SERVING DEL NORTE COUNTY SINCE 1879 Crescent City, CA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2024
The Raging Sea:
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The Powerful Account of the Worst Tsunami in U.S. History Author Dennis Powers addressed the awed Crescent City Council and standing room only audience, last Monday. Commemorating the “ Monster Tsunami which he chronicled in his book, Powers thanked the audience and Council for the opportunity to first write, then speak about his non-fiction book, The Raging Sea, the worst tsunami in U.S. History. The flood destroyed Crescent City 60 years ago. “ The big one, the monster (fourth wave) hit Crescent City at jet speed 1:45am (Saturday, March 28). It came in at Endert’s Beach 23’ high, went 2.5 miles up the Elk Creek,” recounts Powers. Loss of life was profound. 11 perished, hundreds injured, the destruction was unimaginable. Debris was tossed about like tinker toys and rag dolls. Houses, cars, refrigerators, even horses and dogs and yes, human beings, were tossed about downtown.
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Standing room audience at Crescent City Council meeting for author’s presentation.
Please see RAGING SEA, Page 4
City drops Advanced Air Launches its Inaugural Service ZOOM call-in feature
BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.
Advanced Air counter staff
Del Norte County Regional Airport
Crescent City dropped its ZOOM call-in feature following a series of racially-motivated prank calls during the March 4 Public Comments agenda. During that meeting, six unidentified ZOOM callers made anti-Semitic and vile African-American hate comments under the pretense of offering opinions on unrelated City items. The Triplicate opted not to give voice to virulent so-called Free Speech and did not publish this news. According to City Attorney Martha Rice, Hate Speech is protected speech allowed by the 1st Amendment to The Constitution and cannot be curtailed unless speech rises to a level of violence. The series of callers who remain anonymous were not identified as local individuals and believed to be pranksters. The calls did not spew out or incite violence. At the Tuesday, March 18 Meeting, the Agenda displayed no reference to ZOOM for callers to contribute to Public Comments on any item on the Calendar. Prior to placing discussion / action item to consider the ZOOM feature, Mayor Blake Inscore who sets the Agenda, made the decision to pull the ZOOM call-in feature for last night’s meeting, pending full Council discussion toward the end of the meeting. City Attorney Rice spoke from the dais and
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An aura of excitement filled the Del Norte County Regional Airport Terminal (CEC) with the new service. An era has begun when the Dornier 328-300 jet lifted off from CEC, Sunday. Advanced Air inaugurated its
Here are the challenges on the field: • Gophers have chewed up the grounds, creating unsafe playing conditions. • Unleveled ground equals uneven lines.
Please see ADVANCED AIR, Page 4
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(L-R) Kaitlyn Lopez, 6th grade representative, Serenity Endert, 7th grade representative, and vice president, Toby Endert, 6th grade representative, and historian, Dylan Walkley, 8th grade representative, Student body president, Augustus Bieber, 8th grade reprePlease see STUDENTS, Page 2 sentative, Faculty student Advisor, Mr. Marcus Endert.
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Advanced Air supplants Contour Air which provided service to Oakland. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Levi Stockton, who was aboard both inaugural flights, Sunday welcomed trailblazing passengers on the first flights.
Some months back, a group of Smith River students representing their individual grade levels shared student discontent with the condition of the sports / athletic field. The group met with principal Nicole Cochran and student advisor Marcus Endert and shared with Staff a heady idea: Students told Administration the condition of the athletic field at Smith River School has some serious issues. The Field is in need of major renovation. This group of students is comprised of Kaitlynn Lopez, 6th grade, Serenity Endert, 7th grade, Toby Endert, 6th grade, Dylan Walkley, 8th grade and Augustus Bieber, 8th grade.
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on a :45 minute jet jaunt and returned to CEC to pick up more passengers at CEC before the afternoon flight down South. The Air service marks the beginning of the new non-stop jet service era to Los Angeles Hawthorne Jet Center located just a quick shuttle trip south of LAX.
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service with a near-full passenger manifest of 26 (30 passenger capacity) on the quick 1:40 hour hop to Hawthorne (Los Angeles) Municipal Airport (HHR). The flight touched down on the, 4960’ Jet Center strip smoothly and on-time. Earlier, the same aircraft cruised down to Oakland (OAK)
Smith River Students Share their Vision for a New Community Field
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