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SPORTS
Home of Trudy Williams Day, June 2, 2012
Ferndale, California May 17, 2012
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So while a town like Ferndale
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Qyote of the Week
Eight days
of racing at
12-day fair
Directors threaten Humboldt County fair managers job
Supervisors clear hurdle for Salt River restoration project
Dairy royalty . . .
Rainfall in Ferndale
Week ending 9 am 5/13 .02
Weather year to date, 7/1 to 5/13 36.80
Last year July 1 to 5/13 45.50
Average since 1971, July 1 to 5/13 39.16
Average for May since 1971 1.42
````Average per year since 1971 42.06
Percent of average as of 5/13 94%
Temperature in Ferndale Degrees
High for week ending 9 am 5/13 64
Low for week ending 9 am 5/13 37
Recorded at Ferndale Museum by Rob Roberts and Jerry Lema.
Historical data from George Andersons files.
Enterprise staff photo
Director Cindy Olsen.
Enterprise staff photo
Director and Ferndale
Mayor Jeff Farley.
Enterprise staff photos
Above, the new District 1 California Milk Advisory
Board Dairy Princess, Emily Janowski from For-
tuna, is crowned by last years princess Kelly Pedrotti
of Eureka during a ceremony Friday night at the
River Lodge. The newly-named first alternate
princess is McKinleyvilles Hannah VanDuzer.
There was a tie for second alternate between Lau-
ren Graben, Eureka, and Paxton Woodward, Sco-
tia. In photo on left, possible future dairy princesses
from Ferndale, Sienna Radelfinger, left, and Clara
Christiansen, both six, enjoy one of several door
prizes given away at the annual event.
Premier designation
Wells Fargo Advisors has again designated Fern-
dales Laura Hussey, senior vice
president branch manager, as a
member of the firms Premier
Advisors Program, a distinction,
according to a press release, that
reflects Husseys achievement of
professional success through a
consistent commitment to client
service.
Hussey is among a select
group of professionals at Wells
Fargo Advisors who have
achieved the status of Premier
Advisor by consistently demonstrating her willingness
and capacity to understand her clients life goals, as well
as an ability to develop and execute plans designed to
help achieve their aspirations, said Jim Hays, president
of the Wells Fargo Advisors Private Client Group. To
qualify for the Premier Advisors Program at Wells Fargo
Advisors, financial advisors must demonstrate a high
level of production and a commitment to professional
service. The Premier Advisor Program represents the
best of the best of advisors at Wells Fargo Advisors.
Hussey has been a financial advisor with Wells Fargo
Advisors for 21 years and has 25 years experience in the
brokerage industry. She lives on Rose Avenue with Brian
Morrison and their cat, Felix. She is a board member
for the Ferndale Repertory Theatre and has been involved
with Six Rivers Planned Parenthood for many years.
Kinetic movies
Tonight, May 17, at 7 pm at the Eureka High School
Lecture Hall, the Kinetic Stream Team, which has, for
years filmed Ferndale's world-acclaimed Kinetic Sculp-
ture Race, will show hilarious historical highlights at
Local Filmmakers Night, sponsored by the Access Hum-
boldt and the Humboldt County Film Commission.
Admission is $5.
Long-time manager told to stop reminding fair board about the Brown Act;
newspaper must not publish stories that makes any directors look bad
Riverside ranch removed from Williamson Act, despite objections about decreased valuation and penalty
Small field for annual
dairy princess contest
The general manager
of the Humboldt County
Fair could lose his job if this
newspaper reports on any
story that makes the fair
board directors look bad,
either as individuals or as
a group.
That was the message
delivered by one fair board
director during a public
open meeting of the fairs
executive committee on
April 30 to Stuart Titus, the
general manager of the fair
for 21 years.
Titus was also warned
to stop reminding the
board of the requirements
of the states open meeting
law the Ralph M. Brown
Act or risk losing his job,
according to draft minutes
released publicly Tuesday
in board members packets
in preparation for Mon-
days regular monthly
board meeting.
Titus was for 14 years
the vice president of the
corporation that publishes
The Ferndale Enterprise.
He is no longer a corporate
officer. His wife is the
owner, editor and pub-
lisher.
The first example of
stories published in this
newspaper that made a
board member look bad,
said Director Cindy Olsen
at the committee meeting
held in the fair managers
office, were articles pub-
lished in July 2009 about
the arrest of Ferndale
mayor Jeff Farley, who is
also a fair board director,
for driving under the influ-
ence and other charges.
Farley was arrested on
Fifth Street in Eureka when
he blocked the street with
his commercial milk truck.
He was initially charged
with DUI, driving without
a valid commercial license
and impeding traffic. The
CHP also recommended to
the countys district attor-
ney that he be charged with
child endangerment since
his granddaughter was in
the vehicle. The charge was
not filed. He agreed to a
plea bargain and pled guilty
to a wet reckless offense.
According to the draft
minutes from the April 30
meeting, Titus explained to
Olsen and the rest of the
committee, that he is a
silent partner in the co-
ownership of this paper
and that he plays no role in
its content.
Olsen asked Titus if he
understood the degree to
which The Enterprise sto-
ries about Director Farley
hurt and embarrassed him
and his family.
Titus told directors
that personal decisions
made by director Farley . .
. were not his (Tituss)
responsibility and that
given the nature of the cir-
cumstances surrounding
Farleys DUI arrest and
guilty plea, media cover-
age of elected and
appointed officials should
have been expected.
The second example of
an article that should not
have appeared in The
Enterprise, according to
Olsen who was among
five directors, including
Farley, who voted against
offering a one-year contract
to Titus in February was
a March story about the fair
boards meeting and the
report of the vote to renew
the managers contract
given publicly at the end of
the closed session, per
Brown Act requirements.
Also voting against
Titus were Ferndalers Dave
Mogni, Tim Renner and
Clare Bugenig. Fifteen
directors voted to offer
Titus a contract.
The committees draft
minutes state that Olsen
With their hands tied
by state law, Humboldt
County supervisors on
Monday, albeit some of
them reluctantly, cancelled
a Williamson Act contract
on the Riverside Ranch,
formerly the Ambrosini
dairy a 444-acre prop-
erty located near where
the Salt and Eel Rivers
meet.
The act allows local
governments to enter into
contracts with landown-
ers for the purpose of
restricting land for agri-
cultural purposes. In
return, landowners pay
less property tax.
The unanimous vote
by supervisors was one of
the last hurdles hanging
up the $16 million project,
aimed at unclogging the
silted-in Salt River and
restoring, eventually, seven
miles of the channel.
At issue at a public
hearing held before super-
visors Monday was the
new valuation of the prop-
erty now owned by West-
ern Rivers Conservancy
(WRC).
While the property
was sold for around $2
million, the new value of
the property placed on it
by the California Depart-
ment of Conservation,
which administers the act,
was $227,000.
Property owners who
wish to opt out of the act
are required to pay a 25
percent penalty, based on
the assessed value of the
land. Half of the penalty is
to go to the county, the
other half to the state.
The rationale for the
decreased value, a WRC
representative told super-
visors, was because of the
restrictions now placed on
the property. Plans call for
the majority of it to be
flooded by salt water in an
effort to restore tidal flush-
ing to the channel.
With recorded
restrictions, we think its
worth less than $220,000
said the WRCs Cam Tre-
dennick. We dont
believe anyone would pur-
chase it for that.
Advocating against
the decreased value Mon-
day were representatives
from the Humboldt
County Farm Bureau and
the Humboldt Del Norte
Cattlemens Association.
The Farm Bureaus Jay
Russ said the DOC used a
The racing sched-
ule for this years Hum-
boldt County Fair,
which will run August
15-26, was agreed upon
last Thursday at a meet-
ing of the fairs racing
committee.
The full fair board
is set to approve the
schedule on Monday
when it meets begin-
ning at 7 pm at the fairs
board room.
Live racing will be
offered on the two
Wednesdays of the fair
note the fair will
open a day earlier than
its traditional Thursday
Little
Scripts
June 3 2 pm
(See SALT/page 2)
(See MANAGER/page 4)
(See RACING/page 4)
After nearly 40 years
on Main Street, Trudy
Williams owner of
Trudy's Sweets, will
retire as of May 31. In
August 1972, Trudy
started her business in
the building next to Red
Front and two years later
moved to her present
location at 492 Main
Street. Trudy has
welcomed children of
all ages to her shop over
the years for a lot of
'grandmotherly advice'
and she has the photo
albums to prove it.
Children of all ages are
invited to honor Trudy
on Satuday, June 2nd
which has been
designated
Trudy Williams Day by
the Ferndale Chamber of
Commerce. Details of
her celebration will be
forthcoming.
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Page 2 The Ferndale (California) Enterprise May 17, 2012
May 8: Traffic control at
Shaw and Fifth for the ele-
mentary school.
Seatbelt and registra-
tion violation in the 1000
block of Main.
Speed violation at
Fifth and Fairview.
May 9: Speed violation
at Strawberry Hill.
May 10: Welfare check
on child in the 400 block of
Main, per request of outside
agency.
Delivery of civil doc-
uments.
Kudos to neighbor
Dear editor:
I want to thank
Audrey Miller who lives
on Shaw Avenue. She is
the tall, slender woman
who walks miles daily.
Along the way, she
always carries a bag and
picks up trash on our
streets. I asked her one
time why she did this and
she said, "Well I figure
somebody better do it.
Why not me?" Not only
is she conscientious about
our Ferndale streets, I
have discovered she is
brilliant, like so many
people are in this town.
I walk every day, too,
but so far, I 'forget' to
carry a bag for trash. I
have learned a lot from
Audrey; we are blessed to
have her here.
Diann Christensen
Audrey's neighbor
Ferndale
Rick W. Williamson,
former City of Ferndale
public works employee,
passed away Tuesday,
May 8, 2012 at the age of
57. Rick was born in
Atlanta, GA January 24,
1955. He was currently
living in Sacramento,
where he worked as a
heavy equipment opera-
tor.
Obituaries
Rick leaves behind
his wife of 36 years, Lori,
a son, Ricky, and daugh-
ter, April. Also survived
by a sister in GA and
always remembered by a
host of loving nieces,
nephews, in-laws and
friends. Locally, he is sur-
vived by Rick and Signora
Pierceall.
Rick was a proud for-
mer Marine and a hard
working man all his life,
taking pride in everything
he did. He loved
NASCAR, the 49ers, and
Ferndale Wildcat football,
but most of all he loved
his family. He will be for-
ever loved and missed by
all who knew him.
Funeral services were
held May 12, 2012 in
Carmichael, CA.
Assurance
In case you haven't been reading the details, the
now former vice president of the corporation that pub-
lishes the 134-year-old Enterprise, and who always has
had a silent position in any matters involving the paper,
has managed the fairgrounds for 21 years with seven
three-year contracts. Recently, however, with some new
and some old members on the self-perpetuating board,
controversy has emerged.
Now, with the proof from draft minutes from an
executive committee meeting open to the public, it's evi-
dent that the controversy is related to this newspaper
and that some board members of your county fair-
grounds are unwilling to accept the fact that the fair
association is not a private club.
How sad. How sad that a few self-interested board
members are willing to risk the future of the fair, by vio-
lating state law and attempting to silence the press, when
so many of us are working so hard to shore up budget
shortfalls caused by the elimination of all state funds
and the continued decline of the horse-racing industry
due to the weak economy.
Remember the "tea party" at the Humboldt County
fairgrounds in March of 2006?
We're not talking about the right wing patriot types.
We're talking about that infamous "tea party," AKA orgy
at the Red Barn.
The Eureka-based Just Say Yes group walked into
the front office of the fairgrounds and booked the Red
Barn for, what they said, would be a Saturday afternoon
tea party . . . Earl Grey and McVities, right? Little did
fairgrounds staff know that there would be a little spice
thrown into the so-called afternoon gathering, formally
titled Wicked Interludes.
When word quickly got around town that a sex party
was held at the Red Barn, unbeknownst to fair man-
agement, we were confronted with the dilemma of
reporting what went down at the fairgrounds, or ignor-
ing it for the sake of not embarrassing the fairgrounds'
staff or the fair board. Despite our family's bread being
buttered by the primary bread winner in The Enterprise
ownership the long-time manager of the Humboldt
County Fair our lead story that week was the orgy.
Fairgrounds General Manager Stuart Titus argued against
us doing the story. We insisted and reminded him of
his silent role as vice-president of the family-owned cor-
poration that owns The Enterprise.
If we ignored the story, we told him, we might as
well close up shop. The town was atwitter, before Twit-
ter, over the sex party. How could we ignore it? You
cannot deviate from your fairness as an editor, even if
it comes at a personal cost or embarrassment. He agreed.
We have never been willing to compromise our jour-
nalistic integrity. And, even now, as the husband of this
editor is threatened with his job unless fair board mem-
bers are made to look good even in the reporting
of non-fair related issues we will not compromise.
Making one exception for one situation is a slip-
pery slope that we are not willing to embark on. The
very basis for an independent newspaper is that of truth,
fairness and the unwillingness to be bought or censored
by any entity, business, cause or personal conflict. We
have been confronted with all the aforementioned and,
despite great personal sacrifice that most of our read-
ers are unaware of, we have never wavered in our com-
mitment to bring you, our reader, just the facts in a
forum open to all for debate or correction.
The Enterprise has long championed fair efforts,
donating advertising, reporting on all events held at the
fairgrounds and covering board meetings. Weve writ-
ten dozens of editorials advocating for the future of rac-
ing at the fair. Weve even helped raise $100,000 to save
the fairs Cape Mendocino lens. In fact, just last month
the fair board enthusiastically accepted our volunteer
effort to revive the old fair ball to raise much-needed
funds.
To threaten the long-time manager with his job if
he doesn't make fair board members "look good" in the
newspaper that he has owned for more than 14 years
but has had no say in during that tenure case in point
orgy reporting is egregious. To protect directors who
have other motives, such as our mayor, by attempting
to silence the press, is an assault of the very basis of our
democracy the First Amendment.
It is uncomfortable for us your editor/publisher
and the fairgrounds manager, as husband and wife
to be in this situation. Perhaps the easiest remedy would
be divorce. Try explaining that one to the children.
In the meantime, this we know for sure: Enterprise
readers deserve the continued effort and track record
of fair and accountable reporting and, despite the occa-
sional isolation and uncomfortableness, assurance that
we are beholden to no one except you, our reader.
The Humboldt County Fairgrounds belongs to all
of us and it is more than worthy of all our efforts to keep
it alive and thriving. We are fully aware of the fact that
fair managers will come and go (although there have
only been four in its 116 years). But we can assure you
that the publisher/editor of your award-winning home-
town newspaper and the manager of the Humboldt
County Fairgrounds, will continue to give both endeav-
ours their full effort, attention and passion.
Come what may.
Editorial
Cell phone violation
in the 1000 block of Main.
May 11: Speed violation
at Main and Lewis.
Report of suspicious
person at Firemens Park
camping. Individual was
contacted and advised about
camping.
Report of suspicious
vehicle being driven around
Main and Ocean. Vehicle
was gone on arrival.
Stop sign violation at
Arlington and Main.
May 12: Report of
female having difficulty
breathing in the 1000 block
of Cream Court. Subject was
transported to Redwood
Memorial Hospital.
May 13: Report of pos-
sible drunk driver in the 100
block of Ocean. Driver was
contacted. Negative DUI.
May 14: U-turn viola-
tion in the 400 block of Main.
SALT
(Continued from page 1)
little referenced state code
to negotiate a new value for
the land rather than the
usual government code
that requires a valuation
based on the current fair
market value of a land as
though it was free of the
contractual restriction.
Russ said the county is
leaving $237,500 on the
table; the state $237,500 by
accepting the reduced val-
uation.
Russ, who admitted to
supervisors that it wasnt
easy to be critical of the
Salt River project, because
it is aimed at helping farm-
ers reclaim ag land that is
usually flooded and will
help the city of Ferndales
new sewage treatment
plant, but he said the
absurd value could set a
precedent for other prop-
erties that wish to opt out
of the act.
Other area ranchers
also spoke against the
reduced value.
Speaking in favor of
the cancellation and the
reduced value were
Michael Bowen with the
California Coastal Con-
servancy, who said super-
visors should look at the
broader public interest
of the project. Ferndale
dairy owner and Hum-
boldt County Planning
Commissioner Denver
Nelson said if the Salt River
project doesnt get done,
his friends in Ferndale
wont be able to use their
toilets, referring to the
possible impact on the
towns sewage treatment
plant.
U.S. Congressman
Mike Thompsons field
representative John
Driscoll told supervisors
the cancellation had the
congressmans full sup-
port and that the project
will be a real value to ag.
County counsel told
supervisors while the
statute allowing the reduce
value is rarely used, it is
quite clear and that the
board of supervisors or the
county assessor have no
jurisdiction over state law.
Theres nothing we
can do, said Chair Vir-
ginia Bass. If we dont
accept, it will throw the
project upside down.
With their unanimous
vote to cancel the contract,
supervisors requested that
staff ask the DOC to send
its portion of the penalty,
about $28,000, back to the
county as a good faith
move.
Page 3 The Ferndale (California) Enterprise May 17, 2012
Land and Life in the
Mattole River Valley
By Tamar Burris
Bridge Notes
By Lorraine Devon
Wilke
It Is Art That Makes Life
Culture, in all senses of the word, shapes our lives
quite as much as legislation and administration.
Franois Matarasso, writer/researcher
Above all, we are coming to understand that the
arts incarnate the creativity of a free people.
John F. Kennedy, former President
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes
importanceI know of no substitute whatever for the
force and beauty of its process.
Henry James, author
I grew up in a small farm town in northern Illinois,
one much like Ferndale and of similar size. Our life and
times as children was a matter of keeping cows out of
the back yard, sharing one bicycle among many sibs, and
turning every barn and cornfield into sets for our
intrigues of Cowboys & Indians or, later, I Spy. Obvi-
ously life was much less mechanical back then online
referred only to what was hanging out to dry and the
entertainment that occupied us was mostly of our own
doing. There was selective TV but even that was stymied
in my early years when our set died for the second time
and Dad declared we could live without it. Stunning pro-
nouncement, but he meant it and proved it by hauling
in boxes of library books in its stead. Imagine the hor-
ror!
Despite our caterwauling, what came out of this
experiment was a passel of creative thinkers with a deep
appreciation for all things artistic. As I made my way
through life, those many Muses inspired by Dads dra-
conian mandate have proven my dearest and most loyal
of companions. I think often of his prescience and smile.
But appreciation for the arts goes only so far in
homes, schools, and communities strapped for dollars
to fund it and the prioritizing to keep it alive. If a budget
is available for the senior musical, excellent. If not, the-
atrics are often lost to athletic extracurriculars. When
families need a new roof, ballet lessons twirl right out
the door. And community theater? Nice work if you can
get it, but too often economics limits the exploration.
Which is why I find it revelatory that Ferndale, nes-
tled miles away from the nearest big city, as impacted by
the economy as any, has doggedly maintained an ongo-
ing repertory theater, public art in town greens, atten-
tion for artists in galleries and shops and, as reported in
the May 3 Enterprise, a museum thats been awarded a
$10,000 grant to produce a documentary. These things
dont happen every day, they rarely happen concurrently
in one small town, and they speak loudly to the creative
spirit of the entire community.
Why is it so important, art? Surely its nice to have
a functioning theater, the tourists love the artsy-craftsy
shops, and who doesnt appreciate a beautiful piece of
blacksmithing now and again? But, really, when the nuts
and bolts of life hit us in all the ways they do, couldnt
we live without it?
Of course we could. People, schools and communi-
ties could live without art, but the richness and expan-
siveness of life would be significantly diminishedas
would its often unconsidered benefits.
Its been well documented that the activity of art
stimulates the brain and body in ways beyond what one
might imagine. David A. Sousa, international education
consultant, wrote: The arts play an important role in
human development, enhancing the growth of cogni-
tive, emotional, and psychomotor pathways. Neuro-
science research reveals the impressive impact of arts
instruction, such as music, drawing and physical activ-
ity, on students' cognitive, social and emotional devel-
opment. Much of what young children do as play
singing, drawing, dancing are natural forms of art.
These art activities engage all the senses and wire the
brain for successful learning.
For both children and adults, art has proven a nat-
ural component in mental and emotional development.
Art therapy is now an established practice in the heal-
ing of brain injuries, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and
a host of other social, emotional, and psychological dis-
orders. It calms and engages Alzheimer sufferers, often
bringing out an internalized patient more than any other
forms of interaction. These same healing/calming strate-
gies are employed with children with a wide range of
emotional issues from autism to extreme shyness. Art
clearly brings out the best in people!
Then theres commerce. As Angus McCabe, Senior
Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, stated,
Grassroots arts groups play a major role in local
economies and beyond. Art attracts tourism (and all
its ancillary commerce); it nets dollars to a theater box
office, to retail sales, to local artists. Its win/win.
But beyond commerce, learning, and healing, arts
universal gift is its ability to lift the human spirit, to
inspire, excite, entertain, and create commonality. An
artist creates either alone or in collaboration with oth-
ers, but always with the audience the viewers, listen-
ers, appreciators, or readers involved. That equation is
an essential component in arts most basic, illuminating
relationship.
So while a town like Ferndale could be just fine
without its art, it would be the poorer. Author Henry
James once said, It is art that makes life. Think of that
the next time your scruffy teen settles into a theater seat
to find himself transported, if only for a moment, by
music and narrative. Just by being there hes fulfilling
his role as a collaborator in the art that makes life, inspired
whether he realizes it or not to a deeper view of
the nuts and bolts world around him.
Dont be surprised if you hear him singing Dont
Cry For Me Argentina the next time he mows the lawn!
Writer, photographer, rock & roll vet and part-time
Ferndale resident Lorraine Devon Wilke has built her
eclectic career along many avenues of the creative arts.
She is filling in for the next few months for Enterprise
columnist Wendy Lestina. Check out Wilkes blog at
www.RockPaperMusic.com, as well as her regular page
at The Huffington Post (www.huffingtonpost.com/Lor-
raine-Devon-Wilke); for links to her music, fine art pho-
tography and career highlights, be sure to visit her site
at www.lorrainedevonwilke.com.
Somehow, having
open roads out here in the
country makes a lot of peo-
ple think they need to race
around, or at least gives
them the feeling that they
can do so without causing
too much damage.
Most days, it seems
that at least one person is
driving too fast and at least
one more is complaining
about it. On Saturday,
April 21 for one night
only all that was differ-
ent. Not only was everyone
in the valley looking to
drive as fast as possible but
also they were doing it at
Mattole School, sur-
rounded by children.
Luckily for local
pedestrians, all that "dri-
ving" took place on an
indoor track with cars
measuring less than one
foot long. Let's hear it for
the annual Mattole School
Pinewood Derby!
Normally a Boy Scouts
of America event, the Mat-
tole School Pinewood
Derby began eight years
ago as a valley-wide cele-
bration thanks in part to
the efforts of Becky Grant,
who'd always felt upset as
a young girl because she
couldn't partake in her
local pinewood derby, as
she was clearly not a boy
scout.
Over the years, the
event has become a major
sporting contest for chil-
dren young and old. Some
people work on their cars
for 15 minutes and race a
misshapen block of freshly
painted wood down the
track, while others spend
months planning out their
design or carefully consid-
ering which weights to use
to make this year's car even
better than last. No matter
the speed at which they fly
down the track, all the cars
make a dazzling impres-
sion as they go.
This year there were
64 race entries. Designs
ranged from unadulterated
wooden blocks from the
car kit covered in crayon
drawings to perfectly chis-
eled sports cars covered in
sleek auto paints and
everything in between.
For the first hour or
so of the evening, people
ate tacos and cupcakes
and spent time at the entry
tables assessing the dif-
ferent looks of all the
unusual cars.
Eventually, commu-
nity votes had to be cast
and tallied and winners
were declared.
The award for Best
Mattole Valley Theme Car
went to Tina deProspero
for her "Stumped" vehicle
shaped just like a stand-
ing tree stump. And, the
award for Best 'Not' Car
design went to Maple and
Cassidy Wheeler for
"Hedgehog," which with
its painted brown siding
and spiky quills looked
exactly like its namesake.
Other incredibly
innovative designs
included Cedar Mattole's
"Watermelon" car that
took home the Most Orig-
inal prize, Ossian Briar-
Bonpane's "Fairy Racer"
which won the Art on
Wheels award with its glit-
tering hood and sparkly
fairy doll, and Daisy
Cockburn's "London Taxi"
design which earned Best
Classic Car with its accu-
rate depiction of a true
British taxi cab.
Highly deserving of
the belly laughs it earned
for chomping down on a
toy car, Salmon Sigman's
"Roadkill" won the Funny
Car award. And, Cory
Lane garnered the award
for Best Sports Car with
his "Outlaw" vehicle.
When everyone had
voted on the artistic
designs, it was time for the
races to begin. Proving
that hard work truly does
pay off, Wren Belcher
took home two prizes with
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Friday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m.
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his "Speed of Darkness"
both Best Workmanship
and 1st place in the fastest
adult car race.
However, winning the
prize for fastest adult car
was no easy feat for Wren,
as it took several heats
between Speed of Dark-
ness and Chris King's sec-
ond place speedster "King
One" before a winner
could actually be
announced!
Placing a close third
behind the two was Chad
Olsen with "Goldenspike."
In the kid's events, Izabella
Stephens took second place
with her "Odie Mobile"
and Ty Marquez won first
place with "1984 Daddy's
Boy."
As a reminder that the
races are all in fun, even
the losers came out ahead
at the end of the night. In
addition to winning her a
design award, deProspero's
"Stumped" also took home
the prize for slowest adult
car.
In the kid's division,
Kaily Cook earned the
same distinction with her
"Bri Bri" vehicle.
While in previous
years the derby was raced
on a ramp borrowed from
the Boy Scouts organiza-
tion, this year logistics pre-
vented that from
happening. With that, the
2012 Pinewood Derby
would not have happened
without Dave Grant and
his crew of helpers who
built a brand-new com-
munity track for the derby
races.
A huge thanks also
goes out to Lost Coast
Vineyards, Jim Stephens
Plumbing, By Nieves
Bodycare, Lost Coast
Camp, Mattole River
Organic Farms, Gold Rush
Coffee, and CounterPunch
for donating the funds and
materials to make the Mat-
tole Pinewood Derby ramp
possible.
If you missed this
year's race, remember
there is always next year!
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This years Big Queen for the annual Holy Ghost
Festival, May 26-27, is Emily Reed, seen above on
left. The Little Queen is Sianna Shannon. Reeds
side maids will be Angel Sousa and Ashley Rosa.
Shannons side maids will be Lillian Boynton and
Natalie Boynton. The traditional Portuguese cele-
bration will begin on Saturday evening with a rosary
followed by a linguica and beans dinner at 7 pmat
Ferndales Portuguse Hall. The parade down Main
Street will take place on Sunday at 10:30 am.
Festival of the
Holy Spirit
May 26-27
Saturday: Rosary 6:15 pm
Portuguese Hall
Linguica & Beans Dinner to follow
8:30 pm - Dancing at Ferndale
Community Center
Sunday: Parade leaves Portuguese
Hall at 10 am
Mass and crowing of Queens at
Church of the Assumption
11:30 am - Parade leaves church,
returns to hall for sopas and alcatra
2 pm - Auction at fairgrounds
6:30 pm Sopas and alcatra
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this wonderful tradition!
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Rodney B. Grover, D.O.
Tamara S. Dennis, M.D.
Mark T. Roback D.O.
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Martin Kimble F.N.P.
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said that certain board
members, who she did not
name, felt threatened by
Titus when he reminds the
board of the requirements
of following the Brown Act.
The Humboldt County
Fair Association is deemed
a public agency under the
Brown Act since it was
formed under legislation
created by state law,
receives state funds, and is
managing property belong-
ing to the public. It has
oversight by both the
county and the state.
At last months board
meeting on April 30, Pres-
ident John Burger told the
board during the regular
open meeting that direc-
tors need to understand
that the fair is a public
agency and falls under the
Brown Act. He instructed
Titus to hire a lawyer to
educate board members
about the public meeting
law.
As to informing the
public of a vote made in
closed session but reported
out in open session, Titus
told directors that the
Brown Act requires a pub-
lic announcement and that
the information provided
to the public about the vote
came directly from Presi-
dent Burger.
Titus told directors
that it is his responsibility
to remind the board of
instances when its meet-
ings are in violation of the
Brown Act, and that those
reminders were not
intended in any way as a
threat, according to the
draft minutes.
Titus was also told by
Olsen at the committee
meeting that certain
board members feel
threatened by Titus
whenever he electronically
recorded meetings of the
fair association.
Titus said he does so
so that he can more fully
participate in them, since
he is the recording secre-
tary in many instances,
and so that he has an
accurate record from
which to compose the
minutes.
Director Don Becker
stated that such procedures
are standard for public
entities.
At the end of each of
Olsens three contentions
with Titus, she questioned
him, according to the draft
minutes, as to if he under-
stood that his future
employment with the asso-
ciation could be affected,
should each of the items
not be addressed to the sat-
isfaction of the board of
directors.
The executive com-
mittee is composed of
Olsen, President Burger,
past Board President Jay
Hight and Vice-President
Becker.
Earlier in the meeting,
according to the draft min-
utes, the four directors per-
formed a quarterly review
of the general managers
board-approved 2012 goals
and objectives. Titus
reported that progress had
been achieved on nearly all
of the goals and objectives.
No formal action was taken
on Tituss report, however,
committee members
appeared to be satisfied
with the status of the 2012
goals and objectives, state
the draft minutes.
It was also reported
verbally at that nights full
board meeting that the
committee was satisfied
with Tituss performance.
Prior to the review of
the goals and objectives
and Olsens airing of the list
of objections given to Titus
by Olsen, Enterprise pub-
lisher Caroline Titus and
Ferndale businesswoman
Karen Pingitore addressed
committee members on a
proposed fundraising plan
involving a fair bash and
barbeque for August 12.
The presentation
included an outline for a
dinner and dance, silent
and live auctions, as well as
other activities developed
to raise funds for a new
non-profit, Friends of the
Humboldt County Fair.
The proposal was
received with general
acceptance, according to
the draft minutes, and then
presented to the entire
board later in the evening,
which voted unanimously
to accept Tituss and Pingi-
tores volunteer efforts.
Meanwhile, Monday
when the board meets,
beginning at 7 pm in the
board room adjacent to the
fairs main office, directors
will again hear and con-
sider a staff recommenda-
tion to not bring back a
commercial vendor to this
years annual fair.
The reconsideration of
the issue, heard first at last
months board meeting, is
necessary, according to a
managers report in the
board packet, because the
item should not have been
voted on by the board since
it was not on the agenda as
an action item, in accor-
dance with the Brown Act.
At issue was a decision
by the fairs staff not to
offer a contract to the ven-
dor. The staff decision was
overruled by a vote of the
board, 10-7. However,
according to Tituss report
to the board on the item,
the boards policy manual
states that decisions on
vendor contracts lies with
fair staff.
Did staff follow pol-
icy? asks Titus in his
report. In this case, as in
the small number of cases
when this type of situation
may have occurred in the
past, the answer to this
basic question is, yes.
Titus is recommending
that if the board wants
oversight on vendor deci-
sions, it needs to change the
board policy.
Fallout from last
months board decision
include the possible resig-
nation of the fairs book-
keeper and commercial
exhibit supervisor.
Bonnie Griffiths in a
resignation letter, included
in the packet, stated that
she cannot work for a
board that does not support
the decision its staff makes.
After discussing this
issue with Bonnie, she
agreed to remain in her
current position until Mon-
day, May 21, stated Titus.
Your decision that night
will have a direct impact on
this years fair. I strongly
recommend that you sup-
port staff on its previous
decision on this one, single
vendor inquiry.
opening and then be
offered on the two sets of
Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays during the run
of the fair. On the two
Thursdays of the fair,
satellite wagering will be
offered. On Monday and
Tuesday, August 20-21
no racing will take place.
Committee mem-
bers had a lengthy dis-
cussion on whether to
offer live racing nine days
instead of the eight of last
year.
However, with a
shortage of Thorough-
bred horses throughout
the state, California
Authority of Racing Fairs
(CARF) representatives
via conference call, urged
the fair to stick with eight
days and have a better
chance at having fuller
fields and more races.
Also influencing the
decision, concluded
committee members,
CARF representatives
and the fairs general
manager, is the fact that
for the first time Portland
Meadows in Oregon will
be racing during the
Humboldt County Fairs
meet.
In other racing
news, General Manager
Stuart Titus reported that
work had begun on
widening the west turn
on the racetrack, which
will improve the track
and hopefully, said Titus,
attract more competitive
horses.
Director Cindy
Olsen gave a report on a
promotional day at the
races, scheduled for Sat-
urday, August 25. The
Ferndale Jockeys Club
will sponsor Ladys Hat
Day at the Races, said
Olsen.
Meanwhile, Olsen
asked Titus if The Fern-
dale Enterprise would be
interested in sponsoring
a Billy Bugenig day at
the races. Bugenig is a
world champion steer
wrestler from Ferndale.
Titus informed
Olsen that she should ask
Enterprise owner Caro-
line Titus if she is inter-
ested, since he no longer
owns the weekly news-
paper.
Titus, in attendance
at the meeting to report
on it, declined the offer.
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE:
ANNUAL CREEK &
DRAINAGE EASEMENT
CLEANOUT
Property owners adjacent
to Francis Creek and those
with drainage easements
are reminded that under
Ordinance 314 dated
1/7/91, every property
owner adjacent to Francis
Creek and every property
owner with a drainage
easement is responsible for
keeping the drainage ease-
ment and Francis Creek
free of debris, brush, or any
obstruction. Your cooper-
ation is essential to protect
your own as well as others
property throughout the
city. A Public Works crew
will be inspecting the creek
starting June 1, 2012. If
there is debris or blockage
in the creek, you will be
notified to remove it
within 30 days, or Public
Works will remove it at the
homeowner's expense.
Any assistance and coop-
eration with your Public
Works Department will be
much appreciated.
/s/ Nancy Kaytis-Slocum,
City Clerk
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9 7 5 2 5 A 1 U C L O J O 8 O A 9 5 9 2 7 J O O -
By Mike Foster
Enterprise sports editor
The Ferndale High
School softball team had a
busy and productive last
week, playing four games.
First up, a double-
header against the Fortuna
Huskies on May 8. The
first game started with the
Lady Cats jumping to an
early lead with a quick
three runs in the first
inning with Maci Branstet-
ter getting two quick RBIs.
The game stayed that
way until the fourth inning
when the Lady Cat defense
had a couple of letdowns
and the Huskies scored 5
unearned runs and went
ahead 6-3.
The Lady Cats started
fighting back in the fourth
by scoring two more runs
to make the score 6-5, For-
tuna, after four innings.
The fifth inning
proved to be the game
changer for the Lady Cats
as they scored five more
runs including a home run
by Sierra Earley. Fortuna
scored two in the sixth, but
Ferndale hung on to take
a 10-8 victory.
Leading hitters for the
Lady Cats were Megan
Earley, Sierra Earley,
Mackenzie Burgess, Maci
Branstetter, Kelly Cham-
bers and Kaleigh Meyers,
all with two hits. Sierra
Earley, Chambers and
Branstetter all had extra
base hits and three RBIs
apiece. Megan Earley was
the starting pitcher, and
Danielle Hansen relieved
in the sixth to pick up a
save.
In the second game,
the tables were turned and
Fortuna won by the same
10-8 score. The game was
close and a see saw contest
throughout. The Lady Cats
battled back several time
and had a chance in the
final inning to tie, but it
was not to be. Leading hit-
ters were Sierra Earley,
Kaleigh Meyers, and Maci
Branstetter, with two hits
each. Meyers and Branstet-
ter each had two RBIs.
Megan Earley pitched the
entire game.
The Lady Cats went
back to league action
against Hoopa Valley on
Thursday, May 10, need-
ing one win to clinch
undisputed first place in
the Little Four. The War-
riors are an excellent team
and the Lady Cats split a
doubleheader earlier in the
year at Hoopa.
The first game was
another of the close hard
fought games that the Lady
Cats and Warriors have
had all year. Hoopa went
ahead 2-1 after two
innings, but the Lady Cats
scored in the third to take
a 2-2 tie into the fourth.
The game became a
battle of good pitching and
defense as neither team
scored in the fifth or sixth
inning. Then, Hoopa
scored two with a home
run in the seventh and held
on for a 4-2 win over the
Lady Cats.
Megan Earley pitched
a fine game, striking out
nine and allowing only two
earned runs to take a tough
By Mike Foster
Enterprise sports editor
Last Thursday the
Ferndale High baseball
team played a double-
header against league foe,
Hoopa Valley. Mahki
Bessingpas-Hamor was
the Cats starting pitcher
and was relieved in the
fifth inning by his brother,
Monet.
In a close and hard
fought game, the team
took turns putting runs
the runs on the board and
after three innings the
score was tied at 4-4.
Then in the fourth,
Zack Rocha knocked in
Travis Rye who had sin-
gled and stole second and
third to give the Cats a 5-
4 lead.
However, the War-
riors used hits and Cats
errors to score four in the
fifth to go ahead 8-5.
In the fifth the Cats
scored two runs and the
score was again close at 8-
Sports
Ferndale High Lady Cats clinch league championship;
finish their league schedule today against South Fork
Wildcats get first league victory
Wildcat state qualifiers . . .
Enterprise staff photo
The Ferndale Lady Cat senior players are recognized during a recent home game.
In front from the left, Kelly Chambers, Kaleigh Meyers, Mackenzie Burgess, and
Sierra Earley.
Enterprise staff photo
Taryn DeMille bangs out a hit during competition against the Hoopa Warriors.
Courtesy photo
Four Ferndale Wildcats have qualified for the California High School Rodeo
Association state finals. From the left: sophomore Russ Jackson will compete
in team and tie-down roping, as well as boys cutting; Kaden Zanone, a junior,
will compete in steer wrestling; freshman Madison Walpole qualified for the
pole bending competition; and junior Kelly ODay will compete in team and
tie-down roping and steer wrestling. The state finals will take place in Bishop
June 10-17.
loss.
Leading hitters for the
Lady Cats were Megan
Earley 1-3, Sierra Earley
1-3, Chambers 2-3,
Burgess 1-3, Branstetter 1-
3, and Taryn DeMille 1-3.
So, the Lady Cats still
needed that win for over-
all league championship as
the second game started.
The Lady Cats jumped out
to a quick lead in the first
inning, added three more
in the third on a Kaleigh
Meyers home run. The
Lady Cats werent finished,
however, as they put three
more on the board in the
fourth and a single run in
the sixth to go ahead 8-0.
Hoopa didnt go qui-
etly, however. In the sev-
enth inning they scored
four and had runners on
base as Megan Earley dug
deep and struck out the
final two batters to pre-
serve the 8-4 win, and take
an undisputed first place
in the Little Four.
Leading hitters for the
Lacy Cats were Sierra Ear-
ley 2-4, Chambers 1-3,
Burgess 1-3, Kaleigh Mey-
ers 2-4 with a double and
home run, Branstetter 1-
3, DeMille 1-3, Hannah
Pichulo 1-3 and Kelsey
Meyers 1-3.
The Lady Cats finish
their league schedule at
South Fork today, Thurs-
day.
7.
In the sixth, the War-
riors scored one run and
were threatening to score
more when a nifty double
play by the Cat infield
snuffed out the rally, leav-
ing the score 9-7 in Hoopas
favor.
The Cats got one run-
ner in the seventh, but
couldnt score and the
game finished with Hoopa
winning, 9-7. Leading
hitters for the cats were
Derek Sousa 2-5 and a
double, Chris Catana 0-3
and an RBI, Monet
Hamor2-4, Rye 2-4 and an
RBI, Wes Shinn 0-4 and 2
RBIs, Rocha 1-5, Kyle
Burns 1-4, Bryce Fields 2-
4 and a triple, and Mahki
Hamor 1-4 and an RBI.
The second game
started with Chris Catana
on the mound. Hoopa
scored early and often and
took and 8-2 lead after two
innings. The Cats kept bat-
tling back and the score
was 9-3 in favor of Hoopa
after three innings. The
Cats werent finished,
however.
With Monet Hamor
and then eventual winner
Derek Sousa pitching and
several Cats contributing
timely hits, the score was
11-11 heading into the
bottom of the seventh and
final inning. The Cats had
not quit throughout the
game and the final at bat
was more of the same as
two runners reached base
and in an exciting finish,
Travis Rye drilled a game
winning single for the
walk-off win and their first
league victory.
Leading hitters for the
Cats were Sousa 4-5 and 4
runs scored, Monet
Hamor 3-4 and 5 RBIs,
Rye 1-5 and the winning
RBI, Shinn 1-4, Rocha1-2,
Foucauld Gromez 1-2, and
Mahki Hamor 2-4 and
three RBIs.
Page 6 The Ferndale (California) Enterprise May 17, 2012
For more information contact: Jessica Stretch
Office: 707.786.9300 Cell: 707.599.2982
Email: Jessicastretch@suddenlink.net
THIS RECENTLY COM-
PLETED CUSTOM 4
BEDROOM, HOME
WITH A 3-CAR
GARAGE, SITS ON
OVER 3 ACRES JUST
MINUTES FROM FER-
NDALE AND CENTER-
VILLE BEACH. HOME
FEATURES INCLUDE:
CUSTOM BUILT
CHERRY CABNETRY, HARDWOOD FLOORS, ONE GAS FIRE-
PLACE, ONE WOODBURNING FIREPLACE, COMMERCIAL
KITCHEN APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTER TOPS AND SEP-
ARATE OFFICE WITH BUILT-IN DESK AND CABINETS. 3 CAR
GARAGE INCLUDES BUILT-IN CABINETS. HOME HAS AMAZ-
ING VIEWS FROM EVERY WINDOW. CALL TO SET UP YOUR PRI-
VATE SHOWING TODAY. ASKING $639,000
Vacation Rentals
Jeannettes Cottage
Your home away
from home
Sleeps up to six; daily and
weekly rates available.
Jeannettescottage.com
Hosts: Tom & Lorie Ford
(707)786-4298
Events
Remember: Garden Club
Tea. Sat., May 19, 2:00 pm,
Town Hall. Call 786-4522
for tickets-$15.00.
Proceeds benefit Ferndale
Help Available
Experienced houseclean-
ing. Excellent references.
$15 per hour. Please call
Carole at
707/499-4464
Mowing lawns negotiable
Yard Sales
On Saturday from 8-4,
several families from Our
Saviors Lutheran Church
are having a yard sale at
417 Shaw avenue. Every-
one is welcomed, and if
someone wants to set a
table out along with us,
the more the merrier.
Contact Diann
Christensen at 786-4958,
or Ruth Stretch at
786-4172.
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE:
ANNUAL CURB &
GUTTER CLEANOUT
Citizens are reminded that
it is their responsibility
through Ordinance 06-04,
to remove weeds and dirt
from the curbs and gutters
in front of their properties.
Public Works will gladly
haul all such debris free of
charge for any property
owner who sweeps it into
easily-accessible piles in the
gutter. Please call Tim
Miranda, Public Works
Director at 786-5040 and
leave your address and loca-
tion of debris.
/s/ Nancy Kaytis-Slocum,
City Clerk
Help Wanted
FERNDALE COUPLE
needs help - cleaning,
cooking, laundry, errands,
clerical, yard work. Part
time, tasks negotiable.
786-4708 or 616-0397
after 11am.
2tp 5/17
For Rent
Cozy Ferndale home
located just off Main
Street. Immaculate, two
bedroom, one bath home.
No pets. No smoking.
$1150/month. 725-2331
Room wanted
Seeking partially furnished
room in cat-friendly home
with lowered rent in
exchange for houseclean-
ing, errands, yardwork.
Please call Carole at
707/499-4464.
God bless you.
Excellent references.
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amenities,
free wi-fi, gas fireplace,
walk to town, pet-friendly.
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PUBLISHED NOTICE OF
SEIZURE AND NON-
JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On 03/24/2012, at Harris
Street and L Street, Eureka,
California, Agents from the
Humboldt County Drug
Task Force and Officers from
Eureka Police Department
seized property for forfeiture
in connection with con-
trolled substance violations,
to wit, Section 11379 of the
Health and Safety Code of
California. The seized prop-
erty is described as:
$3,503.00 in U.S. Currency.
Control Number 12-F-32 has
been assigned to this case.
Use this number to identify
the property in any corre-
spondence with the Office of
the Humboldt County Dis-
trict Attorney.
On 04/4/2012, at 700 Sea
Avenue, Space #3, Eureka,
California, Agents from the
Humboldt County Drug
Task Force and Officers from
Eureka Police Department
seized property for forfeiture
in connection with con-
trolled substance violations,
to wit, Section 11378 of the
Health and Safety Code of
California. The seized prop-
erty is described as:
$1,675.00 in U.S. Currency.
Control Number 12-F-34 has
been assigned to this case.
Use this number to identify
the property in any corre-
spondence with the Office of
the Humboldt County Dis-
trict Attorney.
On 03/28/2012, at 916 Vista
Drive, McKinleyville, Cali-
fornia, Agents from the
Humboldt County Drug
Task Force seized property
for forfeiture in connection
with controlled substance
violations, to wit, Section
11359 of the Health and
Safety Code of California.
The seized property is
described as: $11,771.79 in
U.S. Currency. Control
Number 12-F-35 has been
assigned to this case. Use
this number to identify the
property in any correspon-
dence with the Office of the
Humboldt County District
Attorney.
If you claim an interest in
this property you must,
within 30 days of the first
publication date of this
Notice of Seizure and
Administrative Forfeiture,
file a verified claim in the
Superior Court Clerks Office
located at 825 Fifth Street,
Eureka, California. You
must also provide a verified
copy of the claim to the
Office of the Humboldt
County District Attorney,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, Cal-
ifornia.
If your claim is not timely
filed, the Humboldt County
District Attorney will declare
the property described in
this notice to be forfeited to
the State and it will be dis-
posed of as provided in
Health and Safety Code Sec-
tion 11489.
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF
SEIZURE AND JUDICIAL
FORFEITURE
On 02/21/2012, at 2207
McKinleyville Ave, McKin-
leyville, California, Agents
from the Humboldt County
Drug Task Force seized
property for forfeiture in
connection with controlled
substance violations, to wit,
Section 11359 of the Health
and Safety Code of Califor-
nia. The seized property is
described as: $39,744.89 in
U.S. Currency. Control
Number 12-F-33 has been
assigned to this case. Use
this number to identify the
property in any correspon-
dence with the Office of the
Humboldt County District
Attorney.
If you claim an interest in
this property you must,
within 30 days of the first
publication date of this
Notice of Seizure and
Administrative Forfeiture,
file a verified claim in the
Superior Court Clerks Office
located at 825 Fifth Street,
Eureka, California. You
must also provide a verified
copy of the claim to the
Office of the Humboldt
County District Attorney,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, Cal-
ifornia.
PUBLISHED NOTICE OF
SEIZURE AND NON-
JUDICIAL FORFEITURE
On 04/18/2012, at 3344 Glen
Street, Eureka, California,
Agents from the Humboldt
County Drug Task Force
seized property for forfeiture
in connection with con-
trolled substance violations,
to wit, Section 11359 of the
Health and Safety Code of
California. The seized prop-
erty is described as:
$17,740.00 in U.S. Currency.
Control Number 12-F-36 has
been assigned to this case.
Use this number to identify
the property in any corre-
spondence with the Office of
the Humboldt County Dis-
trict Attorney.
On 04/12/2012, at 1126
Comkid Court, McKin-
leyville, California, Agents
from the Humboldt County
Drug Task Force seized
property for forfeiture in
connection with controlled
substance violations, to wit,
Section 11359 of the Health
and Safety Code of Califor-
nia. The seized property is
described as: $20,905.00 in
U.S. Currency. Control
Number 12-F-37 has been
assigned to this case. Use
this number to identify the
property in any correspon-
dence with the Office of the
Humboldt County District
Attorney.
On 04/04/2012, on HWY 96,
Hoopa, California, Agents
from the Humboldt County
Drug Task Force seized
property for forfeiture in
connection with controlled
substance violations, to wit,
Section 11359 of the Health
and Safety Code of Califor-
nia. The seized property is
described as: $1,242.00 in
U.S. Currency. Control
Number 12-F-38 has been
assigned to this case. Use
this number to identify the
property in any correspon-
dence with the Office of the
Humboldt County District
Attorney.
On 04/11/2012, on 21 Har-
ris Street, Apt 21, Eureka,
California, Agents from the
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S
SALE TS No. 12-0008622
Title Order No. 120043054
APN No. 052-202-003-000
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED 07/31/2008.
UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY
BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE
NATURE OF THE PRO-
CEEDING AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT
A LAWYER. Notice is
hereby given that RECON-
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as duly appointed trustee
pursuant to the Deed of
Trust executed by DEAN W.
LINES, JR AND EVENSTAR
L. LINES, HUSBAND AND
WIFE AS JOINT TEN-
ANTS, dated 07/31/2008 and
recorded 9/25/2008, as
Instrument No. 2008-23266-
10, in Book , Page , of Offi-
cial Records in the office of
the County Recorder of
Humboldt County, State of
California, will sell on
06/04/2012 at 11:00AM, At
the front entrance to the
County Courthouse, 825 5th
Street, Eureka, Humboldt
County, CA at public auc-
tion, to the highest bidder
for cash or check as
described below, payable in
full at time of sale, all right,
title, and interest conveyed
to and now held by it under
said Deed of Trust, in the
prop-erty situated in said
County and State and as
more fully described in the
above referenced Deed of
Trust. The street address and
other common designation,
if any, of the real property
described above is purported
to be: 145 WEST PAINTER
STREET, RIO DELL, CA,
95562. The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liabil-
ity for any incorrectness of
the street address and other
common designa-tion, if any,
shown herein. The total
amount of the unpaid bal-
ance with interest thereon of
the obligation secured by the
property to be sold plus rea-
sonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publica-
tion of the Notice of Sale is
$173,316.81. It is possible
that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than
the total indebtedness due.
In addition to cash, the
Trustee will accept cashier's
checks drawn on a state or
national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit
union, or a check drawn by
a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings
association, or savings bank
specified in Section 5102 of
the Finan-cial Code and
authorized to do business in
this state. Said sale will be
made, in an ''AS IS'' condi-
tion, but without covenant
or war-ranty, express or
implied, regarding title, pos-
session or encumbrances, to
satisfy the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of
Trust, advances thereunder,
with interest as provided,
and the unpaid principal of
the Note secured by said
Deed of Trust with interest
thereon as provided in said
Note, plus fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and
of the trusts created by said
Deed of Trust. If required by
the provisions of section
2923.5 of the California Civil
Code, the declaration from
the mortgagee, beneficiary
or authorized agent is
attached to the Notice of
Trustees Sale duly recorded
with the appropriate County
Recorders Office. NOTICE
TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS
If you are considering bid-
ding on this property lien,
you should understand that
there are risks involved in
bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien,
not on a property itself. Plac-
ing the highest bid at a
trustee auction does not
automatically entitle you to
free and clear ownership of
the property. You should
also be aware that the lien
being auctioned off may be
Legal Notices
Legal Notices
Legal Notices
If your claim is not timely
filed, the Humboldt County
District Attorney will declare
the property described in this
notice to be forfeited to the
State and it will be disposed
of as provided in Health and
Safety Code Section 11489.
5/3, 5/10, 5/17/12
Eel River
Valley
Real Estate
For Rent
1br. Duplex in Down-
town Ferndale. On creek
with great back deck. Two
story. No smoking or pets.
Washer dryer hookup. Off-
street parking. No garage.
615 Main. 707 502-8005
For Rent
Commercial, retail or
office space available at 580
Main St. Approx 700 sq ft.
Inside lobby double doors
to right. You pay electric.
Heated space.
502 8005
six rivers
property man-
agement
pick up from
beacon
100%
Employee-owned
humboldttitle.com
1075 S. Fortuna Blvd., Suite B 726-0212 Fax 726-0216
611 I Streets, Eureka 443-0837 Fax 445-5952
1884 Central Ave. McKinleyville 839-8520 Fax 839-8523
1034 Sixth Street,
1836 Central Ave.,
a junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the auction,
you are or may be responsi-
ble for paying off all liens sen-
ior to the lien being
auctioned off, before you can
receive clear title to the prop-
erty. You are encouraged to
investigate the existence, pri-
ority, and size of outstanding
liens that may exist on this
property by contacting the
county recorders office or a
title insurance company,
either of which may charge
you a fee for this information.
If you consult either of these
resources, you should be
aware that the lender may
hold more than one mort-
gage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER The
sale date shown on this notice
of sale may be postponed one
or more times by the mort-
gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or
a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil
Code. The law requires that
information about trustee
sale postponements be made
available to you and to the
public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you
wish to learn whether your
sale date has been postponed,
and, if applica-ble, the
rescheduled time and date for
the sale of this property, you
may call 1-800-281-8219 or
visit this Internet Web site
www.recontrustco.com,
using the file number
assigned to this case 12-
0008622. Information about
postponements that are very
short in duration or that
occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in
the telephone information or
on the Internet Web site. The
best way to verify postpone-
ment information is to attend
the scheduled sale. RECON-
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-
914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA
93063 Phone/Sale Informa-
tion: (800) 281-8219 By:
Trustee's Sale Officer
RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A. is a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained
will be used for that pur-pose.
FEI # 1006.157438 5/10, 5/17,
5/24/2012
Humboldt County Drug
Task Force seized property
for forfeiture in connection
with controlled substance
violations, to wit, Section
11351 of the Health and
Safety Code of California.
The seized property is
described as: $6,933.00 in
U.S. Currency. Control
Number 12-F-39 has been
assigned to this case. Use this
number to identify the prop-
erty in any correspondence
with the Office of the Hum-
boldt County District Attor-
ney.
If you claim an interest in this
property you must, within 30
days of the first publication
date of this Notice of Seizure
and Administrative Forfei-
ture, file a verified claim in
the Superior Court Clerks
Office located at 825 Fifth
Street, Eureka, California.
You must also provide a ver-
ified copy of the claim to the
Office of the Humboldt
County District Attorney,
825 Fifth Street, Eureka, Cal-
ifornia.
If your claim is not timely
filed, the Humboldt County
District Attorney will declare
the property described in this
notice to be forfeited to the
State and it will be disposed
of as provided in Health and
Safety Code Section 11489.
5/17, 5/24, 5/31/2012