North Coast Journal 08-24-2023 edition

Not Expelled but Not Fully Welcome

By Alex Service

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UPCOMING DEMOS

Re: Parking, Housing and ‘Arkleyville’

Editor:

Rob Arkley has been in the news lately as the head of a coalition of citizens and business people protesting the loss of 640 parking spots in downtown Eureka to satisfy housing requirements (“Initiative Pits Housing Against Parking in Eureka,” Aug. 17). They say they are not against housing plans mandated by the state, but have a better location that will satisfy the pressure for housing the city is under without compromising hundreds of parking spots downtown.

As an unabashed conservative, he is swimming upstream against increasing progressive sentiment in Humboldt County. I would remind folks that Mr. Arkley has made many contributions to civic life in this area. Among others, generous donations to Eureka High School, the zoo, the waterfront area, the performing arts center, etc. We should acknowledge that Mr. Arkley has made Eureka a better place for citizens of all political persuasions. Now, let me elbow my way to the front of the line in criticism of some of Mr. Arkley’s political stances.

John Dillon, Eureka

Final Words

As the Sun rises Blindly touching what matters, My heart is soaring.

— Kirk Gothier

permanently.

Arkley’s initiative is anti-housing, anti-transit and anti-walkability. It’s bad for downtown, for the community, and for the environment. CRTP strongly urges Eurekans not to sign it.

Colin Fiske, Arcata

Editor:

Your recent article on Rob Arkley›s cynical and misleading «Housing for All» initiative accurately portrays it as pitting «housing against parking.» It would be more honest to call the initiative «Housing for Cars But Not People,» because it is designed to make it virtually impossible to build already planned, affordable downtown housing — along with a long-needed transit center — by banning the conversion of even a single public parking space.

Let’s put this in some context. The Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP) recently mapped off-street parking in downtown Eureka, and we found that more than a third of developable land is covered by parking lots. (Readers can explore the map at transportationpriorities. org/parkinglotmaps.) And that doesn’t even include street parking!

In other words, if you’re having trouble finding parking downtown, it’s not because there’s not enough of it. It’s because the parking supply hasn’t been well managed (although the city is starting to address this problem). And it’s because we haven’t invested enough in systems that allow people to get downtown easily without a car.

Parking doesn’t make downtown vibrant, people do. Nearby housing and convenient public transit are the most effective, equitable and climate-friendly ways to get people downtown. But instead of supporting affordable housing and a transit hub, the initiative would block these investments

Editor:

Thanks for the update on Rob Arkley’s latest effort to convert Eureka into Arklyeville — this time via his parking-versus-housing campaign. It reminds me of the scene in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life when the angel shows George Bailey what life is like in Pottersville, named and controlled by the richest man in town. Pottersville is a place filled with corruption, misery and meanness, just like its namesake.

In his most recent quest, Arkley champions the need for parking because he has safety concerns for employees who must walk past the unsavory multitudes to get to work. He cited “female employees” as potential targets. In Arkleyville, women are delicate and helpless creatures, needing protection (and convenient parking); they must be spared the ordeal of mincing too many steps to work in their fragile vulnerability, (which happens to be in broad daylight, aka “working hours”).

Arkley has yet to learn Eureka is not for sale. He didn’t have to shake his piggy bank too hard to fund a campaign complete with door-to-door canvassers, flyers in the mail, yard signs and petition-signing tables. Over time, his tactics change but his strategy has been constant: He wants to own Eureka. When it comes time to vote, I am confident Eureka will once again reject this millionaire’s obsession.

If, as indicated by his spokesperson, he won’t hang around to see it, I have to admit, it will be a snarky pleasure to say, “Bye Felicia.”

Sheila Evans, Eureka

A Car-free Existence

Editor:

I made a decision back in late May to stop driving my car. I did it to experience what life is like for many people in our small rural communities who don’t have a personal vehicle and have to figure out how to

move around Humboldt by bus, by bike or on foot. It is not easy, folks. But it does have some liberating advantages.

First and foremost, my not driving my own individual car means I am not contributing additional fossil fueled gas emissions to the atmosphere.

Secondly, I am saving money on car insurance, car repairs and high gas prices.

Thirdly, I am walking and biking a whole lot more and have lost 10 pounds.

Finally, taking the bus lets you sit up high and look out the windows at the amazing scenery and lets you meet other people riding the bus who are quite interesting to converse with.

The current reality of my car-free life, however, means that my movement is restricted due to buses not running on Sundays nor later at night. I can’t get out to Blue Lake for its Sunday events from Arcata. Trinidad and Eureka nighttime activities don’t have buses running back to Arcata late enough for me to fully participate in them. And Ferndale and the Humboldt County Fair don’t have any bus service at all, so the newly fixed bleacher seats won’t get filled by many of us to place our bets on the horse races and the amusement park rides and cotton candy counters will not get our

business.

Humboldt needs more bus drivers and more people taking the bus and more routes and extended hours. Planet Earth needs more of us people here in Redwood Country to lead the way in the future by taking climate action now to reduce our fossil fuel emissions and create a place where we all can live and thrive and travel to and fro together.

As Paul Simon sang, “Hop on the bus, Gus.”

Joanne McGarry, Arcata

About Spiritual Compassion

Editor:

Reading the same letter printed in several local publications made me wonder why Lynn Hubbard needed to publicly confess himself to being a heretic (“A Heretic Reflects on Spiritual Compassion,” Aug. 17). He admits to one-time Lutheran LCMS affiliation (same as Reverend Bramwell of whom he apparently has issues) and to his now apostate of Christian faith and alignment to pagan beliefs. He wanders in and out of the religions of the world trying to find his

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“way.” Is he confessing his past because in his own words, he “experimented in building a post-colonial, multi-cultural, inter-faith spiritual community” while running a Christian church on indigenous tribal lands? Are his actions of past life haunting his thoughts and blinding him to the poetry of the Bible? Poetry that cannot be expressed by an Islamic poet Mr. Hubbard quoted while lecturing in a ELCA Lutheran church in Ferndale?

He states he wants to create a spiritual community. “A new spiritual community has dawned” … and “… challenges … will not be solved by looking to the past and trying to reclaim a dead theology.” This is akin to the anti-Christ leading people astray. Augustine stated in his Confessions (quite some time in the past and forgive the paraphrasing) that loving a lie or false God, loving one’s own beliefs instead of God’s truth, and loving worldly praise of your own opinions more than the word of God, makes you a liar (false prophet).

I don’t think Mr. Hubbard needs to confess anything to the citizens of Humboldt. Perhaps Mr. Hubbard needs to re-read the Bible (John 14:6) if he is still trying to find his “way” and make his confession to the only one who can forgive. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Editor:

Myron Kelso, Eureka

Lynn Hubbard’s shared disappointment

(“A Heretic Reflects on Spiritual Compassion,” Aug. 17) regarding Tyrel Bramwell’s “rant” in which he called him, among other things, “the devil and the anti-Christ” just added to the glut of disheartening anti-Semitic, anti-”other” news we get bombarded with these days. According to Rev. Dr. Hubbard, Bramwell’s vitriol was in response to his voicing acceptance, respect, and love toward those who, in Pastor Bramwell’s opinion, do not deserve inclusion in the Christian community. Jesus said, “Let him

without sin throw the first stone.” One feels certain that Jesus had more in mind than just hand-held rocks and Rev. Bramwell ought to know that.

Nothing is less Christ-like than a Christian becoming a standard of the times. “Hang Mike Pence!” “You’re too honest!” Anti-Semitic fliers strewn like obscene flowers in the early morning hours in Trinidad, and when my friend was in a store in Ferndale some time ago and was asked if he was Italian and he said, “No. I’m Jewish,” the owner ordered: “Then get out of my store! And don’t come back!” Jesus was Jewish. He was never not Jewish. He was born, lived and died a Jew. He did not start a new religion; his followers did. Christians can sidestep that all they want but it was the convictions, belief and dogma of others that created Christianity, and apologists are, as they always have been, free to di er and defend the traditionally held teaching.

Likewise, Pastor Bramwell is free to disagree with Rev. Hubbard but calling him the vile things he did is reprehensible. As Joseph Welch said to Joe McCarthy in 1954, “Have you no sense of decency, Sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” Same to that store owner and Pastor Bramwell.

Editor:

Patricia Lazaravich, Trinidad

The column “A Heretic Reflects on Spiritual Compassion” by Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard was a soothing balm to my heart. In this era of demonizing all that is considered “other,” this courageous pastor chose love, rationality, inclusivity and his inspiring view on what religions should look like. Thank you!

Shame on you Tyrel Bramwell.

Carol Bise, Eureka

In Praise of SRL

Editor:

I am responding to the NCJ’s June 15, 2023, book review, “The Ghost Forest’s Haunting Histories.”

Save the Redwoods League (SRL) started acquiring property for the creation of

Humboldt Redwoods State Park in 1921. The acquisitions continued and currently Humboldt Redwoods SP spans 53,000 acres. This is the largest single expanse of old growth coastal redwoods on the planet. Also, in the 1920s SRL championed the creation of Jedediah Smith State Park.

Recognizing the near total devastation of redwoods that was occurring during the 20th century, there is no doubt that without SRL, and other individuals and organizations, the old growth coastal redwood would be virtually extinct today.

SRL has continued its advocacy for these forest monarchs with Redwoods Rising, a collaboration between the state and national parks and SRL, to eventually restore degraded second-growth forest to old growth status. This is vitally important work considering that an old growth sequoia sempervirens forest sequesters more carbon per acre than any other forest type on Earth.

There should be no doubt that, despite its racist and eugenic past, SRL has done and continues to do much good for planet Earth. SRL has publicly denounced and apologized for prior indiscretions by characterizing them as “abhorrent and reprehensible.” More work to heal the past is needed but let’s remember that other environmental groups such as the Sierra Club (John Muir) and the National Audubon Society (John Audubon) are struggling with the same issues.

SRL has helped save over 200,000 acres of redwood forest from destruction and has meaningfully apologized for past indiscretions. Public support of SRL is crucial so that it may continue to protect and restore our redwood forests (sempervirens and giganteum). Please, let’s not allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good!

Martin Smukler, McKinleyville

Correction

A story in the Aug. 3, 2023, edition of the North Coast Journal’s Best of Humboldt section on the winner of the Best Cultivator and Best Local Cannabis Farm categories included inaccurate information. According to owner Jason Gellman, Ridgeline Farms cultivates 9,600 square feet — less than a quarter-acre — of the firm on which his family lives. The Journal regrets the error.

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‘It’s All Gone’

Ferndale police o cer loses home in Lahaina blaze

By Thadeus Greenson thad@northcoastjournal.com

It was almost 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 when Faraz Soltani saw that gusting winds had pushed the fire burning through Lahaina, Maui, to the church across the street from his home and knew he had to flee.

“I knew it was a matter of minutes, if not seconds,” Soltani says. “When I saw that, I knew I had to get out.”

Soltani says he ran into his home o ce and grabbed his car keys, checkbook, some cash and his identification as a Ferndale Police Department reserve o cer and left, beginning a surreal escape that saw him drive over downed power lines and through smoke to a place of relative safety. There, with his gas tank nearly empty, Soltani says he sat awake through the night as the fire continued to rage, leveling his home, his business and his rental property.

“It’s all gone,” he says. “Everything is gone. Everything.”

Soltani is in Ferndale this week, fulfilling his seasonal role as a reserve o cer helping out during the Humboldt County Fair, as he has for more than a decade. Speaking to the Journal by phone from Pleasant Hill on Aug. 18, Soltani says he’s still trying to process all that’s happened, cycling through emotions — loss, gratitude, anger — while contemplating an uncertain future.

It was chance that first brought Soltani to Ferndale. Growing up, Soltani always looked up to his father, a now retired colonel in Iran who was part of the Shah’s police escort. He says he still pictures him with his immaculate uniform and polished shoes, and can still hear the way he talked to people. Soltani had planned to go back to Iran to follow in his father’s footsteps but the revolution in 1979 “cut o that bridge,” so he did other things, finding a career in water treatment and water systems. But the idea of policing always pulled, Soltani says, saying he felt drawn to the public service aspect of the profession and the chance to make a di erence in people’s lives.

“I get a lot of personal satisfaction out of helping people, talking to them, making

eye contact with them, trying to help them,” he says.

So, in his mid-30s, Soltani went to the police academy with the goal of making policing a kind of side gig, something he could do to give back. He signed on as a reserve o cer in Marysville, where he worked under former Ferndale Police Chief Bret Smith, and later Citrus Heights. When Soltani and his wife, Elisabeta, decided to move to Hawaii in 2011, he mentioned to Smith that he was sad to leave policing behind and Smith, then the chief in Ferndale, said he had a seasonal position available working the fair. Soltani says he jumped at the chance, noting it would allow him to keep his certification current in California and work a couple of weeks a year doing something loved.

“That was a dream come true for me,” he says. “It was a once-in-a-billion-years opportunity to still be a cop.”

There were a few bumps in the road at first, Soltani says, recalling his first shift on foot patrol when he walked into a Ferndale watering hole only to have the bartender later call Smith to say he thought a “fake cop” had stopped by. But he says he quickly came to cherish his annual trip to the North Coast, and became a familiar face, at least a couple weeks a year, with Operation Safe Streets Eureka calling him a “shining example of selflessness and dedication” who spreads “positivity and warmth to everyone he meets.”

The Soltanis built a life for themselves in Lahaina, where their business installing and maintaining water features and aquariums took o and they raised their two sons (14 and 15) and daughter (5).

Soltani says he’s thankful Elisabeta and the kids had traveled to California a couple weeks before the fire broke out. He was only stopping over in Lahaina himself, he says, having arrived Aug. 7, the night before the fire broke out, to finish getting a

water system ready for installation on Aug. 8, with plans to catch up with the family the following day.

“It was very, very windy,” Soltani says, adding that a friend who picked him up from the airport said he’d never seen it that gusty.

The morning of the fire, Soltani says he woke up around 4 a.m. to find the power was out. As he worked on the water system throughout the day, he said he was repeatedly interrupted. First, someone texted to say a limb had broken o a tree on his property and was just “dangling” over the house. After dealing with that, a neighbor called to report trees down on his property, and that a panel of another neighbor’s corrugated metal roof had torn o and was blowing around in his yard. Around the time he was securing the 6-by-10-foot piece of metal and assessing the trees, Soltani says he noticed a “quite heavy, thick” plume of smoke coming up from the middle of town, maybe four blocks away, moving toward the ocean.

“Neither me nor my neighbors thought much of it because we’d seen fires before,” Soltani says. “I thought that if at some point we needed to evacuate, law enforcement or the fire department would announce it, or the alert system would go o , or we’d get a text alert. None of that happened.”

So Soltani says he kept doing things around the house, getting ready to head out of town, periodically checking on the smoke plume to see if it was coming closer.

“Here’s what I didn’t know: I did not know that the fire hydrants were out of water. I did not know the firefighters were not fighting the fire. I did not know the fire was just ravaging through Lahaina,” he says. “I didn’t know any of that.”

By the time Soltani says he realized

The remnants of the Soltanis’ Chevrolet Suburban sit among the remains of their house in Lahaina. Photo by Faraz Soltani

Ceramics by Loryn White

the severity of the situation, there was no time to do anything but try to save himself. He says he regrets not getting his wife’s wedding ring out of the safe, or taking the laptop with years of family photos on it, but he’s also not convinced the couple of minutes saved didn’t make all the di erence.

Soltani says his heart sank when got into his car and saw the gas light on and realized the tank was nearly empty — “I’m a cop, I should have known better” — and recalled the smoke was thick when he drove down Shaw Street from his home looking for a path to safety. He says he came to a T-intersection. To the left, he says, he could see fire and thick smoke. To the right, it was clear, so he went right. He says he quickly came upon a couple of power poles, their wires splayed across the road.

“I figured, what choice do I have,” he says, adding that he drove over them and continued on about 5 miles to a point he felt it was safe to stop before he ran out of gas.

There, he says he sat in his car all night, dazed. At some point, he says, a woman in a BMW parked next to him and got into his car. They talked for a while, he says, until she went back to her car to try to get some sleep. In the morning, he says he flagged down a passing motorist, who told him, “Lahaina is gone.”

Soltani says he’s still working to process how Maui — one of the world’s prime tourist destinations — could have been so ill-prepared for disaster.

Having served for years on the Maui County Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Soltani says he’d come to see the island’s government had a pretty lax approach to infrastructure improvement, saying that while areas around resorts would be fixed up, that wasn’t the case in neighborhoods. It also apparently wasn’t the case with the island’s water system, which collapsed under the strain of the fire, leaving hydrants dry.

While no o cial cause has yet been identified for the fire, many believe it was sparked by an active power line that fell in the high winds. Soltani says he thinks this is likely, noting that old power poles were never replaced on the island until they fell.

“They would simply wait for them to fail,” he says. “They never did preventative maintenance.”

But the thing that’s most frustrating to Soltani is that seemingly no one spread the word through the city that residents needed to leave as the fire raged out of control. He says there’s a tsunami alert system with towers throughout the city — including one just blocks from his house

— that are tested every Monday and could have been used but wasn’t. While o cials have said they feared sounding the alert would have sent habituated residents fleeing the sea toward the fire, Soltani says he feels “people would have used logic” and known the siren was warning of the fire. But Soltani says there were also no police cars with public address systems urging residents to leave, or anything other than neighbors telling neighbors.

Soltani sighs over the phone. He recalls that he twice went to the local police department to talk to two di erent chiefs about becoming a reserve o cer and was told both times he was needed and the department would be in touch, but no one ever followed through.

“Can you imagine if Lahaina had five, 10 reserve o cers who could have been deployed to help evacuate people? How many lives they could have saved?” he says.

As the Journal went to press Aug. 22, Maui police had confirmed 115 people had been killed in the fire, while more than 800 remained unaccounted for. Soltani says Lahaina is a small community and everyone’s been touched by the loss of life, noting that one of his son’s co-workers’ grandparents died in their car, while one of his employee’s sister and brother-in-law are missing.

“It’s such a small community, even if I don’t know somebody by name there’s a good chance I know them by face,” he says.

Less than two weeks removed from the disaster, Soltani says he’s still processing all that’s happened and what it means, noting he’s gone from denial and disbelief to a resignation that he probably won’t be able to pay his mortgage with his business and his income gone.

“I’m now realizing we’re so under insured,” he says.

Some family, friends and former co-workers — including some from Humboldt — have started sending the Soltanis donations through Elisabeta Soltani’s Venmo account, Faraz Soltani says, which is both helpful and touching.

The future is daunting, he says, and the anger at knowing so much of the loss of life and property was preventable is growing. But Soltani says he also knows it could have been so much worse.

“I keep telling myself, ‘I’m safe. My family is safe,’” he says. “By the grace of God.” ●

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

Wildfires, a Quake and a Hurricane

California received a one-two punch from Mother Nature as Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed torrential record rains and flooding across Southern California, and an earthquake struck near Ojai — all during what has historically been the state’s wildfire season. The wild weekend prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to head south, declaring a storm state of emergency even before crews began struggling to respond across a wide swath of the state.

On the afternoon of Aug. 19, the tropical storm made landfall in the northern Baja California peninsula, with wind speeds over 60 miles per hour as it barreled northward across Southern California’s coastal cities and pushed inland, swamping parts of the desert in knee-deep flood waters. Though Hilary had been downgraded from a hurricane, officials on Aug. 21 continued urging residents not to underestimate the damage it could bring — including flash floods, mudslides, thunderstorms, strong winds and power outages.

The storm was the “wettest tropical cyclone in state history,” according to Newsom’s office, and the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

The National Weather Service issued what it termed “life threatening” flash flood and tornado warnings, the Navy pulled its ships out of San Diego’s harbor, Death Valley National Park shut down, and public schools in Los Angeles and San Diego announced they would close Aug. 21, with plans to resume classes Aug. 22.

The state deployed 7,500 personnel in Southern California — including 3,900 Highway Patrol officers and 2,000 Caltrans workers — to aid local communities, and it dispatched resources for swift water rescue teams in high-risk areas

“There’s an old ancient curse that loosely is translated to, ‘May you live in interesting times,’” Newsom said. “It’s certainly interesting times — tornadoes, lightning strikes, I’ve got CalFire worried about wildfires … I walked out of the Office of Emergency Services in San Bernardino, check my phone and learned about an earthquake.”

A tropical storm is a rare problem for California, particularly in August. The state has been historically protected from hurricanes because of its cold Pacific Ocean currents, a wind pattern that pushes out major storms from the mainland and a

Repairs Complete, HumCo Fair is Off to the Races

This year’s Humboldt County Fair horse racing season took off from the starting gates Aug. 18, one week after emergency repairs were completed to prevent one of the annual event’s major draws from being scratched, which potentially could have put Ferndale’s spot on the racing circuit in jeopardy.

But the repairs — including the installation of metal supports around the structure — crossed the finish line on time Aug. 11, a little more than a month after the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved the up to $1 million to shore up damage from the Dec. 20 earthquake, with county and fair officials joining those

involved in the project Aug. 14 to mark the milestone.

The Humboldt County Fair, which opened Aug. 17 and runs through Aug. 24, generates an estimated $5 million in economic activity for the region.

While the state completed a preliminary assessment shortly after the magnitude 6.4 rocked the Eel River Valley, hitting Rio Dell particularly hard, Humboldt County personnel also inspected the grandstands at the request of the Humboldt County Fair Association.

“Based on the initial inspection of this facility and others, the county authorized funding to retain a structural engineering firm, KPFF, to perform in-depth analysis of

downward air flow. But as The Los Angeles Times explained, “an unusual set of weather patterns” and warm ocean waters (“essentially hurricane fuel”) enabled the tropical storm to take shape. The last time California experienced a tropical cyclone was 1939, when one made landfall near Long Beach and claimed nearly 100 lives on land and at sea.

Tropical Storm Hilary serves as another watery test for Newsom. Earlier this year, when devastating floods upended thousands of Californians, the governor said the state would provide relief to victims who did not qualify for federal emergency relief, namely undocumented residents. Months after his promise of “rapid response,” his office announced $95 million in assistance for those flood victims.

How the state will handle similar cases in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary remains a question.

Just hours after Hilary made landfall, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the Ventura County community of Ojai and its nearby region. Though no significant damage was reported, the two simultaneous events prompted internet-goers to dub Aug. 20 a #Hurriquake

And in a challenge more typical of California in August, on Aug. 19 the 3,000-acre Deep Fire forced residents and resortgoers to evacuate in Trinity County, and the National Weather Service issued a warning in Humboldt County for elevated fire weather conditions caused by lightning strikes.

The South Fork Complex, comprising four fires and a combined 950 acres burned as of Aug. 21, includes the Pilot Fire. Crews there are prioritizing “to prevent any runs up to the PG&E KV transmission line that supplies electricity to Eureka and surrounding communities on the coast,” according to the Aug. 21 update.

“In some ways this is an easier fire to fight as there is no recent fire history to create snags that complicate safety issues for firefighters,” the update states.

The Six Rivers Forest Complex, meanwhile, with seven fires, had burned 4,435 acres in areas of Hoopa and Orleans and closed portions of Redwood National and State Parks.

— Lynn La/CalMatters POSTED

structures, including the grandstands on April 18,” according to the county.

After the Humboldt County Fair Association Board received a June 26 briefing from county Public Works Director Tom Mattson on the draft report, which concluded the grandstands were unsafe for the public to use, the fair association reached out to the county for assistance.

A special board of supervisors meeting was called three-days later, at which Mattson told supervisors that the inspection determined the roof could fall in the event of another major earthquake and a 66-foot “fall zone” around the structure needed to be cordoned off, leaving two main options: a temporary stabilization at an estimated cost of $1 million or a “controlled failure” of the roof.

In the end, the supervisors voted 4-0, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson absent, in favor of the repairs after what board Chair Steve Madrone described as a “robust” discussion that included questions about whether the board should

allocate the funds during a difficult budget year and the responsibilities of the fair association — which manages the fairgrounds under a lease with the county.

The funds — essentially a loan — will come from the county’s 2020 finance plan, which County Administrative Office Elishia Hayes recommended at the meeting, saying those monies were immediately available and earmarked for infrastructure projects.

The county and the fair board have entered into an MOU, pledging to work together to come up with a reimbursement plan for the funds, which are only providing a temporary fix to the damage caused during the December earthquake, with the county stating in background materials for the Aug. 14 event that “it is unclear whether the state and/or federal governments will provide funding for this disaster-related expense.”

— Kimberly Wear POSTED 08.21.23

Not Expelled But Not Fully Welcome

Japanese experiences in Humboldt’s Chinese exclusion era, from education to terrorism

By Alex Service newsroom@northcoastjournal.com

Editor’s note: This story includes racist language in quotations from historical newspaper articles.

Humboldt County’s Chinese history is notorious. For nearly 70 years, from the mid-1880s to the early 1950s, a keynote of Humboldt’s public identity was the (false) assertion the county had successfully expelled all its Chinese or Chinese American residents. During one expulsion event in 1906, a past and future mayor of Eureka declared in a public meeting that Humboldt County was “no place for Chinese.” This county’s “no-Chinese” status was a source of aggressive and sometimes defensive pride for many in Humboldt, though changing socio-political realities, demographics and perspectives have since rendered it a shameful stain on our history.

Among the multiple complexities within the history of Humboldt’s Chinese exclusion era are the anomalous experiences of one particular ethnic group: Japanese immigrants. Classified ads and newspaper

articles from the period paint a somewhat disjointed picture, hinting that Japanese residents were accepted here in some capacities until racist tensions inspired an act of terrorism that may have played a part in a 40-year period in which no one of Japanese origin or descent o cially lived in Humboldt County.

From early in the exclusion era, one generalized understanding has been that Humboldt was not simply “no place for Chinese” but no place for people of any Asian ethnicity. Among the “potent facts” listed in a circa 1915 guide to Humboldt was the claim that this county had no Chinese or Japanese people within its borders. A 1937 Humboldt Times article was headlined “No Oriental Colonies Have Thrived Here Since 1885.”

However, the infamous Section 190 of the city of Eureka’s ordinances, which was not o cially repealed until 1959, only specifically identified Chinese people in its racial prohibitions, stating among other restrictions that “No Chinese shall ever be employed, either directly or indirectly,

on any work of the city.” Japanese people were not mentioned, which underscores a source of uncertainty within the county’s formidable racist forces during the exclusion era. They faced the question of whether Humboldt’s people should see all “Orientals” as being fundamentally alike, or whether they saw meaningful di erences that could justify admitting Japanese immigrants into the county.

When Humboldt’s Chinese residents were forcibly expelled in 1885 and 1886, few Japanese people had yet made the journey to America. Japanese immigration to the United States began about a generation after Chinese immigration. U. S. Census records show 148 Japanese people (mostly students) in the entire nation in 1880, with 2,039 in 1890 and 24,326 in 1900. In contrast, the Chinese populations in the United States in those three census years were 105,465, 107,488 and 118,746, respectively. The smaller numbers meant that during the height of anti-Chinese persecution in the 1880s and 1890s, Japanese immigrants were viewed as more of a curiosity

From left: Renowned seismologist Omori Fusakichi, of the Imperial University at Tokyo, traveled to Humboldt County during a survey of 1906 earthquake damage and was punched in the face while sightseeing. The San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 6, 1906 Nakanishi Miezou graduated from the Eureka Academy and Business College in 1889. Courtesy of Yuko Nakanishi and the Humboldt County Historical Society

The Kawana Trio performs in 1919, with a man believed to be Kawana the juggler, who performed in Eureka in 1909, at left.

Library of Congress Collection, public domain

than a threat or a divisive political issue.

The first Japanese visitors to Humboldt were probably a group of acrobats billed as the Prince Satzuma Royal Japanese Troupe, who performed here in August of 1876. In the late 1860s, the Japanese government ended its prohibition against Japanese citizens traveling abroad. Almost immediately, troupes of acrobats and jugglers became the first groups of Japanese to travel extensively overseas. The Prince Satzuma Troupe performed in Mexico and Arizona before embarking on their California tour, which included performances in Ferndale, Rohnerville, Hydesville and Arcata, as well as several in Eureka. Ticket prices ranged from 25 to 75 cents. The Humboldt Standard praised the troupe and advised, “Every man should go and take his wife and sister. If you haven’t any of your own, take some other fellow’s. But don’t fail to go and see them.”

Historical research has not discovered the identities of Humboldt’s first Japanese residents, nor whether any Japanese people lived here during the mid-1880s

Chinese expulsions. If they did, they were probably students at the Humboldt Seminary conducted by Isabella and Mary Prince, Maine-born sisters with illustrious careers as educators in the United States and Japan.

The 1880 U.S. Census showed the Princes in San Francisco as schoolteachers who also ran a boarding house. One of their boarders was a high-ranking diplomat, the vice-consul of Japan. Probably through this connection, the Prince sisters gained prominence for their work with Japanese students who traveled to the U.S. to continue their education.

In 1882, Isabella and Mary Prince became head-teachers of the Humboldt Seminary at Eureka’s Fifth and K streets (across from today’s Humboldt County Courthouse). Although no direct proof has yet been found that they taught Japanese students here, Mary Prince’s 1918 obituary states they did. According to the Portland, Maine, Sunday Telegram, “Miss Prince went to Eureka, Cal., where she opened a school called Humboldt Seminary … Here many Japanese pupils were sent to get American ideas and so successful was Miss Prince in her work that she was finally called to go to Tokio [sic] to teach in a government school.”

If any of the Prince sisters’ “many Japanese pupils” were indeed studying in Eureka in 1885, during the mob violence and expulsions of the city’s more than 300 Chinese residents, one wonders how impressed they could have been with “American ideas.”

Mary Prince traveled to Japan in September of 1886 and she and her sister lived in Tokyo for the next quarter-century, running the government-sponsored “American School” for upper-class girls. Shortly after the Princes’ departure from Eureka, the Humboldt Seminary re-opened as the Eureka Academy and Business College, under the leadership of professor Neil Phelps.

During Phelps’ time at the academy, two Japanese men are known to have studied there. Nishimura Shun is known to us from two articles in The Ferndale Enterprise. On June 15, 1888, the Enterprise listed “Shun Nishimura, Tokio, Japan” as a graduating member of the Academy’s Commercial Course. Then on June 29, the Enterprise noted, “Shun Nishimura, a graduate of the Eureka Academy, has taken his departure for Tokyo, Japan, his home.”

Twenty-seven-year-old Nakanishi Miezou graduated from the academy in May of 1889. The commencement announcement for Nakanishi’s class, listing “M. Nackanishi, Japan” among the graduates, is preserved in the collection of the Humboldt County Historical Society. After earning a business degree at Chestnutwood Business College in Santa Cruz,

Nakanishi returned to Japan. In 1897 he was the founding business manager of The Japan Times, Japan’s first English-language newspaper.

Although our knowledge of them is frustratingly incomplete, it’s clear that other Japanese people lived in Humboldt in the late 1880s. Throughout 1887, The Humboldt Times carried classified ads similar to this one from March 22: “Wanted — a situation in a private family to cook and do housework, by a young Japanese.” In October of the same year, the Times carried an ad from prospective employers: “Wanted — A Japanese boy, or a girl, to do general housework for a small family. Apply at Dr. Lewitt’s residence, corner of Fourth and H streets.” One wonders whether the ad that ran Dec. 27, 1887 was placed by Eureka Academy student Nishimura Shun: “An Intelligent Japanese Student desires a situation in some o ce or store.”

A maddeningly limited glimpse of one Japanese community member is found in the June 19, 1888, Times:

Jay Eshigami, a native of Japan, has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States. He is the first Japanese to do so in Humboldt County. The US Supreme Court has declared that the naturalization laws do not apply to Chinese, and that no Chinaman can become a citizen of this country. Whether or not this decision includes Japanese as well, is an open question.

No other information about Jay Eshigami has yet been discovered. There seem to be no records indicating that anyone of that name became a naturalized U.S. citizen around the year 1888. It seems unfortunately likely that Eshigami’s naturalization application was denied.

Despite the evidence Japanese people lived in Eureka at the time, The Humboldt Times apparently found it newsworthy when Japanese were spotted in the city — perhaps to reassure its readers these were not expelled Chinese who had returned. On July 22, 1888, the Times stated, “We have noted a number of Japanese on our streets during this week. They are seamen and came here as sailors on vessels that are laid up.” One such sailor got into di culty here, as reported in the March 13, 1889, Times: “A Japanese sailor was before the bar of justice yesterday for being drunk and disorderly. He paid a $6 fine.”

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The passenger list shows that there were fifteen of them.”

Research has not identified the 15 members of this Eureka “Japanese colony.” Despite the Times’ smugly racist declaration, “We can get along without them,” those people’s departure did not mean the end of Japanese presence in 19th century Humboldt. For example, on Oct. 10, 1889, a person identified only as “Japanese girl” was listed among the incoming passengers who arrived in Eureka on board the steamer Pomona. There is also an obscure reference in a December of 1889 Times article about the fundraising Christmas fair held by the Ladies’ Aid Society of Eureka’s First Congregational Church: “The coffee booth conducted by three handsome Japanese ladies was liberally and well patronized, and owing to the cold temperature, rather left the ice cream booth in the cold.” One wonders if these “Japanese ladies” were members of the Eureka “Japanese colony” who had not, in fact, departed — and if one of them was the anonymous Japanese girl who arrived in October — or if they were instead white Ladies’ Aid Society members wearing Japanese-inspired clothing.

Other Japanese people made brief appearances in the county during the 1890s, and departed swiftly due to the rising tide of anti-Asian racism. In December of 1895, Humboldt newspapers reported on seven Japanese men traveling through Trinidad to begin work for the Gold Bluff Mining Co. These men, The Ferndale Enterprise noted, “did not stay long. They were waited upon and told that their presence was not wanted, and they decided to depart while they could do so in good order.”

The 1900 U.S. Census listed no Japanese people in Humboldt County. (Despite the widely held belief that all Chinese Humboldters had departed, the census shows five Chinese men who remained in Humboldt, living in Klamath and Orleans.) However, if it is true that no Japanese lived in Humboldt in 1900, that did not remain the case for long. According to “Situations Wanted” ads in the Humboldt Times, at least two Japanese sought jobs as cooks in this area in January of 1906. One of them, who gave his name as “Charley,” described himself as, “Best Japanese cook, who has worked in hotels and private families for many years, wishes situation as cook; speaks English.”

The year 1906 is remembered in California history for the devastating San Francisco earthquake. Humboldt County felt the impacts of the April 18 quake in many ways, one of which was an embarrassing racist assault on the world’s leading earthquake expert.

Dr. Omori Fusakichi of Tokyo’s Imperial

University arrived in San Francisco in midMay, sent by the Japanese government to study the effects of the massive quake. He journeyed to Humboldt in early July and checked into the Vance Hotel on Second Street. The July 7 Humboldt Times reported as part of a lengthy article on the distinguished scientist:

Dr. Omori stated that eleven minutes after the earthquake in California they knew it in Japan, the vibrations being recorded by their instruments. … Not only did the doctor know that Mother Earth was shaking somewhere but by calculation [he] learned that California was the locality visited, and that the tremblor was one which did great damage. While it was several days before Humboldt knew that San Francisco had suffered, Tokio knew of it eleven minutes after the occurrence.

Omori’s eminence did not protect him from a run-in with a Humboldt County racist. Setting out from the Vance for a bit of sightseeing, he was accosted by a man “who appeared to be a laborer” (as the Times reported). This man demanded to know if he’d arrived on board the steamer Corona, supposedly thinking Omori was a strike-breaking non-union sailor. He then knocked Omori down with a punch to the face, “to the astonishment of the seismic specialist, who immediately sought the hotel and postponed any further sight-seeing.” Omori was apparently “good-humored” about the assault and his misidentification as a non-union sailor, but the Japanese consul was not. As soon as word of the attack reached San Francisco, the consul telegraphed Eureka Mayor A. W. Torrey to demand an investigation.

When Omori set out by train for Ferndale to study the earthquake’s impacts there, he carried with him an effusively apologetic letter from Torrey. The letter read, in part,

That this assault was the result of an unfortunate mistake due to the labor troubles now prevailing on this Coast does not in anywise excuse its heinousness and brutality; and the writer, in offering you on behalf of his community a full apology for the regrettable occurrence, wishes to … assure you that the people of this community do not uphold nor countenance such outrageous and unlawful acts …

For several days, the Times carried a notice posted by future Eureka Mayor Hiram Ricks, offering a $30 reward for “in-

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formation that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person who assaulted Dr. Omori, the distinguished Japanese visitor in this city.”

Later that year, Ricks would be a member of Eureka’s “Committee of Fifteen” who directed the county’s so-called “Second Chinese Expulsion.” Widespread racist protests greeted the attempt by a Ferndale and Astoria-based salmon packing company to bring a crew of Chinese, Japanese and white workers to the cannery at Port Kenyon. Although the 23 Chinese cannery workers were sent back to Astoria a few days after their arrival in Humboldt, the four Japanese members of the crew were apparently permitted to remain at Port Kenyon throughout the salmon season, alongside their white colleagues.

Like an echo of what was probably the first meeting between Humboldters and people from Japan, Japanese acrobats and jugglers performed in Eureka again in 1909. “The Sugimoto troupe of seven world famous Japanese acrobats, contortionists, tight rope walkers and lofty tumblers,” as they were described in the Times, headlined at the Empire Theatre in January. That July, the Empire again hosted a Japanese performer, this time “Kawana, the Japanese Juggler.”

It’s possible that some Japanese Humboldt residents were among the audiences for these performances. In 1909, the Times’ classifieds again showed the presence of Japanese people in this county, including two di erent men who advertised in May for jobs in cooking or housework. That August, a resident of 1406 I St., Eureka, ran an ad seeking “A good Japanese cook” and promising “good wages.” An ad in September stated, “A Japanese boy, gentle and honest, wishes position as cook, ten years’

experience hotels and families, wages $50 and up.” The advertiser specified that only “first class people” need answer his ad.

In October of 1909, the Times reported that an Agent Maloney from the State Bureau of Labor Statistics was visiting Humboldt. Maloney told a Times reporter that he had found “few of the lower classes of foreigners in Humboldt and even these men seem to be anything but transients.” The reporter continued, “Thus far Mr. Maloney has discovered one Chinaman in Humboldt and eight Japanese laborers.”

The “one Chinaman” was probably Charlie Moon of Klamath, the most well-known Chinese Humboldter who’d succeeded in remaining through the 1880s expulsions. If Maloney indeed only “discovered” this one Chinese resident, he was apparently not looking very hard. The 1910 U. S. Census would again list five men living in Klamath and Orleans who had been born in China, most of them the same men who were listed there in 1900.

In late October, The Humboldt Times ran an ad for a new Eureka business: the “Tsuchiya Brothers Company Japanese Art Store.” This store, according to the ad, would carry “Porcelain, Brass and Bronze Wares, Embroidery, Drawn Work and all kinds of Fancy Goods.” In addition, a “Shipment of Kimoni [sic]” had “arrived today.”

The store was located at “Fifth Street, near E,” an address with resonance in Humboldt County Asian history. Before the 1885 expulsions, Eureka’s main Chinatown area was located between Fourth and Fifth streets and between E and F.

The new store’s owners are not identified in their ad or in subsequent newspaper coverage with any more specific names than “the Tsuchiya brothers,” and research

Professor Neil J. Phelps’ Eureka Academy and Business College at the corner of Fifth and K streets. Courtesy of the Humboldt County Historical Society

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has thus far failed to find further information on them. Their store was only open for three days at most. Around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 24, 1909, as the Times reported that day, “a dynamite bomb, or other explosive, was thrown into the doorway of the Japanese store.” The Times continued in far less than sensitive terms, “This is the first Japanese store to be opened in Eureka, and some person opposed to the invasion of Eureka by the brown men took criminal means of venting his feeling.”

The Tsuchiyas lived in a room behind their store. When one of them ran to investigate the bombing, he found himself almost gunned down by police officers Hamann and Gow, who had just arrived on the scene. Fortunately, the officers missed and Tsuchiya managed to convince them he was not the guilty party. The only evidence found was “a short piece of slow fuse, evidently part of a fuse used in exploding the bomb.”

On Oct. 26 Eureka’s Mayor Lambert made a statement to The Humboldt Times:

Yesterday I telegraphed to the Japanese Consul in San Francisco, expressing my regret that an attempt should have been made to wreck the establishment of the Tsuchiya brothers of this city …

At the meeting of the Council this evening, I shall ask that a liberal reward be offered for the apprehension and conviction of the guilty party or parties responsible for the outrage.

… A few of our citizens have expressed the opinion that I should call a mass meeting to adopt a resolution condemning the atrocity; but I believe the action of the Council will fully represent the sentiments of our people … No state of emergency exists, and there would seem to be no probability of further molestation of the Tsuchiya brothers.

Although the reward fund contributed to by local individuals and businesses eventually totaled more than $1,000, no culprit was apprehended. In addition, at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, a letter was mailed at the Eureka Post Office, addressed to “g r georgeson, real estate man,” the agent for the Brett Building in which the Tsuchiya brothers’ store was located. This anonymous and unpunctuated letter read:

this is to warn you that if the japs stay here we will send them all to hell and you will go with them it was your fault that they opened up here and you had better see that they

go away as no one has any use for you anyhow and if you value your life and property you had better use your influence or the japs and georgeson will go together.

Georgeson told the Times that he was “not in the least affrighted by the letter;” however, “for regard of his client’s property,” he had “terminated the lease of the Japanese art dealers.” The Tsuchiyas held a sale and disposed of much of their stock, and on Nov. 18 the Times reported they would “leave this afternoon on the steamer State of California for San Francisco, where they will remain for a short time and then journey east to Boston to enter business.” Research has not yet discovered whether they followed through on this plan.

Despite the unknown bomber’s desire to rid Eureka of them, the 1910 census showed seven Japanese men living in Humboldt, all but one in Eureka. Sateo Hayashi, 28, worked as a cook for a private family and lived at an un-numbered address on Fourth Street. Henry Iwamasa, 34, and Kurasuke Hayakawa, 30, shared a house on Pine Street; both worked as cooks. Thirtytwo-year-old Frank Neshiyama, whose occupation was listed as house servant, lived at 36 Fourth St. Y. Nishigawa, 30, was a cook in a restaurant and boarded with the family of Tom Tenneson, a deckhand from Norway. The one Japanese listed outside of Eureka was 27-year-old Henry Shiraishi, who lived in Scotia Township and worked as cook and servant for a saloon keeper.

Although these seven men lived and worked in Humboldt the year after the Tsuchiyas’ store was bombed, their presence in the 1910 census seems to mark the end of an era in Humboldt County’s Japanese history.

Around 1915, a guidebook was published claiming that Humboldt County had no Chinese or Japanese residents. This claim was clearly false as regards the Chinese, since at least three of the Chinese-born men who were listed in Humboldt in the 1910 census are still shown there in the census of 1920. But it may be true in the case of the Japanese. No one born in Japan, or of Japanese ancestry, is shown in Humboldt County in the 1920 census, or in those of 1930, 1940 or 1950. l

Alex Service (she/her) is the curator at the Fortuna Depot Museum.

Gluten for Punishment

Judging county fair baked goods

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com

The night before the fair officially opens, the food stalls are up, signs ablaze with corn dogs and funnel cakes, but none of the fryers are going. Tonight, the treats are inside Belotti Hall, where, behind a flank of hanging quilts, felted wool bear sculptures and jars of jam, some 140 entries await judging in the first night of the Humboldt County Fair’s baked goods competition. A dizzying landscape of half loaves of quick breads and yeast breads, muffins, bars, cookies, brownies and wedges of frosted layer cakes all sit on the required paper plates, covered by glinting plastic wrap. Pie is a whole other night.

With a last-minute invitation to join the loosely anonymous judges — including one other Journal colleague — I took a seat and a deep breath. With more lead time, I’d have had a lighter dinner.

Ani Knight, her hair in a loose bun, clasps her hands over her apron with its pattern of oranges and apologizes for being a little harried. “It’s been a week,” she says, and runs through the scoring method. Each entry is scored individually according to the breakdown on the

category scoresheets. The simplest is for cookies, which are rated 40 percent on appearance (20 percent uniformity, 20 percent color), 30 percent on texture and 30 percent on flavor. The judges are responsible for their own math and the top score gets the ribbon. Cake is judged on seven elements, including crumb and filling, which must be a minimum of ¼ inch, fluffy and have a “good flavor blend with cake.”

It’s an informal setup but carried out without favor. Not all categories have more than one entry, but that doesn’t mean a lone scone or roll won’t be tasted, evaluated and given constructive critique.

“This is my fair, my building,” at least for tonight, says Knight, who’s organizing the competition for the third year in a row. And while not every bake-off is run the same, it’s her feeling the contestants’ effort and guts should be acknowledged and encouraged. “If someone brought something, they stepped up. So, if there’s one in a class, they get first place.”

Once we get started, it’s a scramble of paper plates shuffled around the table, each of us taking little scoops and wedges

Adam Berger’s Best in Show biscuits at the Humboldt County Fair.

Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

of a single sugar-encrusted muffin, sniffing, sampling and scribbling numbers on our scoresheets. I’m still carrying the 1 when the next plate appears. It’s a raucous group with strong opinions — no professional bakers but lifelong amateurs and committed aficionados of the sweetest science. Of course, we have our own biases and knowledge gaps. I’ve only ever read about Nanaimo bars, the patron sweet of British Columbia, and couldn’t say what a successful specimen should be like. Luckily, a Canadian is on hand to evaluate instead. I find the bottom of a lemon bar too thick but that’s how my colleague’s beloved grandmother made them, so our numbers even out.

There are 77 entries for the adult competition with a handful of no-shows, and another 70 for the junior division. The $2 entry fee makes it easy to bail but it also opens the field. Among the adult entries, the distance between the top and bottom scores — and the skill and experience they reflect — is broad. The crust on one pastry is gorgeous but the filling is a little dry. The crumb on a loaf is too tight and requires muscle to saw through, a shortbread base too greasy. One entry is honestly inedible, a dense paste that lingers in the mind, and the molars. That one drew guffaws but also a gently helpful note for future endeavors. A yeast bread’s pull draws shouts of appreciation, the candied crust of a pecan bar spikes my envy and allowances are made for a frosted cake drooping a bit after a day in the warm hall. We’ve all been there, hon.

Knight helps her daughter shuttle plates of desserts and flips through her master list, checking off entries as we go. Sometimes she takes a curious bite when the scores run to either extreme. Her hope, she says, is that more locals will shoot their shot in coming years, upping both competition and community involvement.

Most of us are shaking a little from the sugar by the time the adult entries are scored, and there’s a whole wooden rack of junior wares to sample. The brownies, cakes and cookies made by kids are given their awards on a loose Danish judging system (allowing multiple firstand second-place winners), which, along with the aforementioned sugar, speeds the process. We sample and sticker each plate, with a few pies, cookies and caramels drawing double takes and giving the grownups a run for their ribbons.

With the winners of each category nailed down, a trio faced off for the coveted adult Best in Show ribbon: a tall biscuit stacked with buttery layers that demonstrated technical mastery, an onion-poppyseed loaf that was quickly dwindling from repeat sampling, and that plate of perfect Texas pecan bars I’ve been fixating on. After some back and forth, including a spirited defense by Team Onion, the biscuit emerges victorious.

After the frenzy, I drove home in some of the thickest fog I’ve navigated. Whether it was the visibility or the sugar buzz that made me miss my exit is debatable.

The winning biscuit baker was Adam Berger. Best of Bar Cookies went to Courtney Sousa’s Texas pecan bars, and the Onion Lover’s Twist by Abby Ziesak took Best Bread. These and the rest of the ribbon winners — or what remains of them after rigorous testing — are in the display case in Belotti Hall. Don’t judge their appearances too harshly; it’s been a week.l

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.

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Pintauro’s Defining Moments at NCRT

By Doranna Benker Gilkey frontrow@northcoastjournal.com

Joe Pintauro was an author, poet and prolific playwright in late 20th century New York. The eight plays in North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Pintauro, A Night of One Acts are expressions of the human condition selected from Metropolitan Operas: 27 Short Plays. Each one, though brief, is complete on its own and unique from the others, like a handful of intricate lampwork beads. But the thread that holds them together is elusive. The characters range from rich to poor, broken to whole, jaded to innocent. Love is found and lost, relationships strained and mended. But why these eight out of the 27? Director Cynthia Martells has a lifetime of theater experience — good reason to trust what she likes.

There are 18 characters played by 12 actors in eight one-act plays. The brevity of the plays means every moment must make an impact. The whole cast meets the challenge and brings forth rich characters grappling with di erent defining moments in their lives. Reynolds (Dave Fuller) and Martin (Gary Sommers) have something to learn from each other and the waiter (Jaiden Clark) in Bus Stop Diner. Old frienemies Bete (Heather Petersteiner) and Star (Caroline Needham) are finally honest with each other in 10 Dollar Drinks. Grief rips unique wounds through a father (Scott Q. Marcus), his dead son’s widower (Jordan Kieth Dobbins) and the widower’s new partner (Clark) in Rosen’s Son. A Dude (Mitch Finn) and a Doll (Finn Ferguson) are two deeply broken people aching for and terrified of emotional intimacy in Soft Dude. Wealthy couple Jenn (Rachel Houska) and Eric (Finn) find themselves in an ethical quagmire of their own making in Rex. Rustic Aunt Ency (Toodie Boll) and her fancy niece Megan (Houska) resolve a misunderstanding in Lenten Pudding. Doreen (Peter Steiner) is visited

one last time by Spook (Marcus) in Bird of Ill Omen. The most awkward confessional in the history of confessing happens between a priest (Dobbins) and Maise (Holly Robertson) in Rules of Love

Each act is tightly focused on a crucial moment in the characters’ lives, as if we walked in at the climax of the story. Every technical choice around the di erent acts enforces the focus. The stage is empty and dark but for a platform in the middle. The action of each act is focused on just a portion of the stage, giving a sense of intensity to the moment. The tight blocking works well for all but one act, where the characters spend some time on the floor, blocked from my view by the audience. I was sad to miss the crucial moment because of my stature. The set and props are minimal without being stark because every piece tells an important part of the story. They must, with so little time to tell the audience what it needs to know. The lighting (Brian Butler) is likewise simple yet impactful, although there were a couple of moments on opening night when an actor’s face would be in shadow too long. If it was a choice, I didn’t understand it; if it wasn’t, I’m sure they’ll work it out. The soundscapes, also by Butler, were just enough to carry me from act to act without clashing or distracting. The costumes (Megan Hughes)

are distinct and thoughtful, telling me so much more than the script alone. This textured, intricate collection of vignettes wasn’t strung together like a bracelet, but rather presented within the vessel of theatre. My trust in Martells’ taste was rewarded with eight nuanced stories I can think of again and again, finding some new way the light shines through each time. ●

North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Pintauro: An Evening of One Acts runs through Sept. 17 with 8 p.m. performances Sept. 1-2 and 15-16, and 2 p.m. shows Sept. 3 and 17. Visit ncrt.net or call (707) 442-6278.

Doranna Benker Gilkey (she/her) is a magpie for bright, shiny little stories. When she isn’t out collecting them, you can find her at her store, Dandar’s Boardgames and Books in Arcata.

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Celebrate strike season with Lysistrata, a contemporary adaptation of Aristophanes’ sassy satire, at North Coast Repertory Theatre Aug. 25 through Sept. 24. Visit ncrt.net or call (707) 442-6278.

Jordan Dobbins and Scott Q. Marcus in Pintauro.

Photo by Shawn Wagner, courtesy of North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Thirsty Bear: DJ Statik and Friends, 9 p.m. Free

Open Mic 6 p.m. Free

Wave: Throw ’Em Back Thursdays (DJ) 9pm Free

Fuego (reggaeton/Latin vibes), 9 p.m. $15, $10 advance

Thirsty Bear: Dr. Squid (dance hits) 9 p.m. Free

Sapphire Palace: Ned LeDoux (country) 8 p.m. $50, $40 advance, Wave: Latin Night w/ DJ Pachanguero 9 p.m. Free

Triple Junction (classic rock, blues) 9 p.m. Free

Humboldt Rock Show w/The Critics, Phosphorus, Drastic Gnarly’s 7 p.m. $10, $5 advance

Thirsty Bear: Music TBA 9 p.m. Free

Sapphire Palace: Dale Watson and his Lonestars (outlaw country), Barn Fire opens 8 p.m., Wave: Johnny Young (country hits) 9 p.m. Free

The Lucky Losers (Soul, blues, rock, gospel, country) 9 p.m. Free

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The Iron Giant (1999) (film), 6 p.m. $8, $12 admission and poster, preshow at 5 p.m.

Thirsty Bear: Karaoke 9 p.m. Free

Sunday Jazz Jams 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free

[T] Os Mutantes (Brazilian psychedelic rock) 7 p.m. $35

[W] Sci-Fi Night: Ghost in the Shell (1995) (film) 7 p.m. $5, $9 admission and poster, preshow at 6 p.m.

[W] Thirsty Bear: Bootz N Beers (country music/line dancing lessons) 7-9 p.m. Free

4241 Fieldbrook Rd., Fieldbrook (707) 839-4140 Magnificent Sanctuary Band 5-8 p.m. Free w/food/drink

HIGH TIDE LOUNGE 300 F St., Eureka (707)

The Lost Dogs (blues, Americana) 6 p.m. Free

Reel Genius Trivia 6-8 p.m. Free

[T] Karaoke 8 p.m. Free

[M] Paranormal Open Mic 7-9 p.m. Free

[W] Something Di erent w/Tofu Schwartz, Laura Hughes, Sister Juana Little 7 p.m. $8

MINIPLEX

401 I St., Arcata (707) 630-5000

OLD GROWTH CELLARS

1945 Hilfiker Ln., Eureka, (707) 407-0479

OUTER SPACE ARCATA

837 H St., Arcata

PAPA & BARKLEY SOCIAL

4325 Broadway, Eureka (707) 382-2944

Barbie-Themed Karaoke 8:30 p.m.

Goth Night IX: Haunted Hootenanny (DJs) 8 p.m. $10 online Karaoke 8:30 p.m.

The Jimmie Lahman Band 6-9 p.m. Free

Frail Talk, Your Local Flora, Sara Kei (indie) 7 p.m. $5-$20

Reel Genius Trivia 6-8 p.m. Free

[T] Myles Bullen w/Eddy Montana, Los Perdidos, Harvey Mitchell, Mo’Nique Desir, Greg Bee, Dylan Collins (music, poetry) 7 p.m. TBA

PIERSON PARK

1608 Pickett Rd, McKinleyville Music in the Park: Blue Rhythm Revue 6-8 p.m. Free

REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWERY

550 South G St., Arcata (707) 826-7224

REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWERY

MYRTLE AVE. TASTING ROOM, 1595 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, (707) 269-7143

REDWOOD RETRO 211 G St., Eureka (707) 601-9667

SAVAGE HENRY COMEDY CLUB

415 Fifth St., Eureka (707) 845-8864

SIREN’S SONG TAVERN

Brice Ogan (covers) 6-9 p.m. Free

Dogbone (feral jazz) 6-9 p.m. Free

Drink & Draw 6 p.m. Free, Ryan O’Flanagan 9 p.m. $10

325 Second St., Eureka (707) 442-8778 Open Mic 7 p.m. Free

Pros and Context 7-8 p.m. Free, Match Game 9-11 p.m. $5, But Wait .. There’s More 11 p.m. $5

Secret Society of Silly Things - 4 7 p.m. $10, Lethal Weapon - A Comedy Show 9 p.m. $10

Comedy Church 1-3 p.m. Free, Stand-up Comedy Workshop 7-8 p.m. Free, Sunday Open Mic 9-11 p.m. Free

[M] Myles Bullen (Hip hop, folk and soul) w/Zera Starchild, Emani, Ra & Area Sound 6:30 p.m. $10-$20 sliding

[M] Metal Mondays 7 p.m. $2, [T] ’No Strings Attached’ Trivia 6 p.m. Free [W] Washington Square Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. Free, Open Mikey 9-11 p.m. Free

[W] Black Hat Review Poetry and Music 8 p.m.

The Grateful and the Dead

By Collin Yeo music@northcoastjournal.com

In Emily Dickinson’s poem “There’s Been a Death, in the Opposite House,” the reader is given a glimpse, from the outside looking in, of the social mechanics of death “In just a Country Town.” The narrator/neighbor watches the windows open, a mattress taken outside, and the retreat of the defeated doctor met with the arrival of the minister, the milliner (presumably there to take measurements for ladies’ funeral garb, hinting that the deceased might be a patriarch) and the “Man of the Appalling Trade,” the mortician, doctor of the dead. Throughout the bustle and flow, there’s an undercurrent of conspiracy, a concerted attempt to avoid the deep, irrefutable and completely mysterious meaning of death by engaging in the ant-like industry of removing the corpse. Dickinson herself is complicit in this plot, avoiding any biographical information about the deceased and instead focusing on the quick actions of the living to remove remains of this former citizen of the sunshine realm. She even slyly takes herself out of the story, as the narrative voice in this piece is that of an unnamed man and not Emily the Poet.

This business of cover-up and removal of the dead is still — ahem — very much alive today, a century-plus after the poet’s demise. You will find it in the sheets over roadside traffic victims, in the blurred parts of graphic news reports and YouTube videos, in the euphemisms we use to cloak the horror of death, which we are surrounded by in a nation run on war abroad and apathy for mass death in our own streets. The statistics of poverty and its incumbent deaths from violence and addictions, our inhuman healthcare system run by profit, all provide cold data to disengage us from the reality of visceral suffering. For some societies, patriotism means strong social safety nets and a humane standard of living for all their people. For us, it seems to boil down to maintaining a national delusion of excellence in the face of open failure.

Locally, however, there is not only

hope, but humanity. You may have noticed that I was gone from the Journal last week. This was due to a death in the family. My experience came surrounded by very dear friends, people who were unafraid to look at the raw mess and react with love informing their actions, a love that resonates into the lost static of history with such clarity that it defined our humanity before any language existed to do so. And I found our local services, from dispatch to police officers, to coroner and mortuary workers, all balanced professionalism with compassion. I’ve always maintained that a cooperative community is the greatest bulwark we have against calamity and tyranny. The image of the lone survivalist filling his bunker with guns and tubs of MREs is a tragicomic cartoon, when talking to one’s neighbors and having strong social bonds is historically our best survival tactic as a species. Just ask a Cro Magnon man how well rugged individualism works out as a means of survival. If you ever happen to find one, that is. Anyway, I’m back, and exceptionally grateful for all of you out there, dear readers. As I often say, have fun and take care of each other. I meant it before and I really mean it now.

Thursday

The magnificent musicians in local Dead-ish group Magnificent Sanctuary Band are putting on a groovy, all-ages get down at Fieldbrook Winery at 5:30 p.m. No cover but consider purchasing provisions.

Friday

The Outer Space is putting on an indie folk show tonight at 7 p.m. The lineup is full of musicians who work with the gentler side of the sonic palette, with touring Colorado duo Frail Talk bringing the colors from the furthest blooms little Arcata. Speaking of blooms, Your Local Flora will be playing a set, along with Sara Kei. Admission is $5-$20 sliding scale and masks are recommended.

Saturday

It’s local rock night at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, with a trio of homegrown talent scorching the stage. Starting at 7 p.m., you will find Phosphorus (hence the scorching reference), Drastic Gnarly’s and the young upstart winners of 2023 Fernstock, The Critics. All of this music for the low price of $10, and half that if you buy in advance. That’s what a burgeoning music scene is all about.

Sunday

I have been in communication with the owner of Blondies, one of my favorite local venues, and I am happy to announce that the much-loved Sunday jazz jam is on the calendar today at 6 p.m. Bring your instrument, and it is free, as in cost of admission, and style of jazz if you so prefer.

Monday

Forget about the sold out Center Arts gig, if you didn’t get tickets for Sylvan Esso earlier then you are S.O.L. Which is a piece of luck, as tonight’s edition of Metal Mondays at Savage Henry Comedy Club is

fantastic. Humboldt-grown but Los Angeles-based Biomass is a group that balances the harmonic splendor of Terry Riley with the heavy riffage of Neurosis and Sleep. I’m painting around the edges here; this band is amazing, and very unique and groundbreaking. Local support is provided by two of Humboldt’s finest, Death Doula and my dear favorite sky-shriekers Black Plate at 7 p.m. ($10).

Tuesday

Humboldt Hot Air and Richards’ Goat are presenting a show at the Arcata Playhouse I can definitely vouch for, having seen them in New Orleans a decade ago and being a fan for ages. Os Mutantes is the groundbreaking Brazilian psychedelic tropicalia band whose music influenced some of our most influential bands. They were also victims of political repression by reactionaries in the late 1960s and have thankfully enjoyed a renaissance over the last decade. New York’s Ghost Funk Orchestra opens. The $35 ticket is a deal for this legendary act. And 7 p.m. is a decent hour for all.

Wednesday

The EXIT Theatre is putting on its monthly variety revue, The Something Different Show. Tonight’s performers are musician/sound-dude Michael “Tofu” Schwartz, Laura Hughes and Jauna Little at 7 p.m. ($8). l

Collin Yeo (he/him) has seen the Eternal Footman snicker, but at his shoes, not his coat. He lives in Arcata, where his moment has yet, hopefully, to flicker.

Os Mutantes play the Arcata Playhouse at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Adriana Morae, courtesy of the artists

Calendar Aug. 24 – 31, 2023

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 and other family members. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humboldtgov.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=8274. (707) 269-1910.

FOOD

There’s a new, colorful event happening in Eureka this weekend, “celebrating everything that is whimsical, weird, and wonderful about the community and world we inhabit.” That’s according to the press release for The Festival of Dreams, happening Aug. 25-27 in the Eureka Cultural District (Halvorsen Park and Old Town). The event, developed and funded by the city of Eureka, and organized in partnership with the North Coast Repertory Theatre, features a costume parade through Old Town, a block party hosted by Bella Vita Fire Dance Company and the Festival of Dreams in Halvorsen Park with live music, performances, vendors, food, drink, games and outdoor art installations. There’s even a low-stimulation day to enjoy art in relative peace and quiet. Get the full schedule of events at ncrt.net/festivalofdreams.

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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.

July/August Art Show - Lynn Niekrasz. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Landscape paintings by Niekrasz are on display at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center. (707) 826-2359.

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. Learn the “dance of love.” dancewithdebbie.biz. (707) 464-3638.

MUSIC

McKinleyville Community Choir Rehearsal. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. The choir seeks new voices for its winter/holiday concerts. The only requirement is carrying a tune. For more information contact Clare Greene. ccgreene46@gmail.com. (831) 419- 3247.

EVENTS

Humboldt County Fair. 12-10 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. This year’s theme is Ribbons, Rides & Racing. An old-fashioned community fair with a carnival, live and satellite horse racing, exhibits, stunts, shows, food, music and more. Closed Monday, Aug. 21. $4-$15. humcofair@frontiernet.net. humboldtcountyfair.org/. (707) 786-9511.

FOOD

Free Produce Market. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bayshore Mall, 3300 Broadway, Eureka. Food for People hosts this seasonal free produce market to ensure that everyone can have access to nutritious, seasonal produce and some pantry staples needed for good health. The Bayshore Mall location is a

Submitted

Raise your commemorative glasses: Hops in Humboldt is back for its 19th round, Saturday, Aug. 26, at Rohner Park ($50 general, $75 VIP, $25 designated driver). Spend the afternoon enjoying unlimited samples of micro-brews from more than 35 breweries, listening to live music, and checking out all the art and craft vendors. The suds fest is not only a fun day for beer lovers, it’s also a community lifeline that gives back to schools, youth groups, senior services, drug and alcohol prevention, and community projects through a multitude of grants. Naturally, Hops is a 21-and-over event with ID required at the gate.

drive-thru distribution. Free.

Henderson Center Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. Fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jam, plants and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@ northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/hendersoncenter.html. (707) 441-9999.

McKinleyville Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Eureka Natural Foods, McKinleyville, 2165 Central Ave. Fresh fruits and vegetables, hot cocoa and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ mckinleyville.html. (707) 441-9999.

Willow Creek Farmers Market. 4-7 p.m. Veteran’s Park, 100 Kimtu Road, Willow Creek. Fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, artisans and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ willowcreek.html. (707) 441-9999.

OUTDOORS

Nature Quest. 2-5 p.m. Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F St. Wilderness immersion program for teens and adults. Explore trails and share mindfulness practices, group conversation and other eco-therapeutic activities. Adults meet Thursdays, teens meet one Saturday a month. Transportation provided for Eureka residents. Please pre-register. Free. swood2@eurekaca.gov. eurekaheroes.org. (707) 382-5338.

ETC

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.

One of Alfred Hitchock’s best-known films, The Birds, closes out the Summer of Suspense series that’s been playing at the Eureka Theater every Friday this month in honor of Hitch’s birthday. This Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. catch stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren (along with Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright) in this horror-thriller set in the sleepy town of Bodega Bay that inexplicably gets ravaged by malevolent birds ($10, $5 ages 12 and under). Watch the skies! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cocktails and concessions available in the lobby.

25 Friday DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

LECTURE

Science on Tap: Rising Tides and Restoration 5-7 p.m. Mad River Brewing Co. & Tap Room, 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. This month’s includes research from Jason Patton on sea-level rise on the North Coast and Marisa McGrew on restoration on Riverside Ranch. Free. info@erwig.org. erwig. org/science-on-tap.html.

THEATER

Lysistrata. 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Aristophanes’ timeless comedy wherein Athenian wives take matters into their own hands to end the endless war. For mature audiences. $20, $18 students/ seniors. ncrt.net.

EVENTS

Festival of Dreams. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Drive, Eureka. A new arts and culture festival celebrating everything whimsical, weird and wonderful about the community and world we inhabit. ncrt.net.

Friday Night Market. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Old Town, Eureka, 317 Third St. A bustling farmers market, arts and craft vendors, bar featuring the Humboldt produced beverages, a variety of food vendors and live music for dancing on three stages. Free. humboldtmade.com/eureka-friday-night-market. Humboldt County Fair. 12-10 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. See Aug. 24 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

Bear River Tribal Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bear River Family Entertainment Center, 263 Keisner Road, Loleta. Locally produced foods, handmade goods and crafts, massage, food trucks, bowling and arcade. bearriverfec.com. Garberville Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. Fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation. org/garberville.html. (707) 441-9999.

Guy Fieri Foundation Luncheon. 1 p.m. Fortuna High School, 379 12th St. Barbecue luncheon prepared by Guy Fieri and his culinary team and the Fortuna High Culinary students. Vegetarian option available. $50.

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.

ETC

OLLI Online: Let’s Connect. 10-11 a.m. Weekly chat via Zoom. Facilitated by Tracey Barnes-Priestley. Free. olli@ humboldt.edu. extended.humboldt.edu/olli/letsconnect. (707) 826-3731.

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.

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ART

Trinidad Art Nights. Last Saturday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Trinidad, Downtown. Venues throughout town feature a variety of art and music; activities for children include arts and crafts, a skate park, games and face painting. Fire spinning July and Sept. TBA. Pop-up tastings at 5 p.m. trinidadarts.com. (707) 834-2479.

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

LECTURE

Fort Humboldt Historic Tour. 1 p.m. Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, 3431 Fort Ave., Eureka. Join interpreter William on an hour-long walking tour of the park. Meet at the flag pole next to the parking lot. Free.

MOVIES

Dreamgirls . 7 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. Musical film about a rising girl group (Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose). Concessions available. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $10, $5 students and seniors. ferndalerep.org.

Summer of Suspense - Hitchcock’s The Birds. 7:30 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. The 1963 horror/thriller about sudden and unexplained bird attacks in Bodega Bay, Cali-

Poster art by Tori McDonnel

The Birds

CALENDAR

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fornia. Starring Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $10, $5 ages 12 and under. eureka-theater.org/event/ summer-of-suspense-hitchcocks-the-birds/. (707) 442-2970.

MUSIC

Live Music at Fieldbrook Winery. 1:30-4 p.m. Fieldbrook Winery, 4241 Fieldbrook Road. Outdoor weekend music series. Saturdays feature electric bands. Sundays offer acoustic or semi-acoustic folk and American groups, or quieter jazz combos. Saturday, Aug. 26 – The Deck Hands, Sunday, Aug. 27 – TBA. Free admission. fieldbrookwinery.com.

THEATER

Lysistrata 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Aug. 25 listing.

EVENTS

Festival of Dreams. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Drive, Eureka. See Aug. 25 listing.

Hops in Humboldt. Rohner Park, 5 Park St., Fortuna. Unlimited samples of hundreds of different micro-brews from more than 35 breweries. Live music, art and craft vendors, commemorative glass. Ages 21 and over with ID at the gate. hopsinhumboldt.com.

Humboldt County Fair. 12-10 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. See Aug. 24 listing.

Prairie Creek’s 100th Birthday Celebration. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, 127011 Newton B Drury, Orick. Presentations, ranger-guided walks, programs and activities for kids, food trucks and more. Free. Yard Sale Fundraiser. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 24 Fellowship Way, Bayside. Members and friends of HUUF will be selling clothes, books, tires, electronics, DIY materials, furniture and other treasures. $1-$1000. connect@huuf.org. huuf.org/events/ treasures-a-fellowship-fundraiser/. (707) 822-3793.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation. org/arcataplaza.html. (707) 441-9999.

Farm Stand. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Table Bluff Farm, 101 Clough Road, Loleta. Regeneratively-grown seasonal veggies, flowers, meats and other items made by Humboldt County locals and small businesses. Cash, card, Venmo, Apple Pay and soon to accept EBT payments. info@tableblufffarm.com. TableBluffFarm.com. (707) 890-6699.

Humboldt Grange Breakfast. Fourth Saturday of every month, 8-11 a.m. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Eggs, sausage (link or patties), pancakes, biscuits and gravy, coffee, tea, cocoa, juice, family, friends and community. Dine in or take out. $10, free for kids under 5. facebook.com/humboldt.grange.

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

Cob Oven Workshop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299, Exit 5. Learn how to build your own cob oven, including design, site placement, foundation and base, clay analysis, cob making and clay plastering. Attendees will participate in hands-on building. $150. humboldtpermacultureguild@gmail.com. humboldtpermaculture.com/ workshops-2/. (707) 444-3799.

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See Aug. 25 listing.

W. Wabash Volunteer Beautification. 10-11:30 a.m. Express Employment Pros, 14 West Wabash St., Eureka. Join the volunteers of W. Wabash for a summer spruce-

up event! We will be focusing on litter pickup, weeding, and watering. All supplies are provided! 0. hatwood@ eurekaca.gov. www.empowereureka.org/events/w-wabash-volunteer-beautification. 707-441-4206.

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Bird Walk. 8:30-11 a.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Bring your binoculars and meet trip leader Rob Fowler at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) for easy-to-walk trails and an opportunity to view a diverse range of species. Free. www.rras.org.

FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Friends of the Arcata Marsh sponsors a tour. Meet leader Paul Wilson at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on plants and/or ecology. Free. (707) 826-2359. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Join marsh docents (volunteers recruited and trained by FOAM) for a 90-minute guided walking tour. Rain or shine. Free. (707) 826-2359.

Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Restoration. Fourth Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Bayshore Mall, 3300 Broadway, Eureka. Help create bird-friendly native habitats and restore a section of the bay trail by removing invasive plants and trash. Meet in the parking lot directly behind Walmart. Tools, gloves and packaged snacks provided. Please bring your own drinking water. Free. jeremy. cashen@yahoo.com. rras.org. (214) 605-7368.

SPORTS

Humboldt Kickapalooza. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Perigot Park, 312 South Railroad Ave., Blue Lake. Form a team of 10 to 15 players to determine the best kickballers in the county. Each team guaranteed at least two games in this double-elimination tournament. Food and drinks (both adult and kid-friendly) available, along with skills contests throughout the day. humboldtkickapalooza.com.

Stock Car Racing. Redwood Acres Raceway, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Schedule and tickets online. racintheacres.com.

ETC

Adult Skate Night. Last Saturday of every month, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. Ages 18 and older only. IDs checked at door. Alcohol and drug-free event. $5.50 includes skate rental.

Car Show at Scotia Lodge. 4-8 p.m. Scotia Lodge, 100 Main St. Free to enter and $1 of every draft beer and event special cocktail will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Humboldt County. Free admission. fb.me/e/398IqakYI. (707) 298-7193.

Humboldt UU Fellowship Yard Sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 24 Fellowship Way, Bayside. huuf.org.

Old Town Eureka Tours. 12-1:30 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. A behind-the-scenes look at local history hosted by the Eureka Community Services Department. No registration required. Note: No tour on Aug. 26. clarkemuseum.org. (707) 441-4080.

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ART Summer Concert Series and Art Market. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Different local bands and a market with 30 vendors, beer and wine for sale each week. Bring a blanket for a picnic, your dancing shoes and the kiddos for a day of fun. Free. arcatmainstreet@gmail. com. arcatamainstreet.com. (707) 822-4500.

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

MOVIES

Grown Up Movie Night. 6-8 p.m. Scotia Lodge, 100 Main St.

Finish o the weekend with classics in the lounge. Food and drinks available at the lodge’s Main & Mill restaurant. Movies are PG/PG-13 and titles are listed online. Free. scotia-lodge.com/hosted-events. (707) 298-7139.

The Iron Giant (1999). Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show at 5 p.m. Movie at 6 p.m. Rated PG. All ages. During the Cold War, a young boy befriends a giant robot with amnesia who crash lands from outer space. $8, $12 admission and poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/1317671058828957/. (707) 613-3030.

MUSIC

Blueberry Hill Boogie Band. 3-6 p.m. Bayside Park Farm, 930 Old Arcata Road, Arcata. SoHum based rock and soul trio. Free.

Colors of the Kegg Pipe Organ. 4-5:15 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 15th and H streets, Eureka. Three Christ Church organists perform music that showcases the unique and individual tonal colors of the Kegg pipe organ. Free, donations accepted. christchurcheureka@ gmail.com. (707) 442-1797.

Live Music at Fieldbrook Winery. 1:30-4 p.m. Fieldbrook Winery, 4241 Fieldbrook Road. See Aug. 26 listing.

Samba Drumming - All Levels. 4-6 p.m. D Street Neighborhood Center, 1301 D St., Arcata. Join and prepare for the annual North Country Fair. Drums and beginner-friendly instruction provided. Participation in the parade is not required. $5-$10 sliding. samba.arcata@gmail.com. sambadaalegria.org/. (804) 409-4039.

THEATER

Lysistrata. 2 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Aug. 25 listing.

EVENTS

Festival of Dreams. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Drive, Eureka. See Aug. 25 listing.

Humboldt County Fair. 12-10 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. See Aug. 24 listing.

Trinidad Artisans Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Trinidad, Downtown. Art, crafts, live music and barbecue. Next to Murphy’s Market.

FOR KIDS

Family Movie Day at HBSC. 2-4 p.m. Humboldt Bay Social Club, 900 New Navy Base Road, Samoa. Bring the family out and get cozy and enjoy favorites rated G-PG. Drinks and snacks available at the Lobby Bar. Movie titles are on listed online. Free. humboldtbaysocialclub.com/our-events. (707) 502-8544.

Poncho Polo Puppet Theater. Poncho Polo Puppets, 625 Lighthouse Road, Petrolia. See many puppets, bring your own puppets, have a puppet parade. Stage and marionettes available to volunteers for impromptu performances. Open Sundays in August. (707) 629-3478.

FOOD

Blue Lake Farmers Market. 12-4 p.m. Blue Lake Farmers’ Market, H and 1st streets. Summer Sundays bring farmers, local artisans, music, food and libations to the heart of Downtown Blue Lake. Free. info@ northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/bluelakesundaymarket.html. (707) 441-9999.

Ferndale Veterans Community Breakfast. Fourth Sunday of every month, 8-11:30 a.m. Ferndale Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main St. Menu includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, ham, sausage, eggs to order, co ee, juice and mimosas. $10, $5 children.

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.

GARDEN

Cob Oven Workshop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Blue Lake, O State Route 299, Exit 5. See Aug. 26 listing.

OUTDOORS

Community Stewardship Day. Fourth Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Seawood Cape Preserve, 2265 Patricks Point Drive, Trinidad. Remove invasive plant species. Wear long sleeves, pants, hats and sturdy shoes, and bring water. Register online. Free. seawoodcapepreserve@wildlandsconservancy.org. Seawood-Cape-Preserve_Community-Stewardship-Days.eventbrite.com. (707) 633-9132.

Samoa Dunes Field Trip. 8:30 a.m.-noon. Samoa Dunes Recreation Area, 1 Lincoln Road. Join Redwood Region Audubon Society and Ken Burton to bird the thickets, tree groves and shoreline of this BLM property, looking for migrant songbirds, shorebirds, and seabirds. Be prepared for about a mile of walking. Meet at the Bunker Road parking lot (40.770056, -124.222326). Email with your location if you want to carpool. Optional picnic lunch at the end. Free. shrikethree@gmail.com. rras.org.

SPORTS

Public Skate. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. $5.50 (includes skate rental), $3.50 ages 5 and under.

ETC

Cannabis Industry Expression Circle. Fourth Sunday of every month, 12-2 p.m. Crystalline Collective, 1063 H St., Arcata. Connect with others who understand. Feel heard, expressed and witnessed. In Arcata. Pre-sale tickets only. $10-$40. earthbodypsychotherapy.com/growers-circle/.

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DANCE

Monday

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

FOOD

Miranda Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Miranda Market, 6685 Avenue of the Giants. Fresh fruits and vegetables, plant starts, flowers and more. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation. org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999.

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.

Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training. 2-3 p.m.

Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR) training is an ideal introduction to suicide prevention for anyone who wants to learn how to help a friend, family member, co-worker or client in crisis. No prior experience expected or necessary. Free. publichealthsvp@co.humboldt.ca.us. zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItfu6hqjspEnFsJF8uDtSvpiysm3xTakY.

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See Aug. 25 listing.

29 Tuesday

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing. MOVIES

Drinks and snacks available while you watch classics in the Lobby Bar. Movie titles are listed online. Free. humboldtbaysocialclub.com/our-events. (707) 502-8544.

SPOKEN WORD

Word Humboldt Spoken Word Open Mic. 6-9 p.m. Northtown Co ee, 1603 G St., Arcata. Sign up list goes up at 6 p.m., and the open mic kicks o at 6:30 p.m. Two rounds of open mic poetry and a featured poet. Everyone is welcome, especially new performers. LGBTQ+ friendly. Free. instagram.com/wordhum.

EVENTS

Tacos and Art Night at the Sanctuary. 6-9 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Potluck tacos from 6 to 7:30 p.m. We’ll make fresh tortillas, you bring a taco topping (or donation), share a meal and everybody cleans up. Art from 7 p.m. Bring a project or join one, supplies provided. $5-$10. together@sanctuaryarcata. org. sanctuaryarcata.org.

FOOD

Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. 10th and Main

streets, 10th and Main streets, Fortuna. Fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/fortuna.html. (707) 441-9999. Old Town Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka. Fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jam, crafts and more. Live music. Trained, ADA-certified service animals only. CalFresh EBT customers are able to receive a market match at every farmers market. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation. org/oldtown.html. (707) 441-9999.

Shelter Cove Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mario’s Marina Bar, 533 Machi Road, Shelter Cove. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, flowers and more. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation. org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/sheltercove. html. (707) 441-9999.

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MEETINGS

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

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. Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See Aug. 24 listing.

30 Wednesday

ART

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

Sketchy Wednesdays Eureka. Every other Wednesday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. Myrtle Ave. Tasting Room, 1595 B Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Drink a beer and sketch the subject matter provided. The best drawing wins a $20 gift card. Free.

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

MOVIES

Sci-Fi Night: Ghost in the Shell (1995). 6-9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show at 6 p.m. Ra e at 7:25 p.m. Main feature at 7:30 p.m. Rated R. All ages. (16 and under parental guidance suggested). A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious hacker. $5, $9 admission and poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/228338490071054/. (707) 613-3030.

THEATER

Something Di erent. 7 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St., Arcata. Arcata’s monthly primetime interactive variety interview show featuring local artists and personalities, games, trivia and prizes. Special guests Tofu Schwartz of Absyth Quintet, Laura Hughes with Farmers Market Association and Sister Juana Little with Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. $8. theexit.org.

FOR KIDS

Family Movie Night. 5-7 p.m. Scotia Lodge, 100 Main St. Bring the family and enjoy classics in the lounge area. Food and drinks available at Main & Mill. Movies are G-PG and the titles are listed online under events. Free. scotia-lodge.com/hosted-events. (707) 298-7139.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See Aug. 25 listing.

ETC

Out 4 Business. Last Wednesday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. An LGBTQ+ professionals networking mixer for LGBTQ+ community, friends, allies and business professionals who value diversity and inclusivity. Food and drinks. trex@historiceaglehouse.com. fb.me/e/2i5gvvdKT. (707) 407-0634.

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See Aug. 25 listing.

31 Thursday

ART

Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See Aug. 24 listing.

July/August Art Show - Lynn Niekrasz. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Aug. 24 listing.

Painting and Wine. 6-8 p.m. Libation Wine Bar & Store, 761 Eighth St., Arcata. Artist host: Erica Brooks. Price indudes a glass of wine and all supplies. Email fineartbyerica@gmail. com to reserve your spot. $40. fineartbyerica@gmail.com. fireartbyerica.com.

DANCE

Dance With Debbie: Rhumba. Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall, 1018 H St. See Aug. 24 listing.

MUSIC

McKinleyville Community Choir Rehearsal. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. See Aug. 24 listing.

FOOD

Henderson Center Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. See Aug. 24 listing.

McKinleyville Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Eureka Natural Foods, McKinleyville, 2165 Central Ave. See Aug. 24 listing. Willow Creek Farmers Market. 4-7 p.m. Veteran’s Park, 100 Kimtu Road, Willow Creek. See Aug. 24 listing.

OUTDOORS

Nature Quest. 2-5 p.m. Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F St. See Aug. 24 listing.

ETC

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See Aug. 24 listing.

Heads Up …

The McKinleyville Community Choir is beginning rehearsals for the Winter Holiday Season on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Arcata Presbyterian Church. New members will be accepted through mid-September. No music experience necessary. For details contact: ccgreene46@gmail.com.

Fieldbrook Art & Wine Festival, happening Sept. 23, is currently accepting vendor applications. Contact Fieldbrook School’s front o ce for more information: (707) 839-3201.

Annual Junque Arte call for entries Submit works on Sept. 13 from noon to 5 p.m. at Morris Graves Museum of Art. To be eligible, art works must be made of 100 percent recycled materials. Review entry guidelines at the museum or at humboldtarts.org.

Access Humboldt is looking for new board members to start in October. Board meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Contact info@accesshumboldt.net for more information on the application and process.

Area 1 Agency on Aging seeks volunteers to help with rides to medical appointments, educate and assist people to make informed decisions about Medicare options, advocate for residents in nursing homes, assist with matching home providers and home seekers, or teach technology training to older adults. Apply at a1aa.org/ volunteer-interest-form/.

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. ●

Trinidad Art Night

Aug. 26, 6 to 9 p.m., with some early starts

Featuring Wild Otis rocking at Saunders Plaza East, The Pronouns at Trinidad Town Hall for lively rock favorites and Dementious & Contentious (Matt Brody and John Lee) at Trinidad Art Center. Find a variety of art exhibits and music throughout town; activities include oyster bar/food and wine tastings, skate park and face painting.

THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Matt Brody, acrylic paintings; Susan Mayclin Stephenson and Jeff Stanley, prints, note cards and books.

SAUNDERS PLAZA 355 Main St. Music by Wild Otis. Face Painting by Jade Bamboo.

HEADIES PIZZA AND POUR 359 Main St. “Art in my Work Boots,” Reuben Mayes, abstract expressionism.

TRINIDAD MUSEUM 400 Janis Court. Five rooms of new and permanent exhibits; native plant garden; music by Howdy Emerson.

TRINIDAD LIBRARY. Crafts for children of all ages by Deborah Kallish from 6 to 8 p.m.

BEACHCOMBER CAFE 363 Trinity St. Featuring local foods, drink, art and music TBA.

TRINIDAD SCHOOL PARKING LOT 300 Trinity St. Skate park ramps.

TRINIDAD CIVIC CLUB ROOM 409 Trinity St. EVENT INFORMATION STA-

TION. Trinidad Civic Club Pop-Up Sale in the civic club room noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday. Sales benefit the Memorial Lighthouse Project.

TRINIDAD TOWN HALL 409 Trinity St. Antoinette Magyar, paintings; music by The Pronouns; wine and snacks available.

TRINIDAD ART CENTER 426 Trinity St. Community Healing and Local Artisans exhibit; music by Dementious & Contentious from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; continuous short film showing of 8-year old Matt Brody as “Superman.”

TRINIDAD ART GALLERY 490 Trinity St. Patricia Sundgren Smith, mixed media drawings; Loryn White, ceramics; wine pour benefiting Friends of the Dunes; music by J.D. Jeffries.

TRINIDAD BAY EATERY 607 Parker St. Custom Art Collection, Tessa Yinger and Mir de Silva; Oyster Bar with three seasonal washes and locally grown oysters from Northbay Shellfish at 5 p.m.; music TBA.

MOONSTONE CROSSING 529 Trinity St. Andrew Daniel, oil paintings. Wine tastings and snacks. l

Music by Dementious & Contentious at Trinidad Art Center. Submitted

Mixed media drawings by Patricia Sundgren Smith at Trinidad Art Gallery. Submitted

Rabbit Holes and Shaggy Dogs

The YouTube E ect and Strays

By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com

THE YOUTUBE EFFECT. As a Luddite, my contact with YouTube is infrequent, shallow and glancing: the occasional how-to, stand-up specials, squinty-eyed late-night music video ping-pong sessions, that’s about it. Living as I do in the allegory of the cave, though, I have at least some sense of how central the site is to many (most?) peoples’ experience of the world. It is a primary source for the Zillenials and Zoomers with whom I am acquainted, essentially a search engine that is the entire internet. I have peers who, from frugality and paranoia, use it in lieu of music and movie streaming services, understandably seduced by the very real depth and breadth of the catalog and the more spurious sense that, for its megalithic omnipresence, it must somehow be more secure — or at least more anonymous — than anything subscription based. Not so, says director Alex Winter’s latest.

Winter, best known to most as Bill S. Preston, Esq., has built a mid-late period career directing insightful, balanced documentary features on subjects as disparate as Blockchain and Frank Zappa. With The YouTube E ect, he sets out to examine the origins and implications of the second most used website in the world (which is in turn a subsidiary of the most used). In exposing the odious undersides of those internet stones, Winter also excavates the nature of information-age corporate monopoly, the myth of neutrality and the troubling intersection of self-generated content and corporate control.

Using interviews with YouTube’s founders, users, executives and victims, combined with footage culled from congressional hearings and the site itself, Winter retraces YouTube’s steps from quasi-innocent startup — no real surprise the site was initially imagined as a video adjunct of objectification engine Hot or Not — to teenage starmaker to global information-harvesting superpower. There are stops along the way at the neo-fascist American political movement, the uprating of murder videos and a number of other troubling corners of the new internet, but the movie’s agenda leans more on

critical thinking than it does any particular ideology. All roads within it lead to the inevitability of the present moment, though, when YouTube and its algorithm have captured the attention and the data of most of the world’s population, created a self-sustaining ecosystem of fame and wealth generation and, hopefully, sparked a growing backlash against its own monopolization and monetization.

The argument is introduced in The YouTube E ect that a website or other media outlet can only be as bad as the median cruelty of its users, but the movie tidily turns that notion on its head, countering that vileness and atavism are easy click generators, ergo in the best interest of the multi-billion-dollar company playing host to them.

There is a corollary here to Bobcat Goldthwait’s Call Me Lucky (2015), which took up the life and work of the now-late comedian Barry Crimmins as its subject. Crimmins, a survivor of childhood sexual violence, discovered in the early days of the internet that AOL, certainly among others, was actively hosting child abuse chat rooms. Crimmins undertook an independent investigation, eventually sharing his findings with the FBI and Congress, all of which led to AOL finally shutting down the chat rooms in question.

Although Winter doesn’t name-check Crimmins, they share a spirit of advocacy, a desire to re-empower the individual in the face of the seemingly unstoppable, profit-driven rape machine. Unfortunately, The YouTube E ect leaves us with minimal hope: Maybe the machine really is too big to fail. 99M. STREAMING.

STRAYS. On an entirely unrelated note, here is an R-rated comedy about dogs with the voices of celebrities!

Reggie (Will Farrell), a cute little ratty thing, finds himself adrift in the city after his definitively deadbeat owner Doug (Will Forte) tries to get rid of him once and for all. Reggie falls in with Bug (Jamie Foxx), a Boston terrier with codependency and abandonment issues, Maggie (Isla Fisher), an Australian shepherd with a family and a preternatural sni er, and Hunter (Randall

Park), a neurotic police academy washout who now provides emotional support to dying elderlies. Setting out initially to reunite with Doug, Reggie comes around to the idea of exacting revenge instead, meanwhile finding true fellowship with his ragtag road crew.

Picking apart a movie like this, provided it is the least bit charming and successful, goes against the very nature of comedy. Fortunately, Strays has enough going for it to outweigh its weaknesses. Sure, some of the jokes could have used more work. And yes, a movie about real dogs with CG lips uttering lines is inherently limited in its visual potential. But overall, Strays, directed by Josh Greenbaum (his 2013 The Short Game is positively charming) and produced by the formidable Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (among others), balances the sweet and sour to amusing if not astounding success. R. 93M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK. ●

John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.

NOW PLAYING

ASTEROID CITY. Stars, stargazers and awkward family moments of deadpan humor shot in the Wes Anderson filter. PG13. 105M. MINOR.

BARBIE. Barbie and Ken live in a colorful, seemingly idyllic world but want to leave it behind for the real one. Where can I sign up for this version of Freaky Friday? With Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell. PG13. 114M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.

BLIPPI’S BIG DINO ADVENTURE. The kid’s series on the big screen. G. 68M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

BLUE BEETLE. Xolo Maridueña plays a teen granted alien superpowers in this DC Comics adventure. PG13. 127M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

GRAN TURISMO. Archie Madekwe as a gamer who wins a spot on a real race track with David Harbour as his new mentor. PG13. 135M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

THE HILL. Baseball biopic starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford. PG. 126M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

JURASSIC PARK 3D (1993). Spoiler: Nature finds a way. PG13. 127M. BROADWAY. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER. Dracula’s on a boat! Starring Javier Botet, Aisling Franciosi and Corey Hawkins. R. 119M. BROADWAY.

THE MEG 2: THE TRENCH. Jason Statham and Jing Wu fight another prehistorically ridiculous shark. PG13. 116M. BROADWAY.

OPPENHEIMER. Christopher Nolan’s biopic about theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb.” Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. R. 180M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.

RETRIBUTION. Liam Neeson stars a bank executive trying not to get blown up with his kids by a criminal mastermind. R. 90M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

SOUND OF FREEDOM. Child tra cking drama/thinly veiled Q-Anon propaganda film. Starring Jim Caviezel. PG13. 135M. BROADWAY.

STRAYS. An abandoned dog falls in with a gang of tough pooches in this talking-pet comedy voiced by Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and Isla Fisher. R. 93M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK. SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE 3D. Mustachioed brothers race to save a princess. Starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day and Anna Taylor-Joy. PG. 92M. BROADWAY. TALK TO ME. Aussie teens commune with spirits via an embalmed forearm handshake and things get … out of hand. R. 95M. BROADWAY, MINOR.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM. The crime-fighting brothers emerge from New York City’s sewers for an animated adventure. PG. 99M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

Fortuna Theatre is temporarily closed due to earthquake damage. For showtimes call: Broadway Cinema (707) 443-3456; Mill Creek Cinema 839-3456; Minor Theatre (707) 822-3456

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1. Org. that posted “See you in court” on its website the day after Donald Trump was elected president

5. “____ missing something?”

8. Like many churches

14. Midday

15. Gandalf portrayer McKellen

16. Prefix meaning “different”

17. Band with the 2000 hit “Breathless”

19. Surround, as with light

20. Not on good terms (with)

21. Bro or sis

23. Orchard beverage

24. Beltway insider

26. Made it past the bouncer

28. Deg. for a prof

31. Fashion designer who was a judge on “Project Runway”

36. One having second thoughts

38. Pet doc

39. “Where the Wild Things Are” author Maurice

40. Available to watch, in a way

42. Old Army base on the Santa Fe Trail, briefly

43. Samuel Barber’s “____ for Strings”

44. Bartender who serves Barney and Homer

45. Ticked (off)

46. Brewing company that resulted from a 2005 merger

49. Hwys.

50. Sharp, as criticism

51. Sunblock letters 53. Feel

56. Four Corners people

58. Muse of lyric poetry

62. “The magic word”

64. Some Antarctic samples

66. American Society of Magazine Editors annual awards

67. Stretch of history

68. Nays’ opposites

69. Financial ctr. in Manhattan

70. California’s Big ____

71. Norway’s capital

DOWN

1. Start to climax?

2. “The Facts of Life”

actress Mindy

3. Lisa with the 1994 hit “Stay (I Missed You)”

4. Open, as a bottle

5. Put on TV

6. Planet that’s home

to Octavia E. Butler Landing

7. Perception

8. “That’s all ____ wrote”

9. Wrote (in) tentatively

10. “You’re very mistaken!”

11. Enjoy a book

12. Author ____ Stanley Gardner

13. It might slide or revolve

18. Leslie who played Burr in “Hamilton”

22. Drag show accessory

25. Fish that’s being reeled in

27. Perfume samples

28. Certain golf tourney

29. $100 bill, in slang

30. Former Massachusetts governor ____ Patrick

32. Corp. leader

33. More quirky

34. Foamed at the mouth

35. TV Guide listings, informally

37. Prepares to leave port, say

41. Bishop’s domains

42. Rock’s ____ Fighters

44. Features of some crooked enterprises

47. Grand ____ (wine designation)

48. Blueprint detail 52. Pinkberry treat, for short 53. Gush 54. Jazz legend Fitzgerald 55. Carter of “Gimme a Break!” 57. Sandy hue 59. Lover of Aphrodite

Blue-green hue 61. ____ buco

Ballpark fig.

EASy #58.pDf

Pappocom 4 8 2

8 6 1 9 5 2 3

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF ANDREWJAMESKITNA CASENO.PR2300232

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

ANDREWJAMESKITNA,ANDREWJ.

KITNA,ANDREWKITNA,AND ANDYKITNA

APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerEDNAR.KITNA

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatEDWARDR.KITNA beappointedaspersonalrepresen− tativetoadministertheestateof thedecedent.

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

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonAugust31,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:#4Room:#4

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: DanielE.Cooper 611IStreet,SuiteA

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:August4,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−291)

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF

STEPHANIELOUISEJOHNSON CUMMINGS,f/k/aSTEPHANIE J.GUTIERREZ,f/k/a

STEPHANIEL.GUTIERREZ CASENO.PR2300228

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of STEPHANIELOUISEJOHNSON CUMMINGS,f/k/aSTEPHANIEJ. GUTIERREZ,f/k/aSTEPHANIEL.

GUTIERREZ APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerCHRISS.

CUMMINGS

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatCHRISS.CUMMINGS beappointedaspersonalrepresen− tativetoadministertheestateof thedecedent.

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

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonSeptember7,2023at1:31 p.m.attheSuperiorCourtofCali− fornia,CountyofHumboldt,825 FifthStreet,Eureka,inDept.:#4

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

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: JamesD.Poovey 9376thStreet Eureka,CA95501 (707)443−6744

Filed:August3,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−286)

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF JAMESA.McARTHURIII CASENO.PR2300233

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of JAMESA.McARTHURIII APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerPAULETTEE.

ELAM

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatPAULETTEE.ELAM beappointedaspersonalrepresen− tativetoadministertheestateof thedecedent.

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

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonAugust31,2023at1:31p.m. attheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:#4Room:#4

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

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

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe

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:August4,2023

default

fromthecourtclerk.

Attorneyforpetitioner: JocelynM.Godinho,Esq. 350EStreet,FirstFloor Eureka,CA95501 (707)442−7262

Filed:August4,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−287)

NOTICEOFPUBLICSALEOF LIENEDPROPERTY

Noticeisherebygiventhatthe undersignedintendstosellthe propertydescribedbelowto enforcealienonthesaidproperty pursuanttosections21700−21716of thebusinessandprofessionscode, section2328oftheUCCsection535 ofthePenalCodeandprovisionof theCivilCode.Theundersignedwill sellbycompetitivebidatbid13.com endingSeptember8th,2023,at 12:00pm.Onlinebiddingonly.

Wheresaidpropertyhasbeen storedandwhichislocatedat,1400 GlendaleDrive,McKinleyville,CA 95519thefollowing:

−#049JosephBarclay

−#298JohnathanRobinette

−#091JamesHutchins/Megan

Llewellyn

−#077JamesHutchins/Megan

Llewellyn

−#377JoshuaFranckiewicz

includebutarenotlimitedtoare bins,householditems,toolsetc. Purchasesmustbepaidatthetime ofsale.Cashonly.Allpurchases soldas−is,whereis,andmustbe removedwithin48hoursofthe timeofsale.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweentheownerandthe obligatedparty.

ONLINEAUCTIONONLYAuction: bid13.com

Phone888−992−4313

8/24,8/31/2023(23−300)

PUBLICSALE

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthatthe personalpropertydescribedbelow toenforcealienimposedonsaid propertypursuanttoSections 21700−21716ofthePenalCodeand provisionsofthecivilCode.

Theundersignedwillsellatpublic salebycompetitivebiddingonthe 2ndofSeptember2023at10:00am onthepremiseswheresaidprop− ertyhasbeenstoredandwhichare locatedatFourStarMiniStorageat 271N.FortunaBlvd.,Fortuna,Cali− forniaCountyofHumboldtthe following:

ConnieBarrett−Unit#17

MelissaJohnson−Unit#26

JessicaBruga−Unit#45

KellyChaucer−Unit#64

KellyChaucer−Unit#71

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

Briceland Community Services District Water Systems Improvement Project

8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−287)

Briceland Community Services District

1 Miller Creek Road

Garberville, Humboldt, CA 95542

Itemstobeauctionedwhichmay includebutarenotlimitedtoare bins,householditems,toolsetc. Purchasesmustbepaidatthetime ofsale.Cashonly.Allpurchases soldas−is,whereis,andmustbe removedwithin48hoursofthe timeofsale.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweentheownerandthe obligatedparty.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ONLINEAUCTIONONLYAuction: bid13.com

Phone888−992−4313

8/24,8/31/2023(23−300)

The Briceland Community Services District. (BCSD) is currently advertising for contractor bids regarding its “Water Systems Improvement Project”.

Itemstobesoldincludebutarenot limitedto:Antiques,Tools,House− holdfurniture,sportingequipment, books,clothingandmiscellaneous householditemsandboxesand bagsofunknowncontents. Purchasesmustbepaidincashat thetimeofthesaleplusa$100.00 deposittobereturnedwhenthe unitiscleanedout.Allpurchase itemssoldasis,whereisandmust beremovedbytheendoftheday onSunday.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweenownerandobligated party.Auctioneer:FourStarMini Storage,707−725−0702.

Bids will be received electronically until 2:00 PM, September 13, 2023 PDT. Bid proposals shall be submitted electronically on the forms contained in the Contract Documents and shall be included as attachment(s) to an email with the subject line “Bid Proposal for BCSD Water Systems Improvement Project” to BCSD care of GHD Inc. at natesanger@yahoo.com. The email shall also contain the name of the Bidder, their address, license number, and California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registration number. BCSD shall provide a response email receipt from GHD Inc. to the Contractor showing the date and time the submission was received. Bids received after the time specified for opening will not be considered. The Bidder is solely responsible for timely delivery of their bid. All potential bidder questions must be submitted by 5:00 PM, September 6, 2023, PDT. Questions received after 5:00 PM, September 6, 2023, PDT, will not be responded to prior to the bid opening.

8/17,8/24/2023(23−295)

Parties interested in attending the bid opening conference call must submit a request via email to natesanger@ yahoo.com with the subject line “Request for Invitation to BCSD Water Systems Improvement Project” by 10:00 AM, September 13, 2023, PDT, and respond to the invitation that will be sent via email from GHD Inc.

A nonmandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held to familiarize potential Bidders with the project and is scheduled for 10:00 AM, August 30, 2023, meet at the Beginnings Community Center parking lot at 5 Cemetery Road, Redway, CA, 95560.

The Work associated with this project will consist of, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment, testing, and supervision for the installation of (1) 40K gallon concrete treated water storage tank, (4) 10k gallon HDPE raw water storage tanks, (1) fire hydrant, yard piping, site grading.

The Contract Documents are currently available and may be examined at the following locations:

• Humboldt Builders Exchange, Eureka

• North Coast Builders Exchange, Santa Rosa

• Shasta Builders Exchange, Redding

• Medford Builders Exchange, Medford

Contractors may obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents for no cost by emailing natesanger@yahoo. com and requesting the “BCSD Water Systems Improvement Project”. Contractors are encouraged to carefully read the “Information for Bidders” section in the Contract Documents.

The general prevailing wage rates applicable to the Work are set by the State Director of DIR State of California under Labor Code Section 1771.4. The Contractor will be required to comply with any changes in these wage rates as they are updated by the State government at no cost to the Owner. Prevailing rates are available online at http:// www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR

Chestine Anderson Secretary/Treasurer Board of Directors Briceland Community Services District

Itemstobesoldincludebutarenot limitedto:Antiques,Tools,House− holdfurniture,sportingequipment, books,clothingandmiscellaneous householditemsandboxesand bagsofunknowncontents. Purchasesmustbepaidincashat thetimeofthesaleplusa$100.00 deposittobereturnedwhenthe unitiscleanedout.Allpurchase itemssoldasis,whereisandmust beremovedbytheendoftheday onSunday.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweenownerandobligated party.Auctioneer:FourStarMini Storage,707−725−0702.

8/17,8/24/2023(23−295)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME

STATEMENT23−00415

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

GOLDRIDGERANCH

Humboldt

640GoldRidgeLn Blocksburg,CA95514

ShaundaHrynkiewicz

640GoldRidgeLn Blocksburg,CA95514

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMay1,1984

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

/sShaundaHrynkiewicz,Owner

ThisJuly28,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

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

/sShaundaHrynkiewicz,Owner

ThisJuly28,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/3,8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−279)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00418 ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas TLLANDRESOURCECOMPANY

Humboldt 2159MapleCreekRd Korbel,CA95550

73East13thSt Arcata,CA95521

MargaretETauzer 73East13thSt Arcata,CA95521

JoseEChavarria 73East13thSt Arcata,CA95521

RyleyETauzer 73East13thSt Arcata,CA95521

aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

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

/sRyleyTauzer,Partner

ThisJune30,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/10,8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−290)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME

STATEMENT23−00437

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

POWER"C"CLEANINGSERVICES

Humboldt

5500RohnervilleRd Fortuna,CA95540

1632Broadway4−217 Eureka,CA95501

AstridMCalderonHernandez 5500RohnervilleRd Fortuna,CA95540

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

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

/sJoyHolland,Owner

ThisJuly25,2023 JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/3,8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−282)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00470

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas FAIROAKSTRAILERPARK

Humboldt 39610Hwy299 WillowCreek,CA95573

POBox144 WillowCreek,CA95573

HarveyAGrant 39582Hwy299 WillowCreek,CA95573

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJanuary1,1976

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00472

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas BIGFOOTCOUNTRYLAWNCARE PLUS

Humboldt 1031AdkinsRd McKinleyville,CA95519

GlynneEDuncan 1031AdkinsRd McKinleyville,CA95519

JeremyJDuncan 1031AdkinsRd McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbya GeneralPartnership. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJanuary1,2017

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00484

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

TIARALACHELLESKINCARE

Humboldt

748HilltopDr Fortuna,CA95540

POBox536 Hydesville,CA95547

MichelleMWigginton 748HilltopDr Fortuna,CA95540

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF EUREKA HOUSING AUTHORITY

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

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJuly1,2019 Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sAstridCalderon,Owner

ThisJuly14,2023

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

/sHarveyAGrant,Owner

ThisJuly31,2023 JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/3,8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−281)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00471

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

/sGlynneDuncan,Co−Owner

ThisJuly31,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/10,8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−288)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00474

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

AXISPHYSICALTHERAPY

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

/sMichelleWigginton,Owner ThisAugust7,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/17,8/24,8/31,9/7/2023(23−292)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00488

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

TGCONSTRUCTION

Humboldt

8/3,8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−279)

/sRyleyTauzer,Partner

ThisJune30,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Eureka Housing Authority has developed it’s Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. A copy of the Agency Plan is available for review at www.eurekahumboldtha.org or by request. A public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments will be held on September 19, 2023 at 3:00pm via Zoom. The Housing Authority will receive comments starting August 10, 2023 to the close of business, September 21, 2023. To request the Agency Plan and obtain zoom meeting information, please call (707) 443-4583 ext 219.

8/10,8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−290)

The Housing Authority hours of operation are 9:00am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, alternating every other Friday an off day.

default PUBLIC NOTICE

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt has developed it’s Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. A copy of the Agency Plan is available for review at www.eurekahumboldtha.org or by request. A public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments will be held on September 19, 2023 at 2:00pm via Zoom. The Housing Authority will receive comments starting August 10, 2023 to the close of business, September 21, 2023. To request the Agency Plan and obtain zoom meeting information, please call (707) 443-4583 ext 219. The Housing Authority hours of operation are 9:00am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, alternating every other Friday an off day.

JUANP.CERVANTES

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00464

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

JOYEMPORIUM/TRADITIONAL THAIMASSAGEBYJOYHOLLAND

Humboldt 2232ndSt Eureka,CA95501

JoyCHolland 223Ω2ndSt Eureka,CA95501

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonJuly25,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

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

/sJoyHolland,Owner

ThisJuly25,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/3,8/10,8/17,8/24/2023(23−282)

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

BADWOLFDESIGNS

Humboldt 3154CherylLane Fortuna,CA95540

LindseyDBeauchaine 3154CherylLane Fortuna,CA95540

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonDecember2020

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

/sLindseyBeauchaine,Owner

ThisJuly31,2023 JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/10,8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−283)

Humboldt

145GStreet Arcata,CA95521

AxisPhysicalTherapyServices, P.C. California5837397 145GStreet Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbya Corporation. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

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

/sSarahLandis,President

ThisAugust2,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/10,8/17,8/24,8/31/2023(23−284)

1616CentervilleRd Ferndale,CA95536

TravisCGrinsell

1616CentervilleRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonAugust7,2023 Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sTravisGrinsell,Owner

ThisAugust9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/17,8/24,8/31,9/7/2023(23−294)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00489

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

LOSTCOASTCUTSSALON

Humboldt

632MainStreet Ferndale,CA95536

POBox62 Fortuna,CA95540

ArynGDalton

525HooktonCemeteryRd

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00489

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

LOSTCOASTCUTSSALON

Humboldt

632MainStreet Ferndale,CA95536

POBox62

Fortuna,CA95540

ArynGDalton

525HooktonCemeteryRd Loleta,CA95551

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

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

/sArynDalton,Owner ThisAugust9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk 8/17,8/24,8/31,9/7/2023(23−293)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00492

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas HUMBOLDTENDODONTICS

Humboldt 232023rdSt. Eureka,CA95501

DavidCorderoD.M.D.,Inc. CA202252117938 232023rdSt. Eureka,CA95501

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

/sDavidCordero,Owner/President ThisAugust11,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00494

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

LIGHTHOUSEGRILL

Humboldt

355MainStreet

Trinidad,CA95570

POBox902

Trinidad,CA95570

SherryLVanderpool

707UnderwoodDrive#902

Trinidad,CA95570

CharlesMVanderpool

707UnderwoodDrive#902

Trinidad,CA95570

Thebusinessisconductedbya MarriedCouple. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonAugust10,2012

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

/sSherryVanderpool,Owner

ThisAugust11,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/17,8/24,8/31,9/7/2023(23−296)

STATEMENTOFABANDONMENTOFUSEOFFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME FILENO.22-00397

Thefollowingpersonhasaban− donedtheuseofthefictitious businessnameHUMBOLDT

ENDODONTICS,DENTALPRACTICE

Humboldt 232023rdStreet Eureka,CA95501

Thefictitiousbusinessnamewas filedinHUMBOLDTCountyonJune 10,2022

R.JosephWeibert,DMD,ACali− forniaDentalCorporation CAC4223685 232023rdStreet Eureka,CA95501

Thisbusinesswasconductedby:A Corporation

/s/RichardJosephWeibert, Owner/President

Thisstatementwasfiledwiththe HUMBOLDTCountyClerkonthe dateAugust7,2023

Iherebycertifythatthiscopyisa trueandcorrectcopyoftheorig− inalstatementonfileinmyoffice JuanP.Cervantes byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/24,8/31,9/7,9/14/2023(23−299)

STATEMENTOFABANDONMENTOFUSEOFFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME FILENO.23-00201

Thefollowingpersonhasaban− donedtheuseofthefictitious businessnameJ&MPROPERTY MANAGEMENT/2KWOODWORKS/ JMKEQUIPMENTRENTALS

Humboldt

1250OeschgerRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thefictitiousbusinessnamewas filedinHUMBOLDTCountyon

March27,2023

RendakEnterprisesCorp CA5118208

1250OeschgerRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thisbusinesswasconductedby:A Corporation

/s/JedediahCruz,President

Thisstatementwasfiledwiththe HUMBOLDTCountyClerkonthe dateAugust7,2023

Iherebycertifythatthiscopyisa trueandcorrectcopyoftheorig− inalstatementonfileinmyoffice

JuanP.Cervantes bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/24,8/31,9/7,9/14/2023(23−301)

STATEMENTOFABANDONMENTOFUSEOFFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME FILENO.23-00289

Thefollowingpersonhasaban− donedtheuseofthefictitious businessnameOCEANSIDEFARM Humboldt

1250OeschgerRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thefictitiousbusinessnamewas filedinHUMBOLDTCountyonApril 262023

RendakEnterprisesCorp CA5118208

1250OeschgerRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thisbusinesswasconductedby:A Corporation

/s/JedediahCruz,President Thisstatementwasfiledwiththe HUMBOLDTCountyClerkonthe dateAugust7,2023

Iherebycertifythatthiscopyisa trueandcorrectcopyoftheorig− inalstatementonfileinmyoffice

JuanP.Cervantes bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

8/24,8/31,9/7,9/14/2023(23−302)

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Make a Difference IN YOUR COMMUNITY

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ELEMENTARYTEACHERNEEDEDFORNEWPRIVATESCHOOL Areyouanenthusiastic,caringteacherwithexperience/interestin Montessorieducation?

TheVillageSchoolisseekingalowerelementaryteacherfora brand−newindependentelementaryschoolinFerndalethatwillbe rootedinMontessoriprinciplestohonorstudentsasunique learnerswithhands−on,purposefullearning;arichcurriculumthat includesarts,scienceandculture;andanemphasisoncommunity connection.

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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 $7,704/mo. Exc. bene.

Visit www.redwoodcoastrc.org for more info & required docs. EOE

PROJECT MANAGER – ENGINEERING

$5,833 - $7,090/Month

*Base salary for this position will increase by 5% in 2024

$10,000 SIGNING BONUS

$5,000 paid upon hire and $5,000 paid upon successful completion of probationary period. Plus excellent benefits including free family Zoo membership, free family Adorni Center membership, free enrollment at Little Saplings Preschool for employee children and more!

The City is currently hiring to fill two (2) full-time vacancies for this position in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department. Under general direction, this position provides administrative, program, budgetary, grant, purchasing, training and work-flow support and project management; analyzes departmental practices and procedures and makes recommendations for organizational, operational, policy and procedural improvements; develops, summarizes and maintains administrative and fiscal records; directs, oversees and manages cultural, environmental, grant, and other programs, and performs related administrative support functions. Desirable qualifications include a combination of training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, Engineering, or a closely related field. For more information and to see the full job description, visit our website at www.eurekaca.gov. We will be accepting online applications only until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023. EOE

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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

We have the following jobs available at our School District:

Behavioral Counselor

Instructional Assistant

Teacher, Art & Music

Teacher, Elementary

Teacher, Elementary Literacy

Teacher, Resource Specialist

Apply via EdJoin today! www.edjoin.org/sohumusd

Join our newest program, Family Empowerment Center for Disabilities!

Would you like to apply your skills in an established organization helping local children and families?

Program Supervisor II, Special Needs Services

Starts at $24.55/hour

FEC Navigator, Starts at $20.60/hour

Bilingual FEC Navigator, Starts at $22.36/hour

Priority will be given to candidates who are a parent or close family member of an individual with special needs or disabilities. Experience with school districts and special education and knowledge of the Redwood Coast Regional Center is desirable.

Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, 14 paid holidays, 100% agency-paid, platinum level health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a retirement plan with matching contributions and profit-sharing. COVID-19 Vaccine required. Please go to www.changingtidesfs.org for complete job descriptions and application requirements. Positions open until filled. Submit complete application packets to Nanda Prato at Changing Tides Family Services, 2259 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 or via email to nprato@changingtidesfs.org.

www.changingtidesfs.org Hablamos español @changingtidesfamilyservices

Would you like to apply your skills in an established organization helping local children and families? Our exciting workplace has full- and part-time time openings. We offer excellent benefits for full-time positions and provide additional compensation for qualified bilingual candidates (English/Spanish)

Program Assistant-Case Management, $17.60/hour

Child Care Specialist, $18.38/hour Clinician I/II , I $27.09/hour, II $5,381.09/month

Bilingual Clinician I/II (Spanish), I $28.94/hour , II $5,730.85/month

Mental Health Rehabilitation Support Specialist Part-time position, Starts @ $22.33/hour

Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, 14 paid holidays, 100% agency-paid, platinum level health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a retirement plan with matching contributions and profit-sharing. COVID-19 Vaccine required. Please go to www.changingtidesfs.org for complete job descriptions and application requirements. Positions open until filled. Submit complete application packets to Nanda Prato at Changing Tides Family Services, 2259 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 or via email to nprato@changingtidesfs.org

www.changingtidesfs.org Hablamos español @changingtidesfamilyservices

K’ima:w Medical Center

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

DATA ENTRY CLERK –MEDICAL RECORDS – FT Regular ($19.54 - $26.33)

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER – FT Regular Contract ($120,000.00-$140,000.00 annually DOE). DEADLINE TO APPLY IS AUGUST 30, 2023.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR – FT Regular Contract ($300,000+ DOE)

CHIEF OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS – FT Regular Contract ($51.74 - $75.38 DOE).

ATTORNEY (MEDICAL CENTER) – FT Regular Contract ($60.39 - $84.56 DOE).

HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR (FACILITIES) – FT/Regular ($20.44 - 26.81)

FACILITIES ASSOCIATE (FACILITIES) – FT/Regular ($15.99 - 22.13)

MAT NURSE – FT/Regular (Salary DOE and licensure) RN or LVN Licensure

OUTREACH COORDINATOR (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH) - FT/Regular ($20.00 - $24.00 DOE).

DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR – FT REGULAR CONTRACT ($31.84 – $38.79 DOE)

SENIOR RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST – FT Regular ($35.59 - $48.60 DOE)

MAT PEER MENTOR – FT Regular ($18.00 - $21.00 per hour)

TELEMEDICINE COORDINATOR – FT Regular ($17.90 - $24.25 per hour DOE)

PATIENT BENEFITS-REGISTRATION CLERK – On-Call Temporary ($18.62 - $23.13 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)

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT – FT Regular ($20.44 - $27.55 per hour DOE)

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

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

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

PHYSICIAN – FT/Regular

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – 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 apply on our website: https:// www.kimaw.org/ for a copy of the job description and to complete an electronic application. Resume/ CV are not accepted without a signed application.

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Annual Income Limits:

1 pers. $24,500, 2 pers. $28,000;

3 pers. $31,500; 4 pers. $34,950;

5 pers. $37,750; 6 pers. $40,550;

7 pers. $43,350; 8 pers. $46,150

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645 7TH STREET ARCATA

8 Parcels available! Enjoy all 4 seasons in the quaint community of Salyer. Ease of access to recreational activities, walking distance from the Trinity River, just 5 minutes East of Willow Creek. Picturesque views of surrounding mountain ranges and historic Ammon Ranch. Parcels range from ±2.5 - ±2.75 acres.

REDUCED PRICE!

This timeless 3 bed, 2 bath ranch style home sits on just under a 1/2 acre. Amenities include a lg. attached garage, hardwood floors, and a corner breakfast nook. French doors from the living area open to a deck, and a back yard with greenbelt views of redwoods. Painting, repairs, and updates promise to produce rewarding results!

$949,000

Located on a park-like almost acre in a quiet Eureka neighborhood, this beautiful property presents a unique opportunity to create a family compound with multiple separate living units and a big fully fenced playground and sunny garden area. Currently operated as a successful preschool for 17+ years, the property currently consists of two comfortable and cozy separate living units with attached classroom and office areas.

Fantastic ±19.18 acre riverfront retreat in beautiful Southern Humboldt! Enjoy all 4 seasons while listening to the Eel River from the front deck of the 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom house. Offering quintessential Humboldt Charm, this property also has a large shop, open meadows for animals and gardening, mature orchard with various fruit trees, redwood trees, boat and fishing access, and decommissioned train tracks running through the parcel! With prime end of the road location, this parcel offers all the privacy you could ask for!

REDUCED PRICE!

mountain retreat awaiting your development! Enjoy easy access, a peaceful year round creek, building site, and beautiful views of McClellan Rock on this versatile property!

±19

$315,000

Come check out this this home in sunny Carlotta with so much potential. This property features just under an acre of privacy and seclusion in your very own forest like setting. With redwoods and existing garden the possibilities are endless.

$165,000

Contractors clean up special! Bring your tools and your dumpster!

±9.46 Acre rolling parcel with a 2/1 house and several outbuildings, this property has amazing homestead or vacation home potential. Enjoy the comfort of PG&E, paved county road access while self sufficient with your own spring and well water sources.

4865 HIDDEN MEADOWS LANE, EUREKA

500 HENNESSEY ROAD, BURNT RANCH

167 JOHNSON LANE, CARLOTTA

32010 HIGHWAY 36, BRIDGEVILLE $79,000

164 - 176 CHERRY TREE LANE, SLAYER $68,000 - $138,000

4375 CAMPTON ROAD, CUTTEN $459,000

Acre

774 LARABEE CREEK ROAD, SHIVELY $625,000