Sounds Of Summer May 18, 2008
July 3-6, Quincy (Plumas County). Hacky Sack heaven over the Fourth of July weekend, high in the scenic far corner of the Sierra over four days and five stages. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Thousands of Rainbow Trout stocked into Lake Davis May 14, 2008
Also, representatives from the City of Portola, Plumas County and the Lake Davis Steering Committee will be available for questions. This event is part of DFG's Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project to return the reservoir to its status as a high-quality trout fishery. (KRNV.com, NV)
Teens Slain On Prom Date May 13, 2008
Deputies arrested 18-year-old in the deaths of the two teens, said Plumas County Sheriff's Patrol Cmdr. Gerry Hendrick. (WNBC.com, NY)
Couple Slain On Way To Prom May 13, 2008
Deputies arrested 18-year-old Reyes Carillo in the deaths of the two teens, said Plumas County Sheriff's Patrol Cmdr. Gerry Hendrick. (Click2Houston, TX)
Health Care Providers Sue State of California Over Cuts in Medi-Cal Payments May 6, 2008
"It is almost impossible to grasp the real impact of these cuts on small rural health care providers," said Charles R. Guenther, CEO of Eastern Plumas Health Care District, which operates two small hospitals in Portola and Loyalton in Plumas County, located in northeastern California. "Our organization has already been through bankruptcy once -- we can't go through it again. We have no operating cash on hand and we owe $1.5 million in accounts payable. We are the only health care provider for... (PR Newswire)
Nail guns claiming lives, causing harm Apr 13, 2008
Murillo had bought the gun a few weeks before at a hardware store, according to a Plumas County Sheriff's Department report ... Rushing down the unplowed Plumas County road, Cardenas said he temporarily lost control and hit a pine tree -- then recovered and continued ... When Brenda Murillo learned that the white sheet had been pulled over her husband's body, a Plumas County sheriff's report states, she was so overwhelmed she could not speak to police officers. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Bay Area's big storm is a bust Feb 26, 2008
Storm warnings apparently had kept many people home this weekend, so Ty, with his brother, mother Trina Cunningham of Greenville (Plumas County) and her boyfriend, Louie Andreini of Red Bluff (Tehama County), had no battles with traffic or any trouble finding parking as they tooled around the city eating Korean food in Chinatown, gazing at the sea lions at Pier 39 and zigzagging down Lombard Street. Meanwhile, typical cloudy conditions at San Francisco International Airport caused some flight... (San Francisco Chronicle)
State parks we'll miss if the budget cuts go through Jan 17, 2008
Plumas-Eureka State Park, Plumas County ... Perhaps this park got tabbed for closure because there is no direct driving route to southern Plumas County, unlike Tahoe to the south. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Reliving the days of the longboard in the Sierras Jan 10, 2008
"California doesn't leap to mind when folks think of downhill skiing," said Scott Lawson, director of the Plumas County Museum, about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento ... An informal series of Sunday races began to take root, spreading throughout Plumas County and the surrounding area. (Boston Globe)
California Foreclosure Report Notes Big Lender Discounts In November Dec 14, 2007
by County: Rank / Change in Rank / County / NDF / NTS / Sales / Population Per Sale / % Change Oct 2007 / % Change Nov 2006 1 / 5 / MERCED COUNTY / 412 / 288 / 253 / 975 / 39% / 1481% 2 / -1 / SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY / 1083 / 699 / 664 / 1,003 / 2% / 630% 3 / 2 / SACRAMENTO COUNTY/ 2011/ 1470 / 1132 / 1,224 / 7% / 355% 4 / 3 / YUBA COUNTY / 108 / 61 / 57 / 1,225 / 12% / 338% 5 / -1 / STANISLAUS COUNTY / 927 / 533 / 419 / 1,228 / 3% / 525% 6 / -4 / RIVERSIDE COUNTY / 2272 / 2187 / 1584 / 1,233 / -3% /... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
ABBOTT, Joseph A. Nov 28, 2007
Most recently, he introduced and implemented access for disabled people to public and other buildings in Plumas County. He also collaborated with Alice to champion the environmentally sensitive use of local water and land resources. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Living the high (priced) life in the Bay Area Oct 22, 2007
Quincy, Plumas County. I moved from S.F. out to Newman in the Central Valley recently to raise my family. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dr. Elliott Smart Oct 13, 2007
He said he has worked as the social services director in Plumas County for 10 years and he is on several boards of directors. We (Smart s children) responded to the call to serve, Elliott Smart said. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Lake poisoning seems to have worked to kill invasive pike Oct 4, 2007
(10-02) 10:46 PDT Portola (Plumas County) - -- There may be something that is still alive in Lake Davis, but crews with the state Department of Fish and Game have not yet found it ... Some 41,000 pounds of dead fish have since been scooped from the lake at the northern headwaters of the Feather River in Plumas County. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thousands of fish go belly up as poisoning of Lake Davis starts Sep 27, 2007
(09-26) 04:00 PDT Portola, Plumas County - -- The poison began flowing into scenic Lake Davis early Tuesday morning, and by midday thousands of dead fish were washing ashore or floating belly-up in the northern Sierra reservoir ... The community, near the northern headwaters of the Feather River in Plumas County, is a former Gold Rush stagecoach stop and logging and railroad town ... "I've seen the evidence now that there are no public safety issues and that it is a necessary evil," said Powers,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Calif. Aims to Rid Lake of Northern Pike Sep 26, 2007
The state has spent about $20 million on pike eradication efforts in Plumas County since 1989, when the fish were first discovered and successfully removed from Frenchman Reservoir, east of Lake Davis. This latest effort is expected to cost up to $16 million. (Washington Times)
Killer slide unleashed Sep 14, 2007
In eastern Plumas County, Portola residents dug out of snow that led city leaders to declare a state of emergency Friday ... The Associated Press and Bee staff writers Art Campos in Reno and Laura Mecoy in Los Angeles and correspondent Jane Braxton Little in Plumas County contributed to this report. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)
California battles an invasive fish, again Sep 13, 2007
But Gerald Sipe, the director of environmental health for the Plumas County Public Health Agency, said his office had determined that the treatment plan would not adversely affect the public. It is not the first time the state has used rotenone in Lake Davis. (International Herald Tribune)
Continue reading Sep 13, 2007
The smoke plume from the Moonlight Fire in Plumas County (northeastern California) and the Lick Fire in Henry Coe State Park (Santa Clara County) is impacting air quality in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. At 8 a.m. Friday, smoke was impacting the Fresno Metro area to the greatest degree and other parts of the San Joaquin Valley are being impacted to a lesser degree. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
A welcome break in Valley's smoky outlook Sep 12, 2007
Ferreria, an air quality pollution planner, said the district is now focusing on the bigger Moonlight fire in Plumas County, but no significant smoke from that blaze was being detected today in the northern part of the San Joaquin Valley. And with a weather shift that is expected to start breaking up a high-pressure system over the Valley by Wednesday, Ferreria said residents can expect to start seeing the smoke blowing away from the Valley toward Nevada sometime between Thursday and Friday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Winds could clear Valley air Sep 11, 2007
The smoke is from the 62,000-acre Moonlight fire in Plumas County, which was 20% contained Monday and had an "extreme" potential to grow larger, Arcemont said. He said air quality in the Valley is expected to improve throughout the week. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Wind carries more smoke into Valley Sep 10, 2007
But with shifting wind gusts stoking the 62,000-acre Moonlight fire in Plumas County on Sunday afternoon, air district officials warned that sooty skies could return this week ... But the Plumas County blaze remained just 15% contained, and more than 2,700 firefighters struggled to dampen the flames and bulldoze fire lines as winds picked up Sunday, the U.S. Forest Service reported. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Smoke lingers across Valley Sep 9, 2007
To the north, fires continue to rage in Plumas County, and also in Santa Clara County to the west, though a shift in the wind is sending smoke from the fires away from the Fresno area, at least temporarily ... The Moonlight fire near Greenville in Plumas County expanded to 42,000 acres as winds blew the flames to the north and northeast, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Pandora Valle. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sierra forest fire grows, evacuations remain Sep 9, 2007
A forest fire burning in a remote area of the northeast Sierra Nevada spread Saturday, but was moving away from homes in Plumas County, officials said. Smoke from the blaze continued to cause haze and health warnings hundreds of miles away, as far as the San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco Bay area. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Blanketed by smoke Sep 8, 2007
com :: Two raging wildfires in Northern California have cast a pall over Merced. " said Jamie Barnes, 34, standing outside her downtown Merced business, Juice It Up, Thursday afternoon. Sam Royal, 44, an engineer for the city of Merced, noticed the odd hazy weather during his commute from Turlock. "I thought it was from farming, harvesting almonds," he said. "That wasn't the case. (Merced Sun-Star)
Air quality health advisory issued for sensitive persons Sep 8, 2007
Wildfire smoke from the Moonlight Fire in Plumas County near Susanville is affecting parts of Calaveras County resulting in poor air quality. The Calaveras County Public Health Department has issued a health advisory for sensitive persons who may be vulnerable to breathing problems or other problems from the smoke. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Concerns with bad air force rescheduling of some events Sep 8, 2007
Satellite images showed a blanket of smoke over the valley from the fire in Plumas County and the Lick fire in western Stanislaus and Santa Clara counties ... By Friday, a change in the winds caused the smoke from Plumas County to drift over Nevada. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Davis pike incident remains a warning Sep 8, 2007
WHAT HAS HAPPENED at Davis Lake in Plumas County is a wake-up call as to what could happen elsewhere but, hopefully, never in our area lakes. A few years back, a northern pike turned up in Davis and soon others began to surface. (The Union Democrat)
Firefighters make gains in northeast Sierra Nevada blaze Sep 8, 2007
The 31,294-acre blaze in Plumas County was mostly contained on its southern side, but winds were still making holding the lines a challenge, said Rich Phelps, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "But we've made tremendous progress," he said by telephone Friday evening. (Fresno Bee -- State)
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California Fire Burns 28,000 AcresThe Moonlight fire in Plumas County, Calif. has consumed 28,000 acres. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Smoke from fires impacting air quality Sep 7, 2007
One fire is burning in Plumas County affecting the East Bay and another has burned almost 19,000 acres in Henry Coe State Park near Morgan Hill affecting the South Bay. -- Don Kazak. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Wildfire smoke dissipating from Bay Area skies Sep 7, 2007
Weather forecasters said winds that had been blowing from the northeast, pushing smoke into the Bay Area from the 24,300-acre Moonlight Fire in Plumas County, were shifting ... The Moonlight Fire in Plumas County began Monday in the Moonlight Valley and was only 8 percent contained Thursday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health Officials Issue Air Quality Advisory Sep 7, 2007
The Moonlight fire in Plumas County, sharing the name of a street where the flames destroyed one unoccupied house, has burned 28,000 acres since Monday afternoon, according to Plumas National Forest spokesman Mark Beaulieu. The fires are believed to have been caused by human activity, according to fire officials. (NBC 11, CA)
Sierra forest fire causes hazy skies in Bay Area, Central Valley Sep 7, 2007
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an air quality emergency warning Thursday, advising residents in northern and central regions of the valley to limit time spent outdoors to avoid breathing in pollution caused by the Moonlight Fire in Plumas County. The emergency warning was issued because air quality monitors from as far south as Kings County showed the concentration of pollution in the air was "unhealthy" or "unhealthy for sensitive groups," air district officials... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Regional Roundup Sep 7, 2007
Most of the smoke came from a Plumas County fire more than 100 miles away, north-east of Chico. The fire, dubbed the Moonlight Fire, nearly doubled in size overnight, going from 15,000 acres on Wednesday to 28,000 acres by Thursday morning. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
3rd try to exterminate invasive pike Sep 6, 2007
Lake Davis is in the Sierra Nevada in southern Plumas County near Portola, about 50 miles northwest of Reno. Though it is set at an elevation of 5,775 feet, Davis has always had a rich aquatic food chain that at times supported some of the best trout fishing in the Sierra. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Fire Getting Better, Authorities Say Sep 6, 2007
Because of current wind directions, the smoke is most likely coming from a 9,500-acre wildfire known as the Moonlight fire, which is burning in the Plumas National Forest in Plumas County just south of the Cascade Range, officials said. Cal Fire Captain Mike Marcucci said that the fire, which started at about 2:30 p.m. Monday, was about 10 percent contained. (NBC 11, CA)
Local Briefs Sep 6, 2007
Smoke from the Moonlight fire in Plumas County, which has burned about 5,000 acres 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, has drifted southward into San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties. It also may affect Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties, and Valley portions of Kern County. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Blazes cover valley in haze Sep 6, 2007
Most, if not all, of the smoke choking the sky over the Northern San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday was generated by a raging wildfire in Plumas County, about 170 miles due north of Modesto ... Meanwhile, smoke generated by the 15,000-acre Moonlight fire in Plumas County prompted officials at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to issue a "cautionary health statement" Wednesday for residents of Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin counties ... Officials in Plumas County said the... (Modesto Bee, CA)
Northern California Moonlight Fire Grows to 5,000 Acres Sep 5, 2007
A view from Chester airport in northern Plumas County. A view from downtown Greenville, California. (KRNV.com, NV)
Former fisherman tackles Avery Middle School as new principal Aug 24, 2007
Wickersham and his wife, Maura Flaherty, moved to Murphys from Plumas County this summer and he assumed his new post at Avery Middle on July 1. Prior to the couple s move to Calaveras, Wickersham worked as a principal for Greenville High School, with students in grades seven through 12, for two years. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Calif. hopes to get hook on pike problem in lake Aug 24, 2007
The city and Plumas County already are campaigning to bring tourists back to the lake with advertisements in fishing and outdoor magazines. "Last time, once the lake tested clear and the state restocked it, we joked that there were so many fish you could catch a limit on a hook with no bait," says city manager Jim Murphy. (USA Today)
Crash victims name released Jul 26, 2007
Gravenkamp said that SCSO deputies and a Plumas County hotshot crew hiked three miles to reach the crash site. USFS public information officer Mel Cagle said that a fire had been started from the crash. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Civic leaders create partnership Jul 20, 2007
We have studied other successful community economic development efforts, including Tupelo, Mississippi, Plumas County, California and Central Wisconsin's Community Progress Initiative, and we have engaged their assistance in learning from their experiences to make our efforts successful. In May 2007, nearly 90 individuals representing community partners came together in a Scenario Planning Workshop to chart a vision for our future. (Daily Triplicate)
Firefighters Battling Several Fires Burning In Northern Nevada, Eastern California Jul 10, 2007
Among the fires being watched by officials were the Adrian One Complex, near Silver Springs; the Highway 93 Complex, just east of Jackpot; the Tungsten Fire, located near Imlay; and the Antelope Complex, in Plumas County. Firefighters estimate that the land burned by the fires amounts to more than 150,000 acres. (KRNV.com, NV)
Winnemucca and Elko Latest Areas Hit by Lightning Fires Jul 8, 2007
According to Plumas County Supervisor Robert Meacher, several recreational homes on the southeast corner of Antelope Lake burned, but firefighters were able to save them with the use of retardant. Stay with News 4 and for the latest on Northern Nevada's Season of Fire. (KRNV.com, NV)
Reaping rewards Jul 7, 2007
He doesn't venture into the residential real estate market too much in Lodi, although he and his business partners, Dan and Leah West, sell homes in Graeagle, Plumas County, which has several golf courses. "Where else (but on a golf course) is there 200 acres of lawn and somebody else takes care of it?" Coldani said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Cooling Center Locations Jul 4, 2007
Plumas Sierra County Fair - Plumas County 204 Fairgrounds Rd., Quincy, CA 95971. Southern CA Fair - Riverside County 18700 Lake Perris Drive, Perris, CA 92571. (KERO 23, CA)
NOTEBOOKGlorious camping, hiking and fishing May 20, 2007
NOTEBOOK / Glorious camping, hiking and fishing (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
NOTEBOOKThe mountain highways are opening up all over Northern California May 6, 2007
NOTEBOOK / The mountain highways are opening up all over Northern California. " He added: "It was an awesome sight to see at 7:30 in the morning. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Take advantage of first extended summer since '01 Apr 29, 2007
Early access by road: Over the next few weeks Caltrans' plow operations will open several highways now closed by snow: Highway 4 at Ebbetts Pass, Highway 108 at Sonora Pass, Gold Lakes Highway in south Plumas County, Highway 203 over Minaret Summit at Mammoth Lakes, Highway 180 from Hume Lake to Kings Canyon. I'll publish the openings as they occur. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Fire Protection Apr 29, 2007
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BURN INFORMATION RELEASED FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA Apr 20, 2007
In Plumas County, and in the Butte, Lassen, Sierra, and Yuba County portions of the Plumas National Forest, burning permits for dooryard pile burning and all other open burning are required May 1st ... As of January 1, 2004, the use of burn barrels has been banned in most California areas including Butte and Plumas County residential areas ... Residents of Plumas County may call any of the following numbers for a recorded message. (KRNV.com, NV)
ASBESTOS: A HIDDEN HAZARD IN THE HILLS Apr 6, 2007
Hundreds of miles of asbestos-containing rock snakes beneath Mother Lode hills in veins of green and white stretching from Plumas County in the north through Jamestown in Tuolumne County and beyond ... Across the deep green of Northern and Central California, a red swath flows from Plumas County through Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties like a huge north-to-south river. (The Union Democrat)
Del Norte working hard or hardly working? Mar 11, 2007
In Plumas County, the 11 ... Del Norte's government employment rate was 45 percent, which compares to 28 percent in Humboldt County, 29 Percent in Siskiyou County, 57 percent in Lassen County, 35 percent in Plumas County and 24 percent in Tehama County. (Daily Triplicate)
How to Poison Killer Fish in California: First, Reel In Lake's Neighbors Feb 28, 2007
They've involved the community this time,'' said former Plumas County Supervisor Fran Roudebush, who led opposition during the 1997 fish kill. Whether you agree with what they are going to do or not, at least they've engaged us this time. (Bloomberg -- US)
Valley of new importance to presidential hopefuls Feb 26, 2007
Said local Republican strategist Michael Der Manouel Jr.: "You've got to campaign in Plumas County. You've got to campaign in Trinity County. That's why we changed the rules."With four congressional districts touching Fresno County, it means Republicans will pay attention locally. Already, the various camps are working to line up support, and Giuliani -- a moderate Republican who has supported abortion rights and gun control -- had a good showing in conservative Fresno. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Agency casts lot with locals to kill pike in lake Jan 24, 2007
You really have the feeling the decision was made in Plumas County this time, not Sacramento. " Ed Dillard, a Plumas County fishing guide who often takes clients to Lake Davis, said opposition to using rotenone in the lake has eroded. "The snails and crayfish that are the main food source for the trout are disappearing," Dillard said. "The trout are a lot skinnier, and we're catching more and more pike. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
