Elder Spotlight – Gerine Hinshaw
Submitted by Lenora Hall
Gerine Hinshaw at age 3
Gasquet is one of the hottest places in Del Norte County. In this secluded micro-village is where Gerine Hinshaw lives. Gerine is new to the elder scene and doesn’t look a day over 40. I drove to Gasquet to interview her and was quite happy to be in the hot sunshine and out of the “marine layer” of clouds that hangs over Curry and Del Norte Counties until the early afternoon hours.
Gerine was born August 30, 1954 in Arcata, CA. She is the oldest of ten siblings and grew up at Hinshaw Flats east of Blue Lake. She also has two older half-sisters. She has many fond memories of her home and believes that it was one of the best childhoods that afforded her to be creative and humble. Her brothers and sisters are: Lorraine (dec), George Jr., William, Westley (dec), Sue (dec), Rhonda and Leon. Also she has two half-sisters Georgia and Misty and one half-brother Jessie. Read more
Student Focus – Emily Rose Owings
Emily is a current student at College of the Redwood (CR), Crescent City campus. She started taking part-time classes when she was a sophomore in high school. Then, after graduating high school with honors she immediately became a full-time student at College of the Redwoods. She is currently in her 3rd year as a full time college student. She enjoys attending CR because she is able to live close to home to save money. It’s more affordable for her. She says that she also likes the small class sizes and really likes having more communication with her instructors and fellow peers unlike the large university setting. Read more
Culture Committee Meeting
5:00 pm
Nii~-li~ Me’-ne’ in the Lucky 7 Casino
