Press release from Cal Poly Humboldt:

Today, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees approved a new designation and name for Humboldt State University—California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. This caps nearly two years of planning by the Hispanic-Serving Institution for new curricula and facilities, increased hands-on student research opportunities, and the expected enrollment growth associated with the enhanced offerings and new designation.

As of today, the institution will adopt its new formal name and will be known informally as Cal Poly Humboldt. The state legislature will be asked to incorporate the name into legislation next year.

“Cal Poly Humboldt will be a polytechnic for the 21st-century, preparing students to address the urgent issues our society faces,” says Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson, Jr. “The energy, the new academic programs, the incredible polytechnic foundation already in place, and the positive change associated with our new name and designation begins today for our campus community. We look forward to welcoming new students to a CSU campus with great momentum and an unparalleled trajectory. At Humboldt, we have always ‘learned by doing’. There has never been a better time for students to be a part of Cal Poly Humboldt to achieve their goals.”

The curricula developed by the faculty will emphasize STEM infused with humanities, arts, and ethics, and will be grounded in sustainability and social justice. Cal Poly Humboldt is located in a region with many tribal Nations and Indigenous wisdom will be respectfully and purposely reflected in the university’s academic offerings.

The designation comes at a critical time as California and the nation face a growing demand for diverse STEM professionals and student demand is strong for programs in engineering and other STEM fields. Cal Poly Humboldt will help meet workforce needs in fields such as engineering, technology, and healthcare, in addition to bridging equity gaps in STEM professions. Regionally, a polytechnic institution will also have a tremendous economic impact on the North Coast, a mostly rural area between the San Francisco Bay Area and Oregon.

“Today’s action is an investment in California’s future that will help us meet the workforce needs of the 21st century and drive our economic growth for decades to come,” says Governor Gavin Newsom, who advanced historic funding to support the university’s polytechnic designation in his January state budget proposal last year. “As the CSU’s third polytechnic university and the first in Northern California, Cal Poly Humboldt is a point of pride that will expand in-demand STEM opportunities for students across the state and help revitalize North Coast communities.”

In August, Gov. Newsom and the state legislature approved $458 million ($433 million in one-time funding and $25 million in ongoing funds) to help support the polytechnic vision. Funding from that historic investment was allocated to launch at least 12 academic programs by fall 2023. It will also fund extensive infrastructure improvements and new facilities that directly support student success and retention and allows Cal Poly Humboldt to build out new programs and enhance current academic offerings.

The northernmost campus of the 23-campus California State University system, Cal Poly Humboldt follows in the footsteps of the CSU’s other polytechnics. Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) was established in 1901 followed by Cal Poly Pomona in 1938. Cal Poly Humboldt will approach its designation by reflecting its strong liberal arts roots and highlighting science in service of society. It is anticipated that Cal Poly Humboldt’s continued prioritization of science’s social impact will appeal to STEM-oriented students and specifically increase enrollment and graduation among women and diverse students.

“Between the established practices and programs led by first-rate faculty and staff, and the bold aspirations that they have for expanding curricula and serving greater numbers of talented students, Cal Poly Humboldt is a perfect fit as the CSU’s third polytechnic institution,” says CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro.

“My degree in mechanical engineering not only taught me the value of investing in STEM education for our students, but the benefits these programs have on our communities as well,” says U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. “By establishing itself as a polytechnic institution, Cal Poly Humboldt will help develop a new class of leaders and a highly educated workforce in the North Coast. I’m proud to support higher funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions like Humboldt that are doing the day-to-day work of investing in the next generation and putting the future of our students first.”

“Congratulations to Humboldt State University on its tremendous transformation to Cal Poly Humboldt, with all the incredible resources and opportunities that will bring to the students and communities of the North Coast,” says Congressman Jared Huffman. “This massive investment addresses many of the challenges Cal Poly Humboldt has faced in the current climate of education and brings with it significant benefits to the state and our local economy.”

“This is your moment—Congratulations on your transition to Cal Poly Humboldt! That has such a wonderful ring to it! You have worked so hard to prepare for this change by expanding your already high-quality educational programs to include new polytechnic programs that can fill unique and unmet workforce needs,” says Assemblymember Jim Wood. “The expansion of STEM fields that can support our climate goals, wildfire management, and other new applied science degree programs are issues close to my heart and ones that I fight for every day. The state has had full confidence in you and this expansion enhances your standing in higher education and will have a major and positive impact on the North Coast’s economy, potentially revitalizing it for decades to come. Well done, and well deserved!”

“This is a game changer for this amazing campus community, our regional economy and the greater North Coast,” says state Senator Mike McGuire. “This name change is just the first step in a transition that will bring more family sustaining jobs, resources and investment into Northern California. Big congrats to the hard working Cal Poly Humboldt students and dedicated staff - the future is bright for Humboldt County.”

Today’s designation began in November 2020 when then CSU Chancellor Timothy White asked Humboldt State University to explore the feasibility of becoming a polytechnic. The University conducted an extensive self-study that culminated in a detailed prospectus outlining the University’s vision, plans, budget, and more.

“Throughout campus, and this entire North Coast region, we are very thankful for the vision set forth by Chancellor-Emeritus White and for the support and trust bestowed upon Cal Poly Humboldt by Governor Newsom, the CSU Board of Trustees, and Chancellor Castro,” says Jackson. “This designation and the related funding allow Cal Poly Humboldt to serve as an exemplar of the reimagining of higher education for our state’s diverse learners. We will continue to align with our state’s growing workforce needs and are truly excited to welcome new students to California’s newest Cal Poly.”

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After today, Humboldt State University will be no more. It’s now California Polytechnic University, Humboldt — or just “Cal Poly Humboldt,” to its friends.

The name change will follow a vote this afternoon at a meeting of the California State University Board of Trustees, and is the culmination of a year-long effort led by HSU President Tom Jackson, who first announced the initiative to transform Humboldt State into a polytechnic university — one with a focus on natural sciences and hands-on, vocational learning — in November 2020.

This morning, the Board’s Committee on Educational Policy heard short presentations from Jackson, HSU Provost Jenn Capps and CSU Vice-Chancellor Sylvia Alva on the progress Humboldt has made to date in its transition — most especially, in strengthening town and gown bonds with the local community.

The presentation was exceedingly well received, and the committee voted unanimously to support the change in the university’s name and mission. Several trustees, when called upon to vote, added some adverbs — “enthusiastically, yes!”, “excitedly, yes!”, “absolutely yes!”

“I just want to congratulate Humboldt State on the excellent work done on this,” said Trustee Jane Carney. “It’s my pleasure to support this motion, and I think this is one of the most exciting things happening in the CSU. And that’s saying something.”

The committee’s recommendation must be affirmed by the full Board of Trustees later today, but that’s on the board’s consent calendar, and almost certainly will pass without incident, and the change of name takes place immediately.

To live up to its new mission, Cal Poly Humboldt plans to add more than 20 new degree programs — most in the areas of engineering, earth sciences and information technology — along with several certificate programs. The new university plans to increase enrollment by 50 percent in three years, and to double it in seven.

Gov. Gavin Newsom included nearly half a billion dollars to fund the transformation in the state’s 2020-2021 budget. Some of that money will be used to build new student housing in Arcata and around the Humboldt Bay area.

President Jackson and other Cal Poly Humboldt leaders are expected to address the university’s change in name and status later today.

It may have been the first time he ever said it, but on Tuesday prosecution witness “John Doe” insisted that a day before Ulisses Rodriguez allegedly murdered a Southern Humboldt couple, Rodriguez said he would “kill and burn” the two if they returned to his marijuana grow.

Jeremy Kuemmel and Tiffany Ellebrecht did return, and while Doe was out of sight unloading some soil, he heard shots.

Rodriguez.

“As soon as I heard the gunshots I knew that’s what he had done,” Doe said under cross-examination by defense attorney Andrea Sullivan. Tuesday was the second day of Rodriguez’s jury trial.

Doe, 59, was on the witness stand for a messy, four-plus hours of testimony. He testified through Ariana Rayburn, a Spanish interpreter who sat next to him on the stand. Doe had a hard time with the concept of a “yes or no answer.” Under questioning by Sullivan and Deputy District Attorney Luke Bernthal, he would provide rambling explanations that were sometimes off-topic.

According to Doe, Rodriguez held a gun to his head and forced him to wrap chains around the bodies, which were then put in the back of Kuemmel’s Ford Expedition. Doe said Rodriguez left for Redway to buy gasoline for burning the corpses.

Inexplicably, Rodriguez allowed Doe and his friend Chano to leave the property but warned them to be back within an hour or they would be killed.

Instead Doe went to a lawyer, Kathleen Bryson, who arranged for him to be interviewed by sheriff’s investigators. He said he hoped an attorney would help and protect him.

“I didn’t want to be locked up or thought of as an accomplice,” he said.

Doe also testified in October 2018 at Rodriguez’s preliminary hearing. At that hearing, as Sullivan pointed out, Doe never said Rodriguez pointed a gun at his head. He never said Rodriguez made the “kill and burn them” statement. He provided a different description of Rodriguez’s gun.

Also, Doe never before mentioned an Asian man who had arrived from Hawaii a couple of days before the shootings and was on the scene when the couple were killed. [CORRECTION: See here.]

On Tuesday Doe could not identify Rodriguez in the courtroom as the man who terrorized him at gunpoint. Rodriguez was told to take off his Covid mask, and Doe wasn’t sure. Then Bernthal showed him the mugshot taken when Rodriguez was arrested. At that time he had a full beard. Doe still couldn’t be positive.

Doe said several times he is still afraid of “Ulisses.” Although he is doing better now, he said, after the shootings he was hospitalized three times for depression. He suffered hallucinations and considered suicide.

The killings left him “crying and trembling with fear. I had never seen anything like that.”

Sullivan suggested Doe’s symptoms were caused not by emotional trauma but the abuse of methamphetamine. Doe denied that, but acknowledged he was arrested in Humboldt County in November 2019 for a meth-related offense. Doe said he was not selling the drug but used it for “a short time” to help him deal with his symptoms.

Doe told Bernthal he came to the United States from Mexico in 1985 and has always worked as a laborer. He has a fourth-grade education. Because of his trauma and poor health he can no longer work, he said. Doe lives in Los Angeles. The only explanation given for not using his real name was to protect his privacy.

Rodriguez, 27, lived in Chico but was in charge of a grow in the China Creek area of Southern Humboldt. He is accused of murder, arson, weapons allegations and making terrorist threats. He also is accused of the special circumstance of multiple victims, meaning he could be sentenced to life without parole if this jury convicts him.

The slain couple’s bodies were found in the back of the Expedition, which had been set on fire and destroyed in a turnout on Briceland Road.

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The University of California housed more students than the system officially had room for last fall. Yet UC leaders, lawmakers and the governor all want to dramatically expand student enrollment.

But that ambition is at odds with a housing crunch crippling the UC and campuses across California.

Students will need somewhere to live and a new legislative plan would throw in $5 billion to help the state’s campuses ramp up their housing stock.

Assembly Bill 1602 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat from Sacramento, would create a $5 billion fund that would lend money, interest-free, to public colleges and universities seeking to expand their supply of affordable housing.

That much money could house around 21,000 more students, based on recent analyses that show campuses spend an average of roughly $240,000 per student bed when constructing housing. But even that may not meet the total need given how many students struggle with housing insecurity and homelessness.

The plan builds on a $2 billion grant for affordable student housing lawmakers approved last year, and signals the state’s increasing commitment to tackle all the costs students encounter in earning a degree. McCarty sees the loan program as a way to capitalize on another expected massive state budget surplus. Also, unlike financial aid programs that require annual funding, the state can help build housing once and allow a generation of students to reap the benefits, the thinking goes.

Campuses struggle to finance their housing projects so they can cover operating and debt repayment expenses while still being affordable to students, an analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office told lawmakers in November. Removing interest from the equation would allow campuses to pass more of the savings onto students, McCarty told CalMatters.

But the proposal faces a long road through the Legislature and currently doesn’t define what affordable units are, other than they should cost less than local market rates.

Program details

Under McCarty’s plan, the University of California, California State University, and to a smaller extent, the California Community Colleges, would tap into these funds swiftly, build more student homes, and then over a period of no more than 30 years use student rental income to repay what they borrowed — a revolving zero-interest loan. Then the state could lend another round of money for student housing as the coffers for this program replenish.

The loan would be managed by the State Treasurer. Campuses would be able to use funds to build new structures, demolish old ones and renovate existing dorms. McCarty wants the bill to pass in the next few months and go into effect immediately. The money would reach campuses mid-2023 at the earliest.

“We have a college affordability crisis and we have a housing supply crisis,” said McCarty. “These two things are really acute right now in California.”

He proposed a similar revolving loan last year but those plans were gutted.

Think of the student housing funding splurge as the third leg in the college-affordability barstool that also includes:

• California’s pledge to cover the tuition costs of low-income students at the UC, CSU and community colleges;
• and another big program on the way to give UC and CSU added dollars to afford out-of-pocket expenses like housing, food and transportation.

The promise of cheaper housing would make those new out-of-pocket student dollars travel further.

What is an affordable unit and who’ll get it?

While the proposed loan program largely builds on the initial three-year, $2 billion student housing grant program lawmakers approved last year, there are key differences.

As written, the bill doesn’t define what affordable rent means — just that they should be below local market levels for student housing. Last year’s grant program, however, is more specific: It caps rent at a low level of what county median incomes are. In Los Angeles, for example, campus housing built with the grant money can’t charge more than $700 a month per bed in rent in today’s dollars. Though standard university units are typically cheaper than off-campus housing, they can still go for over $1,600 a month, UCLA and UC Berkeley reported.

Nor does the proposed loan program designate what percentage of the money would go to the higher-education systems. The grant program reserved half of all money for community colleges, 30% for the Cal States and 20% for the UCs. That caught some UC insiders off guard, given that few community colleges have a history of building student housing.

McCarty said most of the loan funds would likely go to the Cal States and UCs, but those details may change. Another difference between the two housing programs: McCarty’s loan bill presently would permit funds to be used for faculty and staff housing.

“We have a college affordability crisis and we have a housing supply crisis.”
— Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, Democrat, Sacramento

For sure the state needs more student housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to add 7,000 more UC students from California by 2027 on top of the nearly 11,000 additional slots he and lawmakers approved last year. The UC has its own goal of expanding enrollment by 20,000 students by 2030 — including 4,000 graduate students — though not necessarily all of those added slots would be for in-person learning.

Expanding enrollment and not housing supply “is going to be a big problem,” McCarty said.

It would also likely violate the delicate balancing act some UC campuses have worked out with their local governments. UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz are legally obligated to provide housing space for every new student they enroll. Meanwhile, a judge blocked a UC Berkeley expansion, citing state environmental law.

Campuses have been building… but not enough

The system has made strides: UC campuses have added 22,000 beds in the last four years and has plans to add 20,000 more beds in the next four years, a UC official told UC Regents last week. Cal States have added 14,000 beds in recent years.

Even so, students are in the midst of a dire housing crunch. The UC reported that its housing occupancy was at 102% of available space in fall 2021. Numerous campuses had more demand for campus housing than beds available last fall and hundreds of students took to living in hotels. A third of California’s college students grappled with unstable housing, according to a 2019 survey. Likely tens of thousands of students experience homelessness.

Sometimes the higher education systems can’t even get out of their own way: CalMatters uncovered one instance in late 2021 in which a bureaucratic snafu could wind up costing the Cal State system 3,000 beds. The UC, Cal States and community colleges have already proposed more than $3 billion in state-supported housing projects — far exceeding the $2 billion housing grant lawmakers approved last year.

The bill’s first legislative hurdle will be to win votes in the Assembly’s higher education committee, likely sometime in March.

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Alfred “Ross” Nolan Colegrove III was born on June 6, 1979 in Hoopa to the Late Alfred “Riggie” Nolan Colegrove, Jr. and Vonice Marie Colegrove. He left this earth to be with his creator on January 20, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospital, surrounded by family.

Ross was a very strong man and his strength showed through up until the minute he left this Earth.

Ross loved to push himself. He loved going on long runs in the valley. He would run from one end of the valley to the other. Pushing himself the whole time as if he were training for the Olympics. His love for running started at a very young age, taking home several 1st place medals from participating in the “Coyote Run.”

He was also an avid fisherman, hunter, gatherer and Brush Dancer. His love for singing Indian songs will live on forever in the hearts of everyone that knew him. His highlight in life was sharing his songs with friends and family. Recently his biggest joy was singing his songs to his new grandbaby, Aaliyah Rose.

As a young boy Ross loved fishing for trout with his dad and his grandparents. Ross loved spending time with family in the outdoors, camping at Fish Lake. He would spend the whole day on the lake trying to catch the biggest trout or bull frog.

He participated in many wrestling and karate tournaments. Ross always did better than his best at everything he did, bringing home 1st place medals and trophies from all of the events he took place in.

Growing up Ross took pride in singing and dancing in the ceremonial dances. It was a huge honor for him to dance in the pit where he shared songs and loved jumping in the middle. He also loved teaching his little cousins and nephews how to jump in the middle. Ross participated in traditional Indian Card Games as well as playing sticks.

Ross had a strong connection with each one of his friends. He had so many friends that he loved and that loved him back.

Back in school you would never see Ross alone. He always had the boys with him. He was admired by so many. In school his sisters remember they couldn’t go anywhere without being surrounded by the girls asking, “where’s your brother?” Each one of his cousins and friends were like brothers and sisters. Ross was very reserved and very shy and always very serious. Although once in a while you would see him dancing at one of the “teen dances” with his cousin/sister, Ilene. He would say, “Ilene, you’re the only one that can get me to dance.”

Ross graduated Hoopa Valley High with the class of ’98, where he met his high school sweetheart, Jana Mae. They went on to get married and had three beautiful babies together, Alfred, Maeble and Grace. Ross took pride in his family and loved each one of them more than you could imagine. Ross and Jana stayed strong for 9 loving years. Later moving on but staying very close and remaining family and the best of friends.

Ross loved spending time with his children. They were truly the highlight of his life. He loved creating gifts for his children from his love of carving. His babies remember Dad’s delicious cooking. Ross loved cooking for his family. One of his specialties was “spuds and eggs.”

Later in life Ross met the second love of his life, Terra Matilton. They shared a special love for each other and their little princess, Jaylee. Ross would carve little gifts for Jaylee and leave them at the gate for her. They were little treasures, little pieces of him. Terra remembers the day when Ross showed up at her work with a homemade cake on her birthday. Truly shows what a thoughtful man he was.

Ross loved and took pride in each one of his children. His great legacy will live on through each one of them.

Later in life Ross spent his time living on the family homestead at Beaver Creek in Hoopa. The closest place to heaven on earth. Ross loved his time on the homestead. Just him and the mountains where he would go on long hikes hunting and gathering Indian Tea, Tanoak Mushrooms, Huckleberries and then walking to the Trinity River where he would spend his days fishing. Ross loved sharing his abundance of gathering with his Elders, Family and Friends in the Valley. Ross was never stingy; he would invite you into his home and give you the shirt off his back. What was his was yours.

One of Ross’ greatest joys in life was giving. He would carve beautiful, Hair sticks, Acorn Paddles, Eel Hooks and walking sticks. He loved to draw and was a very detailed artist. Anything he made, he made for someone he loved.

Ross was and forever will be one of the “Smoke House Boys”. Most of Ross’ favorite moments growing up was hanging out with boys at the smoke house filled with salmon.

We love you, “Brother,” we will carry you with us always. We always have and always will Love and admire everything about you. You will always be our hero! Your love and strength will go on forever through each one of us. Until we meet again…

Alfred was preceded in death by his father, Alfred “Riggie” Nolan Colegrove, Jr., his grandparents Al and Mable Colegrove, Fran and Cecil Jensen, Roy Charles Perry, His great grandparents Lorencita “Boots” Masten and Aymee “Nana” Perry, Sisters, Candi Dee Tracy and Kathleen “Kathy Ducks” Colegrove, Brothers, Mark Nelson, Michael Kelsey, Uncles, Bryan “Stoney” Colgrove, Johnny Colegrove, Lionel Colegrove, Larry “Dunners” Masten, Stanley “Stan the Man” Ferris, Aunties, Alfreda Pratt, Mare Cee Colegrove, Carmelita “Unce” Fambrini, Lorencita “Gosey” Masten, Delores “Dee” Clark, Cousins Delmer Ray Ferris, Randy “Ratsy” Clark, Merwin Clark, Sr., Charlene Baldy, Cliffton Wallace, Becky Dean, Omar Dean, III., Omar Dean, IV. and Mare Cee Robbins and Jules Tripp.

He is survived by his best friends and soul mates Jana Mae Claymore and Terra Matilton, His mother, Vonice Marie Colegrove, Children, Alfred Nolan Colegrove, IV (Danielle), Maeble and Grace Colegrove, Jaylee BriAnna Matilton-Colegrove , Granddaughter, Aaliyah Rose Colegrove, Siblings, Cecil and Trinie Inong, Perry “Diggs” Colegrove, Aymee Rose Colegrove, Rocky and Joanna Colegrove, Deserri Colegrove, Shelli and Gary Dempewolf, Rachelle Bradberry, Vonice Ilene Nelson and Tim Perry, Jr., Tashona and Shay-lynn Moon, Aunties and Uncles, Debra Haskin, Cindy Gagne, Tesi and Robert Vaughn, Goobie and Roberta Perry, Greg Perry, Ilene Colegrove and Gary and Kathy Colegrove, Nieces and Nephews, Christian, Terracita and Anthony Maloney, Honey Marie Colegrove-Inong, Dean and Kela Colegrove, Raymous Risling, Alicia McCovey, Victoria Tory-o’s Rousseau, Joni Marshall, Candee, Lance and James McCovey, Jefferey and Alex Hodge, Shayna, Ashley and Gary “Bunchie” Dempewolf, Jr., Nolan Colegrove, Michelle and Tasha Bradberry, Ashtyn, Justin, Jack, Micheal and Roxy Colegrove, Katherine, Madeline, Michael, Alfred, Mechelle, Mikole and Ernie Kelsey. Alfred was blessed with a very long line of great and great-great nieces and nephews and very close cousins whom he loved and cherished very much!

Pallbearers are: Christian and Anthony Maloney, Jake, Jack and Michael Colegrove, Gary “Bunchie” Dempewolf, Jr., Lance and James McCovey, Alex and Jeffery Hodge, Nolan Colegrove, Dean Colegrove and Raymous Risling.

Honorary Pallbearers are: Rocky and Perry Colegrove, Trinie Inong, Gary Dempewolf, Sr., “The Smokehouse Boys”, Jake Blake, Barry “Beez” McCovey, Jr., Boyd Ferris, Stanley “Jumper” Ferris, the late Delmer Ray Ferris, Greg Perry, Timothy “Goobie” Perry, Sr., Thomas Perry, Shaun Colegrove, Wyatt Colegrove, Rowen Moon, Timothy Perry, Jr., Alex, Travis and Tristin Perry, Gary Colegrove, Sr. and, Jr., Andrew Stephens, Robert Vaughn, Billy Lavine, Sr. and Jr., Roman and Lorenzo Lavine, Johnny Randall, Jr., Mark Duane Nelson, Jr., Sterling Nelson, Ryan and Asher LaPointe, James Wallace, Darren Masten, Mathew Swanson, Lonnie and Al Kenny Dean, Sonny, Jim Dean, Bradley Hostler, Eric Casteneda, Agapito Perez, Avery Ferris, Mason Ferris, David Billy, Jr., Dale Ferris, Bob McConnell, Robert McConnell, Jr., Stuart McConnell, Tsewenaldin VanPelt, Koy Koy McConnell, Isha-Kom and Maykaych McConnell, Kekyau and Kay Cam, Tsenikyaw VanPelt, Stoney McCoy, Sr., Jack Worthen, Daniel Joe Worthern, Sae-Gep Best, Grizz Robbins, Ben Ray, Jr., Gunner Ray, Spike and Richie Guyer, Nolan Colegrove Jr. and Sr., Billy, Brandon and Anthony Colegrove, Byan Colegrove, Lonny Colegrove, Alphonso Colegrove, Royal Lee Colegrove, Delevin and Corbin McCovey, Riggs Ulrich, James McCovey, Jr., Lionel and Anthony McCovey, Larry Tracy, Rudy Colegrove, Jr., Robert Scott, John Marshall, Anthony Bennett, Sr., Allen Bennett, Anthony Bennett, Jr., Douglas Lincoln, Sr., Douglas Lincoln, Jr., Jimmy Myers, Truett Lincoln, Alex Hodge, Jr., Manz Clark, Doobs Clark, Jr., Rodney, Merwin, Brennen and Brently Clark, Ricco Tello, Darrell McCovey, Richie Dean, Richard P. Dean, Sebastian Swanson, Dave Drake, Jr. and Sr., Michael and Ulysses McLaughlin, Rick Bradberry, Loren and Kenny Norton, Clifford Houston, Sling Lewis, CJ Lewis, Norman Lewis, Sr., Bronson Lewis, Norman Lewis, Jr., Mike Ferris, Deacon Ferris, Spam Ferris, Lonnie Ferris, Logan and Delmer Ferris, Uncle Bucky Jackson, John Marshall, Jerome Jackson, Joe Jackson, Justin Jackson, Glenn Moore, Kevin Orcutt, Mike Orcutt, Daniel Pratt, EFC, Carl Colegrove, Jr. and Sr., Joe “Eel” Ferris, Don Sugi Colegrove, Howard Lewis, Alex Pratt, John Robbins, Rowdie Robbins, Ronnie Robbins, Mike Hostler, George Tracy, James Bowen, Loren Hostler, Jasper Tripp, CawTep Sylvia, John Matilton, Bro Beck, Harvey “Buck” Crewes, Dave McCoy, Jim McCoy, TR, Marshall and Billy Maloney, RobRoy Latham, Sport, Cory and Roger Surber, Jordan Hailey, Robert Colegrove, Sr., Wolf, Panther and Christian Colegrove, Carlyle Colegrove, Harry O’, O’s and Sam Campbell, Jed Morris, Ralphy Peters, Jr., Sam Jones, Alek and Willie Lamebear, Paul Abarr, James, Ram, Joe and Maui Smith, Frances Colegrove, Tyler Colegrove, Terry “Scruff” Ballard, Terris Ballard, Sherman Norton, Jeff Hodge, Sr., Page Matilton, Michael Baldy, Sr. and Jr., Ronnie Navarro, Josh McManus, Philip Donahue, Lyle “Custard” Jackson, J.D. Ridenour, Hank Masten, Corky VanPelt, Shane Ulrich, Alvin Moon, Gabe Moon, Little Pete White, Danny and Jake Gayton, Ed Masten, Boozer Hostler, Jr. and Sr., Eric Blake, Allen Freemen, Lance Baldy, LeRoy Baldy, Sonny Hescock, Steve Ferguson, Rudy Colegrove, Sr., Rick Hall, Jr. and Sr., Cowboy Billings, J.J. Jackson, Muss Colegrove, Jr. and Sr., Everett Colegrove, Dean and Bunner Wheeler, Mickey Carpenter, Jr. and Sr., Perry Dale Sanderson, Andrew Myers, Darrell Moon, Wes Crawford, Dana Jensen, Freddie Marshall, George Moon, Lonnie Box, Larry Alameda, Elmo Marshall Moon, Dustin Latham, Michael Gabriel, Gordon McCovey, Gary Juan, Jr., Jiggs McCovey. We know Ross had so many close friends. We did our best to name all of you. We deeply apologize to anyone we did not mention. Please know that Ross loved each and every one of you!

Viewing will be held at Paul’s Chapel in Arcata at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, a wake will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Hoopa, and services will be held the following day at the cross on Bald Hill at 11 a.m. Burial will directly follow at the Colegrove Family Cemetery and a potluck gathering for friends and family to share memories will be held at the Hoopa Fire Department. The family would like to thank everyone who always helped Ross out and checked on him over the years. We would also like to thank the nurse that stood by Ross’ side at St. Joseph Hospital. The family would also like to thank John John Robbins for always being there for Ross, no matter what, no matter when and no matter why. He knew he could always count on you for anything he ever needed.

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Nathan Miles Shishido died on January 6, 2022, in Fortuna, at the age of 71 years.

Nathan was born on March 13, 1950, to Miles and Florence Shishido, in the town of Ola’a, on the Big Island of Hawaii. As the eldest of three sons, he was the older brother to Neil and Nolan Shishido. Nathan was predominantly raised in Hawaii and Oregon. He attended college at University of Oregon, and medical school at Oregon Health and Science University. He worked as an orthopedic surgeon for the U.S. Army in the United States and in Germany, before joining Humboldt Orthopaedic Associates in Eureka in 1988. Nathan passionately served the local medical community as a general orthopedic surgeon for over 20 years. He also served in medical outreach missions in Bhutan and Haiti prior to retirement.

Nathan loved being active and in nature. He had many adventures with his friends and family through kayaking, backpacking, fly-fishing, cycling on trails and country roads, and bird watching. He enjoyed gardening and cooking delicious food with his harvests. He also cherished playing chess, reading, and spending time with his wife and their dogs.  

Nathan had many connections with others that were built through his work and his passion for the outdoors. He will always be appreciated and missed by those in the community whose lives he touched.  

He is lovingly remembered by his wife Michele Harrison, his brother Nolan Shishido and his three daughters Sonia Shishido, Robin Shishido, and Katie Shishido from his marriage to Veronika Shishido. Nathan will also be dearly missed by his Kuwasaki cousins and the extended Shishido family.  

For those wanting to make contributions in his honor, please make any donations to:

• The Food Bank for Humboldt County at www.foodforpeople.org.
• American Rivers at www.americanrivers.org. 

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in Loving Memory or our Friend and Brother
Eric Glen Cook, aka “Beadman”
born 12-31-1969 passed 12-27-2021

Eric was born Jan. 31, 1969 to Pansy Moore and Tony Cook in Shelton, Washington. When he turned 10 the family relocated to Eureka, Montana. He spent time growing up with his aunts Della & Lola.

In 1999 he moved to Happy Camp to live with his aunt Lola and cousins Jeff and Amanda. That’s how his life of being part of the river communities started. Through the years he met and made a lot of friends and some adopted family members.

Since 2005 he spent most of his time and lived in and around what he knew as home in Orleans. He often traveled to the Weitchpec and Hoopa areas to work, see friends or sell/trade goods for his beadwork. He loved to play horseshoes and cribbage and had friends up and down the rivers he would travel to play with. He was a fan of crossword lotto scratchers and really enjoyed his occasional trip to the casinos on the coast. He had somewhat of a lucky hand on scratchers, which is maybe what drove him to play them.

He was known for his beautiful beadwork. He had a real gift at it. There’s not many that haven’t had the pleasure of receiving at least one of his many creations. He made, specifically, his famous beaded acorn necklaces. The idea was given to him by his brother Jesse Coon when he randomly asked if it was something he could do. No one knew what a hit they would turn out to be. Jesse got the first ever one made and Eric went on to make countless dozens. They can be spotted all up and down the rivers.

He was also known for his nonstop hard-working hands that barely had an idle moment. Daily he was busy doing something for people no matter the task he rarely complained. You could see him working in the 100 degree weather or the cold wet rainy days of winter. Nothing stopped him. He would pick blackberries all summer then on to huckleberries and mushrooms. He took pride in his work and his ever daunting task of cleaning the huckleberries he’d harvested.

He carved himself into more hearts than he knew, and his passing has affected the river communities and beyond. He had a very kind heart. He would give without question or expectations in return. His aunt Lola says he was a man of his word & had a heart of gold that would’ve helped anyone. He was one of God’s angels. He has a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed a great laugh.

He had an adopted family in Jesse & Isha Goodwin and children Jesse jr., Ishuuk & Eric. He spent a lot of time with them and almost every holiday. The kids enjoyed his presence and often laughed, played, worked & even fought together. He enjoyed having the same name as their youngest and would joke regularly about being able to blame each other for different things, as no one knew which Eric. He had another adopted sister, Witweat Cenname and family, and brother Pim Cenname.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother Mary Benson, mother Pansy Moore, stepdad a Rick Parker and good friend Holly Bishop. He is survived by his brother Wade Parker of Shelton, Washington, Aunt Della Stoddard of Vader Washington aunt Lola Wiley of Ashland Virginia, uncle Donald Stoddard of Florida and many cousins and good friends Carol Gault and Malinda Bennett and many more please forgive us as there’s so many to list you know who you are. Honorary Pallbearers: special friend Brian Tripp (BDT), Jasper Tello, Pim Cenname, Jesse sr. Jesse jr., Ishuuk, Eric goodwin, Matt Douglas, Thomas Lawrence, Kevin wilder, Sonny Mitchell, Bubba King, Robert hodge, Rebel, Nick, Terrance McCovey, Dewey Jones, Tyler Conrad, Jess Charles Mclaughlin, Travis Gayle, Victor Starrit, Danny Bishop, Mike Gurule, Joe Gurule, Gurgeet Singh.

Special thanks to Verna Reece and the staff at Orleans Medical Clinic for their help in these unfortunate circumstances. To all who donated and helped with arrangements — thank you all.

Graveside services will be Saturday January 29 at 1 p.m. at the Starritt Cemetery on School House Road in Orleans. We will not be gathering with food at this time because of Covid and hope maybe this summer to have a celebration of life if things are settled down to safely gather. We ask any who plan to attend to please practice Covid restrictions for everyone’s safety please come share your stories and pay your respects as he is put to rest.