ALWAYS Mendocino Coast's FREE Lighthouse July 2021 Peddler The Best Original Writing, plus the Guide to Art, Music, Events, Theater, Film, Books, Poetry and Life on the Coast Pato Banton and the Now Generation A Free Concert July 18 at Gualala Arts Grammy-nominated reggae legend Pato Banton comes to the Mendonoma Coast for a free, tick- eted concert July 18. An international reggae and world-beat superstar, Banton has a four-de- cade public presence and has increasingly tran- scended music to convey a positive & upli!ing message of global peace and love for humanity. Pato Banton & "e Now Generation Featuring Antoine#e RootsDawtah comes to Gualala Arts for a Free Outdoor Concert for the Community, Sunday, July 18. Gates open at 4:00pm at Gualala Arts Center. While this is a free concert, it is a ticketed event. Tickets must be picked up in person in advance at either the Gualala Arts Center o$ce or at the Dolphin Gallery. "ere is a limit of two (2) tickets per person. Pizza and drinks will be available for purchase with the proceeds bene%#ing Gualala Arts Center. Come Dance and enjoy life! Banton has recorded and toured the world with a variety of artists including "e English Beat, Steel Pulse, UB40 and Sting! A Pato Banton concert is an event is . . . cont'd on page 2 PATO BANTON • Individual and Collaborative – the art of Meilander and Rhine Continued from cover. !e Coast Highway Art Collective Presents the Art of Jim Meilander and Joan Rhine . . . not to be missed and an experience not !is July, the Coast Highway Art Collective obtained from the natural colors of plant $- ments with organic forms.” to be forgo"en! will open its doors to feature a new exhibit by bers in handmade papers and found materi- Joan’s expressive jewelry pieces are unique, In 2006, a%er feeling that he had planted long-time Gualala artists, Jim Meilander and als. A%er the paper has dried, he continues each one completely handmade one-of-a- enough seeds of progress within his home Joan Rhine. !eir show, “Joan Rhine and Jim to develop his design using acrylics, print kind or in small editions. Her contemporary community in the U.K., Banton decided Meilander Together : Individual and Col- media, collage, jewelry designs are light, comfortable to to relocate to Southern California and laborative Art,” is available for viewing at the drawing materials wear, and &a"er the wearer. embark on the second phase of his musical Collective from July 1 to 25. An opening re- and encaustic. As Recent sculptures combine copper and journey, taking with him the years of expe- ception and a chance to meet the artists is on he works on the her custom handmade paper with mixed rience in the $eld of Loving Service. Since Friday, July 2 from noon to 5:00pm. pieces, he allows materials. Much of her work is inspired then Pato has recorded many albums and Meilander works with many diverse ma- for spontaneous by her surroundings, as she walks on the collaborated with artists all over the world. terials using a images to develop. beach or in the forest absorbing natural His most recent albums, "Love Is !e Great- wide range of Meilander forms, textures and colors: “Landscapes, est" and "!e Words Of Rastafari" were re- techniques: hand- received his de- skies, even man-made structures along leased on Bob Marley’s Tu# Gong Records papermaking, col- gree in art from the coast and through the countryside International. lage, printmaking, Ohio University. stimulate my imagination.” Banton’s four-decade public presence has painting, draw- He se"led in San John Rhine, who grew up in New York increasingly transcended music to convey a ing and sculpture. Francisco, where City, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Meilander says his he established degree from !e Cooper Union and her abstract imagery is Submarine Paperworks in Hunters Point Master of Fine Arts in painting and printmak- a playful personal synthesis of real and imagi- Naval Shipyard with his wife, Joan Rhine, in ing from Pra" Institute. In addition, she stud- nary images. He's inspired by his natural and 1984. In 2000 he moved to Gualala. In addi- ied hand papermaking at Dieu Donne Paper man-made physical surroundings, by objects tion to art-making, he has designed and fab- Mill in New York and jewelry with Charlene used in work and play, and by pure fantasy. ricated specialized papermaking equipment. Modena at San Francisco’s Academy of Art In his recent handmade paper/mixed-me- In 2016 he $nished restoring a 1966 Voith University. “I continue to learn at every op- dia works, Jim has limited his pale"e to black Valley (Hollander) Beater. portunity”, she says. Joan’s professional ca- and white, at times accented with color. He Among his many honors, Jim won the Col- reer includes working as a graphic designer, draws upon a number of di#erent techniques lage Award at “Gualala Salon, 2021,” Best of art instructor, $ne artist and jeweler. positive & upli%ing message of global peace in the same artwork. His artistic process be- Show in 2018 “Pu"ing it All Together” with Rhine now o#ers workshops in hand paper- and love for humanity. gins with his making sketches. !en, he cre- his artwork Presence and Absence, First making at her studio in Gualala. Her works Free tickets must be picked up in advance ates a painting using a pale"e of pigmented Place in Collage & Mixed-Media at Art in have been widely exhibited in northern Cali- at Gualala Arts, 46501 Old State Hwy, abaca and co"on paper pulps, and paper made the Redwoods, Gualala Art Center, fornia, from Morris Gualala, or Dolphin Gallery, 39114 Ocean from plants growing in Mendocino County. in 2008 and 2012 and First Place in Graves Museum in Drive, Cypress Village. Information is at He embeds collage elements into the paper Printmaking in 2015. Eureka to Ukiah’s 707.884.1138 and at GualalalArts.org. and welcomes the varying neutral shades Recent exhibits in California in- Art Center and clude “!e Art of Paper” at Ukiah’s Gualala Arts Cen- Art Center and ter. Her work can “Expressions in Handmade Paper be seen at !e Ren 3” at the Morris Graves Museum in Brown Collection Eureka. Jim is an active member of in Bodega Bay, Red the international papermakers’ or- Stella in Gualala ganization “North American Hand and Mendocino Papermakers.” Gems in Mendocino. Winner of numerous Rhine’s creations include abstract wall awards, Joan took First Place in jewelry and pieces and sculpture in mixed media, and ornamentation at Art in the Redwoods, Gua- jewelry. Her most recent work is evolving in lala Arts Center in 2012, 2015 and 2019. She two separate, yet related, directions: mixed is an active member of the international pa- media artworks featuring handmade paper permakers’ organization “North American and her Joan Rhine designs… Jewelry col- Hand Papermakers.” lection using precious metals, semi-precious !ey also regularly show their artwork at stones and beads. their studio and at Discovery Gallery during Joan states that there is a symbiotic ex- the annual North Coast Artists’ Guild "Stu- change of ideas and materials between her dio Discovery Tour”. bodies of work. Color and texture in her jew- !e Coast Highway Art Collective is regu- elry $rst appeared in her artworks; jewelry larly open !ursday through Sunday from materials have entered her wall pieces and 11:00am to 2:00pm. Masks and social dis- sculpture in her uses of wire, gold leaf and tancing are still in place for the safety of all beads. As she puts it “I enjoy exploring the of the guests, artists and sta#. !e gallery is versatility of metal and paper, and how they located at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, next can be perceived as both hard and so%, and door to the Redwood Credit Union. More in- contrasting simple shapes with rich texture, formation is available at www.coast-highway- controlled forms with random elements, artists.com. shiny surfaces with ma"e, and geometric ele- Images: Top le!: Meilinder and Rhine. Top: "Zendo" by Meilinder. Above: "Fun With Geometry " by Rhine.
Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk • Anchor Bay Store 11 • KTDE 4 • !is month Pato Banton brings Great music to Gualala Arts.(Cover). • Arena Frame 15 • KZYX 8 • !e Coast Hwy Art Collective brings Rhine & Meilander Together. Again. (Page 2). • Ar! Feed and Pet 4 • Li#le Green Bean 4 • Wonder what a perfect wedding might look like? Caitie tells (almost) all. (Page 4). • B. Bryan Preserve Back Cover • "e Lo$ 11 • Mendonoma Health Alliance is working hard to get us, keep us, healthy. (Page 4). • Banana Belt Properties Front Cover • MTA 16 • Blake brings us D. A. Wilson for !ird !ursday Poetry. (Page 5). • Denise Green 4 • O%ce Source 8 • Wild$res endanger so much of California. Here are some ideas for safety. (Page 5). • Dream Catcher Interiors 3 • Oceanic Land O%ce 7 • !e Crossword key is here. Peek if you must. (Page 5). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 3 • Phillips Insurance 7 • Summer Chamber Music includes Roy Bogas. What's that about a baton? (Page 6). • Franny's Cup & Saucer 14 • Point Arena Light Station 14 • Coast Community Library has things to do. Let's go. (Page 6). • Garcia River Casino 9 • Red Stella 15 • Discover the Discovery Gallery. !ey've discovered more space. (Page 6). • Green Room, "e 10 • Rollerville Cafe 6 • Phasers set to stun. Wait. !at's phases. Either way, look for the moon. (Page 6). • Gualala Arts 5 • Sea Trader, "e 12 • We have red berries. Not straw, not raz, not Humble. Karin will sort it out. (Page 7). • Gualala Building Supply 16 • Skunk Train 2 • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Spirit Veterinary Services 9 • Hoot, Hoot, Hooray. !e Blue Grouse is here. Or hear. (Page 7). • Ignacio Health Insurance 8 •Village Bootery 9 • !e Paci$c Northwest is all over this issue. Check bugs in the Salish Sea. (Page 7). • KGUA 14 • Zen House Motorcycles 12 • What is it about lines, curves and language? It's all abstract to me, art. (Page 8). • Gerald Huth returns for more sheltering. See the art. (Page 8). • What happens when you bring 4 photographers together? It's breathtaking. (Page 9). • Take a walk down Madison Avenue. David brings us memories of Kirsty. (Page 10). • Have a hankering for haiku? Good. It's right here. (Page 10). • It's not a grammar lesson, but it is First Person Singular. Read on. (Page 11). • !e Frog brings us an updated list of recommended books. Read on. (Page 11). Our thanks to July contributors include • !e Sudoku answers are here in the Key. Don't look! (Page 11). Rozann Grunig, Barbara Johannes , mai haiku, Mitch McFarland, Blake More, • Mitch helps straighten us out on ge"ing our recycling done. (Page 12). Mary Jane Schramm, Caitie Ste#en, David Ste#en, Karin Upho#, Hannah Weinberger, • Sally returns. Hder mentality or, well, let's just say di#erences of opinions. (Page 13). D. A. Wilson, and Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. • Here's a sample of poet D. A. Wilson's work. (Page 13). • Empty squares, numbers, clues. . . . It must be the crossword. (Page 14). Kirsty MacColl image on page 10 by ©Rita Carmo • MJ is here to talk about invisibility. Another tale about the Paci$c Northwest. (Page 15). • Hey. !e circus is coming back to the coast. And Flynn's bringing it. (Page 15). • !e Sudoku puzzle is here to challenge you (or drive you crazy). (Page 15) • Get Out! is here. Look through the list and, well, get out. (Back Cover). Read the Peddler Online- "Well he walked up to me and asked me if I wanted to dance, Its Free & In Full Color! He looked kinda nice and so I said I might take a chance When he danced he held me tight www.thelighthousepeddler.com And when he walked me home that night All the stars weere shining bright And then he kissed me." Issue #237 July 2021 Music and lyrics by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector Lighthouse Peddler
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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 !e Perfect Wedding Empower Yourself by Caitie Ste#en and Help Others Joel and I o'cially met when we were like a li"le pressure. !is felt like I was hold- Learning Opportunities from both in college in 2010. I remember seeing ing back the Hoover Dam at its high point. Mendonoma Health Alliance him in his ROTC uniform when I worked Now, to this day, I still have no idea what was Mendonoma Health Alliance (MHA) at the front desk of my residence hall and going through my head, but I chose not to is reaching out with programs to help em- assumed he had a girlfriend or was out of use the public restroom at Ocean Beach be- power individuals for their own health, or to my league. He and his buddy would walk fore we headed to the restaurant. Idiot, idi- help others here on the Mendonoma Coast. by the front desk a lot, and I learned many ot, and did I say, IDIOT! Joel starts driving years later it was to catch a glimpse of the towards the restaurant, and I have another hot Asian girl who worked there. !ey opportunity to ask him to stop, so I can use would always shoot some goofy smiles the restroom. We are driving right by my and wave hello. Joel and my relationship in place. Silence. WTF Caitie?! At this point, college didn't go be- we are almost to yond some silly texts the restaurant, but In July MHA, in conjunction with Red- in Japanese and a my bladder is pre"y wood Coast Medical Services (RCMS), beer at a dive bar much Old Faithful will o#er the Emotional Support Volunteers near campus. I end- and about to blow Program. !is new home health & palliative ed up starting a new at any moment. !e care program will take place in four sessions relationship with seconds seem like on consecutive Saturdays from 9:00am to someone else and hours as we drive 3:00pm: July 10, 17, 24 and 31. Joel graduated. We around looking for Volunteers will be trained to journey with didn't see each other parking. Finally, Joel those who are ill, injured, or near the end of or hear from one an- $nds a spot and just their lives. Compassionate & active listen- other for 4 years. as I get out of the ing, responding to emotional & spiritual Fast forward to car and start to walk needs, si"ing with those who are grappling March 2014. I just towards the restau- with big life issues, and o#ering compan- moved back into San rant. . . there she ionship to those who may be lonely, scared, Francisco, and I got blew. Yep, a 28-year grieving, or just needing a friend, are just a text from a num- old, rational, adult some of the skills that will be taught by a ber I didn't have in my contacts. It started peed her pants. I'm morti$ed. Not only did team of professionals. o#, "Konnichiwa," and without recogniz- I just pee a river in my pants, but I just did it For more information or to register for ing the number I knew exactly who it was. in front of Joel! I'm thinking to myself well this training, contact Mendonoma Health !ere was only one person who always there goes the perfect guy. How could he Alliance (707) 412-3176 x102 or email started their texts o# to me with that Japa- possibly look at me a%er this $asco? But he [email protected]. nese greeting. It was Joel. I found it pre"y was the perfect gentleman and insisted on !is fall MHA will o#er another unique serendipitous that not only did he still have driving me home. And when I was panicky opportunity to make a di#erence in our my number but he just happened to text me about si"ing on his seat he let me sit on a community! Spread over 12 sessions, this the day a%er I moved back into the city. It towel that his Aunt embroidered for him. Health Management Workshop is based felt like this was fate giving a second chance Joel and I have spent the last 7 years learn- on Stanford University’s Chronic Disease from a missed opportunity. !e bu"er- ing about relationships, responsibilities, Self-Management Program. MHA is now &ies crept into my stomach. We met up for commitment, honesty, long distance, and o#ering this opportunity, through Zoom, at beers at a dive bar in the Outer Sunset to so much more that it's impossible for me to no-cost to you! play some pool, and even though the beer imagine what my life would be without him !e workshop is for adults with a chronic was stale, it was the best date I had had in in it. He has truly made me a be"er person health condition. It focuses on disease man- a while. and I wouldn't have grown professionally agement skills, including decision mak- But what really sealed the deal in my or personally without him. A worthwhile ing, problem-solving, and action planning. mind as to whether Joel and I would end relationship will break through your com- Some of the bene$ts of the workshop in- up together forever, was a di#erent date. fort zone and ask you to open yourself up clude I pride myself on being poised and when to vulnerability. No one wants to be suscep- • Empowering Yourself & Others, you're in the early days of a dating relation- tible to pain but it's necessary if you expect • Learning New Skills, ship you always present your best self all to show another person that you love them. • Strengthening Your Ties In Our Commu- the time. You don't eat too much, you don't On April 5, 2021, I was lucky enough to nity, poop, you don't fart, you wear makeup, and marry my best friend. And in the typical • Making Lasting Connections, you dress nicely. Joel and I decided to check Joel and Caitie style there was no wedding • Reaching Your Goals, out taco Tuesday at a restaurant in the Inner dress, no witnesses, no cake, and no danc- • Enriching Your Life. Sunset, and he suggested we grab a couple ing. We wore matching Hawaiian shirts and !e online workshop will be held for 13 beers and enjoy the sunset at Ocean Beach said our vows in private. It's crazy to think sessions, beginning September 14, meet- before dinner. that in 2010 lightning struck (although ing on Zoom every Tuesday & !ursday We are having a great time just si"ing in neither of us knew it) and it struck again in from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Space is limited. his car sipping on some beers and watching 2014. We go through life making so many For more information or to register, you the surfers catch the $nal waves before the choices everyday and sometimes it's not un- can contact Mendonoma Health Alliance: sun goes down. As I'm si"ing there, I start to til much later that we can look back and feel (707) 412-3176 x102 or email info@men- feel like I really have to pee. I'm not talking gratitude for those choices we made. donomahealth.org.
Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 San Francisco Poet D.A. “Roarshock” Wilson Gualala Featured at Virtual !ird !ursday Poetry Arts Join !e Online Evening July 15 SINCE 1961 Point Arena !ird !ursday Poetry pres- at the ancestral home in historic Martinez, sition, publication and performance of his 707.884.1138 GualalaArts.org ents Poet D. A. "Roarshock" Wilson read- California, which has no ivory tower. Since poems, future projects include writing a 46501 Old State Hwy ing at 7:00pm on !ursday, July 15. !e vir- he did not storm the walls of academia, multi-volume mythological High Fantasy Gualala, CA 95445 tual !ird !ursday Zoom Poetry includes he has had many mundane jobs including adventure series and penning a 21st century New Exhibits Coming open mic to follow. warehouseman, co#ee roaster, editor, news- children's book (the protagonist an anthro- Roarshock is a Northern California Poet paper critic and reporter, law librarian, and pomorphic bear), for adults and children To Gualala Arts July 3 and Storyteller based in San Francisco. for two decades coordinator in the &agship of all ages. !e collected ROARSHOCK “Pursuing Lines, Curves and His work has appeared in eccentric, PAGE and many other works are on his Abstract Languages” obscure and unknown publications, web site, roarshock.net. Mirka Knaster, Michael Connor, some of which he edited. His chap- To watch or participate as an open Paula Haymond book - First Hours of a Rainy Day and mic reader, please email blake@snake- Other Poems - was published in 1997, lyone.com. !ird !ursday Poetry “Shelter In Place: and since 1998 he has been publisher Zoom made possible by the Arena !e- Reflections of 2020” and editor of ROARSHOCK PAGE, a ater and continues to be supported by Gerald Huth literary street &yer. To his great delight, Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant “Thought Behind the Shot” someone has placed issues of ROAR- it has received from !e James Irvine Scott Chieffo, Paul Kozal, SHOCK PAGE in the Li"le Maga/ Foundation. Bill Oxford, Scott Sewell Zine Collection of the San Francisco NOTE: Read a poem by D.A. Wilson Public Library. on page XX of this issue of the Light- “Two Visions Emerge” Roarshock believes strongly in house Peddler. Dolphin Gallery Exhibit Public Libraries and other public cultural newsroom of the world’s leading commer- Larain Matheson and spaces, free speech and free expression, cial newswire, with his thumb on the very Mark Guthrie. and an open online world as exempli$ed by jugular of capitalism. Poetry is a political act Continuing in July projects like Wikipedia and the Internet Ar- Roarshock has read live on Pirate Cat Pato Banton • July 18 chive and Spoken World Online. He oppos- because it involves tell- Radio and Radio Valencia in San Francis- A Free Community Music Event. es censorship, including “cancel culture”, all co and performed in venues as diverse as ing the truth." Free Tickets at Gualala Arts bigotry and inequality, and corporate con- Adobe Books and the Jerry Garcia Amphi- and Dolphin Gallery trol of art and culture. theater in San Francisco, and Au Chat Noir June Jordan (1936-2002) During the 2020 pandemic he sheltered in Paris. In addition to continued compo- Chamber Music Concert Roy Bogas Tribute If Wild$res Present A Danger, Will You Know What To Do? Sunday, July 25, 2 pm. Plan Ahead. Get Informed. Be Prepared. At JAMI Amphitheater. Tickets at Dolphin Gallery Fire? “It won’t happen here.” Well, things or property meets those standards.(In short, medications, extra eyeglasses or contact and Gualala Arts. change and our thinking probably needs lenses, a small $rst-aid kit with essentials, any accumulation of vegetative debris, on an update as well. It’s never too late to start &ashlight, portable radio, and sanitation any type of a roof, could be a place for $re Gualala Arts: Open daily, 11 - 4 planning and ge"ing prepared, and right supplies. Have important documents (birth to start and enable a $re to gain access into Dolphin: Open Thu-Mon, 11 - 4 now is the perfect time.(Here are some the structure. Face masks are required and physical ideas, from the things you know, and the If you have not already done so, sign up distancing will be the norm, with a limited number of people allowed in all public spaces. things you need to know. for emergency alerts on the Mendocino Seeing or smelling smoke is dependent County sheri#s website (or Sonoma Coun- on wind and air currents. Smoke can travel ty). While you’re at it, sign up for CAL and be visible in our area from other parts FIRE news releases. of California and from other states. It’s also If you believe or know a $re is a possible "What Me Worry?" worth reminding everyone that smoke threat, the best response and to reach the Alfred E. Newman (1930-) alarms are required and needed no ma"er most resources possible, simply call 9-1-1. if you live in the city or the country. !ey When reporting a $re, be able to tell the can provide an early warning and save lives. dispatch the location of the $re)the ad- A Go-Bag is a good idea in case you don’t dress/street and cross street, a common get much warning. Creating your Go-Bag place name i.e. “near Bower Park”)and doesn’t require a special purchase. It can be describe(what you see burning: "one tree", an old suitcase, a canvas bag, or other travel- "a house", "a brick building", "some forest type bag. (It should be made of a durable land", etc. material and have handles. Paper grocery How fast a wild$re can travel is depen- bags are NOT recommended). Consider dent on many factors: wind, topography, including face masks or coverings, a 3-day fuel type. With a $re that is 100 to 150 miles supply of non-perishable food plus 3 gal- certi$cates and/or passports, and consider away it is unlikely to be a threat but it is al- lons of water per person, and a local or re- space (or a separate Go-bag) for your pets. ways smart to be prepared and vigilant in gional map marked with at least two evacu- Don’t forget to take your cell phone. case of $re. Any $re.(More information is at ation routes. Have change(s) of clothing. Learn about defensible space and home ReadyForWild$re.org. Don’t forget your prescriptions or special hardening and then determine if your home
Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 Roy Bogas Tribute Coast Community Library’s !e Discovery Gallery New Moon A Special Chamber Music Event Summer Reading Program Welcomes Art Lovers to !eir Sunday, July 25 Continues in July Expanded Space Beginning this month the Discovery Gal- Gualala Arts' summer chamber music You’re invited to this years’ read- lery in Gualala will add to its space at the event has long been a favorite here on the ing challenges, events and prizes for Seacli# Center, more than doubling the size coast, and it returns on Sunday, July 25. children, teens, and adults. !e library of the gallery. !is means more beautiful art !is year's event will be a special, one-hour, has reading logs and it’s easy to register of even greater diversity for your viewing, outdoor performance by Roy Bogas and at the library or register online for the gi% giving, and home beautifying pleasure. Friends. With this chamber music event, Beanstalk app at: From the second week of July to the sec- Bogas will pass the baton over to another www.mendolibrary.beantsack.org July 10 ond week of September, Discovery Gallery long-time favorite musician, Peter Wyrick. will house the Studio Discovery Tour Pre- Following the concert, there will be a re- • “Let "e Reading Begin” continues view show in half of its new gallery space. ception to honor Roy’s 16 years of artistry through July 23: !e Discovery Gallery artists will continue Full Moon as part of this summer festival. !e 2:00pm Children (ages 0-12) goal: log 7 hours of reading to complete the challenge. Extra to show their work in the current half of the challenge: log 10 hours for badge. gallery. !e two spaces will &ow into each Teen and Adult (ages 12-109) goal: log 15 other to make it easy to see all of the gallery hours of reading to complete the challenge. Extra challenge: log 20 hours for badge. Countywide Community Goal: 100,000 minutes! • Special Events: July 24 July 13, Tuesday, 3:00-3:45: “Bats of Our concert is set for the JAMI Amphitheater, a Area”, a virtual program with Corky Quirk beautiful se"ing adjacent toGualala Arts. of NorCalBats www.norcalbats.org. !e a%ernoon of music will feature Roy July 23, Friday, 3:00-3:45: “Coventry & Bogas, piano, Peter Wyrick and Mariko Hi- Kaluza”, Bay Area clowns. Love Circus raga Wyrick, cello, Amy Hiraga, viola, and performance includes juggling, aerobat- Mayumi Wyrick and Sam Oliver, Violin. ics, hula hooping, music and dog tricks! !e program will include Vivaldi’s “Cello Where: parking lot near the library; masks Concerto in b minor”, and Dvorak’s “Piano and social distancing encouraged. Quintet Op. 81 in A major”. • Cra$ Go-Bags: Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the Continuing in July there will be weekly day of the concert (subject to availability). cra% activity bags for c holders to take home and preview show items in one convenient Advance tickets are available at Gualala Arts and free Scholastic books at the library. • Prizes: exhibit. Center or !e Dolphin Gallery. (Note: no Besides the enjoyment of reading and the !e Discovery Gallery is located at the online ticket sales). More information is at chance e to add to the Community Read- Seacli# Center near the Seacli# Motel and GualalaArts.org and at 707.884.1138. CO- ing Goal, readers are entered in ra*es Trinks. Open every day but Wednesday. VID-19 Protocol: Masks required; the am- to win a Kobo Clara eReader, a Kid’s Our new hours are 11:00am to 4:00pm. phitheater o#ers plenty of space for socially Kindle, or a Four-Eyed Frog Books gi% Come visit them soon. distanced seating. certi$cate!Library. Above: Jennie Henderson Scarves and Hangings
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Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 Words on Wellness • In The Redwood Forest by Karin Uphoff Why Salish Sea researchers are targeting superbugs in marine mammals !ere is no be"er place to spend some that ripen in summer to a sweet and unique by Hannah Weinberger / [email protected] time in hot weather or drippy fog, than taste all their own. !ey are actually a min- poises, harbor seals and animals like endan- deep in the redwood forest along a run- iature cluster of berries providing a pleas- Antibiotic medicine has saved innumer- gered southern resident killer whales. ning stream. A healthy coastal redwood ant crunchy texture from the tiny seeds in able people, but research has shown we are “What it's showing is that stu# that we're forest (only 382,000 acres of such forest is each drupelet. Native Americans have and prescribed antibiotics more o%en than need- doing on land is ge"ing into the ocean protected, 23% of their range) has a multi- continue to value this plant for food and ed, leading bacteria in our bodies to build up whether we know it or not,” Gaydos says. !e storied assemblage medicine, especially immunity and become(superbugs. $ndings also tee up another of trees, shrubs and for skin and digestive !e negative impacts frightening prospect: that herbaceous growth ailments. Leaf infu- aren’t limited to humans, this antibiotic resistance wherever the light al- sions are used inter- though. !rough a multi- and ensuing superbugs lows. Small trees like nally to treat stomach tude of possible pathways, could make their way back bigleaf maple, have complaints, anemia, including runo#s, sewage to us. stain glass edible gastric bleeding and and THE FINDINGS& leaves and shrubs like vomiting. !e tea is land$lls, more antibiotics Collecting samples from California wild hazel also has been taken and antibiotic-resistant bac- wild animals is a time-sensi- nut (Corylus cornuta by women when their teria are showing up in the tive science that takes a village, and Norman’s var Californica) with periods are unusu- Salish Sea and in the bodies of the wildlife showed up for her in spades in the its green, saw-toothed, velvety leaves and ally long. A(poultice of the dried powdered that form of the region’s robust marine mammal so%ly arching branches, do indeed produce leaves can treat wounds and burns and are live there)especially marine mammals. stranding network. hazelnuts. !e green husks that cover the used to reduce scarring. Making a facial !e ways we use antibiotics in medicine, Norman’s sampling period, from Septem- nut are longer and form a tubular beak with steam with the leaves will reduce pimples agriculture and beyond have concerned Dr. ber 2018 through June 2020, relied on strand- what looks like tiny tassels. By the end of and blackheads due to its astringent prop- Stephanie Norman, a wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist with Marine-Med, for summer these husks turn brown and shrink erty. Both roots and leaves were used tradi- Continued on Page 16 and the nut adheres to the stem until a tionally to stimulate appetite, helping those decades. It’s for that reason that Norman and squirrel or chipmunk comes along to collect who need to gain weight. A(decoction of the a team spent two years collecting and analyz- it. Like the European hazelnut which pro- roots, as with blackberry root, helps resolve ing animal necropsy samples from porpois- duces larger nuts and is sold commercially, diarrhea taken in small doses o%en. Young es and harbor seals in the Salish Sea. !ey these nuts are high protein and serve as an spring shoots of this plant, once peeled, can wanted to get a be"er idea of how susceptible important food source. be eaten either raw or cooked like asparagus marine mammals are to antibiotic resistance Another velvety-leaved plant is the rangy as both berries and shoots are rich in Vita- and how these bacteria spread through the thimble berry (Rubus Parvi&orus). Like min C and A. !e yellow-banded sphinx world. Antibiotics might $nd their way into raspberries which are related, thimbleber- bu"er&y relies on the thimbleberry as both the marine environment via a host of things ries are prized for their bright scarlet berries a source of nectar and a host for its larvae. we medicate: people, pets or even farm ani- mals. Karin C. Upho!, is a Master Herbalist, Iridologist, Bodyworker and author of Botanical Body Care: Herbs and Natural Healing for Your Whole Body. “We don't understand a lot about how an- Learn more at: www.karinupho!.com. Image: Brigi"e makes custom works #om your photos, thanks a lot at Pixabay.' tibiotic resistance moves through the envi- ronment, and what e#ect it could potentially Blue Grouse: "Hear !eir Courtship Hooting" have on wildlife,” says Dr. Joe Gaydos, a co- !e Blue Grouse is the common resident in&ates his yellow air sacs to amplify his author on the study and science director of Build YOUR grouse of our mountains. In early spring, hooting and growling. Most of the male's the(SeaDoc Society. “We don't treat a lot of Price Reduced! while there is still snow on the ground you song is so low the human ear cannot hear it. wildlife with antibiotics. But occasionally we Ocean View Home can hear their courtship hooting. Courtship also involves elaborate displays do, with rehabilitation and things like that, !e Blue is one of the with short &u"ering &ights and so we don't want to be causing a problem on the Gualala Ridge. largest grouse at 17-22". o# the ground and stru"ing someplace where there shouldn't be a prob- !ey are mo"led brownish with air sacs in&ated and tail lem.” New Lower Price! $49,997 gray with a broad gray band fanned, much like a turkey Studies of marine animal antibacterial at the tip of their tail. !eir gobbler. resistance in Puget Sound have taken place • Create an Ocean View or Nestle Your short legs are feathered. !e A%er mating the male before, but they were mostly limited to single Home among the Beautiful Trees. males have a blue gray cap return upslope to the coni- species in narrow locations. Norman can • Improved lot on Ocean Ridge Dr. and an orange bare spot or fers and alpine meadows. count them on one hand.(Her team’s e#orts • Away from the Highway 1 Noise. "comb" over the eye. !ey !e female stays below and are broader and more structured, dealing • It’s Warmer on the Ridge. have yellow patches on their raises 7-10 young. !eir diet with more than one species across a wide ge- • Quiet Residential Area. throat surrounded by white is mainly insects to start and ography of inland waters, with multiple age • Water meter at Street. feathers, which in&ate for then expands with berries, classes within those species. (Subject to moratorium). courtship. leaves, seeds and &owers. !e winter diet is A%er(taking samples from 95 animals)74 !e Blue Grouse are unique in their verti- mainly conifer needles and buds. harbor seals and 21 porpoises)the team • Electric at Street. cal migrations on mountain slopes. In spring By September all return to higher eleva- found the data across age classes and geog- • Septic Permit on file. they move down from the high coniferous tions to winter in the branches of conifers or raphy showed signi$cant numbers of harbor • High speed internet available. woods to the upper edge of the deciduous burrows in the snow. !ey even grow their seals and porpoises host bacteria that resist contact: Robert Juengling, Lic. 00920708 forest where courtship is carried out. !e own snowshoe with a fringe of scales around treatment by common antibiotics. How that Oceanic Land Office male calls from a stump or tree perch and their toes. resistance unfolded in these populations in 39150 S. Hwy 1, Gualala, 95445 707-884-4757 • OceanicLand.com Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article about the Blue Grouse. Each month, the Light- some ways &ies in the face of what research- house Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. Look for the Oceanic Land Company sign at More information is at www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org. ers expected to see, creating concern for por- 38060 Ocean Ridge Drive, Gualala, CA 95445. Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 "Pursuing Lines, Curves and Abstract Languages" • A New Exhibit at Gualala Arts' • Opening July 3 Featuring Michael Connor, Mirka Knaster, Paula Haymond “Pursuing Lines, Curves and Abstract narratives illustrate his experience navigat- visual pa"ern. Like the magic of seeing an Languages” is a new exhibit at Gualala Arts, ing what he candidly describes as “going animal in a cloud or discerning a face in the featuring the works of Mirka Knaster, Paula somewhere else.” 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 2 moon, abstract art stimulates our capacity Haymond and Michael Connor. !e ex- Coastal artists Mirka Knaster and Paula to create a story. Our mind takes over when in Gualala hibit opens Saturday, July 3, from 11:00am Haymond are keen on abstract art. !ey of- the artist does not provide a mimetic rep- to 7:00pm in Coleman Hall at Gualala Arts. fer beautiful and engaging works that appeal resentation of a place, PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL A Members Preview is set for Friday, July 2, aesthetically and arouse curiosity. Present- person, or object. Ab- Business Cards • Building Plans from 11:00am to 4:00pm. !e exhibit con- ing new ways of looking at what’s all around stract art encourages Postcards • Flyers • Posters tinues through, August 1. us and inviting viewers’ imaginations to us to go beyond what Signage • Secretarial Services Michael Connor roam freely reality presents and Ofce Supplies • Tech Accesories is best known for is what interpret the shapes, his abstract paint- m a k e s ph 707.884.9640 lines, colors, and ings. His work their ab- designs through a fax 707.885.0191 examines the rela- stract art di#erent $lter. We offi[email protected] tionship between so intrigu- can get lost in the BUSINESS HOURS form and &uidity. ing. Both abstract images. Born in Minne- a r t i s t s Mon • Tue • Thu • Fri !en, as we $ll in the apolis, Michael work with gaps ourselves, feel- 2pm - 4pm a"ended the Min- a mixture of media and techniques. Hay- ing and thinking what CLOSED: Wednesday and Weekends neapolis School of mond sculpts, burns, pierces, and paints the artwork means to Art before mov- wood, metal, and stone to create three-di- us, we’re gi%ed with $nding something un- ing to California mensional objects. Knaster combines tex- expected in the relationships between the "If you want it, go for it. Take a risk. where he worked tiles, handmade paper, thread, paint, dye, shapes and spaces. Don't always play it safe or you'll die as a Creative Director in the Silicon Val- and ink in her 2-D and 3-D pieces. ley advertising industry. Following a near- Abstract art o%en triggers pareidolia, our Le!: "Dancer" by Michael Connor. Center: wondering." death experience, his body of work took on tendency to perceive a speci$c, o%en mean- "Indigo" by Mirka Knaster. Right: "Dreams Tenille Dashwood (1989-) a lucid form of storytelling. His non-linear ingful image in a random or ambiguous From "e Crossing" by Paula Haymond.
Shelter in Place)Re&ections of 2020 • !e Art of Gerald Huth A New Exhibit Opening July 3 at Gualala Arts “Shelter in Place)Re&ections of 2020” condition”, with events in his life and the will consist of the work Gerald Huth has world around him. Much of his work is also been doing and will continue this year, in&uenced by the arts of other cultures and about this challenge facing us as a society. civilizations, encountered during his ex- !e exhibit will include paintings, collages, tensive travels around the world. His work and some sculptures. o%en has the human Images will be added $gure as its focus, but to the website as they there are also many evolve. !e exhibit pieces where the line opens Sa"urday, July between $gurative 3, from 11:00am to and abstract becomes 7:00pm at Gualala blurred. Arts' Elaine Jacob Mr. Huth works in Foyer. a variety of media, of- Gerald Huth was ten mixing di#erent born in New York ones in an a"empt
City, studied art and to achieve the stron- free & in color www . thelighthousepeddler com • always architecture at the gest response from University of Penn- the viewer. !ere sylvania, with further are mixed-media studies at the Ecole collages, collage/ des Beaux-Arts in sculptures on rotat- Avignon, France, ing bases, and large and the Art Students’ paintings combining League in New York. He has had more than oil on canvas, papers, and wood or other 50 exhibitions, including numerous ones in materials. He believes that “the role of the France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and artist is to ful$ll the human expression of Australia. His work is in many public and the time in which we live.” private collections throughout the USA and !e exhibit continues through August 1. abroad. Gualala Arts is open daily from 11:00am to Gerald Huth’s art deals with “the human 4:00pm. Information is at GualalaArts.org.
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the samefor you." knowledge that one day someone might do kindness, the in safereward, of of expectation no with act random a out "Carry Pg 9Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 Lady DianaSpencer(1961-1997) Walking Down Madison by David Ste#en I don’t mind admi"ing that in the mid- Dylan, Baez, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Phil learned to love, it was friends who connected walked, driven, taken the bus or subway and 1960s I was a fan of Bob Dylan but not Joan Ochs, and others)wrote and performed me to MacColl. More on that in a minute. taxied almost the entire length of Madison Baez. !ese two legendary songwriters and songs that (to put it mildly) objected to war Memories are crazy things, and beyond Avenue while working in New York, I was performers were regularly linked up by the and the dra%, and to be fair, other issues: our true experiences, we o%en forget many anxious to see the video. And that video) press, in part, due to their ages, political and poverty, social injustice, women’s rights and events, and embrace those reimagined. !at readily available on YouTube)richly follows social views, they were a boy and a girl (duh), more. But that de$ant songwriting was not being said, 1989 was an interesting year in her lyrical storyline: and particularly through their songwriting. purely American. Songwriters in other parts the music business. All of us at A&M Records From an uptown apartment By the early ‘70s I was a part of the music of the world also became known for writ- wondered who would be le% standing once to a knife on the “A” train, business and met one of them. ing songs that opposed Polygram completed the While working for A&M Records in Chi- war)Vietnam or al- $500 million acquisition it’s not that far, cago, part of my job was working with artists most any other war. of A&M, the label that From the sharks in the penthouse coming through town, helping promote their John Lennon fa- Herb Alpert and Jerry to the rats in the basement, music, club and concert tours, schedule inter- mously wrote “Give Moss started in Herb’s it’s not that far, views and more. Somewhere in 1973 I found Peace a Chance” (1969) garage in 1962. One to the Bag Lady !ozen asleep myself spending part of a day with Joan Baez which became a uni- evening in ’89 I found on the church steps, who, a year earlier, had signed a record deal versal mantra for those myself leaving the Cen- it’s not that far”. with A&M. She was in Chicago to promote protesting the Vietnam tury Plaza Hotel a%er a In 4 1/2 minutes MacColl paints a picture her $rst A&M album, “Come From the Shad- War. In November, meeting. While si"ing of New York City’s economic contrasts, a pic- ows”. In addition to visiting radio and press, 1969, Pete Seeger gave in my car on the parking ture that’s right in your face. And it’s helped I remember the casual parts of our conversa- his voice to Lennon’s ramp trying to leave the along by rapper Ani# Cousins, who has a not- tion. Yet even those moments gave me some song, performing it be- hotel, a young woman insigni$cant recurring part in the recording appreciation for just who Joan Baez was. It fore a crowd of 500,000 dressed in something and the video. was a thoroughly enjoyable day talking about calling for a moratorium resembling camo saw !e third MacColl track I want to mention music, touring, and her $rst 15 years as a suc- on the Vietnam War at me, and waved her hand is the “Christmas” record she made with the cessful recording artist. I also got a $rst-hand the Washington Monu- to get my a"ention. As Pogues, the group led by Shane MacGowan. lesson about California agriculture with, for ment. And there was a she walked closer to As holiday music, “A Fairytale of New York” example, a lesson on which le"uce to buy, player from the British me I saw that it was my is less Bing Crosby and more John Lennon. which to avoid, and so on. As the saying goes, Isles doing his own anti- friend Barbara Bolan. !e track and video (which includes a cameo Joan walked the walk. war songwriting: James She worked for IRS re- by actor Ma" Dillon) were produced in 1987, Remember the dra%? If you don’t it may Henry Miller. photo by: © Rita Carmo cords and was promot- and “Fairytale of New York” has been a pe- simply be a factor of age, or the likelihood that Miller was born in 1915 in England of Scot- ing a new album by a group called Fine Young rennial chart success in the UK ever since. no-one in your immediate family was con- tish parents. He adopted the stage name Ewan Cannibals. She handed me a casse"e and as I I won’t describe the video (it should really scripted into the American military. !ose MacColl and wrote a number of songs that drove home I found myself listening to “She be seen) except to say that MacGowan was of us who were high school age in the 1960s have become famous to music lovers around Drives Me Crazy”. It was more than infec- quoted in UK music magazine Mojo, de- de$nitely knew about the dra%. We knew the world, including “!e First Time Ever tious. It was a spectacular record. Consum- scribing the lyrical interplay between himself that unless we went to college and received I Saw Your Face” (Roberta Flack achieved ers and radio agreed, and the single went to and Kirsty MacColl: "Kirsty knew exactly the a deferment it was likely that)barring some enormous fame and sales success with that #1 in Billboard. To this day, no one changes right measure of viciousness and femininity paperwork miracle (or undiagnosed medical song around the world.) He was also known the dial or turns the volume down when that and romance to put into it and she had a very anomaly))we would probably be wearing for writing songs protesting nuclear arms, track comes on the radio, or YouTube, etc. strong character and it came across in a big a uniform (voluntarily or through the dra%) and songs of support for union laborers in I don’t remember if it was Barbara or IRS way... In operas, if you have a double aria, it's and quite possibly shipped to Vietnam. Some the U.K. I learned about Ewan MacColl by Records president Jay Boberg who handed what the woman does that really ma"ers. !e of the musicians who became part of the con- following the career of his daughter Kirsty me a copy of 1993’s “Titanic Days” by Kirsty man lies, the woman tells the truth.” science of a generation wrote about the war: MacColl. As with much of the music I’ve MacColl, but I fell in love with the music. In 2000, Kirsty MacColl was killed while And, I might add, the lyrics of the title track vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico. Enjoying read like a hot romance novel (not that I care a swim with her children, she was hit by a about such things). And there was another Haiku for boat cruising through an area designated “No early-‘90s album by MacColl: “Electric Land- July Boats”, (as in ‘for swimming only’.) Age 41. lady’". I’m old enough to get the title’s pun A tragedy, to be certain. A loss for recorded (playing o# of Jimi Hendrix’s album “Electric music is obvious. But twenty years later her Ladyland”) and once again, I was happy to “red white voice remains compelling. !e recordings have another MacColl album in my collec- blue I’ve mentioned today stay with me, just like tion. !e lead track on that album was “Walk- flying over recordings that you’ve loved over the years. ing Down Madison.” the river Need some refreshing “new” music for your MacColl continued to grow as a vocalist ears. Start with “Titanic Days”, then go to dragonflies” and as a songwriter, and one couldn’t ignore “Walking Down Madison”, and $nish with the socially-relevant lyrics of “Walking Down the video of “Fairytale of New York”. Her Madison”. !is young woman’s lyrics present- by mai haiku recordings remind us of the tragedy of her ed the diverse social eco-system of New York death, how precious is the time we’re allo"ed using Madison Avenue as a microcosm of the on this planet, and how recorded music lets city: gun violence, opulence, hunger, home- us enjoy, imagine, and celebrate while we’re lessness, gli"er, social ignorance (or am- here. bivalence) and perhaps with a nod to West Photo by: Rita Carmo (www.ritacarmo.com) Side Story, the sharks and the rats. Having Pg 10 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 (""e Souvenir Museum" !e July Reading List A Book by Elizabeth McCracken • Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi Best Sellers and Best Bets I’m absolutely certain that I am not the up all the things he has given up for love, or the real Denmark, “studded with li"le mu- “Let us remember: One book, one $rst reviewer to say this, but Elizabeth Mc- submi"ed to in its name, such as coming to a seums dedicated to misery and wealth and pen, one child, and one teacher can Cracken cracks me up. I’m even more cer- place like this, which, for him, is its own li"le the unpleasant habits of men.” He loves the change the world.” tain now, since the week that I wrote this, circle of hell. But he is fully aware of what he shards more than the whole; for him, “Look- Malala Yousafzai (1997-) McCracken tweeted, “‘You crack you up,’ has received in ing at a piece of a thing, he might think, de- • Living at the Sea Ranch one of my kids said to me, accurately.” I felt return. duce, discover something nobody ever had, by M.Alinder, A. Lunsford, C. Kreyling the need to respond, “In your defense, you’re “Ernest was which was all he wanted in the world.” • When the Stars go Dark not the only one.” Daddy and Family is at the center of every one of Mc- by Paula McLain In reading McCracken ) here, in her Bruno was Pop; Cracken’s stories, which is what makes them • "e Hill We Climb. An Inaugural Poem... latest story collection, !e Souvenir Muse- Ernest believed so achingly familiar. “A Walk-!rough Hu- by Amanda Gorman um)most o%en, I $nd myself laughing with in vows, Bruno man Heart” seems an apt description of a • Finding "e Mother Tree simple delight at her just-so-right-ness. She in facts and parent’s heart when they feel their child slip- by Suzanne Simard has the eye, ear, and voice for capturing the deeds. !e im- ping away from them, to be replaced with a • Nomadland: Surviving America in 21st essence of the world as it unfurls around all portant fact was stranger fueled by drugs and treachery. by Jessica Bruder • "e Dutch House of us)trapping us, dragging us along, leav- four years old. And how much worse is it when the loss by Ann Patche" ing many of us trailing in its wake. She’s right !e fact was goes in both directions? In “Birdsong from • "e Glass Hotel in the scrum with us, sharing it all: the ab- named Cody. the Radio,” when exotic Leonora ) so un- by Emily St. Mandel surd, the miraculous, the horri$c, the u"erly !e fact had like the other mothers)goes from nib- • Project Hail Mary banal. In McCracken’s hands, it’s gold. never-cut red bling at her three children, “plump loaves of by Andy Weir !e lion’s share of that loot in !e Souve- hair that hung to his shoulders and was so bread, delicious,” to actually biting them, we • You Will Leave A Trail of Stars nir Museum goes to Jack and Sadie, whose fair-skinned as to be combustible.” As thor- feel her slipping into feral madness. !e chil- by Lisa Congdon lives, together and separately, account for al- oughly as Bruno loves Ernest and the child dren, in terror, begin to sleep together for • Premonition: A Pandemic most half its stories. Sadie, 21, who “wanted they share, he cannot surrender himself to protection, and her husband, “Poor Alan… by Michael Lewis love so badly the longing felt like organ fail- any wedding that Ernest would plan. in thrall to his wife,” stands helplessly by. • All "at the Rain Promises and More by David Arora ure,” meets Jack)the only American-born- A waterpark is also the worst kind of place We know that something worse is coming, • "e Overstory and-bred child of an English family, who, at for a guy like Bruno, for whom “there was with the other mothers dissecting events by Richard Powers 16, “shipped himself o# to another country nothing between uncertainty and catastro- “later,” and there being a mention of news • Gratitude so that he could a"end to his late puberty phe…One of the things he hadn’t realized cameras. !e question is simply how the an- by Oliver Sacks alone, like the injured animal he was”)on before having a child: how many ways there imals in Leonora’s nature)“not a chimera • "e Body the streets of Boston in winter. He asks Sa- were to die of self-con$dence.” Still, it is the but a vivarium”)will fully manifest. by Bill Bryson die what her name is short for. “Sadness,” she place of his epiphany. !is and the other stories in !e Souvenir • Soul of an Octopus tells him. But in case the reader (me, for example) Museum are the kind that hold up well be- by Sy Montgomery We initially encounter the pair as Sadie thinks of a place like Schli"erbahn as a yond a single re-reading. How far beyond? • Code Breaker drives them through the Irish countryside quintessentially American horror, the title I’ll let you know when I get there. by Walter Isaacson • Long Petal to the Sea late at night to the wedding of one of Jack’s story in !e Souvenir Museum whisks us by Isabel Allende older sisters, and to Sadie’s $rst meeting o# to Denmark and the original Legoland. Jennifer Bort Yacovissi grew up in Bethesda, MD, just a bit farther up the hill #om Washington, DC, where her debut Nine-year-old Leo informs his mother, Jo- with his imposing family. We’re not sure novel, Up the Hill to Home, takes place. $e novel is a %c- Another Book You Might Like*
about Jack at $rst)our early sympathies lie anna, that Legos were invented in Denmark. tionalized account of her mother's family in DC #om the *. "e Souvenir Museum squarely with Sadie)but he wins us over in When she suggests taking a trip there to visit Civil War to the Great Depression. In addition to writing A Book by Elizabeth McCracken “A Splinter” and “!e Get-Go,” in the la"er the Vikings)so that she can track down her and reading historical and contemporary literary %ction, (See review on this page) of which he also wins over Sadie’s long-wid- Viking of a lover, who long ago abandoned Jenny reviews for both the Independent and the Historical $e Lighthouse Peddler is pleased to bring our Novel Society. She owns a small project-management and owed mother when he $nally “learned the her)Leo negotiates a stop at the plastic- readers a list of the best-selling books being secret of Linda, perhaps of all in-laws, which block amusement park. Par for the Mc- engineering consulting %rm, and enjoys gardening and picked up and read by locals and visitors alike. was to fold his own personality in half, and Cracken course, no one ends up amused. being on the water. Jenny lives with her husband, Jim, in quarters, and eighths, then tuck it into his Allowed to choose again, Leo discovers Crownsville, MD. Our thanks to Four-Eyed Frog Books, pocket.” a Community-owned Bookstore
We follow Sadie and Jack through 20 years; in Cypress Village, Gualala.
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2021 July Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland It feels like maybe time to have a li"le re- generally Solid Waste of Willits. crush the top closed so that the caps cannot cycling update. I realize that there are plen- So for you dear recyclers here are a few escape and put the whole thing in recycling. ty of people out there who are comfortable tips to enhance your recycling e#orts. I do the same with other plastics. #2 with their confusion as to how and what to Many recyclable items are not recycled HDPE is very common. I take a laundry de- recycle. Some use this confusion to justify because they are too small to make it tergent jug and put a long slice in it so that I their largely limited recycling e#orts, when through sort lines at the recycling proces- can shove small #2 items inside. When it is actually they don't really care all that much. sors. !is includes small bits of plastic and full, o# it goes to the recycler. Incidentally, For many people reducing land$ll fees and metal bo"le caps. You probably know that I learned that the plastic ring around the lid helping to create a circular economy just #1 PET plastic (sometimes called PETE) of ice cream containers is #2 plastic. A%er doesn't rate very high on their list of priori- is recyclable. !is is an extremely com- removing the ring from the cardboard lid, Point Arena ties. Probably somewhere below polishing mon plastic currently used as packaging the ring goes in the detergent jug. I learned 707-882-2281 the rims on their pickup. for small to medium sized products. You this by emailing Haagen Dazs and simply Tuesday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm !ere are those who throw everything in have all seen things sold in PET, molded to asking what the ring is made of. It wasn't the land$ll. !ere are also those who throw the shape of the item and glued to a piece hard to do. Don't be reluctant to ask com- all their discards in recycling bins as though of cardboard. Both the cardboard and the panies about the recyclability of their pack- they are free garbage dumps. Some of this PET are recyclable, but not together. A%er aging and products. I do it all the time and is called “wish-cycling” in which someone simply separating the two, the cardboard generally I get an answer. Even if their stu# hopes something is recyclable, though of- can be recycled with your paper recycling, is not recyclable, you have made a point in ten they don't actually care one way or an- asking. other. !e rest are just freeloaders. One of my recycling heroes, Ling Yen I'm sure there are some folks who couldn't Jones, informed me that parchment paper care less what I have to say about recycling, Fill It used in baking is generally reusable and we but they are not likely to be reading this Up, all know that reuse comes before recycling. column anyway, so let's move to something Mendo! My wife, Madeline, uses those PET salad more productive . containers for germinating seeds with ex- I think that our local population has a cellent results. pre"y good understanding of the need and but what about that li"le piece of PET? We are all familiar with the classic im- value of a sustainable society and a circular Good chance it won't get recycled if sent pulse of balling up paper before discarding economy is de$nitely a part of that. through the system alone. So what to do? it. !at may be a potent image, but it is a !ere are lots of folks around here who Many, many things are now being sold lousy way to recycle. Too bulky! I have a really do care about the planet and our in larger PET containers that are resealable. wine box next to my desk (don't ask) where incredibly wasteful ways. When I ran the !e one you might be most familiar with I put all my junk mail and other paper prod- recycling drop-o# at Arena Cove there is salad mix that comes in clear containers ucts including all those cardboard boxes "I personally stay away from natural foods. used to be a gentleman who, whenever he that securely close. Before pu"ing them in a that foodstu#s come in. I simply tear them At my age I need all the preservatives I can came to recycle, would sort through the recycling bin they can be conveniently $lled open at the glued seam and stack them in bins and remove non-recyclable items for with several smaller bits of PET saved, for the wine box. A wine box will hold almost get." me (a task I performed o%en several times example, from ba"ery packaging. 20 lbs of paper before I bind it securely with W.C.Fields (1880-1946 ) a day). Others have commented to me !e same holds true for metal bo"le caps sisal or co"on twine so the paper won't that they were grati$ed to learn that I was on glass bo"les. While both the metal and blow all over the place when I place it in the not the only person who tears the tape o# the glass are recyclable, they are not the recycle drop-o#. cardboard boxes before recycling. Others same material (duh). No problem recycling What ideas can you come up with to en- have contacted me to ask a question about the glass, but what about the metal cap? It is hance resource use? Let me know via www. the use of the drop-o# and other recycling not going to make it through a sort line, but thelighthousepeddler.com and I'll pass it If Fox News questions, though o%en those questions you can use a rinsed out metal can to save along. It would be fun to have a whole col- might be"er be answered by the recycler, those caps until it is about half full, then umn of readers' suggestions.
was around Coastal Hills Community Bulletin For those of us who drive south to visit !e clinic is from 8:30am to 12:30pm. !e cation’.” Did you paint, sculpt, draw, stitch, in the 1950s, friends and family (or just head to the Bay services o#ered include vaccines, deworm- weld, seed, sew, knit, photo, cook, bake, pre- Area), we're always reminded that there's ers, &ea/tick/heartworm medications, serve, sing, play, write, record, $lm, build, plenty going on between the Sea Ranch heartworm tests, nail trims, microchipping assemble, train a puppy, or even abandon a we’d still be and Jenner. Here are some samples: and more. For a complete list of services project during our collective time o#? Join Veterinary Vaccine Clinic you can visit Dr. Frankot's website: a community-wide show and tell. Bring Dr. Jennifer Frankot, DVM, brings her www.spiritveterinaryservices.com. More masks and your own display tables. If you fighting services to many on the Mendonoma Coast information is available by phone at (707) want to entertain or sell something, be by bringing her vaccine clinic to Stewarts 840-3410 or email, spiritvetservices@ our guest, and please save 10% of sales for polio. Point. !is is a regular service as she makes gmail.com. CHCP. herself available for a vaccine clinic every Sunday Art At !e Market CHCP Sunday Community Markets at !ursday. (!ere will be a clinic on July Local favorite "Sunday Art at the Market" Fort Ross School are held every Sunday 1.) !e clinic is located at the corner of returns Sunday, July 18, 10:00am -Noon. from 10:00am to 12noon. NOTE: Rain cancels. School COVID-19 protocols are An advertisement in the public interest Highway One and Skaggs Springs Road) !ey'll be kicking it o# with a special event paid for by a concerned citizen. acxross the highway from Two$sh Bakery. called “What I Did on My COVID-19 ‘Va- in place.
Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 "!e Herd" by Sally Marshall !is term, “herd immunity”, doesn’t set every sports ATV retailer in our area had li"le old lady holding a protest sign, just be- acy theories and militant extremism (while well with me. I keep imagining a herd of trouble keeping them on their lots, as peo- cause she called you an idiot, you are going to climate change keeps the planet burning and caribou being chased by a pack of wolves. In ple were buying them steadily all summer. be charged with $rst degree murder and put the waters rising). !e “wolf” could be your nature, culling of a herd is accomplished by !ey’re supposedly built for o#-road recre- away for life, as well as smearing your family neighbor, someone you work with, or a mem- removing the weak and old by predators who ational use, as they do not have much carry- name with a crime. You have become a preda- ber of the church you a"end. If you’ve been chase the herd, thereby revealing the vulner- ing capacity, so they aren’t very practical for tor in possession of a lethal weapon that kills in his house, he has probably showed o# his able ones that can easily be brought down to doing some fencing work around the farm people. impressive collection of weapons that set o# feed the pack. I think it bothers me because or any other purpose that requires hauling !e other thing that bothers me about alarm bells in your psyche. But, he’s ready for we have a pandemic that has done the same equipment (or a kayak). !ey are a type of these weapons is how easy it is to acquire “them”, whoever “they” may be. So, in the thing, especially to seniors, exploited minori- ATV designated as a “side-by-side” (?) with one. An assault- style ri&e with a large-ca- eloquent words of Walt Kelly’s comic strip ties and the poor only, instead of being pacity magazine, along with ammo and character “Pogo”: “We have met the enemy lunch for a pack of wolves, we have been accessories, can be purchased at your and he is us.” eliminated by a microscopic enemy that local sporting goods or $re arms retailer, is very cunning and resourceful. I have right along with PFD’s, sun hats, candy to remind myself that we are humanity, bars and $shing poles for the kids. You "Asilomar Beach Meditations" not animals, and have incredibly heroic are now equipped, along with camou- by D. A. Wilson teams of medical practitioners: doc- &age a"ire, for an impressive assault on tors, nurses, lab technicians, all working a gathering of protesters, environmental Flying eyeball wings across the sky. overtime, all exhausted and stressed out, activists (remember climate change?), or The bleached blue sky of April Off- who have remained on the job during people marching for justice, equality, or set against the white sand. the height of infections, dedicated to the right to exist. So, just about any “nut- I walk upon this beach healing and comforting the weak, the case” can obtain an AK-47 style combat In the slow lopping gate old, the frightened; and, teams of scien- weapon (note the persistent, grim news Of many miles to go before ti$c experts working around the clock of mass shootings). How did we ever get I rest my weary bones. to successfully produce a vaccine against this a set of roll bars over the top, sometimes in- to this point? I hear the rhythm in the waves incredibly tenacious adversary. !en, there cluding a canopy roof (kind of like a golf cart Let’s get back to the herd. !e herd consists are the essential workers: people armed with on steroids). What makes them suitable for of most of us, who are peace-loving, trust- Just listening without analyzing masks and vinyl gloves, staying on the job to stalking “nebulous adversaries” is the remov- ing and vulnerable, sometimes clumsy and Not particularly going anywhere. Un- keep critical supplies and services accessible able side doors. !is is handy if you are going sometimes heroic citizens who care about derstand this is a miracle. in our communities. !ese essential employ- to aim your automatic weapon at innocent one another. We are not always right, not al- Ain’t it good to be alive? ees were at constant risk, and many continue citizens holding protest signs, as you don’t ways smart and not always healthy; we don’t I rejoice in my poet’s vision to work under adverse conditions. We have have to roll a window down $rst. always agree with one another but, most of And regret not the times done this because we are of a higher order What perplexes me the most is the adver- the time, we can se"le our di#erences be- When demons torment me than the animals (well, most of us, anyway) tising for these vehicles, which is obviously cause we know how important it is to work Or emotions unhinge me so, we have been given a much be"er progno- aimed at people with some serious self-es- together. We arm ourselves with face masks Or falsehoods deceive me. sis than a caribou. teem issues. “Are you tired of not being no- and sanitizers because we feel responsible for For these are necessary parts Ok. Maybe I’m being a bit too optimistic ticed?” asks one sports ATV manufacturer. protecting one another while the pandemic Of the process here. Sometimes I have to remind myself that, !ere must be a lot of people with this prob- develops new ways to try to kill us. We have And only this ocean is eternal. when the Covid 19 pandemic hit the United lem, especially those who need to identify more courage than we will ever be given cred- The irregular rhythm of the waves States in 2020 (alerts began in January), the with some popular trend of the moment. Last it for and, we all come in beautiful, di#erent The manifestation of cyclic patterns. $rst thing that went o# retailers’ shelves were year these side-by-sides where all over town, colors. As we stumble through life, working The diffuse blue light of a warm after- semi-automatic weapons, scores of ammuni- cruising main street and annoying people at too hard, and trying to do some good in our noon Inspires one to calm meditations tion and toilet paper. !at makes sense. If you the parks. Some sported li"le American &ags communities, we are pre"y much overlooked Whilst one would bark at the moon are going to stalk some nebulous adversary or ones naming their favorite political $gure in the news media by a population more in- with your assault ri&e, you will want to make (guess who?). !e fact that it looked some- terested in what’s happening with the Royal That hangs in the dark sky sure your bu" is wiped properly $rst. Which what comical and ridiculous was over-shad- Family, Tom Cruise, or the antics of a former And both are refections of one. brings us to the question: Who exactly is owed by an ominous undercurrent that re- president (what’s his name?). We are tired Duality is illusion. this enemy? Who are the “they” that acti- vealed an unusual, predatory mindset in our of hypocrisy invading our Facebook page by All the same ocean. vated an odd group of militant reactionaries population. !is trend has been exacerbated wealthy mad men, we are tired of scammers, In this world of trickery who felt the need to arm themselves with as- by a continual barrage of bizarre social media identity thieves and everyone else who lies to We trick ourselves. sault weapons and loads of ammo? In reality, posts: conspiratorial rantings that are con- us; and, we would like to be able to answer Each of us a Buddha the only “they” most of the herd would fear nected to algorithms that feed on extremism the phone without the caller being another Eating pomegranate seeds. would be those reactionaries carrying around and hate. !ese “algorithmic ampli$cations” deceiving, robotic voice. We are the herd – It is our duty semi-automatic assault ri&es in plain sight. are covertly planted by the Silicon Valley ro- exploited, manipulated, exhausted and the To help each seed So, if you are planning to include an as- botic tech world into social media platforms. perfect prey for the “wolves”. Reach its full potential. sault weapon with your ensemble while out !e idea that social media is being manipu- !e “wolves” of humanity are the bullies; Although there is no reward in this lated by arti$cial intelligence in an extremely in public, you will need to $gure out how to the predators with assault-style weapons. !e Beyond doing it. do this without alerting law enforcement. e'cient, toxic feedback loop brings us to the white male supremacists who are toxic with Enjoy the drama One suggestion would be to wear camou&age question: Do the people who are in&uenced hate become the perfect target for those algo- Dream of life clothing so people can’t see you (I’ve been by this realize they are being compelled to rithms created by young, ambitious Silicon The poetry of it told that doesn’t really work). !en, you’ll purchase automatic weapons on the advice Valley techies whose job is mainly to increase need a special vehicle in which to cruise the of a robot? If so, what exactly are you plan- corporate pro$ts using the e'ciency of ar- And the ocean shall answer streets – one suitable for stealth and surveil- ning to do with this type of weapon in your ti$cial intelligence to &ood social platforms In its answer lance. We have those already and, last year community? If you use it to blow away some with in&ammatory content such as conspir- That is no answer. Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 July 2021
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"A Glimmer of Hope for the "Invisible Whale" by Mary Jane Schramm, Freelance Writer, Naturalist On June 15, 2021, Canadian $sheries Scar# reported that as of 2017, “!ere have of the population.” Climate change has al- scientists o# British Columbia were peer- been only 18 con$rmed records of right ready disrupted their food supply of krill ing intently at a pewter sea and sky, be"ing whales o# California (including two sight- and copepods, with the melting of the ice on a long shot that this $nal day of their ings o# Baja) since 1955.” Happily, one cover that boosted food productivity on weeks-long cruise would produce a mira- their Arctic feeding grounds.+ cle. Instead of plankton and $sh, they were Still, scientists hope against hope that hoping the “catch” of the day - $guratively they may somehow be saved. Researchers speaking - would be among the world’s and agencies are ramping up their conser- Open rarest whales, a North Paci$c right whale. vation strategies and policies. NOAA’s Alas- Wednesday -Saturday Astoundingly, their luck held: they sighted ka Fisheries Science Center has satellite- 11 to 4 Sunday 11 to 3 one feeding and diving lustily o# the Haida tagged six whales to learn more about their Gwaii Archipelago. !is “invisible” animal, movements and critical habitats and what one of perhaps only 30 to 50 alive in our these whales need to survive. !e National hwy 1 gualala • 707-884-1072 • www.redstella.com Eastern North Paci$c (ENP) waters, had Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration bucked incredible odds to survive. In the (NOAA) may create a national marine entire world, fewer than 500 remain. sanctuary on their core Bering Sea feed- Eubalaena japonica, like its higher-pro- ing grounds, Alaska’s St. George/Unangan $le cousin, the North Atlantic right whale Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. , of the Eastern Seaboard, remains critically See coverage on the June 2021 sighting- endangered due to 19th and 20th century and species facts.. whaling. As desirable targets, the 60 to 70- foot leviathans were second only to sperm was a youngster. A 2017 joint International 1. h#ps://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species- whales: an easy catch, given their ponder- Whaling Commission survey in the eastern of-concern/north-paci%c-right-whale/ ously slow speed, buoyancy and surface- Bering Sea - their core habitat - used acous- 2. h#ps://unangansanctuary.net/. skimming feeding habits. !eir thick blub- tic monitors (sonobuoys) to locate 15 right 3. h#ps://tinyurl.com/NRW-Can-062021 Watch how Atlantic rights skim-feed: h#ps:// ber generously $lled rendering ke"les with whales; photos revealed that four were new youtu.be/scoJ6IsU7B0 NOAA/NMFS scienti%c oil. !eir 15 %.-long &exible baleen plates individuals, and one was a juvenile. !is in- Permit #15415 hanging from arched upper jaws to $lter dicated at least one reproductive-age female 4. h#ps://www.%sheries.noaa.gov/species/north- plankton from water, fetched a premium was in their area, a near miracle in such a paci%c-right-whale price for their many uses that plastics now small population. ADDITIONAL LINKS: replace. International law halted their “take” North Paci$c right whales still face a [a] h#ps://nmsfarallones.blob.core.windows.net/ in 1935, but illegal Soviet whaling contin- gauntlet of threats including increased risk farallones-prod/media/archive/manage/pdf/ ued into the 1960s, actions that could prove of ship strike, $sheries entanglement, and sac/13_11/usfws_se%.pdf irremediable. food chain disruption from climate change [b] h#ps://www.pointblue.org/science_blog/farJuly- 2021 Nonetheless, this sighting and a hand- and an increasingly acidic ocean. !e Ma- allon-islands-restoration-how-you-can-help/ [c] h#ps://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/ ful of others o# Southern California and in rine Mammal Commission indicates this "Don't be a drag. Just news/close-to-home-eradication-of-mice-on-faral- Alaska in recent years are sending shivers species may be “at extreme risk of extinc- be a Queen." lon-islands-is-right-move/. of excitement and hope through conser- tion” citing “inbreeding and the potential PHOTO: North Paci%c Right Whale Veeblow. Lady Gaga (1986-) vationists. Bay Area whale researcher Jim for random events to a#ect a large portion Credit: NOAA_Flickr. Flynn Creek Circus Returns to the Mendocino Coast First Performances are in Mendocino, July - 4 SUDOKU Edited by Margie E. Burke Good news. Flynn Creek Circus emerg- takes(a bumpy road to redemption. Aerial- Difficulty: Easy es from lockdown! New fans and old can ists, contortionists, jugglers, comedians and experience a comedic circus ‘Fairytale’. acrobats are some of the thrilling acts for 8 5 HOW TO SOLVE: Riotously funny, deeply moving and dan- this year’s presentation. Flynn Creek Cir- gerously inspiring, this charmingly fresh cus provides maximum public safety in live 3 4 Each row must all human circus will be raising events. Reserve ‘social bubble’ contain the numbers their vintage big top tent this seating, outdoor atmosphere, 1 2 4 1 to 9; each column Summer and Fall, with a $rst frequent sanitation, mask re- must contain the stop in Mendocino Village. quirements and social distanc- 1 2 7 Driven by original story line, ing within the big top space numbers 1 to 9; and high caliber artists and power- are some of the measures that 9 2 each set of 3 by 3 ful imagery, the show is daring, ensure a fun and comfortable boxes must contain edgy and hilarious. !is year's experience for all audiences. 5 6 8 4 the numbers 1 to 9. story, ‘Fairytale’, is an irreverent !e performance schedule 4 8 3 fable featuring a bombastic unicorn and includes !ursday, July 1 through Sunday, (Answer appears else- his estranged back end in a quest to bring July 4. And don’t forget, Flynn Creek Cir- where in this issue) the youth back from the void. !warted cus will be o#ering a circus camp for ages 1 9 by the mischievous weaver and the thiev- 7-15, June 28-30 with both morning and ing Ravens, and upstaged by his own back a%ernoon sessions. More information is at 9 8 7 end at every turn, our Unicorn's journey &ynncreekcircus.com. Copyright 2021 by The Puzzle Syndicate
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SALISH SEA continued from Page 7 the water, I mean, it kind of makes you stop of having bacteria that's resistant to at least whale research community know,” Norman ing network members to swab the intestines and think a li"le bit.” one antibiotic, not only am I going to put says. and lesions of dead porpoises and seals a%er Washington State University’s(Dr. Doug that animal on antibiotics, but I'm gonna try If funding materializes, Norman hopes to an animal autopsy, or necropsy. Multiple ma- Call, a professor of molecular epidemiology and [culture] the bacteria to make sure that continue her work by monitoring a few ex- rine animal stranding networks around the una'liated with the research, says the study the drug that I use is sensitive. So it requires plicit sites around the Salish Sea. She and her Salish Sea had to be aware of animal deaths adds to our understanding of the presence a li"le more e#ort on our part to make sure team would then employ molecular source while collecting samples from beached bod- and spread of antibiotic resistance in places we're treating with the right medication,” tracking from water and sediment samples ies in a 48-hour window. A%er that, carcasses where we wouldn’t expect to see selective Gaydos says. to track the &ow of bacteria throughout the become too decomposed to be useful, with pressure like this. THE ORCA ANGLE environment and determine whether their bacterial samples so overgrown that they mis- “We see similar pa"erns in terrestrial or- Norman and her colleagues wanted to sources are human, animal, or otherwise. lead results. ganisms where study porpoises When she and a team(did source tracking Norman worked with(Phoenix Laboratory, you would think for a few rea- related to beluga health(in Cook Inlet, Alaska, a commercial lab in Mukilteo, to analyze the resistant bacteria sons. For one, they discovered the animals had bacteria that samples. !ese animals harbor thousands of should be absent porpoises are had come from animals, dogs, and ca"le) kinds of bacteria, many of which are perfectly [such as] wildlife the number one the la"er of which could have been cross- benign or even helpful. So the team elected in northern Tan- stranded ceta- contamination from moose. to look for some of the most common or zania or Amazo- cean in the area. “So I imagined you probably could see a lot dangerous pathogens to human and animal nian peoples in It was likely re- of that kind of stu# happening aroundPuget health, grow them in the lab and treat them Brazil,” he says. searchers would Sound. It just hasn't been examined in great with 15 popular antibiotics to analyze wheth- “!ese $ndings be able to $nd detail yet,” Norman says. er the animals hosted bacteria that couldn’t re&ect the reality enough of them Visit crosscut.com/donate to support nonpro%t, be treated by popular antibiotics. !e team that bacteria are in multiple age &eely distributed, local journalism. ultimately analyzed 144 bacterial isolates disseminated widely and this includes antibi- classes and geographic areas to accomplish a Image: Dalls Porpoises. Credit: NOAA/PRD from 85 of the 95 animals sampled.( otic-resistant strains that originate from both novel, worthwhile study. More than a third of those bacterial samples human and natural sources. … It is unlikely !e second reason is more ominous: Por- showed resistance to at least one antibiotic. that bacteria found in these animals pose poises are genetically similar to orcas, and !at didn’t surprise Norman, but the fact that a speci$c public health threat. Instead, it is their health tells us a lot about possible risks 26% of cumulative samples showed resis- one more narrative describing the potential to the endangered southern resident killer tance to two or more drugs caught her a"en- impact of human activities on our environ- whale population, now down to(75 animals. tion. A few were even resistant to as many as ment.” “!ey live in the same area as these whales, seven or eight drugs. Dr. Rebecca Gast, a molecular ecologist they occupy the same habitat, they are ceta- "A third of these animals that are carrying with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu- ceans, just like the killer whales, and they’re around bacteria that are resistant to antibiot- tion, says it makes sense to see antibacterial top-level predators,” Norman says. ics, and none of them had ever been in the resistance in the marine environment, given As more transient orcas populate the Salish hospital; none of them had ever taken anti- that resistance is(a natural process(that can Sea, porpoises can tell us what might happen biotics or eaten beef from a food lot, right?” occur beyond human antibiotic use. Whether to them as well. While the southern residents says Gaydos. “So it's like you start to think, the resistance we’re seeing is due to human don’t eat the same food as porpoises, tran- ‘OK, how are these things really ge"ing in activity, she says, needs more research to sient orcas o%en eat the porpoises. here?’" con$rm. “Not many studies have been ac- “!ey can serve as a warning sign. If some- Researchers expected to $nd more drug-re- complished on free-ranging, healthy marine thing unusual comes up in porpoises, then at sistant bacteria in the harbor seals, since they mammals. It is di'cult to say whether the least we can let the southern resident killer spend much more of their lives on beaches resistant bacteria associated with and near shore, close to humans and land- dead, stranded animals is really based wildlife. But the data revealed that por- di#erent. We need be"er baseline poises have it worse. data and more long-term data in “We found that there was a greater per- order to establish whether trends centage overall of resistance in the porpoises exist, … where resistance is com- interestingly, and I wasn't expecting that,” ing from and whether it can be Norman says. Not only do more porpoises managed,” Gast says. contain a greater percentage of resistant bac- Call, however, says it’s reason- teria, they also more o%en contain multidrug able to assume human sources resistant bacteria than harbor seals do overall. more o%en than not)especially “Porpoises are always in the water, so it given how much treated waste- tells us that [...] either it's the genes in the water comes out of cities near the porpoise, or it's where they're going, or what Salish Sea.( they're exposed to, or maybe even what Knowing which kinds of bacte- they're eating is di#erent than the harbor ria might be resistant to di#erent seals,” Norman says. antibiotics, Norman and Gaydos “It looks like Puget Sound has the potential say, could be"er help direct the to be this large environmental pool of resis- course of treatment for injured tance)I don't know to what degree)but it seals, porpoises and even orcas. wouldn't be surprising considering it's a very Many of the antibiotics used in urban area,” Norman says. “If they're defecat- animals are the same as those pre- ing [bacteria such as] Pseudomonas out in scribed to humans. the water, and you go swim in or eat $sh from “If they have a one-third chance
Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, July 2021 Get Out! July Events. Poetry, Theater, Art, Radio, Online and more. Please be advised that many events currently on the schedule are VIRTUAL events. "ey will be done remotely with a#endees and guests participating through an internet connection. Most virtual events can be accessed from home with a good internet connection. Read footnotes below calendar for details. • "ursday 01: 7:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village • Friday 02: 12:00pm, Meet the artists at Coast Highway Art Collective, Pt. Arena. • Friday 02: 5:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village • Friday 02: 7:00pm, Disney's "Cruella" at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • Friday 02: 8:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village (Adults 21+ only) • Saturday 03: 9:30am, Gualala Farmers Market next to Gualala Community Ctr/Pay n' Take • Saturday 03: 11:00am, "Pursuing Lines, Curves & Abstract Languages". New at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 03: 11:00am, ""e "ought Behind the Shot". New at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 03: 11:00am, "Shelter in Place: Re'ections on 2020". New at Gualala Arts. • Saturday 03: 1:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village • Saturday 03: 5:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village • Saturday 03: 8:00pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village (Adults 21+ only) • Sunday 04: 1:30pm, Flynn Creek Circus in Mendocino Village • Sunday 04: 4:00pm, Disney's "Cruella" at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • Wednesday 07: 2:00pm, Disney's "Cruella" at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • Friday 09: 7:00pm, ""e Heights" at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • Saturday 10: 6:17am, New Moon over Mendocino Coast • Saturday 10: 9:00am, Emotional Support Volunteers Program and Mendonoma Health • Saturday 10: 9:30am, Gualala Farmers Market next to Gualala Community Ctr/Pay n' Take • Sunday 11: 4:00pm, ""e Heights"at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • Tuesday 13: 3:00pm, "Bats of our Area", at Coast Community Library in Pt. Arena. • Tuesday 13: 3:00pm, "Coventry & Kaluza", at Coast Community Library in Pt. Arena. • Wednesday 14: 2:00pm, ""e Heights" at Arena "eater in Pt. Arena.& • "ursday 15: 7:00pm, 3rd Virtual "ursday Poetry, featuring San Francisco poet D. A. Wilson.( • Saturday 17: 9:00am, Emotional Support Volunteers Program and Mendonoma Health • Saturday 17: 9:30am, Gualala Farmers Market next to Gualala Community Ctr/Pay n' Take • Sunday 18: 4:00pm, Pato Banton performs at Gualala Arts JAMI Amphitheater • Saturday 24: 9:00am, Emotional Support Volunteers Program and Mendonoma Health • Saturday 24: 9:30am, Gualala Farmers Market next to Gualala Community Ctr/Pay n' Take • Saturday 24: 7:37pm, Full Moon over Mendocino Coast. • Sunday 25: 2:00pm, Chamber Music "Roy Bogas Tribute". • Tuesday 27: 6:00pm, Pt. Arena City Council Meeting.) • Saturday 31: 9:00am, Emotional Support Volunteers Program and Mendonoma Health
Looking ahead to August: • Saturday 07: 10:00am, National Lighthouse Day at Pt. Arena Lighthouse (Free admission)
1. Tickets for Movies at Arena !eater can be purchased in advance. 2. To watch or participate as an open mic reader email [email protected] 3. Pt. Arena City Council Meeting may be teleconference. Check with City of Point Arena to con"rm.