November 21, 2011 11:00 am
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Spice up Thanksgiving with seasonal bounty
 Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson With mushrooms aplenty in the forests of Del Norte County, now is the time to forage and think about how to use this bountiful harvest. Fresh mushrooms don’t last a long time, so the chefs at the Requa Inn prepared a conserva to preserve them for about a month.
Thomas Wortman and Paul Hess gathered chanterelles from an undisclosed location. They made an oil and herb marinade to cook the mushrooms.
“A conserva is a way to preserve mushrooms instead of drying,” Hess said. “It will give them the same texture and flavor as if you had just pulled them out of the fridge.”
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November 17, 2011 01:09 pm
Local physician’s assistant makes her third trip to country
 Local physician’s assistant Carolyn Dikes spends time with children at the Orphelinat Refuge des Orphelins during a recent medical relief trip in Haiti. Photo courtesy Andrew Darst Carolyn Dikes is finally seeing some improvement in the health of Haitians.
Team Redwood members recently returned from another medical relief trip to Haiti — Dikes’ third in less than two years.
Within weeks after an earthquake devastated poverty-striken Haiti in January 2010, the local physician’s assistant volunteered her services with ACTS World Relief, an organization that provides disaster and medical relief all over the world.
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November 17, 2011 01:05 pm
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 Mark Taylor and the Sol Flamenco Dance Company. Submitted The Pistol River Concert Association will present Mark Taylor with Terry Longshore and the Sol Flamenco Dance Company at the Pistol River Friendship Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Classical and Flamenco guitarist Mark Taylor is an international recording artist and performer. His combined experience in classical and flamenco music make him a strong and dynamic interpreter of the classical repertoire with an approach to flamenco that is rhythmically vibrant, passionate and true to the essence of the many styles he performs.
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November 17, 2011 01:04 pm
 Morgan O’Shaughnessey December concerts by the Curry/Del Norte Orchestra will feature the performance of former member Morgan O’Shaughnessey.
The recent graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music will be performing Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 for viola and orchestra.
O’Shaughnessey, who grew up in Gasquet, returns home to perform once again with the Curry/Del Norte Orchestra after five years of intensive musical studies at both Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with David Holland and Jodi Levitz.
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November 17, 2011 01:02 pm
November 17, 2011 12:57 pm
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Cause for the Paws, a charity concert benefitting Curry County Animal Shelter in Gold Beach, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Tolowa Event Center at Lucky 7 Casino in Smith River.
Scheduled to appear are comedian Tom Howard and his comedy troupe, which has been seen on Comedy Central and HBO; Colgate Country Showdown local winners Scott Perry and Aaron Roberts; Oregon State Fair Talent Competition winner Stephanie La Torre and her husband, Tony La Torre, who will perform his “Heart of a Legend” tribute to Elvis Presley; as well as performances by Mary Ann Hague, Lighthouse Repertory Theatre and Brookings-Harbor Community Theater.
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November 15, 2011 04:33 pm
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 Red Cross Regional CEO Tim Miller (left) and local Executive Director Dave Bosteder show Bosteder’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Mission Fulfillment. Submitted Dave Bosteder, executive director for the American Red Cross in Del Norte and Siskiyou counties, has won the American Red Cross Presidential Award for Excellence in Mission Fulfillment.
Regional Red Cross CEO Tim Miller delivered the award to Bosteder at the Red Cross office on Nov. 3. This Red Cross award was given to a single individual in Region 2, covering California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
“Dave is incredibly effective in getting things done,” said Miller. “He truly understands the needs of the community. We’re lucky to have him working on behalf of the Red Cross in Del Norte and Siskiyou counties.”
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November 15, 2011 04:28 pm
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 The front office staff are the winners shown with the pink M&M pumpkin (l-r): Barbara Laney, Alex Hutzell, Barbara McLaughlin, Teresa Davidson, Angie Grenert, Laura Trujillo and Beth Jennings. The staff at Pacific Vision Medical Center in Crescent City had a pumpkin decorating contest recently, with patients serving as the judges. There were five pumpkins in all competing, one decorated by staff in each department.
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November 15, 2011 04:24 pm
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Ryder-Randy Boyd Richardson was born Oct. 17, 2011, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches. He joins brother Justice. His parents are Tatum Pincombe and Joe Richardson of Effort, Pa. His grandparents are Randy and Laura Pincombe of Crescent City and Sadie Richardson of Norwalk, Conn. His great-grandparents are Marcia Crooks of Brookings, Ore., and Dean and Dorothy Otten of Eagle Point, Ore.
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November 15, 2011 04:23 pm
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Jason Anthony Mickelson Jr. was born Nov. 4, 2011, at Sutter Coast Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches. He joins sisters Sara and Meri. His parents are Jennifer and Jason Mickelson of Crescent City. His grandparents are Carol Woods and Cheryl and Earnest Hopkins, all of Crescent City. His great-grandmother is Pauline Crain of Crescent City.
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