Arcata’s government decided to pay the fee to rent the plaza for the Kinetic Grand Championship race after the race’s organizers asked for it to be waived.

Race director Karin Columbell sent a letter to Arcata’s city council in January asking for the $1,300 fee to be waived. Columbell said Kinetic Universe, the organization behind the race, was doing poorly post-COVID because of the rising cost of goods and services and a drop in donations. 

City council members voted unanimously to pay the fee with money from a $25,000 fund the city earmarked for events.

Council members also emphasized the race’s cultural importance and their own personal ties to the event, as well as its immense economic impact from racers and spectators coming from out-of-town.

Councilmember Meredith Matthews said the Kinetic Sculpture race was one of the reasons she fell in love in Arcata, and said she would be setting up signs the night before the event. She implored other residents to volunteer as well.

“This is something that’s been around for a long time,” said council member Sarah Schaefer. “It’s quintessentially Arcata, and brings a lot to our local community. Supporting events like this is a no-brainer.”

Kinetic Universe’s Outreach and Engagement director Jennifer Thelander told the Outpost that the race had only been getting more and more expensive to put on. In years past, the budget was about $50,000. Now, it’s around $65,000. 

Thelander said it would be almost impossible to get that number down. Kinetic Universe has very little overhead; they don’t have an office and are entirely staffed by volunteers. Almost all of that $65,000 goes toward paying permitting fees, renting toilets and fences and trash removal. It’s almost entirely paid by fees racers pay, small local business sponsorships and merchandise sales. They usually break even, but Thelander said she was nervous about the future of the race. 

“The [financial state of Kinetic Universe] is not good,” Thelander said. “Not good at all…I don’t see how this is sustainable.”

Thelander said they were trying to save more money by working with the cities the race runs through. Arcata paying the fee to use the plaza is a first step; Kinetic Universe hopes more cities do similar or sponsor them outright. 

Thelander also said they were hoping more spectators would pay for the privilege of watching the race by buying an “invisible ticket” or by buying merchandise. They also want more volunteers. 

“This is Humboldt’s oldest tradition,” Thelander said. “It was born in Humboldt. It embodies the spirit of the area; the silliness, the wackiness, but also the dedication to the arts. We’d be losing the joy of it all.”

The Zero to Fierce festival is in full swing up in Arcata!

If you’re somehow not aware of the phenomenon, for 10 days each year Playhouse Arts fills the Arcata Playhouse stage with dozens of talented and adventurous women artists from both our community and beyond.

To shed some light on this year’s proceedings, KSLG’s Rhi Marie is back to chat with a handful the most-heralded upcoming performers who are scheduled to bring their talents to the Arcata Playhouse stage in the next couple days. Tune in below!

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(AUDIO) Mayuri Bhandari and Lyla June Johnston on KSLG 

First up, a twofer: On Thursday evening, Mayuri Bhandari will perform her solo show The Anti Yogi, which calls out the “absurdities of western yoga culture” and exploitation of the spiritual practice. The show won two awards at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival, including the Zephyr’s Zest Award and the Fringe Award for Dance and Physical Theatre. 

On Friday, Lyla June Johnston and Cassandra May, a researcher with the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt,  will host a lunch box discussion on precolonial Indigenous land stewardship techniques and how these land management practices are applied today. A little later in the evening, Johnston will take it to the stage for a hip-hop and spoken word performance.

Click the player above to listen to Rhi Marie’s full interview with Bhandari and Johnston.

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(AUDIO) Zoe Jakes on KSLG

Next up: Later on Thursday night, audiences have the opportunity to catch The Serpentine Storytellers, a show featuring movement artists “telling the universal stories of love, loss, life and death through dance, gesture and poetry.”

The show is headed up by Zoe Jakes, who began her belly dance journey in 2000 and quickly became a pioneer of the tribal fusion style. As a founding member of the electronic and world fusion group Beats Antique, Zoe not only composes music but also serves as the group’s lead dancer, captivating audiences with her mesmerizing performances. Her distinctive approach blends pop-and-lock isolations, jazz footwork, classical Indian dance, modern lines, and folk belly dance traditions. Beyond the stage, she is a dedicated teacher, creating an inclusive and playful training environment that welcomes dancers of all backgrounds.

In the interview above, Zoe talks about how she views her artistic journey as a river — constantly flowing, shifting, and evolving. For her, creativity is about embracing change rather than resisting it. She shared insights on how storytelling and dance are deeply intertwined in her work, expressing emotions and universal experiences beyond words.

Click the player above to tune in. 

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(AUDIO) Kellita Maloof on KSLG

Finally: Looking forward to Sunday, Glory of Love is “a lovesong cabaret, infused with earnestness, whimsy and heart felt spontaneity.”

The piece is the vision performance artist Kellita Maloof. In the interview above, Rhi talks to Maloof about the importance of forming a deep connection between performer and audience and who she attempts to redefine the role of a showgirl to be more than just an entertainer. To Maloof, a true showgirl experiences an awakening and is someone who fearlessly reveals their essence, inviting others to do the same.

Tune in above.

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• (AUDIO) WOMEN TAKE OVER ARCATA! Zero to Fierce Performers Joyful Raven and Kelly McCaughan Stop by KSLG to Discuss

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A federal civil rights complaint against Cal Poly Humboldt was filed today with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that Jewish students have been subjected to “severe and persistent harassment” amid pro-Palestine campus demonstrations over the past year.

The complaint, filed jointly by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the nonprofit Jewish on Campus, alleges that Cal Poly Humboldt administrators have failed to meaningfully respond to the hostile environment on campus. 

Screenshot of an Instagram post from a campus confrontation last October.

“Jewish students have been attacked verbally and physically, excluded and forced out of areas on campus they are entitled to access, and subjected to vicious anti-Jewish hate,” the complaint says. It cites the behavior of anti-Israel protesters on campus, including hateful graffiti, shouted slurs and, in one instance covered by the Outpost, a man throwing fake blood on Jewish students.

“[I]nstead of directly addressing anti-Semitism on campus, as they are required to do pursuant to their legal obligations, the administration has encouraged Jewish students to hide their Jewish identity to avoid being targeted,” the complaint says.

One example described in the complaints involved a confrontation that took place at a Jewish club’s tabling event. A student allegedly confronted the group, shouted that they were “baby killers, genocide supporters and land stealers” and grabbed items off the table. Afterward, the university allegedly “told the students to leave the event rather than address the harassment” and failed to discipline the perpetrator.

Photo via the complaint.

The complaint cites several other incidents of harassment, including the spray-painted antisemitic slurs seen in the photos below and at right, and it asks the federal Office for Civil Rights to launch an investigation of Cal Poly Humboldt for violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Outpost has reached out to the university and will update this post when we get an on-the-record response.

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UPDATE, 12:30 p.m.: Here’s the university’s response:

Cal Poly Humboldt is reviewing the federal complaint and will, of course, fully cooperate with the Office of Civil Rights in any investigation.

Hatred or discrimination in any form, including anti-semitism, is contrary to our core values. The University unequivocally condemns all acts of hatred, bigotry, and violence, and we are committed to keeping safe our students, staff, and faculty of all religions. We will continue to work together to foster a learning and working environment where we can all feel safe, included, and respected.

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*CLARIFICATION, March 7, 10:05 a.m.: 

The woman in the photo atop this post asked the Outpost to clarify that she and her fellow demonstrators are anti-zionist and oppose the lawsuit. She added:

[W]e do not appreciate or approve of conflating anti-israel views with anti-semitism. We do not want the school to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which inaccurately conflates anti-israel views with antisemitism. As someone who just today was dealing with the fallout of actual antisemitic actions, conflating the two things is dangerous and diminishes the effects of actual antisemitism.

Since the genocide in and colonization of Palestine began to ramp up in 2023 and the pro-Palestine movement began to rapidly expand, the weaponization of antisemitism as a means to shut down protesters has also grown, and this makes Jewish people less safe across the world.

By not mentioning anti-zionist Jewish students and by using our photo without being clear on our stance and why we were at the protest (in solidarity, as we had been the entire time, hosting a liberatory Pesach seder on police barricades) you are lumping all Jewish students together, homogenizing our diverse experiences and missing out on a chance to represent the diversity that adds so much value to this school and to this community. 

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DOCUMENT: Complaint re: Civil Rights Violations at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 

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From the press release issued by the Brandeis Center:

(Washington, D.C., March 6, 2025) The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, today, announced it has filed three federal complaints with the U.S. Department of Education against California State Polytechnic, Scripps College, and California’s Etiwanda School District alleging the schools are in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Brandeis Center is joined by leading Jewish organizations in each of the complaints.

“While an increasing number of schools recognize that their Jewish students are being targeted both for their religious beliefs and due to their ancestral connection to Israel, and are taking necessary steps to address both classic and contemporary forms of anti-Semitism, some shamefully continue to turn a blind eye,” stated Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus, a civil rights expert appointed by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump to run the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. “The law and federal government recognize Jews share a common faith and they are a people with a shared history and heritage rooted in the land of Israel. Schools that continue to ignore either aspect of Jewish identity are becoming dangerous breeding grounds for escalating anti-Jewish bigotry, and they must be held accountable.”

Harvard University, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Brandeis Center, recently took significant measures to protect its Jewish students from contemporary anti-Semitism. The university will apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism with its examples to its non-discrimination and anti-bullying policies, recognize the centrality of Zionism to Jewish identity, and explicitly state that targeting Jews and Zionists constitutes a violation of school rules. Other schools have also settled recent complaints with similar concrete action.

Cal Poly

According to the complaint filed today against California State Polytechnic (Cal Poly), Humboldt by the Brandeis Center and Jewish on Campus, Jewish students have been attacked verbally and physically, excluded and forced out of areas on campus, and subjected to vicious anti-Semitism. Anti-Israel campus protestors have thrown fake blood on Jewish students; spray painted anti-Semitic graffiti; shouted anti-Semitic slurs at Jewish students; vandalized campus property, including frightening acts of violence like shattering glass doors; and harassed Jewish students celebrating a Jewish holiday by shouting anti-Semitic invectives at them through a megaphone, glorifying Hamas and chalking inflammatory anti-Semitic messages.

Instead of addressing the anti-Semitism, Cal Poly’s administration has encouraged Jewish students to hide their Jewish identity to avoid being targeted. In one instance, a Cal Poly student approached the Chabad, a Jewish student group that was tabling at a club fair. He began shouting that the Jewish students were baby killers, genocide supporters and land stealers. The student grabbed items off the table and blocked other students from approaching the table with his intimidating rhetoric and by placing his body in front of the table. The perpetrator also inserted himself physically between the rabbi and students who were engaged in discussion, blocking their conversations. Instead of addressing the anti-Semitic incident, the Associate Dean for Student Life told the Jewish students that they should pack up and leave the fair.

In another instance, a ritual item was stolen from Jewish students and, instead of addressing the anti-Semitic act, the administration told the Jewish students they should take additional steps to avoid further theft. These are just two examples of many where the university encouraged Jewish students to keep their heads down and retreat. According to the complaint, “[t]he message from the University to Jewish students is clear: downplay your Jewish identity on campus or hide to avoid being targeted because the University will not protect you.” Jewish students report fearing for their safety and being denied opportunities. Some have left campus.

“Jewish students deserve consistent support from their university administrators, not calls to hide their Jewish identity,” said Jewish on Campus CEO Julia Jassey. “On campuses across the country, Jewish students have faced an unprecedented rise of antisemitism since the October 7th massacre, including at Cal Poly. We urge a swift investigation and a campus climate where no student has to endure such intimidation.”

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The Newsom administration is moving swiftly to distribute by May billions of dollars from the 2024 mental health bond narrowly approved by voters, but concerns are emerging about whether areas of the state that have the greatest need will be left behind, according to testimony at legislative oversight hearing this week.

Proposition 1, championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, pledged to inject $6.4 billion into the state’s overburdened mental health and addiction treatment system. Newsom promised voters the move would help the state address its homelessness crisis, which is often publicly associated with unaddressed mental health and substance use issues.

A majority of the money, $4.4 billion, would be used to build treatment facilities to help meet the state’s estimated 10,000-bed shortage. The rest of the bond money would be used on housing and managed by the state’s housing department.

Newsom wanted to move as fast as possible. Last year, he announced the state would release the bond money months ahead of schedule. During a press conference last year, Newsom told counties to move with a “sense of urgency.”

“You’re either part of the problem or you’re not. Period,” he said at the time.

But that timeline could neglect counties that have the fewest mental health resources.

“Moving this money out fast does come at a cost, because there will be some who are left behind,” said Susan Holt, Fresno County Behavioral Health director, during the Tuesday hearing.

Small and rural counties say they simply don’t have the manpower or expertise to navigate the complex grant requirements governing this one-time, multibillion-dollar investment. A recent Legislative Analyst’s Office report found that a majority of money distributed from programs similar to Prop. 1 in the past went to regions of the state that need it least. The area with the highest unmet need, the southern San Joaquin Valley, didn’t get any state money in previous rounds of funding.

To meet the population need, the region needs to nearly triple its capacity.

Prior to Prop. 1, Holt testified that Fresno County submitted nine grant applications for primarily acute care beds and did not receive any money from the state.

“I can speak with conviction and assurance that we understand the urgency,” Holt said. “Sometimes with this much money we need to go a little bit slower in order to go faster in the end.”

Counties are also concerned that the state has provided money for treatment facilities but not for workforce or services.

Ryan Miller, an analyst from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, examined how the state spent similar building funds in the past. His analysis found that the state has historically awarded funds to “launch ready” projects that can be completed on a quick timeline, a criteria that gives an advantage to more sophisticated counties.

Which regions got more mental health funding?

For example, a 2022 RAND study found that Los Angeles and the greater Sacramento region have sufficient adult acute care capacity, yet collectively those areas received nearly three-fourths of the funding distributed for acute care beds, roughly $130 million, according to the analyst’s office. Instead, those areas have a higher need for sub-acute care and community residential treatment.

“A great deal of resources and staff are needed to put together a compelling launch ready project,” Miller said.

Other areas of the state that received less money than expected based on need were the Inland Empire, Central Coast and Bay Area, Miller said.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, who authored the legislation that put Prop. 1 on the ballot, said voters were very skeptical about how the state spends its money and that promises were made to get the money to counties quickly. But the Democrat from Thousand Oaks also questioned whether the accelerated timeline was sensible.

Prop. 1 passed by the narrowest of margins last year, 50.2% to 49.8%.

“Do you think the administration’s…implementation has been too aggressive, or are the goals realistic?” Irwin said.

State backs projects it believes will succeed

Marlise Perez, a division chief for the Department of Health Care Services, pushed back against the notion that awards would leave small counties behind.

“I don’t want it to appear that we’re only awarding the shiniest applications,” Perez said, pointing to almost $200 million in grants that were awarded to small counties prior to Prop. 1.

At the same time, the administration must support projects that can actually be completed, Perez said.

According to the analyst’s office, 18 small counties received no funding in previous grant rounds. According to Perez, 16 of them didn’t apply.

“Unfortunately we can only award who applies. That has been a challenge,” Perez said.

Her office is helping those counties with the application and now expects seven to apply for the next round of funding. One of the more difficult grant requirements is that facilities guarantee they can provide services for the next 30 years.

Still with more than $3.3 billion rolling out in two months, there’s little room to pivot how the money will be targeted. This round of grants will focus once again on “launch ready” projects. The remaining $1.1 billion will be awarded by early 2026.

Applicants have submitted projects totaling more than $8.8 billion, double the amount of money available, an indication of the severe needs across the state.

Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, a Fresno Democrat, said when the system rewards those who have historically been able to provide services there is a risk of “baking in historical inequities and disparities.”

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Charles Perry Eckberg
March 6, 1948 - January 5, 2025

Charles Perry Eckberg lived a purposeful and good life. He was an Earth Warrior with a kind soul. Born in San Diego on March 6, 1948, he lived most of his life in Santa Barbara. Later, he moved to Joshua Tree and ultimately settled for most of the last decade of his life in McKinleyville.

As a student at UC Santa Barbara, Charlie studied political science during a time of unprecedented global political upheaval. By day, he attended school lectures and, by night, participated in rallies against the Vietnam War. He witnessed the burning of the Bank of America in Isla Vista and even testified in the court case wrongly accusing student activists for this political act of arson.

After graduation, he fought fires with the Los Padres Hotshots, where he battled the most significant fires in Santa Barbara at the time, including the Sycamore and Coyote Fires.

While living in Isla Vista, Charlie experienced firsthand the inconceivable devastation of the 1969 oil blowout of Unocal’s Platform A in the Santa Barbara Channel. This disaster inspired the birth of the global modern Environmental Movement, as well as many leading Santa Barbara-based environmental organizations, several of which Charlie would become involved with, including Get Oil Out! (GOO!), the Community Environmental Council (CEC), the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and Earth Day.

Charlie served 25 years on the GOO! Board of Directors and worked closely with its founders, including Bud Bottoms and Henry Feniger. He promoted renewable energy while leading the charge to stop new drilling and called for policies to protect California’s coastline with stricter regulations for the fossil fuel industry. He organized protests, participated with the EDC in legal actions, and produced benefit concerts to support initiatives to give the local community more rights regarding the coastline’s resources.

He served as chair of the CEC Board for more than a decade, working to make the organization a driving force in establishing Santa Barbara’s highly successful recycling industry. During this tenure, Charlie was instrumental in reinvigorating Santa Barbara’s Earth Day celebrations in 1990, which has remained a local flagship event every April since. For many years, he participated on the planning committee and was master of ceremonies several times, sometimes before crowds of tens of thousands. In 1992, he helped produce a sell-out concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl to celebrate Earth Day, including local favorites Jackson Browne, David Crosby and many others. That same year, the Santa Barbara Independent newspaper recognized him as a local hero for his volunteerism and dedication to the local community.

Charlie helped establish green building standards for the construction industry while working at Investec Real Estate and volunteering with Santa Barbara’s Green Building Alliance. When UCSB established the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Charlie was involved from the beginning, encouraging the Bren building to become the first LEED-certified Platinum building in the University of California system. He played an active role on the Bren School’s Dean’s Council for many years.

His life was about purpose rather than profit. His volunteerism included work for the environment, peace, humanity, and animals. He participated in Beyond War, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and the Santa Barbara Peace Resource Center. He promoted Permaculture and regenerative agriculture while on the board of the Abundant Earth Foundation and as an editor for Permaculture Magazine, North America. As a Wilderness Youth Project Board member, Charlie helped immerse young people into the forest. Volunteering with the Transition House, he made it easier for unhoused people to get back on their feet. To help wild mustang horses find refuge from government slaughter programs, he chaired the board for the Santa Ynez nonprofit Return to Freedom. With his family, he fostered orphaned raccoons, ducks, and other wild critters until they could be released back to nature through the Wildlife Care Network. His love ran deep for the people and the causes he cared about.

But there was only one real love of his life — for it was love at first sight when Charlie met Kelly. They were married in 1973 and spent the rest of his life together. In 1979, he moved his young family to the Hollister Ranch on the Gaviota Coast, living there many years throughout his life and working hard to protect the area. He often played David against the Goliath oil companies threatening the coast. He was instrumental in allowing the Chumash to access and occupy their ancestral sacred lands, known as the Western Gate, just south of Point Conception. The land was slated to become a liquified natural gas facility. The project was ultimately halted, and today the land remains undeveloped, providing a safe corridor for animals and spirits to pass freely.

However, there was not the same luck a few years later with the battle to stop Chevron’s deadly oil and gas pipeline and processing facility on the Gaviota Coast. During this time, he and Kelly wrote a book, Danger at the Door, to chronicle the community’s fight against the threats and injustices of oil and gas development.

Though he loved the coast, a special place was also held in Charlie’s heart for the unique desert of Joshua Tree. Charlie’s creative activism and gift of bringing people together led to inviting Santa Barbara’s art collective, the Oak Group, to capture the beauty of Joshua Tree on canvas. The paintings were displayed in the Halls of Congress as the Desert Protection Act was being voted on in 1994, ultimately making Joshua Tree a protected National Park.

Later in life, while living in Humboldt County, Charlie became deeply inspired by old-growth forests. He served on the board of Forests Forever and was part of the Lost Coast League. Charlie participated in efforts to save the Rainbow Ridge old-growth forest habitat of the Mattole Watershed from the chainsaws of Humboldt Redwood Company — an effort that continues today. Working closely to support Santa Barbra’s John Perlin in the release of the latest version of the book, A Forest Journey, Charlie’s editing skills were put to use in sharing the important role forests have played in human culture throughout history.

Some have called Charlie their “environmental conscience,” as his support and inspiration ha s impacted countless lives. He dedicated his life to fight against injustices to people and the planet and worked hard to promote positive solutions. Charlie always followed the greener path, and with a smile on his face. He had a great gift for making everyone he met feel like a friend and was loved by many. He will be greatly missed , but his legacy is carried on by all who work to defend the Earth and its inhabitants.

Charlie passed unexpectedly of natural causes on January 5, 2025 , at his home, in the arms of his wife, two months short of his 77th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Kelly, daughters Hannah Apricot Eckberg and Heather Summer Turner, son-in-law Randy Turner, loving pets, and countless friends. He was wrapped in an Earth Day flag as he was cremated. He will be honored at Santa Barbara’s Earth Day opening ceremony on April 26 at noon in Alameda Park. A Celebration of Life will be held for family and friends in Humboldt later in the summer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his remembrance to AbundantEarthFoundation.org.

By Hannah Apricot Eckberg.

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Delbert Ray Eschliman, 80, who passed away on February 25, 2025, in Fortuna. “Del,” as his friends and family called him, was born on July 20, 1944, in Chico, to Joy and Marie Eschliman.

Del attended Fremont High School in Fremont, where he excelled in basketball and woodworking. At age 18, he was drafted into the U.S. Army as a sergeant and served for two years. He later went on to join the local National Guard.

Del moved to Humboldt in the 1960s, where he met his wife of 55 years, Deloris Tucker. He was a lifelong logger and worked for Rock Logging until he was forced into retirement after suffering a stroke at the age of 76.

Del had many hobbies, but his favorite was fishing. He was known for catching impressive salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. He loved life and would often say, “Not everyone gets to live to be 80.”

Del was a beloved and devoted husband and father. He leaves behind his wife, Deloris Eschliman; his daughters, Jan (Jerry) Martinez and Kelly (Johnny) Valencia; seven grandchildren: Dustin (Jordee) Herrera, Kyle Herrera, Lanzo Martinez, Korrina (Nelson Juarez) Valencia, Gabriela (Brandon) Pereira, and Johnny Valencia Jr.; and nine great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Gary (Pat) Eschliman of Mesa, Ariz., along with many other family members who meant so much to him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joy and Marie Eschliman, and his brothers, Robert (Mary) Eschliman and LaVerne Eschliman.

The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to those who selflessly helped care for Del since his stroke in 2020, especially Dan Stevens, Sara Ramirez, and Trina Bernal.

In accordance with Delbert’s wishes, he was a tissue, bone, and eye donor and chose to be cremated. His cremation is being handled by Ayers in Eureka. A small private ceremony will be held at a later date.

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Floyd Harold Flores Jr., 83, of Eureka, died on March 3, 2025.

Floyd was born in Phoenix, Ariz., on 1942, to Floyd Harold and Nettie Allen Flores. A Yurok tribal member, he moved to his ancestral home of Orleans to live with his maternal grandparents when he was still young enough to be held. He grew up surrounded by loving siblings/aunts and uncles.

Floyd, an Arcata High alumni, studied art at Shasta College and even instilled a love of art and music among his children. Their home was filled with music shaped by all genres, from Miles Davis to Black Sabbath.

Floyd enjoyed a life outdoors. He worked for many years in the timber industry, loved camping throughout Northern California, and spent many afternoons along the beaches and rivers of Humboldt County. Floyd loved walking amongst nature and wildlife so long as it didn’t involve any snakes.

Floyd was preceded in death by grandparents Orville and Mayme Allen, parents Floyd and Nettie Flores, his wife Phyllis Lynn, and his grandson Kian Patrick Flores. He is survived by his children, Johnny, Floyd III, Ethan, Damia, and their spouses, his grandchildren Nathan and Melissa, and a large extended family.

Friends and family are invited to a viewing on Friday March 7 at Paul’s Chapel in Arcata from 1 to 4 p.m., with a full memorial forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, donations to savetheredwoods.org would be greatly appreciated.