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BBIGIG VALLEYVALLEY DIV.DIV. VIVI CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS FAALLLL RIVERRIVER PLAYSPLAYS FORFOR DIVISIONDIVISION V TITLETITLE SERVING EASTERN SHASTA, NORTHERN LASSEN, WESTERN MODOC & EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES 70 Cents Per Copy Vol. 45 No. 37 Burney, California Telephone (530) 335-4533 FAX (530) 335-5335 Internet: im-news.com E-mail: [email protected] NOVEMBER 26, 2003 What’s Happening Victory smiles Hospital Here In Days Ahead Fall River head coach Steve Hubauer, right, health is Free dinners and assistant coach Thanksgiving dinners are being Todd Sloat are all better, but served Thursday free in Burney smiles after the Bull- and McArthur. The Lions Club dogs added another still defi cits in Burney is sponsoring their six points near the end 15th annual Thanksgiving of the fi rst half of Friday BY MEG FOX Dinner from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at semifi nal playoff game When it rains it pours, though in the Lions Hall on Main Street the case of Mayers Memorial Hospi- against Mercy of Red tal, last month’s increase in patients in Burney. Call 335-2381 for Bluff. Fall River hosts and promises of government dollars reservations. Hal and Kathy’s Hayfork tonight for the headed their way are drops in the Cook House is putting on their Division V title. bucket. annual Thanksgiving Dinner in Still, it was a change for the Ingram Hall at the Inter-Moun- hospital board to hear mostly good tain Fairgrounds in McArthur news at their meeting Nov. 19. from noon to 5 p.m. The hospital’s gross and net rev- enues for October were over budget and net income was less in the red Christmas baazar than usual. The VFW in Burney is having “Our gross revenue (of $1.8 mil- its annual Christmas Baazar lion) was impressive,” said CEO Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jerry Fikes. at the VFW Hall. Table rental And, though the hospital’s net space is $10. Soup and bread income was about a $40,000 defi cit will be served for $2.50 or all- for October and almost $333,000 in you-can-eat for $5. To rent the red year-to-date, Fikes said, “I still feel we’re headed in the right table space, telephone Pat direction. I’m just disappointed that I Redding at 335-3210, Betty can’t show you numbers that refl ect Zwyczak at 335-5103 or 335- that.” 4971. Fikes said that the hospital is due to receive a $140,000 share of the $150 million in federal match- Christmas Wishes ing funds owed California from the Mountain Community Theater Medi-Cal patient lawsuit. will present the production He said that, in his opinion, the ‘Christmas Wishes’ Saturday fact that hospitals don’t already at the Mountain Community have the funds is a result of poli- Center in Round Mountain. tics. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., fol- “As long as Davis was in Sacra- lowed by the the show at 7 p.m. mento, G.W. (Bush) could not fi nd Dinner menu consists of pasta the paperwork. With a Republican or chicken ala king, salad, des- in offi ce, he may fi nd it,” Fikes said. sert, bread and beverage. Cost Mayers is also expecting an esti- for adults is $7 ($3.50 show mated $200,000 in a Medicare a supplement for outpatient services. only) and children $3.50 ($2 Based on preliminary Medicare/ show only). Telephone 337- Medi-Cal reports, Fikes is also pro- 6651 or 337-6367 for more jecting that the hospital will receive information. about $450,000 late in the third quarter. “We have 450,000 reasons to look forward to spring,” Fikes told WEATHER his board. “It’s money we’ve earned, FORECAST but the perversity of the government is to wait to give us (this year) what Today, partly cloudy with highs 41 to 49. Thanksgiving Day, –Please See Page 2 mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow in the eve- ning. Highs in the 40s and Water district lows 25 to 35. Friday, mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and budget of snow. Breezy. Lows 25 to 35 and highs 35 to 45. Saturday, $759,000 OK’d mostly cloudy. Chance of rain BY MEG FOX and slight chance of snow Directors for the Burney Water showers. Lows in the 20s and District approved the proposed highs 35 to 45. Sunday, partly 2003/2004 budgets for the water cloudy. Slight chance of show- and sewer departments when they ers and snow showers. Windy. met Nov. 19. Lows in the 20s and highs 35 The water district has a pro- to 45. A current forecast is Rushing for the wins posed $429,500 budget for the updated about 4 a.m. and 4 Big Valley’s Mike Blue (40), in photo above, water department and a separate p.m. daily on The News web hurdles past Dunsmuir defender in Division $329,300 budget for the sewer site at im-news.com. department. VI championship game at the Bieber fi eld. In The water budget does not TEMPERATURES the background are Jason Roope (16) and include the recent sale of the Hi Low Rain Andrew Ludwigsen (99). Blue led the Cardi- district’s six remaining lots in the Nov. 23 45 13 nals with 132 of the 275 total rushing yards, Burney Heights subdivision on Hudson Street as the properties are Nov. 22 39 12 and scored twice in the 48-0 contest. The still in escrow, District Manager Bill Nov. 21 41 22 win was the seventh straight football section Suppa said. Nov. 20 47 37 .01 title for Big Valley. (See team photo on back In 2002/2003, revenues were Nov. 19 56 30 page.) In photo at left, Fall River running $64,000 less than anticipated as a Nov. 18 45 28 back Daniel Pagan rushes for yardage in the result of increased insurance costs Nov. 17 NA NA fi rst half of 42-14 victory over the Mercy War- and because the district’s biggest Courtesy of Darryl Jones in Burney customer, Burney Forest Power, riors of Red Bluff in semifi nal playoff game was down for several weeks this Friday at the Bulldog fi eld. Fall River faces The Intermountain News year, Suppa said. P.O. Box 1030 Hayfork tonight, 7 p.m., for the Division V The water department’s actual 36965 Main Street title. Video of both games is on the web at revenues were $392,434 instead of Burney, California 96013 www.im-news.com the $455,400 budgeted. Open: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm NEWS PHOTOS / Craig Harrington –Please See Page 5 HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY DELIVERED TO YOUR MAIL BOX. CALL 335-4533 TO SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PAGE 2 • NOVEMBER 26, 2003 • THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWS SHERIFF’S LOG BOOK A suspicious subject was doned at the Burney Motel turned, the subject reached threatened Nov. 19 at 5:37 reported Sunday at 8:06 p.m. Sunday afternoon. into the cash drawer and took p.m. by her son’s 39-year- near Sugar Pine Street and ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ the bad checks, having never old girlfriend in Montgomery Appliance Service & Sales Bailey Avenue in Burney. A Burney mother reported paid them off. Creek. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Sunday at 2:47 a.m. her ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Technician Bob Myers Neighbors were reportedly 18-year-old son was upset A 15-year-old calling A 13-year-old was report- Cost of your phone call to Anderson is reimbursed with the service call. creating a lot of noise Sunday over the breakup with his from the Montgomery Creek edly assaulted by a non-cus- at 2:38 p.m. at the 43500 girlfriend. area Saturday at 8:22 p.m. todial parent in the Burney Appointments in the Intermountain Area block of Sierra Center Drive ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ reported her father was out of area Nov. 18. are every Wednesday. in Fall River Mills. A Burney store owner control and assaulted her. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ reported a subject came ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Three juveniles reportedly Phone 365-6641 A printing press or copy into her business to pay off A Burney woman reported shoplifted alcohol from Safe- machine was found aban- some bad checks. When Saturday she suspected her way in Burney Nov. 18 about an employee had her back daughter was using her ATM 10 p.m. and fl ed. card without her permission. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A verbal argument Hospital marks improve A landlord and tenant dis- between a brother, age 10, pute was reported Friday at and older sister was reported The Outpost is ready for Winter says employee survey 6:40 p.m. at the 29700 block Nov. 18 at 7:31 p.m. at the of Highway 299 in Round 20100 block of Maple Leaf Taking Reservations for Holiday -From Page 1 ees received a 2 percent Mountain. Street in Burney. Parties custom just for you. is owed us from last year.” raise after the surveys were ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ In another matter, Fikes completed. A chemical smell was Bonnie Knight reported 335-2835 reported that the hospital’s “We deferred (the raises) reported Friday at 4:43 p.m. Nov. 18 a residential burglary marks had improved, until I could see if there was at the 20300 block of Tama- at the 29200 block of Spen- Sunday Morning Breakfast between one and 10 percent, enough money coming it to rack Avenue in Burney. cer Lane in McArthur. in 16 areas, as recorded on justify and pay for it,” Fikes ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Starting at $2.50 a second Employee Satisfac- said. A subject was reported Valerie Hubbard reported Coffee $.75 tion Survey The performance evalu- Friday at 2:30 p.m.

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