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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Crescent City, CA

Harbor district begins evicting some RV users By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate

Two 60-day eviction notices were served to recreational vehicle owners for not paying rent at an RV park within the Crescent City Harbor District. More may be coming. “I don’t want to estimate how many more will receive a 60-day notice because it is a moving target, but I know some people have decided it’s not worth waiting to find out and have moved to another place,” said Tim Petrick, CEO/harbormaster of the Crescent City Harbor District. There are two RV parks located on lands owned by the Harbor District: Bayside RV Park is currently licensed for 125 spaces at the corner of Citizens Dock Road and Neptune Way, and the other is Redwood Harbor Village, which fronts Anchor and Starfish Ways and includes 117 spaces. Drive through either of the parks and the juxtaposition between temporary vacationers and some of the long-term tenants is evident. Soiled Lazy-boy chairs, plastic bins stacked one upon the other, tied-up garbage bags and household pets sit outside. Some of the park-owned Please see RV USERS, Page A3

Photo by Diana Bosetti/The Triplicate

At the RV parks in the Harbor District, long-term rentals are not supposed to be allowed, but the district has made exceptions to keep money flowing year round.

Unexpected windfall becomes a community benefit By Diana Bosetti The Triplicate

A local family that received unexpected cash from an Elk Valley Tribal settlement has reinvested that money back into the community. “We moved out of town in 2013, and when we came back in 2017. I said ‘If we are going back let’s do it big,’” said Cherece Norris, whose husband Eric and their two sons - Eric Jr. and Brent - are descendants of the tribe. By doing it big, Cherece said she went to College of the Redwoods where she earned a teaching credential, then opened a home-based early childhood education program funded through Head Start. Cherece said they figured that was their path. But then, two events changed the Norris family’s trajectory: They received a tribal settlement and the Park City Superette in the Bertsch-Oceanview track put a for sale sign in the window. “My husband and kids grew up in that store,” Cherece said.

In 2018, the family purchased the store and in May of this year, they also bought a stand-alone building in the store’s parking lot - where the Norris Family Kitchen opened in September. Both businesses sit off Elk Valley Road and have quickly become a hub for the roughly 2,500 people who live nearby. On Saturdays, as many as 30 Indian Tacos are ordered to go or are eaten at one of three booths within the restaurant - making up for about a third of the items sold to the 75 to 100 customers who come each day. “A customer said he has lived on three reservations and this is the best he has ever had,” said Cherece, who added that the recipe is something that her husband refuses to share, even with her. Indian tacos include fried bread that’s crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, topped with seasoned ground beef, beans, guacamole, cheese, tomatoes and more. Opening up the restaurant seemed to be a natural direction Please see BENEFIT, Page A2

Photo by Diana Bosetti/The Triplicate

The Norris family got an unexpected cash settlement that they used to purchase a local business that helps those in the greatest need in Crescent City.

Getting ready to chase Dungeness crab Photos by Diana Bosetti/The Triplicate

With the Dungeness crab season quickly approaching, crab fleets are preparing at the Crescent City Harbor. The Dungeness season traditionally starts sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with the state of California making the final call. According to Tim Petrick, CEO/harbormaster of the Crescent City Harbor District, crab season will open Dec. 1. “The parking lot in the harbor is completely full, I think it’s going to be a really good crab year,” Petrick said.

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