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SERVING DEL NORTE COUNTY SINCE 1879 Crescent City, CA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

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Airport Authority Meets to Discuss Credit Line, Del Norte Selects New Director Triplicate to cease publication Sept. 17 STAFF

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Border Coast Airport Authority

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

ministration (FAA) has changed its grant rules by requiring grantees complete its work before 95 percent of reimbursement can occur.

Following the recent Board of Supervisors August 26th meeting involving airport cash flow issues, the Border Coast Regional Airport Authority (BCRAA) held its once-a-month meeting at the Flynn Center, Sept. 4. The BCRAA meeting convened six of the eight partners, with Supervisor Darrin Short arriving 40 minutes after the 2PM start. The Authority reported Sean Rosenthal as the new Airport Director. The Authority then received a financial status report regarding the possible need for future bridge loans based on at least three projects and reimbursement. Commissioners then voted unanimously to approve Agreement with Del Norte County for a line of credit to be extended by County to BCRAA to ease the cash flow crisis. The Federal Aviation Ad-

This dynamic is currently in play for three projects: • Runway 18-36 paving (95 percent); $7-8 million • Perimeter fencing circumnavigating the airport: $900,000. • ARRF water truck: $385,000 plus $100,000 in added amenities. The Authority was unable to draw down to pay a Tidewater invoice as Controller / Auditor was in process of setting up the Line of Credit. The Authority also tabled a Consideration and Approval of Corporation Resolution to Borrow pending the approval and established protocol heretofore referred to in the Corporate Resolution to Borrow. Commissioners then opened up a discussion on communications, both in Open Session and with the public. After a member of the public cited the short runway of 5,000 ft and restricting what type of aircraft may access the short air strip, Commissioner Howard brought Please see AIRPORT Page 7

The Wednesday, Sept. 17, issue of the weekly Del Norte Triplicate will be the newspaper’s final edition. In 2019, Country Media, Inc. purchased the Del Norte Triplicate out of bankruptcy. It was a purchase that included the weekly Curry Coastal Pilot in Brookings, OR. “When we decided to purchase these two publications out of bankruptcy six years ago, we were looking to add to our family of papers along the Pacific Coast,” said Country Media’s chief executive, Joe Warren. “We knew going in there would have to be changes to enable us to maintain sustainability of these failing businesses.” In addition to The Triplicate, Country Media owns nine Oregon newspapers, most of them along the Pacific coastline. The Salem, OR-based company will continue to publish the Brookings Curry Coastal Pilot, said Warren. He added that subscribers to the Del Norte Triplicate will be receiving a refund for any prepaid subscriptions that exceed $10.

City Poised to Embrace New Vision

Crescent City hosted a Vision Workshop last week with the intent to implement a new vision plan for downtown Crescent City. Don Arambula, co-principal of Crandall Arambula, conducted two meets at the Cultural Center, two weeks back, to address 100 plus members of the community to establish steering committees to render the best and not-so-best amenities of the City, and more speciﬁcally the 20 plus blocks of downtown Crescent City. The steering committees will meet over the next six to eight weeks with Crandall Arambula. Before sharing their opinions. This effort supplants the Redwoods to the Sea concept to focus on reinventing downtown Crescent City.

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Don Arambula addressing Steering Committee members.

Glen’s Sets in Sunset, Rising Tides Sunrises

(L-R) Chief Chef, Cody Magana and Operations Manager Kevin Findlay

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Rising Tides soon to open been dark since 2009. After a number of community efforts to bring back the popular downtown bakery, it appears this latest effort by Kevin Findlay, Operations Manager of the Hiou-

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Glen’s Bakery, the iconic bakery / breakfast restaurant on Third St. in Crescent City has

chi Café is heading for success. Findlay has acquired the Glen’s property and after investing $200 000 in new kitchen equipment, booths, tables and new ﬁxtures in the Project, the Sun will rise

again with the Rising Tide Bakery and Restaurant. Cody Magana will be Rising Tide’s chief chef. Customer hours will be from 7AM-2PM. The plan is to open

for dinner after the Grand Opening, planned for late December to mid-January. Congratulations Kevin and staff. Best of Luck!

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