ALWAYS Mendocino Coast's FREE Lighthouse May 2021 Peddler The Best Original Writing, plus the Guide to Art, Music, Events, Theater, Film, Books, Poetry and Life on the Coast New Art and New Music From Duo'Xplore! on the Radio and at Dolphin Gallery Mendonoma musicians Harrison Goldberg and Tim Mueller of duo’Xplore are releasing their pio- neer album titled "dream smuggler" in May and the public is invited to hear and see more. To celebrate this creative accomplishment, KTDE 100.5FM/ !e Tide Community Radio’s Erin and John will premiere the band’s recording Saturday, May 29, at 5:00pm on their popular “Celtic Coasting” radio program. (!ere will be an encore presentation of the album on the following Wednesday at 6:00pm on KTDE’s "Mendonoma Music" program.) !en on Sunday, May 30, the Dolphin Gal- lery and Gi" Shop in Cypress Village, Gualala will host a live duo’Xplore 'Meet the Artists' and autograph signing event from 12:00noon to 2:00pm. !e beautiful six-panel audio CD package is paired with a unique and equally beautiful 8 x 8 inch hardcover Artbook featuring sixteen prints of Goldberg’s small abstract works in color. Each painting is a natural companion . . . cont'd on page 9 "Translucence and Imagery, Jewelry and Photography" Photography by David Brix and Jewelry by Deborah !relkel • Opening at Coast Highway Art Collective, May 1 !e members of the Coast Highway Art Initially, Brix struck out on his own, crea- com for more information about Brix and !relkel says. “When assembling my de- Collective are excited to invite the commu- ting a business in digital imaging (digital his work. signs, I use di%erent combinations of shells, nity to an opening reception on Saturday, and graphic illustration, retouching, and !relkel had been making jewelry for 20 coral, drilled beach glass, luminous pearls May 1 from noon to 5:00pm. !e exhibit pre-press.) In 2006, desiring a more stable years before moving to Guala- and high-quality gemstone features the works of guest artists David and lucrative career, he decided to pur- la 10 years ago. She was so in- beads. I wire wrap each piece Brix, photographer and Deborah !relkel, spired by the area, she wanting of jewelry creating a chain out Abalone Queen Jewelry. to create a connection to the of a single piece of wire using Brix began taking photographs when he beauty of the natural world either sterling silver, gold or was in college, using a Nikon FM "lm SLR, she found here. Abalone gold "ll wire. As much as I love taking photos for class assignments of par- Queen Jewelry was concep- the act of creating my art with ties and college life. He soon discovered the tualized, honoring the tradi- Abalone Queen Jewelry, it is landscapes of Ansel tion and beauty of the abalone through one-on-one transac- Adams and Edward shell found along the California Coast. !e tions, of bringing joy, connecting and buil- Weston, inspiring a intricate and creative earrings and necklaces ding relationships that I feel truly grateful to new direction in his sue another kind of imaging as a Diagnostic cra&ed by !relkel are well-known for their be doing what I do.” art. Brix has seen Medical Sonographer. While not as expres- delicate appearance, which is as unique and !e show runs from May 1 - 30. !e a lot of changes in sive, it allowed him to help others, as well as beautiful as it is strong and durable. Coast Highway Art Collective is regular- photography de- to a%ord his creative passions. Every piece has its own inspiration and ly open !ursday through Sunday from velopment over the Brix says “!ese days, I am blessed and story from within her experiences and each 11:00am to 2:00pm. !e gallery is located years, moving from thrilled to be able to explore even more of result is a one-of-a-kind creation. “With the at 284 Main Street, Point Arena, next door developing prints in the beauty that our natural environment earth and oceans always changing, I can to the Redwood Credit Union. More infor- his bathroom late at night to working on di- has to o%er. I have rekindled my love for see as I gather and collect that there is no mation is available at www.coast-highway- gital editing. “What has not changed for me shooting landscapes, nightscapes, and tra- longer the abundance of material that used artists.com. along the way is the pleasure I get in making vel images, as well as more abstract images. to be found as I beach comb. Many of the a photograph and bringing it to life, and the I hope that you enjoy my photographs as shells and their inhabitants are gone, some Far le#: "Crater Lake Milky Way" by David Brix. Cen- satisfaction I get in capturing the awe and much as I have enjoyed creating them!” facing extinction, making each piece of je- ter: "Cathedral Cove" by David Brix. Above: "Abalone Pearls" by Deborah !relkel beauty I "nd in the world,” says Brix. Visit Brix's website, ww.brix-photography. welry that much rarer and more precious,” D. L. Lang Headlines !ird !ursday Poetry " Virtual Evening of Poetry Set For May 20 Point Arena !ird !ursday Poetry pres- ets Laureate in Los Angeles. editor of the 2019 anthology Verses, Voices ents a virtual !ird !ursday Zoom Poetry She served as a judge for the Solano County & Visions of Vallejo. She has won 36 ribbons reading at 7:00pm on !ursday, May 20, Fair Talent Competition, for the Joel Fal- and rose$es for her poetry at the Alameda, 2021. !is month features Vallejo poet D.L. lon Poetry Scholarship, for Solano County Marin, San Mateo, and Solano County Fairs. Lang, with open mic to follow. Library’s Teen Writing Con- D.L. Lang previously D.L. Lang recently served as the 2017- test, and for Solano County worked at television stations 2019 Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California, Poetry Out Loud. She has KXOK and TV4OU, and performing at numerous shows across the regularly performed at Poetry volunteered at PEGASYS, San Francisco Bay Area. Highlights of her by the Bay since 2015, lead where she was awarded Best tenure include giving the invocation for the Poetry in Notion poetry Editor in 2002, and Producer the 2019 Vallejo Women’s March, the Poets circle, and reads live on the air of the Year in both 2003 and Laureate on Social Justice tour, and a$end- on OZCAT radio. 2004. She is also known for ing the Historic Gathering of California Po- Kirkus Reviews stated that her work on the "lms Liquid her poems “embrace spoken- Wind and the Hebrew Proj- word rhythms and hippie ect. Lang also designed sev- principles” and that they “leap o% the page eral album covers and created music videos and demand to be read aloud to release their for the psychedelic rock artist, Grey. crackling energy.” Her writings are a blend D.L. Lang has been writing poetry for over of memory, history, imagination, politics, 25 years, since she "rst got a taste of it in el- and spirituality. Her poems have been trans- ementary school. Her early years were spent formed into songs, Jewish liturgy, and used in Germany, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklaho- as a means to advocate for peace and justice ma. Lang holds a B.A. in Film & Video Stud- at area demonstrations. ies with a minor in Judaic Studies from the D.L. Lang is the author of twelve poetry University of Oklahoma and an A.S. in Gen- books, most recently Midnight Strike, and eral Studies from Northern Oklahoma Col- one spoken word album, Happy Accidents. lege. She se$led down in California in 2005, Her work has appeared in the Benicia Her- and has resided in Vallejo, California with ald, Poets Are Heroes Magazine, ReformJu- her husband, Tim, since 2014. Her website daism.org, and the Jewish Journal of Los An- is: www.poetryebook.com. geles, and has been anthologized in Marin !ird !ursday Poetry & Jazz is supported by !e !ird Poetry Center Anthology, Vol. 21, A Poet’s !ursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received "om Siddur, and Light & Shadow. She was the !e James Irvine Foundation.

Pg 2 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Advertisers Index From The Editor's Desk • Anchor Bay Store 12 • KZYX 8 • !is month it's new music from duo'Xplore. Explore. Really.(Cover). • Arena Frame 4 • Li#le Green Bean 10 • !e Coast Highway Art Collective builds a new exhibit with Brix and !relkel. (Page 2). • Ar! Feed and Pet 15 • "e Lo$ 13 • It's Poetry. And we can all use some. Be a part of this online. (Page 2). • B Bryan Preserve 7 • MTA 15 • Speaking of poetry, "nd this month's haiku. (Page 2). • Banana Belt Properties Back Cover • O%ce Source 4 • He's Baaaack! Our man in Florida, Tony tells us about some of his "neighbors". (Page 4). • Denise Green 9 • Oceanic Land O%ce 8 • Take a drive to Elk this month. Sophia's art is featured at the Artists' Collective. (Page 4). • Dream Catcher Interiors 14 • Phillips Insurance 7 • A mildly mysterious column about a June event. Or is it? (Page 4). • Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore 10 • Point Arena Light Station 12 • "Seasons". A #ashback courtesy Bernie & Reginald. Happy Birthday D. (Page 4). • Franny's Cup & Saucer 2 • Red Stella 4 • Arena !eater brings three terri"c screening options. Art, music, and art. (Page 5). • Garcia River Casino 9 • Rollerville Cafe 12 • Frances, Fern, and Arena !eater have something for you. (Page 5). • Green Room, "e 2 • Sea Trader, "e 14 • A New Moon is coming your way. Look up!. (Page 6). • Gualala Arts 5 • Skunk Train Front Cover • A Full Moon is coming your way. Yes. Look up again. (Still Page 6). • Gualala Building Supply 3 • Sonoma Clean Power 16 • A li$le drive and a lot of wonderful. !e Botanical Gardens are calling you. (Page 6). • Gualala Supermarket 6 • Spirit Veterinary Services 8 • Karin Upho% returns with great colors and healthy ideas. (Page 7). • Ignacio Health Insurance 13 •Village Bootery 9 • Quick. What the most majestic bird in America? (Page 7). • KGUA 14 • Zen House Motorcycles 3 • Hey. We got a call from Black-footed ferrets. See what the have to say. (Page 7). • KTDE 6 • Once upon a time, a fox came into our backyard . . . . (Page 8). • !e Salon is ge$ing ready to wow us again. Don't refuse to come see! (Page 8). • Carolyne Singer Will be at Dolphin Gallery, Saturday the 1st. (Page 9). • So much news. How do we get through it all? David knows. (Page 10). • Humankind. A Hopeful History. OK. Jennifer brings us some good news. (Page 11). • Our reading list returns (courtesy of the Four-Eyed Frog. (Page 11). Our thanks to May contributors include JoNel Aleccia, mai haiku, • Discovery Gallery reminds us of May's importance. (Page 11). Rozann Grunig, Mitch McFarland, Blake More, Mary Jane Schramm, • You knew it would happen. It has. Mitch has gone nuclear! (Sort of). (Page 12)> David Ste%en, Tony Stanol, Karin Upho%, and Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. • Mendonoma Health Alliance has more for you. Get healthier! (Page 13). • !e crossword puzzle is here. Good luck. (Page 14). Cover images: • MJ returns with a look at Mother's Day. Really. (Page 15). Painting: "!e Shape Up" by Harrison Goldberg • !e May Sudoku is here. (Page 15). Da!odils image by ViolkaArt "om Pixabay • Get Out! has things for you to hear and see and do. (Back cover).

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Pg 3 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 !e View from Florida: Alligator in the Driveway Something to !ink About. By Tony Stanol, South Florida Correspondent Maybe June. Maybe on the South Florida is hundreds of miles south of a few rays on the grassy banks and we get a Grounds of Gualala Arts. Maybe southern states Alabama, Georgia and Mis- be$er look at them. sissippi. You’d think we’d be considered the !ey range in size from young’uns to All of Us, Sort of Together. 39150 Ocean Drive, Suite 2 As many of you, perhaps most of you deep, deep South, catching cat"sh by hand adults. Some wiseacre named the biggest know, we're starting to hear about the state in Gualala and calling each other Bubba, Fern and Billy one “Samsonite”. He’s a well-fed 11 footer. of California opening up a li$le bit. With Bob. But Sarasota is populated with fewer !e lakes are stocked with bass and we oc- that in mind, Gualala Arts has been working PRINT • SCAN • FAX • EMAIL rednecks and more Midwesterners than our casionally see a gator munching on a tasty on a possible special evening of music. It's Business Cards • Building Plans neighbors in the states to the north. We’re treat. I don’t think any small pets have been jazz, and it's classical, and if it comes to pass, Postcards • Flyers • Posters more country club and less Duck Dynasty. taken by gators here. But I read a story that it will be a wonderful live event outside on Signage • Secretarial Services In fact, we rarely hear a Southern accent and two German Shepherds went missing a&er the grounds of Gualala Arts. Ofce Supplies • Tech Accesories I don’t even know where to get a serving of venturing into the grassy marsh in Venice, a I was in a conversation with someone grits here. town just south of here. about the idea and I can only hope that it ph 707.884.9640 We’re on the Florida Gulf Sometimes I am surprised will become a reality in June. I applaud the fax 707.885.0191 Coast which began being pop- how close I suddenly get to a creative minds that are working on this pos- ulated in the early 1900’s by gator while I’m riding my bike offi[email protected] sible event. people migrating south from along the waterway. !ey’re BUSINESS HOURS I'm writing this to ask you to think good Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. surprised, too, and generally thoughts, positive thoughts. Drop a coin Mon • Tue • Thu • Fri It’s also mellower here than scramble back into the water at into a wishing well. Stand by the ocean and 2pm - 4pm the other side of the state. !e a faster speed than you would say a li$le prayer. Let's work together to cre- CLOSED: Wednesday and Weekends East Coast of Florida is "lled think possible. I once snuck up ate a force multiplier of positive energy. with cranky old New Yorkers on one who was under a bridge We all need to know that the light we're and Easterners. Locals tell me on the embankment to get a seeing at the end of the tunnel is truly light. the state developed this way close-up shot. When I came too And I promise you this. If it can happen(by because Midwesterners drove south on I75 close the monster 'exed its mighty tail and virtue of the State of California, the County and the Easterners used I95. I don’t know 'ipped into the water with a huge splash. of Mendocino, and a couple of creative peo- why air travel didn’t cause people to venture I drove my older daughter’s Mini Coo- ple here on the Mendonoma Coast, it will east or west of their destined paths but some per for a few years while she was out of the happen. traditions run deep. My family and I lived in country teaching in Costa Rica. One morn- We at the Lighthouse Peddler have our Connecticut and California before coming ing I got into the car in the driveway and put "ngers and toes crossed. If this slightly cryp- here so we defy all the norms. it into reverse. It moved a few inches but tic message has you thinking good thoughts, We live in a community with several inter- stopped and I thought the brake was en- I thank you. Open connected manmade lakes. In Florida, fresh gaged. It wasn’t so I gunned it and felt like I !e Editor. Wednesday -Saturday standing water means alligators. !ere are was riding over a curb. 11 to 4 Sunday 11 to 3 signs here that warn you to stay out of the Suddenly, a small three foot alligator shot water, as inviting as it is on a warm day. straight out from under the car into the My wife, Karen thought it would be fun to bushes! I couldn’t believe I didn’t squash "Seasons" hwy 1 gualala • 707-884-1072 • www.redstella.com paddle board on the smooth lakes until she it by accident but it looked more annoyed read the signs. It’s approximately 40 yards than injured. It headed to the side of the For our world The circle turns again across the narrow part of the lake behind house but I decided not to go hunting for it our house. My vow before we move some- because the brush is pre$y dense there. It Throughout the year we sing the seasons "I would rather have a mind opened by where else is to swim that distance as fast as must’ve been three inches from my ankle wonder than one closed by belief." I could and hope to not get hit by a gator. I under the car when I "rst got in. I told my change believe it’s possible. wife not to go outside with the dog (an ag- Gerry Spence (1929-) I like seeing these prehistoric creatures. ing Pug) until the coast is clear. It’s meant a lot for me to start anew Not a week goes by when I don’t see at least Someday I’ll probably see that gator one in our community lakes. !ey’re usual- again undoubtedly with a feint foreign tire Oh, the winter’s cold but I’m so warm with ly in the water swimming slowly by swiping track on his back. I think I’ll christen him you their long tails side to side. In early spring “Lucky.” I just hope I don’t bump into Lucky they o&en climb out of the water to catch on my farewell lake swim. Out there, there’s not a sound to be heard !e Artists' Collective in Elk Presents Sophia Sutherland New Exhibit Opens May 8 And the seasons seem to sleep upon their !e Artists' Collective in Elk will present Sophia Sutherland’s ceramic "gurative sculpture words exhibition in May. !ere will be an opening reception in the gallery garden on Saturday, May 8 from noon to 3:00pm. Please note: Masks and social distancing are required. Sutherland has lived on the Mendocino Coast for more than 50 years. Her work can be As the waters freeze up with the summer's found in collections in the United States and internationally. Her overtly whimsical and end covertly philosophical sculptures generate delight and inspiration to her fans, both those who've followed her for years and those who've just discovered her recently. !e exhibit will It’s funny how young lovers start as friends. also include some of her 3-D work. !ere will be magic bowls (big and small), pa$erned ra$les and goddess amulets. !e Artists' Collective in Elk is located at 6031 South Highway 1 in Greater Downtown Bernie Taupin (1950-) Elk, and is open everyday from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Information is at 707-877-1128.

Pg 4 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Arena !eater Presents Two New Telecasts(Art and Music Grab A Seat or Live-Streamed Events Available Now !rough June 1 Sit In YOUR Seat! New live stream programs are ready to May's second new "lm is "Hermitage: Arena !eater !eater's watch this month from Arena !eater. In !e Power of Art". It's a spectacular Great "Have A Seat Next To Fern" collaboration with telecast provider "BY Art on Screen documentary series, touring Fundraiser Continues. Experience" (Met Opera, Bolshoi Bal- let, National !eatre Live, and Great Art (Good News, Bad News, Good News) on Screen), Arena !eater will present Here's the Good News: Arena !eater’s two more live stream events over the next pop-up Drive-in returns to the Point Arena month including one captured live on-stage Cove featuring the award-winning mov- theatrical performance, and one Great Art ie, “Nomadland,” on Saturday, May 8, at on Screen "ne arts documentary. 9:00pm. !e screening is a fundraiser for Like other streamed events from Arena the theater, and tickets are $100 for two !eater, watching any of the programs is people, with an additional $50 each for available by going to the theater's website: more than two people. Space is limited, and Arena!eater.Org, and then clicking on people are encouraged to make their reser- the telecast tab. Included in the upcom- vations soon. ing productions are “Secret Impression- OK, here's the bad news. !e Drive in ists,” “42nd Street – !e Musical,” and movie on May 8 is Sold Out! Bummer. Lots “Hermitage: !e Power of Art.” of you wanted to go. But there's something “Secret Impressionists,” (Great Art on else to consider. And that brings us to the Screen documentary series), April 28 – other Good News. May 4, “42nd Street – !e Musical,” (NT "Nomadland" was nominated for six Live from London’s West End), May 12 – Academy Awards, and won for Best Picture 18, “Hermitage: !e Power of Art,” (Great at the Oscars last month (it was also nomi- Art on Screen documentary series), May through St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage nated for Best Director and Best Actress.) 26 – June 1. Museum, a wonderful complex of buildings “Nomadland” was partially "lmed on the May's "rst new o%ering is "42nd Street – with the largest collection of paintings in the Mendocino Coast. (Lucky ticket holders !e Musical" (from London’s West End), world, to retrace two and a half centuries. can sign up for guided tours of the “No- captured live from the London stage and Audiences pass through the magni"cent madland” "lming location at Kenny Jowers interiors that provided a meeting point for and Robert Larson’s Manchester Ranch, foreign artists, architects and intellectuals complete with a visit of the farm house and creating connections through art and cul- ture. Toni Servillo leads us on this journey through the Hermitage and the magni"cent city of St. Petersburg with its waterfront, statues, canals and the bridges that form a symbolic cultural and visual element be- tween places and distant civilizations. !is "lm will be available from May 26 through June 1. Tickets are $10. !e appointment screenings (all Paci"c Time) will be daily at 10:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm. !e appointment screenings are avail- animals, scheduled for Sunday, May 9. (If able one week for each program, from you are a ticket holder, check with Arena Wednesdays to Tuesdays, daily at 10:00am, !eater.) 1:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm. Tickets for Frances McDormand, who is a big sup- National !eatre Live shows and Great Art porter of Arena !eater, and small, inde- on Screen documentaries are available via pendent movie houses in general helped directed by the original author of the show, the streaming platform, Stellar Tickets, with make the drive-in screening possible. It's Mark Bramble, is one of Broadway's most events viewable on any device, and custom- also worth noting that McDormand, who classic and beloved tales. Full of crowd- ers can watch using a web browser, a mo- has friends in the Point Arena area, pur- pleasing tap dances, popular musical the- bile app or from their TV by accessing the chased two seats through the “Have A Seat- atre standards including “Lullaby of Broad- Stellar app, available across a number of de- Go Green” campaign to pay o% the theater’s way”, “We’re in the Money", “42nd Street” vices: Roku, Amazon (Fire), Google Play, solar loan, one for herself and her husband, and more, plus show-stopping ensemble Apple TV. Stellar will provide tech support Joel Cohen, and a second one for Fern, her production numbers. Not to be missed! and troubleshooting if needed. “Nomadland” character. You can support 5 Stars "A wow factor revival of one of the Arena !eater is located at 214 Main the theater and have the seat next to Fern's greatest musicals of all time" – !e Times Street, Point Arena, California. Arena !e- by winning the Arena !eater seat auction. (London) 5 Stars "!e mother of all show- ater is a member-supported community Bidding starts at $1000 and the highest biz musicals" -- Daily Telegraph Available theater owned and operated by the Arena bidder will get a plaque placed on the seat for viewing from May 12-May 18. Tickets !eater Association, a 501 (c) (3) not for arm with an inscription of their choice. For are $15. !e appointment screenings (all pro"t corporation. For additional informa- the auction link visit arenatheater.org. !e Paci"c Time) will be daily at 10:00am, tion visit: www.arenatheater.org. auction for seat number E9 ends June 16, 1:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm. 2021.

Pg 5 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens New Moon An Ocean-Front Treasure, Just a Short Drive Away One of the wonderful things about liv- • Spring Bio-Blitz Challenge. !e Spring • Intro to Nature Journaling. Here's a ing on the coast is being connected to, well, BioBlitz is a self-guided exploration of the great (and inspiring) way to spend a Sat- the coast. Our regular readers and the visi- Gardens' 47-acre natural wonder. !ey're urday. Nature Journaling will help improve tors who pick up !e Lighthouse Peddler challenging you to capture the biodiver- your observational skills, drawing skills, while they're exploring the coast know that sity at the Gardens between April 30 and and add to your knowledge about your sub- from the Russian River to Fort Bragg we May 3 using the iNaturalist app. Last year ject. !e Botanical Gardens is the perfect can drive an hour (or so) and see a long list in Mendocino County, 1,427 observations se$ing to begin this journey. You have a va- of California's wonders. !ere are the glori- of 618 species were made by 287 partici- riety of subjects to observe in their natural May 11 ous redwoods, the rugged coast, numerous pants. Seven regions/cities in California environment at a speci"c time of day and parks, the scenic winding roads, 9 signi"- are participating this year, cant rivers(Noyo, Big, Li$le, Albion, Big including Costa Mesa-Or- Salmon, Navarro, Garcia, Gualala, and Rus- ange County, Inland Em- Full Moon sian. And that list doesn't include o%shoots, pire, Los Angeles County, tributaries, adjacent creeks and more. Mendocino County, While you're here, you can also take time Sacramento Region, San to visit a number of 'destination' stops, and Diego County, and San one of those is the Mendocino Coast Bo- Francisco Bay Area. Both tanical Gardens. !e Botanical Gardens you and the Gardens will hosts plant sales, art exhibits, educational be thrilled to see what dis- workshops, bird and whale watching walks, coveries you've made. botanical meetings, fundraisers, and more. • Rhododendron Photo May 26 Many of their classes and workshops Show. In lieu of a tradi- have limited space. It's best to call the Gar- tional Rhododendron dens at 707-964-4352 ext 16 to reserve a Show, the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gar- season. Some of the skills you will learn are space. Note: payment is due upon sign-up; dens is hosting a photo competition ( the drawing the structures of plants, observing and may be non-refundable. A small fee is 2021 Rhodo Photo Show ( to highlight and drawing small, quick landscape envi- charged for most classes. Guided walks are this season's best rhodie specimens. Fill ronments, page layout and le$ering, captur- your feed with cascades of color from the ing information in a variety of formats, and genus Rhododendron. Visit the Botanical color techniques to enhance your pages. Gardens' Facebook album to view the o)- !ere will be many handouts and models, cial contest entries. !ey will love to share samples of di%erent journals and journaling your colorful pics #rhodophotoshow! En- styles, and nature journal kits. Contact the try Deadline: Sunday, May 9. Gardens to register. It's Saturday, May 22, • Yoga at the Gardens. How about from 10:00am to 3:00pm with Mary-Ellen "Mindful Yoga with Delphine Davidson"? Campbell in the MCBG Education Center. It's scheduled for Sundays at 12:00pm on !e Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens the Event Lawn at the Botanical Gardens has something for everyone. Including you. beginning May 16. It's a unique yoga expe- Images: generally included in Gardens' admission; rience as you "nd yourself encircled by tow- see individual listings for more informa- ering cypress and the melodies of nature . . . Above: !e Rhody Path tion. Here's a brief look at some of the up- birds, bees, and the mighty ocean. All levels Le": American Kestrel. Falco Sparverius. coming o%erings. are welcomed in this class. Images courtesy MCBG.

SUNDSTROM MALL, GUALALA 884-1205 Monday - Saturday, 7AM - 7PM Sunday, 7AM - 6PM Pg 6 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Words on Wellness • California Lilac and Red Root At Risk of Extinction, Black-Footed Ferrets by Karin Uphoff Get Experimental COVID Vaccine Whether on the trail or in town, a season- blood. Indeed the red rootbark and twigs By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News al delight is the eye-catching blue, purple or are used in decoctions or tinctures to im- white 'ower clusters of Ceanothus spp., lo- prove blood exchange between capillaries, In late summer, as researchers acceler- variant appears to be extinct. cally called ‘California lilac’, ‘blue blossom’ intracellular spaces and lymph 'uid. ! is ated the "rst clinical trials of COVID-19 In the U.S., scientists have not found or ‘tick bush’, but known to herbalist as red can help chronically swollen and congested vaccines for humans, a group of scientists similar COVID mutations in the domestic root. !e Paci"c Northwest lymph nodes a&er a pro- in Colorado worked to inoculate a far more farmed mink populations, though they re- boasts over thirty species of longed illness, lymphedema, fragile species. cently noted with concern the discovery of this Buckthorn native, many swollen spleen or impaired About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the "rst case of the virus in a wild mink in of them endemic to Califor- blood to 'uid exchange in the most endangered mammals in North Utah. nia. Most common in our the heart or kidneys. Red America, were injected with an experimen- “For highly contagious respiratory vi- wilds is C. !yrsi'orus, and root can ameliorate “sticky” tal COVID vaccine aimed at ruses, it’s really impor- both local bees and honey blood with stagnant 'uids, protecting the small, wea- tant to be mindful of the bees love these 'owers, in- thus helpful in formulas for sel-like creatures rescued animal reservoir,” said Dr. cluding the many landscape cysts, "broids and conges- from the brink of extinction Corey Casper, a vaccinolo- varietals. !e larvae of the tion of the heart, however four decades ago. gist and chief executive of California tortoise-shell but- it’s contraindicated for those !e e%ort came months the Infectious Disease Re- ter'y feeds on this plant, though the adult who are on anticoagulant medication un- before U.S. Department of search Institute in Sea$le. bu$er'ies prefer manzanita 'owers. less otherwise speci"ed by a medical pro- Agriculture o)cials began “If the virus returns to the Red root can be a small bush to a me- fessional. Homeopathic Ceanothus Ameri- accepting applications from animal host and mutates, or dium-sized tree and tends to have reduced, canus is choice for swollen, painful spleen veterinary drugmakers for changes, in such a way that tough, almost parallel veined leaves with a and chronic bronchitis. a commercial vaccine for it could be reintroduced to shiny surface. You can pick leaves and twigs !is beautiful plant and its medicine is minks, a close cousin of humans, then the humans to make an infusion for topical use in ton- a good pick for drought-tolerant gardens, the ferrets. Farmed minks, would no longer have that ing skin (acne) and addressing swellings, with no need for fertilizer. In fact, it culti- raised for their valuable immunity. !at makes me fur, have died by the tens of Black-Footed Ferrets. Image by very concerned.” or drink as a tea for gently improving over- vates a symbiotic relationship with soil mi- Kimberly Tamkun, USFWS. all movement of stuck 'uids. It combines crobes and fungi that allows their root nod- thousands in the U.S. and For the newly vaccinated well with other 'uid-movers like, cleavers, ules to "x nitrogen - adding fertilizer can kill been culled by the millions ferrets, the main risk is to peppermint, calendula or juniper berry. good micro-organisms and make room for in Europe a&er catching the COVID virus the animals themselves. !ey’re part of a !is plant is quick to inhabit disturbed or bad ones. !e 'owers of some varieties also from infected humans. captive population at the National Black- burned areas, with poor, rocky soils. Its contain saponins, so that if your rub them in Vaccinating such vulnerable species footed Ferret Conservation Center outside seeds are adapted for surviving "re and its your hands with water, weak suds will form against the disease is important not only Fort Collins, Colorado, where there have a)nity for "re along with its reddish-col- (and we’re all needing to wash our hands for the animals’ sake, experts say, but po- been no cases of COVID-19 to date. But ored roots suggests it is medicine for aiding these days…). tentially for the protection of people. Some the slender, furry creatures ( known for of the most pernicious human diseases their distinctive black eye mask, legs and Karin C. Upho#, is a Master Herbalist, Iridologist, Bodyworker and author of Botanical Body Care: Herbs and Natural Healing for Your Whole Body. have originated in animals, including the feet ( are feared to be highly vulnerable to Learn more at: www.karinupho#.com. Image: California lilac 'Blue Sapphire' courtesy ProjectNoah.org' new coronavirus, which is believed to have the ravages of the disease, said Tonie Rocke, spread from bats to an intermediary species a research scientist at the National Wildlife Bald Eagle: "Majestic Birds" before jumping to humans and sparking the Health Center who is testing the ferret vac- In 1782 the Bald Eagle was chosen as our life. Still, each spring courtship is dramatic, pandemic. cine. national symbol for its strength, "erce de- including 'ight displays when pairs lock !e worry when it comes to animals like Continued on Page 13 meanor, and loyalty. Others, including Ben talons and plummet to earth in a series of farmed minks, which are kept in crowded Franklin, mumbled that they are pirates whirling summersaults. pens, is that the virus, contracted from hu- who steal "sh from Ospreys !ey are known for making mans, can mutate as it spreads rapidly in the and are scavengers that feed the largest single nest, which susceptible animals, posing a new threat if on carrion. !ey also spend can be over "&een feet across. it spills back to people. Danish health o)- a lot of time hanging out at One nest has been used for cials in November reported detecting more dumps. Still, I think all are thirty-"ve years. Both male than 200 COVID cases in humans that had awed by the sight of this ma- and female incubate the two variants associated with farmed minks, in- jestic bird. white eggs for three weeks. cluding a dozen with a mutation scientists Bald Eagles are recognized by their giant One chick will hatch "rst. In most years feared could undermine the e%ectiveness size. !ey can stand three feet tall and have the second chick will not survive because of vaccines. However, o)cials now say that a wingspan of six feet. It takes four years for of starvation or harassment by the larger them to get that pure white head and tail of one. !is is termed obligate siblicide. Our an adult. Adults have a large, yellow beak national symbol is also a symbol of hope. and yellow lower legs that are not feath- Bald Eagles were extremely threatened, due ered. !eir "ercelooking eye is also yellow. to pesticides and to being shot by ranch- In winter, they are a rare and exciting ers. In 1963, there were 417 nests in all the visitor to the coast. In summer, Some nest United States. Now, because of protection, around northern California's lakes and there are over 10,000 nesting pairs. In 2007, large rivers but most head farther north. they were removed from the endangered Pairs are extremely loyal and most mate for species list. Our thanks to the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for contributing this article about the Western Tanager. Each month, the Lighthouse Peddler features another bird regularly seen at or near the Mendonoma Coast. More information is at www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org.

Pg 7 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 8th Annual Gualala Salon Opens May 15 North Coast Artists Guild Fills the Exhibit Halls for the Salon and the Salon des Refusés "!e Gualala Salon and Salon des Re- judges is displayed in the Salon des Refusés, artwork themselves. fusés has earned a reputation as the top located in the Elaine Jacob Foyer and Cole- Many artists save their best new art for judged and juried "ne art exhibit on the this exhibit, which showcases outstanding Mendonoma coast. It opens Saturday, May visual art without regard to type of media. 15 from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Members can !e award prizes are the largest o%ered on preview the exhibit on Friday, May 14 from the coast. Accepted work will be eligible for 11:00am to 4:00pm. the First [$1000] Second [$750] and !ird Organized and curated by the North [$500] Place awards. Coast Artists Guild (NCAG), the exhibit Work not juried into the Salon will be is held annually at the Gualala Arts Center eligible for the People’s Choice Awards of and will "ll three large gallery spaces with $100, $75, and $50. Additional awards in- Build YOUR over one hundred pieces of "ne art. Presti- clude: a Judges Award of $100 for the best giousPrice artists, Reduced! art dealers, academics and col- work by an artist under eighteen years of Ocean View Home lectors are recruited to be judges. age; a Collage Group Award of $100 for !ere is still time to become part of this man Hall. !us, all artwork submi$ed into best collage; and a Founders Award of $100 on the Gualala Ridge. event. You'll "nd the show is exhibited. Which artists have awarded by the three founders of !e Salon the registration been selected into the Salon is a tightly held show. Price Reduced! $54,997 form at Guala- secret until opening night. laArts.org, or you !ere is no theme for artwork entered in • Create an Ocean View or Nestle Your can call the Gua- 2021, but the show’s concept is based on the Home among the Beautiful Trees. lala Arts o)ce at original Paris Salon des Refusés exhibition, • Improved lot on Ocean Ridge Dr. 707-884-1138. which took place in Paris in 1863, showing • Away from the Highway 1 Noise. Registration ends works that had been rejected by the o)cial • It’s Warmer on the Ridge. on Monday, May Paris Salon judges. !ese judges represent- • Quiet Residential Area. 3, so plan on reg- ed the French Academy and were advocates • Water meter at Street. istering now. In of a traditional, orthodox style of painting (Subject to moratorium). addition, all art and sculpture. In 1863, they rejected almost will be taken into 3,000 pieces of work, including many now • Electric at Street. the art center on considered masterpieces such as Manet’s In the spirit of the original Paris Salon • Septic Permit on file. Wednesday and des Refusés, all visitors to the Gualala Salon • High speed internet available. !usday, May 5 des Refusés are able to vote for the “People’s contact: Robert Juengling, Lic. 00920708 and 6. Time is short, so register now. Choice” awards. In fact, many artists prefer Oceanic Land Office Once the call goes out, and the art ar- to be selected as a “refusé” to receive the 39150 S. Hwy 1, Gualala, 95445 rives it will be the judges who decide which 707-884-4757 • OceanicLand.com public’s opinion. !is is a wonderful oppor- Look for the Oceanic Land Company sign at artwork will be accepted and shown in the tunity for artists to stretch themselves and 38060 Ocean Ridge Drive, Gualala, CA 95445. Burne$ Gallery, the Salon. !e balance of experiment. the art work not juried into the Salon by the Gualala Arts is the jewel for the arts on the Mendonoma Coast. Why not be a part of the 2021 Salon? Just Another Day On The Coast Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe (top) and Whis- This Fox Decided To Spend An Afternoon Sunning in a Backyard on the Ridge. tler’s Symphony in White, No. 1 (le&). !e (Near le# painting is François Joseph Heim resulting furor led Emperor Napoleon III to "Charles X Rewarding Artists". Above photograph mandate that a second exhibition (dubbed is 2018 First Place Winner Lauren Sanford, with the “Salon des Refusés”) be organized, so “Pick of the Paramour”, stoneware, underglaze, that the public might judge the merits of the gloss.) com • always free & in color www . thelighthousepeddler com • always

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Tolkien(1892-1973) Pg 9Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 News of the World by David Ste%en It’s May, 2021, and we seem to have found When it comes to national and interna- wonder just what others were thinking of this haps(only perhaps(this will mark the be- ourselves at the beginning of the end of the tional news in print, I continue to "nd myself "lm. ginning of the dismantling of one facet of the Pandemic. Masks are still the order of the browsing and reading the New York Times If you’ve seen “News of the World”, you systemic racism that’s been hanging around day(at least for the rational majority among and the Washington Post. Reading the Times may have concluded (and as some fans of this land for 400 years. us, and about one-half of the American popu- is a habit I picked up while working in New westerns might agree) it is no “Tombstone” Edward Jenner might be pleased and also lation has received at least one dose of a vac- York and I’ve maintained my subscription or “Silverado” or “!e Man Who Shot Liber- surprised. As of the end of April, more than cine. Almost one-third are fully vaccinated. over the years. I’ll admit that a&er 170 years ty Valence”. But it does leave you feeling like 145 million people in this country have been (California’s numbers mirror the national of publication, “!e Old Gray Lady” is not your $20 was well spent. !e premise is this: vaccinated. Jenner (1749-1823) pioneered numbers.) the paper it used to be. But I persist. My other Hanks portrays Captain Je%erson Kidd, an of- the concept of vaccines, the "rst of which be- Since we began publishing the Lighthouse daily read, the Post, has improved dramati- "cer from the recently concluded American came a reality in 1796 against smallpox. !e Peddler in 2016, Dolly and I have made the cally over the past decade, and I must assume Civil War. Kidd travels from Texas town to vaccine was a success but about twenty min- monthly 2-hour drive to Healdsburg Print- that having the "nancial security of being Texas town, buying newspapers wherever he utes later (or so) the anti-vaxers arrived. Re- ing to get the Peddler printed. Once there( owned by zillionaire Je% Bezos helps. In ad- goes. At the next town, he sets up an evening ally. During the following century vaccines pre-pandemic, we’d review the "rst copies of dition to the owner’s deep pockets, the Post’s of ‘pay per view’ circa 1870. Selecting stories would be developed to "ght cholera, rabies, the new issue, make last minute corrections, resurgence has almost at random tetanus, typhoid fever and bubonic plague. kill an hour or two, and have lunch while the been helped dur- from the collec- Obviously, two centuries later the Flat-Earth printer prepared our order. We would then ing the past "ve tion of newspa- Society, including those in the the anti-vac- make the drive home and start delivering the years with cov- pers in his leather cination crowd, is still with us, which just new Peddler to locations from Jenner to Elk. erage of 2015’s satchel, he reads proves what comedian Ron White has been A year ago we found that due to COVID, crazy presidential all or parts of telling us for years: “you can’t "x stupid”. Not Healdsburg (like towns everywhere) had primary cam- those stories that convinced? Read on. become a relatively quiet place, as the local paign, an election he believes that Remember April 23, 2020? !at was the population opted to stay indoors and fewer in 2016 (the out- particular town day that the then-president (the one with or- casual travelers were on the road. Neverthe- come of which will be interested ange hair) suggested that ingesting bleach or less we continued our monthly drives to the was reportedly in hearing. Mem- inserting a UV light into our bodies will cure printer, load the papers into the car, get a bag helped by a for- bers of the audi- COVID. Predictably, someone heard that as of fast-food and head home. Near the end of mer KGB guy ence, in the un- a call to action. I was raised a Lutheran in the year, some restaurants with socially-dis- in Moscow,) an pretentious glow Wisconsin, and have worshipped in churches tanced outdoor seating began to lure us back orange-haired blowhard who managed to tell of lantern light, pay him a dime a head for the of varying denominations from California to in for lunch, albeit all masked up, si$ing at a a well-documented 30,000 lies while presi- evening. England, but until this week I hadn’t heard of table on a front sidewalk, or a back patio, or dent, the 2020 campaign, and the campaign's In his December 2020 review, the Washing- the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing. a secluded deck to enjoy a li$le lunch almost a&ermath (including the January 6 riot at the ton Post’s Michael O’Sullivan wrote that the According to Hu%Post, the founder of the like we did “in the pre-Covid days”. capitol by Trump Supporters. In short, the "lm, set in Texas during reconstruction, pres- Church is a former scientologist named Jim Post has had plenty of material to "ll its pages. ents a Confederate veteran who “makes his Humble who “claims to be a billion-year-old While spending more time indoors, one meager living reading a curated selection of god from the Andromeda Galaxy . . . .” of the things we’ve done (perhaps to excess) newspaper articles aloud to audiences . . . this Last week a man named Mark Grenon is watch TV. During those budget-conscious, broad-minded, bighearted western tale takes of the Genesis II Church in Florida, was ar- mostly shut-in days, we scoured the various place in a frontier (emblematic of a whole rested along with his three sons for selling channels available to us, si&ing through "c- country, really) that is undergoing awkward “Miracle Mineral Solution” (MMS), a home- tion, non-"ction, fantasy, comedy, drama, and sometimes violent growing pains.” In es- made blend of ingredients which could cure documentaries and more. Some were great, sence, Kidd is Google or Facebook, but with- everything from COVID to cancer. It appears some were average, and some, as my mother out the “friending” thing. No cellphone app that MMS is, essentially, bleach. !e Wash- might have told me, “are just crap”. But good, needed. Just sit down and listen to Kidd. ington Post added “. . . the FDA has ‘received bad or in between, TV did its part, and our !inking about “News of the World” I de- reports of people requiring hospitalizations, a$ention was temporarily diverted from the cided to take a look at just that: the news of developing life-threatening conditions, and Pandemic. For example, we watched the new the world. Our world. During the last week dying a&er drinking MMS.’” (No word yet on version of "All Creatures Great & Small" from of April 2021, here are some stories that a whether the Grenon family will be o%ering public television and rediscovered dramas modern-day Kidd might have covered. UV lights, ready for insertion). like “NCIS” or “!e Mentalist”. Beyond “en- Walter Mondale died at 93. He will be !e news of the world is worth reading in tertainment”, however one de"nes it, reading remembered for being that rare entity in newspaper form, hearing on the radio, watch- newspapers and catching some television politics. Honest, diligent and fair. He also ing on television, or consuming via your news has also been informative and, frankly, su%ered what is probably the single largest computer or iPhone app. Or perhaps there’s entertaining. landslide loss (to Ronald Reagan in 1984) in another Captain Je%erson Kidd out there One evening we found ourselves ready any presidential election in 230 years. who will read it to you for a dime. However to spend the ‘big bucks’ for a "rst run "lm. NASA shipped a small (4 pound) helicop- the news arrives, we know that we live(as I found one pay-per-view title, a "lm whose ter to Mars. When I saw the "lm clip of the 30 an apocryphal old curse a$empted to warn synopsis suggested it might be worth the $20 second 'ight over the Martian surface I half- us(in interesting times. Radio host Randi ticket price: “News of the World” from direc- expected to see an Amazon logo on the side Rhodes likes to say, "Information is Power. tor Paul Greengrass, starring Tom Hanks. of the helicopter. So get some!" And please, stay safe! !e premise is so old-fashioned, one won- Back on Earth, a jury found O)cer Derek ders how the book got published or the "lm Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of Original TV News Image (withut on- even got made. And yet, it turns out the story George Floyd. For the most part, the coun- screen text) was created by everesd_design !om Pixabay and the movie were worth it. It also made me try let go a collective sigh of relief. And per- Pg 10 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 "Humankind: A Hopeful History" !e May Reading List A Book by Rutger Bregman • Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi Best Sellers and Best Bets It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate misguided superiority complex. In fact, Mandela convinced Constand “A reader lives a thousand lives time for Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: Case in point: On "rst landing in the Viljoen, national war hero and powerful before he dies, said Jojen. The man A Hopeful History to be released, here in Bahamas and realizing how peaceful and general leading the Afrikaners’ preparations who never reads lives only one.” the middle of what seems like an in'ection welcoming the population was, Christopher for war, to meet with him alone at his George R. R. Martin, (1948-) point in American history, the long-overdue Columbus observed, “!ey would make residence. !at one meeting, at which reckoning with this nation’s "ne servants…With "&y men Mandela greeted Viljoen at the door and • !e Hill We Climb. An Inaugural Poem... endemic and systemic racism. we could subjugate them all served him tea, developed into four months by Amanda Gorman As we watch or participate in and make them do whatever we of secret talks in which the two men grew • Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival & Courage the protests across the country want.” A year later, he returned to respect and admire each other. Together, by Anne Lamo$ • Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast ( indeed, around the globe ( to enact his plan, thereby they determined a way to prevent the war. by Noah Siegel, Christian Schwartz and consider both the violence inaugurating the Atlantic slave One of the consistent "ndings that • Gratitude that precipitated them and the trade. Bregman points to is that, though by Oliver Sacks sometimes brutal government- Another section of civilization has bred into us a suspicion • You Will Leave a Trail of Stars sanctioned reaction to them, Humankind is dedicated to of people outside of our own group, our by Lisa Congdon Bregman’s thesis may seem hard deconstructing the bad science prejudices tend to fall away once we come • Klara and the Sun to swallow: that humankind is and lazy reportage that has to know those “others”: by Kazuo Ishiguro made up of humans who are either initially driven or later • City Mouse, Country Mouse inherently kind. misrepresented ( or both ( “Contact engenders more trust, more by Maggie Rudy Bregman, the young Dutch historian and every sociological case study that we ever solidarity, and more mutual kindness. It • Nomadland: Surviving America in 21st thinker who previously brought us Utopia read about in school. Virtually all of those helps you see the world through other by Jessica Bruder • Code Breaker for Realists, methodically builds his case in studies and experiments have been used people’s eyes.” by Walter Isaacson this overview of human history to illustrate in service of proving the “veneer” theory, • !e Glass Hotel where things started going sideways, and which says that civilization is but a thin He also notes that, “It’s when a crisis hits… by Emily St. John Mandel to interrogate the ways we can change our coating that cracks apart under the lightest that we humans become our best selves.” • Gratitude a$itudes in order to change our outcomes. pressure, revealing our brute selves. In the U.S., as this national moment grows by Oliver Sacks In the ageless argument represented !e bad science prevails because we are into a national movement, perhaps this is • I Would Tuck You In by !omas Hobbes (that natural man is all cynically quick to believe the worst in when we work together to do just that. by Sarah Asper-Smith a brute who demands the "rm hand of humanity, and our tendency is to glom onto • !e Dutch House civilization) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau and repeat endlessly every scrap of evidence Jennifer Bort Yacovissi grew up in Bethesda, MD, just by Ann Patche$ • Zen Shorts (that it is civilization itself that has ruined to support our innate brutality. We dismiss a bit farther up the hill $om Washington, DC, where by Jon J. Muth humanity), Bregman unsurprisingly lands the body of evidence demonstrating that her debut novel, Up the Hill to Home, takes place. !e novel is a %ctionalized account of her mother's • Leadership: In Turbulent Times on the side of Rousseau. our natural tendency is to allow our be$er by Doris Kearns Goodwin !e author points out that though selves to win out. family in DC $om the Civil War to the Great Depression. In addition to writing and reading histor- • Wild Sweetness: Recipes Inspired by Nature archaeology has turned up examples of Bregman holds up a di%erent mirror, by !alia Ho large cooperative endeavors in pre-agrarian arguing that when we expect be$er, we ical and contemporary literary %ction, Jenny reviews societies, such as Turkey’s 11,000-year-old very o&en get be$er. No example is more for both the Independent and the Historical Novel Another Book You Might Like* Society. She owns a small project-management and Göbekli Tepe temple, it has not turned up striking than that of maximum-security *. Humankind: A Hopeful History equivalent evidence of warfare or slaughter. Halden prison, located in a forest north engineering consulting %rm, and enjoys gardening A Book by Rutger Bregman !e premise of Bregman’s book is that of Oslo, Norway, and pre-release prison and being on the water. Jenny lives with her husband, (See review on this page) evolving into big-brained homo sapiens Bastøy, located on an island just up from Jim, in Crownsville, MD. !e Lighthouse Peddler is pleased to bring our demanded extensive cooperation, so we’re Halden. Visit Discovery Gallery in May. hard-wired to be social, work in groups, and !e guards there don’t carry weapons, readers a list of the best-selling books being consider what’s best for the collective. He but they do eat meals with the inmates. Just in Time for Mothers Day picked up and read by locals and visitors alike. suggests our innate eagerness to please and Inmates don’t live in cells, but they do grow May is the month of the Maypole and Our thanks to Four-Eyed Frog Books, to be liked ( and, crucially, our ability to their own food, maintain the buildings and Mothers' Day, 'owers and showers, and a Community-owned Bookstore feel shame ( makes us more like “homo grounds, and pursue hobbies. Recidivism spring redecorating. It is also a lovely time in Cypress Village, Gualala. puppy.” is 50 percent lower than at traditional at the North Coast. Enjoy the beautiful Bregman realizes that lots of people facilities, and costs are signi"cantly lower. days here and visit our many charming gal- disagree with his central argument. “So !e objective is to prepare inmates to return leries. Be sure the Discovery Gallery is on what is this radical idea? !at most people, to normal daily life with the skills they need your visiting list. Whether you are looking deep down, are pre$y decent.” It took so they never come back. for the perfect gi& for the Moms in your life, civilization ( speci"cally, the concept of In the book’s closing section, “!e Other a great piece of po$ery or sculpture for your private ownership, which, in turn, required Cheek,” Bregman describes in detail how garden, a new piece of art for your wall or defense of property ( to begin to decay Nelson Mandela averted what appeared co%ee table, or a unique card, you're likely that built-in urge toward cooperation. to be inevitable civil war in South Africa. to "nd just the item at the gallery. It's also !e initial section of the book is dedicated As the "rst election approached in which a safe and friendly place to visit if you sim- to deconstructing the bad science and lazy the majority-Black population would be ply want to gladden your heart by looking at reportage that has misrepresented primitive allowed to vote, minority white Afrikaners beautiful things. societies as being more bloodthirsty and were preparing to "ght. !ey knew that See you soon at the Seacli% Center, just self-destructive than modern civilized ones. Mandela would be elected president and down from Trinks. Discovery Gallery is Rather, predictably, the seeds of destruction assumed that Blacks would then exact open !ursday thru Tuesday from 11:00am of indigenous peoples are sown when revenge for the atrocities of apartheid ( to 3:00pm. Walt Rush is at the gallery every outsiders bring disease and a tragically because, who wouldn’t? !ursday for jewelry repair and sales needs. Pg 11 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Scuttlebutt by Mitch McFarland It really does remind me of !e Em- Regulatory Commission chair, Gregory coal mining by 2012. peror's New Clothes. You know, the story B Jaczko, resigned because he felt public Fortunately, we wouldn’t need to use all where there is a glaringly obvious fact that safety was compromised by the dominance 21,250 square miles. !e National Renewable people completely ignore. Energy Lab has a report conservatively esti- !at seems to be the case mating that roo&op solar alone with nuclear power, the could generate 34% of all U.S. “Emperor” of our time. Even electricity requirements. And we some people who call them- haven't even mentioned wind, which is cheaper than solar. Or selves environmentalists are geothermal, tides, algae fuel, so enamored by this carbon and non-corn based ethanol. free energy source, that they At the current cost of 70 blithely ignore the fact that it cents/wa$ it would take about is the most expensive source $280 billion to electrify the en- of energy and the most dan- tire U.S. from solar. !e U.S. gerous. Department of Energy's 2020 I read a lot about energy Congressional Budget request issues and generally where was $31.7 billion. It will, of there is a discussion of nucle- “My frst words, as I was being born . course, increase over the next 9 ar power advocates NEVER . . I looked up at my mother and said, years, but if that kind of money was spent on discuss the costs- economic, environmen- of the nuclear industry insiders on the com- alternative energy we could be carbon free 'that's the last time I'm going up one tal, or as it relates to national security. !ey mission, whose primary purpose, he felt, by 2030. of those.” are so thrilled to see the Emperor that they is supporting the industry ahead of public eagerly ignore that he is naked. safety. He called nuclear power a “failed Stephen Fry (1957 - ) List of Power Reactor Units !e ma$er of economic cost is one that technology”. Speaking of costs, should we Four Regions: West (18), Midwest (23), is not even disputed. Anyone who has paid mention the estimated 10,000 lives that Northeast (21), Southeast(32). 5 minutes of a$ention to the cost of nuclear were lost as a result of Chernobyl? power admits it is the most expensive way I won't even bother to get too into the en- !e map of U.S. Operating Commercial to produce electricity, but, for some, the vironmental and political cost of uranium Nuclear Power Reactors (97 of them) is carbon-free label somehow excuses that mining. !at could be it's own column. courtesy of the United States Nuclear li$le drawback. !en there is the national security risk. Regulatory Commission. First there is the cost of building plants, We spend millions and millions of dollars which has been estimated to run up to $9 to keep our nuclear materials from ge$ing Last update: 2019. billion. !en there is the cost of decom- into the hands of terrorists. I can't argue with missioning the plants when they are shut that expense, except to say that it wouldn't ex- down. !is is a huge sum of money. !e ist if we didn't have enriched uranium laying Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Rowe, around at over 100 sites in America. But let's Massachuse$s, took 15 years to decommis- not worry about terrorists. I have some con"- “How sad it must be, sion and cost $608 million. Taxpayers and dence that our vast national security apparatus ratepayers were forced to pay that cost. It can keep terrorists at bay. What is impossible believing that scientists, will cost $1.2 billion to decommission the to prevent is a foreign power targeting a nucle- Vermont Yankee plant according to Presi- ar power plant with a conventional ICBM. We scholars, historians, could get nuked buy an enemy without them dent Bill Mohl of Entergy Wholesale Com- even using nuclear weapons. modities, owner of the plant. economists and Fortunately, there are many alternatives !en there is the cost of dealing with the to nuclear energy and they are all cheaper in journalists have devoted spent nuclear fuel. Yankee's spent fuel rods dollars, time, and risk. Pre$y much everyone are still si$ing around at the plant at a cost knows this, but the sight of the Emperor is, ap- their entire lives to of $8 million a year to secure them, since parently, too fascinating to avert our eyes. there is no acceptable place to permanently Light Station Store, Indoor Museum & !e U.S. has 3,797,000 square miles of deceiving you, while a Outdoor Museum are open daily from store them. !is, of course, is true at over land. Only about half a percent of that would 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.! 100 nuclear sites in our country . !ose be needed to provide enough solar energy to Our 6 vacation cottages are also reality TV star with available to rent who read this column have read of the hun- power the entire country. !at's 21,250 sq. dreds of billions of dollars we are spending miles. “But Mitch, thats a lot”, you might say. decades of fraud and to work on “safe” disposal of nuclear waste. Yes, it is, but compare that to the 40,223 square !is is another cost that is conveniently ig- miles of the land leased by the oil and gas in- exhaustively documented dustry, 18,000 of which is on federal land. Or Visit the historic Point Arena Light Station #496, celebrating nored by nuclear advocates. its 151st year of lighting the way on the Pacific coast in 2021! the 13,000 square miles of US land that has Shop the Light Station Store and explore our Indoor and Outdoor !e environmental cost of nuclear power lying is your only beacon Museums. Watch for migrating Gray Whales from our bluffs and been impacted by coal surface mining. Or the visit the Point Arena/Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal (and bombs) is hard to estimate because no National Monument just outside our gate. You can also spend the 33,750 square miles of land set aside to grow night in one of our 6 charming and unique vacation cottages and one can tell when a nuclear accident may of truth and honesty.” explore our 23 acres of grounds during your stay. occur and what costs that would entail. We the corn used to make ethanol, the gasoline 45500 Lighthouse Rd, Point Arena, CA 95468 can, however, with some certainty, expect substitute. And I can't help but mention the 877.725.4448x1 info@[email protected] 2,200 square miles of Appalachian forests that that some time in the future there will be An advertisement in the public interest PointArenaLighthouse.com had been cleared for mountaintop removal paid for by a concerned citizen. more nuclear accidents. Former Nuclear Pg 12 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS "om page 7 the research authority granted by the Fish Mendonoma Health Alliance !ey’re all genetically similar, having come and Wildlife Service, the scientists were Programs in May from a narrow breeding pool, which weak- free to try. ens their immune systems. And they likely “We can do these sorts of things experi- Mendonoma Health Alliance (MHA) share many of the features that have made mentally in animals that we can’t do in hu- continues to o%er a signi"cant source of the disease so deadly to minks. mans,” Rocke noted. community support. !is month: “We don’t have direct evidence that Rocke acquired puri"ed protein of a key Care Transitions Program - Do you know black-footed ferrets are susceptible to CO- component of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the of someone coming home from the hospi- VID-19, but given their close relationship spike protein, from a commercial producer. tal? !e Care Transitions Program is a part to minks, we wouldn’t want to "nd out,” She mixed the liquid protein with an adju- of Mendonoma Health Alliance's ongoing Rocke said. vant, a substance that enhances immune re- commitment to improve health and qual- sponse, and injected it under the animals’ ity of life within our community. !is free skin. program is designed to assist you or a loved !e "rst doses were given in late spring one during that critical period following a to 18 black-footed ferrets, all male, all hospital discharge. For more information, about a year old, followed by a booster call MHA at (707) 412-3176 x102 or visit dose a few weeks later. Within weeks of them on the web at mendonomahealth.org. ge$ing the second shots, tests of the ani- • Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Screen- mals’ blood showed antibodies to the vi- ings(Health screenings are an important rus, a good ( and expected ( sign. part of maintaining good health, especially By early fall, 120 of the 180 ferrets as we get older. !ey can detect problems Forest Whisperings housed at the center were inoculated, with early, when chances for successful treat- ment are greatest. !is is a very simple but The forest, Black-Footed Ferrets. Image by the rest remaining unvaccinated in case she is calling me. Kimberly Fraser, USFWS. something went wrong with the animals, very important step towards a longer, be$er which generally live four to six years in quality of life. Free screenings are available It’s been too long since Rocke began working on the experimen- captivity. So far, the vaccine appears safe, by appointment in Gualala at Mendono- I’ve wandered tal vaccine in the spring, as she and Pete but there’s no data yet to show whether it ma Health Alliance on Tuesday between her beautiful winding pathways, Gober, black-footed ferret recovery coordi- protects the animals from disease. “I can tell 9:00am to 3:00pm. Call (707) 412-3176 climbed her mountains x102 or email MHA at info@mendonoma- nator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, you, we have no idea if it will work,” said just for a gaze of beauty so in- Rocke, who plans to conduct e)cacy tests Health.org. watched reports about the new coronavi- tense rus with growing alarm. An exotic disease this winter. • Free Grocery Delivery Service - MHA is “the biggest nemesis for ferret recovery,” But Rocke’s e%ort makes sense, said o%ers this service is to assist those who have no poem nor photo does justice, said Gober, who has worked with black- Casper, who has created several vaccines for chronic health conditions that put them in admired the way the sun dapples footed ferrets for 30 years. “It can knock humans. Rocke’s approach ( introducing a high-risk category for COVID-19 or for brilliantly through her branches, you right back down to zero.” an inactivated virus in an animal to stimu- anyone who is on quarantine. Grocery orders can be placed between 9:00am- soaked in the salty smell of ocean !e ferrets are a native species that once late an immune response ( is the basis for entangled with fresh pine. roamed vast areas of the American West. many common vaccines, such as those that 12:00pm, Monday - !ursday for same day !eir ranks declined precipitously over prevent polio and in'uenza. delivery within our service area. Payment She is calling, many decades as populations of prairie Vaccines containing inactivated virus to for groceries may be made by PayPal, check and to her, dogs, the ferrets’ primary source of food prevent COVID-19 have been tested in cer- or by cash. Call (707) 412-3176 x102 or I must soon journey, and shelter, were decimated by farming, tain animals ( and in human vaccines, in- email us at [email protected]. for within her bosom, !e Health Alliance is a wonderful lo- grazing and other human activity. cluding CoronaVac, created by the Chinese I shall be reunited with myself. In 1979, black-footed ferrets were de- "rm Sinovac Life Sciences. But the e%ort in cal resource that make a di%erence in our clared extinct ( until a small population Colorado may be among the "rst aimed at community. *(707) 412-3176 x102. And D.L. Lang was discovered on a ranch in Wyoming. preventing COVID-19 in a speci"c animal they have a YouTube channel linked at the Most of those rare animals were then lost population, Rocke said. MHA website or by searching Mendonoma to disease, including sylvatic plague, the Gober said he is optimistic that the fer- Health Alliance on YouTube.com. animal version of the Black Death that has rets are protected, but it will take a well- plagued humans. !e species survived only designed study to se$le the question. Until because biologists rescued 18 ferrets to then, he’ll work to keep the fragile ferrets form the basis of a captive breeding pro- free of COVID-19. “!e price of peace is gram, Gober said. eternal vigilance, they say. We can’t let our With the threat of new disease looming, guard down.” Gober doubled-down on the strict infec- !e tougher task is doing the same for tion prevention precautions at the center, people, Gober observed. which houses more than half of the 300 “We’re just holding our breath, hoping black-footed ferrets in captivity. An addi- we can get all the humans vaccinated in the tional 400 have been reintroduced to the country. !at will give us all a sigh of relief.” wild. !en he called Rocke, who previously created a vaccine shown to protect ferrets KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Togeth- from sylvatic plague. It uses a puri"ed pro- er with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the tein from Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family causes the disease. Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonpro$t organization Would the same technique work against providing information on health issues to the nation. the virus that causes COVID-19? Under

Pg 13 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 “Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always fnd a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” Plato (5c)

Pg 14 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 "Ooooh . . . . Baby, Baby" by Mary Jane Schramm, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary It was a bright spring day, the quiet of age thousands of miles to feed their chicks, role reversal, it’s “hats o%!” to our local Remember: keep well away and concealed the harbor seal rookery broken only by an even to waters o% California. seahorse, the snubnose pipe"sh whose when visiting sensitive wildlife areas, ob- occasional squabble among gulls that o&en G*NNY: Granny, a killer whale (Or- males nurture eggs in their serving posted guidelines; and heralded a birth. !e seal felt her near-term cinus orca), who recently died at a possible own brood pouches and give leave pets at home. Appreci- pup stir inside her: a familiar sensation, one age of 105 (this has been contested, but not birth to live o%spring. Like- ate how Mother Earth is really she experienced annually since reaching resolved), was the grand matriarch of J-Pod, wise, to the Common murre Mother Ocean, for ours is a sexual maturity, and one she would experi- a Southern Resident killer whale clan of Pops: once his still-dependent blue planet of water, the amni- ence yearly, throughout her life. With birth about 25 orcas. !is represents the entire 'edgling leaves the nest, it’s he otic soup from which life as we still a week or so away, she was already rest- Southern Resident population of the Salish who feeds it and teaches it to know it likely originated. less and snappish, warning other seals away. Sea, the waters of northwest Washington "sh, giving Mom a well-earned !e four to six weeks in which she would state and southern British Columbia. As the postpartum recovery of her nurse, nuzzle, protect, and teach her pup to spent energy stores; it sure beats breakfast Far le#: Harbor seal cow and pup remain apart "sh would be a one-on-one undertaking. in bed one day a year! "om other seals on rookery. Photo: EIB-NOAA. Center: Septuagenarian albatross mom “Wis- Periodically, she would leave her pup alone !is spring, experience the Moms and dom” and chick. Photo: US FWS. Above: Giant on shore so she could forage, and contin- other marine wildlife of your marine sanc- Paci$c octopus whose brood may number over ue to produce the thick, fat-rich milk that tuary at h$ps://farallones.noaa.gov/visit/. 400,000 eggs. Photo: EIB-NOAA. would produce a plump, independent pup that she might never see again. By contrast, calving among sperm whales can be an intensively communal, long-term process. See this footage documenting the birth of three calves in one day, each a$end-

oldest female in her pod, she not only bore several o%spring, but even a&er menopause assisted other cows in calf-rearing, an ex- tended “motherhood” across generations. THE ORIGINAL OCTO-MOMS: !e Giant Paci"c Octopus spends her entire life leading to a single breeding event. At age three to "ve, shortly a&er laying, tending to, and defending her one and only brood of up to 400,000 eggs, she will die, her preco- ed by a large group of whales: h$ps://www. cious hatchlings je$ing away to ful"l their youtube.com/watch?v=J0Ql4M7_pTY. separate destinies. !ese calves will be nursed by their moth- NON-BINARY “MOMS:” In a gender ers for up to two years, “nannied” by other females to give Mom a rest, and receive in- struction from their elders on "sh- ing and proper sperm whale social etique$e. Sadly, the newborn sperm whale calf that stranded on Southeast Farallon Island this past February may have been similarly welcomed into its too-brief life; perhaps even mourned. We can only wonder. On Mother’s Day 2021, let’s celebrate some exceptional exam- ples of marine “Mammas,” among them: WISDOM: At over 70 years of age, Wisdom, a Laysan albatross from the Hawaiian archipelago, re- cently hatched a new chick in Feb- ruary 2021 at Midway Atoll. Biol- ogists banded her in 1956. !ough albatrosses normally mate for life, Wisdom has outlived two mates. Her current consort is Akeakamai, a much younger bird. Laysans for- Pg 15 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Surf Market has made the commitment to power our store with Sonoma Clean Power’s 100% renewable EverGreen electricity service.

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Pg 16 Lighthouse Peddler, May 2021 Get Out! May Events. Poetry, Theater, Art, Radio, Online and more. Please be advised that many events currently on the schedule are VIRTUAL events. !ey will be done remotely with a#endees and guests participating through an internet connection. Most virtual events can be accessed from home with a good internet connection. Read footnotes below calendar for details. • Saturday 01: 24/7, "Art in the Schools" available from Gualala Arts online (GualalaArts.org) • Saturday 01: 12:00pm, Opening Reception at Coast Hwy Art Collective, Pt. Arena • Saturday 01: 1:00pm, Artist Carolyne Singer at Dolphin Gallery with collage demonstration. • Tuesday 04: 9:00am, Free Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Screening from Mend. Health. • Saturday 08: 11:00am, Artist Sophia Sutherland at Artists Collective in Elk. • Saturday 08: 9:00pm, Arena !eater Drive-in Movie: "Nomadland" • Tuesday 11: 9:00am, Free Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Screening from Mend. Health. • Tuesday 11: New Moon on the coast • Wednesday 12: 10:00am (1p, 4p, 7p), "42nd Street". 1st day $lm at home w/ Arena !eater. % (Note: Repeats daily through Tuesday, May 18). • Friday 14: 11:00am, Members preview of Gualala Salon at Gualala Arts • Saturday 15: 11:00am, 15th Annual Gualala Salon and Salon des Refusés at Gualala Arts. • Sunday 16: 12:00pm, Yoga at the Gardens, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens • Tuesday 18: 9:00am, Free Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Screening from Mend. Health. • !ursday 20: 7:00pm, 3rd !ursday Poetry (Virtual) features Vallejo Poet D. L. Lang.& • Sunday 23: 12:00pm, Yoga at the Gardens, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens • Tuesday 25: 9:00am, Free Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Screening from Mend. Health. • Wednesday 26: 10:00am (1p, 4p, 7p) "Secret Impressionists". 1st day $lm at home w/ A.!eater. % (Note: Repeats daily through Tuesday, June 1). • Wednesday 26: Full Moon on the coast • Saturday 29: 5:00pm, Debut of new Duo'Xplore music on KTDE, 100.5FM. • Sunday 30: 12:00noon, Dolphin Gallery hosts Duo'Xplore's "Dream Smuggler"

Looking Ahead to June: • Wednesday 02: 6:00pm, Mendocino Music presents new Duo'Xplore music on KTDE, 100.5FM. • Saturday 19: 4:00pm, "Classical and Jazz" in performamnce at Gualala Arts. (Tentative)

1. On Demand cinema and events through Arena !eater (Arena!eater.Org). Independent "lms are available on demand for two weeks. Check the Arena !eater website. Screenings at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm. 2. MET Opera stars on demand. Access the performances at Arena!eater.org. 3. To watch or participate as an open mic reader email [email protected]