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20 Years AT THE

Playhouse A look back with its founders By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

6 Harm’s way 15 Rough rodeo rides

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CONTENTS 4

Poem Happy Murder

News The Definition of Harm

On The Cover 20 Years at the Playhouse

On the Table What’s Good: The Brunch Club

Trinidad Art Night Saturday July 25, 5 to 8p.m.

Get Out Crabs on the Brink

Get Out A Wild and Wooly Night at the Rodeo

Nightlife Live Entertainment Grid

The Setlist Bold as Love

19 23

Calendar Screens Homecoming Surprises

Field Notes The Purloined Letter

25 25 30

Sudoku & Crossword Workshops & Classes Classifieds

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“Rain on my Picnic,” detail, by Rachel Robinson. Read more on page 13. Photo courtesy of Trinidad Art Gallery

ON THE COVER

Jacqueline Dandeneau and David Ferney of the Arcata Playhouse. Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill.

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Happy Murder As the wind begins the crows emerge ready to play tag, chortle, caw . . . make that special sound only they can make, take flight over rocky shoals into ocean mist their numbers increase as day descends upon the dense pines that line the graveyard of our tiny coastal town Great swaths of green leafy boughs breathe and billow as corvid come and go, flap frenetic across open field, open pond from where i watch. Informing the others of imminent arrival, change of trees, stir in mass, rise in hive mind, cannot shut-up caw caw . . . performing stand-up for one another They chime in audible, raucous with joy and goodwill, like the last happy creature in the universe may yet join the chorus — Larry Crist

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The Definition of Harm Lawsuit with local ties challenges removal of key provision from the Endangered Species Act By Kimberly Wear kim@northcoastjournal.com

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coalition of conservation groups, including the Arcata-based Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), is suing to block the Trump administration’s move to strip longstanding habitat protections for imperiled wildlife from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For more than 50 years, the word “harm” has been delineated to mean not just directly hurting or killing a listed species as a form of “take” prohibited under the landmark law, but also “significant habitat modification or degradation” that impedes its basic survival, including the ability to reproduce, feed and find shelter. A federal rule change slated to go into effect Sept. 14 rescinds that definition, which the administration describes as an “overly broad and burdensome.” That opens the door for extraction activities ranging from logging and mining to dredging and drilling to take place in areas previously off-limits as long as an endangered animal itself is not physically harmed in the moment. The sudden reversal of the decades-long protection course previously forged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, according to the case filed in the Northern District Court of California last week, was made without a proper examination of the consequences in violation of the National Environment Policy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. If allowed to proceed, the plaintiffs argue, the radical shift in interpretation will push the rare birds, fish and other animals the ESA was enacted to save from extinction to extinction, describing the services’ action as “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with law,” and “without observance of procedure required by law.” “The prohibition on degrading or modifying habitat for ESA-listed species to the extent it results in ‘take’ is a predicate to the survival, conservation and recovery of

ESA-listed species,” the complaint states. Like other similar cases filed on the issue, the coalition is asking the court to “issue a declaratory judgment that the services have violated federal laws, set aside or vacate their actions, and remand [the matter back] to the services.” The Trump administration touts the change as eliminating years of “federal overreach” and a return to the original roots of the ESA. “For years, federal agencies abused the ESA to obstruct lawful land use and burden American families and businesses,” Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says in a July 17 announcement. “That approach turned routine activity into a regulatory trap, drove up costs that impacted people’s lives, and expanded federal authority beyond what Congress intended. This action restores common sense, respects private property, provides much-needed certainty for landowners and follows the statute Congress actually passed.” With habitat loss the “primary driving force” in extinction, EPIC Executive Director Tom Wheeler, one of the complaint’s drafters, says the change is antithetical to the essential purpose behind the ESA — preventing species from becoming a footnote in ecological history and facilitating their recovery. Long story short, no longer having a place to call home, forage for food and raise young puts survival in the rearview mirror. Passed with wide bipartisan support and signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1973, the ESA is credited with the continued existence of iconic species including the Bald Eagle, gray whale, Whooping Crane and the California Condor. Now that mission is under threat, Wheeler says. “We’re creating an absurd result in this interpretation of the ESA,” he says, noting there’s been a “consistent application” on the essential importance of habitat “for nearly the entirety of the history of the act.”

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As to the Trump administration’s assertion that the change better aligns with what Congress had originally intended, Wheeler counters that “Congress has still had those same 50 years to amend the law to make clear that is not what they intended, and Congress has never done that. Instead, the opposite is true.” North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman, the ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee, describes the change as “corrupt, illegal and completely untethered from scientific reality.” “Trump is doing everything in his power to let his billionaire, big industry buddies ravage and obliterate our country to turn a quick buck,” Huffman says in a statement. “This move would let special interests destroy an endangered animal’s home, its food, its clean water — the basic things it needs to survive and recover — with zero repercussions or accountability. He’s pushing species to the brink of extinction and hurting the surrounding communities that depend on thriving ecosystems for their businesses, healthy air and water and way of life.” While the rule change would have broad impacts for endangered species across the board, the local region has a “unique connection” to the inclusion of habitat protection in the ESA, Wheeler says, noting, “It has been important to the North Coast in a way that is outsized or larger than other areas.” That includes the 1996 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in the Marbled Murrelet v. Babbit case, in which EPIC successfully challenged a logging operation being proposed in Humboldt County by PALCO for an isolated 440-acre section of old growth forest known as Owl Creek. As the title denotes, the case focused on impacts to the rare seabirds, which were declared endangered in 1992. While they spend most of their time on the ocean, Marbled Murrelets come back to coastal forests to breed, But they don’t build nests, instead creating impressions in moss deposits or duffs to deposit their eggs. That means the birds need “big, old trees” with large limbs, he says, noting murrelets are “the most pure old-growth dependent terrestrial species that we probably have.” What EPIC was able to show, Wheeler says, was that “murrelets were using these forests and therefore cutting down these forests would cut out their nesting habitat,” resulting in the appellate court affirming the harm definition now on the chopping block.

Around the same time, a similarly situated case out of Oregon centered on the Northern Spotted Owl. Known as Babbitt v. Sweet Home, the case saw the U.S. Supreme Court also uphold that habitat modification and degradation amounts to harm under the ESA. Additionally, although there were other factors, including tree sitters and other disruptions of logging activity, part of the reason why the 7,500-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve “exists and is in public hands” today is that precedent, which “fundamentally made it so these older forests were off limits for logging,” Wheeler says, prompting PALCO to realize it was in “its best interest to sell the damn forest and move on.” Using the Marbled Murrelet as an example of what’s at stake, Wheeler says the ESA would still prevent a tree with an active nest from being cut down under the change “because then it would be a direct application of force against an individual.” “And when they are not nesting, in theory, it would no longer be prohibited under Trump’s interpretation of the ESA to go in and cut down all the forest they had been using for nesting,” he says. “And, of course, then, in that circumstance, the murrelets could not nest and would therefore be locally extirpated and cumulatively these actions would lead to the extinction of that species.” As the lawsuit moves forward, Wheeler says he’s “fairly certain that we are going to win here,” given the legal precedent, including the Supreme Court decision in the Sweet Home case. But, in the interim, he says, “the Trump administration has inserted uncertainty into regulations that I don’t think meaningfully benefits anyone.” He notes that local timber companies like Green Diamond and Humboldt Redwood Co. have invested heavily and spent decades adapting their business practices “to avoid taking endangered species” and have shown “that you can maintain a timber business and not cause the extinction of an endangered species.” Meanwhile, as the ESA harm definition issue makes its way through the courts, Wheeler says, there is “still some statewide protection for these forests.” “It’s not just a give-me but the primary tool that was used in their protection back in the ’90s was the Endangered Species Act,” Wheeler says. “That was the most forceful tool that we had.” l

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ON THE COVER

20 YEARS at the Playhouse A look back with its founders By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com

n Monday afternoon at the Creamery Building, Jacqueline Dandeneau stands with her thumbs tucked in purple overalls, grinning as David Ferney explains the Flynn Creek Circus’ Russian swing act to Vicki Ozaki of Humboldt Taiko. Ferney spreads his hands, pantomiming the “boat” the acrobats stand on, rocking higher and higher — to the mounting rhythm of the taiko drums — until one on the end launches off the end. The circus troupe will loan their talents and their tent for the July 31 Arcata Playhouse 20 Years of Wonder Gala, along with a host of local and Bay Area performers. Over two decades, the theater and its nonprofit Playhouse Arts have been a hub for music, plays, cabarets, youth arts, community gatherings, local organizations, festivals, parades and programs for the unhoused. It is just as — and more than — its founders Dandeneau and Ferney imagined. Dandeneau grew up on a small farm in Alberta, Canada, and graduated from the University of Alberta with a BFA in theater and music, heavy on classical training. She moved to Vancouver in the early 1990s, doing TV and film work, including a part in the movie Bloodclan, a cannibalistic horror mystery. “It was a short part. I was killed in the movie,” she says with a laugh. The industry, she found, “wasn’t very good for women. If you weren’t a certain type of woman. If you were young, you were an ingenue, or if you were older, you could play a grandmother. But between that there wasn’t much.” In 1992, she found a pair of like-minded women and formed Full Figure, a feminist sketch comedy troupe. They took on topics like sexual harassment and sexism in media, touring Hong Kong, Australia and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Ferney, who’d grown up in southeastern Idaho and later Napa Valley and San Francisco, first came to Humboldt County in 1986 to study at Dell’Arte International. “I was always a performer,” he says. And with Los Payasos Mendigos, he found his groove. The four-person comic acrobatic troupe, he says, had “the rare thing with physical comedy that resonated with kids and adults … kind of the Three Stooges meets the Mexican circus.” It’s an apt description for acts like bouncing from a mini trampoline through a ring of flaming machetes and being caught with a blanket held by audience members. Touring on the Fringe circuit in British Columbia around 1995, the two groups

Jacqueline Dandeneau and David Ferney on the Arcata Playhouse stage. Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

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crossed paths. Dandeneau says she found Ferney unique. “He would go off and take his van and look for hot springs in B.C. … He’s really comfortable being alone and he does things on his own.” Ferney describes their courtship as an adventure. “We met and chased each other around the world for a year,” he says, traveling to Wales, France, Belgium, Ireland and Holland. They can’t remember exactly when they married but settle on 1998 and are more confident in agreeing their daughter Leo was born in 1999, the same year Dandeneau was on a world tour. The couple moved back to Humboldt in 2002, when Dell’Arte hired Ferney to handle booking and Dandeneau to teach voice and apply the marketing skills she’d picked up in previous theater work. The plan was to settle down and join the next generation running Dell’Arte. Instead, within a few years, they ended up taking their skills to their own theater. The Creamery Building was then home to the Star Garden Theater run by Carole Wolfe. Wolfe and Corey Stevens were originally in on the plan to take over the theater, but within two years, Dandeneau and Ferney were on their own. “Both of us came from a robust theater background,” says Dandeneau. “The idea of running a theater ourselves really appealed to us.” The rent for the 150-seat theater and its connected studio was around $800. Building owners Brian Finnegan and Lisa Thonson had a history of keeping it affordable and renting to artists. “They’ve been really great partners over the years,” says Ferney, marveling at the rent compared to today’s market. “It’s funny, as sort of starving artists, I was worried. ‘Can we do this? Can we come up with it every month?’” he recalls wondering. Their second child Cora had just been born. Dandeneau recalls, “I was nursing and I was like, ‘I don’t have time for any bullshit … we’re going to take over the lease and everybody can pitch in.’” The two-month whirlwind renovation of the 1910 building was largely funded by Arcata Sunrise Rotary, which pitched in money and labor for new lighting, a kitchen overhaul and a 90-degree shift of the stage. The stage itself was donated by Blue Lake Casino. “We got martini glasses from the casino, too,” trills Dandeneau. After celebrating New Year’s Eve in the space, they launched the Family Fun Series, using Ferney’s experience and contacts to put on three shows a year featuring acts from Scotland, Australia and Canada. (Blue Lake Casino helped out there, too, sponsoring accommodations for touring acts.) “There’s a lot of investment from the community itself,” says Ferney. “I think

there’s a sense of ownership with the theater. It’s part of why it feels so cozy. … People feel welcome and at home.”

Ferney has fond memories of the music promoter aspect of his role, of bringing in relative unknowns that packed the house. Especially since COVID-19, “It’s really meaningful to be in a room with other people and experience something that’s alive and will never be the same again.” That includes performing himself, too. He recalls playing a hairdresser in the Club Shampoo cabaret show with Dandeneau. “I cut her hair during the act which was crazy,” he says, “and people freaked out.” She was in on the plan, he says, but holding up 5 or so inches of chopped hair shocked the crowd. The Playhouse team also pulled off a holiday show in one week during the pandemic. It was touch and go. “A lot of the holiday shows are kind of a crazy free-for-all, and you don’t always think it’s going to come together,” says Ferney, noting they involve community members and a live band. “You don’t know if you’re going to get 20 tap dancers or a flute quartet,” he says, laughing, “and sometimes they were terrible.” Their children participated in the holiday shows, too. “The kids basically grew up in the theater, which is cool,” says Ferney, who made a little bed in the light booth “that Cora would crash out on when she was tired.” The kids also had a little fort behind the last row of the audience. Soon, the Playhouse expanded beyond its stage. Grant money from the National Endowment for the Arts allowed Playhouse

Arts to do more with the city, moving into the literal streets with more art and parades. Dandeneau remembers it was during her College of the Redwoods bookkeeping internship at the Ink People that Libby Maynard suggested Playhouse Arts become an arts agency for the city of Arcata. That, says Dandeneau, was advice she followed, starting arts programming with the city in 2012. Even if you never set foot in the theater, you’ve likely come across some of the many Playhouse Arts projects done in partnership with local organizations, whether it’s taking children to make paper lanterns or watching giant puppets circling the plaza. The Humboldt County Office of Education’s Reserved Seats program brings kids from more rural and remote areas like Orleans to the theater, as well as to the symphony and art studios. And the Playhouse Arts’ Artists in Schools program sends 16 artists to classes around the county, showing kids how to craft masks and perform in them, among other activities. Through Skue-Yech Son-Ee-Nah (We are Becoming Well), a collaboration with the Yurok Tribe, children learn about ways of seeking help and more through traditional storytelling by elders, shadow puppet crafting and performances. And the Our Space project works with houseless people, drawing funds from the city of Arcata for arts activities and a California Coastal Commission Whale Tail grant for excursions and connecting participants with nature. The annual roving Migrations event crosses genres and borders, winding Continued on next page »

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ON THE COVER Continued from previous page

Co-founders David Ferney and Jacqueline Dandeneau in the Playhouse’s intimate seating. Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

through Arcata with cultural performances along the way. Migrations has been produced in partnership with Centro Del Pueblo, Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, and Chubritza. “By living in the community, we kind of made these connections,” says Ferney. Humboldt Hot Air, a low-power FM station boasting some 80 volunteer DJs, is another project that Playhouse Arts helps power with fundraising, which, fittingly, comes partly from ticket sales for music events. Dandeneau, however, isn’t ready to call their music shows a cash cow. “It’s more in the black,” she says. Neroli DeVaney, station manager of Humboldt Hot Air, came through the Arcata Playhouse apprentice program, says Dandeneau. Devaney also works with the Playhouse on Porch Fest, the Sunny Brae neighborhood music festival now in its third year.

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Dandeneau and Ferney say they were always aligned in their goal of running a theater. “David wanted to bring in music, and I wanted to do theater. And it just made sense,” says Dandeneau. “It was a good sympatico thing, even when we divorced. We just had to be.” Ferney did however step back for a while, and she took over most of the running of the theater. But 11 years later,

they are still working together, if not quite as much. “None of us went for counseling.” Laughs “I think there was just a larger vision involved and this is how it had to be.” “It was really hard,” says Ferney. “We were a couple that everybody knew. We were a family, and everybody knew us as that, and it was jarring.” But, he continues, “We still had a mission that tied us together.” They were able, he says, to adjust. “OK, we have two kids and we have this nonprofit. Let’s figure out how to get through these really hard first couple of months. … The main thing is we’ve really stayed friends, which doesn’t always happen in these situations.” During the COVID-19 shutdown, Ferney studied in CR’s digital media program. The timing was fortuitous, as he was able to set up the equipment to stream from the Playhouse and keep it connected with the community. He still handles tech issues, video editing and recording at the Playhouse. “I took a big break from it, but in recent years I’ve come back into performing,” says Ferney. Most recently, he reunited with former Los Payasos Mendigos member Rudy Galindo for Quixote in April. He’ll be both behind the scenes and on stage with a pair of other performers for the July 31 gala. “It’s great to see young people taking

over key positions,” says Ferney, “seeing it kind of blossom as an arts organization and seeing Jackie being able to craft that is amazing.” Even though he’s less involved these days, looking at what he helped build is satisfying. Not that it’s all roses and applause. “There’s less funding and there’s less opportunity for straight-ahead theater and straight-ahead music,” says Dandeneau. Not relying too heavily on grant money and having multiple income streams kept the theater going through COVID, she says. “A lot of grants you write … want to know you’re reaching 3,000 people,” she notes, but in a rural area, hitting those numbers is tough. While local arts organizations work well together within the county, she says, they’re often in direct competition for grants. Ferney sees the impact of the economy on local theaters, too. “It’s harder to fill up houses. But one of the things that has remained is the openness of the Playhouse and the accessibility … lots of people using it from day one.” “I believe that the arts are an essential service,” key to survival, Dandeneau says. Leaner times like now call for locally based productions, so she’s working on building the theater’s own company of performers. The newly formed Playhouse Ensemble has already performed its inaugural show with The Bear in the Backyard. It’s part of her plan for the next generation to run the Arcata Playhouse. “It’s hard as a founder to let go of your vision and your dreams. And now as a

A large crowd of attendees join in the traditional Bon Odori folk dancing led by Craig Kurumada (center right) and five others, with Gary Ronne adding percussion to the recorded music. Photo by Mark Larson

founder of the Playhouse, it’s like, hold up, I still have plans,” says Dandeneau. There’s a succession plan, she says, for stepping back and passing torches, but also to allow her to focus on her own projects. At 62, she says, “I don’t want to be working this hard for always.” There’s a young, dynamic group at the Playhouse now, “a lot of people who are like 35 and under, taking over seminal roles.” “Having your own space is just a miracle

Giant puppets are a sure sign the Arcata Playhouse is part of the festivities. Submitted

and a gift,” says Ferney. “I still walk in a most days and think, ‘Wow, we are so lucky to have this space.’” Even when it’s a little panicky near showtime. As for the upcoming gala, the plan is to shuffle local and Playhouse performers with Flynn Creek Circus acts. He’s hoping Dandeneau will do a song and monologue. Old friends Coventry and Koluza, a clown duo, have slots on the bill, but Ferney doesn’t know what they have planned. Even the slots that are planned will include some improvisation. “We have to put all of this together in a show, but we’ll never have a full rehearsal. It’s kind of fun to put this together with all these great performers … but it’s kind of stressful,” he says, his laugh going a little wheezy. “I feel pretty awesome about what we’ve done in 20 years,” says Dandeneau. Echoing Ferney, she says she sometimes walks into work saying to herself, “Look at what I get to do.” Working with artists and community members, from seniors to school children, is still exciting after two decades. “Just the people who walk through that door on any given day, it’s like this place is really going. Full steam ahead.” l Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her) is the managing editor at the Journal. Reach her at (707) 442-1400 ext. 106, or jennifer@ northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Bluesky @jfumikocahill.bsky.social.

Jacqueline Dandeneau and David Ferney at the Arcata Playhouse’s entrance with its new commemorative marker. Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

Jacqueline Dandeneau, Amy Tetzlaff, Bob Wells and Lynne Wells in a madcap holiday show. Submitted

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By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill jennifer@northcoastjournal.com

runch is the most social of meals, built for leisure and stretching out the day. It may be the most challenging to eat alone, though I’ve done it happily. (When you focus on your French toast completely, it’s a different experience, and eavesdropping on the next table is juicier after a night out.) Now that Bittersweet (828 I St., Arcata) is host to Food with Hoy on Saturdays, options for lazily eating (patio sunshine optional) have expanded and — vitally — shifted from morning to the more reasonable noon to 3 p.m., so that friend might make it on time. (OK, yes, me.) Last weekend, DJ C4 was in the corner, keeping the mood mellow for conversation but with enough energy to make you feel like you’ve Gone Out. Customize a soda order with something from the seemingly endless columns of fancy syrups and retreat to the relief of Food with Hoy’s comparative haiku of a menu. Hoy’s go-to is the smashburger and you needn’t skip it for breakfast fare. The

Beast ($13) is a messy monster on an English muffin: a beef patty and browned onions, American cheese, a fried egg, a deep-fried oval hashbrown and pink “smash sauce.” Before taking the first bite is a good time to prod a companion into a long story because putting the Beast down and picking it up again is a challenge. Once you’re in, you’re in. The most social option on the menu — or any brunch menu, possibly — are the Loaded Brunch Tots ($12). These render the smashburger both breakfast-y and shareable, with crunchy, deep-fried Tater Tots topped with white American cheese, a smashburger patty and a fried egg, the creamy, golden yolk of which will join the burger drippings and smash sauce seeping into the potato. Extra plates and a knife are a good idea. l Share your tips about What’s Good with Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her), managing editor at the Journal. Reach her at (707) 442-1400 ext. 106, or jennifer@ northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Bluesky @jfumikocahill.bsky.social.

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his town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Call (707) 8342479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. Forbes & Associates presents Sarah Corliss, produced by Westhaven Center for the Arts. *Event times may vary. THE LIGHTHOUSE GRILL 355 Main St. Members’ exhibit curated by Westhaven Center for the Arts, Ann Anderson, Catherine Dean, Jaffa Dugan, K. Eitzen, Debra Cool King, Reuben Mayes, Nancy Rickard, Paul Rickard and Daniel Wells, paintings and photography. SAUNDERS PLAZA EAST (Bandstand) 355 Main St. Music by Dogbone, face painting by Jade Bamboo. HEADIES PIZZA AND POUR 359 Main St. Joe Mallory, painting and design. TRINIDAD MUSEUM 400 Janis Court. “Moonstone.” Lois Smith, Genia Garibaldi and Howard, Thelma and Gregg Moore collections, photography; maps diagramming entrepreneur Norman Smith’s early 1900s vision of “$100 Lots in Westhaven” are part of the exhibit; the Heritage Room features a just-installed exhibit showing 150 years of the Humboldt County Pioneers Society with images and documents of Humboldt’s first non-Indigenous settlers. TRINIDAD SCHOOL 300 Trinity St. Skate ramps.

HOME ENERGY SOLUTIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY/HVAC HVAC Music by Blue Lotus Jazz at Trinidad Town Hall. Submitted

TRINIDAD CIVIC CLUB ROOM 409 Trinity St. Civic Club Unique Boutique: Open Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 to 3 p.m., selling a variety of items in a pop-up shop with ocean and vintage 1970s era sections. All sales benefit the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Monument maintenance fund. Baked goods by JessiCakes from 2 to 8 p.m. TRINIDAD TOWN HALL 409 Trinity St. Reuben Mayes, abstract expressionism paintings. Music by Blue Lotus Jazz. TRINIDAD ART GALLERY 490 Trinity St. Artist reception for stained glass artist Colleen Clifford and painter Rachel Robinson featuring snacks and a wine pour benefitting Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. Music by Ryan Roberts and friends. TRINIDAD BAY EATERY & Gallery 607 Parker St. Artist in Residence Toad Art will be painting live. Oyster and snack Bar under the Blue Tent. MOONSTONE CROSSING 529 Trinity St. *noon to 6 p.m. Tara Miller, driftwood art. Moonstone Crossing wine tasting with snacks or Dick Taylor chocolates. SEASCAPE RESTAURANT AND PIER 1 Bay St. Music by the Bayside Music Collective. Vendors and artists: Bill Daniel’s Art, The Glassblowers Wife, Lost Coast Candles and more. ●

Stained glass artwork by Colleen Clifford at Trinidad Art Gallery. Submitted

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GET OUT

Crabs on the Brink By Brandon Dixon

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aseball can be fickle, exhilarating and heartbreaking. When we last left our beloved Crabs, they were on a roll and onto top of the conference, with a daunting and trying road trip in front of them. That road trip would be the worst-case scenario for the hometown heroes. Facing two of their toughest opponents in the Healdsburg Prune Packers and the Medford Rogues, the Crabs would come home winless, dropping six straight games and plummeting to fourth place in league. Upon their return, they dropped the first game of a huge series against the West Coast kings, and the spiral was in full effect. They had seen coaching ejections in backto-back games and reached a boiling point. The players got together and did what they could to right the ship. “We were just a click away and there was a bit of separation that we fixed,” said Ryan VandenBrink. From there, the Crabbies rallied. Game one of the series Wednesday night was the first of a double-header. A solid start from veteran Myles Standish set the tone, and summer standout Evan Miranda took things the rest of the way on the mound. Standish threw three shutout innings on the mound while striking out 7, and Miranda closes out the game with the win. That would prove to be Miranda’s last outing of the summer, as he was called back to San Diego State to prepare for the upcoming season after a sensational summer with the Crabs. Offensively, Colton Boardman led the way with two hits and a run driven in, including his second home run of the summer. Adam Enyart and Kawana Soares added two hits apiece and combined for three RBIs to tack on for Humboldt. The Crabs were back on track taking game one 8-3. In game two, local lefty Jackson Kelly, who just committed to Lassen College, struck out 10, walked zero and threw a no-hitter, lifting the crowd and his team to their feet. “My mom has worked here with the Crabs since I was 6. I’ve been a bat boy, I’ve been to so many games — tonight was special,” said Kelly. “Ryan VandenBrink and I were on the same page all night, and I think I only shook him off once.” Speaking of VandenBrink, he had doubled the game before but also took two fastballs to the ribs in the same game. Before game two, he said, “My ribs are hurting;

they swelled up pretty quick, but I’m starting behind the plate in 30 minutes.” That’s baseball. He went on to call a no-hitter and hit his third home run of the season, a no-doubter onto U.S. Highway 101. “Once the game started, my ribs felt fine,” VandenBrink said with grin. Alex Harrington and Enyart added two hits each and combine drive in 3 runs, and the Crabs would win the night 8-0. Jackson Kelly delivers on a historic night. Winning two games in Photos by Matt Filar a row is one thing, but if you win three, you’re on saving their bullpen for games to come. a streak. On Thursday night, behind a solid The pitchers worked quickly, efficiently start from Miles Oliver, the Crabs determiand most importantly, they threw strikes. nation and grit came through. Manoa ChapEnyart drove in the first run, and Howard hit man led the way, finishing a home run short his second home run of the season to give of hitting for the cycle while driving in five the Crabs the only runs they needed. It was runs. Soares drove in a run while Harrington suspenseful, but a huge win for the Crabs in added three hits. VandenBrink added two a big spot 2-1. hits to stay hot, and the Crabs walked away On get away day, the Packers got their victorious again, 6-4. revenge. The same issues that have hurt the Friday night, the Crabs’ streak came to Crabs on the mound were back. Failure to an end. After a tough start, they found get ahead of hitters and putting them in themselves down 6-0 in the third before comfortable counts blew the game open. mounting a comeback. Tyler Howard and Seven walks and two errors put the game Jaden Shabry each hit singles to drive in out of reach early, and the Crabs took a runs. Jason Arriola, who went 3-5 on the tough loss 9-1. night, added another run, and the Crabs found themselves back in the ballgame 6-4. Antonio Nordman was outstanding with three scoreless innings of relief, but then the wheels fell off for the Crabs’ bullpen. Seven walks and three errors blew things open for the Kings. The pen failed to get ahead in the count and the Kings capitalized to take the game 12-8. On Saturday, the Crabs welcomed the first place Packers to Arcata Ball Park. Bryson Schelp stepped up in a big way. Attacking the strike zone all night, he gave up a single run over six innings while striking out eight and walking none. “Everything was working, I was throwing my splitter for strikes and got a lot of swings and misses,” said Schelp. Jack Novak added three scoreless frames to close out an all-around phenomenal night on the mound for the Crabs,

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With only a week or so left, the Crabs get a much needed reprieve from the gauntlet of a league schedule they’ve played. They will have two games against Bercovich Honors before welcoming the Medford Rogues to town for a decisive series. The Crabs need some help but they aren’t out yet. 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.

Ryan VandenBrink lifts the Crabs with a huge night.

GET OUT

A Wild and Wooly Night at the Rodeo By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill Photos by Mark Larson getout@northcoastjournal.com

he Fortuna Rodeo’s Full Throttle Friday, as photographer Mark Larson discovered this week, is a very different vibe from old-fashioned riding and roping. Things start off low to the ground with Mutton Busting, in which youngsters take a traditional one-handed rodeo ride on a sheep. The introduction of motors and wheels amps things up significantly, like barrel racing with four-wheel ATVs. Dragging someone behind your ATV doesn’t sound like good teammate behavior, but it’s standard in the two-person Four Wheeler

Hide race. Quadiators, for the uninitiated, involve a driver peeling around the track while their partner uses a plastic bat to pop the balloons atop other passengers’ helmets while evading the bats of competitors. Are you not entertained? There were still bovine elements with junior bull riding and the new-to-Fortuna event Angry Heifer Zorb Ball. For the latter, people wiggle into enormous inflatable balls that hopefully break their fall when the cows start to bully them around the ring. For more of Mark Larson’s photos of the day, visit northcoastjournal.com. l

For Angry Heifer Zorb Ball, teams of volunteers from the crowd entered red or blue inflated plastic balls, raced across the arena to a barrel and then competed to kick a soccer ball across the goal line, all while steers were turned loose in the arena to wreak havoc.

Quadiator teams battling it out with their plastic bats in a tight circle. The goal: Use your bat to explode the balloons filled with a white powder and taped to your competitors’ helmets.

A young cowboy hangs onto a bucking, spinning bull as it catches air in the Junior Bull Riding. Judges total the rider’s score based on their form and difficulty of the ride. northcoastjournal.com • Thursday, July 23, 2026 • NORTH COAST JOURNAL 15

CALENDAR

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Nightlife VENUE ARCATA THEATRE LOUNGE 1036 G St., Arcata (707) 616-3030 THE BASEMENT 780 Seventh St., Arcata (707) 845-2309 BEAR RIVER CASINO RESORT 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta (707) 733-9644

Got a gig or an event? Submit it to calendar@northcoastjournal.com by 5pm Thursday the week before publication. Tickets for shows highlighted in yellow are available at NorthCoastTickets.com. More details at northcoastjournal.com. Shows, times and pricing subject to change by the venue.

THURS 7/23

FRI 7/24

SAT 7/25

Super Greens (funk rock) 9 p.m. Free Thirsty Bear: DJ Statik 9 p.m. Free

BLUE LAKE CASINO WAVE LOUNGE CALI PLANET 109 Fifth St., Eureka (707) 798-2019 CENTRAL STATION SPORTS BAR 1631 Central Ave., McK (707) 839-2013 CULTURE SHROOMS SHOP 774 Ninth St., Arcata (310) 562-3498

M-T-W 7/27-7/29

Karaoke Party 7 p.m. Free

[W] Sci-Fi Night: Battlefield Earth (2000) 6 p.m., $6, $10 [T] Strange Meeting (jazz) 7-9 p.m. $5 suggested

Thirsty Bear: NightHawk (rock covers) 9 p.m. Free Wave: Wild Workin'Nights: Labor of Lust (drag, burlesque) 9 p.m. Free

Wave: Latin Night DJ Pachanguero 9 p.m. Free

777 Casino Way, Blue Lake (707) 668-9770

SUN 7/26

[M] Treat Yourself Karaoke 9 p.m. Free, [T] Reel Genius Trivia 6:30 p.m. Free [W] Irie Rockerz (reggae) 7 p.m. Free

[W] Karaoke 8 p.m. Free [M] Pool Tournament 6 p.m. [W] Treat Yourself Karaoke 8 p.m. Free

Treat Yourself Entertainment Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Free Karashroomie 7 p.m. Free Amphitheatre: Humboldt Folklife

DELL'ARTE Festival: Under the Stars w/Harmonic 131 H St., Blue Lake (707) 668-5663 Howl, April Moore & Ranch Party, Cadillac Ranch 6 p.m. $10, $15

DOUBLE D STEAK & SEAFOOD 320 Main St., Fortuna (707) 725-3700

Buck Bonne's Krazy Karaoke 6-9 p.m. Free [W] '80s Adventure Series: Adventures in Babysitting (film) 6-9 p.m. $12, $7 kids 12 and under, includes pizza slice

LOBBY- The Official Unofficial Friday Night Market After Party w/Quantum Helix. 8 p.m. $15, $10 advance

EUREKA THEATER 612 F Street. (707) 442-2970 FROTH 420 California Ave., Arcata (707) 630-3269 HARBOR LANES 2136 Broadway, Eureka (707) 443-4533

Karaoke 8 p.m. Free

THE HEIGHTS CASINO FIREWATER LOUNGE 27 Scenic Dr, Trinidad (707) 677-3611

DJ Kev Variety Dance Party

[T] Open Mic 6 p.m. Free

THE HISTORIC EAGLE HOUSE 139 Second St., Eureka (707) 444-3344 HUMBOLDT BREWS 856 10th St., Arcata (707) 826-2739 KAPTAIN'S QUARTERS 517 F St., Eureka (707) 798-1273 LARRUPIN' CAFE 1658 Patricks Point Dr., Trinidad (707) 677-0230 LIL' RED LION COCKTAIL LOUNGE 1506 Fifth St., Eureka (707) 444-1344

Lost Coast Steamers Mixer Phatsy Kline's: Latin Dance Night (steampunk enthusiasts) 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Free

MINIPLEX 401 I St., Arcata (707) 630-5000

PASKENTA MAD RIVER BREWERY 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake (707) 668-4151

"It's A Beautiful Thing" Open Jam (bring band or sit in) 9-11:30 p.m. Free

Jazz Bros 4:30-6:30 p.m., Big 8 9-11 p.m.

Turtle Goodwater and Co. (country) 9 p.m. Free

Lone Quail (Americana) 5 p.m. Free

[T] Trivia Tuesday 6-8 p.m., [W] Jazz Bros 4:30-6 p.m., Karaoke 8 p.m.

Summer Concert Series: LC Diamonds (classic hits) 6-8 p.m. Free

Karaoke 8:30 p.m. two-drink min.

Big Mood Friday (queer night) w/ DJ Pandemonium & Satanica, host Val De Flores. Free

Band O Loko (surf, blues) 6 p.m. Free

Blue Gardenia Band (blues, jazz) 6 p.m. Free

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[W] Pool Tournament 6:30 p.m. $10 buy-in [T] Reel Genius Trivia 7 p.m. Free [W] Open Mic 7 p.m. Free [W] Dogbone (feral jazz) 5-8 p.m.

The Vatcher Brothers Luna Worldcast (rockin-tronic pop) 8 p.m. Free (singer/songwriter) 8 p.m. Free

THE LOGGER BAR 510 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake MADAKET PLAZA Foot of C Street, Eureka

[T] Karaoke 8 p.m. Free

Karaoke 8:30 p.m. two-drink min. Jimmie Lahman Band (blues, rock) 6 p.m. Free

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VENUE

THURS 7/23

PIERSON PARK 1608 Pickett Road. McKinleyville

Music in the Park: Almost Dangerous 6-8 p.m. Free

FRI 7/24

SAT 7/25

SUN 7/26

[T] Fatale, Something Wicked, Guffer, Executive Order, Far From Flaccid (punk) 7 p.m. $10, $15

RAMPART SKATE PARK 700 S G St., Arcata (707) 826-0675 REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWERY MYRTLE AVE. TASTING ROOM, 1595 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, (707) 269-7143

Live Music 6-9 p.m. Free

[M] Bingo 6 p.m. Free [T] Live Music 6 p.m. Free

SAL'S MYRTLEWOOD LOUNGE

Afternoon Acoustic Jam Session [T] Acoustic Jam Session (out back, (out back, weather permitting) Free weather permitting) 8 p.m. Free Stand-up Workshop 7 p.m., [W] Comedy Open Mikey Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 9 p.m. Free 8 p.m. Free

1696 Myrtle Ave., Eureka (707) 443-1881

SAVAGE HENRY COMEDY CLUB 415 Fifth St., Eureka (707) 845-8864 Gourmandizer (grind), Heel (power violence), Kult of Indifference (surf punk) 9 p.m. Free

THE SHANTY 213 Third St., Eureka (707) 444-2053 THE SIREN'S SONG TAVERN 301 Second St., Eureka

Open Mic 8 p.m.

SPEAKEASY 411 Opera Alley, Eureka (707) 444-2244 THE SUMMITT 1507 G St., rooftop, Arcata (707) 613-0732

The Big 8 7 p.m. Free Queer Film Night Marathon 4-10 p.m.

TIME OUT RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR 3502 Broadway, Eureka (707) 440-2222

VISTA DEL MAR 91 Commercial St., Eureka (707) 443-3770 THE WILD HARE TAVERN 915 H St., Arcata (707) 499-2468

M-T-W 7/27-7/29

Serpentfoot, Psyop Victim, Very Bold Rats (psych, metal) 7:30 p.m. $5-$10 Friday Night Jazz w/The Opera Jenni and David and the Sweet Alley Cats 8-11 p.m. Free Soul Band 8-11 p.m. Free

Sunday Karaoke 7 p.m. [T] Tuesday Night Jazz w/The Opera Alley Cats 7-10 p.m. Free

Anniversary Day Party w/DJs, Queer Networking Mixer & Trey’s WNBA All-Star Game Watch 2 p.m., Queer Film Night: Trivia Night Volume II 5:30 p.m., Party 5:30 p.m., Queer Late Night games The Incredibly True Adventure Queer Karaoke 8 p.m. Lounge & Silent Disco 8 p.m. of Two Girls in Love 6 p.m.

Karaoke 9 p.m. Free Treat Yourself Entertainment Karaoke 9 p.m.-midnight Free [M] Game Night Free

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SETLIST

Bold as Love By Collin Yeo

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his month has been, for me, a period of increasing despair and detachment from the news at large, both at home and globally. It’s all so bad. And while I enjoyed the spirit of Spain beating Argentina in the FIFA finals, the whole spectacle itself felt like a stupider version of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. It’s tough to know what to do in such times, everything feels like such a cop-out or engagement with willful ignorance. The last time I can remember feeling this bad was during the leadup to the Iraq War. There must have been something that helped me get through that slow horror; I can’t recall. Maybe being so much younger things were just easier to absorb or deflect. Something has to help, though. We all need some medicine here and there. I don’t know if I can vouch for humanity, or if anything can save us in a tangible, grand sense. But I have listened to Jimi Hendrix’s music for over 40 years, and I have heard an unrealized possibility there that carries me beyond the range of description for every sense I know. In that unfamiliar place, I didn’t feel a fear of the unknown or the inescapable vacuum of death, but a love that might infiltrate every aspect of reality with the casual majesty of daybreak. Returning to his music, or the music of other rare geniuses from J.S. Bach to J. Coltrane, during dark times isn’t a retreat from reality, but a reminder of some of the many other colors out there beyond the black rainbow of our current bloody eclipse. Have a bright week.

Thursday In the interest of reporting on bands that have crossed my radar lately, might I suggest heading out to the Basement around 7:30 p.m. to check out funk and rock act Super Greens? The venue is always a delight, with a decently bounceable dance floor, and the door price is only $5, so all the ingredients have aligned for a nice midweek night.

freaksters Serpentfoot are linking up with local metal monsters Psyop Victim and Weaverville prog-art trio Very Bold Rats for a chance for one and all to buzz and howl under the influence of heat, or whatever the Minutemen were on about. Doors are at 7:30 p.m., and the cost to stroll through is a very reasonable $5-$10 sliding scale.

Saturday With the Humboldt Folklife Festival winding down, it’s a good time to celebrate the shows that are happening on the periphery of the main event. I don’t do this out of disrespect for the fest or the good people putting it on, but rather because it’s been a general policy of mine to assume that large, long-form events like this are more than adequately covered elsewhere, so my job is filling in the doodles in the margins, much like my hero, the cartoonist Sergio Aragonés. In that spirit, here are a couple of options on the outside. Acoustic world music wizard Oryan Peterson-Jones is playing a free solo set at the Sea Goat Farmstand at 5 p.m. If you are looking for an afterparty in Blue Lake after the big hoedown, head over to the Logger Bar at 9 p.m. for some country pickin’ courtesy of Turtle Goodwater and Co. This one’s free, too.

Sunday Back to the Logger Bar today at 5 p.m. for a touring musician from the East Coast who relocated to Santa Barbara to work the left side of the country. The name is Lone Quail, and the sound is twilight Americana. I dig it, maybe you will, too. It’s a free show, so bring some bucks if you like what you hear.

Monday Perhaps the late Tony Lewis of the Outfield said it best, “Stay the night but keep it undercover.”

Friday

Tuesday

How about a noisy hybrid show at the Siren’s Song to kick off your last weekend of July? Tacoma, Washington, psyche fuzz

I’m always happy to rep shows at RampArt Skate Park, it’s a cool venue and I saw one of my favorite bands, Napalm Death,

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Serpentfoot plays the Siren’s Song Tavern on Friday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m. Submitted

tear it up there some years ago. There’s just something magical about hearing some proper shred and grind going down in an active skate zone for all ages to enjoy. It’s like underground freedom. Tonight, you can enjoy a decent punk show at 7 p.m. when Oakland femme punk act Fatale shares the bill with support from Something Wicked, Guffer, Executive Order and Far From Flaccid. Tickets are $15 at the door and $10 in advance.

Wednesday How about a night of free reggae music courtesy local upsetters Irie Rockerz? Beat the hump day blues by heading over to the Wave Lounge at Blue Lake Casino at 7 p.m. for some syncopated fun. l Collin Yeo (he/him) wants better days for everyone, in some sense or another.

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Calendar July 23-30, 2026 a Stradivari, an Amati and a Guarneri violin in person. $20, $5 students. admin@eurekachambermusic.org. eurekachambermusic.org. (707) 273-6975. LOBBY: The Official Unofficial Friday Night Market After Party. 8 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Weekly afterparty with live bands and DJs. Doors at 7:30 p.m. July 24: Quantum Helix. theeurekatheater.org.

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Eureka turns into one big playground during Get Out & Play Day on Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., offering free fun at parks and venues all over town. Kids and kids-at-heart can race radio-controlled cars at Hammond Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (loaners available), compete for prizes in the Family Olympics at Sequoia Park from 2 to 4 p.m. and while there, cool off on the Humboldt Bay Fire Slip n’ Slide from 1 to 4 p.m. Kids 12 and under also get into the Sequoia Park Zoo (and Sky Walk) free with a paying adult from noon to 4 p.m. Catch the Skateboard Competition at Cooper Gulch starting at 10 a.m., fly a kite with Humboldt Kiters at Halvorsen Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or take a free ride on the Madaket starting at 11 a.m. Cap it all off under the stars with a showing of The Goonies at Sequoia Park at 8:30 p.m. Golf, pickleball, batting cages, fun with your dog at the dog park … the list goes on and on. Full schedule at getoutandplayday.com.

Fortuna is shifting into high gear as the 35th annual Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo cruises into town July 24-26. Three days of high-gloss horsepower kick off Friday, July 24, with the Participant Only Cruise down Main Street from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25, features the massive Judged Car Show at Rohner Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Show & Shine in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Browse the Artisan’s Faire at Rohner Park, Friday through Sunday, catch the Antique Tractor Pull on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., at Fortuna Rodeo Grounds and stick around for the event’s famous pit barbecue Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (get there early — it sells out). Add a car corral and free People Mover service and you’ve got a full tank of fun for the weekend. Most events are free. Check out the full schedule at redwoodautoxpo.com.

Thursday 23 ART

Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. With a live model. Bring your own art supplies. Call to contact Clint. $5. synapsisperformance.com. (707) 362-9392.

DANCE

Line Dancing with Kim O’Quinn. 12-1 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center, 1620 Pickett Road. Join Kim and the crew for an hour of fun and exercise. Donation. (707) 839-0191.

LECTURE

“Driving Around the Block”. 7 p.m. Fieldbrook Community Hall, Fieldbrook Road. Local history presentation with historian Jerry Rohde. Featuring the work of photographer and drone videographer Erin Scofield. Free.

MUSIC

ECMS Summer Music Festival Concert & Conversation. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave., Eureka. Featuring the work of composer-in-residence Elena Ruehr, world premiere of her “Violin Sonata,” performed by Tom Stone and pianist Amy I-Lin Cheng, and Ruehr’s viola and cello sonatas performed by Ethan Filner and Sophie Shao. Audience and artist conversation. $20, $5 students. admin@eurekachambermusic.org. eurekachambermusic.org. (707) 273-6975. Four Shillings Short. 6-7:30 p.m. Trinidad Library, 380 Janis Court. The Irish and American duo perform traditional and original music from the Celtic lands on world instruments. Free. kenzieroxie@gmail.com. (707) 677-0227. Music in the Park. 6-8 p.m. Pierson Park, 1608 Pickett Road, McKinleyville. Live music, lawn games, food vendors, local artisans, the beer booth and more. July 23: Almost Dangerous, July 30: Claire Bent and Citizen Funk.

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Here’s your chance to run away with the circus. Flynn Creek Circus pitches its tent in Arcata’s Creamery District July 30-Aug. 9 and presents the original show The Cricket & the Wren ($27 and up). The all-human spectacle follows a merchant’s daughter on a quest to break the Frog Prince’s spell, crossing paths with a sassy cow on loan from Jack’s beanstalk, an out-of-pocket pirate and other storybook wanderers along the way. The fun includes aerialists, jugglers, knife throwers and lots of humor. For the older set (18+), there’s the late-night Adults Only Show with dark comedy and a party atmosphere. Get tickets and showtimes at flynncreekcircus.com.

Free. mckinleyvillechamber@gmail.com. mckinleyvillechamber.com/member-services/music-in-the-park/. (707) 839-2449. Summer Concert Series. 6-8 p.m. Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka. Open-air music with live bands and dancing each week on Eureka’s waterfront. July 23: LC Diamonds (classic hits), July 30: Tom Rigney & Flambeau (Cajun Zydeco). Free. Humboldt Folklife Festival: Under the Stars. 6 p.m. Dell’Arte Amphitheatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Music from Harmonic Howl, April Moore and Ranch Party and Cadillac Ranch. $15, $10 HFS members.

EVENTS

Humboldt Folklife Festival. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299, Exit 5. A week+ of music, dance, workshops and food/beverages in Blue Lake featuring local musicians with folk music from around the world. humboldtfolklife.com.

FOR KIDS SPORTS

Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Monthly league nights are open to all ages and skill levels. Registration opens at 5 p.m. Games at 6 p.m. Different format each week. Bags are available to borrow. Drinks available at the Canteen. Outside food OK. $15. mike@buffaloboards.com.

Friday 24 ART

Life Drawing Sessions. 10 a.m.-noon. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. Hosted by Joyce Jonté. $10, cash or Venmo. redwoodart.net.

DANCE

FOOD

Barn Dance. 7 p.m. Prasch Hall, 312 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake. Humboldt Folklife Festival dance featuring the Cider Mill Stringband with caller Lyndsey battle. $15, $10 memebrs, seniors/students/vets.

MEETINGS

Walking Tours. 5-7 p.m. Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center, 417 Second St., Eureka. Guided tours during Friday Night Market exploring Wiyot history and the significance of Tuluwat Island. The 30- to 45-minute tours begin at the center at 5 and 7 p.m., led by William “Sonny” Frank IV, offering insight into local history and cultural restoration. Advance registration encouraged. Twelve participants per tour. Free. jfontenot@wiyot.us. facebook.com/events/1011978825019382. (707) 798-1949.

Henderson Center Farmers Markets. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, baked goods, eggs, plants and more. Enjoy music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers can receive market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ hendersoncenter.html. (707) 441-9999. Summer Legal Clinics. 5:30 p.m. Centro del Pueblo, 3008 Broadway, Eureka. Receive guidance on DACA renewals, work permits, workers’ rights and other immigration-related issues for immigrant, Indigenous and Latinx communities across the Redwood Region. Free. info@cdpueblo.com. cdpueblo.com. (707) 683-5293.

Free Bike Valet at Eureka Friday Night Market. 5:30-8:15 p.m. Dick Taylor Chocolate Factory, 333 First Street, Eureka. Check in your bike with the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP) to have it watched. Free. crtpbikevalet@gmail.com. transportationpriorities.org. (707) 273-1081. Eureka Friday Night Market. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Historic Old Town Eureka, First, Second and Third Streets, between B Street and M Street. Bustling night market with three stages of performers, a bar stocked with local wine, beer, cider and cocktails, artisan vendors, street food vendors, food trucks and good vibes. Free admission. humboldtmade.com/eureka-friday-night-market. Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo. City of Fortuna, Various city locations. Huge car show, show and shine, burn out, artisans faire, tractor pull, movie night and more. redwoodautoXpo.com. Humboldt Folklife Festival. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299, Exit 5. See July 23 listing.

LECTURE

MUSIC

ECMS Summer Music Festival “The Golden Age of Violin Making”. 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Lutheran Church of Arcata, 151 E. 16th Street. Learn about the history of rare, centuries-old instruments played by many of the ECMS featured artists. Hear the difference between

Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop off your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694. Weekly Preschool Story Time. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers. Other family members are welcome to join in the fun. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humlib. org. (707) 269-1910.

FOOD

Garberville Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Garberville Farmers Market, Garberville Town Square. Fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, crafts and more. Enjoy music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers can receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ garberville.html. (707) 441-9999. Joseph Jewell Winemaker Weekend. 5 p.m. Benbow Historic Inn, 445 Lake Benbow Drive, Garberville. Humboldt County wine, vineyard exploration and food pairings hosted by winemaker Adrian Manspeaker. Friday evening wine tasting with seasonal bites at Benbow Inn ($40). Saturday tour of a private vineyard. Transportation, wine and snacks included ($180), and evening dinner at Benbow Inn featuring award-winning Humboldt County wines ($125). Reservations recommended. confirmations@benbowinn.com. josephjewell.com/ humboldt-experience-benbow/. (707) 923-2124. Continued on next page »

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MEETINGS

Lost Coast Steamers Mixer. Fourth Friday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. Monthly mixer for steampunk enthusiasts to gather. Every fourth Friday of the month brought to you by the Lost Coast Steamers Steampunk Consortium. Free. events@historiceaglehouse.com. historiceaglehouse. com. (707) 444-3344. Summer Legal Clinics. 5:30 p.m. Centro del Pueblo, 3008 Broadway, Eureka. See July 23 listing.

OUTDOORS

Pikeminnow Fishing Derby. midnight Eel River Access, At the end of N Pacific Ave, Rio Dell. With $5,000 in cash and prizes. Community fishing effort supports native fish conservation research along the North Coast; open to all anglers through Aug. 31. Details, rules and a guide to catching pikeminnow in the Eel River online. tribresearch@gmail.com. tribresearch.org/pikeminnow/.

SPORTS

Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. The oldest continuously operated summer collegiate baseball program takes the plate. Gates open one hour prior to game time/first pitch. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday games start at 7 p.m. Saturday games start at 6:30 p.m. Sunday games start at 12:30 p.m. $10, $4 kids 3-12. humboldtcrabs.com.

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.

Saturday 25 ART

Trinidad Art Night. Last Saturday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Trinidad, Downtown. A town-wide art walk that includes a variety of venues and live music, artist receptions, classes, crafts, face-painting, pop-up sales and silks or fire performances by Circus of Elements. Free. trinidadartnight.com.

MUSIC

ECMS Summer Music Festival Mainstage Concert. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave., Eureka. The world premiere of Elena Ruehr’s Sixth Piano Trio, co-commissioned by the Eureka Chamber Music Series and Ensemble for These Times, performed by Tom Stone, Sophie Shao and Amy I-Lin Cheng. Also works by Anton Webern and Arnold Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, inspired by Richard Dehmel’s poem Verklärte Nacht. $40, $10 students. admin@eurekachambermusic. org. eurekachambermusic.org. (707) 273-6975.

EVENTS

Almost Annual Roll on the Mattole. noon-midnight. Mattole Grange, 36512 Mattole Road, Petrolia. Wildland firefighter challenge from 4-6 p.m., craft vendors, food, drinks and a kid zone at the 37th event. Live music by Grammy-nominated Earl Thomas, Chapel Blues, Free Limitless Energy, TripleWide, Dave & Roger, and Ponies

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of Harmony. No dogs or glass containers, please. Benefits the Honeydew Volunteer Fire Co. $30, $25 seniors/ students. honeydewfire.org. Disability Pride Fest Eureka. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with activities for all ages, incuding an open mic, popup arcade, art show, bubble machine, speed friending for teens and adults, parade at 3 p.m., food trucks, community organizations and more. Parade starts at the Adorni Center at 3 p.m. All welcome. Part of Get Out and Play Day in partnership with the city of Eureka. Free. aostell@redwoodcoastrc.org (to volunteer). linktr. ee/disabilitypride. California Halibut Slot Size Derby. 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Countywide, Locations throughout Humboldt County, Humboldt. Fish from the shore, beaches, piers, kayaks, boats in Humboldt Bay. Check-ins, fish measuring and awards ceremony start at 2:30 p.m. Check in first at Woodley Island at the East-I Lot Grass before getting your fish measured. Must be signed up with completed payment for the derby by July 24 at midnight. Sign ups at ncgasa.org. ncgasa.org/product/california-halibut-derby/. Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo. City of Fortuna, Various city locations. See July 24 listing. Get Out and Play Day. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. City of Eureka, Humboldt County. Fun and free recreation all over Eureka. Get full event details at getoutandplayday.com. jthomas@ eurekaca.gov. facebook.com/events/1434680605012217. (707) 441-4080.

Humboldt Folklife All Day Free Festival. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Two stages of music, amazing workshops, a kid’s activity tent, a vinyl record sale, food and fun in the sun. Free. Humboldt Folklife Festival. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299, Exit 5. See July 23 listing. Spaytacular Bingo. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fortuna Monday Club, 610 Main St. Fun fundraiser supporting Critters Without Litters’ TNR and community cat program. Food and drinks available. Ages 18 and up. Speeder Crew Car Rides. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Timber Heritage Association, 930 Vance Ave., Samoa. For the first time in three years, mainline rides return, featuring the famous Arcata and Mad River Speeder Crewcar No. 60, homebuilt by the AMR/NRLCo shops in Korbel in the 1930s. Two to three rides an hour. 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.

FOR KIDS

All Ages Bug Show with Kevin Huntley. 2-3:30 p.m. Arcata Library, 500 Seventh St. See Kevin’s cool collection of bugs and learn about insects in our area. Free. archuml@co.humboldt.ca.us. facebook.com/ events/1709239120121700. (707) 822-5954.

FOOD

Arcata Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Year round, offering fresh produce,

meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Live music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org. (707) 441-9999. 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. Community Breakfast. Fourth Saturday of every month, 8-11 a.m. Humboldt Grange #501, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Serving scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes or biscuits and gravy. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice. Donation: $10 large, $7 small, free for kids under 5. 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 through Oct. 31 at Madaket Plaza. EBT accepted. On-site fillet services available. No market on July 4. Joseph Jewell Winemaker Weekend. 10 a.m. Benbow Historic Inn, 445 Lake Benbow Drive, Garberville. See July 24 listing. Rodeo & AutoXpo Pancake Breakfast. 7-11 a.m. Rohner Park, 5 Park St., Fortuna. Pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Sponsored by Fortuna Kiwanis. $12, $8 children under 8. friendlyfortuna.com.

MEETINGS

Summer Legal Clinics. 10 a.m. Centro del Pueblo, 3008 Broadway, Eureka. See July 23 listing.

OUTDOORS

FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet leader Ren Bunce in the lobby for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk. Learn about the history and workings of the marsh as part of the city’s wastewater treatment system. See some of its plants and 300+ bird species passing through. Free. (707) 826-2359. Pikeminnow Fishing Derby. midnight Eel River Access, At the end of N Pacific Ave, Rio Dell. See July 24 listing.

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. Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See July 24 listing.

ETC

Adult Skate Night. Last Saturday of every month, 6:309:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. Ages 18 and older only. IDs checked at door. Alcohol and drug-free event. $5.50 includes skate rental. 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 July 24 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.

Sunday 26 LECTURE

“Going Up The River”. 2 p.m. Trinidad Museum, 400 Janis Court. Local history presentation with historian Jerry Rohde. Featuring the work of photographer and drone videographer Erin Scofield. Free.

MUSIC

ECMS Summer Music Festival Mainstage Concert. 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Lutheran Church of Arcata, 151 E. 16th Street. The Summer Music Festival concludes with the world premiere of Elena Ruehr’s Four Bird Songs, written for the Eureka Chamber Music Series and performed by Tom Stone and Sophie Shao. The program also features Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 and Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2. $40, $10 students. admin@eurekachambermusic.org. eurekachambermusic.org. (707) 273-6975. 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: Latin Peppers. 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.

GARDEN

Volunteer Workday. 10 a.m.-noon. Trinidad Museum, 400 Janis Court. Help maintain the native plant garden located behind the museum and library. Serious rain cancels.

OUTDOORS

Tansy Ragwort Bash. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, Briceland Road, Whitethorn. Help remove the invasive plant lethal to deer and elk from the coastal prairies with Friends of the Lost Coast, Sanctuary Forest and North Coast Redwoods District of California State Parks. Meet at 9:50 a.m. at the Jones Beach Trailhead on Needle Rock Road. Tools/gloves are provided. Email justin@lostcoast.org or anna@sanctuaryforest.org to

RSVP. Email michelle.forys@parks.ca.gov to reserve a volunteer camp spot. Free. lostcoast.org/event/sinkyone-tansy-ragwort-bash-4/. McKinleyville Botanical Garden Volunteer Workday. Fourth Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m. Hiller Park, 795 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Help maintain a small community-driven botanical garden which features pollinator- and bird-friendly plants. No experience needed. Rain cancels. Go west on Hiller Road to parking lot for Hammond Trail/soccer/dog park. Garden is adjacent to children’s playground. Continued on next page »

EVENTS

Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo. City of Fortuna, Various city locations. See July 24 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. Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Westhaven Fire Hall, 446 Sixth Ave., Trinidad. The Westhaven Ladies Club and Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser with homemade pies, jams, barbecue, kids’ zone, fire trucks, live music, artisan, craft and food vendors, beer, wine and mimosas. Benefits the Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department. Free admission. festivalcoordinatorwvfd@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/1059680813158500/.

FOOD

Bread and Cookie Stand. 10:05 a.m.-3 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See July 25 listing. Community Breakfast. Fourth Sunday of every month, 8-11:30 a.m. Ferndale Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main St. Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, ham, sausage, eggs to order, coffee and juice. $12, $7 kids under 12. Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free. Joseph Jewell Winemaker Weekend. -noon. Benbow Historic Inn, 445 Lake Benbow Drive, Garberville. See July 24 listing. Rodeo & AutoXpo Pancake Breakfast. 7-11 a.m. Rohner Park, 5 Park St., Fortuna. See July 25 listing. Veterans Pancake Breakfast. Fourth Sunday of every month, 8-11:30 a.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, ham, sausage, eggs to order, coffee and juice. $12, $7 kids under 12. vfwpost2207@gmail.com. (707) 725-4480.

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Nature Journaling at the Arcata Marsh. Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. No pre-registration required but sessions are limited to the first 10 people. All ages welcome, if they can concentrate quietly for an extended period. Heavy rain cancels. Clipboards and colored pencils provided; bring notebook, journal or other paper and a writing implement. Wear weather-appropriate clothing. info@arcatamarshfriends.org. (707) 826-2359. Pikeminnow Fishing Derby. midnight Eel River Access, At the end of N Pacific Ave, Rio Dell. See July 24 listing.

SPORTS

Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See July 24 listing.

ETC

Public Skate. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fortuna Skating Rink, Rohner Park. See July 24 listing.

Monday 27 ART

Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See July 24 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.

Tuesday 28 BOOKS

Story Time. Last Tuesday of every month, noon. Trinidad Library, 380 Janis Court. Stop by Trinidad Library for story time with Kim. A special time just for young children with their caregivers and families.

DANCE

Baywater Blues Fusion. 7-9 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Learn how to dance to a variety of music. Every Tuesday in the ballroom. All ages welcome. $5-$15. eventlead.eaglehouse@gmail.com. historiceaglehouse.com/live-music-events. (707) 407-0634.

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MOVIES

Steal This Story, Please!. 6:30 p.m. The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat, 401 I St., Arcata. A gripping 2026 documentary about Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, the trailblazing journalist whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. $10. info@miniplexevents.com. events.ticketleap.com/ tickets/miniplex/steal-this-story-please. (707) 630-5000.

FOOD

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 July 27 listing. Old Town Certified Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town, F Street between First and Third streets, Eureka. Fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jam, crafts and more, plus live music. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals are welcome. CalFresh EBT customers are able to receive a market match at every farmers market. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org. (707) 441-9999. 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.

MEETINGS

Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly six-game cribbage tournament for experienced players. Inexperienced players may watch, learn and play on the side. Moose dinner available at 5:30 p.m. $3-$8. 31for14@ gmail.com. (707) 599-4605. 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.

SPORTS

Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See July 24 listing.

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.

Wednesday 29 MOVIES

‘80s Adventure Series: Adventures in Babysitting. 6 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she’s looking after. Every ticket includes a free slice of pizza. $12, $7 kids. theeurekatheater.org/events/. Sci-Fi Night: Battlefield Earth (2000). 6-9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show 6 p.m. Raffle 6:45

p.m. Main feature 7 p.m. Campy sci-fi starring John Travolta. $6, $10 w/poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. tickets.vemos.io/-LvvzSYm6udEnGfKIRLa/arcata-theatre-lounge/-OvC0a8jvtuB0O0jXVdT/sci-fi-night-battlefield-earth-2000. (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.

GARDEN

U-Pick Flowers. 2-6 p.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. Pick flowers at the farm. Park in the large gravel parking lot and follow the signs to the u-pick area. Donations support u-pick and community compost programs. $5-$30. mdrummond@rcaa.org. ncrlt. org/what-we-do/conserved-properties/. (707) 269-2071.

SPORTS

Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See July 24 listing.

ETC

Mourning Matters Grief Cafe. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center, 1620 Pickett Road. Explore, learn and speak honestly about loss, love and mortality. Rooted in Jon Underwood’s Death Café model. Refreshments. Free.

Thursday 30 ART

Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See July 23 listing.

DANCE

Line Dancing with Kim O’Quinn. 12-1 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center, 1620 Pickett Road. See July 23 listing.

MUSIC

Music in the Park. 6-8 p.m. Pierson Park, 1608 Pickett Road, McKinleyville. See July 23 listing. Summer Concert Series. 6-8 p.m. Madaket Plaza, Foot of C Street, Eureka. See July 23 listing.

THEATER

Flynn Creek Circus: The Cricket & the Wren. -Aug. 9. Creamery District, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. Featuring aerialists, jugglers, knife throwers and comedy, this all-human circus blends classic storybook archetypes with imaginative new heroes. All ages. $27+. flynncreekcircus.com.

EVENTS

Wildwood Days. -Aug. 2. Downtown Rio Dell, Rio Dell. Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser with a cruise, Soap Box Derby, kids’ night, penny scramble, vendors, kids’ talent show, fire truck rides, street dance, food, music festival, bocce tournament, softball tournament, riding mower/flat track bike races and a firefighter’s barbecue and auction.

FOOD

Henderson Center Farmers Markets. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. See July 23 listing.

SPORTS

Humboldt Crabs Baseball. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See July 24 listing. Lost Coast Cornhole League Night. Last Thursday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. See July 23 listing. l

SCREENS

Homecoming Surprises The Invite and The Odyssey By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com THE INVITE was titillatingly teased (for what felt like years) as a sex comedy of manners, a will-they-or-won’t-they about two couples of a certain age circling each other in an apartment brought uncomfortably close by erotic tension. And while it certainly is that, one of the many pleasant surprises it holds — and a testament to its clever marketing — is that it contains multitudes, foremost among them a nuanced relationship movie for and about ostensibly mature adults. Adapted from Cesc Gay’s Sentimental (or The People Upstairs, 2020, in either case) by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack and directed by Olivia Wilde, The Invite brings us into the cozy, elegantly appointed San Francisco home of Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Wilde) by way of Joe’s demoralizing commute from the East Bay on what he describes as his stupid folding bicycle. Through this introduction, we see Joe as an ineffectual, disconnected music teacher — he indifferently tells his students to play a piece “a couple more times” as he leaves the concert hall — whose morose ennui follows him home like an odor. Upon arrival, Angela, who has spent the day curating the environment and a menu for the evening, informs him that their newish upstairs neighbors will be joining them for dinner. This sets off an obviously ongoing argument between the two, which continues until the very moment they open the door to the luminous couple in question, Pina (Penelope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton). Discomfiture becomes the appetizer, main dish and garnish before things even kick off, Joe having made his displeasure at the arrangement abundantly clear, an atmosphere made all the more palpable by his seething need to confront the neighbors about their frequent, cacophonous copulation. The introduction of the super-sexualized into the sexless creates a volatile mixture, and it becomes a matter of when, not if, he will begin airing his grievances. But unexpectedly, his ire-clad jealousy, when it eventually takes the floor, creates an entry point into an examination not only of the relationships at the fore, but of the personalities upon which they are built. This includes the countless errors, tragedies,

conflicts, compromises and happy accidents that have informed those personalities. Describing The Invite as I have, one might reasonably assume that this is a middle-age marriage movie; it is. However, and excitingly, there is a raucous comedy within it that provides each of the four leads an opportunity to absolutely own the scenes and moments that comprise it. With a deftness unparalleled in contemporary American cinema, Wilde lets the narrative swerve from hilarity to quiet evisceration to uneasy resignation with deceptive ease, while simultaneously throwing off seemingly effortless, breathlessly funny reactions and mannerisms that would give Lloyd or Chaplin a reason to take notes. Handled incorrectly, a locked-room scenario like this can become an acting competition. But something sublime can arise when the cast members see each other as co-conspirators rather than adversaries, as they do here. Rather than out-emoting one another, the players are intent on creating opportunities for their castmates, be they for ridiculousness or vulnerability or, most satisfyingly, both. And with Wilde’s acute, artfully executed sense of the cinematic space, it never feels stagy or contrived. Instead, the whole enterprise exists within a deliciously heightened artifice, the elevated, constructed environment that lets us know, even as we are immersed in an ongoing, naturalistic narrative flow, that someone has built this for us, with attention and care, so that we can enjoy it as much as they did, in the making of it. R. 107M. BROADWAY, MINOR. THE ODYSSEY. Having barely checked in with it, it has been easy for me to ignore or tune out almost all the wrongheaded, racist, classist, classicist noise about Christopher Nolan’s latest, though I still know it’s there. The trolls want it whiter, or older, or less accessible, apparently. I neither understand nor countenance these opinions. Stories don’t get more elemental than The Odyssey; adapt it as hard as you can and let’s see what happens. Which, in his singular, sometimes inscrutable way, is what Nolan has done. Rendering Homer’s Part Two in the plainest of modern language but assiduously adhering

You asked ChatGPT. I crossed into Hades to consult blind Tyresias and the souls of the dead. We are not the same. The Odyssey

to the setting of the source material, he has created something unlike anything he’s ever done but very much in keeping with all of it. If one doesn’t know the outline, I’d suggest seeking it elsewhere before viewing. The thing I like most of all about Nolan’s The Odyssey is that there are moments within it that I’m not sure I like. Sometimes the spoken words strike the ear discordantly, some of the edits feel jumpy and moderne, the hero’s motivations are occasionally questionable, the theme and coda are thrust upon us with Greek-chorus hammering. But knowing what we do about Nolan’s methods and the results thereof, we cannot mistake these elements for mistakes. He challenges us with incongruity of choice and cinematic tics to remind us that even as its vastness and majesty washes over us, someone made this. It’s magical but it’s not magic. And for its “flaws” I celebrate it. R. 108M. BROADWAY, MINOR. ● John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.

NOW PLAYING BACKROOMS. Trippy horror in which a man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) slips into another dimension via a furniture store basement, followed by his therapist (Renata Reinsve). Everything Must Go edition with bonus footage. R. 105M. BROADWAY. BAD COUNSELORS. Frat bros (Matt Cornett, Ramon Reed) serve community service punishment as counselors at a Christian camp. PG13. 100M. BROADWAY.

EVIL DEAD BURN. Non-Raimi sequel about a young widow (Souheila Yacoub) already going through it when things turn wall-crawling zombie. R. 110M. BROADWAY. THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997). Gary Oldman, Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich in the wacky sci-fi adventure. PG13. 126M. BROADWAY. HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL. More mythological adaptation in the filmed Broadway show. NR. 141M. BROADWAY. MINIONS AND MONSTERS. More animated workplace adventure with the little yellow henchmen. PG. 90M. BROADWAY. MOANA. Live action remake of the Disney animated musical. Starring Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson in a wig with beachy waves. PG. 115M. BROADWAY, MINOR. MOTOR CITY. Alan Ritchson goes full 1970s action as a wronged man who comes out of prison looking for the gangster who set him up. R. 103M. BROADWAY. PINOCCHIO: UNSTRUNG. Gory horror in which Geppetto (Richard Brake) introduces a boy (Cameron Bell) to an evil puppet who wants to be a real boy. R. 80M. BROADWAY. SUPERGIRL. Milly Alcock stars as the hard-drinking superhero dog lover. PG13. 107M. BROADWAY. TOY STORY 5. The emotional masochism of letting Woody and Buzz open our childhood wounds every few years. PG. 105M. BROADWAY. For showtimes, visit catheaters.com and minortheatre.com.

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The Purloined Letter By Barry Evans

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Dividing the number of atoms in the entire atmosphere by those in a single breath shows that about 1 in every 2 x 1021 atoms we breathe is from Cleopatra’s dying exhalation, meaning that each of us inhales about 20 molecules from her last gasp every breath we take. Everyday Wonders by Barry Evans

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ur lives are filled with obvious phenomena that sit right in front of our noses (sometimes literally), yet we often miss seeing them at all. I call it Purloined Letter Syndrome, after Edgar Allen Poe’s 1845 short story of that name. Synopsis: If the letter in question becomes public, tragic consequences could result for the French royal family. The letter is known to have been stolen by a government minister and is believed to be in his home. The police can’t accuse him, for fear the letter would be published, so they’ve made secret searches of his residence, looking in every conceivable hiding place: hollow chair legs, secret panels, the linings of books. It seems everything and everywhere has been checked, without success. Where is it? Spoiler: The story ends with Poe’s detective pointing out that the best hiding place is in full view. Sure enough, that’s where he finds the letter, where any visitor could have seen it, hanging from the fireplace mantelpiece as obvious as obvious could be. Similarly, obvious, unnoticed facts abound in our everyday lives. Living with them on a day-to-day basis, we may never question them. For example: Gravity pervades our lives yet we rarely give it a second thought. Notice it now, between your derrière and the chair you’re sitting on. Our genes trace back to the first life on Earth, nearly 4 billion years ago. That’s the number of seconds in 120 years. Our bodies are comprised of elements that mostly originated billions of years ago in the fiery hearts of stars, while hydrogen,

helium and lithium date back almost to the Big Bang. Faucets mostly turn on counter-clockwise. A good case can be made that, had civilization arisen in the southern hemisphere, they’d turn on clockwise. (Except that clocks would probably go the other way, messing with the definition of “clockwise.”) Every breath we take includes molecules from everyone who died more than, say, 100 years ago (to give it time for their breath to mix throughout the atmosphere). Our seven-day week is artificial — maybe. One theory is that the ancient Babylonians made the connection with seven moving celestial bodies: sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. But some other cultures have weeks ranging from four to 19 days. The image we have of ourselves, the one in the mirror, is the reverse of how others see us. Then there’s the weirdness of water, the stuff that comprises about two-thirds of our bodies. Most liquids other than water are composed of essentially discrete molecules, unlike water molecules that are strongly attracted to one another due to their hydrogen bonds. Lacking these bonds, water would be a gas like methane, ammonia, oxygen and carbon monoxide — all of which have about the same molecular weight as water. Fortunately, the bonds aren’t so strong as to make water a solid, unyielding mass, that is, room temperature ice. l Barry Evans (he/him, barryevans9@ yahoo.com) invites you to Eureka Books on the July 31 Friday Night Market, where he’ll be signing copies of his new book Amazon to Zodiac.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CLAIM EXCESS PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Section 4676, Revenue and Taxation Code Excess proceeds have resulted from the sale of tax defaulted property listed on this notice on May 29, 2026. Parties of interest, as defined by California Revenue and Taxation Code section 4675, are entitled to claim the excess proceeds. All claims must be in writing and must contain sufficient information and proof to establish a claimant’s right to all or any part of the excess proceeds. Claims filed with the county more than one year after recording of the Tax Collector’s deed to the purchaser cannot be considered. Assessment No.

Address/Location

Excess Proceeds

016-232-003-000

2919 Harris St, Eureka

$112,106.44

021-222-006-000

1060 O St, Arcata

$155,064.34

053-172-009-000

61 Monument Rd, Rio Dell

$7,904.80

081-021-007-000

220 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Myers Flat

$4,033.19

081-021-035-000

No Situs

$8700.34

081-021-038-000

No Situs

$15,234.09

081-021-039-000

No Situs

$5,730.99

081-021-045-000

No Situs

$13,198.15

081-081-005-000

No Situs

$25,036.59

081-081-008-000

No Situs

$5,590.38

100-012-005-000

No Situs

$2,574.20

110-201-001-000

15 Greenbriar Ct, Shelter Cove

$7,317.56

110-291-008-000

8 Wood Ct, Shelter Cove

$3,916.13

111-081-052-000

19 Spur Ct, Shelter Cove

$526.08

111-151-066-000

No Situs

$683.72

202-102-019-000

3395 Rancheria Rd, Fortuna

$783.12

212-192-021-000

164 Plymouth Acres Rd, Miranda

$3,195.59

216-201-002-000

No Situs

$11,633.46

216-381-012-000

390 River Rd, Alderpoint

$2,841.64

217-121-016-000

No Situs

$905.90

221-101-013-000

8989 Doody Ridge Rd, Ettersburg $23,975.59

221-111-025-000

5490 Hardwood Ln, Miranda

$15,526.55

221-111-028-000

6757 Doody Ridge Rd, Ettersburg

$49,534.21

305-073-053-000

No Situs

$11,481.75

305-073-054-000

No Situs

$10,996.32

305-073-055-000

No Situs

$7,570.54

309-103-008-000

632 Main St, Loleta

$56,652.86

317-053-007-000

No Situs

$40,951.52

403-011-032-000

No Situs

$10,308.12

511-042-025-000

No Situs

$21,976.91

Claim forms and information regarding filing procedures may be obtained at the Humboldt County Tax Collector’s Office, 825 5th Street, Room 125, Eureka, CA 95501, online at www.humboldtgov.org or by calling (707) 4762450 or toll free (877) 448-6829 between 8:30 am-Noon and 1:00pm-5:00pm, Monday through Thursday. I certify (or declare), under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct.

_________________________________ Amy Christensen, Humboldt County Tax Collector State of California Executed at Eureka, Humboldt County, California, on July 9, 2026 Published in North Coast Journal on July 16, 23 & 30, 2026 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-291)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00349 The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Hand Therapy & Wellness Center Humboldt 670 9th St, Suite 4 Arcata, CA 95521 Humboldt Hand Therapy Inc. CA 6522283 670 9th St, Suite 4 Arcata, CA 95521 The business is conducted by a corporation. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/1/2025. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s S Primo Bonilla, CEO This June 12, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-261)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00377 The following person is doing Business as JGR Solutions Humboldt 1510 Everding Street Eureka, CA 95503 Ron L Lyons 1510 Everding Street Eureka, CA 95503 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Ron L Lyons, Chief Executive Officer/Owner This June 24, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-260)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00373 The following person is doing Business as Craig’s Construction Humboldt 222 Alder St Eureka, CA 95503 PO Box 6278 Eureka, CA 95502 Craig Mayberry 222 Alder St Eureka, CA 95503 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 6/12/1998. I declare that all information in this

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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 Craig Mayberry, Owner This June 23, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-257)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00364 The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Mortgage Company Humboldt 2037 Harrison Avenue Eureka, CA 95501 Humboldt Mortgage Company, Inc CA B20260265451 2037 Harrison Avenue 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 6/17/2026. 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 Fatima J. Naylor, President/CEO This June 15, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-258)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00298 The following person is doing Business as El Chipotle Cerveceria Humboldt 195 Taylor Way Blue Lake, CA 95525 850 Crescent Way Arcata, CA 95521 Fiesta Grill and Cantina LLC CA 202113210684 3525 Janes Rd Arcata, CA 95521 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 Marius Fierro H, Owner/Member This May 19, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-263)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00376 The following person is doing Business as Muscle Crud Humboldt 920 Samoa Blvd, Suite 207 Arcata, CA 95521

Justine N Corrales 920 Samoa Blvd, Suite 207 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 6/24/2026. 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 Justine Corrales, Owner This June 24, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-259)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00284 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 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, 7/2 (26-214)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00314 The following person is doing Business as Aero-Marine Research-GT Humboldt 2840 Essex Street Eureka, CA 95501 John W Naylor 2840 Essex Street Eureka, CA 95501 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 4/1/1978. 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 John W. Naylor, Sole Owner This May 27, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-265)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00329 The following person is doing Business as Full Heart Doula Services Humboldt 119 Penny Lane McKinleyville, CA 95519 Annabeth Picanco 119 Penny Lane 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 6/1/2026. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Annabeth Picanco, Owner This June 1, 2026 by JC, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-267)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00331 The following person is doing Business as Redwood Orthodox Supply Humboldt 1725 P St Eureka, CA 95501 Matthew D Lawson 1725 P St Eureka, CA 95501 Christopher S.W. Curry 1725 P St Eureka, CA 95501 The business is conducted by a general partnership. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Matthew D Lawson, Co-partner This June 3, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-265)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KENNETH ALLON BARNEY CASE NO. PR2600174 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Kenneth Allon Barney A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Terrence Warren Barney In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Terrence Warren Barney 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 July 30, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. PETITIONER: Terrence W. Barney Filed June 30, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-275)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RANDALL GEORGE SPECK AKA RANDY SPECK CASE NO. PR2600178 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Randall George Speck aka Randy Speck A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Michael Fournier In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Michael Fournier 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 July 30, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/courtroom-remote-appearance IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: Julia L. Hjerpe Hjerpe Law, Inc 350 E Street, 1st Floor Eureka, CA 95501 707-442-7262 Filed July 1, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (26-276)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME BAILEY MICHAILA ROOT CASE NO. CV2601376 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501 PETITION OF: Bailey Michaila Root for a decree changing names as follows: Present name

Continued on next page » Bailey Michaila Root to Proposed Name Bailey Michaila Fallow 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: August 14, 2026 Time: 8:30 am, Dept. 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 Date: June 26, 2026 Filed: June 26, 2026 /s/ Timothy A. Canning Judge of the Superior Court 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-277)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NICHOLAS AARON MARTIN CASE NO. CV2601379 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501 PETITION OF: Nicholas Aaron Martin for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Nicholas Aaron Martin to Proposed Name Nicholas Aaron Fallow 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: August 14, 2026 Time: 8:30 am, Dept. 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 Date: June 26, 2026 Filed: June 26, 2026 /s/ Timothy A. Canning Judge of the Superior Court

7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-278)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME YIANNIS ELEFTERIOUS STEFANAKIS CASE NO. CV2601074 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH ST. EUREKA, CA. 95501 PETITION OF: Yiannis Elefterious Stefanakis for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Yiannis Elefterious Stefanakis to Proposed Name John G Stefanakis 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: August 7, 2026 Time: 8:30 am, Dept. 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 Date: May 20, 2026 Filed: May 20, 2026 /s/ Timothy A. Canning Judge of the Superior Court 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-279)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00389 The following person is doing Business as Highlifter Pump Co Humboldt 1675 Barry Road Kneeland, CA 95549 Edward J Barry 1675 Barry Road Kneeland, CA 95549 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 6/30/26. 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 Edward J Barry, Owner This June 30, 2026 by SC, Deputy Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/31 (26-283)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00387 The following person is doing Busi-

ness as N’Style Beauty Salon Humboldt 529 E St Eureka, CA 95501 3025 Sequoia Ave Eureka, CA 95503 Anna G. Gonzalez 3025 Sequoia 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 1/1/20. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Anna G Gonzalez, Owner This June 30, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/31 (26-271)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00390 The following person is doing Business as Pendley Boatworks Humboldt 3215 H St Eureka, CA 95503 Lillian J Pendley 3215 H St Eureka, CA 95503 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Lillian J. Pendley, Owner This June 29, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/31 (26-272)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00386 The following person is doing Business as Forbes Flower Company Humboldt 3510 Greenwood Heights Kneeland, CA 95549 Kara T Forbes 3510 Greenwood Heights Kneeland, CA 95549 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 Kara T Forbes, Owner This June 29, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/31 (26-273)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00385 The following person is doing Business as Smoked Backyard BBQ Humboldt 1 Bay Street Trinidad, CA 95570 PO Box 48 Trinidad, CA 95570 Michael J Zetter PO Box 48 Trinidad, CA 95570 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 Michael Zetter, Owner This June 29, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/31 (26-274)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 25-00043 The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Tandori Bites Pizza Humboldt 110 11th St Arcata, CA 95521 1010 Fern Dr Eureka, CA 95503 Arcata Tandoori Bites Pizza Inc CA 6539986 1010 Fern Dr Eureka, CA 95503 The fictitious business name was filed in HUMBOLDT County on 7/2/26 This business was conducted by: A corporation /s/ Riana N Kaur, Treasurer This statement was filed with the HUMBOLDT County Clerk on the date February 21, 2023 I hereby certify that this copy is a true and correct copy of the original statement on file in my office Juan P. Cervantes by JR, Humboldt County Clerk 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-281)

NOTICE OF SALE - PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a LIEN imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on WEDNESDAY JULY 29th on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at SHERLOCK MINI STORAGE. 10:30 am.- SHERLOCK MCKINLEYVILLE : 1725 Sutter Road- Unit #26 Doris

Lunsford, #67 Leanne Higgons, #105 Jolene Kaps, #128 Pamela Carroll, #147 Summer Janson,#149 Janean Fletcher-Hoye. 12:00 pm– SHERLOCK EUREKA- 901 W. Del Norte St. : Unit #38 Joshua Clark, #83,143,164 Saphronia North, #87 Donald E. Cook #101,106,328 Mark Holtby, #131 Steven Ponder, #138,334 Melissa Farley, #147 Tim Tuttle, #249 Del Holverson, #279 Troy Beattie, #295 James Beattie, #317 Erin Lendahl, #320 Anthony Coe. 2:00 pm SHERLOCK FORTUNA- 1749 Alamar Way : Unit #A101 Val Guffey, #A116 William Riggs, #A123 Naomi Bramlett, #B211 Carrie Reed, #B213 Christina Clemens, #B239 Llanka Cayuqueo-Lowry, #C121 Aaron Sum, #C130 Julie Baumgart, #D113 Michael Strode, #E212 Ericka Melton, #E219 William Tuttle Jr. Items being sold include: Household items, tools, appliances, furniture and personal items. Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in CASH ONLY.. The units are sold “as a whole”. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must ALL BE REMOVED at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party. Sherlock Mini Storage- Bond #349177 ( 707) 725-4098 7/16, 7/23 (26-286)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00393 The following person is doing Business as Defiant Creative Humboldt 2425 Hillside Dr Eureka, CA 95501 Brett M Docherty 2425 Hillside Dr 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 7/1/2021. 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 Brett Docherty, Owner This July 1, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/16, 7/23, 7/31, 8/6 (26-290)

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 23-00331 Fictitious Business Name of the Partnership Fruitland Farms Humboldt 110 11th St 808 Kelsey Lane Myers Flat, CA 95554 Filed in Humboldt County on 5-152023 (Renewal) 5/16/2013 (Initial) 23-00331 K-1300296 Debra L Peck PO Box 88 Myers Flat, CA 95554

This business was conducted by: A Partnership /s/ Deborah Peck, Co-Owner This statement was filed with the HUMBOLDT County Clerk on the date July 2, 2026 I hereby certify that this copy is a true and correct copy of the original statement on file in my office Juan P. Cervantes by JR, Humboldt County Clerk 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 (26-288)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00371 The following person is doing Business as The Beauty Coven Humboldt 350 E St, Suite #403 Eureka, CA 95501 Karli E Anagnost 350 E St, Suite #403 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 Karli Anagnost, Owner This June 23, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/16, 7/23, 7/31, 8/6 (26-289)

County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4 For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/ IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: Jocelyn Godinho, Esq. (SCB#075680) 317 3rd St Eureka, CA 95501 707-242-7439 Filed July 7, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-287)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00381 The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Lost Coast Hoods Humboldt 2516 Briceland-Thorne Road Redway, CA 95560 PO Box 2088 Redway, CA 95560 Cinnamon P O’Neill-Paula 2516 Briceland-Thorne Road Redway, CA 95560 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 5/20/2024. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Cinnamon O’Neill-Paula, Owner This June 26, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/16, 7/23, 7/31, 8/6 (26-292)

PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS FOR THE REDWOODS STUDENTS HOUSING PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Redwoods Community College District, of the County of Humboldt, State of California, is soliciting Prequalification Of Prospective Bidders from qualified firms for the Redwoods Students Housing Project at the College of the Redwoods Eureka Campus, proposals are due on August 14, 2026 @ 2:00 PM P.S.T. Prequalification Documents are available at: College of the Redwoods Website: https://www.redwoods. edu/services/bo/purchasing.php Inquiries may be directed to: Leslie Marshall, Director of Facilities and Planning, Email : Leslie-Marshall@ redwoods.edu. PROPOSALS ARE DUE: No later than 2:00 PM PST on August 14, 2026. All proposals must be submitted electronically by emailed file share link to Leslie-Marshall@redwoods.edu, or a thumb drive by mail to: College of the Redwoods, c/o Office of Facilities and Maintenance, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501. Only applications that are in strict conformance with the instructions included in the Request for Statements of Proposals will be considered. 7/23, 7/30 (26-294)

PUBLIC NOTICE APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARCATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT Measure B Bond & Measure G Parcel Tax Funds NOTICE is hereby given that the Arcata Elementary School District is seeking members to serve on its Citizens’ Oversight Committee to oversee expenditures of Measure B bond funds (approved by District voters on March 5, 2024 for facilities improvement projects) and Measure G parcel tax funds (approved by District voters on November 5, 2024 for art, music and dance programs; reduced class sizes; health programs; and necessary staffing). The District is presently accepting applications from interested citizens. The 7-member Committee will meet one or more times per year to hear a report from District staff regarding bond and parcel tax fund project expenditures, and confirm for the public that funds have been spent only on the projects approved by District voters. Committee members may live outside District boundaries. Interested persons may obtain an application from the District Office, located at 1435 Buttermilk Lane in Sunny Brae, or download the application from the District’s website at arcataschooldistrict.org (Family/ Community - Forms). Applications are due by Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at the office of the Superintendent or via email sent to the attention of Superintendent Luke Biesecker at: lbiesecker@arcatasd.org. The applications of all interested individuals will be presented to the ASD Board of Trustees so that Committee appointments can be

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page made at their August 17, 2026 regular meeting. Applicants are not required to be in attendance. If you have any questions about the Committee, please contact Superintendent Luke Biesecker at (707) 822-0351, ext. 101 or lbiesecker@arcatasd.org for more information. 7/23 (26-293)

Lois Anabelle Bruner (Sis) Jan. 13, 1949 - Jan. 27, 2026 Lois Anabelle Bruner, lovingly known as “Sis,” passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at the age of 77. After metastatic breast cancer returned following a period of remission, Sis spent her final days surrounded by compassion and care. She died comfortably, on hospice, with a long time friend holding her hand. Sis was born on January 13, 1949, to Lester Bruner and Mary Kane. From an early age, she developed a deep appreciation for the outdoors, horses, and the rugged beauty of Northern California. Sis was a beloved fixture in Orick, CA where she led an active life that included barrel racing, tending bar, and driving for the Teamsters during construction of the 101 bypass of Prairie Creek State Park. But Sis was best known as owner and operator of Redwood Trails Horse Rides, where she led horseback rides through some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world. Countless visitors experienced the majesty of the towering redwoods from the back of a horse because of her. More than simply a trail guide, Sis was a storyteller, a teacher, and a welcoming presence whose warmth, humor, and easygoing spirit made every ride memorable. Sis is survived by her niece, her son, two grandchildren, and an incredible community of friends who became family. While her passing leaves an immeasurable void, her legacy lives on in every life she touched, every trail she traveled, and every memory shared. A celebration of Sis’s life will be held at the Orick Rodeo Grounds on Saturday, July 25. Family, friends, former guests, and all whose lives were enriched by knowing her are warmly invited to gather, share stories over food provided by The Snack Shack, and honor a woman whose adventurous spirit and generous heart will never be forgotten. Bring your horses to participate in a memorial ride to the goose pen tree departing the rodeo grounds at 4pm. Food will be served when the riders return around 5:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a horse rescue in her name. Though this ride has ended, Sis’s journey continues in the memories of those who rode beside her, laughed with her, and loved her. Her spirit will forever be found among the horses, beneath the redwoods, and in the hearts of everyone fortunate enough to have known her.

Noel Hilliard Noel Hilliard passed away at the age of 77 from complications of Parkinson’s. His life’s work began over half a century ago with the founding of Lamps by Hilliard. After graduating from Humboldt State University with his art degree, Noel and his wife, Janene, started Lamps by Hilliard in their backyard in Arcata. They created custom art glass and bronze lighting that has been sold around the world. Noel was an inspirational designer, craftsman, builder, and businessman, who took his dream to a reality, creating a business that gainfully employed dozens of talented local people, and brought millions of dollars into Humboldt County. Sam, Noel’s son, continues with the family business tradition of creating lighting and fine design. Noel was a natural athlete who enjoyed wind and wave surfing, skiing, and tennis. He loved baseball and was a loyal lifelong Giants fan. Noel liked to laugh and appreciated a keen sense of humor. He and Janene hosted epic Halloween parties with fantastic costumes and adventures. He leaves behind a wide circle of eclectic friends and is survived by his two sons, Henri and Sam, their families, and their mother, Janene. Noel was lovingly cared for by his girlfriend Peggy, and was able to remain at home for the last seven years of his life. For that we are eternally grateful. Please join us on Thursday, August 13th from 5-7 at the Plaza Grill for a toast and to share stories about Noel. Please bring any favorite photos of Noel. Contact the Plaza Grill to book a table at: 707499-3890.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LINDA LEE MCAFFEE CASE NO. PR2600185 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Linda Lee McAffee A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Kelli Shwartz In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Kelli Shwartz 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 August 13, 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: Jocelyn Godinho, Esq. (SCB#075680) 317 3rd St Eureka, CA 95501 707-242-7439 Filed July 7, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 (26-287)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOUGLAS CROWL CASE NO. PR2600186 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Douglas Crowl A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Gary Crowl In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Gary Crowl 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 August 20, 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: William G. Bertain 1310 Sixth Street Eureka, CA 95501 Filed July 8, 2026 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 (26-295)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00414 The following person is doing Business as Humboldt Mobile Foot Care Humboldt 117 Wildwood Ave Rio Dell, CA 95562 PO Box 229 Loleta, CA 95551 Eva D Pedro 117 Wildwood Ave Rio Dell, CA 95562 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 Eva Pedro, Owner This July 13, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/23, 7/31, 8/6, 8/13 (26-298)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00413 The following person is doing Business as Azalea Del Mar Humboldt 1274 Azalea Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519 Jennifer Kapala 1274 Azalea Ave McKinleyville, CA 95519 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 3/23/26. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s Jennifer Kapala, Owner This July 13, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/23, 7/31, 8/6, 8/13 (26-296)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00403 The following person is doing Business as

True Beauty Salon Humboldt 805 7th St Eureka, CA 95501 525 Herrick Ave Spc 19 Eureka, Ca 95503 Ana C Verduzco Munguia 805 7th 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 7/7/26. 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 Ana C Verduzco Munguia, Business Owner This July 7, 2026 by JR, Deputy Clerk 7/23, 7/31, 8/6, 8/13 (26-297)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 26-00424 The following person is doing Business as Casas Playa Saladita Humboldt 60 Beauchamp Rd Eureka, CA 95503 Gregory T Colyar 60 Beauchamp Rd Eureka, CA 95503 The business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name listed above on 2/2/2002. 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 Ana C Verduzco Munguia, Business Owner This July 17, 2026 by SG, Deputy Clerk 7/23, 7/31, 8/6, 8/13 (26-300)

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. SC2500138 Jesse William Birchfield, Plaintiff vs. Kai Joseph Porter, Defendant NOTICE TO DEFENDANT You are hereby notified that a Small Claims action has been filed against you in the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. Plaintiff: Jesse William Birchfield Defendant: Kai Joseph Porter Hearing Date: August 19, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom: 8 Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt If you fail to appear at the hearing, judgment may be entered against you. 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13 (26-299)

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Enjoy peaceful country living in this well-maintained 3-bedroom, 3-bath home with 1,872 square feet of living space in sunny Willow Creek. Adjacent to the former Bigfoot Golf Course, the property offers a spacious family room, multiple decks for relaxing or entertaining, and a separate 16’x12’ storage building for tools or river gear. Combining privacy, comfort, and functionality, this home is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the Willow Creek lifestyle.

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