Next time you stop by the meat department at Murphy’s Market in Cutten, give a big hello and maybe a “congratulations” to Dennis Ryan.
Dennis has been a proud part of the Murphy’s Markets team since 2017, bringing nearly eight years of experience and a lifelong love for Humboldt County to his work. Born and raised locally, Dennis started out in the Trinidad store working the barbecue and quickly became a versatile team member, lending his skills across all five Murphy’s locations.
Most of his time has been spent in the meat department, but Dennis also enjoyed a summer helping out in the Trinidad deli. He values the opportunity to work in di erent stores, getting to know the unique flow and customer base of each. “Every store is a little di erent,” he says, “and that’s been a great learning experience.”
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What Dennis appreciates most about Murphy’s is the relaxed, friendly work culture. “There’s not a lot of pressure,” he says. “Everyone treats each other with kindness and respect.” He especially enjoys meeting new people—particularly during the busy summer season in Trinidad, where tourists from all over the world stop in.
Whether he’s crafting a perfect sandwich or cutting a custom ribeye, Dennis takes pride in his work. “I appreciate all our customers,” he says. “It’s a pleasure dealing with everybody.”
C atulati s to Dennis Ryan his pr oti to Meat Manag at the Cu en M phy’s M ket!
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The Real Cost of Eggs
By Thadeus Greenson, Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and Kimberly Wear newsroom@northcoastjournal.com
In the runup to the November election, eggs took on an almost mythical status, their price tags acting as both a kind of poster for the Trump campaign and a symbol for Democrats’ perceived inability to speak directly to inflation, the issue we were told most concerned voters.
In the election’s final days, the average retail price of a dozen eggs was $3.65, according to the Federal Bank of St. Louis.
A majority of voters, polls showed, identified Trump as the candidate they most trusted to guide the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, polls showed many felt fears espoused by his critics — that he would overstep the bounds of his presidency, act as a dictator, violate rights and reason while carrying out his promise to deport millions of undocumented residents, and surround himself with both incompetent sycophants and conflicts of interest — were overblown.
Well, Trump entered the 100th day of his second term as the Journal went to press April 29. Let’s take stock.
His legally dubious Department of Government Efficiency, meanwhile, has created chaos in the federal government, nullifying grants for everything from fire prevention projects to cancer research, and gutting federal agencies. (While using dubious accounting and acting in opacity, it has also fallen woefully short of its stated savings goals, lowering its cut target from $2 trillion to $1 trillion and now $150 billion.)
By all measures, Trump is cratering the economy he was entrusted to guide. His across-the-board tariffs, rolled out in trademark haphazard fashion, have upended the global economy. The S&P 500 is down almost 8 percent and has shed nearly $4 trillion in market value, wreaking havoc on pension funds and retirement investments, while economists everywhere predict consumer prices will spike.
The U.S. auto industry, which Trump had vowed to protect and bolster, is caught in chaos, facing tariffs on the 60 percent of its parts that are imported as his efforts to stymie electric vehicle production and unwind climate crisis policies are discouraging clean energy investment. American companies have already abandoned more than $6 billion in battery manufacturing projects, including a $1.2 billion factory in Arizona and another valued at $1 billion in Georgia.
And the deportation effort we were assured would initially target violent undocumented criminals has cast a predictably wide net, deporting more people without criminal records than with, according to scores of reports. Trump has gleefully (given the tone of his social media posts) deported people to a notorious El Salvadorian prison without due process and seemingly in direct violation of a court order. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported multiple people here on legal student visas because the administration didn’t like how they exercised their free speech rights. And in perhaps the most egregious case — well, other than the administration’s apparent defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court’s order to “facilitate” another deportee’s return — the administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen over her father’s objections after her mother reportedly attended a “routine check-in” with ICE. The toddler was deported, in the words of a judge Trump appointed during his first term, with “no meaningful process.”
Trump, despite Republicans holding a majority in both houses of Congress, has issued more than 140 executive orders, a record, with many attempting to stand in for the law-making and appropriations authorities the Constitution vests in Congress. In the case of the executive order attempting to nullify birthright citizenship, he is trying to nullify a constitutional amendment. Courts have already paused scores of these orders, deeming them illegal and/or unconstitutional.
In these first 100 days, Trump has also gutted Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs, tried to legally erase the very existence of transgender people, attempted to bully universities across the country, pardoned some 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including those who violently assaulted police officers, promoted his family’s crypto business in what experts call the greatest conflict of interest of the presidency, acted as an apologist for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and seen more than 2,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in an ongoing war he’d promised end on Day 1 of his presidency. Speaking of Day 1 promises, Trump pledged to end inflation immediately but it was up 2.4 percent in March.
All this reasonably leads one to ask, what’s the real price of eggs? As of March 1, the average price of a dozen was $6.28, which doesn’t include the cost of our nation’s soul.
‘Better Ways to Own the Libs’
Editor:
Thank you for the article about the demonstration in Eureka (“‘If Only We’d Done More to Save Her,’” April 24). There are, indeed, lots of things to be concerned about lately.
The top of my list is habeas corpus. Per the American Heritage Dictionary: “A writ to bring a person before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person’s imprisonment, detention or commitment is legal.“ We have people unlawfully imprisoned, and we have people “disappeared” to El Salvador from whence it seems rather cumbersome to appear for an immigration hearing. Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who showed up for his naturalization appointment and was whisked away, really took the prize in my estimation. Egregious is too mild a word. At least he is still in the United States. Suppose he could take his citizenship test in jail? Suppose being a citizen would make a difference?
So, due to the feeling that it was necessary to show up and do something, I was at the demonstration. And the Dodge Charger mentioned toward the end of the article — it was dark blue — out of which the “angry man” emerged at the stoplight in front of the courthouse, was of particular interest to me. Just previously, that car had nearly run me over in the crosswalk as I crossed Fifth Street on the walk signal. Were I a bit less spry for my age, I would be in the hospital now, at best. But I jump fast. As the car in the right turn lane on I Street was patiently waiting for people to cross, the blue car — appropriate that it was a “Charger” — charged from the center lane heading north on I, and gunned it into the crosswalk, heading east on Fifth Street. The driver deserves a ticket for an illegal and unsafe right turn. At least. Just
I am so close
Redwoods willing Every drip rises
Above forest floors Towards horizons Calling forever To just let go
— Kirk Gothier
my opinion. And driver, if you happen to read this, there are better ways to own the libs than vehicular homicide.
Carol Moné, Trinidad
Clarification
A story headlined “There’s Magic in the Redwoods (Even for Beginners)” contained incomplete and potentially misleading information. The Magic in the Redwoods event was hosted by North Coast Supports and Rec, LLC, which obtained grant funding from the Humboldt Lodging Alliance. Gina Venturino was a contracted organizer for the event. The Journal regrets any confusion.
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Fear and Frustration in Manila
By Kimberly Wear kim@northcoastjournal.com
Editor’s note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to readers.
During a standing-room-only town hall at the Manila Community Resource Center on Monday, residents voiced fears and frustrations about a proposal to house a man legally deemed a sexually violent predator at a single-family residence in the small town while he’s on conditional release from a state hospital.
Dubbed the “Ski Mask Rapist,” Richard Stobaugh was convicted of a series of rapes, home invasions and assaults in the region during the 1980s, and suspected in others, including one case never prosecuted because the victim was too traumatized to testify and later died by suicide, according to court documents.
“I think it’s important to recognize this would never happen in a neighborhood where there was more money,” one resident said.
Several others pointed to Manila’s relatively isolated setting, with narrow roads and no streetlights, noting how the proposed location on the 2100 block of Peninsula Drive has easy access not only to the bay, but a vast expanse of dune and forested areas, and by extension the homes of people who live there.
Residents also raised questions about how quickly law enforcement could respond if there was an issue with compliance and how Stobaugh would be monitored.
“I’m just trying to imagine riding by there with my kids,” said one person who lives nearby. “Are we just taking it into our own hands? ‘Hey, he’s walking down the street, neighbor.’”
At the onset, Humboldt County Third
District Supervisor Mike Wilson, who facilitated the discussion with a panel including Sheriff William Honsal, District Attorney Stacey Eads and District Attorney’s Office Chief Investigator Kyla Baxley, noted the meeting was about giving local residents information on “how to best advocate for yourselves as individuals and as a community in this process.”
Repeatedly, they urged those attending to officially voice their concerns by sending emails or letters to the sheriff’s office and the DA’s office, saying the messages will be submitted to the court as part of the case record.
In those correspondences, Eads said it would be “really helpful” for people to include details about why they believe the proposed placement isn’t appropriate and how they would be personally impacted if it’s approved.
“The judge can really hold onto those when making their deliberations,” she said.
Wilson echoed those remarks, saying, “sharing those anxieties that are real are a part of it, part of the story, and that’s important to share.”
“Go straight to the heart of how you feel … and do it sooner rather than later,” he said.
The panelists also encouraged those concerned to attend Stobaugh’s upcoming community placement hearing scheduled for May 7 at 10:15 a.m. in Courtroom One of the Humboldt County Courthouse.
While local residents have been given the opportunity to speak during similar hearings in the past, Eads said that will be up to the judge in this case. However, her office “will advocate to the court that you have that opportunity.”
This issue at hand that day, the officials stressed, will not be the question of whether Stobaugh should be released
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— that decision was made by Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Caleb Kockrum Dec. 4 — but whether the proposal to place him at the home in Manila is appropriate.
“What’s on the table right now is his relocation to this community and we need to focus on that,” said Honsal, who publicly opposed Stobaugh’s release in a recent letter to the community, noting his diagnosis as “someone who derives sexual gratification from inflicting pain and psychological suffering on his victims” and echoing state psychologists’ description of him as a “sexually sadistic” predator.
Honsal reiterated that stance during the meeting, saying, “This is a bad, bad guy. This is the boogeyman.”
For reasons that aren’t explained in the public record, Cockrum granted Stobaugh’s petition for a conditional release back to Humboldt County from Coalinga State Hospital, where he had been involuntarily committed more than a decade ago after being deemed a sexually violent predator under a civil process dictated by state law.
Court minutes from the three-hour hearing indicate the petition was granted “for reasons as stated on the record” but do not specify what those reasons were.
Eads told attendees the decision was made over objections from her office but was not appealable, saying her concern was Stobaugh’s offense history and number of victims, noting how he almost always wore a mask and almost always used weapons in committing his crimes.
“These were very, very heinous rapes,” she said.
Before being transferred to the state hospital, Stobaugh served 24 years in prison after pleading guilty in 1988 to six felony counts of kidnapping and rape by
force, including the rape by force of a woman who was seven months pregnant on Jan. 27, 1988, and the rape by force of a 71-year-old woman Feb. 20, 1988, as well as three special allegations.
Eads emphasized those crimes were committed following his parole in 1987 after he served five years in prison for the rape of an 18-year-old Humboldt State University student in her dorm room at knifepoint in 1981.
Attorneys for Stobaugh argued in the petition for his release that the rapes he committed were not premeditated but rather crimes of opportunity driven by his methamphetamine addiction. Now sober and entering in his 70s, they said, he poses minimal risk of reoffending.
Regardless of his age, Eads said she’s very concerned about Stobaugh’s risk of committing crimes if he’s released.
“When he is outside of a controlled environment, this is what he does,” she said. “My worry is he will have another victim.”
Cockrum’s order requires that Stobaugh be placed in a one-year conditional release program that will include monitoring.
In response to a question about what Stobaugh’s conditional release would entail, Eads said that was largely dependent on the plan Liberty Healthcare Co. puts in place. So far, she said, the company, which has a state contract to supervise placements like Stobaugh’s, has offered little in the way of specifics about many of the concerns being raised that night, including how Stobaugh would be monitored and the issue of response times.
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programs he would need to participate in following a release.
“One of the challenges we have right now … is there really isn’t a good plan,” she said, adding later that, in theory, conditional release is “supposed to be a higher level of supervision.”
Baxley said she was part of the team of investigators that went door-to- door to talk with residents in Manila during the DA’s Office preparation for the hearing after Liberty proposed the Peninsula Drive location. The chief investigator said she believes the site assessment done by the company was not an “accurate representation of the community,” including the home’s proximity to daycares, parks and the miniature golf course.
She said the proposed placement site is “not appropriate,” in her opinion.
“I’m going to work my hardest to show the court … he does not belong in our community,” Baxley said.
On the issue of law enforcement response times, Honsal noted it is an important one for residents to point out to the judge, along with the area’s spotty cell phone service and vulnerability to power outages, all of which could impact any monitoring efforts.
“If he’s out of compliance, if he’s doing something suspicious, if he’s out prowling around, it might take us time to get there,” Honsal said, noting the average response time for calls in Manila is 16 minutes with deputies stretched thin across the region.
If Stobaugh is placed in Manila, Honsal said the area will “become one of our patrol locations” and a “number one problem house to look at, as deputies have time to check.”
One of the residents at the meeting said the house in question has three bedrooms and asked if that meant other offenders could be placed there, as well, “creating a bigger picture problem.”
“I don’t think that concern of yours is without merit,” Eads said, noting she’s seen cases where a previous placement was used as premise for proposing additional ones at the same location or in its vicinity.
Honsal agreed. “Once they have something established, it’s game on,” he said. “That’s another reason to oppose this.”
Residents also noted the home in question is owned by people who live in Southern California and wondered if it would be worthwhile to lobby them to change their minds about leasing to Liberty.
“We can’t advocate for you to do
anything” in that vein, Honsal answered, cautioning anyone considering trying to reach out to the owners not to make threats and not to take any action against the property itself.
He noted that there is a lot of money behind the programs that house sexually violent predators and people who rent their properties to placement services like Liberty “can ask three to four times the rent.”
An April 30 trial readiness conference was set to take place after this edition of the Journal went to print, with Eads saying at the meeting there was a possibility the May 7 court date could change. She also said she would bring up the suggestion of allowing residents to express their concerns to the court remotely, if they are unable to attend in person.
“I’m not sure the court will allow it but we’ll ask,” she said.
Honsal noted that if anything were to change on the hearing’s schedule, officials will do their best to keep the community informed.
To date, he said, his office has already forwarded more than 130 letters and emails to the DA’s Office, which has also received its own share to present to the court. Honsal and Eads both said there is still time for people to add to that number.
“On May 6th, we will print them out that evening and walk them into court” the next day, Eads said.
Wilson said the board of supervisors was slated to consider a letter of opposition to Stobaugh’s placement in Manila at its May 6 meeting, but emphasized that what really matters is the stories of the residents whose lives will be directly impacted, noting, “it’s just more moving to the judge.”
“The gist of this is get your letters in and show up if you can [at the court hearing],” Wilson said. “It’s important to have your voices in there.”
Editor’s note: The North Coast Rape Crisis Team, a local nonprofit dedicated to ending sexualized violence, operates a 24-hour hotline, (707) 445-2881 in Humboldt County and (707) 465-2851 in Trinity County], and offers a variety of support, counseling and advocacy services.
Kimberly Wear is the Journal’s digital editor. Reach her at (707) 442-1400, or kim@northcoastjournal.com.
Fair Association Continues Push for Race Dates, Holds Moment of Silence for Longtime Member
The Humboldt County Fair Association reiterated its intent to again apply for horse racing dates during the August fair from a state board next month, despite a tightening timeline and a host of uncertainties.
During a report from the association’s Racing Committee at its April 28 board meeting, committee Chair Greg Gomes said he’s “trying anything and everything possible to drum up support” for the association’s application, which was on the wrong side of a 3-2 vote, failing to get the four votes necessary for approval from the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) last month. Gomes and Board President Andy Titus indicated they are now preparing to present a business plan and a contract with the newly formed Bernal Park Racing, LLC, when they again lobby the CHRB for race dates on May 15.
The regularly scheduled April 28 meeting opened with Titus leading the association board in a moment of silence for Director Bob Prior, who served on the association board for a record 61 years and passed away April 12, just shy of his 93rd birthday.
Later in the meeting, the board took up a brief conversation on how to honor Prior, a U.S. Army veteran and accomplished lawyer and rancher, who first joined the board in 1961 and served until his death. Directors proposed naming the grandstand lift or the livestock scale after Prior — noting he’d purchased both — and ultimately appointed Directors Lawrence Dwight, Johana Rodoni and Jack Rice to an ad-hoc committee to return with a proposal.
Titus noted a memorial service is scheduled for Prior from 1 to 3 p.m. on May 3 at the Ingomar Club in Eureka.
When it came time for the Racing Committee’s report, Gomes praised Titus, saying he did an “excellent job” presenting to the CHRB in April, noting he “earned a lot of respect in the room.”
“Hopefully, we can carry that respect over to next month, when we go back May 15 and try to get these dates,” Gomes said.
While horse racing has been part of the Humboldt County Fair for 128 years, its status at this year’s fair has been shrouded in uncertainty since early this year, when the California Authority of Racing Fairs, the joint powers authority that has traditionally helped the fair with the logistics and financing of putting on race meets, announced it would not be pursuing race dates for any fairs this year and was on the brink of fiscal insolvency.
That decision — and the preceding collapse of Golden State Racing, an entity CARF created to fill the void left by the closure of Golden Gate Fields in Alameda County — has reverberated throughout Northern California. At present, it appears not a single fair — or any other entity, for that matter — will hold horse races in Northern California this year, with most fairs having voted to forgo even trying without CARF’s support.
While the Humboldt County Fair Association (HCFA) has yet to make an official decision on whether to hold meets, the board has approved pursuing dates, kicking a final decision on racing down the proverbial road.
Some on the board have been vocal in
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their belief that racing is not just an institution at the soon-to-be 129-year-old fair, but that it’s also an economic driver, even if the fair’s financial records don’t show it. Specifically, they argue that racing is one of the annual event’s largest drivers of attendance, with a multiplier effect that boosts parking, carnival, concession and bar revenue, though the association has never been able to quantify that.
But without CARF in the picture this year, some have also expressed a fear that putting on race meets will be expensive and financially risky. Titus said in February he was scared “of not having horse racing and the fair going down,” and of “having horse racing and the cost of it bringing the fair down.”
The stakes of the decision may be the future of the fair itself. A financial report presented to the board April 28 shows the association has a balance of $460,000 in its accounts — enough to last about two months without an additional influx of funds — meaning it needs to turn a substantial profit at this year’s event to carry into 2026. (An agenda item on purchasing an ice-skating rink fair staff hopes will diversify the association’s revenue streams and that staff projects could bring in $26,000 in its first year and $115,000 in subsequent years was also tabled April 28 until racing decisions are finalized.)
Some clarity has come in recent weeks about how the association hopes to pull off hosting racing meets if ultimately given dates and a license from the CHRB, as well as approval from the association board. At the April CHRB meeting, Titus said the association will be partnering with Bernal Park Racing, LLC, recently launched by longtime racehorse owner George Schmitt and owner/breeder John Harris to replace CARF. Schmitt told the board at the meeting the outfit would supply full financial backing and provide the equipment and staff needed to race in Ferndale in August. But the three board members who ultimately didn’t support HCFA’s application each said they felt the proposal lacked a concrete business plan.
Gomes told the association board April 28 that his committee would be working with Bernal Park Racing to put together such a plan, as well as a contract between the association and the LLC. Exactly what that will look like is unclear, however, as neither a draft plan or contract have been reviewed by the full association board or even the Racing Committee.
“We’re working to get something on paper,” Gomes told the association board.
“We know exactly what we expect from him and [what] he expects from us. On the financial side, like I said, we’re guaranteeing his money back for the purses. That has to be on paper, as well as a business plan.”
Guaranteeing purses for the races could poses a significant financial risk for the association, making it potentially liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars, though that’s unclear, as the proposed terms of such a contract have not been made public.
Nonetheless, Gomes made clear the Racing Committee is charging forward, trying to deliver what CHRB members want to see and gather a show of support from horse owners and trainers, elected officials and the community. “We’re trying to get anyone and everybody.”
Even with its ducks firmly in a row, HCFA may face an uphill battle getting the needed votes. Currently, the CHRB has a vacant seat, with only six seated members, three of who opposed HCFA’s application last month, with two supporting it and another member absent. That means that to succeed May 15, HCFA will have to sway one of the board members who voted against it in April, or hope that both the governor fills the vacancy before the May with someone who will support its application and that the board member absent in April votes to approve the application.
With the board having already heard from Gomes during the Racing Committee report, there wasn’t much to say when an agenda item set to discuss the 2025 horse racing meet came up later in the meeting.
“You guys want to waste an hour of your life?” Titus asked the board wryly, noting the subject of race meets had been discussed repeatedly for months.
“We’ll save that for the good news in May,” Gomes responded.
In other matters, HCFA CEO Moira Kenny offered a brief update on the association’s efforts to get exemptions from the state to its prohibition on dairy and poultry shows due to the avian flu outbreak. She said the association has applied to for exemptions that would allow it to hold the shows 14 days before or after the fair, but has yet to hear back.
A member of the board asked if any fairs have been granted exemptions in the state to date, to which Kenny responded simply, “No.”
“Even fairs seeking to hold one 14 days prior or after have been denied,” she said.
—Thadeus Greenson POSTED 04.29.25
From lettuce to berries to garlic and parsley, vegetables color the blacktop at the Humboldt County Juvenile Detention Center as part of a garden project that started with a single chef.
Beth Bailey, who has been cooking at the juvenile hall for more than 10 years, started the garden as the capstone project for her fellowship with the Chef Ann Foundation, a nonprofit promoting scratch cooking in schools.
“When they built the new juvenile hall facility, they had plans to put a greenhouse in one of the rec yards. So, I worked with the division director at the time, Ray Watson, to … brainstorm ideas about what we could do,” Bailey says. “But because it’s the county and everything takes so long, the greenhouse was kind of taking a long time. So, I talked to him about it like, ‘I’ve got this grant that we could do. Why don’t we do a little garden project? At least we can get something going.’”
While the Chef Ann Foundation fellowship program originally focused on encouraging scratch cooking in schools, Bailey became the first in the program to work at a juvenile hall, which qualified because it implements a federal youth
nutrition program. Laura Smith, chief program officer at the Chef Ann Foundation, described Bailey’s role in the fellowship as a “unique scenario.”
“It was kind of a ‘Oh, we hadn’t thought of that,’” Smith says. “[Bailey] explained to us that they essentially have a school program on site that is a part of their facility, and she had a lot of really great explanations about the crossover that she envisioned, and that her leadership envisioned, to ensure that the students at their facility were also benefiting from some of the same things you would find at a traditional school district.”
According Humboldt County Probation Juvenile Corrections Division Director Dayna Wilcox, the new 30-bed juvenile hall facility in Eureka has an average daily population of 10, ages 12 through 25. (The majority housed there are ages 12 through 17.)
Bailey used the $5,000 grant accompanying the fellowship to build four raised garden beds on wheels and purchase gardening supplies. While some youth at the facility helped out with planting in the garden, their role has so far mostly been limited to taste-testing fresh crops and new recipes. Bailey envisions their taking a more active role moving forward, though.
From Garden to Table in the Hall
Humboldt County’s Juvenile Detention Center incorporates new garden program
By Anne To anne@northcoastjournal.com
“We were talking about maybe making our own hot sauce,” Bailey says. “The kids really like hot peppers and like spicy food. … So, I think it’d be really fun to grow some hot peppers and have our own, like, juvie hot sauce.”
While Bailey oversees much of the garden, she also receives assistance from Facility Manager Jason Beam and chef Chris Olsen. She has also consulted with Jesse Alm, the Humboldt County Office of Education’s school garden coordinator, for advice on what to plant.
As part of her capstone project, Bailey also replaced four of what she calls “heat-and-eat” dishes with made-from-scratch recipes, pointing to salsa, which used to come canned but is now freshly made, as one example.
everything from the garden to make the salad [but] we can sprinkle in what we have. [If] we have kale that’s fresh and ready to go right now, put that in the salad, for sure … So, we use the garden all the time.”
“Maybe we don’t use everything from the garden to make the salad [but] we can sprinkle in what we have. … So, we use the garden all the time.”
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Chef Beth Bailey
“About once a week, we have something where we incorporate like a main dish that uses our garden produce but we [also] serve a salad every single day at lunch,” Bailey says. “Maybe we don’t use
The juvenile hall also participates in the CalFresh Harvest of the Month program, in which a different local produce item is highlighted every month and sent to participating facilities for youth to sample. Bailey uses it as an opportunity to try new recipes and expose the children and young adults within the juvenile hall to something new.
Bailey says the exposure itself is important, even if they don’t like it, noting that at least after they are released and see it again, they’re not going to go, “Oh, what is that?”
“It’s like, ‘Oh, that’s kale. I’ve had that before,’” she says.
While not everything is made-from-
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Chef Beth Bailey gathers greens from the garden.
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scratch, Bailey says about 80 percent of the juvenile hall’s monthly menu is. She added that she tries to include new recipes or provide simple alternatives to high-processed meals like cereal by serving dishes like overnight oats instead. Beam says that by incorporating alternative dishes to processed meals, the youths can learn that they can get a healthy meal without it being complicated and expensive.
“We have a lot of independent living skill classes that kind of parallel that, so they can learn and understand it, and kind of break the mindset of, ‘Wait till payday, I’m going to buy wings. I’m going to buy a pizza,’ and then [the money is] gone by Tuesday,” Beam says. “So, to get them to understand that ‘I can have this really high-quality stuff’ [by] just changing their mindset and having them prepare. They see what comes out of [our kitchen] and they eat it, and it really opens their mind to what they can do.”
Meenal Rana, a child development professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, says she participated in the Good Food Project in Michigan, which conducted focus groups in three different counties looking at children and their food choices.
“Some of the things we learned were that there were some children who have never seen a kiwi in their life, for example … so, they didn’t want to try it,” Rana says. “I think it’s important that there is early exposure to what kinds of vegetables and what kinds of fruits we have available in the area.”
Beam says many of the children who come into the juvenile detention center come from households with food insecurity, noting some have their first madefrom-scratch meal at the juvenile hall.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as of 2023, approximately 47.4 million Americans had lived in food-insecure households, and 7.2 million children had lived in food-insecure households.
percent menu is. include new alternatives to by servinstead. incorporating meals, can get a complicatindependent living that, so and kind paygoing to money is] gone get them this really changing their prepare. They kitchen] and their mind development says she Project in focus groups looking at learned were who have example Rana says. is early vegetables and available in children who center food insecumadehall. Department of approximately 47.4 food-insechildren households.
The Chef Ann Foundation also reported that one in eight households with children can’t afford to buy enough food for the family. According to Feeding America, a nationwide collective of food banks, there was a 20-percent child food insecurity rate in Humboldt County in 2017, where 17 percent of the population lives below the federal poverty line, according to the U.S. Census.
at home.
“They see what comes out of [our kitchen] and they eat it, and it really opens their mind to what they can do.”
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“Another thing we learned [in the Good Food Project] was that healthy food doesn’t have to be expensive,” Rana says, adding that the perception of cost, however, is often a barrier.
She spoke of a mother in one of the focus groups who questioned the point of buying a bag of apples that are perishable to feed her children when processed food is cheap, accessible and doesn’t spoil. Rana says that having access to healthy meals in schools allows children from food-insecure families to get important nutrition, regardless of what is or isn’t being served
“I think it’s important to keep in mind when we talk about food sustainability, not only is it good and organic, is it accessible economically to people?” Rana says. “It’s an equity issue when we are talking about that. It should be part of the school system because it is likely that if we have those healthy options in school, where children spend a lot of their time, every child will have access to healthy food regardless of their home background, regardless of their income level.”
Meenal says access to healthy and nutritional foods is essential to the development of children and teens, especially when it comes to their hormones.
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Facility Manager Jason Beam
Chef Beth Bailey prepares salad for lunch with homemade ranch and some fresh greens from the garden. Photo by Anne To
including [the] brain … need fresh food and less processed food so that those hormones are not interfering in that growth and development.”
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healthy and nutritious, but also delicious.
A 2022 study led by Jacqueline Vernarelli, associate professor and master of public health program director at Sacred Heart University, found that children between the ages of 3 and 5 who consumed more ultra-processed foods had less locomotor skill than their peers. The study also found that youths between the ages of 12 and 15 who consumed more ultra-processed foods demonstrated lower cardiovascular fitness.
“I know that the kids don’t have a choice, that I’m in charge of the menu,” she says. “What I make is the only thing that they have. … I try to make it something that everybody would like.”
— Chef Beth Bailey
Back at the juvenile hall, Bailey says she tries to make meals that are not only
Anne To (she/her) is a California Local News Fellow placed with North Coast Journal, Inc. Reach her at (707) 442-1400, or anne@ northcoastjournal.com. The California Local News Fellowship is a state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local news reporting. Learn more about it at fellowships.journalism.berkeley. edu/cafellows.
A lunch plate serving chicken à la king with bread, strawberries, milk and salad.
Photo by Anne To
At Havana, Bittersweet Memories of Cuba
By Maryanne Casas-Perez onthetable@northcoastjournal.com
During a busy lunch rush at Havana, a Cuban restaurant in Arcata, Executive Chef Lisvany Ortega sat at a small wooden table, the pulse of salsa music echoing in the background. Between bursts of activity from the kitchen, he shared the story of how he journeyed from Old Havana to this quiet corner of Northern California.
Ortega began working in the restaurant industry at 17, hopping from kitchen to kitchen in Cuba before making his way to Mexico, then Miami and finally landing in California. It was a longtime friend and fellow Havana native who invited him to join the staff at Havana restaurant.
“Everyone is leaving Cuba,” Ortega said. “Because there are no opportunities, there is no security. Over there, if you want to open a business like this
one, you do it, and every day you wake up and go to sleep with the fear that they will knock on your door and take your business.”
Ortega explained that maintaining a business in Cuba is difficult. There is a cap on how much money a proprietor can earn, and that limit can change overnight. If a business does too well, the Cuban government often imposes additional fees and taxes that ultimately force it to close. People are rarely given a reason; it just happens.
While Ortega lived through the daily struggle of working in Cuba’s unstable restaurant industry, Shona Baum, a co-owner of Havana restaurant, witnessed the country’s unraveling from the perspective of an American running a business in its capital. She and William Gónzalez Martí co-owned a restaurant
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Lisvany Ortega, executive chef at Havana in Arcata.
Photo by Giancarlo Muñoz
called California Cafe in Cuba, where chefs fused Cuban and American cuisine. After a few years, they had to close the business due to the change in economy.
Baum first visited Cuba during the Obama era in 2015. She spent five years living there, running the restaurant and witnessing firsthand the island’s rapid political and economic deterioration.
“Once Trump became president, within less than a year there were a lot of political and economic problems that made it much harder to run a restaurant,” Baum said.
After Fidel Castro’s death in 2016, leadership passed to his brother Raúl Castro. Then in 2018, Miguel Díaz-Canel became president. This transition sparked early hopes for reform that, according to Baum, quickly faded. “Everyone thought he would be better and more change-oriented, but they just kept doing more and more repressive things,” she said.
Díaz-Canel did expand private business opportunities in Cuba, allowing people to own small businesses. However, these ventures remained tightly controlled by the government. There are
no free markets or franchise opportunities, and the imposition of high taxes and fees continued.
These restrictive government actions made it hard for small businesses to survive. The economy became extrememly cash oriented and people often waited in line for hours at the bank, only to find that the bank had run out of hard currency.
In 2017, Trump announced plans to restrict the “people-to-people” travel licenses that encouraged contact between citizens of the two countries. People-to-people licenses allowed Americans to legally visit Cuba, as long as they spent their time interacting directly with Cuban society through educational and cultural activities, not just leisure tourism. Closing this avenue greatly slowed tourism in Cuba. The lack of American tourists deeply affected the economy, especially for businesses like California Cafe that served a wide variety of travelers.
“Then COVID hit and everything was squashed,” Baum said.
To join the International Monetary Fund, Cuba had to adopt a single cur-
rency when the pandemic hit. In January of 2021, Cuba ended its dual-currency system, unifying the Cuban peso (CUP) as the sole currency and eliminating the convertible peso (CUC). While intended to simplify the economy, the move triggered inflation and hardship due to sudden price increases.
“When I would go down to visit, the currency plummeted,” Baum said, offering the example that a sandwich that had once cost $10 was now only $3.
The shift to the moneda nacional, or national currency, caused logistical chaos.
The CUP, which had previously traded at 23-25 pesos per dollar, had fallen to 4,000 pesos per dollar. When foreign visitors paid in dollars, the conversion was so extreme that some items would cost only pennies, so making change became nearly impossible.
Ortega’s eyes welled with tears as he spoke about Cuba. He says he misses his family and his homeland, but recognizes the lack of opportunity there. “The politics and more the things that have happened in Cuba, the communism. You cannot say anything that they don’t like because they jail you, it’s all bad and they
do it without right,” Ortega said.
Both Ortega and Baum shared that there is no credible journalism in Cuba because the government does not allow it. Even on the internet, it is difficult to find verifiable news about the country, as independent journalism does not thrive there. Ortega said that government-approved tourist guides only show visitors what the regime wants them to see, painting a misleading picture of Cuban life.
“They have done away with beautiful Cuba … the more the years pass, the more it collapses,” Ortega said.
Though his heart aches for Cuba, Ortega finds peace in his new routine — crafting dishes like arroz con pollo that remind him of his mother and his early cooking days in Havana. Now, he serves them in another community, thousands of miles away.
Maryanne Casas-Perez (she/her) is a journalism student and the editor-inchief of El Leñador at Cal Poly Humboldt.
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
May 3, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment.
4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists.
ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Sandra Henry, Sara Starr, Lynne Bryan and Judy Lachowsky, watercolors.
ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. Various local artists.
BELLE STARR 405 Second St. Bella Christina Release Party, Christina Swingdler, jewelry. Music by Jeffrey Smoller.
THE BODEGA 215 F St. Naja Tepe, ceramics.
BY NIEVES :: HANDMADE NATURAL SKINCARE 308 Second St. Live hydrosol distillation demonstration.
C STREET STUDIOS 208 C St. Various artists.
DA GOU ROU LOUWI’ CULTURAL CENTER 417 Second St., Suite 101. Emma Sundberg, jewelry.
DICK TAYLOR CRAFT CHOCOLATE First
and E streets. “Art of Bonsai,” Adam Dick, bonsai trees.
EUREKA BOOKS 426 Second St. Book signing with Michael Kauffmann.
FRIENDS OF SOUND 412 Second St. Elizabeth Gohr, live music photography, vintage music poster art. Music by DJ Rhi Marie.
GOOD RELATIONS 329 Second St. “Intimate Illuminations,” Juliette Minault, mixed media.
HISTORIC EAGLE HOUSE 139 Second St. Laci Dane, oil painting, acrylic painting. Music by Red Hot Shame and The Critics.
THE HOOD 621 Fifth St. “Historic Fighter Jets,” Howard Rutherford, oil painting.
MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM OF ART 636 F St. William Thonson Gallery: “Ten Thousand Gates - a Celebration of Humboldt Asian American Artists,” Karla Kaizoji Austin, Cate Be, Jeremy Hara, Ted Hsu, the late Suk Choo Kim, Ali Lee, Thao Le Khac, Amy Leon, Annette Makino, Yoshiko Skelton, Amy Uyeki and Libby Yee. The work ranges from traditional style landscape/portraits to
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Artwork by Kyra Adams at Humboldt Herbals.
MAY IS BIKE MONTH!
Bike in and feel the wheel LOVE.
ARTS NIGHTS
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LOOK FOR BFB SIGNS IN SHOP WINDOWS. SEE THE LIST OF EVENTS AND HOW TO WIN PRIZES AT BIKEMONTHHUMBOLDT.ORG
LOOK FOR “BFB” SIGNS IN SHOP WINDOWS
Bike to these local shops in May 2025 and get a reward!
ARCATA’S
PERKS ALL BIKE MONTH
A to Z Eyecare – Free raffle entry for Rudy Project riding sunglasses ($285 value)
Adventure’s Edge – 10% discount
Elemental – 10% off
Eco Groovy Deals- Eco-Groovy pays your sales tax
Good Day Shop – 10% off
Heart Bead – 10% off
Jujubee’s – 10% off
The Kitchen Arcata – 10% off and a free PBR or non-alcoholic beverage with purchase
La Ciendita – Free Mexican candy
Los Bagels (I St. shop only) – Free 12 oz coffee or hot chocolate
North Coast Co-op – Free raffle entries: weekly for $30 Co-op gift card, monthlong for $50 gift card to the bike shop of your choice
Peaches and Pearls – 10% off
Redwood Yogurt – 50% off
Rocking Horse – 10% off
Tin Can Mailman – 10% off
Ultimate Yogurt – 20% off
Vintage Avenger – 10% off
MAY 12–18: BIKE TO WORK WEEK
Art Center – 20% off non-sale items
Cafe Brio – Free chocolate chip cookie Moonrise Herbs – Free cup of tea
Northtown Books – 10% off books
Northtown Coffee – Free coffee
Revolution Bicycles – 10% off service packages
Richard’s Goat Tavern – 10% off your tab (mention Bike Month discount)
Solutions – 20% off
Wild Hare Tavern – $1 off your first draft (beer, wine, or kombucha)
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Bubbles – Free bar of soap
EUREKA’S
PERKS ALL BIKE MONTH:
Adventure’s Edge – 10% off
Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate – 20% off instore Dick Taylor products
Ellis Art and Engineering – 15% off
Eureka Books – 20% off
Kaptain’s Quarters Taproom – $1 off 16 oz tap beer and cider
Los Bagels – Free small coffee or hot chocolate
Many Hands Gallery – 15% off merchandise (excludes consignment)
North Coast Co-op – Free raffle entries: weekly for $30 Co-op gift card, monthlong for $50 gift card to the bike shop of your choice
Redwood Music Mart – Treasure Chest 5% to 20% discount
Revolution Bicycles – 10% off service packages - for May 12-18
Ultimate Yogurt – 20% off
Witness Coffee Roasters – 10% off
Zumbidos – 10% off
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Bling Brow Bar – Gift bag of undercarriage skincare samples and $5 off any service
SATURDAY, MAY 31:
BIKE CELEBRATION FAIR @ JEFFERSON COMMUNITY CENTER
Booklegger – Raffle prize
Talisman Beads – Raffle prize
Thank you to our business sponsors who generously donated to Bike Month Humboldt: Agoochi Industries, Pierson Building Center, Zwerdling Law Firm
Check for updates/events at BikeMonthHumboldt.org & sign up for the “Ride 5” Bike Challenge!
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contemporary street art including paintings, ceramics, mixed media, digital artists, photography and videography. Anderson Gallery: “Unreliable Narrator,” Jason Lahr, paintings. Knight Gallery: “Celtic Origins Finding Perspective in the Land of my Ancestors,” Maureen McGarry, paintings. MGMA Performance Rotunda: “East Meets West” concert. Noah Rahman, jazz pianist performance at 6 p.m. Featuring Silk Road Junction 101 with Sarah McClimon on flute, harmonium and the koto, a Japanese string instrument, and Rahman Abdur on the South Asian tabla drums. Museum Store/Permanent Collection Gallery: Merchandise inspired by the artwork of Morris Graves, Glenn Berry, Melvin Schuler and Romano Gabriel. Homer Balabanis Gallery/Humboldt Artist Gallery: Local artwork by Vicki Barry, Julia Bednar, Jody Bryan, Allison Busch-Lovejoy, Jim Lowry, Paul Rickard, Patricia Sundgren-Smith, Sara Starr, Kim Reid and Claudia Lima.
HUMBOLDT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 220 First St. Martin Swett and Amanita Mollier, photography, textile, silk painting.
HUMBOLDT BAY COFFEE CO. 526 Opera Alley. Christopher Dmise, acrylic painting, mixed media, spray paint; music by The Deckhands; freshly brewed coffee.
HUMBOLDT CRAFT SPIRITS Corner of Sixth and C streets. “Art Expresses,” Sherry Sharp, photography and watercolors.
HUMBOLDT HERBALS 300 Second St. Kyra Adams, acrylic painting. Music by Blue Lotus Jazz.
KAPTAIN’S QUARTERS 517 F St. Radio Clash performance. Music by DJ Red, Zero One and Tonechange.
LITTLE SHOP OF HERS 416 Second St. Seana Burden, acrylic painting, pen and ink, glitter.
MAKER’S APRON CREATIVE REUSE 317 E St. Drop-in crafting.
MANY HANDS GALLERY 438 Second St. Featuring the work of over 40 local artists and handmade treasures from around the globe.
MENDENHALL STUDIOS 215 C St. Various artists and mediums.
THE MITCHELL GALLERY 425 Snug Alley. “New Mixed Media Paintings,” Joan Gold, mixed media. Exhibiting works by local women artists.
OLD TOWN COFFEE & CHOCOLATES 211 F St. Various artists. Music TBA.
OTTO + OLIVE 117 F St. Book signing for Child Hair Loss, Linden Tyler Glavich, local author. El Salchichon gourmet hotdogs.
PROPER WELLNESS CENTER 517 Fifth St. “Dansky Takeover,” Dansky, textile.
REDWOOD ART ASSOCIATION 603 F St. “The Humboldt Youth Exhibition,” various artists.
REDWOOD COAST MUSEUM OF CINEMA 235 F St. Forest Moon Festival exhibit opening, photography, mixed media. Star Wars costumers, a new exhibit, featurettes playing on the wall and popcorn for guests.
REDWOOD DISCOVERY MUSEUM 612 G St. Kids Alive! 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. This is a dropoff program for children aged 3.5-12 years. Kids can enjoy crafts, science activities, pizza, and uninhibited museum fun while you enjoy Arts Alive ($20/child or $17 for members). Must be confidently potty trained.
RESTAURANT FIVE ELEVEN 511 Second St. Anna Sofia Amezcua and Jamie Pavlich Walker, acrylic painting and collage.
SAILOR’S GRAVE TATTOO 138 Second St. Tattoo art.
SIDEWALK GALLERY at Ellis Art & Engineering 401 Fifth St. “Pacific Studio Ceramics,” Fania Franklin, ceramics.
SISTERS CLOTHING COLLECTIVE 328 Second St. Manzanilla Kitchen and Easy Squeezy Lemonade outside.
OLD TOWN ART GALLERY 417 Second St. Elena Vasileva and Mariia Vasileva. New member Nancy Fleming, oil paintings. Various artists, photography, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, pen and ink, charcoal, drawings, sculpture, textile, mixed media, woodworking, jewelry and sculpture. Yannis Stefanakis, paintings. Music by Guy Smith the EthniK’s, acoustic, folk, world music with two accordions and a violin.
OLD TOWN INK LAB 212 G St. Creative vending machine featuring local artists.
THE SPEAKEASY 411 Opera Alley. Music by Jenni and David and the Sweet Soul Band, playing indoors from 8-11 p.m. 21+ only. No cover.
TIDAL GALLERY 339 Second St. “Transmission Repair,” Laura Corsiglia, ink, pencil, colored pencil, flashe, China marker on paper.
ZENO’S CURIOUS GOODS 320 Second St. Suite 1B “Scary Monsters and Super Creeps,” Stevo Vidnovic, pen and ink, drawings and sculpture.
ZUMBIDO GIFTS 410 Second St. “Florentine Carved Wood Trays,” Florentine artisans, mixed media.
Jewelry by Christina Swingdler at Belle Starr. Submitted
Damaged Goods
By Collin Yeo setlist@northcoastjournal.com
This column begins on May 1, International Worker’s Day in most of the world. But we don’t celebrate that here because it simply isn’t allowed in the curdling nexus of industry and finance we call home. This isn’t by accident but rather design, as our nation’s relationship with labor oscillates between revulsion and fantasy. We lionize the importance of hard work, while our leaders do everything they can to devalue that labor by paying bottom dollar for it and generally mocking those who can’t escape the birth-trap of blue collar slobdom. That a country built on slavery, then exploitative immigrant labor, one that has done everything it can to kill off workers movements and class realism, has any sort of nod towards unionization and the collective value of labor should be considered a miracle, if it wasn’t paid for dearly with the blood and bodies of millions who rose in defiance of capitalist aristocracy. The days of strikes and street fights to gain our rights are the stuff of myth now, inherited by living people who have no tactile memories of the battle. Even Labor Day has no sense of its origin for us, instead marking a long weekend to enjoy the fading summer or — even more bougie — the marker for when it’s no longer fashionable to wear white to gatherings no one you know, or ever will know, attends in distant mirages of opulence. The Democrats, once sort of the party of labor, have punched so hard against its power for so long that we have now gotten the government they so dearly worked for: rich autocrats busy dismantling what was left of a social state. We have a reactionary working class terrified of being othered into losing what little it has left, and a hungry black hole in power that happens when the state fully merges with the corporate and financial sector. I have seen protest signs around here marking the death of American Democracy — as if we ever had one of those — when instead they should be marking the obsolescence of the Democrats, who have achieved their “Third Way” goal of destroying any popular grassroots leftist movements. This is the age of the Republican “victory,” when the most wealthy, shameless and stupid thieves have ascended to the glorious
position of holding the bag while the last coins get squeezed out of the majority of America, and we can finally kill off the illusion of being anything other than slaves and bloodbags for the wealthy few. It doesn’t have to be like this, though. Someone has to grow the food, build homes, keep the lights on, take out the trash, maintain our roads and water systems, and deliver the mail. And the assholes in charge ain’t gonna do it. We just have to fight them instead of each other. And there are A LOT more of us. Never forget that. And have a good week.
Thursday
True North Duo plays the Arcata Playhouse on Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m.
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The Miniplex is hosting a very special breed of power trio tonight at 7:30 p.m., a punk and free jazz outfit called mssv, which stands for Main Steam Stop Valve. Mike Watt from outsider punk pioneers the Minutemen joins with guitarist Mike Baggetta and drummer Stephen Hodges, who has beaten the skins for artists like Tom Waits and the late David Lynch. A COVID-era project, the group is making up for lost touring opportunities due to the virus, rolling through town near the end of a two-month-long tour in support of its latest release from early March, On and On. This should be a good draw, so try to catch an advance ticket for $16, or pay $4 more at the door if there are any left the night of, a risky calculation.
Friday
Back at it again at the Miniplex tonight at 8 p.m., this time for an evening of experimental electronic music, with two touring acts that feature live drums and bespoke visuals. Portland’s Bl_ank is rolling through the West Coast with Spanish sound manipulator Alex Silva, who is now based in Baltimore. This should be a real good time together for all fans of the outer spaces of sound and vision, with excellent local support from long-time musical mega-brain Hudson Glover and the always superb Elegant Humanoid ($10).
Saturday
True North Duo are Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel, who together have crafted a sound built of the finest aspects of bluegrass, pulling off large feats of instrumental prowess and vocal intensity that break containment from the usual restrictions of a less populated act in this genre of music. You can enjoy that sound this evening at 7 p.m. for $20 at the Arcata Playhouse, a perfect venue that makes miracles happen with this kind of music. If it’s another kind of music you are looking for, with a younger demographic and a big beat, wait an hour later and the Arcata Theatre Lounge has you covered, where Reno, Nevada’s hip hop wunderkind Lou Deezi will be doing what he does best online, having come up quickly in public eye through the arena of social media despite being barely at the end of his teens. He is joined by 1100 Himself and Mitchell, with support from Jelo and Young Johana ($30).
Sunday
Speaking of Reno, Nevada, experimental emo act Antiprono enjoys its second night in the area, having played Redwood Retro is Arcata at 7 p.m. last night. Tonight the band will be at Savage Henry Comedy Club at the same time, and for the same price, $5-$20 sliding scale. However, the line-up will be slightly different, retaining “satanic jazz” act Victor Shrines from Portland, Oregon, but adding Southern California metal band Meridian Parkway and local bangers Image Pit. The show is all-ages, so bring an ID if you want a beer.
Monday
The Basement has a rare Monday night gig going down at 7:30 p.m., with comedian Steve Hofsteller, famous on YouTube for his crowd work, particularly with hecklers, on the bill. However, as of press time the show appears to be mostly sold-out, with the exception of a few front row, meetand-greet tickets left going for $162.96 after fees, so you are forgiven if you stay home and have a gander on the web instead.
Tuesday
Back over to Savage Henry tonight for a show called Suspended Animation, where local comedians watch Saturday morning cartoons and riff on the absurdities of old youthful diversions. If watching this material at 9 p.m. seems a little off-putting to you, you can drown the eeriness of nostalgia with milk and cereal, available for free after you pony up the $5 entrance fee.
Wednesday
I Speak Machine is a Los Angeles duo which synthesizes experimental film with sound and performance, and has toured with Gary Numan, a titanic figure in the development of that sort of thing. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Miniplex, they will be performing with support by DJ Ring Entity and a local band called Parking Structure, which must be a futuristic act because we don’t have any of those around here, but will probably need them. $15 gives you access to the wonder.
Collin Yeo (he/him) is, whatever.
ARCATA PLAYHOUSE 1251 Ninth St. (707) 822-1575
Coventry and Kaluza: Zinger! (theater) 7 p.m. $15, $10 kids, $40 family
True North Duo (singer/songwriting duo) 7 p.m. $20
Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month at the fourth annual Eureka Chinatown Street Festival: Year of the Snake, happening Saturday, May 3, from 4 to 9 p.m. primarily in front of the Clarke Historical Museum , but also in other areas of Old Town during Arts Alive (free).
This colorful community event features live performances, including lion and dragon dancers, the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, the Humboldt Taiko Drummers and Humboldt County Lao dancers. There will also be Asian food trucks, artisan vendors and a kids’ zone. Don’t miss the Lion Blessing of Businesses parade from 4 to 6 p.m. , starting at the Chinatown Mural at E Street and Charlie Moon Way, then follow the Lion dancers through Old Town as they bless local businesses for good luck and prosperity.
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ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. With a live model. Bring your own art supplies. Call to contact Clint. $5. synapsisperformance.com. (707) 362-9392.
Open Art Night. First Thursday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Ave., Fortuna. Bring your own project or work on a project provided. All ages. Free. jessyca@glccenter.org. glccenter.org/events. (707) 725-3330.
Restored Installation of “Stand Our Ground Next Time.” 12-1 p.m. College of the Redwoods Creative Arts Gallery, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. Reinstallation of “Stand Our Ground Next Time,” the iconic driftwood and found-object sculpture by Karuk artist Brian D. Tripp. Refreshments provided.
SPOKEN WORD
A Reason to Listen. 7-9 p.m. Septentrio Barrel Room, 935 I St., Arcata. Featuring poet and actor Larry Crist. Live music by DJ Goldylocks, live art with Dre Meza. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. $5. eurekapoetlaureate@ gmail.com.
ETC
Toad Talks. First Thursday of every month, 1-3 p.m. Coffee Break Cafe, 700 Bayside Road, Arcata. A free-form, walk-in class and oracle group on ancient astrology, tarot and hermeticism. $10-$20 suggested donation. coffeebreakhumboldt@gmail.com. coffeebreak-arcata. com. (707) 825-6685.
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ART
Art Graduates Exhibition Awards Ceremony. 4 p.m. Reese Bullen Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Immediately following the ceremony, the exhibition
Spice up your Sunday with tacos, trumpets and tons of fun at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, happening Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Scotia Lodge ($10, free for kids 12 and under). Hosted by the Rio Dell-Scotia Chamber of Commerce and community partners, this lively Cinco de Mayo event celebrates Latin culture with festive games, a bounce house and kids’ zone, and a mouthwatering catered spread from Fortuna’s Taco Loco. Humboldt’s own Mariachi Real de Mexico will set the mood with its signature sound. ¡Viva la fiesta!
will open with light refreshments, coinciding with the Art + Film Open House across the Art A+B buildings. art. humboldt.edu/galleries.
Life Drawing Sessions. 10 a.m.-noon. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. Hosted by Joyce Jonté. $10, cash or Venmo.
DANCE
Girls Night Out: The Show. 7:30-10 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Male dance revue. $18-$66. events@historiceaglehouse.com. eventbrite. com/e/girls-night-out-the-show-at-historic-eaglehouse-eureka-ca-tickets-1245253890909. (707) 4443344.
MUSIC
Cal Poly Humboldt Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Performing works by David Maslanka, Alfred Reed, James Barnes Chance, Richard Strauss and Frank Ticheli. $15, $5 child, free for CPH students w/ID.
THEATER
Coventry and Kaluza: Zinger! 7 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Award-winning circus comedians Coventry & Kaluza bring a variety of skills and thrills to their interactive show, including juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, high numbers hula hooping and dog tricks. $15, $10 kids, $40 family. boxoffice@arcataplayhouse. org. playhousearts.org. (707) 822-1575.
Peter Pan Jr. 7 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Based on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale adapted for young performers ages 6 through high school from the Young Performers Company and Young Performers Ensemble programs. $15-25. box-office@mainstagehumboldt.org. mainstagehumboldt. org/peter-pan-jr.
EVENTS
Night at the Museum. 6-10 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. Step back in time for an evening of culture, entertainment and history while
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supporting the museum’s mission. Enjoy hosted canapés, a no-host bar with historic cocktails, live music, a Regalia Dress Walk, contests and dancing. The event also features a live stream and digital auction with exclusive local experiences. $55-$45. lelehnia@clarkemuseum. org. clarkemuseum.org/night-at-the-museum-2025. html. (707) 443-1947.
Head Start 60th Anniversary. 4-6 p.m. Northcoast Childrens Services, 1266 Ninth St., Arcata. Enjoy a children’s art show, celebrate Head Start and eat cake. Light refreshments will also be served. Free. Union Street Charter Open House. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Union Street Charter School, 470 Union St., Arcata. Families with students that will be entering kindergarten in the future are invited to an open house. Explore student work in art, science, language arts and math. office.unionstreet@gmail.com. unionstreetcharter.org/ enrollment. (707) 822-4845.
Wildflower Show. 2-8 p.m. Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. Enjoy Art Night on Friday 7 to 9 p.m., keynote lectures all weekend and pop-up talks every 30 minutes. This year’s theme is the family of rhododendrons, manzanitas and madrone. Hosted by the North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Free admission. northcoastcnps.org.
FOR KIDS
Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop off your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694.
Weekly Preschool Story Time. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers. Other family members are welcome to join in the fun. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humlib. org. (707) 269-1910.
FOOD
Garberville Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, crafts and more. Enjoy music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation. org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999.
GARDEN
Humboldt Botanical Garden’s Spring Plant Sale. 3-7 p.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, College of the Redwoods campus, north entrance, Eureka. Shop early for native plants, perennials, annuals, ferns, succulents, tomatoes, herbs and more. Bring your boxes. Friday is members only. Membership available at the gate, online or by phone. Free admission. hbgf. org. (707) 442-5139.
MEETINGS
Community Women’s Circle. First Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. The Ink People Center for the Arts, 627 Third St., Eureka. Monthly meeting to gather in sisterhood. (707) 633-3143.
Language Exchange Meetup. First Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room, 401 I St., Arcata. Speak your native language. Teach someone a language. Learn a language. brightandgreenhumboldt@ gmail.com. richardsgoat.com. (925) 214-8099. ETC
First Friday Market Series. First Friday of every month, 4-7 p.m. Herb & Market Humboldt, 427 H St., Arcata. Music, food trucks, artisans and more. Must have a doctor’s recommendation or be over 21 to enter. Free. Herbandmarket@gmail.com. (707) 630-4221.
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ART
Arts Alive. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Historic Old Town Eureka, Second Street. Art, and a heap of it, plus live music. All around Old Town and Downtown. Free. eurekamainstreet.org. (707) 442-9054.
LECTURE
Saturday Speaker Series: Steve Lazar and the Humboldt Project. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. Lazar shares highlights from his 17-year journey collecting historic Humboldt County postcards and introduces the upgraded website, thehumboldtproject.org, featuring thousands of searchable images. Attendees receive a complimentary reproduced postcard. Free. lelehnia@clarkemuseum. org. clarkemuseum.org/saturday-speakers.html. (707) 443-1947.
MUSIC
Humboldt Calypso Band. 7:30 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. With special guest internationally acclaimed Caribbean steelpan artist Johann Chuckaree. $10, $5 seniors, children and CPH students w/ID.
Lou Deezi. 9-11:59 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Ages 18+. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. With 1100 Himself, Mitchell, Jelo and Young Jonaha. $32. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/ events/1369985647502185. (707) 613-3030. Makenu. 8-11 p.m. Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Makenu is a vibrant, psychedelic cumbia band that blends the traditional rhythms of cumbia with an array of modern influences. $20. info@dellarte.com. dellarte.com/onstage. (707) 668-5663.
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Trio Duende Mainstage Concert. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave., Eureka. The Eureka Chamber Music Series closes its 2024/2025 season with Trio Duende, featuring Grammy-winning pianist Awadagin Pratt, cellist Sophie Shao and violinist Tom Stone. $40 general and $10 for students. admin@ eurekachambermusic.org. www.eurekachambermusic. org. (707) 273-6975.
True North Duo. 7 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Singer-songwriter acoustic duo comprised of Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel. $20. boxoffice@arcataplayhouse.org. playhousearts.org. (707) 822-1575.
THEATER
Aesop’s Greatest Hits 2 p.m. Gist Hall Theatre, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music and Theatre presents a rollicking and rambunctious retelling of some of Aesop’s most popular fables. Free.
Peter Pan Jr. 2 & 7 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See May 2 listing. Schoolhouse Rock Live! 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Part inspirational tale and part concert, an upbeat and positive romp for the whole family. Sing along to favorites like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill.” $15, $10 kids, $40 family. boxoffice@ arcataplayhouse.org. playhousearts.org. (707) 822-1575.
ELECTIONS
Repfest. 6-8 p.m. Ferndale Community Center, 100 South Berding St. Ferndale Repertory Theatre’s fundraiser and gala celebrating and supporting live theater with entertainment featuring the cast of 9 to 5: The Musical , food by Brett Shuler Fine Catering and a live auction. $100, $1,300 table of eight. ferndalerep.org. (707) 786-5483.
EVENTS
5 de Mayo Festival. 1-5 p.m. Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka. Live music, traditional dance, local crafts, food by Pupuseria San Miguel, Manzanilla Kitchen, Chamber of Commerce and Mercado del Pueblo. Free. cyntia@cdpueblo.com. cdpueblo.com/events. (707) 683-5293.
Eureka Chinatown Street Festival: Year of the Snake. 4-9 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month with performances in front of the Clarke Historical Museum such as the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, lion and dragon dancers, street performances by local Asian artists, the Humboldt Taiko Drummers and Humboldt County Lao Dancers. Plus Asian food trucks, artisan vendors, kid zone and more. Free. hapihumboldt.org. HGMS Rock and Mineral Tailgate Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Humboldt Gem & Mineral Society, 5540 West End Road, Arcata. Learn what the Humboldt Gem and Mineral Society club has to offer. Items for sale include rocks, gems, minerals, jewelry, gifts and more. Across the street from FedEx. Free. humboldtgemandmineralsociety@ gmail.com. facebook.com/events/584335573988666/ permalink/584335580655332/?mibextid=Nif5oz. (707) 630-2767.
May the Forest Be With You. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, 127011 Newton B Drury, Orick. Celebrate galactic adventures intertwined with the natural beauty of our public lands. Held in conjunction with this season’s final Hike and Bike Day along Newton B. Drury Parkway, this family-friendly celebration offers activities for all age. Free. Mystic Mixer. 3-6:30 p.m. Septentrio Tasting Room, 650 Sixth St., Arcata. A women’s summit for holistic living and healing arts. Education, networking, handson healing experiences, massage, live performances, demos, workshops, tarot readings, face painting and
more. With $1,000 in prizes of healing products and services. mysticmixer.love.
Vintage Magazine Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friends of the Redwood Libraries, 1313 Third St., Eureka. Browse magazines from 1870–1960 (Colliers, Saturday Review, Atlantic Monthly, Scientific American, Popular Science and Architectural Record ), priced from 25¢ to $2. Cash, check and cards (over $5) accepted. Hosted by Friends of the Redwood Libraries. Free entry. friends@eurekafrl. org. eurekafrl.org. (707) 269-195.
Wildflower Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. See May 2 listing.
FOR KIDS
Pollinator Party. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Enjoy this bilingual (Spanish), family-friendly event with Friends of the Dunes. Learn about the vital role of insect pollinators in blooming gardens and thriving ecosystems. Free. info@friendsofthedunes.org. friendsofthedunes. org. (707) 444-1397.
FOOD
Arcata Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Year round, offering fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Live music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org. (707) 441-9999.
GARDEN
California Native Plant Society Spring Native Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Sign up for Saturday shopping at northcoastcnpsnursery.org/sale. No sign-up needed for Sunday. Bring a box for your plants. Cash/checks preferred; cards accepted. northcoastcnps@gmail.com. northcoastcnpsnursery.org/sale.
Humboldt Botanical Garden’s Spring Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, College of the Redwoods campus, north entrance, Eureka. See May 2 listing.
OUTDOORS
FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet leader Paul Johnson at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on “the small things along the trails that people often miss.” Free. (707) 826-2359.
SPORTS
Fortuna Recreational Volleyball. 10 a.m.-noon. Fortuna High School, 379 12th St. Ages 45 and up. Call Dolly. In the Girls Gym. (707) 725-3709.
Hard Fought Championship. 7:30-11 p.m. Sapphire Palace, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Local fighters go toe-to-toe to see who comes out victorious. $55. bluelakecasino.com.
Rumble at the River VI. 6:30-10 p.m. Bear River Recreation Center, 265 Keisner Road, Loleta. The North Coast’s biggest combat sports event of the year. SOLD OUT. $30-$500.
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Abbey of the Redwoods Flea Market. First Saturday of every month, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Grace Good Shepherd Church, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Local arts, products, goods. Free entry.
The Bike Library. 12-4 p.m. The Bike Library, 1286 L St., Arcata. Hands-on repair lessons and general maintanence, used bicycles and parts for sale. Donations of parts and bicycles gladly accepted. nothingtoseehere@
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Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Enjoy a cold beverage in the canteen with comrades. Play pool or darts. If you’re a veteran, this place is for you. Free. PearceHansen999@outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.
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MOVIES
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). 5-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 5 p.m. Raffle 6 p.m. Movie at 6:20 p.m. Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save a princess and the galaxy from Darth Vader. Exclusive keepsakes, including an 8-page playbill and commemorative poster. Cosplay encouraged. $14. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/1893495754741694. (707) 613-3030.
MUSIC
Mad River Transit Singers. 2 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. The group performs “Bringin’ it Back Home,” an eclectic program featuring a variety of musical styles from jazz standards to more modern tunes. $15, $5 seniors/children, free for CPH students w/ID.
Partnership In Music Orchestra’s “Rebirth & Renewal” Performance. 2-4 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. The Partnership in Music Orchestra (All Seasons Orchestra together with the Humboldt Symphony Orchestra) celebrate springtime with this free concert. Free. don.w.bicknell@gmail.com. AllSeasonsOrchestra. org. (707) 599-4691.
Sweet Harmony. 4-5:30 p.m. United Methodist Church of the Joyful Healer, 1944 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Women singing four-part harmony a capella. Now welcoming new members with all levels of experience. (707) 845-1959.
Trio Duende Concert and Conversation. 3-4 p.m. Lutheran Church of Arcata, 151 E. 16th St. The Eureka Chamber Music Series closes its season with Trio Duende, featuring Grammy-winning pianist Awadagin Pratt, cellist Sophie Shao and violinist Tom Stone. $20, $5 students. admin@eurekachambermusic.org. eurekachambermusic.org. (707) 273-6975.
SPOKEN WORD
Ink to Paper: A Reading by Asian American Poets of Humboldt. 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Featuring poetry and art slides drawn from different backgrounds, from the Zen-infused poems of incarceration and healing by Tony Wallin-Sato, to the tales of complex family and heritage dynamics by Mark Shikuma, to the verses from a long and eclectic life by Daryl Ngee Chinn. $5, $2 for seniors (65 and over), military veterans and students with ID, free for children 17 and under and families with an EBT card and valid ID. humboldtarts.org.
THEATER
Aesop’s Greatest Hits. 2 p.m. Gist Hall Theatre, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. See May 3 listing.
EVENTS
Cinco de Mayo Celebration. 1-4 p.m. Scotia Lodge, 100 Main St. Celebrate with games, bounce house, kids zone, catered Mexican cuisine by Taco Loco and music by Mariachi Real de Mexico. $10, free for kids 12 and under. scotia-lodge.com.
Day of Peace: Community Healing and Connection. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Arcata Healing Arts Center, 940 9th St. Low-cost healing sessions, guided meditations (by appointment only) from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Sign up online. At 3 p.m. meet at the Arcata Marsh (at the Klopp
Lake parking lot) for Walk For Peace: a community silent walking meditation. White clothes encouraged but not required. $30 healing sessions, walk is free. ahachealers@gmail.com. www.arcatahealingartscenter. com. (310) 985-3780.
Kokte Ranch Bramble and BBQ Bash. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kokte Ranch & Nature Preserve, 2182 Old Arcata Road, Bayside. Join CCC, AmeriCorps and Jacoby Creek Land Trust to help remove invasive plants and plant natives to restore salmon habitat. Snacks, drinks and free barbecue provided. RSVP at https://forms.gle/AkNQJ4WwU9TcfvhZA. anna.caro@wildlife.ca.gov. forms.gle/ NiDy4MKKezKh9Bbn8. (530) 360-9151.
“Myth Busting Mental Health” Town Hall. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this event features panels, a keynote by advocate Joseph Reid and community resources to explore wellness, recovery and support. Light refreshments provided.
Wildflower Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. See May 2 listing.
FOOD
Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free.
Pancake Breakfast. 8-11 a.m. Freshwater Grange, 48 Grange Road. Enjoy buttermilk or whole grain pancakes, ham, sausages, scrambled eggs, apple compote, orange juice, tea and French roast coffee. $10, $7 children. freshwaterhall@gmail.com. (707) 498-9447.
GARDEN
California Native Plant Society Spring Native Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. See May 3 listing.
OUTDOORS
Clean the Sidewalk Day. First Sunday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Valley West Park, Hallen Drive, Arcata. Help pick up non-hazardous items left behind. Meet at the park entrance for instructions, supplies and check-in. gmartin@cityofarcata.org. cityofarcata.org.
SPORTS
Avenue of the Giants Marathon. Avenue of the Giants (Rio Dell), Dyerville Bridge. Run through the biggest trees in the world. Marathon at 7:45 a.m., half-marathon at 8:30 a.m. and 10K at 8:30 a.m. theave@theave.org. theave.org.
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ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See May 2 listing.
MUSIC
UFC of Humboldt. First Monday of every month, 6-8 p.m. HLOC’s Space, 92 Sunny Brae Center, Arcata. Bring a ukulele and join the fun. Check the calendar online for cancelations or additional events. All levels welcome. $3 suggested donation. ukulelisarae@gmail. com. ukulelefightclubofhumboldt.com.
FOOD
Harvest Box Deliveries. Multi-farm-style CSA boxes with a variety of seasonal fruits and veggies, all GMO-free and grown locally. Serving Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, Trinidad and Blue Lake. $25/box, $13 for EBT customers. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ harvestbox.html.
Miranda Certified Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Miranda Market, 6685 Avenue of the Giants. Fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and more. No pets are allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome.
CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation. org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999.
ETC
Homesharing Info Session. 9:30-10 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m. This informational Zoom session will go over the steps and safeguards of Area 1 Agency on Aging’s matching process and the different types of homeshare partnerships. Email for the link. Free. homeshare@a1aa. org. a1aa.org/homesharing. (707) 442-3763. Pathway to Payday. 9 a.m.-noon. Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center, corner of Seventh and C streets, Eureka. Boost your resume, interview skills and connect with real employers during this four-day employment workshop series. Apply online. Free. swood2@eurekaca.gov. uplifteureka.com/pathway. (707) 672-2253.
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MUSIC
First Tuesday of the Month Sing-Along. First Tuesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Join Joel Sonenshein as he leads a sing-along of your favorite folk, rock and pop songs of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Songbooks provided. $3. (707) 407-6496.
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Reading by David Holper. 6-7:30 p.m. Cal Poly Humboldt Library, 1 Harpst St., Arcata. David Holper reads from his new novel The Church of the Very Last Chance In Room 209, the Library Fishbowl. Copies of his books will be available. Free. eurekapoetlaureate@gmail.com.
FOR KIDS
Look Closer and Make Connections. First Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt, 1242 G St., Arcata. Explore new exhibits and activities, including marine science, a bear, discovery boxes, microscopes, puzzles, scavenger hunts and more. Tuesday through Friday. $3 youth, $6 adult, $15 family, free for members. natmus@humboldt.edu. humboldt.edu/natmus. (707) 826-4480. Nature Story Time. 2-3 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Geared for ages 3 to 6. Each week there is a short story, movement activity and art project for children and their caregivers. Topics include owls, pollinators and dune plants. (707) 444-1397.
FOOD
Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Fortuna Farmers Market, 10th and Main streets. Fresh fruits and vegetables, crafts and more. Enjoy music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999. Shelter Cove Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, flowers and more. No pets but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999.
MEETINGS
Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly six-game cribbage tournament for experienced players. Inexperienced players may watch, learn and play on the side. Moose dinner available at 5:30 p.m. $3-$8. 31for14@ gmail.com. (707) 599-4605.
veterans eligible for membership in Veterans of Foreign Wars to meet comrades and learn about events in the renovated Memorial Building. Free. PearceHansen999@ outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.
Parent Project Hosted by Fortuna Teen Court. 6-8 p.m. Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Ave., Fortuna. A 10-week series covering topics like improving family relationships, using effective discipline to improve school attendance and performance, reducing substance use and negative peer influences, and addressing destructive behavior. Meet other parents in similar situations in a judgment-free zone. Free. fortunatc@bgcredwoods.org. bgcredwoods.org/ fortuna-teen-court. (707) 617-8160.
Writers Group. First Tuesday of every month, 12:30-2 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1428 H St., Eureka. Writers share all types of writing and get assistance from one another. Drop-ins welcome. Not faith based. Free. ETC
English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Online. Build English language confidence in ongoing online and in-person classes. All levels and first languages welcome. Join anytime. Pre-registration not required. Free. englishexpressempowered.com. (707) 443-5021.
Pathway to Payday. 9 a.m.-noon. Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center, corner of Seventh and C streets, Eureka. See May 5 listing.
7 Wednesday
DANCE
Family Dance Party. 10-10:45 a.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Dance class for all ages and levels. Have fun with dance, rhythm, music and exercise. Especially geared to adult/child combo. $10 for adult and child. redwoodraks.com. (707) 407-7715.
LECTURE
FOAM Lecture: “From Frogs and Bacteria to DNA: A Musical Science Journey.” 7-8:30 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler from the Cal Poly Humboldt Biological Sciences department discusses mysteries of the biological world, from the songs of frogs to the dynamic code embedded in DNA. Free. info@arcatamarshfriends.org. arcatamarshfriends.org. (707) 826-2359.
MOVIES
Sci-Fi Night: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022). 6-9:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 6 p.m. Raffle 6:45 p.m. Main feature 7 p.m. A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane existential adventure. $6, 10 admission an poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/ events/1198869045076106. (707) 613-3030.
EVENTS
Soroptimist Quarter Craze. 5:30 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. Join Soroptimist International of Arcata for Quarter Craze fun. Drinks available for purchase. Proceeds support scholarships and community projects. Register on the Quarter Craze Charity Events Humboldt Facebook page. $10 stuffed potato bar dinner, $5 each paddle or $10 for three paddles. eurekawomansclub.org.
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Monthly Meeting VFW Post 1872. First Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Calling all combat veterans and all
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Kaeshi Chai & the Dragon Dance. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Celebrate Asian American Month with a dragon dance and parade, embody Zodiac animals, try tai chi moves, explore chopsticks and hear the tale of the Nian Monster. A playful, cultural journey for kids and families to explore Chinese heritage together. Continued on next page »
350 Humboldt Monthly General Meeting. First Wednesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. Learn about and engage in climate change activism with a community of like-minded people. Zoom link online. Free. 350Humboldt@gmail.com. world.350.org/humboldt. (707) 677-3359.
Mother’s Support Circle. First Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon. The Ink People Center for the Arts, 627 Third St., Eureka. Mother’s Village circle for mothers with a meal and childcare. $15 to attend, $10 childcare, sliding scale spots available. (707) 633-3143.
ETC
Grief Support Services in Spanish. First Wednesday of every month, 5-6:30 p.m. Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Ave., Fortuna. A safe and welcoming space for Spanish-speaking individuals to process loss, connect with others, and receive compassionate support. Este grupo está abierto para todas las personas en la comunidad que habla español, que estén pasando por la pérdida de un ser querido. glccenter.org.
Pathway to Payday. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center, corner of Seventh and C streets, Eureka. See May 5 listing.
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ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See May 1 listing.
DANCE
Line Dancing with Contessa. 7-8:30 p.m. Wave Lounge, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Contessa has been teaching line dancing all over the county for the past decade. Add this classic form of dance to your repertoire and learn from the best. Free. bluelakecasino.com/ entertainment/wave.
LECTURE
Cal Poly Humboldt BA at Pelican Bay Prison. 12-1 p.m. Baywood Golf & Country Club, 3600 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata. Presenters discuss teaching university-level courses to students at California’s highest security prison. Free. kw1@humboldt.edu. humboldt.edu/emeritus-and-retired-faculty. (530) 601-1032.
MUSIC
Shordie Shordie. 8-11:59 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Ages 18+. Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m. With Gritty Lex. $33 general. $140 meet & greet. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/1756569468425822. (707) 613-3030.
EVENTS
Careers in Health Speaker Series. Every other Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m. Cal Poly Humboldt, 1 Harpst St., Arcata. Experts share professional experiences and career paths with local high school and college students to inspire a new generation of health professionals on the North Coast. Free. jdo1@humboldt.edu. humboldtstate.zoom.
Scaling Our Energy Future. 5:30-7 p.m. BSS 166, HSU, Arcata. Join the Schatz Energy Research Center for Insights from the Utility Sector, a talk with Carla J. Peterman of PG&E, discussing energy system growth, decarbonization and affordability. Free. schatzenergy@ humboldt.edu. schatzcenter.org/2025/03/carlapeterman-talk. (707) 826-4345.
FOR KIDS
Kaeshi Chai & the Dragon Dance. 2-3 p.m. Willow Creek Library, State routes 299 and 96. Celebrate Asian American Month with a dragon dance and parade, embody Zodiac animals, try tai chi moves, explore chopsticks and hear the tale of the Nian Monster. A playful, cultural journey for kids and families to explore Chinese heritage together. Free. rickerhlp@gmail.com. humlib.org. (707) 445-3655.
FOOD
Best of the Wurst. 5-7 p.m. Elk’s Lodge, 445 Herrick Ave., Eureka. The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka presents this dine-in or drive-thru bratwurst dinner fundraiser. Enjoy grilled brats, German potato salad, sauerkraut, a pretzel and cookie. Proceeds support the Humboldt Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Canine Unit. $25 until May 3, $30 after. swrotary.org.
SPORTS
Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Second Thursday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Monthly league nights are open to all ages and skill levels. Registration opens at 5 p.m. Games at 6 p.m. Different format each week. Bags are available to borrow. Drinks available at the Canteen. Outside food OK. $15. mike@buffaloboards.com. ETC
Pathway to Payday. 9 a.m.-noon. Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center, corner of Seventh and C streets, Eureka. See May 5 listing.
Heads Up …
National Alliance on Mental Illness Humboldt offers a free, eight-session course in Eureka for family members and others who have loved ones living with a mental illness. For more information or to register please contact Edith at edith.fritzsche@gmail.com. Or fill out a program request form on NAMI Humboldt’s website: nami-humboldt.org.
The Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center seeks weekend volunteers to stay open. Weekend shifts are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 to 5 p.m., and include welcoming visitors, bookstore register and answering questions. You must be at least 18, complete paperwork and fi ngerprinting (free through Arcata Police). One-on-one training. Call (707) 826-2359 or e-mail amic@cityofarcata.org.
Become a volunteer at Hospice of Humboldt. For more information about becoming a volunteer or about services provided by Hospice of Humboldt, call (707) 267-9813 or visit hospiceofhumboldt.org.
Bloody Havoc
By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com
HAVOC. The most linear, lowest resistance path to Gareth Evans’ latest is most likely an accidental one. Dropped unceremoniously onto Netflix, where algorithmic manipulation, more than fandom or genuine interest, is intended to steer traffic its way, Havoc would hardly seem positioned for lasting — even fleeting, viral — success. Casual Tom Hardy fans might wander over, further compelled by the presence of Timothy Olyphant and Forrest Whitaker, but I can’t help but wonder how many of them will be put-off by what turns out to be a bone-shattering, blood-drenched, wintry shoot-em-up set against the underbelly of an unnamed American city’s Chinatown. And that wouldn’t be a problem, per se, except that this is a movie for which some of us have been waiting for a very long time and which, either in its execution or its delivery system, may not be getting the treatment it deserves.
To backtrack to something like a logical starting point, Gareth Evans is a Welsh writer/director who, while living in Jakarta, kind of irrevocably changed international action cinema by making The Raid: Redemption (2011) which, along with its 2014 sequel, minted Iko Uwais as a genuine star and opened a lot of intercontinental eyes to possibilities previously unseen in fight films. Evans subsequently shifted gears, got into bed with Netflix and made Apostle (2018), which I can’t remember seeing, if I did; shame on me.
Somewhere in the doldrum day of the mid-pandemic, though, rumors surfaced that Evans was at work on an action movie with Hardy as its star. (This was around the time Hardy started dropping into and winning jiu jitsu competitions.) It was a source of hope in an unhopeful time. But for almost half a decade, the project lingered like a ghost on IMDb pages, taunting us with the possibility of something fresh and new and horrible and violent. And then, wraith-like, it appeared. No fanfare to speak of, very little promotion, though I suppose I hadn’t been looking for it. But there it was among the Hot Frostys and assorted costume dramas, big as life but disquietingly quiet in its arrival.
Cursory research indicates Havoc has been stuck in some new version of
studio development hell, delayed by reshoots and strikes after having been principally photographed in 2021, with the current 800-pound gorilla finally having decided to grace us with its presence at this late, rather unceremonious date.
For those of us so long in anticipating it, we’ve gotten most of what we hoped for. The uninitiated will likely not be as pleased.
Hardy plays Walker, a taciturn, muttering homicide detective in high Hardy style, who we learn in the early going is estranged from his wife and young daughter. We’ll come to learn that Walker is also in the pocket of high-powered politician Lawrence Beaumont (Whitaker) and his former narcotics buddy turned heister Vincent (Olyphant). There’s a purloined semi-truck loaded with washing machines (which are, in turn, loaded with cocaine, naturally), a deal gone terribly bad and a whole lot of blood and recriminations flying around.
One of the things so many of us love about The Raid is its almost-entire disregard for exposition (or, by one definition, of narrative storytelling). There’s a little coloring in of the protagonist’s inner life, but really the thing is a 100-minute fight festival, an opportunity for cast and crew to deploy every object in a high-rise as a weapon. It’s a gleeful, cinematically decadent affair, choreographed and shot with equal precision, style and disregard for physical well-being.
Havoc delivers much of the same muscular, acrobatic fun, with even more assault rifles and chests erupting into fountains of gore. It is more of what we want, and with an occasional elevated flourish — the photography of the opening truck sequence, with its impossible boom and dolly shots, springs to mind — to let us know everyone is working with a bigger budget and newer tools. Taken as pure action, it is almost as satisfying as its
own progenitors or something like John Wick (2014).
But in attempting to personalize the narrative, to make Walker or any of the youths-in-trouble with whom he is ostensibly aligned into actual people, the pacing falters and we simply don’t have enough emotional material with which to work. Set against the resounding success of Wick, with its fantastical world-building ridiculousness, Havoc stills feels compact and grimy — as it should — but gives us suggestions of a greater ambition that the finished product never quite reaches.
That sense of misplaced striving may only be a product of my own hopes for this movie, for Evans to again redraw the boundaries of cinematic violence; I should probably be happy that it is as good as it is. And in terms of late-night rewatchable durability, I suspect it will prove to be quite good indeed. TVMA. 107M. NETFLIX.
John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.
NOW PLAYING
THE ACCOUNTANT 2. Ben Affleck as the autistic underworld accountant/ investigator, now reunited with his hitman brother (Jon Bernthal). R. 132M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
THE AMATEUR. A CIA decoder (Rami Malek) takes to the field for unsanctioned revenge after his wife is killed. PG13. 123M. BROADWAY.
THE KING OF KINGS. Animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ bio of Jesus Christ, voiced by Pierce Brosnan and Oscar
Isaac. PG. 104M. BROADWAY. A MINECRAFT MOVIE. Trapped in the blocky video game with Steve. Starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa. PG. 102M. BROADWAY (3D), MILL CREEK (3D).
THE PENGUIN LESSONS. A burnt-out teacher in Argentina rescues a penguin from an oil spill. PG13. 110M. MINOR. ROSARIO. A woman (Emeraude Toubia) waiting for an ambulance to take her witchy grandmother’s corpse encounters nefarious entities in the old woman’s home. R. 88M. BROADWAY.
THE SHROUDS. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce star in a movie about contacting the dead through means that, since it’s directed by David Cronenberg, probably gets pretty gross. R. 120M. MINOR.
SINNERS. Ryan Coogler directs Michael B. Jordan as twins battling the undead in the South during Prohibition. R. 137M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.
THE SURFER. Aussie beach bullies goad Nicholas Cage into escalating conflict and violence. R. 100M. BROADWAY.
THUNDERBOLTS*. An international assortment of Marvel antiheroes bands together to fight baddies. Starring Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh and David Harbour. PG13. 127M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.
UNTIL DAWN. Monsters and murderers hunt a group of young people caught in a time loop where they have to start the night over every time they’re killed. R. 103M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
For showtimes call: Broadway Cinema (707) 443-3456; Mill Creek Cinema 8393456; Minor Theatre (707) 822-3456.
My cat when I return from vacation. Havoc
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Aspirin: The World’s Most Popular Drug
By Barry Evans fieldnotes@northcoastjournal.com
About 2,400 years ago, Hippocrates, the so-called Father of Medicine, wrote about the curative and pain-killing properties of willow leaves. In particular, he recommended willow leaf tea to relieve the pain of women in childbirth. He was following a long tradition: Ancient Sumerian tablets had recommended willow leaves to treat rheumatoid arthritis, while the Egyptian “Ebers papyrus,” dated to about 1550 B.C., suggests treating what we now call diabetes with myrtle leaves. Both myrtle and willow leaves and bark contain salicin, a bitter substance originally used to synthesize acetylsalicylic acid, that is, aspirin. (Salix is Latin for willow.)
Aspirin is even more deserving of the term “miracle drug” than the new kids on the block, semaglutides such as Ozempic and Wegovy. How the humble and ubiquitous leaves and bark of willows and myrtles were transformed into what is now the most widely used drug worldwide (50 to 120 billion pills consumed each year) is a story in itself. It goes back to the Rev. Edward Stone (1702-1768), of Oxfordshire, England, who was looking to substitute expensive cinchona bark to treat the symptoms of malaria, then called “the agues.” Knowing of Hippocrates’ writings, he dosed 50 feverish patients with a solution he prepared from powdered white willow bark … with great success. His subsequent note to the president of the Royal Society of London started the modern rise of salicylic acid, the precursor of what became known as “aspirin.”
acid by adding an acetyl group to salicylic acid. (Hoffman is the same guy who synthesized heroin, named for its “heroic” nature as a panacea.) Aspirin, the name chosen by Bayer, derives from “a” for acetyl and “spir” for the spirea flower, another natural source of salicin. The “in” ending was commonly used for drugs at the time. Since then, Bayer lost its trademarked name (victim of the callous 1919 Treaty of Versailles following the end of World War I) and aspirin is now, in most countries, the generic name for acetylsalicylic acid. How does it work? That puzzle was only solved in 1971, when British pharmacologist John Vane elucidated the pain-relieving mechanism of aspirin and other NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). He figured out that NSAIDs inhibit the production of prostaglandin, which (among other properties) acts as a messenger molecule for pain transmission. He won a Nobel Prize for his discovery. Today, aspirin is used both as a treatment to reduce pain, fever and inflammation, and as a long-term prophylactic for at-risk patients to help prevent further heart attacks, strokes and blood clots. Until recently, organizations such as the American Heart Association recommended a daily low-dose aspirin regime for most of us healthy older adults to prevent heart attacks and strokes. That changed in 2018, when several studies led to the conclusion that the increased risk of bleeding caused by aspirin, e.g. in stomach ulcers, outweighed the benefits.
Fast forward to 1897, when Felix Hoffman — or, controversially, his supervisor Arthur Eichengrün — working at Bayer labs in Germany, synthesized acetylsalicylic
Barry Evans (he/him, barryevans9@ yahoo.com) has a new Humboldtthemed blog: planethumboldt. substack.com.
with Qatari currency?
19. Pickleball divider
20. Hit the bu et 21. “Boo-___!” 22. Regretted 24. Words to a song 26. Shared billing for Etta and Celine?
31. “___ & Greg” (late ‘90s sitcom)
33. Extremely successful, in Variety
34. Singer Lily
36. Military packaged meal, for short
38. Granola grain
39. Performed in front of a pharaoh?
43. Pretty great
44. It may be original
45. “C’mon, please?”
46. Defunct channel that aired “Felicity”
49. Elegant detail
51. A pleased 500e, maybe?
53. Paul of “Breaking Bad”
57. “The Wire” character
58. Tajikistan, for short, once
60. Wondrous feeling
61. Mellow like cheese
63. Food served up for some rock Kings?
67. Tattletale
68. Of the lower back
69. Like some sporting equipment
70. “The Amazing Race” network
71. Photographer Arbus
72. Extremely
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1. All over the web
2. “Jaws” town
3. Cake component 4. Prefix that follows giga, tera, and peta
5. Notion
6. Another nickname for Dubya
7. Sinus doc 8. 2010 health legislation, in brief 9. London length 10. Crash, for one 11. The night before 12. Understand 15. “Yertle the Turtle”
author
18. Chinese fruit
23. Tokyo’s former name
25. Without doing anything
27. Household cleaning chemical
28. Johnny of The Smiths and Modest Mouse
29. Gira e’s relative
30. Forget-me-___ (certain flowers)
32. “No ifs, ___ , or buts”
34. Waimea Bay greeting
35. Group including Wordsworth and Coleridge, based on their location in England
37. “Behold!” to Caesar
39. Hiking trail
40. Word at the end
of a French film
41. 1962 John Wayne film set in Africa
42. New Age Irish singer
47. Typing speed acronym
48. “___ means!”
50. Diagnostic image, for short
52. Psychoanalyst Sigmund
54. Increase
55. Deed holder
56. Requiring attention
59. “Yeah, whatever”
61. Part of a circle
62. Talk a lot
64. “Cheerleader” singer of 2015
65. Pelicans’ org.
66. Bronco or Equinox, e.g.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ADELINE JUDY DUTRA
CASE NO. PR2500088
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Adeline Judy Dutra
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Lucas StreamDutra In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Lucas Stream-Dutra be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4
For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
April 4, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-145)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LOPEZ FAMILY TRUST
CASE NO. PR2500013
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Lopez Family Trust
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Alicia Rosas-Sierra In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Alicia Rosas-Sierra be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 8, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Alicia Rosas-Sierra
January 13, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-170)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00197
The following person is doing Business as Fernwood Art & Design Humboldt 1618 Weber St Fortuna, CA 95540 PO Box 621
Fortuna, CA 95540
Heather Y Mellon 1618 Weber St Fortuna, Ca 95540
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 7/1/2024.
I declare that 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 Heather Y Mellon, Owner
This April 22, 2025 by SC, Deputy Clerk
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-178)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00201
The following person is doing Business as Custom Property Management Humboldt 1175 G Street, Suite B Arcata, CA 95521
Sherilyn A Munger 1175 G Street, Suite B Arcata, CA 95521
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that 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 Sherilyn Munger, Owner
This April 23, 2025 by JR, Deputy Clerk
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-177)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 23-00076
The following person have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name
Parker Property Management Services
1175 G Street Suite B Arcata, CA 95521
The fictitious business name was filed in HUMBOLDT County on 3/16/23
Amanda J Parker
1175 G Street Suite B Arcata, CA 95521
Sherilyn A Munger
1175 G Street Suite B Arcata, CA 95521
This business was conducted by an individual.
/s/ Amanda Parker, Co-partner
This state was filed with the HUMBOLDT County Clerk on February 6, 2025
I hereby certify that this copy is
true and correct copy of the original statement on file in my office
s/ JR, Deputy Clerk
Humboldt County Clerk
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-176)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00185
The following person is doing Business as Camp Dogtopia Humboldt 830 Green Rd
Kneeland, CA 95549
Bluebird Herbals, LLC 830 Green Rd
Kneeland, CA 95549
The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 4/2/2025.
I declare that 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 Sonja Boynton
This April 16, 2025 by JC, Deputy Clerk
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-179)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00190
The following person is doing Business as Emerald Coast Sustainable Seafood Company
Humboldt
1657 Childrens Ave
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Mason H Macallais 1657 Childrens Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
Zachary D Hannum
1657 Childrens Ave
McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by a General Partnership.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that 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 Mason Macallais, Co-partner
This April 18, 2025 by JC, Deputy Clerk
5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-180)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00172
The following person is doing Business as Mariposita’s Daycare Humboldt
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 01/01/2024. I declare that 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 Aida Marina Perez Quintas, Owner
This March 18, 2025 by SC, Deputy Clerk 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 (25-172)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00163
The following person is doing Business as Arrow S. Livestock Humboldt 1820 Pickett Rd McKinleyville, CA 95519
PO Box 2950
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Alexander W Schmidt 1820 Pickett Rd McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/1/98.
I declare that 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 Alexander Schmidt, Sole Proprietor/Owner
This April 2, 2025 by JR, Deputy Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (25-142)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00160
The following person is doing Business as Forevergreen Landscape
Humboldt
2723 Fairfield St
Eureka, CA 95501
PO Box 3665
Eureka, CA 95502
Brian W Kretz
2723 Fairfield St
Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/1/2008.
I declare that 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 Brian W. Kretz, Sole Proprietor
This April 1, 2025 by JR, Deputy Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (25-141)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00169
The following person is doing Business as The Nail Room Humboldt
791 8th St, Ste 4
Arcata, CA 95521
Genevieve A Noggle
791 8th St, Ste 4
Arcata, CA 95521
The business is conducted by an
individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 4/4/25.
I declare that 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 Genevieve Noggle, Owner
This April 4, 2025 by JR, Deputy Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (25-147)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 23-00178
The following person have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Studio 637 637 F Street Arcata, CA 95521
The fictitious business name was filed in HUMBOLDT County on 3/16/23
Genevieve A Noggle 637 F Street Arcata, CA 95521
This business was conducted by: An individual /s/ Genevieve Noggle
This state was filed with the HUMBOLDT County Clerk on April 4, 2025
I hereby certify that this copy is true and correct copy of the original statement on file in my office s/ SC, Deputy Clerk Humboldt County Clerk 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (25-146)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00158
The following person is doing Business as American Auto Detail Humboldt 2332 2nd St Eureka, CA 95503
Daman D Mullins 2332 2nd St Eureka, CA 95503
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/1/96.
I declare that 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 Daman Mullins, Owner
This March 27, 2025 by JC, Deputy Clerk 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-167)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00129
The following person is doing Business as Majestic Musicals Humboldt 901 Birch Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519 PO box 2328 McKinleyville, CA 95519
Steve G. Davis 901 Birch Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by an individual
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/12/25.
I declare that 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).
Is Steve Gaylord Davis, Owner/ Master of Arts This March 10, 2025 by R, Deputy Clerk 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-149)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00164
The following person is doing Business as Transformative Business Services Humboldt
122 Holly Hill Ln Miranda, CA 95553 PO Box 816
Garberville, Ca 95542
Tina Tvedt Schaible, Owner 122 Holly Hill Ln Miranda, CA 95553
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 4/1/25.
I declare that 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 Tina Tvedt Schaible, Owner
This March 30, 2025 by JR, Deputy Clerk 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-150)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00214
The following person is doing Business as EO Electrolysis
Humboldt
927 Main St
Fortuna, CA 95540
2504 Shay Ct
Fortuna, CA 95540
Abundant Living Enterprises, LLC CA B20250030082
2504 Shay Ct Fortuna, CA 95540
The business is conducted by a limited liability company.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that 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 Elisa M Rodriguez, Managing Member
This April 28, 2025 by SG, Deputy Clerk 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 (25-186)
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Lucky Vang & Mee Yang On Behalf Of Candy Kazee Vang, a minor. CASE NO. CV2402338
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF:
Lucky Vang & Mee Yang on behalf of Candy Kazee Vang, a minor for a decree changing names as follows: Present name
Candy Kazee Vang to Proposed Name Flower Vang
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: May 16, 2025
Time:8:30 am, Dept. 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501
Date: April 1, 2025
Filed: April 1, 2025 /s/ Timothy A. Canning Judge of the Superior Court 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-152)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 14th, 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture from High Street in Eureka, California, in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as: $2,611.21 in U.S. Currency and $2,847.00 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-05 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney. If your claim is not timely filed, the Humboldt County District Attorney will declare the property described in this notice to be forfeited to the State and it will be disposed of as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 11489. 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2025 (25-153)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 14th, 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture from 4 th Street in Eureka, California, in connection with
controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as: $2,284.00 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-05 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2025 (25-154)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 14th, 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture from Meadow Lane in Fortuna, California, in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as:
$226,405.18 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-05 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2025 (25-155)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 18th, 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture from S Fortuna Blvd in Fortuna, California, in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as: $14,774.00 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-05 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2025 (25-156)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 18th, 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture from 2 nd Street in Fields Landing, California, in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as: $757.31 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-05 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2025 (25-157)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On December 17th, 2024, Agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California from New Navy Base Rd in Samoa, California. The seized property is described as: $2,552.00 in US currency and Control Number 25-F-02 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
If your claim is not timely filed, the Humboldt County District Attorney will declare the property described in this notice to be forfeited to the
State and it will be disposed of as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 11489.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25 (25-158)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On February 19th , 2025, Agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California from 4 th Street in Eureka, California. The seized property is described as: $19,052.00 in US currency and Control Number 25-F-03 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25 (25-159)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 12th, 2025, Agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11378 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Carroll St in Loleta, California. The seized property is described as: $6,656.15 in US currency and Control Number 25-F-04 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney.
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25 (25-160)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On January 15th, 2025, Agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Lucky Star Ct in Mckinleyville, California. The seized property is described as: $2,218.00 in US currency and Control Number 25-F-06 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney. 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25 (25-161)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On March 27th, 2025, Agents from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11351 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Murry Rd in Mckinleyville, California. The seized property is described as: $1,612.00 in US currency and Control Number 25-F-07 has been assigned to this case. Use this number to identify the property in any correspondence with the Office of the Humboldt County District Attorney. 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/25 (25-162
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VELTHA V. COLEMAN CASE NO. PR2500104
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons
who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Veltha Viola Coleman aka Veltha V. Coleman, aka Veltha Colemant
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Jackie Lipscomb In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Jackie Lipscomb be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 15, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4
For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER:
James J. Aste Law Office of James J. Aste PO Box 307 Ferndale, CA 95536 (707) 786-4476
April 14, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (25-173)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MICHAEL L. BYRD CASE NO. PR2500093
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons
who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Michael L. Byrd
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Dylan Hagmann In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Dylan Hagmann be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 8, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER:
Carlton D. Floyd Floyd Law Firm
819 Seventh Street Eureka, CA 95501
4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (25-164)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VENERANDA RAMIREZ
CASE NO. PR2500121
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Veneranda Ramirez
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Luzmila Garcia
In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Luzmila Garcia be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: Thomas B. Hjerpe, Esq. Hjerpe Law, Inc.
350 E Street, 1st Floor Eureka, CA95501 (707) 442-7262
April 23, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
5/1, 5/8, 5/15 (25-181)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTINE D. SHERMAN CASE NO. PR2500120
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Christine D. Sherman
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Humboldt County Public Administrator
In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Humboldt County Public Administrator be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner: Natalie A. Duke 269315
Office of County Counsel 825 Fifth Street, Suite 110 Eureka, Ca 95501 (707) 445-7236
April 23, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 (25-182)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARY LOUISE MEYER AKA MARY L MEYER AKA MARY MEYER CASE NO. PR2500119
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Mary Louise Meyer aka Mary L Meyer
aka Mary Meyer
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Fileta Shaffer In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Fileta Shaffer be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4
For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner
Jocelyn M. Godinho, Esq. 317 3rd Street, Suite 15 Eureka, CA 95501 (707)242-7439
April 23, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 (25-184)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA JEAN MADSEN, AKA
PATRICIA J. MADSEN AKA
PATRICIA MADSEN CASE NO. PR2500115
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of
Patricia Jean Madsen, aka Patricia J. Madsen aka Patricia Madsen
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Tara Johnson In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Tara Johnson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
James Aste
Law Office of James J. Aste PO Box 307 Ferndale, CA 95536 (707) 786-4476
April 23, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 (25-183)
The Housing Authority of the City of Eureka (HACE) is a federal and state low-income housing provider and is looking for local contractors and service providers to partner with for the periodic repairs of our several properties scattered throughout Eureka. This
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partnership allows HACE to work with businesses through the federal and state procurement solicitation process to allow fair and equal opportunities to support local contractors and service providers.
Completing a service agreement allows us to work with your company without obligation on either parties’ behalf and is only executed when HACE proposes a project and is accepted by your company based on your interest and availability.
Please note that HACE typically has several contractors or service providers, in a single trade, on contract so that work may move forward even if a contractor or service provider is not available. Entering into a service contract does not guarantee work.
HACE is looking for the following contractors and service providers: Licensed Contractors
• General Contractors
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Painters (primarily interior with some exterior projects available for bid)
• Roofers (for re-roofs and repairs)
• Landscapers/lawncare Service Providers:
• Cleaning services (apartment finish cleaning and moveout cleaning)
• Trash Haulers (clearing out apartments of trash, furniture, appliances, and debris)
• Carpet Cleaning Please note:
• All licensed contractors must have an active license, be bonded, have a $2,000,000 liability policy, and be in compliance with all California State License Board rules and regulations.
• All Services providers must have insurance and must comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• A W-9 will be required in order for HACE to process payments.
If you are interested in working with the Housing Authority of the City of Eureka or have questions, please contact: Ryan Harvey, Maintenance Supervisor at (707) 443-4583 ext. 226 or ryanh@eurekahumboldtha. org northcoastjournal.com
5/1, 5/8 (25-185)
CITY OF FORTUNA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fortuna Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on May 13, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall, 621 11th Street in Fortuna, to evaluate the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for General Plan (GP) consistency before City Council review and potential CIP adoption during the budget adoption process.
The City’s GP and CIP are the principal tools for planning and programming public infrastructure improvements. The GP includes goals and policies that address short—and long-term infrastructure needs. The CIP is a five-year expenditure plan that prioritizes and sets funding for infrastructure projects. CIP projects must be consistent with
David Wayne Smith
August 12, 1943-April 17, 2025
David Wayne Smith, age 81, passed away on April 17, 2025, in Ferndale, California. He was born on August 12, 1943, in Albany, New York, to Albert A. Smith and Martha V. Welter, and was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Caroll E. Smith (Earl). David was formerly married to Deb Oliver. He had no children, but is survived by his nephew, Scotty Smith Jenkins. David had a remarkable and diverse career. He was a NASA engineer and was involved in the Apollo program. Beyond his work with NASA, David also had a significant impact in the music industry as an audio engineer, collaborating with numerous iconic artists such as Billy Joel, Black Oak Arkansas, Lionel Richie, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Journey and so many more. Later in life, he also shared his love of music as a radio DJ, audio engineer, and program manager for KMUD in Humboldt County. David was also a natural inventor, always exploring new ideas.
In his leisure time, David enjoyed soaking up the California sunshine and loved getting a good tan and cruising in his convertible. David will be remembered for his brilliant mind, his passion for music and innovation, and his kindness towards others. Though a private man, he was always supportive and shared his knowledge generously with those around him. There will be no formal services held.
the GP’s goals and policies. Each year, the Planning Commission reviews all new CIP projects planned, initiated, or to be constructed during the ensuing fiscal year for GP consistency, as required by Government Code Section 65401.
The draft FY 2025-2026 CIP is available for review at the Community Development Department at City Hall, 621 11th Street, Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Public comment will be accepted at the meeting or via email to communitydevelopment@ ci.fortuna.ca.us by 5 pm on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting to give oral or written testimony regarding this
matter. Written comments may also be forwarded to the Community Development Department at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California, 95540. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (707) 725-7600 if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. (28 CFR 35.102 - 35.104 ADA Title II). 05/01
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Alice Herman 1931-2025
K’ima:w Medical Center an entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, is seeking applicants for the following positions:
Alice Page Herman passed away peacefully on April 3rd, 2025. Born in Salinas, California on February 9th, 1931, she was the youngest of three girls born to Cecil and Ethel Page. She graduated from San Jose State University before marrying and moving to Fortuna. She was a teacher at Ambrosini Elementary for several years before buying Quality Hardware with her husband.
Alice is survived by her three sons, Ben Herman, Tim Herman, Craig (Melinda) Herman, grandchildren Alicia (Ryan) Williams, Tyler Herman, Brett Herman, and great grandchildren, Keely Harris, Colton Williams, Caraline and Jack Herman. Alice enjoyed being active and spent many years volunteering as a Pink Lady at Redwood Memorial Hospital. She spent time at the Fortuna Senior Center, attended the Fortuna Methodist Church, and had many friends. She lived in her own home, with assistance from Ben, up until the last few months. Despite some health issues, she maintained a positive attitude and never complained. Alice will be remembered for her friendly smile, warm and welcoming spirit, and the kindness she showed others.
A special thank you to PACE, Fortuna Rehab Center and Hospice of Humboldt.
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This position is responsible for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, collections system, regulatory compliance and related staff. Grade III certification or above is required. The plant is a modern Aeromod activated sludge system.
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