Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Humboldt and surrounding areas, proud member of the Mono
Tribe in Big Sandy, Calif. She was always the life of the party, and she never met a stranger. She
enjoyed many hobbies in her free time. She was always at the beach and spent a lot of time
outdoors. She was a free-spirit person who ran to the beat of her own drum. She loved her
family, friends and her fur babies, talking to anyone who knew her and had a great story about
her.
She lived in Eureka and Orleans.
Preceded by Sherrill Esteves and Donnie Barber
Carolyn is survived by her sister, Crystal Huffman and her brothe,r Eric Barber Sr.; her nieces and nephews, Brianna Huffman, Alvretta Huffman, Kendall Huffman, Brittney Harvey, and Eric Barber Jr.
Loved by many family and friends: John Huffman, Linwood Jackson, Kathy Jackson, Harris
Jackson, Jennie and George Wilson, Kenneth Jackson, Steven Petty, Angela Swain, Allen
Chappell, Edward Esteves, Susie Barber, Johnny Barber, Sirrena Harvey, Brenden Harvey,
Brian Rhodes, Doug Reynolds.
Celebration of life is to be held at a later date.
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HUMBOLDT TODAY: Bodycam footage shows a local detective successfully performing CPR on an infant; a large local cannabis farm is liquidating its assets; plus, we’re sprucing up Arcata’s Redwood Park! Those stories and more in today’s online newscast with John Kennedy O’Connor.
The Parade of Dreams on the Waterfront in August 2022 | Photo: Matt Filar
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Have you always dreamed of creating a giant, interactive art installation in Eureka? Or maybe you have a vision for a performance art piece or an extravagant costume, but you just don’t have the means to execute it? Well, now is the to make your art dream come true, because there’s a new festival coming to town and the City of Eureka is giving away lots o’ grant money to fund your wacky project.
The newly created event is called Festival of Dreams – a collaboration between the North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCRT), Ink People Center for the Arts and the City of Eureka. The festival will happen in two parts: an outdoor event Aug. 18 through 20 that will take place at Halvorsen Park and around Old Town, and an indoor festival on Oct. 5 through 8, that will be held throughout multiple different Eureka venues. And to make this new festival even more exciting, the City has made more than $40,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant money available to fund local artists who want to participate.
“We’re excited to create a festival that has mystery and playfulness to it,” Calder Johnson, artistic managing director for NCRT, told the Outpost. “We want to promote the idea that art is something to be explored, played with and experienced, rather than just observed.”
Johnson said that he and Leslie Castellano, Eureka City Council member and executive director of the Ink People, have both wanted to hold some kind of interactive art festival here for years. The Ink People and NCRT collaborated on an event last summer called the Parade of Dreams, where community members were invited to dress up in costumes inspired by their dreams. The festival is based on the same idea of people making their dreams come to life, Johnson said, which is why they chose the name Festival of Dreams. The event will also kick off with another parade, which will take place in Old Town on Friday, Aug. 18.
Johnson said he and Castellano were also inspired by interactive art spaces in other cities, particularly Meow Wolf — an immersive art and entertainment space built out of an abandoned bowling alley in Santa Fe. Johnson thinks Meow Wolf is a great example of how artists can really utilize space and how the public can experience art in an unexpected way. “It’s like Burning Man meets the Exploratorium,” Johnson said.
The Festival of Dreams will accept a variety of art projects — including large-scale outdoor art installations, smaller installations, performance art, music and even costumes for the parade — and grant awards range anywhere from $100 to $4,000 per project. Applicants are also encouraged to partner with local businesses to create art and events inside different businesses, including window displays, performances inside or outside the business, music shows and after parties. These grants will require matching funds from the venue or business owner.
The theme for the inaugural festival is “Secrets of Wigi,” and will center around the beauty and resources provided by Humboldt Bay (Wigi). Johnson said that it’s a loose theme, meant to serve as inspiration for the artists and that submissions do not necessarily have to reflect the theme.
Johnson said the organizers will respond to people’s submissions as quickly as possible to let them know if they have been approved, if the organizers have questions or suggestions on how to make the project work within the confines of the festival and the grant budget. Johnson also wanted to mention that the organizers strongly encourage applications from BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+ and youth artists.
Once the submissions have been selected, there will be an artist meeting on June 2 to help guide the creation process. There will also be other meetings and festival announcements between now and August, so stay tuned. Since announcing the festival and grant availability on Monday, Johnson said he has received a lot of positive community feedback and multiple applications have already come in. As the word spreads and the deadline nears, he can’t wait to see what other ideas people cook up for the festival.
“I’m excited to see what people come up with,” Johnson said. “It’s just going to be a loving celebration of expression and creativity.”
You can find more info, check out the proposal guidelines and submit your grant application here. The application deadline is May 19.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On April 24, 2023, at about 11:11 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the McKinleyville area conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation in the area of Central Avenue and Norton Road.
Deputies contacted two occupants of the vehicle, the driver, 34-year-old Vincent Charles McKenney and passenger 31-year-old Tyler Shane Goodwin. Deputies learned that McKenney was driving with an expired license and was on formal probation. Deputies conducted a search of the vehicle pursuant to the terms of McKenney’s probation. During a search of the vehicle, deputies located an unsecured loaded, stolen firearm, approximately 1.2 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Based upon deputies’ investigation, the firearm was determined to have been in Goodwin’s possession. During a search of Goodwin incident to arrest, deputies located shaved keys and a small amount of suspected fentanyl.
McKenney was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance (HS 11377(a)), possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)), violation of probation (PC 1203.2(a)(2)) and driving without a license (VC 12500(a)).
Goodwin was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle (PC 25400(a)(1)), felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (PC 25850(a)), possession of stolen property (PC 496(a)), possession of a controlled substance while armed (HS 11370.1(a)) and possession of burglary tools (PC 466).
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On April 24, 2023, at about 7:04 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the Hoopa area attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcycle in the area of Highway 96 near Big Hill Road. The motorcycle failed to yield, and a pursuit ensued.
Houston.
Deputies pursued the motorcycle for approximately 1.5 miles. The driver, 51-year-old Clifford Dale Houston, yielded to deputies on Mill Creek Road and was taken into custody without further incident. During a search of Houston incident to arrest, deputies located approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine. Additionally, during their investigation, deputies learned that the motorcycle had been reported stolen out of Eureka.
Houston was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle (PC 496d(a)), flight from a traffic officer (VC 2800.1(a)), possession of a controlled substance (HS 11377(a)) and driving with a suspended license (VC 14601.1(a)) in addition to warrant charges of failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (VC 16028(a)) and driving with a suspended license – prior conviction (VC 14601.2(a)).
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s social media pages:
On April 13, an HCSO detective and deputy were working a special assignment in the Eureka area when they saw a call for service regarding a four-week-old infant not breathing at a nearby residence.
The deputies responded immediately. HCSO Detective Nick Carnahan was first into the residence and began performing CPR on the infant until she was able to breathe again. It was later determined that the infant had aspirated and that Detective Carnahan’s quick actions saved the infant’s life.
This entire incident was captured via the responding deputy’s body worn camera. We are sharing it today with the permission of the family.
In the United States, choking is one of the leading causes of injury and death in children, causing the death of one child every five days. First Aid and CPR saves lives. Find out what to do during a choking emergency at: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default…, or find a class near you to become CPR Certified.
Rain is a wonderful thing for the plants and animals of the forest, especially after three straight years of drought, but it can be tough down here on the human level. Maybe your experience differs, but in this reporter’s circles people’s behaviors are more and more resembling Jack Nicholson’s, about two-thirds of the way through The Shining.
Here we are nearing the end of April — about halfway through the October-September rain calendar — and we’re sitting pretty at 40 inches of rainfall in Eureka, the first time in ages and ages that we’re actually well ahead of what we used to think of as a “normal” amount of precipitation.
So this is a great time for a little break, and it looks like we’re going to get it! The sun is forecast to shine brightly throughout the next seven days, and we’re even due for a little mini-heatwave on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Temperatures on the coast are gonna climb into the 70s, and in the inland areas they could spike all the way into the 90s!
After that: More sun, but chillier.
Here’s how our friends at the National Weather Service office on Woodley Island phrase it, in this morning’s Area Forecast Discussion:
SYNOPSIS…A warming trend will occur across Northwest California through mid week, with interior valley high temperatures climbing into the 80s and ranging to the 60s and 70s along the immediate coast. Thereafter, cooler temperatures along with showers and thunderstorms will become more probable this weekend into early next week.
Eat, drink, be merry. Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.
