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Opinion November 4, 2009  RSS feed

Community, company rally to aid displaced workers
      Trinity River Lumber Company is very unique in how it deals with its employees, as is Trinity County with the aid and support shown to all. My fiance had started at the mill just over a month before that dreadful fire. We were just starting to get on our feet and the bottom fell out. Not having that check was devastating.
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Restore funds to Sheriff's Department
      In the past 40 years I've seen the Board of Supervisors do a lot of stupid things. The stupidest things have been the result of the state doing something dumb and the supervisors trying to fix it by doing something dumber. Recent budget cuts have left the Sheriff's Department in dire straits.
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Veterans miss out on care
      There are some things in the raging medical care debate that have not been told to the public, so let me tell. As a lowincome veteran of the Vietnam War, I am supposed to get my medical care for free. Several years ago, I tripped and fell on my living room floor — the floor I'd asked the county, via the CDBG Program, to help me repair, at a cost of $840.
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Stepping up to help pool, kids
      The Weaverville Lion's Club would like to thank the following clubs, businesses and individuals for donating to the Lion's Club Pool Subsidy Project. Donations allowed children to access the new pool facility for only $1 for most of the summer, dramatically increasing general child pool attendance.
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A part of the community
      As a client of Trinity County Behavioral Health, I would like to formally introduce myself to this community. I have lived in Trinity County since 1997. I have a disability, but it is only a small part of who I am. I have hobbies, some of which include cross stitch, soup making, wire wrapping, crocheting, decoupage, quilting and a few others.
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Arboreal elegance lost
      Lollipop trees? I probably won't be around to walk in their shade and there will be a generation with no youthful memories of them, but in 10 to 15 years Weaverville should have all the cost-effective arboreal elegance of a Costco parking lot.
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Thank you Trinity County
      Thank you Trinity County, for the hospitality we received while staying here for the duration of our occupational therapy internship at Trinity County Behavioral Health Services. We have been overwhelmed by the kindness of the staff and clients; in fact, coming from the city, we were impressed by the friendliness of the entire community.
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Exploring the riches of Trinity County
      Thanks to the generosity of the Trinity Trust Summer Youth Program and Trinity County Arts Council, 15 area children enjoyed a two-day event Aug. 22-23 exploring the cultural riches of Trinity County.
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Hall of Fame Shangri-La
      On Saturday, Oct. 11, I was inducted into the Trinity High School Hall of Fame. It was the fulfillment of a lifetime love of coaching football. I had the best job in the world. I wish to thank the Hall of Fame doers, headed by Terry Cato.
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