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MARCH 19, 2003 What’s Happening Fire Dept. Locally This Week Dinner theatre fi nances Mountain Community Theater is scheduled to present ‘The in ‘good Last Chance Mine or Who’s the Fool Now’ at the Mountain Community Center, Highway shape’ 299, Round Mountain on Sat- urday. Dinner is set for 6 p.m., BY MEG FOX followed by the show at 7 p.m. The Burney Fire Department’s Admission for adults is $7 for fi nances are in good shape at the dinner and show, $3.50 for moment, with revenues ahead of show only; for children $3.50 expenses by $17,540. for dinner and show, $2 for “In essence, we’re healthy,” Fire Chief Bob May said, giving the show only. The play was writ- board of commissioners a mid-year ten by Diane Lucido. For more budget report March 12. information, telephone 337- The 2002-2003 projected fund 6651 or 337-6367. balance is $235,566, but May said it could be higher if the district’s antici- Free spam class pated revenues meet projections. If you’re worried about com- Ambulance revenue is expected puter viruses and e-mail spam, to exceed projection by $25,000, primarily as a result of having but aren’t sure what to do turned over the ambulance billing to about it all, there is a free class an outside fi rm, AIS. Monday, March 10, from 9 a.m. May also expects the district to to 11 a.m. at the Acorn Café in realize a combined total of about Montgomery Creek. “Increase $5,000 in earned income interest Your Computer Security” isn’t A ghostly image of a Cassel volunteer fi refi ghter moves among the burning brush on Clint and miscellaneous revenue. for the very beginner, accord- Eastwood’s Rising River Ranch Thursday night. “Property taxes, we believe, will ing to Instructor Fred Mayer also be higher than county projec- will be assuming that attend- tions,” May said. ees already know what a virus Wind whips fi re on Eastwood ranch There were line items that were is, for example, but haven’t over budget, however. BY MEG FOX started after the wind stirred up piles Fred Fortes of the CDF in Redding. Unanticipated expenses resulted had the time to fi gure out “the from the ongoing district parking best” ways to avoid problems. Thursday’s wind whipped up of ground litter burned earlier in the “It didn’t threaten or burn any embers from burn piles that ignited week, according to Battalion Chief structures” on Eastwood’s property, lot issue, having to revamp a com- There will be demonstrations of two separate fi res in the Hat Creek pressor, and purchasing additional installation and confi guration of Fortes said. There was no report- area, including a three-acre wild- To view video of Thursday’s able damage and no citations were safety gear, May said. several types of software, and land fi re at Clint Eastwood’s Rising issued. There were also county counsel plenty of time for questions and Rising River Ranch fire, visit expenses from the last fi scal year River Ranch. im-news.com on the Internet Six minutes later, a quarter- answers. The fi re at Eastwood’s ranch on acre fi re was reported at the Don and items charged to account lines the Cassel-Fall River Road was and click on Top of the News by the county auditor-controller link. -Please See Page 5 Top citizen honor reported at 5:59 p.m. March 13 and -Please See Page 2 The Fall River Valley Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to honor its citizen of the year tonight, 7 o’clock, at the Pit Rotary Club to sponsor Basin Days River Lodge. Seating is limited to 64. For more information, BY MEG FOX tor’s voted to take on the project insurance coverage for the annual wayside.” telephone 336-6131. The Rotary Club of Burney at their March 11 meeting and will fi reworks display. Lynn Miller informally polled agreed last week to sponsor Burney host it “in conjunction with the other Even Zambelli Fireworks Inter- Burney business people who Basin Days 2003 and provide the service groups that are taking part nationale, the New Castle, Penn., assured her that Burney Basin Days Driver safety blanket insurance coverage needed in this,” May said. company that puts on Burney’s was good for the local economy and A driver safety program for for activities such as the fi reworks The town festivity has been beset annual fi reworks, tried to help out had a signifi cant impact on motels those retired is set for today show. with troubles since the accidental but couldn’t. and restaurants. and Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon The service organization also death in 2001 of a volunteer parade The Veterans of Foreign Wars, “This is a real benefi t to the com- Burney Post 1021, stepped in and at the Glenburn Community committed to fi ve years. worker. munity and it’s worth doing,” May “I was pretty jazzed when they The longtime Burney Basin Days rescued the event with their insur- said. Church, Glenburn Road. Tele- said okay,” said Burney Fire Chief Committee was forced to disband ance and community spirit. His fi rst move will be to form a phone Jessie Lee at 336-6192 Bob May, who presented the idea last June due to liability issues But two weeks ago, the VFW told planning committee and begin to for more information. to them. related to the death of James Purdy, the chamber they couldn’t handle restructure and plan. May and Lynn Miller, both Rotar- who was marking Highway 299 at the event another year for a variety The chamber and Burney Lions ians and Burney Chamber of Com- dusk when he was struck by a car of reasons. Club are already chairing some of WEATHER merce members, have volunteered and killed. May said that’s when he decided the events and Larry Armstrong of FORECAST to coordinate the annual July 4 Other service organizations to “put the hat on and run with it. If VFW Post 1021 will again serve as Today, partly cloudy with celebration. were either hesitant to take on the we couldn’t fi nd a group to cover it, parade chairman. it was going to have to fall by the highs 56 to 60. Tonight, slight Burney Rotary’s board of direc- task or couldn’t get the increased chance of rain and snow in the evening, then chance of Burney Fire Department parking lot rain after midnight Lows in the mid 30s. snow level low- ering to near 4,500 feet late. Commissioner Walker douses fi ery argument Thursday, mostly cloudy with BY MEG FOX van and former commissioner Bob Bracy admitted the sidewalks customers. chance of rain and snow show- Burney Fire Chief Bob May Maxwell won’t be upheld if the fi re were a thorn in his side even before “Bob Maxwell asked for my okay ers. Highs in the 40s. Snow wants the department’s parking lot department goes ahead with its they went in and he blamed the to put the entrance in and I said if he level near 5,000 feet. Friday, issue resolved – who can legally demand for liability coverage from Burney Chamber of Commerce for gave me three separate locations I’d dry with lows 25 to 35. Highs use it and who can’t – but after more him. the improvement project. be willing. He said fi ne and it was a 45 to 55. Saturday, dry during discussion March 12 it was put back When Caltrans widened Main Also at that time, the fi re depart- done deal,” Bracy told the commis- the day with chance of rain in on the fi re commissioners’ agenda Street several years ago, the state ment reportedly needed Bracy’s sioners at their board meeting. the evening. Lows around 35 for one more go around in April. agency put in sidewalks and did consent to create an entry to their “Then Larry and Harold Van and highs in the 50s. Sunday, The fi re department’s neighbor, away with angled parking, a move parking lot. Cleave marked off three parking Burney businessman Carl Bracy, that meant Bracy and other down- chance of rain. Lows in the 30s Bracy granted it in exchange for spaces for my renters and we’ve argued that his “handshake deal” town businesses lost some store- three parking spaces for his resi- had no problems. They’ve been and highs in the 50s. Monday, with former Fire Chief Larry Sulli- front parking spaces. dential tenants and his barbershop -Please See Page 3 dry with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. A current fore- cast is updated about 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily on The News Safe at web site at www.im-news.com. home plate TEMPERATURES Hi Low Rain Burney’s Robbie Fulk slides March 11 61 31 into home Thursday in March 12 64 33 softball game with Hayfork March 13 61 48 1.44 at Liberty Christian tourna- March 14 53 40 2.14 ment. The Raider boys had March 15 46 36 .32 a 7-1 win in a game where March 16 49 34 .10 they hit three home runs. March 17 54 31 The girls followed with a Courtesy of Darryl Jones in Burney 12-2 victory, fi nishing in fi ve The Intermountain News innings and just as the day’s P.O. Box 1030 threatening clouds burst with 36965 Main Street rain. More on page 7. Burney, California 96013 NEWS PHOTO / Meg Fox Open: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY DELIVERED TO YOUR MAIL BOX. CALL 335-4533 TO SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PAGE 2 • MARCH 19, 2003 • THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWS SHERIFF’S LOG BOOK
Loud music was reported Park. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ near Bridger Way. With ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Sunday at 9:31 p.m. near the ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A suspicious subject was A Pumice Drive resident in the assistance of Burney’s A Johnson Park resident 20400 block of Modoc Street A house at the 37300 reported Thursday at 6:43 Cassel reported Thursday a canine Jet, the woman was sought deputy advice regard- in Burney. block of Huron Avenue in p.m. at the 37200 block of neighbor threatened to spray tracked and taken to mental ing a dispute with his room- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Burney was egged and small Main Street in Burney. The her with mace. health. mates who kicked him out of Deputies arrested a female yard ornaments taken from subject reportedly said he ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ the home. subject for alleged charges of the front yard. had a .22 and felt like shoot- An Oak Run resident An ongoing problem of ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ obstructing a peace offi cer, ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ing. The subject left before reported his 21-year-old loud music was reported Indiscriminate shooting child endangerment, and A non-injury traffi c acci- deputies arrived but told a daughter had taken an ax to March 12 at 9:40 p.m. near was reported March 12 at 12: drunken driving in the Burney dent involving a utility truck business employee that it his truck Thursday at 11:52 the 37000 block of Orchard 22 a.m. near the 22600 block area Sunday at 8:10 p.m. pulling a trailer was reported was just a bad joke a.m. then fl ed into the woods Way in Burney. of Cassel Road. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ just west of Hatchet Moun- A husband and wife who tain summit Saturday at 12: reportedly had been drinking 26 p.m. were fi ghting at the 20100 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ block of Sugar Pine Street in Deputies arrested Jose L. Burney Sunday at 7:42 p.m. Alvarez Vazquez Saturday on Neither would agree to leave a warrant at 10:51 a.m. near the residence when asked to Highway 299 and Marquette do so by deputies, but agreed Street in Burney. to stop fi ghting. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Shandy Spooner reported A husband and wife argu- her dog poisoned Sunday ing Sunday at 11:08 a.m. morning at the 25400 block reportedly was causing a dis- of Glenburn Road. turbance at the 36700 block ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ of Main Street in Burney. A party and subjects ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ throwing rocks were reported Loud music and a party Saturday at 12:21 a.m. at the were reported at the end of 20100 block of Hudson Street Kirby Court in Burney Sunday in Burney. at 12:31 a.m. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Tina Morse reported Deputies arrested Patricia Friday someone broke the Ann Morin for alleged public windows to a vehicle parked intoxication Saturday at 5: at the 20600 block of Hudson 33 p.m. at the 44200 block Street in Burney. of Highway 299 in McArthur. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A caller originally reported a A caller reported Friday burglary to McArthur Electric. at 1:50 p.m. a suspicious ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ subject driving a vehicle with Carola Herald reported a Club locking device on COMING March 24!! vandalism Saturday at 5: the steering wheel near the 20 p.m. at the 38000 block 37300 block of Highway 299 2 new channels for Burney!! of Highway 299 in Johnson in Burney. KCNC - Denver, CO - CBS channel 19 Fire department cell KUSA - Denver, CO - NBC channel 20 phone use debated -From Page 1 from the Fire/EMS Asso- that were not in the district’s ciation to assume payment of budget. their monthly cellular phone “You did not have a crystal bills for the ambulance, at ball and you did a great job,” an estimated annual cost of May told the commissioners. $445. “Now it’s set up and now I The board members next have the ability to make it needed to establish a use better.” policy since the association May said when he was previously paid all the cell hired the commissioners phone bills without limitation. “had strong concerns about “Members of the EMS the fund balance. Association have raised the “If we generate the same issue of using the cell phones amount of revenues, we will for calls not related to district have some margin of growth,” business,” May said. he told them “I don’t feel they should be In other business, May used for personal use,” said said that after fi t testing of Miller. the fi re department’s masks, Walker argued that the they need new ones that fi t volunteers should be able the volunteers and noted that to make quick calls to their the current procedure is to family or babysitters, for “grab one off the engine and example, to let them know put it on.” they would be home later Some of the fi ts are “very than anticipated. dangerous,” May said. Miller said that paying for He also noted that fi t the cell phones was “a gift of testing was required by Cal- public funds” and should be OSHA (Occupational Safety used strictly for business. and Health) “many years ago Walker relented and said and you had not done one.” the volunteers could go back Commissioners Lynn to the old way of using the Miller and Ann Walker dis- ambulance radio to ask dis- agreed during a discussion patch to forward messages about cell phone policy and home. when volunteers could use the cell phones the district is now paying for. Walker’s sympathies were BREAKFAST with the volunteers who might LUNCH need to phone home during a DINNER late ambulance run, while Cocktails, Beer & Wine Miller had the taxpayer’s CHINESE & fi nances in mind. AMERICAN CUISINE Orders to Take Out In January, the commis- 592 Market St. sioners agreed to a request Redding 241-9747 THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWS • MARCH 19, 2003 • PAGE 3 Slippery road Richard Bush, left, and Jeff Bush look over scene Saturday after the utility truck they were in skidded off Highway 299 just west of Hatchet Mountain summit. Rich- ard Bush was driving west on the highway and slowed for traffi c on the slushy roadway when the vehicle skid- ded off the south side of the highway and over- turned. Neither were seriously injured.