Welcome New Members

from Fortuna Chamber Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2022

Apple Harvest Festival

Fiesta Time Decor, located at 703 S, Fortuna Blvd, in the Redwood Village Shopping Center, is a new family-owned business in Humboldt County specializing in party equipment and décor rentals. Owned and operated by Miguel and Gladis Cortes, they bring 15 years of experience in providing quality equipment with excellent customer service when planning your event needs. With Fiesta Time Decor, you can rent tents, tables, and chairs along with a wide variety of other decorations that can be catered to most events and themes. Call and schedule an appointment to discuss your event with Gladis and Miguel. They can be reached at (707) 497-4673.

Lizz Toledo is the owner of Allure Day Spa & Hair Design located at 2020 Main Street, Suite 4, in Fortuna. Lizz has always had a fascination with all things beauty since an early age. When she did her first haircut at age 13, she knew she had found her calling. She graduated from Paul Mitchell The School in Reno in 2010 before moving to Humboldt County. She takes great pride knowing that she is well rounded in the beauty industry. Outside of hair design, she also offers a full menu of services including permanent cosmetics, lash extensions, and CBD facials.

Allure Day Spa & Hair Design is by appointment only so Lizz can give her clients her full attention. “My favorite thing about what I do is being able to show my clients themselves in a way they’ve never seen before and to see them walk to their car in a better mood than when they came in. That does it for me. It’s so rewarding. Thank you Fortuna for your business!” To book an appointment with Lizz, call (707) 682-6209 or email alluredayspa707@ gmail.com.

Bella Italia serves a variety of pastas, pizza, salads, and other great dishes. Located next to several local hotels at 1875 Riverwalk Drive, Bella Italia is the perfect place to spend date night with fine Italian dining and beautiful views within walking distance of Fortuna’s Riverwalk. Their hours of operation are 11am-9pm Monday through Saturday, closed on Sunday. You can reach Bella Italia at (707) 725-1600.

Pepper’s in Fortuna is located at 719 S. Fortuna Blvd., inside Redwood Village Shopping Center. Their hours of operation are 7am-9pm Monday through Sunday. They offer a wide variety of fresh and delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner items. With a warm and friendly staff, Pepper’s is always the place to enjoy a great meal with friends and family. Call today to reserve the banquet room to hold a meeting or special gathering. You can enjoy Fortuna’s beautiful weather outside as Pepper’s has outdoor patio seating. Contact them at (707) 725-5580.

Redwood Café, located at 1206 Main Street, is a great place to enjoy breakfast or lunch. They are open daily 7am-3pm. Nestled in the heart of Downtown Fortuna, Redwood Café serves a large variety of delicious menu items to enjoy with fresh hot coffee or delicious mimosas. You can reach Redwood Café at (707) 725-3998.

Bailey’s e-bread

began at the Fortuna Farmers’ Market and the Fair Curve Farm stand in Ferndale almost simultaneously this summer. After 22 years of teaching a cooking business elective to middle schoolers, Jennifer, both the owner and baker, set out to bake bread and put her money where her mouth was. Every week she offers three different kinds of sourdough: a San Francisco with a crisp crust, CJ’s hybrid sourdough with a thinner crust (named after her dad) and a whole wheat oat sourdough with a nutty wonderful tangy flavor. Along with the sourdough is a traditional focaccia with caramelized onions, salt, olive oil, and rosemary from Jennifer’s garden! Her favorites are the San Francisco sourdough both for toast, dinner, and grilled cheese sandwiches and the focaccia for BLT’s and Saturday morning stratas (layered casserole dish).

The “Bailey” of Bailey’s e-bread is Jennifer’s dog. First-time dog owner Jennifer soon discovered (as most pet owners do) that as Bailey grew up, certain things started going missing like pillow sham buttons and paired socks. They were later discovered planted in the garden, pirated away for future adventures. However, nothing compared to the treasure trove of baguette ends found carefully nestled in her front room between velvet couch cushions one spring cleaning day. After the many ends were discarded in the trash, Bailey would return to the kitchen, stealthily hunting for more bread ends. “Bailey’s love for bread was the inspiration for my company logo and my father, who baked bread for all occasions and for everyone in our community, was my inspiration to follow into my new career as an artisan bread baker. My dad offered bread for home runs, weddings, christenings, and brises. He was a plywood salesman during the day and a baker at night! I’m looking forward to both selling and donating to help improve our community of Humboldt and to keep some of my family traditions of bread baking alive through my new business.”

Jennifer sends out emails on Saturday for ordering and when offering specialties like Scandinavian sugar cookies or brioche dinner rolls. She brings her bread to market at MadMetals in Fortuna, located at 1022 N Street, every Wednesday from 3:00-6:00 pm. Email her with your order or take a chance and see if there are any unclaimed breads at her stand on Wednesdays. You can reach Bailey’s e-bread at baileysebread@gmail.com or by phone at (707) 4077502.

Ben Shaw is the owner/operator at Friendly City Yard Care. Ben is 43 years old and has been married to his wife Aimee for six years. They have a 5-year-old son attending kindergarten at Redwood Prep, two black labs, and a tabby cat. Aimee is a massage therapist, born and raised in Humboldt County, and Ben moved here in 2001 to attend Cal Poly Humboldt where he received an art degree. Ben started Friendly City Yard Care over the summer because he enjoys working outdoors, it’s a great way to stay active, and gives him plenty of experience in the field. Ben loves improving the look and feel of landscapes and caring for the land. As the owner of this new Fortuna business, Ben looks forward to meeting and working for more people in the community. Ben’s motto is, “Custom service with an eye for detail,” because he takes the time to notice and tend to the details that make the quality of his work shine.

In addition to working in yard care, Ben does volunteer social work in our community. Ben has been a volunteer at local nonprofit Humboldt Mediation Services for close to five years, currently serving on the board of directors. Ben has also been on the board of directors at a new substance abuse recovery program called Seventh Generation House for close to two years where he also volunteers his time as a counselor. Some of Ben’s favorite activities include riding bikes with his son on the pump track at Newburg Park and recently started BMX racing at Redwood Empire BMX in Samoa. Their family loves hiking, beach days, river days, and playing at Rohner Park which is walking distance from their house. They feel lucky to live in a place with so much beauty and an abundance of outdoor activities to choose from.

Give Ben a call to discuss your lawn care needs. You can reach Friendly City Yard Care at (707) 5029543.

Jan Leonardo opened Springville Quilt Barn at 2045 Main Street on October 30, 2021. Previously, Jan had been selling online for six years through her Etsy shop. Jan carries beautiful quilting fabrics, patterns, and notions, and is off ering quilting and sewing classes periodically. Springville Quilt Barn is open Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm. “If the lights are on, come on in.” Springville Quilt Barn can be reached at (707) 496-3433.

Eureka Broadcasting

Co., is a locally owned and operated radio station with three stations including News Talk KINS 106.3 FM, Thunder Country KEKA 101.5 FM, and EZ Radio KWSW 980 AM, plus The Shopping Show which broadcasts on KINS and KEKA. Eureka Broadcasting is located at 1101 Marsh Road and can be reached at (707) 442-5744.

While Best Western is a worldwide brand, Fortuna’s Country Inn is a one-of-a-kind hotel in the heart of Redwood Country located in the Friendly City. With 67 pet-friendly rooms, a few of which are suites, and a unique half indoor/half outdoor pool and jacuzzi, they are ranked in the top 20% of Best Westerns in North America, showing how hard their team works at customer care. Best Western Country Inn is located at 2025 Riverwalk Drive and can be reached at (707) 725-6822.

Adobe Inc., operates as a diversifi ed software company worldwide. Adobe pioneered the paper-to-digital transformation with the invention of PDF. They’ve been ranked on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 21 years. Founded in 1982, Adobe now employs over 26,000 workers worldwide with their corporate headquarters located in San Jose, California. Their software solutions include Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g., Photoshop), Adobe Document Cloud (e.g., Acrobat), and Adobe Experience Cloud (e.g., Adobe Commerce). “Creativity is in our DNA. Our game-changing innovations are redefi ning the possibilities of digital experiences. We connect content and data and introduce new technologies that democratize creativity, shape the next generation of storytelling, and inspire entirely new categories of business.” Learn more at adobe.com.