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Teachers, district to resume talks Cooler, By David Hayes Staff Writer
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epresentatives of the Del Norte Teachers Association and the Del Norte Unified School District said they’re hopeful of reaching accord now that the two sides have agreed to resume discussions in
their months-long contract dispute. School Board President Frank Magarino made the announcement during the school district’s Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 26. Superintendent Jeff Harris told The Triplicate that weighing on the district’s decision to resume negotiations was recent changes in student
enrollment. “Over the last few weeks, enrollment numbers have looked up. As they stood last Thursday, we had 51 students higher than anticipated,” Harris said. “We know, however, that typically we have students that leave to Castle Rock (Charter School) or out of the area or out of
state. So those numbers may change by the end of the year.” Furthermore, Harris said, the school district is expecting extra dollars through a one-time payment of $602,000 from the state as funding for special education. “It really is to pay us back, for work already done with preschool special educa-
tion, from state-refunded dollars,” Harris said. Typically, the district has general fund expenditures of $5 million in special education and the state chips in another $2 million. Harris said that given those circumstances,
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el Norte County Sheriff Erik Apperson has been rebuilding engines as long as he can remember, from motorcycles to trucks. Although there was that occasional mishap during his early days growing up in Crescent City. “I blew up my first mini-bike motor when I was 8 years old. When I was age 9, I learned a
Kyle Yenawine, owner of Kyle’s Auto Repair & Restoration, works on the brakes of the 1950 Dodge Coronet. Photo courtesy Sheriff Erik Apperson.
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wetter weather ahead Jeremy C. Ruark For The Triplicate
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f you were out and about last Sunday, you might have been one of those caught in a downpour in Crescent City and Brookings. According to the National Weather Service, Crescent City received between one-quarter and one-half an inch of rain Sept. 29, while Brookings recorded nearly a quarter of an inch. “We have had many more active weather systems come through this area, with more rainfall this month, compared to previous years,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Schaaf of Medford. The normal weather pattern for our region signals the usual September and October transition months from summerlike to fall conditions, but this current transition period has seen more rain than usual. “We recorded 4.23 inches of rain for September in Brookings and 2.85 inches in Crescent City, which is above normal,” Schaaf said. “Normal rainfall for September in Brookings is about 2.08 inches, and in Crescent City for that same period it’s 1.17 inches of rain.” That said, from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019 Brookings saw below-normal rainfall, at 71.44 inches, compared to the average of 76.54 inches. Crescent City, on the other hand, recorded 59.34 inches, above the yearly average of 57.3 inches. Schaaf said it’s hard to pinpoint specific reasons for the current weather patterns. “Science has yet to determine why,” he said, “and we aren’t expecting specific impacts from El Nino or La Nina, because they are in More Rainfall on Page A3
Single-vehicle rollover injures driver on Elk Valley Road A
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Crescent City man survived a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 2400 block of Elk Valley Road that occurred last Saturday at about 11:30 a.m. Ebbn Harper, 19, was driving the vehicle when it left the shoulder of the road and hit a drainage ditch, then rolled over. There were no passengers. He was transported for medical care, complaining of pains. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
(Left) Ebbn Harper, strapped into a stretcher, is assisted by emergency personnel following the crash. (Right) Harper’s vehicle ran off the shoulder of the road and hit a drainage ditch. Photos by David Jeffcoat.
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