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Art Scene: Soundbath, Community Drum Circle, Art in Public Places, Free Drawing Classes

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Here are this week’s Arts Notes from the Del Norte Association of Cultural Awareness (DNACA):

  • Oct. 10: DNACA presents Echoes Within: A Soundbath by Oren Selah at 4 p.m. in the Tapestry Arts Center, 224 F. St. in Crescent City. The soundbath will be a guided meditation in a relaxing acoustic soundscape, featuring gongs, chimes, flutes, and a sound bowl. Chairs will be provided, but you may bring yoga mats, blankets and pillows for more comfort. This is a free event, but donations are appreciated.
  • Oct. 17: DNACA is hosting a Community Drum Circle instructed by Mombo Hernandez at 1:30 p.m. in the Tapestry Arts Center. Hand drums and percussion instruments will be provided or you may bring your own. All ages are welcome.
  • On display until Oct. 22: DNACA presents a variety of local artwork at the 35th Annual Juried Multimedia Exhibition in the Del Norte County Courthouse, 450 H St. in Crescent City. The courthouse is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Articles, Community News, Economy, Education, Health, Tribal Affairs, Youth

Klamath Promise Neighborhood Brought $30 Million to Del Norte and Tribal Lands, But Also Had Its Challenges

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Team TACOCAT, a collaboration between Rx Safe Del Norte and KFUG Community Radio, was one of the local programs that received Klamath Promise Neighborhood support. | Photo courtesy of KFUG Community Radio

Editor’s Note: KFUG Community Radio and Redwood Voice Community News are recipients of Klamath Promise Neighborhood funding. Redwood Voice also has its origins through Building Healthy Communities.

Achieving Promise Neighborhood status for Klamath was a long shot in 2021.

Alison Ramsay and Kevin Malone had to find, and convince, a local agency to take the lead, get partners together to sign memorandums of understanding and write a proposal. 

Ramsay knew what she was getting into — she wrote two successful Promise Neighborhood grants in San Diego. Normally organizations get four to five months, she said. 

Two years after relocating to Del Norte at the invitation of Terry Supahan, executive director of True North Organizing Network, Ramsay and Malone said they noticed that the community lacked a comprehensive youth-serving organization. 

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Articles, Education, Elections

DNUSD Board Appoints John Pritchett to McArthur’s Vacant Seat; Trustees Will Have Seek Other Candidates Before Nov. 3 Election, Superintendent Says

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Updated at 7:17 p.m. to correct an error, John Pritchett graduated from Redmond High School in 1979.

John Pritchett’s work as Del Norte High School’s family engagement liaison stood him in good stead with three members of the local school board who appointed him to Don McArthur’s old seat.

Pritchett, a 1987 Del Norte High School graduate a 1979 graduate of Redmond High School in Oregon, fielded questions from trustees Michael Greer, Charlaine Mazzei and Abbie Crist at an 8 a.m. meeting Tuesday.

Pointing out that for many families, generations have gone through Del Norte public schools, Pritchett said he viewed the Del Norte County Unified School District Board of Trustees as a conduit to the community.

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Articles, Education, Elections, Local Government

DNUSD Board Poised To Appoint John Pritchett To Empty Trustee Area 1 Seat on Tuesday

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Thumbnail photo courtesy of Michael Hawkins

School board officials are set to meet Tuesday morning to discuss appointing John Pritchett to the vacant Trustee Area 1 position.

The meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at the Del Norte County Unified School District office, 301 W. Washington Boulevard. Trustees will interview Pritchett for the position, which has been vacant since Don McArthur retired in July. If he is appointed, Pritchett will serve through the end of the position’s current term which ends in December, according to DNUSD Director of Communications Michael Hawkins.

Pritchett was general manager for Del Norte Ambulance for about 20 years and had been the editor of the Daily Triplicate before that. He is the announcer for the Del Norte High School football and basketball games on KPOD and is a member of the Del Norte Fair Board and Sutter Coast Hospital Board of Directors.

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Education, Local Government

DNUSD To Sell Surplus Vehicles Starting Monday

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Thumbnail photo: Del Norte Unified School are selling 10 surplus vehicles next week. The sale will start 7 a.m. Monday and last through 4 p.m. Friday. | Photo courtesy of Michael Hawkins

Though he initially balked at the plan, Michael Greer eventually came around to approving a resolution authorizing the sale of 10 surplus Del Norte Unified School District vehicles.

Greer said he worried that DNUSD wasn’t adequately getting the word out that it’s selling these vehicles and was giving its employees more of an advantage as a result. However, according to DNUSD Transportation Director Jenna Lussier, because the vehicles are worth less than $2,500 each, the process for providing public notice is more relaxed than if they were more than $2,500.

Plus, Board President Charlaine Mazzei and Trustee Area 2 representative Abbie Crist argued, the public discussion they were having about the vehicles counted giving public notice.

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Education, Transportation

New Transportation Director Describes Smooth Start To School Year

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Thumbnail photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

Jenna Lussier raved about her bus drivers and staff.

Four days after students returned to class, the new transportation director told Del Norte Unified School District trustees that her staff has been working extra time to make sure Klamath students are picked up. She also mentioned special efforts being made for youngsters at Redwood and Pine Grove schools.

“We are working diligently to get our children where they need to go,” Lussier said. “We had a couple of hiccups, but I think today those hiccups have been resolved…. I just want to thank my drivers because they’re making it awesome.”

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Articles, Education, Elections, Local Government

School Board, City Council Seats Still Open To Candidates; Crescent City Harbor District Lineup Set For November Election

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Thumbnail photo: Del Norte County’s Veterans Memorial Hall was used as a polling place during the June primary. | File photo by Monique Camarena

A slew of director and trustee positions are still available for candidates who want to help shape policy concerning local water use, fire protection and the education of Del Norte County’s youth.

The filing period for two of the three seats up for grabs on the Del Norte County Unified School District Board of Trustees has been extended until 5 p.m. Wednesday. The incumbents in both the Trustee Area 1 and Trustee Area 5 seats did not file their election paperwork by Friday’s deadline.

So far, two candidates — Briannon Fraley and Ron Bates — have filed election papers for the Trustee Area 5 seat that represents Klamath and communities south and east of Crescent City. Incumbent Michael Greer is seeking the California State Assembly District 2 seat currently held by Chris Rogers and is not seeking another term on the DNUSD Board.

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Articles, Education

After 16 Years, Don McArthur Retires From DNUSD School Board

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Thumbnail photo: DNUSD Trustee Area 1 representative Don McArthur (center) is flanked to the left by Charlaine Mazzei and Frank Magarino and to the right by Abbie Crist and Michael Greer. | Photo courtesy of DNUSD.org

Before he bid Don McArthur a happy retirement, DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris gave him and his colleagues an idea of just how long he’d been on the School Board.

“We were talking at the graduation,” Harris said. “Every kid who walked across the stage, you were on the School Board when they were in kindergarten.”

Three of McArthur’s colleagues on the Board read and approved a resolution honoring his service. The resolution applauds McArthur’s “strong commitment to public education” and his “genuine desire to do what is best for students.”

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Articles, Education, Infrastructure

DNUSD Faces Daunting Task Of Updating Surveillance System Hardware, Software Amid Skyrocketing Tech Costs

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Thumbnail photo courtesy of DNUSD Communications Director Michael Hawkins

Ryan Bahten summed up a setback to Del Norte Unified School District’s new system for monitoring emergencies in real time using its surveillance cameras with one word: RAMageddon.

DNUSD’s Information Network Services director said that in order for the district’s new ActiveNet system to work efficiently, the network video recorders at each school site need replacing. But the current skyrocketing costs in memory chips — driven, Bahten says, by the prevalence of artificial intelligence — means that won’t be cheap.

“Dell, as an example, will only give us a quote for six days on a server because every six days they expect pricing increases,” Bahten told trustees Thursday, describing 30-to-50% increases in technology costs month over month. “Right now, today, if I was to buy an NVR, we’re probably looking at anywhere from $35,000 to $40,000 per unit for that one box. But, unfortunately, we’re at a point where what we have is failing out there for our security camera hardware.”

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Articles, Education, Local Government

DNUSD Board of Trustees Recap, June 25, 2026

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Thumbnail photo: Don McArthur (middle) is retiring from his Trustee Area 1 seat on the Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees. | Photo courtesy of dnusd.org.

Trustee Area 5 representative Michael Greer was absent. Among the items discussed at Thursday’s Del Norte County Unified School District meeting:

Trustee Area 1 Vacancy: With Del Norte Unified School District’s longest-serving trustee, Don McArthur, announcing his retirement earlier this year, the Board of Trustees will soon have a vacancy.

DNUSD and the Del Norte County Office of Education will be seeking candidates interested in serving in the Trustee Area 1 seat. The Board expects to extend an appointment in July or August. For more information, email communications@dnusd.org.

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