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BY BREE LAUGHLIN Country Media Inc.

Curry and Coos County residents can help young people pursue their education while also enjoying food and wine pairings during an ‘Uncorking Opportunity’ on Friday, Feb. 23.

The ‘Uncorking Opportunity’ is an annual fundraising event put on by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation in collaboration with the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute.

Those who attend the event will be treated to a selection of hors d’oeuvres specially paired with Oregon wines provided by wellknown wineries from the Rogue, Umpqua and Willamette Valleys.

Thanks to sponsor support, one hundred percent of ticket proceeds will go to scholarships for students pursuing degrees and training at Southwestern’s Coos and Curry campuses and the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute.

“A lot of different people and businesses pitch in to make this happen,” said Brennen Javorsky, foundation developer at the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation.

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One hundred percent of ticket proceeds from the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation’s ‘Uncorking’ fundraiser will go to scholarships for students pursuing degrees and training at Southwestern’s Coos and Curry campuses and the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute.

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Hoyle weighs in on effects of extreme winter storms

BY STEVE CARD Country Media, Inc.

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“This was a very, very strange storm,” Congresswoman Val Hoyle said of the recent snow and ice event that devastated several areas in the state.

Here, she observes downed trees in the Springfield area during a recent visit to her district.

U.S. Congresswoman Val Hoyle (D-Ore., 4th District) traveled to Oregon recently, intending to hold a number of gatherings with her constituents.

But those plans were altered after the state was hit with extreme snow and ice conditions that caused considerable damage in many locations and shut down power to thousands of Oregonians. Hoyle was still able to connect with people in her district, but it became more of an evaluation of the current crisis, during which she touched base with city employees, county employees, public safety officers and neighbors helping neighbors.

“This was a very, very strange storm. We had these sort of micro-climates,” Hoyle said during a sit-down interview with the Lincoln County Leader in Newport on Jan. 23. “We were just talking to (Lincoln County) Sheriff Landers, and he was Please see STORMS, Page 10

Britt Orchestra Festival musicians to perform free concert at Curry Public Library Gold Beach, OR— Join the Britt Festival Orchestra String Quartet for a free, two-hour performance of American-inspired chamber music from Barber, Dvořák, Ravel, and more on Sunday, February 25th from 3pm-5pm at the Curry Public Library. Musicians Ignace Jang, violin; Nicola “Nicki” Payne, violin II; Karen Bea, viola; and Bridget Pasker, will be performing. This concert is free and open to the public and was made possible by The Tammis Day Foundation.

Ignace Jang serves as concertmaster of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra and the Britt Festival Orchestra. His playing has received praise in the United States, Europe, and Asia for its excellent sense of style, impressive

Gold Beach and Brookings begin Battery and Microgrid Process

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In the special business and presentations section of their February 6th meeting, the Gold Beach City Council approved a letter of support for an energy resilience grant. They join the City of Brookings in their support for the application made by CoosCurry Electric Cooperative (CCEC).

In a letter to the Councils, CCEC Marketing and Member Services Manager Keith Buchhalter outlines the proposal. CCEC is applying for a grant through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to start scoping for an energy project called the ‘Curry County Battery and Microgrid Project’.

Microgrid and battery storage technology can go a long way toward combatting outages in smaller communities.

Battery storage grants more options for green energy.

Batteries store and reserve energy from renewable sources like wind and solar in case of outages, or for stretches without much wind or sunshine.

Microgrids basically make the energy grid more modular. Instead of one massive grid, it would be made of multiple independent grids that can either cooperate or work as an island. This makes outages affect smaller areas than before, while providing each microgrid with Please see BATTERY, Page 2

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Opinion: Congress Should Address the Nursing Shortage

by Passing the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

BY KENNETH MORITSUGU InsideSources.com

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, few issues are as alarming and pervasive as the nursing shortage. Throughout medical facilities nationwide, a silent crisis is unfolding — one that threatens the foundation of our healthcare system.

As the demand for quality care surges, our healthcare industry finds itself on the precipice of disaster — at a critical juncture where the supply of skilled nurses cannot keep pace with overwhelming patient needs and demands. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that legislators enact thoughtful policies to support an industry in triage mode.

A proposed bill offers an immediate solution to this potentially fatal issue.

The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, or HWRA, is a bipartisan effort to rehabilitate the nursing industry by leveraging the vast pool of

trained and qualified international healthcare professionals seeking employment in the United States to fill critical gaps in care. In this time of dire need, its swift passage could be a question of life or death.

Since the onset of COVID-19, healthcare professionals have fled the field in droves. Spurred by waning resources, understaffed facilities and widespread burnout, we are losing caretakers at a rapid rate. Healthcare consultant McKinsey & Co. estimates that by 2025, the United States will experience a shortage of up to 450,000 nurses, which is 20 percent of the nursing workforce. Nurses are the first to acknowledge the effect of this shortage on their ability to care for patients adequately. A study

by ConnectRN found that 90 percent of nurses think the quality of patient care has suffered due to understaffed facilities.

In the face of this unprecedented crisis — one that has rendered 97.6 million Americans as living in a “health

professional shortage area” — the government has failed to institute policies offering our medical facilities immediate reprieve.

Currently, thousands of international healthcare professionals seek employment in the United States. Foreigneducated nurses are highly trained professionals who are qualified to provide care at medical facilities throughout the nation. Their employment offers a reliable, effective means to fill the gaps in care that could soon become chasms. However, they have been blocked from taking up viable employment opportunities for no other reason than unnecessary regulatory red tape.

Last year, the State Department issued a freeze on visa applications to account for the unprecedented demand for U.S.-based employment after COVID-19. As a result, thousands of qualified medical professionals have been forced to wait until at least 2025 to take up positions that the United States is fundamentally in need of now.

Opinion: If You Don’t Think We’re Equal, Look Elsewhere

BY FRED FRANSEN

Fred Fransen I’ve spent long periods of my life in Europe and around Europeans. One of the things that always astounds me is the importance of rank there. In the United States, I rarely call myself “Dr. Fransen,” despite having a doctorate. We typically refer only to physicians as “doctor.”

In Europe, academics are addressed with their full range of titles: I have a friend who was always called “Mr. Professor Dr. Dr. soand-so.” He was a university professor with a medical degree and a Ph.D.; he expected to be addressed with all three honorifics.

As an American, I’m less perplexed at why Europeans want to be addressed with titles than why those of “lower” ranks not only tolerate it but insist upon it — taking pride in their “betters.” They appear to enjoy being commoners in a world of royals.

Consider something familiar: driving on a highway in which a lane is closed and traffic merges from two lanes to one.

Inevitably, someone who “thinks they’re better than everyone else” will try to cut to the front of the line and, soon enough, someone else will block the open lane — not to get ahead, but to send a message to those who think they’re entitled to special privileges.

In Brussels, where I lived for several years, the opposite would happen: Expensive cars would routinely cut to the front of the line, and other drivers would let them! Happily.

Our self-anointed “elites” are just as eager to crown themselves with special privileges as elites elsewhere. We just don’t let them. It’s un-American.

wellbeing of our caretakers and put our patients at the center of what we do. We all benefit by giving our medical professionals the necessary resources and personnel. Legislators must pass the HWRA now.

ABOUT THE WRITER Kenneth Moritsugu was the deputy surgeon general of the United States and served as acting surgeon general. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

This newspaper’s letters to the editor are limited to a maximum of 350 words and will be edited for grammar, spelling and blatant inaccuracies. Unsubstantiated or irresponsible allegations,or personal attacks on any individual, will not be published. Letters containing details presented as facts rather than opinions must include their sources. All submissions must include the author’s full name, local street address and telephone number (only the name and city of residence will be published).

to more effectively seek out further grants for construction.

From page 1 This scoping will also allow CCEC to generation and storage for a more self-sustaining better understand how a microgrid would work alternative to a larger, in conjunction with the unified grid. existing infrastructure.

“Our coastal This understanding can communities face lead to better efficiency significant challenges and peak shaving in the from natural disasters. shorter term as well.

Power outages disrupt Both the City of Gold crucial services Beach and the City of and affect critical Brookings sent copies infrastructure in of the provided template places like Gold letter to the State Hazard Beach, Brookings, Mitigation Officer, and throughout Curry Anna Feigum, in the County. This project Oregon Department of presents a promising Emergency Management opportunity to enhance (ODEM). our resilience by “This letter serves exploring microgrid and as a letter of support battery energy storage for Curry County solutions to support for the Battery and the power grid in these Microgrid Project vulnerable areas,” states Scoping Application.

Buchhalter in his initial The proposed scoping letter to the councils. project will enable Curry The first step of this County and Coos-Curry process, should the Electric Cooperative grant application be (Coos-Curry) to explore successful, is the project possible solutions and scoping phase. It would sites for microgrid and allow Curry County and battery energy storage CCEC to begin exploring systems to support the specific sites and power grid for critical projects for these energy infrastructure in the resilience solutions.

City of Gold Beach and Once that scouting is the City of Brookings,” done, CCEC will be able states the letter of

support.

Having support from the Cities will go a long way in the grant process.

Those who want to see a more resilient and sustainable Curry County will be supporting the project as well. As many on the South Coast can attest, outages due to inclement weather seem to be on the rise recently.

Granting Coos-Curry with more opportunity for renewable energy, while also bolstering its resiliency, will be a big step toward sustainability and security for the county.

“By supporting this letter of support for Curry County’s application, the City can demonstrate its commitment to building a more resilient and sustainable future for all our communities. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration,” closes Buchhalter’s request for support.

For more stories on local government and environmental concerns, visit CurryPilot.com or pick up a physical edition of the Curry Coastal Pilot today!

ABOUT THE WRITER Frederic J. Fransen is president of Huntington (W.Va.) Junior College and CEO of Certell Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides schools and teachers with free digital curricula, e-books, lesson plans and related materials on U.S. government and history, world history and economics. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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Every culture has words and phrases used as insults or put-downs. In our own, few sting quite as much as calling someone “stuck up” or saying they “think they’re better than everyone else.”

That’s because most Americans don’t visualize things that way. We don’t have royalty, a class of people considered better than others. When we stand in line to vote — as many of us will this year — we stand and vote as equals, rich and poor, doctor and dropout, all together.

That’s one of the distinguishing characteristics of our country: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” the Declaration of Independence proclaims, “that all men are created equal …”

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, declared the Declaration of Independence a “promissory note” inherited by all people that everyone, Black and White, would be “guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Of course, in 1776, as today, it was in part aspirational rather than literal. It nevertheless speaks deeply to one of the core beliefs of Americans. And when our country comes up short, we demand better.

February looms large in America’s struggle to make good on its promissory note — and make things better. President Abraham Lincoln, born on February 12, celebrated his final birthday 11 days after Congress approved the resolution, sending the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery to the states for ratification. He was assassinated two months later. Five years after that, on February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude.

While recent discussions of American egalitarianism have focused mostly on racial equality and the rights of those outside the mainstream of society, America’s founding generation was more concerned about claims of birthright superiority.

This was not an idle fear. Alexander Hamilton, among others, argued that the United States should have an elected king instead of a president, believing that royalty was necessary for the good of society. The idea was soundly rejected.

Indeed, the drafters of the Constitution sufficiently feared the return of a monarchy that they included language prohibiting the federal government and the states from granting titles of nobility.

The idea of some individuals being “better than” others just because they were born into the “right” family or have more-prestigious jobs is anathema to most Americans. We don’t judge people that way.

If passed, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act immediately removes this pitfall in our immigration process.

The HWRA capitalizes on resources that would otherwise go to waste. The bill would recapture unused immigrant visas from years past and redistribute them to qualified healthcare professionals seeking employment in the United States, currently in an unnecessary backlog of applicants. The bill does not call for the creation of new visas; it simply reallocates a pool of unused employment opportunities previously authorized by Congress.

The demand for healthcare services is increasing. Without sufficient nurses to meet this demand, patient care is at risk. Legislators must pass the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. By enacting policies that support a sector decimated by the pandemic, we can ensure a strong and sustainable nursing pipeline now and in the future.

It is time to prioritize the

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Representative Court Boice announces priority bills for the 2024 session SALEM, OR –Today, Representative Court Boice, R-Gold Beach, announced the priority bills he has introduced in the 35-day legislative session.

HB 4142

Provides that when a person is charged with committing a new felony sex crime while out on bail for a felony sex crime, the person is only eligible for release after a hearing during which the court

determines whether bail may be denied, and if bail is allowed, the person must deposit the full bail amount set by the court.

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Recently, however, that progress has been threatened by some policy makers surrendering to the demands of a few pushing extreme ideologies. “More than ever, we need to get behind HB 4143 laws supporting women”, Directs some entities to said Representative Court keep males and females Boice (R-Gold Beach). apart for purposes of playing “One way that seems sports, spending time in obvious is to prohibit prison or jail and using biological males from some bathrooms. being housed in female Over fifty years ago prisons, from participating congress passed the in women’s sports and from bipartisan bill enacting using women’s restrooms.

Title IX which promoted That is the reason I have opportunities for women introduced HB 4143,” added in educational programs Representative Court Boice and activities funded by (R-Gold Beach).

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behavior is proof that the conditions of bail release are not sufficient to protect society from this individual and bail should be denied,” added Representative Court Boice (R-Gold Beach).

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The ‘Uncorking’ event From page 1 will take place on Friday, Opportunity’ is a great way Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oregon Coast Culinary to socialize with new and old friends while supporting Institute (1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay). a good cause.

Tickets are $95 per “I hope it will be a fun person. Space is limited and evening for everyone. But most of all, I hope everyone reservations are available knows that by participating on a first-come, first-serve basis. To purchase tickets, in the event, they are go to www.socc.edu/give. making a difference,” he Those who cannot said. attend the event, but still In addition to the food want to donate to local and wine pairings, the scholarships, can do so on fundraiser will also feature the website. There will also both a silent and live be another chance to raise auction. scholarship funds through Some of the auction an upscale winemaker’s adventure items include: dinner on May 4. tickets to an exclusive For more information, winemaker’ dinner, a contact the Southwestern private OCCI group Foundation at 541-888cooking class, a hot air 7209 or email foundation@ balloon ride for two, a one-week stay in Hawaii, as socc.edu.

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First Friday every month Adoration 4 p.m. & Mass 6 p.m.

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Baha’i Faith

Saturday Bible Study.....10:00am (All Ages) Saturday Worship..........11:15am

"O Lord My God...Sanctify mine eye, and mine ear, and my tongue, and my spirit, and my heart...my soul, my body, and mine entire being from turning unto anyone but Thee." ~Baha'u'llah

Also on Facebook and Youtube. https://www.facebook.com/ 7thdayadventistbrookings/

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In partaking of Holy communion in Remembrance of Jesus.

It runs every Wednesday in the Del Norte Triplicate & Curry Coastal Pilot Call for more information: (707) 460-6727 • (541) 813-1717

Crescent City Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church

Morning Prayer or Holy Eucharist:

10:30 am 220 E Macken Ave, Crescent City

707-464-2708

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Ft. Dick Fort Dick Bible Church “Grace Alone, through Christ Alone, for God’s Glory Alone” 6725 Lake Earl Dr. Sunday School - 9:30am Sunday Service - 10:45am Sunday Replay on Facebook @FortDickBibleChurch Mid-Week Bible Study - call for details Phone (707) 458-4030

Grace

Lutheran Church (LCMS)

9:00am All Ages Bible Study Childcare Available 10:15am “The Story” Worship 11:15am Fellowship 188 E Cooper, Crescent City www.GraceLutheranCC.com

Seventh-day Adventist

Everyone Welcome • Kids always welcome 1230 Blackwell Ln. Sunday Service.................10:00am Refreshments • Music • Children’s Classes Wed. Night Bible Study.......7:00pm Pastor Bill Paquette | 707-951-5072 We offer a Thursday night Youth Service @ 7:00pm.

Smith River Smith River Baptist Church 340 Highland Avenue, Smith River Just off Hwy. 101 (707) 487-5275 Pastor Steve Alexander

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1770 Northcrest Dr., Crescent City 707-464-2738 Pastor Mason Philpot Crescent City Seventh-day Adventist School Grades 1-8 ...........707-464-2738 Saturday Sabbath School...........9:30 a.m.

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625 2nd St, Crescent City, CA Pastor Pat Henderson (707) 460-1696 3180 S Fred D Haight Drive Smith River, CA 95567 • (707) 460-1696 Sun 10:00am • Wed 6:30pm Kids Ministry for both services Also on Facebook and YouTube www.solidrockcrescentcity.com

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Public Notices

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Justin J Morris, an individual; and Does 1-100, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: Crown Asset Management, LLC NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons RV Space for Rent and legal papers are served on you to file a written RV Trailer space for rent response at this court and Hiouchi. Long term. Call have a copy served on the 707-954-6915. plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

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by Owner Owner Owner Owner your case. There may be Brand New home for sale a court form that you can in desireable area. 1883 use for your response. You sq.ft. $679,000. 3bd, 2ba, can find these court forms and more information at the office. 96408 Oceanside California Courts Online East Drive. Deeded beach access. No realtors, please. Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), 541-661-8958 your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you.

If you cannot pay the filing Public Notices fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do NOTICE TO INTERESTED not file your response on time, you may lose the case PERSONS ESTATE OF KAREN ANNE by default, and your wages, money, and property may BAKER be taken without further CURRY COUNTY warning from the court.

CIRCUIT COURT CASE There are other legal NO. 23PB08941 requirements. You may NOTICE IS HEREBY want to call an attorney GIVEN that Michelle right away. If you do not Gallino has resigned as know an attorney, you may Personal Representative want to call an attorney of the Estate of Karen referral service. If you Anne Baker effective cannot afford an attorney, January 10, 2024. On you may be eligible for January 30, 2024, the free legal services from above referenced court a nonprofit legal services appointed Harry Raphael program. You can locate Baker as the Successor these nonprofit groups Personal Representative at the California Legal of the Estate of Karen Services Web site (www.

Anne Baker. All persons lawhelpcalifornia.org), having claims against the California Courts the estate are required Online Self-Help Center to present them, with (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ written evidence thereof attached, to the Successor selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county Personal Representative bar association. NOTE: c/o Patrick M. Terry, PO The court has a statutory Box 630, Coos Bay, OR 97420. All persons having lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement claims against the estate or arbitration award of are required to present $10,000 or more in a civil them within four months case. The court’s lien must after the first date of be paid before the court will publication of this notice to the Successor Personal dismiss the case.

The name and address of Representative at the the court is: address stated above for Del Norte County the presentation of claims Superior Court or such claims may be 450 H Street, Room 209 barred. All persons whose Crescent City, CA 95531 rights may be affected CASE NUMBER: by the proceedings CVCV-2022-2232 may obtain additional The name, address, information from the and telephone number records of the Court or of plaintiff’s attorney, or the Successor Personal Representative c/o Patrick plaintiff without an attorney, is: M. Terry.

Hada Fernandez/SBN Dated and first published 207127; Chris Stefan/SBN on February 14, 2024.

257516; Luis Duenas/SBN Attorney for Successor 271873 Personal Representative: DATE: October 31, 2022 Patrick M. Terry, OSB Esperanza Esparza, Clerk, #025730 PO Box 630,

by G. Hale, Deputy Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 756-2056 Published: Published: January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

February 14, 2024. Pilot & Triplicate T382949 ONPA. P384557 Furnished 1 bedroom 1 bath Apartment/Ste. Upstairs Apt. w/ utilities paid. Includes: W/S, garbage, electric, wi-fi & cable. No pets. $1140.00 a month plus security deposit. $25 Fee for Credit Check.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Gary Edmund Deremer, DECEDENT Case Number: PB247003 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Gary Edmund Deremer A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Amity Chairez, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Amity Chairez 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: March 8, 2024 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Arthur Nielsen Gale & Nielsen 2850 Harris Street Eureka, CA 95503 707-269-0167 Published: February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate T383844 ------------------------------------PUBLIC NOTICE A Timber Harvest Plan/ Timberland Conversion is being prepared in Del Norte County, approximately 7 air miles northeast of the community of Crescent City, CA. The proposed THP is located on the Crescent City 7.5’ USGS Quadrangle, in portions of Sections 22, T17N, R1W, HB&M. The THP drains to an unnamed tributary of Lake Earl. If you are aware of a domestic water supply that comes directly from within 1,000 feet downstream of the named harvest location, please contact Stephen Hohman within 10 days of the publication of this notice at: Hohman & Associates P.O. Box 733 Hydesville, CA 95547 Published: February 14, 2024. Triplicate. T383934

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-22947595-CL Order No.: FIN-22010699 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/15/2005. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Russell P. Reid and Rebecca A. Reid Recorded: 7/1/2005 as Instrument No. 20054870 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of DEL NORTE County, California; Date of Sale: 3/13/2024 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Steps of the Southwest Entrance to the Flynn Administration Building, located at 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $364,199.61 The purported property address is: 1050 SANDMAN ROAD, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 112-121-043-000 112-121-43 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the

trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-947595CL. 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. NOTICE TO TENANT: 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 http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-947595-CL 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. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-22-947595-CL IDSPub #0200805 Published: February 14, 21, and 28, 2024. Triplicate.

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NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS February 5, 2024 Bob Brown Consulting Community Development Director City of Crescent City Community Development Department 377 J Street Crescent City, CA, 95531 bbrown@shn-engr.com (707)-822-5785 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Crescent City.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about March 1, 2024, the City of Crescent City (City) will submit a request to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of 26 project-based vouchers (at $129,276 (2024 value) per year for 20 years) under US Code Title 42, Chapter 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 USC 1437f) as amended, to undertake a project known as the Harbor Point Senior Housing Project (project). The future annual funding amount for the project-based vouchers may increase each year, consistent with the annual change in the value of the fair market rent for the Project area. As such, the estimated total HUD Project funding over 20 years is $3,302,311, based on an annual percentage increase of 2.5 percent.

The project site is located at 655 H Street, Crescent City, California (APN: 118-170-002). The project proposes construction of 26 income-restricted rental housing units for seniors and one market-rate manager’s unit (for a total of 27 residential units). All of the proposed units would occur in one rectangular, three-story building that would be approximately 40 feet in height and contain a total of 24,174 square feet (s.f.) of floor area (with a building footprint of 7,725 s.f). The three-bedroom, two-bathroom manager’s unit would be 1,025 s.f. in size. Twenty-three of the units (88 percent) would be one-bedroom units that would vary from 531 s.f. to 585 s.f. in size. Three of the units (12 percent) would be two-bedroom units that would vary from 694 s.f. to 714 s.f. in size. Twenty-six of the units would be reserved for low-income seniors as part of the Section 8 ProjectBased Voucher Program.

The project would also include a lobby, manager’s office, sunroom, sitting room, outdoor sun deck, covered entry, fitness room, laundry facilities, an elevator, stairs, and other circulation spaces. Site development includes sidewalk and driveway improvements, 29 off-street vehicle parking spaces with two accessible spaces, new walkways, utility infrastructure, a trash and recycling enclosure, landscaped open space, outdoor lighting, signage, and wood fencing along the southern boundary. The project would be supported, in part, by 26 projectbased vouchers, which are a component of HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment.

Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the City of Crescent City Community Development Department at 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA, 95531, and may be examined or copied on weekdays by appointment between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. To make an appointment, contact Heather Welton at hwelton@ crescentcity.org. The ERR can also be accessed online at www.crescentcity.org.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Bob Brown, Consulting Community Development Director, at bbrown@crescentcity.org.

All comments received by February 29, 2024, will be considered by the City prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. The physical copy of the ERR is on file at the Community Development Department Office located at 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA, 95531, and may be examined or copied on weekdays by appointment between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. To make an appointment, contact Heather Welton at hwelton@ crescentcity.org. The ERR can also be accessed online at www.crescentcity.org.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The City certifies to HUD that Eric Wier, in his capacity as City Manager and as the NEPA Certifying Officer, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Crescent City’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date specified above or the actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Crescent City; (b) the City of Crescent City has omitted a step or failed to make a determination or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Section 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD San Francisco Regional Office at One Sansome Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA, 94194 and at RROFSFRO@ hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Eric Wier, City Manager City of Crescent City NEPA Certifying Officer Published: February 14, 2024. Triplicate. T384550 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: T. A. Dailey Construction PO Box 391 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: 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/ Troy Dailey This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/26/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20240009 Published: February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2023. Triplicate T383821

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS The Curry County Soil & Water Conservation District is holding its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27. In addition to routine business, agenda topics include reviewing the draft 2022-23 annual report.

Other matters may be discussed. The meeting will be held at the Curry Watersheds Partnership office located at 29286 Ellensburg Ave., Gold Beach. The location is accessible to persons with disabilities. An electronic option to join is also available. To access the meeting electronically, please contact Tammy Wills at tammy.wills@ currywatersheds.org or (541) 247-2755 ext 6. To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact Tammy Wills at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Published: February 14, 2024. Pilot & ONPA. P384529 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Pelican Beach Estates 17281 Hwy 101 N Smith River, CA 95567 This filing is a refile of previous file # 20220134 due to publication requirement not met on pervious filing.

This Business is conducted by: a married couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 10/10/2022.

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/ Trisha White This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/30/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Hannah Gill, Deputy File No. 20240013 Published: February 14, 21, 28, and March 6, 2024.

Triplicate T384464 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Janet Schwertscharf Licensed Clinical Social Worker 1080 Mason Mall Ste 10 Crescent City, CA 95531 This filing is a refile of previous file # 20230108 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: 10/1/2018 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/ Janet Schwertscharf This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/16/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Hannah Gill, Deputy File No. 20240004 Published: January 31, February 7, 14, and 21., 2024. Triplicate T383108 ------------------------------------Notice of Public Meeting A quarterly meeting of the Upper Chetco Rural Fire Protection District will begin on March 6, 2024, at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the fire hall on Gardner Ridge Road. The public is encouraged to attend.

Respectfully submitted by Lori Wraith Published: February 14, 2024. Pilot & ONPA. P384558

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TS No: CA08000082-221 APN: 110-240-025-000 TO No: 220071298-CAVOI 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 March 18, 2004. 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 February 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM, at the stairs of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn County Administration Building at 981 H St, 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 23, 2004 as Instrument No. 20041812, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Del Norte County, California, executed by STEPHEN G, PRESTON AND JENNIFER R. PRESTON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of BENEFICIAL CALIFORNIA INC. 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: 3031 ALDER RD, 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 $206,841.71 (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 Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www. nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0800008222-1. 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 916.939.0772, or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000082-22-1 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. Date: January 18, 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0800008222-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 By: Bernardo Sotelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.nationwideposting. com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Nationwide Posting & Publication AT 916.939.0772 NPP0445951 Published: February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate.

T383411 ------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Clyde A. Carpenter, Jr., Decedent Case Number: PB247005 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Clyde A. Carpenter, Jr. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Clyde W. Carpenter, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Clyde W. Carpenter 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: February 23, 2024 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: CHRIS DOEHLE PO Box 1321 Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 465-1388 Publish: February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate T383683

JLF 23-129111 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Ronald F. Enright, whose address is 718 / 728 Pioneer Road, Brookings, OR 97415 as grantor to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., as named Beneficiary, dated September 30, 2003, recorded October 14, 2003, in the mortgage records of Curry County, Oregon, as Instrument No. 2003-7612, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the present Beneficiary as defined by ORS 86.705(2), as covering the following described real property: A parcel of land lying within the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Five (5), Township Fortyone (41) South, Range Thirteen (13) West, Willamette Meridian, Curry County, Oregon, described as follows: Commencing at a point described as being North 600.0 feet and East 739.64 feet from the Southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4), said Section 5; thence West 169.64 feet; thence South 175.0 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence West 200.0 feet; thence North 110.0 feet; thence East 200.0 feet; thence South 110.0 feet to the True Point of Beginning.

EXCEPT the West 5.0 feet conveyed to the City of Brookings by deed recorded in BR: 147 Page: 96, Curry County book of records.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 718 / 728 Pioneer Road, Brookings, OR 97415 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 $990.13, from June 1, 2023 and monthly payments in the sum of $1,524.67, from September 1, 2023, 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: $93,500.13, together with accrued interest in the sum of $3,428.19 through December 26, 2023, together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.625% per annum from December 27, 2023, plus the sum of $8,212.94 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 May 21, 2024, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, inside the main lobby of 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 paying 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: 12-28-2023 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, LLC, Successor Trustee 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255, Vancouver, WA 98683 www. logs.com/janeway_law_firm Telephone: (360) 2602253 Toll-free: 1-800970-5647 JLF 23-129111 NPP0445188 Published: February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024. Pilot & ONPA. P383410 ------------------------------------Lien Sale Sat Feb 24th @10am Best Self Storage 2100 Northcrest Dr Unit 84&330 Melissa Webb Boxes of miscellaneous items, old dishwasher, broken ladder.

Unit 421 Andrew Feliciano Household items, kayak, motorcycle.

Unit 202 Mike Jarose Bike, cot, household items.

Published: February 14 and 21, 2024. Triplicate.

T384457

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Redwood Roadside Bouquets 100 Red Hawk Ln Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: a married couple 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/ Cindy Henderson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/23/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20240008 Published: Dates, February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024.

Triplicate T383501 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: N8IVE RIDES TRANSPORTATION 30 Ash Road Klamath, CA 95548 This Business is conducted by: a joint venture The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/1/2024 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/ Amber Ward This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/8/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Hannah Gill, Deputy File No. 20240002 Published: January 23, 31, February 7 and 14, 2024.

Triplicate T382671 ------------------------------------LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF CLAIMS For the Intestate Estate of Virginia Beverly Crawford in the Circuit Court for Curry County, Oregon, the abovenamed decedent in case number 24PB00292. The Personal Representative is Joseph Candiotta. 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, OR, 97415; or claims can be presented to: Joseph Candiotta, 11423 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, WA, 98499. 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 January 31, 2024.

Published: January 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

Pilot & ONPA. P383471 ------------------------------------Notice of Public Meeting The Port of Brookings Harbor Board of Director’s will hold a Regular Meeting Wednesday February 21, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. For meeting agenda and packet please visit Port website: www.portofbrookingsharbor. com This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider Published: February 14, 2024. Pilot & ONPA P383312

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TSG No.: 8787200 TS No.: CA2300289316 APN: 116-051-10 Property Address: 2234 HARMONY LANE CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/30/2009.

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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/28/2024 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07/02/2009, as Instrument No. 20092861, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of DEL NORTE County, State of California. Executed by: MICHELLE M. BLAKELY, AS A SINGLE WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Steps of the Southwest Entrance Flynn Administration Building, 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 116-051-10 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2234 HARMONY LANE, 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, but without covenant or warranty, expressed 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, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 76,706.65.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. 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 800-280-2832 or visit this internet website www.

Auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300289316 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. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, 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 855-976-3916, or visit this internet website https:// www.auction.com/sb1079, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300289316 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, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 800-2802832NPP0446252 Published: February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate.

T383780 ------------------------------------A Storage Lien sale will be held on Saturday, February 17th, 2023.

Hewitt’s Stor-All 96650 DeMoss Rd. Brookings, OR 97415 Viewing of unit at 11:30 AM, Sale at 12:00 Noon Unit #126 - Julie Raiter Household & Misc. Items Published: January 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON OPTIONS FOR A PROPOSED TOLL INCREASE ON THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) will hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment on proposed options to increase tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge, as follows: Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 9:00 am Board Room, Administration Building, Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza San Francisco, CA Listen and Comment at: (415) 569-6446 The District is considering options for a proposed fiveyear toll increase on the Golden Gate Bridge from July 2024-2028. In October 2023, the District’s Board of Directors (Board) received the District’s five-year financial projections, which shows a projected deficit between $220 to $471 million. Bridge tolls supply the majority of the District’s revenue. Roughly half of the annual toll revenue is used to maintain and operate the Golden Gate Bridge, and the other half is used to operate bus and ferry transit services. The District requires additional revenue to continue to fund operations and capital projects for the Golden Gate Bridge and its transit services.

The proposed five-year toll increase includes four options, which may be changed, supplemented, or eliminated as a result of public comments received and/or Board action. Public input is sought on these options, as outlined below.

Toll Increase Options for Two-Axle Vehicles and Projected 5-Year Revenues The toll increase options for two-axle vehicles include: Option 1 - 5-Year Result $139 Million $0.50 increase in July 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 Option 2 - 5-Year Result $114 Million $0.40 increase in July 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 Option 3 - 5-Year Result $107 Million 4% increase in July 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 Option 4 - 5-Year Result $101 Million $0.35 increase in July 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 Corresponding increases in toll rates for multi-axle vehicles, carpools, and persons with disabilities are also under consideration.

Public input is invited on all options that may be identified during the public comment period.

For additional information regarding the proposed Toll Increase on the Golden Gate Bridge, see the Staff Report and agendas on the District’s website at https://www. goldengate.org/district/ board-of-directors/meetingdocuments. In addition, you may request the information and documents by contacting the Secretary of the District by email at districtsecretary@ goldengate.org, by phone at (415) 923-2223, by fax at 415-923-2013, by mail at the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 29000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA, 94129-9000, or by using TDD California Relay Service at 711.

Please note that all printed materials and handouts related to the proposed toll increase will be available in Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese as per the District’s Language Implementation Plan.

Additional languages are available upon request.

Public comments will be received at the public hearing, or may be presented in writing to the Secretary of the District at the above address. Comments may also be sent by email to publichearing@goldengate. org. Written comments should be received no later than Friday, February 23, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.

To request special assistance due to a disability at this public hearing or to request translation services, please call the District Secretary’s Office at (415) 923-2223 three days before the hearing date. /s/ Amorette M. Ko-Wong, Secretary of the District Dated: February 1, 2024 CNS-3778646# Published: February 7 and 14, 2024. Triplicate.

T383830 ------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF JOSEPHINE Case No: 23DR15058 Jonathan Ribich, Plaintiff/ Petitioner v.

Derriah Hatcher, Defendant/Respondent SUMMONS FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION Date of First Publication: February 14, 2024 (response must be filed within 30 days of this date).

JONATHAN RIBICH has filed a custody case asking the court to order full custody of my child.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case, or the other side will win automatically. To “appear,” you must file a legal Response, Answer, or Motion. Forms may be available through the court above or online at www.courts.oregon.gov/ forms. Talk to a lawyer for information about appearing by motion.

Your response must be filed with the court named above within 30 days of the date of first publication (noted above), along with the required filing fee (go to www.courts.oregon.gov for fee information). It must be in proper form. You must show that the other party’s lawyer (or the party if they do not have a lawyer) was formally served with a copy of your response according to the service rules. Service rules are in the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP) Rule 9.

If you have questions, see a lawyer immediately. If you need help finding a lawyer, you can call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at 503.684.3763 or toll free in Oregon at 800.452.7636 or go to www. oregonstatebar.org.

Date: 1/25/2024 Signature: /s/ Jonathan Ribich 2928 Naples Drive Grants Pass, OR 97527 458-257-7055 Published: February 14, 21, 28, and March 6, 2024. Pilot & ONPA P383848 ------------------------------------Request for Proposal Municipal Auditor Port of Brookings Harbor is requesting proposals for Municipal Auditor for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

The audit must be conducted by a municipal auditor licensed by the Oregon Board of Accountancy and be compliant with municipal audit law [ORS 297.465].

The audit must be completed by December 31, 2024.

A single organizationwide audit will also be required with provisions of OMB Circular A-133, in accordance with GAGAS, as Federal Funds expended during this fiscal year will exceed $750,000.

Questions regarding this work or proposal, please contact April Walker at 541469-2218 extension 405 or by email to accounts@ portofbrookingsharbor.com Request for Proposals Proposals may be submitted by mail to the Port of Brookings Harbor, PO Box 848, Brookings Oregon 97415, or by email to accounts@ portofbrookingsharbor.com on or before 4:00 p.m. on February 29, 2024.

Note: The Port of Brookings Harbor reserves the right to waive or reject any or all proposals and reserves the right to negotiate any terms with any selected proposer.

Published: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, and 28.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: John Cecil Hastings, DECEDENT Case Number: PB247004 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of John Cecil Hastings A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Lynn Hastings, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Lynn Hastings 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: February 23, 2024 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Gino de Solenni 384 G Street Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-6181 Published: February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate T383857 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Moreno Construction 105 Embarcadero Drive 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: 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/ Luis Moreno This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/22/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20240007 Published: February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024. Triplicate T383767

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Cypress Company 933 3rd St., Ste A 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: 12/7/2023 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/ Tiffany Edler This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/9/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20240003 Published: January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

Triplicate T382686 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Blue Circle Wellness 2201 Parkway Drive Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: a married couple 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/ Erica Moore This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/30/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20240014 Published: February 14, 21, 28, and March 6, 2024.

Triplicate T383990 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Smith River Organic Farm 11571 Oceanview Drive Smith River, CA 95567 This Business is conducted by: an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/26/2024 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/ Theresa Allaway This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 1/26/2024 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Hannah Gill, Deputy File No. 20240011 Published: February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024. Triplicate T383834 ------------------------------------NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority is requesting proposals for Engineering & Permit Review services relating to the Crescent City Landfill.

Copies of the full request for proposals are available through the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, and may be requested by phone: 707465-1100 or mail: P.O Box 1924, Crescent City.

Proposals are due at the above address by 4:30 P.M. on Monday, March 11, 2024, or may be hand-delivered to the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority office at the Del Norte County Transfer Station, 1700 State Street, Crescent City, CA, 95531. /s/ Tedd Ward - Director Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority Published: Feb 14, 2024.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23959804-CL Order No.: FIN-23008623 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/8/2020. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MARK W RICHIE AND SUSAN R RICHIE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Recorded: 7/14/2020 as Instrument No. 20202504 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of DEL NORTE County, California; Date of Sale: 2/21/2024 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the stairs of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn County Administration Building located at 981 H St, Crescent City, CA 95531 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $251,745.47 The purported property address is: 2870 RAILROAD AVENUE, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 110-270-034-000 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 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-959804CL. 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. NOTICE TO TENANT: 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 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-959804-CL 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. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owneroccupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney.

If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION. TS No.: CA-23-959804-CL IDSPub #0190524 Published: January 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

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T.S. No.: 23-9683 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: ******3338 APN: 117-041-025-000 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 2/23/2009. 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 Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Gloria Mae Hodson, a married woman as her sole and separate estate Duly Appointed Trustee: Prestige Default Services, LLC Recorded 2/27/2009 as Instrument No. 20090946 in book —, page — of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Del Norte County, California, Date of Sale: 2/23/2024 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: steps of the County Recorder’s office. 981 H Street, Crescent City Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $408,069.75 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1353 Parkway Drive Crescent City CA 95531 A.P.N.: 117-041-025-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first

publication of this Notice of Sale. 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. All checks payable to Prestige Default Services, LLC. 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 (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Website https:// mkconsultantsinc.com/ trustees-sales/, using the file number assigned to this case 23-9683. 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 Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice To Tenant: 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 (877) 440-4460, or visit this internet website https:// mkconsultantsinc.com/ trustees-sales/, using the file number assigned to this case 23-9683 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. Date: 1/5/2024 Prestige Default Services, LLC 1920 Old Tustin Ave. Santa Ana, California 92705 Questions: 949-427-2010 Sale Line: (877) 440-4460 Patricia Sanchez, Trustee Sale Officer Published: January 31, February 7, and 14, 2024.

Triplicate. T383409 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Emotion Wise 1910 Northcrest Drive, Suite B 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: 10/1/2022 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/ Cheryl Simons This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/22/2023 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Hannah Gill, Deputy File No. 20230134 Published: January 31, February 7, 14, and 21, 2024. Triplicate T383126

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As it’s revealed COVID may cause insomnia, expert reveals the foods YOU should eat for a good night’s sleep Following reports that COVID may cause insomnia, a sleep expert has revealed the foods and supplements that can help aid a good night’s sleep – and many of these items might already be sitting in your cupboard or fridge.

A study published in Frontiers of Public Health revealed that Vietnamese scientists surveyed over 1,000 COVID patients on their sleep habits and found that three in four of those with a mild infection suffered sleepless nights.

According to a recent report by Nuffield Health, 49% of Brits report that their sleep quality has worsened in the past 12 months, while 49.2% report getting less than six hours of sleep a night.

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can help support a restful night’s sleep, including kiwis, cherries, oily fish, and chamomile.

The sleep experts say: “While many people resort to a glass of wine or two to help them drift off in the evening, this can actually be detrimental to the quality of our sleep in the long run.

“There are several much more sensible options that you can add to your diet to help boost your chance of getting some quality Zzz’s.

Here are some of the best foods for a good night’s sleep according to science: 1. Kiwis - While researchers are not entirely sure why kiwis are so good for sleep, they attribute their slumber-aiding properties to the high number of vitamins and minerals such as

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recent storms were without power for a week or more, leaving many with From page 1 no source of heat in the sub-freezing temperatures. saying that in southern Hoyle said she tried to Lincoln County, they weren’t aware of how bad facilitate aid to hard-hit areas in her district, and things were in northern Lincoln County, where the she added that steps need to be taken to help mitigate ice hit harder.” In Lane the impact of future events County, she said, the ice like this. storm was devastating in “Number one, we made some areas, with inches sure working with our of ice accumulating. local elected officials to “In Cottage Grove, they alert the governor, because ran out of power at the the Portland metro area hospital because there was no way to get gas (for also got hit,” she said.

“Sometimes what we find generators). “In Eugene, is that when there’s an they got less than an event in the Portland metro inch of ice, but in east area, the downstate areas Springfield, 80 percent of are not on their radar, and the trees were damaged.” there’s lots of people there.

And at the Springfield “In terms of resiliency,” hospital, “We had 120 added Hoyle, “we want to people in the waiting room make sure that generators who couldn’t get back home, couldn’t leave, there are available. One of the weren’t enough beds,” she things we were talking about, both here in Lincoln said.

County and in Lane Many people are County, was that we had prepared to cope with assisted living facilities a loss of power lasting perhaps two or three days, that didn’t have back-up generators.” She and other but some areas hit by the

and omega-3, which help the body regulate serotonin. Studies have found that those who eat at least three portions of oily fish a week experience better overall sleep.

vitamins C and E. 2. Cherries - Tart or sour cherries have an antioxidant effect, which can increase total sleep time and efficiency thanks to the high concentrations of the sleep hormone melatonin. This can help regulate circadian rhythm and promote healthy sleep.

5. Nuts - Nuts such as almonds, pistachios, walnuts, and cashews contain melatonin and sleep-promoting minerals like magnesium and zinc, which have been found to help improve the symptoms of sleep disorders like insomnia.

3. Malted milk – Known more commonly by the brand name Horlicks, consuming malted milk powder before bedtime has been proven to increase sleep quality and reduce As well as highlighting interruptions, thanks sleep-promoting foods, the to the high levels of experts also reveal which vitamins B and D. supplements can help achieve better sleep.

4. Oily fish – Oily fish such as salmon, Lavender mackerel and trout are high in vitamin D The smell of lavender legislators will be looking at what they can do to channel federal funds to the state, which could be in the form of community project appropriations that each congressperson and senator get to select each year. “So for 202425, how can we help invest in public safety, communications,” she said.

Another major issue is the disaster response that is channeled through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“Sometimes the federal government can be overly bureaucratic. One of my first bills that I signed on to was to make FEMA a cabinet-level office,” Hoyle said. “Right now, it’s under Homeland Security because it used to be we’d have natural disasters that would happen every once in a while.” But now, major storms are occurring around the country on what seems to be an

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“The other thing about FEMA is that they are so careful to make sure that nobody takes money from the federal government inappropriately that they put huge burdens on people who have just lost their homes … it is a very difficult bureaucratic process,” added Hoyle.

“So we are going to work with senators Merkley and Wyden and these communities to help make sure they can access the resources that they need.”

With the power outages, there were families who lost thousands of dollars worth of food that they are going to have to replace. “We can replace SNAP benefits, and the governor has declared state of emergencies,” Hoyle said. “So it really goes from local, to state, to federal government for this kind of help and assistance where the federal government will be able to pay for 75 to 90 percent of the cleanup.

And that is going to be very important.”

the stress hormone cortisol and promote melatonin. Snacking on dark chocolate, nuts, and seeds will help boost levels naturally. Alternatively, it can be taken as a supplement before bed to relax muscles and prepare the body for sleep.

Sleep experts at Bed Kingdom say: “Consider Chamomile adding these foods and Thanks to an antioxidant supplements to your called apigenin, chamomile daily routine to promote has a calming effect on the relaxation and improve brain, making it easier to your sleep before going fall asleep. This wonder down the pharmaceutical plant can be consumed via route. tea or supplement form, “Particularly during the but make sure to check winter months, a lack of before consuming it, as it vitamin D can impact our can interfere with certain sleep quality and have a medications. knock-on effect on our mood and productivity.

Magnesium Therefore, it’s important to Supplementing diets with ensure you are eating foods foods high in magnesium that are rich in Vitamin D has been shown to reduce in order to combat this. election. Hoyle was asked for her take on how well she thinks Congress is functioning these days.

“I have to say it’s bizarre because day-to-day basis, on all of my bills that have been passed, they have been bipartisan.

And I work very well with my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, on nonpartisan issues.”

But although things may seem “normal” on the day-to-day basis, “then we go to the floor, and the small minority of extremists … the people who want to break government, they have a disproportionate amount of control in Congress because Republicans are afraid to break the party line. For me, I’m going to vote for whatever I think is best for my district. I show up, and I fight for this district. I’m proud of the things we’ve gotten done.” Hoyle said, “I have just been focused on doing my job, getting out there and meeting people in the community. Getting out there and making sure that every part of this district feels like they’re represented. These are real difficult times in the world, in our local communities, and the hyper-polarization that we are seeing means that we are not seeing each other as people.”

Over the past year, Hoyle’s office worked with 624 constituent families in solving their problems.

“And we’ve responded to over 30,000 letters. We had 1,259 constituent meetings in the last year throughout

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has a relaxing effect as it interacts with the neurotransmitter GABA to act as an anxiety reliever.

This helps quiet the brain and nervous system activity to aid a good night’s sleep.

Lavender comes in many scented forms, including pillow sprays, diffusers, and topical creams.

this district,” she added.

Fourth Congressional District Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District includes Lincoln County, Benton County, Coos County, northern Douglas County and Lane County.

The district covers more than 250 miles of coastline.

Hoyle said her congressional district includes people from across the political spectrum, “and my job is to make sure I’m fighting for everyone and meeting them where they are. The only way to do that is to actually travel the district and talk to people.” She also said she will be responsive to her constituents. “We want to make sure people know that they can reach out to our office. If they have a problem with the federal government, we can help them navigate sometimes really difficult bureaucratic processes.” She said she can help people with things like tracking a misdirected benefits payment; helping to fill out a federal government form; applying for Social Security, veteran, education, and other federal benefits; explaining federal government activities or decisions; applying to a military service academy; and immigrating to the U.S. or applying for citizenship.

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If you are not the member listed, you must be legally authorized to claim one of these checks, including checks for members that are deceased.

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Please provide your name, the listed member’s name and telephone number. A member of our team will contact you as soon as possible. For additional questions, contact us at 541-332-3931 or What are capital credits? by email at capitalcredits@cooscurryelectric.com.

Capital credits reflect each member’s ownership Unclaimed capital credits will be forfeited and in the cooperative. Other businesses and utilities reclaimed by Coos-Curry Electric as permanent return profits to investors and shareholders. equity six months after the last published Not us. CCEC is a member-owned not-for-profit notice. A portion of the reclaimed capital credits cooperative. We return margins—or profits—as are distributed to community organizations capitalVisit credits to members like you. Members www.ccec.coop/capital-credits to view the unclaimed capital credit list. as charitable donations for the benefit of the invest in CCEC when they buy power. Each communities we serve. year, after all expenses have been paid, any remaining margins from providing electric service are allocated to members as capital credits in proportion to their electric use.

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The names of members who have unclaimed capital credits paid in 2019 will appear in a special insert within the Curry Coastal Pilot newspaper. The insert will be published at least one time in January, February, March and April 2024. You can also visit www.ccec.coop/capital-credits to view the list.

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Raised in the San Francisco area, Karen Bea began studying the piano at age five and took up the violin, viola, and French horn soon after.

She earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Indiana University and her master’s at Carnegie Mellon in Pennsylvania, where she performed with the Pittsburgh Opera and substituted with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. During the summer Karen has performed at the Luzerne Music center in New York and the Spoleto Festival in Italy. She currently works at the Britt Music Festival in she earned a master’s Oregon. degree in Chamber Music Cellist Bridget Pasker and Professional Studies began her musical studies at from the San Francisco the age of four. Originally Conservatory of Music. She from Dubuque, IA, she is currently the Associate studied at the Preucil Principal cellist of the School of Music before Phoenix Symphony. earning her bachelor’s For more information In times of uncertainty, rest assured ascommunity your community newspaper, In times of uncertainty, rest assured that asthat your newspaper, degree from The Julliard about are working hardawith a local, regional andprogram, national network of we arewe working hard with local, regional andthis national network ofplease official resources to you keepinformed you informed up toon date the School.

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Since 1991 he has been part of a violin/harp duo called Equinox.

Nicola “Nicki” Payne has been a member of the Britt Festival Orchestra since 1995, and Principal Second Violin since 2003.

Nicola performs with Vista Philharmonic Lexington Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, as well as many other groups in the Boston area including the Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society. Nicola has performed with the Kansas City Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Evansville Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, and New World Symphony.

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The greater economic security a community has, the healthier it tends to be. Seafood also offers numerous health benefits.

“An increase in local seafood consumption would substantially increase local nutrition Many on the Oregon and living wage jobs, Coast choose to consume both of which are social locally sourced seafood determinants of community products because of the health,” Oregon Coast freshness and quality, in Visitors Association addition to supporting Executive Director Marcus friends and neighbors in the communities where the Hinz said. “Today, planes seafood industry is a pillar. are leaving Oregon with our high-quality, It’s commonly known third-party certified that seafood in general seafood, while we fly in is good for the heart and uninspected, unverified mind, but locally sourced seafood from around the seafood carries even more world.” significant benefits for Fish and other seafoods public health. Supporting do wonders for the our local friends and cardiovascular system neighbors in the fishing community also feels good. and can decrease the risk of heart-related death A recent study by the by roughly 17 percent, Oregon Coast Visitors according to the Journal of Association -- “Oregon Coast Synthesized Seafood American Medicine, and those with higher levels Distribution Chain Model of omega-3 fatty acids in Project” by Hans Radtke their blood, which come and Shannon Davis -from seafood, experience found that 90 percent of lifespans that are extended the seafood consumed on by more than 2 years. the Oregon Coast is not The “Mediterranean” sourced locally. A study diet – which according to by the Berkeley School the New England Journal of Public Health found of Medicine drastically that around 85 percent of improves heart health all seafood consumed by – relies on significant Americans is imported fish consumption, along from foreign countries. with nuts, olive oil and In response, OCVA has launched the Ocean Cluster other foods. In one study, individuals on the diet saw Initiative to help combat their risk of cardiovascular that trend. The initiative disease reduced by a aims to help the Oregon whopping 30 percent.

Coast’s communities It’s also good for the capture more economic, public health, humanitarian mind. The American Psychiatric Association and environmental value found that regular fish from the local sea fare. consumers are nearly 20 One of the largest percent less likely to suffer determinants of public health is the socioeconomic from depression, likely because of the omega-3 aspect of a community. fatty acids prevalent in A locally based food seafood. And seafood system in Oregon consumption by still would support a diverse workforce with living growing children can wage job opportunities improve intelligence. including harvesters, A scientific review processors, retailers and headed by 13 leading

Local seafood doesn’t just taste better; it’s also better for our health.

dietary professionals found that seafood has profound effects on brain development in infant and adolescent children. And mothers who eat seafood during pregnancy increase the IQ of their children by an average of 7.7 points.

In some cases, the gain reached 9.5 points.

While the health benefits of seafood in general are undeniable, it’s even more crucial that the bounty on the plate is locally sourced. Imported seafood poses a significant threat to the American seafood industry, while in many cases perpetuating environmental, health and human rights violations.

Most imports are farmraised. While that’s not always bad, many other countries have lower standards of health for their fish and some use drugs that are banned in the United States. The Berkeley School of Public Health also found that most of the seafood brought into the country is not supervised by the United States Food and Drug Administration. So seafood contaminated by drugs and bacteria can slip past

federal regulators and into our kitchens, ultimately landing on our plates.

Of the 17.6 million tons of seafood imported to the United States, only about 1 percent is inspected by the FDA, and just 0.1 percent is tested for banned drug residues. Between 2011 and 2018, 95 percent of imported seafood products flagged for food safety violations were not tested by the FDA.

“Food is a primary component of nearly every social determinant of health,” OCVA Deputy Director Arica Sears said.

“Eating local seafood brings food security to rural communities, builds community resilience, reconnects communities to the high quality of food just off our coast and ensures higher levels of food safety. It also improves food security, as our local

seafood bounty then stays here as a healthy food source for coastal people.

Buying local also is a way to fight climate change and human rights injustices, as well as eat healthier, with our very own pocketbooks right here in our own communities.”

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of the board for the Cancer Support Community and a board member for the California Association of Healthcare Leaders/ American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE).

Lane is also retired from the United States Navy, where he began his healthcare administration career and served for more than 20 years.

Lane holds a master’s degree from Golden Gate University in business administration with concentrations in healthcare services, information technology and financial management.

He is also an ACHE fellow

and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, an advanced professional certification designed to support optimal organizational performance.

Lane assumes the CEO role at Sutter Coast Hospital from Mitch Hanna, who is retiring after more than 30 years of serving patients and communities in Sutter Health’s not-for-profit health system. He held numerous leadership roles, including nearly 10 years leading Sutter Coast Hospital. During his tenure at Sutter Coast Hospital, he helped enhance access to services including opening the Sutter Coast Infusion

Center, developing a new on-campus dialysis center, helping launch a new hospice service expected to be available later in 2024, and significantly expanding offerings in Brookings, Oregon. Additionally, Hanna was part of the team that helped secure a federal grant to bring more

physicians to the rural coast. Sutter Coast Hospital has also been a consistent high-performer in quality care under Hanna’s leadership, including recent recognitions for safer, more equitable pregnancy care, maternity care and patient safety and LGBTQ+centered care.

New CEO to Lead Sutter Coast Hospital

FOR THE PILOT Michael N. Lane will step into the role of CEO for Sutter Coast Hospital effective Feb. 5, 2024.

Lane most recently served as the group chief operating officer at Tenet Healthcare, providing operational oversight of six Tenet hospitals across Northern California. He simultaneously served as the chief operating officer at Tenet’s Twin Cities Hospital in Templeton, California. In this role, he was instrumental in leading the day-to-day operations of the 122-bed acute care hospital, where he and his teams helped earn the highest employee engagement and customer

loyalty scores within Tenet’s NorCal Group.

“Michael’s commitment to relationship building and community engagement, coupled with his dedication to high-quality healthcare will have a positive impact on Sutter Coast Hospital patients, as well as the physicians, nurses, clinicians and employees who care for the Del Norte community,” said Rachael McKinney, president for Sutter Health’s Greater Sacramento Market.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Lane was active in his community, previously serving as the Templeton Chamber of Commerce board president, chairman

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State signs up for summer food program for kids but needs Legislature to commit funds of administering the program, with the federal government paying for the State officials have rest. Jake Sunderland, a signed up for a three-month spokesman for the Oregon summer food program that Department of Human would benefit nearly Services, said the 300,000 children in department will request that Oregon. the budget-writing Joint The program would Ways and Means work much like the Committee approve $12.7 Supplemental Nutrition million to fund the program Assistance Program, or for two years.

SNAP, by giving eligible Sunderland said there’s families debit cards to buy great need for the program, groceries. A total of $40 with an estimated 294,000 would be given to each children in Oregon likely to eligible child from a lowqualify. income family during the “The Oregon Food Bank summer, when they’re not reports that one in five eating free meals in people in the state face schools. hunger,” he said. “During There’s just one catch: the summer months, many Lawmakers have to agree children in families with to pay for half of the costs food insecurity do not have

BY LYNNE TERRY Oregon Capital Chronicle

easy access to the healthy breakfasts and lunches they get at school during the school year.”

The Oregon Food Bank plans to support the program through outreach, along with the nonprofit Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.

“We really believe this is a no-brainer since the program expenses are all provided federally, and Oregon just needs to invest in half of the setup and administrative costs,” said Jacki Ward Kehrwald, spokesperson for Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.

Oregon Food Bank and Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon officials – and Republican and Democratic lawmakers – called on the

Photo courtesy from the Oregon Food Bank

Siblings share lunch.

Legislature to fund the program.

“Oregon’s leaders have been working together to get to a ‘yes’ on this common-sense program for our state’s food insecure children,” said state Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem and one of five lawmakers on the Oregon Hunger Task Force. “Our legislature must find a way to secure funding to unlock these federal dollars, and feed hundreds of thousands of young Oregonians.”

The DHS submitted a notice of intent in late December to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is administering the program, signaling its intent to participate. The agency, along with the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Education, needs to submit final details by midFebruary, just over a week after the legislative session starts Feb. 5. At least 45 states, territories and tribes have signed up. That means the program likely will reach 21 million children — or around 70% of U.S. children eligible for government meal programs, officials from the USDA said.

Sunderland said lawmakers have to approve the plan the state submitted

on Dec. 28, approve operations and budget plans to be submitted to the USDA and allocate funds to run the program.

“State funding is necessary and without it, the program will not be offered in 2024,” Sunderland said. “The next earliest opportunity for Oregon to offer the program will be in 2026.”

The $12.7 request to the Legislature would bring $70.5 million in food benefits for Oregon families this summer and next, Sunderland said. The federal government would pay the other $12.7 million in administrative costs.

DHS, the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Education want to add 70 positions to deploy and support the program, with 55 for DHS, eight for OHA and seven for the education department. The positions would be put in place at different stages during the biennium, Sunderland said.

About 205,000 children in Oregon whose families are already on federal assistance, like SNAP, would be automatically entered into the program, known as summer EBT. That means they would receive benefits without any action by their parents or guardians. Sunderland

said families of about 84,000 other children would need to apply.

This would not be the first time Oregon has offered supplemental food assistance for children in the summer. It was one of the first states to take part in a similar program for children in 2011. It stayed in the trial program until 2018, when it no longer qualified for the grant. By then, the state was giving nearly 72,000 children $30 a month during the summer for groceries.

The state also provided extra food benefits between 2020 and 2023 as part of a pandemic relief program, benefiting about 428,000 children at a time. https:// oregoncapitalchronicle. com/2024/01/29/statesigns-up-for-summer-foodprogram-for-kids-butneeds-legislature-tocommit-funds/ Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence.

Contact Editor Lynne Terry for questions: info@ oregoncapitalchronicle. com.

“The reason I am sharing these things with you today is not just because I feel it is my duty to keep you informed. It’s also in an effort to make sure you know what we are dealing with and to ask for your help. In other words, community participation and input on important topics is a driving factor on how we, as your County representatives, advocate for you” stated Alcorn’s address.

For the last priority area, Quality of Life, Alcorn touched on the importance of the County’s first responders. He mentioned the three major fires that affected Curry County last year, and took a moment to acknowledge Benjamin Charles Sapper, a fire-fighter lost in duty in 2023.

The address concluded with a frank look back at the County’s finances, which are unfortunately not in the most balanced state.

In 2023, $4 million was transferred from the Road Fund to the Sheriff’s Office.

Alcorn cited Measure 110 and an upward trend in violent crime as reasoning for why the County needs a fully staffed, alwaysavailable Sheriff’s Office.

“If we stop using Road

Funds to compensate for Sheriff’s patrol, we will need to cut County services across the board by 49%.

If we continue to use Road Funds to offset the deficit in Sheriff’s Patrol as has been done in the past, we will be looking at approximately 31% of the County’s budget being cut. The cuts won’t just be one department or service – they’re Countywide and will severely impact our ability to provide even basic services. We must either find a creative manner to handle cuts, or a hefty funding solution.

Hope is not a good plan,” stated Alcorn on County finances.

To arrest this issue, Alcorn announced that the May Ballot will include a levy to fund Police Services moving forward. This will include funding to provide

24/7 service for the Curry County Sherrif’s Office, maintenance for the Curry County Jail, and resources for the District Attorney’s Office. The levy will have a citizen’s oversight committee and be reevaluated every 5 years.

“This levy will fund the level of service we as citizens of Curry County rely on in the present day, and in consideration of the ever-changing threats to public safety. In May, we will provide you, the people, the opportunity for change.

If you choose to fund our Sheriff’s Office, you will see a level of service you have never seen before” said Alcorn to close his address.

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Curry Board of Commissioners: State of the County address financial concerns The Curry County Board of Commissioners (BOC) held a business filled meeting on February 7th, 2024.

On the agenda for the meeting was the annual ‘State of the County’ presentation.

STATE OF THE COUNTY “The mission of 2023 was efficiency in the face of adversity,” opened BOC Chair Brad Alcorn’s 6-page ‘State of the County’ address.

Though Curry County did see its fair share of said adversity in the past year, the BOC was still adamant about hitting the goals they’d set for themselves.

According to Alcorn, the BOC’s priority areas were Economic Development, Infrastructure, Public Trust, Financial Stability, and Quality of Life. Alcorn touched on each of these interconnected areas.

On the point of economic development, Curry County was able to use Transient Lodging Taxes to assist the Economic Development Department in their duty to support economic stability, business development, and job creation.

Alcorn was keen to point out that Economic Development is inherently tied to the availability of accessible housing. With the State of Oregon setting aside $5 million to invest in local housing projects, the County will be looking to secure one of these grants.

“The Board’s priority is not only creating economic opportunities, but also allowing housing and other infrastructure projects to move forward,” said Alcorn.

An infrastructure development that the BOC will continue to adamantly oppose is the installation of offshore windmills.

Though there are a host of benefits that can come from an increase in renewable energy, many view the concept of windmills as an afront to the natural beauty of the South Coast.

A development that has been in the works is the Rogue-Siskiyou Regional Fire Training Center. For which, the BOC was able to transfer State grant funding.

“Once completed, this facility will not only provide robust training opportunities to local, regional, and statewide first responders, but will also provide a firearms range accessible to the public. We are excited to see the ways that the Center benefits our local communities, and it certainly will enhance our response to wildfire season,” said Alcorn about the project.

Alcorn went on to address the cyber-attack that befell the County in late April of 2023, stating that while it greatly affected the County’s short-term ability to provide essential services, in the long-term it allowed the County to find robust solutions for the IT infrastructure. According to Alcorn, the County is more secure and up to date than ever before, thanks to the assistance of a number of local agencies and nonprofits.

One such agency was the Lane Council of Governments, who are still an essential piece of the County IT Department.

Through this relationship, the County was able to improve another priority area, Financial Stability.

In the same meeting as this address, the BOC appointed the LCOG’s former Finance Director, Keina Wolf, to the Finance Director position in Curry County. Having a qualified finance director will be a huge boon for the

community, as there are a number of fiscal challenges facing the County.

“Last budget season, we immediately recognized that the true state of County finances was unknown – the most concerning problem was that our accounts had not been reconciled for the previous two fiscal years…

This year, our Department Heads have made it work with a careful combination of discipline, doublechecking, and a bit of luck.

This year, staff have been hard at work reconciling the books to ensure that our finances will be accurate,” states Alcorn on County finances.

Alcorn went on to describe the two ‘financial cliffs’ facing the County’s immediate future: the general fund deficit, and road funds. According to Alcorn, the BOC was able to address the road funds issue by changing their approach to equipment purchase and use. A new emphasis on maintenance and longevity saw a huge impact on finances, which contribute to what the BOC claims are savings of approximately $5 million.

Regarding Public Trust, Alcorn noted that the BOC have changed meeting times to better accommodate those with trickier work schedules. They have also began hosting workshops in both North and South County. Alcorn pointed to the County’s need for community input.

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A total of $1,269,225 is coming to Oregon to support electric vehicle deployment through promoting innovative ways to finance EV purchasing for underserved populations.

What the fed money pays for The federal investments to improve the accessibility of electric vehicles and make the Transportation Electrification Workforce more diverse stem from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

The BIL includes a historic $7.5 billion dedicated investment to build out a national network of EV chargers.

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“Supporting the transition to electric vehicles reduces pollution and health problems in our communities. But we must ensure that the transition doesn’t leave behind underserved communities,” Merkley said. “This federal funding will advance Oregon’s transition to electric vehicles and help to combat climate chaos.”

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“These federal funds will ensure that electric vehicle accessibility is expanded to underserved communities in Oregon and help combat the climate crisis.”

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Brookings City Council discusses recruiters for city manager and ties to the local area. With the end goal of each proposal the same, it’ll be up to the council to determine the right balance of experience, local knowledge, and cost efficiency. The four companies and their proposals are as follows:

Prothman is an executive recruitment firm based in Issaquah, WA. Started in Brookings City Council 2002, the firm boasts over 750 held a special work session on successful recruitments for both Friday February 2, to review permanent and interim positions. proposals from executive Working throughout the US, the recruitment companies interested firm still maintains a solid track in the contract to find a new City record of appointments in smaller Manager. Discussion was held Lane Council of Governments towns in Oregon. over the four proposals currently Based out of Eugene, In the last 3 years, Prothman on the table.

Local Government Personnel has found successful candidates According to the Council Services (LGPS) is an executive for 30 positions in local Workshop Report on the meeting, recruitment agency that works Oregonian government. This these four companies were chosen through an intergovernmental includes recruitment for cities to be contacted either through agreement with the Lane Council like Ashland, Cannon Beach, recommendation or by keeping of Governments. This agreement Corvalis, Eagle Point, and consistent contact with the city allows them to offer the lowest Lincoln City, among others. through announcements and job quote for services of the Their Project Lead, Richard listings. The same report had bunch. LGPS maintains a base Kuhns, brings over 30 years of this to say about the individual consulting services fee of $14,000 public service experience with proposals. plus lodging expenses for their him. This includes holding office “Each company appears to staff. Their 5 page proposal was as a County Administrative provide substantially the same the shortest submitted.

Officer and Regional Housing offerings regarding number Their ties to Oregon local Authority Director for Trinity of meetings, recruitment government come with a long County, CA. Their consulting plans, applicant screening, track record of services provided fee is proposed at $16,500 interviews, and hiring timelines. to communities not dissimilar with a further $7000-$9000 for Each provided a professional to Brookings. Their executive expenses. consulting services fee and two recruiters, Howard Shussler and provided a separate expenses Stacey Marple have provided WBCP fee that varies depending upon support to the Oregon cities of WBCP comes with a slightly the type and number of services Silverton, Oakridge, Lowell, different profile to the other requested,” states the Council Coquille, Toledo, and Union, proposal. Founded in 2003, Workshop Report. according to their proposal.

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According to their report, WBCP has hired multiple City Managers and Administrators for Oregon cities specifically. This includes Garibaldi, Talent, Gold Hill, and Rogue River. WBCP also claims that 83% of their recruited candidates come from a diverse background.

WBCP’s 20-page proposal comes with a price tag of $26,900 for full services, with an additional $6,200 as a maximum possible figure for expenses.

The firm does provide more inexpensive plans with more minimal services. Their full proposal would likely be the most expensive, though they do have a lengthy resume to back it up.

Columbia LTD The newest of the four companies is Andrew Gorgey’s firm, Columbia ltd. Started in 2014, the firm operates out of Colorado, where many of its more impressive resume items were conducted, though they have history throughout the West Coast. Gorgey, who would be acting Executive Recruiter for

Brookings, has previously made a similar recruitment for Benton County, OR. Though his track record in resort towns specifically (mostly in Colorado) is worth mentioning.

“I have successfully recruited the city, town, or county manager positions in mountain, resort, tourist, or smaller communities, including nearly all of Colorado’s major resort and mountain communities (Aspen, Carbondale, Gunnison, Telluride, Vail, and Winter Park),” states Gorgey in his cover letter.

Experience with cities who maintain a strong pull for outdoor recreation could provide useful for Brookings, though there are other proposals with more of a footing in the local area.

Columbia ltd’s total consulting fee is $27,000, all expenses included. This places it as the 2nd most expensive of the proposals.

In conclusion, the Brookings City Council are still at the beginning of this recruitment process. This work session was held to review and discuss the proposals, with no motion likely to come until the next proper City Council meeting. More discussion is likely to follow in what will be a mutli-month search and interview process.

Department of Revenue offers free tax filing options All Oregon resident taxpayers preparing their own returns in 2024 can file electronically at no cost using one of Oregon’s free file options, the Oregon Department of Revenue announced today.

E-filing is the fastest way for a taxpayer to get their refund. On average, taxpayers who e-file their returns and request their refund via direct deposit receive their refund two weeks sooner than those who file paper returns and request paper refund checks.

Free fillable forms and Direct File Oregon Oregon Free Fillable Forms performs basic calculations and is ideal for taxpayers who don’t need help preparing their returns and want the convenience of filing electronically. The IRS offers a similar option for filing federal taxes electronically.

New this year, the department is also offering Direct File Oregon, which allows taxpayers to file their Form OR-40 through Revenue Online. Direct File Oregon is not currently linked with the IRS Direct File. Taxpayers will need to file a separate federal return with the IRS before filing an Oregon return with Direct File Oregon through Revenue Online.

Free electronic filing options Free guided tax preparation is available from several companies for taxpayers that meet income requirements. Using links from the department’s website ensures that both taxpayers’ federal and state return will be filed for free.

the department’s tax fraud prevention efforts and allows for confirmation that the amounts claimed on tax returns match what employers report on Forms W-2 and 1099.

To further encourage electronic filing, the department is no longer mailing Forms 1099-G to taxpayers. Form 1099-G Free help filing reports the amount of Oregon tax returns refunds, credits, or other The department also offsets of personal income, announced the availability statewide transit individual, of free assistance in filing a TriMet transit selfreturn through the IRS employment, or Lane Volunteer Income Tax transit self-employment tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax during the previous year.

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Community Calendar Submissions for events can be sent by email to: triplicateofficemgr@countrymedia. net. The deadline for submission is 4:30 pm Monday, the week prior to publication.

Daily: Daily Meal Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane 11:15am – 12:30pm Brookings Community Resource Response (CORE), Brookings-Harbor Community Helpers (the Food Bank), and St. Timothy Episcopal Church’s Advocacy Team seek to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable in our community. You can show kindness to a family, seniors, or an individual in need by bringing items from the “wish list” of needed supplies to any of these community organizations. Diapers size 6 and 7, Pull ups 2-3t and 4-5t, baby wipes, Hygiene items: especially Personal wipes, Deodorant, Paper towels, Blankets.

Wednesday, February 14: T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664

Thursday, February 15: Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45am Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach 10:30am – 11:30am

Friday, February 16: T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate.

Monday, February 19: Line dance lessons Elks Lodge Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate.

Tuesday, February 20: Brookings-Harbor Garden Club Work Party Brookings Botanical Garden 10:00am – 11:30am Come see how you can help.

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45 a.m

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am

Line Dancing Brookings Elks Lodge 6:00pm – 8:00pm

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Khun Thai Restaurant 6:00pm – 8:00pm Music at Khun Thai: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Presenting the best in finger-style folk, blues, and country music every other Wednesday.

Enjoy a fabulously tasty Thai meal set to music.

Featuring songs by Dylan, John Prine, Donovan, Kross Krostifferson, Paul McCartney, Simon & Garfunkel, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Little Feat, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Hank Williams, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Merle Haggard and more.

Thursday, February 22:

Obituary

Maurice Alex Giroux

Service Notice

Mark G. Cleary

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664 Mary Elizabeth Bowden with the Chrysalis Chamber Players concert Crescent Elk Auditorium, 994 G Street, Crescent City 7:00pm The concert is free and is part of Music in the Redwoods’ 75th season.

The program is to include works by Bach, Debussy, Mozart, Haydn, and others. Ms. Bowden is an award-winning trumpeter who performed here last year to high praise. This year she is joined by the Chrysalis Chamber Players of which she is a founding member. They will be presenting a recital of works for solo trumpet and string quartet, including a mix of new commissions, arrangements, and reimagined classics.

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45 a.m

T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach

Monday, February 26:

Line dance lessons Elks Lodge

10:30am – 11:30am

Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new),

Friday, February 23:

Line dance lessons Elks Lodge

10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm

Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new),

12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate.

Brookings-Harbor Garden Club’s 1st Annual Scion Day & Grafting Demonstration Chetco Community Library 10:45am Open to the public. From beginner to experienced, all are welcome! Not able to bring Scions? Come see anyway what we are starting!! Come learn about Grafting! Please participate by bringing scions of healthy fruit trees such as apple, pear, cherry. Note to bring gallon Ziploc bags, tape, and a permanent marker.

The Azalea Quilters Guild Driftwood Estates Club House 16063 Driftwood Lane, Brookings 5:30pm Monthly meeting.

Tuesday, February 27: Brookings-Harbor Garden Club Work Party Brookings Botanical Garden 10:00am – 11:30am Come see how you can help.

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45 a.m Line Dancing Brookings Elks Lodge 6:00pm – 8:00pm Donations requested

Oregon earns failing grade for flavored tobacco products

Located in Wright’s Custom Framing and Art Supply, the Gallery features 36 TWIN FLAMES local artists in a variety of in concert Tuesday - Saturday mediums and a classroom DNACA presents the 11:00am - 4:00pm to inspire new and seasoned incredible duo TWIN artists with workshops. Stop Manley Art Center features FLAMES, who create sonic a variety of art created by its by and enjoy all that’s new soundscapes using Indigemembers. For more informa- in the Gallery, open from nous spirit flutes, traditional tion, call 541-469-1807 or 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday drums, and western instruFriday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on visit manleyartcenter.com. ments. They craft enticing Saturday. For more informusical arrangements, mation on class offerings, Brian Scott Gallery standout harmonies, and 515 Chetco Ave., Brookings painting demonstrations, and beautiful rhythmic patterns, artists call 541-469-7900 or STAFF REPORT Wednesday - Saturday, resulting in a warm, perfect visit them on Facebook @ Country Media, Inc. 11:00am - 4:00pm blend of sounds. Twin WrightsCustomFraming.

A new report from the Flames offer a memoraBrian Scott Gallery features American Lung Association ble show with the perfect For community arts calendar multiple levels of art filled urges local and state blend of music, humor, and listings, please visit www. with unique works by a elected officials to focus on thought-provoking stories. dnaca.net. For inclusion in variety of artists. Call 541restricting the sale of Their synchronicity and love 412-8687 for any questions Arts Scene listings, items flavored tobacco products shine through at every show. or further information. should be sent to the Del to reduce the burden of Tickets are available at Del Norte Association for Cultobacco use.

Norte Office Supply in Crestural Awareness (DNACA) The 2024 State of cent City, online at DNACA. Fog and Fine Art Gallery at office@dnaca.net by Tobacco Control report Eventbrite.com, and any 810 Chetco Ave., Brookings Thursday of each week for remaining tickets will be inclusion on Wednesday the evaluates state Monday - Friday and federal policies on available at the door. For following week. actions taken to eliminate tobacco use and recommends proveneffective tobacco control laws and policies to save lives. Oregon fares well in all categories except for flavored tobacco, according to the new report.

Maurice Alex Giroux 89 years old Tobacco use is the of Gold Beach Oregon passed away on leading cause of death in January 18, 2024.

Oregon and across the A native of San Francisco born on August 10th, 1934. Maurice was the oldest country and takes the lives of over 5,400 state son of Alexander and Georgette Giroux residents each year, of Quebec Canada. Maurice along with according to the American his 3 siblings were raised in the Mission Lung Association. district of San Francisco. Maurice had a “The tobacco industry passion for cars and fishing and was often will do anything to protect seen working on his car in his father’s their profits at the expense garage. Maurice is survived by his two sons, Michel Giroux and Gregory Giroux. of Oregon lives, so we Maurice also has a grandson Cory Giroux must push forward in our efforts to prevent and who lives in California. Maurice worked reduce tobacco use,” the for the city of Eugene Oregon for many American Lung Association years before he and his wife Beverly Senior Director of purchased property in Gold Beach Oregon Advocacy Carrie Nyssen where they retired. They both made many said. friends and Maurice would often be seen This year, the fishing the Rogue River during salmon Association is working season. Maurice will be missed but always with local and state remembered and in our hearts. policymakers to focus on ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

“We know that kids are attracted to flavored e-cigarettes, and that menthol cigarettes continue Services for Brookings resident Mark G. 97415. Mark passed away on January 30, to be the major cause of Cleary will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, 2024 at the age of 63. An obituary will tobacco-related death and February 25, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran follow at a later date. Redwood Memorial disease in Black Church, 1200 Easy Street, Brookings, OR Chapel is assisting the family. communities, with over Manley Art Center and Gallery 433 Oak Street, Brookings

T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

Wednesday, February 21:

Curry County Art Notes Submissions for events can be sent by email to: triplicateofficemgr@countrymedia.net. The deadline for submission is 4:30 pm Monday, the week prior to publication.

12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate.

80% of Black individuals who smoke using them,” Nyssen said. “Ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, will not only help end youth vaping, but will address health disparities.”

Oregon Grades The State of Tobacco Control report grades states and the District of Columbia in five areas that have been proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. In the 2024 report, Oregon received the following grades: Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs – Grade B* Strength of Smokefree Workplace Laws – Grade A Level of State Tobacco Taxes – Grade C Coverage and Access to Services to Quit Tobacco – Grade C Ending the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products – Grade F *State Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs grades in “State of Tobacco Control” reflect actions taken by elected officials and do not reflect on the hard work of state tobacco control programs or advocates.

Federal Grades Overview This year’s report focuses on recent federal actions, including President Biden’s failure to finalize rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, as well as FDA’s overdue review of all applications for e-cigarette products, including flavors that are popular among youth, according to Nyssen.

“Because of the delay on the federal rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, it is even more important for states to enact laws to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products,” she said.

The 2024 State of Tobacco Control report grades the federal government in five areas: • Federal Government Regulation of Tobacco Products – Grade C • Federal Coverage of Quit Smoking Treatments – Grade D • Level of Federal Tobacco Taxes – Grade F • Federal Mass Media Campaigns to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use – Grade: A • Federal Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21 – Incomplete* *FDA remains grossly overdue in publishing the final Tobacco 21 regulations as required by statute, which is why it earns an “incomplete.”

The Lung Association calls on the White House to urgently finalize rules to end the sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in the U.S. to save lives now, according to Nyssen.

The Association is urging the public to send an email to President Biden at Lung.org/Stop-Menthol to insist these rules be finalized urgently.

To learn more about this year’s “State of Tobacco Control” grades and take action, visit Lung.org/sotc.

The Reach the Beach bicycling event is coming on May 18. Learn more at ReachTheBeachOR.org.

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Early Literacy Educator Prep Council releases first set of draft recommendations comprehensive effort to improve student literacy rates,” Gov. Tina Kotek The Oregon Early said. “Before these Literacy Educator Prep recommendations are a Council has released the final product of the initial recommendations to Council, we welcome revise educator and school further feedback from administrator preparation educator preparation program standards for programs across the state literacy instruction. whose voices are critical to The recommendations implement these are now open for feedback recommendations and all until Feb. 20. Members of Oregonians who want their educator prep programs and voices heard during this the general public can process.” submit feedback to the “I feel honored to work recommendations at https:// with the various www.surveymonkey.com/r/ stakeholders who are QJQBBJM. passionate about children “As part of my Early and literacy in Oregon,” Literacy Success Initiative, Council co-chair and Dean of the College of Education this council is part of a

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reading outcomes for all children in the state.”

Kotek established the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council through Executive Order 23-12 in May to strengthen the preparation of teachers and school administrators to instruct elementary students on reading and writing.

The council was first directed to develop recommendations to revise educator and school administrator preparation program standards for K-5 literacy instruction to align with the Oregon Early Literacy Framework.

The draft recommendations are

at Oregon State University Susan Gardner said. “The collaborative spirit evidenced in these initial recommendations is a testament to this dedication.”

“Working and collaborating with practitioners, experts in the field of early literacy, and legislators, has been invigorating,” Council co-chair and Associate Professor at Eastern Oregon University Ronda Fritz said. “I am hopeful that we are moving Oregon teacher preparation programs toward the goal of preparing our future educators with the skills and knowledge to improve

Fast Fact The council is requesting public feedback on recommendations by February 20. organized in alignment with the Oregon Early Literacy Framework. The full draft recommendations may be read here:https:// www.oregon.gov/gov/ policies/ Documents01.23.24_%20 Draft_Final%20 ELEPC%20 Recommendations%20 to%20Oregon%20TSPC.

pdf The Council has 20 members, including teachers, principals, representatives from educator preparation programs, early literacy experts, and a bipartisan group of legislators designated by the Oregon Speaker of the House and the Senate President.

Proposed HB 4002 addresses Oregon’s addiction crisis with the advanced synthetic versions it has escalated to astronomical heights with Country Media, Inc. an even deadly force in There are no easy recent years. answers to the rising “Oregon’s cities have fentanyl overdose-related little authority under deaths or the detrimental Measure 110 to intervene effects the crisis is having to protect the lives of our on community safety and residents suffering from the quality of life across addiction or address the the state. community safety and The monster is loose and livability issues that stem it’s not going away from rampant drug abuse,” anytime soon. Before Hermiston Mayor Dave fentanyl there was meth Drotzmann, President of amphetamine, before that the League of Oregon OxyContin, before that Cities, said in a press meth amphetamine, then release. “The co-chair crack cocaine, free base proposal released today has cocaine, LSD, not to good components, but still requires cities to rely on a mention heroin has been county or non-profit to around for centuries. provide deflection services Drug addiction has before we can act -that’s always been deadly, but

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not acceptable.”

The League of Oregon Cities has put together a comprehensive approach to addressing Oregon’s Addiction and Community Liability Crisis, House Bill 4002, stating it will only be meaningfully addressed if all parties to the solution coordinate closely and have the necessary resources to effectively engage.

Oregon’s chiefs of police, sheriffs, district attorneys and city leaders outlined a roadmap to assist the Legislature in addressing Oregon’s extreme addiction crisis, the release said.

The release states the coalition understands the complexity of the issue and

appreciates the work of Co-Chairs Senator Lieber and Representative Kropf as legislative session approaches.

“While we generally support the co-chair’s proposed plan on HB 4002, we find the low- level C-Misdemeanor penalty and the requirement for officers to offer a deflection program instead of arrest to be a complex and resource-intensive approach that we are unable to support,” said Crook County Sheriff John Gautney, President of the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association.

“The proposal outlined today lacks the necessary incentives for individuals struggling with addiction to

actively seek help and places our law enforcement officers in the challenging position of engaging without the tools necessary to be effective,” McMinnville Police Chief Matt Scales, President of the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police, said.

One portion of the coalition’s 11-part proposal suggests reclassifying Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS) from an E- Violation to an A-Misdemeanor.

“We can restore Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS) to an A-Misdemeanor and present new post-BM 110 modifications that reflect the desire for treatment intervention,” Scales said.

“This should include diversion eligibility and dismissal of a charge upon successful completion of the one-year diversion and any required treatment, taking the DUII approach.

“In addition, unlike DUII diversion, drug PCS related cases should be eligible for multiple diversion entrances. The current E-violation for possession of a controlled substance is infective and fails to connect persons struggling with severe addiction to the treatment they need. An A-Misdemeanor with diversion will compel those struggling with addiction to enter treatment without turning to an approach that focuses on incarceration.”

Tax season launches new tax credit for Oregon children With the start of tax season, low-income families raising young children in Oregon now have access to a new tax credit that can help them make ends meet. Eligible families can claim the Oregon Kids’ Credit, worth up to $1,000 per qualifying child, by filing a tax return.

Established by the Oregon legislature last year, the Oregon Kids’ Credit is available for families making no more than $30,000 a year and raising a child under six

years old. A family can claim the tax credit for every child that meets the age requirement, up to five children.

“This tax credit is designed to help the most vulnerable families in our state stay afloat, providing extra cash needed to raise their kids,” said Tyler Mac Innis, a Policy Analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy. “But to get the credit, families need to file a tax return.”

The Oregon Kids’ Credit received near unanimous support in the legislature

on its way to becoming law. Despite the contentious legislative session that included a weeks-long walkout by Senate Republicans, the Oregon Kids’ Credit made it out of the House with a 51-1 vote, and out of the Senate with a 24-1 vote.

“The enactment of the Oregon Kids’ Credit demonstrates that we can come together to improve the lives of Oregonians,” said Representative Andrea Valderrama (HD-47, Outer East Portland), a chief sponsor of the legislation.

“These additional resources will help improve the lives of children in my district and all across the state, now and into the future.”

Nearly 55,000 children across the state stand to benefit from the Oregon Kids’ Credit, disproportionately children in rural communities, according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy.

(A table below shows the estimated number of eligible children in each county.)

But as with any tax

credit, claiming the Oregon Kids’ Credit requires filing a tax return.

The deadline for filing is April 15.

For families struggling to get by on low wages, the benefits of filing a tax return can go well beyond getting the Oregon Kids’ Credit. These families also likely qualify for the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit, as well the Working Family Household and Dependent Care credit, Mac Innis said.

Families needing help

filling a tax return may be able to access free tax preparation services. Those can be found by visiting a resource page prepared by the Oregon Department of Revenue, or by calling 2-1-1.

“The more eligible families get the Oregon Kids’ Credit, the more secure and healthy they and their children will be.

That makes the whole state better off,” Mac Innis said.

“It’s in all of our interest to ensure that eligible families claim the Oregon Kids’ Credit.”

Wild Rivers Coast 4-Day Forecast

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