Category: Del Norte County
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Bomb Threat at Del Norte High School
By Donna Westfall – October 23, 2017 – Around 11 am this morning, an email was sent that prompted School Superintendent, Jeff Harris, to call for the evacuation of Del Norte High School. All students, faculty and staff had to evacuate. Fire engines arrived on the scene. Cars parked at the school were not allowed…
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Latest on Last Chance Grade
By Donna Westfall – October 22, 2017 – The question to ask is, “Did anything get accomplished with this latest meeting?” Who organized this event? Caltrans District 1, Matt Brady welcomed and introduced all these folks: Victor Bjelajac, from Calif. State Parks, Larry Depee from CHP, John Driscoll from Congressman Jared Huffman’s office, Chris Howard,…
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We all make mistakes – our’s was with Aadam Trask
By Donna Westfall – October 19, 2017 – When we’re wrong, we apologize. And, we made a mistake. The mistake was misspelling Aadam Trask’s name. How do I know this. Because he stopped me in Fisherman’s Restaurant to complain about misspelling his name. I didn’t know him from Adam, so I asked him, “Who are…
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What should happen to women who falsely cry “rape?”
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – October 19, 2017 – After researching , witnessing and reporting on the Bryan Ranger “rape” case, it occurs to me that there’s an entire category of the law that is missing. That is; what happens to girls/women who falsely cry, “rape.” Should there be consequences? Should they be listed…
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Bryan Ranger sentenced to over 100 years to life for rape/lewd acts
By Donna Westfall – October 19, 2017 – In Wednesday’s October 18th sentencing saga set to start at 9 am in Courtroom 3, (Traffic Court), it didn’t convene until 10:30 am. At that point, Bryan Ranger submitted a Marsden Motion to get his attorney fired for doing a very, very, very poor, inadequate job. Long story short,…
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Why is Sup. Gitlin disappointed with the budget?
By Donna Westfall – October 16, 2017 – There were three priorities: Increase Code Enforcement funding by $14,500; Increase funding to Klamath Chamber of Commerce with a clear goal of increasing tourism; and Fix non-maintained County roads. Per Supervisor 1st District, Roger Gitlin: “It is with disappointment I report to you the Del Norte County…
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WHERE IS DEL NORTE COUNTY HEADING?
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – October 15, 2017 Let’s talk some hard numbers here. Del Norte County should give credit to our former local government Board of Supervisors, Dave Finigan, Martha McClure, and current Chris Howard, and Gerry Hemmingsen, (who desperately need to be replaced) for signing that $2.8 million dollar contract for the shiny…
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Sup. Berkowitz Returns From The White House
Donna Westfall – October 10, 2017 – “After years of struggling to get noticed by the administration in Washington D.C., we were able to put our case for the replacement of Last Chance Grade directly to the White House.” Supervisor Berkowitz said in a recent interview. Berkowitz spent three days in Washington D.C. in September,…
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Part 3: Veterans Point of Honor Monument Chaos
BY: Architect of Record, Charles Slert, FARA – October 8, 2017 – Continued from Part 1 published on October 7, 2017, and Part 2 published on October 8, 2017: Years latter in March 2015 the Committee put our Monument project out for a formal bid (local, regional, statewide & country wide). After the 30 day…