Most every week I write about players that have played the game and about many people that devote so much time making this possible.

I have not taken the time to recognize those special people behind the scenes that are so important. Having been a coach for 36 years, I know the tremendous amount of time that must be put in to do the job properly. It is not only the time put in for practices and games, but also in preparation. This is all time taken away from family.

From the pages of the Del Norte Triplicate, February 1940.

A curiosity of the sea was discovered this week by “Montana” White, owner of the Fireplace Auto Court. A piece of driftwood, around the center of which is molded a mass of stone of a lava type, indication of a fusion under terrific pressure. This could only have occurred in the bottom of the ocean, where icy water minimized the effect of the molten rock on the otherwise inflammable wood.

The curiosity is on display in the lobby of the Fireside Auto Court and many people have marveled on it.

Seals training squad

“Rocky” Peterson will leave soon for San Francisco to join the Seals training squad to try out with the hope of securing a contract to play ball with the Seals this coming season.

Last year “Rocky” was with the Lewiston Indians, of Lewiston, Idaho, in the Northwestern League, playing the outfield. While in San Francisco he will be a guest at the home of his manager, Claude Goings.

Smith River bridge

Construction work on the new Smith River bridge was started this week when the lumber for the construction of several buildings to house supplies and the engineering department of the contractors was delivered. To date, three buildings are in the process of construction with several more to be erected.

Fight for Klamath road

With the San Francisco Examiner voluntarily joining in the fight for improvement of the Klamath River highway, interest in this scenic route is on the increase throughout northern California, especially in Siskiyou County. The Examiner will carry a series of feature articles on the road down the Klamath River, giving much publicity to this section of the state.

In view of the stand taken by the Examiner, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors at a recent meeting adopted a resolution stressing need for the improvement and extending thanks to the San Francisco daily for the publicity given the project.

Comedy in Klamath

An entertainment scoop for the Klamath Theater is announced for this month by manager J. J. Perry, who has signed one of the greatest screen comedies of the year, “My Little Chickadee,” starring Mae West and W. C. Fields. The film has just been released in Hollywood and is now playing in the big cities where it is a “packing them in.”

Cavemen invite govs

The Oregon Cavemen invited Governor Olson of California to join with them in a feed of tiger meat and dinosaur blood on the occasion of his recent visit to Portland. Due to pressing business at Sacramento, Governor Olson had to decline, but indicated he would be glad to accept at a later date. Governor Olson has informed the Cavemen that he plans to visit Northern California at that time and would be happy to partake of their hospitality.

The Cavemen are planning to make quite an event of the affair, which they hope to stage at Oregon Caves National Park with Governor Sprague of Oregon also a guest.

CHP Officer Borges did right thing, but it will come back to haunt him

I would like to commend Officer Rick Borges for his actions which placed a high-ranking county offical in custody on suspicion of contributing to a very tiring and ongoing problem in Del Norte County, driving under the influence (“Auditor arrested by CHP,” Feb. 2).

We are caregivers, not caretakers, and proud of it

As a “caregiver,” I’d like to address the usage of that word versus “caretaker.”

Caregiving is what you do. Make sure those you care for are active, alert, coherent, clean, comfortable and interact with others. Sit with the consumer, watch television, sit in the ER, go to appointments and have a conversation with them.

Sometimes, all you have to do is log on to the Internet for instant inspiration.

A “home page” always pops up first, and most varieties are designed to give you a quick survey of current information — news, sports, entertainment, a weather forecast, etc. Mine happens to be at charter.net, where the top headline is usually something like, “Jay Leno says he hasn’t spoken to Conan O’Brien.”

Like I said, instant inspiration, in this case to ponder the question: Where is America headed when it comes to getting its news?