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SERVING DEL NORTE COUNTY SINCE 1879 Crescent City, CA

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025

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Guard’s 235th birthday. Emceeing this year’s Parade was Rene’ Shanle-Hutzell and Mike Garza of Bi-Coastal Media, with judges Mike Lane, Paul Magarino, Jay Tuc Steinruck and photographer Gloria Bobertz.

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The Crescent City/ Del Norte Chamber of Commerce honored America’s 250th Birthday in front of an estimated 12,000 Parade watchers, July 4th . 120 plus vehicles, ﬂoats, walkers, bands, equestrian units and other entries, swimming in a sea of smiles and joy. Executive Director Cindy Vosburg, Parade-onlookers welcomed the United States Guard ﬂyover celebrating the Coast

Sienna Wier sang the National Anthem Blake Inscore was the Grand Marshall. After the Parade, thousands poured into Beachfront Park for a Please see HAPPY B-DAY Page 4

Courtesy photos. credit Crescent City/ Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce

Clean Up Volunteers Making a Huge difference BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Every year for at least the last ten, Volunteers have cleaned up Crescent South Beach immediately following July 4th. And their efforts have been nothing short of phenomenal. The Smith River Alliance in partnership with Redwood Parks Conservancy, California Dept. Of Transportation and Recology Del Norte have removed spent ﬁreworks and tons of trash which besmirch the awesome beauty of the North Coast. Organized by co-Executive Directors Grant Werschkull and Patty McCleary, Smith River Alliance has dedicated all its energy and effort to safeguard and restore the Smith River watershed and maintain our spectacular forests, Paciﬁc Please see CLEAN UP Page 3

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Smith River Alliance co-Director Mike Splain with his wife Gabrielle at July 5 Beach cleanup.

If Trees Could Talk… limits. Every effort to maintain the tranquil areas are met with almost expedient re-assault. Is not this insanity of misplaced tolerance acceptable to you citizen voters out there? Gasquet Mike, Thank you and get some new batteries for your big ﬂashlight and your hardworking drone. Recognition and appreciation to Dept of Fish and Wildlife and County Code Enforcement. The trees and the neighbors will sure appreciate it.

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Many Thanks to Gasquet Mike and his trusty drone as he puts the flashlight on long standing human-created blight on our magnificent forests and greenspace. The following jPegs behind the trees view are horrific. All the pix are in the County located on Temple, Waldo, Union and Melaney Dr. If they could talk, what might the trees? “Please save us” “… our not so new human occupants are killing us.” Drug needles plus horrific trash are destroying Del Norte and City forests within City

Photo credit, Gasquet Mike

City Fire Celebrates 125th Anniversary BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

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(L-R) Crescent City Mayor Ray Altman, Assistant Fire Chief/ Volunteer Richard Wier, Fire Chief Kevin Carey. Photo credit, City of Crescent City.

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The City of Crescent City recognized and proclaimed its gratitude to the Crescent City Volunteer Fire Department on its 125th Anniversary for faithful and dedicated service. On hand to accept the Proclamation were working and volunteer firefighters from Crescent Fire Rescue and Crescent Fire Protection District, Chief Kevin Carey and Assistant Fire Chief Richard Wier, the longest serving volunteer at 49 years in the Department. The Crescent City Fire and Rescue and the Crescent Fire Protection District have been working as a joint unit for over a decade. The Proclamation recognized the esteemed Class 2 ISO rating, a level reached by less than seven percent of all paid and volunteer departments, nationally. Over its 125 year history, the Crescent Fire Department has had just six fire chiefs.

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