Bonnie
Marie Parker October
2, 1939 - August 9, 2021
Bonnie
Marie Parker was peacefully received by the arms of our Lord on
August 9, 2021. Bonnie was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to
William Carpenter and Beatrice Yarbrough on October 2,1939. She moved
to Humboldt County in 1948, where she graduated from Arcata High
School and worked as a secretary at the Redwood United Workshop.
Bonnie
was a loving mother and a dedicated member of the Church of God,
where she loved to play piano and serve her church community. She was
loved by her family and will be greatly missed.
Bonnie was preceded
in death by her parents and one brother. She is survived by her
brother Frank Carpenter and four beautiful children: Donald Dewayne
Parker (Roseburg, Oregon), Lloyd Parker (San Diego),
Sharon Beachley (San Diego), and Donna Evans
(Kennewick, Washington).
Bonnie’s legacy is carried on by her nine
grandchildren — Francis Parker, Donald D. Parker Jr., Kala Evans, Shane
Evans, Danielle Crews, Lane Parker, Stephanie Beachley-Johnson,
Cody Evans and Michael C. Beachley, along with 14
great-grandchildren.
A public viewing will be held at Sanders Funeral
Home on August 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. and she will be laid to rest at
a private graveside service at 3 p.m. in Oceanview Cemetery.
May
the Lord Bless you and keep you; may His face shine upon you; may He
show you His favor and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26.
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COVID concerns continue to clear Humboldt’s social calendar. The North Country Fair, the vibrant two-day event that’s drawn all species to the Arcata Plaza since the 1970s, has announced that there will be no Samba for the second straight year.
Read the release from The Same Old People, the group that organizes the event, below:
The Same Old People are sad to announce that the 2021 North Country Fair, scheduled for the third weekend of September, has been cancelled. We regret that our community of volunteers, attendees, artists, musicians, crafters, and other vendors has to be without the Fair for a second year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We, as are many of you, are still processing this loss.
The Fair’s theme was to have been, “Together Again,” but unfortunately we cannot risk this togetherness. This was not what we had hoped for. Earlier in the year when things were looking up, we decided to plan the 2021 Fair as usual, in hopes that the pandemic might be over, or at least safe enough to proceed, yet we also were prepared to cancel if necessary.
The Fair is large and open, and there’s no way we could have enough volunteers and security to enforce negative testing results, masking, or checking for vaccinations. And there are too many folks out there who have ignored the needs of the whole.
Our Fair Board of Directors, The Same Old People, and staff encourage everyone out there to get vaccinated, to isolate as much as possible, and to mask-up when around others. This is the only way we can beat Covid-19 and its variants, so that our community and friends will once again be safe to enjoy the Fair and other freedoms lost.
We sincerely hope that all of you stay safe and that our community heals as quickly as possible; and that we will be able to present to you the 2022 North Country Fair.
All vendor fees already submitted will be returned to the vendors.
Rocky Ramirez was last heard from when he stopped in Hoopa on Tuesday
From the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office:
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your assistance in locating a missing person. On 8/10/2021 Rocky Ramirez (pictured) left a residence in Humboldt County around 9:30 a.m. with a destination of Yreka. Ramirez was last heard from while in the Hoopa area around 12:30 p.m. Ramirez said he had an ETA of 3:30 p.m. It was reported Ramirez never made it to his destination. Ramirez’ vehicle was located off an embankment near Ti Bar River access off of Hwy 96 on 8/10/2021.
A search was conducted of that area and Ramirez was nowhere to be found. The SCSO Search and Rescue and Dive Team in conjunction with CHP Air Ops and CAL fire Air Ops, will continue searching the area.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office dispatch at 530-841-2900. We would also appreciate it if you would share this post.
The Monument Fire burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Junction City has grown to 82,435 acres and is now 7 percent contained.
A team of 847 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Overnight fire behavior was active around the perimeter of the fire with active backing and uphill runs,” the fire’s incident management team stated this morning. “[The] fire continued to expand in all directions, but did not make any large single long distance runs.”
Evacuation orders remain in effect for residents of Del Loma and Big Bar on both sides of the Trinity River.
Highway 299 remains completely shut down by the fire between Hawkins Bar and Junction City.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by September 1.
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McFarland Fire
The McFarland Fire burning along Highway 36 in trinity County is now 42,924 acres in size and 68 percent contained.
The McFarland Fire. | InciWeb
A team of 644 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Yesterday the fire continued to spread to the east and southeast and burned to the west of Tedoc mountain,” firefighters stated this morning. “Fire crews worked on establishing control lines using the August Complex burn scar to protect the private lands to the east of Tedoc Mountain.”
Highway 36 remains open in the area.
Evacuation warnings remain in place for Platina and communities on both sides of Highway 36 from Sunday Gulch Road to the Shasta-Tehama County line. Evacuation warnings are also in place for residents along all roads to the south of Highway 36 from Sunday Gulch Road to the Shasta/Tehama County line, including: Beegum Gorge Road, Platinum Lane, Secluded Glen Lane, Shady Nook Drive and Beegum Road.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by August 21.
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McCash Fire
The McCash Fire burning east of Highway 96 in the Klamath National Forest has grown to 2,387 acres and is 1 percent contained.
The McCash Fire. | InciWeb
A team of 359 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Structure protection activities are progressing to the south and west of the fire in the communities of Ti Bar, Patterson Ranch and Marble Mountain Ranch,” the fire’s incident management team stated this morning. “Structure triage will take place along the Highway-96 corridor to the north and south of the fire area.”
Highway 96 traffic is not impacted by the fire.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by September 29.
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Air Quality Smoke Advisory
A joint message from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD):
The Monument Fire, McFarland Fire, River Complex, and Antelope Fire continue to produce heavy smoke impacts.
USFS Air Resource Advisors on the fires indicate smoke remains mostly stagnant this morning, however, when winds
shift from the northwest this afternoon, they are expected to be stronger and more sustained, so there is a chance that
this will soon push some of the smoke out of the area. Communities close to the fire will hopefully start to see
improved air quality today and early next week. With that stagnant smoke starting to move, more impacts may be felt
to the east of the fires before dispersing.
Air quality monitors and the current Air Quality Index (AQI) for communities should be viewed at
https://fire.airnow.gov. USFS Air Resource Advisors (ARA) assigned to the Monument/McFarland and River
Complex fires provides daily ARA Smoke Outlook Forecasts at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks.
“…you
alone can hear the invisible starfall, the darkest-beforedawn
minutely dewgrazed stir of the black, dab-filled sea where the
Arethusa, the Curlew and the Skylark, Zanzibar,
Rhiannon, the Rover, the Cormorant, and the Star
of Wales tilt and ride.”
— Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood
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We
had occasion to spend a night in an RV park recently, our 16-foot
campervan being dwarfed by real RVs, those homes-on-wheels classified
as “Class A.” Meaning we had the opportunity to reflect on the
whimsical names that manufacturers bestow on their monstrous
creations—and yes, Reflection is one. So are Solitude
and Solstice, Dynasty and Diplomat, Freelancer
and Leprechaun (the little folk, you recall), Heritage
and Dream, Allegiance, Inspire, Solaire
and Southwind.
I still miss her. Azulejo, our Coronado 26, out of Bellingham, Washington. Photo: Barry Evans.
Now,
I could understand if these behemoths, each weighing up to 15 tons
and 45-foot long, were called, you know, Godzilla or The
Monster or Frankenstein, Giant or Ogre,
Jumbo or Troll. Or just Big Mother. But
seriously, Solitude? Dream? Inspire? This is why
they paid big bucks to MBA-rich advertising firms? To come up with,
um, appropriate names for their products?
What
I’m seeing with big RVs is, of course, endemic in the
transportation industry. Trains are—or have been—everything from
Acela and Alamo to Zenith and Zipper. The
latest Boeing passenger jet is their Dreamliner. Boat names
are the stuff of dreams. Take just one subset, sloops, single-masted
boats with fore and aft sails. They come in just about every size,
with names to fit, from the Hunter 15 (15-foot long, of
course) to the 250-foot, $40 million Mirabella V.
Cars
run the gamut: Aston Martin’s Valkyrie and Vanquish,
AMC’s Gremlin and Javelin, the Jeep Gladiator,
Dodge’s Viper and Stealth, GMC’s Typhoon,
Ford’s Mustang and Raptor, the Triumph Spitfire
(in my past—loved it, especially when it actually ran). Not
forgetting the Stingray/’vette. And, if we’re
picking favorite labels, the Ferrari Testarossa (“red head”)
is my choice. Not that I want (or could afford) one, I’m too happy
with my 1990 Miata—which should, as they say, see me
through.
While
we’re on names, what about the ones we give ourselves—that is,
our progeny? From BabyCenter, the most popular girls’ names are
currently: Olivia (number one), Emma, Amelia and
Ava. For boys, number one is Liam, followed by Noah,
Oliver (notice the trend?) and Elijah. I should add,
another site has Luna, Silas, Maeve and Atticus
as the most popular of either gender.
A lot of exciting changes are coming to Humboldt — HSU’s transformation into Cal Poly Humboldt, Nordic Aquafarms taking over the old Samoa pulp mill site, that big fiber optic internet cable
landing on our coast — and all of these changes are expected to bring
more jobs and more people to our area. Plus, as you’ve probably heard,
rising summer temperatures and intensifying wildfires around the state
are making the North Coast an increasingly attractive location for
climate refugees.
Brian Heaton at one of Eureka’s fine neighborhood bars, talking about housing policy.
Of course, all of these new people will need places to live. So, how will Humboldt accommodate the growth we’re expected to see over the next several years?
On this week’s episode of Humboldt Holding Up, the Outpost‘s make it work podcast, Brian Heaton — a senior housing policy specialist for the California Department of
Housing & Community Development, and previous senior
planner for the City of Eureka — helps us tackle this oft-discussed question and discusses his passion for housing policy.
If you’re very interested in the housing topic (and why wouldn’t you be) you may also want to jump over to the first edition of Heaton’s new column on the Outpost, Land Use and You!
Click on the audio player above, or scoot on over to iTunes, to hear Heaton’s chat on all things housing with LoCO’s Andrew Goff and Stephanie McGeary. And feel free to scroll through past Humboldt Holding Up guests below!
The conspicuously empty planter in the center of the Arcata Plaza, shortly after the McKinley statue’s removal | File photo: Andrew Goff
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It has been more than two years since the controversial statue of President William McKinley was removed from the center of the Arcata Plaza, leaving many people wondering if and when the city would remove the cement planter that previously held ol’ McKinley, and whether anything would go in its place.
Well, last year Arcata’s Plaza Improvement Task Force determined that the City’s best option (although maybe the most boring one) was to get rid of the planter and leave the space empty — both for flexibility of the space’s use and to open up the visual line-of-sight on the Plaza.
Now this plan will finally be realized. The City of Arcata announced on Friday evening that removal of the planter will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 18. Additional construction work will also take place in September, the City says.
Overhead view of the Plaza | Photo by Britton Latham, courtesy of the City of Arcata
Press release from City of Arcata:
The City of Arcata will begin work to remove the planter and granite
steps located at the center of the Arcata Plaza on Tuesday, August 17.
The Arcata City Council has prioritized removing the planter and steps to create an open, flexible space
for community gatherings and special events. This action also supports the recommendations of the
Plaza Improvement Task Force which noted that removing the center planter would foster greater
flexibility for the space and enhance the sightline through the Plaza.
Work to remove the planter material and granite steps is anticipated to take place on Tuesday, August 17
through Wednesday, August 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with additional construction occurring in
September.
During periods of work, access to the inner center of the Plaza will be limited to ensure public safety. On
days of scheduled work, community members are asked to follow all directions and traffic control
devices within the project area.
For more information, please contact the Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184. For
more updates on construction progress and project plans, please visit cityofarcata.org.
The night McKinley came down| File photo from City of Arcata
