Emilie Kreth and Joshua Simmons were married Aug. 28, 2009, at the Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Sacramento.

Emilie is the daughter of Steve and Lucie Kreth of Portola.

Joshua is the son of James and Johanna Simmons of Crescent City.

The officiant was Richard Winkle.

The couple honeymooned in Alaska, and now reside in Crescent City.

Participants of the Junior Apprentice Pheasant Hunt are geared up and ready to go. Submitted Photo

Over 30 young hunters age 15 and under were provided an opportunity to hunt game birds in a relaxed, safe environment, which provided all participants a greater chance to bag the game bird, which was pheasant. Local dog handlers provided their dogs to retrieve the birds for the young hunters.

We wish to extend our gratitude to our local sponsors for their generosity. Coast True Value, Englund Marine and Wal-Mart provided shooting glasses, hunter-orange hats, vests and prizes. Thank you to the many, many volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this an enjoyable and successful event for the youth of our community.

We are hopeful that next year we will be able to expand the number of hunters for this event.

Samantha Green visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, aka Paula Banta and Mitzi Travis, respectively. The Daily Triplicate/Michele Thomas

Joan Willson of Crescent City shops for holiday gifts at Sherry and Michael Johnston’s booth. The Daily Triplicate/Michele Thomas

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Ms. Strom’s Redwood School 5th-grade class. Submitted Photo

The Binational Health kickoff this year was held at the Del Norte Community Health Center of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, “Help is Here Express” bus, on Aug. 7.  The bus travels the United States helping the uninsured find access to free or nearly free prescription medicines.

An essay contest for students in grades 5 through 8, in cooperation with Del Norte Unified School District, was again held this year with winners announced at the Harvesting Health Fair, on Oct. 18, held at Smith River School, which included ethnic foods, health screenings, children’s activities and community services information.

Prizes for this contest were provided by Chetco Federal Credit Union and the Del Norte County Binational Health Collaborative. 

Bryant Anderson • Triplicate photographer

A chill in the air. Rain’s return. Crab pots stacked along the docks. Quickening river currents and rowdier seas. All around us are images of Del Norte County slipping into its wintertime wardrobe.