Marsh renamed because… it’s complicated


Narpacloon Hamderiffy | Union

Narpacloon Hamderiffy | Union

MILDWIFE SANCTUARY The city’s new marsh signs have come with an unexpected editorial twist. The Marsh/Marge mixup happened because of a typo on the sign order form, caused by distracted Environmental Services Tech Skunk Cabbage daydreaming about that night’s anniversary dinner with his wife, Margaret. Mrs. Cabbage happened to be visiting her husband at the ES office when the signs arrived, and was so thrilled that no one at City Hall had the heart to tell her it was a mistake, much less send the signs back. For consistency, the City Council last week renamed Arcata’s famed former garbage dump the Arcata Marge and Wildlife Sanctuary.