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Trinity County celebrated its 10th annual Relay for Life event last weekend at Weaverville Elementary School. Trinity County residents turned out to participate in the games, food, fun and walking that went on from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. This was the American Cancer Society's 25th annual Relay for Life event. More ... It's fiddling time again at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, and contest organizers expect 50-60 fiddlers, young and old, from all over the West Coast. The fourth annual Weaverville Open Fiddle Contest is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. More ... A StarLight Dance class, based on "The 5Rhythms" dance method, started Monday at InnerSpace Studio on Main Street in Weaverville (above Olson Stoneware, up the spiral stairs). The class runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays. Cost is $8 a class or four classes for $20. More ... 150 YEARS AGO SATURDAY, Sept. 17, 1859 Morris & Brady have commenced the erection of a brick hotel (New York Hotel) on their lot on the burnt district. Every vacant lot, formerly occupied, is being rebuilt with neat and tasty structures, giving the town a much-improved appearance. More ... Join an afternoon birthday celebration of life, love and laughter marking the 80th birthday of Father Keith. There will be an open microphone. The event will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Weaverville. More ... Put a circle around Saturday, Sept. 19, on your calendar. The Golden Age Center is having one of its best fundraiser dinner specials. Our chef Tina West will be presiding over the cooking of Country Style Barbecued Ribs. Cole slaw, potato salad, beans, corn bread and ice cream will be included with the super supper. All for $10 for adults, $5 for children. More ... I believe the mind and body need to be in harmony. Meditation is a form of that. I remember years ago when meditation was being encouraged. When I had my stroke almost a year ago, I knew nothing about recovery. I learned muscles cannot be strengthened unless the brain tells them what to do. Reprogramming the brain is not easy. More ... The Center for Economic Development at California State University, Chico, will hold a series of economic and demographic workshops in November for six North State counties. The Trinity County workshop is set for 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Weaverville. More ... Sept. 25 is the deadline for entering quilts to be judged in any one of the five award categories of the Autumn in the Alps Quilt Show. Call Textile Traditions at (530) 623-6454 with questions about entering quilts for awards. All others are due Oct. 2. More ... A memorial service is planned for Dave Wallace at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mountain Chapel. Friends in the Fire Belles are helping with the arrangements. Mountain Chapel is on the hill behind Tops Super Foods; take Martin Road. More ... Well, what a weekend that was! Some good, some not so good. The good part was that Lewiston had three and a half teams in the Trinity County Relay for Life in Weaverville and they helped raise more than $35,000, which was more than half of the total $65,000 for the entire event! Not too bad for a small community and we should be very proud of all the teams. More ... My mother is visiting us this week which means I'm on my best behavior. When we have family over, I like to show off. It's easy to impress city people because they're not as exposed to nature as much as we are here in Trinity County. I do have to admit that I'm always in awe of the rugged country up here. More ... Trinity River Hatchery shows a total of 106 spring chinook spawned for this year compared with last year's total of 66. The Junction City weir is back in operation now that the flows are back to normal. More ... Neither lack of electricity nor the threat of rain prevented the best turnout of the season for the final Summer in the Park. Thanks to Don Mulvey of Mulvey Electric who supplied a power generator for the event, plenty of hot meals and music were on hand for the large crowd. I guess summer's officially over now. More ... As the 2008-09 4-H year in Trinity County came to a close, a new 4-H year began on Sept. 1. Congratulations are in order for all the youth members who successfully completed their project work for the year, and to those who exhibited at the Trinity County Fair on Aug. 28-30. More ... Saturday was the second annual Art Day at Riversong Village. Riversong looked lovely, with beautiful banners, lavender and gourds marking the way. The morning started with a delicious breakfast and then folks got their creative juices flowing and painted, made wood drums, baskets, stepping stone mosaics, pottery and more. More ... The annual Autumn in the Alps celebration in Weaverville will offer a cornucopia of fun activities for everyone during September and October. Saturday, Sept. More ... So many people have signed up for the exercise Boot Camp Challenge at Kelly's Fitness Plus that Kelly is now arranging another class. If you want to get in shape, check Kelly's ad on page 3 for the times and more. More ... Jordan Alexis Johnson and Nathanial Scott Trujillo, both of Weaverville, are planning to be married in the fall on the Trinity River in Lewiston. Trujillo, a 2005 graduate of Trinity High School, is a Trinity County deputy sheriff. Johnson, a 2008 graduate of Trinity High School, is a college student working toward a dental degree. More ... A public hearing will be held by the Trinity County Resource Conservation District Board of Directors at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the conference room at No. 3 Horseshoe Lane, Weaverville, to consider a proposed negative declaration for the South Fork Trinity River Watershed Restoration Project. More ... A boy, Jayce Edward Case, was born Aug. 17, 2009, to Johnny Case and Lela Robi-son of Weaverville. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. More ... |
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