Jacob Devin Ford was born July 27, 2011, at Sutter Coast Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 inches. He joins siblings Adam and Addison. His parents are David and Kelsey Ford of Crescent City. His grandparents are Mike and Julie Richcreek, and Rev. James and Cindi Ford, all of Crescent City. His great-grandparents are Calvin and Dorothy Hildebrandt of Crescent City, and Ann Morgan of Medford, Ore.

Isabella Michelle Thomas was born July 21, 2011, at Sutter Coast Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 3/4 inches. She joins brothers Rickey, Seth and Greydon. Her parents are Suzanne Hodges and Rickey Thomas of Crescent City. Her grandparents are Renee Milam and Raylyn Hodges, both of Roseburg, Ore., Wanda Haney of Crescent City, and Rickey Thomas Sr. of San Diego. Her great-grandparents are Howard and Erville Hodges of Winston, Ore., Ruth Willson of Wasilla, Alaska, and Earl and Versa Smith of Hillsboro, Ore.

Graham Skudstad got a late start on top Scouting rank

Boy Scouts Derek Snowden (left), Chris Snowden (foreground), Ian Meriedth (background) and Graham Skudstad working on the donated benches. Submitted

At that time he was 16 and held the rank of Tenderfoot in Boy Scouts Troop 10. He was five ranks away from earning his Eagle Scout.

A Scout needs to satisfy a slew of requirements in each rank before he reaches his 18th birthday in order to earn his Eagle Scout. Each rank typically carries 20 to 30 requirements (some can overlap). These requirements lead to merit badges and Scouts need 21 of them to achieve Eagle Scout. Graham was just 18 months away from his 18th birthday when he went to work in earnest on achieving the goal.

Cassie Simonson featured quilter at annual show

Pockets from old shirts and pants, and hankies her husband used during his years as a logger, make up Cassie’s “Ode to Loggers” quilt.

Cassie Simonson is the featured quilter at this year’s show.

Cassie made her first quilt when her children were little, but other things got in the way and she did not quilt again until retirement. She and her husband were RVing for 10 years and it was during that time that she made a Dresden Plate quilt with a guild in Brenda, Ariz.

Linda and David Ravetti. Submitted

On July 4, 2011, the couple flew from Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., to Crescent City. The 765-mile flight, which included one fuel stop, lasted 5 hours, 26 minutes, for an average speed of 140.49 mph. They made the flight in a 1965 Mooney M20C, a light single-engine aircraft. This record for “Speed Over a Recognized Course” represents the fastest speed of any piston engine landplane weighing between 2,205 and 3,858 pounds over the route.

A garage sale to raise funds for a local man with cancer will be from Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 252 Maiden Lane, off Elk Valley Road.

Brian Miller will soon undergo his second stem cell transplant to battle stage-three Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“Battling 4 Brian” bracelets will be available for a donation of $5. An account has also been set up in Brian’s name at Chetco Federal Credit Union.

Call Darla Miller-McDougall at 954-4661 for information.

A former resident of Crescent City is seeking old photos to include in a Crescent City-based memoir.

Vivian Conterio, of Richardson, Texas, is writing a book based on the early 1950s when she lived in Crescent City with her family.

Specific photos sought include the Nov. 1, 1952, fire that destroyed Del Norte Laundry and the Pacific Engine & Machine Works. Her father, Fritz Juchtzer, was a volunteer fireman in that fire.

Donations to help pay medical expenses for cancer patient

Sue Tison with her 7-year-old granddaughter, Emma. Submitted

Sue Tison (Arceneaux) was born and raised in Del Norte County, attended St. Joseph Catholic School and Del Norte High School. She fell in love and married her high school sweetheart, Dan Tison, a local fisherman.

Elaine Gardner, Sue’s cousin, has been rallying the community for donations to assist with Sue’s medical expenses.

Local volunteer helps to restore the lighthouse

Bill Monson of Crescent City stands behind the century-old cabinet that was recently removed from St. George Reef Lighthouse for restoration. Submitted by Guy Towers

“With old redwood, the grain is really close together,” said Monson.

As part of the St. George Reef Lighthouse restoration project, he is also helping with the refinishing of the redwood-paneled walls and floors in the Watch Room, located near the top of the 15-story lighthouse.