‘Del Norte County’ Articles
Coastal Voices: 9/11, yesterday and today [Daily Triplicate]
Maybe it’s a sign of growing old, that quiet fear you have when the telephone rings at 3 in the morning.
You know that 2,900 of your fellow Americans and 64 of your neighbors in Morris County were murdered the day before when madmen attacked your country in peacetime. You reach for the phone with a silent prayer that the people you love are safe.
You are told that your cousin was among those killed when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. You lie there in the dark with tears on your face and ice in the pit of your stomach, knowing that the world had spun off its axis and entered some mad red season.
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Editor’s Note: What we can’t forget [Daily Triplicate]
It’s too bad that those rare moments we Americans can collectively recall can’t be pleasant ones.
Maybe someday we’ll make first contact with friendly extraterrestrials, and we’ll all remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard the word. Until then, the type of news we all remember initially learning of will probably be jarringly bad.
While the deaths of Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Elvis were memorable, I believe there have been only two such nationally transcendent events in my 54 years. The first began with a playground monitor’s whistle, prematurely ending recess on a gray Oregon Friday and sending my classmates and me back to our first-grade classroom. Our teacher told us our president had been killed. We went home early to a weekend trapped inside black and white TV sets.
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9/11 Del Norte remembers [Daily Triplicate]
Shock. Quiet disbelief. A lost sense of security. Walking around in a stupor.
Many feelings and actions were shared by Del Norte County residents on Sept 11, 2001.
“Now we have to deal with terrorists,” thought sheriff’s Commander Bill Steven, who experienced more-routine terrorism during his military service in Europe.
The harsh recognition of our newfound vulnerability felt by Steven was shared with many of his neighbors.
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Warrior girls soccer team looks to improve in 2011 [Daily Triplicate]
Clar Byers believes that the Del Norte High girls soccer team can turn a corner this season.
After winning a single game in 2010, Byers, in his sixth year as head coach, says that the mixture of veterans and newcomers bodes well for an improved squad.
Practices have gone well and the girls have shown a willingness to learn, as well as enjoying the sport, Byers said.
“I think there’s been improvement here,” he said. “We are learning to pass and control the ball better.”
Byers said that the team is doing a much better job moving down the field and believes that the offense will be better for it.
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A mixture of old and new [Daily Triplicate]
New coach and several newcomers: 2 top returners back
Two key veterans return to the Del Norte High girls tennis team, as the Warriors look to have another successful year on the court.
Seniors Kathryn Gustafson and Sam Bausch won the No.1 doubles title at the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference Championships last year.
The pair proceeded to win a match at the Northcoast Section Division II Doubles Championships and finished in fourth place.
The Warriors squad is being coached by Sara Miller, who was head coach of the boys team last spring and plans to coach both boys and girls tennis this year.
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Warriors come back to topple Ferndale, 20-16 [Daily Triplicate]
Collin Taylor rushes for 230 yards, 2 TDs
The Del Norte High Warriors bounced back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to defeat Little 4 Conference power Ferndale 20-16 on the road Saturday afternoon.
After losing to the Wildcats for two straight years, Del Norte made a statement with the comeback victory.
Warriors head coach Ray Rook said that he was upset with the team’s play in the first half as Ferndale scored all of its points as a result of Del Norte errors.
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Warriors come back to topple Ferndale, 20-14 [Daily Triplicate]
Collin Taylor rushes for 230 yards, 2 TDs
The Del Norte High Warriors bounced back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to defeat Little 4 Conference power Ferndale 20-14 on the road Saturday afternoon.
After losing to the Wildcats for two straight years, Del Norte made a statement with the comeback victory.
Warriors head coach Ray Rook said that he was upset with the team’s play in the first half as Ferndale scored all of its points as a result of Del Norte errors.
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Fire danger rising [Daily Triplicate]
Warmer, windier conditions have officials worried
Warm wind blowing into the area could raise temperatures on the coast today, while increasing the chances for wildfires inland.
The National Weather Service has put most of northwestern California over to Siskiyou County up into Southern Oregon on a fire weather watch or red flag warning due as extreme fire danger.
An offshore flow of warm air from the northeast is drying out the interior of the North Coast. Lightning is also a possibility across the region through the weekend.
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Local 9/11 memorial events set Sat., Sun. [Daily Triplicate]
Potluck picnic lunch at park and service at fairgrounds
Of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 900 fatalities were first responders.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of their sacrifice, the Del Norte County Republican Women will hold a public potluck/picnic dedicated to police, firefighters and other first responders Saturday.
There will also be a memorial service Sunday morning at the fairgrounds.
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Program pushes solar panels [Daily Triplicate]
A new program makes shrinking your carbon footprint easier on your pocketbook.
The Pacific Power California Solar Incentive Program is encouraging customers to install solar panels by offering rebates to offset installation costs.
Unlike other programs that offer rebates over time, this program provides a single upfront incentive payment, said Monte Mendenhall, regional community manager for Pacific Power. Those who act sooner than later will receive better rebates.
“We want people to sign up as soon as possible to get the renewable energy online as soon as possible, that’s why it’s front-loaded,” Mendenhall said.
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Police Logs published Sept. 09, 2011 [Daily Triplicate]
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Sheriff’s Logs published Sept. 09, 2011 [Daily Triplicate]
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Pages of History: Redwoods on riverbank to be spared [Daily Triplicate]
From the pages of the Del Norte Triplicate, September 1945.
Del Norte’s beautiful redwood groves along the north bank of Smith River, now being felled by the woodsmen’s ax and milled at the Crag Plant at Smith River, will be preserved.
This announcement is made by E. F. Benedict, chairman of the Del Norte Planning Commission, who in company with Right Rev. Monsignor O’Loughlin, placed the matter squarely up for the California State Park Commission in Eureka yesterday, Sept. 27, following the trip to Del Norte.
The north bank redwoods will be made a part of the National Tribute Grove established about a year ago, and arrangements for purchase of the desired areas will be made immediately thru the Save the Redwoods League, according to Benedict.
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Coastal Voices: Some hopeful economic signs [Daily Triplicate]
I am not a big fan of Sacramento lawmakers or Governor Brown. The omnipresence of state government, its bureaucracy, and endless list of A-Z agencies and commissions overseeing every aspect of our lives has left its dark imprint on California’s gloomy economy.
Tuesday’s Triplicate news article, however, gave me something to be hopeful about.
The Democratic-controlled Assembly and Senate are actually making subtle overtures to work with business and ameliorate the onerous regulatory bureaucracy that plagues the Golden State.
As a first of hopefully many such peace offerings toward business, Democratic state Sen. Alex Padilla introduced SB 292 to streamline the process to reduce intimidating environmental bureaucracy with the intended goal of building a new football stadium near Staples Center.
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Warrior Memories: Coach Morris remembered [Daily Triplicate]
On the afternoon of Sept. 1, I received a phone call from Jim Maready and he told me that we lost Allan Morris to a fatal heart attack. I couldn’t believe what he said and made him tell me again. Those words just knocked the wind right out of me.
Coming back to Crescent City to coach has been a great experience for me. One of the reasons that this has been such a great experience is the privilege I had working with Allan.
I first met Allan when he was coaching youth football. He had an easy way about him where you could tell he was in charge and knew what he was doing, but never raised his voice to yell at players when they made a mistake. He made corrections in a very positive way.
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