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128 Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
Events Around Plumas County
Thu, Oct. 6
Quincy:
Monthly story time, 3:30 - 4 p.m., Epilog Books at 373
W. Main St. Join staff as they jumpstart Read for th3
Record campaign and set a world record by reading
"Llama Llama Red Pajama." Adult must be present. For
information: 283-2665.
Fri, Oct. 7
Chester:
Sierra Institute tour on "Water, power and fish," meet
8:30 a.m. at Collins Pine Museum. Participants will tour
powerhouses, learn about ecological and economic im-
pacts. Lunch, refreshments, transportation included.
Tickets $50, $95 per couple. For reservations, informa-
tion: Lauri Rawlins-Betta, 284-1022; sierrainstitute.us.
Greenville:
Friday Nites for Teens, 7 - 10 p.m., Indian Valley Com-
munity Center. For information: Lauri, 394-0909.
meet at Round Lake trailhead at Gold Lake Lodge. The
4.5-mile mild to moderate hike passes five glacial
carved lakes. Bring water, lunch, snacks. For informa-
tion: piumascountydemocrats.org or Mark, 836-0669.
Wed, Oct. 12
Quincy:
"Autumn Classics with a Twist" cooking class, 5:30
p.m., Louise Young's home. For $30, students learn and
sample new recipes. Class will be repeated Thu, Oct.
13. Class size limited to six each evening. For informa-
tion, reservations: Sandra Lee, 927-7442.
Screening of "Green Fire," 7 p.m., Town Hall Theatre.
Plumas Audubon and Feather River Land Trust present
Aldo Leopold documentary and land ethic exploration
film. Donations appreciated. For information: 832-5992,
plumasaudubon.org.
Free Zumba class, 7 p.m., Feather River College gym.
Class offered to community; sponsored by Feather River
Quincy: Fitness.
Sixth annual Sustainable Ag Workshop, 9 a.m. - 4:30
p.m., Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds. Exhibits, edu- Fri, Oct. 14
cation sessions, keynote speaker. Sponsored by Feather Greenville:
River Land Trust, Plumas Rural Services, UC Cooperative Friday Nites for Teens, 7 - 10 p.m., Indian Valley Corn-
Extension, Feather River College, Western SARE. Tickets
$35; students seventh grade through college $10. For munity Center. For information: Lauri, 394-0909.
information: sustainableagworkshop.com, 283-5758.
Quincy:
Guided tour to La Porte, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., meet at
Quincy High School homecoming parade, 2 p.m., Main
Plumas County Museum. Scott Lawson will pointout
Street. Floats, school spirit on display. Football game historicsites from mining heyday. Tickets, $50, include
follows at 5 p.m., with pre-game tailgate party by the
Boosters featuring $8 pulled pork sandwich meals, round trip transportation, lunch, water, snacks. La Porte
walking tour, Frank C. Reilly Museum entrance, ceme-
tery tour, guidebook. Must pre-register by Oct. 8. For
Artist's opening reception, 5 - 8 p.m., Main Street tickets, information: pcmuseum@digitalpath.net, 283-
Artists Gallery. Featuring Sally Yost. "Understory" show 6320.
runs through Oct. 30. For information: 283-1909.
Sat, Oct. 8 Sat, Oct. 15
Chester: Chester:
Feather River Blue Star Morns bake sale, starts 8 a.m., California Waterfowl Association annual dinner; cock-
Holiday Quality Foods on Main Street. Benefits annual tails 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m.; Almanor Recreation Cen-
Christmas Care Package program for the troops. For in- ter at 450 Meadowbrook' Loop. Catered dinner, open
formation: president Ann Cordero, 596-4785. bar, silent and live auction, games, prize drawings. For
information, tickets: Kelly Sanders, 519-6071.
Lake Almanor Elks Lodge Spaghetti Feed; 5 p.m. social
hour, 6 p.m. dinner; Main Street in Old Town. Proceeds Graeagle:
benefit the Elks' Christmas Angel Project. Tickets avail- Fall Festival, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., on the lawn. Presented
able at David Price Jeweler or call Kay, 596-3153, or by Portola Preschool. Activities include pumpkin patch,
Dennis, 596-4462. bounce house, games, kids' activities, food, drawings
for gift baskets. For information: 832-4401.
Clio:
Fall Into Fashion, 11:30 a.m., Nakoma Golf Resort. Lake Almanor:
Fashion show, luncheon, no-host bar, silent auction. Second annual Lori Heath-Sousa Memorial Pink Tea, 1
Benefits Mohawk Community Resource Center. Tickets, - 4 p.m., Lake AImanor Community Church at 2610
$20, available at the center, The Queen Bee, Millworks, Plumas County Road A13. Sponsored by the Lake AI-
The Outpost in Graeagle. For information: 836-0446. manor Community Foundation. Featuring delectable sa-
vories, entertainment, women's cancer education. For
Greenville: information, tickets: Wanda Heath-Grunder, 258-2742
Annual fall leaf peeper century bike rides. For informa- or 596-4060.
tion: 284.6633.
Quincy:
Quincy: United Methodist Women's~Fall Bazaar, 9a.m. -~ 2
STEP Out of Domestic Violence 5K walk/run, 10 a.m., p.m., Methodist Fellowship Hall at Church and Jackson
Dame Shirley Park. Sponsored by Plumas Rural Services streets. Handmade crafts, canned goods, sweets,
Domestic Violence Services. Registration $10, includes plants, books, toys. Lunch, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., includes
T-shirt, drinks, prize drawing; kids are free. Registration soup, sandwich and cookie for $6.
period ends 9:30 a.m., awards begin 11:15 a.m. Prizes
for all top finishers. To register: 283-5675, or visit 711 Mountain Harvest Festival, 1 - 5 p.m., Plumas-Sierra
Main St. County Fairgrounds. Beer and wine tasting, silent auc-
tion, bocce ball, craft booths, food booths, live music.
Eighth annual Fall Fest, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mt. Hough Admission $7, $5 for Plumas Arts members. Tasting
Ranger District at 39696 Highway 70. Hands-on activi- passes $35 advance sale, $40 at the gate, $30 for
ties for kids, display booths, drum circle, live music, Plumas Arts members (advance sale only). For informa-
Smokey Bear. Bring a chair or blanket. Free. For infor- tion: plumasarts.org.
mation: Kathy Powers, 293-7618; district office, 283-
0555.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Feather River Chapter
banquet dinner, 5 p.m., Ptumas-Sierra County Fair-
grounds.
Madrigal concert, 7 p.m., Plumas County Courthouse.
Le Panache, directed by John Probst, wil perform a cap-
pella music including popular, religious and traditional
songs.
Sierra Valley:
Susanville: Junior pheasant huni, including lunch, prize drawing.
Rails to Trails Festival, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Historic Su- Presented by Fish and Game Commission, with Califor-
sanville Railroad Depot. Handcar races, chili and salsa nia Department of Fish and Game funds. Free; partici-
cook-off, craft fair, live music. For information: lit- pants must be under 16 and possess Junior Hunting Li-
tweb.org, 257-3252. cense. For information, registration: Dave Valle, 832-
0347.
Vinton:
Community park fundraiser, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Grange Sun, Oct. 16
Hall. Flea market, barbecue, golf prize drawing to bene- Lakes Basin:
fit efforts to develop a community park east of the fire Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship work
station in Chilcoot. For information, donations, large will help restore Jamison Creek Trail.
item pickup or to volunteer: John Mikulal~, 993-4783. sierratrails.org, info@sierratraiJs.org.
day. Volunteers
For information:
Sat - Sun, Oct. 8 - 9
Bucks Lake Wilderness: Wed, Oct. 19
Online:
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship work day. Volunteers
Forest stewardship webinar, 10 a.m. - noon. "Forest
will help restore trail on the Pacific Crest Trail from
Landownership in California." Presented by Northern
Bucks Summit to Lookout Rock. Hosted by Pangaea. California Society of American Foresters and University
Sunday mountain bike ride on Quincy South Park Trail.
For information: sierratrails.org, info@sierratrails.org, of California Cooperative Extension. Free. Pre-register
at ucanr.org/stewardshipwebinarregistration.
Portola:
Tai chi workshop, Eastern Plumas Health Care's Educa-
tion Center. Workshop focuses on use of tai chi to treat
osteoporosis and arthritis; includes teaching certificate.
Fee of $135 includes DVD and manual. For information:
Summer Stevenson, 588-3300.
Fri, Oct. 21
Greenville:
Friday Nites for Teens, 7 - 10 p.m., Indian Valley Com-
munity Center. For information: Lauri, 394-0909.
Taylorsville:
, Sun, Oct. 9 Nite Club, 8 p.m., Taylorsville Tavern. Variety of perfor-
Lakes Basin Recreation Area: mances by local artists. Sign up to perform starting at
Plumas County Democratic Party autumn hike, 11 a.m., 7:30. Free, 21 and over. For information: 284-7656.
**To include free Or nonprofit, fundraising, educational or charity events in this calendar,
email iburke@plumasnew~com or call Ingrid Burke at 283-0800. For sporting events, including charity
golf tournaments, call Shannon Morrow at 283-0800 or email smorrow@plumasnews, com. We will
publish the name of the event location, date, time and a phone number, as space permits.
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SENIOI~ iVI~NU Monday, Oct. I0 pearl onions,
| Columbus Day holiday, apple/ice cream.
Sites Closed.
For the nutrition site in your
| area call: Chester, 394-7636;
Quincy, 283-0643; Greenville,
284-6608; Portola, 8,32-4173
(call day before to make
| reservation); Blairsden, 836-
0446 (Wednesdays only).
| Suggested lunch donation
price is $2.50. One guest may
| accompany each senior,
$6 mandatory charge.
Thursday, Oct. 13 |
Tuesday, Oct. 11 Healthy Heart Meal: lemon
Juice, mushroom steak, baked fish, green beans, |
mixed vegetables, mashed brown rice, bran muffin,
potatoes, whole grain roll, mandarin oranges.
minted pears.
Friday, Oct. 14
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Spaghetti & meat sauce, |
Cranberry juice, roast tossed green salad, steamed
turkey/bread stuffing, sweet spinach, french roll, fruit |.
potato casserole, peas and cocktail.
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Governor's Office of Eco- recession, California remains said Louis Stewart, GoED
nomic Development (GoED) a globalleader in internation- deputy director for innova-
Director Joel Ayala recently a] trade and access to global tion and emerging technolo-
announced that Area Devel- markets. In addition to Call- gy. "The initiative began in
opment magazine has ranked fornia's international trade 2010 with a small group and
California as one of the top 10 advantages, Area Develop-has since grown to an expan-
best states to do business. The ment noted that California is sire statewide network of
rankings are based on a na- finding success through the public and private partners
tionwide survey of highly re- state Innovation Hub (iHub) focused on the commercializa-
spected business location con- initiative, which is adminis- tion of new products."
sultants, tered by GoED. GoED is the state's "one-
"Despite all the negative The iHub initiative in- stop shop" for business reten-
rhetoric, the fact remains Cal- cludes 12 state designated in- tion and job creation. It offers
ifornia is still the nationwide novation hubs from Redding a wide range of services that
leader in high-tech, biotech, to San Diego that leverage as- are targeted to business own-
green, venture capital and sets such as research parks, ers, including: site selection,
agricultural job creation," technology incubators, urn- business incentives, permit
said Ayala. "California is also versities and federal laborato- streamlining, clearing regula-
being recognized for its ro- ries to provide an innovation tory hurdles and small busi-
bust international trade activ- platform for startup compa- hess assistance.
ities which account for bil- nies, economic development To learn more about GoED
lions of dollars in revenue organizations, business and iHub, visit business.
and contribute millions of groups and venture capital- ca.gov.
jobs to the state." ists. For the complete Area De-
Area Development maga- "The California iHub initia- velopment magazine rankings
zine noted that despite Call- tire is the largest state inno- visit areadevelopment.com.
fornia being hit hard by the vation program of its kind,"
Lynn Desjardin through businesses closing ers maintain is unconstitu-
Special to Feather PubLishing for financial reasons or regu- tional. Similar tax increases
latory constraints or because have successfully been halt-
Dan Logue, California they moved out of state. We ed by a core group of finan-
state assemblyman for Dis- continue to lose five indus- cially responsible members
trict 3, discussed California's tries per week. Logue and 13 of the state Assembly.
disastrous economic situa- other California legislators He also noted energy/car-
tion with the Plumas-Sierra along with Gavin Newsom, bon footprint regulations are
Tea Party Patriot group at Democratic lieutenant gover- not about the environment.
the Graeagle Fire Station nor of California, traveled to These onerous regulations,
Sept. 24. Members from Boy Texas to meet with Gov. Rick determined and enforced by
Scout Troop 60 in Loyalton Perry to discuss the migra- unelected and non-transpar-
led the meeting with the in- tion of jobs from California ent bureaucracies, are a dis-
vocation and Pledge of Alle- to Texas. aster in the making.
glance, the past seven yearsLogue emphasized that
Major factors contributing California has placed 49th of concerned citizens must let
to California's financial dis- the states in the category of their voices be heard. He en-
tress include jobs lost due to offering a business-friendly couraged everyone to contact
companies relocating outside environment, outdone onlytheir local, state and federal
of California. taxes raised of- by New York for the highest representatives and chal-
ten under the pretense of be- taxes and strictest regula- lenge the status quo. He and
ing "fees," and the increase tions, other Assembly members
in green energy regulations Logue mentioned the fire who are fighting to reduce
that are not only eroding our protection tax -- a tax that our taxes, create a pro-busi-
constitutional rights, but are does not provide fire protec- ness economic climate and
stifling the business commu- tion, but funds social pro- stop the erosion of our con-
nity. grams instead. He has co-au- stitutional rights are encour-
Over 1.2 million California thored a bill to repeal this aged by support from their
jobs werelost last year either law, which he and many oth- constituents.
LETTERS, from page 11B America." Michelle Obama
urged an audience to "turn
your backs on corporate
administration. America as Barack and I
To anybody who was lis- have." What Americans are
tening in 2008, Obama experiencing is the pain
warned that he intended to caused by an administration
"fundamentally transform attempting to fulfill Karl
Marx's goal of destroying
free enterprise so a govern-
ment-controlled economy
(communism) can.replace it.
Want jobs? Get a pro-busi-
ness government.
Gene Kailing
Portola
G ET, from page lOB and hovered over the EQSDequipment that broke on the
engineer, job.
I just about fell out of my Why did it take eight guys
contractor to justify 26 sepa- chair during the outburst, to do the work of four?
rate change orders. Bastian didn't flinch. In- Why did a supplier place a
Not all of the change orders stead, without expression, he $31,000 lien on the EQSD be-
vere related to the ancient stared at the contractor and cause the contractor didn't
septic tank. And the EQSD ap- quietly said, "Let's move on to pay for supplies he used?
proved some of the extra work. number 16." Bastian barely winced at
The meeting went some- Bastian, who has been the hotel bills.
thing like this: Bastian would working for the district since Maybe the contractor
calmly ask the contractor to 1994. has guided the EQSDwasn't doing anything wrong
explain each extra charge, through many projects. Heor illegal. But he certainly
The contractor would angrily knows what he is doing, wasn't operating in the spirit
respond, question Bastian's I was extremely impressedof the contract.
competence, and even threat- by the way he conducted him- Anal $56.78 an hour to drive
en him at one point, self and represented the inter- a backhoe, and $42.86 for a la-
"Don't push your luck, Ju- ests of the ratepayers, borer is a pretty good wage by
nior!" the contractor said af- He wanted to know why theitself.
ter he slammed his hands on district was billed thousands Heck, it's almost enough for
the table, jumped to his feet of dollars for the contractor's a night at the Lariat.
6th Annual