Field trip to Bear Harbor.  The North Coast rolled out the green carpet and gentle sunshine.  And, this beautiful Elk watched mildly as we tiptoed past him.

Butterflies, off Banks of Noon

Leap, plashless as they swim.

By Emily Dickinson

This Swallowtail butterfly french kisses a blushing chive under the Southern Humboldt sun. Shameless philanderer!

Fortuna Police Dept. Press Release:

FORTUNA, CA – On May 16, 2012 at about 2:00am, officers responded to the 100 block of 12th Street in Fortuna for a report of a physical fight. Upon arrival, the involved subjects had fled the area.  While checking the area for the involved subjects, officers observed extensive damage to buildings on the Fortuna High School Campus. Shortly after, officers located a 17 year old male in a nearby field.

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Humboldt District Attorney Office Press Release:

On May 14, 2012, Martin Salvador Alvarado, 30, of Pico Rivera, California, pleaded guilty to a series of assaults perpetrated on the Humboldt State University Campus in 2010.

In the early morning hours of October 24, 2010, Alvarado entered a Humboldt State University residence hall and sexually assaulted a female victim. Another resident  assisted the victim and the defendant fled the building. Shortly thereafter, the defendant physically assaulted two additional residents before entering another residence hall where he assaulted additional victims before being subdued by law enforcement.

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Once again our local service groups step forward to help local schools. Kiwanis of the Redwoods will donate space at this year’s Redwood Run for a quilt raffle to benefit Salmon Creek Community School. The school is locally famed for their quilts. The parents and community members have been being creating them for over 40 years. The small school receives no government funding and relies on their quilt raffles, bake sales and other fundraisers to support their small but vibrant education program. Kiwanis has provided space for the last 16 years to sell raffle tickets at the annual Harley run. Some years the school has made nearly $10,000 from this one fundraiser.

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Humboldt Co. Sheriff’s Press Release:

On 05-13-2012, approximately 4:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office received a call regarding threats being made from Shawn Hass. Deputies responded to the Brass Rail Motel, 3400 Block of Redway Drive, Redway to meet with Hass. When the deputies arrived they saw two males standing in the motel parking lot. One of the males, who was later identified as Shawn Patrick Hass, 35 years old, a transient, spontaneously told the deputies, ” I just stabbed him ” while pointing to another male who was sitting in a lawn chair being attended to by a female. Deputies saw Hass’ shirt had blood covering the front of it. Hass was immediately detained while the deputies called for medical assistance for the injured male in the lawn chair. Deputies saw the injured 22 year old male from Redway, had a deep neck wound and later learned he had approximately 15 stab wounds to his chest, shoulder, neck, throat, cheek, back and thigh. The victim was unable to give a statement due to the extent of his injuries.

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 Fresh as these Shasta Daisies, morning comes to my North Coast garden. Enough to cheer up even the those who haven’t had their coffee yet.