A trailer’s broken axle added more drama to the Del Norte High School marching band’s tale of triumph at the Festival of Bands field show in Eugene earlier last month.
But Music Director Dan Sedgwick says the axle is an example of several concerns he and other faculty have raised regarding the safety of vehicles transporting students to and from activities outside of Del Norte County.
Sedgwick, his wife Lisa Sedgwick, who teaches at Mary Peacock Elementary School, and his colleague in the music department at Del Norte High, Collin Kirkwood, described warped brake rotors, leaking brake fluid, a bus that ran out of diesel exhaust fluid and seat belts held together with duct tape.
November 27th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Harbor locks Pacific Seafood out of the ice plant; some of the items discussed at the Crescent City Harbor Commissioners November 19th meeting; with the Curry County Sheriff only open certain hours on weekdays, smaller crimes go unaddressed; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People, and Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria recently signed an inter-tribal treaty of stewardship and responsibility; another stretch of the Klamath river is sown with native flora; and Brookings Fire & Rescue gets a cool new fire engine. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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November 26th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; storm information from the National Weather Service in Eureka; Crescent City councilors approved an agreement with Del Norte County to receive dispatch services from the sheriff’s office; Counselors also planned the “all inclusive” entry plaza to Front Street Park; with Curry County Sheriff’s availability limited to weekdays, smaller crimes like vandalism go under the radar; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation signed an inter-tribal treaty of stewardship with two other federally recognized tribes; the Yurok Fisheries Department finishes planting native seeds on another stretch of the Klamath River; Brookings recently hosted the Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival; and nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing The North Coast.
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The old Fashion Blacksmith building at the Crescent City Harbor. | Photo by Gavin Van Alstine
(Updated at 8:53 a.m. Monday to correct an error. The Crescent City Harbor District received a proposal to site a wave energy pilot project at the port.)
Among the items discussed at the Nov. 19 Harbor District meeting:
Old Fashion Blacksmith Building: Harbor commissioners unanimously approved contracting with SHN, a Eureka-based consulting firm, to conduct the first phase of an environmental assessment on the old Fashion Blacksmith building at 121 Starfish Way.
Phase one of the project is expected to cost $7,500 and would be paid for with Harbor Mitigation Grant Program dollars, interim harbormaster Mike Rademaker told commissioners.
(Updated at 9:16 a.m. Wednesday to correct an error. Pacific Seafood sold about 1,300 tons of ice last year, according to Interim Harbormaster Mike Rademaker.)
Mike Rademaker thought the Crescent City Harbor’s potential takeover of the ice plant was a good solution given the impending crab season — until the plant’s previous operator decided it was going to remove the equipment.
The interim harbormaster received this news Nov. 5, about a month after Pacific Seafood vacated the premises. With the Harbor District’s legal counsel stating that its previous tenant had abandoned its equipment when it ceased operations, Rademaker locked them out of the building.
But that lockout was short-lived, he told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday.
November 25th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; weather updates from the National Weather Service in Eureka; the Tolowa Dee-’ni Nation’s Natural Resources Department has been training divers as “kelp guardians”; Crescent City councilors approved an updated agreement with Del Norte County on Monday to receive dispatch services from the Sheriff’s Office; Counselors also discussed plans for an entry plaza to Front Street Park; the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Oregon will be closed until at least December; Brookings hosted the Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival earlier this month; and nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing The North Coast.
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!
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November 22nd, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; information on the atmospheric river storm system from Eureka’s National Weather Service; the Del Norte Office of Emergency Services is giving out sandbags; the Harbor’s eligibility for their grant to reconstruct citizen’s dock is in peril following the former Harbormaster’s misuse of the credit card; the Tolowa Dee-’ni Nation will be offering free online screenings of the film A-’ti Xwee-Ghayt-Nish (Still We Live On) this next week; the Nation’s Natural Resources Department has been training divers as “kelp guardians”; insight on how the recent storms have affected Del Norte; Crescent City and Brookings sign a pool pact; the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Oregon will be closed until at least December; the Oregon Department of Transportation receives a grant for clean and sustainable construction; Josephine County forms a new rural fire protection district; and tomorrow will be one of California’s two free hunting days. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Four Crescent City councilors approved an updated agreement with Del Norte County on Monday to receive dispatch services from the sheriff’s office.
The Council’s decision comes roughly a week after the Board of Supervisors agreed to the updated agreement on Nov. 12. According to Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott, the arrangement between the city and county hadn’t been updated since 2009.
Councilor Jason Greenough was absent on Monday.
The city’s costs will be based on the actual staffing levels in the county dispatch center, with Crescent City paying for two dispatchers, City Manager Eric Wier told councilors. The sheriff’s office will provide dispatch services for the Crescent City Police Department and Crescent Fire & Rescue.
November 21st, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; storm information from the National Weather Service; power outage tips from the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and National Weather Service; the former harbormaster’s misuse of the Harbor’s credit card makes their acquisition of a Port Infrastructure Development Grant much more difficult; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation will be offering a free screening of their film A-’ti Xwee-Ghayt-Nish (Still We Live On); the Del Norte High School marching band gets their highest ever score at the Festival of Bands in Eugene; Crescent City and Brookings sign a pool pact; Gold Beach City staff break ground on the new veteran housing units; the Oregon Department Of Transportation receives an over $31M grant to fund cleaner construction; South Western Oregon and North Western California are under a flood watch; and Josephine County Commissioners approve the formation of a new fire district. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott saw the tree limb coming before it shattered his windshield.
Scott was on the 5700 block of Kings Valley Road at about 10 p.m. Tuesday guiding vehicles away from another large tree that had fallen across power lines.
After seeing those motorists safely up Wonder Stump Road to U.S. 101 he returned to Kings Valley where he almost became a casualty of the atmospheric river blowing through Del Norte County. The passenger side took most of the impact from that tree limb, the sheriff told Redwood Voice Community News on Wednesday.
“Glass blew all over the inside. It was a brand new truck too,” he said. “It’s dangerous out there. I feel for those road crews and the people out there with those limbs coming down on them, and the firefighters, I hope everybody stays safe.”
