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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, March 9, 2011 1B i, - 4 [ INSIDE SECTION B: ED TOR AL AND OPINION- UPCOMING EVENTS I ow many ways are there to play in the snow. . / i¸'¸ :: . Helmeted snowmobile riders put safety first, and then enjoy the fun of Winter SnowFest's poker run. The Bucks Lake Snow- drifters will host a snowmobile play day this Saturday, March 12. For more information, maps, photos and a grooming report, visit buckslakesnowdrifters.com. i Trains were covered in snow at the Western Pacific Railroad yard during the Winter SnowFest weekend. The Western Pacific Railroad Museum is now conducting its Run-A-Locomotive Program, in which members of the public over 5 ~,ears old can learn how to drive a train from certified engineers. Prices and more information are available at WPLives.org. The museum itself will re-open in April. Photos by Debra Baer Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers helps provide dog sledding demonstrations and rides Adults and children enjoy competing in the SnowFest snow- man-building contest. More ideas for playing in the snow: build a snow fort, a snow animal or an abstract snow sculpture. Or follow the SnowFest exampleand invent games like snow volleyball, snow bowling or snow badminton. to Winter SnowFesl visitors. To stay informed aboul future events the mushing group may schedule, visit SNDD.org. Above, skiers tread carefully at Grizzly Creek Ranch. Another way to get around on top of all that snow: snowshoeing! Lassen Volcanic National Park rangers will guide free public snowshoe excur- sions every Saturday and Sunday through April 3. For those who don't have their own snow- shoes, the park has pairs to lend for a $1 donation. Children over 8 are welcome. For more information, call the park at 595-4480. Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) volunteer Anthony Woller enjoys his snow slide down the hill. Woller is one of several student volunteers from Feather River College who assisted the Eastern Plumas Chamber of Commerce with the Winter SnowFest event. Ken Smith, owner of Explore! Sierra Touring Company in Sierra Valley, rides fresh snow. More information about ATV and snowmobile rentals is available by calling him at 832-5450. GiddyUp and Go is a full service horse drawn vehicle business in Vinton which provided free rides around Grizzly Creek during Winter SnowFest. Snow Queen contestants Courtney Rich, Allison Molleson, Kristina Mart, Marisha Hermann, Shannon Trenchard and Kelsey Hell pose on snowmobiles. For more information about snowmobiling in Plumas County, visit plumascounty.org. Move your cursor over Outdoor Recreation on the left, then click on Snowmobiling. A five-page brochure by the Plumas County Visitors Bureau is also available for download (scroll down).