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LORD ELLIS – A man was killed Friday evening, Feb. 20 after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle that was passing other cars around a corner. At approximately 9:55 p.m., Andrew Joseph James Carrigan, 24, of San Francisco was driving a 2011 Hyundai Sonata westbound on State Route 299, east of Lord Ellis at a speed greater than 50 mph. Lord Ellis is the the first of two major summits for those traveling eastbound from Arcata to Willow Creek. Jerry Dean Hathcock, 54, of Eureka was riding his 2003 KTM motorcycle eastbound on the highway, east of Lord Ellis at an unknown speed. Carrigan had been driving behind two vehicles when he turned his vehicle into the opposing lane, crossing over double yellow lines and in a corner to pass the vehicles that were traveling in close proximity of each other. Carrigan had passed the first vehicle and was overtaking the second vehicle when Hathcock rode his motorcycle eastbound around the curve and observed the Hyundai in his lane. Hathcock turned his motorcycle to the right to avoid a collision but he was unsuccessful and the front of the Hyundai collided into the motorcycle. Carrigan applied the brakes after the collision and brought his vehicle to a stop partially on the south shoulder and partially in the eastbound lane facing in an westerly direction. The impact of the collision caused Hathcock to be ejected and Hathcock and the motorcycle came to rest on the south embankment. Hathcock succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Carrigan was transported by ambulance to Mad River Community Hospital with minor injuries. The California Highway Patrol - Humboldt Area responded to the scene and is conducting the investigation. Alcohol is not considered a factor in the accident, according to the CHP. Personnel from the Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Humboldt County Coroner, and Arcata-Mad River Ambulance also responded to the scene.
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HUMBOLDT STATE – Humboldt State University’s attempt to parry criticism of its halting responses to Native American demands for academic and cultural reform has triggered a withering backlash. Unified Students of Humboldt, the Native American reform alliance, condemned in the strongest terms last week the administration’s “Q&A� defense, aimed at shoring up the administration’s
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HSU – The decision by protesters to end their precedent-setting occupation of Humboldt State University’s Native American Forum reflects their conviction all along that they could trust President Lisa Rossbacher, although not necessarily senior administration officials. Unified Students of Humboldt representative Ama Tierney said that “after 35 days of residing peacefully in the Forum,â€? the exit is a direct expression of good faith to Rossbacher in anticipation of the start of long-awaited negotiations on March 3. In Monday’s communiquĂŠ announcing the withdrawal, Unified Students said its decision was based specifically on a PROTEST
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ARCATA – The City of Arcata continues to delve into its budget in an effort to overcome a deficit and balance the books. The Arcata City Council held a joint meeting Monday, after the Union went to press, with its General Fund Budget Task Force. While city leaders will need to make tough choices, it’s not all doom and gloom. At a recent council meeting, Director of Finance Janet Luzzi delivered some
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nity or other businesses of McKinleyville then you need to belong to the chamber. Prospective members can fill out an application online at the chamber website or call the office. Adult Day Health Care to host chamber mixer The next chamber mixer will be held Thursday, March 26 at the Adult Day Health Care of Mad River. Catering is sponsored by Mad River Community Hospital. This is a perfect opportunity to mix and mingle, as well as grow your contacts and your business. There will be door prizes as well as a raffle. You can promote your business or organization by participating in the buck-aminute or by donating a raffle item. Adult Day Health Care is located at 3800 Janes Rd., behind Mad River Community Hospital. Fundraising opportunities The McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce is offering opportunities to local organizations, groups, and schools to partner with them during several fundraising events throughout the year. The chamber will share a portion of the funds raised with their partners at these events. Events can be anything from a bake sale at the chili cook-off to helping with the Pony Express Days Parade. For a list of partnership opportunities, and to apply visit the chamber website. For more information, contact the McKinleyville Chamber by visiting their website at mckinleyvillechamber.com or calling the office at (707) 839-2449. Heather Viña is the president and chief executive officer of the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce.
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he Azalea Award, a tradition started in 2001, will be presented to Kelly and Ross Miller at the chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner and Auction to be held on March 27. The award is given to McKinleyville community members who have a history of service and continue to serve today. Honorees are chosen by past recipients of the HEATHER award. VIÑA Ross and Kelly were both born and McKINLEyVILLE raised in Humboldt County. Ross graduated from Arcata High School and Kelly from St. Bernard High School. Ross attended Humboldt State University before coming to the family business, Miller Farms Nursery in 1985. Kelly graduated from College of the Redwoods. They recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. The Millers have a strong sense of family and community. Ross has worked and volunteered to make Pierson Park and Hiller Sports Complex beneficial to our community. Their favorite investment is in local youth. Ross has spent many years coaching in McKinleyville: Little League, Babe Ruth baseball, recreation and elementary basketball teams. Kelly was by his side and supportive through it all. Ross’ greatest enjoyment was coaching football. He spent 26 years either playing or coaching. He recently retired after 10 years at McKinleyville High School. The Millers served on the Board of Directors for McKinleyville Youth Football and McKinleyville High School’s booster club, Panther Part-
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McKINLEYVILLE – American Homebrewers Association (AHA), based in Boulder, Colorado, is hosting its first-ever rally in Humboldt County on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave. in McKinleyville. All homebrewers and beer lovers are welcome but must be active members of AHA, or join at the door for a discounted price. “When we discovered that Humboldt County had never experienced one of these events, we were eager to find a host. When Six Rivers reached out to us to offer to host the event we were so thrilled to find such an excellent brewery with such strong support for their local homebrewers,” said Matt Bolling, events and membership coordinator for AHA. Most craft brewers get their start homebrewing. Six Rivers’ head brewer for 18 years, Carlos “Los” Sanchez, started homebrewing in the mid1980s. His passion for experimentation landed him medals at the Great American Beer Festival for Six Rivers’ Chili Pepper Ale and Paradise Moon Porter. Sanchez’s latest limited-edition release, Gypsy Rosa Imperial Stout (10% ABV), will be sampled at the rally and is also available in 22 oz. bottles and on draught at the brewery. “I thought about making Gypsy
Rosa for a year. It is made with Northern Brewer and Hallertauer hops, and has black cherries from Oregon and five kilos of Belgian chocolate in it. With hints of cherry, chocolate and coffee it is dark, roasty and mysterious,” Sanchez said. Rally guests will make history by bringing at least an ounce of their favorite hops to contribute to a 90 minute hopped IPA to be made collaboratively during the rally for a true one-of-a-kind beer. “The 90 minute hopped beer is just another reason why we are so excited to be working with Six Rivers. This rally feature is Six Rivers’ way of supporting and engaging members of the AHA. Homebrewers are the craft beer industry’s quintessential audience, and are credited with much of the momentum behind today’s craft beer revolution,” Bolling said. Josh Reed started Humboldt Homebrewers in 2010 and has been homebrewing for almost 20 years. After winning some regional competitions, his hobby led him to open a homebrewing supply business with a partner. Reed sees plenty of Humboldt’s do-it-yourself spirit come through his doors and estimates there are about 100 regular homebrewers in the county, which is much higher than other California counties, per capita.
DON’T WORRy, BE HOPPy Carlos Sanchez, Six Rivers Brewery’s head brewer, and Meredith Maier-Ripley, co-owner, add hops to Six Rivers’ new limited-edition Gypsy Rosa Imperial Stout. SubMitted Photo “I am a firm believer in Humboldt County’s potential to be a craft beer destination. Someone who is on a West Coast brewery crawl needs a stop in between Sonoma and Eugene. Humboldt has the ability to be that stop, I know it,” Reed said. AHA Rally details: Homebrewers bring your hops for the 90 minute IPA (come early) and mingle in the brew house. Take a VIP tour, enjoy live music, food and Six Rivers beer samples. RSVP online at aharally.org or contact meredith@sixriversbrewery.com. Free for AHA members.
SEA LEVEL RISE The Arcata Wetland and Creeks Committee and the Arcata Open Space and Agriculture Committee will hold a joint study session today, Feb. 25 to discuss sea level rise impacts and adaptation options for the city. The meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. at the Council Chamber, 736 F St., Arcata. There will be presentations on the causes of sea level rise, the state of local levees and adaptation strategies.
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TRINIDAD – The seaside village is readying for a sea kayaking symposium scheduled for Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 that will draw participants and instructors from around the world. The Storm Gathering Sea Kayak Symposium will feature lectures, presentations, and open-ocean demonstrations and lessons. “The city’s really excited about it,” said City Manager Dan Berman. “We have quite a few locals who do this all the time… It’s going to raise the visibility of Trinidad and Humboldt County.” One of those locals is Helen Wilson, who, along with husband Mark Tozer, founded Greenland or Bust, the organization that is hosting the symposium. The organization has put on symposiums in the US and UK for the past several years, and Wilson says the event is expected to draw over 100 people. “Trinidad is a great place to run a symposium. It’s a fantastic venue,” Wilson said. “It’s actually bringing in people from the UK… all of our instructors are known worldwide.” While the classes are not designed for the faint-of-heart (“It’s not a flat-water symposium,” says Wilson), the presentations can be enjoyed by kayakers and non-kayakers alike, and include a film chronicling Justine Curgenven’s 2,500-mile kayak trek along the Aleutian island chain. The event will feature courses on paddling, boat control, surf zone fundamentals, rescue skills and ocean journeying, among other things. Depending on con-
INTO THE BRINE Kayakers will have an opportunity to hone their skills during the Storm Gathering Kayak Symposium in Trinidad. photo courtesy the paddle pals’ collection ditions, classes will be held at Trinidad State Beach, Trinidad Harbor, Moonstone Beach, Big Lagoon, and on Humboldt Bay. “We definitely want some [weather] conditions,” Wilson said. For more information, or to register for the symposium, visit greenlandorbust.org. New councilmember The Trinidad City Council’s search for a fifth member is over. David Winnett was unanimously selected by the council at a specially-scheduled meeting Feb. 2, and the former high school chemistry teacher from Illinois is already making his mark.
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McKINLEYVILLE – The town’s advisory committee will discuss a proposed amendment to the general plan and the idea of a mobile home park rent conflict resolution committee when it meets today, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Azalea Conference Center, located at the rear of McKinleyville Middle School at Central Avenue and Railroad Drive. Several parcels located southeast of the intersection of Central Avenue and Murray Road may be rezoned, with the boundary separating commercial services and residential low density land use designations moving further east. Details about the rezoning were not
available from the Humboldt County Planning Department as of late last week. The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) may take a position on the rezoning. The McKMAC will discuss the idea of a mobile home park conflict resolution committee. At its meeting in January, the McKMAC discussed the idea of rent control, ultimately voting in opposition to the concept. At that meeting, the McKMAC learned about a resolution passed in 1994 related to a mobile home park conflict resolution committee. McKMAC member Barbara Georgianna has requested that the committee find out more about the resolution.
“At his very first meeting, he was fully contributing with good ideas and clarity,” said Mayor Julie Fulkerson. “I couldn’t be happier.” Following the months-long search, and a discussion with his wife, Winnett agreed to fill the vacancy left when Tom Davies’ term expired in November of last year. “We wanted to help the community in any way we could,” he said. Winnett said he will draw on his experience serving on numerous boards and organizations in Illinois and California during his term on the city council.
Winnett said he immediately noticed the hard work put in by city staff. “I’ve been impressed with the dedication of the employees here,” he said. Winnett and his wife retired to Humboldt County and purchased 10 acres of wine grapes in Willow Creek, with plans to “take care of grandkids and make wine.” They fell in love with Trinidad while vacationing to the area. “It’s just a lovely place to live,” he said. “It’s got small-town charm.” Winnett said he was also drawn to the area’s strong ecological ethos. “I’m very, very passionate about the environment,” he said. “I appreciate Humboldt County’s attitude about being stewards of the land.” Lighthouse access, vacation ordinance & committee appointments The council also discussed the implementation of the new vacation dwelling ordinance, which will place stricter regulations on the city’s many vacation rentals, and signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Land Management regarding the management of the Coast Guard Lighthouse on Trinidad Head. Berman said the BLM has already increased access to the historic lighthouse. “It’s exciting news,” said Berman. “It’s an incredible spot and an amazing piece of history.” The council also assigned Councilmember Dwight Miller to the Humboldt Waste Management Authority Board of Directors, Councilmember Jack West to the Humboldt County Association of Governments board, Councilmember Jim Baker to the Library, Museum and Park and Local Law Enforcement committees, and Mayor Julie Fulkerson to the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission and Humboldt Transit Authority boards.
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SWIMMER’S DELIGHT – One person died and two others sustained major injuries after an alleged drunk driver went off the road and hit a large redwood tree on State Route 36 Saturday, Feb. 21. At about 10:45 p.m., Kade Chandler was driving his 2005 Toyota Tundra eastbound on State Route 36 east of Swimmer’s Delight. Due to his level of drug/alcohol impairment and traveling at an unsafe speed, Chandler failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and allowed his vehicle to run off the north road edge and where it collided with a large redwood tree before overturning down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol. As a result of the collision, Chandler and
passenger Savannah Kindred were ejected from the vehicle and sustained major injuries. An additional unrestrained female passenger, 19-year- old Kendra Paige Leialoha Lewis of Blue Lake, succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Passenger Bradly Thuemler, who was restrained at the time of the collision, suffered moderate injuries. Chandler and Kindred were transported to Redwood Memorial Hospital. Kindred was transferred via air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Thuemler was transported to St. Joseph Hospital. Chandler was subsequently arrested for felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter. He was released to Redwood Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
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active and effective forum for discussions” of Native American programs HUMBOLDT STATE – The North- across the board, “with an emphasis ern California Tribal Chairmen’s As- on student recruitment, retention sociation (NCTCA), the 11-nation and support.” inter-tribal consortium, is pressing • Establishment and continued Humboldt State University to shore maintenance of “culturally appropriup its Native American supate campus space, including port programs. ample study space, a kitchThe association has urged en, an outdoor cooking area HSU President Lisa Rossand enough space for all bacher to bolster the flagging programs and services that Native American Studies serve the American Indian Program with more faculty, students on campus.” which is also a principal deThe recommendations mand of the Unified Students were presented in a previGarth of Humboldt, the Native ously undisclosed Feb. 4 Sundberg American educational and letter from NCTCA Chaircultural reform alliance. man Garth Sundberg to RossbachThe NCTCA also recommends: er, expressing major concerns about • HSU’s full disclosure of its bud- what the association worries is the gets for all Native American pro- erosion of programs for American grams, including a comprehensive Indian students. breakdown of expenditures that is In particular, Sundberg wrote, the “clear and transparent.” The campus caliber of HSU’s Native American also should provide detailed annual Studies program is jeopardized by too budgets projected into future years, few full-time faculty positions “to susthe association says. tain the program and offer the cours• Creation of a Tribal Liaison po- es listed in the course catalogue fresition, which the association deems quently enough. This deficit impacts “critical for the success of the Amer- the overall quality of the program and ican Indian-serving programs at number of students who select this HSU.” The post should be created and field of study,” he stated. filled “as soon as possible, with input Correspondingly, one of the main from NCTCA and local tribes.” objectives of the Unified Students of • Inclusion of at least one of the Humboldt is providing the DepartNCTCA’s tribal chairs on all search ment of Native American Studies with committees for the hiring of employ- five full-time positions, as promised ees in the university’s Native Ameri- and never delivered by former Prescan program positions ident Rollin Richmond in his 2004 • Re-creation of the Tribal Advi- strategic plan. sory Council to the president, who The policy gulf between the should ensure that the panel “is an northern California tribes and HSU Mad RiveR Union
reached perhaps its deepest historical point during Richmond’s strife-torn administration. Enfeebled and isolated politically by a faculty no-confidence vote in 2007, Richmond found himself the target in mid-2013 of intense Native American ire when an NCTCA/university working group collapsed amid recriminations that he ignored the panel’s proposals for reorganization of Native American programs and services, while at the same time failing to fulfill his own strategic plan. Among the incendiary issues then, as now, was the standing and preservation of the university’s Indian Tribal Education Personnel Program (ITEPP) and the Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP). When the Rossbacher Administration fired INRSEP’s popular director, Jacquelyn Bolman, last fall, the action instantly reverberated through years of mistrust and alienation between the university and tribal leaders. Philosophy Professor John Powell zeroed in on this prolonged history of estrangement when he cautioned Interim Provost Jenny Zorn in an email last October that senior administration officials have a lot to learn and repair in campus relations with Native Americans. “Over the last 10 years,” he wrote, “administration initiatives regarding services to Native students have clearly been counter-productive. I think this is evidence that there is a profound lack of understanding of what the needs are.”
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struction. Equally damaging tactically, students representatives said, the belated Q&A defense imperils the administration’s credibility at just the wrong moment: long-awaited talks with President Lisa Rossbacher are slated to begin March 3. The protesters avow that they sincerely trust Rossbacher’s personal promises of good will and goodfaith negotiations as they are about to start. But they say she is ill-served by the Q&A’s inept bid to camouflage her administration’s repeated mistakes, as well as those of the previous Richmond Administration, in grappling with – or failing to grapple with – years of unresolved Native American issues.
Headlined “Sit-in at the Native American Forum: Frequently Asked Questions” and posted on the HSU website Feb. 10, the Q&A’s claims of soaring multi-year spending for Native American academic programs are flatly contradicted by the Feb. 4 NCTCA letter transmitted directly to Rossbacher. The Tribal Chairmen’s Association represents the region’s 11 sovereign nations, including the Wiyot Tribe, whose ancient land the Arcata campus occupies. Previously undisclosed publicly, the letter signed by NCTCA Chairman Garth Sundberg advised Rossbacher, “NCTCA remains deeply concerned with the reduction of programs directed at serving American Indian students on campus, as well as the dwindling number of American Indian students who are choosing HSU as their place to study.” Humboldt State’s diminishing support for Native American programs is not a new development, Sundberg admonished the president. “NCTCA wants to restate its position, held for several years, urging HSU to rebuild its American Indian service programs, including the need for additional support for the Native American Studies program and other student retention and recruitment support programs that specifically serve American Indian students on campus.” Sundberg’s letter counters head-on the Q&A claim
that current funding for ITEPP (Indian Tribal and Educational Personnel Program) rose nearly 50 percent over five years. Similarly, it refutes the administration claim that the base budget for INRSEP (Indian Natural Resource, Science and Engineering Program) leaped almost 80 percent. Nominally, the percentages appear accurate but substantively they are hollow, according to representatives of Unified Students of Humboldt, who substantiated the Tribal Chairmen’s letter with context and budget analysis in multiple interviews last week. Crucially, says Unified Students liaison Sarah Caligiuri, the topline budget figures the administration cited – currently $280,000 for ITEPP, $257,788 for INRSEP – are meaningless without a line-item breakdown of how the money is actually being spent. The Q&A provided no such detail. “If you subtract the salaries and benefits of ITEPP and INRSEP employees,” Caligiuri explained, “then the content of the programs themselves is cut back to a very small amount of money to distribute per capita to students. In terms of arithmetic, the administration’s overall budget figures may be accurate, but they don’t begin to reflect the fiscal and material impact of the great changes in ITEPP and INRSEP in recent years.” In particular, ITEPP and INRSEP have been opened
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to all students, whereas before they served a relative handful of undergraduates who held federal certification of their tribal heritage. This alteration has effectively transformed the scale of the programs to the extent that neither one’s budget is keeping fiscal pace in real terms with the major increases in student numbers, Caligiuri said. Illustrating the Q&A’s artfulness with figures, she said the Rossbacher administration fails to acknowledge what Caligiuri called the “sleight-ofhand” of former President Rollin Richmond when he pulled INRSEP out of the College of Natural Resources and Sciences in 2013. That stripped the Indian science program of up to $40,000 annually in college discretionary money for student research and for student travel to academic conferences. Students accuse Richmond of “cannibalizing” (their word) INRSEP, which is held in high regard by Native American students for its unswerving support of them in the past. It is the accumulation of these losses and systemic changes that have diluted and corroded Native programs, forming the substance of the NCTCA’s case against persistent reductions and dwindling Indian student numbers, according to informed Native American students who have matriculated ITEPP or INRSEP. In the protesters’ judgment, the administration is
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HUMBOLDT STATE – Coinciding with Black Liberation and Heritage Month, the Black Student Union at Humboldt State University has renewed its demands to the Rossbacher Administration to redress the ongoing educational and cultural disparities that afflict black students at the Arcata campus. Naomi Waters, the Black Student Union president and a political science major, said in an interview last week that academic and institutional support has been lacking in the four years she has been studying at Humboldt State. “I mean actualized support in terms of faculty and staff in the classroom who validate your experiences and have the cultural competence that is lacking overall here,” Waters explained. “There needs to be a recognition that the [faculty] and people in the classroom don’t come from the same background as yourself. Black points of view may not be backed up by a textbook, and often our assignments are not relevant to our African-American cultural background, or to me as an African-American woman.” She added, “I’m a political science major and we’re reading all these white male theorists and that’s great, I appreciate that, but the perspectives of people of color are lacking in that [classroom] conversation.” Leading black scholars, historians, scientists, statesmen and human rights champions are not usually taught at HSU, according to Waters. For instance, she said, historic black leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. do not figure prominently in Humboldt State’s curriculum. There are courses in ethnic studies relevant to people of color, Waters said, but HSU has no dedicated Departments of African-American Studies or Ethnic Studies. As for the future, Waters said former President Rollin Richmond did not consult with the union when he established the Center for Academic Excellence for AfriBSU
a good deal less than truthful and forthcoming about these fundamental changes. Accordingly, they embrace Sundberg’s letter on behalf of the Tribal Chairmen and mock the credibility of the administration’s Q&A. In a typical response, Unified Students spokesperson Ama Tierney exclaimed last week, laughing, “It’s Frank Whitlatch versus the 11 tribal nations!” She was referring to the associate vice president who heads campus marketing. Tierney and her Unified colleagues suspect Whitlatch’s hand in drawing up the lengthy Q&A defense, although it was unsigned and unattributed as posted on the university website. Regarding the NCTCA’s call for additional support of the university’s long-anemic Department of Native American Studies, Department Chair Marlon Sherman said recently that his program “has struggled to exist as a separate discipline ever since its inception.” Its depleted ranks now stand at the equivalent of one-and-a-half full-time faculty versus five in 1998, he said, the neglect stretching back through the entire decade-plus of the Richmond administration. One of the main planks in the Unified Students’ negotiating platform is a demand to rectify the shortage permanently with five fulltime positions, as promised and never delivered by Richmond in his 2004 strategic plan. The Q&A did not address this matter. Caligiuri said the Q&A was disheartening in another way. She objected to its repeated claims that the administration is reaching out to students in the wake of its controversial firing of former INRSEP Director Jacquelyn Bolman. That touched off a series of protests last fall and led to the student sit-in that began Jan.19 in the Native American Forum, which the students have renamed the Jacquelyn Bolman Native Forum. It is true the administration invites students to be heard in its strategic planning and diversity enhance-
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ment meetings, Caligiuri said, “but they don’t produce anything tangible. It’s definitely more gesture than substance. And this gets back to the heart of what we’re asking for in our negotiating agenda with the president: truly transparent hiring procedures, the real truth about budgets and money and a truly effective voice for students, not tokenism, not more of the same old thing.” It is “the same old thing” that Unified Students say they reject in the Q&A, whoever authored it. The document admitted, belatedly, that the tactless and rebarbative manner of Bolman’s sacking was “an unfortunate confrontation.” The administration pledged that such egregious tactics would not be used again. But that concession offered no apology, “either to Jacquelyn or to us,” emphasized Tierney. “And there was absolutely no acknowledgment that they denied Jacquelyn’s rights to free speech and due process.” Tierney broadened her criticism, charging that “Whitlatch’s Q&A is another example of the fact that the administration is out to appease students, and mollify the rest of the campus, without answering our demands. “It’s the same thing with diversity,” Tierney added. “The administration claims percentage increases in diversity, and it’s the focus of their marketing and recruitment. But diversity is not institutionalized on campus as a real community for students of color. The marketing is a bait-and-switch, in that the university doesn’t prepare students of color for what they’ll find here [in Humboldt County] when they arrive, a total lack of cultural diversity. Countless students have told me how cheated they feel, how disenfranchised, how misinformed, how shocked and unprepared they feel once they get here. The university isn’t truly invested in the education of students of color. Diversity is just a numbers game to make the administration and its marketing look good.”
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Yearly budget deficits forecast Daniel Mintz Mad RiveR Union
HUMBOLDT – Despite an influx of sales tax revenue, the county foresees consistent budget deficits over the next five years. At the Jan. 27 Board of Supervisors meeting, budget predictions were compared to weather forecasting, with conditions becoming overcast in the fifth year of a five-year forecast. Assistant County Administrative Officer Cheryl Dillingham told supervisors that the county’s budget is expected to be stable throughout the forecast period. But a $2.4 million gap between spending and income will be repeated every year. “This is really good news in some ways because the gap is not getting bigger – but it still is a gap,” Dillingham said. The consistent deficit will bar any further contributions to emergency and deferred maintenance accounts, but reserves can be increased by $500,000 for each of the five years, she continued. The county will need an additional $4 million every year to bring those accounts up to policy levels, said Dillingham. She added that lower gasoline prices and reduced use will impact road funding, which significantly relies on gas tax revenue and “shows a gap going forward.” The state overestimated gas tax revenues and, now that prices have fallen, road funding to counties is expected to be reduced by 23 percent, she said. A significant source of additional revenue comes from Measure Z, the ballot initiative that increases the county-wide sales tax by a half-cent. Originally estimated to produce $6 million a year in extra revenue, the measure is now expected
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to produce $8.8 million annually. Noting that the forecasted budget for the 2014 to 2015 fiscal year is $107 million and the following year’s budget is only $109 million, Supervisor Ryan Sundberg asked how Measure Z revenue figures in. Dillingham said that since seismic retrofits and other expensive projects need to be done, the overall budget scenario with Measure Z is “almost a wash.” Measure Z was promoted as a means of boosting public safety services but when supervisors discussed the forecast, there was allusion to using its revenues for money-saving reorganizations. Asked about using the revenue to make county operations more efficient, County Administrative Officer Phillip Smith-Hanes said the budget forecast assumes that the incoming revenue will be completely spent on services. But the forecast doesn’t specify spending targets and Smith-Hanes said that “certain proposals for Measure Z might actually have an ability to change the picture going forward.” Measure Z funding could allow “structural changes” in departments to increase efficiency, he continued, which would change the expense side of the five-year forecast’s equations. A “pessimistic” version of the forecast accounts for the effect of marijuana legalization, which is viewed as being likely following the November 2016 election. Legalization is expected to reduce the county’s income power, leading to decreased property and sales tax revenues. AIN’T IT GOOD Dawn Barker won a Xbox 360 at our local Round Table. – McKinleyville Press, July 18, 2006
Public budget meetings Thursday CoUnty of HUMboldt
HUMBOLDT – The County of Humboldt will hold its third annual live, multi-site interactive Community Budget Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26 beginning at 5:30 p.m. This meeting gives members of the public an opportunity to weigh in on the county’s $300 million budget, no matter where they live in Humboldt County. Members of the community will also be invited to discuss Measure Z, the public safety measure that was passed by voters in November. The meeting, which last year was honored by the California State Association of Counties and the Alli-
ance for Innovation, will use the Google Hangout platform and will be broadcast live from sites in each of the county’s five districts. A member of the Board of Supervisors will be at each location and available from 5:30 to 6 p.m. to sit and chat with citizens before the budget presentation begins. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, you will also be able to send in your questions and comments via Twitter by sending a message to @HumCoGov. To watch the meeting, you can tune in to Access Humboldt on channel 10, or channel 7 if your service provider is Wave Cable. You can also live-stream
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statement in a Rossbacher letter, in which she committed “to working with Native American students and tribal nations regarding definitions of student success, the characteristics of appropriate student support programs, the historical and future plans for program funding” and future uses of the Native American Forum. Notably, that language makes no mention of the demands which Unified Students of Humboldt made throughout the forum sit-in that began Jan. 19. They are spelled out in a 35-point negotiating platform with these priorities: • The reappointment of Dr. Jacquelyn Bolman as director of the Indian Natural
the meeting on the county’s website at humboldtgov.org. Below are the locations where citizens can attend the meeting: District 1 - South Bay School Library, 6077 Loma Ave., Eureka District 2 - Redway Elementary School SDC Building, 344 Humboldt Ave., Redway. District 3 - Garfield Elementary School, 2200 Freshwater Rd., Eureka District 4 - Eureka High School, Access Humboldt Community Media Center, 1915 J St.,Eureka. District 5 – Hoopa High School Library, 5 Loop Rd., Hoopa.
Resource, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP), whose firing led to the around-the-clock sit-in; • Full and effective student and tribal participation in campus hiring procedures for Native positions; • The return of $40,000 by April 15 that students say was “cannibalized” from INRSEP by the former Richmond Administration; • Enable students to opt out of the Athletics portion of student tuition fees and reallocate the money to diversity programs, including but not limited to INRSEP and ITEPP (Indian Tribal and Educational Personnel Program); • Dismantle or remake by April 15 a controversial umbrella structure called the Office of Retention and Inclusive Student Success (RISS).
General Plan regulatory policies revisited, deleted by supes Daniel Mintz Mad RiveR Union
HUMBOLDT – The Board of Supervisors’ latest General Plan Update hearing mostly went backward, as supervisors deleted regulatory policies that they had previously approved or for which asked for further information. Policies in the update’s Scenic Resources Element were revisited at a Feb. 9 hearing. A goal-setting policy on establishing community separators – open space areas between communities – had previously been approved in a non-binding vote. Craig Compton of the Green Diamond timber company represented a Resource Lands Working Group and described it as being over-reaching. Representatives of the Humboldt Association of Realtors and the Northern California Association of Homebuilders agreed. The separator areas would be mapped with requirements for lessening impacts. Supervisor Rex Bohn said that approach can be seen as “another layer of bureaucracy that we have to charge a fee for.”
But Dan Ehresman of the Northcoast Environmental Center described it as another layer of democracy. “I would point to the importance of utilizing policy to reflect community values,” he said. “And even if that does increase a level of review, I think the public has a right to review that information, to weigh in on that information.” A majority of supervisors believe that land use and zoning regulations are enough to limit impacts to the “greenbelts” that separate communities. But Planning Director Kevin Hamblin said planning staff is hesitant to reverse course because community separators have been supported “in many, many public meetings.” Supervisors asked for the goal to be revised based on the discussion and brought back for another vote. They then reconsidered a series of Scenic Resources policies that seek to preserve “heritage landscapes” that have cultural, historic and scenic values. The policies again drew opposition from the Realtors and developers’ associations
and most supervisors were against approving them unless landowners volunteer to comply with their requirements. Board Chair Estelle Fennell said the policy’s provisions are “quite limiting.” They include siting development “in ways that would protect views,” “minimize alterations to natural landforms,” and “be visually compatible with the character of surrounding areas” “There are a lot of requirements within that standard and I think that’s where you see the discomfort,” Fennell said. Supervisors voted to delete the heritage landscapes series of policies, with Supervisor Mark Lovelace dissenting. Then supervisors revisited another previously-approved policy, this one in the Water Resources Element. It seeks to regulate the construction of water export facilities. The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District opposes the policy and supervisors considered a revised policy that would require a Conditional Use Permit for export facilities. Lovelace said it is reasonable to give the
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staff recommendations. But another budget issue split the council – whether they should increase their salaries. State law allows the city council to increase their pay by up to five percent for each year since their last pay raise. This increase can occur whenever there is a city council election. The last increase in council salary was in 2011. Each councilmember is currently paid $484.67 a month. If they choose to increase their salary up to the fully-allowed amount, their pay will increase by $96.93 bringing their sal-
aries up to $581.60 each. Council could, however, choose to increase their salary by a percentage less than five percent. “It would be hard for me to vote myself a raise at this time,” Ornelas said. She suggested that the council put off the discussion of the increase for a few months since the city currently has a task force looking at the budget. Councilmember Sofia Pereira agreed with Ornelas, but did bring up the issue of government accessibility. She said that if the stipend for public office is too low it may deter less wealthy people from running.
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versity envisions for the center and I haven’t been able to get any response. And I haven’t gotten any guidance about the center from my academic advisor. It’s quite curious that that conversation has not been held with the 297 black or African-American people on this campus. I’m wondering what kind of support, what kind of institutional support, the [academic] departments on campus will give or lend to the Centers” for Academic Excellence. Waters welcomed the appointment this month of Dr. John Johnson to be coordinator of the African-American Center for Aca-
demic Excellence. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of California-Santa Cruz and is an experienced mentor for under-represented students. Waters has met Johnson, who endorsed him as “a fantastic addition to this campus.” But, she cautioned, “It will take more than the addition of a single individual to change the institutional culture of HSU.” The Black Student Union is at work on a “vision” of what mechanisms of support the center will need to support students, Waters said.
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Councilmember Mark Wheetley had different thoughts on the increase. “In the grand scheme of things it has probably cost me money to serve,” Wheetley said. As a single parent, he said that every dollar helps and he would be for a wage increase. Vice-mayor Paul Pitino was also in favor of the increase, “This is not a raise that we are trying to apply to ourselves today this is a raise that we haven’t applied to ourselves for the past five years,” he said. The council was split and Mayor Michael Winkler was not present. In his absence the council decided to defer discussion of the agenda item until all members could be present.
BSU | Administration urged to redress educational disparities can-Americans in 2013. The center is scheduled to begin operation in April, but “we don’t know anything about the budget for it or what kind of fiscal support will be allocated,” Waters said. No information is posted about the center on the university website. Nor have administration officials briefed Waters or the union about what academic resources the center will have or how it will function. “I’ve been asking for quite some time, as a concerned student, what the uni-
county land use discretion, but Bohn said the district can be trusted. “I’ve got full faith in the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District – they know our land use designations, they know our powers and I don’t think they’re going to exceed them,” he said. Supervisors voted to delete the policy entirely, with Lovelace dissenting. After reviewing a series of stormwater-related policies, supervisors continued the hearing to Feb. 23.
In her capacity as union president, Waters sent a letter to President Lisa Rossbacher last September, urging the administration to redress the educational disparities that oppress black undergraduates. Waters said she met with the president last fall and Rossbacher expressed good will, but never got back to her. The September letter advised the president to “reimagine post-secondary education through the lenses of black learners at HSU and elsewhere. This requires not only commitment but also serious involvement from administrators, faculty, staff and the pupils themselves.”
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PUBLIC SAFETY Brownian motion defines human endeavor • Saturday, January 31 10th and F streets, where 7:16 p.m. Tensions flared a person wearing striped at the donut shop, but at pants and carrying a white least everything smelled bag entered a yard, took a good. shovel and went • Sunday, Febout the back gate. ruary 1 2:13 2:31 p.m. A a.m. A citizen renearly identical ported a woman report described Kevin L. Hoover screaming “I don’t stripe-panted v ARCATA awoman want to go!” betaking ing forced inside POLICE LOG a red-handled a blue compact shovel out of an car at 11th and H streets. It F Street yard and heading zoomed east on 11th Street, down 10th toward G Street. and wasn’t located. 2:42 p.m. Someone de2:42 a.m. A woman’s posited a check for the odd purse was stolen from a sum of $1,900.99 at a Plaza Plaza bar. bank, but it came back as 9:20 p.m. A traveler’s fraudulent. navigational functions 4:20 p.m. A man at a Saappeared to be governed moa Boulevard market ofby Brownian motion on fered to “gut” a woman over a macro scale, as he wan- some dispute certainly of a dered in traffic on G Street, sub-disemboweling scale. then yelled his way into a 5:24 p.m. A slender, bank parking lot. green-clad traffic sprite • Monday, February hopped in and out of traffic 2 1:27 p.m. A woman’s on Samoa Boulevard at V roommate threatened her Street. with a water gun, and told 7:30 p.m. A bottle impacther that she had stabbed ed a cranium near Ninth someone else in the hand and G streets, resulting in one time. bleeding and an arrest on 2 p.m. The agglomeration assault charges. of interstellar gas and dust 10:16 p.m. LAPD recovas embodied in 10 to 15 ered a stolen vehicle at the slouchabouts at the transit APD station. center just kept growing, • Tuesday, February 3 getting louder and smok- 1:54 a.m. A man lying uning various things. An der the counter at the doarea worker asked that the nut shop refused to leave, amorphous accretion be and only shiny bracelets dispersed, and at least one would change his mind. subject was arrested on a 8:51 a.m. A mother reportpubic drunkenness charge. ed her homeless son threat2:13 p.m. A citizen wit- ening to slit his wrists. nessed an apparent theft at 9:41 a.m. A woman re-
ported her newly aligned, freshly re-tired vehicle veering unaccountably to the left. Someone also placed a nail in her tire, which made her nearly crash into someone else. 10:20 a.m. A Baldwin Street address hosts many drive-up guests of a shortterm nature. 10:48 a.m. A caller was suspicious about a fellow who rides his bike along Old Arcata Road, stopping to gaze at girls’ school basketball games but leaving before the boys’ games start. 3:01 p.m. A rising chorus of camping complaints is being heard from neighborhoods that border the country in Westwoodville. 7:06 a.m. A downtown ATM was inaccessible unless one was willing to stand on the man sleeping in front of it, a transaction distraction. 8:09 a.m. As registered guests exited Room 127 at a Valley West motel, an interloper slithered in and locked the door behind him. He was arrested for trespassing. 8:33 a.m. Church folk were dismayed to observe a man repeatedly dropping his pants (and apparently lifting them back up again, though this isn’t documented) in a Fifth Street breezeway. The intermittently panted poltroon was arrested on the theory that he was drunk.
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2:33 p.m. A man on the Plaza seemed at first to be selling cannabis, but on further inspection his inventory consisted of shopworn DVDs of unknown provenance. 3:08 p.m. A man with long hair, nose ring and volume control set to 11 howled and bayed over matters unknown near an H Street bookstore, then migrated Plazaward. 4:49 p.m. A woman’s car was keyed on H Street, something that had already happened to her parents’ and uncle’s vehicles. • Wednesday, February 4 5:02 a.m. A loose Doberman with no collar or tags romped around the city Corp Yard near the heavy equipment shed. 7:27 a.m. The Doby – no, the other Doby – was back at the Corp Yard, with attempts to corral it underway. 8:18 a.m. A person who appeared to be going through mail under the St. Louis Road overpass was arrested on a warrant. 11:18 a.m. A man with lots of belongings fussed at a G Street bank.
DESTROYED The old farmhouse, southwest of the Mad River Bridge, goes up in flames. Photo by AFD
Graffiti house destroyed ArcAtA Fire District ARCATA BOTTOM – An unoccupied structure wellknown as the “graffiti house” in a field near the Mad River Bridge was destroyed in a fire Saturday morning, Feb. 21. Just before 6 a.m., Arcata Fire District was dispatched to a reported structure fire off Heindon Road near the Mad River Bridge. The initial report of the fire described it as a fully involved structure in a field near U.S. Highway 101 on the south bound side of the river. The house is well-known as the graffiti-covered structure that was moved when the Mad River Bridge was rebuilt. The house has been unoccupied for several years. The first engine on scene confirmed that the house was fully involved with fire coming from all openings of the building. “Due to the extent of the fire, we immediately went to a defensive attack,” explained Fire Captain Gary Savona. “This fire was difficult to extinguish due to the limited access and the lack of fire hydrants in the area,” said Fire Chief Desmond Cowan. Fire apparatus were used to shuttle water from the Valley West area to Arcata’s water tender.
One unidentified angry dude • Monday, February 9 9:02 a.m. One boldt State University Police Department unidentified angry dude called a student regarding a sexual harassment incident. some mean names before threatening to 11:52 p.m. An intoxicated male vomited on the front steps of library. damage his vehicle. He was then observed stumbling 10:27 a.m. An unconscious away from campus, heading young woman splayed out onto B ryn north. The puker was contacted; the first floor of the Kinesiology r oBertson he claimed to be fine, through and Athletics Gym was transportanxious to exit campus grounds. ed by ambulance to the Mad River v UNIVERSITY Community Hospital. POLICE LOG • Wednesday, February 11 9:15 a.m. Camping equipment 1:01 p.m. Signs protesting a lack of sufficient parking were stapled into con- left near the Children’s Center was collectcrete walls of Siemens Hall, causing ap- ed by a Plant Operations employee, who later returned the property to the owner parent damage. • Tuesday, February 10, 8:39 a.m. Of- who arrived to claim it. ficers provided traffic control while plant • Thursday, February 11 11:30 a.m. A operations staff moved heavy equipment stop sign was facing the wrong direction. brought in to take down a fallen redwood 3:19 p.m. Marker graffiti on a wall in Joltree at the campus apartments. ly Giant Commons bathroom was appar9:42 a.m. A caller reported smelling gas- ently a cause of great consternation. oline outside the north side of the Natural • Friday February 13 8:48 a.m. HousResources building. ing staff reported a UPS package smelling 5:18 p.m. A case was taken by the Hum- heavily of marijuana in the mail room.
Mini mugger meets his match • Friday, January 30 firefighter went on a late 3:52 p.m. A male juvenile, night call from the McKinaccompanied by a group leyville Fire Station. While of his buddies, alhe was doing his legedly jumped good deed, a dasanother kid after tardly denizen of school was out, the dark proceedJacK DurHam slugging him in the ed to vandalize head several times v McKINLEYVILLE his car, which was and stealing his SHERIFF’S LOG parked behind the skateboard. Depufire station. ties responded and arrested 2:28 p.m. A tourist parked the mini mugger on suspi- a rental car on the side of cion of robbery and booked the road on Patrick’s Point him into Juvenile Hall. Drive near Trinidad so she • Saturday, January 31 could take some photos. 12:45 p.m. A volunteer But in doing so, she blocked a driveway. The homeowner then came home and tried to back into the driveway, but slammed into the rental car. Report taken. • Monday, February 2 10:21 a.m. Cap’n Zach Rotwein and his intrepid crew were out on the high seas pulling crab pots when up came what appeared to be a grenade. Back on shore, the bomb squad was called to Trinidad to investigate. The device turned out not to be an explosive. • Tuesday, February 3 6:45 p.m. Sarah NichTeach kids that their communities care. Become a foster parent. ols allegedly rolled right Foster parents are needed through an intersection throughout Humboldt County. near Sutter Road in McKinStipends and other supports are provided. If there’s room in your life leyville without stopping, for a child or teen, please call so she was pulled over. A 707-499-3410. records check revealed that Nichols is on probation with
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a search clause, so deputies went to work, searching both her car and nearby home. They found drug paraphernalia related to meth use. They also found urine kits designed to defeat drug tests. Nichols was arrested, detained, then released with a promise to appear in court for allegedly running a stop sign, possession of drug paraphernalia and violating probation. • Wednesday, February 4 7:45 p.m. Deputies pulled over a vehicle near Central Avenue and Bates Road in McKinleyville. Inside the car were passengers Constance Reed and Troy Costa. It turned out that Costa has a restraining order filed against him prohibiting him from being near Reed because of domestic violence. Costa is also on probation, which allows him to be searched by law enforcement. Deputies found meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Costa was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and violating a restraining order. Reed was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Both were lodged in the county jail.
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OPINION Times a-changin’ Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain With the barkers and the colored balloons You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain Though you’re thinking that you’re leaving there too soon. Now you say you’re leaving home ’Cause you want to be alone. Ain’t it funny how you feel, when you find out it’s real. – Neil Young
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was 18 years and one day old, when I moved to my own apartment only a half block away from home, so yes it is a feeling you can’t ignore. The differences now are the rise in prices, lack of jobs and the weirdness all over like homelessness, climate change, lack of love and respect for your fellow humans, eminent domain from the money-rich. Times they are a changin’, but it should be for the better.
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The affordable housing on E Street next to Rainbow Storage, it’s going up, up, up and another eyesore as you drive by. Yes, it has benefits but we have to pay the price. Hopefully we can keep most of the wild places on the wild side like we do when we make trails kindly and let Gaia do her thing.
The February issue of National Geographic has a story on page 107 about Sunny Isles Beach in Florida – “Treading Water: Florida’s bill is coming due,” as the costs of climate change add up around the globe. Adaptations will buy time. But can they save Miami? The October 2014 King Tide offered them an example of what the new normal will be. A geology professor at the University of Miami, Hal Wanless, says, “We’re in for it. We have really done a job warming our ocean, and it’s going to pay us back.” How many times do we have to hear this and realize that now is almost too late to respond? Thursday was another sunny winter’s day; Tai Chi was cool and the after walk was fun as you stroll wherever your urge tells you and you find things that you do or don’t want to see. The bushes on the other mini-park on Samoa Boulevard across from the cow field in Arcata have been cut down to the roots. I guess there was too much partying/sleeping there. Three of the cats showed up at catville in the Bottom on Friday and the bovine crew, on their way to be milked, decided to break the rope barrier and visit with us for a spell. I got them back onto the road and headed in the right direction and that was fun. Then the cats got to eat in peace. The crow/ravens are outnumbered by hundreds of starlings now as they fly in huge flocks from field to field with an occasional phone wire roost. Monday Bottom was cool with all the critters waiting at the fence. When I rounded the corner to Foster Avenue, my lab mix friend was bouncing as I approached. While he devoured his treat, I looked to see if the bees were active yet in their wild tree nest. The goat saw me and dug under the fence from the rear yard and bounded up for his nut and grain bread treat. That was a TV program to watch as they played with each other in a friendly manner like tag, “catch me if you can ’cause I just bumped you.” This went on for a while and then they went their own ways, smiling. Teenage Wasteland was interesting on my Friday Bottom trek. When I was sitting on a rock for a spell, a couple of cops wandered up and asked if I had heard any yelling or loud noises, as there had been a complaint phoned in. Prior to this, a couple of bike riders came by and said they were gonna check out the ramp to see if it had been cleaned of glass and other positive things done, sure! The guys came back to talk and as they stopped, the officers came back, plus one, to ask them questions too. They found out that Mr. Ramsey lived on the edge of the area and he told them that there were a lot of noises in the dark time, but no, he didn’t call in, although a lot of the neighbors are bugged by the nightly noise. Found out that Mr. Ramsey was a prior manager at Sun Valley Floral Farms and is now retired. He is trying to get Danco and the City of Arcata to make the area into a skate park, which will make it a little calmer and hopefully still be able to walk your dogs in freedom. Danco has a housing project at a standstill for that area because Arcata needs to extend the city boundaries in order for that to proceed. Friday the 13th followed by Valentine’s Day then President’s Day/week with not so many kids out and about. Maybe they went away for the weekend. Now we’ve got spring break just around the corner. St. Mary’s had their bell shut off again, I guess if there isn’t anything happening they just turn it off. I sure miss those trees along Foster and I never see them using the area for anything so it’s just a vast grassy area. Bev says the field across from St. Mary’s on Janes Road is almost solid gold now as the wild mustard is in bloom alongside the still standing puddles and now daffodils blooming everywhere.
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February 9, 2015 Café Brio 791 G Street Arcata, CA 95521
Dear Serge; While purchasing one of your delicious loaves of bread at Brio, I happened to come upon the menu for your Valentine’s dinner at the register. Much to my surprise, I noted that you are serving foie gras as an appetizer.
v LETTERS I am concerned that such a good café/restaurant that prides itself on supporting many organic and local food sources is purchasing an out-of-state food that requires tortuous techniques to produce it. And for Valentine’s? I am confused as to what your thinking was when you decided to place this item on the Valentine’s menu. Are you possibly assuming that the culinary delights of eating foie gras outweigh the inhumane methods of producing this food? I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this matter. I doubt that my concerns will affect your business and I do wish you ongoing success. However I do not feel comfortable eating at an establishment that buys foie gras. I suspect that if you substituted foie gras with another appetizer that does not require such inhumane treatment of animals, you would have just as many happy satisfied customers. Sincerely, Corinne Frugoni Arcata
Sewer questions
I have some unanswered questions concerning the $16 million sewer treat-
News Item: Some 3.5 million gallons of toxic “liquors” removed from the former Samoa pulp mill at taxpayer expense, clearing the way for new industrial use. ment upgrade proposed by the McKinleyville Community Services District. MCSD Manager Greg Orsini has stated that the reason for the upgrade is to meet the state’s stricter discharge requirements and that it has nothing to do with promoting growth within the district by increasing the capacity of the treatment facility. Whether people like it or not, McKinleyville is going to continue to grow and that will require increased sewer treatment capacity. I would hope that with the $16 million upgrade, that some increase in capacity will be incor-
porated into the design. If not, what will the cost be when that time comes? Financing for the project has not been secured. One would think this would be finalized prior to commending the design phase. Since a possible completion date of September 2016 has been mentioned, the MCSD board must be confident that the ratepayers in the district will be willing to absorb the rate increase that will be required to fund the project. Scott R. Baker McKinleyville
Your 2015 resolutions: Keep the steam going uphill
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re your New Year’s resolutions still on track? With 2015 rolling along, now is a great time to check in with ideas on how you want the year to look. Whether you are working on resolutions or any kind of goal, making changes can be work, but should also be fun and exciting. If you find yourself uninspired then your goals might need some slight reworking. It is important to see your own progress and feel like achieving that progress is Rosie WentWoRtH worthwhile to you. This is why many people abandon goals. Yes, it takes time to cultivate willpower and discipline, but strong v FINANCIAL investment in something will help motivate RESOURCES those changes for a person. As you refine your goals, be sure to break them into small steps. With each step, you move in the direction of accomplishing the big goal. This process helps you keep from becoming overwhelmed and makes it easier to stop, change or create new habits. This is the beginning of accomplishing your goals. Your life, your money and your future begin when you understand that you are the only one standing in the way of achieving your hopes, dreams and wishes, and that you have the right, the ability and the responsibility to yourself and to your family to do so. You are where you are because you did not plan to be anywhere else. If you want different outcomes in the future, then you must change your behavior
beginning today. The future is yours to create. Decide what you want your future to be and then make it happen. Believe in yourself and all things are possible. 10 tips for creating positive change 1. Commit yourself to change. 2. Practice being more aware of yourself and of your wants and needs. 3. Respect and honor yourself with positive thinking. 4. Celebrate your willingness to learn and to grow – Hooray for YOU! 5. Feel your feelings and learn from them. Remember: You matter, as do your feelings. 6. Stop treating yourself poorly. When you do the best you can, that is always good enough. 7. Take care of yourself by meeting your own needs. 8. Be honest with yourself and others. 9. If you need help, ask for it. 10. Accept yourself just as you are – which opens you to change; all change begins with self-love and self-acceptance. – Excerpt taken from Reeta Wolfsohn’s Taking Charge of Your Money, Your Life, and Your Future. Rosie Wentworth has been running Financial Resource Center for 20 years as program development director. In her free time, she likes building furniture, mosaic tiling and walking with her dog.
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he discussion around an in- nomic classes are kept in check. crease of the stipend earned by Charity is good, but attempts to mitthe members of the Arcata City igate the need for charity by more equiCouncil is an opportunity to tably distributing the nation’s consider issues of class in our wealth are viewed as dangerincreasingly Dickensian ecoous and threatening to the nomic structure. pure perfection of capitalism. It’s only at the small city Turns out that shining city on level that ordinary people can the hill that President Reagan MaRy ella afford to even stand for elecpointed out to us is the NaandeRson tion. Even so, city councils tional Capitol filled with bilare more likely than not to be lionaires. heavily weighted toward the vINTERESTING In this country, citizen conbusiness sector than any other TIMES sumer units appear to have segment of the population and lost faith in the electoral prothis is even more true at the County Su- cess or the likelihood that they will ever pervisor level. be able to lift themselves out of poverIn an earlier day, the desire of the ty. Such revolutionary spirit as exists in wealthy to serve in some public office the world is in Greece and Spain. We was sometimes characterized as an act don’t have anything equivalent to the of noblesse oblige, the original mean- Greek Syriza party, young intellectuals ing of which was that those favored by elected with a mandate to roll back the fortune with fortunes were required to imposed austerity of the European ecopay for their success by helping others. nomic elite. In Spain, Podemos, also In the real world, the effect of pub- a party of young people led by Pablo lic service by the wealthy ensure that Iglesias, has a good chance of turning wealth is protected and the lower eco- that country away from policies that
have led to so much suffering across the globe. For the more than 40 years I have lived in Humboldt County, Arcata has been the most progressive town in the county and the members of its council do largely reflect the community it serves. Being a city councilmember requires hours of reading, meeting and pondering questions that constantly arise. Add to that the fiscal responsibility that council members have for protecting the solvency of the city and you come to see that it’s not a job for dilettantes. The people who serve on the council should be fairly compensated, just like all city employees. Good paying jobs are essential for a good economy. With or without an increase in the stipend, it would be good to have a low income member on the council to add to the overall perspective. Mary Ella Anderson has been a reporter and publisher and now writes on issues of aging and social justice.
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WHERE MY PARTY PEOPLE The Arcata Community Center, top, was decked out in bling and balloons for the big night. Above left, the inimitable Shoshanna took a respite from table decorating with a pumpkin empanada and brightly-hued Chambertini. Above center, Small Business of the Year winner Marni Lefevre of Humbolt Pet Supply. Above right, the outgoing president Rick Levin recognized chamber board members Ross Welch, Lisa Fryrear, David Reed, Brett Shuler (in effigy, as he was busy in the kitchen), Steve McHaney, Sue Ringwald and Todd Peterson. Right, Non-Profit of the Year The Creamery District was represented by the wee original version of Lush Newton’s Pink Polka-dot Peg-Legged Pony. Top and above righT phoTos by MaTT Filar | Union; oTher phoTos coUrTesy Facebook.coM/arcaTachaMberoFcoMMerce. Lauraine Leblanc Mad RiveR Union
ARCATA – The crème de la crème of the Arcata business community – with sprinklings of leaders of commerce from Eureka, Blue Lake, Trinidad, McKinleyville and other NoHum communities – gathered for the Oscars of the business community, the Arcata Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Leadership Awards, last Saturday evening. Caterer and Chamber Board member Brett Shuler and Cassaro’s Catering served a four-course meal to over 350 attendees. Attendees mobbed the photo booth, overran the silent auction and fraternized in the queue for cocktails, seeking the popular turquoise blue Chambertini. First District Supervisor Rex Bohn received special dispensation from Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace to make an appearance in Lovelace’s district in order to act as auctioneer. Senator
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tickets and other scraps from the outside world serve as material for her work. “I fall in love with the potentiality of something,� she said. A firm believer in the power of the subconscious, Remmy wakes between 3 and 4 a.m. daily to journal, working in ink, watercolor, collage and text to fill the morning’s space with expression, an unpremeditated, impulsive process she describes as therapeutic. Recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Remmy finds both catharsis and healing in art, whether she’s aware of it in the moment or not. “I find directly analyzing very exhausting. I don’t want to dive right into Parkinson’s disease. I know it’ll come back around and most of the time, going back through my journals, I can find a connection,� said Remmy, who finds inspiration in other female artists who have overcome life’s challenges, including Frida Kahlo and graphic novelist Lynda Barry. Though she has shown her paintings within the community, often setting low prices and selling her work, it’s her journals that Remmy admits she’d like to be known for. “I’m sure there are all sorts of artists who have journals and sketchbooks full of work no one ever sees,� she said. “But they’re such a cornerstone of who I am.� The tremors associated with Parkinson’s currently affect the left side of her body, something Remmy, who is right handed, says serves as a reminder to take advantage of what her body still offers. “I’ll adapt, but I feel a real rush to do what I can with what I have,� she said. “It’s time to be genuine.� Remmy currently has paintings up at the Vector Rehabilitation Center in Eureka. For more of her work, including more images of her journals, visit her blog at lostcoastpost.blogspot.com.
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SUNNY BRAE – Michelle Remmy is an Artist with a capital A. Not for the fame, the money or the even the small-town recognition, Remmy, in the privacy of her home, generates work because, she says, she just has to. The multi-media artist works in acrylic paint, sculpture, ceramic, collage and creative journaling. Themes repeat in her work, traveling across years of self-expression. Birds, flowers, robots and monsters, cheerful creatures Remmy sometimes considers stand-ins for her own reserved personality. Outside of her job teaching art to junior high students at Laurel Tree Charter School in Arcata, Remmy prefers the solitude of her studio overlooking a Sunny Brae cow field, where boxes of found posters, movie
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MIX IT UP Come to the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth Street, Arcata, on Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. for a fun and informative event to bring awareness to the issues that come with gender identity. This event is hosted by Apprentice Entertainment of the Arcata Playhouse and in association with Queer Humboldt and the Gay Straight Alliance of Arcata High School. Ice cream will be provided by The Scoop with a live DJ and places to hang out and play board games or just chat. For more information, call the Arcata Playhouse at (707) 822-1575 or Neroli Devaney at (707) 362-3438 or email nerolidevaney@gmail.com. Admission is just $5.
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Randles, Labolle, Amirkhan bring the jazz to earth Janine Volkmar Mad RiveR Union
Randles is the perfect host for the series, pulling in interesting guests and exhibiting his own widespread influences from jazz, world, and theatre music. He played with the Afro-Cuban band, Ponche, for eight years, traveled to Senegal with the band Djlaly Kunda Kouyate, has been musical director for shows at Dell’Arte and Humboldt State and played with Joe Craven of The Dave Grisman Quintet. “I began my piano studies at the age of nine and was drawn into jazz during the birth of the jazz-fusion era in the ’70s,� he explained. Labolle is also a jazz fan, even
though he plays with many other groups. What’s special about RLA for him is “the opportunity to play contemporary jazz and original music.� Labolle currently plays with The Attics, Staff Infection (a group made up of teachers from Eureka City Schools) and The Opera Alley Cats. In the past, he’s been the drummer for Tone Talk, Note for Note, Zumba, Latin Keys, Monkey Time and Flex. He has a music degree and spends the daylight hours as a public school music teacher. Amirkhan also has a music degree. “I originally went to HSU for a zoology degree, but after chemistry shook me like a rag doll, I decided to delve into my passion for music,� he said. “I loved my time at HSU; the faculty and staff of the music department were amazing and I actually wanted to go to school.� Amirkhan also plays with The Attics, as backup vocalist and upright bass, is the electric bassist for Dynasty One and rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for The Rebel Liberties, a Flogging Molly cover band. If that isn’t enough to keep him out of trouble, he also does jazz fill-in gigs with other groups and holds down a
TRINIDAD – Bobby Amirkhan is the youngest and newest member of the RLA Trio. And, according to him, that’s a good thing. He’s honored to have replaced their previous bass player, Shao Way Wu, who recommended him for the slot. He considers the age gap “a neat dynamic.� Talking about his bandmates, he said, “Tim and Mike are both so insanely knowledgeable when it comes to music and how it works, how it flows, how it makes people feel.� Tim is Tim Randles, the piano man of the group (and quite a few other groups as well). Mike is Mike Labolle, RLA’s drummer, who keeps the group on the beat while Tim’s long fingers and nimble mind take the jazz to other places, other planets, and then back again to earth. The RLA Trio has been the house band at Westhaven Center for the Arts (WCA) for more than a year now, hosting such guests as Claire Bent, Dee Hemingway, Doc Stull and Gregg Moore. THREE’S COMPANy Amirkhan, Randles, Labolle. sUbmitted Photo
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 MUSIC
RLA Trio 6 to 8:30 p.m., Mad River Brewing Co., 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake • Details on page B1. Aber Miller 6 p.m., Larrupin’ Café, 1658 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad Local Music Showcase 8 p.m., Blondies Food and Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata Nathan Kalish and the Lastcallers 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville • Country. Blues Jam 8:30 p.m., Clam Beach Inn Digger Bar, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville Howling Rain and the Blank Tapes 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata • Rock. $15 Whomp! 9:30 p.m., The Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata Rude Lion Sound 10 p.m., Toby & Jack’s, 764 Ninth St., Arcata
DANCE
Salsa Night 9 p.m., Humboldt Machine Works at Robert Goodman Wines, 937 10th St., Arcata
FILM
Sci Fi Pint and Pizza Night 6 p.m., Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St., Arcata • Featuring Warriors of the Wasteland.
OTHER
Storytime 6:45 p.m., Arcata Library, 500 Seventh Street, Arcata • A weekly story hour for young children. Live Turtle Racing 8 p.m., Logger Bar, 510 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 MUSIC
Fred and Jr. 6 to 8:30 p.m., Mad River Brewing Co., 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake • Swing jazz. Open Mic 7 p.m., Blondies Food and Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata Claire Bent 7 p.m., Libation, 761 Eighth St., Arcata Open Mic with Jimi Jeff 8 p.m., Central Station, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville Karaoke with KJ Leonard 8 p.m., WAVE Lounge at Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way, Blue Lake Lemon Lemon Cherry 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville Eric Lewis Combo 9 p.m., The Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata Roots and Culture Reggae Night 9 p.m., Humboldt Machine Works at Robert Goodman Wines, 937 10th St., Arcata Kindred Spirits 9 p.m., Clam Beach Inn Digger Bar, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville Karaoke with DJ Marv 9 p.m., Central Station, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville Rude Lion Sound 9:30 p.m., Sidelines, 732 Ninth St., Arcata
COMEDY
Savage Henry Comedy Night 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata • With Dave Waite and locals Nando Molina, John McClurg and William Toblerone; $5.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 MUSIC
Blue Lotus Jazz 5:30 p.m., Larrupin’ Café, 1658 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad
No Good Redwood Ramblers 6 p.m., Mad River Brewing Co., 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake • Classic country covers. Open Mic 7 p.m., Northtown Coffee, 1603 G St., Arcata Friday Night Music 7 to 9:30 p.m., Fieldbrook General Store, 4636 Fieldbrook Rd., Fieldbrook Humboldt Symphony 8 p.m., Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU, Arcata • Featuring trombonist Craig Hull, student concerto competition winner, in a concertino by Ferdinand David. $8 general admission, free for HSU students. The Getdown 9 p.m., Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way, Blue Lake • Funk. Jimi Jeff Unplugged 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville NightHawk 9 p.m. Firewater Lounge at Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Drive, Trinidad • Classic rock and dance. Karaoke 9 p.m., Central Station, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville Scott Pemberton with Wild Otis 9 p.m., Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata • Timber rock from Portland with local bluegrass backup. 5 Dollar Holler 9:30 p.m., Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St., Arcata • Dance as Onhell & Hypna, JSun & Middle Agent and Treemeista & Suds face off. Just $5 to get in! Club Triangle with Pressure Anya 10 p.m., The Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata • LGBTQ dance party hosted by Fuscia Rae with performanced by Grrlz 2 Men and Humboldt’s Newest Queens. Admission $5; benefits Humboldt Pride. Rude Lion Sound 9:30 p.m., Toby & Jack’s, 764 Ninth St., Arcata Kindred Spirits 10 p.m., Clam Beach Inn Digger Bar, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville • Gypsygrass. DJs 10 p.m., Sidelines, 732 Ninth St., Arcata
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Our People, Our Land, Our Images 5 p.m., Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery, HSU, Arcata • The opening of an exhibit of works of three generations of indigenous photographers. Veronica Passalacqua and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie will speak and a reception will follow. Free.
DANCE
1 Minute Dance Concert 8 to 9 p.m., Redwood Raks, 824 L St., Arcata • Details on page B3.
FILM
The Philadelphia Story 7 p.m., Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 Westhaven Dr. South, Westhaven • Details on page B4.
OTHER
Gender Blender Ice Cream Social 7 to 10 p.m., Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata • Details on page B1.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 MUSIC
Don’s Neighbors 6 p.m., Mad River Brewing Co., 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake • Rock and roll. Jim and John 6 p.m., Crush, 1101 H St., Arcata • Acoustic duo. Blue Lotus Jazz 7 p.m., Libation, 761 Eighth St., Arcata Good and Evil Twins Karaoke 8 p.m., Silver Lining, California Redwood Coast Humboldt County Airport, McKinleyville
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Cassandra Wilson 8 p.m., Van Duzer Theater, HSU, Arcata • A contemporary jazz celebration of Billie Holiday; $45. Anna Hamilton 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville Manila Groove Machine 9 p.m., WAVE Lounge at Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way, Blue Lake • Rock. Pressure Anya 9 p.m., Firewater Lounge at Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Drive, Trinidad • DJ dance beats. Scuber Mountain and Soulsapiens 9 p.m., The Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata DJs 10 p.m., Toby & Jack’s, 764 Ninth St., Arcata DJs 10 p.m., Sidelines, 732 Ninth St., Arcata
COMEDY
Make Me Laugh 8 p.m., Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata • With comedy soul men Sam Tallent and David Gborie.
FILM
For the Next 7 Generations 7 p.m., Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 Westhaven Dr. South, Westhaven • Details on page B4.
DANCE
1 Minute Dance Concert 8 to 9 p.m., Redwood Raks, 824 L St., Arcata • Details on page B3. Soul Night 9 p.m., Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata
OTHER
Arcata Winter Farmers’ Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Arcata Plaza, Arcata Book Signing noon to 3 p.m., Jogg’n Shoppe, 1090 G St., Arcata • Retired Trinity County educator Bob Rowen signs his new book My Humboldt Diary: A True Story of Betrayal of the Public Trust, the story about what actually happened at the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant. Rowen’s book provides a rare inside view of the unscrupulous behavior of corporate America’s nuclear juggernaut to protect a failed and dangerous technology. American Homebrewers Association Rally 2 to 5 p.m., Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville • Details on page A2. Caravan of Glam 7 p.m., Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way, Blue Lake • Portland’s hottest cabaret troupe entertains for an evening followed by a dance party; $25. Benefit Dance 7 p.m., Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Rd., Bayside • Benefit for Mistwood Educational Center and the Grange kitchen project featuring food, dance lessons and music by Kenny Ray and the Mighty Rovers; $25.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 MUSIC
JD Jeffries 5 p.m., Lighthouse Grill, Saunders Shopping Center, Trinidad Bayside Grange Music Project 5 to 9 p.m., Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Rd., Bayside Tim Randles 6 to 9 p.m., Larrupin Café, 1658 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad Open Mic 7 p.m., Mosgo’s, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata Jazz Night 7 p.m., Blondies Food and Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata HSU Symphonic Band and Jazz Orchestra 8 p.m., Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU, Arcata • $8.
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Find expanded and updated listings at madriverunion.com/events/ Karaoke with KJ Leonard 8 p.m., WAVE Lounge at Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way, Blue Lake Karaoke with Chris Clay 8 p.m., Firewater Lounge at Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad Sundaze with Deep Groove Society 9 p.m., Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata
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Rueda de Casino (Cuban Salsa) 7 p.m., Redwood Raks, 824 L St., Arcata
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Trivia Night 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville • Win up to $50 in Brewery Bucks. Potluck 6 p.m., Logger Bar, 510 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake
MONDAY, MARCH 2 MUSIC
Anemones of the State 5 p.m., Sushi Spot, 1552 City Center Rd., McKinleyville Buddy Reed 7 p.m., Crush, 1101 H St., Arcata Humboldt Folklife Society SingAlong 7 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy., Arcata • Come sing your favorite folk, rock and pop songs of the ’60s with Joel Sonenshein. Songbooks are provided. Karaoke with DJ Marv 8 p.m., Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville Rude Lion Mondayz 9:30 p.m., Ocean Grove Cocktail Lounge, 480 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad The Getdown 10 p.m., The Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata
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Free Pool all day, Logger Bar, 510 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake Quiz Night 7 p.m., Blondies Food and Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 MUSIC
Les Yeux Noirs 7 p.m., Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata • Details on page B3. Buddy Reed 7 p.m., Libation, 761 Eighth St., Arcata Karaoke with Chris Clay 8 p.m., Firewater Lounge at Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad Good and Evil Twins Karaoke 8 p.m., Silver Lining, California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport, McKinleyville Henhouse Prowlers 9 p.m., Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata • Details on page B1.
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Latino Film Fest 6 p.m., Minor Theater, 1001 H St., Arcata • Details on page B3.
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Game Night 5 p.m., Crush, 1101 H St., Arcata Human Expression Night 7 p.m., Blondies Food and Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata • A night of poetry and creativity hosted by Courtnie Burns.
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The sweet spot of California wine This is the second in a series of three columns about Humboldt County wine grape growers and the vineyards they farm.
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CREAMERY DISTRICT – The dynamic Paris-based Les Yeux Noirs (The Black Eyes) is a six person band led by brothers Olivier and Eric Slabiak, violinists and vocalists who combine klezmer and gypsy music with songs in French, Russian, Romanian and Yiddish. The bow-wielding brothers have produced a band that, while scoring extremely highly on the musical front, also come with a peace-love-and-understanding vibe that celebrates their cultural heritage. Complex yet wild and occasionally raucous, Les Yeux Noirs certainly give notions of musical purity a good bruising. Their exhilarating musical melee touches down at the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., on Tuesday, March 3. The talented brothers are classically trained violinists who won prizes at the Brussels Royal conservatory; they quit their studies to form their band about twelve years ago. At the time, young French musicians were discovering hip-hop and making it their own, exploring their own musical roots and creating new music forms. Their performance is an exhilarating, winding journey, most often conducted at a breakneck speed. Les Yeux Noirs have widened their original base out of the comfortable networks of cultural centers and theaters, conquering new venues worldwide: reggae, jazz and classic festivals, California biker clubs, churches and smoky cellars. Meeting these different audiences, the band has fulfilled their dreams and revealed its multiple facets. To date, they have performed more than a hundred concerts in their six tours in the States and they now regularly tour the U.S. three months out of every year as well as worldwide. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 7:30 p.m. All tickets are $18 general and $15 for Arcata Playhouse members. Tickets are $20 the day of the show and are available at Wildberries Marketplace or online at brownpapertickets.com. (707) 822-1575, arcataplayhouse.org
the naked, dormant sangiovese, I took note of a vibrant, almost suffocating, sensory overload: the forceful, slanted winter sun with a direct hit to the eyes; the stately, northeast tree line il Franklin is a scientist, fiercely hugging the land like warrior farmer and winemaker. mamas and papas protecting their baHe’s a local who attended bies and the sound of our steps increHumboldt State University, where he mentally revealing each crunch and achieved his B.S. in botany scatter of rock, sand and soil. and a master’s in mycology. It relayed a hyper-visceral He tends two vineyards – sense of place. Winnett and Gardner Ranch. “I know this will sound The Winnett Vineyard is at biased,” Franklin said, “but, 900 feet elevation and Gardreally, when you factor in the Pamela long ner Ranch is directly below, amount of recorded [growa few hundred feet from the ing degree days] combined THE WiNE with the consistent overbanks of the Trinity River. Both properties are located DummY night cool-to-cold temperain Willow Creek, Humboldt tures, what you have here County’s only designated American is the perfect balance between Napa Viticulture Area (AVA). The Willow and Bordeaux with an Austrian-like, Creek AVA spans 6,000 acres across alpine twist. This is unique to CaliforHumboldt and Trinity counties. nia wine country, and I get to manage Franklin is the winemaker for Sun these vineyards and make wine from Valley Cellars and also collaborates grapes that have the ultimate combiwith David Winnett on some of his nation of ripeness and acidity.” estate wines. The varieties of wine California’s Napa and France’s grapes he works with include sauvi- Bordeaux are two world-class winegnon blanc, sémillon, chardonnay, growing regions famous for producsangiovese, malbec, merlot and cab- ing cabernet sauvignon with varying ernet sauvignon. levels of quality and complexity. Napa I asked what motivates him. “Oh my Valley produces cabs that are “fat” and God. I am in the sweet spot. I have to fruit-forward due to a generally hot make this work,” Franklin said. “Let’s ripening season, whereas Bordeaux take a walk and I will explain what this cabs tend toward higher acidity, firmplace is all about.” Our vineyard hike er tannins and a leaner “mouth-feel” included both the Winnett and Gard- due to a cooler and shorter ripenner Ranch properties. Gardner Ranch ing season. Think of the difference was purchased by Sun Valley Floral as inland Mediterranean vs. oceanic Mediterranean. Combine the two, as Farms a handful of years ago. As we walked between the rows of Franklin points out, and you have a
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Caravan Ride to the Tombs I now take my meals among the tombs of the dead. It is fitting to do so, as I have come to think of my life as a caravan ride to the grave. The caravan takes us on and drops us off around-the-clock. You get to know only a handful of passengers, they come and go so quickly. The caravan just dropped me off at the Great Pyramids of Giza. I lowered myself into the crypt of the big one. You traverse a long crawl space to reach it, it is rather claustrophobic. But the air is cool and refreshing once you are all the way down inside. I decided to lower myself into the crypt for a moment to get an impression of what it might be like to be entombed— not that one knows, of course, after one is dead. It was a way of getting acquainted with my soul, which is entombed in my body for the duration of the caravan ride. My rest in the crypt is a rehearsal of the Long Run, the eternal ride. I wonder if post-mortem non-existence is the same as pre-conception non-existence. Why wonder, you ask. Because life is not about finding the answers, it is about asking the questions. Questions keep us aware of mystery, a familiarity of keen importance to creatures who die a mystery to themselves. Every life ends in the ruin of inconclusion. That is why I dine here amid the sink holes of countless graves. I am introducing myself to a few of the non-existences with whom I shall reside when my caravan ride to the tomb is done. — Paul Mann CALL For enTries Humboldt BeeFest 2015 invites all Humboldt artists to enter the BeeFest Juried Art Contest. Hangable two- and three-dimensional work and small mixed media installations are welcome for consideration. Submitted art should explore the timeless theme of “Bee Goddesses.” There is $10 entry fee. Only one entry is allowed per person. Submissions will be accepted through April 6. First prize is $250. (707) 443-4424
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REDWOOD RAKS – One minute. It’s only 60 seconds, not a lot of time in the grand scheme of things. But there is a lot you can do in a minute. You can reply to an email, water a plant or call a friend. You can even perform an entire dance. At least that’s what Laura Muñoz believes. Muñoz is a faculty member at Dell’Arte International and for the third year in a row she will be producing a show called 1 Minute Dances Concert at Redwood Raks. The idea for one minute dance performances started in Austin, Texas and was called 40 in 40. Four years ago a local community member brought the idea to Arcata. After one year, the show was passed on to Muñoz, who has been running it since. The night is set up with dancers performing in rounds. Each dancer will have one minute to perform a unique dance to their chosen music. Once the minute is up, a gong will sound signifying the end of their time. So far, Muñoz said, there are 15 creators performing around 30 pieces that will range from contemporary modern dance to jazz and physical theatre. “It’s fun to explore the diversity of one minute,” Muñoz said. Part of the goal for the night is to introduce people to the many styles of dance. Muñoz said she wants people to view dance in a broader sense and see it as a celebratory movement. “One minute can be relative,” Muñoz said. “In one minute of dance you can do a lot of things. A creative person can play with time, it’s a very personal take.” The 1 Minute Dances Concert will take place on both Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Redwood Raks located at 824 L St. in Arcata. Admission is $5. (707) 616-6876
winemaker’s dream come true. Being a fanatic of lean, low-alcohol, high-acid, European-style wines, my eyes must have been popping out of my head when he asked if I would like to tank and barrel sample some of the finished red and white wines he was preparing to bottle within the next few weeks. One of the wines we sampled was a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec. In two words, I quickly described it as a “baby Pauillac.” The Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux is on the left bank of the Gironde River. I tasted bright, juicy, red fruits along with subtle, herbaceous lavender all supported by a formidable and elegant structure of minerality, dense tannins and lip-smacking acidity. Wow, I thought. I just tasted a worldclass Bordeaux-style wine grown in Humboldt County. Not only that, but a wine that could easily age for 20 to 30 years! Franklin is making wine that genuinely tastes like the terroir; wines that display careful and non-manipulative, old-world methods. He has found his sweet spot and he is well on his way to making it work. He has to. Pam Long is a Eureka resident who has been working in the Sonoma County wine industry for the past decade. She is currently studying towards her Master of Wine diploma and will be presenting two wine seminars for HSU’s OLLI program this summer. You can find her wine blog at thewinedummy.wordpress.com.
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day job with the county of Humboldt. Amirkhan considers himself lucky to be in RLA. “”The amount I’ve learned and the amount I’ve grown as a musician since joining with Mike and Tim... well, I can’t even put a quantifier on it, but I can speak with my instrument much more fluidly now than I could a few years ago,” he added. If you like the kind of jazz where you can see the unspoken conversation among the musicians as they play, RLA Trio is the group for you. They will be playing this Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Mad River Brewery at 101 Taylor Way in Blue Lake and on Saturday, March 14 at Libation on the Arcata Plaza at 7 p.m. LATino FiLm FesT The 17th Annual International Latino Film Festival is Tuesday through Thursday, March 3 to 5, at the Minor Theater, 1001 H St. in Arcata from 6 to 10:20 p.m. This long-standing community event is a collaboration of College of the Redwoods Humanities Department and Humboldt State University’s World Languages and Cultures Department. Students and the general public are invited to view three outstanding films relating to the theme “African Heritage in Latin America:” Cecilia (Mrch 3), A Dios Momo (March 4) and Pelo Malo (March 5). All films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. Each evening, Dr. Armando Chávez-Rivera, Assistant Professor of Spanish of the University of Houston-Victoria, will introduce the films and provide insight into the content and key social issues they portray. Following the screenings, Chávez-Rivera along with CR and HSU professors will share their impressions of the films and engage the audience in a panel discussion in English. The festival is free to students enrolled in SPAN/ HIST/ ES 396 and SPAN 99A courses; entry is $5 film at the door. All proceeds help to fund the festival. For more information, call the Humboldt State World Languages and Cultures Department at (707) 826-3226.
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ingsley is the latest arrival at Companion Animal Foundation. A handsome older gentleman, at 10 years old, he has a fluffy black coat, white paws and excellent whiskers. He is currently residing at the Sunny Brae thrift store. Kingsley loves to cuddle and is quick to inform you if he isn’t getting the appropriate amount of attention. All of the rescues at CAF are fixed and up-to-date on routine vaccinations Octavia prior to adoption. To start the adopS tremple tion process, grab an adoption appliCOMPANION cation at the thrift store or online. For more information, email cafanimals@ ANIMALS gmail.com, visit cafanimals.org, check out Companion Animal Foundation on Facebook or call (707) 826-PETS (7387). The adoption room is open for visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Please bring photo ID; children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Looking for a fun way to support CAF? The catnip pillow fundraising program needs help! We are seeking small-print cotton fabric, stuffing and helping hands with basic sewing skills and a machine. Send an email to cafvolunteers@gmail.com to express your interest.
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lenda Heseltine, long time Cinnamond was on the faculty of Westhaven Center for the Arts College of the Redwoods for over 20 (WCA) Tai Chi teacher, has or- years and also taught at Arcata High ganized a special showing of the film School and HSU. Artist and former For the Next 70 Generations, the story student Lorna Brown wrote, “There of 13 grandmothers, shamans are teachers who fill you up and medicine women, who with information, and then came together from around there are those rare teachers the world to “help us create a who shine their own light on new way of life that will bring your unique potential, enp atti the planet back into balance couraging self-examination, FleSchner before it's too late” at WCA, development, and creativi501 South Westhaven Dr., on TRINIDAD ty.” Colleague Floyd Bettiga Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. said, “Roger was a gifted inGlenda writes that how structor. As a professional the healers came together is artist, his philosophy held a a story in itself. The event is a fund- deep understanding of past, present raiser for the Grandmothers and for and future art forms and movements.” the advanced training of local Hoopa If you have not managed to view Tai Chi teacher Perry Lincoln. Antoinette “Toni” Magyar’s art work Admission is $15 at the door. Call on view through the end of the month, Glenda Hesseltine at (707) 268-3936 make sure you make some time while for more information or to sign up attending the 70 Generations or Philfor her Wednesday Tai Chi Made EZ adelphia Story films. classes from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Madrone and Donvieve show Fourth Friday Flicks at WCA Oceana Madrone’s fanciful multiThe Philadelphia Story (1940) will media works of quilting, doll-making, be shown at WCA on Friday, Feb. 27 at beading and necklaces are on view at 7 p.m. Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Trinidad Art Gallery, corner of Trinity James Stewart and Ruth Hussey star and Parker streets. in this screwball comedy adapted from Oceana was taught to sew at age the Philip Barry Broadway play and di- seven by her mother, who also gave rected by George Cukor. The inebriated Oceana a bead loom at age 12. When scene between Cary Grant and James her mother died, Oceana embraced Stewart brings out the fine, funny, sub- the healing power of art. tle best in these two legendary actors. She organized the Healing Quilt The film ran for six weeks at Radio City Project, working with Humboldt Music Hall, bringing in $600,000 and Women for Shelter, whose participants surpassing the attendance record of have created over 120 quilts for annual Disney’s Snow White and the Seven events in Eureka and Hoopa. Ocean’s Dwarfs in 1937. Admission is $5 and philosophy is that “life is a magical gift. refreshments will be available. There is beauty all around us if we take the time to see it and appreciate it.” Roger Cinnamond Retrospective Donvieve’s displays consist of The late Roger Cinnamond’s paintings, prints and collages have been masks, dolls, watercolors and driftdonated to Westhaven Center for the wood creations inspired by nature and Arts by his wife, Jane. Over 150 of her visits to India, Bali, Japan, Mexico his works will be on view and for sale and Central America, where she taught through March and April. An open- classes to youth to encourage interest ing reception for the exhibit, “Re- in their native cultures. She uses natmembering Roger” is set for Sunday, ural and recycled materials such as fibers, metal, clay, leather and wood to March 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.
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herman Alexie, author of the CR/HSU Book of the Year, War Dances, speaks at College of the Redwoods on Thursday, March 5, at 1 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theater on the main Eureka campus. A Q & A session and a book signing will follow. Selected copies of his many books will be for sale as well. Admission is free, and the public is invited. For more information about this event, contact Vinnie Peloso at (707) 476-4565 or Vinnie-peloso@redwoods.edu. Alexie will appear at HSU that same evening at 7 p.m. in the Van Duzer Theater. Tickets are available at the HSU Ticket Office. For more information about this event, contact Sarah Fay Philips, (707) 826-5589 or sp252@humboldt.edu. Both schools gratefully acknowledge the contributions made by Bear River Casino and Smith River Rancheria in bringing Mr. Alexie to Humboldt County as well as our partnership with the Humboldt County Library in sup-
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Dolly knows some basic obedience. She is a smart and willing dog so further training should be relatively easy. Dolly is looking for that forever home where she can settle in; could you be the one for her? Freya is a fairly recent arrival to the shelter. She went into heat around the time of her arrival and was feeling a little nervous around so many other dogs. Now that that is over and she has been spayed, she is a new girl! Freya was my demo dog at a recent mara volunteer orientaS egal tion and she could have been more DOGTOWN not charming. She loves people and made sure she acknowledged all of the trainees, one at a time. She is a gentle dog that walks quietly out of the kennels without a glance at the other dogs. She is an easy walker and is ready to learn any other obedience skills. Freya doesn’t care much for play-
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ing with toys; people are what she really likes! She has been a little timid around other dogs but has done fine with them after proper introductions have been made. Freya is about two years old and appears to have some Akita in her heritage. The rest of that mix is a little hard to pinpoint. Could be a cattle dog? Both Dolly and Freya are at the Humboldt County Shelter. They are both spayed, micro-chipped and current on their vaccinations. The shelter is open Monday through Friday and is located at 980 Lycoming Ave. in McKinleyville. More information is available on the Humboldt County Animal Shelter Facebook page or by calling (707) 840-9132. Come see these lovely girls today! Freya
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create her masks and other three-dimensional works. Donvieve teaches through the Ink People, the Arcata Arts Institute at Arcata High School and serves as associate professor at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon. Both Oceana and Donvieve are members of the cooperative group of artists that forms Trinidad Art Gallery, open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday. Call (707) 677-3770 for information. Busse and Breed at Lighthouse Grill Lighthouse Grill in Saunders Shopping Center presents singer Kelly Busse with piano backing on Sunday, March 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. and Tim Breed on March 8 at the same time. If you are lucky, sometimes the music goes on until 8 p.m. Memoir Writing Workshop Sharon Ferrett, Ph.D. returns to Trinidad Library with her popular Memoir Writing Workshop on Tuesday, March 3 through Tuesday, March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. The HSU-OLLI class is designed to help you write your memoir by engaging in life review, reflection and assessment through drawing and writing exercises. It is planned for you to discover and write about what matters most. The class welcomes participants who are just starting to think about writing a memoir or those who have taken other writing classes and already have a project started. Ferrett has over 35 years of higher education experience as a college and university dean, director and professor. She is the author of Peak Performance, Positive Attitudes at Work, Strategies: College and Career Success and Getting and Keeping the Job You Want. She also is a management consultant, a small business owner and an inspirational speaker. Sign up by by calling (707) 826-5880 or visiting humboldt.edu/olli. The class is $85/$60 for OLLI members.
porting the Book of the Year program. CR is seeking both poets and writers College of the Redwoods’ literary magazine, Poets & Writers, is currently accepting submissions of original poetry and fiction from community members, as well as staff, faculty, and students. The submission period is currently open through noon on March 25. Among those whose work is accepted, the first place poem and the first place story will receive prizes generously sponsored by Northtown Books and Booklegger Books. In addition, all writers whose work is accepted are eligible to be considered for the Hobson Award, which is a $100 award given to the best entry in any genre that builds bridges between species, religions, cultures, ages, or genders. These prizes are for both campus and community members, though not for faculty or staff of College of the Redwoods. All authors whose work is accepted will be invited to read at a college-wide celebration in April. Entries should be emailed to david-holper@redwoods. edu. For more information, call (707) 476-4370 or visit redwoods.edu/departments/english/poets&writers/index.htm and look under Campus Literary Magazines and then Eureka.
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HUMBOLDT – College of the Redwoods (CR) student Thomas Zagoria has been accepted to study politics and history at the University of Oxford. In the last few years, political science students at CR have been accepted into UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Humboldt State University, and now Oxford. Zagoria chose Oxford because he was born in the United Kingdom and he has wanted to go back there to study for many years. Zagoria states, “I believe I first decided that I wanted to attend Oxford when I was about 5 years old. Oxford would also allow me to specialize in my field of interest, History and Politics. In Thomas addition, the Oxford tutorial method of Zagoria teaching (which, as far as I understand, involves continuously reading books, writing research essays, and defending my positions against experts in the field) greatly excites me. Finally, most of the books on my shelf – and I have a wide collection of history and politics-related books – were written by Oxford professors.” Zagoria is an Academy of the Redwoods student and this spring will obtain both his high school diploma and an AA degree with an emphasis in Humanities and Communications. Political Science is one of the new AA Transfer Degrees at CR that allows students who are serious about studying politics acceptance into the University of their choice.
M ARRIAGES The following couples were recently issued marriage licenses by the Humboldt County Clerk: Alyson R. Lindholm and Christian M. Fields Rick H. Taillon and Jill M. Solis Nina M. Surbaugh and Evan D. Gibbs Robert C. Elam and Ashley A. Overholt Kristine L. Method and Ian J. Thompson Malorie F. McCurdy and Stacey J. Lyons DHARMA TALK The Arcata Zen Group invites the public to a Dharma talk offered by resident teacher Soto Zen Priest Eugene Bush at the Trillium Dance Studio, 855 Eighth St. on Sunday, March 1, at 9:20 a.m. Meditation begins at 8 a.m. Fugan Eugene Bush, D.D. began formal practice in 1982 and received Dharma transmission in 2010.
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D IVORCES The following couples recently filed for divorce or legal separation in Humboldt County Superior Court: Asiana Lindauer and Jeffrey Cline Felicia Glover and David Glover Johnnie Collins III and Kirsten Collins Giuditta Tuel and Paul Tuel May Bowser and Justin Bowser Rebecca Cote and Frank Giera Rebbeca Hooven and Timmothy Hooven Jamie Galeone and Alexander Galeone Sayde Fretland and Scott Fretland Torrey Carson-Hass and Kari Carson Brian Duka-Smith and Lindsay Waldron George Clark V and Erin Clark Kamran Paradise and Liberty Paradise Stephanie Mellen and Timothy Mellen Tara Groswird and Steven Martinez Lin Jackson and Patricia Jackson Kathrine Zingaro and Nicholas Zingaro Norman Goodwin and Heather Goodwin Sarah Solomon and Jeremy Deleal Gary Colby and Catherine Colby Francis Bolz and Lacie Mack Lawrence Murray and Amber Nadine Luch Matthew Spaulding and Linda Miller-Spaulding Sharon Letts and Craig Carrol Christopher Kellum and Stephanie Kellum Lena Fite and Chad Fite Allen Gillespie and Rebecca Gillespie Julie Bean and William Troy Bean Diana Lockett and Dan Lockett Catherine Kuykendall and Albert Kuykendall Veronica Broderick and Brian Broderick Aline Williams and David Williams Andrea Bustos-Mason and Ian Mason Lilith Phillips-Leavitt and Matthew Peterson Tulasi Lagares and Larry Gibson Kristen Garlinghouse and Cash Garlinghouse Daniel Sweet and Songmi Sweet Carrie Woolley and Corey Wooley Alisson Pattison and Frederic Diekmeyer Jane Doe and John Doe Divina Lux and James Eckert Lindsy Barney and Daniel Barney Ronald Haselip and Michelle Haselip Daniel Weaver and Suzanne Wren Donald Ott and Patrricia Ott Praj White and Alisa White
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So you think you can dance? Male Dance Review Dancers wanted! Female judges needed. Call for more info. (707) 382-0381
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appy Wednesday, Panthers! We are back from break and as usual the campus is bustling with activity. Read Across Mack Town There are a lot of things coming up on the Mack High campus. On Monday, March 2, student volunteers are going on the road and taking their reading talents to various schools in Humboldt. More than 80 students are traveling as far as Orick to read children’s books to Chesiree classrooms in elementary schools such K atter as Blue Lagoon, Dow’s Prairie Elementary and more. PANTHER Panthers are taking time out of their day to spend time with future high school students. Every year, Read Across Mack Town is a huge success, thanks to willing students and wonderful audiences. Success in Both Worlds Conference Mack High’s Native American Club has been working very hard to commence the bi-annual Success in Both Worlds Conference, an event held at Mack High that focuses on issues in the Humboldt Native American community. This year, the conference will focus on water rights in Humboldt. I spoke to Ty’ithreeha “Ty” Allen, president of the Native American Club, who is extremely excited about the conference. “The event will focus on the California drought and how it affects our home. It’s our job as the next generation to care for our community and enforce water rights,” Ty said. Ty is encouraging all who are interested in this topic to attend, even if they are not Native American. “We have so many people who are passionate about this subject coming in to educate people about this issue. There will be a panel of experts on the subject, and the 1491ers will be attending.” The 1491ers are a group of traveling Native Americans who educate people all over the United States about the struggles of Native Americans as well as narrate exciting tales from their own experiences. The Native American Club’s bi-annual project is sure to be educational, influential and an amazing experience for all to attend. The entire community is welcome to come and immerse themselves in the cultural diversity that is Humboldt. The conference will be held Thursday, March 5 in the Mack High Library from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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McKINLEYVILLE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2275 Central Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519 (707) 839-1549
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN - 1.0 FTE / 2015-2016 School Year Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited internship program, and possess a California Intern Credential upon employment. Application deadline is: February 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ASSISTANT II K-8th / 5.99 Hrs/Day - Part-time Associate of Arts Degree or higher or successful completion of NCLB Paraprofessional Certification prior to first day of employment required. Training or experience working with special needs children recommended. Deadline: OPEN UNTIL FILLED Department of Justice fingerprint clearance must be completed prior to the first day of employment at a cost of $62 to the employee. WANTED: MAINTAINANCE PERSON/BUS DRIVER Full Time (8 hrs a day for 260 Days) Qualfications: Equiv. to high school graduation and 2 yrs related experience. Current Class B Driver’s license. Must pass pre-employment physical and drug test. Salary and family benefits. Submit a complete application, cover letter and resume to Scott Oilar, 2275 Central Ave, McKinleyville, CA 95519 Job descriptions and applications are available at the District Office 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. or online at: www.edline.net/pages/McKinleyville_Union_Elementary. or www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/pers/appinfo.php
L EGAL N OTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00054 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TBK CONSTRUCTION 2708 M ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 TERRY L. BEAVER 2708 M ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/TERRY BEAVER, OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 29, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS M. MORRIS DEPUTY 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00044 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ENdLESS jEwELRY ARCATA 1111 AUSTIN wAY ARCATA, CA 95521 CELIA wILLSON 1111 AUSTIN wAY ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/CELIA wILLSON, OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 26, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS M. MORRIS DEPUTY 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00059 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: R R ApIARY 4518 VALLEY wEST BLVd. ARCATA, CA 95521 jUSTIN M. REEVE R R ApIARY 4518 VALLEY wEST BLVd. ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: A Joint Venture S/jUSTIN M. REEVE,
OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 29, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS A. ABRAM DEPUTY 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00080 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HUMBOLdT HUNKS MALE dANCE REVIEw 1280 SpEAR AVE. ARCATA, CA 95521 STEpHEN d. BERO 1280 SpEAR AVE. ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/jUSTIN M. REEVE, OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 06, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS A. ABRAM DEPUTY 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00085 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARTESANA pAISANA 1860 11TH ST. ApT. A ARCATA, CA 95521 KERRYTEUILA B. dONOHOE 1860 11TH ST. ApT. A ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/KERRYTEUILA dONOHOE, OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 09, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS T. LEGG DEPUTY 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00074 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REdLINE TIMBER FALLING
385 NORTH ROAd SCOTIA, CA 95565 pATRICK j. O’dONNELL 385 NORTH ROAd SCOTIA, CA 95565 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/pATRICK jAMES O’dONNELL, OwNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 05, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS A. ABRAM DEPUTY 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00107 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEN CONSTRUCTION 1789 LAzzAR LANE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 HAKIM N. BEN-IESAU 1789 LAzzAR LANE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 dEBORAH M. BEN-IESAU 1789 LAzzAR LANE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: A Married Couple S/dEBORAH M. BEN-IESAU, GENERAL pARTNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 17, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS A. ABRAM DEPUTY 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15-00119 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STAN’S LAwN MOwING SERVICE 1226 SCHOOL ROAd MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 STAN E. MOYLE 1226 SCHOOL ROAd MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: An Individual S/STAN MOYLE, OwNER This statement was filed
with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB. 23, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS M. MORRIS DEPUTY 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 CITATION FOR pUBLICATION UNdER wELFARE ANd INSTITUTIONS COdE SECTION 294 Case Name: MARILYN BLAKE Case No.: jV090029 1. To Robert Colegrove, III, Sr., aka: Robert Colegrove-Blake and anyone claiming to be a parent of: baby born only with the last name of Jenkins, aka: Marilyn Monroe Blake born on 1/18/2009 at: Mad River Community Hospital, Arcata, Humboldt County, California. 2. A hearing will be held on: 4/13/2015 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.
ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES CAROLYN J. RUTH, COUNTY COUNSEL #135975 DEBRA AVENMARG, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #271366 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: JAN 29, 2015 Clerk, by Cecile Nesslage, Deputy 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 REQUEST FOR ORdER petitioner/plaintiff: ROBIN EdGAR Respondent/defendant: jEFFREY VALKANOFF Cp140053 1. TO: JEFFREY VALKANOFF 2. A hearing on this Request to Order will be held as follows: Date: 3/18/15 Time: 1:30 p.m. Room: 7 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. 3. Attachments to be served with this Request for Order: e. Other: Declaration under UCCJEA, Local Forms Date: 1/17/15 S/Robin Edgar To the person who received this Request for Order: If you wish to respond to this Request for Order, you must file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320) and serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing date unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time. You do not have to pay a filing fee to file the Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320) or any other declaration including
an Income and Expense Declaration (form FL150) or Financial Statement (Simplified) (form FL-155). 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 SUpERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLdT NOTICE TO CREdITORS CASE NO: pR150030 In re the Matter of the: COCHRANE FAMILY TRUST created November 10, 2010 KIM w. COCHRANE, decedent NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, and mail or deliver a copy to Jack Cochrane, Trustee of the trust dated November 10, 2010, of which the Decedent was the settlor, at 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503, within the later of 4 months after February 11, 2015 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code §19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Date: February 6, 2015 Jeanne Gale, Attorney for the Trustee, Jack Cochrane, 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 SUpERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLdT NOTICE TO CREdITORS CASE NO: pR150033 In re the Matter of the: pATRICIA pIMSNER 2014 TRUST created june 9, 2014 pATRICIA ELIzABETH pIMSNER, decedent NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, and mail or deliver a copy to David Pimsner, Trustee of the trust dated June 9, 2014, of which the Decedent was the settlor, at 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503, within the later of 4 months after February 13, 2015 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code §19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Date: February 9, 2015 Ryan Hurley, Attorney for the Trustee, David Pimsner, 2850 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95503 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 CITY OF ARCATA LEGAL NOTICE AdOpTION OF ORdINANCE NO. 1453 I hereby certify that at a regular meeting held on February 4, 2015, the Arcata City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1453, summarized below, An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Arcata Clarifying the Adoption of the Zoning Map, Title IX—Planning and Zoning, Chapter 1—Planning and Zoning Standards, Article 1—Land Use Code Applicability, Section 9.12.020—Zoning Map and Zoning Districts, at which time the reading in full thereof was unanimously waived and approval granted for reading the ordinance by title only. Ordinance No. 1453 was passed and adopted at a regular City Council meeting held on February 18, 2015, by the following vote: AYES: Winkler, Pitino, Ornelas, Pereira. NOES: None.ABSENT: Wheetley. ABSTENTIONS: None. APPROVED: Michael Winkler, Mayor, City of Arcata. ATTEST: Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata. Summary of Ordinance No. 1453 This ordinance ensures that the correct map exhibits are amended into the City of Arcata’s zoning map. These map amendments also make the Land Use Code zoning consistent with the recent adoption of Ordinance No. 1439 which changed the zoning of several parcels within the Coastal Zone. The full text of Ordinance No. 1453 is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The ordinance will take effect March 20, 2015, BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA. Dated: February 18, 2015. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata 2/25 CITY OF ARCATA
LEGAL NOTICE INTROdUCTION OF ORdINANCE NO. 1455 I hereby certify that at a regular meeting held on February 18, 2015, the Arcata City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1455, summarized below, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code to Exempt Filming for Educational Purposes from a Permit Requirement, Title X— Public Property, Chapter 1—Parks and Grounds, Section 10006, at which time the reading in full thereof was unanimously waived and approval granted for reading the ordinance by title only. Motion to introduce Ordinance No. 1455 was passed by the following vote: AYES: Winkler, Pitino, Ornelas, Pereira. NOES: None. ABSENT: Wheetley. ABSTENTIONS: None. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata Summary of Ordinance No. 1455 If adopted, this ordinance will amend the Arcata Municipal Code to exempt filming for educational purposes from the requirement to obtain a Film Permit. The full text of Ordinance No. 1455 is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Ordinance No. 1455 may be considered for adoption at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Arcata City Council to be held on March 4, 2015, and, if adopted at that time, will take effect April 3, 2015. Bridget Dory, City Clerk, City of Arcata 2/25
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call in the marines some 26 volunteers from the humboldt state University natural resources club and the local marine corps removed 10 cubic yards of english ivy from along Janes creek at the saturday, Feb. 14 volunteer workday. contact was made with two property owners in regards to planting native plants in the fall to provide “privacy� screening and to also provide low plant cover for shade and the riparian habitat. the next volunteer workday will be in the arcata community Forest on saturday, Feb. 28 with the Volunteer trail stewards to remove illegal camper trash from the lower forest. meet at the redwood sciences lab parking lot at 1700 Bayview Drive in arcata. Photo courtesy city of arcata
LUPINE BASH Volunteers are needed to join Friends of the Dunes and the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge for the 37th Annual Lupine Bash at the Lanphere Dunes on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Be part of the annual tradition of removing invasive yellow bush lupines before they get the chance to produce more seed. Meet at the Pacific Union School parking lot at 9:30 a.m. to carpool to the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools, gloves and morning refreshments will be provided, including bagels donated by Los Bagels. Please wear work clothes and closedtoed shoes, bring drinking water and your own mug for coffee or juice. (707) 444-1397, info@friendsofthedunes.org ALEX LEADS THE WAY Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) is sponsoring a free tour of the Arcata Marsh & Wild-
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Sunday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. At the Arcata-Eureka Airport Parking validated with purchase of $10 or more • Call 839-0304
life Sanctuary on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. Meet leader Alex Stillman at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the history and ecology of the Marsh. Loaner binoculars available with photo ID. (707) 826-2359 MARK BACK ON BOARD Mark Andre, Arcata Environmental Services director, has been reappointed to the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, where he has served since 2010. Andre has been director of environmental services at the City of Arcata since 2006, where he has served in several positions since 1984, including deputy director of environmental services, forester and geographic information system specialist from 1988 to 1992, and forest technician from 1984 to 1987. He was co-principal at NRG Inc. from 1979 to 1984.
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2015 fire season training College of the Redwoods
HUMBOLDT COUNTY – CAL FIRE and the United States Forest Service (USFS), in partnership with College of the Redwoods Community Education will offer the required 2015 fire season hired equipment safety training. Bulldozer operators, water tenders, crew bus drivers, vehicle drivers and mechanics who have a CAL FIRE/ USFS agreement or contract requiring annual safety training must take this mandatory class or they will not be eligible for contracts for the entire 2015 fire season. This class will offer hired vendors a better understanding of fire safety and give them the knowledge to stay safe while fighting fires during the 2015 fire season. Equipment vendors are encouraged to register early in order to secure a confirmed seat in the class. Enrollment in each class is limited so that each participant will have time to practice learning how to set up a fire safety shelter in the classroom. The fire safety shelter is a portable shelter designed to save lives when the fire fighter cannot escape a rapidly approaching fire. Classes are offered at the following locations: Crescent City, Eureka, Ruth Lake and Willow Creek. Classes began Feb. 21 at the CR Del Norte Campus. Other scheduled dates and locations are Saturday, March 7 and Saturday, April 11 at the CR Main Campus, Saturday March 21 at Ruth Lake Community Hall and Saturday, April 25 (changed from April 18) at the VFW Hall in Willow Creek. The one-day course will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with sign-in beginning at 8 a.m. Enrollment in each Fire Marshal-approved class is limited to 40 students. The early registration fee for Crescent City, Eureka and Ruth Lake is $65. Early registration is guaranteed a confirmed seat. Late registration starting three days prior to the start of the class is $75. Late registration will be accepted only if space is available. These mandatory classes fill up quickly, so early registration is strongly recommended in order to attend a preferred date and location. Late arrivals may risk losing seat in class. For more information and to register, call College of the Redwoods Community Education at (707) 4764500. For a detailed list of class locations and dates, and a mail-in downloadable registration form, visit the Community Education website at redwoods.edu/Departments/Community-Ed/business.asp.
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CLIMATE CHANGE & DUNES Andrea Pickart, Ecologist for Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, will present a lecture on Climate Change and Coastal Dune Conservation, Wednesday, March 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, located at 220 Stamps Lane in Manila. Climate change is forcing land managers to rethink traditional conservation paradigms. This talk will include a general overview of climate change impacts, with a focus on our local coastal dune ecosystems. Andrea will discuss current guidelines for refuges to approach climate change in general and how staff at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge are looking toward sea level rise impacts and adaptations in our dunes and estuaries. A sliding scale $2 to $5 donation is requested. (707) 444-1397, info@ friendsofthedunes.org
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