Category: This Weeks News

Roger Gitlin announces partners in Take a Bite out of Blight program Del Norte County 1st District Supervisor Roger Gitlin has announced Daily Bread Ministries and Jordan Recovery Group  of Crescent City as the two partners selected  to implement Supervisor Gitlin’s take a bite out of blight Program. Take a Bite out of Blight is…

BY DONNA WESTFALL   While checking around with various companies the last few years about relocating their businesses here, Goodwill, In-N-Out Burger and Ross Dress For Less all had demographic requirements of 40,000 population.  Our County is around 30,000. In-N-Out Burger got the ROSE GOLDEN SEAL OF APPROVAL.  Who’s that?  That would be my mother.…

BY TED SCOTT                 SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 3rd, I was driving around.  Isaw smoke–took one more look, went around the block,, I ran up to the house yelling,  “FIRE!  Your shop is on fire!” Then ran to the car, then the house, then the house next door.  Two…

BY JAIME YARBROUGH My Loyal fans, I attended the Wild Rivers Market Grand- Ribbon Cutting-Opening ceremony on Friday along with many fellow chamber of commerce members and an “outstanding” public show of support. For those of you who were there no need to refresh your memory of a truly memorable event is necessary. The Wild…

NOTE:  LAMALFA DOES NOT REPRESENT DEL NORTE COUNTY.  TOO BAD.  WISH HE DID.   Doug LaMalfa Congressman, First District US House of Representatives For Immediate Release February 1, 2013 CONTACT: Kevin Eastman Phone: (202) 308-8529 Representative LaMalfa Comments on Recent Economic Data Washington, DC – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)today commented on the release of two…

BY DONNA WESTFALL   Ok, so it’s been a few decades since I played flag football in school.  And a few decades since I watched a football game, preferring to watch basketball instead. The days of attending the games where Coach John Wooden and UCLA player, Kareen Abdul Jabbar were exciting to say the least.…

BY DONNA WESTFALL Join in the festivities and ribbon cutting tonight at 5 pm at the expanded, 5,000 square foot WILD RIVERS MARKET.  Owner Rick Littlefield, who  also owns Eureka Natural Foods, changed the name from Harvest Natural Foods to Wild Rivers Market.  Now located at 450 M Street between Hwy’s 101 North and South.…

BY DONNA WESTFALL While huge unemployment numbers continue to plague our area, all you have to do is look at the internet to read about another reality like: $39,000 backpack’s by the Olson Twins will have other versions at half the price. Congratulations to: Penelope Cruz and husband who are expecting their second child.  She’s…

BY DONNA WESTFALL It has now been 25 days since Dr. William Maas, former director of the Oral Health Division of the CDC, and now spokesperson for the Pew Charitable Trust was challenged to debate Dr. Paul Connett, Executive Director of the Fluoride Action Network,  but as of today there has been no word. Meanwhile,…

BY DONNA WESTFALL   This just in from Fluoride Action Network: Two more communities in the State of Queensland, Australia have rejected water fluoridation despite strong opposition from public health officials. This week we learned that both the city of Cairns and the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council voted to end fluoridation. The Cairns City Council…