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PREVIOUSLY: An Initiative to Reshape Humboldt’s Cannabis Industry Qualified for the Ballot, and It Has Growers Worried

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The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors had just three options, and they didn’t seem too happy about any of them.

On Tuesday the board was presented with an initiative that, if approved by voters, would effectively prohibit new cannabis-growing operations countywide while ushering in a host of stringent new rules for industry, including a prohibition on farms larger than 10,000 square feet.

The board listened to two hours of passionate public feedback, the vast majority of it from local growers who lambasted the initiative as an ill-conceived and deceptively promoted measure that would destroy their livelihoods and decimate the storied Humboldt County cannabis industry.

But backers of the initiative — a relatively small group of retirees living in Kneeland — had submitted more than 7,000 signatures supporting their petition, more than enough to qualify the measure for ballot. The signatures had been approved by the Elections Office, and so per California law, the board could only do one of three things:

1. adopt the ordinance without alteration, either right there in the meeting or within the next 10 days,
2. submit the ordinance to the voters (again, without changing anything) at the next available statewide election — in this case, the California primary in March of 2024, or
3. direct staff to prepare a report on the ordinance, and when that report is presented at a subsequent meeting either adopt the ordinance or order a special election, which would cost the county $35,000 to $40,000.

Somewhere around the nine-hour mark of an 11-hour meeting, the board unanimously chose option 2, agreeing to put the measure on the March 2024 ballot, though before taking the vote several supervisors — particularly Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone — indicated that they’d like to work toward an alternative outcome.

Madrone asked Betsy Watson, one of the two organizers present for the meeting, if she and her fellow organizers would be willing to work with the county and the community over the next year-and-change to explore other ways to modify the county’s cannabis regulations — and maybe even pull their initiative off the ballot.

Watson agreed. “Anything can be improved,” she said, adding, “We would would demand, though, that it not just be cannabis people that are being consulted and negotiated with. … What we would need to do is to consult a broad level of the community so we can all live here.”

The board also directed staff to prepare a report analyzing the potential impacts of the initiative and suggesting possible next steps.

As mentioned in a story from last week, the organizers of this initiative feel that the weed industry has run amok in Humboldt County, with the proliferation of what they see as industrial-scale cultivation activities that have dramatically impacted their way of life, threatening their water supplies, increasing traffic and harming the environment. 

Their year-long organizing and signature-gathering effort led to the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, which was subsequently (and rather unfortunately) renamed the Large-Scale Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Restrictions Amending Humboldt County General Plan, Local Coastal Plans and County Code Amendments Initiative.

Early in yesterday’s hearing, Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell asked Planning and Building Director John Ford, “With this petition, what does it mean to cultivators that are already licensed? And what does it mean to future cultivators?”

“What it will essentially do,” Ford replied, “is prohibit new applications for cultivation.” He explained that the initiative would set new caps on the number of permits allowed in each watershed, limiting them to five percent above the number of permitted operations present on March 4 of this year. He displayed a spreadsheet (screenshot below) showing that this cap has already been exceeded in all but two watersheds countywide.

“And as you can see,” Ford said, “there are actually only two permits left to be allocated.” 

The initiative would also require all cultivation sites to be located on roads that meet Category 4 standards, Ford said, which is not currently the case under either version 1.0 or version 2.0 of the county’s commercial cannabis land use ordinance (though roads that don’t meet those standards must be analyzed for capacity). 

Existing permit-holders with operations larger than 10,000 square feet would be considered “legal non-conforming” operations upon implementation of the initiative, Ford explained.

“They will continue to be legal permits,” he said, but because the ordinance now limits new permits to 10,000 square feet, they couldn’t expand. And there’s some question as to how much they could modify their property. Could they add water tanks? Could they add solar power? Could they do some other things that may make a lot of sense and be highly beneficial from an environmental standpoint?”

He said the language of the ordinance seems to indicate that such changes would require a discretionary permit, and for operations larger than 10,000 square feet, those types of changes wouldn’t be allowed at all.

The initiative also says that multiple permits cannot be held by an individual or on a given property, “and is unclear if that just cannabis cultivation permits or [if] that includes nursery, processing, distribution, manufacturing, canna-tourism, micro-business — things that in [ordinance] 2.0 the county was very intentional about wanting to have value added, particularly to small farmers, so that they could have secondary sources of income to support the cannabis cultivation,” Ford said.

Bushnell challenged the ordinance backers on a number of issues, asking them to explain why they consider 10,000 square feet an industrial-scale operation.

First District Supervisor Rex Bohn also pushed back on that notion, saying, “That’s not industrial.” He also said he feels the initiative was misrepresented by backers, who tried to get him to sign their petition by saying it would take out the “mega-grows.” 

Bushnell was distressed.

“My heart’s racing right now,” she said to the petitioners. She took issue with them singling out the cannabis industry.

“And I don’t understand. I don’t understand why you targeted only cannabis. … And I won’t support [the initiative] the way it’s written. I respect you, you know, but I am so sad for the cannabis community, for the departments that have worked so hard to bring this forward, for this board that has worked hard to try to make this work. And [cannabis farmers] are on their knees. They’re broke. Cannabis is failing. And they’re struggling for everything to keep their livelihood, and now they have anxiety again because of this. And it just breaks my heart. It does.”

Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson asked staff what qualifies as a large-scale grow, and Ford said that to have anything larger than an acre, the property must be at least 320 acres.

Wilson interjected to say he was looking for a definition of large-scale, “because this ordinance defines large-scale as anything 10,000 square feet or more. … The title is defining it before we as a community vote to define it.”

Watson stepped up to the podium shortly thereafter to defend the ordinance. She said that in general she’s not a fan of the initiative process, saying, “There was an initiative in this state that kept me from getting married.” But she added that she and her neighbors were unable to get results any other way.

“While gathering 7,000 signatures we found that citizens felt overlooked,” Watson said. “There’s the perception that this whole thing is completely out of control. … We’re offering a forward-looking plan. It’s a vision for cannabis cultivation in the future. We are not anti-cannabis people at all.”

The public comment period kicked off with Ross Gordon, policy director for the Humboldt County Growers Alliance, a cannabis business organization. He criticized the title and content of the initiative as well as the process by which it came to the board.

“These rules and restrictions were developed without public process and input,” Gordon said. “Many are not viable to implement or comply with, as Director Ford spoke to, and many would result in the bureaucratic strangulation of the small cannabis farms in Humboldt County.”

He said he believes there were two main reasons why more than 7,000 people signed the petition. 

“The first is that they falsely believed that this was an initiative primarily about restricting large-scale commercial cannabis cultivation in Humboldt County, and they believed the stated purpose and intent: to support small farmers,” he said. “I believe if they knew what was actually in this initiative, many people would not have signed it.”

Dozens of growers spoke over the next two hours, and several refrains were heard over and over again. Many said they’re struggling to survive and that this initiative would be the final nail in the coffin for their operations. Others asked the supervisors to formally oppose the initiative and maybe come up with an alternative one themselves. Many said the measure would destroy the industry altogether here in Humboldt County.

“I suggest that we request a full and robust report on this initiative … ,” farmer Nate Whittington said. “Let [voters] see the facts of just how absurd this initiative is, and I think we’ll see that the county will resoundingly vote it down, and then we can move on to more productive discussions.”

Nik Erickson, owner of Full Moon Farms, said the organizers failed to consult the industry. “Small farms were not asked what challenges we were facing, how this initiative would help us and how it would deter corporate cannabis from coming into Humboldt County when in fact it does the exact opposite,” he said. “It creates impossible hurdles for small farms.”

His voice began to tremble as he continued. “This initiative threatens all that we’ve worked so hard for,” he said. “This initiative, in fact, is the extinction of small farms.”

After everyone in board chambers had taken their turn, Board Chair Virginia Bass turned it over to people calling in via Zoom. The thrust of the comments remained the same. 

“We are greatly, greatly affected by the overregulation already and with everything we put into our business, our life,” said the owner of Humboldt Renegade Farms. “This was our passion, our livelihood. We can’t take any more. We’re hanging on by a thread. This would really be the nail in the coffin for us.”

When the comment period finally wrapped up, Wilson remarked that the conversation was overdue.

“We shouldn’t have this hearing today; we should have had this hearing the day that there was an initiative put on the table,” he said. Instead, the board was left in what he called “this very locked-in situation” with only the three options.

Madrone pointed out that proponents of an initiative can withdraw it anytime until 88 days before the election, and he implored organizers to engage in discussions.

“I know Betsy to be a person who spent decades in this county working on conflict resolution,” he said, adding that Watson and fellow organizer Mark Thurmond had said they didn’t really want to pursue an initiative in the first place. 

“So I’m not going to give up hope,” Madrone continued. “I really believe it is entirely possible for us as a board, working with our community, to figure out: what are the things we can do to make this all better?”

No date was set for when staff will bring back its analysis of the initiative’s impacts, nor did the board iron out a method for working further with the initiative’s proponents. But with the understanding that the conversation will continue, the board voted unanimously to approve the measure for the March 2024 ballot. 

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DOCUMENT: The Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative (full text)

PREVIOUSLY:

• California Highway Patrol dispatch log

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Press release from the California Highway Patrol:

On 10/23/2022, at approximately 7:42 PM, the CHP Humboldt Communication Center (HCC) received a call of a vehicle versus bicyclist traffic crash on US-101 Northbound, south of Herrick Avenue. Based on CHP’s preliminary investigation, it appears this crash occurred when a bicyclist was struck within the #1 lane by a 2015 Chevrolet pickup, driven by 29-year-old Colton Daniels of Eureka. The bicyclist, 51-year-old Donald Ferguson of Rio Dell, received fatal injuries as a result of this crash.

Impairment is not considered to be a factor in the driving of the vehicle. Impairment of the bicyclist is unknown at this time and is pending toxicology results by the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office.

The CHP is continuing to investigate this crash and asks anyone with information to contact the Humboldt Area CHP at (707) 822-5981 or the 24-hour dispatch line at (707) 268-2000.

The #1 lane of northbound US-101 was closed for approximately two hours to allow for the safe investigation of this crash. The California Highway Patrol extends its condolences to the family of the deceased and would like to thank the following agencies for their response and assistance with the investigation: Humboldt Bay Fire, Eureka Police Department, Humboldt Towing.

Well, this is happening pretty quickly.

This morning, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District has announced a partnership with a private company — Crowley Wind Services — to build a full-service facility to support offshore wind development all along the West Coast.

The development would happen at the district’s Marine Terminal II — a.k.a., the old pulp mill property in Samoa, which it acquired in 2013 — and would be located next to the planned Nordic Aquafarms onshore Atlantic salmon factory.

The new facility — which would become the second-largest wind terminal in the United States, according to the Harbor District — would be able to manufacture and ship the platforms and wind turbines that are currently being planned for the waters off Humboldt County and Morro Bay. 

Those “lease areas” — areas of the ocean where the windmills will someday be placed — are scheduled to be auctioned off by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Dec. 6.

But local business-watchers have long hoped that Humboldt Bay could serve as a “hub” for the development all along the length of the West Coast, having both a first-to-market advantage (with the first lease areas on the Pacific Coast) and also several geographic advantages — i.e., a protected bay unencumbered by bridges over the harbor entrance, as well as a great deal of available industrial land along the shore.

The Harbor District says it is holding a “celebration” tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. on Woodley Island to further spell out the details of the deal with Crowley Wind Services.

Announcement from the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District:

Tomorrow at 1:30 PM, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District will be hosting a ceremony celebrating a new partnership that will accelerate the Humboldt Offshore Wind Port project. See attached for more information. Please join us for a Celebration of Partnership as outlined below:

• Date/Time: Thursday, October 27 at 1:30 PM
• Location: Woodley Island, Eureka (601 Startare Drive); at the Fisherman’s Statue Parking Lot at the far west end of the island
• Topic: Announcement Regarding new Partnership for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind and Heavy Lift Marine Terminal
• Tentative Speakers:
  • Greg Dale, President of the Board, Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District

  • Tentative – Ted Hernandez, Tribal Chair, Wiyot Tribe

  • Jeff Andreini, Vice President, Crowley Wind Services

  • Virginia Bass, Chair of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

  • US Congressman Jared Huffman
• Details: Through Crowley’s Wind Services group, the company will serve as the port’s developer of the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal. Services there will support tenants in the manufacturing, installation and operation of offshore wind floating platforms, use of large heavy cargo vessels and providing crewing and marshalling services in the Pacific waters. The terminal would be second largest wind terminal in the U.S. at this time.
• Summary of the Economic Impact Study:
  • 4,257 jobs in Humboldt County
    • Stage 1 830 jobs

    • Stage 2 3,426 jobs

  • $279 million in labor income in Humboldt County

  • $38 million in state and local tax revenues

  • Total industry output
    • Stage 1 would generate $136 million in Humboldt County or $178 Million across California

    • Stage 2 would generate $481 million in Humboldt County or $633 Million across California

• Background: The Humboldt Bay Harbor District has been conducting strategic planning since 2019 to establish a world-class marine terminal to service the offshore wind industry at a 180-acre site on the Samoa Peninsula. Utilizing a grant from the Humboldt County Headwaters Fund in 2021, the District developed a conceptual Master Plan for the site. That led to a $10.45M grant from the California Energy Commission, which the Port has utilized to conduct a range of technical studies, preliminary design, and pre-permitting activities. The District anticipates completing permitting and design in mid-2024. Humboldt Bay offers advantages for offshore wind because its location and size allows it to serve as a manufacturing, fabrication, construction and assembly, staging and tow-out hub. It is close to the ocean and provides a shipping channel clear of bridges or other airspace obstructions while minimizing environmental and wildlife impacts. Because of these advantages, the Bay has drawn the attention of many Federal and State agencies as well as a suite of international energy development firms. The Humboldt Wind Port project is now transitioning to the next stage as the District plans to sign a lease with a premier marine terminal development firm. The agreement focuses on an 86-acre Phase I, with the potential to expand to additional Phases. This partnership and project will generate high-skill manufacturing and technical jobs, investments, and clean energy that will extend for generations into the future. On 10/27/22 at 1:30 PM, the District will host a Celebration of Partnership with several dignitaries as guest speakers.

Press release from the City of Arcata:

On 10/26/22 at about 5:53 AM, Arcata Police Department received a 9-1-1 call for a pedestrian down in the roadway on the 5000 block of Valley West Boulevard.  Arcata Police, Arcata Fire District, and Arcata Ambulance responded and found an injured victim in the roadway who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle.

The victim was transported to St Joseph’s Hospital where they later succumbed to their injuries.

Arcata Police Department is actively investigating this as a felony hit and run and asks anybody who witnessed the collision or has any information about the collision to call the Arcata Police Department at 707-822-2426 or on the anonymous tip line at 707-825-2588.

Gerald (Jerry) Keith Miller passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at age 95. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Glenda, four children, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Jerry was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. Jerry had an engaging way of speaking with others. People often commented about how eloquently he shared stories. He was a kind and supportive husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.

Jerry was born January 15, 1927, in Holmes to William Patterson Miller and Lydia Ruth (Freeman) Miller. Jerry was one of seven children that grew up in Holmes spending his early days working on the family dairy and enjoying carefree summers swimming in Jones’ Hole, playing baseball games and getting into mischief from time to time. He was a child of the depression, which had a profound impact on the way he looked at life, on his work ethic and how he helped those in need. His family grew or raised everything that went on the kitchen table with the exception of flour and sugar. Shoes were a luxury and when his wore out, he often went barefoot to school.

Jerry graduated from Fortuna High in 1945. During his high school years, he won the county track meet, throwing the shot put. He also competed on the FFA Boxing Team where he was crowned Champion his junior year by knocking out his opponent in eight seconds. He went on to compete in Golden Glove Boxing and was a heavy lightweight champion. In recent years, he was one of several local golden glove boxers featured in the Ferndale Museum documentary Lords of the Ring.

After high school Jerry joined the United States Navy around the time World War II was ending. He was stationed at Camp Shoemaker. As a result of his typing skills he worked on the discharge process for our boys overseas. Dad was humble about his time in the service. When recognized as a WWII veteran, he always gave credit to those who saw combat. When he returned from the military, he met Glenda Titus at a Grange Dance. He was a true gentleman with impressive dance skills. They were married June 12, 1949. Jerry and Glenda lived in several different towns from Ferndale to Holmes until they bought their family home on Centerville Road in Ferndale in 1961. Jerry took great pride in his home, always keeping the lawn green and in later years growing a vegetable garden.

After working on his father’s dairy, and the Genzoli dairy, Jerry went to work in the woods. He spent more than 40 years falling trees and working for several logging companies. He fell many big trees in his day. The most impressive was 21 feet across; it took him three days to fall. After work each day, he came home smelling like wood chips and would sit at the table writing log scale on his hard hat. He was fondly known to many of the guys in the woods as Gentleman Jerry and Metric Miller. A few years ago, he was the narrator for the Ferndale Museum’s documentary Working in the Woods.

Jerry was a member of The Native Sons of the Golden West Ferndale Parlor #93 and went on to Grand Parlor as a Grand Trustee. Many officers wanted him to run as Grand President, but that would have taken him away from his family, so he turned it down. He took pride in knowing each part of the ritual work from memory and spearheaded many historical dedications in Humboldt County. Jerry and his wife, Glenda, made wonderful friends through his association with the Native Sons. He started the annual Joseph G. Oeschger weekend in the Redwoods, which still happens each February.

Jerry volunteered for Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 for many years. During the 1964 flood, he and his brother-in-law Dayton Titus braved the Eel River going out in a boat to rescue an elderly couple in the Waddington area from floodwaters.

Jerry often spent mornings playing pinochle at Beckers’ (Papa Joe’s) with many different friends over the years. During his retirement, he enjoyed walking several miles a day through Ferndale as well as volunteering for the Ferndale Museum. He was an avid San Francisco Giants and 49er fan. He loved watching sports, talking sports and analyzing sports. He loved our country, its history, and often pointed out how much had been sacrificed for the freedom we enjoy. He spent much of his time going to his childrens’ and later grandchildrens’ various activities. He was their greatest fan. In recent years, he especially enjoyed his great grandchildren visiting him in his home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Paterson (Pat) and Lydia Miller, and each of his siblings Reginald Miller, Marjorie Green, Viola Powers, Bill Miller, Barbara Zumwalt and George Miller.

Jerry is survived by his wife Glenda, his children: Jeff (Beth) Miller, Mike Miller, Tom (Gina) Miller, and Leanne (Mac) McCulloch. His grandchildren: Brian (Kara) Miller, Jonna Miller, Erin (Chris) Smead, Jerry (Sarah) Miller, Jenna (Jeff) Miller, Brianne (Sam) Frank, Megan (Jon) Busher, Brock McCulloch and Taylor (Will) Stephens.

Great-grandchildren: Elliana, Haleigh and Marin Busher, Mac Stephens, Tommy and Chaney Ritter, Trinity Burns, Maverick and Marley Miller, Cameron Frank, Reece and Milo Miller, and Chase and Molly Smead. Brother-in-law; Dayton Titus, sister-in-laws; Cecilia Titus and Sharon Miller. He is also survived by many wonderful nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial in honor Jerry’s long and impactful life Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Ferndale Community Church, followed by a reception at the Ferndale Veteran’s Hall.

Memorial donations can be made to the Ferndale Community Church or the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Dept. The family wishes to thank the Ferndale Fire Dept and to all those who visited and supported Jerry and Glenda during the past several months.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Pamela Walsh Olson, who passed away peacefully at home in Eureka on Sunday, September 25 at the age of 76 after a short, courageous battle with cancer.

Pam was born on July 27, 1946 in San Francisco and grew up in Eureka. She was an amazing wife, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, teacher, and a trusted & supportive friend to countless family members, friends, and colleagues. She was compassionate to others and shared her zest for life with all who knew her. Her open and positive attitude, mischievous sense of humor, loving and loyal devotion to family and friends, and general appreciation for a wide range of diverse personalities endeared her to those fortunate enough to have known her.

After graduating from Eureka High School in the 1964, Pam attended UC Davis, where she received her BA degree and teaching credential in the late 1960s. Her teaching career commenced at that time in the nearby community of Dixon, where she taught for a couple of years prior to accepting another position in Southern California in the early 1970s. Pam had a spirit of adventure and was very independent, and after a few more years of teaching she struck out via car traveling alone to visit museums, historical sites, and family and friends across the country. At times she would record her thoughts and experiences in her beautiful calligraphy handwriting in the form of extensive letters she sent home to the family. During her travels she researched alternative schools and teaching methods and ultimately took a teaching position in Illinois for a short time.

After leaving Illinois she began working her way back west via Idaho and elsewhere before returning to the Eureka/Arcata area in 1976 to help care for her ill mother. After her mother’s death in 1977, Pam took a break from teaching for several years to work on a fishing boat for one season and to work with her brother Mike at a company he co-owned in Marin County. While living in the Bay Area she began pursuing a business degree at SF State.

Pam met her beloved husband Jim Olson in 1981 and they married early the next year, beginning a rich and wonderful love affair that lasted over 40 years. They shared a deep appreciation for the beauty of the Humboldt/Trinity/Del Norte region and spent treasured time with family & friends at the family cabin on the Klamath River, which provided many happy memories throughout their life together. After returning to Eureka with Jim, Pam resumed her teaching career. During this time she completed her master’s degree at Humboldt State and turned her focus toward the administrative side of education for the rest of her career. Throughout all these years, Pam was a respected teacher, administrative leader, and principal who was admired by both students and staff at numerous schools including Redwood Valley, Petrolia, Hoopa/Klamath River, and Pine Hill.

Pam was an avid lifelong reader and lover of books, and she became a skilled sketch artist later in life. She supported and volunteered for numerous worthy causes in all the communities she served and lived in. Pam demonstrated humanity at its best and lived with a balance of strength and grace. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

In addition to her devoted husband Jim, Pam is survived by her brother Mike of Santa Rosa (Lynne and sons Jason & Sean), sister Sandy of Eureka (son Isaac & daughter Leanore), brother John of Orinda, stepson Chad Olson of Eureka, stepsisters Carol Clarke of Medford, Sue Harrison of Medford, and Gretchen Howard of Hawaii, sister-in-law Pam Bower and brother-in-law Thomas Olson of Eureka, numerous cherished cousins, and countless dear friends. Their world has been greatly enriched by having Pam in it. She was preceded in death by her father Dr. Joseph Francis Walsh, mother Margery Wheeler Walsh, stepmother Janie Howard Walsh, stepdaughter Heidi Olson, brother-in-law Larry Kern, and sister-in-law Kathy Richards.

There will be a private family gathering to honor Pam’s memory at a later date. Pam’s family requests that any donations be made in her honor to the Humboldt Library Foundation. Her family thanks all the loving cousins and compassionate friends who supported Pam and Jim so respectfully and affectionately during the last few difficult months.

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Itsy Frank, a.k.a Mary Cheryl Frank, was born on April 16, 1951 to a loving mother and father, Ada Florence Jones and William Barney Frank. She made her journeys Oct. 19, 2022.

She grew up in Weitchpec. Itsy loved her family and friends/homies. Holidays were the best. Her family loved her frybread along with her beautiful smile and laugh. Itsy was a great-grandmother, grandma, mother, sister, aunty, cousin and best friend to many. To some she is a local legend.

She was a proud and beautiful Yurok woman. She could be found in the streets of E-Town/Eureka with a ear to listen and a open heart. She gave life to 11 beautiful children starting with (oldest to youngest) Marilyn, James, Yolanda, Joseph, Lawana, Elizabeth, Manuel, Bunny, Roland, Ruby, Angelo (aka Sean).

She is survived by her brothers and sister William and Ricky Frank and Jewell Frank and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by Adamay Frank, William Frank, Robert Frank, Harold Frank, Caroline Frank and the late great William Whipple Smidge Frank and Nikki Metcalf.

The Frank family would like to thank Ms. Natay Ramos and Donte Lamberson and the Yurok Tribe and Providence/St. Joseph for all the love and support.

Services will be held at Sanders Funeral Home in Eureka on Oct. 28 and 29. Viewing the 28th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the 29th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Funeral from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a potluch at Bear River from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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