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St Paul’s to Hold Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil – Redwood Voice Community News

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November 19th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the Del Norte Sheriff’s Office gets new hirees at a higher step in the salary schedule; a look at items discussed at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting; tomorrow St Paul’s Episcopal Church will be hosting their Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil; the Tolowa Dee-’ni Nation conducted a necropsy on a beached whale near Yan-na-svt’; the Yurok Tribe completes restoration of Indian Creek; first-time nonviolent offenders under Del Norte County’s juvenile justice system will be given legal representation through its new wing; Crescent City Harbor’s plan of trucking in ice from Brookings serves as a temporary solution to the ice plant shutting down; tips on safe driving in wet weather from the California Highway Patrol; and king tide season is here. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of KFUG Station Coordinator Amanda Dockter, which has been edited.

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DNHS Band of Warriors Breaks Personal Record At Eugene Field Show

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Del Norte High School performs at the Pride of the Northwest field show in Grants Pass on Oct. 12. | Thumbnail photo courtesy of Dan Sedgwick, video courtesy of Danielle Wood.

Self-competition may be cliché in some circles — a motivational mantra personal trainers use to get clients off the couch. 

But it’s why the Del Norte High School’s Band of Warriors triumphed despite coming in last in their category at the Festival of Bands field show in Eugene on Nov. 1.

“Even though we did get last place, the students didn’t feel that way because we had a massive point increase from where we were and the best score we’ve ever gotten in a competition,” DNHS Music Director Daniel Sedgwick told Redwood Voice Community News on Wednesday. “I’m talking [about] any year before this.”

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In Del Norte’s New Teen Court Youth Will Be The Jury; Restorative Justice Program Seeks Volunteers

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Del Norte County is adding a new wing to its juvenile justice system that will offer first-time nonviolent offenders a chance to be held accountable by a true jury of their peers.

The system’s foundation will still be there. This includes the sheriff’s office, police department, Del Norte Unified School District, county probation, the District Attorney and the court itself, said Paul Dillard, chairman of the Del Norte County Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Commission. But as the John Wilson Teen Court program gains steam, Dillard sees youth serving as prosecutor, defense attorney, even the judge.

“We [will] have legal representation there to help those youth,” he told Redwood Voice Community News on Friday. “The DA’s office is going to be there for the prosecution and — not necessarily a public defender, maybe it’ll be a retired attorney or it might even be a retired judge — but they guide them. They set standards on the model that’s been created, including what they can do and what they can’t do.”

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Local Church Hosts Memorial Service for Transgender Victims of Violence

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Thumbnail courtesy of Amanda Dockter.

St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Crescent City will be hosting a candlelight vigil in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) and Resilience this Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm. The event honors the memory of transgender and gender-variant individuals who have lost their lives to violence, while also focusing on cultivating community and resilience among the LGBTQIA+ population.

The event will feature several speakers from various backgrounds, including Christie Lynn Rust – a local woman who transitioned after retiring from her decades-long career as the beloved Music Director at Del Norte High School. The names of trans individuals in the United States who lost their lives in the past year will be read, with a candle lit for each of them. Unfortunately, as hate crimes often go unreported, there is no way of knowing the true number of victims lost to anti-trans violence.

The official flier for the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024 Service.

Statistics about the unique challenges faced by transgender individuals paint a worrisome picture. A 2011 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force survey revealed that anti-transgender biases perpetuate discriminatory practices and attitudes towards gender-variant individuals. 63 percent of transgender respondents reported having experienced at least one form of significant discrimination, 35 percent said they were physically assaulted, and 41 percent reported attempting suicide.

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The Restoration of Indian Creek – Redwood Voice Community News

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November 18th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the Del Norte Sheriff’s Office’s new staffing plan draws in new hires; a look at the items discussed during last week’s Board of Supervisors Meeting; the Yurok Tribe completes the restoration of Indian Creek; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation conducted a necropsy on a recently beached whale; Nautical News from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; a re-cap of Cal-Ore Life Flight’s History serving our area; with ice currently being trucked in from Brookings, Crescent City fisherpeople search for a long term solution; tips for safe driving in wet conditions from the CHP; and King tide season has arrived. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Aaron Martin via the Yurok Tribe’s Facebook Page, which has been edited.

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A Peek At Pelican Bay’s Bachelor’s Program – Redwood Voice Community News

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November 15th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: an update on roadwork from Caltrans District 1; Assemblymember Jim Wood urges supervisors to reach out to his successor “sooner rather than later”; a dive into Cal Poly Humboldt’s Bachelor program at Pelican Bay Prison; the Wiyot Tribe sees 357 acres of their ancestral land returned; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; the final wrap on the fall health checks from the Condor Restoration program; and the US Forest Service’s SRS funds are approved by the US Senate. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Manuel Orbegozo for Hechinger Report, which has been edited.

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Del Norte Employees Association Rep Blasts Supervisors Over 5 % Raise For Department Heads

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Del Norte Employees Association President Norma Williams accused county supervisors on Tuesday of being stingy when it comes to increasing salaries for rank and file employees. | Screenshot

Norma Williams said she didn’t begrudge anyone a raise, but she criticized a proposal to increase department managers’ pay by 5 percent.

Williams, president of the Del Norte County Employees Association SEIU 1021, accused the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday of being “pretty damn stingy” when it comes to increasing pay for rank and file employees — those who do the bulk of the work and interact with the public the most, she says.

“We’re the ones the public sees … when they walk up to a reception desk over at Health and Human Services when they’re coming in for aid or when they go to Behavioral Health when they’re in a mental health crisis,” she said. “Far be it for me to say no to those higher up than us. However, they’re not the ones doing what we’re doing and, yet, when it comes to negotiating for salary increases, we’re being told to wait because of a salary analysis, which we all know is going to tell you the same thing — we’re underpaid.”

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Digawututklh Returned to the Wiyot Tribe – Redwood Voice Community News

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November 14th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: an update on roadwork from Caltrans District 1; Assemblymember Jim Wood urges supervisors to reach out to his successor “sooner rather than later”; a dive into Cal Poly Humboldt’s Bachelor program at Pelican Bay Prison; the Wiyot Tribe sees 357 acres of their ancestral land returned; the Yurok Tribe participated in the Native American Heritage Month parade in Sacramento; the final wrap on the fall health checks from the Condor Restoration program; a Cal-Ore Life Flight EMT receives an award for off-duty life saving; and the US Forest Service’s SRS funds are approved by the US Senate. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of the Lost Coast Outpost’s Andrew Goff, which has been edited.

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Del Norte Board of Supervisors Roundup, Nov. 12, 2024

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District 4 Supervisor Joey Borges was absent. Among the items discussed at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting:

CDBG Application: Del Norte County will pursue a total of $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant dollars to allocate to CASA of Del Norte and the Del Norte Senior Center’s nutrition program. Four members authorized Administrative Services Manager Toni Self to submit the CDBG applications to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

According to Self, HCD announced in August that $34 million was available through the federally-funded CDBG program. HCD began accepting applications on Oct. 29 and will announce award recipients next spring, Self said.

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Del Norte Sheriff Retains Ability to Hire At More Advanced Salary Step

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Despite what the county staff report said, Del Norte Sheriff Garrett Scott told supervisors that he has used his ability to hire at a more advanced step in the salary schedule four times in the last six months.

Though they agreed that being able to hire at a level higher than Step A but no higher than Step C is a useful tool — one they allowed to continue on Tuesday — the Board was surprised at the sheriff’s news.

“It was less than three weeks ago when we had this conversation, and at the time it wasn’t a useful tool. As a matter of fact, I think you made some statements that it was a morale killer,” District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard said. “Obviously now you’ve corrected us in the sense you believe it has been used. I’m curious what’s changed with your perception in the last several months since the Board adopted this for you.”

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