ALWAYS Mendocino Coast's FREE September 2020 Peddler The Best Original Writing, plus the Guide to Art, Music, Events, Theater, Film, Books, Poetry and Life on the Coast Arena !eater Presents

Arena !eater will present three more "lms to be screened on- line, with ticket purchases bene"#ing Arena !eater. While we’d 3 First-Run much rather be in those large, comfortable seats inside the the- ater, these "lms will help the theater "nancially and give us some world-class "lm entertainment. And you can sit back in your most Films For comfortable seat at home. So sit back, get out the popcorn$with bu#er if you prefer$and stream any of these "lms right to your home on your computer or tablet, via Chromecast, or through the Screening Kino Now app on Roku, AppleTV. !e three September "lms are each worth seeing. "Helmut Newton: !e Bad and the Beauti- ful", "Made in Bangladesh", and "Epicentro". at Home in First up is “Helmut Newton: !e Bad And !e Beautiful”, a "lm by Gero von Boehm. One of the great masters of photog- raphy, Helmut Newton made a name for himself exploring the September. female form, and . . . Cont'd on Page 9 !e Coast Highway Art Collective • Celebrating !e Lighthouse In Art A New Exhibit Featuring 27 Local Artists • Opens September 4 In recognition of the importance of the recreational sailors still rely on it as an aid to In other news, seven members of the Point Arena Lighthouse in its 150th year navigation and warning of possible dangers Coast Highway Art Collective won awards of lighting the way on the coast, the Coast such as Arena Rock. Today the Lighthouse at the Art in the Redwoods Virtual AIR for Highway Art Collective (CHAC) will spon- and its are major tourist a#rac- 2020. Congratulations to Beatrice Acosta, sor an art exhibit celebrating the lighthouse tions, welcoming up to 50K visitors a year.” Andrea Allen, Sco# Sewell, Cole#e Coad, and its surroundings throughout the month For this exhibit twenty-seven local art- Geraldine LiaBraaten, Kathryn Weiss and of September. !e opening reception is on ists will be showing work at the CHAC gal- Chris Grassano. You can view their winning Friday, September 4 from noon to 6:00pm. lery, located at 284 Main St. in Point Arena: submissions at h#ps://gualala.art/59th- !e Light Station had several events Andrea Allen (Chinese calligraphy), Ron annual-art-in-the-redwoods or stop by the planned to celebrate this Bolander (photography), gallery and see additional work by these landmark anniversary, but Deborah Caperton (mixed very talented artists. they had to be postponed media), CC Case (water- !e Coast Highway Art Collective is now due to the corona virus. color), Sco# Chie$o (pho- open two shopping days a week, Fridays !erefore, this celebration tography), Richard Custer and Saturdays from 11:00am to 2:00pm. in art is even more timely (photography), Art Dryer Selected artwork by Collective members and special, and an oppor- (wood working), Barbara tunity for the community Fast (fabric art), Chris to show their support. “For Grassano (oil painting), 150 years the Point Arena Joyce George (oil painting), Lighthouse has been a bea- Stuart Greenberg (giclee Open con of hope and inspiration on canvas), Rozann Grunig Wednesday -Saturday for the community and visi- (photography), Doric Jemi- 11 to 4 Sunday 11 to 3 tors alike,” said exhibit cu- son-Ball (collage), Bruce rator Barbara Fast. “It was Jones (watercolor), Ling- originally commissioned in 1869 by the Yen Jones (jewelry), Paul Kozal (photog- hwy 1 gualala • 707-884-1072 • www.redstella.com Lighthouse Service to pro- raphy), Geraldine LiaBraaten (photogra- tect shipping sailing up and down the rug- phy), Cynthia Myers (etched glass), PT ged coast of . !e rotating light Nunn (acrylic painting), Jack O’Rourke and guest artists are on display in the gal- Register To Vote! could be seen for 21.5 miles out to sea and (watercolor), Brenda Phillips (ceramics), lery's front courtyard.%!e gallery is located at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, the li#le Info for Mendocino County: the fog whistle, and later a fog horn, alerted Pam Powell (photography), Charles Ross red building next door to the Redwood (707) 234-6819 sailors when the fog was too dense for the (wood carving), Sco# Sewell (photogra- light to penetrate. Since the advent of new phy), Peter Sidell (photography), Siobhan Credit Union. More information is avail- Info for Sonoma County: location technology, the light has been less (silk scarves), and Deborah !relkel (aba- able at www.coast-highway-artists.com. (707) 565-6800. important, although local "sherman and lone jewelry.)

Saying Goodbye To Our Friend Cathy Sue Riehm We at the Lighthouse Peddler sadly bid a fond farewell to fellow writer, Cathy Sue Riehm, as she pursues new adventures in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. We are so grateful for her enthusiasm and the knowledge and expertise she shared with our Peddler readers. We wish her the very best and want her to know how much she will be missed. Good Luck Cathy. Stay safe and keep in touch. Dolly Ste$en, Publisher, David Ste$en, Editor

Le!: Cathy and Bonnie at Univ. of Georgia's Large Animal Vet Teaching Hospital.

Below: Rex at the Lighthouse.

Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk

• Anchor Bay Store 3 • KGUA 13 • First Run Movies at home. Now there's a concept I like. (Cover). • Arena Frame 11 • KTDE 12 • Coast Hwy Art Collective celebrates the big 150. (!e Lighthouse's, that is.) (Page 2). • Arena Pharmacy 3 • KZYX 5 • Our friend Cathy Riehm has Georgia on her mind. (Page 2). • Ar! Feed and Pet 2 • Li#le Green Bean 9 • !e Lighthouse Peddler's Business List. Keep it on the Fridge. (Page 4). • B Bryan Preserve back cover • Mar Vista 5 • Michael Warr brings his poetic skills to 3rd !ursday Poetry. (Page 5). • Banana Belt Properties 9 • Mendonoma Health Alliance 16 • Art in the Redwoods-Online!. Extended through September 30. (Page 5). • Classy-Fied Ads 11 • Oceanic Land Company 6 • Coast Community Library is here to help. (Page 5). • Cove Co!ee 14 • O$ce Source 12 • We love the MET. Star musical performers coming to a stream near you. (Page 6). • Denise Green 14 • Phillips Insurance 13 • !e Redwood Coast Dems are coming your way. Join the fun on the 19th. (Page 6). • Dream Catcher Interiors 9 • Point Arena Light Station 14 • Ahoy me maties. Blow me down. Arrrrggghhh. (Page 6). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 14 • Red Stella 2 • Don't let the September moon phase you. (Page 6). • Franny's Cup & Saucer 13 • Redwood Coast Democrats Front Cover • Karin has wild carrots on her mind. Note: !ey can be tamed. (Page 7). • Garcia River Casino 8 • Rollerville Cafe 6 • !is sparrow is de"nitely a fox. Honest. (Page 7). • Green Room, "e 9 • Sea Trader, "e 12 • !inking about goats? How about &ying goats? Find out how they &y. (Page 7). • Gualala Arts 5 • Skunk Train 2 • Paper and Wood. Simple yet so marvelously transformed! (Page 8). • Gualala Building Supply 9 • Spirit Veterinary Services 2 • My, my, my. mai haiku's treat is here. (Page 8). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Village Bootery 8 • Dragon's Breath !eatre returns. Virtually. (Page 9). • Ignacio Health Insurance 4 • Wellness On "e Coast 8 • AT's First Run Movies (details, details, details). (Page 9). • Judith Hughes 15 • Zen House Motorcycles 13 • Is friendship voluntary? Consider David Ste$en's essay. (Page 10). • Jennifer is all dressed up in her Red Dress in Black & White. (Page 11). • A treat from poet Michael Warr for you. (Page 11). Our thanks to September contributors Rozann Grunig, mai haiku, Mitch McFarland, • Mitch takes us from broken high tech to transformative low-tech. (Page 12). Blake More, Tom Murphy, Mary Jane Schramm, David Ste$en, • Fire on your mind? Got a go bag? Read this primer on the topic. (Page 13). Karin Upho$, and Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. • Art in Elk with Sondra Sula. A new exhibit. (Page 13). • Mendonoma Health Alliance is here to help. Don't stress. Sign up. (Page 13). • It makes perfect census to me. How about you? (Page 13). • !e Crossword is here. Lotsa luck. (Page 14). • Speaking of pirates, Avast! Feathery pirates. See what MJ is writing about. (Page 15). • BAKU performs for an online-only audience. Read more. (Page 15). • Mr. Sudoku is here with another challenge. (Page 15). Read the Peddler Online- • Tom Murphy returns with more on his mind about Gualala's streets. (Page 16). • "Get Out!" is worth checking out. (Back cover) Its Free & In Full Color! "Dear World www.thelighthousepeddler.com Please hold me close tonight, Beneath your sea of stars and while I dream watch over me, so deep inside your heart For I'm still a stranger here, Just trying to survive Please don't let your spirit die, while I'm still alive" Issue #227 September 2020 From "Dear World" by Iris Hond Lighthouse Peddler

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 $e Lighthouse Peddler's Local Business Update. (And Please, Wear Your Mask!) Accents by the Sea: Kitchen, cookware and jewelry repair !ursdays. 707-884-1900. [email protected]. Website at KGUA.org. 4:30am-8pm at the Cove, Point Arena. 707- accessories. !u.-Sat., 11am to 4pm. 707- 39140 South Highway One in Gualala. KTDE: No in-person hours at the present 882-1960 and PointArenaPizza.com. 884-1988. 39132 Ocean Drive (Cypress Vil- Dolphin Gallery & Gi! Shop. Open !u.- time. O'ce: 707-884-1000. Studio: 707- Ranch Cafe: Open !u. thru Tue., 7:30am- lage), Gualala. Mon., 11am to 4pm. 707-884-3896. 39114 884-3000. Website: KTDE.com. 4pm. 7:30am-4pm. 707-785-4529. !eR- Action Network: Community support and Ocean Drive, Cypress Village, Gualala. KZYX Public and Community Radio: No anchCafe.biz. 35590 Verdant View, Sea Ranch. family resources to the community. Please 95445. GualalaArts.org. in-person visits. O'ce: 707-895-2324. Stu- Rollerville Cafe: Open !u-Sun and Tue., check website for new COVID19 o'ce Dream Catcher Interiors: Open Monday- dio: 707-895-2448. Website: KZYX.org. 7am - 2pm. Take out and limited outdoor hours. 707-884-5413. info@actionnetwork. Friday, 10am-5pm, Sat, 10am-3pm. 707-884- Lisa's Luscious: Open daily, 11am-5pm. seating. Call for specials. 707-882-2077. info. actionnetwork.info. 9655. 38870 South Highway One, Gualala. 707-882-2452, 90 Main Street, Highway 22900 South Highway One, Point Arena. Anchor Bay Store: Open Mon. thru Sat., DreamCatcherInteriors.com. One, Point Arena. LisaJams.com. Red Stella: Open Wed. thru Sat., 11am-4pm, 8am-7pm, Sun., 8am to 6pm. 707-884-4245. Flowers by Natasha: Flowers available at Li"le Green Bean: Locally roasted co$ee, Sun. from 11am to 3pm. 707.884.1072. On 35513 So. Highway 1, Anchor Bay. Surf Market. Special orders: contact Natasha. available online at Li#leGreenBeanRoastery. Highway One at the Sundstrom Mall. Alison Trujillo Translations: Spanish to 707-884-9414. GualalaFlowers.com. com. 707-684-9813. Sea Trader: Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. English translations. trujilloalison@gmail. Four-Eyed Frog Books: Open Tue. thru Mar Vista Co"ages: Information is available Sun. 11am-5pm. 707-884-3248. 38640 S. com. 707-847-3970. Sat., 10am-4pm. 707-884-1333. FourEyed- at 707-884-3522. MarVistaMendocino.com. Hwy One, Gualala. Arena Market & Cafe: Open Mon.-Sat., Frog.com. Check or credit card only. In Cy- Skunk Train: Open for Trains and Rail- 7am-7pm, Sun., 7am to 6pm. Sr. hours 8am Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: For press Village, Hwy. One, Gualala. Bike trips along the Redwood Route. Check to 10am. 707-882-3663. To-go orders avail- current visiting hours and information visit: Franny's Cup & Saucer: Open Wed. thru web or call for departure times beginning at able. No cafe seating. 185 Main St., Highway www.gardenbythesea.org. Sat., 8am-2pm. Sun., 8am to Noon. 707-882- 8:30am. Info is at 707-964-6371, at the depot One, Pt. Arena. ArenaMarketandCafe.org. Mendonoma Health Alliance: O$ering free 2500 at 213 Main Street, Highway One, in health resources and health education. In- in Fort Bragg, and SkunkTrain.com. Arena Frame: Anna is available by appoint- Point Arena. person appointments available. Classes avail- Spirit Veterinary Clinic: Mobile Veteri- ment. 707-882-2159. Garcia River Casino: Open daily, 2:00pm able virtually. 707-412-3176 x 102. Email: nary Services, Monday thru !ursday, 8am Arena Pharmacy: Open Mon. thru Fri., to 9:30pm. 707-467-5300. 22215 Windy [email protected]. to 5pm. Vaccine Clinic Fridays (behind the 9am to 5:30pm. 707-882-3025. 235 Main Hollow Rd, Pt. Arena. 95468. theGarciaRiv- MTA: Schedule has changed. Check the ad in Gualala Hotel)8:30am to 12:30pm. More at Street, Highway One, Point Arena. erCasino.com. the Lighthouse Peddler or the MTA website SpiritVeterinaryServices.com. Arena Technology Center is under the Green Room: Open Mon. thru !u., 11am at MendocinoTransit.org. Surf Market: Open Monday thru Sunday, guidance of the schools. At the present time to 6pm. Weekends, 11:30am to 7pm. 707- O#ce Source: Open Mon., Tue., !u., Fri., 7:30am-8pm. 39250 South Highway One., the center is closed. 707-882-4173. 320-1918. 138 Main St., Highway One, Pt. 2pm-4pm. 39150 Ocean Drive, Ste 2, Gua- Gualala. 707-884-4184. Arena !eater: !eater building closed dur- Arena. !eGreenRoomCollective.org. lala. (Please knock. One customer in the Two Fish Bakery: Open Wed. thru Sun., ing SIP. Some events available via stream. Gualala Arts Center: Gualala Arts Center is store at a time). 707-884-9640. Info at O'c- 7:30am-3:30pm, 'til 5pm on Fridays for Pizza. Arena!eater.org. Check website for details. closed. 707-884-1138. !e Center's Sculp- eSourceGualala.com. Hwy One, Stewarts Point. 707-785-2011. ARFF Feed & Pet Supply: Open Mon., ture Garden is open to visitors Sat-Mon, Oz Farm: Fresh produce is available at farm- Village Bootery: Open Tue., Wed, Fri., Sat., Tue., !u., Fri., 10am to 5pm, Sat., 10am to 12noon to 4pm. GualalaArts.org. ers markets in Gualala, Point Arena, and Fort 12pm to 6pm. 707-884-4451. 38951 South 3pm. Highway One and Paci"c Woods, Gua- Gualala Building Supply: Open Mon. thru Bragg. Information is at OzFarm.com. Highway One, Gualala. lala. 707-884-1832. Fri., 7am-5pm. Sun., 8am to 5pm. Gualala- Phillips Insurance Agency: Available by Wellness on the Coast: 19 separate wellness Artists Collective in Elk: Open daily 11am BuildingSupply.com. 38501 S. Highway One, phone or email only. Appointments at 707- practitioners. Check the website for healing to 4pm. 707-877-1128. Artists-Collective. Gualala. 884-1740. [email protected]. modalities, contact information and avail- net. 6031 South Hwy. One, Elk. Gualala Farmers Market: Open Saturdays, Point Arena Lighthouse: Store and Out- ability. Wellnessonthecoast.com. Banana Belt Realty: 707-884-1109. 35505 9:30am-12:30pm. Center Street & Hwy One. door Museum, open daily, 10am to 3:30pm.. Zen House: Open Tue. thru Sat., 10am to South Highway 1, "Downtown" Anchor Bay. Gualala Supermarket: Open every day, 707-882-2809. PointArenaLighthouse.com. 6pm. 707-882-2281. Sales, Repairs, Service, B Bryan Preserve: By reservation only. 7am-6pm. 707-884-1205. 39225 South 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Point Arena. and Special Orders. Online at !eZenHouse. More information on tours and visits is at Highway One, Gualala. Senior discounts on Point Arena Pizza: Open Friday-Monday, net. 170 Main St., Hwy. One, Point Arena. BBryanPreserve.com. Mon. and Wed. all day. Seniors only (60+ Birdsong Clinic & Tea Shop: Expanded years of age) from 9am to 11am. botanical o$erings in response to Covid19. Ignacio Health Insurance Services: 707- Info at 707-291-5765. 35590 Verdant View, 884-4640. IgnacioHealth.com. 35521 South !e Sea Ranch. BirdsongClinic.com. Highway One, Anchor Bay. Coast Community Library: Patrons can Jin Shin Jyutsu: Denise Green, CMT. Body, return items and pickup requested items Mind, Spirit. Information at 707.882-2437. Tuesday through Friday from 11:00am to Jrs Home & Auto: Open Mon.-Sat., 9am- 4:00pm. (See story, details and more infor- 5pm, Sun. from 10am to 3pm. 38820 South mation on Page 8.) 707-882-3114. Highway One, Gualala. 707-884-3534. Coast Highway Art Collective: "Light- Jrs Auto Care Center: Open Mon.-Fri., 9am- house 150th" opens Sept. 4. Open on the 5pm. 46900 Paci"c Woods Road at Highway patio Fri & Sat, 11am to 2pm. 284 Main One, Gualala. 707-884-1837. St., Pt. Arena, 95468. 707-882-3616. Coast- Judith Hughes: Acupuncture, Chinese Med- Highway-Artists.com. icine, Chrmotherapy: Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm Cove Co$ee: Not open yet. 707-882-2665. (exc. Wed). By Appointment. 707-357-3055. At the Cove in Point Area. Stay Tuned. AcupuncturePointArena.com. Discovery Gallery Artists Collective: KGUA Public Radio: No in-person hours Open !u. thru Tue., 11am-3pm. Walt Rush at the present time. 707-884-4883. Email at Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Poet Michael Warr Featured Virtually !e Coast Community Library Gualala At Point Arena !ird !ursday Poetry, September 17 Continues Supporting Us Arts !e Arena !eater and Point Arena !ird Excellence in Literature, Black Caucus of (albeit with some speci"c guidelines) SINCE 1961 !ursday Poetry present a virtual !ird the American Library Association Award, I reached out to Julia Larke, Branch Li- 707.884.1138 !ursday Zoom Poetry reading at 7:00pm Gwendolyn Brooks Signi"cant Illinois Po- GualalaArts.org brarian at the Coast Community Library, 46501 Old State Hwy on !ursday, September 17, 2020. !is ets Award, a National Endowment for the for an update on the library. Happily she Gualala, CA 95445 month features San Fran- Arts Fellowship for Poetry replied with a le#er containing all of the New Exhibit: Paper & Wood cisco poet Michael Warr, and more. information. Here's her le#er: Judith Fisher • Collage with open mic to follow. His poems are translat- For the safety of the public and sta$, Peter McCann • Woodwork To watch or participate as ed into Chinese by poet/ all Mendocino County Libraries remain Opens September 5 an open mic reader, please translator Chun Yu as part closed to the public. All branches o$er the email blake@snakelyone. of their Two Languages / opportunity to return items as well as curb- 11am - 7pm com. One Community collabo- side pickup of requests. !e Bookmobile At Dolphin Gallery San Francisco poet Mi- ration. Michael is the for- has a reduced route and is open only for re- Cypress Village, Gualala chael Warr’s books include mer Deputy Director of the turns and curbside pickup. Our book drop Open Thu-Mon., 11-4 (Closed Tue&Wed) Of Poetry and Protest: Museum of the African Di- remains closed. While at the Dolphin, From Emme# Till to Tray- aspora in San Francisco and Although the library is not open for von Martin (W.W. Norton), has extensive experience in browsing, you can return items and pick !e Armageddon of Funk, community-based arts. He up requested items between 11:00 am and We Are All !e Black Boy, is a board member of the 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday. pick up some and Power Lines: A Decade Friends of the San Francis- If you are returning items, please ring delicious Sees Candies! of Poetry From Chicago’s co Public Library. the doorbell and we will open the door or Guild Complex. Michael is You can see a sample of BAKU Live In Concert—Online! you can use the automatic door opener (to Sunday, September 27, 4 pm the 2020 Berkeley Lifetime Achievement Michael Warr's poetry on page 11. the right of the front door). Enter the com- This ONLINE-ONLY concert will Awardee. "ird "ursday Poetry Zoom made munity/quarantine room and place items be live-streamed. Follow the Other poetry honors include San Francis- possible by the Arena "eater and continues on the table for the day of the week of your link at GualalaArts.Org. co Library Laureate, Creative Work Fund to be supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. returns. Items are quarantined for "ve days Watch the Concert and Donate award for his multimedia project Tracing through a grant it has received #om "e before being checked in. to Gualala Arts Poetic Memory in Bayview Hunters Point, James Irvine Foundation. Please do not enter the library beyond PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for the entryway hall. The 59th Annual If you have arranged a curbside pickup Art in the Art in the Redwoods-Online!łExtended !ru September! of a request please ring the doorbell and we Redwoods—Online! will have it ready to pick up. Extended thru Sept. 30 !is year’s Art in the Redwoods-Online!, ers additional time to comment on each Sta$ are available by phone from 10:00am the 59th annual event, was transformed artist’s work and those comments will, in to 5:00pm at 707-882-3114, Monday thru • View the Art into an entirely online exhibit. A total of turn, be used to determine the most popu- Friday to assist with questions and to en- • Leave Comments for Artists 398 works of art by 120 artists were exhib- lar art of the 2020 event. !e winner of the courage patrons to access online resources • Purchase a Favorite Piece ited at this year’s event. Art lovers could see, Most Popular award will be announced at at the library’s website: www.mendoli- • Arrange Shipping compare, comment on and purchase these BAKU-Online! concert, Sunday, Septem- brary.org. •Enjoy paintings, photographs, sculptures, collag- ber 27, 4:00pm, streamed live online at At this time, we do not have an estimated es, baskets and more, and do it all online! GualalaArts.org. reopening date and we will continue to at GualalaArts.Org As a result of the success of this year’s Art Art lovers can see the exhibit by follow- function with our current limited services in the Redwoods-Online! and by popular ing the link at GualalaArts.Org. !e art until it is determined that it is safe for li- demand, Gualala Arts has announced that will continue to be available for viewing braries to reopen. Register To Vote! the online exhibit will continue through through September 30, 2020. And many If you need help placing a hold or have Info for Mendocino County: the month of September, giving people an of the works of art continue to be available any questions, please give us a call at 707- (707) 234-6819 extended opportunity to enjoy the online for purchase. More information is at Guala- 882-3114. !ank you for your support, co- Info for Sonoma County: gallery. In addition, this will allow art lov- laArts.org. operation, and patience! (707) 565-6800.

(signed) Your grateful library sta$

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 MET Opera Presents the Redwood Coast Democrats Bring !e Mobile HQ September 19 Full Moon Pay-Per-View Music Series !e Redwood Coast Democrats will !e deadline for the census has been Lisa Davidsen, Joyce DiDonato, and be hosting a special event on Saturday, moved up to September 30. It’s critical that Beczala and Radvanovsky September 19 and everyone’s invited. !e everyone be counted so that California in Mobile Democratic Headquarters will be !e Metropolitan Opera comtinues its general, and Mendocino and Sonoma coun- at the Gualala Community Center Parking pay-per-view series featuring opera’s big- ties in particular, receive their fair share of Lot from 9:30am to 1:00pm and gest stars performing in striking locations federal monies to bene"t resi- then at the Arena !eater park- dentsłwhether citizens or not. ing lot from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Not counted yet? You haven’t !is is more than a simple meet ‘n greet. "lled out the form online? You say you It’s also an opportunity to "ll out a census haven’t been interviewed by a census taker? September 1 form, register to vote, pick up Turnout Stop by the mobile HQ and get counted. 2020 T-Shirts, wine goblets and water Put Saturday, September 19th on your bo#les. !e mobile HQ will be one-step calendar. Join your friends from the Red- New Moon chance to take care of a number of issues wood Coast Democrats. A)er all, it's up to facing voters. all of us!.

around the world, using the same un- Get Ready for September 19th matched production value as the Met’s Live International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Almost Here in HD. !ere are three concerts in Septem- In an ever-changing world it’s always a good idea to broaden one’s horizons. For example, ber. Tickets are $20 each. taking up cooking can give you an insight into all-things culinary. Painting can give you a !e MET retains 100% of the money for new perspective on color. A new language can enhance your vocabulary and be useful when these MET PPV performances. Help Arena you travel. !at’s why, this month, !e Lighthouse Peddler is o$ering a quick tutorial on September 17 !eater by also making a donation by click- language. In the event you are out on the Paci"c for a day sail, or on a luxury cruise to Mexico ing on the donate bu#on at Arena!eater. and you are overwhelmed by pirates here are a few useful terms to help in any situation. org. !ese programs start at 10:00am. “Ahoy” “Hello” • September 1-9 (one demand): Lise Da- “Ahoy me Maties” "Hello my friends" vidsen, recorded live at the soprano's spec- “Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! “!at makes me really unhappy.” tacular performance from a picturesque pal- “Aye” “Yes”. (Add “Cap’n” in formal se#ings) ace in Oslo, featuring soaring selections by “Avast” “Hey, you.” Wagner and Strauss as well as Scandinavian “Blimey” “Really?” songs by Grieg and Sibelius. “Blow me down” “Holy Crap” • September 12, 10:00am. Joyce DiDo- “Booty” “Treasure” nato Live in Concert. American mezzo- “Davy Jones’ Locker” “Where sailors go to die” soprano Joyce DiDonato sings a program of “Hornswaggle” “Cheat” alluring and acrobatic arias. She will be ac- “Jolly Roger” “Pirate &ag (see cover) companied by Carrie-Ann Matheson on pi- “Matey” “Friend” ano and chamber ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro. “Parley” “Conversation”

• September 26 : Piotr Becza%a and Son- “Pieces of Eight” “Money” dra Radvanovsky in Barcelona, High “Rum” “Rum” notes and high drama will be in abundance “Scurvy Dog” “An insult” when this world-famous soprano-tenor “Shiver me timbers” “Holy Crap” (milder version) pairing comes together for a live perfor- “!ar she blows” “Look over there" mance singing arias and duets from some of “Ye” “You” the many classic operas they’ve performed on the stage of the Met. Please note. You can use “Aaargh” in almost any situation, whether you’re right or wrong.

Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Words on Wellness • "Caring For Yourself" by Karin Uphoff Along parched headlands and roadsides waste by the kidneys. It’s leaves, seeds and !e "nal e$ort of a two-year program to sedative injections in close quarters. “!e colored all shades of brown grasses, we see &owers can be prepared as a tea for diges- relocate mountain goats from Olympic Na- whole process is pre#y crazy,” Doss says. the last bright white native &owers like wild tive complaints and indeed were added to tional Park to the North Cascades almost “!ey just &y in with these bags of goats and carrot (Daucus pusillus), yarrow and ever- classic “bi#ers” formulas for indigestion. didn’t happen. drop them in a truck! It’s happening all very lasting. !ese plants pack strong medicine, An infusion of leaves was traditionally “It was a li#le dicey ge#ing all the pro- fast and close to you. And then you jump but are easily overlooked. Wild carrot is a used to counter cystitis and kidney stone tocols approved with all the [pandemic] in the back of this truck and grab a goat ł smaller version of its English cousin Queen formation or diminish stones that have al- modi"cations,” says%Dr. Pa#i%Happe, wild- most of the time they have sedation drugs Anne’s lace (Daucus carota), which has nat- ready formed. It also helps to rid the body life branch chief at Olympic National Park. but sometimes not, and then they’re just uralized east of the Rock- of excess uric acid in When the project kicked o$ its fourth and jumping around a bit. But they’re hobbled ies and is the original an- gout conditions. Flower, "nal two-week relocation process on July and have horn guards and a mask on so it’s cestor of sweet carrots we leaf and root are usually 27, Happe says she breathed a sigh of relief. pre#y safe.” enjoy today. White-lace harvested in mid to late Today, the team is reaching its goal of re- !e crews put a radio collar on the goats umbrella-shaped &ower summer (while leaves locating about 50% of the Olympics’ moun- for monitoring and wrangle them into heads fold up to look like are green and &owers tain goats ł a win-win for transport crates in a refrig- bird’s nests as they age bright) but seeds are har- the Olympics%and the erated truck. For 400- to and seeds are produced. vested now. Grated raw North Cascades, two eco- 500-pound male billies, !is fully edible plant has root, is a classic%remedy systems su$ering from a wrangling a single goat re- hairy stems and stalk, an for threadworms/pin- respective excess and lack quires a team of "ve or six important identi"cation feature separating worms, a common parasite in children. !e of mountain goats. people . . . . carrots from deadly members of the same roots and seeds are strongly diuretic, anti- !e nimble alpine un- !e entire transport crew family, such as Poison Hemlock which has parasitic and were used in treatments for gulates aren’t native to is made up of more than a hairless stalk. Roots of wild carrots smell dysentery, urinary stones and windy colic. the Olympics, but they’ve 100 volunteers. Once they like carrot – also a key a#ribute. In !ey also encourage delayed menstrua- &ourished there since hunt- truck the goats to the North dried roasted roots were ground into a pow- tion and can induce uterine contractions, ers introduced them in the Cascades, another helicop- der and used as a co$ee substitute. Flower so should not be used by pregnant women. 1920s, ter crew steps in to carry clusters are still french-fried for a gourmet Please note that some people experience before the formation of the and deposit the goats at treat -- its aromatic seeds used for season- contact dermatitis with this plant. Still, the park, to the detriment of remote release sites high in ing soups and stews. All carrots wild or oth- essential oil made from carrot seed is com- native species. !rough de- the mountains. !is year’s erwise, are edible and &avorful from top to monly added to face creams and cosmetics cades of damaging endemic 12 release sites were in the toe, but wild carrots hold strong medicine. for its antimicrobial and anti-in&ammatory plants, they’ve also become Mount%Baker-Snoqualmie Boldly cleansing, wild carrot supports e$ects, while carrot’s earthy aroma lowers increasingly aggressive toward humans, go- and Okanogan-Wenatchee national forests. the liver and dissolution of gallstones, plus stress and anxiety. ing so far as to kill a man in 2010. Goats Sta$ members select sites based on things stimulates the &ow of urine and removal of Image by "eOtherKev #om Pixabay need salt, and the Olympics lack natural salt like existing goat population; important Karin C. Upho!, is a Master Herbalist, Iridologist, Bodyworker and author of deposits, leaving goats to stalk humans for habitat features like steep alpine terrain Botanical Body Care: Herbs and Natural Healing for Your Whole Body. Learn more at: www.karinupho!.com their urine.% with plenty of escape routes%and easy access To Move A Goat for helicopters and trucks . . . . Fox Sparrow: "Winter Visitors" For wildlife professionals, the relocation Even when conditions are ideal, risks re- project is the experience of a lifetime. main for the mountain goats. !e National Fox Sparrows are in their own genus, and feeders. !eir songs are sweet and melodic. “I'm pre#y relieved that it's the last year,” Park Service evaluates capture statistics are large a sparrow (7 inches in length) with !e Paci"c race has a sharp "chink" call says wildlife technician Annie Doss, also to improve the goats’ chances of survival, larger feet than other sparrows and longer like that of the California Towhee. known as 'Goat Handler Number One.' and they adjust practices as they learn (like toes for scratching deeper on the ground. !ey feed by hopping back and forth “Just imagine ge#ing swooped up by a heli- switching to larger transport crates a)er two !ey are winter visitors to the Mendocino on the ground to scratch up seed, berries copter and sedated and put into a crate and billies died in too-small crates during the Coast. and bugs. In the spring they then waking up in a di$erent place ł it’s "rst relocation session). !e team waited to Fox Sparrows are brown with return to mountain slopes at el- pre#y hard on the animals. But I really like catch more until a partner organization in heavily-streaked breasts of tri- evations from 3,000- 9,600 feet. being part of the process because I know California drove up crates meant for larger angular markings that merge to Here their habitat is chaparral, that I’m doing my best to make it as OK%as bighorn rams; volunteers with Fish and a central spot. !e legs are pale. riparia, aspen stands and open possible for the goats.” Wildlife’s Master Hunter group then built !ere are more than 15 sub- pine forest. !e process is surreal even in nonpan- 10 more large crates. “We haven’t lost any species that migrate through, Adults build a cup-shaped demic years. A contracted helicopter cap- billies on the trip over since,” Happe says .... or winter, in California. Our Paci"c subspe- nest on the ground or in a low shrub or ture crew called “muggers” &ies over remote “Hopefully, the goats will be gone, or cies is grayer on the back and head and has tree. !e nest is built of twigs, grass, moss goat habitat, tranquilizing goats from the 90%, by the end of 2022,” Happe says. “You a thick bill. Fox Sparrows with mostly rusty and shredded bark and lined with hair. Fox air, Doss says. don’t want to revisit this issue 20 years from backs tend to be from Eastern and Central Sparrows typically build two nests every Catching a goat is “pre#y darn di'cult,” now if the population rebounds again. Canada, while the mostly brown backs are season with the second located at a lower Happe says, but the capture crews are good from western Canada or Alaska. elevation, perhaps because of melting snow. at judging whether an animal is safe to catch. Fox Sparrows winter here from Sep- A female lays 3-4 pale green eggs marked NOTE: "is is an excerpt #om the online magazine !ey’ve only experienced one minor injury, tember through April. !ey are found in with reddish brown markings. She incu- Crosscut.com. We thank them for allowing "e Light- when someone got horned by a goat last brushy thickets, parks, gardens and subur- bates them for 2 weeks and feeds insects to house Peddler to republish this wonderful article. "e re- year while trying to get it into a bag. location process began in 2018. "e complete article is at: ban backyard where they may be seen at the chicks. Biologists like Happe receive the goats h$ps://crosscut.com/environment/2020/08/olympic- goats-take-%nal-&ight-their-new-cascade-home Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article about the Fox Sparrow. Each month, at helicopter landing sites, where veterinar- the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. ians and wildlife technicians like Doss can More information is at www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org. Fox Spaarow image by EVA Bonner "om Pixabay. take the bagged goats’ vitals and give extra Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 ENHANCE “Paper and Wood” at Dolphin Gallery and Gi) Shop opens September 5. 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Examples of that work include a cra- sion as a massage therapistłthe Healing the space dle for his "rstborn, a dollhouse and bench Artsłful"lled much of her passion for cre- to imagine for his daughter, along with wedding chests, ativity. And yet another piece of her dream and create tables, saltboxes and altars. simmered awayłwriting. In 2014, her art without Now retired from an Osteopathic practice memoir, “Book- p r a c t i c a l binder’s Daugh- consider- ter” was ‘born’. ations, only “the manifesting of dreams”. It should McCann began turning beautiful recycled surprise no one wood into furniture. Fisherłwith decades that Fisher and worth of saved paper images: antiques, McCann, two family ephemera (photographs, stamps, creative people, cards), has now transformed these into col- grew together lagesłpersonal, yet perhaps a mirror for of nearly 50 years, McCann has returned as they shared a each viewer. 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Earlier this year, while going through it subject to life’s whims in a way that more in the late-evening or wee hours. !ere are Nightraysłin 1961 with our drummer boxes of photographs I found a picture of us formal relationships aren’t. In adulthood, three patrons and the owner or manager, all friend Tom Aulinger. !e band lasted a few from those days in Milwaukee. I took a mo- as people grow up and go away, #iendships easily visible from across the street through years and was an enjoyable diversion for ment and decided to look him up. are the relationships most likely to take a hit. three budding musicians. We Henry Michael Ogrodzinski was one You’re stuck with your family, and you’ll pri- also picked up a few bucks in month younger than me when he died in oritize your spouse. But where once you could spending money and discov- 2014, leaving behind a loving family and run over to Jonny’s house at a moment’s notice ered that, on occasion, teen- many friends. My adult life has had me travel- and see if he could come out to play, now you age girls were a#racted to rock ing all over the world, living and working in have to ask Jonny if he has a couple hours to ’n’ roll types. Duh. I graduated Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, to name get a drink in two weeks. from high school a year ear- three. I learned that Michael was a veteran of "roughout life, #om grade school to the lier than Dean, but we stayed in the US Army, and an honors graduate of the retirement home, #iendship continues to con- touch while I continued to live University of Wisconsin fer health bene%ts, both in Milwaukee. A)er moving at Milwaukee. "He was a mental and physical. But to Chicago in 1972, our con- longtime, dedicated avia- as life accelerates, people’s the large window. Over the years people versations were less frequent but somehow tion advocate and indus- priorities and responsibili- have wondered about these four. !ere is the an occasional conversation gave us time to try professional, serving ties shi!, and #iendships couple. Are they a couple? Another man sits catch up. When I got married he was there, wherever needed. His are ałected, for be$er, or further down the counter. Business suits and and from time to time when I passed through friends described Mi- o!en, sadly, for worse. a reddish-orange dress are obvious but we the midwest we would see each other. My last chael as “a mentor, friend can’t be certain of their personal econom- conversation with him was in 2006. A move and industry expert to so Beck concludes her won- ics. Although Hopper painted this in 1942, to California (from St. Paul, Minnesota) was many in the aviation "eld. derful article with this: during the early days of World War II, the imminent and I stopped in for a visit at Dean’s Henry’s love of life was “Friendship is a relation- country was still connected to the Great De- home in Milwaukee. A)er that we shared an apparent in everything he ship with no strings at- pression, and the light coming from the diner occasional email but not much more. did.” tached except the ones you choose to tie, one illuminating the adjacent urban street pro- Milwaukee was also home to a few Big All of these memories were sparked by a that’s just about being there, as best as you vides more mystery than clarity. I've long felt Boy restaurants, franchised in Milwaukee conversation I had this week with another can.” that the "Nigthawks" neighborhood could be by the Marcus family, dubbing them “Marc’s friend. David Wray is a musician and a law- Over time we accept that life is a jour- in Chicago, or New York, or Philadelphia, or Big Boy”. It was a multi- yer, and we became friends in 2003 when he ney. We have a "nite amount of time on this Cleveland or Milwaukee. Hopper may have generational hangout invited me to begin teaching (and chair the planet to manage everything, including our been striving for a universal motif for the of sorts and many of us music business program) at McNally Smith friendships and relationships, but we must painting although I’m reminded of the area would go to Big Boy for college in St. Paul. Dave was one of the well- recognize that we are a#empting to do this in around New York University, not surprising- a slightly noisier yet wel- educated, thoughtful, and genuine members a world with numerous distractions. When ly since Hopper’s studio was in lower Man- coming end of the day. of the college faculty and administration, we neglect our friends it’s almost never be- ha#an near Washington Square. Occasionally the eve- helping teach young music students how to cause we’ve decided we don’t like them Growing up in Milwaukee we had a local ning would have some achieve their goals. He worked tirelessly to anymore. For the past 25 years we have all chain of restaurants known as George Webb’s, special signi"cance. transform this small, private (and for-pro"t) increasingly lived in a world where our com- and each location was, in many respects a On graduation night, college into a respected school of music and munication with friends and everyone else is diner, although cleaner and with much be#er 1966, my good friend music business. Dave le) the school in 2005, "rst and foremost maintained in short bursts, lighting than Hopper’s “Nighthawks”. Webbs Henry Michael Ogrodzinski and I were sit- and I le) a)er the fall semester, December fragments …. email, Twi#er, Facebook, tex- made great hamburgers in the old-fashioned ting at the Marc’s Big Boy restaurant on 2006. (!e school closed in 2017). Relocat- ting. Yet even with these (and many more) diner-style even while facing the early 1960s South Howell Avenue in Milwaukee. We had ing to Mendocino County allowed Dolly and options, we can’t keep up because each plat- onslaught of the just graduated from Bay View High School I (and our daughter Caitie) to open a new form has been commercialized and recon- burgeoning national and that evening we were si#ing in a booth chapter in our lives. My friendship with Dave structed as a spam delivery system. !e result fast-food drive-ins. talking about the fact that next year we would continues. is simple: the internet takes up excess men- Many a late evening both be doing something completely di$er- In the October 2015 issue of #e Atantic, tal space, and friendship takes work. Which wasn’t complete ent. It was an unsurprising combination of writer Julie Beck penned an article titled brings me to my recommendation. without a stop at happy and melancholy as college was the “How Friendships Change in Adulthoodł Reach out to that friend, that acquaintance Webbs before call- plan but on that evening neither of us were ‘We need to catch up soon!’” It included this: and rekindle the conversation. !row a spark ing it a night, and excited about going back to school. into the relationship. Whether it’s a phone my friend Dean and Michaelłin those days he preferred to In the hierarchy of relationships, #iend- call, a hand-wri#en note or some short-hand I sometimes made use his middle namełwas a tall good look- ships are at the bo$om. Romantic partners, form of e-communication, reach out. My ex- the stop together. ing guy. At local dances (sometimes when parents, children'all these come %rst. . . . perience is that they are feeling the same way !e restaurants, in my band was playing) he liked to shi) into Friendships are unique relationships because and will welcome the e$ort. And do it soon. an unusual decora- his “British musician” persona. He’d cock his unlike family relationships, we choose to enter tive decision, always head back and forth to the beat (like Mike into them. And unlike other voluntary bonds, Top le!: "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper; had two clocks on Smith of the Dave Clark Five) and start talk- such as marriages and romantic relationships, Lower le!: Dean Kadlec (l) and me (r); the wall, side by ing to one of the girls with his faux “British” they lack a formal structure. You wouldn’t go Center: Henry Michael Ogrodzinski; side. Beyond the decorative value I assume accent. He hoped the teenage girls would months without speaking with or seeing your Above: Me (le!) and David Wray

Pg 10 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 %"Red Dress in Black & White" A Book by Elliot Ackerman • Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi $e author’s signature intimate his reasons for being unsupportive. political arenas. In return, she connects him portraits are drawn against eerily At the center of everything is Kristin, to the collateral that bankrolls his o)en- familiar national protests. assigned to the U.S. embassy under the shaky business deals. His family name is business-card designation of Cultural A$airs. known throughout Istanbul, but Murat is !e plot of Elliot Ackerman’s latest novel In that role, she arranges for the grant that in over his head, literally and "guratively hinges in part on the real-life nationwide allows Peter a year’s freedom to pursue his impotent: outbreak of protests in Turkey that started in artistic vision. “When it comes to his family, he loves the late May 2013. Protesters, initially angered idea of them while, at times, he isn’t certain if over the planned commercial development he’s capable of actually loving them.” of a bedraggled public space, Gezi Park, Peter isn’t sure what he wants, either. His were met with police in riot gear armed with faith in his talent and vision is shaken during batons, tear gas, pepper spray, and water his time in Istanbul, particularly as a result cannons. of the protests. He photographs the woman A photograph of a woman in a red dress ł in the red dress, but it is not the photograph. standing alone and motionless as a masked “In someone else’s hands the woman in the police o'cer unleashes a torrent of pepper red dress had become an iconic subject. In spray squarely into her face ł became the his hands the subject had been relegated to galvanizing image of the movement spurred, nothing, to obscurity.” My Father’s Favorite Pastime in part, by the increasingly dictatorial In the end, it doesn’t ma#er whether Peter To Tony Fitzpatrick impulses of the nation’s leader. has talent or not; Kristin needs him to stay in Red Dress in Black & White came out Istanbul so Catherine will stay with Murat, On edge of the darkest ghetto the week of the seventh anniversary of the and so Murat will continue to be her eyes and stood Candlestick Park Turkish protests, and the late-May/early- ears. No one else may have a plan for what June timeline tracks closely with current they’re doing, but Kristin is playing enough events in the U.S. !e unplanned, stark three-dimensional chess for everyone. She is With tiny hands I turned parallels to this speci"c moment in 2020 are never impulsive. Well, almost never. a Bazooka-scented baseball card many, down to the compulsive use of hand Ackerman weaves his tale together sanitizer. gradually, layering in the revealing details, batting stats dispersed into smoke, Ackerman has long since established tightening the screws to press against himself as the warrior-poet of modern A single 24-hour period forms the heart the fragility of each character’s tenuous American interventionism, "rst with Green of the story, during which Catherine ł circumstance. unforgettably black like my Mother, on Blue, followed by Dark at the Crossing, all impulse and no plan ł takes William, One of those characters turns out to be the Waiting for Eden, and the essay collection plows past Murat, and shows up on Peter’s city itself. Ackerman has lived in Istanbul, Black like her son, Places and Names. He is a master of painfully doorstep, whether or not he really wants and his intimate knowledge shines through, intimate portraits of despair, and his words her there. She is the perfect portrait of the making that schizophrenic city ł with one have the authority, and o)en the weariness, over-privileged, self-absorbed American, foot in Europe, the other in Asia ł one of of lived experience. thoroughly oblivious to the damage she the most compelling portraits the author Red Dress has a di$erent feel than those leaves in her wake. paints, a character that draws the reader in. spectacle still nothing mattered earlier novels, perhaps because it takes place (As an aside, one of my favorite passages He describes the entrance to the imposing outside the nominal "eld of ba#le. At "rst captures this idea, with echoes of T.S. Eliot’s Dolmabahçe Palace as being “adorned glance, it might seem almost simple, this Prufrock: “!e women . . . keep saying with lashing Arabic script, the remnants of story of a woman trying to leave her husband wonderful over and over in their gu#ural the country’s defunct O#oman alphabet, for her lover. voices as if that superlative is the last word which is now the unreadable language of a Catherine is an American, married to of a spell that will transform them into the vanquished empire.” Murat, a Turkish national and head of a people they wish to be.”) It’s a worthwhile reminder that every large and storied commercial real-estate Catherine’s love for William is of a empire, no ma#er how powerful, falls development company. Together, they are decidedly distracted sort; she is forever eventually. the adoptive parents of 6-year-old William, stroking his head or pulling him in her lap, Wrapping it in a velvet pouch, for whom they have chosen American but doesn’t notice when he’s about to vomit. citizenship. Peter and even Murat, in his overbearing way, Jennifer Bort Yacovissi’s debut novel, Up the Hill to my Father handed me the mystery, Catherine’s lover is Peter, another engage with William far more speci"cally as Home, tells the story of four generations of a family American expat, who is a#empting to leave an individual, each a#empting to impart his in Washington, DC, "om the Civil War to the Great behind his career as a photojournalist and expertise to the boy. Depression. Jenny writes a bi-monthly column and launch himself as an artist, but he’s had li#le If Catherine is oblivious America, Kristin reviews "equently for the Washington Independent success: is cold, calculating, self-interested America, Review of Books, and serves on its board of directors. “To return to journalism meant to return the puppet master behind the scenes, She also writes a bimonthly column for Late Last to the ceaseless stream of body-bagged GIs, a controlling every character’s movements. Night Books. Her short $ction has appeared in Gar- imagination, the blaze in its metal guts fondue of suicide bombers, natural disasters, Her chronic use of hand sanitizer is the goyle and Pen-in-Hand. Jenny is a member of PEN/ man-made disasters, all of it: senseless.” perfect metaphor: “her re&ex was to keep America and the National Book Critics’ Circle. Pre- Having a show of his work at the Istanbul her hands clean.” viously, she served as chair of the Washington Writers Modern would establish him, but Deniz, the Murat is her asset for gaining un"ltered Conference and as president of the Annapolis chapter Michael Warr museum’s young and fast-rising curator, has insight into Istanbul’s commercial and of the Maryland Writers’ Association.

Pg 11 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland

My ten-year-old computer died this week. Others can and will give a be#er accounting rapacious consumption of the earth's limited !ose of you who have experienced this of his life and contributions to Point Arena, resources. (likely most of you) know what a huge in- but here is one guy who says, "thanks, Sonny, One of the big ba#les in the war over wast- convenience that can be. Running out of gas for a life well lived". ed resources concerns plastics. While most on the Golden Gate Bridge at rush hour is a China bashing is all the rage these days. people understand the problems created by big inconvenience, but once you get towed Even while trying to cozy up to them, the plastic use, virtually everyone is eager to get o$ the bridge while su$ering the glares of President never misses an opportunity to their hands on the next shiny plastic thing hundreds of other drivers and pay the inevi- criticize them and you won't read any apolo- that comes their way. table "ne, it is over. Not so with a computer gies for them in this column. As a former A group of diverse public and private stake- failure. merchant seaman who sailed those waters holders have launched a high-pro"le plastics First you spend an hour or more on the many times, I am particularly concerned initiative establishing near-term targets for phone with a tech before discovering that about their activities in the South China Sea. U.S. circular economy e$orts. Supported by there is no solution to your problem. A)er a the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, !e Re- 45 minute wait to speak to someone and an- cycling Partnership (TRP) and the World other 45 minutes while they worked with me Wildlife Fund (WWF) and have brought I found out that I had lost my home folder. together trade organizations from the solid Of course, I had no idea what that meant, but waste industry, municipal governments, and apparently it is like having your entire per- corporations such as Walmart, Coca-Cola, sonality erased. You are no longer a person Target, Nestle, and Unilever to create the U.S. or in the case of my computer, it is no lon- Plastics Pact with four major goals. !ey be- ger a computer. Data mining may be in my gin by de"ning a list of "problematic or un- future as I had started to write a book, but necessary packaging". !ey wish to see that PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL failed to keep it on a thumb drive. I'll never all plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable, Business Cards • Building Plans do that again. !at doesn't mean everything they do is or compostable and that at least 50% of plas- Postcards • Flyers • Posters By the way Apple is a two trillion dollar bad. !ey actually are ahead of the U.S. on tic packaging actually gets recycled. Finally, Signage • Secretarial Services company. You would think they could af- many environmental issues despite their ensure that all plastic packaging contains at Oce Supplies • Tech Accesories ford to hire enough employees to answer the complicated and con&icting approach to coal least 30% recycled or responsibly sourced phone, but no. !ough their employees are burning, which "nds them planning to build bio-based content. ph 707.884.9640 very friendly and nice, it took 45 minutes to more coal plants while the existing ones are !e World Wildlife Fund will be tracking fax 707.885.0191 speak to one of them. !at is ridiculous. operating at 50% capacity (I told you it was the plastics footprint of member companies So thanks to my wife's laptop, here I am complicated). with reports made public. writing my September column, but with li#le Jack Ma is the &amboyant head of Aliba- If Walmart and Coca-Cola can do this, why BUSINESS HOURS inspiration. !e Covid virus is still raging, ba, the Amazon of China . He has created a can't Congress get on board (ask Mitch Mc- Mon Tue Thu Friday Trump is still President, my favorite teams mobile payment application called appropri- Connell)? 2pm - 4pm are ge#ing shellacked in the NBA playo$s ately Alipay. !is system allows users to earn CLOSED: Wednesday, Thursday, Weekends (and as of this writing may be canceled), "res "green energy points" by recycling, green Image: Ant Forest in Inner Mongolia, are burning all over, my computer died and I purchases and other actions to avoid carbon courtesy AlipAy. can't get to my chiropractor. Damn. emissions. As these points accumulate, a vir- “Though my soul may set in darkness, it In other bad news Point Arena has lost a tual tree grows on the user's phone, which will rise in perfect light; dear friend. !e venerable Sonny Suddith Alipay matches with tree plantings and land I have loved the stars too fondly to be has been lost to Covid19 and we are all the protection. fearful of the night.” poorer for it. Best known for owning the !is may at "rst glance seem rather trivial Sarah Williams (1837-1868) Point Arena Deli (they prefer to not be called compared to the scale of our global environ- "the liquor store") he was far more than that. mental crisis, but there are 500 million users In the old days he would have been known as of this system in China and Alipay is looking a "City Father". !is is a term that was used to expand across Asia. So far 122 million to describe someone who was a signi"cant trees have been planted and 432 sq. miles of in&uence and contributor to the culture and some of China's driest areas have been trans- activities of a town. Sonny served on the formed. !is tree planting initiative is called Point Arena City Council, but was even more Ant Forest (weird name) and has received important interacting with friends and the United Nations Environmental Program's neighbors with his well-known humor and 2019 Champion of the Earth award. intimate knowledge of town a$airs (yes, I have not found any other payment appli- those kind of "a$airs" too). cation that directs some pro"ts in such a way !ough many knew Sonny be#er than I, I while also encouraging sustainable behavior. did live just a few doors down from him on In other news the federal government and Lake Street for over 20 years and o)en saw most economists are still hooked on the idea him making his rounds about town during of consumption and growth. Mao Zedong's his daily walks to the store. He was a wel- phrase "running dog capitalism" comes to come site as he went about town with his mind, but fortunately many outside of gov- good cheerłtinged with a bit of cynicism. ernment see the need for controlling our

Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Fire Season: Be Prepared To Sondra Sula Featured Artist at Artists Collective in Elk Move Quickly in an Emergency! New Exhibitł"Art in the Time of COVID"łOpens September 1 It's de"nitely that time of year. Judging by A new exhibit opens at the Artists Collec- of Meditations on Mendocino and other the recent "res in Lake, Napa, Mendocino tive Elk Gallery on Tuesday, September 1 at books that can be found at the Fort Bragg and Sonoma counties we're reminded of 11:00am. Featuring the art of Sondra Sula, library, ordered through local book stores the need to be prepared. Please remember the art features her "Li#le Souls". !ese are or online. that “"re season” is just ge#ing started and small, framed found-object assemblages Sula added "I thought I would be wildly may be more intense in the future. We know created in an intuitive manner. creative during shelter-in-place, but both about defensible space and insurance. But Sula tells us, "When my in-person and re- remember to keep your go-bags refreshed I make a piece, I believe mote jobs actually in- and ready in case we get another "re emer- the completed art will creased in hours, and gency. Don't have a "Go Bag"? Read on. beckon someone's soul, I found I had even less !e American Red Cross recommends and that person will time to devote to artis- every family have an emergency supply eventually "nd it. Dur- tic pursuits. When I did Point Arena 707-882-2281 kitła Go Bagłassembled long before a ing the creative process "nally begin to create wild"re or other emergency occurs. I just "know" when an art for this show, it was Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 6pm As for the Go-Bag, there is no perfect object or its placement as if a size. It can be a suitcase for two or a back- is dam had broken and pack for one or anything in between. You right or wrong. I rely released a slew of pent must remember this: You'll most likely be heavily on this intuitive sense, this spiritual up ideas." connection to !e Flow." !e Artists Collective Elk Gallery is open ’ moving the Go Bag with li#le or no ad- Franny s vance warning. If it's too heavy or too large Sula has a BFA in Painting and Photog- daily from 11:00am - 4:00pm. Information it may be unwieldy in an emergency. So raphy and has been represented by galleries is at 707-877-1128. NOTE: "Travels of the Cup&Saucer plan accordingly. in Chicago, Santa Fe and here on Califro- Sea Star" is representative of her work but Bakery & gifts We've prepared a checklist to help you nia's northern coast. She is also the author may not be available at the gallery. get started. Add to it, make other personal open for take-out choices but have it ready. Just in case. !ink Mendonoma Health Alliance Announces Wed-sat8-2|sun 8-noon about this list as if it's only for you. !en A Self-Management Workshop Closed monday&tuesday multiply most of the items by the number Mendonoma Health Alliance announce a ries of online “Zoom” meetings. MHA will 213 main street, point arena of people in your family or group. Being return of the Self-Management Workshop. also provide technical help to assist your MHA is once again o$ering a Self-Manage- participation. 707.882.2500 prepared is easier before the emergency! wwwfrannyscupandsaucercom Here's the list: ment Workshop for people Topics include: • Man- • Face masks or coverings with Chronic Conditions. It aging Symptoms • Healthy • $ree-day supply of water (one gallon is free (as in no-charge) and Eating • Medication Us- per person per day). your commitment is taking age • Stress Management • • Non-perishable food for you and your the time to a#end each one Making informed Treatment pets (three-day supply). of the weekly classes. Decisions • Se#ing Goals • • Basic First aid kit. (bandages, creams, !is special series of Working with your Health ointments, aspirin, Tylenol, alcohol, sani- classes is based on the Stan- Care Provider. It’s all about tary supplies, etc.) ford University Chronic Dis- learning how to live a health- • Flashlight, ba"ery-powered radio, and ease Management Program. ier life with chronic condi- extra ba"eries. !is free seven-week class is tions. • An extra set of car keys, credit cards, scheduled from October 1 Information is at (707) cash or traveler’s checks. through November 12, and meets !urs- 412-3176 x 102, or at info@mendonoma- • Soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc. days, 9:30am - 12:00pm. Unlike earlier in- health.org. Space is limited so consider reg- • Extra eyeglasses or contact lenses. person classes, this series is available as a se- istering for this class as soon as possible. • Important family documents and con- tact numbers. • Map marked with evacuation routes. !e Census Is Almost Over. Fill Out !e Form Now! (Do this even if you believe you know every Help Make Certain Our Counties Get !eir Fair Share Of Funding. street and road in your area.) !e Census is almost over. 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Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Stay Tuned!

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Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 "Pirates of the High Seas'" BAKU Returns to Gualala Arts by Mary Jane Schramm, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for a very special Online-only He was an opportunist, a professional “kleptoparasites,” pilfering prey from their a dark, powerful bird in a high-speed chase Performance, Live marauder. He took risks and was comfort- fellow seabirds. with an erratically &ying gull or tern desper- Sunday, September 27. able in his skin, for larceny was in his DNA. Parasitic Parenting: ate to escape &y- BAKU, the popular Mendonoman Sweeping low across the waves with steady Parasitic jaegers nest way robbery. World-Fusion ensemble performs a spe- wingbeats, his dark eyes searched for easy in circumpolar tundra Global Para- cial Global Harmony Online-only con- “marks” among the terns and gulls that habitats, near coasts citizens: Parasitic cert, streamed live from the Amphitheater were dipping and diving on a school of an- or rivers. Mated pairs jaegers are found adjacent to the Art Center in Gualala. !e chovies. His streamlined body and tapered, form long term bonds; in all ocean basins. band will showcase its distinctive, captivat- falcon-like wings enabled him to reach high they create a nest – a From their Arctic ing and self-styled musical hybrid, ”Jambi- speeds and change directions fast: useful simple depression on breeding grounds, ent Soundscapes,” a fusion of jazz and Afro skills for an avian terrorist, a pirate of the a slight rise, pressing our local stock beat, drawing upon Cuban, Latin, Middle high seas: a parasitic jaeger. Suddenly, he moss and lichens into migrates to the Eastern and other cultural in&uences and swerved into a &ock of elegant terns, barely a lining. One to three Southern Hemi- rhythms. Listen online at GualalaArts.org. avoiding several mid-air collisions, isolat- eggs are laid, the downy sphere, arriving !e members of BAKU include Har- ing a tern that had just seized a good-sized chicks hatching a)er a month and are tend- in October and November, and feeding in rison Goldberg, saxophones, percussion "sh. He harassed it mercilessly, the terri"ed ed for a further month until ready to &edge, the South Paci"c and Southern Oceans, o$ and Aerophone wind synthesizer, Chris “host” zig-zagging repeatedly, but clearly though they sometimes linger (Gen-Xers, South America and eastern Australia. !ey no match for its a#acker. It surrendered its or millennials?). Breeding over, the adults embark the following February and March catch and &ed. ! e go their separate ways on their journey home. triumphant jaeger back to sea, but return Parasitic jaegers are protected by the Mi- snatched it up, then the next year to reclaim gratory Bird Treaty Act, and their numbers soared alo), giving both nest and mate. worldwide are stable, due to the remoteness a vigorous full-body Young non-breeding of their Arctic breeding grounds. Much of shrug, so each of its birds may remain at sea their West Coast feeding range is protected feathers fell back into two or more years before through national marine sanctuary desig- pre-scu*e place. ever returning to land. nation, which helps ensure the health and Grooming is impor- Stalking $e Stalker: bounty of the seas that sustain them. Doering, 7-string guitar and synthesizer, tant, even for pirates. Jaegers are visitors to ******** Tim Mueller, 6-string guitar and guitar syn- Feathered Free- California waters each For more information on the sanctuary’s thesizer, David French, upright bass and booters: Parasitic spring and fall, feeding seabird research, education and resource percussion and Nancy Feehan, cajon and jaegers, Stercorarius to build strength and protection, see h#ps://farallones.noaa. percussion. parasiticus, regu- stamina during their epic gov/eco/seabird/, and h#ps://farallones. Fans know that each performance be- larly feed in the food-rich waters of Greater migration. Fall sea conditions o$ our coast noaa.gov/science/access.html comes both an opportunity for and a Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and are o)en calmer than in spring, making celebration of discovery as BAKU takes adjacent waters. !ese large, dark, gull-like whale watch or pelagic birding day-cruises Mary Jane Schramm themselves and their audience on an unpre- birds demonstrate a distinctive seasonally- more comfortable. As to singling them NOAA Greater Farallones • National Marine Sanctuary dictable and unforge#able musical journey. split personality: on their summer breed- out from other seabirds, their habitats and [email protected] BAKU's most recent recording is “BAKU: ing grounds they are true to their namesake habits are a dead giveaway. Parasitic jaegers IMAGE: Far le%: In hot pursuit of gull, matching wingbeats. Live at Sea Ranch Lodge”. !e album con- “jaeger”–German for hunterł preying di- prefer ocean waters over the Continental Cr: Courtesy Peter Flood/EIB. Near le%: Dark phase parasitic tains 10 tracks. !e listener will be readily rectly on shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl, Shelf, out to about 50 miles, but can be showing spiked tail retrices. Cr: PJT56 / Wikimedia Com- mons / CC BY-SA 4.0. transported. Happily. and their eggs, with some rodents, berries found nearer shore, and in estuaries, even at and carrion for variety. But in fall, winter river mouths. To look for jaegers, just look and spring at sea they become shameless for trouble: a very "dgety seabird &ock, or

Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Caltrans Delays Gualala Town Hall Amid Concern Over Who’ll Know About It’ (part 2 in a series) By Tom Murphy !e twisty road to redesigning Gualala’s cil (GMAC) also recommended returning ing” mechanism between di$erent levels of the “Meeting Agendas” tab. Main Street just took another unexpected to the Town Plan’s three-lane concept while stakeholders. “We believe the design must give the high- turn. guaranteeing highway parking for the Surf Neither seemed fully prepared to cross est priority to those permanent residents Caltrans said it would send postcards an- Market for a "xed term while an o$-highway the digital divide. “We’re just scratching who rely on the highway every day to get to nouncing a virtual Town Hall to everyone on parking lot is completed. our heads trying to "gure out the best way work, take their kids to school, run down !e Sea Ranch, but to only a minority of the Who Lives in Gualala? of doing this,” Demling said, adding o*ine to the Post O'ce, operate consumer-facing Gualalans who live, work, and drive on the Gualala serves as the regional commerce residents could request information from businesses, or shop in Gualala,” we wrote. highway every day. Other South Coast resi- hub for customers from Annapolis to Man- Caltrans, receive it by mail, then mail in their !e le#er outlines six major concerns: the dents would also be le) o$ the list. chester, so project managers believe Sea preferencesła three-step process that, of exclusion of most Gualalans from the post- Caltrans and the Mendocino Council of Ranchers should get personalized invitations. course, would work only if they heard about card list; the de"nition of Gualala’s extended Governments (MCOG), which manages the However, the exclusion of most Gualalans, the meeting in the "rst place. community to include Sea Ranch but ex- business end, said noti"cations would go to clude all other neighboring communities; an renters, lot owners, full-time residents, or over-reliance on local media to draw people weekenders connected to each of the 2,288 to an important public meeting; the potential parcels on !e Sea Ranch because they rely to manipulate the outcome through a private on services in Gualala. Only a few hundred mass marketing campaign; the unde"ned de- people live full-time on the 16-square-mile sign choices to be o$ered to a#endees; and Sonoma County development. the convoluted process for those without By comparison, only those Gualalans with- digital access. in a mile of the project would get postcards. A 3-lane design the same width of the current highway could include landscaping, sidewalks, A week a)er receiving our le#er, Demling bike lanes, 2 tra)c lanes and parking where needed. !at would exclude hundreds of residents said the Town Hall has been pushed back to living on the ridge along Old Stage Rd. Anchor Bay, Point Arena and Manchester ‘Signi&cant Concerns’ Oct. 28, adding “we have not made a decision !e Gualala Town Planła part of the raised many questions from Gualala Commu- A day a)er the call, Juengling and I dra)ed a on the ‘de"ned area’ to send out postcards.” Mendocino County planning code compa- nity Advisory Council (GMAC) Chair Rob- detailed "ve-page le#er to Demling to out- rable in tone and scope to !e Sea Ranch’s ert Juengling and myself during a 75-minute line “signi"cant new concerns” that “most of famously restrictive CCRsłset speci"c re- Zoom call with Demling and MCOG Execu- Tom Murphy is Vice Chair of the Gualala Mu- our town’s residents and thousands of other nicipal Advisory Commi$ee. He chairs GMAC’s quirements for the roadway 18 years ago. !e tive Director Nephele Barre#. Mendocino County residents will be at a Commi$ee on Housing & Economic Development core requirements have remained sacrosanct Barre# explained “Sea Ranch is di$er- distinct disadvantage.” We cc’ed Barre# and and sits with Juengling on GMAC’s Streetscape through two decades of hearings: an envi- other public o'cials connected to the proj- Commi$ee. He lives in downtown Gualala. He can ronmentally friendly three-lane design with "Just because those people don’t ect. It’s also posted at GualalaMAC.org under be reached at [email protected]. sidewalks, landscaping, separated bike paths. get a postcard doesn’t mean they At the last Caltrans Town Hall in October, however, a#endees ignored the Town Plan and voted for a 64-foot-wide highway that added two lanes of parking but eliminated ent because it’s all residential.” However, landscaping. Critics warned it would trans- Sea Ranch has restaurants, a lodge, realtors, form downtown Gualala into a “San Jose strip therapists, a large hardware/nursery store, mall.” professional services, "re stations, storage !at experience underscores the impor- units, administrative o'ces, an airport, and tance of the instant poll planned for the three recreation centers. !ere’s also a popu- upcoming Town Hall. With the click of a lar bakery/market and gas station just to the mouse, a#endees could nudge the long- south. awaited project back into compliance with While neighboring Mendocino County the county code or potentially trigger years towns may have small markets, restaurants, of legal wrangling, debate, and delay. or stores, hundreds of their residents drive Caltrans admi#ed last month it can’t build through downtown Gualala daily to work, the four-lane highway without concrete re- do major shopping, worship, a#end club taining walls up to 5-feet-high. Even the meetings, dine at the Community Center, project managers felt that was “too urban” see doctors, visit friends, "x their autos, and for rural Gualala. So Caltrans Project Man- much more. Juengling and I suggested send- ager Frank Demling asked for more input and ing postcards from Manchester to Annapolis quickly got plenty: to include their views, but Barre# said “that • Prominent environmentalists, an HOA doesn’t make sense.” president, business leaders, cyclists, seniors, “Just because those people don’t get a post- Sea Ranchers, South Coast residents, visi- card doesn’t mean they wouldn’t know about tors, and others urged Caltrans to return to a it,” she said, suggesting they might read legal greener three-lane design; notices in newspapers, hear something on • More than 430 people signed a petition the radio or by word of mouth. On another (Change.org/SaveGualala) asking the agen- question, Barre# said “vacant land owners cy to follow the environmentally friendly should have an equal level of participation” three-lane concept in the Gualala Town Plan; in the online survey, although Demling sug- • !e Gualala Municipal Advisory Coun- gested there could be some sort of “weight-

Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, September 2020 Get Out! September 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.

• Tuesday 01: Art in the Redwoods-Online! Extended online through September 30.1 • Tuesday 01: 11:00am, New exhibit at Artists Collective Elk Gallery featuring Sondra Sula • Tuesday 01: On Demand, MET Opera Stars in concert: Lise Davidsen.2 • Wednesday 02: On Demand Film: Arena !eater: Helmut Newton: !e Bad and Beautiful.3 • Friday 04: All Day. Annual Studio Discovery Tour: Virtual. Online. 37 Artists. • Friday 04: 12:00pm, Coast Hwy Art Collective. Celebrate the Lighthouse with 27 artists. • Saturday 05: 11:00am, Dolphin Gallery features Judith Fisher & Peter McCann • Monday 07: On Demand Film: Arena !eater: "Made In Bangladesh"3 • Tuesday 08: On Demand Film: Arena !eater: "Epicentro"3 • Saturday 12: 10:00am, MET Opera Stars in concert: Joyce DiDonato. 2 • Saturday 12: 6:30pm, "Dragons' Breath !eatre"$Virtual Variety Show Streaming. % • Saturday 12: 7:00pm, S. F. Mime Troupe on KTDE. "Novice Nurse: Susie Terse!". & • Wednesday 16: 7:00pm, S. F. Mime Troupe on KTDE. "Novice Nurse: Susie Terse!". & • !ursday 17: 6:30pm, 3rd !ursday Poetry Virtually with Michael Warr. Online via Zoom. ' • Saturday 19: International Talk Like A Pirate Day. (See story page 6) • Saturday 19: 9:30am, Redwood Coast Democrats at Gualala Community Center Parking Lot. • Saturday 19: 2:00pm, Redwood Coast Democrats at Arena !eater Parking Lot. • Saturday 26: 10:00am, MET Opera Stars in concert: Beczała & Radvanovsky. 2 • Saturday 26: 7:00pm, S. F. Mime Troupe on KTDE. "Fear of the Dark!". & • Sunday 27: 4:00pm, BAKU in concert at Gualala Arts. Streaming Online Only!) • Wednesday 30: LAST DAY to complete your census information online at my2020census.gov. • Wednesday 30: 7:00pm, S. F. Mime Troupe on KTDE. "Fear of the Dark!". &

1. Art in the Redwoods!Online! available for viewing, comments and purchases. GualalaArts.org 2. MET Opera stars on demand. Access the performances at Arena"eater.org. Details on Page 6. 3. Arena "eater First Run Cinema on demand. Details on Page 9. 4. SFMT episodes are broadcast Saturday and repeated the following Wednesday. 5. To watch or participate as an open mic reader email [email protected] 6. BAKU concert is ONLY live streamed via GualalaArts.org. 7. For the Zoom link, please visit the Transformational Body Work website link at TransformationalBodyWork.Org on September 12.

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