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Brookings Council rehires suspended city manager

BY ROGER GITLIN

For The Pilot

The City of Brookings rehired suspended City Manager Janelle Howard, with a new contract. The vote was 4-1, with Councilor Isaac Hodges dissenting.

Howard recently pleaded no contest to a theft three violation which the Curry County District Attorney Joshua Spansail reduced from a misdemeanor. The convicted city manager was arrested for shoplifting from the Fred Meyer Store on July 4. While her case meandered through the court system, Howard was fully paid while the city hired two city manager pro tems.

Three members in the audience addressed the councilors, expressing varying levels of opposition to re-hiring Howard. Former Councilor John McKinney, speaking on behalf of some anonymous city employees, called the action to rehire

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Whaleshead Resort water again a concern

Finalists for House District 1 position chosen

BY DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World Curry County Commissioner Court Boice is among the finalists nominated to represent House District 1 in the Oregon Legislature.

Boice was joined by Jeremy Dumire, Karl Popoff and Denesa Rains as finalists after Republican precinct committee members met and discussed the vacancy.

The list of the candidates was sent to county commissioners in Coos, Curry and Douglas counties, who met Thursday to choose the next state representative. Look at currypilot.com to see who commissioners chose.

The move to find a new state representative came after former Representative David Brock Smith was appointed in the same process to the state Senate. Brock Smith replaced Dallas Heard, who resigned at the end of the year.

Residents have been without water for more than a week

BY JULIE AKINS

For The Pilot

When Whaleshead Resort resident David Knight needs water for his manufactured home he has to trek down the winding road to the office with a five gallon bucket.

“It’s heavy and I’m able to do it, but I’ve got a neighbor who’s disabled. He could never make it,” says Knight. 29 homes in the resort have been without water for a week, others are on an eight day boil notice and still others have restricted use.

This isn’t the first time the resort, located across from the Pacific Ocean in Curry County, has encountered water issues. Since 2015 residents and vacation renters have complained about water line failures.

This latest outage is reportedly

due to a water line breakage more than a week ago. Park residents claim owner, Andrew Cramer, told them he won’t fix it until a crew from Medford can come out.

Several attempts to reach man-

When Brock Smith was chosen to move to the Senate, it left the House seat vacant. House District 1 includes all of Curry County, the eastern portion of Coos County, including Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point, and a smaller portion of Douglas County.

Kotek unveils budget recommendations

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has unveiled her budget recommendations for the 2023-25 biennium, titled “Mission Focused.”

The recommendations focus on three top priorities:

• Building more housing and reducing homelessness

• Improving access to mental health and addiction services

• Improving outcomes in early literacy and K-12 schools.

“Every Oregonian, no matter their race or zip code, deserves to have the same chances,” Kotek said. “My mission as Oregon’s Governor will always be to deliver results and move the state forward to build the Oregon we all want to live in. This vision for Oregon’s future cannot be realized in one budget cycle. But this plan provides

a roadmap for how we are going to reach our state’s long-term goals.”

Oregon is entering a challenging and complex budget environment with about $3.5 billion of one-time funding, spurred by resources from the federal government, about to expire, according to Kotek, adding that the recommended budget still includes a path to make targeted investments because of prudent budget management to build histor-

ic reserves in recent years.

Kotek has recommended keeping the existing $2 billion of reserve funds in place, and redirect $765 million that would have been automatically added to these reserves into targeted investments aimed at better serving Oregonians in these three key areas.

Highlights of the budget recom-

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Boice, who is serving his second term as county commissioner in Curry County, is the most well known of the candidates. He won both of his elections to the county commission easily, but has been involved in controversy with other commissioners in recent years.

Boice told The World he was happy to see Brock Smith get the Senate seat, saying it was great for Southern Oregon and the region. He said he was not campaigning for the open House seat, but he feels things have im-

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The Brookings City Council discusses whether to re-hire Janell Howard after she was suspended for stealing for Fred Meyer last year. The council voted 4-1 to bring Howard back as city manager effective February 1.

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Southern portion of Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery opens

Commercial Dungeness crab fishing opens Feb. 4 on the remaining southern portion of Oregon’s coastline from Cape Arago (just south of Charleston) to the California border.

The earliest a crab season may start is Dec. 1 pending meat fill and biotoxin results.

This year, the season opener was delayed due to crab in some areas with low meat fill or high domoic acid levels in crab viscera (guts). It opened Jan. 15 from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago and opens Feb. 1 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border.

Meat fill is now excellent statewide yet domoic acid remains elevated in some portions of the southern coast. To ensure a great product for consumers, some part(s) of this area may open under an evisceration requirement.

Harvest of crab from a “biotoxin management zone” (BMZ), where domoic acid levels are high, may occur only with the pairing of an evisceration requirement.

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Howard “a slap in the face… Howard does not meet City Standards and she’s guilty of moral turpitude.”

After public comments were closed, Mayor Ron Hedenskog asked the council for comments on the re-hiring of Howard. There were none. The mayor delivered his own comments on the Howard re-hiring.

“I’ve made my position

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Currently, there is a BMZ that includes only a small portion of the open area from Cape Arago to just north of Charleston, around Coos Bay.

While the announcement opens the season Feb. 4 from Cape Arago south, the BMZ location and timing will be dependent on results of on-going biotoxin testing. Test results released today are below alert levels, but additional testing is required to remove any need for evisceration. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) tests crab and other shellfish for biotoxins throughout the season.

Domoic acid may be removed by evisceration, the process used to remove the guts where domoic acid accumulates. Any crab landed commercially from a BMZ must be eviscerated by a licensed ODA seafood processor and cannot be sold whole. Traceability measures are required to ensure only properly handled and safe product reaches consumers.

very clear on this issue and did so before I was re-elected, last November.”

Then, Hedenskog made the motion to offer a new contract to Howard, Councilor Ed Schreiber seconded Hedenskog’s motion. Councilors Michelle Morosky and Andy Martin voted with Schreiber and Hedenskog.

Isaac Hodges was the lone no vote. Hodges offered an apology to city citizens, after the vote was recorded.

Howard resumes her position February 1.

proved a lot in Curry County and he would consider it.

The decision, for him, came down to where he could have the greatest impact and offer the most help.

Dumire is the current emergency manager in Curry County, where he works with the sheriff’s office to make sure the county is prepared for any emergency.

Popoff was the mayor of Gold Beach for many years, and he has also run for Curry County commissioner.

Popoff, who served 16 years in Gold Beach, also ran into some controversy before he left the council.

Rains is the only finalist not from Curry County as she has ties to Coquille and Myrtle Point. A marketing manager for DB Western, Rains has also been active in Boy Scouts of America.

After the commissioners vote on the replacement, the candidate with the most votes will be sent to the House. By state law, if commissioners cannot choose a replacement, Gov. Tina Kotek will name the next representative.

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agement for this story were unsuccessful. However, a letter allegedly from Cramer to the residents was published on a Facebook page for resort homeowners.

It states that: “We are aware that many of you have experienced a reduction in your water service for the park. For this we sincerely apologize; please keep in mind it is at a significant cost we can provide any service at all...”

But according to the law, running water must be provided regardless of cost.

Oregon Revised Statute ORS

90.320: states “Landlords must provide fixtures that are capable of producing hot and cold running water. They must be furnished to appropriate fixtures, connected to a sewage disposal system approved under applicable law and maintained so as to provide safe drinking water and to be in good working order...”

Failure to provide running water after seven days of notice is a further violation of the law.

And Whaleshead is not a low cost neighborhood.

Residents’ space rent at the resort of roughly 100 homes is $769.00 per month and the space leases include water, garbage, cable and landscaping.

Knight and others claim water outages are becoming more frequent. “A couple months ago water was out for a week and half. They put a band aid on it. They’re not searching for permanent solutions,” says Knight.

And he says he’s concerned about long term health impacts, “There are health risks at every level,” according to Knight who claims the owners of the picturesque resort are “very poor communicators” who place residents at risk so often he can only call it “willful negligence.”

Mollie McKenna has some

water each day but can only access it between 6 and 9 in the morning and between 4 and 6 at night. It’s been that way for ten days. “It’s happened six times in two years. It’s a systemic breakdown known by the owner,” says McKenna.

She claims some of the residents fear retaliation but says she must speak out. “What they’re doing is criminal. I’m asking for clean, running water. It’s a basic right.”

Fellow resident Theresa Larabee substantiates McKenna’s retaliation concerns stating that one resident had to file a stalking order against

management and others who complain are not receiving their mail.

Larabee says in 2021 she was threatened with an eviction notice if she continued to complain about issues which needed to be addressed. “We are getting no response from the numerous government agencies we’ve contacted,” Larabee says despite her attempts to seek outside assistance.

McKenna says, “They know and do nothing. They won’t even bring water to us on any kind of a schedule. I have a person near me who is a paraplegic, how’s that person supposed to get water? ”

Merkley to visit Curry County this week

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today his second round of in-person town halls in 2023. The town halls will be held in Clackamas County, Southern Oregon, and the Willamette Valley between February 3-6.

“I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every year because there is simply no substitute to hearing directly from folks about the ideas and priorities that matter most to them and their communities. Oregonians’ thoughts help shape my work in Congress, including positions on policies, ideas for bills, and strategies for securing resources for every corner of our state,” Merkley said.

Knight says the longer it goes on the more he worries. “We’re on our own. For older people living here it seems like elder abuse.”

Residents claim on message boards that Cramer and his management team not only fail to repair water lines quickly and effectively, but they also have a history of bullying residents including threatening those who don’t wish to join a rental pool or claiming they can evict residents without due process.

This is the second time residents have reached out to the newspaper to bring awareness to their issues. The first was two years ago.

“Over the course of the more than 500 town halls I’ve held since Oregonians sent me to the Senate, I’ve seen how these events provide respectful, safe spaces for people to express their unique points of view during these often-divisive times. We all benefit significantly when we leave our comfort zone and open ourselves up to new ways of looking at issues—myself included.

“It’s been great to get back on the road again to meet Oregonians from all walks of life.”

Since taking office in 2009, Senator Merkley has kept his promise to hold an open town hall for each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. In recent years, many of the events have been virtual amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

He held his first in-person town halls of the year earlier this month, speaking with Oregonians in eight counties ranging from Oregon’s North Coast to the Columbia River Gorge and Eastern Oregon.

Senator Merkley’s second swing of town halls in 2023 are as follows:

Friday, February 3:

Courtesy of David Knight

Water buckets like this one and water bottles were supplied to residents during the outage, and they were asked to walk down and fill it up as needed.

Opinion: Deficit Ceiling Theater

By Antony dAvies And JAmes r hArriGAn InsideSources.com

It’s time again for Debt Ceiling Theater. Since 1940, Americans have caught this show about every eight months. The actors and dialogue change, but the characters and the plot never do. “Party out of power” shows that it’s tough on spending by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. “Party in power” trots out the poor, the military, or whatever else will get the voters all worked up and cries that the “party out of power” is holding the country hostage.

Even the media have a cameo appearance as “a concerned institution holding politicians’ feet to the fire.”

In fact, the actors are all there to make a buck. The media attracts viewers and advertising dollars by scaring people with the implications of impending societal collapse. The two parties get to rile up their bases in a between-elections slugfest. But everyone knows how the show will end.

Once in a while, to get the crowd on their feet, the president will perform a showstopper in which he “shuts down” the government. But the shutdown only applies to non-essential government services (don’t ask why we’re spending on anything non-essential, anyway).

And as soon as the shutdown ends, all the money that would have been spent during the shutdown is then spent retroactively, leaving us with less of a shutdown than a deferral.

The show’s ending hasn’t changed in more than 90 performances. In the nick of time, Congress raises the debt ceiling, and everything returns to normal.

To resonate with voters, the show is advertised as a story of a household grappling with its debts and doing the right thing. The true story is more of a person making and breaking a New Year’s resolution. There’s nothing binding about the debt ceiling; Congress can raise the ceiling whenever it wants with the same majority vote that’s required to approve spending.

The public spectacle gives voters the impression that our politicians are making tough decisions and whipping our financial house into shape. But that’s nonsense. The federal debt is more than $31 trillion, not counting the unaffordable retirement benefits the government

promised to federal workers and Social Security recipients. It’s unclear how much the unaffordable benefits are, but Social Security estimates at $50 trillion. Not only are politicians not getting this mess under control, but they have given up even trying. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal debt will increase by almost $1.5 trillion annually over the next 10 years. Given that the CBO has underestimated the future debt in 80 percent of its past 200-plus forecasts, the actual number is likely closer to $1.8 trillion.

If interest rates remain at their pre-inflation levels, then the interest on the debt will consume 16 percent of annual federal receipts by 2033 (up from 15 percent today). But here’s the twist: if the Federal Reserve continues to help finance the government’s trillion-dollar deficits as it has since 2020, then we’re going to see continuing inflation as the growth in the money supply outpaces the growth in the economy.

Eventually, that inflation gets priced into bonds, so interest rates rise. But, to keep inflation under control, the Fed needs to slow the money supply growth, which raises interest rates. Either way, low interest rates are a thing of the past. And being $31 trillion in hock, just a 1-percentage-point increase in interest rates would increase the government’s annual interest expense to 24 percent of its revenues by the end of the decade.

So when the Profligate Democrats are stuck in their tracks by Responsible Republicans, do your best to forget that those roles were reversed just a couple of years ago. Convince yourself that This Time It Will Be Different, all evidence to the contrary. And by all means, fool yourself into believing that we deserve better. But we don’t. We deserve precisely the government we have insisted upon for all these years. We also deserve the heavy price that will come for our own irresponsibility in repeatedly re-electing this troupe.

ABOUT THE WRITERS

Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University. James R. Harrigan is senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research. This article first appeared at aier.org and is being distributed by InsideSources.com.

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Dear Governor Kotek,

I am writing to bring to your attention the Senior Meals on Wheels program at our Senior Center in Curry County south. The Senior Center’s ability to buy groceries and pay our wonderful kitchen staff is seriously underfunded. We are at risk of losing all our programs for at-risk seniors.

We attempt, as always, to give at no cost all the meals our clients need for the whole week. The more meals we send home, the faster we lose money, and possibly lose our whole program. Our current pace is unsustainable.

Our original investment fund provided security and income since the 1980s. Sadly, we lost more than a quarter of its value in the volatile stock market during the COVID pandemic. Therefore, no more dividends to take up the shortfall in what we get from SCEBEC--only a third of what the food program

The housing crisis is harming my town

By tim lydon

In Girdwood, Alaska, we’ll long remember the snowstorm of Dec. 6, just three months ago. But it won’t be for the school cancellations. We’ll remember it as the night dozens of residents traveled a snow-packed highway to testify at a public meeting — about housing.

Residents across the West will recognize why so many came out that snowy night. A proposed development, called Holtan Hills, would expand our town’s footprint but include almost nothing affordable for teachers, firefighters, wait staff or others who comprise the soul of our community and drive its economy.

With no guardrails to support local homeownership, second-home real estate investors would likely gobble up the project’s predominantly high-end units. It’s happening already, with most shunning the long-term rental needs of a few thousand people in this south-central Alaskan community. New owners often offer nightly rentals or just leave their houses unoccupied.

That would mean more empty houses in a town with a severe housing shortage. The dozens who testified that night, and the hundreds who wrote letters, described the impacts.

They included Emma, who runs a fishing boat with her husband, and whose young-adult daughter can’t find a place to rent in the town where she grew up and now works. And Amanda, the pizza shop owner, who is overwhelmed trying to help her employees find housing, including the 65-year-old man whose landlord recently booted him out on short notice.

Erin described bailing on her

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long-held dream of raising a family here after 11 years of pouring her talents into nonprofit youth education programs. She reminded me of Autumn, my daughter’s former piano teacher, who recently moved away after years of teaching music to local kids. She had been unable to find steady housing.

Such stories swirled into that winter night from the heroes every mountain community knows — the ones who clean rentals, provide health care, build houses and teach our kids to speak, spell, ski and say “thank you.” Business owners were there, too, detailing how the lack of attainable housing causes employee shortages that curtail operating hours, leaving fewer visitor services.

Some who didn’t speak that night included the local workers who sleep in their cars or in drafty cabins on the edge of town. We also didn’t hear from the Filipino parents of my daughter’s close playmate, who are trying hard to remain in the town where their accounting jobs are located, and where their daughter is thriving.

Dozens of us highlighted how communities across the West have fought similar battles for an entire generation now. We talked about Whitefish, Tahoe, Breckenridge, Boise and other towns.

We explained their use of sensible deed restrictions, limits on nightly rentals, incentives that promote local home ownership, and concessions from developers. All helped local workers attain housing.

I know the benefits. Living in Colorado in the 1990s, I accepted a financial incentive to put a deed restriction on my modest condo. After my wife and I sold the condo,

the payment became seed money for our first house. Meanwhile, the condo still holds a deed restriction that helps locals enter the market. Under such reasonable measures, developers could still make buckets of money while workers gained access to housing.

Someone else who didn’t show that night was the developer, who instead dropped a guest column in the state’s largest newspaper maligning her project’s critics.

Some of our elected officials were equally indifferent. One blithely suggested that someone just needs to build a hardware store in town so that building costs could come down. Another asked why our town hadn’t solved the housing issue earlier. Others grilled residents on how many more houses it would take to solve the problem.

Of course, as with many Western communities, the issue is not an actual shortage of houses. It’s the blizzard of cash that second-home speculators and others can throw at any property that enters the market.

The meeting ran almost to midnight, as snow blanketed the cars outside. I imagined this must have been the scene two decades ago, as housing proponents in the West’s mountain towns spent nights eking out seemingly small wins. But those wins are now the proven programs that can help communities today.

We just need elected officials to understand that people can’t work here if they have nowhere to live.

Tim Lydon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. He writes in Alaska.

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In the good old days before Covid, we could pay our program managers, because this is a full-time job, to meet the strict paperwork requirements from SCEBEC. Currently our paperwork and reporting are being done on an unpaid, volunteer basis by an octogenarian with serious health issues. She could leave us at any time.

Rural food programs are begging for resources, and volunteers are aging out. Please present legislation to fund Senior services in the State of Oregon. Our seniors deserve to feel food secure and the people providing the services deserve to be paid if they are working on it full-time.

And now for the second problem, Food Scarcity. This is about seniors and our Veterans with chronic health issues, diabetes, diverticulosis, arthritis, osteoporosis. They (we) cannot survive on a high

starch, high beans, high in sugars and refined carbohydrates diet that is found in some of these food boxes. The solution is in giving us seniors the extra emergency SNAP benefits, as we have grown dependent on them during Covid and we need them now because of inflationary food prices here in southwest Oregon. We need them so that we can afford our OTC medicines, our health insurance (sky high even on Medicare) and our transportation to medical services and specialists.

I was recently taken by ambulance over the mountains to Roseburg for a complete intestinal blockage. If I were not paying $75 a year for Lifeflight Ambulance Insurance, I would be owing them $20,000 on the bill they sent. There are several insurance bills besides ambulance--the drug insurance, the $200 a month Medicare Supplement Plan, and the almost $200 to my Medicare premium. Myself, and other seniors who are my clients at the Chetco Senior

Activity Center, spend hundreds on supplements for our symptoms, and for OTC medicines. I spend nothing on Rx medicines, but I spend $200 a month just on supplements for osteoporosis that was diagnosed when I turned 60, 12 years ago.

So we need the Extra SNAP benefits to continue, AND they in turn will stimulate the economy of southwest Oregon and all Oregon Farmers;

Speaking as a representative of this resort town, and Veterans town, with many empty houses and a serious housing problem;

And speaking as a member on the Board of Directors of the Chetco Senior Activity Center,this is a rural problem, but it is also a state problem.

Rural counties do not support Senior Services as much as metropolitan counties do. Small towns do not support Senior Services as well as big cities do.

Please help us to keep our Senior Programs operating.

Kathryn Justman Brookings

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Scheduling and routing product

deliveries

Making sure truck loads fall within standard weight limits for each vehicle

Assessing job site delivery requirements and assigning appropriate delivery vehicles

Keeping customers informed of delivery status

Reviewing employee timecards and customer scale tickets for accuracy before submitting for processing

Working with the Dispatch Clerk to acquire RUAF permits for larger equipment transports

Participating in the hiring of drivers and material handlers, as well as their performance management

Coordinating fleet maintenance with Shop Supervisor and ensuring all repairs are completed properly

Scheduling new equipment training for drivers and ensuring they are fully certified to operate the equipment

Ensuring that all drivers’ CDL licenses are current and informing drivers when their licenses or medical cards need to be updated

Resolving all vehicle safety issues by routing vehicles to the Shop Supervisor for needed repairs

Ensuring that all OSHA and federal road procedures are followed

Specific qualifications include:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proven leadership experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office and data entry

Ability to prioritize responsibilities and manage multiple customers’ needs simultaneously

Previous dispatch experience is preferred Mechanical knowledge is a plus Benefits may include: Health and vision coverage for employee Dependent health and vision coverage at reasonable out-ofpocket cost to employee

Employer paid life insurance 401(k) with generous company match and profit share 401k contribution potential

Paid time off after qualifying (THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER THE POSITION IS SALARY)

Paid holidays (THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER THE POSITION IS SALARY)

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace

Apply with resume: Tidewater Contractors, Inc 16156 HWY. 101 S. PO BOX 1956 Brookings, OR 97415

Office: 541-469-5341

Fax: 541-469-5543

Email: info@TWContractors.com

IMMEDIATE OPENING for full time LEGAL ASSISTANT. Previous minimum 2 years legal experience preferred. Send resume to K.R. Olin, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7530, Brookings, OR 97415, hand deliver to 624 Fleet Street, Brookings, Oregon, or e-mail to olinandassociates@gmail.com.

Donate your car, truck, boat, RV and more to support our veterans! Schedule a FAST, FREE vehicle pickup and receive a top tax deduction! Call Veteran Car Donations at 1-866-695-9265 today! (ONPA)

Misc/Trade 700

100 rounds of .3006 - $45.00. 541-469-4948

Free fish for a friendly pond or tank. 3 6-inch Koi, 1 6-inch black sucker fish, 3 goldfish.

541-254-0438

Ryobi table saw. $35.00

Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is Hiring

Apply Today!

CFWS Project SpecialistFull Time ($17.88-26.76)

The Community & Family Wellness Services (CFWS) Project Specialist will administer and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the assigned grant project and related services for victims of crimes. Duties include: counsel and assist clients, provide financial, lifeskills and other training services; assist clients in accessing Tribal and other assistance programs; issuing payment requests and requests; prepare and submit reports; assist, attend and participate in outreach activities; may also accompany clients to court appearances, medical appointments and other appointments as necessary to provide support.

Family Services SpecialistFull Time ($17.88-26.76)

The Family Services Specialist assists and supports the Family Services programs and projects by performing a wide variety of administrative, non-technical, sub-professional work related to the improvement of family functioning in such areas as staff services, family supportive services and social services in the Community and Family Wellness Services Department. Download application or apply: www.tolowa-nsn.gov/jobs Email applications and questions to: HR@tolowa.com Fax applications to: 1-888-468-0134

Two volunteer positions available on the DNC Library Board. Application and job description @ www.delnortecountylibrary.org

Wanted Autos 690

DONATE YOUR CAR OR TRUCK TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. CALL 1-844-491-2884 (Cal-SCAN)

DONATE YOUR CAR TO KIDS Fast Free Pickup - Running or Not - 24 Hour

Response Maximum Tax Donation - Help Find Missing Kids! Call 1-888-491-1453. (Cal-SCAN)

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541-254-0101

Sixty 45-records for jukebox. Elvis to The Doors. Perfect Condition. $99 for set. 707-218-6543 707-487-6027

Solid wood twin bed frame with 4 drawers and bookshelf built-in. excellent cond. $95.00 707-464-5515

Garage Sales 702

Storage sale. Sat 2/4, 10am3pm. No earlybirds. Couches, Sleep number bed & Misc. household. Hewitt’s Stor-All 96650 DeMoss Rd. #25.

Stereo, TV & Video 713

DIRECTV Stream - Carries the Most Local MLB Games! CHOICE Package, $89.99/ mo for 12 months. Stream on 20 devices in your home at once. HBO Max included for 3 mos (w/CHOICE Package or higher.) No annual contract, no hidden fees! Some restrictions apply. Call IVS 1-855602-2009. (ONPA)

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715

Musical Instruments

Free Kimball Console Piano. Nice finish. Needs tuning. In Gasquet 707-457-9535

TOP CA$H PAID FOR OLD

GUITARS! 1920-1980 Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg. And Gibson Mandolins / Banjos. 1-844-910-1960. (Cal-SCAN)

Yamaha DGX 670 keyboard. New Sept. ‘22. Fully functional. paid $1300. Yours for $600. Will deliver. 707-464-4862

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800

800

Retirement/Asst Living

801 Available For Rent

Available For Rent

Fully furnished unit in Smith River, beach access. Temp. housing for Travel Nurses, etc. No pets.$1595/mo. utils included BJBethea@charter.net (925)-522-9745

RV Space 823

RV Spaces for rent in nice

RV Park in Brookings, OR. For long-term rentals only. Rent is $675/mo (includes water sewer and garbage. will include wifi and cable when installed in the park). Electric is metered and billed separately. Rec-room/ restroom/laundry facilities available. Pets welcome. Please call 541-813-0862.

Loans 930

RETIRED COUPLE $$$$ for business purpose Real Estate loans. Credit unimportant. V.I.P. Trust Deed Company www.viploan.com Call 1-818248-0000. Broker-principal DRE 01041073. No consumer loans. (Cal-SCAN)

Public Notices 999

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Blouin Concrete 1427 Anzio St Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/19/2023

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Robert Blouin, Blouin Concrete

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/19/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Damon Fletcher, Deputy File No. 20230010

January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T357250

LIEN SALE

WINCHUCK STORAGE

A lien sale will be held on February 18, 2023, at 10:15 AM, with a preview at 10:00 AM at Winchuck Storage, 99198 Winchuck River Rd., Brookings, OR 97415, on the following unit:

UNIT No. 4 \emdash Various items, exercise, washer/dryer, totes, and personal effects.

Belonging to:

Lisa Wright PO Box 6193

Brookings, OR 97415

Published: February 3, 10, and 17, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P358062

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

CJ’s Cleaning Service 2545 Maher Ave Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a married couple

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/4/2023

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Connie Taylor

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/4/2023

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy

File No. 20230002

Published: January 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T356461

DEL NORTE COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE 2023-001

AN ORDINANCE ESTAB-

LISHNG THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER AS A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINTED POSITION

At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an ordinance to establish the Chief Probation Officer as a position appointed by the board of supervisors. Currently, while the Chief is a county employee for whom the board is liable, appointment and removal of the position was within the control of the superior court. This ordinance will bring the board’s authority into alignment with the board’s responsibility.

A full copy of the ordinance is available for review in the Board of Supervisors office at 981 H Street, Suite 200, Crescent City, CA during normal business hours.

Dated: January 30, 2023

Kylie Goughnour, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Del Norte

Published: February 3, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T358010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Boosk Factory Showroom

343 G Street Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a corporation

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/25/2023

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Hong Wang, CEO, Boosk Factory Showroom

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/26/2023

Alissia D. Northrup

County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy

File No. 20230014

Published: February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T357794

A Storage Lien sale will be held on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 Hewitt’s Stor-All on 96650 DeMoss Rd. Brookings, OR. 97415

Viewing of unit at 11:30 AM

at 12:00 Noon

#88 - Michael Drake

& Misc. Items Published: January 27, Febru-

Notice of Public Meeting

The Harbor Sanitary District Board of Directors will hold a Special Workshop Meeting February 6, 2023, at 11:00 am at the Harbor Sanitary District Building 16408 Lower Harbor Rd. Brookings OR.

Subjects to be considered:

1. Rank Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services Anthony Burkett, Board Chairman Web access via Zoom 480281-2429 Passcode 3QcCvM

Published: February 3, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot 358000

The City of Crescent City Housing Authority’s Annual Plan for the Fiscal Year

Beginning 7/1/23, along with all supporting documents, is available for public review during regular business hours at the CCHA office, located at 235 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531, and at the City website: www.crescentcity. org.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on the date and time listed below to hear and consider all public input to the Annual Plan as referenced above. DATE: Monday, March 20, 2023, at 6PM. HEAR-

ING BODY: CCHA Board of Directors. Via Zoom\emdash link to be provided at www. crescentcity.org in advance of the meeting.

Published: February 3, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356738

In accordance with ORS 255.075, notice is hereby given that at the Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Special District Election, held in Curry County, Oregon, the following districts will vote on the following district board positions.

Brookings-Harbor School District 17-C

Director, Position #1 - 4 yr term Director, Position #3 - 4 yr term

Notice of Public Meeting

The Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District will hold its next Board of Director’s meeting on Wed., February

8, 2023, at 6:00 P.M., at the Winchuck Fire Hall, 363 Winchuck River Road.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Reading of the Minutes

3. Chief’s Report

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Old Business

6. New Business

7. Adjourn Meeting

Respectfully Submitted

Jan Loren, Secretary

Published: February 3, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P347044

SUMMONS (Parentage-Custody and Support)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:

Robert Eugene Hall Jr.

You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Petitioner’s name: Karen Martinez

CASE NUMBER: CVFL2023-1009

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered to pay child support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca. org), or by contacting your local bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining order on page 2 remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in Califomia by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

term

Director, Position #3 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #4 - 2 yr bal-

ance

Director, Position #5 - 4 yr term

Upper Chetco Rural Fire Protection District

Director, Position #2 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #4 - 4 yr term

Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District

Director, Position #1 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #2 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #4 - 2 yr bal-

ance

Harbor Sanitary District

Director, Position #2 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #4 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #5 - 4 yr term

Camellia Park Sanitary District

Director, Position #1 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #2 - 4 yr term

Southern Curry Cemetery

Maintenance District

Director, Position #1 - 2 yr balance

Director, Position #2 - 4 yr term

Chetco Community Library

District

Director, Position #3 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #4 - 4 yr term

Director, Position #5 - 4 yr term

Candidates wishing to file for the above listed positions must file the appropriate forms with the Curry County Clerk/Elections Division not later than 5pm, March 16, 2023. Please contact the Elections Office toll free at 1 (800) 243-7620. For filing forms please visit https://www.co.curry.or.us/ government/county_clerk/index.php.

Candidates for the following districts must file with the Coos County Clerk/Elections Office, located in Coquille. Please contact (541) 396-7610. South Coast Education Service District Region #7 Southwestern Oregon Community

3, 10, and 17, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P356991

1. The name and address of the court are: DEL NORTE SUPERIOR COURT

450 H Steet, Room 209 Crescent City, CA 95531

2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, are: Karen Martinez 2355 Norris Ave. Crescent City, CA 95531 (707)457-7894

Date: January 13, 2023

Esperanza Esparza, Clerk, by Isi H. Fleshman, Deputy Page 1 of 2

STANDARD RESTRAINING ORDER

(Parentage-Custody and Support)

Starting immediately, you and every other party are restrained from removing from the state, or applying for a passport for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parent-child relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court.

This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the Summons and Petition OR when he or she waives and accepts service. This restraining order remains in effect until the judgment is entered, the petition is dismissed, or the court makes other orders.

This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: THOMAS HAWKINS JR., Deceased. Case No.: 23PB00196

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Administrator at the offices of BROPHY SCHMOR LLP, 201 West Main St., Fifth Floor, PO Box 128, Medford, Oregon 97501, attorneys for the Administrator, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, Administrator, or the attorneys for the Administrator, BROPHY SCHMOR LLP.

Dated and first published January 27, 2023. Matthew Williams, Administrator BROPHY SCHMOR LLP

Attorneys at Law PO Box 128 Medford, OR 97501

Published: January 27, February 3, and 10, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P357372

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority is requesting proposals for Household Hazardous Waste Event Services. Copies of the full request for proposals are available through the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, P.O Box 1924, Crescent City. (707) 465-1100. Proposals are due at the above address by 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, March 07, 2023, or may be hand-delivered to the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority office at the Del Norte County Transfer Station, 1700 State Street, Crescent City, CA, 95531.

/s/ Tedd Ward - Director

Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority

Published: January 28 and February 4, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T357391

LIEN SALE

HIOUCHI SELF STORAGE 2097 US Highway 199 Crescent City, CA

A Lien sale will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 12 pm, for the following unit: Unit #5 - 10 x 35, Gina Mittelsteadt, Misc. Household Items

Published: January 27 and February 3, 2022 Del Norte Triplicate T357322

Mental Health Services Act

(MHSA) Stakeholder Meeting

Notice of Public Meetings

Date: February 2, 2023, Time 3:00PM-5:00PM or Date: February 8, 2023, Time: 5:30PM-6:30PM

The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Stakeholder meetings will be a public meeting.

Public Meeting Information:

Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 3:00PM-5:00PM or Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:30PM-6:30PM

Both meetings will be held in person at: 880 Northcrest Drive, Multipurpose Room 1&2, Crescent City, CA 95531 and via Zoom video conference:

The meeting can be reached by using the following online address: https://dnco.zoom. us/j/4124801206?pwd=dGtwKzhEUm8zdXBkVEIvdHNQOUt5dz09 Call in number: 1-669-4449171 Meeting ID: 412 480 1206 Password: 752253

If you would like the login information emailed to you, or you need an accommodation to call in, please contact the staff person listed below. Please direct questions to: Samantha Reagen Del Norte County Behavioral Health Branch 455 K Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 Phone: (707) 464-7224 Fax: (707) 465-4272 Email: samantha.reagen@ co.del-norte.ca.us

Published:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: R and M Lawn Service 2125 Elk Valley Cross Road Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a married couple

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 6/30/2022

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Manuel Contreras

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/19/2023

Alissia D. Northrup

County Clerk-Recorder

Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20230001

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T357275

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

Westcoast Heating and Cooling 2601 Lake Earl Drive Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/17/2023.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Michael Beeman

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/18/2023.

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20230008

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T357185

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Greenscapes Landscaping and Solar 2401 Elk Valley Cross Road Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a Married Couple

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/17/2023

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Ryan M Forsht

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/17/2023

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230007

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T357165

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Del Norte Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority is requesting proposals for Towing, Storage, Recovery and Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles.

Copies of the full request for proposals are available through the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, P.O Box 1924, Crescent City. (707) 465-1100. Proposals are due at the above address by 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 13, 2023, or may be hand-delivered to the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority office at the Del Norte County Transfer Station, 1700 State Street, Crescent City, CA, 95531. /s/ Tedd Ward - Director Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority Published: January 28 and February 3, 2023

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME

The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the following Fictitious Business Name(s): Float-Tastic 255 Butte St Crescent City, CA 95531

The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on: 1/7/2021 in the County of Del Norte.

Original File #: 20210002

This business is conducted by: a married couple I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who de-clares as true any material matter pursuant to section 17913 of the Business and Profes-sions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Signed: /s/ Darren Patton

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/20/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230012

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T357393

Two volunteer positions available on the DNC Library Board. Application and job description @ www. delnortecountylibrary.org

Published: January 27 and February 3, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T357460 Steevens Storage 98744 N.Bank Chetco River Rd Brookings, OR 97415 (541) 469 - 2853

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to 2015 ORS Vol. 2 Chapter 87 § 87.691¹ Self Service Storage Facility Lien. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 11:00am, on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Steevens Storage, 98744 N.Bank Chetco River Rd, Oregon 97415, the following: Johnathon Robert White (6’x6’). Purchases must be paid for at time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items sold as is where is and must be removed at time of sale. Sale is a subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Auctioneer: Steevens Storage

Published: January 27 and February 3,.2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P357144 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON, FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY Case No. 23PB00416

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of: STERLING ROY BECKER, Sr., Deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Administrator or her attorney at the address below, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Administrator, or the lawyer for the Administrator, David C Johnston.

Dated and first

Wild RiversCoast Classifieds

T.S. No. 105807-CA APN: 110-100-035-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 1/18/2022. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 3/1/2023 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 2/1/2022 as Instrument No. 20220426 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Del Norte County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: SARAH M. SAMPELS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPEC-

IFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSI-

NESS IN THIS STATE; At the Steps of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn Administration Building, 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 10 OF VIPOND SUBDIVISION

ACCORDING TO THE MAP

THEREOF FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ON

JUNE 26, 1953 IN BOOK 4 OF MAPS, PAGE 15. Commonly known as: 740 Vipond Dr, Crescent City, CA 955317958. MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS LOT 10 OF VIPOND SUBDIVISION

ACCORDING TO THE MAP

THEREOF FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ON

JUNE 26, 1953 IN BOOK 4 OF MAPS, PAGE 15. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: 1. DEED TO WILLIAM D. GAUDEM, ET UX, RECORDED AUGUST 29, 1967, IN BOOK 129 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 377, DEL NORTE COUNTY RECORDS. 2. DEED TO BYRON K. JUSTUS. ET UX, RECORDED JANUARY 20, 1970, IN BOOK 146 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 611, DEL NORTE COUNTY RECORDS. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 740 VIPOND DR, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $219,296.09. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy

shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTEN-

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 105807-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 105807-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligi-

ble tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832

CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108

Published: January 27, February 3, and 10, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356609

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Petition of: Tracey Blackmon

CASE NO. CVPT-2023-1004

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Tracey Blackmon filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: Tracey Blackmon to Proposed name: Tracy Blackmon

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: February 7, 2023 Time:

10:00 am Dept.: 1

The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate

Date: January 6, 2023

/s/ William H Follett

Judge of the Superior Court

Published: January 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356650

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SERVICEMASTER BY CRONIC, SERVICEMASTER RESTORATION SERVICES, and SERVICEMASTER RECOVERY MANAGEMENT Street Address: 1010 7th Street Eureka, CA 95501 Mailing address: 5451 Industrial Way Benicia, CA 94510

This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 10/25/2022

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Charles Hoage, Vice President, Sharjo, LLC

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/5/2023

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230004

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356981

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

Bill Lee James, Deceased Case Number:

DNSU-CVPB-2023-7000-2

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Bill Lee James A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Lauri Ruth Kell, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Lauri Ruth Kell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

(This Authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: February 24, 2023

Time: 10:00am Dept.: 2

Address of the Court: 450 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner:

Bradley Christopher Holbrook CBSN: 182234 901 N. Brutscher Street, Ste D237 Newberg, OR 97132 (707) 277-1189

Publish: January 20, 27, and February 3, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356942

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JesPens 160 Courtney Ln Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/2/2023

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for the construction of the Elk Valley Rancheria Gas Station and Convenience Store Project will be received by the Owner, the Elk Valley Rancheria, California, a federally recognized Indian tribe, until 4:00 PM on March 15, 2023. The bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at 4:00 PM on the same day. Bids must be addressed to: Elk Valley Rancheria

C/O Dale A. Miller, Chairman 2332 Howland Hill Road Crescent City, CA 95531 and labeled: FOR THE ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE PROJECT”.

In general, the work includes the furnishing of the labor, materials, and equipment for the construction project, which will include the construction of a convenience store and gas station on the north side of Elk Ranch Road on APN 115-020028. The construction includes an approximately 4,080-sf structure for the convenience store, including a quick serve restaurant, office, restrooms, and a limited dining area. The gas station includes eight (8) ‘ double-stack’ dispensers (16 pumps total) beneath a fueling canopy, one (1) high speed diesel (HSD) lane with two (2) dispensers and one large RV lane with gasoline with two (2) dispensers beneath a fueling canopy, two (2) 30,000-gallon underground fuel tanks, a 1,000 gallon above-ground propane tank, and a water/ air supply station. The site development will also include 50 standard parking spaces, 6 truck/RV parking spaces, all required ADA parking spaces, a 500-kilowatt diesel generator in a shed-type structure with a 400-gallon tank, a trash enclosure for two dumpsters, an animal relief area, monument and pricing signs, stormwater improvements (e.g., drainage inlets, piping, and retention basins), paving, and landscaping. The Contract Documents may be inspected at the following locations:

Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal

Office (Hard Copy) 2332 Howland Hill Road Crescent City, CA 95531

Humboldt Builders Exchange (Electronically) 624 C Street Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-3708

Shasta Builders Exchange (Electronically) 2985 Innsbruck Drive Redding, CA 96003 (530) 221-5556

Klamath Professional Drafting Service and Builders Exchange (Electronically)

724 Main Street, Suite 204 Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 882-9480

Medford Builders Exchange (Electronically) 701 E Jackson Street Medford, OR 97504 (541) 773-5327

To receive the Contract Documents and to ensure Bidders are properly registered as a plan holder for this project, contractors must obtain an electronic copy of the Contract Documents for FREE from SHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists, Inc. by emailing achristie@shn-engr.com No hard copy bid documents will be available for purchase. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A (General Engineering) contractor License. Pursuant to the Federal prevailing wage rates DAVIS-BACON. Bidders must correctly prepare and submit the documents listed in Section 00 40 00, Bid. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guaranty bond, or a certified or cashier’s check payable to the order of the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid as a guaranty that the bidder will execute the contract if it is awarded in conformity with the bid form. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The successful bidder will further be required to furnish a Maintenance Bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the final contract price. Pursuant to Section 4104 of the State of California Public

Contract Code and/or applicable federal regulations, each Bid Proposal must include the name, location of the place of business, and California contractor license number of each Subcontractor who will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%) of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

At the successful Bidder’s option, securities may be substituted for the required retention, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the State of California Public Contract Code and/or applicable federal regulations.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine which bid is, in the Owner’s judgment, the lowest responsive bid of a bidder or group of bidders. The Owner also reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid and to delete items listed in the bid.

Bids received after the time established for receiving bids will not be considered. Except as provided in paragraph 00 20 10-1.04(A), no bidder may withdraw his bid after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) calendar days.

Bidders are hereby notified that the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage applies to the project. Regulations regarding the application of these wage rates are given in paragraph 00 20 00-1.12.

The federal wage determination for this Project is CA 20210005 2/25/22

The Project will be conducted on land owned by the United States of America for the benefit of the Owner. The land is protected under federal law from alienation. As such, no Mechanic’s Lien or other similar lien may be imposed or enforced against trust land and its improvements. See e.g., 25 U.S.C. § 177; and Carlson v. Tulalip Tribes of Washington. 510 F.2d 1337, 1339 (9th Cir. 1975).

Bidders on this work must comply with all applicable governmental and local (Elk Valley Rancheria, California) agency requirements. This includes the Federal laws and regulations associated with the federal funding sources that will be provided for partial funding of the project by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Preference in the award of this contract shall be given to qualified Indian-owned economic enterprises that are at least 51% Indian owned and controlled in accordance with Elk Valley Rancheria, California’s procurement policy. Any contractor claiming Indian preference shall complete and submit, with his/her bid, the form entitled “Indian Enterprise Qualification Statement” which is included in the bid package. A bidders’ conference and site visit will be held on February 22 at 2:00 p.m. and begin at Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Office (2332 Howland Hill Road, Crescent City, CA 95531) for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the bid documents and the worksite. The bidders’ conference is not mandatory.

Date: January 27, 2023

By: Dale A. Miller, Chairman

Published: January 27, February 3, 10, and 17, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T357467

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On March 9, 2023, at the hour of 11:00 o’ clock a.m. at the Curry County Courthouse, front steps, 29821 Ellensburg, Gold Beach, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 96598 Johns Place, Brookings, Oregon 97415. The court case number is 22CV17629, where BANK UNITED, N.A. is plaintiff, and ANNETTE E. HAGGARD; JOHN BUCK; PARTIES IN POSSESSION is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Curry County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/

The police blotter is an excerpt of 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. For a list of missing items found in the Brookings area, you can visit the police services page of the city of Brookings website at www. brookings.or.us/134/police-services and follow the link near the bottom of the page.

Sunday 1/22

• 6:11 400 block of Azalea Park Rd, Assist public

• 9:04 600 block of Chetco Ave, Alarm

• 9:28 98400 block of North Bank Chetco River Rd, Dispute/fight

• 12:45 100 block of Martin St, Assist public

• 12:56 1200 block of Moore St, Criminal trespass

• 13:39 96700 block of E Harris Heights, Child found

• 16:18 800 block of Julie Dr, Misuse of 911

• 17:48 Chetco and Oak, Assist motorist

mendations include:

Housing and Homelessness

To reduce unsheltered homelessness, rehouse Oregonians, build and preserve more affordable housing, and increase homeownership, Kotek included the following investments:

An urgent, $130 million package to reduce unsheltered homelessness. The Governor is urging the legislature to move forward with this initial investment as quickly as possible, and released the details last week.

New affordable housing

$770 million: General obligation bonds to build more affordable homes for both renters and new homeowners.

Moving Oregonians out of unsheltered homelessness

$172.2 million: Rapid rehousing resources and connections to long-term rent assistance to maintain housing stability. This reflects the state’s first investment in an on-going, long-term rent assistance program.

New permanent, supportive housing

$130 million: Create new units of permanent supportive housing, and maintain the rent assistance and services needed for this housing.

Affordable housing preservation

$118 million: Lottery and General Fund to preserve existing affordable homes, including manufactured homes.

• 18:07 700 block of Chetco Ave, Suspicious conditions

• 20:42 1200 block of Moore St, Suspicious conditions

• 22:12 17300 block of Parkview Dr, Suspicious conditions

Monday 1/23

• 0:33 1100 block of Ransom Ave,

Brookings Police Blotter

Chetco Ave, Suspicious conditions

• 22:58 800 block of Ransom Ave, Loud noise

Tuesday 1/24

• 1:32 1100 block of Chetco Ave, Disorderly conduct

• 9:33 800 block of Chetco Ave, Fire

• 12:48 97900 block of Shopping Center

On-going homelessness

prevention

$73 million: Create an on-going homelessness prevention program in Oregon. Maintain shelter operations

$24.1 million: Maintain shelter operations in the state, including the operation of the 600 new shelter beds created through the early investment package and Project Turnkey projects.

Housing Production and Accountability Office (HPAO)

$2.2 million: Create a new state office to reduce land use and permitting barriers that stand in the way of building more housing.

Mental Health and Addiction Services

To disrupt the harmful and expensive homelessness-jail-hospital pipeline, decrease preventable deaths from substance use and behavioral health needs, and stabilize the behavioral health workforce, Governor Kotek included the following recommendations:

Continue investments in substance use treatment and services

$278.9 million: Addiction treatment, overdose prevention, peer support services, housing assistance, and employment services – funded by Measure 110 grants and a 1115 waiver allowing for Medicaid coverage of substance use disorders (SUD) facility-based treatment and peer services.

Continue funding new 2021 investments

$195.7 million: Continued

funding for aid and assist services, Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs), Peer Respite Centers, co-occuring disorder treatment, System of Care Advisory Council, Interdisciplinary Assessment Teams for children and housing for transition-age youth.

Community mental health

$127.4 million: Continue 30% Medicaid rate increases for increased behavioral health worker wages. Continue behavioral health provider incentives

$60 million: Loan repayment, scholarships and tuition stipends for licensed behavioral health providers and students in the workforce pipeline.

Oregon State Hospital

$50.2 million: Increase positions at the state hospital to support a sustainable 24/7 staffing model; establish a dedicated Health Equity Unit at the state hospital to address the needs of staff; support the OSH Complex Case Management Unit to meet the needs of patients with complex needs and ensure the safety of staff and

patients; and upgrade OSH facilities to improve patient recovery and safety of both patients and staff.

Mobile crisis teams

$47.6 million: Ongoing funding for programs like CAHOOTS to divert individuals from hospital and jail, including response and stabilization services for youth and their families.

Increase residential and facility capacity

$40 million: Ongoing funding to support operation of additional mental health residential capacity funded in 2021 and to continue the state’s investment in the development of additional residential and facility capacity.

Harm reduction clearinghouse $40 million: Continue support of the harm reduction clearinghouse to reduce preventable deaths associated with opioid use.

Health Care Provider Incentive Program

$20 million: Nearly double OHA’s Health Care Provider Incentive Program, with a priority to increase Oregon’s

behavioral health workforce and to continue to recruit and retain diverse health care providers.

Crisis prevention system

$18.4 million: Fund 988 call centers, the nationwide service connecting people with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Early Learning and K-12

Education

To improve student literacy, stabilize early childhood services and ensure Oregon children are better served by K-12 schools, Kotek included the following recommendations:

Increase the State School Fund

$9.9 billion: Kotek is recommending increasing the State School Fund to $9.9 billion and fully funding High School Success (formerly Measure 98) to help improve graduation rates and give students the tools to be career and college ready.

Ensure all kids are learning to read, and reading to learn

$100 million: Evidence-based, targeted literacy strategies to ensure preschool and elementary school educators have the training, time, materials, and ongoing coaching they need to integrate evidence-based literacy strategies with culturally responsive approaches.

Expanding physical capacity of early learning facilities

$100 million: Create and upgrade the physical space early learning providers need, along with technical

assistance to navigate the expansion and renovation processes.

Early Learning Program

Enhancement

$62.5 million: Provide a living wage to early learning professionals to stabilize and value the workforce by enhancing rates for Oregon Pre-Kindergarten (OPK), Preschool Promise, Healthy Families Oregon, Relief Nurseries, and the Early Childhood Equity Fund.

Employment-Related Day Care (ERDC) Enhancements

$41.3 million: Increase rates for ERDC providers, provide funding for a limited caseload expansion for ERDC, support the transfer of ERDC from Oregon Department of Human Services, provide funding to make IT system changes to expand program eligibility, and support child care supply building and ERDC access.

Enrichment programming for all grades

$30 million: Continue to offer students opportunities to connect with each other to support their well-being following years of pandemic-impacted learning. Funding will be provided by Tribes and community-based organizations.

Literacy-focused summer programming provided by districts $20 million: Evidence-based strategies and integrated with culturally responsive approaches for preschool and elementary (P-5) students. Requires districts to provide a 50% local match.

Expand and enhance existing targeted strategies

$18 million: Increase investments in Student Success Plans (e.g. American Indian/ Alaska Native State Plan, African American/Black Student Success Plan, LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan) and add funding for additional plans for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and Refugees and Immigrant student populations. Kotek outlined her budget proposal during a media briefing Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Governor Tina Kotek

Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people, research shows

BY MICHELLE KLAMPE Guest Article

By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example of an interaction by two top predators that is beneficial to both parties, researchers have concluded following 15 years of study of the practice.

“We knew that the fishers were observing the dolphins’ behavior to determine when to cast their nets, but we didn’t know if the dolphins were actively coordinating their behavior with the fishers,” said Mauricio Cantor of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute, who led the study.

“Using drones and underwater imaging, we could observe the behaviors of fishers and dolphins with unprecedented detail and found that they catch more fish by working in synchrony,” said Cantor, an assistant professor in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “This shows that this is a mutually beneficial interaction between the humans and the dolphins.”

The researchers’ findings were just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Co-authors of the paper are Professor Fábio Daura-Jorge of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil and Professor Damien Farine of the University of Zurich and the Australian National University.

Synchronized movements of flocks of birds and schools of fish are a common yet striking behavior that can be key to the animals’ survival. Synchronized behavior between species, like that between the Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins and the traditional net-casting fishers in Brazil, is much more rare.

The practice is considered a cultural tradition in the city of Laguna on Brazil’s southern coast, where it occurred for more than 140 years and has been passed down through generations of fishers and dolphins. The cooperative fishing relationship is specific to this population of dolphins and is not a genetic trait in the animals, Cantor said.

There are historical and recent accounts of similar behaviors in a handful of locations elsewhere in the world, but the practice is in decline or has disappeared completely in most places and remains almost completely unstudied in others. The rare nature of the practice is one reason the

practice in Brazil is being considered for a cultural heritage designation, he said.

“From the fishers’ perspective, this practice is part of the culture of the community in all kinds of ways,” Cantor said. “They acquire skills passed down from other fishers and knowledge is spread through social learning. They also feel connected to this place and have a sense of belonging to the community.”

Predictive models run as part of the study show that the future of the practice could be threatened if populations of mullet – the type of fish both dolphins and people are seeking – continue to decline, or future generations of fishers lose interest in learning the art of this unique fishing practice.

“The practice is unlikely to continue if either the dolphins or the fishers no longer benefit from it,” said Farine.

Daura-Jorge said researchers are already seeing early signs of decline in the practice. “If we take steps to document and conserve the knowledge and the culture of the practice, we can indirectly and positively impact the biological aspects, as well,” he said.

To better understand this cultural tradition and measure its short- and long-term consequences for both fishers and dolphins, the researchers combined drones, hydrophones and underwater cameras to capture the mechanics of the partnership, conducted long-term demographic surveys for dolphins and interviewed and observed the fishers.

They found that foraging synchrony between dolphins and fishers substantially increases the probability of catching fish and the number of fish caught. This benefit then supports the dolphins’ survival – dolphins who engage in cooperative fishing in this area have a 13% increase in survival rates – and the socioeconomic wellbeing of the fishers. They also found that the fishers’ understanding of the fishing tradition matched the evidence produced through scientific tools and methods.

“Questionnaires and direct observations are different ways to look at the same phenomenon, and they match up well,” Cantor said. “By integrating these together, we could then get the most complete and reliable picture of how this system works and, most importantly, how it benefits both fishers and dolphins.”

Most interspecific interactions, including those between humans and other animals, are competitive rather than mutually beneficial, the researchers said. “But not in this case,” Farine said. “This makes this system of substantial scientific interest, as it can help us to understand under what conditions cooperation can evolve and – of growing importance in our rapidly changing world – under what conditions it might go extinct, or flip from a cooperative to a competitive interaction.”

The researchers suggest conservation action is needed to ensure the future of the practice. Both the dolphins and the fishers are reliant on a strong and healthy fish population for the cooperative relationship to succeed. In recent years, the region has seen reduced availability of fish. There is also reduced interest in learning the tradition, said Daura-Jorge, who has been monitoring this population for the past 15 years.

“We don’t know what is going to happen in the future, but our best guess, using our best data and best models, is that if things keep going the way they are right now, there will be a time when the interaction will no longer be of interest by at least one of the predators – the dolphins or the fishers,” Daura-Jorge said.

The researchers suggest several conservation measures may be necessary to secure the future of the practice. First is to try to identify the source of the mullet decline and take measures to

better manage that species, such as reducing use of illegal nets through law enforcement, Daura-Jorge said.

Second, the researchers recommend steps to work with current and future artisanal fishers, stressing the cultural and economic

importance of the net-casting practice. That might include offering incentives to encourage the traditional practice, such as setting a premium price for fish caught with this method.

“This phenomenon of mutually-beneficial interaction

between wildlife and humans is getting more and more rare and seems to be at global risk,” Cantor said. “The cultural value and the biological diversity are important, and it’s important to preserve it.”

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Net fishing alongside dolphins has shown to be beneficial for both the dolphins and people in Brazil.

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550 Chetco Lane

Daily Meal: 11:15 am –12:30 pm

The Chetco Activity Center is looking to fill volunteer positions in Reception and the dining room waiting on tables. These are lunchtime positions and training is available. Meals on Wheels is part of our service to seniors who cannot leave their homes. Meals to go are always available from 11 to 1 pm on weekdays. The pandemic had a severe impact

on our operations because 9 out of 10 volunteers at our senior center are seniors themselves.

Fiber Arts Exhibit Manley Art Center, 433 Oak Street

The exhibit, on display from February 7th through March 4th, showcases a diverse collection of fiber art produced by its fiber artists members and the local weaving group, Webfoot Weavers. From the ubiquitous knitted dish towel to the gossamer-painted silk scarf, fiber and textiles have been used by humans for eons. The fiber artists featured in this month's exhibit explore their creativity through silk

painting, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and quilting. This collaborative show displays work from novices to masters, wearable art to decorative accessories.

The goal of this exhibit is to present to the public the variety of fiber art disciplines. “We hope to open up the viewer’s imagination to all the possible ways working with fibers can ignite creativity,” says Manley Art Director Stacey Reynolds. The artists whose works are included in this exhibit bring a high level of technical expertise and a willingness to share their knowledge and the joy they take in creating.

The rest of the exhibit features a variety of art

created by the Manley Art Center members. Proceeds from the sale of artwork are shared between the artists and the Manley Art Center.

The Manley uses its portion to further its mission to promote, through education, the appreciation, distribution, and enjoyment of fine arts and crafts.

Friday, February 3

Chetco Activity Center

T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

The Walking Group

Azalea Park: 10:00 am

Meet at Azalea Park lot closest to Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by

the barber shop. Open to anyone wanting to walk – any pace. For info 541-412-8664

Monday, February 6

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation

Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tuesday, February 7

Chetco Activity Center

Bridge: Meet at 11:45 am

The Grange in Harbor 97895 Shopping Center Ave.

Line Dance: Advanced – no instructor 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, February 8

Chetco Activity Center

T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation

Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Walking Group Azalea Park: 10:00 am

Meet at Azalea Park lot closest to Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barber shop. Open to anyone wanting to walk – any pace. For info 541-412-8664

Classic cars took over Del Norte County over the weekend as the Northern Knights and the Curry County Cruisers met up for a Show’n Shine and lunch.

Car clubs meet in Show’n Shine

BY ROGER GITLIN

For The Triplicate

The Curry County Cruisers met up with the Northern Knights for a week-end Show’n Shine and Chart

Room lunch kicking off the 2023 Car Show season.

On Friday, some 25 hot rods, classics and exotic vehicles strutted their best stuff at the Y Center in Crescent City.

Sober Quarter

Saturday, the Cruisers met up at the Ship Ashore Resort in Smith River and caravanned down for an 11 a.m. lunch at the Chart Room to break bread with Northern Knights members.

Photos by Roger Gitlin