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Lucky, an 11-month-old, female shepherd/pit bull mix, brindle with a white chest, was rescued from a wildfire. She is available for adoption at the Trinity County Animal Shelter. Call Animal Control Officer Christine Edwards at 623-1370. Normal hours for the shelter at the end of Mountain View Street are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... We have had the one sitting for lunch since July 1. A survey was taken, and although many liked the one sitting, the survey revealed that many of the seniors felt it was taking too long to get served and the volunteers were being overworked. As a result, we are going back to the two sittings for lunch, one at 11:30 a.m. and the other at 12:30 p.m., effective Friday, Aug. 1. More ... A Big Creek Watershed Management Strategy meeting will be held at the Watershed Research and Training Center in Hayfork on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. The meeting will focus on watershed management strategies to help protect water quality and water quantity in Big Creek, Hayfork's municipal watershed. Public participation and attendance is encouraged. More ... Plan to spend a cool August afternoon with family and friends enjoying Lewiston's most-anticipated neighborhood gala - the Friends of the Old Lewiston Schoolhouse Library and Museum annual Ice Cream Social and Dessert Auction on Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Lewiston Elementary School gymnasium on Lewiston Road. The fund-raiser begins at 2 p.m. More ... Burnt Ranch transfer station has resumed normal site hours. Trinity County Solid Waste expressed thanks to the community for patience during the difficult time with the fires and smoke. Transfer site hours are Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... As a result of the successful passage of Measure A that was approved by the voters in the Shasta-Tehama Trinity Joint Community College District in 2002, a Citizens Oversight Committee for Bond Measure A was formed. The committee will meet Monday, Aug. 4, at 5:30 p.m. More ... Father Keith Canterbury is retiring as pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Weaverville. The public is invited to a farewell potluck dinner to be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Weaverville Victorian Inn. Dinner begins at 7. More ... Maintenance at Lowden Park has become an issue, with some park users under the impression that the county has abandoned the park. However, county officials say they are searching for less expensive ways to maintain the park but have not abandoned it. This picture of an overflowing trash can was taken Sunday. The situation was the same Tuesday morning. More ... I don't know about you, but I sure enjoyed the two days that we had semi-blue skies and clean air. Sure makes you appreciate what we have so often taken for granted. My apologies for forgetting to include Kristen Barnes in the birthdays last week. Ever since I turned 60, it seems as if I forget more than I remember! Happy belated birthday, Kristen. More ... The CDBG grant which was applied for to help build the new fire hall was not awarded to Hayfork. Applications were received in the amount of $97 million and $30 million was available. Hayfork was 38 points short. Since Hayfork may apply again in April 2009, they will receive an automatic 50 points for having been passed over this year. More ... On July 2, Steve and Corina Amore were in an automobile accident on Hayfork summit which left them both temporarily disabled. To help them, friends and family have organized a benefit dinner to be held Saturday, Aug. 16, in Critser Hall at Hayfork Elementary School. More ... An unusual show, "Landscapes of the Mind: Fine Art Photography From the Darkroom," opens Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Main Street Gallery in Weaverville and continues through Sept. 3. The opening is part of the monthly Art Cruise from 5 to 8 p.m. More ... Do you have a bear problem in your garden? Come and fill out a survey about black bears as garden pests at the Aug. 6 meeting of the Lewiston Garden Club. Carol Fall, the UC Davis Cooperative Extension and Farm Advisor for Trinity County, will share information about the Trinity Heritage Orchard Project as well as discuss those pesky bears. More ... Doctor Charles Lindsey, one of the North Forty's favorite doctors, had a nasty fall in his garage last week. Actually it was not a fall as much as it was not being able to stop a "bending over process." Doc Lindsey continued his bend over process as he fell on top of a jack that had a very sharp edge. More ... The month of August starts out busy with the Ruth Rodeo, Ruth Lake Summer Festival and Six Rivers Senior Citizens breakfast. Southern Trinity Lions Club meets on the first and second Wednesday each month. Ruth Lake Community Service Board meeting will be held Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. More ... The 5 Windows Gallery in Weaverville will feature paintings of Marge Heilman and photographs by her husband, John, this August. Marge with her brushes and John with his camera share their visions with each other while "growing in appreciation of what lies in simple places. More ... Welcome to a new Trinity County business. Gene's Tools & Stuff is located on Hwy 299 in Weaverville next door to the mill. They carry new and used tools. Go on in and buy, sell or trade the tools you need. More ... The Trinity County Family Child Care Association is sponsoring a Picnic in the Park this Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lee Fong Park in Weaverville. All families with children under 12 are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a day of painting, singing, dancing and more. More ... GOOD REPORT: A report from our Community Services District is a window into the workings of the board that keeps us legal with state regulations: "The response to our annual letter has been outstanding with 15% of our property owners responding in the first two weeks. This is so encouraging! We are short about $17,000 from having enough to purchase another tanker. More ... How many of us have stated emphatically our position on a certain issue but after research, proximity and experiences have switched to an entirely different viewpoint? This could even be explained by "maturity." Many times we've heard the expression: "He's a stubborn old coot." Our understanding of human nature or compassion is not obtained by closing our minds. More ... Well, this has been a great week for Junction City. Friday all restrictions were taken off and the mandatory evacuation was lifted. The part that endangered us here has all been burned out between the established lines and the main fire. Sometimes the backfire is confused with burnout. More ... Crickets will be the subject of the Hayfork Library Storytime hour on Monday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. Judy Jaegel, Hayfork Elementary School librarian, will read from "The Very Quiet Cricket" by Eric Carle. Hands-on activities for the children will include a cricket puppet (on a popsicle stick), a coloring activity and each child will receive a cricket bookmark. More ... 150 YEARS AGO Saturday, July 24, 1858 Big Disgust - Several Frazer victims have come back here with a big disgust. One says that he has seen miners making two or three dollars a day, and has known a chance person to make six or eight dollars, but as a general thing nothing can be made on Frazer River. More ... Opening night of "Ruthless! The Musical" is coming this week, and the cast and crew are ready for all to see what has taken three months to produce. The run begins Friday, Aug. 1, at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center with a pre-show wine tasting event. More ... Last week we had some good winds that blew some of the smoke out of the valley, letting us see that South Fork Mountain is real, and not a myth after all. But then we had some really gnarly winds that blew it all back in again. It's getting very tedious and besides not being able to see or breathe, it has some other special effects. More ... |
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