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Flooding in King Salmon
Editor:
There is a solution to the problem of flooding in King Salmon during high tides. Most if not all of the flooding comes through the canal system. A lock could be built at the entrance to the canal system next to Gill’s.
The lock could be computer controlled with water level sensors. The lock would remain open for most of the tide cycle, so the water could be refreshed and fish could swim in and out. When the level drops to 3 feet or so above mean sea level (msl), the inner gate would close. When it rose to 7 feet above msl, the outer gate would close. Floating docks on each end of the lock would allow users to tie up and activate the lock.
This solution would also alleviate the need for dredging the canals. Thus, people with deep draft boats such as mine could get into and out of their berths regardless of the tide state, and the boat would not be aground at low tide.
A lock may appear to be too expensive, but would be more cost effective than raising the houses above ground, raising street levels, or building levies. Alling Foreman, King Salmon
Measles is Making A Comeback
Editor:
Sadly, the United States is on track to lose its measles elimination status this year. According to National Public Radio news, the outbreak in South Carolina has hit 847 cases and shows no sign of slowing. Measles is an especially damaging disease because of two factors: it is incredibly contagious, and the complications are awful. The measles virus suppresses the immune system, making the victim more prone to other infections, and can result in subacute sclerosing pan encephalitis (SSPE), which is a rare but fatal degenerative disease that occurs seven to 10 years after the initial infection. Blindness is another potential outcome.
One might argue that people who choose not to vaccinate are making a choice and if they suffer consequences as a result then that is worth the price of individual freedom. Unfortunately, there are people who cannot vaccinate, such as infants or those who are immuno-
compromised from cancer or disease, and they rely on our vaccinations to keep them safe.
Our public health is being degraded and mismanaged by the current administration. The Centers for Disease Control has lost all credibility among physicians and now promotes harmful advice that contrasts medical specialty guidelines and recommendations. Among other health travesties, the Trump administration will have the distinctive legacy of presiding over the largest measles outbreak in our country since 2000 when measles was declared eliminated. As a physician who has spent her career working to improve the health of our community’s children, it is sad and discouraging to see our nation’s health deteriorating.
Emily Dalton M.D., Eureka
Building Alliances
Editor:
My heart is heavy with grief as I read a list of 35 names of people who died while in ICE detention during 2025. These individuals leave behind families and friends who will never be able to see their loved ones again.
Their absence leaves a gaping wound in our communities. ICE’s continuing aggressive and violent abduction of immigrants in 2026 is exacerbating those wounds while inflaming fear, anger and sorrow.
As a privileged white woman, I want my immigrant neighbors to know I support you. I implore others who are not current targets of ICE to join me in defense of our immigrant neighbors and friends. I invite all concerned community members to memorize and share the hotline (707) 200-8091 to report a possible ICE sighting and to join events organized to learn about our immigrant and constitutional rights.
Together we make a stronger community, caring for each other and building trustworthy and reliable friendships as we co-create the beloved community that the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. envisioned and described so eloquently. Linda Goff Evans, McKinleyville ‘Defund
ICE’
Editor:
We must defund, not increase, funding for the cruel and illegal ICE. Their intrusion into cities and states without
Winter Revelation
Redwood bark oozes the morning downpour through spongy fibers, scattered drops free fall from high in the forest canopy, sagging cowls of moss drip from thick maple trunks the forest is leaden and still, but as the sun sinks light floods the understory, luminescent fingers stretch eastward among the tall trunks, unmasking sluggish moisture-laden motes aglow rising and falling gentle as breathing.
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the invitation of the governors of those states is telling. It is only happening in states that President Trump is unhappy with by not bending to his every wish.
The recent killings of American citizens is chilling. The videos do not bear out the whitewash immediately pushed forward by his mouthpieces. By locking out state and police impartial investigations, which is traditional, our government may be breaking the law and not just tradition. With their actions we can no longer trust anything they say regarding the actions of ICE, including the workings of detention and deportation. Defund ICE.
Kay Escarda, Eureka
The Public Deserves Answers
Editor:
The killing of another innocent Minnesotan by ICE agents in Minneapolis is not just a failure — it is a moral disgrace. No administration that claims to serve the American people should ever tolerate federal operations so reckless that citizens end up dead at the hands of their own government. Yet that is exactly what has happened, and the excuses offered so far insult the intelligence of every American.
We are asked to believe this was merely poor training or bad leadership. If that is true, then the administration
should have already pulled these agents off the streets and launched a full, independent investigation. Instead, officials rushed out misleading statements, dismissed legitimate public concern and tried to control the narrative before the facts were even known. That behavior is not leadership, it is evasion. Even more disturbing is the conduct of the agents themselves. Masks. No identification. Tactics that belong in authoritarian regimes, not in American neighborhoods. These choices raise a chilling question: were these agents unqualified and unsupervised, or were they sent in with the expectation that chaos and harm were acceptable outcomes? Either answer is a damning reflection on the administration responsible for deploying them. If the administration continues to defend these actions rather than confront them, then the burden shifts to the public. In a democracy, people have the power, and the responsibility to demand accountability through peaceful protest, civic pressure, and unrelenting scrutiny. When government sanctioned harm goes unanswered, it does not fade away. It grows.
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An estimated 2,000 people showed up on both sides of Fifth Street on Saturday for the local ICE Out of Everywhere protest from noon-2 p.m. in front of the courthouse. Organized nationally by 50501, local supporters included Food Not Bombs, Humboldt Young Democratic Socialists of America, Cal Poly Humboldt Students for a Democratic Society and the Humboldt Anti-War Committee.
Back-to-Back Protests and a Nurses’ Vigil in Eureka
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Photos by Mark Larson jennifer@northcoastjournal.com
Among the crowds of protesters at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Jan. 30 were dozens of high school students chanting, “No one is illegal on stolen land.” Some had made their way from a walkout at Eureka High School as part of the national strike.
One woman named Shawna accompanied her two daughters Autumn and Summer. “They walked out and I followed after work,” she said. “I’ve cried like five times today; I’m so proud of them.”
Autumn said, “I think this is a very important cause because we’re Mexican American Native women and we need to be willing to fight.”
“Especially young people,” her sister Summer chimed in.
Across the street, Elizabeth Kemper waved a sign and shook the fringe of her stars and stripes vest, the same one her mother wore to protest the Vietnam War and demonstrate for women’s rights. With her own daughter beside her, Kemper explained her mother was a Daughter of the American Revolution who traced her ancestry to an Irish immigrant who fought to pay off his indenture. “My family has fought in every war since the revolution.
And this is my fight.”
At 6:30 p.m. outside St. Joseph Hospital, some 200 nurses, healthcare workers and others held a candlelit Nurses’ Vigil for Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who cared for veterans before he was shot and killed by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents Jan. 24 in Minneapolis. As part of National Nurses United’s national week of action, organizers displayed photos of Pretti along with paper lanterns for each of the nine people killed by ICE and Border Patrol agents this year.
The sidewalks were even more packed the following day for the ICE Out demonstration. Crafters handed out homemade buttons with resistance slogans and balls of red yarn for making the recently revived World War II-era Norwegian hats once worn as anti-Nazi symbols.
“I’m doing a very bad version of a Melt the ICE hat,” said Ryan, who sat on the court steps knitting in the sunshine. She said she came out for “Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and all the other people ICE has murdered. … because our government should not be murdering people in the streets.”
Farther down the block, Charles said along with the killings of Good and Pretti,
a number of injustices brought him to the protest, including “rapists in office,” and the sexual abuse of minors by government officials and the children killed in Palestine. “It really feels like they do not care about these children,” he said. “As a Black man, we have been saying this.”
While mostly peaceful, the demonstrations saw two incidents leading to arrests. Just before 5 p.m. Friday, witnesses say a female protester snatched a MAGA hat from a driver stopped at a light before fleeing. A Eureka Police Department release states the driver, 71-year-old Gary Beckett, then pulled onto the sidewalk, got out and ran into the crowd after her. Officers arrested Beckett for fighting in public, and the release says they have a “preliminarily identified a person of interest” in the alleged assault and theft.
Another marred the protest on Saturday afternoon, when, according to the same release, 51-year-old driver Joseph
Many high school age protesters showed up with signs and vocal enthusiasm at Friday’s General Strike protest.
Some 200 or more Eureka High School students marched from campus down J Street to join the protest.
Elizabeth Kemper attended the ICE Out of Everywhere protest Saturday as well as the Friday General Strike protest wearing a vest her mother wore to anti-Vietnam War protests 55 years ago.
Hough allegedly “brandished a large can of chemical agent” during a verbal confrontation with protesters on the sidewalk.
EPD arrested Hough and booked him for “brandishing a weapon, assault and illegal possession of a tear gas weapon.”
Amid public concerns about how local law enforcement plans to respond should ICE arrive in Humboldt, EPD Police Chief Brian Stephens sent out a public statement asserting his department does not “enforce civil immigration laws” or “participate in immigration detainers or holds,” and that it will operate under California law and the city’s Sanctuary City resolution But he also acknowledged the department’s limits, writing, “When matters fall beyond our jurisdiction or authority, we defer to the appropriate legal processes and agencies, as required by law.”
In addition, the police chief noted his support of peaceful protest, saying “as a veteran of the United States Army, having
served to protect our country and the rights we all enjoy, I strongly believe in the First Amendment.”
Seventeen-year-old Arianna sat atop the flagpole’s plinth on Saturday during the height of the protest, a Mexican flag draped before her and holding a sign reading, “Viva Mexico/ We speak for those who can’t speak for themselves.” She said she’d been on her perch for several hours a day over the last three days, even without the crowds gathered.
“Even without all the thousands and hundreds of people out here,” she said, “just a few people can make a difference.” ●
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her) is the managing editor at the Journal. Reach her at (707) 442-1400 ext. 106 or jennifer@ northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Bluesky and Instagram @JFumikoCahill.
Alex Petti’s final words, “Are you OK?” were the theme of the candlelit Nurses Vigil and were included on stickers passed out to attendees.
ARCATA RISES UP for Fire Victims
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
by Alexander Anderson newsroom@northcoastjournal.com
For three days, music flowed from two stages at Humboldt Brews onto the sidewalk, into the street and beyond the corner of H and 10th streets. There, the rubble and charred remains of seven businesses and eight apartments destroyed in a Jan. 2 fire provided stark contrast and a reminder of the losses — though thankfully no human lives — that spurred the Arcata Rising fundraiser.
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Brett McFarland opening Arcata Rising with a heartfelt performance on the main stage at Humbrews.
Local artist Dre Meza working on a piece to be auctioned off as part of the Arcata Rising fundraising efforts.
The crowd gets down to Object Heavy on the dance floor.
The festival, assembled with breakneck speed by Humbrews owner Shelley Ruhl, former owner Andy Ardell and musician Brian Swislow, began with a sold-out Friday night show and saw more than 30 acts performing by closing time Sunday. Brett McFarland kicked off the main stage show Friday that also saw Earl Thomas and Piet Dalmolen and the PD Quartet play, followed over the weekend by a host of local favorites — from Object Heavy and Bump Foundation to Claire Bent and Citizen Funk — and Humboldt alumni returning to their roots and the company of old friends, like The California Poppies.
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Earl Thomas delivering for the community, keeping the spirits high and the people on their feet.
Arcata’s Heroes Parade Spotlights Fire Responders
Story and Photos by Griffin Mancuso
Hundreds of community members crowded the edges of the Arcata Plaza on Sunday, cheering as a line of firetrucks, ambulances, police cars and other first responder vehicles made loops around the square. The parade was led by a troupe of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Marching Lumberjacks, skipping and spinning as they played their instruments. Handmade cardboard signs were raised in the air as officers and firefighters smiled and waved at the crowd.
Chris Emmons, a Humboldt native and chief of the Arcata Fire District, said he was overwhelmed by the amount of support and appreciation from Arcata locals and visitors from neighboring cities.
“I have never seen this in this community,” Emmons said. “I mean, this is my community. I grew up in it, and I have never seen something like this, and it’s just tremendous. I saw someone, I don’t know if it was a sign or I heard somebody say it, but there was something along the lines of, ‘With everything going on, this is the goodness that came.’”
The Heroes Parade, organized by Amy Bohner of Alchemy Distillery, gave the community a chance to thank the first responders who helped extinguish the Jan. 2 Arcata fire and provided resources to those impacted.
At the parade, booths were set up in the plaza by the Arcata Fire’s Volunteer Logistics Unit, CAL FIRE’s Humboldt-Del Norte Unit and Northtown Books, among others. Several therapy dog teams were also present to provide respite for attendees.
Arcata Mayor Kimberley White read a proclamation recognizing the efforts of the many organizations throughout Humboldt County that aided in suppressing the flames fanned by high winds, highlighting the many fire districts that traveled to Arcata to provide reinforcement.
The Marching Lumberjacks play a set of lively music for a crowd in support of Humboldt’s first responders.
“Every ladder truck in Humboldt County and approximately 100 fire suppression support personnel were deployed to this incident where they dumped more than 2.5 million gallons of water on the fire. More than 9,000 gallons of water every minute at the fire’s peak,” White said.
Jen McFerrin, an Arcata local who attended the parade, was surprised and delighted to see the number of organizations present, ranging from the Red Cross to PG&E.
“If this is representative of the efforts on that day, it was really kind of nice to see the volume. It was really cool,” she said.
Jay Aubrey-Herzog, an employee of Northtown Books, one of seven businesses destroyed, has been working from home since the fire. While Northtown is looking for a new location, Aubrey-Herzog is grateful for the presence and support of Humboldt residents.
“It was great to be here because I saw a lot of customers I haven’t seen, obviously, in a while,” Aubrey-Herzog said. “It was great to see them in person again, because I really miss seeing the regulars in the bookstore all the time.”
Northtown Books is currently taking orders through its website that are shipped through the Arcata institution’s distributor. Several residents of the eight apartments that were also lost in the Friday afternoon blaze have fundraising sites as they prepare to rebuild and recover.
The Arcata Chamber of Commerce website has links to fire relief resources and vetted donation sites to help those impacted. ●
Griffin Mancuso (he/him) is a freelance journalist based in Eureka. He is passionate about uplifting the stories of local communities and wildlife education and preservation. More of his work can be found at griffinmancuso.wordpress.com.
Non-musicians pitched in with donated items for the silent auction at Humbrews as well, including Christopher Dmise and Dre Meza, whose live paintings went up on the block to support fire victims. Meanwhile, Startup Humboldt took bids on donated works of art at a separate fundraiser. And Humboldt showed up, lining up at the door, giving donations and making bids to help those affected by the fire, to help rebuild the block, the businesses and the lives thrown into chaos. According to Ruhl, she’s working with Pay it Forward Humboldt to ensure the money raised from the weekend’s events is distributed to those impacted. Photographer Alexander Anderson was on hand to capture highlights of the festival. Visit northcoastjournal.com to see more photos. ●
The California Poppies on stage for the Arcata fire relief fundraiser.
Local rapper and vocalist RA MHTP (Music Heals the People) on the main stage for the Arcata Rising fundraiser.
Community members cheer and wave to first responders from different organizations all over the county.
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Community members exploring the silent auction between performances at Humbrews. All proceeds raised from the Arcata Rising event go to the businesses and residents impacted by the fire. Photos by Alexander Anderson
Claire Bent and Citizen Funk performing on the main stage, getting the audience moving with some early afternoon funk on Saturday, Jan. 30.
More than a decade ago, Michelle and Darren Cartledge, along with Jamie Ashdon, launched Humboldt Cider Co. Back then, they were brewing in 5-gallon fermentation vessels. They are bigger now — several of their fermentation vessels now are 5,500 gallons and they employ 18 people — but they remain wonderfully Humboldt-centered. I was assigned to investigate.
I toured and talked with Tom Hart, who became employee number one way back and soon found a love for apple trees. His favorite is the Wickson Crab. Hart has played a key role in bringing back historically important apple trees destroyed by the Carr Fire that decimated Whiskeytown in 2018. He eventually bought into HCC as another partner.
HCC now distributes throughout Northern California. Hart describes 2026 as the year that they will affirmatively seek to cross state lines and begin selling into Oregon and/or Nevada.
As we toured the new(ish) brewhouse, I noticed a pallet of cans called Cider for People. It is, as you might guess, a collaboration and fundraiser for local nonprofit Food for People, which collects lots of apples through their gleaning program, not all of which get selected for distribution to pantries and those facing food insecurity. HCC creates cider from those and shares the profits with Food for People. The release party this year’s batch occurs from 4 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 27, at HCC’s lovely taproom at 2901 Hubbard Lane, Eureka.
My research interests piqued, I chose to begin the tasting portion of the evening with that Cider for People. It’s light, dry and exhibits a slight, pleasant funk from wild yeasts that tagged along with the apples. We then turned to Gravenstein, one of Hart’s favorites. The apples come from a fifth-generation orchard in Sebastopol. Hart
recommends bringing in a wedge of Cypress Grove chèvre to pair with it.
I got one of the few remaining glasses of the seasonal These Nuts, a holiday brew for which HCC teams up with Chrissy Gierek, a talented local pastry chef. Gierek, who now works in an office day job, returns to her culinary roots by baking candied pecans for the collaboration. If HCC is out of this lovely, caramelly choice by the time you read this, plan to hit the taproom around Thanksgiving. One of the more complex, layered offerings is the Humboldt Blend. The apples are grown locally but their provenance is international, tapping into historic French, English and early American varieties. Next up were three varieties of another house blend. Gator Boots presents a dry, simply good, unfiltered brew available only on site. Drysdale adds some back sweetening to this mix, making it semi-dry. Friends with Benefits invites Citra and Simcoe hops to the party. These variations prompted me to ask Hart how he sees people choose and what kinds of folks gravitate to which recipes. He replied that sweeter varieties predominate at around 60 percent of sales. As for the 40 percent who choose dryer offerings, wine lovers tend to go for the non-hopped ciders while craft beer types reach for hopped versions.
As we moved into the sweeter choices, I found the Strawberry to work really well, with just enough strawberry flavor to make its presence known. Real strawberries, from the fruit, can be ephemeral in brewing, the flavor fading after a few months. HCC addresses that by brewing this one seasonally in December and letting it run out.
We plowed on, with me struggling to maintain academic objectivity while feeling nicely buzzy. There was the Imperial Blueberry, a lovely ruby color, slightly sweet and, at 10.8 percent ABV, having appreciable alcohol. There was Passion of the Fruit, another of Hart’s favorites, which you can order at
Humboldt Cider Co. on Hubbard Lane. Submitted
Larrupin’ Cafe, a place with a passion for passion fruit. And the Hibiscus Hemp, which thankfully delivers a nicely perceptible flowery flavor and not a ton of hemp. There was the popular Cherry, which deploys two fancy pie-cherry varieties called Montmorency and Morello. That tart cherry flavor proved to be nicely present.
My personal favorite has to be the complicated Chocolate Cherry, which takes the pie cherry brew and “dry cacao’s” it with chocolaty goodnesses from Dick Taylor Chocolate Co. My recommended pairing would be to order this cider and grab one or two of the brownie/cupcake things Humboldt Cider Co. sells to build your own nicely adult death by chocolate experience. Why live in Humboldt if you’re not going to indulge a little?
Throughout, there’s an emphasis on real ingredients. All of the fruit is fruit. None comes from extracts or synthesized flavors. This makes for better-tasting and more authentic products. It also adds variability. This shows up particularly in the Honey Cider, since Collette’s silly local bees just gallivant around producing honey from whatever good stuff blooms, so this cider varies substantially from batch to batch. I promise, it’s all for the best.
Because we’re not complete idiots, Hart and I saved the predictably palate-wrecking Hopañero for last. Word to the wise, either follow my lead or drink only this. If you figured out that Hopañero represents a portmanteau of hops and habanero chiles, the rest became self-explanatory. It is — I say this with respect — a nice punch to the tongue as well as the brain.
A few other investigative notes: You can order nonalcoholic cider at the taproom, and just last month, HCC received FDA approval to distribute their alcohol-free ciders widely. Additionally, whenever the taproom is open, you can expect a good food truck to be parked out front. Cap’s Food Shack and Big Island Kine are two regulars.
While I’m confident that Humboldt Cider Co. has a pour for you, as we always say in our arrogant academic journals, more research is needed. l
Michael Kraft (he/him) consults part-time. In his free time, he is involved in the community in various ways and writes about Humboldt’s nonprofits and businesses and its beer/wine/cider scene. You may reach him at michael@ kraftconsultants.com.
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A Full Friendship The Half Life of Marie Curie at Redwood Curtain
By Doranna Benker-Gilkey frontrow@northcoastjournal.com
The Half Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson is a glimpse into the lives of two historical women of science, Marie Curie and Hertha Ayrton. The events that took place during their lives and their part in them changed them and the world. Gunderson tells their stories through the lens of their friendship during one idyllic summer on the British coast. They both knew their worth and did not let the fears and insecurities of the patriarchy diminish them.
They knew the value of their relationships — with each other and their families. Curie, played by Cassandra Hesseltine in the Redwood Curtain Theatre’s ongoing production, is still a household name: the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to this day to win a second in a different discipline. She coined the term “radiation,” and was friends with another brilliant scientist of the early 20th century, Ayrton, played by Peggy Metzger. Ayrton was a British electrical engineer, inventor and suffragette. She figured out why the first electric light bulbs were so terribly noisy and fixed it. “You’re welcome,” she tells the audience in her opening narration.
despair when Ayrton storms through an off-stage throng of journalists into Curie’s home in Paris. The deep connection between them is immediately apparent. Ayrton supports her friend without question. She convinces her to spend the summer at her house in England. Resistant at first, Curie finally makes the trip. Ayrton is indomitable, a powerhouse of optimism. Curie is passionate and hurting. Bereft of lover, lab, husband and home, she grieves in the safe comfort of her friends’ caring and ferocious love. Curie has lost so much in her life, she is unsure who she is anymore. The women air their frustrations with the patriarchal authorities that have kept them from living and working as freely as their male counterparts. They also have high praises for their late husbands, who supported them every step of the way, and wish more men were similar. But even besties have fallouts and theirs is every bit as passionate as their friendship. Their inevitable reconciliation is honest but made awkward by pride on both their parts. They tell the rest of their stories in what Gunderson describes as a “co-monologue.”
History remembers them as women scientists, but in the play, they know themselves to be brilliant scientists, better than their peers within the patriarchal structure of their world. Their spirits could not be dampened. They commiserate with each other and poke fun at the patriarchy. They also lament the loss of their husbands, whom they love with the same passion and dedication they have for their work. They adore their children and work toward a better world for them.
Informative and amusing monologues by both characters get the audience caught up to the moment in the lives of these women where the story unfolds. Curie, a widow for several years at this point, had been having an affair with a married man whose wife has exposed them to the press. She loses her job, her lab and her privacy. She is in a state of
On opening night, Metzger and Hesseltine filled the stage with great contrasting energy that drew the audience into the stories of their characters. Hesseltine plays Curie with a rich, aching, irresistible burning passion, and she does nothing on the stage by half-measures. Metzger is bold and fierce, with the spirit of a warrior shining through every stance and gesture. The different energies never compete with or outshine each other, but lift and compliment one another. It is a joy to see such accomplished actors — for whom this is the first time appearing on stage despite decades of collaboration — have an opportunity to play rich, complex characters.
The lighting, designed by Michael Foster, is dynamic and rich. Tammy Rae Scott has designed an interesting soundscape, marking each character with a unique sound — Curie with the click-click-click
of the radium, Ayrton with the rush of the sea. Whenever the action on stage responds to something off-stage, there is never any doubt about what occurs out of sight, thanks to the combined skills of Foster and Scott. Nanette Voss’ and Julie Benson’s direction ensured a consistent and cohesive story that fills the theater with the breadth of events and emotions throughout the play. The set (Voss and Brian Butler), costumes (Megan Hughes), makeup and hair (Lily Herlihy) all manage that fine line of putting the story firmly in time and space without being fussy or overwhelming.
Gunderson often writes about historical figures and events through a feminist lens in modernized dialogue. What that does for me is remind me of the most important and least emphasized fact about any historical figure — they were, each one of them, human beings. Curie and Ayrton were so much more than their experiments and inventions. They were messy, loving and passionate in completely different ways. Perhaps if history was taught through the art of drama, we would better remember who got us here, and how.
“Half-life. The moment an element
transforms so fully that it is more other than self,” Curie explains in her opening monologue. At what point do the characters reach their half-life? Can people lose pieces of themselves until they are wholly different as radium does until it is lead?
The Half Life of Marie Curie is a feel-good play with strong emotional pulls that still makes me contemplate deeper meanings behind the metaphors and facts presented. Above all else, I wish for everyone the kind of devoted friendship that Marie Curie and Hertha Ayrton had.
Redwood Curtain Theatre’s production of The Half-Life of Marie Curie continues through Feb. 21 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Visit ncrt.net or redwoodcurtain.com.
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Doranna Benker Gilkey (she/her) is a Humboldt denizen and co-owner of Dandar’s Boardgames and Books.
COMING SOON
The Eureka Theater hosts an updated production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues Feb. 13-15. Call (707) 442-2970.
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Feb. 7, 6 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late.
4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists.
ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. “Send Nudes,” Chris Henry, watercolors and mixed media.
ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. Julie Clark and Anthony Johnson, photography, sculpture and collage.
BY NIEVES :: HANDMADE NATURAL SKINCARE 308 Second St. Live Hydrosol distillation.
C STREET STUDIOS 208 C St. Various artists.
CANVAS + CLAY STUDIO 272 C St. Various artists.
CLARKE HISTORICAL MUSEUM 240 E St. Four new exhibits: “Touring Humboldt: The Golden Age of the Redwood Highway”; “Indigenous Sports: From the Traditional Stick Game to the Olympics”; “Weavers of the Hover Collection”; “Dorothy McKinnon: Pine Needle Baskets”; and “Victorian Women’s Accessories.” Airiana Craft of Craft Massage is giving free five-minute massages.
THE EPITOME GALLERY 420 Second St. “Feminine Desires,” Mariah Weekly. The Secret Show is by Chris Olson.
FRIENDS OF SOUND 412 Second St. Elizabeth Gohr, live music photography, vintage music poster art.
THE GAZEBO Second and F streets “Windows to the Soul,” Amber Jones, interactive art installation; “Mystical Transformations through Facepainting and Body Art,” Gloria Harwood, facepainting; “Sacred Fire, Sacred Light: The Dance of Divinity,” Circus of the Elements (weather permitting).
GEORGE SENNOTT STUDIO 618 F St. Artists Patricia Sennott and Libby George, watercolors, drawings, printmaking, cyanotype, pastel painting. Valentines by Libby George and Patricia Sennott.
GOOD RELATIONS 329 Second St. Jill Cooper, mixed media.
THE HOOD 621 5th St. “Historic Fighter Jets,” Howard Rutherford, oil painting.
MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM OF ART 636 F St. Performance Rotunda: Music by Frogbite. William Thonson: “10th Street Studio,” features work by artists, Carol Andersen, Laura Corsiglia, Peggy Rivers and Van Shields. Knight Gallery: “finding, seeking,” Nanette Wylde, prints. Anderson Galleries: “collective grief - in memoriam,” Lori Goodman and Teddy Milder. Rotunda Gallery: “From Humboldt to Humboldt,” m.p. Warming. Permanent Collection Gallery: From the HAC Collection-Morris Graves.
HUMBOLDT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 220 First St. Tawnya Costa, drawings.
HUMBOLDT BAY COFFEE CO. 526 Opera Alley. Christopher Dmise, acrylic painting, mixed media, spray paint; music by The Deckhands; serving free, freshly brewed coffee.
HUMBOLDT HERBALS 300 Second St. “Art in My Workboots,” Reuben Mayes, acrylic painting. Music by Blue Lotus Jazz KAPTAIN’S QUARTERS 517 F St. Music by Blancatron, Buck Calhoun, DJ Red and Zero One. Surprise food pop-up.
LITTLE SHOP OF HERS 416 Second St. Seana Burden, acrylic painting, pen and ink, glitter.
LIVING DOLL VINTAGE BOUTIQUE & GALLERY 239 G St. “Hearts Alive,” performance, fashion show.
LOST COAST BREWERY & CAFE 617 Fourth St. Randy Spicer, paintings.
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. A variety of artists using different mediums. THE MITCHELL GALLERY 425 Snug Alley. New work by local women artists Willa Briggs, Regina Case, Susanna Gallisdorfer, Joan Gold, Carol Henderson, Georgia Long, Katherine McAbee, Emma Miller, Dana Mitchell, Linda Mitchell, Natalie Mitchell, Terry Oats, Kathy O’Leary, Nancy Rickard, Louise Rogers, and Christy Tjaden. Photography, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, mixed media, ceramics and soft pastels.
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OLD TOWN ART GALLERY 417 Second
St. Julie Cairns, ceramics, miniature artworks by gallery members; “Birdman,” Allen Martin, ceramic birdhouses from Canvas and Clay Art Studio; photography, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, textile, mixed media, fine woodworking, graphite drawings and jewelry. Music by Aloha 808, Tina and Dennis Robinson, acoustic ukulele and guitar, folk, jazz, rock.
OLD TOWN COFFEE & CHOCOLATES 211 F St. Various artists. Music by Zombie Tsunami.
PHOSPHENE 426 Third St. Carol LaLonde, acrylic painting, watercolors, mixed media. Live music.
PROPER WELLNESS CENTER 517 Fifth St. Dansky Takeover, textile.
PROUD DRAGON GAMES 219 D St. Fundraiser board game tournament for Dandar’s Boardgames and Books. Test your skills and have fun playing through rounds of various board games. Minimum donation of $15 per participant. Session 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Session 2: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
RAMONE’S BAKERY & CAFE 209 E St. Eric Mueller, oil painting.
REDWOOD DISCOVERY MUSEUM
612 G St. Kids Alive! 5:30 pm-8pm This is a drop-off program for children aged 3.5 - 12 years. Kids can enjoy crafts, science activities, pizza, and uninhibited museum fun! Enjoy Arts Alive while the kiddos have the time of their lives!! $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.
THE SPEAKEASY 411 Opera Alley Music by Jenni and David and the Sweet Soul Band, 8-11 p.m. 21+ only. No cover.
THRAP MARKET COMPANY 323 Second St. Music by Calen Woodrow.
TIDAL GALLERY 339 Second St. Opening reception for “Lalibela,” Emily Silver, paintings.
ZENO’S CURIOUS GOODS 320 Second St. Suite 1B Gregory Allbright, paintings, sculpture. Music by Ether Air.
ZUMBIDO GIFTS 410 Second St. “Hearts from Mexico,” various artists, mixed media. l
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All Tomorrow’s Parties
By Collin Yeo setlist@northcoastjournal.com
La st week saw the Arcata Rising fundraiser for the victims of the fire on Jan. 2 take over Humbrews from Friday to Sunday. I am not a very good chronicler of live music when it comes to the straight-story style of reporting; I tend to paint by impressions rather than numbers, for better or for worse. Friday sold out fast, Saturday was wall to wall and loud, and Sunday was a bit more subdued, as I encountered it from the outside fringes. My friend, the musician Oryan Peterson-Jones, played a solo acoustic set on the window stage on Saturday night and on the main stage on Sunday with his group The Uncredible Phin Band, with which I have played bass. I asked him for a succinct impression of the vibe from the vantage point of a performer, the best seat in the house. He said he felt the best during the all-ages
portion of Saturday evening because the age spectrum of the audience was an arc that covered children to gray-hairs and all points in between. That’s not so common these days — particularly indoors, in clubs — and when it happens, it shimmers like a sweet memory haunting an old picture from a lost age. While the jagged burn-scape sat miserably across the street from Humbrews in its charred and vulgar rictus, people came together and partied. The soul of the community lives on next to an abased and wretched corpse of better times.
Life has been getting harder for quite a while now, and fun is rarer these days, an early victim of austere decline and nationwide administrative malfeasance and insanity. Everything is tough, the margins are thinner, life is meaner and no end seems in sight. So that terrible fire on
RuffIAN performs in the Common Denominator fundraiser at the Arcata Playhouse on Friday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. Photo by Patrick Rutherford
the second day of the new year was much more devastating on a psychic and emotional scale. However, the solidarity of the community on display since that horror is all the more important and heartening. The government has largely abandoned us, or taken on a role of violent cruelty and graft across the country, so we work harder to keep a hold on each other. We will probably have to do more, so it’s a good time to get used to it and find a way to make it as fun as possible.
Fun really matters right now, as does community. I don’t mention this often, but covering live music over the last few years has made me very sad more than a few times, in more than a few ways. Venues close, practice spaces get too expensive, touring is becoming nearly impossible for many bands, and our political culture has become more oppressive and hatefully reactionary. People are upset and violence is seething on the edges of every slice of life. We have lost so much and it is no comfort to wonder how much more can be taken away before we collapse. What happened in a few fiery and calamitous hours has been happening in slower and less sensational ways for years now, across a financial system and through our social contract. And unlike the now-extinguished fire, the temperature is still rising.
I often end my intros with an encouragement for you to have a good time and take care of each other. It never seems repetitive to me because I really mean it. We are all keeping our communal flame alive, something essential that is mostly warming and illuminating because fire — metaphorical or literal — is a tool as well as a great destroyer. And one day, it might be focused against our oppressors and the problems they’ve created, illuminating the path to a bright new day. Meanwhile, party on and get together more often. In times like these, it’s always for a good cause.
Thursday
Veteran independent folk musician Alice Di Micele built a career by releasing her music on her own label and spreading her fanbase outward from her local Oregon scene to the world at large. This has allowed her to enjoy an uncompromised career focused on her musical talents and passion for environmental and social issues without the baggage of corporate bondage. This is admirable and worth celebrating along with her four decades of songs. You can join in that celebration tonight at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse, where tickets will run you $20-$50 in a sliding scale, pay what you can afford deal. Medford musician Andy Casad provides accompaniment.
Friday
Speaking of the Arcata Playhouse, there’s an anti-imperialism benefit show called Common Denominator put on by the folks in the Humboldt Anti-War Committee and Hip Hop Humboldt as a show of solidarity for the people of Palestine and Venezuela. The line-up is diverse, with jazzy pop tunes from Swingo Domingo, heavier and different fare from Something Wicked and Little Brain, and a rap set by my brother, the immensely talented ruffIAN. Tickets are only $5 and the doors open at 6 p.m., so come and mingle.
Saturday
Humbrews is hosting Oregon band Watkins Glen Soulshine Daydream, an improv jam band that smears fresh sounds across the songs of iconic hippie-era acts The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat and The Band. The OGs might be over the rainbow sea, but their acolytes still defend the faith. Check it out at 8:30 p.m. ($25, $20 advance).
Meanwhile it’s another House Night down the street at Havana at 9 p.m. En-
trance is free before 10 p.m., $5 after, and will be curated by Rikki, Starr Kitty and YUHKUTA
Super Bowl Sunday
It’s America’s biggest unofficial holiday, celebrating a sport created, according to journalist Chuck Klosterman, in the wake of the Civil War to keep college men from becoming soft in what was assumed to be an era of lasting peace. Oh well. Like all traditions in this country, football has mutated into something big, loud, ugly and, most importantly, extremely profitable. You’re not in that club, though, so try not to lose the entire piggybank on the outcome.
Monday
Whether you lost the whole banana yesterday, expressed yourself in a different fashion vicariously through your favorite team, just ate some snacks and hollered, or abstained entirely from the big billion-dollar ordeal, you have my sympathy. But nothing else, I am afraid.
Tuesday
The Old Steeple is welcoming the return of Willie Nelson’s youngest son Micah, aka Particle Kid, as he brings his chops back to the stage for an acoustic show, sans the guitar effects and loops that he is often known for. This should be a good time regardless, and early too, with a 7:30 p.m. start ($26.50).
Wednesday
Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout pretty much says it all, and tonight’s program will see the Humbrews stage peopled with ace blues musicians Curtis Salgado, Steve Freund, Wes Starr, Rodrigo Mantovani, and Anson Funderburgh providing the foundation for harp wizards RJ Misho and Magic Dick from the J. Geils Band along with the titular host. Forty bucks gets you in the door and the tunes start after 8 p.m. l
Collin Yeo (he/him) desperately wants to live in a world that isn’t ruled by genocidal pedophiles and is open to any suggestions on how to make that happen.
ARCATA PLAYHOUSE 1251 Ninth St. (707) 822-1575
ARCATA THEATRE LOUNGE 1036 G St., Arcata (707) 822-1220
Alice Di Micele w/Andy Casad (Americana/folk) 7 p.m. $20-$50 sliding
Common Denominator ft. RuffIAN, Swingo Domingo, Something Wicked, Little Brain 6-9 p.m. $5, no one turned away
THE BASEMENT 780 Seventh St., Arcata (707) 845-2309 The Alley Cats (jazz) 9 p.m. $5
HAVANA IN ARCATA 780 Seventh St. (707) 826-0860 Noche de Salsa 8:30 p.m.-midnight Free House Night w/Rikki, Starr Kitty, YUHKUTA 9 p.m. Free before 10 p.m., $5 after
KAPTAIN'S QUARTERS 517 F St., Eureka (7070 798-1273
Run For The Roses (covers) 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free
Galentine's Day Follies Fundraiser (burlesque, music) 8-10:30 p.m. $25-$65
Dezarie - A Tribute To Bob Marley w/Papa Curly and Roots N Soil 10 p.m. $30, $25 Watkins Glen Soulshine Daydream (improv. rock) 8:30 p.m. $25, $20
401 I St., Arcata (707) 630-5000
OCEAN GROVE COCKTAIL LOUNGE
480 Patrick's Pt Dr., Trinidad (707) 677-3543
THE OLD STEEPLE 246 Berding St., Ferndale (707) 786-7030
CURTAIN BREWERY
AVE. TASTING ROOM
1595 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, (707) 269-7143
LOUNGE
1696 Myrtle Ave., Eureka (707) 443-1881
(707) 845-8864
Calendar
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Love might fade, but good ink doesn’t. Inked Hearts: Love Is in the Ink , the North Coast’s premier tattoo expo returns to Blue Lake CasinoFriday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m.to 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. , and Sunday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ($10), just in time for Valentine’s Day, bringing over 30 artists from across the country ready to help you commemorate that new relationship (or cover up evidence of the old one). The Nor Cal Tattoo artists and piercing team will also be on hand if needlesbut-make-it-jewelry is more your speed. Pro tip: Book your favorite artist early. Your future self will thank you. Probably.
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ART
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. A Black Liberation Month installation created by Black Humboldt 2025/2026 College Corp fellows and hosted across county libraries as well as at the Cal Poly Humboldt Library. Family friendly. Available during normal library operating hours. Free. blackhumboldt.com/. 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.
BOOKS
Storytellers and Writers Book Club for Tweens and Teens. First Thursday of every month, 4-5 p.m. Trinidad Library, 380 Janis Court. Tweens and teens share ideas on world building and books they’ve read or would like to write. In the Trinidad Room.
MUSIC
Alice Di Micele. 7 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Americana/folk artist joined by Andy Casad on guitar. $20-$50 sliding. arcataplayhouse.org.
THEATER
The Government Inspector. 7 p.m. Saint Bernard’s Academy, 222 Dollison St., Eureka. The Saint Bernard’s Academy Drama Department persents a fast-paced satirical comedy by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. $10.
The Old Steeple is serving up two distinct flavors of Americana this week, and honestly, you could do worse than catching both. Tuesday, Feb. 10, brings Particle Kid ’s Acoustiquest tour to the stage at 7:30 p.m. ($25). Micah Nelson’s (yes, Willie’s son) music is stripped down to just voice and guitar, raw and unvarnished. Perfect for the space. Then Thursday, Feb. 12 , delivers The Sadies with Jenny Don’t and the Spurs at 7:30 p.m. ($25), a double bill that combines roots, country, spaghetti Western and surf into one evening. (Your cowboy boots and your board shorts can finally hang out together.) Two nights, two different vibes, one awesome venue.
FOR KIDS
Family Literacy Party Tour Quack N’ Wabbit- Willow Creek Library. 2-3 p.m. Willow Creek Library, State routes 299 and 96. Professional handmade puppets teach children positive messages and life skills. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing is a musical story about cooperation and friendship based on the book by John Burningham. Free. rickerhlp@gmail.com. humboldtliteracy.org. (707) 445-3655.
MEETINGS
Arcata Chamber Mixer. 5:30-7 p.m. Columbia Bank Arcata, 1603 G St. No membership required. At the former Umpqua Bank. gloria@arcatachamber.com. arcatachamber.com.
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ART
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
Life Drawing Sessions. 10 a.m.-noon. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. Hosted by Joyce Jonté. $10, cash or Venmo.
DANCE
Live Music Folk Dance Party. First Friday of every month, 8:15-10:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Featuring easy dances and international music with Chubritza. All ages and dance levels welcome. No partner needed. $5-$10 sliding, no one turned away. kurumada@humboldt. edu. redwoodraks.com. (707) 496-6734.
MUSIC
Common Denominator. 6-9 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. An anti-imperialist benefi t show in solidarity with Venezuela and Palestine. A benefi t
Sure, you could do brunch with your besties. Or you could do feathers, sequins and the swinging sounds of live jazz while making a difference. Beast Boss Blade Productions presents a Galentine’s Day Follies Fundraiser, Saturday, Feb. 7, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Historic Eagle House ($25-$65). This Jazz Age cabaret (think 1920s speakeasy vibes, minus the bathtub gin — though what you smuggle in your clutch is your business) benefits the Breast and GYN Health Project’s wig room, which provides wigs and breast forms to folks facing chemo. Young and Lovely provides the music. Doors open at 7 p.m. for mingling; the real shimmy starts at 8 p.m.
for Gaza and AWAN. With performances by RuffIan, Swingo Domingo, Something Wicked, Little Brain. All ages $5, no one turned away. arcataplayhouse.org.
THEATER
The Government Inspector. 7 p.m. Saint Bernard’s Academy, 222 Dollison St., Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing. The Half Life of Marie Curie. 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Based on the true story of friendship between two extraordinary scientists. Co-directed by Nan Voss and Julie Eccles-Benson. Presented by Redwood Curtain Theatre. Through Feb. 21. $25, $20. redwoodcurtain.com/.
EVENTS
Inked Hearts: Love Is in the Ink. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sapphire Palace, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. More than 30 artists from around the country along with Nor Cal Tattoo piercing team gather for the eighth annual three-day event. $10. www.inkedheartstattooexpo.net/. (707) 668-9770.
Umoja Center BLM Kickoff + Black Community Mixer. 5-8 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Kickoff Black Liberation Month with the Umoja Center for Pan African Excellence and Black Humboldt at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Kate Buchanan Room. Friday, February 6th from 5pm-8pm. This is a free community wide event. All ages are welcome. humboldt.edu/umoja.
Valentines at the Acres. 5-9 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Valentine’s at the Acres sip and shop, craft vendors, bar and music, kids scavenger hunt and face painting. Free. acreseventcoordinator@gmail.com. redwoodacres.com.
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.
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. UniTea House, 778 Eighteenth St., Arcata. Speak your native language. Teach someone a language. Learn a language. brightandgreenhumboldt@gmail.com. (925) 214-8099.
ETC
February Skate Nights. 6:30-9 p.m. Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F St. First-come, fi rst-served. No pre-registration needed. Max. 75 skaters each event. $6, $5 for youth. www.eurekaca.gov/248/Roller-Skating. (707) 441-4248.
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. Public Skate. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. Roll over to the Fireman’s Pavilion in Rohner Park. Public Skate sessions may close early if there is no one in attendance. $5.50 ages 6 and older, $3.50 ages 5 and younger, bring skates for a $0.50 off (rules online), $2 non-skater minor. friendlyfortuna. com/departments/parks_recreation.
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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.
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
Lantern Building Workshop. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Making lanterns to adorn Windsong Park Feb. 20 for an outdoor showing of the classic French film The Red Balloon , on a large round screen with live music. Take a lantern home after. All ages. All materials provided. Free. arcataplayhouse.org.
LECTURE
Black Humboldt Speaker Series. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. Join panelists from Black Humboldt in a discussion around Black history and futures in celebration of Black Liberation Month. Free. blackhumboldt.com/
Photo by Mark Larson Jenny Don’t and the Spurs, photo by Chris Hogge
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THEATER
The Half Life of Marie Curie. 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Feb. 6 listing.
EVENTS
Are You Feeling Saucy?! Pasta Sauce Contest and Dinner. 5-8 p.m. Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Enter a sauce to win prizes, bid on items in the silent auction, enjoy dinner and stay for dessert. Vegetarian and gluten-free options available. $25, $15 kids 7-12, free for kids 6 and under. saucy@ redwoodmontessori.org. redwoodcoastmontessori. org/new-home/fundraising/are-you-feeling-saucy/. (707) 599-5173.
Galentine’s Day Follies Fundraiser. 8-10:30 p.m.
The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. An evening of Jazz Age elegance as sultry burlesque meets live jazz in this sparkling, early-20th-century–inspired cabaret. Music by Young and Lovely. Benefits the Breast and GYN Health Project. $25-$65. eventlead. eaglehouse@gmail.com. historiceaglehouse.com/ live-music-events. (707) 407-0634.
Inked Hearts: Love Is in the Ink. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sapphire Palace, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. See Feb. 6 listing.
Valentines at the Acres. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See Feb. 6 listing.
FOR KIDS
Family Literacy Party Tour Quack N’ Wabbit- Trinidad Town Hall. 11 a.m. Arcata Library, 500 Seventh St. Quack & Wabbit uses professional handmade puppets to teach children positive messages and life skills. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing is a musical story about cooperation and friendship based on the book by John Burningham. Geared towards the younger audiences. Free. rickerhlp@gmail.com. humboldtliteracy. org. (707) 445-3655.
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.
Clamper Crab Feed Fundraiser. 5-10 p.m. Humboldt Grange #501, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Cracked shells, cold drinks, live music, raffles and a live auction. Help support local history and community work. Questions or sponsorships welcome via email or Instagram. $35. Eureka.ecv101@gmail.com. instagram. com/eclampusvituseureka. (707) 497-7074.
Music and Makers - McKinleyville Location. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eureka Natural Foods, McKinleyville, 2165 Central Ave. Live music, samples/demos, pint specials. Free. marketing@eurekanaturalfoods.com.
Music and Makers - Eureka Location. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eureka Natural Foods, 1450 Broadway. Live music, samples/demos, pint specials. Free. marketing@ eurekanaturalfoods.com. eurekanaturalfoods.com.
GARDEN
Winter Rose Pruning Workshop. 10 a.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, College of the Redwoods campus, north entrance, Eureka. A hands-on instruction and demonstration of proper wintertime rose pruning techniques led by local Rosarians Richard and Paula Grabowski of the American Rose Society. Bring your own pruners and gloves for guided practice in the Stan Baird Rose Garden at HBG. Dress for weather. RSVP required in advance. Email or call to register. Free for HBG members, non-members pay regular garden admission fee. hbgf@hbgf.org. hbgf.org. (707) 442-5139.
OUTDOORS
February Eureka Trash Bash. 9-10:30 a.m. Hikshari’ Trail, Hilfiker Lane, Eureka. Waterfront cleanup at the Hikshari Trail entrance at the end of Hilfiker Lane. Come early at 8:45 a.m. and enjoy breakfast by Los Bagels. Sign in and get supplies. Always ends with a group photo. Free. hatwood@eurekaca.gov. facebook. com/events/1188581176534197/. (707) 441-4218.
FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet leader Paul Wilson at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-orshine walk focusing on lichens. Free. (707) 826-2359. Lost Coast Nature Center Mini-Mushroom Fair. 12-4 p.m. Lost Coast Education Center & Native Plant Garden, 768 Shelter Cove Road, Whitethorn. View and learn about mushrooms from Mike Paquette using microscopes, and try mushroom activities, including mushroom-inspired art with Venessa Kay and Darcie Maassen, plus fun for kids. Starts with a morning mushroom hunt. Email to RSVP. Free. info@lostcoast. org. lostcoast.org/event/mini-mushroom-fair-lostcoast-nature-center/.
SPORTS
Trinidad to Clam Beach Run. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saunders Park, behind Chevron, Trinidad. Runners and walkers of all levels to enjoy a scenic 5 ¾-mile course from Trinidad to Clam Beach, followed by a festive beach celebration with hot chili, music and a bonfire at the 60th annual event. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. at Saunders Park. Register online by Jan. 16 to receive a race T-shirt. $40-$60. trinidadtoclambeach@gmail. com. exploretrinidadca.com/tcbr. (805) 570-7300.
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.
ETC
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. arcatabikelibrary@ riseup.net.
Public Skate. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See Feb. 6 listing. Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Red-
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wood 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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MUSIC
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.
Temporary Resonance Trio. 3 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. Concert featuring Terrie Baune, Carol Jacobson and John Chernoff performing and sharing insights about the music. Sweet and savory treats, coffee and tea. $30. eurekawomansclub.org.
THEATER
The Half Life of Marie Curie 2 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Feb. 6 listing.
EVENTS
Humboldt Flea Market Arcata. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Vintage, collectibles, antiques, furniture, art, handmade, clothing, records, instruments, toys, pottery, jewelry and more. $3, kids free. humfleamarketarcata@gmail.com. 707-572-6463.
Inked Hearts: Love Is in the Ink. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sapphire Palace, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. See Feb. 6 listing.
SUSPENSION, BRAKES, FRONT END & LIFT KITS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS
Valentines at the Acres. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See Feb. 6 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.
GARDEN
Volunteer Workday. 10 a.m.-noon. Trinidad Museum, 400 Janis Court. Help maintain the native plant garden located behind the museum and library. Serious rain cancels.
MEETINGS
Urantia Book Discussion. Second Sunday of every month, 2:30 p.m. Northtown Coffee, 1603 G St., Arcata. Delving into the deeper meanings of life and navigating through the complexities.
OUTDOORS
Second Sunday Cafe Ride with the C St. Cyclists. Second Sunday of every month, 8:30-10:30 a.m. C St. Bicycle Blvd, C St., Eureka. This inclusive community event welcomes cyclists of all ages and abilities to join in a group ride to a local café, starting from the intersection of Harris and C streets and stopping at Cafe Familia in Old Town before returning along the bike boulevard. facebook.com/profile. php?id=61582818254381.
ETC
Public Skate. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See Feb. 6 listing.
9 Monday
ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See Feb. 6 listing.
FOOD
Harvest Box Deliveries. Multi-farm-style CSA boxes with a variety of seasonal fruits and veggies, all GMOfree and grown locally. Monday: serving Blue Lake, Arcata, McKinleyville and Trinidad. Tuesday: serving Eureka and Fortuna. $30/box, $15 for EBT customers. harvesthub@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. humboldtharvestbox.org/.
MEETINGS
Depolarization Discussion Group. 6:30-8 p.m. Village Pub, 400 Ocean Ave., Ferndale. For anyone interested in crossing the political divide. No set structure, requires only willingness to share openly and listen respectfully, without judgement.
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.
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Tuesday
ART
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
DANCE
Baywater Blues Fusion. 7-9 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Dance to blues and more. No partner required. Open to all levels. $5-$15. eventlead.eaglehouse@gmail.com. historiceaglehouse.com/live-music-events. (707) 444-3344.
MUSIC
Particle Kid - Acoustiquest. 7:30 p.m. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Raw and unplugged. $26.50.
FOOD
Harvest Box Deliveries. See Feb. 9 listing.
MEETINGS
Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly sixgame 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.
Marine Corps League Meeting. Second Tuesday of every month, 6-6:30 p.m. The Cutten Chalet, 3980 Walnut Drive, Eureka. Planning upcoming events. billj967@gmail.com. (530) 863-3737.
ETC
Disability Peer Advocate Group. Second Tuesday of every month, 3 p.m. Virtual World, Internet, Online. Peer advocates supporting each other and furthering the disability cause. Email for the Zoom link. alissa@ tilinet.org.
English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Internet, 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.
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ART
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
DANCE
Line Dancing. Second Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Learn how to line dance with Contessa. Boot, scoot and boogie across the ballroom floor of the Historic Eagle House. All ages. $10. eventlead.eaglehouse@gmail.com. www.historiceaglehouse.com/ live-music-events. (707) 407-0634.
MOVIES
Sci-Fi Night: Serenity (2005). 6-9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 6 p.m. Raffle 6:45 p.m. Main feature 7 p.m. The renegade crew of a spaceship from Firefly battles the totalitarian regime and roaming monsters. $6, $10 w/poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. tickets.vemos.io/-LvvzSYm6udEnGfKIRLa/arcata-theatre-lounge/-OilJ_EAR5Pyrl52qnz5/ sci-fi-night-serenity-2005. (707) 613-3030.
FOR KIDS
Family Literacy Party Tour Quack N’ Wabbit- Blue Lake. 4-5 p.m. Blue Lake Family Resource Center, 111 Greenwood Ave. Quack & Wabbit uses professional handmade puppets to teach children positive messages and life skills. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing is a musical story
about cooperation and friendship based on the book by John Burningham. Geared towards the younger audiences. Free. humboldtliteracy.org. (707) 445-3655.
MEETINGS
Prostate Cancer Support Group. Second Wednesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. St. Joseph Hospital, 2700 Dolbeer St., Eureka. In Conference Room C3 (south side). (707) 839-2414.
Redwood Genealogical Society Speaker Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Locha’s Mexican Restaurant, 751 S Fortuna Blvd., Fortuna. Dona Moxon, president of the Humboldt Pioneers Society in Eureka, presents, “The Moxon Family in Humboldt,” a chronicle of the long-time ranching family’s history. Optional lunch of two tacos (choice of meat), chips and beverage. Free, $15 optional lunch. becdave@aol.com. redwoodresearcher.com. (707) 407-5853.
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ART
Black History Timeline Tour. Humboldt County Library - Main Branch, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See Feb. 5 listing.
LECTURE
Spring Lectures and Meet & Greet w/CPH President Carvajal. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Baywood Golf & Country Club, 3600 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata. Emeritus and Retired Faculty and Staff Association welcomes President Carvajal followed by two lectures: “The evolutionary origin and conservation genetics of rare plants in California,” by Oscar M. Vargas and “Revealing biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships through microbial nitrogen,” by Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler. Free. kw1@humboldt.edu. humboldt.edu/ emeritus-and-retired-faculty. (530) 601-1032.
Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild. 6:45 p.m. Wharfinger Building Bay Room, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. Introduction to Smocking with Bellamy Devine. Smocking is an embroidery technique used to create a stretchy decorative trim on garments. Join Bellamy for a beginner-friendly presentation on the basics as well as the history of this craft. Free.
MUSIC
The Sadies with Jenny Don’t and the Spurs. 7:30 p.m. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Roots, country, spaghetti Western, surf. $25.
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
Public Speaking Club: Eureka Lunch Bunch. Second Thursday of every month, 12-1 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Practice public speaking with prepared talks, on-the-spot speaking and get feedback. Swing by as a guest and see if Toastmasters is for you. ianmichaelray@gmail.com. ci.eureka.ca.gov/depts/recreation/adorni_center.asp. l
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com
SEND HELP. In a rare moment of self-preservation, I chose not to see and review Melania, fun though it might have been to dunk on it as every critic not employed by or chasing the favor of the Trump administration has. Its pedigree makes all the statement it needs to, helmed by Brett Ratner, a repulsive mini-Weinstein with a half dozen sexual assault and misconduct allegations clinging to his loafers like toilet paper, and propped up by billionaire bootlicker Jeff Bezos (woe betide the writers covering Melania for his Washington Post). It is the glossy product of wealthy sexual predators and their enablers on behalf of wealthier, more powerful sexual predators and their wealthier, more powerful enablers. The lack of shame is the flex. Ultimately, though, the thought of sitting in a theater and getting any of that ick on me to watch Melania Trump, a willing accomplice to the destruction of our country and the needless deaths of so many people, disassociate under a very stiff hat sounds like psychic torture. So, I leave Melania in its unopened box like a predictable version of Schrödinger’s cat, unseen but emitting the unmistakable odor of death.
On the same opening weekend, the dark, engrossing and weirdly cathartic Send Help, directed by horror legend Sam Raimi, seemed timed to fit my recent descent into reruns of Naked and Afraid. (I told you the moments of self-preservation were rare.)
I will not say who in my family rage-baited me into watching episodes, only that together we have gleaned a mixed bag of lessons: Rolling the dice on the potability of water is not worth it; a woman could milk a grizzly and still not break a survival rating of 7; everyone needs to bend at the knees; and getting other people to work for you might be the highest scoring skill.
In Send Help, the laws of the corporate and literal jungles initially seem at odds, though we begin to see them overlap as the central pair of castaways bloom/devolve/reveal themselves. It has scenes as dark as a comedy can get in the full sun and surf of a tropical beach, and the tension builds steadily, venting steam with cartoonish visual gags and adversarial dialogue. While some of the third-act choices feel at odds with the characters as we’ve come to know them, it’s an entertaining psychological horror/adventure with equal parts gasp and guffaw.
Socially awkward Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) excels at her work in strategy and planning, as evidenced by how eager her slick coworker Donovan (Xavier Samuel) is to steal credit for it in front of the corporate bosses and bros. Her expectations of a promotion to vice president, shared only with her far less twitchy pet bird, are dashed when the CEO dies and is replaced by his spoiled, amoral and (surprise!) sexually predatory son Bradley (Dylan O’Brien). Bradley plans to give the VP title to his golfing buddy Donovan but still needs Linda’s expertise to close a deal in Thailand. So, he dangles the job and invites her on the overseas trip with his dapper douchebag flunkies, none of whom survive the extremely satisfying damage they take as the private jet crashes into the Pacific Ocean. As luck, strategy and planning would have it, Linda is a well-read and accomplished outdoorswoman, and a Survivor superfan. Only she and a badly injured Bradley wash up on shore, and, unsurprisingly, being a nepo-baby “room guy” doesn’t have the same cache in the wilds of Southeast Asia. The power dynamic shifts in favor of the one who is mobile, can gather rainwater, fish and make fire, but despite his dependence on Linda, who’s not as much of a pushover as she may seem in the office, Bradley is unwilling to relinquish his boss status. Their increasingly unhinged power struggle is layered onto the struggle to survive their surroundings as Linda blossoms in her element and Bradley schemes to get back to his.
McAdams is nearly a one-woman show as we watch her doff the dowdy camouflage of civilization, coming into her power, beauty and batshittery, leaning into cat-and-mouse dynamics with a clear enjoyment that makes one wonder what tilted power structures she had to navigate early in her career (and possibly still does). Therein lies the catharsis. (The gory hunting scenes were surely a good time on set with Raimi.)
O’Brien’s performance is flatter, though some of that may be down to how little there is to explore in the character of Bradley as written. Glimpses of his vulnerability are too insubstantial to make us or Linda care in any credible way. Devoid as he is of even superficial charm, I fear if we swapped him out with James Caan in Misery, we’d be rooting for Kathy Bates. It takes the legs out from our investment in him, which is
Trying to get into my Soft Girl Era in 2026. Send Help
at once a leavening agent for the comedy and a hollowing out of some interesting material. In his most powerless moments, the audience in the theater chuckled at Bradley’s peril, which is part of the fun of a Raimi movie — a bulging eye, a lurid spray of blood or comically timed vomit. Unlike Ratner, he’s got the gimlet eye and satirical smarts to wring some entertainment out of the bastards. R. 113M. BROADWAY, MINOR. l
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her) is the managing editor at the Journal. Reach her at (707) 442-1400 ext. 106, or jennifer@ northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Bluesky @jfumikocahill.bsky.social.
NOW PLAYING
*Updated listings for Broadway Cinema were not available at press time.
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. Next leg of the journey for the post-apocalyptic zombie horror. R. 109M. BROADWAY.
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. Na’vi-on-Na’vi violence in the latest installment of James Cameron’s sci-fi action franchise. PG13. 195M. BROADWAY (3D).
CLIKA. A viral video takes a Mexican musician (Jay Dee) to the big-time. R. 82M. BROADWAY.
HAMNET. Agnes and William Shakespeare cope with the loss of their son in 16th century England. PG13. 126M. BROADWAY, MINOR.
THE HOUSEMAID. Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney in a thriller about weird dynamics with the help. R. 131M. BROADWAY.
IRON LUNG. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi submarine trip through a sea of blood. Co-written, directed and starring Mark Fischbach. R. 127M. BROADWAY.
LORD OF THE RINGS. Extended versions
of the already very long Peter Jackson adaptations on the 25th anniversary. PG13. BROADWAY.
MARTY SUPREME. Timothée Chalamet plays a ping pong champ in the 1950s, when that kind of thing apparently got you laid. R. 150M. BROADWAY, MINOR.
MELANIA. Director Brett Ratner bounces back from rape and sexual misconduct allegations and a cameo in the Epstein files by directing a vanity doc about the first lady, who’s comfortable enough with sexual predators. PG. 104M. BROADWAY.
MERCY. Chris Pratt is on speed-trial for murder before an AI judge and I don’t know who to root against harder. PG13. 100M. BROADWAY.
MOSES THE BLACK. Hagiography meets gangster redemption starring Chukwudi Iwuji and Omar Epps. 110M. BROADWAY. NO OTHER CHOICE. Park Chan-Wook directs Lee Byung-hun in a satirical psychological thriller about a man out to kill a business rival. R. 139M. MINOR.
PRIMATE. Vacation with friends turns to horror when the family chimp gets rabies and that’s why we don’t have pets with thumbs. R. 89M. BROADWAY.
RETURN TO SILENT HILL. A love letter draws a man to the killer ghost town. R. 106M. BROADWAY.
SEND HELP. Rachel McAdams goes feral as a mistreated employee stranded with her rotten boss (Dylan O’Brien). R. 113M. BROADWAY (3D), MINOR.
SHELTER. Jason Statham may have to keep his shirt in this action movie set in chilly Scotland, where a girl (Harriet Walter) must evade bad guys. R. 107M. BROADWAY. ZOOTOPIA 2. Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return to voice the rabbit and fox crimefighting duo in the animated comedy adventure. PG. 108M. BROADWAY.
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Cermeño’s Shipwreck
By Barry Evans fieldnotes@northcoastjournal.com
The European settlement of what we now know as the city of Trinidad began when two Spanish Navy captains, Bruno de Hecata (commanding Santiago) and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commanding Sonora), landed there on June 9, 1775. Two days later on Trinity Sunday — hence the name — they erected a wooden cross on Trinidad Head, claiming the bay in the name of Charles III of Spain. However, if it hadn’t been for bad weather, they would have been beaten by nearly 200 years by Portuguese navigator Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho, usually referred to by his name in Spanish, Sebastián Rodríguez Cermeño.
Cermeño was in the service of the King of Spain, who had charged him with exploring the Pacific coastline north of Acapulco. The hope was to locate safe harbors where “Manila Galleons,” en route from the Philippines to New Spain, could make repairs and replenish their food and water. Each year since 1565, several galleons, laden with Chinese silks and porcelain, exotic spices and sandalwood, brought the riches of the Orient to Acapulco — and eventually to Spain itself, via Mexico City and Veracruz. The “Volta de Mar” route from Manila to Acapulco, pioneered by an aging monk 40 years earlier (“Columbus of the Pacific,” March 14 and 21, 2013), took advantage of westerly winds that brought the ships to Northern California before following the coast south to Acapulco.
Cermeño’s San Agustin, a 200-ton three-masted galleon carrying about 130 tons of cargo, was rather unsuitable for exploring unknown shores. Much of the original deck cargo had already been tossed overboard during a Pacific storm before reaching these shores, but it was still an unwieldy craft when it came to checking out treacherous coastlines. This was made apparent soon after Cermeño and his crew first saw California on Nov. 4, 1595, three months after leaving the Philippines. Approaching land near present-day Crescent City, the ship narrowly avoided being wrecked on the St. George Reef rocks. Spooked by this near disaster, several of his officers advised him to skip his “exploration” mandate and head straight for Acapulco, but Cermeño ignored them. Instead, he sailed “half a league” (about a mile) offshore, arriving at
Based on survivors’ written accounts, Raymond Aker of the Drake Navigators Guild made this imaginative sketch of the lancha to accompany his 1965 report “The Cermeño Expedition at Drakes Bay.”
present-day Trinidad Harbor, where he probably would have landed but for the rock-strewn harbor entrance and severe onshore winds.
With a following wind, the San Agustin then made good time sailing south, rounding Point Reyes two days later and making landfall in what colonizers named Drake’s Bay, where England’s Francis Drake had landed 16 years earlier. Cermeño immediately took formal possession of the land in the name of the King of Spain, presumably without consulting the local Modoc people who greeted him. While most of the crew foraged for food and fresh water, others reassembled San Agustin’s launch (lancha) which had been carried in sections on the deck. Fortunately! Three weeks after arriving, San Agustin dragged anchor during an intense storm and was wrecked on the beach, with the loss of several men (between two and 12, accounts differ) and all its cargo.
A few days later the launch, hopefully named San Buenaventura and now the expedition’s lifeboat, left Drake’s Bay with about 80 souls on board. We can only guess how horrific the six-week trip down the coast must have been in that crowded vessel. Somehow all survived (other than the ship’s dog, which was ultimately eaten), making landfall at Chacala, today a beach town on Mexico’s Nayarit Coast. There, Cermeño and most of the men debarked on Jan. 7, 1596, leaving a skeleton crew to sail on to Acapulco.
The stranger-than-fiction story, gleaned from written accounts by Cermeño and his officers, was confirmed when archeologists digging around Drake’s Bay in the 1940s found dozens of blue porcelain sherds. Experts determined that these came from a huge pottery center in China, manufactured between 1573 and 1619, and exported to the Philippines. Other than these fragments and 49 iron spikes matching those used in Manila galleons, no trace has been found of Cermeño’s San Agustin. l
Barry Evans (he/him, barryevans9@ yahoo.com, planethumboldt.substack.com) notes that in 1913, a granite cross bearing the inscription Carolus III Dei G. Hyspaniorum Rex (In the name of King Charles III of Spain) replaced Hecata’s original wooden cross on Trinidad Head.
By Matt Jones
ACROSS
1. It may be served with gravy
8. Comparative phrases
15. Over a third of Earth’s land area
16. “Will it happen to me?”
17. Austin Powers villain who’s way more malicious than quirky?
19. Things to show newbies, as the saying goes
20. Elmo’s foil
21. “Before,” if before 22. It’s usually blue, green, or brown
23. Sandwiches served with tzatziki
24. Tide type
25. Rogue
26. Computer file, informally
27. Bayer cramp relief brand
28. Margaret Mead study site
30. German state whose capital is Dresden
31. Inspector Gadget villain who grabs plush toys at an arcade?
34. Gave a creepy glance
35. Night noise
36. “___ if I never left!”
37. Square root of nove
38. Army officers, for short
41. Persist in
42. Acrobatic
45. Take a big risk
46. “I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight ...”
47. Frasier’s surname
48. Blender button
49. Spider-Man villain reading
apprehensively through social media?
52. Genre for many boy bands
53. Enlighten
54. “In all likelihood ...”
55. Greek counterpart of Ceres
DOWN
1. Comedian called “The Entertainer”
2. Illinois’s secondmost populous city
3. Apprehensive (with a more common opposite starting with “in”)
4. #1 picks
5. Suffix for many sicknesses
6. OPEC’s concern
7. Source of unpasteurized milk
8. 1920s anarchist in a prominent trial
9. Late-’90s Apple products now in their 7th version
10. FundaciÛ Joan ___ (art museum in Barcelona)
11. “Newhart” establishment
12. Jumped atop
13. Spare
14. At an alarming angle
18. “___ should you!”
23. Lose it
24. Undeliverable letter, in post office slang
26. Secluded valleys
27. 1984 Olympic slalom champ Phil (and not the talk show host Bill)
28. Abandon, as a project
29. Breakfast hrs.
30. “Success!” 31. Hindered
32. Sowed again
33. Like a moose
34. Did with relish
38. Cowboy movie prop
39. Thirty, in Paris
40. “If I Had a Hammer” co-writer Pete
42. Mail for a knight
43. Quebec city, its peninsula, or its bay
44. It may be seen at the close of business
45. ___ de leche
47. ___ AmÈrica (South American soccer tournament)
48. “Clue” professor
50. Tunisian tennis player Jabeur
51. Pindar poem
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CITY OF FORTUNA
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
Notice is hereby given that on February 2, 2026; the City Council of the City of Fortuna adopted the following ordinance: ORDINANCE 2026-781
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND AMENDING SECTION 17.02.030 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING MAP) TO IMPLEMENT GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND THE MILL DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN
SECOND READING PERFORMED AND ADOPTED on the 2nd day of February 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Conley
ABSTAIN: None
Copies of the full Ordinance are available for public inspection and review in the office of the City Clerk at 621 - 11th Street, Fortuna, California. This notice is given in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. This section allows a summary of the Ordinance to be printed.
Buffy Gray, Deputy City Clerk
Posted: 02/03/2026
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. Filed November 14, 2025 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-061)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
2/5 (26-066)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Carolyn O. Lee
CASE NO. PR2500290
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Carolyn O. Barber, Carolyn O. Lee
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Eric Lee Barber Sr. In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Petitioner, Eric Lee Barber Sr. 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 February 19, 2026 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
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 fi le 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
William H. Stein
730 5th St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-2071
Filed January 30, 2026, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
Anisha Nicole Gutshall aka Anisha N. Gutshall aka Anisha Guttshall CASE NO. PR2600030
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of
Anisha Nicole Gutshall aka Anisha N. Gutshall aka Anisha Guttshall
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Echo Ryan In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Petitioner, Echo Ryan 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 February 26, 2026 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
Filed: January 21, 2026
/s/ Timothy A. Canning
Judge of the Superior Court
2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-063)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Bibiana Patino Matias
CASE NO. CV2600092
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Bibiana Patino Matias for a decree changing names as follows:
Present name
Bibiana Patino Matias to Proposed Name
Bibiana Patino
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: March 13, 2026
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-065)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Isaiah Kahlil Pannell
CASE NO. CV2600102
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Isaiah Kahlil Pannell for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Isaiah Kahlil Pannell to Proposed Name Isaiah Kahlil Herbst 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: March 13, 2026
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: January 21, 2026
not limited to, the cities of Eureka, Fortuna, Arcata and Rio Dell, College of the Redwoods, HCOE, and various school districts.
Bid packages listing specifications may be obtained from Hana Hanawalt in the Business Services Office at HCOE, 901 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501. Bid forms are also available for download at https:// hcoe.org/bids, under the 2026-2027 Paper Bids section.
Bids shall be filed in said Office of Education on or before 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 23rd, 2026, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. The Bid analysis and initial awards may be posted on the HCOE Bids website (https://hcoe.org/ bids) the week of March 23, 2026. It is anticipated that the awards will be approved at the April 15, 2026, Board of Education meeting.
The Humboldt County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the bids or in the bidding process, and to be the sole judge of the merit and suitability of the merchandise offered. No bidder may withdraw his or her bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of bids.
Sincerely,
Michael Davies-Hughes Superintendent of Schools 2/26, 3/5 (26-055)
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: January 16, 2026
Filed: January 20, 2026 /s/ Timothy A. Canning Judge of the Superior Court 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-062)
NOTICE
INVITING INTERESTED CONTRACTORS FOR THE QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS’ LIST FOR REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT dba COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT is inviting all interested licensed contractors to submit their company for inclusion on the District’s Qualified Contractors’ List for the District’s informally bid projects under the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“CUPCCAA”). Contractors wishing to be added to the District’s Qualified Contractors’ List need to submit a 2026 Pre-Qualification Application. Please visit https://www.redwoods. edu/services/bo/purchasing.php to download the application. Redwoods Community College District Eureka, CA 2/5, 2/12 (26-056)
L)'il(. Humboldt County ~v Office of Education
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) will receive bids on a cooperative paper contract for various public agencies in Humboldt County, potentially including but
Sabrina Zink, Space #459
Omar Martinez Tamayo, Space #751
The following spaces are located at 1641 Holly Drive McKinleyville, CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com
Bidding begins February 5th, 2026 and ends February 18th, 2026 at 8AM.
Michaela Hill, Space #3138
Lexxi Reid, Space #3210
Carla Sanchez, Space #3287
Maria Ruth, Space #9128
The following spaces are located at 2394 Central Avenue McKinleyville CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions. com Bidding begins February 5th, 2026 and ends February 18th, 2026 at 8AM.
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The following spaces are located at 180 F Street Arcata CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com Bidding begins February 5th, 2026 and ends February 18th, 2026 at 8AM. Cyrus Meyers, Space #4221 Selene Lewis, Space #4327 Ron Alexander, Space #6199 Cindy Evers, Space #6211
The following spaces are located at 940 G Street Arcata CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com.
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PUBLIC SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 2170021716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the civil Code.
The undersigned will sell at auction by competitive bidding on the 18th of February, 2026, at 9:00 AM, on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Rainbow Self Storage. Arcata and McKinleyville auctions are online at www.StorageAuctions.com. The online auction begins 02/05/26 at 8AM and will end 02/18/26 at 8AM. The following spaces are located at 4055 Broadway Eureka, CA, County of Humboldt.
Angela Craig, Space #5006
Marina Rodriguez, Space #5319
Kimberly Guntz, Space #5408
Ayden Johnson, Space #5554
The following spaces are located at 639 W. Clark Street Eureka, CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold immediately following the sale of the above units.
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The following spaces are located at 3618 Jacobs Avenue Eureka, CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold immediately following the sale of the above units.
Erick Carrera, Space #1226
Juanita Scott, Space #1706
Juanita Scott, Space #1774
The following spaces are located at 105 Indianola Avenue Eureka, CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold immediately following the sale of the above units.
Jennifer Kobernik, Space #225
Michael Godecki, Space #275
Sean Daniel, Space #381
Zhanette Wickerd, Space #416
Items to be sold include, but are not limited to: Household furniture, office equipment, household appliances, exercise equipment, TVs, VCR, microwave, bikes, books, misc. tools, misc. camping equipment, misc. stereo equip. misc. yard tools, misc. sports equipment, misc. kids toys, misc. fishing gear, misc. computer components, and misc. boxes and bags contents unknown.
Anyone interested in attending Rainbow Self Storage auctions must pre-qualify. For details call 707443-1451. Purchases must be paid for at the time of the sale in cash only. Online Bidders will pay 10% with a card online, and 90% in cash in the office, plus a $100 deposit. Storageauction.com requires a 15% buyers fee on their website. All pre-qualified live Bidders must sign in at 4055 Broadway Eureka CA. prior to 9:00 A.M. on the day of the auction, no exceptions. All purchased items are sold as is, where is and must be removed at time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation for any reason whatsoever.
Auctioneer: Nicole Pettit, Employee for Rainbow Self-Storage, 707-4431451, Bond # 40083246.
Dated this 5th day of February, 2026 and 12th day of February, 2026 2/5, 2/12 (26-053)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a LIEN imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Tuesday February 17, 2026 on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at SHERLOCK MINI STORAGE. 11:00 am – SHERLOCK EUREKA 901 W. Del Norte St.: Unit #29 Casey Nagy #47 Kevin Birindelli
#50 Tonya Barber #51 Jeremy Shannon #69Holly Davis #74 Takele Hikssa #77 Shanna Hudson #98 Robert Willoughby Sr. #112 Steve Smith #162 Veronica Gray #266 Branden Quomri #301 Carol Martinez. 1:00 pm SHERLOCK FORTUNA 1749 Alamar Way : Unit #A101 Val Guffy #A107 Betty Bento #B203 Melvin Snow #C102 Diego Garcia #D242 Gabriel Crump #C122 Patti Toroni #E212 Erica Melton #E219 William Tuttle Jr. #E222 Tyler Hower #E223 Mandy Cebula. Items being sold include: Household items, tools, appliances, furniture and personal items. Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in CASH ONLY.. The units are sold “as a whole”. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must ALL BE REMOVED at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party. Sherlock Mini StorageBond #349177 ( 707) 725-4098 2/5, 2/13 (26-052)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00669
The following person is doing Business as Cove Care Inspections County of Humboldt
73 Fawn Dr Whitethorn, CA 95589
Nicole R Wood
73 Fawn Dr Whitethorn, CA 95589
Aron J Wood
73 Fawn Dr Whitethorn, CA 95589
The business is conducted by a Married Couple
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 12/20/2025
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 Nicole R Wood, Co-partner
This December 29, 2025
JUAN P. CERVANTES by JR, Humboldt County Clerk 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-017)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20250156
The following person is doing Business as
Crescent City Lunchbox
County of Del Norte
210 Winding Creek Circle Crescent City, CA 95531
2021 Fillmore St. PMB 2205
San Francisco, CA 94115
The Lunchbox Partners LLC
2021 Fillmore St. PMB 2205
San Francisco, CA 94115
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 Not Applicable
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 Ruth Leroi
This December 18, 2025 ALISSIA NORTHRUP by Claire Landay, Del Norte County Clerk-Recorder
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-018)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-0008
The following person is doing Business as Fem-O-Ral Farms Sohumboldt County of Humboldt 4895 Ettersburg Honeydew Rd Shelter Cove, CA 95589 PO Box 2093 Redway, CA 95560
William F Rolff 4895 Ettersburg Honeydew Rd Shelter Cove, CA 95589
The business is conducted by an Individual
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/26/1994
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 William F Rolff, Owner This January 6, 2026
JUAN P. CERVANTES by sg, Humboldt County Clerk 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-019)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00004
The following person is doing Business as Ezekiel’s Wheels Chapter 707 County of Humboldt 2121 Fairfield St Eureka, CA 95501 1821 Buhne Dr Sp 3 Eureka, CA 95503
Ellie M Payton 1821 Buhne Dr Sp 3 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 1/5/2026 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 Ellie Payton, Secretary This January 5, 2026
JUAN P. CERVANTES by sg, Humboldt County Clerk
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-021)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00657
The following person is doing Business as Lucky Turn County of Humboldt 1700 Bird Ave
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NOTICES Continued from previous page
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Ryan M Archambault 1700 Bird 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 Not Applicable
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 Ryan Archambault, Owner
This December 19, 2025
JUAN P. CERVANTES by JR, Humboldt County Clerk
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-022)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00644
The following person is doing Business as Daveco County of Humboldt
7777 Zanes Rd
Eureka, CA 95503
David V Klopfenstein
7777 Zanes Rd Eureka, CA 95503
Holly K Klopfenstein 7777 Zanes Rd Eureka, CA 95503
The business is conducted by a Married Couple
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 12/7/2025
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 David Klopfenstein, Owner
/s Holly Klopfenstein, Owner
This December 12, 2025
JUAN P. CERVANTES by sc, Humboldt County Clerk
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-024)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
FILE NO. 25-00520
The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name
Free-Range with Maverick Humboldt 100 Ericson Ct Arcata, CA 95521
The fictitious business name was filed in HUMBOLDT County on Not Applicable
Alyssa M Wilson
97 ½ Phillips Ct Arcata, CA 95521
Samuel A Wilson
97 ½ Phillips Ct Arcata, CA 95521
This business was conducted by: A Married Couple
/s/ Alyssa M Wilson, Owner
This statement was filed with the HUMBOLDT County Clerk on the date December 5, 2025
I hereby certify that this copy is a true and correct copy of the original
statement on file in my office
Juan P. Cervantes by sc, Humboldt County Clerk
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00014
The following person is doing Business as West Farthing County of Humboldt 361 Main St Ferndale, CA 95536 Borgen Holdings LLC CA 20246171551 763 Oeschger Rd Ferndale, CA 95536
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 11/30/2025
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 Joshua Borgen, member
This January 8, 2026
JUAN P. CERVANTES by sg, Humboldt County Clerk 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00026
The following person is doing Business as
Coastal Haven Marriage Family Therapy Inc
517 3rd Street, Suites 40 & 41 Eureka, CA 95501
Coastal Haven Marriage Family Therapy Inc CA C6078693
1401 22nd St Ste R Sacramento, CA 95811
The business is conducted by a corporation.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/1/2024.
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 Hallie Escarda, CEO by SC, Deputy Clerk
January 14, 2026 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-033)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00672
The following person is doing Business as Northern Realms Trading Cards
3300 Broadway St #206 Eureka, CA 95501
Humboldt
Northern Realms Trading Cards LLC
CA 202206410356
3300 Broadway St #206 Eureka, CA 95501
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 12/30/2025.
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 Michael Surokrovich, Sole managing member by SG, Deputy Clerk
December 30, 2025
1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-034)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00006
The following person is doing Business as Everwell Private Nursing Humboldt
7000 Linda Road Eureka, CA 95503
NB Financials LLC CA 202104910881
7000 Linda Road Eureka, CA 95503
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 Jennifer Renwand, Owner/ Manager by JC, Deputy Clerk
January 6, 2026
1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-038)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00031
The following person is doing Business as Redwood Coast Junk Solution Humboldt
170 Shadowbrook Street Loleta, CA 95551
PO Box 384 Loleta, CA 95551
Noel Mendoza-Munguia
170 Shadowbrook Street Loleta, CA 95551
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 Noel Mendoza-Munguia, Owner by JR, Deputy Clerk
January 15, 2026 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-039)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00631
The following person is doing Business as Redwood Senior Care Humboldt
509 Francesco Place Fortuna, CA 95540 ZEK Assisted Living LLC
CA B20250404982
509 Francesco Place 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 12/2/2025.
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 Yaron Kerman, CEO/Owner by JR, Deputy Clerk December 8, 2025
1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-041)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00029
The following person is doing Business as Pleasants Valley Iris Farm Humboldt
6619 Benbow Dr Garberville, CA 95542
Mark V Richard 6619 Benbow Dr Garberville, CA 95542
Kendall F Richard 6619 Benbow Dr Garberville, CA 95542
The business is conducted by a married couple.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/1/26.
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 Mark V Richard, Co-owner by SG, Deputy Clerk
January 14, 2026 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-043)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00673
The following person is doing Business as
Sohum Screen Printing and Apparel
325 Shelter Cove Road Suite 1 Whitehorn, CA 95589 PO Box 65 Whitehorn, CA 95589
Rustin Alan Spaid
325 Shelter Cove Road Suite 1 Whitehorn, CA 95589
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 12/30/2025. 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 Rustin Alan Spaid, Owner/Manager by JR, Deputy Clerk
December 31, 2025 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-044)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00034
The following person is doing Business as The Well Humboldt
6383 Lee Ann Drive
Eureka, CA 95503
Ella M Price
6383 Lee Ann Drive
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 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 Ella Price, Business Owner by JR, Deputy Clerk
January 20, 2026
1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-046)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00043
The following person is doing Business as Roto-Rooter Plumbing Humboldt
700 S G Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Plumbing 911 Inc CA 3671622
700 S G Street
Arcata, CA 95521
The business is conducted by a corporation.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/22/2026.
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 Angela Grytness, CEO by JC, Deputy Clerk
January 22, 2026
1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-047)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 25-00028
The following person is doing Business as Mario’s Marina Bar Humboldt
533 Machi Rd
Whitehorn, CA 95589 18822 Devilee Drive Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Marios Marina LLC CA 200013010038 533 Machi Rd Whitehorn, CA 95589
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 1/1/2026.
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 Hussey-Van Gaale, Member by JC, Deputy Clerk
January 14, 2026
1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-048)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20260004
The following person is doing Business as Bridging Voices Del Norte 1403 Inyo St Apt 2 Crescent City, CA 95531 Pang Ying Vang 1403 Inyo St Apt 2 Crescent City, CA 95531
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 Pang Vang
This January 15, 2026 by Claire Landay, Deputy Clerk 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-049
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00018
The following person is doing Business as Harmony Horsemanship Humboldt 455 Freshwater road Eureka, CA 95503
702 N St Eureka, CA 95501
Olivia A Schuepbach 455 Freshwater road 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 1/1/2026.
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 Olivia Schuepbach, Owner
This January 9, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-054)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00058
The following person is doing Business as Eco Cleaning 707 Humboldt 1766 McKinleyville Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
Wendy Y-J Solis Mendes 1766 McKinleyville 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 8/7/2024.
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 Wendy Solis Mendez, Sole proprietor
This January 27, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-057)
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 Sony Bastian Kallaparambil Sunny, CEO
This January 26, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-058)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00061
The following person is doing Business as Mujer Tierra Postpartum Services Humboldt
431 Upper Creek Rd Bayside, CA 95524
PO Box 266
Bayside, CA 95524
Maia M Ramirez
431 Upper Creek Rd
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/28/2026.
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 Maria Ramirez, Owner
This January 28, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-059)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00047
The following person is doing Business as Salon Tone Humboldt 1021 N Street Fortuna, CA 95540 Cody R LaFranchi
1021 N Street 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 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 Cody LaFranchi, Owner
This January 23, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-060)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00060
The following person is doing Business as Goldrush Farm Humboldt
3107 Coyote Flat Rd Bridgeville, CA 95526
Ivan D Jimenez 3107 Coyote Flat Rd Bridgeville, CA 95526
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 Ivan D Jimenez, Owner
This January 27, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk
2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 (26-064)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Mehgan Burton
CASE NO. CV2502849
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Mehgan Burton for a decree changing names as follows: Present name
Mehgan Joelle Burton to Proposed Name
Mehgan Joelle Chastain 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: February 20, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m., Courtroom: 4, Room: 4
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website.
To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501
Date: January 5, 2026
Filed: January 5, 2026
/s/ Timothy A. Canning
Judge of the Superior Court
1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/2026 (26-020
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Tricia Louise Tracy
CASE NO. CV2600020
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Tricia Louise Tracy for a decree changing names as follows: Present name
Tricia Louise Tracy to Proposed Name
Tricia Louise Today
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: February 23, 2026
Time: 9:00 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: January 7, 2026
Filed: January 7, 2026
/s/ Timothy A. Canning
Judge of the Superior Court
1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 (26-037)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Violet Crane
CASE NO. CV2600024
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Violet Crane for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Violet Crane to Proposed Name Violet Vance 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: February 27, 2026
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: January 14, 2026
Filed: January 16, 2026
/s/ Timothy A. Canning
Judge of the Superior Court 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (26-050)
PUBLIC SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDS TO SELL THE PERSONAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW TO ENFORCE A LIENIMPOSED ON SAID PROPERTY
UNDER THE California Self Service storage facility Act Bus & Prof Code sb21700_21716. The undersigned will be sold at public sale by competitive bidding on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 11AM on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at Evergreen Storage,1100 Evergreen Rd, Redway, CA95560, County of Humboldt, State of California. The followingunits will be sold for cash unless paid for by tenant prior to auction.
Azbill , Andrew 792 , 777
Blower Shannon 91
Burton , Eron 456
Cardoza Jesse 458
Dela Cruz Brenda 286
Ebbert Chad 724
Fino ,Jayne 32
Foster Geannie 334
Gerhardt Sabrina 455
Harti Christian 615 614
Houldson Justin 116
Infante , Tina 394
Jackson Knute 717
Kelvas Tim 806
Kruger Ruben 47 , 59
Little David 897
Lovely , Elizabeth 24
Miclette Sabrina 290
Miclette Tori 235
Perkins , Karl 535
Peter Max 221
Robert Jesse 591
Stillwell , Shayna 378
Tomson , Ladelle 293
Price Kimberli 527
Glover Felicia 673
Maynard , Brian 432 1/29, 2/5 (26-045)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FORTUNA PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Fortuna Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on February 10th, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall, 621 11th Street in Fortuna, California
To consider approval of a Zoning Map amendment to rezone 703 Main Street, Assessor’s Parcel Number 040-172-009, from Retail Commercial to Commercial Thoroughfare. The change in zoning will accommodate “ambulance service” as a conditionally permitted use.
Location APN: 040-172-009
Project Owner Abe Fockaert
Project Applicant: City Ambulance
The meeting is scheduled to stream live on Access Humboldt. The staff report and draft resolutions will be available no later than 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at www.friendlyfortuna.com under “Your Government” “Boards, Commissions & Committees” “Planning Commission” February 10, 2026 Regular Meeting. All interested persons are invited to appear at the time and place specified above to give oral or written testimony regarding this matter. Written comments may be forwarded to the Planning Commission Secretary at communitydevelopment@ci.fortuna. ca.us or 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California, 95540.
The City of Fortuna does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits, facilities, programs, or activities. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (707) 725-7600. Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible, but no later than two business days before the scheduled meeting.
1/29 (26-051)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On September 22, 2025, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office seized property for forfeiture from Garland Street in Eureka, California, in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11360 of the Health and Safety Code of California. The seized property is described as: $98,490.63 in U.S. Currency. Control Number 25-F-16 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.
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-027)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On December 11, 2025, Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Offi ce seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11359 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Lily Lane in Eureka, California. The seized property is described as: $13,860.00 in US currency. Control Number 25-F-21 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. 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-031)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On October 24, 2025, Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Offi ce seized property for forfei-
ture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11378 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Hilfiker Lane in Eureka, California. The seized property is described as: $1,509.00 in US currency. Control Number 25-F-20 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.
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-030)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND NON-JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On August 20, 2025, Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Offi ce seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11359 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Covey Court in Eureka, California. The seized property is described as: $6,000.00 in US currency. Control Number 25-F-12 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.
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-028)
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On October 6, 2025, Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office seized property for forfeiture in connection with controlled substance violations, to wit, Section 11359 of the Health and Safety Code of California from Mountain Lakes Blvd in Redding, California. The seized property is described as: $19,503.00 in US currency. Control Number 25-F-17 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.
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-029)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Jan E. Silva AKA Jan Elizabeth Silva CASE NO. PR2600017
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jan E. Silva AKA Jan Elizabeth Silva A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Jeffrey Harrison In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Jeffrey Harold Harrison 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 examinatino in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take 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 February 19, 2026 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 7th Street
Eureka, CA 95501(707) 445-9754
Filed January 15, 2026
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-036)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Merritt Lindgren CASE NO. PR2600018
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Merritt Lindgren
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Cynthia Lindgren In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Cynthia Lindgren 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 February 19, 2026 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: Judd M. Patton, Esq Hjerpe Law, Inc 350 E Street, 1st Floor Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-7262
Filed January 16, 2026
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-040)
CITY OF FORTUNA
Notice of Public Hearing and FIRST READING OF THE FORTUNA CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 6:00 pm or as soon thereafter as possible, the Fortuna City Council will hold a public hearing and conduct a first reading of an ordinance in the City Hall Council Chamber, 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California, for the following purpose:
Consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation to the Fortuna City Council to adopt amendments to the Zoning Regulations (Title 17 of the Fortuna Municipal Code). The text amendments would apply citywide in the City of Fortuna. The purpose of the amendments is to ensure compliance with current State law for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units.
Chapter 17.06, Regulations that Apply to Specific Uses, repeals section 17.06.001.5 (Accessory Dwelling Units) in its entirety, and adopts a revised 17.06.001.5 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units) that is consistent with State law.
Chapter 17.06, Regulations that Apply to Specific Uses, amendments to the definition of Dwelling Unit in section 17.06.184.5 (Short-term rentals).
Chapter 17.08 Definitions and Illustrations , amendments to the definition of Dwelling, second residential in section 17.08.222.
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES, correct the Government Code citation for ADU law.
The Planning Commission’s recommended zoning text amendments and resolution are available on the
City’s website at https://towncloud. io/go/fortuna-ca/agendas/680, scroll to 5.a Planning Commission Business. A printed copy is available also for review at the Community Development Department, located in City Hall, during regular business hours.
Environmental Information: The proposed zoning ordinance text amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Public Resources Code § 21080.17, CEQA does not apply to ordinances implementing Government Code §65852.1, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 66314) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333) of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, which governs ADUs and JADUs. The ordinance is also categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15303 (Class 3), which covers the construction or conversion of small accessory structures, such as ADUs and JADUs.
The public and all interested persons are invited to appear at the time and place specified above to give oral or written testimony regarding this matter. You may send written comments to semmons@ci.fortuna.ca.us by 12:00 pm the day of the hearing. Comments will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration. For further information, call the Community Development Department at (707) 725-1408. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (707) 725-7600. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102 - 35.104 ADA Title II).
Siana Emmons, City Clerk 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (26-042)
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HVT Application Requirements: To be considered for a HVT position, applicants must submit the following verification: 1) A complete HVT Employment Application (a resume is optional but alone does not meet this requirement). 2) Official or unofficial transcripts from an accredited college or university verifying required education, if applicable. 3) Tribal verification must be attached if requesting Indian Preference. Incomplete applications will not be considered. For more information, job descriptions, or applications, please contact HVT Human Resource Department at (530) 625-9200 or by email at hrrecuitment@hoopa-nsn.gov.
The Hoopa Valley Tribe Drug & Alcohol Policy and TERO Ordinance apply to all employment hires.
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Classification: Regular, Full-time
Salary: $140,000/Annually Deadline: Open Until Filled
HVT Application Requirements: To be considered for a HVT position, applicants must submit the following verification: 1) A complete HVT Employment Application (a resume is optional but alone does not meet this requirement). 2) Official or unofficial transcripts from an accredited college or university verifying required education, if applicable. 3) Tribal verification must be attached if requesting Indian Preference. Incomplete applications will not be considered. For more information, job descriptions, or applications, please contact HVT Human Resource Department at (530) 625-9200 or by email at hrrecuitment@hoopa-nsn.gov.
The Hoopa Valley Tribe Drug & Alcohol Policy and TERO Ordinance apply to all employment hires.
Dori Marshall, Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE - HR
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1131 AUSTIN WAY, ARCATA
$438,000
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Experience refined country living in Humboldt County with this thoughtfully designed single-family home, completed in 2024. A spacious covered porch welcomes you into a stunning kitchen featuring vaulted ceilings, tall cabinetry, quartz countertops, a copper vent hood, built-in microwave, and a bar area with wine fridge. The living room offers vaulted ceilings and a built-in fireplace. The primary suite includes a walk-in closet and porch access. A private 624 sq ft guest suite with bath is located above the garage. 3253 GREENWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS
This storybook 3 bed, 2 bath home is surrounded by nature and offers cozy fall vibes in a private retreat setting. Amenities include a large recreation room, attached garage, carport, workshop, storage areas, detached flex-use room, sun-drenched decks with planting beds, a small solarium, a corner garden play area, and a striking redwood grove across the creek below. Added value includes the recently serviced well filtration system, the pumped and inspected septic tank, and all inspection reports.
Discover an exceptional opportunity on this expansive ±1.78 acre parcel just a stone’s throw from the ocean. Set back from the main street, the property offers privacy while remaining close to coastal views and sea breezes. The flat, usable land is ready for development, with no Coastal Development Permit required for a single family residence per the County. Ideally located near Hiller Park and the scenic Hammond Trail, it offers easy access to recreation and coastal living.
3657 H STREET, EUREKA
$374,000
This comfortable wellbuilt Eureka home features craftsmanship and custom details consistent with the era: built-in cabinetry, custom woodwork, beautiful curly Redwood paneling, extra storage and gleaming oak floors. Just off the large living room with woodstove is a wonderful large atrium room with skylights! One of the two very large bedrooms features a built-in desk and cabinets for a potential home office. Step outside and enjoy the large private yard with plenty of room for all your garden projects.
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Discover a rare opportunity in a prime industrial location with exceptional potential. Just one block from Highway 101 and two blocks from Old Town Eureka, this highly visible site near the bay offers convenience and flexibility for a variety of business uses. The property consists of two adjoining lots that may be merged, expanding development options. When combined, the site is eligible to apply for all cannabis license types, including non-volatile extraction and manufacturing.
