The light that shone through our sister Sally Marie Fena faded out February 28, 2024, just as the sun was rising. She was only a few weeks short of her 69th birthday. At her full and memorable height of 4’11”, she was a mighty force and lived large in her commitment to carry the Word of God everywhere she went. Sally had the heart of a missionary and took her commitment to do the work of Jesus Christ very seriously, never shirking a call to spread His word and traveling around the world to share the Gospel.
Members of SEIU 2015, a union for caregivers, have been attending Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meetings regularly, holding signs and wearing purple t-shirts. Caregivers say they are getting more frustrated with the inaction of the board, with a union organizer saying contract negotiations have gone on for around a year.
Bartholomew John Fena’s family gave him many names, most famously “Boots” and “Bartski” and “Lalow,” the last because his younger siblings could not quite pronounce his full name. His kind