Measure R vital service funds David Jones addresses the Board of Supervisors about the allocation of Measure R funds.
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BOLO: bicycle tour coming through Crescent City morning From 8-8:30 a.m., as bike riders gather at Parkway Drive and 199 just north of the 101. The CHP will escort riders to Jedidiah Smith State Park for a mandatory stop. Farther up 199, starting at Patrick Creek, riders will use vehicle turnouts to let cars pass by. Thursday riders will camp for the evening at Lake Selmac. Moore respectfully asks drivers to be patient and not pass riders except when they pull over or in the multiple passing lane sections. BRNW will provide a shuttle for riders who choose not to ride bikes up the 199. The shuttle will deliver bikes and riders through the Collier tunnel. The riders are expected to be
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT, folks. Up to 300 bike riders and 50 crew from Bicycle Rides Northwest will be coming to Crescent City, starting today and departing Thursday, July 13. Executive Director Jim Moore said, “BRNW is conducting bike tours across the northwest for 35 years and this is our first visit to Crescent City. We are very excited about visiting Del Norte County.” The challenge has and remains keeping riders safe as the tour heads east up Highway 199. The CHP will close one lane eastbound on 199, Thursday
on 199 from about 8 a.m.-noon. While visiting Crescent City, riders will stay Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Beachfront Park. Wednesday, riders may take an optional out and back route that will follow Howland Hill Road, then Southfork Road to Stephen Bridge before turning around. Riders are expected to be off the road by 2 p.m. Bicycle Rides Northwest reaped huge praise and appreciation to the Crescent City/ Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, the city at the CCPD, the county and the DNSD, Del Norte Transportation Commission and the Highway Patrol and awaits meeting as many local folks as possible during this tour.
All agencies have worked closely to make sure this first ever event will be a safe and successful bike
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tour. Drive slower and be safe, folks.
Celebration of Life set for Kirsten BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate Contributed photo
Del Norte High School graduate Adenne Schaad recently signed a letter of intent to join the new College of the Redwoods women’s wrestling program. Schaad will be part of the first team for CR.
Schaad signs of letter of intent with wrestling team she admitted. “Honestly, I had my heart set on (Southern Oregon University), and the week I was trying to figure out which school to go to, (CR coach) Brandon (Benvenuti) gave me a call and it just seemed so perfect, being close to home and being a part of something new. It just seemed the perfect fit.” Schaad began competing in the sport seven years ago as a sixth grader and says she immediately took to it. And she has her younger brother Colton Schaad to thank for the introduction. “It was all because of my broth-
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Del Norte graduate Adenne Schaad has become one of the first-ever recruits for the new College of the Redwoods women’s wrestling program, which will begin competition in the spring of 2024. The H-DNL’s only ever four-time girls wrestling champion recently committed her future to the Corsairs at a letter signing ceremony in front of friends and family. But it almost never happened for the Warriors standout. “It was a pretty tough decision,”
er,” she said. “I always got dragged around to tournaments (with him) and finally I tried it out and fell in love with the sport, and here I am now.” A strong family tradition in the sport also played a part. In addition to her grandfather Chuck, who wrestled in high school and coached the sport at Del Norte, her father Clinton also wrestled at Del Norte and at SOU. Clinton also has coached at the high school and youth level for the past two decades and is the current Please see WRESTLING, Page A3
Del Norte County will say goodbye to one of its brightest, young shining stars. A Celebration of Life for Kirsten Jean King, 19, will be held at the Cultural Center Sunday, July 16, at 10a.m. Kirsten was tragically killed May 31 when, driving alone, she attempted to merge her vehicle onto the northbound 101 at Kristian lane. Her Toyota was struck by a timber truck heading south. Kirsten was pronounced deceased upon arrival at Sutter Coast Hospital. Kirsten was soon to start the nursing program at College of the Redwoods and worked full-time at Sea View Memory Care in Brookings. “Cherish the moments we shared with Kirsten and carry forward the love and compassion she embodied,” says her mom, Mandy Bloomfield. To help defray funeral costs, relative Chris Carpenter opened a Go Fund Me account, The KIRSTEN KING FUNERAL ACCOUNT EXPENSES. The family expressed its deep appreciation to Kirsten’s adopted community. Kirsten’s mom lamented, “May Kirsten’s spirit guide us as we navigate the journey of grief.”
Harbor release raises more County board approves questions than answers BY ROGER GITLIN The Triplicate
• When will the Harbor fix the Fashion Blacksmith building? • What is the plan to dredge underneath the Fashion Blacksmith pier? • When will the harbor pay the judgment to Fashion Blacksmith? These and other pressing questions were not clarified or definitively answered in the recent public statement from harbor commissioners.
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The Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD) released its initial statement concerning the arbitration decision. Fashion Blacksmith was awarded nearly $1.3 million. The lawsuit addressed the Harbor’s failure to fix the roof and siding of the premises Fashion occupies, rebate of rent and the failure to dredge below the Fashion syncrolift, allowing ingress and egress for larger vessels needing repair within the inner harbor. Arbitrators established September 15
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In a special meeting last Wednesday, county supervisors authorized an increase in sewer user fees attached to the individual property owner’s tax bill. The vote was 3-1, with 3rd District supervisor Chris Howard absent on county business in Japan. Supervisors Joey Borges, Chair-
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man Darrin Short and Valerie Starkey voted to raise the fees. Supervisor Dean Wilson voted NO, citing his reason that property owners may not have been properly noticed and reported constituents’ confusion on the actual monthly fees for sewer usage would increase. The proposed sewer use fees are directed to maintenance only of aging, obsolete Please see SEWER, Page A10
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