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HUMBOLDT – Dungeness crabs in the North Coast region are light on meat, prompting the state to call for a delay of this year’s commercial season. A lso complicating a timely season opening is the persistent presence of the domoic acid toxin. The crabbing season for Humboldt, Mendocino and Del Norte counties was set to begin on December 1 but the results of meat quality tests have bumped the next possible start date to mid-December. For the commercial season to begin, crabs must have at least 25 percent of their weight be in picked meat. Crab samples taken on November 6 in Eureka, Trinidad and Crescent City had meat to weight ratios significantly below the threshold. The ratios ranged from 14 to 16.7 percent. Christy Juhasz, an environmental scientist with the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the results of new tests are expected this week. For the season to open on Dec. 16, crabs from all areas of the region need to reach the 25 percent ratio. If they fail to, the season will be delayed another 15 days. But Juhasz said the season can’t be delayed due to meat quality past January 15. Another consideration with season start dates is the presence of domoic acid, the algae-related toxin that drastically delayed the 2015 to 2016 season. Tests for the toxin in early and mid-November in Fort Bragg and Crescent City show one out of six crab samples in CRAB SEASON

matter will next go to City Council over building height variance HIGH AND RISING A major objection to the proposed project is the effects on the viewshed along Maple Lane, and the loss of privacy for residents. A simulated image of Maple Lane and the 50-foot Village buildings, above left, was included in the project’s Environmental Impact Report, left. But critics comparing the image to story poles installed at the site said it gave an unrealistic view of the buildings, making them look lower than they would really be. At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, the developer revealed a newly revised photosim, right, that shows much higher structures overlooking Maple Lane. Images courtesy cIty of arcata

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ARCATA – On Thursday, Nov. 30, Erin Elizabeth Henry, a Humboldt State University student, was reported missing to the Arcata Police Department. Henry was last seen by a roommate in the 100 block of Samoa Boulevard on Nov. 25. She has not been seen or heard from since. Henry’s wallet, cell phone and car were located at her residence. Hen-

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ARCATA – The first two of at least three Planning Commission meetings on the proposed “The Village” student housing project were held last week at City Hall. A third was scheduled for Tuesday night of this week. Proposed by Agoura Hills-based AMCAL Equities LLC, and its development partner, Coleraine Capital Group, The Village includes four 4-story “towers” 50 feet in height. Inside are 240 student apartments containing 800 beds. The project would be sited at the present location of Arcata’s Craftsman’s Mall on St. Louis Road. The mall and its many motley buildings, owned by Nancy Yagi-Kirkpatrick, would be torn down to make room for the project. Seven parcels will be merged to create The Village’s 11-acre footprint. The project faces U.S. Highway 101 to the east, and residential Maple Lane to the west. Eye Street to the south would serve as a gated emergency access route. The Planco is considering the project’s landscaping and parking, plus amendments to the General Plan and zoning maps. Zoning will have to be changed from Industrial Limited to Residential High-Density, with the addition of a Planned Development overlay to accommodate the 50-foot buildings’ towering beyond the nominal 35-foot height. That will be a decision of the City Council. Chair Robert Flint recused himself over a conflict of interest, so last week’s meetings were led by Vice Chair Judith Mayer. Flint’s ab-

CHRISTMAS IS COMING Ava Walton, 7, and Sophia Walton, 5, related their Christmas wishes to Santa under the Grand Tree in Jacoby’s Storehouse Sunday. Mr. Kringle will be on hand weekends from 2 to 5 p.m. through Christmas Eve. Above middle, Arcata Main Street elves Amanda, Tommy and Rowan put up lights and garland around the Plaza. Top, the United Bikers of Humboldt County took off from the Plaza Sunday at noon for their 42nd Annual Humboldt County Toy Run. Above right, Phylis Geller and Jerry Hull. More holiday events listed inside. PHotos by KLH | unIon

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ARCATA – The family of an Arcata mother of four who has been incarcerated by immigration authorities is pleading for her release from unexpected detention. Supporters gathered on the Plaza the evening of Nov. 28 in support of Claudia Portillo. Portillo, 30, was seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities in San Francisco on Nov. 14 during a routine check-in. A citizen of El Salvador, she arrived in America at age 5 and has lived under Temporary Protective Status in the U.S. for 27 years, the last four in Arcata. PORTILLO

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NOHUM – The Holiday Open House is a feature of Arcata Main Street’s Season of Wonder and Light. During the Open House, Friday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Plaza, enjoy art, complimentary horse drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate and cider, stilt-walking elves, caroling, theatrical performance and a very special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. McKinleyville’s Christmas celebration takes place at the McKinleyville Shopping center Thursday, Dec. 7 beginning at 5 p.m. with kids activities and horse-drawn carriage rides, Christmas treats, crafts and more. At 5:30 p.m., Santa Claus arrives on a fire truck and lights the giant Christmas Tree. From 6 to 7 p.m., Santa is available for photo ops. Attend the McKinleyville Community Choir’s annual, always-delightful Holiday Concert. On Sunday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m., the concert will be at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Rd., McKinleyville. On Sunday, Dec. 17, also at 3 p.m., it will be at the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. There will be a sing-along time for the inter-generational audiences to have an opportunity to make music with familiar holiday songs and carols. (707) 839-2276 The Historical Sites Society of Arcata offers its annual Holiday Tea and Tour Sunday, Dec. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Phillips House Museum, Seventh and Union streets. (More holiday events in the B Section.)

Crab season | Domoid acid v FROM A1 each area exceeding safety levels. Two rounds of tests in which all the sampled crabs fall below the action level of 30 parts per million are necessary for the season to start in the northern region. The crabs with elevated levels tested at 65 and 150 parts per million in Crescent City and Fort Bragg respectively. Domoic acid is associated with warm water conditions and algal blooms. Its persistence into winter months is a surprising recent trend. “We’re not seeing a real seasonality to the algal blooms,” Juhasz said. “We thought they typically occurred in the spring and summer months, and they definitely are associated with warmer water.” Asked about the likelihood of a season delay caused by domoic acid, Juhasz said tests will continue and “it’s unknown, right now, what will happen.” The upcoming round of meat quality tests will determine whether the region’s Dungeness crabs will be ready for Christmastime harvest. But both meat quality and domoic acid tests will have to have favorable results for the region’s commercial season to open. Meat quality delays haven’t been uncommon in the recent past, as they were also seen in 2012 and 2013. The state’s central region below Mendocino County was cleared for meat quality and domoic acid, and began on time in mid-November.

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ry had recently suffered a broken ankle and is not able to walk without the aid of crutches or a knee scooter. Her disappearance is out of character, according to friends and family. Henry is described as a 22-year-old white female, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, thin build with blond hair and hazel eyes. She has a distinctive tattoo on her left forearm of a large red poppy flower with the inscription “Anna Rowland 1993-2016” writ-

Henry’s arm tat. APD imAge ten along the stem. Anyone who has seen Erin Henry or has information as to her whereabouts is asked to call the APD at (707) 822-2428.

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Arcata’s cannabis dispensaries going recreational Patrick Evans Mad RiveR Union

ARCATA – Recreational cannabis cultivation and sale is close to being approved for two dispensaries in Arcata and for businesses in Arcata’s Medical Marijuana Innovation Zone (MMIZ). The Arcata Planning Commission unanimously passed a proposal for a set of amendments to the city Land Use Code Tuesday, November 29 that would line up city law with California state cannabis law set to take effect January 1, 2018. Community Development Director David Loya said the Land Use Code amendments are a response to an urgent need from Arcata residents to begin the application process before legalization takes effect. The amendments would allow residents to apply for state licenses while the city finishes overhauling Municipal and Land Use Codes. Loya said the process would be finished sometime late next year.

The code changes would mirror legal language used at state level, replacing the phrase “medical-marijuana” in the code with “cannabis,” which covers both medical and non-medical production. The Land Use Code amendments will also allow retail sale by two dispensaries in downtown Arcata, Humboldt Patient Resource Center and Heart of Humboldt, while prohibiting any further recreational sales or cultivation outside of the Innovation Zone on West End Road. The Medical Marijuana Innovation Zone will undergo a name change to reflect the new language, to the Cannabis Innovation Zone. Concurrent changes to the city’s Commercial Cannabis Activity Permit will also allow cultivators and manufacturers in the Innovation Zone to apply for state licenses. A key part of the permit would allow businesses to obtain licenses while they are building infrastructure and have yet to begin production.

Supporters of the amendments at the meeting included representatives from dispensaries, cannabis testing laboratories and property owners in the MMIZ. Humboldt Patient Resource Center Director Mariellen Jurkovich spoke to the commission and said the Resource Center would be applying for both medical and recreational state licenses. The Resource Center needs a recreational permit to compete with dispensaries in Eureka and maintain service to its patients when state law takes effect next year. “Our patients are asking for this, a lot of people will not be going to get doctors’ recommendations when this goes into effect, even if they do need them,” Jurkovich said. The amendments to the Land Use Code will be up for a first reading at the City Council meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6, and will take effect immediately after a second reading at the City Council meeting Dec. 20.

Portillo | Mother of four held by feds in detention facility see her,” Ventura said. Portillo works with her brother at their business, Diamond Touch Roof Wash Services, and is active with her church, Restauracion Ebenezer. Cuevis said Portillo’s case is pending. A GoFundMe campaign titled “Claudia’s Deportation Defense” will help raise funds for travel to the Bay Area and for legal fees. The goal is to raise $7,000 initially, and

potentially raise if an immigration judge grants a bond hearing. The arrest seems to stem from a missed notice to appear that had been sent to an old address in Long Beach where Portillo used to live. “She’s a hard working woman, independent and loves helping people,” Ventura said. “It’s not fair.” gofundme.com/claudias-deportation-defense

LOCAL MOM Claudia Portillo and her daughter. goFunDme Photo “She shouldn’t be locked up v FROM A1 She’d been checking in like an animal.” with ICE every six months Portillo’s sister, Jenny as required, but this time Ventura, said her sister’s cell she was clapped in hand- is a grim, windowless room. cuffs and taken to the Con- “She’s not doing well,” Ventra Costa West County De- tura said. “She’s very anxtention Facility, where she ious and depressed.” has been lodged ever since. Among those standing “She was just trying to vigil for her on the Plado everything correct, do za were Portillo’s young the right thing,” said her daughters, all enrolled in brother, Miguel Cuevis. local schools. “They want to CITY COUNCIL The Arcata City Council meets Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 736 F St. Agenda items include the Old Arcata Road Improvements Project; an affordable housing presentation; an update of cannabis regulations; Arcata Business of the Year; and the city’s Capital Improvement Program. EC DEV Arcata’s Economic Development Committee meets Thursday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Agenda items include election of officers; a draft West End Road market analysis; meeting times; and the Plaza. FOREST MANAGEMENT Arcata’s Forest Management Committee meets Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Agenda items include an EPIC ordinance recemmending rules prohibiting clearcutting; the upcoming Joint Study Session with other environmental committees; a forest management planning update; and more.

BARRED BEAUTY A Barred owl was recently spotted at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, giving fish and amphibians a new predator to worry about. “Hopefully the Barred owls will focus their attention on Norway rats and feral cats,” said Environmental Services Director Mark Andre. According to birder Rob Fowler, it’s the 10th Barred owl seen at the marsh, and the 334th bird species recorded there. Photo courtesy mArk AnDre

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While the Union strives for accuracy, we also strongly recommend that you verify dates and times prior to setting out to attend any of the following public meetings. GOVERNING BODY

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Arcata City Council Meets first & third Wednesday

today, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.

Council Chamber, Arcata City Hall 736 F St., Arcata

cityofarcata.org

Arcata Fire District Board of Directors Meets third Tuesday

Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

Arcata Station Classroom 631 Ninth St., Arcata

arcatafire.org

Blue Lake City Council Meets second & fourth Tuesday

Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.

Skinner Store Bulding behind City Hall

bluelake.ca.gov/city/ council/agendas

Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District Meets fourth Thursday

Thursday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.

Woodley Island Marina Meeting Room

humboldtbay.org/meetingsagendas-and-public-notices

Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Meets second Thursday

Thursday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m.

Boardroom, Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District, 828 Seventh St., Eureka

hbmwd.com/meetings

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Meets every Tuesday

Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 9 a.m.

Board Chambers, Humboldt Co. Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka

humboldt.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx

Manila Community Services District Meets third Thursday

Thursday, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Room I, Manila Community Center, 1611 Peninsula Dr., Manila

manilacsd.com/Agendas_ Minutes_and_Forms.htm

McKinleyville Community Services District Meets first Wednesday

today, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.

Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Rd., McKinleyville

mckinleyvillecsd.com

McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee Meets last Wednesday

Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m.

Middle School Conf. Center, 2275 Central Ave., McKinleyville

humboldtgov.org/238/ McKinleyville-MunicipalAdvisory-Committ

Trinidad City Council Meets second Wednesday

Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m.

Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity St., Trinidad

trinidad.ca.gov

Westhaven Community Services District Meets third Wednesday

Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Westhaven Fire Hall, 446 Sixth Ave., Westhaven

(707) 677-0798 wcsd@suddenlinkmail.com

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Career Frontiers GROCERY GRANDEUR The Grocery Outlet opened its new McKinleyville store in grand fashion on Nov. 30. Right, the ribbon cutting. Above, owners Rhonda and Jesse Andriessen donated $500 in gift cards to Arcata House Partnership and the McKinleyville Family Resource Center. Following the ceremony, a sumptuous lunch was served by Brett Schuler Fine Catering. Saturday, Dec. 2 saw the store’s Grand Opening. photoS courteSy Grocery outlet

Kelsey Shaw helms McK CCCU branches ment School. Her involvement in the community includes the Chamber of Commerce, Elks Lodge and as a volunteer in local youth sports. She plans to become significantly involved in the McKinleyville community. Shaw has two grown children, Shianne and Michael, and resides in Eureka. Founded in 1950, Coast Central Credit Union is the largest locally based member-owned financial institution on the North Coast, with over 66,000 members. It operates 12 member services branches throughout Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties, and provides access to a network of over 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide. More information can be found at coastccu.org and at facebook.com/ coastcentral.

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McKINLEYVILLE – Coast Central Credit Union announced that Eureka Harrison Member Services Branch Manager Kelsey Shaw has accepted the position of manager of its two McKinleyville Member Services Branches, located on Central Avenue and inside Ray’s Food Place. Shaw will oversee 16 employees and will have responsibility for operations, lending, and new member opportunities in McKinleyville and surrounding areas. Shaw has worked for the credit union for nearly 25 years, starting as a part-time Member Services representative and serving in a variety of roles including senior cash vault teller, new accounts representative, and Member Services supervisor. She has earned the distinction of Employee of the Month five times and Employee of the Year in 2001.

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LIONS’ STUDENT SPEAKERS CONTEST The McKinleyville Lions Club is currently searching for students in the 9th through 12th grades who are interested in participating in the California Lions’ 81st annual Student Speakers Contest. The topic is “Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today’s Society?� Speeches are to be five to 10 minutes in length. This is a six level speech contest with the possibility of cash prizes totaling $500 and scholarships totaling $21,000.. The McKinleyville club level contest will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at 2 p.m. Deadline to sign up is Saturday, Jan. 27. To view the handbook, visit studentspeaker.md4lions.org.

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PROFESSIONAL PANEL The Northern Humboldt Union High School District’s Career Frontiers program recently hosted a panel to help students learn more about entrepreneurship and small business ownership in Humboldt County. Guest panelists included Cedar Reuben from Humboldt Investment Capital LLC, Dena McCullough from McCullough Construction and Dan Heinen from Express Employment Professionals. The panel was co-sponsored by the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board and kicked off this year’s Innovate Business Challenge, a competition for Humboldt County high school students that helps students develop their own business ideas. Over $10,000 in prize money and media support is awarded through the Innovate Business Challenge. Career Frontiers programs coming up in early 2018 include an exploration of jobs and career opportunities in career technical education (trades), including auto repair, computer information systems, digital media, construction and welding. The program includes a career speaker series, and field trips to connect students with industry. For more information, contact Career Frontiers Director Jim Ritter at jrittter@nohum.k12.ca.us or (707) 4982917. Submitted photo

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The lady in the cellophane skirt • Tuesday, November 14 7:28 a.m. Visitors to Arcata staying in one of Valley West’s many fine lodging facilities and on their way over to buy a fortifying McGriddle would, on this morning, have beheld the spectacle of a man lying on the ground in front of the bus stop being wrapped in a camouflage blanket/sarcophagus. 6:27 p.m. Like Pico and Sepulveda, Lombard and Divisadero, SR255 and Earl’s cow tunnel, nothing ever happens at Maria Court and Lorelei Lane … until it did. There, a vigilant neighbor noticed a lone figure wandering in and out of driveways, talking to himself. His lower regions were all business, clad in snappy slacks, but topside it was a party-hearty hoodie, pulled up all the way. The mixed-message mutterer was last seen rattling around in a display of macro-level Brownian Motion at the end of a cul-du-sac, a walking, talking metaphor. 8:40 p.m. The theft of two bottles o’ hooch from a Uniontown supermarket and subsequent arrest will haunt the perp for literally moments. • Wednesday, November 15 12:50 p.m. Parking Meter No. 13 at L.K. Wood Boulevard and Granite Avenue is a thankless devourer of souls, or at least quarters, and simply isn’t to be trusted. 4:50 p.m. A quintet of eco-quislings busied themselves between Allen Lake and the observation blind, trying to flush ducks out of the protected area wildlife sanctuary and into the open so that they could hunt

them. The ignoble hunters were last seen on foot headed toward the “new trail.” 6:18 p.m. Not far from the newly vandalized Cahill Park sign, a neighbor overheard sounds of juveniles fighting and a body being dragged along the ground. 10:48 a.m. A foursome of frisson-fomenting fusspots took up station in front of an I Street bagelry, attempting combat with passersby and when there weren’t any of those available, each other. 3:52 p.m. A woman’s ex texted her that he’d drank bleach and was puking in agony. 7:02 p.m. Since he wore a concealing camouflage jacket, the passerby-harasser on 13th Street appeared only as a disembodied, long-haired head barking out as it floated in the air near a store entrance. 9:47 p.m. A woman out front of a Plaza bar removed her clothes, including a checkered pea coat, as she yelled at passersby. 10:50 p.m. Someone tried to give a woman in a checkered jacket a ride home, but she got out at a J Street gas station and commenced a-yellin’. • Friday, November 17 6:35 p.m. A man in a baseball cap and “possible shorts” yelled at passersby in front of a Uniontown cigarette store. 10:39 p.m. We’ve all been there, succumbing to the allure of a bar’s entrance area, where, in our black tights and plaid raincoat, we harass customers and refuse to leave. • Saturday, Nov. 18 10:02 a.m. A man who’d

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stolen a $59 bottle of tincture from a Plaza store had the brazen audacity to return the next day in gold pants and a red backpack. 12:08 p.m. A drunken man at the Farmers’ Market sat on people at the Plaza’s center, behavior which someone considered erratic. He was arrested. 7:35 p.m. A magical, multicolored schoolbus and two other vehicles parked at Stewart Avenue and Chestnut Place, the residents making musical merriment in the form of a harmonica and yelling duet. • Sunday, November 19 4:17 p.m. Someone inside a school bus parked at 10th and O streets screamed all the live-long day. • Monday, November 7:29 a.m. Although the room at a valley West motel hadn’t been rented, that didn’t stop two people inside from barricading the door with chairs to prevent their expulsion. Police made a trespassing arrest. 8:02 a.m. An argumentative blonde woman barricaded herself inside a Plaza restaurant’s bathroom. 10:20 a.m. The blonde bathroom barricader, having been extracted, sat outside a Plaza coffee shop where she suffered bouts of crying and swearing interspersed with periods of tranquility. She then headed off towards Tavern Row. 11:15 a.m. A blonde woman on Ninth Street made worrisome suicidal statements, then headed for a business’s bathroom. 12:27 p.m. A man was seen – and saw someone seeing him – trying to throw a dog into the marsh. The witness was concerned that once she left, the man would try to hurl the pooch into the bay. • Tuesday, November 21 7:30 a.m. A woman not staying at a Plaza hotel nonetheless helped herself to the continental breakfast, again. 9:19 a.m. A woman distracted drivers at Samoa Boulevard and V Street by stripping off her clothing. She was described as wearing a cellophane skirt and no shirt. Noon A woman in purple pants entered a Plaza business stating that she had been drugged and feared for her life. • Wednesday, November 22 10:01 a.m. A woman reportedly bought alcohol “for all of the people on the Plaza,” and, in a stunning twist, some of these Plazagoers were said to be in possession of drugs.

10:37 p.m. A man with a cataract in his right eye asked a woman on Alliance Road for a sleeping bag, then gave her $40. • Thursday, November 23 9:21 a.m. Sheep of unknown origins turned up in a Hyland Avenue yard. • Friday, November 24 10:21 a.m. In stairwells, carports and breezeways, travelers set up camps. • Saturday, November 25 11:23 p.m. A woman in all black filled up two handbaskets of food at a Uniontown supermarket, then ran out the door. • Sunday, November 26 12:23 pm. A woman’s ex-boyfriend locked himself in her Union Street bathroom, threatening to kill himself if she didn’t talk to him. He then relocated to the balcony, from which he threatened to leap, and after that he went back inside and laid down on her bed. 11 a.m. A man out back of a Valley West motel held the rear door closed, refusing to allow employees to enter and threatening to super glue the door shut. • Monday, November 27 11:10 a.m. Homemade speed signs fashioned by Buttermilk Lane residents were placed in the new Margaret Lane roundabout, posing a possible distraction to the speeders. 2:10 p.m. Across from a Valley West apartment building, a man and woman seemed to be involved in a multifaceted business out of their blue van. There was the rumored drug sales, plus several possibly stolen bikes. The woman was seen shoving new, possibly stolen clothes into a bag, and on top of this, the two displayed erratic behavior and harassed passersby. Despite the dynamic, bustling enterprise, their vehicle was cited as abandoned. 7:47 a.m. A group of travelers back of the transit station furnished their newfound campground with garbage, communicating hostility to others in the area via their highly credible spokesmoron, a bearded man wearing a plastic bag and short red pajama pants. 11:02 a.m. A camper in an alley off I Street populated his surroundings with scattered drug paraphernalia. • Wednesday, November 29 .m. A scammer pretended to hire a Bayside Road resident to do computer work, and sent them a check for $2,590. It was to be cashed and some of the money sent back per the usual scam, but of course it went boing, boing, boing at the bank. So they sent another one for $2,500.

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Trinidad man arrested after juvenile found Darnley told the deputies that he and the juveTRINIDAD – On nile had a previous online Wednesday, Nov. 29, the relationship, but had not Humboldt County Sheriff’s contacted each other since Office was contacted by the September 2017. Atwater Police Further evDepartment with idence providinformation that ed by the Ata missing Merwater Police ced teenager was Department possibly in the linked Darnley to Trinidad area. the missing juveThe juvenile nile. On Thurswent missing on day, Nov. 30, Dominic Oct. 7 and was beHidden Creek lieved to be with Chase Darnley RV Park manan unknown male in his agement confirmed the early 20s. A phone number missing juvenile had been associated with the missing seen inside Darnley’s trailjuvenile was pinged to an er earlier that day. area near the Hidden Creek Deputies contacted and RV Park in Trinidad. detained Darnley. The Deputies called the missing juvenile was lophone number and con- cated inside the trailer and tacted a male who identi- arrested and booked for fied himself as 18-year-old contributing to the delinDominic Chase Darnley. quency of a minor. Humboldt County SHeriff’S offiCe

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HUMBOLDT – Winter holidays are a time for families and friends to get together. But that also means a greater risk for fire. The following are a few simple tips that will ensure a happy and fire safe holiday season. Holiday Entertaining Test your smoke alarms and tell your guests about your home fire escape plan. Keep children and pets away from lit candles. Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet. Stay in the kitchen when cooking something on the stovetop. Unattended cooking equipment is one of the leading causes of home cooking fires. Holiday Decorating Never use lighted candles near trees, curtains, drapes, or near any potentially flammable items. Battery-operated candles are more safe to use. Choose decorations that are flame retardant or resistant. When choosing lights, determine whether they are for indoor or outdoor use. When connecting strings of lights never connect more than three strings of incandescent lights. Read all manufacturer’s instructions for the number of LED strands that can be connected together. More than three sets of lights may not only blow out a fuse, but can also cause a fire. When displaying a fresh tree, keep the stand filled with water so the tree does not dry out quickly. Dry trees can be a serious fire hazard. Stand your tree away from fireplaces, radiators and other heat sources. Keep combustibles at least three feet from heat sources. Do not overload electrical outlets. Protect cords from damage. Cords should never be pinched by furniture, forced into doors or windows, placed under rugs or placed near heat sources; nonetheless, attached by nails or staples. Every household should be prepared for a safe winter holiday season. To assist you in protecting your family and property, please consider the safety tips above to reduce the chances of becoming a holiday fire casualty.


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Garbage bag full of jewelry en route to landfill saved by HWMA heroes Kevin L. Hoover Mad RiveR Union

ARCATA – Monday, Nov. 27 was Holly Yashi employee Jim Gridley’s birthday. But he wasn’t taking it easy. When Gridley got to work that day, he noticed a black contractor bag of garbage in the shipping department that someone hadn’t taken out. So, diligent worker that he is, Gridley took care of it, tossing the black trash bag into the Ninth Street factory’s dumpster. The dumpster was soon emptied by a Recology Arcata garbage truck, which completed its route and headed to the Humboldt Waste Management Authority’s (HWMA) Hawthorne Street Transfer Station. From there, the bag would be “tipped” to the floor along with the 170 tons of waste HWMA collects every day. It would then be loaded onto one of the dozen or so semi trucks that transport garbage each day to the Dry Creek Landfill outside of Medford, Ore. One problem: the bag Gridley tossed wasn’t garbage. It was full of jewelry – $7,000 to $10,000 worth. The previous Friday, shipping personnel had loaded up six Postal Service bags with Christmas orders of jewelry ordered from Holly Yashi via its website. But they were one mailbag short, so they used a sturdy contractor bag for the rest of the shipment. It was placed alongside the postal bags for pickup by a carrier. But the postal folks didn’t know the black contractor bag was intended for mailing, so they left it there. And the stage was set for Monday’s misadventure. When Holly Yashi co-owner Paul Lubitz came to work that day, the mood was subdued. “They almost didn’t want to tell me,” he said.

“We kinda went into panic mode,” said Operations Manager Bob Pabst. That accomplished, they called Recology’s Arcata office, which referred them to HWMA. With Recology’s help, the waste authority was able to identify the truck the bag was on while it was en route to the transfer station. On arrival, the truck was received by Operations Supervisor Helder Morais, Lead Operator Aaron Manson and Operator Phil Graziose. It was directed to an isolated area, tipped and the load of garbage dumped on the floor. Armed with the route information, Morais and crew went after the needle in the haystack, or in this case, the baubles, bangles and beads in the trash mound. “We have a pretty good idea where material would be in the compactor,” said HWMA Executive Director Jill Gillespie Duffy. “Then it’s a matter of wading into that muck – everything that people throw away.” According to Duffy, the crew identified the Holly Yashi bag in less than five minutes and extracted it from the surrounding morass of discards. Back at Holly Yashi, where Gridley was busy “freaking out,” according to Pabst, news of the recovery was well received. “They did a fantastic job,” Pabst said. “Their turnaround was just phenomenal. It was an hour and a half from the time we made the call to when they had it in their hand.” Had the bag eluded recovery, it would have been a multidimensional calamity for the iconic Arcata jewelrymaker. There would have been the loss of up to $10,000 in merchandise, all of which would have to have been remanufactured at additional cost of materials and labor – and in a

THE $10K TRASH BAG The recovered contractor bag loaded with Holly Yashi jewelry gifts. Photo courtesy holly yashi hurry to fulfill the Christmas orders, without sacrificing quality. But even that could happen only after they’d somehow figured out which orders had been in the missing bag, and which had actually been shipped in the six others. Each of the mailbags contained 20 to 30 boxes, each of which contained one to 10 pieces of jewelry. “It would have been a total nightmare,” Lubitz said, shuddering at the thought. “We would have had to figure out who and what, and remake it all.” The company tried to reward Morais and his crew with gift certificates and jewelry, but the hyperethical government-affiliated workers turned down the gratuities. “Our guys really do amazing work,” Duffy said. She credited all

involved, including the trash collectors who provided key recovery information. “Recology deserves a shout out as well,” she said. “It really was a collective effort.” Lost and found Duffy is no stranger to recovering lost items, professionally or personally. Last year, a residential customer had bought his daughter a new car. No, it wasn’t thrown away, but its keys were. The daughter had been doing yardwork and placed a sweater with the keys in a pocket on top of a trash can, then forgot and left it there. When the trash collectors came, the sweater and car’s only set of keys left with them. On receiving a panicked call from the father, the HWMA fig-

ured out the route, where the load was and where in that load the keys likely were. “We found them,” Duffy said. “We can’t do this for all things, but with some notice, we will work really hard to try and find these things. Even more miraculous was an incident in Duffy’s own life. At age 14, young Jill Geist took a bath in her upper J Street home in Arcata. Following her mother’s orders, she carefully placed her grandmother’s gold wedding ring on the side of the tub. But as it drained, she somehow brushed the 1887-vintage ring into the tub, and down the drain it went. Seventeen years later, in the mid-1990s, Duffy was a lab technician who analyzed water samples at Arcata’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. One day, a Public Works worker named Charlie Clinton walked in. He’d been repairing a sewer line at 18th and G streets when he found – you guessed it – a ring stuck in a pipe. He walked into Duffy’s Corp Yard lab to show her the thing he’d seen glimmering in the pipe. “And there was my little rose gold ring,” she said. She didn’t recognize it at first, since its pearls and garnet had fallen out, nor did she make the connnection. She mentioned to Clinton that she had once lost a ring down the drain, one inscribed with “From Ed to Carrie.” Clinton thought he’d been pranked – that the other guys at the Corp Yard who knew about it had tipped Duffy off. “Who told you?” he asked. But no one had. “It’s your ring,” Clinton said, handing it to her. She’s since had the heirloom ring re-set with new stones. “We need more happy stories,” Duffy said.

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sence left an even-numbered Planco vulnerable to tied vote on the project. The same potential for a deadlocked vote may occur when the project goes to the City Council. On Nov. 4, 2015, when the project was introduced in conceptual form, Councilmember Michael Winkler recused himself, stating that he may be doing energy consulting work for the developer. That leaves a diminished, four-person council to give a final decision. If either body becomes deadlocked, it won’t be able to make a decision, effectively halting the project. Tuesday’s meeting took place before a densely packed Council Chamber, with the overwhelming majority of attendees opposed to the project. The sheer number of speakers required the Planco to have speakers sign up to speak for three minutes, with priority for those who couldn’t return for the second meeting. Community Development Director David Loya acknowledged the personal impacts the project would have on residents, as detailed extensively in various online fora. He cautioned attendees that the Planco will have to make findings based on conditions of approval, environmental impacts and permit requirements. He urged speakers to dwell on community-wide and environmental impacts more than personal feelings, which the commission can’t consider, and also noted that written comments – which may be submitted through Dec. 15 – will be added to the EIR. Loya offered an overview of Arcata’s housing needs, and the impacts of student rentals have on the city’s housing stock. Student rentals have heavily consumed single-family dwellings, driving down owner occupancy rates. A large student housing project could draw students out of rentals and make more housing available for family occupancy. Infill – repurposing already developed parcels rather than expanding out into farmland –is the most responsible and sustainable option, though one that requires creative management of impacts. Planner Alyson Hunter ran through the numerous permits and findings The Village will require. These include General Plan and Zoning Map amendments with creation of a Planned Development Combining Zone, a Design Review permit (including neighborhood compatibility), a parcel merger to combine the seven properties, conformance with the General Plan, a development agreement with conditions of approval, environmental review and CEQA conformance. The draft development agreement would be finalized in later negotiations, but initially includes creation of about 800 feet of the Rail with Trail, a new bike/pedestrian path to the west offering connectivity to Maple Lane and Janes Creek Meadows via the Janes Creek Bridge, a cash contribution for upgrades to the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, and assurances that The Village will remain a dedi-

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cated student housing facility for at least 20 years. Biological impacts have been found to be minimal,Hunter said. A bigger issue is traffic impacts. The developer would be required to pay for present and future impacts detailed in a traffic study. The study identified 12 intersections that will be impacted by the multiple new housing developments in progress, the biggest being the maxed-out and much-disliked intersection of L.K. Wood Boulevard/ Sunset Avenue/G and H streets/U.S. Highway 101. But along with traffic, the main issues raised by the community – as the Planco was soon to hear – are the aesthetic and viewshed impacts on Westwood Village. The present 35-foot buildings, located 100 feet from the property line, will be replaced by 50-foot buildings 240 feet back from the property line. Hunter said Arcata Police have concluded that student behavior would be more easily managed with the students consolidated in a managed facility rather than scattered about town in rentals, and would create no undue burden on the department. David Moon, principal of Coleraine Capital Group stepped up to offer what he said would be a 15-minute presentation (but was to go on much longer). This provoked the first blurt from the audience, one suggesting that he be limited to two minutes. “I’d also appreciate if our public would provide respect to all commenters and allow them to have their say,” Mayer said. Moon described the project as providing excellent housing for students, with a full range of amenities from study halls to fitness and entertainment facilities. As with the several other similar housing complexes his company has created, Moon said The secure, supervised Village improves student safety and benefits both the community and university. It also fulfills many goals for housing improvements listed in Humboldt State’s Master Plan. Rooms would be leased to upperclassmen with strict conditions on behavior. He said the new project would relieve numerous unsafe and out-of-code situations at the present Craftsman’s Mall. “We’re very excited about what we’re doing,” Moon said. Part of Moon’s presentation included a revised photo simulation of the view east from Maple Lane. The version included in the EIR had been heavily questioned as making The Village’s buildings look lower than they would really be, because story poles installed on the site which indicate the buildings’ edges seemed to indicate much higher structures as viewed from Maple Lane. The new photo confirmed that the original photo simulation was misleading. “We did an original one before we did the story poles, and then we revised it after we put the story poles up,” Moon said. Still, he said the buildings would cast no shadows on existing homes. As his presentation reached the half-hour mark, a man in the audience began clapping his hands, effectively halt-

ing the meeting. He persisted for a full minute, over Mayer’s objections. “I’d like to ask you to please stop clapping so that we can hear this presentation,” she said. When the man, later identified as Breigdon Besh, finally stopped clapping, Moon concluded his talk. Mayer asked whether anyone representing Humboldt State was present and wished to talk, but no one stepped forward. The university has taken a hands-off approach to The Village, offering neither public support for or opposition to the project. Its sole comment on the matter is a three-paragraph letter submitted by HSU Vice President Joyce Lopes in November, 2015 which states that “we generally favor efforts to provide additional options for quality housing for our students.” What followed was a pageant of protest, with most speakers condemning the project and citing numerous flaws. Many acknowledged the need for student housing, but said The Village is inappropriate, inadequate and destructive as presently designed. Among the alleged shortcomings cited by critics were the project’s massive scale; its impacts on the privacy, safety and quiet of Maple Lane and Westwood Village; the cookie-cutter nature of its design, including the use of faux brick; the displacement of artisans and craftspeople at the Craftsman’s Mall; the outside corporate developers proposing the project; the increase in vehicular traffic; the inadequate vehicular access; inadequate parking; the lack of photovoltaic installations; the LEEDS Silver designation, considered inadequate; its impacts on local senior citizens; and several other related objections. Most of the objections were met by thunderous applause. A few speakers said the project would be aesthetically pleasing and aid in student retention at Humboldt State. Thursday’s continuation of Tuesday’s meeting lacked the developers’ presence, and consisted of spillover testimony by citizens. Objections lodged at the second meeting included the buildings’ “mausoleum-like” design; the inappropriate scale for a small town; cumulative impacts of the many housing projects planned; the potential for gridlock; lack of neighborhood compatibility; viewshed impacts; noise impacts; the lack of guarantees on affordable pricing; the precedents being set for massive developments; loss of privacy; and the lack of opportunities to comment. At one point, Breigdon Besh refused to stop speaking after three minutes, defying Mayer’s admonitions and despite objections by fellow opponents in the audience. He stood his ground at the podium until citizen Jane Woodward confronted him there, and he eventually stood down.

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OPINION Resolve that we must free Claudia Portillo

Dear Members of the Arcata City Council, Last night I attended a vigil for the family of Claudia Portillo, mother of four, who was recently detained by ICE. I did not know Claudia personally, but judging from the praise of her pastor and two of her children’s teachers, with whom I spoke, Claudia was/ is a well-respected and beloved member of our community. Together with her husband, she runs a small business in Arcata, and volunteers her time and efforts in giving back to the community.

v LETTER Her pastor spoke about her selfless devotion to helping others in the fire-afflicted areas of California and the youth in our community. He said that he had just accompanied her on a recent trip to Napa and Sonoma counties to deliver emergency supplies donated by members of their church. And that the family is deeply religious. Her sister Jenny said that Claudia and her husband had worked hard all their lives, paid their taxes and tried to live a blameless life. They have four beautiful children, some of whom were at the vigil, looking profoundly distraught. I hope you can imagine what it must be like for these children to lose a mother. Claudia’s mother spoke last. She said that she had brought her daughters here to

CANDLELIT CROWD Supporters of Claudia Portillo and her family turn out in solidarity. protect them from the violence in El Salvador. Claudia was just five years old when she came to the United States. She is, for all purposes, an American. For the previous two years, El Salvador was rated the most violent nation in the world, and its capital, San Salvador, as the most murderous city. Is this where our government intends to deport Ms. Portillo? A hardworking mom with four kids, who has never committed a crime other than a misdemeanor? And what crime did her children commit to be tortured like this? I don’t know the entire story, but it appears that Claudia was picked up on a technicality. She had a work permit, but there were certain papers she was required to

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sign that were delivered to the wrong address. Since that time, she’s had to check in with immigration authorities in San Francisco on a yearly basis. Most of the time, she came back home after her check ins, but this year she was not so lucky. My question to you is this: What kind of country are we turning into when we can “disappear” people like this? Or traumatize children and families by tearing them apart? This is not just a violation of Ms. Portillo’s rights (the Constitution applies to “all persons”), it is a crime against humanity to tear children away from their mothers. And it is an assault on the very fabric of our community ... because Claudia is part of this community, and she belongs here

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with us, together with her partner and her children. This community stands in solidarity with the Portillo-Cuevas family. Last night, 50 people showed up for the vigil in a fine drizzle, on very short notice, to offer our love, solidarity and support for the family. Therefore, we request that you adopt a resolution in support of Claudia Portillo’s right to be reunited with her family. And send that to our representatives in Congress. Please do everything in your power to help reunite Claudia Portillo with her family. Thank you. Sincerely, Lisa Pelletier Arcata


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OPINION Instead of wrecking stuff and hurting people, let’s do the opposite The overbuilt Bay Trail

I am writing this letter to share the sentiments of George Green regarding the new bike trail through the Marsh (Union, Nov. 29, “Lamenting the intrusive development of the Marsh”). Don’t get me wrong, I am a strong supporter of hiking and biking trails. In fact, my husband and I donated $100 to the fund for this new trail. We love to ride bikes and have ridden on trails all over Holland, Germany, Austria, France, Denmark and the U.K. In the U.S., we took a week-long bike trip on a section of the 200-mile Katy Bike Trail in Missouri; we’ve ridden on a section of the rails to trails system in Wisconsin and, more recently, rode our bikes on the extensive and beautiful trails that wind through Sunriver in Central Oregon. In my many years of cycling, I have never seen a trail designed like this – with such intense road markings, signage and vegetation removal. My eyebrows first raised when I saw the extensive amount vegetation that was removed from the trail right-of-way along the Bay before the trail was completed. Then, one day when I was walking through the Marsh with a friend, I was struck by the incredible width of the trail and the heavy-handed manner in which the native shrubs and trees were being cut back. Of course, invasive plants like fennel, teasel, Scotch broom, Pampas grass, etc., will move into these newly disturbed areas. It was as if someone forgot to mention that this is a Wildlife Sanctuary and the trail needed to be constructed in an environmentally sensitive manner. My heart sank when I saw what was happening – to me, it looked like Caltrans was building a road through our beloved Marsh. Like Mr. Green, I was reluctant to criticize the new trail, knowing the public’s desire for a trail and feeling I needed to give it a chance. However, I cannot help but think there was a missed opportunity to create a winding, pleasing trail that inspires your sense of adventure and blends in beautifully with the natural environment. In addition to my concerns about the unattractive, overkill design of the trail, I am also worried about the vehicle access points to the trail from U.S. Highway 101. A couple weeks ago, while driving south on 101, I noticed a car parked along the new section of trail next to the highway. It appeared a woman had taken a little girl to ride her bike on the trail from this spot. Just a few feet to the north, I also noticed what appeared to be a couple of hunters (they had guns) parked on a cleared area on the bay side of the trail, which means they drove their truck across the new trail

v LETTERS and railroad tracks to get there. I sure hope there are plans to install large boulders and dense vegetation to provide a safety and noise barrier between the highway and trail (and to reintroduce some of the wildlife habitat that was removed). This is especially important, because the speed limit will increase to 65 mph once Caltrans’ Safety Corridor project is completed and, now that State Route 299 is open to STAAsized trucks, there will be more (and bigger) trucks using our highways. I wanted to express my concerns in the hopes that the as-yet unbuilt

State says that the dorms are at full, 100 percent, capacity this year – this is a falsehood. We know this because we are students, and we talk to each other. We know there are empty beds in on-campus housing. We know there are habitable structures on campus that are unused. The school wants us to believe that every student at HSU is part of the community and we all look out for one another. If this was the case, we would have more resources for students with no other place to go. It is illegal to sleep in public spaces; it is illegal to sleep in private ones without permission. Where are these people supposed to go? Our hous

address this issue and stop ignoring it. The Library must be open 24/7 for people to seek refuge in. Stop locking in the warmth. All available housing on campus must be made available as emergency housing for community members in need. Stop excluding people from empty spaces that no one pays for already. HSU must instruct all enforcement entities to not enforce any vagrancy laws or otherwise criminalize homelessness at HSU. If we can’t be here, where do we go? Failure to meet these demands means that the school does not care about the students or the community it resides in. The students will continue to take action at inopportune times for the University - spring preview, transfer orientation, freshman orientation. We will no longer be silent and allow our problems to be moved out of view. We hope that the school swiftly begins to address this injustice. Chante Catt Arcata

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section of the Humboldt Bay Trail, south of the new stretch, is designed in a more aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sensitive manner. For the immediate future, there clearly needs to be some sort of safety barrier installed between the highway and the trail, and the vehicle access points need to be barricaded. Kimberly Tays Arcata

End student homelessness

Homelessness is rampant among students in the California State University system. A preliminary study by the CSU in 2015 found that about 10 percent of CSU students are homeless. Informal surveys have been held at Humboldt State that suggest the homelessness rate at our school is around 15 percent. The administration here at Humboldt

ing issues in Humboldt a r e twofold: there is not enough housing and that makes it too expensive for many people. HSU needs to become a sanctuary for people who have no place to go at night. It already is during the day. We proudly open our doors to the community during the day, but during the cold, wet, winter nights they are shut and locked. This must stop. We are a community of concerned people, many of whom have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness in Humboldt County. We are demanding the following actions be taken by the school to start to

Some people in Arcata are troubled by the statue standing in the middle of the Plaza. The problem is not the statue; the problem is the name on it. Without the name “William McKinley” no one would no who it was. In reality I would guess that fewer than 1 percent of the populace knows who he is and fewer know what he looks like. This leaves the city with some options: 1. Leave it the way it is 2.. Remove it at great expense 3. Change the name on it. A sign could be placed over the present name chiseled in the granite base. For instance, the sign could say “Millard Fillmore” because even fewer people know who he was and even I don’t know what he looked like. If you really want to go cheap, then just putty in the “c” on McKinley and you have William M Kinley. You can make up whatever story on this fictitious name, in fact, you could have an essay contest to write the biography of this person. My story would point out that William M Kinley was born Willamina Kinley and was the first transgender male west of the Rockies and with his right hand he is pointing to a safe place where the Native Americans could hide during “European Problems.” That should alleviate the problem with the plaque on the southwest corner by indicating there were two sides to the problems of that era. This could be done for under $100. What could go wrong? John Murray Arcata

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ear Kevin Hoover, I was stirred to write to you after seeing the Mad River Union’s recent Facebook post on sexual harassment of women on the streets of Arcata. About five years ago, I worked for a few brief months selling advertisements to local businesses for the Arcata Eye. I remember finding copies of the Eye in my dorm room when I first moved to Arcata in January 2012, and so seeing your job advertisement that July was like a dream come true. I was — and still am — an aspiring writer, and I’d always wanted to work for a newspaper in some capacity. I loved the job and, at first, I was very successful and sold several ad spots. You started letting me write articles, too, like the Police Log for the University Police Department and coverage for Chamber of Commerce meetings. There was even an issue of the Eye with my own eye on it! I was finally a paid writer, and I loved every minute of it. I even wore through the heels of my favorite shoes schlepping around town selling ads. It was great, until it wasn’t. I didn’t have a driver’s license or a car, so I used my student ID to ride the bus around town. I was harassed constantly at bus stops and on the bus. I would put my headphones on and stare out the window, and still men would sit next to me and try to talk to me

when I obviously did not want to businesses knowing that I could be spoken to. I saw other young be harassed at any moment. This women struggle with this on the obviously had an effect on my bus, too. One young woman I ability to do my job. I sold fewer saw on the bus regularly would and fewer ads, and I remember put her feet up and take up two one time you told me, quite exseats, headphones in, so that she asperatedly, “Whatever you did wouldn’t be bothered. One time six weeks ago, do that again.” I the bus driver yelled at felt terrible, because you her to move her feet, and were paying me for a job she did. Immediately a I wasn’t delivering on. man sat down next to The fact of the matter her and started harassing is, I was scared and emher. barrassed. Here was a Amber TheresA I was harassed conjob I had wanted so badly morrell stantly by a variety of and I was failing at it. At men. Some of them were v LETTER the time I couldn’t idenobviously drunk or worse. OF THE WEEK tify the problems that Some of them were just prevented me from being creepy. I got asked by an effective salesperson men older than my grandfather — I thought the problem was me. if I wanted to go dancing in Blue I thought I just needed to suck it Lake with them, on two separate up and tough it out. But let me tell occasions. These types of guys you, enduring that kind of harasswould talk about my looks, ask ment — and living in fear that said me inappropriate questions about harassment could happen at any my life, and beg me for my phone moment — was not good for my number. One guy even touched mental health. my hair. But I decided to tough it out. But the scariest thing about this I wanted to keep the job and I is that I would see the same men wanted to work hard and do my over and over again. In a small best. After all, being a writer was town like Arcata you couldn’t hide my dream, and if I had to sell ador blend in. They would remem- vertisements to get there then ber me and recognize me from be- that’s what I was going to do. I fore. Growing up in the Southern started asking my boyfriend (now California suburbs, I wasn’t used husband), who had moved with to this, and it made me increas- me from Southern California, to ingly afraid to ride the bus and go drive me everywhere. It helped about my daily life. a little, but he had his own work I started dreading taking the schedule, so I was still subjected bus and walking around to local to almost-daily street harassment.

The straw that broke the camel’s back was not even sexual in nature, but weird enough to make me give up on the job for good. I walk into a shop on G Street, I don’t remember which one, and ask the girl at the counter if I can speak to the owner. She tells me that the owner is her father and I just missed him, but that he will be back in 10 minutes or so. Then a man walks through the door. He must’ve heard my request because he tells me that he is the owner. I think he looks plausibly like he could be the girl’s father, and so I start to give him my pitch. He listens intently to my plea for him to buy advertising in the Eye for his shop. He looks quite contemplative, and I get hopeful that I might finally get another sale. But then from behind me the girl says, “That’s not my dad.” I look between the two of them, incredibly confused extremely embarrassed. I run out of that shop as fast as I can and call my boyfriend crying to come get me. I stopped showing up to work after that, and I’m pretty sure I never contacted you again. I just couldn’t handle it anymore. I want to make it clear that I’m not writing to you because I blame you or the Arcata Eye for any of this. You took a chance on me, and I let you down. You couldn’t have known how I was struggling or why, because I never made it known. I was 18 years old and

I was still parsing out what was happening. I didn’t really realize the level of harassment until the next year, when I rode the bus visibly pregnant and the harassment stopped completely. I guess I wanted to write to you because I still have those copies of the Arcata Eye with my eye on them. I pull them out of my file cabinet sometimes and feel a twinge of regret for how I handled the situation. While I can’t go back and fix the past, I do wish it had worked out differently. I also wanted to tell you my story because I remember you telling me, when I was hired, that you’d had a series of other young women in my position who’d mysteriously stopped showing up. Obviously that is a frustrating thing for any employer, but I wonder if they faced similar struggles. I’ve since moved back to Southern California, and I now live in Orange County where I work as a librarian assistant. Here I can quietly blend into the background and, while I can’t say I haven’t been harassed since then, the rate of harassment has certainly diminished. I still follow you and the Mad River Union on Facebook, and I enjoy seeing updates about the goings-on in Arcata. I hope you and yours are doing well. Sincerely, Amber Morrell Orange County


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ARCATA VETS HALL – American Legion Post 274 held its monthly meeting at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building Friday night. Part business and part ceremony, the meeting further affirmed the fresh infusion of energy into the local Legion post. Post Commander Jeff Sterling reported acquisition of a new van for the Vets Hall, a gift from the Moxon family. Named “Arty,” it will be used for transportation of vets to VA appointments and gatherings. A new PA system also graces the Great Hall, courtesy of Wayne Conwell. Mad River Honor Guard Comanding Officer Warren Tyndall has now conducted services at some 67 funerals. A new combination

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ARCATA/TRINIDAD – The Trinidad Civic Club has chosen the right man for the job of Santa. Gary Stillman, owner of both a furniture repair service and Clockworks, a watch and clock repair shop in Arcata, has volunteered to play the role. Stillman has the skills and experience for the gig. He was a theater major at Humboldt State, did voice work when he worked in local radio, is the father of two grown children, and his workbench at Clockworks, a tiny shop on Ninth St. across from the Co-op in Arcata, looks a lot like Santa’s busy workshop. The shop, which Stillman has owned since 2013, is filled with the rhythmic ticking of clocks large and small. “I’ve got the Santa glasses and I’ll combine the voice styles of Jimmy Stewart and the Wizard of Oz,” he said, doing a bit of each voice perfectly to demonstrate. It was uncanny to hear him switch characters mid-sentence. As Santa, Stillman will ride around the Seaside Village in a boat this Sunday, Dec. 10, starting at 10:30 a.m., then proceed to his throne in the new multipurpose building at Trinidad School to pose for photographs and take notes on his gift list. “I’ve got a long roll of paper ready,” he said with a Santa-like chuckle. The club is offering photos with Santa to raise money for repairs to the Memorial Lighthouse, one of the most photographed spots in the county, that commemorates folks lost at sea or buried at sea. The club has been working to save the lighthouse from sliding off the eroding cliff. Plans are being made to move it, but the cost is estimated at $100,000. All donations for the photos will go towards lighthouse repair. And repair is Stillman’s passion. “Diplomats and surgeons do repairs,” he said. “It’s a much-needed concept in our throwaway society.” Besides

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SANTA IS HIS WORKSHOP Clockmaker Gary Stillman prepares for his other gig. JAnine VolkmAr | Union clocks, watches, and furniture, Stillman repairs odd items. “Customers bring in umbrellas, pepper grinders and music boxes, asking ‘Can you fix this?’, and I do,” he said. He sells clocks and watches on consignment and charges the same for any replacement battery, no matter the size. He’s all about rescuing things from the landfill. To hang out in Clockworks is to watch his dedication in action. He takes in a watch for battery replacement and offers to drop it by the customer’s office later in the day. When it becomes clear that he’ll need to order a part for the watch of another customer who is leaving on a trip, he proffers a loaner watch with a kindly “bon voyage.” Stillman’s Santa will be just one part of the Holidays in Trinidad event this Sunday from 11 a.m to 4 p.m., which will also include an Indie Craft Fair in Town Hall, a Girl Scoutrun childcare service so parents can shop kid-free, caroling and food. trinidadcivicclub.org

ARCATA – Arts! Arcata, Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of art, music and community, is this Friday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. You’ll find lots to see, hear and do at the following venues: Angelica Atelier 1101 H St. – Illustrations by Jacqui Langeland. Arcata Exchange 813 H St. – Mixed media art by the students of Pacific Union School. Arcata Artisans 833 H St. – “27 Shades of Green,” a group show featuring paintings, drawings, handmade prints, greeting cards and more by the artians of the collective. Wine pour benefits the Humboldt Breast and Gyn Health Project. Arcata Main Street on the Arcata Plaza – Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive, bringing with them complimentary carriage rides, caroling by the local Women’s Chorus, a Winter Wonderland featuring the Snow Queen and complimentary gift wrapping hosted by Santa’s elves. Belle Starr 863 H. St. – Music by The Attics. Wine pour benefits Planned Parenthood 0f Northern California. Brio 791 G. St. – “Bloom,” mixed media art by Kalyn Connolly. ARTS! ARCATA

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ACTOR-CREATORS Dell’Arte’s second-year MFA students develop distinct characters ranging from dramatic, above, to comic, below, for the annual Character Projects show. Photos by Anthony ArnistA

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BLUE LAKE – Share an evening with nine actor-creators as they transform into striking new characters in a moving kaleidoscope of richly imagined worlds. The Dell’Arte Character Projects runs for four performances only, Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 7 to 10 at 8 p.m. at the Carlo Theatre, 131 H St. in Blue Lake. Dell’Arte’s second year ensemble undertakes an investigation of the two main questions of the MFA program: How does the physical actor transform and also reveal him- or herself through the mask of character? How does a new play take shape, born from the body-in-action and the actor’s dramatic imagination? The Character Projects performance is the culmination of two months of in-depth physical character study with the guidance of School Director Lauren Wilson. Each student explores the depth of their own transformative power, creating a character who is truly different from them, and possessed of the heightened physical and vocal dimension which lives on the stage. These characters serve as the point of origin for a dramatic journey that each actor must develop and hone. Full of passion and humor, each performance is by turns funny, poignant and surreal. New characters come to life and encounter their fates in the space of the stage, where everyday life opens its doors onto the surprising and unexpected. This year’s second year ensemble includes Idit Kischinovsky from Israel; Alfredo Romero from Mexico, and Kathryn Cesarz, Cleo DeOrio, Evan Grande, Jesse March, Jordan Rosin, Melanie Schauwecker and Brandice Thompson, all from the U.S. Dell’Arte International is the premiere North American Center for the performance, research and training of the actor-creator, offering the first MFA program in the U.S. in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre. At Dell’Arte, students craft original work in every respect – they are the performers and the authors. Experience this unique process in action through the Character Projects. These popular performances are all pay-what-youcan, with reservations highly encouraged. To reserve tickets or request more information, call (707) 668-5663, ext. 115 or visit dellarte.com. Performances are appropriate for ages 12 and up.

NATURAL BEAUTY AND CHARACTER Trinidad Coastal Land Trust’s Simmons Gallery, 380 Janis Ct., announces a one-day opportunity to see the exhibit of art by Chi-Wei and Donna Lin Sunday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. The Lins’ art, such as Donna’s “Trinidad Sunset #3,” left, and Chi-Wei’s “College Cove from Trinidad Beach,” right, shows their love of Trinidad. Now you can own one of their paintings and name your price, all to benefit the land trust! The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, for the public benefit, the natural beauty and character of Humboldt County from Little River to Big Lagoon. The land trust’s 20 coastal properties are managed by volunteers for public access, recreation and open space protection. For more information, call Ben Morehead at (707) 677-2501 or visit trinidadcoastallandtrust.org.

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lue Lake will be starting new holiday traditions this year. The momentum of the Holiday Market has brought a multitude of holiday cheer to this cozy little community. Santa is coming to town Sunday, Dec. 10 and will be available for pictures and children’s requests at the Blue Lake Artisan’s Collective Holiday Market located in the old Blue Lake Emporium building at 111 Hatchery Rd., across the street from the Mad River Grange. The Holiday Market opens at 11 a.m. That Sunday’s market will also feature a special caroling and tree lighting event starting at 3:30 when cookies and hot chocolate will be available for all. There’s also an area at the market for children to play while parents shop. At 4 p.m., when the Holiday Market closes, the caroling begins! Community members will walk and sing from the Emporium to the corner of Railroad and Broderick, adjacent to City Hall, for the lighting of the new holiday tree. This tree was recently purchased by the Blue Lake Chamber of Commerce and planted collaboratively with the City of Blue Lake. Ornaments will be provided for participants to hang on the tree as well. This event will be the first of what will hopefully be an annual event for years to come. BEERS FOR BOOBS Bend an elbow for boobs at Redwood Curtain Brewing Co., 550 South G St. in Arcata, today, Dec. 6 when $1 from every beer sold all day benefits the Humboldt Breast and Gyn Health Project. Food will be available for purchase at the LoCo Fish Co. truck located behind the brewery. All ages are welcome. STAND & STAGGER WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD Drink up at Mad River Brewery, 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake, today, Dec. 6, when proceeds from every beer sold all day benefits Planned Parenthood. ‘WRITING MY WAY OUT OF ADOLESCENCE’ The Miniplex, 401 I St. in Arcata, hosts the DVD release of Jeff DeMark’s solo show, Writing My Way Out of Adolescence Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Writing My Way Out of Adolescence is a “psychedelic solo show about growing up, going crazy, and living to tell about it,” and debuted at the 1993 Dell’Arte Festival. DeMark toured the show all over the country in local theaters, schools, cafés and restaurants. Twenty-four years and 88 shows later, Matt St. Charles filmed it and added images to spice it up. The Miniplex will show selected stories from the show, interspersed with live music by Inscrutable Rabbit and surrealist writer Wax Johnson’s absurdist musings. Admission is $5 at the door and can go towards purchase of the DVD, which costs $10. AM JAZZ IN THE P.M. Join the HSU Department of Music and band leader Dan Aldag for a great evening of jazz played by HSU’s AM Jazz Band Thursday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. Fantastic and familiar music is on the program, including Horace Silver’s Song For My Father, Paul Desmond’s Take Five, made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Sack Of Woe by Cannonball Adderley, Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock, All Blues by Miles Davis and the well-known standard Autumn Leaves. Admission is $8/$5 for seniors and children/free for HSU students with ID.

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‘CAFE MURDER’ Six Rivers Charter High School invites the community to attend its 12th annual winter performance, Cafe Murder, written by Nathan Hartswick, Friday, Dec. 8 in the Fine Arts Building at Arcata VENUE Arcata Theatre Lounge 1036 G St., Arcata

A WOMAN’S PLACE ... Arcata House Partnership, Food For People and the Arcata Playhouse are producing a play titled A Woman’s Place is in her Home, stories by, for and about women who are or have been homeless or who know people who are or have been homeless. If you or a woman you know might like to participate – tell your story, act, work on the play – join in an Eat and Meet Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Arcata House Partnership Annex, 501 Ninth St., Arcata. Lunch is free and starts at noon. arcatahouse.org Thursday, dec. 7

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CHOIR CONCERT The Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir and AIGC Youth Choir perform their annual Holiday Concert Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church, 11th and G streets. The concert will feature a spirit-lifting selection of holiday gospel music. AIGC will sing Las Posadas, a traditional Mexican Christmas song cycle that tells the story of Mary and Joseph searching for lodging, in Spanish. The concert will be the first performed in the Arcata Presbyterian Church since being restored from the devastating arson fire in September. Tickets are $15 in advance/$18 at the door/free for children 5 and under. Advance tickets can also be purchased at Wildberries Marketplace, The Works and AIGChoir.org. Funds for the Humboldt State Latinx graduation will be requested at the event; Latinx

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students will make up more than half of the HSU graduating class of 2018. BIG BAND JAZZ Join the HSU Department of Music, band leader Dan Aldag, and the HSU Jazz Orchestra for an evening of contemporary and classic big band jazz arrangements Saturday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. Expect to hear a variety of styles and sounds, from the classic Cannonball Adderly tune One For Daddy-O, to a Jeff Lederer arrangement of Allison Miller’s Big and Lovely, to original compositions by HSU students Charlie McClung and Loren Acosta. Also on the program will be tunes by Wayne Shorter, Bobby Previte, Sonny Rollins and Myra Melford, and arrangements by Ted Nash, Tom Garling and Aldag. Admission is $8/$5 for seniors and children/free for HSU students with ID. AT CENTRAL STATION The Undercovers play Central Station, 1631 Central Ave. in McKinleyville, Saturday, Dec. 9 starting at 9 p.m. The show is for ages 21 and older. HUMBOLDT SYMPHONY CONCERT Join the HSU Department of Music, conductor Garrick Woods and the Humboldt Symphony for an afternoon of great orchestral music Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. The symphony will play the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets featuring Andrew Henderson and Collin Kirkwood; Verdi’s La forza del destino overture; Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1; and Sonica, a piece by local composer Michael Kibbe. The ensemble is a mix of students and community members collaborating to play great music. Admission is $8/$5 for seniors and children/free for HSU students with ID. MERRY MOOSEMAS AND THE BIG GIVE Share in the generosity of the season at Lifetree Café’s Merry Moosemas and the Big Give Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of 13th and Union streets in Arcata. There will be music, dance, drama, puppets and audience participation, as well as a raffle for a Kindle Fire Kids edition and a movie package. For admission, bring a pair of “crazy” socks filled with goodies for a less fortunate family. The program is followed by “Mooselicious Snacks” and candy bags for kids. Monday, dec. 11

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9 p.m. Charlie Parr

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8:30 p.m. Comedy Night

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SATURDAY MAKERS MARKET SCRAP Humboldt hosts a Saturday Maker’s Market every Saturday, Dec. 9, 16, and 23 from 1 to 6 p.m. Each Saturday, you will find four different holiday craft vendors who use at least 25 percent reclaimed materials in their wares, plus a large selection of repurposed or gently used holiday decorations, the materials, inspiration and know-how to make your own holiday gifts. You’ll find it all in SCRAP Humboldt’s instore studio at 101 H St., south of Samoa Boulevard in Arcata. True to SCRAP’s mission, the Saturday Makers Market showcases artists who creatively reuse materials in their wares, such as wood, silk neckties, paper and found metals. Admission is free, and there is plenty of parking.

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and non-art items such as tools, household goods, sporting equipment, jewelry, toys, music, books, nature (insects, rocks) and so on – basically anything individuals find collectible, from everyday things to the outright eccentric. To submit a collection, send a completed Humboldt Collects Submission Form, which can be downloaded at humboldtarts.org and up to three digital images (high resolution JPEG: minimum 300 dpi, 1 MB) to jemima@humboldtarts.org by Jan. 20. Large files can be sent through a file hosting service. Selections will be made based on the submitted digital images and information provided on the form. The Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5/$2 for seniors age 65 and over and students with ID/ free for children 17 and under and museum members. Admission is always free for everyone on the first Saturday of every month, including First Saturday Night Arts Alive! and Mini Masters.

SECOND SATURDAY BOOK SALE Friends of the McKinleyville Library holds its Second Saturday Book Sale Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. near the Totem Pole in the McKinleyville Shopping Center. They will have a selection of Christmas-themed books for all ages, including a large assortment of picture books for kids, fun holiday fiction and festive cooking and craft ideas. There will also be lots of gift-quality books for children and adults spread throughout the store – coffee table books, cookbooks, kid’s storybooks, hardcover fiction and more. In addition, they will feature a section of fun stocking-stuffers for the whole family. Most books cost $1 or less, and there is a large selection of books for $2/bag. Do your holiday shopping and support the library!

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HUMBOLDT – To anyone else, it’s just a dozen salt and pepper shakers. To you, they’re a precious part of your identity. The Humboldt Arts Council invites community members to share the wonderful, weird or wacky treasures that define their personal tastes as collectors in a show. Collections aren’t just something we do; they define who we are. A handful of buttons carries on the meaning of a centuries-old family tradition. Immaculate Spiderman comics represent the hero you want to be. What does your collection say about you? Share your most prized items in this spring’s public exhibition, Humboldt Collects. Inspired by our role as a collecting institution, the Humboldt Arts Council will showcase unusual and interesting collections from the area. This celebration of the art of collecting will focus on art

‘HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?’ Join the HSU Department of Music and the 80plus student and community musicians that make up the University Singers and Humboldt Chorale for a wonderful evening of music for voices Friday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. The title of this concert is “How Can I Keep from Singing?” because the program reflects on why we need to sing – to deal with life, death, love, spirit, struggle, and of course, celebration! From the “Lacrymosa” from Mozart’s Requiem to the African-American ring shout “Run, Mary, Run” to the powerful Hebrew prayer “Avinu Malkeinu,” featuring tenor David Powell, to the lovely Italian Renaissance madrigal “Il bianco e dolce cigno,” this program will have something for every listener. Also featured are Finnish composer Einjohani Rautavaara’s Suite de Lorca,” a fun arrangement of the bluegrass tune “Will the Circle be Unbroken,” and a gorgeous and emotional new work from Minnesota’s rising-star composer Jake Runestad, “Let My Love Be Heard.” The evening’s music will culminate with both choirs joining together singing Abbie Betinis’ simple yet profound “Love is Love is Love” and the Stevie Wonder tune “Heaven Help Us All.” Admission is $8/$5 for seniors and children/free for HSU students with ID.

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High School, 1720 M St. Doors and auction open at 5:45 p.m. The event features a full dinner, a silent auction, an interactive murder mystery and a dance, all put on by Six Rivers students. Admission is $15/$10 for children; a family price is available. A discount of $2 will be given if canned food is donated. To purchase tickets in advance call (707) 825-2428. Formal attire is encouraged, and everyone is welcome.

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McKINLEYVILLE – What can the kids give grandma for Christmas? Or grandpa? Or Aunt Donna? Children who attend the annual Children’s Holiday Gift Making Workshop at McKinleyville’s United Methodist Church of the Joyful Healer, 1944 Central Ave., will have lots of nice handmade gifts to give! The popular event is set for Saturday, Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All children are invited to come and make low-cost gifts for family and friends, as an alternative to shopping. Crafts this year include neck pillows, coffee cup cozies, bird houses, tea towels, hot chocolate cones, Scrabble ornaments, switchplate covers, wreaths, lavender sachets, magnets, bath salts, felt candy mice, root beer reindeer, cork coasters and applesauce ornaments. Projects range in price from 50 cents to $2.50. The charge merely helps offset the cost of materials. The event is not a fundraiser – it’s a gift from the church to the community. Santa Claus will be on hand to talk to children and pose

ORNAMENTAL APPLESAUCE Children made applesauce ornaments at the Children’s Holiday Gift Making Workshop at McKinleyville’s Church of the Joyful Healer last year and will again this Saturday. Photo courtesy church of the Joyful healer

for pictures – bring your camera. Food and baked goods will be sold too. No reservations are necessary. For more information, call (707) 839-5691.

Trinidad, where holiday blues are a good thing

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rinidad Civic Club’s annual Christmas Tea is set for Thursday, Dec. 7 in Town Hall – the city auditor is using the Club Room, so go to the big Hall. Dana Hope will preside at the business meeting, during which the latest Memorial Lighthouse preservation efforts will be discussed, starting at 10 a.m. with hostesses Jan West, Suzanne Atiyeh and this columnist serving treats about 11 a.m. Past Presidents Donna Haddock, Liz Thatcher, Kathleen Duncan, Susan Morton, Judy Heyenga, Marta Tennant, Marilyn Westberg, Patti Williams, Anne Odom, Tonda Ferrando and current president Dana Hope will be recognized. Jackie Hogan and Penne O’Gara will lead carol singing. All members, guests, and prospective members are most cordially invited to attend. Jingle and Mingle & Run Busy acting President-Executive Director Katherine Wayne invites Chamber of Commerce members and all of Trinidad to the Annual Jingle and Mingle Holiday Party Saturday, Dec. 9 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall. Al Macy will play the Steinway. Also part of the fun will be cocktails and hearty hand-passed appetizers by Brett Shuler Fine Catering, dancing and the announcement of the Citizen of the Year Award. Dress up. Tickets are $25 per person. RSVP by today by calling the chamber voicemail at (707) 677-1610. Also, Katherine reminds athletes

to mark 2018 calendars for the Saturday, Jan. 27 Trinidad to Clam Beach Run. Registering early at trinidadtoclambeach.com saves money. Email trinidadtoclambeach@gmail. com for information. Run proceeds go to high school scholarships and Trinidad School end-of-year awards. Holiday Blues Night Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 South Westhaven Dr., presents Holiday Blues Night with Legends of the Mind Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy entertaining, amusing, holiday-themed blues songs with Mark Jenny on guitar, Frank Anderson on blues harp, Seabury Gould on guitar and piano and all three musicians on vocals. For information, email seaburygould. com or call (707) 845-8167. The center is open Friday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibit “Twenty Years Before the Easel: A Retrospective of Susan Fox’s Work in Oil 1997-2017” is on view. Call (707) 677-9493 or visit westhavencenter. org for information. Holidays in Trinidad Celebration Santa Claus will begin Sunday, Dec. 10 at about 10:30 a.m., arriving in Trinidad on a fishing boat and spreading cheer through Trinidad’s streets. Afterwards, Santa will be available in the Trinidad School “new” multipurpose room at Santa’s Gingerbread Village to have photographs taken with children for a small donation that benefits the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse preservation fund. “Child-free shopping” is avail-

able by Trinidad Girl Scouts at the multipurpose room so parents can browse at craft fairs both at Trinidad School and Trinidad Town Hall between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Jeny Giraud is chair of the school fair and Essence Torres manages the Indie Fair benefiting Trinidad Library at Town Hall. Enjoy music and treats all day and caroling at 4 p.m. at Trinidad Art Gallery, viewing of the newly installed “Working Baskets” exhibit. You’ll find Bob Hallmark’s stoneware and book sale at the Trinidad Museum between 12:30 and 4 p.m., and treats at Simmons Gallery from 3 to 5 p.m. when the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Annual Meeting will be held and where Chi-wei Lin's paintings are on view. Many of Trinidad’s shops are donating a portion of their sales on this day to benefit the Memorial Lighthouse preservation efforts. Call Jan West at (707) 677-3655 or email info@ trinidadcivicclub.org for information. Community Choir Christmas Concert The McKinleyville Community Choir will present several Christmas concerts featuring an eclectic mix of joyful Christmas and holiday songs. Trinidad Civic Club sponsors the Trinidad performance Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall, where there will be concessions and Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse gift items for sale. You also can enjoy the Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. in Azalea Hall, McKinleyville, and on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse. Donations at the are door gladly accepted. Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net.

L EGAL N OTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 17-00600 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARCATA PET 600 F STREET ARCATA, CA 95521 3295 EDGEWOOD ROAD EUREKA, CA 95501 DJ ANIMAL SOLUTIONS C4078457 600 F STREET ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: A Corporation S/DON BRADNER, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on NOV. 13, 2017 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME JERRY LYNN URBANUS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV171025 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner JERRY LYNN URBANUS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JERRY LYNN URBANUS to Proposed name ARIAL NOVA. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court, located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, California, at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the application should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes de-

scribed above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Date: January 16, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: NOV. 20, 2017 s/LEONARD LACASSE

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contain: • Teressa Sayers - Sewing Machine, Boxes, Books, Painting • Tom Cahill - BBQ, Tool Box, Vacuum, Boxes, Cleaning Supplies, Boards • Ricky Mell - Grow Equipment • Cameron Hendricks - Hydro Tables, Turntable, Clothes, Suitcase • David Allen - Couch, Chair, Dresser, Changing Table, Crib, TV Stand The Auctioneer will be Kerry Rasmussen, Bond #7900364465, phone #707-822- 0331. Purchases must be paid for at the time of the sale in cash only. All purchased items sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the settlement between owner and obligated party, auctioneer, and Arcata Bay Self Storage. 12/6, 12/13

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (Bus. Prop. Code Ss 21700-21716). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 14th day of December, 2017 at 10 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which is currently located at Arcata Bay Self Storage, 250 E Street Arcata, CA. Most storage units contain miscellaneous personal property, clothing, furnishings and household goods. In addition, the following units

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA SUBJECT: Daggett Design Review and Landmark Historic Property Zoning Amendment at 1619 H Street, Arcata; APN 020-091- 003; File # 178-011- DR-ZR The project is scheduled for a public hearing of the City Council on December 20, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., in the Arcata City Council Chambers, at 736 F Street, Arcata. Project: On October 24, 2017, the Planning Commission recommended, through its adoption of Resolution PC-17-05, that the City Council approve the proposed restoration and rehabilitation of the existing Landmark-designated 2-story residence, garages and shop structures on the subject property, the conversion of the existing residence from one residential unit to two units, the conversion of the center portion of the rear shop to a residential unit and the development of a new 2-story residence that will consist of two residential units for a total of five (5) units. Resolution PC-17- 05 also recommended that the Council consider granting the following incentives for historic preservation allowed by §9.53.070 of the Land Use Code: 1) multi-family housing; 2) permit fee waivers; and 3) the Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program. The project will amend the existing Landmark Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1041) through the adoption of a new Landmark Ordinance (Ordinance 1495). An action of the City Council is required to adopt the proposed incentives, the Design Review Permit and the amended Ordinance. The 13,833 sq. ft. property is planned and zoned Residential Low Density (RL). Location: 1619 H St, Arcata Assessor Parcel No: 020-091- 003 Owner/Applicant: Peter and Susan Daggett Date of application: August 2, 2017 File Number: 178-011- DR-ZR Zoning/Gen. Plan: Residential Low-Density (RL) Coastal Zone: The project is not located in the Coastal Zone Environmental: Project is exempt from environmental review per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemptions §15331 and §15332 for Historic Preservation and Infill Projects, respectively. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed project and environmental determination may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by phone: 707-822- 5955. Contact person: Alyson Hunter, Senior Planner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to §1094.5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure,”If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing(s).” Posted by: December 7, 2017 12/6

Bubbles 1031 H St. – Music by Kentucky Livin’. “Domestic Disturbance” 650 Sixth St. – Surreal climate change survival experiential installation by Nancy Tobin. Fatböl Clothing 1063 H St. – Art by Chali 2na and Matt O’Brien. Fire Arts Center 520 South G. St. – Open house. Folie Douce 1551 G St. – Art by Laura Zugda. Foodwise Kitchen 971 Eighth St. – Oils on canvas by Bea Stanley, plus tastings of plant-based cheese and local wines. Garden Gate 905 H St. – Art by Yuma Lynch; music by The Compost Mountain Boys. Wine pour benefits the Friends of the Arcata Library Humboldt Brews 856 10th St. – “Mandalas/ Introspective Healing,” art by Bucky Buckman. Jacoby’s Storehouse 791 Eighth St. – Humboldt Juggling Festival bake sale. Libation Wine Bar 761 Eighth St. – Photographs by David Howell; music by the Fusilli Brothers. Moonrise Herbs 826 G St. – “Sulptured Photographs,” art by Matt Dodge; music by Howdy Emerson. Om Shala Yoga 858 10th St. – “Toad,” psychedelic landscapes with sacred geometry by Jess Aldeghi. PastaLuego 791 Eighth St. – “Familiar Places Under Singular Skies,” works on paper by Jay Brown. Plaza 808 G St. – “Year of Rooster,” acrylic paintings by Allison Curtis; caroling by Six Rivers Montessori, which also benefits from the wine pour. Plaza Grill 791 Eighth St.

EMPLOYMENT Visiting Angels is seeking Caregivers, CNAs & HHAs to assist seniors in Fortuna, McKinleyville, and Eureka. Part-time and Full-time, flexible hours. Please call 707-362-8045. IN-HOME SERVICES

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– Plein air watercolors by Paul Rickard. Plaza View Room 791 Eighth St. – Still-life florals by Jay Brown. RampArt Skate Park 700 South G St. – Annual photo contest with pizza, drinks and open skate ramp. Redwood Curtain Brewing Co., 550 South G St. – Photographs by Catey Hager. Redwood Yogurt 1573 G St. – “Quietest Place,” art by Arcata Arts Institute students; music by AAI students. Wildberries Marketplace Sunroom 747 13th St. – “Quietest Place,” art by Arcata Arts Institute students. The Rocking Horse 791 Eighth St. – “Winter,” art by the third grade class of Fuente Nueva. Sacred Empire, 853 H St. – Jewelry by Sarah Lewis of Tribe Jewelry. SCRAP Humboldt on the Arcata Plaza – Complimentary sweater decorating for the Ugly Sweater Run. Trillium Dance 855 Eighth St. – “ ’Twas the Night before Christmas,” watercolors by Niniane Holland; performances by the Trillium Dancer Soloists. Upstairs Gallery 1063 G St. – Sculpture and mixed media by Conrad Calimpong. Zen 1091 H St. – Art by Claudia Lima.


B4 CARING FOR THE WILD Join the Redwood Region Audubon Society Friday, Dec. 8 for a potluck followed by a program titled “Caring for the Wild, One Patient at a Time” presented by Monte Merrick, codirector of Bird Ally X. Operated by Bird Ally X, the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center is the only permitted all-species wildlife rehabilitation facility on the North Coast and cares for over 1,200 wild animals each year, from the hummingbird who collided with a window, to the raccoon hit by a car, and the barn owl poisoned by rodenticide. Merrick will talk about wildlife rehabilitation and the work Bird Ally X does to teach the public how to keep wild animals out of harm’s way. There also will be information about the 2017 Christmas Bird Count at this event. Potluck starts at 6:30 p.m. and program starts at 7:30 p.m. at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Rd., Arcata. Bring a dish to share and

M AD R IVER U NION a mug for shade-grown coffee; drinks, plates and utensils provided. Come fragrance-free. DUNE WORKPARTY Help restore the dune ecosystem on the Friends of the Dunes property Saturday, Dec. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers will remove invasive plants to make room for native plant diversity. Tools, gloves and snacks are provided; bring water and wear work clothes. Meet at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Ln. in Manila. jess@ friendsofthedunes.org, (707) 444-1397 MARSH TOUR Friends of the Arcata Marsh sponsors a free tour of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Meet leader Katy Allen at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the plants and ecology of the Marsh. Loaner binoculars available with photo ID. (707) 826-2359

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Have a hero home for the holidays

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ere’s a happy story for the giving season: On the last day of November, a very sick dog came in to the McKinleyville Animal Care Center. This dog needed an emergency blood transfusion to have a chance at survival. There is no doggie blood bank, so a donor is needed in this situation. The call came into the shelter to see if there was a healthy dog over 60 lbs. that was available. Fortunately, several dogs fit that description and Bernie was chosen to take a ride to the vet’s. He was given a nice new rope toy to take along and hustled quickly over to the clinic. Bernie gave blood and then spent the afternoon resting up with good food and warm blankets. He returned to the shelter just in time to get in a short walk as darkness fell. Bernie occupies the last kennel in the kennel row, not always the most viewed location. He is a lanky

mixed breed mutt, just a little over a year old. Volunteers consider him one of the easier walkers and mention how gentle he is about taking treats. He is very dog-friendly and would love a playmate to run and tumble with, though he is also capable of self-entertaining. The staff at the vet’s office had a lot of nice things to say about him! “He was a super sweet gentleman who was a total pleasure to work with. Seemed to like other animals as well and was very inquisitive and interested in what was going on around him,” said one of the vet techs. There must be someone out there looking for a dog like our hero boy Bernie! Meet him today at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville. More information is available at (707) 840-9132. The shelter’s big Holiday Open House is this Saturday, Dec. 9 from noon

BERNIE Photo by Cassie Moulton to 4 pm. This event is the primary source of funding for the Emergency Medical Fund, which provides veterinary services for cats and dogs who arrive at the shelter with illnesses or injuries. Thanks to this fund, Friends for Life Animal rescue, many animals receive the care that they need and go on to become someone’s adopted and valued family member. The Open House features an impressive selection of Dutch raffle and silent auction items, as well as shelter tours, refreshments and more. There are handmade quilts, vintage housewares, framed art, kitty hats, gift certificates to a variety of local businesses, gift baskets for both pets and humans, books, holiday decorations and a few surprises! Raffle tickets are available at the shelter now if you are unable to attend on Saturday. Redwood Pals Rescue will be at the Open House too as we all wear two hats – one for rescue and one as shelter volunteers. Come say hi, have a snack and a tour and talk to us about the role our rescue group plays in the shelter operations and in helping all dogs find the best home that they can. We’d love to meet you!


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