FASCINATING!
THE UNION’S LEGAL NOTICE S SE E PAGE B 3
MAD RIVER
V O L . 5, N O . 31
Toby & Jack’s,
Sidelines in
danger of
closing after
drug probe
Kevin L. Hoover
Mad RiveR Union
ARCATA – Two iconic Plaza
taverns are in serious jeopardy
of closing after a lengthy inves-
tigation resulted in 12 suspects
accused of drug dealing, some
of them allegedly doing so as
employees of the bars.
Last Tuesday, April 17, the
City of Arcata announced that
an investigation involving the
Department of Alcoholic Bever-
age Control (ABC), in partner-
ship with the Humboldt Coun-
ty Drug Task Force and Arcata
Police Department (APD), had
arrested 12 people after a
10-month investigation of two
ABC-licensed bars in Arcata –
Toby & Jack’s and the Sidelines
Sports Bar.
According to a press release,
authorities arrested nine pa-
trons and three employees in
connection with the bars in
February. The arrests involved
charges of sales and possession
of illegal drugs, facilitation of
drug sales, outstanding war-
rants, conspiracy, driving un-
der the influence and weapons
violations. One suspect remains
at large with a warrant issued
for arrest, and is not believed to
be in Humboldt County.
The investigation reported-
ly began in 2017, with an un-
dercover investigation by ABC
Agents who were allegedly able
to purchase illegal drugs with
assistance from bar employees
and bar patrons on multiple
occasions. The drugs included
cocaine, methamphetamine,
BARS A2
Where
you’ll
feel at Now Accepting Participants
• Socialization & Companionship
home • Nursing Care
away • Recreational Activities
• Nutritious Hot Meals
from • Physical & Occupational Therapy
home • Transportation to & from center
Call for more information
3800 Janes Rd, Arcata • www.adhcmadriver.org
UNION
MADRIVERUNION.COM
10 P A G E S W E D N E S D AY , A P R I L 25, 2018 E S T . 2013 $1
Accusations rock Arcata, council cuts meeting short
Kevin L. Hoover son. To accommodate them,
Mad RiveR Union Mayor Sofia Pereira rearranged
ARCATA – It’s not often that a the public speaking segments of
grieving mother’s anguished cries the meeting to allow an unlim-
for justice for her slain child fill
Arcata City Hall. But when they
ited number of people to testify
during Early Oral Communica-
do, it’s not business as usual.
After a raucous and ultimately
tion, which is normally limited to
five speakers. But that extended
aborted meeting of the City Coun- comment period was to become
cil last week, the council voted the entirety of the meeting.
4–0 last Wednesday night to look Many of the Lawson advocates
at options beyond the Arcata Po- – including the slain student’s
lice Dept. for investigating the un- mother, Charmaine – cited state-
solved killing of Humboldt State ments by ex-FBI agent Tom Park-
student David Josiah Lawson. JUSTICE FOR JOSIAH An altar sprang up outside the entrance to er, who had been assisting with
The decision followed de- City Hall during last week’s City Council meeting. KlH | union the case (see story, below).
mands of multiple speakers who fy a suspect in Lawson’s stabbing Council Chamber overflowed Speaker after speaker castigat-
reviled the city, the council and death, which took place more with citizens, some bearing signs, ed the council, one stating that
Arcata Police for failing to identi- than a year ago, on April 15, 2017. there to demand justice for Law- LAWSON A3
Lawson investigator leaves case amid flurry of allegations
Kevin L. Hoover ing APD had mishandled evidence, Contacted Thursday morning, Parker said
Mad RiveR Union shown no real interest in solving the he was “open to any ideas that they have” in-
ARCATA – The former FBI inves- case, refused repeated offers of out- sofar as being rehired by the city. “It would
tigator in whom the City of Arcata side assistance, and may be tainted depend on what shape that takes. I certainly
had placed so much faith for help- by racism. haven’t slammed the door shut, unless things
ing solve the killing of David Josiah In response, the city sent Park- stay as is, then it’s closed and locked.”
Lawson left the case in spectacular er a Cease and Desist letter, asking Prior to being dismissed, Parker said he
fashion on April 10, leveling wither- him to stop discussing confidential had made three demands of Diemer, two of
ing accusations against the city and Tom aspects of the case and demanding which have been met. One was to dismiss
Arcata Police. Parker return of case files. Last Friday, it now-resigned Police Chief Tom Chapman, an-
In town for Lawson’s Life Cel- appeared that he was complying to other was to put his contract under the pur-
ebration on the one-year anniversary of the some extent, by returning case-related items. view of the City Manager’s Office, which was
19-year-old Humboldt State student’s April The charges enraged and animated speakers done, and the third was to allow him to hire
15, 2017 killing, Parker gave a round of news during last week’s City Council meeting, with his own trusted colleagues to handle the case.
interviews where he deployed explosive alle- advocates for Lawson demanding Parker be Parker pushed back against a statement is-
gations against the Arcata Police Dept., say- rehired and put in charge of the investigation. PARKER A3
Mercer-Fraser withdraws plan to site cannabis plan on Mad
Daniel Mintz when voters will decide on his
Mad RiveR Union re-election, is off-base.
GLENDALE – Heeding con- “I even wrote on the
cerns about potential contam- Times-Standard Facebook page,
ination of drinking water, the under an article about this, that I
Mercer-Fraser company has with- will resign if (the project) comes
drawn a cannabis manufacturing back up any time after the elec-
project whose approval also in- tion,” he said.
cluded a controversial rezoning. Mercer-Fraser proposed to op-
Fifth District Supervisor and erate a 5,000-square-foot canna-
Board of Supervisors Chair Ryan bis manufacturing facility at its
Sundberg announced last week 13.5 acre Glendale area site bor- MADNESS Mercer-Fraser had planned to place a cannabis manufactur-
that both the project and the re- dering the Mad River. The site ing facility near wells that supply local drinking water. Humboldt County image
zoning are withdrawn. hosts the company’s gravel min- zoning of the site from agricul- in the recently-approved version
And in an interview, he said ing and processing operation tural-general to resource-relat- of the county’s General Plan, as
speculation that the project could More controversial than the ed industrial, a heavy industrial supervisors want to make Mer-
re-emerge after the June election, project itself is an associated re- category. The change is directed MERCER-FRASER A3
Supes move to abate escalating nuisances at Mad River Park
Daniel Mintz with resistance from the state’s Coastal Com-
Mad RiveR Union mission so the vehicle closure was negotiated.
MAD RIVER – Attempting to thwart those It’s being implemented to stop the ongoing
who burn raging bonfires, light off firecrack- nuisances that have affected neighbors and in
ers and dump garbage at Mad River County some cases endangered beachgoers. Seemann
Park, the Board of Supervisors has approved said large bonfires fueled by wooden pallets
closing the park to vehicles at night. and furniture leave “large numbers” of nails on
Approved at the board’s April 17 meeting, the beach, creating a “public safety hazard.”
the nighttime vehicle closure has been in the He reported that in a sample time period
works since 2011, when complaints from adja- – the latter half of June, 2016 – 40 percent
cent landowners and residents of Tyee City – a of calls to the Sheriff’s Office to the park were
micro-community near the park – ramped up. during night hours for occurrences like fire-
Deputy Director of Public Works Hank works, shots fired and disturbing the peace.
Seemann said previous attempts to complete- The fireworks and gunplay cause livestock
ly close the park during night hours were met PARTY PARK Mad River County Park. google eartH image PARK A3
Dandelion Herbal Center
Join Jane Bothwell for
• Herbal Study Classes
• Now enrolling!
Beginning With Herbs
Sept. 26 – Nov. 14, 2018
• Intermediate through Advanced
Herbal Studies Classes
• Travel Adventures!
Italy May 25 – June 5, 2019
Call for Information
janeb@arcatanet.com
707-442-8157
707-822-4866 www.dandelionherb.com
4803 Greenwood Heights Dr.
 A2
Child swept to sea, dies
huMBoldt County Sheriff’S offiCe
BIG LAGOON – On Sat-
urday, April 21 at about 3:15
p.m, the Humboldt County
Sheriff’s Office received a
report of an 8-year-old fe-
male that had been swept
into the ocean after jump-
ing into the waves on the
ocean side of Big Lagoon.
Deputies, along with
personnel from CalFire,
Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, California State
Parks, Orick Fire Depart-
ment and the United States
Coast Guard all responded
to the scene.
At about 4 p.m., the
USCG located the juvenile
approximately one mile
south of where she entered
the water. She was flown to a
local hospital where she was
later pronounced deceased.
This investigation is on-
going and the cause of death
has not been determined.
An autopsy has been sched-
uled for later this week.
Anyone with informa-
tion for the HCSO regard-
ing this case or criminal
activity is encouraged to
call the Sheriff’s Office
at (707) 445-7251 or the
Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip
line at (707) 268- 2539.
M AD R IVER U NION
May is Bike Month, full of two-wheeled fun
Bike Month huMBoldt Coalition
HUMBOLDT – The Bike
Month Humboldt Coali-
tion is hosting a slew of bi-
cycle-related events for all
ages in the month of May in
Arcata and Eureka.
Humboldt Bike Challenge
It’s time to log miles on
your bike during May for
the Humboldt Bike Chal-
lenge. Get friends, family
and colleagues together
to create a team and com-
pete with others. Weekly
prizes await. Register at-
lovetoride.net/humboldt.
Wheel-In Wednesdays
Join the Bike Month
Humboldt Coalition for
group bike commute rides
from Arcata to Eureka ev-
ery Wednesday in May.
The group departs at 7
a.m. from the Arcata North
Coast Co-op. Call (707)
441-5574 for information.
Historical Eureka
Bike Tour
On this casual bike ride,
members of the Eureka Her-
itage Society and the Histor-
ic Preservation Commission
will share their knowledge
of the city’s architectural
styles, defining features and
local history.
The tour departs from
the Eureka Muni (1120 F
St.) at 3 p.m. and ends in
Old Town around 5 p.m.
Stay in Old Town for Arts
Alive and an historic archi-
tecture scavenger hunt.
Visit The “Historical Eu-
A PRIL 25, 2018
mentary about a feminist all
women of color bicycle crew.
The Ovarian Psycos Bi-
cycle Brigade rides at night
through streets deemed
dangerous in East Los An-
geles, using their bicycles
to confront the violence in
their lives. All ages welcome,
though the documentary
touches on adult themes.
Arcata Bike to Work Day
On Thursday, May 10,
Bike to Work Day will kick
off in Arcata at the North
Coast Co-op’s morning ener-
gizer station, where cyclists
wearing helmets will get free
hot drinks, snacks and bike
tune-ups from 7 to 9 a.m.
This year, cyclists can
stop at the Mad River Com-
munity Hospital Shaw Pa-
vilion for a morning ener-
gizer station. Then join in
a rally at noon on the Arcata
Bars
throughout May!
Pancake Ride to the
Mad River Grange
Join the Bike Month
Humboldt Coalition on Sun-
day, May 13 for the first Pan-
cake Ride in May. This casu-
al, group bike ride will start at
9 a.m. at the Arcata Plaza and
head to Blue Lake (via West
End Road) for the Mad River
Grange’s pancake breakfast.
Bring cash for those
yummy pancakes after
you’ve cycled up an appe-
tite. Helmets encouraged!
Visit Bike Month Hum-
boldt on Facebook for fur-
ther details or call (707)
444-8208. And mark your
calendar for more Pancake
Rides on May 19 and 27!
FROM A1

reka Bike Tour” Facebook Plaza. LSD, ecstasy and a Sched-

event or humbike.org for Meet fellow cyclists, join ule One narcotic known
more information. the Humboldt Bike Chal- as DMT or Dimethyltrypt-
Ovarian Psycos Film lenge, get a free bike tune- amine. The methamphet-
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018, REDWOOD TRANSIT Documentary up and show community amine is known as MDMA
or methylenedioxy/meth-
SERVICE (RTS) FARES WILL BE: Join the Bike Month
Humboldt Coalition and
support for the bicycle as a
fun and inexpensive trans- amphetamine, commonly
known as Ecstasy.
A partir del 1 de Julio de 2018, el servicio de DHHS Healthy Communi- portation choice.
ABC has filed accusa-
ties on Tuesday, May 8 at Visit Bike Month Hum-
Redwood Transit (RTS) tendra nuevas tarifas: 6 p.m. at Siren’s Song, 325 boldt on Facebook or hum- tions against both bars,
Second St., Eureka for an bike.org to learn about seeking revocation of their
REDWOOD TRANSIT OLD NEW REDWOOD TRANSIT SYSTEM TARIFA TARIFAS award winning film docu- other Bike Month events alcohol-serving licenses.
SYSTEM RATES RATES NUEVAS The agency didn’t list
31 Day Regular $59.00 $62.00 Pase Mensual para Viajes Ilimitados $59.00 $62.00 which specific charges ap-
31 Day Reduced $54.00 $57.00 Pase Mensual para Viajes Ilimitados $54.00 $57.00 ply to specific suspects. “All
Reducido were arrested in connec-
Week Pass Regular $15.00 $15.75 Pase Semanal $15.00 $15.75 tion with illegal activity at
Week Pass Reduced $13.00 $13.75 Pase Semanal Reducido $13.00 $13.75 the two ABC licensed loca-
tions,” said John Carr, ABC
Cash Fare Regular $3.00 $3.50 Tarifa Regular en Efectivo $3.00 $3.50
information officer II.
Cash Fare Reduced $2.75 $3.15 Tarifa Reducida en Efectivo $2.75 $3.15
ABC named the suspects
Day Pass Regular $4.90 $5.25 Pase Diario para Viajes Ilimitados $4.90 $5.25 as Joshua Michael Hellyer,
Card Fare Regular $1.90 $2.10 Tarifa con Tarjeta $1.90 $2.10 Elijah Calvin Browning, Au-
Card Fare Reduced $1.65 $1.80 Tarifa con Tarjeta reducida $1.65 $1.80 gustine Cardis-Menos, Ni-
In-Town Cash Fare $1.90 $2.10 Tarifa en efectivo en la cuidad $1.90 $2.10 cole Marie Costanzo, Jimmy
Davis Ramsey II, Joshua G.

www.hta.org Cuppett, Haven McCoy, My-

kie Bastidas, Gabrieal Pat-
rick Ramonez, Sarah Eliza-
(707) 443-0826 • Fax (707) 443-2032 • 133 V St., Eureka beth Arnold and Jasmine C.
Oakeshott with Scott Clinton
Gamar listed as At Large.
Celebrating 30 Years as Your North Coast Casino! ABC said its agents con-
fiscated cocaine, metham-

FIRE ARTS CENTER phetamine (MDMA), LSD,

ecstasy and a “psychedel-
ic” schedule one narcotic

POTTERY known as DMT or Dimeth-

yltryptamine.
ABC’s “Penalty Guide-
lines,” posted on the agency’s
& Kiln-formed glass website, list the recommend-
ed penalty for narcotics vio-
lations with “transactions on

SALE licensed premises” as revo-

cation of the license.
Carr said charges of this
nature are routinely sub-
mitted to bar owners, in
April 27-29 this case Sal Constanzo,
owner of both the Sidelines
FRIDAY NOON-9 and Toby & Jack’s. The
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9-4 owner may then contest the
Planters, vases, bird feeders, bowls, platters, charges before an adminis-
trative law judge.
kiln-fused glass, jewelry…and more! The revocation decision
would nominally be made
3 DAYS ONLY! by the ABC Director Jacob
FIRE ARTS CENTER Applesmith. Carr said there
520 South G Street, Arcata CA 95521 was “no boxed-in timeline”
Across from Marsh Interpretive Center for the process.
707 826-1445 www.fireartsarcata.com Should the licenses be
revoked, new applications
could be considered after
one year. The City of Arcata
would have veto power over
any application.
City Manager Karen Diemer
said reduction of the drug trade
on the Plaza has been the most
earnestly held wish expressed
by downtown businesses.
The sheer concentration
of bars along Ninth Street
has always posed law en-
forcement challenges.
The Mad River Union, (ISSN 1091-1510), is published weekly (Wednesdays)
by Kevin L. Hoover and Jack Durham,
791 Eighth St. (Jacoby’s Storehouse), Suite 8, Arcata, CA 95521.
Periodicals Postage Paid at Arcata, CA.
Subscriptions: $40/year
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the
Mad River Union, 791 Eighth St., Suite 8, Arcata, CA 95521

Deadlines & Departments

Letters to the Editor & Opinion columns: Noon Friday
Press Releases: 5 p.m. Friday Ads: Contact Ad Dept. Legal Notices: 5 p.m. Friday
Press releases: (707) 826-7000 news@madriverunion.com
Letters to the Editor/Opinion: (707) 826-7000 opinion@madriverunion.com
Advertising: (707) 826-7535 ads@madriverunion.com
Entertainment: (707) 826-7000 scene@madriverunion.com
Legal notices: (707) 826-7000 legals@madriverunion.com

Jack D. Durham, Editor & Publisher editor@madriverunion.com

Kevin L. Hoover, Editor-at-Large, Publisher opinion@madriverunion.com
Jada C. Brotman, Advertising Manager ads@madriverunion.com

Daniel Mintz, Janine Volkmar Reporters

Matthew Filar, Photographer
Patti Fleschner, Ayla Glim, Mara Segal, April Sousa Columnists
Karrie Wallace, Distribution Manager karrie@madriverunion.com
Louise Brotz, Subscription Outreach Coordinator
Marty Burdette, Proofreader

© 2018 The Mad River Union

A PRIL 25, 2018 M AD R IVER U NION A3
Dialogue
city last Friday, which was
Lawson | ‘Beggar for justice’ Parker | Cease and desist technically his last day on
the job, per his contract.
FROM A1 FROM A1 “murder,” even by the City She said she wasn’t clear on Race at
sued by the city, which of Arcata, Parker said “that’s on the legalities of re-hiring
the council risks looking like “racist murderers.” “You
are total accomplices to this,” she said. Many singled out
stated that “The City is
concerned about how the
a layman’s term.” He said
the stabbing death more ac-
Parker, as he doesn’t have D Street
legal standing as a law en-
Councilmember Michael Winkler for his characteriza-
tion of the Feb. 21 council meeting attendees as a “lynch
timing of Tom Parker’s de-
parture from the case co-
curately fits a charge of vol-
untary manslaughter.
forcement officer and there Center
are limitations on his inves-
mob,” which many consider a racist reference. incides with the filing of a Parker said Lawson’s tigative powers. She said City of ArCAtA
Speaker Sylvia DeRooy said the push for justice is a claim by Attorney Shelley killer has to be brought to she is researching options D STREET NEIGH-
“mother’s march,” pointing out that Lawson’s mother Mack and their multiple justice. “This case needs for other law enforcement BORHOOD CENTER
has pleaded for justice “month after month after month,” interviews with the media.” to be solved,” he said “It’s resources to augment APD. – In memory of David
and had been reduced to a “beggar for justice” by the He said there was no not fair to the community, Without getting into Josiah Lawson, the City
council. coordination with Mack. to Charmaine and to the specifics, District Attorney of Arcata will support a
Others remembered Lawson as a warm, bright, young “They can imply all they memory of DJ.” Maggie Fleming responded safe space for a Commu-
man whose life had been cut short by racial violence. want, but I had no idea she Diemer, DA respond to Parker’s allegation that nity Dialogue on Race
One said he had been betrayed by the city and Humboldt was going to be on [Lorna Despite Parker’s star- the preliminary hearing for on Thursday, April 26 at
State. Another said that had he been white, the case Bryant’s KHSU interview, tling claims and charges, initial suspect Kyle Zoell- 5:30 p.m.
would have been solved. recorded Saturday and City Manager Karen Di- ner had been mishandled. Members of the com-
Several speakers promised to vote the current coun- aired Monday].” emer insisted that a vigor- “Selective presentation munity will be coming
cilmembers out of office for failure to act. “We can re- Parker revealed that City ous investigation was, and of witnesses to obtain a spe- together in an informal
place you, and we will replace you – all of you,” said one Attorney Nancy Diamond remains underway. cific outcome at preliminary setting to help bring
speaker. Others mentioned the McKinley statue as a had sent him a cease and de- “The investigative team hearing can endanger jus- awareness to local ra-
related issue in terms of symbolizing racism, and many sist letter warning him not since October has been tice where ‘probable cause’ cial discrimination and
acknowledged the genocide against the Wiyot people to make public comments comprised of members of is uncertain given all the ev- to discuss ideas on how
during Arcata’s settlement era. in breach of the confidenti- the District Attorney’s Office idence,” Fleming said. “The our community can make
But the main focus was on rehiring Parker, perhaps ality clause in his contract. and APD has been in place approach can rapidly lead to progress and improve.
He said he referred the let- for several months now,” a not-guilty verdict at trial:
the sole law enforcement member in whom the Lawson All community mem-
ter to his attorney. she said. “They do have an in cases where a defendant
advocates have any confidence. bers are encouraged to
Parker said that the investigative strategy; it is does not waive the right to
Parker has stated that the Lawson case is solvable, and attend and share their
comments to which the methodical, it is technical; a speedy trial, the trial must
that he and some trusted colleagues likely could identify ideas.
city objected had to do with they’re looking at creating a proceed within 60 days af-
a suspect. Lawson’s advocates want him in charge. prosecutable case.” The discussion will
testing of the weapon used ter the preliminary hearing.
“Please bring back Tom Parker and his investigative Parker billed the city be facilitated by Pastor
to kill Lawson, but that had The prosecution has an op-
team and give him complete control, because that’s the already been discussed in $7,115.06 for his expenses, Roger Williams and will
portunity to re-file a case af-
best chance we have at this point,” said one speaker. open court, neutralizing but before Friday, hadn’t take place at the D Street
ter failing to obtain a ‘prob-
Charmaine Lawson – as she has at multiple meetings the city’s claim. “What I’m delivered anything to the able cause’ determination if Neighborhood Center lo-
over the past year – told the council of her living night- accused of – violating the city in terms of the inter- further investigation brings cated at 1301 D St. in Ar-
mare over the loss of her son, and the agony of the killing confidentiality clause – views he had conducted. new evidence to light; no cata. More information
being left unsolved. was discussed at the pre- In response to the cease- such opportunity exists after will be provided as it be-
Last week she, through her attorney Shelley Mack, liminary hearing,” he said. and-desist letter, Parker a not-guilty verdict at trial, comes available.
filed a claim seeking at least $500,000 for emotional dis- While Lawson’s killing is did return items from his because people can’t be tried For more informa-
tress and anxiety she suffered due to APD’s “negligent” commonly referred to as a tenure on the case to the twice for the same crime.” tion, call (707) 822-5953.
investigation.

Mercer-Fraser | Clear from outcry that project wasn’t popular

The claim offers a damning description of events in
the case, centering on numerous allegedly bungled op-
portunities and APD and its “failures to investigate” the cer-Fraser’s gravel process- later, the rezone after nego- have further discussions gallon fuel tank did exist
young man’s killing. ing operation consistent tiating with the district and and I welcome the oppor- at the site at one time but
“What is APD hiding?” Lawson asked. “Why don’t with zoning. the county, he continued. tunity to have further dis- it was decommissioned in
they want my son’s murder to be solved?” She demand- Prior to a close Plan- The heavy industrial cussions with the Board of 2012.
ed that Parker be hired to solve the case. “Do the right ning Commission vote to General Plan designation Supervisors on the bigger A much smaller tank is
thing,” she pleaded. approve the project and remains, however, but issue of appropriate zoning now there. Although fuel
“I’ll never be able to go to his wedding, or hold his rezone last January, John Sundberg said ways to limit in watersheds that are used storage is “a perfect ex-
child,” Charmaine said of her son. Friedenbach, general man- or block projects that could specifically for drinking ample of items that would
City Manager Karen Diemer said she could bring back ager of the Humboldt Bay pose drinking water threats water,” he continued. be of concern to us” in the
investigative options for councilmembers to consider. Municipal Water District, are being considered. During last January’s future, Friedenbach not-
Councilmember Paul Pitino said, “If not Tom Parker, warned that the rezoning The designation was ap- Planning Commission ed that Mercer-Fraser has
then maybe some alternative assistance that’s sophisti- could lead to contamina- plied because Mercer-Fras- hearing, Mercer-Fraser’s been operating at the site
cated beyond what the city has. I’d be interested in that.” tion of drinking water if er’s gravel mining has been gravel mining facility was long before the water dis-
Councilmember Michael Winkler agreed, saying that heavy industrial use is done ongoing for decades. Con- described as being a far trict was formed in the
it was “totally warranted under the circumstances.” at the site in the future. sidered a legal non-con- more intense industrial use 1950s and has been “a safe
Councilmember Brett Watson agreed, as did Mayor Sofia The district’s collectors forming use, the gravel pro- than the proposed cannabis operator.”
Pereira. and a surface intake are cessing now is aligned with facility. A call to Justin Zabel,
Pitino said that Parker may not be the right person near the site and Frieden- the General Plan’s land use There was talk of tens of the company’s president,
for the job. “It’s easy to say that somebody is an expert bach told the commission a designation. thousands of gallons of die- was not responded to by
and they can solve something. I don’t know that that is water well is “a direct con- Sundberg said applying sel fuel being stored at the press time.
actually accurate,” he said. “I’m not sure that he would be duit for the source ground- special conditions or cre- site but when asked about
the best person.” water for our district.” ating a conservation ease- that, Friedenbach said the
Pereira called a 10-minute recess, but returned after After the Planning Com- ment would respond to descriptions are inaccurate. IN-HOME SERVICES
the break only to adjourn the meeting. mission’s approvals, the the concerns about future “There was some
Rossbacher: “Troubled” district’s board of directors heavy industrial develop- fact-checking of that com- We are here for you
Last Wednesday, Humboldt State President Lisa voted to file appeals to the ment if the site is eventual- ment,” Friedenbach contin-
Rossbacher sent the city a letter expressing her concerns Registered nurse support
Board of Supervisors. ly rezoned. ued. He said that a 30,000
about the handling of the Lawson case. Personal care
It soon became obvious Friedenbach credited
“I am troubled by developments over the last week, Light housekeeping
that the proposed changes Mercer-Fraser for its will- Wesleyan Church
and especially by what I have heard from Mr. Parker in Assistance with
at the site wouldn’t be af- ingness to respond to the
various interviews,” Rossbacher said. “A year later, this firmed. “The community concerns and Sundberg for
of the Redwoods daily activities
case remains unresolved and it is incumbent on the City Pastor Chuck Clark Respite care
has pretty much made it his work on resolving the Coffee/fellowship
to provide reassurance that it is being handled in a way & much more
clear that this is not a proj- matter. at 10 a.m.
that will lead to justice.” ect that they’re interested in He said the issue has Traditional worship Insured & bonded
supporting,” Sundberg said. been adequately addressed at 10:30 a.m. H u m bol dt
Car egi ver s
Park | ‘Not a perfect solution’
Mercer-Fraser agreed to but more work needs to be Bible Study
withdraw the permit and, done. “I expect that we’ll 7 p.m. Wednesday Serving Northern California
(Sept. through May) for over 20 years!
FROM A1
839-2625 F R EE
TOLL
on nearby properties to stampede and trample fences as 1645 Fischer Rd., McKinleyville 1-877-964-2001
they proceed onto Mad River Road, creating “a signifi-
cant safety hazard to the public as well as a tremendous
nuisance for the property owner,” Seemann said. Whatever the mind of man can
Dumping is also a problem and Seemann displayed
photos of piles of garbage and debris left on park proper- conceive and believe,
ty, including one pile that included the corpse of a deer.
The solution approved by supervisors (minus Super-
it can achieve.
visor Mike Wilson, who was not at the meeting) is to in- – Napoleon Hill
stall gates at the park’s main lot on Mad River Road and
at the boat ramp lot, which is off the road.
Seniors, the disabled and commercial fishermen will
be given keys to the gates to allow them nighttime ac-
cess, Seemann said.
Dennis Mayo of the California Beach Fishermen’s As-
sociation described the arrangement as “a good compro-
mise.”
A resident of 330 Mad River Road said he’s “the clos-
est person to the beach” and “my wife and I – and our
animals – hear this every weekend.”
He said he generally doesn’t support beach closures
“but this is different – this is going to preserve the beach
and keep it clean for people that enjoy spending their
days there.”
Supervisor Rex Bohn said small numbers of people
continue to negatively impact county areas. “It’s disre-
spect for peoples’ property and our property and we see
it everywhere we go,” he continued.
Seemann said the park’s nighttime gating “is not a
perfect solution,” as county staff will have to open and
close the gates. A written staff report also raises the pos-
sibility of responses to late-leaving vehicles being gated
inside the park.
The board had already approved using $9,200 of
Measure Z public safety tax revenue for installing the
gates and according to the staff report, the additional
workload might be offset by the anticipated reduction of
nuisances.
A4
HLC takes simple approach to Jacoby plaque
revision, but of course there’s a complication
Kevin L. Hoover
Mad RiveR Union
ARCATA – The plaque
designating Arcata’s Jacoby
Building as California Reg-
istered Historical Landmark
No. 783 was removed from
its 55-year station at Eighth
and H streets on March 6
because of its misleading
and offensive wording trivi-
alizing the ruthless conquest
of the indigenous Wiyot
People as “Indian troubles.”
The next step in the re-
moval process was replacing
the little-loved plaque with
a new one that included his-
torically accurate wording,
with the new verbiage to be
developed by Arcata’s His-
toric Landmarks Committee
(HLC) in consultation with
local Indian tribes.
No one from the public
showed up for the HLC’s
monthly meeting Thurs-
day, although it didn’t really
matter since the committee
had no quorum and couldn’t
act on its agenda, which in-
cluded plaque wording.
But, sitting in the dark-
ened Council Chamber,
HLC Chair Don Tuttle said
the subcommittee charged
with drafting the new
plaque wording had com-
McK Museum: leave us alone, we don’t want your statue
Kevin L. Hoover
Mad RiveR Union
ARCATA – You may want to sit
down for this: someone is wrong on
the Internet.
Yes, despite what you may have
read on the popular online social
media service known as “Facebook,”
the William McKinley Presiden-
tial Library and Museum in Canton,
Ohio, has not offered to take Arcata’s
McKinley statue when (and if) it is re-
moved from the Plaza.
And it certainly isn’t willing to bear
the expense of doing so.
“No, absolutely not,” said Joyce
Yut, the museum’s director. “We have
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Area __
5. Seaport in France
10. __ over; be forgotten
14. Male animal
15. Lofty abode
16. Bicycled
17. Mixed up
18. Bold outlaws
20. Group concerned with
children: abbr.
21. Make eyes at
22. Keep from happening
23. Styles
25. In the past
26. Masseuse
28. Summits
31. Spiny-leafed plants
32. Frauds
34. __ Z; entire range
36. Command to Rover
37. Mariners’ guides
38. Fratricide victim
39. College major
40. Exhausted
41. Beg
42. Declare
44. Pieces of wood
45. Word with
body or way
46. Grieve
47. Liz’s third and others
50. Money, slangily
51. Relevant
54. Prince William,
on 4/29/11
57. Farmland unit
58. __ Nicole Smith
59. Liqueur flavoring
60. Close noisily
61. Study or kitchen
62. Like windows
63. Rope fiber
1 2 3 4 5 6
14 15
17 18
20 21
23 24
26 27
31
36 37
39 40
42 43
45
47 48 49
54 55
58 59
61 62
Solution on page B2
The weekly crossword is
brought to you by
Organic, fresh, local and available at Eureka Natural Foods,
Murphy’s Markets, the North Coast Co-op and Wildberries!
M AD R IVER U NION A PRIL 25, 2018
deleted] Housing various
mercantile firms during its
early years, it was acquired
by A. Brizard in 1880.”
While the revised plaque
will certainly retain the line
about the Jacoby Building
being “California Regis-
tered Historical Landmark
No. 783,” the very bottom STATUE STATEMENT The McKinley petition language.
of the sign poses a quirky
problem. It states, “Plaque
placed by the State Park
Pro-McKinley petitioners
Commission in cooperation
with the Humboldt Coun-
race to meet May 1 deadline
ty Historical Society, the
Kevin L. Hoover
City of Arcata, and Brizard
Mad RiveR Union
Company, June 8, 1963.”
Those particulars ARCATA – Those backing the petition drive to over-
wouldn’t be true of the re- turn the Arcata City Council’s Feb. 21 decision to remove
placement plaque, unless the statue of William McKinley from the Plaza were rac-
EDITING IN PROGRESS The new plaque may sim- that part was also amend- ing the clock last week to gather enough signatures to
ply have the offensive line about “Indian troubles” ed. The HLC’s solution, it qualify a ballot measure.
(highlighted above) removed. KLH | Union seems, is to punt that situa- In order to get the measure before voters in Novem-
pleted its labors. It has for- as a refuge in time of Indian tion upstairs. ber, the petitioners must obtain signatures from 10 per-
warded the revised wording troubles.” (See highlighted According to Alyson cent of Arcata’s 9,611 registered voters by next Tuesday,
to Wiyot Tribal Chair Ted area in photo, above.) Hunter, senior planner in May 1. Their goal is 1,200 signatures, to allow a margin
Hernandez for review, and That leaves the remain- Arcata’s Community Devel- for any signatures found invalid by the county’s Elec-
is waiting to hear back. ing wording as: “Jacoby opment Dept. and liaison to tions Office.
Rather than wordsmith Building. The basement the HLC, the revised plaque On Friday, organizers report having gathered approx-
an elaborate revision to and first story of the build- wording is being pursued imately 600 signatures of registered Arcata voters.
the plaque, the HLC sim- ing at 8th and H streets as an amendment to the ex- The petitioners have been working since April 13,
ply deleted the sentence (opposite) was constructed isting historic register des- when they received legally approved language from Ar-
which included the two- in 1857 for Augustus Jaco- ignation, and the California cata’s city attorney. They have until May 1 to gather the
word phrase that doomed by. For many years it was a Office of Historic Preserva- remaining signatures.
Plaque 1.0. – the one that principal supply point for tion will be asked to decide The petition drive was initiated by
read, “From 1858 through the Klamath-Trinity min- what to do about the plaque Arcata residents David LaRue and
1864 it served periodically ing camp trade. [sentence placement statement. Stanton Reynolds.
The pro-statue advocates now
have an influential ally in City Coun-
cilmember Michael Winkler, who was
the sole dissenting vote during the
our own statues.” about “Young Hickory” (one of council’s fateful Feb. 21 decision to
Yut is unenthused both about be- McKinley’s nicknames). David LaRue remove the statue. During the April
ing asked about Arcata’s statue, and Yut instead recommended that 11 City Council meeting, he referred to the pro-statue pe-
the endless de- Arcatans assimilate the “excellent, titioners using the term, “we.”
bate over the 25th excellent” piece by Karl Rove, titled Winkler said petitioners are going door-to-door,
president’s char- “The Pitchforks Are Out For McKin- working at the Saturday Farmers’ Market, the Post Office
acter and morals. ley” and published in the Wall Street and various other locations to collect signatures. The pe-
“We’ve been Journal on April 4. tition is also available for signing at the Arcata Veterans
dealing with this Yut was pleased to hear of a petition Memorial Building, 1425 J St.
for two years,” Yut drive to reverse the Feb. 21 decision of Though just 10 percent of Arcata’s 9,611 registered
said. “We’re just the City Council to remove the statue voters must sign the petition in order to qualify the ballot
sort of tired of it.” from the Plaza, and echoed an objec- measure, Winkler said that petitioners are hoping to ob-
Joyce Yut
While the tion voiced by many statue supporters. tain 1,200 signatures, since some will likely be deemed
McKinley Museum features educa- “You can’t change history by tear- invalid.
tional resources, Yut showed little, ing statues down,” she said. “Keep up The previous deadline for gathering the signatures,
that is, no interest in helping Arcata the good work and get that vote over- May 29, has been moved up to May 1, cutting an entire
sort out disputed historical points turned.” month out of the planned signature-gathering window.
That gave the statue-keepers just 2 1/2 weeks to gather
the 1,200 signatures.
The reasons, according to Humboldt County Elections
DOWN
1. Fellow
Manager Judy Hedgepeth, have to do with the various
2. Hot spot deadlines and milestones the petition
3. Very handsome men must meet in order for a measure to
4. Greek letter
5. Nag appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.
6. Film holders “It’s this weird backward calen-
7. Gaelic
8. Drink slowly
dar where you try to work backwards
9. Wooden peg and allow the maximum amount of
10. Accolades time,” Hedgepeth said. She said that
11. Rich deposit
12. Reason to bathe normally, an effort like such as the
13. Start of the name one the statue-savers are mounting
of a U. S. state
should have started last December William
19. Becomes furious
21. Anthology entries – an indication of the highly com- McKinley
24. Submit pressed timeline under which the pe-
25. Weapons
26. Tabula __ titioners are working.
27. Prefix for modern or violet She said the signature-laden petitions will arrive at
28. Transport the county elections office “right about when the June
29. Cathedral feature
30. Place election is happening, and we can’t jump all over it and
32. Editor’s notation push it out as we normally would.”
33. Container
35. Pioneer auto maker Once the petitions are delivered to the elections of-
fice, if they are, Hedgepeth and her staff have 30 days
Restaurant
37. Lively
38. Winglike to ascertain their “sufficiency” via random sampling of
40. Meaning
signatures. They’re compared to signatures on file, and
41. Sulk
43. Leader executed in 2006 now open the voters’ addresses may also be checked.
44. Made a loud noise
46. Bullwinkle, for one
47. Ski lift
until Should 95 percent of the signatures prove valid, the
office then has another 30 days to verify all of the signa-
48. Yes __?
49. Dean Martin’s late son
50. Cut of pork
11 p.m. tures.
If the petition is certified, Hedgepeth said, it is then
52. Baby carrier kicked back to the Arcata City Council, who must declare
53. Extra office helper 822-3731 a special election and ask the Humboldt County Board of
55. Opening
56. Gene carrier On the Plaza Supervisors to consolidate that special election with the
57. Silvery-gray color regular election.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The last possible day for the Board of Supervisors to
receive that request is Aug. 10, but as it happens, the su-
16
Full menu available from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. pervisors are taking Aug. 7 and 14th off, so they’d need
19
the request even before that.
22 So, all things considered, May 1 is the new working
25
deadline for the petitioners to turn in their work to the
City of Arcata.
28 29 30
While some anti-statue activists have discussed iden-
32 33 34 35 tifying and even publicizing the petition signers, Califor-
38 nia Elections Code states that “As a general rule, initiative
petitions, once filed with the county elections officials,
41
are not public records and are not open to the general
44 public for inspection. (Government Code § 6253.5.)”
46
50 51 52 53
WHAT’S HAPPENING TO YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY,
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID? The Senior Action Coali-
56 57
tion and Area One Agency on Aging invite the public to
60 a presentation on Monday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 1:30
63
p.m. at the Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St., Eureka.
California Alliance for Retired Americans, CARA, is pre-
senting a program on “What is Happening to Your Social
Security, Medicare and Medicaid?” RSVP to Lesliezd@
KINETIC KOFFEE
reninet.com or call (707) 953-6300. Admission is free.
Light refreshments are included. A representative from
representative Jared Huffman’s office will be there.
A PRIL 25, 2018 M AD R IVER U NION A5

McKinley and beyond: removing offensive art is an art in itself
Twelve Reasons to Remove
the Statue of McKinley from
the Arcata Plaza
1. The Arcata Plaza is the site
where native people were sold
into slavery by white men. There-
fore, this site should not be used
to honor a white man, whoever he
may be, but rather to honor the
people who suffered there.
2. The City of Arcata sits on
land that was stolen from the Wi-
yot Tribe. The Wiyot Tribal Coun-
cil has voted unanimously to have
the statue removed.
3. President McKinley support-
ed the Curtis Act of 1898, which
stripped Native tribes of 90 mil-
lion acres of land. The land was
then allotted to white settlers.
This was theft (and racism) on an
unimaginable scale.
4. The statue is an affront to
all native people. Fifteen north-
ern California, Native tribes have
requested that the statue be re-
moved.
5. Under McKinley’s leader-
ship, the U.S. started the Span-
OPINION
ish-American War. In the Phil- the Secretary of War never made the McKinley statue is Arcata’s Cash/credit donations may be
ippines, brutal U.S. troops often any attempt to stop this barba- chance to begin to be a better, made directly to The Ink People
killed prisoners. Concentration rous practice while the war was in more inclusive community. by calling (707) 442-8413 or at
camps were set up. Filipinos progress.” $65,000 inkpeople.org. Be sure to mention
found outside the camps were 7. Filipino historian E. San This is the cost to remove the that the donation is for ‘The Art of
killed on sight. Torture by U.S. Juan, Jr. claims that 1.4 million McKinley statue. It will cost about Removing Art.’
troops against Filipinos Filipinos died during $50,000 for a required Envi- Large and unusual
was widespread. the war (about 15 per- ronmental Impact Report and gifts campaign
On Jan. 31, 1902, cent of the entire pop- $15,000 for the actual removal. I am also seeking donations of
soon after McKinley’s ulation), which consti- I have pledged to raise these any large or valuable gifts that I
death, the U.S. Senate tutes genocide. funds and I am asking for your can use to raise the funds for this
Investigating Commit- 8. The main historical help. project. Donations may include
tee on the Philippines lesson taught by keep- My project, The Art of Remov- motor vehicles, artwork, collec-
convened to hear testi- v GUEST ing the statue on the ing Art, is a DreamMaker project tions of jewelry, coins, stamps,
mony re crimes alleged
to have been committed
OPINION Plaza is that our country
(and Arcata) continues
of The Ink People Center for the
Arts. I plan to raise the funds to
equipment, etc.
Many people have items they
Fhyre
by U.S. troops. Phoenix to honor white, racist remove McKinley and then move received through inheritance, di-
One key finding was: men. beyond, to a larger goal. vorce, etc. that is taking up space
“That the destruction of Filipi- 9. McKinley has no positive The larger project is to visit in storage. Wouldn’t you like to
no life during the war has been connection to our community. It’s many of the cities that have al- put these things to good use? Do-
so frightful that it cannot be ex- time to go. ready removed racist statues, or nate it!
plained as the result of ordinary, 10. We should support the na- are in the process of doing so, to Please contact me and we can
civilized warfare.” tional movement of removing rac- interview people at each site who discuss what you have in mind.
6. Other findings of the investi- ist icons. are or were involved in the pro- Thanks!
gative committee: “That from the 11. Removing the statue is a cess, then to write a book to help Activist Fhyre Phoenix is using
beginning of the war the practice small, “first step” in healing na- guide community activists and lo- the McKinley statue as a force
of burning native towns and vil- tive communities. cal officials from around the U.S. multiplier for removal of more
lages and laying waste the coun- 12. Everyone deserves at in the art of removing racist and offensive public art. fhyrephoe-
try has continued.” And, “That least one do-over and removing otherwise offensive, public art. nix@gmail.com

The good, the bad and the wtfugly unfolding right before your eyes
What have you told
the grandkids?
What are a few plaques, statues, a foun-
tain, that represent the history of Arcata?
They apparently mean nothing! Years
ago my great-grandparents Andersons and
Partons settled here with other pioneers
to create a town. The Andersons gave Van
Matre 75 percent of the land for Humboldt
State College to be built on, it was known
as the Harpst Anderson Addition. The An-
derson House sits proudly with its pioneer
plaque on the HSU Campus House 73.
Thomas Parton helped start the Arcata
Volunteer Fire Department.
Other members of the family the Down-
ings, Bucks, Kellens, Larsens, Jacksons,
Johnsons, Davi, Hills, Howers, Fosbury,
established business in Arcata and Eureka.
Some of them had ranches in Alliance,
Blue Lake and the Arcata Bottom.
My Great-Great-Uncle James Baird Hill
had the Creamer Number 1 of the United
Creameries Company. They worked in the
mines, they were whalers, they worked for
the railroad and at the barrel factory. They
helped the community and their neighbors.
My grandparents Fred and Alberta Par-
ton’s first home that Harry and Fred Parton
built by college, they were kicked out and
then the college rented out their home,then
HSU burned it down to expand the HSU
campus; that is what they did back then.
In 2002 I asked [former Arcata Parks
Superintendent] Dan Diemer what hap-
pened to the large bronze plaque that was
at the entrance to the ball field in Arcata,
it has the names of the 100 pioneers who
built it for the community.
He did not know nor did his wife Karen,
but they told me the city had paid $5 mil-
lion dollars trying to get rid of the water, on
the baseball field. If they had asked around
or known from history my grandparents
Fred and Alberta Parton had told me, it
was built on a marsh. Arcata has put more
money into it about $8 million to assure no
more water was found on the ball field and
it is fixed and so was Arcata’s budget.
Elmer Vinum was the Parks and Recre-
ation Supervisor in the ’60s and ’70s. He
was also the only fix-it man for the City of
Arcata. A volunteer firefighter, he main-
tained the Plaza mowing the grass and do-
ing the landscaping. He did what ever was
needed for the town and his neighbors. The
Plaza had a plague dedicating the Plaza to
him.
The day he died the city jackhammered
his plaque out of the concrete on the Arcata
Plaza.
Vinum Park sits on my grandparent Par-
ton’s and Vinumn ‘s property on F Street,
the city has not torn that down yet.
The City of Arcata has big decisions to
make, more important matters need to be
addressed,opioid abuse, homelessness,-
jobs, the VFW has great needs, the roads.
Why continue to argue about a statue and a
drinking fountain ?
Spend your money wisely,it does not
grow on trees and it is harder to get.
History shows the pioneers were at-
tacked by the Indians, the Indian’s land was
v LET TERS
invaded. The Indians drove the settlers out
of Bald Hills and Orick The pioneers drove
the Indians out of Humboldt by attacking
them at their water’s edge fishing grounds.
This is America. Let’s all accept each
other as equals coming from other places
and those who were here first also. But no
group should have more rights that any
other.
Americans, who will judge that ? History
does.
Thane Parton
Las Vegas
Doom with a view
We go to a hospital to get aid and support
with a medical condition and a healthful,
clean environment, staff who are helpful
and supportive and food that is healthful
are, it would seem to me, to be the bottom
line of what one should expect from a hos-
pital. St. Joseph Hospital is far from that
bottom line.
My story: Operating room: anesthesi-
ologist jabs a needle at my back over and
over again, unable to insert it while I lie in
fear. A man comes along, takes needle from
her and sticks it in. Later I wake unable to
move a muscle or speak for 2 ½ terrifying
hours. I get moved to my room and told I’m
lucky to get a window room. I wake next
morn and look out my window at a dull
beige wall. Lucky me.
Anesthesiologist comes to see me and I
tell her about my 2 ½ hours and she looks
bored and says that the bed they had put
me in was terrible. I tell her no bed caused
what happened to me and she says, “Oh”
and turns and walks out.
A man comes in who says he is the Chief
of Surgical Services, Dr. Parks, and sits
down to talk with me. I tell him he needs
to let a muralist loose on the bland wall
and put planters on the top of the wall with
plants growing down the wall because color
and visual stimuli are important to a recov-
ering person. On his way out he stops and
gives me his card which I foolishly thought
meant he wished to speak more.
I am given opioids although I have tried
to explain that I don’t do well on them. One
doesn’t work so a new one is tried and then
another. I feel sicker and sicker and can’t
eat. Two days later I wake up and vomit
and vomit although I’ve barely eaten. I say
no more opioids. The vomit splattered top
blankets get replaced but the ones under
me are still there when I check out after five
days. My bed never got changed. Nothing
in my room got cleaned.
I ask repeatedly if someone can help
me sponge bathe and brush my teeth but
no one comes. Volunteers bring a thin, hot
washcloth every day and that’s all I have to
wash my face and hands.
On night three I ring for the nurse at 6
p.m. It’s shift change time so day and night
nurse arrive. I say my catheter is leaking.
The night nurse runs to the sink, wets a
wash cloth and pours a huge amount of
soap on it, heads back to me and grabs
my glasses and yanks them off and I, in
shock, ask what she’s doing. She says, “I’m
going to wash your face.” I, in shock, say,
“No you’re not” and take my glasses. Wash
my face? Was I in Wonderland with Alice?
My catheter is removed and a fresh paper
throw is put under me.
By day four I finally made my way to the
bathroom with a walker and washed myself
a little and brushed my teeth.
The food is abominable. It’s factory,
mass made, unhealthy and cheap. When I
got a sandwich and said I’d asked for whole
wheat I was told that’s what I had. All the
bread products were doughy, cheap com-
mercial products.
When I checked out I left with a cough
that has lasted for weeks. The paper work
given me to get items I needed from Broad-
way Medical was incorrect so I didn’t get
what I needed and the store closed for the
weekend.
Days after I checked out the nurses
demonstrated in front of the hospital say-
ing they were unable to care for their pa-
tients. They need aids, they need help. The
nurses are run ragged.
I wrote to Dr, Parks about my stay and
he did not answer my email. I received a
cutesey card from the surgical team with
nurse signatures that was obviously meant
to make nice to an unhappy customer. After
what I went through cutsey doesn’t cut it.
I never want anyone to go through my
experience in that hospital. I hope no one
ever has to have their back jabbed by an in-
ept doctor. I lost six pounds; it’s taken me
weeks to recover. I want to see solid proof
of change. I want to see a community de-
manding change because our lives depend
on it.
Sylvia DeRooy
Indianola or Eureka
Stewarding salmonids
On Saturday April 7, Watershed Stew-
ards program members, community vol-
unteers and park staff gathered for a res-
toration event in celebration of Redwood
National Park’s 50th Anniversary!
Volunteers removed eight truckloads of
invasive plants from the Elk Meadow Pic-
nic Area, and over 100 native shrubs and
trees were planted on site.
Over 70 volunteers were in attendance,
in addition to a herd of resident Roosevelt
Elk. A huge thank you is extended to the
businesses that donated supplies to help
make this event possible.
To the Loleta Cheese Factory, Los Ba-
gels, Westside Pizza, the North Coast Co-
op, Eureka Natural Foods, the Tofu Shop,
the National Park Service, the Redwood
Parks Conservancy, Samara Restoration,
the North Coast Chapter of the Califor-
nia Native Plant Society, Kellogg Garden
Products and Humboldt State University:
we acknowledge and appreciate your com-
mitment to making a difference in the lo-
cal community, and improving habitat for
salmonids.
Ashley Woodford, Matthew Morassutti
Watershed Stewards Program members
South Operations Center, Orick
Make change with Madrone
I am writing to encourage your readers to
support Steve Madrone in the upcoming elec-
tion for the Board of Supervisors. The current
4:1 majority on the Board of Supervisors has
produced disappointing results, to say the
least. It is definitely “Time for a Change.”
Steve will help change and balance those
County plans and policies that have resulted
in boom/bust business cycles, unemployment
and resource depletion. Steve’s background
in environmental stewardship (watershed
restoration), infrastructure development
(Hammond Trail), teaching at HSU (fisher-
ies) and raising a big family has taught him to
take the long-view on issues that affect us all
and how to facilitate complicated processes
that involve many different viewpoints.
I have known Steve and his wife for over
40 years. I have worked with him on nu-
merous projects and have great confidence
in his ability to get things done. I’m voting
for Steve Madrone; Fifth District, Board of
Supervisors, June 5. You should too.
Steve Salzman, P.E.
McKinleyville
It’s the zoning
Mercer Fraser’s permit for a cannabis
extraction plant on the Mad River is not
dead. It can come back to life any time
the political climate is right and the Board
of Supervisors chooses to rezone the land
from Agriculture to Industrial.
Despite possible pollution of our drink-
ing water, the updated General Plan’s land
use designations allow that kind of project
in a place that is expected to flood once ev-
ery 100 years. Can we really know this? We
do know that flooding already topped that
mark in 1964, and that sea level rise and ex-
treme weather events will continue to wors-
en, making that mark less and less reliable.
Zoning changes are supposed to plan for
the future, not lock in uses of the past. But
this Board of Supervisors, rationalizing that
the riverbank next to our municipal water
intake has been in non-compliant industrial
use for generations already, want to bring it
into compliance by changing the zoning.
The next elections could change the 4-1
voting block on this Board of Supervisors
responsible for this and other rollbacks of
environmental protections in our county
General Plan.
Let’s vote to rebalance the Board, and
improve our chances for keeping the flood-
plain in Agricultural zoning and having
clean water and healthy watersheds.
Joyce King
McKinleyville
Keep the eucalypti
I just want to give Scott Baker a thank you.
I was not aware that more Eucalyptus trees
were targeted for removal and would also be
very sorry to see them go. I always felt they
added a bit of majesty and serenity to the
101 and was very disappointed when they re-
moved a bunch years ago. If Caltrans already
explained their plan and rationale perhaps
the editor can re-print it? Thank you.
Rita Carole
McKinleyville
A6 M AD R IVER U NION
MARSH TOUR Friends of the Arcata
Marsh (FOAM) is sponsoring a free
tour of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife
Sanctuary on Saturday, April 28 at 2
p.m. Meet leader Sharon Levy at the
Interpretive Center on South G Street
Humboldt Back & for a 90-minute walk focusing on the
history and/or ecology of the Marsh.
Neck Pain Center Loaner binoculars available with
photo ID. For more information, call
839-6300 (707) 826-2359.
1585 Heartwood Dr., Ste. B, McKinleyville
RAIL CONNECTIONS AT HBHWG The
presentation for this month’s Hum-
boldt Bay Harbor Working Group
ART SUPPLIES FRAME SHOP (HBHWG) luncheon will be an up-
823 H Street 616 2nd Street date on efforts to connect the Port of
On the Plaza, Arcata Old Town Eureka Humboldt Bay by rail to the rest of
the nation. The update will address
PHOTO: GRANTCUNNINGHAM.CA
sandy beaches, where surf perch and
sand crabs connect. The talk will in-
clude a discussion of the effects of
Sea Star Wasting Disease on our local
marine communities. This free public
lecture, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the
Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, is
sponsored by Friends of the Arcata
Marsh (FOAM). For more informa-
tion or to guarantee a seat, call (707)
826-2359.
EARTH DAY WORKDAY IN THE ACF
The City of Arcata’s Environmental
Services Department and the Hum-
boldt Trails Council’s Volunteer
Trail Stewards are seeking volun-
teers to help rehabilitate trails near
Arcata Community Forest’s Jolly
A PRIL 25, 2018
GRIND OUT & INLAY EXCITEMENT
The City of Arcata has announced that
the 2018 Grind Out & Inlay (Paving)
Project will begin on Monday, May 14.
The City of Arcata has contracted with
Darren Taylor Construction, Inc., for
this project that involves grinding out
and repaving failed asphalt on Janes
Road, Spear Avenue and St Louis
Road. Project construction will run
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and on some days the con-
tractor will extended work hours from
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Construction for the
project is scheduled to be completed
by early June 2018. If problems are
encountered with this project, please
contact Darren Taylor Construction at
(530) 200- 5980 or the City of Arcata

(707) 822-4800 (707) 443-7017

the status of the historic North-South
NCRA rail connection between Hum-
boldt County and the Bay Area. An
update will also be given on the pro-
posed new East-West rail line con-
necting the Port of Humboldt Bay to
the national rail network near Red
Bluff in the Central Valley. The lun-
cheon is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 25 at the Samoa Cookhouse. The
luncheon is a “no host” event. Lunch
starts being served at noon; and the
presentation starts around 12:30 p.m.
This presentation is the third in a se-
ries on “The Development of the Port
of Humboldt Bay as an Internation-
al Seaport.” Barbecued ribs will be
served for lunch at $16 and soup and
salad is available for $12. To RSVP
call (7707) 441-1974 or email Charles.
Bean@Yahoo.com.
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS On Fri-
day, April 27, Sean Craig will speak on
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along
the Northern California coast. Dr.
Craig is a marine ecologist at Hum-
boldt State University whose research
ranges from the evolutionary ecology
of colonial marine invertebrates to
applied problems, including inva-
sive species and the conservation of
diverse marine habitats such as kelp
beds. He is assessing the initial state
of MPAs in three different habitats: 1.
rocky reefs (below the tides), includ-
ing kelp beds where red sea urchins
and red abalone reside; 2. rocky inter-
tidal regions, where organisms rang-
ing from sea palms and surf grass to
mussels and sea stars roam; and 3)
Giant Creek. This special Earth Day
Volunteer Work Day will take place
on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet
at 9 a.m. at the Community Forest
parking lot on Fickle Hill Road, lo-
cated near the entrance of Trail
Number 9, and are advised to wear
a long sleeve shirt, work pants and
boots, and to bring water. Gloves,
tools, beverages and lunch will be
provided. (707) 822-8184, eser-
vices@cityofarcata.org
ALLIANCE ROAD RESTRIPING The
2018 Alliance Road Restriping Proj-
ect will begin on Monday, April 30.
The City of Arcata has contracted with
Apply-A-Line, a striping contractor,
for this project that involves remov-
ing current striping, restriping bike
lanes, road lanes, crosswalks, pave-
ment markers and traffic control on
Alliance Road between Foster Avenue
and Spear Avenue. Project construc-
tion will run Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on some
days the contractor will extended
work hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. On
the days of scheduled work, citizens
are urged to follow all directions and
traffic control devices within the proj-
ect area. Construction for the project
is scheduled to be completed by mid-
May 2018. If problems are encoun-
tered with this project, please contact
Apply-A-Line at (707) 218-8057 or
the City of Arcata at (707) 825-2173.
Updates on construction progress
and project plans can be viewed at
cityofarcata.org.
at (707) 825-2173. Updates on con-
struction progress and project plans
can be viewed at cityofarcata.org.
CUATRO DE MAYO A Cuatro de Mayo
evening celebration is being held in
conjunction with the first Trinidad Art
Nights of the 2018 season on Friday
May 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Trinidad
Town Hall. This event is sponsored by
the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust with
the goal of raising funds to upgrade
the trails and signage at Houda Point,
one of the Trinidad Coastal Land
Trust’s most popular properties.
VOLUNTEER DOCENTS NEEDED Vol-
unteer docents and potential interns
are needed to help inform beach-go-
ers about beach ecology and inspire
stewardship of our coast. There is
an emphasis on protecting the nest-
ing habitat of the Western Snowy
Plover, a threatened shorebird that
nests on local beaches from March
to September. A full mandatory
training will take place on Saturday,
May 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will
be beginning at the Arcata U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service Office, 1655 Hein-
don Road, and ending with a field
trip to Clam Beach County Park.
Please bring a lunch and dress for
the weather. If you are interested in
a paid internship, please send a cov-
er letter, resumé and two references
to jess@friendsofthedunes.org. For
more information and to R.S.V.P.
for training, please contact Friends
of the Dunes at (707) 444-1397 or
jess@friendsofthedunes.org.

C O O N J O I N T R E P L A C E M E N T I N S T I T U T E
Our team is at the forefront of innovations
in hip and knee joint replacement resulting

We go the extra mile, in exceptional clinical outcomes. Join us at

our seminar to learn more.

so you can AVERAGE DISTANCE WALKED

POST SURGERY

264.91 ft. 100 ft.

Coon Joint Centers for Medicare &
Replacement Medicaid Services (CMS)
Institute National Length of Stay

Exceptional Clinical Outcomes

Our achievements in advancing technology, developing
proprietary techniques and providing an exceptional patient
experience have resulted in superior clinical outcomes which
have led the Institute to be ranked among the nation’s top
performing Centers in knee and hip joint replacement.

More Experienced Team

With over 25,000 surgeries combined, Drs. Thomas Coon,
Ryan Moore and John Diana are regarded as foremost
authorities on minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Proprietary Techniques
We use proprietary surgical and pain techniques to minimize
post anesthesia side effects and improve clinical outcomes.
This means patients experience less pain and are mobile the
same day.

Join us for a free knee and hip

“I have more joint replacement seminar
flexibility than
I have had Tuesday May 15, 2018
in years” Registration & Dinner: 6:00 p.m.
BRUCE KENNEDY Presentation: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Olympic Athlete,
summiting Mt. Whitney
after knee replacement
Adorni Events Center
1011 Waterfront Drive | Eureka, CA 95501
Complimentary dinner and refreshments provided

RSVP: 877.596.0644
www.napavalleyjointcare.org
 SCENE
SECTION
APRIL 25, 2018
B
ArcAtA PlAyhouse
CREAMERY DISTRICT –
The Arcata Playhouse pres-
ents A Woman’s Place is in
Her Home, an exploration of
women experiencing the largely
unplanned, unpredictable re-
alities of housing insecurity in
Humboldt County.
Whether living rough on the
street, traveling, or couch surf-
ing, housing instability takes its

A
toll and comes with long-last-
ing consequences for individu-
als, families and community.
Fresh takes
A WOMAN’S PLACE MADRIGAL RIVER TRANSIT Join the HSU Department of Music and choral director Rachel Samet for a

Woman’s IS IN HER HOME

Friday and Saturday, April
27 and 28 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m.
diverse and inspiring evening of music for voices featuring the HSU Madrigal Singers and the Mad
River Transit Singers on Sunday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. The Madrigal Singers
will perform a broad range of works, from Italian and English madrigals to classic choral repertoire
like Mozart’s “Ave verum corpus,” to the gospel tune “Climbin’ Up the Mountain.” Mad River Transit

Place Arcata Playhouse

1251 Ninth St., Arcata
Tickets at Wildberries
Marketplace,
will present a fresh take on classic popular tunes, such as a samba infused version of “Sometimes
I’m Happy,” an unexpected take on the lullaby “Rock-a-bye Baby,” and a beautiful a cappella
rendition of “What a Wonderful World.” Also included will be classics such as Ellington’s “Hit Me
With a Hot Note” and Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark,” as well as arrangements

is arcataplayhouse.org or of contemporary tunes such as Sarah Tolar’s haunting “Coffee Man” and Kerrie Roberts’ funky
(707) 822-1575 to reserve “Watch Out.” $10 General, $5 Senior/Child, FREE for HSU students with ID. SUbmitted Photo

A Woman’s Place is in Her FORMIDABLE RECITAL

in Home is a theatrical event, fus-

ing storytelling, dance and mu-
sic, performed by professionals
alongside community members
Join the HSU Department
of Music for a wonderful Bold & Brassy
duo piano recital featur-
ing Guest Artist Wenqing

Her on stage for the first time. Bouche-Pillon and HSU

Ruthi Engelke directs the Music Professor Danie-
play featuring Humboldt’s own la Mineva on Saturday,
Lyndsey Battle, performing April 28 at 8 p.m. in Fulk-

Home
original compositions inspired
by stories of the houseless.
Over the past year, the
creative team of Jacqueline
Dandeneau, Ali Freedlund and
Tammy Rae Scott, documented
the hardship, beauty, resilience
and resourcefulness of women
in various states of homeless-
ness, and witnessed the obsta-
cles they face every day.
Many of the cast and crew
have experienced houseless-
A WOMAN’S PLACE is in Her
PLACE B2
Home. Photo by tammy rae Scott
erson Recital Hall. These
two formidable artists
will perform “Best-Sell-
ers” of the duo piano rep-
ertoire, including works
by Claude Debussy, Dar-
ius Milhaud, and Astor PERIOD PIECES The HSU Fort Humboldt Brass Band (in Union Civil War
Piazzola, plus the aptly uniforms, like Humboldt County, Fort Humboldt or bands in the City
titled “Octo-Paganini” of Eureka of the early 1860s) will play a concert of brass music rang-
by Andrew Paggie, with ing from the 1850s up to the 1920s on Saturday, April 28 at noon at
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka (overlooking Bayshore
guest pianists Robin
Miller and Yumi Wata- Mall). Planning ahead, the only Humboldt Bay Brass Band concert of
the 2018-19 academic year will take place Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8
nabe-Weisman rounding
p.m. at Fulkerson Recital Hall, Humboldt State University, with the full
out the eight hands!
30-piece brass band and percussion. SUbmitted Photo

The Farmers’ Market takes friendship, features to new levels

F
armers’ markets are where
we run into friends we ha-
ven’t seen in ages, where
we meet our friends for breakfast
first at The Alibi, where we get
to visit with our favorite farmers
who have, over the years, become
friends, and where we meet new
friends.
Fresh veggies and fruits are a
bonus to the friend thing.
It’s hard to imagine going to
a farmers’ market without the
experience of exchanging smiles
and good conversation, whether
it’s with a stranger who is admir-
ing the same gorgeous bell pep-
pers, or just walking by a group
admiring a new baby. It’s a happy
place and in many senses of the
word, a productive one.
Now folks have an opportuni-
ty to be even more friendly. The
North Coast Growers’ Associa-
tion, that super non-profit orga-
nization that keeps all our mar-
kets happening, has announced a
new group for 2018, the Friends
of the Farmers Market.
Market stall fees and vendor
membership dues do sup-
port the basic operations
of the markets, but there’s
more to do to bring local
food to everyone. Several
programs are already in
place: the doubling match
for folks who use Cal-
Fresh, formerly known
as food stamps; the SSI
Market Match Voucher
program; vouchers for low-income
seniors; and vouchers for families
who receive WIC.
These programs are popular
but sometimes the funds run out
before the end of the season. Sev-
eral foundations have supported
them but the new Friends of the
Farmers Market will keep these
programs running strong.
It’s a win/win both for folks
who sometimes cannot afford
fresh food and for the farmers
who produce and sell the food.
In addition, other programs
promote nutrition education for
everyone and education
farm tours for elementa-
ry students.
Here’s an example: a
good friend shared the
thought that she could
afford either her prescrip-
tion medicine co-pays or
fresh produce at the mar-
ket, but not both. Because
she is disabled, her main
source of income is SSI. That meets
her basic needs but not much else.
She isn’t eligible for CalFresh be-
cause of her SSI income. The mar-
ket dollars she gets every month
have made it possible for her to buy
fresh bok choy, strawberries and
local potatoes, all food she loves but
would consider beyond her budget.
She loves shopping at the market
and talking with the farmers too.
“The Market Match vouch-
ers are spent the most,” Laura
HEALTHY & LOCAL Colleen Austin and
Laura Hughes at the Farmers’ Market
info booth. Janine Volkmar | Union
Hughes, Arcata and McKinleyville
farmers’ markets manager said.
Hughes and Colleen Austin, out-
reach coordinator, can be found
at the market information booth
every week. They make it easy for
folks to get their market vouchers
and wooden coins and to sign up
for programs right there. “We can
do the applications on the spot,”
Austin said, “through an awesome
new app.”
At a recent Saturday market on
the Arcata Plaza, I watched Aus-
tin do just that, making it easy
and pleasant for each person she
helped. That’s a true farmers’
market welcome.
There are several ways to be-
come a Friend. Community mem-
bers can join at three funding levels
– Marigold, $50 sponsorship; Sun-
flower, $100; and Dahlia, $250 and
above. They all come with such cool
premiums as those beautiful mar-
ket posters with the Alan Sanborn
paintings, and decals and more
premiums as the level goes up.
More importantly, member-
ship comes with the knowledge
of helping those in need have
access to healthy local foods.
“Donors could earmark for
FRIENDS B4

.
River Frontage in Willow Creek

4.5 private acres, 640+/- ft river frontage. Single level, 3 Bd/2Ba, 3740 sq ft grand
lodge, with stunning wood-work, rock-work, and glass throughout. Includes com-
plete outdoor kitchen on covered terrace, pool, pool house, BBQ; all overlooking
the river. 2 Bd/1 Ba guest house; 1600+/- sq ft Shop/RV parking. Community District
water + 2 springs and so much more… Proudly offered at $1,399,000.
Visit: www.145RacoonLane.com

(707) 322-1838 • feliciacosta@live.com

www.humboldtproperties.net • facebook.com/FeliciaCostaRealtor
B2 M AD R IVER U NION
Can Emu Really Sing Milestones, accomplishments, memories and vision
Jambo? Ask Ben Jain
T
rinidad School 1950s class-
mates Scott Baker and Roland
HUMBOLDT – Humboldt State University Press and Johnson will be guest speakers
SequoiaSong Publications Announce the Release of Can at Trinidad Museum Society’s Annu-
Emu Really Sing Jambo?/¿Puede Emu Cantar Real- al Meeting on Sunday, April 29 at 2
mente Jambo? p.m., 400 Janis Ct.
It’s a bilingual picture book by local elementary school The pair will tell of the joys and per-
teacher, Peter Jain, illustrated by South Bay and Pine ils of “Growing Up in Trinidad” when
Hill School students they were free to roam and explore at
Peter Jain will launch his the pier, on the beaches, on Trinidad
new title at three free events: Head and in the forests. Scott grew up
• A dramatization of the on Stagecoach Road; Roland at Ed-
book performed by South wards and Trin-
Bay Elementary School stu- ity streets where
dents followed by a book Trinidad Bay Bed
signing on Thursday, May 3 and Breakfast
at 7 p.m. at South Bay Ele- rests.
mentary School, 6077 Loma Baker Store
Ave, Eureka. (today’s Beach-
• A reading and book sign- comber), Modern
ing accompanied by live mu- Garage (today’s
sic and free snacks, Friday, Chevron) and the
May 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Wrangletown Cider, 1350 Hallmark Pier
Ninth St., Arcata. are where Scott learned life lessons
• A playful reading and book signing accompanied by while Roland developed some of his
live music at the Eureka County Library’s “Family Fun life skills helping his parents at their
Night-Stuffed Animal Sleepover” on Wednesday, May 23 building supply business and study-
at 6:30 p.m., 1313 Third St. ing and climbing the ocean bluffs.
The Kids Will Love What? The men were Cub Scouts togeth-
That’s the question that an emu asks a music teacher er, meeting at the Antlers Lodge on
in Can Emu Really Sing Jambo?/¿Puede Emu Cantar Patrick’s Point Drive. Scott, Trinidad
Realmente Jambo? Museum’s vice president, can fix any-
Although the ending takes a fanciful twist, the book thing, including boats, vehicles and
begins as a true story: an angry student rebels and a cre- buildings and was Arcata’s building
ative teacher tries to reach him. But when an emu from inspector. Roland’s career was as a
Freshwater gets involved, a fanciful flight of the imagi- geological engineer with SHN. He
nation ensues. worked on innumerable large road
Peter Jain wrote the story five years ago; however, just and building projects.
last fall he approached SequoiaSong Publications, a lo- A short business meeting will pre-
cal independent press, and Humboldt State University cede the talk, including a financial
Press to ask if they’d be interested in collaborating on report by Treasurer Joan Berman
publishing his work. His idea was simple: to continue to and election of Directors. Nominated
increase collaborative efforts between HSU and the local for three year terms are Scott Baker,
community and to have his elementary school students Matthew Marshall and Mary Spinas
illustrate the story in a work that would be available Kline. Museum members and guests
around the world. are cordially invited to attend and to
Both presses gave the idea a standing ovation, and the enjoy the exhibits and gardens before
“Jambo” team was formed to oversee the project. With the meeting.
this foundation in place, Jain invited his schools’ admin- Trinidad Civic Club Scholarships
istrators, teachers and students to join him on this mag- The Carmen and Jim Kidder Schol-
ical journey. arships will be presented to recipients
A PRIL 25, 2018
SCHOLARS Harlyn Fitzgerald, Sierra Wood, Jazmen McGinnis. Submitted photoS
Harlyn Fitzgerald, Sierra Wood and 9 p.m. Barbecued oysters, tacos, beer,
Jazmen McGinnis on Thursday, May wine and a salsa bar along with live
3, at the monthly Trinidad Civic Club music are planned. All are invited.
gathering in the Club Room, Town TCLT’s invitation includes its Mis-
Hall. The young women and their sion Statement: “Trinidad Coastal
parents will be honored at about 11 Land Trust is dedicated to providing
a.m. A business meeting precedes the coastal access while protecting the
award presentation at 10 a.m. with natural beauty and character of the
Dana Hope presiding. Humboldt County Coast from Little
Scholarship Committee Chairman River to Big Lagoon. Our vision is to
Dr. Joey Wauters reported that Harlyn create a more compassionate and joy-
Fitzgerald and Sierra Wood are the ful world of engaged citizens inspired
academic scholarship winners. Both to ecological action through visits to
are McKinleyville High School se- our successfully stewarded beaches,
niors and Trinidad School graduates, trails and vista points. Precious coast-
and both plan to attend University of al resources are protected and man-
Victoria on Vancouver Island in Brit- aged in perpetuity for future genera-
ish Columbia. Harlyn will take a gap tions of all species.”
year first in Taiwan on a Rotary Youth Executive Director Ben Morehead
Exchange, during which she’ll study reminds volunteers that the next Bak-
Mandarin Chinese and then major in er Beach ivy removal and trail mainte-
International Business at the Peter B. nance with HSU’s Natural Resources
Gustavson School of Business in Vic- Club takes place from 9 a.m. to noon
toria. Sierra will study cognitive sci- on Saturday, May 5.
ence or astrophysics. Jazmen McGin- For more information, email info@
nis, an Arcata High School graduate, trinidadcoastallandtrust.org or call
is an honor student in College of the (707) 677-2501.
Redwoods dental assistant program. Friday, May 4 also marks the first
She will use her award to complete Trinidad Arts Night of 2018. Venues
her certification. all over Trinidad, including Trinidad
Friday Fiesta on the Fourth School’s children’s activities, will be
at First Trinidad Art Night open for art and music between 6 and
The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust 9 p.m. This is the eighth year TAN has
presents a First Friday Fiesta celebrat- presented the popular first Friday fes-
ing the 40th anniversary of the forma- tivities embracing the arts.
tion of the land trust on Friday, May 4
in Trinidad Town Hall between 6 and Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net

CROSSWORD SOLUTION
C O D E B R E S T B L O W READ A NORTHTOWN musical spoken word poetry small bites. There will also $25. info@theeurekathe- ers invite the public to a
H A R T A E R I E R O D E
BOOK Northtown Books and instrumentation. Piet be a no-host bar available ater.org, eureka-theater. special May Pole Dance
A S E A D E S P E R A D O S
P T A O G L E A V E R T will host a reading in ob- Dalmolen presents Mu- with an array of drinks org, (707) 442.2970 Party to live music, Fri-
M O D E S A G O
R U B B E R C R E S T S servation of National Po- sic of My Mind, the songs sure to please everyone! day, May 4 from 7:30 to 11
A
S
L
T
O
A
E S
Y S
S
T
C A M S
A R S A
A
B
T
E
O
L etry Month by two local of Stevie Wonder, instru- info@allstartheatre.org, LOGGER BAR SHOWS Ar- p.m. at the Redwood Raks
A R T S P E N T P L E A D poets, Jere Bob Bowden mental guitar with loops. (707) 502-2658. The Mor- cata Pirate Radio presents World Dance Studio at
A S S E R T B O A R D S
A N Y M O U R N and Mark Shikuma Friday, Events take place Saturday, ris Graves Museum of Art, Jenny Don’t & the Spurs, The Creamery, 824 L St. in
T
B
O
R
D
I
D S
D E G R
L O O T
O O M A
A
C
P
R
T
E April 27 at 7 p.m. On Sat- April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the 636 F St., Eureka is open to garage country from Port- Arcata. The event features
A N N A A N I S E S L A M
urday, April 28 starting at Westhaven Center for Arts the public noon to 5 p.m., land, and Dimitra Chase, an easy May Pole dance
R O O M P A N E D H E M P
See crossword on page A4 10 a.m., Northtown Books ($10, sliding scale), and Wednesday through Sun- honky tonk songbird from lesson and international
will celebrate Independent Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. day. Admission is $5 for Fairhaven, at Blue Lake’s dance music played by The
Bookstore Day with exclu- at the Sanctuary, beginning adults; $2 for seniors (age Logger Bar Thursday, April Maypole Band and other
EMPLOYMENT at 7:30 p.m. ($10). 65 and over) and students 26. Early show – music
sive books, prints and other musicians. This event is
Visiting Angels is items that are unavailable with ID; children 17 and starts at 9 p.m., ends at free for children and their
seeking Caregivers, anywhere else. indiebook- ALLSTAR THEATRE Join under free; Museum mem- midnight. No cover charge. accompanying adults. All
CNAs & HHAs to assist storeday.com Allstar Theatre Arts and bers are free. Admission is ages and dance levels are
seniors in Fortuna, the Humboldt Arts Coun- always free for everyone on WESTHAVEN CENTER welcome. (707) 599-0003,
McKinleyville, and CAFE MOKKA Good Com- cil on Saturday, April 28 the first Saturday of every TAKING SUBMISSIONS tutujoyceB@gmail.com
pany (Celtic) performs at at 7 p.m. for an amazing month. Westhaven Center for the
Eureka. Part-time and
Café Mokka, Fifth and J night of talented local per- Arts invites all current and HERE AND GONE Former
Full-time, flexible hours. formers surrounded by HOUSE OF FLOYD House new members to submit
streets, Friday, April 27 at Eureka resident Ann Si-
Please call 707-362- beautiful works of art. This of Floyd appears Saturday, work in all media for their
8 p.m. No cover/all ages. mas announces the release
8045. On Saturday, April 28, The time, even the teachers are April 28 at 8 p.m. at the annual May-June Members’ of her latest book, Here
EthniKs (International) ap- coming out to perform! All Eureka Theatre, 612 F St., Show. This is always an ex- and Gone, which will be
pear at 8 p.m. (707) 822- proceeds go to support the Eureka. House of Floyd citing and well attended available for purchase
2228 Allstar Theatre Arts Kids provides the opportunity show. Entry Day is Tuesday as an ebook or in paper-
as they travel to Southern for those who never saw May 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. An- back from amazon.com
JOINT CD RELEASE EVENTS California to perform and Pink Floyd to experience nual dues are $40 for artists on May 1. Simas received
Piet Dalmolen and Therese attend classes. Funds also what made those shows so and entry fee is $5 per piece, her B.A. from Humboldt
FitzMaurice are celebrating support the Morris Graves extraordinary. Those who limit 3. Everyone will have at State University. She has
the release of their new al- Museum and their contin- were fortunate enough to least one work in the show, a writing and graphics de-
bums with events, offering ued commitment to local have seen Pink Floyd in con- more as space permits. sign background and is an
two nights of music, poetry arts and education. Two cert can re-explore those wcaexhibits2@gmail.com award-winning newsletter
and performance. Therese great causes on one great Floydian reaches, guided by editor. Simas is the author
FitzMaurice and Jesse Jon- night! Tickets are only $20 a crack surrogate band that MAY POLE DANCE PARTY of three Romance Writers
athon offer Boxes & Bones, at the door and include expertly sets the controls. The Humboldt Folk Danc- of America Golden Heart
Finalists, Chloe’s Spirit,
First Star, and Blessed
Place | Giving voice to stories Are the Eagles. Other ti-
FROM B1 tles by Simas are Chloe’s
ness at some point in their lives. Together, throughout the Spirit Afterstories, First
production process, we’ve shared life stories, prepared Star Afterstories, Loose
meals, laughed, cried and developed an extraordinary bond. Ends, Heaven Sent, and
Playhouse Arts has a rich history of producing theatre Black Moon Rising. She
addressing serious societal issues while bringing joy and also writes two mystery se-
connection to the forefront and encouraging empathy for ries, Dressed to Die, Sliced
all. A Woman’s Place is in Her Home aims to highlight to Die, and Buried to Die
challenges homeless women encounter, bring perspec- (Grace Gabbiano Myster-
tive, and perhaps bridge the divide between those with ies) and Holy Smoke, Pen-
places they can call home and those who do not. itence, and Angel Babies
“We are dedicated to giving voice to their stories and (Andi Comstock Super-
hope to enable our community to connect homelessness natural Mysteries), as well
to actual people, providing fertile ground for communica- as All’s Well, a short-story
tion and understanding,” said a Playhouse press release. collection. The Christmas
After each show, audience members will have an op- Valley Romance series
portunity to participate in a talk-back session with per- includes Santa’s Helper,
formers, the creative team, and representatives from our Candy Cane Lane, Let It
partners, Arcata House and Food for People. Snow, FruityCakes, and
A Woman’s Place is in Her Home premieres Friday, Sleigh Bride. For more
April 27 at 8 p.m. and runs Saturday April 28 at 8 p.m. information about Ann Si-
with a matinee on Sunday April 29 at 2 p.m., at the Arca- mas, go to annsimas.com
ta Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. in Arcata. or email ann@annsimas.
Advance tickets can be purchased at Wildberries Mar- com.
ketplace, Brown Paper Tickets or reserve seats at (707) She can also be found
822-1575. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. on Facebook at Ann Si-
arcataplayhouse.org mas, Author.
A PRIL 25, 2018
MANILA COMMUNITY SER-
VICES DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICA-
TIONS (RFQ)
PROJECT TITLE: ON-CALL
CONSULTING SERVICES
RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL
27, 2018
QUALIFICATION DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2018 4:00 P.M.
CONTACT PERSON:
CHRISTOPHER DROP,
GENERAL MANAGER
MANILACSD1@SBCGLOBAL.
NET
QUESTIONS: ALL QUES-
TIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED
IN WRITING VIA E MAIL TO
MANILACSD1@SBCGLOBAL.
NET BY 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY MAY
4, 2018.
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
• THE MANILA COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT (HERE-
INAFTER “MANILA CSD” OR
“DISTRICT”) IS SOLICITING
STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICA-
TIONS FOR A VARIETY OF ON-
CALL CONSULTING SERVICES
(HEREINAFTER “PROJECT”),
AND WILL RECEIVE QUALIFICA-
TIONS VIA E-MAIL TO CHRISTO-
PHER DROP AT MANILACSD1@
SBCGLOBAL.NET UP TO FRIDAY
MAY 4, 2018 AT 4:00 P.M.
• THE SERVICES TO BE PER-
FORMED BY THE SUCCESSFUL
PROPOSER ARE DESCRIBED IN
THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFI-
CATIONS.
• ALL RESPONSIVE STATE-
MENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
SHALL BE REVIEWED AND
EVALUATED BY THE DISTRICT
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
WHICH PROPOSER BEST
MEETS THE DISTRICT’S NEEDS
FOR THE PROJECT. THE CRITE-
RIA BY WHICH THE DISTRICT
SHALL EVALUATE STATEMENTS
OF QUALIFICATIONS ARE SET
FORTH IN THIS REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS.
• THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICA-
TIONS OR WAIVE ANY IRREG-
ULARITIES IN THE RESPONSES
OR THE REVIEW PROCESS.
• THE MANILA CSD IS NOT RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS
INCURRED IN THE PREPA-
RATION OF STATEMENTS OF
QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR ANY
WORK RENDERED BY A FIRM
PRIOR TO THE CONTRACT
AWARD.
OVERVIEW: THE MANILA CSD
PROVIDES WATER, WASTEWA-
TER, PARKS AND RECREATION
SERVICES TO THE UNINCOR-
PORATED COMMUNITY OF MA-
NILA, CA. LOCATED APPROX-
IMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF
EUREKA ON HIGHWAY 255 ON
THE SAMOA PENINSULA.
THE MANILA CSD IS SOLICITING
STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICA-
TIONS FOR ON-CALL PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CIVIL
ENGINEERING, PROJECT MAN-
AGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMITTING/COMPLIANCE, WA-
TER AND WASTEWATER SYS-
TEM ENGINEERING, STORM
DRAINAGE, GRANT FUNDING
DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER
RELATED FIELDS. THE MANILA
CSD IS LOOKING FOR CON-
SULTING FIRMS THAT HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF
PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN
PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF
QUALITY CONSULTING SER-
VICES.
INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW:
THE MANILA CSD PURCHASES
WATER FROM HUMBOLDT BAY
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT’S WATER DISTRI-
BUTION SYSTEM CONSISTS OF
THE FOLLOWING:
• 100,000 GALLON REDWOOD
WATER STORAGE TANK
• 2 BOOSTER PUMPS
• 355 WATER METERS AND
ASSOCIATED CONCRETE SER-
VICE BOXES
• 3.3 MILES OF MAIN WATER
PIPELINES (8, 6 AND 4-INCH)
• 25 DRY-BARREL FIRE HY-
DRANTS
LIST OF POTENTIAL SERVICES:
• PREPARATION OF PLANS FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO WATER STORAGE AND DIS-
TRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER
COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND
DISPOSAL AND DRAINAGE.
• DEVELOPMENT OF GRANT
APPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS
PROJECTS
• C O N -
STRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND INSPECTION OF DISTRICT
PROJECTS
• GENERAL
ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE
FOR MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW, ELECTRICAL AND ME-
CHANICAL ENGINEERING SER-
VICES
• ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES:
• CEQA AND NEPA COMPLIANCE
DOCUMENTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT-
TING DOCUMENTS
• WETLAND AND BIOLOGICAL
SURVEYING AND DOCUMEN-
TATION
• CULTURAL RESOURCES RE-
SEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
• ASSISTANCE TO THE DISTRICT
IN ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AS
CEQA LEAD OR RESPONSI-
BLE AGENCY, BY REVIEWING
AND RECOMMENDING CEQA
DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY
A CONSULTANT FOR PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT, OR BY THE ON-
CALL CONSULTING FIRM FOR
DISTRICT PROJECTS
CONTENTS OF QUALIFICATION:
QUALIFICATIONS SHALL IN-
CLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN-
FORMATION PRESENTED IN A
CLEAR AND CONCISE
FORMAT IN ORDER TO DEMON-
STRATE THE PROPOSER’S
RELATED EXPERIENCE, COM-
PETENCE AND PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE SAT-
ISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF
THE SERVICES OUTLINED IN
THE PROJECT LIST OF POTEN-
TIAL SERVICES SECTION OF
THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFI-
CATIONS.
• C O V E R
LETTER: A COVER LETTER (2
PAGES MAXIMUM) OUTLINING
CONSULTANT’S INTEREST IN
THE PROJECT. COVER LETTER
MAY INCLUDE OTHER INFOR-
MATION.
• FIRM EXPERIENCE :
• FIRM PROFILE: OVERVIEW
OF CONSULTING FIRM(S) AND
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
OFFERED. FIRMS WILL BE EX-
PECTED TO HAVE EXPERIENCE
IN PROJECTS SIMILAR TO
SOME OR ALL OF THE TASKS
LISTED IN THE OVERVIEW SEC-
TION ABOVE. INEXPERIENCE IN
CERTAIN TASK AREAS MAY NOT
PRECLUDE A FIRM FROM BEING
SELECTED.
• PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS:
THREE DESCRIPTIONS OF RE-
CENT PROJECTS FOR WHICH
THE PROJECT TEAM HAS PER-
FORMED SERVICES OF SIMI-
LAR SCOPE TO THE TYPE OF
WORK DESCRIBED ABOVE.
• TEAM MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES:
BRIEF PROFESSIONAL BIOGRA-
PHIES OF THE PRINCIPALS AND
EMPLOYEES (PROJECT TEAM)
WHICH THE PROPOSER WILL
ASSIGN TO THIS PROJECT. BI-
OGRAPHIES SHALL INCLUDE: A
SUMMARY OF THE QUALIFICA-
TIONS, LICENSES, AND EXPE-
RIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL.
• ORGANIZATIONAL CHART:
DESCRIBE VISUALLY THE
TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE OF THE PRINCI-
PALS AND EMPLOYEES.
• UNDERSTANDING AND PROJ-
ECT MANAGEMENT :
• UNDERSTANDING: A SUM-
MARY OF THE CONSULTANT’S
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
OVERALL PROJECT, INCLUD-
ING EXPERIENCE AND UNDER-
STANDING OF HISTORICAL
PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT,
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE,
AND FUNDING CONSTRAINTS
AND SOURCES.
• OTHER REQUIREMENTS :
• A STATEMENT WHICH DIS-
CLOSES ANY PAST, ONGOING,
OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST WHICH THE PRO-
POSER MAY HAVE AS A RESULT
OF PERFORMING THE WORK
ON THIS PROJECT.
• A STATEMENT CONFIRMING
THAT CONSULTING FIRM IS OP-
ERATING UNDER A CURRENT
BUSINESS LICENSE APPROPRI-
ATE TO THE PROJECT AREA.
• A STATEMENT CONFIRMING
THAT CONSULTING FIRM, IF
SELECTED, CAN ISSUE CERTIF-
ICATES OF INSURANCE.
• THE QUALIFICATION MUST BE
SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
PROPOSER.
THE MANILA CSD IS NOT RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS
INCURRED IN THE PREPARA-
TION OF QUALIFICATIONS AND/
OR ANY WORK RENDERED BY A
FIRM PRIOR TO THE CONTRACT
AWARD.
QUALIFICATION EVALUATION
THE MANILA CSD IS USING THE
COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATION
BASED SELECTION PROCESS,
WHEREIN THE EXPERIENCE
AND APPROACH OF EACH SUB-
MITTED STATEMENT OF QUAL-
IFICATION IS EVALUATED AS
IT RELATES TO THE SERVICES
REQUIRED AND OTHER ELE-
MENTS OUTLINED IN THIS RFQ.
ALL STATEMENTS OF QUALIFI-
CATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED
AND RATED BY A SELECTION
PANEL ACCORDING TO CRITE-
RIA DISCUSSED ABOVE AND AS
SUMMARIZED BELOW:
1. COVER LETTER OUTLINING
CONSULTANT’S INTEREST IN
PROJECT.
10 POINTS
2. OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF
FIRM IN CONDUCTING ACTIVI-
TIES SIMILAR TO
THOSE IN THE SCOPE OF SER-
VICES.
50 POINTS
3. CONSULTANT’S OVERALL UN-
DERSTANDING OF THE PROJ-
ECT AND
QUALITY OF THE APPROACH
PRESENTED IN THE SCOPE OF
SERVICES.
35 POINTS
4. OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
5 POINTS
TOTAL
100 POINTS
DELIVERY OF STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS:
IT IS THE PROPOSER’S RE-
SPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE
THAT THE STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS IS RECEIVED
BY DISTRICT PRIOR TO THE
HOUR AND DATE FOR SUBMIT-
TAL OF THE STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS SPECIFIED
IN THIS REQUEST FOR QUAL-
IFICATIONS. ANY SUBMITTALS
RECEIVED BY DISTRICT AFTER
THE HOUR AND DATE SHALL
BE REJECTED. STATEMENTS
OF QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE
E-MAILED TO CHRISTOPHER
DROP AT MANILACSD1@SB-
CGLOBAL.NET UP TO FRIDAY
MAY 4, 2018 AT 4:00 P.M.
ALL STATEMENTS OF QUALIFI-
CATIONS, WHETHER SELECTED
OR REJECTED, SHALL BECOME
THE PROPERTY OF DISTRICT.
DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFI-
CATIONS DELIVERED TO A PER-
SON/LOCATION OTHER THAN
SPECIFIED ABOVE.
ALL SUBMITTALS SHALL BE
SENT IN PDF OR WORD FOR-
MAT.
4/25
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
VIOLA ETHEL RISLING
RYERSON
CASE NO.: PR180092
To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-
tors, contingent creditors, and per-
sons who may otherwise be inter-
ested in the will or estate, or both,
of: VIOLA E. RISLING RYERSON,
VIOLA E. RISLING, VIOLA E. RY-
ERSON, VIOLA EVANS.
Petition for Probate has been
filed by: GARY RISLING in the Su-
perior Court of California, County
of HUMBOLDT.
The Petition for Probate re-
quests that: GARY RISLING be
appointed as personal representa-
tive to administer the estate of the
decedent.
The petition requests the dece-
dent’s will and codicils, if any, be
admitted to probate. The will and
any codicils are available for ex-
amination by the court.
The petition requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Es-
tates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
any actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however,
the personal representative will
be required to give notice to inter-
ested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the
proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be
granted unless an interested per-
son files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the
court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be
held in this court as follows:
Date: MAY 24, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Dept.: 6
Address of court: Superior Court
of California, County of Humboldt,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA,
95501.
If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at
the hearing and state your objec-
tions or file written objections with
the court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person or by
your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contin-
gent creditor of the decedent, you
must file your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the
court within the later of either (1)
four months from the date of first
issuance of letters to a general per-
sonal representative, as defined in
section 58(b) of the California Pro-
bate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery
to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate
Code. Other California statutes
and legal authority may affect your
rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowl-
edgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept
by the court. If you are a person
interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a formal Request
for Special Notice (form DE-154)
of the filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of any
petittion or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A
Request for Special Notice form is
available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the petitioner:
J. BRYCE KENNY
P.O. BOX 361
TRINIDAD, CA 95570
(707) 442-4431
4/18, 4/25, 5/2
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
SCOTT STEVEN ESKRA
CASE NO.: PR180086
To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-
itors, contingent creditors, and
persons who may otherwise be
interested in the will or estate, or
both, of: SCOTT STEVEN ESKRA.
Petition for Probate has been
filed by: STEVE ESKRA AND
CATHERINE GRACE in the Supe-
rior Court of California, County of
HUMBOLDT.
The Petition for Probate re-
quests that: STEVE ESKRA AND
CATHERINE GRACE be appoint-
ed as personal representative to
administer the estate of the dece-
dent.
The petition requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Es-
tates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
any actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however,
the personal representative will
be required to give notice to inter-
ested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the
proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be
granted unless an interested per-
son files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the
court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be
held in this court as follows:
Date: MAY 17, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Dept.: 6
Address of court: Superior Court
of California, County of Humboldt,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA,
95501.
If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at
the hearing and state your objec-
tions or file written objections with
the court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person or by
your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contin-
gent creditor of the decedent, you
must file your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the
court within the later of either (1)
four months from the date of first
issuance of letters to a general per-
sonal representative, as defined in
section 58(b) of the California Pro-
bate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery
to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate
Code. Other California statutes
and legal authority may affect your
rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowl-
edgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept
by the court. If you are a person
interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a formal Request
for Special Notice (form DE-154)
of the filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of any
petittion or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A
Request for Special Notice form is
available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the petitioner:
TIMOTHY J. WYKLE #216943
MATHEWS, KLUCK, WALSH &
WYKLE, LLP
100 M STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
4/18, 4/25, 5/2
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
AMBER PATZLAFF
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
CASE NO. CV180322
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner has filed a peti-
tion with this court for a decree
changing names as follows:
Present name: AMBER LEA READ
PATZLAFF to Proposed name AM-
BER PATZLAFF WOODWARD
2. THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
appear before this court, located at
825 5th Street, Eureka, California,
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the ap-
plication should not be granted.
Any person objecting to the name
changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the
reasons for the objection at least
M AD R IVER U NION L EGAL N OTICES
two court days before the matter
is scheduled to be heard and must
appear at the hearing to show
cause why the petition should not
be granted. If no written objection
is timely filed, the court may grant
the petition without a hearing.
Date: JUNE 11, 2018
Time: 1:45 p.m.
Dept.: 4
3. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once a week for four successive
weeks prior to the date set for hear-
ing on the petition in the following
newspaper of general circulation,
printed in this county: Mad River
Union.
Date: 4/16/18
WILLIAM P BARRY
Judge of the Superior Court
4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00226
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
PLEASURE CENTER
1731 G STREET; SUITE D
ARCATA, CA 95521
2301 S. EL CMINO REAL
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
ASSOCIATED SYSTEM
APPLICATION
PROFESSIONALS
CA 1505981
2301 S EL CAMINO REAL
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
This business is conducted by:
A CORPORATION
S/ DAVID A STURMAN
/PRESIDENT
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
18, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SE DEPUTY CLERK
4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00229
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
SEQUOIASONG PUBLICATIONS
47 RAYIPA LANE
TRINIDAD CA 95570
PO BOX 2551
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
CYNDY M PILLIPS
47 RAYIPA LANE
TRINIDAD CA 95570
This business is conducted by:
AN INDIVIDUAL
S/ CYNDY M PHILLIPS
/OWNER
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
18, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SM DEPUTY CLERK
4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16
CITY OF ARCATA
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
736 F STREET
ARCATA, CA
(707) 825-2128
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FOR
ARCATA FUTSAL COURT
PROJECT
The City of Arcata is soliciting bids
for the ARCATA FUTSAL COURT
PROJECT.
The WORK consists of furnishing
all labor, materials, equipment,
incidentals and implementing all
work required to perform site im-
provements and court installation
at the Arcata Sports Complex. This
work includes, but is not limited to:
clearing and grubbing, excavation
and grading, sidewalk, modification
of existing irrigation infrastructure,
drainage swales, concrete court,
court surfacing, a CMU wall, futsal
goals, chain link fencing, and re-
vegetation of surrounding field.
Engineers Estimate for this project
is $298,000.
A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at 11:00
a.m. Attendance at the pre-bid
meeting is not mandatory. The
meeting will begin at the Arcata
City Hall in the City Council Cham-
ber (736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA
95521), and will be followed by a
project site walk-through.
Sealed bids will be received by
the City Manager’s Office, 736
F Street, Arcata, CA 95521, until
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday May 8,
2018, at which time they will be
transferred to the City Council
Chambers where they will be pub-
licly opened and read aloud by the
City Engineer or his designated
representative. Said bids will be re-
ferred to the Arcata City Council for
consideration at their next regularly
scheduled meeting on or after May
16, 2018.
Bids received after the specified
opening time will not be consid-
ered. The bidder is solely responsi-
ble for the timely delivery of his bid.
CONTRACTOR shall possess a
Class “A” license at the time this
contract is bid or a combination of
classes required by the categories
and type of work included in this
contract.
This CONTRACT is subject to
State contract non-discrimination
and compliance requirements
pursuant to Government Code,
Section 12990.
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
PROPOSAL forms for bidding this
PROJECT will be available after
April 17, 2016;
For download from City Website
HYPERLINK “http://www.cityo-
farcata.org” www.cityofarcata.org
under “Bid on a Project”.
For purchase at City Manager’s
Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata,
CA 95521. A printing charge of
$40.00 shall not be refundable,
plus a shipping and handling fee of
$35.00 for mailing of PLANS and
SPECIFICATIONS. Checks pay-
able to the City of Arcata and shall
be mailed or delivered in person to
the Property and Special Projects
Manager.
For viewing at City Manager’s
Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA
95521 and at the
Humboldt Builder’s Exchange,
1213 5th Street, Eureka, CA
95501.
The successful bidder shall furnish
a payment bond and performance
bond.
The City of Arcata hereby notifies
all bidders that it will affirmatively
insure that any contract entered
into pursuant to this advertisement,
disadvantaged business enterpris-
es will be afforded full opportunity
to submit bids in response to this
invitation and will not be discrimi-
nated against on the grounds of
race, color, sex, or national origin
in consideration for an award.
The above PROJECT is subject
to compliance monitoring and en-
forcement by the Department of
Industrial Relations. Each contrac-
tor or subcontractor listed on the
bid proposal must be registered
with the Department of Industrial
Relations pursuant to Labor Code
section 1725.5. [with limited excep-
tions from this requirement for bid
purposes only under Labor Code
section 1771.1 (a)].
Pursuant to Section 1733 of the
Labor Code, the Director of Cali-
fornia Department of Industrial Re-
lations has determined the general
prevailing rate of wages. Bidders
should contact the Department of
Industrial Relations at (415) 703-
4281 for General Prevailing Wage
Rates on specific job classifica-
tions. Future effective wage rates,
which have been predetermined,
are on file with the California De-
partment of Industrial Relations.
Bidders are advised that if they in-
tend to use a craft or classification
not on file in the general wage de-
terminations, they may be required
to pay the wage rate of that craft of
classification most closely related
to it as shown in the general deter-
minations.
The above PROJECT is subject to
uniform construction cost account-
ing procedures as set forth in the
California Public Contracts Code,
Section 22000 et seq., the Uniform
Public Construction Cost Account-
ing Act.
All bidders shall be licensed in ac-
cordance with the laws of the State
of California.
Katie Marsolan, Property and Spe-
cial Projects Manager
April 13, 2018
4/18, 4/25
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00213
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
PACIFIC CREST DISTRIBUTION
5720 WEST END RD
ARCATA, CA 95521
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
PACIFIC CREST DISTRIBUTION
INC.
5720 WEST END ROAD
ARCATA, CA 95521
This business is conducted by:
A CORPORATION
S/ ERIC WIGGIN, CFO
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
13, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SC DEPUTY CLERK
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
BETTY WYONIA ROSS
CASE NO.: PR180088
To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-
itors, contingent creditors, and
persons who may otherwise be
interested in the will or estate, or
both, of: BETTY WYONIA ROSS.
Petition for Probate has been
filed by: PENNY ROSS in the Su-
perior Court of California, County
of HUMBOLDT.
The Petition for Probate re-
quests that: PENNY ROSS be
appointed as personal representa-
tive to administer the estate of the
decedent.
The petition requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Es-
tates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
any actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however,
the personal representative will
be required to give notice to inter-
ested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the
proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be
granted unless an interested per-
son files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the
court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be
held in this court as follows:
Date: MAY 10, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Dept.: 6
Address of court: Superior Court
of California, County of Humboldt,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA,
95501.
If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at
the hearing and state your objec-
tions or file written objections with
the court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person or by
your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contin-
gent creditor of the decedent, you
must file your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the
court within the later of either (1)
four months from the date of first
issuance of letters to a general per-
sonal representative, as defined in
section 58(b) of the California Pro-
bate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery
to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate
Code. Other California statutes
and legal authority may affect your
rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowl-
edgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept
by the court. If you are a person
interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a formal Request
for Special Notice (form DE-154)
of the filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of any
petittion or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A
Request for Special Notice form is
available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the petitioner:
ZACHARY CURTIS, GALE &
NIELSEN
2850 HARRIS ST
EUREKA, CA 95503
(707) 269-0167
4/18, 4/25, 5/2
INVITATION FOR BID
TIMBER HARVEST – CITY OF
ARCATA – ARCATA
COMMUNITY FOREST – 2018
Sealed bids for 2018 timber
harvest will be received at the of-
fice of the City Clerk, 736 F Street,
Arcata, California, until 4:30 p.m.
Monday April 30, 2018 at which
time they will be publicly opened
and read.
The successful bidder shall:
A. Fall, buck, yard, load and
deliver to a designated locations
approximately 415 MBF of Red-
wood; 50 MBF Douglas fir logs
manufactured from a 20 acre 110
year old stand of timber located in
the City’s Jacoby Creek Commu-
nity Forest Section 30 & 28, T5N,
R1E, HB&M. *total volume 465-
500 MBF. This harvest will require
cable logging due to the moderate-
ly steep terrain (see the harvest
layout map). Machine bunching of
logs to yarder corridors will be al-
lowed on the lower Unit #4 (eight
acres) and on slopes of 40% grade
or less. All cable yarding corridors
will be marked at least 1 month
prior to the start of logging in the
stand. The emphasis will be on
quality logging and keeping stand
impacts to a minimum. All trees
will be bucked and limbed in the
woods. There will be no machine
processing at the landings.
B. Install designated erosion
control measures following oper-
ations.
Each sealed envelope con-
taining a bid must be plainly
marked on the outside as “2018
Logging Bid.” Specifications and
bid forms may be obtained from
the Contracts and Procurement
Specialist, 736 F Street, Arcata,
California. The City reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. The
bid award may be made at the reg-
ularly scheduled Council Meeting
of May 2, 2018.
A field “show-me” trip is sched-
uled for Friday April 20th 2018 at
9:00 a.m. Interested parties can
meet Mark Andre, Director, Envi-
ronmental Services Department, at
the Arcata City Hall/Library parking
lot; the entrance is east of F Street
on 7th Street, Arcata, California. To
make an alternative appointment
for a “show-me” call (707) 822-
8184 cell phone (707) 845-5804 or
email mandre@cityofarcata.org. A
tally sheet of marked tree diame-
ters is available.
Submission of Bid
Original signed documents
must be received by 4:30 p.m.
on Monday April 30th, 2018 and
mailed to the bid address.
Hand deliveries can be made
at the bid address.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00189
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
NORTHWEST INVESTMENT
COMPANY
1450 BROADWAY ST
EUREKA, CA 95501
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
RICHARD W LITTLEFIELD
5300 CUMMINGS ROAD
EUREKA, CA 95501
BETTY J LITTLEFIELD
5300 CUMMINGS ROAD
EUREKA, CA 95501
CHRISTOPHER M PITZER
3415 OREGON STREET
EUREKA, CA 95503
STEVE M PITZER
3775 ERIE STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
SUZANNE J LITTLEFIELD
2518 F STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
BENJAMIN B LITTLEFIELD
2231 WYCLIFF LANE
EUREKA, CA 95503
This business is conducted by:
A GENERAL PARTNERSHIIP
S/ RICHARD W. LITTLEFIELD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
This statement was filed with
the Humboldt County Clerk on
MARCH 29, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SM DEPUTY CLERK
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00198
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
NORTH COAST FABRICATORS
4801 WEST END RD
ARCATA, CA 95521
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
AQUATIC DESIGNING, INC
CA 2573014
4801 WEST END RD
ARCATA, CA 95521
This business is conducted by:
A CORPORATION
S/ TIMOTHY J CROWLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
9, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SE DEPUTY CLERK
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00176
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
TRINIDAD MASSAGE AND
DAY SPA
529 TRINITY ST
TRINIDAD, CA 95570
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
PO BOX 74
TRINIDAD CA 95570
KATHERINE T PERRY
1765 LUNSFORD AVE
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519
This business is conducted by:
AN INDIVIDUAL
S/ KATHERINE PERRY
/OWNER
This statement was filed with
the Humboldt County Clerk on
MARCH 29, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SM DEPUTY CLERK
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
UNDER WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 294
Case Name: Kayden Daniels
Case No. JV170072
To Jeremy Cringle and anyone
claiming to be a parent of Kayden
Daniels born on 4/11/2017 at Mad
River Hospital, Arcata, CA.
A hearing will be held on 7/2/2018
at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at
Superior Court of California, Coun-
ty of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street,
Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Divi-
sion, 2nd floor.
At the hearing the court will con-
sider the recommendations of the
social worker or probation officer.
The social worker or probation offi-
cer will recommend that your child
be freed from your legal custody so
that the child may be adopted. If
the court follows the recommenda-
tion, all your parental rights to the
child will be terminated.
You have the right to be present at
the hearing, to present evidence,
and you have the right to be rep-
resented by an attorney. If you do
not have an attorney and cannot
afford to hire one, the court will
appoint an attorney for you.
If the court terminates your paren-
tal rights, the order may be final.
The court will proceed with this
hearing whether or not you are
present.
ATTORNEY FOR:
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY
COUNSEL #115447
KATIE BACA, DEPUTY COUNTY
COUNSEL #188031
825 FIFTH STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
(707) 445-7236
DATE: APRIL 5, 2018
Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy
4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2
CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
UNDER WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 294
Case Name: Kayden Daniels
Case No. JV170072
To Jeremy Cringle and anyone
claiming to be a parent of Kayden
Daniels born on 4/11/2017 at Mad
River Hospital, Arcata, CA.
A hearing will be held on 7/2/2018
at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at
Superior Court of California, Coun-
ty of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street,
Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Divi-
sion, 2nd floor.
At the hearing the court will con-
sider the recommendations of the
social worker or probation officer.
The social worker or probation offi-
cer will recommend that your child
be freed from your legal custody so
that the child may be adopted. If
the court follows the recommenda-
tion, all your parental rights to the
child will be terminated.
You have the right to be present at
the hearing, to present evidence,
and you have the right to be rep-
resented by an attorney. If you do
not have an attorney and cannot
afford to hire one, the court will
appoint an attorney for you.
If the court terminates your paren-
tal rights, the order may be final.
The court will proceed with this
hearing whether or not you are
present.
ATTORNEY FOR:
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY
COUNSEL #115447
KATIE BACA, DEPUTY COUNTY
COUNSEL #188031
825 FIFTH STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
(707) 445-7236
DATE: APRIL 5, 2018
Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy
4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
JUDITH ELAINE CIGNETTI
CASE NO.: PR180047
To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-
tors, contingent creditors, and per-
sons who may otherwise be inter-
ested in the will or estate, or both,
of: JUDITH ELAINE CIGNETTI.
Petition for Probate has been
filed by: THOMAS ERIC DAN-
IELSON in the Superior Court of
California, County of HUMBOLDT.
The Petition for Probate re-
quests that: THOMAS ERIC DAN-
IELSON be appointed as personal
representative to administer the
estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Es-
tates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
any actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however,
the personal representative will
be required to give notice to inter-
ested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the
proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be
granted unless an interested per-
son files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the
court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be
held in this court as follows:
Date: MAY 3, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Dept.: 6
Address of court: Superior Court
of California, County of Humboldt,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA,
95501.
If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at
the hearing and state your objec-
tions or file written objections with
the court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person or by
your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contin-
gent creditor of the decedent, you
must file your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the
court within the later of either (1)
four months from the date of first
issuance of letters to a general per-
sonal representative, as defined in
section 58(b) of the California Pro-
bate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery
to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate
Code. Other California statutes
and legal authority may affect your
rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowl-
edgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept
by the court. If you are a person
interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a formal Request
for Special Notice (form DE-154)
of the filing of an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets or of any
petittion or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A
Request for Special Notice form is
available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the petitioner:
DUSTIN E OWENS
310 THIRD STREET, SUITE D
EUREKA, CA 95501
(707) 441-1185
4/11, 4/18, 4/25
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00186
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
CARTER HOUSE INNS
301 L STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
HOTEL CARTER & WINE
CELLAR INC.
301 L STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
This business is conducted by:
A CORPORATION
S/ MARK CARTER
/PRESIDENT CEO
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
4, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SM DEPUTY CLERK
4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
18-00192
The following person(s) is (are)
doing business as:
BAND ARTS
2520 BOLIER AVE.
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
LISETTE E. SPEK
2520 BOLIER AVE.
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519
B3
This business is conducted by:
AN INDIVIDUAL
S/ LISETTE SPEK
/OWNER
This statement was filed with the
Humboldt County Clerk on APRIL
5, 2018
KELLY E. SANDERS
SC DEPUTY CLERK
4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2
NOTICE OF VACANCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Due to the pending resigna-
tion of Director Linda Sundberg,
effective at the conclusion of the
May 15, 2018, Board meeting, a
vacancy will exist for the position
she occupied serving the Board of
Directors of the Arcata Fire Protec-
tion District in Division 2.
As this appointment will occur
in the second half of the term of
office and more than 130 days
prior to the next general district
election, the appointment to fill the
vacancy will expire on the first Fri-
day in December 2018. Should the
appointee desire to continue, he
or she must file candidacy for the
November 2018 General Election.
Prospective candidates must
reside and be a registered voter
within the boundaries of Division
2 of the Arcata Fire Protection Dis-
trict (Division 2 includes all prop-
erties located south of Hiller Road
in McKinleyville and the Glendale
areas, north of the Mad River). The
Board intends to make its appoint-
ment no later than June 29, 2018.
Any person interested in being
considered for appointment to this
seat on the Board of Directors is
asked to submit an application of
qualifications. Forms are available
at any of the District fire stations
or through the District website at
www.arcatafire.org.
Applications can be mailed to
the District Office at 2149 Central
Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519
or dropped off Monday – Friday
between 8am and 5pm, closed for
lunch. Application deadline is April
30, 2018 at 4 p.m. – postmarks not
accepted.
Questions concerning this
appointment should be directed
to the Clerk of the Board, at 825-
2000. The Board will consider all
applicants at the regular scheduled
District Board meeting on May 15,
2018 at 5:30 p.m., 631 9th Street,
Arcata CA.
Dated: March 30, 2018
By: Becky Schuette, Clerk of the
Board
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25
NOTICE OF VACANCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Due to the pending resigna-
tion of Director Linda Sundberg,
effective at the conclusion of the
May 15, 2018, Board meeting, a
vacancy will exist for the position
she occupied serving the Board of
Directors of the Arcata Fire Protec-
tion District in Division 2.
As this appointment will occur
in the second half of the term of
office and more than 130 days
prior to the next general district
election, the appointment to fill the
vacancy will expire on the first Fri-
day in December 2018. Should the
appointee desire to continue, he
or she must file candidacy for the
November 2018 General Election.
Prospective candidates must
reside and be a registered voter
within the boundaries of Division
2 of the Arcata Fire Protection Dis-
trict (Division 2 includes all prop-
erties located south of Hiller Road
in McKinleyville and the Glendale
areas, north of the Mad River). The
Board intends to make its appoint-
ment no later than June 29, 2018.
Any person interested in being
considered for appointment to this
seat on the Board of Directors is
asked to submit an application of
qualifications. Forms are available
at any of the District fire stations
or through the District website at
www.arcatafire.org.
Applications can be mailed to
the District Office at 2149 Central
Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519
or dropped off Monday – Friday
between 8am and 5pm, closed for
lunch. Application deadline is April
30, 2018 at 4 p.m. – postmarks not
accepted.
Questions concerning this
appointment should be directed
to the Clerk of the Board, at 825-
2000. The Board will consider all
applicants at the regular scheduled
District Board meeting on May 15,
2018 at 5:30 p.m., 631 9th Street,
Arcata CA.
Dated: March 30, 2018
By: Becky Schuette, Clerk of the
Board
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25
CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
UNDER WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 294
Case Name: Carter Roosa
Case No. JV180029
1. To Jeffrey M. Roosa, Jr. and
Sharon Spiers and anyone claim-
ing to be a parent of Carter Roosa
born on 1/19/2018 at Redwood
Memorial Hospital, Fortuna, CA.
2. A hearing will be held on July
9, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 lo-
cated at Superior Court of Califor-
nia, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth
Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile
Division, 2nd floor.
3. At the hearing the court will
consider the recommendations
of the social worker or probation
officer.
4. The social worker or probation
officer will recommend that your
child be freed from your legal custo-
dy so that the child may be adopted.
If the court follows the recommen-
dation, all your parental rights to the
child will be terminated.
5. You have the right to be pres-
ent at the hearing, to present evi-
dence, and you have the right to be
represented by an attorney. If you
do not have an attorney and cannot
afford to hire one, the court will ap-
point an attorney for you.
6. If the court terminates your
parental rights, the order may be
final.
7. The court will proceed with
this hearing whether or not you are
present.
ATTORNEY FOR:
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY
COUNSEL #115447
DEBRA AVENMARG, DEPUTY
COUNTY COUNSEL #271366
825 FIFTH STREET
EUREKA, CA 95501
(707) 445-7236
DATE: MARCH 26, 2018
Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson,
Deputy
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25
 B4 M AD R IVER U NION A PRIL 25, 2018

Rocky’s double life, plus puppies! Humboldt’s grows can be seen from space,
and that’s just what the BOS plans to do
S
helter dog Rocky His volunteer buddy says, ing about adding a puppy
leads a double life. “Rocky enjoys taking naps, to your family this summer,
Weekdays, he’s just eating, hanging out, listen- please consider these. The Daniel Mintz plaint-driven” and “frankly, we don’t have
another black and white ing to music and watching mama is a smaller-sized Mad RiveR Union time to sit and look at development within
Staffordshire Terrier mix TV. But he also enjoys go- mixed breed dog, probably HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s the county to determine if there’s code en-
waiting to be noticed at the ing for long walks and play- about 35 pounds. She has a planning staff will soon be eyeing can- forcement issues going on,” Ford said.
shelter, but on the weekend ing with toys. As he is still a short tan and white coat and nabis cultivation sites on their computer His department will only be proactive
he becomes a superdog, young dog he is still learn- a cow dog build. The pup- screens, accessing satellite imagery that as directed by the board, which has pri-
spreading joy ing his manners pies are all white and black is more precise and more up to date than oritized cannabis regulation enforcement
and kisses to a but is food-moti- with medium length fur. standard sources like Google Earth. and abatement of abandoned vehicles and
whole communi- vated and a quick Dad could be a Border Collie At its April 17 meeting, the county’s code-violating junkyards.
ty of canine-de- learner.” Rocky mix, though it is always hard Board of Supervisors approved spending Ford added the satellite imagery can be
prived students! was spotted at to tell exactly. There are five $200,000 to enlist the services of the Plan- shared with the state’s cannabis regula-
S h e l t e r various spots males and four females in et Labs, Inc. satellite imagery company. tion agencies, although no formal sharing
management, around HSU last the litter. If you would like to The company provides regularly up- agreements have been drafted yet.
working with weekend, includ- meet these puppies, please dated, high resolution satellite images The imagery will assist with cannabis
Redwood Pals ing scaling the contact us at redwoodpal- that are formatted and stored on an Inter- permitting in addition to enabling speed-
Rescue, is allowing Rocky steps of Founder’s Hall and srescue@gmail.com or call net-based platform. ier and more thorough enforcement. Fen-
to go home with one of his napping through a work- (707) 839-9692.
special volunteer friends shop! Rocky is waiting for Planning Director John Ford said the nell said some people have expressed pri-
This week’s Pepper up-
on the weekends when adoption at the Humboldt imagery will also be useful for visual in- vacy concerns but many want enhanced
date is that he is still wait-
the shelter is closed. The County Animal Shelter, spection of sites proposed for develop- enforcement.
ing for adoption. Remem-
premise is that it provides located at 980 Lycoming ment projects. “It really is important to use these tools
ber that when you adopt an
the dog with a mini-vaca- Ave. in McKinleyville. He said that manual inspections, particu- for code enforcement specifically against
adult dog, you usually get
tion and gives us larly in rural areas, are time-consuming due the black market illegal cultivation,” she
to skip the stages of chew-
valuable informa- ing and housebreaking that to travel. According to a written staff report, continued. “I think there is quite a great
tion about how come with a puppy. They use of the imagery in place of staff inspec- degree of support for that.”
they behave out- may not have the super-cute tions will save the county $135,000 a year. Since public funding is involved, the
side of the shelter factor going for them, but But Supervisor Estelle Fennell said imagery will be generally available upon
environment. Of you will know more about she’s received emails from those who have request. Board Chair Ryan Sundberg high-
course everyone their personalities. questions and concerns about use of satel- lighted the importance of consistent im-
worries that a re- We want every adoption lite photography. Ford acknowledged con- plementation of the public disclosure and
spite weekend will to be a successful and per- cerns over potential use of the technology asked staff to draft a written policy on it.
make the dog balk manent one. We are always for general code enforcement surveillance “I can see this going sideways if we don’t
at returning to the happy to help people find the but he said that’s “absolutely” not what his have a solid policy,” he said.
shelter on Mon- right match among the shel- department intends to do. Supervisors directed planning staff to
day morning, but ter and rescue dogs so please When the Planning and Building De- devise a policy for public access to the imag-
that has not prov- contact us at Redwood partment took on code enforcement ery and approved the supplemental budget
en to be the case. Kail the pup.
Pals if you would like our responsibilities, supervisors “made it request for the satellite imagery contract.
Rocky has willing- match-making assistance! very clear that we continue to be com- Supervisor Mike Wilson was absent.
ly returned to his
kennel and been obviously Come meet him today!

Area man has Mars Insight close encounter

more relaxed throughout More information is avail-
the week. able at petharbor.com or
Rocky is a young male by calling (707) 840-9132.
dog, just a little over a year The shelter will be open
old, with a wrestler’s phy- on Saturday, May 12, from
sique and a rolling gait. noon to 4 pm for adop-
An accident left him with tions. Stop by the shelter
a cropped tail, but with beforehand and fill out an
his spirits intact. Rocky’s adoption application if you
weekend retreats have are considering attending
this special week-
end event so that
you will be able to
take your chosen
dog or cat home on
that day!
Redwood Pals
Rescue has been
fostering a mama
Rocky dog and her nine
pups who arrived
at the shelter when
the little ones were
just a few days old.
The puppies are
about four weeks
given us the knowledge old now and getting cuter
that he is housebroken, by the minute. They will be
friendly with people and available for adoption when
other dogs, knows Sit and they are eight to 10 weeks
Down and is crate-trained. old. If you have been think-
Note: Union Space Correspon-
dent Roger Eckart recently traveled MARS ATTACK Arcata’s Roger Eckart
to Vandenberg Air Force Base, from and his collaborator Antonio Wiese
which the InSight lander will be with the InSight Mars lander.
launched to Mars on an Atlas V-401 Photo courtesy roger eckart
rocket May 5, and checked it out.
First of two parts. – Ed.
Roger Eckart
Mad RiveR Union
VANDENBERG AFB – The prep is
pretty intense. A lot of it is about an-
ticipation.
We are first given a 30-minute
tutorial about Planet Protection, PP
it’s called in NASA speak. Basically it
boils down to keeping Earth bugs off
Mars and Mars bugs off Earth.
Despite a transit at extremely cold
temperatures and lack of any atmo-
sphere Earth’s “bacterial endospores”
can survive on all of our interplane-
tary probes.
This can be especially problematic
on landers. If we are looking for life (an acronym that’s been reverse-en- the formation of other rocky planets
on Mars in our exploration of the so- gineered from a word) that signifies in our solar system, Earth, Venus and
lar system, we do not want to find life Interior Exploration using Seismic In- Mercury.
that we have unintentionally taken vestigations, Geodesy and Heat Trans- InSight will mainly study Mars
there. port. Basically they want to study what quakes with a very sensitive seis-
InSight, as with most landers, is is below the surface of Mars. mometer, and interior temperature
a bundle of as many science exper- So far, all of our exploration has with a self digging “mole” designed to
iments that can be folded into the been on the surface and in the at- burrow 15 feet or so into the ground.
smallest space possible for the long mosphere. We know very little about It is a mini pile-driver, tick ticking its
trip. Out There! A veritable contor- the interior. And how can you know way into the ground followed by its
tionist of engineering splendor. a planet well if you know nothing of power cord and sensor cables.
InSight is another NASA acronym, what is inside. Next week: up close and personal
Wikipedia calls it a “backronym,” Oh, and it will give us insight about with a Mars-bound spacecraft.

Market | Friendship FROM B1

$250; Cayenne, $500; or Habanero, $1,000. Again,

these sponsorships come with premiums and recogni-
tion on the website and the market kiosk.
Another way to support the market is to sponsor the
performance of a live band, both on the Plaza and at the
weekday markets in McKinleyville, Fortuna, Eureka and
Willow Creek. Music makes the markets more festive
and supporting local musicians is another plus. Mu-
sic sponsorships bring recognition for your business in
many ways and start at $175 up to $1,000.
To find out more about joining these new groups, ask
at the information booth or visit the new, improved web-
site, northcoastgrowersassociation.org. It’s fun to navi-
gate and packed with great info on local food producers.
Check out the listing of bands for the Arcata Plaza perfor-
mances. (Spoiler alert, my old friend, Earl Thomas, will
SUE FORBES be playing on Saturday, May 5. Thomas, a former resi-
Forbes & Associates dent of Trinidad, now tours Europe bringing the Blues to
Broker/Owner fans from Prague to Barcelona. It’s always great when he
Independent
suewho1@aol.com 707.677.1600 comes back home to play for us.)
DRE#: 01144007 sueforbes.com See you at the markets, Friends!
SELLER SPECIALIST 361 Main St, Trinidad Janine Volkmar has been writing the At the Market
column for years and welcomes suggestions for future
SUNSET BAY VIEWS columns. janinemadriver@gmail.com
WELCOME YOU HOME to
this custom 3 bedroom, 2.5 Humboldt Sanitation
bath, 2350 sq ft Humboldt Full Service Transfer Station
and Recycling Center
Hill home. $499,900
All types of solid waste disposal and
SARAH CORLISS Certified Recycling Buy-Back Center too.
Forbes & Associates
Broker/Associate Open Mon – Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm
Independent
707.677.1600 sjcorliss72@gmail.com
sarahcorliss.com 2585 Central Ave. McKinleyville 839-3285
www.humboldtsanitation.com
DRE#: 01405905
361 Main St, Trinidad COASTAL SPECIALIST