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! SERVING EASTERN SHASTA, NORTHERN LASSEN, WESTERN MODOC & EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES 70 Cents Per Copy Vol. 44 No. 19 Burney, California Telephone (530) 335-4533 FAX (530) 335-5335 Internet: www.im-news.com E-mail: [email protected] JULY 24, 2002 What’s Happening Locally This Week Vision for Good medicine schools Pit River Health Service is set to hold its fourth annual Good explored Medicine Health Fair Friday at the clinic, 36977 Park Ave., Burney, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. BY MEG FOX Trustees for the Fall River Joint Last year some 300 of the Unifi ed School District met for a public attended the free event. special board work session July 16 Drawings for door prizes will in McArthur. be among the health educa- Trustee Teri Vigil said they and tion booths, exhibits and dem- new Supt. Eric Newton focused on onstrations on display. Arts “our vision for the district, our roles and crafts booths, as well as as board members, Eric’s role as cultural singing and dancing superintendent, and what we expect by local Indian youth are also from each other.” planned. Smokey the Bear is Newton said he and the board also scheduled providing fi re also discussed the district and its operations with the state’s fi nancial safety information. Telephone constraints in mind. 335-5090 for more informa- “We want to write the future for tion. the district rather than wait and see what happens and have chance Free fi lms determine it for us,” he said. The fi lm She and He will be He also wanted clarifi cation from the board “on where my responsibil- presented tonight, 7 p.m., at ity starts and where (former Supt. the Burney Library, 37038 Earnie) Graham’s ends.” Siskiyou St., telephone 335- Newton started his new position 4317. On July 31, the fi lms The as head of the school district on Night of the Hunter and Agee Garden tour Saturday July 1. are slated to be shown. The The seventh annual garden tour, featuring yards in Burney, Cassel and Hat Creek is “He’s very positive and has a lot showings are sponsored by of good ideas,” Vigil said. “He’s off Friends of the Intermountain set for Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds benefi t the Friends of the Intermountain to a very good start.” Libraries. Libraries. Registration will begin Saturday morning at Boster’s Nursery on Cassel In closed session, the adminis- Road where maps to the gardens and other information will be available. A donation of trators discussed litigation concern- $7 is asked. Telephone 335-4499 for more information. Shown above with her garden ing personnel and their intended Potlucks & BBQs on last year’s tour is Sandy Kreuter of Burney. approach to the superintendent’s The Old Station volunteer and fi rst evaluation, set for December. rescue department will hold its Newton said he asked to discuss 20th annual chicken barbe- the evaluation discussion. “I wanted cue at Uncle Runts, 2-7 p.m., Fall River ranches to be preserved to talk about this at the beginning, Saturday. Cost is $7 adults, not at the end,” he said. “I want to know what the board’s $4 children. Also on Saturday, the Day Community potluck as agricultural, open space ‘forever’ -Please See Page 3 is set for 6 p.m. at the com- BY MEG FOX The Farmland Protection Pro- work with the landowners to help munity hall. On Sunday, 2-7 The owners of three ranches gram is administered through the improve the property, through tech- p.m., the Soldier Mountain on Fall River have agreed to put Natural Resources Conservation nical and fi nancial assistance, but State looking fi re department will hold its 2,800 acres into farmland conser- Service, a division of the U.S. does not make management deci- annual chicken and rib barbe- vation easements managed by the Department of Agriculture. sions on the property, Weaver said. at purchasing cue at the fi re hall on Spring Fall River Resource Conservation The RCD’s Fall River Conserva- Making a commitment to con- Creek Road in Glenburn. Cost District. tion Easement Program will also be serve land for agriculture is not a 28 acres at is $8 adults and $3 for children “Basically, we’re selling the funded with matching federal and small decision with some parcels under age 12. development rights to land that will state dollars, grants and donations. on Fall River valued at $150,000 be used for agricultural pursuits, In November 2000, the Fall River an acre. Lava Creek open space, and wildlife preserva- “We spent a lot of time looking at RCD “agreed to support and hold There will be a public meeting tion – forever,” said Jim Rickert of this,” Rickert said. Subway Cave tour conservation easements as the in McArthur Aug. 7, 7 p.m., to hear McArthur. Noel, who kept a 10-acre building The U.S. Forest Service is local agency in Shasta County to comments on the state’s proposed “It gives us the opportunity to envelope, said he was interested in conducting one-hour Subway maintain the agricultural value of purchase of 28 acres at Lava Creek make a long-term commitment to the easement plan “because it pre- Cave tours every Friday, Sat- the land, enhance wildlife habitat Lodge in Glenburn to provide agriculture. And we plan to continue serves agriculture and the integrity and improve water quality,” said access to Ahjumawi Lava Springs urday and Sunday through the our current pursuits,” of the land.” District Manager Tim Weaver. State Park. Labor Day weekend. Those Rickert and his wife Mary are Weaver said some might argue The RCD then began talking with The meeting is at Wild Bill’s Res- on the tour are urged to bring the co-managing partners of River that preserving highly marketable local landowners. taurant on Highway 299. a fl ashlight, jacket and sturdy Ranch and River Butte Ranch, two land for agriculture is anti-growth or “Our main focus, in the early Currently, the 6,000-acre park shoes as they explore the sub- of the privately owned ranches anti-development. stages of this program, is the river can only be reached by boat. terranean depths of a lava tube. involved. and all of these ranch properties “I’d say that this helps direct The cave is a cool 46 degrees. Ted and Debbie Noel own the are contiguous and adjoin the river,” development into more appropri- Meet the guide at the bulletin third ranch, the 300-acre Noel Weaver said. ate zones, instead of having house Dinner, auctions board, 11 a.m., just north of the Ranch. Allowing the Fall River RCD, after house on the river.” junction of Highways 44 and 89 The Shasta County Board of with local residents on its board of Property owners can take the Saturday at center in Old Station. Supervisors was asked to approve directors, to hold the conservation easement funds as direct compen- a resolution at press time Tuesday easements keeps local interests in sation, for tax purposes, or give as in Round Mountain supporting the $1.4 million grant the forefront, Rickert said. a donation, Weaver said. The Mountain Community Cen- proposal to the California Farmland “If someone has a question, they Rickard said they are donating a ter’s annual barbecue dinner with WEATHER Conservancy Program. can walk into the offi ce in McArthur portion of their easement payment silent and live auctions is set for FORECAST The California Farmland Conser- and ask, rather than go to Washing- to the Fall River RCD to set up an Saturday at the Mountain Commu- vancy Program (CFCP) is a volun- endowment for management and to nity Center in Round Mountain. Today, sunny, highs 89 to ton, D.C.” tary program that encourages the The land itself continues to be of hire a conservationist. The dinner of barbecued ribs, 96. Tonight, clear with lows long-term, private stewardship of value to the community. “This would help give the RCD chicken, beans, salad, dessert and around 60. Thursday, sunny, agricultural lands through the use “It is still on the tax rolls, it still some stability and a permanent beverage will be served from 5-7 highs in the 90s. Friday, dry of agricultural conservation ease- produces goods, we still deal with baseline for funding,” he said. p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 with highs in the 90s. Lows ments. local businesses, and it provides The 1,900-acre River Ranch, for children under age 12. 55 to 65. Saturday, dry with The CFCP works with the Natural local employment. With state own- which is on both the east and west The auctions are set for 4:30-6: lows 45 to 55 and highs 85 to Resources Conservation Service to ership (of local land), you lose a lot sides of Fall River, is also owned by 30 p.m. For more information, tele- 95. Sunday and Monday, dry administer Farmland Protection of that,” Rickert said. Channing Chrisman of Palo Alto. phone Geri Russak at 337-6367 or with lows 45 to 55 and highs Program funds in California. The Fall River RCD continues to -Please See Page 3 Georgia Cox at 337-6511. in the 80s. A current forecast is updated about 4 a.m. and Junior golf clinic 4 p.m. daily on The News web Price increase for pool use suggested A free golf clinic for students site at www.im-news.com.