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ALEX BAUMHARDT
Oregon Capital Chronicle
Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) officials held the first of three in-person meetings with residents potentially affected by their decision to create floating offshore wind energy projects approximately 20 miles offshore extending from Coos Bay to Brookings.
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We want to protect our fishermen. We want to protect our fish. We want to protect our whales. Windmills are not right for the Oregon Coast.
Diane Rich, ONRI PresidentAbout 115 people attended the first hour of the four-hour open house Sept. 26, where scientists and other officials from the BOEM and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences described the processes and impacts involved in the massive project that, according to the BOEM Visual Simulation Fact Sheet, would “place 262 turbines [over 219,568 acres of ocean.] Each turbine would have a hub height of 725 feet, rotor diameter of 935 feet, and maximum height at the blade tip of 1,171 feet. The turbines are modeled in a grid pattern, one nautical mile apart.”
Those attending were greeted at the entrance by a small phalanx of a group in opposition to the project holding signs with “No Windmills” logos. Many of those signs were obvious throughout the inside of the Gold Beach Community Center where the meeting was held.
Thena Lyons, a Brookings resident who came up for the meeting in Gold Beach, had addressed the city council at its monthly meeting Sept. 25, and who quote, “took a day off, watched the virtual meeting from 9 to 3 to get a feel for it. There are a lot of questions they can’t answer,” she said.
Lyons expressed her opposition in Gold Beach by walking through the community center with a “no windmills” sign she got from ONRI, the Oregon Natural Resource Industries, an advocacy group that describes itself as “the working men and women whose livelihoods are based on natural resource industries, including foresters, loggers, ranchers, truckers, miners, fishers, and farmers.”
Lyons stated that she was not allied with the ONRI.
ONRI President Diane Rich was one of those at the entrance to the Gold Beah meeting. She described her opposition to The Plot.
“Windmills are the most expensive electrical generating process known to man, and we don’t want them on our coast,” she said. “We want to protect our fishermen. We want to protect our fish. We want to protect our whales. Windmills are not right for the Oregon Coast.”
Both Curry County and Brookings elected officials have
See OPPOSED, Page 12
The bounty of the Pacific Ocean, its tributaries and the fields along the temperate coast of Oregon offer up a harvest that will be explored during the upcoming Speaker Series at Southwestern Oregon Community College.
The Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail is the topic Oct. 11, presented by local mushroom maven Kathleen Dickson
Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail is a coalition of nearly 40 businesses from Brookings to Reedsport that feature local food and locally crafted products, sourced from within 150 miles of the business
location. These encompass farms and ranches, eateries, seafood, craft beverages, artisan products, and food markets.
There are three itineraries available to peruse the trail.
The Berry Byway - from Port Orford to Bandon
You can pick your own strawberries in season at Valley Flora Farm in Port Orford, or if you prefer blueberries, they’re available for picking at Jensen Blueberries in Langlois, Valentine Blueberries in Bandon, or Twin Creek Ranch in Bandon. In season you can tour Bowman Bogs
cranberry farm in Bandon, or pick up a jar of cranberry syrup and concentrate a at Dragonfly Farm & Nursery in Langlois where they offer lush grounds for picnicking and the largest selection of plants on the southern Oregon coast. The versatility of cranberries is also on display at Stillwagon Distillery where they offer the Devil’s Own Cranberry Rum, and many other varieties of rum, or unique to Oregon, cranberry cider at Bandon Rain craft cider brewery.
See TRAIL, Page 12
The Brookings City Council appears ready to affirm the abatement order against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church holding the church out of compliance with the city’s municipal code and land use laws.
In a unanimous decision, at a special meeting of the council they voted to have staff review the planning commission’s September 5 decision denying the church’s appeal of an order that stated, “The Church is required to abate the types and level/scope of ‘social service’ activities that it is currently providing and apply for an amendment to its conditional use permit to conduct such activities at the Church location.
Deep contentions
This has been a deeply contentions and ongoing battle between residents neighboring the church, city officials, church congregants and its officials surrounding the services St. Timothy’s provides to those in need, including its benevolent meal services. A recent city ordinance, prompted by neighbor’s complaints approved unanimously last fall limited meal service to two times a week, and required a permit.
St. Tim’s, as it’s commonly known, was serving meals to the needy up to six days a week. The New York Times in an article on the controversy described the church “shouldering some of the load as other parishes scaled back their programs.” In that
article the Rev. Bernie Lindley, vicar of St. Timothy’s called the ordinance “short sighted and pointed out that at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in
Oregon has joined with Lindley and St. Timothy’s in a lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court in Medford to declare the ordinance unconstitutional and block its enforcement.
Washington, there are statues of people waiting in line at a soup kitchen.”
Lindley, talking to the Pilot said, “I’m in a difficult position where I must choose between my faith and compliance with an abatement order that prohibits me from living into my faith.” Which he explained calls Christians to serve others in need. This position appears to be well supported by both the congregation of St. Timothy’s congregation and the church hierarchy.
Prominent on the homepage of the church’s website are the biblical citations, one from Isaiah, “If you offer your food to the hungry, and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom shall be like the noonday.” The other is from Proverbs, “Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.”
The Episcopal Diocese of
in a statement announcing the suit, the diocese wrote, “The restrictions imposed by the city target and interfere with the congregation’s free expression of their Christian faith which calls them to serve others in need.”
It is about more than meals though. St. Timothy’s. The Washington Post, in an article about the suit, notes that “St. Timothy’s has served the Brookings community of 6,431 people for decades, providing health clinics, a food bank and social services for those most in need, including showers, Internet access and meals, according to its website.
When nearly every other church in the area suspended their free-meal services during the pandemic, St. Timothy’s expanded its program and provided coronavirus testing and hosted vaccine clinics, according to the statement.” The Post also mentioned that “Following a request from the city government, it offered its parking lots to residents who needed a safe place
to sleep in their vehicles…We’ve been serving our community here for decades and picking up the slack where the need exists and no one else is stepping in… said St. Timothy’s vicar, the Rev. Bernie Lindley, called “Father Bernie.”
Lindley has often pointed out the difficulty caused by current high housing prices, “Housing is really impossible in our area. If a place comes up for rent, it gets rented within, like, 20 minutes of being advertised. It’s just ridiculous.” Seeing the ongoing financial impact of the pandemic, along with worsening mental health crises, he said “We have no intention of stopping now and we’re prepared to hold fast to our beliefs.”
The city sees the problem differently. As previously reported in the Pilot, “City officials have made every effort to work with St. Timothy’s to ensure they comply with the City’s municipal code,” City of Brookings Public Works Director Tony Baron said. “Unfortunately, St. Timothy’s continues to choose not to comply with multiple parts of the City’s code. Despite our best efforts, significant public safety problems remain at and surrounding St. Timothy’s, including impacts on neighbors, countless police calls, vandalism, property damage and other serious public safety concerns…The City Council worked tirelessly with five other providers of benevolent meal services
See CHURCH, Page 12
I’m in a difficult position where I must choose between my faith and compliance with an abatement order that prohibits me from living into my faith.
Rev. Bernie Lindley
Public calls reporting sick or dead sea lions on the coast typically increase this time of year as male California sea lions leave California breeding grounds and move north along the West Coast in search of food, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
Each fall, some California sea lions die of leptospirosis on Oregon beaches.
The danger
Leptospirosis is a naturally occurring bacteria that can sicken sea lions, dogs, people, other wildlife, and livestock. The disease can spread when an animal or person is in contact with urine or other bodily fluids of an infected
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A California sea lion on the southern Oregon Coast.
or dead sea lion. The Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network is receiving several reports daily of sick or dead sea lions, particularly on the central and northern coast. Many of the sick animals reported are malnourished and very lethargic which is consistent with leptospirosis symptoms.
One sea lion was necropsied and tested positive for the disease.
In 2022, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred.
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Daily:
• Daily Meal, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane
• Manley Art Center and Gallery, Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., 433 Oak Street, Photography of Magdalena Huybreghs
Thursday, Oct. 5
• Bridge, 11:45 a.m., Chetco Activity Center
• Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique,10:30 a.m., Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach
• Open rehearsal for string instruments, 10 a.m., Chetco Community Public Library
Friday, Oct. 6
• T’ai Chi, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Chetco Activity Center
• The Walking Group, 11 a.m., Azalea Park. Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor
Sept. 19
• Disorderly conduct was reported on Railroad Avenue.
• A burglary was reported at a storage unit.
• A traffic hazard was reported on Old County Road.
• Illegal camping was reported on Oak Street. Someone on Martin Ranch Road reported receiving threats.
• Someone on Pioneer Road reported receiving a harassing phone call.
• A theft was reported on Myrtle Street.
• A fight was reported on Second Street.
• A fire was reported at a Chetco Avenue business.
Sept. 21
• A fight was reported on Hemlock Street.
• A parking violation was reported on Easy Street.
• A DUII incident was reported on South Bank Chetco River Road.
• A fire was reported on Fifth Street.
• A fight was reported at Miller Bar.
Sept. 22
• A loud noise was heard at a Highway 101 South location.
• A violation of a city ordinance was reported on Old County Road.
• A rescue operation was reported on Wharf Street.
• A fire was reported on Oceanview Drive.
• A hit and run collision was reported at a Fifth Street location.
• A fight was reported on Ransom Avenue.
• Someone on Ransom Avenue reported receiving threats.
Sept. 23
• Someone on Gardner Ridge Road reported being harassed.
• Disorderly conduct was reported on Lucky Lane.
• An assault was reported on Pacific Avenue.
• A non-injury collision was reported on Lower Harbor Road.
• A loud noise was heard
Leptospirosis outbreaks occur sporadically in marine mammals and can result in increased stranding and mortalities among sea lions. While it is too early to know if this will evolve into an outbreak, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Parks, and the Marine Mammal Stranding Network will monitor the situation. Overall, the California sea lion population is healthy and increasing.
Beachgoers are urged to leash their dogs and keep dogs and horses at least 150 feet away from live or dead sea lions. Dog and horse owners should discuss the merits of vaccination for leptospirosis with their veterinarian. All marine mammals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and it is a violation to disturb, harass, feed, or touch any marine mammal. Marine mammals on the beach are often just resting or are sick and should be left alone.
For more information visit ODFW’s fact sheet or the Center for Disease Control website. For more information on wildlife diseases, contact ODFW’s wildlife health hotline at 866-968-2600.
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• Hora del Cuento (Spanish Storytime), 4 p.m., Chetco Community Public Library
Saturday, Oct. 7
• Brookings Harbor Garden Club Pop up plant sale, 10 a.m., Brookings Botanical Garden.
• Curry County VFW Post 966 regular meeting, 10:30 am, 507 Pacific Ave, Brookings.
Sunday, Oct. 8
• Watercolor class with instructor Deborah Dawson, 10 a.m., Manley Art Center
• Cider on Sunday, 1 p.m., Chetco Valley Museum, 15461 Museum Road
Monday, Oct. 9
• Line dance lessons, Elks Lodge. Membership not required. $1 donation. Beginner lessons, noon, intermediate lessons 1p.m.
• Spice World: Monthly Spice Bag Giveaway, all day, Chetco Community Public Library
on Fifth Street.
• Illegal camping was reported on Alder Street.
• A Pioneer Road resident reported the theft of their identity.
• Fireworks were being discharged from a Ransom Avenue location.
Sept. 24
• A fire was reported on Passley Road.
• Fireworks were being discharged from a Schooner Bay Drive location.
• A traffic hazard was reported at the Chetco Avenue underpass.
• Illegal camping was reported on Hemlock Street.
• A fight was reported on Court Street.
• A loud noise was heard
An average of more than 950,000 automobile crashes occur each year due to wet pavement which results in approximately 4,700 deaths and 384,000 injuries, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
For some people, driving in the rain, especially in the dark, is anxiety-producing.
But being behind the wheel and a rain-covered windshield doesn’t have to be a nerve-racking experience.
Here are tips for driving in a downpour:
1. Think. We are all guilty of driving out of habit. So as a reminder, when it rains, we often need to adjust our thinking. When conditions are less than ideal, drivers need to stay alert and focused on what’s going on around them.
2. Turn on those headlights. It’s the law in all states to turn on headlights when visibility is low and many states also require having the headlights on when the windshield wipers are in use. Note: Oregon does not require motorists to turn on headlights when wipers are used. Well-working wipers and relatively new (not threadbare) tires are also
Checto Avenue.
on Old County Road.
• Another fight was reported on Court Street.
Sept. 25
• A DUII was reported on
• A fire was reported on Railroad Street.
• A water problem was reported on Mountain Drive.
must-haves when driving in rain.
3. Beware of hydroplaning. That’s what occurs when your tires are getting more traction on the layer of water on the road than on the road itself—the result is that your car begins to slide uncontrollably. It’s easy enough to hydroplane: All you need is one-twelfth of an inch of rain on the road and a speed of more than 35 miles per hour. If you start to hydroplane, let off the accelerator slowly and steer straight until you regain control.
4. Turn off cruise control. Ironically, on rain or snow- slick surfaces, cruise control may cause you to lose control. You might think it’ll help you stay at one steady speed, but if you hydroplane while you’re in cruise control, your car will actually go faster.
5. Slow down. Speed limit signs are designed for ideal conditions. That means driving when you have little traffic and good visibility. That’s hardly the environment you’re driving in when it’s raining, so let up on the accelerator and allow more time to get to your destination.
For more information and tips, visit www. lincolncountysheriff.net
• A tree was down on Carpenterville Road.
• A fire was reported on Easy Street.
The annual Chetco Valley Museum’s Cider Sunday is set for 1 - 4 p.m., Oct. 8 at the Chetco Valley Museum, 15461 Museum Road.
At least three cider presses will be on site for families to bring up to 10 gallons of washed apples and containers to hold the juice. A $5 donation is requested for the pressing.
Another activity is an apple pie baking contest. There are two divisions: junior bakers, age 18 and under, and senior bakers, those 19 and older. Pies need to be at the museum annex by 2:15 p.m. for judging at 2:30 p.m. A cash prize is being offered for the top three pies in each division. After judging the pies will be sliced and sold to the public.
Other activities include a bake sale, a gift basket raffle, hot apple fritters cooked on site, live music by Rodney Brim, and the traveling art exhibit of the Almeda Fire by the Talent Historical Society.
For more information call 541-661-1894 or 541-4693144.
The Del Norte-Curry Community Concert Association announces the opening concert of its 2023 - 2024 season.
Jaca will be perform a blend of classical and world music at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13, at Crescent Elk Auditorium. This concert is free to the public with donations accepted at the door.
The duo of Wesley Ferreira (clarinet) and Jaxon Williams (guitar) will play music which reflects the versatility of their instruments. Their program includes works by Mozart, Duke Ellington, and others, as well as Celtic music. In addition to their public program, the partnership will present an additional program in a local school.
For more information go to musicintheredwoods. com or Facebook Del Norte-Curry Community Concert Association.
Del Notre Association for Cultural Awareness presents the border sounds of Jarabe Mexicano, at 7 p.m., Friday Oct. 6, at the Betty Green Event Center, inside the Elk Valley Casino Complex, 2021 Elk Ranch Rd., Crescent City.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with Jarabe Mexicano’s eclectic mix of styles ranging from Mexican Folk, Tex-Mex to Latin Rock, Trío Romántico and popular Cumbia sounds. Their traditional Mariachi string instruments and Norteño-inspired drums complement dramatic vocals in English, Spanish and Spanglish.
Tickets are available at Del Norte Office Supply in Crescent City, online at DNACA.Eventbrite.com, and any remaining tickets will be available at the door. For more information call 707-464-1336 or email office@dnaca.net.
Marine debris artist Elizabeth Roberts will have her artwork featured throughout October at the Manley Art Center in Brookings.
Ten years ago Roberts volunteered to participate in a marine debris cleanup. There she learned just how much harm non-biodegradable plastics were causing the environment. She then decided to use her skills to direct attention to the impact of plastics pollution and
has dedicated herself to spreading the word through her artwork.
You can see Roberts’ show at the Manly Art Center, 433 Oak Street, Brookings. A reception with the artist will be held during the monthly artwork at 3 p.m., Oct. 14.
Southwestern Oregon Community College will be hosting a series of small business workshops. The events will be held in Coos Bay, Brookings and via Zoom.
Topics include marketing strategy, branding, social media, taxes, cash flow management, understanding finances, meeting fellow business leaders and a business owners Q & A. Each will take place the second Tuesday of the month from 3 - 6 p.m., running October through June 2024.
For more information got to tiny url.com/SWsbm2324, call 541-888-7182 or email sbdc@socc.edu.
Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness is now offering Season Tickets to its 2023-’24 Performance Series. Half-season tickets are available this year. You can choose any three concerts to you want to attend. The six shows this season include artists presenting Latin Rock/ Norteño, holiday music with a Nordic twist, piano, poetry, and storytelling, indigenous folk/rock, Celtic acoustic, and a fusion of drums, Japanese flute, and movement. Tickets are available at dnaca.eventbrite.com and at Del Norte Office Supply, in Crescent City.
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State agencies and the National Weather Service are urging travelers to be aware of the potential for landslides triggered by fall and winter heavy rain events.
Moderate to heavy rain may result in landslides in areas of steep terrain, as well as debris flows in and near burn scars from
recent wildfires including the Smith River Complex, the Flat Fire, the Anvil Fire, and the Tyee Complex.
Travel danger
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) urge travelers and residents to be aware of the potential flood and landslide dangers
during and after such heavy rain events.
Landslides are caused by a combination of factors, including the type of geology, the slope, and usually water, according to the DOGAMI, repeating rainstorms saturate soils, which do not have enough time to drain. The water builds up in the soil and leads to failure or a landslide.
According to a DOGAMI
study, landslides and debris flows are common in the Oregon Coast Range due to the combination of high precipitation, steep slopes, and landslide-prone geologic units.
People, structures and roads located below steep slopes in canyons and near the mouths of canyons may be at serious risk. Dangerous places can include:
Canyon bottoms, stream channels and areas of rock and soil accumulation at the outlets of canyons.
Bases of steep hillsides.
Road cuts or other areas where slopes of hills have been excavated or oversteepened.
Places where slides or debris flows have occurred
in the past.
Debris flows are rapidly moving, extremely destructive landslides. They can contain boulders and logs transported in a fast-moving soil and water slurry down steep hillsides and through narrow canyons. Debris flows can easily travel a mile or more and can often move faster than a person can run. People, structures, and roads located below steep slopes in canyons and near the mouths of canyons may be at serious risk.
If your home, work, or route is in a watch area:
Stay alert. Track the flood watch by radio, TV, weather radio or online.
If told to evacuate, do so
immediately. Listen. Unusual sounds might indicate moving debris, such as trees cracking or boulders knocking together. A trickle of falling mud or debris may precede larger landslides. If you think there is danger of a landslide, leave immediately. Watch the water. If water in a stream or creek suddenly turns muddy or the amount of water flowing suddenly decreases or increases, this is a warning that the flow has been affected upstream. You should immediately leave the area because a debris flow may soon be coming downstream.
Travel with extreme caution. Assume roads are not safe. Be alert when driving, especially at night. Embankments along roadsides may fail, sending rock and debris onto the road.
According to DOGAMI’s A Homeowners Guide to Landslides, a landslide is the downward slope movement of rock, soil or debris. Debris flow, earth flow, rock fall, mudflow, mudslide, and slump are also terms for landslide. Landslides can take human life. However, even a few inches of slope movement can disrupt septic, sewer and water lines and crack foundations severely damaging or See LANDSLIDE, Page 6
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With cancer patients top of mind, teams of Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) employees are celebrating a decade of Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer (C2C4C) this year and cycling nearly 3,000 miles from Oregon to New Jersey with the goal of raising $1 million in support of the Foundation for Cancer Research.
Caring employees
Since its inception in 2014, Bristol Myers Squibb employees – who have all been personally impacted by cancer – have come together to raise more than $11.3 million for cancer research in the United States. The ride has since expanded to Europe, Japan and Latin America where employees raise funds for international cancer organizations. The first team of riders have left from Cannon Beach. Each rider will cycle approximately 225 miles over a three-day period before handing off to the next team taking the ride cross country. Among the more than 126 riders participating in what organizers describe as an epic cycling event, is Chris Haughey, a pediatric cardiac nurse and a father of three who is riding for his wife, Jennie. She was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2018.
“Having dedicated the last four years of my life to supporting my wife through her battle with cancer, I understand the effect this disease has on patients and their loved ones, so it’s important to me to show up for others who are going through such a difficult, uncertain time,” Haughey said. “Jennie’s strength and devotion to our three sons despite her challenging journey are an inspiration, and I’m honored to ride in her name to help fund vital research. I’m equally proud to work for a company that is so committed to making a difference.”
Funds donated to the Foundation support innovative cancer research at prominent cancer centers nationwide. The money raised this year will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Bristol Myers Squibb, up to $500,000.
“It is awe-inspiring to think about how Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer has grown over the last 10 years –from a small group of employees looking to make a difference to this year’s highly anticipated, multicountry event – which speaks to the incredible passion our colleagues have
for transforming the lives of people with cancer,” Bristol Myers Squibb Senior Vice President, General Manager of U.S. Cardiovascular, Immunology, and Oncology Catherine Owen said. “Patients are at the center of everything we do. Every day, we work to drive progress in cancer research, but we know we can’t do it alone. For our employees, Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer is more than a bike ride, it’s a way to honor loved ones and go above-and-beyond to support life-saving research.”
“Cancer is very personal to so many people – whether you’ve been diagnosed or you have a loved one affected by the disease –and Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer is the perfect demonstration of how one person can truly make a difference in the lives of others,” Foundation for Cancer Research Chief Executive Officer Shane Jacobson said. “The Foundation cannot overstate how much we value the continued partnership and support from Bristol Myers Squibb and their commitment to funding game-changing research that will help us achieve Victory Over Cancer®.”
History
What began as Coast 2
Coast 4 Cancer in the United States in 2014 expanded to Europe in 2016, Japan in 2021 and Latin America in 2022. Now in its eighth year, the Country 2 Country 4 Cancer Europe ride will feature more than 90 Bristol Myers Squibb employees riding from Munich, Germany to London, United Kingdom for nearly 2,200 kilometers from September 1-18 in support of European cancer organizations who are members of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
In its third year, from Sept. 21 to Oct. 11, the Continent 2 Continent 4 Cancer Japan ride will feature more than 70 employees riding from Makuhari, Chiba to Otemachi, Tokyo for nearly 2,100 kilometers with the goal of raising funds for CancerNet Japan (CNJ).
From Dec. 2 to 13, the second annual Continent 2 Continent 4 Cancer Latin America ride will have more than 55 Bristol Myers Squibb employees cycling between Pucón, Chile and Puerto Varas, Chile for nearly 1,500 kilometers with the goal of raising funds for Latin American cancer organizations who are members of the UICC.
For more information, visit cancerbikeride.org or on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn by using #C2C4C23.
time moves on and does so without our consent or input. You get a rocky beach sometimes.
erode me. Time will move forward, but I can choose how I interact with it.
Michelle YoungWatching the sands move on our beautiful beaches is one of the pleasures of living on the Oregon coast. I love waking up in the mornings to find the beach has become a rocky course when just yesterday it was a sandy wonderland, crumbling castles washing out to sea.
I sometimes think the ocean is healing in part, because its immensity and unrelenting nature are a reminder of those things we cannot change, that
One day as I meandered down the philosophically sandy path of time, I mentally surrendered to the changes we all experience with the passing of time. My hair is gray, and I wear reading glasses. I enjoy classical music and staying home, characteristics I’ve considered old people’s.
All of these things are true, and time moves on and we either make our peace with how things feel different for us as we move through life, or we’re pissed about it.
But then it occurred to me as I surrendered mentally to the sands of time, I am not sand. No need to sit by the side of the ocean and let it
I’m not going to sit by the sea and die. I might sit, I might rest, I might enjoy Yoyo Ma more than hard rock these days, but that’s just changing interests. I get to choose what I want to do now. I get to choose how I interact with the facts of aging. I can put things in place to make my life less rocky as I move forward in life. And, die. We’re all gonna do it. It’s just a matter of what we’re doing before we do that.
It occurs to me this perspective is relevant whatever your age, it’s a worthy exercise. We’re all choosing how we move with the rhythm of time, but sometimes unaware that how we do it is a choice.
The beach, the ocean, it never acts its age. Depending on what you want to notice, there is indeed death and decay, but each day there is new life, new green, a fresh start.
Let’s salute the sands of time and dance in the changes. Let’s recall that those grains of sand were tossed about by time and changed by weathering, so are we, even those of us here for but a few years as yet. But we are not sand. We are sentient, we can move and choose.
Let’s not get old, let’s rise up to meet our adventures in time. I’ll be seein’ ya at the beach.
Michelle Pierson Young is a Lincoln City life coach. She may be reached at Michelleatplay.com.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations including Oregon State University a five-year, $220 million cooperative agreement to continue operating and maintaining the Ocean Observatories Initiative. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution leads the consortium, which also includes the University of Washington. Under the initiative, five observatories in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, together outfitted with more than 900 instruments, continually collect and deliver data to shore via a cyberinfrastructure that makes the data readily available to anyone with an internet connection.
The system measures physical, chemical, geological and biological properties and processes from the seafloor to the sea-air interface in key coastal and open-ocean sites, including critical climate indicators such as ocean water acidity and the concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide. Data collected helps address critical questions about the Earth-ocean system, including climate change, ecosystem variability, plate-scale seismicity and submarine volcanism, with the goal of bettering understanding of the ocean
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As part of the Endurance Array, OSU manages seven surface moorings off Newport, Oregon, and Grays Harbor, Wash., four of which monitor several meteorological factors, including wind speed, solar radiation, air temperature and rainfall.
and the planet. “This National Science Foundation facility is critical to helping scientists and the public understand the changes underway in our oceans,” said Tuba Özkan -Haller, dean of OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, which oversees the university’s portion of the project. “We are pleased to be part of this consortium and look forward to another five years of research and discovery.”
Each participating institution will continue to operate and maintain a portion of the Ocean Observatories Initiative assets that were first deployed in 2015 and have been collecting vast amounts of data ever since.
Oregon State oversees the stand-alone moorings of the Endurance Array, the initiative’s observatory off
the coast of Washington and Oregon, and also manages the initiative’s data transmission cyberinfrastructure, with a data center headquartered in Corvallis.
To support these National Science Foundation facilities, the OSU research team will receive $32.7 million for the Endurance Array and $15.9 million for the data center. The university also will receive funding for ship time to deploy and service equipment in the Pacific Ocean. This brings OSU’s total National Science Foundation funding to support the Ocean Observatories Initiative to $194 million since 2007.
“OSU’s participation in the OOI builds on a legacy of 60-plus years of oceanographic research here,” said Ed Dever, professor in the College
of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and principal investigator for the OOI Endurance Array. “Together with our partners, we’re committed to the stewardship of this facility for the NSF and the ocean research community.”
As part of the Endurance Array, OSU manages seven surface moorings off Newport, Oregon, and Grays Harbor, Washington, four of which monitor several meteorological factors, including wind speed, solar radiation, air temperature and rainfall. The moorings also collect oceanographic data, including water temperature, salinity and chemical measurements such as oxygen, nitrogen, pH and carbon dioxide levels.
Biological sensors track chlorophyll levels and dissolved organic material, which are important indicators for marine productivity. Bioacoustic measurements use sound waves to document the presence of plankton and small fish.
The northeastern region of the Pacific Ocean is a focal point for scientists because of emerging issues including hypoxia and marine “dead zones,” marine heatwaves, subduction zone earthquakes, tsunamis, harmful algal blooms, wave energy potential, ocean acidification and
See OCEAN, Page 6
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Most Oregon students have not regained ground in key subjects following the COVID pandemic, but steep declines in English language arts, math and science proficiency that occurred during the pandemic are beginning to level off, according to the latest results from statewide assessment tests.
Gov. Tina Kotek said in a news release that the latest results indicate a need for more state investment in afterschool and summer learning programs to help students recover before they leave the public school system.
“These scores show we’re stabilizing, but we can accelerate learning with more out-of-school time investments,” she said.
State education officials declined to say how they would improve results.
An average of 87% of students participated in the
annual assessment tests, called Smarter Balanced tests, during the spring of 2023. They are required by state and federal law though Oregon allows parents to opt their children out of testing, according to the state education department. Prior to the pandemic, participation in the tests was closer to 95%. Students were not required to take the tests in 2020 and the state education department scaled back testing in 2021.
On average across the seven grades tested in Spring of 2023, student proficiency in English language arts declined by less than 1% and increased by less than 1% in math and science compared with the 2022 results. But average proficiency in both subjects remains about 10% below results in 2019.
Overall proficiency in English language arts, which includes reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing, went from about 53% in 2019 to about 43% in the spring of 2023,
and in math, from about 40% to 30% proficiency.
The assessments are given in the spring to grades three through eight and 11th grade students.
Of the state’s 197 school districts, 107 tested below the state average in English, and 121 tested below the state average for math proficiency. Oregon’s declines reflect a nationwide trend showing student learning was negatively affected by the pandemic, which included months of online classes.
A big outlier
The state’s largest school district, Portland Public Schools, saw math proficiency improve anywhere from 1% to 4% from the previous year and both math and English language proficiency among students was about 10% above state averages. The district’s third and fourth graders returned to or exceeded prepandemic English language
proficiency levels, and students in grades three through five exceeded or met pre-pandemic levels of about 55% to 60% proficiency.
In a news release, district spokesperson Valerie Feder attributed the gains to new curricula, new professional development and training for teachers, the addition of more full-time instructional coaches for teachers and tutors, reading specialists and more mental and behavioral health specialists in schools.
More assessment needed
At a news conference Tuesday before the embargoed release of results, representatives from the Oregon Department of Education did not offer any explanations about the lack of progress in student learning since the pandemic, nor specific targets for improvement in the years ahead.
“This helps us to see the journey that we are on
to respond to the impact of a global pandemic, which involves much more complexity and that takes time,” said Andrea Lockard, the agency’s director of assessment and student reporting.
Peter Rudy, an agency spokesperson, said in an email that the department would prioritize investments in early learning, summer programs and after school tutoring in the years ahead.
“The awareness, urgency and effort is in place now,” Rudy said. “We are all in on changing learning for Oregon’s students.”
Charlene Williams, the education department’s interim director said in a news release that there is more to be done.
“We know that staff and students work hard throughout the school year in so many areas that aren’t reflected in this assessment data,” she said. “The results from a single test do not tell the whole story of education in Oregon, however they
are important indicators that require our attention and more work ahead.”
Students on average in all grades had declines of about 1% or less in English language arts proficiency. But the data appears to show economically disadvantaged students experiencing the steepest declines in proficiency across subjects since the pandemic, but the education department said year-over-year comparisons cannot be made because more students were defined as economically disadvantaged during and following the pandemic.
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As Brookings Harbor school students are settling into their new school year, improvements to campuses, classes, and staff, have been added.
The Brookings Harbor School District (BHSD) has new staff and returning staff coming back from retirement to take on new roles.
Tristin Harkins is the new high school principal.
Matt Bennett is a new Vice Principal, joining Principal Vickie Nigh to lead Azalea Middle School.
Physical facilities have been upgraded, among them
covered areas outside at the middle and high school, a new front awning at the Kalmiopsis Elementary entry on Easy Street, with bright colors on the new columns. This area will help students
stay dry while waiting for pick-up during the rainy months. The high school track has had new light poles added.
This year the school district will provide all basic
school supplies, relieving the financial impact of back-to-school shopping to school families.
Federal funding to help
The district will use some of the remaining federal funding to cover the cost of these supplies for the 202324 school year. The cost was approximately $15,000. These funds were part of an award to Oregon from The American Rescue Plan Act, 2021.
In addition, these funds will allow meals to be free of charge at all three schools this year. This is a change from previously, when just the elementary and middle school had free meals and
did not include the high school.
The American Rescue Plan Act, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by congress and signed into
la by President Joe Biden in March 2021. The goal was to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession.
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destroying your home, according to the guide.
If you live on or near a steep slope, the guide encourages you to look for warning signs of landslides by evaluating your property for signs of landslide movement. Many, but not all, signs of landslide activity are listed below.
Be on the look out
Inside Your Home:
Cracks in walls
Nails popping out of walls
Bulging walls
Separation of chimney from walls
Creaking/popping noises
Light switches coming out of walls
Doors/windows hard to shut
Twisted beams
Cracks in floors
Water seeping into basement
Outside Your Home:
Changes in surface drainage
Bulges in retaining walls or tilting of walls
Cracks developing in the soil
Pistol-butted or bent trees
Broken water, utility, or sewer lines
Cracks in sidewalks or foundation
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“The data we’ve been collecting are essential to understanding the regional physical and ecosystem response to climate change,” Dever said. “This new award will make possible the continued collection of research data, upgrades to measurement technologies and improved curation of historical OOI data. While the OOI is designed as a research facility, the data collected has important uses for policymakers, educators and mariners.”
Oregon State assumed management of the data center and cyberinfrastructure for the initiative in 2020. In the coming years, the data center will be vastly expanded to accommodate a quadrupling of the data that is projected to be collected over the next five years. The center’s speed, security and
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Stretched or leaning utility lines
The guide also recommends actions property owners can take to reduce the chances of landslides, which include:
Draining water from surface runoff, downspouts, and driveways well away from slopes.
Planting native ground cover on slopes. Consulting with a professional before significantly altering existing slopes uphill or downslope of your home.
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computational power will be improved, said Anthony Koppers, the principal investigator for the OSU cyberinfrastructure team.
“The NSF OOI data center will need to keep growing and modernizing to best serve tomorrow’s enduser research needs,” said Koppers, who is associate vice president for research advancement and strategy in OSU’s research office and a professor of marine geology in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. “Therefore, we are providing OOI with a low-risk but state-of-theart data center and research computing solution that will not only negate any system downtime and provide easy and fast cloud-equivalent access to petabytes of data for researchers and students across the globe.”
WHOI will continue to serve as the home of the National Science Foundation OOI Project Management Office and
is also keeping a close watch on the landslide potential.
During periods of heavy rainfall, travelers should recognize that there is a higher likelihood that slides can happen, according to ODOT officials, who said drivers need to slow down, drive carefully, pay attention to their driving, avoid distractions, and watch for hazards.
According to DOGMI, average annual repair costs for landslides in Oregon exceed $10 million, and severe winter storm losses can exceed $100 million, according to DOGMI.
will operate the Pioneer Array in the mid-Atlantic Bight off the North Carolina coast, subject to environmental permitting, and the Global Arrays in the Irminger Sea off the southern tip of Greenland and at Station Papa in the Gulf of Alaska. The University of Washington will operate the Regional Cabled Array that extends across the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate and overlying ocean.
The Project Management Office at Woods Hole collaborates with the National Science Foundation to provide highlevel oversight and financial management of the project.
In addition, the office coordinates with partner institutions to establish annual priorities for each of the arrays individually, for the data center and for the overall OOI network.
“The WHOI team and our partners at UW and OSU have learned a great
As population growth continues and development into landslide susceptible terrain occurs, damage and loss from this natural hazard will continue to grow.
For more information go thttps://www. oregongeology.org/ Landslide/landslidehome. htm
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deal over the past five years and are grateful that our efforts to perfect OOI and its data delivery system have been recognized,” said Woods Hole Senior Scientist Jim Edson, lead principal investigator on the initiative. “We look forward to the next five years where we can continue to perfect our collection and serving of data, while encouraging
Richard W. Jimerson, 81, died on August 18, 2023, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on December 15, 1941, in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.
Dick served in the U.S. Navy, attached to the U. S. Marine Corps as a Prosthetic Technician during the Vietnam war. He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of
America, Chapter 0821. He was also a member of Brookings Elks Lodge #1934. He is survived by his wife JoAnn, sons Rick and Evan, both of Idaho; also, a grandson Andrew Christian Jimerson and granddaughter Fiona Rose Jimerson. Memorials may be made to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department, 94235 Moore St., Suite 311, Gold Beach, OR 97444. Dick requested no services and was cremated under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel.
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Gold Beach resident Victor James Spini passed away on September 20, 2023 at the age of 77. He was born in San Rafael,
it increased use and collaboration among ocean scientists funded by NSF and other agencies.”
The Ocean Observatories Initiative officially launched in 2009, when the National Science Foundation awarded the first cooperative agreement to support the construction and initial operation of OOI’s cabled, coastal and global
California. Services will be held at a later date. Redwood Memorial Chapel is assisting the family.
arrays. Funding continued with a new award for OOI’s operation and management in 2018.
Michelle Klampe is a writer-news researcher at Oregon State University Relations and Marketing. She may be reached at michelle.klampe@ oregonstate.edu or at 541737-0784.
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LIEN SALE RIVERVIEW STORAGE
A lien sale will be held on October 6, 2023, at 10:15 AM, with a preview at 10:00 AM at Riverview Storage, 97901 Southbank Chetco River Rd., Brookings, OR 97415, on the following unit: UNIT No. 27 - Various household items, tools, Drum set, and personal effects.
Belonging to: Shannon Lopez 17252 Parkview Dr. Brookings, OR 97415 /s/ Ron Reel, Agent for Owner
Published: September 20, 27, and October 4, 2023. Pilot & ONPA P370490
ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of the following Fictitious Business Name(s): PS Business Services 501 H Street, Suite 5 Crescent City, CA 95531
The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on: 6/12/2020 in the County of Del Norte. Original File #: 20200062
This business is conducted by: a married couple
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who de-clares as true any material matter pursuant to section 17913 of the Business and Profes-sions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Signed: /s/ Nicole Burshem This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 8/29/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20230084
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: PS Business Services 501 H Street, Suite 5 Crescent City, CA 95531
This Business is conducted by: an individual
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 8/18/2023
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Signed:/s/ Alicia Ferreira
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 8/29/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski,
APN: 118-292-025-000 TS No: CA05000138-23-1 TO No: 230169418-CA-VOI
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S
SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED February 15, 2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM, Steps of the Southwest Entrance, Flynn Administration Building, 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on March 6, 2017 as Instrument No. 20170894, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Del Norte County, California, executed by MICHAELE ANNE MCNALLY, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for DITECH FINANCIAL LLC as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST
The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1046 HUNTINGTON STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.\emspace The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $131,854.94 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address www. Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05000138-23-1.
Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.\emspace
Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021
You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.
First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800.280.2832, or visit this internet website www. Auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA05000138-23-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.
September
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Ruel H. Wilson, Jr., Deceased Case Number: CVPB-2023-7046
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Ruel H. Wilson, Jr.
A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Kevin D. Hartwick, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.
The petition for probate requests that: Kevin D. Hartwick, be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests author ity to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This Authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent ad ministration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:
Date: October 13, 2023
Time: 10:00am Dept.: 2
Address of the Court: 450 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should ap pear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap pearance may be in person or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner: CHRIS DOEHLE PO Box 1321 Crescent
Placing
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531
Petition of: Jessika Marie Hood CASE NO. CVPT-2023-1249 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jessika Marie Hood filed a petition with this court for a decree
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THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the peti-
petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: October 20, 2023
Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate
Date: September 13, 2023
/s/ Darren McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE TOLOWA DEE-NI’ NATION, A FEDERALLY ORGANIZED TRIBE Plaintiffs, vs. JOHN ENOS, an individual, and DOES 1-5 Defendant Case No.: CVPT2023-1239 PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DECLARATION OF ABANDONMENT [CAL. CIVIL CODE 798.61] LIMITED CIVIL CASE (AMOUNT UP TO $10,000)
Plaintiff alleges: I. THE PARTIES
1. Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (“TDN” or “plaintiff”), a federally recognized tribe, is the owner of Xaa-wan’k’wvt Village and Resort (“XVR”), a mobile home and recreational vehicle park operating under the laws of the State of California, and permitted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”), located at 12400 Highway 101 North, Smith River, California, 95567.
2. Defendant John Enos is the registered owner of a mobile home, decal number AAU5340, located at XVR (“the mobile home”). The situs address of the mobile hone is 12400 Highway 101 North, Space 964, Smith River, California 95567. The address of record for defendant John Enos is the same as the situs address of the mobile home.
II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
3. Venue is proper in this County because both plaintiff and defendant either reside or do business in Del Norte County, and the mobile home that is the subject of this petition is located in Del Norte County.
III. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
4. Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation purchased and took over management of XVR on or about December 1, 2016. When the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation took ownership, not all of the park records were transferred to the plaintiff from the previous owner, and more records dating back to 2001 or older were destroyed.
5. The mobile home was located in XVR, in the same space that it occupies now, Space 964, when plaintiff took over management on or about December 1, 2016.
6. On or about January 1, 2021, XVR staff became aware that the rent of the mobile home space had not been paid in two months, and the mobile home appeared to be unoccupied. John Enos’ daughter, Samantha, had paid the rent on the mobile home through November 2020. Plaintiff has had no contact with Samantha since that time and has no current address for her.
7. On 8/16/2023, plaintiff conducted a title search through HCD, which revealed the names and address of the defendant. A true and correct copy of that title search is attached to this petition as Exhibit A.
8. The title search revealed that defendant was residing in the mobile home since approximately February 5, 2001. The title search also lists the situs address as 12400 Highway 101 North, Space 956, but plaintiff states that this is outdated information, as defendant resided in Space 964 when plaintiff took over park ownership.
9. On October 20, 2022 plaintiff caused to be posted a Notice of Belief of Abandonment (“Notice”) on the mobile home. A true and correct copy of that Notice is attached to this petition as Exhibit B.
10. On October 20, 2022 plaintiff’s park manager, Julie McHenry, caused a copy of the Notice of Belief of Abandonment to be mailed to defendant’s address as listed on the title search.
A true and correct copy of the proof of posting and the proof of mailing is attached to this petition as Exhibit C.
11. On or about October 25, 2022, park manager, Julie McHenry received the mailed notice to John Enos, marked “Return to Sender, Undeliverable as Addressed, Unable to Forward.” Photocopies of the
certified mailing and returned notice are attached as Exhibits D and E, respectively.
12. On August 16, 2023 attorney for plaintiff obtained the informational death certificate for defendant John Enos from Del Norte County Recorder’s Office. The informational death certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
13. As of the date of the filling of this petition, plaintiff has not heard from the registered owner, John Enos, or anyone else claiming an ownership interest in the mobile home in response to the posting and mailing of the Notice of Belief of Abandonment.
IV. ABANDONMENT AND DISPOSAL
14. Plaintiff seeks a declaration from the Court that the mobile home has been abandoned as defined by Civil Code section 798.61.
15. Plaintiff intends to either dispose of or sell the abandoned mobile home, depending on the condition of the mobile home once the Court declares it abandoned and plaintiff can gain entry and male an assessment.
16. If plaintiff finds that the mobile home is not in condition to be sold, it will dispose of the mobile home and do all of the following pursuant to 798.61(c)(2)(A-D):
a. Not seek a tax clearance certificate as set forth in Section 5832 of the Revenue and Taxation Code; and
b. Not sell the contents of the mobile home before its disposal; and
c. Notify the Del Norte County tax collector that plaintiff will dispose of the mobile home by sending a copy of this petition to the tax collector by first class mail; and
d. File a notice of disposal with HCD ad complete the disposal process consistent with the requirements of subdivision (f) of 798.61.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Tolowa
Dee’ni Nation prays for judgment against defendant and DOES 1 through 5, inclusive, and each of them, on all causes of action as follows:
1. For judgment in the amount of space rent and other reasonable utility and related charges owing and due through the date of judgment, according to proof.
2. For a declaration of abandonment pursuant to Civil Code section 798.61.
3. For authorization to sell or dispose of the abandoned mobile home, according to the condition of the mobile home at the time that it is declared abandoned and after an assessment, pursuant to Civil Code section 798.61.
4. For an award of costs and attorneys’ fees, including the cost of public sale or of disposal, associated with this action, to be deducted from the amount of any sale of the abandoned mobile home or added to the judgment against the defendants.
5. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem necessary and proper in this action.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Tamra Fallman Berling
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
Published on September 20, 27, October 4 and 11, 2023
Triplicate T370349
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Reidel’s Mini Storage 125 S Fred Haight Dr. Smith River, CA 95567
This filing is a refile of previous file #_________ with changes.
This Business is conducted by: a married couple
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 11/5/2013
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Signed:/s/ Karla Reidel
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 9/8/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20230087
Published: October 4, 11,
As required by the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program is providing Public Notice of the completion of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for its proposed project to enhance the capability of streams to produce anadromous salmonids by maintaining, restoring, and improving stream habitat essential to salmonid production.
Implementation Project Locations: Various streams in Humboldt, Mendocino, Del Norte, and Siskiyou.
Description of Project: This project will use grant funds approved by the California Legislature to initiate activities that are designed to restore salmon and steelhead habitat in coastal streams and watersheds that historically produced large populations of salmon and steelhead. The replacement of barrier culverts with bridges or natural stream bottom culverts will allow adult and juvenile salmonids access to additional spawning and rearing habitat. The installation of instream structures will recruit and sort spawning gravel for adult salmon and steelhead and create summer rearing pools and over-wintering habitat for juveniles. The mitigated negative declaration can be accessed online at https:// www.wildlife.ca.gov/ Grants/FRGP/MND. It is also available for review upon request at California Department of Fish and Wildlife offices: 1010 Riverside Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691; the Northern Regional office: 1455 Sandy Prairie Ct, Suite J, Fortuna, CA 95540; the Bay Delta Regional office: 3633 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403; the Central Regional office: 20 Lower Ragsdale Dr., Suite 100, Monterey, CA 93940; and the South Coast Regional office: 4556 Lampson Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720. Please contact Mr. Timothy Chorey at (916) 838-0760 to arrange a viewing. The review period for the mitigated negative declaration starts September 28, 2023, and ends on November 12, 2023. Please submit comments via email to FRGP@wildlife. ca.gov or via regular mail to: Mr. Timothy Chorey, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Watershed Restoration Grants Branch, Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090. Comments must be received by November 12, 2023. For additional information contact: Mr. Trevor Tollefson, Senior Environmental Scientist at (707) 834-0626 (Northern Region); Mr. Manfred Kittel, Coho Salmon Recovery Coordinator, at (707) 944-5522 (Bay Delta Region); Ms. Suzanne Deleon, Senior Environmental Scientist, at (831) 233-8593(Central Region); or, Mr. Kyle Evans, Senior Environmental Scientist, at (562) 342-7186 (South Coast Region).
Published: October 4, 2023. Triplicate T369795
Lien Sale
Redwood Coast Storage October 7, 2023, 9:00 AM 170 King St. Cresent City, CA 95531 Unit #15 Household and misc. items. Steven J Wilson 213 Maiden Ln Crescent City, CA 95531 Unit #27 Household and misc. items. Shawn Meadows PO Box 3519 Coos Bay, OR 97420
Published: September 27 and October 4, 2023. Triplicate T370777
JLF 23-128460 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Roger Vadnais, and Elia Vanessa Vadnais, husband and wife, whose address is 29519 Crook Street, Gold Beach, OR 97444 as grantor to Republic National Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, its successors and assigns, as named Beneficiary, dated August 17, 2021, recorded August 19, 2021, in the mortgage records of Curry County, Oregon, as Instrument No. 2021-04022, Mortgage Research Center, LLC d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans, a Missouri Limited Liability Corporation is the present Beneficiary as defined by ORS 86.705(2), as covering the following described real property: Parcel One (1), HAROLD WHITE PARTITION PLAT NO. 1996-20, recorded June 13, 1996 Instrument number 96-02758, Curry County, Oregon. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 29519 Crook Street, Gold Beach, OR 97444. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,787.26, from November 1, 2022 and monthly payments in the sum of $1,747.23, from February 1, 2023 plus prior accrued late charges in the amount of $319.39, plus the sum of $565.00 for advances, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $343,401.50, together with accrued interest in the sum of $6,653.10 through July 25, 2023, together with interest thereon at the rate of 2.375% per annum from July 26, 2023, plus prior accrued late charges in the amount of $319.39, plus the sum of $2,486.61 for advances, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on December 13, 2023, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance to the Curry County Courthouse, located at 29821 Ellensburg, in the City of Gold Beach, OR, County of Curry, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.778 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by pay-
ing all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. Notice is further given that reinstatement or payoff quotes requested pursuant to ORS 86.786 and ORS 86.789 must be timely communicated in a written request that complies with that statute, addressed to the trustee’s “Reinstatements/Payoffs - ORS 86.786” either by personal delivery or by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the trustee’s address shown below. Due to potential conflicts with federal law, persons having no record legal or equitable interest in the subject property will only receive information concerning the lender’s estimated or actual bid. Lender bid information is also available at the trustee’s website, www.logs.com/janeway_law_firm. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt.
Dated: 08-04-2023
JANEWAY LAW FIRM, LLC, Successor Trustee 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255, Vancouver, WA 98683 www.logs.com/janeway_ law_firm Telephone: (360) 260-2253 Toll-free: 1-800970-5647 JLF 23-128460
NPP0438978
Published: September 13, 20, 27, and October 4, 2023.
Pilot & ONPA P369924
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Coastal Inn & Suites, LLC 201 Park Place Crescent City, CA 95531
This filing is a refile of previous file # _________ with changes. This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/1/2006
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Arena Protective Seal Coating Project PROPOSALS ARE DUE AT 2:00 PM, TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2023
Curry County Fairgrounds is seeking Proposals for the application of a protective seal coating to steel members of an existing steel framed building being approximately 24 feet in height and having 30,000 Sq Ft. of floor and concrete bleacher space. The project is comprised of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials for the provision of applying a protective coating to the steel frame of an existing building known as the “ARENA” building at the Curry County Fair Grounds. The basic services will require removal of all existing materials on the exterior of all steel super structure, removal of all corrosion if any on the exposed steel, followed by the application of a protective seal coating. Bid Proposals shall be addressed to the Curry County Fairgrounds Board of Directors and will be received until 2:00 PM local time at the Fairgrounds front office located at 29392 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, Oregon 97444 on Tuesday October 24, 2023. At that time the sealed Bid Proposals will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids shall be clearly labeled: “Arena Protective Seal Coating Project”. Bid Proposals received after the above noted time and date due will not be accepted and will remain unopened and without review. Electronically or faxed submittals will not be accepted Bid Documents may be viewed and ordered online by registering with the Issuing Office at www.civilwest.com under Current Bidding. Bidders may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 through QuestCDN (Ebid #8743730) Please contact QuestCDN at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn. com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Following registration, complete sets of Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the Issuing Office’s website as “zipped” portable document format (PDF) files. Bidders must add their name to the plan holders list at the time documents are purchased to be eligible to bid.
DJC Oregon
Published: October 4, 2023.
Pilot & ONPA P371636
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY PROBATE DEPARTMENT
In the Matter of the Estate of: RONALD FRANCIS ENRIGHT, Deceased. Case No.: 23PB07034 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Personal Representative at the offices of BROPHY SCHMOR LLP, 201 West Main St., Fifth Floor, PO Box 128, Medford, Oregon 97501, attorneys for the Personal Representative, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, Personal Representative, or the attorneys for the Personal Representatives, BROPHY SCHMOR LLP.
Dated and first published September 20, 2023.
Eric Enright Personal Representative
Published: September 20, 27 and October 4, 2023. Pilot & ONPA P370337
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Willow Line Taproom 330 Terwer Riffle Rd Klamath, CA 95548
This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: N/A
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Signed:/s/ Sara Barbour, Owner, Willow Line Taproom This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 9/21/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20230093
Published: October 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2023. Triplicate T371353
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531
Petition of: Jennifer Spitzner CASE NO. CVPT-2023-1190 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
To all interested persons:
Petitioner: Jennifer Spitzner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
Present name: Mariska Lynn Angi-Spitzner
to Proposed name: Mariska Lynn Spitzner
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: October 13, 2023
Time: 9:00 am Dept.: 2
The address of the court is same as noted above.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate
Date: August 24, 2023
/s/ Robert F. Cochran Judge of the Superior Court
Published: September 13, 20, 27, and October 4, 2023. Triplicate T370132
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Gillis Land and Leasing Co 968 Anzio St Crescent City, CA 95531
This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 9/1/2023
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Signed:/s/ Daniel Gillis, CEO, Gillis Land and Leasing Co.
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 9/15/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230091
Published: September 27, October 4, 11, and 18, 2023. Triplicate T370740
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is/ are doing business as:
Centennial Heating/Air 1093 US Highway 101 North #21 Crescent City, CA 95531
This filing is a refile of previous file # 20180078 after 40 days of expiration. This Business is conducted by: an individual
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on:
6/1/2013 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Signed:/s/ Michael Houser
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 9/14/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20230090
Published: October 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2023. Triplicate T371259
LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF CLAIMS For the Intestate Estate of Mary Lyn Griggs in the Circuit Court for Curry County, Oregon, the abovenamed decedent in case number 23PB07685. The Personal Representative is Carol L. Watkins. The address for which claims can be presented and the Attorney for the Personal Representative is: Nathan Garcia, Attorney at Law PC, P.O. Box 2724, Brookings, Oregon 97415; or claims can be presented to: Carol L. Watkins, 913 Timberline Dr., Oregon 97415. All persons having claims against the intestate estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the lawyer for the personal representative, Nathan L. Garcia, Attorney at Law PC. The date of first publication is September 27, 2023.
Published: September 27, October 4, and 11, 2023.
Pilot & ONPA P370680
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
VACANCY LIST
The Board of Supervisors is now accepting applications for two (2) vacancies in District 1 for the following Advisory Board.
FISH & GAME ADVISORY COMMISSION
2 ADVISORY MEMBERS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT: Must be a Del Norte County resident in the District they’re applying for and interested and knowledgeable in Fish and Game issues.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OFFICE, 981 H STREET, SUITE 200, CRESCENT CITY, CA BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8-5 WEEKDAYS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HOLIDAYS OR BY CALLING 464-7204 TO HAVE AN APPLICATION MAILED TO YOU.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE VACANCY’S ARE FILLED. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS CAN BE RETURNED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE
OF: Eric D. Rogers aka Eric Douglas Rogers Case Number: CVPB-2023-7045
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Eric D. Rogers aka Eric Douglas Rogers
A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Erica Lujan in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.
The petition for probate requests that: Erica Lujan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This Authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:
Date: October 6, 2023
Time: 10:00am Dept.: 2
Address of the Court: 450 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Continued from Page 1 expressed opposition to the wind energy plans as they currently proposed. There is opposition on other fronts as well.
Brad Kneaper, chair of the tribal council of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians said he supports green energy development, but he said the current plans for projects along the Oregon Coast would risk the health of fisheries and the local fishing industry.
“We cannot support offshore wind development until we are provided assurance that it will do good and not harm the tribe, its members and the greater community,” he said in a statement.
The decision to host the in-person meetings about the projects, and to
Continued from Page 1 to create the ordinance and ensure this critical service is available to the community,” Baron noted that all other providers in Brookings have complied with the ordinance “ and that “St. Timothy’s has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and funding in order to provide and added many social services to the point it is essentially a social service agency now, which
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Financial literacy program added
The district will also have access to a new financial literacy program. Evergreen Federal Bank is sponsoring a set of online courses and content library that can be accessed at home or in the classroom. Free printed workbooks complement each financial literacy course and challenge students to use critical thinking, math, and vocabulary to work through real-life scenarios.
The program, called Banzai, covers financial topics from basic budgeting to complex tax code. It includes budgeting, saving, understanding debt, using the internet safely, and more
double the standard 30-day comment period required of such plans, follows pressure from Gov. Tina Kotek and U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Oregon’s congressional Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle.
Wednesday, Sept. 27 a similar open house was scheduled in Coos Bay where a large demonstration in opposition was planned by ONRI. Another public session was scheduled for Brookings at Southwestern Oregon Community College Sept. 28. Public comments can be sent to the federal agency online through Oct. 16.
The Oregon Congressional members sent two letters to Elizabeth Klein, the ocean energy agency’s director, in June and August asking the bureau to pause the process of identifying and leasing
is not permitted within residential areas, and which is causing serious public safety problems,” the release states. “It would be unfair and unjust to the City and its residents if the City’s code were only selectively enforced which is why a Notice of Abatement was issued to St. Timothy’s.”
The New York Times story, cites “Brandon Usry, 30, a Navy veteran who lives across the street from the church, vagrancy in the
Oregon U.S. Highway 38 that are a year-round residence for a herd of 60 to100 Roosevelt elk that are visible almost every day of the year. Shore Acres State Park, near Coos Bay. Once the grand estate of timber baron Louis J. Simpson, Shore Acres features a formal garden inspired by the original, with plants and flowers from all over the world. Visitors find a Japanese-style garden with lily pond and two carefully curated rose gardens that include All-American Rose Selections. Something is in bloom almost every day of the year.
For mountain bike riders the trail provides a challenging 12-mile ride through deep forest. The Whiskey Run MTB (mountain bike) system between Bandon and Charleston.
There’s more available, and Dickson will tell all about it at the presentation. She is an amateur “expert” on many of the mushrooms one found along the southern Oregon coast, and the founder of the Wild Rivers Mushroom Club. She and her husband, Rich own OtterBee’s Market, an e-commerce website whose focus is local food in and around Curry County.
For more information, call 541-813-1667, or visit www.socc.edu/curry
with experience-based online games. Students will learn about health insurance, discover what the 50/30/20 rule means for them, calculate what it takes to pay off a credit card.
“Thanks to Evergreen Federal Bank, area students will now have access to a wide array of courses and resources designed to help prepare them for our increasingly complex world,” says Morgan Vandagriff, co-founder of Banzai. “We wouldn’t be able to provide these tools without their support.”
Banzai will be available to 40 schools, with 8,820 students in Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties. It will be available at Azalea Middle School and Brookings Harbor High School.
offshore wind areas until there was more collaboration with stakeholders.
“Renewable energy is an essential piece of the strategy to combat the climate crisis. However, local communities and fishermen have to be at the center for decisions about offshore wind projects that affect their livelihoods,”
neighborhood had become particularly acute during the pandemic.
Things deteriorated further, he said, when the city, under an emergency rule, allowed several homeless people to sleep in cars in the church’s parking lot.
“We had naked vagrants fighting other vagrants,” Usry said. “We had drug
Wyden said in a statement.
The federal agency and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development have held more than 75 meetings with Oregonians about offshore wind development since 2021. These include meetings with coastal communities, the public, elected officials, county
use in front of kids walking home from school.”
Mail, packages and lawn mowers were stolen from people’s homes, according to Usry, adding that there are several schools and a park in the area. He helped circulate a petition that was signed by about 30 people calling for the removal of homeless people from the church’s property — a
commissioners, Oregon seafood commodity commissions, tribal nations, representatives from the wind industry, research and environmental organizations, the Oregon Ocean Policy Advisory Council and the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Follow developments at currypilot.com and in the
document that the church included in its lawsuit.
“They feel like they’re doing what their lord wants them to do, which is feed the unlucky and the homeless, which I’m on board with,” Usry said. “What I’m not on board with is them turning a church into a homeless shelter.”
Usry said that he was not
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being callous, but that the safety of area residents had become an afterthought.
“I understand some people fall on hard times,” he said. “I’m not vilifying homeless people.”
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Brookings-Harbor Christian Church 777 Fifth Street, Brookings
Sunday Service...........10 a.m.
Weekly Communion Small Group Ministries Celebrate Recovery...6 p.m. Friday 541-469-2531 Pastor Lance Knauss
Trinity Lutheran Church 1200 Easy St., PO Box 1199 Brookings
Sunday Bible School All Ages...9am (Sept.-May)
Sunday Worship Service...10am Nursery Available Pastor Matt Steendahl 541-469-3411 tlcbrookings.org
Church of Christ
17222 Passley Rd., Brookings
Sunday Morning Bible Study.....10am
Sunday Morning Worship Assembly...11:20am
Wednesday Bible Class.....7pm Evangelist: Michael Wilk 541-469-6453 or 541-469-0191
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
Pastor Barry Kimbrough 102 Park Ave., Brookings 541-469-3030
Saturday Bible Study.....10:00am
(All Ages) Saturday Worship..........11:15am
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Saturday Mass................4:30 p.m.
Saturday Spanish Mass....6:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass..................8:30 a.m.
First Friday every month Adoration 4 p.m. & Mass 6 p.m.
First Saturday every month Mass 9 a.m. https://staroftheseastcharles.org/
St. Timothy’s
Sunday Services 10:30am www.ccredwoods.com