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Renovations Announced For Legacy Homeless Project

ovations in its Legacy project, converting the 30 unit motel room Coastal Inn and Suites into perma-

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Del Norte Health and Human Services will begin major ren-

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Former Coastal Inn and Suites/ Legacy Project to undergo major renovations.

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Greatest Season Ever! BY ROGER GITLIN County Media, Inc.

It was not my intent to write a ﬂuff piece about tourism in Crescent City. The response from visitors coming to our community is nothing short of rewarding. Crescent City and Del Norte County are truly blessed. While Summer temperatures soar into triple digits across fully two-thirds of the country, the climate along the North Coast and

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Battery Point Lighthouse

Oregon coastline is deliriously appealing in low to mid 60’s. The great icebreaker question asked of visitors to Crescent City is, “ Where are you folks from? The short answer is “…just about everywhere.”Indeed, most visitors come from Medford, Ashland, Redding and Sacramento. And dispersed across the West, mid-West, and East Coast. This year, record number of visitors are ﬂocking to Crescent City, not just to escape the heat but to fully

enjoy all of the local amenities. The number of visitors is far exceeding our greatest visitor season ever. Stunning news! Executive Director of the Crescent City / Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce Cindy Vosburg shared, “ Folks come here for the Redwoods and the Beaches. This is our opportunity to shine. We’re so fortunate to live here.” Trees of Mystery reports an increase of eight percent from Please see GREATEST Page 12

Aftermath of Fishing Warehouse Fire Off Elk Valley Road

Leaves Wake of Devastation BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Lania Fink, daughter of Richard Hagel, owner of the warehouse who passed away last October, shared with The Triplicate the devastation wrought by the June 19 incident. Lania has been working with homeowners insurace to determine the extent of coverage Charles Nicolas received a call late that Wednesday evening, moments after emergency crews were dispatched to the fully-engulfed fire of the 300 sq. ft structure on State Street. With permission of firefighters, Nicolas was able to remove his forklift, salmon tank and salmon pole. Everything else, including 300 mint condition crab pots perished. Each crab pot is valued

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Drone view of the ruins of warehouse fire.

at $175. The impact of this fire also affects deck hands who worked on the crabpots. Nicolas said his estimated losses totaled $200,000. Nicolas is not alone is this tragedy. Allen Loretz, Jeremy Hurst and Wes Taylor also suffered equipment and fishing gear loss in the blaze. Sadly, their living has been destroyed. Firefighters labored for nine hours containing the fire. A GO FUND ME page has been established for those wishing to help. gofund.me/6e4036db Daughter Lania Fink has posted a Go Fund Me Page, entitled Help Crescent City Fishermen Rebuild. No cause of the destructive fire has been announced.

Airport Receives Big Increase in Essential Air Service Grant The AEAS Agreement ensures expanded, continued connectivity from Crescent City and throughout the Border Coast Region. Since March of this year, multiple meetings have taken place between BCRAA, Michael Mooney of Volaire Aviation Consulting, Advanced Air LLC and the DOT. The primary objectives have been to enhance regional air service, ensure safety, reliability, expand destination options, from Crescent City and promote business growth and augment tourism. Next Summer, Advanced Air plans to expand ﬂight frequency from CEC to OAK and HHR.

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The Border Coast Regional Airport Authority (BCRAA) has secured a new four year Alternate Essential Air Grant Agreement (AEAS) from the Dept. B Transportation (DOT). The amount of the grant is for $19.312 million an increase of $4.6 million, or a 23.8 percent increase from the previous Agreement. The beneficiary of the Award is Advanced Air LLC, which currently offers daily round trip flights from CEC to Oakland (OAK)and twice-weekly fights to Los Angeles / Hawthorne (HHR) airport, an eight minute drive to LAX.

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Advanced Air received a substantial increase for the Air Service Grant Award.

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