Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
·        A new bill introduced in the California Legislature would make Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, the state’s official cryptid. Del Norte County is home to the famous Patterson film, the most well-known video of the mythical creature. Assemblyman Chris Rogers, a Democrat from Santa Rosa, introduced the bill. A cryptid is a creature that people believe to be real but has not been proven to exist. 
·        Del Norte County’s two breweries earned major honors at the El Dorado County Fair Microbrew competition. Seaquake Brewing earned gold medals for its Seaquake Porter and its Space Sailor IPA, silver medals for its Citra IPA and its Blackberry SeaBucha, and bronze medals for its Battery Point Blone, its Wicked Aunt Tammy, its Pomberry Sour and its Dock Yard Amber. Port O’Pints earned gold for its Smith River Pils … silver for its Three Sisters, Forest Moon, Pop’s Chili Pilz, C.C. Common, and its 11 Bravo … and bronze for its S.W. Marzen.
·        Music in the Redwoods presents Eleanor and Dario at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Crescent Elk School auditorium. The pair will perform a concert of pop, jazz, Latin, French and original music. Admission is free.
In sports news:
·        The Del Norte High boys’ basketball team takes on Sonoma Valley tonight in the quarterfinals of the North Coast Section Division 5 playoffs at home in Thunen Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are only available online at gofans.co. You can listen to the game live on KPOD 97.9 FM or delnortesports.com.
The Brookings-Harbor High girls basketball team closed its regular season with a win Thursday night, knocking off St. Mary’s of Medford 58-43. The Bruin boys’ team fell 67-42.