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New marijuana dispensary moving downtown By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate
Element 7, a company that owns several cannabis dispensaries as far south as Chula Vista near the Mexican border, will expand its reach into the upper most part of the state with the opening of a store in downtown Crescent City. The company is planning to lease a portion of a former restaurant located at 105 N. Street, and will sell dried cannabis flower, oils, edibles, topicals, lotions and other legalized products. The business received swift
approval for a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission in mid-October and plans to open pending renovations to the building. Retail hours will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Element 7 will occupy about 1,500 square feet of the 5,000-square-foot building, and will include retail and storage space, an office, utility room and restrooms. Improvements to the building will include the removal and installation of interior walls, display cases, security cameras, storage vaults, an air filtration system and interior
facade improvements. The dispensary will not be located within a 600-foot radius of the perimeter of a K-12 school or day care center, and will be required to comply with the regulations of the state cannabis regulatory agencies, including the Bureau of Cannabis Control. In the event Element 7 violates its agreement with the city or city staff receives complaints from the community that it determines needs further review, the Planning Commission has the option to hold another hearing, implement penalties and amend or revoke the use permit.
Uncharted Shores Academy looking to expand By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate
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A guest pulls an affirmation message off a piece of art during the presentation of the multimedia exhibit titled, “We are Worthy.”
Artwork sends a powerful message By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate
The Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness presented the work of Julie Smiley and her multimedia exhibit entitled “We Are Worthy” at the Del Norte County Courthouse on Oct. 26. Standing in front of several
artworks that ranged from soft pastel-colored affirmation messages that people could tear and take away with them, to unpredictable and darker watercolors meant to convey acceptance, Smiley explained that each piece of art started with a 20-minute meditation as a way to capture and convey resilience.
Smiley’s work was inspired by her work with domestic violence survivors at Crescent City’s Harrington House. “When you put wet paint on wet paper, it’s fascinating to see where the colors go,” explained Smiley, while she pointed towards a vibrant and three-dimensional piece of art using different
hues of blue. “It’s reminiscent of ‘Where am I going next?’” The art piece that invited visitors to take a tug at it - allowing them to leave with a message of affirmation - will morph and change, reflecting a similar metamorphosis of the survivors Please see ARTWORK, Page A10
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More than 200 pumpkins were given to local families last week during a pumpkin giveaway hosted by Brandee Stephens with Pacific Coast Mortgage Solutions.
Donated pumpkins bring a lot of smiles By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate
More than 200 pumpkins were donated last week, many of them into the arms of smiling, young Crescent City residents - courte-
sy of Brandee Stephens with Pacific Coast Mortgage Solutions. This was the second year that Stephens said she set up a pumpkin give away in front of her office at 555 H Street, though the original 100 pumpkins from The
Fort Dick Pumpkin Patch turned out to not be enough so she needed to go out for more. “We love to give away things throughout the year that are either family friendly or something for kids to do,” said Stephens.
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In late September, a free and virtual Starry Night Pumpkin event was also sponsored. The 25-person event filled up quickly, and included a canvas, paint and
Uncharted Shores Academy, the only independent charter school in Del Norte County, has big growth plans - to the tune of $5.5 million. “Every year, more students are opting to come to our school, and there is simply no space,” said Margie Rouge, who as principal and executive director was a founder of the school when it opened in 2007 with 75 students. USA is still classified as a non-classroom based school, though about two-thirds of its roughly 300 students currently learn from inside a classroom. The charter school’s homeschool ‘Offshore’ option remains popular and structural changes won’t impact that offering. However, demand for inclass instruction grew substantially in recent years resulting in a public lottery system that relegated some families to a wait-list. “We expect the new campus to house about 300 Onshore students, but will continue to keep about 80-90 in our Offshore program,” said Rouge. Some of USA’s students currently learn from a school building located off E. Street in the heart of downtown Crescent City. Earlier this month, the Crescent City Planning Commission approved the necessary permits that will allow USA to consolidate to 11 contiguous undeveloped lots of what’s referred to as the “Roosevelt Subdivision.” The consolidation and expansion will allow more families to send their kids to the 1.8 acre-site at the corner of Northcrest Drive and Washington Boulevard. “We started with the goal of giving elementary homeschool students more support, offering classes for half the day, four days a week,” said Rouge. “However, we soon had working parents asking for a full day of classes, and when we moved to our present main campus we began offering the Onshore option, which has become our most popular option for schooling.” The $5.5 million to fund the project was garnered through a low-interest rate loan from the Rural Community Assistance Corporation, which Please see EXPAND, Page A2
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