Chamber Taking Nominees for Hometown Hero 4th of July Event; Decoration Contest On
Members of local 4H clubs participated in the Crescent City s 2019 Fourth of July Parade. Photo: Jessica Cejnar
More about the upcoming 4th of July festivities from the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce:
The Crescent City/Del Norte Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the return of two very popular 4th of July events for Del Norte County! Hometown Heroes and the Patriotic Decorating Contest.
Hometown Hero: Do you know someone who has shown courage, strength, and honor through adversity while living in Del Norte County? If so, we would love to hear about them! Nomination forms are available at visitdelnortecounty.com click on Chamber and scroll to the 4th of July forms button. Or you can go to our Crescent City/Del Norte Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or pick them up at our offices at 1001 Front Street, Crescent City CA between 8:30 and 3:30 Monday through Friday.
Public Health Nurses, Volunteers to be 4th of July Parade Grand Marshals
Del Norte County public health nurses, who have all received the COVID-19 vaccination, were honored during National Nurses Week last week. Photo courtesy of Chris Howard
The theme for this year’s Fourth of July parade will commemorate Del Norte’s Olympic story, but the community’s public health nurses and volunteers will be the guests of honor.
Before reading the proclamation for National Nurses Week at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, District 2 representative, Valerie Starkey, announced that Del Norte’s public health nurses and the volunteers who manned local COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be the grand marshals at this year parade.
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COVID Delay Will Allow Del Norte to Tell Its Story Properly Before, During, After Olymipcs, Tourism Representatives Say
The Rikuzentakata miracle pine. Photo: Flickr user :: Ys [wais] ::, Creative Commons License.
A year after it seemed that COVID-19 had dashed Del Norte County’s chances of appearing on a world stage at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the crisis may have been a blessing.
The community’s blossoming relationship with Rikuzentakata, Japan, was not only featured on NBC’s Peacock streaming service last autumn, NBC Sports still plans to tell that story during the Olympics opening ceremony in July, according to Cindy Vosburg, executive director for the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce.
Visitors Bureau Shows How Del Norte Tourism Fared During Pandemic
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox s home, Trees of Mystery, is often featured in tourism promotions for Del Norte County. File photo: Andrew Goff
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John Mayer’s sojourn down Howland Hill Road for Land Rover may have been one of the more significant plugs for Del Norte County last year, but it was one of many.
The advertorial exposed Del Norte to a different audience and continues to have an impact with posts on Instagram and Facebook, said Lynette Braillard, founder of LuLish Design, the agent of record for the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. But that ad was part of an overall increase to the Visit Del Norte website through promotions in Visit California, Google, the North Coast Tourism Council and other outlets, she told the Crescent City Council on Monday.
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