Jennifer Nielsen, beloved daughter,
sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully from natural causes
on August 20, 2023. She was 44 years old at the time of her passing
and, though Jenny left us far too soon, she lived and loved fiercely
in a way that most only dare to dream.
A firecracker from the start, Jenny was
born on July 3, 1979 in Fortuna. She grew up in Loleta and attended
Loleta Elementary, where she made lifelong friends and developed a
passion for participating in team sports. Her love for sports
continued to grow at St. Bernard’s High School, where she played
soccer, basketball and softball. Loyal to her core, Jenny made close
friends in high school who will forever remember her generous heart,
unflinching integrity, and larger-than-life laugh. As someone who
always had a knack for connecting people and bringing them together,
Jenny allegedly threw a party or two in her teen years and her
brothers fondly remember her holding the title for being grounded the
longest in the family.
Through any adversity that came her
way, Jenny persevered. Ever the hard worker, she juggled three jobs
while attending Chico State University. She originally planned to
become a teacher, but, as someone who always took great inspiration
from music, she changed her mind at an Eric Clapton concert and
adjusted her major to Communications.
After earning two degrees at Chico
State, Jenny entered the tech world in San Francisco and made a name
for herself. One of Jenny’s greatest joys was helping others
realize their potential, so it was fitting that she chose a career in
marketing and public relations, consistently working behind the
scenes while pushing others forward. Always leading with her heart,
she epitomized inclusivity and regularly sought out opportunities to
highlight and connect people of various backgrounds, interests and
abilities.
Any success Jenny experienced in life,
she shared with others. She came from a large extended family and
also became family, almost immediately, with everyone she met. As a
4th generation Humboldt County native, Jenny never forgot where she
came from and took great pride in her Humboldt roots. In addition to
her roots, Jenny also had wings, traveling the world with friends,
which further exposed her to some of the things she loved most in
life: art, music, writing, food and people.
In more recent years, Jenny returned
home to her beloved Humboldt County. She held a few different jobs,
her last being at Poletski’s Appliance Center, which she often said
made her happier than any other place she had ever worked.
In addition to her love for people, she
also had a special bond with animals, particularly cats, dogs and
frogs. Jenny was also very in tune with her spirituality. A deep
believer in justice and humanity, Jenny was a unique and wise spirit.
Her light ignited everyone who was lucky enough to know her and, even
in death, her spark will never be extinguished.
Jenny is survived by her mother, Robin
Burns, her father, Dale Nielsen, her brothers Steve and Dylan
(Brooke) Nielsen, two nieces, Rowan and Saylor, and close friend,
Josh. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Kenny Burns, and
her grandparents, Rich and Bev Haman and Robert and Beryl Nielsen.
Jenny was also blessed with lifelong friends, Nathan, Amber, Tracy,
Abbey and Molly, as well as the Miller, Wilson and Pucillo families,
who were all very dear to her.
Jenny’s family invites you to a
Celebration of Life on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 1 p.m. at the
Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, in Eureka. As Jenny lived, so let
us celebrate her - with love, light and laughter. Please bring
stories and memories to share to honor Jenny’s eternal spirit.
Throughout her
life, Jenny was committed to helping others and, as an active blood
donor herself, Jenny’s family encourages you to donate blood in her
name at the Northern California Blood Bank (http://nccbb.org).
For those who are unable to give blood or who live out of the area,
please consider making a monetary donation to the Northern California
Blood Bank in Jenny’s name or giving blood at your local blood
bank.
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The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Jenny Nielsen’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here. Email news@lostcoastoutpost.com.
Joe Ann
Carroll Larue, 74, of Redway, passed away on June 30, 2023 after a
beautiful summer day at home with her family and a long and wonderful
life.
Joe Ann was
born on April 28, 1949 to Robert and Dionysia Carroll in Joliet,
Illinois.
Her family moved to San Diego when she was young and she enjoyed an
idyllic childhood in Ocean Beach together with her siblings Bob,
Patty and Mary Beth and extended family.
She met her
soulmate Philip Larue (1936-2004) in San Diego when she was a nurse
and Phil a patient. After extensive travel across the country, they
chose Redway as their home due to its stunning natural beauty and
warm community. Some may remember Phil’s trophy business, SoHum
trophies, run out of their home. Together they raised three sons,
Anthony (b. 1985), Nicholas (1986-2005) and Lucas (b.1991) and
enjoyed many visits with Joe Ann’s eldest son Aram (1975-2010), who
lived in Monterey.
Joe Ann
loved living in Redway, her “little corner of the world” as she
called it, and was an active community member, teaching CPR all over
Southern Humboldt. She was affectionately called “Mama Joe” by
her children’s friends, who could always expect a warm hug and
meaningful conversation. Her sisters shared that “Joe Ann was a
loving and caring mother, proud grandmother, sweet sister and loyal
friend. She had a healing voice and hands; a gift that is hard to
describe.”
Joe
Ann loved the land and people of Kauai and treasured visits there
with her family, as well as to Maui. She also loved spending time
with her many dear friends, including Sue Sheldon and Peggy Sarver,
visits to Shelter Cove, listening to music, time in the backyard and
caring for her grandchildren. Her close friends shared that, “Joe
Ann was truly amazing. Her ability to connect with people both old
and young with love and empathy was remarkable,” and “tell Joe
Ann I will catch up to her in heaven. I’m so glad she was in my
life.”
Joe Ann is
dearly missed and survived by her sons Anthony (fiancée Megan and
her son Braelen; their children Nikolai and Aleena) and Lucas
(daughter Eliauna), sisters Patty Stafford (Rod) and Mary Beth
Gismondi, sister-in-law Leslie Carroll and many beloved cousins,
nieces, nephews, friends and her chosen community of Redway. No
services are planned at this time but Joe Ann will be loved and
remembered every day.
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The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Joe Ann Larue’ loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here. Email news@lostcoastoutpost.com.
Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:
On August 28th, 2023, Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) Agents assisted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) with a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 101 north of Trinidad. HCSO Deputy McKenzie and his K9 Uno Rex conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Mario Alberto HERNANDEZ-PULIDO due to a vehicle code violation.
Hernandez Pulido.
HERNANDEZ-PULIDO was found to be driving without a license. Deputy McKenzie and K9 Uno conducted an open-air sniff on the vehicle. K9 Uno alerted to the vehicle indicating drugs were present. HCSO Deputy McKenzie then contacted HCDTF Agents who responded to the scene.
Inside the vehicle, Agents located 6 pounds of methamphetamine.
Mario Alberto HERNANDEZ-PULIDO was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on the following charges:
HS11378- Possession of Methamphetamine for Purposes of Sales
HS11379(A)- Transportation of Methamphetamine for Purposes of Sales
VC12500- Driving without a License
VC26708(A)(1)- Tinted Windows
Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-267-9976.
Barely 15 minutes after this post was published, Bohn sent us a photo of a copy of his completed Form 501, stamped “received” by the Elections Office.
“Hope I don’t get too much jail time,” he quipped.
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File photo by Andrew Goff.
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Humboldt County First District Supervisor Rex Bohn has been soliciting donations for his 2024 re-election campaign despite the fact that he has yet to file a candidate intention statement, known as Form 501, as required by California Government Code Section 85200.
Blogger John Chiv was the first to point this out in a post last week, and the Humboldt County Office of Elections says Bohn’s campaign still hasn’t turned the form in.
The First District supervisor’s re-election website is actively soliciting and accepting credit card donations, and at his campaign kickoff event last Wednesday, he encouraged attendees to make donations on the spot.
Here’s what he said on that front:
Form 501, which you can download by clicking here, includes instructions that tell aspiring candidates they must, “File the Form 501 before you solicit or receive any contributions.”
The form also notes, “A candidate for state or local office must file this form for each election, including reelection to the same office.”
What are the repercussions for violating those rules? From a financial standpoint, not too severe.
The Enforcement Division of the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) deals with violations of the Political Reform Act in a complaint-driven process. Often, the commission will issue a warning letter, like this one sent to a 2020 candidate for the Hesperia Unified School District Board. The commission let her off the hook since she had filed her other paperwork on time and had no history of prior violations, but the letter warned, “Failure to comply with the provisions of the Act in the future will result in monetary penalties of up to $5,000 for each violation.”
The FPPC has assessed fines in other instances, though hardly enough to sidetrack most campaigns. In 2016, for example, the FPPC fined a Newport Beach City Council candidate $200 for this exact reason: He solicited and received contributions prior to filing his Candidate Statement of Intention.
Reached by phone this afternoon, Bohn said he was unaware that his campaign had yet to file a Form 501.
“I’ll ask my accountant,” he said, adding that he’s sure that he’s filed the form in previous elections. “I’ll figure it out,” he said.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Aug. 27, 2023, at about 4:21 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the Ferndale area for the report of a vehicle theft.
According to the victim, an acquaintance, 80-year-old Steven Foster Stiles, had reportedly entered the victim’s home on Upper Bear River Road without consent while the victim was away. Stiles then reportedly stole a vehicle belonging to the victim. While returning to the residence, the victim located Stiles and the vehicle on Wildcat Road.
A deputy responded to the area and located Stiles on foot approximately a quarter mile from the stolen vehicle’s location. Upon deputy contact, Stiles attempted to flee over a metal gate on a private road but was quickly apprehended.
Stiles was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of vehicle theft (VC 10851(a)), possession of a stolen vehicle (PC 496d(a)) and resisting a peace officer (PC 148(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.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Aug. 29, 2023, at about 11:49 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol at the Kimtu river bar access conducted an investigation into a parked vehicle, occupied by a known felony warrant suspect and two others.
Deputies contacted the suspect, 32-year-old Charles Joseph Henry-James, who initially provided deputies with a false name. During this contact, deputies observed drug paraphernalia in plain view. Henry-James and the two other occupants of the vehicle were detained without incident. During a search of the vehicle, deputies located over 40 grams of suspected fentanyl, drug paraphernalia and items consistent with the sale of controlled substances.
Henry-James was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of false identification to a peace officer (PC 148.9(a)), possession of a controlled substance for sales (HS 11351) and possession of drug paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)), in addition to warrant charges of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse (PC 273.5(a)), battery against a spouse (PC 243(e)(1)), escape from a peace officer while under arrest (PC 836.6(b)) and resisting a peace officer (PC 148(a)(1)).
The other two occupants were released at the scene.
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.
The Moon might look something like this tonight. | Image from Wikimedia Commons. Creative commons license.
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You’ve probably noticed that the sky has been looking pretty smoky, as wildfires continue to burn around us. Not great. However, if there is one silver lining to the smoky skies, it’s that it makes the Moon look cool in the creepiest way.
And tonight the Moon will look extra cool and creepy because, not only will the Moon be completely full, but it is also a perigean moon (more commonly known as a supermoon), meaning that the Moon will be in its closest proximity to Earth during its orbit, meaning it will appear especially big and bright in the sky.
“When the Moon is closest to Earth (a “supermoon”), it looks about 14 percent bigger than when it’s farthest from Earth,” NASA says on its website. “This is similar to the size difference between a quarter and a nickel. Because the Moon will be close to us in its orbit, it will appear a bit brighter than usual.”
Here’s a quick video from NASA, explaining what makes a supermoon:
For those of you who are excited to gaze at the Moon tonight, NASA has some other tips about what to look for in the night sky. The moon begins to rise at 7:38 8:09 p.m. and evening twilight will end at about 8:42 p.m. Saturn will also be visible near the moon and should also look particularly big and bright, as it is near to its closest position to Earth for the year.
“The planet Saturn, just a few days from its closest and brightest for the year, will appear near the Moon,” NASA writes. “As evening twilight ends (at 8:42 p.m.) Saturn will be 5 degrees to the upper right of the Moon, and will appear to swing clockwise around the Moon as the evening progresses.”
