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ARCATA/BAYSIDE – Everyone in Bayside agrees Old Arcata Road needs to be improved. But few agree what that improvement should look like. Days after another accident on the neglected road triggered a vegetation fire, and three years after the City of Arcata first started developing plans for the Old Arcata Road Design Project, an oft-contentious public meeting last Thursday in which the city unveiled its prospective plans pitted neighbor against neighbor and neighbor against the city planners. Old Arcata Road is a significant travel route for Arcata and the Bayside community. The road acts as an alternative route and an oversized load route for U.S. Highway 101, provides access to important facilities including

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ARCATA – The results are in, and Arcata’s Plaza Improvement Task Force is reviewing its members’ ratings of the many suggestions it has received for upgrading the town square. The next step is forwarding recommendations to city staff to help determine what can realistically be implemented in the short, medium and long term. The Plaza Improvement Task Force was created to identify, prioritize and make recommendations to the City Council on projects and programs that will improve the downtown Plaza neighborhood. About $150,000 has been allocated to enact improvements the task force comes up with and that the City Council approves. Those will be embodied in the group’s final report, which it is now starting to draft. The “matrix” of possible recommentations comes after months of public scoping and outreach, with numerous ideas recorded and rated. Still, task force members consider some groups underrepresented, and want to assign more importance to diversity and inclusion than the preliminary results offer.

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WAIT, YOU MEAN LARRY’S IS CLOSED? Wildberries Marketplace, your supermarket of choice, celebrated 25 years of full-featured grocering with an afternoon parking lot party last Saturday. Food, music, prizes and tabling captivated attendees. Left, Wildberries founder Phil Ricord with Martin Dodd of Old Dog. Middle and upper right, the Wild Wiener Walk saw a passel of prize-winning precious pooches. Right, the Tofu Shop was one of many vendors and activists who tabled. photos by Matt Filar | Union

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NO JUSTICE Thursday, August 15 marked the 28th month since Humboldt State University student David Josiah Lawson was stabbed to death at a party, with his killer never found or convicted. To mark the date, Josiah’s mother Charmaine and supporters gathered on the Plaza to pray for justice. “He was a star on earth and his light will shine forever,” Charmaine said. Matt Filar photos

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APD investigating sexual assault in Redwood Park ARCATA – On Friday morning, Aug. 16 the Arcata Police Department received inquiries from community members regarding a sexual assault that occurred in Redwood Park earlier in the week. APD immediately began an investigation. Community members who had information were contacted by APD and interviewed. The survivor contacted the Police Department the afternoon of Aug. 16 and reported being sexually assaulted in

the project area is in poor condition, and there are limited pedestrian and bicyclist facilities making it a challenging road to travel. Center stage at Bayside Community Hall was whether or not roundabouts can be used to mitigate the after-hours traffic that comes howling at ungodly speeds down Old Arcata Road. Some were skeptical. “I would rather have a stop sign than a roundabout,” said Marc Delany of Bayside. But others in the community, such as nurse Kristi Colbert, who said she has witnessed two fatal accidents near her home, implored her neighbors to embrace change. “We need to suspend our disNEW ARCATA ROAD A roundabout is proposed for the intersec- belief that this can work,” she tion of Old Arcata and Jacoby Creek roads. City oF arCata iMage said, “it can.” Sunny Brae Middle School, JacoCurrently, Old Arcata Road At times the meeting repreby Creek School, the Bayside Post regularly experiences motorists sented the tension inherent in a Office and it provides access to traveling at high speeds, a large community like Bayside. It’s not unincorporated areas. portion of the pavement within OLD ARCATA ROAD A5

Redwood Park on Monday, Aug. 12 at about 2 p.m. The survivor told investigators they drove to Redwood Park and parked in a parking lot at the end of a straight road. As they began to walk in the park they were sexually assaulted by a male who the survivor described as tall and thin. The location in the park where the sexual assault occurred is unknown. Anyone with information regarding this crime or the suspect is asked to call APD at (707) 822-2424.

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MCKINLEYVILLE – A McKinleyville man was arrested Aug. 10 after allegedly stabbing 30-yearold Dylon T. Liakos to death on Boss Road in McKinleyville. Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1100 block of Boss Road at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 after receiving a report that a male had been stabbed. Deputies arrived on scene and found an unreBrian Leiteritz sponsive male, later identified as Liakos of Rohnert Park, on the sidewalk. Life saving efforts were started and Liakos was transSTABBING

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HSU gets $8.6 million for Children’s Center, Child Development Lab Humboldt State

HUMBOLDT STATE HSU has received $8.6 million to rebuild the Trinity Annex to house the University’s Children’s Center. The Child Development Laboratory is also exploring opportunities to relocate to the remodeled space. This project will allow more children to receive services, improve efficiency of operations and sustainability, open the programs’ current location to development, and reduce the amount of maintenance needed for campus infrastructure. The renovation of the Trinity Annex, located at 14th and B Street on the south end of campus, is possible thanks to $8.6 million in one-time funding from the State of California Budget allocated by the CSU Office of the Chancellor. The project is expected to be completed in fall 2021. HSU President Tom Jackson, Jr. announced the project at the August 19 Fall Welcome. The existing Trinity Annex building will undergo extensive work, but will retain the aesthetic of the west, original building. The building will be rebuilt to its current footprint design and complementary to the existing architecture. Built in 1944, the building served as the Trinity Hospital un-

C STREET VIEW Trinity Annex redone as the HSU Children’s Center. til 1972. The HSU auxiliary purchased the property in 1969 and transferred ownership to the University in 2018. Currently only the east wing is being used, for storage. Under the University’s proposed plan, the rebuilt space will benefit the Children’s Center by providing a purpose-built children and instructional facility to operate in and provide quality child care. The rebuild will include play yards and better pedestrian and traffic circulation. There will be a dedicated drop-off point, and the project will improve pedestrian access to the south campus entry with improvements to an existing bus stop, and better integration with the community to the south of the campus boundary. “We are very excited for this move,” says Children’s Center Director Betsy Wilson. “This new facility will allow us to increase our ability to continue our mission of providing high quality childcare to families in the University community, as well as training opportunities for the many student

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assistants we employ.” A report commissioned by HSU found that Early Childhood Education and the mission and values of the University are profoundly interrelated, and that child care is central to campus life for many students, staff, and faculty. The survey conducted by the Campus Center for Rural Policy (CCRP) found that child care pos-

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itively affects retention and improves the working environment. CCRP recommended the University help the Children’s Center increase funding and consider child care a basic need of students. “Faculty and staff at Child Development Department and Child Development Lab are excited about this proposal,” says HyunKyung You, Child Develop-

Gist is good to go HUMBOLDT STATE – After final air clearance test results showed that no asbestos fibers were detected in the air, Gist Hall re-opened as scheduled on Monday, Aug. 12 at 8 a.m. On May 10, Gist Hall was shut down out of an abundance of caution following the discovery of the possible presence of disturbed asbestos. The disturbed material was found during a check of the building’s systems following reports of heating issues. It was discovered in a plenum—a space used to help circulate air— behind an access panel on the second floor. After an extensive evaluation, the building was closed that day to ensure

the health and safety of students and employees. Classes were relocated, all activities were suspended, and the campus community was notified. Various tests conducted over the next few weeks showed: • No asbestos fibers were in the air. • The material presumed to be disturbed asbestos contained some asbestos fibers. • Asbestos fibers were not present in similar loose material that had been found in various areas of the building. Contractors removed the disturbed asbestos and the University passed the required final air clearance test.

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WESTHAVEN CSD The monthly meeting of the Westhaven CSD Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Westhaven Fire Hall, 446 Sixth Ave. in Westhaven. During the board meeting a Public hearing on the operating budget and water rates for the fiscal year, 2019-2020 will be held. Any customers wishing to protest the rates are invited to attend along with any members of the Public. In addition to the regular monthly financial reports, the Board will discuss and potential resolution of our disinfection by product issues. The Manager’s Report will include Water Loss and Project Updates: Disinfection Byproducts Project. For a full agenda and more information call the WCSD at (707) 6770798 or email wcsd@suddenlinkmail.com. Regular Board meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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ARCATA CITY COUNCIL The Arcata City Council meets Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. in Council Chamber at City Hall, 736 F St. Agenda items include a closed session for a legal conference and labor negotiations; Planning Commission applicant interviews; Introduction of Building Official Nelson Membreno; the Annual Report of the Transportation Safety Committee; early Oral Communications; the Consent Calendar (including approval of contracts for professional services with the Arcata Chamber of Commerce, Arcata Main Street and Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission for a three-year term). Old Business includes an update to the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan; a Planning Commission appointment; plaque development for the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Fountain on the Arcata Plaza; review and consideration of revisions to the City Council Protocol Manual (2018); assign-

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ment Lab Program Leader. “Overall, this potentially helps us continue our vision and mission and do even better what we have been proudly doing.” Established in 1971, the HSU Children’s Center has continually provided affordable, subsidized high quality child care and early education programs for children aged three months to five years of HSU students, staff, and faculty families. Along with providing a broad range of comprehensive services to families, the Children’s Center also employs student assistants as supervised “teachers in training” each semester.

WELCOME STUDENTS, HAVE A SLICE Arcata Main Street is inviting Humboldt State University residence hall students on a tour of downtown Arcata this Saturday, Aug. 24. The walk will be led by residence advisors, with 300 students expected to participate in a tour of local businesses and the North Coast Growers Association Farmers’ Market. The event kicks off with free pizza donated by local restaurants in the Hotel Arcata’s meeting room. More information is available by contacting Arcata Main Street at (707) 825-4500 or arcatamainstreet@gmail.com

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There’s a lot going on here, from housing to sea level rise to developing the K Street Corridor, and you should care City of ArCAtA

ARCATA – The City of Arcata is working on three important Community Development Plans and is seeking public input.

goals into consideration. The second plan is the Local Coastal Program (LCP). Due to sea-level rise, the LCP will address development restrictions in Ar-

development and redevelopment primarily along the K Street corridor. It will focus on Arcata’s housing and economic development needs with the goal of creating a well-balanced infill development program that encourages city development matching Arcata’s current and future housing, commercial and industrial needs. In order to create effective and inclusive plans for future development, the city needs public input. A short public housing survey has been created so community members can

share their feedback with the Arcata City Council. Arcata residents, those who would like to live in Arcata and those who are considering living in Arcata are asked to share their experiences regarding housing and economic development opportunities by taking this survey. Arcata’s Public Housing Survey can be found at cityofarcata.org. It will be open until Monday, Sept. 30. All community members are encouraged to participate. For more information, visit cityofarcata.org or call (707) 822-5955.

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HUMBOLDT – Humboldt State University is among the nation’s top colleges, according to Forbes’ 12th annual America’s Top Colleges list. Forbes included 650 undergraduate private and public institutions on this year’s list, which represents only 15 percent of the 4,300 degree-granting postsecondary universities in the U.S. Caroline Howard, director of editorial operations says: “The evaluation of the 650 undergraduate institutions is based exclusively on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students, and their post-graduate success and financial well-being.” HSU was recently named one of the 127 best colleges by The Princeton Review. The education services company lists HSU in the Best in the West section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” feature. And earlier this year, the Peace Corps recognized Humboldt State University as a top producer of volunteers. See the full results at forbes.com/top-colleges.

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12 − 6 p.m. I Street between 10th & 11th in Arcata The first plan is known as the Housing Element. It will set goals and strategies to meet Arcata’s current and future housing needs by creating policies and plans to preserve, improve and develop diverse housing. The city’s goal with this plan is to create an array of housing opportunities in a range of costs to meet growing demand, while taking economic, environmental and community

cata’s coastal zone. The city’s goal is to take a balanced approach to sea-level rise adaptation considering impacts on agriculture, coastal access, development, wetlands and economic feasibility. Input from community members will be crucial to developing this program. The third plan is the Arcata Gateway Specific Area Plan. This document will create an implementation plan for concentrated infill

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EUREKA – On Friday, Aug. 16 at about 9:57 a.m., Eureka Police Officers responded to the 500 block of West Harris for a possible assault call. The reporting party advised the Eureka Police Department communications center that a Postal Service carrier told them to call 911. The mail carrier appeared to be in a confrontation with a female subject. There was an additional female subject on scene that appeared to have been assaulted. Upon the officer’s arrival, it was determined that the female victim had been assaulted about the head by her daughter. A metal flashlight was used during the assault on the mother. The suspect, identified as Sarah Michelle Wentworth, 34, had fled into the residence and locked the doors. It was also determined that there was a rifle in the residence. The mother was transported to St. Joseph Hiospital ER by City Ambulance for treatment to her injuries. Officers secured a perimeter on the residence and attempted negotiations with Wentworth. After several minutes of unsuccessful contact with Wentworth, a Crisis Negotiator with Mental Health was requested and responded to the scene. While attempted notations took place, Detectives of the Eureka Police Department authored and obtained both an arrest warrant and search warrant for Wentworth, related to the assault. Attempts at negotiating with Wentworth were made for over two hours, but she would not respond. At about 12:30 p.m., it was determined that negotiations were not affective and the search and arrest warrants would be served. Officers entered the residence and took Wentworth into custody without incident. A rifle was also located and seized. Wentworth was not injured during the arrest, but she was transported to St. Joseph ER for medical clearance for precautionary reasons. Wentworth was ultimately booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. She is being held on $35,000.00 bail. This is an ongoing investigation and further details will be released as appropriate.

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ported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Criminal Investigations Division responded to the scene and conducted an investigation. Brian Leiteritz, 40, was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into the county jail. “Deputies were familiar with the residence and some of the involved individuals, as there have been repeated calls for service at that location in the recent past,” states a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. According to published reports, Leiteritz’s attorney, Michael Robinson, told reporters last week that his client was acting in self defense. Robinson said that Leiteritz’s angry ex-girlfriend arranged a home-invasion. At about midnight, power was cut to his house and someone banged on his door. When Leiteritz went to the door, he was attached, Robinson said. The investigation is ingoing.

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CRISIS ACTORS Housing & Residence Life at Humboldt State University held an emergency simulation Wednesday, Aug. 14 to test campus and community response teams. The simulation included participation from Housing & Residence Life, the University Police Department, the Arcata Fire District and Arcata Mad River Ambulance. The purpose of the exercise was to train housing staff and local first responders on how to respond to a campus housing emergency. The emergency simulation is intended to provide a real-time, realistic experience of an emergency as well as provide the opportunity to test and evaluate a practical plan and practice communication among agencies. Housing & Residence Life began holding multi-agency emergency simulations in 1986. The exercise takes place each year in August. During a real campus emergency, information will be posted on the HSU homepage, and available by calling (707) 826-INFO (4636). Photos by Matt Filar | Union

Missing hiker found dead in Trinity Alps TriniTy CounTy Sheriff’S offiCe

TRINITY COUNTY – The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins, 34, continued throughout the day of Sunday, Aug. 18. The 12 Search and Rescue teams, referenced in previous press releases, began searching their respective areas around first light. During the late morning, a California Highway Patrol helicopter observed what appeared to be a backpack. The backpack had been off trail, between L Lake and Mirror Lake. Ground search teams, who were already near the area, went to the location of the backpack in an effort to recover it. The backpack was recovered and later determined to have belonged to Komins. Search and Rescue mem-

bers continued to search the area near the backpack, and later located Komins, who was deceased. Komins’ remains were flown from the area via helicopter. A preliminary investigation appears to indicate that Komins may have fallen in the steep and rocky terrain. Although this was not the outcome that was wanted, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office as well as family members of Komins, wanted to thank the Search and Rescue members as well as all other volunteers, for assisting in bringing Daniel Komins home. Once additional information is obtained, further press releases shall be issued. Agencies involved were the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office; Trinity County

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Mega Mixer in Mack Town Thursday MISSING The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding Hans Lippuner, who was last seen by his house mates on Oct.16, 2018, in the Dow’s Prairie area of McKinleyville. Lippuner, above, is a white male, 59 years of age, about 5’ 8” tall and weighs about 140 lbs. He has short brown/gray hair and blue eyes. He is a tree climber, mechanic and machinist. He is an avid outdoorsman and was known to spend time out camping, fishing, and rock climbing. Lippuner was last known to be driving a white 1998 4x4 Ford Econoline van, California License 4ANN813. Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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leyville Middle School Conference Center at 2285 Central Ave. in McKinleyville. According to committee cochairs MCKINLEYVILLE Mary Burke and Maya Conrad “At the July McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee meeting, an ad hoc committee was formed to address walking, biking and other non-vehicular access issues in McKinleyville. The objective of this committee is to advance the work of McKinleyville Trails Coalition, specifically to enhance non-vehicular transportation options and access within and connecting to McKinleyville. This MMAC ad hoc committee will provide a documented public process to increase public involvement in and funding opportunities for walking, biking (and other modalities) improvements. We welcome your participation in this committee and hope you can attend our first meeting on Wednesday Aug. 21, 2019 from 6 to 8 p.m. Meetings will take place on the third Wednesday of each month. We are eager to get started so we can prepare proposals for important Caltrans funding opportunities this Fall.” At the brewery Jimi Jeff and Tim Klassen will perform cover tunes from Jimi Hendrix, Prince and others on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave. in McKinleyville. Also at the brewery: • Anna Hamilton performs blues and rock on Friday, Aug. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. Also that evening, from 8 to

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11 p.m., the San Francisco trio Beer Scouts performs raw rock and roll. • Every Sunday at 8 p.m. is Trivia Night, with prizes for the winners. • Every Monday night from 7 to 11 p.m. is Karaoke with DJ Marv. Corks, Forks & Kegs McKinleyville’s annual beer and wine walk – Corks, Forks & Kegs – takes place Saturday, Sept. 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Tri Counties Bank or at the chamber office. They are $35 pre-sale and $40 at the gate. Designated Driver tickets are $25 pre-sale and $30 at the gate. Below are the stops for the event: West side of Central: Cloney’s Pharmacy, Ramone’s Bakery & Cafe, Funk Shui, Coast Central Credit Union, McKinleyville Chevrolet & Buick, Humboldt Land Title Company, Miller Farms Nursery, Green Diamond Resource Company and Tri Counties Bank. East side of Central: McKinleyville Glass Company, BMW of Humboldt Bay, Central & Mane Salon, Umpqua Bank, McKinleyville Animal Care Center, Eureka Natural Foods and The Club on Central. Futsal League McKinleyville Parks and Recreation is offering a co-ed adult futsal league. Games will be played on Tuesdays from Sept. 24 to Dec. 10 at the McKinleyville Activity Center at Pierson Park. Team rosters can have six to 10 players. For more information, visit rec. mckinleyvillecsd.com, stop by 1656 Sutter Rd. in McKinleyville or call (707) 839-9003.

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ARCATA/McKINLEYVILLE – Arcata’s new postmaster, Amy Letter, was sworn in Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the McKinleyville Federal Courthouse. Letter is a third-generation Postal Service employee, and the oath was administered by her mother, retired Postmaster Rita Johnson. The McKinleyville Federal Courthouse is currently the home to several pieces of Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) murals from the 1930s that were originally housed at the Eureka courthouse and Post Office. The paintings which were created by artist Thomas Laman, depict scenes from Northern California history including farming, mining and native fauna. The arty moment was further enhanced by a cake frosted with the stars and stripes, plus an original art piece by Mad River Union Editor Jack Durham depicting the Arcata Post Office. Tradition is rich part of Letter’s postal career as well, in fact it is a family tradition for Letter who is a third generation postal em-

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ployee. There are 70 years of combined postal service within her family, starting with her grandfather, then her mother before she too got bit by the Postal bug. “I took things one step further and changed my last name to Letter,” she quipped. Letter began her U.S. Postal Service career 21 years ago as a clerk. In 2017 she tried her hand as a Supervisor in Eureka before becoming appointed as Postmaster of Arcata. “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the community of Arcata, I want to ensure the Post Office is here for many more years by providing great service to

our customers,” said Letter. Letter resides in Fortuna with her husband Ven, and their three children Madisyn 19, Kobe 17, and Matthew, 14. She enjoys spending time with her family, baking and cooking and cheering on her children at their sporting events. As Postmaster of Arcata, which has a population of over 18,000 residents, Letter manages 55 employees and oversees the daily delivery of over 66,000 pieces of mail and packages to 14,558 street addresses and 2,200 post office boxes. Letter succeeds previous Arcata Postmaster Hortencia Beltran.

THAT’S A STRETCH A host of improvements are planned. See more details at cityofarcata.org/720/Old-Arcata-Road-Design-Project Image courtesy cIty of arcata

Old Arcata Road | Complaint of lack of notice FROM A1

really a part of the city, much of it is unincorporated, and while it falls on the city to shepherd projects such as these, some residents seemed eager to remind their city officials not to push their “city folk” ideas like bicycle access, roundabouts, and paved rights-of-way on their quiet, country byways. “This is not the city!” cried one flummoxed neighbor. While some accused the city of steamrolling past public input, proceeding without a traffic survey, assistant city engineer Netra Khatri reminded residents three previous meetings in which public input was sought had taken place during the process which began in 2016. But Delany said he had only heard about this meeting at the last minute, as word-of-mouth spread through the community in recent days. “We never got a notice about this meeting,” he said. Some were concerned about how the changes would affect street parking (Khatri said they were looking into it), whether bus service would be extended out toward Jacoby Creek Road (it won’t), and whether the city was properly accounting for aesthetics such as walkability (remains to be

seen). Denise Downey of Bayside didn’t think the city was paying enough attention to drainage along the highway. Residents looked over giant printouts of the road spread out over tables, as well as images of the city plans, and stayed well after the meeting, which went longer than scheduled. “I’ve been going to these things for three years,” said Khatri, “and I’ve never seen anything like this. Funding for the $4.1 million project will be provided by the State Transportation Improvement Project ($2.4 million), ighway Infrastructure Program ($841,000) and the remainder from Measure G, Arcata’s .75 cent Sales and Use Tax increment. The project is in its environmental study phase, with the initial design about 35 percent complete. The design should be finished by 2020, when finding will be finalized and the project will go out to bid. Another public hearing will be held to review plans, with construction set to begin in 2021. More information on the Old Arcata Road Design Project is available at cityofarcata.org/720/Old-Arcata-Road-Design-Project.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”) has entered an order (the “Bar Date Order1”) establishing October 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Pacific Time) (the “Bar Date”) as the last date and time for each (i) person, as defined in section 101(41) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), including, without limitation, all Fire Claimants (as defined below), Wildfire Subrogation Claimants (as defined below), and Customers (as defined below), and (ii) governmental unit (as defined in section 101(27) of the Bankruptcy Code, collectively, the “Governmental Units”) to file a proof of claim (each a “Proof of Claim”) in respect of a prepetition claim (as defined in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code), including, for the avoidance of doubt, all secured claims and priority claims against either of the abovelisted debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”). The Bar Date and the procedures set forth below for filing Proofs of Claim apply to all claims against the Debtors that arose before January 29, 2019 (the “Petition Date”), the date on which the Debtors commenced cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”). 1. WHO MUST FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM You MUST file a Proof of Claim to vote on a chapter 11 plan filed by the Debtors or to share in distributions from the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates if you have a claim that arose before the Petition Date, and it is not one of the types of claims described in Section 5 below. Claims based on acts or omissions of the Debtors that occurred before the Petition Date must be filed on or before the Bar Date, even if such claims are not now fixed, liquidated or certain or did not mature or become fixed, liquidated or certain before the Petition Date. Under section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code and as used in this notice, the word “claim” means a right to (a) payment, whether such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured; or (b) an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured. 2. WHAT TO FILE A. Claimants other than Holders of Fire Claims. The Debtors have prepared a Proof of Claim form for use by claimants in these Chapter 11 Cases other than Fire Claimants and Wildfire Subrogation Claimants (the “Standard Proof of Claim Form”). If your claim is listed on the schedules of assets and liabilities filed by the Debtors (collectively, the “Schedules”), you will receive in the mail a Standard Proof of Claim Form that sets forth the amount of your claim as listed on the Schedules, if applicable, the specific Debtor against which the claim is scheduled, and whether the claim is scheduled as “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated.” You will receive a different Standard Proof of Claim Form for each claim listed in your name on the Schedules. You may utilize the Standard Proof of Claim Form(s) you receive from the Debtors to file your claim. Additional Standard Proof of Claim Forms and instructions may be obtained at (a) the website established by the Debtors’ Court-approved claims and noticing agent, Prime Clerk LLC (“Prime Clerk”), located at https://restructuring.primeclerk.com/pge (the “Case Website”) or (b) the Bankruptcy Court’s website located at www.uscourts.gov/forms/bankruptcy-forms. All Proof of Claim Forms must be signed by the claimant or an authorized agent of the claimant. It must be written in English and the amount, if known, must be denominated in United States currency (using the exchange rate, if applicable, as of the Petition Date). You also should attach to your completed Proof of Claim any documents on which the claim is based (if voluminous, attach a summary) or an explanation as to why the documents are not available. Your Proof of Claim Form must not contain complete social security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers (include only the last four (4) digits), a complete birth date (include only the year), the name of a minor (include only the minor’s initials), or a financial account number (include only the last four (4) digits of such account number). IF YOU ARE ASSERTING A CLAIM AGAINST MORE THAN ONE DEBTOR, SEPARATE PROOFS OF CLAIM MUST BE FILED AGAINST EACH SUCH DEBTOR AND YOU MUST IDENTIFY ON YOUR PROOF OF CLAIM THE SPECIFIC DEBTOR AGAINST WHICH YOUR CLAIM IS ASSERTED AND THE CASE NUMBER OF THAT DEBTOR’S BANKRUPTCY CASE (SEE ABOVE). B. Fire Claimants and Wildfire Subrogation Claimants Pursuant to the Bar Date Order, and all matters related thereto, (a) any claim (as such term is defined in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) related to or in any way arising from the wildfires that occurred in Northern California prior to the Petition Date (January 29, 2019) (the “Northern California Fires”),2 including any claim held by a Wildfire Subrogation Claimant, is referred to herein as a “Fire Claim”; (b) any person or entity, including any Governmental Unit, holding a Fire Claim (other than a Wildfire Subrogation Claimant) is referred to herein as a “Fire Claimant”; and (c) any insurance carrier having made payments to their insureds for any damages arising out of or relating to a Fire Claim, or any other party who has acquired by assignment or otherwise obtained an interest in a claim arising out or related to such payments, is referred to herein as a “Wildfire Subrogation Claimant”. If you (or, in the case of a wrongful-death claim, the estate you represent) believe you have a claim against either of the Debtors for personal injury or wrongful death, property damage, or other loss or liability in any way relation to or resulting from the Northern California Fires, you or your authorized agent or attorney MUST file a Proof of Claim for your Fire Claim prior to the Bar Date in accordance with the instructions in this notice. Proof of Claim forms for Fire Claimants (a “Fire Claimant Proof of Claim Form”) and Wildfire Subrogation Claimants (a “Wildfire Subrogation Claimant Proof of Claim Form” and, together with the Fire Claimant Proof of Claim Form, the “Fire Proof of Claim Forms”) are available at the Case Website. Substantially all of the information requested in the applicable Fire Proof of Claim Form must be provided. All timely filed Fire Proof of Claim Forms shall be deemed filed against both PG&E Corp. and the Utility. You or your authorized agent or attorney MUST file a Proof of Claim on account of your Fire Claim even if you may be included in, or represented by, a purported class action, class suit, class Proof of Claim, or similar representative action filed against the Debtors with respect to your Fire Claim. You may but are not required to attach supporting documentation to your Fire Proof of Claim Form. Please be advised, except as otherwise provided in the Bar Date Order, if supporting documentation is attached by any claimant to a Fire Proof of Claim Form, such supporting documentation will be publicly available as a part of such claimant’s Fire Proof of Claim Form. 3. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CUSTOMERS If you are a residential or non-residential customer of the Debtors (each a “Customer”) and you believe you have a claim against the Debtors relating to the period prior to the Petition Date, you MUST file a Standard Proof of Claim Form by the Bar Date. Customers are not required to file proofs of claim for ordinary and customary refunds, overpayments, billing credits, deposits or similar billing items. 4. WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE All Proofs of Claim (including any proofs of claims of Fire Claimants, Wildfire Subrogation Claimants, Governmental Units, and Customers) must be filed so as to be received on or before October 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Pacific Time) as follows: If electronically: The Case Website established by Prime Clerk, using the interface available on such website under the link entitled “Submit a Claim” (the “Electronic Filing System”). If by first class mail: PG&E Corporation Claims Processing Center; c/o Prime Clerk LLC; Grand Central Station, PO Box 4850; New York, NY 10163-4850. If by overnight courier: PG&E Corporation Claims Processing Center; c/o Prime Clerk LLC; 850 Third Avenue, Suite 412; Brooklyn, NY 11232. If by hand delivery: PG&E Corporation Claims Processing Center; c/o Prime Clerk LLC; 850 Third Avenue, Suite 412; Brooklyn, NY 11232. -or- At one of the Debtors’ Claim Service Centers located at the following PG&E locations (beginning July 15, 2019 through the Bar Date (October 21, 2019) during the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Prevailing Pacific Time): (i) 350 Salem Street, Chico, CA 95928; (ii) 231 “D” Street, Marysville, CA 95901; (iii) 1567 Huntoon Street, Oroville, CA 95965; (iv) 3600 Meadow View Road, Redding, CA 96002; (v) 111 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401; or (vi) 1850 Soscol Ave. Ste 105, Napa, CA 94559. Photocopy machines will not be available at the Claim Service Centers; you must bring a photocopy of your claim if you wish to receive a datestamped copy. Proofs of Claim will be deemed filed only when actually received at the addresses listed above or via the Electronic Filing System on or before the Bar Date. If you submit a Proof of Claim via the Electronic Filing System, you will receive an email confirmation generated by the Electronic Filing System with an image of your filed Proof of Claim Form. Proofs of Claim may not be delivered by facsimile, telecopy, or electronic mail transmission (other than Proofs of Claim filed electronically through the Electronic Filing System). 5. WHO NEED NOT FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM You do not need to file a Proof of Claim on or before the Bar

Date if you are: (a) any person or entity whose claim is listed on the Schedules; provided that (i) the claim is not listed on the Schedules as “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated,” (ii) the person or entity does not dispute the amount, nature, and priority of the claim as set forth in the Schedules, and (iii) the person or entity does not dispute that the claim is an obligation of the specific Debtor against which the claim is listed in the Schedules; (b) any person or entity whose claim has been paid in full; (c) any holder of a claim allowable under section 503(b) and 507(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code as an administrative expense (other than any party asserting a claim pursuant to section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code who was required to file such claim by April 22, 2019 as established in the Bankruptcy Court’s Amended Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 503(b)(9) and 105(a) Establishing Procedures for the Assertion, Resolution, and Satisfaction of Claims Asserted Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(9) [Docket No. 725]); (d) any person or entity who holds a claim that heretofore has been allowed by Order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on or before the Bar Date; (e) any holder of a claim for which a separate deadline has been fixed by the Bankruptcy Court; (f) any person or entity who has already filed a Proof of Claim with Prime Clerk against the Debtors with respect to the claim being asserted, utilizing a claim form that substantially conforms to the Standard Proof of Claim Form or Official Form No. 410; (g) any person or entity that holds an equity security interest in the Debtors, which interest is based exclusively upon the ownership of common or preferred stock, membership interests, partnership interests, or warrants, options, or rights to purchase, sell, or subscribe to such a security or interest; provided, however, that if any such holder asserts a claim (as opposed to an ownership interest) against the Debtors (including a claim relating to an equity interest or the purchase or sale of such equity interest), a Standard Proof of Claim must be filed on or before the Bar Date; (h) any person or entity whose claim is limited exclusively to the repayment of principal, interest, and other fees and expenses under any agreements (a “Debt Claim”) governing any prepetition, unsecured revolving credit loan, term loan, notes, bonds, debentures, or other debt securities, in each case, issued by or on behalf of any of the Debtors (collectively, the “Debt Instruments”); provided, however, that (i) the foregoing exclusion shall not apply to the indenture trustee, owner trustee, pass-through trustee, subordination agent, registrar, paying agent, administrative, loan or collateral agent, or any other entity serving in a similar capacity however designated (collectively, an “Indenture Trustee”) under the applicable Debt Instrument, (ii) each such Indenture Trustee shall be required to file a Standard Proof of Claim against the applicable Debtor, on or before the Bar Date, on account of all Debt Claims against such Debtor under the applicable Debt Instrument; provided, however, that an Indenture Trustee will be permitted, in lieu of attaching voluminous documentation, to file with its Proof of Claim a summary of the applicable Debt Instrument and other operative documents, on the condition that such documents will be made available by the Indenture Trustee within ten (10) business days after receipt of a written request from a party in interest, and (iii) any holder of a Debt Claim that has a claim arising out of or relating to a Debt Instrument other than a Debt Claim must file a Standard Proof of Claim with respect to such claim on or before the Bar Date, unless another exception identified herein applies; (i) any person or entity whose claim against the Utility arises solely from amounts due to the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”), California Power Exchange Corporation (“PX”) and/or various market participants based on purchases or sales of electricity, capacity, or ancillary services by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other market participants in markets operated by the CAISO and the PX that are subject to determination by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in refund proceedings bearing FERC Docket Nos. EL0095-000 and EL00-98-000 and related sub-dockets, and any amounts due under any settlement agreements, allocation agreements, escrow agreements, letter agreements, other written agreements, or court orders (including orders entered in the chapter 11 case styled In re California Power Exchange Corporation, Case No. LA 01-16577 ES) that expressly relate thereto; (j) any Customer whose claims is limited exclusively to ordinary and customary refunds, overpayments, billing credits, deposits, or similar billing items; (k) either Debtor having a claim against the other Debtor in these Chapter 11 Cases; or (l) any person or entity who holds a claim solely to the extent that such claim arises from an event that occurred after January 29, 2019. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Bar Date Order to the contrary, any claimant that timely files a Proof of Claim and makes a good faith effort to complete a Proof of Claim form as set forth in the Bar Date Order shall be permitted to revise, amend, and/or supplement their applicable Proof of Claim form to the extent permitted by applicable law until such time as their claim is allowed or disallowed by order of the Bankruptcy Court. This notice may be sent to many persons that have had some relationship with or have done business with the Debtors but may not have an unpaid claim against the Debtors. 6. EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES If you hold a claim arising out of or relating to the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease you must file a Standard Proof of Claim Form based on such rejection by the later of (i) the Bar Date, and (ii) the date that is thirty (30) days following the entry of the Bankruptcy Court’s order approving such rejection (which order may be the order confirming a chapter 11 plan for the Debtors), or be forever barred from doing so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party to an executory contract or unexpired lease that asserts a claim on account of unpaid amounts accrued and outstanding as of the Petition Date pursuant to such executory contract or unexpired lease (other than a claim for damages that arises from or relates to the rejection of the executory contract or unexpired lease) must file a Standard Proof of Claim Form for such amounts on or before the Bar Date unless an exception identified in Section 5 above applies. 7. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM BY THE BAR DATE ANY HOLDER OF A CLAIM THAT IS NOT EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BAR DATE ORDER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 ABOVE, AND THAT FAILS TO TIMELY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BAR DATE ORDER SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS A CREDITOR WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIM FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTING ON ANY PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FILED OR CONFIRMED IN THESE CHAPTER 11 CASES AND PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISTRIBUTION IN THE DEBTORS’ CHAPTER 11 CASES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH CLAIM. 8. THE DEBTORS’ SCHEDULES AND ACCESS THERETO You may be listed as a holder of a claim against one or more of the Debtors in the Debtors’ Schedules. To determine if and how you are listed on the Schedules, please refer to the descriptions set forth on the instructions accompanying the Standard Proof of Claim Form(s) regarding the nature, amount, and status of your claim(s). If you rely on the Debtors’ Schedules or the Standard Proof of Claim Form(s) you receive in the mail from the Debtors, it is your responsibility to determine that the claim accurately is listed on the Schedules. However, you may rely on the form you receive, which lists the amount of your claim as scheduled, identifies the Debtor against which it is scheduled, and specifies whether the claim is “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated.” As set forth above, if you agree with the nature, amount, and status of your claim as listed in the Debtors’ Schedules, and if you do not dispute that your claim only is against the Debtor specified by the Debtors, and if your claim is not described as “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated,” you need not file a Proof of Claim. Otherwise, or if you decide to file a Proof of Claim, you must do so before the Bar Date, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this notice. For the avoidance of doubt, if you have a Fire Claim and it is listed as “disputed,” “contingent,” or “unliquidated” you must file a Fire Proof of Claim Form. Copies of the Debtors’ Schedules are available for inspection on the Bankruptcy Court’s electronic docket for the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases, which is posted on (a) the Case Website and (b) the Bankruptcy Court’s website at http://www. canb.uscourts.gov. A login and password to the Bankruptcy Court’s Public Access to Electronic Records (“PACER”) are required to access this information on the Bankruptcy Court’s website and can be obtained through the PACER Service Center at http://www.pacer.gov. Copies of the Schedules also may be examined between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Prevailing Pacific Time), Monday through Friday at the Office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Copies of the Debtors’ Schedules also may be obtained by request to Prime Clerk: PG&E Corporation; c/o Prime Clerk LLC; 850 Third Avenue, Suite 412; Brooklyn, NY 11232; Toll Free: (844) 339-4217; Email: pgeinfo@primeclerk.com. Please note that Prime Clerk cannot provide legal advice, nor can it advise you as to whether you should file a Proof of Claim. A holder of a potential claim against the Debtors should consult an attorney regarding any matters not covered by this notice, such as whether the holder should file a Proof of Claim. Dated: July 1, 2019 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP, KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP [Fn-1] Capitalized terms used but not herein defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Bar Date Order. [Fn-2] The Northern California Fires include, but are not limited to, the following fires: 37, Adobe, Atlas, Blue, Butte, Camp, Cascade, Cherokee, Ghost Ship, Honey, La Porte, Lobo, Maacama, McCourtney, Norrbom, Nuns, Partrick, Pocket, Point, Pressley, Pythian (a.k.a. Oakmont), Redwood, Sullivan, Sulphur, and Tubbs.

A6 Task Force

M Ad R iveR U nion FROM A1

widened sidewalks, more bike racks, better bike lanes, valet bike parking, oneway corridors to and from the Creamery District along Eighth and Ninth streets, a safety corridor to Humboldt State University, expansion of the Zagster bike pro-

gram, more Uber, Lyft and Zip cars, bus passes, dockless scooters, extended public transportation hours, more electric vehicle charging, and more. • Beautification: improved maintenance, better landscaping, more art on Plaza fixtures and sidewalks including indigenous art, repaired trash cans,upgraded lighting,

A UgUst 21, 2019 leaving the Plaza center open, repaired signage, adding dividers to benches to discourage sleeping, state-stops on planters to prevent skateboard damage, façade and alley improvements with business sponsorships, trimmed shrubbery and more. • Programming: partner with HSU for more activities, increase use by community groups and volunteers, more small events, food trucks, parklets, streamlined permitting process, increased marketing and outreach, business participation, children’s events, regional marketing in coordination with the Arcata Chamber of Commerce, Arcata Mainstreet and others to make the Plaza a regional destination, restaurant and business promotion, a parklet on Eighth Street for outdoor dining, more help from city with event setup, more electrical access, and more. • Safety: alternative locations for the unhoused to congregate, support and augmentation of Arcata Crisis Intervention

Team, relocate Food Not Bombs, support for Arcata House Partnership, more services for the unhoused, increased presence and responsiveness of Arcata Police, better enforcement of Plaza rules, maintain APD staffing levels, better citizen crime reporting to APD, more sensitivity to and collaboration with the indigenous community, locker storage for travelers, more business surveillance cameras, private parking for large events, changing bar access from Ninth Street to the back alley, locked dumpsters, a family-friendly restroom, more housing infill development downtown, a “tippler tax” on alcohol, more training for bar employees, stricter DUI checks, eliminate drink specials, re-identification of the Plaza, affordable shopping options, turning event booths outward rather than inward, parking meters, an arena theater, a redwood tree or Greek goddess statue at the Plaza’s center.

Zootini 2019

Celebrating 31 Years as Your North Coast Casino!

ZOOTINI! The 13th Annual Zootini benefit for the Sequoia Park Zoo took place the evening of August 10. Synapsis supplied acrobatics as Humboldt’s glitterati minged with featured creatures, from miniature hotses to a Spotted Owl. Middle right, Humboldt State President Tom Jackson and District Attorney Maggie Fleming were among the attendees. Above right, Zoo Foundation Executive Director Leigh Pierre-Oetker and Zoo Director Gretchen Ziegler. Below right, auctioneer State Sen. Mike McGuire. Photos by KLh | Union

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Scene Let’s get political A

few years ago I went with my wife of living in Humboldt County as a minoriand my dear old mom on a trip to ty. As a small town we can create change Europe. We started in Paris, went through our activism with our voices and down to the French Riviera, then through hearts, holding accountable the leaders Italy, essentially following what the Brits and institutions that refuse to acknowlused to call “the Grand Tour.” Shopping in edge the presence of systemic racism and a Paris flea market, I scored some cool 45s bigotry… How can we effectively combat for my record collector son. racism in Humboldt County? Here’s your In Rome, I happened chance to find out.” upon a store in an alley Some of the bands are more political where they sold books than others. Some just want to thrash and CDs, so I thought I’d while their friends mosh. But Charmaine check it out. There were Lawson and local activists will speak out books in the window by at the event and workshops are scheduled the poet Ezra Pound, throughout. (All profits will be donated to and that should have Justice For David Josiah Lawson.) been a clue. The CDs were Friday, Aug. 23, things start off at Ramall by metal bands and pArt (on South G, near Redwood Curtain) on closer examination, with Human Soup Hot Tub (6 p.m.), I realized they were by some of the worst then Racket (6:15 p.m.) Cross Contaminasort of bands, National Socialist black tion (6:30 p.m.) The Chainlinks (6:50 metal by modern day fascists and neo-Na- p.m.) and Wet Spot (7:10 p.m.). Then you zis. I exited as soon as possible. Many of get speakers from Centro Del Pueblo, you know nothing about that world, but then back to music by The Choice from as a music writer, I was always worried Chico (8 p.m.) Fall Children from Ukithat I would unah (8:30) Mascuintentionally help linity Crisis from publicize the career Seattle (9 p.m.) of someone whose and the closers, screamed lyrics hid Deathwish WI, vile hate-filled diapunkers from Wistribes. consin (9:30 p.m.) There always until everyone is have been politiwarn out. Single cally conscious anday ticket: $15. ti-nazi metal/punk Saturday Aug. bands around, but 24, there are two lately for reasons WHITE MANNA David Johnson of White sessions, the “Day that should be ob- Manna, one of many bands playing at Show” starting at vious, there are Vert and Distort Vol. II. photo by bob doraN 1 p.m. is an unmore. Earlier this derground thing year New Yorker magazine had a piece at the “Manila Terror Center” with The about Black Flags Over Brooklyn a Flying Hellfish (2 p.m.) KLOD (2:45 to fest bringing together “anti-fascist ex- 3 p.m.) Masculinity Crisis (3:15 to 3:45 treme-metal” bands. Punk rock has long p.m.) and straight outta Oakland, Manbeen political. back (4 p.m.) $5 gets you in. (Ask D-Beat I suspect this weekend’s Vert and Dis- for location.) tort Vol. II at RampArt Skatepark (Aug. The “Main Gig” that day is back at 23, 24 and 25) is a metal/punk grab-bag RampArt starts with Failed Blessings (6 along semi-political lines, with an em- p.m.) then Muppet Hunter (6:20 p.m.) phasis on racism. The organizers explain, Cross Oceans (6:40 p.m.) and Nan El“Humboldt County, as beautiful and awe moth (7 p.m.), then a heartfelt speech by inspiring as it is, holds heavy racial ten- Charmaine Lawson. Music resumes sions and emotional scars from the past with Agnostic Priest from Oakland (8 and present. This event will introduce, as p.m.) Aseptic from San Jose (8:30 p.m.) well as acquaint the new students and gen- Hemotoxin from Pittsburg, Calif. (9 eral public of the experiences and realities THE HUM B2

AuguSt 21, 2019

The day that LBJ, Nixon & Reagan came to town

LADY BIRD JOHNSON GROVE DEDICATION was held Aug. 27, 1969. From left on top of platform, the Rev. Billy Graham, California Governor Ronald Reagan, U.S. Congressman Don Clauson, Interior Secretary Walter Hickel, President Richard Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Luci Nugent, Patrick Nugent, Lynda Robb and Chuck Robb. photo courteSy of redwood NatioNal aNd State parkS

50th Anniversary of Lady Bird Johnson Grove

rinidad Museum’s Photography Room Exhibit commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwood National and State Parks. First Lady, Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson (19122007), wife of the 36th President of the United States, visited Humboldt County twice: first on Nov. 25, 1968 at Jedediah Smith State Park, and again on Aug. 27, 1969, when she joined her Past President husband, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and their daughters Lynda Robb and Luci Nugent, their husbands

Charles Robb and Patrick Nugent, President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat Nixon, and their daughter, Julie, with her husband David Eisenhower, along with California Governor Ronald Reagan, Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel, U.S. Congressman Don Clausen, U.S. Senator George Murphy, National Park Service Director George Hartzog Jr., Laurance Rockefeller and the Rev. Billy Graham for a unifying afternoon dedication in the grove. At no other time in Humboldt County’s history have three United States

Presidents, past, present, and future, gathered at one time. Lady Bird Johnson’s mission as First Lady was beautification and conservation. She wrote: “My heart found its home long ago in the beauty, mystery, order and disorder of the flowering earth.” Working with Congressman Don Clausen (representative from 19631982), Save-the-Redwoods League, the Department of the Interior, and State and Federal leaders, she championed the effort to preserve old growth redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) by encouraging formation of Redwood National Park, which today comprises TRINIDAD TIDINGS

UNION INTERVIEWS

75 years of togetherness Note: Local historian Michael H. Pazeian recently sat down with long-time McKinleyville residents Ralph and Jo Miller and recorded their oral history. Below is a transcription of the recording, edited for lenghth and clarity. – Ed Michael H. Pazeian Special to the Union

Ralph: We had known each other about two years when we married on Dec. 21, 1944. I had been in Samoa working at the mill for about two months when we first met. Jo: I moved to Arcata with my parents when I was 9 years old from Louisiana. I started school. Some friends brought Ralph over to our house. I was in my senior year of high school, and his uncle’s house where he lived was about quarter mile away. I was 17 and he was 19. My parents were very strict with me. I was the oldest of seven so I was in charge of the kids. Ralph’s cousin brought him to the house. Ralph: Our first date was later. In those days we didn’t have gas. I had a car but could not get a ticket for the

gas [during the Depression and the war gasoline was rationed.] Her dad worked nights, we were chaperoned, but I usually came over in the evenings, I was working at the mill during the day. I took advantage of her father not being home. Jo: It was a few months before we went to the movies. And we went to what was called The Red Robin. We had a milk shake and a hamburger. Ralph: I got in trouble over our first kiss. Her younger sisters tattled to her dad. I faced up to him and said, “If you don’t trust me with your daughter that is fine, I won’t be back.” He said, he was fine with us being together. We dated almost another year before I joined the Navy. I came home on leave in December of 1944 and we got married. Then I went overseas. Jo: We wrote to each other two to three times a week while he was gone. I missed him. I was finishing high school. Graduated in June of 1945. I wanted to finish high school and my parents agreed. After I graduated, I

got a job at Daly’s Department Store in Eureka in the shoe department. I was living with Ralph’s brother and sister in Samoa. Ralph: I got home to Samoa and the mill was on strike. But, my brother and cousins were working at another mill in Arcata and they hired me. My dad had bought a place with two houses on it. Then they MILLERS

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ummer is coming to an end - and Blue Lakers know just where to get the last of their summer fun. Come out to the Mad River Brewery for some late evening sun and music every weekend! Don’t forget to check out the sun cam before coming out to the river, which can be found on both the Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce website at sunnybluelake.com or the City of Blue Lake website at bluelake.ca.gov. Blue Lake School School Starts on Monday, Aug. 26 for Blue Lake School. Please watch out as your drive through Blue Lake – at all times, but especially during the early morning drop off and the afternoon pick up times. Students will be walking and biking to school, as well as parents dropping off or picking up their dear ones as they embark on another year of learning. Let’s start this year off with safety and driving slow through town. BL City Council The Blue Lake City Council will be having its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held at Skinner Store, behind City Hall, and are always open to the public. Agendas and packet information are available on the website, or at City Hall, no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting. Coming soon... Keep your ears and eyes open for information on these upcoming events: Blue Lake Enduro Mountain Bike ride in September, Hoptoberfest in October, and maybe even a new music festival event that is still in the works that is possible to come to Blue Lake that will be out of this world, coming in mid-September. Museum and library Don’t forget the other reasons to come to Blue Lake, like the Blue Lake Museum, still open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. or Public Skate nights on Tuesday, Friday and Saturdays, with a matinee skate time on Sundays. Check out the City of Blue Lake website mentioned earlier for details of times and prices. Plus, the library reading program has a few more months left to go. Check out our cute library full of all the books you could ever need, plus the ability to request from other libraries. The Blue Lake Library is open on Wednesdays from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. MARSH TOUR Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) invites you to join a free tour that will cover wetland restoration and plants at the Marsh. On Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m., Mary Ann Madej and/or John DeMartini will lead this slower-paced tour. This tour only will happen if at least one phone reservation is received. Call the Marsh Interpretive Center at (707) 826-2359 if you plan to attend. Note that the starting point for this monthly tour has changed. From the intersection of Samoa Boulevard and I Street in Arcata, drive 0.5 mile south on I Street. There, the road turns sharply to the right, and several parking spots are available. Participants will start and end their short (0.5-mile) walk there. NORTHCOAST HOMESHARE There are people out there who need housing and there are those with extra rooms in their family homes. Why can’t they live together? The right roommate could ease a mind, do the heavy lifting, grocery shopping, cleaning, or simply provide companionship and emergency help. There are local folks already enjoying multi-generational living and we need more of us to give it a shot. Northcoast Homeshare provides personal support to both the home sharer and the home seeker to find the best match possible. Both are interviewed, background checked and asked to submit a thorough application. Northcoast Homeshare staff visit the home and rental space and guide the home sharer in developing reasonable expectations about space use and cost. Northcoast Homeshare will help both understand the importance of a written rental agreement and how to be a good roommate. Instead of using an online matching site, people can call Northcoast Homeshare for more personal Call (707) 442.3763, ext. 209 or download an application from a1aa.org/homesharing.

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THE MCKINLEYVILLE COMMUNITY CHOIR is seeking new voices to spread holiday joy.All parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) are welcome. However, more sopranos and basses are needed.You need not reside in McKinleyville.If you love to sing, please consider sharing that with the local community.Even if you only sing in the shower or haven’t sung since the sixth grade, join us! Reading music is not required. If you do not know which part is for you, the director will coach you. There are no auditions. Rehearsals are weekly on Mondays, starting on Sept. 2 (Labor Day) from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m.They are held at the Grace Good Shephard Church at 1450 Hiller Rd. in McKinleyville. Jon Reisdorf is the director. Three performances are planned in December. Consider joining with a friend or relative. Carpooling is also available. Join, it’s good for the heart and soul! Contact Clare Greene (manager) at (831) 419-3247 or email ccgreene46@gmail.com. Submitted photo

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p.m.) Nerve Exposure from San Jose (9:30 p.m.) Argentavis from Santa Rosa (10 p.m.) ending with Necrot from Oakland (10:30 p.m.). Tix are $20. Sunday, Aug. 25, starts with a free “Propaganda and Market” from noon until 3 p.m. with reps from Humboldt Mutual Aid, Black Humboldt, Save the Mattole’s Ancient Forest, Outer Space Arcata, Humboldt Garden Collective, Word Humboldt, Hidden Replica, Kat Bones Art plus “more TBA.” $10 gets you into the “Main Gig,” starting with Sad Krotch (4 p.m.) Aitherios from Chico, (4:20 p.m.) Not Ewe (5 p.m.) Dead Drift (5:30 p.m.) Sue and the Namies (6 p.m.) Death Mode Trippers (6:30 p.m.) Ultramafic (7 p.m.) Imperial Destructo (7:30) Dead Fucking Serious from Eugene (8 p.m.) and closing, White Manna (8:30p.m. until the end). Meanwhile, on a somewhat less political mode, Friday, Aug. 23, the Miniplex has an alt.-ish “No Cover Local Showcase!” starting at 9:30 p.m. with Spirit Notes, Blood Hunny and Los Dune Bums. Did I mention that the thing at RampArt is for all ages? The Miniplex is 21+ this time. For a different sort of politics, of the eco-sort, we have “Luna Then and Now,” Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., a free event at the Arcata Li-

brary. In case you’ve never heard of her, well, “Luna is an ancient redwood that rises 200 feet above the Eel River in Southern Humboldt. Retired HSU math professor Stuart Moskowitz will talk about her. From 1997 to 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill sat atop Luna to prevent the cutting of this 1,000 year-old tree and to attract the world’s attention to the necessity of protecting and restoring natural resources.” I got to know Julia a bit when she was living in Luna spending her time talking on her cell phone to reporters. At the time she brushed aside the fake news of the day. “I’m doing wonderfully as far as my health goes,” she assured me. “There’s been all kinds of rumors. I’m not pregnant, I don’t have six toes, I have never eaten corned beef at the Scotia Inn, I’m not marrying a Highway Patrol officer.” I actually broke the news story when Ms. Hill made a deal with the timber company that led to her leaving Luna. There were some who felt she sold out. “I never set forth any specific conditions that had to happen before I came down,” said Julia. “I came forward with terms for a resolution with Pacific Lumber, a comprehensive conservation easement where both sides could win, and I got attacked for making nonnegotiable demands from one side and attacked from the other side, saying I was negotiating with a company that can’t keep its word.”

Stuart will talk about that easement, as well as about the tree being attacked by a vandal less than a year after the deal was struck. The famous tree is currently under the stewardship of Sanctuary Forest; Stuart is a longtime board member who serves as Luna’s caretaker. Back on the music front, The Gatehouse Well plays their first gig at The Basement Wednesday, Aug. 21. “Celtic flavor!” the venue claims. (Really?) The lovely Paula Jones and RLA are at The Basement Friday, Aug. 23. “Loud in the Library” is a free Barn Dance with Striped Pig Stringband and Lyndsey Battle getting shh-ed in the Eureka Library at 11:30 a,m. Saturday, Aug. 24. “That’s right: we are going to be promenade-ing, do si do-ing, and chasse-ing right in the middle of the library!” they promise. That evening (Saturday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m.) Americana master Robbie Fulks plays the the Old Steeple (in Ferndale) with help from our own Jenny Scheinman. Get tickets ahead. Same Saturday night, at The Jam, Fraktal Productions presents US Blues, yet another Grateful Dead tribute, one that suggests they play the bluesier side of the Dead canon. The lineup includes Norman Bradford and Andy B on guitars, B. Swizlo on keys, plus a rhythm section with Craig Wright and Alex Linzinger. Out of space. Guess that means I’ll see you next week (again).

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Trinidad Lions will hold a Pancake Breakfast and Book Sale on Sunday, Aug 25 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Trinidad School, 300 Trinity St. in Trinidad. Pancakes, ham or sausage and eggs or biscuits and gravy and eggs and beverage are $6 for adults and $3 for children. Hardback books are $1 each, paperback are 50 cents each and children’ s books are 25 cents each.

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some 133,000 acres, in Del Norte and Humboldt counties. Within the boundaries of the National Park are three existing California State Parks, Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast Redwoods and Prairie Creek. Much of the land was acquired from private landowners, with positive and negative economic and social effects still in memory. President Johnson signed into law legislation creating Redwood National Park on Oct. 2, 1968, a few months before he left office. Many of the trails and camp grounds in the park are well known to local residents and visitors, however, since Lady Bird Johnson Grove off Bald Hills Road about 20 miles north of Trinidad, with its serene 1.4 mile trail, is one of the most popular for its proximity to Trinidad, Trinidad Museum chose to highlight the Grove and its dedication, which brought political leaders to Humboldt County for a celebratory day in the awe-inspiring redwoods. Special thanks to Redwood National State and National Parks, Orick , for the loan of most of the photographs, newspaper articles, and the oil painting by C. T. Wilson, and to Special Collections, Humboldt State University for permission to show the black and white silent video of the arrival of dignitaries at the Eureka-Arcata Airport and of the dedication ceremony itself on Aug. 27, 1969. The text of remarks made by President Nixon and Former President Johnson can be read in the binder next to the video. The exhibit will continue through September 2019. Sts. Martha and Mary Episcopal Church Sts. Martha and Mary Episcopal Church is pleased to announce that the church building on Trinity Street has the go-ahead to offer the facilities to qualified non-profit groups for their meetings, retreats, etc. Contact Sally Renlund at (530) 356-3997 for more information. Toast to the Coast The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust invites the community to an elegant outdoor event featuring dinner, open bar, live music by the Sand Fleas, and an auction on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Saunders Park. Tickets are $75 per person. Proceeds will support TCLT’s work to protect the coast and provide public access from Little River to Big Lagoon. Call (707) 677-2501 or go to TrinidadCoastalLandTrust.org for information and reservations. Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net.

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The Revolutionists are coming! Redwood CuRtain

EURERA – Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads The Revolutionists, an irreverent, woman-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Catch this comedy starting Sept. 5 at the Redwood Curtain at 220 First St. in Eureka. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. “It’s a comedy with a guillotine!” explains Director Ruthi Engelke. “Real historical women who are trying to solve the same kinds of problems we are dealing with today. It’s about sisterhood

and the place of art in the resistance. And it’s fun!!” The badass female actors playing these badass women are Alexandra Blouin, Holly Portman, Kaitlyn Samuel Rosin and Lakia Solomon. The Revolutionists previews at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5 and 6, with $10 tickets, and opening night with Gala champagne reception is Saturday, Sept. 7, with tickets at $20. Performances continue at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through Sept. 28. Cheap date Thursdays are on Sept. 12, 19, and 26, with two tickets for $20. Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. are on Sept. 15 and 22. Friday Focus with cast discussion is on

Sept. 13. Ticket price on Friday and Saturday (except Gala) nights, and Sunday afternoons is $18. As the theatre is intimate with only 80 seats, reservations are highly recommended, and there is no late seating. Tickets can be reserved or purchased securely online at redwoodcurtain.com. You may also reserve tickets by emailing boxoffice@redwoodcurtain.com or calling (707) 443-7688. THE CAST From left, Alexandra Blouin, Holly Portman, Lakia Solomon and Kaitlyn Samuel Rosin.

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L egAL n otices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00460 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KMART 1500 ANNA SPARKS WAY MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 3333 BEVERLY ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60179 TRANSFORM KM OPERATIONS LLC DE 201904210018 3333 BEVERLY ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60179 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/ROBERT A. REICKER CFO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00464 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CUAGAU DESIGNS 1121 JOANNA COURT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT ALLISON M. TAPAYA 1121 JOANNA COURT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ALLISON TAPAYA OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SS DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00449 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAYRINA CIDERY 2775 FIELDBROOK ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SAYRINA FARMS CA 201600810220 2775 FIELDBROOK ROAD MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/JESSUP MILLER OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 22, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS TN DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00490 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OPENMIND CREATIONS 452 HERRICK AVE. EUREKA, CA 95503 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT DILLON E. SAVAGE 452 HERRICK AVE. EUREKA, CA 95503 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/DILLON SAVAGE OWNER/OPERATOR This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on AUG. 9, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS BS DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00491 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE CAR WHISPERER 2040 MURRAY RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 P.O. BOX 2380 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT GREG A. LINDBERG 2040 MURRAY RD. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CON-

DUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/GREG A. LINDBERG OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on AUG. 9, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00485 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS CONCEPTS 362 VANCE AVE. SAMOA, CA 95564 P.O. BOX 248 SAMOA, CA 95564 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JILL M. ROSS 1321 BAY ST. EUREKA, CA 95501 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/JILL M. ROSS OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on AUG. 5, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS KT DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00467 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VERANDA SOCIAL LUKEMILO DESIGN 1127 SPRING ST. ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT GAGE LM SEBER 1127 SPRING ST. ARCATA, CA 95521 LYSHWERYA SEBER 1127 SPRING ST. ARCATA, CA 95521 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE S/GAGE SEBER DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND MARKETING This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 30, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SS DEPUTY CLERK 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00463 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE VILLAGE PLAYSCHOOL 861 KNOWLES COURT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT SUZANNE M. NYE 861 KNOWLES COURT MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/SUZANNE NYE OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 29, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 19-00433 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUINEVERE’S CANDLES FLOWER CANDIES 1765 CAMELLIA DR. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JESSICA A. FALKENSTROM 1765 CAMELLIA DR. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/JESSICA A. FALKENSTROM OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JULY 15, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

19-00397 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANGELICA ATELIER 1101 H ST. #2 ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JENNIFER K. HARRIS 5118 JACOBY CREEK RD. BAYSIDE, CA 95524 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/JENNIFER HARRIS OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JUNE 25, 2019 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD C. HITT CASE NO.: PR190181 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DONALD C. HITT Petition for Probate has been filed by: JOAN KAISER, PETITIONER in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: JOAN KAISER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedents will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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. 29, 2019 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want

to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: ARTHUR NIELSEN GALE & NIELSEN 2850 HARRIS STREET EUREKA, CA 95503 (707) 269-0167 8/7, 8/14, 8/21

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Matter of the: THE LOIS S. WILLSON. FAMILY TRUST created JANUARY 17, 2019 LOIS ELLEN WILLSON, AKA LOIS S. WILLSON, decedent NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, and mail or deliver a copy to RAYMOND REEL, TRUSTEE OF THE LOIS S. WILLSON FAMILY TRUST executed January 17, 2019, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503, within the later of 4 months after AUGUST 14, 2019 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code §19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with Return receipt requested. Date: AUGUST 8, 2019 Arthur Nielsen, Attorney for the Trustee, Raymond Reel, 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503 8/14, 8/21, 8/28 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Amillia Rohme Case No. JV180090 1. To Asika Nicks and anyone claiming to be a parent of Amillia Rohme born on 10/27/2014 at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 10/11/2019 at 9:00 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 JOAN TURNER, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #152986 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: AUGUST 13, 2019 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Ezra Rohme Case No. JV180091 1. To Josh Coleman, aka: Joshua Coleman and anyone claiming to be a parent of Ezra Rohme born on 7/29/2019 at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 10/11/2019 at 9:00 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 JOAN TURNER, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #152986 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: AUGUST 13, 2019 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Ezra Rohme Case No. JV180091 1. To Joshua Levi and anyone claiming to be a parent of Ezra Rohme born on 7/29/2019 at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on 10/11/2019 at 9:00 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 JOAN TURNER, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #152986 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: AUGUST 13, 2019 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Baby Boy Asbury, aka: Daniel Bryan Hamline Case No. JV190098 1. To Heather A. Asbury and Edward Hamline and anyone claiming to be a parent of Baby Boy Asbury, aka: Edward Hamline born on 5/8/19 at Mad River Hospital, Arcata, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on

11/6/19 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 SETH LICHENSTEIN-HILL, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #266108 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: AUGUST 15, 2019 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11

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his week we're excited to introduce you to Miss Amelia! A loving mom of three, Amelia has taken up temporary residence in our Blue Lake Store to give her more room to stretch her legs than our kitten room has the capacity for. Ever the social butterfly, Amelia enjoys rubbing up on the ankles of shoppers and asking for attention with her trademark "chirp." She is also quite the explorer – channeling the spirit of her namesake, Amelia Earhart – and we can tell she is eager to begin her next great adventure. If you're interested in meeting Amelia, please come by our Blue Lake Thrift Store, 410 Railroad Ave., Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All other adoptable animals are available to be visited at 88 Sunny Brae Center, Arcata from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Please be aware that the animals featured here may have applications in the process of being reviewed. For more information about a specific animal, please give us a call at (707) 826-PETS (7387). Applications are available in both of our stores or online at cafanimals.org. All of the animals at Companion Animal Foundation have been spayed/neutered, microchipped, treated for parasites, and are up to date on their vaccines. SOMETHING DIFFERENT SHOW The final edition of the Something Different Show on Monday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. at The Jam, 915 H St. in Arcata will feature Isaac Bluefoot and the School of the Dragonflower, the one-andonly Pete Ciotti, Eureka Councilwoman Leslie Castellano and live music by Samba Da Alegria. SWING DANCERS WANTED College students and the public are invited to learn about how to get involved with Swingposium On the Road, a live dance and music performance by San Jose Taiko coming to Humboldt in January 2020. Come to an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the HSU Library Fishbowl (Room 209). For more information, email taikohumboldt@gmail.com or call (707) 633-3155.

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TRAIL WORK DAY The City of Arcata’s Environmental Services Department and the Humboldt Trails Council Volunteer Trail Stewards are seeking volunteers to assist with maintaining trails at Redwood Park and the lower trails in the Arcata Community Forest on Saturday, Aug.24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Work will include removing invasive English ivy on trails between Redwood Park and 14th Street and basic trail maintenance. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, and work will take place rain or shine. Participants are asked to meet

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at 9 a.m. at the parking lot located at the east end of 14th Street. This parking lot fills up quickly, so volunteers are encouraged to park in Redwood Park’s main parking lot and walk to the lot on 14th Street to convene with the group. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle and gloves. Extra gloves, tools and lunch will be provided. For more information, call (707) 822-8184 or email eservices@ cityofarcata.org. MARSH TOUR Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) invites you to join a

free tour that will cover wetland restoration and plants at the Marsh. On Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m., Mary Ann Madej and/or John DeMartini will lead this slower-paced tour. This tour will only happen if at least one phone reservation is received. Call the Marsh Interpretive Center at (707) 8262359 if you plan to attend. Note that the starting point for this monthly tour has changed. From the intersection of Samoa Boulevard and I Street in Arcata, drive 0.5 mile south on I Street. There, the road turns sharply to the right, and several parking spots are available. The group will start and end its short (0.5-mile) walk there.

Sweet Tater never fails to entertain

’m writing this week from the middle of a fascinating workshop presented by a group called the Shelter Playgroup Alliance. They have come here to share their experience with various forms of enrichment for shelter dogs, including how to safely create playgroups for the dogs so that they get to have social time with their own species. The presentations so far have included a selection of inexpensive ways to entertain the dogs in or out of the kennels, some of which I’ll share here, and a quite detailed catalog, for lack of a better word, of how to read the signals and body language that dogs use to express themselves to humans and other dogs. Tails, eyes, body stance, play bows and more all can tell us so much if we just know what we are looking for. One fun fact that you can observe in your own dog is that dogs really can “shake it off.” They sometimes use a full body shake to transition from one activity or emotional state to another. You can see that when they get up from a nap, or are done with one activity and moving on to something else. I don’t think I had ever really noticed that before. The various signals that we learned about will help us to safely pair up dogs for play. Just like us, not every dog wants to be friends with every other dog so it will be great to know how to recognize a good match! One dog at the shelter who seems to like every dog he has met is young Tater. Tater is about 1 year old and has a lovely dark brindle coat and a very nice temperament. He is calm around people and other dogs, while still

TOM JONES Friday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. Westhaven Center for the Arts’ Fourth Friday Flicks presents the film classic Tom Jones, a 1963 British classic that stars Albert Finney and Susannah York in John Osburn’s adaptation of novelist’s Henry Fielding’s story of a foundling adopted by a country squire who marries his beautiful daughter after a series of adventures and misadventures. Directed by Tony Richardson, the film won the 1964 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Music (John Addison). There is a $5 suggested donation.

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able to enjoy a good game of fetch or a run in the play yard with his kennel mate Cali. Tater walks nicely on the leash. When we have had him out for walks with other dogs, he is a quiet observer until he determines that it is a friendly situation. In his photo you can see how comfortable he is by his relaxed mouth and body position, with ears and tail in neutral, not up or tucked. It’s a little hard to see, but his back legs appear to be in frog position. We see that more in the Pit Bull Terrier mixes and it never fails to entertain! This is such a sweet tempered boy; whoever adopts him will be very happy with their new companion. Tater is neutered, microchipped and current on his vaccinations. He is available from the Humboldt County Animal Shelter located at 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville near the airport. More information on the available cats and dogs can be found at petharbor.com or by calling (707) 840-9132.

HOSPITAL HARPIST Julia Sheppard is a young protégé harpist who recently volunteered for Mad River Community Hospital’s music therapy program. As the hospital’s Harp Ambassador, Sheppard performs near the Gift Shop (open until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays), Emergency Department, Medical Surgical Department, Birth Center and sometimes in the ICU on her Lever Harp each Wednesday. In her young life, she’s already busked in Old Town Eureka and Ashland, Ore., played at the Ingomar Club’s Christmas party, at the Fieldbrook Store for St. Patrick’s Day, at weddings and banquets. Photo by tracy Mac/Mrch

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moved back to Colorado. My sister was living in the bigger house, we moved into the “shack” in the back. Three rooms and an outhouse. I eventually made improvements.

Jo: Ralph is a handyman; I never need to call anyone to fix anything. He finished his Naval service in San Diego and was home in early 1946. Our first born, Jerry arrived in November. Our

daughter was born in 1948. Ralph: I was still at the mill. I was loading flat cars with finished boards. I was doing that for six months. This small mill shut down. I went to a larger mill in Arcata and got a job there,

doing the same thing. Then I was helping the forklift driver. Then two of us would load a box car – getting 50 cents each per 1,000 board feet. About 20,000 board feet per box car. And we could load two box cars in a day. That was really good money in the 1950s. Jo: We had a savings account. I was taking care of the money. The Lord was really good to us. He got into management. Ralph: I was at the Arcata mill for 8 years. Then I was approached by a new yard in Blue Lake, Cal Pacific. I went to work for them. About 1955. I started as a forklift operator then eventually became the plant manager. I was there for 25 years. Through our doctor at church we got some land in eastern McKinleyville and I built a house on it in 1958. I did a lot of work, communicating to many people to bring water and sewage to that area. Our kids were going to school. Jerry was big in sports. We took a trip to Colorado each summer. We have had a good life together.