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It’s grad Supes parry over Trinidad hotel delay proposal cap-tossing Daniel Mintz Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone’s cern over the five story hotel’s visual, traffic proposed letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and water supply impacts. TRINIDAD –A proposed letter requesting a (BIA) triggered an at times pointed discussion Madrone’s letter states that the requested time again hearing delay on a controversial hotel project at the May 7 supervisors meeting. delay “would go a long way toward a full airing mad RiveR union

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HUMBOLDT STATE – Humboldt State University’s Class of 2019 takes the stage in Redwood Bowl for three commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18. • 8:30 a.m. – College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences • Noon – College of Natural Resources & Sciences • 3 p.m. – College of Professional Studies More than 2,600 students will earn credentials and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the 2018-19 academic year, and more than 1,800 are signed up to participate in the ceremonies. More than 15,000 guests are expected to attend. Redwood Bowl hosted its first commencement ceremonies in 1966 when growing enrollment prompted a move from the courtyard of Founders Hall. Humboldt State’s first graduation event took place at Arcata’s Minor Theatre in May 1915, with 15 women receiving teaching certificates. Mary Elise Conzelmann, a senior majoring in Recreation Administration, will be recognized during the event as one of Humboldt State’s Outstanding Students of the Year. During her three years at HSU, she has engaged in the community through volunteering, leading the Recreation Administration Club, and enacting a cultural diversity workshop. Tanya Garcia, a senior double majoring in Environmental Resources Engineering and Math, will also be recognized as an Outstanding Student of the Year. Garcia has been an active supporter of her peers’ academic success and participated in a GRADUATION

has led to accusations of “being blackmailed” and political maneuvering among members of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors’ public discussion also included a Trinidad Rancheria staffer’s description of opposition to the hotel as including prejudicial and blatantly false commentary.

The letter asks the BIA to delay a state Coastal Commission hearing from next month’s San Diego meeting to August, when the commission meets in Eureka. At issue is a Trinidad Rancheria hotel project adjacent to the Cher-ae Heights Casino on the Trinidad bluffs. There’s community con-

of the issues surrounding the subject project and it would advance the principles of good public process.” But during a public comment session, Shirley Laos, the Rancheria’s governmental affairs coordinator, said she was speaking as a tribal TRINIDAD

38th AnnuAl AtAlAntA’s Victory run BABIES FOR BOHN Bohn and young supporters. Photo by trevor bohn via Facebook

Bohn backers commend 5th Dist Supe Daniel Mintz WOMEN ON THE MOVE The 38th Annual Atalanta’s Victory Run started and finished at the Arcata Co-op parking lot on Mother’s Day. The event promotes women’s running, and follows a course out onto the Arcata Bottom. The Humboldt Roller Derby, above right, assisted, greeting finishers, below. Photos by Matt Filar | Union

Daniel Mintz HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors has been told that a trend of food and housing insecurity is increasing at College of the Redwoods (CR), which needs help with its innovative efforts to address it. The prevalence of hunger and homelessness among CR students was described to supervisors at their May 7 meeting. Kintay Johnson, CR’s director of special services, said the need to assist students is intensifying. “Last fall, over 100 of our students identified as being homeless and housing insecure, and those numbers continue to increase each semester,” he told supervisors. “Our students re-

HUMBOLDT – After demands for his resignation due to an offensive joke, First District Supervisor Rex Bohn has been lauded for his community work by his supporters. Differing takes on the significance of Bohn’s divisive sense of humor were advanced at the last two Board of Supervisors meetings. The criticism stems from a wisecrack Bohn made during an overheard conversation at a March 9 fundraiser in Eureka. An auction item for the fundraiser was a Mexican meal and BOHN

port that they’re living in their cars, they’re camping in woods, they’re couch surfing, and they’re in shelters.” A “significant number of our students are also food insecure,” he continued. The college is responding to the situation on several fronts. Through a contract with the county and CalFresh, the college has a food pantry on campus and Johnson said it serves over 250 students weekly. What Johnson described as a “resource room” has also been established, offering clothing, toiletries, household goods and other items that are useful to families. Campus shower facilities are open on weekdays for student use, with “no

questions asked,” said Johnson. A laundry service is also available, with students dropping off their laundry at the food pantry where it’s picked up by CR’s Athletics Department and returned after washing and drying. “As far as I know, and I’m pretty sure of it, we’re the first community college to do something like that,” Johnson said. To address housing issues, CR has started a “room and board scholarship program” to house up to eight students in its residence hall and has hired a housing liaison. A five-year plan to promote academic success and eliminate food and housing insecurity has been launched. INSECURITY

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ARCATA – As a final effort of support at the end of this school year, organizers of Home Away From Home are looking for volunteers who can provide snacks for students at the Latinx and African American Centers for Academic Excellence in the coming week of finals. A student’s budget for food can be wearing thin at this time of the year.

Bring baked goods or finger food to the second floor of Nelson Hall East through Thursday, May 16. The centers open at 10 a.m. Parking in the Humboldt State Library parking lot is easiest around noontime at the metered spaces. Bring any offerings in a cardboard box lined with foil (easily recycled), or food that is storebought and already in containers.

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“What we need from the public and what we need from this board, is assistance,” said Johnson, adding that such plans can’t succeed on their own. He related the situations he’s dealt with, including women with children fleeing from domestic violence and students from areas beyond CR’s Eureka campus sleeping in the woods to be able to make it to classes in the morning. “Our students are resilient and they’ve shown us that they have the grit to be successful, they just need support,” Johnson said. Supervisor Estelle Fennell said the county’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has “all sorts of programs that would probably fit into this” and suggested contacting the county’s Housing Trust Fund and Homelessness Solutions Committee, which makes recommendations on criteria and funding for housing projects. Asked by Supervisor Virginia Bass

about state-level assistance, Johnson said there are several legislative bills pending, including one that calls for allowing car-camping students of community colleges to park their vehicles on campus. Supervisor Mike Wilson said the locations of community college campuses can promote “isolation issues” and he noted that “housing is tied to transportation.” He added that the county can lobby for state assistance directly and through it legislative lobbying firm. Board Chair Rex Bohn said he’d set up a meeting with DHHS Director Connie Beck, who can “bring her team in and bring in a full myriad of resources that are available.” He said he’d also set up a meeting with the county’s legislative analysts. Joe Nash, CR’s vice president of student development, emphasized that the college draws students from within the county. “Even though I’m a Humboldt State grad and I love Humboldt State, our students are local,” he said.

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Four arrested after chase, crash ArcAtA PolicE DEPt. ARCATA – On Saturday May 11 at 2 p.m., the Arcata Police Department responded to the 2600 block of Alliance Road for multiple reports of gunshots fired from a white SUV. Witnesses also described a blue Toyota Rav4 fleeing the scene, occupied by four black male adults. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office located the Rav4 traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 101 and a vehicle pursuit ensued. The pursuit terminated near the Westhaven Drive off-ramp, when the vehicle traveled over an embankment and crashed. Four male adults fled on foot from the vehicle and were apprehended shortly thereafter. One of two victims was located, traveling on foot, in the 2200 block of Alliance Road. Officers learned a robbery had just occurred, during a marijuana transaction,

inside of a white Volvo SUV. The gunshots were determined to have been fired inside of the SUV, with no one struck or injured as a result. The owner of the SUV fled and was not located. The following suspects were booked and lodged at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, on the following charges: Missouri resident Devion Tyrell Thompson, 21: robbery; conspiracy; resisting arrest. Missouri resident Davon Michael Johnson, 24: robbery; conspiracy; felony evasion; resisting arrest. Missouri resident Perrion Burnett: robbery; conspiracy; resisting arrest; discharge of a firearm during robbery. Missouri resident Rquan Aiwayne Broadway: robbery; conspiracy; resisting arrest. The Arcata Police Department is requesting anyone with information to contact APD at (707) 822-2424.

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL The Arcata City Council meets today, May 15 at 6 p.m. in Council Chamber at Arcata City Hall, 736 F St. Agenda items include consideration of increases to water, wastewater and stormwater service charges; a hearing on the proposed 2019/2020 budget; and adoption of HOME Investment Partnership Program Homebuyer Assistance Acquisition Only Guidelines. PLAZA IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE Arcata’s Plaza Improvement Task Force meets Thursday, May 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the Senior Room at the Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. Agenda items include discussion of July meeting availability and schedule; a report on crime prevention through environmental design; a presentation on city regulations, safety and collaboration with Mobile Intervention Services Team (MIST); a presentation on opportunities for economic development and beautification; and more.

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multiple community members described Bohn as a racist and demanded he set an example by resigning. At one point the chair of the county’s Green Party told him, “Resign or we’ll recall you.” But residents of Bohn’s district came to his defense at the next board meeting, on May 7. Scores of them rallied in front of the county admin-

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istrative building, upholding “We Stand With Rex!” signs. Several spoke during the meeting’s public comment session, suggesting that the controversy is being overplayed. “The level of social bullying, name-calling, ridicule and calls for resignation are completely over the top for what actually happened,” said Ferndale resident Lori Gill. “I came here today because I am fed up with witnessing a decent man being trashed.” She added that such condemnation promotes suppression of free speech and is “becoming all too prevalent in our society.” A recall effort is sure to fail, Gill said, because “in (Bohn’s) district, the vast majority of people are thinkers and not feelers.” Hank Beck, whose letter in the Times-Standard editorial section spurred the supportive rally, said Bohn has motivated him to be “a better supporter” of community groups. “When we talk about action rather than just words – Mister Bohn, thank you very much, we appreciate you,” he continued. “The actions you take mean a lot, to a lot of people.” Another Bohn supporter noted the rally’s robust at-

tendance and Bohn’s pending re-election, telling him that “it’s a good time to run again.” He also said he was on the receiving end of jokes about “Okies” when he first moved to California but “I gave as well as I took” and all involved dealt with it cheerfully. “I think we’ll all survive little statements that we make, little jokes that we make,” he continued. “I really encourage you to continue to be yourself,” he told Bohn. Kent Sawatzky, a frequent commenter at board meetings, said he’s “had enough of this political correctness, where I cannot say what I want to – I won’t be bullied by people like those who attended the last meeting.” Sawatzky rejected descriptions of Humboldt County as an unwelcoming place for non-whites. “If anybody comes to Humboldt County and feels like they’re not accepted, not welcome here, I’m going to put it all on them,” he said. “It really is – everybody can fit in here, we’re all accepted.” None of Bohn’s critics spoke and, as with most public comment sessions, Bohn and other supervisors didn’t discuss what had been said.

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FOREST FIVESOME Arcata’s Forest Management Committee (FMC) met briefly at City Hall last week, above, before traipsing out into the newly acquired, 49-acre Forsyth Tract. The newest addition to the Arcata Community Forest, located just east of Humboldt State University, has been privately owned for many years and presents many issues and opportunities. It’s been heavily logged, and includes many trails and roads that will need upgrades. It is home of the well-known “Jump Trail,” so called because of the many ramps and other features constructed by mountain bike enthusiasts. It also hosts the “Par Infinity” disc golf course. Said FMC Member Michael Furniss, “We know how to restore it and implement best practices to keep it healthy and productive and still support community uses and grow redwood. It’s ‘Site 2’ forest land, which means good soils, it’s super productive; the redwoods grow big and fast here.” Future improvements will be guided by the FMC, which meets monthly, and the public is always invited. The acquisition was made possible thanks to grants received from the USDA – Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, California State Parks – Habitat Conservation Fund, CAL FIRE Forest Health-California Climate Investments and local donations made to the Humboldt Area Foundation-Arcata Forest Fund. Photos by KLh | Union

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BRAE BRIEFING Deputy Director of Community Services Julie Neander met with Sunny Brae residents last week at their eponymous neighborhood park to discuss possible improvements. The two dozen or so neighbors who turned out weren’t interested in any major installations like children’s playsets, noting that those are available elsewhere in the neighborhood. Rather, they asked for regular maintenance, removal of poison oak, a few more trails, a handrail for the steps, a Dogipot bag dispenser for proper disposal of dog poop, a bike rack, improved handicapped accessibility and possibly some historic or environmental signage. Residents offered to pitch in on volunteer workdays to spruce up the park, and suggested getting Sunny Brae Middle School involved. Photos by KLh | Union

Trinidad | ‘Respect is earned, not given’ FROM A1

member who has noticed some troubling public reaction trends. “In this project, it really brought to the front prejudicial statements, erroneous beliefs, misguided facts and sometimes even outright lies,” she told supervisors. “People don’t bother to find out or truly engage – yes, some do but a lot of the detractors don’t and there has been plenty of opportunity for public comment.” David Tyson, CEO for the Trinidad Rancheria Economic Development Corporation, said the Rancheria has held numerous community, town hall, City Council and private meetings on the project. He added that the Rancheria has responded to 368 public comments. A delay isn’t feasible, he said, as “time kills deals and in this case, time is money.” The Rancheria needs a Coastal Commission consistency determination in order to secure loan funding. Madrone noted that the BIA asked for delays related to water supply information twice in the last two months. Emphasizing the importance of allowing local access to the commission hearing, he said, “I don’t know why we wouldn’t want to do that, unless we really don’t want the project in front of the local community – maybe that’s what we’re looking to do.” That comment provoked a response from Supervisor Virginia Bass. “I hesitate to say this a little bit but I almost feel like we’re being blackmailed, to use a very strong term,” she said. “By, basically, making comments that ‘we should all be supporting this because’ -- it almost makes it sound like you’re painting us into a corner for not agreeing to send the letter.” Saying that Madrone’s comments were “not necessarily the best way to frame things,”

Bass told him, “We can talk later though.” Madrone, who began his first term last January, suggested that he’s not getting the response that’s customary when supervisors make requests related to the desires of district residents and added that it’s not the first time it’s happened. “It feels more political to me than really weighing in on the side of the community and weighing in on the side of the district representative as far as where they’re coming from, knowing their district best,” he said. “I haven’t gotten that kind of respect yet so I’m looking forward to that, so I think that’s really what you’re hearing, is some frustration on my part and it’s not blackmailing, it’s speaking from the heart and really trying to tell you where I’m coming from on this.” Madrone’s motion to approve the letter was seconded by Supervisor Mike Wilson, who had said that sending the letter didn’t seem controversial since it was only a request. But further discussion indicated looming disapproval. Board Chair Rex Bohn told Madrone, “Respect is earned, not given, and I hope you know that.” “I do hear all this sort of therapy that’s going on here,” said Supervisor Estelle Fennell. “But the bottom line is there are members of your district here today to speak to us and that’s who we’ve heard from – the tribe.” Since the timing is important to the tribe and there’s indication that the BIA won’t favor a delay, Fennell said it would be “disrespectful” for the board to send the letter. Facing disagreement from three of his colleagues on the board, Madrone rescinded his motion. He has the option of sending the letter on his own.

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service trip to Nicaragua where she worked to install a water well for a rural hospital. Forever Humboldt: New graduates are encouraged to register for free with Forever Humboldt, the official association for the HSU community. Stop by the Humboldt Alumni tent, located near the scoreboard in Redwood Bowl. Registered alumni members receive ongoing HSU Library access, special discounts at local businesses, access to HSU career resources, special invites to Forever Humboldt events, and more. Get more information on the Forever Humboldt website. Get Social with #HumboldtState: Graduates, their friends, and families are encouraged to share their photos on social media by using the #HumboldtState hashtag. HSU’s website and social media accounts will feature photos from students and audience members. Graduation photos will be available and downloadable at HSU’s Flickr photostream shortly after the last event ends. Graduation Pledge: Students are encouraged to take the Graduation

Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility, a Commencement tradition that began at HSU in 1987 and has been used by more than 100 universities worldwide. Graduates can stop by the table in the West Gym to take the pledge and pick up their pledge ribbon. Greening Up Graduation: Students are once again helping HSU reduce waste at Commencement. Students will reduce the number of single-use bottles and have water stations throughout Redwood Bowl. Compostable water and coffee cups will be available, and discounted water canteens will be available for purchase. Thanks to student groups Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, Delta Phi Epsilon, HSU Takes Back the Tap, Redwood Chapter of Environmental Educators & Interpreters, and Waste Reduction & Resource Awareness Program. Receptions: Academic departments will host receptions at various locations, which will be listed in the back of the free Commencement program. The program will include a campus map. More information about receptions is available on the receptions website.

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ARCATA – The City of Arcata Community Development Department would like to remind community members that City offers Business Assistance Loans and Microenterprise Grants or Loans for qualifying Arcata business owners. The City’s Business Assistance Loan Program is designed to assist business owners develop a new business or expand their business in Arcata. Eligible applicants must be the owner of a start-up business, have the desire to purchase an existing business, or must already be operating a licensed business in Arcata. The Microenterprise Grant and Loan

Program is designed to assist small businesses in Arcata. To be eligible for a grant or loan from this program, applicants must be the owner of a small business with five or fewer employees that meet certain income criteria. The City’s Business Assistance and Microenterprise Loan Programs are made possible thanks to a California State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) providing economic development funds. For more information or to find loan application and pre-application forms, visit cityofarcata.org or contact the Community Development Department at (707) 822-5955.

AQUAFARMING ON THE BAY “Aquafarming for Humboldt Bay” will be the topic at the Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group monthly luncheon on Wednesday, May 29 starting at noon. In February, Nordic Aquafarms Inc., through its subsidiary California Marine Investments, announced plans to build a land-based fish farm on the Samoa Peninsula to serve West Coast markets. Lynette Mullen, Nordic Aquafarm’s local community liaison, will present an overview of the project. Fried Chicken will be served for lunch at $16 and soup and salad is available for $12. RSVP at (707) 441-1974 or charles.bean@yahoo.com.

County planners endorse ag, timber zone changes Daniel Mintz Mad RiveR Union

HUMBOLDT – Approving changes to the Agricultural-Exclusive (AE) and Timber Production Zone (TPZ) zoning categories, Humboldt County’s Planning Commission has finished its review of the first phase of General Plan rezoning. Although there was some debate about new aspects of AE and TPZ zoning, the commission unanimously voted at its May 2 meeting to recommend their approval to the Board of Supervisors. The AE zoning text changes include a significant safeguard against conversion – upping the zone’s minimum parcel size from 20 acres to 60 acres. A single family house is allowed on each AE parcel, with two secondary units allowed on parcels over 40 acres. Farm-related housing for workers is separate from general residential use. Thirty-six units of farm housing are allowed on a 60-acre AE parcel. The TPZ changes include adding allowances for public recreation and visitor-serving uses. Maintained in the zoning text is the existing ability to develop residences on a scale of one residence per 40-acre parcel, with secondary units allowed on parcels over 160 acres. The housing allowances triggered the most discussion among commissioners. The AE category’s expanded minimum parcel size was questioned by Commissioner Peggy O’Neill, who said owners of smaller ag parcels should have the ability to add residences for family members. Planning Director John Ford said the General Plan offers some housing leniency for the AE and TPZ zones, making residential development a principally-permitted use versus requiring permits that trigger commission hearings. “There were some trade-offs and part of the trade-offs is the lot size, so prime ag land doesn’t get subdivided into smaller and smaller pieces,” he said. Commissioner Noah Levy supported the lot size increase. He said residential development has occurred “out in the woods and on the farms and there’s been a real cost to that.” O’Neill said she owns a 40-acre parcel and “I know if I want to have a farm on it I may want to put a house there

for one of my kids or maybe two of my kids – and I know it could all still work.” But Ford discouraged the commission from proposing changes, saying the General Plan’s content needs to be implemented and “to a certain extent, those decisions have already been made.” During a public comment session, McKinleyville resident Joyce King questioned the new public access and recreation component of the TPZ zoning. King is a board member of the McKinleyville Land Trust, which owns a spruce forest tract of over 20 acres on the Mad River Bluffs. The forested area is preserved for wildlife habitat and allows public access via hiking trails, and King said it’s apparent that the two don’t mix. Trail users can bring off-leash dogs and King said that “since that piece has been opened up for public access, we have lost a lot of wildlife.” She added that “the neighbors around there agree that a lot of the wildlife has gone from that area -- this was a prime example of the little bit of remaining coastal spruce forest and it’s changed just in the last 20 years.” Further discussion from commissioners was focused on an action they took at the previous meeting – to recommend elimination of a new Timber-Exclusive (TE) category due to its 40-acre minimum parcel size and single family home construction allowance. Levy asked for clarification on how the recommendation will be handled, as the TE zone is proposed as a replacement for the county’s high-volume Unclassified zone category. Richardson said the recommendation will be brought to the Board of Supervisors and “we’ll see where the board wants to go with it.” The board will also have to contend with a related issue – if the TE zone isn’t implemented, Unclassified zones will default to AE zoning, which allows cannabis cultivation. There may be pushback on expanding the areas where cannabis production can occur. Levy clarified that his intent in joining the recommendation to reject the TE zone was “not to eliminate that but simply to modify it and attach stricter conditions to it.” The next step in the commission’s rezoning review is to consider a more specific piece of planning – the General Plan’s rezoning land use maps.

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Don’t dump and run – here’s how to ethically get rid of your stuff CiTy of ArCATA

ARCATA – The City of Arcata Environmental Services Department is encouraging community members to strive for zero waste when relocating in or outside of Arcata. The countdown toward the end of the semester has begun, and many residents and students find themselves on the move when the spring semester concludes. Historically, this time of year means more unwanted furniture, household items, clothing and books being left on street corners or sidewalks as individuals relocate. Most members of our community are unaware that free boxes and dumped furniture are a violation of the California Penal Code and Arcata’s Municipal Code, and these violations can create unnecessary damage to our environment. The City of Arcata is striving to achieve zero waste in our community, and there are many other options for residents, students and landlords to consider before dumping unwanted household items and furniture on community sidewalks. Many items can be reused and recycled, so they do not end up in a landfill becoming a burden to our environment. The city is offering these zero waste moving tips to community members: 1. Humboldt State University hosts its “Donation Dash” every year! HSU students living on and off campus can drop off unwanted clothes, bedding, dishes, unopened food, books, small appliances and electronics at the College Creek Donation Station located in the campus parking lot across from the Marketplace. There will also be drop-off stations for on-campus residents at The Hill Quad and at Creekview Apartments. This opportunity to donate to local charities is open to current HSU students only. Students living off campus must be able to provide their HSU Student ID at the donation station when dropping off unwanted items. This year, the “Donation Dash” donation stations will be open: • Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Friday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to midnight

• Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2. Sell or give away unwanted household goods on Craigslist at humboldt. craigslist.org/. Mattresses are a particularly hot Craigslist item and nice ones get snapped up right away! 3. Sell or donate unwanted books, and sell unwanted clothing to local businesses. • Tin Can Mailman, located at 1000 H Street, will buy up to two bags or boxes of clean books and textbooks for cash or store credit, in addition to accepting donations. • Willow and Rags, located at 761 8th Street, accepts consignments for gently used clothing, up to 20 items per month. 4. Donate unwanted unopened food items to Food For People. foodforpeople. org. 5. Contact local thrift stores and recycling centers. Some will pick up sofas and refrigerators, plus, everything sold in local thrift stores benefits a worthy nonprofit. 6. For tips on how to find local thrift stores and recycling centers, visit cityofarcata.org/275/Zero-Waste. • Print the Don’t Dump & Run brochure to use as a guide. Brochures may also be picked up at City Hall located at 736 F St. • Landlords can request free brochures in bulk by calling (707) 822-8184, or by sending an email to eservices@cityofarcata.org. 7. If you are unable to sell or donate unwanted items, and are already paying for garbage service, call Recology Arcata at (707) 822-0304 to schedule a bulky trash pickup. All garbage service customers are entitled to two FREE bulky trash pickups each year. Find out more at recology.com/ recology- arcata/bulky-items. 8. If thrift stores and non-profits can’t take your items, make sure to take them to the appropriate disposal site. Visit cityofarcata.org/309/Hazardous-Special to learn how to properly dispose of everything from a light bulb to appliances and furniture. To report illegal dumping, please call the Arcata Police Department at (707) 822-2424. For more information on zero waste practices visit, cityofarcata.org or call the Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184.

REDWOOD COAST WOODTURNERS will meet Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at Almquist Lumber, 5301 Boyd Rd., Arcata. All are welcome. Robert Lelonde will demonstrate how to make small hollow forms. He says he has some nice tricks to show attendees. The woodturners will also have the normal show-and-tell wood auction. Yearly membership is $25 per member or $35 per family. For more information, contact Peter Johnson at (707) 633-8147 or pajhum42@humboldt.edu.

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The Changing Face of Transitional Housing: Moving Toward Solutions EUREKA — True North Organizing Network is hosting a Town Hall, “The Changing Face of Transitional Housing: Moving Toward Solutions.” The event will be held Saturday, May 18 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 625 15th St., Eureka. Childcare will be provided and community members may continue the conversation at the conclusion of the meeting. The two-hour program will include testimony from both those who have worked hard to make transitional housing possible and those who can and have benefited from their help. True North Board Member and leader Pastor Kathryn Dunning of Eureka First United Methodist Church said that she, “looks forward to more people hearing the stories of how various forms of transitional housing are beneficial to vulnerable persons and to the well-being of our whole community.” True North Eureka Local Organizing Committee leader Dr. Ashley London Bacchi says that after the group’s nine months of research, it has become clear that these testimonies are necessary. “Many have negative per-

ceptions of what transitional housing is and don’t understand why it is needed to create a strong and healthy community for everyone.” Dr. London Bacchi says the program is designed to, “address and dispel common stigmas.” True North Eureka LOC leader Catherine Peacock says she looks forward to the chance to “explore different options for transitional housing.” Successes mentioned will include an overview of the programs provided by the North Coast Veterans’ Resource Center (NVRC), along with testimony from a participating veteran. Attendees will also hear testimony from community members speaking to the success and positive impact of Betty Kwan Chinn’s Container Village. Chinn will speak to how a transitional housing component would complete her model. True North leaders are committed to long-term work on transitional housing and to finding solutions to housing issues in our region, and invite the community to join in the efforts, and will outline some opportunities to do so at the end of the event. Says Dr. London Bacchi, “we hope that people will come with an open mind, curiosity, and hope for a more just and sustainable future for Eureka!”

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or PSPS is a precautionary safety measure that may proactively turn off power lines when extreme fire danger conditions are forecast. We will do this to reduce wildfire risks and keep our customers safe. To receive important outage alerts, update your contact information at pge.com/mywildfirealerts.

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What criteria does PG&E consider when calling a PSPS? No single factor will initiate a Public Safety Power Shutoff as each situation is unique. The factors we generally consider include: ■ A Red Flag Warning declared by the National Weather Service ■ Forecasts of strong winds and wind gusts ■ Low humidity levels ■ Critically dry vegetation that could fuel a wildfire

In the interest of public safety, we continue to update and refine our criteria and protocols on an ongoing basis.

How will I know if a PSPS has been called in my neighborhood? Because extreme weather threats can change quickly, our goal is to provide notice through phone calls, emails and text messages to customers 48 hours in advance, again at 24 hours and again just prior to turning off the power for safety. Updates will also be shared through social media, local news, radio and pge.com until the time power is restored. To receive important outage alerts, update your contact information at pge.com/mywildfirealerts.

How can I prepare for a PSPS? We advise you to think in advance about your family’s needs and how you might be impacted in the event of a power shutoff — or for any emergency. ■ Do you have a personal safety plan for all members of your family, including pets? ■ If you own a generator, is it ready to operate safely? ■ Do you know how to open your garage door manually? ■ Do you have cash and a full tank of gas, in the event ATMs and gas stations are unavailable? ■ Are your mobile phones fully charged?

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CREATURE DISCOMFORTS Protesters greeted the arrival of the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus at Redwood Acres Friday. Organized via the “Boycott Circus Cruelty in Humboldt” Facebook page, the activists both cite the circus’s checkered past with regard to animal treatment, and oppose on principle the use of wild animals for entertainment. “These wild and domestic animals endure harsh training techniques to force them to perform for the public” said one activist. “They are housed in small quarters with inadequate room to move, and live in unsanitary and inhumane living conditions. While they are not performing, they travel in hot trucks in inadequate living quarters for 32 weeks out of the year, then are forced to perform in 200 towns in 17 different states.” A Culpepper & Meriweather spokesman refuted the accusations, stating, “Our animals are seen by a vet every 30 days and we’re inspected daily by animal control here in California. Everything we do for our animals is completely legal and we exceed the care that is required by the USDA. Anyone who comes and sees our animals for themselves can tell that our animals are happy and healthy.” Photo by Matt Filar | Union

A lot of this comes down to oversharing. At top volume. All night long • Thursday, April 25 2 a.m. “Stop smacking me,” said one of two yellingtons on Union Street who, despite the passions of the moment, cared enough to use a slightly evocative verb. 7:16 p.m. The ridonkulous “who’d fall for that?” Social Security phone scam netted another victim, ensuring its continuation. The scammer reaped some $2,900 in Google Play cards from some working-class person whom they’d frightened into compliance, and may be honored for this accomplishment with a plaque and engraved cufflinks at the annual ScamCo company dinner. • Friday, April 26 1:17 p.m. Someone took $313 in upscale eco-duds from a Plaza shop, and are likely envied by their peers for the stylish, costly and ethically sourced garments. Basking in this admiration, only they know they’re living a fashion lie; well, them and everyone who watches the store’s security video. • Saturday, April 27 3:39 a.m. At a downtown donut shop, a man with unconventional glazing – blood all over his face – was asked to leave, but refused the request and was arrested. 10:54 a.m. A nimrod imbroglio on Samoa Boulevard saw a roommate yelling bad things at her cohabitant through a door and trash bags hurled down a stairwell. 3 p.m. Two youths perched on the rooftop of a silver sedan at a K Street car wash, carpeing their diems by swigging from a large bottle of tequila and blasting the ’hood with throbulent “rap-style” music of the kind so popular with today’s young people. • Sunday, April 28 12:58 p.m. A child roller skating in the Arcata Community Park encountered a black-haired, bearded man who tried to grab her. 5:38 p.m. An argument could be heard in the background as a man called from the transit center asking for help. Oh by the way, he added, I’m wetting myself. He was arrested for public drunkenness.

5:55 p.m. Another free-range clothing he had on and almost got whizzard bled his lizard all over into a fight with someone, then a children’s playset at an S Street was arrested. elementary school. He was inter- 7:31 p.m. A doorhandle-tryer viewed. can only yearn for the score one 7:21 p.m. Even if a man’s cam- lucked into in an Alliance Road ouflage shorts and vest had ren- apartment building parking lot. dered his central torso invisible There, an unlocked car door to onlookers, they wouldn’t have, opened wide to a trove of someand didn’t conceal his sinister ex- one else’s wealth – a purse, wallet, tremities ripping off beer from a phone, plus credit and Social SeUniontown supermarket and his curity cards. Somehow the slithy subsequent arrest. tove bungled his nou• Monday, April 29 v vARCATA ARCATA veau riches, because the 8:37 a.m. A man in a phone later called 911. POLICE POLICE wheelchair made it his 9:16 p.m. A live band’s mission to give patients musical stylings at Butentering a 10th Street termilk Lane and Creshealth clinic a thorcent Way are an ongoKevin L. ough yelling-at. He was ing problem because Hoover moved along. long hair, don’t care. 10:07 a.m. Just down the block, a 9:46 p.m. A drunk driver barman in a wheelchair positioned in relled up H, against the grain, the the middle of the street screamed wind, the law and the one-way at passersby, seeming to chase sign, and if only there’d been a them. He was moved along. cop around. Oh wait, there was! 11:33 a.m. A man at Ninth and Arrested. G streets wearing a “viking hat” 10:29 a.m. An unexpected knock yelled at passersby amid a mias- on a Heather Lane front door inma of personal belongings scat- cluded the peephole being covtered about the sidewalk. He too ered from the outside, leaving the was moved along. resident little incentive to throw 12:43 p.m. A man in a wheel- wide the door. chair outside an Arcata Heights 10:02 p.m. A man shoved a bank wore a helmet, but augment- blind person into a gas station ed its protective powers by plac- bathroom in Valley West, then ing a plastic bag over his head. ran off toward the freeway. 4:26 p.m. A man in a wheelchair 10:30 p.m. A kindly stranger outside an H Street business office walked the blind guy back to the took to scrawling on the wall there. tent he was living in. The man 4:39 p.m. An apparent shift said that the person he was staychange at 4:30 p.m. saw loon-du- ing with wasn’t being very kind ties passed off to a man in blue to him. sweatpants, who tackled the as- • Tuesday, April 30 9:30 a.m. signment with teal-trousered zeal. A man in camouflage shorts who After a warm-up bout of yelling made off with two bottles o’ grog on the Plaza, he launched himself from a Uniontown-supermarinto H Street traffic, slaloming ket got as far as the disreputable among the cars as he pitched his breezeway before being arrested. mobile hissy. 1:34 p.m. A Union Street apart4:49 p.m. A man wearing blue ment dweller enjoyed a leisurely pants and no shirt yelled at Ar- afternoon on her back patio with cata’s ever-put upon passersby at her laptop computer, right up unNinth and F streets, then headed til the upstairs neighbor dumped toward the cyclonic dingbat vor- water off his balcony, drenching tex known as the transit center. the woman and rendering her 4:51 p.m. But first, blue man computer inoperable. paused to take off what remaining • Wednesday, May 1 8:55 a.m.

Former employees of a Valley West motel were seen lingering near a storage area, then scampering away across a field. One of them may have been involved in prior thefts from rooms there. • Thursday, May 2 4:41 p.m. When a man threatened to kill his girlfriend’s dogs, her grandma became concerned. • Wednesday, May 3 12:07 a.m. A woman well-encased in today’s perforative haute couture leapt from a taxicab near Westwood Center and ran off into the darkness. Even in darkness, the blonde hair, tattoos, lip and ear bling should have stood out somewhat amid the 1950s-era suburban homes, even despite the camouflage pants, but her friends didn’t know the area. 4:37 p.m. For reasons unknown, a man in red shorts with a fluffy white dog showed several employees at a 13th Street store the porn videos on his phone. They asked him to withdraw from the scene, and though initially he wouldn’t pull out, he eventually did. 6 p.m. A drunk who’d peed on a downtown hardware store then argued with employees as he kicked his dog, and got a talkingto from police about his indefensible actions. 6:40 p.m. An alleged man was seen walking while punching and kicking his dog at 11th and K streets. • Saturday, May 4 12:06 a.m. Yelling with bonus screaming at no additional charge. 12:24 a.m. Yelling. 1:35 a.m. Yelling, plus the screaming option. 1:37 a.m. Yelling, with value-added bottle throwing. 12:48 p.m. Yelling. 5:28 p.m. A woman in a pink shorts and purple pajama pants was passed out drunk near the ballpark gate. 5:44 p.m. A man wearing several layers of clothing and a “green mohawk helmet” wandered in and out of a downtown hardware store, wouldn’t leave when asked,

then did. 6:02 p.m. Despite being attacked outside a Valley West motel by someone wielding a full beer can as a weapon, the victim was uninjured. • Sunday, May 5 1:05 a.m. A Granite Avenue party featured loud musical merriment and in the backyard, use of blappety-blubbity punching bags. 11:35 a.m. A woman sat on the sidewalk at fifth and E streets, pouring wine all over the road and herself. 6:36 p.m. Appearances aside, a man in a camouflage bandanna didn’t really have a gap where his brain was s’posta be, though his behavior augured otherwise as he got pushy and agressy at a chronicly dickweed-embattled Valley West bus stop. 11:58 p.m. An H Streeter again complained that he couldn’t dislodge The San Francisco Ninja Society from his residence, and that they’ve been there 20 years. • Monday, May 6 5:33 a.m. A man at the hospital for falling off a barstool took off toward the freeway on foot. 9:12 a.m. A J Street café objected to the appetite-suppressing three-vehicle caravan community that had sprung up out front, consisting of a school bus, Chevy van and Arizona-plated Winnebago, all aswarm with individs coming and going, in and out. 12:43 p.m. A woman received third-hand information that a student with a history of mental illness is refusing to eat because the food is demonic. His decisionmaking wasn’t noticeably enhanced by the acid-drop a week or so previous. • Tuesday, May 7 11:45 a.m. The guy who keeps busting into a valley West business’s dumpster is a TV star of sorts – on the store video security system. 12:34 p.m. A Sorrel Circle resident repulsed a phone scammer’s telephone attempt to scare them into divulging personal info over imaginary Social Security issues.

The joy of ticks is overrated – here’s how to outsmart the little buggers City of ArCAtA

ARCATA – The City of Arcata Environmental Services Department would like to remind the community that tick season is quickly approaching, and they are offering the public some tips on how to prevent and care for tick bites. Ticks are tiny, spider-like bugs that attach themselves to the skin of people and animals. While many ticks are not harmful, some can transmit disease. Only one tick found locally can transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease – the Western blacklegged tick. Avoiding tick bites is the easiest way to avoid tick-borne disease. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following precautions to prevent tick bites: • Avoid wooded and bushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. • When hiking, be sure to stay on cleared paths and designated trails. • Wear protective clothing when out-

doors, preferably light-colored, longsleeved shirts and pants. • Always check for ticks on your body and clothing after returning from exploring the outdoors. • Check your pets for ticks regularly, especially after they spend time outside. • Keep in mind that young ticks are very small (about the size of a poppy seed). When checking for ticks, seek help from a

friend or family member to inspect those hard to reach areas. • Be sure to check extra-carefully for ticks on areas of the body where hair is present.

• Speak to your veterinarian about the best tick-prevention methods available for your pets. If you find a tick on yourself or a pet, please follow these steps: • Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the surface of the skin as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Do not jerk or twist the tick. Make sure the entire tick has been removed, including the head. • Once the tick has been removed, clean the area and your hands with soap and water. • If you develop tick-borne illness symptoms such as fever, chills, a rash at the site of the tick bite, or unusual aches and pains up to 30 days after experiencing a tick bite, consult your medical provider immediately and let them know you were bitten by a tick. For more information regarding ticks and other tick-borne diseases, please visit the CDC’s website at cdc.gov/ticks/index. html.

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a7 v Sign your letter to the Mad River Union with a real name and a city of origin, plus a phone number (which won’t be published) for identity verification and send it to opinion@madiverunion.com.

Michael Kraft Papa & Barkley Zoom makes video conferencing easy. There’s a bit of a startup phase, but once that’s over participants just click twice and they’re in the video conference. The lead of the session can easily mute participants, so that annoying somebody’s-got-another-discussion-going-on phenomenon is done away with. It’s easy to present and works with large groups. I also like Google Hangouts for this, but prefer Zoom by a bit.

Tara Strickwerda HealthSPORT Google Docs. It allows me to create succinct presentations with links to all the details. Everyone can easily access the same working document for group projects and mistakes can be undone through the version history.

Susan Charnes & Jay Repetto The Wildflower Cafe and Bakery TouchBistro. It’s our POS system. It sends orders to the kitchen, does inventory, payroll, and guest checks.

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Patty Guerrero & Jim Szujewski Simply Macintosh Slack. It’s a productivity app. It’s a giant chat room with different channels. Turns one mind into nine minds, allowing us to share our ideas effortlessly. It increased our productivity a lot. We have a training channel, a joke channel, you can customize it.

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Michelle Hood Redwood Women’s Foundation Our favorite app is Canva.com We use it to create our newsletter, forms, social media posts, and website graphics. Schedule an appointment and we can teach you how to use it.

Bryan Willkomm Humboldt Patient Resource Center Canva. It gives you the ability to create high end marketing content quickly with diverse applications.

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The HSU administration’s unethical, contradictory actions on KHSU So many outstanding KHSU questions Dear Chancellor White, I’ve been quite disheartened by your response to the KHSU fiasco at Humboldt State University. You claim that the actions of President Rossbacher and her henchman Vice President Craig Wruck are in the “fiscal interests of the university.” May I ask how you came to that conclusion? Was it based on the review/audit from your office? Because if it was, I can tell you that review/audit was a shoddy, shallow piece of work full of incorrect information. Not only did the reviewers fail to interview people with the most historic points of view and institutional memory, they completely left out hours of testimony from people they did interview. I would like to be directed to the complaint/grievance process regarding the review. I want to see their notes and hear their recordings. I believe someone directed them to leave out valuable information that did not fit into the plans that were already under development (please see HSU’s excellent reporting in the Lumberjack for some background). You cannot be unaware that the fiscal problems of KHSU were entirely engineered by Mr. Wruck and his henchman, Peter Fretwell. The station was in no way the kind of fiscal trouble that resulted after the firing of Katie Whiteside, and the sub-

sequent firing of all station staff. I myself was a $35/month sustaining member, and I froze that after Ms. Whiteside’s dismissal. I gave $100 at the recent pledge drive (which was done under absolute false pretenses). And like so many in the community, I was prepared to resume, at an increased rate, my sustaining membership upon the firing of Peter Fretwell. Oh, about that...

v LETTERS I am/was a member of the Community Advisory Board. I sat in a room with Dr. Rossbacher and Mr. Wruck on April 10. Do you believe it is professional or ethical to lie as part of the job of university president and vice-president? Because that is exactly what the two of them did. They bald-faced, outright lied to the nine of us sitting there. They spun falsehoods and smiled. I shook their hands. If you think it is OK for a person in that position to lie, then I question your suitability for your job. I have to take ethics training every year at my job; perhaps it should be required for all administrators. The HSU academic senate has voiced its displeasure at the manner in which this occurred. The student body and the community have done so as well. Mr. Wruck, again spinning falsehoods, attempted to get the students on his side, only to be revealed as a backstabbing schemer. He claimed to

want more student involvement in KHSU, yet he destroyed a half semester’s work of the student interns, who can’t get credit for the academic work they did because they no longer have instructors. They have put research grants in peril because they’ve notified the various grantors that former KHSU employees can not be part the grant seeking process, even though those employees were instrumental in the projects. It remains mind boggling to me that a politician as yourself (because lets face it, your job is political, not academic) doesn’t value the communities in which your institutions are placed. While exploring the Chancellor’s website, I saw a large section on “Community Partnerships,” so apparently you wish for prospective students to think that the local communities are important. Yet here, in Humboldt County, Dr. Rossbacher has managed to destroy three major Town and Gown connections in the past few years. First, the off-campus art gallery, last known as the Third Street Gallery. Then the football program. And in the same year, but with virtually no warning (unlike the year reprieve given to football) – KHSU. I will close with telling you that I came to HSU in 1975. I listened to KHSU from my first days in the dorms, and then, when I ended up staying here and raising a family, wherever I lived. I donated when the fund drives started, first as a single parent out of

my waitressing tips. As I got older and became an empty nester, I started volunteering and increasing my donations. KHSU became an inherent part of my day to day life in Eureka. Your ongoing support of Lisa Rossbacher and Craig Wruck’s Machiavellian betrayal sullies your own legacy as Chancellor. Please reconsider. Be a hero in this story, rather than a cohort of miscreants and carpetbaggers. Sincerely, Barbara A. Boerger, HSU Class of 1980 Arcata

v Don’t waste your intellectual treasure on an ephemeral Facebook comment that’ll be forgotten in two seconds. Kick it old school and become part of history with a thoughtful letter to the Mad River Union signed with a real name and a city of origin, plus a phone number (which won’t be published) for identity verification. Try and keep your letter to 300 words or so, maybe 500 max, or call us about doing a column. E-mail letters to opinion@madriverunion.com.

CERTFEST Left, new CERT instructors practice teaching medical skills: Dawn Albrecht, Emily Stokes, Lynn Sturgis, Jon Wagner and Kymmie Scott. Middle, local new CERT Train the Trainer grads; back row: Lyn Javier, Meriah Miracle, Lynn Sturgis, Shelly Mendes, Cliff VanCott, Jon Wagner, David Boyd, Kymmie Scott, Serene Hayden; front row: Linda Nellist (instructor), Dorie Lanni (instructor), Lynette Eddy, Kimberly Roskam, Emily Stokes, Dawn Albrecht, Lin Glen, Heidi Estabrook, Debbora Winkle, Anita Huff, Josh Reed (not shown: Neal O’Haire, instructor) Right, Neal O’Haire, national CERT instructor trainer and former senior emergency services coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Coastal Region, presenting Train the Trainer instruction for future CERT trainers. Photos courtesy Judie snyder | cert

Humboldt is 23 emergency responders stronger after rigorous training Community EmErgEnCy rEsponsE tEam

Humboldt County has graduated 18 new CERT instructors! Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers undergo at least 23 hours of emergency response training. These volunteers are your neighbors who are prepared to assist their communities until first responders can arrive after a major emergency event, such as an earthquake or wildfire. Up until this week, the number of local basic CERT classes being offered was limited not by a lack of demand (there are currently over 200 people on the waiting list for

CERT training classes) but by the small number of available qualified instructors. But that is about to change. After three days of rigorous training a few weekends ago, 18 Humboldt and Del Norte CERT members have completed CERT’s Train the Trainer course and have now become fully qualified CERT instructors. Participants came from CERT teams throughout the area, including Arcata, Blue Lake, Blue Lake Rancheria, Humboldt Bay Fire, Humboldt County DHHS, McKinleyville, Hoopa Fire, Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation, Bridgeville Community Center, and southern Humboldt. The intensive three-day course was coordinated by Lin-

da Nellist, Humboldt CERT Coalition lead instructor; and team-taught by Linda, Dorie Lanni, emergency services manager, Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services; and Neal O’Haire, national CERT instructor trainer and former senior emergency services coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Coastal Region. The course was hosted by the Blue Lake Rancheria. The basic 23-hour CERT course is offered free to interested community members. For more information, visit humboldtcert.com; to have your name added to the interest list to be notified of upcoming classes, please contact Linda Nellist at humboldtcert@gmail.com.

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Chapman house opens ELEGANT OPENING Downtown Arcata’s newest vacation rental held an open house and tea Saturday, hosted by the Historical Sites Society of Arcata. First Built in 1876 by H.S. Daniels, Chapman House is, according to its website, “basically Italianate architecture with bracketed bays, colonnettes, and a truncated hip roof which once supported a captain’s walk.” It has been completely restored by a team consisting of architect Martha Jain and contractors Ben Jain and Bob Felter. The 3,000 square foot, four-bedroom, 3.5 bath house and cottage sleeps 10 and is available for rental. chapmanhousearcata. com, arcatahistory.org Photos by KLh | Union

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GOWNTOWN The Plaza was all a-whirl during Friday night’s Arts! Arcata, with the Mystical Ball Gown Stroll. The Arcata Main Street-sponsored event saw fairy princesses led by Shoshanna, mythical figures and fantastical creatures doing much more than strolling. The event was a “Path to Fairy Festival” event for the Fairy Festival on the Plaza June 30, which will be a benefit for CASA of Humboldt. Photos by Matt FiLar | Union

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May 15, 2019

McKinleyville Pop-Up Museum opens Friday Mad RiveR Union

McKINLEYVILLE – Volunteers this week are putting the finishing touches on exhibits in the McKinleyville Pop-Up Museum in anticipation of its grand opening on Friday, May 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. The temporary museum is located near the World’s Largest Totem Pole at the McKinleyville Shopping Center, 1520 City Center Rd. The opening will begin with a Wiyot blessing, followed by raffles and live music by Vive Dulce. At 7:30 p.m., a group of Humboldt State students will give a presentation in one of the museum’s rooms on the future of the McKinleyville Town Center. ‘A smorgasbord’ The temporary museum, which will be open through June 9, is located in a multi-room, 8,000-square-foot building provided to the community free of charge by the owners of the McKinleyville Shopping Center. The exhibits are a “smorgasbord of different subjects,” said volunteer Kelley Garrett. Originally, Garrett said, the idea was to have a small museum. But when the shopping center offered such a large building, that changed. “We went “Wow! What can we do?” Garrett said. “We went full bore.” History room While most of the exhibits are being set up by people with little or no experience with museums, the McKinleyville Pop-Up Museum is fortunate to have Sherie Newell setting up the history room. Newell is retired from the Oakland Museum of California. “She’s a professional,” Garrett said. “The rest of us are entrepre-

POP-UP MUSEUM Left, in the history room are, from left, Sherie Newell, Twila Sanchez and Kelley Garrett. Right, Jack Durham shows off an exhibit about the history of newspapers in McKinleyville. Photo on left by Jack Durham | union, Photo on right by kim Durham neurs with big ideas, with heart.” The history room includes native jewelry, baskets, paintings, the stories of local families and more. Art room Local professional artist John Wesa offered to hang the art in the art room, which includes more than 40 works from about 30 different artists, all from McKinleyville. The artists range in age from 12 to over 80. The exhibit includes fine art and folk art in a variety of different mediums. ‘Your Town, Your Newspapers’ At the front of the museum is an exhibit titled “Your Town, Your Newspapers: History of McKinleyville Newspapers,” put together by Mad River Union Editor and Publisher Jack Durham and his wife, Kim Durham. “McKinleyville has a rich newspaper history,” Jack Durham said.

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“There were a lot of ink-stained dreamers who wanted to give the town a voice. Some of the newspapers lasted years, but most went belly up in a year or less. It’s always been a tough business.” The exhibit includes a timeline of McKinleyville’s newspaper history, from the Arcata Union, which started in 1886, to the Mad River Union, which serves the town today. The exhibit includes original copies and reproductions of dozens of newspapers. “Looking through these old newspapers, you’ll discover that reporters were writing about the same topics 10, 20 and even 50 years ago that reporters are writing about today,” Durham said. The exhibit will include complimentary copies of the most recent edition of the Mad River Union, as well as the Union’s 2019 calendar, while supplies last. Town Center The idea of creating a museum came about during a meeting of

the non-profit McKinleyville Organizing Coalition, according to Twila Sanchez, co-director of the museum. “We were talking about the Town Center ordinance and how to get more people to give input,” Garrett said. The McKinleyville Community Plan, approved in 2002, designates the Town Center as an area stretching from Pierson Park to McKinleyville Avenue, and from Railroad Drive to an area just south of Hiller Road. It also includes the commercial area north of Heartwood Drive where the Burger King and other businesses are located. The Humboldt County Planning Department is going to hold meetings and gather public input on the creation of a Town Center ordinance, which would include rules for future development of the area. The McKinleyville Organizing Coalition came up with the idea of

creating a museum, which would draw in community members, who could then learn more about the Town Center and give input and ideas. “People can reflect on the past and present influences on McKinleyville, as well as get inspired to participate in the town’s future,” Garrett said. “We were trying to think of what can build community,” Sanchez said. A museum, she said, is a community builder. A room in the museum is dedicated to the Town Center and will have maps, photos and other information. The museum has a variety of other exhibits from local students and churches. After Friday’s Grand Opening from 6 to 9 p.m., the museum will be open Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. through June 9. Entry into the museum is free.

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Credit Union opens in Arcata Mad RiveR Union

ARCATA – Compass Community Credit Union has opened a new branch in Arcata at 1033 G St., conveniently positioned in the center of Arcata. The branch includes two dedication walls; one to Humboldt State University and one to the City of Arcata. “We are excited to be in Arcata to serve the Northern Humboldt community” said Compass Community Credit Union CEO Ray Litchfield. “The branch includes a state-of-the-art ATM and teller cash recyclers. Our vision for the branch was a modern, comfortable feel. We couldn’t be happier with the team we’ve assembled, led by Christine Joyner, and the opportunity to be in the heart of Arcata.” The ribbon dedication will be held on Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. Now through the end of May, the Arcata branch will be offering in-branch specials in celebration of the opening. Compass Community Credit Union serves members in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works or worships in these three counties. CompassCCU.org

M ay 15, 2019

Walkability assessment in McKinleyville

youth-led walkabilThe assessment is coority assessment will dinated by McKinleyville be held in McKin- Middle School Leadership leyville to better enable lo- students, the Humboldt cal students to safely walk, County Department of bike and roll to school. The Health & Human Services assessment is (DHHS) Public scheduled for toHealth Branch day, May 15 from and the Natural 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Resources Serbeginning in the vices Division McKinleyville of the Redwood Union School Community AcMCKINLEYVILLE District confertion Agency. ence room behind This is one of McKinleyville numerous assessMiddle School, 2285 Cen- ments conducted around tral Ave. the county in partnership Participants will observe with the Safe Routes to traffic conditions during School Task Force, a coalischool dismissal at the mid- tion of local governments, dle school and in surround- transportation agencies ing neighborhoods then and community partners use those observations to that aims to make it safer brainstorm potential solu- for children to use active tions to make the area safer transportation methods to and more inviting for all us- commute to school. ers of the road. Data from previous

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NEW LION Adair Paul, center, was recently inducted as a new member in the McKinleyville Lions Club by President Bob Wainwright, right, and Treasurer Cyndi Bainbridge, left. The McKinleyville Lions Club Is dedicated to vision health and sponsors school and community vision screenings. Submitted photo walkability assessments has been included in local, state and federal grant applications, resulting in millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements throughout Humboldt County.

To learn more about the upcoming walkability assessment and other active transportation educational programs, call Department of Health & Human Services at (707) 268-2132.

Kinetic countdown: Rutabaga Ball on Saturday CYCLE SAVVY Students pedalled their bicycles to school last week in Blue Lake. April SouSA | union

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n May 8, Blue Lake Parks and Recreation celebrated Bike to School Day. Students met up at the Mad River Grange for some snacks and rode to school together! And speaking of biking, on Saturday, May 18 from noon to 2 p.m. the Blue Lake Parks and Recreation will be hosting a bicycle skills course. Children of all ages are encouraged to come out and test their skills. Helmets are available for anyone who may need one! History in Blue Lake If you haven’t had a chance to check out the rich history of our amazing city, then I want to suggest you visit the Blue Lake Museum, 330 Railroad Ave. This sweet museum is full of incredible stories of the past. This year’s revolving exhibits are on hotels of Blue Lake and Korbel, history of local law enforcement, and old-time toys. Plus, find regular exhibits that show stories of the school, the Wha-Nika Women’s Club, and so much more! The museum is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. And speaking of the museum, there will be a pints for non-profits event at the Mad River Brewery on Tuesday, May 21. A silent auction, bake sale, and music by Dogbone will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Come on down and support the Blue Lake Museum Society! Take a sewer tour The Blue Lake City Council proclaimed May 19-25 as Public Works Week. The awesome public works crew will be providing a public tour of the award winning Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant on Friday, May 24 at 2:30 p.m. Meet up at the plant behind the Blue Lake Casino to get a chance to meet our crew and to find out more about how our wastewater is treated, and how clean our system is. This is always an informative tour!

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BAYSIDE – Who will be the one to reign in Glory over the 50th Anniversary Kinetic Grand Championship? Find out at the Rutabaga Ball with special musical guests Claire Bent and Citizen Funk on Saturday, May 18 at the Bayside Community Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Rd. Tickets are $15 or $12 if you bring your own reusable cup. Rutabaga Queen wannabes will compete in a three-round pageant representing the three days of the Kinetic Race. They will dazzle the crowd with their pageantry in the ball gown round, brave a "water crossing" right inside the Community Hall, and then finish strong in the round generously called "Talent." Enjoy tasty treats and libations at the Queens' Bar sponsored by Lost Coast Brewery. Then to top of the festivities, this

RUTABAGA BALL Past Rutabaga Queens will choose to new queen. photo by mArk mckennA

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Climate Action Plan Workshop set for Monday Mad RiveR Union

ARCATA – The City of Arcata Energy Committee is excited to host a Climate Action Plan Workshop on Monday, May 20. Local governments in Humboldt County are working in partnership to create a regional Climate Action Plan. As part of this effort, the City of Arcata is developing solutions to address climate change. The workshop will focus on current greenhouse gas emissions and recommended actions our communiKINETIC VOLUNTEERS Be a part of Humboldt’s oldest, largest, most glorious human powered art tradition! The Kinetic Grand Championship 50th Anniversary Kinetic Sculpture Race, held over Memorial Day weekend, is looking for human-powered volunteers. There’s a variety of jobs IN-HOME SERVICES

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available for helpful people of all ages and abilities. Give an hour, a day, or the whole weekend. Visit KineticGrandChampionship. com/Volunteers, or leave a message at (707) 733-3841. BENEFIT CONCERT The Redwood Coast Children’s Chorus and the Redwood Coast Women’s Chorus under the direction of Kathé Lyth invite the public to attend a benefit concert on Sunday, May 19 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at The Sanctuary, 130 J St. in Arcata. The newly formed World Concert Children’s Fund for Children Survivors of Natural Catastrophes is an outgrowth of the Redwood Coast Children’s Chorus. Its mission is that of children helping children through music. The Children’s Concert Chorus and the Women’s Chorus perform with the intention of sharing

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their beautiful voices and varied repertoire. All proceeds will go to a special fund set up through The Ink People, exclusively for the purpose of having funds available for children following a natural catastrophe. Home-baked refreshments will follow the concert. Admission for this event is $10 for adults and $5 for children under the age of five. redwoodcoastchildrenschorus.net, inkpeople.org NORDIC AQUAFARMS The community is invited to attend a meeting with Nordic Aquafarms representatives on Tuesday, May 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. Refreshments will be provided. Nordic Aquafarms Commercial Director Marianne Naess will be presenting an overview of Norwegian-based Nordic Aquafarms’ plans for a land-based fish farm on the Samoa Peninsula. Naess will also offer details regarding the Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) technology that will be used to eventually grow and process about 27 metric tons of fish in a fully contained, state-of-the-art production facility in Humboldt County. Community members

are encouraged to attend this event which will offer a formal presentation and open forum for questions. LECTURE AT THE MARSH On Friday, May 17 join Andrea Tuttle for a lecture on “South Georgia Island: What does a small, distant island have to do with the Arcata Marsh?” South Georgia Island lies in the sub-Antarctic, 1,000 miles east of the tip of South America. Fed by nutrient upwelling, it teems with fur seals, penguins, nesting albatross, and other pelagic species. Like Humboldt Bay, it serves as a beacon of hope for successful ecosystem recovery after past exploitation. But also like Humboldt, it faces the overarching threats of climate change. This talk will tell the story of overhunted seals, Norwegian whalers, invasive reindeer and rats, and the aggressive conservation efforts to restore the beautiful wild reserve of today. This free public lecture, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, is sponsored by Friends of the Arcata Marsh. Seating is limited to the first 50 attendees, on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call (707) 826-2359.

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Go Postal with Postcards Bob Doran

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t was maybe a decade ago when I ran into my friend Steve Lazar at a party at the home of the late Gregg “Vinny” DeVaney. At the time Steve and Vinny were both in a “floorcore” band called Starving Weirdos, but we didn’t talk music. Steve had something else he wanted to show me that he thought I might find interesting: his latest eBay acquisition, a packet of vintage photo postcards he’d paid a pretty penny for, all of Humboldt County scenes. I was indeed interested, for many reasons: I’m into local history, I’m a photographer and collect old photos and postcards, and I had written a story about Peter Palmquist selling his massive collection of local photos to the Beinecke Library at Yale. Our conversation led to a story for the

North Coast Journal about deltiologists (postcard collectors) titled “Postcard Kings.” We’ve been talking postcards ever since, in fact almost every time I see Steve he gives me a reproduction of a classic Humboldt card. I’ve also followed his exploration into a particular photographer, Jesse A. Meiser, who lived and worked in Eureka during the first decade of the 20th Century. This weekend Lazar will share his research at the Clarke Historical Museum, 240 E St., Eureka, for their Saturday Speaker Series, in a talk titled “Turn of the Century Photographer Jesse Meiser,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in celebration of National Photography Month. Lazar has a day job as a county planner, but he’s obsessed with postcards. He’s created a website, thehumboldtproject.org, and

began sharing images from his collection. At this point, he’s scanned over 2,000 postcards with Humboldt images, and he estimates he has another 1,000 to go. He thinks he may have enough, at least for now. “In early 2018, I stopped collecting and began focusing on researching turn-of-thecentury photographers and firms responsible for producing many of the cards in my collection,” he said. While other local photographers like A.W. Ericson have been well covered by Palmquist, Meiser was not as well known, but Lazar kept seeing his name on cards. In an attempt to compile, study and present a faithful collection of Meiser’s Humboldt body of work, Lazar visited an assortment of state and national institutions, as well as a number of collections found in private archives. He called me from the Beinecke Library, and also went to the Huntington and Bancroft libraries and the California State Library in Sacramento. ‘

Then there are card collections in HSU’s Humboldt Room (Genzoli, Carranco and Tim McKay collections], the Humboldt County Historical Society and Clarke Museum. Lazar notes, “Though Mr. Meiser lived in Humboldt for less than a decade (c19041910), he is responsible for an amazingly large percentage of all local postcards that were produced during the earliest years of the medium. Specializing in ‘scenic photography,’ many of his postcards and real photo postcards are highly sought after and are found sprinkled across a number of local private collections.” So far close to 500 local images produced by Meiser have been uncovered. In sharing his preliminary research, Lazar hopes to inspire other local collectors and historians to contribute and collaborate, and help refine and improve our collective understanding of the work of this important and overlooked Humboldt photographer.

Groundbreaking new works at Thesis Festival dell’aRte inteRnational

HELPING EACH OTHER Yuma Hamiche, left, and Chelsea Rodriguez comforted students with candy bars. Photo by ShaSta brown

Students support each other after tragedy

s I’m sure many of you already know on May 3 a student at McKinleyville High School committed suicide. Waking up that Friday morning and hearing school was canceled was at first exciting until I learned the reason why – one of our fellow classmates was dead. Initially, we didn’t know what was going on, or why school was canceled. Within an hour, after many phone calls and group chats with friends and classmates, we soon figured out what was going on. We didn’t even have to read the reports being released by online news sources because we already knew what had happened and we knew who it was. It was devastating, truly. Over the weekend we were offered grief counseling at various locations, but nothing could have prepared anyone for the following Monday. Walking through the school, the atmosphere was gloomy A fellow classmate said PANTHER “it felt like walking through the rain.” A fellow students said “The day Shasta Brown just seemed dull. Not a smile for miles.” There was a police officer standing in the quad that morning just watching. As I walked down the hall I saw girls crying and giving each other big, emotional hugs. Other than the teachers spending more time outside with their students, and the comforting emails from our school principal, there were two students who in my mind went a little above and beyond to bring comfort to students Chelsea Rodriguez and Yuma Hamiche decided they would hand out a special treat candy bars with a special message on them. The message read ”Smile, you deserve to be happy, Your important to us all.” In an interview, Rodriguez said it was Hamiche’s idea ,not hers, but they did both purchase the treats. When asked why she said “Some people don’t realize how much they matter to the overall community. Most of the kids we handed them out to I never really talked with before and reaching out gave me more hope that those students will spread it to others.” The suicide definitely shook the whole community but it also showed us that we have an amazing community that helps each other during a crisis.

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Shasta Brown is a student at McKinleyville High School.

DAISY TROOP Recently, the newest McKinleyville Daisy Troop 90014 toured the HealthSPORT Club facilities with Coach Terra in McKinleyville. For part of their “Respect Yourself” petal, the girls learned about the importance of exercise in staying healthy and even got a workout! If you are interested in Girl Scouts to volunteer or join, contact the Eureka Program Office at (707) 443-6641, ext. 3010 or visit redwoodgirlscouts.org. Photo by Cheryl KinghaM

BLUE LAKE – The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre presents Thesis Festival 2019, featuring four groundbreaking new works of theatre created by this year’s graduating MFA class. The festival marks the culmination of three years of graduate study by an international ensemble of theatre artists. This year’s new works include an eclectic array of theatrical investigations that embody the human capacity for transformation, cruelty and humor. The Thesis Festival takes place Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19 and Thursday, May 23 through Sunday, May 26 at 8 p.m. at the Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake. The festival will show Go Below Yourself and Visions of a Crying Girl on Thursday May 16, Saturday, May 18, Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26. The festival will show Kedma and Deshuesadaro Suite on Friday, May 17, Sunday May 19, Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25. Ticket holders will be able to bring their stubs in for admission to any subsequent evening in order to see all four plays. All tickets are pay-what-you-can. To reserve tickets, call (707) 6685663. Appropriate for 15 years of age and up. Thesis Festival 2019 shows include: Go Below Yourself Thrust into a bizarre afterlife, one brave soul attempts to escape. The unsettling inhabitants will play whatever game it takes to make her fall in love with her own darkness. She’s

THESIS FESTIVAL Cleo DeOrio and Jordan Rosin in Visions of a Crying Girl. Photo by tuShar Mathew

doomed. Nothing will stop her from transforming into the very thing she swore to oppose. Created and performed by Melanie Schauwecker, Jesse March, Evan Grande, Kathryn Cesarz (USA), and Janie Pinard (Canada). Visions of A Crying Girl A couple struggles to connect, holding too tightly to a hope that never was. Through a language of dreams, they work through loss and torment, fighting for a chance to love each other as they once did. Created and performed by Cleo DeOrio and Jordan Rosin (USA). Kedma A women enters her last stage of life, memories appear and weave the space between sky and earth. A round space, 8 masks, one life journey. The source of the word KE-D-MA in Hebrew and in Arabic KA-DA-MA

means far ancient past and forward future. It also means east, where the sun rises, symbolizing the beginning and end of a day, and the turning of the earth. Kedma will take place outdoors, where it will be performed in the round. Directed by Idit Kischinovsky (Israel) Actor-creators: Idit Kischinovsky, Leslie Castellano, and Shawn Wagner (USA). Original music by Maggie Lally (USA). Deshuesadero Suite A dance of bodies looking for themselves. Human fragments willing to be recognized through an incredible journey of reconstruction. A beautiful and ridiculous game of harassment, torture and death. Created and performed by Alfredo Romero, Carolina Pimentel, and Daniel Loyola (Mexico City).

Enter the seedy underbelly on Berlin in Cabaret noRth Coast RepeRtoRy theatRe

EUREKA – The North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its 35th season with the Tony-sweeping musical masterpiece Cabaret. The production opens at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17 and runs through June 16. American author Cliff Bradshaw discovers the seedy underbelly of 1931 Berlin when he finds himself in a relationship with British dancer Sally Bowles, performer at the Kit Kat Klub. Under the ominous eye of an all-seeing Master of Ceremonies, the lives of the CABARET The cast of Cabaret, opening Friday at the North Coast Repertory Theclub’s inhabitants begins atre in Eureka. Photo evan wiSheroPP to change with the rise of the Nazi party. Winner of Jordan Dobbins, Evan ing design is by Calder the Eureka Heritage Soci15 Tony awards, Cabaret is Needham, Dianne Zulegar, Johnson. The production is ety and all tickets are $20. groundbreaking, gritty and Craig Benson, Jenni Simp- stage managed by Kira Gal- The Sunday, May 19 matson, Emily Casselman, Sam laway. inée performance is a bensexy. Kolby, Ivan Gamboa, MariCabaret opens at 8 p.m. efit for Temple Beth-El and The Cabaret is directed na Benson, Maggie Hockaon Friday, May 17. A chamall tickets are $20. and choreographed by TigAdditional Friday and gerBouncer Custodio, with day, Karen Echegaray, Ty- pagne reception will follow assistant direction by Kelly ler Elwell, Mathew Reinke, the performance, and ticket Saturday evening perforChristian Barreto, Sarah sales benefit the cast and mances are at 8 p.m., and Hughes. Music direction is by Na- Traywick, Clair Fuxabull, crew. Ticket prices are $18 Sunday matinée perforgeneral, $16 students and mances are at 2 p.m., connette Voss with accompani- and Jennay SekWa. Scenic design is by Brian seniors. tinuing through June 16. ment by Justin Ross. The The Saturday, May 18 NCRT is located at 300 cast features Gary Bow- Butler. Costume design is by Megan Hughes. Lightperformance is a benefit for Fifth St., Eureka. ncrt.net man, Emma Johnstone, EMBROIDERS’ GUILD The Humboldt Embroiders’ Guild meets on Saturday, May 18 at 11 a.m. at Scrapper’s Edge, at 4th and I streets, in Eureka. Due to its popularity last

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AWARD WINNERS Back row from left are Holly Matthews, McKinleyville Middle; John Larson, Grant Elementary; Linda Stewart, Peninsula School; Tim Olson, Eureka High; Zach Lehner, Zane Middle ; and Dr. Chris Hartley. From row from left are Roseann Buchner, Washington School; Dana Settelmayer, Fieldbrook Elementary; Johanna Mauro, Arcata High; Carole Meng, Dow's Praire School; Heidi Conzelmann, Morris Elementary; Camila Barrett, McKinleyville High; Jani Ayers, Alice Birney School; Sandra Close, Scotia School; Heather Gaiera, Eureka City Schools; and Adam Pinkerton, Arcata High. Submitted photo

Teachers honored for excellence Humboldt County offiCe of eduCation

HUMBOLDT – Twelve Humboldt County teachers have received an Excellence in Teaching award and were honored at a reception and ceremony at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka where more than 200 colleagues, friends and family members gathered to show their support. The Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) sponsors this celebration annually to celebrate California’s Day of the Teacher by recognizing outstanding educators who were nominated by colleagues, students, parents, or school administrators and then selected to receive this honor. This year’s Excellence in Teaching Award recipients are: • Camila Barrett: 9-12th Grade Math Teacher, McKinleyville High School • Heidi Conzelmann: 4th Grade Teacher, Morris Elementary School • Heather Gaiera: Instructional Coach/Arts Integration, Eureka City Schools • John Michael Larson: 5th Grade Teacher, Grant Elementary

School • Zach Lehner: 7th Grade ELA/ Social Studies/Drama Teacher, Zane Middle School • Holly Matthews: Resource Specialist, McKinleyville Middle School • Johanna Mauro: 9-12th Grade Art and Photography Teacher/Arts Institute Director, Arcata High School • Carole Meng: Reading Intervention Teacher, Dow’s Prairie School • Tim Olson: 9-12th Grade Spanish Teacher, Eureka High School • Adam Pinkerton: 9-12th Grade Economics and Government Teacher, Arcata High School • Dana Settelmayer: 7-8th Grade Teacher, Fieldbrook Elementary School • Linda Stewart: 6-8th Grade Teacher, Peninsula School The Excellence in Teaching Awards program has been in place since 1986. It recognizes classroom teachers from Kindergarten through 12th grade who have a minimum of five years teaching experience and have been identified as exemplary by their coworkers, students, or

school communities. “This peer-driven program is a special opportunity to acknowledge the dedication, expertise, and commitment to student well-being and achievement Humboldt County teachers have for our children,” said Dr. Chris Hartley, superintendent of schools. “Award winners are truly exceptional and inspiring. They demonstrate motivation while providing relevant and meaningful learning experiences for all students.” This year’s event included music accompaniment by Eureka High Students and hors d’oeuvres prepared and served by Fortuna and Arcata high school culinary programs. Video introductions were created for each honoree that showcased their style, enthusiasm, and talents. Three additional educators were also celebrated for receiving a Jean Olson Career Achievement award, recognizing an exceptional veteran or retired teacher for their lifelong contributions to public education, children, and the community. This award was first established in 1995, and in 1998 it was

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what I’d called mellow alt. rock, others call it “slacker rock,” Mac prefers “jizz jazz.” The new album was just released on Mac’s record label called simply Mac’s Record Label. He recorded it with vintage Japanese synthesizers and beat-up guitars in an apartment studio called Jizz Jazz Studios. There’s a very local angle to all this: Mac’s successful career is intimately interconnected with former Eurekan Michelle Cable of Panache Booking. Michelle is currently located in L.A. but she founded Panache in 1998 in Eureka, starting off with a zine. (I wrote some stuff for her.) As they note in a company bio, “Panache has existed as many different entities in the music industry since then. We originated as a music zine, born out of the pure love of discovering bands that both inspired and shook your soul. Eventually Panache evolved into a North American booking agency when we started organizing tours for bands nationwide. “After existing as an agency for over a decade, Panache expanded into music management to help our uniquely talented artists find the guidance they needed to develop their art into sustainable, healthy, long-lasting careers.”

They’ve been handling the successful Ty Segall since in 2012; Mac DeMarco joined their roster in 2013. There’s much more to her story, a move to NYC, a bad crash, recovery, etc. before coming home to California. They describe Panache as “a collective of independent minded music lovers who pride ourselves in thinking outside the box [as they] bridge the gap between DIY culture and commercial success while always keeping the artist’s best interest and integrity to heart.” (Mac and Panache are truly DIY personified.) I’m sure this will be a cool show. Opening is Instagram phenom Melanie Faye who loves Jimi and rainbows. (She has 204K followers @melaniefaye.) Doors open at 8 p.m. Showtime is at 9 p.m. The concert is for ages 16-plus and they note, no chairs, “standing room only.” In case you didn’t notice, it’s HSU’s graduation weekend. As part of the ongoing effort to make the Arcata Plaza a good family-friendly place for students to hang out, the Arcata Mainstreet folks and the Farmers Market are bringing music downtown. Friday, May 17, they have “world beat” music by JuDrum with Seed-N-Soil (plus a bounce house for the kids). Then on Saturday, The Latin Peppers play for the market (10:30 a.m. to

dedicated to the memory of longtime County Board of Education Member and President, Jean Olson, who passed away in that year. Larry Olson was a guest this year and offered a touching tribute to Jean and her many years of dedicated service. Jani Ayers, Roseann Buchner and Sandra Close were the recipients of the Jean Olson Career Achievement honor. Ayers, a TK/Kindergarten teacher at Alice Birney has a teaching career spanning 39 years. She states that she’s always been particularly fond of our youngest learners and feels teaching is all about relationships. She credits her colleagues for their support and says her proudest moments are when her students realize for themselves that they have accomplished a task or met a goal they didn’t think they could do and she’s able to celebrate the joy of that achievement with them. Buchner, a 1st grade teacher at Washington School has been teaching for 34 years. She noted that she was inspired to teach by her parents, who were lifelong learners, and something she’s continued to strive for. She especially loves teaching early readers and watching that growth and progress from week to week. The

1:30 p.m.) And later (5 p.m.) the cool jazzy James Zeller Trio provide a soundtrack as Trinity River Vineyards offers tastes to students (21-plus), plus parents, family and maybe you. There’s a mega hip hop show at the Jam Friday night, May 17, with Fatbol and Redwood Roots presenting local rappers Nac One, Hiway 101 and Little Kid Lost backed by DJ Just One, Goldylocks and B. Swizlo, plus live art by Julia Finkelstein, and the out-of-town headliner The Gift of Gab of Blackalicious fame (formerly with Chief Xcel). Born Timothy Parker in SoCal, GoG went to school at U.C. Davis, where he fell in with the Aggie college radio crowd, aka the Solesides crew, alongside DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, and Lateef the Truthspeaker recording for Quannum Projects as the ’ 90s became the Aughts. At this point you can find his fine rhymes at patreon.com/giftofgab. The next night, Saturday, May 18 it’s “Checkered Flags” time at HumBrews as the Arcata Soul Party Crew: DJ Red, #JAYMORG, Funky T Rex, King Maxwell and special guest, Drasar Monumental “cuttin’ a groove and makin’ moves for you and yours” for Soul Party 24, an “all vinyl recital, burnin’ rubber on the dancefloor.” As they say, “It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.” So dance, dance, dance.

enthusiasm of her students is what she claims keeps her motivated and she loves being part of their learning. Close, a K-2nd grade teacher at Scotia School for 37 years, credits her student’s excitement and willingness to learn as a key factor that brings her joy. She believes reading is especially foundational at this age and she strives to tailor the books in her classroom to what her students are interested in. She notes that when students are interested in particular stories, they can come alive and take them on incredible journeys, which encourages a love of reading. All of the teachers nominated humbly acknowledged how grateful they were for this honor and the importance of having the support of their families and colleagues. There was a consistent recognition that there are so many excellent educators throughout Humboldt County and how proud they were to be in such great company. The 2019-20 Humboldt County Teacher of the Year will be selected from among the Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. For more information, please contact Stacy Young at syoung@hcoe.org or (707) 445-7077.

The local chamber choir A Company of Voices, now in its fifth year together, celebrates our glorious Spring with a concert Sunday, May 19 at Christ Episcopal Church (15th and H streets, Eureka) starting at 3 p.m. ‘They’ll be performing a variety of a cappella selections from three centuries, plus Mendelssohn’s song Cycle of Spring (Der erste Frűhlingstag), and Mozart’s Missa Brevis in G, accompanied by guest instrumentalists. That hipster hangout the Miniplex (at Richard’s Goat) has a triple bill of alt. this and that of Monday, May 20, with Opossum Sun Trail (“trucker wannabees album release”) White Manna (“local space program dropouts”) and D3D (“California flight project meets Can”). The Possums note, “We’re about to release some new music and hit the road in the next few weeks, stay tuned.” (They’re also playing at Stone Junction Saturday, May 18 before heading north to PDX etc.) I actually got a secret link to the Strontium Highway album by the “cosmic american cinematic drone primitivists,” their follow-up to American Chemtrails and Death Raga Run-on Sentence, and since this is undoubtedly a run-on sentence, and I’m up to the end of my thousand word count, I’ll just say it sounds trippy. Check thehum.com for more.

L egaL n otices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00275 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MACK ROAD DESIGNS 2970 MACK RD. APT. A ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CHARLES J. KAUB 2970 MACK RD. APT. A ARCATA, CA 95521 MONICA MUNOZ 2970 MACK RD. APT. A ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP S/CHARLES KAUB GENERAL PARTNERSHIP This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00285 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KLE NURSE CONSULTANTS 223 NEWELL DR. FORTUNA, CA 95540 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT KLE MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS LLC CA 201900910250

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/KELLY EHRHARDT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 3, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION BY THE CITY OF ARCATA AS THE LEAD AGENCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Arcata intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact for the following project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act: Project Description: The City of Arcata proposes to test various living shoreline construction methods and materials at four different sites within the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in order to observe sediment accretion and establishment of salt marsh vegetation. Project sites include one site along I Street,

one site across from Hauser Marsh, and two sites along the eastern end of the South Oxidation Pond of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Each of the four sites includes the application of a combination of three different design methods: Pilot Cell A, B, or C. The Pilot Cell A method applies a combination of staked coir logs, oyster shell bags, and willow wattles and is implemented with hand labor only. Pilot Cell B is like Pilot Cell A, only differing in the shape of each cell. Pilot Cell B is a crescent shape, compared to the rounded rectangular shape of Pilot Cell A. The Pilot Cell C method includes the use of large rock riprap, in addition to the coir logs, and is implemented with heavy equipment. No mechanized equipment will be operated in the bay. All three Pilot Cell approaches apply the same general dimensions, with a maximum length of 100 feet and a maximum width of 30 feet. Pilot project site 1 is 0.30 acres, pilot project site 2 is 0.12 acres, pilot project site 3 is 0.14 acres, and pilot site 4 is 0.22 acres. The total project area will be 0.78 acres.

Location: Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, CA Owner/Applicant: City of Arcata Zoning and General Plan: The project area has no zoning designation, adjacent lands are zoned Natural Resource Protection (NRP) Lead Agency: City of Arcata Purpose of Notice: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the City of Arcata plans to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project. An Initial Study was prepared to identify potentially significant impacts on the environment, and it was determined that the project will have a less than significant impact on the environment with incorporation of regulatory requirements and mitigation measures. Address Where Copy of Initial Study is Available for Review: Environmental Services Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Review Period: The review period begins May 17th, 2019, and ends June 15th 2019. Public comments regarding the

correctness, completeness, or adequacy of the Initial Study are invited. Comments received by the end of the review period will be considered before the adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Written comments should be addressed to the City of Arcata Environmental Services Department, 736 F Street Arcata, CA 95521 Contact Person: Mark Andre, Director of Environmental Services, 736 F Street Arcata, CA 95521, 707-822-8184, mandre@cityofarcata.org 5/15 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF ARCATA PLANNING COMMISSION SUBJECT: Humboldt Sun Growers Guild, LLC. Use Permit at 75 Ericson Court, Arcata; File # 189-041-UP2. The project is scheduled for a public hearing of the Planning Commission on May 28, 2019, at 6:00 p.m., in the Arcata City Council Chambers, at 736 F Street, Arcata. Project: The applicant seeks a Use Permit for a can-

nabis processing facility in the City’s Cannabis Innovation Zone – Area 2. The subject property is developed with a 6,500 sq ft metal building about 26 ft in height. Minimum interior tenant improvements are required for the new light industrial operations. The applicants propose to process, trim, grade, and package cannabis brought into their facility from state compliant farms. No cannabis cultivation or manufacturing is proposed. Location: 75 Ericson Court Assessor’s Parcel Number: 507-461-063 Property Owner: Roney, Virginia and Robert Applicant: Humboldt Sun Growers Guild, LLC Date of application: January 28, 2019 File Number: 189-041-UP2 Zoning/General Plan: Industrial Limited Coastal Zone: The project is not located in the Coastal Zone. Environmental: Proposed exemption from environmental review per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemptions §15301, Existing Facilities. NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed project and environmental determination may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by phone: 707-825-2139. Contact person: Joe Mateer, Senior Planner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this action is appealable. In compliance with §9.76.030 of the City’s Land Use Code, any aggrieved person who, in person, in writing, or by representative, informed the City of their concerns at or before the hearing or decision may appeal a final action by the review authority. Appeals must be filed within 10 business days following the date of the action by filing an appeal, along with the applicable fee. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to §1094.5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, “If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described

in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing(s).” Published: May 15, 2019 5/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00205 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EAGLE SECURITY SYSTEMS 3268 ESPLANADE CHICO, CA 95973 BUTTE COUNTY 410 SW COLUMBIA ST. STE 120 BEND, OR 97702 VYANET OPERATING GROUP INC. OREGON 169541-17 410 SW COLUMBIA ST. STE 120 BEND, OR 97702 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION S/TRACY JONES PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS BS DEPUTY CLERK 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/6

M ay 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00285 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KLE NURSE CONSULTANTS 223 NEWELL DR. FORTUNA, CA 95540 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT KLE MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS LLC CA 201900910250 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/KELLY EHRHARDT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 3, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00011 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOTHER TREE FAMILY FARMS 3741 GREENWOOD HTS. DRIVE KNEELAND, CA 95549 P.O. BOX 638 BAYSIDE, CA 95524 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ERIC T. PAULSEN 3741 GREENWOOD HTS. DRIVE KNEELAND, CA 95549 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ERIC PAULSEN OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00273 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EARTHEN ABUNDANCE 2000 BAIRD RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ASHLI M. EYERMAN 2000 BAIRD RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ASHLI EYERMAN OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 26, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS BS DEPUTY CLERK 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00274 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HUMBOLDT ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE PLANNING 462 OCEAN AVE. TRINIDAD, CA 95570 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JOHN B. KENNY 462 OCEAN AVE. TRINIDAD, CA 95570 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOC. OTHER THAN A PARTNERSHIP S/JOHN BRYCE KENNY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00257 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE PUB AT THE CREAMERY 824 L ST. SUITE A ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT STATE OF JEFFERSON PUBLIC HOUSE LLC 824 L ST. SUITE A ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/BENJAMIN PICKARD MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 18, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00250 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KARIZMAGIK 1718 FIELDBROOK ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MCKINLEYVILLE KARINA R. WECKER 1718 FIELDBROOK ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/KARINA WECKER OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 16, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME KIMIKO SANDOVAL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190331 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KIMIKO RACHELLE SANDOVAL to

Proposed name: KIMIKO CHARLEY HUNTER. 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: JUNE 7, 2019 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: APRIL 18, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JASON SANDOVAL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190330 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JASON EUGENE SANDOVAL to Proposed name: JASON EUGENE HUNTER. 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: JUNE 7, 2019 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: APRIL 18, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00237 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEART SPACE FENG SHUI 1735 HEARTWOOD DR. ‘MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 P.O. BOX 922 ARCATA, CA 95518 ‘COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ALEXIA A. HARDY 1735 HEARTWOOD DR. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ALEXIA A. HARDY OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 10, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SS DEPUTY CLERK 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00209 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CIRQUE ERGONOMICS 1980 PARTON LANE ARCATA, CA 95521 ‘COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SARAH K. ARRIGO 1980 PARTON LANE ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/SARAH ARRIGO OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL 12, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CLARENCE HENRY WHERRY CASE NO.: PR190086 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CLARENCE HENRY WHERRY Petition for Probate has been filed by: ELEANOR WHERRY, PETITIONER in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT.

M ad R iveR U nion The Petition for Probate requests that: ELEANOR WHERRY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: MAY 23, 2019 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: ARTHUR NIELSEN GALE & NIELSEN, 2850 HARRIS ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 5/1, 5/8, 5/15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME BEATRICE DAWN ROSE-PEARSON SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190365 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BEATRICE DAWN ROSE-PEARSON to Proposed name: BEATRICE DAWN ROSE. 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: JUNE 14, 2019 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: APRIL 29, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 CITY OF ARCATA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

736 F STREET ARCATA, CA (707) 825-2128 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR ANNUAL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 2019 Engineer’s Estimate $200,000.00 The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for the ANNUAL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 2019. The WORK consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, incidentals and implementation of all work required to perform the improvements. The project includes, but is not limited to: installing a turn lane at the intersection of LK Wood and Sunset Avenue, traffic control, removing sidewalk, curb and gutter, installing new sidewalk, curb and gutter, constructing pedestrian refuges, striping, installing truncated domes, and installing a light pole. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 16th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will begin at Arcata City Hall in the City Council Chamber, located at 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521. Sealed bids will be received by the City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521, until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 at which time they will be transferred to the City Council Chambers where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Engineer or his designated representative. Said bids will be referred to the Arcata City Council for consideration at their next regularly scheduled meeting on or after June 5th, 2019. CONTRACTOR shall possess a Class “A” license at the time this contract is bid or a combination of classes required by the categories and type of work included in this contract. This CONTRACT is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROPOSAL forms for bidding this PROJECT can be obtained at the office of the City Manager, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521, (contact Property and Special Projects Manager, Katie Marsolan (707) 825-2101) upon payment of a printing service charge in the following amount: The printing service charge amount of $55.00 shall not be refundable, plus a shipping and handling fee of $35.00 is required for mailing PLANS a n d c S P E C I F I C AT I O N S . Checks shall be made payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the City Manager’s Office, City of Arcata, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: • The City Website www. cityofarcata.org under “Bid on a Project”; • City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521; • Humboldt Builders’ Exchange, 1213 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and performance bond. The City of Arcata hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. The above PROJECT is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Each contractor or subcontractor listed on the bid proposal must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. Pursuant to Section 1733 of the Labor Code, the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial Relations at (415) 703-4281 for General Prevailing Wage Rates on specific job classifications. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined, are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use a craft or classification not on file in the general wage determinations, they may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft of classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The City of Arcata reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 5/8, 5/15

CITY OF ARCATA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 736 F Street, Arcata NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Arcata City Council will consider extending Urgency Ordinance No. 1517, by adopting INTERIM ORDINANCE NO. 1519, AN EXTENSION OF INTERIM ORDINANCE NO. 1517, AN URGENCY MEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA ADOPTED AS AN INTERIM ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE CLOSURE OR CONVERSION OF ALL MOBILEHOME PARKS WITHIN THE CITY OF ARCATA, for a period of twenty-two months and fifteen days at a public hearing on Wednesday June 5, 2019, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as can be heard) in the City Council Chambers at Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street. Government Code Section 65858 allows a City, after notice pursuant to Government Code Section 65090 and Public Hearing, to adopt an urgency measure by four-fifths vote of the legislative body. The Council adopted the urgency ordinance by unanimous vote at its duly noticed May 1, 2019, hearing, with the following ayes: Watson, Winkler, Ornelas, Pereira, and Pitino. This notice is given pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 to extend the moratorium imposed by the urgency ordinance. The extension also requires a four-fifths vote for adoption. Environmental Considerations: The Council adopted an exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The moratorium does not have the potential to effect the environment. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone desiring to present oral testimony regarding this item and the related environmental determination may do so at the public hearing(s) noticed herein. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone desiring to present written testimony re-

B5 garding this item and the related environmental determination may do so prior to or at the public hearing(s) noticed herein. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed project and CEQA exemption may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, on working days between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council action is not appealable. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to state law, “If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing.” Published May 15, 2019 MRU 5/15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ARCATA PLANNING COMMISSION May 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 736 F Street. Project Description: The project consists of the development of 32 single-family residences, a 100-unit senior assisted living and memory care facility, and 25 senior-restricted neighborhood cottage units; collectively referred to as the Creekside Homes project. The project includes the extension of Foster Avenue, modifications to the Janes Creek crossing at Foster Ave., a number of trail and alternative transportation improvements, and a range of housing types. The project also includes improvements to Ennes Park necessary to install emergency ingress to the project. The Environmental Impact Report, for which separate notice will be made, includes analysis of the project, mitigations, and a mitigation and monitoring plan. The project proposed by Danco Communities involves incorporating new land into the City

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from the County and extending services to the newly created parcels. The project site is inside of the City’s anticipated annexation area and was analyzed as a likely annexation in the General Plan in 2000. Application Type: Annexation, a General Plan Amendment, a Zoning Amendment, a Minor Subdivision, a Planned Development Permit, and a Development Agreement. Location: 2000 Foster Avenue, Unincorporated Humboldt County (Lat/Long -124.095, 40.822). Assessor Parcel Number: 505-161-011. Applicant: Danco Communities. Property Owner: Foster Avenue LLC. File Number: 156-170. Zoning and General Plan: Residential Medium Density R-M Prezone. Coastal Status: Project is not located in the Coastal Zone. Environmental: The project is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared and will be circulated in accordance to the CEQA Guidelines. Date of Application: February 1, 2016 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed project and environmental determination may be reviewed on the City’s website: http:// www.cityofarcata.org/704/Current-Development-Projects, at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by phone: 707-822-5955. Contact person: David Loya, Community Development Director. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this action is appealable. In compliance with §9.76.030 of the City’s Land Use Code, any aggrieved person who, in person, in writing, or by representative, informed the City of their concerns at or before the hearing or decision

may appeal a final action by the review authority. Appeals must be filed within 10 working days following the date of the action by filing an appeal, along with the applicable fee. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to §1094.5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, “If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing(s).” Published May 15, 2019 MRU 5/15 MAD RIVER BUSINESS PARK, JANES CREEK MEADOWS & WINDSONG ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF ARCATA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Arcata will conduct a public hearing on June 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, California to consider the following item: Adopting Resolution Nos. 189-45 (Mad River Business Park Assessment District), 189-46 (Janes Creek Meadows Assessment District), and 189-47 (Windsong Landscape Maintenance Assessment District), declaring the intention to continue to levy and collect assessments within the three districts for fiscal year 19/20. There is a report of the City Engineer for the three districts available for public review at Arcata City Hall. For further information, please conact R. Charles (Doby) Class, PE, City Engineer at (707)825-2170. R. Charles Class City Engineer 5/15 and 5/22

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he 24th Annual Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at the historic Memorial Lighthouse site at Edwards and Trinity streets. The ceremony honors those who have been lost or buried at sea and whose names are engraved at the site. The ceremony will begin with bagpipe music by Matthew Marshall followed by the flag ceremony and Pledge of Allegiance led by McKinleyville Boy Scout Troop 99 and Girl Scouts from the Redwood Service Unit. Dana Hope, Trinidad Civic Club co-president, will preside and welcome guests. The Reverend Nancy Streufert, priest associate, from Saints Martha and Mary Episcopal Mission in Trinidad, will give the invocation and vocalist Samantha Day will sing Amazing Grace. United States Coast Guard Humboldt Bay Deputy Sector Commander Clint Schlegel will address the audience followed by a reading of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, Crossing the Bar. Trinidad City Mayor Pro-Tem Jack West will ring the Trinidad Head Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage bell. Janine Volkmar, Trinidad Civic Club recording secretary, will read the 247 memorial names, which will be followed by a USCG helicopter flyover. Saxophonist Matthew Brogdon will close the ceremony with Taps. The ceremony is approximately 35 minutes in length and will take place rain or shine. There is no available seating. Wreaths created by Trinidad Civic Club members with flowers compliments of Sun Valley Floral Farms, will be placed near the Memorial Wall. DjKev will provide sound. Jackie Tidwell will photograph the ceremony.

The Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse was built by the Trinidad Civic Club, with wide community support, as a replica of the 1871 Trinidad Head Lighthouse and was dedicated on June 26, 1949. Earl and Neva Hallmark donated the land to house the decommissioned 1871 Fourth Order Fresnel oil lantern which was in use in the Trinidad Head Lighthouse until 1947, when a Fifth Order electric lens was installed (the electric lens has been on permanent loan to Trinidad Museum since 2013, when an LED light was installed at the Trinidad Head Lighthouse.) The two-ton 1898 bronze fog bell also was placed at the historic Memorial Lighthouse site in 1949 when the fog warning system on Trinidad Head was automated. Both the Memorial Lighthouse and the Fog Bell are presently located at the Trinidad Harbor on property owned by the Cher-ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria. However, the Memorial Ceremony continues to take place at the former site. For information about the event, call (707) 677-3816 or go to trinidadcivicclub.org. Grover appointed to council A full agenda at last week’s Trinidad City Council meeting included the appointment of Dave Grover, who moved to Trinidad from upper New York state, to the City Council. His appointment, filling the vacant seat of Jim Baker, will continue through the general election of November 2020. He joins Mayor Steve Ladwig, Mayor Pro-Tem Jack West, former Mayor Dwight Miller and recently elected Tom Davies on the council. Mayor Ladwig said that vacancies on the Trinidad Trails and Short Term Rental Advisory Committees still

need to be filled. A highlight of the meeting was the colorful Trinidad Trails Power Point presentation by Humboldt State University environmental science students Natasha Braziel, Alexander Brown, Grant Olin and Andie White, who, supervised by their professor Dr. Yvonne Everett, assisted the Trails Committee on future planning recommendations including public access, maintenance, signage, public outreach and funding. The students received a Proclamation from Mayor Ladwig and thanks from Trails Committee contributors Jack West, Tom Davies, Ben Morehead, Angela Zetter and Shirley Laos. The audience showed its appreciation with enthusiastic applause. In other council business, a city budget meeting was announced for May 22 and a Trinidad Water System Production Study was presented by GHD engineer Steve Allen having to do with improvements that might be needed at the water plant, as well as testing Luffenholtz Creek flow capacity, in the event more water hook-ups are requested. It was a preliminary report, with more study needed, however the initial report suggested that Luffenholtz Creek has sufficient capacity for some additional hook-ups. Many audience members asked good questions about the report. One important matter not on the Discussion/Action Agenda was recent crime, vandalism and burglaries. Windows have been smashed at the HSU Marine Laboratory, Trinidad Museum, parked vehicles and at the 1871 Trinidad Head Lighthouse. Last week a home north of Trinidad was burglarized and the owner’s car was stolen. If citizens see something, say something to Deputy Sheriff Luke Mathieson on duty at the Trinidad Police Office at 463 Trinity St. Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net

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ome of the cats and dogs that arrive at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter are in need of veterinary care due to illness or injury. The shelter’s funding covers the initial vaccinations, worming and flea medication for all the incoming animals, plus spays and neuters before the adoptable cats and dogs may leave the shelter. Any larger expenses go through the shelter’s Emergency Medical Fund (EMF), which is run by Friends for

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She was very friendly with them and even initiated some play with bowing and flirting. I think she would be happy in a home by herself or with another dog. At seven, Brandy is considered a senior dog and eligible for reduced adoption fees. She is not ready to hang up the leash yet and would love a home with someone who would enjoy taking her for walks. This nice big girl has lots of love to give. Come meet Brandy at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter located at 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville, near the airport. The shelter is open Monday through Friday. The most current listing of available dogs and cats can always be viewed at petharbor.com.

HOLISTIC HEALTH FAIR In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Westhaven Center for the Arts is holding a Holistic Health Fair on Sunday,

May 19 from noon to 5 p.m. On hand will be local alternative healing artists, including Ayurvedic, Tai Chi and yoga teachers, massage therapists and psychologists. The focal point of the event will be a talk from 2 to 3 p.m. by Dr. Roy King titled, “Alternative and Holistic Ways to Treat Anxiety, Stress and Trauma.” There will also be raffle prizes and a silent auction. Bring potluck luncheon/ snacks or drinks to share. Wear comfortable clothes. Call Crystal for information (804) 725-6969.