The Bees and Me Vol. 38, No.3 March 2019 Page 4 Our Spare-Time Passions Let the Hunt Begin My Hikshari’ Hobby By Patty West By Wanda Naylor Fellow Yard Salers, the season is upon us. The For me, the best hobby is one that challenges When the City of Eureka developed this acces- thrill of the hunt, the find, and the “SCORE!!” is my brain, keeps my aging body in shape, and al- sible 1.5-mile coastal trail along the waterfront here again. lows me to spend time in a beautiful place. Being into the Elk River slough about six years ago, they Yard-saling is almost an art form. I spend time the coordinator for Eureka’s Hikshari’ Volunteer partnered with the Humboldt Trails Council to going through Craigslist and jotting down the local Trail Stewards satisfies all of my requirements. form the trail stewards Continued on Page 9 sales, and then putting them in order to drive to them. I usually stick to McKinleyville, but some- times stray to Trinidad, Fieldbrook and Arcata. Gotta plot that course, though. I am usually the navigator if I go with friends. We don’t pay attention to signs unless they are obviously new. My pet peeve is people who don’t take their old yard sale signs down. It is so irritat- ing to follow signs to find nothing there, so I very seldom go by the signs. Wasting time is not good when you want to hit the yard sales early. When a sale starts at 9 a.m., and they say “no early birds,” you need to respect that. Give the peo- ple a chance to have some coffee and set up. The professional buyers who show up at 7 are down- right rude. One of my biggest scores is a 2-foot crystal obelisk — beautiful and only $20. These kids were moving to Hawaii and had to drastically downsize. Those sales are the bomb. Another very cool find was a pair of my favorite walking shoes — brand new Keens — for $2. NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR SLEET . . . For the Hikshari’ Trail Stewards, care of the 1.5-mile Mostly, it’s the thrill of the hunt, and of the trail along the south Eureka waterfront is a labor of love. Bundled up to plant native grasses on a unexpected find. Most of us always have a little list recent stormy Saturday, from left, are volunteers Keith McCloghrie, Trey Polesky, Jessica Heiden, Continued on Page 3 and Steward coordinator Wanda Naylor. Ted Pease photo.

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Tedtalks: Stare Like a Cow In This Issue OUR SPARE TIME By Ted Pease Features Published monthly since 1981 by ut what will you do all day?” a friend So it is with the folks who have taken time Yard Saling...... 1 and work colleague asked when we out of their busy schedules to tell us about My Hikshari’ Hobby...... 1 “Bstarted talking about retirement a few years their “hobbies.” It’s an impressive spectrum ago. of how people like to spend their spare time: Mrs. Butterworth ...... 3 Circulation 13,000 I can honestly say that this has never been music, yard sales, building trails, quilting, Honeybees ...... 4 All opinions expressed in Senior communing with bees and birds, painting ma- Book Arts ...... 7 News are those of the writer and not a problem for me. Sure, some people go necessarily of the Humboldt Senior through difficult transitions when they stop ple syrup bottles, books (writing, reading and Professor Birdman ...... 21 Resource Center. HSRC does not working — withdrawal, really, and a loss of as art), knitting, animals, and more. Doing What’s Needed ... 23 endorse any products, services or candidates advertised in Senior identity. It’s not easy to learn how to spend For Wanda Naylor, who says she is “trying COLUMNS News. All advertising is paid for by free time once you have it. to retire” from her landscaping business, Tedtalks: Cows Stares ...... 2 the businesses involved, which are spending time on the Hikshari’ Trail along totally responsible for content. Many others have the opposite problem. The Doc: Gun Violence.... 5 the south Eureka waterfront is a labor of love. When my parents “retired” many years ago, Goodspeed: A Lifetime ... 6 Advertising: Call Elizabeth they often complained that they are busier “For me,” she says, “the best hobby is one Whitley at 707-443-9747, x1227, or Kellermann: Headlines.... 8 visit www.humsenior.org. than they’d been when they were working. that challenges my brain, keeps my aging That’s a problem of personal priorities, and body in shape, and allows me to spend time in Heckel: A Good Life...... 10 Submissions: Senior News may a beautiful place.” Rainwater-Gish: St. Joe.. 16 accept unsolicited readers’ stor­ies, the inability to quit being so driven. up to 400 words. Contact the editor, For Americans, who thrive on busyness and At 73, beekeeper Dick LaForge says he CALENDARS Ted Pease, at 707-443-9747, x1226, seems to spend his time these days doing or [email protected] at least industriousness, idleness is a character flaw. Senior Centers ...... 12-14 one month prior to the desired But, as Welsh poet William Henry Davies things he liked as a child. “Just not as fast,” Community Events...... 17 publication issue for details. suggested, we should take a deep breath: he said. HSRC NEWS Subscriptions: $20 a year. Call Now that we have choices about how to Dementia Conference. .. 11 707-443-9747 or mail to 1910 Cali- What is this life if, full of care, spend our spare time, we should choose with HSRC Art Exhibit...... 11 fornia St., Eureka CA 95501. We have no time to stand and stare. care. A wistful “When I have time . . . ” is More HSRC News ...... 15 Joyce Hayes, Publisher No time to stand beneath the boughs always an excuse for not doing the things we And stare as long as sheep or cows? would like to do, and then time can get away & ETC. . . . TED PEASE, Editor 707-443-9747, x1226 One classic remedy for the curse of free from us. Go Outside and Play! ...... 5 [email protected] time is taking up a hobby. But to call what English author Virginia Woolf offered this Inner Silence ...... 18 ELIZABETH WHITLEY, many of us spend time doing now that we can warning: “If you are losing your leisure, look Letters to the Editor ...... 20 Advertising Coordinator a “hobby” is to trivialize or minimize it. out! It may be you are losing your soul.” 707-443-9747, x1227 Crossword ...... 22 [email protected] A morning walk on an empty beach with — a joyful dog is far from trivial. Playing with HSRC Board of Directors: Jack Ted Pease, editor of Senior News, could Irvine, president, James Aste, grandchildren is not wasting time — yours or Coming Next Month make something of himself if he weren’t Nancy Dye Leer, Willard Foote, John theirs. Watching cackling geese wheel above The April Fool Dalby, Kathryn Dunning, Elan Firpo, goofing off all the time. Bruce Kessler, Susan Hansen, the marsh is a spiritual experience that can’t Nanette Medin. be dismissed as mere “birdwatching.” Community Advisory Council: Candra Day, John Heckel, Patty Holbrook, George Ingraham, Car- ol McFarland, Ralph Nelson, Joan Rainwater-Gish, Dave Rosso, Valerie GALE & NIELSEN Vosburg. Trusts & Estates Proofreaders: René Arché, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Ann King, Mark Larson. Conservatorship Volunteer Distributors: (707) 269-0167 Dispute Resolution Steve Courington, Dean Davenport, Medi-Cal Planning Joseph MacTurk, Richard Morgan, 2850 Harris Street • Eureka Don Nielsen, Judy Silvers, Dave Special Needs Trusts Woodson. www.galenielsen.com Probate • Business Law © 2019 HSRC Senior News • March 2019 Focus: Hobbies Page 3 Mrs. Butterworth, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Me By Patti Stammer A “hobby” (I looked it up) is defined as a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during leisure time. So, here’s my favorite hobby story. Thirty-five years ago, a dear friend who was living in Mex- ico called. “There’s no one else I know who will understand this,” she said. “I’m in the syrup aisle of a grocery store, and I think Mrs. Butterworth looks like the Virgin of Guadalupe.” Well, OK. That’s something you don’t hear every day, so I went over to Safeway to have a look. After I stopped laugh- ing, I brought Mrs. Butterworth home. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico. Her visitation to Juan Diego, a poor farmer, in 1531 is credited with giving the indigenous people hope and the courage to resist Spanish occupation. Like all good stories, it changes with the telling. Like Mother Mary, the icons that represent her are usually depicted in the same way. Our Lady of Guadalupe always wears a red dress and a green cape, glittering with stars and light. You can’t miss her in Mexico; her image is everywhere. So I painted Guadalupe Butterworth in her red dress and green cape, sparkling with sequins and glitter, and sent her to my friend. Then I painted one for myself and three more for friends. Sometimes she wears a bejeweled crown. Lucky me — I know a few Crown Royal whiskey fans, and the bottle top is a perfect fit. Is this a hobby or just crazy? I don’t know or care, but I’ve THE MANY FACES OF MRS. BUTTERWORTH — Patti Stammer and a few of her closest painted quite a few over the years and loved every one of friends — Pochahantas Butterworth, a Pilgrim, Bride Butterworth (with fishing pole for the them: three more Guadalupes, a Pilgrim and Pocahontas for groom) and the original, Our Lady of Guadalupe Butterworth. Ted Pease photo. Thanksgiving, Mrs. Claus and Santa. knew Carmen Miranda in her tutti-fruitti hat was next. I did a Bridal Butterworth for a wedding present, holding a fishing rod with a Others have discovered this “hobby” and they are all over Pinterest. Old tiny groom attached, and there was Mammy from “Gone with the Wind,” with Mrs. B is looking good. her red petticoat, and many more that I’ve forgotten. Glass bottles of sweet — Mrs. B in all sizes live in a box in my garage . . . she’s not the same in plastic. A Statue of Liberty Butterworth is in progress, Madonna in her flamboyant Patti Stammer, 75, of McKinleyville is a location scout for film years is on the drawing board, but when I found a tiny bunch of plastic fruit, I companies, a teacher of legacy writing, and a pursuer of “silly” but engaging hobbies. Yard Saling . . . From Page 1 of stuff we’re looking for — like a new desk lamp item that piques your interest, and someone else is where to put stuff you bring home. Remember: get or black belt — but you will never find these things lingering nearby. You have to quickly and spryly rid of old stuff before bringing in the new. Good if you are looking for them. It’s a fluke if you find make your way across the jungle of stuff and claim luck with that. something that you actually need. your prize before some other fool snags the goods. — Then there is the social aspect of yard-saling. It’s not as bad as Black Friday sales, but there can Patty West, 69, of McKinleyville, rarely misses We’ll often find very talkative people who love to certainly be some competition. a Saturday on the hunt during yard sale season. share stories about their items and their history. So enjoy the upcoming yard-sale season. Enjoy Don’t get in her way. It’s always fun to be at a yard sale and spy an the thrill of new discoveries and trying to figure out Page 4 Focus: Hobbies March 2019 • Senior News A Sweet, Bzzzzzy Life with 250,000 Stinging Insects By Dick LaForge My grandfather was an orchardist if you are going to write about it. near Red Bluff. I liked visiting there. He A few years later I took over teaching would say, “Every second generation the HSU Bee Class. turns out OK.” But I digress. So what do beekeepers do? We make Anyway, I had planted quite a few a deal with our bees: we give them nice fruit trees at my place, and back around places to live, protect them from bears, 1994, friends would tell me, “You should parasites and other problems, and they have bees.” So I enrolled in a Bee Class make honey. When they make more at Humboldt State. honey than they need to get through the What fascinating creatures! Honeybees winter, we take the extra. live in cooperative societies similar to I keep between five and 10 hives, our own, yet they are so different. There which produce up to 100+ pounds of are few insects we can keep as domestic honey each, so each year at end of animals, but bees are one of them. We summer, I harvest between 150 and 600 can take their homes apart, observe their pounds, depending on how the bee sea- behavior, give assistance if they need it, son went. and they don’t really mind (except for a Most of the honey gets sold — yes, it’s few guard bees that might want to sting a hobby that can actually produce a little you). income — and it makes nice Christmas Because of bees’ huge agricultural im- presents for family and friends. It’s fun portance in crop pollination and honey, in the autumn when I’m dropping off we know a lot about them. Beekeeping is quarts of honey here and there and pock- a door into knowledge and appreciation eting $20s. of insects and plants, and into the natural After 25 years, I’ve got it down so it world in general. runs smoothly, and doesn’t take a lot of The trick for any new interest is to get time. There’s always more to learn. I’ll up the learning curve as quickly as pos- keep doing it as long as I can lift the sible — the better you are at it, the more boxes. successful you are, and the more fun it is. So I became secretary of the Hum- Dick LaForge, 73, of Eureka, teaches boldt County Beekeepers’ Association the HSU Practical Beekeeping class through the end of April. For WHEN YOU OPEN A BEE HIVE, the residents really are as busy (humboldtbeekeepers.org) and wrote a as bees. About a quarter-million of them in the case of Eureka newsletter. You’ve gotta know something information, go to extended.humboldt. beekeeper Dick LaForge’s eight current hives. As the days warm up, edu and search for bees. his honeybees are busier than ever. Ted Pease photo.

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and bullets. at elementary schools and senior y! At the community forum com- centers is considered ridiculous. all memorating the anniversary of this atu As a doctor, I can prescribe med- Liv y... N event, several students from North- ication for people’s diseases, and e Well and Be Health coast Preparatory Academy in Arca- even sometimes to prevent diseases. Natural, organic and GMO ta stood in front and read the names As anyone who has had me as a free foods and wellness items. A large selection of sustainabley of those killed, and told a little bit physician knows, I love to prescribe made gifts about each person. They were band exercise. My surgical colleagues members, they liked hip-hop, they can do great things to fix broken were college-bound, they coached bodies. We have technologies to pring in to March the cross-country team, they were help individuals heal that are frank- S ROTC members, and they were ly awesome. probably wondering who might But although this is wonderful in notice them on Valentine’s Day. many ways, we also must consider At the community forum, there how we approach the larger health were many grey hairs along with of our community and society, the students. There were people of Public health requires account- different faiths. There were hunters, ability and participation. When we and a lifelong NRA member. What identify a dangerous issue, we need we could all agree upon is that more to study it and demand that our than 300 mass-shooting deaths in government representatives fund 2018 in the United States of Ameri- these studies, and push forward ca is just not right. legislation that reduces risk of harm. Continued on Page 19 Page 6 Senior News • March 2019 DISPELLING STIGMA: A Hoarding Education, Heavens to Betsy— By Betsy Goodspeed Treatment and Prevention Conference A Lifetime Hobby Friday, March 8, 2019 • 8am-4pm Sequoia Conference Center • Eureka CA

’ve never had came from fellow whistler Harpo Cutting-edge information Ia hobby. My Marx. regarding research & treatment first love was Writing was a natural for me be- of hoarding disorder music, which became a discipline cause my elderly tutor, Miss Grey, after discovering that an art can be was a zealous advocate of creative a science. writing. Homework was crucial, $85 fee* Ping-pong was fun. After be- and songwriting made history come CEUs available (no extra charge) Lunch included coming a champion in junior high, to life. challenging the unbeatable boy to Circulating chapters of a my Call: (707) 442-3763 a playoff made my popularity fade comic mystery while I was recov- with the girls as well as the boys. ering from TB was balanced by Visit: www.a1aa.org Singing was relaxing until a glee reading the Bible from beginning to *Post 2-22-19 price club teacher declared her loudest end, and then moving on. soprano Concert Mistress, explain- I turned a dozen short stories into ing that those who excel at their novels when my husband was de- jobs will surely advance. signing TV stations throughout the Since I was something of a misfit Rocky Mountain states. The stark in high school, my parents agreed reality of the Sixties and Seventies that being tutored three times a seemed less sane than my alterna- week would be a better use of my tive world . . . . time. Getting invited to parties If I stop to think seriously about because I played the piano prepared a hobby, Geppetto’s clock shop in me to be an entertainer. A friend “Pinocchio” comes to mind. I like who said I’d make a great producer clocks, and have a clock with bird added that it was because I made a calls and a miniature Black Forest production out of everything. cuckoo clock, but I would never try I chose ice skating to earn my to build anything that complicat- Phys Ed credits. That led to audi- ed. Changing batteries or winding tioning for a show called “Holly- clocks is my speed. wood on Ice.” The portable ice rink On second thought, observing life fit on dance floors in supper clubs, could be my No. 1 hobby, consid- and I found brass musicians more ering that the definition of “hobby” interesting than guys who skated. is how we use our spare or leisure Laughter became more essential time. It won’t produce anything to my happiness than applause. that can be perfected, unless I get Playing the slide whistle for a 1948 creative. Now there’s a challenge. Spike Jones recording called “All — I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Betsy Goodspeed, 93, pursues Front Teeth)” is my fondest mem- her hobbies in writing, music ory, and my most precious “fan and observation from her home letter” in the days of early television in Eureka. Senior News • March 2019 Page 7 Book Arts: There’s More To the Book Than the Cover Senior Living By Nan Roberts

A crafter in media such as polymer One of the joys of book arts, Hayes clay, needleworking and card art, says, is its accessibility. “We’re often at Its Finest. Bobbie Hayes of Eureka was intro- put off and think we can’t do some- duced to book arts 19 years ago by a thing, because ‘I’m not an artist,’” she Love never ages. friend. said. “It isn’t just about putting books “It was an accident,” Hayes said. together —it’s the working with the Let your heart dance with Timber Ridge. The friend invited her to some- content and materials, the joy of thing called a “NORBAG” meeting. considering all these things that make Mystified by the acronym, she was a book.” surprised and delighted to meet the A good way to learn about this is members of the North Redwoods by visiting NORBAG’s website (nor- Book Arts Guild. Hayes’s extensive bag.net), or searching YouTube for crafting background served her well “book arts” to see the many variations in this eclectic art. of artist’s books. “You’ll see the range The guild was founded in 1995 by of styles and techniques,” Hayes said. Sherreen LaPlantz and friends as a “It isn’t just a one-dimensional vehi- local group. Today, well over half of cle for content.” NORBAG’s 172 members live out- A favorite quote from Ann Patch- side Humboldt County, including six ett sums up Hayes’s experience with international members. book arts: “Never be so focused on Artist’s books, or book arts, are what you’re looking for that you over- works of art using the form of a book. look what you actually find.” This definition makes room for many NORBAG’s monthly meeting possible structures, from traditional offers practice with structures and ma- bookbinding, to folded paper, scrolls, terials. The monthly book exchange pages in a box, pamphlets and many has a theme – perhaps cats, or fold other variations. Materials can be any books, or the four seasons (March’s kind of paper, book board, polymer book exchange features designs by clay, wood or cloth, decorated with artist Hedi Kyle). paint, shoe polish, stamps or comput- The guild meets the second Sat- er graphics. What makes a “book” urday of the month at the Eureka depends on the artist. Methodist Church at Del Norte and F Hayes uses many of these mate- streets. For information call 707-445- rials, working on her art about eight 2176, and check out norbag.net and McKinleyville | 707.839.9100 hours a week. Her favorite structure at norbag.blogspot.com. present, she said, is sewn books using — Eureka | 707.443.3000 handmade as well as machine-made papers. Hayes makes her own paper Nan Roberts is a book artist TimberRidgeCare.com and also uses commercial papers. living in Eureka. “Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.” —John Lennon (1940-1980), Beatle. Page 8 March 2019 • Senior News COULD THE ANSWER BE A REVERSE MORTGAGE? Would a little more monthly cash ow improve your life style? Painting the Ocean Maybe the equity in your home is an answer. By Margaret Kellermann Free consultation by appointment. Call (707) 269-2318 or (707) 616-8160 A Curious Hobby

omewhere outside Chicago, my out condition — my search engine friend Mark works at an import- comes up with 7,800,000 hits for John Fesler DRE LIC. #00450122 NMLS #237019 Sant day job: something to do with “squirrel blame power outage” — energy research and development. repeats itself across continents, any For family & professional caregivers He also has a curious hobby: track- day of the week. See ing animal world domination. That’s just the squirrel. Other page 12 Dementia: Caring for the Person, Since our friendship began 20- headlines report that troops of igua- Not the Diagnosis some years ago, he has emailed nas “swarm” or “infest” people’s REGISTER TODAY @ network & earn CEUs me almost daily news headlines of living rooms; “hordes” of flying humboldtdcc.org animals taking over the planet, and foxes or red-winged blackbirds THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019 of those that die trying. “terrorize” entire cities by nesting Just the headlines. Not the stories. downtown and attacking passersby. Mark’s hobby began rather harm- My job, when I choose to accept lessly. At first, he sent witty, isolat- it, is to comment briefly on his ed headlines reporting, say, “Wild emails. “Excuse me,” I might reply, turkey outside Midwestern town “but doesn’t this blackbird infes- chases mail carrier down country tation happen every spring during HOSTED BY HUMBOLDT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER & THE DEMENTIA CARE COALITION road.” mating season?” Or, “Do we need Soon the bytes he sent grew into to say the five-foot iguanas invad- megabytes. Once email allowed ed the house in the Everglades? Elite Caregivers Home Care photo attachments, the animal news Can we say they reclaimed their headlines have often arrived with territory?” Where Compassion Meets Care images exposing Mark’s version of Often his joking reply comes in the tone of a tired news editor: “We • Personalized Care humor. Along with a headline warn- for Body, Mind & Spirit ing that keeping backyard chickens can accept the term reclaimed,” he may be bad for one’s health, for might say. “Also, we can designate • End-of-Life Care example, he might attach a photo of iguana guano as organic recondi- • Assistance with Medications a box of yellow Peeps perched in tioning of carpet.” • Bathing, Dressing & Feeding his own backyard. What is the reason for Mark’s un- • Meal Planning & Preparation usual hobby of sending me mostly As the internet has extended • Physical Therapy Assistance globally, animal news has done the terrible animal news? He’s never same, taking on an ominous tone. told me. I’ve never asked. Each day, • Light Housekeeping Mark frequently sends vintage upon opening my laptop, I prepare • Shopping & Errands movie poster images of screaming myself, with grace, for the next ani- • Transportation people fleeing hitherto-tame crea- mal planetary domination story. tures. — Call today at (707) 496-8499 Often in the news, a little squirrel Margaret Kellermann, a lifelong www.elite-caregivers.com is found “to blame” for “invading” a animal lover, includes a hamster, a power substation, causing a massive dog, a cat and various benevolent power outage. Thousands go with- Elite farm creatures in her new novel, aregivers out power, reportedly, because one Annie California. Find out more at C rogue squirrel decides to electrocute bluelakestudio.net. HCO# 124700001 itself. The squirrel-centric black- Serving Humboldt, Del Norte & Shasta counties LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Senior News • March 2019 Focus: Hobbies Page 9

MY HIKSHARI’ HOBBY . . . From Page 1 group. We try to keep the trail clean and the bay which do not. and makes my hobby even better. The Stewards are views unobstructed. We’re also gradually eradicat- Planning each improvement project uses my a great group of committed and hardworking vol- ing the once head-high stands of fennel and pampas intellectual capabilities: remembering botanical unteers who believe in community and in making grass that blocked views of the water. names, calculating how many cubic yards of wood Eureka an even better place to live. The northern end of the trail is more urban — chips are needed for a particular area, or writing As I walk along the Hikshari’ Trail, named there’s a mobile-home park on one side and salty public service announcements. for a Wiyot village that once thrived here, I often water on the other. The southern part of the Hik- Socializing with agreeable and like-minded peo- envision what it will look like in 20 or 30 years. shari’ winds through unexpectedly beautiful willow ple to maintain this beautiful place brings me joy I imagine it will be even more beautiful, home to thickets and, farther well-established native along, past nearly pristine plants. Winding through sand dunes. a variety of ecosystems, From picking up litter the trail will protect and to digging out invasive showcase the many faces pampas grass, most of our of coastal vegetation, and activities require some give residents and visitors physical effort. It may be a place to drink in the light, equivalent to a walk beauty of Humboldt Bay in the park, or more like and the Elk River. a sweat-drenched gym Future visitors may workout. Some days the wonder about the people wind howls and the rain who nurtured this shore pours down. Other days of our bay, as we wonder are sun-drenched and about the lives of Wiyots beautiful on the water- who once lived here. But front. I always feel tired mostly they will simply but exhilarated afterward. use it and cherish it — as I love watching the I have. — tide come in or go out, accompanied by shifting Wanda Naylor, 69, flocks of shore birds. of Eureka is a retired (What is that brown one?) teacher and park In the spring, I watch ranger who works part- eagerly to see which wild- time as a gardener/ flowers start to bloom. landscaper. If you In the fall, after the rains would like to join her start, we plant hundreds IF YOU GO: The Hikshari’ Trail is a fully accessible paved walkway covering a little more than 1.5 and the other Hikshari of native grasses and miles of Humboldt Bay and Elk River Slough shoreline from Pound Road near the Elk River Park Stewards, email shrubs and observe them & Ride on Highway 101/ Herrick Avenue north to the west end of Truesdale Avenue. The trail is wnaylor@humboldt1. carefully to determine part of a 6.3-mile Eureka Waterfront Trail from Elk River Parkway north to the Eureka Slough, com or go to humtrails. Map courtesy of Humboldt County. which ones thrive and ending at Tydd Street. org.

Goutsuwelhik Village, Where the Wiyots ‘Put the Boat in the Water’ The Wiyot village of Goutsuwelhik lay along the shore of Hiksha’ri (Elk River) across from the entrance to Wigi (Humboldt Bay) on land now traversed by the Hikshari’ Trail. The Wiyots welcomed the Gregg party when they arrived in 1849, but the natives were soon crowded out by white settlers in booming Bucksport. On Feb. 26, 1860, white vigilantes stormed into five Wiyot villages (including on “Indian Island”), killing hundreds of women and children, and erasing Goutsuwelhik from the map. —From a plaque at Fort Humboldt Page 10 Focus: Hobbies March 2019 • Senior News

Aging is an Art — By John Heckel A Good, Long Life

y mother-in-law, Lois Alma so obvious. To suggest that one is (Churchman) Patterson, died more meaningful than the other is to Mon Jan. 3. She lived a long, good value some lives more than others. life All lives matter. A celebration of that life took Recognizing that someone was a place on what would have been her good person, a kind person, that she 100th birthday, Jan. 26, at Spring was loved, and that she had great Lake Village in Santa Rosa. empathy for others, is one thing, The first part of the day’s cele- but to inject superlatives into that bration was a memorial service led discussion is another. by the minister of the First Con- A wonderful mystery of life is gregational Church of Sonoma. An that we do not know how our inter- integral part of the service was the actions with others will affect their minister’s testimony honoring Lois. lives. When we sincerely commu- That testimony was overflowing nicate gratitude and kindness to with superlatives: Lois was unsur- the checkout person at the Co-Op, passed, unequaled, unparalleled, we have no way of knowing what unrivaled, unbeatable, peerless, effect that could have. Simple acts matchless, unique, and transcen- of kindness are not written about, dent. (I take a certain poetic license but who is to say that they are any here, but you get my drift.) My less meaningful than ones more personal favorite was “singular in published? her love of nature.” No one life is more meaningful Can we all just stop with the than another. superlatives? How about, instead of “Lois We have all lived lives of great stood out from . . . ” we try, “she significance; no one person’s life was one of many who . . .”? is worth more than another. There I think Lois Alma (Churchman) may be some of us who interact Patterson, a good and kind person with more people and whose actions who lived a long and full life, would receive more acclaim and publicity, like that. but to say or suggest that one life is — more significant than another, or to suggest so at a memorial service, is John Heckel, Ph.D., a regular simplistic at best and demeaning to Senior News columnist and chair others at worst. of the Senior News Community The effects that our lives have Advisory Council, is a retired on others are sometimes obvious, HSU theater and film professor sometimes lauded and written with a doctorate in psychology. about. Often, however, how we have touched others, through simple but meaningful interactions, is not Senior News • March 2019 Page 11 1910 California Street • Eureka CA 95501 HSRC News 707 443-9747 • www.humsenior.org Conference Focuses on Dementia Care By Andrea Bruhnke “Dementia: Caring for the Person, tia from early diagnosis through end context of dementia. Not the Diagnosis” will be the focus of life. Scholarships for 10 family caregiv- Health & Care of a one-day workshop on May 9 at Keynote speaker Dr. Allen Power, ers to attend the conference free have Management Programs the Sequoia Conference Center in author of “Dementia Beyond Drugs: been made available by the Dementia Adult Day Health Center Eureka. Changing the Culture of Care” and Care Coalition in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Services The conference is an opportunity “Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhanc- Redwood Caregiver Resource Center. Multipurpose Senior for local care providers to network, ing Well-Being,” will discuss alter- For more information or to register, Services Program earn CEUs, and learn more about natives to a biomedical approach in visit humboldtdcc.org or call 707- (MSSP) local resources for dementia care. dementia care. 443-9747, ext. 3203. Redwood Coast PACE Professional as well as family care- Gerontologist Elizabeth Morris will Partnership opportunities are also a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly givers are welcome. present ways to maximize quality of available for local businesses and The workshop is hosted by the life during early-stage dementia. Kar- agencies. Nutrition Programs Humboldt Senior Resource Center in en Ayres, NP, of the Humboldt Ad- Dining Centers in partnership with the Dementia Care vance Care Planning Coalition, will — Arcata, Eureka, & Fortuna Coalition. provide how-to’s for advance-care Home Delivered Meals Andrea Bruhnke is manager Workshop speakers will focus on planning. Scott Mateu, RN, and Dr. of HSRC’s Adult Day Health how to provide care that allows indi- Michael Willet from Hospice of Hum- Activities Programs & Alzheimer’s Services Center. Information & educational viduals to maintain self-determination boldt will provide information about resources while examining the course of demen- compassionate end-of-life care in the Exercise classes & recreational groups Art Show Features ‘Bird Lady of Humboldt’ Dial-A-Ride tickets Senior Firewood Program Louise Bacon-Ogden, a life-long bird lover, is the featured artist at Are You OK?® Humboldt Senior Resource Center through the end of June. telephone reassurance service The former owner of Old Town Eureka’s Strictly for the Birds, Senior Home Repair Bacon-Ogden has long been known as “The Bird Lady of Humboldt County.” When she retired in 2004, she increasingly turned her focus Senior News to art. Volunteer Opportunities Her work has been shown widely at local businesses and galleries, and her HSRC exhibit reflects her passion for birds and nature, partic- ularly in pencil and pen-and-ink. Help ensure the future Though her medium of choice is black-and-white images, the 18 of- of quality senior programs ferings in Bacon-Ogden’s show in the HSRC lobby also include birds and landscapes in color, and one piece in glitter. with a bequest to All the pieces are original and for sale at a special HSRC senior Humboldt Senior discount. Resource Center’s Come see the Bird Lady’s artwork Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at HSRC, 1910 California St., Eureka. For more information, Planned Giving contact Tasha Romo, HSRC Nutrition & Activities program manager, Call at 443-9747 x1228. 707-443-9747 to discuss your gift ‘GOLDEN SLIPPERS’ is Louise Ogden-Bacon’s title for this stately wader, one of 18 in her current exhibition. Page 12 Senior News March 2019 Page 13 Consolidate Your Bills A perfect addition to any home into one monthly payment MARCH SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITIES Humboldt Senior Resource Center in Eureka Fortuna Senior Dining Center Arcata Community Center An HSRC Senior Dining Center An HSRC Senior Dining Center at An HSRC Senior Dining Center Bob Lawton 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Owner/Broker 1910 California Street Mountain View Village For more information call Tasha at 443-9747 x1228, [email protected] 445-3027 • 2037 Harrison Ave • Eureka 2130 Smith Lane • Call Launa at 725-6245 Call Vanessa at 825-2027 Lunch: Tuesday-Friday at 11:30 a.m Lunch: Tuesday-Friday at 12:00 p.m. Lunch: Tuesday-Friday at 11:30 a.m. [email protected] CalBRE: #01144618, NMLS: #323296

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Cloney’s Prescription Pharmacy Thursdays March 8 Chicken & Fire-Roasted Tomato March 25 Dining Centers closed March 14 10-11 Site Council INFINITE POSITION AVAILABLE March 26 Hot Roast Beef Sandwich 2515 Harrison Avenue • Eureka 9-3:30 AARP Tax Assistance THIRD WEEK March 14 11-12:15 CalFresh Sign-up assistance 10-11 Grocery Bingo: March 11 Dining Centers closed March 27 Spinach & Roasted Garlic Ravioli March 21 10:15-11:15 Swing ‘n’ Sway Trio 443-7086 Fax: 443-0302 w/tomato cream sauce Bring 1 grocery item March 12 Baked Cod Dijonnaise March 21 10:30-11:30 Commodities Distribution 10-11:30 Intermediate French March 28 Cod w/Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Cloney’s Red Cross Pharmacy March 13 BBQ Pork Rib Fridays 11:30-12:15 Lunch March 29 Chinese Chicken Salad 525 5th Street • Eureka 1:15-2 S.A.I.L. w/ Muriel March 14 Taco Salad 10-11:30 Ping Pong with Pete 443-1614 Fax: 443-4461 2:10-3:10 FABS/S.A.I.L. w/ Beth & Lois March 15 Corned Beef & Cabbage People 60+ are invited 11:30-12:15 Lunch 3:30-4:30 Laughter Yoga for St. Patrick’s Day $3.50 suggested donation www.broadwaymedical.com Since 1902 Cloney's McKinleyville Pharmacy March 7 & 21 10-12 Genealogy group No senior 60 or older will be denied a meal if LOW-FAT OR NONFAT MILK SERVED WITH EACH MEAL 1567 City Center Road unable to donate. $6 for those under 60. McKinleyville Call for Reservations 442-3719 1034 Broadway, Eureka 840-9923 Fax: 840-9928 Arcata • 825-2027 Eureka • 443-9747 Fortuna • 725-6245 Locally Owned & Operated • We Service What We Sell Page 14 Focus: Hobbies March 2019 • Senior News

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Break out your shamrocks, tam o’ Christianity to the Emerald Island. It is shanter and Irish pipes on Friday, March not true that he drove the snakes out of 15, when Humboldt Senior Resource Cen- Ireland, but St. Patrick is said to have used ter celebrates St. Patrick’s Day’s at its the three-leafed shamrock to ex- three Senior Dining Centers in Arcata, plain the Holy Trinity to converts. Eureka and Fortuna. Contact your local dining site The dining rooms will be to reserve a spot at the St. decorated for the Old Coun- Paddie’s Feast. In Arcata, try, and festive music will call Vanessa at 825-2027; accompany the traditional Eureka, call Cathy at 443- Irish feast of corned beef and 9747; Fortuna, call Launa cabbage, red potatoes, baby at 725-6245. carrots, dinner roll, fresh grapes and For those over 60, there is a shamrock pudding. Don’t forget to $3.50 suggested donation for wear green! HSRC dining center meals, but no senior MONEY FOR MEALS — Barbara Walser, director of Nutrition Lunch service begins at 11:30 a.m. 60+ will be denied a meal if unable to & Activities at Humboldt Senior Resource Center, receives a in Arcata and Eureka and at noon in donate. $6 for those under 60. check for $20,000 from David Wells of the St. Joseph Health Fortuna. As always, an alternative For more information, contact Tasha – Humboldt County Board of Trustees. The 2019 Care for the vegetarian meal will be available. Romo, HSRC Nutrition & Activities pro- Poor Community Grant from St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial St. Patrick was the fifth-century patron gram manager, at 707-443-9747, x1228. Hospitals will help fund HSRC’s Home Delivered Meals program, which provides food to homebound elders to help them continue saint of Ireland, credited with bringing to live independently in their own homes. Paul Swenson photo. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS AND EVENTS

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Live Vigorously By Joan Rainwater-Gish St. Joseph’s Senior Exercise Programs

eet Jim Peaker, area direc- fall potential by developing muscle memory and to get certified so she could provide this specialty Mtor of Rehab Services for maintaining movement. It prepares you for when treatment locally for Harry. St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals. Jim you do get into an unforeseen circumstance, when He was so grateful that he made a large do- oversees all the physical, occupational and speech you’re pushed to the limits of your safety, your nation to St. Joseph to establish a Parkinson’s therapists, the acute inpatient rehab program and body has the ability to counter balance, thus re- Program here so other Parkinson’s patients would several outpatient clinics, as well as the S.A.I.L. ducing the chance of falling. not have to endure the hardship of traveling for (Stay Active & Independent for Life) exercise pro- Joan: St. Joseph just started a new Parkin- treatment. St. Joseph’s is the only such program gram (Yes, I’m interviewing my boss) and a new son’s exercise program. How did this come between Santa Rosa and Medford. Parkinson’s exercise program. about? Developing this program to serve the needs of Joan: St. Joseph has been providing exercise Jim: Again, it was a response to a community individuals with neurological issues has become programs such as S.A.I.L. to older adults, free need. In July, a community forum strongly identi- a passion of mine. Harry Hardin has been the fuel of charge, for almost 20 years. Why? fied the need for local treatment for patients with to start the engine that is driving our rehabilitation Jim: The St. Joseph mission is to identify needs neurological issues such as Parkinson’s. So we services to do our best to meet this community in the community and then find ways to meet began getting our therapists trained in exercise need. — them. Keeping seniors healthy and independent programs to help with both the physical and neu- is one of these needs. Studies have shown that rological needs. Joan Rainwater-Gish, 76, of Eureka is a certi- strength and balance training exercises are effec- This initiative started because one of our ther- fied personal trainer and group fitness instructor tive in preventing falls. And falls account for a apists was providing rehabilitation services to a who leads senior S.A.I.L. exercise classes. She significant number of the patients we treat in our patient named Harry Hardin for his broken arm. is also a member of the Senior News Community rehabilitation services. She learned he had Parkinson’s, requiring him to Advisory Council. Contact: jrainwater-gish@ The S.A.I.L. program is designed to reduce travel to Santa Rosa for treatment, and decided suddenlink.net. Managing Pain, Diabetes The U.S. Is Counting on You The Humboldt Independent Practice Association will offer The U.S. Census Bureau needs a few good In 2010, the last time the census was done, free workshops in March for Humboldters with diabetes or women and men — a few thousand, actually. the U.S. population was 308.8 million. chronic pain, or their caregivers. In preparation for the 2020 Census, census Census workers are paid at least $16.50/ The six-week, peer-led programs were developed at Stan- takers are being recruited to start training in hour, full- or part-time. Work hours are flexible, ford University, and provide participants with information, August to start the massive task of counting ev- and employees are paid for training time and tools and resources to help them manage their condition, and eryone living in the United States (and Puerto reimbursed for authorized expenses. work with their caregivers and healthcare providers. Rico). Applicants must be U.S. citizens 18 or older, Two chronic pain self-management workshops are avail- Completed every 10 years since 1790, when with a valid driver’s license, email access and able: President George Washington ordered the first use of a car. • Bayside: Mondays, March 18 through April 22, 1-3:30 national headcount, the census is essential to To apply, go online to 2020census.gov/jobs p.m., at Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 24 congressional apportionment, federal fund- and click on “apply,” or call 855-562-2020. Fellowship Way, Bayside. ing levels for communities, and planning for • Fortuna: Fridays, March 22 through April 26, 1-3:30 growth and business. p.m., at the Eel River Multigenerational Center, 2280 New- burg Road, Fortuna. “The job of feets is walking, but their hobby The diabetes self-management workshop meets Saturdays, March 23 through April 27, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at is dancing.” Humboldt IPA, 2662 Harris St., Eureka —Amit Kalantri, author. To register, call Humboldt IPA at 707-267-9606. Senior News • March 2019 Focus: Hobbies Page 17

CommunityMarch Calendar Going to the Dogs NAACP Book Discussion HumDOG’s 32nd annual Dog The Eureka chapter of the NAACP Expo hits the Redwood Acres Fair- will sponsor a discussion group of grounds Sunday, March 3, from the book “White Fragility: Why it’s 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Attractions so hard for white people to talk about include dog agility trials, obedi- racism” by Robin Diangelo, Sundays ence demonstrations, in March from 2-4 p.m. at Temple the doggy drill team, Beth El, 3233 T St., Eureka. Facili- service dogs and police tated by Humboldt State University K9s, the “Parade of Professor Janet Winston. For info, Breeds” (1 p.m.) ven- email [email protected]. dors, dog breeders and more. Raffle to benefit Seabird Monitors Wanted the spay/neuter fund. The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is Visit the Humboldt offering training for volunteers to help Nursery and Garden Center Dog Obedience Group monitor seabird populations. Training at humdog.org for details. in two sessions: Tuesday, March 12, Shop and Power Equipment 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall, Landscape Contractors 18th Perilous Plunge 409 Trinity St.; and a field session, Come out Saturday, March 9, to Saturday, March 16, 8 a.m.-noon. watch teams of costumed “Plungers” Space is limited, RSVP by email to fling themselves into a chilly Hum- [email protected], or boldt Bay at the F Street dock in Old call 707-677-2501. Town Eureka to benefit the Redwood Council of the Blind 839-1571 • 1828 Central Avenue • McKinleyville Discovery Museum (612 G St., Eure- ka). The Parade of Plungers starts at Michelle Radcliff-Garcia from the millerfarmsnursery.com 11 a.m. from 4th and F streets to the California Telephone Access Program Bay, followed by plunging and shriek- will present a free technology demon- ing. To be a Plunger or a sponsor, stration of telephone equipment SPONSORED BY THE HUMBOLDT ADVANCE CARE PLANNING COALITION visit discovery-museum.org or call for people with disabilities, Friday, 707-443-9694. March 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hum- PLANNING FOR YOUR LIFE boldt Bay Municipal Water District ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ADVANCE DIRECTIVES Music & Dance @MGMA office, 828 7th St., Eureka. Sponsored Discuss and complete your Advance Health Care Directive The Morris Graves Museum of by the Humboldt Council of the Blind. For information, contact Doug with expert guidance and support. A notary will be present. Art at 636 F St. in Eureka offers several events in March. The Acade- at 707-839-0588 or dougdrose@ THIS IS A FREE EVENT Saturday, March 2, 2019 my of Irish Dance performs Sunday, suddenlink.net. March 10, 2 p.m.; pianist Dr. Jennifer EVERYONE IS INVITED 10 am-12 noon Heidmann performs Saturday, March Redwood Coast Music Fest Azalea Hall, McKinleyville 9, at 6 p.m.; and Jenni & David and Seniors are eligible for a special the Sweet Soul Band perform at Wine $25 discounted ticket to attend all RSVP is preferred, but not required. Please bring a current photo ID. To RSVP: & Jazz, Sunday, March 17, 3-5 p.m. Redwood Coast Music Festival events Adults $5, seniors/students/military on Saturday, May 11. The tickets are Register online: https://advance-directivesmck.eventbrite.com or $2; free for families with a CalFresh available through the Humboldt Se- Email us: [email protected] or EBT card. Full info at humboldtarts. nior Resource Center Activities Office Call us: (707) 443-4563 ext. 22 org or 707-442-0278. (707-443-9747, x1240) and the Fortu- na Senior Center (707-726-9203). Page 18 Focus: Hobbies March 2019 • Senior News Cherishing Interior Silence By Albert B. Miller I was born in Glen Ridge, New itation one morning, I walked across “Round up for St. Jude” Jersey, in 1923. It was a different the common area of the retreat house or donate and we’ll make sure world. Street lamps were gas lighted. with internal silence in tow. It was Ramona Lima, R.Ph. your donation reaches the hospital Morning milk was delivered by horse- pervasive. Fully aware of what I was Bene tting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital drawn wagon. It was quiet then. I doing, I acted without attachment. I particularly remember the silence that was a witness to and independent of 2097 Harrison Avenue in Eureka 441-8500 Fax: 443-7608 hung in the air. my own actions. My compulsion to act began early That retreat was the beginning of a in life. When asked to do something, new perspective. From the unfettered PACIFIC I usually went into action. Then I vantage point of interior silence, a MEDICAL would return to the silence. keen awareness unfolds that perme- RESOURCES “We are here for you.” When a job was finished I may ates consciousness and influences have heard, “Well done,” or “Fine.” everything one does. For in that still- Or criticism from my father: “Stop ness, one acquires clarity, indepen- Humboldt Caregivers cutting those square edges and just dence, self-reliance and high-minded shovel the sidewalk.” At 7, I was a purpose. Serving our community more than 20 years perfectionist who tried to make a I try to hold to that stillness every Call us for a FREE in-home consultation snow-shoveled sidewalk look orderly. day. It slips away when I get too It relaxed me to do it that way. My involved or fail to sustain it with quiet father thought I wasted time. reflection and regular meditation. INSURED & Toll Free: 877-964-2001 BONDED Later, I looked to psychologist New Zealand author Janet Frame www.paci cmr.com Abraham Maslow, and tried to apply wrote a appropriate metaphor in Registered nurse support • Personal care • Light housekeeping his principle of self-actualization to that regard: “I spread my mountain Assistance with daily activities • Respite care & more my work ethic. But I have always scenery, my rivers, my chosen canvas remembered the silence from where I about me and close my eyes, but I do came. I am drawn to it naturally, even not sleep. Hush-hush-hush; the grass, in the midst of activity. and the wind and the fir and the sea In his classic work, Professor are saying, hush-hush-hush.” Maslow holds that human beings can be loving, noble and truly creative, — and that they are capable of pursuing THE FRIENDSHIP LINE the highest value of aspiration. Albert B. 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By Ted Pease

Calling birding John Hewston’s “hobby” and then changed to birds, specializing in probably minimizes both the man and the pheasants. As part of his work, he developed birds he has loved since he was “grass-high public outreach programs to teach the public to a kneehopper.” about wildlife issues, work that continued After all, he’s been a birder for most of throughout his career as a researcher and his 95 years, and — if truth be told — he teacher. probably likes birds a bit more than he does “Everyone in the wildlife field had the most people. same problem — communicating with hu- A couple of aunts got Hewston interested mans,” he said. in birds back in the late 1920s when he was a After earning a master’s degree at Oregon kid in rural Washington state, “before birding State and a PhD at Utah State, Hewston became popular.” All these years later, the came to HSU in 1967. retired ornithology professor is still keeping In 1969, Hewston and other local birders track of birds that find their way to his heavi- established the Redwood Regional Audubon ly thicketed yard on Fickle Hill in Arcata. Society. Hewston served as president and in With binoculars close at hand beside his other officer roles, as well as society histo- living room chair, Hewston checks off daily rian. sightings on a typed list of 28 species that Redwood Audubon member Leslie make their way to the feeders around his Scopes Anderson says she got into North house — California quail, Band-tailed pi- Coast birding through a class Hewston geons, Stellar jays, hummingbirds, six kinds taught. “His enthusiasm was contagious, and of sparrows, finches and more. Hewston esti- his knowledge astounding,” said Anderson, mates that he’s seen more than 120 different who credits Hewston with inspiring her to species in his yard. become a bird photographer and author. “Birds are all around us,” he said, without “John is the best!” taking his eyes off a front-yard feeder. “They For 25 years, Hewston coordinated the are the most visible of all wildlife. They annual Western States Thanksgiving Bird fascinate me.” Count, tallying observations by hundreds of From chickadees to penguins to the cack- birders calling in from west of the Missis- ling geese that he has chased from Hum- sippi. He gave it up in 2016 — “I was 93 boldt’s coastal fields to the Aleutian Islands, years old,” he said. “It was time for some- the behaviors and abilities of birds never one else to do it.” Sadly, no one stepped up, cease to amaze him. and the bird count has been on hiatus ever A question about his favorite species since. prompts a dismissive sniff. “Everybody asks LIFE-LONG BIRDER John Hewston has been enchanted with A fall around Christmastime resulted birds since childhood. The retired Humboldt State University me that,” Hewston said with a laugh. professor and former Redwood Region Audubon president in a hospitalization, and Hewston has been But he has a ready answer: “Ravens may still keeps a sharp eye out for species passing through his pretty much confined to his home since be my favorite bird. They are highly intelli- Fickle Hill yard. Mark Larson photo. January. But it takes more than “a bump on gent, and they make a variety of interesting the head” to keep an old birder down. sounds,” he said. Then his eyes light up as he talks about the amazing feats of He’s looking forward to “getting rid of this thing,” he said, kicking his geese and cranes that migrate thousands of miles. walker, and to returning to the Arcata Marsh for “Dawn Bird Patrol” and spring Born in 1924, Hewston served in World War II, training bomber crews in Sa- migration, just to see what the birds are up to. vannah, Georgia. After the war, he went to Pacific Lutheran University on the ­­— GI Bill, and went to work with the North Dakota Fish and Game Department. An avid sport fisherman, Hewston worked as a fisheries biologist for years, Ted Pease is editor of Senior News. Page 22 Focus: Hobbies March 2019 • Senior News

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Who is my hero? My immediate response personally with un-housed people, to learn is, “My uncle, Johnny Calkins.” their names, and have meaningful, construc- Johnny’s objective in life is to “be a produc- tive conversations. tive member of my community, contributing “Once someone feels listened to, they can where my experience and skillset is useful.” I open up about what they need,” he said. have seen firsthand how Johnny has followed He volunteers at the Church of the Joyful through with those ideals. Healer in McKinleyville to host the un-housed He has spent so much of his life giving on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., provid- back; he worked for the California Conser- ing a place to eat, rest and visit. vation Corps from 1997-2003, helping many When my husband and I recently met an at-risk youth learn trail-building skills, and so un-housed person while walking in the woods, much more. my immediate feeling was uneasiness, which I At 71, Johnny is a former board member am sure many of us feel in such situations. of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, and still But I thought of my uncle, and we intro- helps with workdays by leading work crews duced ourselves. We ended up having a great, to build and repair trails. He showed up to one connecting conversation. The next day, my such workday a few years back all bruised up husband and I put together a care package and because he had just thwarted a bank robbery left it in the woods at the man’s camp. HEAVY LIFTING — In his spare time, Johnny Calkins of McKinleyville (left) likes to lift rocks. Here, with another in McKinleyville. He is a natural leader, and My uncle Johnny never fails to enrich my you should have seen how hard that crew Trinidad Coastal Land Trust volunteer, Calkins helps shore life, and I am so grateful for the many lessons up the stair on the trail leading down to Baker Beach off worked that day. We got a lot done. he has passed along. Johnny makes me want Scenic Drive in Trinidad. Photo courtesy of Tami Trump. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, but he to be a better person; he inspires so many to shrugs at that. “We were just people that made give a little more and work a little harder. About the Trinidad CoastaL Land Trust a choice,” he said. “It does not define me.” — The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust was founded in 1978 by a What does define Johnny Calkins is his group of landowners to preserve the natural beauty and Tami Trump of Trinidad is a board member character of the coast between Little River and Big Lagoon. desire to do what needs to be done. He is of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, and currently working on connecting with the Forty years later, the Land Trust manages 20 coastal proper- teaches science at Mistwood Montessori ties to ensure public access and protect open spaces. To get “un-housed,” a term he prefers to “homeless.” in Eureka. Johnny believes that it’s important to connect involved and learn more, visit trinidadcoastallandtrust.org. Senior News Coming in Senior News HSRC • April is a funny month. Help us prove it. Send us funny things that hap- 1910 California St. pened to you, your best jokes, funny photos, your definition of what’s fun- Eureka CA 95501 ny (and what’s not). Say, did you hear the one about . . . .? Make SN editor Ted Pease laugh: [email protected]. or 443-9747, x1226. • May is a time for spring chickens. In our Childhood edition, we look at how childhood experiences stay with us throughout life. How do you celebrate your inner child?

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