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Public Safety Committee COVID surge puts Humboldt on Orange Alert thrust into Arcata forefront High risk for community spread, many undetected cases likely Heavy workload includes APD budget, use of force, bodycams Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union

ARCATA – Arcata’s Public Safety Committee is being tasked with matters weighty and momentous which will help define the city’s post-pandemic policing scenario. The citizen-led advisory body, which meets monthly, is being asked by the City Council to deliver policies on police use of force, use of bodycams, civilian police oversight, the police department’s budget and even the possibility of abolishing or redefining the Arcata Police Department as it presently exists. The committee is also to evaluate how the Campaign Zero and #8 to Abolition recommendations might factor into Arcata police reform. At its June 24 meeting, the committee heard from more than a dozen members of the public advocating for deep police reform. It then consented to broaden its advisory role and act as a civilian police oversight committee, but that was put on hold at the July 22 meeting pending much-needed further discussion. In figuring out how to manage the daunting workload, including assignments from the City Council and its previous ongoing projects, the committee decided to form two subcommittees – one on APD’s budget, and the other on civilian oversight – and give them two months to do a deep dive into their respective topics. “Time is of the essence,” said Police Chief Brian PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE  PAGE 6

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ARCATA – It looks as though Arcata voters will have abundant choices for filling the three open City Council seats this fall – if the many aspirants follow through with completing the paperwork they’ve taken out. In addition to incumbents Michael Winkler and Paul Pitino, who are re-running, 13 other individuals have taken out nomination papers as of Monday morning. Potential candidates are Winkler, Pitino, Stacy Atkins-Salazar, Gabrielle Castro, Emily Goldstein, Nicholas Matthews, Steve McHaney, Emily Michaels, Oryan Peterson-Jones, Sarah Schaefer, Colin Yeo, Krystal Young, Camilla Zapata, Ellinoa Blake and Kimberley White. To qualify, council aspirants must turn in a nomination petition signed by 20 registered Arcata voters by Friday Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.

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HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s COVID-19 case count has triggered a high risk Orange Alert and health officials are bracing for what’s been described as a steady surge of cases this fall and winter, coinciding with the flu season. The county’s mass of cases hit 200 on July 22 and was at 205 as of July 24. The two weeks leading up that saw 39 new cases. In a July 24 video, county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said the escalating case count doesn’t land the county on the state’s monitoring list and the local testing positivity rate is significantly below the state’s trigger level. But she warned that “the trend we are seeing is cer-

tainly concerning, with our increase in cases.” Some county residents have celebrated the summer as they usually do, with outdoor and indoor parties, weddings and family gatherings. Frankovich said that “social gatherings and

travel, and sometimes the combination of the two” have brought the county into a new phase of coronavirus spread. “To bring the count down and to keep off the monitoring list, keep businesses open, start school

and do all those things we want to do, we really need to all cooperate as a community and work to drop those numbers,” she said. The Orange Alert designation brings the county to Level Three status, meaning there are “many cases with conditions for community spread, with many undetected cases likely.” Orange Alert means residents should “limit everyday activities to increase safety.” The highest level is Level Four, a Red Alert whose response would be to “take strong measures to limit all contact.” At that point, formerly-ordered restrictions on business and other activities will be reinstated. At Orange Alert, we are warned. “It’s very important we don’t creep up from COVID  A6

Tiny houses and more in new second unit ordinance Daniel Mintz Mad River Union

HUMBOLDT – T he county’s Planning Commission has finished reviewing a draft second housing unit ordinance that is one of the main prongs of a strategy to reverse a shortage of low-income housing. At a videoconferenced July 23 meeting, the commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the ordinance to the Board of Supervisors. It aims to expand the county inventory of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) by making their development less restrictive. The ordinance principally permits one or more ADUs in any zone where single family and multifamily housing is allowed. One of the most significant

aspects of the ordinance is the range of types of ADUs that are allowed. Manufactured homes, converted containers, tiny houses, moveable tiny houses and attached units can all be built. The maximum size of a detached ADU is set at 1,200 square feet but larger ones can be approved under a special permit process. More significantly for low income housing production, the minimum size is 150 square feet. Tiny house standards include minimum ceiling heights of six feet, eight inches in habitable spaces. Lofts are allowed as living spaces are excluded from the ceiling height minimum. Detached ADUs require one parking space each but there are excep-

tions, such as when an ADU is near public transit service. The ordinance does limit where ADUs can be developed by requiring a special permit process in certain areas, including in areas outside of fire protection districts, areas that exceed the density limits of airport compatibility zones, are near contaminated sites, and those in flood and tsunami zones. The commission is recommends removal of a provision requiring second units to comply with the Jacoby Creek planning area’s five-acre minimum parcel size. Instead, the commission advises an update of the Jacoby Creek Community Plan to “refine the density limitations while also HOUSING  PAGE 6

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BAYSIDE – The clean-up of a nuisance property on Golf Course Road in Bayside was highlighted as an achievement by county code enforcement staff during a report to the Board of Supervisors. Differing views on the performance of the county’s Code Enforcement Unit were presented to supervisors at their July 14 meeting. The validity of cannabis-related enforcement actions was questioned by some residents but general nuisance abatement

hasn’t triggered controversy. One of the notable actions detailed by Karen Meynell, the county’s code enforcement supervisor, involved a litany of high-profile nuisances at the Bayside property. The problem site hosted “junk vehicles, solid waste, burning of household garbage and toxic materials, vicious dogs, drug activity, an unpermitted second dwelling unit, an unpermitted shop, people living in an unpermitted travel trailer, an unpermitted septic system and numerous subjects

living on the property with traffic in and out at all times of the day and night,” said Meynell. Sheriff’s deputies had been called to the property several times to respond to “assaults, firearms, stolen vehicles and drug sales,” she continued. “Near-complete abatement” was accomplished by working with the property owner over the last two years, she said. The effort included over 20 inspections and the removal of 31 junk vehicles and “tons of solid BAYSIDE  PAGE 5

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ARCATA – With everyone staying at home for extended periods of time, households may have a harder time conserving energy in the midst of the summer season. To help residents save money on energy bills, the Environmental Services Department recommends the following energy conservation methods: • Talk to household members about conserving energy and engage children by having them turn off lights and electronics. • Limit screen time as often as possible. • Turn off ceiling fans when you leave a room. Fans cool people, not rooms, by creating a wind chill effect, so if you leave the room, you are wasting energy by leaving the fan on. • Keep heat out of the kitchen by cooking or grilling in your backyard on warmer days if you are able to. • Warm or cool off your home naturally by opening window coverings and windows. • Plug personal electronics into a power strip and turn it off when not in use. • Unplug small appliances and electronics, like coffee makers and printers, when not in use. In addition, PG&E has outlined a series of billing and service modifications to support customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit pge.comfor more information. Community members experiencing financial hardships due to the economic impact of COVID-19 are encouraged to call PG&E for assistance at 1-800-743-5000. For more energy conservation tips, visit cityofarcata. orgor call the Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184.

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ARCATA – Construction for the City of Arcata’s Fish Passage Retrofit project will begin on Wednesday, July 29. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program at Humboldt Bay to improve fish passage at the Janes Creek crossing at Alliance Road for all life stages of salmonids and lamprey, while maintaining the flood conveyance capacity of the channel and crossing. The City of Arcata has contracted with Hooven Construction for this project, and work involves retrofitting downstream of an existing concrete box culvert at the Alliance stream IN-HOME SERVICES

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HUMBOLDT – Candidate filing for Nov. 3 General Election is open. Candidates interested in running for an office on the Nov. 3 Presidential General Election ballot must file during the filing period from July 13 to Aug. 7. For a list of offices up for election, visit the Humboldt County Office of Elections website at humboldtgov.org/2773/ Candidate-Filing. To request candidacy papers, candidates must complete and submit an Acknowledgement of Receipt of Instructions & Request for Candidacy Filing Documents form. The request form is available on the Office of Elections’ website at humboldtgov.org/DocumentCenter/View/86866. Upon receipt of the request form, candidacy papers will be distributed to potential candidates by mail, email, or in-person appointment. Declaration of candidacy forms must be filed with the Humboldt County Office of Elections no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 7.

If a declaration of candidacy form from an incumbent member of a district is not filed by 5 p.m. on Aug. 7, any qualified voter other than the incumbent shall have until 5 p.m. on Aug. 12 to file a declaration of candidacy. To file your completed declaration of candidacy documents in-person, please contact the Humboldt County Office of Elections at (707) 4457481 to schedule an appointment. To file the documents by mail, have a notary public witness your signature and return all original documents to the Office of Elections, 2426 Sixth St., Eureka, CA 95501. All documents must be received by the filing deadline. A Candidate Guidebook detailing deadlines, forms, candidate filing requirements, and election processes for the Nov. 3Pres idential General Election is available at humboldtgov.org/DocumentCenter/View/87542/Candidate-Guide-G2020. For more information, please call (707) 445-7481 or email humboldt_elections@co.humboldt.ca.us.

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ARCATA – A rcata Recreation is excited to host a free online Infant Massage Course through Arcata Play Center. An infant’s first language is touch and massage is a beautiful tool for caregivers to use in order to form strong bonds and create healthy attachment. This four-week course meets once a week and will explore topics including infant development, bonding and attachment, infant-parent communication, consent, the benefits of touch and the infant massage routine. Classes will be held once a week on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Wednesday, Aug. 26. Space is limited to four families, and pre-registration is required through Arcata Play Center by emailing hstevens@cityofarcata.orgor by calling or sending a text to (707) 845-5208. This community offering was made possible thanks to funding provided by the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services First 5 ACEs Collaborative Partnership. For more information, please call the Arcata Recreation Division at (707) 845-5208.

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LIVING MEMORY Led by Rabbi Eliyahu Cowen, members of the Chabad of Humboldt gathered for the Yahrzeit (anniversary of passing) of Reuven Moore and the unveiling of his gravestone. Located in the Jewish section of the Trinidad Cemetery, the graveside ceremony took to heart what the community’s loved one stood for and dedicated members to adding positive actions to assist and partake in the soul’s spiritual elevation. Placing the headstone has deep significance in the Jewish tradition, and along with designating the grave properly, it serves as a symbol of honor for the deceased. Unlike other traditions in which flowers are placed on a gravesite, Jewish custom involves placing stones at the head of the grave. Flowers, though beautiful, will eventually die. A stone will not die, and can symbolize the permanence of memory and legacy. Photos by Matt Filar| Union

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permanent commitment! The first dog is young Stevie. He is about six months old and has an injury – possibly an old break – to one leg plus splotchy hair loss from demodectic (the non-contagious kind) mange. We have seen photos of this pup on Facebook from a time when he had more hair and no broken leg. Sometimes it’s better if we don’t spend too much time thinking about how he went from there to this… Despite whatever may have happened to him previously, Stevie is a cheerful little guy and has already won over the returning volunteers! He is friendly with both humans and other dogs. He is playful and good on the leash, but currently is not a good candidate for long walks as his leg starts to bother him. He is scheduled for a vet appointment this week and should have a treatment plan by the time this paper is in your hand. Stevie would love to be part of your family while he heals up! Stevie is about 30 pounds now and looks like he will be a medium-sized dog at full growth. Our other available foster is Teddy. Teddy is about a year old and is some sort of interesting mix. We think his long ears and strong interest in scent indicate some hound in there! He is about 50 pounds. Teddy has an old injury to a back leg. His femur is completely missing the top

Stevie part and there are pieces of the broken bone that can be seen on his X-ray. At first an amputation was planned but since he arrived at the shelter and is being walked, his muscles are building up and he is using his leg. He also has more veterinary consulting happening this week. Teddy prefers female dogs (probably because he is also still intact) but likes humans of all varieties. He is not big on toys but loves the chance to sniff anywhere he can. Teddy is also very well-housebroken and will be a good houseguest! These two are at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, but Redwood Pals Rescue coordinates the medical fosters.Dog food and supplies can be provided. Foster families do get first dibs on adopting if they so choose! Please contact us at redwoodpalsrescue@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (707) 633-8842 for more information.

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HUMBOLDT — Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is conducting its updated System Inspections program in Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties using drones and helicopters along electric transmission lines. The System Inspections Program accelerates inspection cycles beyond compliance regulations to align with wildfire risk. The company is prioritizing work in areas of extreme (Tier 3) and elevated (Tier 2) wildfire risk as defined by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). In 2020, the company plans to inspect more than 15,000 miles of its electric lines. That includes all lines in Tier 3 areas and one-third of all lines in Tier 2 areas. The company is also planning to inspect additional line miles in non-high fire-threat areas. The inspections will occur through the end of the year. Inspection areas over the past few weeks have included Bridgeville, Maple Creek, Hoopa, Trinity, Blue Lake, Arcata, Fairhaven, Orick and Janes Creek. Inspectors are looking at cross-arms, insulators and footings, along with critical electrical components and equipment. Inspectors document findings through high-resolution

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Bayside | Code enforcement staff doing an ‘amazing’ job  FROM PAGE 1 waste, including a 30-yard dump truck filled with waste.” Supervisor Mike Wilson credited code enforcement staff with “doing an amazing job in an extremely challenging space there, with all kinds of dysfunctions occurring from an environmental perspective and a public health perspective.” He said that “the whole neighborhood has been really traumatized by a lot of the behaviors and things that were occurring.” Code enforcement staff handled the challenging situation “in a really compassionate way,” he continued, doing outreach to the property’s

residents and referring them to social service programs. Homeless camps had also been mentioned as a code enforcement issue. Supervisor Steve Madrone said the county’s Department of Health and Human Services has been “really active” in distributing tents and sleeping bags to people during the COVID-19 crisis. “And when people come to the McKinleyville Family Resource Center to get their tents and sleeping bags, they often ask, ‘OK,

HELLHOLE Above and below left, 2400 Golf Course Road before abatement. Below right, after. County of Humboldt photos so where do I set it up?’” he related. “And there simply is no place that’s legal for them to set it up.” A similar situation is also seen in Arcata, he contin-

ued. “So unless we do start providing places for people, I don’t know what we expect these folks to do in terms of surviving,” Madrone said. “They’re either going to be in the woods, on abandoned or vacant parcels, or they’re going to be in storefronts.” The discussion also included debates on cannabis-related code enforcement. The most controversial enforcement activity has been from the Humboldt Environmental Impact Reduction (HEIR) Team, which carries out

enforcement in response to cannabis-related violations. Meynell broke down the numbers on the team’s enforcement. Since August 2017, HEIR team served notice on 972 violations, 136 in collaboration with law enforcement agencies. The HEIR team has referred 83 properties to law enforcement, 27 of them within the last month. Law enforcement has acted on 21 of the referrals, serving search warrants. Meynell said her department is “aware of citizens concerns about” false positives” but she said out of 972 HEIR cases, there have been fewer than 20 cases where “we have rescinded notices (of violation) due to false positives.”

She added, “At worst, our error rate was 2 to 3 percent which means that 97 percent of the time we have a very good success rate.” Enforcement of HEIR cases, including liens, has led to about $35 million in penalties. Meynell said most of it is due to property owners ignoring violation notices. But during a public comment session, Southern Humboldt residents took issue with the presentation, describing their knowledge and experience with what they described unfounded code enforcement actions. Planning Director John Ford disputed the accusations of edgy enforcement, suggesting they’re inevitable even when carrying out valid code enforcement. “To a certain extent, code enforcement has been effective and that is causing people to be uncomfortable and so we become the villain,” he said. “But I don’t think the way we go about our job is in a villainous way and I don’t think it’s been heavy-handed. Southern Humboldt residents had also questioned why there haven’t been code enforcement reports in recent years. Supervisors agreed the reports should be annual and voted to direct staff to make them so.

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MARSH MESS According to longtime users, the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is being subjected to heavy illegal camper abuse. Above, the south side of Mt. Trashmore on the edge of Klopp Lake, where two men and their pitbull hacked out a space and moved in. They were first found and reported on July 16. APD made contact the next day, giving 72 hours notice, and above is how the area was left. Not shown is the nearby latrine area. The east side of Mt. Trashmore under the pines also has nightly campers, trash and another growing latrine area. Meanwhile, the city-sponsored tent camp at the transit center, below, is maxed out and the city and Arcata House Partnership are attempting to transition occupants to more sustainable situations elsewhere. Above photo submitted; photo below by Matt Filar | Union

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July 29, 2020

AEDC pushing out massive PPE supplies to help small businesses safely reopen Arcata Economic Development Corporation

HUMBOLDT – Face masks and hand sanitizer will be distributed to local small businesses under 50 employees free of charge thanks to a contribution from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Office of the Small Business Advocate. Nearly 3,000 gallons of hand sanitizer and 400,000 face masks were received in Humboldt County, to be distributed by Arcata Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). The equipment was sorted and sent to community partners within Humboldt to provide the easiest access to businesses. Each business will be provided supplies based on their number of employees. Materials will be distributed, at no cost, until supplies run out. “This was such a nice surprise for the community,” said Susan Seaman, program director for AEDC. “It was also no small project. Fortunately, we have a great team of local business support services ready to step up to get this done quickly. From working with the City of Eureka who stepped in to store the materials which filled an airport hangar, to the chambers and jurisdictions who accepted the material to distribute in their own communities, to the members of the COVID Economic Resiliency Consortium (CERC) who stepped in to volun-

SUPPLY CHAIN Dianna Rios, executive director of the Fortuna Business Improvement District, Scott Adair, director of the County Office of Economic Development and Susan Seaman, program director at AEDC, are preparing to hand out COVID-19 supplies to local businesses. Submitted photo teer to do a lot of back breaking moving of boxes, we really got to see the best in our community.” Each community will determine the most effective way to sort materials, but the majority will host distribution events today, Wednesday, July 29. Businesses should attend the distribution site where their business is located. If the business is outside of the named areas, equipment can be collected at the site nearest the business. Area sites include: • Arcata/Blue Lake: The City of Arcata will host an event

for people to pick up materials at the City Hall parking lot on Wednesday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the city at (707) 8225955 with additional questions. • Eureka: Arcata Economic Development Corporation will host a drive-through distribution event at the Bayshore Mall on Wednesday, July 29 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enter the mall parking lot through Bayshore Drive. For more information, call Susan Seaman at (707) 798-6132 ext. 212. • McKinleyville: McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce will hosting their distribution

event at Azalea Hall next to Pierson Park on Wednesday, July 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Jesse at McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce (707) 839-2449 or jesse@mckinleyvillechamber.com with questions. • Orick: Orick Chamber of Commerce will distribute directly to their businesses. If you need more information or to schedule a pick up call Donna Hufford at (707) 488-2885 • Trinidad: The Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce will be distributing PPE and sanitization supplies on Wednesday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., located outside Town Hall. Call Allie Jones at (707) 677-1610 for questions. • Willow Creek/Hoopa: Willow Creek will be delivering to businesses on Wednesday, July 29. For more information, or to arrange delivery, call Katie Strouse at (707) 616-8627 or email info@willowcreekchamber.com. AEDC learned about this project from a contact at 3CORE in Butte County who was asked to distribute to the state north of Sacramento. A partner through the California Finance Consortium, 3CORE reached out to AEDC who arranged to get materials to Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino Counties. Local partners who helped with the distribution included: Humboldt County Office of Economic

Redwood Rangers thank donors for new cargo trailer 124 Redwood Rangers

ARCATA – The 124 Redwood Rangers, the local chapter of the Baden Powell Service Associates USA, based in Arcata, thanks and applauds the Simpson Family Fund and Green Diamond for going above and beyond in supporting inclusive scouting with an $8,500 grant. The primary purpose of the requested grant provided a cargo trailer for camping and wilderness trips. It will allow more families to attend 124 Redwood Ranger events, and will allow leaders to carry extra supplies for families who borrow equipment. Additionally, this grant helped sustain our scholarship fund for annual dues, trip fees, equipment rental and allowed over 50 scouts, leaders, and parents to attend a winter cross country ski and snowshoeing excursion last January. The Simpson Family Fund

TRAILER TIME Green Diamond Vice President and General Manager Jason Carlson, Scoutmaster Daniel Bixler and Timberwolf Redwood Ranger 124 Lucy Bixler with the new trailer. Submitted photo grants are coordinated locally by Green Diamond Resource Company. Green Diamond Vice President and General Manager Jason Carlson said “We are honored to coordinate grants on behalf of the Simpson Fam-

ily Fund that benefit our local community. This grant helps the scouts experience and learn about our natural resources.” The Baden-Powell Service Association (BPSA) was formed in the U.S. in 2006 as an independent and traditional-style

scouting association. The principles and methods originally drafted by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907 have been developed and refined in scout associations around the world. BPSA's program harkens back to the origins of scouting: promoting self-reliance, good citizenship, training in habits of observation and loyalty. Our badgework and program are simple, our uniform is minimal. We teach real outdoor skills and engage in adventures, campouts and community-building. Service is a core tenets, as we create a culture where children and adults ask, "How can we help?" The 124 Redwood Rangers has two Group Scout Masters, Rover Knight Daniel Bixler and Rover Joy Debryun. You can reach Daniel and Joy by email or phone at (707) 407-5774, 124RedwoodRangers@gmail.com.

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Housing | Units

 FROM PAGE 1 protecting water quality in the area.” This year, state law that mandates solar power installations on new housing units went into effect. The requirement is seen as being cost-inducing but Commissioner Melanie McCavour noted that a recent amendment allows solar power to be provided through a single, centralized source. There are inland and coast al versions of ordinance and the county’s Board of Supervisors will soon review them for approval. The coastal version of the ordinance will have to get a sign-off from the state’s Coastal Commission.

Grant funds 30th Street Commons City of Arcata

ARCATA – The City of Arcata, in partnership with the Yurok Indian Housing Authority (YIHA), is excited to announce the Arcata 30th Street Commons Project is now fully funded. This $11.4 million Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant will fund the construction of 36 units of affordable housing in addition to several bike lanes, safe and accessible walkways, a one-mile active transportation multi-use trail and a pedestrian bridge that will connect tribal members and Arcata residents to surrounding neighborhoods and amenities. “The Institute for Local Government is proud to support the City of Arcata and the Yurok Tribe in their collaborative efforts to continue to build more equitable and inclusive communities,” said Erica L. Manuel, CEO and executive director of the Institute for Local Government. More at madriverunion.com.

COVID | Optimism and encouraging developments, but also deep uncertainty  FROM B1 there,” said Frankovich. The county is still in an early phase of coronavirus spread, however. In a July 23 video presentation, Josh Ennis, the county’s deputy health officer, talked about what lies ahead. “My opinion is that we can certainly expect to see a lot more cases in the fall and winter, and it is something we are concerned about as we know that is going to inevitably be right on top of the flu season,” he said. “Whether we’re able to get through it successfully or not does depend to some degree on how used to this new normal we get.” Ennis added that it’s uncertain what kind of case curve Humboldt will experience. “We might just see cases go up and

reach a steady state at some point,” he said. “The whole idea, though, is that we can push it further out and further down.” Frankovich and Ennis reiterated the importance of safety measures – social distancing, wearing face coverings, hand washing and sanitizing, and avoiding travel and inter-household contacts. Recently re-instated statewide restrictions include a prohibition against indoor restaurant dining and the closure of bars. The county’s tribally-owned casinos aren’t subject to state health orders and in a July 20 video, a submitted media question noted unofficial reports of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at a casino with “several co-workers exposed.” Asked for a response, Frankovich

warned against group settings. “I just want to emphasize to people that if you go to a casino or any large gathering place with large numbers of people, I think that it’s wise to assume that you may have an exposure,” she said. “And the same thing if you go to a large family reunion.” And “when you bring in family from out of the area to visit and stay at your home, you may have had an exposure -- and as we go forward, that likelihood will increase,” she continued. As control of social behavior weakens, national health experts have expressed cautious optimism of vaccine development by the end of the year or early 2021. But at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting, Frankovich agreed when Supervi-

sor Rex Bohn said that “we may never have a vaccine on this.” Commenting on that during the July 24 video, she said recent vaccine development efforts are “encouraging” and the emergence of one by 2021 is possible. Supply will be an issue, however, and “unlike flu, we have not produced a vaccine against a coronavirus before – this is new and it takes a certain amount of time to be able to not only evaluate the safety of a vaccine but its effectiveness.” She added, “We may have a vaccine before we know for certain that it will provide long term protection.” Frankovich noted, however, that development of “a good therapeutic” can also “change this entirely.”

Public Safety Comittee | Weighty workload  FROM PAGE 1 Ahearn. “The council would really like for the Public Safety Committee to capitalize on the momentum and to take decisive action in terms of recommendations to the council” on budget and civilian police review. Ahearn said that the budget review will essentially redefine APD once the pandemic passes. When the economy comes back and tax revenues rise, he said, departments which have seen budget cuts will be re-funded. That offers an opportunity to re-allocate the funds in keeping with progressive reform values. “How do you envision investing those dollars back into the police department in terms of other positions than a sworn police officer?” he asked. Alternatives to sworn officers could include social workers, clinician, public service officers or other specialists. Members Fred Johansen and

Jesse Lopez form the reinvestment or budget subcommittee. Vice Chair Lettie Love-Harris are the civilian oversight subcommittee. For civilian oversight, the subcommittee will examine existing committees in other cities for possible adaptation to Arcata’s situation. The committee can then recommend to the City Council some proven choices for viable oversight. Ahearn recommended consulting the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (nacole.org) for ideas. In reimagining the police department, the committee will consider recommendations of two leading reform movements: Campaign Zero (joincampaignzero..org) and #8 to Abolition (8toabolition.com). Campaign Zero includes a host of reforms, including community oversight, limits on use of force and bodycams plus other measures. #8

To Abolition is more transformational, emphasizing police defunding, safe housing and depopulating prisons, among other initiatives. Meanwhile, the committee as a whole will discuss use of force, bodycams, community engagement plus other more routine business. The committee is developing a community safety guide with crime prevention and other resources. It’s also creating the safearcata.org website as a public safety resource. Members also re-elected Melissa Lazon as chair, and elected Lettie Love-Harris as vice chair. Ahearn stressed the urgency and importance of the committee’s work. He urged members not to worry about money per se, but to focus on where the council should direct funds with a “strategic framework” to reimagine policing and make serious change. “The council is really lean-

BASIC PRINCIPLES Core reforms recommended by Campaign Zero, above, and #8 To Abolition, below. Via joincampagnzero.org and #8toabolition.com ing on all of you,” he said. “Clearly we’re making mistakes. That has to stop. All of you are being looked at here in Arcata as people who can help us change.” Despite the workload, Lazon welcomed the challenge and the opportunity to make profound change in Arcata. “All of this stuff is exactly why we started the committee in the first place,” she said. Contact the Public Safety Committee at safearcata@gmail.com.

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We marched, talked

At least in the ’60s and ’70s we knew who sent the feds… This is an old, old story, but what was old is new again. There are many of us in this country who have been fighting the good fight for freedom of speech, equal treatment under the law, due process, the right to vote, women’s rights and all the things we were taught when we were young. All the things the USA is supposed to stand for and often doesn’t. We stood in the streets and on our college campuses. We talked about the rights of young men not to be drafted and killed by the thousands in “undeclared wars”, or any wars for that matter. We talked about the rights of people of color to lived lives unmolested by police, politicians and the KKK. We talked about lives lived in poverty and the conditions of Farm Laborers. We marched, oh how we marched. And as we marched and talked, we were told we had no right to free speech or freedom of assembly. But at least when the federal troops came, we knew who they were (by the uniforms) and who had sent them… J. Edgar Hoover and later Richard M. Nixon. Their names, ranks and faces were visible. They did not beat on children nor shove their mothers. They did not take people away in unmarked vans to some new sort of rendition program. And they never entered a state or a city without the express permission of the governors, mayors or police chiefs. We currently have a psychotic in the White House that issues Executive Orders to violate the rights of states and the rights of citizens to “Protect Federal Property”. Really?? If the Feds are so afraid of the people of Portland, Oregon or anywhere else in this nation, then they should close their offices and slink back to Washington DC, sit at the side of the White House and await further orders. Why should a person, the ACLU, any city or state have to sue the Federal Government to establish their sovereignty? I know Trump has never read the constitution or had it explained to him in short, non-boring sentences, but there has got to be at least one lawyer in the West Wing who has. It is about the rights of the individual person, the individual city and more importantly it is about State’s Rights. The sooner Trump is removed from his office the safer we will all be! Thank you for listening, Jan Phelps Arcata

Don’t burn out firefighters

Thank you, Jack Durham, for your opinion piece two weeks ago (July 15, 2020) regarding the Arcata Fire Department. I agree with you that the “advice” of the “Humboldt Taxpayers League” to not fund our communities first responders seems penny wise and pound foolish. With the devastating California fires these past few years, it is already difficult enough to find homeowner’s insurance if you live anywhere near a forested area. Once the word is out that we are limping by on very minimal local fire coverage, our insurance rates will certainly rise way beyond the increase being asked to run the AFD effectively. AFD has not had a rate increase in 14 years! We need to support our local professional firefighters, not burn them out. I, for one, want to know that experienced professionals are there, rested and ready to respond effectively, and safely, whenever someone within their large district needs them. Lisa Bethune Arcata

Burning down the house

Terry Finigan cartoon

Finigan’s Take: Portland, Ore. becomes Trumplandia, USA, where our rogue government pretends to save us from a rogue government.

What about Cliff’s joke?

It was reported that the county faced accusations over their diversity plan, and Deputy P.D. Rory Kalin brought up Supervisor Rex Bohn’s ill advised “tamale” joke that was offensive to latin people (notice didn’t say the unpopular in the latin community at large Latinx moniker). It’s just coincidence that the conservative Bohns’ “joke” was mentioned, but nary a word of an arguably more offensive “joke” using a word that starts with ‘N’ to describe Black Americans by the Progressive Cliff Berkowitz. I’m not slagging Cliff, seems like a nice guy and probably more in line politically with my own beliefs. I am calling out selective outrage. I get the Progressive discomfiture, calling for his resignation in every local publication and being so sure in the last election that folks would sweep him out of office. Imagine the disappointment, a contemporary term would be butthurt, when Mr. Bohn was not only re-elected, but wiped out the Progressive 65 percent to 35 percent. Anthrax did poll slightly lower than 35 percent, but only just. Mom always said how unfair it was when other folks opinions don’t align with you of the golden halo. Yeah, tamale joke… bad man… N word… hey he’s a Progressive give the bro a break. No selective outrage here, tamale joke WAY worse than… I can’t even say it. Regards, John Dillon Eureka

Too soon for mass influx

The COVID-19 epidemic is at record-breaking levels elsewhere in California, particularly southern California, and most infections are in younger age groups, particularly the 20s. Humboldt County has so far controlled outbreaks, at least until a recent wave of infections that has mostly come from outside. Now Humboldt State University is about to import an expected 1,000 students into this community, many from southern California and all in the most infectious age groups, even though there will be few classes for them to attend. Bringing these students together here now is a danger to them and to university staff, and could stress community as well as campus medical resources. Besides the dangers built into this situation, there is more evidence that masks and physical distancing, and avoiding large indoor gatherings in this age group will be ignored than there is that they might be universally

observed. Community spread of COVID-19 poses risks as well for essential institutions and businesses that the total population, and seniors in particular, depend upon. The city of Arcata is particularly vulnerable due to its small population and workforce. This is not the time to resume student residence in Arcata. Bill Kowinski Arcata

v LETTERS Dead puppet walking

Vladimir Putin’s puppet Donald Trump is a political dead man walking. Nov. 3 is the scheduled date of Trump the traitor’s political execution which will be watched live on TV by hundreds of millions of happy people both here at home and around the world. The end of Trump’s tyranny will be the beginning of hope and change for us all. Don’t miss your chance to vote for the American presidential candidate Joe Biden. The political demise of demonic Don the con will no doubt be the highest rated reality TV show of all time, so stay tuned, because the voters are about to tell Trump he’s fired! It’s all over for Benedict Donald. Russia’s useless idiot Trump the chump is done. The American choice for president Joe Biden will be elected the 46th President of the United States in an overwhelming electoral college landslide, not to mention by what is sure to become one of the largest popular vote margins of victory in American presidential election history. Jim Jones Trump’s deranged death cult (formerly known as the Republican Party) is a national embarrassment. Fortunately, most Americans are good patriotic people who will no longer tolerate traitor Trump’s psychotic circus of incompetence, corruption and cruelty. This upcoming election is all over but the shouting. Specifically, the shouting will be coming from the world’s whiniest lying loser Donald Trump with his usual dimwitted and dishonest refrain of “Hoax! Fake news!” The story of the November 3rd election will be America wins, Vladimir Putin loses, and delusional Donald Trump can go inject his lungs with Lysol all he wants, it won’t save his illegitimate, pathological presidency from the wrath of the American people on Election Day. Trump is a loser and an idiot! Sincerely, Jake Pickering Arcata

After months of denial, President Trump has finally confessed that COVID-19 is for real. He has admitted publicly that “the pandemic will get worse before it gets better.” This new-found concern contradicts very recent claims of his such as 99 percent of the cases are “totally harmless” and the virus will “just disappear.” Further, he suddenly declares that wearing a mask is “patriotic.” This from a man who previously refused to be seen wearing a mask in public even when required. In fact, he mocked others, such as reporters and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, for doing so. Why the about face? It’s not from a sense of guilt or an admission of prior mistakes. Rather, Trump recognizes that the easing of restrictions he had previously championed have now led to a resurgence of the virus. His poll numbers are falling due to public opinion that his pandemic response has been poor so far. And businesses are closing again which will weaken the economic recovery which he sees key to his re-election. So before you congratulate Trump on seeing the light, think again. He’s still not concerned about you and me, he’s only doing it to get re-elected. Giving him praise now would be like thanking a child for giving up playing with matches after he’s already set the house on fire. Sherman Schapiro Blue Lake

Dixieland Band

I would very much like to know what my generation’s Nobel Poet Laureate, or any member of The Band has to say about their song “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.” Christopher Mackinney McKinleyville According to “The Music Aficionado” blog (musicaficionado.blog), members of The Band said this: Levon Helm: “Robbie and I worked on the song up in Woodstock. I remember taking him to the library so he could research the history and geography of the era for the lyrics and make General Robert E. Lee come out with all due respect. It was another of those workshop songs we worked on a long time before we got it down. Robertson’s take on the events that ripped the nation apart are not siding with any of the parties but rather describe the sentiment and human suffering of a confederate soldier at the end of and shortly after the war.” Robbie Robertson: “There was a chord progression and a melody rumbling through my head, but I did not know yet what the song was about. I played it on the piano one day for Levon. He liked the way it stopped and started, free of tempo. I flashed back to when he first took me to meet his parents in Marvell, Arkansas, and his daddy said, ‘Don’t worry, Robin – the South is going to rise again.’ I told Levon I wanted to write lyrics about the Civil War from a southern family’s point of view. ‘Don’t mention Abraham Lincoln in the lyrics’ was his only advice, ‘That won’t go down too well.’ I asked him to drive me to the Woodstock library so I could do a little research on the Confederacy. They didn’t teach that stuff in Canadian Schools. When I conjured up the story about Virgil Caine and his kin against this historical backdrop, the song came to life for me. Though I did stop and wonder, can I get away with this? You call this rock ’n’ roll? Maybe!”

The simple, unavoidable realities of the coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus dangers have put us in a position that restricts our freedoms that we’re accustomed to. The abrupt separation from other people, places, jobs and activities is not fair. It’s even more unfair for those who get sick and sometimes die. It’s also unfair to thousands of those who lose loved ones, but cannot have a funeral service. Loss of fairness does not give the rest of us a license to ignore simple safety guidelines. They’re intended to keep us safe. Public gatherings without any masks and social distance puts many at risk.

v LETTER OF THE WEEK I walk my dog every morning and keep a safe distance from others. When I’m close to others, I wear a mask. On occasion, a maskless runner will get too close to me while passing by. Each time, I hope that their breath will not spray me with a mist of coronavirus. If they infect me, how many people will I infect before I get sick? Why do I protect runners from what I exhale? When we served in Vietnam,

we never knew which individuals were our enemies. Today we are at war with a dangerous, invisible enemy that can be carried by anybody. Simple precautions against this enemy are easy. A little maturity on our part can save many lives. But states like Texas and Florida resisted safety precautions. Now they’re tragic examples of what can and will go wrong. Political leaders who minimize the hazards of COVID-19 are

sending a dangerous message. Dr. Anthony Fauci has made a long career of studying infectious diseases. His guidelines are for safety and have no political content. His simple instructions are scoffed at by political people who don’t think they should be bothered by such minor inconveniences. Our leaders who attack him clearly communicate their own ignorance and immaturity. Dr. Fauci is a mature professional and does not stoop to the childish level of his attackers. Sadly, willful ignorance is widespread and has elevated

COVID-19 to the crisis that we are now in. Well-intended mistakes like opening bars have backfired, because people get increasingly careless as they imbibe. I’m sure that most Americans take necessary precautions. If the careless others did the same, we wouldn’t be shutting down our economies again. We’ve all heard the old Ben Franklin quote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Thus far, old Ben’s spirit hasn’t returned to remind humans of that. David Tschoepe McKinleyville

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Antique oil painting donated to museum

stunning, calming oil painting of Big Lagoon, circa early 1900s, by landscape artist Charles Henry Harmon (1859-1936) was donated to Trinidad Museum by Bruce and Elena Pettit of McKinleyville. It will be on view at the museum as soon as COVID-19 advisories from the county are lifted. Trinidad Museum received permission from the county to open, with appropriate safety precautions, in early July. The Clarke Historical Museum opened on July 8, and Trinidad Museum was going to follow suit the following week, however, Governor Newsom’s advisories caused museums and other venues to pause in re-opening. The Clarke had to close again on July 14. Meantime, Trinidad Museum is preparing new exhibits for the happy day when visitors may be welcomed once more. An exhibit on the Northwestern Pacific railroad

in Trinidad in the Photography Room will include some rare maps and photographs. The new Harmon painting will be on view as well along with some other surprises in the Natural History, Heritage and Native American Rooms. Bruce Pettit originated the idea of forming Trinidad Museum Society in 1980. He planned with charter members Axel Lindgren Jr., Charles Fleschner and Raymond Davis on steps forward and the museum began operations in February 1983. It was housed in the old gear shed which is now Moonstone Crossing Winery on Trinity Street until 2009, when Trinidad Museum opened in the rehabilitated Sangster-Watkins-Underwood home at 400 Janis Court. Until March 2020, when the COVID-19 restrictions were applied to everyone, the museum, whose mission it is to enhance appreciation for the cultural, eco-

BIG LAGOON An oil painting by Charles Henry Harmon (1859-1936), showing Big Lagoon circa the early 1900s, was donated to Trinidad Museum by Bruce and Elena Pettit. Submitted photo nomic, social and natural history of Trinidad’s rich heritage, was open to all. It will be open again, but in the meantime, visitors can stroll through the beautiful Native Plant Garden in the fresh air at their leisure. Rest in Peace Debbie Dew Debbie Dew, familiar to the community from her frequent children’s arts and crafts workshops and her barbecues, dinners, parties, music and art events at Westhaven Center for the Arts, died last week. She was the everlasting-

ly cheerful presence who capably brought out the best in fellow volunteers and colleagues. Most of the area’s children who attended her many creative sessions have a souvenir of a puppet, holiday decoration, collage, drawing or sculpture which they made under her encouraging eye. Her beloved Steve Spoelman and her many admirers, friends and colleagues will miss her greatly. Email Patti at baycity@ sonic.net.

Companion Animal Thrift Store to close

his week we take a tour along Old Arcata Road and check out the happenings at some of our unique local businesses... The Companion Animal Foundation was founded by Kim Class, in 2002, with the goal of reducing the number of animals euthanized in Humboldt County. Through public education and spay-neuter assistance, she and her small team work to raise the status of animals. For many years, the Companion Animal Foundation Thrift Store has been an active presence in the Sunny Brae Center. Not only could you shop for most v BAYSIDE anything, until fairly recently you could meet their adorable collection Carolyn of adoptable felines. But things are Jones changing. Those charming cats and kittens, and the occasional dog, moved to Eureka in late 2019 with the opening of a new adoption center, and the Sunny Brae thrift store will close completely this September. It’s a sad loss for us, but it does mean everything is on sale, with increasing discounts as closure nears. The foundation’s work goes on. Find more info at cafanimals.org. From everything I hear, it’s been a banner year for all kinds of agricultural endeavors. Bayside Park Farm, a community supported Aagriculture program run by the City of Arcata and located at 930 Old Arcata Rd., sold out their 50 farm shares quickly, and almost all of their community garden plots are in use. Under the leadership of Ben Kaplan-Good, the farm’s three acres of fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers are coming into full glory. Wednesday is an open day for volunteering; come by and do some garden work and go home with fresh produce.

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Visits are welcome any time the farm is staffed (pretty much all day Monday through Friday) and you should start seeing their Farm Stand sandwich board on the street when their bounty of produce overflows the CSA boxes. Perched on the hill above the Bayside Post Office is Spring Hill Farmstead, where Karin Eide and her crew make amazing artisanal cheese SAY CHEESE The lovely from the milk of her herd of Juanita is a pure-bred pure-bred La Mancha goats. La Mancha goat, and You’ve probably seen Karone of the herd for in’s purple signed booth at the Spring Hill Farmstead. Arcata Farmer’s Market. Her Photo by Carolyn Jones products are also available at Kneeland Glen Farmstand, just past the Freshwater turnoff on the way to Eureka. Many of Spring Hill’s products are named for individual ladies of the herd. This is Juanita, whose signature marinated feta is seasoned with cilantro, onion, rosemary, roasted paprika, cumin, citrus peel and thyme. Walkers along Old Arcata Road may see the goats in the field out behind the post office. They are very cheeky! As I write this, a herd of six deer has just passed through my yard, nibbling at the boysenberries through the fence. Those pesky deer have led the Bayside Community Hall to embark on a project to fence their backyard, where a native garden will be planted once it isn’t just a deer salad bar. This week, Peter Brant, Bob McPherson and Gordon VanZee cleared and graded the fence line. Amazing how quickly that went with the right heavy machinery! Jacoby Creek Land Trust will hold its monthly Grass Fed Beef sale this coming Saturday, Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. And they have received an OK from the county to hold a Social Distancing Picnic at the Kokte Ranch on Aug. 29! An event! Wow! Lots more information to come. Got some news from greater Bayside you’d like to share? Contact baysidecommunityhall@gmail.com or (707) 599.3192.

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July 29, 2020

Progress in sunny Blue Lake

h, Blue Lake. Who would have thought that we would be in this particular situation five months ago? I know I, for on,e am both excited and frustrated at the re-opening of so many places during this time. It has been a journey of resilience, and I see Blue Lake succeeding in so many ways. Obviously, our new food options at a time when so many places throughout the county are unable to stay open, has been a welcome surprise. Business at the city seems to continue to be going smoothly, with monthly meetings continuing to take place via Zoom. We are continuing to be given opportunities to expand and explore during a time of so much uncertainty. Have you had a chance to see the work getting done on South Railroad? The Annie & Mary Trail along the old railroad right-of-way is under construction. This project has been something residents and city officials/staff have been eager to complete for some time! It looks like the project will take a total of six weeks to complete, and when it is all said and done, there will be a lovely trail that spans from Chartin to Hatchery as well as a shift in traffic flow. South Railroad, which incidentally was never meant to be a full-sized road when it was subsequently created, will becoming a one-way road going west starting at Broderick near the Park and going to Chartin. That’s not all going on in the city. Baseball season has been on indefinite hold, which gives the city a perfect opportunity to do long overdue maintenance projects. The baseball fields are getting new bleachers. Actually, they may already be fully installed. Plus, work is moving forward on the Town Center to be located across from the post office! I want to end this little summary of goings on with a reminder that there are three seats available this year on the City Council. Want to have an impact on our town? Want to help cultivate change and vibrancy in the community? Want to continue all these great things that are happening inside our town? Become a candidate for council! The process is simple. First, you will need to be a registered voter within the city limits of Blue Lake. Not a registered voter, or registered elsewhere, but living in Blue Lake, you need to remedy that before you can even take out nomination papers. The city will need to have this verified before papers can be taken out, so suggest that you call with your intent to give them time to verify. Next, go to City Hall during open hours (9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m.) to pick up nomination papers. You will then need to get a minimum of 20 valid signatures and can get up to 30 signatures to become a candidate. A valid signature is by someone who is a registered Blue Lake citizen. They must also be signed using the name that is on their registration. Example: name on registration is Jonathon Smith, but they sign it “Jon Smith” it will not be counted. After signature pages are completed, the next step is to take the signatures back to the city for verification. This can sometimes take two to three days to complete, so get your papers in early. The Elections Office will verify the signatures and let the city know if you have enough or not. If you do not have enough, you will need to go back out for more signatures. Once 20 signatures are verified, you are an official candidate! Papers are due in no later than Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. This is very important because the city closes at 4 p.m. and they will not be able to accept late papers per the Caljfornia election code. If an incumbent does not file nomination papers, the period will be extended five days to Aug. 12. There are other ways to get involved in Blue Lake too. The city has several commissions, some with open seats on them. There is also a couple of seats available on both the Blue Lake Fire Protection District Board and the Blue Lake School Board. The process for becoming candidates for a special district like these is different than city government. Contact the Humboldt County Elections Office at (707) 445-7481 to obtain the proper information and candidate papers. And speaking of the Blue Lake Fire Protection District, there may also be room for you as a volunteer fire fighter! Contact the district at (707) 6685765. Remember, the best way to change things globally is to act locally, and Blue Lake is full of ways to be involved and act locally. Take a leap and find your niche today. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE Redwood Region Audubon Society invites you an online presentation entitled “Planning Future Restoration for Long-Term Survival of Greater Sage-Grouse” on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. with Beth Fitzpatrick, an ornithologist and spatial ecologist. Visit rras.org for the Zoom link.

J uly 29, 2020 ARCATA AIDS VILLAGE IN PAKISTAN The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise supports food and nutrition projects around the world. In addition to supporting Food for People, the Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise provided food for villagers in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. The emergency food is going to the village Zarai Sar, isolated and impoverished because of COVID-19. In the last 5 years, RCAS has funded primary schools for 3 villages in the mountains of the Swat Valley, including that at the village

M ad R iver U nion of Zarai Sar. These projects have been possible through a collaboration with the Swat Relief Initiative, a non-profit foundation founded by Zebu Jilani, the granddaughter of the former ruler of the Swat Valley. The Rotary Club of Mingora Swat which she founded in Pakistan is an international partner with this project. Donations may at swatreliefinitiative.org/Donations.html. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise, go to RotaryOfArcataSunrise on Facebook or arcatasunrise.org.

9 LET’S TALK Ever want to talk to people about climate change but fear it will become an argument? Tune into Zoom on Monday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. for “Building Citizen Engagement with Climate Change.” Communication researcher Connie Roser-Renouf will talk about how people can discuss climate change and try to solve the problem. She’ll draw on data about climate change attitudes among Humboldt residents. To register, visit 350 Humboldt’s Facebook page.

L egal N otices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00362 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MIKKI MOVES J&J PLAZA REAL ESTATE 791 8TH ST. SUITE 2 ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT J&J PLAZA REAL ESTATE INC. CA C4608510 791 8TH ST. SUITE 2 ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION S/JOSHUA COOK CFO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 21, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS TN DEPUTY CLERK 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00343 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROVIDENCE REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 3900 RENNER DR. FORTUNA, CA 95540 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LLC CA 201630710112 3345 MICHELSON DR. SUITE 100 IRVINE, CA 92612 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/OLUYEMI ADEYANJU SECRETARY This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 9, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00344 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL 2700 DOLBEER ST. EUREKA, CA 95501 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LLC CA 201630710112 3345 MICHELSON DR. SUITE 100 IRVINE, CA 92612 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/OLUYEMI ADEYANJU SECRETARY This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 9, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00351 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE NORTHERN GRAIN 2371 SUTTER RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MADISON R. ACRES 2371 SUTTER RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an INDIVIDUAL S/MADISON ACRES OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 13, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT FUGATE FALLS INCH CA 3969356 1551 NURSERY WAY STE. A MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a CORPORATION S/GINO GRANADOS COO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 9, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT R-1500581 HUMBOLDT 2016 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HUMBOLDT PRODUCE 1894 PARK ST. MANILA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT DEVIN G. HOLCOMB 1894 PARK ST. MANILA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/DEVIN G. HOLCOMB NO TITLE This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 23, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT R-1500464 HUMBOLDT 8/5/2015 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LITTLE RIVER RANCH 970/994 CRANNELL RD. TRINIDAD, CA 95570 1951 PARTON LANE ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ALBERT J. BABICH 1951 PARTON LANE ARCATA, CA 95521 SANDRA E. BABICH 1951 PARTON LANE ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE S/SANDRA E. BABICH OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 11, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS TN DEPUTY CLERK 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00345 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAPROOT HUMBOLDT 350 E STREET, SUITE 408 EUREKA, CA 95501 P.O. BOX 334 BAYSIDE, CA 95524 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SUGARLEAF HOLDINGS, LLC CA201715910288 67 METROPOLITAN HEIGHTS ROAD FORTUNA, CA 95540 ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/JESSE O FIEDLER MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 10, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00350 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CENTRAL STATION 1631 CENTRAL AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MARY E. ACRES 2371 SUTTER RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an INDIVIDUAL S/MARY ACRES OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 13, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00306 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NAIL’D IT! 1225 CENTRAL AVE. SUITE 5 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT RACHEL R. WALLACE 3498 ZELIA CT. ARCATA, CA 95521 DEBORAH M. BURR 1933 COTTONWOOD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a GENERAL PARTNERSHIP S/RACHEL R. WALLACE/ DEBORAH BURR CO OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 23, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00342 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HIGHGRADE DISTRIBUTION 2210 MCKINLEYVILLE AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 1551 NURSERY WAY STE. A

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MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SYLVIA L. GARLICK 500 ORCHARD LANE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 MICHAEL A. NOVAK 1210 SCHOOL ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a GENERAL PARTNERSHIP S/MICHAEL A. NOVAK BROKER/OWNER/MANAGER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 2, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COWLITZ COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION In Re the Interest of: CANTRELL, DEVLYN LEE DOB: 03/30/2004 Minor Child. Case No.: 20-7-0020708 NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (Termination) TO BRENDANICOLE BASHAM, Mother A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on June 25,2020; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on August 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at Cowlitz County Youth Services Center, 1725 First Ave, Longview, WA 98632. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD ARE TERMINATED. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE TERMINATING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at 360/501-2600. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www. atg.wa.gov/TRM DATED this 29th day of June, 2020. STACI L. MYKLEBUST Cowlitz County Clerk 7/8, 7/15/7/22, 7/29 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME KIMBERLY SPENCER REJMAN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV2000627 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KIMBERLY NICOLE SPENCER REJMAN to Proposed name: SONG KIMBERLY NICOLE SPENCER REJMAN ; 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: AUG. 7, 2020 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov/. 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 24, 2020 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME BEHA-GWENAH SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV2000592 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BEHA-GWENAH to Proposed name: ALAN JAMES REDNER ; 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 31, 2020 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov/. 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 16, 2020 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERTA J. FINSTER, aka BOBBIE J. FINSTER, aka BOBBIE JEAN FINSTER CASE NO.: PR2000139 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROBERTA J. FINSTER, aka BOBBIE J. FINSTER, aka BOBBIE JEAN FINSTER Petition for Probate has been filed by: ROBERT H. FINSTER in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: ROBERT H. FINSTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: AUG. 6, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please vis-

it https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov/. CONTACT COURT FOR POSSIBLE ZOOM APPEARANCE REQUIREMENT. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: ARTHUR NIELSEN GALE & NIELSEN 2850 HARRIS ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 (707) 269-0167 7/15, 7/22, 7/29

CITY OF ARCATA CITY OF ARCATA NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) PHASE 1 - PLUNKETT ROAD WATERLINE RETROFIT PROJECT: ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES The City of Arcata Engineering Department is seeking a qualified consulting firm to provide engineering services for Phase One of the Plunkett Road Waterline Retrofit Project. The City has been awarded a $393,400 grant from the California Office of Emergency Services for completing Phase One of the Plunkett Road Waterline Retrofit Project. Phase One of the Project will involve preliminary engineering design plans (to the 30% level), preliminary work associated with land, right-of-way, and access easement identification/acquisition, preliminary topographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, and special studies sufficient for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process. Sealed proposals for this work will be received at the City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020. The proposals submitted in response to this RFQ will be evaluated and used as a basis for selecting the consultant for this project. The Request for Qualifications Package for this work can be obtained on the City’s website, www.cityofarcata.org under “Bids,” on or after July 15th, 2020. Direct Inquiries to: Danielle Allred, Contracts & Special Projects Manager 736 F Street, Arcata,

CA 95521 dallred@cityofarcata. org 707-825-2101 7/15, 7/29 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LARRY WILFORD DIXON CASE NO.: PR2000152 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LARRY WILFORD DIXON Petition for Probate has been filed by: ALAN WAYNE DIXON in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: ALAN WAYNE DIXON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: AUG. 13, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. COURT MAY BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Please visit https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov/ FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE VIDEO HEARING. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: CHRIS JOHNSON HAMER (SBN 105752) STOKES, HAMER, KIRK & EADS LLP 381 BAYSIDE ROAD. SUITE A ARCATA, CA 95521 (707) 822-1771 7/22, 7/29, 8/5

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294

Case Name: Baby Boy Rogers, aka: Dominic Rogers, aka: Jaxon Rogers, aka: Jaxon Shawn Johnson Case No. JV2000063 1. To Larry Shawn Johnson and anyone claiming to be a parent of Baby Boy Rogers, aka: Dominic Rogers, aka: Jaxon Rogers, aka: Jaxon Shawn Johnson born on 4/11/2020 at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 10/7/2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY COUNSEL #115447 SETH LICHENSTEIN-HILL, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #266108 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: JULY 13, 2020 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DEANNA FAITH WHITEHURST CASE NO.: PR2000155 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DEANNA FAITH WHITEHURST Petition for Probate has been filed by: WALTER J. WHITEHURST in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: WALTER J. WHITEHURST be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: SEPT. 10, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. COURT MAY BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE

COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Please visit https://www. humboldt.courts.ca.gov/ FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE VIDEO HEARING. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: DUSTIN OWENS 310 THIRD ST. STE. D EUREKA, CA 95501 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME LAURA COLEMAN FOR CLAIRE LEWIS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV2000591 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CLAIRE STARNES LEWIS to Proposed name: CLAIRIE STARNES COLEMAN ; 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: AUG. 28, 2020 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov/. 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: JULY 20, 2020 KELLY L. NEEL Judge of the Superior Court 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19

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THE NORTH COAST’S ONLY HIGH STAKES SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

What’s in a Rainbow:

In The Monitor Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

12 Packs: 7 at $300, 5 at $500; 2 Early Birds and 2 Special Packs

What’s in a Super Rainbow: 24 Packs: 9 at $500, 8 at $400, 7 at $300; 3 Early Birds and 3 Special Packs King & Queen

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $31 Super Rainbow $56 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

JULY

BINGO CALENDAR

King & Queen

BINGO CLOSED

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $31 Super Rainbow $56 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

BINGO CLOSED 21

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $31 Super Rainbow $56 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

King & Queen

BINGO CLOSED 13

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $31 Super Rainbow $56 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

King & Queen

BINGO CLOSED

BINGO CLOSED 27

BINGO CLOSED

Sundays in July

We’ll pick 1 man and 1 woman to be the King & Queen, receive $10 for every time your number is called on regular and special games.

BINGO CLOSED

Wednesdays in July

In The Monitor Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500 In The Monitor Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500 In The Monitor Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500 In The Monitor Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

Win $100 if you are left in the monitor on a regular game.

BINGO!

THURSDAY 1

FREE $1,000 Packs

FRIDAY

FREE $1,000 Packs

Bargain Bingo

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $25 12 Games at $300/$500

Bargain Bingo

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

FREE $1,000 Packs

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $25 12 Games at $300/$500

FREE $1,000 Packs

Bargain Bingo

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $25 12 Games at $300/$500

FREE $1,000 Packs

Bargain Bingo

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $25 12 Games at $300/$500

Receive 18 FREE $1,000 cards with your 1st Super Rainbow purchase. Thursdays Only. Purchase up to 10 $1,000 half packs in your machine.

Double Payouts

Double Pack $30 Extra Packs $7 Electronic 5 Pack $40 Rainbow $61 12 Games at $600/$1,000

Even/Steven

Double Pack $30 Extra Packs $7 Electronic 5 Pack $40 Rainbow $61 12 Paper and Electronic Winners at $500

Roulette Bingo

Double Pack $30 Extra Packs $7 Electronic 5 Pack $40 Rainbow $61 B Row-$600, I Row-$700 N Row-$800, G Row-$900, O Row-$1,000

Even/Steven

Double Pack $30 Extra Packs $7 Electronic 5 Pack $40 Rainbow $61 12 Paper and Electronic Winners at $500

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

Thursdays in July

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

SATURDAY 3

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $5 Electronic 5 Pack $25 Rainbow $36 Super Rainbow $61 12 Games at $300/$400/$500

BINGO IS NOW 18 & OVER!

Bargain Bingo

Double Pack $10 Extra Packs $3 Electronic 5 Pack $20 Rainbow $25 12 Games at $300/$500

Birthday Bingo Receive $15 off your Buy-In and a FREE dauber on one session of your choice during the month of your Birthday!

Wednesday – Saturday – Warm-Ups 6:15pm · Early Birds 6:30pm · Regular Games 7pm · Sundays – Warm-Ups 12:15pm · Early Birds 12:30pm · Regular Games 1pm