Shelby (left) and Alexis Wickizer display a t-shirt somebody dropped off at their house in appreciation of their persistent nightly howling. They don't do it every night, not anymore. But when it feels right to step outside at 8 p.m., take a deep breath and howl into the night, Blue Lake sisters Alexis and Shelby Wickizer — ages 8 and 5, respectively — still follow the urge. "Owwwwwwwwwww! Owwwwwwwww!" the girls called out together Sunday night, continuing a practice that began in Colorado at the onset of the pandemic to support healthcare workers. During the first lockdown, the ritual spread to cities and towns across the world via a Facebook group entitled "Go Outside and Howl at 8pm," which quickly grew to more than a half-million members. But while the nightly hubbubs were once pervasive throughout Humboldt, they have largely faded as the pandemic has stretched on.