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Trinity County's newest cell tower went live atop Pickett Peak in July, providing service to a vast area of the remote southern part of the county that didn't have coverage before, but it will take an additional $88,650 to keep it running through the winter. More ... A big rig crashed into a rock embankment early Monday morning, spilling an estimated 70 gallons of diesel, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver of the truck and trailer combination, whose name was not available, was driving westbound on Highway 299 at Junction City. More ... Last week's article on the identity of human remains found in the Island Mountain area of Southern Trinity gave the wrong first name. The remains were those of Sam Cushman. . . . More ... PHIL NELSON THE TRINITY JOURNAL Cisco is a 2-year-old male Chihuahua/terrier available for adoption at the Trinity County Animal Shelter. For more information, call ACO Officer Christine Edwards at 623- 1370. Hours for the shelter at the end of Mountain View Street, Weaverville, are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The shelter's Web page is www.trinityanimalshelter.com More ... Rain to date for year starting July 1, 2009: 4.0 WEATHER A YEAR AGO Average High ............63 Average Low ..............42 Rain to date: 4.72 On November 9, 2009, Trinity Lake was down .2 feet from the preceding week. More ... The local California Highway Patrol office held its annual uniformed officer inspection Nov. 4 at the Weaverville office. Lt. Joe Micheletti, area commander, inspected the troops and reported he was very pleased with all those who serve in this command. This annual event includes inspections of the officers' selected uniform, duty weapon and personal equipment. More ... Closed for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11: Banks, County offices, Post offices, Schools, State and federal offices Open The Trinity Journal office will be open. Newspapers will be in racks and at vendors at their regular time Wednesday. More ... The Trinity County Sheriff's Department received the following calls from Nov. 2 to 8: NOV. 2 Single-vehicle accident on Highway 36 at Forest Glen. More ... A former Trinity County Probation Department employee pled no contest to four counts of embezzlement stemming from charges filed against her in 2005. Kimberly Joy Elder entered the plea Nov. 2 in Trinity County Superior Court before visiting Judge John Ball of Santa Clara County. More ... The Douglas City Elementary School collected 98.75 pounds of candy during the Treats for Trade event Nov. 4. The school will be sending the candy overseas to the troops in December so that they receive the candy in time for Christmas. More ... Animal shelter auxiliary to meet The Trinity Animal Shelter Auxiliary meets at 4:30 p m. the third Tuesday of the month at the resource building behind the Board of Education building on Memorial Drive, Weaverville. This is a new meeting location. Visitors are welcome. More ... Trinity County Health and Human Services has received additional H1N1 vaccine supplies. Arrangements have been made to provide vaccine to cover interested medical first responders, volunteer fire departments and medical office staff in Trinity County. More ... Turnout for the Trinity Alps Unified School District election held last week was 27 percent as voters opted to retain Steve Hagen as Area 1 (Weaverville) representative with 440 votes to Jiraporn Dow Angspatt's 254. More ... Las t Thur sday REACH Air Medical Services pr esent ed Trini ty Coun ty fire depar t me nts and ot her agencies with 25 pe diat ric backboar ds pur chased w it h funds rais ed by REACH's annual Dr ive for Kids Golf Tournament. Above, Riley Craig of Zenia helps members of the Kettenpom Zenia Volunt F ir e Department with pediat ric b ackboar ds donated to the depar t me nt by R EACH. Below, Cal Fire Capt. Scott Wood accepts a backboard from REACH flight nurse Suzie Smith, who noted that the backboards help keep children still for procedures such as IV placement. More ... Wreath sales benefit pool As you begin thinki about your home or work hol iday decorations, don't forget to place your orders for beautiful wreaths, swags or sprays. More ... Trinity County Auditor David Nelson announced his resignation in order to take a job heading up the Trindel Insurance Fund starting Dec. 1. More ... A non-local steelhead guide and his clients capsized their drift boat in the Trinity River at Lime Point, Junction City, this past Saturday. The group had fly-fished the Lime Point hole on foot, then launched directly into the main current at a badly undercut, willow-lined bankside. The current swept them under the willows, tipped the boat onto its side, scraped them down the bank and filled the boat with water up to the gunwales, top. The swamped boat was then swept broadside into a small, in-river willow, middle, where the boat again turned onto its side and dumped the guide, clients and gear into the river, below. Neither the guide nor any of his clients were hurt. This is an important reminder that all anglers, whether on foot or afloat, should be vigilant and take all safety measures seriously while on the water. As an angler's death downriver demonstrated earlier this year, the Trinity River can be unforgiving for anglers who lose their footing or lose control of their boat. More ... |
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