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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022
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Young Warriors set for the NCS playoffs By Ray Hamill For the Triplicate
A young Del Norte High softball team appears to be peaking at an opportune time, as the Warriors get set for the North Coast Section playoffs, which begin this week. Head coach Jackie Heuberger believes her team played some of its best ball down the stretch of the regular season, as the Warriors closed out the Big 5 with a record of 7-5 (14-8 overall). “This is a very young team,” Heuberger said. “And they’re a very hard-working team, and they get better every day. They continued to play their best ball toward the end of the season.” The Warriors have 17 freshmen and sophomores combined on their roster of 23, with just one senior on hand — shortstop/ utility player Josephine Heuberger. That lone senior, however, has played a pivotal role for the team this year and is one of the most experienced high school players in the North Coast, having played several years of travel ball in Utah and California. And that experience and Please see SOFTBALL, Page A8
Deputies involved in fatal shooting in Bertsch community By Ray Lockhart For The Triplicate
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Del Norte shortstop Josephione Heuberger applies the tag to a base runner during a recent game. As the only senior on the Del Norte softball team, Heuberger has been a leader on and off the field.
The Del Norte County District Attorney’s office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place at a home on the 2700 block of Peveler Avenue in the Bertsch-Oceanview community on May 9. Del Norte County Sheriff Deputies responded to a “welfare check” call at approximately 9:10 a.m. for a male subject “who was making 5150 statements after not passing his driving test,” according to the Del Norte County Sheriff’s call log. The situation escalated shortly after deputies arrived. The officer-involved shooting occurred, although it’s unknown as of press time who was shot, and in what manner. What is known is that a person sustained fatal injuries. The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department has not issued a press release as of noon, Wednesday. District Attorney Katherine Micks stated her office has initiated an investigation, as is standard procedure when a peace officer-involved shooting occurs.
Parade grand marshals named Pacific Power proposes 25% rate increase for wildfire mitigation The Triplicate
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Pacific Power filed a general rate case with the California Public Utilities Commission proposing a 25.7 percent rate adjustment, or $28 million, to support investments in wildfire mitigation strategies and enhanced vegetation management practices while also responding to inflationary impacts. “We have been working diligently for years to hold energy prices down for our nearly 48,000 customers, and while our core operations are efficient, we are accelerating essential investments in the power grid to maintain safety and reliability in the face of extreme weather events that are becoming the norm instead of the exception,” said Matt McVee, vice president of regulatory policy and operations. “We are in a period of significant change with environmental, economic and regulatory factors affecting how we deliver power to the communities we serve.” Pacific Power’s resilience improvement plans in northern California are designed to
minimize outages and increase public safety and have been thoroughly reviewed by state regulators. Elements include: • Installing 274 line-miles of covered overhead wire to protect against trees and limbs producing a potential ignition. • Installing 98 system protective devices that will make localized public safety power shutoffs, which are sometimes necessary to avert potential wildfire ignition, as brief and geographically limited as possible. • Investing in 80 weather stations, hiring full-time meteorologists and expanding emergency management staff to increase situational awareness of local weather conditions and to better collaborate with local emergency officials. • Enhanced vegetation management that includes annual inspections, radial pole clearing and increased trimming clearances in High Fire Threat Districts. Together, the company’s investments in weather modeling and fire risk data analytics Please see POWER, Page A2
Yurok Tribe takes action Nick and Lisa Rail to lead July 4th Parade to end MMIP crisis After years of serving the community by donating musical instruments to children, Nick and Lisa Rail were recently named the grand marshals of the July 4th Parade.
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The Crescent City/Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this year’s 4th of July theme of “Small Towns, Big Hearts” fits right in with the sentiments of this year’s Grand Marshals, Nick and Lisa Rail. Nick and Lisa Rail have made a huge impact on our Del Norte County towns with their more than generous donations of musical instruments to children through the school system. To date, they have donated 350 musical instruments to the Del Norte Unified School District to help young community members learn and expand their love of
music. It is actions such as these that make a positive difference in the lives of children and can set them on a new path. Along with the musical instruments, the Rails have also donated approximately $180,000 for refurbishing Crescent Elk Middle School Auditorium. The chamber invites everyone to enjoy this year’s 4th of July parade to celebrate Grand Marshals Nick and Lisa Rail. The chamber also reminds everyone that nominations are being accepted for this year’s 12 Hometown Heroes. Do you know someone who lives in Del Norte County who is worthy of this honor?
Someone who has shown courage, strength, or honor through adversity. Someone who has helped others, either through their work or just because they care about those around them. Nominate them. You can drop your nominations off to the Chamber of Commerce at 1001 Front St., Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., or email them to LouAnn Robles-Epperson at chamber@delnorte.org. Be sure to include: Hero’s name, email, and phone number and why you think they deserve to be a Hometown Hero. Also please include your own: name, email and phone number. Nominations are due by May 27.
The Triplicate In December 2021, the Yurok Tribal Council issued an emergency declaration in response to multiple missing persons cases and attempted abductions on the reservation and in the Arcata/ Eureka area. “The Yurok Tribe is currently developing a comprehensive response to MMIP cases as well as taking direct action to prevent future victims,” said Joseph L. James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “Most commonly MMIP cases involve a large geographic area with many jurisdictional boundaries. We are asking local, state and federal
legislators to work with us on establishing a solution to stop the crisis.” Accompanying the declaration is a resolution that identifies the root causes of the MMIW crisis. The resolution states: “The intergenerational impacts of 170 years of violence, trafficking and murder through missions, massacres, forced relocation, state sanctioned indentured servitude, boarding schools, widespread removal of children from their families through the child welfare system, disproportionate incarceration, police violence, and high rates of gender violence are still Please see CRISIS, Page A2
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