Tamara Clohessy and Valerie Simons shake the bucket and ring the bell readying for a donation for The Salvation Army from McKinleyville resident Karen McNabb. The two Kiwanis Club members have taken their traditional “Kiwanis space” in front of the McKinleyville Super K-Mart at the south end of Central Avenue for over a decade.
![Changes are going on at Companion Animal Foundation — one melancholy and several exciting and new, all aimed at making life better for cats and kittens, dogs and puppies in Humboldt County. Companion Animal Foundation — a nonprofit animal rescue organization since 2002 — will be shutting its Blue Lake thrift store later this month […]](https://www.redwoodtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAF1-1.jpeg?w=527 "Changes are going on at Companion Animal Foundation — one melancholy and several exciting and new, all aimed at making life better for cats and kittens, dogs and puppies in Humboldt County. Companion Animal Foundation — a nonprofit animal rescue organization since 2002 — will be shutting its Blue Lake thrift store later this month […]")
![Fern Cottage in Ferndale has recently undergone major exterior restoration work, including a complete new paint by Nathan Pelosa Painting of Loleta. Preparation for this high-quality paint work was preceded by substantial structural work, which included many areas of repair that involved removal and replacement of both foundation and ornamental lumber. Both re-milled old growth […]](https://www.redwoodtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FERN1-1-1.jpg?w=554 "Fern Cottage in Ferndale has recently undergone major exterior restoration work, including a complete new paint by Nathan Pelosa Painting of Loleta. Preparation for this high-quality paint work was preceded by substantial structural work, which included many areas of repair that involved removal and replacement of both foundation and ornamental lumber. Both re-milled old growth […]")