By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – November 4, 2021 Hot off the lips of our very own clown in a doctor's coat, Dr. Aaron Stutz, the annual Christmas Light Parade will be allowed to grace Crescent City's streets this year, masking required….. The man continues his reliance on masking and vaccines, neither of which have proven to be successful any where as the virus continues to roll through different populations without any hesitation. The reference to using "science" almost makes one wish to question Stutz's sanity. To what science is he referring? Never fear, the City's "Black hole", err, commonly referred to as the Fred Endert Municipal Pool will be open for business. Can't have the citizen's finest disappointed over the pool's closure, great expectations abound after all. Free swimming lessons for the youth provided by the local Healthcare district and likely the City's 1% sales tax. Got to give recognition where recognition is due. Furthermore, the annual Madrigal Dinner will make its appearance, restaurant regulations in place, masking and distancing, you all know the drill. Stutz's pronouncements go on to justify his continued use of mask mandates, likely to be here forever. "Community low and stable Covid-19 cases by the CDC data tracker" where a couple of new cases will insure Del Norte County will remain in either the "red" category or "orange" for the foreseeable future. Got to gear up for the explosion of cases sure to come our way in November, but wait we are in November. Maybe he is using Hair Gel's magic wand to forecast the future. "Consistently low and stable hospital impact of respiratory viruses including Covid-19". What, some other nefarious respiratory virus is lurking about? No more thinking that the control is limited to Covid-19, Dr. Stutz has let the cat out of the bag. Masking, distancing, and vaccines forever…. And finally, "improved community protection with vaccination", only 5% more to go. Guess he isn't aware of the surge of infections found in fully vaccinated people yet, maybe next week. Many, at least those that are awake, are concluding that this is not about "health safety" and never was. Little tin pot dictators a la Dr. Aaron Stutz pointing to "crowns" which give them uninvited power to control the "little people" in the County and in this Country. Folks, other that those living in the Coastal elite States, are weary of looking like they plan on holding up the local Seven Eleven, and are looking for some kind of normalcy, but aren't finding it. Those that wish to vaccinate and wear masks should continue to do so, those that do not, also should be allowed to conduct themselves as they see fit. Enough of this pretense that everyone "must" look after everyone else's health before addressing your own. The County needs to terminate Stutz, send him back to Siskiyou County and save the County a few dollars. One final note. For all you parents out there, the FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine in a diluted form to enable children to be vaccinated at the age of 5 up to 11. Be aware that Governor Newsom has expressed interest in moving the goal posts for school mandated vaccination back to January 1,2022. Just a heads up.