In Brookings, Gold Beach, and Crescent City, the Harmony and Me Music Outreach is offering an Early Childhood Music Enrichment Program called Music Together®, where parents and guardians joined their children of ages newborn to third grade in weekly classes of singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching, and exploring musical instruments.
Redwood Voice’s Monique Camarena spoke with founder and executive director of the Harmony and Me Music Outreach, Tricia Bartlett, on how the internationally acclaimed Music Together® classes have been building a foundation of musical competence and musical literacy in our area. Head to www.harmonyandmemusic.com for the most current info on class schedules, class locations, and tuition prices. Or call Tricia at 541-661-2532. To learn more about Music Together® classes, visit www.musictogether.com
OCTOBER 13th, 2022—For Redwood Voice Community News from Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: teachers battle it out for the position on the school board; a local contractor does work without a permit; and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are back again! All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
Redwood Voice Community News airs every weekday at noon, with a rebroadcast at 5pm, on KFUG 101.1 FM in Del Norte or streaming on kfugradio.org worldwide! We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7 FM every morning at 6am.
OCTOBER 12th, 2022—For Redwood Voice Community News from Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: Del Norte County’s juvenile detention facility is having some dire staffing issues; local duck hunters are quacking about the sudden closures of Lake Tolowa; and a surprise concert by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is coming to Hoopa! All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
Redwood Voice Community News airs every weekday at noon, with a rebroadcast at 5pm, on KFUG 101.1 FM in Del Norte or streaming on kfugradio.org worldwide! We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7 FM every morning at 6am.
OCTOBER 11th, 2022—For Redwood Voice Community News from Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: a unique alliance of Tribal Nations was launched on Indigenous Peoples’ Day; the Wiyot Tribe’s new Cultural Center opens today; two condors aren’t ready to fly the nest while we wait on condor time; and a ship with a past emerges from Shasta Lake. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
Redwood Voice Community News airs every weekday at noon, with a rebroadcast at 5pm, on KFUG 101.1 FM in Del Norte or streaming on kfugradio.org worldwide! We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7 FM at 6am every morning!
Welcome to The Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day, a month-long series detailing a cryptid one day at a time for the month of October—by Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe.
Today’s cryptid is the Elk Valley Field Dwarf. Reported in Del Norte County as recently as 2018, these creatures grow no taller than 3 feet in height. They appear as dirty humans with modes of dress pulled from dumpsters and nearby woodlands. They also have been seen to steal toddler’s clothing to use for their own purposes.
Though the Internet lacks depictions, statements, or sightings of the Elk Valley Field Dwarf, Dwarves themselves have been spotted, depicted, and adored in folklore and pop culture at many times, in many forms. These are the Völuspá Dwarves, written in the Poetic Eddica poem “Völuspá” (ad 800-1100). This depiction is from Danish artist Lorenz Frølich, 1895.
Their natural habitat lies in the fields of Elk Valley and other similar biomes. They are known to be extremely difficult to document due to their immense speed. They’ve been reported to run at the speed of a car, keeping pace with a driver from the Park City Superette along the fence until there was a large patch of grass where it turned off into, not to be seen again. They’ve caused many a fright for nocturnal travelers on the road, giving off an aura of malice to those who have witnessed them.
So far though, no malicious acts have been perpetrated by the field dwarves. No one has yet had a conversation with or seen the corpse of a field dwarf, so it is likely they have a society somewhere out in those fields where they choose to bury their dead. Regardless, the species is elusive to this day, so taxonomical work has been limited.
The now-abandoned Elk Valley Casino, one of the highlights of Elk Valley Road (except of course for your favorite radio station and multimedia org) where the Field Dwarf was sure to hang out before its closure. Now it’s just the field for you, dwarves… (Photo Courtesy of Janet Hawk)
So, should you be driving down Elk Valley Road at night, keep an eye out and you might just spot one.
This has been the Lycaeus Frequency Cryptid of the Day.
OCTOBER 10th, 2022—For Redwood Voice Community News from Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: an installment of a roundabout is inbound for 199 and Elk Valley Cross; Alan Bongio steps down from his chair as a Humboldt County Planning Commissioner; and scammers have started utilizing lost pets for their heinous deeds. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
Redwood Voice Community News airs every weekday at noon, with a rebroadcast at 5pm, on KFUG 101.1 FM in Del Norte or streaming on kfugradio.org worldwide! As of now, we will also be airing on KZZH 96.7 FM at 6am every morning!
Welcome to The Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day, a month-long series detailing a cryptid one day at a time for the month of October—by Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe.
Today’s cryptid is the one and only, Bigfoot. Bigfoot is a familiar phenomenon to us here in Del Norte County, but where did he come from? Reports of the massive hairy gentleman have been traced back to the time before the Europeans arrived on the continent, with many Native American tribes having cave paintings of the big hairy fella. The earliest recorded report of him was in 1811 made by one David Thompson. Thompson spoke to The Spokane, a local Native American tribe in Washington State.
The infamous original sighting of Bigfoot, frame 352 of the Patterson-Gimlin Film. This was shot along Bluff Creek, in Del Norte County on the Six Rivers National Forest. Because the ape appears to have a sagittal crest, a feature found in Female chimpanzees, it’s believed this may be an alleged Female Bigfoot.
According to Thompson, The Spokane told him of a race of hairy giants that lived in one of the nearby mountains (Possibly Mt. Saint Helens or the Cascade Mountains) that would steal salmon and people while they were asleep. This was also the first time a foot-print was mentioned for a Bigfoot. Thompson said that the “giants” left footprints one and a half feet long.
In 1957 a report came from someone supposedly abducted by the giant hairy men. A man named Albert Ostman reported being “stolen” in his sleep by a Sasquatch, similar to the stories of giants told by the Spokanes. He claimed that in 1924, when he was searching for gold, he felt that someone was carrying him while he was sleeping. Ostman claimed when he woke up he could see eight feet tall Sasquatches with long arms and hairy bodies except for the padded feet, which lacked hair. Ostman also stated that the Sasquatches appeared to live as a family, like modern apes.
The alleged people-snatching, salmon-stealing giant ape may be feared by some, but Bigfoot has become a beloved symbol all over. Take this logo from the local DNATL Food Council for instance (which humorously references Bigfoot’s fish-theft days—at least he’s keeping it local.)
This situation is similar to modern accounts where baboons have reportedly stolen infants while they were sleeping. It is unknown why primates perform such behavior, however it may be related to the Ostman account. I’m sure you brave listeners all have heard a story or two about Bigfoot here in these parts, but it sure is interesting to hear where he came from.
This has been the Lycaeus Frequency Cryptid of the Day.
Edited with Pictures & Context by Persephone Rose. Thumbnail by Sebastian Monroe.
Redwood Voice Community News – October 6th, 2022 – Complete Audio
OCTOBER 6th, 2022—For Redwood Voice Community News from Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: Herzog can’t be bothered to ask questions; Arcata PD has dealt with the threat at Arcata High; and our homeless population across the state grows substantially. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
Redwood Voice Community News airs every weekday at noon, with a rebroadcast at 5pm. You can listen anywhere in Del Norte County on 101.1 FM, or worldwide streaming on kfugradio.org!
Welcome to The Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day, a month-long series detailing a cryptid one day at a time for the month of October—by Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe.
Today’s cryptid is the Stamoy, also known as House Bats. Arguably one of the cutest and most dangerous cryptids in my grimoire, the Stamoy can live lives that are extremely similar to that of most North American Bat species, but thrive in the homes of humans. That’s us (very convincing, Sebastian), and they feed on us should they dwell in our homes.
The typical house-bat, cute and cuddly little guys. Hard to believe one, or maybe all, could be a Stamoy feeding off your adoration. Photo courtesy of Cory Holliday.
In the early 18th century there was a family of seven found dead and drained of blood, lying on their cabin floor. They were devoid of wounds aside from several insect like bites on the neck, arms, legs, and abdomen. The home was empty of food and valuables, but was also coated in a thick layer of guano. A nearby cave was deemed the culprit of some beastly plague. This is the story of a family who were consumed by the Stamoy.
They act as any normal bat would unless they see an entrance into a home where they will switch their mindset from a scavenger lifestyle to a parasitic one. They start by releasing pheromones into the air that calm and cause affectionate emotions to wash over the inhabitants of the house, combined with their generally cute faces this makes them extremely effective at joining in to the household. The humans often keep them as pets, not noticing that the bat is feeding on their blood and weakening them over time.
The Samoy is a deceptive creature, with few illustrations of differences from the typical housebat. If you see a creature like this—the Ahool, or Athol, a flying primate type creature, is an entirely different problem. Best of luck if you spot one of these… Photo courtesy of the Cryptid Wiki.
They will reproduce and feed on their human hosts until either they are evicted by pest control, or the humans are dead. Otherwise they’re functionally the same as any other bat in North America. So far there haven’t been sightings in the area, which I am grateful for.
This has been the Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day.
Edited with Pictures & Context by Persephone Rose (thankfully, no longer transcribing by audio.) Thumbnail by Sebastian Monroe.
Welcome to The Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day, a month-long series detailing a cryptid one day at a time for the month of October—by Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe.
Today’s Cryptid is Indrid Cold, also known as the Smiling Man. A relatively human appearance is what you would see immediately upon greeting the Smiling Man, although he lacks ears or a nose, or hair for that matter.
Artists have many takes on the Smiling Man, imploring the urge to explore to explore the uncanny valley—especially that which is so similar to us, yet undoubtedly… wrong. Photo courtesy of DarkUnknownWarrior on the Villains Wiki page for Indrid Cold.
He wears reflective suits and gets his name from the fact that he has smiled at almost everyone he has encountered. As time has gone on, it appears that Indrid Cold has gotten better at integrating into our society, as in more recent reports he has slick-backed hair and a regular suit, looking like a tan, but not dark, human man.
He asked the first person to report an encounter with him several questions. Indrid pointed to Parkersburg, a city in West Virginia. “What do you call that? Over the hill?”
The witness said that we call it a “city.” This conversation continued for approximately 10 minutes, all the while Indrid tried to calm the witness down with statements such as, “We eat and bleed the same as you do,” and, “We wish you only happiness.”
The person is question is one Woodrow Derenberger; above, the original interview with him regarding his experience with the Smiling Man.
Since then there have been many reports in the area and are thought to be related to the Men In Black phenomenon. They supposedly refer to themselves as “Merilgians” (though many other reports suggests he calls himself a Lanulosian from the planet Lanulos in the Galaxy of Genemedes—you know, if that clarification helps.)
This all props up the theory that they are in fact aliens. All I’ve got to say on the matter is that they sound creepy as all-get-out and I’d rather not meet one.
This has been the Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day.
Audio transcribed, alongside images and context, by Persephone Rose. Thumbnail art by Sebastian Monroe.
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