North Coast Journal 04-06-2023 edition

By Thadeus Greenson

The mission, capture and liberation of Jeffery Woodke

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‘Excitement and Mayhem’

Editor:

Thank you, Mark Larson, for laying out HSU’s, sorry, CPH’s timeline and budget for all the upcoming excitement and mayhem in Arcata (“It’s Time to Buckle Up,” March 30). Keep in mind that proposed budgets are generally just an idealized suggestion. Assuming my math is correct (and it’s worth checking), the five major construction projects add up to a measly $644 million; that’s almost real money. Reality and experience would suggest that any proposed budget should be doubled and then increased by a substantial “cushion.” The more likely end budget for these projects is then about $1.2 billion plus a $500 million adjustment resulting in a total cost of around $1.7 billion. For safety, this could be rounded up to a simple $2 billion. Mock my words, come back to me in 2027 and tell me I was wrong.

Concerning the Earth flag placement in Arcata (“‘A Symbolic Gesture,’” March 30), what is the bedrock (so to speak) of our existence? What is the Mother that bears us all? What is the underpinning of life?

Earth sustains us all. The Earth flag’s proper place should be at the bottom of all the other flags as it supports all the rest. To have it anywhere else is an insult to Gaia.

Is Dave Meserve aware that there is a statue at the south end of Woodley Island? The work is never done.

Michael H. Morris, Eureka

‘Unnecessarily Butcher Trees’

Editor:

Thanks to Louisa Rogers for writing, and the NCJ for printing, her letter about the needlessly murdered Eureka tree (Mailbox, March 30).

And a word of caution to those who embrace wildlife, both plant and animal: beware of the Arcata Marsh, where saws and a masticator have recently been employed to unnecessarily butcher trees and bushes, destroying not only the vegetation, but also the habitats of birds and animals, which had been made to feel safe in this “wildlife sanctuary.”

Doug Ingold, Arcata

Wetness

Deluge of ball bearings

Heralding forty-four Days and 44 more nights

Rain again and again

When, when will it end?

The sheeting sleeting rain

Gray days, wet lawns

But look: a yellow revolution Retribution of the daffodils

— James Floss

Seeking Benjamin Graham

Editor:

To Benjamin Graham, just this weekend I read your letter to the editor in the North Coast Journal, (Mailbox, March 9). I apologize if there has been ongoing conversation since then; I have not seen them.

Thank you! Your letter is the first I have wanted to respond to regarding housing challenges. I would like to get together with you, and others who are interested in being a group of community members researching and putting into proposals solutions that can work here in Humboldt County for our particular, and common, problems around housing and community. I’ve lived and worked in Arcata and Humboldt County for more than 30 years and housing continues to be a problem, seemingly “solved” without a big picture plan. It seems we solve housing a bit like we would putting out a spreading fire — techniques necessary for fighting a fire, but not the best for building infrastructure and housing for those who still need it.

Housing development needs not to be driven only by builders and investors when there is an opportunity to make a profit, or by our fast-moving university development, but also by representation from all kinds of people in our community; people who are thinking of the needs of the students, of those who are houseless, of elders, of current homeowners, landowners, renters and landlords, and who are willing to engage in coordinated

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and lengthy processes. We need a comprehensive and on-going forum for housing like those who are working on trails, sea level rise, growth of HSU into a Cal Poly campus, health and hunger.

If there is already a group like this, please let me know! Like the group in Petaluma mentioned in your letter, “citizen assemblies” are worthwhile when followed by continuing involvement and follow-through with actions taken on good ideas.

Please be in touch Benjamin Graham. Anyone else interested?

Judy Sears, Arcata

‘Learn the Rules’

Editor:

There should be no doubt in any mind or heart, but that the Earth is all there is for us no matter how far we learn to see or travel (‘A Symbolic Gesture,” March 30). Our political demarcations shift and change, our cultures merge and flow, our footprints and waste can consume anything in its path. There is no away to which our chaos can be tossed; there is only the Earth, and our care of it is primal.

Political flags give a specific message, a necessary message perhaps or perhaps not, depending on your point of view. We have rules governing these flags and consenting to those rules or changing them is key to our form of self-governance. Learn the rules, abide by them or get them changed. If you don’t have the time, energy or skills to achieve orderly change, then go poke somebody in the eye and see who squawks. The proposition seemed to me little more than a poke in the eye. But whose eye? Ours?

Making a new hierarchy of flag

messages and then arguing about it is a vitriolic distraction from the vital issues we need to discuss and resolve. No need to list those, is there? This is a very male methodology of argumentation: the whole step up/step down paradigm, which inevitably manages to step on good will and civil discourse. Did it cross any minds that some group of reasonable caring citizens might develop an Earth flag plan, present it to the council and the community and we could discuss its merits? Instead of bickering, we might erect another flagpole, even taller than the one the veterans put up, and on this taller pole see the Earth flag fly alone. Message delivered.

P. Givins, Arcata

Correction

A story in the March 30, 2023, edition of the North Coast Journal headlined “Lawsuit Alleges Humboldt, California Unfairly Denied Foster Care Benefits,” inaccurately stated a request for comment went unanswered by county o cials. The request for comment was directed at a third-party and not received by the county. The Journal regrets the error.

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Trans Residents Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility

By Ollie Hancock ollie@northcoastjournal.com

As lawmakers across the nation work to advance hundreds of bills targeting trans rights and anti-trans rhetoric increasingly fills local online community forums, some used Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 to celebrate trans joy.

“We spend so much time thinking about what we’re losing and what we’re worried about,” Tommie Moore conceded after attending a March 31 gathering organized by Queer Humboldt in Old Town Eureka. “Today should be a day where we focus on ourselves — things that bring us joy, things that bring us meaning.”

Humboldt saw small gatherings and protests, including a walkout in support of trans rights at Hoopa Valley High School. Elsewhere around the nation, trans communities and allies protested hundreds of recently introduced anti-trans bills. One of those, California Assembly Bill 1314, would amend the education code, requiring schools to reveal students’ gender identities to parents. Arcata High School art teacher and Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club advisor Johanna Mauro believes the bill would threaten safe spaces in schools.

“It would put educators in a terrible position to tell on or ‘out’ students in a way that might potentially put them in an unsafe situation at home,” Mauro said. “It’s important for people to understand that it is developmentally normal to explore gender identity at this age, and some students do that in school.”

Mauro emphasized the importance of

accepting students who are still figuring out who they are. Students need to feel safe to be their own authentic selves to thrive socially and academically, she said, adding that she has already seen recent anti-trans rhetoric impact students.

“As an art teacher, I see students processing the news into their artwork,” Mauro said. “It’s really sad to see these young people othered and shamed, so much hate thrown at them, and they’re just trying to be themselves.”

Local trans artist and activist Nikki Valencia enjoys the community she’s found in Humboldt. She moved from Orange County, which she said was less supportive. In Humboldt, the trans community is more intimate, she said, and there is a desire to create community. She collaborates with other Queer and BIPOC artists through Humboldt Homies, a local art collective.

“It’s pretty inclusive here. The people here mean well, and they do care,” Valencia said. “Humboldt Homies hosts events centered on the most marginalized people. It uplifts the art of people who don’t usually get priority in other events.”

Valencia used to host monthly protests in Arcata Plaza but stopped in February as support from the community dwindled. Now Valencia uses online video essays to tackle intersectional issues like transmisogynoir, the specific interlaced oppression Black trans women face. According to studies by the Human Rights Campaign, Black trans women of color experience disproportionate rates of

violence because they are facing discrimination and prejudice on multiple fronts.

“There’s a disparity of support for Black trans folks,” Valencia said. “There are still different levels of privilege within the trans community. Black trans folks led this discourse, and now we kind of feel like we’ve been left in the dust.”

Valencia said she sees this manifest in Humboldt when trans students face systemic barriers to getting into the right dorms at Cal Poly Humboldt. Cal Poly Humboldt offers queer-specific housing with gender-neutral accommodations but when students can’t afford these dorms, or if they fill up too quickly, they are made to choose between men’s or women’s dorms. Valencia said she also encounters challenges getting gender-affirming healthcare in Humboldt. She’s experienced limited healthcare options and a waitlist for hormone replacement therapy prescriptions. While any trans person may struggle to get gender-affirming care locally, Valencia believes her intersectional identity compounded her experience.

“It’s hard to get on estrogen up here. The medical infrastructure up here feels overworked,” Valencia said. “It feels like there are too many of us for them to handle. They’re underprepared for us to be ourselves.”

Sprout Atlas, a co-owner of and mechan-

ic at Moon Cycles bicycle and roller skating shop in Arcata, has experienced their own challenges living in Humboldt as a non-binary person, or someone who isn’t male or female. Atlas used to work with another bike-based nonprofit but was fired and feels their termination had to do with their requests for gender accommodation.

“I wouldn’t say living here is always easy,” Atlas said. “There definitely is that old-guard culture here; it is a rural place. The younger generations are definitely coming in with new language and are more accepting.”

They said the community allows them to feel supported as an openly queer business. There are many niches of trans joy to be had around Humboldt, Atlas said, adding they find it in movement and getting outside to ride bikes.

“I experience joy from body-based movement. Going out and moving with your friends and experiencing the feeling of being in your body is how I find joy,” Atlas said. “It’s nice to set an example for younger people of what living and working as an openly queer person looks like.” l

Ollie Hancock (they/them) is a staff writer at the Journal. Reach them at (707) 442-1400, extension 317, or ollie@ northcoastjournal.com.

Artwork by Nikki Valencia, who collaborates with other Queer and BIPOC artists through the local art collective Humboldt Homies. Submitted

hours a month of your time to advocate for residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Advocates are needed in Crescent City, Eureka, and Fortuna areas.

Re: Life Plan Humboldt

By JoAnn Schuch newsroom@northcoastjournal.com

As a volunteer and board member of Life Plan Humboldt (LPH), it is always great to get questions about the new senior community we are working to build in McKinleyville. It is a complicated project still in development.

Recently, a letter to the editor about LPH contained misconceptions and inaccuracies (Mailbox, March 23). One example among others: Living in a nonprofit life plan community does not shelter a resident’s pension from being taxed.

Life plan communities have existed in other parts of the country for many years, but LPH is unusual in making affordable housing a foundational goal of our effort. LPH receives no financial benefit from this, we believe in making our community as inclusive as possible. As a nonprofit, we are eligible for tax-exempt construction bonds, but there is no affordable housing requirement.

Since becoming a nonprofit in 2020, we have been learning the steps to make affordable senior housing possible: completing the purchase of the property, subdividing a parcel from that land, and reaching an agreement with a separate nonprofit that will build and manage the affordable housing apartments (an affordable housing nonprofit is eligible for federal funding and subsidies for construction, rents and operating costs, LPH is not).

The goal is to have up to 60 affordable apartments and cottages but until we have a contract on the land and an agreement with the separate nonprofit, we cannot say the exact number of senior apartments that will be available. All of the on-campus walking trails and gardens, exercise classes, art studios and entertainment events would be available to all people living in the community.

We are building this resident-led, not-for-profit senior community from scratch. The cost of construction is considerable. Older, established life plan communities without the burden of new construction sometimes have lower fees, so we have always encouraged people

to explore other places if they like the life plan concept. The entry fees (which are up to 80 percent refundable) are necessary to cover the amortization of the bond payments and to stabilize the community financially.

To lower the amount we will be financing, LPH is raising money from donations, grants and, yes, hopefully some state funding. The lower the amount of our bond debt, the lower the entry fees can be, making LPH available to more local people.

Locally we have Skilled Nursing, assisted living, 55-plus senior communities, in-home care and family support. Our life plan community is not trying to replace any of these. With 25 percent of Humboldt’s population over the age of 65, we need all options for care. What we don’t need is strictly for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) like those run by Brius Healthcare.

People here and all over the country have tried to break the grip of Brius and other SNF operators who follow the model of maximizing profits at the cost of patient care and staff wages (you can search “Linda Stansberry articles on Brius” online for some fine reporting on the subject).

Some of our LPH board members were the co-creators of the PACE program at the Humboldt Senior Resource Center and Redwood Coast Village, both established to help people stay in their own homes. Improving Brius and similar SNFs across the country has been difficult. Locally, people are weary and cannot imagine that skilled nursing can be any better. It can be, I have seen it.

One of the biggest reasons I volunteer at LHP is that our plans for innovative memory care can give a rural community a chance to see an alternative, not-forprofit model of humane care. There is nothing like it within 200 miles, and we need it here. Learn more at lifeplanhumboldt.org.

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Perilous Plungers Hit the Bay for $30K

Plungers braved the bay in this year’s 22nd annual Perilous Plunge fundraiser for the Redwood Discovery Museum on April 1. Thanks to the rain, plungers were pre-soaked during the event’s opening parade led by the Marching Lumberjacks. Sierra Moore, a guest specialist at the Redwood Discovery Museum, was excited to see the community come together to support the kids. Moore took the plunge with Redwood Discovery Museum staff dressed in Hocus Pocus attire as team Magic Makers.

“We’ve been working on this for months. We have put so much into this, and we have raised over $30,000 for our museum,” said Moore. “This is amazing for us as a nonprofit. We will be able to do exhibits, experiences, and camps for all the kids around here.”

Mayor Kim Bergel took the plunge with team Redwood Coast Montessori Vixens. “We had a killer dance, and we were fabulous. The bay was cold, but it was even colder outside,” said Bergel. “We’ve been jumping for over 10 years now. It’s always a great time raising money for the kids.”

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Arcata House Fire: An Arcata home was a total loss after being consumed by flames the night of March 28 in a blaze that took firefighters from six agencies an hour and a half to bring under control. No injuries were reported, despite an initial report that indicated someone may have been inside the residence on the 4400 block of West End Court, which was 50 percent engulfed when units arrived. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Child Pornography Arrest: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 28-year-old Briceland man on suspicion of manufacturing child pornography and believes there may be additional unidentified victims in the case. After a year-long investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse and internet crimes against children, deputies arrested Sebastion Hockett while serving a search warrant at his home March 30 that reportedly yielded additional evidence, according to a press release. Detectives have identified two minor victims but believe there may be more.

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Forest Moon Festival: We sense something … a presence we have not felt since the premiere of Return of the Jedi in 1983. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars sequel featuring the moon of Endor, filmed locally in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is putting on its inaugural Forest Moon Festival June 2-3. The (new) hope is to make it an annual tradition. For more info, see the full story at northcoastjournal.com.

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It was toward the end of a small press conference in the Fireplace Room of Arcata First Baptist Church, where McKinleyville’s Jeffery Woodke was offering his first public remarks since being freed March 20 after being held hostage by kidnappers in Western Africa, when a local reporter rose to ask about the process of reconnecting with his children after years away.

“Six years is a long time,” she prefaced. “Five months, five days and six years,” Woodke interjected.

The remark drew a nervous laugh from the reporter and Woodke smiled, though it was clear there was no joke. The brief exchange seemed to underscore two things.

First, it was a sign Woodke, while undoubtedly scarred and changed, seems to have emerged from nearly six-and-a-half years in captivity being treated, in his words, “brutally and without humanity,” with the same sharp mind and wit that had propelled decades of missionary work in Niger. Second, it was a subtle reminder that each of those days, each of those hours, tested Woodke’s will and faith. And eventually, he would tell the congregation at Arcata First Baptist Church, they broke him.

In the weeks and months after he was taken by armed kidnappers Oct. 14, 2016, Woodke said he would spend eight hours a day walking in circles in the small “area” he was kept in, praying and singing a song, its words loosely taken from Psalm 126: “When the Lord restored our fortunes, we were like those who dreamed.” But as the months turned to years, he said, he “lost the heart to sing,” saying the words felt like false hope.

“I thought my life to be over and I figured I was a goner,” Woodke told the congregation.

‘When the Lord Restored Our Fortunes’

The mission, capture and liberation of Jeffery Woodke

By Thadeus Greenson thad@northcoastjournal.com

Woodke said he was in chains 16 hours a day and treated with “hatred … and contempt by monsters,” kept alive on two meals of boiled rice and simple bread “most days.” Over the months and years, Woodke said his captors — who he identified as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), the official branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali — would tell him they were negotiating his release and he would be heading home soon, only to blame some other party when his release didn’t come.

“I was told I was close to going home — another week, another two weeks, one more month — year after year, after year, after year, after year,” Woodke said, adding that he eventually began praying for death. “I prayed daily, two or three times a day, ‘God, just let it be done. I’m sick and tired of being a hostage. I’m sick and tired of hurting my family. I want to be dead. Kill me. Kill me.’”

A few days ago, he told reporters he had commenced a hunger strike with the demand that he be allowed some communication with his family and country — demands that were ultimately met and offered the salve, at least, that his wife and sons were still alive after years without contact. But, he told the congregation, he also figured, “If God won’t kill me, I’ll get rid of myself, I don’t mind,” at times questioning whether God was real.

Even on the day of his release, when told he would be let go along with another hostage — French journalist Olivier Dubois — Woodke said he was without hope.

It wasn’t until the truck carrying him and Dubois stopped, and the pair were dropped off at a pre-arranged meeting point “in the middle of the desert” and he saw the terrorist truck speed off and armed special forces

from a “third-party nation” coming, that hope and faith returned.

“Then, my mouth was filled with laughter, then my tongue with songs of joy,” he said. “And that day, I danced in the desert.”

Thomas Rickstrew first met Woodke in the late 1990s, when he was a student at Humboldt State University and attending Arcata First Baptist Church. Woodke had already been doing missionary work in Niger for a decade or so at that point, Rickstrew says, but was home on furlough, as most missionaries work on a rotation that sees them spend three years in-country and then a year at home.

“He would meet with college students and tell stories,” Rickstrew says, adding he was immediately taken by Woodke, who’d graduated from HSU in 1984 with a wildlife degree, trained as a biologist and obviously took his faith very seriously, immersing himself in the work of helping some of the poorest people in one of the world’s poorest nations. “I was like, ‘Wow, this is it in living flesh. I’d heard of missionary people but Jeff is real. He’s a wild man.’”

While many reports of Woodke’s capture and subsequent release note that he’d dedicated decades of his life to doing missionary work in the Sahel region of Niger, they fail to capture the scope of that work, or Woodke’s role as the linchpin in a decades-long effort to bring in aid workers through his Arcata congregation and leverage global resources.

“I’m certain thousands of thousands of people are alive today who would not have been alive had Jeff not been in Niger,” Rickstrew says. “His work really, really saved lives.”

Woodke’s missionary work started in Morocco, though he was forced out of the country for proselytizing, according to Stephen Patterson, who’s known him for more than 20 years. A road trip then took Woodke through Mali and into Niger, where he became fascinated with the Tuareg, historically nomadic people in the Sahel region. Woodke soon focused his work there with a relentless intensity, and it would grow to serve the Wodaabe and Fulani people, as well.

The traditionally nomadic groups in the Sahel were facing increasingly dire conditions, squeezed and displaced by the population growth in nearby towns and cities that saw more and more land being converted to agricultural uses, as well as the desertification of their traditional lands. Droughts were also becoming more common and more severe.

Rickstrew said Woodke’s work focused on immediate needs first.

“Water is obviously essential if you’re going to survive in the desert,” he said, explaining that Woodke set about helping the nomadic groups build wells they could return to. And unlike other efforts that saw aid organizations build wells with specialized pumps and technology that would inevitably break with no hope of repair in a region where tools were hard to come by, let alone specialized parts, Woodke leaned on the ancestral knowledge of the people he was helping, using a traditional style of hand digging wells 3 meters wide and 300 feet deep.

But the work quickly expanded and, before long, Woodke was helping the herding people of the Sahel start animal husbandry programs after drought and famine led to cattle die-offs. He would raise funds to purchase cows, goats or sheep and then “loan” them to

Els and Jeffery Woodke share a glance at a press conference in the Fireside Room at Arcata First Baptist Church held 12 days after his release by an Al-Qaeda affiliate that had held him hostage in Western Africa for six years, five months, five days and 12 hours. Photo by Mark McKenna

families, Rickstrew said, with the promise that they would then “loan” the animals’ offspring to another family under the same deal, allowing the initial investment to grow throughout the region.

Then there were the grain banks. Having noticed that the nomadic groups had not fully adjusted to the realities of a changing world and were often left facing exorbitant grain prices in the dry seasons, Woodke helped them pool resources to buy in bulk at rock-bottom prices during the millet harvest season and store the grain, distributing it throughout the year.

Noting the region’s flash flood events would wash out topsoil, causing significant erosion with no water retention, Woodke helped install a series of loose rock dikes in the grasslands, which would pool water for periods after the rains and saturate the soil. This would allow native grasses to flourish in some areas, giving herds much needed grazing land. In other areas, Woodke helped people plant wild wheat, which could be harvested and stored.

Those who worked with Woodke say he was also instrumental in starting makeshift medical and veterinary clinics, teaching several people in a group how to recognize and treat basic illnesses and infection. The government of Niger also had a program under which it would send a teacher to any population area that met certain criteria, including having a working well and a schoolhouse, so Woodke focused efforts on helping groups meet those requirements. Then, when the teacher arrived, Woodke and his groups would help provide a support system, Rickstrew says, as most of the teachers were from the city and ill-prepared to “go out to this nomadic camp in the middle of nowhere.”

Woodke was, of course, not alone in this work, but those who saw it up close say he was the tip of the spear, the one recognizing needs, coordinating resources through international granting organizations and recruiting missionary labor. And they say he was always focused on making it sustainable, making sure locals were in charge of overseeing projects with the foreigners acting in support.

While benevolent and deferential in ways, Woodke also had an uncompromising quality — Rickstrew describes it as a “high level of disagreeableness” — that shaped his work and allowed him to get things done in a region rife with obstacles. Michael Childress, now senior pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Arcata, recalls a meeting that took place during a visit to Niger he took with his wife 20 or so years ago to see Woodke’s work. Woodke, he says, got pulled into a talk with tribal elders.

“Jeff wanted both boys and girls to go to the school, but the elders couldn’t figure out why the girls needed to go to school,” Childress says. “It was a long, drawn out meeting but, finally, they agreed and the girls went to school.”

And Woodke’s efforts to bring education to the nomadic people of the Sahel — who had literacy rates far below 10 percent — was fueled by a recognition that it was the path to giving them a political voice.

“When you’re trying to do anything with the government, you’re going to need people who can read and write,” Rickstrew says.

Patterson says that’s true, but notes the challenges run deeper than simple literacy.

“In general, nomads don’t have a lot of voice in the world,” he says, having lived with a band of the Wodaabe people for years after traveling to Niger through the Arcata First Baptist Church ministry. “They’re just happy to drink milk and dance and sing. They’re definitely a joy to live with, but people will take advantage of them. I’ll just put it that way.”

So, they say, Woodke developed relationships with regional governmental representatives to advocate for pastoral pass-throughs in agricultural land that would allow nomadic herding groups to travel in and out of town, as well as anti-desertification campaigns that would promote education to preserve the area’s grasslands. Lindsey Thomas, who traveled to Niger for the first time in 2001 to join Woodke’s work in Niger, said it came to seem the man was involved in everything at every level.

“He had time for everybody,” Thomas says. “He was in meetings from before dawn until after dark. He worked really hard.”

Rickstrew says that while Woodke’s Christianity was central to all his efforts and his mission, it was rarely, if ever, the first foot he put forward.

“He built relationships from serving the people and then the people he was serving would ask him about his faith, then he’d share it,” Rickstrew says. “A lot of missionaries go with the idea, ‘I’m going to plant a church and be a preacher and teach the gospel with my words in a church.’ That wasn’t Jeff at all. It was, ‘I’m going to live out Christian service to help the helpless, to feed the starving, and minister with my hands and my feet, and that’s how I’m going to demonstrate the gospel.”

In the years that Rickstrew

was in Niger with Woodke in the early 2000s, he says it never felt unsafe.

The region was rife with tensions, he says, but not the way most would think. The nomadic tribes didn’t necessarily get along, Rickstrew says, a dynamic that was exacerbated in the aftermath of a separatist uprising that saw the Nigerien government bring in Arab mercenaries to squash, who the government then rewarded with parcels of land to farm in the region. “Let’s just say the racial tension was very high,” Rickstrew says.

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to the U.S. State Department — Niger is a secular country, allowing people to worship as they please. Patterson and others say locals at times seemed uninterested in Christianity but were almost always universally respectful. And Woodke carried an almost exalted status, they say, having worked with so many for so long for the good of the people in an area where indi erence and corruption were both widespread.

Rickstrew says when he’d attend large festivals with Woodke a “seat of honor” would often be set for him, while Thomas says people had reverent nicknames for Woodke like “big fish,” “chief” or “royalty.” Patterson says simply: “Je was a king there. Everyone knew him, everyone loved him.” Rickstraw adds, “There’s a lot of babies named Je in Niger.”

Nonetheless, it was and is a hard place and multiple people interviewed for this story say Woodke shared stories of being held at gunpoint various times. Childress, who says he never felt unsafe there, tells how on road trips they’d often come to a string stretched across the roadway when passing through a village and have to stop. Then, he says, a man with a machine gun would come to “check what you were doing” and you’d have to pay a bribe to continue on your way. Woodke, Childress recalls, would make him and his wife dress in traditional dress, sit in the backseat and cover their faces when the armed man approached, warning that, “If he looks back and sees white people, the cost will go up.” Childress recalls another road trip to visit a school in which Woodke kept stopping to pick up Wodaabe travelers in need of a ride, inviting them into the back of his pickup truck. By custom, Woodabe men are gifted a sword when they reach maturity and Childress recalls that by the end of the trip, they had about a dozen passengers and maybe six or seven swords splayed across the truck’s dashboard.

Dynamics in Niger have been changing, however, and subject to geopolitical forces. Rickstrew says the country’s rich oil and uranium reserves have drawn the interest of the Chinese government and others, and a highway from North Africa to the west that runs through Niger has become a thoroughfare for gun and drug smuggling. Terrorist groups,

including Al-Qaeda, have also increased their presence in the region and kidnappings have become more commonplace.

Patterson says security concerns eventually caused o cials to pull him out of the Wodaabe’s nomadic camps and into the city, though he never worried much.

It’s unclear if it was due to safety concerns or other life forces, but Woodke started to pull back in the 2010s. While previously he’d kept a home in Niger’s capital city where he and his wife Els raised their two sons, the family moved back to McKinleyville so his sons could attend high school there. Patterson says he and Woodke started being more vigilant in the town of Abalak, where they kept their homes in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Once, he says, Woodke told him he intended to start carrying a gun for protection because he knew kidnapping “was a serious threat,” but later said it didn’t align with his beliefs and he didn’t want to let “fear overcome him.”

In 2014, Thomas traveled with her husband and their three children back to Abalak, where she’d missioned more than a decade earlier. She says she noticed the di erence, noting that while even in 2001 Woodke’s home had armed guards, back then they were “like old men with swords,” whereas this time they were armed soldiers. About a week before the family planned to head back stateside, Thomas says Woodke came over at about 9 p.m. and said he’d gotten word from people in town that terrorists had arrived. They needed to fly home the following morning.

“He came with us,” she says. “The next morning, we all left.”

Even after that trip, Thomas says her husband, Sean, was intent on returning the family to Abalak for another years-long missionary stay. Then they ran into Je and Els Woodke at a wedding. “They just said, ‘I don’t think this is for you guys. Not Niger, not West Africa.’”

In time, the various missionary groups that placed aid workers in the region pulled them out, and various governments would advise all foreign workers to leave. Woodke, however, kept going back, reportedly unable to find someone to take over his work and unwilling

Je ery Woodke (right) during one of his many missionary trips to the Sahel, where fellow missionaries say many babies came to be named “Je ” in honor of his work. Submitted

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to leave it unfinished.

After Woodke was taken by armed gunmen Oct. 14, 2016, a Nigerien o cial told The Straight Times he had pleaded with Woodke to leave but he’d refused, “Insisting that he was not afraid.” Noting Woodke had been with the people of the Sahel through famine, drought and flood, Abalak Mayor Ahmed Dilou told the paper his abduction was “such a devastating shock that the whole city cried.”

Patterson says he never put

too much stock in the whole kidnapping thing, even in the immediate aftermath of Woodke’s capture. He says the people he met in the Sahel were almost universally kind and he just has a hard time imagining them harming anyone. As such, he held out hope that even after Woodke was taken that it wasn’t a brutal kind of thing and he would be held and treated humanely until demands were met, then safely released.

But Patterson says that changed some months after Woodke was taken, when he returned to Abalak and heard an eye-witness account of what happened: An armed man on a motorcycle pulled up to Woodke’s home after sundown and shot the soldier guarding his home, then Woodke’s caretaker. Then a pickup truck pulled up with more armed men. Woodke ran.

“From the eye-witness accounts I got, they chased him, hit him on the back of the head with a rifle and dragged him back to the car,” Patterson says, his voice straining over the phone while recounting the image.

Those interviewed for this story say they grew increasingly concerned in the months and then years that followed when no ransom demand seemed to materialize. It was as though Woodke had just vanished.

Els Woodke, for her part, maintains that her faith that she would see and hold her husband again never wavered.

“I remember when it first happened, I cried out to God, ‘I want my husband home,’ and he did not say, ‘No,’” she recalled during the press conference. “And I believed that God has never changed his mind when he did not say no six and a half years ago, he did not say no every day. So, I kept my faith that Je would be home and lived every day in faith he would come home.”

Those interviewed for this story say it’s true Els Woodke seemed to hold an unflinching belief Je would be not just released, but released healthy and whole. Her faith, they say, allowed them to keep faith.

And she didn’t just sit idly by, either. In 2021, she made a couple video appeals to the head of JNIM pleading for her husband’s release, and that November held a press conference in Washington, D.C., urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to “honor the promise” he’d made her to do all he could to

secure Woodke’s release, and lamenting the federal government’s admonishments that she not share information given to her about her husband’s situation with others, including the hostage negotiation organization she was working with.

“She stood for Je , she fought for Je ,” Rickstrew says.

“She just knew he was alive,” says Thomas. “So we thought, ‘If anyone knows, Els knows. If she thinks he’s alive, he’s alive.’”

In the summer of 2021, Patterson says Els Woodke was notified of a ransom demand of 3 million Euros and started trying to raise the money. Thomas says her family donated but Els later gave the money back. Patterson says he asked her why.

“She said she wasn’t seeking God’s kingdom, she was just seeking Je ’s release at first,” Patterson recalls. “She said, ‘If I give them money, I’m not really seeking God’s kingdom because they’re trying to tear that kingdom down.’”

It’s unclear exactly what led the group holding Woodke to release him. U.S. o cials insist no ransom was paid or concessions made. Woodke, for his part, said at the press conference that he knows what motivated his release but could not say for fear of jeopardizing an investigation into his captors and seven other foreign nationals being held hostage in Mali.

“I’m looking forward to telling my whole story at the right time and in the right way,” Je Woodke told reporters.” For now, I will limit the information I share and continue to cooperate with authorities to bring these monsters to justice and help get the other people out because they are living in hell.”

Rickstrew and others say they watched the video from Woodke’s press conference, or read stories about it, and felt the weight of his experience wash over them, knowing he’d endured just what they’d prayed for years he wasn’t.

“The reality of what he endured is just so heavy,” Rickstrew says. “If you could give me one person in life that I know who could be captured and held in captivity by Al-Qaeda and be strong in his faith and would stand for Christ? Je Woodke. He’s the one.”

Back in the hall of the Arcata First Baptist Church on April 2, Woodke tells the congregation that it is only in retrospect that he sees what God was doing when he had given up hope, lost faith and prayed for death. God, it turns out, was busy answering Els Woodke’s unwavering prayer.

“God bent the will of nations and the powerful to bring me, a lowly sinner, from a living hell,” he says. ●

Thadeus Greenson (he/him) is the Journal’s news editor. Reach him at (707) 442-1400, extension 321, or thad@ northcoastjournal.com.

Spring Brings New Angling Opportunities

By Kenny Priest fishing@northcoastjournal.com

Spring, along with the accompanying nice weather, will arrive eventually. At least that’s what the calendar says. And when it does, a new set of angling opportunities will come with it. As the number of storms begin to lessen, we’ll see some much-improved ocean conditions. With that, anglers will head to the jetties and beaches in search of rockfish and redtail perch. The California halibut fishery will also begin to take o , especially once the influx of freshwater into Humboldt Bay subsides. The same can be said for those in search of Dungeness crab in the bay. The lagoons, including Big, Stone and Freshwater, will also come into play. Both Big and Stone lagoons broke open numerous times this winter and should be full of trout and steelhead. Spring is also the time for salmon. The lower Rogue is one of the best fisheries on the coast for springers, and it’s just starting to heat up.

The Klamath River’s spring-run fisheries fate will be decided in the next couple of weeks by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. It’s been an unusually long and wet winter, but spring angling is right around the corner.

Upcoming meetings

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) and its advisory bodies are meeting now through April 7 to address issues related to groundfish, salmon, Pacific halibut, coastal pelagic species and administrative matters. One of the key agenda items is to adopt final management measures for the 2023 recreational and commercial ocean salmon fisheries. Also on the agenda are the 2023 Klamath River Basin quotas and Sacramento fall Chinook fisheries. It is likely these in-river fisheries will be closed this fall. For more information, visit pcouncil.org/ documents/2023/03/april-2023-meetingagenda.pdf.

The California Fish and Game Commission meeting will be held in Fresno, April

19 to20 to adopt and discuss changes to the upcoming sport fishing seasons. The meeting will be live streamed for viewing or listening. On the agenda are the proposed changes to Klamath River Basin sport fishing as well as Klamath River regulations related to dam removal. Also on the agenda is the fate of the Central Valley fall Chinook fisheries. For a complete agenda and comment submission, and viewing information, visit nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=210870&inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.

Photos like this will be much more prevalent in the weeks to come as spring arrives on the coast. Pictured is Fortuna resident Nathan Graham with a pair of female Rock greenlings caught on the south jetty. Rock fishing is open year-round to shore-based anglers and divers. Photo courtesy of Joe Graham

Smith River

Shelter Cove crab feed

Shelter Cove Fishing Preservation will be holding its third annual crab feed fundraiser dinner and silent auction April 15 at the Community Center/Club House in Shelter Cove. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at the launch o ce. The event starts at 5 p.m. and live music will be provided by The Breakers. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/scfpinc.

The Rivers:

Reminder: The South Fork Eel, Van Duzen, Mattole, Mad, Redwood Creek and the Chetco all closed to fishing March 31.

Main stem Eel

The main stem is still a long way from being fishable. As of Tuesday, it was running at 13,000 cubic feet per second at the Scotia gauge. Another rise is predicted for Friday with flows reaching 21,000 cfs Saturday. It will need to get down close to 5,000 cfs before it’s fishable. The main stem Eel, from its mouth to the South Fork is open to fishing all year. From April 1 through Sept. 30, only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.

The Smith is in great shape at 9.75 feet at the Jed Smith gauge as of Tuesday. Another rise is predicted to begin Thursday, pushing the river to 12.5 feet by Friday morning. Fishing pressure has been light, but there are some fish around. The main stem of the Smith will remain open through the end of April from its mouth to the confluence with the Middle and South Forks. The Middle Fork will also remain open through April from its mouth to Patrick’s Creek. The South Fork is open through April as well, from its mouth upstream approximately 1,000 feet to the County Road (George Tryon) bridge and Craig’s Creek to Jones Creek.

Lower Rogue

According to Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing, spring salmon are being caught in the lower Rogue River by boaters anchoring close to shore and fishing anchovies. “Plunkers also are getting a few springers from shore with 4.0 MagLips,” said Martin. The Chetco, Elk and Sixes have closed for the season. ●

Kenny Priest operates Fishing the North Coast, a fishing guide service out of Humboldt specializing in salmon and steelhead. Find it on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and fishingthenorthcoast.com. For up-to-date fishing reports and North Coast river information, email kenny@ fishingthenorthcoast.com.

Godwit Days

By Sarah Hobart getout@northcoastjournal.com

When you live in a place as awash in natural wonders as Humboldt County, it can be easy to take it for granted.

Towering redwoods with trunks as thick as Volkswagens? Just look out the window. Miles of rocky coastal beaches with endless tidepools to explore? Been there, done that.

But how about backroads that snake east through the hills, twisting and climbing through open prairies to a place where majestic California condors soar? That, perhaps, is something you haven’t seen.

North America’s largest raptor has a starring role in the 2023 Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, which kicks off Thursday, April 13 and runs for four action-packed days. Its theme of Renewal and Restoration is fitting for both the condor and the festival: This year marks the return of full in-person activities for the first time since 2019. Events include 70 field trips, two keynote addresses, a banquet and silent auction, a student art show and a bird fair with multiple vendors and nonprofits, among other fun diversions. It’s the 27th year for this popular celebration of all things bird and birding.

The festival was hatched in 1996 as a one-day event staged primarily on the Arcata Plaza and featuring a handful of field trips, a few vendors and a keynote lecture. Its eponymous bird was suggested by the Redwood Region Audubon Society as an

ideal representative of both the county and festival: The marbled godwit is a handsome bird that looks great on a T-shirt and Humboldt Bay is a particularly important stop for godwits during their annual migrations. The event quickly became a perennial favorite of local birders as well as drawing a strong contingent of out-of-towners, a nice boost for the local economy.

And like a hungry fledgling it grew. In 2000 the festival moved to its permanent venue at the new Arcata Community Center, and by 2003 it was a week-long event with 85 guided field trips and legendary birder and Audubon magazine field editor Kenn Kaufman as the keynote speaker (his field guide is at my left elbow). In 2004 the festival became a self-contained nonprofit with a board of directors and added a student art contest to its list of activities.

When renowned ornithologist David Sibley (whose field guide is at my right elbow) gave the keynote address in 2016, paid registrations totaled 574 and the event appeared to be on high-flying trajectory.

Then came 2020. Five weeks before Godwit Days was scheduled to begin, it was canceled — a devastating blow. Donations kept the festival aloft — barely — and in 2021 it was reinvented as a three-day free virtual event. The next year saw a mix of virtual and in-person activities, but it was still a shadow of its former iteration.

Now it’s back in full-feathered glory with 16 brand-new field trips, including a pelagic

(ocean) tour and a trip to look for condors, along with many of the old favorites. Guided by local experts, all trips are on a space-available basis — some have already sold out— and while many have an additional modest fee, quite a few are free. A one-time $35 registration fee is required to sign up for field trips, and it’s waived for kids 15 and under. There’s also a “lite” registration option of $10, which enables you to sign up for the no-fee field trips and gets you a ticket to the Saturday night address. The bird fair and Friday night keynote address are free to the public without a registration fee.

Then the adventures begin. If you’re an early bird, check out the Dawn Chorus at the Arcata Marsh where marsh wrens and warblers are sure to be in full voice. For seabirds and a possible migrating Pacific loon, try the North Jetty Seawatch. Or brush up on your birding-by-ear skills, explore Eureka’s hotspots or even learn more about other winged creatures — dragonflies. There are fun activities just for kids, too, including a nature walk at the marsh and dissecting owl pellets to see whose bones are inside.

When my boys were small, Godwit Days was always part of the fabric of spring. We’d make a beeline for the bird fair at the Community Center and peruse the student artwork in the lobby. Then the kids would gravitate to the live raptor presentation while I’d wander around and eventually end up at the high-end optics vendor to daydream.

Later on, we signed up for a few field trips. Some of them were spectacular but the one I remember best was a simple walk at Freshwater Farms Reserve. It was a typical April day in Humboldt, overcast and damp, the air tangy with the scent of freshly

unfurled alder leaves. The trip leaders were friendly and knowledgeable, sharing some of the history of the reserve as we shuffled along at the usual stop-and-start birding pace, and everyone had a great time. I saw my first olive-sided flycatcher on that trip, a life bird.

In 2006, my partner and I scraped together cash for a sitter so we could attend the Godwit Days keynote address: John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, discussing the potential sightings of an ivory-billed woodpecker — a bird long believed to be extinct — by Cornell scientists deep in the swamps of Arkansas. The hall was standing-room only and the audience was utterly mesmerized. By the end of the lecture many were in tears (maybe I was one of them, I forget) listening to Fitzpatrick weave a tale of impossible dreams that just might have come true.

Dreams and the tremendous work that brought them to fruition will revisit the podium on Friday, April 14, when Tiana Williams-Claussen and Chris West talk about the California condor’s incredible return to the North Coast after an absence of more than 100 years. Williams-Claussen, director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department, and West, the tribe’s Northern California Condor Restoration Program manager, will describe the 14-year effort to bring Preygo-neesh home to Humboldt’s skies and to the Yurok people, for whom the condor has long been spiritually significant. The lecture is free to the public and begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center.

If you’d like to see Humboldt through the eyes of a birder, check out Godwit Days. You’ll find everything you need to celebrate spring, wings and the beautiful place we live at godwitdays.org, including registration information and a place to sign up for an adventure or two. Or why not more? l

Sarah Hobart (she/her) is a freelance writer based in Humboldt County.

A western grebe.

Photo by Sarah Hobart

Spring is in the Air

By Tamar Burris artbeat@northcoastjournal.com

The signs of Humboldt spring are everywhere: budding trees, muddy holes, emerging trilliums and gardeners doing their thing. What does spring look like to you? If you hurry and visit the Redwood Art Association Gallery before April 15, you will get a chance to see what spring looks like to some of our local artists.

The RAA annual Spring Exhibition is one of the organization’s most popular. This is the 65th year of the judged member exhibit and one that has seen more than 120 new works of art submitted for the competition. While there is no specific theme for the event, the works represent creative visions of spring in various artistic mediums. Paintings, sculptures, photographs and fiber art are all on display throughout the gallery.

“The exhibition shows how there are many interpretations of spring,” said judge Michele Ohm. Ohm, who holds a degree from University of California Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies and an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, is one of the many volunteers who helped make the exhibit what it is. Tasked with the difficult job of deciding who took home top awards, Ohm was struck by the vast differences in the pieces she examined. “I saw florals and landscapes, of course,” she said in her official statement. “But there were also works about

emerging from grief, the passing of time, feminism and cycles.”

In the end, Best in Show went to Adrienne Werth for the gorgeously depicted squash in the watercolor “Gregourdian Chant” and First Place went to Pat Durbin for the detailed stitchery of “Miniature Redwoods.” Other awards included Elsie Mendes’ serene picnic “Peace and Quiet” for Best of Spring and Barrie Love’s mixed media portrait “The Gaze” for Best in Photography. Prizes for all awards came from generous sponsors, with the exhibit underwritten by primary donor Eureka Natural Foods and major cash donations from Pierson Building Center and Redwood Capital Bank. Other local people and businesses alike also donated cash and gift certificates to add to the winnings.

Getting a show like this ready for viewing is no simple feat. Being a nonprofit organization, the RAA greatly depends on local support to showcase art and artists in our community. As the spring exhibit is a large one, it requires the hands of numerous volunteers and a lot of hard work. It is a true labor of love. Once the art is brought to the gallery, each piece is professionally photographed and catalogued for the online exhibit, allowing guests and members to view the work even if they are unable to visit the downtown Eureka gallery in person. When everything has been entered, setting up the spatial design

and hanging begins. Every piece is carefully selected for its designated spot based on size, color, medium and other factors.

During the closure and limited hours imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers and RAA members used the time to remodel the interior of the art space. Thanks to their hard work, the upstairs gallery has a more pleasing flow and the space is brightened with new flooring, fresh paint and other updates that help draw visitors’ eyes to where they should be — on the art — rather than to needed repairs. Members also worked on the website to provide better online access and a host of other updates.

Although much improvement work has been done in the space, the RAA is still fundraising for a chairlift to improve access to the upstairs galleries for those with mobility issues. A percentage of sales from this show will go toward the chairlift fund.

Visit the RAA Gallery at 603 F St., Eureka, Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. View the Spring Exhibition online at redwoodart.net.

Tamar Burris (she/her) is a freelance education writer and relationship coach. Her book for children of divorce A New Special Friend is available through her website tamarburris.com.

Best of Spring winner “Peace and Quiet,” by Elsie Mendes Courtesy of the artist

Barrie Love’s mixed media piece “The Gaze,” winner of Best in Photography. Courtesy of the artist

Pewetole Island photography by Alan Liles

Tastemakers

By Collin Yeo music@northcoastjournal.com

Alot of important figures in the music world have passed away recently, three that I consider quite notable are saxophone god Wayne Shorter, multi-instrumentalist and hired gun David Lindley, and bassist Steve Mackey, whose work with one of my favorite Brit bands, Pulp, was both melodic and charging. However, the last week has seen the loss of two very different titans of the industry, Seymour Stein and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and I’d like to take a moment to recognize them. Stein was perhaps the last of a dying breed: A record executive who had an ear and a vision that allowed him to recognize and promote greatness when it existed in the most humble environments. He was responsible for signing the Talking Heads, Madonna and The Ramones, among many other acts whose careers, and our uncountable hours of pleasure as members of the adoring international audience, were made possible by this eccentric Svengali. I don’t have much positive to say about the money side of the music industry or even the notion of turning music into an industry. But I’ll sing Stein’s praises as a rare creature like New Orleans producer Cosimo Matassa or Atlantic Records head honcho Ahmet Ertegun, who helped cultivate a diverse landscape of glorious music.

Sakamoto, on the other hand, was simply a musical genius. There’s no other way to put it. In his four-plus decades as an artist, soundtrack maker and composer-at-large, he had a supernatural ability to synthesize the cutting-edge technologies associated with electronic music while still tethering his work to composers from around the world who came before him, thus basking in a human warmth that is so often missing in digital production. If you are unfamiliar with his vast catalog of work, I suggest that you start with the title track from his soundtrack for the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, a Japanese film about a POW camp starring another brilliant musical mind, David Bowie. Rest in peace, Mr. Stein and Mr. Sakamoto. For the rest of you, go out into this

week and make it a little better with your presence. Ciao.

Thursday

Heavy, heavy, heavy show tonight at 7 p.m. at Siren’s Song Tavern. If you like the extreme end of metal, you’ll love the sets by Narc from Sacramento, Washington State’s Burial Rites and local chuggers and grinders Psyop Victim (whom I have given my stamp of approval to in columns past), and Grug. For this lineup, $10 seems like a steal.

Friday

Another type of heavy show is going down at the Siren’s Song tonight at 8 p.m., one that features an artier style of screaming noise. Shively’s Blackplate, one of my favorite bands in this wild county, is sharing the stage with two groups that I have only heard online, Cardboard and Monkey Business. However, I trust the judgment of the ’plate’s Sean Casement and co., and am recommending this gig to anyone with an ear for the marriage of guitar and vocal anguish ($5).

Saturday

Two very different gigs in Arcata tonight, both of which will be total burners for the fans of their respective genres. Cal Poly Humboldt’s Fulkerson Hall is the setting for a classical guitar duet of technical ecstasy, with local professor Jennifer Trowbridge teaming up with world-re-

nowned six-string samurai David Tanenbaum for a recital of good things at 8 p.m. ($15 general admission, $5 CPH students and children).

Meanwhile, an hour or so later over at the Miniplex, it’s the spring installment of Disco Night, where DJs Pandemonium Jones, The Grouch and Dacin will be spinning hot vinyl from the bellbottom era for the first lucky 200 who nab tickets, which are going for $10 presale and $15 at the door, if you can get there in time to score. Bonne chance.

Sunday, Easter

Hallelujah, hallelujah, he is risen. For those of you celebrating in any fashion today, I have two disparate gigs for you, and you can personally decide which among the two is more holy or blasphemous. Over at the Siren Song Tavern at 6 p.m., you can enjoy some old school, punk, power-violence and d-beat tunes in a seven-band (!) lineup, which includes locals Cynicism, Human Soup Hot Tub and Psyborg, along with touring acts Merked, Pillars, Savage and Filth is Eternal. A $20 bill gets you in the door for this minifest and if you are a metal fan, this is the one. An hour earlier, you can catch a maybe weirder spectacle, when the Arcata Theatre Lounge presents a showing of Jesus Christ Superstar, which somehow seems more demonic. Get in the door for $8 and pay an extra $4 to get a poster.

Monday

Mondays are usually quiet around these parts but that’s not so in Blue Lake, where the Logger Bar throws a regular Rockers Reggae Night from 7 to 9 p.m. It’s free to get in and you should expect OG Jamaican tunes pumping out of the sound system to augment your drinking enjoyment.

Tuesday

Savage Henry Comedy Club presents Shaved Pits, a dog-friendly comedy revue hosted by Nando Molina and Jason Merritt, who both encourage an audience of well-behaved pups and people at 9 p.m. ($10).

Wednesday

Indubious is a Bend, Oregon-based reggae band whose sound is full of the kind of echo-y, sonic noise that saves the genre from boring repetition. The group is centered around the Burton brothers, Evton and Skip, who were both born with the potentially fatal condition of cystic fibrosis but build a fine musical career. They’ll be landing at Humbrews tonight at 8 p.m. and $20 will give you a chance to see a bit of their magic.

Collin Yeo (he/him) has been indicted on 34 counts of being a total frickin’ badass. If convicted, he faces the Def Penalty. He lives in Arcata.

Blackplate plays the Siren’s Song Tavern at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 7. Photo by Robert Tripp, courtesy of the artists

Calendar

April 6 – 13, 2023

MUSIC

Daniel Nickerson and the Boogie Box. 5-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. The singer and one-man band operates the world’s only completely analog jukebox with 150 classic rock, soul and jazz songs for all ages. Free. family@gyppo.com. fb.me/e/2llXrWwch. (707) 986-7700.

Friday Night Jazz. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. Live local jazz with the Opera Alley Cats. Free. elvisatemydonuts@hotmail.com. (707) 444-2244.

Courtesy of Native Cultures Fund

The CA Indian Big Time & Social Gathering , happening Friday, April 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the West Gym at Cal Poly Humboldt is a free event where the public has a rare opportunity to see aspects of the diverse and rich cultures of California’s first peoples. At the event, Indigenous people gather to share and perform songs, games, arts and crafts.

6 Thursday

ART

It’s mid-April. Time to go birdin’. The annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival takes flight April 13-16 in spots around the county with many of the festival activities happening at the Arcata Community Center

The in-person festival offers multiple field trips each day, keynote lectures, a free opening reception, vendors, a silent auction, a banquet, free nature crafts and more. Get more info and sign up for field trips at godwitdays.org.

Eureka Photoshop Users Group Photography Show. Hagopian Art Gallery, Humboldt County Library (upstairs), 1313 Third St., Eureka. Award-winning members present traditional photography, abstracts, digital art, collages and more through April 28.

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.

Thursday Night Art. 4-7 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Bring your own supplies or use what’s around to collage, paint, draw, make an art book. Bring an instrument to jam in the Great Hall. Free, $5-$20 donation appreciated. sanctuaryarcata.org.

BOOKS

Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson Radio Hour. 10-11 p.m. Episode 14, The Material Question: Part 1 (45 minutes). Listen in on Humboldt Hot Air. Free. rybopp@suddenlink. net. HumboldtHotAir.org. (707) 826-7567.

COMEDY

Bored Games. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Every Thursday night we pull out the board games and it’s free play. Snacks, drinks and laughs. All ages w/caution for language. Age 21 and up w/ID to drink. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

LECTURE

The Justice Conundrum in Coastal Adaptation: Should We Retreat or Invest in Floating Climatopias? 5:30-7 p.m. Next up in the Climate & Clean Energy series at Cal Poly Humboldt, guest speaker Jola Ajibade explores how justice intersects with possible solutions for sea level rise. Free. schatzenergy@humboldt.edu. schatzcenter. org/2023/03/justadaptation/. (707) 826-4345. Planning for Public Realm Accessibility for People with Disabilities. 6:30-8 p.m. Peggy Martinez discusses

Time to scramble for eggs, yolks. I mean, folks. Where can the kiddos search for coveted colored and candy eggs and maybe spy the Easter Bunny himself? In Eureka, the city of Eureka Community Services Department presents its annual Easter Adventure, happening Saturday, April 8 , from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sequoia Park (free). Follow clues from the Easter Bunny and win a prize! And pose for photos with the big-eared fella, too. In Arcata, don’t miss the Family Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8 , from 2 to 5 p.m. at Stewart Park (free). There will be egg hunting by age groups, carnival games, snacks, photos with the Easter Bunny and face-painting. And in Ferndale, the Easter Egg Hunt takes place Saturday, April 8 , from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ferndale Fireman’s Pavilion (free). Kids divided into age groups can hunt for candy-filled eggs hidden by Ferndale Scouts and enjoy a meet and greet with the Easter Bunny.

the demographics of disability, laws, best practices, accessible design and more. Talk followed by Q&A session. Register online. Free. admin@transportationpriorities. org. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudOiqqD4vGdzOYzMkaR3FDCEsev7Dw--b.

MUSIC

The Jimmie Lahman Band. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. Live music outside in the patio. Free. lahmantone5@gmail.com. 7074999031.

McKinleyville Community Choir Rehearsal. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Join if you like to sing or play an instrument. Reading music or prior experience not necessary. Rehearsals are every Thursday evening. ccgreene46@gmail.com. (831) 419-3247.

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Signup begins 8:40 p.m. Open to all types of expression: music, poetry, etc. No cover, tips appreciated.

FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3-4 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Help fight hunger and improve nutrition in the community. Visit the website to be invited to a Zoom orientation. Free. volunteer@foodforpeople.org. foodforpeople.org/volunteering. (707) 445-3166, ext. 310.

ETC

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. Preparation and electronic filing of federal and state tax returns for low- to moderate-income individuals and families by IRS-certified volunteers. By appointment only, call to schedule. Free. (707) 443-9747 ext. 1240.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. SoHum Health presents classes focused on strength and mobility (Tuesday), and on relaxation and breath work (Thursday). Contact instructor Ann Constantino for online orientation. $3-$5 donation per class, no one is turned away for lack of funds. annconstantino@ gmail.com. sohumhealth.org. (707) 923-3921.

Trivia Night at the Historic Scotia Lodge. First Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Scotia Lodge, 100 Main St. Free to

join and prizes to the winners. All ages. Free. scotia-lodge. com/hosted-events. (707) 298-7139.

DJS

DJ Statik and Friends. 9 p.m. Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Your favorite hits. Free. bearrivercasino.com.

Throw ‘Em Back Thursdays. First Thursday of every month, 9 p.m. Wave Lounge, Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. DJ Statik spinning throwback, hip hop and R&B. Free. bluelakecasino.com/entertainment/wave.

OPEN MIC

Blondies Open Mic. 6 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. Share your gifts. Free. blondiesfoodanddrink.com.

Siren’s Song Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. Step up to the mic. Free. sirenssongtavern.com.

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Supportive atmosphere, more than 45,000 songs to choose from, all skill levels welcome. Two-drink minimum purchase at the bar. Ages 21 and up. info@miniplexevents.com. instagram. com/richardsgoat/. (707) 630-5000.

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COMEDY

Home Improv-ment. 7 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Hosted by Stephanie Knowles with no pressure, just fun and a chance to try something out of your comfort zone. Free, donations accepted. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Please Don’t Leave. 11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Scott Hoyle runs this improv-based comedy show with a rotating panel of the best local comedians and touring comics. $5. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Live Music. 6-8:30 p.m. Fieldbrook Market & Eatery, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Every Friday, local bands play folk, bluegrass, Americana. Always family friendly. Check Facebook or Instagram for updates on who’s playing. Free. fieldbrookmarket@gmail.com. (707) 633-6097.

One of These Nights - Eagles Tribute. 8 p.m. Bear River Casino and Resort Tish Non Ballroom, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Eagles tribute band. $20. bearrivercasino.com/ events-and-shows/one-of-these-nights-eagles-tribute/. (707) 733-9644.

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing. Opera Alley Cats. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. Professional-level jazz twice a week with cool vibes and great people. Free. thespeakeasybar@yahoo. com. facebook.com/speakeasyeureka. (707) 444-2244.

THEATER

Sister Act 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. A feel-good musical comedy based on the 1992 film. Get tickets online. ferndalerep.org.

EVENTS

CA Indian Big Time & Social Gathering. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. West Gym, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Honoring and highlighting the rich culture of California’s first peoples, who are still present today through song, games, resources, arts and crafts and building community. hsuitepp@humboldt. edu. hum.link/BigTime23. (707) 826-3672.

FOR KIDS

Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop off your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694.

Weekly Preschool Storytime. 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 and other family members. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humboldtgov.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=8274. (707) 269-1910.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Help with animal care, weeding, watering, planting and occasional harvest help on Saturday mornings. Volunteers get free produce. flowerstone333@gmail. com. (530) 205-5882.

MEETINGS

Language Exchange Meetup. First Friday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Familia Coffee, 1350 Ninth St., Arcata. Speak your native language. Teach someone a language. Learn a language. familiacoffees.com/. (925) 214-8099.

OUTDOORS

Friday Night at the Refuge. 7-8 p.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Join

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David F. Thomson for a photographic presentation titled “It’s Not What You See, But How You See It.” The first Friday of every month April through October, the Salmon Creek Unit and Shorebird Loop Trail will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. denise_seeger@fws.gov. fws.gov/refuge/ humboldt-bay. (707) 733-5406.

ETC

First Friday Market Series. First Friday of every month, 4-7 p.m. Herb & Market Humboldt, 427 H St., Arcata. Music, food trucks, artisans and more. Must have a doctor’s recommendation or be over the age of 21 to enter. Free. Herbandmarket@gmail.com. (707) 630-4221.

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. SoHum Health presents online classes with short, high intensity cardio workouts. Contact instructor Stephanie Finch by email for a link to the class. Free. sfinch40@gmail.com. sohumhealth.com.

NIGHTLIFE

LIVE BANDS

First Friday Blues Jam w/Andy B. First Friday of every month, 7-10 p.m. Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge, 139 Second St., Eureka. An evening of blues and jams with host Andy B and Friends. Free. historiceaglehouse.com/live-musicevents. (707) 407-0634.

ORGŌNE with Object Heavy. 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Soul and funk from ORGŌNE supporting its new album Lost Knights. Joined by local Arcata favorites Object Heavy. $25 advance, $30 day of. facebook.com/ events/610097750925252.

DJS

Irie Vibes Friday. First Friday of every month, 6 p.m.-midnight. Papa Wheelies Pub, 1584 Reasor Road, McKinleyville. Dancehall, reggae, hip hop. facebook.com/Papa-Wheelies-Pub-554485114700702/.

Whomp. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. DJs MYTHM, Chopsjunkie, McG/Norman. $15. tyroncyphers24@outlook.com. thejamarcata.com. (707) 822-5266.

World Wide Wax. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. North Of Fourth, 207 Third St., Eureka. A dance party showcasing funky records from around the world. With DJs The Grouch, Silkie B Dacin and Pandemonium Jones. $5.

MISC. NIGHTLIFE

Fieldbrook Winery Tasting. 3-5 p.m. North Coast Co-op, Eureka, 25 Fourth St. Taste wines for the spring holidays. Must be 21 years of age to participate. Free. kirstenlindquist@northcoast.coop. northcoastco-op. com. (707) 443-6027.

OTHER

Reel Genius Trivia at Old Growth. First Friday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Old Growth Cellars, 1945 Hilfiker Lane, Eureka. General trivia, fun for everyone. Prizes for winners. Max seven people per team. Food truck on site. Free. partners@reelgeniustrivia.com. oldgrowthcellars.com. (707) 601-1606.

KARAOKE

Karaoke en Español. 9 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. ¡Ven a cantar todas tus canciones favoritas en español! Por favor envíenos sus solicitudes de canciones ahora (please get your song

requests in now and we will see if they are available).

Ages 21 and up. Two-drink minimum purchase. Free. info@ miniplexevents.com. fb.me/e/3ywvX52ov. (707) 630-5000.

Pretty Kitty Karaoke. 9:30 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Hosted by Jamie Kohl of Little Red fame. Cash only. Ages 21 and up. Veterans welcome. Shu eboard. PearceHansen999@outlook.com. facebook. com/profile.php?id=100082987501904. (206) 348-9335.

8 Saturday ART

Second Saturday Family Arts Day. 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Create mixed media collages with paint, images, bottle caps, buttons and more. This project is inspired by the artwork of Joan Katri. Participants are invited to explore the exhibition and then gather in the rotunda for the day’s project with assistance and guidance from art educator Genevieve Kjesbu. All materials supplied. Free. humboldtarts.org.

COMEDY

Farm to Table: Late Night Comedy. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Baseball Robby curates this small batch artisanal stand-up comedy showcase. $5. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

MOVIES

Arcata Premiere - Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire 4:307:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Film featuring climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors

discussing our relationship with wildfire. Proceeds benefit the Cultural Fire Management Council. $10. hello@ elementalfilm.com. elementalfilm.com. (503) 504-2432.

MUSIC

Bad Moon Rising. 8 p.m. Bear River Casino and Resort Tish Non Ballroom, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. A salute to Creedence Clearwater Revival. $20.

Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series: David Tanenbaum and Jennifer Trowbridge. 8 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata. Internationally renowned guitarist David Tanenbaum and CPH guitar instructor Jennifer Trowbridge and five of her students perform works by Phillip Glass, Lou Harrison, George Crumb, Terry Riley and Aaron Jay Kernis. $15, $5 child, $5 CPH students, $7 livestream. mus@humboldt.edu.

Funnicators. 5-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Blues and soul. Free. family@gyppo. com. gyppo.com/calendar-of-events. (707) 986-7700. The Jimmie Lahman Band. 6-8 p.m. Mad River Brewing Co. & Tap Room, 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. Live music, outdoor venue. Free. lahmantone5@gmail.com. madriverbrewing.com. 7074999031.

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing. Wind Energy. 7:30 p.m. Fortuna Monday Club, 610 Main St. Woodwind quartet performs new musical works by lesser-known composers. Jill Petricca, flute; Michael Kibbe, oboe; Paul Cummings, Clarinet; Aaron Lopez, bassoon and Anwyn Halliday, horn. $10. fortunaconcertseries.com.

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SPOKEN WORD

Raise the Roof. 7-8:45 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. A poetry and music fundraiser for a new roof. Performances by Eureka Poet Laureate Wil Gibson, former Eureka Poet Laureate David Holper, Daryl Chinn, Larry Crist, Jeff DeMark, Anne Fricke, Susanna Gibson, Jerry Martien and Zera Starchild. Music by Jeff DeMark, Paul DeMark, DJ Goldylocks and Zera Starchild. Books for sale, cash bar. Tickets available at Eureka Books and Wildberries. $20. jemima@humboldtarts.org. humboldtarts. org. (707) 442-0278.

THEATER

Sister Act. 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See April 7 listing.

FOR KIDS

Quack and Wabbit Family Literacy Party in McKinleyville. 3 p.m. McKinleyville Library, 1606 Pickett Road. Puppet theater directed by Tanya Crowley and Yumi Ozaki that teaches children positive messages and life skills. Free. literacyhelpers@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/3626148397667769/?ref=newsfeed. (707) 445-3655. Quack and Wabbit Family Literacy Party in Willow Creek. 11 a.m. Willow Creek Library, State routes 299 and 96. Puppet theater directed by Tanya Crowley and Yumi Ozaki that teaches children positive messages and life skills. Free. literacyhelpers@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/199712006025084/?ref=newsfeed. (707) 445-3655.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers and more. Music and hot food vendors. No pets, but trained, ADA-certified, service animals are welcome. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation. org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/arcataplaza.html. (707) 441-9999.

Sea Goat Farmstand. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Fresh veggies grown on site, local eggs and sourdough bread. Work from local artists and artisans. flowerstone333@gmail. com. (530) 205-5882.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See April 7 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Easter Adventure. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sequoia Park, 3414 W St., Eureka. Join the city of Eureka Community Services Department for the annual event to follow clues from the Easter Bunny and win a prize. Photos with the Easter Bunny. facebook.com/events/603334535037102. (707) 441-4248.

Family Easter Egg Hunt. 2-5 p.m. Stewart Park, Arcata, Arcata. Egg hunting, carnival games, snacks, photos with the Easter Bunny and face-painting. The egg hunt will be held by age groups. Arrive closer to 2 p.m. to ensure you don’t miss out on the action. Free. friendsoftheveteranshall@gmail.com. fb.me/e/O0PxiPvR.

Ferndale Easter Egg Hunt. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Ferndale Fireman’s Pavilion, 100 S. Berding St. Youngsters hunt for candy-filled eggs hidden by Ferndale Scouts and enjoy a meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny. Prizes in four categories, by age.

Hometown Photo Days - Easter Bunny & Friends. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Humboldt’s Hometown Store, 394 Main St., Ferndale. The Easter Bunny hops into the Hometown Store with live bunnies for photos with your kiddos. Proceeds help care for and light Ferndale’s Living Christmas tree. Hidden eggs and a giant Easter basket to win. Pets can have

their photos with the bunny, too, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. No appointment needed. Three digital photos will be emailed to the ticket purchaser. humboldtshometownstore.com.

MEETINGS

Sistahood. 9:30-11 a.m. Virtual World, Online. For women teenagers and older on Zoom, to build healthy relationships and strengthen ties through validation and affirmation. Music from 9:30 a.m., open conversation from 9:45 a.m., meditation with the Sista Prayer Warriors from 10:45 a.m.

Woodturners Meeting. Second Saturday of every month, 1-3 p.m. Almquist Lumber Company, 5301 Boyd Road, Arcata. Exchange ideas, instruction and techniques for safe and successful woodturning. Beginning and experienced turners welcome. Meetings include a themed project demo, show-and-tell opportunities and Q&A. Free. redcoastturners@gmail.com. (707) 616-4922.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Guided Field Trip w/Gary Friedrichsen. 8:30-11 a.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Bring binoculars and meet trip leader Gary Friedrichsen at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) for easy-to-walk trails and shorebirds, migratory songbirds and raptors and resident birds. Free. rras.org.

Dune Restoration Volunteer Day. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Restore the biodiversity of the coastal dunes with the team. Snacks and tools provided. Meet at the center a few minutes before 10 a.m. Free. info@friendsofthedunes.org. friendsofthedunes. org. (707) 444-1397.

FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. Meet leader Elliott Dabill in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on Marsh ecology. Masks are strongly recommended inside the building. Free. (707) 826-2359.

Habitat Improvement Team Volunteer Workday. Second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-noon. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Help restore habitat by removing invasive, non-native plants and maintaining native plant areas. Wear long pants, long sleeves and closed-toe shoes. Bring drinking water. Tools, gloves and snack provided. denise_seeger@fws.gov. fws. gov/refuge/humboldt-bay. (707) 733-5406.

Spring Guided Walk at Founders Grove. 2-3 p.m. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, 17119 Avenue of Giants, Weott. Learn about the park’s cultural and natural history while being in it. This walk is 0.6 miles long on a flat ADA trail. Meet at the Founders Grove picnic area/parking lot. Free. humboldtredwoods.org.

Spring Guided Walk at Gould Grove. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor’s Center, 17119 Avenue of the Giants, Weott. Learn about the park’s cultural and natural history while being in it. Walk is 0.6 miles on a flat ADA trail. Meet in front of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center. Free. humboldtredwoods.org. Walk in the Park Fitness. 10-11 a.m. Sacco Amphitheater, 1101 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Join Samantha from Eden Personal Fitness for a functional fitness walk down Waterfront Trail. All fitness levels welcome. Dress for the weather. Free. edenpersonalfitness@gmail.com. edenpersonalfitness.com. (707) 362-9004.

NIGHTLIFE

LIVE BANDS

The Melange like at Blondie’s. 7:30-10 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. The Melange is performing brand new sets for your enjoyment. Come relax, grab a drink and enjoy some live music.

$2 cover. themelangemusic@gmail.com. blondiesfoodanddrink.com.

DJS

Arcane Artists. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Arcane Artists presents Spukes.Zera.GmNite. Specialty cocktails. VIP available. $10. tyroncyphers24@outlook. com. thejamarcata.com. (707) 822-5266.

Spring Disco Night. 9 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. DJs Pandemonium Jones and Dacin are joined by O.G. disco night DJ The Grouch. Los Giles Taqueria will also be serving tacos out front. Ages 21 and up. $15, $10 advance. info@miniplexevents.com. miniplex.ticketleap.com/spring-disco/. (707) 630-5000.

MISC. NIGHTLIFE

Disco Party at The Bigfoot Taproom. 5-10 p.m. The Bigfoot Taproom, 1750 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Dress in your best disco party attire and have a groovy time. Best dressed contest. thebigfoottaproom@gmail.com. thebigfoottaproom.com. (707) 630-4057.

OTHER

Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Redwood

Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. See the newly remodeled Memorial Building and enjoy a cold beverage in the canteen with comrades. Play pool or darts. If you’re a veteran, this place is for you. Free. PearceHansen999@ outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.

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COMEDY

Stand-up Comedy Workshop. 7-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Led by local stand-up comic Jessica Grant. Bring a pen or pencil, and circle up to talk shop about jokes. Open to anyone interested in performing stand-up comedy. Drop-ins welcome. Free, donations accepted. JessicaGrantComedy@gmail.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Sunday Open Mic. 9-11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Sign-ups at 9 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m., local favorite features for the 10@10. Comics get five minutes. Zero hate speech tolerated. All-ages w/caution for language. Snacks, drinks. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy. com. (707) 845-8864.

DANCE

Renaissance Church w/Mo Desir. 12-1 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Full body workout and stretch to the Renaissance album by Beyoncé. All dance levels invited to join in on easy to follow hip hop, dancehall and ballroom routines. Free, $5 suggested donation. Admin@MoHDCreates.com. mohdcreates.com/ schedule-of-events. (707) 633-3137.

Sensing Shared Systems. 1-4 p.m. Synapsis Union, 1675 Union St., Eureka. Contact improvisation workshop with Kevin Dockery, exploring breath, wholeness, movement, weight and connections. Continues April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. Pre-register by email. $30-$60. jebsky@gmail.com.

MOVIES

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). 5-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show at 5 p.m. Movie at 6 p.m. Rated G. All ages. Follow the iconic story of Jesus Christ from his triumphant entry into Jerusalem to his heartbreaking crucifixion with epic musical numbers. $8, $12 admission and poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook. com/events/540139824919966. (707) 613-3030.

MUSIC

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports

Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing. Punk/PV/D-Beat Show. 6 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. $20. sirenssongtavern.com.

Songwriters Sharing Circle. Second Sunday of every month, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Abundance Upcycle Boutique, 410 Railroad Ave., Blue Lake. In-person sharing space for songwriters to play original songs. Structured into six-minute blocks per person in a round-robin format. Play live with an audience who support the songwriting process. Details on Second Sunday Songwriters Humboldt Circle Facebook page. Free/donation. (707) 616-4502.

Sunday Jazz Jams. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. Every Sunday. Jazz players, all ages, all levels. Bring your ax and play some Real Book tunes. Everybody who wants to plays. Free. blondiesfoodanddrink@gmail.com. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. (707) 822-3453.

FOOD

Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Free, hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Easter Breakfast. 8-10 a.m. Lutheran Church of Arcata, 151 E. 16th St. The Lutheran Church of Arcata’s traditional Easter Breakfast. Menu unchanged since the 1950s: home-roasted ham, freshly scrambled eggs, hash browns, pastries, danishes, coffee cakes, muns and breakfast breads, fresh fruit, orange juice, coffee, hot tea and water. donation.

OUTDOORS

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Birding Trip. 9-11 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet leader Ralph Bucher at the Visitor Center for this 2-mile walk along a wide, flat trail that is packed gravel and easily accessible. Email to sign up. Free. thebook@reninet.com. rras.org.

Women and Girls’ Birding Trip. 8:30-11 a.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Join Redwood Region Audubon Society and trip leader Kathryn Wendel in exploring the Freshwater Farms Reserve. Meet at Freshwater Farms Reserve parking lot near the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Freshwater Road. Free. rras.org.

SPORTS

Sunday Springles Disc Golf League. 12-3:30 p.m. Beau Pre DiscGolfPark at the Beau Pre Golf Course, 1777 Norton Road, McKinleyville. Flex-start PDGA sanctioned disc golf league. Six-week series. Play in any or all of the weeks. All PDGA divisions available. Membership not required. Book a tee time with the Pro Shop. $10 buy-in. beauprediscgolf@gmail.com. instagram.com/beauprediscgolf/. (707) 839-2342.

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. See April 6 listing.

Karaoke Sundays. 9 p.m. Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Come sing your heart out in the Thirsty Bear Lounge every Sunday night. Ages 21 and up. Free. bearrivercasino.com/thirsty-bear-lounge/. (707) 733-9644.

10 Monday

LECTURE

Platforming Marginalized and Guarded Communities w/Access Humboldt. 12-1 p.m. Brown bag lunch online presentation with Monique Harper-Desir. Explore how

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Access Humboldt platforms marginalized and guarded communities and connects them to solutions their communities need. Free. info@accesshumboldt.net. humboldtstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrf--pqTorGtTPlqk5nu-dnQSHYnvFmhFe. (707) 443-9352.

MUSIC

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing.

FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 6 listing.

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 di erent types of homeshare partnerships. Email for the link. Free. homeshare@a1aa.org. a1aa.org/ homesharing. (707) 442-3763.

Humboldt Bounskee League. 6-8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Weekly league nights. Purchase of any wood bounskee from Humbrews or the website includes one-month family membership for future events. All ages. Free. bounskee@gmail.com. bounskee.fun. (707) 601-9492. Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 7 listing.

OPEN MIC

Clam Beach Open Mic. 8-midnight. Clam Beach Tavern, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Every Monday night.

KARAOKE

Karaoke at the Jam. 9 p.m. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Hosted by Dustin Thompkins. Free. thejamarcata.com.

11 Tuesday

ART

“A Celebration of Local Birds” Art Show. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Photography by Mike Anderson and Leslie Scopes Anderson.

COMEDY

‘No Strings Attached’ Trivia. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Enjoy trivia games hosted by local comedians and compete for prizes. Trivia is followed by a feature comedy show at 9.p.m. Free. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy. com. (707) 845-8864.

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’. 6-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Humorous trivia with David Gilchrist. family@gyppo.com. gyppo.com/calendar-of-events. (707) 986-7700.

MUSIC

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing. Opera Alley Cats. 7-10 p.m. The SpeakEasy, 411 Opera Alley, Eureka. See April 7 listing.

SPOKEN WORD

Word Humboldt Spoken Word Open Mic. 6-9 p.m. Northtown Co ee, 1603 G St., Arcata. Sign up list goes up at 6 p.m., and the open mic kicks o at 6:30 p.m. Two rounds of open mic poetry and a featured poet. Everyone is welcome, especially new performers. LGBTQ+ friendly. Free. instagram.com/wordhum.

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.

ETC

Disability Peer Advocate Group. Second Tuesday of every month, 3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Peer advocates supporting each other and furthering the disability cause. Email for the Zoom link. alissa@tilinet.org.

English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, 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.

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 6 listing.

DJS

Latin Dance Tuesdays w/DJ Pachanguero. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Salsa, cumbia, tropical bass, pop and more. Tacos from 5 to 10 p.m. Ages 21 and up. Two-drink minimum purchase. info@miniplexevents.com. fb.me/e/2lgBtuaZc. (707) 630-5000.

OTHER

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ With David Gilchrist. Every other Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. Trivia at the Gyppo Ale Mill with David Gilchrist. family@gyppo.com. gyppo.com/calendar-of-events. (707) 986-7700.

KARAOKE

Karaoke. 8 p.m. Firewater Lounge, Cher-Ae Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Drive, Trinidad. Pick a song and sing.

12 Wednesday

ART

Figure Drawing. 6-8:30 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. $5. blondiesfoodanddrink.com.

BOOKS

On the Same Page Book Club. 5:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. Online book club that meets on the first Wednesday of the month on Zoom. Sign up using the Google form at forms.gle/bAsjdQ7hKGqEgJKj7.

COMEDY

Open Mikey. 9-11 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. The longest running comedy open-mic in the county. Sign up at 9 p.m. for a five-minute set. Show at 9:30 p.m. Snacks, drinks, zero hate speech tolerated. All-ages w/caution for language. Free, donations accepted. info@savagehenrycomedy.com. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Washington Square Wednesdays. 6-9 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. Bring your own board and play chess. Snacks, drinks, friendly atmosphere for all-ages. ID to drink. Free, donations accepted. savagehenrycomedy.com. (707) 845-8864.

Wicked Wednesday Comedy. 8 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. Peter Nelson hosts a hilarious stand up open mic with di erent comedians. Free. sirenssongtavern.com.

DANCE

Line Dancing in the Grand Theater Ballroom. Second

Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Instructor led. All skill levels welcome. Dressing to impress (cowboy/girl hats, boots and belt buckles) encouraged. Ages 21 and up. $10. trex@historiceaglehouse.com. fb.me/e/2DvF7KE9o. (707) 407-0634.

MOVIES

Sci-Fi Night: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). 6-9:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Pre-show at 6 p.m. Ra e at 6:55 p.m. Main feature at 7 p.m. Rated R. All ages (12 and under parental guidance suggested). Follow Evelyn Wong’s journey through parallel realities as she struggles with a failing laundromat and strained relationships. $5, $9 admission and poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. facebook.com/events/737382481219457. (707) 613-3030.

MUSIC

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing.

GARDEN

Sea Goat Farm Garden Volunteer Opportunities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. See April 7 listing.

MEETINGS

Redwood Genealogical Society. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Locha’s Mexican Restaurant, 751 S Fortuna Blvd., Fortuna. Arlene Hartin, past president of the Humboldt County Historical Society, shares a series of places in Humboldt County and sees who knows where they are. Optional lunch: $12 plus tax and tip. becdave@aol.com. redwoodresearcher.com. (707) 682-6836.

ETC

Tabata. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 7 listing.

DJS

Weds Night Ting. The Jam, 915 H St., Arcata. Reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats, basshall. Resident DJs Pressure and D’Vinity. Surprise guest DJs and bands. TBD. thejamarcata. com.

OTHER

Reel Genius Trivia Wednesdays. 6-8 p.m. The Madrone Taphouse, 421 Third St., Eureka. General trivia; fun for everyone. Free to play, win prizes. Max seven players per team. partners@reelgeniustrivia.com. fb.me/e/2ewBnU70H. (707) 601-1606.

13 Thursday

ART

Eureka Photoshop Users Group Photography Show. Hagopian Art Gallery, Humboldt County Library (upstairs), 1313 Third St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

Explorations in Mixed Media Textile Art. 7-8:30 p.m. Wharfinger Building Bay Room, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild April meeting features local fiber artist April Sproule of Sproule Studios. Snacks at 6:45 p.m. Free. aeburroughs@gmail.com. hhsguild.org/newsletter. (707) 845-5758.

Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

Thursday Night Art. 4-7 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. See April 6 listing.

COMEDY

Bored Games. 6-8 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

MUSIC

McKinleyville Community Choir Rehearsal. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. See April 6 listing.

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m.-midnight Central Station Sports Bar, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. See April 6 listing.

EVENTS

Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival. . Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Returning to an in-person, four-day event with multiple field trips each day, keynote lectures, a free opening reception, vendors, a silent auction, a banquet, free nature crafts and more. godwitdays.org.

FOOD

Volunteer Orientation Food for People. 3-4 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 6 listing.

ETC

Free Income Tax Preparation. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

Restorative Movement. 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. Virtual World, Online. See April 6 listing.

DJS

DJ Statik and Friends. 9 p.m. Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Casino Resort, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. See April 6 listing.

OPEN MIC

Blondies Open Mic. 6 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. See April 6 listing.

Siren’s Song Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern, 325 Second St., Eureka. See April 6 listing.

KARAOKE

G.O.A.T. Karaoke at the Goat. 8:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. See April 6 listing.

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The Yurok Fire Department is searching for four Native American women to train as wildland firefighters. To apply for the Women in Fire Program on the Yurok Reservation, fill out the application online at yuroktribe. org/job-opportunities.

Applications for the 2023 Born to Breathe Youth Media Festival are being accepted now. The festival is focused on the impacts that tobacco and nicotine products on communities. This year’s prize fund is $5,000. Ages 13-24 are eligible. Details to enter at NorCal4Health.org/bornto-breathe. The deadline to enter is April 12.

The Trinidad Civic Club announces $2,000 academic and trade/vocational scholarships for graduating high school seniors in Orick, Trinidad or McKinleyville ZIP codes. Applications must be postmarked by March 31 and packets can be downloaded at trinidadcivicclub.org/ projects/scholarships.

2023 Godwit Days registration is now open . Visit godwitdays.org.

KEET-TV seeks a diverse group of individuals to join its Community Advisory Board. Meetings are held quarterly on Zoom. Go to KEET.org to find the link at the bottom of the page.

Become a volunteer at Hospice of Humboldt . For more information about becoming a volunteer or about services provided by Hospice of Humboldt, call (707) 267-9813 or visit hospiceofhumboldt.org.

The True-ish Story of Tetris

By John J. Bennett screens@northcoastjournal.com

TETRIS. When, after a trying workday, my wife set about retiring to another room with a book and a cat, as is her wont, I did not intend to deter her. But when I suggested I might watch a movie based on Tetris, she stopped abruptly. When I continued that it starred Taron Egerton, she reversed course and settled on the couch. Which is unsurprising but also telling: Who doesn’t love Tetris? And Egerton, at least since we were introduced to him in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), has been a fascinating, if occasionally frustrating, figure to watch.

For the sake of transparency, had this movie been about literally any other videogame, it’s unlikely to the point of improbability that I would have bothered pushing play. But Tetris, so transcendent in its simplicity, so evocative of elements both primal and consummately evolved in our psychology, has been one of the few objects of gamer-like fixation in my lifetime. It is, in fact, the only game I’ve had the wherewithal to complete — on a Gameboy

Advance, no less! — although that may have been due as much to the game’s addictiveness as to the hit-or-miss focusing powers of cannabinoids. Regardless, the world’s favorite Russian puzzle drug has me among its junkies; I would gladly have turned up at the theater to learn about its origins, which suggests something interesting about the recent evolution (?) of popular culture, the movies and how we consume them.

A decade ago, Argo (2012) was the big winner at the Academy Awards and it did not come as a surprise. A big, sturdy, self-congratulatory picture with a movie star (Ben Affleck) playing against his handsomeness, it represents one of the primary archetypes of 20th century American moviemaking, all the more because it opens with a title card proclaiming it to have been based on actual events (as does Tetris). That sort of thinly veiled bullshit serving as the most potent of catnips to our highly attuned, decidedly simple viewing minds. We love a true story, even as we understand

New Trump lawyer joining the team. Tetris

that, in the telling, it becomes something other than the truth. It becomes a different true story altogether, the truth being the agreed upon lie.

Argo was also a big hit despite describing events that occurred more than 30 years before its release.

Jumping back to the present, “true” crime “storytelling” saturates our collective consciousness, much as movies and literature did, once upon a time. Be it in the form of a podcast, a limited series, a magazine show or even (gasp!) a book with pages, Based on a True Story has become dominant. But the True Story better have happened right quick, or Too Long (Ago), Didn’t Read (or Listen or Watch). We’re still entertainment-based organisms but we want to see how the human sausage is made, to approach the mind of a killer without coming close enough to grapple with understanding.

And so Tetris, a thriller very much in the mold of Argo (itself an echo of any number of 1970s intrigue classics), has been released quietly on Apple TV.

I’m wrestling with a thesis here about the topicality of contemporary media, how a fresh, if intentionally old-fashioned movie, even one about a videogame, is relegated to a limited audience just because it is set in the distant past (the late 1980s). And I’m offering the Best Picture winner of 10 years ago, about an incident some but not all of the audience would have remembered, as an example of transition. But then, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves seems to be performing well, so maybe the old nerds are having their day, after all. Tetris is actually an exciting (if highly exaggerated) version of actual events, though, so maybe my nebulous idea holds.

By the confluence of happy accidents and naked ambition, Japan-based coder turned software publisher Henk Rogers (Egerton) stumbles onto Tetris, a then-viral phenomenon developed by Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov). Exploiting the active dissolution of the Soviet Union, some unscrupulous people are able to export the game — each pair of hands through which it passed crafting some new grift — to more widely distribute and monetize it. Rogers, presented here as a person of integrity to match his drive, heads to Moscow to wrestle the bear, in the process befriending Pajitnov and falling afoul of Russian intelligence, an English billionaire father and son, and a weaselly rival publisher (the great Toby Jones).

This clearly seems to be a heightened version of these events, but it’s executed with no small nuance and aplomb by director Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie, 2018; Filth, 2013), working from a screenplay by Noah Pink. It suggests the wellspring of excitement the game has created in its users, rushing forward with a deliciously addictive pace and humor. And,

more subversively, it quietly examines the end of the Soviet era, and what the slow death of revolution and the hypocrisy of governments can and will do the people of a given nation. R. 118M. APPLE+. l

John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.

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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4. Keanu Reeves returns as the globe-trotting hitman and dog lover on the run from an international cast of stylish killers. R. 169M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.

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SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS. Zachary Levi reprises his DC hero role with Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu. PG13. 130M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE. Mustachioed brothers race to save a princess. Starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day and Anna Taylor-Joy. PG. 92M. BROADWAY (3D), MILL CREEK (3D), MINOR.

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by David Levinson Wilk

CROSSWORD

PIRATE

ACROSS

1. With 69-Across, actress who’d have a fun time introducing herself on Talk Like a Pirate Day?

5. Some distance runners

11. Karaoke venue

14. Atop

15. Mark in the low 90s

16. Org. concerned with mental health

17. Red and Yellow, for two

18. First First Lady

19. Something to build on 20. Actress/inventor who’d have a fun time introducing herself on Talk Like a Pirate Day?

22. Qualified 23. Rejections

24. Put new film into 26. ‘80s-’90s entertainment combo

29. Actor who’d have a

fun time introducing himself on Talk Like a Pirate Day?

32. “Yee-____!”

33. Becomes slippery, in a way

35. “That’s wrong ____ many levels!”

37. How a pirouette is done

38. 1815 novel with the line “You must be the best judge of your own happiness”

42. The casino in “Casino”

45. PC key

46. Best-selling crime novelist who’d have a fun time introducing himself on Talk Like a Pirate Day?

49. Emerged from sleep

51. Ambrose who wrote the 1890 short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

52. Ingredient in a Manhattan

53. Supreme Hindu

goddess

54. Drummer who’d have a fun time introducing himself on Talk Like a Pirate Day?

61. Cheer for Real Madrid

62. Walking obediently, as a dog

63. DVR pioneer 64. In a bad way

65. Suspect

66. Think piece?

67. Grammy winners ____ Lonely Boys

68. It might produce a six-pointer, for short

69. See 1-Across

1. Booty

2. Fencing blade

3. It’s found between the shoulders

4. Well-harmonized

5. Some fiercely protective “bears”

6. Quran authority

7. Pre-euro currency

8. ____’acte

(intermission)

ANSWERS NEXT WEEK!

9. It flows into the Rhine

10. Org. created under FDR

11. Last name in 2015’s “Creed”

12. Electrically balanced, in chemistry

13. Like every Quentin Tarantino movie

21. Greiner of “Shark Tank”

22. Oscar nominee Woodard

25. Broad shoe spec

26. Nevertheless, briefly

27. Touring band’s vehicle

28. Cars spotted in the game punch buggy, for short

29. Game with a lengthy buildup?

30. Up and about

31. Hungry cow, maybe

34. ____ effort

36. “Scary Movie” actress Cheri

39. Repeated Warhol subject

©

40. Time’s 1963 Man of the Year, for short

41. Had wings, say

43. “Abbott Elementary” network

44. Declares

46. An “effective antiseizure medication,” per the Mayo Clinic

47. Danny of “Moonstruck”

48. Video game segments

50. Emmy winner Patricia of “Thirtysomething”

52. Caramel-filled candies

55. Maker of the Split Decision Breakfast

56. “99 Luftballons” singer

57. Understands

58. Verdi opera set in ancient Egypt

59. KOA visitor

60. Katy Perry hit with the lyric “Louder, louder than a lion”

62. NYC dance troupe

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©2022 DAVID LEVINSON WILK

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF

MICHAELAINSLEYRING,SR., a.k.a.MICHAELA.RING,SR. CASENO.PR2300056

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of MICHAELAINSLEYRING,SR.,a.k.a. MICHAELA.RING,SR.

APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerMICHAEL AINSLEYRING,JR. IntheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt.

Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatMICHAELAINSLEYRING,JR.be appointedaspersonalrepresenta− tivetoadministertheestateofthe decedent.

THEPETITIONrequeststhedece− dent’swillandcodicils,ifany,be admittedtoprobate.Thewilland anycodicilsareavailableforexam− inationinthefilekeptbycourt.

THEPETITIONrequestsauthorityto administertheestateunderthe IndependentAdministrationof EstatesAct.(Thisauthoritywill allowthepersonalrepresentative totakemanyactionswithout obtainingcourtapproval.Before takingcertainveryimportant actions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredto givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.)

Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonMay18,2023at1:31p.m.at theSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inRoom:3

Forinformationonhowtoappear remotelyforyourhearing,please visithttps://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal

ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor

SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER: SashaKamfiroozie,Esq. 1286UniversityAve.,#910 SanDiego,CA92103

(619)535−1405

Filed:April3,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT

4/6,4/13,4/20(23−123)

NOTICEOFPETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATEOF

ALLENBURGER

CASENO.PR2300058

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors, contingentcreditorsandpersons whomayotherwisebeinterestedin thewillorestate,orboth,of ALLENBURGER APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeen filedbyPetitionerTHOMAS BURGER IntheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt. Thepetitionforprobaterequests thatTHOMASBURGERbe appointedaspersonalrepresenta− tivetoadministertheestateofthe decedent.

THEPETITIONrequeststhedece− dent’swillandcodicils,ifany,be admittedtoprobate.Thewilland anycodicilsareavailableforexam− inationinthefilekeptbycourt.

THEPETITIONrequestsauthorityto administertheestateunderthe IndependentAdministrationof EstatesAct.(Thisauthoritywill allowthepersonalrepresentative totakemanyactionswithout obtainingcourtapproval.Before takingcertainveryimportant actions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredto givenoticetointerestedpersons unlesstheyhavewaivednoticeor consentedtotheproposedaction.) Theindependentadministration authoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjection tothepetitionandshowsgood causewhythecourtshouldnot granttheauthority.

AHEARINGonthepetitionwillbe heldonApril14,2023at1:31p.m.at theSuperiorCourtofCalifornia, CountyofHumboldt,825Fifth Street,Eureka,inDept.:3,Room:4

Forinformationonhowtoappear remotelyforyourhearing,please visithttps://www.humboldt.courts. ca.gov/

IFYOUOBJECTtothegrantingof thepetition,youshouldappearat thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe

thehearingandstateyourobjec− tionsorfilewrittenobjectionswith thecourtbeforethehearing.Your appearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney.

IFYOUAREACREDITORora contingentcreditorofthedece− dent,youmustfileyourclaimwith thecourtandmailacopytothe personalrepresentativeappointed bythecourtwithinthelaterof either(1)fourmonthsfromthe dateoffirstissuanceofletterstoa generalpersonalrepresentative,as definedinsection58(b)oftheCali− forniaProbateCode,or(2)60days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanotice undersection9052oftheCalifornia ProbateCode.OtherCalifornia statutesandlegalauthoritymay affectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithan attorneyknowledgeableinCali− fornialaw.

YOUMAYEXAMINEthefilekept bythecourt.Ifyouareaperson interestedintheestate,youmay filewiththecourtaRequestfor SpecialNotice(formDE−154)ofthe filingofaninventoryandappraisal ofestateassetsorofanypetition oraccountasprovidedinProbate Codesection1250.ARequestfor SpecialNoticeformisavailable fromthecourtclerk.

ATTORNEYFORPETITIONER: JocelynM.Godinho,Esq.

350EStreet Eureka,CA95501 (707)442−7262

Filed:March14,2023

SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA COUNTYOFHUMBOLDT 3/23,3/30,4/6(23−094)

NOTICEOFPUBLICSALEOF LIENEDPROPERTY

Noticeisherebygiventhatthe undersignedintendstosellthe propertydescribedbelowto enforcealienonsaidproperty pursuanttosections21700−21716of theBusinessandProfessionsCode, section2328oftheUCCsection535 ofthePenalCodeandprovisionsof theCivilCode.

Theundersignedwillsellby competitivebidatbid13.com endingApril7that12:00pm,2023. Onlinebiddingonly.Wheresaid propertyhasbeenstoredand whichislocatedatMadRiver StorageCenter,1400Glendale Drive,McKinleyville,CA95519the following:

#193MarcoMerendino

#255MonicaRothmuller

#371DonYarbrough

Itemstobeauctionedwhich includebutarenotlimitedtoare bins,powertools,fans,household items,gardentools,compressor. Purchasesmustbepaidatthetime ofsale.Cashonly.Allpurchases soldas−is,whereis,andmustbe removedwithin48hoursofthe timeofsale.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweentheownerandthe obligatedparty.

Auctionbid13.com

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

Phone888−992−4313

removedwithin48hoursofthe timeofsale.Saleissubjectto cancellationintheeventofsettle− mentbetweentheownerandthe obligatedparty.

Auctionbid13.com

Phone888−992−4313

3/30,4/6(23−106)

NOTICETOCREDITORSOF

BULKSALE (SECTION6104,6105UCC)

NoticeisherebygiventotheCredi− torsof:AudreyHenschell,Seller(s), whosebusinessaddress(es)is:PO Box150,WillowCreek,CA95573, Thatabulktransferisabouttobe madeto:JMichaelSaks,Buyer(s), whosebusiness(es)addressis:PO box1116,WillowCreek,CA95573.

Saidpropertyisdescribedin generalas:Allstockintrade, fixtures,equipment,goodwilland otherpropertyofthatGrocery StorebusinessknownasRiversong NaturalFoods,andlocatedat:80 CountryClubDrUnitB,Willow Creek,CA95573

Thebulksaleisintendedtobe consummatedattheofficeof: FIDELITYNATIONALTITLE COMPANYOFCALIFORNIA,515J Street,Ste.A,Eureka,CA95501.The bulktransferwillbeconsummated onorafterthe24thdayofApril, 2023.

Thisbulktransferissubjectto Section6106.2oftheCalifornia CommercialCode.IfSection6106.2 applies,claimsmaybefiledat

FIDELITYNATIONALTITLE COMPANYOFCALIFORNIA,Escrow Division,EscrowNo.FHBT− 2012300054−NS,515JStreet,Ste.A, Eureka,CA95501.Phone(707)442− 5785,Fax:(707)445−2656.

Thisbulktransferincludesaliquor licensetransfer.Allclaimsmustbe receivedpriortothedateonwhich theNoticeoftransferoftheliquor licenseisreceivedbyEscrowAgent fromtheDepartmentofAlcoholic BeverageControl.

SofarasknowntotheBuyer(s),all businessnamesandaddressesused bytheSeller(s)forthethree(3) yearslastpast,ifdifferentfromthe above,are:NONE

Dated:03/22/2023

Signed:JMichaelSaks

PUBLICSALE

4/6,4/13(23−120)

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthatthe undersignedintendstosellthe personalpropertydescribedbelow toenforcealienimposedonsaid propertypursuanttoSections 21700−21716oftheBusiness& ProfessionsCode,Section2328of theUCC,Section535ofthePenal Codeandprovisionsofthecivil Code.

3/30,4/6(23−106)

COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.3 WAS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS NOT RESIDENTIAL AND THE DEBTOR IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 16, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee, as shown below, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

TRUSTOR: Vilica, LLC, a California limited liability company

DULY APPOINTED TRUSTEE: Harland Law Firm LLP

DEED OF TRUST RECORDED: August 18, 2006

INSTRUMENT NUMBER: 2006-24186-5 of the Official Records of the Recorder of Humboldt County, California

DATE OF SALE: May 4th, 2023 at 11:00 A.M

PLACE OF SALE: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501

THE COMMON DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS PURPORTED TO BE: Timber Preserve Land. Directions to the property may be obtained by pursuant to a written request submitted to Harland Law Firm LLP, 212 G Street, Suite 201, Eureka, CA 95501, within 10 days from the first publication of this notice.

See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof for the Legal Description.

Amount of unpaid balance and other charges as of March 15, 2023: $102,389.47

Beneficiary may elect to open bidding at a lesser amount.

The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is stated above, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of

this notice.

Thisbulktransferissubjectto Section6106.2oftheCalifornia CommercialCode.IfSection6106.2 applies,claimsmaybefiledat FIDELITYNATIONALTITLE COMPANYOFCALIFORNIA,Escrow Division,EscrowNo.FHBT− 2012300054−NS,515JStreet,Ste.A, Eureka,CA95501.Phone(707)442− 5785,Fax:(707)445−2656.

Theundersignedwillsellatauction bycompetitivebiddingonthe19th ofApril,2023,at9:00AM,onthe premiseswheresaidpropertyhas beenstoredandwhicharelocated atRainbowSelfStorage.

Thisbulktransferincludesaliquor licensetransfer.Allclaimsmustbe receivedpriortothedateonwhich theNoticeoftransferoftheliquor licenseisreceivedbyEscrowAgent fromtheDepartmentofAlcoholic BeverageControl.

SofarasknowntotheBuyer(s),all businessnamesandaddressesused bytheSeller(s)forthethree(3) yearslastpast,ifdifferentfromthe above,are:NONE

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 4055BroadwayEureka,CA,County ofHumboldt.

AaronAbbott,Space#5519

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to fee and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 639W.ClarkStreetEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

KevinScott,Space#2703 DixieRogers,Space#3114 DanaPergande,Space#3608

Dated:03/22/2023

Signed:JMichaelSaks

4/6,4/13(23−120)

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call the trustee’s information line at (707) 444-9281. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 3618JacobsAvenueEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

DATED: This 17th day of March, 2023 in the city of Eureka, and the county of Humboldt, California.

Harland Law Firm LLP

John S. Lopez, Attorney, Trustee for Beneficiary

The Mel and Grace McLean Foundation

BoydFulbright,Space#1192 JamieCurtis,Space#1227 DustinStotler,#1382(HeldinCo. Unit)

EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION

APN: 316-075-003

Beneficiary Designation: B-1

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 105IndianolaAvenueEureka,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

JohnMoschetti,Space#114 ChristinaKersh,Space#253 DanConant,Space#289 AbbieWertz,Space#484

THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, HUMBOLDT MERIDIAN.

Thefollowingspacesarelocatedat 1641HollyDriveMcKinleyville,CA, CountyofHumboldtandwillbe soldimmediatelyfollowingthesale oftheaboveunits.

HumbertoVeraIII,Space#2103 JesusBarrera,Space#3250

stereoequip.misc.yardtools,misc. sportsequipment,misc.kidstoys, misc.fishinggear,misc.computer components,andmisc.boxesand bagscontentsunknown.

Anyoneinterestedinattending

RainbowSelfStorageauctionsmust pre−qualify.Fordetailscall707−443 −1451.

Purchasesmustbepaidforatthe timeofthesaleincashonly.Allpre −qualifiedBiddersmustsigninat 4055BroadwayEurekaCA.priorto 9:00A.M.onthedayoftheauction, noexceptions.Allpurchaseditems aresoldasis,whereisandmustbe removedattimeofsale.Saleis subjecttocancellationforany reasonwhatsoever.

Auctioneer:KimSantsche, EmployeeforRainbowSelf− Storage,707−443−1451,Bond# 40083246.

4/6,4/13(23−110)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME

STATEMENT23−00115

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

EAFAMILYSERVICES

Humboldt 350MainStreet Quincy,CA95971

POBox3940 Quincy,CA95971

EnvironmentalAlternatives CA1018430

350MainStreet Quincy,CA95971

Thebusinessisconductedbya Corporation. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonOctober9,2017

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sMarkCross,BoardSecretary

ThisFebruary16,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

bywc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−086)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00134

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas TULIP

Humboldt 1660CentralAve SuiteA McKinleyville,CA95519

VictoriaAEngland

1777RaeCt McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2007

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars

transactbusinessundertheficti−

tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2007

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sVictoriaEngland,Owner ThisMarch1,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

bywc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−087)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00151

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas BUNKERSTASH

Humboldt 1264GiuntoliLnSteD Arcata,CA95521

725BaysideRdAptK Arcata,CA95521

AaronBRichey 725BaysideRdAptK Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sAaronRichey,Owner

ThisMarch7,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−083)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00152

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

LUGO’SLANDSCAPING

Humboldt 2615BooneStreet Fortuna,CA95540

SalvadorLugo−Alcazar 2615BooneStreet Fortuna,CA95540

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sSalvadorLugo−Alcazar,Owner

ThisMarch7,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00158

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

TREEFROGPOTTERY

Humboldt 670FutureStreet Loleta,CA95551

POBox746 Loleta,CA95551

AngelaRCameron 670FutureStreet Loleta,CA95551

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch9,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch9,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sAngelaRCameron,Owner

ThisMarch9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−084)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00159

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas WORLDSSMALLESTFARMSTAND

Humboldt 1926PortKenyonRd Ferndale,CA95536

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

LanceGJameton 1926PortKenyonRd Ferndale,CA95536

WORLDSSMALLESTFARMSTAND

Humboldt

1926PortKenyonRd Ferndale,CA95536

LanceGJameton

1926PortKenyonRd Ferndale,CA95536

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sLanceJameton,Owner

ThisMarch9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−099)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00164

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

BLUETIMBERREALESTATE/BLUE TIMBER

Humboldt

296CenterSt

RioDell,CA95562

BlueTimberRealEstate,LLC CA202251212973

296CenterSt RioDell,CA95562

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch10,2023

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−092)

COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.3 WAS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE THE DEBTOR IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 16, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

/sAngelaRCameron,Owner ThisMarch9,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−084)

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sHeatherR.Watkins,Manager

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee, as shown below, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call the trustee’s information line at (707) 444-9281. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

ThisMarch10,2023

/sLanceJameton,Owner

ThisMarch9,2023

TRUSTOR: Vilica, LLC, a California limited liability company

DULY APPOINTED TRUSTEE: Harland Law Firm LLP

JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

DEED OF TRUST RECORDED: August 18, 2006

3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−099)

INSTRUMENT NUMBER: 2006-24181-6 of the Official Records of the Recorder of Humboldt County, California

DATE OF SALE: May 4th, 2023 at 11:00 A.M.

PLACE OF SALE: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501

THE COMMON DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS PURPORTED TO BE: Timber Preserve Land with a structure. Directions to the property may be obtained pursuant to a written request submitted to Harland Law Firm LLP, 212 G Street, Suite 201, Eureka, CA 95501, within 10 days from the first publication of this notice.

See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof for the Legal Description.

Amount of unpaid balance and other charges as of March 15, 2023: $166,477.91

Beneficiary may elect to open bidding at a lesser amount.

The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is stated above, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to fee and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee,

DATED: This 17th day of March, 2023 in the city of Eureka, and the county of Humboldt, California.

Harland Law Firm LLP

John S. Lopez, Attorney, Trustee for Beneficiary

The Mel and Grace McLean Foundation

JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−089)

EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION

For APN/Parcel ID(s): 522-031-005-000

Beneficiary Designation: H-5

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

TRACT H-5

PARCEL ONE:

Lots 3 and 4 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 7 North, Range 4 East, Humboldt Meridian.

PARCEL TWO:

A non-exclusive easement for right of way over the existing road on the following described land:

Township 7 North, Range 4 East, Humboldt Meridian:

Section 31, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the South Half of the S.outheast Quarter.

Being the same as granted to Lloyd E. Pozder and wife to Champion International by deed recorded September 21, 1982, in Book 1681 of Official Records, Page 877, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions contained therein, and as amended by instrument recorded April 19, 1984, in Book 1732 of Official Records. Page 518.

PARCEL THREE:

An easement for a private right of way over existing and future roads on the following described lands:

Township 6 North. Range 4 East. Humboldt Meridian:

Section 6, the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. the Northwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter.

Township 7 North, Range 4 East, Humboldt Meridian:

Section 20. the East Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter;

Section 29. the Northeast Quarter. the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter. and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter;

Section 32. the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter. the South Half of the Northwest Quarter. and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter. Being the same as conveyed to Champion International Corporation in the Agreement by and between Champion International Corporation and Simpson Redwood Company, recorded May 1. 1985. in Book 1765 of Official Records. Page 1359. and the amendments thereto. recorded September 2. 1988, in Book 1884 of Official Records, Page 1366. and recorded July 24, 1996. as Document No. 1996-17158-3. Humboldt County Records and being subject to the terms and conditions contained therein.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sHeatherR.Watkins,Manager

ThisMarch10,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/16,3/23,3/30,4/6(23−089)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00166

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

KRCDESIGN

Humboldt 2350CentralAve McKinleyville,CA95519

KristinRCosby 1417GardenBrookStUnitA McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch13,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sKristinRCosby,Owner

ThisMarch13,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch13,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sKristinRCosby,Owner

ThisMarch13,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−093)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00178

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

STUDIO637

Humboldt 637FSt Arcata,CA95521

GenevieveANoggle 2334SutterRd McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sGenevieveNoggle,Owner

ThisMarch16,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk 3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−097)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00179

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

THEOUTLAWJAMIEB

Humboldt

2334SutterRd McKinleyville,CA95519

GenevieveANoggle

233SutterRd McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sGenevieveNoggle,Owner

statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sGenevieveNoggle,Owner

ThisMarch16,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−098)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME

STATEMENT23−00184

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

FIRE&WATERCONSULTING,LLC

Humboldt 112516thSt Arcata,CA95521

2443FillmoreSt,#380−4248 SanFrancisco,CA94115

BPlusVenturesLLC CA202355112733 112516thSt Arcata,CA95521

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2023

Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sJohnFigueiredo,CEO

ThisMarch21,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−111)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00188

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

FIELDBROOKKITCHEN,LLC

Humboldt 4241FieldbrookRoad McKinleyville,CA95519

FieldbrookKitchenLLC CA202355210920 4241FieldbrookRoad McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00195

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

WESGREENCOMPANY

Humboldt

6360WestEndRd Arcata,CA95521

HumboldtOrganicSolutionsLLC CA202355018507

1500GlendaleDr McKinleyville,CA95519

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sSteveMorris,Member/Manager

ThisMarch23,2023

($1,000).

ThisMarch16,2023

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAM

/sGenevieveNoggle,Owner

JUANP.CERVANTES

PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF “THE GENERAL PLAN”

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sEusebioHernandez,Manager

ThisMarch21,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−102)

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−112)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00203

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

RIDELINESHARPENING

“THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION & RESILIENCY PLAN” HOOPA VALLEY TRIBAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT

ThisMarch16,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bysc,HumboldtCountyClerk

The Hoopa Valley Tribal Planning Department is seeking Proposals from qualified individuals and/or firms for the development of the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s “General Plan” and the “Agricultural Conservation & Resiliency Plan” in accordance with the Scope of Work specified within the “SALC Project Packet,” documents, the “Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program” grant documents, and other documents as deemed necessary.

The RFP and Project Packet represents an outline of the services which the Hoopa Valley Tribe anticipates the successful Proposer to perform and is presented for the primary purpose of allowing the Hoopa Valley Tribe (HVT) to compare Proposals.

The Proposer shall be responsible for fully understanding the requirements of Request for Proposal and Project Packet in its entirety. The submission of a Proposal will constitute a representation of compliance by the Proposer. There will be no subsequent financial adjustment for lack of such familiarization unless agreed upon by both parties.

The Proposer shall provide a detailed work plan that specifies the tasks, sub-tasks, and deliverables that will be performed, including a timeline schedule and cost estimates.

The Consultant shall work directly with the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Planning Department staff and other Tribal entities and/or persons to prepare a Hoopa Tribal personalized “General Plan” document and an “Agricultural Conservation & Resiliency Plan” document.

Tribal staff will coordinate and assist the Consultant with coordination and administering scoping and working sessions, Tribal Council meetings, public input workshops and hearings, and other sessions scheduled by the Planning Department and/or Tribal Council. The Consultant shall prepare Draft Plans for review and Final Plans for official adoption and distribution.

3/23,3/30,4/6,4/13(23−097)

All responsive Proposals shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Hoopa Valley Tribe in order to determine which Proposal best meets the Tribe’s needs for the Project by demonstration of competency and professional equalizations necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the Proposal process, the Tribe assumes no responsibility for payment of any expenses incurred by any proposing Contractor as part of the RFP process. Contractors shall be aware that the Federal Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity), Section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (2 USC 450e(b)), and the Hoopa Tribal Title 13 Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) shall be enforced.

DEADLINE: Deadline for Proposals shall be Thursday, April 20, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Proposals shall be accepted by email, mail, or in person to the Hoopa Valley Tribal Planning Department at the following:

Email: planningdirector.hoopatribe@gmail.com

Mailing Address: Jaclyn Robinson, Planning Director Hoopa Tribal Planning Department P.O. Box 1348, Hoopa, CA 95546

Physical Address: Jaclyn Robinson, Planning Director

Hoopa Tribal Planning Department 61 Cal Pac Road, Hoopa, CA 95546

For more information and a full “SALC Project Packet,” please feel free to contact the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Planning Department at (707) 296-4577, or by email at planningdirector.hoopatribe@gmail.com.

/sBrianMistler,OwnerOperator andCoordinator

ThisMarch20,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES

bywc,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−101)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23-00186

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas PLAITO

Humboldt 7412ndAve BlueLake,CA95525

POBox7 BlueLake,CA95525

SISUTechnicalSolutionsInc. DE20230222368 7412ndAve BlueLake,CA95525

Thebusinessisconductedbya Corporation.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sJohnFigueiredo,CEO

ThisMarch21,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk 3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−111)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00192

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas

MADRIVERSTORAGECENTER

Humboldt 1400GlendaleDrive McKinleyville,CA95519

10608IndustrialAve#100 Roseville,CA95678

ThomasManagement,LLC CABA20220669015 10608IndustrialAve,#100 Roseville,CA95678

Thebusinessisconductedbya LimitedLiabilityCompany. Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonMarch1,2023

Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect.

Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sRyanSmith,CEO

ThisMarch23,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES bytn,HumboldtCountyClerk

3/30,4/6,4/13,4/20(23−109)

Humboldt 2158ASt Eureka,CA95501

ThomasWNeff 2158ASt Eureka,CA95501

Thebusinessisconductedbyan Individual.

Thedateregistrantcommencedto transactbusinessundertheficti− tiousbusinessnameornamelisted aboveonNotApplicable Ideclarethatallinformationinthis statementistrueandcorrect. Aregistrantwhodeclaresastrue anymaterialmatterpursuantto Section17913oftheBusinessand ProfessionsCodethattheregis− trantknowstobefalseisguiltyofa misdemeanorpunishablebyafine nottoexceedonethousanddollars ($1,000).

/sThomasNeff,Owner

ThisMarch27,2023

JUANP.CERVANTES byjc,HumboldtCountyClerk

4/6,4/13,4/20,4/27(23−117)

FICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENT23−00207

ThefollowingpersonisdoingBusi− nessas HEREANDTHERENOTARY SERVICE/SUNSETRIDGEGARDENS

Humboldt 2011SunsetRidgeRd Blocksburg,CA95514

POBox100 Blocksburg,CA95514

LindaSSherby 2011SunsetRidgeRd Blocksburg,CA95514

Linda Davidson Steele Clark (Cozyris) September 28, 1938-December 21, 2022

On December 21, 2022, Linda Davidson Steele Clark left this auditorium, and traveled to the next stage.

Linda was born in Portland, Oregon, on September 28, 1938, to parents Trevor Arnett Steele and Helen Davidson Steele. She passed away December 21, 2022, in Eureka, California. Linda is survived by her husband Terry L. Clark of Arcata, California, her three children: Trevor Cozyris (Caroline) of Santa Cruz, California; Kali Cozyris (Peggy) of Eureka, California, Kristian Cozyris (Emily) and grandchildren Amalia and Claire Cozyris of Edmond, Oklahoma; and her beloved dogs Razzy and Ebony, and cat Sookie. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her former husband, Dr. George A. Cozyris.

Linda was an incredibly accomplished and beloved woman. She was active in theatre as an actor, director, critic, and consultant. She was a businesswoman, a teacher, a mother, a wife, a poet, a writer, an animal lover, rescuer and advocate. Her departure leaves an immeasurable hole in the hearts of so many, especially her devoted husband Terry and her three grown children. Linda was a force of nature who impacted and enriched many lives through her love, generosity and expanse of spirit, laughter, wit, energy, and presence. She was vivacious, witty, brilliant, sophisticated, strong, beautiful, and stylish. Linda was all the colors of the rainbow with every hue saturated to the fullest.

From her father, Linda gained a deep appreciation of nature; from her mother, a love of beauty, music, and the arts. She grew up an only child, but her days were filled with the enrichment granted her through her love of literature, animals, and the exploration of her surroundings.

Later, as a young woman, Linda treasured her years at the University of Oregon, where she obtained degrees in English and Theater. She was a prolific actress during her four years at U of O, with her favorite roles being Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire. Linda continued her education with graduate work in Theater, English, and Education at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento.

After college, the bright, creative spark in Linda compelled her to Hollywood, where she was cast in the sword-and-sandal epic Spartacus (1960), and had bit parts in TV sitcoms of the era including The Ozzy and Harriet Show. What was typically required of young women to make it big in Hollywood at that time was not anything Linda would entertain. While at times she wondered what might have been if she had found genuine success in Hollywood and stayed, she never regretted the path she chose next.

As she left Hollywood behind, Linda’s creative spark never dimmed. In fact, it grew into a blaze that burned passionately her entire life. Her love of theatre and the performing arts led her to teaching high school English, Speech and Drama in central California. Linda’s fondest memories of her varied work life were teaching high school in Davis, where she directed students in plays, taught summer drama workshops, and coached students for statewide drama and speech competitions. Linda wrote theatrical reviews of community, school, and professional theatre productions as an Arts and Entertainment columnist for The Davis Enterprise and The Sacramento Bee. Linda also acted and directed at Davis Community Theatre, where she played Mame in Auntie Mame, Lorraine in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and Queen Anne in UC Davis’s production of Richard III

During that time, Linda met fellow theatre arts teacher George Cozyris and married him in 1969. Linda and George had three children: Trevor A. Cozyris, Kali E. Cozyris, and Kristian M. Cozyris, fulfilling Linda’s dream of becoming a mother and settling in to a happy family life. Her children were her absolute life and loves. Linda cherished being a mother and grandmother most of all and was superbly suited for it. She always proudly recited one of her favorite stories (paraphrasing): “When the Queen was asked what were her most treasured jewels, she answered, ‘my children’…”

Drawn by the beauty of the ocean and the forests, Linda and her family moved to Humboldt County in the 1980s, where her husband George became a professor at (then) Humboldt State University. She and George opened several businesses in Eureka, including Treasures of Atlantis, Atlantis, Diva Boutique, and The Sandwich Factory. Linda and George fed the Old Town/Downtown Eureka patrons well with their Greek specialties and superb deli foods at The Sandwich Factory. At her clothing and gift boutiques, Linda dressed many of the community’s dignitaries and local celebrities from head to toe in original and chic outfits and jewels. She was known for her impeccable fashion sense and knowing how to bring the best out in those she dressed. Linda and George also opened and ran boutique stores in Sacramento and Mendocino.

While Linda’s children were in school, she often helped with their school plays as a theatre coach, and chaperoned more than a few trips to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She continued to support local live theatre and the arts with season tickets to

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, Redwood Curtain Theatre, and Center Arts at (now) Cal Poly Humboldt. She instilled that love and appreciation of the arts in her three children who all have gone on to thrive with their music, film, and theatre endeavors.

In 1996, Linda moved to her sanctuary in the redwood mountains of Arcata, where she spent the rest of her life nurtured by living in paradise with a spectacular view of the bay. Linda loved gardening and surrounding herself with beauty. Her home in the hills of Sunny Brae was filled with antiquities from her and her former husband’s travels to Greece and her home’s multi-level deck was generously populated with beautiful potted plants, garden tchotchkes, wall plaques, and artwork. Linda also was a huge animal lover, especially cats and Chow Chows. She and her husbands rescued many, and they graced her house and life all her years there.

Through the magic of mutual friends and the internet, the Fall of 1998 brought Linda and Terry L. Clark together, where their new acquaintanceship grew and blossomed. They were married on February 27, 2000, extending each other’s life by many years.

Along those lines, Linda’s family would like to express many thanks to, and appreciation for, Drs. Connie Basch and Chere Edgar, who added life to Linda’s years, and years to her life.

It would seem that this world’s light should have dimmed for Linda’s passing, but instead, Linda continues to shine her magnificence everywhere. Her light burns so brightly in her children and in the heart of her husband Terry. Everywhere there is light, there is Linda. She is in the warm white Christmas lights on the mantle that glowed a little brighter this year, she is in the beautiful pre-sunset light shining through the clouds watching down as her daughter plays with Linda’s “grand dogs,” she is in the light twinkling in her children and grandchildren’s eyes, whenever they think of her. Linda, who gave so much love to so many while she was here, is now the very essence of love itself –and as such, she is everywhere.

In the words of one of Linda’s favorite poets:

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?

And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.

And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.

And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

~Kahlil Gibran, “On Death”

There is no service at this time. Condolences will be gratefully welcomed at the family address below.

Linda’s Family

1595 Gates St., Eureka, CA., USA, 95501

Kathy Cauble Thompson, a fifty three year resident of Humboldt County, passed peacefully on November 27, 2022 from an illness that was terminal but of slow progression until suddenly it wasn’t. The morning before her death her buddy cattle dog, Sara, galloped in and jumped on the bed to Kathy’s joy and amusement..hugging, tail wagging, and laughter ensued.

Kathy was always full of smiles and laughter. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 52 years Jack Thompson, her brother Keith Cauble & his wife Lois Masin, her aunt Ruth McCarthy & family, her uncle Fred Fisher’s extended family and her many friends including Sigrid Casey, Bibbi Lee & Charlie Simonds, Lois Mellert, Laurel North, Vinnie Peloso & Debbi Krukonis, Geronimo Tagatac, Mark & Nadine Lancaster, David & Audrey Selby and Joe & Morris Robinson & their families. In the final months of her life she received kind and gentle support from the staff and her friends at Adult Day Care at Mad River.

Kathy had a full life. She was very active in her reading group, Women Who Read. Members of the group became friends for life. She had also formed many friendships with work mates at the Humboldt County Welfare Office from which she retired. Her love of life included dogs, horses, cooking, eating in interesting restaurants, art museums, film, music and travel. She was also very adventurous and our last date in 1968 was for three weeks on horse back with one pack animal and a Labrador into the Marble Mountain Wilderness area. During the trip we discovered that we were going to be a couple. Following our return, we decided to slip off to Reno and get married because Kathy was dreading her father’s ideas for a big wedding. We were married by a Justice of the Peace in the county courthouse in Reno then slipped back to a large family party in Berkeley in the hope that our waywardness would be forgiven by her father. Her mother and my mother were very pleased and her father relented. We then decided that we needed a house on enough land so we could have our horses close by. Our marriage survived the years that it took us to build the house but then the travel bug bit Kathy pretty bad. We saw a lot of the United States, including multiple trips to Hawaii often with her brother and his wife. On different self guided trips we ended up traveling to Canada, Mexico, France, Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Costa Rica usually by bus or car and often on bad roads, but the marvelous people we met, the art museums, the food, and the beautiful countryside made it all worth while.

Kathy was born in San Jose on 2/18/1945 and grew up in the Portola Valley, daughter of a German born Stanford Hospital surgery nurse, Ilsa Cauble, and an Oklahoma born WWII veteran, western horseman, and building contractor father, Dale Cauble. She graduated from San Jose State where we met with a background in English, Creative Writing, and the Humanities. She went on to a life long passion for the French language, literature, music, art, film and pilates with Janice at Health Sport. Kathy had a beautiful smile, a marvelous sense of humor, and a love of life. She will be greatly missed.

A celebration of her life and spreading of her ashes will happen in the Spring after the sun comes out and the rain ceases. Donations can be made to the Humboldt County Library, Doctors Without Borders, or to the charity of your choice.

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HOUSEKEEPER –On-call Temporary ($15.50 per hour)

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DENTAL OFFICE DATA CLERK – Oncall Temporary ($16.50 per hour)

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COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER

$3,856 - $4,687 Monthly (DOQ)

*Base salary for this position will increase by 5% in 2024.

The Eureka Police Department is also seeking experienced Public Safety/911 Dispatchers to join our team of dedicated professionals.

$10,000 SIGNING BONUS FOR LATERAL HIRES

$5,000 paid upon hiring, $2,500 paid upon completion of training, final $2,500 paid upon successful completion of probationary period. + additional 3% of base salary for candidates who possess POST Intermediate Certification + additional 6% of base salary for candidates who possess POST Advanced Certification

Plus excellent benefits including free family Zoo membership, free family Adorni Center membership, free enrollment at Little Saplings Preschool for employee children and more! Would you like the opportunity to make a difference, save lives, and make our community a better place to live? Our dispatchers work in a positive and professional environment that provides opportunities for growth. This is an entry-level position; no experience is needed and on-the-job training will be provided. Tasks include taking 911 calls and dispatching police, fire and medical personnel following prescribed procedures and other related duties. The ability to multi-task and work with others in a fast-paced environment is beneficial. For a complete job description and requirements or to apply online, please visit www.eurekaca.gov. This position will be open until 5pm on April 30, 2023. EOE Required POST Entry Level Dispatcher Selection Battery Exam needed to qualify is scheduled for April 18th, 2023 and is free and open to the public! Call Sarah at (707) 441-4176 by April 12th, 2023 to RSVP!

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JOB POSTING Director of Donor Resources

Located in the heart of the magnificent coastal redwoods of Northern California, The Northern California Community Blood Bank (NCCBB) is a nonprofit blood bank serving Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Working with the dynamic team at NCCBB offers the opportunity to be part of an organization with a vibrant community relationship, and a mission that can be personally gratifying and meaningful. What we do at NCCBB has a significant impact on the well-being of those in our community. This is a full time, fully benefitted position. Benefits include health, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans, and a generous PTO and Sick Leave offering. The total rewards package also includes a low-stress environment and an excellent work-life balance.

The right candidate for Director of Donor Resources is an exuberant and outgoing team player with extraordinary people skills and prior management experience. The successful candidate will also possess strong organizational skills and experience handling a dynamic workload. Wage range for this position is $31.00 - $40.00 per hour. This position is exempt.

The Director of Donor Resources is responsible for:

• Recruitment Activities

• Advertising, Marketing and Publicity

• Blood Drive and Corporate Sponsor Management

• Direct supervision of at least 2 employees

• Overseeing the supervision of Telephone Recruiters

Qualifiers:

• Well developed management and leadership skills

• Excellent public relations skills

• Goal motivated, driven by collaboration

• College graduate or equivalent skills and experience

• Prior experience in sales, marketing, public relations, or communications

Applications are available on our website at www.nccbb.org Resume and application may be submitted via email, by mail or in person to: Kate Witthaus, CEO

Northern California Community Blood Bank 2524 Harrison Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501 kwitthaus@nccbb.org

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Welcome to NCJ Taco Week!

Friends, the time has come. And we think you’re ready. NCJ Taco Week is piled high with 19 tacos at 18 locations over 10 days. (*Pause for taco math.) This is what you’ve trained for every Taco Tuesday of your life. This is your moment, Humboldt. Will you pace yourself? Will you hit them all and go back for favorites? Peruse the catalogue — from carnitas to candied jalapeños, veggie chorizo to Chilean sea bass, crispy shell to pupusa — and plan your attack. With determination and a couple shirts you don’t mind ruining, you can do this.

NCJ Taco Week Pro Tips

SOMETIMES RESTAURANTS RUN OUT OF TACOS.

Because kitchens aren’t staffed with genies and supplies are not infinite, a given restaurant could run out of its #NCJTacoWeek tacos toward the end of a shift. If that happens, know that we feel your pain and it’s going to be OK. There’s always a tomorrow when you can come back and order the taco we all want you to have. Don’t let your hangry self get the better of you and remember that making and serving your food is a noble calling. Be kind to those doing this important work.

YES, YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT.

As mentioned above, folks are excited for #NCJTacoWeek. As during NCJ Burger Week, your favorite participating spot may go from sleepy to packed. Don’t be surprised if you have to wait a little. Treat yourself to a beverage. Revel in the anticipation. And when your food shows up in all its delicious glory, post about it on social media using #NCJTacoWeek. There could be prizes.

NOT TIPPING MAKES YOU THAT CUSTOMER. DON’T BE THAT CUSTOMER.

We all get caught up in the excitement of a deal. But don’t lose your manners and remember the folks cooking and serving are handling more orders and delivering tacos during the frenzy that is #NCJTacoWeek. Tip at least

20% and walk out with your head held high, making your parents and the NCJ team proud. Your taco purveyors will remember it when you come back.

YOU SHOULD GET A SIDE AND A DRINK, TOO. You’re not required to buy anything else but can you really say you’ve had the full experience without a beverage or a dessert? This is the perfect time to try out the other goodies our restaurant pals are cooking up while showing a little love to local businesses. Is there craft beer on the menu? Horchata? Live a little.

KEEP UP WITH THE MADNESS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM

#NCJTacoWeek is on Facebook and Instagram. Follow us and get up-to-date info on everything #NCJTacoWeek while you peruse the foodporn. And don’t be shy — join the fun and share your own taco photos using #NCJTacoWeek

#NCJTacoWeek

Three street corn tortillas filled with Napa cabbage, Tinga chicken, chipotle lime cream, pickled radish and cactus, Cotija cheese, green onions and cilantro. Limes and salsa on the side.

TACOS WITH RICE AND BEANS) Homemade crispy tortilla, fried battered cod, lettuce, pico de gallo, and house ranch with green salsa on the side.

$1349combo

Fortuna Blvd., Fortuna (707) 682-6022

Three flour or corn tortillas filled with jackfruit, roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, red onions, bell peppers, napa cabbage, pineapple mango salsa and candied jalapeños. Limes and salsa on the side.

Call in, and Take-out orders welcome

Grilled or beer battered local rockfish, cabbage, pico de gallo, and our house cilantro lime sauce. Served on a warm flour tortilla.

SOUTH SEAS TACO

Two corn tortillas, filled with napa cabbage, 6 ounces of char-grilled cod, served with pineapple-gingerstrawberry-mango salsa, avocado and side of spicy beans.

Gallaghers Irish Pub

1604 Fourth St., Eureka (707) 442-1177 gallghersirishpub.com

Open for Taco Week Tues.-Fri. 11am-8pm, Sat. 11:30am-8pm. Dine-in, take-out and call-in orders welcome

$1999

PARADISE TACO

Pork belly burnt ends, grilled pineapple, house pickled jalapeños, house pickled sweet bell peppers and radishes, purple slaw, spicy aioli

$15 2 for

Low & Slow BBQ

101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake (707) 496-9578 lowandslow707.com

Open for Taco Week noon to 7pm. Closed Tue. and Wed. Call-in orders welcome. Take-out welcome

LOGAN TACO

Tortillas with melted cheese in between topped with meat, cilantro, onion, lettuce, salsa, cheese and sour cream.

Los Giles Taqueria

100 Ericson Ct. 130 Arcata, (707) 676-0777 losgilestaqueria

Open for Taco Week April 8th-12th, and Sun. April 16 Check on Instagram for hours.

$5

MAR AND TIERRA (SURF AND TURF)

SURF: arepa tortilla with pastor marinated ling cod, grilled pineapple, pico de gallo, and chipotle aioli with pickled cabbage. TURF: arepa tortilla taco, chimichurri, suadero (slow brisket cook in lard), salsa macha, fried carrots, and fried onions.

$8

Manzanilla Kitchen

G and 7th St., Arcata by Uniontown Gas Station, (707) 572-2372

Open Taco Week Mon.-Sat. 11:30am-8:30pm

Call-in and Take-out order welcome No substitutions.

PACHANGA TACO

Pastor chicken, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and cheese served in a crispy flour tortilla.

Pachanga Mexicana

1802 Fifth St., Eureka (707) 442-2587 pachangamexicana.com

Open for Taco Week 11am-9:30pm Mon.- Sat. Dine-In, call in and take-out welcome. No substitutions.

$700

SEA BASS TACO

Pan-seared Chilean sea bass, cabbage, pickled red onion, Gruyère cheese, salsa verde crema and fresh cilantro on a grilled corn tortilla.

$18 2 for

$7

Six Rivers Brewery

1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville (707) 839-7588 sixriversbrewery.com

Open for Taco Week Tues.-Sat., noon-7pm Dine-in and take-out welcome. Sold as two tacos per order, no single tacos. No substitutions.

PLAZA GRILL SPICY TACO

House made corn tortilla, slow cooked pork, pickled onions, cilantro, zesty cucumber, fresh lime and sriracha.

$6each $15COMBO

3 TACOS

Plaza Grill

780 Seventh St., Arcata, (707) 826-0860 plazagrillarcata.com

Available Sun.-Mon., 5pm-9pm during Taco Week Dine-in only.

BLACK GARLIC AND BEEF TACOS

Two tacos filled with thinly sliced grilled ribeye, balsamic caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, and fried shoestring sweet potatoes on flour tortillas topped with black garlic aioli and pickled onions and mustard seeds.

$13

South G Kitchen

550 South G St., Suite 4, Arcata (707) 826-7222 www.SouthGKitchen.com

Open for Taco Week Sun.-Sat., 11:30am-9pm

A bean and cheese pupusa layered with locally-sourced, grass-fed carne asada, cilantro, onion and a side of curtido and salsa.

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Tuyas

Main St. Ferndale (707)

tuyasferndale.com Open for Taco Week open daily 11:30am - 8pm $999

SEABASS

TACOS

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