Siskiyou Newsletter 3.27.23

CDFW News Release two technical assistance workshops in Yreka on March 30 details below The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the safe and successful capture and collar of two gray wolves in Siskiyou County. The two wolves were captured March 17, fitted with satellite collars, measured…

Kaitlyn Kuendig ~ Saige Risner ~ Olivia Laws ~ Corrina McAmis 2023 commemorates 75 years of Scott Valley Pleasure Park Rodeo On a crisp March morning with snow fluttering in the air. Kaitlyn Kuendig, Saige Risner, Olivia Risner, and Corrina McAmis competed for the Scott Valley Rodeo Queen title. They…

There is a new bakery that just opened in Dunsmuir called Bee Kind Bakery & Catering. It’s not only a great place to go for a food break, but a destination to enjoy local art and events.  BEE KIND also does Catering Brandy Black Hoerber just opened a Bakery in Dunsmuir…

On the last day of school before spring break, Dunsmuir Elementary School awards their students for their attendance, and also one student from each class is awarded a  monthly character trait which, for the month of March,  is gratitude.  Each month,  there is a drawing for those who qualify with perfect attendance….

Demolishing four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River, three in California and one in Oregon, is a dumb and harmful idea.  Unfortunately, it seems that the train has already left the station, and being dumb and harmful won’t stop its progress.  As I have attempted to point out in columns…

Source CALFIRE SKU At approximately 1 P.M. on March 23rd, 2023, Yreka City Fire Department, Yreka Police Department and CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers responded to a report of a debris fire near the Yreka Community Center. A witness told fire personnel of a suspicious individual that was in the…

July 28, 1930  –  March 20, 2023 Source Girdner Funeral Chapel      Thelma Gladys Mills, at the age of 92, passed away at Madrone Hospice House on March 20th, 2023. She was born on July 28th, 1930 in Etna, and spent as much of her life in the valley as she…

January 26, 1949  –  March 18, 2023 Source Girdner Funeral Chapel Longtime Yreka resident Darla Dewyn “Dee” Willison passed away on March 18, 2023 after a lengthy illness. She was 74 years old. Dee was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on January 26, 1949. She grew up in Iowa before moving to Southern…

PRESS RELEASE Siskiyou County District Attorney OfficeJ. Kirk Andrus, District Attorney Yreka. On March 21, 2023, Gabriel James Wood, 36, of Weed, was sentenced for inflicting traumatic injury upon his wife Sara Wood in a case of domestic violence that led to the loss of her leg. He was also…

by CalMatters, CalMatters Network March 22, 2023 Authors Nadia Lopez and Erica Yee In Atherton, one of the nation’s richest towns, giant oaks and well-manicured hedges surround gated mansions owned by some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent billionaires, basketball stars, tech executives and venture capitalists.  Each set on an acre of…

Arlo Ramnath, Dixie Kerwood, Nevaeh McCloud, Van Irell, teacher Rami White, Lilyanne Pultz, and Daiva Murr (front:) Shawn Khan, Logan Dillon, Emma Williams, Aden Hoerber, and Caedyn Morrison all won the Superintendant’s list which is also called the High Honorable with a GPA of 3.5 to 4.0. Parents and staff filled…

YPD PRESS RELEASE Yreka Police Department’s K9 Luna will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Luna’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “Honoring those who served and sacrificed”.  Delivery is expected within eight to…

The McCloud’s St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on March 18th was a huge success bringing many people together for a night of fun out on the town.  The participating businesses included the American Legion Post 92, Axe & Rose Public House, McCloud Meat Market, McCloud River B & B, Siskiyou…

Siskiyou Arts Museum (SAM) held an opening reception featuring Mount Shasta High School Student Art Show.  The exhibit opened on March 18th bringing quite a crowd to view and purchase work from the student artists from 9th to 12th grades. The show will be open to the public through Saturday,…

22 Aug 1930 – 15 Mar 2023 Reprint Girdner Funeral Chapel Lifelong Siskiyou County resident Harold B. Orcutt passed away on March 15, 2023 in Yreka after a short illness. He was 92 years old. Harold was born on August 22, 1930 in Dunsmuir to Arthur and Mary Orcutt. He…

Inmates from the Deadwood Correctional Facility shovel snow off the roof of the Dunsmuir Library in a program to help the community and allow inmates to support the community in a work program. Supervised at all times, the inmates remove the heavy snow load off the roof to keep the building from…

Dunsmuir Elementary School’s Healthy Eating Program Dunsmuir Elementary School is gearing their meals for their students to be all homemade and USDA-approved.  Food Service Director Danielle Halley, along with her assistant, Sarah Davis, do a lot of menu planning to make sure they are including all the food groups for…

   Dunsmuir Elementary School celebrated this special day with a pep rally and then in the evening after school, the students brought their parents to a fun dinner of pizza, salad, and pi-shaped cookies (instead of pie)  served in the cafeteria, and then everyone participated in the Family Math Night…

By Keep Scott Valley Rural A committee of concerned Scott Valley residents, water users and people who value the way of life ensured by the Scott Valley Area Plan and the Scott River Decree.  “Water is for fighting. Whisky is for drinking” Mark Twain  Few people would criticize the small,…

By Keep Scott Valley Rural It is our understanding that if the County Board of Supervisors approves the KCOC expansion the camp will potentially be able drill up to 40 more wells in the hills above our neighborhoods. According to their own calculations, they will use over 37,000 gallons of…