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TUESDAY January 21, 2020

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Skeletal remains found inside trailer

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(Above) Del Norte residents took to the streets Sunday for the 2020 Women’s March. (Middle) Knitted pink hats have been a staple accessory ever since the march’s inception in 2017. (Below) Tolowa Dee-ni’ tribal member Sheryl Steinruck spoke to the crowd at the conclusion of the march. Photos by Jessica Goddard.

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By Jessica Goddard Staff Writers

ore than 100 people crowded Crescent City sidewalks Sunday, from Crescent Elk Middle School to U.S. Highway 101, sporting pink hats and spirited signs for the annual nationwide Women’s March. “I get involved every chance I can, because this is our community,” said Sheryl Steinruck, a Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation tribal member and one of the protesters. “Our community is what we make of it. So, if we do our part and share in that load, it makes it better, and then it gives pride to the younger kids that come along.” The Women’s March originated in 2017 on the day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, drawing crowds in cities across the nation. The official Women’s March website states its purpose “is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transforma-

tive social change.” Four years later, the march’s numbers have decreased in the major cities, according to National Public Radio, but Del Norte County succeeds each year in bringing a group of vocal protestors to the streets. “To register the Democrat in Del Norte County is an act of resistance,” said Lynn Szabo, one of the women on the march’s planning committee. “I think this county gets overlooked… A lot of people here are Republican.” Denise Doyle-Schnacker has been instrumental in planning Crescent City’s Women’s Marches in past years. Together with a group of women, she began planning Sunday’s protest last August. “Denise is a wonderful organizer and she’s done a lot of these,” said Szabo. “She knows the community and has the exceptional talent of being able to talk with multiple people in the community.” More March on Page A3

he Del Norte County Sheriff ’s Office said in a press release that on Jan. 9 it received a report of skeletal remains located inside an abandoned camp trailer and since has determined the remains to be human. The press release said deputies found two items of property that strongly indicated the remains to be those of Anthony Salazar, born in 1976. The sheriff ’s office is awaiting DNA testing for confirmation. Deputies said Salazar ’s family has been notified. “We realize that there is more than one missing person case, not only within our region but also in the areas adjacent to us,” the sheriff ’s office said on its Facebook page. “It is our hope that by sharing the information we have, people impacted by those cases won’t be left wondering if their loved one is the person involved with this matter.” The remains likely had been in the trailer for more than a year, according to the press release. The trailer was found at 208 Elk Valley Rd., on commercial property used by Elk Valley Storage. Deputies said the cause of death has yet to be determined. The sheriff ’s office has asked anyone with information about the case to call 707-4644191 and press zero to speak with a dispatcher.

Anthony Salazar

Del Norte grad donates 100 band instruments

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el Norte High School alum Nick Rail, working through the Wild Rivers Community Foundation, has donated more than $70,000 for local student band instruments. Rail and his wife, Lisa, are funding the acquisition of 100 new band instruments, according to a foundation press release. “Many of the current instruments barely work,” said Rail, a 1968 graduate of the high school. “Some are

over half a century old. That isn’t right. “This is an opportunity to strengthen the existing music program and give students the tools they need to succeed.” Those tools include five trombones, 12 saxophones, 16 flutes, 14 clarinets, 12 baritone horns, and a variety of drums and related equipment. According to the foundation, the new instruments will be unveiled at 5 p.m.

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Friday during a special “Ta Da!” event at Mary Peacock Elementary School, 1720 Arlington Dr. in Crescent City. The one-hour event, hosted by KCRE Radio’s Rene Shanle-Hutzell, will feature student and teacher testimonies, as well as performances by the Del Norte High School marching band and the Tsunami Swing Band. Refreshments will be served. More Band on Page A3

Del Norte High School music teacher Dan Sedgwick, right, shows Nick Rail one of the worn trumpets that will be replaced by Rail’s music fund at the Wild Rivers Community Foundation. Courtesy photo.

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