Community Safety & Awareness Report – February 18, 2025

Today the Food For People Mobile Produce Pantry will be at the Weitchpec Tribal Office between 12 noon and 2pm.

Today, and every Tuesday, between noon and 3 pm, you can recharge at the Redway Baptist Church. For those living without a home, Bridging the Gap Ministries will welcome you for a meal and electronics recharging. Get recharged every Tuesday, that’s today from noon to 3pm at the Redway Baptist Church at 1055 Redway Drive. If you have donations or need additional information call 707-223-1560 

Mendocino County residents, the Anderson Valley Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution today from 9am to 11:30am at the United Methodist Church located at 13850 Hwy 128 in Boonville. If you have questions, call 895-3887 for more info.  For a hot meal,  residents can visit the Willits Daily Bread, Monday thru Thursday for Dinner, from 5:30-6:30pm located at 111 E. Commercial Street in Willits. For info, call 459-3947. Additionally, the Anderson Valley Senior Center has hot meals available for dinner today at the Veterans Hall in Booneville. For details, call 895-3609.  Seniors in Willits can participate in the Willits Seniors Home Meal Delivery program, Monday through Friday. Contact 459-6826 if you’d like information on this program. 

The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will be at the Department of Health and Human Services located at 929 Koster Street in Eureka from 10 am until 4 pm, and at Safeway located at 475 M Street in Crescent City from 1 to 6pm. And as always, the blood bank is open Monday thru Friday, located at 2524 Harrison Avenue in Eureka. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit nccbb.net 

The KMUD Board of Directors will meet today, Tuesday, February 18th, at 3 pm, via Zoom. To attend the meeting, find zoom information on the agenda posted before the meeting at wordpress-1438018-5376424.cloudwaysapps.com, or, e-mail membership@wordpress-1438018-5376424.cloudwaysapps.com. If you wish to address the Board at Open Time, please e-mail your statement to board@wordpress-1438018-5376424.cloudwaysapps.com

You are invited to tune in to KMUD tonight from 7 to 8pm, to join Lois Cordova,  for Talking Trash, Our Plastic Catastrophe.  Join the ongoing conversation about plastic pollution, and how we’ve trashed our planet. You can join the conversation by calling in to 707-923-3911. That’s Talking Trash, Our Plastic Catastrophe tonight on Redwood Community Radio between 7 and 8pm only on KMUD.

CAL FIRE has lifted the requirement for residents in the state responsibility area to obtain a CAL FIRE burn permit, however, an air quality air permit is required year-round to avoid receiving a violation.

Today, Tuesday, February 18th, is a permissive burn day in Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties.

This concludes the Community Safety and Awareness Report, which can be heard weekdays at 11am, 3pm, and as needed right here on KMUD and now online at wordpress-1438018-5376424.cloudwaysapps.com.