BY JENNIFER FUMIKO CAHILL
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Three weeks ago, local artist Duane Flatmo went public on social media with some personal health news and an invite to a June 13 party in Eureka: “Hope to see you at this event. Some of you might know already that I have been given some troubling health news and would love to see friends and families so we can share our memories of good times together.”
In response to that invite and his promise to bring El Pulpo Magnifico, his 30-foot tall, flame-throwing octopus, an estimated 1,000 or more friends and fans of Flatmo’s artistic creativity showed up Saturday evening to celebrate his nearly 50-year contribution to the arts and business scene in Humboldt County. And thanks to the efforts of Eureka Councilmember Kati Moulton, Mayor Kim Bergel and others, the party included a ded-
ication ceremony for a street alley named Duane Flatmo Alley in his honor. The alley is adjacent to the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts between F and G streets and Fourth and Fifth streets.
Party attendees filled the closed F Street and the large parking lot behind the Arkley Center that bears Flatmo’s huge mural on its back wall. Given his long participation in the Kinetic Grand Championship, the crowd included a Glory of Rutabaga Queens and Princesses for Life, two kinetic race vehicles and crew members, along with stilt walkers and many dancers ready to boogie to El Pulpo’s soundtrack. Bergel welcomed the crowd to the alley dedication and introduced Cherie Arkley, who shared the backstory of how in 2003 she and her husband Rob bought the theater property from then Humboldt
State University and renovated it into the Arkley Center; it opened on Feb. 3, 2007, with a Kenny Rogers performance. “Rob and I then wanted to do something with the big blank outside wall in back,” said Arkley, “so we proposed to Duane that he use the wall as his biggest canvas ever to paint a mural to the arts. We’re very proud of Duane, given the results.” It took Flatmo seven months in 2009 to paint the 70 -foot by 70 -foot Tribute to Architecture and Performing Arts mural, the tallest north of San Francisco, with images of the Arc de Triomphe, jazz musician Bobby Hackett on trumpet, dancer Cyd Charisse and conductor Sir Adrian Boult. He was rehired 10 years later to repaint it (another four months) after water damage to the wall.
Bergel and Moulton then gathered everyone’s attention to the unveiling of the Duane Flatmo Alley sign. They next shared gifts, a Key to the City and a proclamation honoring him as “a local treasure whose creativity, humor and unmistakable artistic spirit have left an indelible mark on the city and far beyond.”
Flatmo was also presented with a large decorative metal hanging sculpture created by local artist Amber Jones, who said it represents his first octopus creation El Pulpo Mecanico and a couple of his sea creature friends (angler fish and seahorse). “Its name is ‘El Pulpito Familia,’ meaning how his fans feel about him and his wonderful octopus machine. Our shared love of his art and creations makes us familia in all the best of ways.”
Moulton then shared her backstory with Flatmo as a mentor, describing the 12 years she spent painting murals in Eureka with him as he led the Rural Burl Mural Bureau, an Ink People Center for the Arts project. She replaced Flatmo when he moved on to other
A large crowd joins Duane Flatmo and El Pulpo Magnifico, his 30-foot tall, flame-throwing octopus, at a party Saturday evening.
projects. She also shared a touching, funny poem called “Flatmology” written by Willoughby Arevalo about what he, Moulton and other young people learned from Flatmo during their apprenticeships painting murals with him. The poem starts with, “Duane Flatmo taught me …” and ends with “… how to paint the town/to follow my passion/how to be a good role model/how to be larger than life/how to write in all caps/to see from more than one angle (at once)/how to learn/ to pass the torch/to be a teacher.”
After the unveiling of the Duane Flatmo Alley sign to loud cheers and applause from the crowd, Flatmo took the mic. “First, I want to thank two people: my 88-year-old mom Jeanne who gave birth to me and who is here tonight. And thanks to my wife Micki … who trained me.” As he ended his remarks, he summed up his long-standing approach to life that he intends to continue as long as possible given his current health challenges: “I plan to keep doing good stuff and to help make this community a better place.”
(Also see the June 11 North Coast Journal cover story, “Duane Flatmo
wants to Wow,” an interview with the local icon about his childhood and artistic career.)
As darkness fell, Andrew Goff and Will Startare, longtime El Pulpo team members and its new owners, helped Flatmo ignite El Pulpo and the crowd into hours of dancing amid blasts of heat from the many propane-fueled burners and pulsating music coming from the mechanical octopus.
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Mark Larson (he/him) is a retired Cal Poly Humboldt journalism professor and active freelance photographer who likes to walk.
Animal welfare concerns and an ongoing investigation
Story and photos by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
jennifer@northcoastjournal.com
On the night of April 12, Jennifer Raymond crawled through a tunnel she’d cut in the thick hedge wound with blackberry vines that separated her property from Miranda’s Rescue and clipped the wire fencing. She found the fresh mound of dirt she’d been watching and started digging with her hands. “I dug and got 2 feet until I hit fur,” she says, describing the coat as long, wavy and silky, white with brown spots. Then she uncovered a foreleg, then a pointed profile like a springer spaniel, its mouth bloody and its fur stained burgundy from snout to ear.
Two weeks later, Raymond and Jenna Moore, both animal welfare advocates, snuck back onto the property and dug up eight more dogs. The women shared documents with the sheriff’s office detailing Miranda’s Rescue having taken in more than 600 dogs from shelters alone in 2025, alleging founder and president Shannon Miranda was accepting fees and killing dogs he’d promised to care for to make room for more. Raymond and Moore handed the bodies, which had been kept in a freezer, to Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies on May 1. That same day, deputies arrived at the rescue with a search warrant to seize records, firearms, ammunition, a laptop, phone, iPad and flash drive, seeking possible evidence of fraud and animal cruelty.
While the law enforcement investigation remains ongoing, Miranda’s Rescue continues to operate with 62 dogs as well as cats and kittens on site, but the cities of Ferndale, Fortuna and Rio Dell have rescinded their contracts to take animals there. While the sheriff’s office request for court-ordered monitoring was denied, according to Sheriff William Honsal, Miranda has agreed to walk-through inspections of the sprawling
property by Animal Control officers three times a week, including one of those with an attending veterinarian.
Amid wide news coverage and social media criticism, Miranda denies the allegations of fraud and has asked supporters of the rescue to wait for the evidence to come to light. He insists in a recent interview with the Journal that he has never put down an adoptable animal and only shot dogs as a humane final option due to suffering or a safety risk, which is not illegal for a private rescue in California. He’s also says the accusations by Moore and Raymond are founded in personal vendetta rather than fact.
Raymond and Moore’s mission to bring down Miranda and his organization is a yearslong one with tangled personal histories. They have gone to extreme lengths, including breaking the law and, in Raymond’s case, buying the property next door to Miranda’s Rescue. But the two have not been alone in their suspicions about the operation, and questions swarm around the number of animals Miranda took in and what became of them.
OVER THE PHONE , Raymond apologizes for the dogs barking in background. After 25 years of teaching vegetarian cooking, she threw herself into the cause of reducing the number of healthy animals killed, founding the nonprofit Humboldt Spay and Neuter Network as a one-woman operation in 2003. “For the first 12 years or so, it was basically me and a telephone,” she says. Raymond retired in 2022 but remains proud of the organization and its Myrtle Avenue clinic. She says she first came into contact with Miranda in 2001, when she found a stray cat her other eight didn’t want in the family. She met Miranda at the rescue, handed over the cat and made a donation. She says the
next day she called to follow up and he told her he’d already found the cat a home but couldn’t tell her who’d adopted her. “And I knew she was either dumped or euthanized,” Raymond says. As an experienced shelter volunteer, she found it suspiciously fast.
“I heard rumors that he killed dogs,” she says, adding she didn’t know how to look into it. She was frustrated, she says, by how his charm seemed to sway people. When retirement didn’t stick, she opened Humboldt Humane’s Critters Without Litters on Fernbridge Drive, bringing her closer to Miranda’s Rescue. She’d called the sheriff’s office or Animal Control with complaints about Miranda’s Rescue a couple times — once about releasing cats and once about seeing pigs killed there. But the turning point came July 9, 2024, when a Miranda’s Rescue staffer brought in a dog named Bruno.
Spooked by fireworks, Bruno, they said, chewed his way out of his crate and hadn’t been eating. “His gums were totally flayed” on his upper jaw and “you could actually see bone,” says Raymond.
The vet on duty that day, who has since left the clinic and asked that their name not be used, recalls it was an adult male shepherd mix around 50 pounds and nervous. “We sedated him and when we went to intubate him and raise his lips up,” they found “a number of his teeth were broken and his gumline was ripped away to where the maxillary bone was exposed … all the bone you feel holding your upper teeth.” They were told staff put Bruno, now dehydrated, in a horse stall for the last five days. The vet didn’t have right equipment to remove fractured teeth, but they did what they could to “make gingival flaps” to cover the bone to keep it from going necrotic.
Raymond called Animal Control. Days
later, she recalls, she stopped by Miranda’s Rescue to see puppies and Miranda “started screaming at me” about her complaint. She says he told her they’d laughed about her call and asked when they ought to come by and do an inspection. She says she “complained bitterly” about the lack of anonymity and never called Animal Control again. Asked about Bruno during the interview at the rescue, an exasperated Miranda says, “I know where the dog is. It has a great home.” He says he was aware of its chewing the wire and called to tell the vet Bruno’s “mouth was a bit swollen. … We agreed to wait until I took him in for the neuter.” He also says he wasn’t aware Raymond was involved or that she’d contacted Animal Control.
In his garage turned Western-themed saloon, Miranda sits across a bar top inlaid with horseshoes. He wears a white Miranda’s Rescue T-shirt with the sleeves cut off. Raised in Ferndale, he started the rescue in 1998, after recovering from a debilitating accident at the lumber mill where he worked. The rescue relocated to Fortuna’s Sandy Prairie Road in 2001 and now sits on roughly 30 acres of a 50-acre property that includes river bar. The 501c3 nonprofit also operates thrift shops to raise funds for animal care.
Despite knowing Raymond had lodged complaints about him over the years, he says, “I didn’t think it was a big deal.” Drama and conflict in the animal rescue world isn’t unusual, he says, and he dismissed her as a little crazy, possibly competitive about their work in a small community. He claims he did not realize there was genuine bad blood. “I never thought she would ever do this,” Miranda says. “Obviously disturbing that you buy a $400,000 piece of property just to watch somebody.”
In contrast, his relationship with Moore was once friendly and even close, but has
Left: The 1868 house Jennifer Raymond bought next to Miranda’s Rescue “to spy.”
been openly contentious for years, eventually leading to her obtaining a restraining order against his husband Jim Oxboro. “I don’t know what happened with our friendship,” Miranda says, noting she came to his and Oxboro’s wedding. He says Moore, who runs her own rescue, has brought more than 30 dogs to him over the years and even sold him her camel Tonka in 2015. He does admit the camel’s death was the final blow between them, though he’s quick to point out that occurred while under a veterinarian’s care.
Moore says she’s been rescuing animals since she was a kid, fostering cats and finding them homes along with her babysitting and housesitting gigs. Later, she worked at Myrtle Avenue Veterinary Hospital. “I’m a fixer,” she says, “That was my undiagnosed ADHD — it was my super-power and it still is.”
Her Moore Love Animal Rescue (formerly Kilby Country) is a small-scale rescue, typically taking animals that need medical treatment. It’s a passion project she funds with some donations and the income from her company Connections Living Services, which offers supportive living for special needs adults.
She says she first met Miranda at Myrtle Avenue Veterinary Hospitaland felt he chose euthanasia too easily. But she cultivated a relationship because she “wanted the scoop.” “I got to a place with Shannon where he felt comfortable enough to share things that I can’t say that really made me uncomfortable and sometimes it made me cry and a couple times I wanted to strangle him.” Still, Moore
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admits, “Shannon is a likeable guy. When I had to fake it to make it, it was hard not to fall into that trap.”
Despite her suspicions about Miranda, Moore sold her camel to him because, she says, she knew Tonka would have more room, and she could still keep an eye on him. She also says she and Miranda agreed she would be involved if Tonka fell ill. When Tonka became sick and was euthanized in 2016, Moore blamed Miranda for not taking the camel to University of California at Davis for treatment. “That was where I could no longer fake being his friend.” A Lost Coast Outpost story interviewing Miranda said Tonka went to the rescue because Moore was unable to keep him. This added insult to injury as far as she was concerned, saying the story “really opened my eyes to what a con man he was.”
In the aftermath of Tonka’s death, Moore says, “I was devastated. I had so much guilt. I think that guilt fueled me to where we are today.”
THE RESCUE WORLD IS A SMALL ONE.
Moore was still a high schooler feeding feral cats in the ’90s when she and Raymond met. In later years, says Raymond, “She and I fought like two cats,” including over how Moore ran her rescue. “We had some real knock-down, drag-out fights.” But they were still able to work together, she says, noting, “It was not warm and fuzzy, but it was business-like, and we were OK.” Raymond continues, “Animal rescue is so emotional because lives are at stake so it’s not unusual for there to be … conflict among rescues. We all operate differently, we have opinions.” A couple years ago, someone told them they each had suspicions about Miranda’s in common, prompting an hours-long talk and the start of a partnership.
“She’s just a straight shooter,” says Moore.
“Nothing is sugarcoated or fuzzy — it’s just straightforward. You might even think she’s being the B-word.” Moore says she has grown to appreciate Raymond’s intelligence. “She’s a wonderful lady. Definitely a person I wouldn’t want to be on the yucky side with. She’s calm and collected, and when you think she’s not doing anything she’s doing something.”
For example, Moore said she and Raymond talked in early February of 2025 about the property next door to Miranda’s. By the end of the month, Raymond called to say she had the keys.
“I am a real estate junkie,” says Raymond, who scrolls MLS.com daily to virtually “tour” houses. When she saw the $425,000, 5-acre property beside Miranda’s Rescue on the site, “There was no question in my mind that I had to get it,” she says, adding she feels “blessed” to be able to afford it. Escrow closed Feb. 28, 2025, and she was the owner of an 1868 Victorian that had been submerged during 1964 flood. There were overgrown eucalyptus
trees, fruit trees and, most importantly, a view of the kennels from upstairs. “I bought the property — it happens to be a very nice property — so I could spy.”
Every day, Raymond says, “I just watched. I watched to see what was going on, how they were cared for. I just watched to see how it worked.” She noted animal deliveries and turnover of dogs in the back kennels, and she looked at animals the rescue posted as finding homes, thinking, “How on Earth are those dogs being adopted?”
In March of 2025, Raymond sent out more than 90 Public Records Act requests to shelters around the state to see how many dogs they transferred to Miranda’s Rescue. When a Contra Costa County Animal Services staffer responded, they mentioned someone else was asking for the same data. Raymond asked them to pass her contact information to the person.
That’s how Raymond met Sabrina Woods. Woods is a volunteer at Solano County Animal Shelter who started having doubts
after a visit to Miranda’s Rescue. Not seeing any familiar dogs and learning Miranda was the only one training aggressive ones made her question whether the rescue could be adopting out all the animals it claimed. She and Raymond compared notes and consolidated their spreadsheets, adding up how many hundreds of dogs were collectively transferred to the rescue from shelters annually since 2020.
Raymond estimates the blackberry-bound hedge along her side of the property line is about 12-feet thick and took about five hours to cut through alone one evening. “So that I could look at a pile of dirt,” she chuckles. At first it was just big enough to crawl through and photograph Miranda’s property through the fence with an old trail camera.
“We’d stay out there at night and camp out,” setting up chairs by the hedge, says Moore. “I brought snacks.” After Raymond said a crew was digging and piling dirt, Moore says, “I wanted to know what was going in these holes.” In mid-April, she set up three new trail cams that sent footage to her phone. Grass moving in a breeze sometimes set them off.
Miranda explains that some of the dirt piles and holes Raymond and Moore have speculated are mass graves were dug to bury horses, including his grandmother’s, and that he also buries animals for other people who live in cities. The large mounds visible from U.S. Highway 101, he says, were left over from a Caltrans project. He intended to use it to grade a section of his property for a planned “canine castle” before he learned he’d need a permit.
On April 12, Raymond came to a decision. “I just knew there were dogs being buried in that hole,” she says of the one she watched being dug through her hedge tunnel. “I thought, you know, other people have gone to jail because the law was wrong or because there was a cause,” Raymond says. “And I thought, ‘You’d better
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get up your courage and do it.’”
After darkness fell, she donned a headlamp, crawled through tunnel and started digging barehanded. “I was terribly unprepared,” she says. “I look back and I think, ‘How could I be so stupid?’ But I really thought I’d just see six or seven bodies.”
Raymond took a few photographs of the white and brown dog she uncovered. “My first thought was, ‘This is a dog somebody would have adopted.’ It wasn’t a pit bull,” she recalls. She took photos, believing they would be enough to convince law enforcement to take action.
The following day, she contacted PETA, a pair of lawyers, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Animal Legal Defense Fund looking for guidance. “Everybody told me, ‘You can’t. It’s his property you’d be [charged with] trespassing,’” and to keep her mouth shut, she says.
“She was a mess,” recalls Moore, and digging up the dog left Raymond “frantic.” For her part, Moore says, “I just knew every dog over there was in danger. I was in panic mode.” The two went into the sheriff’s office the next day and shared the story with Undersheriff Justin Braud and Detective Brandon Head, as well as Animal Control Facilities Manager Andre Hale on speakerphone.
When she called Braud to follow up June 26, she says he told her there was nothing legally preventing a rescue from shooting a dog and burying it. Hours later, one of the trail cameras went off again.
CRYING OVER THE PHONE , Moore says she remembers reviewing the trail cam footage. “I had so much anxiety because I knew. And I threw up. And I called Jennifer and said, ‘He did it.’”
“He’s dumping dogs,” Raymond recalls Moore saying. This time, she says with a grim laugh, “We went loaded: shovels, headlamps, pruning shears.” A couple of lookouts, too.
At nightfall, Moore and Raymond went through the fence. “When you’re down there the ground is so squishy and you can feel,” Moore hesitates. “Just the thought of hitting a dog with a shovel — so we started digging with our hands.”
“We started digging where there was obvious fresh dirt that had been clumped and we dug down probably about a foot before a muzzle started to show,” says Raymond. “And then another showed up and then another and another.” She felt sick, “Sick and so sad. Two of the ones we dug up were still puppies that still had their baby teeth, only about 3 months old. And they had bullet holes.” Her voice grows smaller on the phone as she continues. “The bodies were all still warm. No rigor yet, and they all had bullet holes.” (Bullet wounds have not yet been confirmed in every dog by the sheriff’s office.)
Gasping as she talks, Moore says, “It was like this endless pit of dog feet. You’d hit one body — and we had gloves and you’d try to scrape the dirt to get under and move the body and it would be another leg.” Raymond went to get a chip scanner, leaving Moore to wait in the hole. When Raymond says when returned, “I just looked at her and started crying, and I said to her, ‘We can’t leave ’em. I’m not leaving ’em.’ She said, ‘What are you talking about?”
Instead of four or five dogs, they’d uncovered eight and didn’t know where they could store them. After dragging them into the grass on Raymond’s property, they started scanning the dogs, finding six tracking chips. Only a black and white cattle breed mix and a small pit bull didn’t have them, says Moore, and every dog had blood coming from its mouth, ears and nose.
After calling Braud and learning the sheriff’s office didn’t have a place for the dogs, Moore says, “I knew I needed to take them home.” Her family helped her bag in contractor bags and Moore tagged them with pink sticky notes inscribed with their descriptions and chip numbers. In morning, she bought a $1,000 chest freezer.
“As weird as it sounds, I got a little possessive with these dogs, like they were my own. And I still feel that way a little,” says Moore. She’s requested to have the dogs’ cremated remains so they can be “in a home with love.”
The delay, she feels, cost the dogs their lives, to say nothing of what she sees as years of inaction by law enforcement. She says she started staying up nights looking for the dogs on shelter websites, crying and vomiting. “I don’t know how many times I threw up.”
THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AFFIDAVIT from the search warrant states that upon seeing a
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photo of the dogs piled onto a truck bed, a crying Miranda “advised that he did not own those dogs and they were not housed at his rescue.” Talking with the Journal more than a month after law enforcement came to his property, Miranda claims the investigator lied about his response, which he recalls as, “Those do not look like the dogs I put down,” adding that he did admit to the shooting and “never denied putting down dogs.”
“ I could not get a vet to come out,” Miranda says, “I had a sick family member that I had to leave and go see. This didn’t just happen all in one day.” Shooting dogs, he insists, is not a regular practice at the rescue.
Asked to account for the eight dogs, he says he shot five of them: Zora from Oakland Animal Services, Charmaine from Berkeley Animal Services, Farkle and Felicia from Palm Springs Animal Shelter, and Lieutenant. The remaining three, he says, were victims of attacks by Lieutenant, Farkle and Felicia that were wrapped and set aside in his barn before burial. The attacks, deaths and shooting, he says, all took place over two weeks.
According to Miranda, Zora fell out of the van from Oakland heavily drugged, “and she was trying to kill every dog that she got near.” Staff, he says, took her to the barn for safety. He maintains people eventually adopted Zora but never made it home with her because while taking her for a walk on the premises, she killed a cat and attacked another dog. The new owners said they couldn’t keep her after that, he says, and she had to be put down.
In the search warrant’s statement of probable cause, lead investigator Detective Julian Aguilera writes that Miranda admitted to lying to a shelter employee about Zora’s death when he texted a photo of the dog with the message “Zora adopted,” and that “Shannon told Andra [sic] that he was guilty of lying.”
However, Miranda says he told the truth.
“The photo I sent, she was adopted. She was brought back for killing a cat and attacking a neighbor’s dog. I did not call the shelter back and say she had to be put down,” he says.
“Because every time I called Oakland Animal Services before, they never took a dog back. So, the misconception is I sent a photo saying a dog was adopted and I lied. It was not a lie. She was adopted. When she was brought back, I didn’t say that I had to put her down.”
This, Miranda clarifies, all took place within hours and “the dog didn’t even leave the property” and was still at the rescue during the two attacks. After that, he says, the people who planned to adopt her changed their minds. While the Journal offered to speak with the people who planned to adopt Zora under condition of anonymity, Miranda says the aren’t willing because of the harsh comments on Facebook and are no longer
responding to him.
According to Oakland Animal Services’ file, Zora was an 84-pound Cane Corso mix. Over the phone, Director Joe De Vries reads from the dog’s evaluation, which notes Zora is “calm, nonreactive,” learning dog skills, ready for a playgroup, recommended to be placed with dog friends, nonreactive to a barking dog in a passing in car, allows all-over touch and even teeth check, and “climbed into handlers’ laps.” She is rated “yellow” for some caution for pulling at the leash and her size. “At 84 pounds,” says De Vries, “you kind of have to be ready for it.” There are no negative notes from playgroup. Any notes about her behavior, De Vries says, would be in this file.
When told Miranda says Zora was “dog aggressive,” De Vries responds, “That does not sound right at all.”
The trio of buried pit bull puppies were from Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Miranda contends they were 6 to 7 months old, not the 2 months he’s heard Moore has claimed. He says he didn’t know they were aggressive but that someone at Palm Springs later told him they had aggression issues with the one female and that they needed to be separated. “I didn’t know that. They just said, ‘do three and one’” when the dogs arrived.
On a Monday shortly after Zora’s incident with the cat and dog, Miranda says two of the puppies, Farkle and Felicia, attacked their sister. “They were ripping on her, and we had to jump in there.” He says they were “guarding” her body, forcing staff to use a hose to subdue them so they could be quarantined in the barn. The fourth puppy from the litter, which was kept separate from its siblings, was adopted out. Calls to Palm Springs Animal Shelter were not returned by press time.
Charmaine, a dog from Berkeley Animal Care Services, was also adopted, Miranda says, but her aggressive behavior forced him to bring her back and put her down. Three days after the adoption, he says, Charmaine jumped out a car window to chase a child on a bicycle who was walking another dog. Again, Miranda says he sent a photo letting his contact at the shelter, whom he declines to name, know Charmaine was adopted before she was put down, and he did not update them.
The fifth dog, Lieutenant, Miranda says, staff accidentally placed in the wrong kennel. When Lieutenant escaped, he attacked a pair of dogs whose breeds he could not identify. Miranda says he had no choice but to quarantine Lieutenant in the barn as well, and put him down quickly. “He killed two other dogs. He ripped the throat out of a dog. He tore the stomach out of a dog.”
On June 26, needing to leave town but knowing Lieutenant had to be put down for
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the safety of other dogs, Miranda says, “I was in panic mode.” He tears up and chokes on his words, explaining, “I was gonna have somebody come help me and I couldn’t.”
Finally, Miranda says, he shot the five dogs in the head with a .22 caliber handgun. “But I just gave them wet food, so they didn’t know. And it was quick. It was awful,” he says. “It’s not something that I would say is the best. It’s quick. It’s fucking horrible but it’s done.”
Shooting the dogs in the manner Miranda describes it is not illegal. Asked about the legality of rescues shooting dogs, Hale, who runs the county’s animal shelter, explains, “In the state of California, you can shoot your own dog, as long as it’s humane. … as long as the bullet goes into the brain and kills the dog immediately so it’s not suffering.” Also, unlike publicly run shelters and animal clinics, rescues are not required to have a licensed veterinarian carry out euthanasia by injection. In an email responding on behalf of the California Veterinary Medical Board, Public Information Officer Peter Fournier writes, “As rescue groups own the animals, they are exempt from the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, and the board has no jurisdiction.” In the affidavit for the search warrant, Detective Aguilera states, “Based on Shannon’s not being truthful with HCSO or the Oakland
Animal Shelter, it is my belief that Shannon intentionally killed Zora in order to receive more dogs and the funds that came with the dogs.” Evidence to that effect would indicate violation of California Penal Code 597a regarding animal cruelty. Aguilera continues, “Based on Shannon killing the dogs for financial gain and failing to provide the exact services guaranteed to his associate, I believe that a search of his records, statements and electronics will yield evidence such as communications, documentation and negligence that led to fraud.” Beyond the eight dogs discussed thus far, he writes, “It is believed that there may be more victims of potential abuse or fraud that occurred while Shannon was involved with Miranda’s Rescue.”
Miranda is adamant he has not put down adoptable animals. “At the end of the day, there’s no win in this. … Because an animal has lost its life and you’re judged for what you do,” he says. Placing the dogs in homes, he says, would have been a greater risk in terms of both safety and liability.
Given the danger posed by aggressive dogs, Miranda feels the public backlash is unfair, and Moore’s stance is hypocritical.
“Jenna’s told me she’s shot dogs because they killed her goats, bit her kids. I’ve never said a word,” he says. “She’s put dogs down
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the exact same way and I know where she’s buried them.”
Asked if she’d ever shot a dog, Moore replies, “I couldn’t,” despite having hunted in the past, with bucks and a pair of taxidermied bears to show for it. She says she can’t hunt anymore. “I always cried after, and everyone would make fun of me because I always said ‘sorry’ before I pulled the trigger.” She says the only animals buried in her yard are a kitten and a baby skunk, and that she uses cremation services at $400 an animal.
When one of his animals dies, Miranda says, “I will not throw them in a garbage bag and put them in a Dumpster because they go to the landfill. I bury them in my field. To this day I do the same thing. I will not put an animal in a garbage bag and dump it in the landfill. I honor them by burying them.”
Asked how many dogs he’s buried on the property, he is unable to estimate beyond stating it’s his standard practice. He is appalled at accusations of a mass grave at the rescue. “There’s no mass grave.”
After shooting all five dogs, Miranda says he spoke with Animal Control Officer Robert Patton because Miranda was wary of burying them under the watchful eye of Raymond next door. “I said, crazy lady’s watching me,” recalls Miranda. “And I was told, ‘Who cares, you’ve done nothing illegal.’” (The Journal reached out to Patton but was unable to confirm this by press time.) “I buried them, covered ’em up, patched it up with the tractor, drove off, didn’t give it any other concern because everything I was told I was doing was legal.”
MIRANDA SAYS HE PLANS TO PRESS TRESPASSING CHARGES against Raymond and Moore, but the women seem undaunted. Raymond is not letting up and has since complained about Miranda’s Rescue’s sewage disposal systems at a June Planning Commission meeting. She says many people
have contacted her to thank her for exposing what they believe are Miranda’s crimes. While she appreciates the response, she says it’s also been heartbreaking. “There are so many people who pour themselves into caring for dogs,” like the shelter workers and volunteers “who worked with the animals every day, taught them commands,” and others who fear the animals they paid to have brought to Miranda’s Rescue are dead. “And what does that do to a person?”
Striking a more defiant attitude regarding trespassing charges, Moore says, “We’re ready for it. Bring it. Bring it. … If I ever have to explain why I have a record, I think people will understand.” She has created a Facebook page titled “Where are the Dogs Sent to Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, California?” on which people have posted nearly 800 dogs in hope of tracking down adoptions. She has also spoken at a county supervisors’ meeting and organized the rally that followed at the Humboldt County Courthouse, with supporters waving gloves and socks marked with paw prints and signs with AI images of the buried dogs she calls the “Special 8.”
“I dug up dead dogs to stop a serial dog slaughterhouse and that had been happening for years. I’ll take that one for the team,” Moore says of the potential legal consequences. “No one else was doing it, not even law enforcement. Why did we have to be the ones to do it?” l
Editor’s note: The second of this twopart story will appear in the June 25 issue of the North Coast Journal
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.
Photos by Aoife Moloney onthetable@northcoastjournal.com
The Arcata Plaza was once again thronged with shellfish aficionados, day drinkers and music lovers for the 36th annual Oyster Fest. While the crowds reveled at the zero-waste party in the sunshine, judges, including yours truly, held their bivalve conclave, emerging to declare Mainely Lobster winner of both Best Oyster and Best
Raw with a lobster ceviche-topped entry. Locavore Pop-up unsurprisingly took Best Use of Local Ingredients and Tanuki’s Den scored Best Hot Oyster with its Japanese barbecue sauce. See more of photographer Aoife Moloney’s photos of the plaza party at northcoastjournal.com.
— Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
By Brandon Dixon getout@northcoastjournal.com
The Crabs rolled into week three of summer with their undefeated record intact. On Tuesday night, they welcomed the Fresno A’s to Arcata Ballpark for the first of a quick twogame midweek set and the hometown team would pick up right where they left off, with some help from the A’s.
In the second, Kawana Soares, who would have a huge week overall, got things going with a single that brought Jaden Shabry and Adam Enyart in to score and put the good guys up 2-0. While Enyart, Shabry and Daniel Osbourne would all have multi-hit games, it was the A’s seven errors that led to five unearned runs. With Ben Lukens, Evan Miranda and Nathan Bunyard combining to throw a shutout, the Crabs would go on to take a game one 7-0.
Wednesday night proved to be more of the same.
The Crabs would get big nights out of Jason Arriola, who drove in three runs, and Alex Harrington, who had four hits and three RBIs. Jamie Mullen and Enyart also stayed hot with three hits apiece and a six-run second inning put the A’s in the rearview. Daniel Osbourne would also drive in three runs while the A’s had four more errors and 13 walks from their pitching staff as the game got out of hand. With the win in hand, Soares turned to head coach Jeff Giacomini and said, “Put the kid in.” The kid he was referring to is high school senior Tanner Kees. Kees’ father Nate has been the longtime head trainer for the Crabs and Tanner has grown up at the ballpark with the team. After winning a CIF championship last season, he started catching bullpens
and working out with the catchers. The senior even dressed out for the last few games but didn’t see any action. After the Crabbies had a catcher go down with an injury earlier in the week, Tanner Kees was signed to a six-day contract and suited up. On Wednesday night, he went in.
In his first at bat, in front of a crowd he grew up in front of, his dad and a team that raised him as a baseball player, he laced a single to right field to pick up the first hit of his Crabs career. How can you not be romantic about baseball? The next night, Tanner graduated from high school. “This has been a week full of emotions, standing in the box was a real full-circle moment. When I got the hit, a sense of calm came over me.” The Crabs went on to win 16-7.
Friday night the Crabs welcomed the Rocklin Stonecutters to town for a threegame weekend series. Trailing 2-0 in the second, RBI singles from Osbourne and Harrington would even things up. In the third, a Mullin double would bring in two and put the good guys out in front. Mullin would add another RBI single in the sixth. Things would stay relatively competitive until the eighth, when a four spot would put things out of reach. RBI doubles from Enyart and Ryan VandenBrink and RBI singles from Ev-
erett Johnson and Eli Burnham were the nail in the Stonecutter’s coffin. The Crabbies won 10-2.
On Saturday, with the crowd from Oyster Fest spilling into the ballpark, the Crabs were feeling the beat. After giving up a quick run and falling behind in the top of the first, the Crabs would do what they do best: Respond with a big inning. In their half of the inning, they scored seven — highlighted by back-to-back home runs from Mullin and Soares. Both shots landed on U.S. Highway 101.
Soares, who hit a triple to the deepest part of the yard earlier in the week, smiled and said, “I’m not strong enough to hit it out there, so I hit it over there,” pointing to the left field foul line. Mullin and Soares, already standouts for the week, would continue that trend. Mullin added another hit and drove in three overall while Soares added another two-run double, going 4-4 on the day. Joe Fagan, VandenBrink and Burnham all added multi-hit games. The good guys won again 13-5.
On get-away day, with another sweep of the week in sight, the Crabs got off to a slow start. The game would stay scoreless until the fourth when Soares got things started with an RBI single. The team then added three runs in each of the next two
innings. Nikko Taylor ruled the day with two doubles, three hits and three RBIs. Meanwhile, three shutout innings from pitcher Spencer Jacob kept things in place and the Crabs walked away victorious at 7-3.
After starting the summer 12-0, the Crabs open conference play with their first road trip on Tuesday as they take on the Lincoln Potters for three games. “We are ready, we have been playing well and getting everything in place. The team is gelling well, and we’ve got some good momentum headed into what’s gonna be a tough schedule playing the most games we’ve ever played,” coach Giacomini said.
The Crabs strengthened their staff by adding last year’s NCJ pitcher of the year Myles Standish. Standish was a standout this year at Santa Rosa Junior College, earning pitcher of the year honors, First team all-conference, and second team All American recognition.
l Brandon Dixon (he/him) is a former All American who played college baseball for Orange Coast College, Point Loma Nazarene and the Peninsula Oilers. Father to two little girls, he’s also the host of The Brando Show podcast.
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Paws Way, Loleta (707) 733-9644
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CAFE MOKKA
495 J St., Arcata (707) 822-2228
CENTRAL STATION SPORTS BAR 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville (707) 839-2013
CULTURE SHROOMS SHOP 774 Ninth St., Arcata (310) 562-3498
DOUBLE D STEAK & SEAFOOD 320 Main St., Fortuna (707) 725-3700
Fieldbrook Road, (707) 839-4140
GRANGE 48 Grange Road, (707) 442-5464
THE HEIGHTS CASINO FIREWATER LOUNGE 27 Scenic Drive, Trinidad (707) 677-3611
THE HISTORIC EAGLE HOUSE
139 Second St., Eureka (707) 444-3344
HUMBOLDT BREWS 856 10th St., Arcata (707) 826-2739
Kline's: The Nightcap FNM Afterparty: DJ Zera & Friends 8-10 p.m. Free, Ballroom: The Connection Club 6-8:30 p.m. $25
MOSS OAK COMMONS
1905 Alliance Rd., Arcata Quinine,
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OCEAN GROVE COCKTAIL LOUNGE
480 Patrick's Pt Dr., Trinidad (707) 677-3543
PASKENTA MAD RIVER BREWERY 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake (707) 668-4151
REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWERY
MYRTLE AVE. TASTING ROOM, 1595 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, (707) 269-7143
LOUNGE 1696 Myrtle Ave., Eureka (707) 443-1881
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By Collin Yeo setlist@northcoastjournal.com
Years ago, when I was sluicing off layers of the ooze of deep irony in which I and many other older millennials were minted, I started thinking about the effects of that caul we were born and burdened with. One of the defining qualities of certain seers of my generation is a bitter clarity that is not polluted by the leaded gasoline and TV youth culture rainbows of the Me Generation, or the cloistered and quarantined internet poisoning of Gen Z. We came up in the twilight of boomer idealism and in the emergence of new forms of communication. We were allowed to both touch grass and gleefully shitpost in the early days of the web, which gave us access to a crystal ball of information that provided no instructions on its social or moral utility. We were watchers and commentators in a wilderness of violence and pornography that hadn’t existed so casually since the age of the Caesars and had never been broadcast so widely. Surfing a wave that carried the detritus of the underground into the same prominence as mainstream culture was wild, particularly since it was powered by a new system of
communication that eclipsed everything before it like a global tsunami. We’re all living in the wake of the internet apocalypse, a swamped backwater where collective meaning is a forgotten gem in a sunken temple too far below the rising waters to retrieve. There’s no prize for shredding gnar on the early waves of this drowned world, only the infamy of memories of better times and the danger of being permanently poisoned when irony becomes purely cynical. However, the human spirit still prevails, even in the worst of places. For instance, there was a dude out there for a while who balanced performance art and music production with such a provocative and goofy aesthetic that he was allowed to spend as much sincerity as he liked in the transactions required to realize his dreams. A human meme, a stuntman with an Agnès Varda bowl cut to match his Angès Varda face and low art/haute culture wardrobe. I’m not going to pretend I was a fan of Oliver Tree — I wasn’t born at the right time for that — but I was sad when he died in a helicopter crash last Sunday in Brazil while kicking off his first worldwide tour. I have come to un-
derstand that his chaotic and surreal music videos meant a lot to the lockdown generation who got chained to the screens during their formative years in the peak of COVID. Other people liked him, too, of course. He’s been eulogized by everyone from the cast of Jackass to Maasai tribesmen, so he must have been doing something right. I learned about him from my girlfriend because apparently her ex loved his stuff. That might sound weird to some, but I figured out a long time ago that romantic rivalry is stupid, and if someone who you haven’t even met loved someone who you love, maybe they have other interests you might dig. Life is already too short, no need for rutting and headbutting. Anyway, I asked another friend who is closer to Tree’s age what he thought of his stuff, and he was not a fan. Which makes sense, too. I said Tree’s whole deal “was like if Santa Cruz was a person,” and my buddy laughed because it was true. But I wasn’t being derogatory. Far from it. His art wasn’t for me, but he wasn’t poisoned, and I love the sincerity of his vision. I’m sorry he died; this drowned world needs more people like him. Mutants who can bask in the radiation of mass appeal while cloaked in rare gems retrieved from the slithery deep that flash wonderful colors we have all nearly forgotten. Have a great week.
Moss Oak Commons is the place to be yet again if you are looking for some good rock of many flavors and colors. Sacramento’s shoegaze and noise merchants Quinine are headlining a show at 7 p.m. tonight featuring the amazing Presence from Open Head Records. Also on tap for this all-ages wingding is Litter, featuring Brent from Velvet Worms. The cost to get in is a suggested $10, which is very negotiable if the economy isn’t favoring you at the moment.
How about some golden-era hippie revival music? I can think of far, far worse ways to spend the kick-off to the solstice sabbath, so if you are game, roll by the Logger Bar around 9 p.m. for the music of Cassidy Lyn & the Ramblers . As is the usual state of things, there’s no cover charge.
Local rapper Hiway is about to be local no more, so his friends are throwing a going-away party tonight at Humbrews to let him know he will be missed. Producer and DJ GMG will be providing the beats and ambiance for rappers Nac One, Flo J. Simpson , Cali Los Mikyo and company to weave a wordstream encomium for their adventuring fellow mic-smith. The doors
open at 8 p.m. and tickets are going for $10 advance, $15 night of.
An hour later at the Miniplex, the doors will be open for the Juneteenth festival afterparty ($20, $15 for early bird presales). The event is mainly burlesque — although there will be line dancing and karaoke as well — and is officially titled Club Anti presents: Cuntry Cowgirls . There will be many performers and, as is the case with burlesque, the stage-names are a big part of the art. The top of the leaderboard as far as I’m concerned is Clair Fuxabull Bravo.
It’s the longest day of the year and also the pinnacle of Pride month because visibility matters in measures of sunshine and human dignity alike. In that spirit, go enjoy another installment of the Outlaw Jamie B and DJ Thornestar curated Sanctuary Sundays at Six Rivers Brewery from noon to 4 p.m. You don’t have to be anything other than yourself to enjoy this free, all-ages event, but if you are old enough to drink, there will be an all-day happy hour in effect and food available for purchase by Los Giles and Cruz’n Kitchen.
Monday is on its summer vacation.
I’m going to send this out again for those who may have missed it. Strange Meeting is one of the finest local groups we have, a collective full of some of the best jazz musicians in the area, unofficially helmed by savant trumpeter Nicholas Dominic Talvola. For some time, they have used the closed Tuesday off-night at the Basement for a practice session. They have very recently opened that session up to the public starting at 7 p.m. for a suggested donation of only $5. You are missing something quite fine if you don’t have a gander, I assure you.
Wednesday
Finally for this week, here are two shows on either side of Humboldt Bay, both full of different types of soul. If you want something dirty boots, nitty gritty and country, head over to Siren’s Song Tavern after 8 p.m. for a local (and formerly so) match-up of sounds courtesy of Gunsafe and Idle Spurs This one’s free, but the other will cost you.
The price ain’t bad for some fiery southern soul, tire-squealing, roots-rock roadsters, though, because for only $25–or $20 if you bought a ticket in advance, you can enjoy the searing sounds of Austin, Texas’ Nik Parr & the Selfless Lovers . The dancefloor at Humbrews is a roadhouse tonight and the doors open around 8:30 p.m. Viva. l
Collin Yeo (he/him) is placid.
Eureka Memory Café. Third Friday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. A welcoming gathering for anyone experiencing memory loss due to dementia, Alzheimer’s or other cognitive conditions. Enjoy conversation, music, games, art, and storytelling in a supportive, judgment-free environment. No diagnosis, paperwork or referral required. All abilities welcome. Light refreshments provided. Free. ETC
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.
Annual Meeting. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friends of the Redwood Libraries, 1313 Third St., Eureka. A presentation titled, “The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt, Past, Present, and Future.” Begins with a brief business meeting and a report on the state of the library. Members of the public are welcome. Free. friends@eurekafrl.org. eurekafrl.org. (707) 269-1995.
Book Sale. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Arcata Library, 500 Seventh St. Join the Friends of the Arcata Library for a book sale on Saturday, June 20th. All proceeds go towards purchasing books on the librarian’s wishlist. friendsofthearcatalibrary@gmail.com. (707) 840-5308.
THEATER
Mary Jane The Musical 2: The Grandson 8 p.m. Dell’Arte Amphitheatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See June 18 listing.
The Music Man . 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See June 19 listing.
Short Play Festival. 4 & 7 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St., Arcata. See June 18 listing.
EVENTS
Summer Arts & Music Festival. Southern Humboldt Community Park, 1144 Sprowel Creek Road, Garberville. More than 70 arts, crafts, food and info booths, global to local music and dance, and a myriad of attractions and activities for all ages at the 49th annual event. Headliners: Israel Vibration & Roots Radics. Tickets online. summerartsandmusicfestival.com.
Golf Tournament, Charity Social and Adventure Raffle. Baywood Golf & Country Club, 3600 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata. A benefit for Food for people’s Backpacks for Kids program presented by the Rotary Clubs of Arcata and Arcata Sunrise. Live music, complimentary taco bar, happy-hour beer and wine, and a no-host cocktail bar. Putting green contest, silent auction, Dutch raffle and adventure raffle. Winners need not be present. Free admission, $25 per raffle ticket, limited number sold. baywoodgcc.com.
Ferndale Architectural Walking Tours. 4 p.m. Ferndale Museum, 515 Shaw Ave. See June 18 listing. Juneteenth Festival. 12-7 p.m. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Join Black Humboldt for a kids’ zone, Humboldt land zone (food sovereignty and land-based learning), community altar, photo booth and community mural wall, vendors, community pantry/free snacks, community organizing and social justice zone, beer and wine garden, and chill zones for rest and connection. Frontdesk@Blackhumboldt.com. (707) 840-4641. Redwood Acres Fair. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See June 18 listing.
Rock, Mineral and Equipment sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. El Butmo Ranch, near Dow’s Prairie Elementary School, Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. See June 19 listing. Summer Nights at the Farmstand. 5-7 p.m. Sea Goat Farmstand & Folk School, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Grab your lawn chairs and blankets for live local music, artisan and market booths. Family friendly. Free. seagoatmakerspace@gmail.com. seagoatfarmstand.org. (707) 497-9212.
Summer Reading Kickoff at Arcata Library with Carl Meredith. 11 a.m.-noon. Arcata Library, 500 Seventh St. Enjoy Storytime with Shoshanna, songs with Carl, fun for everyone. All ages welcome to sign up for summer reading. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. www. facebook.com/events/1678787919693536. 7078225954.
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.
Bread and Cookie Stand. 10:05 a.m.-3 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Half Dollar Holler bake sale to help to support Dell ‘Arte International. A dozen kinds of scratch baked bread and cookies. Located at the Center of the Universe behind Dell ‘Arte International, First and H St. in Blue Lake.
Humboldt Dockside Saturday Seafood Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka. Fresh local fish and seafood every Saturday from June 6 through Oct. 31* at Madaket Plaza. EBT accepted. On-site fillet services available. *No market on July 4.
Eureka Sequoia Garden Club Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Eureka Sequoia Garden Club Annual Plant and Yard Sale, Hayes and P Streets. Browse a variety of perennials, annuals and succulents. Cash or checks accepted. Free entry. www.facebook.com/profile. php?id=100064616655462.
Master Gardener Speaker Series: Diagnosing Plant Diseases. 12-1:30 p.m. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Kathy Kosta presents “Getting to the Root of the Problem: Basic Techniques of Plant Disease Diagnosis.” Learn to identify the symptoms to determine if the problem is fungal, bacterial, viral, caused by an insect or culturally induced and what the options are for remediation. humlib.org.
FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet leader Gina Rogers at 2 p.m. in the lobby for a 90-minute, rainor-shine walk. Come explore the trails at the Marsh and learn about its history and conservation values. Free. (707) 826-2359.
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.
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
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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.
ETC
Advance Care Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Hospice of Humboldt, 3327 Timber Fall Court, Eureka. Hospice of Humboldt’s skilled social workers share how to start conversations about advance care planning, choosing someone to make health care decisions and creating advance directives. Forms available to complete or take home. Register in advance. Free. (707) 445-8443.
The Bike Library. 12-4 p.m. The Bike Library, 1286 L St., Arcata. Hands-on repair lessons and general maintanence, used bicycles and parts for sale. Donations of parts and bicycles gladly accepted. arcatabikelibrary@riseup.net. Public Skate. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See June 19 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.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Sequoia Chamber Music Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Fulkerson Recital Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. See June 18 listing.
The Lion King (1994) Father’s Day. 5-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 5 p.m. Movie starts 6 p.m. After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. $8, $12 w/poster. info@ arcatatheatre.com. tickets.vemos.io/-LvvzSYm6udEnGfKIRLa/arcata-theatre-lounge/-OtC5ku5fo16ejhYrRtn/ the-lion-king-1994-fathers-day. (707) 613-3030.
MUSIC
Clan Dyken Concert. 5 p.m. Freshwater Grange, 48 Grange Road. Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a benefit concert featuring Clan Dyken, with an opening set by Mihael Kavenaugh. Food and drinks available for purchase. Carpooling encouraged. $15. freshwaterhall@ gmail.com. freshwatergrange.com. (707) 498-9447. Summer Concerts in the Garden. 1-3 p.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, College of the Redwoods campus, north entrance, Eureka. Live local music on the lawn, plus vendors and food. Beer and wine available for purchase. Picnics welcome. Service dogs permitted. This week: Band O Loko. Regular garden entry fee, $5 HBG members, under 18 free. hbgf.org. 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. umc-joyfulhealer.org. (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 Gilandia, a local jazz improvisation favorite. Regular admission. humboldtarts.org.
Mary Jane The Musical 2: The Grandson . 8 p.m. Dell’Arte Amphitheatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See June 18 listing.
The Music Man . 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See June 19 listing.
EVENTS
Summer Arts & Music Festival. Southern Humboldt Community Park, 1144 Sprowel Creek Road, Garberville. See June 20 listing.
Juneteenth Black Ball and Drag Brunch. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. A vibrant afternoon of ballroom culture, queer performance, brunch, community and celebration featuring Jamari Amour of the House of Marc Jacobs and the House of Balmain. $25. frontdesk@blackhumboldt.com. eventbrite.com/e/black-ball-brunch-w-king-jamariamour-his-house-kids-tickets-1990670062745.
Redwood Acres Fair. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See June 18 listing. Rock, Mineral and Equipment sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. El Butmo Ranch, near Dow’s Prairie Elementary School, Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. See June 19 listing. Trinidad Artisans Market. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saunders Plaza, 353 Main St., Trinidad. Next to Murphy’s Market. Featuring local art and crafts, live music and barbecue. Free admission.
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 Scribble Stones humboldtarts.org.
Bread and Cookie Stand. 10:05 a.m.-3 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See June 20 listing. Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free.
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.
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 June 19 listing.
ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See June 19 listing. FOOD
Harvest Box Deliveries. Multi-farm-style CSA boxes with a variety of seasonal fruits and veggies, all GMOfree and grown locally. Monday: serving Blue Lake, Arcata, McKinleyville and Trinidad. Tuesday: serving Eureka and Fortuna. $30/box, $15 for EBT customers. harvesthub@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. humboldtharvestbox.org/.
Miranda Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Miranda Market, 6685 Avenue of the Giants. Fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and more. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers can receive a market match at every farmers market. info@ northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/miranda.html. (707) 441-9999.
MEETINGS
Shut Up & Write. 7-9 p.m. Dead Reckoning Tavern, 815 J St., Arcata. Join fellow writers each week to show up, sit down and get words on the page. No critiques. No sharing. No pressure. Just focused writing time alongside others doing the same. RSVP online. Free. d.i.y.art@ inkpeople.org. shutupwrite.com/series/id2uK2PJwf00. (707) 969-7490.
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.
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.
Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Fortuna Farmers Market, 10th and Main streets. Offering fresh fruits and vegetables, crafts and more. Enjoy music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers can receive a market match at every farmers market. info@ northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/fortuna.html. (707) 441-9999. Harvest Box Deliveries. See June 22 listing. Shelter Cove Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Shelter Cove Farmers Market, Gyppo Ale Mill Parking Lot, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Whitethorn. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, flowers and more. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ sheltercove.html. (707) 441-9999.
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.
Humboldt Stamp Collectors’ Club. Fourth Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. New collectors and experts welcome. Learn about stamps, collecting and see local experts in stamps share their collections. Free. humstampclub@gmail.com.
ETC
English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Internet, Online. Build English language confidence in ongoing online and in-person classes. All levels and first languages welcome. Join anytime. Pre-registration not required. Free. englishexpressempowered. com. (707) 443-5021.
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.
Sci-Fi Night: The Abyss (1989). 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. A diving team hunts for a lost nuclear submarine and faces an alien aquatic species. $6, $10 w/poster. i nfo@arcatatheatre.com. tickets.vemos.io/-LvvzSYm6udEnGfKIRLa/arcata-theatre-lounge/-OtB1PUu6J1-Hhckp3iy/sci-fi-night-the-abyss-1989. (707) 613-3030.
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.
MEETINGS
McKinleyville Memory Cafe. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 1-2:30 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center, 1620 Pickett Road. Stigma-free social gathering for people experiencing memory loss, dementia, or cognitive changes, and their caregivers. Held in the Hewitt Room in Azalea Hall. sbinder@mcksenior.org. (707) 599-5623.
ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See June 18 listing.
MUSIC
Summer Concert Series. 6-8 p.m. Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka. See June 18 listing.
THEATER
Short Play Festival. 7 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 890 G St., Arcata. See June 18 listing.
EVENTS
Ferndale Architectural Walking Tours. 4 p.m. Ferndale Museum, 515 Shaw Ave. See June 18 listing.
FOOD
Henderson Center Farmers Markets. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. See June 18 listing.
SPORTS
Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Fourth and Last Thursday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. See June 18 listing. l
By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com
DISCLOSURE DAY. When I last wrote or even thought critically about Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans , 2022), I recalled my adolescent resistance to his work, realizing in hindsight that my affi nity for snark and edginess (it was the 1990s) had veiled my eyes, or at least inured me, to the integrity and mastery underpinning all of his work. In my middle period as a movie nerd, I eschewed the traditionally popular as simplistic and was reactionary toward earnestness and sentimentality in general, but especially in film art. I was, as we all tend to be, stupid and unworldly, disrespectful of the craft and integrity required to bring one’s emotional life to an inherently populist, collaborative artform. Some things never change, but time and experience have at least allowed me to understand not only Spielberg’s importance as a cultural figure, but also the almost unimaginable level of skill (natural and cultivated) with which he operates. Putting aside my evergreen
reverence of irony, if only for a moment, I see that I misconstrued the watchability of the director’s work as ease. Because he invented so much of the cinematic language that forms the lexicon of a generation, it once seemed to me that his craft took the path of least resistance. Spielberg doesn’t show his work on screen, by which I mean that even when appearing to be precious he is anything but. Where so many of his contemporaries and inheritors are desperate for us to notice and admire the rigor or athleticism of their technique, he seems to simply toss off the impossible and move on to the next, leaving us with such an immersive experience that we, as we should, don’t have or take the time to nod knowingly at what he just did there. He is an adherent and practitioner of cinema in its totality, nonpareil; he just happens to use his skills to make work that is easy to like. Perhaps because the world tends ever more toward entropy and dystopia, the
coarse humor and winking nastiness we all so enjoyed in the ’90s heyday of ironic violence and misanthropy now feel dated. Which means we have arrived again at a moment for which Spielberg has always been ready; maybe we just came back home.
Disclosure Day may not be remembered as fi rst-tier work from a fi rst-tier artist, but that’s really a specious semantic distinction because it is very much of a piece with what he has been doing for more than half a century. It is a popcorn movie, to be sure, a big, exciting, broadly accessible entertainment that doesn’t require a cinematic dictionary to be properly enjoyed. But, and this may be the crucial distinction, it is also fi rmly grounded not only in technique but in a deep-seated, unassailable ethos.
Opening with the sort of back-alley stand-off that immediately reminds of Indy confronting Nazis, Disclosure Day goes on to tell the rollicking, remarkably compact tale of a small group of justice-minded
rebels intent on sharing their truth with the world. At the center of the story is reformed blackhat hacker Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), on the run with his beloved, Jane Blankenship (Eve Hewson), from a shadowy non-government covert agency with a backpack of beyond-sensitive intelligence. Guided from afar by avuncular handler Hugo Wakefield (Colman Domingo), Kellner finds himself on the run not only from the murderous bad guys but toward an unwitting ally. She, Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt), a weatherperson currently treading water at a Kansas City affiliate, has been suddenly and unnervingly bestowed with a sort of second sight enabling her to know the inmost truths and lived experiences of other people. While Disclosure Day (scripted by the great David Koepp) occasionally succumbs to talkiness, it is punctuated with such forceful set pieces and (perhaps misplaced, time will tell) faith in humanity’s frequently
discounted optimism that the lulls are easily forgiven. It is full-on Spielberg: classic and modern at once, fresh and energetic and consummately watchable in that ineffable, inimitable but so frequently attempted way that has become an intrinsic part of all or our movie education. PG13. 145M. MINOR.
THE FURIOUS. Just in brief, I’ll say that fight movies are often either underwritten or overburdened with plot. While this might tend a bit toward the former, it can easily be forgiven because it is the most audaciously choreographed, staged and photographed martial arts picture to make it into wide release in many years.
Pitted against obvious bad guys (child traffickers), handyman Wang Wei (Miao Xie) and investigator Navin (Joe Taslim) become allies in the search for Wang’s daughter and Navin’s disappeared journalist wife. Which means, of course, many, many, many fights the likes of which most of us have never seen.
Directed by Kenji Tanigaki, The Furious acknowledges the legacy of pan-Asian martial arts cinema to which it owes its existence while forging ahead to invent new, seemingly impossible ways to show us close-quarters combat. 113M. BROADWAY.
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John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.
BACKROOMS. Trippy horror in which a man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) slips into another dimension via
a furniture store basement, followed by his therapist (Renata Reinsve). R. 105M. BROADWAY.
THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD. Hugh Jackman plays the very un-merry man on his last legs in this action drama. With Jodie Comer. R. 123M. BROADWAY.
LEVITICUS. Young love between teen boys (Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen) is complicated by an evil, shapeshifting entity. During Pride Month? R. 88M. BROADWAY.
THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU. Bigscreen adventure with masked bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his adopted green son Grogu. PG-13. 132M. BROADWAY.
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. Mattel butches up for a post-Barbie reboot of the swords-wielding He-Man. PG13. 132M. BROADWAY.
MICHAEL. Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson and ending before any accusations. PG13. 127M. BROADWAY.
OBSESSION. A man makes a doomed wish for a woman’s love and it turns out to be a curse with zero chill. R. 108M. MINOR.
SCARY MOVIE. Horror parody mash-up with Anna Faris, Regina Hall and Shawn and Damon Wayans Jr. R. 95M. BROADWAY.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. The flock digs into their shepherd’s (Hugh Jackman) demise. PG. 110M. BROADWAY.
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! Drag disaster comedy about besties working on the Glamazonian Express. Starring RuPaul, Ginger Minj and Jujubee. R. 92M. BROADWAY.
TOY STORY 5. The emotional masochism of letting Woody and Buzz open our childhood wounds every few years. PG. 105M. BROADWAY, MINOR.
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ACROSS
1. Vamoose
6. Campaign ctrs.
9. “That’s the way ___”
13. Wrestler Stratus
14. Well-behaved
16. Computer-generated art, uncharitably
18. Criticize harshly
19. “Can I bother you?”
21. Abbr. on a vitamin bottle
22. Boston skyscraper nickname, with “the”
23. Before, in poems
24. “___ Beso (That Kiss!)” (1962 Paul Anka hit)
25. “Jeopardy!” end-ofseason event, for short
26. Completely asleep
27. Cheese exterior
29. “The Santaland
Diaries” occupation
31. Face-in-hands reaction to a bad landing, perhaps
33. Racecar driver?
35. Gem finder
36. Beachside establishment where “there’s always money,” on “Arrested Development”
39. Coastal area
41. Yogurt brand founded in Colorado
42. “The Color Purple” author
44. Senior exec. with a J.D.
45. Yanks’ opponents
49. Ugandan dictator Amin
50. Floatie filler
52. Row or verb ender?
54. Guardians, on the scoreboard
55. Network launched in 1981
56. Report card stat
57. Log o
59. Like someone shivering in a cold wind, maybe
62. Chooses by ballot
63. Goes along with 64. Nebraska’s largest city
65. Sit for a painting
66. Assessment
67. As bad as it gets
DOWN
1. Theater director, say 2. A ___ (deductively)
3. Pay attention
4. Ibiza, por ejemplo
5. The items over there
6. In great demand
7. Cube-hopping ‘80s arcade creature
8. Recreational
watercraft brand
9. Number opposite IX on a clock
10. Value of a U.K. note currently depicting Jane Austen on the back
11. Butt in
12. More heavyset
15. Euros replaced them in Greece
17. Spanish currency before the euro
20. Costa Rican currency (or, without the accent, a punctuation mark)
28. Former German currency, for short
30. Swiss currency used in Liechtenstein
32. Currency of Libya, Jordan, or Algeria
34. Base unit of U.S. gold coins prior to 1933 (equivalent
to $10)
36. Venezuelan monetary units (in the English plural)
37. Peruvian currency in the plural (or bottoms of shoes)
38. Canadian $2 coin, informally
39. Pool wear
40. Couldn’t stay
43. Best for picking
46. Green vehicle
47. Fictional family who owned the 36-Across
48. Attacks
51. Reggae musician, often
53. Brightly burning
58. “Finding ___” (2003 film)
60. Golf ball holder
61. 2004 jinx-breaking team, casually
By Barry Evans fieldnotes@northcoastjournal.com
How many triangles can you find in this figure?
You tie a rope tightly around the Earth’s equator then add three feet to its length and raise it evenly as high as possible. Can a cat now get under the rope?
A sundial has no moving parts. What timepiece has the most moving parts?
A reservoir is nearly empty but doubles the amount of water it holds every day until it’s full on the 30th day. What day did it become half full?
“My daughters are all blond, except two. They are also all redheads, except two. And they’re all dark-haired, except two. How many daughters do I have?”
What’s the next letter: D R M F S …
You have two identical glasses. One contains 8 ounces of wine, the other 8 ounces of water. Pour exactly one ounce of water into the wine, stir thoroughly and pour 1 ounce of the mixture back into the water. Is there now more water in the wine or wine in the water?
Legendary puzzler/mathematician Martin Gardner posed this one decades ago — and it’s still being argued over! Ms. White has two children, at least one of which is a boy. What’s the probability that the other child is a boy?
What’s the area of the yellow rectangle? l
Barry Evans (he/him, barryevans9@ yahoo.com) wants you to know that The New Humbook is in most local bookstores and gift shops.
TAKE A CLASS WITH OLLI NEW! Registration for OLLI classes close 3 business days before the class start date. Anyone can take an OLLI class. Join OLLI today and get the member discount on classes. Non−members ad $25 to the class fee listed. humboldt.edu/olli/classes
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NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCY AND IMPENDING DEFAULT
Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3351, 3352 I, Amy Christensen, Humboldt County Tax Collector, State of California, certify as follows:
That at close of business on June 30, 2026, by operation of law, any real property (unless previously tax-defaulted and not redeemed) that have any delinquent taxes, assessments, or other charges levied for the fiscal year 2025-26, and/or any delinquent supplemental taxes levied prior to the fiscal year 2025-26 shall be declared tax-defaulted.
That unless the tax defaulted property is completely redeemed through payment of all unpaid amounts, together with penalties and fees prescribed by law or an installment plan is initiated and maintained; the property may be sold subsequently at a tax sale to satisfy the tax lien. That a detailed list of all properties remaining tax-defaulted at the close of business on June 30, 2026, and not
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MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM. Call College of the Redwoods Eureka Downtown Site, (707) 476-4500.
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redeemed prior to being submitted for publication, shall be published on or before September 8, 2026. That information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption of tax-defaulted property will be furnished, upon request, by Amy Christensen, Humboldt County Tax Collector at 825 5th Street, Room 125, Eureka, California 95501 (707) 476-2450. certify or (declare), under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct.
Amy Christensen Humboldt County Tax Collector
Executed at Eureka, Humboldt County, California, on June 1st, 2026. Published in the North Coast Journal on June 4th & June 11th, and June 18th 2026.
NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Revenue and Taxation Code Section
upon request, by Amy Christensen, Humboldt County Tax Collector, 825 5th Street, Room 125, Eureka, CA 95501, (707)476-2450.
The amount to redeem, including all penalties and fees, as of June 2026, is shown opposite the assessment/ parcel number and next to the name of the assessee.
The Assessor’s Parcel/Assessment Number (APN/ASMT), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor’s office.
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2018, FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL TAX YEAR 2016-2017:
Assessor’s Assessment No.
Assessee’s Name Amount to Redeem by June 2026
006-082-034-000 CREAGHE RONALD C & CREAGHE MARK R $5581.83
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2019, FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL TAX YEAR 2018-2019:
Assessor’s Assessment No. Assessee’s Name Amount to Redeem by June 2026
052-222-003-000WARD MICHAEL $16,704.41 107-300-008-000MANDELOV GUEORGUI T$5,677.81 316-171-013-000CREAGHE MARK R $2,889.57 532-142-018-000BACON GERALD $664.77
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2020, FOR TAXES,
010-281-029-000 TORNROTH GENEVIEVE M CEDENO BETTY A $9,389.44
040-086-002-000 G13 PROPERTY LLC $12,506.39 081-041-011-000CLEVELAND MICHELLE $4,418.70 105-081-011-000SMITH EVELYN R $22,200.10 107-233-012-000MANDELOV GUEORGUI T & LOEZA AMERICA $6,274.15
109-131-037-000 CHARTOUNI, SOULIEIMAN, GIZELLE, BERNICE, CLOVIS & ODETTE
$4,071.18
111-081-015-000KNAUFF KELLY N $4,024.23
208-341-009-000UMASHANKAR ASHHOK $16,256.11
210-191-011-000VANCE ROBERT
211-361-009-000GOOD ALAN
214-041-033-000 WILLBURN JUNE B, JOSEPH G, CALVIN L JR & CALVIN L III
$4,243.76
$33,631.41
$5,165.73
3361, 3362
Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code 3691 and 3692.4, the following conditions will, by operation of law, subject real property to the Tax Collector’s power to sell.
1) All property for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for five or more years.
Note: The power to sell schedule for nonresidential commercial property is three or more years of tax-defaulted status, unless the county adopts, by ordinance or resolution, the five-year tax default schedule.
2) All property that has a nuisance abatement lien recorded against it and for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for three or more years.
3) Any property that has been identified and requested for purchase by a city, county, city and county or nonprofit organization to serve the public benefit by providing housing or services directly related to low-in-
come persons and for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for three or more years.
The parcels listed herein meet one or more of the criteria listed above and thus, will become subject to the Tax Collector’s power to sell on July 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m., by operation of law. The Tax Collector’s power to sell will arise unless the property is either redeemed or made subject to an installment plan of redemption initiated as provided by law prior to close of business on the last business day in June. The right to an installment plan terminates on the last business day in June, and after that date the entire balance due must be paid in full to prevent sale of the property at public auction.
The right of redemption survives the property becoming subject to the power to sell, but it terminates at close of business on the last business day prior to the date of the sale by the Tax Collector.
All information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption will be furnished,
223-101-004-000LACULLE LAURENT R TR/ PENSCO TRUST COMPANY LLC/ MCDONALD WILLIAM G REV TRUST/ SLYE FAM LIV TRUST/ SLYE GLENNA L
$34,472.71
317-046-010-000YANG TOU P $4,498.65
515-291-035-000 STEPHENS JENNIFER M & STEPHENS JENNIFER $17,888.08
516-131-022-000HAGMANN ISAAC
525-121-030-000 NELSON KAEWETT & BAUTISTA LESLIE
525-291-008-000CORDOVA GENEVIEVE
$2,183.30
$2,611.40
$6,311.36
001-048-002-000 LODES ZACHARY S & MELISA R $13,519.29
002-073-004-000 SHARMA DALIP $12,901.59
002-073-011-000SHARMA DALIP $46,501.07
002-221-011-000BARR GLADYS M $748.35
004-132-009-000 HENDERSON
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431 Upper Creek Rd Bayside, CA 95524
PO Box 226 Bayside, CA 95524
Maia M Ramirez
431 Upper Creek Rd Bayside, CA 95524
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 Maria Ramirez, Owner
This January 28, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk
5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18 (26-209)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20260051
The following person is doing Business as Bigfoot Backflow Testing
Del Norte
140 Eric St Crescenty City, CA 95531
Benjamin Deforge
140 Eric St Crescenty City, CA 95531
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Benjamin Deforge
This May 20, 2026 by Alissia D. Northrup, Del Norte County Clerk-Recorder 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18 (26-210)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00214
The following person is doing Business as Lenora Collective Humboldt
495 Hunts Drive
McKinleyville, CA 95519
1836 Old Arcata Road #286 Arcata, CA 95525
Kristina B Hunt 1836 Old Arcata Road #286 Arcata, CA 95525
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
9 and r are legs of a right-angle triangle with hypotenuse h + r. So 29 + 2r = 2(h+r) Expanding and canceling 2r , 81 = h 2 + 2xhxr = h(h + 2r) = area of rectangle. l
2. You hear from a friend that Ms. White has two children, one of which is a boy. The ordered (i.e. eldest-to-youngest) possibilities for a two-child family are GG, GB, BG and BB. Eliminate GG (since at least one child is a boy), and one of the remaining three is BB, so the probability is one in three. Yellow: 81 Let h = height of rectangle = radius of quarter-circle; r = radius of half-circle. Draw radius (red) as shown.
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 Kristina Hunt, Business Owner
This May 13, 2026 by sc, Deputy Clerk
5/28, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18 (26-214)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GERALD LEE POLZIN
CASE NO.
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Gerald Lee Polzin, aka Gerald Polzin, aka Jerry Polzin
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Kimberly Johnstone In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Kimberly Johnstone 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 June 18, 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: Gabriel A. Delgado, Esq. (SBN 294233)
Law Office of Gabriel A. Delgado 246 W. Shaw Avenue Fresno, CA 93704
559-374-5878
Filed May 21, 2026
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 5/28, 6/4, 6/11 (26-212)
SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER: CV2600094
NOTICE TO Defendant: Andrea Reardon Wall, an individual; and DOES 1-50 inclusive,
You are being sued by Plaintiff: Samuel Thomas Lanier, an individual. Notice: You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
ANNA POMELOV ZAZZERON CASE NO. CV2601031
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501
PETITION OF: Anna Pomelov Zazzeron for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Anna Pomelov Zazzeron to Proposed Name Anna Pomelov Zlatovi
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: July 24, 2026
Humboldt
1929 Brandi Ln Fortuna, CA 95540
PO Box 122 Fortuna, CA 95540
Emerald Home Inspectors LLC CA B2026021704B
1929 Brandi Ln Fortuna, CA 95540
The business is conducted by a limited liability company.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 05/12/2026.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Nicholas Hamaker, Managing Member
This May 13, 2026 by SB, Deputy Clerk 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-222)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00309
The following person is doing Business as
one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Tamara Fortney, Owner
This May 20, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk
6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-219)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00304
The following person is doing Business as Mickey’s Quality Cars / Mickey’s Lock & Key Humboldt
1901 Central Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
V and J Express Inc CA 1280637
1901 Central Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by a corporation.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/21/26.
declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Time: 8:30 am, Dept. 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501
Date: May 18, 2026
Boy-Girl: Either one in two or one in ,three depending on how you obtained the information.
Water and Wine: The amount of wine in the water glass equals the amount of water in the wine glass, since each is replacing the other. (The numbers are irrelevant.)
Sequence: L (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La ...)
Kids: Three, one of each.
Reservoir: 29 days (On the 30th day, it goes from half-full to full.)
Timepieces: An hourglass (thousands of grains of sand).
Adding one foot to C: R' = C'+1/2π Difference in radii R' – R = 1/2π = 0.16 yards or about 6 inches. (The result is independent of the length of the rope.)
Triangles: 24 The Old ‘Rope around the Equator” puzzle: Yes, there’s a 6 inch clearance. Radius R = Circumference C/2π
Puzzle Time Q’s on page XX
1. You meet Ms. White in the park, who is with her son. She tells you, “I have one other child at home.” This other child is either a boy or girl, so the probability is one in two.
Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for free waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center(www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
The name and address of the court is:
Humboldt County Superior Court 825 Fifth Street Eureka, CA 95501
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Babak Bobby Yaghoubian 800 West 6th St, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 (310) 295-2227
Date: January 16, 2026
Clerk, by Meara Hattan, Jack F 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-225)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Filed: May 19, 2026 /s/ Timothy A. Canning
Judge of the Superior Court 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-226)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00311
The following person is doing Business as Lost Coast Doula Humboldt 2581 Hall Ave Eureka, CA 95503
Anastasia Engle 2581 Hall Ave 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 05/20/2026.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Anastasia Engle, Owner
This May 26, 2026 by SB, Deputy Clerk 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-223)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00286
The following person is doing Business as Emerald Home Inspectors LLC
Surfside Burgers & More
Humboldt
445 5th St Eureka, CA 95501
Gilberto Delgado Sanchez
445 5th 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 Gilberto Delgado Sanchez, Owner
This May 26, 2026 by SB, Deputy Clerk 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-221)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00300
The following person is doing Business as Yip Yap Books Humboldt
2740 Ocean Ave Eureka, CA 95501
Tamara L Fortney
2740 Ocean Ave Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/1/26.
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
/s Michael Jones, President/Chief Executive Officer
This May 21, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk
6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-218)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00288
The following person is doing Business as Footprint Construction Humboldt
2850 Fairfield St Eureka, CA 95501
Katrina Schneider
2850 Fairfield St Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 10/15/2010. 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 Gilberto Delgado Sanchez, Owner
This May 14, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 (26-224)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00327
The following person is doing Business as Pats Market Humboldt 1201 11th Street Eureka, CA 95501 PO Box 6904 Eureka, CA 95502
Sajid Awan 331 14th 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 Sajid Awan, Owner
This June 2, 2026
by JC, Deputy Clerk
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-234)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00307
The following person is doing Business as
Santa Barbara Art Studios / North Light Art Studios Humboldt
2215 Tydd St #5C Eureka, CA 95501
Cheryn K English 2215 Tydd St #5C Eureka, CA 95501
James J Richards 2215 Tydd St #5C Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by an Married Couple.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 8/1/2006.
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 Cheryn English, Co-Owner
This May 22, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-233)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00317
The following person is doing Business as Jim’s Quality Quick Lube Humboldt 1270 Evergreen Rd 1 Garberville, CA 95542
The Michael Family Group CA B20250407216 1270 Evergreen Rd 1 Garberville, CA 95542
The business is conducted by a corporation.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/25/2009.
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 James Michael, CEO
This May 27, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-236)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00296
The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Toys Cards and Games Humboldt
1302 Union St Eureka, CA 95501
Growth Chart Solutions LLC California 202109110566
996 Hayes Rd McKinleyville, CA 95519
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 Eric Parchman, CEO/Managing Member
This May 18, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-237)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00271
The following person is doing Business as Ever-Evolving You Humboldt
70 E Ridge Ln McKinleyville, CA 95519
Kimberly A Jimenez
70 E Ridge Ln McKinleyville, CA 95519
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 Kimberly A. Jimenez, Owner & Health & Wellness Coach
This May 6, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-235)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00322
The following person is doing Business as Emerald Auto Solutions Humboldt
321 X St Eureka, CA 95501
Marianne A Layfield
321 X St Eureka, CA 95501
Jolian Kangas
321 X St Eureka, Ca 95501
The business is conducted by Copartners
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 Marianne Layfield, Co-Partner
This May 26, 2026
by SB, Deputy Clerk
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-228)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 26-00335
The following person is doing Business as Ramada Bayside Inn and Suites Humboldt 1209 4th Street Eureka, CA 95501
Jai Dhanlaxmi Inc CA 3883380 933 4th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
The business is conducted by a corporation.
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 Megan L Natha, CFO
This June 8, 2026
by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-240)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00337
The following person is doing Business as Dirty Workz Humboldt 1617 Kellner Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
Dirty Workz Services LLC CA B2026025335 1617 Kellner Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519
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 6/3/26.
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 Glen Hats, Managing Member
This June 8, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk
6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-239)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00334
The following person is doing Business as Kinfolk Beauty Supply / Harris Union Wholesale / Yore / Kin & Coil Humboldt
318 W Harris St Eureka, CA 95503
Kinfolk Beauty Supply, LLC CA 202461913957
318 W Harris St
Eureka, CA 95503
The business is conducted by a limited liability company.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 1/7/25. 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 Rochelle H. Burgess, Managing Member
This June 5, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2 (26-241)
CITY OF FORTUNA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m or as soon thereafter as possible, the Fortuna City Council will hold a public hearing at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California in the City Hall Council Chamber for the following purpose: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLE 15 – BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION I. GENERALLY; CHAPTER 15.10, BUILDING CODE OF THE FORTUNA MUNICIPAL CODE
All interested persons are invited to appear at this time and place specified above to give oral or written testimony in regards to this matter. Information on the Code adoption is available at City Hall for review at the Community Development Department. Written comments may be submitted to the City Building Official on or before the day of the meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Building Department at (707) 7257600. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102 - 35.104 ADA Title II).
Buffy Gray, Deputy City Clerk Deputy City Clerk June 4, 2026
6/18 (26-232)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00324
The following person is doing Business as Sol Woven Studio Humboldt
1834 Roberts Way #A Arcata, CA 95521
Julie C Wells
1834 Roberts Way #A Arcata, CA 95521
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 6/1/26. declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to
be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Julie Wells, Owner
This June 1, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-244)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00291
The following person is doing Business as Woodland Fly Co. Humboldt
5130 Woodland Way Eureka, CA 95503
DH & H LLC CA 202252818651
5130 Woodland Way Eureka, CA 95503
The business is conducted by a limited liability company.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Daniel Heffernan, Sole-Member, Individual Owner/Operator
This May 18, 2026
by JR, Deputy Clerk
6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-245)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00347
The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Custom Cabinetry Humboldt
2552 Rohnerville Rd Fortuna, CA 95540
Travis W Byram
2552 Rohnerville Rd Fortuna, CA 95540
Sara A Byram
2552 Rohnerville Rd Fortuna, CA 95540
The business is conducted by a married couple.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 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 Travis Byram, Owner
This June 11, 2026
by SB, Deputy Clerk 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-246)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00342
The following person is doing Business as Ellis Art & Engineering Supplies Humboldt
401 5th Street Eureka, CA 95501
Darryl M LaTorre 2024 Shamrock Dr Fortuna, CA 95540
The business is conducted by an
individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 11/01/07.
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 Darryl LaTorre, Owner
This June 10, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-247)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00341
The following person is doing Business as P.A.L. Project Speech and Language Services Humboldt 740 Park Ave Arcata, CA 95521
Kimberly E Deckman 740 Park Ave Arcata, CA 95521
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 8/8/26.
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 Kimberly E. Deckman, Owner
This June 9, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-248)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20260049
The following person is doing Business Rowdy Ten Repair Del Norte 950 Kellogg Rd Crescent City, CA 95531 Quinten Phillips 950 Kellogg Rd Crescenty City, CA 95531
The business is conducted by an individual.
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
/s Quinten Wayne Phillips
This May 18, 2026 by Claire Landay, Deputy Clerk 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (26-249)
Sept. 15, 1978 – June 2, 2026
With heavy hearts we need to inform everyone of the sudden passing of our dear son, Tad Sarvinski, on June 2, 2026.
Tad was born in Walnut Creek, California on September 15, 1978, and moved back to Humboldt County, settling in Hydesville. Growing up, Tad enjoyed the outdoors, hiking on the family property, swimming in Yager Creek, building tree forts, selling corn in a little roadside stand, and raising 4-H and FFA animals. He also worked on the ranch tending vegetable gardens and livestock.
He attended Hydesville Elementary and Fortuna High where he played multiple sports, football being his favorite. He was an avid 49ers, Giants and Warriors fan. He attended a 49ers playoff game at the age of three and was hooked for life. He attended Chico State and fi nished college at the University of Phoenix with a BA Degree in Business Administration. During college he worked for a paint manufacturing plant in Chico and became one of their salesmen upon graduation. He returned to Humboldt County and worked as an advertisement salesman for radio and newspaper and an assistant editor for Sensi Magazine. He then went back to the land and raised a produce garden and enjoyed selling at the local Farmers Markets.
He is survived by his parents, Julie and Buzz Sarvinski; his brother, Bo Sarvinski; aunts and uncles godfather Gary and Linda Sarvinski, aunt Leanne Ryan, Greg and Tammie Sarvinski, Gene and Ginger Sarvinski, Lisa and Vince Gamboa, Bill and Caligney Baldwin, Cousin Lars and many more special cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ty Sarvinski; grandparents Spike and Millie Sarvinski and Helen and Hal Baldwin; uncles Galen Sarvinski and Hal Baldwin II; aunt Lottie Luke; godmother Linda Doebel; and cousin Disney Gamboa. He also leaves his furry companions, Boogie, Maggie, Dusty and Buddy Black.
A service will be held on Saturday, June 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fortuna, 810 14th Street, at 10:00 a.m. A reception will follow at Bear River Casino Ballroom.
Tad will be forever in our hearts — until we meet again.
K’ima:w Medical Center, an entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, is seeking applicants for the following positions: We are pleased to announce the implementation of a 32-hour work week, paid for 40 hours.
EXERCISE/LIFESTYLE COACH, DIABETES
DEPARTMENT – Regular, F/T, Salary: $40.76 - $42.82/hr. Medical Billing Specialist, Billing Department, F/T, Salary: $22.05 - DOE.
HIM MANAGER – HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT – F/T, Regular, ($30.60 - DOE)
OUTREACH COORDINATOR, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Regular, F/T, Salary: $42,000 - $50,000/yr
REVENUE CYCLE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT – Regular, F/T, Salary: DOE.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT (4), NURSING DEPARTMENT – Regular, F/T, Salary: (MA: $22.05 - $25.25 - CMA: $25.67 - $29.04 DOE).
DENTAL HYGIENIST, DENTAL CLINIC –Regular, F/T, Salary: $46.72 - $58.36/hr.
TRIAGE RN – NURSING DEPARTMENT
– FT/Regular ($60.39-$66.68 DOE)
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE – FT/ Regular ($46.46 - $51.98 per hour)
SENIOR RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST – FT/ Regular ($35.59 - $48.60 DOE)
PHYSICIAN – FT/Regular, Contractual, ($290K-$330 K. DOE)
MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – FT/Regular (DOE licensure and experience) LMFT, LCSW, Psychologist, or Psychiatrist DENTIST – FT/Regular, Contractual ($190 K-$240 K)
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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The City of Trinidad is seeking a quali ed individual to provide administrative support to the Special Projects Manager for the City’s local, state, and federally funded grant projects. This position has the opportunity for progressive responsibility and professional advancement. The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: conducting research to identify potential sources of funding relevant to the city’s strategic and long-range plans, draft grant proposals and budget estimates for review by senior management, tracking grant deadlines, budgets, and expenditures, present information to elected of cials, external entities, and the general public as required, provide primary administrative support to Town Hall staff and the public in the absence of the Administrative Assistant and/or as needed. This is a full-time position. Hourly rate: $28.82 (2,305.80/biweekly). Includes health/dental/vision/ life, vacation, and retirement savings bene ts. The comprehensive job announcement can be obtained online at www.trinidad.ca.gov, or by contacting City Hall at 707-677-0223 between the hours of 9:00-3:00 pm, M-F. Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to P.O. Box 390, Trinidad CA 95570, or email to cityclerk@trinidad. ca.gov. FILING DATE: CONTINUOUS (Open until lled, with periodic cutoff dates - 1st deadline June 19th, 2026). Application materials can be found at: https://www.trinidad.ca.gov/employmentopportunities/page/grant-coordinator References to be provided upon request.
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