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Downsizing, alternatives offered; skeptics forging own plans DESIGN ALTERNATIVES Following criticism of what some considered a cookie-cutter design, proponents of The Village student housing project offered three alternatives for the Planning Commission to consider. Top left, a “farmhouse” design with shed and gable elements invoking a sense of “rural living.” Middle left, a “contemporary Craftsman” design, with mixed materials and a residential style. Below left, a “coast style” treatment also offering a residential feel. The revised project design also eliminates a floor from the two buildings facing Maple Lane, bringing them down to three stories From cityofarcata.com

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Home away from Home WHERE THE HEART IS Celebrating Black History Month, Humboldt State students and other community members came together at the D Street Neighborhood Center Sunday night for “Home Away From Home,” a community potluck and networking event. Above, delicious dining and the food line. Right, Thia Bachemin adds to the Free Stuff table. Participating organizations included Brothers United, Volunteer Center of the Redwoods (VCOR), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the City of Arcata and Humboldt State University. PHotos by KLH | Union

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HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s planning director has reported that the state has issued 649 licenses to local cannabis cultivators, which is “by far” the most of any jurisdiction in California. State licensing of cannabis grows and businesses began on Jan. 1 and Humboldt County is showing robust participation. At the Feb. 15 county Planning Commission meeting, Planning Director John Ford told commissioners that his department has assisted the processing of 649 state licenses for cannabis cultivation. He said that of all the licenses the state has issued so far, 22 percent of them are from Humboldt County. “We are by far the leading jurisdiction in terms of the number of licenses that have been granted,” he continued. Ford’s report informed the commission as it considered and ultimately approved extension of the county’s interim permitting program for existing cultivation. The program allows growers whose county permit applications were deemed complete on or before mid-July to gain interLICENSES

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HUMBOLDT – Southern Humboldt’s cannabis farmers have told the Board of Supervisors that permitting fees and taxation are financially destroying homestead-scale growers. During the public comment session of the board’s Feb. 13 meeting, more than two dozen farmers described their struggles to be permitted and continue to earn a living. Several people objected to the way Measure S, the county’s tax on grow area square footage, is being implemented. The county’s collection of a full year of the tax for 2017 even for permits issued late in the year was described by speakers as “a sneaky deal” and “shady.” Farmers said their good faith efforts to achieve compliance have been met with unfair taxation, billing for permit reviews by the county’s contracted consultants and a barrage of expensive requirements – expenses that make legal cannabis farming a losing proposition for them. GROWERS A3

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ARCATA – In its seventh hearing on The Village student housing complex, Arcata’s Planning Commission got into the weeds – or at least the landscaping and other minute details – of the proposed project. The Planco spent considerable time on Design Review, with the project’s finalized Environmental Impact Report expected to be complete by the next meeting. The development, which would be located at the site of the Craftsman’s Mall, appears to be steadily marching toward Planco approval. Should that occur, the City Council would next take up the project and make a final decision. By way of appeasing critics, project proponents presented commissioners with some new alternatives. Three different façade designs were offered, and one story was removed from the two westernmost of the project’s four structures. That in response to strong criticism of the mammoth project’s bulk by residents of Maple Lane, which lies to the west and below The Village. The downsizing would reduce the student population from a nominal 800 to 700, but would not affect the project’s four-building footprint or the number of parking spaces. Meanwhile, a well-organized opposition group known as Arcata Citizens for Responsible Housing (ACRH) is developing an alternative housing plan. VILLAGE

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and achievable. The first step was for councilmembers to submit their basic list of hopes and dreams; the items common to all lists were then discussed. Homelessness was first discussed. Community Development Director David Loya said the pending Housing Strategic Plan, to be developed by a consultant over the next two years, will include “measures that have teeth.” Pitino is known to be an advocate for an “opportunity village” homeless housing center, and the council will have the city work with housing advocates to identify possible sites. The abuse-beleagured Plaza is an evergreen topic that was inevitably discussed. Coun-

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ARCATA – Over two meetings lasting more than five hours, most of the City Council solidified its core goals for Arcata last week. Councilmember Paul Pitino missed both meetings; Councilmember Susan Ornelas was absent for the first one. The council sets its goals for the city every year prior to its annual budget sessions, in which it applies cash to its aspirations. In years past, goals have taken as many as three meetings to develop, resulting in a bloated, expensive and basically impossible wish list. This year, under the supervision of City Manager Karen Diemer and Mayor Sofia Pereira, the council tried to stick with what’s affordable

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ARCATA – Balloons reportedly released during a children’s birthday party at the Arcata Community Pool made contact with power lines on 16th Street at about 2 p.m. Saturday, causing a power outage affecting about 2,700 Arcata residents. PG&E responded to mend lines while an Arcata Police citizen volunteer (see page A6) stood watch over the balloon collision site. Downtown stores were closed or

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CONSTRUCTION SIGHTS Café Brio General Manager Tamra Tafoya, Founder/CEO Serge Scherbatskoy and Investment Manager/Communications Director Alex Ozaki McNeill amid the Pacific Builders construction work. Photos by KLh | Union

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ARCATA – Appearances from the Plaza to the contrary, there is still a convivial place there to hold your meeting or interview while savoring a delectable coffee and pastry. Café Brio isn’t just open during its expansion proj-

ect, it has a whole new, if temporary, seating area just south of its main patio. Recent fundraising by sale of more than 200 shares was massively successful, with some $606,500 garnered. Shareholders, mostly local, are now eligible for discounts, classes, baking workshops and various spe-

cial events. That’s making possible a 372-square-foot expansion of the main dining area, increasing seating. A new door will be added, allowing patrons to exit without congesting the existing entrance. Previously planned upstairs dining has been ruled infeasible. The café’s crammed kitchen will see some new equipment too, speeding customer service. Café Brio will have to close for one week in late March or early April, after which it will reopen. “I like the community aspect of it,” said Investment Manager Alex Ozaki McNeill.

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ACRH, a newly registered non-profit, says it supports infill and high-density student housing, but opposes The Village. It is developing its own plan for the site, one which will be developed by Arcata planning firm Greenway Partners. A public design charette is set for Thursday, March 8, at a location to be announced. ACRH has been soliciting members from the Westwood Village neighborhood via Facebook. Associate membership applications and other material is available

at the group’s website, arcatacrh.org. Representatives of the group addressed the Planco, scolding city staff for allegedly advocating for The Village. The ACRH reps claimed the project is widely disliked by the public. Boardmember John Begenske summarized the group’s stance on The Village as “too much, too soon and not well enough thought out.” The Village will again be considered by the Planco at its Feb. 27 and March 13 meetings.

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL The long-awaited City Council meeting on the Plaza takes place tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. at Arcata City Hall, 736 F St. Other than the Consent Calendar, the only agenda item involves discussion of the President McKinley Statue and Jacoby’s Storehouse Historic Designation Plaque. THURSDAY NIGHT TALK Join Mad River Union Editor-At-Large Kevin L. Hoover on KHSU 90.5 FM Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. for Thursday Night Talk. The show will feature representatives of Humboldt State’s “We Are Your Community” initiative and a recap of the previous night’s City Council meeting about the Plaza, McKinley and the Jacoby’s Storehouse plaque. LIGHTHOUSE CHARETTE The Cher-Ae Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, the Trinidad Civic Club and the Yurok Tribe will conduct a Public Charette to gather community input as to the selection of a permanent location for the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse, Bell, and Memorial Plaques. On Jan. 10, in coordination between the Trinidad Rancheria, the Trinidad Civic Club and the Yurok Tribe the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse and Bell were moved

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cilmember Brett Watson said “enforcement of existing ordinances would be a good place to start.” Police Chief Tom Chapman said existing ordinances are being enforced, but that doing so is like “Groundhog Day,” with the same people constantly getting the same tickets for infractions. Those citations are sometimes cleared en masse by judges, with no punishment for the petty offenders. “The challenge is having an enforcement mechanism that’s a deterrent,” Chapman said. Another problem is that when someone is arrested – usually for public drunkenness or outstanding warrants – an officer must transport the person to jail, leaving the Plaza without any enforcement. The law requires a sworn officer to transport an arrestee, but the police department is exploring alternatives to occupying the time of the arresting officer. Some discussion was devoted to restricting alcohol sales – by beverage size, by cutting back the hours of alcohol vendors or by creating a “no-serve list” blocking sales to “habitual inebriates.” Another idea is to form a team of professionals to select the 10 worst habitual downtown offenders and provide “wraparound services” to try and address their needs and temper the excessive behavior. A Plaza Working Group is likely to be formed in March, consisting of members of various city committees and other stakeholders such as Arcata Main Street and the Chamber of Commerce. Long-neglected Valley West got considerable attention. Crime has engulfed Valley West. A Valley East Boulevard property owner submitted a two-page letter to the council detailing numerous incidents of abusive and menacing behavior by street people, from thefts to public urination and harassment. Residential RVs and buses infest the area, while “trash camps” are common in and out of city limits in the area. Other topics discussed: The city may do something about toxic, non-biodegradeable cigarette butts. Disaster preparation needs more attention. User conflicts at the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary and on the Humboldt Bay Trail North will be addressed with updates to the Arcata Municipal Code. The city’s equity initiatives will continue, with emphasis on student safety. The city’s aging staff is attempting to identify and recruit the next generation of department heads. A second Portland Loo could be installed at Ninth and I streets, and the city will talk to the Arcata Co-op about hosting the loo in its parking lot.

temporarily to the Trinidad Rancheria Harbor properties. These stakeholders are now reaching out to the greater Trinidad Community to determine the final permanent location for the Lighthouse, Bell, and Memorial Plaques. The Public Charette takes place Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Trinidad Town Hall. This Charette will be a hands-on and interactive session that will include a presentation from the Trinidad Civic Club regarding possible location options. Public input activities will include table discussions, recording positive and negative aspects for potential location and an opportunity to draw your vision for a final location design. Community members not able to attend the Location Charette Event can still submit public input through use of a Public Input Form. This form is available in the City of Trinidad Office in the Town Hall or at trinidadcivicclub. org. Submit written comments by: • Mailing to Trinidad Civic Club, PO Box 295, Trinidad, CA 95570 • Emailing to tcc@trinidadcivicclub.org • Leaving in the Civic Club Mailbox in the City Clerk’s Office in the Town Hall The Civic Club will use all information gathered to determine the most feasible final location for the Trinidad Lighthouse Memorial Site.

At the end of the first meeting, the council had settled on 13 priority projects, and two more were added at the second session. They are: • Prioritize the Housing Strategic Plan to identify all economic levels of needed housing, with review of homeless strategies and identification of sites offering housing development opportunities. • Obtain site control of a property on which to locate transitional or long-term housing for the homeless. • Convene the new Plaza Working Group and budget for projects. • Develop an APD crime prevention officer to focus on neighborhood and business watches, theft reduction, public intoxication reduction and emergency response. • Develop a long-term strategy for Valley West, including year-round youth and recreational activities, safer street and parking measures, landscape and beatification plus litter removal, ways to better engage businesses and residents, and better police staffing with reinstatement of a Valley West officer assignment. • Partner with leading agencies to advance the city’s Zero Waste Action Plan with emphasis on reducing cigarette butt litter, processing organic waste, adding a water bottle fill station at City Hall, banning use of single-use water bottles at city facilities, plus other updates to city polices. • Parks: complete improvements to Shay Park, the Arcata Ball Park bleachers, develop a rehabilitation plan for Ennes Park, finalize plans for Carlson Park, and complete planning and design for the Humboldt Bay Trail North extension to West End Road and connecting to the Annie and Mary Trail. • Complete a new high-visibility intersection at 11th and D streets. • Develop a Building/Energy Reach Code to minimize use of fossil fuels in construction. • Complete greenhouse gas reduction projects with conversion of gas furnaces at the Arcata Branch Library, solar cells on the library roof, and replacement of other gas furnaces at city buildings. • Update disaster preparedness and emergency response plans. • Maintain a strong partnership with Humboldt State University to advance racial equity and assist with enrollment student retention. • Convert the city budget into a workplan for easier citizen comprehension • Develop a Strategic Arts Initiative to better develop and market Arcata’s considerable but fragmented artistic resources. • Merge city goals with the list of planned Capital Improvement Projects.

WESTHAVEN CSD The regular monthly meeting of the Westhaven CSD Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Westhaven Fire Hall, 446 Sixth Ave. in Westhaven. In addition to the regular monthly financial reports, the Board will also discuss Board Policy and Procedures Manual Review, district manager’s succession process, Division of Drinking Water water quality compliance order extension request, nominations to serve on Humboldt County LAFCO. The Manager’s Report will include water loss and project updates – Water Tank Project, Water Mains Project, Disinfection By-

products Project. For a full agenda and more information call the WCSD at (707) 677-0798 or email wcsd@ suddenlinkmail.com. HARBOR WORKING GROUP Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group (HBHWG) welcomes John Prince, customs and border protection federal officer, Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Samoa Cookhouse, with lunch served from noon to 12:30 p.m. Prince will provide an outline of the processes of an active seaport, focusing on what is required to import or export federally. Prince’s will field questions after his presentation. Meatloaf will be served for lunch at $16 and soup and salad is available for $12. To RSVP contact (707) 441-1974 or email Charles.Bean@Ya-

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HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors is revamping a proposed letter on statewide health care coverage after one of its members and several public speakers described it as being too vague. The letter focuses on Senate Bill 562 – the Healthy California Act – which would establish a single payer or government-run health insurance system. The bill was passed by the State Senate last June. But Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon tabled it, describing it as being “woefully incomplete,” particularly in regard to financing. Many California municipalities – including the cities of Arcata and Eureka – have passed resolutions supporting SB 562, however. Having been asked to take a position on the bill by its supporters, county supervisors considered approval of a letter to state legislators at their Feb. 13 meeting. The letter states that while the board supports SB 562 “in concept,” funding hasn’t been identified. The only stance taken in the letter is a request that “rural counties have a seat at the table when discussing how to pay for the costs associated with the bill.” During a public comment session, Leslie Ester, a nurse at St. Joseph

Hospital in Eureka, said supervisors need to advance a stronger statement. She said supporters of the bill have gone door-to-door to talk to county residents and “what we found, overwhelmingly, is that our neighbors – the people of Humboldt County – really support a universal, guaranteed health care system.” Asking that the letter’s statement about supporting the bill “in concept” be removed, Ester added, “I would like to see firm leadership from this board that says ‘we support SB 562.’” Other county residents and health care workers agreed, citing ruinously expensive health care costs as a reason to clearly state support for SB 562. The only supervisor willing to do that was Supervisor Mike Wilson. Supervisor Virginia Bass, who co-sponsored the letter with Supervisor Estelle Fennell, said she has doubts about SB 562’s viability but wants the board to consider and discuss it. Fennell said the bill’s lack of identified funding raises concerns about impacts on other programs and creation of another unfunded state mandate. And Supervisor Rex Bohn said he’s “scared to death of having the institution that runs the DMV take care of my health care.” Bohn added that he’d like to have a single payer system but suggested

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Longtime county resident Harold English told supervisors that he and his wife are “your definition of mom and pop” and “I’ve never been closer to losing everything I’ve worked for than right now.” Nicole Keenan said an avalanche of costs related to regulation is draining the community’s economic life. “This is frickin’ killing me – it’s killing a lot of people,” she continued. She related the financial struggles of the Mateel Community Center and Reggae on the River to the impact of new cultivation expenses. “People don’t have money to go out and spend – you guys are wringing us dry,” she said. “Wringing us completely flippin’ dry – we don’t have any money.” She told supervisors, “You are ruining our community.” A founding member of the True Humboldt farming collective said that “the cultivators that come through True Humboldt’s doors are now broken, tired and financially strapped individuals who have parceled out their life’s savings in 20 and 30 thousand dollar increments to consultants.” She added, “Most of the best growers that I know cannot survive.” Charlotte Silverstein, the owner of Garden of Beadin in Garberville, said the impacts radiate throughout Southern Humboldt’s economy. She told supervisors that “you are sucking us dry, most businesses in Garberville are between 30 to 60 percent off.” Referring to the county’s billing of a full year of taxes regardless of the timing of permit approval or whether cannabis is actually produced, Silverstein added, “Whoever thought of taxing something before it’s grown.” One longtime county resident and cannabis farmer said, “I understand that we need to tax to a certain point but let’s not tax this industry so that it completely goes away.” Telling supervisors that “you’re creating another dust bowl,” a man who’s trying get a 2,000-square-foot grow permitted said it has been surprisingly difficult. At one point he spoke directly to Southern Humboldt Supervisor Estelle Fennell. “What happened to the small guys, Estelle -- you threw us under the bus,” he said, as

applause sounded. “Thanks a heap,” he added as he walked from the podium. Salmon Creek area cannabis farmer Rueben Childs described the permitting process as a costly gamble. “Now I’m paying for the permission to ask for permission to be approved – which I may still not be approved on,” he said, as audience members laughed and applauded. Southern Humboldt Attorney Ed Denson has told the board, in writing, that changes to the tax collection structure of Measure S are illegal due to it being a voter initiative. He described the overall start-up costs of becoming legal as a diversion from community-building. “KMUD’s broke, the Mateel is broke, business is off, charitable donations are down – all the money has been soaked up by the permitting,” he said. After the public comment session, Fennell noted the relationship between permitting and environmental protection. “It’s unfortunate that you are dealing with a lot of – a lot of – legal issues from a lot of agencies, so it’s not a huge amount that can take that away, it’s all having to do with the environment,” she said. Fennell noted that there was a period when “we were precluded from making any amendments or accepting any new applications” due to the filing of a lawsuit that demanded more thorough environmental review of the county’s permitting. She announced that the board will review a new draft commercial cannabis production ordinance and its Environmental Impact Report on Feb. 27. She also reported that herself and Board Chair Ryan Sundberg are members of a board committee that will make suggestions on cannabis policy such as the tax program and also recommend a structure for creating a formal county advisory committee on cannabis regulation. Fennell encouraged participation in decision-making processes. “There are a lot of you here today who I recognize but I didn’t see you when we were discussing this earlier,” she said. She invited people who want to talk to call her at (707) 476-2392.

that it’s a pipe dream. “I’d also like world peace and for my grandkids to have ponies but I have to be realistic too,” he said. “I actually fear the insurance companies much more than I fear the DMV in terms of handling delivery of services,” said Wilson. “Certainly all the other countries that have universal health care also strive for world peace and ponies for everybody – they don’t have those but they still have universal health care, so we are kind of behind in this regard.” Wilson had recommended a series of language changes to the letter but subsequent debate demonstrated that supervisors aren’t ready to advance a definite position on the bill. They decided to have Bass and Wilson collaborate on a new version of the letter and return with a draft of it at a near future meeting. HCA HUMBOLDT MEETS The regular meeting of HCA—Humboldt will be held Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m., followed by a group support descent on the Trinidad City Council meeting at the Trinidad Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. The subject of interest there is encouragement to produce a letter of support from the council to the California legislature for SB 562, the single-payer universal healthcare bill currently stalled in the State Assembly.

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im permits. The program was launched because the county has a heavy backlog of pending applications. A requirement of getting a state license is having a local permit and Ford said that to date, the county has issued about 360 interim permits. He recommended that the commission extend interim permitting to Sept. 29, which is the latest date that the most recent permit applications need to be deemed complete by. Ford said the program has been effective in enabling state licensing. With its extension, “We would continue to put our cultivators in a position to succeed at the state level,” he added. The process of getting an interim permit involves confirmation of cultivation area through satellite imagery or what a written staff report describes as “other substantial evidence.” Confirmation that there are no violations at grow sites and agreements that outline the conditions of continued cultivation are also required. Ford said there are about 550 cultivators eligible for additional interim permitting. The number is fixed because the county hasn’t been accepting any permit applications since the start of 2017. The application process will be re-opened when a new version of a commercial production ordinance is approved. During a public comment session, growers and their representatives supported the extension. But Blue Lake resident Kent Sawatsky questioned the interim program’s effectiveness and suggested that it can be challenged. “There’s a proven lack of ability to bring these permits to fruition, that’s why we’re where we’re at,” he said, referring to the permit processing backlog. “So you’re basically going to go ahead and give an additional grow service to people, many of which, when the rubber meets the road, will not be qualified” Sawatsky said he believes the county has

issued interim permits to applicants who have “zero entitlements” because they don’t have legal lots, a claim that he said he is researching. He also questioned the county’s ability to confirm growers’ claims about the size – and existence – of the grows described in their applications. The cultivators who spoke view the program as a positive step. “Getting our state temporary licenses really gives us a chance to show what we’ve done, move people forward and it gives people an opportunity to start acting in compliance with their compliance agreements,” said Nathan Whittington, a grower and consultant. “Having access to markets with this interim permit is key,” said Natalynne DeLapp of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance. “We have farmers with product from 2017 that cannot access the market until they have a temporary license – they need to be able to connect with distributors and manufacturers and ultimately to retail.” She added, “If they can’t sell their product, there’s no money coming in.” Prior to the approval of the program, Commissioner Dave Edmonds asked about the methods of confirming the contents of interim permit applications. “What we will be doing is seeing what evidence the applicant has submitted,” Ford said, adding there have been instances where the county has found that the growers’ documentation is accurate and more revealing than aerial imagery. As interim permitting continues, the county will “start with what the applicant provides to see if they took the time to provide good, factual information and then we

REMEMBERING PARKLAND American flags were flown at half-staff through Monday, Feb. 19 to honor the victims of the tragedy in Parkland, Fla. A Presidential Proclamation read: “Our Nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones in the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on February 14, 2018, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, February 19, 2018.” Photos by KLh | Union are going to verify that to the extent that we can,” said Ford. Violation of compliance agreements will lead to loss of permits and remediation. Ford was asked how

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Probationer on bail chased around, tracked down, gun & ammo found Mad RiveR Union suspect was identified as Fortuna resARCATA/McKINLEYVILLE – On ident Robert Jordan Lippert, 29. LipWednesday, Feb. 14 at about 8:36 pert is on court-ordered probation for p.m., an officer with the Arcata Po- possession of a controlled substance lice Department conducted a traffic for sale and burglary. enforcement stop on a Ford Officers responded to a F-150 in the 1700 block of G local motel where Lippert Street. was contacted and taken The vehicle failed to yield into custody for his role in to the officer and a vehicle the pursuit. pursuit ensued. The susDuring a search of his pect vehicle continued to motel room per the terms of McKinleyville where officers his probation, officers locateventually terminated the ed bear mace and narcotics. Robert Jordan pursuit due to public safety It was also learned that Lippert concerns. Lippert had been free on A short time later, a California bail for being a felon in possession of Highway Patrol officer located the ve- a firearm, illegal possession of a firehicle on U.S. Highway 101 headed back arm and unlawful possession of amtowards Arcata. They initiated a traffic munition. stop on the vehicle, which again fled Lippert was taken to the Humfrom officers. The CHP pursued the boldt County Correctional Facility and vehicle to Sunset Avenue where the booked on the following fresh charges: suspect vehicle exited and continued • Felony reckless evading towards the downtown area. The CHP • Felon in possession of tear gas officer discontinued their pursuit of • Committing a felony while on bail the suspect at that point. • Possession of a controlled subDuring the subsequent investi- stance gation by Arcata Police officers, the • Violation of probation

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ARCATA – On Saturday, Feb. 17 at about 1:06 a.m., an officer from the Arcata Police Department recognized a subject riding a bicycle on Alliance Road as Tyler Blaine Gingerich. The officer knew Gingerich was wanted by the Eureka Police Department for driving a stolen vehicle; evading; hit and run; and violation of probation. Before the officer could initiate an enforcement stop, Gingerich fled up a footpath towards Anina Tyler Blaine Way. Other officers Gingerich converged on the area and with the assistance of a citizen, took Gingerich into custody in the backyard of a residence in the 1200 block of Anina Way. Gingerich was additionally charged with possession of a slungshot and possession of drug paraphernalia. A slungshot is defined as a “striking weapon consisting of a heavy weight attached to a flexible handle.” Gingerich was booked and lodged into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the above charges.

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HOOPA – On Saturday, Feb. 17, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a disturbance behind the Hoopa Gas Station. Deputies, along with officers from the Hoopa Tribal Police Department, responded and located a female victim with a gunshot wound. The victim succumbed to her injuries on scene. Through further investigation and with the community’s assistance, a suspect was identified as 30-year-old Antone Aubrey. Antone He was arrested and transAubrey ported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on suspicion of murder. Aubrey’s bail has been set at $1,000,000. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 4457251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

Upstairsers’ jumpy Tupperware rave a raucous stompfest • Friday, January 26 5:08 p.m. A woman at a Valley West golden arches said a man had been blowing rocks about with an air blower, an unconventional hobby and one whose delights must remain undescribed, since the rubble-rouser wouldn’t talk about it and drove away in a red pickup truck pulling a trailer with green wooden panels. Meanwhile, back at the lady, she was vexed because some of the blizzard of pebbles that had engulfed her car had somehow insinuated themselves into the vehicle’s crevices, jamming her windows in place and preventing them from being rolled up and down. • Saturday, January 27 7:36 a.m. A door-to-door cigarette panhandler with a duffel bag didn’t take it well when a resident at Quarter Way and Palomino Lane told him she didn’t have any. His boundless wrath included obscene hand gestures directed at the non-smoker. 5:17 p.m. After selling a washer and dryer through that list of Craig’s, the buyer sent a Ninth Street resident a check for $2,000 and then texted over instructions for disbursing the cash to various people. 6:08 p.m. The evening’s Pointlessness Olympics got off to a rousing start with three, maybe four gladiators warring on the Plaza; the exact number hard to ascertain amid the tatterdemalion blur of nondescript garments. 6:25 p.m. Either the previous hostilities festered anew or a fresh hell erupted by a Plaza liquor store. More of a heck, since the combatants were down to two or three, and they quickly melded into the hirsute hobosphere. 8:38 p.m. One Union Streeter’s ceiling is another one’s floor, and as best the downstairs resident could tell, the one with the floor was either conducting some sort of banging and stomping train-

ing session or holding history’s most raucous Tupperware party. Another scenario posited that the people upstairs were just jumping up and down. 9:50 p.m. A Valley East Boulevard dumpster corral was under brief siege by a bearded man in a white shirt with black sleeves – possibly the uniform of the 101st Dumpster Assault Team. However, the commando’s gritty determination withered in the passive counterassault of the hasp with a dangling Master Lock, and he soldiered off to even greater conquests. • Sunday, January 28 12:20 a.m. A drunk who knocked on a random L.K. Wood Boulevard door first asked for a ride, but circumstances – primarily his declining consciousness – dictated some nimble force majeure, so he laid down for a nap in the yard. Awoken and arrested. 2:11 a.m. Spear Avenue residents’ doorbells rang when a man with long blonde hair in a trench coat went door to door asking to use the phone. 6:18 a.m. As a man in a red bandanna savored his stolen cup of coffee in a gray sedan outside a Uniontown store, an officer came and arrested him. At least he was alert enough to sign the paperwork. 9:44 a.m. Hostilities flared inside several businesses, first on H Street, where donuts, maple bars and sitabouts glisten. One hapless donutgoer complained of two men antagonizing him, one with a guitar and the other a gray beard. 6:31 p.m. A shopper at a Valley West store where nothing need be priced reported an attack by a bearded backpacker. 7:32 p.m. A downtown restaurant’s lively banter paused at the spectacle of a man in leather jacket yelling and charging at people. He

was deemed drunk, arrested and the banter deficit was reversed. 10:22 p.m. In a scene befitting a teen slasher film, a woman got a text from her Iverson Avenue roommate two hours previous asking if she was trying to get in to the house, because it sure sounded like someone was. After that, the roommate stopped responding to texts. Time to go check out the basement with a cheap flashlight. • Monday, January 29 6:16 a.m. All the donut shop’s a stage, and the woman having a 14-megaton snittyfit in the entrance was its principal player this morning. After some preliminary arguments with innocent passersby, she tried to rip the bell off the door by its very roots, then embarked on a celebratory crawl across the street. 12:32 p.m. A two-year-old was reported guzzling alcohol from an open container in the Plaza’s center, the boozy babe borne in the arms of its Parent of the Year mom. 1:36 p.m. After ripping off someone’s wallet, the thief’s first stop was a Valley West liquor store. 2:28 p.m. Two calls came in about someone sitting upright in the same position for hours under the children’s play structure in weirdo-magnet Cahill Park. The specimen in question was miraculously visible despite the camouflage hoodie pulled over its head. 3:12 p.m. A 70-year-old woman was abandoned at a reverse-prestigious Valley West motel by traveling companions, who injured her and then left with her debit card. This according to her daughter, calling from Alabama. 10:40 p.m. A short man carrying a cane knocked on an Iverson Avenue resident’s front door asking for a drink of water. • Tuesday, January 30 8:21 a.m. A man on the Plaza argued

fiercely with a statue at its center. The outcome is unknown, but so far the big guy is still there. 8:24 a.m. A man complained of harassing phone calls from his brother. 11:05 p.m. A man with a car full of dogs parked in front of a dingbat-beleaguered Valley West preschool kept getting in and out of his vehicle and scratching at the paint. As one does. 7:33 p.m. Discriminating jewelry buyers had the opportunity to peruse the artisanal grungewear for sale in a Valley West gas station parking lot, although the beanie-topped sales advisor was somewhat preoccupied with threatening the employees. 7:54 p.m. For whatever reason, a downtown store called police over a man asleep with his pants down just outside, his cozy nest furnished with garbage and poop. 9:29 p.m. Though supposedly moved along, the pants-down wretch was still there. Police were asked to make him clean up his mess, and he was moved along this time for reals. 11:16 p.m. A vehicle repossession in Courtyard Circle was smooth and successful, in no small part because the not-owner was unaware of the furtive operation. • Wednesday, January 31 1:05 a.m. An athletic competition enthusiast who’d been ejected from a Plaza sports bar was back, further endearing himself to the proprietors by screaming threats and kicking the front door. Not even his shimmering black track suit with “FOOTBALL” written on the shirt restored his sports cred. 8:56 a.m. A galumph of grody goodtimers clogged up an H Street sidewalk, smoking the breakfast joints. 12:16 p.m. Overheard at a Sunny Brae apartment were a man and woman. She: “I don’t know where I am.” He: “GET OUT!”

8:43 p.m. A shoeless woman made a scene at a Valley West laundromat, throwing things, screaming obscenities and refusing entreaties to chew up the scenery elsewhere. • Thursday, February 1 6:52 a.m. Every bicyclist’s nightmare happened to a rider at Ericson Way and Aldergrove Road when a car opened its door into his path. The biker sustained a leg abrasion and blood blister. 9:15 a.m. A woman wearing two backpacks yelled at people at Eighth and L streets. 9:32 a.m. A man loitering at the Valley West preschool’s garbage enclosure rocked back and forth as if unwell. 9:40 a.m. Cutting his ex’s gas line wasn’t retribution enough for a former husband. No, he had to go into her apartment, get on her computer and read her email. 9:48 a.m. A burglar entered an Eastern Avenue home through a bedroom window, with crushed houseplants left to tell the tale. The thief used housekeys to open up the garage and steal a weed whacker. 1:22 p.m. A bike-borne woman in Valley West rode up to passersby asking for money, then argued with them when they didn’t kick down. She seemed to be reaching for her purse in a manner that suggested there was a weapon inside. 11:44 p.m. Utilizing infallible drunk-person logic, a feller in a cowboy hat stuffed a bottle o’ hooch up his sleeve in a Uniontown store, thinking no one would notice. They did; he was arrested. • Friday, February 2 12:02 a.m. When an Alliance Road apartment dweller asked a neighbor to quiet down, she was spit upon. • Saturday, February 3 2 a.m. A man sat in a parked white Toyota for several days, annoying someone in the area. Asked to leave, he made the I’m shootinga-gun-at-you hand gesture.

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OPINION Let us remake ourselves, our towns and society in a more rational fashion McKinley again?!?

His head is once again on the chopping block, which happens about every 20 years. Whether to keep him or not, that’s always the big question. However, there are a few other things to consider. The McKinley statue was a gift to the City of Arcata and that gift was accepted by a resolution. If the City Council decides to remove him, is this an indication of how the City handles gifts and would that discourage future gifts? Because the statue is over 50 years old, its removal will require an Environmental Impact Report. Who will pay for the EIR and who will pay for the statue’s removal? Context and relocation must be addressed in the EIR. Arcata Main Street wants the Plaza placed on the National Register of Historic Places. How will the removal of the statue affect that designation? The Arcata City Council is wondering whether or not to place the decision of McKinley on the November ballot, which also has its own costs. It is important to note that the vote would still be advisory and the council would still have to bite the bullet and make the final decision. Whatever the decision, some of us will be happy and others not. Don’t we love Arcata? Always something. Alex Stillman Arcata citizen

v LETTERS Planning Commission meeting is February 27. Very soon Planco will address the questions and proposals made by citizens. Developers on this curve of the coast are faced with a raft of incredible problems. Quakes, fires and floods are anticipated and planned for, however, another major problem is endemic. Every year, about a thousand college freshmen arrive with cars right on schedule, and this beautiful little town becomes a car-cluttered quagmire! Mad River Union was right on in featuring the Dec. 20, 2017 guest opinion by Greg King: “What if they built The Village and nobody came … with a car?”) Greg spells it out: “HSU could, like other colleges, prohibit first-year students from bringing cars.” Alert town planners and thoughtful University administrators will, no doubt, have considered this suggestion with regard to the major developments proposed for Arcata. Reportedly, AMCAL, the company scheduled to build “The Village,” “would be happy” to build dorms with 369 fewer parking spaces. Consequently, there would be more ferns and less fumes, more reading, and less road rage, more stars and less street lights. A beautiful little park in that bustling building complex would be a pleasant surprise. My wife and I live in a coastal woodland south of Trinidad. Arcata is our favorite little city among the many, in the various continents where we have lived and worked. I have very little to add to Greg’s suggestions. We knew this resourceful activist years ago when he was a youngster, in what was a rural area west of Santa Rosa. His parents, Tom and Jessie King, were good friends. (Incidentally, “King Range” is a family namesake.) Greg abandoned promising career opportunities and risked all in becoming a notable conservationist on track with John Muir and Lucille Vinyard. Greg lives in Arcata, and like the rest of us, hopes that horror that happened in Santa Rosa will not occur elsewhere! A small portion of Greg’s January article is copied as follows: “HSU affords Arcata and North Coast many cultural, intellectual and economic opportunities that only a college can provide ... Municipalities around the world are planning for the benefit of PEOPLE with great success. … Arcata policymakers and planners can and should create a transportation paradigm that nurtures and rewards car-free travel. That’s the future. Let’s embrace it.” John Wiebe Westhaven

as saying that the rural quality of this area means that “if something bad happens it won’t be a big deal,” but of course it would be a very big deal to the resident whose body or property was crashed into by a drone. I am a retired commercial pilot and I have an understanding of aviation safety requirements, as well as empathy for the public’s need to protect quality of life parameters, such as noise. I live on Azalea Avenue in view of the ACV approach. Over the years this neighborhood has been increasingly impacted by aircraft noise, and both the increase in number of flights and the transition to jet aircraft have contributed to this problem. Also, Coast Guard helicopters regularly violate the FAA’s minimum AGL (above ground level) requirement for flight over a populated area. We already have too many aircraft flying low and disturbing the peace in McKinleyville. I have been talking with my neighbors, and none of us want to see (or hear) any increase in air traffic. In addition to exacerbating the aircraft noise problem, low-flying drone aircraft would create invasion of privacy issues, as they are generally used for video purposes and are often guided using the video data. Would your backyard still feel private when a drone flew over you, and you knew that there was someone watching the video feed from its cameras? Public safety is, of course, a huge issue. People involved in an “experiment” should be volunteers, and not be subjected to potential hazards against their will, or without their knowledge. The article in the Mad River Union is in agreement with various articles in the Wall Street Journal over the last year that while drone technology has a variety of potential commercial applications, it is still a fledgling technology. As such it is a danger to a residential community. Two years ago I was standing at the arrivals gate at the airport, watching my wife’s flight on final approach. Suddenly a Coast Guard helicopter crossed over the field from the west at very low altitude, in violation of control zone regulations, and the United Airlines pilot correctly aborted his landing approach and flew around for a second (and successful) approach to landing. While I have great respect for both the safety mission and courage of the Coast Guard, either their training parameters or lack of experience make them a wild card in our local airspace. While helicopters are large and easy to see while on approach, drone aircraft are not, and the safety of passengers who use ACV requires that we do not permit any other potentially unpredictable aircraft hazards. Sincerely, Thomas Fossier McKinleyville

McKinleyville Watch Page just the other day. Ryan Sundberg: I heard this was passed at the Planning Commission meeting last night, I am not sure what the vote was though. Sounds like it is likely to be appealed to the Board of Supervisors. It won’t be rubber stamped, all projects are carefully reviewed and follow strict CEQA and State laws. I have not reviewed the project yet (so I don’t know if I will be for or against) since it has not been to the Board, only the Planning Commission. If you have comments further for me on this, please email to rsundberg@co.humboldt.ca.us. Thanks, Ryan. Sounds good right? If this is true then it should be no problem for Mr. Sundberg to vote against this application and rezoning request. The community is watching closely and will see if the Board of Supervisors (BOS) listens to community concerns or if the fix is already in to approve this project. The fact that this project was on the consent agenda for approval at the PC shows that there was intent to simply approve this without much public input. Many in the community feel that the stage was already set for approval of this project awhile back when the BOS approved the General Plan designation to changed the allowed uses to heavy industrial for this project. This change was done with the knowledge of the MF application for the hash lab so that everything would line up later to approve the application. The earlier BOS hearing archives on the General Plan Update can be reviewed to verify this information. Other comments made by the Planning Director John Ford and several Planning Commissioners at the MF hearing were also stated incorrectly. They stated because the GP designations for the MF parcel and been changed that planning law required a zoning change to match that GP change. There is no such planning law. In fact it works just the opposite to what was stated. The correct statement would be that if a zoning change was going to be made then it should be consistent with the GP designation, but does not have to as the GP is simply a guideline. There are many case in county planning where zoning changes were made that were not consistent with the GP. Additionally, there are several zoning options that the PC could consider for the MF parcel that would be consistent with the GP update, without making it heavy industrial. The real question here is do our elected representatives and appointed Planning Commissioners listen to community concerns and act to protect our water supplies, or do they do the bidding of the moneyed interests, public concerns be dammed. Barbara Russell Glendale

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McKmeltdown movement

We are excited about the opportunity for positive change on our central town plaza. The movement to transition from the McKinley statue to something more reflective of our current community is strong. The idea of replacing the existing statue with a kinetic sculpture has already been proposed. We are writing in support of this concept, as well as expanding on it with ideas that could make it more relevant and widely supported. We suggest that a call to artists be published, seeking to commission a new piece of public art. The specific requirements would include melting down the existing statue and reusing its metal to create a kinetic sculpture. The repurposing of the metal would be required to be one of the sculpture’s primary components. This would create both an energetic and a material exchange, symbolic of Arcata’s environmental and artistic stance. A kinetic sculpture would give movement and liveliness to the square and be a draw for locals and tourists of all ages. The kinetic sculpture race has become nationally known as a fun and innovative component of our community. We see this as an opportunity to emphasize a positive aspect of our public image. Turning the old statue into something new could serve as an example in the ongoing debate about the many politically charged statues throughout our nation, generating good publicity for our town. The re-use of the old statue’s materials would include and reference the past. The installation of a plaque with a statement of intent, what the metal was in its original state and some history about the process of its’ transition would be an integral part of this project. We see it as community driven project. A call to artists would be widely distributed and a sum of money offered for this important piece of public art. Funds would need to be raised for both the commission and installation. The proposals could be reviewed and judged by a diverse community group, including Plaza business owners, historians, local tribe representatives, City Council members, Plaza police patrol, as well as artists and other interested citizens. We back this idea as a way for McKinley, and Arcata, to transform, not hiding the past, but stepping into the future with a sense of possibility and responsibility. Jeannie Fierce, artist, member, Arcata Artisans Gallery, Co-owner Wildberries Marketplace Anna Oneglia, artist, member, Arcata Artisans Gallery

Is life possible in Arcata?

What makes a city the vital life-center of a community aside from a good newspaper and a colorful population? New York has a bay, a river, universities, and a beautiful centrally-located park; San Francisco has a bay, a river, universities and a beautiful, centrally-located park; Arcata has a bay, a river, a university and a baneful, centrally-located bronze statue. (And – Yes, there’s that fantastic forest on the slopes to the east.) These cities are exemplary to other centers, and alike in that they belong, not only to residents but also to those of us who visit and value them. The little city of Arcata, given some thoughtful town-planning, could become a paragon for development for California. The next

Drone issues need answers

Daniel Mintz highlights the intention of corporations to test their drones in Humboldt county in his article, “ACV a corporate droneport?” Mintz points out that this decision will be up to the Board of Supervisors, but should it be? In a time when major corporations harvest, mine, and sell users’ data throughout the entirety of the internet, should the public subject themselves to physical surveillance as well? While this opportunity may be beneficial for the corporations and the county, how will this benefit the citizens? Added tax revenue at the expense of privacy? Who are these “large corporations” and what kind of data or tests will they be conducting or gathering? In a time when the FCC is proposing to rollback regulations that keep privacy barriers in place, how can the public subject themselves to other forms of surveillance? The time of unlimited technological growth at the expense of our privacy needs to end. The idea that the rurality of Humboldt is beneficial is ridiculous. The whole idea rurality is what has brought many people to this area. It is what has brought students from the cities here to escape the bustling, noisy, intrusive, and overseeing nature of the city. These tests from unnamed corporations will be nothing but an additional intrusion into the privacy many have sought. The decision on whether or not to approve this measure absolutely needs a public comment hearing. The rural populous should have the opportunity to comment on a decision that allows further intrusion into their lives. Freddy Brewster McKinleyville

Don’t drone me, bro

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the possibility of using ACV as a testing ground for UAS, or “drone’ aircraft. The article in the Mad River Union dated January 31 has no information about rules and restrictions that would protect the quality of life here in McKinleyville or the safety of residents, yet these are necessary considerations. The article quotes David Marshall

At the State of McKinleyville meeting on Jan. 18 at Azalea Hall one of the audience members asked the question “why did the Planning Commission (PC) remove the restriction to keep Cannabis operations at least 600 feet from a school bus stop?” Supervisor Sundberg’s appointee to the Planning Commission, Ben Shepherd answered the question. Mr. Shepherd said that all of the public testimony at the Planning Commission hearing recommended that the restriction be removed so that is what the PC did. He went on to say that if folks wanted a say in these decisions they should show up to the hearings and testify. This is a “double sandard” on the part of Mr. Shepherd. At the same PC meeting where they eliminated the 600-foot requirement, there was a hearing on the volatile hash lab request for a zoning change and cannabis application from Mercer Frasier (MF). During that hearing virtually all testimony was opposed to the MF application, except the applicant and their representatives. In this case Ben Shepherd led the charge to approve the application and zoning change to heavy industrial and he and a majority of the Planning Commissioners walked right over public comment. So much for listening to the public testimony which included the water district that serves most of the water customers in Humboldt County. The same “double standard” happened on a previous MF application for another volatile hash lab in the Willow Creek area. This lab would be next to a major recreation area called Big Rock and it would be near a school. The Willow Creek Community Services District (WCCSD) and many community members opposed this application and zoning change and yet Ben and a majority of the Planning Commissioners approved the application and zoning change. So much for listening to public comment. It would appear that moneyed interests overrule the publics concerns for water and safety. So what does our supervisor think about all of this? Here is a post he made on the

“Me, too,” we should all say, “time’s up”for sexual harassment and abuse of power. With these current concerns, can we also include discussion about misuse of domestic violence laws, bully tactics by some family law attorneys, and the complacence of judges who allow these tactics? Domestic violence law allows court orders for the emergency eviction from the home of a violent person who threatens to hurt his or her partner. However, though surprise eviction is intended to protect abused partners, there are attorneys who have misused the domestic violence evictions to grab, for the attorney’s client, the evicted partner’s property and gain child custody, without the court first hearing the evicted party’s side of the story. Such misuse of domestic-violence evictions weakens the law’s protections. When there is not an emergency, lawyers should not be allowed to claim one. When there is not a clear history of domestic violence, before eviction the County should investigate the attorney’s claims. The County has a District Attorney, Public Defender, and the court’s family law investigator. They can check the allegations. Such investigation can determine whether there is truly an emergency, and whether the case justifies ex parte denial of an accused person’s basic rights. The court, by endorsing false allegations and legitimizing lies, fosters abuse of laws intended to protect people from domestic violence, inflicts unjust denial of constitutional rights, causes excessive legal costs, and destroys family relations. As our awareness grows – of human rights and gender stereotypes – we should not allow such misuse of domestic violence law. Perhaps the next generation of Superior Court judges will hold family law attorneys to a higher standard. I am interested in your readers’ own stories, whether they support or dispute my views: please write me at jdarh@lycos.com. Jon Hedlund Eureka

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PLAZA UPRISING VDay Humboldt brought the sixth annual One Billion Rising event to the Plaza, raising their voices against the violence and abuse committed against women and children around the world. Students from Arcata Elementary School and Sunny Brae Middle School performed the song, “Home We’ll Go.” Right, silhouettes from the Silent Witness Project represent local victims of domestic violence. Also participating was the North Coast Rape Crisis Team and presenters of The Vagina Monologues, which plays this Friday Feb. 23, 2018 at 8 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 24 at 2 and p.m. at Eureka’s North Coast Repertory Theatre. vdayhumboldt.org photos by KLh | Union

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OUR OWN WORST ENEMY By day, Arcata people signal their environmental virtues in so many ways – bumper stickers, earnest social media protestations, marching for science, you name it. Ah, but by night it’s a different story – one of expediency and sheer unbridled sneakiness, with everything from furniture to trash to e-waste being deposited on sidewalks and parks where it quickly becomes rain-sodden garbage others must deal with. The Environmental Services department called someone whose name was on envelopes in the pile of debris at left; per routine, he professed complete ignorance. The garbage, which appears virtually every day in Arcata, must be picked up and disposed of by the City of Arcata, costing taxpayers the equivalent of a full-time city worker. Much of the sidewalk sluffage is still useable and would be welcome at any of the local thrift shops, and Recology Arcata even offers free bulky item pickups. More information is available at cityofarcata.org/313/Recycling-Garbage and recology.com/recology-arcata. But then again, anyone responsible for the above probably doesn’t care. Left photo KLh | Union; right photo coUrtesy ArcAtA environmentAL services

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VIGILANT This is Citizen Volunteer Patroller Paul Wilson. Paul protects passersby at the site of a fallen power line Saturday. Be like Paul. KLh | Union

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McKINLEYVILLE – The 20th Annual International Latino Film Festival will be held Tuesday, Feb. 27 through Thursday March 1, at the Mill Creek Cinema, 1575 Betty Ct. in McKinleyville from 6 p.m. to 10:20 p.m. This long-standing community event is a collaboration of College of the Redwoods Humanities Department and Humboldt State University’s World Languages & Cultures Department. Students and the Isabel Lipthay general public are invited to view three outstanding films relating to the theme Recent Chilean Blockbusters: The Maid (Sebastián Silva, 2009); Gloria (Sebastián Lelio, 2013), and Neruda (Pablo Larraín, 2016). All films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. The special guest speaker for this year’s festival is Isabel Lipthay, who is a writer, musician, journalist and professor. Each evening, Lipthay will introduce the films and provide us with insight into the content and key social issues portrayed in the films. Following the screening, CR and HSU professors will share their impressions of the films, and together with Lipthay they will engage the audience in a panel discussion in English. For academic credit, enrolled students will write an additional paper. Isabel Lipthay studied journalism and voice [singing] in Chile. During Pinochet´s dictatorship she worked as a cultural journalist for HOY, Radio Chilena, La Bicicleta, Televisión Nacional, Análisis – under strict censorship. She worked as public relations officer with the theater group “El Telón” of Juan Radrigán and with “Taller 666,” where she organized movies FILM FEST

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Seascape’s sourdough centennial The story of the mother dough from Alaska’s Mother Lode and how it lives on today in Trinidad Janine Volkmar MAd river union

TRINIDAD – Bob Hallmark was the captain of The Jo, a fishing vessel out of Trinidad. In the 1980s, lots of boats went up to Cordova, Alaska to fish for crab. “We’d go up at the end of April and come back in late September,” Hallmark said. “We used razor clams as bait. We’d go down 90 miles south to Controller Bay to dig them. They were so thick that you would just start a hole and then keep working that hole until you had plenty. Generally we’d dig one or two five gallon buckets full, then smash them and put them into jars. We needed to get that smell out.” “Once I ate some but there was too much fat in them and I got sick,” he added. What Hallmark did like to eat in Cordova was pancakes. Sourdough pancakes. Sourdough is an iconic Alaskan way of raising dough, one that traces its roots back to the Gold Rush. Sourdough starters are carefully tended and jealously guarded. Many cities in Alaska claim that their strain of starter is the best. Hallmark fished there from the 1980s until 1991. He was eating pancakes at his favorite cafe in Cordova when he heard the sad news that it was closing. “What am I going to do without these pancakes?” SOURDOUGH STEWARD Chef he asked the owner. The Penelope Gurley keeps the owner gave him some of sourdough starter going. Janine Volkmar | union

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THE JOURNEY Above, Bob Hallmark aboard The Jo, top, in the 1980s. Hallmark would head from Trinidad to Alaska to go crabbing. There, he obtained a sourdough starter still used today to make pancakes at the Seascape Restaurant in Trinidad. Photos courtesy BoB hallmark

Latin all-star band to shake up the dance floor ArcAtA PlAyhouse

ARCATA – The Arcata Playhouse opens up its dance floor for the sultry rhythms of Humboldt’s own Timbata on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. This sizzling hot Latin band is a sextet performing Cuban popular dance music with original arrangements in unique musical configurations. The band features Eugene Novotney, Howie Kaufman, Jonathan Kipp, David Peñalosa, Michael Stephenson and Nick Moore. Every band member is a drummer. The Cuban genres performed by Timbata include son, salsa, songo, timba, batá, mozambique, rumba, descarga, and Latin jazz. The band also draws from other Disaporic genres such as calypso, cumbia, samba, funk, and contemporary dance music from Zimbabwe, Mali and the Congo. This is definitely music to move by. The Arcata Playhouse is located at 1251 Ninth St. in Arcata. Doors at 7:30 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general and $13

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TIMBATA All the members of Timbata know how to play drums. Their music will make you move. Photo By BoB Doran students and members and are available at Wildberries Marketplace, ar-

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HSU – Join the HSU Department of Music for a double-header of great instrumental music, featuring the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra, on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. The Wind Ensemble will feature the work of two local artists. Fred Tempas, who has been playing solo, chamber, band and orchestral music in Humboldt County for over 35 years in addition to being HSU's long standing tuba professor, will be spot-lighted on the first movement of "Concerto for Bass Tuba in F minor" by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Also on the program is the world premiere of local composer Michael Kibbe's new work "Vortex," a very challenging piece that places demands of complex rhythms and articulations upon all sections of the ensemble. Rounding out the first half of the program are Percy Grainger's "Colonial Song" and two movements of "Three Dance Preludes from On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein, whose centennial celebration is being marked by ensembles all over the world in 2018. The stage will be quickly rearranged and the Jazz Orchestra will take the field under the direction of band leader Dan Aldag. They will play four fantastic charts, including "Vine Street Rumble" composed in 1960 by Benny Carter for the Count Basie Orchestra. The Basie band HSU CONCERT

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he little town of Blue Lake is bustling with people enjoying the late winter sun. While it may end up cold, and sometimes foggy or even misty in the morning, the days have been sunny and beautiful here in Blue Lake. We love seeing new faces and old enjoying our trails and our businesses. Rock painting, hiding Coming soon in Blue Lake, another great rock painting and hiding event! Come out to the Mad River Grange, our favorite community gathering spot, on Saturday, Feb 24 and bring your rocks. Painting supplies and ideas will be provided. This is a free event and open to all in the community! On Sunday, Feb 25, we will be hiding and finding our rocks around the community. If you aren’t familiar with this movement, check out Facebook groups like #stonedinhumboldt or #bluelakerocks. This exciting fresh idea is a great way to get creative and get outside! Spring break Other notable happenings, the Blue Lake Wha-Nika Women’s Club will be meeting on Thursday, Feb 22 and the Blue Lake School will be on break for the week of Feb. 19-23. After break, the Blue Lake Mustangs Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity basketball teams will finish up their season, with one final Varsity game to take place on Thursday March 1 in the Blue Lake gym. Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for some exciting fundraisers and activities taking place in March, including the Soroptimist of McKinleyville Wonder Woman Dash, which will take place on Saturday, March 3! Registration is going on right now through the Soroptimist International – McKinleyville Facebook page, and what better way to run throughout the fabulous City of Blue Lake in your favorite superhero costume or cape! Here’s to longer days, sunshine, and exciting new events!

“Creating Calm and Well Being,” an Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI) class, begins today, Feb. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Trinidad Library and continues each Wednesday through March 14. Explore a few simple and fun mindfulness practices that create states of happiness and joy instead of worry. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience, learn how you can use your mind and your everyday experiences to promote well-being, inner strength, and calmness in meeting today’s challenges. OLLI members pay $70. Sign up at humboldt.edu/olli and refer to class number 27176 or call (707) 8265880. More well being at a Fine Arts Salon Join Inner Center Fine Arts Institute, Inc. co-director Donna Haddock at a ladies salon discussion on “Finding Coherence, Intentionality, Co-Creation Through Fine Arts” on Friday, March 2 at 10 a.m. No one leaves Donna’s Salons without feeling more enlightened about themselves and their world. Sign up and find out this month’s venue by calling (707) 496-5350 or go to icfineartsin.org. Light refreshments are provided. A $10 donation is suggested. Public Lands Partnership Excellence Award The Bureau of Land Management has announced the 2018 Public Lands Partnership Excellence award to the California Coastal National Monument Trinidad Gateway. The biennial Excellence Award

BLUE LAKE DINNER The annual Blue Lake Trustee Dinner will be held Wednesday, March 7 from 5:30 to 7;30 p.m. at the Mad River Grange, 110 Hatchery Rd. in Blue Lake. The purpose is to raise money for two $500 college scholarships that will be presented to two former Blue Lake students who are graduating in June 2018 from McKinleyville or Arcata High schools. The menu will include a choice of barbecued grilled steak or a non-meat option, potatoes, a vegetable, salad, dessert and beverages. The price is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 13 years old. Tickets at the door are $25. Call Blue Lake School at (707) 668-5674 for tickets, more information or to make a donation. WOMEN’S HISTORY TEA American Association of University Women (AAUW) has announced that Carol Kinser of Fortuna and Felicia Oldfather of McKinleyville are the Woman’s History Tea Honorees for 2018. The AAUW Women’s History Tea is on Saturday, March 3 at 1:3o p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, located at 15th and H streets in Eureka. (Parking is at 14th and G streets.) This is an annual event when AAUW announces its honorees, women who have made

unique contributions to Humboldt communities. Interested members of the community are welcome, but reservations must be made by Friday, Feb. 23 by calling (707) 442-4643. The cost is $18 for full tea refreshments; $9 for beverage only. The program starts at 1:45 at which time this year’s honorees will be introduced. VEGAN POTLUCK On Sunday, Feb. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m., the Vegan Society of Humboldt will host its third annual “I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan Potluck” at the Humboldt Area Foundation Community Center, 363 Indianola Rd. in Bayside. Join the group and bring your favorite vegan versions of decadent main dishes, appetizer, desserts and treats. Also bring your own place setting, napkins and bowl for each attendee. This event is free and open to the public.

recognizes a BLM partnership that demonstrates exceptional support for the BLM’s interpretation, education and public outreach programs. The Trinidad Gateway CCNM partners are Trinidad Museum Society, Cher-Ae Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, HSU Marine Lab, City of Trinidad, Yurok Tribe, Tsurai Ancestral Society, California State Parks and Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. The partners meet quarterly and participate in regular natural history walks, invasive species removal days, school educational programs, sea bird monitoring, and tours of Trinidad Head Lighthouse (next one is March 3 from 10 a.m. to noon) among other activities. TCLT Executive Director Ben Morehead will accept the award at a ceremony next week in Palm Springs. BLM’s Leisyka Parrott and Chris Heppe lead the CCNM Trinidad Gateway partnership. Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse site selection charette The Cher-Ae Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, the Trinidad Civic Club and the Yurok Tribe will be conducting a public charette to gather community input as to the selection of a permanent location for the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse, Fog Bell and Memorial Plaques on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall. Public input activities will include table discussions, recording positive and negative aspects for potential location and an opportunity to draw

your vision for a final location design. The Civic Club will use all information gathered to determine the most feasible final location for the Memorial Site. Community members not able to attend the charette can give input through a form available in the City Clerk’s office or at the Trinidad Civic Club web site at trinidadcivicclub. org. Forms can be mailed to Trinidad Civic Club, P.O. Box 295, Trinidad, CA 95570. ‘Forty-Second Street’ at Fourth Friday Flicks Westhaven Center for the Arts presents the Busby Berkeley staged and choreographed musical Forty-Second Street on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m., 501 South Westhaven Dr. The 1933 classic features Dick Powell and Bebe Daniels. Admission is $5. Go to westhavencenterorg for the WCA music, art and fitness classes, and discussion group calendar. The gallery is open Friday to Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. New members at Trinidad Art Gallery Vicki Barry, Rick Gustafson, Lisa Landis and John Wesa, new members of the Trinidad Art Gallery cooperative corner of Trinity and Parker streets, will be featured at a reception on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. Vicki Barry works in alcohol ink; Rick Gustafson in photography; Lisa Landis in pastels and John Wesa creates serigraphs. For more information visit trinidadartgallery.com/ gallery-events. Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net.

The Vagina Monologues this weekend at NCRT North Coast repertory theatre

EUREKA – The North Coast Repertory Theatre presents The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, a benefit event for the North Coast Rape Crisis Team. The Vagina Monologues opens at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23. There will be performances at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24. An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a 6-yearold girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina work-

shop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who “liked to look at it.” The Vagina Monologues are directed by Jenna Donahue and Caroline McFarland. Ticket prices are $10 general and $8 for students and seniors. All proceeds go to the North Coast Rape Crisis Team NCRT is located at 300 Fifth Street in Eureka. To purchase tickets online, visit ncrt.net. You can also reach the theater at (797) 442-NCRT (442-6278).

HSU to unveil new Special Collections space at library humboldt state

HSU – On Thursday, March 1 the HSU Library will celebrate the opening of the new Special Collections research space. The event, which starts at 3 p.m. and continues until 5 p.m. on the third floor of the library, will feature distinguished guests and speakers, interactive presentations, guided tours, and much more. This grand opening marks an amazing opportunity for current and future research related to Humboldt County. “Our transformation of Special Collections highlights the past and makes it relevant to the present,” said Cyril Oberlander, Dean of the Library. “We enable project-based learning in classrooms and paid internships to transform personal collections into digital stories with context and connections, and provide learners the opportunity to showcase their research.”

Special Collections offers students, community members and other researchers access to rare and valuable resources that chronicle the unique history of Northwestern California. Librarians provide interactive instruction sessions in the Humboldt Room each semester. These sessions offer students the opportunity to learn by engaging with primary source materials. The opening of this new space, which is nearly three times the size of the former home of Special Collections, will provide greater access to the materials that have become an integral part of the curriculum in courses from disciplines across campus. Since 1976, archival collections were available to the public in the Humboldt Room. Prior to the opening of the Humboldt Room, local history items were kept in various library offices and in storage. The expansion of the Library in 1976 marked the first

EXHIBIT CLOSING PARTY All are invited to come to the closing reception of February’s Arts! Arcata exhibit titled “11¢” at Outer Space, located at 11th and M streets in Arcata on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. Featured this month is local painter and Humboldt State student OTTO. IN-HOME SERVICES

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time in which these unique and rare materials had a centralized location. Carly Marino, special collections librarian, said that the new space will not only benefit the faculty and students that experience the Humboldt Room each semester, but will also increase the opportunities for engaged learning experiences for Library Scholar Interns. The materials in Special Collections emphasize the natural resources, Native peoples, and primary industries of Northwestern California, in addition to the history of Humboldt State University. The archive houses maps, photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, collections and books, as well as other materials that chronicle the people, places, and history of the region. Special Collections is more than just a place for resources. It is a resource that is all about place.

“Each creation is a segment out of my internal universe being affected and inspired by real world occurrences, both glorious and tragic,.” said OTTO. “These paintings act as documentations of various parts of that universe emoting. The umbrella feeling being one of insubordination against the confining crutch of figurative depictions. Abstractions are often seen as unskilled, these are my evidence against that.” Also showing are five rock’n’roll themed paintings by Eureka-based painter Seana Burden. Burden’s work blends many recognizable local people and music legends into a fantastical sparkling rock’n’roll dreamscape as can only be portrayed by Burden. HSU graduate and multimedia artist @sonnaie (Instagram) is also showing at this event,

contributing an immersive installation inside of their former painting studio at Outer Space. The installation is meditative and warm and invites the audience to reflect in a comfortable, peaceful environment. The installation is titled, ‘the womb.’ To celebrate all of the artists hard work and closing of this month’s exhibit, Outer Space and “11¢” will host two performances beginning around 8:30 p.m. There will be a performance art piece by Taylor Snowberger and a musicial performance by ethereal rock band INDUSIUM. This event is free, but donations are encouraged). Outer Space Arcata is run by the Breakfast All Day Collective, a DreamMaker Project by the Ink People Center for the Arts. The venue is drug and alcohol free.

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Get creative during Family Maker Nights Humboldt County offiCe of eduCation

HUMBOLDT – On the third Thursday of each month, the Humboldt County Office of Education teams up with local elementary schools to offer a hands-on, family-focused event around the elements of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). These events are free of charge and open to all Humboldt County families. Each Family Maker Night runs from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., but is in a new location each month in order to provide regional access for all families and students. Family Maker Nights are part of the “Maker Movement” in education which allows students to practice skills required of the 21st Century learner, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, innovation, communication and collab-

oration. Activities can be based in technology or use simple supplies as cardboard, scissors and duct tape to create or invent something new. Upcoming Family Maker Nights include: • March 15 at Sunny Brae Middle School, 430 Buttermilk Lane in Arcata – a cooperative effort between Arcata Elementary School, Sunny Brae Middle School, and Humboldt County Office of Education. • March 15 at Cuddeback School, 300 Wilder Rd., Carlotta – a cooperative effort between Cuddeback, Rio Dell, and Scotia Schools and Humboldt County Office of Education • May 17 at Humboldt County Office of Education in the Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Three other STEAM events, not sponsored by HCOE but open to the

community are: • March 30 – Just Make It at Arcata High School, 1720 M St, Arcata. For more information contact Jason Sidell at jsidell@nohum.k12. ca.us. • March 30 – Seussical STEAM night at Hydesville Elementary School, 3050 Johnson Rd, Hydesville, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact danny@edgecaliber.com or (707) 408-3343. • April 6 – STEAM Night at Lafayette Elementary, 3100 Park St., Eureka. For more information contact Hope Von Werlhof at vonwerlhofh@ eurekacityschools.org. For information or if you would like to host your own Family Maker Night, please contact Tanya Trump, CTE Learning Specialist, Humboldt County Office of Education at (707) 445-7817 or ttrump@hcoe.org.

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and festivals for music and theatre. In 1980 she was imprisoned. In 1983, she went into exile to Germany, where she still lives today. The films and panelists for this year’s festival will appear in the following order: • Tuesday, Feb. 27: The Maid. Raquel (Saavedra) has served as the maid for the Valdes family for over 23 years. She treats her employers, Pilar (Celedón) and Edmundo (Goic) with the utmost loyalty and respect. She gets along

well with their teenage son, Lucas (Agustín Silva) but clashes with their headstrong daughter, Camila (García-Huidobro). When Raquel begins to suffer dizzy spells, due to an excessive use of chlorine for household cleaning, Pilar decides to hire additional maids to assist Raquel in her daily chores. The fiercely territorial Raquel resents this and engages in a series of increasingly desperate attempts to drive away maid after maid, including the younger Lucy (Loyola), in order to maintain her position in the household.

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The panelists will include keynote speaker Lipthay; Barbara Curiel, HSU professor of critical race, gender and sexuality studies; and Gabrielle Gopinath, CR professor of cinema. • Wednesday, Feb. 28: Gloria. A story set in Santiago and centered on Gloria (García), a 58-year-old free-spirited divorcée. Her grown son and daughter have their own lives. She meets Rodolfo (Hernández), seven years her senior and a former naval officer who, like her, is seeking companionship, but he cannot give up his other relation-

O BITUARY Kathleen Debra Raleigh April 12, 1954 - Dec. 20, 2017

athleen Debra Raleigh passed away on Dec. 20, 2017 in Long Beach, Calif. Kathy was born to Gertrude Louise Kraeft and William Henry Raleigh on April 12, 1954 in Arcata, Calif. Kathy grew up in Arcata, where she attended College Elementary School and Arcata High School. She furthered her education at Humboldt State University and UC Davis. She received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Kathy spent her working life in service of others. She was intellectually curious and deeply supportive of civil rights. She was a special education teacher, a Peace Corps volunteer, and a public defender. Kathy valued family life and made many trips home to Arcata to visit her parents, her siblings, and her nieces and nephews. She loved cats, and to travel, bake and crochet. She is survived by her three siblings and their spouses, her nephews, nieces, and grandnephew and grandniece. She will be greatly missed.

ships. The panelists will include Lipthay; Suzanne Pazstor, HSU professor of history; and David Holper, CR professor of English. • Thursday, March 1: Neruda. Popular poet and Communist Senator Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) opposes the administration of President Gabriel González Videla and denounces his brutal anti-communist repression in a speech in the National Congress in 1948. Threatened with arrest, he goes underground. Refusing to live the life of a fugitive, he taunts the government authorities by ap-

“Roll Credits” was composed as a small group tune by bassist Ben Allison for his 2008 album Little Things Run The World. He subsequently arranged it for big band, and the Jazz Orchestra will have the opportunity to be coached by Ben on the Monday before the concert when he’s in town for a Redwood Jazz Alliance show.

pearing in public venues or leaving evidence of his movements. His pursuer is the fascist Chief of the Investigations Police of Chile Oscar Peluchonneau (Gael García Bernal). Eventually he takes an escape route via Argentina, having to pass through the Andes Mountains. The panelists will include Lipthay; Lilianet Brintrup, HSU Professor of Spanish; and Nicole Bryant Lescher, CR professor of English. For more information call the Humboldt State World Languages & Cultures Department at (707) 826-3226.

The concert closes with “The Strawberry” by Myra Melford, another small group tune arranged for big band, this time by Ted Nash of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. It features solos by Max Marlowe on piano, Rebekka Lopez on flute, and Andrew Henderson on trumpet. Tickets are $10 general, $5 for seniors and children and free for HSU students with ID.

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L EGAL N OTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00053 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE PRANCING PONY GALLERY 1075 K STREET ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ANGELINA M. VENTURINO 3576 SPEAR AVENUE. ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /ANGELINA VENTURINO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 29, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00077 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROIL HOOD PATROL COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 379 HOOKTON CEMETARY ROAD LOLETA, CA 95551 P.O. BOX 6051 EURKEA, CA 95502 ROIL HOOD PATROL, LLC 201728310042 379 HOOKTON CEMETARY RAOD LOLETA, CA 95551 This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S /LAURA ROIL/OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 8, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14

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

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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

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

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 petition 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 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Community Development Department of the City of Arcata will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, 736 F Street, Arcata, CA. The purpose of this hearing is to obtain a closeout report and review the final project performance funded under the Over the Counter Community Development Block Grant 15CDBG-10672 for Business Loan Assistance to WING Inflatables, Inc. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may direct written comments to the City of Arcata, at 736 F Street, or you may telephone Jennifer Dart at (707) 825-2112. In addition, information is available for review at the above address between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk at 707-822-5953. All CDBG projects must principally benefit low-income people. Additional information about the programs and eligible activities may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at City Hall. Lower income, minority persons, and women are especially encouraged to participate. Anyone desiring to present oral or written comments regarding this item may do so prior to or at the public hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The City promotes fair housing and makes all programs available to low income households without regard of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status, or handicap. 2/21

BIRTHS, WEDDINGS AND OBITUARIES The Mad River Union is pleased to publish birth and wedding announcements and obituaries up to 250 words free of charge. Photos are welcome. Announcements longer than 250 words, but less than 500, are $100 per week. 500 to 1000 words are $200 a week. The Mad River Union is printed every Wednesday. E-mail announcements, with photos attached separately, to editor@madriverunion.com by 5 p.m. the Friday before.

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F EBRUARY 21, 2018 THE BUMPERS The McKinleyville Low Vision Support Group The Bumpers invites the public to its meeting on Monday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to noon at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Rd. in McKinleyville. QUILTERS CONVENE The Redwood Empire Quilters Guild will meet at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., in the Home Economics Building at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The program will feature a presentation of many beautiful quilts made by one of our small group quilters under the guidance of Helen Saunders. The public is welcome to attend for a guest fee of $3. Yearly membership is $25. Come early at 6:30 p.m. for hospitality and fellowship.

WHY A DUCK? Using resources wisely is one of the Girl Scout laws. Girl Scouts in Troop 70181 celebrate being successful in this year’s cookie season by using the cookie case boxes for engineering projects. Using over 160 cases boxes of everyone’s favorite Thin Mints, Samoas and other varieties, the girls created an arched viaduct at Dow’s Prairie Grange in McKinleyville. Cookie booths will still be about the town until March 4 when the annual fundraising efforts comes to a close for the local troops in our area. As always, the generous community in Humboldt County recognize the value of the Girl Scout program and support the girls with higher per capita purchases than the affluent Bay area! For more information about becoming a volunteer or joining Girl Scouts, call (707) 443-6641 or visit gsnorcal.org. Photo by Cheryl Kingham

GUIDE LAUNCH, FILM SCREENING Locally Delicious will launch the 2018 Local Food Guide for Humboldt and Del Norte counties, and show the local film Locally Grown: America’s New Food Revolution, on Friday, Feb. 23 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 24 Fellowship Way in Bayside. The mixer and launch begins at 5:30 p.m. and the movie will be shown at 7 p.m., with a discussion to follow. The event is free.

Nutmeg went from being a shy pup to the life of the party

ots of people gave themselves a doggie Valentine last week; five dogs adopted on Friday alone! Just that would make me happy, but in addition our sweet older girl Grace went to a special hospice home after it was discovered that she had cancer. The knowledge that she will be loved and kept comfortable for the time she has left is very heart warming. These two dogs featured today have happy stories also, though they are still waiting for the part where they get adopted. Nutmeg and Hunter are good examples of how the Humboldt County Animal Shelter and Redwood Pals Rescue work together to help dogs find a better life. Nutmeg is a 2-year-old mixed breed female. Queensland Heeler mix is what it says on her kennel card, though is often the case, it is very hard to tell. She is about 55 to 60 pounds with medium length hair in white and tan. She was pretty shy when she first arrived

at the shelter and wasn’t sure what to think about the different people coming and going around her. Shelter staff marked “work with me” on her card and let us know she needed some assistance to make it to the adoptable wing. She figured it out pretty quickly though Nutmeg that the people were there to help her, bringing food and bedding and taking her out for walks. Where she used to stand at the back of the kennel when we approached, she is now ready and waiting to get leashed up and go for a walk. It’s a good feeling to be able to tell shelter staff that a dog is ready to be retested and watch them pass into adoptables. Nutmeg is very dog friendly and seems to get along with all of the dogs that she meets. She is still perfecting her leash manners about where we like her to walk, but that will continue

to improve as she gains experience on the leash. This is a nice friendly dog who would fit in well in a variety of homes, with or without other dogs for company. Come meet Nutmeg today! She is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped already and is available through the shelter. Hunter is one of the recent Labrador retrievers that have arrived at the shelter recently, all unrelated as Hunter far as we can tell. He is a young dog, estimated to be about a year old. He was more shy than Nutmeg on his arrival, but has also come around with gentle handling and is now doing well with the volunteers. One of his volunteer friends says “I love Hunter! He’s so easy to walk,

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the sourdough starter to take back down to Trinidad. Hallmark did just that and the tradition of sourdough pancakes at the Seascape, the restaurant on the Trinidad Pier, was born. Now the restaurant is celebrating the hundredth anniversary of that sourdough. The Seascape’s chefs have been using the same starter for decades. Steven Trump has worked there for 37 years, rising to the position of head chef. “We’ve had sourdough pancakes for all the years I’ve been here. We had a close call once but we’ve never lost the starter that came from Alaska.” The late Joellen Hallmark started making the dough and now it’s made regularly by Chef Penelope Gurley. Gurley mixes up a batch every few days, only relinquishing the task to other chefs when she’s away on vacation. “Penny makes the pancake dough about 97 percent of the time,” Trump said. But his favorites are still the Seascape’s regular pan-

cakes. “Our regular pancakes are the best pancakes in the world,” he said. “I’ve eaten pancakes all over California and Oregon and in Tennessee and ours are the best. They are homemade from scratch.” Laying his opinion by the wayside, the sourdough pancakes at the Seascape are popular with both locals and visitors. Customers are always telling the servers that that’s why they drove from Redding or Crescent City or Fremont or... just to eat the pancakes. Researching the hundred year anniversary of the sourdough starter was an interesting journey for this writer, because Hallmark’s vivid memories of Cordova did not, sadly, include the name of the cafe where he was given the starter. First I called the public library in Cordova, always a good place to start. The librarian directed me to the museum. That helpful person suggested I call the local newspaper, The Cordova Times. I spoke with Vivian, and after explaining my quest, she told me that she had “chills down her back.” In the very next issue of the paper they were planning to run the obituary of the cafe owner, Delia E. Triber, 1918-2017.

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loves treats, and affection.” Another of his fans says “Hunter is a gorgeous lab mix, eager to please and a serious ball dog! I’m betting Hunter won’t be at the shelter very long.” This is a bigger dog, probably around 75 pounds. He will do best with a gentle and confident owner who can continue to help him to see that the world doesn’t have to be a scary place for him. Come on out to the shelter and toss a few tennis balls for Hunter and see if he is the dog for you! He is neutered, microchipped and current on his vaccinations and also available through the shelter. The shelter is running reduced adoption fees for at least one more week (through Friday, Feb. 23) so this is a great time to adopt. Open hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. More information at (707) 8409132.

It read (in part): “Delia was the owner of the Pioneer Cafe for many years and was most famous for her sourdough hotcakes. Today, the Pioneer Cafe, now the Cordova House, or better known by locals as the CoHo, is owned and operated by Dorene Wickham. Dorene used to work for Delia and continues to use the same sourdough starter Delia did all those years ago….” Vivian was kind enough to email me the entire obit. And then she asked a stunning sort of question. “Her best friend put the obit in, would you like her phone number?” she said. Boy, those people in Alaska are so friendly. I took the number and called Delia’s friend, Dolly Manley. She turned the phone over to her husband, Jim, who regaled me with great stories about Delia and the different cafes in Cordova, the history of the sourdough starter, and some helpful tips on maintaining a healthy starter. Boy, those people in Alaska are really friendly! Turns out that Delia’s father, Neil Finnesand brought the starter from Chitina, Alaska to Cordova in the Gold Rush days. (Neil lived to be just three months shy of 105 years old, according to Delia’s obit.) It also turns out that the starter can be frozen and brought back to life with some sifted potato water or it can be put on thin sheets of plastic and dried. All good to know. When I told Manley about an article I’d written about The Doghouse Gang, a group of old fellas who meet for breakfast daily at The Seascape (Mad River Union Oct. 17. 2017), he said delightedly, “We have a group like that too,” and asked for a copy of the article to be sent to him. Manley set down the phone and called out to his brother-in-law, Bill Weber, “How old is that starter?” First Weber professed to not remember anything but eventually admitted that it “must be awfully close to a hundred years old.” Sounds good to me. So if you haven’t tried the hundred year old sourdough pancakes in Trinidad, be sure to come and ask for the Seascape anniversary special, two sourdough pancakes (and they are enormous!), two eggs, and choice of bacon or sausage. I ate some last week and they were amazing, as always. I didn’t even feel 100 years older after the meal. Janine Volkmar cooks soup and washes dishes parttime at The Seascape when she isn’t busy interviewing folks for the Mad River Union.

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