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Unofficial Del Norte election results show Supervisors conduct Strategic Plan Workshop low voter turnout, incumbents faring well BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.
Because of this dynamic, Wilson stated Del Norte County lacks an overall vision. “ In this design, the county for too long has been a rudderless ship. This planning workshop is the beginning of a process to put a rudder on (Del Norte County) our ship.” With that pronouncement, Wilson welcomed Don Ashton, Lead Consultant for Municipal Resource Group (MRG). Ashton has a formidable resume, serving as Chief Administrative Officer for El Dorado County for seven years, Director of El Dorado Health and Human Services for three years. His public sector experience includes various executive-level leadership positions as well as leadership positions in public safety finance, general government and health and Human Services in El Dorado and Los Angeles counties. Ashton is credited with implementing the first Strategic Plan for Health and Human Services in El Dorado County. Ashton prioritized Del Norte’s needs. He related those needs in order of importance are: Please see PLAN, Page 3
Board will discuss Vision, Mission and Goals at March 12 meeting What is a Strategic Plan? Assistant County Administrative Officer Randy Hooper is the point person working with consultant Don Ashton of Municipal Resource Group to help develop a Strategic Plan. The Board is working with this duo, employees, department heads, stakeholders and the public to establish the vision for Del Norte’s future. The Strategic Plan is the tool to give Del Norte the direction to follow. The Del Norte Board of Supervisiors heard from the public at a Special Meeting to conduct a workshop for developing a Strategic Plan. All supervisors were in attendance. Board Chair Dean Wilson opened the meeting, welcoming the public and advised all time limits would be waived for the workshop meeting. Wilson stated government is designed and departments focus is internal.
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With a modest 22 percent ballot count, candidates for elective office must await final count of several hundred ballots, Friday afternoon. Incumbents appeared to fare well. DEL NORTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: • 2nd District incumbent Valerie Starkey held the lead. She received 324 of 504 votes with 20 percent registered voters casting their ballots. Valerie Starkey 324 Rivers Drown 180 • With 23 percent of ballots Please see RESULTS, Page 3
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Renowned author to address City Council on anniversary of 1964 Tsunami BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.
Dennis Powers, author of 18 literary works including five non-fiction masterpieces on the sea, Del Norte and Crescent City will share his stories and help the City recognize this momentous event, Monday, March 18, at 6PM at the City Council Meeting. 11 Del Norters lost their lives after the tidal wave walloped the downtown during the early morning hours of March 28, 1964. The disaster followed the 9.2 Anchorage. Alaska Earthquake. Powers chronicled the event in his book, The
Search and Rescue Saves Stranded Man at the Mouth
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Raging Sea (the crushing 1964 Crescent City tsunami), 2005. Powers hopes to meet with some of the survivors Please see 1964 TSUNAMI, Page 3
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face down, and suffering what appeared to be hypothermia. The man reportedly walked the approximate 11 miles from Point St. George Beach in stormy weather. Upon arrival by SAR, the individual was expediently wrapped in a blanket, placed in the UTV, and rushed back to Kellogg Rd where Del Norte Ambulance transferred the unidentified individual to Sutter Coast, where he made a full recovery. As a side note, the Sheriff told The Triplicate The purchase of the Polaris UTV was made possible with funds from the asset forfeiture drug bust, last February, 2023. The total forfeiture was $375,000. The Sheriff Dept. share of the drug bust was estimated to be just under $250,000.
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About 10 a.m., February 29, Del Norte County Roads Dept. workers observed a male, lying down at the peninsula at the Mouth of the Smith River. He raised his hand and gestured he was in distress. A 9-1-1 call was made. Sheriff Garrett Scott and Deputy Dylan Balch, along with two members of Search and Rescue (SAR) and a Crescent Fire Protection District unit, Norte Ambulance Del responded. With the newly acquired Polaris UTV enclosed vehicle, SAR entered the Beach from Kellogg Beach Rd, and drove several miles north to the Mouth where they observed a distressed individual, colored blue, dressed only in a t-shirt and shorts, lying
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