Meeting Saturday about Strawberry Rock timber harvest

I’ll have to dig through our archives. I don’t recall when it was, but a year or two or three ago we had an article about Green Diamond’s timber cutting plans for its property near Strawberry Rock in Trinidad. The company owns the timberland and every so often it cuts trees.

Some people, however, would like to preserve the area near Strawberry Rock and turn it into a preserve. I think the story today is the same as the one we previously printed.

Anywho, here’s an email I received. I can’t speak to its accuracy in any way. It is what it is. See below – Jack

Here is an email sent to me by Jack Nounnan:

It’s this Saturday’s . . .
being together in this moment of preserving our future!
Strawberry Rock’s Surrounding Forests
Are being clear-cut

Meeting For Taking Action
Sat. Dec. 15, 2 – 4
Westhaven Community Service District
453 6th Ave. Westhaven,
Just off Westhaven Drive

We’re talking about Green Diamond, an old logging company that has justified clear-cutting whole forests up and down the Pacific coast, owning massive amounts of our land in what amounts to an already over-logged tree farming plantation! We have our hands full in even stopping them from turning the area around Strawberry rock locally into a wasteland, with precious habitat never part of their accounting! It’s a corporation mind-set that more caring people are being so rudely awakened to. . . .in realizing that if we don’t stand up to such Earth destructive measures, who will?

it’s our paradise, this gem in our midst. . . to nurture and preserve

Together we can do some amazing things with all our collaborating skills and insights needed for organizing a solid community group.

If you’re coming from the south, as you approach Trinidad take the Westhaven exit and wind on up to the top of that first hill and immediately turn left on 6th Ave and on down to the fire station, next to the bus stop about a quarter of a mile.

Forming:
Friends Of Trinidad Forests And Sacred Sites

We’re all needed for spreading the word and doing what we can to help in saving such natural wonders. Every bit of our efforts, no matter how little, can make the difference.

We mean to turn this entire area into a State Preserve
and you can be part of this effort,
something your children will thank and admire you for.

Forest Defenders
Trinidad Tree Sit
For further info: Abe Brower 707-845-1643

Man Tasered, then he wrestles with deputies; citizens help officers

Raw press release from HCSO:

On 12-14-2012, approximately 7:30 am deputies were conducting a traffic accident investigation in Blue Lake when they were alerted by a citizen about a vehicle driving erratically on Taylor Avenue, Blue Lake. The deputies located the vehicle on Taylor Avenue as the driver was walking away from it. A deputy contacted the driver who was identified as Daniel Christie, 36 years old from McKinleyville. The deputy ran a warrant check on Christie which revealed he was on probation with a search clause. The deputy told Christie he was going to conduct a probation search. Christie initially complied, but then changed his mind and ran off. Both deputies pursued Christie and a struggle ensued. The deputies utilized a Taser on Christie which had little effect; he continued to fight with them. Christie was able to grab the Taser and struggled with the deputies over control of it. Two citizens witnessed the deputies struggling with Christie and came to the deputies aid. The citizens were able to assist the deputies with controlling and handcuffing Christie.
Christie admitted to the deputies that he had used methamphetamine and that was why he ran from them.
Christie was taken into custody for resisting arrest, threatening a public official, possession of burglary tools and probation violation. He was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where his bail was set at $50,000.00.

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Obituaries from 12.12.12 edition

Elsie Mary (Tofte) Lockett

Elsie Mary Lockett went home to her Lord and Savior on December 4, 2012, at age 95.  Born March 12, 1917, in Pencer, Minnesota, the third of ten children. She was a McKinleyville resident since 1950.

During World War II, Elsie moved from Minnesota to Portland, Oregon, and became a  “welderette” in the shipyards. There she met and later married Charles Lockett, her beloved husband of nearly 50 years. He preceded her in death in 1994.

Elsie was a licensed beautician, and operated her own shop until her retirement. She spent many hours playing cards and other games with family and friends. She was a regular at the McKinleyville Senior Center’s Friday pinochle game. Elsie was an active member of McKinleyville Baptist Church, and it was her faith in God and devotion to her family and friends that she will most be remembered for.  She was an example of Christian love to all those who knew her.

She is survived by two sons and their wives, Chuck (Barb) Lockett of Klamath Falls, Ore., and George (Pam) Lockett of Bly, Ore; three daughters and their husbands, Carole (Rich) Percival of Sacramento, Bev (Tom) Wood of McKinleyville, and Carla (Tim) Hoff of Kelseyville; 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; two brothers, one sister, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to attend a celebration of her life at McKinleyville Baptist Church, 1616 Windsor Ave., McKinleyville, on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m.  Pastor Jim Dickinson will officiate.  A reception will follow.  Private interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata.  Arrangements are under the direction of Paul’s Chapel, Arcata.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to McKinleyville Baptist Church or McKinleyville Senior Center.

 

 

 

The Broken Chain

We little knew that morning that God

Was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly,

In death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,

You did not go alone;

For part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.

 

You left us peaceful memories,

Your love is still our guide;

And though we cannot see you,

You are always at our side.

 

Our family chain is broken,

And nothing seems the same;

But as God calls us one by one,

The Chain will link again.

– Author Unknown

Barney (“Slim”) Edward Blair

Barney was born on Aug. 10, 1937 in Southern California.  He passed away on Dec. 3, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Eureka.  Barney is survived by his wife of almost 34 years, Vicki Johnson Blair, a brother, James Blair and a son, Edward Blair.

Barney served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to Dec. 1972.  He moved to McKinleyville in October 1986 where he enjoyed driving bus for Humboldt Transit until retiring.

Barney loved his wife, Bluegrass music, motorcycles and seeing this beautiful country.

He will rest at the National Cemetery in Eagle Point, Oregon.  At his request, there will be no local services held.  If you would like to honor his life, please donate to the local Senior Center, the Cancer Society, Veterans Administration or other service agencies.

A special thank-you to the wonderful healthcare people that so touched his life.  To St. Joseph’s Hospital staff, the folks at Radiation Oncology, and especially the nurses who so lovingly cared for Barney at the infusion center at Internal Medicine.  And finally to Rose. Rose, please know how really grateful we were for you. You were our one constant in an uncertain world. God bless you Rose.

Sheriff’s Log.12.12.12

 

 

From the 12.12.12 edition

 

Thursday, Nov. 29

9:25 a.m. – A car window was smashed and items stolen on North Westhaven Drive.

1:08 p.m. – A notebook computer was stolen from a residence in the 2300 block of Central Avenue.

Friday, Nov. 30

9:48 a.m. – A window was broken and an unknown suspect entered a house under construction on North Westhaven Drive. Nothing was stolen.

12:09 p.m. – Someone found a wallet at Morris School.

Saturday, Dec. 1

12:54 p.m. – Carrie Rojas was cited for shoplifting after she allegedly stole less than $50 worth of merchandise from Big Kmart.

5:41 p.m. – A resident on West Bates reported that a recent acquaintance, who happens to be a transient, stole a camera when he was last in the victim’s home.

Sunday, Dec. 2

1:53 p.m. – Two juveniles were caught stealing from the Big Kmart. Rather than fess up, they made matters worse by lying to deputies. They were booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of burglary and giving false information to a police officer after they gave deputies false information about their names and parents’ contact information. One of the kids also got popped for being in possession of marijuana.

10:40 p.m. – Raphael Martinez was traveling along Fieldbrook Road. A deputy noticed that his vehicle registration was expired and pulled Martinez over near Wagle Lane. Martinez ended up being arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Jail for warrants. He was also arrested on suspicion of having an unregistered vehicle, displaying false registration, having inoperable lights, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, and violation of probation.

Tuesday, Dec. 4

10:39 a.m. – Deputies investigated a death in the 1400 block of Anderson Avenue in McKinleyville.

11:17 a.m. – This could be a frat boy’s dream come true. A package arrives in the mail. You open it. Inside, you discover two pounds of Humboldt bud. Let the party begin! But for a resident on Leona Drive in McKinleyville, the package was unwelcomed, and deputies were called. It turns out that someone had mailed the package and used the Leona Drive resident’s address as the return address.

12:07 p.m. – Someone in Orick got crazy drunk and created a traffic hazard. The drunkard was arrested and lodged in the Humboldt County Jail.

12:55 p.m. – On Scenic Drive, a car was burglarized after a window was smashed out.

1:26 p.m. – Someone rented equipment from a local hardware store, but never returned it.

3:28 p.m. – A Christmas tree was stolen from a tree lot at Central Avenue and Pickett Road.

4:21 p.m. – A truck was burglarized on Fischer Road in McKinleyville.

7:55 p.m. – Someone heisted beer from the Safeway.

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.12.12.12

Photo courtesy Tom Lurtz

Thanks for Tuba Christmas

Editor:

We would like to thank all the folks who gave us another year of Tuba Christmas. Celebrating 24 years of the event locally, Fred Tempas led a group of assorted tubas and their players through a wonderful hour of tunes.

We appreciate the effort of all the ensemble to volunteer their time and energy to play for the public each year. I think everyone left with a smile and a few Christmas tunes still playing in their head.

We would also like to thank the McKinleyville Shopping Center Management for providing a warm, dry venue for this year’s crowd.  It was a lot more fun to listen and sing out of the rain.

Hope everyone can keep a few friendly notes with them for the season.

Jingle bells, jingle bells….

Tom Lurtz, Linda Gleye and Noah Lurtz

McKinleyville

Blaming the poor

Editor:

An astonishing NIMBY article on the homeless appeared in the Times-Standard on Nov. 29, 2012.  This article was filled with the usual obfuscations and deflections common to those with a negative agenda.

The author lists a barrage of impressive actions the community has enacted, but nestled amongst the virtuous activities are four assertions answered with a definitive “Yes” or “No” but absolutely bereft of clarifying facts.

This is the sort of polemic offered — but still unacceptable — by sophomores in high school.  And what of the irrefutable nonsense of her claim that “there is only so much money available for donations.”  Really?  Is that non-sequitur the pivot of her argument?

But the saddest part of this diatribe is not the broadside splattered against the unpalliated population of those less fortunate than the rest of us, it is the lack of differentiation entered into the equation.  She postulates a dichotomy of finite resources vs. a target population, the homeless.  Neither supposition is an isolated or uniform concept.

Finite resources are our problem — those who construct our economy — the great washed. It is the very people who have prospered in this economy who seem most readily to succumb to the fear of (you name it).  This fear may be likened to a fear of losing what you have so strenuously eked out of your trials and tribulations.

Therefore, it is YOURS, your certifiable and cherished attainment.  The homeless, accordingly, have not been doing what they should have, and certainly not anything comparable to what you have done. So, how now Pussycat, do they deserve any more from your feed bowl?

Well, the economy is the point. Build-in or allow inequalities to manifest and it is no surprise that the immense distances between those who have and those who would like to have is crippling our society. I have no idea if the author of that article is a “have” or “have not” but she certainly writes with closed eyes.

The most important omission in her article is the amalgamation of her target group into an isomorphic non-entity. The homeless are a burden.  Well, I’ll be dog-gonned.  Add to this the notion that they are undeserving and the discussion need go no further.

But examined in the light of our recent history, and lumping homeless into any category, makes this an exercise for fools.  Once the great humanitarian, Ronald Reagan (he of the “once you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all”), shut down the mental hospitals, the inmates became the “burden” for the rest of us.  What this percentage is, is anyone’s guess.

But G.W. Bush produced a major source for the continuance of this population when he falsely claimed that Iraq needed sequestering or we would be deprived of their oil. Oh, he may have said that only among his closeted conferees, but he directly produced 25% of the homeless with those ungrateful wretches, our unappreciative and unappreciated vets. Add to this the families of our vets who have lost their breadwinner and now prowl our streets wreaking disarray and dismay and you have a soup no one wants.

Implicit in NIMBY arguments is the “blame” the homeless must bear.  Often a semi-intellectual disclaimer such as “it is their own fault” is added. It is much easier to point a finger than it is to lend a hand. But short of bankrupting ourselves (and thereby joining their numbers), society — the We in “We the people…” – can never do too much for our downtrodden.

Larry Hourany, PhD

McKinleyville

Donate to Hum. Literacy

Dear Editor,

On behalf of the Humboldt Literacy Project and our 100+ tutors and learners, I would like to thank Paul McNally, General Manager of the Ingomar Club, and staff for their hospitality at our annual Tutor and Learner Recognition Night, Nov. 27.  It was wonderful! Entering the front door, one child even exclaimed,“We’re in a castle!”

Now, not all of us fortunate enough to live in a real castle. But if you’re thankful for how you do live, consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Literacy Project online at http://www.humlit.org, by mail, HLP, 537 G Street #202A, Eureka, CA 95501 or by phone, 707-445-3655.

Literacy’s castle has enough room – and enough wonders – to amaze us all.

Thanks,

Vincent Peloso

Board President

Humboldt Literacy Project