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🌱 How Fortuna volunteers honored hundreds of veterans at Sunrise Cemetery
And on the Fortuna Patch calendar - Clases de inglés gratis (ESL) – English as a Second Language (ESL)
Good morning to you Fortuna! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Fortuna volunteers honored hundreds of veterans at Sunrise Cemetery
- How will Fortuna’s own Todd Fulton shape Humboldt’s future growth?
Also on today's calendar: RANDY CORDEIRO SOLO ACOUSTIC HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS SHOW.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Occasional rain, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Morning rain; rather cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 48.
- Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Eel River DAR place wreaths for National Wreaths Across America Day (times-standard.com) — More than 400 wreaths were recently laid on veterans’ graves at Fortuna’s Sunrise Cemetery as part of National Wreaths Across America Day, led by the Eel River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Volunteers honored local service members by speaking each veteran’s name, and organizers plan to return on January 17, 2026, to collect the wreaths with help from community volunteers. 
• Meet Your Next Humboldt County Planning Commissioner: Former Sheriff's Investigator Todd Fulton Set to Replace Thomas Mulder as Supervisor Bushnell's Second District Appointee (lostcoastoutpost.com) — A fourth-generation Fortuna resident, rancher, and Fortuna Rodeo board member, Todd Fulton is set to become Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell’s new appointee to the Humboldt County Planning Commission. He’ll replace outgoing commissioner and SoHum cannabis farmer Thomas Mulder, bringing law enforcement, logging, and land-trust experience to a powerful county board that helps shape growth and development affecting Fortuna and surrounding communities.
📸 Around Fortuna
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fortuna
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★ Featured events ★
- Clases de inglés gratis (ESL) – English as a Second Language (ESL)
Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Rd B, Fortuna
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- RANDY CORDEIRO SOLO ACOUSTIC HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS SHOW
River Lodge Conference Center , 1800 Riverwalk Dr , Fortuna
7:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- #25-116 Instrumental Winter Music Concert
Eureka Senior High Eureka, CA 95501
7:15 pm - McKay Forest Workday
Redwood Fields
9:00 am - Mother's Circle
A Mother's Village , 627 3rd St , Eureka
10:00 am - Breastfeeding Support
Redwood Community Health Center , 2350 Buhne St , Eureka
10:00 am - 3:30 to 5 p.m., Rio Dell Library, Builders Club (Drop In)
Rio Dell Library , 715 Wildwood Ave , Rio Dell
3:30 pm - 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Eureka Library, LEGO Club for Kids
Eureka Main Library , 1313 3rd Street , Eureka
5:00 pm - #25-117 Choral Winter Concert
Eureka Senior High Eureka, CA 95501
7:00 pm - Sing, Speak and Grow
Eureka Mariposas Play Center , 1590 Myrtle Avenue , Eureka
3:30 pm - Snowy Mountain Paint Night at Lost Coast Brewery
Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe , 617 4th St , Eureka
6:00 pm - The Deposition
Savage Henry Comedy Club , 415 5th St , Eureka
8:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Fortuna. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Fortuna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fortuna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eureka
- Eureka Police Vow to be On the Hunt for DUI Drivers This Holiday Season, and There'll be a Checkpoint Somewhere in Town This Thursday (lostcoastoutpost.com)
- 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's results in (times-standard.com)
- Sheriff's Deputies Allegedly Find Homemade Explosive Device, Drugs, Guns and Ammo After Searching a Jeep 'Associated With' a Passenger on Probation (lostcoastoutpost.com)
Arcata
- Shopping in Arcata supports local humans (times-standard.com)
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