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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 7A Smaller long-term snowpack predicted for Almanor Beth Macinko Watershed Program Associate Special to Chester Progressive Lake Almanor residents should expect less snow and more rain in the future. That's the message according to an increasing number of re- ports and studies completed by entities such as the Califor- nia Department of Water Resources, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Union of Concerned Scientists. As warmer temperatures result in more winter precipi- tation in the form of rain and less as snow, the annual snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is reducing. As a gradual snowmelt is a key component of keeping summer water levels high in lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams, less snowpack means a less predictable year- round water supply. Implications of this change are widespread. The Union of Concerned Scientists esti- mates that' a snowpack decrease may range frovn 30 percent up to 90 percent, which "would pose extreme challenges to water managers, hamper hydropower genera- tion, and nearly eliminate ski- ing and other snow-related recreational activities." Many of these issues were raised last June, when Pacific, Gas & Electric princi- pal hydrologist Gary Freeman spoke at a public presentation hosted by the Almanor Basin Watershed Advisory Commit- tee (ABWAC). Freeman's presentation focused on local trends in changing precipitation, and data presented for the region showed the average minimum winter air temperature in- creasing 6.7°F between 1960 and 2009. The result on snow pack was evidenced by data for the Mt. Stover ski area, in which the amount of snow- pack recorded annually on April 1 has been reduced by 59 percent since 1949. Locally, heavier rainfall may also increase surface run- off, leading to more nutrients running into Lake Almanor. Large amounts of nutrients foster algal growth and accord- ing to recently completed re- port on Lake Almanor water quality, this may already be occurring. According to the ABWAC's 2010 Lake Almanor Water Quality Report, plank- ton volume in the lake may increase. More attention is being paid to the Sierra Nevada's changing climate as evi- denced by several scientific reports from the USGS and even a NASA study on lake temperatures. Recently, the Endangered Species Coalition listed the Sierra Nevada as one of the top 10 most critical areas where endangered species are threatened with extinction due to climate change. The changes in precipita- tion patterns could have drastic impacts, not only on rare species in the mountains, but also threatened fish species downstream; indeed, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is also on the list. Hospital search committee switches to new consultants Mona Hill Staff Writer m h ill@plumasnews.com Following a special closed- session board of directors meeting Thursday, Jan. 12, the Plumas District Hospital (PDH) search committee re- ported it unanimously voted to retain HFS Consultants to manage its search for a new chief executive officer. The committee includes the full district board -- Dr. Mark Satterfield, Kathy Price, Bill Wickman, John Kimmel and Valerie Flanigan -- as well as Kim Kraul, Neighboring communities are starting to take action. In Placerville last fall, irrigation district managers and others held a workshop to plan for the local effects of climate change, particularly relating to water resources. Planning for the future means developing strategies for accommodating precipita- tion changes and tonight, the public will have a chance to learn more about what changes can be expected in the Lake Almanor area. To learn more, attend the community forum being host- ed by the ABWAC tonight, Jan. 19, in 6:30 p.m. in the Chester Memorial Hall, which is located on the corner of Stone and Gay streets. Assistant Deputy Director John Andrew of the Califor- nia Department of Water Resources (DWR) will be a primary speaker. He will address Feather River watershed impacts and general water management adaptation and be available for questions from attendees. Andrew's focus is primarily on various aspects of Califor- nia's hydrology and prior to his current position with DWR, he was the water quality manager and South- ern California regional coor- dinator for the California Bay-Delta Authority and before that he served as chief of fish facilities for DWR's environmental services office. considers district residents and not members of the board to be his primary clients. She said he took the time during his visit to get out into the community and talk with people about the hospital. Presently there are five strong applicants under consideration: two internal and three represented by Hudock. Flanigan said there are another three possible candidates that are not as promising. Going forward, Whiteside will re-evaluate all current candidates, identify others and make his recommenda- tions to the board. Flanigan hopes to begin interviewing the shortlist candidates by mid-March. The HFS contract and termination of Hudock's contract were still under negotiation at press time. Smilin faces Four generations of the Fairbanks-Adams family recently gathered in Plumas County• The four generations include grandma Jenny Fairbanks of Greenville, great-grandma Joyce Adams of Meadow Valley, new mom Jennifer Fairbanks of Greenville and little miss Makaela Hilpert-Adams of Greenville. Photo courtesy Fairbanks-Adams family COMMUNITY CORNER Steve Tolen, Dr. Jeff Kepple, Barbara Price, John Nadone and Bill Coates. With the departure of Dick Hathaway, the board initially retained Jack Hudock of ~ Truckee to assist~ with recruitment and Hudock brought a number of candi- dates to the committee's attention. In a telephone conversa- tion Friday, Jan. 14, board president Valerie Flanigan said the board has been consistently reviewing appli- cants but wanted to wait for the incoming board members and for the atmosphere at the hospital to settle following the contentious Measure B election. She said the board had no feeling of being in a crisis mode, not least because of the able leadership of interim .CEO Linda Jameson. Flanigan said Jameson was doing a splendid job. Rather, the board wanted to be sure to consider all of its options and not hastily select someone for the sake of employing a CEO. Flanigan said HFS Consul- tants is an Oakland firm that focuses on rural California hospitals. She was impressed with HFS representative Don Whiteside's board presenta- tion and the fact that he 'SwapMarket' set for Feb. 12 Time to lose the winter blues, gather up those trea- sures and bring them to a com- munity event not to be missed! "Greenville SwapMarket" presents a Greenville commu- nity indoor arts and crafts and yard sale Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Greenville Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. American Legion Indian Valley Post 568 is sponsoring the event. All money for table rental will go to veterans. Rental is $20 per table. Call 284-1482 or 284-7580 for table reservations. All community members and businesses are invited to participate. The Seymour Smith Memor- ial Run will sell Indian tacos as a fundraiser. John Evans and staff from the Greenville Clinic will pro- vide flu shots and blood pres- sure checks from 10 a.m. to noon. The Town Hall will be open Friday, Feb. 11, for early table setup 2- 7 p.m. Today's Weather ~lndW Surtout 7:18 AM 5:15 PM Sunrl~ SunNt 7:17 AM 5:10 PM 59/34 Abundant sunshine. It.s ~ tho uppor 50s amd lows In the mid 30~ Sunrhlo Summl 7:16 AM 5:18 PM S8/34 Mb¢ o( sun =rod u~0or 50s and lows in me mid 30=. SwHlm SmtIOI 7:15 AM 5:19 PM 52/33 in Ihe low 50s and Iowl In the low 30s, Sunrhlo Sunsat 7:14 AM 5:20 PM California At A Glance 59/34 San 76/52 Area Cities K~IL :rnB~lw,i,z -- Anaheim 77 48 sunny Idodesto eakemf, eld 02 45 pt sunny Mo~ve Barstow 67 34 sunny Monterey Blythe 75 46 sunny Needles Chico 68 39 pt sunny Oaldnnd Costa Mesa 77 52 sunny PedmdaJe El Centro 78 44 sunny Psaadena Eureka 63 44 mM =unny R0dding Frsano 60 42 pt sunny RIverldde Los Angeles 7"/ 50 sunnySacramento National Cities AUImt~ 41 25 mix~KI Ho~JstO~ Boston 34 20 enehower Lo~An0eles chcago 26 17 c~o~y M~nl Dallas 59 32 mst sunny Minneapolis Denver 44 23 pt sunny New york o201 o ~11e~k=m pro~e Homelmm C~mlt Senek= Moon Phases Full IJmt Jan 19 Jan 26" New R~t Feb3 Feb11 UV Index Wed 1/26 M Low Thu 1/2731~ Moderate Fd 1/28 ~ Moderate 1"-3 Sot 1/29 ~ Moderate r~ Sun 1/30 l,n Moderate m The UV Index Is ~ orl a 0.11 nmnber i¢~le, wflh a h@w UV IrldeX [l[ll ,~mz[,ii*jqll 61 39 pt sunny Salkms 74 43 sunny 86 36 sunny San Bemardlnn 75 45 windy 70 48 sunny ~m Diego 76 52 sunny 71 49 sunny San Franch¢o 68 50 sunny 67 46 sunny San Jose 67 44 sunny 65 33 stmny Santa Blur)am 73 4,9 sunny 79 48 snnny Stocktsu 62 39 pt sunny 74 44 ~mny Sue4mdlle 52 25 sunny 76 44 re,tony Trud, a~ 50 22 sunny 62 38 pt sunny Vista 58 41 pt sunny #m In'l'~,,,T 50 36 sunny Phoen~ 69 42 mmny 77 50 sunny SanF~ 68 50 sunny 76 48 ~ Seldffe 57 44 !0t sunny 21 11 cloudy St. louis 29 21 cloudy 37 30 mixed Wsahington, DC 41 32 mixed CHURCHES Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 28.7517 or 284-1414, Hidaway Rd., Greenville. First Baptist, 284-7714, 133 Hot Springs Rd.. Greenville. Christ the Redeemer Church, 284-1003, 120 Bush St., GreenVille, ctranglican.org. First Lutheran, 284-7683, 116 Bush St., Greenville. Greenville Assembly of God, 284-6586, Forgay & Setzer, Greenville. Seventh-Day Adventist, 310-2042, Hwy. 89, next to Sierra Sunrise, Greenville. Southern Baptist, 284-7522, 241 Greenville Wolf Creek Rd., Greenville. St. Anthony's Catholic Father Larry Beck. Jessie Street, Greenville. 283-0890. Sunday Mass, 11 a.m.; Thursday Mass, noon. Community United Methodist Churches of Greenville and Taylorsville, 284-7318, 212 Pine St., Greenville and Nelson & Warren St., Indian Mission Full Gospel, N. Valley Rd., Taylorsville. J Greenville. Christ the Redeemer Church, 284-1003, First L, Lulheran, 120 Bush St., GreenwNe., ctrandlican.org. Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses, 284-6006, 1192 N. Valley Rd., Greenville. I Lord's Chapel, 284-1852, 168 Hannon Ave., I Indian Falls. I COMMUNITY CALENDAR. Thursday, Jan. 27 AA Big Book/Step Study, noon, First Baptist Church, Hot Springs Road, Greenville. Workshop for Plumas Artists, 2- 4:30 p.m., Greenville Southern Baptist Church, Greenville Wolf Creek Road, 284-7069. Friday, Jan. 28 Sewing, Crafts and Coffee, 10:30 a:m.-noon, Taylorsville Communi- ty United Methodist Church, Nel- son Street, 284-7861 or 284- 7670. Elders' luncheon, noon; board meeting, 2 p.m. Roundhouse Council, 330 Bush St. Greenville, 284-6866. Monday, Jan. 31 Community Supper, 5:30 p.m., sponsored by the Indian Valley Re- source Center at the Greenville Community United Methodist ~ Church on Pine Street. AA, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Bush Street, Greenville. Tuesday, Feb. 1 Sewing, Crafts and Coffee, I0:30 a.m., potluck at noon; Taylorsville Community United Methodist Church, Nelson Street, 284-7861 or 284-7670. California Women in Timber, 6 p.m., Quincy Library, 283-1205. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Indian Valley Collaborative, 10 a.m., Roundhouse Council 330 Bush St., Greenville, 284-1560. Zoning Administration, 10 a.m., Plumas County Courthouse, Regional 15 2 Oi 17 Prey ous week 0 24 • After last week's micro burst, seismic activity declined a bit, falling back in the teens and what has become a typical range of activity for the region in 2010. It will be interesting to see if it holds into this new year. • Of the 17 earthquakes recorded, two measured in the M 2 range. Although twice as many of last week, this is not a really big increase in the seismic intensi- ty. event series east of Chester along the Almanor Fault Zone. They happened sporadically between the 8th and 11th and none measured greater than M 1.3. This section of the fault has been unusually active lately, however, most curiously is that these occurred at less than two miles below the surface. A couple other small tremors triggered south-southwest of Chester as well, • A M 2.0 quake was recorded west of Reno near Verdi and another of similar magnitude was detected in the Sierra northwest of Truckee. Board of Supervisors meeting .room, Quincy, 284-6668. Bingo, 10:30 a.m., at the Greenville Senior Nutrition Site, Green Meadows Housing Devel- opment off Hot Springs Road. Call a day ahead for ride and lunch reservations, 284-6088. Family Night, 5:30 p.m., Round- house Council, 330 Bush St., Greenville, 284-6866. Indian Valley Riding and Roping Club, 6 p.m., Potluck and meet- ing in the Clubhouse at the Tay- lorsville Rodeo Grounds, 284- 7696 or 283-I 953. To advertise and help support this page, please call 258-31.1.5 LAKE LEVELS Lake Almanor *Elevation tCurrent 4,481.55 ¥1 Year Ago 4,477.02 Lake Almanor **Capacity ~Current 824,190 ¥1 Year Ago 764,297 Bucks Lake *Elevation 1"Current 5,144.46 ¥1 Year Ago 5,130.59 Bucks Lake **Capacity tCurrent 83,359 ¥1 Year Ago 60,903 *Elevation above sea level in ft. **Storage in acre ft. "J'Jan. 26, 2011 ¥Jan. 25, 2010 LAST WEEK'S TEMPERATURES DATE HIGH LOW JAN. 17 45 33 JAN. 18 50 25 JAN. 19 57 27 JAN. 20 53 24 JAN. 21 54 24 JAN. 22 61 28 JAN. 23 50 24 JAN. 24 -- 25 JULY 1 TO JUNE 30 TOTAL PRECIP =20.97" (LAST YEAR: 17.67") J Visit our Web site: www.plumasnews.com Greenville Public Library o 204Ann St. o284-7416 Mon., Tues., Wed. - 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-5:30p.m. • Thursday. - 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 4:30-7:30 p.m. • Friday. - 9:30 a.m.-lp.m., 1:30-5 p.m. "~ " I "~ ',, ..... . 1:7 : E, .r :fill, :Ji] liiillll lllllllIlilI][ I:. E.,IIII :,.II ;:[i:,