Author: nick

  • Harbor Inequities

    Opinion Piece By Rachel Towe – July 18, 2019 My husband and I owned Harbor RV in Crescent City for 40 years.  In the past 13 years, we suffered heartbreaking tragedies. The death of our only daughter in 2006. Then the death of my husband in 2012. Adding insult to injury, I recently found out…

  • Attempted theft

    Attempted theft

    Opinion Piece Submitted by Terry Henderson, July 17, 2019 – with comment from Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin Dear Law Enforcement, Government officials and local media personnel: I’m writing to express my dismay over an incident that occurred during my recent stay at Florence Keller County Park. My daughter and I finishing a two-week trip…

  • Juveniles to disperse wood chips along dog paths

    PRESS RELEASE – July 16, 2019 Del Norte County District 1 Supervisor Roger Gitlin announces expansion of Community Service program involving wards of Juvenile Hall. In coordination with Del Norte County Probation, minors detained in the Hall will participate in various community projects in helping improve the Del Norte County. Friday, July 19 at 8:30AM,…

  • Funeral services

    Last Week Tragedy struck Del Norte County with the loss of an inspiring young man named Dylan Cervantes who was 19 years of age. Services will be held at the Cultural Center in Crescent City California at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday July 16th, 2019. Our Condolences and Prayers are with this family.

  • Dedication of Veteran’s Memorial Monument

    Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 10 am, the “Point of Honor” will hold it’s official dedication. It’s located at the corner of Front Street and Highway 101. Over a decade in planning it’s nice to see the project completed. Kelly Schellong, instrumental in it’s fundraising, says, ” Redwood Coast Transit will be at the monument…

  • Farewell to the “old” Triplicate

    By Samuel Strait – July 3, 2019 – It was almost inevitable once Western Communications installed Robin Fornoff as the Triplicate’s editor that changes were coming to the Triplicate and it seems all of the newspapers in the Western Communications stable Newspaper. I use that term loosely, as it has been some time since the…

  • Healthcare tax for citizens, free healthcare for noncitizens

    By Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayer’s Association – June 27, 2019 If there was any question whatsoever as to whether California has gone completely off the rails, proposals in the new state budget should remove all doubt.  Perhaps the most egregious of these involve changes in state law as they relate to health…

  • Sick Times

    By Guest Columnist, Michael Ceremello – June 25, 2019 – It seems that common sense is becoming even more uncommon, if that is even possible.  Even doing the limbo, there is only so low that you can go.  On the other hand it may just be that most can’t get beyond their pedestrian approach and…

  • BREAKING NEWS: POWER ON IN BROOKINGS, OREGON

    June 25, 2019 – 10 am UPDATE:   Electricity is back on. Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc. From their Facebook posting at 8 am. The Bonneville Power Administrator operator is en-route to the Fairview area. Switching is expected to take about 2 hours. ETA of of 9:00 am. Most off CCEC’s service territory is out of power…

  • How to communicate during a disaster

    By Donna Westfall – June 21, 2019 – Celebrating the official beginning of SUMMER!  Today is the longest day light of the year. Just think.  If we had an earthquake or Tsunami, what would happen to this area? In 1964, the last big Tsunami turned downtown Crescent City into the biggest disaster zone ever. If…