Local Notes and Briefs
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If you have questions regarding COVID-19, call the County Public Health Office at 707-472-2759. To contact the City of Fort Bragg, call 707-961-2823. All Fort Bragg citizens may contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at 707-964-0200 and staff will direct you to the appropriate agency.
Covid Vaccines, Boosters, and Testing
Mendocino Coast Clinics offers drive-through vaccine clinics every Tuesday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the white tent at 205 South Street in Fort Bragg for anyone aged 12 and up. No appointment is needed. First dose, second dose, and boosters are all available. Parental consent is required for anyone under 18 to receive a vaccine.
COVID vaccines are available by appointment for children ages 5 to 11. Call (707) 964-1251 to schedule your child’s vaccine.
COVID testing for people who do not have symptoms is available at the white tent at 205 South Street from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. No appointment is needed. These tests are shipped to a central lab for processing, and results are usually available from 72 to 96 hours after the tests are received at the lab.
COVID testing for people who have symptoms is available Monday through Friday at the white tent at 205 South Street from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. No appointment is needed.
If you have questions, please call Mendocino Coast Clinics at (707) 9641251.
The Adventist Health team has Moderna and the J&J vaccines all available through the Primary Care team located at 721 River Dr., Suite A in Fort Bragg. To make an appointment, call the Adventist Health offices at 707-961-4631 and press option 3 to set a time and date available to receive yours.
Reinett Senum Meet and Greet
Monday, April 25, 4-6 pm, Company Store, Fort Bragg (Corner of Main and Redwood) — Meet and greet with Reinette Senum, non-partisan candidate for Governor of California. Come and ask your questions. For more info: https://www.electreinette.com
Mendocino Theatre Company
Auditions for Mendocino Theatre Company’s production of
The Moors
Free Community Easter Dinner
The Fort Bragg Presbyterian Church will have free “box meals” available for home delivery, from Albion to Cleone, starting at 3:30, or curbside pickup at the Fort Bragg Presbyterian Church, 367 South Sanderson Way in Fort
Bragg, from 4:00 to 5:00 on Easter Day. Meals must be reserved in advance! To request a meal, fill out an online order form at www. fortbraggpresbyterian.org/ easter-dinner/ by Friday, April 15th, or call Kathy Orsi at 707-489-7030. Fort Bragg Food Bank The Fort Bragg Food Bank is desperately seeking volunteers during our curbside distribution, 11-4 Monday-Friday and 11-5:30 on Wednesdays. www.fortbraggfoodbank.org.
MUSD TK/K Open House
Join us for our open house events for incoming transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students. This is a great time for you and your child to meet the teacher and engage in the classroom environment. Comptche School — 4/19 (3:00 — 4:00); Albion School — 4/21 (3:00 — 4:00); Mendocino K8 School — 4/26 (3:30 — 4:30).
Elder Climate Action Network
Take a Lunch Break and join us every Friday from 12 noon to 1 pm on the corner of HWY1 ( Main Street )& E. Laurel Street in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall! Elders Climate Action is building a non-partisan movement of elders committed to making our voices heard. We are determined to change our nation’s policies while there is still time to avoid catastrophic changes in the earth’s climate. For information email: William.e.roberts@gmail.com.