferred them to St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka.

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or many, McKinleyville is a vibrant and welcoming community. We are the McKinleyville Alliance for Racial Equity, a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring that this is the case for all residents and visitors. We believe that by engaging our neighbors to focus on the issue, we can solve it together. This Alliance was born out of a McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) discussion about racism. During the July 2017 McKMAC meeting, the room was packed primarily with people of color, many of whom recounted painful stories of racist behavior by neighbors and experiences of institutional racism in organizations. Other commenters explained how the racism they experienced locally was less overt and lingered beneath the surface of day to day personal encounters. To be sure, some McKinleyville residents were surprised, even shocked, to hear these stories. Many white residents simply had not experienced or witnessed acts of racism, or in some cases, failed to recognize the more subtle and common forms of discrimination that add up to feelings of disrespect and unwelcome. As one speaker put it, “if you haven’t seen a shark, it’s because you haven’t been scuba diving,” illustrating that cultural identities shape each individual experience. Since that first meeting at the McKMAC, white nationalists have held marches across the nation and incidents of racism have been reported locally. Clearly racism is real and begs to be addressed at both a national and local level. After the meeting, motivated community members formed what is becoming the McKinleyville Alliance for

v LETTER OF THE WEEK Racial Equity (MARE). Our goal is more than to simply ensure that everyone feels safe in our community – our goal is equity in treatment and opportunity for everyone in McKinleyville. We understand that racial equity work is slow and difficult, but are committed to creating a better community. In recent months, the MARE has reached out to various organizations representing people of color. Individuals in

We are working collaboratively to better understand the experiences of people of color in our community and we are resolved to work hard for change. these groups have patiently taken the time to share their experiences. It has been disheartening and unsettling to hear so many stories about how McKinleyville is actively avoided because of real experiences, safety concerns or simply because of our community’s reputation. We aim to change that – not just the perception, but the reality. We are working collaboratively to better understand the experiences of people of color in our community and we are resolved to work hard for change. We are listening, reflecting and learning to engender a

deeper understanding of racism in its many forms in our community. We can’t promise things will change overnight. But we do want folks inside and outside of our community to know that McKinleyville is working to improve itself and not repeat the mistakes of the past. We are participating in professional development, planning activities to bring community members together, and inviting diverse community members to the table. Contact us at mckinleyville-alliance@googlegroups. com to join the email list and get more information. Submitted by Craig Tucker on behalf of the organizations and individuals of McKinleyville Alliance for Racial Equity; Aila Gilbride-Read, site administrator, McKinleyville Community Health Center, Open Door Community Health Centers; Brea Olmstead, director of member services, Open Door Community Health Centers; Brigit Fraga, McKinleyville resident; The Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard, co-pastor, Grace Good Shepherd Church, McKinleyville; Dennis Mayo, McKinleyville resident; Diane Des Marets, member of NAACP; Holly Scaglione, health resources manager, Open Door Community Health Centers and faculty member, Social Work Department, Humboldt State University; Jan Schmidt, superintendent, McKinleyville Union School District; Julie Giannini Previde, principal, McKinleyville Middle School; Mary Burke, McKinleyville resident, McKinleyville Family Resources Center; Roger Macdonald, superintendent, Northern Humboldt Union School District; S. Craig Tucker, member of McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee, Two Feathers Native American Family Services; Virgil Moorehead, Big Lagoon Rancheria

Let’s talk about that bronze guy and what it all means Statue removal a dumb idea

Dear Mayor and Councilmembers of the Arcata City Council: There was a very good piece about McKinley in the Mad River Union. The article pointed out that McKinley was the only president among Roosevelt, Taft, and himself who had experienced going to war and it effected his approach to foreign relations and diplomacy. The ideals of Arianism were on the rise throughout northern Europe at the time and it caught on in this country too. We can sit here and view the past from our 21st century enlightened superiority. Teddy Roosevelt wanted to attach and annex Mexico until he realized the place which was filled with brown skinned people. Anyway, removing the statue is a dumb idea and you should all come over to McKinleyville and see what we’ve had to do with our band platform, it’s a symphony in chain link fencing. Sherry Eaton, M.A. Vice-President Arcata Historical Sites Society

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Maureen here. For 70 years I have been living on and loving our glorious Mother Earth. Most of my time has been spent in trying to understand who I am and what on earth is going on?!? Why would our species harm ourselves or any life? This is senseless behavior that does not – or should not – feel natural or good. This is behavior that should feel wrong because it is wrong. I have come to understand why it is possible for any of us to be honored and celebrated for our capacity to do harm. A statue of William McKinley has held space in Arcata’s town square for over 100 years. Our species is facing possible extinction. I see these two facts as closely related. As I understand it, at some point in our evolution, we took on a belief that is not true. We believed that we are separate from and superior to all other life forms. When that lie felt natural and true we were able to accept other lies as truth. We allowed ourselves to have the belief that some of us are of more value than others. It is clear to me that if we are to survive as a species it will be because enough of us understand and will not only allow, but insist, that the truth of our existence be uncovered and revealed. Fortunately, even though we have strayed from it, the truth has never stopped being true. Spirituality, philosophy and science intersect with the knowledge that the deepest truth is the fundamental truth of unity. I have felt this truth running through every fiber of my being. I am hoping you have felt it too. I am you. You are me. We are a part of a whole; a Oneness. This truth naturally puts love and goodness at the forefront of existence. Where it belongs. I have come to understand that no one would harm anything unless they were confused about what it is to be a human being. I am aware that I have done harm in my own confusion. I am now willing to pledge allegiance to the truth of Unity. I recently came across a simple graph which clarifies right from wrong: RIGHT

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I am sometimes able to feel that when all wrongs are righted we will finally have Peace on Earth. Maureen Kane Arcata

v LETTERS System reforms are working

(The following letter was submitted in response to the article “There’s good news for Mack Town, and plenty of challenges” in the Jan. 26 edition of the Mad River Union. – Ed.) This may be an inconvenient truth for critics of recent, successful reforms to the state’s criminal justice system, but according to a recent report from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, overall property crime rates in California between 2010 and 2016, a time period that encompasses a number of recent reforms, including Public Safety Realignment and Propositions 36, 47 and 57, have actually gone down by more than three percent. In Humboldt County particularly, property crime between 2010 and 2016 went down by 8.3 percent overall, including a whopping 30.2 percent reduction in burglary and a 7.8 percent decrease in larceny theft. There are certainly local variances – of the state’s 58 counties, 34 have seen decreases in overall property crime since 2010 while 24 have seen increases. But the data makes clear shifts in crime are driven much more by local experiences and responses than only one statewide policy. Nearly two-thirds of California voters approved Prop. 57 in 2016 because they know that the vast majority of people currently incarcerated in the state prison system will one day be released. By voting to create a system of incentives to complete rehabilitative programming while they are incarcerated, we are helping to ensure that folks coming back to the community after a period of incarceration are better and not worse, something that makes us all safer. Criminal justice reforms like Proposition 47 have begun to bring balance back to a system that for far too long invested too much in incarceration and not nearly enough in local treatment and prevention programs that actually address the causes of crime, such as addiction and mental illness, and which help prevent crime before it occurs. Proposition 47 has not only reduced the state’s prison population, it has also already produced more than $100 million in savings that have been reallocated to crime prevention and public safety programs in local communities up and down the state. Criminal justice reform in California is working and we must stay the course. Will Matthews Public Affairs Manager, Californians for Safety and Justice Oakland

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HBMWD General Manager John Friedenbach said the district is negotiating with the property owner, Mercer Fraser, and MCMP LLC, which would operate the factory. Friedenbach said he wants to make sure that if the factory ultimately opens, that precautions are taken to protect the water supply. But, Friedenbach said, “this is a bigger issue than just the current project.” The change of zoning “opens up that parcel to many different heavy industrial uses that could affect the water quality now and into the future,” Friedenbach told the McKinleyville board. ‘That’s not true’ Humboldt County Planning Director John Ford refuted that claim. “A lot of people talk about the fact that it opens up all kinds of industrial uses. That’s not true,” Ford said. The property has two zones on it – general industrial and a Q zone, Ford said. This “limits the zoning to resource related industrial uses,” he said. Also, any such uses have to obtain a use permit from the county, a process which allows the county to place re-

strictions on an operation. Ford said the Planning Commission “did attempt to include measures that would protect the water quality.... Some of those include performance standards within the Q zones that prohibit uses that would damage either surface water or groundwater quality.” “I know there is concern to protect the water quality. Nobody wants to see that damaged,” Ford said. “I just would say that there is a lot of sensationalism surrounding this.” Too risky? However, those who spoke at the MCSD meeting were all against the rezoning and the cannabis factory location. “It seems like doing this adds risks,” said McKinleyville resident Jeff Dunk. “My perception of it is, there’s a potential for a small-scale private benefit and a large-scale public risk.” McKinleyville resident Ross Taylor, a fisheries biologist, said he was concerned about locating the factory in a flood plain, just a mere two feet above the 100-year-flood level. “An accident, flood or earthquake could result in the contamination

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A century of service Katy Allen COMMUNITY POTLUCK HSU students Jessica Rose (front) and Elijah Chandler (center)) and Home Away from Home coordinator Pauli Bachemin (back) at the D Street Neighborhood Center in Arcata promoting the Feb. 18 community potluck celebrating Black History Month. Submitted photo

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ARCATA – Much can be learned by exploring the history of the Black-American experience. With input from students of color from Humboldt State University, the Home Away from Home program is hosting its third community potluck. Community members are invited to come to the D Street Neighborhood Center in Arcata on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m, to celebrate Black History Month. Those who are able are asked to bring a “soul food” dish. Suggestions of dishes to bring include chili POTLUCK

VALENTINE’S DAY IN TRINIDAD See Jeff Stanley’s painting of Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse on view at “Inspiration & Reflection” art show and reception today, Feb. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall.

Valentine’s show! TRINIDAD – “Inspiration & Reflection,” the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Art Show and Reception on Valentine’s Day today, Feb. 14 is the ideal destination to take your sweetheart or your family and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. in Trinidad Town Hall. Stunning paintings by local artists, elegant decor, a no-host wine bar and delicious appetizers are all a part of the evening’s attractions. Works of art will be offered for sale along with greeting cards and other lighthouse items. Trinidad Civic Club is hosting the event as a benefit for the Memorial Lighthouse relocation effort. Call Chairman Jan West at (707) 677-3655 for information. TRINIDAD B2

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he year 2017 was a rather remarkable one for the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of 11th and G Streets in Arcata, for a couple of reasons. On the positive side, it marked the 100th year since the construction of the main structure that you see today. On the negative side, it was the year that some as-yet-unknown individual threw a torch onto the porch, burning someone seeking shelter for the night as well as much of the entrance to the church. Ironically, this fire occurred just at a time when the church leaders were about to launch a fund-raising campaign to reroof and repaint this historic structure. They were struck, however, by the outpouring of love and support they received from the community following the fire. For this reason, it seemed like a good time to share with the readers of the Mad River Union a little of the history of this cornerstone, the only remaining church in downtown Arcata. In 1859, when Arcata was a town of about 500 people, a women’s sewing circle was organized to raise funds for the construction of a Presbyterian church. Construction of the first structure at the present site began in July of 1860, a Gothic frame building costing $3,000. About half that amount was raised through local pledges. Three couples agreed to ride horseback into the hills to solicit funds from the miners to pay for the other half. They rode to Hoopa, Weitchpec, Orleans Bar, Forks of Salmon and Sawyer’s Bar, a trip of 104 miles, and came back to Arcata with $600 in gold dust, which at that time was a common medium of exchange. On March 28, 1861, the church was dedicated. It occupied one-eighth block at the corner of 11th and G, facing south (on the 11th Street side) with a steep flight of steps to the front doors. The Rev. Scott was the first minister, followed by James McDonald in 1862 who noted that “this house of worship stood very near the border of the great Redwood forest, whose lofty and splendid trees cast their morning shadows over it.” By 1913 the town of Arcata had grown to about 1,200 people. The minister at the time, the Reverend Hessel, felt that the community needed a recreation center of some sort for the youth of the day. Hessel was the first Scoutmaster in Arcata and very interested in providing activities for kids. With his encouragement, a two story social center was built, facing G Street and right next to the original church. The most interesting feature of this new building was a gymnasium with floating

GOTHIC SPLENDOR Top, the original First Presbyterian Church at the corner of 11th and G streets in Arcata. Above, the church that now stands at the corner was rebuilt in 1917. Submitted photoS wood floor on the second level. This was Arcata’s first ever gym. Downstairs was a large room for social events with an attached kitchen. This structure is still there today. As you face the present church on G Street, it’s the portion that is to the left of the front porch area. By 1916, church leaders decided that the original church structure was in such poor repair that it needed to be completely torn down and replaced. The wife of George Zehndner (the same individual who donated the now-controversial statue of President McKinley to Arcata) donated half the

of our families, whose names appear upon the roll of honor... May they be girded with strength to do the right to the uttermost, and to shun that which is wrong... (and) when arms are laid aside, and armies are disbanded, may they return to us with rejoicing.” Arcata Presbyterian has a long history of serving its neighbors. For 35 years it has provided an average of 100 local families with a turkey and other foods for a complete Christmas dinner along with gifts for the children. In order to make this happen, the church has forged partnerships with the Soroptimists, five local schools and the

Three couples agreed to ride horseback into the hills to solicit funds from the miners to pay for the other half. They rode to Hoopa, Weitchpec, Orleans Bar, Forks of Salmon and Sawyer’s Bar, a trip of 104 miles, and came back to Arcata with $600 in gold dust, which at that time was a common medium of exchange. funds that were raised for this project. The project was completed in May of 1917. Fun fact – the original bell that was purchased in 1860 for the first church was relocated to the new bell tower and is still rung every Sunday to this day. This new, more imposing structure (which you see today) takes up considerably more ground space than the first one – 112 feet along G Street and 68 feet on 11th Street. The sanctuary can seat 300 people and the balcony another 80. Being built during World War I, the first issue of the new church newsletter contained a statement by the Rev. Hessel stating that “this issue is dedicated to the sons

Humboldt Area Foundation. It has also provided the community with low-cost gently used clothing and housewares for 54 years from a thrift shop which is currently housed in the basement of the church. The current Arcata House Partnership began in 1982 as a project called “The Food Endeavor” which was run on church property from 19821995. The Redwood Reading Service for the Blind also began here. And many organizations, too numerous to list, have met and continue to meet at the corner of 11th and G. As the reader can see, the Arcata Presbyterian Church is not only a lovely 100 year old structure, but, more importantly, an integral part of this community.

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he Arcata Library at 500 Seventh St. is hosting the following February programs: Teen Movie and Book Club The Teen Movie and Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. to watch a movie based on a book. This month’s gathering is on Thursday, Feb. 15 and features the movie The Golden Compass. In between monthly showtimes, participants read the book. At the next month's gathering, Sarah leads a short pre-movie discussion about the prior book before viewing the next film. This event is sponsored by Friends of Arcata Library. Dragon Parade! Fun with Music Children ages 9 months to 5 years with caregivers may join the Dragon Parade in time for Chinese New Year from 11 a.m. to 11:30 on Saturday, Feb. 17. Sing, dance, hear a story, and play instruments together. This event is sponsored by Friends of Arcata Library and First Five Humboldt. Read to a Dog Celebrate "Year of the Dog" by signing up for a reading session with Ms. Claudia and her therapy dog, Katie on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. Kids will get a personalized 20-minute session to read with Katie 1-on-1 in the Kids' Corner. Children who read to animals can improve reading and communication skills, as well as gain ease and confidence in their reading aloud. The program is open to all reading abilities. Parents/guardians are welcome to read with children who need assistance. Please call the library at (707) 822-5954 during open hours or drop by to schedule a session. School-Age Yoga Storytime School-age children are invited to do yoga with stories, games, and mindful breathing led by certified Children's Yoga instructor Jessalyn Delucchi on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 11 to 11:30 a.m.

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Ursula Oppens to perform at HSU, give piano master class HSU MUSic Dept.

HUMBOLDT STATE – As remote as Humboldt County can seem to be, its residents are fortunate to have so many arts organizations working hard to bring world class performers to this side of the redwood curtain. This time it is Humboldt State University’s Department of Music at the helm, presenting a very special solo piano recital featuring the legendary American pianist Ursula Oppens. This Guest Artist Series concert is presented on Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. at Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are only $10 general, $5 senior/child, $5 for HSU students with ID, making this rare opportunity also an affordable one. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Oppens is a Distinguished Professor of Music at

WORLD-CLASS PERFORMER Ursula Oppens will perform Friday, Feb. 23 at HSU. Photo by Christia steiner

Brooklyn College, the CUNY Graduate Center, and on the faculty of Mannes College/The New School. She has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s great orchestras, in-

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cluding the New York, Los Angeles, and London Philharmonic, and the Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. In addition, Oppens will offer a free piano master class that is open to the public on that same afternoon, Feb. 23, from noon to 2 p.m., also in Fulkerson Recital Hall. Oppens is famous for championing adventurous contemporary American piano music. The Washington Post has asserted, “It is probably safe to say that no single performer has done more for the cause of American piano music than Ursula Oppens.” Repertoire for this recital will include works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin, as well as pieces written for Oppens by American-born composers Carter, Corigliano and Nancarrow.

Ben Allison & the Think Free Quartet at The Sanctuary MaD RiveR Union

ARCATA – Bassist and composer Ben Allison, along with his Think Free Quartet, will be performing at The Sanctuary, 1301 J St. in Arcata on Monday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. Presented by the Redwood Jazz Alliance, this will be the organization’s first-ever show at the popular Northtown performance venue. With 13 albums released under his own name, Allison has also appeared on several more as a co-leader. National Public Radio named his 2011 release, Action-Refraction, as one of the best albums of the year of any genre. His latest record, Layers of the City,

brings an edgy maturity to Allison’s cinematic sound. In his twenties, Allison co-founded the Jazz Composers Collective to promote the work of young contemporaries who were breaking with tradition; DownBeat magazine at the time heralded him as “leading a movement to create generationally relevant jazz.” Allison’s 2008 album, Little Things Run the World, comes from biologist E.O. Wilson’s description of the importance of microorganisms to an ecosystem. “My main inspiration,” Allison said, “is to show by example what it means to cooperate, to celebrate this international art form that’s

SACRED MUSIC Calvin Taylor, pianist and recording artist, will appear in a live concert of sacred music on Thursday, Feb. 15 AT 6:30 p.m. at the Eureka Seventh-day Adventist Church at 4251 F Street in Eureka. Taylor has toured throughout the world, performing in North and South America, Europe, Ukraine and the Far East. Taylor has authored several music books, including Spirituals for Piano, The Patriotic Piano, Spiritual Suite for Organ, Spirituals for Worship, Sacred Classics and Five Spirituals for Organ. There is no charge for admission. A freewill offering will be received. The public is enthusiastically invited to attend. Please call (615) 295-5795 for further information. DOW’S PRAIRIE GRANGE The monthly Dow’s Prairie Grange flea market and pancake breakfast is on Saturday, Feb. 17. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 11:30 am. The special this month will be the Sweetheart special, buy one get second breakfast free in honor of Valentine’s Day. Large breakfasts are $5 and the small size is $3. First Responders eat free. The flea market is open until 3 p.m. Vendors interested in renting a table can call Kathy Moley at (707) 498-0801. The Dow’s Prairie Grange is located at 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road in McKinleyville.

Potluck | Find common ground, build relationships cheese grits, collard greens, split peas, potato salad, candied yams, sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, as well as fried chicken, hot links, ribs, ham, fish, and pork and beans. “It’s a great idea that was

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suggested by the students, the people we are trying to reach,” said Pauli Bachemin, coordinator of the program. “We want to show an effort beyond just the concept of equity by using bread-breaking as a bridge to real opportunities. We want to get beyond just walking by each other without acknowledgement and recognition of each other as equal members of the community.” HSU student Elijah Chandler is an important participant in the planning of this event. He is a member of Brothers United, vice president of the Black Students Union, and chair

of the Student Diversity Committee of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “I feel like this is great for students and community members who would not have this opportunity to meet, actively engage, find common ground, and build a relationship outside of their normal circles,” Chandler said. “We want the community to realize that the Black American experience is everywhere. There is much good that comes from it culturally, but there are hardships that come along with it as well. In light of recent events, this is a great time

about collaboration, peaceful interplay, and creative expression. That ties right into the biggest worldwide issues we face.” Tickets are $15 general, and $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online at RedwoodJazzAlliance.org and at Wildberries Marketplace, Wildwood Music, People’s Records and The Works. Allison will also present a pre-concert workshop, free and open to the public, on Monday, Feb. 19 on the campus of Humboldt State University. For details on time of the workshop and more information, visit redwoodjazzalliance. org.

FAMILY DANCE PARTY Humboldt Jiu Jitsu is hosting a Humboldt Family Dance Party on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5. “All mommies, daddies, babies, siblings, grandmas, grandpas, expecting moms and dads are welcome!” states a press release. The event is held at a no-shoe dance space. There will be snacks and beverages. The event is a fundraiser for Youth BullyProof/Self Defense Summer Camp Scholarship at Humboldt Jiu Jitsu Academy. Humboldt Jiu Jitsu is located at 1041 F St., Arcata. THE MUSIC OF OUR LIVES Remember your first love and the songs you shared? Bring back memories and make new ones as Humboldt Light Opera and the HSU OLLI Program present “The Music of Our Lives,” a fabulous fun evening of music, songs, and stories, performed with joy by the HLOC Boomer Troupe, a talented ensemble of fun loving performers, all over the age of 50. The event is on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St., Eureka. Tickets are $18 for OLLI members and $20 general. This is a ticketless event. Advance reservations encouraged via the OLLI website at humboldt.edu/olli/boomer or call (707) 826-5880.

for us all to come together and realize how our fellow community members are being affected.” Bachemin is asking volunteers to commit to getting involved. Home Away from Home would like volunteers to bring a potluck dish, help meet and greet students at the event, and assist with set-up and clean-up. He emphasizes that the potlucks are more than just potlucks. “This is just the catalyst. This is where we meet in the hopes that all community members make relationships outside of these quarterly events. We can feel good at the events, but we need to make the connection into relationships,

to set tangible change into motion.” Joining in the spirit of camaraderie and goodwill, Volunteer Center of the Redwoods (VCOR), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the City of Arcata, and HSU are working together to encourage participation. Beyond providing food, the event includes an information table about jobs and housing, and a “free stuff” table. Local businesses can get involved by advertising employment opportunities, providing donated goods and gift certificates, and posting signs in their windows promoting this event. There will also be a table with information about home sharing, a pro-

gram of the Area 1 Agency on Aging. When students were asked about what they needed that could be brought to the “free stuff” table, the immediate response was personal care items such as toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo, lotions, dish soap and laundry soap. These items can be expensive for students on a limited budget. If you are one of those people who likes to buy these items in bulk, and you have a closet full of them waiting to be used, here’s your chance to cycle them out to those in need. For information about the Feb. 18 potluck, email paulibachemin@gmail.com.

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possible permanent sites for the lighthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall. If you cannot attend, you can obtain a two-page “Public Input to the Site Selection Advisory Committee Regarding the Permanent Location of the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse” form at the Trinidad City Clerk’s office and send it to Trinidad Civic Club, P.O. Box 295, Trinidad, CA 95570 by Feb. 27. The form also is available at trinidadcivicclub.org. Big Lagoon School news Big Lagoon School Superintendent-Principal Jennifer Glueck reports that the school is piloting a California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum starting with lower grade students investigating the charac-

teristics of ecosystems in a unit called “Our World,” while the upper grades are studying the variety of aquatic ecosystems in California in “Earth’s Water.” The School Advisory Committee invites public comment on the curriculum on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at the school located at 269 Big Lagoon Park Road. In other school news, Kathleen Vigil has returned to present Yurok language and culture lessons. For example, she explained that “Sey-gap” means coyote; “Na’-a’wech” means February, and “Tok-kee-kem Ney-which-ek” expresses “I’ll see you again.” For inquiries about the school, contact Jennifer at (707) 677-3688. Email Patti at baycity@ sonic.net.

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O BITUARY Krystyna Suzanne Hofstra, Oct. 29, 1978 – Jan. 4, 2018

rystyna Suzanne Hofstra, beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 at Norman Regional Healthplex, Norman, Oklahoma. She was born Oct. 29, 1978 in Plano, Texas to Terrence and Marilyn (Holden) Hofstra. She moved with her parents to Arcata, Calif. in 1980 where she grew up and attended Sunset Elementary, Sunny Brae Middle School and graduated from Arcata High School. She lived in Paris, France and attended school at Ste. Marie la Croix, Antony France. On her return she attended College of the Redwoods, Humboldt

State University, and the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. She was preceded in death by her father Terrence D. (Terry) Hofstra, maternal grandparents Armon and Bessie Holden and paternal grandparents Harold and Mary Ann Hofstra. Krystyna is survived by her mother Marilyn Hofstra of Arcata, Calif. and her sister Amanda G. Hofstra of Walnut Creek, Calif.; her aunt Evelyn K. Hutchings, Norman, OK; her uncles Robert Holden, Hyattsville, MD and Gordon Hofstra (Shirley), Leawood, KS; and great-aunt Ann Haggardt, Menlo Park, Calif. Special cousins: Kevin Hutchings (Terri), Trevin, Kaelan

and Ashlyn Hutchings, Edmond, OK; Krista Sands, Kings Mountain, NC; Cheryl, Troy and Anna Fortenberry, Greenwood, TX; Charles Fortenberry, Jacksonville, NC; Travis and Robin Hofstra, Spring, TX; and Matt and Paula Butzin, McKinleyville, CA. Special friends CC Norman, Brian Senteney, and Hunter her beloved cat. Krystyna appreciated her extended family and countless friendships. Her memory will continue to live in the hearts of all that knew her by her laughter, good times shared and wonderful smile. Memorials may be made in memory of Krystyna to the charitable organization of your choice.

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L EGAL N OTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00071 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HONEYDREAMERS PEDIATRIC SLEEP CONSULTING COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 1825 OCEAN DRIVE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 MELISSA R. GILES 18925 OCEAN DRIVE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /MELISSA R. GILES This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 6, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00062 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LSTC OF CALIFORNIA INC. COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 2440 BROADWAY EUREKA, CA 95501 P.O.BOX 5350 BEND, OR 97708 LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS OF CALIFORNIA INC. 120900 COOLEY RD. BEND,OR 97701 This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION S /COREY J. PARKS, SECRETARY This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 1, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 17-00317 Fictitious Business Name of the partnership: SUNSET PLUMBING 3943 SALEM PL. EUREKA, CA 95503 Name of person withdrawing: GRANT S GIOVANNETTI 9085 WEST END RD. ARCATA, CA 95521 S /GRANT GIOVANNETTI JAN. 22, 2018 This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 25, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00039 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAID IN HUMBOLDT 1332 LYNNEA CT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 SARA A SMITH 1332 LYNNEA CT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /SARA A SMITH, OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 22, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SE DEPUTY CLERK 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00011 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOTHER TREE FAMILY FARMS 3741 GREENWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE KNEELAND, CA 95549 P.O. BOX 638 BAYSIDE, CA 95524 ERIC T. PAULSEN 3741 GREENWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE KNEELAND, CA 95549 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /ERIC T. PAULSEN, OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 8, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00027 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NORTH COAST SPAS 1493 STROMBERG AVENUE ARCATA, CA 95521 PAMELA BAKER 17480 26 MILE ROAD FARMINGTON, CA 95230 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /PAMELA BAKER, OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 12, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SE DEPUTY CLERK 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NICOLE MARIE BLEVINS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180036 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NICOLE MARIE BLEVINS to Proposed name NICOLE MARIE ANDERSON 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court, located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, California, at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the application should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Date: MARCH 13, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JAN. 12, 2018 LEONARD J. LACASSE Judge of the Superior Court ,1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICAL) CASE NUMBER: DR170750 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MECCA LUMBER CO. AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, ET AL YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PEGGY SATTERLEE, TRUSTEE ET AL NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California

(www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is ((El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Humboldt Superior Court 825 Fifth Street Eureka, CA 95501 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): NEAL G. LATT, 294409 MATHEWS, KLUCK, WALSH & WYKLE, LLP 100 M STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 442-3758 DATE: DEC. 11, 2017 Kim L. Bartleson, Clerk, by MORGAN P., Deputy 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Baby Boy Pond, aka: Dash Pond Case No. JV170240 1.To Austin Barnett and anyone claiming to be a parent of Baby Boy Pond, aka: Dash Pond born on 10/25/2017 at Jerold Phelps Community Hospital, Garberville, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on April 11, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY COUNSEL #115447 SETH LICHENSTEIN-HILL, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #266108 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: JANUARY 22, 2018 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DAN BRADY GILWEIT CASE NO.: PR180010 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAN BRADY GILWEIT ‘Petition for Probate has been filed by: KIKI FERGU-

SON in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: KIKI FERGUSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: FEB. 22, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petittion or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: DUSTIN E. OWENS 310 THIRD STREET, SUITE D EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 441-1185 , 1/31, 2/7, 2/14

PLACER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE CASE NO. S-PR-0008681 ESTATE OF MATTHEWS S. WOZNIAK, DECEDENT Notice is hereby given that, subject to confirmation by this Court, on March 14, 2018 at 8:30 A.M. in Department 33 located at 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678, or within the time limited allowed by law, DANIEL WOZNIAK, as Executor of the Estate of the above-named Decedent, will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned, all right, title and interest of the Decedent at the time of death and all right, title and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the Decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in Placer, California, as follows: 61 Sea View Rd. Shelter Cove, CA 95589 The Legal Description is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, and seller will not make any repairs to the property. The personal representative has given an exclusive listing to Shannah Marenghi of Black Sands Realty.

Bids or offers are invited for this property. They must be in writing and can be mailed to the office of Spencer T. Malysiak, attorney for the executor at 3500 Douglas Blvd., Roseville, CA 95661 or delivered to Spencer T. Malysiak personally, at any time after the first publication of this notice and before any sale is made at the date, time and place set forth above. The property will be sold on the following additional terms: 1. Cash or certified check in the amount of 10 percent of the amount of the bid to accompany the offer and the balance to be paid on confirmation of the sale by the Court. 2. The minimum bid shall be $404,750.00 3. Sale will be made to the highest net bidder. 4. Buyer waives the purchase of a home warranty policy. 5. Examination of title, recording of conveyance, transfer taxes and title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. 6. Possession is delivered upon confirmation of the sale by the Court at the date, time and place set forth above. 7. Real property taxes are prorated as of the close of escrow based upon 30 day months. 8. Time is of the essence. 9. Sale is subject to Court confirmation. 10. Each party is to bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs. 11. Seller shall retain personal belongings at the house as designated by seller. 12. Personal belongings in the garage are not included in the sale. Dated: January 23, 2018, SPENCER T. MALYSIAK, Attorney for Executor SPENCER T. MALYSIAK LAW CORPORATION 3500 DOUGLAS BLVD., SUITE 200 ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 788-1020 EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION That real property situate in the County of Humboldt, State of California, described as follows: PARCEL ONE Lot 13 in Block 121, Tract No. 42, Shelter Cove Subdivision as per Map recorded in Book 14, pages 73 to 138 inclusive of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County, as amended by the Amending Map recorded in Book 15, Pages 64 to 116 inclusive of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County. EXCEPTING therefrom all of the water and water rights in, under or flowing over said property or appurtenant thereto, and 50% of all oil, gas and other mineral and hydrocarbon substances below a plane 500 feet beneath the surface thereof, but without the right of surface entry, all as reserved by the Bank of California, National Association, a national banking association in Deed recorded February 24, 1975 in Book 1276 of Official Records, Page 183, Humboldt County Records PARCEL TWO Lot 12, in Block 121, of Tract No. 42 Shelter Cove Subdivision as per Map recorded in Book 14, Pages 73138 inclusive of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County, as amended by the Amending Map recorded in Book 15, Pages 64-116 inclusive of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County. EXCEPTING therefrom all of the water and water rights in, under or flowing over said property or appurtenant thereto, and 50% of all oil, gas and other mineral and hydrocarbon substances below a plane 500 feet beneath the surface thereof, but without the right of surface entry, all as reserved by the Bank of California, National Association, a national banking association in Deed recorded February 24, 1975 in Book 1276 of Official Records, Page 186, Humboldt County Records 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME LYN L PLATTEN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180080 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a peti-

tion with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LYN L. PLATTEN to Proposed name LYN L. MURPHY 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court, located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, California, at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the application should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Date: MARCH 19, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JAN. 29, 2018 LEONARD J. LACASSE Judge of the Superior Court 2/7, 2/14,2/21,2/28

CITY OF ARCATA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 736 “F” STREET ARCATA, CA (707) 825-2128 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR 2018 Alliance Road Restriping Project The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for restriping work. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Manager, 736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521. The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for restriping work along a portion of Alliance Road in Arcata, CA. The WORK consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, incidentals and performing all work required to restripe the pavement on Alliance Road between Foster and Spear Avenue. The work includes, but is not limited to: removing current striping, striping bike lanes, road lanes, crosswalks and pavement markers, and traffic control. Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018, at which time they will be transferred to the City Council Chambers where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Engineer or his designated representative. Said bids will be referred to the Arcata City Council for consideration at their next meeting on or after March 21st, 2018. The construction for the project will begin on or after April 16th, 2018. CONTRACTOR shall possess a Class “A” license at the time this contract is bid or a combination of classes required by the categories and type of work included in this contract. This CONTRACT is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROPOSAL forms for bidding this PROJECT can be obtained at the office of the City Manager, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521, (contact Property and Special Projects Manager-Katie Marsolan (707) 825-2101) upon payment of a printing service charge in the following amount: The printing service charge amount of $55.00 shall not be refundable, plus a shipping and handling fee of $35.00 is required for mailing of PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS. Checks shall be made payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the City Manager’s Office, City of Arcata, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA, 95521 The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: City of Arcata, City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521; Humboldt Builder’s Exchange, 1213 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501; and The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and performance bond. The City of Arcata hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any

contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. No contractor of subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Section 1733 of the Labor Code, the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial Relations at (415) 703-4281 for General Prevailing Wage Rates on specific job classifications. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined, are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use a craft or classification not on file in the general wage determinations, they may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft of classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The City of Arcata reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Katie Marsolan, Property and Special Projects Manager January 26th, 2018 2/7, 2/14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (Bus. Prop. Code Ss 21700-21716). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 15th day of February, 2018 at 10 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which is currently located at Arcata Bay Self Storage, 250 E Street Arcata, CA. Most storage units contain miscellaneous personal property, clothing, furnishings and household goods. In addition, the following units contain: Gilbert Robinson - Tools, Chainsaw, Generator, Bed, Various Cast Iron Pans Chris Andrews - TV, Grinder, Vacuum, Microwave, Boombox, Bed Frame, Legos Ashley Bartlett - Crib, TV Trays, Boxes, Dress, Stuffed Toys, Dresser Gregg Oberholtz - Boxes, Stools, Walker, Suitcases, Garden Tools, Backpack Nicole Fisher - Cups, Futon, Couch, TV, Table, Clock Tom Cahill - Boxes BBQ, Vacuum, Tubs, Stereo, Wood, Tool Box The Auctioneer will be Kerry Rasmussen, Bond #7900364465, phone #707822-0331. Purchases must be paid for at the time of the sale in cash only. All purchased items sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the settlement between owner and obligated party, auctioneer, and Arcata Bay Self Storage. 2/7, 2/14 The City of Blue Lake has released a Request for Qualifications for City Planner and Engineering Services. A full copy of the request can be found on the City of Blue Lake’s website at www. bluelake.ca.gov, or by emailing citymanager@bluelake. ca.gov to request an electronic version. The submission deadline is February 23, 2018. All questions regarding this request must be sent to the City Manager at citymanager@ bluelake.ca.gov. 2/14 CITY OF ARCATA

LEGAL NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1499 I hereby certify that at a regular meeting held on January 17, 2018, the Arcata City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1499, summarized below, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code to Make Consumer Price Index Adjustments to Campaign Contribution Limitations, at which time the reading in full thereof was unanimously waived and approval granted for reading the ordinance by title only. Ordinance No. 1499 was passed and adopted at a regular City Council meeting held on February 7, 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Pereira, Watson, Ornelas. NOES: None. ABSENT: Pitino, Winkler. ABSTENTIONS: None. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata Summary of Ordinance No. 1499 This ordinance amends Sections 3012(A) (1) and 3012(D) of the Arcata Municipal Code by adjusting the limitation on contributions to candidates for city office by the consumer price index (CPI), thereby raising it from $190 to $200 in 2018. This limitation amount may be adjusted again in the next municipal election year two years from now. The full text of Ordinance No. 1499 is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The ordinance will take effect March 9, 2018, BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA. Dated: February 7, 2018. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata CITY OF ARCATA LEGAL NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1495 I hereby certify that at a regular meeting held on January 17, 2018, the Arcata City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1495, summarized below, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Smith-McKenzie House Landmark Historic Property Combining Zone (LHP-83-09), at which time the reading in full thereof was unanimously waived and approval granted for reading the ordinance by title only. Ordinance No. 1495 was passed and adopted at a regular City Council meeting held on February 7, 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Pereira, Watson, Ornelas. NOES: None. ABSENT: Pitino, Winkler. ABSTENTIONS: None. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata Summary of Ordinance No. 1495 This ordinance amends the Landmark Historic Preservation combining zone for the Smith-McKenzie House at 1690 H Street and establishes incentives to assist in the rehabilitation and preservation of the house such as waiving the building permit, planning permit, and recreation fees, and entering the property into the Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program; and approves a Design Review Permit for the property. The full text of Ordinance No. 1495 is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The ordinance will take effect March 9, 2018, BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA. Dated: February 7, 2018. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata 2/14 CITY OF ARCATA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 736 “F” STREET ARCATA, CA (707) 825-2128 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR 2018 GRIND AND INLAY PROJECT Engineer’s Estimate $400,000.00 The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for WORK consisting of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, incidentals and performing all work required to grind out and repave failed asphalt on: Janes Road, Spear Avenue and St Louis Road. The project includes, but is not limited to: grinding

asphalt, roadway excavation, compaction, asphalt paving, traffic control, and raising: manholes, valves, cleanouts and monument covers in the City of Arcata. Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 12th, 2018, at which time they will be transferred to the City Council Chambers where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Engineer or his designated representative. Said bids will be referred to the Arcata City Council for consideration at their next meeting on or after March 21st, 2018. The construction for the project will begin on or after April 16th, 2018. CONTRACTOR shall possess a Class “A” license at the time this contract is bid or a combination of classes required by the categories and type of work included in this contract. This CONTRACT is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROPOSAL forms for bidding this PROJECT can be obtained at the office of the City Manager, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521, (contact Property and Special Projects Manager-Katie Marsolan (707) 825-2101) upon payment of a printing service charge in the following amount: The printing service charge amount of $55.00 shall not be refundable, plus a shipping and handling fee of $35.00 is required for mailing of PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS. Checks shall be made payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the City Manager’s Office, City of Arcata, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA, 95521 The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: City of Arcata, City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521; Humboldt Builder’s Exchange, 1213 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501; and The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and performance bond. The City of Arcata hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. No contractor of subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. The above PROJECT is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. Pursuant to Section 1733 of the Labor Code, the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial Relations at (415) 703-4281 for General Prevailing Wage Rates on specific job classifications. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined, are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use a craft or classification not on file in the general wage determinations, they may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft of classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The City of Arcata reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Katie Marsolan, Property and Special Projects Manager February 9th, 2018 2/14, 2/28

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F EBRUARY 14, 2018

Completing the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka & Arcata County of Humboldt

EUREKA – The County of Humboldt will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka to discuss the plan to complete the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka and Arcata. The community is invited to see the current project design, learn about the strategy for completion and provide suggestions for improvements. Humboldt County is leading the development of the “Humboldt Bay Trail South” project to construct the 4.2-mile link between the two trail projects recently completed by the cities of Arcata and Eureka. In addition to serving the region’s transportation needs, the Humboldt Bay Trail will enhance recreational use and enjoyment around the bay. Attendees at the meeting will be able to see how the current

BEFORE THE FLOOD Jerry Martien will read from a new chapbook of poems, Before the Flood, at Northtown Books on Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m. The book consists of half a dozen poems about the author and his dog walking on a small spit of land

project design fits within the U.S. Highway 101 and railroad transportation corridor. In addition, attendees will learn about how challenges and constraints are being addressed, the steps that lie ahead, and opportunities to help make the project successful. The meeting will begin with an informal open house at 5:30 p.m. to view exhibits of the current design and talk with planners and engineers. The main presentation will start at 6 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer and listening session. Humboldt County is interested to receive feedback from community members on the current design plan. The public will also be invited to review and comment on the environmental study report that was developed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. “As we design the next seg-

between Elk River estuary and Humboldt Bay. Its focus is on our brief present days, between the ages of Wiyot history and the coming inundation by rising tides. Before the Flood is a limited edition, with pages printed by Bug Press, its cover by Just My Type Let-

THE MISSING LINK The county is working on this section of the trail between the Target Store in EureGraphic courtesy county of humboldt ka and the Bracut Industrial Park. ment of the Humboldt Bay Trail, we want to be responsive to community needs and sensitive to the context of the project area,” said Hank Seemann, Humboldt County Public Works Deputy-Director. “We’re committed to designing the project in a way that integrates with adjacent land use, minimiz-

terpress, then bound and sewn by hand. The author wishes to thank his wife Jenny, their dog Maggie, and the printers for their patience and support in this project. “This is for the deep locavores of poetry,” Martien said. He is also the author of a collection of poems, Earth Tickets, and The Price of a Life: Shell, Gold, Carbon Notes and Weed, both printed at Bug Press in small editions. NURSES MEETING Meet with nurses in an evening learning about “Pain Management in Nursing, Beyond Opioids.’ The meeting of nurses will be on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 at the Hospice of Humboldt, 3327 Timber Fall Ct. in Eureka. Connect with fellow nurses and learn about the ways nurses can advocate for their patients. Reservations can be made at omicronomega. nursingsociety.org or by calling Janis Polos at (707) 502-5815.

es environmental impacts, meets transportation safety goals, and maintains resilience to flooding hazards and sea level rise. We also understand the desire to complete the connection between Eureka and Arcata as soon as possible. This is a major infrastructure project and we’re working hard

to complete the various phases of the project development process.” For more information about the Humboldt Bay Trail, visit humboldtbaytrail.info. The environmental study report for the Humboldt Bay Trail South project will be posted on the website by Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Championship season

MACK CHAMPS These young ladies, coached by Jane Carlton at McKinleyville Middle School, finished their three-year middle school careers with a record of 57 wins and 1 loss. They finished as undefeated champions of the Bay League for sixth, seventh and eighth grades. The crowning achievement was winning the prestigious Crescent City Jaycees Invitational Basketball Tournament in December. This is the top tournament in the area, featuring five divisions of eight teams each. MMS took first place in the AAA, or top, division. Allie Egbert and Haylee Howell made the all tournament team and Kathryn Tinney was the MVP. Team members are Bria Ferreiria, MeiLi McCann-Sayles, Yaretzi Solano, Madison Rustin, Raina Ausburn, Dene Donahue, Jayleen Lopez, Haylee Howell, Naomy Garcia, Makenzie Henson, Kathryn Tinney, Allie Egbert and Corrina Cunningham. Not pictured is Dene Donahue. photo by Kevin tinney

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edwood Pals Rescue has a lot of projects going on every day, which can become exhausting. Fortunately we are able to celebrate the successes and be encouraged by them. One of our happiest moments from the last week was being able to take a very old dog from the shelter and reunite her with a woman who had had her as a teenager! This young mother had a baby and older children and a large puppy and still made room in her home and heart for her old friend who had not had the most nurturing life along the way. I wish we had a hundred foster homes like that! We have helped adopters find good matches this week from the shelter’s adoptable dogs, who are “on sale” with reduced adoption fees for the remainder of this week, and we’ve also been happy to see a few of our rescue dogs find their forever homes. These placements make us happy and give us a brief moment to relax before attending to the wave of dogs in need that need our help. Currently we have four dogs at the shelter that will need foster homes to save their lives and other dogs in foster homes waiting for that perfect match! It is a constant juggling act to keep as many good dogs safe as we possibly can. We can’t do this without community support, so please contact us at redwoodpalsrescue@gmail.com or on our Facebook page for more information on how you can help. Please don’t just say “Oh, I could never do what you do” and call it good. People support us in many ways that go beyond taking dogs into their homes and we appreciate all forms of help!

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One great dog that Redwood Pals has had in foster for a while is young Aries. Aries is a 2-year-old mixed breed mutt – we think there is Dutch Shepherd in him – that has been living in a home with a big male Lab, Aries two active adolescent boys, a cat and penned chickens outside. He plays well with all of his housemates and has been praised for is gentle mouth even while wrestling with the boys! Aries is housebroken, does well in a crate and knows his basic obedience commands. His fosters say he is so well-behaved in the house. He “talks” when he plays but is not a barker unless there is someone at the door or an unexpected sound that he thinks you should know about, We have been particularly impressed with his gentleness around children, including a 9-month-old baby that visits occasionally. Aries has attended dog class and done well on our pack walks. We would love to find this boy his forever home! Of course we’d love to be able to place another dog in this great foster home as they have done such a good job with Aries! Please contact us if you would like to meet him and we will connect you with the foster mom. Dogs currently in need of foster include two dogs that need a quiet place to rest and recuperate while they go through heart worm treatment. The ideal kind of foster for one of these dogs would be a home where there was only the one dog or if there was a room or garage where the dog could be kept separate. Heart worm treatment necessitates the dog staying quiet, so even if there is a friendly house dog, the patient wouldn’t be allowed to play. This kind of foster lasts about two months. The dog can go back to the shelter for adoption after the treatment. We have two very shy dogs that need fosters. These dogs are just scared in the shelter and are not likely to become confident in the time allotted. My Baylee was once like this and now she is an amazing and friendly girl! Raider is another in need of foster. He was featured here recently. He’s a sweet young boy that needs some love and training to become a really nice dog. He would do great in a home with a playful female dog. If any of these call to you, please contact us at redwoodpalsrescue@gmail.com or call (707) 839-9692.