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Letters to the Editor July 01, 2011 Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:13AMThere is nothing wrong with billionaires supporting Tea Party In her June 28 letter of response to Allen Johnson, Joan Miles missed an opportunity. Instead of opening up the dialogue to readers of the opinion page, she invited Mr. Allen to the lair of the Tea Party for a debate Such an enclave, if accepted, would limit the conversation whereas the opinion page opens it up to the entire community ...
Letters to the Editor June 10, 2011 Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:05AMOverlook curfew: Thieves are the problem, not the parking lotI am extremely angry and disappointed in park officials’ decision to place a permanent curfew on the Enderts Beach overlook (“Curfew for overlook,” June 7). It is unfortunate that a string of burglaries occurred, but, to be cliché, a permanent curfew seems like the classic example of removing a fly from your grandfather’s head with a ...
Curfew for overlook Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:50AMViewpoint to be accessible only during daylight Only a few more days remain for most people to legally enjoy the view of Crescent City’s night lights from the Enderts Beach Overlook. Restrictions on evening traffic to the bluff will be implemented soon as part of an action to decrease car burglaries in the area, park officials said. “We’re thinking it’ll be at the middle of this month,” said ...
Crescent City through a tourist’s eyes Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 8:39AMAn old friend came to see me recently. Kathy was my buddy since first grade and through high school. My most cherished memory involving Kathy was the week I spent as a house guest at her family’s beach cottage on Balboa Island the summer after eighth grade After we graduated from high school I didn’t see Kathy again until our 25th reunion. That afternoon she told me she’d been fighting leukemia ...
Enderts Beach Road closures set for June Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 4:12AMRedwood National and State Parks said that due to a number of burglaries that resulted in damaged vehicles and stolen property, a section of Enderts Beach Road will be closed to all entry and parking from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour
Big turnout to help Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 8:12AMMore than 230 pick up debris from the harbor Human hands are the best tools to pick up tiny pieces of harbor dock, comprised of concrete and foam, that washed up on Crescent City beaches during the March 11 tsunami. And more than 230 pairs of hands took on the task Saturday during a volunteer community beach cleanup. Dozens of organizers, comprised of local government employees and Solid Waste ...
Miller sentenced to 11 years in Dickson death Friday, December 24, 2010 @ 8:41AMJosiah Miller was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison for the death of Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson. Miller, 28, will serve his time at San Quentin after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter. He will receive 828 days of credit for time served. Miller was also ordered to pay more than $18,000 to Dickson’s parents in restitution fees. He will be on parole for four ...
Quality questions Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 8:32AMConflicting reports leave commercial crab fishers with doubts about catch The crab season is set to start on time Dec. 1, leaving some local fishermen in an onerous position. A minute after midnight on Wednesday is when fishermen can retrieve their first pulls of the season, but it remains to be seen if those pulls will be as valuable as possible. “The test pots we put out didn’t look ...
Sentencing in Miller case delayed again Sunday, November 21, 2010 @ 6:43PMDefendant pleaded no contest in death of Michelle Dickson Sentencing was continued for the man who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson. Josiah Miller, 29, faces a sentence of three, six or 11 years for the voluntary manslaughter charge. It will be decided how long he will serve at his rescheduled sentencing on Dec. 22. William ...
Sheriff's logs Oct. 8, 2010 Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 8:30AMHere are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office call logs for Sept. 30–Oct. 6.
Bulletin Board published Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 2:39AM•Brookings-Harbor Lions Club will host District 36-E Governor Vicki Smith at the club’s meeting at the VFW Hall, at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Pioneer Road, Brookings. A potluck is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. For information, call Areta Schock at 541-469-4428.
50th Anniversary: Endert Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:36AMRoger Francis and Sharon Lynne (Turner) Endert will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 10, 2010. Roger, of the Crescent City, and Eureka Enderts dating back to the 1860s and Sharon Turner of Los Angeles, met while attending Long Beach State University in 1959 following Roger’s return from Japan while serving in the United States Marine Corp. Sharon was a Marine wife, traveling ...
Walk Your World: Del Norte's worst kept secret Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:45PMIf it keeps getting all this attention, can Enderts stay this ‘secluded’?It’s an Internet irony.Del Norte County is full of scenic solitude. You can walk for hours through the tallest trees in the world and encounter only silence. You can stake out exclusive summertime swimming spots on a fork of the Smith. Or you can pick your way along steep paths to otherwise unreachable beaches.
Sheriff's logs Aug. 13, 2010 Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:47AMHere are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office call logs for Aug. 5- 11. • At 1:33 p.m. a fire at the big boat barn near the big boat basin at the Crescent City Harbor.
Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2010 Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:10AMSea lion shooter and his/her parents should be punishedTo the “archer” who shot and killed the sea lion on July 24, 2010: I hope that, upon your capture and subsequent conviction and sentencing, you receive the maximum fine, to be levied upon the folks who reared you, and you receive the maximum prison sentence.Jim AnsellCrescent City
Sheriff's logs Aug. 7, 2010 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:11AMHere are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office call logs for July 29- Aug. 4. • At 6:05 a.m. mail stolen from the 3500 block of Movie Lane.
Letters to the Editor June 16, 2010 Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 8:23AMUnchecked flow of illegals will reach saturation pointI wish to thank Mike Misewicz for his June 8 response (“Immigration dispute letter prompts range of emotions”) to my May 29 letter to the editor (“Where is The Triplicate on the immigration issue?”). I am not at all clear if it was intended as a criticism or instruction. It completely avoided engaging any of the points I made in my letter.I ...
Frog crossing Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 9:23AMJoking aside, amphibians affect airportFrogs have been hanging on the lips of local officials lately.Not the French delicacy, but jokes about requirements to protect a particular frog species in Del Norte County.The northern red-legged frog is of “special concern” in California, meaning it could become threatened if more of its habitat is destroyed.The Border Coast Regional Airport Authority ...
AOL.com ranks Cumberland Island's "secret beach" in nation's top 10 Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 4:25AMST. MARYS - A stroll on the beach at Georgia's largest barrier island can be like being shipwrecked at the most desolate place on earth. Often, there are more wild horses than humans on the beach. Visitors who stroll north a mile or two can have a stretch of sand with nobody and no structures in sight. But now the secret may be out. An AOL.com travel story titled "Secret Beaches of the U.S ...
Pages of History: Privacy? Ask ‘em! Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 8:32AMFrom the pages of the Del Norte Triplicate, May 1950. Vaughn (Variety store) Pyke was asked Tuesday for a report of the weekend trout fishing trip he and Paul (Bank of America) Enos were on last Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what we got: Vaughn knew of a lake called Fish Lake in Humboldt County — practically private — he said, where few fishermen ever went. It’s about 10 miles from Weitchpec on ...
Court battle over possible witness in murder trial Saturday, April 24, 2010 @ 9:10AMWoman, 28, would testify defendant violently snapped At a Thursday pre-trial motion hearing for murder suspect Josiah Miller, a Crescent City woman described a late night encounter with the alleged killer in which she claims he attacked her, choking her to the point of passing out.
Bulletin Board published Saturday, April 24, 2010 Saturday, April 24, 2010 @ 8:33AMGarage Sale Saturday will take place at approximately 100 locations throughout the area. A special locator is on Page 1C of today’s Curry Coastal Pilot.
Editor's Note: Watch out for those rivulets Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 8:49AMMy wife Laura and I have logged a lot of miles on North Coast hiking trails, and we like to think we go prepared. We wear good hiking shoes, carry roll-up raincoats even on sunny days and put in supplies of seldom-used sunscreen and bug repellent along with a little extra food and water. We also pick our spots. We were too savvy to be lured into the redwoods last Saturday, even though it dawned ...
Redwood National Park pitches 5-year fire plan Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:26AMRedwood National Park would burn more acres and build more fire fuel breaks as part of its plan to manage fire in the park for the next fire years. An environmental assessment is now on the table laying out the fire management program, which
Sheriff's logs for Dec. 24-29 Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 3:54PMHere is the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office call logs for Dec. 24– 29. • At 11:46 a.m. a vehicle versus bike accident at Washington Boulevard and Harrold streets.
Police Logs December 4, 2009 Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 8:50AM• At 12:51 a.m. report of domestic violence on the 2200 block of Lagoon Avenue. • At 12:46 p.m. a bike stolen from an unlocked garage on the 2500 block of LeClair Avenue.
Murder trial delayed in Miller case Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 8:25AMSuspect now scheduled to go on trial Jan. 25 The trial for the man accused of killing 23-year-old Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson has been delayed until January. On Thursday, Del Norte Superior Court Judge Robert Wier pushed back Josiah Miller’s Nov. 30 trial date to allow the prosecution enough time to respond to motions filed by the suspect’s attorney, including one requesting a change ...
Police Logs October 16, 2009 Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 8:36AM• At 3:16 a.m. a male caught a female attempting to break into his home on the 90 block of Redwood Road in Klamath and detained the suspect while armed with a baseball bat.
Letters to the Editor October 8, 2009 Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 8:35AMI am very sad to see that we will be losing our county administrative officer, Jeannine Galatioto. Jeannine has been the one person that I could always go to for help and information and I could always count on getting it very promptly.
Wildlife on display Friday, September 4, 2009 @ 8:44AMBiologist leads tour of animals’ natural habitats The Del Norte County shoreline is rife with marine mammals and birds. On Sunday morning, people will get a chance to inspect these animals in their natural habitat with an expert. Craig Strong, a wildlife biologist and seabird researcher, will lead people (in their own cars) from Enderts Beach to Point St. George to view birds and marine mammals ...
Murder trial delayed till November Friday, August 28, 2009 @ 11:11AMDefense attorney given more time Josiah Miller, the man accused of killing Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson and throwing her body over an Oregon bridge, won’t go to trial until at least the end of November. On Wednesday, a Del Norte Superior Court judge was supposed to hear pre-trial motions in the case, but Miller’s attorney, William Cater, requested a delay so he could prepare ...
Its level best Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ 8:51AMA meandering ridgeline delivers endless old-growth panoramas in Coastal Trail’s DeMartin Section There’s something off-putting about a stretch of the Coastal Trail located on the inland side of the highway. That’s why Laura and I put off hiking the DeMartin Section for almost a year and a half. On maps, it just doesn’t seem as compelling as sections that hug coastal cliffs or follow the original ...
Police Logs July 3, 2009 Saturday, July 4, 2009 @ 8:17AM• At 6:23 a.m. overturned vehicle in ditch at Dundas and Elk View roads. • At 8:06 a.m. jewelry reported stolen from jewelry box at a home on the 100 block of Butte Street.
Clean Beach Council Releases Annual List of Clean and Healthy Beaches National Clean Beaches Week Promotes "Family ... Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 2:51AMThe Clean Beaches Council today released its annual list of beaches which have been officially certified as clean, healthy and environmentally well managed. This year beaches in twenty states and U.S. territories, including American Samoa, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, ...
Fishing with dad Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 8:38AMRobby Rowe poses with his bucket of fish at Enderts Beach during a recent outing with his dad Rob. Father and son went surf perch fishing and caught five fish that were ‘just big enough to filet for a little dinner,’ said Rob.
Walk your world: Trails in bloom Tuesday, June 16, 2009 @ 8:37AMTwo short treks into floral forests A single hike just won’t do with so many wildflowers blooming in the woods. Instead, today we tackle two short treks, the first of which will put you in the middle of a redwood rhododendron wonderland almost as soon as you get out of your car, and the second of which contains enough plant diversity to be considered a “special botanical area.”
Police Logs June 12, 2009 Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 8:16AM• At 7:36 a.m., assault reported on the 1300 block of Beech Street. • At 9:28 a.m., domestic violence reported from the 200 block of Amber Lane. • At 12:54 p.m., bike stolen from the 300 block of McNamara.
Judge orders murder trial Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 8:48AMLocal woman killed nearly one year ago Nearly a year after Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson was stabbed to death at a Del Norte County picnic area and her body thrown over the highest bridge in Oregon, the 23-year-old’s suspected killer will stand trial for her murder. A Del Norte Superior Court judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence presented during Josiah Marlon Miller’s ...
Relieved that they acted quickly Saturday, June 6, 2009 @ 8:08AMGay couple beat clock to marry in Del Norte Mary Moran and Melissa Bullock of Tacoma, Wash., didn’t plan on getting married in Crescent City — or at all. Then the California Supreme Court ruled last May that same-sex marriage was legal in the Golden State. Along with at least 50 other same-sex couples, the two tied the knot in Del Norte County during the nearly six-month period that same-sex ...
Our View: Some mysteries still out there on old highway Monday, May 4, 2009 @ 7:23PMAs a journalist, I like to have all my questions answered. As a hiker, I’m usually satisfied to finish a journey with some mysteries still unsolved, leaving the potential for future discoveries on a return trip.