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ODOT to fully close Highway 101, south of Bandon, for a weekend in September

BY LINDA LEE Curry Coastal Pilot

Highway 101, about six miles south of Bandon at Bearhead Mountain Lane, will be closed to all trafﬁc from September 19th, at 9 p.m., until late in the evening on September 21st, in order to replace a deep and failing culvert. To help reduce costs and overall trafﬁc impacts, construction will require full closure.

“The whole closure should only be through the weekend,” said Julie Denney, Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Public Information

Ofﬁcer. “We've got a really tight schedule on that project and we'll be doing a lot of prep work in the weeks ahead.”

In most situations, ODOT attempts to keep highways open to

all trafﬁc at all times; however, a single-lane bypass would need to be constructed either through a hillside or over wetlands, relocating the stream while adding more cost to the project and disrupting highway trafﬁc for about six months.

According to ODOT, the rapid replacement approach is beneﬁcial because shrinking the total construction window from six months to six weeks will reduce overall trafﬁc impacts of the project. Also, eliminating the need for a temporary bypass and shortening the construction timeline could save more than $1 million from the total cost of the project.

“Additional storms through the spring just continued to erode

BY LINDA LEE

skills.

“This program is the ﬁrst and only open water junior lifeguard program in the State of Oregon,” said Luke Martinez Curry County’s Aquatic Safety Ofﬁcer/Life-

Seven Wonders to perform free concert

formance, geologist Ian Madin will give an illustrated presentation of the breathtaking locations that inspired the project. Special guest and Indigenous culture bearer Katrina Thompson-Upton will present on the Indigenous history and culture of the area.

Matthew Packwood is founder and executive director of Oregon Origins Project, an innovative arts and culture nonproﬁt which explores the ancient origins of the state of Oregon through creative expression. His string quartet Oregon Origins: Seven Wonders had its album release in

early 2024 and continues to be performed across the state; his string orchestra work The Birth of Cascadia received its premiere in summer 2025. Packwood has been a Portland resident since 2007. Ian Madin grew up spending

Culvert: The culvert failed during a high-water event in December 2024 and required emergency repairs. The culvert is still at risk of failure, which could compromise the roadway above.

Junior Lifeguards: Taking a minute to breathe after getting out of the cold ocean water.

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• Line dance lessons, Elks Lodge. Membership not required. All donations welcome and appreciated, $2 minimum from all dancers. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate.

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

• Recorders, Chetco Activity Center: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. Bring your recorder and a music stand. Music will be provided.

• Cribbage Club, Wild Rivers Pizza: 5:30 pm.

• Junior gardeners, Kalmiopsis School: 12:30 pm. Kids, teens, and families are welcome to work alongside Curry County Master Gardeners™ to learn all about gardening.

THURSDAYS

• Bridge, 11:45 am, Chetco Activity Center

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• Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach

• Easy Flow Yoga, Chetco Library: 5:30 pm. A beginners’ yoga class that includes standing positions.

FRIDAYS

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

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

• Pinochle and other card games, Chetco Activity Center 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

SATURDAYS

• Men’s Club Golf, Salmon Run Golf Course: 900 am. Friendly team and individual play. Prizes, laughs, good food and drink. $65 annual fee (includes OGA membership). All skill levels welcome. For info call: Bob K. 701-269-7822.

• Saturday Shuffle: Magic the Gathering and more, Chetco Library: 1:00 pm. Stop by the library every week for Saturday Shuffle, where players can bring their favorite deck and play Magic: The Gathering. Gamers of all kinds are also welcome to bring their favorite card or board games

from their own collections, or browse the library’s games, and find a crew to play with.

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TUESDAYS

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

• Bridge, 11:45 am, Chetco Activity Center

• Line Dancing, Brookings Elks Lodge, 6 pm – 8 pm Donations requested.

• Storytime, Chetco Library: 10:30 am. Stories, songs, and simple crafts for young children.

• Pinochle and other card games, Chetco Activity Center 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

• Amateur Radio Net check-ins, Gasquet Net: 6:30 pm on 147.18, DN Amateur Radio Club: 7:15 pm on 146.88. If you are a licensed Ham Radio operator, join us. You do not have to be a member of the Del Norte Amateur Radio Club. Find out what is happening around the area.

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SEPTEMBER 3

• Brewed Theology; Divinity among us and within us with Joanie Lindenmeyer, Robert O'Sullivan, and Jim Abbott, Chetco Library: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. A safe and open place to gather and have open, kind, inspiring, empowering and unbiased conversations. All adults are welcome and celebrated. Join us.

SEPTEMBER 6

• Brewed Theology; Divinity among us and within us with Joanie Lindenmeyer, Robert O'Sullivan, and Jim Abbott, Chetco Brewery: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm. A safe and open place to gather and have open, kind, inspiring, empowering and unbiased conversations. All adults are welcome and celebrated. Join us.

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“We would like to thank our regional and local partners for helping make this program possible,” said Martinez.

a small grant from the Oregon State Marine Board, the special Sunset Bay session was offered free of charge to all registrants.

The Junior Lifeguard program's core mission is to equip young people with a deeper understanding of their open water environments, provide them with the skills to recreate safely and foster pathways within the maritime field. Activities included open water swimming, paddle boarding, body surfing, surfing, kayaking, snorkeling and self-rescue

techniques. Environmental respect is cultivated through lectures on aquatic topics, while self-respect is built through personal achievements and teamwork.

The program emphasized that it is not a learnto-swim school. Prospective participants had to demonstrate minimum aquatic proficiency by successfully completing a swim test, which included: Swimming one-hundred yards continuously using the front crawl/freestyle stroke; Swimming ten

yards underwater and treading water for three minutes.

The program boasts a team of professional instructors and lifeguards from Curry County Aquatic Safety and the California State Parks Trinidad Head Lifeguard Division, all possessing extensive experience in surf and ocean rescue, beach safety, First Aid and CPR.

They are supported by trained volunteers and Junior Lifeguard trainees to maintain a low student-to-instructor ratio.

Management staff includes Luke Martinez (Curry County Aquatic Safety Officer/Lifeguard II), Shannon Ingram (California State Parks – Lifeguard II/EMT) and Declan Debler (Curry County Aquatic Safety Officer/Lifeguard I).

“This year the program had over 130 participants between the three sessions, with students traveling from across the state and coming from as far as Arizona,” said Martinez.

“We are very proud of our Junior Lifeguards and look forward to the future of our

program’s development.” For further information, or contact staff, please inquire at quatic.safety@ currycountyor.gov.

Training: The 2025 Lifeguards and their trainees.

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it, so right now it's safe to drive over, but if we have more storms this winter it could make the entire roadway impassable, so we've got to get in there to get it fixed before the winter,” said Denney.

The terrain adds a level of difficulty to this project.

The highway is nestled between a mountain and a creek, which makes staging difficult. The stream running through the culvert is about twenty feet below the road surface. The depth of the culvert is beyond what traditional construction methods can accommodate and extensive excavation will be necessary.

ODOT will replace the 2-foot culvert with an 11foot wide pipe that would meet federal fish passage requirements. The wider culvert will improve the crossing’s capacity to carry drainage from large storm events.

The culvert, under U.S. 101 at Bearhead Mountain Lane, failed as a result of a high-water event in December 2024. The storm washed away the ground under the highway’s southbound travel lane and required emergency repairs. The culvert is still at risk of failure, which could compromise the roadway above.

Prior to full closure, travelers can expect delays

as only one lane of traffic will be open for a few weeks prior to and a few weeks after the major closure weekend as ODOT will begin construction preparation and roadway rebuilding.

"We know how disruptive highway closures can be for communities on the south coast, but we believe this is the best approach and the least impactful option in the long run," said Glen Pederson, ODOT’s District Manager. "We’re announcing the closure now because we want to give everybody as much time as possible to plan ahead."

As there is no local detour available, travelers between Crescent City and Coos Bay must use the detour through Grants Pass and Winston. Travelers must use U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway), Interstate 5 and Oregon 42 (Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway) to navigate around the closure.

“We'll send out more information as we get a tighter schedule,” said Denney. For further information log onto: https://www. oregon.gov/odot/projects/ pages/project-details.aspx?project=M25032 To check road conditions prior to travel: https:// www.tripcheck.com/ DynamicReports/Report/ RoadConditions.

Detour: This map show the route one would have to take as a detour during construction.

Erosion: The culvert under U.S. Highway 101 at Bearhead Mountain Lane is located about six miles south of Bandon. The two-foot-diameter pipe is about 20 feet below the road surface.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.: 250126978 TS No.: 25-003631 APN: 118-316-003-000 Property Address: 1610 GAINARD ST, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/01/2022. 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 09/11/2025 at 11:00 A.M., America West Lender Services, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07/07/2022, as Instrument No. 20222812, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of DEL NORTE County, State of California. Executed by: JOSEPH D MILES AND MAE MILES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 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) On the steps of the southwest entrance to the Flynn Administration Bldg. located at 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# 118-316003-000 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1610 GAINARD ST, 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 $ 328,481.04. 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. All bids are subject to California Civil Code 2924h and are sold “AS-IS”. 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 844-693-4761 or visit this internet website www.awest.us, using the file number assigned to this case 25-003631 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 844-693-4761, or visit this internet website www.awest. us, using the file number assigned to this case 25003631 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: America West Lender Services, LLC P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 America West Lender Services, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 844-6934761 NPP0477256 8/20, 8/27, & 9/3/2025, Triplicate, 417196

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Notice is hereby given that Pursuant to the California Self Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 21077 ET seq.), the following will sell the storage Unit(s) listed below at public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents. Property including, but not limited to household goods, Clothing, tools and/or other miscellaneous items. The sale will take place online at www.storagetreasures.com. Bidding will open on September 8, 2025, at 1:00 pm and end on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm. StorWell - McNamara1065 McNamara Rd., Crescent City, CA 95531 Gaila Lovelady 9/3/2025, Triplicate, 418023

FILE: PFI-252207 TITLE ORDER NUMBER: P-666130 LOAN: VIEN/ TRAN A.P.N.: 118-090004-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/24/2018. 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. NOTICE is hereby given that BEATRICE VIEN AND LOAN KIM TRAN, AS JOINT TENANTS., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JAMES HAMILTON, A SINGLE MAN Recorded 2/2/2018 as Instrument No. 20180411 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Del Norte County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 5/5/2025 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 20251151 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 9/16/2025 At the stairs of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn County Administration Building at 981 H St., Crescent City, CA 95531 at 11:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), 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 hereinafter described: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 105 N STREET, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. 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: $404,432.39 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, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

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 or visit this Internet Website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI252207. 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. Dated: 8/11/2025 BEATRICE VIEN AND LOAN KIM TRAN, AS JOINT TENANTS, AS TRUSTEE PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., AS AGENT FOR BENEFICIARY 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 888-8411 By: STELLA SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0477675 8/27, 9/3, & 9/10/2025, Triplicate, 417722 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 CASE NO. CV251120 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Petitioner: Martin Dean Zosel filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name(s): Martin Dean Zosel, Quest Hunter Zosel, Martin Dean Zosel Jr, Amilia Svn-Taa-Chu Mae Zosel to Proposed name(s): Martin Dean Jones, Quest Hunter Jones, West Martin Jones, Amilia Svn-Taa-Chu Jones THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

Rick Lee Raedeke

Case Number: PB257049

To all heirs, beneﬁciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Rick Lee Raedeke

A Petition for Probate has been ﬁled by: Robin Raedeke, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Robin Raedeke 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: September 5, 2025

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 August 20, 27, & September 3, 2025, Triplicate, 417445

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Redwood Market 310 Hwy 101 South Crescent City, CA 95531

Mailing address: 3450 E Commercial Ct Meridian, ID 83642

This Business is conducted by: a NV Corporation Registered Owner(s): Jacksons Food Stores, Inc

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/ Cory Jackson, Secretary

This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 8/4/2025 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20250096

8/20, 8/27, 9/3, & 9/10/2025, Triplicate, 417458

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Crescent City Catering 383 M Street Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: an individual

Registered Owner(s): Lorian Koller

The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed on: 8/11/2025

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tion that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a ﬁne not to exceed one thou-sand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Lorian Koller

This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 8/14/2025

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Claire Landay, Deputy File No. 20250098 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, & 9/17/2025, Triplicate, 417672

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE DEL NORTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors, County of Del Norte, State of California and the governing body of all other special assessment and taxing districts for which said Board so acts, will hold a public hearing to consider the recommended final budget for the fiscal year 2025/2026. The recommended final budget will be available for review in the office of the County Auditor-Controller, 981 H Street, Suite 140, Crescent City, California, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, weekdays. Further budget scheduling information is available in the Board of Supervisors Office at 981 H Street, Suite 200, Crescent City, California.

DATE OF HEARING: Beginning September 09, 2025 and continuing as necessary for the following fourteen days.

TIME OF HEARING: 10:45

AM September 09, 2025

PLACE OF HEARING: 981 H STREET, SUITE 100 CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531

All persons interested are invited to participate at the aforementioned time, date and place to let your views be heard.

Kylie Goughnour, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of Del Norte, State of California 8/27 & 9/3/2025, Triplicate, 417727

The County of Del Norte has issued a Request for Proposals for the Del Norte Regional Guardrail Upgrades Project. Please visit https://www.co.delnorte.ca.us/departments/ EngineeringSurveying/ BIDDocuments to view the solicitation. 9/3 & 9/10/2025, Triplicate 417803

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that, based on a “preliminary analysis”, the acting lead agency intends to adopt a mitigated negative declaration for the project(s) listed on this notice.

A copy of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review at the Community Development Department, Planning Division, 981 H Street, Suite 110, Crescent City, CA, 95531.

The public review period for proposed negative declarations is 30 days from the date of this notice. This proposed mitigated negative declaration is intended for adoption by the Del Norte County Planning Commission as “lead agency”. The Commission will consider the project(s) listed at the following hearing:

DATE OF HEARING: Oct 1, 2025 TIME OF HEARING: 6:00

p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: 981 H Street, Suite 100, Crescent City, CA 95531

ITEM(S) TO BE CONSIDERED:

*** RCA Rezone - The applicant is the owner of a 0.75-acre parcel with a zoning designation of Rural Residential Agriculture - 1 acre minimum (RRA1) and General Resource Conservation Area (RCA-1). The General Plan Land Use designation for the area outside the RCA portion is Suburban Residential, allowing up to two units per acre. The proposed rezone would involve rezoning the portion of the property zoned General Resource Conservation Area (RCA-1) to a Designated Resource Conservation Area District (RCA-2) as RCA-2 wetland(w) and RCA-2 wetland buffer(wb). Rezoning is necessary to delineate the limits of resource lands and identify the portions of the property suitable for residential development. Lands not reclassiﬁed as RCA-2(w) or RCA-2(wb) will fall under RRA-1 zoning designation. The parcel is developed with a residence and is served by an on-site well and septic. APN 116-060-011 located at 2031 Old Mill Rd, Crescent City, CA 95531.

DATE: 8/21/2025

Del Norte County Planning Division Community Development Dept. 9/3/2025, Triplicate, 417983

Notice of Public Meeting

The Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District will hold its next Board of Director’s meeting on Wed., Sept. 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM, at the Winchuck Fire Hall, 363 Winchuck River Road.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Reading of the Minutes

3. Chief’s Report

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Old Business

6. New Business

7. Adjourn Meeting

Respectfully Submitted Jan Loren, Secretary 9/3/2025, Pilot, 418030

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

William M Parker II

Case Number: PB257051

To all heirs, beneﬁciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of William M Parker II

A Petition for Probate has been ﬁled by: Robert Parker, in the Superior Court of California, County of: Del Norte.

The petition for probate requests that: Robert Parker 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: September 5, 2025

Time: 10:00am Dept.: 2

Address of the Court: 450 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531

Attorney for Petitioner: Gino de Solenni 384 G Street Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-6181 8/20, 8/27, & 9/3/2025, Triplicate, 417470

Puzzle Answers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY

SAM ROYES, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dick B. Royes, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. WAYNE R. BROOKSHIRE and ROSEMARY E. BROOKSHIRE, Defendants. No. 25CV27919 SUMMONS

To: Wayne R. Brookshire and Rosemary E. Brookshire

You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication specified here, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE TO THE

DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the Court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified here along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney, or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon state Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Petitioner prays for quiet title to the property in the county of Curry, State

of Oregon described as follows: The NW of the NW of Section 11, Township 31 South, Range 14, West of the Willamette Meridian Curry County Oregon. Dated and Published: September 3, 2025 /s/ J. Glenn Null J. Glenn Null OSB #040961 Attorney for Plaintiff Mammen & Null Lawyers, LLC P.O. Box 477 La Grande, Oregon 97850 (541) 963-5259 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/2025, Pilot, 417982

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: The Nonviolence Training Project 108 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531 Mailing address: PO Box 507 Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: a CA Corporation Registered Owner(s): The Nonviolence Training Project 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

Oregon ditches farm stand regulations after public outcry

BY CLAIRE CARLSON Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon’s countryside comes alive during farm season. Tulips in the spring, berry-picking in the summer and pumpkin patches in the fall attract visitors to the bucolic farm stands that dot the Willamette Valley and beyond.

But as crowds have gotten denser, with reports of hours-long trafﬁc on single-lane roads at the most popular farms, some legislators are seeking solutions to mitigate the effect of agritourism in agricultural zones.

A recent rulemaking process from the Department of Land and Conservation Development could have limited what can be sold at farm stands, but an outsized public response to the potential rules put the process on an indeﬁnite pause.

Legislators are still deliberating over how to move forward with the rulemaking — or if they should at all, considering the controversy it caused.

One of the groups at the center of the debate was 1000 Friends of Oregon, a nonproﬁt organization that advocates for land use planning. They participated in the rulemaking advisory committee that was meant to inform legislators on a number of agritourism issues, not just farm stand policies.

The group said the pause was the result of a misunderstanding about what the rulemaking was intended to do.

“It’s not about saying no to things like agritourism,” said Anna Kemper, membership experience manager of 1000 Friends of Oregon. “It’s about managing impact, making sure that one farm’s business model doesn’t negatively impact others.”

From March to July, the rulemaking advisory committee convened monthly to discuss one or two agritourism issues and then make a recommendation to the Land Conservation and Development Commission, which implements state land use rules.

But in recent months, the discussion focused primarily on farm stand regulations after one of the members of the committee — the Oregon Property Owners Association — sponsored a bill that would have expanded what’s sold at farm stands.

The group’s goal was to address “longstanding confusion” over farm stand

policies, like a rule that says three-quarters of a farm stand’s products must be sourced from the farm, but is unclear on what exactly counts under that rule.

But one Yamhill County farmer said the group’s goal to expand farm stand allowances would have “blown out the sideboards on farm stands.”

That’s according to Sid Friedman, a hay farmer and board member of the land use planning and policy organization Friends of Yamhill County. He served on a legislative working group that eventually led to the rulemaking process on farm stands.

Friedman was worried about the cumulative impact of using farm stands to sell not just farm products but other activities like weddings, concerts, and farm-to-table dinners in Oregon’s farmland.

“The cumulative impacts of all these commercial uses, which aren’t farming in the exclusive farm-use zone, is driving up the price of farmland here in Yamhill County and around the state,” Friedman said. “Somebody who just wants to farm can’t compete with what people who want to put in a commercial venue can pay for the land.”

These concerns led to the most recent feedback from the rulemaking advisory committee, which toned down the farm stand rules the Oregon Property Owners Association was pushing for. Notably, the feedback recommended an impact assessment on neighboring properties of any farm stand wanting to pursue agritourism activities.

DLCD was expected to release a draft rule to follow this feedback on Sept. 1.

But in late July, several farms around Oregon rang alarm bells on social media about the potential rules, spurring more than 2,300 emails and phone calls from the public.

Two of the most vocal farmers against the rulemaking were Jim Abeles and Kat Topaz, owners of Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island. They were worried that the potential rules would harm people trying to start an agritourism business.

“It would be stricter and more expensive and more difﬁcult for anybody who wants to get into agritourism,” Abeles said.

Topaz Farm, founded in 2020, serves as one of the main farm destinations for

Portlanders. Beyond selling produce, it has a petting zoo, offers farm-to-table dinners and hosts a live music series in the summer.

The farm’s owners posted their concerns on social media about what the rules might do to farms like theirs, with one video surpassing a million views on Instagram.

They pointed to a decrease in the number of farms nationwide as one reason the rulemaking could further harm small and mid-size farm operations.

“We want more farms, we want more competition because we think that it’s

good for agriculture, it’s good for the public, and it’s important while farms are being lost everywhere,” Abeles said.

Shortly after the public backlash about the rules, Gov. Tina Kotek ordered a temporary pause on the rulemaking process.

“I want to reassure farmers who have been anxious and frustrated about how proposed changes to existing rules regarding farm stand operations may affect their businesses that I hear you and am paying attention,” Kotek said in a public statement. “I have directed DLCD to pause the rulemaking process to

allow for more conversa tions with all interested parties and the public on this really important agri-tourism issue.”

1000 Friends of Oregon is ﬁne if the rulemaking process ends completely.

“I think if it just went away, we would be ﬁne as far as farm stands are concerned,” said Jim Johnson, the organization’s working lands policy director. He’s more interested in working on other agritourism issues prioritized by the Land Conservation and Development Commission, like urban growth planning and the rezoning of agricultural land.

“We can get to work on more important issues that relate to protecting Oregon’s valuable farmland,” he said. https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/14/ oregon-ditches-farm-stand-regulations-after-public-outcry/ 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.

BY MIA MALDONADO

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Trump administration ofﬁcials intend to remove protections and open to some development more than 58 million acres of national forests across 40 states, including 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon.

Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally announced the proposed termination of a 2001 Forest Service rule known as the “Roadless Rule” in a news release Wednesday, setting off a 21-day public comment period that opens Friday and runs through Sept. 19. The Roadless Rule prohibits road construction, logging and mining on about 30% of Forest Service managed lands, intending to protect wildlife, animal migration corridors, watersheds and old-growth from human development and the environmental deg-

radation that often follows. Rollins said that rescinding the rule would remove “burdensome, outdated, one-size-ﬁts-all regulations” and boost economic growth. Trump earlier this year signed two executive orders to increase logging in national forests and other federal lands.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, who previously worked for one of the country’s largest lumber producers in Idaho, said the Roadless Rule has frustrated land managers for years, and served as a barrier to commercial logging, and logging in the name of wildﬁre prevention, by prohibiting road construction.

“The forests we know today are not the same as the forests of 2001,” he said in a statement. “They are dangerously overstocked and increasingly threatened by drought, mortality, insect-borne disease, and wildﬁre. It’s time to return land management decisions where they belong — with

local Forest Service experts who best understand their forests and communities.”

Research from Oregon State University Professor Chris Dunn, a forest ecologist and wildfire expert, and his colleagues, found most wildfires in Western national forests between 1984 and 2018 started near roads, showing an increased likelihood of wildfires where roads exist, because the number one cause of wildfires is people.

The news Wednesday angered Oregon environmental advocates, who are urging the public to submit comments to the USDA in opposition to the proposed rollback.

“Gutting the Roadless Rule — which has protected our forests for 25 years — would be the single largest rollback of conservation protections in our nation’s history,” said Tracy Stone-Manning, president of the Washington D.C.-based conservation nonproﬁt Wilderness Soci-

ety, in a statement. “Americans cherish their public lands and deserve leaders who protect them for future generations, not give them away to corporations that exploit them.”

From the Willamette to the Ochoco National Forest, Oregon groups express urgency Areas in Oregon protected under the roadless rule include Iron Mountain in the Willamette National Forest, Joseph Canyon in Wallowa County, Tumalo Mountain in central Oregon and Lookout Mountain in the Ochoco National Forest.

“These forests are some of Oregon’s most treasured landscapes, from the ﬂower-studded meadows of Echo Mountain to the headwaters of Tumalo Creek, which provides Bend’s drinking water,” Oregon Wild’s central Oregon ﬁeld coordinator, Sami Godlove, said in a statement. “Oregonians value these places deeply, and now is the time to raise our voices to ensure

they remain protected for future generations.”

Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat representing the state’s 6th Congressional District, said she is outraged by the Trump administration’s attacks on the rule.

In June, Salinas introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act to make the Roadless Rule a federal law. Nearly 50 House colleagues, including Reps. Maxine Dexter and Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Democrats, have cosponsored the bill, and she said she is working to get more.

Oregon’s two other Democratic U.S. Reps. Janelle Bynum and Val Hoyle, and Oregon’s lone Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz, have not signed on as sponsors.

“These pristine, undeveloped forest lands represent some of our most important tools in the ﬁght against climate change,” Salinas said in a webinar on Tuesday hosted by the Oregon Sierra Club.

Erik Fernandez, the wilderness program manager for Oregon Wild, said eliminating the Roadless Rule would be a disaster for Oregon’s forests and communities.

“Building new roads in these wild places opens the door to invasive species and habitat fragmentation,” he said. “Once these areas are cut apart, we lose the clean water, wildlife, and solitude they provide forever.” https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/28/ trump-ofﬁcials-plan-toremove-protections-on-2million-acres-of-nationalforests-in-oregon/ 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.

High in Plain Sight coming to Gold Beach High School

BY LINDA LEE Curry Coastal Pilot

Curry County Juvenile Department and Curry County

Prevention will host Tall Cop Jermaine Galloway, national speaker on drugs and alcohol.

“I’ve seen the ever-evolving drug culture trends sweep across our country,” said Galloway. “For many people, it’s hard to keep up with these trends and especially to understand what they all mean. Unless you understand the culture, you won’t see it at all.”

His approach is more than standard as he addresses the cultural trend of what happens seasonally, like spring break, and how the ideology teaches a variety of substance abuse trends.

Galloway is motivated by his past experience as a police ofﬁcer and the need to build better communities by spreading his wealth of knowledge and his ability to bring the issue to the forefront of people’s thinking.

According to his website: Tall Cop Says Stop™ was created by Ofﬁcer Jermaine Galloway, an Idaho law enforcement ofﬁcer since 1997. Regarded as one of America’s top experts in various drug and alcohol trends, he has specialized in underage drinking and drug enforcement for more than 15 years.

Addressing the issue means asking tough questions. “All over our nation, communities struggle to deal with underage drinking and drug usage. What can we do about these issues? Are we just going to meet up and ‘round table’ them every month? Or are we going to get out there and do something to ﬁx the problems?” These are just some of the topic points that Galloway asks.

“I’ll give you tools to reduce, prevent or stop drug and alcohol abuse in your community,” said Galloway.

This free event will be at the Gold Beach High School Gym on September 9th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

Event goers are encouraged to register at: https://wwwcognitoforms.com/currycountyprevention1/tallcopyregistrationcommunityevent, but is not necessary to attend. “Remember, you can’t stop what you don’t know.”

For more information log onto: https://www.tallcopsaysstop.com/blog

Tall Cop: Jermaine Galloway will be talking to local youth about the dangers of drug and alcohol use

Officer Dominguez – Brookings’ Community Resource Officer Builds Bridges

and Fosters Trust

By Wendy Giordano City of Brookings Project Manager

Patrolling City parks, checking in with local businesses and connecting residents to essential resources, these are just a few ways Officer Gabriella “Gabby” Dominguez is making a difference in Brookings as a Community Resource Officer (CRO).

“Officer Dominguez excels as both a police officer and Community Resource Officer. Her initiative and determination brought National Night Out back to Brookings, creating valuable opportunities for our community, law enforcement, and other first responders to connect,” said Brookings Police Chief McCrae about Dominguz’s initiative. “Her work reflects the professionalism and community commitment we strive for at the Brookings Police Department.”

Unlike traditional enforcement roles, the CRO position is built on outreach, meeting people where they are, listening to their needs and connecting them to help.

Dominguez spends much of her time offering local resources to unhoused individuals and others in need as well as visiting businesses enrolled in the Brookings Police Property Program to alert owners to any unwanted activity nearby

When asked what inspired her to become a CRO, Dominguez said, “I wanted to make a positive impact on the lives of people in our community and contribute to a safer, more connected environment. I strongly believe in bridging the gap between local law enforcement and the community, fostering trust and open communication.”

“Meeting all the new and familiar faces and engaging in great conversation is my favorite part,” said when asked what her favorite part of the job is. “I come from a small community similar to Brookings, and much like my hometown, everyone knows everyone. That’s a good resource to have.”

Dominguez is quick to point out that her work isn’t only about responding to problems, it’s about preventing them.

“I patrol our community, check in with our partners and try to be proactive,” she said. “My goal is to focus on our problem areas and help find solutions before things escalate.”

“I recently had the amazing opportunity to plan and successfully host a community event on August 5th. The event was National Night Out; an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie,” she said with a sense of pride. “We had local law enforcement, first responders and wonderful donors supporting the event. We’re already looking forward to planning next year and continuing to grow each year!”

“Gabby’s energy and optimism are contagious,” said City Manager Tim Rundel.

“You can see it in everything she does in Brookings. Even though I’ve only known her a short time, I’ve been impressed by the positive difference she’s making in the lives of residents and the community as a whole.”

When she’s off duty, Dominguez enjoys spending time outdoors with her wife and her dogs, whether that’s a sunny walk or a day by the river. She hopes residents will stop and talk when they see her in town.

“I strive to be a good listener and a resource for our community members,” Dominguez said. “We can’t solve every problem overnight, but together we can make a positive difference.”