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Douglas City Diggins FOOD KITCHEN: Carol Arthur, the main coordinator of our Soup Kitchen, brought many bags of commodities to a list of people who qualify. This is a oncea month provision besides the regular Tuesday midday meals. The July 8 lunch was a delicious looking taco salad which was generous in meat and fresh toppings. Too bad I was so full when I arrived, but it was good to see the official T-shirt that tells the number of years they've been serving since Father Keith and a fine group approached the Community Services District for permission to use the firehouse. There is a good feeling in the lunch room as a mix of folks eat, visit, and receive smiles and plenty of hospitality. JOY SOUNDS: Shouts of youthful gusto wafted across the hillside from the river frontage of the Tanforan residence. Fifteen teenagers had a sleepover and fun on their way to a wrestling competition in Oregon. The Bay Area high schoolers filled the yellow inflatable raft and the rest paddled inner tubes down the Trinity, enjoying a different way of life they'll not soon forget. In one day they voyaged down the river, played horseshoes, football and practiced wrestling techniques. The Tanforan's eldest son Deets was a winner of a National Coach award. He works at Sonoma High School. Deets' son Jordan, age 15, won sixth place. Hal and Rose's 7 1/2-yearold grandson is not a part of the team, but he won in the Greco/Roman wrestlingstyle nationals. Now, as the boys have moved on, it is quiet, so the sounds of 15 Canadian geese have taken back their usual spot, basking in the sun and looking picturesque again.
"SPY PLANE" A U.S. Forest Service employee explained that the deep motor sound that I was hearing flying overhead is what they jokingly call the "spy plane." Loren Everest said that it has amazing capabilities, fitted to take photos with special cameras that see through smoke and transmit information to the Incident Command Post Headquarters. The Information Officer for the Alps Complex, Anne Jeffery says that the plane has "real time infra red capability photography. The advantage is that it gives G.P.S. to search out hot spots, especially with inversion and smoke." She refers to the plane as an experimental, provided by the National Guard. All of this information is used at the Incident Command Post in Anderson. Scott Tangenburg, acting District Ranger, Weaverville, did mention that he saw a National Guard Humvee at the Command Post in Anderson. He further explained that the plane is a piloted aircraft, which is directed by Loren Everest, Resource Advisor/U.S. Forest Service Weaverville. Loren analyzes the photos and coordinates with the Command Post as to where it can be most effective. Our U.S. Forest Service is on the job in this war against fire.
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