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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025

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Dueling Protests on Trump/Musk were peaceful in Crescent City

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Anti-Trump /Musk rally at Fairgrounds BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

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Pro Trump / Musk rally, across the street near Fairgrounds.

Two countering demonstrations occurred along Highway 101, on the public sidewalk, in front of the Del Norte County Fairground in Crescent City, Saturday. The Hands-Off rally of those opposing President Trump and DOGEist Elon Musk, estimated to be between 250-300 was peaceful but vocal on President Trump and Musk’s policies. There was no violence at this well-planned National protest. Though this event was identiﬁed as a Del Norte event, many participants identiﬁed themselves as Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Bay Area residents from as far away as Santa Cruz. Across the street, on the public sidewalk in front of CVS Pharmacy, a smaller group organized

by the Del Norte Republican Party on short notice, displayed their 1st Amendment right to free speech.

Man’s Best Friend Adoption Day at Bayside BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

Dogs of Del Norte sponsored an adoption event for Man’s Best Friend, last Saturday. The 2nd annual adoption event was a big success in finding homes for these canines in an extremely over-crowded animal shelter. Funds were collected with the sale of raffle tickets. Additionally, there was an unannounced donation event for the sale of guitars from Pelican Bay State Prison Alissa from Dogs of Del Norte 508 Dogs have been placed in Del Norte home over the year 2024. Currently, the pound has 30-40 dogs available for adoption. No dogs went to their new homes, this weekend. Those wishing to adopt filed the appropriate paperwork subject to review by Dogs of Del Norte. Tom Hutzell displayed several of the PBSP guitars which raised $14,000, year. Special thanks and appreciation goes to Alissa, Dogs of Del Norte adoption coordinator, Felicia Murphy and Mimi Stephen’s of Bayside Realty, Eileen Bennett, supervisor of Animal Control, Camp Barry Dog Rescue and absolutely wonderful sunny weather for the outdoor event. The event raised $1400 and lots of happy new parents for the benefit of Dogs of Del Norte.

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Alissa and Lucy show three year old male blond Shepherd mix.

Long-time Lily Grower Preps Up for a Busy Easter Week-end BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media. Inc

Easter Sunday falls on April 20 this year. As they have done for last 45 years, Smith River Lily growers Rob and Kara Miller take a huge sigh of relief after thousands of boxes of Easter Lilies reached their destination for families who celebrate this holiday. The Millers’ Easter Lily farm is Dahlstrom and Watt bulb farm. Indeed, the Easter Lily greenhouse grower and ﬁeld bulb farmer is just one of the of the depleting roster of Lily growers remaining in Del Norte County; the others are Palmer/ Westbrook and United Lily Growers: the Crockett family. This trio harvests and distributes the bulbs to greenhouses across the United States and Canada to ﬂower for Easter. “80 percent of the lilies in North America and Canada come from the Smith River Valley.

Rob Miller, principal owner of Dahlstrom and Watt Lily Growers. This totals more than $6 million annually,” says Rob Miller. Miller underscored the trials and travails of producing this magniﬁcent product which must be available in the store or greenhouse by Easter

Sunday. The things that can go wrong can ﬁll a telephone book. “It’s what I do,” harkens Miller. “…and it’s tough.” Lilies and Easter have been around Del Norte Please see LILIES, Page 3

Jewish Community Celebrates Passover BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media. Inc

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Chabad Rabbinical students, delivering matzah to Crescent City and Brookings.

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The Jewish Community began the week-long celebration of Passover, April 12. The eight day holiday commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The Celebration commemorates with a special meal called a Seder and the eating of un-leavened bread called matzah.

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The story of Passover is recounted in reading from the Haggadah, the ritual account of the Exodus story. The signiﬁcance of removing of all leaven denotes the rush to exit Egypt and not permitting the bread to rise, creating chametz also known as matzah Two studying-Rabbis from New York, Schmuel and Mendel representing the Chabad from Ashland, stopped by the homes of all

Jews from Gold Beach to Crescent City, to deliver the hand-made Shmurah (round) Matzah and conduct a Phylacteries (Remember the

Law) prayer to those who wished the embracement. Passover concludes April 20. Passover 2025 logo

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