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July 16, 2008
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More residents face evacuation
By AMY GITTELSOHN
Conditions have been in flux for Trinity County residents living near wildfires that flared over the past week. As of Tuesday, residents of several communities in western Trinity County were under voluntary or mandatory evacuations, while others had been told to prepare for the possibility. More...
Mandatory evacuations in Junction City
Eagle Fire threatens

Coopers Bar Estates, Red Hill Road, Dutch Creek Road, Evans Bar and Soldier Creek are affected. More...

Groups mull increase in 'bed tax'
By SALLY MORRIS

The organizations that receive a yearly share of Trinity County's transient occupancy tax revenue collected from the patrons of local hotels and resorts have teamed up in an effort aimed at increasing the tax rate from the current 5 percent to 10 percent. More...

 News
•Sheriff's Report
The Trinity County Sheriff's Department received the following reports from July 7 to July 13: July 7 - A Lewiston man reports someone took down his fence. A vehicle accident is reported at Pigeon Point boat launch. A Trinity Pines man reports fraud. The animal control officer reports receiving a... More...
•Weather and Lake Report
•Venture Island challenge awaits North State entrepreneurs
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 Opinion
•Blazes present 'enormous job,' residents urged to prepare
Long days will continue for firefighters in Northern California. On June 20, this year's summer solstice brought an extraordinary dry lightning storm that ignited nearly 1,000 fires across Northern California. The longest day and the shortest night of the year may have occurred on June 20, but fo... More...
•Firefighters appreciate support
•Cartoon
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 Calendar
•Community Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 17 Bingo, Douglas City Fire Station, 7 p.m. Trinity Family Medical Group, free blood pressure clinic, all day, except noon-2 p.m. Planned Parenthood, Weaverville, 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hayfork Lions Club, Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m. More...
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 Arts
•Trinity's Lively Arts
Weaverville's July 4th celebration went off without a pause excepting the fireworks that were canceled. This weekend was the first chance I had since the June Art Cruise to take part in the art activities. I'm glad to back sitting at my computer doing my job as columnist for Trinity's Lively Arts. More...
•Celtic band to perform in Weaver
•Ruth Lake music festival is July 20th
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 Community
•Lewiston Sluice Box
It was a beautiful day last Saturday here in Lewiston. The smoke had been blown to other parts of the world, so the 18 members of the Lewiston De-Litter Bugs had a great time at their litter cleanup around Lewiston Lake. It was just a really nice morning - picking up litter as we sauntered along t... More...
•Golden Age Center News
•Looking for a home
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 Schools
•Wolves gather for THS Alumni Day
Approximately 125 alumni registered at the annual Trinity High School Alumni Day in the Park on July 5. Alumni from 51 different classes between the years 1934 and 2008 attended the event. Ed Brewer was the oldest alumni (Class of 1934), and the Class of 1968 had 12 classmates attend. More...
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 Sports
•Fourth of July weekend BMX race results
Results from the July 4th weekend motocross and BMX races in Lowden Park on July 5: Boys 16 inch bicycles 4-5 years, 1st - Rowan Phillips of Weaverville. Also racing in this class was Lorin Blanchard. 9 years, 1st - Kenny Heinrici of Junction City. More...
•July 4th sports results
•Rimfire fly shoot scheduled at Lewiston gun range
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 Outdoors
•Fishing Report
Trinity Lake is 63 feet below the over flow and 63.6 percent of capacity. Average inflow to the lake is 497 cfs and 1,474 cfs is being released to the Sacramento River. Water Flows: Trinity River at Lewiston is 973 cfs water temps of 49.6; air is 85 degrees at 12 p.m. Limekiln Gulch is 936 cfs at ... More...
•Ducks Unlimited Banquet
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 Obituaries
•LES DAYE
Les Daye, 59, of Lewiston died unexpectedly June 24, 2008, of natural causes at his residence. He was born Jan. 30, 1949, in Los Angeles. He worked his way through Cal State Long Beach as a postal carrier. He managed several rock and roll groups and was an audit instructor for the Internal Revenu... More...
•DICK LISTON
•DALE RICHARD PLEW
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