[Ed. note: The following letter was submitted to the Outpost by Attila Gyenis, whose enthusiasm for Dolly Parton and literacy had more Humboldt residents than we’re proud to admit wondering if the country music legend was actually bumming around Old Town last week.]

Greetings All,

Let me start with a clarification and apology. Dolly Parton is NOT going to be at Friday Night Market in Eureka.

As a result of the wording in the previous press release, some people and news agencies thought that Dolly would show up in person. It was just an unsuccessful attempt to be playful by letting people know there would be a life-size cut-out of Dolly there. Since I was the originator of the previous press release, I would like to apologize to those individuals who thought Dolly would be there in person. Mea culpa.

The Imagination Library will be tabling at Eureka Books on Friday, June 13th, to let parents know about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. And to collect donations. To make the book dreams a reality, the Bridgeville Community Center needs to raise $25,000 a year from the community every year. We have over 1,500 Humboldt County children currently signed up, and have mailed out over 29,000 books since 2023.

We need the community’s help in making these book dreams come true for our children and create a legacy that will benefit the child, and the community.

If you have a child who would like to sign up (the program is free to the families), please visit: ImaginationLibrary.com

If you would like to donate to make these book dreams possible, please go here.