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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025

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RELEASE FROM NORTHERN DIVISION, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL On June 27 at approximately 10:55 A.M. CHP assigned to the CHP Crescent City Area responded 9-1-1 report of a male subject covered in blood, on Anchor Way west of US-101. Emergency Medical personnel also responded to the scene. The male subject, now identiﬁed as Patrick George Selvage, 44, was carrying a knife and aggressively approached medical personnel. Medical staff backed away from Selvage.

One Del Norte Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) deputy and two CHP officers arrived on the scene and ordered Selvage to drop the knife. Selvage was non-responsive to verbal commands and aggressively approached the deputy and officers. The officer used his electronic control device (taser gun) which proved to be ineffective. The subject continued to aggressively charge at the officers with a knife, and out of fear for his safety and the safety of others, the CHP officer involved- shooting occurred. Selvage was arrested at the scene

and emergency medical aid was rendered. Selvage was transferred to Sutter Coast Hospital and succumbed to his injuries. No injuries were sustained by CHP Ofﬁcer and allied agencies. Del Norte Sheriff / Coroner Garrett Scott, without identifying the decedent, indicated the victim was not a local. Sheriff Scott deployed Deputy Lucas Brittain and K9 Zuko seeking out any possible metal device which might be part of the crime scene.

Harbor Commissioner

Sues Herself

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

In a move that has left many scratching their heads, Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Annie Nehmer ﬁled a lawsuit against her own agency, including herself, as a sitting commissioner, in a failed attempt to reverse the commission’s 4-1 vote approving an employment contract for CEO/ Harbormaster Mike Rademaker. Her request was expediently denied by the Del Norte County Superior Court due to a fundamental procedural error: Nehmer did not wait the required 30 days after sending a “cure and correct” notice BEFORE ﬁling the lawsuit, rendering her position invalid. Commissioner Nehmer, who cast the lone dissenting vote

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Introduces Nepotism, and It Fails a harbor management employee. One must ask the difficult question of Schmidt’s dedication to the harbor position, just a few months ago. Schmidt devised a plan where his brother could work as assistant harbormaster during this past May and June, at no cost to the harbor, an unclear and disputed claim on the details of any financial compensation package which may follow in July. The noted-above outreach was never brought to commissioners attention. The Harbormaster rejected the request and Schmidt changed his twice-AYE vote to NAY on third vote to offer Michael Rademaker a five year contract to be the harbormaster. This vote was now 3-2. Nehmer

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

The practice among those with power or inﬂuence of favoring relatives, friends, or associates, especially by giving them jobs is the very deﬁnition of nepotism. That dynamic was presented by Commissioner Dan Schmidt while asking harbormaster Mike Rademaker, away from the Open Session meeting, to hire his brother to help operate the Crescent City Harbor as a sort of assistant harbormaster. Rademaker declined the request. The Quid Pro Quo offer included the commissioner ‘s positions intent to resign from his position, seven months ago after his election, should his brother become

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and Schmidt dissenting, following the declining to hire Schmidt ‘s brother. Schmidt claims Rademaker was hired as Interim for a period of three months expiring March 31st , an incorrect statement. The correct period was for six months, expiring April 30, 2025. The following assertions are made by Schmidt: • The harbormaster has yet to commence any recruitment effort. The Board did not direct him to do so after he assumed the Harbormaster position • Schmidt says the harbormsster “ ran out the clock.” • The harbormaster is unfamiliar with concepts of team building, employee motivation

and delegation and seemed unwilling to allow “my brother into his inner sanctum where the precarious nature of his dereliction of duty would objectively be on display.” The misunderstandings from Commissioner Schmidt are palpable. Leadership comes from the ﬁve member board of which three must vote AYE on any issue. The role of the harbormaster is to follow the board’s majority. No individual has the authority to effectuate any act or policy unless two additional members of the governance concur. Nepotism is the appearance of impropriety a Quid Pro Quo.

Del Norte Posse Raises the Money to Acquire Antique Patrol Car

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc

Through generous private contributions, the community has raised the $10,000 to acquire this antique treasure from Merced County. All the pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and paper currency dribbled in and then, whoosh! More heroes came aboard. Special thanks to the following: • Crescent Ace Harware • Shawna Hyatt, Del Norte Tax • Mimi Stephens, Bayside Realty • Hiouchi Café • Trees of Mystery • Ed and Sue Edwards • Bill Crowell, Coastal Cab • Dr. John and Cynthia Kirk, Tsunami Lanes, Port O’Pints • Jim and Nancy Wilson Many thanks to Del Norte Ofﬁce Supply. CC Diner, The Mail Room, Ocean World, Gold Beach Lumber, Les Schwab Tire, Embrace Salon, Tsunami Lanes and Trees of Mystery for providing depots to collect contributions. Sheriff Garret Scott thanked the community and plans to address the Trustees at the Del Norte Uniﬁed School District (DNUSD) to extend the positives to DNUSD students who excell in attendance and academic improvement and excellent academics to earn a ride in the ‘54 Ford, perhaps to CC Diner for an ice cream cone. One small disappointment: a mechanical issue discovered on the vehicle prevented participation on the July 4th Parade. The vehicle will make its debut at the Andy Larson Memorial Classic Car Show, August 1st at the Del Norte County Fair. See you atThe Fair.

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1954 Ford Merced County Patrol Vehicle

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