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about whether they want their children to return to in-person McKINLEYVILLE/ARCATA – learning. Distance learning will A plan to bring students back to still remain an option for those classrooms hinges on getting fac- with safety concerns. ulty and school employees vacciNHUHSD Superintendent nated for COVID-19. Roger Macdonald told Students and staff the trustees that there is will also need to folno target date for bringlow strict protocols, ing students back beincluding masking, cause the plan depends hand washing and soupon the availability of cial distancing in order the vaccine. to resume in-person “Once the vaccine is learning in the Northavailable and there are ern Humboldt Union clinics for faculty... that Cedric triggers, then, the timeHigh School District, Aaron, Jr. line.” Macdonald said. which includes McKinMacdonald said he hopes the leyville, Arcata, Pacific Coast, Six Rivers Charter and Mad River vaccine is available in late January or February. high schools. The vaccine requires two A plan for returning to school was unanimously approved by shots, about three weeks apart, the NHUHSD Board of Trustees plus roughly two weeks for it to become effective. at its Jan. 12 meeting. Parents will soon be surveyed NHUHSD  PAGE 4 Mad River Union

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New vax phase as COVID swells Near-forest cannabis farm OK’d Daniel Mintz

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HUMBOLDT – During a week in which the county once again confirmed over 200 new COVID-19 cases, the next vaccine eligibility category was announced – residents who are 75 years old and older. The vaccination effort continues as the surging case count is accompanied by increased hospitalizations and a reduction of Humboldt County’s ICU bed availability. A breakdown of how much vaccine has been administered and who’ll get doses next was explained by Health Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman at a January 14 online press conference. The first phase of vaccination, of health care providers, began in mid-December and Hoffman said it’s almost complete. There are about 10,000 health care workers in the county and vaccine doses have been offered to all of them, with 7,300

doses given. Hoffman said that about 70 percent of health care workers offered the vaccine have accepted it. A federal and state plan designates people ages 65 and up as being eligible next, which isn’t doable in Humboldt. But there’s enough vaccine to include the 75 years and older age group. Dr. Ian P. Hoffman said that Hoffman age group includes Humboldt 10,000 residents. He health officer added that 12,500 first and second vaccine doses have been shipped to the county to date, with 5,200 first and second doses remaining. COVID  PAGE 4

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KNEELAND-ISH – The City of Arcata’s concerns about the proximity of a cannabis farm to a community forest border have been addressed, prompting a county Planning Commission permit approval. At their January 7 meeting, commissioners approved permits for a cannabis farm near the Jacoby Creek Forest. Advanced by Emerald Coast Genetics, Inc., the project includes 11,440 square feet of mixed light cultivation off of Fickle Hill Road in the Kneeland area, an overall

INDOOR FOREST The Emerald farm. Via County Planco downscale from previously cerns about setback from its existing cultivation. community forest and timber Commissioner Noah Levy restocking of a border area. asked about Arcata’s conEMERALD  PAGE 4

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ARCATA – Esteban Gonzales, proprietor of Esteban’s Mexican Restaurant on I Street, has passed away from complications of COVID-19. A GoFundMe page has been established to assist his family. States the page, “This is a tragic loss for his beloved wife and family, and a shock to those who have loved visiting Esteban’s restaurant and food truck. Friends and community are welcome to bring cards and flowers to the restaurant at 1021 I Street in Arcata, and Arcata Main Street is creating this fundraiser to ESTEBAN  PAGE 2

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 FROM PAGE 1 invite anyone who would like to donate in support of Esteban’s family to help with expenses.” In 2013, Esteban repelled a robber armed with a gun with use of a knife. On Wednesday July 24, 2013 at about 6:15 p.m., officers from the Arcata Police Department responded to the La Chiquita Taqueria in the 700 block of 10th Street for the report of an attempted robbery. Esteban had been in the back when he heard

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ARCATA – Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise is offering a new opportunity for youth in our community. Using funds secured through the District 5150 Matching Grant, Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise is creating seven paid internships aimed at members of a vulnerable and underserved population, homeless and foster youth aged 16-24. The internship will provide youth with resume and interviewing skills, help gathering necessary identification documents, and clothing and gas stipends as needed. An Arcata Police Department Juvenile Diversion Counselor will provide guidance, support, and case management to youth in the program. The goal is to provide a support system and experience necessary for youth who face additional barriers to employment. Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise is currently reaching out to local organizations and businesses wanting to make a difference in their community by hosting a youth internship at no cost to the business. “It’s an incredible program. It not only creates opportunity and support but also builds community,” noted Crystal Perez, Arcata Police Department juvenile diversion counselor. Contact Perez at (707) 825-2538 for more information about this opportunity. The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise is one of 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide. Rotary envisions a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Rotary International values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity. ARCATA CITY COUNCIL The Arcata City Council meets Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. via Zoom at zoom. us/j/97417136757 or by phone at *67 1 (669) 900-6833. It is also viewable on the city’s YouTube channel. Agenda items include the Annual Report of the City of Arcata Planning Commission; a Financial Forecast of Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21; Applications to the State Community Development Block Grant Program Coronavirus Response Rounds 2 and 3.; Adoption of Urgency Ordinances Extending Restrictions on the Eviction of Commercial Tenants Due to

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Resolution for COVID ‘local control’ dropped Daniel Mintz

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HUMBOLDT – A proposed Board of Supervisors resolution vouching for Humboldt County’s ability to “respond locally to the COVID-19 virus in accordance with our local data and circumstances” has been dropped by its sponsor, Supervisor Rex Bohn. Facing community criticism of the resolution’s goals, Bohn agreed to withdraw it from consideration at the board’s January 12 meeting. Known as The Healthy Communities Resolution, the document opposes the state’s “one-size-fits-all approach to reopening communities that fails to allow the flexibility to respond in a data-driven way to what is occurring in our county.” The resolution was drafted by Republican state legislators and has been adopted by multiple counties that object to the state’s tiered system of coronavirus-related restrictions. Saying “I didn’t realize this would cause this much uproar,” Bohn described the resolution as statement of support for local public health decisionmaking. He said he wants to give county public health officials “the latitude to handle this pandemic on a more local basis when our numbers con-

tinue to prove much better than the are sufficiently lowering.” balance of the state.” Supervisor Steve Madrone noted The resolution reflects “the at- that the state’s current rules allow titude and aptitude of Humboldt,” school districts to make decisions he continued. Bohn cited the North on resuming classroom instruction Coast region’s and Humboldt’s ICU in collaboration with parents and bed capacities as examples of local teachers. conditions that differ from the rest Saying he opposes the resolu of the state. tion, Madrone noted one But the northern reof the origin points of its gion’s capacity was at support, the Placer County 17.6 percent as of the day Board of Supervisors. of the meeting, bringing He noted that in a phoit closer to the state’s to on a website promoting restriction-triggering the resolution, three out of threshold of 15 percent. five of the Placer superviSupervisor Mike Wilsors are unmasked despite Rex Bohn son strongly opposed the all being together in the resolution, saying he’s same room. gotten “an immense amount of neg“Yes, they’re five or six feet apart ative feedback” on it. He compared but a majority were unmasked and its approach to a lack of broad fed- of course, we’ve had some comeral pandemic response. plaints about unmasked supervi“From the strategic end at the sors in our courthouse as well,” Ma federal level, it’s just been absolutely drone said. He believes that “now horrible,” he said. “There has been a is not the time to loosen things up, lack of cohesiveness that I don’t want it’s the time to double down and to replicate from the bottom up.” stay the course.” Supervisor Michelle Bushnell With Bohn’s agreement to withsaid she supports reopening schools draw the resolution, the matter was as soon as possible but that goal is dropped. reflected in the governor’s recentThe timing of the resolution ly-announced Safe Schools for All wasn’t ideal. It coincided with the Plan. She supports allowances of county returning to the state’s purlocal control “when our numbers ple or highest COVID-19 risk tier.

Emerald | Near-JCF farm impacts mitigated  FROM PAGE 1 ounty Planner Christopher Alberts reported that C concerns about timber conversion were discussed during meetings of the city’s Forest Management Committee (FMC). “From that meeting, they settled on a restocking plan,” Alberts said, adding he spoke with city officials the week of the meeting and “their concerns have already been mitigated.” The border buffer area will be restocked and a 150-foot setback from the forest boundary has been agreed upon. County Senior Planner Cliff Johnson said he was at the FMC meetings and the committee’s setback and replant-

ing recommendations are part of the permit conditions. Alberts added that he’s worked with Irvine, California-based project agent and parcel owner Bruce Zimmerman since 2017 on the application and “it has been a great pleasure to be on this operation.” He said the project has on-grid power with emergency-only generator use, spotted owl surveys have been done and greenhouses will be covered by light-blocking tarps. The former operation included about 18,000 square feet of combination mixed light/outdoor cultivation and the approved project increases the mixed light element and eliminates the outdoor area. The commission’s approval vote was unanimous.

NHUHSD | ‘We can do this’  FROM PAGE 1 So in-class learning can take place roughly five to six weeks after the vaccinations begin, Macdonald said. “We’re not picking an arbitrary date,” Macdonald said. “The date is based on the effectiveness of the vaccine.” Macdonald expressed optimism about the vaccine and said “This is very exciting news. It’s good.” However, the vaccine alone will not ensure that the schools are safe from COVID-19, which has claimed an estimated 398,000 lives in the United States since the pandemic began. “The vaccine is not a panacea. It’s not perfect,” Macdonald said. Although faculty who choose to take the vaccine will have some protection when they return to the classroom, the students will not. Young people are likely to be the last to receive the vaccine as it’s rolled out. Also, the vaccine is only recommended for people who are 16 years of age or older, so most freshmen and some sophomores will not be vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control, it’s unknown whether people who are vaccinated can still spread the virus to other people. “We’re still talking about a situation where we need to be careful,” Macdonald said. In preparation for a return to classrooms, the district has made improvements to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is spread by people being in the same room and breathing. Airborne transmission can be reduced with increased air ventilation and air cleaning. Johnny Kell, the NHUHSD school nurse, said that all air filters have been replaced and HVAC systems have been altered to keep fans running. “We have invested in extremely high quality air purifiers,” Kell said. Despite all these precautions, it’s still possible that the virus will spread when students return to school, Kell said. “We need to remember that

transmission will occur in the classroom and it will go home,” Kell said. During the time for public comments, a person identified as Kim Keasey during the Zoom meeting lambasted the district for not having students already in classrooms. The district shifted to distance learning in March of 2020. “I’m feeling frustrated that you don’t have a plan,” Keasey said. “We’re spinning our wheels here.” Students are suffering, Keasey said. “These kids are missing out on days they can never get back,” Keasey said. “I think you guys have made a huge mistake and you need to fix it.” Most people who spoke, however, were supportive of the district’s actions and urged caution. “I don’t think it’s worth risking the health of each other to go back to school,” said Mack High senior Olivia Alexander. When it came time for the trustees to consider the plan, they emphasized the importance of letting parents and students know what exactly inclass learning will look like and the protocols that will need to be followed. These details will be included in a survey sent out to parents asking them whether they want their children to return to the classroom. The district will develop more detailed plans based on the survey results. Macdonald said the district is also planning for a more robust-than-usual summer school. “I really want to go nuts with summer school,” Macdonald said. Federal grant funds may allow the district to offer all sorts of interesting programs. Trustees said that the key to the district’s success will be everyone taking the right precautions to stop the spread of the virus. “If we really want to open up school, then we as a community need to come together and do the things that are needed to happen, and that’s going to be hard,” said Trustee Brian Lovell. “I think we can do this NoHum!” said Trustee Cedric Aaron Jr.

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COVID | Vaccination ramping  FROM PAGE 1 he next phase is underT way is administered through a combination of health care providers and clinics. “These things, as I’ve said all along, are subject to change and have to be fluid based on the amount of vaccine that we’re given,” said Hoffman. He added that federal and state governments are telling the county that vaccine shipments in coming weeks will be greater than in previous weeks. “So we’re scaling up to match that with the needed number of appointments,” he continued. The county will move from getting 1,000 to 2,000 doses per week to up to 3,000 or 4,000 doses per week, said Hoffman. Messaging is forthcoming on “when and where you are in line for the vaccine and when it does become your turn, how you can get the vaccine,” he continued. County Public Health has been operating a mass vaccination clinic that’s been administering 750 doses per week and will step that up to up 1,750 vaccine appointments through an expansion or adding more sites beginning this week. The county’s Emergency Operations Center and Public Health Vaccination Task Force are “working together to secure locations, identify vaccinators from the health care system or volunteers that we have, to expand,” said Public Health Director Michele Stephens. The county announced the participation of 21 new volunteer vaccinators last week. Asked about the future, Hoffman said there isn’t

“sufficient evidence” to show that vaccination will prevent the spread of COVID-19. “So someone could get COVID, not be as sick, and still be able to spread it,” he said. Prevention measures must continue and once case counts decline, “We’ll start to roll back (restrictions) as we’re comfortable,” he continued. That point could come later this year “if we’re complete optimists,” said Hoffman, adding that some health care professionals believe it could be into next year and some believe measures like mask-wearing will have to continue through “the next several winter seasons.” Vaccination is ramping up as the county sees escalating weekly case counts. Last week’s 233 confirmations followed the previous week’s 271 new cases and as of Jan. 15, the county’s total number of cases was 2,263. Eleven people were in hospital care for COVID-19 last week and the county’s ICU bed availability was at 14.3 percent. The northern region’s ICU capacity was at 17.3 percent. If the regional ICU capacity dips below 15 percent, a state stay at home order is triggered, effecting additional restrictions. A total of 77 people had been hospitalized as of Jan. 15. There was one more COVID-relate death last week, of an elderly resident of the Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Eureka, bringing the county’s death total to 24. Last week’s death was the 13th related to the Eureka facility.

HSU study finds that social isolation is where conspiracy theories, COVID denial take hold Humboldt State University

HUMBOLDT – As health officials continue to implore the public to wear masks and practice social distancing, recent research by Humboldt State University Psychology Professor Amber Gaffney provides key insights into connections between social isolation, conspiratorial thinking and resistance to COVID-19 protocols. Working with HSU Psychology instructor Stephanie Souter, along with support from Professor Steve Reicher of University of St. Andrews, Lily Syfers (PhD candidate at University of Alberta) and HSU graduate students James Peabody and Jaz Mendez, Gaffney’s team conducted a number of experiments which analyzed how existential self-uncertainty, brought on by feelings of isolation during the pandemic, may open people up to conspiratorial thinking. Building on previous research from HSU’s Social Identity Lab, Gaffney studies how group identity functions as a means for understanding the world, and one’s role within it. She explains that self-uncertainty acts as a “negative drive state,” motivating isolated individuals to identify with groups as a means of informing how they should think, feel, and behave. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gaffney’s research may help to explain why a minority of Americans continue to resist wearing masks despite their demonstrated effectiveness in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Using survey data collected during last spring’s lockdowns, her team found that conspiracy groups hold explanatory power, decreasing self-uncertainty for those who subscribe to conspiracy theories. Furthermore, they showed that feelings of isolation motivated desire to join a conspiracy theory group. The data show that affinity for conspiracy groups, which propagate misinformation via YouTube channels and Facebook groups, offer those who are isolated at home something to connect to – and to feel less uncertain about the future. “People feel like things are beyond their control right now,” says Gaffney. “But we found that connection to social groups buffers the anxiety of the pandemic – group identification tells people how to think and feel and provides a sense of belonging.” These findings may have particularly important implications as the United States rolls out the first FDA-approved coronavirus vaccinations, with large segments of the American population voicing strong vaccine skepticism. Another line Gaffney and her colleagues’ research shows that critical responses to President Trump’s handling of the pandemic has an effect on compliance to COVID-19 protocols. Partisanship played a significant role in individual behaviors such as resisting orders to shelter-inplace, wearing masks, and practicing social distancing. “When Republicans read a criticism of the current President, which they believed to come from a Democratic source, it actually increased their support for Trump, and decreased their likeliness to

wear a mask,” says Souter. She explains that the same result did not occur when Republicans believed the source was another Republican, a classic example in-group and outgroup identity formation along partisan lines. Gaffney attributes this to the way that groups can provide clarity for individuals and people actively attempt to protect their leaders as extensions of themselves and their groups. The study illustrates the important role that leaders set in shaping normative behavior, and how polarization can drive individuals to reject behaviors which they associate with the “other.” At its crux, the psychologists found that a critical response of one’s leader is characterized as an attack on the entire group. The analysis of Republicans’ increased support of the outgoing President in response to criticism from Democrats (the outgroup) is consistent with intergroup relations patterns with other world leaders. For example, Gaffney and her colleagues found that Liberal Canadians increased their support for Prime Minister Trudeau after they read an outgroup Conservative member’s critical response to Trudeau appearing in a racist photo pattern did not emerge when he was criticized by an ingroup Liberal. In both cases, their data illustrates that if the source of the criticism is from an outgroup, it actually strengthened support for the ingroup’s leader. Gaffney’s team will conduct more experiments in the coming months to test their findings across varied demographics, including among social groups that typically skew toward extreme liberal and conservative politics–the anti-vaccination movement is a prime example. For more information about social psychology and Professor Gaffney’s research, visit HSU’s Social Identity Lab at hsu-socialidentitylab.com.

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McKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) is nearing completion of one of its most important tasks – establishing wetland policies for the McKinleyville Town Center. The policies will help determine how much and where development can take place in the largest undeveloped portion of the Town Center behind the McKinleyville Shopping Center and south of Hiller Road. The McKMAC reviewed the policies with Humboldt County Planning Department staff during a nearly two-and-a-halfhour Zoom meeting Jan. 13. Is it fair? One of the issues before the committee was that its previous recommendation on wetlands definitions gives the Town Center area a more flexible wetland definition than the rest of McKinleyville, except for areas within the Coastal Zone. Some people have questioned whether this is fair. Why should a development just outside the Town Center have to abide by a stricter wetland definition than a development inside the Town Center? But McKMAC members have warned of “mission creep.” If the committee starts taking up issues outside the Town Center, it may get bogged down and never complete the Town Center master plan. When it comes defining wetlands outside the Town Center “I think it’s been our consensus that

we not discuss this at this time,” said McKMAC member Kevin Dreyer. “That could be a future conversation.” Defining wetlands The McKinleyville Community Plan, approved in 2002, defines wetlands as having at least one of three criteria: 1. The presence of wetland plants; or, 2. Soils that are sufficiently wet in the upper part to develop anaerobic conditions during the growing season; or, 3. Periodic inundation for seven consecutive days. The “one parameter” wetland definition means that if a wetland plant is growing in an area, it could be deemed a wetland. The Humboldt County General Plan, and the Army Corps of Engineers use a less restrictive “three parameter” wetland definition, meaning all three conditions have to be met to deem an area a wetland. The McMAC is recommending the more flexible three parameter definition. Trails & paths The draft policies call for trails and paths in the wetland buffer areas to have pervious surfaces that allow water infiltration. Anne Pierson, whose family owns most of the undeveloped land in the Town Center, said she was concerned that this policy could make paths inaccessible for the disabled. Pierson said the paths may need a hard surface to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Planning Director John Ford

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Jack Durham

Mad River Union

MID TOWN BICYCLE

McKMAC completing crucial Town Center wetlands policies

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MCKINLEYVILLE TOWN CENTER This conceptual design by architect Kash Boodjeh shows open space/wetland areas in green. The red lines show proposed pedestrian/bicycle connections. There is no specific design for these pedestrian connections. The yellow area is the mostly developed area of the McKinleyville Town Center along Central Avenue and Heartwood Drive. Pierson Park, on the right, is also part of the Town Center. Pierson Park includes Azalea Hall (a community center, meeting venue and home to the McKinleyville Senior Center), Activity Center, Teen Center, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the McKinleyville Library. Design by Kash Boodjeh responded that there are various unveiled some new conceptual cific design. Planning staff said they would hard surfaces that are pervious. designs showing trails and wetfurther refine the wetland poliThere is even a pervious form of lands. Boodjeh said an area that’s cies and may bring them back to concrete, he said. Another topic discussed was going to need special attention the committee at its Wednesday, having raised walkways over the is the intersection of City Center Jan. 27 meeting. “I think we’re getting close,” wetlands that would be created to Road and Central Avenue. City mitigate those that may be filled. Center Road is the main entrance said McKMAC member Twila Ford said that while the raised to the McKinleyville Shopping Sanchez. For documents and maps rewalkways may be a “cool idea,” Center. The conceptual plan shows a lated to the McKinleyville Town wetlands covered with a boardvisit humboldtgov. walk would likely not be consid- pedestrian connection between Center, the shopping center and Pierson org/2564/McKinleyville-Townered as mitigated wetlands. Architect Kash Boodjeh also Park. There is, however, no spe- Center-Master-Plan.

Arcata Fire Dept. could get training to resolve ‘embedded racial inequities’ Jack Durham

Mad River Union

McKINLEYVILLE/ARCATA – A “Racial Equity Assessment” commissioned by the Arcata Fire District recommends that staff receive hours of racial equity training and that the district form a committee to craft a statement that would “identify values and priorities related to racial equity.” At its Jan. 12 meeting, the district’s Board of Directors reviewed the assessment, which was prepared by Stepping Stone Diversity Consulting, a local company. The 11-page report cost about $800 and was paid for by a fund donated by Debbie Davis in memory of her late husband, George Alan Davis, a veteran firefighter who died in 2015. The fund is intended for training and projects that improve the fire department, which covers McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside, Manila and Jacoby Creek. The assessment was commissioned in July of 2020 after nation-wide protests against racial discrimination and police killings of Black people. ‘Lifelong commitment’ The “Racial Equity Assessment” states “As the community engages in more open conversations about inequitable opportunities and outcomes, Arcata Fire District (AFD) faces the challenge of incorporating this knowledge into its operations. Leadership has commissioned this brief study of its policies and internal beliefs about race by Stepping Stone Diversity Consulting as a first step in that process.” A note near the beginning of the report states that the assessment’s “findings and

recommendations reflect a starting point for AFD based on current capacity and resources. Racial equity work is a lifelong commitment to learning about how others experience the world and adapting practices in the pursuit of fairness and justice. As AFD’s capacity develops, recommendations will evolve.” AFD gets low scores The assessment included a survey of district staff and volunteers. Out of 33 of them, 16 responded to the survey. Based on the responses to survey questions, Stepping Stone rated district respondents on their knowledge of the “depth of embedded racial inequities,” their ability to discuss racial inequities, and a variety of other topics. The company gave district staff and volunteers relatively low ratings based on a scale of one to five, with one being “absent,” two “emerging,” three “developing,” four “partial mastery” and five “mastery.” On the various race-related topics, the district mostly scored a one or a two. “Clearly there is a lot of work that needs to be done,” Stepping Stone co-director Melissa Meiris told the board. Meiris said such low scores are normal for an organization that is just beginning to discuss racial inequities, adding that there are “opportunities for growth.” ‘Saying the wrong thing’ When it comes to staff members discussing racial inequities, Stepping Stone gave them a score of two, or “emerging.” “A majority of respondents are interested and engaged in learning about how identity

impacts societal outcomes,” states the report. “Several respondents expressed comfort engaging in their personal lives and/or with colleagues they believe to be like-minded. Others said that these conversations feel superficial and do not address race in the department. As is quite common, there are clear concerns about ‘saying the wrong thing,’ that conversations about race will expose and/or widen divisions among staff, or that certain groups will be blamed or singled out for past societal injustices. While concerns about conflict are valid and especially important in an industry so reliant on teamwork and trust, conversations about race are not inherently negative when they are carefully considered and facilitated, and can in fact be opportunities for advancing deeper understanding and growth.” Is this a pressing issue? According to the report, some AFD staff members consider racial equity an import topic, while others question whether racial equity is a pressing issue in the fire department. “Several survey responses indicate that respondents understand that failing to have conversation, education, and relationships that consider the role of race in the United States will ultimately make connecting to each other and the community more difficult,” the report states. “For others, this is an emerging issue. AFD should understand that, while most people are not blatantly resistant, a number of staff are unsure that this is a pressing issue, and unclear about how an investment in race and racial inequities will improve AFD’s service to the com-

munity.” 8 hours of equity training The reports recommends that the district create a racial equity committee, which would study the issue and help create a racial equity statement that “will enable AFD to identify values and priorities related to racial equity. This statement should guide internal and external approaches to engagement, making clear AFD’s commitment and parameters.” Stepping Stone also recommends staff training. “Stepping Stone recommends either an 8-hour overview training broken into modules, or a model in which trainers will work regularly with a core group to offer a combination of training and coaching for implementation with other staff,” the report states. The report also states that staff needs to be prepared for “pushback” from members who may not want the training. “Leadership and facilitators/trainers must be prepared to handle pushback from staff who do not believe this type of education is relevant to their work,” the report states. Committee OK’d AFD Vice President Randy Mendosa urged the board to create a racial equity committee. “There’s never been a more important time to do this,” Mendosa said. The board voted 4-1, with Director Elena David abstaining, to form the committee. The committee’s makeup and responsibilities will be further discussed at an upcoming board meeting.

CERT disaster training available Waterfront explosions traced to suspect’s McKinleyville CERT

HUMBOLDT – While dealing with the pandemic, Humboldt County has also had to deal with other emergencies and disasters such as fires and wildfires, power outages and blackouts, as well as floods. Here on the North Coast, there is always the possibility of severe winter storms, earthquakes, tsunamis and active shooter incidents among other unpredictable events. What will you do to help protect yourself, your loved ones, family and friends during such times? There are CERT Teams (Community Emergency Response Teams) around the County that have been trained in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness to help others during times of need. To begin, contact Linda Nellist, chair of the Humboldt CERT Coalition at humboldtcert@gmail.com. You will leave the training with information and skills, as well as equipment that could help achieve successful outcomes during disasters.

The McKinleyville CERT alone put in over 380 hours in 2020 helping out Humboldt County in the following ways: • Assisted the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES) with delivery of PPE (personal protective equipment) to a variety of medical centers and health care facilities as well as to police and firefighters. • Assisted at Food For People by culling and sorting foodstuff to help ensure freshness and viability and delivery during drive-thru distribution. • Assisted the Red Cross during the wildfire season at the Shelter Evacuation Center in Ferndale, including set up and tear down. • Assisted the OES with set-up and upgrade of an alternative care site in the event that COVID cases exceed hospital capacity. In addition, McKinleyville CERT Team Leader Cliff VanCott helped to train the new Bridgeville CERT team last February, prior to the COVID shut down.

makeshift shipping container workshop Eureka Police owe book were located. EUREKA – Over the last several months, The following items were located during the Eureka Police Department’s (EPD) Com- a search of Vitolo’s makeshift workshop: munity Safety and Enhancement a live explosive device, materials Team’s (CSET) Park and Waterfor the manufacturing of explofront Ranger has received nusive components (fuses, containmerous reports of fireworks and ers, tape), tools, and items used to loud explosions coming from the build explosive devices. There were area of Bayshore Way in Eureka. also bulk chemicals which could be On Jan. 9, 2021, a report of used in the making of energetic maan explosion near the waterfront terials used in explosives. Several trail was received. After speakexploded devices and commercial ing with witnesses and reviewfirework containers not California Darin Vitolo ing video surveillance from the approved were also located on the area, 53-year-old Darin Vitolo of Eureka property. All items were consistent with eviwas identified as the suspect. dence found after previous reports of exploOn Jan. 11, CSET and EPD’s Problem sions heard around the waterfront area. Oriented Policing Team (POP) responded The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to the 1300 block of Bayshore Way for a Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team probation search on Vitolo. During the responded and rendered the functioning search of Vitolo’s shipping container, 29 explosive device safe. A test conducted at grams of methamphetamine, U.S. curren- the scene confirmed the device was filled cy, a scale, packaging material, and a pay/ with explosive material.

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CenterArts planning for fall season and beyond Humboldt State

HSU – As the transition of University Center services continues, student services staff is looking at ways to improve student and community programming in coming years. “CenterArts will be continuing to serve the campus and community with world-class performing arts events as the organization has been doing for the last four decades,” said Roy Furshpan, CenterArts Director. “While the pandemic is making any performances very unlikely for the spring or summer at this point, we are hard at work putting together an exciting series of shows for the 2021/2022 season,” Furshpan said. “We look forward to sharing our line up with the public sometime in the spring in anticipation of performances resuming in the fall, or whenever it

is safe to gather again.” CenterArts emailed patrons in December, sharing that the transition has positive potential for the campus and community. Programming is currently suspended due to the pandemic, but planning is underway for a safe return to performances for the 2021-22 season. In addition to the performing arts series, CenterArts will be developing strategic partnerships within the Enrollment Management division and across campus to help expand student engagement opportunities and create new campus traditions. They will be initiating programming that will help the campus with recruitment and retention. Student involvement in the planning will be important, as much of the effort will relate to a renewed focus on events specifi-

cally designed for them. There will continue to be events designed with the broader community in mind, including the familiar shows and concerts, and planning is underway to add new types of programming. CenterArts will also be actively involved in implementing plans for the student-led process of re-envisioning the student union. The changes being considered, and the enhancement to campus life they will bring, are directly in response to requests from student groups over recent years. For now, with the pandemic preventing the University from hosting events and gatherings, the focus is on a smooth transition and creative planning. Most management and support staff from the University Center have been offered stateside positions by the University.

Humboldt Dems, GOP denounce the DC riot A Joint Declaration by the Humboldt County Republican Central Committee and the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee

HUMBOLDT – The Humboldt County Republican Central Committee in solidarity with the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee would like to jointly denounce the violence witnessed in our Nation's Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6 as the 117th United States Congress convened to certify this nation's electoral college results. These are extremely difficult and trying times. People fear COVID infection, job loss, business closure, and the stressful uncertainty of a nation pulling itself apart at the seams. In these trying times, we are thankful for our local elected officials, law enforcement and first responders. Both local parties have suffered destruction of property at the hands of individuals who have decided to use unlawful actions to make a point rather than participate in productive dialogue and the principles and process of democracy. We would ask our community to stand with us against the use of violence as a form of protest. It is time for each of us to reflect on the growing division between reasonable neighbors in

our community and to ask ourselves, "What kind of a nation do we want to live in?" It is Humboldt’s Republican Chairman Doug Brower’s and Democratic Chairman Danny Kelley’s hope and prayer that our two Parties can work together by supporting our long standing traditions of democracy and peaceful expressions of freedom of speech while strongly denouncing violence and destruction of property. Humboldt County is a special place and together we hope to be an example to the rest of our state on how we can coexist and even work together. As tensions continue to run high, we retain our faith in our democratic system of government. Our faith abides in the voters, election officers and governors (Republican as well as Democrat), who certified election results in every state. We call for a peaceful transition of power on January 20 and in the days to come. We the People, as we have done for the last 243 years, will persevere and overcome these trying times... together. If you would like more information about this topic, please call Danny Kelley at (206) 550-1675, or email danny@edgecaliber.com. Alternatively, please call Doug Brower at (619) 846-6807, or email brower777@sbcglobal.net.

HSU Human Resources has been in communication with most active UC employees and has extended offers of employment, and continues to work closely with employees to ensure they understand their options. The University will maintain all student jobs in non-dining areas like Center Activities and CenterArts. CenterArts and oversight of the University-owned student union building will be moved to student services. Immediate priorities for these areas include: • Assessing and implementing scheduling platform and protocols • Long term planning for campus events in conjunction with student leaders, Dean of Students, CenterArts, and others • Developing strategy for more concerts and events on campus

with student-focused recording and entertainment artists • Offering more student-centered space for gatherings and meetings • Eliminating burdensome chargebacks and excessive space rental fees for student organizations • Continuing to offer community programs that also draw student participation • Fulfilling the Associated Students space prioritization work that began in 2019 • Commitment to student fees supporting existing programs instead of UC executive salaries • Immediate service continuity and sustained partnership with campus leaders • Dedicated strategies to enhance and improve sustainability • Continuity for student employees

It’s School Board Recognition Month NHUHSD

January is time to acknowledge the school board and its role in supporting student achievement NOHUM – The Northern Humboldt Union High School District is proud to join more than 1,000 local educational agencies in the state in recognizing the contributions of board members during School Board Recognition Month. In this time of unprecedented challenges in nearly every sector of life, board members have worked tirelessly to help our district establish new ways of ensuring students continue to learn. “Board members are our elected representatives and a vital link between the school district and the community,” said Northern Humboldt Union High School District Superintendent Roger Macdonald. “The board sets the foundation and vision for the district, directs resources where they are most needed, and ensures accountability to the commu-

nity by monitoring progress toward goals. Their end goal, of course, is to support and elevate student achievement.” During this challenging year, the Northern Humboldt Union High School Board of Trustees has worked to ensure that our students receive the very best possible education while keeping the safety of our students, their families and our staff at the forefront of their thinking. They are a team and have the very best interest of our students and staff in mind with every decision they make. The Northern Humboldt Union High School District board members are Cedric Aaron, Theresa Grosjean, Brian Lovell, Aristea Saulsbury and Dana Silvernale. “I hope you will join me in saluting our hard-working board members for their support of our students through effective policies and for their continuing advocacy for more resources at the state level,” said Superintendent Macdonald.

In a world where consequences are only randomly applied, so much is possible • Christmas 6:13 p.m. Roommate tensions on Ninth Street scaled the depths of hellishness when a man had to lock himself in his room for days on end as a cohabitant raved outside his door that he had a knife. • Saturday, December 26 12:35 a.m. A Ninth Street roommate said his drunken cohabitant was roaring that he would “get what’s coming to him,” and the convenient untruth that Al Gore was on his way to the apartment to “take care of him.” • Sunday, December 27 3:13 a.m. Perhaps hoping to take up the study of astronomy and marvel at the wonders of the universe, a burglar/aspiring scientist broke a truck window on Mack Road and stole a large Celestron telescope. • Monday, December 28 11:21 a.m. A former employee who hasn’t worked at a downtown business since August called his former employer every day for a week asking when he was supposed to come in work next. Well, that would be “never.” The guy said he may have “hit his head,” and started spouting nonsense. 4:41 p.m. You or I might look at our unlocked car and hope we remembered to remove any valuables. But to many, many others, such a vehicle is the ideal storage facility for the wallet and contents that they’ll soon be replacing at great effort and tedium. 6:17 p.m. When a man struck a dog with his car at 11th and K streets, the owner was upset and wanted an officer to come mediate the matter. So they called the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. 10:37 p.m. A woman said her husband’s ex-wife stole her phone out of her home and changed her iCloud password. • Tuesday, December 29 9:12 a.m. A woman and young children could be heard crying inside a Janes Road motel room, where a man said, “Do you want me to

make you bleed more?” 3:49 p.m. Five gallons of propane were stolen from a Bayside Road shed. • Wednesday, December 30 10:58 a.m. Someone took 20 crystals from a G Street front porch and left behind five bullet fragments. • New Year’s Eve 9:01 a.m. Rippings-off at a G Street office included a set of keys and a signed football. • New Year’s Day 1:28 p.m. A Northtown business reported a night shift employee drinking on the job the previous evening, then stealing a bunch of stuff including a page of business checks. The wayward worker was to come in to collect his severance check at 8 p.m. 7:29 a.m. A man in a blue ski cap threw a box of books at a police car near the Arcata Branch Library, then trundled off toward the Portland Loo of Shock and Awe, perhaps to lose himself in its stultifying miasma. 7:40–11:08 p.m. Fireworks explosions resounded across the landscape to at last commemorate the demise of 20-freaking-20. • Saturday, January 2 10:06 p.m. A Grant Avenue resident hauls a stereo speaker outside to blast the zone with music, the bad vibes blaring well into the night. • Monday, January 4 4:24 a.m. A doorhandle tryer dressed in all black worked a Valley West apartment complex parking lot. 6:37 a.m. A Fickle Hill Roader made a gift of her purse to an enterprising doorhandle tryer by leaving it in her unl0cked vehicle. 10:17 a.m. An unlocked car on Park Avenue yielded several items unchallenged to a doorhandle tryer. 12:44 p.m. A marsh user felt uncomfortable around a small camper settlement in the parking lot. While that person was admit-

tedly nervous about it, the campsite itself was two tents. 1:51 p.m. An unlocked car on 11th Street was a free box to a doorhandle tryer, who helped itself to a woman’s sunglasses, car registration, insurance card, quarters and more. • Tuesday, January 5 10:22 a.m. After a Valley West budget motel guest complained of the theft of his wallet, the desk person watched a TV show on the security video, one that could be titled, “See Someone From The Room Across From His Wait Until He Stepped Out For A Moment, Then Dash Into His Room And Then Run Back Out.” • Wednesday, January 6 12:40 a.m. A woman reported her debit card information stolen, because for three days she’d been getting DoorDash confirmations from someone using it. This time the order charged to her card was being delivered to Chris in Room 113 at a Valley West motel. She couldn’t cancel the card, she said, because an important autopay payment was scheduled. 10:11 a.m. A camper out back of a Northtown erotic supply depot snuggled under a tree in a Winnie the Pooh blanket. 10:14 a.m. A Bayside Road woman reported her husband “freaking out.” • Thursday, January 7 9:56 a.m. A Percheron Lane address held a grand giveaway, rewarding a roaming doorhandle tryer with unguarded/unsecured treasures, including an unlocked bicycle and a backpack containing prescription medications taken from an unlocked car. 3:02 p.m. An unlocked Cropley Way car was gutted of seven watches, a backpack, a black jacket and what the hell, why not – some dog toys.

• Friday, January 8 11:20 a.m. A streetcorner badass sat by a puddle near I Street and the bike trail with his possessions spread out, ostentatiously cleaning his fingernails with an entirely toolarge knife. On being splashed by a passing car, he quipped that he would “execute” the next person that did that to him. Instead, police moved him along. • Sunday, January 10 9:19– 9:56 a.m. A range of downtown surfaces underwent graffiti uglification overnight. 11:42 a.m. An alleged man living in a trailer with a bunch of dogs at the South G Street freeway onramp howled racial slurs at someone passing by, his prestigious lodgings advertising his genetic superiority, or something. 12:44 p.m. A mentally unwell man with a history of violence screwed shut the front door of a South G Street resident, for violent crazy-guy reasons. 2:28 p.m. A man sent texts to friends and verbally boasted of his intention to kill his wife and kidnap their three-year-old child. • Monday, January 11 11:23 a.m. Mail thieves laid waste to mailboxes on Jay and Ross streets, leaving them hanging open with letters strewn all over. 11:43 a.m. An unlocked car on Baldwin Street yielded a tent to a doorhandle tryer. 1:31 p.m. A drunken motorist swerved unsteadily into the driveup line for COVID testing at the Community Center, preferring to perish in a vehicle accident rather than from corona-cooties. • Tuesday, January 12 8:51 p.m. A man’s non-solution to a day-long argument with his girlfriend was to threaten her with a stick, making an inadvertent admission of his own moral and intellectual bankruptcy. • Wednesday, January 13 11:03 a.m. For reasons unfathomable, a man left prescription

medications in his scooter as he shopped downtown. These, of course, were promptly stolen. 2:03 p.m. An unlocked car left near the Plaza for a few days was inevitable denuded of the clothing, money and medications left inside because what the hell were you thinking would happen? 4:56 p.m. Brandishing a pistol on the Plaza earned one purple-shirted man a congratulatory set of stainless steel bracelets. • Thursday, January 14 5:40 a.m. A man and woman argued throughout the night at a Valley West motel, banging items around and declaring, “I’m going to kill you!” 6:26 a.m. After possibly taking a dump in front of a Northtown beauty shop, a man with his pants down around his ankles was asked to excuse himself from the area. 7:12 a.m. OK, so here we are on Oasis Street just like you asked. You can get out of the cab now. 7:17–8 a.m. The Northown Pants-Down Pooper clashed with reg’lar folk whose unimaginative defecatory practices remain uncelebrated, on G Street. 9:23 a.m. A man asked someone for a cigarette at L.K. Wood Boulevard and California Avenue, but was turned down. Processing this sudden reversal of fortune, he entered the stage of acceptance where you make a fuss and pee on someone’s car. 9:33 a.m. Meanwhile downtown, a crabby man in all black with a walking stick continued the theme of men decorating the world with their emissions, and completed a queasy trifecta of same when he called a right respectable business owner bad names, then spat on his shop window. 2:50 p.m. A consumer electronics enthusiast said someone stole the right-ear Air Pod he dropped on the street in Crestwood Court. He’d tracked the tiny device to far McKinleyville.

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Rampant homelessness is a west coast phenomenon that has been growing since the 1970s. A local response — no matter how well intended or designed — cannot ever be adequate. Use of pleasurable intoxicating substances (including alcohol) for more than a few hours per week is incompatible with legitimate employment. There is no cost level of housing that will be “affordable” or accessible for folks with addictions and no legal means of support. A civilized society should always make provision for those who, for whatever reason, have become incapable of managing their lives – even for those who, arguably, do not deserve such help. If it were only clean and sober families, down on their luck, that needed assistance, there would be many more local citizens willing to help and the problem would be manageable. In recent decades, anyone seeking to purchase a piece of California real estate, especially in the very desirable coastal zones, has been forced to compete with a growing world-wide group of well-heeled buyers. Humboldt County families who dutifully pay taxes to support our wonderful parks and open spaces are entitled to use clean and safe public restrooms, and should not have to put up with meth-fueled and obscenity-laced fights in our public plazas and town centers. We eliminated large mental health facilities decades ago. They weren’t perfect, but they weren’t dungeons either. It’s time we admitted our mistake and made the effort to restore an effective mental health system, including appropriate protections for both civil liberties and public safety. Carl R. Ochsner Chico

is a 20-year stint in a federal prison. I hope we have room for them. I also hope there is a general population section for those congressmen and senators who were especially helpful to the insurrection. Mike Pence, one of the heroes of the day. He gave a great speech and was apparently responsible for calling out the National Guard to quell the crowd, empty the buildings and secure the safety of the member of Congress. While perusing the Constitution, as I am wont to do lately, I made note of the 14th amendment, often called the voting rights amendment. In Section 2 it states quite clearly that anyone participating in rebellion can have their right to vote abridged. In other words, any of these idiots, after convicting, can be stripped of their voting rights, for the rest of their lives. I am pretty sure none of them thought about this or the other consequences of their actions. Thank you for listening, Jan Phelps Arcata

The sedition of Yahoos

RANTY PHOTOCOPIED SCREED OF THE WEEK OK, OK, we get it, we’re a republic. Any readers who miss hearing their drunk uncle ranting at Thanksgiving about boring old-guy stuff are invited to cut out the above and stick it to their refrigerator door for year-’round tedium.

As I watched, along with many of you, the events of January 6, the word Yahoo kept running thru my brain. “Yahoo began life as a made-up word invented by Jonathan Swift in his book Gulliver’s Travels, which was published in 1726. The Yahoos were a race of brutes, with the form and vices of humans, encountered by Gulliver in his fourth and final voyage. They represented Swift’s view of mankind at its lowest.” I submit to you that what we saw online and on TV was a collection of Yahoos engaged in sedition. Sedition is very important in the United States of America. In fact, all the revolutionary actors were accused of high crimes and sedition against the Monarchy of England. It also means that the thoughts and laws of our country are very aware of the seduction of insurrection and sedition. “Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organisation, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or rebellion against, established authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws. Seditious words in writing are seditious libel. A seditionist is one who engages in or promotes the interest of sedition.” This definition of sedition covers all of the actions we saw last week. No Homegrown Americans have been accused of Sedition since the Civil War in the 1860s. The federal sedition laws are often augmented in times of war, such as the Sedition Act of 1918 which extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover myriad offenses, “notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.” Some of these “offenses” expired soon after World War I, but they are changed and added to all the time. One of the most notable expansions comes from that paragon of Constitutional law: “Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. established the “clear and present danger” test in Schenck v. United States (1919). In upholding Socialist Charles Schenck’s conviction, Justice Holmes wrote that “the most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.” Anyone and everyone who participated, directed or gave aid to these Yahoos is guilty of sedition. The least they can expect

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Killing to end killing

On January 12 Lisa Montgomery was executed on Trumps order. She had a life of unrelenting hell, of sexual and physical abuse from early childhood on. Her mother gave her to men to do what they pleased. She was forced to marry a half brother who forced her to have a hysterectomy. The only way she could survive her life was to shield herself with insanity. She strangled a pregnant woman and cut her baby out of her and took the baby. The baby was taken away and she was put in prison and was sentenced to die. She should have been put in a mental hospital. She had to be transferred to a men’s prison to be killed. She could not tolerate being in a room with a man, she would go crazy and the prison had nothing but men. A court ruled that she was incapable of understanding she was to be executed but Trump pushed it to his Supreme Court and they ruled she was to die. Her death was as horrible as her life as she died surrounded by men. A long time ago I saw a bumper sticker that said something like, “We kill people so we will learn not to kill.” I will never forget or forgive this execution and can only hope there will be an end to executions forever. Sylvia De Rooy Indianola

The Value of truth

Truth is a thing of value that is often undervalued. Truth is often seen to a barrier to success when it doesn’t fit into one’s perceived agenda. Failure to value truth progressed to problems of catastrophic proportions like the riot of January 6. Had Donald J. Trump respected the results of our November election, many would have been disappointed, but our nation would have been at some level of peace. But his ego could not accept defeat in a fair and secure election. Without the constant hammering on the false claims of a “stolen election,” a lot of anger and hatred could have been prevented. Trump would have had a chance to reclaim the presidency in 2024.

News Item: Longtime pain in the ass and sore loser learns that Kraken-whackin’ happens, making turnabout fair play. Coming soon: When “lock her up” suddenly applies to you. But his obsession with presidential power prompted him to many different tactics to overthrow the election. If he truly believes in the God that he claims to, he would observe one of the Ten Commandments that tells us not to lie. If he was able to do that, his own life would now be much better, and the health of our nation would be greatly better. But due to his reliance on lies and inciting the Capitol Building riot, he is leaving the White House in disgrace. If Trump was able to humble himself, to admit that he lied to us, and to ask for forgiveness, many of his followers would forgive him. Even a few democrats would forgive him. That could heal a lot of pain and division and to put him in a better position. What is possible is often not probable. Sadly some of what we hope and pray for is from Fantasy Land. Dave Tschoepe McKinleyville

Skepticism is a going concern

Recent events, such as the pandemic and the election, have shaken loose some preposterous reactions. For example, the idea that vaccines are laden with micro-microchips for sinister purpose, or that carefully managed and audited national elections were massively falsified. You might ask yourself why anyone with a trace of discernment would believe these things, much less fight about them. It turns out there is a lively cohort of people who have been having all kinds of fun deconstructing nonsense of this sort of years. The skeptical movement, or scientific skepticism aims to apply rules of logic in conjunction with evidence to blow away balderdash. Once you become familiar with the common logical fallacies, you recognize how much, if not most of our public dialogue is based on utter stuff and nonsense, and is a waste of halitosis. If forming evidence-based opinions, and laughing/crying about popular falsehoods interests you, maybe take the skeptical movement for a spin. It processes new things that come along like the vaccine/5G sci-fear, but also dwell on the full, inglorious range of everyday misinformation-beset topics such as fluoridation, vaccination, genetic engineering, chemtrails, alternative medicine, celebrity quacks, psychic powers, religious fraud, cryptozoology (Bigfoot and his ilk), political buffoonery and innumerable other sources of “woo.” Often we just revel in the real wonder – of science. There’s a fairly large skeptical ecosystem, with websites of course, and podcasts, Facebook pages, skeptical celebs and even music. The vision of skepticism, at least as I understand it, is to elevate facts and reason, bring clarity to current events, promote scientific understanding, delegitimize misinformers and minimize pointless arguments and conflict. This of course ensures that there will be some pointless arguments and conflict, but at least there’s a lot of scathing humor, and sometimes beer. As one portal to this world, come check in at Humboldt Skeptics, but only if you can stand for some of your sacred cows to be challenged. That will probably annoy you at first, but after a while, you might appreciate the liberating experience of changing your mind based on facts. You can also enjoy the spectacle when high and mighty skeptics reject and try to spin facts that inconvenience their own silly superstitions. Kevin L. Hoover Arcata

Stop at the damn sign

I am writing today to bring some attention to an occurrence which is becoming too regular. On the corner of Janes and Upper Bay roads is a red, octagonal metal sign, with white letters, all capitals. The sign says “STOP.” Nothing else, just that one word. It is really difficult to not see this sign, it is prominent and on the right side of the road, where a driver of an automobile would be hard-pressed to not see it. Yet, this late afternoon, as has happened with an increasing frequency, a pedestrian was in the crosswalk, and the black Ford Ranger pickup was obliged to slam on their brakes so hard, I am surprised the airbag did not deploy! I would like to give that gentleman the benefit of the doubt, but, it had been a rather trying day and I just didn’t feel quite polite having just narrowly avoided being run over. Did I mention that I was in the crosswalk? I pointed out to the driver that, yes, indeed, the red octagon with the white words says STOP. He did not receive this news with anything approaching grace, and replied to me with the middle finger, of his left hand. Now, I do understand, the events of 2020 and it seems 2021, do not lend themselves to patience, forbearance or good humor, but traffic laws have not been impeached, lost an election, been the victim of violence or turned off. You still have to stop at the sign and you are not supposed to run over people in the crosswalk.

WHAT COULD IT MEAN? This enigmatic sign is posted at Janes and Upper Bay roads, its instruction eluding the jerk in the Astro van, the ditzy blonde in the Toyota and the asshole in the grow-dozer. This goes for the jerk in the Astro van, the ditzy blonde in the Toyota and the asshole in the grow-dozer. Those are just the three that have stuck in my mind since New Year’s. It is no secret that I work at Mad River Community Hospital, I am traipsing home in my monogramed scrubs. I do the best I can at my job, and I do think it is not asking too much to at least be able to walk home without worrying that I will be the next person in our Trauma Registry. It might also bear mentioning that that portion of Janes Road is a 25 mile-perhour zone as there is an elementary school, like, right there, and one day, soon, the kids will be there. It would be wonderful if we could all recall that, indeed, we are nation of laws. Thank you for your time. Tina Wood Arcata

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INK PEOPLE From left, “Lemmy” by James Woglom, “Cry Me a River”by Robot Adams, “RIP MF DOOM” by Robert Sataua and, top, “Flying Brain” by Sheala Dunlap. Submitted photos

GRAND GUIGNOL Learn about the theatre of laughter and terSubmitted photo ror at an upcoming Dell ’Arte workshop.

Online workshops offer modern twist on historic theatre forms Dell’Arte International

BLUE LAKE – Dell’Arte International is offering a series of theatre workshops designed for actors to investigate bold forms of expression while exploring long-standing comedic and dramatic forms that continue to entertain and touch audiences. “Creation is possible, is being done, and is undergoing adaptation and innovation right now as we move through such unprecedented times,” said Dell’Arte Producing Artistic Director Michael Fields. “These workshops are designed to inspire, to look forward to, to question and to investigate new forms, ways and possibilities for what will come and what is possible right now.” Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, Dell’Arte shifted to online platforms for performances and training purposes. These spring offerings are a way to keep that momentum going until in-person gatherings can safely resume. To learn more about the workshops, visit dellarte.com/school-of-physical-theatre/programs/online-workshops. The following are the workshops: Character Laboratory Character Laboratory is a dive into the creation of original, physical characters from the ground up, rooted in the principles of Dell’Arte’s full-time actor training programs. Through the embodiment of images and forces found in the world around us, discover how movement gives rise to a character’s body, voice, perspective and story. The instructors are Lauren Wilson and Janessa Johnsrude. The workshop will be held Monbday through Friday, Feb. 1 to Feb. 5, from 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Resistance Theatre This workshop will explore the vital connections of devising theatre in connection to social movements of resistance. Starting with inspiration from international social movements like the French Revolution to, the Living Newspaper Project in the WPA, to Teatro Campesino and the Farmworkers’ Movement, along with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, to the present day, we will enter the process of devising theatre with the intention of creating work that is intentionally in resistance to the status quo and has the possibility to help provoke and support change. The instructor is Michael Fields. The workshop will be held on Mondays, Feb. 1 to Feb. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. Theatre of Laughter and Terror This unique theatre form – the “theatre of laughter and terror” with a little spatter thrown in – is the precursor to the modern horror film and has never been more relevant. It was the first form of theatre Hitler banned once the Nazis occupied Paris. From hot and cold showers, to scripts, to effects techniques, this workshop will provide a primer in what was once the most popular theatre form in the world. The instructors are Debbie McMahon (artistic director of the Grand Guignolers in L.A.) and Michael Fields from Dell’Arte. The workshop will be held Feb 6 to 27 on Saturdays, from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 6 will be a two-hour lecture with film clips, photos and history, offered as a stand-alone workshop for folks who are not actors, but are interested in the Grand Guignol form. Taller de Dramaturgia Online (Estructura Dramatica) in Spanish A theoretical and practical workshop that offers tools to analyze and create the dramatic structure in works of theatre. By analyzing actions, conflict, internal forces and dynamics, we will set the foundations of the play. This workshop is aimed at actors, devisers, playwrights, directors, screenwriters and anyone interested in crafting original material for the stage or screen. The instructor is Carlos Gallegos. The workshop will be held March 6 to 27, on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Funny Together Comedic duos and partnering in a time of social isolation? Yes! Now more than ever we need to find new ways of partnering and celebrating each other's funny. Join partners on the stage and in life Elizabeth Nelson and Gabe McKinney in discovering how to create material and explore the dynamics of playing in duos. This workshop will delve into comedic archetypes, satire, improvisation and any other means necessary to find funny, together. The workshop will be held March 20, 21, 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Metallic Ink People Center for the Arts

EUREKA – Ink People Center for the Arts announces the opening of “METALLIC,” the first group exhibition of 2021 at the Brenda Tuxford Gallery. This fully virtual exhibition will be on view through Jan. 30. It carries on the gallery’s multiyear tradition of kicking off the year with a community exhibition themed around a color. “Many people are hoping for positive change in 2021, and our exhibition committee wanted to select a theme that could communicate that aspiration,” said Gabrielle Gopinath, a member of the exhibition committee. “Metallic shades like gold, silver and bronze might be mixed in amongst the other crayons in the box, but their effect transcends the spectrum.” The nine artists whose works appear in the show use sculpture, watercolor, painting and mixed media to put very different constructions on the titular adjective. Sheala Dunlap’s sculpture “Flying Brain,” a celebration of the cerebellum that is as immediate and accessible as an emoticon in cast bronze, connects explicitly to metal. James Woglom’s photorealistic watercolor “Lem-

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my,” painted with the artist’s customary precision in grisaille, offers a more oblique reference that will make those viewers capable of recognizing bassist, singer and songwriter Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister of Motörhead and understanding him as the essence of heavy metal feel seen. “RIP MF DOOM,” by Robert Sataua, uncaps the gold inkwell to bear homage to a more recently departed musical genius: the rapper MF (Metal Face) DOOM, known for his brilliant wordplay, supervillain persona and signature metal mask. Robot Adams’s camp construction “Cry Me a River” features a vintage-edition glamour queen weeping silver aerosol tears. His statement puts a confessional spin on this depiction that’s both hyper-local and reflective of shared contemporary realities. “While those around me will remember 2020 as their ‘worst year ever! (so far),’ it was the year in which I accomplished an 18-year goal, being crowned Rutabaga Queen,” Adams writes. “I’m the 2020 Queen, and I’ll cry if I want to, but I’ll still have my silver lining.” To view “METALLIC,” go to inkpeople.org/ tuxford-gallery-shows/ink-peoples-annual-color-show-metallic.

People helping people through Redwood Village Redwood Coast Village

Redwood Coast Village is a network of vetted volunteers who can provide rides to stores, medical appointments, and other activities, grocery and other essential shopping, help with home and garden tasks, social activities (online or socially distanced), and personal check-in calls. All these services – within their own and volunteers’ comfort levels – are just a phone call away. And while travel is discouraged, Village volunteers can be a comfort to families unable to visit with their older relatives, as RCV board member Kathleen Marshall is well aware. “Before the last surge of COVID-19 in Humboldt, I had been planning an extended visit to family out of state. Knowing that my mother would have access to the help she needs through

the Village was a great comfort to me – she realizes I can’t always be available to get her where she needs to go, so she was happy to sign up,” Marshall said. To help spread the word about the benefits of Village membership, Redwood Coast Village partnered last year with Village Movement California and other California Villages to create a short video explaining how Villages work. This video can be viewed on the Redwood Coast Village website at redwoodcoastvillage.org/ whatisavillage, along with more detailed information about Redwood Coast Village, how to join, and how to sign up as a volunteer. For information, visit redwoodcoastvillage.org, email info@redwoodcoastvillage.org, or call the office at (707) 442-3763 x217.

NEW BRANCH MANAGER Compass Community Credit Union is pleased to introduce Kelsey Dunn as the new branch manager for the Henderson Center branch. Dunn brings over 26 years of banking Kelsey Dunn experience locally here in Humboldt county. She has served as Chamber Ambassador for Eureka and McKinleyville and a former member of Kiwanis of Henderson Center. She is also a Western CUNA Management school graduate.

Humboldt Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is seeking applications for its Edilith Eckart Memorial Peace Scholarship. The scholarship grants support projects that promote peace and social justice, locally or globally. Grants will range from $150 to $500. Applications are due by April 1. Information about the scholarship and the online application is available at wilpfhumboldt.wordpress. com/scholarship-information/. You may also mail applications to: WILPF at P.O. Box 867, Arcata, CA 95518 and call (707) 822-5711 with any questions.

with opportunities for high school students to earn $500 cash awards and scholarships of $21,000. The 2021 topic is “Distance and On-Line Learning: Pros and Cons.” This six-level contest will begin in March and be held through June. The McKinleyville Lions’ Club level will be held Saturday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Dow’s Prairie Grange, 3995 Dow’s Prairie Rd., McKinleyville. Interested high school students should contact the McKinleyville Lions Club for more information and sign up. (707) 496-9724, mck1962lions@aol.com, facebook. com/MckinleyvilleLionsClub

EUREKA – We all need a little help as we get older. That’s the reason Redwood Coast Village (RCV) exists – to take the old idea of neighbors helping neighbors and expand that neighborhood to expand the help that’s available. The current pandemic has brought the potential for isolation among seniors into sharp relief. Seniors are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, so many have been sheltering in place for close to a year now. Humboldt is blessed to have a number of community-based resources to help seniors during these touch times, but there’s nothing quite like a friendly face on the doorstep and the opportunity for some real human interaction, even if it’s from six feet away behind a mask.

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STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST The McKinleyville Lions Club is pleased to announce the 84th Annual Student Speaker Contest

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Winter comfort food at Bayside Hall

ayside Community Hall invites the with white wine, garlic and rosemary, with community to Brunch (to go) in Bay- wilted greens. This is served with a salad of side on Sunday, Jan. 31 vinaigrette-dressed roasted vegfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For this etables, toast with caramelized special meal, local chefs Casaonion parsnip spread and a local ndra Kelly and Rachael Patton jam coffee cake. The meal is veghave created a hearty, healthy etarian. menu highlighting some of the The cost is $12 when pre-orspecialties of our local foodshed. dered by Jan. 27, $15 thereafter. As with the to-go brunches of- v BAYSIDE Orders can be made online at fered in July and October, this is baysidecommunityhall.org or a really innovative menu, to be by phoning (707) 599-3192. ProCarolyn offered one time only and focused ceeds go to maintain the Bayside Jones on local and seasonal products. Hall for community use. The made-from scratch meal This brunch takes the place of includes a main dish of local beans baked the hall’s usual quarterly community pan-

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cake breakfast, just one of the many types of social events that are on indefinite hold across our community. COVID-safety measures will be in place including staggered pick-up times, masks and social distancing. Due to the possibility of rainy weather, pick-up will be drive-through, with cars checking in at the hall parking lot and then driving up to the kitchen door for pick-up. Preparation of this type of food is very labor intensive! The organizers are looking for a few volunteers to fill out their ranks. There are slots for prep work, packaging, and greeters, on Saturday and Sunday. Strict COVID protocols are in place and enforced. And volunteers get a free meal! For more information or to volunteer, call (707) 599-3192.

BRUNCH IN BAYSIDE Chefs Casandra Kelly, left, and Rachael Patton gear up for January’s Brunch in Bayside. Photo by Carolyn Jones

L egal N otices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 21-00632 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BENTLEY’S DISPLAY 4733 ASTER WAY MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT BENTLEY CUSHING-MURRAY 4733 ASTER WAY MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/BENTLEY CUSHING-MURRAY OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 23, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC, DEPUTY CLERK 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 21-00638 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROOTIMENTREES 4373 CENTRAL AVE MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 1551 NURSERY WAY STE. C MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT BOSIM 4373 LLC CA 201711610058 1551 NURSERY WAY STE. A MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/SHERRY TRUDELL CFO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 29, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC, DEPUTY CLERK 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 21-00001 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HUMBOLDT HARVEST LOVE LIFE 2355 CENTRAL AVE. #123 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT HARVEST INC. CA 3786049 2355 CENTRAL AVE. #123 MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION S/ESTHER BENEMANN CEO This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 5, 2021 KELLY E. SANDERS SC, DEPUTY CLERK 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 21-00022 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MCKINLEYVILLE CHEVROLET BUICK 1900 CENTRAL AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CARMADDIE LLC CA 201503510137 1795 CENTRAL AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/REZA LANKARANI MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on JAN. 12, 2021 KELLY E. SANDERS KT, DEPUTY CLERK 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00644 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BMW OF HUMBOLDT BAY 1795 CENTRAL AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MACARLY LLC CA 200520810171 .1795 CENTRAL AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/REZA LANKARANI PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 30, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS KT, DEPUTY CLERK 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00639 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UNCONDITIONAL PET CARE 32 SUMMITVIEW LANE FORTUNA, CA 95540 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT HIGHER HEALING LLC .CA 202022510554 430 NEWTON RD. WEOTT, CA 95571 CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S/TAWNY MORSE OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on

DEC. 29, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC, DEPUTY CLERK 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00624 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. CLIMATE FINANCE SOLUTIONS CHRISTY TOWNS COACHING 2364 GRAHAM ROAD BAYSIDE, CA 95524 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT OLD GROWTH STRATEGIES INC. CALIFORNA C4656866 600 F ST., SUITE 3-125 ARCATA, CA 95521 CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION S/CHRISTINE TOWNS PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 18, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS SC, DEPUTY CLERK 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00642 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CASTLEWARE 801 RIVERSIDE PARK RD. #32 CARLOTTA, CA 95528 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MAUREEN L. SMITHEY 801 RIVERSIDE PARK RD. #32 CARLOTTA, CA 95528 CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/MAUREEN SMITHEY OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 30, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS TN, DEPUTY CLERK 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20-00625 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: honeycomb coffee 431 1ST. AVE. BLUE LAKE, CA 95525 P.O. BOX 397 BLUE LAKE, CA 95525 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT KEIKO SUGATA 449 GREENWOOD ROAD BLUE LAKE, CA 95525 CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL S/KEIKO SUGATA OWNER/OPERATOR This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on DEC. 18, 2020 KELLY E. SANDERS TN, DEPUTY CLERK 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OLIVIA G. LOZANO CASE NO.: PR2000308 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: OLIVIA G. LOZANO, aka OLIVIA GLORIA LOZANO A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MICHAEL LOZANO in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: MICHAEL LOZANO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedents will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates 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 interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person 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: JANUARY 21, 2021

Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. THIS HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE AND MAY BE ATTENDED THROUGH ZOOM. COURT PROCEEDINGS MAY BE ACCESSED ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE AT https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections 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 contingent 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 personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate 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 knowledgeable 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 petition 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: ARTHUR NIELSEN GALE & NIELSEN 2850 HARRIS ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 (707) 269-0167 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Aviana Pittman Case No. JV2000129 1. To: SARA FULLER and JOEL PITTMAN, and anyone claiming to be a parent of Aviana Pittman born on 08/21/2020, at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, California. 2. A hearing will be held on March 15, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. 3.At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFERSON BILLINGSLEY, COUNTY COUNSEL #233776 KATIE BACA, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #188031 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501

(707) 445-7236 DATE: December 29, 2020 Kim M. Bartleson, Clerk, by Vickie I., Deputy 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Josiah Rippeon, aka Joshiah Rippeon, aka Josiah Alexander Marvel Case No. JV2000130 1. To: MIKALA RIPPEON, JOSEPH MARVEL and JEFFREY TURNER, and anyone claiming to be a parent of Josiah Rippeon, aka Joshiah Rippeon, aka Josiah Alexander Marvel born on 08/16/2020, at Mad River Hospital, Arcata, CA, transferred to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on March 29, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. OTHER: Check the court’s website on how to appear at your hearing. There will be information posted on how to appear remotely if the court remains closed. For assistance with appearing virtually, please contact Child Welfare Services’ mainline phone number at (707) 445-6180. 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFERSON BILLINGSLEY, COUNTY COUNSEL #233776 KATIE BACA, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #188031 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: January 05, 2021 Kim M. Bartleson, Clerk, by Jody N., Deputy 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 ARCATA SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE A vacancy has occurred on the Board of Trustees of the Arcata School District, effective December 31, 2020. The Board of Trustees is seeking a qualified person to join the Board for a two-year term. School board participation is an opportunity for residents interested in the academic achievement of local students to help successfully guide the District into the future. Pursuant to Education Code sections 5091 and 5328, the Board of Trustees of the Arcata School District intends to appoint a qualified person to the board to fulfill this vacancy. Qualifications include being at least 18 years of age, a resident of the Arcata School District, and a registered voter. Additionally, applicants must live in trustee area 1. This area runs along Highway 101/Union/Spring Street to the west, East 16th Street/ Arcata Community Forest to the north, the Hatchery Road area in Blue Lake to the east, and part of Buttermilk Lane/north of Fickle Hill/Quarry Creek area to the south. In addition, this trustee area also includes the region just north of West End Road (North

Bank Road, Glendale Drive, Essex Lane, Timmons Lane) to Fieldbrook Road on the eastern side. To determine which trustee area you live in, use the interactive map developed by the District at http:// arcg.is/mH9L9 by entering an address in the search tool at the upper right. Persons interested in applying for the position may obtain an application online at arcataschooldistrict.org, or by calling or writing to Superintendent Luke Biesecker at (707) 822-0351, ext. 4; lbiesecker@arcatasd.org; or 1435 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata CA 95521. Completed applications must be received in the District Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021. The current members of the Board of Trustees expect to interview applicants in open session at a meeting on Monday, February 8. Successful applicants will be seated at that meeting. Persons desiring to submit questions for the Board’s consideration in connection with the interview process may submit suggested questions in writing to the District Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021. 1/20 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LINDA MARIE EK CASE NO.: PR2100003 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LINDA MARIE EK A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DAVID EK in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: DAVID EK 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 Estates 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 interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person 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: FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. THIS HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE AND MAY BE ATTENDED THROUGH ZOOM. COURT PROCEEDINGS MAY BE ACCESSED ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE AT https://www.humboldt. courts.ca.gov. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections 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 contingent 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 personal representative, as defined

in section 58(b) of the California Probate 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 knowledgeable 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 petition 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: SOLEN CASHMAN GALE & NIELSEN 2850 HARRIS ST. EUREKA, CA 95503 (707) 269-0167 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 CITY OF ARCATA NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION BY THE CITY OF ARCATA AS THE LEAD AGENCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Arcata intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project described below. Project: The City of Arcata (City) proposes to complete improvements to an existing roadway in Bayside, California. The project would repave Old Arcata Road, enhance bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway alignment, improve and extend an existing shared use walkway along the west side of Old Arcata Road from approximately 600 feet south of the Buttermilk Road Roundabout and extending south to approximately 300 feet beyond the Jacoby Creek Road intersection. Sidewalks and cross walks throughout the project corridor would also be improved, including a new sidewalk on Hyland Street. The project includes a new roundabout at the intersection of Old Arcata Road and Jacoby Creek Road. The total project length is approximately one mile. The proposed project addresses public safety needs, including improving motorized and non-motorized transportation and user safety. Application Date: NOC filed with the State Clearinghouse on January 15, 2021 Application Type: Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration Location: West side of Old Arcata Road from approximately 600 feet south of the Buttermilk Road Roundabout and extending south to approximately 300 feet south and west of the Jacoby Creek Road intersection. A portion of the affected roadway east of the Bayside cutoff is outside of City limits and lies within Humboldt County jurisdiction. Roadway has no assigned APN or address. Owner/Applicant: City of Arcata Agent: City of Arcata Zoning and General Plan: No Zoning/Land Use Designation-public roadway Coastal Status: A portion of the proposed Project is located within the Coastal Zone (City and County jurisdiction). Environmental: An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and is being circulated by the City of Arcata Community Development Department as Lead Agency. The City will accept comments on the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration from January 20th until 5 p.m. February 22nd, consistent with Section 15105 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed

project and environmental document may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. by calling (707) 822-5955 and setting an appointment, or online at https://www.cityofarcata.org/720/Old-Arcata-Road-Design-Project The City encourages public comments on the IS/MND to be submitted to the City by phone (707) 822-5955 or email comdev@cityofarcata.org. Written comments may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Community Development Department located at 736 F Street Arcata, CA 95521. To hand deliver comments, please call (707)822-5955 to set an in-person appointment. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN: The Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration will be finalized after the public comment period is exhausted. Substantive comments will be incorporated into the final document. Any interested person is encouraged to submit comments prior to the end of the comment period. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN: that, pursuant to state law, “If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the comment period.” 1/20 CITY OF ARCATA 736 F STREET ARCATA, CA (707) 825-2101 NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DISINFECTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - ARCATA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for the ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DISINFECTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - ARCATA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. The WORK consists of supply of the UV Disinfection Equipment System, as described in the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, including submittals, design assistance, equipment, spare parts, start-up, and commissioning services, as well as coordination with the Installation Contractor during equipment installation. The System will be installed in a new UV Disinfection Facility within a retrofitted existing chlorine contact basin, the facility design for which will be based on the selected Supplier’s equipment. Preliminary layouts, and electrical and control information is included in Appendix E of the RFP documents. Purchase and installation of this System will be part of a larger, two-phased Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements Project (AWTF Project) and the selected Supplier will be required to coordinate with the City’s Engineering Consultants to finalize the System design and to coordinate with the Installation Contractor selected for the AWTF Project during equipment installation. Sealed Proposals will be received by the City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, California until the hour of 2:00 p.m. (PST) on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Proposals must be submitted within a sealed package, labeled: “UV Disinfection Equipment System Proposal.” Proposals received after the specified time will not be considered. Supplier shall be solely responsible for timely delivery of the proposal. All Proposals must be in accordance with the RFP documents on file with the City of Arcata. Each Proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or

personal security made payable without condition to the City of Arcata in an amount of five (5) percent of the Proposer’s Cost Proposal. Proposals will be evaluated and ranked by a City of Arcata Selection Committee. The award for this Contract is anticipated to be made on or after the Arcata City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The Request for Proposals Package for this Work will be available on January 20, 2021: • For download from the City’s website, www.cityofarcata.org under “Bids.” • For purchase at City Manager’s Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521. A printing charge of $50.00 shall not be refundable, plus shipping and handling costs to be paid by the Supplier, based on location for mailing of RFP Package. Checks payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the Contracts 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 City of Arcata reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Danielle Allred, Contracts and Special Projects Manager (707) 825-2101 dallred@cityofarcata.org January 20, 2021 1/20, 2/3 ‘ ‘SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SONOMA CASE NO. 87526 CITATION TO PARENT FAMILY CODE 7880 JEREMIAH MOORE, Petitioner vs. Bryan AULTMAN, Respondent To: Bryan AULTMAN: By order of this court you are hereby advised that you may appear in Department 22 of this court located at 3035 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa, California, on Feb. 17, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (Remote) then and there to show cause, if any you have, why Jordyn Elizabeth NIX should not be declared should not be declared free from your custody and control for the purpose of freeing her for placement for adoption. The following information concerns rights and procedures that relate to this proceeding for the termination of custody and control of child as set forth inn FC section 7890 through 7864. 1. At the beginning of the proceeding the court will consider whether or not the interest of minor require the appointment of counsel. If the court finds that this interest does require protection, the court will appoint counsel to represent her whether or not she is able to afford counsel. Minor will not be present in court unless she so requests or the court so orders. 2. If you appear without counsel and are unable to afford counsel, the court must appoint counsel for you, unless you knowingly and intelligently waive the right to be represented by counsel. The court will not appoint the same counsel to represent both you and Jordyn Elizabeth NIX. 3. If the court appointed counsel for you, at the end of the proceeding, the court will hold a hearing to determine the amount, if any, that you will be required to reimburse the county for the services of your appointed counsel. 4. The court may continue the proceeding for not more than 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case. Dated: Jan. 11, 2021 Arlene D. Junior Deputy Clerk Sarah Daniel 1/20, 1/27, 2/3/ 2/10

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about him when he was still living with his first family. We had been notified that they might be in need of some training assistance and we offered to pay for a session with our trainer but they never called her. Next thing we knew Bear had been surrendered to their local police department and he was at the shelter. We started out slow with him, assuming that he had behavior problems, but quickly realized that he was really a pretty good boy. We’ve since heard that the previous owner had surrendered three successive dogs which leads us to believe that the problem may have been with the owner and not the dog… Bear is just a big puppy at 11 months old. He is a golden Kelpie mix, weighing in at about 50 pounds. He knows Sit and Down. Bear plays very nicely with other dogs. His favorite game is hold a toy and chase and he is happy to be either the chaser or the chasee. Bear got to spend a weekend with one of our volunteers and her big dog and she reported that he rode well in the car, was housebroken, and was fine in a crate at night (even though it appeared that he was more familiar with the couch). Our volunteer said that Bear was also very attentive and figured out quickly what was expected of him. At the shelter Bear has quite a few dog friends and really enjoys his play time with them. Bear is neutered and current on his vaccinations. He would love to meet you (and your dog if you have one) and show you what a good boy he can be! To meet Bear, please email us at redwoodpalsrescue@gmail.com or leave a voice message at (707) 633-8842.

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