Category: This Weeks News
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Property Tax Postponement
October 4, 2016 – Because there are deadlines and a limited pool of money to support the program, we want to be sure that all who may need this assistance have the information. The following is from the Office of the State Controller, which is responsible for administrating the (PIP) program: PTP applies only to…
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Incumbent, David Finigan – 5th District Supervisor
By Donna Westfall – October 3, 2016 – David Finigan is nearing his 20th year as the 5th District Supervisor for Del Norte County and running for re-election. I didn’t know much about Finigan’s background before sitting down with him for this interview. He’s worked in saw mills in a variety of capacities, then became…
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Union monies in the news again
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – October 2, 2016 – Recently there have been a couple of letters to the editor written in our local print version of a “newspaper” regarding the campaign contributions given to local politicians running in the November elections for Supervisor. It was duly noted that both Roger Gitlan and Bob Berkowitz…
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The finish line is in sight. Who’s it going to be?
By Donna Westfall – October 2, 2016 – In the next few days we will print out what each candidate stands for on a host of topics. We’ll start with the 5th District, Finigan vs Berkowitz; and then move on to the 1st District, Gitlin vs Murray. Then finish up with the three city council…
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Don’t have dental insurance but need a dentist?
Attention Crescent City residents: Brookings Dental Arts is opening its clinic for the 2nd annual Volunteer Day, to provide FREE dental care to people in need. This will be held Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 7 am to 12 pm at 350 Pacific Avenue, Brookings, Oregon, (541) 469 0192. Procedures will be limited to: tooth…
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The power of social media
By Donna Westfall – September 27, 2016 – Approximately 2:30 this afternoon, Tuesday, September 27th, a member of the Del Norte and Curry County Scanner Feed put up this post, “Man on 4th and C walking down street with gun shooting off gun.” Promptly, people responded and kept track of the man., ” southbond on 7th,”…
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Thank you Downtown Divas for revitalizing our downtown
[cincopa A0CActtBbZV6] Enjoy this video of shots complied by Billie Kaye Tygart, one of the Crescent City Downtown Divas.
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Roots & Shoots – It’s more than a gardening club
By Donna Westfall – September 25, 2016 – Want to have some fun? The Roots & Shots Gardening Club is open to all. You don’t even have to be a gardener, but it helps. For example, the Wednesday, September 28th meeting, will be learning how to make a leaf stepping stone out of cement. Normally,…
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Can you afford another tax on gasoline?
By Samuel Strait – September 24, 2016 – Recently another of Will Meriwether’s preposterous “Another View Column” appeared in the local newspaper titled “New or higher tax needed for road repairs”. Reasoning to myself that the man lives perpetually in progressive or academic lala land, I more or less discounted his lengthy rational for raising Federal…
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Murder Suspected in Local Woman’s Death – UPDATE
UPDATE Credit to Channel 3 News – September 28, 2016 – Two suspects have been taken into custody. Robert Sinnott, 38 years old, was arrested in Eureka when he was found to be in possession of Deborah Fillman’s vehicle. Neil Warren, 36 years old, was taken into custody on a probation violation. DNA tests are…