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Council gets good news on COVID

By David Rupkalvis The Triplicate

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Crescent City, the city council received a dose of good news Monday.

Mitch Hanna, the CEO of Sutter Coast Hospital, said the increased cases have not caused a problem at the hospital, yet, and he also shared that the first medical staff at the hospital received vaccinations Monday.

Hanna said getting the process of vaccinations started was a big step forward. He said 29 people were vaccinated Monday, and he

expected another 30 to be vaccinated Tuesday.

“This will be a process over the next month or two,” Hanna said. “We are currently using the Pfizer vaccine.”

Dr. Warren Rehwaldt, the city’s director of public health, said because of the extreme cold storage requirements for the Pfizer vaccine, it is being store in Eureka and transported for use to Crescent City.

“We are in the very, very first stage in rolling out the vaccine in the county,” Rehwaldt said.

“We pulled our first doses of the vaccine out that we’ll be using

this week. It’s good news on the front of vaccines. As far as the overall picture in California, it’s really grim.”

Through Monday, there were 673 total cases in Del Norte County since the pandemic began. In the last 14 days, 126 new cases were reported and there were 150 active cases. Even the high numbers, though, had not had a major impact on the hospital.

“We have ample capacity,” Hanna said. “Currently, we have two COVID-positive cases in the hospital. Like every hospital in the country, ER visits are

down. I think people are afraid to come to the hospital, and they shouldn’t be. We take great precautions so that patients are not being unnecessarily exposed to the virus. Overall, we are running at an average daily census of 45 or 50 percent capacity. So, we have ample space.”

With cases rising, there is concern that more people could end up at the hospital, Councilman Blake Inscore said.

“What kind of contingency plan do you have in place if we see a significant surge of COVID cases,” Inscore asked. “Obviously, we’ve seen a very high surge

of actual cases, but we haven’t seen this in the hospital.”

Hanna said the hospital has had a plan in place since earlier this year and is prepared if the worst happens.

“The hospital has 49 licensed beds,” he said. “With our surge plan, we would have a capacity of 75 beds. The county has acquired a tent we could use for surge, which will add an additional 15 beds.”

“I think it’s good for the public to know a lot of thought has gone into this and the hospital has a good contingency plan,” Inscore Please see COVID, Page A5

Del Norte schools to remain open

By David Rupkalvis The Triplicate

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In this rendering from PGA Design, a view of future sports fields and a bike park can be seen at Beachfront Park.

Council gets a look at Beachfront Park

By David Rupkalvis The Triplicate

One of the city’s biggest projects is moving slowly ahead, with the goal of getting outside funding to help pay for a major transformation.

The city council for Crescent City received an update on the Beachfront Park Master Plan, a document that once approved will have a detailed plan for the city’s biggest park. The plan will also help the city qualify for funding through Prop. 68, which California voters approved for recreation and parks.

The city would be eligible for up to $8.4 million in grant funding, which would pay for a majority of the upgrades shown in the master plan.

“This park isn’t just in the city, this park really represents the city,” City Manager Eric Wier said.

Beachfront Park runs along Front Street from Highway 101 to the lighthouse. It is the most-used park in the city and could be an in-

creased draw for tourists once updated. Originally, the homeland of the Tolowa People, the park plans intend to embrace that history.

Parks and Recreation Director Holly Wendt told the council the city went to extreme lengths to get community feedback on what residents want to see in the park.

Through community outreach, focus groups and interviews with hundreds, the city came up with an idea of what the community hopes to see. Wendt said the top items on the wish list included: a bike park, amphitheater, green space, more amenities in Kids Town, walking and biking paths, year-round food and concessions, volleyball courts and labyrinth.

Working with PGA Design, the city came up with a plan that embraces those elements and more.

Cathy Garrett, the president of PGA Design, said even in COVID, more than 300 surveys were completed from a cross-section of the community.

“Part of this whole process is your community helps design your

park based on what your community needs and wants,” Garrett said.

With a March deadline for submitting the grant application, Garrett said the final master plan will go to the planning commission in January and back to city council for final approval in early February.

Garrett then took the council through the plan for the new park.

Starting near the visitor center, the park would have a cultural area where all the memorials in the park would be moved to one area. There would also be new signs and information about the Tolowa People.

The existing Kids Town would have new equipment, including a boulder climb for older children.

An amphitheater would be built with seating for hundreds. It could be used to house school plays, concerts and other music. Nearby would be an area for food trucks, farmer’s markets and community events like the Fourth of July celebration.

New sports fields would be

built with up to six soccer fields of different sizes as well as courts for volleyball, tennis and pickleball.

Walking and jogging paths would wind through the park with some new exercise equipment in place.

The plan also calls for a bike park, with elements for beginner to advanced riders. The park plan also has an area for a dog park.

A third bathroom would also be built near the sports fields. There would also be new trees and other landscaping enhancements.

“One of the things that came out of the community input was a tremendous desire for more trees,” Garrett said. “So, we added that to it. There is a lot to this park.”

Answering a question from the council, Wendt said there would be an increased cost for maintenance and upkeep, but she said the city hopes increased tourism and revenue from events would more than cover the cost.

“I’m really encouraged by the path we’re looking to go down,” Mayor Jason Greenough said.

“This is very exciting.”

Injured surfer transferred to Colorado hospital

By ZACK DEMARS The TRIPLICATE

Zac Abblitt’s life changed last month after a day of surfing went wrong.

The Brookings 18-year-old dove head-first into shallow water and didn’t come up until he was pulled out by friends nearby.

The dive fractured vertebrae and paralyzed Abblitt from the neck down.

Up until about a week ago, Abblitt was slowly regaining muscle function at a hospital in Redding, California. But since then, he’s been transferred to a new hospital, where he’ll be for several months.

In the meantime, his family in Brookings is going through the highs and lows of his recovery,

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but is remaining optimistic.

“They’re all very strong, I would say,” said Kevin Knoll, Abblitt’s uncle who’s been coordinating community support for his recovery.

Currently, a big reason for their optimism is Abblitt’s transfer to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. There he’s seeing experts in spinal cord rehabilitation.

His condition has improved, and he’s often seen talking and laughing in videos posted by family members on a Facebook group dedicated to updating friends about his recovery.

“I know that though all of this God’s just been such a blessing in everything that he’s done,” Abblitt said in one of those vidPlease see Surfer, Page A7

Contributed by Zachary Abblitt Recovery group on Facebook

Zac Abblitt has regained some muscle function after a debilitating surfing accident in Brookings last month. He’s since transferred to a hospital in Colorado for intensive physical therapy.

While COVID-19 has caused many schools to close down, Del Norte Unified School District hopes to buck the trend.

Superintendent Jeff Harris announced last week that not only will schools remain open to in-person education when Christmas break is over, the district is working to bring high school students fully back to class.

During his weekly report to the community, Harris said ultimately whether students can learn in person is up the community.

“All students will return to school as they currently are,” Harris said. “So, the same structure your child is in today is the same structure they will return to Jan. 4. The only major shift we’ll see after the new year involves Del Norte High School. On Dec. 10, the board of trustees adopted the Del Norte High School in person expansion plan that was proposed by Principal Allison Eckert.”

The plan, which will go into effect Jan. 25, will open Del Norte High School to all students who want to be in class. Currently, the high school is only open to in-person classes for electives such as drama, choir and band in the afternoon. Harris said while that has been good, students need to be in class more, so he is happy Eckert came up with a plan to allow that.

“I think we have to have them in school. At the last progress grading period, there were 60 percent more Ds and Fs than there was the year before. It’s taking a toll socially, emotionally and academically on kids,” Harris said. “I think we have to get kids back in person as much as we can. We’re trying to let kids come back as fully as possible and as safely as possible.”

The plan will be to open the school to all students every morning. Rather than trying to teach six classes in the shortened day, the district is working on a plan that will teach three classes every quarter.

“Imagine taking three classes off high school kids, letting them focus in depth,” Harris said.

“Hopefully this will help a bunch of kids rebound.”

Del Norte Unified School District has bucked the trend of distance learning this whole year.

When school opened in September, all preschool to eighth-grade students were welcomed in person in a different manner. Half the students attend Monday and Wednesday and half Tuesday and Thursday. All students then do

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New Year’s resolution: Read more books Beth Austen

Del Norte County Library District Manager

Want to read more this year?

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. — Joseph Addison Life is busy, isn’t it?

Have you ever thought that you want to read more but you just don’t have time? We would like to offer you some tips to assist you in expanding your reading life this year...

Be Picky!

It is no fun reading a boring book. If you only select materials you are interested in, you will find that you look forward to reading. There are many different genres to choose from. Browse our catalog and see for yourself!

Get Your Gear Do you have a comfy chair? Maybe invest in a cozy blanket to wrap yourself up in as you sit and read. Use your favorite mug and treat yourself to a soothing cup of coffee or tea to help you immerse yourself into the adventure. Bookmarks are not expensive so find

one that suits your style.

Colorful Post-It notes work too.

Multitask You can get clever and succeed with two resolutions at once. Read that book while you are on the stair climber and make it a part of your daily routine.

Try Something Different Don’t read your book, listen to it! Audiobooks are great for people who are busy. There are also ebooks which are a convenient way to keep all of your books on one single device. You have a plethora of options.

Be Accountable Let us know how you are doing with your reading goals! We would love to encourage and support you. Share your update with us and you just might inspire a friend or two.

This message has been brought to you by the Del Norte County Library District.

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subscribe to our free electronic newsletter by visiting us at www.delnortecountylibrary.org; simply scroll down and share your email address with us in the “Subscribe to our Newsletter” section. These options will assist you in not only staying connected with us, but with the valuable resources in the Del Norte County community. If you have a resource or a local event that you would like us to help market for you, please let us know by emailing us at info@delnortecountylibrary.org.

The Del Norte County Library District is composed of the Main Library, a branch library in Smith River, and the library literacy program, Del Norte Reads. The main branch library was established as the Ladies Library by volunteers in 1906. The library moved to its current location in February 1983. The Smith River branch opened in April 2002.

The DNCL provides free services to all residents living within the boundaries of Del Norte County with services available to all others for an annual fee.

The library system holds over 82,000 materials – books, magazines, DVDs, compact discs, audio books and more.

The current building was dedicated in 1983 and was remodeled in 2020.

In addition, thousands of people entered the library to utilize print and electronic resources, access the Internet through the Library’s state-of-the-art Wi-Fi service, view a library exhibit or attend one of the library’s many events.

The friendly staff is eager to serve you.

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OBITUARY Stephen Joseph Clement Oct. 30, 1945 – Dec. 17, 2020

Stephen Joseph Clement died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the age of 75, following a four-year battle with cancer.

Steve was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on October 30, 1945. The oldest child of Joseph Edward Clement, a career marine, and Alfreda Rosalia Drazga, Steve moved with his siblings Tony and Margaret throughout the Carolinas and across the country to Orange County, California.

Known in his younger years as “nature boy,” Steve thrived on time spent outdoors and in museums, libraries, and school, where he most loved and excelled in math and science. He concocted explosives and blew holes in the backyard with his

brother in El Toro, and compiled thorough collections of insects, butterflies, and coins.

After graduating in 1964 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, Steve worked his way through Santa Ana College and the University of Arizona. When a professor noticed his talents and recommended a career in pharmacy, Steve went with the flow and graduated with a bachelor of science in pharmacy in 1970.

A treasure hunter and avid student of life, Steve explored the natural beauty of California as a traveling pharmacist in Orange County, San Francisco, and Sonora before putting down roots in Del Norte County. Steve served our community as the local hospital’s pharmacist for about 30 years, moving from the original Seaside Hospital to Sutter Coast.

There, he was known to his work family as a passionately diligent perfectionist who always put the safety of patients and colleagues first.

Through work, Steve met his wife Jeanne Marie

and became a parent to her daughter Jeanne Joe. He filled their home in Gasquet with dogs, nature, books, and creative projects--like building wooden swords for his daughter’s sixth grade production of Romeo and Juliet, turning a satellite dish into a gazebo, and transforming the family’s redwood cabin into an architectural gem.

Known to those who loved him as a true free spirit, deep optimist, and something of a wizard, Steve was an expert hobbyist in gold prospecting, astronomy, geology, chemistry, divination, film, upcycling, and design; chased eclipses in Baja in 1991 and Oregon in 2017; rode his bicycle the length of Northern California; toured through deserts, mountains, and coastland in his motorcycles and sports cars; and liberally used the word “groovy.”

A beloved husband, step-father, brother, uncle, and friend, there is no one else like Steve. He had a heart of gold and will be deeply missed. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

RCC Board selects Ramos as interim member The Rogue Community College Board of Education at its Dec. 15 meeting unanimously selected Maria Ramos Underwood to serve as an interim member. She will represent Zone 7 which encompasses the northeast quarter of the city of Medford. The position was filled due to the passing of board member Ron Fox in September.

Ramos has deep understanding of community colleges as an RCC healthcare partner, alumnus of Mesa Community College, an RCC student parent and as a faculty spouse.

Ramos is chief development officer for LaClinica where she has worked for 20 years, developing extensive experience in leadership, program development, marketing, human resources and fundraising. She also leads LaClinica’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program.

Before joining La Clinica, she served as Dunn

Maria Ramos Underwood House’s first Hispanic outreach advocate and prior to that worked for Early Head Start at Southwest Human Development located in Phoenix.

Ramos also serves as a member on the boards of the Health Care Coalition of Southern Oregon, the Gray Family Foundation and is a steering committee member

of All in for Health Care, the team overseeing LaClinica’s regional community health improvement plan.

Ramos was born in Mexico, was a child of seasonal farm workers and grew up in Mesa, Arizona.

She relocated to Medford in 1997 from Tempe, Arizona, when her husband Verne was hired by Rogue Community College. The couple has two adult children. She is an avid reader and enjoys traveling with her family.

Learn more about the RCC Board of Education, its work, policies and members at https://web.roguecc. edu/board-education.

DEATH NOTICES Daroline Dale Presler was born in South Dakota on December 9, 1930. She passed away December 18, 2020 in Crescent City, California. Services will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel.

Please sign the family’s online guest book at wiersmortuary.com.

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Water bill provides key relief for coast DEL NORTE TRIPLICATE

will keep an air station in Newport that was in danger of closing.

While DeFazio said he would have preferred to pass the legislation independently, he was forced to attach it to the spending bill when the Senate refused to consider it.

The $10 billion surplus will help make repairs and finish dredging projects at all the harbors across the nation over the next decade, the congressman said.

By David Rupkalvis The Triplicate

While much of the state was paying attention to the COVID-19 relief package that passed Congress on Monday, Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio was celebrating another win.

DeFazio, who serves as the chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said the spending bill that also passed was a big win for the nation’s coastal communities. Included in the package was the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which fully funds harbor maintenance.

“This is a tremendous victory for Oregon’s coastal communities,” DeFazio said. “For decades, I have fought to unlock the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and ensure that funds already collected for harbor maintenance are fully utilized to keep our local ports dredged and jetties maintained.

Finally, WRDA 2020 fulfils that goal. With this fix, our ports and harbors will have the resources they so desperately need, all without raising taxes or adding a penny to the deficit. My bipartisan bill, approved by both the House and the Senate, will create and sustain jobs on the coast, make conditions safer for Oregon’s commercial fishing and recreation industries and boost our state and national economic competitiveness.”

DeFazio explained Congress passed a small tax while Ronald Reagan was president to fund harbor maintenance. But over the last decade, Congress has withheld some of that money, which accumulated

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Congressman Peter DeFazio, center, met with officials from the Port of Brookings Harbor earlier this year and toured the port. Here he reviews a schematic of port improvement plans with Port Commissioner Richard Heap, far left, Port Commissioner Sharon Hartung, far right, and Port Manager Gary Dehlinger. to $10 billion.

When the spending bill passed, the money was unlocked and will be spent over the next decade.

DeFazio said beginning in 2021, $500 million in extra funding will be released every year, with the number climbing to $1 billion in the sixth year.

“By unlocking the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, my legislation will ultimately provide up to $3 billion annually for port maintenance around the country and right here in Oregon,” he said.

“I also successfully pushed for a 50 percent increase in funding for small harbors, like the Port of Gold Beach and the Port of Siuslaw, and for a provision that allows harbor maintenance funds to be seamlessly spent on the maintenance of adjacent marinas. This funding will be put to immediate use paying for planned projects such as

the Coos Bay North Jetty rehabilitation and maintenance dredging along the coast.”

DeFazio said the Water Resources Development Act twice passed the House unanimously, but the Senate refused to take it up for consideration. That left no choice but to attach it to the spending bill that was approved by Congress on Monday.

DeFazio said the additional funding will help offset years of deferred maintenance at ports and harbors across Oregon, California and the nation.

“This is going to be big,” he said. “The North Jetty at Coos Bay has needed repairs for a long time. When jetties start to go, they go quickly.

This assistance will help us go forward with the North Jetty repair.”

DeFazio also pointed to a dredging project at the Gold Beach harbor as much need-

ed. He said so much gravel has washed into the harbor that the Coast Guard had to remove its boat from the area. Most boats can only enter and exit at high tides due to the built-up silt. With the funding, not only can the harbor be dredged, but work can be done upriver to keep rocks from flowing in for several years.

At Port Orford, the funding will help reconfigure the jetty or put in a permanent dredging system.

In California, the money will benefit coastal communities like Crescent City.

“It’s really good for coastal communities,” he said. “We’ve got to dredge these. We lose people on the harbor bars up and down the coast every year.”

DeFazio said he also got funding for the Coast Guard attached to the spending bill.

The legislation will fully fund the Coast Guard and

Huffman votes to pass emergency Coronavirus relief funding bill Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 133, the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which included provisions to combat the coronavirus and put money in the pockets of working families who are struggling.

“Thousands of Americans have been holding on by a thread, desperately waiting for relief. I’m glad we were able to reach this deal, but we have not secured anywhere close to the support that’s needed to combat the coronavirus, help families, and rebuild the economy,” said Congressman Jared Huffman.

“Some of our greatest successes were in support and clarity for small businesses, increased food assistance, and providing billions for vaccine deployment and the personal protective equipment stockpile.

“But the short-term duration of many critical programs and funding priorities is a disappointment, and possibly the biggest compromise we had to make to quickly get this relief passed. Republicans still refuse to put the needs of frontline workers and struggling families first, instead resorting to political stunts to prevent the incoming Biden-Har-

ris administration from successfully confronting this crisis. State and local governments need much more funding, and lifelines for many Americans like unemployment insurance must be increased and extended. Much more is needed, and we will start negotiating immediately on a bill to extend and improve these programs that can be signed into law day one of the Biden-Harris administration.”

Huffman successfully advocated to include multiple funding and policy priorities for northwest California in the final package: • Extends marina fee retention authority for the Shasta Trinity National Forest, which allows the Forest Service to retain fees from marina uses and special permits in the National Recreation Area and reinvest these funds in recreation and public safety improvements. This was one of Huffman’s top priority requests to support the outdoor recreation economy in Trinity County; the Shasta-Trinity Recreation Area is visited by over 2 million people each year and this authority has provided $500,000 to $800,000 annually in recent years.

• Invests in key North Coast and environmental priorities as part of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which includes increasing the set-aside for smaller “emerging ports” like those on the North Coast, prioritization of completing the feasibility study for a dam raise at Coyote Valley, and $30 million for ongoing water and boat inspection operations at Lakes Sonoma and Mendocino.

• Authorizes new water infrastructure and research programs that were part of Huffman’s FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act, an ambitious water infrastructure proposal that was the culmination of months of public vetting and legislative development. The legislation includes improvements to the WaterSMART program and the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, as well as new research investments in water technology and snow water supply forecasting, and an ambitious new aquatic ecosystem restoration program that will help effort sin the Eel and Russian River basins.

• Fisheries relief: Provides $300 million in assistance to fisheries participants to help miti-

gate coronavirus-related economic impacts, with $30 million set aside for Tribal fisheries. The agreement also provides $1.5 billion for the USDA to purchase food and agriculture products, including seafood.

• Provides $8.9 million in funding for the EPA’s work in the San Francisco Bay, which includes habitat restoration, wetlands recovery, climate change resiliency and wildlife protection projects throughout the Bay and Delta.

• IDEA: Provides $12.9 billion for Part B grants to states under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which represents a $172 million dollar increase over FY20 appropriations levels and makes it possible to hire teachers, invest in safety, and provide the resources students and faculty need to adapt to new challenges brought on by the pandemic.

COVID-19 relief DeFazio said the package that was approved by Congress was not perfect, but it was nice to see something done.

“It is not as much as I would have liked,” he said.

“This got restarted by a bipartisan group in the House and I weighed in and said, ‘Hey, this may not be what we like, but we have to do something.’”

DeFazio said even the imperfect package will help Oregon residents. He said 100,000 Oregonians who would have lost unemployment this month will continue to receive it. He also said federal money will go

to tenants and landlords to stop evictions,ß and money would go to small businesses that need it most.

“That should provide particular relief to restaurants, gyms and other small businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus restraints,” DeFazio said.

While DeFazio has been spending most of his time in Oregon to limit travel during the pandemic, he said he would return to Washington D.C. early in the new year. He will be sworn in for a new term Jan. 3 and will take part in the Electoral College vote Jan. 6. DeFazio said he expects some Republicans to protest the results but was confident nothing would change.

“They could drag it out for a few days, but the result is preordained,” he said.

“This craziness has got to stop at some point so we can get back to the business of helping the country.”

DeFazio said he anticipates the new Congress will take up more COVID relief discussions, but the end result is uncertain.

“There’s a lot of room for improvement,” he said.

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POLICE BLOTTER The police blotter is 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.

Excerpts from the call logs of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department: Wednesday, Dec. 16 • At 4:15 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of L Street after a caller reported hearing people in the room next to her yelling and banging things around.

• At 7:35 a.m., police responded to the area of Northcrest and Highway 101 after a caller reported someone lying on the sidewalk covered by a white sheet.

• At 8:33 a.m., police responded to the 400 block of Highway 101 after a caller said a woman had been asking different people to go to her room.

• At 8:56 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3400 block of Movie Lane after a caller said her daughter called and claimed her husband was breaking furniture and threatening children.

• At 10:17 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of McNamara after a caller said she was delivering packages and a man opened the door and pointed a gun at her.

• At 10:54 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1000 block of McNamara after a caller said a neighbor was being aggressive and a second caller said the same man tried to start a fight.

• At 11:33 a.m., police responded to the 1100 block of 3rd Street after two callers reported a man

throwing rocks at passing cars.

• At 12:48 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of H Street after a caller reported a known man was acting erratic and saying he wants to harm himself.

• At 2:04 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Bertsch Avenue after a caller said someone keeps stealing his mail and other items from his property.

• At 2:33 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of M Street after a caller reported someone stole several bottles of alcohol.

• At 3:19 p.m., police responded to the 600 block of Pacific Avenue after a caller reported someone broke into his car through an open window and stole items.

• At 8:34 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of 9th Street after a caller said someone backed into his car and left.

Thursday, Dec. 17 • At 5:31 a.m., police responded to the 700 block of 2nd Street to remove a woman who had thrown her stuff around the room.

• At 6:42 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of Pacific Avenue after a caller reported someone was yelling for help.

• At 7:50 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1400 block of Dodane Avenue after a caller said items were stolen from her car and backyard.

• At 7:53 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2400 block of Dodane Avenue after a caller said his mailbox was broken into and a T-shirt stolen.

• At 8:05 a.m., police responded to the 1200 block of 9th Street after a

caller reported a man was swinging a knife around.

• At 11:07 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Martin Street after a caller reported a man was swinging a machete around.

• At 11:49 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Douglas and Hoover Street after a caller said she may have found human remains.

• At 2:32 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the last turn on Pebble Beach after a caller reported someone he knew drove up, punched him in the face and drove away.

• At 3:12 p.m., police responded to the 1300 block of California after a caller said someone removed her trailer from the property.

• At 3:23 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of Charm Lane after a caller reported someone came into the residence and pushed her roommate.

• At 3:59 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Arnett after a caller said someone broke into a storage unit and stole items.

• At 4:38 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of Waldo Street after a caller said her special-needs daughter was assaulted by several juveniles.

• At 9:31 p.m., police responded to the 1200 block of Pine Grove Road after a caller reported her daughter was inside a house and people inside would not allow her to leave.

Friday, Dec. 18 • At 4:13 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to milepost 34 on Highway 101 to a report of a vehicle upside down in a ditch.

• At 7:30 a.m., police

responded to the 700 block of 9th Street after a caller asked police to remove someone from her home.

• At 8:49 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Martin Street after a caller said a man inside was ripping out all the wiring.

• At 11:47 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Macken Avenue after a caller reported someone was threatening her.

• At 12:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Yonkers Avenue after a caller reported someone she knew was threatening her.

• At 1:47 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the harbor in Crescent City after a caller said a man was hitting a woman.

• At 2:33 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Lake Earl Drive after a caller asked for a welfare check on someone who had a suitcase full of dogs.

• At 2:47 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of El Dorado Street after a caller said someone was walking down the road swinging a machete.

• At 6 p.m., the Del Norte Ambulance responded to the 200 block of Essex Street after a caller said her uncle shot her in the arm with a pellet gun.

• At 7:57 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1000 block of 9th Street after a caller said the store stole money from her.

• At 9:17 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of 9th Street after a caller reported two vehicles had their tires slashed.

• At 9:50 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Grant Avenue after a caller said

COVID-19: A north state wildfire by another name Dr. Warren Rehwaldt Del Norte County Public Health Officer

The North State is in a state of emergency.

COVID-19 cases are rising, hospitalizations are reaching record highs and new deaths are reported daily. We need to respond quickly to protect our community from this growing, devastating threat.

Our beautiful region is no stranger to emergency situations. In years past, the resilient people of Northern California have worked together to survive disasters as a strong, united community. When wildfires plagued us, we became all too familiar with prevention and response practices, including defensible space, sheltering safely, mitigating poor air quality and using resources wisely.

These same terms apply to our current emergency, COVID-19: • Defensible space: Remaining six feet away from

others and limiting mixing with crowds.

• Air quality: Wearing a face covering when outside the home, for ourselves and for others. And maximizing ventilation.

• Sheltering safely: Sticking close to home and limiting contact to household members only.

Coupled with the above two strategies, this could result in an 80 percent decrease in COVID-19 cases in three weeks.

• Using resources wisely: The Northern California region still has adequate ICU capacity, but projections show that this could change by Christmas.

Unlike what we experienced with the wildfires, our entire nation is on fire at the same time, so accessing mutual aid is increasingly challenging.

Social gatherings, travel, not masking and going out when you’re sick are like fuel for this fire. Risk is higher than its been at any point in the pandemic.

Even as a region, we only have about 120 ICU beds, and 15 percent capacity leaves fewer than 20 beds – that’s for people with heart attacks, strokes, trauma and COVID-19. We, the Rural Association of Northern California Health Officers, are gravely concerned that this cushion of beds could be easily overwhelmed, and many facilities in our region are already stretched to staff hospital beds for patients requiring a higher level of health care.

The critical care capacity in the RANCHO region continues to decline and, as of December 18, the remaining ICU capacity for RANCHO is 21%.

The trend in region-wide capacity reflects a decline among the three counties that make up 75%, or approximately 93, of the adult ICU non-surge beds in the region.

As your public health officers, we are asking our communities to do what they’ve done during times

of disaster so many times before, which is to band together and do everything we can to stop this firestorm. Please adhere to the guidelines that we know slows this disease down and will keep us out of the Regional Stay at Home Order. Availability of an effective and safe vaccine is hope on the horizon, like a caravan of CalFire trucks. But we will need to equip ourselves with all these tools until we have manageable spot fires.

Like a fire hose, a vaccine has minimal impact during a firestorm, but is effective at putting out a smoldering fire. Eventually, we will be in a “fire recovery state” when enough people have been vaccinated, likely in late summer or early fall.

Until then, we implore you to do your part to slow the spread.

As local and regional communities, we have survived many disasters. Together, we can extinguish the COVID- 19 wildfire.

GARFIELD • Jim Davis

an unknown person came into their home and would not leave.

• At 10:20 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1200 block of Harrold Street after a caller reported a woman slashed his tires.

• At 11:22 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to Pacific Ocean after the Coast Guard reported a vessel coming that way with engine problems.

Someone on the boat said the captain said he would let the boat sink before calling the Coast Guard.

Saturday, Dec. 19 • At 4:07 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Indian Road after a caller reported he was robbed by two men with guns.

• At 6:57 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Harding Street after a caller reported someone smashed her front window and broke down her door.

• At 7:24 a.m., sheriff’s deputies received a report from a woman who said her son has assaulted her.

• At 9:48 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of Gasquet Flat after a caller said someone stole his ignition from his car.

• At 11:50 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2400 block of Peveler after a caller reported her bank account was hacked.

• At 12:32 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 900 block of Washington Boulevard after a caller said someone left their children alone in a vehicle.

• At 12:55 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1100 block of Highway 101 after a caller said someone might be waving a gun around.

• At 1:54 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of Highway 101 after a caller said someone shoved another person into a van.

• At 2:29 p.m., police responded to the 800 block of H Street after a caller said someone stole a wallet from a car.

• At 2:31 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of Highway 101 after a caller said his car was stolen sometime in the last few days.

• At 4:28 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2400 block of Howland Hill Road after a caller said she had cut herself.

• At 10:23 p.m., police responded to the 400

block of 4th Street after a caller said her sister was drunk and pounding on her windows.

• At 11:38 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 500 block of Valentine Street after a caller said two men were threatening him.

Sunday, Dec. 20 • At 10:57 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Joaquin and McNamara after a caller said a woman was walking down the street with a machete.

• At 11:15 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1000 block of Scenic Creek after a caller said someone broke her car window.

• At 1:05 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of L Street after a caller said a statue in front of the address had been stolen.

• At 1:34 p.m., sheriff’s deputies received a report of packages being stolen in the 300 block of Del Monte Street.

• At 3:30 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of Highway 101 after a caller reported a man in the area was exposing himself to traffic.

• At 4:53 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Butte Street after a caller said someone ran out of a church with a package.

• At 5:14 p.m., police responded to the area of Highway 101 and 4th Street after a caller reported a man walking in and out of traffic.

• At 5:38 p.m., California Highway Patrol troopers responded to the area of Fresno and Macken after a call said a black motorcycle was parked in the middle of the road.

• At 5:39 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3400 block of Movie Lane after a caller said her sister’s boyfriend had punched her in the face.

• At 6:18 p.m., the Crescent City Fire Department responded to the area of Elk Valley and State Street to a report of a delivery truck on fire.

• At 9:44 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of Washington Boulevard after multiple callers reported hearing a gunshot.

• At 10:28 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Starfish Way after a caller reported seeing a man break a window of a woman’s car.

Letter to the editor “NFC LEAST”

The unavoidable fact that one of the NFC East’s four terrible teams is going to make the playoffs this season as a National Football League division winner is a travesty. The Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Washington Football Team have four of the worst win-loss records in the NFL. However, since one of the NFC Least’s four flailing franchises will win their division by default, one of these embarrassingly bad NFC East teams will be playing in the playoffs at home in January, while much more worthy

National Football Conference teams from other divisions (such as the Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears) are forced to fight for wild card playoff spots.

Fans of professional football should demand a rule change in time for next season whereby no NFL division winner with a losing record should ever be allowed into the playoffs again. Instead, an additional wild card team should be chosen to replace any division winner with a losing record in the playoffs.

Jacob Pickering Eureka

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said.

Answering a question from Councilman Beau Smith, Hanna said the hospital has adequate respirators, explaining the hospital purchased more than 10 portable respirators a few years ago and upgraded them this year.

“We are very well suited,” Hanna said.

Rehwaldt told the council the Northern California region, which includes Del Norte County, is the only region in the state not on mandatory lockdowns, but he said that could change.

“We could be alongside the rest of the state any day,” he said. “It could happen tomorrow.”

Rehwaldt said much like Halloween and Christmas, he is worried about the impact of the Christmas holiday. He

said large gatherings, even family gatherings, often lead to a spike in cases.

“Christmas will have an impact in a couple of weeks,” Rehwaldt said.

“I can’t stress enough the importance of not having those big Christmas parties, staying at home with your immediate family.

Now is not the time to take chances.”

As the vaccine starts arriving in greater amounts, Rehwaldt said the county is looking to vaccinate the elderly as soon as possible.

“We don’t really know what the schedule is going to be, but we do recognize they need to be pretty high up on the list,” he said. “If we vaccinate the most vulnerable people, not only are we going to save some lives, we’re also going to reduce the chance of over impacting the medical system. That’s really two of our goals.”

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CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS The following report of criminal convictions between Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 was provided by the Superior Court of Del Norte County.

Roger Willard Buckskin Jr., 40, of Crescent City, was convicted of DUI and

was sentenced to three years of probation, two days in jail and a fine of $1,864.

Mary Elizabeth Jantz, 26, of Cave Junction, Ore., was convicted of DUI and sentenced to three years of probation, two days in jail

and a fine of $1,864.

Manuel Terry Martinho Jr., 36, of Crescent City, was convicted of wet/reckless driving and sentenced to one year of probation and a fine of $833.

Antonio Martinez

Oliverio, 23, of Eureka, was convicted of DUI and sentenced to three years of probation, two days in jail and a fine of $1,864.

Kyle Ashton Palmer, 29, of Eureka, was convicted of wet/reckless driving and sentenced to

one year of probation and a fine of $833.

Laura Bell Preslar, 31, of Crescent City, was convicted of driving on a suspended license with a prior and sentenced to one year of probation, five days in jail and a fine of

$2,274.

Sherrie Lynn Turnage, 37, of Redding, was convicted of wet/reckless driving and driving on a suspended license and sentenced to one year of probation, five days in jail and a fine of $3,107.

When water dries up, it can be deadly

reaches fatal concentrations in waterfowl and other birds that eat the invertebrates.

Afflicted birds lose muscle control. Unable to hold up their heads, poisoned ducks often drown in the water that should have given them life.

The Klamath refuges regularly suffer outbreaks of avian botulism in late summer, when the water is lowest. In a “normal” year, a few hundred birds might be brought in for treatment.

This summer, the outbreak was a conflagration.

More than 3,000 poisoned birds were treated by the

rehabilitation organization Bird Ally X. They were the lucky ones. Among rescued birds that survived the first 24 hours, over 80% could be released, a testimony to the tireless work of volunteers, the support of conservation organizations, and the expertise of Bird Ally X staff.

But most poisoned birds never made it to treatment.

Field surveyors at the refuge gathered the bodies of about 20,000 dead birds, a number equivalent to the population of Klamath Falls, the region’s largest city.

The California Waterfowl

Association estimates that at least three times that many died. So - at least 60,000 dead birds. Dead Mallards, with their emerald-green heads. Dead Northern Shovelers, with their comically enormous bills. Dead Northern Pintails, long-necked, long-tailed and elegant.

A host of seemingly legitimate claims on the Klamath Basin’s water exist: farmers whose roots in the region go back generations, tribes whose ties to endangered Klamath River salmon and Klamath Lake suckers stretch to time immemorial.

But older than any human claim, any human “right,” are the rights of the wild.

How easily we forget that water is wild. We claim it, we fight over it, but we did not make it. The water of the Klamath Basin created a world of overflowing abundance, of lakes filled with suckers, a great river bursting with salmon, and also of marshlands filled with ducks and grebes and ibis and egrets. Our use, our heedless overuse, has almost destroyed that world.

There are glimmers of hope. The dams that choke the Klamath River may be finally nearing removal, to the great benefit of salmon. Over $6 million was recently made available to the wildlife refuges to lease additional water. But the comprehensive plan needed to assure a supply of water sufficient to prevent a recurrence of 2020’s botulism tragedy remains elusive.

In my mind’s eye, I see the 60,000 dead birds gathered in a great poisoned pile, a pyramid of lost lives.

The bodies are perfect and unmarked. The feathers are still beautiful. If the masters of the Klamath Basin’s water, all the contending parties, could be brought to stand before that awful sight, would they, I wonder, fall silent for a moment?

Would their dusty hearts soften? Can we, at least, agree that this must never happen again?

Pepper Trail is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. com, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a conservation biologist and writer in Ashland, Oregon.

The forest supervisors from the Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers national forests are pleased to inform the public that the August Complex vegetation and resource rapid assessment and maps are available at www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/

fseprd865429.pdf.

The rapid assessment evaluates short-term postfire restoration opportunities; identifies public safety, cultural, and natural resource concerns; and integrates a short-term strategy with medium- to long-term strategic management of the

post-fire landscape across forest boundaries. The Rapid Assessment Team was comprised of specialists in heritage, fuels, geology, wildlife, timber, public affairs, planning and other resources.

This assessment is a first step in identifying the

hazard reduction and restoration activities the Forests will pursue within the August Complex fire area.

Additional resource considerations and public input will be included during the next steps to help refine and target areas for restoration work.

Schools

could force schools to close.

1 – executive or public health order 2 – student or staff infection rate climbs too high 3 – Widespread quarantines within community so there’s not enough staff to function.

While COVID has not been a problem in the district so far, with no cases reported as spread on campus, Harris said families need to work to ensure that remains the case.

“If you’re sick stay home, if you’re positive stay home, if you’ve been in close contact or your quarantined,

stay home,” he said. “I think even more than that we really want to encourage our families, if you are traveling or hosting families from outside the area, we would highly encourage you to consider placing your child on an independent study contract that covers up to two weeks of in-person learning upon your return to town or your guests’ departure. For instance, if you are hosting family over the Christmas holiday and thy are leaving on Dec. 26 or Dec. 27, we would really encourage you to contact your child’s teacher and

request independent study for the week of Jan. 4. Now the thought process behind that is if you’re back in town or your guest leaves on the 26th, you have one week in there you can monitor for COVID symptoms or test for COVID. That’s that first week, but the week of Jan. 4 is the week we request you ask for independent study.”

Harris said ultimately, if the schools can safely be open, they will.

“Basically, it boils down to health and safety of our students and staff,” he said.

“I’ll be honest, I know that there are many people in our community that I’ve had conversations with who don’t agree with all the public health orders and mandates, and we have a wide variety of folks who also are fully compliant with all public health orders. My plea to you, my encouragement to you, is whether you agree with them or not, as schools we function under very specific guidance and laws. The last thing I want to have to do is close a cohort, a school or the district because we weren’t able to contain the spread of COVID 19 in our schools.”

Before coming up with a final plan for Del Norte High School, the district is asking parents for some input. Harris said parents can share their opinions on the school’s website at www. dnusd.org.

By Pepper Trail In Oregon, the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges have fallen into their winter silence now. The huge, clamorous flocks of geese that fill the sky during migration have moved south.

This summer, a different silence gripped the Basin.

A dead silence. The 90,000 acres of marshes and open water that make up the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges are a small remnant of vast wetlands that once filled this region on the Oregon-California border.

With over 75% of those wetlands now converted to agriculture, the refuges are a last precious oasis for nesting waterfowl and other marsh birds. For this oasis to burst with life, it simply needs water. Sadly, nothing is simple about water in the Klamath Basin. And this summer, that led to tragedy.

All the water in the Klamath Basin is promised to somebody - and almost every year, far more is promised than is available.

The “protected” wetlands of the national wildlife refuges come last on the list and are chronically starved of water.

In 2020, the situation was so critical that Bureau of Reclamation, which controls the water, released three emergency allocations to the refuges, totaling 14,000 acre-feet. It was not enough, and compared to the

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Pepper Trail.

147,000 acre-feet received by irrigators, barely a drop in the bucket.

The resulting stagnant pools were perfect breeding grounds for bacteria that produce a botulism toxin deadly to birds (but harmless to humans). The toxin is taken up by aquatic invertebrates that filter-feed on the bacteria, and then

Forests complete complex vegetation and resource rapid assessment

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distance learning Fridays.

Limiting the number of students allows the classrooms to be cleaned and sanitized before students return. The result has been the vast majority of students – more than 90 percent – have been in class.

In California, schools can remain open even if counties are in the Purple Tier, and Harris said the district would do everything it can to stay open.

He did warn three things

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Garcia using her voice to fight for assault survivors DEL NORTE TRIPLICATE

By David Rupkalvis The Triplicate

BROOKINGS - Jessica Garcia’s life changed forever six years ago when she was violently sexually assaulted in her own home.

After surviving the attack, she quickly realized the worst of it wasn’t over when she tried to go to the hospital.

What followed was an ordeal Garcia believes no one should have to endure.

So, she’s trying to change it. And she just might succeed.

Garcia has already made big strides thanks to a partnership with State Rep. David Brock Smith’s office. In 2019, House Bill 2375 passed the legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown.

The law requires district attorneys and hospitals to have a plan to treat sexual assault survivors or a plan to quickly transfer them to a facility that does.

Garcia pushed for the law because she felt the way she was treated after her rape was an ordeal no one should have to experience.

To understand, one has to go back to 2014. Garcia remembers meeting a man at a local business and agreeing to have a drink with him. After one glass of wine, the two went to her house. While things were great at first, the man, Lorenzo Ignacio King, quickly changed and violently attacked and assaulted Garcia for hours.

Once he left, Garcia was like many assault survivors.

“After I was assaulted, first, I didn’t want anybody to know,” she said. “I was embarrassed. When I went to the hospital, I didn’t want anybody to know. At first, I wanted to say my ribs were broken.”

A nurse at the hospital knew differently after seeing obvious signs of trauma, including bite marks and extensive bruises.

“That’s when I found out they don’t do our kits,” Garcia said.

At the Brookings facility, she was told to get a rape kit done, she had to drive to Grants Pass or Coos Bay. Garcia almost left it there, but a friend convinced her to fight back, even if it was only so others wouldn’t have to run into King.

After thinking for a few minutes, Garcia decided

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eos. “I am highly encouraged, just the support that I’ve had from people, and just what God has been doing, and how I’ve seen others touched, too.”

But, largely paralyzed from the waist down and classified as an incomplete C5-C6 quadriplegic, Abblitt’s best hope for a return to more normal body function is intensive rehabilitation.

“They’re in therapy right now,” Knoll said. “They’re doing stuff every day, about eight hours a day.”

Even still, it’s hard to predict what the outcome of that therapy could be.

But just because only Abblitt and his mother are now in Colorado away from home, that doesn’t mean he’s alone. Abblitt’s family has set up an online community to support his recovery, including a website, donation platform and online shop.

“I’ve had five donors from Japan give because they saw his story on a Japanese surf website,” Knoll said.

The family’s developed a slogan, morphing it into a hashtag and a logo for T-shirts and wristbands: “#zacsHope.”

“It has kind of this double meaning. Zac’s hope is to be whole again,” Knoll said. “But the real meaning behind the hashtag is that Zac’s hope is Jesus.”

Abblitt and the family have seen a lot of support

to do what she thought was best and drove to Crescent City, Calif., 30 minutes from Brookings.

At the time, it made sense because Crescent City is much closer than Grants Pass or Coos Bay. “What I think is a problem is maybe someone should tell you if you cross state lines, you have to talk to the police there, too,” she said.

Over the next 16 hours, without sleep and without food and water, Garcia told her story over and over to the Brookings police, Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Crescent City police, Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office and a nurse advocate.

“You need to be able to do this one time, so you can get as much out as you can,” she said. “It was a nightmare from one end to the other. It’s a completely humiliating experience.”

But it was only starting.

After a 12-hour standoff where he injured himself seriously, police eventually arrested King. He was flown by air ambulance to a hospital and recovered.

“We can give him the best care he can have, but we don’t want to invest in SANE nurses because it’s too expensive,” Garcia said.

But Garcia survived, and the worst was over. Or so the thought. When King came to trial, Garcia said the nightmare started over again. During the trial, she had to testify in public, in front of her friends, her neighbors and even her pastor, about the experience she went through. To top it off, everyone in the courtroom saw blown-up photos of her private parts during the testimony.

After her first day of testimony, Garcia remembered going to the grocery store because her children wanted ice cream. As she pushed the cart around, she saw a man who was at the courtroom that day.

She said as he stared at her, and she remembered him seeing close-up photos of her body. She left the cart and ran out.

After the trial, that ordeal continued. For two years, she pretty much locked herself in her home, afraid to venture out.

“I would go to the grocery store 10 minutes before closing,” she said.

“My kids never got to go to the river. They were raped from the activities they could have been from their church community, and Knoll said they’re confident that the injury and road to recovery are all part of God’s plan.

“If we just focus on what’s happening, it’s very discouraging,” Knoll said, adding that trusting in their faith keeps them optimistic. “This is Zac’s purpose right now.”

The family also points to a Bible verse, Hebrews 12:1-3, for inspiration.

It’s printed on some of the T-shirts they’ve gotten made to support Abblitt’s recovery. “…Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…,” the verse says in part.

Again, Knoll said there’s a double meaning behind the choice. First, that Abblitt is in the “race of his life” to rehabilitate himself and regain his usual function.

“But again, it’s not the biological and physical that we’re ultimately focused on,” Knoll said. Instead, the family is focused on Abblitt as an example of rehabilitation and the power of faith.

That road to recovery will likely be a long, and expensive one.

But Knoll said the family is all behind him, rallying around the idea of “zacsHope.”

Abblitt’s family posts updates on their website, where community members can donate to his family as well: zacshope. com.

doing.”

Garcia said just living was difficult. While her rapist was locked away for 46 years, she was still not free.

“About two years later, I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘What are you doing?’” she recalled.

“I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘Is this going to define you?’”

It was then she started thinking about changing the system.

“After this experience, I asked does this just happen in Curry County or does it happen in other counties, too,” she said.

The real change was when Garcia got to tell her story to Brock Smith.

When Brock Smith and his team got on board, things began to happen.

HB 2375 was filed in the 2019 legislative session.

“He and his team, they just took it,” Garcia said.

“It passed the committee

and went to the House of Representatives. It passed there. It went to the Senate and passed there. It was all unanimous.”

Garcia was even invited to the state capital for the signing ceremony with the governor. The new law went into effect in January, although Garcia admits COVID has delayed some elements of it.

From Garcia’s standpoint, the key element of the law is hospitals cannot turn sexual assault victims away and if they don’t have a SANE nurse, they must provide transportation to and from a location that does.

While Garcia is happy with HB 2375, she is not done. She is already working with Brock Smith and his team on two new pieces of legislation.

One would require hospitals and police to have pamphlets available that tell sexual assault

survivors all their rights.

While there are pamphlets available now, many list only a small portion of a victim’s rights.

The second is admittedly a little more complicated.

Garcia would like to see the state’s Fair Trial Law changed so sexual assault survivors can ask for the courtroom to be cleared of spectators when graphic photos are presented or graphic testimony is going on. All attorneys, jurors and the defendant would be permitted to stay. She said having to go through that in public is nothing short of witness intimidation.

“Having strangers in the courtroom looking at your private parts, that’s witness intimidation,” she said. “I didn’t say everything 100 percent because I was so humiliated.”

Garcia said Friday she had just learned Brock Smith had filed the legislation to change the Fair

Trial Law. “It needs to be a fair courtroom, but when your body parts are up there, do you really want your neighbors sitting there?” she asked. “It’s intimidating witnesses.”

Garcia said the changes won’t help her, but there are others it will. Regardless of age or gender, sexual assault victims should be allowed to confront their abusers without intimidation, she said.

While Garcia has been through a terrifying time, today, she wouldn’t change her experience.

“I would not want to be that Jessica again,” she said, referring to before her assault. “I have a voice. I don’t think people realize how important one voice is. If you assert your voice in a healthy way, and you continue to assert your voice in a healthy way, somebody will listen.”

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CSU and HSU to end agreement with university center as HSU reimagines services to students After careful consideration, the California State University and Humboldt State University have decided to formally end CSU’s operating agreement with University Center.

The decision was shared in a letter to the University Center Board of Directors today.

All services provided

by University Center will continue under the direction of HSU as of the close of business on January 8. At this time, the functions of the University Center will transition to HSU under the oversight of the Division of Enrollment Management and the Intercollegiate Athletics & Recreational Sports Department. In this transition, it is immediately important to prioritize continuity of dining services for students. HSU is a member of a competitively bid cooperative agreement

and is utilizing that to enter into a short-term agreement for dining services with Chartwells Higher Education through June 2022.

Chartwells is committed to working with University Center employees and local vendors, sustainable business practices and evolving the dining program in alignment with CSU’s and HSU’s vision for the highest quality of services to HSU students.

The university is working to preserve a significant number of UC employees, and it is committed to retaining all student employees who desire to continue working. Chartwells will offer positions to UC dining employees conditional upon a background check.

Associates will be offered compensation and benefits equal to or better than what they currently have. Chartwells will also look to honor existing partnerships with

local vendors.

The university is focused on continuity of service and making this transition as easy and seamless as possible for employees and students.

Anticipated annual operational savings associated with the transfer of functions back to HSU will be directed to improved student services and student-serving facilities. Numerous improvements directly impacting the student experience are planned for the spring semester and, especially, for the fall semester with the anticipated return to full in-person learning.

HSU has entered into a short-term agreement with Chartwells to ensure continuity of dining services through June 2022.

The HSU Bookstore will continue to be managed in partnership with Follett, with oversight from the

Division of Enrollment Management. There will be no changes or interruptions in services.

CenterArts and oversight of the university-owned student union building will be moved to Enrollment Management. Priorities will include expanding campus programming and events, enhancing the quality and responsiveness of student services and continuing to offer engaging community programming.

Center activities and oversight of the Student Recreation Center, Humboldt Bay Aquatics Center and the Recreational & Wellness Center will be moved to Intercollegiate Athletics & Recreational Sports. These areas will benefit from enhanced offerings to students as well as enhanced operational efficiencies and compliance.

The letter to the Univer-

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sity Center Board reiterates six serious breaches that CSU and HSU previously outlined in a letter to the University Center Board in September. It says just two of these breaches were addressed in a satisfactory way, making it necessary to end the operating agreement with the University Center.

“The CSU has carefully weighed the options available to it and considered the longstanding relationship between the UC, HSU, and the CSU,” the letter states.

“HSU has entrusted the UC to provide critical functions to the HSU community and its students, including dining, recreation and wellness services, and performing arts. The CSU regrets its conclusion that the requisite trust necessary between campus and auxiliary has been irreparably broken through the UC’s breaches of the operating agreement,

failure to cure and failure to perform. These recent breaches also do not appear to be isolated incidents of mismanagement within the UC. The UC continues to suffer from a number of operational deficiencies that expose the UC, and by extension HSU, to potential liability. These gaps include control issues that have been raised with the UC in prior audits, yet remained unaddressed.”

The letter also makes clear that CSU and HSU made the decision with reluctance, and that the University Center’s work over many years was appreciated.

“We extend our deep and sincere gratitude to the University Center administrators, staff, student employees, vendors, and partners for their years of service, commitment, and dedication to the campus community and beyond.”

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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Skyline Marketing The following person/s is/are doing business as: Skyline Marketing 1680 Elk Valley Rd. 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: 12/16/2020 I declare that all information in

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Public Notices 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: Colin Wakefield This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/16/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20200149 Publish: Dec. 25, 2020, Jan. 1, 8, & 15, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304701 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, based on a “preliminary analysis”, the acting lead agency intends to adopt a negative declaration for the project(s) listed on this notice.

A copy of the proposed Negative Declaration is available for public review by appointment only due to the public closures of County offices. The Community Development Department, Planning Division is located at 981 H Street, Suite 110, Crescent City, CA, 95531.

Scheduling a review of the document can be completed by contacting the Department at (707) 464-7254.

The public review period for proposed negative declarations is 30 days from the date of this notice. This proposed negative declaration is intended for adoption by the Del Norte County Planning Commission as “lead agency”. The Commission will consider the project(s) listed at the following hearing: DATE OF HEARING: February 3, 2021 TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: VIA Zoom (media.del-norte. ca.us) ITEM(S) TO BE CONSIDERED: *** Coastal Development Permit for an Entertainment Facility - The project proposes to develop a portion of a 14.3-acre property located across US Highway 101 from South Beach, at the location of the historic tank farm site, just south of Crescent City.

Specifically, the area south of the existing residence would be developed. The project is proposed to be implemented in two phases: Phase 1 would involve the development of an 18-hole miniature golf course with axe-throwing and batting cages, as well as restroom facilities, a storage building, concessions, and a ticket/ entrance area. Phase 2 would develop a hard-surfaced gokart track. Off-street parking would be provided on the property frontage in the current location of the art gallery display and conex boxes.

Ingress to the project would be via a single location on the south side of the proposed parking lot, with egress being located on the north side of the parking lot. Water would be provided by a new well and on-site sewage disposal would require development of a new Wisconsin mound system.

Project materials including but not limited to a traffic impact study, soils analysis, biological assessment, noise impact study, wetland delineation, and storm water drainage study have been provided to assist with the assessment of potential impacts contained in this environmental document. Any questions should be directed to the Del Norte County Planning Division at (707) 464-7254.

Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept.

DATE: December 21, 2020 PUBLISH: December 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T305029 Public Notice A Timber Harvesting Plan (THP) is being prepared approximately 3.5 miles northnorth-west of the town of Smith River, California. And the THP project is located 1.3 miles south of the California/ Oregon border. The project is approximately 0.75 miles east of the Pacific Ocean and 0.64 miles east of the US Highway 101. Timber harvesting operations are proposed adjacent to Gilbert Creek and unnamed

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tributaries that drain into this watercourse. Gilbert Creek drains into the Pacific Ocean.

The legal description is Section 4, of Township 18 North, Range 1 West, Humboldt Baseline Meridian, Del Norte County, California. There are three THP Units proposed which are located on the Smith River, California / Oregon, (1966), USGS, 7.5” Quad Map. If you are aware of a surface domestic water use (surface water, not wells) from the watercourse, within the THP or within 1,000 feet downstream of the proposed harvest area, please contact Barry Dobosh at Green Diamond Resource Company within 10 days of the publication of this notice at: 707-668-3754 or at Green Diamond Resource Company P.O. Box 245 Orick, CA 95555. Please include your name, address and telephone number in your response.

Reference Gilbert Creek THP GDRCO#93-1901.

Publish: Dec. 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T304654

Signed: WINNR DIGITAL LLC Michael Winner, Sole owner

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be conducted by the South West Area Commission on Transportation comprising of Coos, Douglas, and Curry Counties on January 08, 2021 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm via teleconference. The following positions are currently vacant: Douglas County Stakeholders Alternate Representative and Coos County Stakeholders Alternate Representative. Interested parties should contact Sarah Thompson at 541-957-3687 for an application and/or teleconference information before the meeting date. Agenda items to be considered include: Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund Discretionary Projects, Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, and Oregon Freight Advisory Committee. All interested persons may appear and be heard. A request for accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Sarah Thompson.

Dated this 23rd day of December, 2020.

SOUTH WEST AREA COMMISSION ON TRANSPORTATION Published: Dec. 25, 2020 Curry Coastal Pilot P304714

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: Robert J. Herrera

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Gasquet Artisan Market The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the following fictitious business name(s): Gasquet Artisan Market 145 Azalea Ln. Gasquet, CA 95543 Fictitious business name above was filed on: 5/14/2019.

Original file # 20190060 This business is conducted by: an individual 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: Michael Winner This statement was filed with County Clerk of Del Norte Country on: 12/7/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20200140 Publish: Dec. 25, 2020, Jan. 1, 8, & 15, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304631 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Re: Union Summit The following person/s is/are doing business as: RE: Union Summit 145 Azalea Ln Gasquet, CA 95443 This Business is conducted by: limited liability company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 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).

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/7/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20200141 Publish: Dec. 25, 2020, Jan. 1, 8, & 15, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304630 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant The following person/s is/are doing business as: Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant 457 Highway 101 South 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: not applicable

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/15/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20200148 Publish: Dec. 25, 2020, Jan. 1, 8, & 15, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304627 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DEL NORTE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the COUNTY OF DEL NORTE will hold a public hearing to consider the requests listed below. ALL PERSONS ARE INVITED TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD. Comments may be submitted in writing at, or prior to, the hearing.

Those wishing to be notified of the final action must submit a written request. Appeals must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by January 18, 2021. If you challenge the decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

DATE OF HEARING: January 6, 2021 TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: Virtual meeting to be accessed via https://media.co.del-norte. ca.us/ *** Use Permit for Overheight Structures - The property owner wishes to place two concrete columns in the front yard adjacent to the Douglas Park Drive right-of-way. These columns will be eight feet in total height and approximately two wide. County Code requires a use permit for fences and fence-related structures, such as posts or columns over four feet tall in a front yard.

The columns will not affect the roadway and no impacts would appear to occur as a result of this approval. - UP2108 - APN 124-130-007 located at 182 Douglas Park Drive, Crescent City.

Please contact the County Planning Division at (707) 4647254 with any questions.

Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept.

DATE: December 15, 2020 PUBLISH: December 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T305026 PUBLIC NOTICE The Yurok Indian Housing Authority’s 2019-2020 Annual Performance Report will be available for public comment and review on the Yurok Indian Housing Authority website at www.yurokhousing.com. Any public comments related to the performance report can be submitted to the Executive Director, Nicole Sager, at nsager@yurokhousing.com.

Published: Dec. 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T304869

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Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DEL NORTE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the County of Del Norte will hold a public hearing to consider the requests listed below.

All persons are invited to appear and be heard. Comments may be submitted in writing at, or prior to, the hearing.

Those wishing to be notified of the final action must submit a written request. Appeals must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by January 18, 2020. If you challenge the decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The following project(s) are located within the California Coastal Zone: *** Boundary Adjustment.

The applicant has submitted a boundary adjustment application for consideration.

The adjustment would affect three existing lots located off US Highway 101, accessed from Mountain View Drive in Smith River. All lots are zoned Agriculture Exclusive with a density overlay (AE-D) with a Prime Agriculture land use designation. Two lots are currently developed with agricultural facilities a third lot is developed with a single-family residence.

The adjustment would expand the lot on the highway side of the project site at the expense of two parcels located west of Mountain View Road. The action would not increase potential development density, nor would it affect agricultural resources. No new lots would be created as a result of the boundary adjustment. AB2103C - APN 105-280-001, 005, 007, 008 located at 100 Mountain View Drive, Smith River DATE OF HEARING: January 6, 2021 TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: Via Zoom (https://media.co.delnorte.ca.us/) Please contact the County Planning Division at (707) 4647254 with any questions.

Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept.

DATE: December 15, 2020 PUBLISH: December 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T305025 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS COURT CASE NO. 20PB08610 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY In the Matter of the Estate of: Michael Allen Wilbur, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative, Christina Wilbur, at 445 Azalea Park Road, Brookings, OR, 97415, 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 Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative, Rebecca Peterson.

Dated and first published on December 18, 2020.

Rebecca Peterson, Attorney at Law Published: Dec. 18, 25, 2020, & Jan. 1, 2021 Curry Coastal Pilot P304098 Lien Sale Lien for storage of vechicles owned by Leta Marie Pariseau, Donald E. Pariseau Jr. will be foreclosed on 12-28-2020 at 12:00pm at 97865 shopping Center Ave., Brookings, OR. Storage due is $100 plus late fees and cost of the sale.

Vehicle: 1998 Chev Blazer VIN:1GNDT13W7W2245042.

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The RFP is available on the County’s webpage at http:// www.co.del-norte.ca.us/businesses/bid-opportunities.

Proposals are due January 15th, 2021 by 3:00 PM. Published: Dec. 18 & 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T304155 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Babich Construction The following person/s is/are doing business as: Babich Construction 200 Standard Veneer Rd. 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: 1/1/1989 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: Henry T. Babich Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/9/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20200144 Publish: Dec. 18, 25, 2020, Jan. 1, & 8, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304160 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Babich Trucking LLC The following person/s is/are doing business as: Babich Trucking LLC 200 Standard Veneer Rd. Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: limited liability company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 01/01/2016 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: Babich Trucking LLC Henry T Babich Jr., Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/9/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20200145 Publish: Dec. 18, 25, 2020, Jan. 1, & 8, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304161 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Gracie’s Care Coaching The following person/s is/are doing business as: Gracie’s Care Coaching 255 Lynch Rd. 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: 12/14/2020 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: Amanda Toreson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/14/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20200146 Publish: Dec. 18, 25, 2020, Jan. 1, & 8, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304357 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that submittals of proposals through sealed bid may be hand delivered or mailed so that they are received at the

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Smith River Fire Protection District, located at 245 Haight Avenue, Smith River, California 95567, on or before 3:00 PM local time on February 22, 2021, for the: Smith River Fire Protection District Fire Station No. 1 and Administrative Office Retrofit Project

Labor Code governing the performance of public works contracts including, but not limited to, payment of prevailing wages, limitations on time worked, compliance with apprentice requirements, maintenance of payroll records, posting of wages at the job site and prohibitions against discrimination.

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The prevailing rates so determined are on file with the District and they are available for public inspection. They may also be obtained on the internet at: https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/ PWD/index.htm

Bids will be opened and tabulated by or on behalf of the Smith River Fire Protection District, immediately after 3:00 PM, on said February 22, 2021. Any bids received after the time specified will not be accepted and shall be returned unopened. Proposals must bear original signatures.

Contractor’s License Requirement: Class B - General Contractor The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the plans, specifications and other contract documents No-Fee electronic copies of the Sealed Proposal forms and accompanying documents are available at www.ciplist.com A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 11, 2021, at 10:00 AM, at the Project Site, 301 N. Fred Haight Drive, Smith River, CA 95567. Information will be provided to assist interested bidders with an understanding of the general scope of work and required bid forms.

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Each bid must be accompanied by security consisting only of cash, California Bank Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, California Bank Money Order, or bid bond made payable to the “Smith River Fire Protection District” in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the sum of the proposal.

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Location: Hewitts Stor All 96650 DeMoss Rd, Brookings, OR Household & Misc items Unit No. 120 Kathaleen Dowden PO Box 1517 Brookings OR 97415 Published: Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2020 & Jan. 1, 2021 Curry Coastal Pilot P303991 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Julia N. Belcher has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Raymond B. Iida, deceased, Curry County Circuit Court Case No. 20PB08478. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months from the date of the first publication of this Notice to the Personal Representative at Thorp, Purdy, Jewett, Urness & Wilkinson, P.C., 1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300, Springfield, Oregon 97477, or they may be barred.

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RFP deadline is December 31, 2020.

NOTICE OF ELECTION DAY The General Election Day of the Resighini Rancheria will be Tuesday, December 29, 2020 from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. The voting site shall be the Lena Reed McCovey Community Center, located on the Resighini Rancheria at 176 Nepuey Road, Klamath, CA. All ballots will be counted and verified after the polls have been declared officially closed.

Manner of Voting: All qualified voters may vote by representing her/ himself at the polls between 10:00 am and 4:30 pm, providing they haven’t requested an Absentee Ballot. All qualified voters must sign the voting register, excluding those who have requested an Absentee Ballot. A qualified voter may request an Absentee Ballot by mail or email at the contact information below. Absentee Ballots will be collected until December 29, 2020 at 4:30 pm; those received after that date and time will be deemed invalid.

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The right to reject any and all bids, or waive any informality in any bid received is reserved by the Board of Directors of the Smith River Fire Protection District.

Geoffrey Antill Projects Administrator Published: Dec. 18, 25, 2020 & Jan. 1, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T304359 Public Notice Community & Family Services is accepting public comments for Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s upcoming TANF Plan renewal for fiscal year 2021-2024.

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE NO. 824 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY ADDING CHAPTER 3.30 TO TITLE 3 OF THE CRESCENT CITY MUNICIPAL CODE IMPOSING A TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and the People of the City of Crescent City, State of California, do ordain as follows: SECTION 1 The Crescent City Municipal Code is amended by adding Chapter 3.30, Transactions and Use Tax, to Title 3, Revenue and Finance, as follows: TITLE 3 – REVENUE AND FINANCE CHAPTER 3.30 – TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX 3.30.010 Title. This chapter will be known as the “Crescent City Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance” and referred to herein as “this Ordinance.”

3.30.020 Operative Date. “Operative Date” means the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the date of such adoption being as set forth below.

3.30.030 Purpose. This Ordinance is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accomplish those purposes: A. To impose a retail transactions and use tax in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Section 7285.9 of Part 1.7 of Division 2 which authorizes the City to adopt this tax ordinance which shall be operative if a majority of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at an election called for that purpose.

B. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

C. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that imposes a tax and provides a measure therefore that can be administered and collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in administering and collecting the California State Sales and Use Taxes.

D. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that can be administered in a manner that will be, to the greatest degree possible, consistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, minimize the cost of collecting the transactions and use taxes, and at the same time, minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons subject to taxation under the provisions of this Ordinance.

3.30.040 Contract with State. Prior to the operative date, the City must contract with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of this transactions and use tax ordinance; provided, that if the City has not contracted with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration prior to the operative date, it must nevertheless so contract and in such a case the operative date will be the first day of the first calendar quarter following the execution of such a contract.

3.30.050 Transactions Tax Rate. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of 1.0% of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said territory on and after the operative date of this Ordinance.

3.30.060 Place of Sale. For the purposes of this Ordinance, all retail sales are consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to an out-of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination. The gross receipts from such sales include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the state sales and use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the State or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sales are consummated will be determined under rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

3.30.070 Use Tax Rate. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the operative date of this Ordinance for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of 1.0% of the sales price of the property. The sales price includes delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made.

3.30.080 Adoption of Provisions of State Law. Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance and except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the provisions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance as though fully set forth herein.

3.30.090 Limitations on Adoption of State Law and Collection of Use Taxes. In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code: A. Wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this City is to be substituted therefor. However, the substitution will not be made when: 1.

The word “State” is used as a part of the title of the State Controller, State Treasurer, State Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California; 2.

The result of that substitution would require action to be taken by or against this City or any agency, officer, or employee thereof rather than by or against the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, in performing the functions incident to the administration or operation of this Ordinance.

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In those sections, including, but not necessarily limited to sections referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result of the substitution would be to: a.

Provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not otherwise be exempt from this tax while such sales, storage, use or other consumption remain subject to tax by the State under the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or; b.

Impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax by the state under the said provision of that code.

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In Sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof), 6711, 6715, 6737, 6797 or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

B. The word “City” is to be substituted for the word “State” in the phrase “retailer engaged in business in this State” in Section 6203 and in the definition of that phrase in Section 6203.

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“A retailer engaged in business in the District” also includes any retailer that, in the preceding calendar year or the current calendar year, has total combined sales of tangible personal property in this state or for delivery in the State by the retailer and all persons related to the retailer that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). For purposes of this section, a person is related to another person if both persons are related to each other pursuant to Section 267(b) of Title 26 of the United States Code and the regulations thereunder.

3.30.100 Permit Not Required. If a seller’s permit has been issued to a retailer under Section 6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, then an additional transactor’s permit is not required by this Ordinance.

3.30.110 Exemptions and Exclusions.

A. There will be excluded from the measure of the transactions tax and the use tax the amount of any sales tax or use tax imposed by the State of California or by any city, city and county, or county pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the amount of any state-administered transactions or use tax.

B. There are exempted from the computation of the amount of transactions tax the gross receipts from: 1.

Sales of tangible personal property, other than fuel or petroleum products, to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the county in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government.

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Sales of property to be used outside the City which is shipped to a point outside the City, pursuant to the contract of sale, by delivery to such point by the retailer or his agent, or by delivery by the retailer to a carrier for shipment to a consignee at such point. For the purposes of this paragraph, delivery to a point outside the City will be satisfied: a.

With respect to vehicles (other than commercial vehicles) subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, and undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code by registration to an out-of-City address and by a declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, stating that such address is, in fact, his or her principal place of residence; and b.

With respect to commercial vehicles, by registration to a place of business out-of-City and declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, that the vehicle will be operated from that address.

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The sale of tangible personal property if the seller is obligated to furnish the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this Ordinance.

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A lease of tangible personal property which is a continuing sale of such property, for any period of time for which the lessor is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by the lease prior to the operative date of this Ordinance.

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For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, the sale or lease of tangible personal property will be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised.

C. There are exempted from the use tax imposed by this Ordinance, the storage, use or other consumption in this City of tangible personal property: 1.

The gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to a transactions tax under any state-administered transactions and use tax ordinance.

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Other than fuel or petroleum products purchased by operators of aircraft and used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. This exemption is in addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California.

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If the purchaser is obligated to purchase the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this Ordinance.

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If the possession of, or the exercise of any right or power over, the tangible personal property arises under a lease which is a continuing purchase of such property for any period of time for which the lessee is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by a lease prior to the operative date of this Ordinance.

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For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, storage, use, or other consumption, or possession of, or exercise of any right or power over, tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised.

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Except as provided in subparagraph (7), a retailer engaged in business in the City will not be required to collect use tax from the purchaser of tangible personal property, unless the retailer ships or delivers the property into the City or participates within the City in making the sale of the property, including, but not limited to, soliciting or receiving the order, either directly or indirectly, at a place of business of the retailer in the City or through any representative, agent, canvasser, solicitor, subsidiary, or person in the City under the authority of the retailer.

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“A retailer engaged in business in the City” also includes any retailer of any of the following: vehicles subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, or undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code. That retailer will be required to collect use tax from any purchaser who registers or licenses the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft at an address in the City.

D. Any person subject to use tax under this Ordinance may credit against that tax any transactions tax or reimbursement for transactions tax paid to a district imposing, or retailer liable for a transactions tax pursuant to Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to the sale to the person of the property the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax.

3.30.120 Amendments. All amendments subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance to Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code relating to sales and use taxes and which are not inconsistent with Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and all amendments to Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, will automatically become a part of this Ordinance, provided however, that no such amendment will operate so as to affect the rate of tax imposed by this Ordinance.

3.30.130 Enjoining of Collection Forbidden. No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process may issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against the State or the City, or against any officer of the State or the City, to prevent or enjoin the collection under this Ordinance, or Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected.

3.30.140 Oversight Committee. A seven-member oversight committee will be created and meet annually to review and publically report on the expenditure of revenues generated by the tax imposed by this Ordinance. The committee will include the City Manager or designee, the City Finance Director or designee, and five residents of the City. Resident members of the committee will be appointed to two-year terms by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The City Manager and City Finance Director will serve as non-voting members of the committee.

3.30.150 Independent Annual Audit. The proceeds of the tax imposed by this Ordinance, as well as the expenditures thereof, will be audited annually by an independent accounting firm.

3.30.160 Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of the Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will not be affected thereby.

3.30.170 Effective Date. This Ordinance relates to the levying and collecting of the City transactions and use tax and will take effect immediately upon its approval by the voters.

3.30.180 Termination Date. The authority to levy the tax imposed by this Ordinance will expire upon repeal by the voters of the City of Crescent City.

SECTION 2 This Ordinance will be effective only if a majority of votes cast on the measure at an election to be called for such purpose vote to approve the Ordinance. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance upon certification by the City Council of the results of the election approving this Ordinance.

This Ordinance was adopted by the following polled vote: AYES: Council Members Campbell, Greenough, Smith, Wright, and Mayor Inscore NOES: None /s/ Robin Patch, City Clerk City of Crescent City Published: Dec. 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T304677

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Published: Dec. 11, 18, & 25, 2020 Curry Coastal Pilot P303716 Port of Brookings Harbor is seeking Electrical labor rates on time and material basis for repairs to power pedestals, commercial and retail service work. Copy of RFP is available at the Port Office or go online to www.portofbrookingsharbor. com. Proposals must be submitted by 2pm on December 31, 2020 16330 Lower Harbor Road P.O. Box 848 Brookings, OR 97415.

Published: Dec. 11, 18, & 25, 2020 Curry Coastal Pilot P303715 Port of Brookings Harbor is seeking labor and equipment rates on time and material basis for earthwork, clearing, and grading. Copy of RFP is available at the Port Office or go online to www.portofbrookingsharbor.com. Proposals must be submitted by 2pm on December 31, 2020 16330 Lower Harbor Road P.O. Box 848 Brookings, OR 97415.

Published: Dec. 11, 18, & 25, 2020 Curry Coastal Pilot P303714 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT S6 - PACIFIC REDWOODS RV & CAMP LLC The following person/s is/are doing business as: S6 - PACIFIC REDWOODS RV & CAMP LLC 4241 HWY 101 North Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: limited liability company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 6/21/2019 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: S6 - PACIFIC REDWOODS RV & CAMP LLC, Travis Schneider This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 11/25/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Damon Fletcher, Deputy File No. 20200137 Publish: Dec. 11, 18, 25, & Jan. 1, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T303700 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Horizon Realty Group The following person/s is/are doing business as: Horizon Realty Group 243 Price Mall Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the

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Signed: Thomas Barnes This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 11/12/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20200132 Publish: Dec. 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T303514 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT SIK-FISH CRAFTING The following person/s is/are doing business as: SIK-FISH CRAFTING 1385 W. Washington Blvd. #23 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: 5/1/2018 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: Michael Dales This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 11/23/2020 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20200134 Publish: Dec. 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2020 Del Norte Triplicate T303302 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Witchery The following person/s is/are doing business as: The Witchery 847 3rd Street Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: a general partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: not applicable 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).

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