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Brookings Repeals ‘Benevolent Meal Service Ordinance’ Following St. Tim’s Court Victory

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Photo courtesy of Bernie Lindley

Nine months after a federal judge sided with St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, the Brookings City Council last week repealed the ordinance that prompted the church to sue back in 2022.

Councilors unanimously approved an ordinance repealing its benevolent meal service ordinance without comment at their Nov. 25 meeting. The decision comes after the city reached a settlement agreement with St. Timothy’s that had it paying $357,000 to Stoel Rives LLP, the law firm that represented the church before U.S. Magistrate Mark D. Clarke in Medford on Feb. 15, and $43,000 to the Oregon Justice Resource Center.

Repealing the benevolent meal service ordinance was part of that settlement agreement, the church’s pastor, Rev. Bernie Lindley told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday.

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Articles, CC Harbor, Crescent City, Infrastructure, Transportation

Transportation Officials Seek Public Input South Beach Climate Change Resiliency Plan

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Photo courtesy of the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission

Transportation officials are holding the second of two public meetings today to come up with a plan that ensures U.S. 101 and Anchor Way continue to function in the face of rising sea level and extreme weather associated with climate change.

These meetings are part of a joint effort between the Crescent City Harbor District, Elk Valley Rancheria and the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission to create a South Beach Climate Resilience Plan.

Caltrans District 1, Del Norte County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as consultants GHD and GreenDOT are also participating in the project, DNLTC Executive Director Tamera Leighton said.

Caltrans is expected to take over the project on June 30, 2025, when the planning phase is completed, Leighton said. Today’s meeting, which will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Elk Valley Rancheria, will give people the opportunity to learn more about why a resiliency project is necessary and will enable them to provide input, she said.

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Finding My Faith — In Media Res

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“…I was playing my guitar

Lying underneath the stars

Just thanking the Lord

For my fingers

For my fingers”

I’m not religious, or even spiritual, yet I’ve experienced moments more than once this year where I’m astonished at what I can achieve and I’m grateful to… someone.

One of the first came at the San Diego Spartan Race in Pala on April 13. I had hoisted a 40-pound sandbag on my shoulder and carried it for a quarter of a mile. I did the same for a 60-pound weighted bucket and a 70-pound Atlas ball, though the distance I had to schlep that last monstrosity wasn’t as long and I had help getting it off the ground.

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Brookings’ Fire & Rescue Fleet Grows – Redwood Voice Community News

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December 2nd, 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 temporarily locked Pacific Seafood out of the Ice Plant; information on other items discussed at the Harbor Commissioners November 19th meeting; a Curry County citizens group continues to coax commissioners into approving a tax levy that would bring $1.2 million to the general fund; nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; and Brookings Fire & Rescue received a new wildland fire truck. 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 newscast image is courtesy of the Curry Coastal Pilot, which has been edited.

Articles, Community News, Education

From Broken Axles to Warped Brake Rotors, DNUSD Staff Raise Concerns Over Vehicle Breakdowns

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Photo by Persephone Corvid Rose

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.

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Articles, Community News, Curry, Law

Curry County Law Enforcement Levy Proponents Say It’ll Free Up General Fund Dollars, Commissioners, Staff Still Have Questions

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The spokesperson for a Curry County citizens’ group behind a proposed law enforcement levy broke the numbers down for elected officials on Monday, stating if voters approve the measure, $1.2 million could go back into the general fund.

But commissioners were no closer to supporting a levy than they were at last Thursday’s regular meeting when they said they were uncertain about how many patrol deputies it would fund.

On Monday, commissioners, staff and the few residents who showed up to the workshop had more questions for Georgia Cockerham, who spoke along with Sheriff’s Lt. Jeremy Krohn, in favor of the levy. They asked if they would consider using the levy to fund correctional deputies or if they thought about paying for a detective who could follow up on cases patrol deputies initially respond to.

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Crescent City Freezes Out Pacific Seafood (Temporarily) – Redwood Voice Community News

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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.

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 newscast image is courtesy of Paul Critz, which has been edited.

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Coastal Mushrooms Gone Wild At A Festival? – Redwood Voice Community 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.

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 newscast image comes from the Coastal Shores and Spores Mycological Society, which has been edited.

Articles, CC Harbor, Infrastructure

Crescent City Harbor Roundup, Nov. 19, 2024

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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.

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Articles, CC Harbor, Community News, Economy

Pacific Seafood Said It Was Going To Take Ice Plant Equipment, Harbor Locked Them Out — Briefly

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(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.

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