The Daily Triplicate/Michele Thomas

People's Choice Awards were presented at the 15th Annual Festival of Trees Saturday to individuals representing organizations that sponsored decorated trees. The winners were (l to r) Kathy Seils (Gasquet Quilters), third place; Teri Fisher (Fisher's Street Rods), first place; Jan Martin (Troop Support), second place; and Alice Wilson (St. Vincent de Paul), fourth place. The event organized by the Crescent City Emblem Club attracted 240 attendees for lunch and a fashion show as well as holiday tree and cash raffles. Five thousand dollars will be donated to local charities this holiday season and $1,300 of the proceeds will benefit the club's annual scholarship fund.

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By donating your used cell phones, empty ink cartridges and laser print cartridges, the money received for recycling goes right back into our community by supporting the many services offered at CAN.

Together we can preserve our community and world.

Donations can be dropped off at 355 Standard Veneer Road. For information call  Viola at 464-9190.

Book encourages readers to ‘recapture food culture’

Martha Haynes, one of ‘The Heirloom Tomatoes’ who edited the new book ‘Locally Delicious,’ shops for produce at the Arcata Co-op. (Submitted)

A new book all about local food (and how to eat it) on the North Coast is now available at several places in Crescent City.

Six women in Humboldt County calling themselves “The Heirloom Tomatoes” have compiled over 200 recipes, plus advice and information about local food into “Locally Delicious: Recipes and Recourses for Eating on the North Coast.”

Curry/Del Norte Orchestra member Jerry Darbyshire. (Submitted photo)

The Curry/Del Norte  Orchestra will presenting its winter concert series “Dancing By The Sea” at three venues today, Sunday and Monday.

Concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Bethany Lutheran Church, 94190 Fifth St., Gold Beach; at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elk Valley Rancheria, 2332 Howland Hill Road, Crescent City; and 7:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1200 Easy St., Brookings.

Pictured left to right: Don Christiano, John Menaugh, Melissa Darnell, Amanda Chadwick, Leslie Duncan and Judge William Follett. Submitted Photo

For many of these children, their Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) may be the only stable adult figure in their life. The CASA can also play a valuable role in the judicial process. 

“A CASA’s report can help the court understand what is going on in the child’s life, including their medical, educational, and emotional status, so we have a complete picture of the child’s needs when we are working on a case,” says Judge William Follett, who swore in the new advocates as officers of the court.

To learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer and helping children in our community, call CASA of Del Norte at 464-3320 ext. 208 or go to www.casadn.org .

Members of DAR address the audience at the group’s first fundraiser while dressed in period clothing. Submitted Photo

Before the dinner, the Nathan B. Bruckenthal Division, U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, posted the nation’s colors. This was followed with a tribute to the veterans in the audience by the cadets posting the military flags while regent, Katie Gavin, spoke about each branch’s in­duc­tion to the U.S. military.

During dinner, Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Group per­formed a monologue of five women who were recognized patriots of the American Revolution.

A door prize, silent auction and raffle concluded the evening’s event.