Category: This Weeks News
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UPDATE ON RAY’S MARKET CLOSING
BY JAIME YARBROUGH Joni Forsht couldn’t believe her eyes when the Community Center in Smith River started to fill up with over 150 people to discuss the options to the closure of Ray’s Food Place on the 4th of August. Supervisor Mike Sullivan was together with the Chief Administrative Officer for the county Jay Sarina. They…
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KEVIN HENDRICK RETIRES
BY DONNA WESTFALL Del Norte Solid Waste Executive Director, Kevin Hendrik retired in a letter effective 5 p.m today July 24th. He is taking retirement after 20 years of service. Friday morning, 8 a.m. at the Board of Supervisors meeting room located in the Flynn Center, the Solid Waste Commissioners will discuss his retirement…
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TWO BY TWO MEETING – SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL
BY DONNA WESTFALL AND KATHERINE KELLY The two by two meeting held at 3:30 pm Wednesday, July 17th, at the Flynn Center in the Board of Supervisor’s room concerning Regionalization of Sutter Coast Hospital was standing room only. In attendance on the dais: Supervisor Mike Sullivan, Supervisor Martha McClure, Hospital Board Members, Dr. Kevin Caldwell…
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STORE
BY LINDA SUTTER Since Feburary 2013, there is a new gig in Brookings Harbor area off of Ocean View Road and within the confines of Triple AAA Storage. It is the Habitat for Humanity garage sale store. The back bone of this project is from left to right, Joel, Carol, Pam and Lois. They…
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FOLLOW-UP: RAY’S MARKET CLOSING
BY JAIME YARBROUGH There will be a meeting of, by and for the residents of Smith River and any interested members of the community at 6 PM Wednesday July 24th at the Community Center on First Street in Smith River. County Board of Supervisors Mike Sullivan and Martha McClure have been invited as well as the parent…
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RAY’S MARKET TO CLOSE
BY JAIME YARBROUGH Confirmed by a reliable source, Ray’s Market in Smith River is due to close August 4th. This is devastating news for the Smith River area. It will create a hardship for many that have relied on the store all these years. So far, nothing is due to go in it’s place. Some…
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UPDATE ON SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL
WHY DOES A CHARITY OPERATE IN SECRET? When the local hospital Board voted to dissolve themselves, they did so without looking at options, such as affiliation with Asante Health System, which operates three hospitals in Southern Oregon. Asante has publicly expressed an interest in our hospital, but to my knowledge no one on the…
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44TH ANNUAL GASQUET RAFT RACES
BY LINDA SUTTER As the Super Heros helped the Super Fairies down the rugged pathway to the river, the villains were staged in the shade anticipating their moves; to overcome and take control on the river. No need for the Fairies to worry because the Super Heros had back-up with the Star Trek Enterprise…