First Four

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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Donations Accepted Edition No. 262
First Measure
Visit
B sales tax
Willits
money
board planning
arrives
events for
Mike A’Dair
tourists, locals
Reporter
Above, from left: Hometown 2018 was a great success for Willits Farmers Market favorite Robert Goleman of Bolliver’s Fine Food
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and Confections, who almost sold out of his popular treats. Wolfgang Ronnefeldt of Mendocino Medicinals smiles with jars of joint
Joanne Moore
compound and “pot”holders made by Karen Gridley at their Hometown booth. National Anthem Contest winners, father and daughter
Reporter James and Camryn Johnson and Jemma Apodaca. Apodaca will sing at the July 1 Junior Rodeo, and the Johnsons at the July 3 and Mendocino County
[email protected]
July 4 CCPRA rodeos and July 4 Main Street Parade. Auditor Lloyd Weer told
the members of the
Cars full of customers Photos by Maureen Moore
Mental Health Treatment
passing by Willits instead
Act Citizens Oversight
of through, and the cash
Committee that the county
crop collapse – our little
has received its first
town faces a formidable
payment of Measure B
economic future.
money from the State of
Enter the Visit Willits California.
Tourism Board – a local
Weer said the $517,000
nonprofit dedicated to
for the month of April 2018
transforming Willits from
was put into a separate
pit stop to destination and
account and will only
also to enhancing the
be used to satisfy the
experience of living here
mandates of Measure B,
for locals.
passed by 83 percent of
This brainchild of the voters in the November
Willits City Council and 2017 election.
Read the rest of Above: After the first portion of the Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart judging contest, the 2018 contestant, Lilah Garman, center, poses Read the rest of
Tourism with friends and supporters and judges and organizers of the contest including, from left: Tina Shull, with daughter Peyton, 2017 Willits Measure B
Frontier Days Sweetheart Hailey Riley, Rosanna Blanchfield, Mary Fonsen, with son Grady, Kara Garman, Nicol Persico, Pat Persico,
Over on Page 9 Kiri Silva, Kathy Graves and Liz Day. Over on Page 9
Toddler dies
Final
after being
election
left in car
A 23-year-old Trinidad results
woman is being held in
certified
county jail without bail after
her 18-month-old toddler
Mike A’Dair
died after being left in her
Reporter
car for almost 10 hours last [email protected]
week.
Outgoing County
Sheriff’s deputies Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
arrested Alexandrea Raven Sue Ranochak last Friday
Scott after being notified certified the results of the
of a coroner’s case at June 5 primary election.
Adventist Health Howard
Third District supervisorial
Memorial shortly after 1:30
candidates John Pinches
pm on June 20.
and John Haschak received
The baby boy, Chergery the most votes of the eight
Teywoh Lew Mays, had candidates for the post,
been brought to the hospital with Pinches edging out
by his mother, Alexandrea Haschak by 22 votes.
Raven Scott. Pinches received 1,326
votes, or 30.84 percent
“Initial investigations
of votes cast. Haschak
indicated the child had Equestrians had a chance to show their skills at Sunday’s Willits
First Four
been accidentally left Frontier Days horse show, including Danielle Barry, jumping in received 1,304 votes, or
the Hunter Hack class on her horse, Rebel, above, and Noah 30.33 percent.
inside a vehicle for several
Willoughby, riding along the rail, showing Buster, below.
hours while Scott was at a Since none of the eight
Willits Frontier Days in full swing
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Toddler after four-event start to annual Results
Over on Page 11 festivities Over on Page 11
Willits Frontier With four of the 18 events already behind them, Willits Brooktrails
Frontier Days volunteers – and the rest of the community –
Days parade garbage rates
are gearing up for the rest of the celebrations leading up to
route the big day: July 4. to go up July 1
Over the last weekend, the Hometown Celebration,
Submitted by Sgt Ricco
Sweetheart judging, WFD Horse Show and National Anthem Dan McKee
McCoy, for the WPD
Contest were all held and helped to get folks in the spirit for the Reporter
On Wednesday, July events still to come, including the Johnson Family Carnival, [email protected]
4, the City of Willits will Truck Pulls, dances, rodeos, Sweetheart crowning, barbecue,
Brooktrails residents
host the annual Frontier Lion’s Club Breakfast, Main Street Parade, and more.
will be paying $18.24 per
Days parade. The Willits
Friday’s Hometown Celebration was a great success; year more for collection of
Police Department seeks
Saturday, Sweetheart contestant Lilah Garman gave her a 35-gallon garbage bin
the assistance of those
speech and modeled; and on Sunday, equestrians showed beginning July 1.
residents who live on the
their horses, Garman competed in her horsemanship judging,
parade route, the detour A resolution adjusting
and singers performed the national anthem in hopes of
route and the parade garbage collection and
singing for the large crowds at the upcoming events.
staging areas in keeping curbside recycling rates
the streets clear on July 4. See the centerspread of our B section for more photos! with the district’s provider,
During the last week of – Maureen Moore Solid Waste of Willits,
June, volunteers from the Below, from left: 2017 Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart, Hailey Riley, was approved Tuesday
Frontier Days committee left, poses with 2018 Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart contestant, by the township’s board of
will be going door to door Lilah Garman. Sidewalks were lined with festive booths and directors.
activities along downtown Main Street for Friday’s Hometown
in these areas handing
Celebration, the Willits Frontier Days kick-off event. The pickup cost of a
out “No Parking” notices
20-gallon cart will be
as a friendly reminder to
$27,43 per month, while a
residents about the special
weekly roll-out (cart picked
parking requirements on
up at your residence by
July 4. The Willits Police
SWOW, dumped and
Department seeks your
returned to location) will
assistance and cooperation
now be $35.68.
in making the Frontier Days
parade an enjoyable family The 35-gallon cart will
experience. cost $34.17 per month, up
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Route Garbage
Over on Page 11 Over on Page 11
What do YOU
Burn permits
suspended
think?
as of July 2
Opinions, thoughts and thank you letters from our readers Submitted by CalFire, Mendocino Unit
After another wet winter, warming temperatures and winds
‘Memory Lane’ on KLLG SWOW and the Brooktrails Fire Department “reminded” are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The
me that I could burn piles during burn season. Even if I increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead
To the Editor: had a proper and safe place to burn, I am a senior citizen grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting
We recently enjoyed an evening of nostalgia with Papa on a fixed income and am unable to perform such a CalFire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential
Joe during his “Memory Lane” show on KLLG Radio FM task. It’s all I can do to get everything cut, lopped, raked burning within the state responsibility area of Mendocino
Willits 97.9. and loaded into my truck and then unloaded at SWOW. County. This suspension takes effect at 12:01 am on
Considering the number of senior citizens who live in Monday, July 2, and bans all residential outdoor burning of
It’s a celebration of ’50s and ’60s classic DooWop,
Brooktrails and the fires of last year, this issue needs to landscape debris such as branches and leaves.
Rock, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Rhythm & Blues – a
musical genre that has been absent from local airwaves be addressed with utmost urgency. “This year is turning out to be just as volatile as last year,” Above, from left: Little Lake Fire Chief Chris Wilkes smiles at Friday’s Open House and Fundraiser for the Little Lake Firefighters Association. Little Lake Fire Department trucks on display in front of the
said Chief Ken Pimlott, CalFire director. “The public cannot fire station at the open house. Below, from left: Niko Avalos tries on the firefighter outfit. Firefighter Tylor Yadon sells a T-shirt with design by in-house artist, Training Chief Eric Alvarez. The fire department
for a long time. Mary C. Pappadakis, Brooktrails
gives rides on the antique fire engine during the Open House and Fundraiser on Friday. The volunteers’ complete outfits, costing $9,047 each, are on display for the public.
let their guard down and must continue to be involved in
The show is reminiscent of the legendary Chuck Savage
preparation efforts for the upcoming wildfires. Again, this
and his “Blast from the Past” show on KMFB FM, Fort Photos by Mathew Caine
year the abundant dead grass will only serve as a fuse to the
Museum advisory board
Bragg, many years ago.
heavier vegetation still suffering the lasting effects of over
resignation
Papa Joe’s unique, folksy style gives “Memory Lane” five years of drought.”
juice and spontaneity. To the Editor: Since January 1 this year, CalFire and firefighters across
the state have already responded to over 2,700 wildfires.
For a slice of golden age American classical music, tune An open letter to the Mendocino County Board of
While outdoor burning of landscape debris by homeowners
in “Memory Lane” on KLLG, Fridays from 7 to 9 pm. Supervisors:
is no longer allowed with this suspension, CalFire is asking
Don and Maryl Morris, Willits I regret to inform you of my formal resignation from the residents to take that extra time to ensure that they are
Mendocino County Museum Advisory Board. I took the prepared for wildfires by maintaining a minimum of 100 feet
volunteer position out of a desire to support my county of defensible space around every home and building on their
Sherwood Ranch Road Association museum. I began my journey with optimism and a property and being prepared to evacuate if the time comes.
dispute willingness to listen, learn and support. I served for 18 Here are some tips to help prepare homes and property:
months. Over the past year the museum has been in a
• Clear all dead and or dying vegetation 100 feet from
To the Editor: state of chaos due to the loss of a director and severe Firefighting
around all structures.
lack of communication from the board of supervisors to
Mike A’Dair stated in his Willits Weekly article of May 24:
the advisory board. • Landscape with fire-resistant plants and non-flammable
“At issue is a campaign by Laurence Jennings, acting
ground cover.
as the contested president of a contested Sherwood On August 16, 2011 the board of supervisors passed
• Find alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris like
Ranch Property Owners Association Board of Directors, Resolution #11-119. The first paragraph states: “An
Tradition
chipping or hauling it to a biomass energy or green waste
to foreclose on 48 properties situated on the Sherwood advisory committee shall be named by the board
facility.
Ranch subdivision.” of supervisors to review operational policies and to
recommend necessary innovations to the board of CalFire may issue restricted temporary burning permits
This is in error. The Sherwood Ranch Property Owners
supervisors in connection with the historical museum.” if there is an essential reason due to public health and
Association has never foreclosed on any property on Fun at the Little Lake Firefighters
The advisory board has not been able to perform its safety. Agriculture, land management, fire training, and
Sherwood Ranch or has entered a campaign to do so
founding duties because the CEO and museum director other industrial-type burning may proceed if a CalFire official 92nd annual Open House and Fundraiser
(over a period of 43 years).
have failed to provide any financial reports. inspects the burn site and issues a special permit.
Nine liens have been issued to properties that have What if there was a fire and nobody came? operate correctly anymore. Contractors will
The suspension of burn permits for residential landscape
Furthermore, there’s been no opportunity for the
not paid their road assessments for durations from five debris does not apply to campfires within organized Our Little Lake Fire Department depends on no longer come out to service it. It is ‘new
advisory board to give advice on operational policies.
to 28 years and owe from $13,000 to $34,000 in back campgrounds or on private property. Campfires may be the people of Willits so that the people of or none.’ We end up spending the money
Operational decisions have been made without seeking
assessments. The total is in excess of $183,000 in permitted if the campfire is maintained in such a manner Willits can depend on the fire department, that we saved for years and years to fund a
any advice from the advisory board. The board of
uncollected dues. This non-payment puts a tremendous as to prevent its spread to the wildland. A campfire permit an organization made project on maintenance for a building that is
supervisors have not valued the system put in place. Mathew Caine
burden on the upkeep of the ranch roads and the can be obtained at local fire stations or online at www. up of usually about 40 still uninsurable. It doesn’t make good sense
Features Writer
property owners who do pay each year. An amendment was approved by the BOS to the PreventWildfireCA.org. [email protected] dedicated and unpaid for the future,” Fire Chief Wilkes said.
museum advisory board’s original bylaws on February volunteers and four “In November,” he continued, “we have a
The difference between a lien and a foreclosure is For information on how to create defensible space, on
17, 1976 to add voting rights of the county CEO. paid administrative staff. bond measure on the ballot to fund a new
enormous. During a foreclosure process, a property how to be prepared for wildfires, as well as tips to prevent
This amendment has been reinforced throughout the The Little Lake Firefighters Association, structure on this site. It will be a metal building,
owner can be removed from his home and land for non- wildfires, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
document. However, the CEO in my 18 months never made up of those volunteer firefighters, a base-model building with no frills. It is a bare
payment. However, if a lien is attached to the property
attended a single meeting and failed in her duties to held their 92nd annual Open House and minimum of what it will take to fit our apparatus
for non-payment, the road association benefits only
provide the board with information to perform its basic Fundraiser on Friday evening, during the and our office space and communications,” a
after the owner sells his/her property.
function. Hometown Celebration. capability the need for which became obvious
Fireworks
No foreclosures on Sherwood Ranch by the SRPOA during the fires of last October. The new
The last paragraph on the first page of this resolution Little Lake Fire works out of a building at
board. firehouse would include a ham radio station
states, “Each supervisor shall appoint, in a timely 74 East Commercial Street, built in 1952 to
are illegal in which will work for communications even
Lena Hofmaister, Willits matter, an advisor from either inside or outside his or be the “City Services Facility.” At that time it
when the grid goes down.
her district.” The advisory board has had vacant seats included the Willits Police Department, the
for a year. We informed the director of this issue. No new Mendocino County city administrative offices, and the jail, as well Wilkes has been with the department for 21
Brooktrails green waste appointments have been made. It’s hard to fill volunteer as the fire department. years, and chief for one. He is impressed with
those who came before him and especially his
positions to these types of boards or committees if one Submitted by CalFire, Mendocino Unit The building is constructed of unreinforced
To the Editor: does not feel the role they are filling merits any value. masonry. It is not large enough to fit the volunteer crew. Friday evening’s Open House
CalFire Mendocino Unit Chief George Gonzalez advises and Fundraiser for the Little Lake Firefighters
In consideration of the fire danger we have been warned This will continue to be a problem for the BOS if there’s newer, more efficient fire engines that protect
about (see Willits Weekly’s front page, June 14), it not a change. that fireworks pose a major danger to California’s safety. the Little Lake Fire District (and beyond). New Association was about those volunteers, to
Many serious injuries occur nationwide due to the careless support them with the best safety equipment
seems counter-productive that Solid Waste of Willits is A fact sheet dated March 10, 2017 and provided to equipment needs to be customized to fit the
charging to accept green waste. I had to pay $10 today! advisory board members states our purpose: “The handling of fireworks. In Mendocino County, all types of constraints of the building. It leaks in a heavy that can be purchased. A full outfit, including
a flashlight, fire-resistant wear, scuba mask,
fireworks are illegal, and their use is punishable by law. rain. It cannot be retrofitted for earthquake
As a Brooktrails resident, I am allowed to dump 1 yard purpose of the Museum Advisory Board is to provide gloves, helmet, jacket, boots, etc. costs about At top: Little Lake Administrative Assistant Michelle Schnitzius shows plans for the new
(small truck load) of yard waste per month. I have direction and support for the creation and preservation of Anyone possessing, transporting, or using fireworks in safety, as every wall is load-bearing. $9,050 and needs to be replaced periodically firehouse. Above: Firefighters’ gear hangs in the firehouse garage. Below: Tony Archundia gets
many yards to dispose of, as my property is overrun the Mendocino County Museum. The board advises the Mendocino County is in violation of the law. Fireworks are “Our insurance company only insures the according to protocols. a ride on the end of a firetruck ladder.
museum director and the board of trustees (Mendocino inherently dangerous and can quickly change a safe and building for its depreciated value since 1952,
with huckleberry bushes, tan oak branches, madrone The open house at the Little Lake Fire
County Board of Supervisors).” happy Fourth of July holiday into a sad and costly one. so the building itself is not really insured for
leaves, and much more flammable foliage. Department was also intended to reach
any value,” Fire Chief Chris Wilkes said. “The
The board of supervisors has decided to consolidate Children are at the greatest risk of injury. Parents or out to the community, to invite residents to
LETTERS public has told us, ‘Well, let’s fix what we
The Rules: the museum into a new cultural services agency. The guardians are responsible for any willful acts of minors familiarize themselves with the workings
have.’ We can sympathize with that, but the
museum director position was reduced to four hours a which result in injury or death to another person or damage of firefighters and emergency medical
Letters & Commentaries: Email letters to problem is that any time we try to do any kind
week, and new management job positions have been technicians, to entertain the kids with rides
[email protected]. Letters focusing on Willits and 3rd to another person’s property. This would include the of project that is over $1,000, it becomes what
District issues, activities, events and people have priority. Willits created and reduced. The advisory board was told it on the old fire engine through the Hometown
Weekly prints letters from residents of Willits and the 3rd District would have an opportunity to place the items on their reimbursement costs for fire suppression caused by illegal is known as a ‘public works project,’ and we Celebration along Main Street and rides on
only. To encourage a variety of voices, Willits Weekly limits letter actions and negligence. have to have a formal bidding process which
publication from any one writer to once a month. agenda and give advice to the BOS. This has not the end of the “stick” – the ladder that thrusts
ends up costing four times what it would in the
proved truthful. Furthermore, the director and CEO CalFire is warning the public of the state’s zero tolerance them many yards into the sky above the city
TTyped letters can be sent to Willits Weekly, P.O. Box 1698, private sector.
Willits, CA 95490, but email is preferred. Letters and have failed to provide us with requested documents regarding the use or sale of illegal fireworks. CalFire is – and to raise some money to help equip the
commentaries must be submitted with a name, address and that effect daily operational procedures. The museum working closely with local law enforcement and firefighting “For example, we have two HVAC [heating volunteers.
phone number, although only the author’s name and city of and air conditioning] systems, one on either
residence will be published. No letters from an anonymous lacks current clear policy and procedures. This will agencies to seize illegal fireworks and prosecute those Read the rest of
source will be published, although a request to withhold the continue to plague the success of the museum found in possession of them. side of the building. The one on the west side Firefighters Over on Page 4
writer’s name will be considered. of the building is 31 years old and does not
without a director to fulfill these responsibilities. I
Have a safe Fourth of July, and help prevent unwanted
respectfully ask the BOS to value the history of the
fires. One less spark means one less wildfire. For more
county by properly ensuring the Mendocino County
information on how to be ready for wildfire, visit www.
Museum’s long-term viability.
ReadyForWildfire.org.
Saprina Rodriguez, Willits
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AAUW COLUMN | HEALTH MATTERS
Pain management
‘invests in
girls’ with and opioid addiction
five college By Justin Ebert,
medical director,
scholarships
MCHC Health
Centers
Submitted by the
Opioids are narcotic painkillers that have been
American Association of
used for years to treat pain. When brand-name
University Women
pills like OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin came
The American Associa-
on the market, they were touted as miraculous,
tion of University Women’s
non-addictive medications to reduce pain. Health
Willits Branch, founded in
Adopt care providers prescribed them to help patients,
1959, is proud to announce a Fifth- unintentionally creating an unhealthy culture of
the recipients of their five Grader dependence in our country.
high school scholarships recipients
at Yokayo When patients began dying from accidental
which were presented at
Elementary opioid overdoses in record numbers, and new
the May 24 Senior Awards
School. research indicated that opioids actually exacerbate
Night. Above, from left: The
pain over the long term, the national medical Jail Garden
garden provides a soft
The motto of the Willits dialogue changed dramatically.
College foundation awards 101 fifth-graders visual contrast to the
Branch is “Invest in a Girl,”
By the time it was clear that opioids were institutional setting
coined years ago by Nancy in Lake, Mendocino counties dangerous in large doses over long periods, the of the correctional
Simpson. train had already left the station, so to speak. Right How Mendocino County’s correctional facility is growing food facility. Greens, garlic
We are honored to report The Mendocino College Foundation Fairbairn: “Since 2007, 466 students have now, the medical community is trying to figure out for prisoners while also cultivating inmate rehabilitation and onions wait to be
that all of our AAUW proj- announced that 101 fifth-graders throughout received this award and a guarantee of a $1,000 how to slow the train and help people disembark. harvested and served
to the inmates at
ects focus on the equity and Lake and Mendocino counties received the college scholarship. Recipients are recognized At the national level, doctors are working with This article is reprinted with permission from CorrectionsOne.com. Mendocino County Jail.
education of girls and wom- Adopt a Fifth-Grader award this year. at their school’s end-of-year ceremony, and policy makers to set dose limits, define clinical
en in our community: the By Zohar Zaied “Any gardener can manage the soil, plant starts, At left: A fruit tree
because of this program there are thousands of guidelines, and create best practices. At the
“Last year 85 students were sponsored, and blossoms in the jail
Women’s History Project and harvest in the fall. The real job is offering
fifth-graders talking about going to college.” local level, a coalition called Safe Rx Mendocino On any given weekday, you can find gardener
we grew by an additional 16 recipients this garden.
in the classrooms, Sister guidance,” says Holt. He often asks the men he
is working with Assemblyman Jim Wood, John Holt and his crew working in the perimeter of
to Sister Summit for eighth- year,” stated Mendocino College Foundation This program is made possible by the works with, “What are you going to do while you’re Below: The jail’s garden,
who introduced legislation to regulate opioid the Mendocino County Jail. The crew is comprised
President Marilyn Harden. generous support of foundation donors. once overgrown with
grade girls, the Tech Trek prescription practices in California. of inmates serving county jail and local prison in here before you get out to make sure that when weeds, produced 5 tons
Project for seventh-grade The foundation began administering the For more information about the Mendocino you’re out of here, you won’t come back?”
Mendocino County, like many around the sentences. They start most days with a cup of coffee of food for the inmates
girls to attend a week long program in 2007 from Hopland Elementary College Foundation or to donate towards any of
country, has high opioid prescription rates. While in the jail’s kitchen and with some conversation. Holt calls on all his garden crewmembers to in 2017.
STEM camp at Sonoma School with one AAFG recipient. The program their programs, call 707-467-1018 or visit http://
State, as well as our six has steadily grown each year, and donors foundation.mendocino.edu. the numbers are coming down slowly, www. When he agreed to take on the jail’s garden participate in “The Alternative Thought Process.” His At bottom: The garden
scholarships (one is for re- continue to support the program year after year. HealthyMendocino.com has pulled data from project, Holt found the grounds were overgrown with challenge to the inmates is to “find the alternative to beds at the Mendocino
turning women at Mendoci- – Submitted by the the California Department of Justice’s Controlled weeds and compacted garden beds filled with rocks. how [they have] been living.” He encourages them County Jail spring to
no Community College, an According to Executive Director Katie Mendocino College Foundation Substance Utilization Review to show that as He remembers the garden was dubbed “the Stony to inspect their lives and inspect themselves, truly liinfem watieths ptoro edaut.ce for the
AAUW College and Univer- of January, there are 718 opioid prescriptions Jail Garden” by the first group of inmates he trained. exploring the reasons they return to jail. Holt tells
sity Partner). COLUMN | INTUITIVE PATTERNS words of truth. ppeerr c1e0n,t0 0o0f ppeooppullea tiionn M ine noduorc ainroe aC. oAulsnoty, ahbaovuet 5a The garden has been transformed over the past five an inmate: “You have to get it into your own head Photos by Zohar Zaied
years, and today, the rocks sifted from the garden that you’re a decent person. More so than when you
The recipients are: Wow! What a powerful metaphor she is this prescription for opioids (and this number does not
July make up some of the flowerbeds, which line most of came in [to jail].”
Stephanie Rose Lasara month as so many planets go retrograde and pull address those who use opioid pain killers without
the jail’s secured walkways.
Webb plans on attending us into the doors of inward seeking rather than prescriptions). Inexpensive therapy
UC Merced, majoring in 2018 outward doing. The Safe Rx Mendocino coalition is made up Inmate training
Sitting in his office, looking at a dry-erase board
biological sciences with In the cards, the 10 of Crystals points again to of doctors and other health care professionals
Suzanne Wagner It takes Holt about a month to train a new filled with potential projects, the Mendocino County
the aim of becoming a the fact that we have held onto a set of beliefs for from local health centers and hospitals, as well
Columnist crewmember on the basics necessary to work in Jail’s inmate services coordinator and Holt’s boss,
radiologist. She is president Osho Zen Tarot: way too long. They have become old and fragile, as representatives from Partnership HealthPlan
a garden. During that time, Holt mixes in his own William Feather, offers his perspective on the jail’s
of the Native Club, is an Harmony, Inner and are breaking under the strain of external of California and other service providers in our
contribution to the individual’s rehabilitation and garden: “It’s the most inexpensive form of therapy we
AVID tutor, and works Voice, Transformation forces that are again overwhelming the system. community.
potentially successful reentry into society. The can offer inmates.”
with Sober Grad and the
Medicine Cards: Spider, Turkey, Blank Shield There are some moments we have held onto Safe Rx Mendocino has two primary goals: 1) to
inmates he works with must be sentenced to serve
Junior Boosters Club. She Mayan Oracle: New Myth, Unity, Complex for so long and have kept so near and dear to our support safe prescription practices in Mendocino Feather says a garden – specifically a vegetable
time at the jail, show a pattern of good behavior to be
volunteers at the food bank, Stability hearts, that we cannot tear them away because County and 2) to expand access to treatment garden – has a transformative effect on inmates as
housed in the jail’s work wing, and be cleared to work
Howard Memorial Hospital, we believe they are a part of us. We believe that programs for those addicted to prescription drugs. they get to raise a plant, nurture it, and have some
Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Ten of Disks, Queen with civilians.
and the Junior Boosters these moments are so essential that they are By working together, these organizations reinforce responsibility for the plant’s survival.
of Cups, Ace of Disks
Club Fashion Show. She the reason for our very survival, power, stability a culture shift away from opioids and toward more The garden provides a soft visual contrast to the
“Then you get to see the benefit of your labor to
has worked throughout Aleister Crowley Deck: Princess of Wands, and existence. Associating our “self” with these effective pain treatments. institutional setting of the correctional facility. It is
her high school career at Change, The Moon moments becomes a tool. We use this tool to New research suggests that alternatives like also a source of relaxation for staff, according to ointmheartse, ” asnady ss oFmeea thsetar,f f wehnod puopi netsa tionugt stohmate efvoeordy
the Flower Lady, Loose Healing Earth Tarot: Ten of Crystals, stabilize the chaos, so we can gain confidence. acupuncture, yoga, therapy and mindfulness Corrections Lieutenant Joyce Spears. Corrections raised by the garden crew.
Caboose, McDonald’s, Grandfather of Wands, Seven of Crystals But now the tool is seen for exactly what it is – practices are far more effective at treating chronic deputies walk through the gardens regularly, often
Off the Cuff, and with the Words of Truth: Knowing, Purity, Change a tool. And a tool does not have power. You give pain than hydrocodone, oxycodone or morphine. stopping to pick a strawberry or tomato. In the fall of 2017, the jail partnered with Mendocino
blood-drive donations. Community College and sent two inmates from the
the tool power. It is your intention and energy put Some new pharmaceutical solutions may also be
She has received the What do we weave when we deny into the tool that gave it the remarkable qualities effective. Garden provides savings in garden crew to attend the college’s “Fall Vegetable
Block W – 4.0 GPA and the of magic. That magic sparked the revolutionary One way MCHC Health Centers is addressing several ways Gardening” class. The Agriculture Department head
Lamp of Knowledge 4.0 And use the threads of deception and lies? shift in your awareness a long time ago. the issue is by offering “Medication Assistance The organic (uncertified) garden provides a Jim Xerogeanes was so impressed with one inmate’s
awards, and been on the A web that corrupts and destroys the soul But eventually you must see that you are the Treatment” to people who want to reduce their significant amount of produce to the jail’s kitchen. dedication to the class and to helping others in the
Honor Roll, all in her final A spider that tears out hearts of gold. central force around which those tools spin. dependence on opioids. Our screening and In 2017, the garden crew brought in over 5 tons of class, he offered him a job. It wasn’t the first time the
two years at high school. This month, you begin to see that within you is treatment protocols help identify the scope and produce, used by other inmates in the kitchen to ag professor saw potential in someone who needed
She has earned CPR and – Suzanne Wagner the power to understand and to know. At that nature of the problem, and our multidisciplinary prepare meals for the 301-bed facility. a break.
AED, Food Handlers, FEMA
moment, the tool becomes obsolete and worth and multi-agency approach allows us to use a No one has calculated the actual savings to the Jake Kyle is Xerogeanes’ agriculture technician.
ICS 100, Teen Cert, and
As I pulled the cards for this month, the first nothing. team approach. kitchen from the garden’s harvests, but according to Kyle runs the day-to-day operations at the ag
First AID certificates. She
one that jumped out was the Spider in the When you forget to appreciate what you have Most people don’t realize that 15 percent of the the state-based Fresh Produce and Floral Council, department and worked with the
has also taken Mendocino
Medicine Cards. Spider is the weaver, and she because of what you desire, you lose touch general population has a substance-use disorder; the average price for a pound of produce in 2017 was inmates who came to learn at the
College courses during high
brings the threads of energy, light and matter with reality and are at risk of losing everything. this means people from all walks of life struggle $1.69. At that rate, local taxpayers see an approximate college. Kyle himself is a former
school while maintaining a
together to make life happen. Spider is the ruler Remember that desires are always illusions. with this problem. gross savings of $17,000 annually. That’s not bad for inmate who turned to gardening as
3.8 GPA at high school, a
of words and the artist of communication. When you journey toward a wish while you As a health care provider, I try to create a safe a program with a $20,000 annual budget. The garden part of his personal rehabilitation
4.0 at Mendocino College,
The spider’s body looks like the number eight, lack self-worth or self-esteem, you will never get place where my patients can share what’s going is funded by the jail’s inmate services program, which plan. In 2009, Kyle’s sister
logging over 100 volunteer
or the infinity symbol. She can bring great wealth the desired object or energy. on with them so I can help them develop healthy collects a portion of all monies spent by inmates on convinced him to take a college
hours, and supporting her-
self through school. Steph- and prosperity, or cause great sadness and grief But when you use that desire to bring wonder, ways to cope and feel better. When someone phone calls and commissary. class with her. Kyle did well and
anie impressed us with her (the number eight numerologically). Her eight gratitude, delight and adventure into the lives comes in and tells me she’s been working in A more significant savings to the taxpayers, found he had a passion for the
independence in funding legs represent the four directions and the four of others, you always win. Fulfillment is never the sex trade to support her gambling habit, my however, comes from the potential to reduce educational garden setting. The
her way with determination winds of change. found in things or in what you have, but in what response isn’t to judge, but rather to help identify recidivism at the local incarceration level, an effort following semester, Xerogeanes
and friendliness toward her She is the weaver of fate and shows that there you have to give and the impact you have made the most immediate needs and address those first. that lines up with Holt’s true mission. The average offered Kyle a job. Kyle continues
future and her career goals. is a lethal consequence to not seeing through for others. When you give from your heart, you Then we work on the underlying problems, one cost to house an inmate at a county jail amounts to to work and study at the college
Nicole Karkar plans on the illusion of the physical world. Her web is in discover your worth and your value. You find step at a time. $117 per day in California. That adds up to nearly almost a decade later.
the shape of a circle just like the wheel of life your joy and confidence. And you discover your Many people with substance-use disorders also
attending Hawaii Pacific $42,000 per year. Xerogeanes extends a stream
and reminds us that when we are not decisive inner greatness. suffer from mental illness, whether they’re dealing
University, majoring in hu- enough, then we become consumed by our fears Find the purity in your soul that you know is with post-traumatic stress, bi-polar disorder, California’s oldest operating state prison, San of job opportunities to his
man biology and becoming and limitations. there, and unify your thoughts around it. That will depression, or other challenges. To ease the Quentin, was the first prison in the state to develop students. He says he is able to
a physical therapist. She She is the feminine creative force at work allow the complexity of life to calm down. From pain caused by physical or mental illness, people a vegetable garden within its walls. According to connect some of his students
participated in the Peer this month, and she is there to remind us that there you will understand how to transform your sometimes “self-medicate” with drugs or alcohol. Planting Justice, a non-profit based in Oakland, with meaningful jobs in the grape,
Counselor Program, the you must choose a new path to your present passion into harmony and inner clarity. By talking with a medical provider, they can often the state inmates involved in San Quentin’s garden landscaping and other industries
Link Crew, CSF organiza- impasse. There are opportunities at the edge of Suzanne Wagner is a professional psychic who learn better ways to cope and become healthier. program have a 10 percent recidivism rate thanks connected to agriculture, often
tions, and in track, soccer the web that you might be ignoring and are at teaches the intuitive arts throughout the United Unfortunately, talking to a medical provider to program follow-up and meaningful employment starting well above minimum
and wrestling throughout risk of missing completely. States. She is the author of “Integral Tarot” and about physical, mental or emotional problems is opportunities for inmates upon their release from wage. Feather hopes some of
high school. Her achieve-
She is the reminder that when you are “Integral Numerology,” which can be found difficult, and not everyone is up to the challenge. prison. these jobs could help inmates
ments were being captain
criticizing of others, you are feeling so weak on Amazon.com. For more information: visit People feel ashamed of their behavior and don’t That number is significantly lower than the national at the county jail return to the
of both the wrestling team
inside that you must attack others before they www.suzannewagner.com, email suzanne@ want to admit it, so they don’t seek the help they average. A recent Pew Charitable Trusts study shows community as productive citizens.
three years and the soc-
need. It takes real courage to call and make an
realize your state and overwhelm you with the suzwagner.com or call her at 707-354-1019. over 40 percent of inmates nationally return to state Zohar Zaied works as a
cer team two years, and
appointment.
prison within three years of their release. correctional officer in California.
achieving the Willits High
If someone you know wants help, encourage
School Academic Block W
The rest of them to call their health provider. They can say
and a Lamp of Knowledge Firefighters From Page 3 Office: [phone]
they want to make an appointment without having
for her 4.14 GPA at the end
to share the details of why – they can just say they Mobile: [phone]
of her spring junior year.
Funds were raised through sales of hot dog that is unprecedented,” Wilkes said. “They have an issue they are only willing to discuss with
She represented Willits at
dinners and raffles, which included a 50/50 raffle, really don’t get the credit they deserve in their doctor. Roofing applications
the Oklahoma City Wom-
en’s National Wrestling a gun raffle, and various other goods donated the community. I don’t think the public really At federally qualified health centers like MCHC available
generously by the businesses of Willits. understands the amount of dedication put forth
Tournament in 2017. She Health Centers, medical providers work with to fit any roofing need
Fire Chief Wilkes appreciates the businesses by the volunteers.” therapists and others to arrange inpatient or
worked at her family busi-
ness throughout school. Ni- that allow their volunteer fire employees out The Little Lake Fire Department fields outpatient detox and / or recovery services. If you Online:
cole impressed us as being during the day when an emergency arises: approximately 650 calls a year and is finding it or someone you know is struggling, please reach www.basroofing.com
Residential & Commercial
able to balance academics, “We’re very fortunate with the volunteers in this increasingly difficult to meet that demand with out and talk to someone. There is hope. We can Ca. Lic # 927007
athletics, and leadership community. They are absolutely amazing with their current facilities. The people of Willits help. Email:
commitments with grace their response time. That is extended far beyond have a chance in November to vote on a bond Justin Ebert, physician assistant-certified, is the [email protected]
and vigor. the firefighters. That’s also the businesses issue which will allow the U.S. Department of medical director of MCHC Health Centers, a local, W.C. & G.L. insured
that allow the firefighter to go during the day, Agriculture to loan the money to construct a non-profit, federally qualified group of health
Read the rest of the families that support their moms and dads new firehouse. This will give Little Lake Fire the centers offering medical, dental and behavioral Serving areas of Mendocino,
AAUW
leaving at night to go on the calls. capability of being able to protect citizens for health care to people in Lake and Mendocino Lake and Sonoma Counties
Over on Page 11 “We just have an amazing support mechanism many years into the future. Counties, including Little Lake Clinic in Willits.
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Thursday, June 28 sound effects, and plenty of sure-fire hilarious The dance is free What’s Happening Around Town barbecue are $15 for adults and made and a fee will be applied per gallon
action. Tickets for regular performances to attend – but $8 for children and seniors and are of waste. When bringing materials to the
Kate Wolf Music Festival: The 23rd year available in person at Mazahar, 38 South remember to bring available at the event, or by calling HazMobile, the public should be careful that
of this venerable music festival begins Main Street; online at brownpapertickets. your IDs. Sweetheart contestant Lilah Garman items are kept in their original containers
Thursday, June 28 at the Black Oak Ranch com; or by phone 24/7 at 1-800-838-3006. professional instrument makers from around com. For more information: Bobbie Tilley: half-time act will be the trick-riding and trick- at 354-3588 before her ticket-selling (except motor oil which can be consolidated),
Shanachie Pub: Cider Night: featuring
in Laytonville and continues through the Tickets will also available at the door until Mendocino County, which will give people 485-8749 roping troop: Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls. deadline: Friday, June 29, 4 pm. that nothing is leaking, and that all containers
tastings and specials on ciders from West
weekend to Sunday, July 1. Featuring four sold out. Information: willitstheatre.org. an indication of how these tools of music are Tickets are $15 for box seats, $12 for adults are tied down. Info: Recycling Hotline, 468-
Coast cider companies including Humboldt Kate Wolf Music Festival: See Thursday, Willits Frontier Days CCPRA Rodeo – part
stages of music actually are made.” Opening champagne and $5 for children. Tickets are available 9704, mendoRecycle.org.
and Gowan Family Orchards, including June 28 listing for details. 2: The main event, the two-part California
on 150 acres. This Friday, June 29 reception with the artists is set for Saturday, at the event, or by calling Sweetheart
semi-sweet to dry options. Friday, June 29, Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association Good Vybz Opening: Grand opening of this
year’s acts include: June 30, starting at 6 pm for WCA members, “Rio Hondo”: Western comedy satire. July contestant Lilah Garman at 354-3588 before
Los Lobos, Indigo Kate Wolf Music starting at 6 pm. Shanachie Pub, 50B South public welcome at 7 pm. 71 East Commercial 1, 2 pm. $20. See Thursday, June 28 for her ticket-selling deadline: Friday, June 29, rodeo concludes on Wednesday, July 4 new shop with tie dye and other handmade
Girls, Keb’Mo’, Festival: Black Oak Main Street, behind Adam’s Restaurant. Street. 459-1726. details. 4 pm. at 4 pm at the Willits Frontier Days rodeo merchandise from local makers, including
Martha Reeves Ranch, Laytonville. See Behind the Mic: Youth Poetry Night at grounds. Professional riders and ropers will organic clothing produced ethically while
and the Vandellas, Thursday, June 28 listing Brickhouse Coffee, 3 South Main Street, “Rio Hondo”: Western comedy satire. June Monday, July 2 Willits Frontier Days Western Dance: Stay come to entertain the crowd and show their providing living wages, will take place on
Ani DiFranco, for details. Friday, June 29, 7 to 10 pm. Hosted by 30, 8 pm. $d2e0t.a iSlse.e Thursday, June 28 for Free Concert: Willits High grad (class of ffoorll othwein tgu neths eo f CChCaPdR BAu snhingehltl imromdeedoia teolny srokpillisn gi,n s tteraedr iwtiorensatll inrogd, ebou lle rvideinntgs alinkde mteoarem. JSuuliyte 7 ,C 1,2 b teoh 6in pdm N aotr 1th6w3e7s St oSuptho rMtinagin G Sotroedest,,
Joan Osborne, Sign up for Costco Jesennia Garcia. 2014), Palmer Runberg will headline a free Tuesday, July 3 at the Willits Frontier Days This year’s half-time act will be the trick- with ribbon cutting ceremony at 1 pm. Live
Tom Paxton, and at Senior Center: “Speak your mind to an Shanachie Pub: Holus concert at the Brooktrails Golf Course on rodeo grounds. The tennis courts are riding and trick-roping troop: Riata Ranch music in the parking lot next to the building
more, including Harrah Senior Center accepting appreciative Bolus: “One person, multi- July 2, 6:30 pm. After transformed into a dance Cowboy Girls. Tickets are $15 for box seats, and a delicious BBQ for everyone to enjoy.
local favorites hosts a signup and info audience.” Free for all instrumentalist Tom Boylan, the leaving Willits, Runberg floor and outdoor concert $12 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets Grab a flyer with discounts, including 50
The Real Sarahs session for the new ages. ‘One-Man-Psychedelic-Acousti- re-located to Nashville venue where cowboys, are available at the event, or by calling percent off one item only during the grand
and Joe Craven. Ukiah Costco, Friday, “Rio Hondo”: Western loop’ artist.” Saturday, June 30, where he works as cowgirls and the rest of Sweetheart contestant Lilah Garman at opening. Info: 707-510-7997.
Beautiful on-site June 29 from 11 am to comedy satire. June at 9 pm. 50B South Main Street, a country music the community can come 354-3588 before her ticket-selling deadline:
camping In old 2 pm. 1501 Baechtel 29, 8 pm. $20. See behind Adam’s Restaurant. songwriter. His work and dance the night away. Friday, June 29, 4 pm. “Rio Hondo”: Western comedy satire. July
growth oak trees, Road. Questions: Deb Thursday, June 28 for Sunday, July 1 can be found on iTunes, Beer is available in the 7, 8 pm. $20. See Thursday, June 28 for
international food Holcomb at 459-6826. details. Spotify, YouTube and Beer Garden; a soda and Thursday, July 5 details.
court, workshops, “The Rider”: In honor of Shanachie Pub: Clay Willits Frontier Days and many other places hot dog station for younger
kids’ area, hatha Willits Frontier Days, the Hawkins Exchange: Willits Lions Club Pancake where music can be dancers will be available Willits Farmers Market: At the City
yoga and tai-chi, Noyo Theatre presents “Blending rapid-fire, Breakfast: Pancakes, ham and heard online. Special outside the courts. The Parking Lot, just north of Main Street Music AT THE MOVIES
music jamming “The Rider,” a rodeo finger style slide guitar eggs will be served up alongside guest, The Thorn dance is free to attend and Video, Thursday, June 21, 3 to 6 pm.
area, flowing creek movie based on the true story of bronco and honest, heartfelt hot coffee at the Rec Grove Park Petals, will open the – but remember to bring Veggies, strawberries from Redwood Valley,
and Hobo Jungle are just a few of the many rider Brady Jandreau, a once-rising star on songwriting, Clay during the annual Willits Lions show. There will also be your IDs. local meats and local grains, fresh fish from
delights to be found on the grounds. At the the rodeo circuit who was seriously injured Hawkins creates his Club pancake breakfast from 7 a cash bar, a raffle for Fort Bragg, dinner, savory and sweet baked ‘The Rider’
Black Oak Ranch, the Mendocino home to in April 2016, after being tossed from his own unique brand of to 11 am, Sunday, July 1. Tickets two guitars, and other Wednesday, goods, including handcrafted bread, gift
the Hog Farm and Camp Winnarainbow. horse at the PRCE Rodeo in Fargo. Directed acoustic rock in his well-worn yet lush vocal are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets fun activities. Food and July 4 items, jams and jellies and savory preserves, The Story: Action and drama about a man
Tickets: http://katewolfmusicfestival. and written by Chloe Zhao, the movie stars style.” Friday, June 29, at 9 pm. 50B South are available at the event, or by calling drink available at the balsamic vinegars, artisan and fair trade and the rodeo, starring Brady Jandreau
com/ticket-info-and-sales/. Info: http:// Jandreau himself, along with his real-life Main Street, behind Adam’s Restaurant. Sweetheart contestant Lilah Garman at Brooktrails Clubhouse Willits Frontier Days chocolates, Willits-roasted iced coffee, as a bronco rider. He gets tossed from his
katewolfmusicfestival.com/ family and friends, who live on the Pine 354-3588 before her ticket-selling deadline: Grill. Free to the public. Horseshoe contest: Pair crafts, knitted goods and jewelry, live music, horse in competition and suffers a serious
the new edition of Willits Weekly, and more.
Willits Farmers Market: At the City Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Saturday, June 30 Friday, June 29, 4 pm. During the breakfast, up in teams and try to head injury which
Tuesday, July 3
Parking Lot, just north of Main Street Music “The Rider” opens June 29 and will show attendees are also welcome to attend rack up the most points at the Horseshoe “Rio Hondo”: Western comedy satire. July Dan Essman causes seizures.
and Video, Thursday, June 21, 3 to 6 pm. for one week, through July 5. All tickets to Kate Wolf Music Festival: See Thursday, Cowboy Church at 10 am. Twining Time at Brickhouse Coffee: Contest starting at 9 am on Wednesday, 5, 7 pm. $20. See Thursday, June 28 for Columnist He has to quit
June 28 listing for details.
Veggies, strawberries from Redwood Valley, all shows all week are $5! For showtimes: Senior Center Bingo: Everyone welcome to Twining Time (John Wagenet and Anita Blu) July 4 at the Rec Grove Park. The event is details. riding, but riding
local meats and local grains, fresh fish from www.noyotheatre.com. 57 East Commercial “Destination Willits, CA”: Art show at lunch and bingo at the Harrah Senior Center, play their first Tuesday of the month gig at free to attend and watch; entry forms, and is what gives him a sense of his own
Friday, July 6
Fort Bragg, dinner, savory and sweet baked Street. 459-6696. Brickhouse Coffee, featuring 11 local artists 1501 Baechtel Road. Sunday, July 1: Doors Brickhouse Coffee, Tuesday, July 3, joined additional information can be found online manhood. It is based to a great extent on
goods, including handcrafted bread, gift Summertime Sleepover: “Join us at the in an exhibition of painting and photography. open at 10 am; snack bar opens at 11 am; by special guest vocalist/guitarist Kate Black. at www.WillitsFrontierDays.com. For more “Rio Hondo”: Western comedy satire. July the true story of Jandreau himself.
items, jams and jellies and savory preserves, Willits Library for an evening of crafts, Steve Eberhard, John Glyer, Zohar Zaied, games begin at 11:30 am. Minimum bingo Folk/Country/Americana Roots, plus new information: Rick Yadon: 354-4516. 6, 8 pm. $20. See Thursday, June 28 for My Thoughts: This feature, “The
balsamic vinegars, artisan and fair trade stories and lullabies (not to mention milk Lindsay Peak Zaied, Margaret Pirrouette, buy-in: $10. Lunch special: Hamburger, hot and old favorites as well as original music. Willits Frontier Days Main Street Parade: details. Rider” will start on June 29 at the Noyo
chocolates, Willits-roasted iced coffee, and cookies). Bring your pajamas, teddy and Marjo Wilson, Teresa Robertson, June dogs, nachos, chili, chips and dessert. 12:30 to 3 pm. 3 South Main Street, at the Get ready to line the sides of Main Street Theatre. I have not yet seen the flick. I
crafts, knitted goods and jewelry, live music, slippers.” Family event. Friday, June 29, 4:30 Ruckman, Jerry Albright, Marta Alonso and Willits Frontier Days Junior Rodeo: It’s corner of Commercial Street. Visit https:// for the annual parade which starts at 11 Saturday, July 7 have heard and read enormously positive
the new edition of Willits Weekly, and more. Sandy Strong will show their work beginning
to 6:30 pm at the Willits Library, 390 East the little kids’ turn to show their stuff on twiningtime.weebly.com. am on Wednesday, July 4. Get there early assessments. It is a favorite at all the
June 30 and through August 30. 3 South Hazmobile Waste Collection in Laytonville:
Willits Frontier Days Carnival: Opens Commercial Street. Main Street. Sunday, July 1 at the Junior Rodeo which Tightwad Tuesdays at the Noyo Theatre: to set up in your favorite spot! Event is free Bring your household hazardous waste American film festivals. The New Yorker
Thursday, June 28, 4 pm. Come ride the Willits Frontier Days Truck and Tractor starts at 4 pm at the Willits Frontier Days this week “Tightwad Tuesday” is extended to attend. Parade starts out heading west on to the Laytonville Fire Department, 44950 notes that Brady’s very real skill at horse
rides and enjoy the food at the old ball fields Pulls: starting at 6 pm on Friday, June 29 Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart rodeo grounds. Traditional events including to Tightwad Week for “The Rider,” a rodeo East Commercial Street, runs south down Willis Avenue, July 7, 9 am to 1 pm. training is the center of the movie. Also of
just east of the Willits Frontier Days rodeo at the Willits Frontier Days rodeo grounds. Crowning: Saturday, June 30 the winner barrels, calf riding, roping and steer daubing movie presented in celebration of Willits Main Street, then heads back east on East HazMobile accepts toxic materials like note, this indie flick stars Brady’s brother
grounds. Presale-priced tickets will be Come watch locals and professionals try to of the Willits Frontier Days contest will be will all be on the list, and this year, mutton Frontier Days. All “The Rider” tickets are $5 Valley Street. Entry forms and additional paint, antifreeze, pesticides, herbicides, as his brother, Brady’s father as his father,
available through Wednesday, June 27 at out pull The Terminator – a weighted sled announced, and she will be introduced busting has been added. Think bull riding, at all showings from June 29 to July 5. On information for those wishing to enter into pool chemicals, gasoline, solvents, acids, and his sister as his sister. I am looking
J.D. Redhouse including an unlimited ride that attaches to the back of high-powered to the community the following day at the but instead of riding atop a big ol’ beef, regular Tightwad Tuesday, July 3, “Jurassic the parade can be found online at www. bases, toxic cleaners, auto and household forward with excitement to watching this
day wristband for $25. Bands purchased trucks which creates varied resistance Junior Rodeo and the following days’ events. kids wrap themselves across the back and World: Fallen Kingdom” and WillitsFrontierDays.com. batteries, mercury and unique and powerful
at the carnival will increase in price to $30 depending on the truck’s weight class. Make sure to watch the around the neck of “Incredibles 2” will also be $5 for Willits Frontier Days Beef fluorescent light tubes, movie. It is scheduled to
for weekdays and $35 for weekends. The Tickets for admission are $14 for adults and Willits Frontier Days the rankest sheep all shows. For showtimes: Barbecue and Country that can’t go in the run for one week only.
carnival will be open daily from 4 to 11 pm $6 for children. Locals can still enter the Facebook page, “Willits around. Tickets are www.noyotheatre.com. 57 Music Rodeola: After trash, for recycling or Parents: I think this film
and close on July 4. pulls, entry forms and contestant details are Frontier Days Rodeo,” $5 for adults and East Commercial Street. the parade, come special disposal. Not (rated R) is too deep
“Rio Hondo”: A special benefit performance available online at www.WillitsFrontierDays. for a live stream of the free for children. 459-6696. down to the Rec accepted: explosives, dramatically for most
sponsored by Rotary Club of Willits of this com. For more information: Marcy Barry: announcement. Tickets are available Willits Frontier Days Grove Park on ammunition, radioactive children. Ages 12 and
western comedy, Thursday, June 28 at 7 707-272-5395 The Sound of Art: An at the event, or by CCPRA Rodeo – part Wednesday, July wastes, medical waste up.
pm. Tickets for the Rotary fundraiser are Willits Frontier Days Street Dance: Stay exhibition of Mendocino calling Sweetheart 1: The main event, 4 to grab a plate and compressed
$20 and available by calling Jolene Carrillo for the tunes of Bobby Zoppi immediately County instrument contestant Lilah the two-part California at the barbecue gas cylinders larger Note: All tickets to all
at 707-841-7758. “Rio Hondo” will bring gun- following the Truck Pulls, Friday, June 29 makers and musical Garman at 354-3588 Cowboys Professional which starts at noon. than 5 gallons. Free showings of “The Rider”
slinging antics, brawls and romance, and at the Willits Frontier Days rodeo grounds. sculptures at the Willits before her ticket- Rodeo Association rodeo Tri-tip roast, corn, to households; 15 are just $5, from June
all the necessary noble heroics for frontier The tennis courts are transformed into a Center for the Arts July selling deadline: starts on Tuesday, July 3, 7 salad, garlic bread, gallon limit/per day. 29 to July 5, in honor of
justice to the Willits High School auditorium, dance floor and outdoor concert venue exhibit. “This uniquely Friday, June 29 at 4 pm at the Willits Frontier Days and cowboy beans fill the Larger amounts from Frontier Days.
299 North Main Street. Plays through July 7. where cowboys, cowgirls and the rest of the Mendocino show will pm. Contestant entry rodeo grounds. Professional plates of attendees, who can households or small Willitsian Daniel
This Willits Community Theatre production community can come and dance the night feature the fantastical forms and additional riders and ropers will come to entertain grab a seat at the picnic tables or business waste is Essman prefers his
of Bill Robens’ cowboy satire is directed by away. Beer is available in the Beer Garden; musical sculptures information can be the crowd and show their skills in traditional a spot on the lawn to enjoy a bit of shady also welcome at the reality attenuated by
Lee Stipe and features a cast of 25 actors in a soda and hot dog station for younger of Spencer Brewer found online at www. rodeo events like team roping, steer respite and listen to the local talent perform collection, but an the wisdom of the
colorful wild west roles, live music and live dancers will be available outside the courts. and highly skilled WillitsFrontierDays. wrestling, bull riding and more. This year’s during the free Rodeola. Tickets for the appointment must be imagination.
Senior Center Lunch Free A Classical
Ongoing Events
Willits Summer Meals: Healthy summer meals will be second and third Tuesdays of every month, noon to 1 pm,
served to any child 18 and under. Blosser Lane Elementary at Old Mission Pizza, 1708 South Main Street, in the back Week of July 2 Summer Afternoon
School, 1275 Blosser Lane. Through August 10 (excluding room. Women interested in community service are welcome; through July 6
at the WCA
July 4). Breakfast 8 to 9 am, Lunch 11 am to 12 pm. Every Thursday, 10:30 to 11:45 am. In the Conference Room new members are encouraged to join at any time. Meals
Monday: Turkey Bacon Wrap
Ridgewood Ranch Tours: The Seabiscuit Heritage at Willits Senior Center, 1501 Baechtel Road. Info: 459-1941. Life Changes: Discussion and support group with Linda
July 15
Foundation Saturday tours include: vintage Seabiscuit film German Conversation Class: Ongoing non-denominational Posner, Wednesdays from 10 to 11 am. Harrah Senior Tuesday: Roast Beef Sub June 11 –
footage, stud barn, mare barn, carriage house and Howard German conversation/book reading class is open to new Center, 1501 Baechtel Road. Wednesday: Closed for July August 10 Willits Center for the Arts will
House (built in 1905). Reservations suggested but not members (middle to advanced German speakers). No Volleyball Open Gym: Baechtel Grove Gym, 1150 Magnolia 4th present “A Classical Afternoon”
required; children under 11 free, $20 for non-Mendocino charge, but donations gladly accepted. St. John Lutheran Street. Sundays 7 to 9 pm, and Tuesdays at 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Healthy, school on Sunday, July 15 at 2 pm.
Thursday: Sticky Chicken with
residents, $10 with proof of Mendocino County residency. Church, 24 Mill Creek Drive. Mondays from 7 to 8:30 pm. Some experience desired, but not required. $5 per night; first summer meals This will be a fundraiser for
Reservations or info: [email protected] or 707-391- Info: Doris Wier, 456-9246. night free. Info: Jeff at 354-1850. Plum Sauce will be served to WCA and features Wei Wei
3872. Friday: Steak Dinner (Sirloin) any child, aged Liu singing selections from her
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Group: Meets every Tuesday Smoking Cessation Program: Free “Freedom from
favorite operas, and Scott Pratt
Willits Summer Farmers Market: Thursdays from 3 to 6 at 6:30 pm, at the Muse, 31 East San Francisco Avenue. Info: Smoking” class sponsored by Adventist Health Howard Harrah Senior Center serves 18 and under.
playing pieces from composers
pm at the City Parking Lot, just north of Main Street Music 456-9425 or [email protected]. Memorial. Every Wednesday at AHHM’s Roots Restaurant, lunch five days per week from Through August
as diverse as Gershwin and
and Video. Veggies, strawberries from Redwood Valley, local Willits Community Drum Circle: 7 to 10 pm at the 1 Marcela Drive, 6 to 7 pm. Register today: 540-4208. Walk- 11:45 am to 1 pm. $6.50 for 10, excluding July Poulenc. Wei Wei was born and
meats and local grains, fresh fish from Fort Bragg, dinner, Saint Francis in the Redwoods Episcopal Church, 66 ins are always welcome. those 55 and older; $8 for those 4, at Blosser Lane raised in China during Chairman Free Sports Physicals
savory and sweet baked goods, gift items, jams and jellies
East Commercial Street. Every 2nd and 4th Friday. Free. Free Sheriff’s Activity League programs: at Body under 55. Includes soup, salad, Elementary School, Mao’s Cultural Revolution. She
and savory preserves, balsamic vinegars, artisan and fair
Everyone is welcome. Info: 459-4932. Works Gym, 1511 South Main Street. Teen gym: Monday, entrée, vegetable, dessert, and 1275 Blosser Lane. later studied at the Sichuan July 21 and July 28
trade chocolates, crafts, knitted goods and jewelry, live
Wednesday and Friday from 3 to 5 pm. Karate: Thursday,
music, the new edition of Willits Weekly, and more. Willits Library Activities: Wednesdays: 11 to 11:30 am drink. Salad Bar available all Breakfast 8 to 9 Music Conservatory in China. “As part of our mission to inspire health,
Little Dragons-ages 3 to 6, 5:15 to 6 pm. Youth Karate-ages
Emandal Chorale: The Chorale is open to all who wish “Play Group,” and 3:30 to 5:30 pm “Lego Day” (bring your 6 to 11, 6 to 7 pm; Tweens to Adults-ages 11 and up, 7 to 8:30 year. 1501 Baechtel Road. Info: am, Lunch 11 am Wei Wei first came to Willits our free sports physicals are back and even
to sing a cappella songs of peace and justice. Every imagination and start building); Thursdays: 11 to 11:30 am pm. All SAL programs free to the public. Info: www.facebook. 459-6826. to 12 pm. in 1992 taking voice lessons bigger this year! Mark your calendars and
“Story Time.” Willits Library, 390 East Commercial Street. from Nadine Patton who lived
Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Little Lake Grange, 291 com/MendocinoCountySheriffsYouthActivitiesLeague or be sure to make your appointments!” Sports
Info: 459-5908. in Rocktree Valley. In the Bay
School Street. Info: 367-1573. Willits Seed Lending Library: Offering information on Mike Tobin: 354-0565. Area she worked for seven years physicals will be held Saturday, July 21
Willits International Folk Dancing: Every Thursday from 7 seed saving and gardening. Seeds of flowers, herbs, and Little John’s: Little John’s Bar and Dance Club offers with Freita Beinstein, the Moscow and again on Saturday, July 28, both from
to 9 pm. Learn recreational cultural dances from around the Karaoke every Thursday night, from 9:30 pm to 1:30 am. Music Conservatory voice coach. 8 am to noon, at Howard Memorial Medical
vegetables are free to seed library members, and seed
wNoor lpda. Brtneegrin nneeresd wede.l c$o5m ep.e Nr oc dlaasnsc. eW exillpitesr ieCnhcaer tneer cSecshsoaoryl., donations are gladly accepted. “SCuonmdaey j ofrionm th 6e tofu 1n0 a pnmd .s 3in8g3 aS osuotnhg M.” aAinls So,t rfereeet. Ipnofoo:l cehveecrky SEcsocottn dwidaos, Cboarlinfo rnainad, wrahiesered hien Office (formerly Redwood Medical Clinic).
1431 South Main Street. Info: Megan Wolf, 530-647-6512 or Al-Anon Meeting: Thursday nights from 5:30 to 6:30 pm “Little Johns” on Facebook or 459-5636. grew up listening to his mother both Call 456-3185 to make an appointment.
[email protected] at the Baechtel Creek Village Community Room (behind “This year, we’re also including a ‘Back
Shanachie Pub: Singer-songwriter Aaron Ford every first playing and teaching the piano to
Kids On The Run: Every Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Rite-Aid) at the Evergreen Shopping Center. Saturdays Thursday at 7:30 pm. No cover. Jazz Night every second her students. Scott completed his to School Fair’ on July 21, with additional
Experience life outdoors, stay in shape and prepare for at 10 am at St. Francis Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, and fourth Thursday. 8 pm. “Local musicians … take jazz undergraduate studies at the San free vision screening, diabetes and BMI
several local races. Open to those from 3 years to Senior 66 East Commercial Street. “Al-Anon Family groups are a standards and infuse them with funk, hip hop, world, and free Francisco Conservatory of Music screening, dental education by Little Lake
High Schoolers. A program of the Sheriff’s Activity League. fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share form jamming. The outcome is unexplainable.” Open Mic and received his Master of Music Health Center, free haircuts for all students
$10 per year includes entrance fees to races. their experience strength and hope to solve their common Night every Wednesday. Sign up for the lottery for 20 minute Degree from the Manhattan School by Judy and her team from Mirror Mirror on
Willits Frontier Twirlers: Square-dancing workshops held problems. We believe that alcoholism is a family illness and time slots from 3 pm, when the Pub opens, to 7:30 pm. of Music. He has been soloist with
the Wall, and free backpacks for all! Please
every Monday from 6:30 to 7:45 pm, at the Willits Center that changed attitudes can aid recovery.” Music starts at 8 pm. “An eclectic array of local musicians various community orchestras
note, the Back to School Fair is only offered
for the Arts, 71 East Commercial Street. “Dancers are Drop-In Knitting Circle: Every Saturday of the month, and performers from around the world, often turning into an as well as playing concerts and
encouraged to come regularly as new moves are taught from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the Willits Branch Library, 390 East evening full of unexpected surprises.” Shanachie Pub, 50 teaching piano in the Bay Area for on July 21. Sports physicals are required for
every session. Bring your partner or come as a single dancer Commercial Street. “Bring your own projects or your yarn South Main Street, behind Adam’s Restaurant. Info: 459- over twenty-five years. At present any student wanting to participate in sports
and join our fun-loving club!” $5 per person, per night. and needles; we have people who should be able to help 9194. he is on the music faculty of Laney and are aimed at detecting problems that
Friday Potluck Bingo: Harrah Senior Center presents solve problems and/or help you learn to knit or crochet. Sign- Laytonville Farmers Market: Mondays, from 2:30 to 5:30 College in Oakland, the Pre College might pose a health hazard — such as a
Potluck Bingo on Friday nights. Doors open at 5 pm; games ups are not necessary – everyone is welcome to drop in.” pm at Harwood Hall, 44400 Willis Avenue, Laytonville. Local Division of the San Francisco hernia, untreated asthma, an undiagnosed
begin at 5:30 pm. Minimum bingo buy-in $5. 1501 Baechtel Info: Lotus Baker at 456-9037, or [email protected]. fresh fruits and vegetables, artisan goat cheeses, ranch Conservatory of Music and the heart condition or concussion injury.”
Road. Info: 459-6826. Soroptimists International of Willits: Women’s service meats, eggs, handcrafted clothing, live music and much Crowden Music Center in Berkeley.
Weekly Parkinson’s Discussion and Support Group: club aimed at the betterment of girls and women. Meets more. Tickets are $12 at the door, wine – submitted by
and snacks will be available. Adventist Health Howard Memorial
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Learn how to save a life through The rest of Supes OK disaster grant applications
Measure B From Page 1
Howard Memorial’s
Supervisors on June 19 unanimously approved sending recovery coordinator will do. “Initially, the recovery
free CPR classes When asked by oversight After further conversation, two applications to the federal Economic Development coordinator will participate in the organization, input, and
committee member Shannon former chief of the Willits Administration. EDA had announced on April 10 a “notice monitoring of state and federal temporary programs, such
Riley if that seemed to be the Police Department and of funding opportunity” to aid communities, including as the debris removal mission under the Army Corps of
By Cici Winiger, for Adventist Health right amount, Weer said, “It current those impacted by the 2017 fires in Northern California. Engineers, FEMA Temporary Housing, and other benefits/
Howard Memorial looks about right.”
Willits City Councilmember The local applications are for a road development programs made available to the community.
Did you know that, if performed immediately, CPR can The oversight committee Gerry Gonzalez addressed project at the old Masonite site “With the development of the county’s Recovery
double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival? held its sixth meeting of the the committee to explain why Mike A’Dair and for a county staff position. The and Resilience Plan, and the conclusion of temporary
Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in the United year, and the first without the resolution was passed. Reporter grant applications contend that programs, the coordinator will shift focus to plan
States, only about 40 percent receive CPR aid from the services of committee [email protected]
“We found out that both the project and the position development and implementation and long-term recovery
chair Sheriff Tom Allman
bystanders prior to the arrival of first responders, and fewer
and Mendocino County CEO discussions were going will aid the county in recovering from the October 2017 and resiliency activities,” the application states.
than 10 percent actually survive.
Carmel Angelo. Both were forward from the newspaper. Redwood fire. The second grant application, for which Ukiah
Adventist Health Howard Memorial wants to improve absent by pre-arrangement. We also found out there The application for the staff position is for $397,180 to businessman Ross Liberty is co-applicant, is for Economic
those statistics by offering free CPR / AED classes were discussions involving fund an “economic recovery coordinator” for two years. Development Administration funding to construct road
With the absence of
throughout the year, because your ability to conduct CPR Allman and Angelo, Howard your facility that was being With this grant, the county is pledging to contribute infrastructure on the old Masonite site north of Ukiah.
could mean the difference between life and death for Memorial emergency room considered in Ukiah that $104,000 of general fund dollars, making the total two- Liberty says he needs more roads to accommodate the
someone you love. physician Ace Barash ran the wouldn’t fly, because it was year cost of the position $501,180. growth of his business, Factory Pipe. In addition, Liberty,
According to the American Heart Association, each meeting quickly through a near some schools. It felt like Of that, the position will be paid $68,000 per year, while who owns 80 acres of the former Masonite site, says, if
year more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests light agenda. The committee there some discussions that $22,848 per year is set aside to pay benefits, bringing the he can build the needed roads, he has three companies
occur in the United States. When a person has a cardiac speedily considered several were happening relative to total in salary and benefits to $90,848 per year for two that have promised to relocate to the site.
items of significance. the Howard facility without
arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from years: a total of $181,696. They are the Ford Road Rhys Ukiah Winery, the
the City of Willits being at the
someone nearby. Almost 90 percent of people who suffer The first was a May 23 Grafted Group (a wine industry consultant), and Reuser,
table. The two agencies that have become the county’s
Above: Participants at a free HeartSaver CPR / AED class offered by Howard Memorial practice chest compressions on training out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. resolution by the Willits City official economic development agencies – the West Inc. which manufactures landscaping and agricultural
manikins. Council asking for input “I toyed with the idea of materials from lumber mill residual materials. Liberty
June is National CPR month, and there’s no better time Company and the Economic Development and Financing
and supplemental studies whether or not to support that added that there is enough room on the former Masonite
At left: The to get trained so you can save someone in an emergency. Corporation – are co-applicants with the county for the
Skunk Train’s The hospital started offering CPR classes after registered prior to any decision being resolution, but, I gotta tell ya, grant. They will consult with whomever is given the site to house up to 12 new businesses.
general made to site a mental health I did want to assert that we
nurse / clinical educator and AHA-certified CPR instructor position of economic recovery coordinator and will assist According to the application, a preliminary estimate
manager, facility at the old Howard wanted a seat at the table, if
Robert “Chief Henrietta Simonsson saw the need. “Everywhere I went Hospital. That resolution that person in whatever ways are needed. For this work for the roadwork is $11.4 million. Liberty will finance the
it came down to what sort of
Skunk” people asked me if the hospital offered CPR classes,” she was approved unanimously, they will be paid $50,000 each, per year. work for $2.27 million, and he and Mendocino County
facility was going in there,”
Pinoli, greets said. “There are not a lot of options to get training locally. 4-0, by the city council, with are asking the Economic Development Administration for
guests at the Gonzalez said. The grant application describes what the economic
And, oftentimes, very few opportunities or dates are Councilman Ron Orenstein $9.1 million.
recent Willits
offered, and the cost is another barrier too.” absent. “Like most cities, we
Chamber of
Commerce The three-hour class, accredited by the American The resolution calls for have to respond to our Laytonville man dies in ATV accident
mixer. constituents, and we want
Heart Association, teaches adult and child CPR and AED due notice and the right to
Below: Rail (automated external defibrillator) use, infant CPR, and how participate in the county’s to be in a position where A 51-year-old Laytonville man Two passengers in riding on the Department for medical assistance.
bikes will soon continuing evaluation of the we can explain things, and died last Friday when the all-terrain ATV, 26-year-old Jeremiah Lee
to relieve choking in adults, children and infants. The hands- The elder Polson was pronounced
be available to look at things,” he said.
on course is for anyone with limited or no medical training property, and for the board vehicle he was driving overturned Polson and 30-year-old Joseph deceased at the scene, and his next
rent from the of supervisors to affirm that “And I guess some of the
Skunk Train’s who needs the certification as part of job requirements or and rolled on top of him. Bertolucci, both of Laytonville, were of kin was notified by the Mendocino
approval of a mental health confusion came out of some
Fort Bragg for those who just want to learn how to save a life. able to jump from the ATV, and County Sheriff’s Office.
Depot in an facility at the site is subject to of the discussions that went State traffic officers report Jeffrey
escaped uninjured, the California
attempt to offer Jason Wells, Adventist Health Howard Memorial the city’s fire, safety, zoning on here, but also there was Alan Polson was driving his 2010 The cause of the accident remains
options to the president, shares that the goal is to make the community and building ordinances and some sort of contractor who Arctic Cat north on a steep rocky Highway Patrol said. under investigation.
public. as safe as possible. “The more community members we the city’s general land use approached our city staff embankment on a private driveway They rendered emergency medical This report was based on a press
Photos by have who are trained in CPR, the more we can save lives. authority. – I don’t know if they were east of Spyrock Road at about 5:45 care at the scene of the collision release from the California Highway
Jenny Senter It’s truly along the lines of ‘neighbors helping neighbors,’ of It asks the county to working for the hospital board pm when the ATV overturned. and called the Laytonville Fire Patrol, Garberville.
Chamber members hear about future plans for Skunk Train our culture of looking out for one another.” perform a detailed study or not –asking questions,
on the financial feasibility and insinuating, ‘Well, this
“At the end of the day, if we save one life, that means so
The first day of summer 2018 was perfect for the 65 Pinoli assured the group that Tunnel No. 1, three miles of such a use of the site, could happen if you didn’t do
much to that person and their family members whose life
attendees enjoying the Skunk Train patio at their Willits east of Fort Bragg, should re-open within a couple of years. including the potential costs certain things.’
we’ve saved,” he concludes.
Chamber of Commerce mixer. Guests enjoyed networking, Also, on track for startup next week is a plan to offer rail of being able to attract
“I just want to point out
great food and drink, and the opportunity to check out the bikes as part of the Skunk 2.0 upgrade. Pinoli’s goal is Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should. According enough physicians and
that myself and Councilman
historic train snack car and bar. On to keep the train founder’s vision alive, but to also offer to the American Heart Association, more than half of mental health professionals
Jenny Senter Stranske will try to make
hand to greet everyone was Robert options relevant for the public’s active vacation styles. cardiac arrests happen in homes. The HeartSaver CPR / to staff the facility on a 24/7
Features Writer these meetings in hopes of
[email protected] “Chief Skunk” Pinoli. The rail bikes are made locally and will offer a fun AED classes are held at the hospital located at 1 Marcela basis. working with all of you…. I’m
Drive. The next class is scheduled for Thursday, August
Pinoli, the general manager and one of the private pedaling experience for visitors from the Fort Bragg Depot. The resolution also asks glad that you’re looking at a
owners of the former California Western Railroad, talked He shared that there is also an electric motor on the rail 2. Since space is limited, it is important that participants the county to study the “likely needs assessment, because
to the group about the plans for the Skunk Train’s future. bike for those that might need a bit of help getting back to register beforehand to reserve their spot. A $25 reservation and potential impacts to both it kind of looked to us like you
the station. fee is required, which will be refunded upon completion the City of Willits generally,
He also stressed that the over 45 employees of the Skunk were putting the cart before
of the class. The course includes the AHA HeartSaver and to the residences and
Train are what make it special and will ensure the future For more information about the benefits of becoming the horse,” Gonzalez said.
certificate / card. businesses in the vicinity of
success of the Skunk Train. He also praised the Willits a member of the Willits Chamber of Commerce, contact
the site.” Committee member Riley,
Chamber of Commerce for their continued support and Coordinator Allison Findley at 459-7910, or at info@willits. Other dates are available throughout the year. For more
who represents the Second
promotion of the Skunk. org. information about classes or to register, call 456-3156. Finally, the resolution asks
District and who is deputy
for copies of any existing
Ukiah city manager offered
written agreements between
to call each jurisdiction in
the County of Mendocino
Would you like to ride your bike the county to inquire to
and the Howard Hospital
or walk Foundation concerning the whom to send the agenda
use of the site for a mental of upcoming meetings and
a trail to school, stores and
health facility. the minutes from previous
businesses in Willits? meetings.
After briefly summarizing
the requests included in The committee also
the resolution, oversight acknowledged receipt of a
committee member Mark copy of the county’s recent
Mertle told other committee $40,000 contract extension
members, “It looks like we with the Kemper Consulting
Above: The Mendocino Transit Authority trolley that will be running in 50-minute loops now through July 4.
have a fight on our hands.” Group. The contract is
Mertle’s statement for Kemper to perform a The rest of
Tourism From Page 1
brought a response from needs assessment of the
Jed Diamond, the committee county’s mental health
Willits Chamber of Commerce organized itself about a experience the adventure and beauty offered in the Willits
representative from the Third system, including service
year ago with a call for interested parties to step up and area are being designed for strategic placement region-
Supervisorial District. providers such as Redwood
form a 13-member board of directors. wide, and there’s a plan to use social media to the same
“It’s said, the devil’s Community Services and the
end.
LLaaddiieess,, in the details,” Diamond companies that subcontract Mission accomplished, the board now consists of a
said. “Or, the glory’s in the to them. Although the item strong cross-section of local movers and shakers from The board’s most ambitious project – a running event
details. Translating a general was agenized for discussion, our business, government, education, and nonprofit amidst a weekend of family-friendly fun – is being planned
proposal or a proposition to no discussion occurred. communities. It’s “all hands on board,” according to the for October 19 through 21. There will be a 5k and 10k run,
ttaakkee ttiimmee ffoorr implementing it is critical. I chair of the Visit Willits board, Willits Vice Mayor Saprina a half-marathon, kid races and costume contest, a pet
Behavioral Health and
don’t think everyone is going Rodriguez, and current projects are well on their way with race, vendors, music, food, a comedy show, and maybe
Recovery Services Director
yyoouurr PPaapp.. to agree with everything from no shortage of ideas for the future. a scavenger hunt.
Jenine Miller provided a
everywhere, but everybody Perhaps you’ve seen the trolley in town? The tourism The board has engaged the services of local business
brief update on the status
who is interested – which I board partnered with the Mendocino Transit Authority to development and marketing agency Radiant Tribes to
A Pap test lasts 5 minutes. of Kemper’s work. She
think should be everybody bring this fun, functional, and free (if you mention the Visit help get the word out, so you’ll be hearing more about the
The impact of cervical said Kemper has been
– should be on the same Willits Tourism Board) transport to town during the Willits
event soon.
cancer lasts a lifetime. meeting with local providers
page with the information. Frontier Days celebration.
Reduce the risk. and is getting information After that’s over, it’s always a short couple of months
And I think we’re – and I
Call Care for Her speak for myself and I think, from Redwood Quality Sponsored by local businesses Ace Copy & Shipping until the Christmas season, and the board is planning a
and Imagination Station Preschool, the trolley will be
and schedule your the committee – what we’re Management Company and “downtown lighting event” that will light up the whole town
Pap today. saying is, we want to be from the county. running 50-minute loops through town beginning at the from the museum to Babcock Park.
Integrated Services Center down to Howard Hospital and
YYoouu''rree wwoorrtthh iitt!! as open, transparent and Donna Moschetti, the back through July 4. Rodriguez emphasized the organization’s function is
A PAP TEST 5 MINUTES! available as we can. committee representative A schedule of times and stops has been distributed not limited to stimulating economic growth and promoting
“I’ve offered to come to the from the Mendocino County tourism; it’s equally committed to giving locals “a better
TAKES [Willits] city council meetings chapter of the National tRhorodurigghuoeuzt’ Ftoawcenb, oaonkd p yaogue . can find it online posted on experience of the community.”
regularly, after this meeting, Alliance on Mental Illness, “We had a booth at the Hometown Celebration,” she
to give them an immediate said Kemper had also spoken A new website is also close to being launched, and said, “and locals overwhelmingly wanted local recreational
response,” he added. “And to at least one client and a you can list your business or venture for free. Or, for opportunities ... volleyball, softball, hiking, biking, trails....”
obviously there’s a lot of the modest sum of about $50 a year, you can have an
couple of family members of
SCHEDULE NOW and reduce people in the audience who enhanced listing – a whole page for your endeavor, traffic The board meets the third Wednesday of each month
clients.
CARE FOR HER your risk of cervical cancer. have been to most of these to which can be monitored with Google Analytics. Contact at 4 pm at Willits City Hall in the council chambers and
meetings, from Willits, and Diamond was appointed board member (and manager of the Old West Inn) Roshan welcomes all who want to get involved in ongoing projects
LITTLE LAKE Every year, pap tests save 3,300 lives in California. for me, as a representative, by the committee to stay in Patel to sign up at [email protected] or contact or to propose and work on new ones.
HEALTH CENTER
that’s really valuable. So, contact with Kemper and his Rodriguez at 354-2539 or [email protected]. “The more people involved, the more likely a project
45 Hazel Street, Willits It’s a small amount of time for peace of mind!
I don’t feel like I’m the lone team and to tell them of any Cards to place in racks enticing people to come will become reality,” said Rodriguez.
[phone]
wolf and nobody is out there concerns that the committee
littlelakehealthcenter.org A message from Partnership HealthPlan of California and a who knows what we’re may have regarding the Willits Weekly – the locally owned newspaper!
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The rest of Rose to retire as Brooktrails
Photos by Jennifer Poole Toddler From Page 1 BLM announces fire
manager this year
restrictions
residence in the 2600 block of Mitomkai Way in Willits,”
Denise Rose will step down as general manager of the
said sheriff’s Sgt. Andrew Porter.
Submitted by the Bureau of Land Management, Brooktrails Community Services District before the end of
According to Porter, Scott arrived at the home at about 3 Northern California District Office the year, Willits Weekly has learned.
am and allegedly left the baby unattended in the back seat Dan McKee
The Bureau of Land Management will implement Rose, who began working for the
of her car, which was parked in front of the residence with Reporter
fire restrictions for public lands managed by its Arcata district in 1984, will retire “sometime
the windows rolled up. [email protected]
and Ukiah field offices in Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, between July 31 and December 31,”
Scott was arrested and taken to county jail on suspicion Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Colusa, Glenn she said, depending on how quickly the township’s board
of willfully causing or permitting a child to suffer great and Solano counties, beginning Thursday, June 28. of directors can find a replacement.
bodily injury or death. The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
Rose said she has been discussing her retirement with
Persons with information about Scott and her activities “We are implementing these seasonal restrictions to the board since March.
between June 19 and June 20 are urged to contact the help protect public lands and nearby communities from
She described her career with the district as “a joy and a
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 707-234- wildfire,” said Walter Herzog, fire management officer
great learning experience.”
2100. for the BLM in northern California. “Dry fuels and high
temperatures have significantly increased fire danger, “I’m very thankful to have had the opportunity to serve
This report was based on a press release from the
and we need to minimize the potential for fire starts.” the people of Brooktrails and work with a great staff,” she
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
The fire restrictions prohibit all campfires and said.
barbecues, except in developed, posted campgrounds
Local artist Ileya Stewart’s “slice of the “It was their idea,” Stewart said. “It was on over the top. “It’s been my experience,” Asked about her retirement plans, Rose mused: “I
and recreation sites. Portable stoves and lanterns
‘Slice of sea” ceramic mural is finished and out of the originally conceived of as otters on the she said, “that with a mural you kind of lose The rest of haven’t gotten that far yet. Enjoy life, I suppose.”
using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid
kiln after a year’s work. surface of the ocean, but it became more of track of your layers.” Route From Page 1
fuel are allowed outside of posted campgrounds
a fantasy.”
Jennifer Poole The 42-inch-high Stewart graduated from Mills College in and recreation sites, with a valid California campfire Board to weigh powers of
by 56-inch-wide The work took over a year to complete, The following streets with be affected by the parade: permit. Visitors should be extremely careful with their
the Sea’ Editor & Reporter Oakland in 1987 with an MFA in painting.
[email protected] mural, made with including a long period of sketches and East Commercial Street, South Main Street, East Valley use. Wildland visitors should carry shovels and water. supervisors, CEO
8-inch-square tiles, watercolors going back and forth between “I came up here in the early 1990s,” she Street, and South Lenore. To obtain a California campfire permit, visit www.
depicts a view of islands in Trinidad Bay artist and patrons as the concept was said, “and started doing ceramics in 1995.” The following streets will be affected by the detour: West preventwildfireca.org/Campfire-Permit/. Campfire Supervisor John McCowen, in the closing minutes of
Willits artist creates in Humboldt County, a sunset, and curious worked out. Stewart’s colorful mugs, vases and bowls Commercial Street, School Street, Pine Street, Coast permits are available free at BLM, Forest Service and the board’s June 19 meeting, said he wanted to debate
ceramic seascape mural sea otters, seagulls, fish, pelicans and other Stewart said she did a lot of research grace many homes in Willits. Street, and West Valley Street. CalFire offices. county CEO Carmel Angelo’s decision to impose a soft
coastal life under and over the ocean. Due to high fire danger, target shooting will be hiring freeze on the county’s workforce. Board Chairman
for Trinidad Bay couple on the fish and animals in the mural, to “Now I’ve distilled it all down so it’s more allowed only from a half-hour before sunrise to noon Dan Hamburg agreed to agendize
The mural was commissioned by Shirley create them to reflect the real inhabitants of art work than functional ware,” she said. The rest of daily on lands managed by the Ukiah Field Office. Mike A’Dair discussion of the item for the board’s
and Mike Carpentier of Trinidad. Trinidad Bay. Next she’ll be doing some of her own art Garbage From Page 1 Target shooters must have a shovel and water on Reporter Tuesday, July 10 meeting.
[email protected]
Each tile is individually painted with work, and working on another commission hand. Shooters may not use incendiary, tracer, steel “Primarily I believe the decision to
underglaze “that goes on like paint,” that will be starting soon. For more info, from the January 1 rate of $32.65. core or armor-piercing ammunition, or targets made have a hiring freeze or not ought to be a board decision,”
Stewart said. And a clear glaze goes email [email protected]. A weekly roll-out will increase to $43.14 per month. of material that could emit sparks or explode. In McCowen said. “I think the decision to have a hiring freeze
A 65-gallon cart will cost $52.20 per month, while a roll- accordance with state regulations, shooting is allowed is a policy matter.”
for hunting.
out will increase to $59.20. A 95-gallon cart will cost $67.08 His request sparked a strong response from Angelo.
Other restrictions include:
per month; a roll-out $75.10.
“If this board takes away my ability to do a hiring freeze,
• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or
Every-other-week garbage collection rates also will you are taking away my ability to balance this budget,”
building, or at a designated, developed recreation site,
increase, as will monthly pickups. Angelo told the board. “You are impeding my ability to do
or other designated areas.
Commercial rates also will increase: A 1-yard container the job you have asked me to do.
• No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines
picked up weekly will rise to $231.72 per month, a twice-a- off established roads or trails. Chainsaws equipped “You take away my ability to tell a department head they
week pickup to $47.42. Every-other-week pickups will cost with spark arresters may be used until 1 pm daily. can either hire or not hire, and you are absolutely taking
$175.77; once-a-month pickups $119.87. away my ability to balance this budget,” she argued. “It will
• No possession or use of fireworks, including “safe
Commercial rates for 35-gallon carts will increase to and sane” devices. be a free-for-all,”
$43.14 per month for weekly pick-ups and $27.34 for BLM officials note that violation of fire restrictions is In discussing the merits of McCowen’s request,
every-other-week pick-ups. punishable by fines up to $1,000, 12 months in jail, or supervisors Georgeanne Croskey and Hamburg supported
Industrial rates will rise to $152.67 for a 4-yard container both. Angelo’s ability to act freely in implementing the general
and $525.16 for a 20-yard drop box. A 30-yard drop box For more information, call the Ukiah Field Office, policy (and state law) to have a balanced budget.
will cost $688.13; a 40-yard drop box $893.17; and a 50- 707-468-4000. Information on fire restrictions across “It would be my opinion that a hiring freeze is not a policy,”
yard drop box $1.152.76. public lands in California is available online at www. said Croskey. “To me, a policy is that we have a balanced
Yard waste pickup will not be offered due to lack of blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and- budget, or we use carryover funds for our reserve: things
Above, from left: Artist Ileya Stewart stands with just a couple of the many sketches – including one of a demand, SWOW says. aviation/regional-info/california/fire-restrictions. such as that. I think we give a lot of power to the CEO
real island in Trinidad Bay – she did to prepare for the mural. A closeup of two curious sea otters. Stewart
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres to follow these policies, but I don’t think a hiring freeze is
sits in front of her latest commission in her Willits studio. Above: Sea otters surrounded by underwater The rate hikes will “permit [SWOW] to continue
of public land located primarily in 12 western states, necessarily a policy. But I’m happy to discuss things further
life watch the viewer. At right: A closeup of one of the otters in the mural.
operations in a fiscally responsible manner in light of the
including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 as an agenda item.”
collapse of the recyclable commodity market,” Brooktrails
million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout
General Manager Denise Rose explained in a memo to the “I do think the CEO is the person that we hire, whose
the nation. The agency’s mission is to sustain the
board of directors. primary responsibility is balancing the budget,” said
health, diversity and productivity of America’s public
Hamburg. “And I think if that is the way she has chosen
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and
to try to accomplish that, my tendency would be to stand
The rest of future generations. Diverse activities authorized on
behind that decision.”
AAUW From Page 4 these lands generated $75 billion in sales of goods
and services throughout the American economy in The board of supervisors approved a $307 million budget
Sabrina Lysette Garcia plans on attending Mendocino fiscal year 2016 – more than any other agency in the on June 6 and adopted it as a consent calendar item on
Make sure they’re ready to
College to pursue the nursing program, the LVN bridge Department of the Interior. These activities supported June 19. On May 22, in discussing the proposed budget,
program, or become a medical assistant. She has been on more than 372,000 jobs. Angelo said she would be imposing a “soft hiring freeze” on
get back in the game
both the Honor Roll and the Principal’s List three times, and new county hires. She defined that term to mean she would
be hiring only those positions that were “mission critical.”
been Student of the Quarter and in Block W Academics.
Free Sports The rest of
According to Angelo’s June 19 CEO Report, the county
She has worked dependently and responsibly for 30 Results From Page 1
currently has 134 positions that are funded but not filled.
hours a week in high school. She volunteered with the
With a county labor force of 1,126 employees, that
Junior Boosters, Sober Grad, and the Brown Bag Lunch candidates received a majority of the vote, Pinches and
means 11.9 percent of the employee positions in county
Program, as well as with Howard Memorial Hospital and Haschak will run against each other for the Third District
government are vacant.
Physicals Northbrook Skilled Nursing Facility. supervisorial seat in November.
Her achievements include CPR / AED Certificate, Final results for the other six candidates in the race Overton resigned June 20
Teen CERT, Blood Borne Pathogen Training, and HIPPA for Third District supervisor were: Shawna Jeavons: 609
In other county news, county personnel have finally
( Training. Sabrina has taken college classes along with votes, 14.16 percent; Michael Horger: 349 votes, 8.12
confirmed that former Cannabis Unit Manager Kelly
her high school classes. She impressed us with her percent; Susy Barsotti: 329 votes, 7.65 percent; Tony Overton has ended his employment with the county.
& Back to School Fair organization and her determination to achieve her career Tucker: 191 votes, 4.44 percent; Cyndee Logan: 138
According to Human Resources Manager Cherie
goals early. votes, 3.21 percent; and Pamela Elizondo: 47 votes, 1.09
Johnson, Overton resigned from the county, effective June
percent.
Stephany Rene Brundage attended the Willits Charter 20, just over three months after he was hired.
In the Fifth District, Albion-Little River Fire Protection
School and plans on majoring in veterinary science,
“He decided he would retire so he could pursue other
District Chief Ted Williams will be running against
specializing in exotics including rabbits and poultry, a
projects,” said Johnson.
community organizer Chris Skyhawk. Williams received
service not offered here in our Willits area – yet. She plans
2,285 votes, or 41.42 percent, to Skyhawk’s 1,715, which
on attending Mendocino College before going to UC Davis
was 31.09 percent of the vote.
or Western University of Health Sciences.
In the election for a new superintendent of county schools,
She regularly represents Mendocino County at the
BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR A DAY OF HEALTH, WELLNESS AND LOTS Anderson Valley Unified School District Superintendent
California State Science Fair and has been the recipient
Michelle Hutchins defeated Ukiah Unified School District
of many awards for her scientific research, her rabbit
OF FUN TO GET YOUR CHILDREN REALLY READY FOR SCHOOL! Assistant Superintendent Bryan Barrett. Hutchins received
breeding, as well as academics.
9,810 votes (52.11 percent) to Barrett’s 8,929 votes (47.43 Willits Weekly will publish a July 5, 2018 paper next
She has volunteered as a 4-H Youth Leader, at the percent). week despite the July 4 holiday – but the papers
Humane Society of Inland Mendocino County, as well as won’t be delivered from the printer until noon, so
Katrina Bartolomie bested two co-workers in the
the K-2 Willits Science Expo and the Willits Science Fair as expect to see them in our boxes and at businesses on
Free Sports Physicals Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, Dirk Larson
a Judge. Stephany impressed us with her entrepreneurial Thursday afternoon.
and Jeannette Kroppman, for the position of assessor/
drive with her rabbit business and her ability to tackle
and other health screenings Saturday, July 21 clerk-recorder. Bartolomie received 66.78 percent of the
challenging and complex issues.
vote, against Larson’s 18.03 percent and Kroppman’s 15
Katelyn Rose Abernathy plans to major in health percent.
8:00 a.m. to Noon
Physicians and providers will be performing assessments to science at Mendocino College before transferring to
In the four uncontested elected positions – sheriff, district
Sonoma State. She hopes to become an EMT. She also
make sure your child is ready to play! Free and open to all Adventist Health Howard Memorial Medical Office attorney, auditor and treasurer-tax collector – incumbents
worked and took college courses while she was a senior
were re-elected nearly unanimously.
children and youth in Mendocino County. (formerly Redwood Medical Clinic) in high school.
3 Marcela Drive in Willits Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Schapmire received 99.24
She received the Honors Award and the State Medal and percent of the vote; followed by Lloyd Weer for auditor with
Dates: July 21 and July 28
was on the Academic Decathlon Team. Katelyn volunteered 98.90 percent, Sheriff Tom Allman with 98.32 percent, and
FREE Sports Physicals at the Humane Society and at a local retirement home. She District Attorney David Eyster with 97.24 percent of the
Call: [phone] to make an appointment.
Call [phone] to make an appointment impressed us as being motivated, honest, and able to think vote. Marc Komer
Walk-ins also welcome. on her feet.
Measure G, a proposed countywide tax measure
Children must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian Legal Document Assistant
National AAUW was established in 1881. Their first that would have required tourists camping in private
to receive services and screenings.
survey was done in 1885. It surveyed women college campgrounds and recreational vehicle campsites to pay a An Affordable Non-Attorney Service
Other health screenings & services
graduates to assess if “education harmed women’s 10 percent transient occupancy tax while camping, failed. Divorce, Living Trusts,
health,” which was the prevailing theory at that time. These Final totals were 53.49 percent, no, and 46.51 percent, Evictions, Probate, Incorporation,
Vision Screening I Dental Education provided by
girls, and the graduates before them, prove that education yes. Name Change, etc.
Little Lake Health Center I Haircuts for students
is actually beneficial to one’s health and well-being. According to the final official report, there are currently www.mendolegaldocs.com
provided by Mirror Mirror on the Wall | Free backpacks
We are honored to know these remarkable and 47,214 registered voters in Mendocino County. In the 459-2775
inspiring young women, and are excited to see their June 5 election, 22,896 people voted, or 48.5 percent of 104 W. Mendocino, Willits
accomplishments in the years to come. registered voters. I am not an attorney, and can only provide self-help services at your specific direction.
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Above, from left: Pete Swanton with his dog, Link, and Saprina Rodriguez stand in front of the 2,000 step mark. Martin Rodriguez, with his son, Lorenzo, daughter-in-law Ashley, and granddaughter, Amelia
Rodriguez, make it to the 3,000 step station. Walkers Jed Diamond and Alex Harter pause at the halfway point. Lisa and Kenny Mace are almost home – only 2,000 more steps. The Willits Walk for Health
route winds through many Willits neighborhoods.
10,000 Steps
Photos by Mathew Caine
Willits residents ‘Walk for Health’ in annual community fitness effort
To quote Neil Simon, “It was hot. It was Africa hot.” This equivalent to doing 30 minutes of exercise.” parents themselves, from social services, from agencies.
year’s Willits Walk for Health, organized by Saprina and For families in crisis, it can be a grandparent that just got
In accordance with this philosophy, the Walk for Health
Martin Rodriguez, was joyful, therapeutic, and an example the kids for the summer or someone just helping out the
course is approximately 10,000 steps, or 5 miles, wending
of a community coming together for the good of all the younger generation. “Last year,” Rodriguez continued,
its way through many Willits neighborhoods. Beginning at
participants. No one seemed to mind the 90 degree-plus “we received a lot of calls around the time of the fires in
J.D. Redhouse, walkers head north on Main to Commercial,
temperatures; still, the water provided by Howard Memorial October. It was nice to already have those resources in
then turn west on North Street, where Tom Woodhouse
at each station was a welcome place. Two days after the fires started and families were
provided plastic bags so that the participants could pick up
Mathew Caine rejuvenation. displaced and donations weren’t quite rolling in yet, I was
some garbage along the way to help beautify the walk for
Features Writer driving all over delivering throughout Mendocino County.”
[email protected] The group, smaller than usual, those who follow.
probably due to the heat, included Eventually, the course takes the walkers onto School A delivery generally includes a brand-new backpack,
veterans such as Jed Diamond, founder and past organizer and Coast streets and crosses Highway 20. The halfway a couple of outfits and usually a backpack full of used
of the event, as well as active adults, kids on foot, kids point occurs at Locust and Walnut, across from the soccer clothing. “We also include hygiene products such as
in strollers, parents and dogs, although the dogs seemed fields at Baechtel Grove Middle School. toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, and other
less than enthusiastic. hair products,” Rodriguez said.
Tony and Melody Sorace manned the halfway (5,000
The idea, according to Martin Rodriguez, is to promote step) station, offering water and rides to those who felt “A lot of our donations come through my preschool,
regular exercise by urging people to walk a minimum of they’d walked enough or who were done with the heat. Imagination Station. A lot of our families there have been
wonderful because that is our collection location. I’m
10,000 steps per day, as part of an exercise regime or Eventually, the walkers ended up back at J.D. Redhouse
seeing a lot of participation all across the county in terms of
even at work or in daily life. after going past the Recreation Grove and the Willits Dog
youth clothing. People have been reaching out and saying
Park. Water stations were available at intervals all along
“I have a Fitbit and my goal is to always do 10,000,”
that they just cleaned out their kids’ closets and would we
the way, where they would also get their cards signed,
Rodriguez said. “If I can’t do that, then I do laps around
be interested.”
certifying their progress.
the house, take the dog out for a walk, run around after my
The program’s goals for the first year, Rodriguez said,
kids. I don’t get to go to the gym a lot, so this is my way Since its inception in 2008, by the Willits Healthy Action
was to reach out to people and let them know that the
to try and stay fit. If you do 10,000 steps a day, it is the Team, which gave it the “W.H.A.T. Walk” name, the Walk
program exists. “I think the biggest goal for me,” she
for Health has been about the
continued, “is keeping up the endurance of maintaining the
health and comradery. This year,
program at the level that we have it. Between putting in
the participants were encouraged
a full day at work and two other non-profits and the city
to donate to Saprina Rodriguez’s
council.
Foster Youth Outfitters, an
18-month-old organization “When I get a call from a foster family, they need it right
founded to provide clothing to away, so I try to find a break from work. Once in a while I
kids entering the foster programs get to meet the children that we benefit. Just to see the
or to children in crisis. smile on their faces and to know that people care makes
a difference.”
“We started in January of
2017,” Saprina Rodriguez Rodriguez suggested, if anyone wanted to help the
explained. “That first year 149 Foster Youth Program, “you can’t go wrong” by purchasing
kids benefitted from the program. packs of underwear or socks, “or any pair of shoes. They
Forty percent were kids in crisis will get used.”
and 60 percent were foster youth.
Donations can be brought to Imagination Station, 11
We get referrals from foster
North Marin Street.
Far left: Jennifer Caldwell gives Parker and Taytum a ride. At left: Tony and Melody Sorace man the water
station at the halfway point and offer rides back to anyone who wants them. Below, from left: Saprina
Rodriguez signs the progress card for Kenny and Lisa Mace at one of the water stops. Taytum Caldwell
and Martin Rodriguez compare Fitbits. A group of walkers at the 2,000 step station.
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From far left: Winners of the
Photos by 2018 car giveaway, Tammy and
Mathew Ray Fitch, learn the news that
Caine they are this year’s winners.
Martin Rodriguez of Ace Copy
and Shipping presents Ray
with a $500 gasoline gift card.
Jeff Yokum, of Yokum’s Body
Shop, left, stands with giveaway
winners Tammy and Ray Fitch,
Martin Rodriguez of Ace Copy
and Shipping, and Mike Smith of
Willits Furniture. Below: Ray and
Tammy Fitch of Willits, winners
of the 2007 Nissan Versa and the
2018 car giveaway.
‘Car’gratulations!
Tammy and Ray Fitch of Willits win
2nd annual car giveaway
After combing through about 100 applications for deserving
recipients, the Willits Rotary Club decided to choose Tammy and
Ray Fitch of Willits to be the winners of the second annual Willits
car giveaway.
The announcement was made during the Willits Frontier Days
Hometown Celebration, where gathered attendees awaited the 6
pm announcement from giveaway co-organizers Mike Smith of
Willits Furniture and Jeff Yokum of Yokum’s Body Shop.
The Fitches received nine separate nominations from
community members who wrote about how the couple needed
reliable transportation to help with Ray’s medical conditions and
travel for appointments in the city, and how they would be a
greatly deserving recipient of the 2007 Nissan Versa.
The pair excitedly accepted the keys for the vehicle, along with
a $500 gasoline card from Ace Copy and Shipping on Friday.
Ace Copy joined Willits Furniture and Yokum’s Body Shop
in sponsoring the giveaway this year, as did Eric Mehtlan of
Mehtlan Insurance Agency, who donated $500 in car insurance,
and Adam’s Tire, which did a new transmission on the car, as well
as an oil change, two tires and readied the Versa to be road-trip
ready.
Three
The Fitches are excited to do just that – after picking up
the vehicle on Tuesday, they said they planned to head to the
Happy
coast this weekend in their new car. The Fitches will be in the
Versa, atop Yokum’s Body Shop’s flatbed tow truck, in this year’s
Hunters
Independence Day Parade on July 4.
– Maureen Moore First-, second-
and third-
place winners
selected for
$575 in gift
certificates
It was a Happy
Hometown indeed
for three lucky
winners of the annual
Willits Frontier Days
Hometown Celebration
Scavenger Hunt last
Friday night.
The hunt was
coordinated by Ashtan
Bloomquist of J.D.
Redhouse, who helped
gather the almost $600
in gift certificates to be
Above: Jenny Senter, of Celtic Heritage Destinations, talks with a young
divvied up between
scavenger hunter before signing off on her form. At right: Tons of gift
certificates were available to win for those willing and able to complete three winning entries.
their scavenger hunt forms. Hunters were given
a form (with clues) to
take around to participating businesses or booths to find
a particular item. After the item was found, booths and
businesses signed off on the form. All completed entries
turned in by 9 pm Friday night were mixed together, and
three winners were drawn.
First place and a $300 assortment of local gift certificates
went to Tanisha Fischbach, second place and a $175
assortment of local gift certificates went to Dave Parmenter,
and third place and a $100 assortment of local gift certificates
went to Jade Arbayo.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to the
businesses and booths who participated and donated.
– Maureen Moore
East Hill
Veterinary Clinic
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Attorneys at Law
Brittany Kessler, DVM
110 S. Main Street, Suite C
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Willits Weekly’s
WI LLITS POLICE DEPA RTMENT
Puzzle Page POLICE LOG
Sudoku, Word Search & Crossword
June 18 to June 24
HOW TO By Danya Davis, Willits Weekly
S U D OK U
The officers of the Willits Police 5:25 pm: Officers responded to a report
Sudoku puzzles are Department handled 202 incidents in this of harassment in the 1500 block of South
formatted as a 9x9 grid, seven-day reporting period. Main Street.
broken down into nine 3x3 6:28 pm: Officers responded to a report
Summary of Active Investigations
boxes. To solve a sudoku, of threats in the 1500 block of South Main
and Arrests
the numbers 1 through 9 Street.
must fill each row, column June 18 7:36 pm: Officers responded to a report
and box. Each number can
5:20 am: Officers responded to a report of an unwanted subject in the 800 block of
appear only once in each
of a prowler in the 100 block of Mill Creek South Main Street.
row, column and box. You
Drive. 8:53 pm: Officers responded to a report
can figure out the order
in which the numbers 11:27 am: Officers initiated a hit-and-run of trespassing in the 200 block of North Above, from left: A violin made by the recently deceased Ralph Waldman. A guitar made with maple
vehicle collision investigation in the 800 Main Street. wood by Greg Byers. This world-class guitar was crafted by Rick Micheletti. A roaster guitar made
will appear by using the
numeric clues already block of South Main Street. 9:56 pm: Officers initiated a missing by Bruce Potter.
provided in the boxes. The 12:48 pm: Officers initiated a missing person investigation in the 100 block of
more numbers you name, person investigation in the 100 block of East Mendocino Avenue. ‘The Sound of Art’
the easier it gets to solve East Mendocino Avenue. 10:59 pm: Officers responded to a report
the puzzle! 3:23 pm: SMITH, Brandon Christopher of an assault in the 100 block of East
(29) of Willits was contacted in the 400 Mendocino Avenue. Art Center’s July show features local
block of East Commercial Street. He was 11:24 pm: SANDERSON, Jacob instrument makers and musical sculptures
arrested on felony charges of violation of Benjamin (26) of Laytonville was contacted
probation. in the 1700 block of South Main Street. He Submitted by the Willits Center for the Arts
6:42 pm: Officers responded to a report was arrested on misdemeanor charges of On June 30, a premiere exhibition of Mendocino County instrument makers and musical
of an assault in the 100 block of East failure to appear and violation of probation. sculptures will be unveiled at the Willits Center for the Arts. This uniquely Mendocino show
Commercial Street. will feature the fantastical musical sculptures of Spencer Brewer and the works of highly
June 22
7:38 pm: Officers responded to a report skilled professional instrument makers from around Mendocino County.
5:42 am: GRIFFITTS, Kendall Loren (49)
of illegal dumping in the 800 block of Coast
Many people in Mendocino County do not realize that world-class instruments are
of Willits was contacted in the 700 block of
Street.
being made locally by a variety of master craftsmen who are recognized and sought-
Coast Street. She was arrested pursuant
10:09 pm: Officers initiated a missing to 594 PC (Vandalism), 647 (F) PC (Public after masters of their crafts. This exhibition showcases the local wealth of talent our rural
person investigation in the 100 block of Intoxication), and on misdemeanor charges county has to offer and is not to be missed!
East Mendocino Avenue. of disorderly conduct (alcohol).
Featured art includes Monty Levenson’s Shakuhachi traditional Japanese flutes, luthier
10:43 pm: Officers responded to a report 7:59 am: Officers responded to a report David Dart’s old-world creations, works by Rick Micheletti, Ken Franklin and Greg Byers’
of a suspicious person in the 20000 block of vandalism in the 800 block of South Main world-class guitars, and Bruce Potter’s harp guitars. Recently deceased Ralph Waldman’s
of Baechtel Road. Street. unfinished string instruments will give people an indication of how these tools of music
are actually made, and instruments by Bruce Potter and others will showcase a variety of
June 19 10:42 am: Officers initiated a missing
person investigation in the 100 block of skills in making musical instruments.
8:45 am: Officers responded to a report
Creekside Court. Composer, pianist and sculpture artist Spencer Brewer creates quirky and fantastical
of suspicious activity in the 1700 block of
South Main Street. 12:23 pm: Officers responded to a report musical pieces of art out of repurposed, or “found art” materials – from the whimsical and
of a suspicious person in the 100 block of humorous to the extraordinary. Creating compositions from vintage and rare objects, he
10:24 am: Officers initiated a fraud
Marcela Drive. inspires viewers with a sense of delight, surprise, and oftentimes, awe. His creations are
investigation in the 100 block of East
made in his and his wife, Esther Siegel’s studio, the “Barn of Curiosities, Oddities and
Commercial Street. 12:58 pm: Officers responded to a report
Light,” which is a wonderland of eccentric ephemera and mechanical obscura.
of illegal camping in the 100 block of West
4:20 pm: Officers responded to a
Van Lane. “The Sound of Art” is a first-of-its-kind show in Mendocino County and will host a grand
disturbance in the 100 block of Alder Court.
12:59 pm: Officers responded to a report opening with the artists presenting on Saturday, June 30 at 6 pm for members. The public
5:17 pm: Officers responded to a report
of illegal camping in the 1700 block of is then invited to attend this instrumental wonderland at 7 pm. The show runs through
of suspicious activity in the 100 block of
South Main Street and issued a citation. Sunday, July 29.
East San Francisco Avenue.
3:59 pm: Officers initiated a fraud Willits Center for the Arts is located at 71 East Commercial Street (next to the
CLUES ACROSS 52. Mammary gland of 21. Where buildings are built June 20 investigation in the 100 block of Barbara Noyo Theatre). The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 6 pm.
female cattle 23. Chain attached to a watch
1. Green and yellow citrus fruit 55. Collegiate athletic conference 25. Holiday (informal) 9:14 am: Officers initiated a theft Lane. Call 459-1726 for more information.
5. Type of clock 56. Sword 26. Clod investigation in the 100 block of North 4:57 pm: Officers responded to a report
10. Die 60. Protein-rich liquids 27. Synchronizes solar Street. of illegal camping in the 1700 block of
14. A hammer needs one 61. Emaciation and lunar time South Main Street.
15. Leopard (Hebrew) 63. Italian seaport 28. Australian eucalyptus tree 9:47 am: Officers responded to a
16. In the Hebrew calendar 64. Agreement 29. Aerosol propellant disturbance in the 500 block of South Main 10:09 pm: Officers initiated a missing
17. Away from wind 65. Chinese ethnic group 32. Coats with a sticky substance Street. person investigation in the 100 block of
18. Type of footwear 66. University of Miami’s mascot 33. Master of ceremonies East Mendocino Avenue.
19. Malaysian coastal city 67. People who buy and 34. The venerable __, 12:08 pm: Officers responded to a report
20. Arm bones sell securities British theologian of illegal camping in the 200 block of Margie June 23
22. A type of diligence 68. Genus of mosquitos 36. A baglike structure in a Drive.
23. Banquets 69. Holds up your head plant or animal 12:56 pm: Officers responded to a 12:20 am: Officers responded to a report
24. Home of The Beatles CLUES DOWN 37. Witch domestic disturbance in the 1700 block of of a suspicious person in the 100 block of
27. Electromotive force 38. Strike with a light blow Monroe Street.
South Main Street.
30. Small amount 1. Two-toed sloth 40. The First State 12:55 am: Officers responded to a
31. Type of cola 2. Impudent behavior 41. Satisfies 1:50 pm: Officers initiated a theft
disturbance in the 21000 block of Poplar
32. Adult female 3. The right to take 43. A way to fish investigation near the intersection of Elm
35. Astronomy unit another’s property 44. Magnetic tape used to make Lane and Manor Way. Avenue.
37. Hall of Fame 4. Refers to end of small recordings 7:17 am: Officers responded to a report
38. Type of gazelle intestine 46. For each 4:30 pm: Officers initiated a hit and run of illegal camping in the 200 block of Margie
39. Places 5. Mandela’s party 47. Flower cluster vehicle collision investigation in the 1500 Drive and issued several citations. Above, left: A hurdy-gurdy made by David Dart. Above, right: The
40. Women from the Mayflower 6. Inserted strips of 49. Closes off block of South Main Street. COBURN’S detailed mouthpiece of a Shakuhachi traditional Japanese flute,
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Commercial Street.
4:19 pm: Officers responded to a appointments, stores
10:16 pm: Officers initiated a missing
disturbance in the 1400 block of South
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9:09 pm: VORIS, Micheal Jack (24) of
June 21 Willits was contacted in the 100 block of THRIFT STORE
Bush Street. He was arrested pursuant
5:46 am: Officers responded to a report
to 243 (D) PC (felony Battery Causing
of an assault in the 1500 block of South Hours:
Main Street. Serious Bodily Injury), 148 PC (Resisting Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Arrest), and on misdemeanor charges of 707-459-5859 Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
7:42 am: Officers initiated a burglary failure to appear. We do pick up donations
investigation in the 5400 block of Canyon if you are unable to bring
Road. 11:41 pm: Officers initiated a missing Environmental Restoration - Ponds them in.
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of a suspicious vehicle in the 20000 block
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COMFORT DUALZONE HUMIDIFIER UNIT investigation in the 800 block of South Main of a vegetation fire in the 100 block of
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Above, from left: Erin Malfavon, left and Teresa Borjon at the Project Sanctuary booth offered delicious tamales and lemonade. The Willits Wild Bunch poses with their bikes. Riders await their carriage ride from Live Oak Belgians. Below, from left: Pete Swanton, left, and Jake Whitehurst,
right, point out Ashtan Bloomquist, in grey, and encourage the crowd gathered in the Main Street parking lot to give her a round of applause for organizing the Hometown Celebration. Carolyn Bakewell and Janae Stephens show off their booth and aeroponic living plant tower garden. Three
tolerant Belgians accepted pets and cuddles before making another lap around Main Street. The Willits Garden Supply crew stands at their booth. Ashley Rodriguez painted many faces in front of Mazahar.
Above: National Anthem contestants and event organizers pose together after
the contest, including, from left: first-place winner James Johnson, second-place
winner Camryn Johnson, and third-place winner, Jemma Apodaca, in front. Event
organizers and family include: John Turner, Jeanette Turner, Kera Colvard, Alysa
Colvard, Johnetta Thomen and Natalie Lippincott, front.
National
At left: Event attendees stroll around Hometown
Photos by Maureen Moore Celebration.
At right: Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart
contestant Lilah Garman was selling raffle tickets
Anthem Contest and more around the Hometown Celebration.
Willits Lions Club sold hot dogs and other goodies
at Hometown. Willits Police Sgt. Ricco McCoy and
Office Stockhoff also popped by the photo booth.
Three Willits singers will perform the
Below, from left: The Sparetime Supply crew at
“Star Spangled Banner” at Willits Frontier Days their booth. Leslie Burnett and Donna Blake of
Stay and Play Dog Care smile for the camera.
Jemma Apodaca at July 1 Junior Rodeo, Camryn Johnson at
Candidate for 3rd District supervisor, John
Hometown Celebration
July 3 Rodeo, and James Johnson at July 4 Parade and Rodeo Pinches, stands with Deb Pinches, left and June
Sizemore, right. Getting signed up for a new
Photos by membership, or filling out a renewal, was easy to
Maureen do at the Costco booth. Candidate for 3rd District
Moore supervisor, John Haschak, and his wife, Janice Annual community gathering, held this year on Friday, June 22 in downtown Willits,
Haschak, talk to Rick Williams in front of Adam’s kicked off Willits Frontier Days season with booths, food, sales and more
Restaurant.
Above: third-place winner, Jemma Apodaca. At
right first-place winner James Johnson. Far right:
second-place winner Camryn Johnson.
Below: A happy Danielle Barry atop horse, Rebel, at
the Willits Frontier Days Horse Show.
Horse
Photo
Photos by
by
Maureen
Marcy
Moore
Barry
Show
Equestrians compete for high point
titles and show their riding skills
A little heat didn’t stop the dedicated riders who
attended the Willits Frontier Days Horse Show on
Sunday, June 24 at the rodeo grounds.
Photos by Six riders won high point
Maureen Moore
Maureen titles and took home great
Graphics & Photographress
Moore [email protected] prizes for their work, including
reclining lawn chairs and
saddle storage bags with custom leather work
patches by Mary Anne Underhill of Underhill Western
Crafts, engraved photo frames, carrots, and gift cards
Poise and
to J.D. Redhouse and Willits Power.
In the 18 and over age group, High Point went to
Nicol Kunka and reserve to Sherry Boek. In the 13
to 17 age group, High Point went to Danielle Barry Personality
and reserve to Samantha Arms. In the 12 and under Showmanship:
age group: High Point went to Noah Willoughby and 12 and under: First place went to Noah Willoughby
reserve went to Merri Tuttle. on Buster and second place went to Natalie Lipponcott
Model Horse, 2 and under: first place went to Richard and Toys. 13 to 17: First place went to Arms and second Willits Frontier Days Sweetheart contestant,
Dukes and Grizzley Mobster, and second place went place to Danielle Barry and Rebel. 18 and over: First Above, left, top: Samantha Arms on SR Diamond Dutch Lilah Garman, gives speech, models western
to Sherry Oncale and West Side Riser. Model Horse, place went to Whipple, second place to Nicole Kunka competes in the English portion of the Willits Frontier Days
wear, and answers questions from judges
3 and over, the R-Horse Ranch Trophy Class: First and Nevada Red, and third to Boek. Local 17 & under Horse Show. Above, left: Nicol Kunka and Nevada Red lope
place went to Sherry Boek and I’m Havin’ Fun Sassin’; and Barabara Hamilton Trophy Class: first place went along the arena rail. last Saturday at Willits City Hall
second place went to Kitty Whipple and Shez Got A to Barry and second to Arms. Above: Natalie Lippincott and her horse, Toys, proudly
display their second ribbon earned in their showmanship Above, from left: Lilah Garman stands with her mom, Kara, after judging.
Spot; third place went to Sherry Oncale and Dixie;
Read the rest of class. Garman models her western clothing for the audience. At left: Past
fourth place went to Samantha Arms and SR Diamond Show Over on page B7 Below: Merri Tuttle and Boots the horse, admire their ribbon. Sweetheart and one of the contest organizers, Tina Shull, welcomes
Dutchl and fifth place went to Merri Tuttle on Boots. everyone to the judging. At right: Lilah Garman smiles through her speech
based on the theme “We Stand for Old Glory.” Below, from left: Attendees at
At left, top: 12 and
the judging in City Hall. Judges Nick Durupt, left, Lynda Schmidbauer, and
under high point winner
fellow past Sweetheart Lanae Lampkin, right, stand with Lilah Garman after
Noah Willoughby
the judging.
stands with 2017
Willits Frontier Days
Sweetheart Hailey Riley
and his winnings.
Far left: 13 to 17 reserve
winner Samantha Arms,
top left, and high point
winner Danielle Barry,
at right, seated, and
18 and over high point
winner, Nicol Kunka, at
left, seated, smile with
their winnings and 2017
Sweetheart Hailey Riley,
center. At left: 18 and
over reserve winner
Sherry Boek poses with
Riley and her winnings
from the Horse Show.
Photos by
Annette Pinon
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