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ARCATA – Arcata’s cannabis economy further advanced in recent weeks with Planning Commission approval of three significant facilities – one downtown and the others in the Cannabis Innovation Zone (CIZ) in Aldergrove Industrial Park. Eel River Dry Farms Following Planco approval, Eel River Dry Farms will process and manufacture cannabis in a 24,000-squarefoot, 32-foot-tall industrial building and former wood products processing facility on a 4.41 acre property just off Aldergrove Road near West End Road, in Area 2 of Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone (CIZ). The extraction area is about 9,300 square feet and includes several detached structures designed for cannabis extraction. An additional future building will be about 22,000 square feet. No cannabis growing will occur on the site. Instead, frozen cannabis will be trucked in from one of the “organic, sustainable” farms with which the company works and then transported to the processing and manufacturing facility. Shipping containers will maintain the frozen product. A Condition of Approval requires the mechanical, ventilation and odor control equipment be maintained to eliminate noise and odors associated with the manufacturing process. Security fencing is also required, and CANNABIZZES

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VERY FAIRYFUL Music, dancing, storytelling and magical princesses of all ages overtook the Plaza Sunday during the second annual Fairy Festival. Top left, Shoshanna ensured that magic and enchantment ruled the day. Top right, Steeler, 5, displays a new temporary tattoo. Left, the maypole dance. Below, a fairy tea party. Right, magical mom Kindra with pixies Stanford and Berkeley, both 3. Arcata Main Street has a rich array of Plaza events and activities planned throughout the rest of the year. Find out more at arcatamainstreet.com. Top lefT phoTos by MaTT filar | Union; oThers by Klh | Union

Isackson’s opponents throw shadow back on project Kevin L. Hoover Mad RiveR Union

ARCATA – The Isackson’s Housing Project continues to chug through the approval process, so far weathering withering condemnations and pleas for delays by area residents and businesses. City planning staff is recommending approval of the project based on its conformity with the General Plan, and the City

Council has approved part of the financing package. The project involves a four-story, 44-apartment infill affordable housing complex at the site of the former Isackson Ford dealership between Sixth and Seventh streets and I and J streets. The first Planning Commission meeting in which the project was considered drew vigorous objections from neighboring businesses and residents,

and last week’s was no different. Objections center around the building’s shading impacts on structures to the north, including a solar photovoltaic installation, increased parking pressure on the area and the project’s overall compatibility with the neighborhood. A staff report states that while applicable to subdivisions rather than structures such as that proposed, the project none-

theless comports with the Solar Rights Act and the Solar Shade Control Act, which limit shadowing effects on solar energy systems. States the staff report, “The project would not impact more than 10 percent of the efficiency of the system since it will only shade a portion of the solar hot water system for a few hours in the late afternoon during a portion of the year.” ISACKSON’S

THREE DIE IN PATRICK’S Korean War MIA soldier coming home to Arcata POINT TRUCK CRASH Kevin L. Hoover Mad RiveR Union

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TRINIDAD – Three people were killed early in the morning of Tuesday, June 25 when a pickup truck in which they were riding struck an embankment off Patrick’s Point Drive south of Stagecoach Road. The three victims were later identified as James Cohee Jr., 42, of Trinidad; Chloe Chapman, 28, of Eureka and Cody Behler, 32, of Arcata. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 3:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision off Patrick’s Point Drive near the Larrupin Café. There, a 1966 Chevrolet pickup had traveled off the roadway, struck an embankment and ejected three occupants. The victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. The CHP extended condolences to the families of the victims. Anyone with information regarding this collision to is asked contact the Humboldt Area CHP Office at (707) 8225981 or humboldt_area.humboldt_area@chp.ca.gov.

ARCATA – On April 19, Arcata resident Lois Justus Hyman went out to her car to get her phone, and found on it a voice mail from her husband. He said the U.S. Army had called and told him that the remains of Lois’s father had been discovered, recovered and identified. “I was dumbstruck,” Lois said. She had no memory of her dad, who left for the war when she was just two years old. At first she thought it was a mistake, since the family had heard nothing about him since he went missing in action in December, 1950. But it was true. Elden Charles Justus, lost in battle during the Korean War nearly 69 years ago, was coming home. Lois’s brother Jack, a Eureka resident, remembers a little more about their father – family dinners, taking his mother on ski

trips, and the last time he saw Elden, when the family saw him off at the airport as he headed to Korea. “I never thought anything would come of this,” he said. Now, a lot will come of it. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elden C. Justus’s return will include full military honors beginning with his arrival in Sacramento next Monday, July 8 and culminating in his interment in Greenwood Cemetery Tuesday, July 11. Along with Sgt. Justus’s remains came a wealth of detail about the circumstances of his loss in battle, and of his recovery. Dept. of Defense press release The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on June 14 that Army Sgt. 1st Class Elden C. Justus, 23, of Eureka, California, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on April 16, 2019. In late November 1950, Justus was a JUSTUS

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landscaping will be improved. The project will provide vertical integration for the applicant’s off-site, sun grown cultivation operations in Southern Humboldt and other state compliant farms. The company already operates an extraction and packaging business elsewhere in the CIZ, but that will eventually become a distribution facility. It also works with other CIZ businesses, providing and developing cannabis-related products. The Eel River project is the 13th of 15 Use Permit applications in Area 2 of the CIZ. A total of 20 are permitted. Along with a Use Permit, separate City of Arcata Commercial Cannabis Activity permits and state licenses are required. The infill project qualifies for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption and is in compliance with the City of Arcata General Plan and Land Use Code Standards, including the city’s Cannabis Regulatory System. There are no environmentally sensitive habitat areas on or within the vicinity of the project. The project was unanimously approved by the

Planco. Humboldt Herb and Market Humboldt Herb and Market got a Use Permit to operate at 427 H St., the former West Coast Plumbing store. As an existing facility, the project qualifies for a CEQA Categorical Exemption. The new shop would be farmer-oriented, selling cannabis clones and starts and holding open houses for cultivators. No packaging or manufacturing will take place there. No exterior alterations are proposed, just some inside remodeling. It’s H Street’s second storefront cannabis outlet after Pacific Paradise, located north of the Plaza. Up to 15 are allowed within city limits, of which six have been applied for, five approved and three are operational. While a neighboring business objected on grounds of the new cannabis shop attracting undesirables, the city didn’t foresee any negative impacts on area businesses or residences. The city prioritizes vacant buildings occupied and used as viable businesses on the premise that commercial activity deters inappropriate activity. In addition, cannabis

businesses must maintain extensive security procedures, including security staff, cameras and training. Applicant Chrystal Ortiz said her goal was to support and promote rural farmers. She said the new, “industrial style” shop would be “an experiential marketplace where tourists and residents alike can have a farm-direct relationship with the farmers and a more educational cross-cultural experience.” Ortiz likened the vibe to that of Seattle’s Pike Place Market. She plans to aggressively address the issues of trash and lingerers there with security, new landscaping and frequent cleanups. Insofar as the future addition of a delivery service, the Planco chose to allow city staff whether to grant such a request. Dawa Holdings in Valley West At its previous meeting, the Planco approved a Use Permit for a retail cannabis outlet for Dawa Holdings at 5000 Valley West Blvd. Delivery services will also be provided. No cannabis cultivation or consumption will be conducted there. The business also qualifies for a CEQA Categorical Exemption as Existing Facilities.

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The June 12 story “HumCo budget gets flagged for overstated revenues” reported that the county had been counting certain revenue sources twice. The county is changing its accounting practices this year for tracking purposes and while this will result in the county showing less revenue on the books, the amount of funding available for services will not change. No services are at risk or being reduced or lost as a result of this accounting change.

Regs favor small outdoor grows Daniel Mintz Mad RiveR Union

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s regulations for hemp cultivation will focus on making them as simple as possible for small-scale outdoor farmers – an approach could be carried over to psychoactive cannabis cultivation. The county’s Board of Supervisors approved extending a hemp cultivation ban by six months, which is the length of time it will take to draft and approve new regulations. Having previously approved a 45-day ban and then a 45-day extension of it, supervisors expect the six-month moratorium to be the last one needed. Though somewhat controversial at first, the moratorium is now seen as a way to ward off the impacts that new regulations will control. The generator noise and glaring light from greenhouse cultivation is a main concern. And Planning Director John Ford told supervisors that based on input from two public meetings, his department is considering a “two-tier” approach to regulating hemp cultivation. One tier would promote “the idea of a very smallscale cultivator with an existing homestead on the property and where the cultivation is less than 5,000 square feet,” said Ford. Such an operation would be subject to a minimal review, with an overthe-counter permit or registration with the county agricultural commissioner, he continued. “That is the angle we’re shooting for, to allow the small cultivator be permit-

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mixed light and from $3 to $20 a square foot for indoor. Indoor growing is the most difficult type to regulate, he continued, except in the City of Arcata, whose voters approved a tax on excessive residential energy use. “But in the rest of county and all the other cities, that doesn’t exist and I’m frankly aware of a lot of indoor stuff going on all over the place that our current ordinances don’t really regulate,” said Madrone. “You can give the sheriff the addresses,” said Board Chair Rex Bohn. “Believe me, I’ve been working on some things in that regard,” Madrone replied. Supervisor Mike Wilson agreed that the county’s regulations should enforce environmental protection and rein in the use of generators and electric lighting. Noting that the county “went through a lot of process” with its commercial cannabis ordinances to protect watersheds and wildlife habitat, Wilson said the county is nevertheless “really having a hard time getting our hands around” the impacts of nighttime lighting. “So I’m really concerned about how this moves forward in terms of protecting our wildlife values, and really, our neighborhood values,” he continued. Bohn said the complaint he’s heard the most about is odor. But another complexity of regulating hemp is that growing it under standard farming practices is arguably covered by right to farm laws, which legally protects farmers from nuisance complaints. Public comment on the extension and update on drafting hemp regulations was minimal but Terra Carver of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance said the group supports extending the moratorium.

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ted without much regulation,” he said. Ford added that he expects a similar approach will be requested for recreational and medicinal cannabis and “we’re prepared to be thinking in those terms.” The second tier of hemp regulation would be for larger-scale cultivators, with a more involved permitting review. The hemp being grown in Humboldt is for medicinal use and high in cannabidiol or CBD. Industrial hemp grown for food and fiber is similarly very low in psychoactive THC but is produced in higher quantities, on large tracts of land. Supervisor Estelle Fennell was at the public meetings and said a distinction between medicinal and industrial hemp was made. “One of the requests that we heard at the meetings is, let’s figure out the CBD hemp part before we go to the food and fiber part,” she continued. “But for purposes of today’s discussion, it’s pretty clear that we must extend this moratorium if we’re to get it right.” Fennell added that another reason for extending the moratorium is that there’s confusion about whether federal legality of hemp includes hemp produced for ingestion and whether it can be transported across state lines. Outdoor-only hemp regulations are being considered and Supervisor Steve Madrone said he supports generally dis-incentivizing mixed light and indoor cultivation. He would support lowering excise taxes for all outdoor growing from $1 a square foot to five cents and raising the taxes from $2 to $10 a square foot for

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International travel means getting pre-trip vaccinations DHHS

HUMBOLDT – Summer is officially here. If your plans include visiting another country, take steps to protect yourself from potential illness, and get your travel vaccines today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a travel advisory recommending that all eligible international travelers receive the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, regardless of destination. “Measles is still common in some parts of the world, and most measles cases seen in the U.S. result from international travel,” said Rachel Allen, RN, immunization coordinator for the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). “Travelers should check their immunization records to be sure they have the recommended doses of MMR vaccine prior to their departure.” DHHS’s Public Health Clinic offers travel vaccines, including MMR. “It’s never too early to start planning for your travel immunization needs. Once you have an itinerary, make an appointment at the clinic or with your health care provider to discuss any recommended vaccines,” Allen said, adding that some vac-

cines should be received a few weeks or up to a month before potential exposure. For those traveling to areas where malaria is present, the clinic also staffs a nurse practitioner to prescribe the appropriate medication and talk to travelers about preventing mosquito bites. Travelers heading to Latin and Central America where the Zika virus is more common should take precautions to avoid bug bites. The CDC recommends using EPA-registered insect repellants like DEET, Picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus to protect against mosquito bites. Wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants and using mosquito netting can also help prevent exposure. Zika cannot be prevented with medication or vaccinations. Check the CDC’s website at cdc.gov for more traveler safety recommendations and to check current travel advisories for your intended destination. 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.

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SACRAMENTO – This Independence Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be working to keep the roadways safe during its Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). The CHP’s MEP will begin at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, and conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. Officers will be on the lookout for drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. “Do not lose your freedom while celebrating our country’s independence this weekend by making a bad choice. Driving impaired comes with consequences that can be deadly,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “Driving sober, fastening seat belts, and avoiding distractions will help everyone stay safe on the roadway.” Impaired driving does not just mean alcohol. It is also illegal to drive while impaired by drugs, regardless if they are legal or illegal. Have a plan. If you are going to drink, designate a sober driver, use a taxi, or use a ride-share service. If hosting an event, have plenty of non-alcoholic choices available. Be responsible, stop serving alcohol before the end of your party, and remind guests to have a plan to get home safely. During the Independence Day MEP in 2018, which was one and a quarter days, at least 18 people were killed in collisions on California roads. Within CHP jurisdiction, four vehicle occupants who died were not wearing seat belts. The CHP also made 389 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during last year’s Independence Day MEP.

SACRAMENTO – The 4th of July holiday is a time to enjoy fireworks and show country pride but is also traditionally one of the more dangerous times on the road. To keep families safe this Independence Day, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents will be out checking on licensed premises, large parties and community events and doing what they can to help keep the public safe. ABC joins police departments around the state with increased enforcement focused on reducing or preventing impaired driving during the 4th of July holiday weekend. According to preliminary data from the California Highway Patrol, seven people were killed and 73 injured in alcohol-related crashes statewide on the Fourth of July last year. Every deadly crash involved a driver who had been drinking. If you are headed to 4th of July parties, designate a sober driver before heading out for the evening. If you are hosting a party, offer nonalcoholic drinks for designated sober drivers and monitor who is drinking. See people leaving who have been drinking? Check how they are getting home. Offer to let them stay the night if a sober driver is not available to take them home. “With the rise in ride-share options, there really is no excuse for driving impaired,” said ABC Director Jacob Appelsmith. The average cost of a DUI arrest is approximately $13,500, accounting for vehicle impound fees, fines, attorney fees, auto insurance hikes and other penalties. Funding for ABC enforcement was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. abc.ca.gov

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member of Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. Approximately 2,500 U.S. and 700 South Korean soldiers assembled into the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), which was deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when it was engaged by overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces.

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The staff report also states that “the project comports with all zoning standards with the condition related to onsite parking.” Community Development Director David Loya included in the Planco’s staff report findings of the Isackson’s Housing project’s consistency with the city’s transportation, solar, design, housing, environmental and other standards, and asked that the Planco verify or amend them. “The findings do address many of the concerns raised at the last meeting,” Loya said. “Ultimately, if those findings can be made, the project should be approved.” Though the project as initially proposed exceeded parking requirements, applicant Danco Communities and the city bowed to pressure from citizens at the previous meeting and revised the proposal to move the building “up to” 20 feet back from the north side of Seventh Street. The intent of the revision is to minimize shadowing effects on buildings to the north and improve parking by creating 17 to 21 spaces, more than the required 15. Danco representative Chris Dart reviewed the revisions, calling the project an “alternative transportation development” due to its multiplicity of transportation options and improvements. Neighbor Joe James protested the lack of consultation with the neighbors since the project’s initial unveiling in January, and what he said was a rush to approve it now. He objected to the building’s height, size, parking and shadow impacts and said the Planco and City Council don’t have enough information to approve it. James recommended the project be delayed and resubmitted for approval next year. I Street resident Deborah Musick detailed a number of impacts on her and her home, which was built in 1886. She said she supports infill and low-income housing, but that the Isackson’s project was inappropriate for the neighborhood due to its size, design and density. She said that the project doesn’t meet General Plan standards for neighborhood compatibility, and asked that Danco put up story poles to delineate the building’s height and size. The project’s shadow, Musick said, would ruin her plans to add solar panels to her home. In addition, she will lose further privacy, already compromised by Danco’s Plaza Point development. Others registered similar objections. Commissioners had a number of comments. Julie Vaissade-Elcock said the project could be vastly improved to ameliorate impacts, and said the Planco was being “held hostage” by the timeline for approval. At a special meeting last Thursday, the City Council passed a resolution committing up to $1.8 million in HOME and CDBG Program Income funds to assist in the project’s financing. Other funding comes from low-income tax credits and other local and state sources.

By December 6, the U.S. Army evacuated approximately 1,500 wounded service members; the remaining soldiers had been either captured or killed in enemy territory. When Justus could not be accounted for by his unit at the end of the battle; he was reported missing in action as of Dec. 6, 1950. From April 28 to May 10, 2004, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, a predecessor to DPAA, conducted joint recovery operations with the North Korean People’s Army (KPA,) in the vicinity of the Chosin River. The recovery team excavated two sites, recovering the remains of at least five individuals. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea,) unilaterally turned over the remains to the UNC Military Armistice Commissioned, where they were subsequently accessioned to the laboratory. To identify Justus’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as material evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis. Today, 7,652 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that were previously returned by Korean officials, recovered from Korea by American recovery teams or disinterred from unknown graves. Justus’ name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

Justus will be buried July 11, 2019, in Arcata, California. For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at dpaa.mil, at facebook. com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420. Justus’ personnel profile can be viewed at dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000004OWUOEA4. Details and ceremonies On June 8, two representatives from the DPAA traveled to Arcata to meet with Lois and Jack. They brought with them thick briefing books which go into deep detail about the circumstances of Elden’s loss, recovery and identification. Justus was lost during a series of horrific battles deep inside North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir. Allied casualties were heavy during the fight for Hill 1221, which was needed in order to provide cover for U.S. Marines. The exact circumstances of Justus’s death aren’t known, though his fractured bones showed indications of “blast trauma,” likely from an ex-

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ploding mortar or artillery shell. His remains were found in a foxhole grave, commingled with those of four other U.S. soldiers and one South Korean soldier. It’s unlikely that he died at that spot, but very close. It’s probable that the bodies were exposed to the elements for a time immediately following death, including temperatures as low as -40 degrees. Also recovered with numerous bits and pieces of military equipment, buttons and other material used along with DNA testing to help with identification. The investigation began 15 years ago, and was only just completed. “We were stunned to learn that it started in 2004,” Lois said. Making it especially poignant is that Elden’s wife and the children’s mother, Ruth, passed away just oneand-a-half years ago. She voiced her regrets to the DPAA reps, wondering aloud, “Why couldn’t this have happened before she died?” They told her that they hear that frequently. “Mother wanted this so much,”

Lois said. As a result, she said, “Jack and I agreed right away that we would do what our mother and grandmother want us to do.” That will include participation in an extensive schedule of honors and ceremonies planned for their father. On Monday, the plane bearing Elden’s remains will be met at Sacramento International Airport by a military honor guard, and a hearse from Arcata’s Paul’s Chapel. A detachment of American Legion Freedom Riders will accompany the hearse for part of the journey, and another one will pick it up later. The route home has been designed to pass by several Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodges, members of which wished to come out and honor Justus. On reaching the Humboldt County line, a police escort will meet the cortège. Justus will lie in honor at the Eureka Elks Lodge on July 9 and 10. On July 11, Justus will be interred with full military Honor Guard at Greenwood Cemetery. A reception at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building will follow. (Lois and Jack plan to attend this Friday’s American Legion Post 274 monthly dinner, which is open to the public, and meeting at the Vets Hall, beginning at 5 p.m. They plan to bring the briefing books supplied to them by the DPAA for people to look at.) Lois and Jack are happy to honor their mother’s wishes for their father. “He was always a part of our lives,” Lois said. “This is what she would have wanted.” See more photos and Elden Justus’s full obituary at madriverunion.

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ARCATA – It was one of those nights at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday, June 26 – the kind of night Crabs fans know and love well, but have been missing so far in one of the worst starts in recent memory. It was a high scoring game with big hits, testy benches, low hanging fog, and even an inexplicable manager getting the boot late in the game. When local rivals play against each other around the nation, the games are often referred to with a catchy name. Like our regional “Bay Bridge Series”

between the A’s and Giants, or on the East Coast, the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets So what are we to call the games between Humboldt’s Crabs and B52’s? The Safety Corridor Series? If you don’t think that name is catchy enough send your suggestions to the Bureau of Catchy Sports Names Department care of the Mad River Union Headquarters. In the mean time, here’s what happened during the Redwood Rumble or what ever we decide to call it. The Crabs, returning from last weeks road trip, were looking to get back on top - or at least even their

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UPCOMING GAMES Crabs vs. Solano Mudcats Arcata Ball Park Wednesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 4 at 2:30 p.m. Crabs vs. PUF Capitalists Arcata Ball Park Friday, July 5 at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7 at 12:30 p.m. Crabs vs. San Leandro Ports Arcata Ball Park Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. humboldtcrabs.com record, started the fivegame home stand with a 15-1 drubbing of the B52’s on Tuesday night. Tyler Condie started the game

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and blanked the B52’s for six innings while the Crabs racked up hits and runs high lighted by a home run by left fielder Vinny Bologna. But the B52’s bounced back the next game. And although they would fall short on the scoreboard they would supply a hard fought game and add in some extra drama. The Crabs jumped out to a big early lead fueled by a monster grand slam home run by Damien Henderson. “It was my first one! I never hit a grand slam before!” an enthusiastic Henderson would say after the game. But as the Crabs were absolutely mashing their way through the game and streaming around the base paths the B52’s never went away, scoring runs here and there and setting the stage

BATTER UP Dylan Johnson takes the plate June 28 facing the Expos. Matt Filar | Union for the final inning. It started with a single by Cody Banks. Then a double by Ethan Fischel. Then things started to get weird. He wouldn’t tell me why as he was walking out of the stadium after his ejection but for some reason, when things were looking good for the B52’s their manager stormed to third base to argue a mysterious issue with the third base umpire who would toss him from the game and later would only say about it; “It’s just the B52’s man. We’re gonna get that all year.” Speculation has it that he was trying to inspire his team and it almost worked. The fans, already fired up after the ejection and perhaps the rendition of Don’t

Fear The Reaper played by the Crabgrass Band (it was cow-bell night), were going crazy as none other that old-time Crabs hero Jeff Giacomini walked up to the plate wearing number 52 for the B52’s. Giacomini took the first pitch and launched it into the foggy sky and out of the park scoring 2 more runs and bringing the score to a respectable 12-9. And although his team fell short it seemed to leave him with a good feeling. “It feels good to get out here and compete and launch one on to the freeway”, he’d say. “There’s nothing better than hitting a bomb here.” The win evened the CRABS

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AARGHCATA BALL PARK! ’Twas Pirate Night Saturday at the Arcata Ball Park, where buccaneers of all sorts where on deck for an evening of fun. Top left, members of the Humboldt Crabs got in the spirit. Top right, Jaine Volkmar with Valerie Simons, a Crabs superfan. “They told me at the front gate that my name today is Val-arrrrrrr-ie,” she said. Bottom left, Crabs fan Bill Torres,said, “Call me One-Eye Billy today!” Bottom right, the Waldvogel Family. photoS by matt Filar | union LET’S BE SMART While Six Rivers National Forest Supervisor Ted McArthur hopes everyone enjoys Independance Day, he reminds forest visitors that the use of fireworks, including California’s “Safe and Sane” fireworks, are not allowed on national forest lands at any time. Regulations are strictly enforced to protect public and natural resources. “The fact that no fireworks are allowed on the forest is especially important to highlight over the Independence Day holiday, when many people celebrate with fireworks,” McArthur said. “We encourage our visitors to enjoy all the forest has to offer, but in a safe and responsible manner.” The coastal communities of Crescent City and Eureka will have public fireworks displays on July 4. Communities near the forest’s four ranger stations – Gasquet, Orleans, Willow Creek and Mad River – do not have public fireworks displays. Interagency Forest Fire Chief Josh Mathiesen said, “Our fire danger over the holiday weekend is forecast to be high to very high. One careless spark from a firework in these conditions could cause a damaging wildfire.” The public is encouraged to visit preventwildfireca.org to learn more about wildland fire awareness, fire prevention and how to protect homes and communities from wildfire, how to exercise safe campfire practices, and to pick up a campfire permit.

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Crabs record at 10-10 and they would go on to sweep a weekend series with the California Expos visiting from their hometown of Fresno. Over the course of the weekend they would put up 28 runs while holding the Expos to 7. “It feels good to have everybody here

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EUREKA – An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday, June 27 after allegedly shooting a gun into the ground at the College of the Redwoods dormitory in Southern Eureka.

Around 3 p.m., campus public safety officers responded to a possible gunshot heard in the dormitory. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the campus and arrested 18-yearold Jacob Dylan Cutler-Richards of Arcata.

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BLUE LAKE – On June 27 at about 11:19 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the 3300 block of Blue Lake Boulevard observed a suspicious vehicle parked in a turnout along the roadway. The deputy contacted two subjects occupying the vehicle and learned that both subjects were on felony probation with a search clause. During a search of the vehicle, deputies found drug paraphernalia and

small amounts of various narcotics inside. Just outside of the vehicle’s passenger door deputies located approximately 4.2 ounces of heroin, which is believed to have been tossed out of the vehicle by the passenger during the course of the deputy’s investigation. Muhamed The vehiBarri Oliver cle’s passenger, 45-year-old Muhamed Barri Oliver of Eureka, was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance for sales and violation of probation. The driver of the vehicle was released at the scene.

HCSO says Cutler-Richards was found to be in possession of a handgun and observed evidence that the gun had recently discharged into the ground. The gun was secured and there was no ongoing threat to the campus com-

munity, according to the HCSO. No injuries were reported. Cutler-Richards is charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, discharge of a firearm in a school, tampering with ID marks on a firearm and attempted robbery.

Man arrested on attempted murder, other charges after stabbing of elder Humboldt County SHeriff’S offiCe

MCKINLEYVILLE – On Wednesday, June 26 at about 9:21 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 2300 block of Grace Avenue in McKinleyville on a report of a physical altercation occurring, with one male subject armed with a knife. When deputies arrived on scene, they located the suspect, 38-year-old Jonathon Albert Boone, outside the residence. As deputies attempted to take Boone into custody, Boone became combative. Due to Boone’s continued disregard of deputy commands and physical resistance, a sheriff’s deputy deployed his department-issued taser. Boone continued to resist deputies and was taken into custody follow-

According to the victim, a ing further struggle. After taking Boone into struggle over the knife ensued, custody, deputies located an at which time the male victim 85-year-old male stabbing vic- was injured. Boone then retim inside the residence. portedly dropped the knife and The victim was fled to the outside of transported via the residence. ambulance to a loBoone was transcal hospital for ported to a local non-life-threatening hospital for medical injuries to the neck clearance prior to and shoulder. booking at the HumUpon further inboldt County Corvestigation deputies rectional Facility. Jonathon learned that earlier Upon clearance, in the evening Boone Boone was booked Albert Boone and the victim had into the Humboldt been in a confrontation, re- County Correctional Facilisulting in Boone exiting the ty on suspicion of attempted residence. murder, elder abuse, robbery, Boone later re-entered the animal cruelty, brandishing a residence and allegedly physi- weapon, criminal threats, batcally assaulted a 39-year-old fe- tery, resisting arrest and violamale victim inside, then report- tion of Post Release Commuedly stabbed a dog, killing it. nity Supervision.

Empowerment found in canister of capsaicin persuasion • Tuesday, June 18 6:04 p.m. Threats exuding from a man-like creature on the Plaza ran as dense and unruly as his luxuriant “full beard.” 6:49 p.m. A pedestrian actually complained about the free beer shower with which she was gifted while walking up G Street on the Plaza. Given the range of abuses to which Arcata’s battle-hardened innocent passersby are subjected, some would consider this thirst-slaking splatterment a feature, not a bug. • Wednesday, June 19 2 p.m. A man’s unseemly begging for drugs bothered bargoers at a Plaza tavern. • Thursday, June 20 4:04 a.m. A man in the throes of liquorific inspiration busied himself striking various surfaces with a broom on I Street. He was arrested on a public drunkenness charge. 11:59 a.m. Someone clambered into a boat stored on Fifth Street through a top hatch and stole, among other things, a handgun. 12:58 p.m. After medication was stolen out of a Golf Course Road mailbox, it was discovered on the grounds of an Old Arcata Road school and returned to the owner, along with some mail and a cell phone of mysterious provenance. 2:01 p.m. Whatever insalubrious substance it was that the three druggies sitting on the steps of an F Street apartment building were self-administering, the procedure required use of aluminum foil and a needle. 2:24 p.m. A panhandling backpacker – panhacker, backhandler, panbackler? – on F Street augmented his appeals with lighting napkins on fire. Police tamped down his dazzling pyrotechnic display. 3:25 p.m. Someone on the Plaza opened their car door and it doinked into an adjacent vehicle, causing the doinkee to argue and spit upon the careless door-opener. 3:48 p.m. Told he wasn’t welcome at a Uniontown variety store, a dreadlocked man nonetheless entered, he and his dog sauntering right past the manager in bold, short-lived campaign of defiance against authority. • Friday, June 21 10:32 a.m. A person illegally camping in the Arcata Community Forest reported the theft from their camp of a purse, computer, cell phones and chainsaw.

3:52 p.m. A red-bearded man somehow got hold of a PG&E hard hat and pretended that he was “reading meters” on Sunset Avenue. But the only thing a concerned resident saw him examining was a water meter, which is a noticeably different substance than gas or electricity, and one not provided by PG&E. He didn’t have any credentials, wasn’t driving a company vehicle and on calling to the utility, the neighbor was told that no company workers were in the area. So all in all the whole mad charade was little more than the world’s dullest, worst-attended cosplay convention. 7:58 p.m. After she and hubby argued, Mrs. Wife was worried that Mr. Hubster would vandalize their car to prove a point. • Saturday, June 22 1:52 p.m. Following a warm-up argument, three dwellers at Arcata’s premier signholding corner, H Street at Samoa Boulevard, got into a serious wrangle-tangle over who had the right to beg there. Flung bottles of alcohol were used to establish territorial primacy. 4:52 p.m. When someone wouldn’t stop knocking on an F Street roommate’s bedroom door, he went out into the living room to pick up a knife and confront the knocker. There, he said, a roommate tackled him, punched him in the face and choked him. As the living roomers continued to threaten him, his response was to pick up a chair and slam it on the floor. All of this merriment led to a call to police and a request for an officer to meet the beleaguered roommate out at a Westwood coffee house. 10:30 p.m. A woman at Fifth and H streets complained that a baseball-capped man was harassing her, and had escalated matters as far as hurling a glass of deadly dihydrogen monoxide at her. • Sunday, June 23 1:51 a.m. A villain in a black hat and shirt brazenly peed on the sidewalk at Ninth and I streets, then appeared to be getting ready to drive under the influence. 2:02 a.m. A man in a black hat and matching clothing stole an armload of energy drinks and ice cream and then headed off on a bicycle toward Samoa Boulevard. 8:29 p.m. A woman wasn’t

pleased that a man had his dog with him inside a Westwood supermarket. In response, she whipped out her pepper spray but rather than use it, merely pointed to it. This highlighted its potential for inflicting punishing agony but in a larger sense, for bending others to do her will via application of noxious gas. • Monday, June 24 6:24 a.m. The thought process that goes into leaving one’s wallet overnight in a car on Valley East Boulevard the first night after it had been burgled and spare keys taken isn’t well understood, as it exceeds science’s present capapbilities. Sensing more fungible nuggets contained therein, the area’s ever-ready slithy tove army returned and actually moved the vehicle from a parking place out into the street to more thoroughly scour it of any valuables, including the wallet and some change. 9:51 a.m. An iPad left on the Plaza during the Farmers Market also went away, destination unknown. 3:31 p.m. Two men making it their mission to strew garbage about under a Valley West Boulevard tree did not take well a passerby’s criticism of their landscaping efforts. It gives us no joy to report that, to be frank, harsh words were exchanged. Police moved the tree trashers along. 4:31 p.m. Such is the enigma of garbage that when it is unwanted, it is dumped in a globally famed, sustainably managed redwood forest’s 14th Street parking lot... 4:35 p.m. ...And yet this bewitching substance is also so sought after that a G Street business has to call police in to extract a dumpster spelunker from burrowing around in its waste products. Couldn’t something synergistic be worked out beween the forest dumpers and the trash bin miner? 5:32 p.m. A woman in a checkered shirt and hair in a bun made off with items from the wellness department of a 13th Street store. Perhaps the healing nostrums will detoxify her larcenous soul. 11:24 p.m. A man bunked for the night on the Community Center’s west side showed little interest in the sprinklers which had already soaked his sleeping bag. • Tuesday, June 25 6:20 a.m.

Firefighters and police responded to the top of Trail 3 in the community forest, where once again, a camper had built a fire inside a goosepen stump. 12:18 p.m. A field to the rear of a Giuntoli Lane store has become the latest unofficial and unregulated dog park, resulting in inevitable negative interactions between romping pooches, owners and passersby. 1:27 p.m. When a behoodied baddie threw garbage into the street at an F Street bus stop, an alert citizen picked up the trash and threw it back in his lap. And the argument was on. 7:56 p.m. A dog and parrot appeared to be in distress in a gold van at 11th and J streets. • Wednesday, June 26 5:21 a.m. What do short, chunky, bespectacled bald guys in gray hoodies do at 5:21 a.m.? In answer to that eternal question, at least one so-configured specimen busied himself peering into the bedroom window of a woman on Fourth Street. 6:22 a.m. Three baby llamas strolled down Wyatt Lane. 8:40 a.m. At a downtown oldsters’ home, someone stole the valve off a guy’s oxygen tank. 9:36 a.m. After extracting all the refuse from a Valley West dumpster, a man sat inside it, talking to himself. 11:36 a.m. Two young folks in an Eighth Street resident’s yard were shooting a YouTube video and didn’t know it was private property. 12:33 p.m. Police were asked to disperse a large crowd of people and goats teeming at the Diamond Drive entrance to Redwood Park. But when they got there, the burly herd had evanesced. 1:05 a.m. A Tina Court woman’s purse was stolen from inside her home when she left the door unlocked. 2:30 p.m. A snake slithered about G Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. 2:45 p.m. Outside a Valley West hamburger stand, a woman got into a heated argument with a man who sported a large machete dangling from his beige trousers. 5:11 p.m. Succumbing to the seething, irresistible eroticism projected by the looming Portland Loo just a bottle’s throw away, a male and female lewdly acted in Veterans Memorial Park. Though

technically already in motion, they were moved along. 10:35 p.m. A man and woman were seen toting a dresser and the furnishings as they walked along Giuntoli Lane toward Boyd Road. 10:59 p.m. Rather than leave the ER after being treated, a drunk laid down on the ground, wee’d himself and got arrested. • Thursday, June 27 4 a.m. A woman in Valley West complained of another woman with blonde hair and black pants following her around, trying to light a bottle of booze on fire and throw it, apparently without success. The frustrated fire artist was arrested on a public drunkenness charge. 11:18 a.m. A blonde woman in all black clothing assaulted a parks employee on the Plaza, and was arrested for public drunkenness. 11:47 a.m. A man attempted to reason with a robocaller, telling them eight times to take him off their list. That went not so well. 3 p.m. A Plaza hotel guest parked their large motorcycle within a painted white triangle. Apparently this just isn’t done. 4:11 p.m. Something named “Dustin” was reported threatening people at a Ninth Street business and boasting that he knew where an employee lives. 4:36 p.m. If you thought kayaking in the sewage treatment pond that is Klopp Lake was a bonehead maneuver (see last week’s Union), imagine swimming in the bacteria-laden poo-poo broth. The manure-marinated swimmer was gone when police arrived. 4:41 p.m. A man in all black made a wholly unnecessary fuss at a 10th Street taco truck, then, clad in an “Ultimate” T-shirt, carried a six-pack of beer as he walked southbound on G Stree bellowing racial slurs. 5 p.m. After trying to attack someone at a nearby hardware store, a man clad in all black with a trash bag loomed menacingly in front of a downtown donut shop. 8:17 p.m. A free-lance alternative pharmacist in ripped green pants attempted to sell substances controlled under Health and Safety laws at the transit center. 8:48 p.m. Whatever the utility pole at Fourth and E streets normally smells like, to one aficionado, its fragrance and the sounds it makes had noticeably changed.

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It takes a community to bring off an Arcata Bay Oyster Festival Arcata Main Street thanks everyone who helped, enjoyed, and ate oysters at our 29th Oyster Festival this last Saturday. Over 12,000 people visited the Arcata Plaza to enjoy a day in the sun celebrating our local aquaculture. We couldn’t do it without our local Oyster Farmers: Humboldt Bay Oyster Company, Coast Seafoods/Pacific Seafoods, Aqua-Rodeo Farms, North Bay Shellfish and Hog Island Oyster Company. Greg Dale from Coast Seafoods was instrumental in making sure we had an abundant oyster supply.

v LETTER Over 35 oyster vendors showcased their favorite recipes along with other great food booths. SeaQuake Brewery, Trinity Valley Vineyards and Humboldt Cider all generously donated beverages to our event. People from Tri Counties Bank, Coast Central Credit Union, US Bank, Redwood Capital Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank helped in our Token Booths. Humboldt Roller Derby, The Kinetic Universe, North Coast Quest Camp, Arcata’s Sunrise Rotary, the PacOut Green Team, and the Redwood Women’s Foundation helped in our beer and wine booths. Outerspace, an arts group, served as our Trash Ambassadors. Dan Bixler and Troop 124 Redwood Rangers were essential not only with setting up our booths but then taking them down at the end of the day, and helping at our water stations. Teams from McKinleyville, Arcata and Eureka High Schools hosted Oyster fundraising booths, and some helped us set up and tear down the event. Our Board of Directors took on new levels of responsibilities and projects for this years Oyster Festival proving again what dedicated and hardworking volunteers they are for Downtown Arcata. Nick Matthews arranged and maintained our electricity during the day. All of these groups and individuals gave hours of their time to make the Oyster Festival run smoothly. We could not have done it without them.

We also want to thank our generous financial sponsors: Coast Seafoods/Pacific Seafoods, Recology, Blue Lake Casino, Coldwell Banker Sellers Realty, US Bank, Coast Central Credit Union, Hog Island, Hensel’s Ace Hardware, Tri Counties Bank, Premier Oil Change, Redwood Capital Bank, and Murphy’s Market. In addition, Lost Coast Communications, Alchemy Distillery, Wildberries Marketplace, Sesei Magazine, North Coast Journal, The Inn at 2nd & C, Mad River Union, The Benbow Inn, Cypress Grove, Humboldt Oysters, Humboldt Outfitters and New World Water were also very kind with their donated support. Arcata Main Street is committed to maintaining the Plaza as a vibrant part of our community. The Oyster Festival is Arcata Main Street’s main fundraiser. We use the money we make on this event to fund events during the year to promote Downtown Arcata, such as Sunday Fundays, Explore Arcata/Pizza Feed for new HSU Students, Trick or Treating at Halloween, Day of the Dead, and Season of Wonder and Light, Later this summer, we are starting a Micro- Arts Project on the Plaza. We take pride in our ongoing partnership with the City of Arcata and the Downtown Business Community and thank them for their support. We look forward to seeing you all again on June 20, 2020 for the 30th Annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival. Sincerely, Victoria Joyce President, Arcata Main Street

A bungling of fools

The Castration of Independence Day. I had to do some shopping at Walmart yesterday and in the process came across some racks which had been set up to contain Walmart’s offerings of “fireworks.” The display was, for me, a horror show. First of all, everything seemed to be midget sized. “Surely they have Roman Candles and those have got to be normal size,” I said to myself and then began looking for them.

Mad River Festival’s Stories in the Tent Time in a Bottle Patti Miller Stammer Dell’Arte InternAtIonAl

In February of 1978, the day after my 34th birthday, I stopped by my parent’s home. Mom was in the kitchen and we sat together at the table, talking about what I’d done to celebrate. “Did you get any fun birthday presents?” For some unknown reason, maybe because this seemed like such an odd question from my mother, I blurted out an honest answer. “As a matter of fact, I did,” and pulled out a small baggie of marijuana that a pal had given me. My mothers’ hand flew to cover her mouth for a moment, and then she said, “I’ve heard they sprinkle that stuff on the salads at Chuck’s Steakhouse.” After I got control of my giggling, I told her that I didn’t think that was true, but the thought still makes me laugh. Now here comes the watershed moment in years of conversations with my mother. “Want to smoke some and see what all the fuss is about, Mom?” The minute those words tumbled out of my mouth I was caught in that old familiar place I know so well, between a hug and a scream. To my horror and delight, she said yes. It was the ’70s... what can I say? I took out the roller and papers that were part of the gift and began to roll a joint. While I was doing this, she was closing all the curtains and locking the doors, stopping just short of turning out all the lights, even though it was the middle of the afternoon. So, here I was, 34 years old, sitting at the kitchen table, in semi-darkness, locked in the house, asking Mom for a match to fire up a doobie. And fire it up we did. We were both smokers at the time, so we took a couple of big hits and started to giggle. She got the hiccups, and my eyes and nose started to water and run from laughing. I don’t remember much of the conversation. We’d

News item: Remember that not everyone experiences Independence Day the same way. Sure enough, I found some things which were shaped like Roman Candles, but on close inspection turned out to be instead tubes which spew what seemed to be prophylactics of various colors. I guess they were rubbers; at least that’s what they seemed to be in the picture on the side of the tube. Some of the items were tiny cones which seemed to be flairs. I guess they actually ignite. There were no sparklers. There were however the ignitables which create little black worms. To me they symbolized what to me the “celebration” of Independence Day has become in California. To the best of my memory, the supporters of the Revolution drew black worms on the front doors of the Tories’ houses.

BLUE LAKE – Dell’Arte International in collaboration with the Mad River Union is excited to announce that from over a dozen incredible stories submitted by Humboldt community members, a handful have been chosen to be adapted at Stories in the Tent at the 29th Annual Mad River Festival. The authors of these stories are Chip Sharpe, Patti Stammer, Jeff DeMark, Janine Volkmar, Heather Rumsey, Angela E. Davis, Tina Catalina Corcoran and Ellie Peck.

laughed so long that we needed a big box of Kleenex to wipe up what my granddaughter calls “giggle-snot.” At some point, the laughter turned into a crying jag. Jim Croce came on the radio singing ‘Time in a Bottle.’ We sang along with Jim, to each other, and sobbed. If I could save time in a bottle the first thing that I’d like to do, is to save every day till Eternity passes away, just to spend them with you. If I could make days last forever if words could make wishes come true, I’d save every day like a treasure and then, again, I would spend them with you. My mother stopped crying, looked at my red, swollen eyes and apologized for being so strict when I was growing up. That was a shock, but what came next almost laid me on the floor. “I almost lost you so many times when you were young. I loved you so much; I couldn’t let go.” My reply, in retrospect, was less than gracious, “You were so strict because you loved me? Are you kidding me? I never would have guessed that in a million years.” She held up a box of See’s Candy and said, “I’m sorry. I did the best I could.” Something about chocolate and tears satisfies a primal need, maybe one that only women share. But there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them. I’ve looked around enough to know that you’re the one I want to go through time with. Dad came home shortly after we had dried our eyes, but the empty chocolate box and a big pile of candy wrappers and Kleenex were in the middle of the table. “What the hell is going on here?” he growled after a couple of loud knocks to get the door unlocked. Our laughter began again as he clomped off to his favorite chair in the living room. We soon heard reruns of Combat on TV.

The Cuban word for traitor, by the way, is “gusano,” which literally translated means worm. I’m sure all of this gutting of the fireworks available to us is due to laws which seek to protect us from ourselves and make our physical environment foolproof, a word which brings to mind something one of the giants of computing history, Charles Moore, was fond of saying, “If you make a system foolproof, only fools will use it.” I won’t be so bold to say that Tories are behind all of this. I hate conspiracy theories. It was Napoleon himself who said that one should never explain with a conspiracy theory a misfortune which can be explained as the bungling of fools. Tom Arnall Eureka

Stories by Stammers and Peck appear below. Theatrical adaptations of these stories are devised and performed by Laura Muñoz, Pratik Motwani, Zuzka Sabata, Sarah Peters, Rebecca Finney, James Peck, Jeff Kelley, David Powell, Lucius Robinson and Tushar Mathew. Stories in the Tent will be performed in the Pierson Big Hammer Tent, 131, H St. in Blue Lake on Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. Admission is free and suitable for everyone. For more details call (707) 668-5663 or visit dellarte.com.

In June, as I was leaving for grad school, eight hours north of my parent’s home, she told me she was sick. Four months later, she was dying of cancer. Dad called and said to come home. Lying in bed, tubes everywhere, her hair cut very short, she was so thin, almost skeletal. Because of the fluid in her lungs, attempts to speak were only muffled sounds; frustration filled her eyes. I talked of our new house, Sonja, her first granddaughter, school, curtains, and all the little things of life. We cried, and I combed her hair. My father, sister, and our daughters were in the room; then everyone left, except Sonja and me. There was a soft gurgling sound that seemed to go on forever. We held her hands and waited. As the sound stopped, her eyes, clouded by pain and drugs, turned a clear, bright green. We watched what seemed like a miracle as the lines in her face softened, and there was a young woman with beautiful skin, whispery hair, and startling green eyes. Dad returned a few minutes later, but my sister had taken her young daughter home, not realizing that Mom had already left us. When Dad came back into the room, he stood still for a moment, looked down at her and said, “She looks just like she did when I married her.” He slumped down in the hideous orange visitor chair, that seemed so out of place, and cried. My daughter sat down outside the door and waited. I stayed by the bed with her, still holding her hand. As we called my sister and the rest of our family, I thought of the day Mom and I sat in her kitchen, crying, laughing, eating chocolates, and felt the years of estrangement fading away, and the hole in my heart began to mend. But there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them. I’ve looked around enough to know that you’re the one I want to go through time with.

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Lost: One Pendant In the ocean weeps a mermaid, handing out fliers. On the fliers is a picture of perfectly shaped driftwood, carved to perfection by the waves, a true testament to the art of erosion. “I’ve seen that – it washed ashore and then a few humans nabbed it for ’emslves,” said a passing crab. The mermaid snarled and hissed, “I will drown every human I see until they bring my pendant back to me.” Meanwhile, I look at it on my desk, not a care in the world except for that memento. The Answer Is Zero A man showed me a picture of his small basset hound, then wanted to show me the picture of his big lab. He went to his gallery, but didn’t keep his phone close to his chest. Dogs are very good creatures. Not fallible like humans are. How many puckered anus pictures should be stored on an iPhone? Loose Lips Another ship sunk after Colette failed to sound the alarm, but as always it was not her fault. She sat in the life boat, looking at the wreckage all around her, flashlight hovering over familiar shapes. Then she saw it splashing around next to an old antique clock. “Always with just the worst timing,” said her lips as Colette reached into the water to reattach them to her face.

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HOLY GHOST CELEBRATION Arcata’s Portuguese community recently held its annual Holy Ghost Celebration. At top left, representing the story of St. Isabella of Portugal, are Big Queen Kylee Alves and Little Queen Kayleigh Miner. Top right, the Queens of the Holy Ghost Celebration plus fellow Portuguese people keep the tradition alive by distributing sweet bread to children and those accompanying the celebration. Middle left, Big Queen Kylee Alves with her grandparents Frank and Maxine Alves, escort Austin Alves and his parents Jeff and Sadie Alves. Little Queen Kayleigh Miner is accompanied by her parents Matthew and Danielle Alves, escort Michael Alves and his parents Ted and Shannon Alves plus the Queens’ uncle, Jessie Alves. Middle right, Portuguese Hall members carry the flags. Bottom left, the Big Queen with her escort and grandmother. Bottom right, celebrants at the Portuguese Hall enjoy the traditional “sopas and alcatra” feast. Photos by tony Gonsalves | Union

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ARCATA – The City of Arcata recently completed an update to the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. The process of creating this plan includes identifying accessibility challenges in Arcata’s public spaces and developing solutions to make improvements. Once adopted, the plan will act as an outline for the steps toward full ADA compliance. The City of Arcata is encouraging community members to provide input regarding the newly revised ADA Transition Plan. Feedback received will help identify existing concerns and assist the xity with creating solutions to help everyone use Arcata’s streets,

sidewalks and public buildings safely. A draft of the updated ADA Transition Plan will be officially introduced to the Arcata City Council at their meeting on Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. at 736 F St. in Arcata. At this meeting, the public comment period regarding the updated plan will be opened, and public comment will be accepted until Wednesday, Aug.t 14 at 5 p.m. After public comment is incorporated into the revised ADA Transition Plan, it will be placed before City Council for adoption on Wednesday, August 21. For more information or to review the draft of the revised ADA Transition Plan, visit cityofarcata.org or call (707) 825-2128.

HIGH SCHOOL BOARDMEMBER NEEDED The Northern Humboldt Union High School District is announcing its intent to appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the Northern Humboldt Union High School District governing board. The appointed person must reside in the Northern Humboldt Union High School District and must be a citizen of California, 18 years or older, and a registered voter. Persons interested in being considered for appointment should complete a Candidate Information Sheet available online at nohum.org or at the Northern Humboldt Union High School District Office, 2755 McKinleyville Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519, prior to 4 p.m. on August 1, 2019. Board will interview eligible candidates the evening of August 7, 2019. Final selection and swearing in of candidate will be at the Board’s regular meeting on Aug. 13, 2019 at 6 pm.

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Eggplant balls with marinara & parmesan

ggplant is the most beautiful vegetable at least in my opinion. Shiny, glossy purple skin creates silky smooth food, when you know what to do with it. But that’s usually the rub, too many people don’t know what to do with it beyond eggplant parmesan or baba ganoush. Luckily the Sicilians are way ahead of us all and I let them be my guide. Meet Polpette, the eggplant meatball. Delicate but forthright. Unassuming but worthy of your attention. Of course everything tastes better with tomato sauce and cheese grated on top, but these little jewels that await your tasting pleasure will have you moaning for more. Really, they are that good! I like to roast the eggplant a day or so before making polpette so that the Kirsten Lindquist prep time is cut in half. Then you just mash up eggplant with garlic, dried oregano and some breadcrumbs, and gently pan fry them and ecco la! Eggplant that will wow everyone! Eggplant Balls with Marinara and Parmesan (serves 2-3) 1 medium eggplant ¾ cups breadcrumbs 1 large egg ½ cup shredded parmesan 1 tablespoon dried oregano, crumbled 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt Pepper Oil for frying Tomato Sauce Shredded Parmesan for topping Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick eggplant 5-6 times with a sharp knife and roast on a baking sheet for 45 minutes until eggplant collapses. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Cut off cap and peel off skin and discard. Chop pulp finely and combine with garlic. Eggplant can be prepared up to this step one or two days in advance, refrigerate until ready to use. Combine eggplant with egg, breadcrumbs, parsley, cheese and salt and pepper and combine well; taste for seasoning. Gently mold into balls, about 1 heaping tablespoon each. In a large skillet with ¼ inch of oil heated to 350 degrees (when a bread crumb sizzles instantly your oil is hot enough), gently fry balls on all sides until golden brown. Serve with warm marinara sauce and grated parmesan or other hard cheese. Hugs!

ARCATA – The 4th of July Jubilee takes place on Thursday, July 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Arcata Plaza. Start the day off blowing bubbles in the Bubbles Promenade! Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at Bubbles, located at 1031 H St. If you are one of the first 100 families, you will get free bubbles to blow as participants parade around the Plaza. Families are the focus of this event and there are both free and paid activities to engage in. You can get a wax hand, and a painted face; you can skate the ramps from RampArt and get creative while making spin art. Lounge on your blanket while watching Humboldt Aerial Collective inspire you with their grace and beauty, twirling in the air. The Humboldt Rockers do something similar on land at 2:30 at the corners of Ninth and H streets. There will be live music performances from the Undercovers, Lyndsey Battle, Stevie Culture & the Irie Rockers, Conman Bolo, Community

restaurants are open for the festivities as well. You are invited to think ahead and put containers, utensils, and cups in your backpack for your use throughout the day. 4th of July Festival Eureka Main Street is planning a day full of family fun at the 4th of July Festival. The Eureka Main Street 4th of July Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 in historic Old Town Eureka. The festival spans five city blocks along Second Street. Vendor booths will feature a wide variety of foods, crafts, commercial items, fine art and community groups getting the word out about their organizations. ON THE WATERFRONT The fireworks There will be classic cars, an elecshow over Humboldt Bay begins at tric vehicle car show, kids activities, 10 p.m. Jack Durham | union fire trucks, horse and carriage rides, speeder car rides (First and E streets) , Madaket Bay Cruises and much African Dance & Drum Arcata. Beer, wine and nine different de- more. A fireworks show is planned to take licious and affordable food booths have the potential to feed you and of place over Humboldt Bay at 10 p.m. For more information on the fescourse shopping will be available with favorite, returning vendors and new- tival, contact Eureka Main Street at comers, too. Many Plaza stores and (707) 442-9054.

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TWILIGHT AT THE MARSH Come experience the quiet of summer twilight at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday evenings, beginning July 12 through August. Local naturalist Alexa DeJoannis will lead a casual exploration of our local gem on behalf of Friends of the Arcata Marsh from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the end of the work week. The marsh at dusk is alive with animals getting ready for night time against a landscape of sunset and rising fog. Dress warmly. Meet at the first parking lot on South I Street, on the left coming from Samoa Boulevard (just before the yellow gate). Bring a flashlight if you wish. Call (202) 288-5174 with questions.

FRIDAY FUN From left, Circus of Elements performs at 8:45 p.m. Friday at Saunders Park; art by Debbie Kallish at Trinidad Town Hall; and paintings by Paul Rickard and other artists at the Ned Simmons Gallery. SubmitteD photoS

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TRINIDAD – Trinidad Art Night takes place Friday, July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at venues throughout the seaside village. The venues and their shows include: • Forbes and Associates, 343 Main St. – “Rhythm’s In Time,” watercolors by Chris Knopp. • Headies Pizza and Pour, 359 Main St. – Susan Mayclin Stephenson, Trinidad artist and author; oil on Ccanvas, prints and notecards. • Moonstone Crossing, 529 Trinity St. – Oil paintings by Rick Tolley. • Ned Simmons Gallery, 380 Janis Ct. (Trinidad Coastal Land Trust) – Plein Air Artists Show, multiple artists including Jody Bryan, Stock Schulueter, Andrew Daniel, Richard Stockwell, Rick Tolley,and Paul Rickard. Various mediums. • Redwood Coast Vacation Rentals, 361 Main St. – Stained glass by Colleen Clifford. • Saunders Park (start of Patrick’s Point Drive) – Fire dancing by Circus of the Elements.’ Show start time is 8:45 p.m. • Saunders Plaza (parking lot area near Murphy’s Market) – Music by Absynth Quartet, India Grass. facepainting by G’s Facepainting. Music sponsored by Merchants of Saunder’s Plaza. Also enjoy a game of corn hole. • Seascape Restaurant and Pier, 1 Bay St. – ‘Trees to Sea,’ photography by Zack Stanton. • The Lighthouse Grill, 355 Main St. – Genise L. Smith, original digitally crafted art. • Trinidad Art Gallery, 490 Trinity St. – Featuring ceramicist Elaine Y. Shore and linocut artist and print-

maker Patricia Sundgren Smith. Music by Penny Gunn and Son. A wine pour will benefit Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. • Trinidad Eatery and Gallery, 607 Parker Rd. – “Miniatures,” Nancy Pippin, Fimo Clay. Music by Dessert First. • Trinidad Elementary School, 300 Trinity St. – Skate ramps provided by Humboldt Skatepark Collective. “Boffer Ring,” styrofoam swordplay and role play. • Trinidad Museum, 400 Janis Ct. (next to library) – Featuring the newly refreshed mycology exhibit in the Natural History Room along with the 50th Year Commemoration of Lady Bird Johnson Grove and the “Schools and Scholars” exhibit. Music by Nancyb & the Do Rites performing jazz standards and original tunes. • Trinidad Town Hall Civic Club Room, 409 Trinity St. – Showcase of Westhaven Center for the Arts including works for sale by writer in residence Bryan Radzin; artist in residence Crystal Ange; and music by prior musician in residence Seabury Gould. Art display of WCA’s upcoming featured artist, Debbi Kallish. • Trinidad Trading Company, 460 Main St. – Bead hangings using glass beads, brass bells and shells; colorful, Boho inspired and created with love by Leslie, Francesca and Cheyenne. • Windansea, 410 Main St. – Trinidad themed bottle cap magnets and wire wrapped Trinidad agate necklaces by Danielle Hurley. trinidadartnights.com

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he Month of July was proclaimed Parks and Recreation Month by the Blue Lake City Council on Tuesday, June 25. There are several amazing events that will take place in sunny Blue Lake that you will want to check out for the month of July. Nessler Car Show Applications are still being accepted for the annual Nessler Car Show, Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14. Stop off at Blue Lake City Hall, visit the City’s website to find the application, or contact the Parks Director at (707) 668-5932. Annie & Mary Day The annual Annie & Mary Day is going to be on Sunday, July 14! Music to be provided by the Humboldt Folklife Society! Come on out for a parade at 10 a.m. followed by vendors, music, and family fun in Perigot Park. Plus, the Blue Lake Saddle Club will be offering pony rides and a petting zoo for the kids, and there will be a Bocce Ball tournament taking place later that day as well – sign up information available through Blue Lake Parks and Recreation! This is a day you don’t want to miss! Put it on your calendar now! Visit sunnybluelake.com to learn more about this great annual event. Get Out and Play Day The culminating activity for Parks and Recreation month is Get Out and Play Day on Saturday, July 27. There will be more information soon on this amazing day, but one thing is for sure, this day will feature the 2nd annual Pastels in the Park! Want to sponsor a pastel drawing? Look out for information to come out online, or here, in the next couple of weeks. Sun Cam And don’t forget to check out the sun cam before you come out to Blue Lake. This feature is now located at both the Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce (sunnybluelake.com/sun-cam/) and City of Blue Lake (bluelake.ca.gov) websites! If late spring weather is any indication, we are in for a nice, sunny, and hot summer! See you at the river!

GRADUATION DAY The graduates with classmates and College of the Redwood faculty and staff.

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PELICAN BAY – On June 20, College of the Redwoods’ Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) Scholars program reached a milestone in its rehabilitation efforts at the notorious, super-max institution when two prisoners successfully completed the requirements for an Associate’s Degree. David Nguyen and Larry Vickers each received their Associate of Arts degrees in Liberal Arts: Behavioral Sciences at a ceremony held at Pelican Bay State Prison on June 20. Both students were given the opportunity to address the attendees, which included families of the graduates, 19 of their classmates and more than a dozen College of the Redwoods faculty and staff, many in their academic regalia in honor of the occasion. In his speech, Nguyen shared that “this day for me is a very special day, for it marks the day that validates dreaming... My parents dreamt that I would one day obtain a college degree, I dreamt about it, but I neglect-

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BLUE LAKE – It is time for the Humboldt Folklife Society’s 41st Annual Folklife Festival. The festival kicks off on Saturday, July 13 and runs through Saturday, July 20. Below is a summary of the schedule: • Saturday, July 13: Festival Kickoff starts at 2 p.m. at the Mad River Brewery, 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. Performing at 2 p.m. The Vanishing Pints, 4:15 p.m. The March & Months, 6:30 p.m. with The Detours. The concert is free, but donations are encouraged. • Sunday, July 14: Annie and Mary Day from noon to 5 p.m. at Perigot Park in Blue Lake. At noon The Tidepool High Divers, 1 p.m. Tyger Byle, 2 p.m. That Buckin’ String Band, 3 p.m. Bayou Swamis and at 4 p.m. Dead On! The concert is free, but donations are encouraged. • Monday, July 15: Movie Night in the Dell’Arte Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake with an Advanced Screening of Country Music a film by Ken Burns. 7:30 pm. Special thanks to KEET-TV, this event is free. • Tuesday July 16: Songwriter Night at the Dell’Arte Carlos Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Patrick Cleary with songwriters Tracy Symons Smith, Michael Dayvid, Georgia Ruth and

Andrew Wakefield. Admission is $10 for non-members of the Folklife Society, $8 members and $5 for kids. • Wednesday July 17: Under the Stars Night at Dell’Arte Amphitheatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake at 6 p.m. with The Handshakers, Cadillac Ranch and Huckleberry Flint. Admission is $15 non-members $12 for members and $5 for kids. • Thursday July 18: Bluegrass and Beyond at the Dell’Arte Amphitheatre at 6 p.m. with The Kentucky Wrablers, Old Dog, Compost Mountain Boys. Admission is $12 for non-members, $10 for members and $5 for kids. • Friday July 19: Barn Dance at Prash Hall, 312 Railroad Ave. in Blue Lake at 7 p.m. with Striped Pig Stringband and calling by Lyndsey Battle. Admission is $10 general $5 members, students and seniors , and free for children under 12. • Saturday July 20: The All-Day Free Festival in downtown Blue Lake at Dell’Arte from 10:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Two stages with music, food trucks, children’s crafts and workshops. Free but donations are encouraged! Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com or at Wildberries Marketplace. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to humboldtfolklife.org.

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ed to put in the work.” At PBSP, he did put in the work and he finished his address by urging his fellow classmates to do the same, stating, “I dared to dream. I dare you too.” Graduate Vickers spoke of tangible changes the program has brought to the prison, stating, “this has been one of the most transformative forces in our environment. What was once a dark and dreary place is now lively and bustling with men moving back and forth to class with books and folders in tow. Individuals who never conversed and disliked one another due to ignorance are now engaged in conversations about history, psychology, art, biology, social work, political science and business.” Rehabilitation efforts in state prisons have been bolstered by several findings indicating a sharp reduction in recidivism rates – over 40 percent according to a 2013 RAND Corporation study – for prisoners who engaged in educational programs while incarcerated. Although PBSP offered GED and

correspondence coursework in the past, there was no face-to-face, college-level instruction until College of the Redwoods got involved three years ago, offering General Education classes to just over 15 students. Rory Johnson, who is the director of the Pelican Bay Scholars program and the CR Del Norte Education Center, describes the difficulties of running a degree program in a maximum security prison as “one of the most logistically challenging experiences I have been a part of. Our team at CR has created a program that will have lasting impact on our incarcerated students and their families. It could not have been done without the support of the administration, custody and education staff at Pelican Bay.” Nguyen and Vickers are the first to graduate, but that number is expected to climb rapidly. As of last week, over 300 prisoners have enrolled in the various math, English, psychology, biology and other classes offered through the program.

FIGURES & FLOWERS The new show at Westhaven Center for the Arts features drawings by Deborah Kallish and Lotus Monahan. The opening reception is Sunday, July 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Kallish has lived and worked in Trinidad for 25 years and is a graduate of Humboldt State University with a degree in art. She has participated in local figure drawing groups since 1963 in New York, Berkeley, Eureka’s Ink People and currently at StuArt in Arcata. Regarding her work, Kallish explains “Most groups start with a few very short poses, one or two minutes, so to save paper I drew on classified pages. After a while the print began to suggest interesting interactions with the poses and “Newspaper Nudes” took on a life of their own.” She is also showing flowers, some with words, symbols and ideas concurrent with blooming. Deborah continued “I am excited to introduce my student Lotus Monahan. Her ceramics and drawings, express a wide range of emotions. Lotus is currently a junior at Arcata High Arts Institute.” This exhibition is partially underwritten by the Humboldt Arts Council/Faben Artists Fund. Westhaven Center is located at 501 South Westhaven Dr. Regular gallery hours are Friday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (707) 677-9493, visit on Facebook at Westhaven Center for the Arts, or the website westhavencenter.org. submitted Photo

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TRINIDAD – Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is making improvements to public trails thanks to special volunteers from near and far. A group of American Hiking Society volunteers travelled from across the nation to help the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust (TCLT) with trail repairs during the first week of June at Luffenholtz Beach. They were a crew of 10 men and women and the work they did was priceless. Local hero Johnny Calkins, 71 years young, led the crew with the help of TCLT board members and volunteers Don Allan, Steen Trump, Tami Trump, Charles Netzow, Stephen Allan and Ben Morehead. The primary work was

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replacement of a total of 99 steps along the Luffenholtz Beach Trail, making the trail safer for visitors. “We were working during the hottest days of late spring, 85 degrees on the beach! It took us four days of hard labor and truckloads of material but the result is a much safer public trail down to the beach,” said Calkins, volunteer trail crew supervisor for TCLT. The American Hiking Society, a non-profit based in Maryland, has sent over 500,000 volunteers across the country to work on public trails. The improvements at Luffenholtz Beach were completed with a beautiful driftwood engraved sign made by local middle school students Malia and Ruby from McKinleyville Girl Scout Troop 90045. This is one of three signs for Land Trust beach properties along Scenic Drive designed and produced by the scouts at Houda Point, Luffenholtz Beach and Baker Beach. An additional sign at Moonstone Beach was installed with support from landowner Melissa

Merryman. The girls earned their silver award for this project, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The future looks hopeful with youth like these dedicated to helping our environment and community. TCLT adds this project to a growing list of recent improvements made along the Scenic Drive beach trails. The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust currently holds fee title or conservation easements on 26 properties along the greater Trinidad coast to preserve and protect multiple public benefits including public access. As the ‘gateway’ to the CA Coastal National Monument, Trinidad’s public trails are indeed a national treasure. The organization depends on memberships, donations and volunteers for sustainable stewardship. Please contact TCLT for more information on how to donate and become a member or volunteer by calling (707) 677-2501, visiting trinidadcoastallandtrust.org, or emailing info@trinidadcoastallandtrust.org.

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EUREKA – Miya Hannan will discuss her exhibition “Layered Stories” on Sunday, July 7 at 2 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum, 636 F St., Eureka. Hannan views the world as one comprised of layers and linkages of history, a chain of lives and events that leads from one to the next. For this exhibition, her focus is the relationship between the living and the dead (ancestors) – the idea she developed growing up in Japan. The dead stay with the living in the form of memory, story, knowledge and genetic code. Every dead person exists around us in some way, creating layers of rich histories that enhance our lives. Hannan’s work depicts her view of death as another form of being alive. The audience will experience a peaceful and spiritual quality beyond physical materials and forms. Hannan worked for a hospital as a medical professional for seven years in Japan. While interacting with patients, she was left with many questions around the issues involving the end of life. Over time, Hannan developed her own philosophical views about death in order to deal with this difficult topic. This is the source of Hannan’s art practice. Also, being a scientist in a country with many superstitions gave her the ability to perceive the world from two contrasting perspectives. Therefore, she is interested in creating the unity of opposites, such as scientific and nonscientific, silent and communicative, and still and active. Our society values youth more than age and progress more than tradition, and thus death is treated as taboo. However, Hannan believes in the importance of accepting death on a larger level. In this diverse country, respect for each other’s cultures and beliefs has become more important than ever. Hannan’s goal is to deliver to people an idea that there are various ways of dealing with death in the world and to allow them a moment to think about human fate.

AT THE MARSH The Representational Art League will display its work at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center during July and August. The show will focus on the unique biodiversity of the Marsh landscape. Drawn together in friendship over the decades, the league – founded in 1987 – is dedicated to the rendering of the beauty found in everyday life. Members meet once a month to critique work, plan community outreach, and prepare for upcoming shows. Participating artists include Pat Cahill, Michelle Murphy-Ferguson, Susan Strope, Elsie Mendes, Lois Andersen, Steven Lemke, Andrew Daniel, Jody Bryan, Paul Rickard (painting at right), Dolores Terry, Julia Bednar and Camille Regli. The public is invited to a free reception to view the art and enjoy refreshments on Sunday, July 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Shows featuring local art and photography are sponsored by Friends of the Arcata Marsh. The Interpretive Center is located at 569 South G St. in Arcata and is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday between 1 and 5 p.m. For more information, call (707) 826-2359. Submitted

SUNDAY CONCERT AT BOTANCICAL GARDEN The Scotia Band, Humboldt County’s community band, presents an afternoon of music on Sunday, July 7 at 1 p.m. at the Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7707 Tompkins Hill Rd., Eureka. Conducted by Dr. Kenneth Ayoob, this “All-American Summer” themed concert will include the music of American icons John Philip Sousa, George M. Cohan, Karl King, and two George Gershwin tunes featuring vocalist Elizabeth West Souza. Other highlights include medleys from Grease and the animated feature The Incredibles as well as musical selections from France, (Offenbach’s Ballet Parisienne and Saint-Saens’ Pas Redouble) and England (Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Sea Songs and Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Rhapsody. For this all-volunteer group, summer is peak performance season. Music lovers can also enjoy The Scotia Band at Clarke Square in Eureka on the Fourth of July, Fortu-

na’s Rodeo Parade, Rio Dell’s August Wildwood Days, and at Fortuna’s Apple Harvest Festival in October. For more information, see their website at scotiaband2.org. The Humboldt Botanical Garden opens at 10 a.m., the music begins at 1 p.m.. These concerts are held the first and third Sunday through August and are a wonderful opportunity to experience the garden in a new way. Bring your family, a picnic lunch and lounge on the lawn and take in the sounds of local bands before touring the garden or the Butterfly House. This concert is free to HBG members, $10 general admission for non-members. Children under 6 are free. Non-service dogs are not allowed in garden during special events. For a complete list of upcoming concerts visit hbgf.org. Humboldt Botanical Garden is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The garden is located at the north entrance to College of the Redwoods.

l egal N otices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME MARGARET REBECCA SUSAN METZGER, AKA SUSAN METZGER SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190418 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARGARET REBECCA SUSAN METZGER, AKA SUSAN METZGER to Proposed name: SUSAN JOYFUL METZGER 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 12, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: May 21, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00359 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LIVING QUARTERS SANDI HUNT INTERIOR DESIGN 791 8TH ST. SUITE 7 ARCATA, CA 95521 P.O. BOX 1144 ARCATA, CA 95518 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SANDI S. HUNT 500 HUNTS DRIVE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/SANDI S. HUNT OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 6, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KL DEPUTY CLERK 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00360 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COMMUNITY REALTY – ROB HAMPSON 2355 CENTRAL AV #D MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95510 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ROBERT G. HAMPSON 1466 ANDERSON AV

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ROBERT G HAMPSON OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 6, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS BS DEPUTY CLERK 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00322 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LIVMO 1843 PENINSULA DR. ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT LIVMO LLC CA 201912310352 1843 PENINSULA DR. ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/MORGAN BURR OWNER -FOUNDER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MAY 21, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS BS DEPUTY CLERK 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00395 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JUJUBEE’S 1073 H ST. ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MEGAN M. BIERWIRTH 7168 MYRTLE AVE. EUREKA, CA 95503 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/MEGAN BIERWIRTH OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 25, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00394 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 5 STAR BUSINESS INVESMENTS 246 SUNNYBROOK DR. FORTUNA, CA 95540 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JESSE G. CHOWN 246 SUNNYBROOK DR. FORTUNA, CA 95540 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/JESSE G. CHOWN OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 25, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00389 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COMMUNITY REALTY – DEBRA NICHOLS 2850 E STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 P.O. BOX 1050 WILLOW CREEK, CA 95543 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT

DEBRA NICHOLS 126 VILLAGE WAY WILLOW CREEK, CA 95543 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/DEBRA NICHOLS BROKER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 24, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00392 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UBIQUITOUS FINDS 2049 SILKWOOD ST. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ASHLEY E. TAGGART KRUEGER 2049 SILKWOOD ST. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ASHLEY TAGGART KRUEGER OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 25, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Sophia Rippeon-Lawson Case No. JV180203 1. To Mikala Rippeon and Curtis Lawson and anyone claiming to be a parent of Sophia Rippeon-Lawson born on 8/22/18 at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 8/19/19 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: JUNE 4, 2019

Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00366 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FLOCK 363 TRINITY ST. TRINIDAD, CA 95570 P.O. BOX 533 TRINIDAD, CA 95570 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT FLOCK TRINIDAD, LLC CA 201913510643 P.O. BOX 533 TRINIDAD, CA 95570 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITYT COMPANY S/DAWN WALKER OWNER/MANAGER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 12, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00346 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WOLFE REAL ESTATE TEAM 5460 ERICSON WAY ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT APRIL L. SCHNEIDER 5460 ERICSON WAY ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/APRIL SCHNEIDER OWNER/BROKER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 3, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00348 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALVES RESALE LUMBER & FIREWOOD 4056 N STATE HWY 101 EUREKA, CA 95503 4200 WEST END RD. ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ALVES INC. CA C2012906 4200 WEST END RD. ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION S/VERALA ALVES VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 4, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KL DEPUTY CLERK 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME MICHAEL KIT BARDEN (CHAMBERS) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190515 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MI-

CHAEL KIT BARDEN to Proposed name: KIT BARDIN CHAMBERS 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: AUGUST 2, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 17, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JANEL RENEÉ BLEVINS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190537 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JANEL RENEÉ BLEVINS to Proposed name: KARTER JANEÉ BLEVINS 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: AUGUST 9, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 20, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME MICHAEL ANTHONY NELSON SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190351 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MICHAEL ANTHONY NELSON to Proposed name: MICHAEL BEAR BARRON BARTOLOTTI 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: AUGUST 9, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 21, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 CITY OF ARCATA TO INTRODUCE ADA TRANSITION PLAN UPDATE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Arcata, CA, Friday, June 28, 2019 – The City of Arcata recently completed an update to the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. The process of creating this plan includes identifying accessibility challenges in Arcata’s public spaces and developing solutions to make improvements. Once adopted, the plan will act as an outline for the City to take required steps toward full ADA compliance. The City of Arcata is encouraging community members to provide input regarding the newly revised ADA Transition Plan. Feedback received will help identify existing concerns and assist the City with creating solutions to help everyone use Arcata’s streets, sidewalks and public buildings safely. A draft of the updated ADA Transition Plan will be officially introduced to the Arcata City Council at their upcoming meeting on Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. This meeting will take place in Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 736 F

Street in Arcata. At this meeting, the public comment period regarding the updated plan will be opened, and public comment will be accepted until Wednesday, August 14 at 5 p.m. After public comment is incorporated into the revised ADA Transition Plan, it will be placed before City Council for adoption on Wednesday, August 21. For more information or to review the draft of the revised ADA Transition Plan, visit cityofarcata.org or call (707) 8252128. 7/3, 7/17 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JENNIFER RENAE DARLINGTON SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190559 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KINGSLEY RAY WASHINGTON to Proposed name: KINGSLEY RAY DARLINGTON 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: AUGUST 9, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 25, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JESSICA COOMBES SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190371 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JACKSON GUNNER WRIGHT to Proposed name: JACKSON GUNNER DAVIS 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: AUGUST 2, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 18, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME DEBORAH SUSAN WALKER SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV190506 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DEBORAH SUSAN WALKER to Proposed name: IDYATH SUSAN YASSEMI 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: AUGUST 2, 2019 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: JUNE 12, 2019 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

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A gala evening at the zoo Sequoia Park Zoo & Foundation

EUREKA – Sequoia Park Zoo & Foundation are excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the most unique fundraiser in Humboldt County, 13th Annual Zootini, to be held Saturday, Aug. 10 from 5 to 9:45 p.m. at the Sequoia Park Zoo, 3414 W St., Eureka. Purchase tables or individual tickets by visiting the Zoo Gift Shop or by calling (707) 442-5649 ext. 203. Individual Tickets may

also be purchased online by visiting zootini.brownpapertickets. co . A gala evening of wild fun, Zootini is the biggest fundraiser of the year benefiting Sequoia Park Zoo. Enjoy zoo-themed specialty cocktails, a delicious gourmet dinner by Five Eleven Catering, up-close animal encounters, entertainment, dessert and dancing under the stars! Meet guest auctioneer State Senator Mike McGuire, and ex-

plore fantastic live and silent auction items. Individual tickets, which include a gourmet dinner for one, souvenir martini glass and a free first drink are $100 each. A ticket for a table of eight, which includes gourmet dinners for eight guests, two bottles of wine, table butler, souvenir martini glasses and a free first drink, is $1,000. A ticket for a table of 10, which includes gourmet dinners for 10 guests, three bottles of wine, table butler, souvenir martini glasses,

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free first drink, is $1,250. No one under 21 is allowed. The Zootini appetizer menus includes crostinis with tomato, basil and mozzarella; smoked albacore and cream cheese rangoons; curried chicken salad, cilantro and scallions on fried wontons; and a Chef’s Choice Cypress Grove appetizer The salad features Little River Spring Mix with market veggies and house vinaigrette Entree choices include: Land & Sea: marinated beef flank steak, grilled prawns, duck-

fat roasted fingerling potatoes, vegetables served over charred tomato demi-glace. Summer Salmon: served over warm cannellini bean and local tomato salad with basil, roasted garlic, extra virgin olive oil, lemon Truffle Lasagna: (vegetarian) fresh pasta, ricotta cheese, alfredo sauce, shaved black truffle, fried sage and grilled garlic bread Dessert is a flourless chocolate torte with champagne moussaline, chocolate ganache, chantilly cream, and chambord berries.

Don’t over-console your pet during the ‘end of the world’

he Fourth of July, or as some pets call it, “the end of the world,” is just a day away. I ran a few tips for keeping your animals safe last week. Here are a few

more. Fireworks and matches can be toxic to pets so make sure all the garbage gets swept up and disposed of right away. Other potential dangers to pets include citronella candles, kebab skewers, and lighter fluid, plus alcohol, chocolate, grapes and other foods that partiers might be tempted to share. At our house we practice acknowledging the scary noises – “Yep, that was a loud one” – without a lot of petting or consoling. Granted this does not work for everyone, but many dogs seem to be reassured when their human is calm. It’s worth adding to your repertoire of Fourth of July crisis management. It can be helpful in a variety of situations where dogs are spooked and is the opposite of holding them tight, petting them, and saying “It’s OK,” which can reinforce fearful behavior. The Humboldt County Animal Shelter will be closed on July 4 but fortunately, they will be open again on Friday. I hope that none of my readers need their services for a lost pet, but just in case, it’s good to know. Of course, Friday could be a good time to come and look at our adoptable dogs and cats also. After all, the Fourth of July will be behind you for another year. One fun young dog that is currently available is Harley. Harley is a 1-year-old female dog, believed to be an Anatolian Shepherd mix. She is a big, gentle girl, very curious about the world around her. Harley walks well on the leash, knows “sit” and “shake” and cocks her head to the side when you talk to her! She is just a big puppy still and loves to play ball. Harley has been nicely behaved around the children that she has met and

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Harley we believe that she would make an excellent family dog. She is very affectionate and loves to be petted and brushed. This dog is very charming and won’t be available for long! She is spayed, microchipped and current on vaccinations. Come meet Harley at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, located at 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville. More information is available at petharbor.com or by calling (707) 840-9132. Redwood Pals Rescue has a big puppy also. His name is Randy, aka Watchey, and was featured here once before. Randy is just a little over a year old and is a hound mix of some sort. We wonder if he might have a little Shar Pei in his mix also due to the wrinkles on his forehead. Randy is being

fostered out in Shelter Cove and he is loving the country life! He behaves well in the house, but his favorite spot is lounging on the porch in the sunshine. When he first arrived at his foster home with a bucket of new toys, he carefully carried them one by one up to his spot on the deck. He enjoys belly rubs and the occasional game of chase with his foster human. He doesn’t care to swim or play ball but does like a good chewy after his run around the yard. There is a resident cat and Randy’s not above giving chase once in a while, but isn’t obsessed with it. He would make a fine dog for country living and is a great companion. He will alert to people or animals approaching the house and is good at keeping visiting wildlife out of the yard. Randy is neutered and current on his vaccinations and can be microchipped at adoption. He can come into town for a meet and greet or you can meet him at his country digs. Email us at redwoodpalsrescue@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (707) 633-8842 for more information.

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Then add Jelly: Sugary and sweet, white and tan Jelly will stick to the side of anyone who gives him the attention he craves. And finally, Sammy: Sammy’s toasty warm brown stripes and sparkling green eyes always light up the room. The leader of the litter, he contains a little bit of everything – softness, sweetness, and just a dash of nuttiness. If you believe one of these kittens could be the missing ingredient in your family, head on over to 88 Sunny Brae Center, Arcata from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday to meet them! Please be aware that the animals featured here may have applications in the process of being reviewed. If you are interested in a specific animal, please give us a call at (707) 826-7387 or come by to fill out an application. We recommend bringing your family or roommates with you to make sure it’s a good fit for everyone! All of the animals at Companion Animal Foundation have been spayed/neutered, microchipped, treated for parasites, and are up to date on their vaccines.

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