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Mason bee in hollow twig.
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Beginning
Beginning is the color of a red poppy
It tastes like a fresh papaya coated with a ripe lime
It lives in an ending, patiently waiting its turn
A beginning is a wave, rolling, like an uncontrollable wagon, flying across the colored sand
It’s a palm tree, dancing in the wind like a ballerina
Even though it looks so calm, deep down, it’s just scared to impress the audience
Both sides holding their breath.
Answers to Questions
Editor:
Per the April 2 NCJ issue ...
1) To Sherman Schapiro (Mailbox, “A Question”): No, President Trump does not know how to say, “Thank you.” He knows how to hear you say it.
2) To Dennis Whitcomb (Mailbox, “Gravity of the Moment”): I think Sen. Schiff is doing what he can, but it would take Republican leaders to step forward to urge Trump to step down. Not likely.
3) There’s a book worth reading entitled Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945 , by Ian Buruma — where the underlying message is that indifference, then (as now), is what permits tyrants to succeed. Clearly, we have an obligation to take action — in whatever form our talents take us, to put the spotlight where it belongs and keep it there until people wake up.
An afterthought ... I wonder if Chief Justice John Roberts still thinks the unitary executive theory is the way to go.
Patricia Lazaravich, Trinidad
— Zia Gabriel Coburn , 6th Grade
Voting for Mary Burke
Editor:
The thought of Mary Burke as our next Fifth District supervisor is so reassuring to me.
As a 26-year McKinleyville resident and neighbor of Mary’s for much of that time, I’m aware of her long experience and familiarity with Humboldt, her good nature, her ability to listen and understand, and the competence and dedication she brings to her work. She gives me hope in these times of rising distrust and polarization.
Her management of Cal Trout’s successful Mad River salmon habitat restoration project with pocket park and trail, has been a great gift to life in our McKinleyville neighborhood, and beyond, as we see in the growing numbers of salmon and human visitors coming by.
I look forward to future enhancements to life in Humboldt County with a board of supervisors that works together with the
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kind of respect and compassion Mary will bring. Please help elect Mary Burke Fifth District supervisor.
Joyce King, McKinleyville
Editor:
I’m enthusiastically supporting Mary Burke for Humboldt County 5th District supervisor. Throughout my 17 years living in McKinleyville, I’ve seen Mary again and again show up for our community. She puts in the work to make Humboldt County a thriving place where we use our resources responsibly and deliberately for the benefit of our local people. Mary has an extensive resumé that includes preserving our ecology and building relationships among our community members. I see Mary at local events talking to people and it’s obvious that she cares deeply for them. I hope everyone will join me in voting for Mary Burke.
David Gross, McKinleyville
‘Mark Your Calendars’
Editor:
Re: “Just Asking” (Mailbox, April 2), in which Dick Bruce wonders if there are any candidates for governor other than that one billionaire, I have an answer: YES!
Dr. Butch Ware is the Green Party candidate for governor. He is for real affordable housing (not handouts to developers), universal healthcare (what do insurance companies do for us, exactly?), and free higher education for everyone (did you know college used to be free in California?). His campaign is 100 percent people-powered and takes no corporate donations. Who funds you, runs you, and Butch Ware is run by the People.
Butch Ware scares the Democrat establishment so much they are trying to keep him off the ballot with dirty tricks, but don’t worry! No matter what, we will be able to vote for Butch Ware in the primary election on June 2, 2026. Mark your calendars!
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A Wing and A Prayer
‘Sliver of hope’ for a spring arrival of a baby prey-go-neesh
By Kimberly Wear
There is still “a sliver of hope” this year will be the one for the fi rst condor chick in more than a century to hatch on the North Coast.
The breeding pair A0 and A1 have recently been seen together away from their nesting site during a time when a hatchling would still need constant care, indicating their initial attempt was unsuccessful.
Such an outcome is not completely unexpected, the Yurok Tribe reiterated in the wake of the sightings after striking a cautiously optimistic note last month in announcing the oldest members of the
Northern California Condor Restoration Program flock were showing signs of tending an egg.
“Many things may have gone wrong, ranging from an infertile egg to inadequate incubation chilling the egg to hatching failure,” the tribe said. “Hatching, especially, is a delicate phase for new chicks and it is possible that challenges during this process were insurmountable, and not the fault of the new parents.”
And, if something did go wrong, there’s a chance the two could try again this year, something seen at other release sites under the same circumstances.
Even without a wild-born addition arriving, the attempt marks a turning point for the Yurok-led effort to return the endangered bird they know as prey-go-neesh to the northern reaches of its former range in a partnership with Redwood National and State Parks.
“While it is unlikely that a chick will fledge from the initial egg, we remain pleased to have taken this fi rst step toward successful reproduction,” Yurok Wildlife Department Director Tiana Williams-Claussen said. “We continue to hold a sliver of hope that it happens this year and look forward to future attempts knowing that
the time will yet come when we have our fi rst wild-fledged chick flying-free in our homeland.”
Because the couple selected a remote nesting site, no one had been able to see the actual tree, let alone try to peek inside. Instead, the NCCRP team relies on the birds’ behavior and flight patterns for clues.
While the ultimate outcome might not be known for several weeks, having this experience under their wings bodes well for A0 and A1’s success in the future.
“Compared to the fi rst, the probability of successful incubation is substantially higher for condors’ second season because
A2 and A3 before their initial flight into the wild. Matt Mais/Yurok Tribe
they learn from their mistakes,” said NCCRP Manager and Yurok Wildlife Department Senior Biologist Chris West.
Also known by their Yurok names Neygem’ ‘Ne-chween-kah, which means “She carries our prayers,” and Hlow Hoo-let, “At last I (or we) fly,” A0 and A1 were among the first to soar over the tribe’s ancestral lands since the turn of the 20th century.
Together with Nes-kwe-chokw’ (He returns/arrives, A2) and Poy’-we-son (The one who goes ahead, “leader,” A3), the captive-born quartet were trailblazers for a flock now numbering 24 following infusions of additional condors brought in each year from captive-breeding programs.
Late bloomers in the avian world, condors don’t reach maturity until 6 or 7 and only produce a single egg every other year. A0 and A1 were the first to make that mark but others will follow soon. And, by taking the first foray into the mating sphere, the pair has set the stage for what could become an increasingly frequent event.
“We’re in an interesting place,” West said of the flock in an April 3 interview with Journal . “For one thing, this is probably going to inspire interest in other birds.”
In fact, he noted, a tech with the program recently reported one of the flock’s original males, A3, was making mating overtures toward the next oldest female, A7, and she “didn’t seem totally repulsed by him.”
Some of the other more senior birds have also been displaying what’s known as the condor courtship dance, partially spreading out the span of their nearly 10foot wings while bowing their head before a potential mate, often rocking back and forth.
“We’ve seen this at other sites where the birds aren’t really acting like adults, they aren’t really doing breeding behaviors and then all of the sudden one of the older pairs kicks into gear and all the other birds are watching them, and then all of the sudden there’s this flurry of breeding-type behavior,” West said.
Depending on what happens, A0 and A1 might not be going it alone for long.
“If we assume they can start at 6 years, which condors do, in 2027, if they fail this year, they would be trying to nest again,” he said. “And we would have three other females that would be hitting that 6-yearold mark, so we could have four nesting attempts. … And if we use those same parameters, come 2028, assuming some of those nests fail and they try again, we could have up to six nesting attempts. In 2029, we could have up to eight nests. And in 2030,
we could have up to 12 nests. So, it could really grow quickly.”
Because A0 and A1 selected the nook of an old growth redwood in an inaccessible area, technology has been stepping in to act as hiking boots on the ground as their breeding journey unfolds.
Using data gathered from transmitters attached to their wings when they can’t put eyes on the birds, the NCCRP team has been able to track and analyze the pair’s activity over time — as well as the others in the flock.
What turned out to be one of the first clues of an egg started as a potential worstcase scenario — the program received a mortality signal from A1. “We were thinking we had a dead bird, maybe, which was stressful,” West said.
But in talking with the NCCRP’s partners, including a fellow release site, another theory began to emerge: Maybe A1 was in a nest and inactivity raised the alarm.
NCCRP staff had already been following the pair closely after the two began showing mating behavior and tracked them to one particular tree using coordinates from their transmitters and Google Earth imaging.
As the team started homing in on their movements, a pattern began to unfold. When one or the other went inside the redwood’s cavity, GPS data points for the bird would disappear because the transmitters were no longer connecting to the satellite.
“We knew she had been in a cavity for four days and then he had been missing from the GPS signal for a couple of days, so then we were just guessing at this point, ‘Maybe he’s on an egg. Maybe this is a good thing,’” West said.
Meanwhile, he added, A1 kept going “from mortality to regular then going back to mortality.”
“We knew it was coming out of mortality, so we had high hopes,” West said. “And then, at the end of the stint, he came into the release site and we saw him on the cameras and were, “OK, he’s back. It’s all good.’”
Once A1 appeared back at the secured location in Redwoods National and State Parks, where the flock often gathers at the continuous supply of carrion set out by the team to ensure the birds always have a safe, reliable source of food, A0 went GPS silent, West said.
“We were like, ‘OK, this definitely looks like we have a nest going on,” he said.
Based on the data, the NCCRP determined A0 likely laid the egg in early February, which put the expected hatch date
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around the fi rst week of this month.
Because condor couples share parenting duties, attention then turned to looking for alternations in the birds’ behavior that indicated the two transitioned from the incubation period to tending a chick, which stays with its parents for more than a year. Or, that the pair had an unsuccessful attempt, which unfortunately appears to be the case.
While still teetering on the edge of extinction, the North Coast condor flock alone is now larger than the entire worldwide population back in 1982, when only 22 remained in a small pocket of mountainous area in Southern California.
Five years later, the last ones in the wild were placed into captive breeding programs in a race against time to save the largest bird in North America.
Over the intervening years, the California Condor Recovery Program has seen success stories. From those handful of birds, there are now around 600, according to the 2025 status report released by US Fish and Wildlife Service in February.
More than half of those are flying free at release sites operating in California — including Big Sur and Pinnacles — as well
as Arizona and Baja California, Mexico. The NCCRP is the latest to join the fold.
As in many Indigenous cultures, the condor is sacred in Yurok tradition. Believed to be among the Earth’s fi rst creatures and the one who carries their prayers to the Creator, the bird also joins in the tribe’s World Renewal ceremonies to bring balance back to the world through the gift of feathers, which are used in the dancers’ regalia.
After a council of elders identified the condor as the fi rst and most important terrestrial species to bring back to their ancestral lands, the Yurok Tribe spent nearly 20 years laying the groundwork for prey-goneesh’s return.
Before the North Coast’s initial four birds were released in 2022, condors were last seen in the region around the late 1800s after their numbers were decimated by settlers who poisoned and shot the birds.
A lot has changed in those four years, including the appearance of the oldest condors. Now shedding the black head feathers and ebon coloring of their juvenile years, some are taking on a more salmon hue across the neck and head, which will develop into a palette of pink, red, orange, yellow and light blue as the birds age.
A turkey vulture is dwarfed by A7 as the birds sit atop the release site.
Screenshot from the Yurok Tribe condor cam
But amid the milestones, there have also been losses — as well as close misses.
In January of 2025, B7, also known by the Yurok name Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ (I am friend or kind or good natured), died after being poisoned by a lead air gun pellet found in its gizzard after just three months in the wild.
“It’s particularly tragic because B7 was such a friendly guy,” Williams-Claussen said at the time. “Not that we don’t love all of our condors but he had our particular love because of that. He was just a joy to watch engage with the other condors and he was our youngest condor. They’re not our babies but it feels like a baby’s been lost, like one of our children has been lost.”
Known as nature’s clean-up crew, condors play an important role in the ecosystem as apex scavengers that use their powerful beaks to pierce the tough skins of dead animals, helping clear large carcasses from the environment and preventing the spread of disease.
But that makes the birds vulnerable to lead poisoning. Several others in the flock have received intensive treatments after eating tainted carrion, with some of the cases so severe that it wasn’t clear the condor would survive.
As in the years before the first prey-goneesh arrived back in Yurok country, the tribe has worked extensively to educate local hunters about non-lead options. Cali-
fornia also banned the use of lead ammunition for hunting in 2019.
Just one year later, in January of this year, B8 was also found dead. The 3-year-old male was named ‘Ne-kew, meaning “Our Little Sibling,” because despite being low down in the flock’s hierarchy, he insisted on “tagging along and inserting himself wherever the more established birds were congregating,” according to Williams Claussen.
As in all cases of a confirmed fatality, the bird was sent for a necropsy. While the NCCRP was still awaiting final results earlier this month, West said it appears nothing “really definitive” has been found.
He said his best guess was the bird might have been blown out of a tree by high winds during a storm that hit at the time. With gusts up to 60 mph, the bird might have been unable to get off the ground to safety and fallen victim to a predator.
Meanwhile, the current roster appears to be integrating well. Highly intelligent and social creatures with definite individual personalities, West said the birds are “going down to communal roosting areas and hanging out together.”
Come summer, another seven condors — four females and three males — are set to join the flock already in progress, making for a very different first flight into the wild then some of their predecessors.
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Northern California Condor Restoration Program Manager and Yurok Wildlife Department Senior Wildlife Biologist Chris West during an exam of A3.
Matt Mais/Yurok Tribe
“It’s really hard for those fi rst couple of releases, especially the fi rst birds, where they go out and they have no other birds to follow on a landscape,” West said.
Instead, they started from scratch, learning the ropes of their newly reclaimed territory on the fly. And, by doing so, “reestablishing that condor knowledge that can be passed around the flock as it grows.”
“That really gives the birds that are going out now a leg up on those fi rst couple of releases,” West said.
rush. The more the birds feed on wild-found carcasses, West said, the higher the risk of the lead poisoning, the cause of more than half of deaths among free-flying condors.
While the North Coast condors are currently centered in Yurok country, the hope is the restoration program will eventually act as a gateway for the birds to spread their wings out into the Pacific Northwest.
But, for now, the flock has been sticking somewhat close to home for a species that can cover up to 200 miles a day by soaring on thermals across the wide expanse.
“The idea here has been to just feed in one spot (at the release site) and allow them to have plenty of food to prevent them from toxicosis,” West said. “So they get older and a little stronger and then eventually they are going to go and fi nd their way across the landscape and lead will have its way with them the way it does. But we can give them a leg up by getting their wings under them for a couple of years while they are young and more naive. Then, they’ll eventually stand on their own.”
Ultimately, the overall goal of the recovery effort is to allow the condor to build up self-sustaining populations that no longer need to have their numbers boosted by releases from breeding programs and to reach the status West has described as “birds without tags,” living their lives without human intervention.
For now, the wait continues for that day to come. ●
“There’s still not a lot of long-distance movements across the landscape, where birds are staying away from the release area,” West said. “We are kind of expecting that. It’s something that’s happened at all the other sites, where eventually the birds just start taking off in all directions and not necessarily coming back to the one location of the release area anymore.”
But, he notes, the program is not in any
Kimberly Wear (she/her) is the assistant editor at the Journal Reach her at (707) 442-1400 ext. 105 or kim@northcoastjournal.com.
Yurok Tribe condor biologist Evelyn Wilhelm captures A9 for treatment at the SPZ Condor Care Center.
Photo credit: Maddy Rifka/Yurok Tribe
Decolonize Your Palate
Chef Crystal Wahpepah at the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
jennifer@northcoastjournal.com
Knowing your ingredients goes further than familiarity, says Crystal Wahpepah. The Three Sisters Cake she’s teaching Cal Poly Humboldt students to bake in the stainless-steel kitchen of the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab today makes a solid example. The Three Sisters, as the North American Indigenous staples corn, beans and squash are called, are all included in the recipe, along with their attending histories and cultural weight.
“Squash is like the mother’s belly that holds the babies,” Wahpepah says smiling, her curly hair smoothed back in a ponytail. The corn, she explains, bears the history of traveling northward from Mexico and Central America, and the beans that have been a staple for so many Indigenous peoples, are bound to their cultures. “The Three Sisters came together and fed communities,” she
says, “and they’ve been doing it for thousands of years and they still are.”
As the 2025-2026 chef in residence at the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute, Wahpepah seems in the right place to nurture her interlocked missions of promoting Indigenous food sovereignty, sharing the health benefits of Indigenous ingredients and making connections between Native people, culture and issues through food.
A member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Wahpepah notes it’s a tribe with a history of pre-Columbian migration, moving from the Chicago area and splitting in Kansas and Oklahoma, and south into Mexico. “I grew up intertribal,” she says, and later returned home to study traditional foodways with her grandmother and elders.
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Chef Crystal Wahpepah with the ingredients for her Three Sisters Cake.
Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Her Oakland restaurant Wahpepah’s Kitchen is Northern California’s first Native woman-owned restaurant. The day it opened, she was overwhelmed by the line out the door and the demand it indicated for Indigenous cultural foods. “Some people haven’t had that connection,” she says. Since then, she’s made appearances on TV shows Beat Bobby Flay and Chopped . She’s also among only a handful of Indigenous chefs to be a finalist for a prestigious James Beard Award, in her case, for Emerging Chef.
Her first cookbook A Feather and a Fork: 125 Intertribal Dishes from an Indigenous Food Warrior has just hit shelves, and it includes extensive sourcing notes for readers to track down ingredients and producers. Supporting those cultivating heirloom plants is part of her goal of helping preserve Indigenous cultural foods. During government-enforced relocations, she says, “We hadda hide a lot of those squash seeds.” Now, finding those that are rare or even believed lost requires going into Native communities and connecting with seed-keepers. “It’s my duty to give it back to my tribe and it’s my duty to give it to the next generation.”
Adding ingredient sources also makes Indigenous cooking more accessible to everyone. “I want you to go home and then make the cake. And then tag me,” she adds with a giggle.
Wahpepah tells the origin story of the Three Sisters Cake, which she created for Willie Nelson and more than 500 guests at an event in Texas where she was selected to be one of three “sister” chefs. Corn is represented in both the cornmeal and fresh kernels, firm heirloom beans are pureed and mixed with the batter, and cubes of roasted squash. She uses maple sugar in place of refined cane sugar for both its flavor and its North American origins. Even that she holds back on to let the sweetness of the corn and squash take center stage, and “so you can taste the mother’s love” in the squash. She recommends making the cake during corn season, noting her tribe holds corn-related ceremonies and dances in July at the peak of Oklahoma’s season. “I really love highlighting each indigenous ingredient in each recipe,” she says.
The demonstration is a cooking show and lecture in one, punctuated by Wahpepah’s mischievous smiles. At one point she shrugs and mimes tossing flour into a greased baking dish when she can’t find it on the counter, shooting a sly look across the room. She’s forgiving on skipping steps like roasting the squash if time is short, more interested in everyone making the
cake at all than doing it perfectly. Wahpepah doesn’t eschew all European ingredients, like butter, but she’s big on substitutions. Duck eggs, for example, are a rich pre-Colonial swap for those of imported chickens, and she chooses Mexican vanilla over farther-flung options. She explains how to add cornmeal to “Indigenize” a recipe, taking into account its heaviness compared to wheat flour.
Student assistants cut up squares of the yellow cake for sampling, “So you can taste and see what this woman’s talking about,” Wahpepah says. Each cube comes with a pale dollop of a simple maple frosting. The cake is dense and moist, the beans giving it body. The corn kernels and squash add nutty sweetness and one can imagine how it would be heightened with fresh summer corn.
“Our palates really need to be decolonized,” Wahpepah says, from refined sugars and salts to “really enjoy these flavors from the earth and from this land.” The same goes for appreciating their less processed textures. In both home and professional kitchens, “We have a lot of flavors … for example, I love sugar. But I’m going to remove myself from that. You can choose to remove yourself from that,” in favor of other kinds of sweetness.
Wehpepah has also worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on recipes incorporating commodity foods alongside traditional ingredients indigenous to North America that connect to tribal cultures.
“Because at the end of the day, that is a lot of people’s reality and they have no choice,” she says. In one recipe, canned vegetables and chicken are stir-fried with foraged manzanita leaves. In another, frozen salmon and canned vegetables join wild plantains and wild onions in a chowder.
Indigenous foods and flavors, like her favorite dried sweet corn, a reminder of her grandmother, reinforce vital familial and community connections, especially in a sometimes isolating world. “If you close your eyes, the ancestors are with you when you eat it.” Her work preserving and creating with Native cultural ingredients is largely about fostering those connections.
“When you think of decolonizing,” she says, “you think you’re removing. But no, you’re putting back in things your ancestors have enjoyed.” 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 and Instagram @JFumikoCahill.
El Sueño
By Collin Yeo
setlist@northcoastjournal.com
We’ve all been in a funny spot lately, and we all know why, so I won’t drag the pen across that point any further. One thing about living through such disastrous and deeply stupid times is that we are all aware of the horrors enough that a wave of the hand says more than words for all sensible people. And anyone who likes what’s currently being unleashed by the most vicious idiots with the most destructive power in human history can similarly be dismissed with another very simple hand gesture as well, one using fewer fingers. When waking life is colored by a stupid nightmare with varying levels of intensity across the globe, nightlife becomes all the more important. Both music and dreams really matter now, not as a distraction or numbing agent, but more to remind the spirit that it has a massive scale of bright sensations and mysteries beyond the revulsion it has at the despicable ugliness inflicted on the world. To feel that revulsion is correct, but it is also right to acknowledge the universe of beauty these craven demons can never experience, and to know that absence is their fatal weakness, just as it is a
mighty source of collective power for us.
A society that puts its worst people in power and its best people in mass graves will never survive to know peace. And if music and dreams have anything in common, it is that they prove we were not born to kill, and better things bloom from the compost of dead nightmares.
Thursday
The Siren’s Song is hosting a smokin’ amp rock show tonight. Blackplate needs no introduction in this column, but merely a reminder that they are one of the loudest and best heavy sound dealers around these parts. Lady in Waiting is, according to Sean Casement from the aforementioned band, a local supergroup featuring members of Small Craft Advisory, Snow Removal and Jack Spyder Sparks Band, as well as being a “fully realized shoegaze band” who blew the top off my source’s head when he saw them live. Apparently, they cover a Slint tune in a fashion that must be experienced live. Topping the bill is Band Name of the Week: Fuckwolf from San Francisco, who sound basically exactly as you might think. Come
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and see just how truly perfectly named Fuckwolf is when the doors open at 7 p.m. Bring $10, too.
Friday
The Miniplex is hosting a local alterna-pop tonight at 8 p.m., when the sonic cavern will be taken over by the ever-ebullient Jacki & the Jollies and the interestingly named act Heaven’s Taint, playing power punk covers and others. I’ve seen Jacki & Co. get their jollies at a diverse range of venues, from the bucolic outdoor bandstands to bouncing wooden bar floors, and they always have the right stuff for the occasion. Both groups are certain to bring the noise tonight and the $5-$10 sliding scale price of admission is quite a steal.
Saturday
Another big day for fans of loud, amplified electric guitars and battered-attitude drums. The ever-fantastic metal guerrilla cell Psyop Victim sits atop a bill with Hotel Riot, Bipolar Bear — featuring members of the Hitch, the Cookers and Scurvy Dogs — and Dave O’s fantastic bass-driven punk bullhorn TheBoredAgain . More interesting still, it’s all going down at the Carlo Theatre in support of the great clowns of Dell’Arte. This manifest is a matinee affair, with doors at 1 p.m. and music at 2 p.m. To sweeten the pot, there’s a free afterparty at 5 p.m. at the Logger Bar with the finest drinkin’ band The Smashed Glass . Blue Lake Rock City all day.
Sunday
those of you lucky enough to grab a ticket ($35). Don’t balk at the price, Lewis is a treasure, and this is a benefit concert for the Bayside Emergency Disaster Plan.
Monday
It’s the big stoner holiday once again, and for those who celebrate, Humbrews has a 4/20 bash just for you. Trinidadian reggae singer Marlon Asher is back in town to cultivate more good vibrations, and he is joined by local roots reggae band Irie Rockerz Burn one down — sensibly, of course — and get loose while it’s still possible in our uncertain world. At 9:30 p.m., $25, $20 advance.
Tuesday
Nothing else but a regular reminder to go check out some fantastic jazz courtesy of the Opera Alley Cats at the Speakeasy at 7 p.m. There’s no cover, so bring some cash for refreshments and the musicians’ fund.
Wednesday, Earth Day
It’s Earth Day again. If you are feeling like the movement for environmental justice is a bit on the rocks right now, you are not alone. Having the disgusting administrators of our nightmare system openly rejoice in making the planet unlivable through shortterm extraction and unspeakable violence is a failure of that system, not of your conscience. The pain you feel is from the struggling sparks of the flame of an eternal fellowship — guttering now but never extinguished — with the finest souls of our species who have throughout our troubled history understood that you cannot compromise with extinction.
The clarity of this truth turns parallel lines of suffering into a connected web of human voices yearning for universal liberation in peace and dignity. We are united in our grief and horror with those who suffer even further, but rather than build a pyramid of oppression designed to put a reactionary hierarchy that ranks our woes, we find solidarity across the globe in this matrix of righteous desire. Remember that as a second noble truth, we are united in our suffering and indignation and only in that solidarity will we create a plan for full liberation. Be suspicious of anything that will divide us; it favors only a sympathy for the oppressor that is malignant to the cause of true freedom.
In that spirit, I will suggest yet another installment in the film series curated by Shine a Light on Palestine, playing at 7 p.m. at the Minor Theatre. Tonight’s film is called Foragers, a 2022 film about elderly Palestinians whose practices of sustenance foraging on their ancient homeland is being threatened by … take a wild guess. Tickets are a sliding scale $10-$20 and towards direct relief for the people of Gaza. l
Six Rivers Brewery is the place to be for a special session of dance, untethered ecstatic worship and an open mixer and celebration of joy for Humboldt’s queer community. Starting today and going forward, DJ Thornestar and The Outlaw Jamie B will be hosting Sanctuary Sundays on the third Sunday of the month, This month’s edition called a Spring Fling with encouragement from the organizers to show up in fine floral prints of all colors and patterns. This is a free, inclusive event, with the only stipulation that it is adults-only. I’ll add my own caveat that while you don’t have to be queer to be here, you must love thy neighbor, so no shitheads. Fuck’s sake, Jesus didn’t die on the cross and I didn’t spend an age studying the Gospels to let the bozos set the tone. Love each other, dammit; our time under the sun is far too brief to let some assholes cast shadows on anyone’s joy. A little later and farther down the road — specifically at 4 p.m. at the Bayside Grange — bluegrass singer and songwriter Laurie Lewis is back in town with a couple of her right hands, specifically Brandon Godman and Hassee Ciacco, to play some tunes from her latest release O California! for
Collin Yeo (he/him) is, like everyone he loves, an earthling.
AI for the Planet
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com
The inescapable truth is that generative AI is the future, laid out before us like a swirling, slightly-off carpet of AstroTurf in a dream where it kind of turns into water. In fact, after checking Chat GPT, the survival of which depends on its ubiquity, it assured us everyone is already using it.
Late adopters are bound to fall behind, stuck in the analog past with nothing but their slow, singular humanity. For those artists and collectors who missed the boat on NFT cartoon apes and media outlets that didn’t pivot to video, it’s time to finally get in on the ground floor of a building that is definitely not controlled by sentient robots.
Detractors dwell on intellectual theft, sketchy exploitive deepfakes and fake news, and weird porn that may leave a generation unable to feel sexual attraction for anyone with fewer than 13 fingers. Fine. But the impact on the environment just isn’t as big a deal as the Greta Thunbergs of the world would have you believe. Hence our using a 3D Greta Thunberg AI simulation with poreless skin and a sexier Swedish accent to create and share this message.
First, some background. Generative AI is the type that creates original copy, visuals, code and such, like chatbots, Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Google Gemini, Sora. And by “original,” we of course mean stolen from writers, researchers, artists or anybody the ancient Greeks designated a muse for, as well as whatever personal data and messages it can scrape from your accounts and devices. Everything from your photos and awkward DMs to your drunk online shopping and your Great British Bake-Off fanfiction. (Spicy!) We call all this “existing data” for short. Just think of it like Dan from your office if he wrote “Dan” in Sharpie on your yogurt before eating it. Here’s a horrific image of Dan eating your yogurt, his mouth fused to the spoon and his face with a ghastly greenish cast because I guess the AI was scraping too many Hieronymus Bosch paintings. Along with existing data, generative AI also needs far more juice than its predic-
tive predecessor. Sprawling data centers in towns unable to block their construction require massive amounts of electricity to run, as well as water to cool servers working day and night to make photo-realistic headshots of you with a lower hairline or 20 pounds skinnier. According to a 2026 congressional report, the International Energy Agency estimates a “100-megawatt U.S. data center would consume roughly the same amount of water as 2,600 households.” Whatever. Has anyone done a study to determine how much water and electricity it would take to actually transition Donald Trump into a glowing Jesus figure who can heal the sick? Not yet, but that transformation definitely feels like it would take way more electricity and drain the oceans. Boom! Reduced carbon footprint.
There’s no specific regulation of energy or water use by privately owned data centers now, but asking for voluntary reporting on AI companies’ environmental footprints should solve that. If history has shown us anything, it’s that tech CEOs are straight shooters. Before turning it into an $852 billion company, Sam Altman started Open AI as a nonprofit. And he’s been super transparent about his company’s plans, saying, “We see a future in which intelligence is a utility like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.” Look at these guys — they’re wearing T-shirts! AI Greta Thunberg is wearing a T-shirt, too. See? We’re not so far apart.
While mining materials for data center hardware and scooting away mountains of e-waste might seem bad for the environment at first glance, here’s a projection model our AI produced based on investor happiness and vibes. This shows marked environmental improvement, specifically related to the environments in which our shareholders and CEOs live — cool and
comfortable, far from swaths of the planet made uninhabitable by global warming. That cliffside pool has a glass wall! Way more positive.
Maybe you should consider the ways generative AI can find environmental solutions. Like instead of flicking on a light switch, you could simply ask your AI companion to help you find your own ass in the dark. OK, I’m getting a note that’s not a real task. See, learning all the time.
But there are plenty of situations where generative AI can use less energy than humans. Is your spouse drifting further away from you and spending more time whispering to a chatbot with the voice of Pedro Pascal? Think of how much jet fuel it would have taken for them to conduct an actual affair with Pedro, not to mention the carbon footprint of all their glamorous nights out on the town, the waste of making and importing Champagne, the catastrophic damage required to mine the jewels he would surely drape them in. Instead, your beloved is hunched over their phone with a Diet Dr. Pepper in the living room and falling out of love with you in their sweats.
I’m going to give you my most earnest AI Greta Thunberg stare as I say this: This resource-chugging tech might be speeding us even faster toward the wasteland we seem less and less willing to avoid the closer it gets. But look at all you’re getting in the way of convenience and cool images of us hanging out at that pool with the glass wall! And here, look, I made an image of a forest. I’ll add you in and it’ll be like we’re there. 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.
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Nightlife
Got a gig or an event? Submit it to calendar@northcoastjournal.com by 5pm Thursday the week before publication. Tickets for shows highlighted in yellow are available at NorthCoastTickets.com. More details at northcoastjournal.com. Shows, times and pricing subject to change by the venue.
Still crazy after all these years. Thirteen of Humboldt’s finest musicians take the stage at the Arcata Playhouse for the Third Not So Annual Paul Simon Tribute Show on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. ($25, $20 students and seniors).This two-night celebration spans 25 iconic tunes from Simon & Garfunkel’s early days in 1964 through Simon’s solo career up to 1997 — proof that these are indeed the days of miracles and wonder. Don’t miss this one.
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ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. With a live model. Bring your own art supplies. Call to contact Clint. $5. synapsisperformance.com. (707) 362-9392.
LECTURE
“Home Sweet Habitat: Testing Adaptive Habitat Selection in Breeding Swainson’s Hawks”. 7-9 p.m. Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, Arcata. A presentation by Elizabeth Meisman about the longest-running raptor project in North America and how community members can get involved in monitoring local raptors. Drinks and goodies at 7 p.m. Also on Zoom. Link online. Free. rras.org.
SPOKEN WORD
Reworded Open Mic Night. Third Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. Poetry workshop at 5 p.m. Open mic from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. events@histroiceaglehouse.com. historiceaglehouse.com. (707) 444-3344.
THEATER
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead . 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. A reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspective of two minor characters — the bewildered schoolmates of the Prince of Denmark. Presented by North Coast Repertory Theater. $25 supporter, $20 discount, pay-what-you-want April 16. ncrt.net.
EVENTS
Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. 6:30 a.m.10 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. More than 75 outdoor tours and workshops (registration required). Learn from expert guides about local and migrating bird species, amphibians, otters, native plants and more on the trail. Peruse vendor booths, bid on silent auction items, attend a banquet, hear keynote speakers and see student art and writing entries on display. Prices vary. godwitdaysreg@yahoo. com. godwitdays.org. (707) 826-7050.
SPORTS Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Third Thursday of
The annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival returns to the fields and marshes of our region April 16-19 with more than 75 guided outdoor tours and workshops exploring local and migrating birds, amphibians, otters, native plants and more (registration required; prices vary, see godwitdays. org). At the Arcata Community Center the festival features vendor booths, a chance to bid on silent auction items, keynote speakers and view student art and writing entries. On Saturday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. , drop in for free family nature crafts including seed bombs, mini-birdhouses, bird masks and sun catchers. No reservations needed. Kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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
Spanish/English Language Exchange. Third Thursday of every month, 4:30-5:15 p.m. College of the Redwoods (Eureka Downtown site), 527 D St. Practice Spanish with first-language speakers through College of the Redwoods’ Multilingual Club. Oportunidad gratuita para practicar inglés con el Club Multilingüe de College of the Redwoods. Merienda incluida. Free. jonathan-maiullo@redwoods. edu. instagram.com/crmultilingual. (707) 476-4527.
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ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 10 a.m.-noon. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. Hosted by Joyce Jonté. $10, cash or Venmo. redwoodart.net.
MUSIC
Mosaic Vocal Ensemble: “Time and Timeless”. 7:30 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1428 H St., Eureka. Featuring music that has stood the test of time over centuries as well as music that explores the concept of time itself. $20. Third Not So Annual Paul Simon Tribute Show. 7:30-10 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Thirteen Humboldt musicians celebrate the music of Paul Simon, spanning his Simon & Garfunkel days to his solo endeavors through 1997. $25, $20 students and seniors. info@playhousearts. org. playhousearts.org/event-details/the-third-notso-annual-paul-simon-tribute-show-2026-04-17-19-30. (707) 822-1575.
THEATER
Ali, Cosell, My Dad & Me 7 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St., Arcata. A man shares his personal transformative journey related to his racist and abusive father and co-dependent mother. A one-act play in three rounds. $15-$25. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead . 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See April 16 listing.
Get your garden growing at two plant sales this weekend. College of the Redwoods’ 36th annual Plant Sale offers a wide selection grown by agriculture program students and staff on Friday, April 17 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the Eureka campus. On Sunday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. , head to the Lost Coast Education Center & Native Plant Garden in Whitethorn for the Spring Native Plant Sale and Garden Celebration featuring flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs and grasses, plus free consultations with landscape designer Cheryl Lisin, kids’ activities, garden tours, live music and refreshments. Visit lostcoast.org for details.
Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood . 7:30-9:45 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. Swashbuckling fun with Little John, Friar Tuck and Maid Marian. Appropriate for all ages. Through April 26. $22. jessie@ ferndalerep.org. ferndalerep.org/. (707) 786-5483.
EVENTS
Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. 6:30 a.m.9:15 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. See April 16 listing. Little Free Library Ribbon Cutting. 8:30 a.m. Valley West Park, Hallen Drive, Arcata. Humboldt County Library and Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise invite the community for the Ribbon Cutting of a new Little Free Library with Arcata Chamber of Commerce at the Valley West Playground on Hallen Drive, across from the CUNA Resilience Hub. Wigi Networking Event. 4-7 p.m. Humboldt Bay Social Club, 900 New Navy Base Road, Samoa. Local eelgrass expert Whelan Gilkerson shares his findings on “Wigi From Above: Fifteen Years of Climate-Driven Change Around the Bay.” The event will also feature a slideshow contributed by Aldaron Laird. Donations appreciated. jen@coastalecosystemsinstitute.org. coastalecosystemsinstitute.org.
FOR KIDS
Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop off your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694.
Weekly Preschool Story Time. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers. Other family members are welcome to join in the fun. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humlib. org. (707) 269-1910.
GARDEN
College of the Redwoods Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. Browse a wide selection of plants grown by
the agriculture program students and staff at the 36th annual event. shivelycsa@redwoods.edu. (707) 599-1338. ETC
April Skate Nights. 6:30-9 p.m. Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F St. First-come, first-served - no pre-registration needed. Max. 75 skaters. Adults only Saturday Skate Night on April 11. $6, $5 youth 17 and under. eurekaca. gov/248/Roller-Skating. (707) 441-4248. 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
Community Urban Plant Walk and Painting Workshop. 12-2 p.m. Two Street Art Lab, 527 Second Street, Eureka. A walk in Old Town to explore its plants. After, create intuitive paintings inspired by the plants. Pre-registration required. Free. stainedghost@gmail.com. forms.gle/ LHvQPjNQyaBGSpUX7.
MUSIC
Cal Poly Humboldt Percussion Ensemble, World Percussion Group. 7:30 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. The Department of Dance, Music, and Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents “Contemporary Music for Percussion” performed by the Cal Poly Humboldt Percussion Ensemble and “Samba of Bahia” performed by the World Percussion Group. The performances are directed by Howard Kaufman. $15, $5 children and Cal Poly Humboldt students w/ID.
Halloween In April II. 6-11 p.m. Arcata Veteran’s Hall, 1425 J St. Punk with Hotel Riot, Buzzed Lightbeer, Cheshire High, Fox Medicine and Something Wicked. Plus local artisans vending Halloween-themed wares. Music at 7 p.m. $10-$20. natemusic44@gmail.com. www.eventbrite. com/e/halloween-in-april-ii-at-the-arcata-vets-hall-tickets-1983742979653?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Down to Clown Since 1971 w/Psyop Victim, Hotel Riot, bPB, The Bored Again. 2 p.m. Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Celebrating the founding year of Dell’Arte. After party at The Logger Bar with Smashed Glass. $20, $15 advance. dellarte.com.
Third Not So Annual Paul Simon Tribute Show. 7:30-10 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. See April 17 listing. THEATER
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See April 16 listing. Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood . 2-4:15 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See April 17 listing.
EVENTS
125th Celebration with Dr. Squid Dance. 7-10 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. Celebrate 125 years with the Eureka Woman’s Club. Dance the night away to Dr. Squid. Food, beer, wine and cocktails available for purchase. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $25. eurekawomansclub.org.
Perchin’ on the Peninsula. 12-5 p.m. Peninsula School, 909 Vance Ave., Samoa. Samoa Peninsula Fire District’s 12th annual perch fishing tournament with a fish fry lunch, prizes and raffle. Lunch starts at noon. Weighins close at 2 p.m., prizes and raffles start at 3 p.m.
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Tournament: $25 ages 16 and up, $15 ages 15 and under; lunch only: $15, $10 for juniors; $3 barbecued oysters sold separately.
Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. 5 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. See April 16 listing. Spring Garden Giveaway. 9 a.m.-noon. Recology Sorting Facility in Samoa, 555 Vance Ave. Pick up free compost, seeds and more. Everything is first-come, first-served. Please bring something to haul your compost. Free. hatwood@eurekaca.gov. facebook.com/events/s/ spring-garden-giveaway/4375196039404844/. (707) 441-4218.
Wilderness Trail Challenge. 10 a.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. Watch as riders and their equines negotiate obstacles similar to situations they’ll find on area trails. Snack bar open all day. Hosted by Redwood Unit Backcountry Horsemen of California. Participant registration opens at 8:30 a.m. First rider out at 10 a.m. At the fairgrounds’ covered arena. Free for spectators.
FOR KIDS
Free Family Nature Crafts at Godwit Days. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Make seed bombs with pollinator-friendly seeds, wooden mini-birdhouses, bird and otter masks, marsh critter ornaments, sun catchers, paper birds, bird art and poetry and bird adaptations art. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No reservations required. Free. info@arcatamarshfriends.org. godwitdays. org. (707) 442-5444.
FOOD
Arcata Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Year round, offering fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Live music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org. (707) 441-9999.
GARDEN
College of the Redwoods Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. See April 17 listing.
OUTDOORS
FOAM Marsh Tour-CANCELED. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) is cancelling its 2 p.m. tour on Saturday, April 18, to avoid conflicting with the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. Please visit www. godwitdays.org to peruse the schedule of available tours, workshops and lectures.
Forest Restoration at Rohner Park. Third Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. Remove invasive English ivy and French broom. Tools and gloves available but you are encouraged to bring your own. High winds or heavy rain cancels. Light snack provided. Free. unde1942@gmail.com. (707) 601-6753. Peninsula Clean-up. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Manila Bay Community Park, Peninsula Drive and Lupine. Join the Arcata Sunrise Rotary Club to help clean up State Route 255 during the Adopt-a-Highway event. Safety orientation and distribution of equipment at 9 a.m. at 150 Stamps Lane. Meet at the Manila Community Park at 10:30 a.m. for native garden weeding and neighborhood clean-up.
Dumpsters available for peninsula residents from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Manila Community Center and in Fairhaven at Duprey and Lindstrom.
Volunteer Trail Stewards Workday. Third Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Eureka Waterfront Trail North, Tydd St. to Adorni Center. Meet at the corner of First and X streets every third Saturday for trash cleanup, invasive plant removal and basic trail maintenance, such as cutting back grass and shrubs to keep the trail clear. vtscoordinator@humtrails.org. (707) 601-7809.
SPORTS
Fortuna Recreational Volleyball. 10 a.m.-noon. Fortuna High School, 379 12th St. Ages 45 and up. Call Dolly. In the Girls Gym. (707) 725-3709.
Hard Fought Championship. 7 p.m. Sapphire Palace, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Mixed martial arts and kickboxing. $55. bluelakecasino.com. (707) 668-9770.
ETC
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.
Labyrinth Walk. Third Saturday of every month, 2-5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1428 H St., Eureka. An ancient form of walking meditation along a circular winding path leading to a center and back out to the threshold. Drop in for a reflective walk in a serene environment. Simple instructions and info about labyrinth history will be given. Free. (707) 442-1797.
Public Skate. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See April 17 listing.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Enjoy a cold beverage in the canteen with comrades. Play pool or darts. If you’re a veteran, this place is for you. Free. PearceHansen999@outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.
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MUSIC
Laurie Lewis with Brandon Godman and Hasee Ciaccio. 6 p.m. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Featuring singer/songwriter Lewis’s new album “O California!” $35. baysidecorners@gmail.com. baysidecorners.org/home. (707) 845-5524.
Mosaic Vocal Ensemble: “Time and Timeless”. 4 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1428 H St., Eureka. See April 17 listing.
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.
Wine and Jazz. Third Sunday of every month, 3-5 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Monthly performance series highlighting Humboldt County performers. Featuring All Wheel Drive, a five-piece string band. Regular admission. humboldtarts.org.
THEATER
Ali, Cosell, My Dad & Me. 2 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St., Arcata. See April 17 listing.
Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood . 2-4:15 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See April 17 listing.
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EVENTS
Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. 5 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. See April 16 listing.
Troop 47’s Murder Mystery Fundraiser Dinner. 4:309:30 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Enjoy dinner and drinks while solving a murder mystery. Plus costumes, photo booth, prizes, dessert auction and more. $50. fortunascouttroop47@gmail.com. fortunascouting.org/troop-47s-deadwood-saloon-murder-mystery-dinner-fundraiser/. (707) 682-9446.
FOR KIDS
4-H Petting Zoo. 12-2 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. Meet and pet pygmy goats, sheep, goats, calf, rabbits and more. Presented by Ferndale 4-H. Photo booth, hot cocoa, cookies and baked goods for sale, gift basket raffle. In the dairy judging barn. Free, donations welcome.
Mini Masters Program. Third Sunday of every month, noon. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Families participate together in this art-making workshop linked to the Storytime book. Projects that inspire literacy, creativity and community geared toward children 2-5 years, but all children are welcome. All kids receive a free book. This month’s book is Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever by Deborah Marcero humboldtarts.org.
Youth Lacrosse Clinics. 1-3 p.m. CPH Student Recreation Center, 1 Harpst St., Arcata. Join the Cal Poly Lacrosse Club for a lacrosse clinic for boys and girls (ages 6-14). No experience necessary. All equipment provided. Register online. Free. avs1@humboldt.edu. humboldt.dserec.com/ online/cr/programs/4/program-classes-grid/classes/10/ section/1. (707) 798-0951.
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.
Mattole Grange Pancake Breakfast. 8-11 a.m. Mattole Grange Hall, 36512 Mattole Road, Petrolia. All the pancakes you can eat, eggs cooked any way you like. Choice of bacon or sausage, coffee, milk and organic orange juice. $15, $5 ages 6-12, free for kids under 6. mattolegrangehall@gmail.com. mattolegrange.org. (707) 629-3421.
GARDEN
Spring Native Plant Sale and Garden Celebration. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lost Coast Education Center & Native Plant Garden, 768 Shelter Cove Road, Whitethorn. Flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and grasses available for donation. Landscape designer Cheryl Lisin consults on planting needs. Activities for kids, refreshments, FOLC merchandise, garden tours, free coloring books and live music. Pack your own picnic lunch. info@lostcoast.org. lostcoast.org/event/ spring-native-plant-sale-garden-celebration/.
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.
OUTDOORS
Dune Restoration Volunteer Days. Third Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Ma-le’l Dunes North, Young Lane, Arcata. Help restore the biodiversity of the coastal dunes. No experience necessary. Snacks and tools provided. Meet at the parking lot a few minutes before 10 a.m. dante@friendsofthedunes.org. friendsofthedunes. org/dert-days. (707) 444-1397.
Eureka Waterfront Guided Birding Trip. Third Sunday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Eureka Waterfront, Foot of Del Norte Street. Wth leader Ralph Bucher. This relatively urban trail offers the potential to observe species abundance and diversity. Email to sign up. Free. thebook@ reninet.com. rras.org.
ETC
Public Skate. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See April 17 listing.
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ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See April 17 listing.
MUSIC
Ukulele Fight Club of Humboldt. Third Monday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Bring a ukulele and join the fun. All levels welcome. $3 drop-in fee. ukulelisarae@gmail. com. ukulelefightclubofhumboldt.com.
FOOD
Dinner and Bingo. Third Monday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Van Duzen River Grange, 5250 State Route 36, Carlotta. Enjoy a family-friendly dinner (menu changes monthly), then test your luck with bingo. All ages. $10 dinner, $10 for 10 bingo cards. vanduzengrange@gmail. com. instagram.com/vanduzengrange. (707) 296-4161.
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/.
SPORTS
Ping Pong for Seniors. 3-4 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. Join the fun. All levels are welcome. Free, donations accepted. (707) 443-9747.
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.
21 Tuesday
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
Redwood Interfaith Gospel Choir Practice. 6-8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Family atmosphere and loving people who like to sing gospel music. All invited to join. Free. redwoodinterfaithgospelchoir.com. (707) 441-9098.
FOR KIDS
Earth Week. 3-5 p.m. Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt, 1242 G St., Arcata. A week of Earth Day fun with different activities for all ages, including live animals, seed planting, ecosystem collage, nature art, animal tracks and adaptations, games and more. $6.
Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly six-game cribbage tournament for experienced players. Inexperienced players may watch, learn and play on the side. Moose dinner available at 5:30 p.m. $3-$8. 31for14@ gmail.com. (707) 599-4605.
Writers Group. Third Tuesday of every month, 12:30-2 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1428 H St., Eureka. Writers share all types of writing and get assistance from one another. Drop-ins welcome. Not faith based. Free.
SPORTS
Ping Pong for Seniors. 3-4 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. See April 20 listing.
ETC
English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Online. Build English language confidence in ongoing online and in-person classes. All levels and first languages welcome. Join anytime. Pre-registration not required. Free. englishexpressempowered.com. (707) 443-5021.
22 Wednesday
DANCE
Line Dancing. Fourth 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. All ages. $10. eventlead. eaglehouse@gmail.com. historiceaglehouse.com/livemusic-events. (707) 407-0634.
MOVIES
Sci-Fi Night: Interstellar (2014). 6-10 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 6 p.m. Raffle 6:45 p.m. Main feature 7 p.m. Earth Day showing of the sci-fi adventure about explorers using a wormhole to for an interstellar voyage. $6, $10 w/poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. tickets.vemos.io/-LvvzSYm6udEnGfKIRLa/ arcata-theatre-lounge/-OmngBGlRJwkKq9OfSAE/sci-finight-interstellar-2014-happy-earth-day. (707) 613-3030. Shine A Light on Palestine Presents: Foragers 7-9 p.m. Minor Theatre, 1001 H St., Arcata. Elderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their land and restrictions imposed by their occupiers. Proceeds directly aid families in Gaza. $10-$20. (707) 822-3456.
MUSIC
The Joy of Singing Choir. 5:30-7 p.m. Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. Singing circle that focuses on singing in harmony through improvisation as well as repertoire, including resistance songs. All level drop-ins welcome. $10-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds. hello@bynieves.com.
FOR KIDS
Earth Week. 1-5 p.m. Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt, 1242 G St., Arcata. See April 21 listing. Nature Story Time. 2-3 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Enjoy a short story, movement activity and art project for children and their caregivers. info@friendsofthedunes.org. (707) 444-1397. Story Time at the Park - Da’ Yas Park. 10-11 a.m. Da’ Yas Park, 2605 Pine Street, Eureka. Celebrate early literacy
and enjoy the outdoors with this preschool story time as you sing, read, write and play outdoors. For children 2-6 with their caregivers and other family members. Bring a folding chair or picnic blanket. Some blankets available. Free. (707) 441-4248.
OUTDOORS
Earth Day Volunteer Workday. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Ma-le’l Dunes North, Young Lane, Arcata. Celebrate Earth Day by removing invasive, non-native annual grasses. Bring drinking water, insect repellent and gloves if you have them. Wear long sleeves, long pants and closed-toe shoes. Snacks and gloves provided. Free. denise_seeger@ fws.gov. fws.gov/refuge/humboldt-bay. (818) 231-8967.
Volunteer Work Day. 10 a.m. Fortuna River Lodge, 1800 Riverwalk Drive. On Earth Day, volunteers are requested to help the Fortuna Garden Club plant and maintain the River Lodge landscaping. Free.
23 Thursday
ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See April 16 listing.
DANCE
Dance Visions . 7 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Cal Poly Humboldt’s spring dance concert showcases original works by student and faculty choreographers, including contemporary ballet, modern, hip hop and fusion pieces. Live music by SoniX and collaborative set design created in partnership with the theater program. $15, $10 childre/seniors. dance@ humboldt.edu. (707) 826-3566.
MOVIES
Humboldt International Film Festival. . Minor Theatre, 1001 H St., Arcata. More than 30 short films from around the world and Humboldt at the 59th annual event. Narrative, documentary, animation and experimental programs and a themed spotlight program Into the Woods Somewhere. $12, free for Cal Poly Humboldt students.
EVENTS
StartUp Humboldt Competition Final Pitch Event. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. A Shark Tank–style business competition where finalists present their ventures to a live panel of judges and compete for access to $200,000. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for mingling, networking and appetizers. Free. samantha@norcalsbdc.org. eventbrite.com/e/1982989091754?aff=oddtdtcreator. (707) 440-9770.
FOR KIDS
Earth Week. 3-5 p.m. Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt, 1242 G St., Arcata. See April 21 listing.
OUTDOORS
Surfrider’s Ocean Night. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Sequoias of the Sea film screening and kelp restoration panel. Free. mrobinson@humboldt. surfrider.org. arcatatheatre.com.
SPORTS
Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. See April 16 listing.
ETC
Free Spanish/English Language Exchange. 4:30-5:15 p.m. College of the Redwoods (Eureka Downtown site), 527 D St. Improve your Spanish and English language skills while meeting new people. Free. jonathan-maiullo@redwoods. edu. (707) 476-4527. l
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Caution: Construction Ahead
By Pete Haggard with Jane Monroe humnature@northcoastjournal.com
With spring arriving and fruit trees starting to open their buds, it is time to think about pollinators. Among the first to visit my orchard are the mason bees (genus Osmia), often considered the best general pollinators, delivering much more pollen from flower to flower than honey bees.
Mason bees are extremely efficient pollinators because they store collected pollen on the undersides of their abdomens, not on their hind legs like most bee species. While foraging, they pick up pollen from the flowers’ anthers and transfer it to pollen-carrying hairs. They drag their pollen-dusted underside across the flower’s stigma, ensuring successful pollination.
There are about 70 species of mason bees in the Pacific Northwest. They are often metallic blue or green, making an artful picture when visiting an apple flower, like a beautiful polished blue stone against a flowery white backdrop.
Mason bees are solitary; every female builds her own nest in which to lay eggs. Unlike bumble bee queens, the female mason bee has no worker bees to help her. While some solitary bee species excavate their own nests, Osmia females use naturally occurring tubular cavities, such as hollow plant stems or abandoned tunnels that were dug out by wood-boring beetles. Like miniature masons, the bees gather mud and pebbles for constructing the interior of their nests and use pebbles to seal the nest entrance when construction is complete. Female mason bees provision cells within the nest with a mass of pollen and nectar that is roughly the size of a small pea. They lay a single egg on each pollen ball, and then build a wall of mud, clay or chewed leaves around the egg and food for protection. The female bees can “choose” the sex of each egg they lay, which allows them to place the male eggs closest to the entrance
of the nest. Male bees then emerge first from the nest and wait for females to surface in order to mate.
Mason bees may sound like the perfect pollinator for your garden. Many nurseries and websites sell “mason bee motels” or extol their virtues. But solitary bees like mason bees build their nests scattered throughout the landscape, not clumped together in tight groups. What effect does using bee motels have on the health of the species? It provides predators, parasites and parasitoids (parasites that eventually kill their hosts) easy access to a large group of mason bees. Probably worst of all, it encourages the spread of diseases such as fungus chalkbrood and Chaetodactylus mites, both of which harm bee larvae. The mites feed on pollen and nectar provisions, causing the larvae to starve. Hygiene and sanitation are crucial for the survival of mason bees. Unless your bee motels are kept scrupulously clean, don’t use them. What to do instead? Provide scattered nesting sites throughout your landscape. Garden with plants that have hollow or pithy stems, like elderberries, blackberries, figs and roses. For mason bees, the best stems are at least 6 inches long with a hard, dry exterior. These bees will also nest in dead or dying trees if the wood is soft or has hollow portions.
Create a safe home in your garden where native plants flourish and the native wildlife will thrive. Mason bees make good, hardworking neighbors. Give them a warm welcome them this spring. l
Pete Haggard (he/him) and Jane Monroe (she/her) are the coauthors of Rewilding: Native Gardening for the Pacific Northwest and North Coast, available now from The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt
He’s a 10 but would he burn down a warehouse for livable
The Drama ’s
Uncomfortable Romance
By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com
THE DRAMA. The immersive paranoid magical realism of Dream Scenario (2023) made it tempting to presume to know what to expect from writer/director/editor Kristoffer Borgli: another fantasia set against the vagaries of the modern world, defi ned by wild departures from that reality and underpinned by bleak, comic hysteria. To indulge that temptation would have been — was, in my case — both justifiable and misguided. In so doing, we essentially pigeonholed Borgli as a satirist with a bizarre imagination, but also as an artist focused on a micro-genre; we were almost half right
With The Drama , Borgli retains some of his trademarks (if we can call the tropes of a single work trademarks) — the dark humor, the expansion of internal worlds until they impinge on the conduct of real life — while
shifting to an exploration of a different strain of archetypal storytelling. Here, it’s the ostensibly bubbly but inherently strained eve-of-the-wedding comedy. The movie begins near the middle of its greater timeline, with Charlie (Robert Pattinson) rehearsing his wedding speech for best friend Mike (Mamadou Athie). Charlie is deeply in love with Emma (Zendaya) and the initial setup might lead one to believe their relationship was born of a classic coffeeshop meet-cute. But the turn, which comes almost immediately, reveals that their initial introduction was born of Charlie’s insecurity and reflexive dishonesty. Seeing an attractive young woman reading alone in a window, he ill-advisedly contrives to share an affi nity for the book in which she is engaged. Charlie has not, of course,
Mason bee on flower.
Photo by Pete Haggard
read nor even heard of said book, and his bumbling attempt at a pick-up is salvaged only by the fact that Emma is deaf in the ear into which he pours his malformed untruths. Given a second chance, a restart, the relationship blossoms, leading, seemingly inevitably, to the impending nuptials.
As the loving couple linger over a tasting dinner for the reception, selecting wines and starters with Mike and his partner Rachel (a delightfully acidic Alana Haim), though, the conversation turns to a sort of parlor game of “what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done.” Three of the four reveal some lightly embarrassing, arguably cruel incidents, but Emma’s secret-telling opens a doorway into excruciating recrimination and, for Charlie, a long dark night of introspection and dark magical thinking.
At this inflection point, The Drama begins to share some of Dream Scenario ’s fantastical elements but, where Borgli’s previous film expanded the inner life of its protagonist into a world-altering, quasi-supernatural exploration of fame and privacy in the modern world, this one turns inward, rendering the fallout of an intimate revelation in grave, granular detail. Rachel becomes a vocal detractor, Charlie spirals toward dissolution and Mike, poor Mike, remains caught in the maelstrom, an ostensible, ever less-heard voice of reason amid drastic interpersonal chaos.
Like Dream Scenario, The Drama uses a number of familiar elements, in this case from decades of wedding dramadies, and then unsettles us in our expectation, twisting the narrative knife with Lynn Ramsay or David Cronenberg’s maniacal attention to detail. The painful itchiness of our core four’s new knowledge spreads beyond the friend-group, creating personal and professional rifts that are probably irreparable. Because the movie is couched as much in curiosity and a belief in second chances, though, the crushing weight of its events are leavened both by an abiding sense of humor and something akin to hopefulness.
While Pattinson and Zendaya have again and again proven themselves broader and deeper than their previous teen-idol identities, The Drama gives both an opportunity to stretch out by getting small, doing the grand work on a small canvas that is the mark of actors keen on genuine art and exploration. Without grandiosity or actorly embellishment, both leads give life to their characters as adult children as adrift in the nearly unnavigable modern world as everyone else. They’re sad and hurt and funny, as defi ned by their misdeeds as by their honest attempts to transcend them.
While the broader, commercially accessible genre of romantic comedy continues to wither on the vine, stuck in the ’90s, largely devoid of the sardonic speed that gave it fi rst life, it is exciting to see an example that defl ates the pomp and prettiness. The Drama is more rough patch than easy going, but it is quick and clever and modern in a way that harkens back to what screwballs were, with the artist’s singular sense of style and pace. It’s infused with an unease and understanding of today’s aggressive sensitivities, placing it in its era and the genre canon. R. 106M. BROADWAY, MINOR. ●
John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.
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ACROSS
1. Renaissance setting in America
7. Shakshouka ingredient
10. Batteries for some remote-controlled vehicles
13. Chant after a soccer score
14. Vientiane language
15. Slick, as a speaker
17. “The Joys of Yiddish” author Leo
18. Be better at evasion than
20. “The vest and jacket are itchy and don’t fit”?
22. “The Facts of Life” mentor Garrett
23. Sashimi topper
24. Non-dairy milk source
25. McKellen of the “X-Men” movies
26. More than -y
27. “Euphoria” network
30. Controversy when a Boston Marathon cheater becomes a TV host?
36. Former Chinese leader Zhou ___
37. NBA Hall of Famer Gasol
38. Dwight Eisenhower’s wife
39. Invitee who makes the party suddenly make sense?
42. Texting format initials
43. Fish that goes with chips
44. “Live ___” (Taco Bell slogan)
45. ___ TomÈ and PrÌncipe
46. Spam generator
47. Tom kha kai cuisine
51. Where to change
direction in your LeSabre?
56. Build up
57. “Steamboat ___” (Mickey Mouse cartoon in public domain)
58. “The Bridges at ___Ri” (1954 movie)
59. “Golly!”
60. Burning
61. Late Pink Floyd member Barrett
62. “77 Sunset Strip” actor Byrnes
63. Approvals
DOWN
1. Seattle Slew, for one
2. How some things are read
3. Pine tree secretion
4. Led Zeppelin’s “Whole ___ Love”
5. Monthly util.
6. Festival of Lights symbol
7. Skip formal nuptials
8. Asterix’s home
9. “Can I bug you?”
10. Painful ordeal
11. Discount grocery chain headquartered in Germany
12. Word with hex or high
16. Ask for table scraps
19. Grade school projects
21. One-legged camera support
25. TV series about hiding edibles?
26. Words spoken before a spell
27. Computer-to-TV cable
28. “Mission: Impossible” actress Barbara
29. Fashion designer
Cassini
30. Rules partner, briefly
31. “E Pluribus ___”
32. Spots in the Loire
33. ___ in “zebra”
34. Song subject with the question “What is it good for?”
35. Granny
40. Filmed material
41. Corrode
45. Boston fish specialty
46. Holstein, e.g.
47. Bridge collections
48. Polynesian dances
49. “One-Punch Man” genre
50. Cannes concepts
51. You might commit to one
52. Ones, to Juan
53. Kinda gross
54. Like some textbooks
55. Abundant (with)
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CITY OF RIO DELL
CALIFORNIA 95562
The City of Rio Dell is currently advertising for contractor bids regarding its “Chlorine Contact Tank Earthquake Damage Repair” project. Bids will be received electronically until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Pacific Time. Bid proposals shall be submitted electronically on the forms contained in the Contract Documents and shall be included as attachment(s) to an email with the subject line “Bid Proposal for City of Rio Dell Chlorine Contact Tank Earthquake Damage Repair” to City of Rio Dell care of GHD Inc. at steven.pearl@ghd.com. The email shall also contain the name of the Bidder, their address, license number, and California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registration number. The City of Rio Dell shall provide a response email receipt from GHD Inc. to the Contractor confirming that their bid has been received. Bids received after the time specified for opening will not be considered. The Bidder is solely responsible for timely delivery of their bid.
Parties interested in attending the bid opening conference call must submit a request via email to steven.pearl@ghd.com with the subject line “Request for Invitation to City of Rio Dell Chlorine Contact Tank Earthquake Damage Repair Sealed Bid Opening” by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Pacific Time and respond to the invitation that will be sent via email from GHD Inc.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held to familiarize potential Bidders with the project and is scheduled for 11:30 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Pacific Time meet at 675 Wildwood Ave, Rio Dell, CA 95562.
The Work associated with this project will consist of, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment, and supervision for the demolition and replacement of the chlorine contact tank baffles, piping, fittings, valves, and appurtenances; concrete repair, valve boxes, erosion and sediment control, and temporary bypass pumping during construction. The Contract Documents are currently available and may be examined at the following locations:
• Humboldt Builders Exchange, Eureka
• North Coast Builders Exchange, Santa Rosa
• Shasta Builders Exchange, Redding
• Medford Builders Exchange, Medford
Contractors may obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents for no cost by emailing steven.pearl@ghd.com and requesting the “City of Rio Dell Chlorine Contact Tank Earthquake Damage Repair” project. Contractors are encouraged to carefully read the “Information for Bidders” section in the Contract Documents. Questions concerning these documents must be submitted by email to steven.pearl@ghd.com by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Pacific Time.
The general prevailing wage rates applicable to the Work are set by the State Director of DIR State of California under Labor Code Section 1771.4. The Contractor will be required to comply with any changes in these wage rates as they are updated by the State government at no cost to the Owner. Prevailing rates are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR.
675 WILDWOOD AVENUE RIO DELL, CALIFORNIA 95562
The City of Rio Dell is currently advertising for contractor bids regarding its “Fern Street Lift Station Earthquake Damage Repair”. Bids will be received electronically until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Pacific Time Bid proposals shall be submitted electronically on the forms contained in the Contract Documents and shall be included as attachment(s) to an email with the subject line “Bid Proposal for City of Rio Dell Fern Street Lift Station Earthquake Damage Repair” to City of Rio Dell care of GHD Inc. at steven.pearl@ghd.com. The email shall also contain the name of the Bidder, their address, license number, and California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registration number. The City of Rio Dell shall provide a response email receipt from GHD Inc. to the Contractor confirming that their bid has been received. Bids received after the time specified for opening will not be considered. The Bidder is solely responsible for timely delivery of their bid.
Parties interested in attending the bid opening conference call must submit a request via email to steven.pearl@ghd.com with the subject line “Request for Invitation to City of Rio Dell Fern Street Lift Station Earthquake Damage Repair Seal Bid Opening” by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Pacific Time, and respond to the invitation that will be sent via email from GHD Inc.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held to familiarize potential Bidders with the project and is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Pacific Time meet at 675 Wildwood Ave, Rio Dell, CA 95562.
The Work associated with this project will consist of, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment, and supervision for the demolition and replacement of the lift station timber framed structure and associated ventilation and electrical fixtures, temporary removal and reinstallation of pumps and piping, dewatering and sludge removal for the inspection and rehabilitation of the lift station wet well interior as required, and temporary bypass pumping during construction.
The Contract Documents are currently available and may be examined at the following locations:
• Humboldt Builders Exchange, Eureka
• North Coast Builders Exchange, Santa Rosa
• Shasta Builders Exchange, Redding
• Medford Builders Exchange, Medford
Contractors may obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents for no cost by emailing steven.pearl@ghd.com and requesting the “City of Rio Dell Fern Street Lift Station Earthquake Damage Repair”. Contractors are encouraged to carefully read the “Information for Bidders” section in the Contract Documents. Questions concerning these documents must be submitted by email to steven.pearl@ghd.com by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Pacific Time
The general prevailing wage rates applicable to the Work are set by the State Director of DIR State of California under Labor Code Section 1771.4.
The Contractor will be required to comply with any changes in these wage rates as they are updated by the State government at no cost to the Owner. Prevailing rates are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR.
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids are invited by the Department of Public Works of Humboldt County, a public body, corporate and politic, for the performance of all the work and the furnishing of all the labor, materials, supplies, tools, and equipment for the following project: CONSTRUCTION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY RE-ROOFING PROJECT COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT PROJECT NUMBER: 162826
Pursuant to the Contract Documents on file with the Department of Public Works of Humboldt County.
A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, April 28, 2026, at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility Administration Office, 901 5th Street, Eureka, California. Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications will be available on April 14, 2026.
Each Bid must be contained in a sealed envelope addressed as set forth in said Bid Documents and filed at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County, 825 5th Street, Room 111, Eureka, California at or before 2:00 P.M., Pacific Daylight Time, on May 12,2026. All Bids will be publicly opened and summary amounts read aloud. The officer whose duty it is to open the Bids will decide when the specified time for the opening of Bids has arrived.
Plans and Specifications and other Contract Document forms will be available for examination at the Department of Public Works, 1106 2nd Street, Eureka, CA, 95501, Phone: (707) 445-7493. Plans will also be available for viewing at area plan centers and on the County’s website at: http:// humboldtgov.org/Bids.aspx.
Each Bid shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the County within the Bid Documents. All forms must be completed.
Each Bid shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of Bidder’s Security with a certified check or a cashier’s check payable to the County, U.S. Government Bonds, or a Bid Bond executed by an admitted insurer authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California (in the form set forth in said Contract Documents). The Bidder’s security shall be in the amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the Bid.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory faithful performance bond and a satisfactory payment bond in the forms set forth in said Bid Documents.
The County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalities in any Bid. No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) calendar days subsequent to the opening of Bids without the consent of the County.
All Bidders will be required to certify that they are eligible to submit a Bid on this project and that they are not listed either (1) on the Controller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders/Contractors, or (2) on the debarred list of the Labor Commissioner of the State of California.
The successful Bidder shall possess a valid Contractor’s license in good standing, with a “C-39” classification at the time the contract is awarded.
The successful Bidder will be required to comply with all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations both at the time of award and throughout the duration of the Project.
This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Section 1771.1(a) of the California Labor Code, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in Sections 1770 et seq. of the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. It is not a violation of Section 1771.1(a) for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
The Contractor, and each subcontractor participating in the Project, shall be required to pay the prevailing wages as established by the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, Phone: (415) 703-4780.
The attention of Bidders is directed to the fact that the work proposed herein to be done will be financed in whole or in part with State and County funds, and therefore all of the applicable State and County statutes, rulings and regulations will apply to such work.
In the performance of this contract, the Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in accordance with the provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. (Government Code section 12900et seq)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, the Contractor may elect to receive 100% of payments due under the contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment, by entering into an Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits In Lieu of Retention.
4/16, 4/23 (26-155)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Cynthia Anne Shively CASE NO. PR2600092
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Cynthia Anne Shively
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Cameron Shively In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that Cameron Shively 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 April 30, 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:
Julia L. Hjerpe Hjerpe Law, Inc
350 E Street, 1st Floor Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-7262
Filed March 27, 2026
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 (26-130)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00176
The following person is doing Business as Godfrey’s Companion Care - Senior Support, Transportation, and Companionship Humboldt
APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARCATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT MEASURE B BOND & MEASURE G PARCEL TAX FUNDS
NOTICE is hereby given that the Arcata Elementary School District is seeking members to serve on its Citizens’ Oversight Committee to oversee expenditures of Measure B bond funds (approved by District voters on March 5, 2024 for facilities improvement projects) and Measure G parcel tax funds (approved by District voters on November 5, 2024 for art, music and dance programs; reduced class sizes; health programs; and necessary staffing). The District is presently accepting applications from interested citizens. The 7-member Committee will meet one or more times per year to hear a report from District staff regarding bond and parcel tax fund project expenditures, and confirm for the public that funds have been spent only on the projects approved by District voters. Committee members may live outside District boundaries.
Interested persons may obtain an application from the District Office, located at 1435 Buttermilk Lane in Sunny Brae, or download the application from the District’s website at arcataschooldistrict.org (Family/Community - Forms). Applications are due by Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the office of the Superintendent or viaemail sent to the attention of Superintendent Luke Biesecker at: lbiesecker@arcatasd.org.
The applications of all interested individuals will be presented to the ASD Board of Trustees so that Committee appointments can be made at their May 11, 2026 regular meeting. Applicants are not required to be in attendance. If you have any questions about the Committee, please contact Superintendent Luke Biesecker at (707) 822-0351, ext. 101 or lbiesecker@arcatasd.org for more information.
603 Ole Hansen Rd
Eureka, Ca 95503
PO Box 74
Bayside, CA 95524
Geoff Barrett
603 Ole Hansen Rd
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 Geoff Barrett, Owner
This March 16, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk
3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 (26-125)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00167
The following person is doing Business as Friends of the Lost Coast Humboldt
14400 Briceland Thorn Rd Whitehorn, CA 95589
PO Box 69
Whitehorn, CA 95589
Friends of the Lost Coast CA 2258924
14400 Briceland Thorn Rd
Whitehorn, CA 95589
The business is conducted by a corporation.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/24/20.
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 Cheryl Lisin, Vice President
This March 11, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk
3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 (26-126)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00186
The following person is doing Business as Lucky Turn Locksmith Humboldt 1700 Bird Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
Ryan Archambault 1700 Bird Ave
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Travis Milich 1700 Bird Ave
McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by a general partnership.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to
be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Ryan Archambault, Owner/Partner
This March 20, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 (26-127)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00191
The following person is doing Business as Brent’s Crab Shack
Humboldt
115 Stafford Rd Scotia, CA 95565 Brent Freitas LLC CA B20260129726
115 Stafford Rd Scotia, CA 95565
The business is conducted by a general partnership.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 2/23/26.
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 Brenton Freitas, Manager
This March 23, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 (26-128)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00192
The following person is doing Business as RAPID
Humboldt
2124 Friday Ridge Road Willow Creek, CA 95573
PO Box 608 Willow Creek, CA 95573
Restoration and Property Improvement Dynamics, LLC CA B20260074284
2108 N St Ste N Sacramento, CA 95816
The business is conducted by a general partnership.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/1/25.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Dennis Ambrosini, Owner Member
This March 23, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 (26-132)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00183
The following person is doing Business as Mercurial Stone LLC Humboldt
223 2nd St
Eureka, CA 95501
1550 Erin Ct Eureka, CA 95503
Mercurial Stone LLC CA B20260102880
223 2nd St 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 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 Yasmine Sarraf, Managing Member
This March 18, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 (26-134)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00201
The following person is doing Business as Parkway Grove Humboldt 6582 State Hwy 254 Miranda, CA 95553 Parkway Grove LLC CA B20250056174 6582 State Hwy 254 Miranda, CA 95553
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 1/1/26.
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 Aldan Akselsen, One Manager
This March 25, 2026
by JC, Deputy Clerk
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 (26-133)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00203
The following person is doing Business as Seaside Weavers Humboldt 1991 Hill Ave Eureka, CA 95501 Seaside Weavers LLC CA 202134010538 1991 Hill Ave 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 12/02/2024.
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 Maya Cooper, Managing Member
This March 26, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 (26-137)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00205
The following person is doing Business as Nor Cal Exterior Renovations Humboldt
355 Painter St Rio Dell, CA 95562
Nor Cal Renovations LLC CA B20250419994
355 Painter St Rio Dell, CA 95562
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.
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 Cameron Millsap, Managing Member
This March 27, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 (26-138)
PUBLIC SALE
The Individuals listed below are hereby given notice that the personal property stored at 315 N. Fortuna Blvd/1790 Smith Ln. Fortuna, CA 95540 will be sold to satisfy lien imposed pursuant to section S2170021716 of the Business/Professions code, section 535 of the Civil Code on or after April 23, 2026 on StorageAuctions.com unless the amount due is paid at: 315 N. Fortuna Blvd. Fortuna, CA 95540. Auction will close at 10:00 AM on 4/23/26
#88 Bradley Enneking #117 Lita Rocha #110,#200 Jose Mendez
J&B Mini Storage 315 N. Fortuna Blvd. Fortuna, CA 95540 Robert Brock (707)-725-9765 County of Humboldt, State of California
Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Go to
PUBLIC HEARING AND PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
The Northern Humboldt Indian Education Program, Title VI, will conduct a Public Hearing and Parent Committee meeting on April 22, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. The hearing and meeting will take place at McKinleyville High School library. All parents/guardians of American Indian/Alaska Native students enrolled in Trinidad, McKinleyville, Blue Lake, Pacific Union, Arcata, Big Lagoon, Jacoby Creek, Fieldbrook, and Northern Humboldt Union High School Districts and community members are invited to attend.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive community input to the 2026-2027 Title VI Formula Grant Application.. For more information
StorageAuctions.com for more information.
4/9, 4/16 (26-141)
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 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 auction by competitive bidding on the 22nd of April, 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 04/09/26 at 8AM and will end 04/22/26 at 8AM.
The following spaces are located at 4055 Broadway Eureka, CA, County of Humboldt.
Robin Lily, Space #5016
Michele Meiborg, Space #5306
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.
David Bomberg, Space #1745
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.
Analia Martinez, Space #363
The following spaces are located at 1641 Holly Drive McKinleyville, CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com
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Bidding begins April 9th, 2026 and ends April 22nd, 2026 at 8AM.
Colby Severe, Space #2218
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 April 9th, 2026 and ends April 22nd, 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 April 9th, 2026 and ends April 22nd, 2026 at 8AM.
Robert Nichols, Space #4321
Richmond Miamen, Space #4386
Arlington McClinton III, Space #4720
Brandon Zuniga, Space #6191
The following spaces are located at 940 G Street Arcata CA, County of Humboldt and will be sold online at www.StorageAuctions.com. Bidding begins April 9th, 2026 and ends April 22nd, 2026 at 8AM.
Anyone interested in attending Rainbow Self Storage auctions must pre-qualify. For details call 707-4431451. 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
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FORTUNA PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Fortuna Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 28th 2026, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall, 621 11th Street in Fortuna, California
To consider A Conditional Use Permit to bring into conformance an existing church and associate uses, including community services, medical services, and crisis shelter.
Location APN: 200-141-011 and 200-141-006
Address: 2301 Rohnerville Rd, Fortuna, CA, 95540
Project Applicant: 7th Day Adventist Church
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” April 28th 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.
OBITUARIES
Leo the Lion
The Dollar Tree Cat
Our beloved cat Leo passed away April 2, 2026 at home surrounded by his human and his furry companions.
Leo was adopted into his forever home October 11, 2016 from the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. He lived ten years with us in Eureka on Hill Street. We do not know where Leo spent the many years of his early life or why he was living in the Shelter when we met him.
Leo was a large cat. In his prime, he weighed 20 pounds. We called him “Leo the Lion.” During the last two years of his life, his weight changed dramatically. When he passed his weight was under ten pounds. Even as he faded away, he never lost his strong life force and desire to live and to visit the Dollar Tree or his neighbor and best friend Sands. Leo was fearless and would chase after dogs he considered threatening. He shared his home at different times with dogs Robin and Sage - with whom he often curled up next to for a nap or for the night. His cat housemates were Cinder and Pirate, and then Gray and Prancer.
Leo was an exceptionally social cat and thrived on the attention of people. He was loved by a vast community of people including his Hill and Searles Street neighbors.
Leo was most well known as the “Dollar Tree Cat.” His many admirers and friends at the Myrtle Avenue store paid special attention to him with his own water bowl and food dish near the entrance to the store. He visited almost daily with the staff and customers, and they rewarded him with edible treats, cuddles, and conversations.
Marlena Folden, D.V.M. cared for Leo during his last years. Our thanks to her and the Broadway Animal Hospital staff, and to all who were Leo’s friends, especially during his last year as his good health slipped away.
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, 707-443-1451, Bond # 40083246.
Dated this 9th day of April, 2026 and 16th day of March, 2026
4/9, 4/16 (26-140)
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 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.
Property will be sold via an online auction at www.StorageAuctions.com.
Auction bidding will begin at 10:00 AM on May 1st, 2026 and willclose at or after 1:00 PM on May 5th, 2026 at which time the auction will be completed and the high bidder will be determined. The property will be available for pick up where said property has been stored and which is located at Airport Road Storage, LLC. 500/1000 Airport Road Fortuna, CA 95540 County of Humboldt, State of California. (707)725-1234
E69 Savannah Brenard
F38 Cassandra Campbell
B133 Ty Garlinghouse
D66 Tamara Goff
B109 Cassandra Overson
B141 Rosa Rodriguez
B86 Patricia Zito
D60 Paula Hawkins
E33 Kurt Pfohl
Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between owner and obligated party. Please refer to www.StorageAuctions.com for all other terms and conditions governing the bidding and auction process.
Dated this 13th day of April, 2026 publish 4/16/26, 4/23/26 4/16, 4/23 (26-156)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00200
The following person is doing Business as Nice & Knotty Co. Humboldt 2950 Williams St Eureka, CA 95501 Alysha R Roby 2950 Williams St Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 Alysha Roby, Owner
This March 25, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-148)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00174
The following person is doing Business as Belonging Within Therapy
Humboldt
20 W Holly Lane
Eureka, CA 95503
Asa C Gelburd
20 W Holly Lane 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 2/18/25.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Asa Gelburd, Owner
This March 13, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-145)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00208
The following person is doing Business as Grove Field Humboldt
1932 Albee St Eureka, CA 95501
Audra M Sisson
1932 Albee St Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 SAudra M Sisson, Founder
This March 25, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-146)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00197
The following person is doing Business as Hair by Superkate Humboldt 219 2nd Street Eureka, CA 95501
2605 Garland Street Eureka, CA 95501
Kathryn R Knight 219 2nd Street
Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/5/26.
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 Kathryn Knight, Sole Proprietor/ Owner
This March 24, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-197)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00204
The following person is doing Business as Honey Humboldt
1020 Rancho Sequoia Dr Alderpoint, CA 95511 PO Box 403 Garberville, CA 95542
The Garden 707 LLC CA 202461516996
1020 Rancho Sequoia Dr Alderpoint, CA 95511
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 3/25/26.
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 Sandra Page, CEO The Garden 707
This March 25, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-147)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00210
The following person is doing Busi -
ness as Modern Virago Humboldt
3322 E St Eureka, CA 95503
Harlee M Keller
3322 E St Eureka, CA 95503
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 Harlee Keller, Owner
This April 1, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk
4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-143)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00153
The following person is doing Business as The Sugar Mercantile Humboldt
2500 Home Drive Eureka, CA 95503
LaRisa N Replogle
2500 Home 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 3/11/21.
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 LaRisa Replogle, Owner
This March 9, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-149)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00177
The following person is doing Business as Mothership Skincare Humboldt Humboldt 1632 Broadway St #355 Eureka, CA 95501
Ashleigh J Roche 1632 Broadway St #355 Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 Ashleigh Roche, Owner
This March 16, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 (26-150)
K’ima:w Medical Center, an entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, is seeking applicants for the following positions:
All positions above are Open Until Filled unless otherwise stated.
For an application, job description, and additional information, contact: K’ima:w Medical Center, Human Resources, PO Box 1288, Hoopa, CA, 95546 OR call 530-625-4261 OR apply on our website: https:// www.kimaw.org/ for a copy of the job description and to complete an electronic application. Resumes/ CVs are not accepted without a signed application.
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CITY OF FORTUNA RECREATION LEADER
SEASONAL/PART-TIME.
$16.50-$18.22, HOURLY.
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WORK OPPORTUNITY:
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I
Looking for a stable job with great benefits and real purpose?
Humboldt Community Services District is hiring a Customer Service Representative I, the entry-level role in our Customer Service Representative series. This is a great opportunity to build a career in public service while developing skills in customer service, billing, and basic accounting.
Salary: $20.54–$24.97/hour (depending on qualifications)
What You’ll Do:
• Assist customers in person, by phone, and via email
• Process utility payments and maintain account records
• Help customers start/stop service
• Answer billing questions and resolve issues
• Support utility billing, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
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$349,000
Enjoy peaceful country living just minutes from Eureka and the Headwaters Forest Reserve trailhead in this charming 2BD/2BA, 1,104 sq ft home in Elk River. The flat 0.40-acre parcel is a gardener’s dream with mature fruit trees, berries, raised beds, and multiple sheds. Relax on the oversized deck by the river or unwind by the firepit at sunset. Inside features include newer appliances, a pellet stove, a remodeled primary suite with large walk-in closet, updated baths, and abundant natural light from skylights.
1655 & 1659 FISCHER AVENUE,
McKINLEYVILLE
$695,500
Exceptional half-acre duplex with the Hammond Trail running through the property, offering coastal living and recreation at your doorstep. The 3BD/2BA main unit and 2BD/1BA second unit each feature private laundry and garages, ideal for multigenerational living or rental income. Extensively updated in the past six years, including roof, siding, windows, kitchens, and baths. Currently a successful vacation rental, sold fully furnished for a turnkey opportunity near Arcata and Highway 101.
58 STORAGE UNITS, SCOTIA
$696,000
This unique investment opportunity features 58 storage units strategically located across eight distinct parcels.
Renowned for its charming architecture and rich history, the majority of Scotia’s housing does not offer garages making storage units a staple need for community members. While the property presents great income potential, it does require some deferred maintenance. Addressing these maintenance issues could enhance the overall appeal and functionality of the storage units, ultimately increasing profitability and equity.
2616 VISSER COURT, McKINLEYVILLE
$499,000
Discover exceptional versatility and income potential on this ±1.07-acre property located in an exclusive gated community. The main residence features 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, complemented by an outbuilding and a privacy fence for added comfort and functionality. A separate, fully finished 1-bedroom, 1-bath secondary home offers the perfect opportunity for rental income, multigenerational living, or guest accommodations. With ample space for future improvements, this oversized parcel provides both immediate livability and long-term potential in a peaceful, lightly traveled setting.
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3253 GREENWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE, KNEELAND $578,000
Country property above the fog belt and not far from Freshwater School. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with garage, large family room, and multiple flex use outbuildings and shop. New carpet, reliable well with storage tank and state of the art filtration. Septic recently pumped. Surrounded by nature and wildlife, with plenty of outdoor space for exploring, gardening, or play.
20 W 3RD STREET, EUREKA
$290,000
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.
40777 HIGHWAY 36, BRIDGEVILLE
$1,200,000
Perched on a scenic hill just off Highway 36, 2 miles west of Dinsmore, this unique property offers privacy, self-sufficiency, and versatility. The straw-built home blends rustic charm with eco-conscious design, featuring a wood-fired cook stove. Infrastructure includes solar, generator, and hydro power, plus spring water and a 500K-gallon pond. With county-approved 18,000 sq ft of upgraded greenhouse space and a permitted build site, it’s ideal for agricultural or off-grid living.
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Donate on the blood mobile parked at The Humboldt County Collective this 4/20. The first 20 donors will get a swag bag + special o er.
