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Happy Birthday, America!
Crescent City and Del Norte County celebrated America’s 248th birthday with a monumental Parade, July 4th. Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin remarked, “ This year’s Parade was the largest I’ve seen since becoming Chief.” An estimated 5,000 plus lined the Parade route on H, 3rd, K and Front Streets, six to seven deep, according to Griffin. Magnificent Summer weather, no fog cover to speak of, allowed for a spectacular...
Teamwork Cleans the Beach
The Redwood Parks Conservancy (RPC) Smith River Alliance, multi-partners and 110 volunteers cleaned up in the aftermath of the July 4 Fireworks event along South Beach, Crescent Beach and Pebble Beach. July 5. According to Recology Del Norte, an estimated 2500 lbs. of spent fireworks debris was removed by several teams of ten volunteer groups spread across various locations, bringing Del Norte beaches back to pristine status. Recology Del Norte provided debris collection at zero cost to the community. Volunteers from Rural Human Services, California...
Schools’ Enrollment Down, Board Keeps Spending
I haven’t been to a school board meeting since I learned the Oversight Committee for the previous $25 million General Obligation Bond was a joke, even when it actually met. For the past 16 years the County’s property owners and renters have paid down less than a quarter of the amount owed on the 2008 version of “Help! It’s for the children” Bond. A according to the District, at the time, student occupation grown had made it imperative that the District’s classroom shortage necessitated some...
Del Norte’s Daniels enjoying a big summer playing for 5 Star Pacific
With one year remaining in his high school career, Del Norte’s Preston Daniels wants to make the most of his opportunity. And he’s working hard on and off the field of competition to make sure he does. The soon-to-be Warriors senior has been one of the best local high school pitchers since he broke into the school’s varsity team as a freshman, and this summer he has been honing his...
Car Shows Provide Economic Shot-in-the Arm and a Lot More
Attending a week-end car show is much more than observing a beautiful paint job on a classic hot rod or antique vehicle. Across coastal Northern California and Oregon, as many as 300 vehicles strut their stuff on any given summertime week-end. Most of the Benefit Shows in our geography are celebrating 30 years or more anniversaries. Area car Shows provide a venue for like-minded folks to gather and admire beautiful...
Outraged Public Speak Out on Fireworks Tragedy
Tuesday’s Del Norte Board of Supervisors was a somber and highly emotional event. During the Public Comments period, supervisors listened to a dozen individuals from a packed audience who expressed their outrage over the July 4th explosion of illegal fireworks on South Beach. A three year old toddler, William Lupan, clings to life in Portland after sustaining major body trauma injuries from the South Beach explosion. 14 others sustained assorted injuries. ...
Police Blotter
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Monday, 07/1/24: • 12:18 am, shoplifter, 400 block of M Street, Police. • 2:18 am, disturbing the peace, 6000...
Statement released on managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
Redwood Parks Conservancy announces Redwood Corps Program
Redwood Parks Conservancy, the official non-profit partner of Redwood National and State Parks, is proud to announce the launch of the Redwood Corps program. This new initiative offers a unique, paid opportunity for individuals seeking hands-on experience in conservation and land management. The Redwood Corps program focuses on revitalizing trails and protecting the majestic redwoods from harmful invasive species within Redwood National and State Parks and Six Rivers National Forest. Crew members will serve full time, earning $18 per hour while working 40 hours per...
OSU to receive $5.5M for marine energy research
Oregon State University will receive $5.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support its Pacific Marine Energy Center operations in Corvallis. The $5.5 million award will be issued through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office. The funding will assist the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a university consortium with Oregon State University, University of Washington, and University of Alaska Fairbanks, establish marine energy strategy, development and implementation. The award that’s part of the $14.7 million overall to the consortium will also support...
Analysis of Northwest, other salmon hatcheries finds nearly all hurt wild salmon populations
More than 200 studies across 40 years revealed large-scale salmon hatchery programs weaken wild salmon diversity and lead to wild population declines For much of the last century, fish hatcheries have been built in the Northwest, across the U.S. and around the world to boost fish populations where wild numbers have gone down. But an analysis of more than 200 studies on hatcheries programs meant to boost salmonid numbers across...
Rickner sentenced for matricide and related felonies
Convicted murderer Matthew Earl Rickner, 30, was sentenced a total of 60 years, six months for matricide, the shooting of Phyllis Rickner, his mother, last December 29. Rickner was given the maximum sentence of 40 years to Life for Count 1, violation of Penal Code 187 by Superior Court Judge Darren McElfresh. The judge further ordered an enhancement of additional 20 years plus six months on several related felonies. All sentences will run consecutively. ...
Members of Congress condemn violence after shots seemingly fired at Trump rally
Members of Congress rejected political violence Saturday after a shooting at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania left at least one rallygoer dead and forced the Secret Service to rush the former president off stage. Local authorities confirmed the shooter was killed, according to The Associated Press. The shooting at a crowded outdoor rally in Butler, just an hour outside Pittsburgh, occurred less than 48 hours before the Republican National...
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate, research shows
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Tech Tips to help kids avoid the ‘Summer Slide’
As summer approaches and classes come to an end, many students are excited to take a break from learning. However, there is a risk of students experiencing the “summer slide,” which is a loss of academic learning and skills that can occur during the summer months. According to Sociological Science, students could lose up to three months of their learning during the summer. “Summer break can be a time for students to relax and recharge, but it’s also important to mix in educational opportunities to...
Del Norte High School Graduate Earns BS Degree
Daniel J. Standring, a 2016 DNHS graduate earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, College of Life sciences, from Provo. Utah with a Degree in Microbiology. Standring was awarded a Scholar Athlete award for establishing a Men’s Gymnastic’s Club and traveled across Europe associated with his BYU Men’s Choir and the BYU Cheer / Stunt Team service. Young Standring has a long history of service to Del...
Airport Receives Big Increase in Essential Air Service Grant
The Border Coast Regional Airport Authority (BCRAA) has secured a new four year Alternate Essential Air Grant Agreement (AEAS) from the Dept. B Transportation (DOT). The amount of the grant is for $19.312 million an increase of $4.6 million, or a 23.8 percent increase from the previous Agreement. The beneficiary of the Award is Advanced Air LLC, which currently offers daily round trip flights from CEC to Oakland (OAK)and twice-weekly fights to Los Angeles / Hawthorne (HHR) airport, an eight minute drive to LAX. ...
Guest Column: Facing the fear and anxiety of the unknown
Almost everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen can produce a lot of fear and anxiety.As a result, here are seven ways on how to deal with the fear of the unknown. 1. No one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty: Even if the thing that you fear does happen there are circumstances and factors that you can’t predict which can be used to your advantage.For instance, you...
South Beach fireworks suspects arrested and charged with multiple felonies
The Del Norte Sheriff's Office has made two arrests following an ongoing investigation related to the explosion that occurred July 4th evening on South Beach. On July 11th morning a team of Del Norte County Sheriff’s deputies, District Attorney Investigators and Cal Fire Law Enforcement served a search warrant at a Crescent City residence following the tragic fireworks incident on South Beach. Evidence was discovered during the search that strongly...
Aftermath of Fishing Warehouse Fire Off Elk Valley Road Leaves Wake of Devastation
Lania Fink, daughter of Richard Hagel, owner of the warehouse who passed away last October, shared with The Triplicate the devastation wrought by the June 19 incident. Lania has been working with homeowners insurance to determine the extent of coverage Charles Nicolas received a call late that Wednesday evening, moments after emergency crews were dispatched to the fully-engulfed fire of the 300 sq. ft structure on State Street. With permission...
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