Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, Local News

Ann Leon, a consultant on collaborative classrooms, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s second annual Building Bridges Family Summit, Saturday, Feb. 28, at Crescent Elk Middle School. Parents of students of all ages are invited to the free event, which will feature workshops on different topics from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Register at your child’s school.

Donations are being sought for a fund-raising rummage sale supporting the Del Norte Future Farmers of America. Items such as toys, household goods, clothes and other items in good condition are needed. Donations can be dropped off at the Del Norte High agricultural classroom prior to the Saturday, Feb. 7 sale. Proceeds will support student travel to the California F-F-A convention in March. 

Registration continues for the South Coast Writers Conference, whichc will be held Feb. 13-14 at the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus in Brookings. Information is available at socc.edu/scwriters.

In sports news: 

Del Norte High’s Justin Cushman scored 15 points, but Arcata pulled away in the final minutes to claim a 58-45 victory Thursday in Big Five Conference boys’ basketball action on the Tigers’ home court. Tonight, the Del Norte girls team will travel to Arcata for a 7:30 p.m. battle. Listen live on KPOD 97.9 FM. 

The Del Norte High wrestling team dominated North Coast foes Wednesday in dual meets at home in Charles THH