Gary Lealond Jordan, Sr.
September 23, 1950 – March 8, 2022

Gary Sr. was born to Helen and Lealond Jordan on September 23, 1950, in Eureka, the oldest of five siblings. He passed on March 8, 2022, in Hoopa.

Graveside services will be March 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. on Bald Hill at the Beaver Family Cemetery. Jacklyn Billings and Rodney Vigil Sr. will be officiating. A gathering after the service will be at the Blessed Kateri Church in Hoopa.

Gary went to school in Hoopa all of his life, graduating from Hoopa High in 1968. He married Lorelee Sanderson in 1969. Together they had five children: Gary Jr. (Punny), Derrick, Brandon, Brian (Itty), and his baby girl Andrea.

He is well known for all the years he spent being a Logging Truck driver. He worked for Hoopa Tribal Forestry right out of high school in the ‘70s. He went on to work for Paul Jackson’s Trucking where he was famously known as the “Fonz.” He then went to work for Hoopa Valley PUD. In the early ‘90s he was able to save up enough money and fulfilled his dream of owning his own logging truck. Due to the declining logging industry, he went back to work for HVPUD and worked there until his retirement in 2016. In the early 2000s, Gary and Rebecca Ferris started dating and spent many years together being a grandpa and grandma to all who came to their home. Gary is well known for having numerous projects and tinkering around, from wood working, working on small machinery, gold panning, mushroom picking, hunting and his biggest passion of all was fishing. Overall, he loved spending time with all his loved ones. Family was very important to him. There are too many stories to tell especially when it came to the times he and his brothers spent together!

He is survived by his children: Gary Jr. (Kayla), Brandon (Mariah), Brian (Clara), Andrea (Robert “BJ”), Ilene (Eric), Tescheanche’ (Quentin). His grandchildren: Vanessia (George), Christian, Sebastian, Levi, Nathan, Ryan, Elysia, Jett, Quinn, Rebecca, Louisa, Julia (Darren) and his special babies Deanna and Mason. His siblings: Sharon, Danny (Ronalda), Paula (Junky), Larry (Angie). He is preceded in death by his parents Helen and Lealond Jordan, his baby boy Derrick and his grandbaby Cyle, and his loving partner Becky.

Pallbearers are Gary Jordan Jr., Brandon Jordan, Brian Jordan, Sebastian Jordan, Levi Jordan, Leland Jordan, Rocky Jones, Eric Castaneda, Pete Perez, Russell Marshall Jr., and Mason Ferris.

Honorary Pallbearers are Christian Jordan, Nathan Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Danny Jordan, Larry Jordan, Junky Gray, Kenny Bain, Duffy Mott, Bradley Marshall, Larry Michael Jordan, David Ruiz Sr., Nolan Begay, Wilson Donahue, Gary and Curt Dempewolf, Filmore Harvey, Bergie Ammon, Jamie Carlson Kane, Quentin Matilton, Robert ‘BJ” Jackson, George Tirado, Darren Howerton, Bob McConnell, Richard Moon, Guy Baldy, and Page Matilton.

The family would like to say a special thank you to the following: we have no words for all that you did for our dad, Thank you Ilene, Rebecca, Deanna, Louisa, Julie, Mason, Eva Smith, Susan Walsh and of course his sister-in-law Debbie.

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Born in Yreka to Marie and Henry Davis, Roberta was a descendant of the Yurok and Karuk people. She was the youngest of her siblings earning her the life long nickname “Sissy.”

At the age of two her father was killed in the Korean War. Her family then moved to the coast to be near her grandma, Frances Tripp. It was here her mom met and married Charles Haight whom Berta considered her dad and he loved and cared for her as his own daughter. Berta married at 16 and had two children. After they divorced she met and married Randall Christensen and together they had two children. After Randall died in 1969 she pursued nursing school but found it was not for her. She was a teachers aide at Dows Prairie School for a short time until she met and married Richard Howard in 1973. They had one son together. Roberta also worked at a few Trinidad businesses — Cher-ae Heights, Seascape Restaurant, and finally Emerald Forest until her retirement.

Berta always made lifelong friends, and anyone who met her loved her for that fun loving attitude that made you feel comfortable. She never judged anyone, and the world will not be the same for those who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Marie Haight, her siblings Allie, Robert and Maydene, her son Richard Howard and true love, Elvis.

Berta was survived by her children Coral (Kevin) Goodwin, Michael (Tracii) Rassbach, Ellen (Dwyane) Duncan, and Randall Christensen Jr., grandchildren Bear, Callie, Angel, Jason, Kelly, Ellie, Lucas, Henry, Joe and Lyla, as well as 5 great grandchildren. Nieces amd nephew: Joe, Connie, Linda, Lynelle, Dale, Gary, Angela, Levi and George. Also her agate hunting, two best buddies Sue and Coreen. Thanks to Mad River for allowing me to be with mom as she passed peacefully. we will be having a fire and a celebration of her life on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 3 p.m.

She would want you all to celebrate so bring your memories and music to share around a ceremonial bonfire at her daughter and son-in-law’s home @ 1904 Pishka Ct., Mckinleyville. Weather permitting. Please contact Ellen @ 707-839-3773. All friends and family are welcome to bring a favorite dish if they wish to do so.

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Craig passed away peacefully at home in Eureka on Saturday, March 12. Over the past few years, he battled multiple health issues.

Craig was born in Oakland to parents Robert and Shirley Maynard in 1954 and grew up in Orinda.

He leaves behind his beloved wife of 8 years, Kathleen; his sister, Robin (Kevin) Bartoo of Sebastopol; brother, Skip (Terri) Maynard of Donnelly, Idaho; nieces and nephews, Morgan, Alex, Alyssa, Sierra, Jacob, Caleb, Samuel and Grace; step-daughter, Siobhan (Chuck) Ayres; step-granddaughters Emma and Maya; and his loving and loyal Siamese cat, Buffy.

Craig graduated from Miramonte High School in Orinda, CA, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from California State University, Chico. He had a successful career as a systems analyst/software developer and retired from Fry’s Electronics in 2016.

During his college years, he spent summers as a camp counselor at Camp Beaverbrook in Cobb, and had many friends and fond memories of his time there. Craig was a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout.

He loved to take vacations and took several trips with Kathleen to Maui and Kauai, Cabo San Lucas, and a cruise to Alaska. They also attended baseball spring training many times in Arizona to cheer on the Oakland A’s.

He loved jokes and humor, baseball, the Oakland A’s, the Beatles, skiing, camping and model railroading.

Before moving to Eureka in 2018, Craig and Kathleen resided in Oakland.

No services are planned at this time.

Many thanks to the staff of Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Hospice of Humboldt, and Ayres Family Cremation for their support.

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From the Humboldt County Office of Education:

The Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) has created a community resource for parents and students to see the current masking guidance in Humboldt County schools. As a part of its ongoing COVID-19 resources and information, interested parents and students may look up Humboldt County’s current community infection level and school districts’ masking recommendations.

The surveyed results are up-to-date and reported in real time by the school districts and charter schools in Humboldt County. The data polls each school district or charter school and provides a list of schools with COVID-19 testing availability for students and staff.

The mask status information is available for the public to view from the COVID-19 INFO link from the HCOE website’s home page.

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On March 13, 2022, at about 2:37 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Larson Heights Road near Blue Lake for the report of a drive-by shooting occurring earlier that morning.

Deputies arrived at the residence and contacted multiple residents at the home, including young children. Deputies learned that earlier in the day, at about 6 a.m., a suspect fired multiple gunshots toward the residence, striking a vehicle parked outside. No one was injured as a result of this incident. Through their investigation, deputies identified the suspect as 33-year-old Rhett Alex August of Eureka.

At about 9:30 p.m. that evening, deputies executed a search warrant at a residence associated with August on the 1000 block of Westgate Road in Eureka. During this operation, deputies deployed HCSO K9 Yahtzee and August surrendered without incident.

August was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of shooting at an inhabited dwelling (PC 246), assault with a firearm on a person (PC 245(a)(2)), child endangerment with potential of great bodily injury (PC 273a(a)), discharging a firearm in gross neglect (PC 246.3(a)), felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), prohibited person in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)) and criminal threats (PC 422).

This case is still under investigation.

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 Humboldt Bay Fire:

On March 13, 2022, at 8:36 P.M., Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported structure fire on the 2900 Block of Greenwood Heights Drive. Initially, four engines and a duty officer were dispatched to the incident. Due to the rural location of the incident and the area not having hydrants, two water tenders were added to the response.

The first arriving engine found a fully involved detached utility building and attached wood shed, with fire impinging on the nearby residence and spreading to the wildland. The engine had prepared for a rural water pumping operation by leaving a supply line at the driveway and laying several hundred feet of supply hose in to the scene. The engine company then began attacking the fire. The next arriving units supplied water to the rural pumping operation while additional personnel searched the residence and ensured the occupants and animals were out and accounted for.

Fire crews had the structure fire controlled in about 20 minutes. Gasoline containers that had recently been filled repeatedly re-ignited. Fire crews ultimately controlled the gasoline fire with dry chemical extinguishers. While personnel were fighting the structure fire, personnel from other units attacked the vegetation fire and contained it within an hour.

The two water tenders that were added maintained a continuous supply of water to the incident. The tenders were able to successfully access rural water tanks installed by nearby residents and utilize those tanks as water sources to extinguish the fire.

No firefighters or civilians were injured in the incident. The cause of the fire was accidental and determined to be discarded ashes from a wood stove that were too close to the exterior of the utility building. Damage was estimated to be approximately $15,000. Humboldt Bay Fire would like to thank the Kneeland Fire District for the response of their tender to aid in the continuous water supply needed to extinguish the fire. Humboldt Bay Fire would also like to remind the public to dispose of completely cooled ashes in a covered metal ash can outside at least ten feet away from buildings and combustibles on a non-combustible surface, such as concrete or rock.

Former Cal Poly Humboldt (Humboldt State University) lineman Alex Cappa intends to sign a four-year, $40 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN reports.

After signing a rookie contract worth $3,368,704 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018, the proposed new deal would currently make Cappa the eighth highest paid guard in the National Football League, according to Spotrac.com.

Tom Brady’s loss will be Joe Burrow’s gain: Bucs’ free-agent guard Alex Cappa intends to sign a four-year, $40 million deal with the Bengals after free agency opens, per league sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 14, 2022

The proposed deal is one of the first to be announced during the start of the two-day “legal negotiation window” which precedes free agency.

The 27-year-old will be able to sign the new contract on Wednesday at 1 p.m. — the official start of the 2022 NFL season and free agency period.

Amazing job by the #Bengals and Alex Cappa to negotiate a four year contract in about 5 seconds.

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) March 14, 2022

After winning a Super Bowl with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in 2021, Cappa is set to join another Super Bowl contender. The Bengals will look to rebound from their Super Bowl loss to the Los Angeles Rams last month behind the arm of young NFL superstar Joe Burrow.

If the deal goes through, Cappa will be the third Humboldt sports star to play for the Bengals. Eureka High School grads Rey Maualuga and Maurice “Mo” Purify both played their rookie seasons with the Bengals in 2009. While, Purify only lasted one season as an NFL wide receiver, Maualuga went on to have a very successful career playing linebacker for the Bengals until 2016.