Lifestyle briefs
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Fundraising dinner
Dow’s Prairie Grange No. 505 will hold a “DriveBy Chili Dog Dinner” from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the grange hall, 3559 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. Dinners can be pre-ordered at https:// drive-by-chili-dog-dinner. cheddarup.com. The menu includes a quarter-pound hot dog, a serving of chili on the side, baked beans, bag of chips and a cup of ice cream for dessert. The cost is a donation of $10. Get an extra hot dog for $2 more. For more information or to place an order, call 707-840-0100.
Marsh tour
The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Everyone should bring binoculars and meet leader Gary Friedrichsen at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata. RSVP to Ralph Bucher at thebook@reninet.com.
Tour the marsh
Friends of the Arcata Marsh is sponsoring a free tour of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday. Everyone will meet leader Sharon Levy at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on wastewater treatment, marsh history and/or birds. Masks are recommended but not required inside the building, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. For more information, call 707-826-2359.
Plants for sale
The Humboldt Rose Society will hold a Father’s Day plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 2196 Hemlock St. Local rose experts will be available to answer rose cultivation questions. Those interested in cultivating their knowledge of roses, along with their roses, are encouraged to join the Humboldt Rose Society. Annual family dues are $20 for an electronic membership or $25 for a mail membership. The membership application is available at www.humboldtrosesociety.org.
Birding tour
The Redwood Region Audubon Society will offer a free guided birding tour along the Eureka Waterfront Trail from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. The leader will be Ralph Bucher. This relatively urban trail offers the potential to observe species abundance and diversity comparable to many more remote locations. This walk is on a flat, paved trail that is easily accessible. Contact Ralph Bucher to sign up for this field trip at thebook@reninet.com.
Swedish pancakes
A Swedish pancake breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. The cost is $8.
Hall dedication
At noon June 25, the city of Eureka will dedicate the new Veterans Memorial Hall at 1018 H St. The Masons of Humboldt Lodge No. 79, part of the Eureka community since 1855, along with officers of the Grand Lodge of California’s Grand Master Jeffrey M. Wilkins and local dignitaries, will commemorate this event by conducting a formal re-dedication of the building’s cornerstone. The event is open to the public and all are welcome.
The Masonic cornerstone ceremony is a timehonored tradition, which has taken place for hundreds of years in the United States and around the world. During the ceremony, the Grand Master and other Masonic officials dress in formal Masonic regalia as they dedicate the building in a ceremony that includes a symbolic blessing with corn, wine and oil, Masonic symbols of prosperity, health and peace. The tradition is rooted in the historical significance of a cornerstone, the first stone set in building a foundation of masonry.
Park workday
Volunteers are invited to a work party to pull weeds and enhance the native plant garden at Mal Coombs Park in Shelter Cove from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 26. This event is sponsored by Friends of the Lost Coast and the BLM King Range National Conservation Area. Everyone will meet 10 a.m. at the lighthouse, 1176 Lower Pacific Drive. Tools will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, email justin@lostcoast.org.
Weekly bingo
Bingo games are played every Tuesday at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 6. A snack bar is available.