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Arbitrator decides for Fashion Blacksmith

Fashion Blacksmith lawsuit decision filed in Superior Court

By ROGER GITLIN

The Triplicate

Fashion Blacksmith, Inc. boat service and vessel repair, through its attorney George Mavris filed an arbitration decision in favor of Fashion Blacksmith, last Wednesday.

The plaintiff released the following statement:

Fashion Blacksmith,Inc. is Crescent City Harbor District’s longest standing tenant. Fashion has been operating under a Lease Agreement with CCHD since January 1, 1980. Under the original lease, Fashion was to provide boat repair services to the local fishing fleet and CCHD was to maintain the exterior and roof of the FBI boat repair shop.

Over the years the lease was renewed multiple times. One such renewal added language which required that the CCHD dredge the area underneath Fashion’s mechanical boat lift (known as a Syncrolift), so Fashion could haul and launch boats. Without dredging, the synocrolift, which is essentially a large elevator, could not attain its depth design which greatly restricts Fashion’s ability to haul and launch larger

Nuisance building finally coming down

BY ROGER GITLIN

The Triplicate

Take a long, last, lingering look at Crescent City’s most infamous eyesore. After a prolonged rainy season, court receiver Richardson Griswold law firm will begin demolishing arguably the city’s most notorious nuisance property, this week.

Over the next three months, the goal of the city and receiver Griswold is to abate this blight. 200 A St will be a 1.5 acre soon-to-be vacant lot.

Late last year, the city declared the former medical office building a health nuisance, a magnet attracting homelessness, criminal activity, drug abuse and unsanitary lifestyle, unacceptable in any neighborhood and especially in the pristine, visitor-welcoming coastal location by the Oceanfront Lodge and surrounding upscale homes.

Four years back, Lawnchair investments acquired the property in hopes of developing high-end condominiums. The investor failed to move forward on razing the building and was soon in violation of California Health Code. Ultimately, the city declared the property a nuisance, went to court and sought relief in having Griswold law as the court receiver.

The history of this building dates to the 1930s. Union

Probation chief updates board on status of juvenile hall

BY ROGER GITLIN

The Triplicate Del Norte Chief Probation

Officer Lonnie Reyman updated the Board of Supervisors on the closing of juvenile hall. Due to contractual issues with the union, the closure of the hall will be delayed until August.

Reyman announced there are three minors in Humboldt County. There were three bookings in April and four in May, all week-end commitments. There are several youths with week-end detention orders.

The reentry transition update: Del Norte continues to arrest offending juveniles. The hall is currently operating as a special purpose facility. Job descriptions and pay structure have been finalized. Meetings now begin with the SEIU labor union. August 4 is the amended target date for implementation.

Concerning facilities, the chief probation officer will modify juvenile intake/holding to better meet needs. There will be modification to doors for access and egress. There will be updates on decor for spaces for programs and activities. Reyman stated the facility is planning for a higher level of traffic.

Reentry transition in programs and operations: Eligibility for Youth Opportunity Center programs, referral and intake process with partners, business rules for operations and requirements, developing schedule for the first quarter of operations.

Reentry transition was also announced.

• Closed and open enrollment programs will begin upon completion of transition.

• Probation and outside program providers will be included.

• Meetings ongoing with partners and future partners including the following: Gateway Education, Del Norte County Office of Education, College of the

Redwoods, Behavioral Health Public Health, wraparound services, participation of Yurok and Tolowa tribes, The Family Resource Center, CFC gardening and military recruiters. Here’s what the public can expect:

• Establishing reentry positions.

What’s next for local grads?

BY ROGER GITLIN

The Triplicate

• Redundant custody contracts with Humboldt and Shasta counties.

• Elimination of juvenile hall division.

• Go-Live of Youth Opportunity Center. Reyman intends to address the board with at least one more update prior to implementation.

203 Del Norte High School Warrior graduates and 65 additional Sunset High seniors will flip the tassle on their mortarboard caps, this Friday. Indeed, this is a momentous day for graduates and their families.

Gabe Howard

Del Norte Principal Alison Eckart announced Gabe Howard as class valedictorian last Wednesday. The valedictorian is highest level of academic recognition.

Hope Peeples

Hope Peeples was announced as class salutatorian, the second highest academic recognition.

126 Warrior graduates responded to a Triplicate survey on future plans.

• 75 students plan to enroll in community college.

• Seven students will enroll at a UC campus.

• 13 students plan to attend

Photo by Roger Gitlin/The Triplicate

A years-long dispute between Fashion Blacksmith and the Crescent City Harbor District may have reached a conclusion.

Photo by Roger Gitlin/The Triplicate Del Norte County Chief Probation Officer Lonnie Reyman talks to the board of supervisors about the status of Juvenile Hall.

Submissions for events can be sent by email to: triplicateofficemgr@countrymedia.net. The deadline for submission is 4:30 pm Monday, the week prior to publication.

Daily: 50’s – 70’s European sports car club membership drive.

Do you own a 1950’s - 1970’s style European sports car? Come and join our local car club!

We hail from Del Norte and Curry Counties. We do all things concerning vintage European cars.

So, join the entourage!

If interested contact Chuck at the Del Norte Triplicate 707-460-6726.

Wednesday, June 21

Del Norte Republican Party Central Committee Monthly General Meeting Del Norte Republican Headquarters, 290 I St: 6:00 pm

Event Details: Monthly meeting. Get involved.

Friday, June 23 Lego Club Del Norte County Library: 4:00 pm

Saturday, June 24 Story Time & Crafts Del Norte County Library: 2:00 pm

Children’s Saturday Matinee: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Del Norte County Library: 3:30 pm

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Tuesday, June 27

Del Norte Healthcare District Regular Meeting Healthcare District Office, 550 E Washington Blvd: 6:30 pm

Regular meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month (with rare exceptions around holidays). Go to https:// delnortehealthcare.com/ meetings-%26-agendas to see our agendas and minutes (also posted on the Del Norte County website).

Friday, June 30 Rock Painting for Kids Del Norte County Library: 4:00 pm

Final Friday Flicks: Top Gun: Maverick Del Norte County Library: 6:00 pm

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites the public to open houses on potential sea otter recovery efforts

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will host 16 public open houses with communities in Northern California and Oregon this June to gather input on the potential reintroduction of sea otters to their historical range. The open houses will provide communities and stakeholders an opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives and speak with Service staff about sea otters and next steps in recovery efforts including the potential reintroduction process – should a proposal move forward.

The southern sea otter, one of three subspecies of sea otter, is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. As directed by Congress, the Service assessed reintroduction feasibility in 2022. The assessment concluded that reintroduction was biologically feasible and may have significant benefits for a variety of species in the marine ecosystem and expedite the recovery of the threatened southern sea otter.

The assessment also concluded that additional information about how reintroduction would affect stakeholders and local communities was needed before considering the next steps. There is no active proposal to reintroduce sea otters at this time.

The open houses will help the Service gather further information to inform next steps. As the Service considers the possibility of reintroduction, we recognize that community values and issues are critical in this process. Input from the public and key stakeholders, including ocean users, will be a foundational component in establishing next steps including whether or

not a potential reintroduction is proposed, as well as ensuring that proposals are crafted in a way that benefits stakeholders and local communities.

The Service aims to be inclusive, thoughtful, and scientifically sound as we consider actions to support sea otters, local communities and ecosystem recovery, now and in the future.

Open houses will be held in the following communities in Oregon and Northern California: Oregon

Astoria - June 20, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Astoria

Elks Lodge #180 453 11th St., Astoria, OR 97103

Garibaldi - June 21, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Old Mill RV Resort 210 South 3rd St. Garibaldi, OR 97118

Newport - June 21, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Newport Recreation Center, Multipurpose Room 225 SE Avery St., Newport, OR 97365

Florence - June 22,

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Lane Community College, Florence Center, Room 103 3149 Oak St., Florence Coos Bay - June 22 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Southern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview Rooms E, F, & G 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay, OR 97420

Port Orford - June 23,

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Port Orford Library, Large Conference Room 1421 Oregon St., Port Orford, OR 97465

Gold Beach - June 23,

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Curry County Library, Meeting Hall 94341 3rd St., Gold Beach, OR 97444 Brookings - June 24,

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Coastal Community Center (located inside Coastal Home, Health, and Hos-

pice) 585 5th St., Brookings, OR 97415 California Crescent City - June 24,

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Del Norte Recreation Department, Gymnasium 1005 H St., Crescent City, CA 95531

Arcata - June 25, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Cal Poly Humboldt, College Creek Complex, Great Hall Community Center Building, Room 260, 1 Rossow St., Arcata, CA 95521 Fort Bragg - June 26,

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Noyo Center for Marine Science, Discovery Center 338 N Main St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Bodega Bay - June 27,

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, Bodega Bay Community Center 2255 CA-1, Bodega Bay, CA, 94923

Point Reyes StationJune 27, 5:00 PM– 7:30 PM, Point Reyes National Seashore, Bear Valley Visitor Center, Red Barn Classroom 75 Bear Valley Rd., Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Sausalito - June 28,

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Bay Model Visitor Center, Gallery 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 San Francisco - June

28, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, San Francisco County Fair Building, Auditorium 1199

9th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122

Emeryville - June 29,

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Emeryville Senior Center, Main Hall 4321 Salem St., Emeryville, CA 94608

The Service encourages interested stakeholders and publics to drop in any time during the open houses. Full details and open house information are also available online at www.fws. gov/project/exploring-potential-sea-otter-reintroduction.

boats.

During the nearly four decades following the initial Lease, Fashion’s reputation for excellence in the boating field extended well beyond the Harbor. In fact, Fashion’s work has been featured in multiple national boating magazines, which, in turn, lured boats from all over the United States to the Crescent City Harbor to be worked on by Fashion. The positive notoriety has placed our harbor in a favorable light and has been a revenue generator for the harbor and broader local economy during the term of the Lease.

Unfortunately, commencing after the lease was renewed in 2015, the harbor engaged in a pattern of conduct apparently designed to frustrate Fashion’s ability to remain a viable entity. First, the Harbor allowed critical dredging permits to lapse. Additionally, the harbor allowed the boat repair building to fall into disrepair and ignored Fashion’s multiple pleas for dredging under the syncrolift.

Even more egregiously, in 2020, CCHD claimed that Fashion failed to exercise its option to renew its lease and took the position that Fashion would need to negotiate an entirely new lease if it wished to stay.

When Fashion pointed out CCHD had scheduled

meetings only called for in their lease renewal letter that they claimed they did not receive, CCHD had to concede that Fashion had, indeed, renewed their lease which can be renewed through 2035.

Failing at its attempts to force Fashion out but still refusing to undertake the clear obligations to fix the building and dredge to design depth, Fashion was compelled to take legal action to enforce its rights under the lease.

Rather than conceding the clear contractual obligations, CCHD took on an aggressive posture hiring two large Los Angeles law firms attempting to legally bully Fashion into submission.

Indeed, internal text messages revealed the CEO (Harbormaster Tim Petrick) and his assistant boasting about, “the full weight of the harbor on Fashion so they could watch Ted (Ted Long Fashion CEO) cry.”

Unfortunately for the harbor, neither the full weight of its two law firms (Cruiser Mitchell and Best Best and Kreiger) including the four full time attorneys they had at the local arbitration hearing, nor the seven “hired gun” experts were enough to overcome the opposition and its local team consisting of George Mavris and Chris Van Hook.

Following four days of arbitration, the panel ruled resoundingly in favor of Fashion Blacksmith.

The final arbitration

award requires the harbor to pay $1,298,545 in damages to Fashion, refund, $87,780.54 in rent, pay $306,600 in attorney fees to Mavris and $112,325 to Van Hook as well as reimbursing $134,927.03 in litigation costs. Until paid, the award will continue to accrue at seven percent interest per the panel ‘s ruling.

All in, CCHD must pay, $1,950,886.13 which includes the seven percent interest.

However, not only did the panel award almost two million in up- front damages, the panel also required the CCHD repair the Fashion building by September 15, 2023 and dredge to design depth by October 31. 2023. To add teeth to its ruling, the panel indicated that should the Harbor fail to accomplish these tasks by dates set forth in the ruling, the panel would consider further damages against the Harbor, including punitive damages.

Fashion Blacksmith, Inc, sincerely hopes the Crescent City Harbor District respects the ruling of the arbitration panel and promptly complies with its terms.

This concludes The Fashion Blacksmith statement.

The Triplicate reached out to the CCHD for a comment. Harbormaster Tim Petrick released the following statement: “CCHD is analyzing its options and working to find a solution to these issues.”

Clinton “Clint” Richard Standley

10/11/1934

Clint was born at his grandmother’s house in Tuolumne on Laurel Avenue and attended Tuolumne County Public Schools until the family moved to Richmond. His law enforcement career included Palo Alto PD, Richmond PD, and Concord PD, where he was first responder/fatal accident coordinator, Officer Friendly to Concord Public Schools, and led the Police Explorer Troop. He retired as Chief of Police for Crescent City PD. After moving to Tuolumne County, he established a successful burglar alarm company, Standley Security.

He loved the outdoors, and was an avid backpacker, camper, fisherman, hiker, and 4-wheeler. Traveled and camped all over western United States and Canada. Trips to Alaska were a highlight of his life. A trip to visit family and friends in Crescent City, Medford, Redding, Nevada, and Washington State was a yearly activity.

America’s Favorite Cowboys, Riders in the Sky, was a frequent concert destination. He enjoyed attending music venues such as Strawberry Music Festival

Muriel Elizabeth Northrip, 91, passed away on June 6, 2023 in Crescent City, California. She was born on December 21, 1931 in Wakefield, Michigan. Memorial Services will be held at Wier’s Mortuary Chapel on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 1:00 pm.

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and bluegrass festivals. He attended police retiree get-togethers with Concord PD, and regular luncheon reunions with Richmond PD retirees.

TV Westerns, especially John Wayne and Clint Eastwood movies, were his favorite. He loved his pets, and in 40 years rescued over 2 dozen dogs. He greatly enjoyed his cats. Volunteer for Tuolumne County Habitat for Humanity, after-school children’s Christian programs: Dynamite Wednesday at Columbia Church of the 49ers, and Good News Club at Twain Harte Elementary. He was mechanically inclined and could fix just about anything, rebuilding at least 5 vehicle engines for family and friends, countless repairs, and brake jobs. When traveling, he carried a small auto repair kit, and would stop for stranded travelers. If it was a fairly simple repair, he got the vehicle running. Then when asked if they could pay, he’d say, “Pass it on.” In the neighborhood, he could be seen driving his beloved Kubota tractor, snowplowing for neighbors, and pulling the occasional vehicle out of a snowdrift.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Marcia

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the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. Please sign the family’s online guest book at wiersmortuary.com

Ernest Darrell Campbell, 72, passed away on June 3, 2023 in Crescent City, California. He was born in Tennessee on Janu-

Wendell R. Stamps

forever.

There has come a time of parting and a saying of good-bye to a partnership of love. He was a steadfast person, strong in faith and love for family and country.

Standley; children, Debra (Scott) Anders, Robin (Barney) Weinecke, honorary son Gary Hall, honorary son Jeffrey Braeger; grandchildren, David Standley, Jennifer Wienecke Roach; and great grandchildren, Peyton Roach, and Kylie Standley. He was preceded in death by his brother Lester Standley, sister June Blanchard, sister Vivian Rankin, brother Dean Standley, honorary son Rob Wikander, son Christopher Standley, and mother of his children Shelby Standley.

Donations in his honor can be made to Friends of Animal Control, 14841 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370.

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

ary 30, 1951.

A visitation will be held at Wier’s Mortuary Chapel on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. Please sign the family’s online guest book at wiersmortuary.com

You knew him by his actions. He leaves behind many grown children in alphabetical order, Cynthia, Carolyn, Eddie, Eva, Kari, Margie, Rockey, and Sandy. One sibling remains, Alvin Stamps (wife: Janice) and numerous grandchildren, nephews, and nieces. His memories fill the very walls of the home we shared. He will not be forgotten. To those left behind, friends or family, never let yourself forget the wonder of love and friendship and its value which lives in the heart

Wendell Ray Stamps, you are the candle that will never lose its light in my memory. As your wife, I cherish you. You were born in Stigler, Oklahoma on November 16th, 1940. Preceding you from this old world and earth, were your beloved parents Ben and Sadie Stamps. Two children, Syndia and Wendell Jr. A beloved nephew Tim plus Alvin Jr and your siblings, Winnie, and Edna along with a grandson Curtis. May God keep us all in His shelter of goodness and guide our feet to wonderful places.

Wendell served his country for nearly nine years, a part spent in Korea during the ‘Peace

Talks’. Wendell was a Staff Sgt, in the Military Police.

God Bless America and God Bless you.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. Please sign the family’s online guest book at wiersmortuary.com

Over $200,000 in scholarships donated

By ROGER GITLIN

The Triplicate

The generosity of Crescent City and Del Norte County is palpable.

The Del Norte Scholarship Foundation announced donors gave over $200,000 and another $100,000 was donated from long-standing trusts and large funds. Foundation coordinator Leah Westbrook said over 100 individuals contributed and several groups of fundraisers presented their individual awards at the scholarship banquet event at Del Norte High School last Wednesday evening.

Principal Alison Eckart welcomed award recipients, families and friends to the event.

Eckart recognized Gabe Howard as class valedictorian and Hope Peeples as class salutatorian. Individual awards were presented by the Crescent City Car Club, Steve Leish-

man Memorial Scholarship, Pelican Bay Prison Athletic Association, Patty and Bill Stamps Sr. Memorial, Gerado and Gertrude Zotolla Memorial Scholorship, DNTA Scholarship, Cupp Valedictorian Scholarship, Crescent City Lions Club, Tom Brixey Memorial Scholarship Fund, Stremberg Family Scholarship, Del Norte Association of Realtors and Wier Family Scholarship.

Other contributors recognized were the Harbor Gallery Art Scholarship, the Howe-Nunn Scholarship, Native American Club, Crescent City Women’s Club, the Archie Gargaetas, Leo and Dee Sullivan, Bill Sullivan Memorial funds, the Bruce Humphrey, Murray Richard’s, Marvin Lopez Memorial funds, Elaine H. Right time Memorial Fund for Women, Coast Central Credit Union, Standring Legacy Scholarship, Music Teach-

ers of Tomorrow, Chuck Schaad Memorial Scholarship, John Fay Memorial Scholarship, Steve Short and Eric Wilson Memorial Scholarship, Tom and Patty Haban Memorial, Fog Bank Clothing Company Scholarship.

Other benefactors included Del Norte Retired Teachers, Will Einman Memorial fund, Crescent City Triathlon, Daniel Barnts family, Lighthouse Quilt Guild, USBC/ Bowling Association, Redwood Cruisers, Northern Knights, Sutter Coast Hospital, Crescent City Rotary, Ellen Brown Scholarship, Beale Family Foundation, Charles Matthews Memorial, and Crescent City Jaycees.

Additional contributions came from numerous trusts.

The Del Norte scholarship foundation, in its 59th year, is comprised of Leah Westbrook, Chere Wier, Gayle Hartwick, Donna Sund and Alison Eckart.

Redwood School Mountain School

Ariana Israel-Feight, Kallie Perez, Angel Fernandez Vazquez, Rosalie Morris, Miah Mendez, Aidan Campbell, Stella Crager, Louis Holmes, Kaylee Nipgen, Curtis Yenawine, Audrina Keeling, Ariel Chittock, Altair Haycraft, Elijah Brunson, Baylee Rippetoe, Nova Reich, Kiera Ward, Lincoln Ritter, Yomhara Perez, Josie Antonetti, Payton Jiminez, Bella White, Abigail Kendrick, Sawyer Fry, Karmen Moorehead, Moises Avila, Malorie Renz, Cali Richards, Silas Freeman, Nolan Moua, Roxy Lee, Aurora Stanford, Corbin Aviles, Charles Mavris, Kevin Gardner, Rhyan Sanders, Ryder LaFazio, Brian Early, Savanah Morrison, Robert Rock-Salas, Haidynn O'Brien, Amelia Phillips, Kolden Kerttula, Olivia Kim, Brynlee Harnden, Israel Nunez, Kiera Ward, Patricia Tran, Taya Lopez, Rayce Restad, Brooke Hamilton, Aaliyah Perez, Lilyana Grant, Nathan LaFazio, Austin Nova, Chance Evans, Yariel Rodriguez-Aguilera, Anastasia Mavris, Tee-Tom McCovey, Silas Beers, Jordyn Chiappone, Kai Capon, Georgia Lee, Asher Fry, Ladina Ortega, Illyanna Contreras, Jacob DeMarce, Sebastian Standridge, Annabelle White, Raiy-Ro Donahue, Isaiah Brunson, Taylor Dane, Karlee Delancey, Kai Bieraugel, Taylor Bachmann, Konnor Baker, Liryka Newton, Logan Tubbs, Reese Walker, Paisley Blakely, Zane Yang, Nazea Travis, Isabelle Doering, Tymberlynn Cabitto, Gabriel Reneau

Smith River School

Uriah

Kamikwe James, David Aguilar-Martinez, Marcos Velasco-Guerrero, Nicholas Rodriguez, Tyson AlvaradoSalazar, Elijah Quintana, Damien Lopez, Joel Garcia, David Dikes, Savoya Wade, Brexlee Hampson, Damian Reyes, Golden Rule, Arely Aguilar-Chavez, Nevaeh Rhoden, Isabella Olmedo, Jamie Ortega, Itzell Quinones-Pena, Seaira Brundin, Maryann Rosas-Velazquez, Logan Gilbert, Ian Stanley, Victor Ortiz-Aguirre, Ryley Martin, and Matthew Curry

Sunset High School

Mary Peacock School

Brito-Dominguez, Paetyn Cole, Yoselyn Cruz, Bryce Berg, Jona Pearcey, Noah Wood, Jace James, Aria Cantrell, Maddyson McAlister, Audrina Bigham, Travis Jackson, Gillian Rotola, Angel Taggart, Aria Cardenas.

O'Shea Miller-Hunter, Noah Hakchereun, Rosalie Caldwell, Kainoa Earheart, Derek Stephens, Dylan Capello, Hannah Avery, Jaxxon James, Jax Roblero, Declan DeClue, Anthony Murillo-Gaston, Dante Romannose-Jones, Mitchell Nolan, Rosie Lopez, Clare Ellson, Ayden Clifford, Poy'weson Richards, Kailynna Alfaro, Kian Knowlton, Vicnent Holcomb, Ryder Nunez, Amelia Cain, Keanu Lemrise, Kingston Thao, Jamie Miller, Trevin Newton, Sullivan Tatman, Janethe Alvarado-Hernandez, Aaverie Herring, Ke-Se-loh Powell, Dean Anderson, Violet White, Gabriel Flores-Morales, Rhiannon Hollingsworth, Piper Stephens, Remy Cobb, Evangeline Gonzalez, Ryker Duncan, Tyrone Sanderson, Leonel

Avonaco Grant, Harper Clark, Ophelia Karanopoulos, Morgan Wilder, Kaden Bardin-Grant, Elliott Caudill-DeRego, Keegan Wilson, Kimber Averill, Brandon Ridenour.

Annalee Winters, Dorian Pierce

Cadence Travis,

Lee,

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.

Monday, 6/5/23:

• 8:45 am, theft, 1100 block of 3rd Street, Police.

• 12:28 pm, civil issue, 100 block of Condor Street.

• 12:43 pm, missing person, 200 block of Park Place, Sheriff.

• 2:47 pm, motorcycle down, Highway 199 mile post 6.89, Ambulance.

• 3:07 pm, fraud, 1200 block of Northcrest Drive, Police.

• 3:20 pm, vegetation fire, Timbers Boulevard, Fire.

• 3:54 pm, fire, Middleton, Fire.

• 6:17 pm, harassment, 600 block of 5th Street, Police.

• 7:45 pm, restraining order violation, 400 block of 7th Street, Police.

• 8:01 pm, fire, 500 block of Cooper Street, Fire.

• 10:12 pm, runaway, 600 block of 4th Street, Sheriff.

• 10:49 pm, prowler, 200 block of Spring Street, Sheriff.

Tuesday 6/6/23:

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Carbide founder George Owen Knapp came to Crescent City on a fishing

• 3:34 am, fire, South Bend Avenue, Sheriff.

• 5:07 am, structure fire, 4600 block of Lake Earl Drive, Sheriff.

• 7:53 am, custody issue, 300 block of 5th Street, Police.

• 7:55 am, unattended bonfires, Pebble Beach Stairs, Fire.

• 9:38 am, fire, 1000 block of Mason Mall, Fire.

• 9:48 am, fire, 500 block of Cooper Street, Fire.

• 10:12 am, tenant issue, 100 block of Pine View Court, Sheriff.

• 10:54 am, shoplifting, 400 block of M Street, Police.

• 2:22 pm, motorcycle down, Elk Valley and Church Tree, Ambulance.

• 4:05 pm, juvenile issue, 800 block of I Street, Sheriff.

• 4:09 pm, juvenile issue, 1200 block of Glenn Street, Sheriff.

• 4:13 pm, family disturbance, 2300 block of Railroad Avenue, Sheriff.

• 5:47 pm, fire, TMT, Fire.

• 9:28 pm, threats, 100 block of Klamath Boulevard, Tribal Police.

Wednesday, 6/7/23:

• 6:37 am, trespasser, 300 block of 8th, Police.

• 7:03 am, theft, 2000 block of Elk Ranch Road, Sheriff.

• 7:24 am, trespasser, 900 block of Pacific Ave-

trip. Knapp was a diabetic; he was enthralled with Crescent City but was concerned the lack of medical care in Del Norte was unacceptable. Knapp’s passion was

nue, Police.

• 10:45 am, theft, 8300 block of Lower Lake Road, Sheriff.

• 1:28 pm, dog issue, 1300 block of Jordan Street, Sheriff.

• 2:49 pm, overdue hiker, Howland Hill Road, Sheriff.

• 5:43 pm, theft, 900 block of Washington Boulevard, Sheriff.

• 6:29 pm, theft, 800 block of Washington Boulevard, Sheriff.

• 7:03 pm, vegetation fire, 100 block of Anchor Way, Police.

• 7:19 pm, juvenile issue, 100 block of 1st Street, Sheriff.

• 7:32 pm, custody issue, 100 block of Breakwater Drive, Sheriff.

Thursday, 6/8/23:

• 6:32 am, harassment, 100 block of Countess Court, Sheriff.

• 8:29 am, assault, 600 block of M Street, Police.

• 10:31 am, theft, 1100 block of Lakeview Drive, Sheriff.

• 11:09 am, theft, 2500 block of Moorehead Road, Sheriff.

• 11:49 am, theft, 900 block of Washington Boulevard, Sheriff.

• 1:30 pm, assault, 1300 block of El Dorado Street, Police.

• 2:00 pm, custody issue, 100 block of Breakwater Drive, Sheriff.

• 4:03 pm, missing per-

philanthropy, notably in building hospitals, including the Cottage hospital in Santa Barbara where Knapp is buried. Knapp returned home to Chicago and immedi-

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a California State University campus.

• Several other students will continue their education at Brigham Young University, prestigious Bennington College, Carrington College,

Arizona State University and College of Idaho.

• Students Jacob Chaffee and Eric Gordon have enlisted in the Marine Corps. Graduate Elijah Parr has enlisted in the Army. Sunset High principal Tony Fabricius announced 44 of its graduates plan to start new career after graduation.

son, 900 block of G Street, Sheriff.

• 4:32 pm, brush fire, 900 block of Washington Boulevard, Fire.

• 5:06 pm, dog issue, 4600 block of Lake Earl Drive, Sheriff.

• 5:36 pm, theft, 400 block of M Street, Police.

• 7:54 pm, neighbor issue, 1400 block of Harrold Street, Sheriff.

• 9:57 pm, power pole arching, 500 block of 5th Street, Fire.

• 10:05 pm, arcing pole, Olive and Howland Hill Road, Fire.

• 11:03 pm, runaway, 100 block of Breakwater Drive, Sheriff.

Friday, 6/9/23:

• 12:09 am, theft, 400 block of M Street, Police.

• 7:11 am, civil issue, 400 block of Bertsch Avenue, Sheriff.

• 10:07 am, theft, 600 block of Humboldt Street, Sheriff.

• 11:16 am, fire, Washington and Burtschell, Fire.

• 1:24 pm, stuck vehicle, Walker Road, Sheriff.

• 3:04 pm, threats, 900 block of Pine Grove Road, Sheriff.

• 3:25 pm, juvenile issue, 200 block of Harding Street, Police.

• 4:32 pm, theft, 400 block of M Street, Police.

• 4:33 pm, custody issue, 1200 block of Harrold Street, Sheriff.

• 4:51 pm, harassment,

ately made plans to build a spectacular medical center in Crescent City. His generosity was welcomed by a community lacking reasonably satisfactory medical care. This new

1400 block of Macken Avenue, Sheriff.

• 5:07 pm, missing person, 900 block of Washington Boulevard, Search and Rescue.

• 6:11 pm, fire, Highway 101 and Rossini, Fire.

• 7:25 pm, fraud, 100 block of Starfish Way, Sheriff.

• 8:13 pm, intoxicated driver, 99900 block of 9th Street, Police.

• 9:06 pm, threats, 1100 block of Highway 101, Sheriff.

• 10:52 pm, embezzlement, 900 block of Washington Boulevard, Sheriff.

• 10:54 pm, explosions, Cummins and Railroad Avenue, Sheriff.

Saturday, 6/10/23

• 5:11 am, animal issue, Highway 199 and Panther

Flat, Sheriff.

• 1:02 pm, restraining order issue, 4600 block of Lake Earl Drive, Sheriff.

• 3:52 pm, harassment, 200 block of Beckstead Lane, Sheriff.

• 3:55 pm, sink hole, Highway 101 and Citizens Dock Road, Highway Patrol.

• 4:21 pm, theft, 400 block of M Street, Police.

• 6:01 pm, civil issue, 100 block of Wilson Lane, Sheriff.

• 7:16 pm, family disturbance, 900 block of Pebble Beach Drive, Police.

• 8:55 pm, runaway juvenile, 100 block of Prince

facility would serve the medical needs of this county, irrespective of one’s ability to pay.

The Knapp hospital was renamed Seaside Hospital. Knapp passed away in 1945.

The hospital slowly deteriorated and in 1992, the hospital building was leveled and replaced with

Island Court, Sheriff.

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the Oceanfront Lodge. Meanwhile, the adjoining medical office at 200 A Street remained and slowly ebbed toward nuisance status. All efforts to abate this eyesore were unsuccessful, until present day. Take a long, last view of this eyesore. Alas, it’s finally coming down.

• 21 plan on enrolling in college.

• 14 plan to enroll in technical or trade schools.

• Three students will enter the military, one in the Marine Corps, two joined the army.

• 15 students received scholarships from the Del Norte Scholarship fund.

Graduation is Friday, June 16, at the high school.

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A building at 200 A Street in Crescent City is being demolished after years of it being reported as a nuisance. It took years of effort to get the legal work done to get to this point.

Opinion & Letters

A Word, Please: The Oxford comma

By June CasaGranDe

“We don’t ban the Oxford comma.”

That was the subject line of an email the Associated Press Stylebook editors recently sent to subscribers. To anyone who’s been on the frontlines of the comma wars, the message seemed like an olive branch — or possibly a white flag.

Not familiar with the Oxford comma controversy? It’s a tempest in a teapot — a trumped-up battle between people who eschew an optional comma, called the Oxford or serial comma, and the devotees of this little punctuation mark.

The Oxford comma, or serial comma, comes before the conjunction in a list of three or more things. If you write, “The flag is red, white, and blue,” you’re using an Oxford comma. If you write, “The flag is red, white and blue,” you’re not. Either way, you’re using correct punctuation because this comma is optional.

The publishing world’s two major style guides take different positions on whether editors should use this comma. The Chicago Manual of Style, followed by many book and magazine publishers, is in favor.

“When a conjunction joins the last two elements in a series of three or more, a comma — known as the serial or series comma or the Oxford comma — should appear before the conjunction,” says the Chicago manual’s 17th edition, adding for emphasis: “Chicago strongly recommends this widely practiced usage.”

AP is mostly opposed.

“Use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before the conjunction in most simple series,” the stylebook advises.

But unlike Chicago, AP editors don’t use the next sentence to strenuously underscore their point. Instead, AP emphasizes

Where Does Our Water Go?

that the rule is flexible. “Include a final comma in a simple series if omitting it could make the meaning unclear.” Dig a little deeper into the Chicago manual and you see they make exceptions, too, albeit reluctantly.

So AP and Chicago — the most influential voices on the Oxford comma — are de facto leaders of opposing camps. Oxford comma enthusiasts, then, could see AP as the enemy, which could put AP on the defensive, which in turn could inspire an email like the one I got in my in-box this month.

Just a theory. AP gave an example in which the Oxford comma makes sense of an otherwise confusing sentence: “‘The governor convened his most trusted advisers, economist Olivia Schneider, and polling expert Carlton Torres.’ (If the governor is convening unidentified advisers plus Schneider and Torres, the final comma is needed.)”

If you meant instead that the trusted advisers were none other than Schneider and Torres, no comma goes before the conjunction, AP notes: “The governor convened his most trusted advisers, economist Olivia Schneider and polling expert Carlton Torres.”

AP missed an opportunity here. They should have given an example with “adviser” in the singular instead of the plural: “The governor convened his most trusted adviser, economist Olivia Schneider, and polling expert Carlton Torres.”

Obviously, sometimes it’s better to just rewrite the sentence. But when you can’t, knee-jerk comma partisanship is not the remedy. Sometimes the Oxford comma helps, sometimes it hurts.

Consistency counts, too. So pick your default preference — yes or no on the Oxford comma — then be prepared to make exceptions whenever it could help your reader.

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I drove along the California Aqueduct, a huge canal flowing south. At the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley the water was sucked up by gigantic pipes for delivery over the mountains to southern California cities.

This made me curious to know, where does our water go and where does it come from? I found there are five major water projects that deliver water across California.

San Joaquin Valley

Driving up Highway 5, I paid attention to the agricultural areas that are kept alive by imported water. Millions of acres of nuts, fruits, vegetables, grass, grain, and cotton depend on water delivered south through the California Aqueduct. These farmers will fight for this water.

I saw a homemade billboard that one farmer put next to the highway that said, “Build More dams. STOP manmade droughts.” I think they are blaming “government” for the water shortage, but this is not fair. There is simply not enough water to go around.

Then it occurred to me that this could have been posted by a climate activist. “STOP manmade droughts!” There is enough scientific evidence to show that climate change is the direct result of human activities. Factually speaking, we are experiencing “manmade droughts” as the planet gets hotter.

Farmers Gamble

The large farms in the San Joaquin Valley gamble that the “government” will continue to provide unrestricted water. They have chosen to farm in a virtual desert based on past reliable water deliveries. But there is competition for this limited supply and future water deliveries may be reduced.

Historically there was a large lake in the San Joaquin Valley. According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle

(6/6/23), “Tulare Lake was the largest freshwater body west of the Mississippi. During wet years it stretched 800 square miles or more.” Imagine a lake two thirds the size of Del Norte County.

This lake started to dry up in the late 1800’s as water was diverted from the rivers that filled it. With the heavy snow and rain this winter, Tulare Lake has begun to fill again. Unfortunately, many residents and farms located in the old lakebed have been flooded.

Who Moves It?

The California Aqueduct is part of the State Water Project operated by the California Department of Water Resources. This project siphons water from the Sacramento River which causes a perpetual conflict between retaining water for a healthy ecosystem and pushing more water south.

There is a growing demand for a finite quantity of water. Salmon populations require a strong flow of cool fresh water. Vast rice farms rely on the river to flood their fields. In the north, this water irrigates hay fields and waters cattle.

The source of the water that serves all these uses before ultimately arriving in Los Angeles starts in the watershed north of Lake Shasta, more than 650 miles away.

The US Bureau of Reclamation manages the Central Valley Project (CVP), a complex, multi-purpose network of 20 dams and reservoirs, including Shasta Dam, hydroelectric powerplants, canals and other facilities extending 400 miles through central California. CVP conveys water in the Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Tulare basins.

The second largest CVP reservoir is Trinity Lake, impounded behind a dam near the Trinity River headwaters. From this reservoir, water is diverted east to the Sacramento

River watershed. This project affects Del Norte directly. This is water that could have contributed to the healthy flow of the Klamath River.

Dam It!

Building more dams is an unrealistic solution. Dams are very expensive to develop, and a dam has no value if there is not enough water to fill the reservoir. California already has a lot of dams. The water storage and conveyance system that California has assembled is an engineering marvel, but some of these projects could never be constructed now.

Putting a dam today in the Hetch Hetchy Valley would be impossible.

The O’Shaughnessy Dam was completed in 1923, creating the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Since 1934 this has provided water to San Francisco. There were objections to sacrificing a wilderness area in Yosemite, but in the end, this dam was built. Hetch Hetchy now provides water to 2.7 million people who will fight to keep it.

It is a remarkable feat to move water from the Tuolumne River in the Sierras through the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct hundreds of miles across the state to the coast.

What is more impressive is that we have the Smith River, the only major undammed free flowing river left in California. This water is ours to defend.

Just Take It

As Los Angeles grew, they looked north for more water and found Owens Valley. The City of Los Angeles then purchased property and water rights along the Owens River upstream from Owens Lake.

In 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct began delivering water from the Owens River to Los Angeles. This water conveyance system is owned and operated by

Kevin Hendrick

the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. As a result of this water diversion, Owens Valley is no longer a viable farming community. This is a water right causing a water wrong.

Take More Needing still more water, Los Angeles promoted the Colorado River Aqueduct which opened in 1939 and is operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. This project moves water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu through a series of canals and tunnels straight west to Los Angeles County.

Competing Colorado River water rights are held by Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Mexico. There is not enough for everyone, and they will fight to get what they can. Fun fact: So much water is taken from the Colorado River that it no longer reaches the ocean.

Water Rights

All these water developments were mostly legal, based on asserted water rights. With dwindling supplies of water there is a need to review and renegotiate water rights. It looks like the State of California is about to do this. This is a complicated subject, which I will research and report on in a future column.

Kevin Hendrick is a 30year resident of Del Norte County. kevinjameshendrick@gmail.com

Mountains in wilderness don’t need hardware

By Dana Johnson

We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want?

That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking. They want to enter designated Wilderness in order to drill permanent anchors into wilderness rock faces, turning these wild places into sport-climbing walls.

When the Wilderness Act became law in 1964, it put wildlife and wild lands first, decreeing that these special places should be left alone as much as possible. This unusual approach codified humility, arguing that some wild places, rich in wildlife and natural beauty, needed as much protection as possible.

So far, the Act protects less than 3% of what Congress called “untrammeled” public land in the Lower 48. These are

unique places free of roads and vehicles and most manmade intrusions that afflict the rest of America.

The Wilderness Act also prohibits “installations,” but to get around this, a group called the Access Fund has persuaded friends in Congress to introduce a bill that would, in effect, amend the Wilderness Act.

Introduced by Rep. John Curtis, a Republican from the anti-environmental delegation of Utah, and co-sponsored by Democrat Joe Neguse from Colorado, the “Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act” (PARC Act) has been promoted as bi-partisan.

Yet over 40 conservation groups, from small grassroots greens to large national organizations, have written Congress to oppose the bill. Wilderness is not about human convenience, they say, it’s about safeguarding the tiny

pockets of wild landscape we’ve allowed to remain.

The PARC Act directs federal agencies to recognize the legal use of fixed anchors in Wilderness, a backdoor approach to statutory amendment that even the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior oppose.

In a hearing on the bill, the Forest Service stated that “creating new definitions for allowable uses in wilderness areas, as (the PARC Act) would do, has the practical effect of amending the Wilderness Act. (It) could have serious and harmful consequences for the management of wilderness areas across the nation.”

Beyond the permanent visual evidence of human development, fixed anchors would attract more climbers looking for bolted routes and concentrate use in sensitive habitats. That

impact is harmful enough, but the bill also sends a loud message: Recreation interests are more important than preserving the small bit of Wilderness we have left.

What’s coming next is clear. Some mountain bikers, led by the Sustainable Trails Coalition, have introduced legislation to exempt mountain bikes from the prohibition on mechanized travel in Wilderness.

Then there are the trail runners who want exemptions from the ban on commercial trail racing. Drone pilots and hang-gliders also want their forms of aircraft exempted.

What’s confounding is that climbing is already allowed in Wilderness. This bill is simply about using fixed bolts to climb as opposed to using removable protection. That’s apparently confusing to

some people. An article in the Salt Lake Tribune went so far as to wrongly state that, “a ban on anchors would be tantamount to a ban on climbing in wilderness areas.”

But now, even some climbers are pushing back. The Montana writer George Ochenski, known for his decades of first ascents in Wilderness, calls the Tribune’s position “Total bullsh*t.” In an e-mail, he said bolting routes “bring ‘sport climbing’ into the wilderness when it belongs in the gym or on non-wilderness rocks.”

For decades, many climbers have advocated for a marriage of climbing and wilderness ethics. In Chouinard Equipment’s first catalog, Patagonia founder and legendary climber Yvon Chouinard called for an ethic of “clean climbing” that

comes from “the exercise of moral restraint and individual responsibility.”

We don’t like to think of recreation as consumptive, but it consumes the diminishing resource of space. And protected space is in short supply as stressors on the natural world increase. With every “user group” demand, the refuge for wild animals grows smaller. As someone who loves trail running, I understand the allure of wedding a love of wild places with the love of adventure and sport. But I’ve also come to see that the flip side of freedom is restraint.

Dana Johnson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. She is a staff attorney and policy director for Wilderness Watch, a national wilderness nonprofit.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

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The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Elise’s Eatery 1175 2nd Street, Suite 300 Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: co-partners

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on:

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Published: June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023. Triplicate T364833

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NOTICE OF AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR ALL POTENTIAL SUBRECIPIENTS OF STATE CDBG FUNDING ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY

Notice is hereby given that the City of Crescent City will conduct an informational meeting on June 27, 2023, at 12:00 pm at the Crescent City Wastewater Treatment Plant, 210 Battery Street, Crescent City, CA, in order to discuss the application process for State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

Eligible activities consist of:

Homeownership Assistance and Housing Rehabilitation Programs; Public Facility and Public Improvement Projects (including Public Improvements in support of new housing construction); Public Service Programs, Planning Studies, Economic Development Business Assistance and Microenterprise Activities. Eligible activities paid for with State CDBG funds must meet one or more of the three national objectives listed in CDBG federal statutes as follow: Benefit to low-income households or persons; elimination of slums and blight; or meeting urgent community development need.

The purpose of this public meeting will be to give citizens an opportunity to get a program overview and discuss the potential for future CDBG projects.

If you plan on attending the meeting and need special accommodations because of a sensory or mobility impairment/disability, please contact the City at 707-4647483 to arrange for those accommodations to be made.

The City of Crescent City promotes fair housing and makes all of its programs available to low and moderate income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status or handicap.

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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 July 17, 2023. 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:

DATE OF HEARING: July

5, 2023

TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: 981 H Street, Suite 100, Crescent City, CA 95531, and VIA Zoom and media. del-norte.ca.us

*** Use Permit for

Temporary Invalid Care Unit on Beckett

Ln, Crescent City. The applicant proposes to place an 11’x32’ temporary unit for invalid family care on a 1.9-acre parcel currently developed with a residence and accessory structures appurtenant to residential use. All utilities will be integrated into those that serve the primary residence. The unit will be removed no later than 90 days after the need for the unit expires. The Use Permit is subject to yearly review and extension by the Planning Commission.

APN 112-040-035UP2313C located at 201 Beckett Ln, Crescent City, CA 95531.

*** Coastal Development

Permit for replacement residence at 16700 N. Highway 101 in Smith River. The applicant proposes to replace an older mobile home at the site (which will be demolished) with a new residence. The footprint of the new residence is consistent with the footprint of the older mobile home that is to be demolished. The new proposed residence will be of a similar height as the mobile home. A garage that served the mobile home will remain to serve the new residence if approved. APN 101-070-021 - B36716C located at 16700 N. Highway 101, Smith River, CA 95567.

*** Use Permit for an Overheight and Oversize

Accessory Building/ Accessory Dwelling Unit located at 330 Ocean Heights Way in Smith River. The 2.15-acre parcel is developed with a single-family residence and detached accessory building. The applicants propose to add an 8 ft. 6 in. wide by 20 ft. long addition to the existing 24 ft. wide by 36 ft. long detached accessory building and a 32 ft. wide by 36 ft. long second story. The second story would be used as an accessory dwelling unit and the first story would remain a garage and personal storage. The maximum height of the structure will be 26 feet. Conditions of approval address compliance with State Fire Safe Regulations, obtaining a building permit for the new construction and notice that the ADU may not be used for short term rentals. APN 102-160-011 - UP2311C located at 330 Ocean Heights Way, Smith River, CA 95567. Please contact the County Planning Division at (707) 464-7254 with any questions.

DATE: June 12, 2023

Del Norte County Planning

Division Community Development Dept.

Published: June 21, 2023. Triplicate T365878

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 mitigated negative declaration for the project(s) listed on this notice. A copy of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review at the Community Development Department, Planning Division, 981 H Street, Suite 110, Crescent City, CA, 95531. The public review period for proposed negative declarations is 30 days from the date of this notice. This proposed mitigated 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: August 2, 2023

TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m. PLACE OF HEARING: 981 H Street, Suite 100, and VIA Zoom (media.del-norte. ca.us)

ITEM(S) TO BE CONSIDERED:

*** General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Minor Subdivision of a 6.28-acre parcel located at 500 Bachelor Road in Crescent City. The project site is located in the Coastal Zone and has a General Plan Land Use designation of Rural

Residential - one dwelling unit per three acres and a zoning designation of Rural Residential Agriculture - three-acre minimum lot size (RRA-3 District). The applicant proposes to amend the General Plan Land Use designation and Zoning designation from a three-acre minimum lot size to a one-acre minimum lot size. The proposed General Plan Land Use designation is Rural Residential - one dwelling unit per one acre and Rural Residential Agriculture - one-acre minimum lot size (RRA-1 District).

Subject to approval of the General Plan Amendment and Rezone, the applicant proposes to subdivide the land into four 1-acre parcels and a 2.28acre remainder parcel. The parcel currently is composed of a North Coast coniferous forest dominated by coastal redwood and Sitka spruce. The applicant has applied for a Timber Harvest Plan permit from CAL FIRE and a biological assessment and botanical survey were prepared as a requirement of that Timber Harvest Plan. Mitigation measures are proposed to protect existing resources during development and timber conversion. APN 105191-008 - GPA2301C, R2301C, and MS2301C located at 500 Bachelor Rd, Crescent City, CA 95531.

DATE: 6/12/2023 Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept.

Published: June 21, 2023. Triplicate T365877

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS Lee D. Myers Jr. has been appointed Personal Representative (PR) of the estate of Lee Dean Myers Sr., deceased, by the Circuit Court, State of Oregon, Curry County, Case No. 23PB05214. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the PR at 204 SE Miller Ave, Bend, OR 97702, within four months after the date of June 21, 2023, the first publication of this notice, or the claim may be barred. Additional information may be obtained from the records of the court, the PR, or the lawyer for the PR, Suzanne McVicker.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE

450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Petition of: Susan Inta CASE NO.

CVPT-2023-1141

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Susan Inta filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: Zayden Synclair Baliad, Izahia Maximus Baliad, Ezekiel Andreas Baliad

to Proposed name: Zayden Inta, Izahia Inta, Ezekiel Inta THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: July 14, 2023

Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate

Date: May 3, 2023

/s/ Darren McElfresh

Judge of the Superior Court

Published: June 14, 21, 28, and July 5 2023. Triplicate

T365407

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCY AND IMPENDING DEFAULT

Made pursuant to Section 3351, Revenue and Taxation Code

I, Barbara M. Lopez, Del Norte County Tax Collector, State of California, certify as follows:

That at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2023, by operation of law, any real property (unless previously tax-defaulted and not redeemed) that has any delinquent taxes, assessments, or other charges levied for the fiscal year 2022-23, and/or any delinquent supplemental taxes levied prior to the fiscal year 2022-23, shall be declared tax defaulted. That unless the tax defaulted property is completely redeemed through payment of all unpaid amounts, together with penalties and fees prescribed by law or an installment plan is initiated and maintained; the property will become taxdefaulted and may be sold subsequently at a tax sale to satisfy the tax lien.

That a detailed list of all properties remaining tax-defaulted as of July 1, 2023, and not redeemed prior to being submitted for publication, shall be published on or before September 8, 2026. That information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan for redemption of tax defaulted property will be furnished, upon request, by Barbara M. Lopez, Del Norte County Tax Collector, 981 H Street, Suite 150, Crescent City, CA 95531 or by calling (707) 464-7283. I certify under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct.

Barbara M. Lopez, Del Norte County Tax Collector, State of California Executed at Crescent City, Del Norte County, California on May

YOU ARE IN

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/15/2021. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: KENNETH WITHERBY, A SINGLE MAN Recorded 07/27/2021 as Instrument No. 20213272 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of DEL NORTE County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 2/27/2023 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 20230526 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 06/29/2023 At the stairs of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn County Administration Building at 981 H St, Crescent City, CA 95531 at 11:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 863 GLEEN STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $151,147.93 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and

authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:

The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231834.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE

TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231834 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Dated: 05/25/2023

PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 888-8411 By: STELLA

SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

NPP0435643 Published: June 14, 21, and 28. Triplicate T365178

day in June, and after that date the entire balance due must be paid in full to prevent sale of the property at a tax sale. The right of redemption survives the property becoming subject to the power to sell, but it terminates at close of business on the last business day prior to the date of the tax sale by the tax collector. All information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption will be furnished, upon request, by Barbara M. Lopez, Del Norte County Tax Collector, 981 H Street, Suite 150, Crescent City, CA 95531 or by calling (707) 464-7283.

Wild RiversCoast Classifieds

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-19873283-AB Order No.:

8760492 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/21/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JEREMY J. JACOBS AND JULIE JACOBS, HUSBNAD AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS

Recorded: 12/7/2009 as Instrument No. 20095330 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of DEL NORTE County, California; Date of Sale: 7/19/2023 at 11:00 AM

Place of Sale: At the Steps of the Southwest Entrance to the Flynn Administration Building, located at 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $363,130.47 The purported property address is: 777 JACOBS LN, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531-5152

Assessor’s Parcel No.: 105-130-66 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the

trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-873283AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE

TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-873283-AB to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

May 23, 2023

Neptune Pumped Storage

2, LLC

Project No. 15311-000

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY

PERMIT APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND SOLICITING COMMENTS, MOTIONS TO INTERVENE, AND COMPETING APPLICATIONS

On May 8, 2023, Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Soldier Camp Pumped Storage Project (or project). The project would be located on Lobster Creek in Curry County, OR, approximately 4 miles north of the Rogue River. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission.

Neptune Pumped Storage

2, LLC has proposed to construct: (1) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,000 acre-feet created by a 5,600-foot-long, 70-foothigh rockfill embankment ring dike;

(2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,000 acre-feet created by a 5,700-foot-long, 70-foothigh rockfill embankment ring dike; (3) a 1,825 footlong steel and concrete penstock with a diameter of 22-feet; (4) a 550-foot-long, 120-foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline containing 6 generating/pumping units for a total generating capacity of 550 MW; (5) an approximate 13-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from a proposed substation near the powerhouse to an existing substation on Nesika Beach Dump Rd that would interconnect to the regional transmission grid; (6) an approximately 1.7-milelong underground pipeline with a 100 cfs capacity and a diameter of 2.5-feet diverting water from Lobster Creek for initial fill and annual maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would be operated as a closed-loop system and generate an estimated annual average of 1,606 gigawatt-hours.

Applicant Contact: Mr. Nate Sandvig, Rye Development, LLC, 220 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, (503) 3092496, nathan@ryedevelopment.com.

FERC Contact: Jeffrey Ackley at jeffrey.ackley@ferc. gov.

Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.

Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.

Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-15311-000.

More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the “eLibrary” link of Commission’s website at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-15311-000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes.̷? For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)̷? 502-6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.

Published: June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023. Pilot & ONPA

P364724

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as:

Mike’s Handyman 565 El Monte Street

Crescent City, CA 95531

This filing is a refile of previous file #20160014 with changes, after 40 days of expiration date, and due to publication requirement not met on previous filing.

This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on:

3/21/2016 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:/s/ Michael Monday This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 5/23/2023.

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230050

Published: June 7. 14, 21, and 28, 2023. Triplicate

T364604

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as:

Worm’s Nursery and Garden Supply 1675 Broad Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Mailing address: 1700 Carole Ln Crescent City, CA 95531

This filing is a refile of previous file #20180045 with changes.

This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 3/26/2013

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:/s/ Patrick Corbin

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 5/2/2023

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230045

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY

In the Matter of the Estate of: JAMES WILLIAM EDWARDS, Deceased.

Case No. 23PB05026

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above entitled estate. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them to the undersigned Personal Representative through my resident agent, JAMES W. GARDNER, Attorney at Law, 29692 Ellensburg Ave, Ste 11, P.O. Box 1286, Gold Beach, Oregon 97444, Phone (541) 2476615, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, Personal Representative, or the Attorney for the Personal Representative, JAMES W. GARDNER whose address and phone number appear above.

Dated this 31st day of May, 2023. /s/ ROBERT S. EDWARDS

Personal Representative 1640 Wedgewood Drive Eagle Point, OR 97524 Phone (541)326-2533

Published: June 14, 21 and 28, 2023. Pilot & ONPA P365145

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Humboldt Moving & Storage 1528 Northcrest Drive Crescent City, CA 95531

Notice of Lien Sale on the following listed Units.

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 20

Cara Haynie & Roy Ruth 3040 English Ln Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items

Unit No. D-2 Patricia Bowers PO Box 473 Klamath, CA 95548

LIEN SALE WILL BE

HELD:

Date: June 24, 2023

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Humboldt Moving & Storage 1528 Northcrest Dr. Crescent City, CA 95531

Published: June 14 and 21, 2023. Triplicate T365033

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY CURRY

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: Daniel Seigfried Fischer, Deceased. Case No. 23PB03537

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Gloria J. Fischer has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative c/o

K.R. Olin, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7530, 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, K.R. Olin, PO Box 7530, Brookings, OR 97415.

DATED and first published this 7th day of June, 2023 /s/ K.R. Olin

OSB #903547

Attorney for Personal Representative PO Box 7530, Brookings, OR 97415

(541)469-2669

kro@wavelaw.com

Published: June 7, 14, and 21, 2023. Pilot & ONPA

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 July 17, 2023. If you challenge the decision of the Planning Commission, 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: July 5, 2023

TIME OF HEARING: 6:00 p.m. PLACE OF HEARING: 981 H Street, Suite 100, Crescent City, CA 95531, and VIA Zoom and media. del-norte.ca.us

*** Use Permit for MultiFamily in C-2 Light Commercial Zone District on E. Madison Ave, Crescent City, CA 95531. KCLC3 Properties, LLC has applied for a Use Permit for multiple dwellings and dwelling groups of a density and subject to requirements specified for R-3 (High Density Multiple Family Residence) zone districts. The one-acre parcel is currently developed with a small mobile home park and multiple single-family homes. APN 116-780-001 located at 300 blk of E. Madison Ave, Crescent City, CA 95531. Please contact the County Planning Division at (707) 464-7254 with any questions.

DATE: June 12, 2023 Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept.

Published: June 21, 2023. Triplicate T365879 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 Petition of: Kayla Penner CASE NO. CVPT-2023-1123

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Kayla Penner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Kinnley Jean Dalbec-Penner to Proposed name: Kinnley Jean Penner THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: June 30, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate Date: May 16, 2023

Darren McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court

Arts and

It’s time to make new friends and get creative as the Family Resource Center of the Redwoods holds Arts and Crafts times Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. This program is for elementary school-aged students.

Morning sessions are held at Mountain School FRC, 555 Azalea Ln., Gasquet. Afternoon sessions are held at 494 Pacific Ave., Crescent City. Please call 707-464-0955 for more information.

Auditions for “This is Crescent City”

Lighthouse Repertory Theatre is now holding auditions for “This is Crescent City,” a musical written by Ruth Rhodes. Auditions will be held June 21, at 6 p.m., at the Cultural Center, 1001 Front St., Crescent City. Please prepare to sing, read from the script, and learn group choreography.

Please bring your own sheet music for the pianist. For more information call or text 707-9515517.

“Marie’s Eclectic Images” Art Exhibit

Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) is pleased to present an art exhibit by artist Marie Neder, now on display through August 17 at the Del Norte Courthouse. Marie’s photography includes images of “River Guardians,” “The Moon In-Between,” and “Bigfoot.” The exhibit is free to view. The courthouse is located at 450 H St. in Crescent City, and is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, except for state holidays. For more information, visit dnaca.net.

Safekeeping: The Art of Val Polyanin

During First Friday events held May – October, from 57:30 p.m., the public is invited to view the art of Val Polyanin. Polyanin recently donated his collection of over 900 pieces of art to the City of Crescent City when he was no longer able to house the work himself. The collection demonstrates a wide range of artistic ability and includes painting, sculpture, assemblage, and more, created from an array of materials in

sizes ranging from 2 to 10 feet tall. The work on view was created between 1988 and 2023, and much of it was displayed in Polyanin’s art gallery and exhibited along US Highway 101 until 2022. The temporary exhibit is located at 240 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531. For more about the artist, visit VPArt.org.

Crescent City Art Crescent City Art at 1228 2nd St., Crescent City, is open to the public Wednesday - Saturday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The featured May artist is Darlene Sanchez.

Member art exhibits include spray paint artist Spencer Bishop at the Del Norte County Library, watercolor artist Pauline Lodolini at the Smith River Library, and an exhibit of various artists at the Sutter Coast Hospital Infusion Center and in the Main Hall at Sutter Coast Hospital. For more information, call 707-460-1414.

Crescent Harbor Art Gallery

Coast Redwoods Art Association, Crescent Harbor Art Gallery’s featured artist for June is

David Saile, who is well-known for his digital art on aluminum. Being fascinated with chess since age eight, David brings the magic of the chessboard to life by merging chess and real-world elements into a scene, which he calls “ChessScapes.”

The Gallery is located at 140 Marine Way in Crescent City, and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. For more information call 707-4649133 or visit crescentharborgallery.com.

“Transformations in Silk” Art Exhibit

DNACA’s Art in Public Places program presents a solo art exhibit by local artist Billie Ruth Furuichi. The exhibit titled “Transformations in Silk” features bubble silk, stretched silk, and Chantelle silk, along with fine art prints, and giclée prints on metal.

The exhibit will be displayed through June 15, at the 2nd floor mezzanine of the CEC Airport, 1650 Dale Rupert Rd, Crescent City. The exhibit is free to view, and can be viewed during the air-

port terminal’s hours: 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, visit dnaca. net.

The Gallery of Arts & Culture

The Gallery of Arts & Culture at 175 H Street, is currently featuring the photography of Bob Mize. Bob is a local artist who celebrates the Western United States in his images, which are widely collected. His subjects include flora, fauna, and landscapes. The Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is also open 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. the first Friday of each month for “First Friday Art Walk”. For further information call (707) 464-4745.

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 Thursday of each week for inclusion on Wednesday the following week.

Eureka’s Cultural Arts District Selects Artists for Logo Design Project

After an exhaustive selection process involving more than 20 talented artists, the Eureka Cultural Arts District has selected two local designers to work on the creation of a logo and supporting basic style guide for the district.

The lead designer for the project is well-known local muralist Mir de Silva, who has made multiple contributions to the city’s lively public art scene through her participation in the annual Street Art Festival. Apprenticing with Mir on the logo project will be fellow Eureka resident Tori McConnell who, in addition to being an accomplished artist herself, was recently named Miss Indian World 2023.

“I am excited to be a part of a project that is reinvigorating community participation in local art,” says de Silva. “This will be a wonderful opportunity to work with another local artist and learn about their unique perspective. I feel that art is central to the identity of the community of Eureka and I hope

together we can create something that reflects the unique nature of our local arts and cultures.”

McConnell will also be using experience and skills gained in this project to create imagery for the upcoming Festival of Dreams taking place within the Cultural Arts District in August 2023.

Adds Cultural Arts District lead Leslie Castellano: “We believe the combined efforts of these two artists will deliver a strong visual identity that can be used to market the district. We hope to unveil the finished design before the end of June.”

About the Artists Mir de Silva is an artist based in Eureka, California. Her work often depicts native flora and fauna experiencing human life. Mir graduated from Humboldt State University in 2020 with bachelor degrees in art education and studio art with an emphasis on large format painting. Her work is inspired by and created for

Tori McConnell, above, and Mir de Silva the community, and often includes youth and community members in the art making process.

Tori McConnell belongs to the Yurok and Káruk peoples and is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe. She is a graduate of the Native American Studies program at UC Davis and was recently accepted into the graduate program in Community and Environment at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she’s planning a course of study on traditional tattooing techniques.

About the Cultural Arts District

The Eureka Cultural Arts District, which runs from Blue Ox Millworks in the East to the outer reach of the Eureka Slough in the West and from Waterfront Drive in the North to Seventh Street in the

South, is one of 14 State recognized Cultural Arts Districts. Eureka’s District is intended to act as a focal point for all cultural and artistic activities within the district’s boundaries while encouraging economic development, tourism, equity and inclusion, community engagement, arts programming, support

of artists, and cultural and historic preservation. It’s a place for dynamic engagement with a diverse and multi-ethnic population of artists, culture bearers, innovators, and creatives as they come together to celebrate the many expressions of Jaroujiji (Eureka) and Wigi (Humboldt Bay), honoring the interweaving

of traditions and lifeways. The District envisions an inclusive future nourished by culture, art, food, performance, and storytelling - all vital to sustaining our community. Learn more about Eureka’s Cultural Arts District at www.eurekaculturaldistrict.org or on Facebook or Instagram.

Huffman, others ask EPA to Tighten Air Quality Standards

As millions of Americans confront heavy wildfire smoke, Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)—as well as Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—led 21 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging them to allow the deployment of prescribed fires as EPA tightens federal health-

based air quality standards.

The members are urging EPA to work closely with California’s air districts, land managers, and fire practitioners on developing a solution that both safeguards clean air and prevents the consistent cycle of devastating wildfires that undermines our efforts to make progress on clean air.

In January, EPA proposed to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for

fine particle pollution, also known as PM 2.5, to better protect communities.

In the letter, the Members of the California delegation outline their strong support for EPA’s efforts to strengthen the NAAQS for PM 2.5 to ensure stronger public health protections, particularly for communities who are disproportionately affected by air pollution stemming from goods movement, catastrophic wildfires and more.

Yurok Tribe collects 500 square miles of lidar data

The Yurok Tribe received a contract from U.S. Geological Survey - 3D Elevation Program to collect and process 320,000 acres of lidar data on biologically diverse forests and salmon-bearing streams in Yurok ancestral territory.

“This project will benefit the Tribe in many different ways. In addition to strengthening our sovereignty, the data we collected will enhance ongoing efforts to holistically manage our landscape, mitigate for climate change and create a prosperous tribal nation,” said Yurok Vice-Chairman Frankie Myers. “I would like to thank USGS, North Coast Resource Partnership and the California Natural Resources Agency for partnering with us on this project.”

USGS’s 3D Elevation Program, also known as 3DEP, is a nationwide effort to collect a baseline of consistent high-resolution topographic elevation data that can be used to inform critical decisions ranging from immediate safety of life, property, and environment to long term planning for infrastructure projects.

“USGS and the Yurok Tribe have a long history collaborating on data collection and analyses in the Klamath River watershed,” said Eric Reichard, USGS Southwest Regional Director. “The USGS greatly values this partnership, and this first-ever joint project in which the Yurok Tribe collects lidar data on their sovereign land is emblematic of the progress we have made together.”

The Yurok Tribes Fisheries Department and the Condor Aviation Enterprise Program captured the data via a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with high resolution remote sensing technology. The 500-squaremile project encompasses the Yurok Reservation and top half of Yurok ancestral territory in far Northern California. (see project map) This ecologically unique landscape includes the lower 44 miles of the Klamath River, the Yurok Tribe’s 15,000-acre Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary and one of the few remaining old-growth redwood stands on earth. The processed lidar data will aid in the design of fish habitat restoration projects on the Klamath River, which is the lifeline of the Yurok people and one of the last wild salmon strongholds on the West Coast. Additionally, the Tribe will integrate the precise geospatial information into the planning of much-needed housing, road and utility infrastructure projects on the reservation.

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Geological Survey, North Coast Resource Partnership, California Natural Resources Agency and other stakeholders, the Yurok project is one component of a larger initiative to capture 17,000 square miles of lidar data in the Northern California. The Northern California Airborne Lidar Project aims to establish the foundational data required to prioritize critical investments in the following areas: community health and safety, natural resource management, environmental restoration, forest fuel load reduction, water quality and quantity, climate change resiliency and more. Across Northern California, tribal, federal and state land managers are implementing a series of interventions, such as prescribed burning and fish habitat construction projects, to rebuild salmon runs as well as make forests more resilient to climate change and less prone to catastrophic wildfire. The use of lidar data and its derivative products will increase the efficacy of these pivotal projects, while also minimizing cost.

Prior to the Northern California Airborne Lidar Project, the Yurok Fisheries Department and the Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation, in collaboration with state and federal agencies, had used lidar information collected by the Condor Aviation Program to bolster the design of highly successful, reachscale river restoration projects in the Klamath Basin.

Once the Northern California lidar project is complete, the USGS National Geospatial Program’s

nationwide 3D Elevation Program will incorporate the digital information into the first-ever national baseline of high-resolution topographic elevation data. Throughout the United States, this invaluable data informs critical decisions concerning a wide variety of issues ranging from the immediate safety of life, property and the environ-

ment to long term planning for infrastructure projects.

Residing along the lower 44 miles of the Klamath River in far Northern California, the Yurok Tribe is the largest federally recognized Tribe in the state. The Condor Aviation Program is a joint collaboration between the Yurok Fisheries Department and Yurok Tribe Construction

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Forest Service Awards Nearly $20 Million in Community Wildfire Defense Grants

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Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million towards 100 projects benefiting 22 states and seven Tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CWDG program was developed to assist at-risk communities with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on Tribal, state, and privately managed land.

The program comes at a time when the nation faces an ongoing wildfire crisis, and these grants support the Forest Service’s plan to confront the wildfire crisis across all lands.

Grant proposals underwent a competitive selection process that included review panels made up of state forestry agencies and Tribal representatives.

“Projects were selected using a collaborative, inclusive process that engaged tribes and state forestry agencies,” said Forest Service Chief Randy Moore. “All projects include at least two of the primary selection criteria mandated in the legislation. And in all cases, these projects are taking critical steps to protect homes, property, businesses, and people’s lives from catastrophic wildfires.”

Of the 100 projects across 22 states and 7

tribes that were awarded in the initial round of funding under the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program, this included 7 projects locally within the North Coast region, including several partners of the Six Rivers National Forest.

Grants awarded locally include:

• Briceland Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Hazard Reduction Project $205,251 to create a Fire Hazard Reduction Crew, to conduct roadside clearance and improve fuel breaks along otherwise unmaintained roads, creating safer routes for emergency response and evacuation and reducing the chance of roadside ignitions.

• Del Norte Fire Safe Council, Del Norte Wildfire Resiliency Program

$3,089,552 to create a Hazardous Fuels Reduction crew to perform defensible space work around residences and create shaded fuel breaks. This project will provide training, education, public outreach and implement a county-wide RX burn association with landowners to create Firewise communities.

• Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Greater Willow Creek Wildfire Resilience Project $5,027,427 to implement a suite of area-wide outreach, education, and implementation actions as well as the implementation of 9 priority fuels reduction

projects encompassing 25 CWPP priority sites.

• Mattole Restoration Council, Prosper Ridge Community Wildfire Resilience Project $2,175,132 to hazardous fuels treatment on 450 acres of land bordering the King Range National Conservation Area. Various treatment methods will be used from prescribed treatment, mechanical and hand thinning.

• Resort Improvement District No.1, Shelter Cove Wildfire Resiliency & Community Defense Project $6,222,500 to provide outreach, coordination & Inspections services and conduct 1,211 acres of Hazardous fuels reduction work over a 5-year period.

• The Watershed Re-

search and Training Center, Hyampom Community Protection Project $1,322,666 to implement 450 acres of hazardous fuel reduction treatments in strategic and critical private land locations including manual thinning and chipping, hand piling, pile burning, prescribed fire.

• Yurok Tribe, Yurok Fire Department, CWPP Update $250,000 to create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that identifies critical at-risk communities on the Yurok Indian Reservation. Prioritizing places that are “low income”, have “been impacted by a severe disaster”, or have “high or very high wildfire hazard potential,” as well as protecting sensitive

and sacred sites, assist in producing basketry materials, traditional foods, ceremonial regalia, and traditional medicines for the Yurok People. Finally, we recognize our river’s health correlates to our human health, correlates to all flora and fauna species health and our main food source, salmon, and sturgeon, as being secondarily benefited by increasing water yields and improving our fish health, habitats, and their lifespans.

“Drought, climate change, increasing development in the wildland urban interface combined with years of excluding natural fire from the ecosystem have led to year-round fire activity and increased the destruction and scale of wildfires,”

said Homer Wilkes, Under Secretary for Natural Resources. “These initial investments address wildfire risks on state, private and tribal land, and contribute to the ongoing work under the agency’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy.”

The Six Rivers National Forest would like to congratulate everyone, including many of our own partners who received the first round of grant awards! The Forest Service will announce another round of funding later in 2023. The number of selected proposals in future rounds will depend on available funding. More information about funded proposals and announcements are available on the Community Wildfire Defense Grants website.

Huffman, Levin to Introduce Bills to Protect Pacific, Arctic Oceans from Offshore Drilling

To mark World Oceans Day, Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Mike Levin (D- San Juan Capistrano) announced they will introduce a package of legislation to permanently protect the West Coast and Arctic Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package of legislation includes Rep. Huffman’s Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act and North Pacific Ocean Protection Act and Rep. Levin’s Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act.

Fishing, tourism, and recreation along California’s coastline support nearly 600,000 jobs and roughly $42.3 billion in economy activity. More than 4 million gallons of oil have been released

into the Pacific Ocean as a result of the 1969 Santa Barbara blowout, the Refugio Beach spill of 2015, and other leaks from oil rig and pipeline activity, affecting more than 935 square miles of ocean.

“The risks of offshore drilling for our ocean-dependent economies and marine ecosystems are astronomical. The science and public opinion are clear: we must ramp up the transition to a clean energy future, and we can’t let ourselves get locked into decades of more dangerous fossil fuel drilling off our coasts,” said Rep. Huffman. “We’re using every tool to help coastal communities that are facing sea level rise, increase in severe storms, and other climate impacts. Our bills

go hand-in-hand with other necessary actions to reduce emissions and invest in renewable energy – all while reducing risks and making sure that our coasts are clean, safe, and available to everyone in America, not just a sacrificial lamb for the fossil fuel industry.”

“Southern California’s economy depends heavily on the vitality of its world-renowned beaches, cherished marine life, and ocean-dependent businesses that drive tourism and other activities. The ramifications of offshore drilling are too devastating to ignore, and I will always oppose oil companies’ efforts to exploit and damage our coastline. Our bills put the California environment and coastal economy first. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Californians who want to protect our coastline.

Rep. Huffman and I look forward to moving these bills through the legislative process and building support,” said Rep. Levin.

The Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act would make the Arctic Ocean off-limits to any future drilling proposals by prohibiting any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf.

The North Pacific Ocean Protection Act would prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in specified areas of the Outer Continental Shelf ensuring a sustainable future for coastal communities and the millions of jobs and billions of dollars in wages that depend on healthy oceans and coasts.

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