The Crescent City/Del Norte Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for this year’s Fourth of July Parade grand marshal.

Nominees should exemplify the theme of “REDwood, WHITE & BLUE.”

Nominations should include the nominee’s name and why he or she would fit the theme.

Anyone is welcome to submit nominations.

Nominations can be submitted in person or mailed to the chamber at 1001 Front St., Crescent City, CA 95531, or by fax, 464-9676.

Include contact information for either yourself or the person you are voting for.

Nominations are due by Monday, April 29. Call 464-3174 for information. 

Supplies and volunteers for car wash and bake sale

The Progressive Employment Concepts program is going to hold a car wash and bake sale Friday to raise money for the Family Resource Center.

Donations of all kinds are sought, including sponges, soap, towels and buckets to help with car wash. Also sought are cookie and brownie mix to help with our bake sale.

Volunteers are also needed for the Friday event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Pizza Hut.

For more information, contact Brittany Peterson at 954-0624. 

Andrew Napier won an award for quickly fattening up his 1,292-pound steer, Bud, at last year’s fair. Del Norte Triplicate / Bryant Anderson

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Del Norte County Fair, and local 4-H members are already getting ready!

Have you ever walked through all the buildings during the four days of our fair? Entries include baked goods, sewn items, original poems, photographs, canned foods, one-of-a-kind displays and much more.

Our 4-H members are already hard at work planning, designing and for some of the entries, beginning the work that will be displayed in August.

The skills that members use to create these high-quality items will be used in their futures as community members: dedication to a project, care and understanding in the process of creating and pride in a job well done. And many of the things they learn, from making and preserving food to sewing clothes, can be applied as useful skills for the rest of their lives.

Many of our 4-H members are raising animals this year. It may be wet and soggy outside, but that doesn’t stop a dedicated 4-H kid! Morning and night, those with animals to care for are slogging across wet ground to care for the animal that they will show at this year’s fair.

Whether it be a steer that already weighs hundreds of pounds, or a laying hen that has just hatched and still has her downy feathers, the members that currently own these animals are hard at work raising them up to be the best representation of their species.

The 4-Hers that raise the market animal, egg-laying poultry, or dairy goat or cow can truly appreciate the effort, energy and expense that go into the production of a healthy product.

Te Maia Wiki jumps rope, Isaak Johnson plays guitar and Sophie Long dances during the Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods talent show last Thursday night at Crescent Elk Middle School.

Ron Phillips addresses the audience during the unveiling of the kitchen Friday. Del Norte Triplicate / Bryant Anderson

“Crescent City Kitchen 101,” as Ron calls it, will be put to myriad uses, including demonstrations by local chefs on how to prepare healthy meals from produce purchased at the Farmers Market, which begins its every-Saturday run at the fairgrounds June 1.

He and wife Nita returned from Southern California recently with the kitchen in tow.

Using various grants, RHS purchased the kitchen in Lake Elsinore for $67,000.

“Initially what I wanted was ‘wow.’ But ‘wow’ came in at $97,000. So I had to go with “woo-woo,’” Ron said, eliciting laughter from the crowd standing around the kitchen and a table sporting a cake that had been made in its convection oven.

Now RHS is looking for more money for accessories to make the kitchen more complete, and Walmart has pledged its help, Ron said after the ceremony.

Phillips and the kitchen: “It’s been Ron’s baby and he’s done a great job on it.” Del Norte Triplicate / Bryant Anderson

The Board of Directors for Redwood Coast Regional Center is seeking interested persons to fill a board vacancy in Del Norte County. 

Nine positions will be available for election throughout the region. Applications must be received by May 1.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

The Redwood Coast Regional Center is a non-profit organization that provides a wide array of supportive services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities.

Travel expenses are reimbursed, and there are six meetings per year.

Call (707) 445-0893, ext. 317, for more information.

Are you caring for an older adult? Are you interested in becoming an in-home care provider? Now you can learn the essential skills of caregiving.

The Area 1 Agency on Aging is offering the Personal Care Attendant Training in Crescent City beginning April 6. The training consists of video, discussion, and hands-on skills training and is taught by Maren Rose and Victoria Onstine.

Some of the topics covered include Caring for People with Specific Diseases and Conditions, Communicating Effectively, Infection Control, Skin and Wound Care, Fall Prevention, Nutrition, Assisting with Medications, and Caring for Someone on Bedrest, Reducing Caregiver Stress and Community Resources.

Army Pfc. Ty C. Barry has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

He is the son of Rick Barry of Crescent City.

Army Pvt. Zacery K. Kramer has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

He is the son of Penny Kramer and a 2012 graduate of Del Norte High School.