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CalTrans adjusts work schedule at Last Chance Grade Knox Keranen The Triplicate

In an attempt to speed up landslide cleanup efforts at Last Chance Grade, CalTrans is changing the closure schedule. Beginning July 6, Highway 101 south of Crescent City, will close down Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon and 3 to 7 p.m. The road will be open Friday-Sunday, and at all other times, but motorists should still expect 30-minute delays due to one-lane traffic, according to a June 24 press release from CalTrans. Until July 6, the closure schedule will remain the same, with

closures occurring three times per day Monday-Thursday from 9-11 a.m.. noon-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m., and on Fridays from 9-11 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. Motorists should expect 30-minute delays at all other times. Additionally, the road will remain open from July 2-5. Last Chance Grade has been hampered with perpetual closures since a major landslide in February buried a small stretch of road. Sebastian Cohen, project manager at CalTrans, said the new closure schedule, although potentially frustrating, will move up the slide response completion date from Please see LAST CHANCE, Page A9

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A spider excavator sends rocks and other debris hurtling down the slope during a closure at Last Chance Grade.

Pool to fully reopen July 5 Knox Keranen The Triplicate

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While some in the community were pleased with the news a benefit assessment for the Crescent City Fire Protection District was approved, around 20 people protested the results. The protestors said the weighted vote system was unfair.

Fire district assessment narrowly passes Knox Keranen The Triplicate

After initially failing due to a miscount, the Crescent City Fire Protection District’s benefit assessment vote has narrowly passed in a recount. The preliminary results show 50.01% of voters were in favor of the assessment and 49.99% opposed. Results go to the CCFPD Board of Directors to be certified July 12. Fire Chief Bill Gillespie said the passed assessment will allow the fire department to continue operating without reducing services. “When the original count came out not in favor of the fire district, we began the process of working to determine where we

would have to start making cuts in order to stretch the funding we had,” he said. Gillespie said they were looking into selling response vehicles, even entire fire stations, to supplement cashflow. He said the fire district had about two years of operations left before their reserve funds dried up. The assessment will generate more than $420,000 per year for the fire district, beginning in fiscal year 2022. The district currently collects $42 per single-family residence, however, with a 2006 assessment ending this year, that number would have dropped to $24. The assessment will increase cost per single-family residence to $98, according to a CCFPD report. Gillespie said the department

plans to use these funds for developments such as a 24-hour volunteer staffing program, meaning, firefighters would livein at the station on a rotating basis, in order to provide a more rapid response to emergency calls. Additionally, the department is looking to add more paid positions. Currently, the fire chief and one administrative position are the only paid positions at the department. Not everyone is celebrating the result though. Last Thursday, about 20 people gathered outside the Crescent City Fire Station on Washington Street to protest the assessment and the recount. The protestors also called for the resignations of the CCFPD Board of Directors, who ordered

the recount on June 17 after learning one “yes” vote was accidentally placed in the “no” pile. Roger Gitlin, co-organizer and former Del Norte County Supervisor, said the weighted voting system, which gave voters with greater property value more say, was unfair. “I think [it should be] one man, one vote,” said Gitlin. If the ballots were not weighted, the benefit assessment would have failed by 18 votes — 876 to 858. Gitlin said he is opposed to the assessment because he believes Del Norte residents are already over-taxed. “The public cannot be absorbing all these taxes and fees…you keep doing that, and the public is beleaguered,” said Gitlin.

Federal government looking at unprecedented fire season By DAVID RUPKALVIS The Triplicate

As much of the nation prepares for what could be a disastrous fire season, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is urging local residents to be watchdogs in an effort to protect communities for major blazes. During a conference call with the media Saturday, Wyden said people in neighborhoods across Oregon and the western part of the nation could stop the biggest threats before they start. “Folks that are out in the community, when they see any signs like dropped matches, burns in their neighborhoods, the really important thing for people to do is not take but a minute and call the local fire officials. What the public can say is we can be the watchdogs over some of these threats.” Wyden said it important for every person to play a role this year, saying he expects the fire season to be unprecedented. Because of the threat, Wyden has been working closely with the Biden administration, the U.S. Forest Service and others to come up with a plan to handle

the potential of a fire season no one has seen before. “For several weeks, I have been working very closely with the White House and the Forest Service to make sure they are prepared to deal with the unprecedented fire season in the west,” Wyden said. “Specifically, the danger of multiple big fires, infernos, taking place simultaneously across the western states. The fires are going to stress local, state and federal resources to the breaking point unless we are prepared. Millions of westerners this morning are collectively holding their breath about the prospect of one of these infernos ripping through their town.” Wyden said after his continued discussions in D.C., he expects announcements to be made this week outlining federal plans for the fire season. “I expect the Biden administration will have more to say publicly about this threat, this grave threat, in the next few days,” Wyden said. “I’ve been raising this in public hearings and private conversations every Please see FIRE SEASON, Page A9

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July 4th Independence Day will have a HIGH TIDE of 6.5 feet at 9 p.m. This is important to know as the beach area along Howe Drive will be covered under water at this time. Any items put on the sand earlier in the day will be underwater. There will be no sandy beaches to sit on to watch the 4th of July Independence Day Fireworks Display, important to stay above the high water mark during this time, or on the levee of Howe Drive.

The Fred Endert Municipal Pool in Crescent City is slated for a full reopening on July 5, and thanks to a sponsorship from the Del Norte Health Care District, they will also offer free group swimming lessons later in the month. Michael Young, board member of the health care district, broke the news about the free lessons during a city council meeting last Friday. He said the program will begin as a oneyear trial. “Hopefully this thing is successful enough that we can continue on longer than this year,” said Young. Holly Wendt, recreation director, said she was going to start promoting the program as soon as the meeting ended. The free lessons can begin July 19. “I’m going to be going on the radio to promote...we’ll be getting it out on the internet,” said Wendt. “We are so excited to start letting people know.” Mayor Pro Tem Blake Inscore was grateful for the health district’s partnership. He said this program could result in positive health impacts for residents. The council voted unanimously to accept the sponsorship. The full reopening comes as California dropped most of its COVID-19 restrictions on June 15, including restrictions that limited community pools. For those not using the free group swim lessons, there will be a different fee schedule this season, which includes decreases in price for youth passes, and increases for adults. Additionally, sale prices on yearly passes will be discontinued this year. The updated fee schedule, with the price changes, is below. DAILY FEES: Youth (7-17) $5.00-$4.00 Senior (64+) $5.00 $5.00 Adult (18-63) $5.50 $6.00 10-PUNCH PASS: Youth 10 Visit Pass $ 40.00 $ 36.00 $ (4.00) Senior 10 Visit Pass $ 40.00 $ 45.00 $5.00 Adult 10 Visit Pass $ 45.00 $ 54.00 $9.00 (New) MONTHLY PASS: (7-17) $ 40.00 Adult (18-63) $ 60.00 Senior (64+) $ 50.00 Family $120.00 ANNUAL PASS: Youth (7-17) $ 450.00 $ 360.00 $ (90.00) Adult (18-63) $ 525.00 $ 540.00 $ 15.00 Senior (64+) $ 450.00 $ 450.00 -Family $ 1,020.00 $ 1,080.00 $ 60.00

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Four Del Norte Warriors named all-league in basketball By Ray Hamill The Triplicate

Four Del Norte players have been named to the H-DNL all-league basketball team after playing a key role for the Warriors this past season. For the girls, senior Jadence Clifton and freshman Anyessa Bettega each were named to the prestigious team, while seniors Kaleb Price and Judson Pincombe were both included on the boys’ team. It was no surprise to see Clifton get the nod after she set a new school career scoring record early in the three-week season. Because of the COVID shortened season, the league did not name any MVPs this year, but Clifton, who was the co-MVP in 2020, would likely have been a frontrunner if there had been one named. She will play at Humboldt State next year. “Jadence is well deserving of it,” said her head coach and father Justin Clifton. “And she’s going to have a great career at Humboldt State.” Bettega, meanwhile, is coming off an outstanding freshman season and is expected to continue playing a major role for the team for the next few years. “She’s very, very coachable,” the head coach said of Bettega, who started at guard for the Warriors. “She killed it.” Price and Pincombe each also had impressive seasons for the Warriors, and both were named to the all-league first team after being included as honorable mentions a year ago. Price was also a firstteam selection in football this year and recently committed his future to College of the Redwoods, where he hopes to play football and basketball. Both Price and Pincombe enjoyed successful careers playing for the Warriors, and each played a key role in leading the team to a Big 5 and Dick Niclai Tournament double in 2020. Several other Del Norte players also received all-league recognition as honorable mentions.

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Top Left: Jadence Clifton, Top Right: Anyessa Bettega, Bottom Left: Kaleb Price, Bottom Right: Judson Pincombe. For the boys, senior Peyton Swan was included, along with juniors Caleb Dodson and Edwin Zepeda. For the girls, juniors Josephine Heuberger and Molly Slayton were also included. Heuberger is better known as a softball standout, but she has developed into a defensive leader for the Warriors in basketball. Slayton, meanwhile, was a sharpshooter for the team, nailing five 3-pointers in a crucial win at Eureka. “I’m excited for her,” Justin Clifton said of Slayton, who missed all of the previous season through injury. “She’ll be a good senior leader for us.” The girls team closed out the season 5-2 overall and 2-1 against Big 5 opponents, including pushing undefeated Fortuna all the way in the final week. The boys closed out the shortened season 5-3 overall and 1-3 in Big 5 action.

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Guitar Lessons for Veterans and their Families Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness presents Guitar Workshops with teaching artist Dale Morgan. Classes take place Tuesdays from June 29 - August 17. Beginning class is held from 4 - 5 p.m., and Intermediate/ Advanced Class is held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. All workshops are free-of-charge to veterans, active military and their family members. Family members can participate whether or not the veteran does. Pre-registration is required. For information, call DNACA at 707-464-1336, or email office@dnaca.net.

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Oil Painting for Veterans and their Families Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness presents Oil Painting Workshops with teaching artist Jonathan Gaetke. Classes take place Mondays from June 28 - August 7, from 6 - 8 p.m. All workshops are free-of-charge to veterans, active military and their family members. Family members can participate whether or not the veteran does. Completion of the workshops makes artists eligible to display their work in the Art by Veterans exhibit in August at the Del Norte County Courthouse. Pre-registration is required. For information, call DNACA at 707-464-1336, or email office@dnaca.net. “Come Walk with Me” Exhibit Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) presents the work of artist DéDé Nicholls through October 7, as part

of DNACA’s Art in Public Places program. Her exhibit titled “Come Walk with Me,” reflects her tendency to paint paths, as if on a journey. The exhibit is on display at the 2nd floor mezzanine of the CEC Airport at 1650 Dale Rupert Road, Crescent City. The exhibit can be viewed during the airport 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 information, contact DNACA at 707-464-1336 or office@dnaca.net. Veterans Art Show - call for artists Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness’ 4th annual Veterans Art Exhibit will be held from August 19 - October 7 in the Del Norte County Courthouse at 450 H St. in Crescent City. Interested artists who are veterans or family members of veterans, should email pictures of their artwork to office@

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dnaca.net. One piece of art will be chosen per artist. Submissions must be able to hang safely on the wall and already be wired for hanging. Artwork will be screened for inclusion in the exhibit. For information, call 707-464-1336. Knitting Workshop Offered at Crescent City Art Crescent City Art at 1228 2nd St., Crescent City, is offering a knitting workshop on Saturday, July 3, from noon - 2 p.m. or 3 - 5 p.m. Cost is $30 per person. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday - Saturday from noon - 5 p.m. Crescent City Art member art exhibits include Susan Humphry at the Del Norte County Library, Catherine Balck at the Wild Rivers Foundation offices, and an exhibit of various artists at the Sutter Coast Hospital Infusion Center and in the Main Hall at Sutter Coast Hospital. For information, and to reserve your spot in the Knitting Class, call 707-460-1414. For community arts calendar listings, please visit www.dnaca.net. For inclusion in Arts Scene listings, items should be sent to the Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA) at office@dnaca.net by Tuesday of each week.

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OBITUARIES Beverly Carla Pitt Beverly Carla Pitt was born on February 21, 1932, to Percy Reid and Lena (Freeman) Reid. She passed away on June 21, 2021, at the age of 89 with her family by her side. At a young age her family moved to Korbel, California, where she attended grade school. She later attended Arcata High School where she graduated with the class of “50”. Just two weeks after graduation she married Joseph Pitt and moved to Requa, California. To this union they had three children, Joe, Rhonda, and Gary. Beverly was a stay-athome mother to her three children. She was very active in their schooling, the PTA, and other school activities when they were in grade school. In

addition to her children there are many who she considered her own. She never knew a stranger – young or old. Once a friend, always a friend. She will be missed dearly, thought of often, and always in our hearts. We love you. Beverly is preceded in death by her parents Percy and Lena Reid, motherin-law Hellie Cleveland, and father-in-law Andrew Cleveland. She is survived by her husband Joe Pitt and sister Betty Swanson. Children Joe (Carol) Pitt, Rhonda (David, deceased), Giannotti and Gary (Cheryl) Pitt. Grandchildren Joel Holben, Kerye Pitt (David Dupree). Bradley Pitt (Stephanie Sanderson), Katelyn Byers (John). Patricia Pitt (Austin Goode) and Kyle Giannotti.

DAR members to support Wreaths Across America In observance of Independence Day, the Del Norte Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will be promoting Wreaths Across America for placement on veterans’ gravesites in remembrance and honor for their service and sacrifice to the country. The wreaths are placed during mid-December

each year and remains throughout the holiday season. Wreath sponsorships cost $15 each. The Del Norte Chapters of the DAR will have a display set up at the Crescent City Safeway from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 2, 3 and 4. Local residents are encouraged to stop by, say hello and see the display.

Great grandchildren Amity, Kassidy, Karmen, Dominick, Kasey, Bill, Gavin, Evelyn, Trinity and one great great grandson Cole. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held Friday, July 2, 2021, at 2:00 pm at Wier’s Mortuary Chapel at 408 G St. Crescent City, California. Following graveside, a celebration of life will be held at Elk Valley Rancheria Community Room. 2332 Howland Hill Rd. Crescent City, California. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that a donation be made in her name to the Shriners Children’s Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. Please sign the family’s online guest book at wiersmortuary.com

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Letters to the Editor Thank you, Crescent City, for Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing We are the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Del Norte and we are writing this letter to raise awareness of the Smokefree Multi-unit Housing ordinance, Ordinance No. 825, which was adopted in November 2020 and will be fully effective on January 1, 2022 for the city of Crescent City. The evidence is clear on how toxic secondhand smoke is to everyone, especially our youngest community members. Secondhand smoke is harmful to children whose bodies are still developing and exposure puts kids at risk for various illnesses. It can travel throughout buildings via vents, windows, cracks in the walls

and even outlets. The CDC states that cleaning the air and ventilating buildings cannot get rid of secondhand smoke. Additionally, children, low-income tenants of public housing and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to secondhand smoke; and smoke-free housing policies have potential to reduce this exposure. We applaud the city of Crescent City and their elected officials for adopting this ordinance and we believe it will not only help our children thrive, but improve the health of our entire community. In 2019, Crescent City and Del Norte County both were graded an “F” by the state of Tobacco Control report from the American Lung

Association. The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Del Norte is proud to announce that Crescent City’s grade has improved to a “B” due to the city of Crescent City and the city council putting the smoke-free multi-unit housing ordinance into effect. These types of policies are proven to curb tobacco use, decrease secondhand smoke exposure, motivate users to quit and lessen the negative health and economic burdens associated with tobacco. For free support to quit tobacco use, contact the California Smokers’ Helpline at 1-800-NoButts or visit NoButts.org. Sincerely, Kathleen Moreno Chair of the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Del Norte

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How to love the bear’s world By John Horning

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By Abigail Van Buren

OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR WOMAN SEEKING TO VOLUNTEER DEAR ABBY: I’m writing in response to your answer to “Broke But Available” (March 23), the retired woman seeking ecological volunteer opportunities. I loved your reply and your suggestion to volunteer by providing education at a community center. In addition to community centers, many schools, scout troops, youth groups, nursing homes, etc., are always looking for knowledgeable people to provide information on a variety of topics. Far too many individuals aren’t getting nearly enough -- or ANY -- information about ecology or learning ways to protect the beautiful natural world around us. I truly hope “BBA” will take you up on your suggestion by sharing something she cares about with others. -- FORMER TEACHER IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR FORMER TEACHER: Thank you for your comments. I heard from volunteer experts across the country responding to that letter and offering excellent suggestions. Read on: DEAR ABBY: Volunteers are needed to remove invasive species to protect our native ecosystems, to monitor streams for water quality, to pick up trash along our great rivers and to stabilize public trails. The letter writer should contact her state and national conservation departments about opportunities. -- LINDA V. IN MISSOURI DEAR ABBY: The retired lady could become an extension master gardener. EMG programs in all 50 states train volunteers through the state’s land grant university and its cooperative extension service. Master gardeners educate the public by operating speakers’ bureaus, maintaining demonstration gardens, staffing “hotlines” to answer gardening questions and running

horticulture therapy programs. -- PROUD PROGRAM PARTICIPANT DEAR ABBY: In regard to the letter writer who is looking to volunteer doing something ecological, I would suggest she start at a local farmers’ market. People who are interested tend to gather there and have contacts that can lead to opportunities. -ED H. IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR ABBY: For the hands-on retiree looking for volunteer work, many churches have connections to work to be done. She should also visit VolunteerMatch (volunteermatch.org), where she can see all the various types of volunteer jobs that are available in her area. -- ELAINE IN KANSAS CITY DEAR ABBY: I am a freshman in high school, and I just got heartbroken. This boy I liked played me, and I don’t know whether I should just accept the fact that he’s bad and move on or be sad and wait it out. I told him I’m not a Barbie doll he can pick up and play with when he’s bored, but I still like him. Do you have any advice for me? -- BROKEN HEART IN OHIO DEAR BROKEN HEART: Yes, I do. Be glad you see this person for exactly who he is -- someone who cannot be relied upon -- and move on. I think you said it very well when you told him you aren’t a toy to be played with. Now, learn from this experience and choose your next boyfriend accordingly. -----------------------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Last spring, at the height of some of the most anxiety-ridden moments of the pandemic, my father read a poem to me over the phone. He’s 89 this year, and while he’s vibrant and healthy I don’t take for granted any opportunity to hear his voice — especially when he’s reciting a poem. The poem, Mary Oliver’s Spring, describes the emergence of a black bear from its winter slumber. Oliver writes: “There is only one question: how to love this world.” This spring, as bruins emerged across the American West, I found myself wondering about the secret lives bears lead. As their hunger grows, do they imagine eating trout from a Rocky Mountain stream? Is it hunger pangs or some deeper yearning - perhaps to experience the new world – that drives bears from the comfort and warmth of their dens? I’ve been thinking about bears and how to love their world because bear-management-practices have been in the spotlight recently, a light that intensified after two people were killed by bears, one in Montana and one in Colorado. The death of those people was tragic. Yet, we must remember that fatal attacks remain rare. A bear does not wake up in the morning, pack a rifle, and set out to kill a human being. Bears struggle to survive in an increasingly diminishing wild that brings them in contact with humans more frequently. Humanity’s mission, I believe, is not to kill them but to find ways to coexist. On April 30, Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that allows hunters to use hounds to hunt black bears in the spring, when they’re with cubs and ravenous for food. This is the same governor who illegally trapped and killed one of Yellowstone’s iconic wolves. One of the bills’ key sponsors, state Sen. Tom MacGillivray, offered a consistent refrain about bears: “Over the last seven, eight years we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in the whitetail population, and, interestingly enough, a dramatic increase in the black bear population,” he said. “This bill helps to balance that out.” Not a shred of science supports this contention. There’s a long-standing war on carnivores and blaming bears is a convenient excuse for what ails the deer and the deer hunter’s world. In reality, a complex host of factors including habitat loss due to sprawl, climate change and other dynamics are to blame. Meanwhile, in Colorado, a federal judge struck down a controversial plan supported by the state’s wildlife agency, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department, to “study” whether killing black bears — and mountain lions — would benefit mule deer. Sadly, the judge’s ruling denying federal funding of the bear-killing plan came too late for the dozens of Colorado

John Horning bears that were killed in the study, one the agency’s scientists had to know was laden with anti-carnivore bias. Though Colorado and Montana are worlds apart on the political spectrum, the hostility towards bears and other carnivores is a tie that binds, whether it originates in a state legislature or in the state agency charged with managing wildlife. At a time when the attitudes of most Montanans, Coloradans and Americans at large are shifting dramatically to favor greater coexistence with fanged creatures, those in power over the lives of wild animals are digging in their heels. Instead of figuring out how to live with them, Montana and Colorado are making it easier to kill bears. The word poetry comes from the Greek poetes, meaning “to create.” Whenever possible, I believe we should attempt to create opportunities for all life to thrive. It pains me that often those at the state level responsible for overseeing the management of wildlife seem to take more pleasure in the destruction of bears than in figuring out better ways for humans to coexist with them. Wildlife management needs a new reason to exist, one that isn’t based on killing. Its mission might read like this: We aim to protect wildlife, making no distinction between predator and prey. We aim to enhance that sense of wonder most of us experience when we see animals in the wild. And instead of taking more courses in traditional wildlife management, the profession might consider including reading some of the best American poetry inspired by nature and the creatures that depend on still-wild places. They could start with Mary Oliver’s Spring. John Horning is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is the executive director of WildEarth Guardians.

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MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST Local non-profit agency is looking to hire a full time MFT, LCSW and or interns to provide mental health services for children and their families. Apply on our website remivistainc.org -----------------------------------------Need help cleaning? Call Anne Buscher for estimate today 208-819-9011 -----------------------------------------POLICE OFFICER (POLICE DEPT.)- City of Crescent City, Full-Time, plus benefits, $21.26 $31.55 hourly salary. The job announcement describing qualifications and a City application are available at www.crescentcity.org or at, City Hall 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-7483, ext. 233. Position closes at 5:00p.m. Monday, July 26th, 2021. -----------------------------------------Port of Brookings Harbor Accepting applications for the position of Accounting Assistant. This is a temporary position, 20 - 30 hours per week at $15 an hour. Job descriptions and applications may be obtained and returned to: Port of Brookings Harbor Office 16330 Lower Harbor Rd Brooking OR 97415 or www. portofbrookingsharbor.c- om. Drug test required. E.O.E. -----------------------------------------Port of Brookings Harbor Accepting applications for the position of Maintenance Level II. This is a temporary/- seasonal position, 20 - 30 hours per week at $15 an hour. Job descriptions and applications may be obtained and returned to: Port of Brookings Harbor Office 16330 Lower Harbor Rd Brooking OR 97415 or www. portofbrookingsharbor.c- om. Drug test required. E.O.E. -----------------------------------------Prevention Program Coordinator I/II-Del Norte County Health & Human Services Department. For more information, visit Del Norte County’s Employment Opportunities site at www.dnco.org. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on July 7, 2021. EOE -----------------------------------------Property Appraiser I/II/III Del Norte County - Office of Assessor Beginning biweekly salary: Level I $1,646.13, Level II $1,764.15 & Level III $1,889.84. Del Norte County applications are available on www.dnco.org. Application accepted until 5:00 p.m. on July 7, 2021. Applications are required to be submitted by email to hrjobs@dnco.org.EEO. -----------------------------------------Recreation Program Assistant I/II - Del Norte County Administration Department. Beginning biweekly salary: Level I $1,282.68 & Level II $1,403.91. Del Norte County applications are available on www.dnco.org. Application accepted until 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 2021. Applications are required to be submitted by email to hrjobs@ dnco.org.EE- O. -----------------------------------------REHABILITATION SPECIALIST Local non-profit agency is looking to hire PT staff to provide mental health rehabilitation services to work in a mental health setting with children and their families. BA or AA Required. Apply at: www.remivistainc.net

Rst: Server part time & Busboy or girl part time. O’Holleran’s Steakhouse & Lounge. Apply in person or call for an appointment for interview. 1210 Chetco Ave. 541-661-4394 -----------------------------------------SEASONAL PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKER (PUBLIC WORKS)- City of Crescent City- 40 hours a week, seasonal $15.14 hourly. The job announcement describing qualifications and a City application are available at www.crescentcity.org or at, City Hall 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-7483, ext. 233. Position closes at 5:00p.m. Friday, July 9th, 2021. -----------------------------------------The Crescent City Harbor District is accepting applications for Front Office Clerk. This is a probationary Full-Time position. Must pass: Drug Test and Physical. Applications and Job description are available at the Harbor Office, 101 Citizens Dock Rd. Crescent City, Ca. 95531, Weekdays: 8am to 5pm, online at www.ccharbor. com, or email: bessary@ ccharbor.com -----------------------------------------Wastewater Plant Operator Port Orford, OR. (Salary range $3,901.66 $5,080.00 per month DOQ plus excellent benefits) City of Port Orford, a Southern Oregon coastal community of 1,200 with interests including arts, recreational fishing, hiking, boating and hunting. Fresh water lake, ocean beaches, plus two nearby wild rivers. Seeking qualified applicants to fill a Wastewater Plant Operator position. This full time, non-exempt position will work towards learning the operation and maintenance activities required for the operation of the City of Port Orford’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, wastewater collection system, associated lift stations, and storm water collection system. To maintain these systems for compliance with the State and Federal regulations; while meeting the specific effluent standards established by the facility’s NPDES permit. To obtain an application and complete job description visit www.portorford.org or email djohnson@portorford.org. Hard copies can be obtained at Port Orford City Hall. Call 541-366-4570 to make arrangements to pick up an application. Position is open until filled. -----------------------------------------Del Norte County Unified School District is testing for the following: Help Desk: $17.88 - $22.55 hr. Safety & Risk Technician: $ $20.30 - $25.59 hr. Media Technician: $ 17.88 $22.55 hr. Family Engagement Liaison: $ 19.46 - $24.50 hr. Applications will be accepted through EdJoin.org http://www.edjoin.org Apply by 07/7/2021 EEO/AA Employer

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Employment Opps Airport Director - Border Coast Regional Airport Authority Annual Salary: $85,300 $120,025. Required applications are available at the Del Norte County Human Resources Office, 981 H Street, Suite 250, Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-7213 or www.dnco. org\emspace\emspaceApplications accepted until 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 2021. EEO. -----------------------------------------Assessment Analyst I/II - Del Norte County - Office of Assessor. Beginning bi-weekly salary: Level I: $1,616.48 & Level II $1,871.28. Del Norte County applications are available on www.dnco.org. Application accepted until 5:00 pm on July 8, 2021. Applications are required to be submitted by email to hrjobs@ dnco.org. EEO. -----------------------------------------Brand new spa and salon opening in Brookings, OR. Urgent - 2 qualified nail technicians and 1 qualified massage therapist, that want to rent a pace in a very pleasant work surrounding. Call ASAP 775-223-2258 -----------------------------------------Caregivers Wanted Do you have a passion for the elderly? Would you enjoy working for a company that is respectful, involved and supportive? In Home Care is very satisfying in that you will be caring for only one person which will allow you to take your time and do the little things that mean so much. Our agency has immediate positions available! Come join a wonderful team! Job requirements: Pass a criminal background check. Please call: Guardians by the Sea 541-661-7011 -----------------------------------------CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT is accepting applications for Probationary Full-Time Maintenance worker. This will be 40 hours per week. The starting pay depends on experience. Position requires working weekends and holidays. Applicants must have a valid California driving license. Must pass: Drug Test and Physical. Applications and Job description are available at the Harbor Office, 101 Citizens Dock Rd, Crescent City, Ca 95531 Weekdays: 8am to 5pm, online at www.ccharbor.com, or email: bessary@ccharbor.com -----------------------------------------Help Wanted! Cooks, prep cooks, dishwasher. Apply in person at Good Harvest Cafe. 575 US-101, Crescent City -----------------------------------------Housekeepers & Laundry needed, start immediately. Apply in person at Wild Rivers Motor Lodge, Brookings Call 541-469- 5361, or 541-661-0014 -----------------------------------------Housekeepers and laundry person wanted. Start today, reliability a must. Starting wage $14 hourly. Will train. Apply in person. Windermere on the Beach 3250 Beach Loop Drive Bandon, OR 97411. -----------------------------------------Juvenile Correctional Technician I/II/III (Temporary/Extra help) Del Norte County Juvenile Hall. Level I $14.02, Level II $14.99 & Level III $16.03 starting hourly rate. Required applications are available on the Del Norte County Human Resources Site www. dnco.org, Submit applications by email to hrjobs@dnco.org. Contact Human Resources at (707) 464-7213. Applications accepted until 5:00 pm July 13, 2021. EEO.

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4 Blenders, Excellent Cond. $8/- ea. (541) 698-0574. Please leave a message. -----------------------------------------Ping-pong table $40. Call 541- 469-6733 or 541-251-0638 -----------------------------------------Queen AEROBED air mattress with headboard. Internal electric pump. Only used once. $85.Call 541-254-1506 -----------------------------------------Reloading bullets, many calibers $99. Call 541-469-4948 -----------------------------------------Skil Mag 77 Worndrive saw $55. Call 707-464-5515 -----------------------------------------Two ton hydraulic engine lift $50.00 Engine cradle $20.00 Call 707-464-1589 -----------------------------------------Two tub chairs, light lime color, rock and swivel, good shape, from a non smoking home. $95 for both. Call 707-487-6027 or 707-218-6543

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loans. Credit unimportant. V.I.P. Trust Deed Company www. viploan.com LL Call 1-818-248-0000 BrokerG principal DRE 01041073. No consumer loans. (Cal-SCAN) es/ mp., Public Notices s/ s, way ORDINANCE NO. 827U P. 27 AN URGENCY G ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY AMENDING SECTION 12.20.030, s RESTRICTIONS ON LOCATION AND USE OF BEACH FIRES ON CERTAIN PUBLIC ur- BEACHES, OF CHAPTER s 12.20, PARK REGULATIONS, w! OF TITLE 12, STREETS, N) SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES, OF THE CRESCENT CITY MUNICIPAL o CODE WHEREAS, the City has received several complaints regarding beach fires along Pebble Beach Drive that have been left unattended or al of such a size or in such a location as to cause the residents to fear for the safety ---of their property and person; ite and WHEREAS, there have p been injuries suffered from H. persons who have unwittingly stepped upon coals buried in N) the sand; and WHEREAS , the City Council has extensively discussed and reviewed amendments to the Crescent City Municipal Code in public meetings over the past sev- eral months; and WHEREAS , the City Council introduced and adopted an ordinance e (Ordinance No. 826) to put these regulations in effect prior to July 4, 2021, however, the newspaper failed to publish the summary of the ordinance within 15 days of the adoption, which is required for the ordinance to be effective; and WHEREAS , Crescent City, . like the rest of California, is currently experiencing dryer than normal conditions, which combined with the coastal propensity for d strong winds heightens the risk of beach fires spreading to vegetation or nearby structures; and WHEREAS 00 , the Fourth of July holiday ----brings thousands of visitors /1/ to Crescent City that visit the beaches and build beach fires; and WHEREAS, this is an urgency ordinance adopted pursuant to the City’s police power, as granted broadly under Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, to protect and preserve the public peace, health, and ar- safety and welfare of the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36937 authorizes the passage of an urgency e ordinance at a single meeting to be effective immediately if necessary for the preservation 00 of the public peace, health or ll safety and is passed by a foury- fifths vote of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Crescent City, State of California, hereby ordains: SECTION 1. RECITALS. \~ The City Council finds the above recitals to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as if set forth in full. SECTION 2. CODE AMENDMENTS.\~ The City Council hereby amends Section 12.20.030, Restrictions on Location and Use of Beach Fires on Certain Public Beaches, of Chap1 ter 12.20, Park Regulations, of e Title 12, Streets, Sidewalks and n- Public Places, of the Crescent City Municipal Code, by repealing and replacing it in its entirety to read as follows: 12.20.030 Beach fire regulations. A.Beach fires prohibited on certain beaches. It is unlawful for any person to build or maintain a fire on the public beach between the northern boundary of the Battery Point Vista area and the city limit line at Preston Island. B.Beach fires prohibited on private property without permission. It is unlawful for any person to build or maintain a beach fire upon any privately-owned property without the written permission of the owner. C.Beach fires - regulations. All beach fires, whether on private or public property, must comply with the following regulations: a.Size - all beach fires must have a fuel area of no more than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high. b.Location - all beach fires must be built a minimum of 25 feet from vegetation and structures. c.Fuel - the burning of nonorganic materials in a beach fire is prohibited. D. Abandonment of fires and burying of coals prohibited. It is unlawful for any person building or maintaining a beach fire, whether on private or public property, to abandon such fire until it is completely extinguished. It is unlawful for any person to

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Serial #02950448P, HUD #ORE087098, Home ID #237358. The mobile home is located at 98825 Pleasant Hill #34, Brookings, OR 97415 in Pleasant Hill Mobile Estates. This will be a private sale with a minimum bid of $1,976.00. Bids accepted until Friday July 16th, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Send/submit bids to 18150 SW Boones Ferry Road, Portland, OR 97224, Attn: Susan. Please call Mike Meadows at 541-254-3071 for appointment to see home. -----------------------------------------The County of Del Norte has issued a Request for Proposals for the Washington Boulevard Culvert Replacement Project (near Harrold Street). Please visit http://www.co.del-norte. ca.us/- departments/community- development-department/- engineering-division/ bid- documents to retrieve the solicitation. -----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ALVIN ALDEN BENEDICT, Deceased, Case No. 21PB05041 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 the estate are required to present them to the undersigned Personal Representative c/o JAMES W. GARDNER, Attorney at law, 29692 Ellensburg Ave, Ste 11, P.O. Box 1286, Gold Beach, Oregon 97444, Phone (541) 247-6615, 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, Personal Representative, or the Attorney for the Personal Representative, JAMES W. GARDNER whose address and phone number appear above. DATED this 17 day of June, 2021. Brenda BENEDETTO, Personal Representative 97940 W Benham Lane Brookings, OR 97415 Phone 541-915-3136 DATE OF FIRST PUBLISH: July 2nd, 2021 DATE OF LAST PUBLISH: July 16th, 2021 -----------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be conducted by the South West Area Commission on Transportation comprising of Coos, Douglas, and Curry Counties on July 9, 2021 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm via teleconference. The following positions are currently vacant: Douglas County Stakeholders Alternate Representative and Coos County Stakeholders Alternate Representative and Curry County Stakeholders Primary Representative. Interested parties should contact Sarah Thompson at 541-957-3687 for an application and/or teleconference information before the meeting date. Agenda items to be considered include: Enhance Highway Discretionary Program update SWACT Membership Updates. All interested persons may appear and be heard. A request for accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Sarah Thompson. Dated this 28th day of June, 2021. SOUTH WEST AREA COMMISSION ON TRANSPORTATION -----------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT “Petty Rocks” The following person/s is/are doing business as: Petty Rocks 140 7th Street, Unit A Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 06/21/2021 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: James Walker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 6/21/2021 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20210088 Publish: July 2nd, 9th, 16th and

-----------------------------------------Notice of Hearing Smith River Community Services District will hold a hearing to consider Water Standby Charges for the fiscal year 2021-2022.

The hearing will be held at 4pm on 7/13/21 at 241 First Street, Smith River, Ca 95567. -----------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT “CRM for Wineries” The following person/s is/are doing business as: CRM for Wineries 140 7th Street, Unit A Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: a corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 01/01/2015 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: CRM for Wineries, James Walker President and CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 6/21/2021 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20210089 Publish: July 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd 2021 Del Norte Triplicate 320014 -----------------------------------------IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 Petition of: Kayah NorrisLawhon CASE NO. CVPT-2021-1129 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Petitioner: Kayah NorrisLawhon filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Kayah NorrisLawhon to Proposed name: Kayah Norris 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 16, 2021 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: ONE 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: June 1, 2021 /s/ D. McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court Published: July 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T320016 -----------------------------------------NOTICE OF LIEN SALE MINI STOR-IT 97992 Shopping Center Dr., Harbor, OR 541 469-4420 On Wednesday, July 9, 2021 the contents of units owned by Nichole Vasquez & Todd Gupton, Bill West, Brooke Bolton, James Chambers, Colten Ortega, Pete Parks, Diana & Garth Stuart, Raphel Cooke, Brandon Nagel, Amanda Johnson, and Sherri Estelle will be sold to foreclose liens for non- payment of rent and any expenses of this sale pursuant to ORS 87.685. Call for viewing appointment 6/28- 7/9 before 6:00 PM. Sealed bids may be submitted until 5:00 PM on 7/9/2021. Mini Stor-it reserves the right to reject any & all bids. Publish: June 25 and July 2, 2021 -----------------------------------------IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 Petition of: Diana Christine Porter CASE NO. CVPT-2021-1160

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Diana Christine Porter filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Diana Christine Young to Proposed name: Diana Christine Porter

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 30, 2021 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: ONE 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: June 15, 2021 /s/ D. McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 25, July 2, 9 and 16, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T319321 ----------------------------------------Port of Brookings Harbor Request for Proposal Roof Replacement Port of Brookings Harbor is requesting contractor proposals for a roof replacement at 16358 Lower Harbor Road. The work associated with this project will consist of, but is not limited to, the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment and supervision. Questions or scheduling site visit regarding this work or proposal, please contact Travis Webster at 541-291- 7380. ----------------------------------------Request for Proposals Proposals must be submitted to the Port Office located at 16330 Lower Harbor Road, Brookings Oregon on or before 4:00 p.m. July 8, 2021. Note: The Port of Brookings Harbor reserves the right to waive or reject any or all proposals and reserves the right to negotiate with any terms with any selected proposer. ----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR CURRY COUNTY Case No. 21PB04994 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS in the matter of the Estate of Richard E. Gray, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Carol Sue Gray has qualified and been appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present them, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative’s Attorney, Dan G. McKinney, DC Law, McKinney & Sperry PC, P.O. Box 1265, Roseburg, OR 97470, or the claims may be barred. Dated and first published this 25th day of June, 2021. Attorney for Personal Representative: Dan G. McKinney, OSB #961945 DC Law McKinney & Sperry PC PO Box 1265 Roseburg, OR 97470 Telephone: 541-673-4451 Fax: 541-673-1202 ----------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Ronald Romaine Wormuth Jr. Case Number: CVPB-20217035 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Ronald Romaine Wormuth Jr. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Maria Kip Machado, aka Kip Machado, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte. Endorsed Filed: June 18, 2021. The petition for probate requests that: Maria Kip Machado, aka Kip Machado be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This Authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, howev-

to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 16, 2021 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 2 Address of the Court: 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Gino deSolenmi 384 G Street Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-6181 Publish: June 25, July 2 and 9, 2021 Del Norte Triplicate T319235 ----------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT “Local Boys Surf and Skate Shop” The following person/s is/are doing business as: Local Boys Surf and Skate Shop 503 L St Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: married couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 6/7/2016 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: Shirin Tyrrel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 6/7/2021 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20210080 Publish: June 25th, July 2nd, 9th and 16th 2021 Del Norte Triplicate 319222 ----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of : DOROTHY M. HARROUN, Deceased. Case No. 21PB04207 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jimmy E. Harroun and Nancy M. Nidiffer have been appointed co-personal representatives. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the co-personal representatives at 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 representatives, or the attorney for the personal representative, K.R. Olin, PO Box 7530, Brookings, OR 97415. DATED AND FIRST PUBLISHED this 25th day of June, 2021. /s/ K.R. Olin OSB#903547 Attorney for Personal Representative PO Box 7530, Brookings, OR 97415 (541)469-2669 kro@wavelaw.com

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NOTICE AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS The County of Del Norte Department of Health and Human Services is requesting proposals for Deputy Public Health Officer. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services office located at 880 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, CA 95531, or from the County’s website at co.del- norte.ca.us under Bid Opportunities. For additional information, contact Patrick Morning at 707464-3191 ext. 2550. Proposal process opened June 2, 2021 and closes July 16, 2021 at 5:00 pm. ----------------------------------------NOTICE AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS The County of Del Norte Department of Health and Human Services is requesting proposals for Public Health Officer. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services office located at 880 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, CA 95531, or from the County’s website at co.del- norte.ca.us under Bid Opportunities. For additional information, contact Patrick Morning at 707464-3191 ext. 2550. Proposal process opened June 2, 2021 and closes July 16, 2021 at 5:00 pm. ----------------------------------------NOTICE AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS – The County of Del Norte Department of Health and Human Services is requesting proposals for a Family Urgent Response System. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services office located at 880 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, CA 95531, or from the County’s website at co.del-norte.ca.us under Bid Opportunities. For additional information, contact Lisa Hardy at 707-4643191 ext. 2702. Proposal process opened June 28, 2021 and closes July 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm. ----------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT “UNXVISOR & Quick & Simple” The following person/s is/are doing business as: UXVISOR and Quick & Simple 1045 East Condor Street #403 Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: not applicable 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: Mohammad Jalaal

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 6/2/2021 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20210078 Publish: June 25th, July 2nd, 9th and 16th 2021 Del Norte Triplicate 318898 ----------------------------------------SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Curry County, No. 21CV22281 KEVIN DEE SHORT v. PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendants: TO: Defendants You are hereby commanded to appear and defend the complaint or petition filed against you in the above- entitled action within 30 days from the date of first publication of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. This action is to quiet title in plaintiff’s name in property described as a parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section Thirty-one (31), Township Forty (40) South, Range Thirteen (13) West, of the Willamette Meridian, in Curry County, Oregon and being a portion of Parcel II as described in Book of Records 62, Page 560 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS. READ THIS SUMMONS CAREFULLY You must “appear in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer”. The motion or answer must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s/- petitioner’s attorney. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free outside the Portland area at (800) 452-7636. Tammi M. Caress OSB 112962 9400 SW Barnes Rd., STE 300 Portland, Oregon 97225 tammi@caresslaw.estate (503) 292-8990 Attorney for Plaintiff Date of first publication: June 18th, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Marvie L. Colby has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Gloria Jeanette King, deceased, Curry County Circuit Court Case No. 21PB04169. All persons having claims against the estate are required to

present them within four months from the date of the first publication of this Notice to the Personal Representative at Thorp, Purdy, Jewett, Urness & Wilkinson, P.C., 1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300, Springfield, Oregon 97477, or they may be barred. Any person whose rights may be affected by these proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative or from the Personal Representative’s attorneys. DATED and first published: June 18th, 2021 /s/ Marvie L. Colby Personal Representative ----------------------------------------PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Curry County Commissioners has entered an order declaring its intention to initiate formation of the South Coast Parks & Recreation District in accordance with ORS 198.835. The purpose of the District is to form a parks and recreation center in the City of Brookings, offering a variety of services. The Board will conduct its first Public Hearing on the formation of the South Coast Parks & Recreation District on July 7, 2021 at 10:00a.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Courthouse Annex, 94235 Moore Street, Gold Beach, Oregon. All interested persons may appear and be heard. Questions concerning this matter may be directed to the Office of Legal Counsel, 94235 Moore Street, Suite 123, Gold Beach, Oregon, 97444, phone number (541) 247-3218. The property proposed to be included in the district is legally described in the attached Exhibit A. Exhibit A Boundaries of the South Coast Parks & Recreation Special District Beginning at the point of intersection of the North line of Section 16, Township 39 South, Range 14 West, W.M, and the shore line of the Pacific Ocean; Thence East, following the North lines of the Sections 16, 15, 14, and 13 in Township 39 South, Range 14 West to the Northeast corner of said Section 13; Thence South to the Northwest corner of Section 18, Township 39 South Range 13 West; Thence East, following the North lines of Sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 to a point on the Township line between Ranges 12 and 13 West; Thence North, following said township line to the Northwest corner of fractional Township 31 1/2 South, Range 12 West; Thence East, following the north lines of fractional Township 37 1/2 South, Ranges 12 and 11 West to a point on the Range line between Ranges 10 and 11 West; Thence South, following said Range line to the Northwest corner of Township 38 South, Range 10 West; Thence East, following the

North line of said Township 38 South, Range 10 West to its intersection with the Easterly boundary line of Curry County; Thence Southerly, following said Easterly county line to its intersection with the North line of Township 40 South, Range 10 West; Thence West, following the North lines of Township 40 South, Ranges 10 and 11 West to the Northwest corner of Township 40 South, Range 11 West; Thence South, following the Range line between Ranges 11 and 12 to the South Boundary line of Curry County this being also the Oregon and California boundary line; Thence West, following said South line of Curry County to its intersection with the shore line of the Pacific Ocean; Thence Northerly, following said shore line to the point of beginning. The aforesaid district, so bounded, lying within the Precinct of Ferrelo, the Precinct of Chetco and the City of Brookings, in Curry County, State of Oregon.

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POLICE BLOTTER The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Excerpts from the call logs of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department:

Tuesday, June 22

• At 4:07 a.m., police responded to the 1100 block of Oregon Street after a caller reported a vehicle is open and running and no one is in the vehicle. • At 7:04 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of Highway 101 after a caller reported his vehicle was broken into and several items were taken into. • At 7:53 a.m., police responded to the 800 block of 3rd Street after a caller reported someone broke the ATM. • At 8:17 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of Highway after a caller reported someone stole three bicycles off his vehicle. • At 9:17 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded

to Hodge Avenue after a caller reported she was assaulted by her ex after confronting him about slashing her tires. • At 10:24 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2400 block of Nickel Avenue after a caller reported someone entered his garage and stole several items. • At 12:48 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to Parkway after a caller reported a man was screaming and threatening people. • At 3:33 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 16800 block of Highway 101 after a caller reported a large sum of money was taken out of a work account. • At 4:01 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of Olive Street after a caller reported his girlfriend was hitting him and forced him out of the house. • At 4:20 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 4100 block of Lake Earl Drive after a caller reported a person was threatening to sell her rat because he believes she stole a Chromebook. • At 6:28 p.m., police

responded to the 400 block of M Street after a caller reported a subject was being hostile toward staff. • At 8:11 p.m., police responded to the 1500 block of Gainard Street after a caller reported his life was threatened. • At 9:38 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 6600 block of Lake Earl in Fort Dick after a caller reported a man was pointing and waving a large knife. • At 9:56 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 400 block of Kern Street after a caller reported an ex-tenant is threatening to burn down her house. • At 11:37 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 900 block of Washington Boulevard after a caller reported a man forced his way into the building. • At 11:41 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 400 block of Winter Lane after a caller reported a man spit in a woman’s face and stole an item.

Wednesday, June 23

• At 3:07 a.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Highway 101 after a

caller reported hearing a child screaming. • At 10:08 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of L Street after a caller reported someone ran into her vehicle overnight and left the scene. • At 10:17 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1000 block of Butte Street after a caller reported his daughter came over and said her boyfriend was causing damage and popping tires at their home. • At 10:43 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Ariel Lane after a caller reported he was just attacked by his neighbor’s dog. • At 11:11 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 500 block of Bertsch Avenue after a caller reported hearing 10 gunshots. • At 12:41 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1400 block of Parkway Avenue after a caller reported a woman was acting strange and exposing herself to strangers. • At 4:56 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Westbrook

Lane in Smith River after a caller reported hearing someone in her house. • At 5:54 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of L Street after a caller reported someone threw a rock into the window. • At 6:33 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of 7th Street after a caller reported her laptop was stolen out of her home. • At 7:42 p.m., police responded to the 1200 block of Marshall Street after a caller reported an assault. • At 9:03 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1700 block of Arlington Drive after a caller reported hearing a gunshot.

Thursday, June 24

• At 1:34 a.m., police responded to the 300 block of 5th Street after a caller reported someone just tried to pick his lock and may still be outside. • At 1:59 a.m., police responded to the 500 block of L Street after a caller reported a person screaming outside and hitting things. • At 3:34 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3100 block of Lake Earl Drive after a caller reported she caught someone prowling on her property. • At 5:21 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2400 block of Lake Earl Drive after a caller reported his stepson broke down his door with a stick. • At 8:11 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1800 block of Northcrest Drive after a caller reported someone broke into the building and stole items. • At 10 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1700 block of El Monte Road after a caller reported a bike was stolen from his garage. • At 12:12 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 900 block of McNamara Avenue after a caller reported hearing windows breaking and people screaming. • At 3:26 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Pacific Avenue after a caller reported someone approached him at work, accused him of being someone else and followed him home. • At 3:53 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of L Street after a caller reported a tire came off her vehicle and may have hit another car. • At 5 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Play Street after a caller reported someone near the park was waving around a machete and pointing it at people. • At 8:44 p.m., police responded to the 900 block of Pacific Avenue after a caller reported her daughter called and was screaming that her boyfriend was choking her. • At 11:09 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to Takilma Road in Gasquet after a caller reported her grandmother hit her and threw her onto the ground. • At 11:52 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Parkway and Joshua after a caller reported hearing screaming in the area, with a woman calling for someone to call police.

Friday, June 25

• At 1:43 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 4600 block of Kings Valley Road after a caller reported her boyfriend would not let her into the home. • At 10:04 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Walton Street after a caller reported she found counterfeit money behind a hotel. • At 1:09 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 900 block of Washington Boulevard after a caller

reported someone tore out a sign and is throwing it around. • At 2:28 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of Fresno Street after a caller reported receiving a threatening note. • At 6:55 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Arlington and Madison after a caller reported hearing a gunshot. • At 7:12 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Condor Street after a caller reported her husband was damaging property in the home. • At 7:17 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Elk Valley after a caller reported a known subject was at his door with a sawed-off shotgun. • At 7:22 p.m., the Del Norte Ambulance responded to the 400 block of M Street after a caller reported he was electrocuted by the Glacier water machine. • At 8:12 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Dayton Road after a caller reported a person is harassing her and threatened to vandalize her vehicle. • At 8:55 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Lauff and Fresno after a caller reported a person was going door to door and threatening people. • At 9:22 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Lela Street after a caller reported someone ran into her garage. • At 10:09 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Macken Avenue after a caller reported her uncle nearly hit her with a sledgehammer and locked her in the garage. • At 10:21 p.m., the Crescent City Fire Department responded to the area of Highway 101 and Washington after a caller reported a car fire. • At 10:45 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1700 block of State Street after a caller reported hearing a gunshot in the area. • At 11:23 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Washington and Northcrest after a caller reported a person was harassing her and throwing items at her.

Saturday, June 26

• At 12:36 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2700 block of Low Divide Road after a caller reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area. • At 1:12 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 900 block of Pacific Avenue after a caller reported her boyfriend was being physically aggressive and refusing to leave. • At 7:28 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1900 block of Northcrest Drive after a caller reported someone broke into her vehicle and stole her laundry. • At 10:12 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 600 block of Macken Avenue after a caller reported her daughter assaulted her. • At 2:41 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1400 block of Highway 101 after a caller reported boats being swept out into the ocean. • At 4:03 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of L Street after a caller reported her debit card was stolen out of her vehicle. • At 6:18 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1200 block of Northcrest Drive after a caller reported someone assaulted her husband through the car window. • At 6:37 p.m., police responded to the 900 block of Front Street after a caller reported someone was painting graffiti on a building.

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DAR continues preservation of monuments at Beachfront Park A foggy June Saturday morning found Del Norte Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution cleaning monuments at Beachfront Park at Front Street in downtown Crescent City. Regent Cori Higgins led a group of DAR members in their quest to clean monuments for their on-going historic preservation project. The national DAR Motto is “God, Home, and Country,” and the national mission is Patriotism, Historic Preservation, and Education. Members participating were Higgins, Marlene Young, Kathy Alexander, Chris DeCossio, Paulette Eneim with a traveler volunteering to help out, Steve Bishop from Texas. With the motto and the mission in mind, Del Norte DAR

continues their work of cleaning monuments in Del Norte County. Monuments at Beach Front Park; Pebble Beach Drive; “Old Stage Road” at Elk Valley Road and Parkway Drive; Front Street; Peterson Park, and others in Crescent City/Del Norte County are much improved with the cleaning they receive at the hands of the Del Norte Chapter DAR members using the product D2. The local cemetery has benefited with a number of the headstones cleaned. This continuing project of the Del Norte DAR, promotes community improvement, historic preservation, veterans support and the motto, “God, Home, and Country” and continues activating the DAR mission statement. For information about DAR, contact Higgins at 954-7103.

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Top: Steven Bishop with Del Norte Chapter DAR members Marlene Young, Regent Cori Higgins and Kathy Alexander clean the SS Emidio monument. Bottom: Kathy Alexander, Regent Cori Higgins, Marlene Young, Paulette Eneim and Chris DeCossio clean the Billy Boone Square monument. Right: – DAR members Marlene Young, Kathy Alexander, Regent Cori Higgins and volunteer Steve Bishop cleaned the Bruno de Solenni Memorial Monument Bench.

Pandemic increases importance for internet savvy parents Daily life looks different for parents and children in the pandemic world. The majority of our time has shifted to online: working from home, attending school virtually, interacting with friends, attending online summer camps, and using telemedicine are just some of the ways we have increased our internet usage. With so many aspects of our lives going digital, data shows us that it’s more important than ever to stay safe in our digital lives. In fact, 66% of parents in the United States,

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November to the end of August. “This is not out of desire, it’s out of necessity,” said Cohen. Cohen said the current schedule of three, two-hour closures is inefficient, and amounts to a little more than three hours of work completed per day. Although it might not look like it when driving by the site, Cohen said they have removed about half of the slide debris so far, which would have put them on track to finish this fall, if the current schedule remained. “Looking at that production rate, we realized we need to get this going sooner; we need to get production up,” said Cohen. “We are getting a ton of complaints, people aren’t happy, people were throwing stuff at the workers as they drove through...We can tell people are getting extremely aggravated.” As tourist traffic ramps up, Cohen said work is getting more inefficient each day. To increase work and cut down on negative impacts in the community, CalTrans would typically shift the project to a night job, meaning the closures would also occur at night. However, night work is nearly impossible at Last Chance Grade due to safety risks associated with the steepness of the slope, as well as dangerous weather conditions, such as the fog. Nevertheless, Cohen said workers can safely haul away the debris at night, which will free up more

including those who have at least one child under the age of 18, but who may also have adult children – say that parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many in this group citing technology as a reason why. In addition, a recent survey by UScellular shows that 93% of parents in 2020 monitored their child’s cellphone usage, up from 81% in 2019. “June was Internet Safety Month, so it’s a great time to have conversations with our children about digital literacy, safety and respon-

sibility,” said Sarah Pearson, UScellular’s Area Vice President/General Manager, for the Northwest. “More families rely on technology to keep their children learning, entertained and connected to friends. It’s important that children and parents have the necessary skills and resources to stay safe online.” Here are several resources compiled from UScellular to help parents educate children about safe technology use. • Knowledge is power. The more you know,

the more you can play an active role in keeping your children safe online. A good place to start is talking with your child about online safety, agreeing to boundaries, and helping them select age-appropriate websites and apps. UScellular’s Digital Family Matters website is a great resource for parents and children and also provides a Parent-Child Agreement to help facilitate the discussion with children around cellphone use. • Keeping children safe

time for other tasks during the day. Cohen said the schedule change will allow for four additional hours of effective work per day, increasing the dismal three hours up to about seven. Additionally, a more efficient process will allow CalTrans to finish the cleanup project before school starts in fall, and before the rainy season moves in, which would further hamper work. “We know the impacts to the community; to people’s jobs,” said Cohen. “And there is zero detour. This really explains and justifies why this sucker is a lifeline.” Blake Inscore, Mayor Pro Tem of Crescent City, said the community is suffering due to the closure, but he believes CalTrans is doing its best to speed things up. “We want CalTrans to be able to do the job, and do it safely,” said Inscore. “That may not mean it gets done as fast as any of us want, but it sounds [like] CalTrans is working toward an accelerated schedule.” Besides finding a longterm solution for the road, Inscore said his primary concern is communicating the schedule change to residents and tourists. Right now, CalTrans is partnering with the chamber of commerce to roll out a marketing campaign for the new schedule. Emergency services, such as police, fire and medical, have also been impacted by the closures. Larry Depee, commander with the California Highway Patrol, said response times to calls in the southern part of the

county, such as Klamath, have increased. In order to navigate the new schedule and reduce response times, CHP plans to position an officer south of the closure to respond to calls in the Klamath area, as well as increase staffing during the four-hour closures, according to Depee. Despite the challenges, Depee said CHP has been able to respond to all calls for service in south county in a “reasonable” amount of time. He said he was more concerned about the extended closures creating even longer lines of cars and affecting traffic in Crescent City and Klamath. Bill Gillespie, fire chief of Crescent City Fire Department, echoed Depee’s concern about backed up traffic. Gillsepie said he has already seen the north side closure back up traffic to the Crescent City Harbor District, and he predicts the line will only grow with the longer closures. While Gillespie has had little difficulty getting

his volunteer firefighters and emergency vehicles through the closure during an emergency, he said getting them back through after the emergency is over, has proven tough. Recently, five volunteers in two emergency vehicles were held up by a two-hour delay after they responded to a wildland fire in Klamath Glen and were trying to return to Crescent City. “When the units were getting released off the fire, now they’re not in an emergency situation, and it doesn’t become a priority for the construction workers to get them back through,” said Gillespie. With longer closures, Gillespie is calculating if he should send volunteers and equipment to the southern part of the county for emergency calls. “Now they’re stuck, they can’t go back to their families, they can’t get back to work,” he said. “I have to question, ‘Can I realistically send them south, not knowing when we are able to get them back.’”

online. Using resources available in Google’s Digital Wellbeing Family Guide, parents can decide with their children when the appropriate time is to hand them a device of their own. By providing tools and resources for discussions about healthy digital habits and internet safety, both parents and

children can gain confidence with the new device added to their family. • Add a router accessory. There are many devices that you can add to your home router, like Disney’s Circle Plus and accompanying app, that allows you to monitor multiple connected devices.

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we’re going to hear about this week is make sure there’s more personnel available to fight multiple fires at the same time, there’s equipment to back that up and that local, state and federal firefighters are going to be tightly coordinated in order to deal with this.” In addition to more firefighters, Wyden said more funding will be needed. “I do believe it’s going to take additional resources to deal with this especially grave situation, the possibility of fires all over the west at the same time,” he said. “I expect this will take additional resources.” Wyden said there are two fronts where the threat of dangerous fires must be attacked. The first is have firefighters and equipment available when blazes erupt. The second is an effort to thin out millions of acres of forest that are a tinderbox right now. Wyden said it will cost up to $20 billion to thin out the forest, which will ease the threat in the long run. “Right now, my biggest concern is it is so dry,” he said.

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single day.” While Wyden said he has not seen the White House plan, he expects the federal government to explain how it might fight multiple large fires at one time. “Specifically, what I think we’ll hear is about making sure there are personnel available in the west to fight multiple fires, the big fires, at the same time,” he said. “The reason I emphasize this is because this is a departure from the past. Usually, we have one big fire, and other western states will chip in for the state that was hit the hardest. Now, we’re talking about something that’s unprecedented, which is big fires simultaneously throughout the west.” Wyden said during a recent public hearing, the Forest Service admitted it could be a very difficult year. “Vicki Christiansen, the head of the Forest Service, said she felt resources are already at the breaking point,” Wyden said. “What

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By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit the feeders seem unlikely to develop an unhealthy reliance on them. “There’s still much we don’t know about how intentional feeding might induce changes in wild bird populations, but our study suggests that putting out food for small birds in winter will not lead to an increased dependence on human-provided food,” said Jim Rivers, an animal ecologist with the OSU College of Forestry. Findings from the research, which looked at black-capped chickadees outfitted with radio frequency identification tags, were published today in the Journal of Avian Biology. Around the globe each year, hundreds of millions of people put out food for wildlife, including 50 million in the United States alone, driving a $4 billion industry based on food, feeders and other accessories. But the popular pastime has long raised concerns about making animals dependent on human-provided food – especially during wintertime and other parts of the annual cycle that require animals to expend a lot of energy. “The extensive and widespread nature of people intentionally feeding wildlife can have unintended consequences for free-ranging animal populations, and those consequences are best documented in birds,” Rivers said. “On the negative side, it can facilitate disease transmission, restructure local communities and alter migration behavior, for example. There’s even evidence that it can lead to changes to birds’ bill structure. On the other hand, it can also have positive effects, such as enhanced body condition, wintertime survival and reproductive output.” Bird feeding is especially popular in the northern latitudes, particularly during winter, when cold, stormy weather and mini-

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A recent study of black-capped chickadees shows feeding the birds will not make them dependent on humans for food. mal daylight reduce the time that birds have for locating natural foods. But not much is known, Rivers said, about whether birds become reliant on the feed their human friends toss out for them. “The only manipulative experiment to test that, also using the black-capped chickadee, was 30 years ago,” he said. “It found no reductions in apparent survival after removal of bird feeders that had provided supplemental food in winter for 25 years, leading to the conclusion that bird feeding did not promote feeder dependency.” Rivers and colleagues studied the feeder use habits of 67 blackcapped chickadees subjected to one of three flight-feather-clipping treatments: heavy clipping, light clipping or, as the control, no clipping. Experimental removal of primary flight feath-

ers is an established technique for altering wing loading and increasing the energy costs of flight, Rivers said. The birds were tagged with RFID chips, and 21 bird feeders along a 3.2-kilometer riparian zone were filled with sunflower seeds and equipped with chip readers to measure feeder visits by tagged birds. Scientists chose the chickadee because it is a small songbird (it weighs less than half an ounce) that frequents bird feeders during winter throughout its range; has high daily energy requirements; and typically takes one seed at each feeder visit, allowing for a clear measure of feeder visitation rate. “It’s an ideal species for evaluating how energetic challenges lead to behavioral changes in feeder use during winter,” Rivers

said. “Our study found that the experimentally handicapped chickadees, those experiencing elevated flight costs, did not increase their rates of visitation to the feeders.” Instead, feather-clipped birds actually decreased their feeder use for a couple of weeks – possibly to reduce exposure to predation – but after that used the feeders at levels similar to the unclipped control birds. The researchers looked at number of feeder visits, number of feeders used and timing of feeder visits and found little difference between clipped and non-clipped chickadees. “Feather-clipped chickadees reducing their use of feeders relative to control birds suggests that foods in the environment – like seeds, berries and small invertebrates – were sufficiently

available to compensate for increased flight costs and allowed them to cut back on feeder use,” Rivers said. “It’s clear that the chickadees in our study did not increase their visitation rates nor did they increase their reliance on supplemental feed during a period when they might have benefited from it the most.” Janel Lajoie and Lisa Ganio collaborated with Rivers on the research. Lajoie earned a master’s degree from the OSU College of Forestry and Ganio leads the Department of Statistics in the OSU College of Science. Funding the study were the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society and the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, with research supplies donated by Global Harvest Foods, Kay Home Products and Perky‐Pet, Inc.