David
Lee Coppini passed away at home on December 10,
2022 at the age of 73.
Dave
was born August 29, 1949 in Scotia to parents Frances and Hilda
Coppini, the eldest of their six children. Dave grew up in Ferndale
on his father’s dairy and graduated from Ferndale High School in
1967. He lived his entire life in Humboldt County working many years
for Fred and Edith Fearrien, driving cattle truck and owning and
running his own dairy in Loleta. Dave was a hard worker who loved
working with animals. He definitely had a gift with animals. He
especially enjoyed working with horses and you could see him
competing in local rodeos doing several events including bull riding,
roping and Wild Cow Milking.
You
couldn’t walk down the street with Dave without him stopping and
talking to people along the way. Those who knew him could always
expect a lively story or a joke and a laugh. Stranger wasn’t a word
he seemed to know.
Dave
is preceded in death by his parents Francis and Hilda Coppini and his
grandmother Mary “Gram” Coppini. He is survived by his friend
Lori Hansen and her two daughters, his three children, Steve Coppini,
Kristy Millsap and Renee McCraghen and his seven
grandchildren (with one on the way) and two
great-grandsons.
Dave
did not want a funeral, instead he was cremated and this spring
his long-time friend, Claire Bugenig, will spread his ashes in
Blocksburg where he worked for many years and enjoyed spending time.
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Born
February 22, 1942, passed away November 29, 2022, in McKinleyville,
at the age of 80 years.
Jackie
was born in Arcata to Jack and Beverly Dickinson. She was the second
of four siblings. She attended Sunny Brae Elementary school, Stewart
Junior High School and Arcata High School, graduating in 1960. After
High School she went on to Business College in Monterey. She
married Claude Hodge in 1961 at St. Mary’s Church in Arcata, having
met him in the seventh
grade at Stewart Jr. High and dated on and off through high
school,
marrying after attending business
college.
Jackie
and her twin sister Marilynn had fun throughout the years fooling
people as identical twins,
even
going to a Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, in 1991.
She
worked at her grandfather’s
car dealership
in Arcata (P.C.Sacchi’s Chevrolet) on and off throughout high
school and later working in the banking industry at Home Federal
Savings and Loan in the Arcata and Eureka branches.
She
was a member of the Red Hat Society, volunteered as a pink lady at
the local hospital, and loved to play bridge, canasta,
bocce
ball
and other card games with friends. She enjoyed camping in her fifth
wheel trailer, playing golf and snow skiing trips to Mt. Ashland.
She
loved her canine friends, Jason, Jenny, Freckles and latest Daisy
Mae.
She
is survived by her three children, Kevin (Kipp), Keith (Heather) and
Sheryl Pelascini (Kevin), her five grandchildren: Brian (Lydia),
Nathaniel, Whitney, Tyler and Emily, and her only great-grandchild:
Amelia. Her bonus daughter Kathy Holmes (Rassbach). Her two sisters,
Sandra (Dick) Fedder, Marilynn Morris, and brother Jack (Ellen)
Dickinson. Niece and nephew: Lisa (Craig) Hansen, Todd (Pat) Nothem,
as well as cousins and friends too numerous to list.
She
was preceded in death by her parents Jack and Beverly Dickinson,
daughter-in-law Anne Hodge, and grandparents Pete and Jennie Sacchi.
Her previous husband Robert Rassbach and his daughter Suzie Fusie and
son Scott Rassbach
A
celebration of life will be held on January 28 from 12:30 p.m.
to 3 p.m.
at
the P.C. Sacchi bulding showroom in Arcata (now Rita’s Mexican
restaurant). Please come help us celebrate Jackie’s life and share
your memories. No funeral service will be held, just a graveside
service for family. Please remember the good times you enjoyed with
Jackie and know that she enjoyed each and every one of her family and
friends and spoke of you often.
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Born October 7, 1943 he died peacefully at Mad River Hospital in Arcata at 10:01 p.m.
Everett was the second to the youngest of six siblings.He was born in Charleston, Missouri to Carl R. Stone and Minnie Lee Stone.
Everett was one of a kind. He sure was a stubborn ole man, though. He was definitely set in his own ways, that’s for sure. He sure did have a heart of gold. Especially for the ones he cared about the most. You just had to get past his stubbornness first. Also he was definitely quite the storyteller. He sure had many crazy stories to tell about the good old days.
Everett was proceeded into death by not only his parents, Carl and Minnie Stone, but also his loving wife and the mother of his children, Wanda Stone (Sanders) This year marked their 56th anniversary to being married. Also four out of his six total brothers and sisters, his grandson James Lee and his son Freddy Mendoza..
Everett’s survived by his daughter Gwendolyn Egger of Manila, his son Shannon Stone of Eureka, and his other two children, Karen Mendoza of Nevada and Kenny Mendoza of Eureka. Everett also had his grandchildren, Daniel Egger of Fortuna, Kendra Egger of Manila and also his great-grandchildren Kevin and Tracy Mendoza of Stockton, Coeina Lay and Thomas Brennan of Eureka. Everett also had a few great-grandchildren as well — Danica Egger of Eureka, Daniel Egger Jr of Manila, Skyler Reed Harris and Lennon June of Redding.
There will be a small get-together for immediate family members and close friends, along with anyone else that wishes to share good memories and say goodbye to Everett. Also to remember him as he was. Feel free to come by Luffenholtz Beach, Trinidad on Saturday, January 14, at 2 p.m.
Everett,
Dad,
Grandpa,
Great Grandpa,
Friend,
Brother,
… you’ll be forever missed by us and we all love you very much!!!
We want you to save us a seat next to you up there and until we meet again…
Fly High Everett Fly High
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Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire, Assemblymember Jim Wood, the State Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Housing & Community Development have announced $3 million in available funding to aid residents impacted by the December 20 and January 1 earthquakes. The relief funds will focus on those most in need and help communities get back on their feet.
Since the 6.4 magnitude quake shook the County just days before Christmas, Assemblymember Wood, Senator McGuire, the State Office of Emergency Services, and the California Department of Housing & Community Development have worked side-by-side with local officials on disaster response and recovery. The $3 million can be utilized to help rehabilitate damaged homes, rental assistance and assist with basic needs. Details of the funding will be a focus of this Thursday’s upcoming Earthquake Recovery Town Hall scheduled for 6:30pm (please see details below).
Humboldt Earthquake Recovery Town Hall:
The Earthquake Recovery Town Hall will include additional details regarding the state funding, as well as a comprehensive briefing on recovery programs including the emergency housing that’s currently available for impacted residents, along with services available to assist residents impacted by the earthquake. In addition, officials will provide an update on public infrastructure repairs, discuss on-going needs and focus attention on a soon-to-be established home repair and rental assistance fund.
The Town Hall will feature County and State Emergency Managers, Humboldt County and City leaders along with Senator McGuire & Assemblymember Wood.
Since the beginning, it’s been an all hands on deck effort from both local and state officials.
Here are the Town Hall details: What: Humboldt County Earthquake Recovery Town Hall When: Thursday, January 12, at 6:30 pm How to attend: Watch the Town Hall live here: https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/video, on Facebook, or dial in to listen by phone at 1-669-444-9171 and enter the Webinar ID: 836 6783 8430. RSVP and ask a question for the Town Hall presenters by clicking here!
Those experiencing a loss of housing following the earthquakes should call Humboldt County’s Long-Term Recovery Line, at 707-441-5000, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thousands are still without power across Humboldt County, after the various waves of the atmospheric river blew down trees and electric poles all across the state.
Today, in between the last storm and the next, residents of Humboldt’s hardest-hit area — the Highway 101 corridor from Trinidad north — got some welcome news. Pacific Gas and Electric moved up its estimated time of restoration of services to Friday, Jan. 13, which is at least a little better than the original estimate of Jan. 20.
PG&E issued a video this afternoon — see above — running down its efforts across the state. In total, it said, they currently have 167 crews working on getting power back up in the North Coast region, which includes everything north of the Golden Gate, and east to Lake and Napa counties. Utility officials said they were working around the clock, and also attempting to mobilize more crews.
Ron Richardson, PG&E vice president for the North Coast region, said, in particular, that they’re trying to prioritize the Trinidad area.
“The areas of Orick and Trinidad have some extended HORs,” he said. “We’re
doing everything we can right now to deploy additional resources to
pull those times in.”
Richardson added that the utility has also deployed mobile generators to keep some areas of the county online.
“One of the things we’re also doing during this event is we’re mobilizing our temporary generation fleet,” he said. “Currently, right now, we are generating an area called Willow Creek and Hoopa — that’s up in our Trinity and Humboldt area — with 8.75 megawatts in Willow Creek supporting 2,447 customers, and in Hoopa 6.25 megawatts supporting 2083 customers. In Petrolia, which is west of Garberville, we have 2.5 megawatts supporting 198 customers.”
Adam Wright, PG&E chief operating officer, said that the company will start providing daily, county-level updates on restoration work at the website pgecurrents.com.
On January 5, 2023, the Eureka Police Department was notified that a deceased female
was located amongst recycling that had been transferred to the Samoa Resource
Recovery Center on Vance Avenue by a Recology truck.
As part of the investigation, an autopsy was performed. The cause of death has been
determined to be accidental and there is no suspicion of foul play. Next of kin has been
notified and the female decedent has been identified as Jestine Green, 57 of Eureka.
If you or anyone you know needs overnight shelter, the following resources are
available. These shelters continually have space available. Additional resources are
attached.
On Friday January 6th, 2023 Agents from the HCDTF and Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the 13000 Block of Highway 96 in Hoopa. After receiving numerous citizen complaints that 44 year old Robby Jackson and 42 year old Kathlene Mellon were selling large quantities of fentanyl throughout the Hoopa Valley, HCDTF Agents obtained a search warrant for their residence located at the 13000 block of Highway 96.
During the service of the search warrant, Jackson attempted to flee on foot from law enforcement but was quickly apprehended. Mellon was detained on scene without incident. During a search of the property, HCDTF Agents located 14.6 grams of Fentanyl, 4.6 grams of Methamphetamine, digital scales, packaging materials, a firearm, and a Billy Club. Based on evidence located on scene, Jackson and Mellon were arrested on the following charges:
Robby Jackson
H&S 11370.1(a)- Possession of a controlled substance while armed
PC 29800(a)(1)- Felon in possession of a firearm
PC 30305(a)(1)- Felon in possession of ammunition
H&S 11366.5- Maintaining a residence for narcotics use
H&S 11377(a)- Possession of controlled substances
H&S 11364(a)- Possession of drug paraphernalia
Kathlene Mellon
H&S 11370.1(a)- Possession of a controlled substance while armed
H&S 11351- Possession for sale of controlled substances
H&S 11366.5- Maintaining a residence for narcotics use
H&S 11377(a)- Possession of controlled substances
H&S 11364(a)- Possession of drug paraphernalia
PC 29800(a)(1)- Felon in possession of a firearm
PC 30305(a)(1)- Felon in possession of ammunition
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-267-9976
