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Indian Valley Record
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9A
Did the Gideons distribute Bibles on school grounds?
M. Kate West
Chester Editor
chesternews@plumasnews.com
"I've done a lot of legwork
this morning in talking with
the principal and Superinten-
dent Glenn Harris," parent
Thor Schaefer said May 12.
He said his efforts were a
direct result of a complaint
he would be filing about
Bibles being handed out on
what he witnessed as school
district property.
In the context of his com-
plaint he relayed that he had
observed three people hand-
ing out Bibles to kids, includ-
ing his daughter, as they exit-
ed Chester High School.
"These people were on
school grounds standing in
the parking lot, in front of the
school and in between the
buses that shuttle the chil-
dren. The children had to go
through them in order to get
off campus or enter either the
bus or get to the parking lot,"
Schaefer said.
-Asked what his goal is with
the filing of a complaint, he
said, "I want parents, the
public and organizations to
know where the district lines
are; right now they are mud-
dy."
He said a major part of his
complaint was that "where
the persons situated them-
selves, the kids had no choice
but to walk through their so-
licitation."
He also said the school dis-
trict needs to offer clarifica-
tion on its zoning as to what
is public property and what
is school district property.
"If they (persons passing
out Bibles) were across the
street I wouldn't be talking to
you," Schafer said.
Guardian Elizabeth Smith
also filed a complaint. In a
May 12 interview she, too,
said she wants the district's
property lines defined.
From the principal
"Yesterday afternoon,
members of the Gideons orga-
nization announced to the
school office they would be
k2. V- £ '-'
handing out Bibles in front of
the school office. They were
informed by the secretary
they were limited to public
areas only and were not to
distribute Bibles on school
property, something that
they agreed to," Principal
Scott Cory said May 12.
He also said, "They have
the First Amendment right,
as does anyone else, to be on
potential jurisdictional is-
sues that may be complicat-
ed and need to be examined."
Harris went on to say the
district would be doing some
footwork on the issue.
He als0 said the issue ap-
pears to be more complicated
then it first appeared.
"The law is clear on rights
of individuals in the public
right-of-way. It becomes
more confusing when and if
public and private right-of-
ways are intermingled. We
shall learn more as we look
into the issue," Harris said.
The Gideons International
The Gideons International
is an evangelical Christian
organization dedicated to
distributing copies of the
Bible, most notably in hotel
and motel rooms. The
organization was founded
in 1899 in Janesville, Wis.
It began distributing free
Bibles, the work it is chiefly
known for, in 1908, when the
first Bibles were placed in
the rooms of the Superior
Hotel in Superior, Mont.
The Gideons are also
known for distributing
Bibles to members of vari-
ous countries' militaries,
and to hospitals, nursing
homes, prisons and stu-
dents.
public property and speak
their mind with the under-
standing they are not to re-
strict student comings and
goings."
Cory said he was not on
campus when this occurred.
"I was off campus at the
time of the distribution and
this morning I received a
complaint from a CHS parent
that stated persons from the
Gideons organization had
been in the Chester High
School parking lot and that
kids had to go through them
to get off campus, get on bus
or go through the parking
lot."
He said he was told the sec-
retaries had observed the
persons standing on the side-
walk.
Cory is currently conduct-
ing an investigation as to
whether or not they were
standing on school property
at the time they were hand-
ing out the Bibles.
"If they were in fact in the
parking lot, in essence hin-
dering access to the buses,
they were doing something
they were advised not to do,"
Cory said.
The superintendent speaks
Schaefer shared the re-
sponse he received May 12
from Plumas Unified School
District Superintendent
Glenn Harris.
After he thanked Schaefer
for sharing, Harris said, "Of-
tentimes with property lines
and private versus public
rights things can be very un-
clear. Or become more con-
fusing the more we learn. I
say this not to excuse the sit-
uation away, merely to point
out that you have cited some
Tdap dr00!ve moves into gear
On Wednesday, May 11, Plumas Unified School District school nurses, Plumas County Public Health Agency and school
staff concentrated their efforts at Portola High School to help students entering seventh through 12th grade meet the
new law that requires them to have a Tdap booster on or after their seventh birthday. One hundred and forty-seven
doses of the vaccine were administered. This hel ps bring into compliance approximately 70 percent of students expected
to enroll at Portola Junior-Senior High School next year. School principal Kristy Warren said, "It was great to see such a
large response from the students to get this done. It was a team effort between our school nurses and Plumas County
Public Health to get so many students vaccinated." PUSD administrators, principals and school nurses have been getting
the word out and developing strategies to make the transition for this new law as easy as possible for students and fam-
ilies. Students had the incentive of outdoor study hall for showing proof of the vaccine by the end of the week. For
those who don't have the vaccine, it needs to be on file at the school before next school year -- this includes before
practicing for fall sports. Photo courtesy Plumas Unified School District
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00MMUNITY
CORNER
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Thursday, May 19
Workshop for Plumas
Artists, 2-4:30 p.m.,
Greenville Southern Baptist
Church, Greenville Wolf
Creek Road, 284-7069.
AA Big Book/Step Study,
7 p.m., First Baptist Church,
Hot Springs Road,
Greenville.
Friday, May 20
Sewing, Crafts and Coffee,
10:30 a.m.-noon, Taylorsville
Community United
Methodist Church, Nelson
Street, 284-7861 or 284-7670.
Local 5-Day Forecast
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Get up-to-the-
minute
forecast and
road conditions
Earthquake Report May 5-11, 2011
By: Charles P. Watson, California Professional Geoloqist No. 7818
at
plumasnews.com
LAKE LEVELS
Lake Almanor *Elevation
tCurrent 4,489.18
¥1 Year Ago 4,487.52
Lake Almanor **Capacity
tCurrent 1,01 4,838
¥1 Year Ago 972,000
Bucks Lake *Elevation
1Current 5,143.93
¥1 Year Ago 5,140.78
Bucks Lake **Capacity
tCurrent 82,459
¥1 Year Ago 77,168
*Elevation above sea level in ft.
**Storage in acre ft.
"l'May 15, 2011 May 17, 2010
Monday, May 23
Mt. Jura Gem and
Museum Society, Potluck,
meeting and program starts
at 6:30 p.m. in the museum
building, Taylorsvine, 284-
1046.
AA, 7 p.m., First Lutheran
Church, Bush Street,
Greenville.
Tuesday, May 24
Sewing, Crafts and Coffee,
10:30 a.m., potluck at noon;
Taylorsville Community
United Methodist Church,
Nelson Street, 284-7861 or
284-7670.
Wednesday, May 25
Family Night, 5:30 p.m.,
Roundhouse Council, 330
Bush St., Greenville, 284-
6866.
Indian Valley Recreation
and Park District, 5:30
p.m., at 109 Ann Street.
Greenville Rotary, 6 p.m.,
Indian Valley Community
Center Conference Room,
Highway 89, Greenville.
Lassen-Plumas Contrac-
tors Association, 6 p.m.,
Firehall No. 1, Lake A1-
manor.
LAST WEEK'S
TEMPERATURES
DATE HIGH LOW
May 9 57 34
May 10 68 32
May 11 73 32
May 12 72 38
May 13 76 38
May 14 68 44
May 15 52 38
May 16 -- 34
Total Precip: 42.87 to date;
Last Year this date: 31.62.
Snow total: 12 ft., 10.5 in.
Last year: 4 ft. (48 in.)
Season is July 1 to June 30
Compiled by
Raymond Hunt
To help
our
in:Chester,
258-3I I5
Greenville Public Library
204 Ann St. * 284-7416
Mon., Tues., Wed.:
10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-5:30p.m.
Thursday:
12 p.m.-4 p.m., 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday:
9:30 a.m.-lp.m., 1:30-5 p.m.
Today's Weather
: Wed
5/18
f
54/39
Slight chance of a
uriderstorm.
Sunrise Sunu
5:46 AM 8:15 PM
Thu
5t19
61142
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the ow 60s and
lows in the low 405.
Sundae Sunset
5:45AM 8:16 PM
F
5/2O
k6. =
63/46
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the low 60s ant
lows in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
5:44 AM 8:17 PM
5/21
63/46
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
low 605 and lows in
the mid 405.
Sunrise Sunlet
5:43 AM 8:18 PM
Sun
5122
63/44
Chenno of showers.
Highs in the low 60s
and lows in the mid
4Os.
$unrl=e Sunset
5:42 AM 8:19 PM
California At A Glance
Moon Phases
54,30 M7 ;4
dun 1 Jun 9
UV Index
B k Wed 5/ 18 VeryHigh
a ersfi[iiii: :: :::: ::::ti:::::::! Thu 5/19 Very High
• 70/50L05 :iiii ii]i! Fri ,5/20 Very High
' : Sat 5/21 High
5/56 Sun 5/22 Very High
:::': The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number le, S higher UV Index
shoydng the need fo greaer skln lO-
tectlon. 0 .: : 11
Ares Cities
Anaheim 64 55 rain Mndesto 70 52 rain Salinas 63 51 rain
70 50 rain Molave 60 50 rain SUn Sumardtho 66 52 rain
Bar 67 50 rain Moeray 56 48 rain San Diego 64 60 rain
Diythe 78 59 windy Needles 77 64 pt sunny San Francisco 57 51 rain
Chloo 70 49 t-storm Oaklann 65 50 rain San Jose 65 51 rain
Costa Mesa 66 57 raJ Pairndale 60 48 rain Santa Sudara 61 51 rain
El Centro 75 56 windy Pasadena 67 55 rain Stockton 72 51 rain
Eureka 54 44 ram Redding 65 50 rain ,Suu'Mlle 56 33 t-storm
Fresno 70 52 rain Riverside 67 51 rain Truckee 46 32 mixed
LosAngoks 65 56 rain Sacramamto 70 51 rain Viulia 68 49 rain
National Cities
Atlanta 69 50 pt sunny Houston 85 70 10t sunny Phoenix 71 58 t-storm
Boston 59 55 rain Los Angeles 65 56 rain Sam Francisco 57 51 rain
Chicago 56 51 rain Miami 84 70 rest sunny Seattle 64 42 pt sunny
Daikm 84 67 pt sunny Minneapolis 72 54 msl sunny St, Louis 66 54 pt sunny
Denver 62 44 t-storm New York 67 63 rain Washington, DC 69 59 t-orm
CHURCHES
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints, 284-7517 or 284-1414. Hideway
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.
Indian Mission Full Gospel, N. Valley
Rd.. Greenville.
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses,
284-6006. 1192 N. Valley Rd., 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, 284-7316,
212 Pine St., Greenville and Nelson & War-
ren St., Taylorsville.
Christ the Redeemer Church, 284d 003,
First Lutheran, 120 Bush St., Greenville.,
ctrandlican.org.
Lord's Chapel, 284-1852, 168 Hannon
Ave., Indian Falls.
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number of earthquakes in Northeastern
California declined substantially from
the previous week, falling from double-
digit values to only four events. Activity
has been surging one week then relaxing
the next since early February. Tectonic
patterns like these are common for this
area but the reason for the unstable
activity is a mystery• Some scientists
believe that it caused by global instabili-
Honshu, da pan earthquake that rang the
earth like a bell. while others infer it is
strictly related to local tectonic behaviors.
• It has been six weeks since the last
M +3 event hit the area and only three
have occurred all year. Last year pro-
duced t8 quakes registering M 3.0 or
stronger, including one in the M 4 range
(Lake Davis M 4.t. November 21).
• Both quakes east of Reddinq regis-
tered M 1.5 and occurred 40 minutes
apart on May 6. Two very weak quakes
measuring M 1.0 were recorded in east-
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