Category: This Weeks News
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Crescent Harbor’s Art Gallery 19th Juried National Art Show
By Donna Westfall – October 17, 2023 The Art Gallery held it’s reception on October 7th at 140 Marine Way in Crescent City. They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 – 4 pm. They are closed on Mondays. The show will run through the end of October. The Show has 21 entrants, and 42…
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The Next Speaker
By Kevin Kiley – October 16, 2023 On Friday, the House Republican Conference nominated Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. As the votes were counted, I thought back to the night my race was called last November. Having clinched the Republican Majority with our win, I went on Laura Ingraham to talk about the…
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COUNTY BUDGET 2023-2024: $211 million +
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – October 16, 2023 Del Norte County is among the 10 poorest counties in California. Del Norte County has almost 12% of our declining population living in poverty. What is our population, just over 27,000. Declining population. Declining school enrollment. But ever increasing taxes. We are the northernmost town…
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RIP Suzanne Somers
From her Facebook page Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years. Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family. Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday…
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The 5-0 Club aka Potted House Plants On Display
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – October 16, 2023 I am not quite sure how to describe the facial expressions of ourmembers of the Board of Supervisor’s at their recent meeting, October10th, 2023 when they were greeted with their namesake “potted” plants during the public comments section of the meeting. Priceless, I wouldventure to suggest…
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Music In The Redwoods
By Samuel Strait – October 16, 2023 The Del Norte-Curry Community Concert Association kicked off its 75thseason 2023-2024, this past Friday evening, October 13th, with its firstconcert of the season. Three more to follow. The premier concertfeatured a duo. Jaca, of an unusual combination of Classical Guitar anda Clarinet. The duo played to several hundred…
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Koyaanisqatsi
By Angry Old American Copyright Angry Old American, October 15, 2023All Rights Reserved. Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi word defined as a life of moral corruption and turmoil, a world out of balance; a world gone insane. It seems that the human race has been racingtoward chaos since our earliest beginnings. Thehistory of all our civilizations…
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BREAKING NEWS: KILLER SUSPECT CAUGHT
By Donna Westfall – October 15, 2023 UPDATE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY *** 10/13/23 19:19HRS The suspect was located and detained by Brookings PD and is in custody in Curry County, Oregon. Deanna Esmaeel, was found dead in her home Thursday, October 12th. Her boyfriend, Daniel James Walker, of two years was suspected of killing her.…
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT
Office of the Sheriff – October 14, 2023 The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office along with the Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the death of Del Norte County Sheriff’s Deputy, Deanna Esmaeel. Deputy Esmaeel was found deceased in her home on North Bank Road Thursday morning 10-12-2023. The suspect and boyfriend of…
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US Moves to Refreeze $6 Billion in Iranian Assets After Israel-Palestine War
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – October 14, 2023 There are smart people and there are dumb people. Unfortunately, we have one of the dumbest people in the highest office of our government: Joe Biden. Scotch taped to my office wall is this quote from Donald J. Trump regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan: “First…