North Coast Journal 03-09-2023 edition

Saving the Sea Otter

By Kimberly Wear

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Re: CPH

Editor:

If Cal Poly wants to build huge buildings, then it can build a state-ofthe-art fire station, complete with the expensive state-of-the-art firefighting equipment (Cartoon, Feb. 2).

Editor:

The Ornithologist

Fed by a series of winter storms, the local park’s seasonal pond has made its annual reappearance and now dozens of ducks, alerted by their innate pond-recognition software, have descended to take up residence.

Sue Hart, Eureka

California is lost in its housing problem, but there are solutions. The current dilemma facing CPH students is embedded in that quagmire. The VA successfully ended veteran homelessness by creating homes, at least in some regions. I think there is a lesson there about power and political will.

There are many efforts here in Humboldt working to address our housing crisis, and I want to recognize them. The purpose of this letter is to urge the university, the city of Arcata and everyone in Humboldt to be part of a future-focused solution.

Maybe we can’t do what the VA did, but for Humboldt, there are solutions. We could increase housing stock by creating student housing co-ops, launching senior-student programs where one generation cares for another in exchange for a room, securing land trusts to make housing more accessible, experimenting with tiny house neighborhoods, even convincing Silicon Valley to experiment with 3-D built affordable homes. We could run citizens assemblies like they did in Petaluma to guide the process so the community is invested and all voices are heard. There are difficult barriers in doing any of these actions — but they can be overcome.

If these ideas seem futuristic, they’re only so in scale. Each one is happening now, peppered across the country in small ways that could grow, and I urge the administration and the city governments to consider sowing these promising seeds. It’s not idealistic; it’s about political will.

Our students are dealing with a cavalcade of climate change anxiety, and by some miracle of the human condition still display hope. Seeing that is the most humbling aspect of my job. We ought to look deeply into the troubles that will unfold in our and our students’ lifetimes, and center housing innovation. We need to think and act as futurists.

Benjamin Graham, Arcata Editor:

Throughout the growing pains of changing its name, and mission as a California Poly technical institution, there have been several moments that bring alarm to the greater Arcata community. This includes the purchase of the Creekside property on Foster Avenue in July of 2022, as well as

I pause on my daily walk to observe them going about their ducky business, gliding and head-dunking and quacking in entertainingly Disneyesque fashion.

“Not enough meat on them yet!” shouts a neighbor as he cycles past, and we exchange the brief back-and-forth that can help a community cohere, no matter the outcome of the last election, but as he disappears uphill, I drift back into my solitary avian-regarding reverie.

I can scarcely tell a seagull from a swan, so I certainly have no idea whether sudden outbursts of wing-flap squalling and outrage are triggered by disagreements over food, habitat, or marital infidelity, but I’m perfectly happy to watch the show.

In a few weeks, if past years are any guide, there will be fluffy flotillas of cartoon-cute ducklings frantically trying to follow their imperious mothers, and I will be a pondside onlooker, oddly but unquestionably soothed by the scene, at least momentarily able to accept what is, without having to ask why.

— Iain Macdonald

recent events. The Creekside purchase was the first demonstration that development would come at the cost of housing security, in the form of our elderly.

The actions by Cal Poly to announce the removal of hundreds of students from campus, who have already committed to four years of living in Arcata, is unacceptable. Cal Poly promised them, via a social contract, that in exchange for financial payment, they would be secure in their basic needs of shelter, food and stability, while obtaining a higher education. To bring forth a solution that has not gone through a public process, in the form of a floating barge, or other suggestions still developing, is moving in the direction of unconstitutional.

More concerning is the lack of transparency from Cal Poly. To date, Cal Poly has not met with the city of Arcata Planning Commission to discuss its development plans, despite several public calls from the commission. It did not disclose plans to purchase the Creekside property to the city, which was engaged with the public process to develop the property for senior

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housing. Not communicating the plans to purchase the Creekside property could be considered a faux pas, but to repeat the process again, with its new “solution,” should be considered repeated behavior and a conscious decision to abdicate responsibility to follow public process, pitting our community at odds with the state.

Connor McIntee, Arcata Editor:

Students! California Polytechnic has new offerings. In the Electronics department you can major in Radio Station Maintenance. KHSU will be your shining example (dead silence or nothing but static for about two weeks recently). Over in the Building Arts Department you can study How to Build Tall Buildings without Fire Protection. The Language Arts Department will offer a companion course in How to ‘Diss the Local Fire Department And in a joint venture between the Business and Finance departments and the University Administration Studies Department, learn How to Drastically Increase Enrollment Before You Build Student Housing

But wait, there’s more! The clincher is an honor’s course in How to Evict Current On-Campus Students. If you complete all these classes and develop the requisite sense of power over and disdain for both students and the surrounding community, you will have a bright future in University Administration. What’s not to like?

Alumni! CPH obviously has the community’s and students’ best interests at heart, so donate heavily to your Alumni Association. They need your money.

David Callow, Glendale

Whither that Foam?

Editor:

Reading Mike Kelly’s Foam Club in the Feb. 23 issue of the NCJ brought back memories

of my days in graduate school at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s.

The Minneapolis campus is divided into two parts by the Mississippi River with a pedestrian bridge connecting them. Springtime annually, what appeared to be soap suds would float by under the bridge. This would lead people to speculate that there must have been an industrial leak upstream.

Invariably, there would then be an article in the university newspaper explaining that the foam was actually due to natural organic matter that had been agitated as it was swept into the river by snow melt. This process is analogous to the formation of sea foam by the surf as Kelly explained in his article.

Sherman Schapiro, Eureka

‘Just Wow!’

Editor:

After reading no less than three articles in the Feb 9 NCJ, I was absolutely taken aback when I turned to page 25 and noticed the Heart of Humboldt ad at the bottom of the page! Talk about perpetuating the objectifying and sexually harassing climate! Just wow! Maybe the advertising editor needs to attend one of the sexual harassment prevention trainings?

Jill Nichols, Eureka

Put the Earth … Alongside?

Editor:

I wonder if a separate flagpole for the earth flag might be a good compromise. Though I don’t support the flag initiative in

Arcata, I do support the people having the final say via their vote. I think that is what Solomon would do. It seems rather unambiguously illegal, and supporters said they had the support of veterans. Veterans for Peace maybe, but the more established American Legion Post are against it. I can understand they feel disrespected. Given that legal costs to defend the measure are already pledged, it seems they could raise the money to put a separate flagpole in the plaza.

John Dillon, Eureka

In ‘His’ Home

Editor:

Arcata House Partnership newest program, “The Grove,” has been going well creating 60 affordable supported housing apartments. We have had many wonderful and successful cases since opening in October.

In February we did have one of our residents pass away and move on to the next level of existence. The loss of anyone is al-

Terry Torgerson

ways sad. However, I would like to share the bittersweet and bright side of this passing. This gentleman, previously houseless, passed away in “his” home, in “his” bed, with “his” roof over his head. As heartbreaking as any loss can be, while living at The Grove, he was acknowledged, supported and cared for and about by neighbors and sta with compassion, dignity and respect.

Both of my parents passed away at home, in their own beds, I can’t imagine any more beautiful way to move on. Although this gentleman as only been housed for a few months, he was housed and living in “his” home.

Arcata House Partnership has been integral to providing critical services to people who are homeless in Arcata and Humboldt County. We need your continued support. Please visit arcatahouse.org to learn more on how to help and support.

Gene Joyce, Arcata

‘Important and Relevant’

Editor:

On behalf of its steering committee, I write to say the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) commends the North Coast Journal for publishing Alex Service’s important and relevant story of our local history (“Between Prejudice and Profit: The post-expulsion saga of the Chinese workers at the Eel River Cannery,” Feb. 16).

Many in our community are not aware of the history of Chinese immigrants and their contributions in Humboldt. Even though our community has made considerable progress since the expulsions of Chinese immigrants over 100 years ago, there’s still much work to be done to address racism and prejudice. For example, the Jardin Santuario (Sanctuary Garden for the local immigrant community) in Arcata continues to be vandalized with racist messages. Acknowledging and learning from our history is not about shaming, but about repairing relations to build a more equitable community.

Mitch Higa, McKinleyville

‘Let’s Not Freak Out’

Editor:

Drag is not synonymous with trans (Mailbox, March 2). Drag is also not synonymous with burlesque or nudity (on the contrary, drag typically involves elaborate outfits/costumes). I didn’t know much about the history of drag, but there’s this thing called the Internet and, though containing a lot of misinformation, it’s not hard to find credible info. Willful ignorance is no excuse for spouting hate. Maybe start with the 2022 PBS Newshour article titled, “Political rhetoric, false claims obscure the history of drag performance.”

There are plenty of real threats, from gun

violence to climate change to poverty. Let’s not freak out over events meant to foster inclusion and respect for diversity. Racism, misogyny, transphobia and other forms of bigotry are learned. They can be unlearned. That goes for everyone, whether a resident of Ferndale or, say, Humboldt County’s First District supervisor.

Garrett Snedaker, Eureka

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A ‘Robust’ Conversation

Eureka town hall focuses on challenges in mental health services

By Thadeus Greenson thad@northcoastjournal.com

Over the course of nearly three hours on March 4, as a panel of county and city o cials discussed mental health services, a number of themes emerged: Humboldt County is brimming with trauma but has limited resources to address it amid a legal framework that gives all but the very sickest among us power over their own mental health care decisions.

These themes were apparent almost from the start of the first-of-its kind town-hall-style meeting hosted in Eureka City Council Chambers, when Mayor Kim Bergel read a submitted question asking panelists whether they believe the establishment of a mental health court would help.

Public Defender Luke Brownfield, who moments earlier had noted that the majority of the clients his o ce defends in criminal cases su er from mental health issues, said it would, and it’s something his o ce has been working toward. As implemented elsewhere, a mental health court would essentially oversee a diversion program that gives mentally ill defendants the option of enrolling in treatment programs instead of incarceration.

“We’ve seen it work,” Brownfield said of such diversion agreements, adding that the current impediment to implementing a full-scale mental health court is there aren’t enough providers locally to treat everyone who would qualify. “There just aren’t enough services available for the amount of people who would be able to utilize them. The court is a little bit hesitant because we just don’t have enough providers to give people the help they need.”

But Brownfield made clear he believes such a court is in Humboldt County’s future: “Eventually, it’s coming.”

County Department of Health and Human Services program manager Mark Lamers said part of why these programs have proven e ective is they provide “some leverage” to get people into care who

might otherwise decline it. Pointing out that mental health treatment is voluntary in California up until certain criteria is met — specifically until a person is deemed an imminent risk to the safety of themselves or others, or found incapable of keeping themselves safe and providing for their most basic needs — Lamers said mental health courts can sometimes bridge the gap between what someone wants and what they need.

The court, he said, can ask, “Would you rather access services or would you rather spend time in jail or prison? It encourages folks to see the benefit of accessing treatment voluntarily.”

And that can be hugely important, as Lamers later noted that a majority of people with severe mental illness su er from the symptom anosognosia, also called a “lack of insight” to the presence of their illness.

“One of the first things that often goes when people have significant mental illness is the ability to recognize they’re no longer coloring within the lines, that they’re no longer doing what everyone else does, that their basic behavior has become disorganized and even frightening to other people,” he said. “With that comes a lack of understanding that medications can help. People with mental health issues often feel normal.”

Conversely, Lamers said they also feel side e ects of the medications they are taking while often not recognizing the benefits. This can result in patterns that see someone placed under an emergency 72-hour hold in a psychiatric hospital stabilize when medicated, only to see their condition decline when they are released and “taking medication once again becomes voluntary.”

While the panel took questions and input from a wide variety of community members — almost all of whom said they have personally experienced mental illness or have a loved one who has, or work in mental health care services — the subject of emergency holds and hospitalizations

came up repeatedly.

Such involuntarily emergency hospitalizations — known as 5150 holds — can be initiated when it is determined a person is an immediate risk to themselves or others, and allow someone to be held against their will for up to 72 hours until they are evaluated by a mental health clinician.

return on investment in the system, saying, “If we spent the same amount on case managers as we spend for higher level services, we’d need a lot less higher-level services.”

Call for Help

If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health emergency, call the county of Humboldt’s 24-hour behavior health crisis line at (707) 445-7715.

Eureka Police Department Cmndr. Leonard La France, who oversees the department’s Community Safety Enforcement Team, which responds to about 40 percent of the 1,100 or so mental-health-related police calls in the city annually, said the department has been working to divert as many people away from such hospitalizations as possible. Sempervirens, the county’s only psychiatric health hospital, only has 16 beds, La France said, and when it is full, folks who meet the 5150 designation have to be held in the emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital until a bed opens up. Last week, La France said, 12 of the hospital’s 26 ER beds were taken up with people on psychiatric holds, which places a burden on the hospital and does little to treat the needs of the patients.

Throughout the evening, panelists mentioned some promising developments coming online to deliver additional services. Lamers said a new residential treatment facility will be opening this fall for “youth in crisis,” and La France said a “navigation center,” or a place outreach workers can bring homeless people to connect them with other services, will be opening in the next 18 months.

Resources and sta ng, however, remain huge limiting factors.

A man who identified himself as a successful carpenter addressed the panel and said he has had trouble finding mental health treatment locally, saying both psychiatrists and therapists are in very short supply. Lamers confirmed this is the case, saying he knows people who have spent years looking for a psychiatrist.

“There’s a chronic shortage of providers at every level in the state of California — it’s not just Humboldt,” he said. “Do I have an answer for that? I don’t.”

That shortage also extends to case managers and social workers, with local psychiatrist Katy Wilson telling the panel she was told DHHS has one case manager per 700 patients in its adult outpatient mental health clinic.

Lamers said case managers o er the

Brownfield said his o ce received funding to hire a social worker a couple of years ago and that’s been hugely impactful, helping clients address their basic needs, whether it be treatment, employment or housing. But it’s one position in an o ce that has hundreds of clients at any given time and it’s simply not enough. Ideally, he said, the county would have social workers available to meet people being released from the jail “on the street as soon as they get out,” to tell them what they need to do, where they need to go and connect them with services.

A recurring theme of the evening — brought up repeatedly in response to the overlapping issues of mental illness, homelessness and substance use — was trauma.

“Trauma, if you peel back the onion, is really the core for this,” La France said.

Later in the meeting, Lamers noted the scientific link between experiencing childhood trauma and “all kinds of series down-stream outcomes,” including incarceration, poor health and drug use. This is of particular note in Humboldt County, he said, where the trauma of “multi-generational genocides” and “multi-generational outlaw communities” are prevalent.

“These things have multi-generational outcomes that require healing,” he said. Having already gone well over its allotted time, the meeting ended with most of the questions submitted in advance or by people watching remotely left unasked and unanswered, underscoring the degree to which local residents feel mental health service delivery is a critical issue. Bringing the meeting to a close, Bergel thanked everyone for participating.

“It’s an important and robust conversation and I hope we can continue to move forward together to make positive solutions,” the mayor said. “Every person in our community — every person — has value. Everyone. … A health community lifts each other up.”

Thadeus Greenson (he/him) is the Journal’s news editor. Reach him at (707) 442-1400, extension 321, or thad@ northcoastjournal.com.

Fortuna Police Warn of Skimming Scam, Seek Public’s Help Cracking Case

By Thadeus Greenson thad@northcoastjournal.com

Fortuna police are warning of a potential skimming scam aimed at accessing credit and debit card information. They are also seeking help identifying a suspect in the case.

The case’s roots stretch back to October of 2021, according to Lt. Matt Eberhardt, when the department got a cluster of debit or credit card fraud reports from people who said their last legitimate transaction had been at a gas station in the 3600 block of Rohnerville Road. An initial investigation ruled out employees of the business and found that someone had installed a skimming device — or a digital device used to mine customers’ credit or debit information from an electric card reader — on one of the pumps.

Over the ensuing 17 months, Fortuna police detectives have discovered the installation of three additional such skimming devices and tried covert operations — “everything from personnel to tech-

nology,” Eberhardt says — but have been unable to identify suspects in the case or determine a pattern to their behavior.

“It seems random,” says detective Ryan Richardson, who has been working the case.

With only a couple of fuzzy surveillance photos of a possible suspect and associated vehicles, no obvious pattern and proactive enforcement e orts having come up empty, Eberhardt says the department decided to make the public aware of the case hoping it leads to a break. “We figure it’s time to put it out to the public, see if someone recognizes these individuals.”

When the department discovered the first installation of a card skimmer, Richardson took the information to a regular meeting he has with other investigators from law enforcement agencies throughout Humboldt County to see if any of them had encountered similar cases.

If you recognize the suspect in this picture, the Fortuna Police Department would like to speak with you. File

Eureka had encountered an isolated case some years back, he said, but no one else had run into anything similar.

“At the time, no other agencies were seeing this or receiving reports of it,” Richardson said.

Elsewhere, though, such cases are fairly widespread, according to news accounts. Most commonly, thieves purchase protruding magnetic card readers that slide over the readers at gas pumps. They then install them when no one is looking, and the readers then record the card information of anyone who uses a card to pay at that pump. Such scams have become a real problem in some urban areas, and Richardson said the thieves will then either sell the stolen credit and debit card data on the “dark web” or will purchase machines that allow them to make duplicate cards at home.

The Fortuna cases appear a bit atypical — and more sophisticated — though, as the thieves in this case installed the skimming apparatus inside the pump itself, so

there would be no way to know anything was suspicious looking at the outside of the pump, whereas a trained eye can spot the skimmers installed externally. At first, Richardson said a key question the investigation had to answer was how the suspects had gained access to the internal workings of the pumps.

The answer did not narrow down the suspect pool as detectives may have hoped, though, as Richardson said he found that the pump manufacturer simply makes one master key per year, meaning that all pumps manufactured in the same year accommodate the same key.

While it’s unknown how long the first skimming device police found in Fortuna was in place and just how many credit and debit accounts it may have compromised — Eberhardt said he suspects it may haven a “significant” amount of time — Eberhardt and Richardson said the other three were discovered fairly quickly, as the station has implemented a regular inspection schedule to look for them.

Nonetheless, Eberhardt and Richardson expect the scheme has impacted far more people than have come forward to report their accounts being compromised. Generally, they said, one someone sees fraudulent charges they report them directly to their financial institutions, which simply write them o unless the amounts pass a certain dollar threshold that requires a police report.

Richardson say the department has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Division, which has jurisdiction over gas pumps, but the agency hasn’t been able to bring many investigative resources to the table.

Moving forward, in addition to solving the immediate case, they say they also want to make the public more aware of skimming e orts, which are reportedly on the rise.

“It’s a growing trend, it really is,” says Eberhardt.

To protect themselves, Richardson rec-

ommends people use chip cards, paying with the swipe technology where possible, saying skimmers have yet to become technologically advanced enough to read these. Alternatively, he suggests just paying in cash. And when it comes to gas stations, they suggest visually inspecting the pumps to see if there’s anything suspicious — pry marks, broken seals, anything unusual about the card reader — before paying. And they urge businesses to invest in modernizing their equipment and to report any illicit activity they find to their local law enforcement agency.

If anyone recognizes any of the suspect photos or has information about the case, they ask them to call Richardson at (707) 725-1436. Or if they need to contact someone urgently, they can try the main line at (707) 725-2550. ●

Thadeus Greenson (he/him) is the news editor at the Journal. Reach him at (707) 442-1400, extension 321, or thad@ northcoastjournal.com.

The Fortuna Police Department is looking for the public’s help identifying this suspect. File

A skimming device used to mine credit and debit card information that Fortuna police found installed in a gas pump. File

Operation Bales Away

On Saturday, March 4, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal got an atypical call. It was from Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, who’d been fielding frantic calls from cattle ranchers in her district who had been blocked off from tending their herds by roads covered in heavy snow and downed trees, leaving their cows unfed and unable to graze on the snow-covered ranches.

One of them, she said, noted that when this happened some 35 years ago, back in 1989, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was enlisted to air-drop bales of hay to the starving herds.

“Is this something that can actually be done,” Honsal recalled Bushnell asking. “I said, ‘I have no idea, but I’ll ask.’”

Honsal said he immediately reached out to the Coast Guard and CalFire to see what was possible and received a similar response from local commanders: They didn’t know if policy allowed them to help, but they would if they could.

The sheriff said his department then made some official “agency assist requests” and petitioned the California Office of Emergency Services, pleading that these herds hadn’t been able to eat in 10 days and were starving, with many of the cows calving.

“It has become a dire situation,” he said. “These ranchers are in danger of losing a

significant part of their stock.”

With the various agency approvals in hand, Operation Bales Away started as a test effort March 5 from the Rohnerville Airport, where hay from 3B Farms was loaded by hand onto the CalFire and Coast Guard choppers, which would then use GPS coordinates to drop the bales into snow-covered fields to be gobbled up by hungry cattle.

3B Farms owner Erik Bess said Bushnell and Jack Rice from the Humboldt Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association were instrumental in coordinating the effort, which ultimately saw five runs each made to seven different ranches. Honsal said he realized the effort would have to continue into the week and additional resources were needed.

“The time and distance to these ranches, and the amount of hay some of them need, is pretty great,” he said, adding that he’d put in an additional request for a larger helicopter from the California National Guard, a request that was granted March 7.

While the Coast Guard helicopter was ultimately deemed an awkward fit for hay deliveries, Honsal said the agency will continue to assist the effort, acting as scout. While the drop teams have GPS coordinates for the ranches, many of them

sprawl over many acres of steep terrain, making finding the herds, which are often taking shelter under the trees difficult. Moving forward, Honsal said the Coast Guard helicopter will work to spot cattle tracks to better pinpoint the hay drops.

“They’re not currently dropping hay but offering logistical support and spotting,” Honsal said of the Coast Guard crew.

The agency seemed to be having a bit of fun with its atypical assignment, rhetorically asking on social media how much hay you can fit in the back of an MH-65

helicopter. (About 500 pounds, if you were curious, per the post, which included the hashtags #specialdelivery and #SoOthersMayMoo.)

The post drew an outpouring of gratitude and praise on social media.

“Thank you for your sacrifice,” write Autumn Kruse, “because you’re never getting that hay out of your seats.”

— Thadeus Greenson POSTED 03.07.23

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Stansberry for the Win: The Journal’s Linda Stansberry has won the Humboldt Journalism Project’s 40th Award for her Nov. 17 cover story “Profit and Pain,” which detailed how the owner of local nursing homes raked in profits while understaffing facilities and providing substandard care. POSTED 03.02.23

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Hit and Run Suspect Arrested: The Eureka Police Department arrested Jose Guzman Jimenez, 53, on suspicion of felony hit and run in the March 4 crash that left a pedestrian dead in Eureka near Fifth and K streets. Jimenez reportedly confessed to being the involved driver. POSTED 03.05.23

Digitally Speaking They Said It Comment of the Week

The number of Humboldt County residents who have died of COVID-19 after Public Health announced the death of a resident in their 60s on March 1. POSTED 03.01.23

“We just want people to be safe and stay home and not put themselves in a situation to be rescued.”

— Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal asking residents to refrain from traveling amid winter storms unless necessary, explaining his department already has its hands full. POSTED 03.06.23

“I’m so glad they are stepping in.”

— Gypsie Keyes sharing a Journal story on social media about the announcement that Habitat for Humanity will be coming to Humboldt County to help quake victims rebuild and repair. POSTED 03.02.23

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Saving the Sea Otter

Feds find reintroduction into Northern California possible but more research needed

By Kimberly Wear kim@northcoastjournal.com

On rare occasions, a sea otter makes an appearance on the North Coast.

Locally extinct since around the turn of the 20th century, the last confirmed sighting was in 2015, when one was filmed frolicking in Humboldt Bay. In less fortunate cases, remains of two sea otters were separately discovered washed up on area beaches over the last decade. Genetic testing showed one was part of the northern population that extends from Washington state to Alaska, while the other was the southern subspecies that lives along the Central California coast, between Santa Barbara and San Mateo counties.

How and why the furry sea creatures

with animated faces that have launched a thousand memes found their way to Humboldt — as well as the origin and outcome of the sea otter seen alive and swimming near the North Jetty — is unknown because none had tracking devices.

Although male sea otters are sometimes prone to wander long distances, getting here would have meant traveling several hundred miles, while evading their ocean nemeses — the great white shark and orca —and finding enough places to forage along the way.

There is, however, a glimmer of possibility that North America’s smallest marine mammal could return to the region — not just as wayward visitors but permanent residents, opening a new chapter for the

threatened species. Otters’ reintroduction would also bring the potential added benefit of helping restore the North Coast’s beleaguered bull kelp ecosystem by bringing back a keystone predator missing for generations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently weighing whether to transplant sea otters to select sites in portions of their former territory — from the Bay Area to Oregon — in an attempt to aid their recovery and eventually bridge the more than century-long separation between southern sea otters and their northern counterparts.

“Reintroducing sea otters to Northern California and Oregon would help increase genetic diversity and long-term

sustainability of sea otters in the wild by beginning to reconnect the northern sea otter and southern sea otter subspecies,” Lilian Carswell, USFW’s southern sea otter recovery and marine conservation coordinator, said in an email to the Journal “Scientists have identified that Northern California and Oregon have suitable habitat to support sea otters, and this area constitutes the largest remaining gap in the formerly continuous historical range of the sea otter.”

The agency released a report over the summer that found reintroduction is biologically, socioeconomically and legally feasible but the 200-page assessment came with the caveat that far more research needs to be done to narrow

A territorial male sea otter in Moss Landing forages for shore crabs in the pickleweed.

Photo by Lilian Carswell/USFWS

down potential landing spots, as well as additional public outreach and studies on possible socioeconomic impacts.

USFW did not take a position on whether to proceed.

“In the assessment, we determined that reintroducing sea otters to parts of their former range could help restore nearshore ecosystems, increase gene flow between sea otter populations, benefit the threatened southern sea otter and provide overall economic gains to coastal communities,” Carswell said. “As we go forward, we’ll be working with scientists and a broad range of stakeholders to make sure any actions we’re considering are fully vetted and that we’re taking into account input from everyone who might be a ected.”

Earlier this year, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petition asking USFW to immediately start the process over “a large stretch of the West Coast,” noting in a statement that the e ort is integral to protecting the southern sea otter by enhancing the subspecies’ ability “to intermingle, enhancing genetic diver-

sity and helping them adapt to changing environmental conditions.” Geographically diversifying the population would also provide a bu er to risks from catastrophic localized events, like an oil spill.

“Bringing the sea otter back to the broader West Coast would be an unparalleled conservation success story,” Kristin Carden, a former senior scientist with the center who authored the petition, said in the statement. “Not only would the sea otters thrive, but they would also help restore vital kelp forest and seagrass ecosystems.”

Once believed to have numbered into the hundreds of thousands across a vast Pacific Ocean expanse from northern Japan to Baja California — including the coastal waters of Humboldt, Del Norte, and Mendocino counties — sea otters were hunted to the brink of extinction during the 1700s and 1800s by a maritime fur trade that coveted their luxuriant pelts, which are the thickest of any mammal.

By the time a 1911 international treaty made killing sea otters illegal, only a few

Sea otters’ current and historical range. Z. Cravens/USFWS

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hundred remained in small, isolated pockets, mostly around Alaska. In California, sea otters were considered lost until 1938, when approximately 50 were discovered to have found a haven in a remote section of the Big Sur coastline.

Over the ensuing years, extensive conservation efforts have seen that remnant colony — the forebearers of the entire current southern sea otter population — grow to some 3,000 otters.

Monterey Bay Aquarium has been at the forefront of that work for decades, with its sea otter research and work in rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing the animals contributing to the USFW feasibility assessment report on a number of levels, according to Aimee David, vice president for U.S. and California ocean conservation at the aquarium.

“So, we have an interest in recovering southern sea otters,” David said. “We have also done a lot of work in researching the relationship between southern sea otters and their ecosystems, and have seen this work in practice play out, where we see the essential role sea otters play in the healthy kelp forests, in the healthy seagrass meadows, and we have seen those benefits increase with the presence of otters.”

She also notes the sea otters’ status as an economic driver on the Central Coast, bringing in tourists hoping to capture a glimpse of the “iconic species” swimming in local bays or lounging in the kelp beds wrapped with seaweed tendrils to avoid floating away while they rest, sometimes while holding paws.

One “promising method of reintroduction” developed at the aquarium over the last 20 years has adult females in the sea otter exhibit act as surrogate moms for stranded pups. They’re able to pass on important life skills, like how to groom and search for food, which allows most of the young to be released back to the wild, David said, with a high success rate of the animals staying and thriving in new environments.

In previous attempts, like a relocation effort at San Nicolas Island off the coast of Santa Barbara in the late 1980s, up to 90 percent of the animals initially placed in a new location were lost, both from dispersal — attempts to return to where they came from — and death, the USFW report states.

But because the young rehabilitated sea

otters don’t have ties to a particular territory, those released from the aquarium to an estuary near Monterey Bay in recent years have shown an ability to adapt well to new places. Along with other lessons learned from previous reintroduction efforts — including some success keeping sea otters in pens at new release sites for a period of time — incorporating surrogate-raised pups into the mix shows potential for mitigating the dispersal issue. But, the assessment states, “This approach has never been tested as a method of establishing a new population in an area that is entirely unoccupied.”

Potential losses are inherent in any attempt, the assessment notes, but not moving forward comes with its own risks.

“As long as the bulk of the southern sea otter subspecies remains concentrated in one isolated stretch of coast, it is vulnerable to catastrophic events, such as a large oil spill, that could effectively eliminate the source population,” the assessment states. “The risk of such an unforeseen event, even if extremely unlikely in any one year, poses a significant threat to the southern sea otter while waiting for the population to expand on its own. … We therefore conclude there is a risk with inaction, and that risk is greatest for the threatened southern sea otter due to diminished adaptive capacity and a lack of redundancy in populations.”

While the southern sea otter population descends from a finite gene pool, decades of research indicate a low level of diversity is not the primary reason the subspecies isn’t recovering at higher levels, said Jess Fujii, manager of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program.

Instead, Fujii said, disease, pollution

rubbing their flippers and forepaws simultaneously, sea otters increase the efficiency of a grooming session.

Photo by Lilian Carswell/USFWS

Southern sea otters often rest in groups called rafts. Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have a blubber layer to keep warm. Instead, they rely on their fur and burning calories, which means they eat about a quarter of their body weight each day to keep that calorie count up.

and deadly shark-bites have proven to be a more formative barrier, with the latter seen as one of the major reasons the southern sea otters’ range has not expanded in the last 10 years. Fujii added, “Something like a reintroduction could be a way to overcome that … by sort of getting beyond that almost physical obstacle.”

Carswell agreed. Without human intervention, she said, it’s “very unlikely that sea otters will recolonize the Northern California or Oregon coast within our lifetime.”

As for the sightings of sea otters in Humboldt, Carswell said, “The fact that sea otters are occasionally found transiting the Northern California and Oregon coast does suggest that one or more new populations established in this gap could serve as stepping stones to reconnect the northern and southern subspecies.”

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weight in food each day — playing a key role in checking sea urchin populations in the kelp forests where they currently live.

But, like most aspects of potential relocation, there are still a number of unknowns in how that might play out along the North Coast, where a series of ecological events over the last decade wreaked havoc on the region’s bull kelp forests, with huge swaths stripped bare by marauding armies of purple urchins, resulting in the collapse of the area’s red abalone stock.

The USFW assessment notes that “multiple stakeholders” have raised questions about whether a relocation attempt in the region could interfere with efforts to restore the complex ecosystem. The most troubling question is whether the sea otters would eschew the purple urchins currently existing in a near starvation state in favor of their other shellfish staples, like crab or the perilously endangered abalone. But if the otters primarily feed on the urchins, the effects could be impactful.

“If the return of sea otters to the Northern California coast resulted in the rapid recovery of kelp cover that has been documented elsewhere, it would provide a significant boost to restoration efforts for that ecosystem and the species that depend upon it, including the red abalone and red sea urchin,” Carswell said.

“There is some uncertainty as to how quickly such changes might occur, however, due to some complicating factors.”

Those include how quickly sea otters “might manage to exert positive influences in a kelp forest already reduced to an urchin barren.” And, with suitable sea

otter habitat only occurring in “a patchy mosaic along the coast,” Carswell said the animals’ ability to “enhance degraded kelp forest systems over a significant extent of coastline” would likely not occur anytime in the near future, even if reintroduction happened soon, due to “the slow population growth of reintroduced sea otter populations.”

Ultimately, the core of any successful reintroduction effort will come down to not only finding viable sea otter habitat but an extensive exploration of potential cost and benefits to the surrounding communities.

“We really want to go into this scientifically without biases, what does the science and what does the data show could be good areas and then, as well, what would the community impact be and what are their perspectives on this, as well,” Fujii said. “So, both of those combined are going to be very important.”

The feasibility assessment, Carswell notes, was just a first step.

“We plan to hold listening sessions to hear what people in different areas think about sea otter reintroduction, and we will hold stakeholder engagement sessions and have formal comment periods should we put forth a reintroduction proposal,” she said. “We are especially interested in hearing from communities that are actively interested in the economic and other benefits sea otter reintroduction could bring.” l

Kimberly Wear (she/her) is the Journal’s digital editor. Reach her at (707) 442-1300, extension 323, or kim@ northcoastjournal.com.

A southern sea otter settles down to rest in a small patch of Egregia (feather boa kelp) near the north jetty in Moss Landing. Just like people, sea otters need copious amounts of rest to build energy to find food and raise their young.

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The Ritz Again

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com

The Ritz Building on Third and F streets in Eureka bears a plaque marking it — the former Ritz and Star Cigar Store — as a historic landmark. It’s a local Art Moderne icon from 1946, its smooth lines carved out seven years after its architectural cousin the Eureka Theater opened up the street. But even that wasn’t its original form, having already had its first life as a Victorian, complete with bay windows, built by James Simpson in 1885. Then it molted into a Woolworths Department Store in 1913 before getting the rounded and neon-lit Streamline treatment in 1947. Hell, not that long ago it was pink.

Over the decades since its 1978 restoration, the Ritz’s long, stately bar has been crowded and empty as servers shuttled a fusillade of fusion: fondue and hot pot; teppanyaki and sushi; French and Thai; pizza and potstickers. That its newest incarnation, helmed by Concha Alvarado, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband José Licona, should have a menu that unfolds into a triptych of burgers and sandwiches, Mexican dishes and Italian pastas, feels like tradition. And a relief from years of dark and papered-over windows.

“We came to see it and we fell in love with the bar,” says Alvarado. “And since we have a full liquor license, that’s why we decided to go ahead and rent this place.” Her hope is that the location — a prime Old Town spot across from the Carson Block Building — will be an improvement over Garberville, where she ran Calico’s Café for six years. “Garberville just got way too slow,” she says. “I just hope it’s a lot busier here.”

Chef Fernano Licona, Alvarado’s

brother-in-law, is still getting kitchen sta up to speed on the broad-ranging menu. The homemade pasta and sauces, Mexican items and burgers “all sold well” down south, says Alvarado, but it’s a lot of laborious cooking for one pair of hands. Eventually, when the Ritz has sta ed up a bit, she’ll start thinking about hosting entertainment.

After three months of planning the transition and no renovations required, Alvarado opened the doors Tuesday, Feb. 28, and customers waited in a queue on the sidewalk that had lately served as a street musician’s stage. Inside, patrons found the stained glass accents, full bar, nachos and wings, Caesar salads, enchiladas, teriyaki mushroom and Swiss cheese burgers, and Bolognese ladled over freshly made spaghetti.

The echo of the two dining rooms’ past lives is more or less invisible — whether the ghosts of Woolworths’ shoppers or fondue pots are with us or not. But even with a new menu in hand, there’s nostalgia in seeing your reflection in the iconic Streamline Moderne bar mirror with its etched lady perched atop a globe. Alvarado says even though the menu is essentially the same, she was fine letting go of the name Calico’s and changing the business to match the neon sign over the doorway generations of patrons have passed through for one nightspot or another. Everybody knows the Ritz. ●

Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her) is the arts and features editor at the Journal Reach her at (707) 442-1400, extension 320, or jennifer@northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Instagram @JFumikoCahill and on Mastodon @jenniferfumikocahill.

Spaghetti Bolognese at the Ritz’s iconic bar.

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A Burrowing Owl Pops Up

By Mark Larson getout@northcoastjournal.com

Until a year ago, I had never seen a burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia). I wasn’t even aware we had this species locally — I thought they only lived in the desert. But that all changed in February of 2022 out in the dunes next to the Pacific Ocean.

Out walking on a sunny morning, my wife and I slowly wandered into the dunes covered with beach grass and driftwood looking for a burrowing owl (thanks to a tip from a local birder). Our pre-trip research revealed they winter here in the driftwood on beaches from the mouth of the Eel River to the mouth of Redwood Creek (“A rare but regular winterer” in one local birder’s description). Posts on social media from the past several years revealed they’d been infrequently seen on Humboldt Bay’s South Spit near Table Bluff, at the Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge and in the Eel River delta. In October of 2017, the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center rescued one hanging around the parking lot of a motel in Eureka and later released it in the Samoa dunes.

As their name implies, burrowing owls nest in burrows made by other animals or dig their own, so we looked for burrows in the dunes and under driftwood. Given that the Soulatluk (Wiyot language) name for burrowing owl is rrutsuwubulilh, meaning “eats at night,” and they hunt at dusk and dawn using night vision and acute hearing, we weren’t sure we’d even see one in late morning light.

As we walked into the dunes, avoiding areas with footprints of other hikers and dogs behind, we looked for a small owl or signs of its regurgitated pellets — the indigestible parts of their prey such as bones and fur. They are opportunistic predators of insects and small mammals, like voles and mice, with males taking most of the vertebrates, typically at night. An average adult (at 7–11 inches) is slightly larger than an American robin, though the burrowing owl has developed longer legs that enable it to sprint as well as fly when hunting.

Finally, we spotted two bright eyes in a small, brown-feathered head peering at us over the top of a large driftwood log. Taking care not to disturb it, we avoided walking directly toward the owl and circled it at a distance until we could clearly see its entire body. Excited to add it to our bird

“life list,” we scanned it through binoculars and my telephoto lens.

Guidebooks describe the beaks of burrowing owls as dark yellow or gray, depending on the subspecies. They lack ear tufts and have a flattened facial disc. The owls have prominent white eyebrows and a white “chin” patch they expand and display during certain behaviors, such as head bobbing when agitated.

We could clearly see its wings with white spotting and its white with variable brown spotting or barring chest and abdomen, and those long, grayish legs.

Males and females are similar in size and appearance. Females tend to be heavier, but males tend to have longer wings and tails. Adult males appear lighter in color because their feathers become “sun-bleached” outside the burrow during daylight (especially in desert locations).

The specimen we discovered seemed undisturbed by our presence as it scanned the sky and looked around in all directions. As I slowly moved around taking photographs with my telephoto lens, it kept me in sight at all times. When a distant hiker with an unleashed dog walked by, the owl first stretched upright on its long legs and flew only a few feet above ground to a nearby grassy dune.

Trying to avoid further disturbing the owl, we hiked further into the dunes looking for others. Finding none, we returned in an hour or so and saw the owl again perched on the same log.

Last month, on another mild sunny day between rain and snowstorms, we returned to the same location and spotted another burrowing owl perched on that same driftwood log. Again approaching stealthily, we scanned the owl with our binoculars and telephoto lens, and wondered if it could be the bird we had seen the year before.

To our amateur bird-watching eyes, this owl looked very similar to the one we’d seen a year ago — until we spotted the large metal band on its right leg. I contacted Frank Fogarty III, wildlife professor at Cal

Poly Humboldt. He replied by email that if this owl was the same one we’d seen in 2022, it might have been banded on its breeding grounds to the north this past summer. Enlarging my photos to read the number at his suggestion, it looks like No. 74801. So another citizen-science report can now head to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

We’re not sharing the exact location where we’ve spotted this burrowing owl to protect it. In addition to natural predators, they are also killed by feral and domestic cats, and unleashed dogs. Human development of habitat and systematic removal of burrow-digging mammals that create owl homes have put the birds at further risk. Though they have a widespread range across North and South America, burrowing owls are endangered in Canada and threatened in Mexico. It is a threatened species in Colorado and Florida and listed as a California “species of special concern” (a protective legal designation assigned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife). They are also protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

To learn more about conservation efforts involving burrowing owls, Fogerty recommended a project one of his former students works on at the San Diego Zoo: sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/species/ burrowing-owl.

Mark Larson (he/him) is a retired Cal Poly Humboldt journalism professor and active freelance photographer who likes to walk.

A burrowing owl perched in the dunes last month.

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Ocean and River Salmon Closures Likely in 2023

By Kenny Priest fishing@northcoastjournal.com

If the forecasts from last Wednesday’s salmon information meeting are accurate, Chinook salmon are going to be few and far between this year. It will also likely result in a complete ocean closure to Chinook fishing state-wide in an e ort to protect stocks. Currently, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) is meeting in Seattle to decide the fate of our ocean and in-river seasons. While still not finalized, an early version of the three alternatives for our ocean fisheries was released today, and all three included the words “closed.” This is far from unexpected as most fishing groups and anglers are urging the PFMC to curtail any Chinook salmon fishing in 2023 in California.

The fate of both the Sacramento and Klamath Rivers will be decided in the coming days but will likely be closed to fishing for fall kings. The last such closure was in 2017, when the Klamath Management Zone (California/Oregon border to Horse Mtn.) was closed to fishing along with the Klamath River beginning Aug. 15. This year is shaping up to be a whole lot worse, with ocean fall Chinook fishing potentially closed from Southern Oregon to Mexico.

The culprit is the extremely low number of both Sacramento and Klamath fish swimming in the ocean. The forecast estimates Sacramento River fall Chinook, the predominant stock harvested in California fisheries, at 169,767 adults, one of the lowest forecasts since the current assessment method came into play in 2008.

Klamath River Chinook is forecast to be 103,793 adults, the second-lowest forecast since that body of water’s assessment method started in 1997. Please see the ocean salmon webpage at wildlife.ca.gov/ Fishing/Ocean/Regulations/Salmon/preseason

for a complete calendar of events and contact information regarding the Salmon Preseason Process, including other opportunities for public engagement in the

season-setting process. For information on the PFMC meetings, visit pcouncil.org/managed_ fishery/salmon/.

The weather ahead

The next round of precipitation will arrive Thursday afternoon according to Matthew Kidwell of Eureka’s National Weather Service o ce. “We’re looking at 1.5 to 2 inches before the rain starts to taper o on Friday afternoon,” said Kidwell. “The next round of showers is forecast for Saturday where we’ll see o and on rain, but it won’t add up to much. A more noteworthy system will arrive on Sunday and stick around through Tuesday. This will be a fairly warm and wet system. We could see 3 to 5 inches over the course of the three days, with higher totals in the mountains. We may see some flooding in the low-lying areas, but the rivers should remain intact.”

The rivers: Mad

The Mad reportedly saw a good push of fish come in late last week. River conditions are still far from ideal, and they’re about to get worse. As of Tuesday, flows were right around 2,000 cubic feet per second (9.4 feet). The rain coming Thursday night will push flows up to 9.500 cfs by Friday afternoon. It’s unlikely we’ll see the river green prior to closing at the end of the month.

Main stem Eel

The main Eel has been high and o color since late last week and won’t be fishable anytime soon. It’s predicted to peak at over 108,000 cfs early Saturday morning.

South Fork Eel

The South Fork blew out last weekend and it hasn’t been close to fishable since. Another big rise is slated for Friday when flows could reach over 22,000 cfs at Miranda. Will need at least a week of dry weather before the upper reaches drop into fishable shape.

Van Duzen

The Van Duzen hasn’t been fishable all week and more rain is on the way. Flows were right around 835 cfs Tuesday, but it’s forecast to peak at 7,500 cfs Friday. With more rain coming next week, it won’t be fishable anytime soon.

Smith

The Smith is low and clear but it’s in fishable shape. As of Tuesday, flows at Jed Smith had risen to 3,200 cfs. It will be receding slowly until Friday when it’s predicted to rise quickly to over 13,000 cfs. It’s predicted to drop Saturday before rising again Sunday. Despite the conditions, some steelhead are being caught. Boat pressure has been light. The rise in flows should bring in some fresh fish and could bring some spawners downriver.

Read the complete fishing report at northcoastjournal.com. ●

Kenny Priest operates Fishing the North Coast, a fishing guide service out of Humboldt specializing in salmon and steelhead. Find it on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and fishingthenorthcoast.com. For up-to-date fishing reports and North Coast river information, email kenny@ fishingthenorthcoast.com.

Nine-year-old Ryder Gregory is all smiles after catching his limit of king salmon with Heidi Musick out of Trinidad a few years back. Low abundance of salmon in the ocean has put this year’s ocean and river salmon seasons in jeopardy.

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Bull in a China Shop at Redwood Curtain

By Doranna Benker Gilkey frontrow@northcoastjournal.com

Friday night at Redwood Curtain Theatre, we had our first glimpse of the fiery passion between Professor Wooley and her student Jeanette Marks as played by Natasha White and Caroline Needham in Bull in a China Shop. The lovers exited the stage in perfect synchronicity with a complete blackout. The anticipation built in the audience as we waited for the next scene to start. When the timing stretched a little too far, soft, confused murmurs whispered through the tiny theater as the small blue-white of phone screens winked on. We guessed this wasn’t a planned part of the evening. Enter stage left, Tony Cogliati, house manager for the night and RCT board member, quickly followed by stage manager Catheryn Noel Veatch. They informed us we were experiencing one of the few things that could stop live theater: a power outage. The audience gamely offered to shine phone lights for the actors but Veatch rightly put everyone’s safety first. After 10 minutes in the dark with the excited energy of a surprise sleepover and continuous updates from either Cogliati or Veatch, it was clear the problem wouldn’t solve itself. Management called it and ocially ended the production for the night. The audience complied, and everyone seemed content to figure out refunds or rainchecks at a later time. This community can be so lovely.

Sunday afternoon was my second take for Bull in a China Shop. It was a full house, and I hope everyone who wants a second chance to see it gets one. As a bonus, turns out Sunday was the “talk back” production, where the cast and crew were available to answer questions after the show.

Redwood Curtain Theater’s choice of play is apropos for Women’s History Month. Bull in a China Shop by Bryna Turner shows the evolution of a relationship between two intelligent, passionate, driven women. It’s based on the letters two historical figures penned to each other over their lifetimes. These women loved and fought during the Su rage Movement, the Great Depression and two world wars. Mary Woolley took the position of president of a failing women’s seminary

specifically to shepherd evolution of the institution. Jeannette Marks taught literature there to give women access to their own creativity and voice. They both sought to fundamentally change the world, and the place of women in it, through education. The struggle tore them apart as much as it brought them together. Their sexuality was not accepted in their time but that specific struggle was not the whole of their relationship. The whole of the relationship between the women — physical, mental, spiritual, human — is the center of the story. Turner’s play shows the humanity of these historical figures.

The play is written with a contemporary slant to the dialogue, making the people and events relatable without confusing the period of the piece. It covers decades quickly, which is challenging to keep up with. Director Carol Lang uses multiple tools to mark time. She uses the projection screen with unobtrusive slides and small set changes to give clues, but the majority of the work is done with the gorgeous costumes provided by Humboldt Light Opera Co. There are many costume changes for each actor throughout the play and fashion historians will appreciate the e ort put into the details for each decade. The rest of us can follow the broad strokes of change from one era to another, even if specifics are lost on us. The scenes don’t change so much as transition, the character’s focus blending from one to the next like watercolors, reflecting the way one’s past colors one’s future.

The cast gives the characters so much life, I never doubted them for a minute. White is an indomitable force of nature as Mary Woolley, the titular “Bull.” Needham plays an excellent foil to Woolley with her passionate, romantic Jeannette Marks. Amelia Resendez tackles the surprisingly complex role of Pearl with aplomb, giving a sweeping range of innocence and madness. Toodie Boll charms everyone with

her stodgy, indirect Dean Welsh. Sarah Traywick gave a wonderful blend of spice and nice to Felicity, friend and roommate to Marks.

Historically, queer relationships are erased by omission. Woolley and Marks are often referred to as “lifelong friends” or, at best, “partners.” This play leaves no question about the nature of their relationship but also doesn’t depend on it for conflict. The discrimination they faced as lesbians had a huge impact on them as individuals and a couple. But they are so much more than their struggles and this play boldly colors in previous omissions. Redwood Curtain Theatre’s production of Bull in a China Shop continues Thursday, March 9 through Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. Call (707) 443-7688 or visit redwoodcurtain.com. ●

Doranna Benker Gilkey (she/her) has been making herself useful in the theater community lately. If she isn’t backstage or in the house, she’s probably working at Dandars’ Boardgames and Books, her friendly local game store in Arcata.

COMING SOON

North Coast Repertory Theatre takes the chill o with Venus in Furs, an adults-only comedy about an actress and a playwright coming in from a storm. Runs March 9-18. Call (707) 442-6278 or visit ncrt.net.

Naked Empire Bou on Co. is on the hunt March 11 with How to Catch a Karen at EXIT Theatre as part of the Zero to Fierce Festival. Call (415) 203-2516 or visit theexit.org.

Caroline Needham and Natasha White in Bull in a China Shop Courtesy of Redwood Curtain Theatre Courtesy of Redwood Curtain Theatre

Arts! Arcata

Friday, March. 10, 4 to 8 p.m.

Celebrate the visual and performing arts in Downtown Arcata during Second Friday Arts! Arcata with a lively night market of local art displayed in our downtown stores. More information can be found at ArcataMainStreet.com.

ARCATA ARTISANS 883 H St. Carolyn Jones, fiber arts. Michael Edwards, jewelry.

ARCATA PLAYHOUSE 1251 Ninth St. The Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival Convivial Symposium. Tickets at zerotofierce.org.

CORCORAN ICON PROPERTIES

791 Eighth St. Marta Pacheco, photography.

EXIT THEATRE 890 G St., upstairs. DIVA Burlesque Arcata at 8 p.m.

FAMILIA COFFEE 1350 Ninth St. Language exchange from 5 to 7 p.m. Free and for all ages.

JACOBY STOREHOUSE 791 Eighth St. Corcoran Global Living, Rocking Horse and Homeboldt will be open, Jay Brown Art & Design will be open for viewing and a chance to visit a working art studio 5 to 7:30 p.m.

THE THING 833 H St. Open Mic. Come dance, sing, play and enjoy.

UMPQUA BANK UPSTAIRS GALLERY 1063 G St. Zak Shea, wood art.

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Ihave probably mentioned here before that I like going for walks, often at odd hours to avoid other people. This isn’t out of any misanthropic impulse, but to stay out of the way of tra c, which is the pedestrian’s natural enemy. They aren’t long walks, either, I just need a space and time where I can think without screens and distractions. Silence is golden in many ways. I’m not a diarist, I lack the desire, discipline and, perhaps most importantly, legible handwriting to ever take up the practice. So, whatever thinking I do ends up in shards elsewhere, in conversations, emails, social media posts and even in this column. Don’t get the idea that it’s even necessarily highbrow or politically charged stu . One memory I have from a walk I took on the Upper East Side in New York almost 20 years ago consists of me delighting at the fact that on the sidewalk I had found, frozen and standing perfectly erect, a large dog turd that bore a passing likeness to the Chrysler Building. Camera-less, I couldn’t wait to spread the news to my then-girlfriend, who shared none of my amusement whatsoever. You learn to pick your audience, I guess.

Anyway, to tell the truth, I have no desire to bore you, so I’m not going to engage in any longform lit-crit here, I just wanted to note that this is a very fun book from a time that seems like one of the last fun times for a while in continental European history. As far as “beautiful eras” go, I’m not going to comment on something best viewed and judged both lived in and looked back upon. Instead, let’s take it one week at a time and remember we have some hand in the making of the times — good, bad and ugly. Or even beautiful. Ciao for now.

Thursday

I don’t know if Canada’s Kootenay Mountains have any blue grass growing on their slopes like Kentucky, but there is certainly at least one notable band playing bluegrass music that hails from those parts. Moontricks plays a modern mix of folk, country and the aforementioned stu to decent crowds and on the festival circuit. Tonight at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, you can catch these fellers, paired with Grass Valley and vibes-based EDM artist Equanimous Call this show a festie’s delight ($20, $18 advance, $15 early bird).

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But back to diaries, this column is the closest thing I have, and it’s nothing compared to the real stu . Take the journal of French Belle Époque writer Jules Renard, a fun and lively work spanning over 20 years of the author’s 46-year life. I was recently gifted a copy by a friend for my birthday, and it’s full of entries that delighted me and are applicable to a wide audience. For instance, his entry from Nov, 27, 1895, reads, “Keep their interest! Keep their interest! Art is no excuse for boring people.” Amen to that, Jules. A somewhat related thought crops up nearly seven years later, when he writes, “As soon as a truth is longer than five sentences, it becomes a novel. It is a fine thing, a good novel. By no means contemptible, but the unvarnished truth sends one into raptures.” Have to let that one digest a bit, I think.

Friday

Speaking of Canada, there’s another native son from that land coming through the Thing (833 H St.) in Arcata tonight at 7 p.m. Shane Koyczan is a spoken word poet who has done the (near) impossible and cracked open a touring career out of his poetry, built largely on the back of his breakthrough piece “To This Day,” which is easy to check out on YouTube. If you aren’t too keen on Arts Arcata or Downtown Ball over at Arcata Theatre Lounge, check this guy out ($25, $20 advance).

If you’re in the mood for something noisier in the same zip code and lighter on the wallet, head over to the Miniplex by 9 p.m. for a metal show headlined by Portland sludge band Diositopes. Local support will be provided by Boat Cop,

Malicious Algorithm and Mystery Meat ($8).

Saturday

Tom Boylan, aka Holus Bolus is rolling through town again, where he will set up his one-man, looped acoustic guitar and percussion show at Redwood Curtain Brewery in Arcata at 6 p.m. for the beer drinkers to enjoy. This is a free gig but it’s always nice to tip a traveling bard. Later on at 8 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse, you can catch the final night of the Zero to Fierce Fest, with tonight’s group Mariachi Lindas Mexicanas, an all-female mariachi band from Los Angeles, providing what I am certain will be a lively and delightful swan song performance after a week of diverse events showcasing the creative powers of women ($20).

Sunday

The Bach On! ensemble throws its final concert of the season at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka today at 4 p.m. This talented roster of musicians presents a free performance whose program includes Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor and Telemann’s Viola Concerto in G major.

Monday

With St. Patrick’s Day on Friday and spring coming in a week, I am cautiously optimistic about seeing an end to the frequent dead night or two that the winter brings to the local music scene. Another good sign is that tonight features an installment of Metal Mondays over at Savage Henry at 7 p.m. ($5). This evening’s all-ages bash has Planet of Green, Mystery Meat, KMRO and Psyborg. Cool.

Tuesday

The Russian piano prodigy Alexander Malofeev comes to Fulkerson Hall for a 6 p.m. recital. Expect nothing short of virtuosity from this kid, who is a worldranked musician of the finest caliber. I am unsure of what tonight’s program will include but I can say with confidence that the pieces will be played with technical brilliance ($49, $15 CPH students).

Wednesday

Andy Frasco & the U.N. are a Los Angeles funk and blues powerhouse whose performances are deliberately chaotic and goofy. Sort of like a mix between Eric André, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, and some of the dumb/humorous elements of early Kid Rock that evaporated when reactionary politics replaced his self-awareness. It’s a spectacle, folks, with Big Something, a bombastic rock band from Eugene kicking things o . Where? Arcata Theatre Lounge. When? At 7 p.m. And the “how much” is $21. You can fill the rest in for yourself. ●

Collin Yeo (he/him) also has a fond memory of being called a very bad word by a toddler on public transportation, but he isn’t about to share that one here. He lives in Arcata.

Shane Koyczan plays the Thing at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10. Courtesy of the artist

Calendar March 9 – 16, 2023

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Supportive atmosphere, more than 45,000 songs to choose from, all skill levels welcome. Two-drink minimum purchase at the bar. Age 21 and up. info@miniplexevents.com. instagram. com/richardsgoat/. (707) 630-5000.

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ART

Will this year’s Academy Awards offer a sequel to The Slap? Will Best Picture go to the film with hot dog fingers or chopped off fingers? Drape yourself in your best and find out in style at the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission and Eureka Theater’s Red Carpet Gala , Sunday, March 12, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Eureka Theater ($40, $35 advance). Make your red carpet entrance, mingle in the lobby enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres, then watch the live telecast of the 95th annual Academy Awards on the big screen at 5 p.m. During the commercials, refill your drink or stay seated for the Film Commission’s local Film-Friendly awards, videos and music by RLA Trio.

9 Thursday

ART

Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. With a live model. Bring your own art supplies. Call to contact Clint. $5. synapsisperformance.com. (707) 362-9392.

“More Than A Number”. 12-6 p.m. Reese Bullen Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Art from participants in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Prison Arts Collective Chapter at Pelican Bay State Prison. Virtual tour available online. Free. rbg@ humboldt.edu. artfilm.humboldt.edu/galleries/reese-bullen-gallery/more-number. (707) 826-3629.

Thursday Night Art. 4-7 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Bring your own supplies or use what’s around to collage, paint, draw, make an art book. Bring an instrument to jam in the Great Hall. Free, $5-$20 donation appreciated. sanctuaryarcata.org.

BOOKS

Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson Radio Hour. 10-11 p.m. Episode 9: Chapter 7 - Part III: Prince Yuri Lubovedsky. Free. rybopp@suddenlink.net. HumboldtHotAir.org. (707) 826-7567.

COMEDY

Bored Games. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Every Thursday night we pull out the board games and it’s free play. Snacks, drinks and laughs. All ages w/caution for language. Age 21 and up w/ID to drink. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

LECTURE

Lori Dengler Lecture. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Plaza View Room, Eighth and H streets, Arcata. Lori Dengler discusses recent earthquake activity, the Mendocino triple junction, regional tectonics, early warnings and regional vulnerability. Free, $17.50 optional lunch. jmf2@humboldt.edu. (707) 387-7909.

MUSIC

McKinleyville Community Choir Rehearsal. 6:30-8:30

Gardeners all over the county are ready for this cold and snowy winter to blow over and be gone. They’re ready for sunshine, soil and seeds of spring! Helping them get ready for those glorious days ahead is the Humboldt Permaculture Guild and its Seed, Plant & Scion Exchange, happening Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Arcata Community Center (free, donation suggested). Swing by to swap seeds and plants, attend a free workshop, check out the tables, raffle and food from Fern Mountain Eats, Los Giles and the Paloma.

p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Join if you like to sing or play an instrument. Reading music or prior experience not necessary. Rehearsals are every Thursday evening. ccgreene46@gmail.com. (831) 419-3247.

Sam Borrello feat. Calista LaBolle. 7-9 p.m. Papa Wheelies Pub, 1584 Reasor Road, McKinleyville. Performing covers and originals from Sam Borrello’s album Connections, featuring singer Calista LaBolle. $5 suggested donation. fb.me/e/NmXjNYP9.

THEATER

Bull in a China Shop 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. Fast-paced comedy inspired by the real letters between Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks spanning from 1899 to 1937. Through March 11. $20. redwoodcurtain.com.

Venus in Fur. 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. On a dark and stormy night, a desperate playwright/director and an eccentric actress collide in a hilarious and mystifying test of wills. For mature audiences only. $20, $18 students/seniors. ncrt.net.

EVENTS

Native Youth School and Community Wellness Conference. Virtual World, Online. Virtual conference. To see the full conference agenda and register, go to twofeathers-nafs.org. Free.

Zero to Fierce Festival. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Celebrating creative women in our community through art, music, dance, theater, lectures and more. See zerotofierce.org for full schedule. arcataplayhouse.org.

FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3-4 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Help fight hunger and improve nutrition in the community. Visit the website to be invited to a Zoom orientation. Free. volunteer@foodforpeople.org. foodforpeople.org/volunteering. (707) 445-3166, ext. 310.

ETC

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. Preparation and electronic filing of federal and state tax returns for low- to moderate-income individuals and families by

EXIT Theatre presents Naked Empire Bouffon Co.’s How to Catch a Karen on Saturday, March 11, from 3 to 4 p.m. at EXIT Theatre ($15, $10 student). The play, featuring Sabrina Wenske as a shapeshifting Baba Yaga, is part of the seventh annual Zero to Fierce Festival.

IRS-certified volunteers. By appointment only, call to schedule. Free. (707) 443-9747 ext. 1240.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training. 10-11 a.m. Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR) introduces suicide prevention for helpi9ng a friend, family member, co-worker or client in crisis. No prior experience necessary. Free. publichealthsvp@co.humboldt.ca.us. zoomgov.com/meeting/ register/vJItcu2oqT8vG6RQ-dvkYKLQT7XRLsP61eU. (707) 572-6526.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. SoHum Health presents classes focused on strength and mobility (Tuesday), and on relaxation and breath work (Thursday). Contact instructor Ann Constantino for online orientation. $3-$5 donation per class, no one is turned away for lack of funds. annconstantino@ gmail.com. sohumhealth.org. (707) 923-3921.

Whitethorn School Pints For Non-Profits Fundraiser. 4-6 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. A dollar of each beer purchased benefits the Friends of Whitethorn Elementary School parent-teacher organization. tigertip18@yahoo.com. www.gyppo.com. (707) 986-7827.

DJS

DJ Statik and Friends. 9 p.m. Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Your favorite hits. March 9: ‘90s night Free. bearrivercasino.com.

OTHER

Reel Genius Trivia at Tres Chiles Picosos. 6-8 p.m. Tres Chiles Picosos, 3502 Broadway St., Eureka. General trivia; fun for everyone. Free to play, win prizes. Max seven players per team. Free. partners@reelgeniustrivia.com. treschilespicosos.com. (707) 601-1606.

OPEN MIC

Blondies Open Mic. 6 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. Share your gifts. Free. blondiesfoodanddrink.com.

Siren’s Song Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. Step up to the mic. Free.

Arts! Arcata. Second Friday of every month, 4-8 p.m. City of Arcata, Arcata. Celebrate the visual and performing arts in Downtown Arcata during Arts! Arcata. Enjoy art, shopping, live music, events and more.

“More Than A Number”. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Reese Bullen Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. See March 9 listing.

COMEDY

Home Improv-ment. 7 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Hosted by Stephanie Knowles with no pressure, just fun and a chance to try something out of your comfort zone. Free, donations accepted. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Please Don’t Leave. 11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Scott Hoyle runs this improv-based comedy show with a rotating panel of the best local comedians and touring comics. $5. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

MUSIC

Daniel Nickerson and the Boogie Box. 5-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. The singer and one-man band operates the world’s only completely analog jukebox with 150 classic rock, soul and jazz songs for all ages. Free. family@gyppo.com. fb.me/e/2llXrWwch. (707) 986-7700.

Diositopes, Boat Cop, Malicious Algorithm, & Mystery Meat. 9 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Metal and metal-adjacent music. Doors at 8 p.m. Ages 21 and up. $8. info@miniplexevents.com. fb.me/e/ylJuFLn4. (707) 630-5000.

Friday Night Jazz. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. Live local jazz with the Opera Alley Cats. Free. elvisatemydonuts@hotmail.com. (707) 444-2244. Kenny Bowling. 9-midnight. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Country music. Every Friday. Keystone Revisited, Dead On. 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Tony Saunders, the son of Merle Saunders, recreates the shows that Merle and Jerry Garcia did back in the 1970s. $20, 25. humbrews.com/live-entertainment/. (707) 826-2739.

Live Music. 6-8:30 p.m. Fieldbrook Market & Eatery, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Every Friday, local bands play folk, bluegrass, Americana. Always family friendly. Check Facebook or Instagram for updates on who’s playing. Free. fieldbrookmarket@gmail.com. (707) 633-6097.

Opera Alley Cats. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. Professional-level jazz twice a week with cool vibes and great people. Free. thespeakeasybar@yahoo. com. facebook.com/speakeasyeureka. (707) 444-2244.

THEATER

Bull in a China Shop. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

Venus in Fur 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

EVENTS

Downtown Arcata Ball. 6-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge,

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Sabrina Wenske in How to Catch a Karen.

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1036 G St. Enjoy food and drinks and dance to the soulful sounds of Bump Foundation. $30, $25 advance. arcatatheatre.com.

Native Youth School and Community Wellness Conference. Virtual World, Online. See March 9 listing.

Wings For a Cure. 6-9:30 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. All-you-can-eat wings with no host bar, live and silent auction benefiting the California Cancer Crusher. Ages 21 and over. $50, $75 couple. redwoodacres.com.

Zero to Fierce Festival. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See March 9 listing.

FOR KIDS

Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop o your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694.

Weekly Preschool Storytime. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers, but other family members are welcome to join as well. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humboldtgov.org/ Calendar.aspx?EID=8274. (707) 269-1910.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Help with animal care, weeding, watering, planting and occasional harvest help on Saturday mornings. Volunteers get free produce. flowerstone333@gmail. com. (530) 205-5882.

MEETINGS

Language Exchange Meetup. Second Friday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Familia Co ee, 1350 Ninth St., Arcata. Speak your native language. Teach someone a language. Learn a language. familiaco ees.com/. (925) 214-8099.

OUTDOORS

Founders Grove Winter Walks. 2-3 p.m. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, 17119 Avenue of Giants, Weott. A guided walk through Founders Grove Loop with information on cultural and natural history. Meet by the Founders Grove park restrooms on Dyerville Loop Road. Bring comfortable walking shoes, water and maybe a rain jacket. Walks are 0.6 miles long on an ADA trail and take about one hour. Free. humboldtredwoods.org.

ETC

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. SoHum Health presents online classes with short, high intensity cardio workouts. Contact instructor Stephanie Finch by email for a link to the class. Free. sfinch40@gmail.com. sohumhealth.com.

KARAOKE

Pretty Kitty Karaoke. 9:30 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW

Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Hosted by Jamie Kohl of Little Red fame. Cash only. Ages 21 and up. Veterans welcome. Shu eboard. PearceHansen999@outlook.com. facebook. com/profile.php?id=100082987501904. (206) 348-9335.

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ART

Family Arts Day. 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Create woven baskets with supplied repurposed materials and colorful yarn with the exhi-

bition Powerful Fragility as inspiration. Assistance and guidance from art educator Genevieve Kjesbu. Free. humboldtarts.org.

BOOKS

Friends of the Fortuna Library Book Sale and Dinner. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Hardbacks $1, paperbacks 50 cents. After 3:30 p.m. books are $1 a bag. Bring your own bags. Grilled chicken, twice-baked potatoes, vegetables and salad dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Drive-thru on the side of the hall. $25 dinner, $40 dinner for two. akc.wonder@gmail.com. (530) 722-7545.

COMEDY

Farm to Table: Late Night Comedy. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Baseball Robby curates this small batch artisanal stand-up comedy showcase. $5. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

LECTURE

A Changing Landscape, Falk Town to Forest Ground

2-4 p.m. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Join ranger and historian Julie Clark on a journey through time as she talks about the history of Falk to the current habitat-restoration e orts within the Headwaters Forest Reserve. Free. friendsofelkriver95503@gmail.com. facebook.com/friendsofelkriver/. none.

Harriet Tubman Talk. Noon. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Screening, Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom and a discussion titled “The Legacy of Liberation.” Local women leaders discuss Tubman’s impact and role in Black Liberation. Please register at KEET.org. Free. humlib.org.

MUSIC

Anna Hamilton. 5-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Original lounge, torch, Brazilian-inspired pop and wry 1930s swing. family@gyppo.com. fb.me/e/3lK8PjCpT. (707) 986-7700.

Buddy Reed and His Fabulous Rip it Ups. 7-10 p.m. The Boardroom, 3750 Harris St., Redwood Acres, Eureka. For your diggin’ and dancin’ pleasure. lostmindranch@gmail. com. buddyreedblues.com/.

Gospel Music Concert. 7-9 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Featuring the Redwood Interfaith Gospel Choir, a community mass choir performing songs learned at that day’s workshop and performances by members of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, led by Terrence Kelly. $15. redwoodinterfaithgospelchoir@gmail. com. (707) 499-0110.

Gospel Music Workshop w/Terrence Kelly. 1-4 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Redwood Interfaith Gospel Choir hosts Kelly, director of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir. Attendees learn songs to be performed as part at an evening concert. No experience necessary. $20, $25. redwoodinterfaithgospelchoir@gmail.com. (707) 499-0110.

Holus Bolus. 6-9 p.m. Redwood Curtain Brewery & Tasting Room, 550 South G St., #4, Arcata. Solo musician with a one-man-multi-instrument act called Holus Bolus. Free. redwoodcurtainbrewing.com.

Mariachi Lindas Mexicanas. 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. The all-female Mariachi band from Los Angeles plays music from the heart and for social causes. $20. info@arcataplayhouse.org. zerotofierce.org/finale-1.

(707) 822-1575.

THEATER

Bull in a China Shop. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

How to Catch a Karen 3-4 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St.,

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Arcata. EXIT Theatre presents Naked Empire Bou on Co.’s production featuring Sabrina Wenske as the immortal trickster witch Baba Yaga as she shapeshifts into a series of “progressive” Karens. Part of the Zero to Fierce Festival. $15, $10 student. mail@theexit.org. theexit.org. (415) 203-2516.

Robo-Cat Productions Presents: The Shadow Knows! Online Event. 5-7 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Two hours of cinematic tales of The Shadow, the mysterious invisible avenger from 1930s radio and the silver screen. Venus in Fur 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

EVENTS

Open House - Traditional Alaskan Nigilax Boat Build. 1-8 p.m. Mind’s Eye Manufactory, 393 Main St., Ferndale. Learn about building the 27-foot Nigilax, the traditional open skin boat of the Unangax people. Meet the Alaskan Native and local Native builders and hear first-hand about the signifi cance of this project, plus food and music. Free. oldgrowthculture@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/514679634184015. (360) 565-6647.

Titties for Kitties: A Benefit for Companion Animal Foundation. 8 p.m. Arcata Veterans Hall, 1425 J St. Drag and burlesque presented by Rag Doll Revue. Silent auction. 21 and up. Doors at 7 p.m. $30, $25 advance.

Zero to Fierce Festival. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See March 9 listing.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Enjoy music (during the main season) and hot food vendors at this family-friendly event. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/arcataplaza.html. (707) 441-9999.

Sea Goat Farmstand. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Fresh veggies grown on site, local eggs and sourdough bread. Work from local artists and artisans. flowerstone333@gmail. com. (530) 205-5882.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See March 10 listing. Seed, Plant & Scion Exchange. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Swap seeds and plants, attend a free workshop, visit nonprofits and local community groups. Ra e and food available from Fern Mountain Eats, Los Giles and the Paloma. Free, donation suggested. humboldtpermacultureguild@gmail. com. humboldtpermaculture.com. (707) 444-3799.

MEETINGS

Sistahood. 9:30-11 a.m. Virtual World, Online. For women teenagers and older on Zoom, to build healthy relationships and strengthen ties through validation and a rmation. Music from 9:30 a.m., open conversation from 9:45 a.m., meditation with the Sista Prayer Warriors from 10:45 a.m. Woodturners Meeting. Second Saturday of every month, 1-3 p.m. Almquist Lumber Company, 5301 Boyd Road, Arcata. Exchange ideas, instruction and techniques for safe and successful woodturning. Beginning and experienced turners welcome. Meetings include a themed project demo, show and tell opportunities and Q&A. Free. redcoastturners@gmail.com. (707) 616-4922.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Guided Field Trip w/Kathryn Wendel. 8:30-11

a.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Bring binoculars and meet trip leader Wendel at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) for easy-to-walk trails and an opportunity to view a diverse range of overwintering shorebirds and soon-to-be nesting resident songbirds. Free. rras.org.

Dune Restoration Volunteer Day. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Restore the biodiversity of the coastal dunes with the team. Snacks and tools provided. Meet at the center a few minutes before 10 a.m. Free. info@friendsofthedunes.org. friendsofthedunes. org. (707) 444-1397.

FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Meet leader Sharon Levy in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on Marsh history, wastewater treatment, birds and/or ecology. Masks are strongly recommended inside the building. Free. (707) 826-2359.

Gould Grove Winter Walks. 11 a.m.-noon. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, 17119 Avenue of Giants, Weott. A guided walk with information on cultural and natural history. Meet in front of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center. Bring comfortable walking shoes, water and maybe a rain jacket. Walks are 0.6 miles long, on an ADA trail and take about 1 hour. Free. humboldtredwoods.org. Habitat Improvement Team Volunteer Workday. Second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-noon. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Help restore habitat by removing invasive, non-native plants and maintaining native plant areas. Wear long pants, long sleeves and closed-toe shoes. Bring drinking water. Tools, gloves and snack provided. denise_seeger@fws.gov. fws. gov/refuge/humboldt-bay. (707) 733-5406.

Walk in the Park Fitness. 10-11 a.m. Sacco Amphitheater, 1101 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Join Samantha from Eden Personal Fitness for a functional fitness walk down Waterfront Trail. All fitness levels welcome. Dress for the weather. Free. edenpersonalfitness@gmail.com. edenpersonalfitness.com. (707) 362-9004.

DJS

Neon Dreams: ‘80s Dance Party. 9 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. Get into the groove with DJs Pandemonium Jones, Satanica, Red and Dacin spinning ‘80s dance hits . Ages 21 and up. Show up early at 6 p.m. for an ‘80s themed Queer Singles Night hosted by Love Humboldt. $10, $5 in costume. info@miniplexevents. com. fb.me/e/uBEhOOhC. (707) 630-5000.

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“Back to the 80’s” Party. 6-10 p.m. The Bigfoot Taproom, 1750 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Dust o your leg warmers and acid wash jeans to celebrate the best decade ever. thebigfoottaproom@gmail.com. thebigfoottaproom. com. (707) 630-4057.

Fetish Night Presents Lumber Snack. 9 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. With DJs Tim Brown, Sir Hops-A-Lot and performances. 21 and up. $15. Queer Singles Night. 6 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. Hosted by Love Humboldt with an ‘80s costume theme. info@miniplexevents.com. fb.me/e/ uBEhOOhC. (707) 630-5000.

OTHER

Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. See the newly remodeled Memorial Building and enjoy a cold beverage in the canteen with comrades. Play pool or darts. If you’re

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KARAOKE

DJs Benji and Sarge OneWise. 8-11 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. Reggae, dancehall and afro beats. Free. historiceaglehouse.com.

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COMEDY

Stand-up Comedy Workshop. 7-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Led by local stand-up comic Jessica Grant. Bring a pen or pencil, and circle up to talk shop about jokes. Open to anyone interested in performing stand-up comedy. Drop-ins welcome. Free, donations accepted. JessicaGrantComedy@gmail.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Sunday Open Mic. 9-11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Sign-ups at 9 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m., local favorite features for the 10@10. Comics get five minutes. Zero hate speech tolerated. All-ages w/caution for language. Snacks, drinks. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy. com. (707) 845-8864.

DANCE

Afternoon of Dance. 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Enjoy an energetic Afternoon of Dance performance with the Irish Company Dancers. $5 adults, $2 seniors/students/military, free for Humboldt Arts Council members, children under 17, and families with EBT card. humboldtarts.org.

Renaissance Church w/Mo Desir. 12-1 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Full body workout and stretch to the Renaissance album by Beyoncé. All dance levels invited to join in on easy to follow hip hop, dancehall and ballroom routines. Free, $5 suggested donation. Admin@MoHDCreates.com. mohdcreates.com/ schedule-of-events. (707) 633-3137.

MOVIES

Fantasia (1940). 5-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Walt Disney’s classic masterpiece, where legendary characters come to life and music takes center stage. Pre-show at 5 p.m. Movie a 6 p.m. Rated G. All ages. $8, $12 admission and poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/493400849428188/. (707) 613-3030.

MUSIC

Bach On! 4-5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 15th and H streets, Eureka. From Bach to Beatles, The Bach On! ensemble holds its final concert of the season. The ensemble includes Jesse Alm, Katie Swisher, Stefan Vaughn, Julie Fulkerson and Reid Blickensta . Free or donation. reid.blickensta 1970@gmail.com. (707) 845-1125.

Songwriters Sharing Circle. Second Sunday of every month, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Abundance Upcycle Boutique, 410 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake. In-person sharing space for songwriters to play original songs. Structured into six-minute blocks per person in a round-robin format. Play live with an audience who support the songwriting process. Details on Second Sunday Songwriters Humboldt Circle Facebook page. Free/donation. (707) 616-4502.

Sunday Jazz Jams. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. Every Sunday. Jazz players, all ages, all levels. Bring your ax and play some Real Book tunes. Everybody who wants to plays. Free. blondiesfoodanddrink@gmail.com. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. (707) 822-3453.

THEATER

Venus in Fur 2 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

EVENTS

Red Carpet Gala. 4:30-9:30 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Watch the Academy Awards broadcast live on the big screen at the eighth annual event while you eat, drink and mingle. $40, $35 advance. theeurekatheater.org.

Zero to Fierce Festival. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See March 9 listing.

FOOD

Chicken & Polenta Take-Out/Drive-Thru Dinner. 4-6 p.m. Leavey Hall, 1730 Janes Road, Arcata. Call Toni to reserve. $20. (707) 633-5679.

Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Free, hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Guided Field Trip w/Ralph Bucher. 9-11 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet leader Ralph Bucher at the Visitor Center for this two-mile walk along a wide, flat trail that is packed gravel and easily accessible. Email to sign up. Free. thebook@reninet.com. rras.org.

SPORTS

Foggy Bottom Milk Run. Noon. Ferndale Main Street, Ferndale. A family run conducted by the Six Rivers Running Club with three di erent courses through farmlands to the Main Street finish.

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. See March 9 listing.

Karaoke at Clam Beach Tavern. 8-midnight. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Every Sunday night.

Karaoke Sundays. 9 p.m. Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Come sing your heart out in the Thirsty Bear Lounge every Sunday night. Ages 21 and up. Free. bearrivercasino.com/thirsty-bear-lounge/. (707) 733-9644.

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FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 9 listing.

ETC

Homesharing Info Session. 9:30-10 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m. This informational Zoom session will go over the steps and safeguards of Area 1 Agency on Aging’s matching process and the di erent types of homeshare partnerships. Email for the link. Free. homeshare@a1aa.org. a1aa.org/ homesharing. (707) 442-3763.

Humboldt Bounskee League. 6-8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Weekly league nights. Purchase of any wood bounskee from Humbrews or the website includes one-month family membership for future events. All ages. Free. bounskee@gmail.com. bounskee.fun. (707) 601-9492.

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 10 listing.

OPEN MIC

Clam Beach Open Mic. 8-midnight. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Every Monday night.

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Karaoke at the Jam. 9 p.m. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Hosted by Dustin Thompkins. Free. thejamarcata.com.

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Taco Tuesday. 6-8 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Community potluck with prep from 6 p.m. and eating from 7 to 8 p.m. Homemade tacos provided, bring your favorite taco filling. Donation. sanctuaryarcata.org.

MEETINGS

Deadline: March 31

Hey, artists! Team up with NCJ for our next collaborative coloring book project. Details at northcoastjournal.com

“A Celebration of Local Birds” Art Show. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Photography by Mike Anderson and Leslie Scopes Anderson.

COMEDY

‘No Strings Attached’ Trivia. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Enjoy trivia games hosted by local comedians and compete for prizes. Trivia is followed by a feature comedy show at 9.p.m. Free. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy. com. (707) 845-8864.

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’. 6-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Humorous trivia with David Gilchrist. family@gyppo.com. gyppo.com/calendar-of-events. (707) 986-7700.

MUSIC

Alexander Malofeev: Piano. 6 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, California Polytechnic University Humboldt, Arcata. Moscow-born pianist. Ticket info at centerarts.humboldt.edu.

Opera Alley Cats. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. See March 10 listing.

Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly six-game cribbage tournament for experienced players. Inexperienced players may watch, learn and play on the side. Moose dinner available at 5:30 p.m. $3-$8. 31for14@ gmail.com. (707) 599-4605.

ETC

Disability Peer Advocate Group. Second Tuesday of every month, 3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Peer advocates supporting each other and furthering the disability cause. Email for the Zoom link. alissa@tilinet.org.

English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Online. Build English language confidence in ongoing online and in-person classes. All levels and first languages welcome. Join anytime. Pre-registration not required. Free. englishexpressempowered.com. (707) 443-5021.

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 9 listing.

DJS

Hip Hop Night w/DJM. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Every Tuesday night. Latin Dance Tuesdays w/DJ Pachanguero. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Salsa, cumbia, tropical bass, pop and more. Tacos from 5 to 10 p.m. Ages 21 and up. Two-drink minimum purchase. info@miniplexevents.com. fb.me/e/2lgBtuaZc. (707) 630-5000.

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Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ With David Gilchrist. Every other Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Trivia at the Gyppo Ale Mill with David Gilchrist . family@gyppo.com. gyppo.com/calendar-of-events. (707) 986-7700.

You Guessed It. 7-9 p.m. Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. A fun survey game with great prizes hosted by the Burlyman. Put together a team and have fun. Free. bearrivercasino.com/ thirsty-bear-lounge.

OPEN MIC

Spoken Word Open Mic. 6-9 p.m. Northtown Coffee, 1603 G St., Arcata. Performances from local and nationally known poets, local business spotlights and more. Open mic list will be out at 5:45 p.m. Free.

KARAOKE

Karaoke. 8 p.m. Firewater Lounge, Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Drive, Trinidad. Pick a song and sing.

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Figure Drawing. 6-8:30 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. $5. blondiesfoodanddrink.com.

BOOKS

On the Same Page Book Club. 5:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Online book club that meets on the first Wednesday of the month on Zoom. Sign up using the Google form at forms.gle/bAsjdQ7hKGqEgJKj7.

COMEDY

Open Mikey. 9-11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. The longest running comedy open-mic in the county. Sign up at 9 p.m. for a five-minute set. Show at 9:30 p.m. Snacks, drinks, zero hate speech tolerated. All-ages w/caution for language. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Washington Square Wednesdays. 6-9 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Bring your own board and play chess. Snacks, drinks, friendly atmosphere for all-ages. ID to drink. Free, donations accepted. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

LECTURE

Earbirding in Humboldt County. 7:30-9 p.m. Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, Arcata. Robert Childs talks about creating earbirdinghumboldt.com, and shares tips for identifying birds using their songs and calls. Hot drinks and goodies served at 7 p.m. In person and online. Zoom link online. Free. rras.org.

MUSIC

Bayside Ballads and Blues. 6-8 p.m. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Every Wednesday.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See March 10 listing.

MEETINGS

Real Estate Industry Networking Mixer. Third Wednesday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. A mixer with real estate agents, mortgage brokers, title and escrow agents, home inspectors, attorneys and CPAs, landlords/property managers, contractors, prospective buyers. For those with expertise or interest in home or commercial business ownership. trex@historiceaglehouse.com. fb.me/e/55YgOWRf3. (707) 407-0634.

ETC

Pints for Non-Profits: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. Myrtle Ave. Tasting Room, 1595 B Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Come drink for a good cause to benefit the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust at our Myrtletown Tasting Room, all day from 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Free.

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 10 listing.

DJS

Weds Night Ting. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats, basshall. Resident DJs Pressure and D’Vinity. Surprise guest DJs and bands. TBD. thejamarcata.com.

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Farmers Brewing Co. Tap Takeover. 5-8 p.m. The Bigfoot Taproom, 1750 Central Ave., McKinleyville. With raffles and swag giveaways. Free. thebigfoottaproom@gmail.com. thebigfoottaproom.com. (707) 630-4057.

Reel Genius Trivia Wednesdays. 6-8 p.m. The Madrone Taphouse, 421 Third St., Eureka. General trivia; fun for everyone. Free to play, win prizes. Max seven players per team. partners@reelgeniustrivia.com. fb.me/e/2ewBnU70H. (707) 601-1606.

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Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

Thursday Night Art. 4-7 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. See March 9 listing.

COMEDY

Bored Games. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

MUSIC

Dopapod, Yak Attack. 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Funk, rock, jazz, bluegrass and electronica. $20. humbrews.com/live-entertainment/. (707) 826-2739.

G. Love and Special Sauce. 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. With Nat Myers. All ages. Doors at 7 p.m. $29, $26 advance. arcatatheatre.com.

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p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. See March 9 listing.

S.R. Laws. 6-9 p.m. Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. Myrtle Ave. Tasting Room, 1595 B Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Acoustic American rock. Free.

THEATER

Venus in Fur 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

EVENTS

Meet and Greet Life Plan Humboldt. 4-7 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. Learn about a local, grassroots effort to create the first resident-led, not-for-profit life plan community for active older adults on the North Coast. Free. ann@lifeplanhumboldt.org. lifeplanhumboldt.org/events/meet-and-greet/. (707) 262-6762.

(three to five images total) and a statement of interest to inkpeopleinc.submittable.com by March 10. Diverse/ BIPOC/underrepresented artists are encouraged to apply; preference will be given to groups and artists in alignment with the values of the Cultural Arts District.

Friends of the Dunes is accepting gently used outdoor gear for the Get Outside Gear Sale on April 1. Drop off Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane in Manila and at Adventure’s Edge in Eureka and Arcata.

FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3-4 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 9 listing.

ETC

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See March 9 listing.

DJS

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DJ Statik and Friends. 9 p.m. Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. See March 9 listing.

Throw ‘Em Back Thursdays. Third Thursday of every month, 9 p.m. Wave Lounge, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. DJ Statik spinning throwback, hip hop and R&B. Free. bluelakecasino.com/entertainment/wave.

OPEN MIC

Blondies Open Mic. 6 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. See March 9 listing. Siren’s Song Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. See March 9 listing.

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. See March 9 listing.

Heads Up …

The Trinidad Civic Club announces $2,000 academic and trade/vocational scholarships for graduating high school seniors in Orick, Trinidad or McKinleyville zip codes. Applications must be postmarked by March 31 and packets can be downloaded at trinidadcivicclub.org/projects/ scholarships.

The Eureka Street Art Festival seeks mural artists for the sixth annual event July 31 to Aug. 5. Information and application at eurekastreetartfestival.com. Deadline March 24. This year’s murals will be located along South Broadway and U.S. Highway 101.

Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Foundation offer scholarships for Redwood Memorial Hospital employees, high school seniors and/or community members in the Eel River Valley, Van Duzen River Valley and Southern Humboldt County who are pursuing careers in nursing, medicine, pharmacy or physical therapy. Deadline is March 31. Contact Jennifer Partsafas at the Redwood Memorial Foundation at (707) 269-4281 or email jennifer.partsafas@ stjoe.org.

The Eureka Cultural Arts District seeks a graphic designer to create a logo and supporting basic style guide. Submit a portfolio or samples of graphic design work

Brenda Tuxford Gallery and Ink People Center for the Arts invite you to submit works of art in any medium for a forthcoming exhibition titled “Spiritual Detour > This Way.” This group art exhibition focuses on finding meaning and satisfaction in unexpected places. Site-specific works, non-traditional media and installations are encouraged. Deadline March 10. Visit inkpeople.org or call (707) 442-8413. Coast Central Credit Union is accepting applications for up to 25 college scholarships for students graduating this year from high schools throughout Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties. Deadline is March 24. Applications at coastccu.org/community/college-scholarships.

Creekside Arts, a DreamMaker Program of the Ink People Center for the Arts, announces the $2,500 Libby Palmquist Fiber Arts Sponsorship for a fiber artist to attend the Spring Residency Program. Apply at creeksidearts.org/residency.

The Humboldt Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom seeks applications for its Edilith Eckart and Jene McCovey Memorial Peace Scholarship of $150-$50 to support projects promoting peace and social justice, locally or globally. Deadline is April 1. Information and application at wilpfhumboldt.wordpress.com/ scholarship- information/. You may also mail applications to: WILPF at P.O. Box 867, Arcata, CA 95518 and call (707) 822-5711 with any questions.

2023 Godwit Days registration is now open. Visit godwitdays.org.

Friends of the Arcata Marsh and Redwood Region Audubon Society are co-sponsoring a Student Bird Art Contest in conjunction with the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. Artwork may be dropped off at the Interpretive Center (open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m.) or mailed to Sue Leskiw, 155 Kara Lane, McKinleyville, CA, 95519. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. March 18. Questions should be e-mailed to sueleskiw1@gmail.com.

Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring its 18th annual student nature writing contest with cash prizes for the best essay(s) or poem(s) on “What Nature Means to Me,” by Humboldt or Del Norte County students in grades four through 12. Visit rras.org or godwitdays.org for instructions. Deadline for receipt: 5 p.m., March 18. Questions should be directed to sueleskiw1@gmail.com.

Personas, College of the Redwoods’ literary journal with a multilingual focus, is accepting submissions of original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essay and art that considers the experience of multilingualism, now through midnight March 16. Send your submissions to jonathan-maiullo@redwoods.edu with the subject line “Personas Submission” and the title of your work. For info, call (707) 476-4527, email or visit redwoods.edu/ah/ Home/Personas .

Soroptimist International of Humboldt Bay announces six monetary awards and/or scholarships. Find more and find a link to all applications at soroptimistofhumboldtbay. com.

KEET-TV seeks a diverse group of individuals to join its Community Advisory Board. Meetings are held quarterly on Zoom. Go to KEET.org to find the link at the bottom of the page.

Become a volunteer at Hospice of Humboldt. For more information about becoming a volunteer or about services provided by Hospice of Humboldt, call (707) 267-9813 or visit hospiceofhumboldt.org. l

Creed III’s Decision Victory

By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com

CREED III. With his directorial debut, Michael B. Jordan has made the subtly momentous decision to render this (presumably last) chapter in the Rocky saga as a statement: This is decidedly not a Rocky movie. Sure, Balboa’s shadow flits at the edges of things, he being the somewhat unwitting progenitor of the whole works. And, if we’ve been following along, it would be hard to argue that Stallone’s performance in Creed (2015) doesn’t stand among his best (a low bar to some, admittedly). But, as Sly has been quick and public to point out, Jordan, Ryan Coogler and their producing partners had and have a different vision of this franchise than he, the socio-political implications of which we’ll delve into another time.

Contextually, though, Rocky v. Apollo has always been a bit of a joke, requiring Renaissance-style forced perspective to render Stallone — even at his most vascular and augmented — anything like a suitable opponent for Carl Weathers’ lithe, towering Creed. Especially with the hindsight provided by the three-movie coda that is the Creed franchise, Apollo becomes the more tragic, complex figure of the two, by far. It is even delineated aloud in Creed III that Rocky essentially would not exist if not for the charity of the champ. This becomes, effectively if

not surprisingly, our entry point to the themes of this installment.

Adonis (Jordan), having retired as heavyweight champion of the world and settled permanently in Los Angeles, has refocused his efforts as a gym owner and promoter. With Duke (Wood Harris, a title contender for subtlest oddball in American movies), he’s cultivated the talents of at least one champion, meanwhile supporting wife Bianca’s (Tessa Thompson) flourishing music career and the raising of their daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent, ferocious and adorable). They’ve got an unassailable family, as well as a mansion, a Rolls-Royce truck and walls full of gold records and championship belts — the dream made transcendent and real.

And then from the suppressed memories of youth emerges Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors), Donnie’s surrogate brother and, before a two-decade fall precipitated by shared trauma, a Golden Gloves amateur with a plan for world domination. At first unassuming and deferential, Dame is nonetheless insistent that he’s kept himself in fighting shape, that he’s ready for a shot. Adonis, subject to some nebulous guilt and fraternal obligation, is inclined to give it to him, despite

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Duke’s protestations. And so, in a distorted echo of Apollo’s anointing of Rocky, old friends become combatants.

If I have one complaint about Creed III — and really, that’s about all — it’s that Jordan’s direction, while undeniably assured and proficient, doesn’t fully service the sensitivity and nuance of the screenplay by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin (Ryan Coogler gets a story credit). Because woven intricately into the fabric of the story are threads of family as made by genes versus common experience, the effects of trauma, notions of sacrifice, missed opportunity and unsquare-able debt. And while the movie as we have it delivers on many of those themes, it misses greatness by this much

Among the many attributes on the plus side of the balance sheet stands Majors, unbelievably fit and alternately playing possum and fighting like a wolverine. As soon as he steps into frame, presumably by design but maybe in spite of it, he threatens to devour Jordan. He channels the guile and brutality of a violent child’s dream deferred, transmuted into a forging fire of malice and resentment. It becomes entirely plausible that he loves and hates his boyhood best friend in equal measure, and has used 20 years of confinement to refine those feelings and render them a nearly undefeatable battle plan.

While Jordan may not possess the directorial gifts of his collaborator and presumptive mentor Coogler, he has clearly been paying attention to the behind-the-camera workings of the many productions in which he has participated, and his study pays off in solid, decidedly above-average execution of the material. Which is no small feat in itself, much less compounded by the demands of starring in the thing and getting otherworldly jacked in the process.

It is as much the fault of the trajectory of the franchise as anything that Creed III isn’t allowed to be more surprising. The job of this picture is to deliver first and second act challenges which, by the calculus of tradition and our expectations, must be resolved to universal satisfaction by movie’s end. The vagaries of conventional entertainment — read: return on investment — demand a certain conventionality and that’s OK. But there are performances and thematic material here that begin to transcend imposed expectation, and those suggestions of greatness leave me wanting more, even as happy as I am with what we have. PG13. 116M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK. l

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65. Adam Driver plays an astronaut who crash lands into some Jurassic problems with a kid in tow. PG13. 93M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Getting small with Paul Rudd. PG13. 125M. BROADWAY (3D), MILL CREEK (3D), MINOR.

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SCREAM VI. The spooky mask brings its stabby jump scares to New York City to stalk survivors of the previous installments. R. 122M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.

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TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. One-percenters and influencers go down with a luxury ship captained by Woody Harrelson. R. 140M. MINOR.

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Free Will Astrology

Week of March 9, 2023

By Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Repressed feelings and dormant passions are rising to the surface. I bet they will soon be rattling your brain and illuminating your heart, unleashing a soothing turbulence of uncanny glee. Will you get crazy and wise enough to coax the Great Mystery into blessing you with an inspirational revelation or two? I believe you will. I hope you will! The more skillful you are at generating rowdy breakthroughs, the less likely you are to experience a breakdown. Be as unruly as you need to be to liberate the very best healings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You finally have all you need to finish an incomplete mission or resolve a mess of unsettled karma. The courage and determination you couldn’t quite summon before are now fully available as you invoke a climax that will prepare the way for your awe-inspiring rebirth. Gaze into the future, dear Taurus, and scan for radiant beacons that will be your guides in the coming months. You have more help than you know, and now is the time to identify it and move toward it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Our sun is an average star in a galaxy of 100 billion stars. In comparison to some of its flamboyant compatriots, it’s mediocre. Over 860 light years away is a bluewhite supergiant star called Rigel, which is twice as hot as our sun and 40,000 times brighter. The red supergiant Antares, over 600 light years away, has 12 times more mass. Yet if those two show-offs had human attitudes, they might be jealous of our star, which is the source of energy for a planet teeming with 8.7 million forms of life. I propose we make the sun your role model for now, Gemini. It’s an excellent time to glory in your unique strengths and to exuberantly avoid comparing yourself to anyone else.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The philosophical principle known as Occam’s razor asserts that when trying to understand a problem or enigma, we should favor the simplest explanation with the fewest assumptions. While that’s often a useful approach, I don’t recommend it in the coming weeks. For you, nuances and subtleties will abound in every situation. Mere simplicity is unlikely to lead to a valid understanding. You will be wise to relish the complications and thrive on the paradoxes. Try to see at least three sides of every story. Further tips: 1. Mysteries may be truer than mere facts. 2. If you’re willing to honor your confusion, the full, rich story will eventually emerge.

Homework: Who or what do you belong to in ways that keep you free?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “There are no unsacred places,” wrote Leo poet Wendell Berry. “There are only sacred places and desecrated places.” Poet Allen Ginsberg agreed. “Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy!” he wrote. “Holy the solitudes of skyscrapers and pavements! Holy the cafeteria! Holy the mysterious rivers of tears under the streets! Holy the sea, holy the desert, holy the railroad.” With Berry’s and Ginsberg’s prompts as your inspiration, and in accordance with current astrological imperatives, I invite you to invigorate your relationship with sacredness. If nothing is sacred for you, do what it takes to find and commune with sacred things, places, animals, humans, and phenomena. If you are already a lover of sacred wonders, give them extra love and care. To expand your thinking and tenderize your mood, give your adoration to these related themes: consecration, sublimity, veneration, devotion, reverence, awe, and splendor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My favorite Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, wrote the following: “In us, there is a river of feelings, in which every drop of water is a different feeling, and each feeling relies on all the others for its existence. To observe it, we just sit on the bank of the river and identify each feeling as it surfaces, flows by, and disappears.” I bring this meditation to your attention, Virgo, because I hope you will do it daily during the next two weeks. Now is an excellent time to cultivate an intense awareness of your feelings—to exult in their rich

meanings, to value their spiritual power, to feel gratitude for educating and entertaining you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How might your life come into clearer focus when you uncover secrets that inspire your initiative and ingenuity? What happens when resources that had been inaccessible become available for your enjoyment and use? How will you respond if neglected truths spring into view and point the way toward improvements in your job situation? I suspect you will soon be able to tell me stories about all this good stuff.

PS: Don’t waste time feeling doubtful about whether the magic is real. Just welcome it and make it work for you!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s not the best time to tattoo a lover’s likeness on your abdomen. Maybe in May, but not now. On the other hand, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to see if your paramour might be willing to tattoo your name on their thigh. Similarly, this is a favorable period to investigate which of your allies would wake up at 5 am to drive you to the airport, and which of your acquaintances and friends would stop others from spreading malicious gossip about you, and which authorities would reward you if you spoke up with constructive critiques.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. They may grow as high as 350 feet. Their roots are shallow, though, reaching down just six to 12 feet before spreading out 60 to 100 feet horizontally. And yet the trees are sturdy, rarely susceptible to being toppled by high winds and floods. What’s their secret? Their root systems are interwoven with those of other nearby redwoods. Together, they form networks of allies, supporting each other and literally sharing nutrients. I endorse this model for you to emulate in your efforts to create additional stability and security in your life, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What’s the best way to be fulfilled? Hard work and discipline? Are we most likely to flourish if we indulge only moderately in life’s sweet pleasures and mostly focus on the difficult tasks that build our skills and clout? Or is it more accurate to say that 90 percent of success is just showing up: being patient and persistent as we carry out the small dayto-day sacrifices and devotions that incrementally make us indispensable? Mythologist Joseph Campbell described a third variation: to “follow our bliss.” We find out what activities give us the greatest joy and install those activities at the center of our lives. As a Capricorn, you are naturally skilled at the first two approaches. In the coming months, I encourage you to increase your proficiency at the third.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Mackerels are unusual fish in that they must keep swimming nonstop. If they don’t, they die. Do they ever sleep? Scientists haven’t found any evidence that they do. I bring them up now because many of you Aquarians have resemblances to mackerels—and I think it’s especially crucial that you not act like them in the coming weeks. I promise you that nothing bad will happen if you slow way down and indulge in prolonged periods of relaxing stillness. Just the opposite in fact: Your mental and physical health will thrive as you give your internal batteries time and space to recharge.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A financial advisor once told me I could adopt one of three approaches to running my business: 1. Ignore change; 2. always struggle with change, half-immobilized by mixed feelings about whether to change or stay pat; 3. learn to love and thrive on change. The advisor said that if I chose either of the first two options, I would always be forced to change by circumstances beyond my control. The third approach is ultimately the only one that works. Now is an excellent time for you Pisceans to commit yourself fully to number three—for both your business and your life. l

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9. Indisputable evidence

14. “Citizen ____”

15. Have too much, briefly

16. “Welcome to Hawaii!”

17. Says “I gave it 110%,” say

20. Lapis ____ (blue gemstone)

21. End of the White House’s domain

22. “Take ____ a compliment!”

23. Having five sharps

25. One curl, say

27. Competitor of Stridex

28. What a kimchi lover might grow in their yard

34. “Fascism is ____ told by bullies”: Ernest Hemingway

35. It’s between Can. and Mex.

36. Wine region between Turin and Genoa

38. ____ sci (college major, informally)

39. Eponymous swindler Charles

42. Hiking route

44. Forearm bone

46. One of the Brady Bunch

47. Setting for a classic Agatha Christie novel

48. What a gerontologist’s patient hopes to do

52. “Terrif!”

54. ____ Speedwagon (“Keep On Loving You” band)

55. Realm from 800 to 1806: Abbr.

56. Lotion ingredient

58. Just peachy

60. Cape Canaveral countdown term

65. Something that might result in a home gym

or cozy guest house ... or this puzzle’s theme

68. NBC foreign correspondent Richard

69. Musical artist known as the “Queen of New Age”

70. Novelist Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature

71. Actress Thompson of “Passing”

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3. “Little” sister in “Hairspray”

4. Machu Picchu’s land

5. Packing in cartons

6. Oral health org.

7. Snoop of hip-hop

8. Goat known for its wool

9. Distant

10. Jai ____

11. Small rabbit

12. Bad thing to get from your boss

13. Quick with a clapback

18. Director Kazan

19. “Best. Day. ____!”

24. Kiss for a señor or señora

26. Making out on the bus, e.g.: Abbr.

28. Imposed maximum

29. Surname shared by three members of the 1963 San Francisco Giants

30. Backwaters, in Australia

31. Human ____

32. According to Urban Dictionary, it’s a “Hindi word for cannabis ...

introduced to Jamaica by Indian laborers”

33. College sports channel

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40. Actor Galifianakis

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59. Casino game similar to bingo

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63. Popular brand of sheepskin boots 64. Adjustable bike part

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NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF MICHAELS.RYAN,a/k/a

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NO.PR2300047

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of MICHAELS.RYAN,a/k/aMICHAEL

STEPHENRYAN APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerHEATHERL.MAY IntheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt.

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatHEATHERL.MAYbeappointed aspersonalrepresentativeto administertheestateofthedece− dent.

THEPETITIONrequeststhedece− dent’swillandcodicils,ifany,be admittedtoprobate.Thewilland anycodicilsareavailableforexam− inationinthefilekeptbycourt.

THEPETITIONrequestsauthorityto administertheestateunderthe IndependentAdministrationof EstatesAct.(Thisauthoritywill allowthepersonalrepresentative totakemanyactionswithout obtainingcourtapproval.Before takingcertainveryimportant actions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredto givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.)

Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonMarch30,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:3

Youhavebeenservedwitha NoticeofPetitiontoAdminister Estatepursuanttowhichacourt hearinghasbeenscheduled.Dueto theCOVID−19pandemic,ifyouwish toappearatthecourthearing,you mustdosoremotely.Instructions toappearremotelyaresetforthon theCourt’swebsite: www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov.

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

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definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER: RobertM.Sinclair 937SixthStreet Eureka,CA95501 (707)443−6744

Filed:March2,22023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

3/9,3/16,3/23(23−078)

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF PHYLLISJORDAN

akaPHYLLISANNJORDAN

CASENO.PR2300051

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of PHYLLISJORDANakaPHYLLISANN

JORDAN

APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerLYNNMARIE

JAMISON

IntheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt.

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatLYNNMARIEJAMISONbe appointedaspersonalrepresenta− tivetoadministertheestateofthe decedent.

THEPETITIONrequeststhedece− dent’swillandcodicils,ifany,be admittedtoprobate.Thewilland anycodicilsareavailableforexam− inationinthefilekeptbycourt.

THEPETITIONrequestsauthorityto administertheestateunderthe IndependentAdministrationof EstatesAct.(Thisauthoritywill allowthepersonalrepresentative totakemanyactionswithout obtainingcourtapproval.Before takingcertainveryimportant actions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredto givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.) Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonMarch30,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:3,Room:3

Forinformationonhowtoappear remotelyforyourhearing,please visithttps://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

Forinformationonhowtoappear remotelyforyourhearing,please visithttps://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER: JocelynM.Godinho,Esq. 350EStreet

FirstFloor Eureka,CA95501 (707)442−7262

Filed:March6,2023

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NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF CATHERINEFINI CASENO.PR2300035 Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of CATHERINEFINI APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerDOUGLASJ.FINI IntheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt.

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatDOUGLASJ.FINIbeappointed aspersonalrepresentativeto administertheestateofthedece− dent.

THEPETITIONrequestsauthorityto administertheestateunderthe IndependentAdministrationof EstatesAct.(Thisauthoritywill allowthepersonalrepresentative totakemanyactionswithout obtainingcourtapproval.Before takingcertainveryimportant actions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredto givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.) Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonMarch30,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia,

givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.)

Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonMarch30,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:3,Room:3

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER:

DanielE.Cooper 611IStreet,SuiteA Eureka,CA95501 (707)443−8011

Filed:February14,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

NOTICEISGIVEN

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

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YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

thattheundersignedintendstosell thepersonalpropertydescribed belowtoenforcealienimposedon saidpropertypursuanttoSections 21700−21716oftheBusiness& ProfessionsCode,Section2328of theUCC,Section535ofthePenal Codeandprovisionsofthecivil Code.

T.S. No. 103248-CA APN: 077-021002-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/6/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER: DanielE.Cooper 611IStreet,SuiteA Eureka,CA95501 (707)443−8011

Filed:February14,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

On 3/27/2023 at 10:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 5/8/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-13476-19 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Humboldt County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: STEPHEN C. RITTER AND ANGELIQUE M. O. RITTER, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 825 5TH STREET, EUREKA, CA 95501 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 309 OAKRIDGE AVE, REDWAY, CA 95560 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The

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ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER:

DanielE.Cooper 611IStreet,SuiteA Eureka,CA95501 (707)443−8011

Filed:February14,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

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total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $270,624.78 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as

Theundersignedwillsellatauction bycompetitivebiddingonthe17th ofMarch,2023,at10:30AMin Scotia.PleasemeetatHoby’s Market105MainSt,Scotia,CAat 10:30am.Atthattimewewillshow bidderstheindividualunitloca− tions.

1.Unit9717−FredElliot

2.Unit9123−JoeBarrote

3.Unit9124−JamesStoller

4.Unit9126/9127−Abraham Kennedy

NOTICE

a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 103248-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

5.Unit9212−ChristineChapman

6.Unit9216−JacobBeyer

7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

SixRiversProperty Management 75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540 (707)725−1094

TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 103248-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

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Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108

Theundersignedwillsellatauction bycompetitivebiddingonthe17th ofMarch,2023,at10:30AMin Scotia.PleasemeetatHoby’s Market105MainSt,Scotia,CAat

10:30am.Atthattimewewillshow bidderstheindividualunitloca− tions.

Title Order No.:05946998

1.Unit9717−FredElliot

Trustee Sale No.: 86125 Loan

No.: 2022001 APN: 221-021-008-000

2.Unit9123−JoeBarrote

3.Unit9124−JamesStoller

4.Unit9126/9127−Abraham

Kennedy

5.Unit9212−ChristineChapman

6.Unit9216−JacobBeyer

7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/5/2022. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 3/28/2023 at 11:00 AM, UNION HOME LOAN, INC. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 1/20/2022 as Instrument No. 2022-001228 in book ////, page //// of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Humboldt County, California, executed by: H2 EQUITY, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , as Trustor SEE ATTACHED BENEFICIARY ADDENDUM

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

Beneficiary Addendum Loan # 2022001

SixRiversProperty Management

75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540

(707)725−1094

Theundersignedwillsellatauction bycompetitivebiddingonthe17th ofMarch,2023,at10:30AMin

Scotia.PleasemeetatHoby’s Market105MainSt,Scotia,CAat

10:30am.Atthattimewewillshow bidderstheindividualunitloca− tions.

1.Unit9717−FredElliot

2.Unit9123−JoeBarrote

3.Unit9124−JamesStoller

tions.

1.Unit9717−FredElliot

2.Unit9123−JoeBarrote

3.Unit9124−JamesStoller

4.Unit9126/9127−Abraham

Kennedy

5.Unit9212−ChristineChapman

6.Unit9216−JacobBeyer

4.Unit9126/9127−Abraham Kennedy

5.Unit9212−ChristineChapman

6.Unit9216−JacobBeyer

7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

SixRiversProperty Management 75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540 (707)725−1094

4.Unit9126/9127−Abraham

Kennedy

5.Unit9212−ChristineChapman

6.Unit9216−JacobBeyer

7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

SixRiversProperty Management 75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540 (707)725−1094

Edelman Media, Inc. a California Corporation as to an undivided 15.000% interest and Wayne Mollard and Lori Mollard, husband and wife, as joint tenants as to anundivided 15.000% interest and Mark Grumet and/or Pearl Grumet, Trustees of the Grumet Family Trust u/t/d April 18, 2013, or any successor trustee thereto as to an undivided 12.500% interest and Jason D. Grumet and Natalie R. Grumet, husband and wife as joint tenants as to an undivided 12.500% interest and William Houck, Trustee of the Houck Family Trust, as to an undivided 10.000% interest and Malkim Capital, LLC a California limited liability corporation as to an undivided 10.000% interest and Bruce Harris and Anastasia Harris, husband and wife as joint tenants with rights of survivorship as to an undivided 10.000% interest and Millennium Trust Co., LLC Custodian FBO James Maloney Traditional IRA as to an undivided 9.800% interest and Solomon Alexander Mizrahi, Trustee of the Solomon Alexander Mizrahi Living Trust dated June 11, 1990, as to an undivided 5.200% interest , as Beneficiary WILL

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SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Outside the front entrance to the County Courthouse located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE –continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: See Exhibit “A”

Attached Hereto And Made A Part Hereof. TS# 86125 / APN # 221-021-008000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT “A”

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL ONE: THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 2 EAST, HUMBOLDT MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF SAID LAND. PARCEL TWO: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, APPURTENANT ONLY TO PARCEL ONE ABOVE, FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO CONVEY SAID EASEMENT TO OTHERS, OVER THOSE STRIPS OF LAND OF THE UNIFORM WIDTH OF 70 FEET, THE CENTERLINES OF WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS ROADS “A” AND “D” ON THE RECORD OF SURVEY MADE BY JOSEPH J. SCHERF, WHICH SURVEY IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, IN BOOK 25 OF SURVEYS, PAGES 32, 33 AND 34. PARCEL THREE: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, APPURTENANT ONLY TO PARCEL ONE ABOVE, FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO CONVEY SAID EASEMENT TO OTHERS, OVER A STRIP OF LAND, 60 FEET IN WIDTH, AS GRANTED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM JAMES O. JOHNSON, ET AL AND RECORDED DECEMBER 27, 1968 IN BOOK 986 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 236, HUMBOLDT COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING FROM PARCEL THREE THAT PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN PARCEL TWO ABOVE. PARCEL FOUR: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, APPURTENANT ONLY TO PARCEL ONE ABOVE FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO CONVEY SAID EASEMENT TO OTHERS, OVER A STRIP OF LAND OF THE UNIFORM WIDTH OF 70 FEET, THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH BEING THE CENTERLINE OF THE EXISTING ROAD RUNNING FROM THE MOST NORTHERLY TERMINUS OF COURSE NO. 38 OF ROAD “D” AS SHOWN ON THE RECORD OF SURVEY IN BOOK 25 OF SURVEYS, PAGE 33, REFERRED TO IN PARCEL TWO ABOVE, IN A GENERAL EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PARCEL ONE ABOVE, THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF SAID EXISTING ROAD BEING SHOWN ON THE RECORD OF SURVEY MADE BY DONALD E. BUSHNELL ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, IN BOOK 25 OF SURVEYS, PAGE 150, BEING THE SAME AS LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED RESERVED BY MCKEE & SONS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, IN THE FOLLOWING DEEDS: (A) DEED TO EUGENE RAY SPANGLER AND WIFE, RECORDED FEBRUARY 10, 1971 IN BOOK 1076 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 229, UNDER RECORDER’S

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7.Unit9226−GregoryHammond

8.Unit9232/9237−ShellyBurns

9.Unit9335−MichaelAmador

10.Unit9404−LigeiaHassal

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

SixRiversProperty Management 75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540 (707)725−1094

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FILE NO. 2092, HUMBOLDT COUNTY RECORDS. (B) DEED TO JEAN G. GREENE, RECORDED MARCH 22, 1971, IN BOOK 1080 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 596, UNDER RECORDER’S FILE NO. 4179, HUMBOLDT COUNTY RECORDS. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3845 Thomas Road, Miranda, CA 95553 “VACANT LAND” Directions to said land may be obtained by submitting a written request within ten(10) days from the first publication of this notice to: California TD Specialists 8190 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills, California 92808. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $1, 120,335.72 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 2/17/2023 UNION HOME LOAN, INC., as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808

PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE

SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869

PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid on a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate

11.Unit9723−LeslieCrowley

SixRiversProperty Management 75512thStreet Fortuna,CA95540 (707)725−1094

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NOTICE

the existence, priority, and size of the outstanding lien that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-4777869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 86125. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” For sales conducted after January 1, 2021: NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (844) 477-7869, or visit this internet website www.STOXPOSTING.com, using the file number assigned to this case 86125 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid; by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code; so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR DINING SERVICES POURING AND BEVERAGE RIGHTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Redwoods Community College District, of the County of Humboldt, State of California, is soliciting proposals for Dining Services Pouring and Beverage Rights on April 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM PST.

Proposal Documents (RFP) are available at: College of the Redwoods 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501 Website: https://www.redwoods.edu/businessoffice/Purchasing

Inquiries may be directed to: Ashley Mitchell, Manager, Dining Services and Bookstore via Email: Ashley-Mitchell@redwoods.edu.

PROPOSALS ARE DUE: No later than 2:00 PM PST on April 18, 2023

All proposals must be submitted by email to Julia-Morrison@redwoods. edu or by thumb drive via USPS mailed to: College of the Redwoods, Attn: Julia Morrison, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501. Only proposals that are in strict conformance with the instructions included in the Request for Statements of Proposals will be considered. Redwoods Community College District

CONSTRUCTION OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS RE-ENTRY RESOURCE

CENTER COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT PROJECT NUMBER: 170223

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids from the prequalified General Contractors listed below are invited by the Department of Public Works of Humboldt County, a public body, corporate and politic, for the performance of all the work and the furnishing of all the labor, materials, supplies, tools, and equipment for the following project:

Pursuant to the Contract Documents on file with the Department of Public Works of Humboldt County.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, March 07, 2023 at the Humboldt County Jail Administration Office, 901 5th Street, Eureka, California. Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications will be available on March 1, 2023.

The following Contractors successfully prequalified through a public prequalification RFQ process released by the County of Humboldt in July of 2022: Arntz Builders, Inc., CA Lic. #856393; Broward Builders, Inc., CA Lic. #602146; Roebbelen Contracting, Inc., CA Lic. #734124; Sletten Construction Company, CA Lic. #446809; Stronghold Engineering, Inc., CA Lic. #787490; S+B James Construction Co., CA Lic. #521929. Bids for this work will only be accepted from the General Building Contractors listed above.

Each Bid must be contained in a sealed envelope addressed as set forth in said Bid Documents, and filed at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County, 825 5th Street, Room 111, Eureka, California at or before 2:00 P.M., Pacific Daylight Time, on April 4, 2023. All Bids will be publicly opened and summary amounts read aloud. The officer whose duty it is to open the Bids will decide when the specified time for the opening of Bids has arrived.

Each bid must be in accordance with the bid documents, construction drawings and specifications on file at the Humboldt County Department of Public Works, 1106 Second Street, Eureka, CA 95501. These bid documents, construction drawings and specifications are available for viewing or downloading through the Humboldt County Department of Public Works website at humboldtgov.org/bids.aspx. Also through this website, a bidder may view and join a Document Holder’s List for this work. Joining the Document Holder’s List, and checking to see if there are addenda issued prior to bidding are the sole responsibility of the bidder. If any addendum is issued, the County will attempt to notify each document holder on the Document Holder’s List using the email address entered onto the Document Holder’s List. County shall not in any way be responsible or liable for failure of a document holder to receive notification. It is the bidder’s responsibility, prior to submitting the bid, to check the website or otherwise inquire to determine whether the County has issued any Addenda.

Each Bid shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the County within the Bid Documents. All forms must be completed.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of Bidder’s Security to with a certified check or a cashier’s check payable to the County, U.S. Government Bonds, or a Bid Bond executed by an admitted insurer authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California (in the form set forth in said Contract Documents). The Bidder’s security shall be in the amount

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Redwoods Community College District, of the County of Humboldt, State of California, is soliciting proposals for qualified general construction contractors for capital improvement projects, proposals are due on March 31, 2023 at 2:00 PM PST.

Proposal Documents (RFQ) are available at: College of the Redwoods 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501 Website: https://www.redwoods.edu/businessoffice/Purchasing Inquiries may be directed to: Julia Morrison, Vice President of Administrative Services, Julia-Morrison@ redwoods.edu. PROPOSALS ARE DUE: No later than 2:00 PM PST on March 31, 2023. All proposals must be submitted electronically by email to Julia- Morrison@redwoods.edu, or a hard copy by mail to: College of the Redwoods, Office of the Vice President, Administrative Services, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501.

Only proposals that are in strict conformance with the instructions included in the Request for Statements of Proposals will be considered. Redwoods Community College District

equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the Bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory faithful performance bond and a satisfactory payment bond in the forms set forth in said Bid Documents.

The County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalities in any Bid. No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of onehundred (100) calendar days subsequent to the opening of Bids without the consent of the County.

All Bidders will be required to certify that they are eligible to submit a Bid on this project and that they are not listed either (1) on the Controller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders/Contractors, or (2) on the debarred list of the Labor Commissioner of the State of California.

The successful Bidder shall possess a valid Contractor’s license in good standing, with a classification of “B” (General Building Contractor) at the time the contract is awarded.

The successful Bidder will be required to comply with all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations both at the time of award and throughout the duration of the Project.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Section 1771.1(a) of the California Labor Code, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in Sections 1770 et seq. of the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. It is not a violation of Section 1771.1(a) for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor, and each subcontractor participating in the Project, shall be required to pay the prevailing wages as established by the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, Phone: (415) 703-4780.

The attention of Bidders is directed to the fact that the work proposed herein to be done will be financed in whole or in part with State and County funds, and therefore all of the applicable State and County statutes, rulings and regulations will apply to such work.

In the performance of this contract, the Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in accordance with the provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. (Government Code section 12900et seq.)

In accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public contractors’ code, the Contractor may elect to receive 100% of payments due under the contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment, by entering into an Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits In Lieu of Retention.

By: Kathy Hayes Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Humboldt, State of California

PUBLICSALE

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthatthe undersignedintendstosellthe personalpropertydescribedbelow toenforcealienimposedonsaid propertypursuanttoSections

21700−21716oftheBusiness& ProfessionsCode,Section2328of theUCC,Section535ofthePenal Codeandprovisionsofthecivil Code.

Theundersignedwillsellatauction bycompetitivebiddingonthe15th ofMarch,2023,at9:00AM,onthe premiseswheresaidpropertyhas beenstoredandwhicharelocated atRainbowSelfStorage.

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 4055BroadwayEureka,CA,County ofHumboldt.

LindaDamm,Space#5001

LindaDamm,Space#5008

LindaDamm,Space#5031

SweetmollyRios−Adkins,Space# 5202

RebeccaMaynard,Space#5218

HermanBrown,Space#5267

IanGoddi,Space#5273

JamieJames,Space#5283

JamesSweeten,Space#5322

HeatherLink,Space#5441

KoreyKennedy,Space#5443

ShawnGallagherJr.,Space#5510

LatanyaJacob,Space#5551

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 639W.ClarkStreetEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

LoganKeyser,Space#2817

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 3618JacobsAvenueEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

ZacharyMonroe,Space#1114(Held inCo.Unit)

KellyLovan,Space#1173

ErickCarrera,Space#1226

FrancescaOrtega,Space#1236

AndrewMcCornack,Space#1325

SamiraMendoza,Space#1374

JamesLewis,Space#1603

ZacharyMonroe,Space#1114(Held inCo.Unit)

KellyLovan,Space#1173

ErickCarrera,Space#1226

FrancescaOrtega,Space#1236

AndrewMcCornack,Space#1325

SamiraMendoza,Space#1374

JamesLewis,Space#1603

ClaraBolster,Space#1669

VernitaColeman,Space#1736

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 105IndianolaAvenueEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

CeceliaLangan,Space#239

MichaelGodecki,Space#275

DanConant,Space#286

GwendolynPrice,Space#297

ArnoldHeron,Space#344(Heldin Co.Unit)

DeniseAlora−Landry,Space#358

JamesLewis,Space#368

TinaGraves,Space#506

MoniqueEdwards,Space#547

ColinSentance,Space#582

RaleighShaw,Space#796

DavidDearinger,Space#797

RichardSanchez,Space#808

JonathanTrianosky,Space#809

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 1641HollyDriveMcKinleyville,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

MarkWescott,Space#2120

DouglasPaulis,Space#3259

DouglasPaulis,Space#4108

AnthonyVerdin,Space#4123

BrittaneyNunes,Space#7205

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 2394CentralAvenueMcKinleyville CA,CountyofHumboldtandwill besoldimmediatelyfollowingthe saleoftheaboveunits.

ReidRimmer,Space#9608

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 180FStreetArcataCA,Countyof Humboldtandwillbesoldimmedi− atelyfollowingthesaleofthe aboveunits.

JoseCorona,Space#4306

KristinaCrummett,Space#4316

KevinLotz,Space#4352

NicoleMeyer,Space#6014

JeffersonShelton,Space#6117

JackDeCorso,Space#6119

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 1641HollyDriveMcKinleyville,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

RainbowSelfStorageauctionsmust pre−qualify.Fordetailscall707−443 −1451.

Purchasesmustbepaidforatthe timeofthesaleincashonly.Allpre −qualifiedBiddersmustsigninat 4055BroadwayEurekaCA.priorto

KristinaCrummett,Space#4316

KevinLotz,Space#4352

NicoleMeyer,Space#6014

JeffersonShelton,Space#6117

JackDeCorso,Space#6119

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 940GStreetArcataCA,Countyof Humboldtandwillbesoldimmedi− atelyfollowingthesaleofthe aboveunits.

GageNorton,Space#6320

StevenCrivelli,Space#6403

SuzanneHernandez,Space#6414

Itemstobesoldinclude,butare notlimitedto: Householdfurniture,officeequip− ment,householdappliances,exer− ciseequipment,TVs,VCR,micro− wave,bikes,books,misc.tools, misc.campingequipment,misc. stereoequip.misc.yardtools,misc. sportsequipment,misc.kidstoys, misc.fishinggear,misc.computer components,andmisc.boxesand bagscontentsunknown.

Anyoneinterestedinattending RainbowSelfStorageauctionsmust pre−qualify.Fordetailscall707−443 −1451.

Purchasesmustbepaidforatthe timeofthesaleincashonly.Allpre −qualifiedBiddersmustsigninat 4055BroadwayEurekaCA.priorto 9:00A.M.onthedayoftheauction, noexceptions.Allpurchaseditems aresoldasis,whereisandmustbe removedattimeofsale.Saleis subjecttocancellationforany reasonwhatsoever.

Auctioneer:KimSantsche, EmployeeforRainbowSelf− Storage,707−443−1451,Bond# 40083246.

3/2,3/9(23−063)

NOTICEOFPUBLICLIENSALE

PursuanttotheCaliforniaself− serviceStorageFacilityAct,(B&P Code21700et.seq.),noticeis herebygiventhataLienSalewillbe heldbytheundersignedonFriday, March17,2023@10:00am,tosatisfy thelienonpersonalproperty includingbutnotlimitedtoelec− tronics,furniture,clothing,appli− ances,gardeningequipment,tools and/orothermiscellaneousitems locatedat:SEAWOODTERRACE

STORAGEFACILITY,700SEAAVE EUREKA,CA95503,(707)444−3835

STOREDBYTHEFOLLOWING

PERSONS:#21DawnAlton.Ernie Bull.Allsalesaresubjecttoprior cancellation.Allitemsmustbepaid foratthetimeofsalebycashonly. Allpurchasedgoodsaresold"asis" andmustberemovedthedayof sale.

Published03/02/23and03/09/23 byRentor,(707)444−3835.

Contactname:Rentor

Contactlocation:Eureka,California, USA

Contactphone:(707)444−3835

Contacte−mail: support@rentor.com 3/2,3/9(23−068)

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIACountyofHumboldt PETITIONTODECLAREMINOR FREEFROMPARENTAL CUSTODYANDCONTROL (FamilyCode7820,etseq.) No.AD2000014

Inthematterofthepetitionof: KARISSACHAIREZ OnBehalfof:RILEYGOSSIEN Minor(s),forFreedomFrom ParentalCustodyandControl

Petitioneralleges:

1.Petitioner,KarissaSChairezisthe motheroftheminor(s),subjectto thispetition,andhassolelegaland physicalcustodyofsaidminor(s). Petitionandtheminor(s)residein HumboldtCounty,California.

2.Thewhereaboutsof:Elyjah Grenchfieldthenaturalbiological fatheroftheminor(s)child(ren): RileyD.R.Gossien

3.Oneorbothofthefollowingare true:

Thenaturalfather/motherof theminor(s)leftsaidminor(s)inthe custodyandcontrolofthePeti− tioner,themother/fatherofthe minor(s),withtheintentto abandonsaidminor(s).

Thenaturalmother/fatherof theminor(s)hasnotcommunicated withtheminor(s),ormadeany provisionsforthesupportofthe minor(s),orhasmadeonlytoken effortstocommunicateand/or supporttheminor(s)foraperiodof overoneyear.

WHEREFORE,Petitionrespectfully requeststheCourttoOrderof Judgmentdeclaringtheminor(s)be freefromthecustodyandcontrol of:ElyjahGrenchfield.

VERIFICATION

ThestatementsintheabovePeti− tionaretrueofmyownknowledge, exceptastothemattersthatare thereinstateonmyinformation andbelief,andastothosemattersI believethemtobetrue.

Ideclareunderpenaltyofperjury thattheforegoingistrueand correct.

Dated:August9,2022

Filed:August10,2022

s/KarissaChairez 3/9,3/16,3/23,3/30(23−074)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00034

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

PERFECTWAVECOFFEE

Humboldt 1167HilfikerDr Arcata,CA95521

ChristopherDPoli 1167HilfikerDr Arcata,CA95521

1167HilfikerDr Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sChristopherPoli,Owner

ThisJanuary18,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−047)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00045

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

PATAGONIAHOMECARE

Humboldt 12229thSt Arcata,CA95521

FranciscaILastarria 12229thSt Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJanuary1,2023 Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sFranciscaILastarria,Owner

ThisJanuary23,2023 JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−046)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00071

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas WOODBENDERS

Humboldt 45315thSt Fortuna,CA95540

POBox283 Fortuna,CA95540

MargaretHGroff 45315thSt Fortuna,CA95540

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonDecember5,2017

classified@north coastjournal.com

442-1400 × 314

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sMargaretGroff,Owner

ThisFebruary1,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

bywc,HumboldtCountyClerk

2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−051)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00085

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

CHATEAUXCYBELE

Humboldt

1129LarryStreet Arcata,CA95521

CybeleLDouglasPoree

1129LarryStreet Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonFebruary6,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sCybeleDouglasPoree,Owner

ThisFebruary6,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bywc,HumboldtCountyClerk

2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−045)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00088

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

IDREAMINGRAVEL

Humboldt 550SouthGStreetSuite29 Arcata,CA95521

MichaelPO'Donnell

1196AndersonLane Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonFebruary7,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00089

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

HIGHQUALITYHUMBOLDT/LOST COASTTRAININGANDEQUIPMENT

Humboldt 42101MattoleRd Petrolia,CA95558

SaferSolutionsLLC 201724910182 42101MattoleRd Petrolia,CA95558

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJanuary2016

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sDavidSmith,CEO

ThisFebruary8,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 3/2,3/9,3/16,23(23−073)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00091

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas EMERALDCRYSTALCREATIONS

Humboldt 3031DolbeerSt Eureka,CA95501

JudithCOsadolo 3031DolbeerSt Eureka,CA95501

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sJudithOsadolo,Owner

ThisFebruary9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−053)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00092

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sMargaretGroff,Owner

ThisFebruary1,2023

/sMichaelO’Donnell,Owner/ Operator

ThisFebruary7,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk 2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−049)

Humboldt

7571BenbowDrive

Garberville,CA95542

RTValuations,LLC CA202251616811

7571BenbowDrive

Garberville,CA95542

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sJohnMaguire,CEO

ThisFebruary9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/9,3/16,23,3/30(23−075)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00095

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

HUMBOLDTEVENTCOMPANY

Humboldt

435GreenwoodAve BlueLake,CA95525

POBox1067 BlueLake,CA95525

HumboldtWeddingCompanyLLC CA202354619090 435GreenwoodAve BlueLake,CA95525

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonFebruary9,2023 Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sKareeToyama,Managing Member

ThisFebruary9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

2/16,2/23,3/2,3/9(23−050)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00098

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

ALLDOGSBISCUITBAKERY

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

REDWOODTRUSTVALUATIONS

Humboldt 7571BenbowDrive Garberville,CA95542

RTValuations,LLC

CA202251616811 7571BenbowDrive Garberville,CA95542

Humboldt 4612UnionSt Eureka,CA95503

POBox6162 Eureka,CA95502

LindaSReed 4612UnionSt Eureka,CA95503

RaymondCRitter 4612UnionSt Eureka,CA95503

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program

HICAP Counselor – Based in Humboldt County Part time (20 hours/week). Provides information and advocates for Medicare eligible clients. Duties include informing the public about Medicare and private health insurance programs and assisting Medicare beneficiaries through counseling and advocacy to su pport informed decision making. Generous holiday, vacatio n, sick leave, health and dental package.

Salary is $18.50-28.50 DOE

Submit A1AA application (see above), two letters of recommendation, and a cover letter to 333 J Street, Eureka, CA 95501. A pre-employment background check is required of all final candidates. Open until filled Contact Ben Winker at 707-444-3000, Ext. 222 or BWINKER@A1AA.ORG

City of Arcata DISPATCHER (Police Department)

Dispatcher: $37,972.21 - $46,155.46/yr. Senior Dispatcher: $39,916.88 - $48,519.21/yr.

4% Salary increase in July 2023

$3,000 Hiring Bonus! Looking for an exciting and rewarding career where you can join a

in our community? Dispatchers serve as the primary link between the public and police

non-emergency calls. An ideal candidate is team-oriented, possesses a strong work ethic, and has exceptional customer service and communication skills. We provide extensive training, so those without related course training or public safety dispatch experience are encouraged to apply.

Apply or review the full job duties at: https:// www.governmentjobs.com/careers/arcataca

736 F Street, Arcata, (707) 822-5953. EOE.

K’ima:w Medical Center

an entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, is seeking applicants for the following positions:

PATIENT BENEFITS-REGISTRATION CLERK –FT Regular ($18.62 - $23.13 per hour DOE)

COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE CHR – FT Regular ($19.54 - $26.33 per hour DOE)

HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR FT REGULAR ($20.12 – $26.81 per hour DOE)

PHARMACIST – FT Regular ($70.31 - $87.42 per hour DOE)

COALITION COORDINATOR – FT Regular ($17.14 - $20.01 per hour)

PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD (PHR)/ MEDICAL RECORDS SPECIALIST – FT Regular ($18.62 - $23.77 per hour DOE)

MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST – FT Regular ($17.90 - $24.25 per hour DOE)

HOUSEKEEPER – FT Regular ($15.00 - $19.57 per hour DOE)

MEDICATION REFILL CLERK – FT Regular ($16.24 - $22.48 per hour DOE)

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSIST – FT REGULAR ($20.44 - $27.55 PER HOUR

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Redwood Coast Regional Center

Be a part of a great team!

LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

FT in Eureka, CA. Provide clinical services for individuals w/dev & intellectual disabilities. Sal range starts $7704/mo. Exc. bene. Visit www.redwoodcoastrc.org for more info & required docs. EOE

Redwood Coast Regional Center

Be a part of a great team!

SOCIAL WORKER

FT in Eureka, CA. Advocating & coord. services for indiv. w/dev & intellectual disabilities. Requires BA w/exp in human services or related field. Sal range starts $3990/mo. Exc. bene. Visit www.redwoodcoastrc.org for more info & required docs. EOE

DOE) OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT – FT Regular ($18.62 - $25.09 per hour DOE)

CARE MANAGER (RN OR LVN) – FT Regular ($43.05 - $53.78 per hour DOE)

OUTREACH MANAGER/PHN/RN – FT Regular ($40.02 - $49.99 per hour DOE)

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER –FT Regular (Salary DOE)

PHARMACY CLERK – Temporary ($16.24 - $22.48 per hour DOE)

PHARMACY CLERK – FT Regular ($16.24 - $22.48 per hour DOE)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/BILLER – FT REGULAR – ($18.42 - $20.00 per hour)

EMT-1 – Temporary

PARAMEDIC – FT Regular

GRANT WRITER & PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS – FT/Regular ($29.00-36.00 per hour DOE)

DENTAL HYGIENIST – FT/ Regular ($39.00-43.00 DOE)

PHYSICIAN – FT/Regular

MEDICAL DIRECTOR – FT/Regular

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – FT/Regular

MAT RN CARE MANAGER – FT/Regular

DENTIST – FT/Regular

All positions above are Open Until Filled unless otherwise stated. For an application, job description, and additional information, contact: K’ima:w Medical Center, Human Resources, PO Box 1288, Hoopa, CA, 95546 or call 530-625-4261 or email: apply@ kimaw.org for a job description and application.

You can also check our website listings for details at www.kimaw.org. Resume and CV are not accepted without a signed application.

Northcoast Children’s Services

Do you love being with children?

Do you enjoy supporting children learn and grow?

Are you looking for a meaningful profession?

Do you want a job that has evenings and weekends off?

Northcoast Children’s Services may be what you’re looking for!

Northcoast Children’s Services provides early education and family support services to children and families from pregnancy

toddler and preschool centers in a variety of locations in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

We have a variety of full and part time positions working with children and families.  holidays to all employees and an additional  care option to full time employees. All employees may also obtain assistance with education and child development permits.

We are currently looking for people   center directors and home visitors.

  after 2 months of full-time employment.

 for more information on how to join our growing team! https://ncsheadstart. org/employment-opportunities/

Northcoast Children’s Services

ASSOCIATE TEACHER, Willow Creek

Assists teacher in the implementation and supervision of activities for preschool children. Requires a minimum of 12 ECE units—including core classes—and at least one-year experience working with children. F/T. 32 hrs./wk., $17.93$18.83/hr. Open Until Filled.

TEACHER, McKinleyville

Responsible for development & implementation of classroom activities—provide support and supervision for a toddler program. Must have 12 core in ECE/CD (with 3 units in Infant/Toddler Development or Curriculum), meet Associate Teacher Level on the Child Development Permit Matrix, and one-yr. exp. teaching in a toddler setting. P/T position: 25 hrs./wk. $18.44-$20.33/hr. Open Until Filled.

TEACHER, Eureka

Responsible for development & implementation of classroom activities—providing support and supervision for a toddler program. Must have 12 core in ECE/CD (with 3 units in Infant/Toddler Development or Curriculum), meet Associate Teacher Level on the Child Development Permit Matrix, and have one-yr. experience teaching in a toddler setting. F/T position: 36 hrs./wk. $18.44-$20.33/hr. Open Until Filled.

Please note: Per grant requirements, All NCS

Northcoast Children’s Services

TEAM TEACHER, Crescent City

Responsible for the development & implementation of classroom activities for toddler age children. Must have 12 core in ECE/ CD (with 3 units in Infant/Toddler Development or Curriculum), meet Associate Teacher level on Child Development Permit Matrix, and have one-yr. experience teaching in a toddler setting. F/T 37.5 hrs./wk. M-F. $18.69-$19.62/hr. Open Until Filled.

ASSISTANT TEACHERS, (Various Programs/Locations)

of the classroom for a preschool program. 6-12 ECE units preferred or enrolled in ECE classes and have 6 months’ exp. working w/ children. P/T 17-27 hrs./wk. $15.88-$17.50/hr. Open Until Filled.

INTERPRETERS, Eureka, Fortuna

Assist in interpreting in class, at parent meetings and on home visits for children and families. Bilingual Spanish required. Must have 6 months’ experience working with children and families. Prefer 6-12 units in Early Childhood Education. P/T 12-20 hrs./wk. $15.88-$17.50/ hr. Open Until Filled.

an exemption must undergo weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Please contact Administrative Services if you need information regarding vaccinations or exemptions.

Submit applications to: Northcoast Children’s Services 1266 9th Street, Arcata, CA 95521 For addtl info & application please call 707-822-7206 or visit our website at www.ncsheadstart.org

Please note: Per grant requirements, All NCS  COVID -19 vaccination, except those who are  for an exemption must undergo weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Please contact Administrative Services if you need information regarding vaccinations or exemptions.

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