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Will town ditch McKinley & change name?

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McKINLEYVILLE – While Arcata has spent a good part of the year quarreling over the legacy of President William McKinley and his bronze statue on the Plaza, McKinleyville has been mostly mum regarding its namesake.

But at a May 30 meeting of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC), resident Linda Evans suggested that the town change its name.

Evans suggested to the committee that McKinleyville’s name be changed to a Native American name. In an interview, Evans said that local tribes should be consulted and have a say in changing the town’s name.

Some opponents of the McKinley statue in Arcata have portrayed the 25th president as a racist, a symbol of white supremacy and a symbol of the Native American genocide.

Although Evans didn’t bring up racism as a reason for changing the town’s name, she said “I think it certainly would be on some people’s minds.”

“I never really saw the relevance of having that [McKinleyville] be the name of the community,” Evans said.

McKinley never visited the North Coast and has no connection to the area.

According to the website of the McKinleyville Community Services District, the town was called Dow’s Prairie by white settlers. Isaac Minor came to town and built a store and a lodge. After William McKinley became president in 1897, townsfolk decided to call the place McKinleyville.

Then they had a change of heart and decided to call it Minorville, after Isaac Minor.

Then, when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, they decided to go back to calling it McKinleyville.

Evans made her comments to the McKMAC during the public comments portion of the agenda and the committee did not discuss her proposal.

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second night to feature a presentation by opponents.

The ambitious project, proposed by developers Amcal Equities and Coleraine Capital Group, has met with stiff resistance by residents of nearby neighborhoods, who have organized an opposition group called Arcata Citizens for Responsible Housing (ACRH).

With sustained objections voiced during 11 Planning Commission meetings

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ARCATA – The Arcata City Council will take two nights this week to ponder The Village, the student housing project proposed for the Craftsmans Mall site on St. Louis Road. The council meetings take place today, June 6 and Thursday, June 7, both at 6 p.m.

The first night will feature a project description by the developers, with the

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on the project, opponents managed to get the developers to downsize the project from an initial 800 beds to 700 and remove one story from the residence hall (one of four total in the project) facing Maple Lane at the project’s west side.

Now, as part of a comprehensive redesign, the project has been downsized yet again – to 602 beds.

Changes, detailed in a staff report for THE VILLAGE

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PONY EXPRESS DAYS Mack Town turned out Saturday for its 50th annual Pony Express Days Parade. The Norman Rockwellesque event include Boy Scouts, top left, a float from the McKinleyville Schools PTO and much more.

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HUMBOLDT – Requests for funding outpatient addiction treatment and transitional housing services have been well-received by Humboldt County supervisors.

At their May 22 meeting, supervisors considered a letter from the county’s Behavioral Health Board that requests support for continuum of care – the step-by-step series of services leading to addiction recovery – and funding for the final phases of it, outpatient treatment and transitional

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Marguerite Story-Baker, a McKinleyville resident and member of the Behavioral Health Board, described addiction recovery as “a very painful and grinding process” that “can’t be accomplished in a short term or piecemeal way.”

“It’s been proven statistically that longer treatment periods followed by sober living environments equate to more clients having permanent recovery,” she continued.

“Most clients in the public drug and alcohol system cannot go home immediately because their living situations

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— or lack thereof — contain so many triggers to drink or use again.”

State-level changes in Medi-Cal funding will expand opportunities for outpatient/transitional living services and the Behavioral Health Board’s letter encourages the county to pursue them and to provide funding from its own budget.

Behavioral Health Boardmember Art Wilson co-manages the McKinleyville-based AJ’s Transitional Living facility, which uses the 12-step program approach to alcoholism recovery and assists clients with transportation and gaining employment.

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Hanging out with the umpires

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SUMMER FUN Left, starting pitcher Jared Milch on the mound. Right, wheel barrow racing between innings. Humboldt Crabs games include a lot of fun beyond just the game.

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OPENING WEEKEND

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ARCATA – Through 12 innings on opening weekend, the Crabs were on a roll. They beat the visiting Corvallis Knights 6-2 on Friday night, and built an early 6-0 lead on Saturday.

And then they lost power. Literally.

Dusk had begun to fall over the Arcata Ball Park as the Crabs put together a 3-run rally in the third inning, but the lights failed to come on. Play was halted, and about 15 minutes later, it was announced that the game could not continue.

On Sunday, the sun provided ample light, but the Crabs’ power didn’t come back, and they dropped the series finale 5-0.

All in all, while the results were mixed, manager Robin Guiver was pleased with what he’s seen in the early going.

“It was a good weekend, getting a split with the Knights is not a terrible outcome,” he said. “Obviously we’d like to win the series. They pitched really well (Sunday), we made a couple of errors. We had opportunities, we had runners at second and third with one out, bases loaded with one out in the fifth and sixth, and didn’t get any runs out of it, and you don’t win ball games when you do that, but I’m feeling good about the squad after the opening weekend.”

Guiver tapped Alex Pham to be the game one

starter, giving Pham a rather unique claim to fame.

“He started last year against us on opening day for the Rock Hounds, and started opening day this year for us, so it’s pretty cool,” Guiver said.

That familiarity was the main reason Guiver went with Pham, and the pitcher didn’t disappoint. He allowed a two-run homer to the Knights’ James Anderson in the second, but otherwise shut them down, striking out eight in six innings before giving way to Zach Wallace.

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hat fun to slip in the back gate way before game time and hang out with the umpires! Crabs umpires Don Hofacker, Michael Cowan, Justin Yslas and Kai Lemrise told me great stories and the conversation got so exciting that at times they were all talking at once.

I was writing it down as fast as I could. Not to worry, these umpires have great powers of concentration. After all, they can watch a play, anticipate the next thing, make a decision, and focus while the crowd is yelling comments at them. Concentration is their thing.

Hofacker has been an umpire for the Crabs since 1988. He’s a Eureka High graduate who has been an umpire wherever his career in the U.S. Army took him: Alaska, Washington, and Georgia. He even umpired in Europe.

David Sharp, a Crabs board member who pitched for the Crabs under Shorty Ames, suggested that I talk with Hofacker first. “He’s the best one for quotes, history, and stories,” Sharp said. Sharp was correct.

Hofacker has the stories and the laugh. But he’s modest, too. “I probably learned more about baseball here than anywhere

HUMBOLDT CRABS UMPIRES from left, Don Hofacker, Kai Lemrise, Justin Yslas and Michael Cowan. else,” he said. He cited Jim Urton and Dave Rhodes as great umpire trainers.

“They were the type of guys you could just feel their knowledge.”

Cowan added an important piece of umpire advice: “Never buy a ten cent mask to protect a million dollar brain,” he said.

The umps have to buy their own equipment; shirts alone for the year can run to $80. It’s obvious that they take pride in their appearance. They wear black shirts and grey pants for night games and blue shirts on Sunday. They also watch the schedule for special days and add their own colorful wristbands, including blue for Father’s Day, red, white and blue for Fourth of July, and pink for cancer awareness.

Hofacker’s appearance has changed a bit this season. Fans asked me to ask him “what’s with the beard, Don?” “I started the beard January first,” he explained, “when I quit drinking soda.

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brate that.”

Another fan request was to ask him what the hardest call to make was for him.

Hofacker answered without hesitation. “A double steal on second and third base. You are trying to get in position to see it all.”

Heckling doesn’t bother Hofacker. “When you are behind the plate, you’re so focused forward. There’s so much to be responsible for. You are in your thought processes and not hearing a word. If you are, you’re not doing your job,” he said. “Kids at this level know how to play ball. Your thought processes should be one step ahead of them.”

Cowan added, “As an umpire, you anticipate the play, not the call.”

Hofacker nodded to him in agreement and looked around at the other umps who were getting ready for the game. “All four of us who umpire here are friends. You develop friendships. Three of us play cribbage. You have to have a real passion to umpire. Before we go out to our positions we always say we’re the best team on the field.”

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ARCATA – Arts! Arcata, Arcata Main Street's monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, will be held Friday, June 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. at locations in Arcata. Participating venues include: • Arcata Exchange, 813 H St.: Sarah Fredy, oil paint. Wine pours benefit Breast and GYN Health Project.

• Bell Star, 863 H St.: Music by The Attics.

• Bubbles, 1031 H St. Music by Kentucky Warblers, a local bluegrass band.

• Humboldt Jiu Jitsu, 1041 F St.: Art by MostDef Caribbean Art. Music by DJ Selectah Positive I-Diaz.

• Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, 2812 1062 G St. Suite A: Compassion in Action Fundraiser for Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, art on display from multiple artists from the private collection of Patti Thomas.

Wine pours benefit Tibetan Refugees Dawa and Isori in Nepal who are working to rebuild their home and tea house.

• The Garden Gate, 905 H St.: Obadiah Hunter, oil paint. Wine pours benefit Friends of the Library.

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• The Jam, 915 H St.: Fresh Strange Fridays will be a new recurring variety show featuring live painting, music, comedy dance, and fantastic food and drinks at The Jam hosted by Humboldt Green. Music this Friday will be Idea Team, Lyrics in Full Effect and Sasquatch Josh.

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• Zen, 1091 H St.: Music by Seabury Gould.

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ROBBERY SUSPECTS SOUGHT The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to find two suspects believed to have robbed a man near Hoopa. On Tuesday, May 29 at about 9:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call for service from a male victim who told dispatchers he had just been robbed. The victim was attempting to hitchhike near the Vista Point in Hoopa when a dark grey Honda sedan with two occupants stopped to give him a ride. When the victim got into the vehicle, the front passenger of the sedan pointed a sawed off shotgun at him, demanding the victim to get out and leave his backpack in the car. The suspects are described as two Caucasian male adults, thin built, in their early 20s. The passenger is described as having a beard and wearing a grey baseball cap. The driver is described as wearing a dark hoodie. The suspects were last seen driving towards Hoopa.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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tesy of Jackson Kritsch. Kritsch then ignited a two-out, four-run rally when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Bronson Grubbs followed that by dumping a single into center to score two, and Fortuna native Kokko Figueiredo singled in one more for the final run of the game.

The Crabs rode that momentum into Saturday, scoring one in the first, two in the second, and three in the third.

A young fan sitting on the grass just past third base remarked that he hoped the trend would continue with four in the fourth, and so on.

But alas, there would be no fourth inning. The stadium lights failed to come on — blown fuses seemed to be the

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And the umps get graded afterwards by coaches and board members but say they are probably their own toughest critics. “After every game, we look at each other and say, ‘What do you got for me?” Cowan said.

They may be self-critical but they won’t even discuss how much they are paid.

“Let’s not talk about the pay,” Hofacker said. “The pay is insignificant. It’s a labor of love. If you are doing it for the pay, you shouldn’t be doing it. You are doing it for the kids, whether they are 5 years old or 30.”

It’s clearly a labor of love for the two younger umpires, Yslas and Lemrise.

They both live and work in Del Norte county, making the drive down from Crescent City to umpire for the Crabs. Lemrise is in his sec-

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ond year and Yslas is in his third full-time year umpiring, a significant committment for a new dad. His little girl, Skylar Ann, is just three months old. Sometimes he’ll stayover between games but said “my wife wants me at home.”

Lemrise joined in the conversation about children. “I’m a dad, too. My boy will be two in August and he’s throwing the ball into the glove. His name is Keanu and he already has a good little arm on him. He was ten months old when he came to his first Crabs game.”

These four umpire from Brookings to Garberville and over to Hoopa. It’s clear that they love the sport

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but also are all about the players--they are all family men. Hofacker’s daughter, Nicole “coached volleyball and softball in Hoopa.” He’s got two grandsons. Cowan’s son, Caden is 21. “He played baseball,” Cowan explained.

“He’s the reason I umpired.

I was a terrible fan.”

And the connections go deep, as they often do in our neck of the woods.

Yslas was a catcher at Del Norte High and College of the Redwoods. Hofacker umpired when Yslas was catching. All the umps talked about their relationships with that position.

“For three hours, he’s your best friend,” Hofacker said. “I thanked both catchers from last night,” Cowan

added.

Yslas talked about how umps act when a catcher gets hit. “We take our time, if the catcher gets hurt. We dust off the plate. We walk slowly out to the pitcher and offer him a choice of balls and walk slowly back, to give the catcher some time.”

“You see some great catchers,” Hofacker said.

“One of my favorites was John Parham He’s a lieutenant in the Navy now, stationed in Seattle.”

The umpires do have lives outside of ballpark sheriffing. Hofacker is on the Grand Jury and works at the Maritime Museum.

Lemrise is a Behavorial Assistant at Crescent Elk Middle School. Yslas is the coordinator for all the Del Norte County recreation

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culprit — and the game was called, its stats, along with a great start by returner Andrew Najeeb-Brush, wiped from the books.

But while the stats don’t count, Najeeb-Brush’s performance impressed Guiver.

“He didn’t play this year, he was changing schools, and he obviously put some work in, did a good job,” Guiver said. “I’m expecting him to have a big summer with us and be a mainstay with the staff.”

Given a bit of a mulligan, the Knights jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on Sunday, and the Crabs could never get untracked, failing to cash in on a couple of golden opportunities in the middle innings. Five different Corvallis pitchers had a hand in the shutout.

The Crabs welcome Seals Baseball to town Tuesday and Wednesday, and then the Valley Bears come in for a weekend series. and sports programs. Cowan has his own business restoring antique furniture and works at the Mill Yard.

They pretty much agreed on their least favorite thing about umpiring: people--parents and fans alike-who don’t know the rules.

Cowan added that the most terrifying thing about the job is to “watch a line drive go right back to the pitcher.”

“It’s about safety, sportsmanship, and fundamentals,” he added.

“And where else in the world does an umpire get a walk-up song?” he asked.

Cowan loves it that the band plays his favorite Metallica song for a walk-up So heckle away, Crabs fans. But maybe spend a little time studying the rule book too. These umps know their stuff.

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reports have resulted in several delays and reARCATA – Accused an- scheduled court hearings, imal abuser and mentally and the Thursday, May 31 unwell person Wes Cole hearing in Judge Dale Rehas more trouble with re- inholtsen’s Courtroom 3 ports than a fourth grader was no exception. who doesn’t like to read The hearing was intendbooks. Except that his dog ed to consider Cole’s treatdidn’t eat his homework – ment report and determine the system did. whether he was ready to Cole has been stand trial. ground in the But Cole was creaky gears of nowhere in sight, the criminal jusnor was the treattice system since ment report that January 2016, the hearing was when he allegedscheduled in orly mistreated his der to consider. former dog, Mr. Scrutinizing Know Buddy, on the paperwork, Charles H Street in ArcaPublic Defender Wesley Cole ta. A trial resultMegan McConed in a hung jury, prompt- nell offered a theory as to ing an outcry by animal why. A court document activists for a retrial. Nu- from last November specimerous subsequent court fied that a six-month treathearings involved findings ment report be ready by of lack of mental compe- May 25 – of 2017. tency to stand for anoth“It may be that the state er trial, with treatment hospital had their dates ordered at a state mental confused,” McConnell obhospital. served.

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the council meeting, include reduction of the project from four 4-story buildings to three 35 foot tall 2-story buildings and two 45 foot tall 3-story buildings totaling 152 units.

Though there are now

five residential buildings, the total number of buildings actually remains the same. A community building was eliminated, and its functions moved into one of the residence halls.

Parking has been increased from 369 spaces to 408 spaces. Another new wrinkle is a proposal for the city to vacate a portion of St. Louis Road on the project’s east side so that The Village can be moved farther away from Westwood-area residents on the west side and parking added.

From the staff report: “In order to minimize viewshed impacts from the west, the applicant has designed the project so that the buildings will be located as far to the east of the site as possible. The vacation of this portion of the road will accommodate this position of

FATHER’S DAY POP-UP SHOP The Arcata Play Center’s Father’s Day Pop-Up Shop will open on Tuesday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the D Street Neighborhood Center, 1301 D St. in Arcata. This event is the perfect opportunity to shop for Father’s Day while supporting local vendors. Plus, Arcata Play Center provides an opportunity for children to play while parents and adults shop. The Father’s Day Pop-Up Shop will feature handcrafted goods created by parents who are also entrepreneurs in our community. Participating vendors include CLG Pottery, Toad Art and $5 mini-portraits

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Also, from the staff report: “The project has many design features developed in coordination with City staff to ensure the project reflects the City’s sustainable building practices.

“First, it is an infill development of significant scale. The proposed development will occur on an underutilized industrial site and will convert an industrial site into a residential site to match the existing residential areas that surround it.

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Firing of key staffer throws KHSU into heated controversy Kevin L. Hoover

loved and enduring staffers.

A number of attendees called for ARCATA – For nearly 23 years, Whiteside’s rehiring, describing her Katie Whiteside lived and breathed as, among other things, “the heart and KHSU 90.5 FM. At times, Whiteside soul of the station.” virtually resided in her office and car, Underwriting Coordinator Jeff Destaying close by to manage emergen- Mark disclosed that station sponsors cies, soldiering on have withdrawn for the station even $16,000 in supthrough vacations port over Whiteand days off. As side’s firing.

“Ramona,” White“They left beside hosted the Pacause they’re upgan Dance Music set,” DeMark said. show late Sunday “If this decision evenings. isn’t reversed, the To many, she Katie Whiteside Peter Fretwell good ship KHSU was the living emis in danger of capbodiment of everything right about sizing.”

KHSU (see Letters, page A5).

Even before Whiteside’s dismissal, On May 14, Whiteside, the oper- some staffmembers and volunteers had ations and program director and an been unhappy with what they said was employee since August, 1995, was Fretwell’s top-down, brusque managefired for unknown reasons by General ment style.

Manager Peter Fretwell.

People familiar with station operNews of the KHSU’s operations ations said he had shut down open manager’s abrupt dismissal sent discussion on the station’s listserv, reshockwaves through the station com- fused to hold volunteer meetings, armunity. It also uncorked a deep well bitrarily canceled shows and inflexibly of resentment over myriad other de- enforced the Fair Labor Standards Act cisions Fretwell has made during his (FLSA), which restricts compensated brief tenure of just over a year. employees from doing volunteer work Much of the pent-up anger was in some circumstances. released at a meeting of the station’s Some held that Whiteside’s firing Community Advisory Board (CAB), involved her assigning volunteers held last Wednesday, May 30. to do work of employees, but that Something like 140 members of the couldn’t be confirmed. station community – listeners, unWhiteside has declined comment derwriters and station staff and vol- on the situation. Fretwell declined unteers – turned out to support Wh- comment other than to refer inquiries iteside, call for her reinstatement and to Humboldt State’s administration demand answers from Fretwell. and the California State University OfMany lamented the cancellation of fice of General Counsel. He said that popular shows, but the central source CAB is planning to meet with the HSU of outrage was the inexplicable termi- administration to review what they nation of one of the station’s most be- heard from community members.

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“Finally, the project will add a bus stop and trail connectivity between the project and the rail with trail and Maple Lane.

All of these designed features will shift transportation choices away from single-occupancy cars towards alternative and ride share options.

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“Finally, the project will install solar photo-voltaic panels on building roofs to produce clean renewable energy on the site. The applicant would like the Council to consider the redesign as a possible reduced project alternative identified in the EIR. Staff is currently evaluating for its consistency with the EIR and will provide an update in its oral presentation. The revised project is in the Residential Medium Density range. The action documents (Action, resolutions, and ordinances) would have to be updated to reflect the reduced density

of the redesigned project.”

No images were available for the redesigned project at press time.

ACRH was underwhelmed by the project revisions.

“Basically, AMCAL’s new proposal isn’t that different than the old one,” said ACRH President Erik Jules.

“It’s slightly reduced in terms of the number or beds, but that doesn’t solve most of the problems associated with their plan. They barely increased parking, the solar panels were already part of their discussion months ago, and so was the LEED certification. To try to make this sound like a redesigned project is suspect at best.”

Continued Jules, “A smaller version of a bad idea is still a bad idea. AMCAL’s scam to hurt Arcata taxpayers and breaks up our inclusive community is still a scam.”

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He told supervisors that it costs AJ’s about $500 a month per client and general relief provides about $300 of it. “So there’s a huge gap there,” he said.

“We’re asking the Board of Supervisors to consider any funding source.”

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and “come straight off the streets,” Wilson said. “We get the people that everyone else throws away — but these people succeed.”

“There’s a big difference between AJ’s in McKinleyville and a lot of (transitional living) houses in Eureka,” said one resident of AJ’s. “They give you enough time and it’s a loving environment — other places don’t offer that.”

Another man said living at AJ’s has prevented a return to alcoholism. “Without a place that’s safe, clean — and morally clean — I would be drinking again, I know it,” he continued.

A woman who’s been living at AJ’s for two-anda-half years – almost ever since it opened – said her

life has steadily improved and now she’s on a waiting list for permanent housing.

“They have given rides to me, I go to AA meetings every day and I have learned how to live clean and sober and mentally stable,” she continued.

Supervisors acknowledged the importance of transitional living assistance. “Certainly the message was received,” said Supervisor Mike Wilson.

“I’m sure the board will consume that information as we deliberate on our budget.”

“We do have an issue with a funding gap for transitional living (houses) and some of them are close to going out of business,” said Board Chair Ryan Sundberg. “That’s 10 to 20 people who have a safe, clean place to heal themselves that are going to be back on the streets and probably breaking into cars — all of the issues that we deal with on a day to day basis.”

He added that “figuring out how to support them is going to be very important in our upcoming budget and I’m looking forward to that conversation.”

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Katie was the K in KHSU Note: The following letters were submitted to KHSU in the aftermath of the dismissal of Program and Operations Director Katie Whiteside. – Ed.

A kick in the teeth

26 May 2018 Peter Fretwell General Manager, KHSU Wagner House Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 95521 Dear Peter: I attended last week’s staff meeting as a long-time KHSU volunteer, underwriter, sustaining member, former CAB Chair, and member of your hiring committee who, like many others in our community, was stunned

by Katie Whiteside’s sudden firing. I chose to stay silent because, not wanting to pre-judge, I was hoping as far as possible to learn more about the facts of the case, take the temperature of the room, and get a better feel for the concerns and reactions of the various parties affected.

I’m sure you’ll agree that there was plenty of heat at that meeting and not much light, with the notable exception of several of the staff.

I was certainly not enlightened — or impressed — by your accounting for your actions, or by Craig’s. But I left thoroughly convinced that you have made a grave mistake and done a terrible injury to KHSU. I feel strongly that you should walk this back, clear the air, and — if you ever hope to regain the trust of your staff and volunteers — renew your commitment not only to the “mission-based” management approach that you profess, but to a genuinely collaborative and consultative approach based on the model of shared governance.

I’ve served on enough personnel committees to know that things can be more complicated behind the scenes than they might appear to an outside spectator. I also understand that the job of a General Manager is to manage.

That said, I don’t believe for a minute that you had “no other option” than to fire Katie, let alone to fire her as you did. On a purely procedural level, as the Sponsored Programs Foundation personnel manual makes clear, you had the option of giving her the courtesy of two weeks’ notice. The fact that you didn’t gives the impression that removing her was a pressing matter requiring both secrecy and surprise — that it involved some heinous crime, egregious dereliction of duty, or gross insubordination for which she could never make amends.

It doesn’t help that you are not required to disclose, to Katie or anyone else, whether she was even dismissed for cause; among other things, that’s a reminder of just how few protections Foundation employees enjoy, and it effectively means that she was fired at whim (which signals to the rest of your staff that they should all be looking over their shoulders). It also means that the reputation of someone who has served KHSU not just faithfully but extraordinarily for 20-plus years is now under a cloud.

But never mind the murder method: if there was nothing urgent or irremediable at stake here, then why in the world would you take out Katie Whiteside at all? If there was a smaller issue — even a chronic one — with Katie’s performance, or a misunderstanding or dispute about one of your directives, then why not communicate those things gently, reasonably, and supportively, then give her the time, the resources, and the encouragement to correct course? You could even take the opportunity, as part of a broader review of job descriptions and organizational structure, to adjust her duties and responsibilities in ways that would lighten her tremendous workload and best match her strengths and talents.

A healthy organization finds ways to overcome even the biggest challenges and the bitterest disagreements, and with a person as generous and compassionate and as Katie, I can’t believe there was any acrimony involved here. Whatever the problem, sacking one of the most tireless, conscientious, and beloved members of your staff is no solution.

v LETTERS TO KHSU 90.5 FM Indeed: I can’t think of anyone more selflessly devoted to KHSU and to the ideals of public radio than Katie. It’s only a very slight exaggeration to say that there have been times over the past two decades when, with no general manager in place and a dearth of support from the university, she has almost single-handedly held the place together. She has an institutional memory longer than anyone else at the station and a broad understanding of its operations.

For many in the community, including many faculty, volunteers, local leaders, and KHSU underwriters, she is the station’s voice and face and primary point of contact. Your announcement of Katie’s dismissal — with barely a single line of boilerplate acknowledging her career achievements and her importance to KHSU — didn’t just show a tin ear, then, it delivered a kick in the teeth. To damn her with such faint praise was a shabby way to treat someone who has served KHSU so long, so well, and with so much heart.

Your staff are now angry, fearful, and demoralized; a large cross-section of volunteers — and not just those you might regard as the “usual suspects” — is outraged; and as the news travels to more and more underwriters and listener-members, they are bewildered and distraught. You can’t afford to alienate these constituencies without doing grievous harm to the station, and you truly can’t afford to lose Katie Whiteside, especially not at such a critical juncture in KHSU’s history. With a growing deficit, an imminent fund drive, and an impending move, you’ve thrown the station into crisis. I urge you to reverse this ill-advised decision.

Sincerely, Michael Eldridge cc: Craig Wruck, vice president for Advancement Lisa Rossbacher, president

The incomparable Katie Whiteside

Dear Lisa, Craig and CAB board members: I attended and spoke at Wednesday night’s KHSU Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting. I know that, following testimony at that meeting, the CAB board committed to bringing the issue of Katie’s inhumane firing to those in positions of power at the university. I know, too, that Peter had told at least one person ahead of the meeting that nothing was going to change. I watched him take notes, maybe as a way of buffering himself from the comments that sometimes were blatantly angry and directly targeting him. Maybe he took notes from which to figure out how to respond.

Many comments directed toward Peter were hopeful and aimed at encouraging him to back out his decision. Many community members and volunteers who have rescinded sustaining memberships offered to double them if Katie is brought back.

Others suggested the environment is too toxic to wish that on Katie. In any case, there is a problem. I would surmise from comments and reactions that none of us in that room admire what he has done and those who trusted him before this (some — including myself — had already been treated poorly by him), most likely do not now. The damage done will take some time to repair, no matter the course of action taken after this meeting. And because it is apparent Peter’s decision was backed by at least some of HSU’s management mistrust is likely to extend to the university itself.

I have volunteered with KHSU for about 25 years. I was honored to be selected as Volunteer of the Year twice.

Currently I do what I can to give a voice to Del Norte County through the North Coast Update. I’ve taught Del Norte middle, high school and community school students to do radio.

I’ve been asked, recently, to work this summer and perhaps into the school year with Jessica Eden and the Yurok

tribe in offering a voice to local youth.

I also produce School Days.

I began volunteering with KHSU while a student at HSU. I was student news director while earning my BA in Speech Communication with a minor in Broadcast Journalism, graduating summa cum laude and selected as Senior Woman of the Year. While an undergraduate I helped produce a morning news show on KRFH and an afternoon news show on KHSU; and I produced, with Professor Bryan Whaley, a show called Agrinews, also on KHSU. I worked, too, for KHSU in a part-time paid position. I began producing School Days just ahead of taking on the master’s program in school psychology at HSU. I’m now a full-time school psychologist in Del Norte, and have been for 21 years. I additionally taught nights and summers at CR’s Del Norte campus for seven of those years. I’m a member of and a trainer for the Del Norte Community Emergency Response Team, and part of the county’s Emergency Operation Center. I’ve served on the board and built homes for Del Norte’s Habitat for Humanity.

I’ve served on the Grand Jury twice. I am on the board for Redwood Parks Conservancy, which supports state and national parks spanning Humboldt and Del Norte counties. In other words I, like all those in the meeting in Gist Hall, value community. Katie Whiteside has been a hub of KHSU’s community and her firing is a direct assault on this community and indirectly an assault on the broader community we all serve through KHSU. Katie was the one who trained me to work on air at KHSU, and back in the day, I trained Jessica Eden, Fred McLaughlin and others. And throughout my time as a volunteer Katie has provided me with guidance and direction. I haven’t always agreed with her, and she has always been the first to know when I have not, but I have often turned to her. And she hasn’t always gotten back to me in email as fast as I might like, but she’s always gotten back to me. And dear God, that woman knows her stuff and does more than her share of the stuff needed at this station.

Once, when training with Katie, something planned for the Home Page — now the Magazine--fell through at the last second. She ran over to the production studio from the air booth to quickly cue up a show on a reelto-reel, lift the two reels up and run them back to load them onto the machine in the air booth and smoothly start that piece without a hitch. Over the years I’ve watched her become equally efficient with digital production and the ever-changing workings of the air booth. Katie has burned the midnight oil to cover local elections, to get breaking local news to NPR; and she once facilitated my role in producing and adding KHSU’s name to an NPR piece on the anniversary of the 1964 tsunami in Crescent City.

Katie has been the soul of the station. She’s always filled in wherever and whenever management needed, and she has subbed for so many volunteers during personal crises.

Katie’s been the one to stay in touch with sick, injured and even dying members of our KHSU community and to report back to the rest of us, to ask for our thoughts and prayers. She does this because she knows that volunteers — those of us who serve the community with the care and respect it deserves — cannot do so unless we are served the same. It’s similar to that airplane oxygen mask advisory, you know — make sure yours is on before you try to help someone else.

Katie’s firing knocked the breath out of us in the KHSU and broader community and I think it’s fair to say we’ve got our masks on now and we are ready and willing to do whatever it takes to assist in getting the care and respect Katie Whiteside deserves.

I trust you will give this matter the consideration it warrants.

Respectfully, Susan M. Andrews, M.A.

GOOD EGG Gregg “Vinny” Devaney.

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ARCATA – Former host of KHSU’s Fogou show, Gregg “Vinny” Devaney, has been diagnosed with two brain tumors.

Friends have been assisting Devaney and his wife Kirsten Lindquist, spending time with the popular musician and bon vivant man-about-town as he prepares for surgery.

One tumor is located in his left frontal lobe, and is affecting his speech and memory. That will be

treated at the University of California San Francisco this week.

Another smaller tumor located at the back of his brain is likely to be treated with “gamma knife” radiation.

Lindquist said those interested in Devaney’s well-being should visit the Facebook page, “Love for Vinny,” and ask to join.

The page features updates on Devaney’s condition and coordinates offers of assistance.

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J UNE 6, 2018 NEVER FORGOTTEN Memorial Day was observed with reverence and respect at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building Monday, 28. Left, Vietnam war hero and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Major James A. Taylor addressed a full house of attendees. Left to right, American Legion Post 274 Commander Jeff Sterling, VFW Post 2542 Commander Phil Irvine, Troop 9 Boy Scout Jeshuo Conley, former Post 274 Commander Al Toste and Taylor. Middle left, Vets Hall personnel placed American flags on the graves of servicemembers at Greenwood Cemetery the Saturday before Memorial Day. Middle right, Eagle Scout Wyatt Wheetley constructed a new box in which to store the Vets Hall’s supplies of stars and stripes. Below left, Craig Lemster and his group entertained the crowd with patriotic tunes and a moving rendition of “Galveston.”

Below right, the full hall.

Presentation and retirement of the colors was conducted

by Girl Scout troops from Arcata and McKinleyville.

Sterling later expressed deep appreciation to Taylor for addressing Arcata’s veterans. Photos by KLh | Union

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LEMOORE, Calif.- A 2015 McKinleyville High School graduate and McKinleyville native is currently serving with a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron which flies one of the world’s most advanced warplanes.

Airman Logan Hisawsmith is an aviation structural mechanic with the Fighting Redcocks of VFA 22, which operates out of Naval Air Station Lemoore.

A Navy aviation structural mechanic is responsible for maintaining all panels of the aircraft and cleaning and corrosion control.

“I was taught to keep working hard and strive for what you want to get out of your job,” Hisawsmith said.

Members of VFA 22 work with the F/A 18 Super Hornet, one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.

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“Strike Fighter Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet, based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, is the heart of Naval Aviation,” said Capt. James S. Bates, Deputy Commodore, Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific. “The sailors assigned to SFWP always exceed expec-

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Hisawsmith has military ties with family members who have previously served and is honored to carry on the family tradition.

“My grandpa was in the Navy,” Hisawsmith said.

“It was interesting to hear about when he was in and how much it has changed.

We have shared a lot of stories about the differences of our experiences.”

“Serving in the Navy means to give a feeling of hope and freedom to those that we serve for,” Hisawsmith said.

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Pancakes, pickleball, Parks and Rec plus much more

e are coming up on our last weeks of school, and graduation is just around the Corner. Blue Lake School 8th graders will be graduating Wednesday, June 13 with the last day of school taking place June 14.

Come celebrate your graduate with the monthly Grange Breakfast taking place on Sunday, June 10 starting at 8 a.m.

The Blue Lake Parks and Recreation Commission and department will be volunteer servers during this breakfast and will hold a sort-of planned pop-up event nearby with the annual Wha-nika Plant sale starting at 8:30 a.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Blue Lake Emporium. Other

information tables will be available, like having a chance to sign up for Recreation activities and register to vote!

And there are a few other meetings to be aware of, in case any Blue Laker would like to become more involved.

The Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly meeting Monday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m. Please note the location has changed to Skinner Store, behind City Hall at 111 Greenwood Rd. The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. also at Skinner Store.

Lastly, don’t forget about all the recreation opportunities to be done in Blue

Lake. Drop in Volleyball for teens and adults takes place on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. for only a suggested donation of $2. Pickleball is available four days a week (Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m., Mondays 5:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m.). Skating every weekend, and Summer Camp begins on Sunday, June 18.

Registration is going on now, and space is filling up FAST! Plus, if any Blue Lakers would like to have some input on the Parks and Recreation activities and programs, the next Parks and Recreation Commission will be on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Skinner Store, located at 111 Greenwood Rd. behind City Hall.

That’s all folks! See you soon in Sunny Blue Lake!

ANNIE & MARY DAY CRAFT AND FOOD VENDORS The Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce invites craft and food vendors to have a booth at this year’s Annie & Mary Day celebration on Sunday, July 8, 2018.

A 10-foot by 10-foot booth is $45 and the deadline for receiving booth applications is Tuesday, July 3, 2018. For further information and an online application form, go to sunnybluelake.com or call (707) 6685567. This is a well-attended family fun free event.

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ANNIE & MARY DAY TThe Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce invites businesses, organizations, and individuals to participate in this year’s Annie & Mary Day Parade on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The theme of this year’s parade is LocalMotion. For additional information and an online application visit sunnybluelake.com or call (707) 667-6233.

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Student; $8 Kids Hollenbeck, a the sinister forces of Hell. Now, a new Created by Rebecca Finney (USA), Vietnam Veteran. threat forces Mitchell to take to the DAI FAMILY SERIES Zafiria Dimitropoulou (Greece/MexiRuzzante runs cul-de-sac and reveal the demonic HALOUKSH TALES co), Laura Muñoz (Spain) and Tushar RUZZANTE truth about the changeling boy next Date & Time:COMES HOME FROM THE WAR June 14 to July 1, Mathew (India) and Performed by Redoor. YOU’RE IN DANGER! skirts the line Sunday, June 24 at 2 p.m. Robinson), Ruzzante 2018, outdoors in Rooney Stupino (Lucius becca Finney, Laura Muñoz and Tushar between hilarious character and horLocation: Carlo Theatre, BlueMatwani) Lake Amphitheatre. thetheir (Pratik and Brighella Mathew.

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Concerts and more coming to Trinidad

ARCATA PLAYHOUSE Wake the Dead performs Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse. Submiited photo

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CREAMERY DISTRICT – As an expression of cultural joy, you can’t top an Irish wake. And what is a wake but a celebration — a toast of appreciation, an expression of love – and a damn good party?

So when seven top Bay Area musicians realized they shared as deep a love for the songs of the Grateful Dead as they did for traditional Celtic tunes, some brand-new music sprang up and started partying as the band Wake the Dead.

The band will hit the stage at the Arcata Playhouse on Saturday, June 9 at 8 p.m. for a rare tour up the North Coast.

Wake the Dead bands together seven of the bestknown and most respected players in the west. Harper Maureen Brennan, bassist Cindy Browne, Singer, fiddler and octave mandolinist Danny Carnahan, fiddler and Irish piper Kevin Carr, singer Sylvia Herold, blazing guitarist and mandolinist Paul Kotapish and percussionist Brian Rice rounds out the bands groove engine wowing audiences from San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium to the Oregon Country Fair.

Tickets are $18 general, $16 Folklife and Playhouse members and are available at Wildberries Marketplace, online at arcataplayhouse.org or by calling (707) 8221575 . The Arcata Playhouse is located at 1251 Ninth St. in Arcata.

CAHILL CLEANUP The City of Arcata’s Environmental Services Department and the Arcata Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization are seeking volunteers to help clean up trails and open space areas near Cahill Park and Janes Creek Meadows Park on Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at 9 a.m. at Cahill Park, located at 1300 Stromberg Ave., where they will sign-in and receive assignment instructions. For more information, please call (707) 822-8184 or email eservices@cityofarcata.org.

BARKS AND BREWS On Saturday, June 9, Lost Coast Brewery is hosting Lost Coast Barks and Brews from 5 to 9 p.m. at its newer location at 1600 Sunset Dr. near Pierson’s in Eureka. This adult carnival style event will support the lifesaving programs of Sequoia Humane Society, Humboldt Spay Neuter Clinic and Companion Animal Foundation. Come and dance to the band Dog Friendly, play animal themed carnival games, enjoy a photo booth and so much more! There is a $5 suggested donation to get in and bring plenty of cash to play all your favorite party games. The event is dog friendly for friendly dogs!

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“Poetry and Story Sharing” is the program theme for the Trinidad Civic Club’s Lunch for the Bunch gathering on Thursday, June 7 starting at 10 a.m. in the Club Room, Town Hall.

Members and guests are encouraged to bring something to read aloud, either original poetry or an anecdote from another author. There will be a “Getting to Know You” portion of the program too. Members are asked to bring a photo of themselves at age three or under to share. Also on the program is the slideshow of the recent Fashion to a Tea event co-chaired by Jan West, Joey Wauters and Katherine Wayne.

Rose Adams and Merissa Maclay will be hostesses with newly installed co-presidents Dana Hope and Jan West presiding. Cassaro’s Catering is donating lunch. Reservations important. Email roseadams677@gmail com or rissareplogle@gmail.com to RSVP. Eighth Grade Commencement Trinidad School eighth grade teacher Tyler Vack announces the annual commencement ceremony to take place Wednesday, June 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the school multi-purpose room.

Scholastic and achievement awards will be presented from community members and organizations and students will individually tell of their favorite, funny, or dramatic moments since kindergarten at the small school at the heart of Trinidad.

Annual Trinidad Fish Festival The Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce will present its annual day-long Fish Festival on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17 at venues up and down Trinity Street and beyond.

Melanie Getman is the event coordinator and she is calling for 70 or more volunteers to join in the fun of planning and executing the day, which includes freshly prepared outdoor fish dinners, music, desserts

by Trinidad Civic Club, book sale by Lions Club, art, craft, literary, and service organization vendors, shops open with special offerings, children’s

activities, a Trinidad Head lighthouse tour, and more.

Call her at (858) 859-7005 or email trinidadfishfestival@gmail.com for inquiries and volunteer opportunities.

Trinidad Artisans’ Market The freshly paved and improved Murphy’s Market parking area is the site for the weekly Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Artisans’ Market through the summer. Penny Gunn organizes the festive outdoor market. Stop by on June 10 and ask how you can participate.

North Coast Open Studios Open Studios continues for its second weekend on Saturday and Sunday June 9 and 10 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. all over Humboldt County. Trinidad artists include Kathrin Burleson, Paul Rickard, Matt Dodge, Donvieve, Oceana Madrone, Amanita Mollier, Laura Rose, Patricia Sundgren Smith, Devon Van Dam and Toni Magyar.

Go to northcoastopenstudios.com for a complete listing of venues and maps.

Generous business and non-profit donors and sponsors make this event, and most of the county’s wide array of festivals, possible. Open Studios is sponsored by Almquist Lumber, Art Center, Coast Central Credit Union, Gary Hamer/Stan Smith Insurance, Holly Yashi, Humboldt Arts Council, Hunter, Hunter & Hunt, Lotus Studio, McLean Foundation, MikkiMoves Real Estate, Patterson Conners Insurance, Pierson Building Center, Redwood Art Association, The Ink People, Just My Type Letterpress, Humboldt Cider Company, Cypress Grove Chevre, Beck’s Bakery, Scrapper’s Edge, Soulshine Arts and Wildberries Marketplace. Media sponsors are Mad River Union, North Coast Journal, Morse Media, 101 Things Publication, KHSU, KHUM, KSLG, KWPT The Point, The Lounge, Lost Coast Outpost, Power 96, Cool 105, Big Red Country, KGOE and KATA. Take the opportunity to thank the above for supporting the arts when you patronize their places of business.

The Handshakers at WCA The Handshakers will perform on Saturday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at

Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 South Westhaven Dr. The ensemble includes Mike Walker on electric guitar, Michael Bynum on acoustic guitar, Aleister Paige on steel guitar, Gary Davidson on electric bass and Paul DeMark on drums. Admission is $5 to $10 on a sliding scale. Go to westhavencenter.org for more information and the full schedule of art, music, and fitness classes and events.

Trinidad City Council The Trinidad City Council held its annual budget meeting last Tuesday in the Town Hall. Only three community members were in the audience.

If you care about where the city finds, and spends, the money to run the water system, public safety, open space and trail maintenance, storm water projects, building repairs, and more, and to pay its staff, it is a good idea to pay attention to how a little municipality operates. The City Council and the City Staff work hard to try to please everyone and hard choices have to be made. It is a tough job. The next City Council meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14 (Flag Day), at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall.

Coming July 2 to Town Hall Steve Polz is coming to Trinidad Town Hall on Monday, July 2. The Lighthouse Grill is sponsoring the event, which will include a barbecue and show with doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Folk singer, song writer, storyteller and comedian Steve Poltz is an internationally recognized artist, well known for his collaboration with Jewel as they co-wrote her first big hit, You Were Meant For Me. Steve’s solo career has been busy and successful, as he tours the USA, Canada and Australia, playing over 260 shows a year.

Tickets are available at The Lighthouse Grill or at https://poltz.com.

Advance sales for the show are $20 and $10 for the barbecue.

If you purchase tickets at the door, admission is $25 for the show or $13 for the meal. Ten percent of sales will be donated to the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Fund. Email sherryvanderpool@yahoo.com for more details.

Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net.

Barn Fire lighting a blaze in Blue Lake Janine Volkmar MAd river union

BLUE LAKE – The June calendar for The Logger Bar shows the Friday, June 8 listing as a band called Bonfire. That’s a typo but it might be an apt one: Barn Fire, a band described by its members as “crunchy Western Honky Tonk” or “low down and gritty Honky Tonk Country” is blazing its way into Blue Lake’s summer heat.

Playing for the first time with new drummer Conor Bent, the band will throw a few covers on classics by Waylon Jennings and Mer-

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le Haggard into a mix of originals by Turtle Goodwater and Damon Brooks who both play lead guitar and do vocal duty. Nick Falor plays bass and has helped write a few of their songs.

Barn Fire started life as Honky Tonk Nightmare but personnel changes have resulted in a new lineup and a new name. It’s a good fit.

Their music is “danceable” according to Goodwater, who said, “we’ve played a bunch of shows where people get so drunk and rowdy that they fall into the band.”

But do they get so rowdy that chicken wire is necessary to keep the flying beer bottles away from the players?

“Nobody throws bottles at Turtle,” Brooks joked.

Goodwater is an imposing figure, made even taller by his familiar black cowboy BARN FIRE From left, Turtle Goodwater, Damon Brooks, Janine Volkmar | union hat. He bartends days and Nick Falor and Conor Bent. works as a bouncer on busy other songs and made them Youth Gospel Choir as kids. nights at the iconic Logger. Country,” he said.

The show starts at 9 Goodwater plays in PsycheFalor also plays with p.m. on Friday, June 8 and delvis and The Rounders, Dead Bird Son and Rinky there is no cover charge. All Rinky Dink String Band Dink String Band. events are free at The Logand The Mad River RoundBent, the newest mem- ger Bar where the back deck ers. ber, joked that “I’ve been is always open. The Logger Brooks has played in playing with these guys serves fresh-pressed juices “lots of different bands in- long enough to forget who and house-made mixers. cluding Beautiful Losers else I played with.” He did This band is true to its and Staff Infection with allow that he and his sister, name, on fire. No need to Ron Perry.” He’s been writ- Claire (Citizen Funk’s sul- bring your lighters. The ing originals for the last five try lead singer) both sang Logger Bar is located at 510 years. “I took some of my with the Arcata Interfaith Railroad Ave. in Blue Lake.

SEA KAYAKING Have you ever wanted to try sea kayaking or learn more about it? Well, now you can. Explore North Coast, Humboldt County’s local sea kayaking club, will be hosting an Introduction to Sea Kayaking day at Big Lagoon on Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. ENC and local outfitter, Adventure’s Edge, will provide a variety of kayaks to try, and experienced paddlers will offer personalized instruction. There will also be a gear swap where great deals on used equipment can be found. For more information call Greg at (707) 839-3553 or go to ENC’s calendar explorenorthcoast.net/event-calendar/ .

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Pancakes, pickleball, Parks and Rec plus much more

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e are coming up on our last weeks of school, and graduation is just around the Corner. Blue Lake School 8th graders will be graduating Wednesday, June 13 with the last day of school taking place June 14.

Come celebrate your graduate with the monthly Grange Breakfast taking place on Sunday, June 10 starting at 8 a.m.

The Blue Lake Parks and Recreation Commission and department will be volunteer servers during this breakfast and will hold a sort-of planned pop-up event nearby with the annual Wha-nika Plant sale starting at 8:30 a.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Blue Lake Emporium. Other

information tables will be available, like having a chance to sign up for Recreation activities and register to vote!

And there are a few other meetings to be aware of, in case any Blue Laker would like to become more involved.

The Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly meeting Monday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m. Please note the location has changed to Skinner Store, behind City Hall at 111 Greenwood Rd. The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. also at Skinner Store.

Lastly, don’t forget about all the recreation opportunities to be done in Blue

Lake. Drop in Volleyball for teens and adults takes place on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. for only a suggested donation of $2. Pickleball is available four days a week (Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m., Mondays 5:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m.). Skating every weekend, and Summer Camp begins on Sunday, June 18.

Registration is going on now, and space is filling up FAST! Plus, if any Blue Lakers would like to have some input on the Parks and Recreation activities and programs, the next Parks and Recreation Commission will be on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Skinner Store, located at 111 Greenwood Rd. behind City Hall.

That’s all folks! See you soon in Sunny Blue Lake!

B3 ANNIE & MARY DAY CRAFT AND FOOD VENDORS The Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce invites craft and food vendors to have a booth at this year’s Annie & Mary Day celebration on Sunday, July 8, 2018.

A 10-foot by 10-foot booth is $45 and the deadline for receiving booth applications is Tuesday, July 3, 2018. For further information and an online application form, go to sunnybluelake.com or call (707) 6685567. This is a well-attended family fun free event.

ANNIE & MARY DAY The Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce invites businesses, organizations, and individuals to participate in this year’s Annie & Mary Day Parade on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The theme of this year’s parade is LocalMotion. For additional information and an online application visit sunnybluelake.com or call (707) 667-6233.

The 28th Mad River Festival, complete show-by-show listings THE DELL’ARTE COMPANY PRESENTS RUZZANTE COMES HOME FROM THE WAR Date & Time: June 14 – July 1 at 8 p.m.

Thursday – Sunday (except Thursday, June 21) Location: Rooney Amphitheatre, Blue Lake Admission: $18 Regular, $15 Senior/ Student; $12 Kids Sundays, June 17 & 24 – Pre-show talk and free admission to veterans and their families.

The Dell’Arte Company presents a no-holds-barred Commedia dell’Arte performance that hits at the humor and the humanity of coming home from war.

DELL’ARTE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY SERIES: WRITING MY WAY OUT OF ADOLESCENCE, WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JEFF DEMARK Date & Time: Sunday, June 17 at 2 p.m.

Location: Pierson Big Hammer Tent, Blue Lake Admission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ Student A “psychedelic solo show about growing up, going crazy, and living to tell about it.” Making its debut at the Mad River Festival in 1993, Writing My Way Out of Adolescence has been toured all over the country — in local theaters, schools, cafés and restaurants. 88 shows later, it makes its way back home to celebrate its 25th Anniversary and perhaps to be performed one last time.

MRF OFFSITE: DAI PRESENTS BARRIO CALEIDOSCOPIO Date & Time: Tuesday, June 19 at 8 p.m.

Location: Synapsis Nova, 212 G St., Eureka Admission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ Student; $8 Kids Created and Performed by Carlos Gallegos (France/Ecuador) Alfonsito awakes with the intention of going to the store and buying a loaf of bread or two. To achieve this, he must face his multiple and extravagant fears, pretend to be like the others (like the “normal” people), and abandon his meticulously organized but dusty house. He must quickly pass through the empty street avoiding the cynical jokes of his cronies, the melancholy of the street sweepers, and the meeting with his compatriot, Magalita the Machiavellian. But above all, he must avoid the pounding of his heart each time he receives his bread bag.

This performance is suitable for adults.

MAD LABS Date & Time: Wednesday, June 20th at 8 p.m.

Location: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake Admission: Pay-What-You-Can THE BEAVER SISTERS PRESENT: THE BEAVERETTES Created and Performed by Janessa Johnsrude (Canada), Sarah McKinney (USA) and Maggie Lally (USA).

Since 1997, the beguiling beaver sisters have been performing in their sister band “The Beaverettes”. Born in a litter of 1000 baby beaver pups, they crawled straight out of their goddamn dam and onto the goddamn stage.

Encrusted in jewels and adorned with martini breath and sexual fervor, The Beaverettes promise to gnaw on wood while titillating your taints with their glorious vocal vibrations. Come get rid of your cauliflower problem with The Beaverettes on their self-healing inspirational reality television show.

YOU’RE IN DANGER! Created and Performed by Lucius Robinson (USA). YOU’RE IN DANGER is an original psychological thriller-comedy and solo performance premiering at the 2017 Charm City Fringe Festival

The Mad River Festival’s tantalizing, late night adults-only cabaret featuring a dazzling array of acts by the award-winning Dell’Arte Company.

DAI FAMILY SERIES STORIES IN THE TENT Date & Time: Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Location: Pierson Big Hammer Tent, Blue Lake Admission: Free Dell’Arte International in collaboration with the Mad River Union puts out a call for stories from the residents of Humboldt County! From the stories submitted, five stories will be chosen and adapted by five actor-creators from the Dell’Arte Company.

THE BEAVERETTES Maggie Lally, Sarah McKinney and Janessa Johnsrude. Mark Larson photo in Baltimore, Md. Concerned neigh- came together in the urban poetry and bor and upstanding citizen Mitch- music scene of the late 1990s; quickell Barnes has spent the last fourteen ly moving through the “downtown” years secretly defending his quiet Tow- performance scene to build a home son suburb on Blackburn Court from for themselves in American Theatre. the sinister forces of Hell. Now, a new threat forces Mitchell to take to the DAI FAMILY SERIES cul-de-sac and reveal the demonic HALOUKSH TALES truth about the changeling boy next Date & Time: door. YOU’RE IN DANGER! skirts the line Sunday, June 24 at 2 p.m. between hilarious character and horLocation: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake rifying circumstances, keeping audiAdmission: $10 Regular; $5 Kids ences glued to the edge of their seats Halouksh Tales are two shadow until the play’s haunting conclusion. plays created during Dell’Arte’s multiyear collaboration with the Wiyot DAI PRESENTS Tribe’s youth program, Tsek Houdaqh.

BARRIO CALEIDOSCOPIO “The Stolen Salmon” is a traditional WiDate & Time: yot story, and “Grandma and Dalila” Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m. describes the process of gathering maLocation: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake terials to make a basket cap. The pupAdmission: $18 Regular, $15 Senior/ pets and narration were created by Student; $12 Kids the children in Tsek Houdaqh, with adCreated and Performed by Car- ditional voice-acting provided by tribal los Gallegos (France/Ecuador). Al- members. Both plays were generated fonsito awakes with the intention of in workshops with Tsek Houdaqh, led going to the store and buying a loaf by Dell’Arte artists James Hildebrandt, of bread or two. To achieve this, he Zuzka Sabata, and Pratik Motwani, and must face his multiple and extrava- incorporate Wiyot language learning. gant fears, pretend to be like the others (like the “normal” people), and DAI PRESENTS FEROCIA abandon his meticulously organized Date & Time: but dusty house. He must quickly pass Tuesday, June 26 at 8 p.m. through the empty street avoiding the Location: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake cynical jokes of his cronies, the melanAdmission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ choly of the street sweepers, and the Student; $8 Kids meeting with his compatriot, Magalita Concept by Lisa da Boit & Céline the Machiavellian. But above all, he Curvers (Belgium). Choreography and must avoid the pounding of his heart Interpretation by Lisa da Boit. Ferocia each time he receives his bread bag. is a scream. Ferocia is the sweating This performance is suitable for adults. body waking up from a nightmare. Ferocia is the fear that we cannot conINSTITUT FOR FOLKELIGT TEATER & trol. Ferocia is a dance solo set in our DELL’ARTE INTERNATIONAL social and political reality. Ferocia is a PRESENT THE 2018 PRIZE OF HOPE dance solo with live music. A dancer UNIVERSES, ASHLAND, OREGON and a musician share the stage for a Date & Time: dialogue of sorrow and hope. Ferocia is Saturday, June 23 at 4 p.m. born with the desire of questioning the Location: Carlo Theatre followed by possibility of a political engagement as dinner in the Pierson Big Hammer Tent artists in our social and cultural context.

Admission: $50 (Includes ticket to Ruzzante Returns From The War DAI PRESENTS WHEN I DIE, LEAVE THE Celebrating its 28th year, The Prize BALCONY OPEN of Hope is an international award givDate & Time: en annually to a person or company Wednesday, June 27 at 8 p.m. who has worked for the hope of huLocation: CarloTheatre, Blue Lake mankind; “daringly, lovingly, vulgarly, Admission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ seriously, poetically... with sparkling Student; $8 Kids energy against conventional thinking, Created and Performed by Lauwhich is the greatest threat to our cul- ra Muñoz (Spain). In a land torn by ture – for a world in which people use war, a lone woman is undeterred by their own eyes, ears, and voice.” (Prize circumstances to fulfill her duty. The founders Lars Olsen and Birthe Rosen- play is an examination of the obstafeldt-Olsen). The 2018 award goes to cles this woman, Julieta, overcomes in UNIVERSES of Ashland, Oregon. UNI- the midst of violence and destruction, VERSES is a national Ensemble Theater never losing sight of her objective. She Company of multi-disciplined writers is hauling an impossibly big bag. What and performers, who fuse theatre, burden is worth risking your life for? poetry, dance, jazz, hip hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boRED LIGHT IN BLUE LAKE: leros to create moving, challenging, AN ADULT CABARET and entertaining works for the stage.

Date & Time: The group breaks the traditional the- Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 atrical bounds to create its own brand at 10:30 p.m. of theatre. Founded in The Bronx, New Location: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake York in 1995, the members of UNIVERSES Admission: $20 Presale; $25 Door

LA FRENZ ALUMNI AWARD PRESENTS ELI AND THE BEAR Date & Time: Thursday, July 5; Friday, July 6; Saturday, July 7 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July at 4 p.m.

Location: Carlo Theatre, Blue Lake Admission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ Student; $8 Kids Created by Rebecca Finney (USA), Zafiria Dimitropoulou (Greece/Mexico), Laura Muñoz (Spain) and Tushar Mathew (India) and Performed by Rebecca Finney, Laura Muñoz and Tushar Mathew. Eli and his mother make their home within a monstrous city, an Orwellian sprawl ruled by an usurper Governor. The unexpected death of Eli’s father threatens to reveal a dangerous secret from the family’s past, and Eli and his mother are forced to flee to the outskirts of their city. It is here, on the edge of their world, that Eli and his mother, Amanda, discover their only chance for salvation: a retired circus bear, named Bumbles.

Created by an international ensemble of artists, Eli and The Bear is a contemporary tragedy about a boy’s journey to manhood. Suitable for all ages.

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BY PRATIK MOTWANI & LIFE BENEATH THE STARS

BY JAMES PECK Date & Time: Friday, July 6 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 7 at 4 p.m Location: The Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata Admission: $12 Regular; $10 Senior/ Student; $8 Kids T#//<EMBEDDED>//# is a Multimedia piece of devised theatre which combines Film Projection, GIF Animation, Prezi Presentation and Physical Theatre. #//<EMBEDDED>//# uses the framework of Social Media, The Skinner Box Experiment, and Internet Addiction as theatrical metaphor to examine the condition of a trapped virtual identity desperately seeking real connection.

An introspection on notions of identity and image, reality and perception, our need for real connection/inclusion coupled with our inability to disconnect ourselves from the clutches of the virtual world (and our virtual identities in it).

Life Beneath the Stars is a one-man show about the fantastic experiences, loves, and regrets of a man who now lives roaming the planet with only the stars as his shelter. It is a mask, mime and puppet show with a running time of 30 minutes.

THE HUMBOLDT FOLKLIFE SOCIETY PRESENTS HUMBOLDT FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL Date & Time: Monday – Saturday, July 9 – 14 Location: Rooney Amphitheatre, Blue Lake Admission: Free A week of folk music culminates on July 14 with a day of free events! For more on this annual Blue Lake crowd-pleaser, email: humboldtfolklifefest@gmail. com or visit humboldtfolklife.org/.

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MCKINLEYVILLE – A group that formed last year to confront racism in McKinleyville is holding its first public event this week.

The McKinleyville Alliance for Racial Equity (MARE) will show Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk “The Danger of a Single Story” and hold a discussion about it on Thursday, June 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grace Good Shepherd Church, 1450 Hiller Rd. in McKinleyville. The event is free of charge and open to all.

In the TED talk, the Nigerian novelist talks about the dangers of cultures being underrepresented and the consequences that come from it.

MARE is made up of numerous

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THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY When: Thursday, June 7 from 6 to 8 p.m., Where: Graced Good Shepherd Church, 1450 Hiller Rd. in McKinleyville Sponsor: McKinleyville Alliance for Racial Equity (MARE) community leaders representing various organizations including school administrators, health care providers, American Indian organizations and various McKinleyville residents.

The group grew out of discussions that took place last year during meetings of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC).

The discussions were sparked, in part, by the stabbing death of David Josiah Lawson in Arcata in April 2017. A white McKinleyville resident

was arrested on suspicion of murdering the 19-year-old black HSU student, but was later released due to lack of evidence. The case remains unsolved.

Although MARE is separate from the McKMAC, each committee meeting has a standing item on the agenda for updates on MARE activities.

“I have been waiting for McKinleyville to come out of the closet,” said McKinleyville resident Linda Evans at the May 30 McKMAC meeting.

OPEN PASSAGE Seventh Street between I and J streets is finally open again following completion of PG&E’s gas line project. The street had been closed since last November. photoS by KLh | union

Building inspector accused of taking $100K-plus in bribes

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ARCATA – The Arcata City Council is being asked to appoint Richard J. Ehle as interim police chief.

His description, from a staff report for a council meeting today, June 6 states: “The City of Arcata is fortunate to obtain the interim services of Mr. Richard ‘Rick’ Ehle.

Key expeRichard rience Mr. J. Ehle Ehle offers is 25 years with the Oakland Police Department rising to the level of Captain; four years with the California Department of Corrections as Assistant Director, Office of Investigative Services; and then Chief of Capitola Police Department for almost nine years until his retirement. He is currently a Partner, Senior Consultant, and Chief Operating Officer for Belcher, Ehle, Medina & Associates, a consultant firm that provides a full spectrum of services with special emphasis on public safety (Police and Fire), including interim placements. Chief Ehle’s previous Interim Chief of Police assignments include seven months with the City of Ione, Calif., and 10 months with City of Parlier, Calif.”

APD Lt. Bart Silvers has been serving as acting police chief following the recent resignation of Police Chief Tom Chapman.

A number of individuals have reportedly applied for the permanent position of police chief, including some officers presently serving with APD.

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HEAR HERE The City of Arcata held a scoping session last Wednesday, May 30 to collect citizen comment as to what they want in Arcata’s next police chief. The meeting was conducted by Bob Murray and Associates Vice President Joel Bryden, above. Attendees said they wanted someone honest and with integrity, sensitive to the rights of minority groups, potentially Spanish-speaking and possibly a person of color. A job description for the APD chief is available at bobmurrayassoc.com, and further suggestions may be emailed to joelb@bobmurrayassoc.com. July 13 the application deadline, and interviews begin Aug. 7. photo courteSy brett WatSon

Bus stop construction underway City of ArCAtA

ARCATA – The City of Arcata 2018 ADA Bus Stop Improvements Project is currently underway, and due to the work required for this project, the Arcata Transit Center will be closed through Monday, June 18, requiring temporary bus stops at nearby locations.

The city has contracted with RAO Construction Inc., for this project, and the plan involves concrete work, asphalt paving, and drainage improvements at the Arcata Transit Center and adjacent portions of Ninth and 10th streets.

Temporary bus stops will be set up on the west corner of F Street next to the Arcata Fire Station, and on the east side of F Street, in front of the Arcata Ballpark, to accommodate transit, Greyhound and Amtrak passengers.

Arcata & Mad River Transit, Greyhound, Amtrak office services will remain open during the closure. Com-

TRAVEL VACCINES Summer is just around the corner and international travel may be on the agenda for some Humboldt County residents. While exposure to new places, foods and cultures can be exciting, it can also bring with it exposure to new illnesses. “When traveling outside of the country it is important to know if the region you’ll be visiting has any vaccine preventable illnesses and if you’re properly vaccinated to protect against those diseases,” said Rachel Allen, RN, immunization coordinator for the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), adding that some vaccines should be received a few weeks or even a month in advance of potential exposure. DHHS’s Public Health Clinic offers travel vaccines. Those traveling out of the country should contact the clinic to inquire about what vaccines are needed. “It is never too early to call and check in with us about what you may need,” Allen said. In addition to administering necessary vaccines, for those countries where malaria is a problem, a nurse practitioner is available to prescribe the appropriate medication and talk to travelers about preventing mosquito bites. Travelers headed to Latin America and the Caribbean, where the Zika virus is prevalent, should take precautions against mosquitoes as well. There is currently no vaccine available to prevent the virus. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends using EPA-registered insect repellents such as

munity members are encouraged to follow posted signs to gain pedestrian access for Greyhound or Amtrak ticket purchases and baggage handling.

Community members with disabilities are instructed to contact the transit office at (707) 825-3775 to speak with the transit manager for special accommodations.

In addition, only neighborhood residents will be allowed vehicular access in the construction zone. The Arcata Transit Center parking lot will be closed, and there will be no parking available on F Street between Eighth and Ninth streets in order to accommodate the temporary bus stops.

On the days of scheduled work, community members are urged to follow all directions and traffic control devices within the project area.

Project construction will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on some days the contractor may employ a longer work day, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Attention trAvelers PREVENTABLE ILLNESS HHS Senior Fiscal Assistant Jacob Michaud receives a vaccine.

Submitted photo DEET, Picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus for long-lasting protection against mosquito bites. Repellents should always be used as directed by the manufacturer. For more recommendations, visit the CDPH website at cdph.ca.gov.

Vaccine prices are subject to change. Payment is due at the time of service. The clinic accepts cash, checks and credit cards. For more information or to make an appointment, call the Public Health Clinic at 707-268-2108. The clinic is located at 529 I St. in Eureka.

HUMBOLDT – A Humboldt County Planning and Building inspector was arrested Tuesday, May 29 following an ongoing bribery investigation dating back to last year.

The investigation originated in November of 2017 when the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received complaints about County Inspector Patrick William Mctigue, 47, of Fortuna.

The complaints alleged that Mctigue was receiving money from members of the public for expedit- Patrick William Mctigue ed permit approval on building and grading projects. Multiple victims came forward to the Sheriff’s Office alleging that Mctigue had defrauded them. Mctigue is believed to have received more than $100,000 from the victims.

Last Tuesday, May 29 at about 2:15 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies arrested Mctigue in the Old Town Eureka area on a felony warrant. Mctigue was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on suspicion of commercial bribery, grand theft and state official asking for or receiving a bribe.

This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

COMMUNITY FORUM ON GUN LAWS Do you have strong opinions about gun control? Then consider registering for the Community Forum on Gun Laws, Tuesday June 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Eureka location of the forum to be shared with participants only. All points of view will be welcome. A pre-registration survey required. Go to Tinyurl.com/HumboldtTalksGunLaws; or text (202) 670-4262; or email engage@goodenoughnow.com.] The forum is sponsored by Good Enough Now and facilitated

by Eureka residents Jim Hight and Jessica Pettitt. The fourm is co-sponsored by Blue Ox Millworks, Broese’s Uniforms, Cooperation Humboldt, Humboldt Coalition for Harm Reduction and Humboldt Domestic Violence Services.

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EUREKA – A 6-year-old girl received major injuries Wednesday afternoon, May 30 when her mother accidentally ran her over in their driveway.

At about 2:40 p.m., were dispatched to a report of a vehicle hitting a juvenile pedestrian on Perkins Court in an unincorporated area of Eureka.

Upon CHP arrival, it was determined that 28-year-old Jamie Bivens of Eureka backed her 2013 Hyundai SUV out of her driveway, striking her 6-year-old daughter, Lilly Bivens.

Jamie Bivens reported that she had pulled into her driveway and left her daughter buckled in the vehicle while she went in to retrieve something from the house.

During the time Jamie was in the house, Lilly Bivens unbuckled herself, exited the vehicle and then walked around to the rear of the vehicle.

The mother, Jamie, returned and, unaware that Lilly was now behind the vehicle, began backing out of the driveway.

Lilly was knocked to the ground and appeared to receive major injuries consisting of lacerations and abrasions to her right leg and back, as well as a possible broken right leg.

Neighbors quickly responded to help and called 911.

Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and rendered aid.

Lilly Bivens was subsequently transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital by City Ambulance of Eureka.

Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to have been a factor in this collision.

Anyone with information related to this collision is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol at (707) 822-5981 or (707) 268-2000.

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HUMBOLDT – Malcolm Terrance has written a memoir that encompasses his early days on Black Bear Commune, his work as an environmental activist, as a logger, a firefighter, a tree planter, and a family man.

This book, written over a number of years, has had the input of many anonymous academics associated with the university press and from Terrance's daughter, Erica, herself a journalist. Terrance faithfully took all the criticisms and suggestions and doggedly wrote and rewrote the manuscript.

The result is Beginner's Luck: Dispatches from the Klamath Mountains (Oregon State University Press, 2018).

"The manuscript has been gone through 13 times," Terrance said.

"I've spent two and a half years on it.

The first time I sent it to OSU press, I got back 40 pages of specific suggestions. I'd take six months and send it back. That happened three more times."

The hard work shows. This is an important book. If you are young, read it to know where those who paved the way lived and struggled.

If you are older, read it for the bittersweet memories of the times and for the laugh-out-loud moments it recalls. I can't say it too many times: This. Is. An. Important. Book.

And who would have thought that a personal memoir of an old hippie turned logger turned tree planter could be so important? It's the writing, sure, but it is also the larger view that informs the personal. Terrance has the gift of seeing the universal in the small details.

He started out as a journalist at the Los Angeles Times. But it was the Sixties and he soon left to manage a rock

band, ending up in a Digger house in San Francisco. (For those who don't know, the Diggers were a force in Haight Ashbury, responsible for free food, free medical care, and so much more.) Terrance gravitated to a commune in the Klamath Mountains, the famed Black Bear Commune which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. From there his life took some fascinating turns but I won't spoil the book for you. It's history, it's social commentary, it's personal growth, but, most of all, it's a great read.

It's a great read because it is rooted in the storytelling tradition.

Terrance explained that he read it aloud to dinner guests, "people who were part of the story. They'd add a detail that would make it better," he said.

And they were good critics, too.

"When they laughed, I'd know it was working. When their eyes glazed over or they started looking for the bathroom, I'd know it needed work. Talk about great editing – people around a dining table," he said.

Terrance called his daughter, Erica, his muse and his editor. He'd been telling her stories of the commune for years and she urged him to write them down. But he's not all about Malcolm in this book. "It's not the story of Malcolm," he said. "It's the stories of the people. Native Americans. Miners. People of totally different world views and politics than I have. Some were not crazy about having hippie neighbors. But we all figured out how to get along."

Come hear Terrance read from this wonderful book at Northtown Books on Friday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Even though his road is closed, he'll take the roundabout three hour drive to get here. Don't miss it!

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Arcata Marsh book release celebration June 8 at 5:30 p.m. Those wishing to purchase a book must bring cash (no bills higher than $20) or a check; no credit cards can be accepted.

At 6 p.m., Sharon will give a Powerpoint presentation titled “Arcata Marsh: Roots and Branches,” followed by commentary from panelists who were involved in the political and scientific process during the 1970s that resulted in the creation of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary that we all love. Confirmed panelists include Wesley Chesbro, John Corbett, David Couch, Dan Hauser, Frank Klopp, Bob Rasmussen and Alex Stillman.

Sharon, a FOAM tour leader since 1994, will collaborate with session panelists on a special 2-hour Marsh tour on Saturday, June 9, starting at 2 p.m. That free public walk departs from the Interpretive Center, located at 569 South G Street.

Sharon’s writing focuses on ecology and conservation.

Her work has appeared in Undark, BioScience, Nature, and other magazines, covering everything from the impact of

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ARCATA – The marsh in the small Northern California city of Arcata teems with life: river otters, frogs, ducks, falcons.

This idyllic habitat also filters sewage. It exists because of a citizen uprising against hightech, energy-intensive sewage treatment systems mandated in the early years of the Clean Water Act. Powered by sun and wind, Arcata’s pioneering project has inspired treatment wetlands worldwide, from Arizona to Saipan.

Local science writer Sharon Levy has penned The Marsh Builders: The Fight for Clean Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife. Published by Oxford University Press, the book delves into the global roots of Arcata’s quirky story, as well as its lessons for modern activists and regulators.

To celebrate the book’s release, Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) and the City of Arcata are cosponsoring a free public event on Friday, June 8 in the Arcata Community Center’s senior dining room. All are invited to a reception from 5 to 6 p.m., with Sharon signing copies of her book starting McKINLEYVILLE BOOK SALE Friends of the McKinleyville Library will be holding its monthly Second Saturday Sale on June 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the McKinleyville Shopping Center next to the Totem Pole.

There will be very good condition used books for sale at very affordable prices; a great opportunity to pick up a book as a gift for Father’s Day or some other special occasion. Have a

woodworker in the family? Pick up a book about woodworking to inspire a summer project.

GIFT CARDS? New to the area, married but ill lady, 57, have proof of illness.

Welcoming gift cards from Humboldt. Call 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.( 707) 273 5063.

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climate change on the cholera bacterium to the causes of the mastodon’s extinction. She is also the author of Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Can Tell Us About the Fate of Earth’s Largest Animals, published by Oxford in 2011.

The Marsh Builders goes beyond the creation of the Arcata Marsh to discuss reasons why wetland destruction was long seen as a triumph and obstacles to marsh restoration; the evolution of sewage treatment; the long political and scientific struggle for clean water in the United States; and impacts of water pollution on wildlife and using treatment wetlands as habitat.

The book will appeal to readers interested in the history of science and the environment, as well as the ongoing struggle to reclaim polluted waters.

EMPLOYMENT Visiting Angels is seeking Caregivers, CNAs & HHAs to assist seniors in Fortuna, McKinleyville, and Eureka. Part-time and Full-time, flexible hours.

Please call 707-3628045.

CLAWFOOT TUB Wanted: Clawfoot bath tub. Help me surprise my sweetie when he gets back from three months working in Alaska. 845-6940 6/6, 6/13

L EGAL N OTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00290 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLEAR & CONCISE BOOKKEEPING 325 SECOND ST. STE 103 EUREKA, CA 95501 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT AMANDA B HAZZARD 2060 PALOMINO LN. ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ AMANDA HAZZARD /OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 10, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00342 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JENNI’S CAR WASH 808 11TH STREET FORTUNA, CA 95540 1418 S STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT EDWARD SHINN 1418 S ST. EUREKA, CA 95501 JENNIFER SHINN 1418 S ST. EUREKA, CA 95501 This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE S/ EDWARD SHINN /OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 29, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00293 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOVE LIFE 2355 CENTRAL AVE. #123 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT RIPPLE INC. CALIFORNIA 4194503 2355 CENTRAL AVE. #123 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION S/ ESTHER BENEMANN /PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 11, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00314 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SIX RIVERS SURGERY GROUP 3800 JANES ROAD ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT DENNIS D. WILCOX 3412 LETZ AVENUE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 BARBARA R. WILCOX 3412 LETZ AVENUE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE S/ BARBARA WILCOX /CO-OWNER

This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 18, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SE DEPUTY CLERK 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 5

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Baby Boy Humboldt040818 Case No. JV180076 1.To unknown alleged mother and unknown alleged father & any persons claiming to be mother or father and anyone claiming to be a parent of Baby Boy Humboldt040818 born on 4/8/18 at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 9/5/2018 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor.

3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY COUNSEL #115447 KATIE BACA, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #188031 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: MAY 11, 2018 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 5/16, 5/23, 5/30. 6/6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JENNIFER HOVIE AND THOMAS HOVIE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180387 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: EMMA FRANCIS TAFT-HOVIE to Proposed name EMMA FRANCIS HOVIE. Present name: FERN PENELOPE TAFT-HOVIE to Proposed name FERN PENELOPE HOVIE. 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 25, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m.

Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union.

Date: 5/4/18 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME GAGE BARSANTI SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180397 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GAGE BARSANTI to Proposed name GAGE ESKRA. 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 27, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m.

Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union.

Date: 5/7/18 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME MAILIA ROSANN PENHALL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180317 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MALIA ROSANN PENHALL to Proposed name MALIA MELE MATSUMOTO.

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 19, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m.

Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union.

Date: 4/23/18 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13

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: LAW OFFICE OF W.G. WATSON, JR. 7151 I ST. P.O. BOX 1021 EUREKA, CA 95502 (707) 444-3071 5/23, 5/30, 6/6

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOSEPH M. FORBES, JR. CASE NO.: PR180110 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID DUJOSEPH M. FORBES, JR., AKA JOE FORBES Petition for Probate has been filed by: DANIEL E. FORBES in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: DANIEL E. FORBES 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: June 14, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court

STATE OF INDIANA IN THE BOONE SUPERIOR COURT I COUNTY OF BOONE CAUSE NO. 06D01-1804PL-000469 CHRIS L. SHELBY, as Personal Representative of the Estate of JOHN CHARLES WHIFFING, Petitioner, vs.

EMILY WHIFFING, JOHN C. WHIFFING, JR., THE ESTATE OF JUNE MARIE (SCHUMACHER) WHIFFING, ) FILED THE ESTATE OF RICHARD MORRIS WHIFFING, MAY 17, 2018 THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HARVEY WHIFFING, BOONE COUNTY COURTS THE ESTATE OF HAZEL WHIFFING, THE ESTATE OF TINA WHIFFING, THE ESTATE OF CHERRY WHIFFING, THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE WHIFFING, THE HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR SPOUSES OF ANY OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ALIVE OR DEAD. Notice of Quiet Title Action To whom it may concern and to all those claiming interest in real estate described hereinafter 1. Petitioner has filed on the 18th day of April, 2018 a Complaint to Quiet Title to real estate described hereinafter.

2. The Court shall hear the above matter on August 29, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. which is more than thirty (30) days after the last publication of notice.

3. That the Defendants who are designated as Unknown are listed above in the caption.

4. The real estate is described as follows: The south half of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, containing 80 acres, more or less.

The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, containing 40 acres, more

or less.

The west half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, containing 20 acres, more or less, except a tract 150 foot square for use as a water tank for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.

Lot No. 1 of fractional Section 26, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, containing 30.55 acres, more or less.

Lot No. 1 of fractional Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, containing 65.69 acres, more or less; except therefrom, commencing at a point where the Indian Reserve Line crosses the east line of said Section 27, and run thence south 12 rods, more or less, to a point in the north line of the C.C.C. and St. L. Railroad right of way, thence northwesterly along north right of way line to its point of intersection with the Indian Reserve Line, thence east along said Indian Reserve Line to the place of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less, and leaving after said exception 64.69 acres, more or less.

Also a part of the fractional southeast quarter of Section 27, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, described as follows: Commencing 29-1/8 rods south and 33-2/5 rods west of the northeast corner of said fractional southeast quarter, said point being at the point of intersection of the Indian Reserve Line and the south line of the C.C.C. and St. L. Railroad right of way, thence west 46-3/5 rods, more or less, along said Indian Reserve Line to its point of intersection with the west line of the east half of said fractional southeast quarter, thence north 29 rods, more or less to a point in the south right of way line of the C.C.C. and St. L. Railroad, thence south 64 1/2 degrees east along said south right of way line to the place of beginning containing 4.22 acres, more or less.

Except however the following described real estate, to-wit: A part of the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 19 North, Range 1 West, of the Second Principal Meridian located in Center Township, Boone County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of the west half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township and Range aforesaid, proceed south 1 degree 05 minute 11 seconds east along an existing fence line for a distance of 1312.91 feet to the section line, thence south 89 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds west for a distance of 646.92 feet along said section line; thence north 65 degrees 31 minutes 13 seconds west for a distance of 106.70 feet along the north right of way line of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; thence proceed along the limited access right of way fence of I65 on a curve whose cord bears north 9 degrees 37 minutes 33 seconds west for a distance of 1274.89 feet (radius 9291 feet); thence north 88 degrees 50 minutes 0 seconds east with the quarter quarter line for a distance of 932.47 feet to the point of be-

ginning, containing 25.03 acres, more or less, subject however to all public highways, legal rights of way and easements of record.

Containing in all herein described and after said exception 214.43 acres, more or less, except therefrom the right of way of the C.C.C. and St. L. Railroad as the same is now located over and across the above described real estate.

Subject to legal highways, rights of way and easements located in Center Township, Boone County, Indiana.

5. The purpose of this action is to quiet title to said real estate.

6. The name and address of the Personal Representative and counsel representing the Petitioner is: Chris L. Shelby Shelby Law, PC 116 N. West Street PO Box 743 Lebanon, IN 46052 Dated: 05/17/2018 Jessica J. Fouts /s/ Clerk, Boone Superior Court I Chris L. Shelby, #123-06 Shelby Law PC 116 N. West Street PO Box 743 Lebanon, IN 46052 Telephone: (765) 482-1370 Facsimile: (765) 482-9065 5/30,6/6, 6/13, 6/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME LAURA ELIZABETH JOHNSON SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180412 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LAURA ELIZABETH JOHNSON to Proposed name LAURA ELIZABETH SARVINSKI. 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: JULY 6, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m.

Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union.

Date: MAY 17, 2018 WILLIAM P. BARRY Judge of the Superior Court 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KENNETH RAY BELL CASE NO.: PR180121 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: KENNETH RAY BELL Petition for Probate has been

filed by: ANGELA BELL in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: ANGELA BELL 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: June 28, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any 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 214737 GALE & NIELSEN 2850 HARRIS STREET EUREKA, CA 95503 (707)269-0167 6/6, 6/13, 6/20

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i everyone. Hank days, but they sure love me here, to give you now. this year’s dog’s eye My human sister had perspective on the Kinetic a friend come all the way Sculpture Race. My favor- from Philadelphia this year ite sculpture is Sparky, who to join our family on the looks a lot like me. My hu- sculpture! (Good thing she mans have been participat- likes dogs; I stole her dinner ing in the race with Sparky the first night she was here for three years now. They and Mom didn’t think that all like dogs, eswas very funny…) pecially Mom, As in previand they decided ous years, Mom that putting a dog asked some of her sculpture in the shelter volunteer race could help friends to come promote adopting to the start of the dogs like me. race and show off I was once a some adoptable shelter reject, afdogs.

Saturday Hank ter being adopted morning four dogs and returned three times and lots of people followed in two weeks for being too Sparky and me to the Plaza energetic. No one really where the racers were gathgave me a chance to show ering. There were really a my good qualities until my lot of people there this year friend Amanda rescued me for the race’s 50th anniverand made room for me in sary. Rocky did particularly her pack. Mom saw my pic- well and seemed completely ture in the paper (The Ar- unfazed by the thousands cata Eye!) and brought me of people. Mom says she home and the rest is history. needs bomb-proof dogs The family still sighs when for an event like this and they talk about those early Rocky sure fit the bill. The

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KINETIC SCULPTURE Klaus enjoyed the race.

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other dogs — Clyde, Mandy and Ebony — all enjoyed the petting and attention, especially from all the kids out there. We were happy to meet up with our friend Charlie. He picked out his own adopters at the race two years ago and comes back to visit every year. He ran along with us behind the brake check since he was really part of our pack!

Most of the rest of the morning was spent waiting for the race to start and meeting more people.

All the dogs had admirers that seemed very interested in them. We sure hope those people come back and adopt the dogs they liked.

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Rocky was so happy in the crowd! We hope next year he is there with his own family.

I stayed home for the water crossing on Sunday, but Mom took Klaus from the shelter and she said he did great. He acted like he belonged to our family even though he had never met any of them before. He kept the racers company while they took off all of their water gear and set up for the next leg of the race. Everyone who stopped by the sculpture loved him.

At one point there were seven kids petting him at once! He even had lipstick on his fur from being kissed on the head. I’m glad he was such a good representative for Sparky and rescue dogs.

Mom says all the dogs at the race are adoptable from the Humboldt County Animal Shelter at 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville. For more information call (707) 840-9132.

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