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Mailbox Poem American Dream, American Tragedy

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News Sex and the Future

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News Kings and Queens for a Day

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Week in Weed Let it Burn

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NCJ Daily On The Cover The Party People

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Humboldt Made Special Advertising Section

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Table Talk Together Forever

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Get Out! Kayak Picnic

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It’s Personal Steamy Windows

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Home & Garden Arts! Arcata Friday, Feb. 12

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Art Beat Rivers, Tattoos and Time

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Front Row Eat First, Moralize Later

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The Setlist All Together Now

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Music & More!

Live Entertainment Grid

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Calendar Filmland Et Tu?

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American Dream, American Tragedy

What’s in a Town?

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Editor: Linda Stansberry’s article “Bridgeville” (Feb. 4) is an interesting bit of local history but the title and basic premise, as well as large parts of the story, don’t make any sense.

There isn’t now and, in all likelihood, never has been, a *town* for sale.

Bridgeville is just another unincorporated area of Humboldt County like Garberville or Redway or Rio Dell that has a post office but no governing body.

So, it seems quite misleading to say the town is for sale. If people think, “Oh, I’m buying my own town, I’ll have my own ZIP code,” well, they’re being misled. You can’t officially own a town, you can’t own a ZIP code and you can’t buy a post office.

To put it more accurately, the best you can say is that most (but not all) of the privately owned property in the community of Bridgeville is for sale by some absentee landlord.

But that doesn’t have quite the ring to it.

— Douglas George, Eureka

Editor: I always enjoy the Media Maven’s informative column and never more than the one about our small town newspaper, The Ferndale Enterprise (“It’s All About Us,” Feb. 4). The editor, Caroline Titus, has made us all proud by winning the prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information award. Thanks for spreading the word.

— Betty Briggs, Ferndale

Re-legalize it Editor: As a Coloradoan who helped re-legalize cannabis (marijuana) in Colorado, it’s strange to read California government continues struggling with medical cannabis issues (“What Deadline?” Feb. 4), when completely re-legalizing the plant looms on Election Day. If state government officials want to shape the inevitable they must do it now because citizens are not waiting on government to get the job done.

Responsible adults should be allowed to grow and use the relatively safe, extremely popular God-given plant without risk of being caged or discriminated against. Cannabis should be available to citizens like beer, wine and whiskey.

A sane or moral argument to perpetuate cannabis prohibition another day doesn’t exist.

— Stan White, Dillon, Colorado

Many Rivers to Cross Editor: Sigh! I let it flow by the first time around (“Uncharted Waters,” Jan. 14), but you used the same map in your update (“From the Ashes of Congress,” Feb. 4) about the damn (non-)removals on the Klamath River. You know, the map that shows we’ve all been wrong all along, and it’s actually the Trinity rather than the Klamath (or the Don) that flows home to the sea.

Perhaps we should bow to the inevitable, and just sue the town of Klamath for misrepresentation and force them to rename the town Trinity!

— James “Bronco” Weseman, Eureka

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No Skewering Necessary Editor: Anthony Westkamper touted the advantages of collecting photos of “bugs” rather than specimens (HumBug, Jan. 28), but he glaringly and disappointingly left one out: It doesn’t require killing anything.

In my book, that’s a big one.

“But they’re just bugs,” you might say.

True, they don’t have a central nervous system and presumably don’t feel fear or pain the way we do, but does that make their lives inherently less valuable than ours?

Judging the value of other beings by our own standards is self-serving and dangerous.

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you might say. True, most insects have very short adult lifespans, but they serve important ecological functions during that time. The removal of any individual “bug” from the system might deprive some other, “more valuable” animal of its next meal.

“But there are so many of them,” you might say. One could say the same of people. And, who’s to say there are “enough”?

In fact, it now appears that many insect populations are crashing, and the presumed effects of that are being seen in dramatic declines of songbird populations, not to mention pollination issues. We used to think Rocky Mountain locusts and passenger pigeons were inexhaustible; now they’re extinct.

“But we need specimens for science,” you might say. I’m a scientist and I accept the need for museum collections, but let’s face it: Most private insect collections crumble to dust in dresser drawers and are eventually thrown away.

I would argue that killing of “bugs” or any other animals for personal collections is anachronistic and ethically indefensible.

— Ken Burton, Arcata

Health Branch budget is $35.5 million. TBH seemed to be able to find the staff (basically paying them more than the county) and staff them in a manner in which they will be working only 10 days a month at Sempervirens, which will greatly reduce the burnout seen by our doctors in the past and which hopefully will keep them here. TBH was able to get results whereas DHHS didn’t/couldn’t, for whatever reason, with its $150 million budget.

Can the private sector help DHHS and other county departments as well?

Should DHHS be split up? Are there too many bosses and too little staff? Is money being spent in the right areas? Will the new DHHS director bring in fresh, proven, productive ideas? Is everyone on the same page? We have thrown millions of tax payer money at the current system. Nothing really has changed for 25 years. Hearing nothing from DHHS sounds like we’re on the same old path. Hopefully the new director selected by the supervisors will stop kicking the same can down the same road again. We’ve tried that; it doesn’t work.

— Rick Brennan, Eureka

What’s Ahead for County Health?

Corrections:

Editor: Kudos to Greenson and Stansberry for their article “Breaking the Cycle” (Jan. 21) on the dire straits of the Mental Health Branch within our beleaguered Department of Health and Human Services. The understaffing, the huge caseloads, and, I agree with one of the total of two (yep — two!) psychiatrists who stated in his resignation letter, “… lack of response from the Department of Mental Health, and the director of DHHS to the crisis is discouraging. We have seen little in the way of definable progress. …”

Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH), an outside company, was paid $3.5 million to save the Mental Health Branch not only with necessities like doctors but by showing how to manage the staff in an equitable manner. The current Mental

As “Bronco” Weseman pointed out in his above letter, the Journal misidentified the name of the river that flows into the Pacific Ocean from the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity rivers near Weitchpec.

It’s the Klamath River.

In last week’s cover story, “Bridgeville,” the author mistakenly identified the Lapple family as being from the Bay Area. In fact, they were originally from Long Beach.

The Journal regrets the error.

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Sex and the Future Progress and setbacks on the path to sex education

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n a Friday afternoon, the Humboldt County Office of Education is bustling. In an office overlooking a greenbelt, Beth Chaton talks energetically about the state of sex education, hopping up from her seat repeatedly to grab curricula, reports and other materials off her crowded bookshelves.

This, despite the fact that Chaton has barely been involved in sex education for the last four years, when state funding for in-school programs dried up, taking half of her job with it. Now the program coordinator for the county’s afterschool programs and Redwood EdVentures — which connects students with the outdoors — Chaton still talks about sex education, its local successes and shortcomings, with enthusiasm.

New state laws show promise, she says, but without accompanying funds to carry out their mandates, small rural areas continue to see problems with unwanted teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease.

In the mid-1990s, Chaton became involved with sex education in Humboldt County. She helped develop Spare Change, a youth peer education group.

The county began tracking teen pregnancy rates and advising schools on sex ed.

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pregnancy, she says. She and her team addressed that in many ways — not just educating young people about contraceptives, but also about career development and other forward-looking notions.

It seemed to work. From 1996 to 2011, teen birth rates — the number per 1,000 residents — dropped 38 percent, according to a report prepared for the Humboldt County Children and Families Commission.

The actual number of births per year to Humboldt County teens between the ages of 15 and 19 fell from 197 to 102 in the same span.

But local efforts faced funding adversity. Chaton says state money was cut during the Schwarzenegger administration and again in 2011. So schools were mandated to continue sex education without state support. The county programs — covering a vast array of sex, pregnancy and health issues — all but withered. The local Planned Parenthood, sheltered by donor support and (permanently threatened) federal funding, was able to preserve the Spare Change program and continued to do in-classroom education, but not at the level it previously had. (Sometimes, though, more widespread controversy over Planned Parenthood makes administrators reticent to bring the nonprofit in for sex ed. The county office of education, Chaton says, is seen as a more “neutral” disseminator of information.)

The lack of funding has also led to a gap

During sex ed courses, Beth Chaton offers to answer anonymous questions from students, encouraging them to ask what they’re genuinely curious about. She won’t answer “how-to” questions in regard to sexual activities, nor will she talk about her personal life or beliefs. She also tells them that nothing shocks her — in an effort to reduce questions designed to do exactly that.

These are real questions — spelling errors and all — submitted by 7th and 8th graders over the last several years (see the full list online at www. northcoastjournal.com): • Do animals go through puberty?

• Why do people harshly judge the LGBT community?

• How do guys “bust a nut”?

• Can you get pregnant from anal?

• What do you do if you are getting raped?

• What does gender role mean?

• Can you go blind from masturbating too much? That’s what my dad said • Will your baby’s body or looks change if you just got pregnate and had sex with someone else?

• Where does the word sex come from who made it up?

• How do you come out as LGBTQ+ to family?

• Is it okay to have itchy nipples?

• Why do men have breasts?

• What should you do if you walk in on your mom and dad?

• What kind of foods make a penis bigger?

• How do you know when you’re being abused by your boyfriend?

• Is it okay to have the urge to masturbate?

in local knowledge. Chaton used to compile data from the state health department, looking at birth rates for teens in certain area codes and addressing issues on a regional basis. Nowadays, that information isn’t readily available (that’s why the above statistics end in 2011), so educators, lawmakers and health providers don’t know where problems are persisting or growing.

Despite that, Chaton says the local office of education, under Superintendent Garry Eagles, has been a strong supporter of sex education, doing what it can with limited finances to preserve Humboldt’s successful programs.

The office offered a training this year — the first since 2010 — at a discounted rate to about 40 teachers, school nurses and other school staff, people on the ground teaching sex ed directly to students.

Still, Chaton says, sex ed laws are currently an “unfunded mandate.” While the model is slowly changing for the better, sex ed has also fallen victim to the broad focus on standardized test scores that dictated school funding for years. “Health is not a requirement of the high school exit exam,” she says. There’s also little in the way of enforcement, in contrast to math or science. If schools are skating by with inadequate sex education, there’s little recourse from the state.

The de-funding of local programs is a problem, she says, because it leads to inadequate sex ed. Often science or physical education teachers are tasked with sex ed

because it shares some basic similarities with their preferred subjects — anatomy, health, etc. — and they’re already on the payroll. But many teachers, Chaton says, are uncomfortable with or uninterested in the topic.

“If they aren’t comfortable teaching the topic, it can do more damage,” she says.

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ophies, or not let the students ask the things they’re truly curious about. “It takes a special person to teach the topic, to make the kids feel safe and comfortable.”

New state law makes sex education mandatory in public schools beginning in 7th grade. Until this year, sex ed courses were opt-in — parents had to sign a note saying they wanted their kid to attend the courses. Now they are opt-out. Most parents, she says, want their kids to receive sex education. Those who don’t are a vocal minority.

Other aspects of the new laws change curricula, requiring public schools to include instruction on gender identity, sexual orientation and affirmative consent, in addition to updates to the HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and sexual health subjects previously included.

Chaton says the sex ed climate has changed in many ways in recent years.

From upper elementary school on, kids are subjected to the “most sexualized content” of any generation, she says, “without the context of sex education.”

Beyond mass media, pornography exists in a different paradigm than ever before.

In the old days, exposure to pornography for most kids amounted to finding their uncle’s stash of Playboys. Now, a world of porn, and misinformation, is at every keyboard-wielding kid’s fingertips.

Chaton has spoken with kids who’ve appeared unconcerned about sexting and other technology-borne sexual acts, which, she says, can “screw up your whole future if it falls into the wrong hands.”

Nationally, teens have committed suicide after risqué photos sent in confidence were broadcast to their peers.

“It’s a different awareness of sexuality” that this generation deals with, Chaton says. That requires sex education to keep up — one encouraging sign, she says, is that educators are finding ways to address the issues that kids are interested in, giving students more control over the information.

The best education, especially when it comes to teen pregnancy prevention, is good, accurate health information, coupled with developing basic life skills, like negotiating. When Chaton meets with students, she has them write down a few things about themselves, including what they want — often it’s to make money or to go to college. “How would an unintended pregnancy or an STD affect those plans?” she asks them.

Chaton thinks desperation and demoralization — not uncommon in poor, rural areas — are underlying causes of risky sexual behavior and their unintended consequences. Aside from good education, she says, the most important thing you can give kids to help them stay safe is hope. l northcoastjournal.com • NORTH COAST JOURNAL • Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

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Kings and Queens for a Day Youth in drag get their chance to strut

By Linda Stansberry linda@northcoastjournal.com

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tage presence, makeup and body thing a little different. technique: Your average young “A lot of the youth had talked a thespian may get quick pointers lot about gender and their experion all these for that first school ence with gender and gender roles,” play. But the guidance of seasoned she said. “So we decided to do a drag performers can change everything, drag show.” elevating a costume into a character and The show, titled Color Me Queer, helping young people transform their will be drug-and-alcohol-free, and bodies to express their truest selves. Or, it open to all ages. Like the Raven Projcan just be a campy good ect, it is being billed time. Whatever their as a safe space for ambitions, young people “queer and trans ages 10 to 21 have been individuals.” Benoit Fuscia Rae delivers some ’tude.

The community I gained flocking to workshops says that local per- Photo courtesy of Josh Tillett hosted by the Raven Projformers have been was priceless. And ect in preparation for the very generous with region’s first youth-run their time, with veterans performing for two years. He credits drag drag came with this drag show on Feb. 19. of the Humboldt drag with helping him find both a confidence “They’re just super scene volunteering to and community he didn’t previously have. confidence, you can excited to play with lead the workshops and Around the same time he began to pergender, to turn it on its help youth develop their form as Fuscia Rae he experienced some put this mask on and be head,” says Jen Benoit, an costumes and routines. severe health problems. outreach worker with the Humboldt Pride has do“Coming into this community, I found somebody else.

Raven Project. “They’re nated money to support people who were there for me on so excited, and a little the show. much a different level,” he says. “The — Josh Tillett nervous.”

“Our goal is not to community I gained was priceless. And The Raven Project — teach them how we do it, drag came with this confidence, you can an outreach program for but to say, ‘here are some put this mask on and be somebody else. at-risk youth — has hosted a spring event fundamentals that you can build your When I was Fuscia Rae, she didn’t have called Queer Prom for several years as part craft on,’” says Josh Tillett, who is helping health problems, didn’t have insecurity. of its Queer Youth Coffeehouse program, lead the workshops. “Drag is art. Drag is At this time in my life when everything a confidential, weekly get-together for unique.” was challenging and difficult, everything local LGBTQ youth. This year, Benoit says, Tillett, who will emcee the event as cost money … I had this escape, I had this participants asked if they could do somehis drag persona Fuscia Rae, has been vacation I could take from my life. The

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things I could do in drag that I didn’t think I could do as Josh, all of a sudden I could do in life. I started getting the confidence as Josh that I had as Fuscia.”

Tillett says a big part of the workshop is helping young people avoid some of the “rough lessons” he and his cohort had to learn, as sophomore performers getting makeup tips from YouTube and struggling to pull thrift-store dresses over their ribcages.

While drag queens learn to contour and tailor, drag kings have another set of challenges. Improper breast binding can actually be dangerous, for example. Kara Randolph, who has been performing under the name Justin Cider for the last year, says she wishes she’d had some guidance when she first began transforming into Justin.

“There’s a lot of really unsafe ways that people use to bind their chest that can cause a lot of medical issues, make it hard to breathe,” she says. “Some people can use tape, which causes blisters. But they feel like it’s worth it because it’s so hard to live with breasts. I didn’t have anyone to teach me, so I got a lot of blisters in the beginning.”

Randolph says drag kings are a “rather new thing,” and there is less information about how to do their hair and makeup.

She had the benefit of guidance and support from her theater friends, but for young people whose family might not be supportive, things can be harder.

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It’s time for another [clothes and makeup], have to have a safe space to watch videos. It’s so hard, having to explain it to your family,” says Randolph, adding that the 15 young people who showed up to the first workshop were inspiring.

“It’s been so amazing; I get emotional just thinking about it,” she says. “I didn’t expect so many kids to be so brave. They were able to open up. I felt they had so much more insight into their gender identity than I did as a teenager. A lot of them don’t want to be drag queens or kings, they want to be gender queer.”

One of the workshop’s attendees is local high school student Mason Trevino, 16, who identifies as genderfluid, a word used to describe people whose gender identities fluctuate. Some days Trevino feels like a girl and other days a guy.

“I came out about my gender expression when I was 14,” Trevino says. “I was super surprised because everybody welcomed me with open arms. I thought I would receive a little bit of backlash, but everyone was super accepting.”

Besides explaining the concept of gender fluidity and stating their preferred pronouns (Trevino prefers “they”), many people who are transitioning, genderqueer or simply enjoy dressing in drag also have to navigate educating people about the non-correlative nature of gender expression and sexual orientation.

“Who you feel like you are inside isn’t the same thing as who you’re attracted to sexually,” explains Randolph. “Just because you feel like you’re a woman and want to exude these traits doesn’t mean you’re gay or want to be with a man. That’s a common misconception. Just like gender is on a spectrum, sexuality is on a spectrum, too.”

While these weighty topics are discussed at the weekly Queer Youth Coffeehouse and during the workshops, Trevino and others say the solidarity and community they have found with other LGBTQ youth have been the most important part of the experience. Many of the kids are shy, Trevino says, and nervous about performing, but they are also excited about showing off their costumes and dance moves in front of an audience. Trevino plans to go as a “feminine drag king” with a pink, sparkly beard. The song for the performance is top secret for now. Trevino, who was also once very shy, says they have reached out to help the kids who were “closed off” at the first workshop. The staff and volunteers at the Raven Project made them feel comfortable, and soon it was like any other kids’ party.

“We all ate pizza,” Trevino says. “We were all having fun, like you do when you find people who are just like you.” l

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Week in Weed

Let it Burn

By Grant Scott-Goforth newsroom@northcoastjournal.com

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o many hash labs are blowing up around these parts that Humboldt Bay Fire, which services the greater Eureka area, recently declared it won’t go into the burning aftermath of the explosions.

The new policy comes on the heels of several hash lab fires in the area, the most recent of which (on Jan. 20) sent a resident to the University of California Davis burn center and left “obvious signs that the explosion moved the roof off the walls,” according to a press release.

In a Feb. 4 press release, the department detailed the “appalling consequences” of hash lab explosions that include massive property damage and severe burn and blast injuries, including on children.

“Firefighters who have responded to these types of incidents report high-intensity fires which are difficult to extinguish,” the release says. Because the blasts displace load-bearing walls, foundations and roofs, and because of the risk of secondary explosions with butane tanks and other flammable detritus, the department will no longer send firefighters inside to fight fires suspected to have started because of hash labs.

The department will continue to search the buildings for occupants, the release says, but will only spray water from the outside through open doors and windows.

In addition, the release states, “If a [butane hash oil] lab explosion occurs in apartments or other multi-family dwellings we will focus our efforts on protecting other attached living units and detached surrounding properties.” l

The Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation (the BoMM or the BuMMR, depending on whom you ask) has a new chief.

Lori Ajax, the deputy director of the state department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to head the newly formed agency that will develop and enforce vast medical marijuana reforms enacted late last year.

Ajax, who, according to the Sacramento Bee, has worked for ABC for 20 years, will work with a variety of state agencies to create rules on the medical marijuana industry in the framework of the new state laws, which separate aspects of the business and regulate everything from packaging to cultivation. At one point, Ajax managed licensing and enforcement for the alcohol agency in Northern California.

Advocates for medical marijuana expressed concerns as the new regulations were being written, warning that treating marijuana like alcohol would be unfair. But California Growers Association Executive Director Hezekiah Allen was quoted in the Bee praising Ajax’s appointment.

“We are encouraged by Lori’s experience with state bureaucracy and familiarity with rural counties,” he told the paper. l “Pain is a part of athletics,” says Jay Williams, a promising young Chicago Bulls player who nearly died in a 2003 motorcycle accident at age 21. It ended his career and set him on a path toward painkiller addiction — a quagmire he now says he was able to escape thanks to marijuana, which provided pain relief without the addictive or harmful side effects of pharmaceuticals.

In a recent essay and Players’ POV video, Williams called out the NBA for its double standard: Players who use marijuana face suspension and fines, while they’re treated for all kinds of gameplay-related pain with opiates and other painkillers.

Joining others who’ve pointed out similarly misbalanced policies in the NFL and other sports leagues, Williams says players are expected to play through all kinds of pain, and marijuana provides relatively low-impact relief. The discrepancy — he says marijuana is “vilified and misunderstood” — is particularly stark given the recent relaxation of marijuana laws in states like Colorado and Oregon, which are home to professional basketball teams. l northcoastjournal.com • NORTH COAST JOURNAL • Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

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he Humboldt District Attorney’s Office has charged four men with the 2014 gang-related murder of a 14-year-old Arcata boy.

The Eureka Police Department held a Feb. 4 press conference to announce that — with the help of an anonymous letter identifying the suspects — it had cracked the case, some 14 months after Jesus “Smiley” Romero-Garcia was found in a residential Eureka neighborhood bleeding to death from three stab wounds to his chest on the morning of Dec. 17, 2014.

Police allege the killing was gang-related, and that all four suspects have deep gang affiliations and ties to the Eureka area. Joe Olivo Jr., 37, who was arrested Feb. 3 at Pelican Bay State Prison is allegedly a “validated Mexican Mafia gang member. His son, Joe Olivo III, 18, who was arrested Feb. 2 by the San Luis Obispo Probation Department and Gang Task Force, is allegedly a Sureño gang member.

Mario Nunez, 30, who was arrested Feb. 2 at San Quentin State Prison, is an alleged “validated Sureño gang member” from Watsonville. And Nicholas Leigl, 33, who was arrested by Eureka officers Feb. 3, allegedly has a history with the local 18th Street Gang.

Police haven’t released a specific motive for the slaying, but said it appears to

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have concerned “an internal dispute within the gang.” Prosecutors also charged the four defendants with a special circumstance alleging that they were active participants in a criminal street gang that killed Romero-Garcia for the “furtherance of the gang’s activities.”

While the special allegation makes the case eligible for the death penalty, Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced she won’t be pursuing it and, instead, will seek life-without-the-possibility-of-parole sentences for Olivo Jr., Nunez and Leigl.

Olivo III was 17 years old at the time of the killing and is consequently a juvenile in the eyes of the court. He is being tried as an adult in the case, but his juvenile status means the maximum sentence he can receive in the case is 25 years to life in prison, and he will become parole eligible after 20.

Pressed for specifics about the killing — like which of the four men is alleged to have fatally stabbed the Romero-Garcia, whether the teenager was a gang member, and what specifically precipitated the stabbing — Fleming declined to answer, saying those questions would have to be answered at trial.

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awdy Little Girl, or Nawdy, as she’s known in and out of Humboldt’s kink circles, steps behind the St. Andrew’s cross, a 6-foot wood and metal “x” with wrist restraints. It towers over the cropped blonde hair that tops her 4-foot-7-inch frame as she explains how the whole apparatus bolts together and breaks down to fit in her car like a piece of Ikea furniture. “When you have a sub who’s a welder...” she says with a shrug.

She and a handful of volunteers are setting up for Fetish Night at the Siren’s Song Tavern.

This month’s theme is The Matrix, so she’s zipped into a shiny, black jumpsuit and overthe-knee boots. In another hour, some of the braver women and men who’ve paid the $5 cover charge will line up to stretch out on the cross or the padded spanking bench for a few minutes of paddling and flogging at the hands of a pro. One of those seemingly tireless floggers is Whitefeather Trotta, a broad man in a leather vest with a sharp widow’s peak, a goatee and a slick, black braid of hair.

Trotta heads up Sex Positive Humboldt, the most recent organization to put on the underground sex parties attended by hundreds of locals. The scene has had some turnover.

Trotta and Nawdy have become two of the kink community’s more visible faces in recent years.

Beyond keeping the public and private parties rolling, both are on a mission to educate and bring BDSM — bondage, domination and sadomasochism — out of the dungeon.

The Party People Who’s cracking the whip in Humboldt’s kink scene?

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Nawdy Little Girl and Whitefeather Trotta, pillars of the kink community.

in Humboldt’s sex party history are understandably fuzzy, but in the early 2000s, Club Risqué, a loosely formed band of revelers who emerged from the rave scene, began hosting to-dos with all manner of swingers and kinksters around the county. The more formally organized Impropriety Society then took over with its inaugural Cherries Jubilee event in 2008. The group brought in legal waivers, rules of conduct and teams of trained volunteers with the mission of keeping participants safe and happy in a confidential, judgment-free setting. And so it went, with a few bacchanalias a year, until founding members of the society, or “the Imps,” decamped for Portland in 2012. Since then, Safer Sex Humboldt, Something Different Humboldt and now Sex Positive Humboldt have taken up the mantle.

Those with means can travel beyond the Redwood Curtain for massive affairs that cater to their specific kinks and tastes, but up here, according to partygoers, if you want to play, you have to get along. The population is just too small to maintain distinct factions. The swingers, the LGBTQ crowd, the furries and the BDSM fans mingle and party shoulder to shoulder here. Which is not to say there is no tension — one kink community member who asked not to be named says the BDSM people can be a

little “kinkier than thou” — but mostly the peace is kept with the mantra, “don’t yuck on my yum.” In other words, live and let whatever.

Sitting across a café table

in a gray sweater with his large hands folded in front of him, Trotta hardly seems like the same man who used a wooden Smashball paddle to smack a bound man’s rear on Fetish Night. He speaks quietly enough that one has to lean in to hear him, and his full cheeks and the crinkling corners of his blue eyes suggest he might one day (with a little stuffing) make a fine Santa.

Originally from a rancheria in the Sacramento foothills, Trotta is Miwuk Indian and Italian. He has no children of his own, but says he came to Humboldt County 17 years ago to help with the care of his nieces. Most days, he’s up pre-dawn to work in a bakery, where he deals in perhaps our culture’s second most shameful sin: bread.

Trotta has been active in Humboldt’s kink community for the last 15 years but in “the lifestyle” for 24. By lifestyle, he means BDSM. Asked what appeals to him about it, he chuckles. “I like rules.”

He also likes the communication that BDSM play and relationships require: clear discussions, written contracts outlining what is and is not acceptable, continual checking in, and safe words that can halt everything.

Trotta sees himself as an educator, both in the community and at events like Fetish Night. “Many people here don’t go outside of [Humboldt’s] bubble,” he says. “I try to bring experience from outside so they can have a safe and sane experience and try to learn.” It takes proper equipment and technique to keep things safe. Shoddy benches and crosses, hitting too hard or in vulnerable spots, or binding someone in the wrong place can lead to serious injury.

Trotta says, “In my years of practice, I’ve seen some pretty terrible things. Can I stop that? I can try but the best thing I can do is educate.”

Trotta himself is a dom, or dominant, always the one in control, or “topping” the other person, as opposed to a sub, or submissive, who chooses to submit to that control. He says he’s not “wired” to submit to anyone but his parents, whom he considers his best friends and whose faces are tattooed over his heart. “They don’t get it but they support what I do,” he says.

Plenty of people don’t get it. It

was only in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Medical Disorders published in 2013 that the

American Psychiatric Association moved BDSM out of the section for paraphilic disorders, dysfunctions related to extreme and socially unacceptable sexual desires, some of which (pedophilia, for example) are non-consensual. Kate Knight, who teaches introductory classes on BDSM at Good Relations, says BDSM is an umbrella term for “an energetic back and forth between two people … [that] may or may not even involve their sexuality,” and that the rough stuff is in pursuit of “that neuro-chemical cocktail” of endorphins our bodies produce in response to pain. Other sensory play can lead to a good cocktail, too, and not all of it is sexual. Then “I try to bring there is the psychological aspect experience of playing roles.

Ideally, says Knight, from outside so “at the base of all BDSM … there’s this they can have underlying idea that we’re all equal a safe and sane and we’re going to play a game where experience and we’re not.”

As a young man, try to learn.”

Trotta was introduced to bondage — Whitefeather Trotta after a friend saw some of the traditional Native American leather craft he’d done and asked him to make some restraints. Later, he met an older woman and her dominant, and for two years the pair mentored him in the tools of the trade, as well as the dynamics of BDSM relationships.

But Trotta was raised never to strike a woman, and getting past that, even with consent, “was huge.” Having studied martial arts, he says he was eventually able to approach elements of pain play — spanking, flogging and the like — the same way he sparred with women in his kempo karate dojo: with control and consent, and without malice or anger, a practice from which both parties benefit.

Unlike many people in the kink scene, the 42-year-old Trotta always uses his given name. While he tries to be discreet when he runs into people from parties out in the world, he’s not shy about his own lifestyle. “I don’t get embarrassed very easily,” he says. Traveling with his parents, both academics, to poor and less developed places in Europe, Asia and the Middle East as a child humbled him, he says, and taught him “you have to make yourself happy.” These days Trotta, who identifies as polyamorous, has a primary girlfriend and two subs, or submissives.

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Above: Fire Candy lets the floggers fly at Fetish Night.

Right: Breken Davis takes a turn on the St. Andrews Cross at Fetish Night.

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“I’m very fortunate,” he says, adding, “it’s not for everyone. … I live by Google Calendar.”

Those calendar juggling skills come in handy with Sex Positive Humboldt.

According to Trotta, who has helmed two events so far, planning with the core committee of a dozen or so volunteers starts three months out. Trotta fell ill a few weeks earlier and was forced to push back the next party to April, but it’s his goal to apply the management and organizational skills he uses at his day job to whittle the process down to a month of work that someone else can step in and manage if need be. “It’s a matter of making checklists and organizing people.”

The whole thing costs

somewhere around $2,500 to put together.

First, the group needs to secure insurance — typically a $1 million policy for $400 to $500 — and book a venue, the price of which varies. Ideally, the location is a little out of the way and large enough for up to 300 people. Bayside Grange, he says, worked out well (though a grange volunteer said she recalled no events booked under the organization’s name). It needs to have separate rooms or a layout that can be broken up into a dance floor,

performance stage, food area, “blue room” (a non-sexual space to take a break), a walled-off BDSM area and half a dozen or more mattresses separated by partitions and equipped with viewing chairs, stacks of clean sheets, laundry bins, lubricants, condoms and baby wipes. The staff (which includes security and clean-up), can number around 75. The live entertainers are all volunteers, says Trotta, and nobody takes home a check. Whatever money is left over from the sale of $30 and $40 tickets after paying for the DJ, catering, laundry, advertising, equipment, décor and other supplies and incidentals rolls over into the next event. Even the mattresses are donated by individuals and local businesses.

For months ahead of an event, volunteers get together for weekly crafting parties, painting, glittering and glue-gunning decorations to transform the chosen venue on a budget. “Pinterest is our friend,” says Trotta, smiling. Those gatherings are social, too, a non-judgmental “place where they can come and be uplifted.” Back home with his Native American family, he says, “there was always somewhere to go or something to do,” opportunities to talk openly in groups that he doesn’t see enough of in mainstream culture. He sees craft nights with like-minded kinksters filling that void, particularly for people who don’t fit in easily elsewhere.

According to Trotta, the parties are organized for the comfort of attendees.

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There is no touching without permission, there are no camera phones, the BDSM room is always set apart to avoid freaking people out and the “Vibes Crew” is on hand to guide nervous newcomers, bring water to those catching their breath or just point folks to the bathroom. The waiver, which is being updated, has undergone a few changes. Most significantly, no booze or drugs are allowed on site. Trotta says the changes in the definition of consent at Humboldt State and other universities to “an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity” spurred the shift. The previous, more lighthearted mantra, “drunk isn’t sexy,” has given way to dry parties. Not everyone is thrilled with the on-site ban on social lubricants and liquid courage; some attendees say the rule isn’t enforced and others worry it will encourage people to drink more heavily before the event. But Trotta stands by the ban, saying that those who are too drunk to give consent are not allowed in, and while he has no problem with people drinking in general, he doesn’t want participants at a Sex Positive Humboldt party looking back and thinking, “Oh my God, what did I do?”

The crowd is rolling in at the Si-

ren’s Song when a woman in a red bustier scurries over to the low sofa where Nawdy is sitting to inform her that someone is

leading a woman around with her hands cuffed.

“In front or behind?” asks Nawdy, who decides to let it go so long as the woman isn’t left unattended. Nawdy won’t be doling out any lashes this evening, instead she’s working the room as hostess. While volunteer Fire Candy cheerfully twirls a pair of leather floggers over a squirming woman like the captain of a nefarious flag drill team, Nawdy puts her hands on her hips and surveys the room. “I was supposed to beat a guy but he wound up with a flat tire,” she huffs.

Nawdy, who prefers not to use her given name, is always Nawdy — like a superhero who has abandoned her civilian identity. The diminutive mother of two has been a fixture on the Humboldt scene since she moved here from Oregon 12 years ago and started hitting Club Risqué parties. She tried her hand at throwing a big party herself a couple of years ago, but found the workload overwhelming.

She prefers these days to throw smaller private events for which she curates guest lists, as well as running Fetish Night and keeping her hand in events like Humboldt Pride and educational workshops she might be invited to. While she does make some money through parties and Fetish Night, she laments that it’s not enough for her to quit occasional work in “our local industry.”

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She didn’t exactly find a mentor there, but she did find men who wanted her to tell them what to do, which she found hilarious and fascinating. Over the years, she’s done some fetish modeling, phone sex and dominatrix work, but nothing involving actual sex for money. “Then I would feel like a prostitute,” she says. Not that she’s against legalized prostitution; Nawdy concedes that prostitutes provide a valuable service and that “lack of human touch is a very sad thing.”

Waving a hand at the roped-off spanking area, she says, “This was really important to bring this out.” For her, this forum, tame as it is compared to other scenes, is about letting people ask questions. There is plenty to be gleaned online and from books (Nawdy rolls her eyes at the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon — “everybody saw the movie and now they’re a pervert”), but nothing beats hands-on learning.

Like many in the kink community, Nawdy feels BDSM, though entirely consensual, has gotten a bad rap as sick and violent. “The girls are at roller derby in fishnets slamming into each other … and if I was out there nobody would ask why.” In Continued on next page »

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“I enjoy giggling in the dungeon,” says Nawdy, here with Trotta.

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fact, she likens BDSM to sport, insofar as it’s physical, produces an endorphin rush and requires skill. She is quick to say that not all BDSM is about pain — or even sex and intercourse — and much of it is about roles and power. “For me, it’s about being silly and playing and having fun … I enjoy giggling in the dungeon,” says Nawdy. In other places, like big cities, the vibe is deadly serious and that kind of levity is frowned upon, but in Humboldt, a light touch, as it were, prevails.

The parties, big and small,

are still fun for Nawdy. Echoing the sentiments of a number of attendees and volunteers, she marvels at humanity’s endless variety — while very little shocks her, there’s always something at a party she hasn’t seen before. “I get off on other people getting off,” she says.

It’s hard to imagine Nawdy blushing, but she admits that now and then at an event, she’ll come down off the cross after a spanking (she’s a “switch,” meaning she plays both dominant and submissive roles)

and feel a gut-punch of panic at seeing someone she knows from outside the realm of kink, like a former co-worker or fellow parent. And while she refuses to be shamed, she’s not immune to the judgment or criticism that come with being public about her lifestyle. “It bothers me that it bothers me,” she says.

Like Trotta, most of her family members know what she’s up to (her mother sometimes calls to wish her a good Fetish Night). Her conservative father, who is still getting over her smoking pot, remains in the dark. Her kids know, but not explicitly.

While she says neither of her children — a 16-year-old daughter currently staying with her father and a 9-year-old son at home — have seen any sexual goings-on, they’ve seen equipment going in and out of her car and her son has even helped thumbtack decorations to venue walls for events.

(He no longer helps, according to Nawdy, as it creeped out a fellow volunteer.) “I thinks it’s an extension of Pride for him,” she says, a community celebrating rather than being ashamed of being different, and an opportunity for a little silliness. “He knows that we are a family and that we care very deeply about each other.”

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Knight, the BDSM teacher at Good Relations, has known Nawdy for years, Knight says she’s happy to see her “cranking out the stuff she does,” but concedes that Nawdy is “a very direct person … and she can rub people the wrong way. … But I think she does more good than bad.”

Nawdy’s involvement in the kink community hasn’t always been easy on her romantic relationships, either. She identifies as heterosexual despite having dated a few women. “I’m not a very good lesbian,” she sighs, adding, “I love humans.” She would like BDSM and parties to be part of a romantic relationship, but it’s not a deal-breaker for her so long as she can do her thing. Alas, not everyone can see the friendly joys of spanking other people.

“We have a lot of platonic intimacy,” she says. “How can you not, with someone you’ve seen naked a hundred times, and seen their ass get beat or seen them having sex with their partner?” Intimacy, she argues, doesn’t have to be just between you and your monogamous partner.

The Siren’s Song Tavern is

packed now, and a cluster of people dance by the DJ table while the spankers take five. Fire Candy rests her head on Trotta’s shoulder and the two smile contentedly. Asked to rank the implements laid out on the side table, they agree that the studded leather paddle is on the wimpy end of the spectrum, along with the wooden Smashball paddle that produced a loud enough thwack to make onlookers jump. The long wooden paddles — the sort you might see with fraternity letters carved in them — are what deliver the real pain. “It needs some air holes drilled in it,” jokes Trotta, “less wind resistance.” When Fire Candy tests a leather spanker on her thigh and sees that its cut-out letters leave the word “slut” on the skin in white relief, she gives Trotta a couple of playful slaps with it.

One by one, women and men coming off the cross and spanking bench wobble over to the couch in the corner and take proffered glasses of water from Nawdy and her crew. A giddy woman inches down like someone easing into a hot bath, landing with a “whoo!” She and another woman hoot and wince as their friend takes a lashing on the bench before them, close enough to feel the wind off Fire Candy’s floggers. They’re still laughing when she climbs off to join them and they scoot over gingerly to make room. ●

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hoever’s out there complaining about Valentine’s Day is missing the point — just like stuffing at Thanksgiving and eggnog at Christmas, Valentine’s Day is a time for nostalgia and honoring the tradition of indulgence. Whether you’re steadfastly single or flush with love, enjoy the fruits of Cupid’s labor with anti-oxidant rich glasses of red vino, the perfect libation to pair with the chocoholic temptations you’ll find around every corner in February.

Here’s a quick guide to some local haunts offering the delectable combos of red wine and chocolate, and quite possibly, the key to someone’s heart.

Just Friends Richards’ Goat Tavern and Tea Room (401 I St.) has permanently changed the nightlife landscape of Arcata to the gratitude of every post-collegiate local.

The Goat is an exercise in duality — good for both an artisanal fig-infused Manhattan or a tall can of PBR while the entertainment ranges from indie flicks in the Miniplex to karaoke. In February, the barkeeps continue to impress with a lineup of Valentine-inspired wine cocktails including the Punch Drunk Love, featuring ruby port, Champagne and grapefruit juice ($7). If you’re out with a few girlfriends, try the dark chocolate Earl Grey brownie with sea salt ($2.95), specially available for Valentine’s Day, that will pair perfectly with a few glasses of a local favorite, Old Growth Cellars Zinfandel ($7.50).

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Getting Fancy In a craft beer-and cider-crazed world, Jason and Allison Valentin, owners of the recently opened Harvest (835 J St., Arcata) and cosmopolitan wine bar Crush (1101 H St., Arcata) offer an eclectic and worldly selection of wines at both locations. If you’re not whipping up the recipe below, make a special trip to either location for the couples’ dark chocolate lavender mousse ($8). The lavender profile is perfectly in balance and the mousse is rich enough to share with your sweetheart. Be sure to order two glasses of Ryder Syrah ($9.50), a medium-bodied red laced with chocolate undertones from the unsung Central Coast AVA, which consistently produces fantastic Old World-style syrah and pinot noir. If you’re splurging for a bottle among the many gems tucked into the Valentins’ list, consider the 2009 Ridge Zinfandel ($105). Ridge, a cult producer without astronomical prices to match, historically shows restraint and maturity in cool-climate zinfandels that greatly appreciate with bottle age. If this Valentine’s Day is special (and you’ve got the cash), order a bottle of the 2000 Vega Sicilia ($240), a Tempranillo-based red from one of Spain’s most renowned wineries and not an easy bottle to track down.

DIY If you’re keen to avoid the quarter of Americans dining out on Valentine’s Day, consider celebrating in your own kitchen.

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upon this chocolate mousse recipe while living in Paris. Convinced that the knack for making the wonderfully light chocolate mousse that routinely showed up at Parisian dinner parties was part of her French friends’ je ne sais quoi mystique, Greenspan was generously brought in on the secret one night — a friend revealed that the recipe could be found on the back of any Nestlé chocolate bar in France.

In turn, I’ve made this recipe my own top-secret party trick for years. With a two-ingredient shopping list of eggs and dark chocolate, you can be serving chocolate mousse with less than 10 minutes of prep. I added a Californian twist by garnishing the mousse with a delectable but dairy-free coconut whipped topping.

Swing through Wildberries Marketplace on the way home for a bottle of 2013 Vino Borgia Garnacha, a Spanish varietal that packs plenty of fruit to pair with chocolate while balanced with savory notes to keep sweetness in check ($8).

Top-Secret Chocolate Mousse with Coconut Whipped Cream Adapted from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. Contains raw eggs.

Ingredients and method: 7 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 6 eggs separated, room temperature 1 pinch of salt 1 teaspoon almond or peppermint extract (optional) 13.5-ounce can coconut milk, chilled at least 1 hour 2-4 tablespoons maple syrup

For the mousse Place the chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over saucepan filled with 2 inches of water, making sure no water touches the chocolate. Bring the water to boil on high heat and stir the chocolate occasionally until it’s melted and smooth.

Remove bowl from over the water. Add the egg yolks one at a time into the chocolate and whisk until smooth. (If using the extracts, add them now.)

Using an electric mixer or hand beater, beat the egg whites and salt in another medium bowl until soft peaks form (a clean and dry metal mixing bowl here is key). If you stick a finger or spoon in the egg whites, they should hold their shape and have a glossy sheen. When your whites are properly whipped, fold a generous scoop (a rubber spatula works best) of the beaten whites into the chocolate mixture. Continue folding in the remaining whites until they’re incorporated (as always, avoid over-mixing).

Dish the mousse immediately into 6-8 Champagne glasses, Mason jars or adorable serving bowls of your choice and refrigerate. Garnish with abandon — edible flowers, dark chocolate shavings and raspberries all look fabulous.

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etting on the water in a kayak rewards the adventurous with golden-ticket access to the beaches and hidden estuaries of Humboldt County. Paddling across the glassy sheen of Stone Lagoon trailing a bottle of sauvignon blanc (chilled en route) may sound like hipster lore, but the following excursions promise exactly such solace. And ’tis the season! On bluebird winter days, when tourists are slumbering in faraway cities, these destinations are ripe for solitude and romance.

This year, sweep your Valentine off his or her feet with a sweet kayak picnic.

Dry bag? Drag bag? Dirt bag? What now? When you venture into the life aquatic, keeping your dry stuff dry is paramount. Watershed brand dry bags, available locally at Adventures Edge and Pacific Outfitters, come in all shapes and sizes to accommodate your rolled picnic blanket and packed lunch. If you’re on a Ziplock budget, double contractor bag it and go. Drag bags are much simpler — a nylon mesh laundry bag from your college dorm days can easily pull your vino across the water in style. To avoid glass containers, a 20-ounce Klean Kanteen holds exactly four glasses of wine. Fill ’er up, carabiner the drag bag to your boat and start paddling.

Easy peasy: Stone Lagoon

Stone Lagoon is the classic Humboldt setting where the forest meets the sea.

You’ll be welcomed by the local Roosevelt elk herd and unassuming egrets and diverse waterfowl. To keep this foray simple and delicious, stop at the Beachcomber Café in Trinidad to grab provisions. Call ahead and the friendly staff will wrap up a delicious Snooty Hippie sandwich to share, chock full of hummus, avocado and veggies. Famously, though, there are no paper cups, so bring a thermos or travel mug to load up on their strong, organic coffee.

Picnic in hand, continue north on U.S. Highway 101 to the well-marked Stone Lagoon Visitor’s Center 40 miles north of Eureka. Kayak Zak’s operates here yearround (Friday through Sunday in winter) and will outfit you with a kayak perfect for cruising the lagoon at $25 per hour or $40 for a half day. Consider upgrading to a 2-person boat and save money at $35 per hour or $70 half day. If you BYO-boat, you can unload right at the water’s edge and then park.

Choose your own adventure across the lagoon, but circumnavigation is highly recommended. After you’ve paddled up an appetite, head to the picnic area opposite the launch, where picnic tables will class up your game. Did you pack up a tablecloth in that dry bag? If a private beach picnic is more appealing, paddle to the sand spit opposite the dock. Even the novice paddler will be able to pull his or her kayak ashore here and crest the hill to enjoy the stunning panoramic view of the

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Pacific rolling to shore. Roll out a blanket on the driest patch of sand and crack open that chilled wine. Bon appetit! (Just go easy on the vino — you still have to paddle back safely.)

For the adventurous: Ruth Lake

If time and relationship status allow, make your Valentine’s date a longer trip and head to idyllic Ruth Lake. Located two hours east on U.S. Highway 36, Ruth Lake waits in isolation during the winter months. Matthews Dam, an impoundment on the Mad River constructed in 1962, forms Ruth Lake — take a moment to appreciate the spillway that forms a massive waterfall during the winter months.

With snowy South Fork Mountain as its backdrop, the aquamarine lake has many secret coves to explore within its 27 miles of contoured shoreline.

If you’re pulling out all the stops, impress your Valentine with a DIY picnic that puts Pinterest to shame. Back at home, open two of those ubiquitous pint-sized Mason jars and insert a crisp piece of green leaf lettuce into each, topping with a dollop of cocktail sauce, a few peeled

bright pink shrimp and repeat — voila, Mason jar shrimp cocktails. Pack some fancy crackers, a wedge of Cypress Grove’s Truffle Tremor, local apples and your Swiss army knife. Round out the luncheon with a non-glass bottle of something red and fruity (when in doubt, go pinot), tuck a bar of fancy chocolate in your PFD (personal flotation device) and you’re halfway to wooing.

Launching your kayak from the marina, located 2 miles south of the dam on Lower Mad River Road, is your best bet. Alternatively, drive another 4 miles to launch at the Ruth Recreation Area campground; you’ll need to check in here regardless, as Ruth Lake is managed for the invasive Quagga mussel and boat inspections are required Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a $3 fee. Call 575-6196.

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y husband and I used to have a lot of sex in the car.

Once upon a time because we were young and in love and didn’t have a place of our own. And then there was the second phase, many years later, when we no longer lived with parents or roommates, but — alas — were in a situation even more challenging. We had teenagers ...

Anyone who has kids realizes that having children and getting laid are typically mutually exclusive. Ironic, right?

Given that it’s that very love of lust that results in all those kids. Who gets knocked up on purpose? Seriously — babies? First of all, they’re boring — one demand after another and they can’t even hold up their end of a conversation. Second, they’re constantly peeing and pooping and puking all over you.

Essentially, you’re being cried at constantly while covered in someone else’s bodily fluids. It’s like being some kind of fetish-indulging sex worker, except without the sex. Just the work.

So then the kids get old enough for you and your partner to sneak away for five minutes — and by the way, when you have kids, five minutes is no longer a “quickie,” it’s just “sex.” Because when the going gets good and you’re thinking, yeah, baby, the damn kids are going to barge into the bedroom wondering why daddy is moaning about how good the kitty cat feels. Or they’re banging on the bathroom

door while you’re bent over gripping the toilet seat and wondering how it’s come to this.

And speaking of coming — forget it.

Too many interruptions, too much fear of interruptions. It’s nearly impossible to relax and by the time you get those five minutes to shag, a moment later you’re wishing it would wrap up because you’re so paranoid about being interrupted.

If you can get off under those circumstances, well, clearly you’re a terrible parent who doesn’t deserve sex or children, you orgasm-having asshole. Ahem.

And then your babies become teenagers, which is worst of all because they know what you’re doing. They’re teenagers! They’re either having sex or wishing they were having sex and, in any case, they have sex radars that blip at sexual activity within 100 miles. If that’s triggered by their parents having sex? Oh my god, how gross.

You know how most kids go through that phase of wishing they were adopted because their parents are so uncool? Teenagers go through a phase of pretending they were conceived via immaculate conception because the idea of old people having sex is so completely disgusting. And by “old people,” they mean anyone over the age of 30.

Seriously ladies, you might think that your stylish haircut and hard-earned gym butt mean you’re holding your own, but let me tell you, all you have to do is go

stand next to a teenage girl and man, it’s all over. You’re old. No number of squats or sassy highlights or Brazilian waxes compares to that goddamn genuine youthful glow.

And you guys? Maybe you don’t obsess in the mirror as much, but believe me, that young surfer dude with the six-pack V-ing into his just-right jeans? He’s inspiring way more fantasy than your beer gut busting over that pair of chinos you bought back in 2001.

Spend enough time around those vibrant young people and you won’t want to see yourself fuck anymore either. But here’s some comfort: There’s something worse than parenting a teenager: being one. Right?

Because at least we know what to expect. Sex isn’t a mystery. Ladies, remember when you were young and had all those awful boyfriends and then finally you had that guy that lasted longer than 60 seconds and he thought about going slow and then going fast and then going slow and then going faster and faster and oh my god your entire body exploded into your first orgasm and your brain turned inside out? But you had no idea what was happening because they didn’t cover that in your stupid sex ed classes and all your parents ever told you about sex was don’t do it and so you thought you were dying, no wonder the French call it “la petite mort,” and so as the throbbing subsided, instead of moaning “thank you,” you instead burst into tears, terrified?

And guys, you owe the first 10 women you had sex with an apology. Because it wasn’t good for them. No, really. It wasn’t good for them. Think about now. Think about then. If you don’t see the difference, then, oof, my sincere regrets to your current lover.

But back to the car. True, you’re no longer a hormone-crazed teenager in a ’67 Mustang, you’re a practical grown-up with a Honda, very sensible, with teenagers of your own at home, which is why you are here, straddling your husband in the backseat just like the two of you used to do 20 years ago — the car’s gotten smaller and your ass has gotten bigger, sure, but once again, the backseat has become the only place you can get laid. And you know what? You’ll find yourself grinning afterwards, your shared moment all the better for having gotten away with something. You’ll lean into your husband’s shoulder as he drives you toward home, slide your hand across his thigh and whisper in his ear, “You know, babe, this would’ve been so much easier if we’d bought an automatic.” l

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“Dams choked the river more, there’s been less flow. It’s changed how the river looks, smells, how the fish tastes,” one speaker observes. “Tribes have to request that water be let down into the river to do the ceremonies, because now there is not enough water to do the ceremonies, not

By Gabrielle Gopinath enough draft for the boats.” artbeat@northcoastjournal.com In 2010, a swath of diverse groups that depend on the Klamath — from ranchers to tribes and farmers to rts Arcata audiencfishermen — came together and es are spoiled for forged a compromise, the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement choice this month. (and a pair of subsequent pacts) Up on the hill of that would have removed the higher learning, four Klamath dams that have been Humboldt State University’s blocking the free flow of Klamath Gou’dini Native American water since the first was erected Arts Gallery features an in 1903. The agreements failed information-intensive show to get the necessary approval that documents the fight of Congress, but stakeholders to undam the Klamath. recently announced a new pact Meanwhile, Edson Gutiérrez they hope will revive the agreeshows tattoo prototypes ments and see the dams removed downtown at Gallery Métier, in 2020. Many hope uncorking this on H Street right across from century-long stoppage will return Don’s Donuts. some measure of balance to the The Gou’dini group ecosystem, protecting decimated show is titled Stories of the fish populations from further River, Stories of the People: damage and giving them a chance Memory on the Klamath to recover.

River Basin. Curated by HSU The long struggle that led to history grad and Hoopa this landmark Klamath Basin ResValley Tribe member Brittani toration Agreement is chronicled Orona, it features paintings, here by contemporary photooral history and documentaLyn Risling’s “Hope and Renewal Swim Against the Current” speaks to graphs and video, interspersed ry video made by members the struggle over the Klamath River and its salmon. with reproductions of photoof California Indian tribes of Photo by Gabrielle Gopinath the Klamath River Basin. graphs of California Indians made Upon entry, viewers in the early 20th century by photographer Edward Curtis. Curtis’s encounter a banner by Julian and bring newcomers up to speed. In sumpictures are paired with latter-day phoLang, emblazoned with the single word mertime, the mass diversion of Klamath tographs of similar subjects. For instance, “Ithivthaneen’aachip.” The melodious water to Oregon farmers and ranchers via the image of a Hupa fisherman from 1923 Karuk designation literally means “the the river’s four dams make for unnaturally is hung side-by-side with Chichizola’s 2005 Center of the World,” but it can also be hot, stagnant river water depleted of oxyphoto of a boy fishing with similar tackle. simply translated as “Karuk country.” In the gen. These water conditions have repeatThe installation shows us that the indigbackground, a brightly colored landscape edly proven toxic to resident populations enous people who lived along the Klamath of abstract symbols and native Californian of salmon, steelhead and lamprey. Tribal in the past share important aspects of their words unfolds. members have been instrumental in the identity with their descendants who live The banner is flanked by brilliantly patdecades-long movement advocating for along the river’s banks today. terned paintings of salmon by Lyn Risling, the removal of these dams.

The photographs’ ability to convey this posters by Annelia Hillman and documentary photographs by Regina Chichizola.

In 2002, overheated, toxic river water message is somewhat impeded by the fact Viewers are invited to contribute memories sent 77,000 mature Chinook and Coho that both the contemporary digital inkjet of the river to a collaborative message salmon belly-up, eliminating a significant images and the silver gelatin prints from board, and a documentary video projected chunk of those species’ Klamath-region the 1920s have been blown up and reproduced on foamboard, at similar scale. This on one wall shows activists speaking about breeding populations in a single, devastating event. The fish die-off spurred many presentation emphasizes shared content, the grassroots fight for river restoration witnesses to take political action with the but obscures the differences between mespearheaded by members of Klamath Basin aim of preserving the river ecosystem, along diums and we lose the chance to explore tribes. with the rich repository of native rituals, trathem as objects through close looking.

A brief primer in local environmental activism is probably necessary here, in order Regardless, there’s much to be learned ditions and cultural practices that depend to refresh longtime residents’ memories in this valuable exhibition. Tribal members’ on it. Several speakers in the video name

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video testimony about the river is forthright and affecting. Risling’s mandala-like salmon paintings and Lang’s banner seem to vibrate with intensity, thickening the atmosphere around them.

One of the principles this exhibition clarifies is that rivers are tough to depict. Systems are hard subjects in general. The nature of a system is to be interconnected and plural, while the canvas favors figures that isolated against a ground. And a system as complex as the Klamath exists as a dynamic situation, more than a discrete subject. Like the philosopher Heraclitus observed, you can’t step twice into the same river, “for other waters are ever flowing on to you.”

Meanwhile, Edson Gutiérrez is showing works on paper intended as tattoo prototypes at Gallery Métier, a spirited little popup space in downtown Arcata. Owned and curated by Joliene Bourassa, the gallery takes its name from the French word for “trade.”

In its initial months of operation Bourassa’s programming has displayed real commitment to the principle behind the name by showing the work of artists working in folk genres that remain distinct from the contemporary art mainstream, like tattoo.

Gutiérrez, an apprentice at Sailor’s Grave Tattoo in Eureka, respects the tradition by showing classic motifs like anchors, roses, empty bottles and broken hearts — all executed in a thick, fluent line that lends gravitas to even the most familiar subjects.

Some of his more elaborate designs enter stranger territory. A sweet-faced femme fatale wears a fancy headdress that seems to have been freely interpreted from historical Aztec models. The lady is no joke: She looks like Carmen Miranda’s more intimidating cousin, with the glossy curls of her piled-up hair imperfectly concealing an alarming assassin’s cache that includes live snakes, a sinister-looking gurka khukri knife and (I think) an octopus.

The two shows make a surprisingly effective double feature. If the complexity of rivers is beyond our comprehension, tattoos do the opposite. They are eminently portable, fitted to our personal specifications, priced accessibly and as public or as private as the bearer wishes. Like rivers, tattoos exist in time. But rivers exceed our grasp, while tattoos seem poignant because they are so human it hurts. See these shows while you can, before they flow and fade away. ● Stories of the River, Stories of the People: Memory on the Klamath River Basin shows at HSU’s Gou’dini Native American Arts Gallery through Feb. 20 with a closing reception Friday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m.

There will be an opening reception for Edson Gutiérrez at Gallery Métier during Arts Arcata on Friday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.

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Front Row

Eat First, Moralize Later

Arcata Playhouse and Ferndale Rep’s Threepenny Opera

By Pat Bitton

frontrow@northcoastjournal.com

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ickens has Fagin and his band of pickpockets. Brecht has Mr. Peachum and his army of beggars. London’s Victorian underworld in Brecht and Weill’s Threepenny Opera is a lot like the London of Oliver Twist, but with considerably more blurred moral boundaries.

In Mr. Peachum’s world, the main competition in the business of self-enrichment is one “Captain” Macheath (aka Mack the Knife), London’s most notorious criminal, who also happens to be close friends with the chief of police. This might seem to give Mack an unfair edge, particularly after he marries Polly, Peachum’s only daughter. But factor in the number of women Mack has “married” in the past and the deviousness of Mrs Peachum, and the advantage is less clear. How important is loyalty? How expensive is revenge? And how easily could 400 beggar boys bearing placards touting biblical platitudes wreck a Queen’s coronation parade? Only time and bargaining skills will tell.

Described as a “play with music,” this collaborative production between the Arcata Playhouse and Ferndale Repertory Theatre takes the proposition one step further by staging it with “actors as musicians”. As anyone familiar with both venues can attest, the Playhouse stage area is significantly smaller than Ferndale’s, posing practical challenges to both the production team and the performers.

Co-producers Leira Satlof and David Ferney, along with Technical Director Raymond Gutierrez, have risen ably and imaginatively to the occasion by incorporating the orchestra into the multilayered ramped and cantilevered set to fit everything into the available space. The set will likely be roomier on the Ferndale stage, where it will move mid-month, but I hope the producers can retain the audience

interactivity that adds to the fun of the Playhouse production.

The need for performers who can act, sing and play a musical instrument or two is challenging for any theatrical producer, but this was not the case for Satlof and Ferney, who have put together a terrific cast from Humboldt County’s pool of artists. Every cast member successfully navigated the set and the instruments without once colliding or tripping — which speaks volumes for the performers’ control and timing.

Christopher Kehoe (Macheath) is a commanding presence, physically, vocally and dramatically, as he woos and wheedles his way around the city. Carl McGahan as Peachum is the perfect foil, with his subtle intimidation and machinations, and Diane Zuleger is masterful (or should that be mistressful?) as the distinctly unsubtle Mrs. Peachum. Added bonus: Both Peachums also blow a mean saxophone.

Kaitlen Osburn brings a powerful voice to Polly Peachum and proves a more than equal match for Mack’s wiles, as well as her father’s threats.

The Greek chorus of Mack’s lady friends is led by the Playhouse’s own Jacqueline Dandeneau as sad, conniving, bribable Jenny, and Sarah McKinney in a wonderfully diva-esque turn as the pregnant Lucy who still hopes that Mack will make an honest woman of her. These two are well supported by Jill Petricca (who doubles as music director for the entire show), Gina Piazza, Laura Welch and Cindie Barr.

Macheath, too, has his own Greek chorus – a trio of lowlifes with the wonderfully Dickensian names of Readymoney Matt (Jim Case), Crookfinger Jake (John Petricca), and Walt Dreary (Perrin Turney). The three aptly perform a flat — one might even say dreary — and very unmusical (“yay,” “hoo-

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Sarah McKinney having a diva moment as Lucy.

Photo by Greta Turney

ray”) chorus at Mack’s wedding to Polly.

Rounding out the exceptionally wellmatched cast are Ethan Frank as would-be beggar Filch and a hapless police constable, and Rigel Schmitt as beggar-boy Twitcher and the Scottish priest who marries Mack and Polly. Cindie Barr and Perrin Turney do double duty as Peachum’s blind and giggling beggars, respectively.

The action of the play is moved forward for the audience by two other devices creatively repurposed from the world of traditional opera. The street singer (Andrea Zvaleko) introduces and closes the show with two radically different interpretations of the eponymous “Mack the Knife,” and each scene is described with hand-cranked supertitles that creak above the set.

Lynnie Horrigan’s costumes are, as always, right on the money. The fox furs and faded velvets perfectly convey the aspirations of the ladies, the gentlemen are clearly striving for at least outward respectability, and the beggar boys are just raggedy enough to be sympathetic. The same goes for Michael Foster’s lighting — subtle where it needs to be, yet always appropriate for the moment.

Dillon Savage keeps the sound balanced throughout, which is not always an easy task in the low-ceilinged Playhouse.

It seems somehow appropriate to be watching a sardonic take on morality and

poverty in election season. I can’t help wondering how some of today’s presidential candidates might deal with the ethics versus hunger dichotomy, not to mention the somewhat rhetorical question of whether it’s better to engage in blatant thievery or banking.

Now Playing: Das Barbecu plays at North Coast Repertory Theatre Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Feb. 20, with a Thursday showing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18. This ambitious Texan send-up of Wagner’s Ring cycle has some good camp and solid comedic performances, but the script, hog tied to the original opera, falls short. Call 442-6278 or visit www.ncrt.net.

Upcoming: Dell’Arte’s second-year students bring their original works based on poetry and fiction to the Carlo Theatre stage in Adaptations from Friday, Feb. 18 through Sunday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. Call 668-5663 or visit www.dellarte.com Outside Mullingar, an emotional and comic tale of late love in rural Ireland, begins with a preview performance at Redwood Curtain Theatre on Feb. 25 and runs through March 19 with 8 p.m. performances Fridays and Saturdays and a 2 p.m. show on Sunday, March 13. Call 443-7688 or visit www.redwoodcurtain.com. l

Setlist

All Together Now

By Andy Powell

thesetlist@northcoastjournal.com Tommy Castro and the Painkillers play Humboldt Brews on Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. $20.

Courtesy of the artist

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n our hyper-partisan 21st century world, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we, as Americans, don’t like ourselves very much. Although more and more of us profess to drop out of the two party political system, we still tend to be quite tribal and quarantine ourselves into like-minded camps. Drive a Chevy truck? Your friends probably do, too.

Drive a Subaru or a Prius? Your latte-lickin’ friends probably do as well. Like Larry the Cable Guy or Bill Maher? FoxNews or MSNBC? Rush Limbaugh or Amy Goodman? Bacon or kale? Coors Lite or Brother Thelonius? American Sniper or La Dolce Vita? Washington Redskins or Washington Indigenous Native Americans? I could go on. If your preference was the first of any of those options, there’s a 94-percent chance you prefer Trump/Cruz/Rubio to Sanders/Clinton/O’Malley. Couple our Red Team vs. Blue Team proclivities with access to anonymous digital mouthpieces, and we really separate ourselves from “them.”

The Beatles or the Rolling Stones? This is a silly question, as I wouldn’t want to live in a world without either Abbey Road or Exile on Main St., but when it comes to music, some barriers begin to break down.

Maybe you don’t care for either. Although that is rare and breaks my heart, I bet there is something that moves us both.

Johnny Cash? Merle Haggard? Johnny Paycheck? Willie Nelson? John Coltrane? Lee Morgan? De La Soul? Beethoven? Bach?

Mahler? George Fornby? Gerry & the Pacemakers? Albert King? Freddie King?

Robert Johnson? Hell, I’ll even meet you at that Selena Gomez song my daughter used to play. My point being, if you spend enough time with someone — or just cut to the chase and chat music — it will be very hard for you not to find something in common with them, musically speaking.

Christ, even Paul Ryan likes Rage Against the Machine! Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders could belt the chorus of “All You Need is Love” at the top of their lungs should they ever find themselves at karaoke together.

Music may be the one thing that can bring us together these days. There’s sure as shit nothing else that pops into my mind.

Friday

Hard workers Kingfoot find themselves at The Logger Bar with an unusual opening group: The Dell’Arte Cabaret opens, so make sure not to be late for the free 9 p.m. show.

Recalling the band’s humble beginnings on the Lower East Side back in ’81, The Toasters’ LES-Beat sound will emanate forth from the South Central part of Arcata at Humboldt Brews. Show up at 9:30 p.m. to catch locals The Dubbadubs kick off the show for a mere $15.

Saturday Take a detour up the 299 to Blue Lake for a free show of country tunes courtesy of The Honky Tonk Detours at the Mad River Brewery Tasting Room. Says drummer Paul DeMark: “We love old and new country music, and we include some of [guitarist] Jake Wiegandt’s originals.

There’s a lot to it. It’s got soul and it’s fun to play. That’s it.” What else do you need?

Rounding out the group is Rick Levin on guitars and Ron Sharp on the bass. 6 p.m. for this tonk.

The Fortuna Concert Series presents local a cappella artists A Company of Voices. Expect some “classical choral repertoire, some African-American spirituals and some jazz.” Catch the company at the Fortuna Monday Club (610 Main Street) at 7:30 p.m. for $10.

Featuring a blend of rock, R&B, reggae, “some Dead and even a little country,” The Rockiteers will be playing at 9 p.m. at the top of the hill in McKinleyville at Six Rivers Brewery. Free show, but feel free to share the wealth.

Keeping things going late, Humboldt Free Radio presents Arcata mega-poppers The Wild Lungs being joined by some Portland punkers, TOIM tonight at The Alibi. $5 will get you in the door, 11 p.m. show time.

Monday No stranger to our neck of the woods, Tommy Castro returns to Humboldt to support his recent release of Method to My Madness. Tommy’s been playing guitar since about ’65 and you may have caught him at numerous Blues by the Bay festivals over the years, but this is the first album of his 22-year recording career that Tommy produced himself. He’ll be joined by his band The Painkillers at Humboldt Brews in Arcata at 8 p.m. Bring $20 to hear tunes from his new album.

Tuesday Like some of you still disconnected from the cable television world, I am unfamiliar with the show The Voice. I’ve heard of it, and, perhaps unfairly, lump it into the American Idol variety of musical television shows. Say what you will about the shows themselves, the musicians and artists who make it on these programs are often quite talented and have been hustling on the road for years. One such fellow is Joshua Davis. Steeped in Americana and folk music, the Michigan native has been writing and gigging for the past 15 years, so he’s no overnight studio-made musician. Making it to the finals in the show, Joshua is glad to be hitting the road again. “I’m so excited to get back to the West Coast,” he says. “It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been out there and this will be the first time since the Voice. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with longtime friends and meeting new fans.” Become a fan or a friend tonight at Humboldt Brews tonight at 9 p.m. Just remember, friends don’t let friends play for free. Bring $15. l Full show listings in the Journal’s Music and More grid, the Calendar and online.

Bands and promoters, send your gig info, preferably with a high-res photo or two, to music@northcoastjournal.com.

Andy Powell is a congenital music lover and hosts The Night Show on KWPT 100.3 FM weeknights at 6 p.m. He doesn’t like reggae or old-time music, but is glad you do.

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Calendar February 11 - February 18, 2016

11 Thursday ART

Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery, 272 C St., Eureka. Chip in for the live model and hone your artistic skills. Go into the courtyard on C Street to the room on the right. $5. 442-0309.

BOOKS

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A Company of Voices, a local a cappella group known for its tight vocal harmonies, raises the roof at the Fortuna Monday Club on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. ($10, $8) with a performance of music spanning several centuries from Renaissance to contemporary jazz. Music lovers, don’t miss this one! It’ll be swell.

Valentine’s Day got you seeing red? Laugh it off at two comedy shows this weekend. On Friday, Feb. 12, check out Bay Area comedians Chris Riggins and Scott Simpson at the Mateel Comedy Cabaret at 9 p.m. ($10). Then on Saturday, Feb. 13, make the comedians work for your love at Make Me Laugh, 9 p.m. at the Palm Lounge ($5). The jokesters have 60 seconds to crack you. Go on, put them to the test.

Humboldt Permaculture Guild

Experienced fruit growers and those who’d like to be are invited Join the Humboldt Permaculture Guild for the third annual Fruit Tree and Scion Exchange on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bayside Grange (free). Share quality graft wood, or scion, pick up some fresh rootstock and get tips from the pros on grafting new trees.

Terry Shames and Susan C Shea. 7-9 p.m. Booklegger, 402 Second St., Eureka. Two crime fiction writers from the Bay Area talk about books and writing. Refreshments served. Free.

Thursday Afternoon Book Club. Second Thursday of every month, 12-1 p.m. Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka. Fun and lively discussion group focusing on adult fiction and nonfiction. Call ahead for upcoming titles. Free. www.humlib.org. 269-1905.

LECTURE Western Snowy Plover. 6:30 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Mark Colwell presents a lecture on the Western Snowy Plover, a small ground nesting shorebird listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Dr. Colwell will introduce the bird’s life history and discuss local challenges to breeding success. $2-$5 donation.

MUSIC Cameron Carpenter. 8 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. Eclectic repertoire ranging from Bach to original compositions on organ. $46, $10 HSU.

THEATER Into the Woods. 7:30 p.m. Eureka High School Auditorium, 1915 J St. Eureka High Players present the musical fairytale mash-up. $10/$5 for students. vossn@ eurekacityschools.org. 476-1735.

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Out There on the Edge of the Prairie Some 40 plus years ago, Garrison Keillor created a live radio variety show called A Prairie Home Companion, featuring folk music, humor and tales of life in a fictional Midwestern town. Its first audience was a mere 12 people and today it is heard by millions across the wires, on stages and over the Internet.

“When the show started,” Keillor recalls, “it was something funny to do with my friends, and then it became an achievement that I hoped would be successful and now it’s a good way of life.” Fans of the boyish storyteller, noted for his thick-rimmed glasses and signature smirk, can enjoy some of that good way of life when Keillor and his distinctive voice grace the Van Duzer Theater on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ($66, $10 HSU students).

In APHC, Keillor brought audiences the quaint, lovable land of Lake Wobegon, his fictional hometown, as well as Dusty and Lefty (the Odd Couple of cowboys), and Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye. His voice is as soothing as a lullaby, but the humor it delivers keeps you from nodding off. Keillor is the antithesis of the mouthy, drunk uncle from whom you try to run at family gatherings; he is that familiar fellow you’d love to sit with on the porch as he regales you with story after story. See what tales he brings to Arcata — from one quirky small town to another.

— Kali Cozyris

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Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow Valentine’s Day (or, as I like to call it, Half-off Chocolates Eve) is a day when couples thank their lucky stars and swoon, and singles twiddle their thumbs and scowl — and vice versa. Whatever your take on it, there are plenty of things to do on Sunday, Feb. 14. The ones below are (mostly) for pairs, so bring a plus one, platonic or otherwise. As conversation hearts have been politely asking for decades, “why not”? (Seriously. Cancel your date with Adele’s latest tearjerker and show yourself a little love this Valentine’s Day.) Learn how to rumba then twirl your partner amid works of art at the Valentine’s Dance with USA Dance at Morris Graves Museum of Art from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ($5, $2, free to MGMA members/children).

Maybe you just like to listen? How about the Valentine Chamber Matinee, the Eureka Symphony’s annual benefit concert featuring trios (lower your eyebrow) by Mozart and Dvorák? It’s at the Eureka Woman’s Club from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ($30).

There’s a Valentine’s Sunset Paddle (again with the eyebrow) at Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center at 2:30 p.m. ($45, $35 HSU) where you can make waves around Woodley Island in a tandem kayak. (P.S.: This one includes complimentary chocolate. Sweet!) Or you could make something memorable at Valentine’s Night Out at SCRAP Humboldt, from 6:30 p.m. ($80/couple). The two of you can enjoy an evening of food, music and (a)more.

— Kali Cozyris

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Democratic Debate. 6 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. The Democratic hopefuls square off. Free. www.richardsgoat.com.

Democratic Debate Night. 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Democrats go head to head. Free w/$5 food & bev purchase. www.arcatatheatre.com.

EVENTS Love to Shop Valentine’s Event. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Browse more than 15 local, home-based and direct sales vendors. First 50 people get a free swag bag. www.redwoodacres.com.

FOR KIDS Young Discoverers. 10:30 a.m.-noon Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Stories, crafts, songs and dance for children ages 3-5. Call ahead. $5, $3 members. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail.com. www.discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

MEETINGS Conservation Meeting. Second Thursday of every month, 12-1:30 p.m. Rita’s Margaritas & Mexican Grill, 1111 Fifth St., Eureka. Discuss conservation issues of interest to the Redwood Region Audubon Society. Free. www. rras.org/calendar.html. 445-8311.

Eureka Woodworking Association. 6:30-8 p.m.

Redwood Humboldt, 1333 Union, Eureka. Share work and ideas. Bring sample pics, a portfolio or a project idea. Skilled artisans and rookies alike are welcome.

Free. PatrickM1st@yahoo.com. www.facebook.com/ eurekawoodworkingassociation. 444-2717.

Humboldt Grange 501 Potluck. Second Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Grange Women’s Auxiliary meets at 6 p.m., potluck at 6:30 p.m., Grange meeting 7:30 p.m. nanettespearschade@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/humboldt.grange. 443-0045.

ETC Community Board Game Night. Second Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Play your favorite games or learn new ones with North Coast Role Playing. Free. oss1ncrp@ northcoast.com. www.baysidegrange.org. 444-2288.

Sip and Knit. 6 p.m. NorthCoast Knittery, 320 Second St., Eureka. Join fellow knitters, crocheters, weavers, spinners and fiber artists to socialize and work on projects. 442-9276.

Standard Magic Tournament. 6-10 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Put your deck to the test. $5. nugamesonline@gmail.com. www.nugamesonline. com. 497-6358.

12 Friday ART

Arts! Arcata. Second Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Art, music and more art. Downtown Arcata and surrounding area. Free. arcatamainstreet@gmail.com. www.arcatamainstreet. com. 822-4500.

DANCE Real Country +. 6-10 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Classic country dance tunes and more.

Music and dancing follow dinner. Free, $12 dinner w/ reservation. 442-1073.

World Dance. 8 p.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1675 Chester Ave., Arcata. Humboldt Folk Dancers sponsor teaching and request dancing. $3. g-b-deja@sbcglobal. net. www.stalbansarcata.org. 839-3665.

MOVIES Serious Moonlight (1983). 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. David Bowie’s concert filmed the 1983 Serious Moonlight tour. $5. www.arcatatheatre.com.

MUSIC Ledward Kaapana. 7:30 p.m. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Hawaiian slack key guitar master. TBA.

THEATER Das Barbecu. 8-11 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Five actors playing more than 30 outrageous characters in this musical comedy set in Texas. $18. ncrt@gmail.com. www.ncrt.net. 442-6278.

Into the Woods. 7:30 p.m. Eureka High School Auditorium, 1915 J St. See Feb. 11 listing.

Those Fabulous Fifites. 7-8:45 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. An ensemble of “over-50” performers portray life in the 1950s through stories and songs to benefit OLLI and HLOC’s The Space. $20 $18 for OLLI members. info@hloc.org. www.humboldt.edu/olli. 826-5880.

Threepenny Opera. 8-10:30 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Ferndale Repertory partners with the Arcata Playhouse for the dark Brecht-Weill musical, directed by Leira Satlof with musical direction from Jill Petricca. $18, $16. info@ferndalerep.org. www.ferndale.org. 786-5483.

EVENTS One Billion Rising. 1-3:30 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Drum, dance, rise. Part of VDay Humboldt events. Free. www.vdayhumboldt.org.

Winter in Westhaven. 6-9 p.m. Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 S. Westhaven Drive. A variety show and all-ages family event with kids crafting, music, food and beverages and outside fire-pit with marshmallow roasting. $5, kids free. 502-5737.

FOOD Spaghetti Dinner. 6-8 p.m. Dows Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dows Prairie Road, McKinleyville. Grange hall fundraiser with pastas, sides, dessert and a Dutch auction. Eat-in or take-home options. $8, $5 kids. www. dowsprairiegrange.org.

SPORTS Barrels by the Bay. 7 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. Saddle up to watch some barrel racing. Covered arena and plenty of seating.

Email for sign-up information. Signups at 5 p.m. Races at 7 p.m. Free. barrelsbythebay@gmail.com. www. victorianferndale.com. 499-3200.

BMX Friday. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Redwood Empire BMX, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Bring your bike for practice and racing.

Wear long sleeves and pants. $2 practice, $5 ribbon race. www.facebook.com/RedwoodEmpireBmx. 407-9222.

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. Have a blast and get some exercise at the same time. $5.

COMEDY

Mateel Comedy Cabaret. 9 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. With MC Tony Persico and comics Chris Riggins, Scott Simpson, Ivy Vasquez and James Stephens. 18 and up. $10. 923-3368.

ETC Community Choice Energy Program Open House. 5:30 p.m. The Multi-Generational Center, 2280 Newburg Road, Fortuna. Learn about saving money on electrical bills and helping the environment through community choice aggregation. Sponsored by the Redwood Coast Energy Authority. Free. 269-1700.

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MUSIC

GARDEN

A Company of Voices. 7:30 p.m. Fortuna Monday Club, 610 Main St. Fourteen local singers perform a capella vocal music spanning several centuries from Renaissance to Contemporary Jazz. $10, $8.

John Elliott and Midnight Band Practice. 8-10 p.m.

The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Independent singer/ songwriter. $5-$20 sliding scale.

Fruit Tree and Scion Exchange. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. The Humboldt Permaculture Guild invites everyone to share graft wood, vines and cuttings, and watch demonstrations.

Free. fogwoodworking@gmail.com. www.humboldtpermaculture.wordpress.com. 672-3102.

Roses Garden Demonstration. 10 a.m.-noon. Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, College of the Redwoods campus, North Entrance, Eureka.

Presented by Richard and Paula Grabowki. $8, free to members. www.hbgf.org.

THEATER Das Barbecu. 8-11 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Feb. 12 listing.

Into the Woods. 7:30 p.m. Eureka High School Auditorium, 1915 J St. See Feb. 11 listing.

Those Fabulous Fifites. 2-3:45 & 7-8:45 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. See Feb. 12 listing.

Threepenny Opera. 8-10:30 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See Feb. 12 listing.

ELECTIONS GOP Debate. 6 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. The Republican hopefuls square off.

Free. www.richardsgoat.com.

EVENTS Museum Open House. 12-4 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. Enjoy this allday celebration with prizes, snacks, activities, family entertainment, new exhibits and a White Glove Club discussion. Free. www.clarkehistorical.net. 443-1947.

Family Bingo Night. 6-9 p.m. Freshwater Grange, 49 Grange Road, Eureka. Enjoy games of Bingo with prizes and free popcorn. Food and drink available. All ages. $3 per person (all ages) and $5 per couple includes game packet per person. 442-7107.

Poultry Fanciers Winter Show. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. The event features an open show, a junior show and a 4-H show with an awards banquet after the show on Saturday. harrymajors1947@ icloud.com. www.humboldtpoultry.org. 496-6350.

FOR KIDS

MOVIES

Babies at the Library. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon. Trinidad Library, 380 Janis Court. Songs, rhymes and playtime for children ages 3 months to 2 years. Free. trihuml@co.humboldt.ca.us. 677-0227.

Dad and Me Playgroup. Second Saturday of every month, 10-11:30 a.m. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

A playgroup for male role models and their children, ages 0 to 5. Free. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail. com. www.discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

Family Arts Day. 2-4 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Enjoy a juggling lesson by the Humboldt Juggling Society and create your own circus inspired art. $5, $2, Free for kids/members. janine@humboldtarts. org. www.humboldtarts.org. 442-0278.

Nature Story Time. 2-3 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Join Karen Mast for Nature Story Time. Geared for ages 3-6, story time focuses on the natural world and is followed by a simple craft project. For more information or to reserve a space, call 444-1397 or email info@friendsofthedunes.org. Free.

Valentine’s Overnight Lock-in Party. 8 p.m. RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G St., Arcata. Drop off kids 7-14 for a fun-filled night of skating, movies and games. $45. www.rampartskatepark.org.

Mulan. 12-2 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Second Saturday Kids Matinee presented by The Discovery Museum features the animated tale of a girl who goes in Chinese army drag to fight in place of her ailing father. $5. info@ discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

Winter Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Farm fresh produce, rain or shine.

On G and Eighth streets. Free. outreach@humfarm.org. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.

ART

Arts on the Avenue. Second Saturday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Eagle Prairie Arts District, 406 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell. Local artists, artisans, kids’ activities and music all along the avenue. Free. 506-5081.

Blue Lake Art Night. Second Saturday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299 Exit 5. Art, music and food at businesses around town. Free. bluelakestudio239@gmail.com.

BOOKS McKinleyville Library Book Sale. 1-4 p.m. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. Featuring a wide selection of fiction and nonfiction selections as well as the $2/bag sale tables out front.

DANCE Mystic Dance. 8-10 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Free-form dancing. All styles.

Partners welcome but not required. $10-$20 suggested donation. info@mysticdance.net.

FOOD

OUTDOORS Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet a trained guide for a 90-minute walk focusing on the ecology of the marsh. Led by Milt Boyd. Free. 826-2359.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Tour. 8:30-11 a.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Bring your binoculars and have a great morning birding. Meet the trip leader in the parking lot at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata, rain or shine. Tour leader is Ken Burton. Free. www.rras.org/calendar.

I Love Dunes Restoration. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila.

Show your love for the dunes by helping remove invasive plants. Gloves and a special Valentine’s treat provided.

Please bring water and wear closed-toed shoes. Free. info@friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.

Restoration Day. Feb. 8, 9 a.m. Trinidad Head, Trinidad State Beach. Remove invasive plants. Wear sturdy shoes.

Gloves and tools are provided. Meet at the parking lot next to the Trinidad School. Free. Michelle.Forys@parks. ca.gov. 677-3109.

SPORTS Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Feb. 12 listing.

COMEDY

Make Me Laugh. 9 p.m. Palm Lounge, Eureka Inn, 518 Seventh St. Comedians have 60 seconds to make audience members laugh. Those who hold out the longest get ridiculously fabulous prizes. Think you have what it takes to hold out? Want to watch other people try?

Come out and play. $5. 497-6093.

ETC

Women’s Peace Vigil. 12-1 p.m. County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka. Dress in warm clothing and bring your own chair. No perfume, please. Free. 269-7044.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Standard League. 1-4 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Bring your decks and claim your prizes. $5. nugamesonline@gmail.com. www.nugamesonline.com. 497-6358.

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Science Fiction Club of Humboldt. 5-7 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Book of the month: Barsk: the Elephants Graveyard by Lawrence M, Schoen. Also, general discussion and reviews of all things science fictional. Free. www.oldtowncoffeeeureka.com.

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in the museum. $5, $2, Free MGMA members/children. janine@humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts.org.

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MOVIES Labyrinth (1986). 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Dance magic dance, magic dance. Jim Henson and his delightful puppets team up with David Bowie in this fantasy classic. $5. www.arcatatheatre.com.

MUSIC Bayside Grange Music Project. 5-9 p.m. Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. From 5-7 p.m. anyone playing any instrument with any ability is invited; 7-9 p.m. people with wind instruments for Bandemonium.

Donations. gregg@relevantmusic.org. www.relevantmusic.org/Bayside. 499-8516.

Valentine Chamber Matinee. 3-4:30 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. The Eureka Symphony’s annual chamber music benefit concert features Terrie Baune on violin, Carol Jacobson on cello and John Chernoff on piano, performing trios by Mozart and Dvorák. Refreshments available. $30. www.eurekasymphony.org. 845-3655.

THEATER Das Barbecu. 2-5 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Feb. 12 listing.

Threepenny Opera. 2-4:30 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See Feb. 12 listing.

EVENTS Firemen’s Games. 12-3 p.m. Main Street, Ferndale.

Ferndale’s volunteer firemen compete in old fashioned firefighting techniques: bucket brigade, quick dressing and hose coupling. Free.

Happily Ever After. 6:30 p.m. Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Italian dinner, wine bar, silent auction and Humboldt Light Opera performers singing Disney songs. $45, $80 couple, $300 table of eight. fiona@hlokidco.org. www.baysidegrange.org. 630-5013.

Poultry Fanciers Winter Show. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. See Feb. 13 listing.

Valentine’s Night Out at SCRAP. 6:30-9:30 p.m. SCRAP Humboldt, 101 H St. Suite D, Arcata. Bring your love or sweetest friend for food, music and making. Music by Clare Hashem. Dinner and dessert from Food is Love, Love is Food. $80/couple. www.scraphumboldt.org.

FOR KIDS Lego Club. 12:30-2 p.m. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Lego fun for younger and older kids featuring Duplos and more complex pieces. Free with museum admission. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail.com. www.discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

Pokemon Trade and Play. 3-5 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Bring your cards to play or learn.

Free. nugamesonline@gmail.com. www.nugamesonline. com. 497-6358.

FOOD Food Not Bombs. 5 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Free, hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free. (503) 828-7421.

OUTDOORS I Love Wetlands. 10 a.m.-noon. Manila Bay Community Park, Peninsula Drive and Lupine. Hands-on exploration of cool creatures living in salty mudflats, birds that eat them and a freshwater pond, then create nature-inspired art. Wear boots if you have them. RSVP. Donations accepted. 444-1397.

Audubon Society Birding Trip. Second Sunday of every month, 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge,

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1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Learn the common birds of Humboldt on a two- to three-hour walk. Meet at the Visitor Center. Free. 822-3613.

Valentine’s Sunset Paddle. 2:30-5:30 p.m. Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Loop around Woodley Island with your honey in a tandem kayak. End on a sweet note with complimentary chocolate. $45, $35 HSU students. hbac@humboldt.edu. www. humboldt.edu/centeractivities. 443-4222.

SPORTS BMX Practice and Racing. 1-3 p.m. Redwood Empire BMX, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Bring your bike for some fun. Wear long sleeves and pants. $2 practice, $11 race. www.facebook.com/RedwoodEmpireBmx. 407-9222.

ETC Family Game Day. 12-6 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Bring the family and friends for a day jam-packed with gaming fun. Feel free to bring in your own games. Free. www.nugamesonline.com. 497-6358.

Redwood Coast Scrabble Club. 1-5 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

Tiles, letters and triple-word scores, oh my! 677-9242.

15 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Dance to live music including standards, country and 1970s. For anyone 50 years and older. $4.

MEETINGS Volunteer Orientation. 2:30 p.m. Food for People, 307 W. 14th St., Eureka. Learn to pack and sort food, work with clients, collect donations and cook. panderson@ foodforpeople.org.

COMEDY

Comedy Open Mic. Third Monday of every month, 9 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka.

Hosted by Matt Redbeard. Sign up at 8:30 p.m. Free.

442-TSST.

16 Tuesday LECTURE

Biological Controls for Insect Pest Management. 1-3:45 p.m. Humboldt County Agriculture Center, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka. Winter Farmer workshop with Bill Weigle, manager of the HSU greenhouse and farmer.

Free. outreach@humfarm.org. 441-9999.

Using Social Media to Enhance Your Marketing Strategies. 4-5 p.m. Humboldt County Agriculture Center, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka. By Bill Prescott. Learn what many farmers and value added businesses are doing to enhance sales and networking. Free. outreach@ humfarm.org. 441-9999.

MUSIC Ukulele Play and Sing Group. Third Tuesday of every month. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. All skill levels. Other instruments on approval. Meet first and third Tuesday. Donations of $1-$2 appreciated. veganlady21@yahoo.com.

FOR KIDS Playgroup. 10-11:30 a.m. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Free play for kids 0-5. Regular admission for kids over 5. Free. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail.com. www.discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

Pokemon Trade and Play. 3-6 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. See Feb. 14 listing.

COMEDY

Savage Henry Comedy Night. 8 p.m. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Local and out of town comedians bring the ha-has. $5. 822-4766.

Comedy Open Mikey. 9 p.m. Palm Lounge, Eureka Inn, 518 Seventh St. Hosted by Nando Molina with beats by Gabe Pressure. Free. 497-6093.

Crushin’ Roulette. 11 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. Local comedians. $5. 630-5000.

ETC

ETC

COMEDY

Bingo. 6 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka.

Speed bingo, early and regular games. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games range from $1-$10.

Board Game Night. 6-9 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Choose from a large variety of games or bring your own. All ages. Free. www.nugamesonline. com. 497-6358.

Ferndale Cribbage. 10 a.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 425 Shaw St., Ferndale. Cards and pegs.

Humboldt Cribbage Club. 6:15 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Play cards. 444-3161.

Volunteer Orientation. 6:30-7:30 p.m. SCRAP Humboldt, 101 H St. Suite D, Arcata. Attend SCRAP’s monthly volunteer orientation and learn about this nonprofit creative reuse center. Free. volunteer@scraphumboldt. org. www.scraphumboldt.org/volunteer. 822-2452.

Casual Magic. 4-9 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. Bring your decks and connect with the local Magic community. Beginners welcome. Door prizes and drawings. $5. www.nugamesonline@gmail.com. www.

nugamesonline.com. 497-6358.

Knots Seminar. 6-7 p.m. Center Activities, 1 Harpst St., Arcata. Learn an assortment of knots: hitches, bends, loops and more. Free. www.humboldt.edu/centeractivities. 826-3357.

18 Thursday ART

Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery, 272 C St., Eureka. See Feb. 11 listing.

MUSIC Humboldt Ukulele Group. Third Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. A casual gathering of strummers. Beginners welcome. $3. dsander1@arcatanet. com. 839-2816.

THEATER Das Barbecu. 8-11 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Feb. 12 listing.

Adaptations. 8 p.m. Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Dell’Arte International’s second year students

17 Wednesday MOVIES

Sci Fi Night ft. Morons from Outer Space (1985). 7:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Four very stupid aliens crash land on earth and become celebrities. Free w/$5 food/bev purchase. www.arcatatheatre.com.

SPOKEN WORD Garrison Keillor. 8 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. A Prairie Home Companion’s host and story-teller holds forth. $66, $10 HSU students.

FOR KIDS Bounce City Night. 6:30-8 p.m. Four Square Faith Center, 1032 Bay St., Eureka. Parents and children preschool through 5th grade enjoy bounce houses, pizza and refreshments. Parents must stay to supervise children.

Free. info@eurekafaithcenter.org. 442-1784.

Youth & Teen Study Group. 3-4:30 p.m. The Multi-Generational Center, 2280 Newburg Road, Fortuna. A quiet environment where students can receive extra help on homework, a snack and optional on-site tutoring.

Free. lynea237@gmail.com. www.ervmgc.com. 725-3300.

Storytime. 1 p.m. McKinleyville Library, 1606 Pickett Road. Liz Cappiello reads stories to children and their parents. Free.

MEETINGS Citizen’s Law Enforcement Liaison Committee. Third Wednesday of every month, 4 p.m. County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka. Learn more about the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and ask questions. Free.

Dow’s Prairie Grange. Third Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m. Dows Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dows Prairie Road, McKinleyville. Get involved in your community Grange. dowsgrange@gmail.com. www. dowsprairiegrange.org. 840-0100.

OUTDOORS Birding Field Trip. 2:30 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company & Tap Room, 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake.

Go birding in Blue Lake on a two-hour field trip with guide Gary Bloomfield. For more information, visit www.godwitdays.org or call 826-7050. $10. www. madriverbrewing.com. northcoastjournal.com • NORTH COAST JOURNAL • Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

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perform original theatrical works from fiction and poetry. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663 ext. 5.

FOR KIDS Young Discoverers. 10:30 a.m.-noon Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. See Feb. 11 listing.

ETC Community Choice Energy Program Open House.

5:30 p.m. Blue Lake City Hall, 111 Greenwood Rd. Learn about saving money on electrical bills and helping the environment through community choice aggregation.

Sponsored by the Redwood Coast Energy Authority.

Free. 269-1700.

Redwood Roots, Inc. Open House. 3-9 p.m. Toph’s House, 6840 Benbow Drive, Garberville. Hear about Redwood Roots, Inc’s vision and collective spirit.

Watch Ganjasaurus Rex at 7 p.m. Music by J Riggs. Food provided. Free.

Sip and Knit. 6 p.m. NorthCoast Knittery, 320 Second St., Eureka. See Feb. 11 listing.

Standard Magic Tournament. 6-10 p.m. NuGames Eureka, 1662 Myrtle Ave. #A. See Feb. 11 listing.

Heads Up This Week Alder Bay Assisted Living is seeking artists for its annual Art and Wine Event on April 30. Please contact Emily at activities@alderbayalf.com or call 273-6474 for more information. Deadline for submissions is April 1.

The North Coast Repertory Theatre announces open auditions for the comedy Moon Over Buffalo on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at the theater. Call 268-0175.

Poets & Writers, College of the Redwoods’ literary magazine, is accepting submissions of original poetry and fiction. Go to www.redwoods.edu.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre holds auditions for the The White Snake on Feb. 28 at Bethel Church in Eureka from 6-9 p.m. and on Feb. 29 at the Arcata Playhouse from 6-9 p.m. Contact Leira Satlof at leira@ferndalerep.org.

Performer applications are available for the Mateel Community Center’s Summer Arts and Music Festival.

Visit www.mateel.org or call 923-3368 to have an app sent to you. Deadline is Feb. 12, 2016.

Humboldt County students are invited to participate in the Student Bird Art Contest. For complete rules and a list of suggested birds go to www.rras.org. Deadline is March 18. Email sueleskiw1@gmail.com.

Redwood Region Audubon Society is accepting submissions for its student nature writing contest on “What Nature Means to Me.” Entries should be no more than 450 words; one entry per person. Include student’s name, address, phone number and e-mail, plus teacher name, grade, school, phone and e-mail. Deadline is Friday, March 18. Send submissions in body of an e-mail to tomleskiw@gmail.com or mail a printout to Tom Leskiw, 155 Kara Lane, McKinleyville CA 95519.

Dream Quest invites local youth to apply for college scholarships. Call (530) 629-3564 or email dreamquestwillowcreek@hotmail.com. Deadline is April 15, 2016.

The Humboldt Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom seeks applications from Humboldt County residents for its Edilith Eckart Memorial Peace Scholarship. Application and information at www. wilpfhumboldt.wordpress.com. Deadline 4 p.m. Feb. 22 Grant applications through Humboldt Sponsors are now available for the current year to local nonprofit organizations serving Humboldt County youth. Deadline is Feb. 12, 2016. Visit www.humboldtsponsors.org or call 442-1682.

Ferndale Rep offers a $500 scholarship to a Humboldt County graduating senior pursuing a career in the performing arts. Application deadline is April 1. Visit www. ferndalerep.org/educate or email info@ferndalerep.org.

Humboldt International Film Festival is taking submissions until March 14 through the festival’s website: www.hsufilmfestival.com/submit-a-film.

Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction seeks donations of clean and gently used coats, sleeping bags/ blankets, socks, gloves and hats for its “Anything Warm” donation drive. For drop off locations, call 601-6221.

Volunteers wanted for Eureka VA clinic. Call 269-7502. l

HEY, YOU. Submit your art, dance, movie, lecture, meeting, community event, performance, karaoke, open mic, gig and/or comedy show online: www.northcoastjournal.com The world wants to know.

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Et Tu?

Coen Bros. vs. Coen Bros.

By John J. Bennett

filmland@northcoastjournal.com

Reviews

HAIL, CAESAR! People usually cite Woody Allen as the workhorse of American cinema, churning out movies almost every year, resulting in an array of sublime successes (Annie Hall in 1977 to Midnight in Paris in 2011) next to titles too depressing to list. Allen, on the grind for six decades, is the model for relentless productivity in the face of often-diminished returns. Starting in the 1980s, though, and running nearly neck and neck with Allen, are Joel and Ethan Coen.

The Coens have created more than a few irreplaceable, darkly hilarious high points in American cinema. In the 1990s, especially, they built a temporally fluid nightmare funhouse out of black humor, misanthropy, genre and existential doubt: Miller’s Crossing (1990); Barton Fink (1991); The Hudsucker Proxy (1994); Fargo (1996); and The Big Lebowski (1998). They were so good, so intensely focused, it seemed they could do no wrong. Even Hudsucker, at the time almost universally reviled, holds up relatively well. And one could argue that Fargo would not exist were it not for the commercial disappointment of its predecessor, so perhaps

Feb 11 - Feb 17

Thurs Feb 11 – Democratic National Debate, Doors @ 5:30 PM, Debate @ 6 PM, Free w/$5 food & bev purchase, 10+.

Sun Feb 14 – Labyrinth (1986), Doors @ 5:30 PM, Movie @ 6 PM, Film is $5, Rated PG. Wed Feb 17 – Sci Fi Night, ft.

Morons from Outer Space (1985), Doors @ 6 p.m. All ages, Free w/$5 food & bev purchase.

Highlight: 2/12 – David Bowie: Serious Moonlight (1983), Doors @ 7:30 PM, Movie @ 8 PM, Film is $5, Unrated.

we should all be thankful. At the same time, though, the unexpected failure of Hudsucker and even more unexpected success of Fargo may be responsible for the more frequently unfocused work that cropped up in the next phase of the Coens’ career.

The 2000s started auspiciously enough, with the giddily silly Preston Sturges paraphrase O Brother, Where Art Thou?

(2000) into the smoky noir of The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), a masterful genre riff that deserves more praise. At this point, though, things start to slide, as the Coens began alternating between movies clearly meant for wider audiences and riskier, perhaps more personal ones.

Some of their greatest successes ensued (No Country for Old Men in 2007 and A Serious Man in 2009), but they are coupled with some of the more disappointing, diluted works of their career.

Movies like The Ladykillers (2004), Burn After Reading (2008) and Hail, Caesar! — none of which (maybe with the exception of The Ladykillers) are bad movies, per se. They just aren’t quite Coen Brothers movies the way I’d like them to be.

In its defense, Hail, Caesar! benefits from the Coens’ decades of experience, both in team-building and shooting movies. Ellen Chenoweth assembles a beyond-formidable cast, Roger Deakins’ work behind the camera is astounding as usual, Carter Burwell’s music works beautifully, the production design of Jess Gonchor and costumes of Mary Zophres create a broad, breathtaking, richly detailed canvas across which the action takes place. The problem is in that action.

Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the head of physical production for Capitol Pictures sometime in the early 1950s, is very busy.

He’s a devout Catholic, a family man trying to quit smoking, and responsible for controlling the wild and woolly goings on of a booming Hollywood studio. He’s entertaining a job offer from Lockheed, with the specter of global annihilation

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looming behind it. One of his stars, audience darling DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson), rougher hewn than an outsider might suspect, is newly pregnant with no husband in sight. The New York money wants to put the studio’s singing cowboy Hobie Doyle (Alden Ehrenreich) in the starring role of a drama helmed by prestige director Laurence Laurentz (Ralph Fiennes).

As if Mannix doesn’t have enough to do, the star of the studio’s biggest production, Hail, Caesar! A Tale of the Christ, one carousing Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), has gone missing.

There are touches, mostly around the edges, of satire here, some mild commentary on the false impression later generations have of the “mildness” of the 1950s.

Homosexuality is hinted at, Communism crops up, there are brief moments questioning the assumption of traditional gender roles. By and large, though, this is broad comedy defined by its set pieces.

Channing Tatum does a cheeky, gay-sailor song and dance routine, Ehrenreich steals the show with his oater highlights and sidling bravado, and Johansson’s aquatic musical number is both charming and lavish. Unfortunately, there just isn’t enough at the center of this thing to hold all of the elements together. Brolin’s resourceful, long-suffering Mannix is compelling and grounded, but we learn too little about his life to really pull for him. And Clooney rarely takes a role with so little substance. He’s charming and funny, but little else.

While Hail, Caesar! is a disappointment on the Coen scale (it never gets as dark or as funny as it teases at), it does pull back the curtain, if only a little, on a fascinating period in American history, and

on a distinctly American industry. There are memorable scenes, performances and images within it, but insufficient focus to make the elements cohere. PG13. 106M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

— John J. Bennett For showtimes, see the Journal’s listings at www.northcoastjournal.com or call: Broadway Cinema 443-3456; Fortuna Theatre 725-2121; Mill Creek Cinema 839-3456; Richards’s Goat Miniplex 630-5000.

Previews

DEADPOOL. Ryan Reynolds zips into full Lycra for the origin story of Marvel’s wisecracking anti-hero. R. 107M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

HOW TO BE SINGLE. New York romcom with Dakota Johnson as a dating newbie and Rebel Wilson as her bawdy Yoda.

R. 110M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

ZOOLANDER 2. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson return as clueless, pouty models saving the world from Will Ferrell’s Mugatu. With Kristen Wiig and Penélope Cruz. PG13. 100M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

Continuing

BOY & THE WORLD. Oscar-nominated, animated tale of a boy in search of his father. PG. 120M. RICHARDS’ GOAT. THE CHOICE. Nicholas Sparks fires up the romance generator for another one, this time with a young couple at the seaside. PG13. 111M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK. DIRTY GRANDPA. If watching movie legend Robert DeNiro sling homophobic slurs at recovering Mousketeer Zac Efron

in an unfunny buddy movie sounds like good times, fine. Do what you want. R. 102M. BROADWAY.

THE FINEST HOURS. Chris Pine, Holliday Grainger and Casey Affleck in a true-story drama about Coasties attempting to rescue oil tankers in a New England winter storm in 1952. Bring a hot beverage.

PG13. 117M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

KUNG FU PANDA 3. Jack Black returns to voice the buoyant Dragon Master, who reunites with his bio dad and trains fellow pandas to fight a supernatural villain. An enjoyable take on the hero’s journey with some genuinely pretty animation. PG. 95M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife who can mow down hordes of the undead. PG13.

100M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

THE REVENANT. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a frontier survivor Hell-bent on revenge in a gorgeous, punishing Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu film that offers little beyond beauty and suffering. R. 156M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. The writing and visuals are a bit too faithful to the original, but they work in this nostalgic return. Leads John Boyega and Daisy Ridley are as compelling as more familiar faces. PG13. 135M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

THEEB. A Bedouin boy follows his brother on a desert crossing with a British soldier during World War I in this Oscar-nominated Arabic language film. NR.

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Communication CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN Th March 31−May 5, 2016, 5:30 p.m. − 8:00 p.m. at CR Community Education 525 D street Eureka, Classroom 112 Call 707−476−4500 (V−0211) HUMBOLDT MEDIATION SERVICES’ COMMUNI− CATIONS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT WORK− SHOP Sat., Feb. 27, 8:30 am−4:30 pm at The Multi− Generational Center − 2280 Newburg Road, Fortuna. An interactive, one−day workshop designed to promote personal conflict manage− ment through effective communication. Learn how to harness the power of conflict as a positive force for growth, understanding, and improved relation− ships. Tuition includes 8 hours of instruction, role plays, and exercises led by experienced, certified mediator−trainers; handouts with examples, tools and exercises to continue practicing clear commu− nication and conflict management. Register online at www.humboldtmediationservices.org or call (707) 445−2505 or email nfo@humboldtmediation services.org for fees, discounts, & more info.

(C−0218) METHODS FOR TEACHING NORTHERN CALI− FORNIA NATIVE LANGUAGES. This course is designed to introduce students to teaching methods developed or utilized for Indigenous language instruction. With Gordon Bussell. Thurs., Feb. 18, 4−8 p.m. Fee: $80. To enroll, call HSU College of eLearning & Extended Education at 826− 3731 or visit www.humboldt.edu/extended. (C−0211)

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PRESIDENT’S WEEK KIDS’ CAMPS Sign up now for workshops at the Arcata Playhouse. Creative Drama Camp (ages 6 − 10) 9am to 12 ,M−F, Feb. 15 − 19 ($100), Stilt Dance/Acro (ages 8 − 14) 1pm − 3pm, T−F, Feb. 16 − 19 ($80). (707) 822−1575 amy@arcataplayhouse.org www.arcataplayhouse.org

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UNPACKING CANNABIS: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC TRENDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. This seminar is an interactive, two−part course to explore the role of cannabis in Northern California and learn about the history, culture, economics, politics, and agri− cultural practices of this multi−billion dollar industry. With Dr. Tony Silvaggio. Fri., Feb. 19 & 26, 12−5 p.m. Fee: $100. To enroll, call HSU College of eLearning & Extended Education at 826−3731 or visit www.humboldt.edu/extended. (L−0211)

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50 and Better OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI).

Offers dynamic classes for people age 50 and over.

Call 826−5880 or visit www.humboldt.edu/olli to register for classes (O−0225) BOOK ARTS: JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER WITH MICHELE OLSEN. Use the cover of an old book to create your own personal journal. Sat., Feb. 20 from 9 a.m.−1 p.m. OLLI Members $50/all others add $25 non−member fee. For more information call OLLI: 826−5880 or visit us online at www.humboldt.edu/olli (O−0211) ANAM CARA: SPIRITUAL WISDOM FROM THE CELTIC WORLD WITH MARILYN MONTGOMERY. Enjoy this introduction to the ancient teachings, stories, and blessings of the Celtic spiritual world.

Thursdays, Feb. 18−March 10 from 2−4 p.m. OLLI Members $65/all others add $25 non−member fee.

For more information call OLLI: 826−5880 or visit us online at www.humboldt.edu/olli (O−0211) CREATIVITY: THE POWER OF INSPIRATION WITH SHARON FERRETT. Be inspired with innovative ideas to start and finish projects. Wed., Feb. 24 from 5−6 p.m. OLLI Members $10/all others add $25 non−member fee. For more information call OLLI: 826−5880 or visit us online at www.humboldt.edu/olli (O−0218) IPAD BASICS INTRODUCTION WITH ANNIE REID. Learn to navigate iPad icons, to connect to the Internet, save and organize web bookmarks and explore apps. Saturdays, Feb. 27− March 12 from 10:30 a.m.−12:30 p.m. OLLI Members $55/all others add $25 non−member fee. For more information call OLLI: 826−5880 or visit us online at www.humboldt.edu/olli (O−0218)

Pets & Animals DOG TRAINING Puppy class starts Tuesday Feb. 16 6−7 Basic obedience Feb. 16 5 7−8 Call 443−1183 for info. Sign up at the Adorni Center (P−0211)

Spiritual ARCATA ZEN GROUP MEDITATION. Beginners welcome. ARCATA: Sunday 7:55 a.m., Trillium Dance Studio, 855 8th St (next to the Post Office).

Dharma talks are offered two Sundays per month at 9:20 a.m. following meditation. For more info. call (707) 826−1701 or visit arcatazengroup.org EUREKA: Wed’s, 5:55 p.m., First Methodist Church, 520 Del Norte St., enter single story building between F & G on Sonoma St, room 12. For more info. call (707) 845−8399 or visit barryevans9@yahoo.com . (S−0324) KDK ARCATA BUDDHIST GROUP. Practice Tibetan Meditation on Loving−Kindness and Compassion in the Kagyu tradition, followed by a study group.

Sun’s., 6 p.m, Community Yoga Center 890 G St, Arcata. Contact Lama Nyugu (707) 442−7068, Fierro_roman@yahoo.com, www.kdkarcatagroup.org (S−0225) TAROT AS AN EVOLUTIONARY PATH. Classes in Eureka, and Arcata. Private mentorships, readings.

Carolyn Ayres. 442−4240 www.tarotofbecoming.com (S−0225) UNITY OF THE REDWOODS. Join us at Unity Church of the Redwoods, where love is felt, truth is taught, lives are transformed, and miracles happen. Services begin each Sun. at 11 a.m. 1619 California St., Eureka. Please stay for snacks and conversation after service. (707) 444−8725 (message), www.unityoftheredwoods.org (S−0128)

AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/26/2016 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and Continued on next page » pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 8/21/2003, as Instrument No. 2003− T.S. No. 009772−CA 32073−16, of Official Records in the APN: 013−142−009−000 office of the County Recorder of NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Humboldt County, State of CALI− FORNIA executed by: RIO AERYN, A Pursuant to CA Civil Code 2923.3 SINGLE WOMAN WILL SELL AT IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/ CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR 10/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK CONTACT A LAWYER On 3/11/2016 SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHO− duly appointed trustee under and RIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded STATE: IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE 4/10/2007, as Instrument No. 2007− OF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY 11653−16, of Official Records in the COURTHOUSE, 825 5TH STREET, office of the County Recorder of EUREKA, CA 95501 all right, title and Humboldt County, State of CALI− interest conveyed to and now held FORNIA executed by: GLEN W. by it under said Deed of Trust in the MUSTIAN AND JERILYN MUSTIAN, property situated in said County HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL SELL AT and State described as: MORE PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S OF TRUST The street address and CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR other common designation, if any, NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN of the real property described

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT above is purported to be: 827 P UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 The STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND undersigned Trustee disclaims any LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS liability for any incorrectness of the ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK street address and other common SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE designation, if any, shown herein.

FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHO− Said sale will be held, but without RIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS covenant or warranty, express or STATE: IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE implied, regarding title, possession, OF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY condition, or encumbrances, COURTHOUSE, 825 5TH STREET, including fees, charges and EUREKA, CA 95501 all right, title and expenses of the Trustee and of the interest conveyed to and now held trusts created by said Deed of Trust, by it under said Deed of Trust in the to pay the remaining principal sums property situated in said County of the note(s) secured by said Deed and State described as: MORE of Trust. The total amount of the FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED unpaid balance of the obligation OF TRUST The street address and secured by the property to be sold other common designation, if any, and reasonable estimated costs, of the real property described expenses and advances at the time above is purported to be: 2305 of the initial publication of the HARRIS ST EUREKA, CALIFORNIA Notice of Sale is: $59,318.91 If the 95501 The undersigned Trustee Trustee is unable to convey title for disclaims any liability for any incor− any reason, the successful bidder’s rectness of the street address and sole and exclusive remedy shall be other common designation, if any, the return of monies paid to the shown herein. Said sale will be held, Trustee, and the successful bidder but without covenant or warranty, shall have no further recourse. The express or implied, regarding title, beneficiary under said Deed of possession, condition, or encum− Trust heretofore executed and brances, including fees, charges and delivered to the undersigned a expenses of the Trustee and of the written Declaration of Default and trusts created by said Deed of Trust, Demand for Sale, and a written to pay the remaining principal sums Notice of Default and Election to of the note(s) secured by said Deed Sell. The undersigned caused said of Trust. The total amount of the Notice of Default and Election to unpaid balance of the obligation 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 (16−021) Sell to be recorded in the county secured by the property to be sold T.S. No. 030073−CA where the real property is located. and reasonable estimated costs, APN: 005−182−013−000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If expenses and advances at the time NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE you are considering bidding on this of the initial publication of the property lien, you should under− Pursuant to CA Civil Code 2923.3 Notice of Sale is: $208,676.26 If the stand that there are risks involved in IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY Trustee is unable to convey title for bidding at a trustee auction. You OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT any reason, the successful bidder’s will be bidding on a lien, not on the UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 8/ sole and exclusive remedy shall be property itself. Placing the highest 8/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION the return of monies paid to the bid at a trustee auction does not TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT Trustee, and the successful bidder automatically entitle you to free MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF shall have no further recourse. The and clear ownership of the prop− YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF beneficiary under said Deed of erty. You should also be aware that THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING Trust heretofore executed and the lien being auctioned off may be AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD delivered to the undersigned a a junior lien. If you are the highest CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/26/2016 written Declaration of Default and bidder at the auction, you are or at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as Demand for Sale, and a written may be responsible for paying off duly appointed trustee under and Notice of Default and Election to all liens senior to the lien being pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded Sell. The undersigned caused said auctioned off, before you can 8/21/2003, as Instrument No. 2003− Notice of Default and Election to receive clear title to the property.

32073−16, of Official Records in the Sell to be recorded in the county You are encouraged to investigate office of the County Recorder of where the real property is located.

NORTHState COAST JOURNALthe • Thursday, Feb. 11,and 2016 northcoastjournal.com existence, priority, size of Humboldt•County, of CALI− NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If outstanding liens that may exist on FORNIA executed by: RIO AERYN, A you are considering bidding on this this property by contacting the SINGLE WOMAN WILL SELL AT property lien, you should under− county recorder’s office or a title PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST stand that there are risks involved in

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TRANSMISSION MEDITATION Wednesdays 6−7pm Isis Osiris Healing Temple 44 Sunny Brae Center, Arcata. 707−681−9970 $2 donation requested (S−0317)

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Vocational ADVANCED PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING. Intended for those who already keep bess and/or have taken the Practical Beekeeping class. With Dick LaForge & Jeannine Kaprielian. Sun., Feb. 21−May 1, 1−3 p.m.

Fee: $140. To enroll, call HSU College of eLearning & Extended Education at 826−3731 or visit www.humboldt.edu/extended. (V−0211) CREATIVE WRITING Creative Writing in Crescent City! Thursdays, March 3 − March 24, 2016, 6:00 p.m. − 8:00 p.m., $52 Del Norte Campus 883 Wash− ington Blvd. Crescent City, CA Room DM2. In this class students will learn the techniques required in fiction, non−fiction and other genres of writing.

Students will be encouraged to begin with a short story and have finished product by the end of the session. Call Community Education for information 707−476−4500 (L−0204) INTERMEDIATE EXCEL 2013 t & Th Feb. 23 & 25, 2016, 6:00 p.m. − 9:00 p.m. at CR Community Education 525 D Street Eureka. Call 707−476−4500 (V−0211) PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING. Learn the basics of keeping honeybees for pollination, to produce honey and other products. With Dick LaForge & Jeannine Kaprielian. Mon., Feb. 15−May 2 (no class March 14), 6:30−8:30 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 27, April 2, 16, 30, 1−3 p.m. Fee: $140. To enroll, call HSU College of eLearning & Extended Education at 826−3731 or visit www.humboldt.edu/extended. (V−0211) SURVIVAL FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SKILLS, W & Th Feb. 24 & 25, 2016, 5:30 p.m. − 8:30 p.m. at CR Community Education 525 D Street Eureka. Learn how to effectively use budgets, to read balance sheets and P&L statements. Call 707−476−4500 (V−0211) INJECTIONS, SUNDAY, FEB 14TH 8 AM − 6 PM This one−day injections training is for those who are employed, or seeking employment, in a medical office setting and will be working under the supervision of a physician. VENIPUNCTURE, SUNDAY 02/21/16 8−6pm. This one−day blood draw training is for those who are employed, or seeking employment, in a medical office setting and will be working under the supervision of a physician.

Each class cost $125 Call Community Education 476 −4500 for more information (V−0211)

Wellness & Bodywork AYURVEDIC MASSAGE PROGRAM. w/Traci Webb @ NW Institute of Ayurveda, Asian Body Therapies, Marma Points, Essential Oils, Herbs, April 20−June 19, (Deadline: March 21), Prerequisite To: "Panchakarma Therapist Program", 112 CEUs. Register: www.ayurvedicliving.com, (707) 601−9025 (W−0317)

10−MONTH AYURVEDIC LIVING PROGRAM. W/ Traci Webb, @ NW Institute of Ayurveda, Part of Nationally Approved Ayurveda Practitioner Program, Meets 1 wkend + 3 wkdays/mo, Starts March 4 (Deadline: Feb. 21), Nutrition, Herbs, Medi− tation, Yoga, Essential Oils, Colors, 54 CEUs. Prereq− uisite: "Ayurvedic Self−Care & Cooking" (see listing), Register: www.ayurvedicliving.com, (707) 601−9025 (W−0218) AROMATHERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM. Hands− on "Do it Yourself" Immersion & Essential Oil Distillation @ NW Institute of Ayurveda, w/Traci Webb & Guests, Learn 125 Essential Oils, Make 20+ Products, March 4−6 & 18−20 (Deadline: Feb. 21), 36 CEUs. $799 (early reg. saves). Register: www.ayurvedicliving.com, (707) 601−9025 (W−0218) YOGA IN FORTUNA THURS 9:30AM − 10:45AM W/LAURIE BIRDSONG. Multigenerational Center 2280 Newburg Rd. Breathe, stretch, strengthen the body, calm the mind. All levels. $11 drop−in or 6 class pass $57. Scholarships avail. info Laurie 362− 5457 (W−0225) MASSAGE SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT AT ARCATA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE. Free introductory lesson and discussion about massage school.

Tuesday, January 12 at 5 p.m. Visit arcatamassage.com or call (707) 822−5223 for info..

(W−0225) AYURVEDIC SELF−CARE & COOKING CERTIFICA− TION. with Traci Webb at NW Inst. of Ayurveda.

Feb. 19−21, Enjoy Daily Yoga, Self−Care & Lunch!, Prerequisite To: 10−Month Ayurvedic Living Prog. (see listing) $250 (early reg. saves). 24 CEUs. Register: www.ayurvedicliving.com, (707) 601−9025 (0218) DANDELION HERBAL CENTER CLASSES WITH JANE BOTHWELL. Visiting Teachers Series with Jessica Baker. March 5−6. In this weekend class, Jessica gets down to The Roots of Chinese Medicine! 10−Month Herbal Studies Program. Feb. − Nov. 2016. Meets one weekend per month with several field trips. Learn in−depth material medica, therapeutics, flower essences, wild foods, formula− tions and harvesting. Medicinal Cannabis Confer− ence. April 23−24, 2016. Presenters are interna− tional, national and local experts that will utilize substantiated research and experience to advance your knowledge base on Cannabis to the next level! Presenters include Donald Abrams, MD; Ethan Russo, MD; Dustin Sulak, DO; and more!

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delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under− stand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the prop− erty. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

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

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, benefi− ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a cour− tesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280− 2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 009772−CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280− 2832 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, California 92117

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William Link, Space # 2818 the lien being auctioned off may be Items to be sold include, but are Jason Foster, Space # 3005 a junior lien. If you are the highest not limited to: Household furni− Melony Peterson, Space # 3009 bidder at the auction, you are or ture, office equipment, household Mills Howell, Space # 3311 may be responsible for paying off Continued from previous page appliances, exercise equipment, all liens senior to the lien being TVs, VCR, microwave, bikes, books, The following units are located at auctioned off, before you can misc. tools, misc. camping equip− 3618 Jacobs Avenue Eureka, CA, receive clear title to the property. ment, misc. stereo equip. misc. yard County of Humboldt and will be You are encouraged to investigate tools, misc. sports equipment, misc. sold immediately following the sale the existence, priority, and size of kids toys, misc. fishing gear, misc. of the above units. outstanding liens that may exist on computer components, and misc. this property by contacting the boxes and bags contents unknown.

Denise Carte, Space # 1157 county recorder’s office or a title Purchases must be paid for at the James Rowland, Space # 1230 insurance company, either of which time of the sale in cash only.

Brianna Dodge, Space # 1394 may charge you a fee for this infor− Anyone interested in attending the Robinn Baird, Space # 1504 mation. If you consult either of auction must sign in at 4055 Heather Amador, Space # 1796 these resources, you should be Broadway Eureka CA. prior to 9:00 aware that the same lender may A.M. on the day of the auction, no The following units are located at hold more than one mortgage or exceptions. All purchase items sold 105 Indianola Avenue Eureka, CA, deed of trust on the property. as is, where is and must be removed County of Humboldt and will be NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The at time of sale. Sale is subject to sold immediately following the sale sale date shown on this notice of cancellation in the event of settle− of the above units. sale may be postponed one or more ment between owner and obligated times by the mortgagee, benefi− party. Auctioneer: Kim Santsche, Hummingbird Healing Center/ ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant Employee for Rainbow Self−Storage, Nathan Johns, Space # 162 to Section 2924g of the California 707−443−1451, Bond # 40083246.

Christopher Vandiver, Space # 230 Civil Code. The law requires that Michael Koenig, Space # 318 information about trustee sale Dated this 4th day of February, 2016 Justin Massie, Space # 392 postponements be made available and 11th day of February, 2016 April Keohen, Space # 399 to you and to the public, as a cour− tesy to those not present at the (16−015) The following units are located at sale. If you wish to learn whether FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 1641 Holly Drive McKinleyville, CA, your sale date has been postponed, STATEMENT 16−00033 County of Humboldt and will be and, if applicable, the rescheduled The following person is doing Busi− sold immediately following the sale time and date for the sale of this ness as RAMPAGE MOBILE DETAIL of the above units. property, you may call (800) 280− Humboldt, 211 Meadowbrook Ln, 2832 or visit this Internet Web site Fortuna, CA 95540 Adrian Burnett, Space # 3248 WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the Kati S De Alba Shannon Hunt, Space # 7101 file number assigned to this case 211 Meadowbrook Ln, Nicholas Womble, Space # 7113 030073−CA. Information about Fortuna, CA 95540 Judy Coates, Space # 7213 postponements that are very short Jason A Labayog Tyler Collins, Space # 7218 in duration or that occur close in 211 Meadowbrook Ln, Anna Lowe, Space # 8115 time to the scheduled sale may not Fortuna, CA 95540 David Sutton, Space # 8128 immediately be reflected in the The business is conducted by A telephone information or on the General Partnership.

The following units are located at Internet Web site. The best way to The date registrant commenced to 2394 Central Avenue McKinleyville verify postponement information is transact business under the ficti− CA, County of Humboldt and will to attend the scheduled sale. FOR tious business name or name listed be sold immediately following the SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280− above on Not Applicable sale of the above units.

2832 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 I declare the all information in this Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, statement is true and correct.

Janice Sullivan, Space # 9208 California 92117 A registrant who declares as true Perri Jackson, Space # 9279 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 (16−014) any material matter pursuant to Kevin Allen, Space # 9295 PUBLIC SALE Section 17913 of the Business and Jacqueline Anderson, Space # 9303 Professions Code that the registrant Lyndon Walker, Space # 9412 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the knows to be false is guilty of a Teresa Cengia, Space # 9533 undersigned intends to sell the misdemeanor punishable by a fine personal property described below not to exceed one thousand dollars The following units are located at to enforce a lien imposed on said ($1,000).

180 F Street Arcata CA, County of property pursuant to Sections 21700 /s Kati De Alba, Co−Owner Humboldt and will be sold immedi− −21716 of the Business & Professions This statement was filed with the ately following the sale of the Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, County Clerk of Humboldt County above units.

Section 535 of the Penal Code and on January 12, 2016 provisions of the civil Code. The KELLY E. SANDERS Carl Partee, Space # 4133 undersigned will sell at public sale Humboldt County Clerk Tyani Ortiz, Space # 4328 by competitive bidding on the 17th By: A. Abram Kathryn Dietz, Space # 4333 of February, 2016, at 9:00 AM, on John Goss, Space # 4355 the premises where said property 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 (16−013) Runa Mullen, Space # 4410 has been stored and which are Teresa Meadors, Space # 4723 located at Rainbow Self Storage.

Call us to place your Kris VanLom Jr., Space # 6108 The following units are located at Monika Zielinski, Space # 6117 4055 Broadway Eureka, CA, County legal Rosanna Butka, Space # 6129 of Humboldt.

Doug Thron, Space # 7008 ads Craig Ford, Space # 5201 The following units are located at Peter Krolicki, Space # 5441 Call 442-1400 940 G Street Arcata CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold immedi− The following units are located at ately following the sale of the 639 W. Clark Street Eureka, CA, above units.

County of Humboldt and will be sold immediately following the sale Jeremy Means, Space # 6329 of the above units.

Daniar Betancourt, Space # 6439 Samuel Kempton−Hein, Space # Donald Norris, Space # 2007 6457 Carol Dunning, Space # 2815 William Link, Space # 2818 Items to be sold include, but are Jason Foster, Space # 3005 not limited to: Household furni− Melony Peterson, Space # 3009 ture, office equipment, household Mills Howell, Space # 3311 appliances, exercise equipment, TVs, VCR, microwave, bikes, books, The following units are located at misc. tools, misc. camping equip− 3618 Jacobs Avenue Eureka, CA, ment, misc. stereo equip. misc. yard County of Humboldt and will be NORTH COAST 11, 2016 • northcoastjournal.com tools, misc.Feb. sports equipment, misc. sold immediately followingJOURNAL the sale • Thursday, kids toys, misc. fishing gear, misc. of the above units. computer components, and misc. boxes and bags contents unknown.

Denise Carte, Space # 1157

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 16−00073

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 16−00014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 16−00029

The following person is doing Busi− ness as ORGANIC GIVING FARMS Humboldt, 2800 Burr Valley Rd., Bridgeville, CA 95526 5138 Patrick Creek Dr., McKinleyville, CA 95519 Jim M Givius 5138 Patrick Creek Dr, McKinleyville, CA 95519 The business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti− tious business name or name listed above on Not Applicable I declare the all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Jim Givius, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Humboldt County on January 28, 2016 KELLY E. SANDERS Humboldt County Clerk By: M. Morris

The following person is doing Busi− ness as OWENS LOST COAST SHUTTLE SERVICE Humboldt, 389 U Pacific Dr, Shelter Cove, CA 95589 Dhulnun Owen 389 U Pacific Dr, Shelter Cove, CA 95589 The business is conducted by An Individual.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti− tious business name or name listed above on Not Applicable I declare the all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Dhulnun Owen, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Humboldt County on January 7, 2016 KELLY E. SANDERS Humboldt County Clerk By: A. Abram

The following person is doing Busi− ness as FORBES ASSOCIATES − T.H.S. Humboldt, 1807 Central Ave, McKinleyville, CA 95519 Tracy L Helard−Shumard 4747 Aster Ave, McKinleyville, CA 95519 The business is conducted by An Individual.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti− tious business name or name listed above on Not Applicable I declare the all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Tracy Helard−Shumard, Broker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Humboldt County on January 12, 2016 KELLY E. SANDERS Humboldt County Clerk By: L. Holman

1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2−11 (16−007)

1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2−11 (16−008)

2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 (16−016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 15−00737

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 16−00019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 16−00087

The following person is doing Busi− ness as LOVELY IS HIME Humboldt, 4333 Walnut Drive, Eureka, CA 95503 Jamie Lee 4333 Walnut Drive, Eureka, CA 95503 The business is conducted by An Individual.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti− tious business name or name listed above on Not Applicable I declare the all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Jamie Lee, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Humboldt County on December 30, 2015 KELLY E. SANDERS Humboldt County Clerk By: A. Abrams

The following person is doing Busi− ness as TOURS FOR YOU Humboldt, 1939 South Gavin Road, McKinleyville, CA 95519 Justin D Hornsby 1939 South Gavin Road, McKinleyville, CA 95519 The business is conducted by An Individual.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti− tious business name or name listed above on Not Applicable I declare the all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Justin Hornsby, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Humboldt County on January 8, 2016 KELLY E. SANDERS Humboldt County Clerk By: A. Abram

The following person is doing Busi− ness as REGAL OCTOPUS CREATIONS Humboldt, 2566 Boone St, Fortuna, CA 95540 Nicoel Y White, 2566 Boone St, Fortuna, CA 95540 The business is conducted by An Individual.

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oon after I moved from London to New Zealand in the 1960s, I was taken aback when a Kiwi friend referred to a mutual acquaintance as “a good cunt, he always does what he says he’s going to do.” Until then, I’d only heard the C-word used in a derogatory sense. In southern England at the time, to call someone (always, in my memory, a male) a “cunt” was to say he was the lowest of the low; no other insult came close. Yet in New Zealand and, I later learned, Australia, Quebec and Barbados among other places, it was used as a lighthearted term of endearment. Had I been from Northern England, I might have thought the same.

I included Barbados because of Rihanna’s notorious diamond-studded “CUNT” necklace. In an interview with British Vogue, the pop star (and ambassador for Barbados tourism!) said, “That word is so offensive to everyone in the world except for Bajans. … When I first came here, I was saying it like it was nothing, like, ‘Hey, cunt,’ until my makeup artist finally had to tell me to stop.”

Most etymologists believe the word originated as an inoffensive term for female genitalia, coming from the Latin for vulva, cunnus (curiously a masculine noun, unlike vagina, meaning “sheath”). Its cognate cuneus, “wedge,” gives us “cuneiform writing,” made by pressing the triangular end of a thin stick into soft clay.

So when did the C-word evolve into what Australian feminist writer Germaine Greer (The Female Eunuch) called “one of the few remaining words in the English language with a genuine power to shock”?

Even in countries where it is offensive today, it wasn’t always so. In England sometime before 1325, a book of proverbs included the sage advice to “give your cunt wisely and make demands after the wedding.” And in the Middle Ages, Gro-

pecunt Lane was a common street name in red-light districts. Today Grape Lane, a block south of the York Minster cathedral, reminds us in a bowdlerized way of its history.

But by Shakespeare’s time, the word was taboo enough that the playwright had to use the word obliquely to avoid censure by the Lord Chamberlain. Hamlet, for example, teases his girlfriend, asking if he can lie in her lap. When Ophelia says no, he replies, “I meant my head in your lap. … Do you think I meant country matters?”

(Of course he did.)

Fast forward to the 20th century, when D.H. Lawrence’s iconic novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover made waves with repeated use of the word in question, along with F-bombs. “Cunt! Eh, that’s the beauty o’ thee, lass!” says Mellors the gamekeeper to Lady Constance Chatterley, having just introduced her to the word. For 32 years, from its publication in 1928 to a landmark trial in London in 1960, only an expurgated version of the novel was available in Britain. At the trial, the chief prosecutor showed how out of touch the establishment was with changing mores when he famously asked if the book was the kind “you would wish your wife or servants to read.” (I like to imagine a juror replying, “Fuck yes!”)

And then there’s the Scunthorpe Problem (which rates its own page in Wikipedia), in which profanity filters have prevented residents of the English town of that name from signing up with AOL or listing their businesses online. Shakespeare could have solved their dilemma: Scounthorpe, anyone? l Barry Evans (barryevans9@yahoo.com) agrees with linguist Steven Pinker that the 16th-Century taunt “kiss the cunt of a cow” is due for a revival because of its fine alliteration and meter.

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The Place: Known for its quality academic programs and its hands-on approach to learning, Humboldt State University has a well-earned reputation as one of the best primarily undergraduate public universities in the United States. The residential and rural campus of 8,200 students is nestled between mountains, giant redwood trees, and breathtaking Pacific Ocean beaches. The local area offers many outdoor recreation opportunities as well as a full range of dining, cultural, and entertainment opportunities, all without the hassle and expense of a major metropolitan area. Local K-12 schools consistently rank in the top 10% in the state, and the local produce is second to none. Humboldt State University also benefits from being part of the world’s largest university system, the 23-campus California State University (CSU).

Position Summary: This position is responsible for hands-on, technical leadership to a team of Technical Support Specialists who apply their advanced IT skills to helping faculty, staff and students obtain optimal, efficient, and secure use of computer and information systems. The position reports to the Director of User Support Services, within the Information Technology Services (ITS) unit.

Duties: This position will be responsible for, but not limited to the following: Work directly with faculty, staff and students to support their use of technology: Install, configure and support software and hardware for computers and related devices; troubleshoot problems via phone, email, remote control software and on-site visits to give exceptional customer support; support use of enterprise level software and interfaces with server based applications.

Provide leadership and coordination over the daily tasks associated with campus-wide support for desktop and mobile computer usage by HSU staff and students. Participate in, often leading, team planning sessions; research and implement productive solutions to new technology and functional requirements; actively contribute to documentation regarding ITS services in order to improve service; complete other tasks and projects as assigned by the Director of User Support Services. Consult with other ITS staff on the implementation of tools used to automate desktop support campus-wide. Maintain work flows and communication within the Desktop Support team, including assigning tasks/work tickets and providing feedback to members of the desktop support team in order to improve service.

Minimum Qualifications: Education & Experience: A Bachelor’s degree and foundation of knowledge and skills in technical information systems. Three years of full time professional experience providing information technology user support preferred. Additional relevant experience can be substituted for equivalent education on a year for year basis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to lead a technical team in an environment with critical deadlines; excellent interpersonal skills and customer service orientation; ability to work as a flexible, collaborative and supportive team member, while excelling in a fast-paced service environment; ability to independently and effectively prioritize and handle multiple responsibilities; ability to follow through on tasks to full completion in a timely manner; knowledge of applying diagnostic techniques for problem solving and trouble-shooting; a systematic troubleshooting paradigm.

Demonstrated experience working effectively with a diverse population. Ability to move up to 40 pounds. Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting computing issues on Windows systems (hardware and software). Knowledge of tools used to manage enterprise-wide inventories of desktop computers such as experience with Active Directory, Group Policy Object, software imaging, and automated software installation.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in leading a technical support team of five or more personnel; experience with computer management software products such as such as Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager; configuring and supporting mobile computing solutions on various platforms.

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to Human Resources, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA, 95521-8299 or via email to careers@ humboldt.edu. In addition to the above, please remember to complete the HSU Employment Application. Applications that do not include the HSU Employment Application will not be considered.

Application Deadline: First review of applications will be February 15, 2016, but applications will be considered until an acceptable pool of qualified applicants has been received.

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Salary: $25.98-$31.36 per hour, plus benefits Minimum qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree with a major in civil/structural engineering, architecture, construction arts, or a closely related field preferred, (job related construction and building code administration/enforcement experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis).

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Experience: Five years of experience in building inspection, standards development and plan checking, including one year of supervisory experience.

License or Certificate: Possession of a valid California driver’s license. Possession of a valid and active certification as a Building Official within two years of date of hire issued by the International Code Council.

Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services is accepting extra help applications for

For a job bulletin and an application visit the Lassen County web site at www.co.lassen.ca.us, in the Personnel Department, or visit our application center at 221 S Roop Street, Susanville, CA 96130. EOE.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Application Deadline: February 19, 2016.

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The Department is looking for candidates who want to make a difference.

Candidates selected will be working with a professional team to help children and youth from difficult social situations and backgrounds.

Experience in pediatric medications including psychotropic medication is desired. Candidates must posses a valid CDL, must have their Public Health Nursing certification and valid RN License. Extra Help placements are nonbenefitted positions and paid an hourly wage.

Salary for these placements can range from $28.61–$36.72 per hour.

Extra help applications & job description may be picked up at Department of Health & Human Services Employee Services 507 F Street, Eureka, Ca 95501; (707)441-5510 AA/EOE default

The Hoopa Valley Tribe is accepting applications to fill the following vacant position

Hoopa-Yurok Vocational Rehabilitation Program Manager Hoopa-Yurok Vocational Rehabilitation Program; Reg. F/T; Salary $47,200.00/yr.; QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Voc. Rehab. Counseling, Guidance Counseling, Psychology, Sociology or Social Work. A Master’s Degree in any one of these disciplines is strongly preferred; 2 yrs. of social work experience; 2 yrs. experience in management of social or human services program; Knowledge of Tribal Gov. and Federal Regs., Computer Literate preferred; Understanding of local Native American cultural heritage is vital; CDL and be insurable; Must pass a full background check.

DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED. Submit applications, job information contact the Human Resources Department, Hoopa Valley Tribe, P.O. Box 218, Hoopa, CA 95546 or call (530) 625-9200 ext. 15. The Tribe’s Drug and Alcohol Policy and TERO Ordinance apply.

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CALFRESH SPECIALIST This full-time position conducts office- and community-based activities to provide education and support to the child care community to encourage healthy lifestyles and nutritious eating related to CalFresh; supports enrollments on CalFresh. Starts at $14.11/hour.

Closes 5 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2016

PROGRAM SPECIALIST – FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SERVICES This full-time position performs a range of support and program functions for programs that provide mental health and other supportive services. Strong computer skills desired. Starts at $15.59/hour.

Closes 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2016

BILINGUAL CHILD CARE CASE MANAGER This full-time position interviews applicants to determine eligibility for subsidized child care programs and maintains a caseload of clients.

Coursework in social services or related filed and experience explaining rules and regulations to the public desired. Requires fluency in Spanish and English Starts at $14.83/hour.

Closes 5 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Excellent benefits: paid vacation/sick leave, holidays and paid insurance. Must be able to pass DOJ/FBI criminal history fingerprint clearance. Must possess a valid California driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and a vehicle for work.

Application and job description available at www.changingtidesfs.org, 2259 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501, or by calling (707) 444-8293. Please submit letter of interest, resume, and application to Nanda Prato at the above address or via email to nprato@changingtidesfs.org. EOE

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CARE PROVIDERS NEEDED NOW! Earn 1200−3600 a month working from the comfort of your home and receive ongoing support. We are looking for caring people with a spare bedroom to support an adult with special needs. We match adults with disabilities with people like you, in a place they can call home. Call Sharon for more information at 707−442−4500 ext 16 or visit www.mentorswanted.com LOOKING FOR A MEANINGFUL JOB IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Crestwood Behavioral Health Center is looking for Full−Time, Part−Time and On−Call LPTs,LVNs to join our dynamic team committed to teaching a "life worth living."

Apply at 2370 Buhne St, Eureka http://crestwoodbehavioralhealth.com/location/eurekaca/

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Cypress Grove is looking for a talented, cheese-loving graphic designer to join our marketing team! We are in search of talent and need someone with graphic design skills for print, social media, and web. Must be creative, willing to take risks to move our brand forward, and enjoy working in a team setting. For instructions on how to apply, visit us at www.cypressgrovechevre.com/grovers/employment.html DEADLINE TO APPLY: 02/19/16

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Filing deadline: February 29, 2016.

Apply at www.humboldtgov.org/hr or contact Human Resources (707) 476-2349, 825 5th St., Rm. 100, Eureka. AA/EOE

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CITY OF EUREKA

MAINTENANCE WORKER I/II I - $2,323 - $2,967 PER MO. II - $2,690 - $3,272 PER MO. PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS

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This position performs a variety of semi-skilled labor in the construction, maintenance and repair of City infrastructures. This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies in the following divisions: Parks, Streets, Wastewater Collection, and Water Distribution. Desirable qualifications include a combination of education equivalent to graduation from high school, and at least 1 year of experience related to area of assignment.

For a full job description and to apply please visit our website at www.ci.eureka.ca.gov.

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CITY OF EUREKA

COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER $2,841-$3,638/MONTH + EXCELLENT BENEFITS

$5,161–$6,623 mo. Plus excellent benefits.

Directs and participates in planning, developing, monitoring and implementing a variety of programs and projects related to economic development, infra-structure and related areas of need. Evaluates economic development projects, identifies potential funding sources, conducts feasibility studies, interprets data, prepares reports and makes presentations, recommends projects and loans, monitors grants and contracts, and maintains liaison with other agencies and community groups.

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATED PROVIDER 1 F/T Eureka CASE MANAGER REFERRAL SUPPORT 1 F/T Crescent City DENTIST 1 F/T Eureka DESKTOP SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 F/T Arcata DIETICIAN 1 F/T Eureka LAB ASSISTANT 1 F/T Crescent City LVN/ MA 1 F/T Willow Creek MEDICAL BILLER 1 F/T Arcata MEDICAL ASSISTANT 2 F/T Crescent City 1 F/T Eureka 1 F/T Ferndale 2 F/T Fortuna 1 F/T Arcata 1 F/T Willow Creek 1 P/T McKinleyville MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST 1 F/T Willow Creek MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK 1 F/T Fortuna POD CLERICAL SPECIALIST 1 F/T Eureka PRIMARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT PROVIDER 1 F/T Eureka REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT 1 F/T Crescent City 3 F/T Eureka REGISTERED NURSE 1 F/T Crescent City 1 F/T Willow Creek 1 Per Diem Willow Creek RN CLINIC COORDINATOR (SUPERVISOR) 1 F/T Arcata RN-OPERATIONS 1 F/T Eureka RN TRIAGE 1 F/T Fortuna SITE ADMINISTRATOR 1 F/T Arcata STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SPECIALIST (HUMAN RESOURCES) 1 F/T Arcata STERILIZATION TECHNICIAN (DENTAL) 1 F/T Eureka Visit www.opendoorhealth.com to complete and submit our online application.

CARE PROVIDER 14 bed assisted living. Will train.

Wages depending on expe− rience. Fun place to work.

725−7899

HOME CAREGIVERS PT/FT. Non−medical caregivers to assist elderly in their homes.

Top hourly wages.

(707) 362−8045. (E−0225)

Humboldt County Office of Education

Interm. Office Clerk, Special Beginnings Program Full-time, M-F, 7.5 Hrs./Day, $1883.48 - $2401.75/mo. ($11.59 $14.75/hr.), starting salary DOE. Qualifications: Graduation from High School, two years of progressively responsible clerical experience.

Previous experience in a school office desirable but not required. Health & Welfare, PERS. Application available at HCOE or online: www.humboldt.k12.ca.us Reply to: PERSONNEL, HCOE, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 Closes: 2/22/2016, 4:00 PM

NORTH COAST SBDC CENTER DIRECTOR ($60,000 − $75,000 DOE) Under the direction of the Region Director, the SBDC Center Director provides leadership for the development, implementation, documentation & daily operation of the North Coast SBDC’s programs & activities. The Center Director oversees & is responsible for the quality of all service delivery including client counseling & a variety of workshops. The Center Director manages budgets, seeks out grant & sponsorship funding, provides leadership to staff & contractors, & is very involved in the business & economic develop− ment community. North Coast SBDC is a program of HSU’s Spon− sored Programs Foundation. This is not a state or federal position.

Qualified applicants should submit via email a letter of application, résumé & three professional references to: jf30@humboldt.edu.

First review of applications will take place on March 4, 2016. EOE. Please visit northcoastsbdc.org for more details.

Join the Hospice of Humboldt team!

Our staff work in a great environment and enjoy outstanding benefits, competitive wages and professional growth opportunities.

We currently have openings for:

Hospice House and Homecare Aides RN – Case Managers Hospice Shop Manager Hospice Shop Clerk Hospice House Clinical Administrator Hospice Physician (part-time) Visit www.hospiceofhumboldt.org or call 707-445-8443 for more information.

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Employment AMERICAN STAR PRIVATE SECURITY. Is Now Hiring. Clean record. Drivers license required. Must own vehicle. Apply at 922 E Street, Suite A, Eureka (707) 476−9262. (E−0225)

EDUCATION: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TITLE IX For jobs in education in all school districts in Humboldt County, including teaching, instructional aides, coaches, office staff, custodians, bus drivers, and many more. Go to our website at www.humboldt.k12.ca.us and click on Employment Opportunities. Applications and job flyers may be picked up at the Personnel Office, Humboldt County Office of Education 901 Myrtle Ave, Eureka, or accessed online.

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Full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Redwoods Rural Health Center seeks a LCSW to provide integrated behavioral health services for clients in Redway. Works closely with the on-site medical providers, county case management, and specialty mental health.

This is a full-time position with paid time off, employer-sponsored health benefits, and Loan Repayment through the NHSC.

Full-time LVN/RN Candidates must possess a current nursing license, as well as, clinical experience, strong triage skills, computer proficiency, and management abilities.

RRHC is an EOE and offers a four-day work week, as well as, competitive compensation and benefit packages.

Interested and qualified candidates may apply at :

Redwoods Rural Health Center 101 West Coast Rd P.O. Box 769, Redway, CA 95560, download an employment application from www.rrhc.org or contact RRHC at (707) 923-2783.

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Marketplace SEEKING IHSS CERTIFIED Personal care, light house− keeping, cooking, 5−6 days a week, 4 hrs a day. Call Patricia 707−822−2887.

SEQUOIA PARK ZOO IS HIRING! Entry Level, Part− Time positions available in EDUCATION, YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM & CUSTODIAL. Check the zoo website for details. http://www.sequoia parkzoo.net/about/employ ment−opportunities/ default

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