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Breakdown of first wave of virus

By David Hayes The Triplicate

Del Norte County is experiencing its first significant wave of COVID-19 cases according to the county’s public health officer.

Dr. Warren Rehwaldt reported to the county Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting Tuesday the breakdown of 17 new coronavirus cases that had been confirmed since last Friday.

Rehwaldt said the nature of the cases they’re seeing are interconnected — with two confirmed

cases of personnel at Pelican Bay State Prison, a few in the agriculture community and a couple of hospital staff.

“That’s to be expected. Sooner or later, every part of the community is going to get touched.

A first wave is hitting us for the first time and that makes a difference and gets people’s attention,” Rehwaldt said. “It’s serious. We still have no hospitalizations, that’s good, but it will happen sooner or later.”

He added about half were discovered through aggressive

contact tracing over the Memorial Day weekend, while the rest were new cases.

“Of those that walked in on their own, there were probably at least eight to 12 new cases of that nature. Probably more depending on how you look at it,” Rehwaldt said. “Some of the cases were directed by clinics who turned out to be in contact with cases we’re investigating.

We’re seeing community spread in real-time doing this contact tracing.”

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday,

according to the county public health website, out of 943 tests, there have now been 40 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 847 negative results, 16 results still pending and 14 recoveries.

Rehwaldt said many of those tested over the holiday weekend were asymptomatic.

“There were a significant number of asymptomatic people who had significant contact with other positive cases,” Rehwaldt said.

“Or they were presymptomatic in a two-day window, we were catching them before they were

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In the wake of large numbers of people out enjoying the weather over the Memorial Day weekend, Rehwaldt said he didn’t think the new spike in cases was related to reopening parts of the county.

“These are intimidating numbers, for us that makes perfect sense,” Rehwaldt said. “I don’t think this has anything to do with the early stage of reopening. It’s more a case of people being not Please see Virus, Page A7

Del Norte County Fair has been canceled THE TRIPLICATE

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Classic car enthusiasts, after cruising through Brookings and Crescent City neighborhoods, finish at Beachfront Park on May 23. Organizer Leslie Wilkinson said the ‘unsanctioned’ cruise was a replacement for Brooking’s 26th annual Azalea Festival Car Show. Hoping to attract 60 participants, Wilkinson said more than 100 showed up, contributing $1,120 in cash donations and 300 food items to be distributed between the Brookings Harbor Food Bank and the Crescent City Food Bank.

Solar panel project nears completion

By David Hayes The Triplicate

A solar panel installation project three years in the works is finally nearing completion at the Crescent City Harbor.

Harbor CEO Charlie Helms told the Harbor District Commissioners the Florida-based firm EcoForce Solutions is on pace to complete a 350-megawatt project by its June 30 deadline. Helms said EcoForce Solutions’ construction crews should be by Tuesday installing photovoltaic panels on top of Pacific Choice Seafoods and Albers Seafoods buildings.

He added their workers were also pouring sand and concrete to install carports that will support more solar panels along Citizens Dock Road.

“The EcoForce crew chief said they will be back the second week in June because that’s the scheduled completion date for the support structure for the carports,” Helms told the commissioners via a Zoom meeting. “Unless something stands in their way, at the speed the crew works, I don’t see them letting anything stand in their way. Even if they had to be out there 24-hours a day.”

Board President Brian Stone noted Helms’ report seemed to indicate Renewable Energy Capital CEO Alex Lemus was living up to his end of a contract the harbor district approved in January.

According to the report, that

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Hemmingsen Construction crews prepare carports that will be part of the Crescent City Harbor District’s solar energy system. power-purchase agreement stipulated that Renewable Energy Capital would pay a $350,000 penalty to the Crescent City Harbor District if the project wasn’t finished

by June 30. REC would have to pay that penalty as of July 1, Helms said.

The harbor entered into a 25-year, power-purchase agreement with REC in 2017 where REC would install, finance, own and operate a 1-megawatt photovoltaic system at the harbor.

The system would consist of panels on the Albers Seafood and Pacific Choice Seafood

buildings as well as carports along Citizens Dock Road near the port’s inner boat basin.

Under the original agreement, American Diversified Energy (ADE), out of Costa Mesa, was required to finish the installation of the project Dec. 31, 2018. The Harbor District extended that deadline to Dec. 31, 2019, but ADE wasn’t able to finish the project.

In December, Lemus apologized to the commissioners on behalf of ADE and paid off a lien the Harbor District had levied on solar panels that it had in storage.

According to a Nov. 20, 2018 staff report, the project should save the Crescent City Harbor District $35,000 annually on its electricity payments and entitles the harbor district to $20,000 annually in site lease fees over the duration of the 25-year lease.

Stone asked Helms when the Harbor District could expect payment. Helms said he wasn’t yet sure.

“It could be in June if Pacific Power doesn’t drag their feet in getting everything hooked up and checked on,” Helms said.

“It could be in July if there is some delay.”

The 41st District Agricultural Association Board of Directors announced May 21 with “deepest regrets” the cancellation of the 2020 Del Norte County Fair.

In a press release, fair officials said after consulting with state agencies, local sponsors, entertainment providers, volunteers and regional vendors, it became clear that the coronavirus crisis, at it currently stands, will not allow for a successful 2020 Fair, which was scheduled for Aug. 6-9.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen the state has four levels. Mass gatherings, such as fairs, are in the last tier and is not expected to be approved for months. A recent letter from Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food Agriculture, stressed that point.

Even if approved, safety regulations at the fair would limit grandstand seating to about 25 percent of normal. It would also require a small army of employees to take temperatures of visitors, to disinfect and to shepherd customers around safely.

Another issue is whether the fair would attract a sufficient amount of spectators with the specter of COVID-19 transmission still possible.

Kim Floyd, the fairgrounds’ chief executive officer, has been monitoring the situation closely, not only the governor’s plans but all aspects of fair operations.

“The board also kept in mind the need to keep our community safe,” said Floyd.

Floyd noted the dramatic loss of sponsorship money. Many regional vendors have been shutting down their operations for the year. And with no guarantee the Fair could happen, it has been impossible to book entertainment acts for 2020.

“Our hearts are breaking,” said John Pritchett, fair board president. “We waited absolutely as long as we could before making the decision. We were hoping against hope some positive news would arrive, but in the end, we really had no real choice for the long-term health of the community, the fair and the fairgrounds.”

“If something changes dramatically in the next few weeks, the board will, of course, re-examine the decision,” Pritchett said.

The postponement is the latest in a string of cancelations across the state and the nation, including Humboldt, Coos, Douglas, Siskiyou and Curry counties. Some California fairs report they may never be able to reopen.

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State: Churches, salons, barbershops can reopen

By David Hayes The Triplicate

The California Department of Public Health made back-to-back announcements this week allowing the reopening of churches and salon and barbershops. The move came as a bit of a surprise to Del Norte County Health Officer Dr. Warren Rehwaldt.

“We received no advanced notice. We had some inkling from various statements made while on statewide calls,” Rehwaldt told The Triplicate. “It makes it kind of hard in our perspective for advanced planning.”

In both instances, the CDPH is leaving final approval up to county health departments.

Under new guidance, the CDPH said places of worship can hold religious services and funerals that limit attendance to 25% of a building’s capacity — or up to 100 attendees, whichever is lower. The state’s full guidelines for reopening churches can be found online at https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-places-of-worship.pdf.

Similarly, the state outlined permitted activities at salons and barbershops to include haircuts, hair coloring, blowouts, weaves and extensions, braiding, lock maintenance, wig maintenance and hair relaxing treatments.

Both the worker and customer must wear face coverings throughout the service.

The CDPH is still prohibiting activities that cannot be done with face coverings on both the worker and client — or that require touching the client’s face — such as shaving, facial waxing, threading, eyelash services and facials.

In addition, nail salons must remain closed.

Rehwaldt said he would have preferred a little more time between the openings.

“You hand out two like that at once it makes me a little nervous,” Rehwaldt said.

He explained safety precautions have to be handled properly, because you don’t want to see clusters of outbreaks at a church or from one handler at a salon

getting several sick from being in the shop.

Del Norte County has had 17 additional new coronavirus cases since May 22. Rehwaldt said the biggest problem is a lot of those new cases were asymptomatic.

“They were feeling OK, but through contact tracing, we talked them into getting in to get tested. And lo and behold, they had it,” Rehwaldt said.

Rehwaldt said he’s been working with both church leaders and business owners to prepare for the day they could reopen. At this time, he said he doesn’t have any applications from churches that will open immediately. He indicated a couple do want to

open in June and some others as soon as possible, but they gave no dates.

“We encourage them to take a little time. Local churches are taking their time. We appreciate them taking the appropriate precautions to protect their congregations,” Rehwaldt said.

He added he’s given no restriction for opening dates for salons and barbershops.

“I’m going to let them run with this so they can get up and running. They’re all pretty motivated. Plus, they’ve got a pretty good idea what they need to do, since they’re in a cleanliness-oriented business anyway. This just adds a couple more layers of protection,” he said.

SBA drought disaster loans available to California small businesses SACRAMENTO — Small nonfarm businesses in 10 California counties, including Del Norte County and neighboring counties in Oregon, are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Director Tanya N. Garfield, of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West, said these loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began April 21.

• Primary California counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity.

• Neighboring California counties: Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas and Tehama.

• Neighboring Oregon counties: Curry, Jackson, Josephine and Klamath.

“SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses dependent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses caused by the disaster and businesses directly impacted by the disaster,”

Garfield said.

Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred.

“Eligibility for these loans is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These

loans have an interest rate of 3.75 percent for businesses and 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations, a maximum term of 30 years and are available to small businesses and most private nonprofits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship,” Garfield said.

By law, SBA makes Economic Injury Disaster Loans available when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. The Secretary declared this disaster on May 6.

Businesses primarily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Agricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency about the U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance made available by the Secretary’s declaration. However, nurseries are eligible for SBA disaster assistance in drought disasters.

Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https:// disasterloanassistance.

sba.gov/. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba. gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call (800) 877-8339.

Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The deadline to apply for economic injury is Jan. 6, 2021.

SACRAMENTO — Thanks to California Health Advocates’ collaborative efforts with advocates state and nationwide, people who were unable to enroll in Medicare during the normal enrollment periods due to the COVID-19 pandemic, now have extra time. This extra time, referred to by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as “equitable relief,” is for

enrolling in Medicare Part B, premium-free Part A or refusing automatic Part B enrollment.

“We are thrilled by CMS’ announcement of this extra time,” said Doug Shaw, Board Chair with California Health Advocates. “It is an essential protection that will save lives. Without it, thousands of Medicare-eligible beneficiaries who have lost their jobs due to

COVID-19 would have to wait at least 12 months to get their Medicare benefits, a delay which could have serious health consequences, potentially death.”

People may be eligible for this equitable relief if they were unable to enroll in Medicare Part A or Part B because of delays and problems accessing the Social Security Administration (SSA) to file an

application or enrollment, as a result of the unexpected, pandemic-induced closure of field offices.

This extra time/equitable relief is retroactive to March 17 and extends three months through June 17.

In addition, CMS announced that the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) they have for beneficiaries affected by a FEMA-declared weather-related

emergency or other major disaster is now applicable for COVID-19. This means that people who missed an opportunity to change their Medicare Advantage and/or Part D plans due to the COVID pandemic, now have a SEP to make a change.

This SEP is available nationwide to beneficiaries of all states, tribes, territories and the District of Columbia effective

March 1 and runs through June 30.

People in Del Norte County who have questions or need assistance with either the SEP for Part D and MA plans or equitable relief/extra time to enroll in Medicare Part A or B, call the HICAP offices at 707444-3000 and leave a detailed message. HICAP will return it within 48 hours.

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The Redwood Empire Food Bank is receiving produce, dairy and meat boxes as part of the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) where the USDA is purchasing products from farmers and employing distributors to get the food to nonprofit organizations offering food assistance.

“Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we have the funds to transport and distribute this bounty of food,” said David Goodman, Red-

wood Empire Food Bank’s CEO. The current pandemic has increased the need for food in our community by 200%, bringing many new participants to the Redwood Empire Food Bank. As part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Secretary Perdue announced on April 17 that the USDA is exercising authority under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. By partnering with regional and local distributors, whose workforce has been significantly impacted by the closure of

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The Redwood Empire Food Bank is one of the recipients of this bounty and will continue to receive the CFAP food boxes over the next six weeks.

“We want the community to know that we have food, and we are here to help,” said Goodman.

If you or anyone you know is experiencing hunger, has been impacted through unemployment, reduced wage, lack of childcare, or any other reason you may not be able to afford to eat, please call the Redwood Empire Food Bank at 707-523-7900, go to refb.org or go to getfood.refb.org to locate food distribution sites near you.

The Redwood Empire Food Bank is the largest

hunger-relief organization serving north coastal California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border.

Since 1987, the Redwood Empire Food Bank has provided food and nourishment to those facing hunger — currently serving 82,000 children, families and seniors in Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte and Lake counties.

The Redwood Empire Food Bank collaborates with local and regional partners to obtain and distribute the equivalent of more than 40,000 meals every day.

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OBITUARIES Russell E. Buckley

Ardetta Jean Owen

December 14, 1927 - May 12, 2020

October 7, 1945 – May 15, 2020

Submarine Base at the port of Sassebo, Japan, where his fleet participated in the destruction of 24 captured Japanese submarines.

Russell then enlisted in the Army, serving from October 1950 to October 1953. The Korean Conflict was ongoing so he was first sent to the 11th Combat Engineers in South Korea at the front. When he arrived, to his surprise, he was assigned to the same unit as his brother, Winfred “Red” Buckley, whom he found in the chow line. He and Red worked together running heavy equipment, building roads, bridges, and air strips for the next 6 months. In 1952 Russell was shipped to camp Sakai near Osaka, Japan; he was a Heavy Equipment Sergeant and had 28 Japanese working under him for about 4 months. Russell then requested to be returned to the still ongoing Korean Conflict, just 3 days later he was sent to Pusan, South Korea and was assigned to the 434th Construction Engineers, while there he was promoted to Sgt. 1st Class.

Russell was a shareholder at Standard Veneer and Timber Co. for 9 years.

In 1963 he purchased Crescent City Shoe Repair and learned the shoe repair trade where he and Blanche worked side by side for 14 years building their business. Over the next 16 years they worked together in several different ventures and businesses.

After retirement Russell would spend hours in his shop on wood working projects, building miniature churches and houses for which he received multiple awards at the fair.

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Russell E. Buckley went to meet Jesus, his Savior, peacefully on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 at the age of 92 in Crescent City. He was a resident of Crescent City for 67 years. Russell was born to Waddie and Edna Buckley in Mississippi.

Russell is remembered as being a caring husband and father and witness for God. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Blanche Buckley, two sons, Mark Buckley (Kathy) and Andrew Buckley. Three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

He faithfully attended First Baptist Church of Crescent City for 67 years where he taught Sunday School and held a variety of offices while he served the Lord.

Sharing his faith in Jesus was an important part of Russell’s life, especially in his later years. He would take any opportunity to remind people that “eternity is a real long time, so you better be ready for it.” Russell was committed to telling people that “believing in God isn’t enough, you need to ask Jesus to be your Savior.”

Russell proudly served his country in the Navy and Army. He first enlisted in the Navy and served from October 1945 to October 1947. Russell’s first assignment was aboard the Navy Ship, USS Larson, he arrived in Japan soon after the end of WWII. They went to Hiroshima to witness the complete devastation after the Atomic Bombs were dropped. He then went to the Japanese

Death Notice Patricia “Patti Stuck” Cope-Cobb born in Fresno, CA on September 18, 1943 passed away in Oregon on May 20, 2020. She was a longtime resident of Crescent City before moving to Oregon.

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On Friday, May 15, 2020, Ardetta Jean Owen, loving wife and mother to four children, passed away at the age of 74. Ardetta, known to her friends as De and to her family as Detta, was born October 7, 1945 in Centralia Washington to Gene and Iola Buzzard.

Ardetta lived in various locations throughout her life but considered her home to be Crescent City.

She loved the raw beauty that the Redwoods and the Ocean offered. During her life, Ardetta held numerous job titles including waitress, cage cashier, and even lumberjack. Of all the titles Ardetta held, being a Mother and Grandmother were the ones she wore best.

Ardetta is preceded in

death by two sons, Philip and Terry Powell, her Mother, Iola Giles and sister, Judy. Ardetta is survived by her Husband, Gerald Owen, Sister, Deborah Sequeira, Daughter, DeAnn Sharp and Son Kenneth Zosel. Ardetta is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Ardetta was a God-fearing woman, who dedicated many years of her younger life to teaching Sunday school. She was the pillar of strength to her family keeping family traditions alive through the years.

Detta loved to cook, color, spend time with her family and enjoyed watching sunrises and sunsets. Ardetta was a selfless woman who chose to see the best in people, often being the guiding light for those whom she met that were lost.

Detta will always be loved, will be missed forever, and will live on through the legacy that she ingrained in those whose lives she touched.

Del Norte Animal Control offers license relief for pet owners Del Norte County Director of Animal Control Justin Riggs reminds pet owners that the licensing period for 2020 was Dec. 1, 2019, through Feb. 3, 2020. To offer some relief for the monetary issues associated with the COVID-19 shutdowns, Riggs said those who may have a delinquent license will not be sent to collections this year.

In most cases, formal letters notifying individuals of license delinquency have not been mailed out.

If you wish to pay your late license and penalty now, Animal Control is happy to work with you by phone, email or regular mail to accomplish the task.

“While we are all stressed financially, we encourage you to think about making a payment now,” Riggs said, “as these

2020 delinquent fees will apply and be due when you license for 2021.”

Riggs said if your animal should happen to be impounded and the license is delinquent, costs for license and penalty must be paid.

“Couple with impound, board and mileage fees, the charges for a redemption can be expensive and a current license would definitely reduce the bail money,” Riggs said.

If you are not certain you have a current license (cosmic yellow paper this year) or may have misplaced your paperwork, phone the Animal Control office at 464-7235 to double-check the status for your pet. Keep in mind there must be a current rabies vaccination on file for Animal Control to renew your license or add a new dog.

School officials work on graduation ceremony solution

By David Hayes The Triplicate

School officials are still working to get some form of a graduation ceremony for this year’s seniors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

At their regular meeting Thursday, the Del Norte Unified School District trustees asked Superintendent Jeff Harris to write a letter to the county public health officer about holding an in-person graduation for Del Norte High School seniors while observing appropriate safety measures.

Harris said he spoke with Dr. Warren Rehwaldt about graduation and culminating activities such as a dance or band concerts.

Harris said Rehwaldt told him indoor events were unlikely. However, an outdoor graduation with appropriate social distancing measures and the use of personal protective equipment was still possible.

“He has not approved the idea of an outdoor graduation for Del Norte High School as of yet, but he was more comfortable with that because it is outdoors, because of the extreme distancing the high school has proposed,” Harris said. “The configuration would potentially be half of the school graduating at one time and the other half graduating a few hours later with students being able to sit on the track with two to four family members.”

Harris said Rehwaldt would have to vet any plans with the California Department of Public Health.

In the state’s four-stage plan to reopen, Del Norte is in a variance approved accelerated version of Stage 2. Under the variance, schools may plan to reopen, though additional details are forthcoming.

However, under the state’s guidelines, mass gather-

ings are not allowed until Stage 4.

Trustee Charlaine Mazzei said that although she preferred an outdoor in-person graduation, she expressed concerns about the culminating activities, specifically how social distancing could be maintained in a band or a dance concert.

“If you couldn’t really have an audience, then it’s a dress rehearsal — it’s not really a performance,” Mazzei said.

“I don’t have a problem with sending a letter to Dr. Rehwaldt and asking him to work with us. I would want to see what the plan was for any of those kinds of culminating performance-type things before I would say let’s go ahead with them.”

Del Norte High School senior Elizabeth Ward, the school board’s student representative, said the dance class wouldn’t have a full concert. However, seniors have been discussing creating a music video and finding a way to broadcast it.

“We all know we can’t have a show, but we finished this piece and we worked really hard on it,” Ward said. “Through social distancing, I think it will be something worthwhile.

It’ll be worth the risk for the seniors.”

Music teacher Sara Rogers said via Zoom that DNUSD cannot currently afford to recreate other districts’ innovative ways to hold concerts.

“It is a financial issue to do it,” Rogers explained. “As a team, we are working our butts off to find a way for all of our instrumentalists, all of our vocalists, to be back in the community because we are huge. We pack auditoriums for concerts. We are working on that, but it’s just not possible without a budget to do that, and we have bigger needs than to ask for a huge chunk of money for that right now.”

Correction The obituary of Constance Marie Brown Maurer that ran on May 22 was incorrectly placed by someone believed to be her son. She is living. It is believed this person placed the obituary as part of an identity theft scheme.

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Art Scene Del Norte County Art in Public Places The Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness’ Art in Public Places exhibit in the Del Norte Superior Court at 450 H St. in Crescent City is a collection from artist Pauline Holmes entitled “Local Scenes Plus a Llama.”

The exhibit has been extended and is available for viewing through June 18. The courthouse is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays except for state holidays.

DNACA’s Art in Public Places exhibit on the mezzanine of the CEC airport at 1650 Dale Rupert Rd. is an exhibition of works by Pauline Lodolini entitled “Art Inspired from Animals and Traveling.” This show is available for viewing through June 18. The airport terminal’s regular hours are 6 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays, 6-10 a.m. and 5-8 p.m. Saturdays, and 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.

Sundays. For more information, contact DNACA at 707-4641336 or office@dnaca.net.

Arts for Veterans Drum Circle Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) announces that their Drum Circle

planned for Saturday, May 30 has been canceled. For more information on future activities, check the calendar at dnaca.net or events listings at Facebook. com/DNACACC.

California Redwoods Art Association In light of the California Department of Public Health mandates, the California Redwoods Art Association is closing the Gallery and canceling classes and events for the foreseeable future. Claire Heasler is the Artist of the Month at the 2nd Street Gallery. Other exhibits include Susan Humphry at the Del Norte County Library, Catherine Balck at the Wild Rivers Foundation offices, with Carol Long and Nancy Bachmann at the Sutter Coast Hospital Infusion Center.

There are an additional 35 individual artists’ work on display in the Main Hall at Sutter Coast Hospital. The 2nd Street Gallery will be open by appointment only for the foreseeable future.

For more information, call 707460-1414.

Coloring Book DNACA’s coloring book “Colorful Critters of Del Norte

County” is a great way to engage students with a home art and learning project! This book is hand drawn by local artist Rosemary Garcia, highlighting the “wild side” of Del Norte County with colorful critters. The coloring book includes captions in English, Tolowa, and Yurok, and at the end of the book are interesting facts about each of the 17 featured animals. “Colorful Critters of Del Norte County” is available at these local outlets: Del Norte Office Supply at 240 I St., the Mail Room at 900 Northcrest Dr., and the Yurok Country Visitor Center at 101 Klamath Blvd. in Klamath. For more information, contact DNACA at 707-464-1336 or office@dnaca. net.

Coast Redwoods Art Association Coast Redwoods Art Association’s Crescent Harbor Art Gallery, located at 140 Marine Way in Crescent City. The Artist of the Month is Bettie Belitz, who has created art works in clay, watercolor, pen and ink, acrylics, and oils. The Del Norte County Library at 190 Price Mall is also displaying work by Eva-Marie Tanner-Klaas through May. For more information, call

707-464-9133.

Gallery of Arts and Culture The Gallery of Arts and Culture at 175 H St. features artists Ronald Kusina, Michael Tompkins, Daniel Desmond, Marianne Strehler, Nan Marie Wineinger, Michael Jackson, Rive Nestor, John Hewitt, David LaBrier, Stephen Sable, Laura Wiens, W. Allan Armstrong, Richard “Dickie” Dabbs, and many other favorites. For more information, call 707-464-4745.

Curry County Brian Scott Gallery Brian Scott Gallery, located at 515 Chetco Ave. in Brookings, showcases more than 25 artists.

The current Artist of the Month is Les Cornish. The Gallery will have its grand re-opening on Wednesday June 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please visit the Gallery to enjoy their selection of works from local artists. For further information, call 541-469-1241.

Fog and Fine Art Gallery Located in Wright’s Custom Framing and Art Supply at 810 Chetco Ave. in Brookings, the

Fog and Fine Art Gallery displays many local artists showing a variety of media including jewelry, pottery, painting, and more.

The Gallery also has a dedicated classroom that inspires new and seasoned artists with workshops.

The Gallery is open from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. For more information on class listings, painting demonstrations, and featured artists, call 541-469-7900 or visit them on Facebook @WrightsCustomFraming.

Manley Art Center and Gallery To comply with Oregon State mandates, the Manley Art Center and Gallery at 433 Oak St. in Brookings is closed until further notice. For more information, call 541-469-1807 or visit www. pelicanbayartsassociation.org.

Submissions • For community arts calendar listings, please visit www.dnaca. net. For inclusion in Arts Scene listings, items should be sent to the Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) at office@dnaca.net by Tuesday of each week.

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School officials unveil finalized grading system Del Norte Unified School District plan emphasizes equity during pandemic

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The Del Norte Unified School District unveiled its finalized crisis learning grading system to the board of trustees on May 21. The new model emphasizes equity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tom Kissinger, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, told trustees transitional kindergarten through eighth-grade levels students won’t be graded based on their ability to master a standard.

Kissinger said report cards for students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade will inform parents of one of three

performance levels for their child - full participation and was engaged in distant learning, partial participation, or if there was insufficient evidence to measure a participation level.

Under the standards portion on the report card, teachers will mark “not reported.”

For sixth- through eighth-graders in middle school, teachers will mark a pass or no-grade for each subject area, Kissinger said.

These students will also get one of the three participation level indicators.

“No student is dinged on their ability to master a standard because it’s very difficult to determine (if) all of our students are able to do that,” Kissinger said. “But what we can tell is the extent students are able to participate in this crisis distance learning program.”

Meanwhile, Del Norte High School will feature a pass-fail system rather than letter grades, which Kissinger said would

College of Redwoods announces plans for the fall semester

that it may have to make further adjustments to ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff if COVID-19 escalates and all future decisions will be made with guidance from local and state public health agencies.

CR’s Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Angelina Hill ensures everyone that, while online, the fall will not be a continuation of last semester’s rapid move to remote instruction.

“We were forced to transition to online instruction at the end of the last semester due to emergency circumstances, and we recognize this caused varying degrees of challenges for students,” Hill said.

“Since the transition, we have engaged in thoughtful and deliberate planning for all fall courses, which includes professional development for faculty and staff, upgrades to infrastructure and technological help for students.

We believe this will result in a much a more satisfying and robust educational experience for students, regardless of the modality.”

To assist students with online learning, the college has created a Chromebook laptop lending program, which will give more than 250 students the technology they need to successfully complete classes online.

To help with connectivity, the main parking lot on the Eureka campus and both the front and back parking lots on the Del Norte campus will be hot spots for wireless internet. Students will be welcome to access the wireless network from their vehicles.

In his message to the campus community, President Flamer acknowledged that this transition may be difficult for students and faculty.

Changes in the schedule due to the decision to conduct the majority of classes online will be reflected in WebAdvisor as soon as possible. Staff urges students to check their MyCR emails regularly, to visit WebAdvisor to check for any changes to their schedules and to read the notes section of WebAdvisor carefully.

Harris explained the board’s decision impacts what parents and students will see on their report cards.

Harris pointed to the equity portion of the proposed crisis learning grading system, saying some districts have let students challenge a grade or pass a class through a test.

“I’ve heard of a large district in California where the parent and student will get to pick their grade for the class. We also heard of local districts that say you have whatever grade you had on the day prior to schools shutting down,” Harris said.

Harris said because students missed weeks of instruction, administrators didn’t want seniors at a disadvantage as they enter a CSU or a UC next year. He added that the grading system will also impact the underclassmen who want to participate in sports.

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high school athletics — has not issued rules yet on their grading requirements for next year.

Kissinger circled back to Sunset High School’s grading system, saying it remains much the same as was before schools closed on March 16.

Most students attending Sunset High School are making up credits they need to graduate, he said.

“Due to Sunset’s mission to help students get back on track to graduate on time, we began immediately to offer credit-earning opportunities for all students,” Kissinger said in his report.

Kissinger said Sunset staff have used Google Classroom and work packets and “have done everything they can” to make sure students have access to lessons.

“I can’t think of a time when I’ve seen staff, teachers, classified staff and administrators work so closely toward trying to figure something out on behalf of kids,” Kissinger said.

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The decision was based on information provided by medical professionals, information regarding a timetable for development of a vaccine and the need to mitigate the danger posed by an expected resurgence of the virus in the fall.

The deans and directors worked with the Vice President of Instruction to identify “impossible-to-convert” courses and, with the help of Academic Senate and CRFO leadership, and using guidelines recommended by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, have developed protocols to identify these courses and to develop a range of alternative instructional methods for laboratory, clinical and other hands-on courses such as those in career education, health occupations and law enforcement.

The courses that have been approved to include some in-person component, either on campus or in a clinical environment, at this time include: ·Agriculture ·Administration of Justice ·Automotive Technology ·Construction Technology ·Dental Assisting ·Early Childhood Education ·Forestry and Natural Resources ·Paramedics/EMT ·Manufacturing Technology ·Nursing ·Welding Technology To allow these courses to go forward in-person, students and faculty will be required to adhere to social distancing practices, which, in most cases, will result in smaller class sizes. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks will also be required.

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Kissinger said the California State University and University of California systems, and several other colleges, have also adopted a pass-fail system rather than standard letter grades.

“There is a tremendous amount of variance in the state as to what an ‘A’ or a ‘B’ or a ‘C’ or a ‘D’ is or how do you get that,” Kissinger said.

At DNHS, Superintendent Jeff Harris explained that although students won’t receive letter grades on their report cards, in classes that require a C or better as a pre-requisite for another course, teachers will attest whether the student did C-level work. But the student’s report card will only indicate if they failed or passed that particular class, he added.

The board members unanimously approved DNUSD’s crisis learning grading system.

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Guest Editorial Fair board provides insight into ‘painful’ decision Fair board provides insight into ‘painful’ decision As you probably know, there will not be a 2020 Del Norte County Fair. It was an incredibly emotional, painful decision.

The 41st District Agricultural Association Board of Directors — better known as the Del Norte Fair Board — unanimously made the call last week.

Our Fair joins the dozens, maybe hundreds, of others on the West Coast and across the nation shutting down this year, victims of the Coronavirus crisis.

In late May, Humboldt County pulled the plug on its 2020 Fair. The Douglas County Fair was canceled, as were the Fairs in Coos, Siskiyou, Amador, Klamath, Ventura, Sonoma, and Redwood Empire in Ukiah.

The Curry County Fair was wiped out in April. Many Fairs in California made the decision even earlier.

It is a cascade of cancelations.

There are a multitude of reasons why our Fair board made this difficult decision.

These include: ● Under current rules, the State of California has banned all mass gatherings. ● Vendors – both those in the area and outside of Del Norte County – have indicated they will not be coming in 2020. With no county fair circuit to follow, they are waiting for next year. ● It is the same story for many entertainment acts, who are taking the summer off because of limited opportunities and potential virus exposure. ● Sponsors have been almost non-existent this year, as local businesses try to stay alive in a time of limited commerce. ● Fair participants need to know if they should invest time and money into something that may not happen. This includes exhibitors in the various categories (such as gardening, canning, art work, etc.), as well as participants in events such as the demolition derby and local musical acts. ● Even if the state suddenly allowed fairs to go

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forward, the social distancing and other rules would, the board believes, produce a sub-par Fair experience.

For example, if the six-foot restriction between individuals was enforced in the grandstand arena, it would allow for approximately 500 spectators, 75 percent less than capacity.

Another major reason for the decision is economics. One of the Fair Board’s missions, along with the voter-created Del Norte Recreation and Parks District Board, is to assure the long-range future of the Fair and Fairgrounds. If a miracle were to happen and the Fairgrounds was given permission to go forward at this late date, a lack of attendance caused by fear and a lack of events could be devastating to the economic health of the Fair.

There is one more reason for the cancelation, the most important reason of all … it is the right thing to do. The health and safety of our community must take priority.

The Fair board is determined to help the Junior Livestock Auction to continue. Organizers of this event are looking at different ways this can happen. Members of the board are working with leaders of Grange and 4-H to make sure the auction/sale continues. The Fairgrounds will provide more information as it becomes available.

During this difficult time, our Fair crew will be busy. Some long-overdue fairgrounds maintenance is being scheduled, along with some capital improvements that will benefit both residents and visitors.

The coronavirus crisis will not last forever. There will be a time, in the nottoo-distant future, where our fairgrounds will be filled again with laughter, with excitement, with events and activities. It will be filled with the sights and sounds of Del Norte County at its best.

Submitted by John Pritchett, Del Norte Fair Board President, and Kim Floyd, Del Norte County Fair Chief Executive Officer

CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS May 14-21

Jaden Joseph Green, 20, of Crescent City, was convicted of violating probation and was sentenced to jail for 33 days and a fine of $150.

Lucas Arthur Jahrling, 43, of Crescent City, was convicted of unlawful possession of an illegal instrument/paraphernalia, sentenced to jail for 30 days and a fine of $220.

The Triplicate A motorcyclist and his passenger were involved in a high-speed crash on Highway 199 Monday, requiring medical evacuation.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Tyler Ray Gentry and his passenger Montana Bell were driving northbound on U.S. Highway 199 south of mile

post 26.50. At about 5:35 p.m., Gentry was traveling too fast to maneuver his Suzuki DL-650 through a sharp left-hand curve, causing the motorcycle to travel in an easterly direction and collide into the guardrail, according to CHP. After the impact with the guardrail, Gentry and Bell were ejected from the motorcycle.

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arrived on the scene and began providing medical assistance to Gentry and Bell. According to the CHP, Bell suffered major injuries as a result of the crash, while Gentry was treated for minor injuries.

Gentry and Bell were transported to Asante Three Rivers Medical Center by American Medical Response.

Gasquet Fire Protection District, Illinois Valley Fire Protection District and American Medical Response assisted with the scene. According to the CHP report, alcohol and/ or drugs did not appear to be a factor at this time.

The incident remains under investigation by the CHP Crescent City area office.

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, May 20

At 12:45 a.m., a resident in the 1000 block of U.S. Highway 101 reported a subject was trying to break down her front door and had already broken a window.

At 4:15 a.m., a resident in the 1000 block of Scenic Creek Drive reported while she was out walking her dog, they were almost attacked by a mountain lion in the apartment complex.

At 9:57 a.m., a subject reported someone broke into her car in the 1100 block of Breen Street and stole some items.

At 11:24 a.m., a wallet was found in the 99900 block of Enderts Beach Road.

At 1:11 p.m., a request from the 2000 block of U.S. Highway 101 for the removal of a subject who is causing a disturbance and refuses to leave.

At 2:03 p.m., a report of a subject walking down U.S. Highway 101 near Lopez carrying a bat and a rock, not looking happy.

At 6:41, a request to tow two abandoned vehicles in the 300 block of Fred Haight Drive in Smith River.

At 8:50 p.m., a resident in the 2700 block of Alder Road reported discovering his home broken into and several items missing.

Thursday, May 21

At 12:27 a.m., a subject reporting seeing flashlights at a property in the 2400 block of Dodane Avenue and was unsure if anyone was supposed to be there.

At 5:48 a.m., a report of a suspicious subject all in black walking around the school campus in the 1300 block of El Dorado Street and may have entered a shed.

At 7:22 a.m., a report of smoke behind a building in the 300 block of M Street.

At 8:20 a.m., a report of a kayak stolen from a backyard in the 300 block of Butte Street.

At 8:34 a.m., a report of power lines down, with no sparking, in a yard at 9th and L streets.

At 10:02 a.m., a resident in the 3100 block of Parkway Driver reported hearing screaming from under the house.

At 3 p.m., a report of a reckless driver who almost caused multiple collisions is in a parking lot in the 400 block of U.S. Highway 101.

At 5:32 p.m., a resident in the 1100 block of Breen Street reported having an ongoing issue with subjects illegally camping behind his property.

At 5:53 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Olive Street reported a possibly intoxicated subject stole her daughter’s bicycle.

At 10:19 p.m., a resident in the 500 block of Fred Haight Drive reported someone

drove a vehicle through her fence and into her house.

Friday, May 22

At 7:58 a.m., staff in the 800 block of U.S. Highway 101 reported some tools were stolen from the yard sometime overnight.

At 9:50 a.m., a report of a residential break-in sometime overnight in the 700 block of 9th Street.

At 10:38 a.m., a resident in the 1300 block of California Street reported hearing a gunshot and seeing a subject put something wrapped up inside his vehicle.

At 3:43 p.m., a report of a chimney fire in the 3400 block of Movie Lane.

At 3:47 p.m., California Highway Patrol requested assistance following a vehicle in the 9900 block of U.S. Highway 101 with a driver reported brandishing a firearm.

At 4:24 p.m., a resident in the 1600 block of Parkway Drive reported her house is on fire from a cigarette.

At 11:41 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Mason Court reported that everyone was screaming.

Saturday, May 23

At 6:27 a.m., a report of a business front door broken open in the 400 block of U.S. Highway 101.

At 9:33 a.m., a resident in the 1900 block of Malone Road reported two subjects were in a physical altercation on the property and one subject was breaking out windows with a bat or stick.

At 10:01 a.m., a report of a lawn mower stolen from a transfer station in the 1700 block of State Street.

At 2:41 p.m., a request received to help find a subject that has been sleeping in the garage of a home for sale at Elk Valley Road and Howland Hill Road.

At 3:18 p.m., a lost dog was found in the 100 block of Boulevard.

At 3:51 p.m., a report of shoplifting in the 500 block of M Street.

At 5:19 p.m., a report of a motor home stolen from Taylor and 7th streets.

At 7:20 p.m., a report of a naked male subject in the post office in the 700 block of 2nd Street.

At 9:45 p.m., a report of shots heard in the 16400 block of U.S. Highway 101.

At 10:43 p.m., a report of four to five shots heard, possibly from a shotgun, in the 100 block of Houlie Drive in Hiouchi.

Sunday, May 24

At 3:29 a.m., a report of a male subject with his pants down at the post office in the 700 block of 2nd Street.

At 8:59 a.m., a lost dog was found in the 1200 block of U.S. Highway 101.

At 9:41 a.m., a purse was found on the side of the road in the 2000 block of Railroad Avenue.

At 11:04 a.m., a report of squatters inside a home that is supposed to be empty in the 700 block of Pacific Avenue.

At 2:38 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Klamath Boulevard, in Klamath, reported her daughter told her that a dog that lives in the trailer came from the woods with a human hand.

At 2:43 p.m., a report of gas syphoned from a vehicle in the 1000 block of Blackwell Lane.

At 3:24 p.m., a debit card was found in the 600 block of L Street.

At 4:15 p.m., a report of several gunshots heard in the area of 2300 block of Parkway Drive.

At 5:42 p.m., a report of a brush fire off U.S. Highway 101 at milepost 18.87 in Gasquet.

At 6:26 p.m., a push lawnmower was found in the bushes in the 2000 block of Old Mill Road.

At 6:37 p.m., a resident in the 5400 block of Southbank Road reported his neighbor cut his water line.

At 6:44 p.m., a report of a vehicle broken into in the 9900 block of U.S. Highway 101 at Sandmine Road and a backpack stolen.

At 8:54 p.m., a report of shots or fireworks heard in the Cooke, Parkway Drive area.

At 9:09 p.m., a report of someone shooting off a subject shooting off fireworks at the beach and one came toward the reporting person’s motel in the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 101.

At 11:06 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Hiouchi Drive reported a subject has been firing off gun shots for the last several nights in a row.

Monday, May 25

At 4:57 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of L Street reported there was a subject at the window of her back room trying to get in.

At 8:41 a.m., a resident in the 1400 block of Inyo street reported someone got into her vehicle overnight and ransacked it.

At 9:42 a.m., a resident in the 1100 block of Burtschell Street reported that a subject squatting on the property next door was looking in her daughter’s window.

At 9:55 a.m., a report of a female subject that broke several bottles of wine at a business in the 1100 block of 3rd Street.

At 10:50 a.m., a report that someone has been sleeping in the directory building in the 12900 block of Indian Road in Smith River.

At 11:59 a.m., a report of a subject yelling and throwing beer cans into the road in the 400 block of M Street.

At 12:12 p.m., a report of smoke spotted in the area of U.S. Highway 101 and U.S. Highway 199.

At 12:31 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of Klamath Boulevard, in Klamath, reported one of her neighbors bit another neighbor.

At 2:06 p.m., a report of an illegal burn in the area of Napa and Washington Boulevard.

At 2:32 p.m., a report of a male subject in the middle of the road at 9th and L streets showing off his leg.

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At 3:47 p.m., a resident in the 1500 block of Morehead Road in Fort Dick reported that her boyfriend possibly stole someone’s dog.

At 4:26 p.m., a report of a syringe found in the 500 block of Pacific Avenue.

At 5:01 p.m., a report of smoke in the area of 1500 block of Summer Park Court.

At 5:16 p.m., a resident in the 1400 block of Inyo Street reported that someone broke into her vehicle sometime overnight.

At 5:23 p.m., a report of a subject that walked out of a store with items without paying in the 900 block of Northcrest Drive.

At 5:26 p.m., a report of a dog stolen out of a truck in the 1700 block of State Street.

At 6:24 p.m., a report of officers searching for a subject that was earlier causing a disturbance and trying to start a fight with an employee in the 100 block of Klamath Boulevard in Klamath.

At 7:15 p.m., a report of a possible sinkhole in the road at El Dorado and Lauff streets.

At 7:51 p.m., a resident in the 300 block of Bertsch Avenue reported a vulture keeps trying to eat her chicks.

At 8:11 p.m., a male reported that a female subject attempted to assault his wife in the 400 block of M Street.

At 9:54 p.m., a report of some sort of dispute/fight between a group of juveniles and subjects in a truck in the 500 block of L Street.

Tuesday, May 26

At 3:33 a.m., a resident in the 12700 block of Indian Road reported she can hear children crying underneath her home.

At 8:20 a.m., a request received to remove a female subject sleeping in the bushes in the 1600 block of Northcrest Drive.

At 8:45 a.m., a report of a fight in the 1500 block of California Street.

At 8:59 a.m., a resident in the 200 block of Middle Fork Road in Gasquet that someone broke into her water shed sometime overnight.

At 10:01 a.m., a resident in the 700 block of 9th Street reported that someone put tar and glass on her front door.

At 10:33 a.m., someone reported a suspect that broke into her client’s house is under the pier in the 9900 block of B Street.

At 12:21 p.m., a resident in the 1200 block of Northcrest Drive reported that a subject he has a restraining order against was in his yard digging holes.

At 1:18 p.m., a report of a subject attacking another subject with a cane in the 1000 block of Front Street.

At 1:29 p.m., a report of a subject that was being put up in a hotel in the 600 block of L Street and asked to leave, was allowed back in to get her personal things, then locked the door and refuses to come out.

At 3:26 p.m., a female subject that was asked to leave a hotel in the 600 block of L Street is now behind the building, yelling and throwing her property around.

At 3:29 p.m., a report of a washing machine and shopping cart in the road in the area of 8th and G streets.

At 5:56 p.m., reports of a female subject throwing things and yelling at cars in the area of 7th and L streets.

At 6:58 p.m., a report of a female subject that stole items from a store in the 600 block of M Street and left the area.

At 7:16 p.m., a report that a subject walked out of a store with unpaid items in the 900 block of Northcrest Drive.

At 11:08 p.m., a report of subjects with flashlights, prowling in the area of Hoover and Oregon streets.

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DEL NORTE TRIPLICATE

Fair From A1

Norte.

“Thanks to the wisdom of voters and the Del Norte Recreation and Parks District board, our fair will survive,” said Pritchett, referring to funding provided via a slight increase in sales tax in 2014 and the creation of the district board. “We’ll be back.”

The fair board said it would work with organizers of the annual Junior Livestock Auction to make sure that some form of this important event continues.

The board is hopeful that a mini-fair might be possible in the spring of 2021, along with the annual county fair on the first weekend in August of next year.

In the meantime, Pritchett said work will continue on a wide range of maintenance projects

Virus From A1

quite as disciplined, staying home, wearing masks, having private parties. People are letting their guard down. Now is not the time to do that.”

After his presentation, supervisors and several community members weighed in with questions including whether masks were mandatory or if travel restrictions would be enforced.

District 1 Supervisor Roger Gitlin and Thomas Barnes, owner of TAB & Associates Inc., both wanted clarification on the county’s mandates regarding masks.

“Many of the cases are asymptomatic. If you don’t know you’re affected, how do you know you’re sick?

Could be everybody in the county be sick?” Gitlin asked.

Gitlin also pointed to inconsistencies in mask enforcement, where Walmart and Safeway are not requiring their employees or customers to wear masks while Home Depot does require customers to wear masks to enter the store.

“I’m concerned you’re operating in a vacuum,” Gitlin told Rehwaldt. “You have all this data on 40 cases you’re not sharing with the public.”

Gitlin pointed to news that Humboldt County’s public health officer shared a public warning of the McKinleyville Chevron gas station and Aztec Grill and asked those who visited the business between May 15-20 to get tested.

“Why are we not hearing this kind of information?” Gitlin asked. “Why are we not knowing more information about these 40 people in our community?”

Rehwaldt said Dr. Teresa Frankovich identified a specific place and timeframe when she asked those Aztec Grill customers and employees to be tested, but did not name specific individuals. He added Del Norte County hasn’t experienced an incident where that kind of public request for information is necessary.

“We get information to people who absolutely need to know it,” he said.

“People can self-identify if they want to, but we’re not going to make the assumption that it’s up to us to identify them publicly.”

Rehwaldt then addressed the second part of Gitlin’s question about masks. Rehwaldt said initially, he urged people to wear masks when there was a low disease activity to help them get used to the idea. He now reminds people that they’re required to have masks on in public and to wear them when inside a business. He added there are exceptions to those who can’t wear a mask for medical reasons.

Rehwaldt said that even though it is now a requirement, public health staff

and improvements to the facilities.

“Thanks to the wisdom of voters and the Del Norte Recreation and Parks District board, our fair will survive,” said Pritchett, referring to funding provided via a slight increase in sales tax in 2014 and the creation of the district board. “We’ll be back.”

The fair board said it would work with organizers of the annual Junior Livestock Auction to make sure that some form of this important event continues.

The board is hopeful that a mini-fair might be possible in the spring of 2021, along with the annual county fair on the first weekend in August of next year.

In the meantime, Pritchett said work will continue on a wide range of maintenance projects and improvements to the facilities. wanted to give businesses the option to be able to enforce mask-wearing. It’s like a “no shoes, no shirt, no service” rule, Rehwaldt said. He added staff will check out businesses not complying with mask requirements, but hopes that more will pay attention going forward.

“We could technically cite people,” he said. “It would be a burden on law enforcement and the courts, but we can if we have to, and we’re not taking that off the table.”

A related question on fines was brought up by chairman Gerry Hemmingsen and resident Jacob Chilcott, who lives near South Beach, related to the issue of travel.

While Hemmingsen said restrictions regarding non-essential travel is still in place, Chilcott pointed out Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal warned visitors to stay away and communities in the Lake Tahoe area closed to tourists over the weekend.

“Some communities are writing fines to people that have traveled to their community for the amount of $1,000,” Chilcott said.

“Why is Del Norte County not addressing this? Particularly during this time of a spike in cases, why are we not attempting to enforce the essential travel order? It just seems like a gross irresponsibility to say that it’s too difficult to enforce.”

Rehwaldt issued an order on May 22 to hotels and vacation rentals reminding owners of his order against short-term rentals for vacationers.

Regardless, Rehwaldt said some hotels were pretty much full over the weekend, with tourists showing up in the community to enjoy the weekend.

He said the problem was trying to distinguish between those who are recreating and those traveling for work or other valid reasons.

“Essential travel is defined in many ways — related to work, family, a legal issue to take care of.

Travel for tourism, relaxation and vacation, however, we’re not quite there yet,” Rehwaldt said. “Plus, it’s tough to enforce. We don’t have people monitoring travelers. They’re on the honor system. We stress they abide as much as they can.”

Rehwaldt said there also wasn’t much the Public Health Branch could do to address the hotels that opened to recreators, but it’s something that will be addressed.

“We’re going to have to have a conversation with those folks to make them realize we’re able to monitor this and will,” Rehwaldt said. “We don’t want to see this happening over and over again all summer until we’re comfortable we’re in a place where it should happen. A lot of that depends on the state.”

Wild Rivers Coast

Worship Directory Brookings

Christian Community Church 15138 McVay Lane, Harbor

Pastor Carl Smith

Facebook: christiancommunitychurch-harbor

Pastor Lance Knauss

541-659-9352

Church of Christ

17222 Passley Rd., Brookings

Sunday Morning Bible Study10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship Assembly..11:20 a.m.

541-469-2531

Trinity Lutheran Church

1200 Easy St., PO Box 1199 Brookings

Wednesday Bible Class......7 p.m.

Sunday Bible School All Ages.......9 a.m. (Sept.-May) Sunday Worship Service...10 a.m.

Evangelist: Michael Wilk

Pastor Matt Steendahl

541-469-6453 or 541-469-0191

Brookings Presbyterian Church

Pacific Ave. at Oak St.

Calvary Assembly of God 518 Fir St., Brookings 541-469-2631 calvaryagbrookings.org

Sunday Adult Bible Study...9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship............10:30 a.m.

Children’s Church..........10:30 a.m.

Kingdom Youth Group... 10:30 a.m.

Wed. Eve. Bible Study...6:00 p.m.

Adrian VanAswegen, Pastor

Let our readers know when your services, classes, meetings or special events are with a listing in this Worship Directory.

It runs every Friday in the Curry Coastal Pilot & Del Norte Triplicate.

Grace Bible Church 302 North Hazel, Brookings

Sunday School Hour.......9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship..11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship. 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting..

7 p.m.

Thursday Bible Class...... 11 a.m.

Friday Fellowship............ 6 p.m.

Virgil Frazier, Pastor

541-469-3724

Brookings Church of the Nazarene

Christ Messiah

1600 Chetco Ave. (Hwy 101 N)

15786 Hwy. 101 South, Brookings Pastor Pete Hernandez

541-469-0260 or 541-661-5557 Fellowship.....9:30 a.m.

Worship............10 a.m.

Bible Study.....Wed. 6:30

Teaching the salvation of Jesus Christ ‘ Faith Bahai Religion and science are the two wings upon which man’s intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can - progress.

‘ABDU’L-BAHA

For local Baha’i info, please call 541-251-2436 or 541-469-6556 or visit www.bahai.us

First Baptist Community Church 607 Pacific Ave., Brookings Sunday School-PreK~12th...9:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Study..........9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship..........10:45a.m.

Thursday Evening Bible Study....6:15 p.m.

Awana Clubs............Wed. 6 p.m.

(Sept -May) Grades Pre-K-8th

Youth Group........Sun. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Dr. Ken Whitted 541-469-2014

With Messianic Praise and Jewish Christian Fellowship The Shabbat, The Challah, The Sh’ma Saturday Service................11 a.m.

Phone (707) 458-4030

The Refuge Christian Fellowship

5:15pm Prayer Service 6:00pm Family Soup Supper

Sunday Worship

8:30am Traditional 9:45am Bible Study 11:00am Contemporary 188 E Cooper, Crescent City GraceLutheranCC.com

Redwoods Family Worship Center

Corner of Parkway Dr. & English Lane Pastor Jim Ford Sat. Pan De Vida...............................6 p.m.

Sunday Worship .........10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study ............. 6:30 p.m.

Thursday Youth Group ................ 6:30 p.m.

Ages 13-18 465-4685 You are invited to join us in worship and prayer

Let everyone know when your services, classes,meetings or special events are happening by listing them in this Worship Directory. It runs every Friday in the Del Norte Triplicate & Curry Coastal Pilot.

CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. (707) 460-6727 • (541) 813-1717

Cornerstone Assembly of God

Everyone Welcome Kids always welcome 1230 Blackwell Ln. Sunday .............................10 a.m.

Refreshments • Music Classes for Children Wed. Night Bible Study ......7 p.m.

Pastor Bill Paquette 707-951-5072

CORNERSTONE CRESCENT CITY 1281 DOUGLAS STREET 707-464-3133 www.Rebuildingpeople.com SERVICE TIMES: Sun 10:30am & 6pm • Wed 6pm

Church of Christ

Pelican Bay Evangelical Free Church

9th & “E” St. • 464-6312 Mark Wittenmyer, Minister Sunday Bible School for all ages.......9:30 a.m.

Communion & Preaching...10:45 a.m.

Junior Church Service .Ages 3 thru 11 Evening Service ...................6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Del Norte Church of Christ 501 Childs • 464-1088 (Corner of Childs & Del Norte) Sunday Bible Class.........9:30 a.m.

Worship & Communion10:30 a.m.

Non-instrumental Wheelchair Accessible

“A Place Where Lives Are Transformed

By Jesus” Here to Gather, Grow, Give and Go! Dr. Russ Green, Pastor 464-9184 Thursday Jr. High Youth Group 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Bible Hour ... 9-10 a.m.

Sunday Worship ...10:30 a.m.

Children’s Church (during Church Worship) Nursery Care Sr. High Youth Group 4:30-7:00 p.m.

160 Blueberry Lane (Off Blackwell) Email - office@pbefchurch.com

15803 Hwy. 101 S., Harbor Sunday School..............9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship..........10:30 a.m.

Below: Call for Locations

Monday Youth Group........6 p.m.

Wed Lighthouse Kids....6 p.m.

Wednesday Adult Small Group Studies........6 p.m.

James Schultz, Pastor

541-469-3458

Father Justus Alaeto, Pastor

https://staroftheseastcharles.org/

Messianic Fellowship 2455 Oliver Ave., Crescent City

*Lent Devotions Wednesdays

Lighthouse Assembly of God

Fir St. at Old County Rd, Brookings

Due to COVID19, we will be online at

Saturday Mass.....................5 p.m.

Website: SJCCC.net

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

541-469-2313

Father Gregory Villaescusa Confession (Saturday).. 4-4:45p.m.

541-469-3411

Star of the Sea Catholic Church 820 Old County Rd., Brookings

465-1762

brookingslutheran.org

Safe Harbor Christian Fellowship

541-469-2398 or 469-3333

319 “E” St., Crescent City •

Sunday Mass.....................10 a.m.

Christian Science Church

429 Pine St. at Redwood Spur, Brookings Sunday Service...........11 a.m.

Sunday School............11 a.m.

Wednesday Testimony Mtg..6 p.m.

Reading Room: Monday & Wednesday..1-3 p.m. or by appointment www.cscbrookings.com

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Sunday Spanish Mass .......12 p.m.

brookingspres.com facebook.com/brookingspres

541-469-3725

Meeting at Mary Peacock Elementary School 1720 Arlington Dr., Crescent City Sunday Worship ...........................10 a.m.* *Children’s ministry provided at this service Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ...........7 p.m.

Pastor Pat Henderson 707.460.1905 solidrockcrescentcity.com

Nursery Available

Saturday Night Thrive Service.....6 p.m.

Sunday School......9:00 and 10:30 a.m.

Worship Services...9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Jr./Sr. High Youth Group...Wed. 6:30-8 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study...Wed. 10:00 a.m.

Celebrate Recovery...Tues. 6:00 p.m. brookingsnaz.org 541-469-2571

Worship and Sunday School..10 a.m.

Fellowship Hour after Sunday Worship Pastor David Hunter

Grace Lutheran (LCMS)

Brookings-Harbor Christian Church

777 Fifth Street, Brookings Sunday Service...........10 a.m.

Weekly Communion Small Group Ministries Celebrate Recovery...6 p.m. Sunday

Non-denominational Sunday Morning Worship...10:30 a.m.

Sunday Fellowship...............Noon Thursday Eve. Bible Study....7 p.m.

Crescent City

Sunday Adult Classes.........9 a.m.

Sunday Service.................10 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study....11 a.m.

Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Service.......12 noon The Reverend Bernie Lindley

541-469-3314

Get The Word Out Let everyone know when your services, classes, meetings or special events are happening by

sttimothyepiscopal.org

listing them here. It runs every Friday in the

Faith Baptist Church Fundamental Independent

409 Hillside Ave. Unit C, Brookings

Del Norte Triplicate & Curry Coastal Pilot.

541-412-1070 Pastor Ron Webb

Sunday School...............10 a.m.

Morning Preaching........11 a.m.

Evening Preaching...........6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study...7 p.m.

CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

“Looking for an exciting BiblePreaching Church? We may be just what you’re looking for!”

(707) 460-6727 • (541) 813-1717

Smith River : 13 “Son, of man, when the land sinneth against ME by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out MINE HAND upon it...” : 14 “they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the LORD GOD.” : 19 “Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out MY fury upon it....” : 20 “...they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness” (Ezekiel 14 KJV)

Smith River United Methodist 121 Beckstead, Smith River (corner of 1st & Beckstead)

Sunday Worship......11 a.m.

Rev. Dr. Pamela Coy 707-487-3301

Smith River Baptist Church Calvary Chapel of the Redwoods

Just off Hwy. 101 (707) 487-5275

3180 South Fred D. Haight Dr.

Pastor Steve Alexander

Corner of Hwy. 101 and South Fred D. Haight Dr.

Worship Service .......................10:30 a.m.

Smith River, CA • 707-487-2051

SR Kids Junior Church.............10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services .....................10:30 a.m.* Thursday Evening Service .........6:30 p.m. *Children’s ministry provided www.ccredwoods.com

Sunday School (All Ages) .......... 9:30 a.m.

Nursery Provided For All Services

To list your church’s schedule call the Curry Coastal Pilot 541-813-1717 or the Del Norte Triplicate 707-460-6727

A8  |  FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020

DEL NORTE TRIPLICATE

CDFW offers tips for hikers to avoid rattlesnakes As stay-at-home rules are relaxed around the state of California, hikers are undoubtedly anxious to take advantage of the opportunity to visit their favorite hills, mountains, paths and trails. It’s important to remember that snakes are enjoying the fine weather this time of year as well.

With the coming of summer, snakes of many species are through hunkering down, making human encounters with these elusive creatures more likely.

Although most native snakes

are harmless, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recommends giving the venomous rattlesnake plenty of space and knowing what to do in the rare event of a bite.

Early mornings and late afternoons are prime times for when snakes come out — they avoid the midday heat. In general, snakes are not aggressive. When people are bitten, it’s most often because the animal was surprised.

The most basic but important

tip to remember: If you’re outdoors, make sure to stay on trails, as you’ll be in a better position to see (and avoid) a snake if it’s on the path or crossing in front of you.

Rattlesnakes are widespread in California and are found in a variety of habitats throughout the state, from coastal to desert.

They may also turn up around homes and yards in brushy areas and under woodpiles. Rattlesnakes will likely retreat if given room and are not provoked or

threatened. Most bites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally brushed against by someone walking or climbing.

On occasion, rattlesnake bites have caused severe injury — even death. However, the potential of encountering a rattlesnake should not deter anyone from venturing outdoors. The California Poison Control System notes that the chances of being bitten are small compared to the risk of other environmental injuries.

Most bites occur between the

months of April and October when snakes and humans are most active outdoors.

CDFW provides tips for safely living in snake country online at https://wildlife.ca.gov/Keep-MeWild/Rattlesnakes, as well as tips for keeping snakes out of your yard and what do to do (and not do) in the event of a snake bite.

Additional resources can be found on the “Living with Rattlesnakes� page at www.CaliforniaHerps.com and wildlife.ca.gov/ keep-me-wild.

WILD RIVERS COAST 5-DAY FORECAST Elkton

81/54 Coos Bay

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10

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61

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Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset First

May 29

Today 5:45 a.m.

8:44 p.m.

12:26 p.m.

1:57 a.m.

Full

Sat. 5:45 a.m.

8:45 p.m.

1:38 p.m.

2:29 a.m.

Last

Jun 5

Sun. 5:44 a.m.

8:46 p.m.

2:51 p.m.

2:59 a.m.

New

Jun 12

Jun 20

Flood Stage —— 38.0 17.0 29.0 33.0

Current -0.23 +0.02 +0.09 -0.15 -0.09

MARINE FORECAST Brookings Today: Small craft should exercise caution today.

Wind from the north at 15-25 knots. Seas 6-10 feet.

Visibility clear to the horizon.

Tomorrow: Wind north 3-6 knots tomorrow. Seas 5-9 feet. Visibility under 3 miles in rain. Wind north 4-8 knots tomorrow night. Seas 4-8 feet. Rain.

Crescent City Today: Wind north 7-14 knots today. Seas 8-12 feet.

Visibility clear. Wind southwest 4-8 knots tonight.

Seas 6-10 feet. Late-night showers.

Tomorrow: Wind west 6-12 knots tomorrow. Seas 5-9 feet. Rain ending. Wind north 6-12 knots tomorrow night. Seas 4-8 feet. A shower early.

TIDES SUN & MOON

24 hour Change 0.64 11.04 3.83 6.85 13.40

Brookings Today Saturday Sunday Monday

High a.m. p.m.

4:31 6:46 5:48 7:34 7:11 8:19 8:32 9:01

Low a.m. p.m.

11:44 --12:25 12:41 1:40 1:37 2:46 2:32

Crescent City Today Saturday Sunday Monday

High a.m. p.m.

4:30 6:45 5:47 7:33 7:10 8:18 8:31 9:00

Low a.m. p.m.

11:40 --12:21 12:37 1:36 1:33 2:42 2:28

79/52

REGIONAL FORECAST Brookings: Periods of clouds and sun today. Spotty showers tonight. Rain tapering off tomorrow.

Crescent City: Times of sun and clouds today. Mostly cloudy tonight with a couple of showers.

Gasquet: Times of clouds and sun today. Becoming cloudy tonight with spotty showers late.

Gold Beach: Times of clouds and sun today. A couple of showers tonight. Periods of rain tomorrow.

Klamath: Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy tonight with a couple of showers. Rain tomorrow.

Port Orford: Mostly cloudy today; breezy during the afternoon. A couple of showers tonight.

Smith River: Periods of clouds and sunshine today.

Low clouds and spotty showers tonight.

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Eagle Point

95/63 Medford

Jacksonville

95/62

94/60 Brookings

Ashland

67/50

94/61

Cave Junction

84/53

Harbor

65/51 Yreka

Happy Camp

96/60

96/57

Montague

96/61 Shown is today’s weather.

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Etna

94/56

Trinidad

60/53

McKinleyville

61/53 Arcata

60/52

Eureka

62/54

Weaverville

95/55 Fortuna

66/53

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Service & Installation

Landscaping

Del Norte Triplicate 707-460-6727 Curry Coastal Pilot 541-813-1717 Realtor

Owners: Daniel & Erica Moore

707.460.6333

Morgan Construction

www.CrescentCityHVAC.com

Excavation, Septics, BACKHOE Work New Home Construction Remodeling Concrete Work Mobile Home Foundations

Handyman

Handy Home Tech

No job too large or too small

David Thompson 707.951.4655 CA Licenced & Insured T278408gE0324

Painting Co.

Brookings, Oregon CCB #174518

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Electrician

(541) 373-1391

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Kismet Mayo, Denturist Chris Mayo, Dental Tech.

937 Chetco Ave. Suite B, Brookings

Storage Facility

Patrick D. Brush

Landscaping

707-464-7367

485 K St., Crescent City 707-954-0232 71199992lP0112

Painting

• Maintenance • Repairs • Lawn Services

DAVINCI LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE

Dentist

Sean Swede, Lic.#958937

67/52

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Jody Mangum Licensed Acupuncturist t (707) 487-4444 625 F St. Suite A, Crescent City 603 Hemlock St. Suite 3B, Brookings

Residential

Grant Pass

60/52

City

Shady Cove

91/60

94/60

Gold Beach

Crescent City

REGIONAL CITIES

Rogue River

93/60

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Pain, allergies & more...

Blue Shield Preferred Provider

CA LIC. 859039 Randy Duncan (707) 951-0936

80/46

HVAC

Acupuncture Works!

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Glendale

67/54

Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

Acupuncture

541-412-8000

89/58

Port Orford

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Canyonville

Powers

Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable.

ALMANAC

88/57

Coquille

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50

SUN

Partly sunny and windy

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67

Brookings

SAT

Cloudy, rain tapering off; cooler

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TODAY

Periods of clouds and sunshine

65/53

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