Lost Coast Outpost

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Pastor Bethany as she appears to her congregation these daysThe Lost Coast Outpost is continuing its adventures in Zoom-quality audio and checking in with Humboldters to get a better grasp of how pandemic life is treating them. This week, Arcata United Methodist Church and Catalyst co-pastor Bethany Cseh was kind enough to e-chat with us about her experience sheltering in place while juggling three kids, two churches and endless homemade cookies. Spend a portion of your Sunday hanging out with her and LoCO's Andrew Goff by clicking the audio player above.PREVIOUS TALKING HUMBOLDT HUMANS:Singer/Songwriter Chris ParreiraEureka City Councilmember Leslie CastellanoArcata City Councilmember Paul Pitino 

(AUDIO)When will Humboldt get to experience live music again? The answer, you could say, is blowing in the wind.

Chris "Bob" ParreiraUntil then, we'll have to improvise. For ten years now, local singer/songwriter and sound engineer Chris Parreira has helped organize the Bob Dylan Birthday Bash, an annual gathering at Mad River Brewery on/or around May 24 featuring Humboldt musicians' renditions of songs from Mr. Zimmerman's catalog. For obvious reasons, the event as it has existed is not happening this year. How does it feel, Humboldt?But the show, in some form, will go on. Parreira is seeing to it that Dylan's birthday is honored by inviting the community to record themselves singing a song(s) of their choice. For more on how to participate and prove your Dylan devotion to you neighbors, listen to Parreira's chat with LoCO's Stephanie McGeary and Andrew Goff, above, or head on over to the e-event's corresponding Facebook page. 

(AUDIO)Like the rest of you, LoCO is experiencing some difficulty adjusting to having less people around to shoot the breeze with. Sheltering in place can be rather dull! Who knew? Thus, for the second straight week, we were able to coax a local elected official to subject themselves to yet another Zoom call so we could have some human interaction.Today we catch up with Eureka City Councilmember Leslie Castellano to see how she’s been riding out the pandemic. Spoiler: She’s been busy! In addition to moving her performance collective Synapsis to a new building, she recently put the Facebook call out for some materials assistance from the community for an urgent project she’s working on:

Wanted! Hello all- I am seeking numerous 18”x18” pieces of fabric (or bandanas) to hand out to people who are houseless. Many folks on the street can not access masks and are in need of them. Please message me and I can arrange pickup/delivery.This is a great way to contribute to the need for masks if you don’t have time to sew. Cut up sheets work great![You can email Leslie here: [email protected]]Hear Councilmember Castellano on her recent efforts by clicking the audio player above. ALSO: Leslie shares her new-found love for banana fig cardamom chocolate muffins and reviews her fellow city officials’ virtual meeting background choices. PREVIOUSLY: Arcata City Councilmember Misses Hugs, Adds Kale to Mac and Cheese to Make it More Palatable

(AUDIO)Like most of y'all, LoCO is going a bit stir crazy in our new shelter-in-place reality and one thing we miss most is talking. Nothing fancy. We just long for a time when we would regularly make words with our mouths and then other humans would respond to them. Just talking. Simple joys. 

Paul Pitino is hangin' toughFollowing our urges, we thought we'd Zoom-check in on some local folks and see how they're dealing with all the current weird. Unsurprisingly, Arcata City Councilmember Paul Pitino was kind enough to play along. In the clip above, hear him chat with LoCO's Stephanie McGeary and Andrew Goff about which home projects he's tackling, how his lawn mowing experience has changed and where local people facing food shortages can turn for help.