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6A Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 Indian Valley Record , learning enviJ00')JTment Colleen Heard teaches students about benthic macro invertebrates on the creek hike. Students help widen the path along a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail. Photos by Kathy Morris Gray'$ will help you make sure your plants and flowers are ready for winter to give you beautiful Spring Colors/ Great Plant and Flower Bed Insulation COCOA MULCH and Decorative  Shredded BARK 25% off 2 Cu Ft Bags WINTER FERTILIZER Add it now and you'll see the colorful difference next Spring! 4 lb 1 99 ' O,)j 't be disappointed ..  Get your bulbs  planted now! ' 20% off Our roots are deep in Plumas County * Quality & Experience Since 1946 Where we love our plants enough to raise them here Full Service Florist  Don't forget, we deliver! i, 41796 live/70, Quincy WS i Mon.-Fri.: 9am 5pro Near Feather River College ............ Closed Saturdays & 283-2010  Sundays fea00U,u00 I Have an announcement? Send it here: dfragnoli ' @plumasnews.oom Quincy Rotary fights polio For the fourth year, local Ro- tary chapters are raising mon- ey to combat polio worldwide. The Quincy chapter will solicit donations during the annual drive-through flu clinic at the Plumas-Sierra County Fair- grounds Oct. 28. Many in the United States these days don't know much about po- lio (if they are relatively young) or think that polio was wiped out many years ago. The fact is that polio is a very disabling disease and is still alive in some parts of the world. As long as the polio virus is still present in the world, there is the possibility that it can flare up anywhere, any time. Polio (poliomyelitis; sometimes called infantile paralysis) is a crippling and potentially fatal in- fectious disease that strikes chil- dren mainly under the age of 5. The polio virus can cause paraly- sis within hours, and polio paral- ysis is almost always irreversible. In the most severe cases, polio at- tacks the motor neurons of the brain stem causing breathing dif- ficulty or even death. Historical- ly, polio has been the world's greatest cause of disability. Polio in the United States reached a peak in 1952, with more than 21,000 cases. Doctor Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio in 1953. The vaccine was widely distributed in 1955, and the incidence of polio dropped dramatically. An oral vaccine was introduced in 1961. The last case of.polio contracted in the United States was in 1979. In 1985, Rotary, a volunteer ser- vice organization of 1.2 million members, made a commitment to immunize the world's children against polio. Three years.later Rotary joined with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF. Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the number of polio cases has been cut by 99 percent. When Rotary began its eradication effort, polio infected more than 350,000 chil- dren each year. In 2010, 1,349 cas- es were reported worldwide. The polio cases represented by that final 1 percent are the most difficult and expensive to prevent for a variety of reasons, including geographical isola- tion, armed conflict and cultur- al barriers. Because the polio virus is so contagious, it is sometimes transmitted from a country that still has the wild polio virus to a country that may not have seen a new case for years. Outbreaks can then occur in the previously polio free countries. This is why it is so important to completely stamp out the virus in every country. As long as polio threat- ens even one child anywhere in the world, all children wher- ever they live -- remain at risk. There are only four coun- tries left in the world that still have the wild polio virus: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nigeria. However, of the 1,349 cases reported in 2010, 1,117 were in other countries, where recent outbreaks oc- curred, following transmission of the virus from one of the four endemic countries. Re- ported cases in 2011 show that these outbreaks have been largely contained. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is still working toward a goa of eliminating the wild po- lio virus by the end of 2012. The Bill and Melinda Gates Founda- tion has awarded $350 million to this effort, if Rotary can raise $200 million. An all-out effort is being made by Rotary Interna- tional, and its 33,000 member clubs, to meet this challenge and finish off polio for good. During the past three years, community donors contributed in excess of $3,300 at the Plumas County Health Department's annual drive-through flu clinic. Quincy Rotarians will be ask- ing for help again at this event, to be held at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Providers host townhail meeting Northern Sierra Collabora- tive Health Network (NSCHN) partners will sponsor a Quincy townhall meeting Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Serpilio Hall at the Plumas-Sierra County Fair- grounds. The public meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. with buffet refreshments to be followed by open discussion abou} quality of life in Plumas County and community health. The Oct. 26 meeting kicks off a series of townhall meetings to address health and are part of a county- wide health aSsessment and im- provement process conducted by the NSCHN. NSCHN partners include Plumas District Hospital, Seneca Healthcare District, Eastern Plumas Health Care, Greenville Rancheria, Plumas County Public Health Agency and the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The group has been meeting regularly over the past year with the goal of working collab- oratively to improve the health of communities and strengthen the local health care system. In addition to refreshments, NSCHN will have child care available during the townhall. For more information about the meeting, contact Dan Bran- des at Plumas District Hospital, 283-2121. For more information on Northern Sierra Collabora- tive Health Network, email Louise Steenkamp, Sierra Insti- FREE Bulky Waste Day 2011 - o October 30, 2011 (Space is Limited) For Information, Please Call 530-283-2004 Who: • Free for Feather River Disposal/Waste Management Customers Only (in our Franchise area) • No commercial trucks or trailers • One pick-up Load per Feather River Disposal/Waste Management Franchise area customers only What: Acceptable Household Appliances: Can only be taken to the Greenville Transfer Site Refrigerators (need to bring proof that Freon was taken out by a licensed technician) Hot Water Heaters Stoves/Dishwashers Washers/Dryers Acceptable Bulky Waste: Accepted at Quincy, Greenville & Chester Sites Sofas Chairs Mattresses/Box Springs Where: Come Early - Space is Limited! Chester Transfer Site 9:00am to 5:00pm Bulky Items will be accepted All appliances need to go to the Greenville Transfer Site Quincy Transfer Site 9:00am to 5:00pm Bulky Items will be accepted All appliances need to go to the Greenville Transfer Site Greenville Transfer Site 9:00am to 4:00pm Bulky Items will be accepted Appliances will be accepted here NOTE: No E-Waste Will be accepted as part of the Free Bulky Waste Day No Household Hazardous Waste Will be accepted as part of the Free Bulky Waste Day No Carpet Will be accepted as part of the Free Bulky Waste Day tute for Community and Envi- ronment, at lsteenkamp@sierra institute.us. NEWSMAKER The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 2 is pleased to an- nounce the appointment of Dave Moore to the position of deputy district director for planning and local assis- tance. In his new position, Moore is responsible for a staff of 40 employees. He be- gan his position in August. The Division of Transporta- tion Planning articulates a long-term vision for Califor- nia's transportation system and implements statewide transportation policy through partnership with state, re- gional and local agencies. The division provides quality planning products, services and information to support and guide transportation in- vestment decisions. Moore started his career with Caltrans in 1992 after graduating from the Univer- sity of California, Davis with a degree in civil engineering. His most recent position was office chief in advance plan- ning for the past six years and prior to that, he was a project manager. During his tenure with Caltrans, he has also worked in Design, Con- struction and Engineering Services, all with District 2 or the North Region in Redding. In addition to his college education, Moore earned a Project Management Master's Certificate" from The George Washington University while working in project manage- ment. He was raised in Plumas County and is very familiar with the rural as- pects of the district. He lives in Redding with his wife Shellisa and two children. Need help REP NG If it's ing we can'll find someo can. NSTRUCTION • iNCE 1984 -- General Building Contractor Calif. Lic. #453927 (530) 283-2035 I- [ I t it i[/lHIl'.lt [II.i: [l,l., T,I I 1[ . lJ.ltillIl]!l Ilqlillllfl .[l[][l:ll]:!.ii!T!]l)l ' -]-r] ilJ. I]'T[ ,1 , 1, r]'} [ ;1 !] !i!"',']]V'.,{]|l:l]].  - - '-, [ -- - " - =-: