Community Safety & Awareness Report – January 8, 2025
The Food For People Mobile Produce Pantry will be at the Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department today between 10am and 12:30pm.
Mendocino County residents, the Willits Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution from 1-430 pm at 229 east San Francisco Street in Willits. Call 459-3333 for details. The Fort Bragg Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution from 12 noon to 4pm today at 910 north Franklin Street in Fort Bragg. For a hot meal, residents can visit the Willits Daily Bread, Monday thru Thursday for Dinner, from 5:30-6:30pm located at 58 Bush St. Willits. For info, call 459-3947. 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.
Free food is being distributed to those in need across Humboldt County thanks to the Food for People organization. The Eureka Choice Pantry is open today at 307 West 14th Street from 10 am until 3:45 pm. The McKinleyville Pantry is open at 1615 Heartwood Drive from 10 am until 3 pm today. The Fortuna Pantry is open at 2292 Newburg Road from 10 am until 12 noon. The Garberville Pantry at 437 Maple Lane will be open from 2 to 4 pm today. And the Arcata Pantry will be open at 501 9th Street from 4 to 6pm.
The Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program will be hosting a drive-thru pop up for fresh, premade food distribution in Covelo tomorrow at 76300 Grange Street from 12 noon to 1 pm. Swing by for a delicious premade meal.
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will be at Farmers Insurance located at 400 G Street in Arcata from 10 am until 4pm, and at Six Rivers Brewery located at 1300 Central Avenue in McKinleyville from 12 noon until 6 pm. 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
You can help to keep our community trash-free by joining the Eel River Clean-up Project tomorrow, and now, every Thursday.. Join ERCP tomorrow at 9:30am at the Garberville Vet’s Park, across from Dazey’s, to help keep Southern Humboldt roadsides trash free.
You are invited to tune in to KMUD, Redwood Community Radio, tonight from 7 to 8pm, for the Healy Center’s Board of Directors Talk Show. Tune in and be informed. Questions and comments are welcome by calling in at 707-923-3911. That’s the Healy Center’s Board of Directors Talk Show tonight between 7 and 8PM only on the mud.
Tomorrow, January 9th, will be a National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter. Some non-essential federal, state, and local government offices may be closed.
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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, Wednesday, January 8th IS a permissive burn day in Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties.
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For more information, to get an air quality permit, and to make sure it is a permissive burn day:
- Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte County residents can call the North Coast Air Quality Management District at 1 866 burn day or 1-866-287-6329.
- Mendocino County residents can call 707-463-4391. or you can go online to mendoair.org for an air quality permit.
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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.
