SERVING EASTERN SHASTA, NORTHERN LASSEN, WESTERN MODOC & EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES 70 Cents Per Copy Vol. 45 No. 46 Burney, California Telephone (530) 335-4533 FAX (530) 335-5335 Internet: im-news.com E-mail: [email protected] JANUARY 28, 2004 Burney swimming pool up for grabs BY MEG FOX $150,000 that was in reserve fi ve the pool,” Suppa told his board at them the $75,000 in reserve if they New water board director Andrew The Burney Water District has years ago to the $75,000 that’s left their Jan. 21 meeting. would maintain it and we would stop Urlie asked about going to the voters a swimming pool it wants to give in the account today. The pool was built on property charging our customers two dollars once again because he wasn’t con- away and is willing to throw in Once that money is gone, the that is still owned by the Fall River a month,” Suppa said. vinced everyone had understood $75,000 if, say, the school district pool will have to close. “One major Joint Unifi ed School District and in “Or, we could keep going like we what the situation was. would take it. repair and we’re out of it, ” he said. the agreement the property would are until we run out of funds.” In researching the November The community swimming pool He and the board of directors had revert back to the school district Director Aileen Hovis said the election, Urlie said he was surprised on Bailey Avenue has been operat- hoped the voters in the water district if the water district were no longer school district was “the perfect to learn that only 600 people voted ing in the red for at least three years would agree in November to pay using it. place” for the pool. Swimming could on the swimming pool measure, and District Manager Bill Suppa said one dollar more - or $3 a month – to “While we’re still solvent, while be added to the physical education even though 1,100 water district the situation is only getting worse. keep the pool open, but the initiative there’s $75,000 in reserve, we could curriculum and could possibly gen- customers went to the polls to vote He has watched swimming was turned down. approach the school district and ask erate income for the district, she for water board directors. pool funds dwindle away from the “We need to have a chat about them to take it over. We could give said. –Please See Page 2 What’s Happening Here In Days Ahead Refl ective moment More Ski conditions patients Conditions at the Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park are showing temperatures in the mid 20s at good for 6 a.m., lightly snowing, wind variable, visibility fair. Snow- pack is 66” at the 5,500-foot hospital level and 90” at the 6,600-foot level. New snow last 24 hours, BY MEG FOX more than 3 inches. All 32 trails Mayers Memorial Hospital had a are open and 27 are groomed. surge in patients over the holidays All lifts operating. Terrain Parks and that was good for business Half Pipe is open. Milk Money – the hospital’s fi nancial report open with 15 features, Easy was rosier than it’s been in months Money with 7. The cross-coun- – but it also meant that nursing staff had to scramble to comply with the try center is open with all 30 state’s new nurse-to-patient ratio. kilometers open, although not A few prospective patients even all 30k are groomed. Hours of had to be turned away, according operation are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Anna Engman, acute director of Road conditions plowed and nursing at Mayers. sanded. Telephone Caltrans At the hospital’s monthly board for current road report at 842- meeting Jan. 21 in Burney, Engman 4438. Telephone the Ski Park at said there were four days when 926-8610 for more information Mayers could not admit any new or e-mail at [email protected]. NEWS PHOTOS patients because they had reached The Lassen National Forest the state mandated nurse-to-patient leads free, public winter ratio. In another example of the impact snowshoe walks every of the new regulation, Engman said WEATHER Saturday at Lassen Vol- that staff wanted to transfer a critical canic National Park. Par- patient to another hospital, but that FORECAST ticipants are refl ected in the the other hospital had reached its Today, mostly cloudy, chance sunglasses of one visitor limit and could not accept anyone of rain of rain or snow show- in photo above. At left, a else. ers. Snow level rising to 4,000 “So far, this has been a slight feet. Highs 32 to 45. Tonight, ranger shares some park annoyance, but not a catastrophe,” mostly cloudy, slight chance history for those in atten- Engman said. of snow showers with lows dance. The easy, one- to However, she has begun to “pad” 24 to 32. Thursday, mostly two-mile walks last about staff for the busy spring and summer two hours and are open to months ahead by hiring a full time cloudy, slight chance of rain. nurse and a part-time nurse. She Snow level 4,000 to 5,000 feet adults and children ages 8 said she has another part-time with highs 35 to 47. Thursday and older. For more infor- nurse starting in February. night, mostly cloudy. Chance mation, see page 2. Engman also told the trustees of snow. Lows near 30. Friday, –Please See Page 3 mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Highs in the 30s to mid 40s. Friday night, mostly cloudy with chance of snow Show showers. Lows in the 20s to District lower 30s. Saturday, mostly of hands cloudy with chance of rain or wants to snow showers. Highs in the Members of the var- 30s to mid 40s. Lows in the 20s. Sunday, partly cloudy. sity girls teams from Chance of rain or snow show- up rates Fall River and Modoc ers. Highs in the mid 30s to reach for lose basket- upper 40s. Lows in the upper BY MEG FOX ball in Friday night teens to upper 20s. Monday, The Burney Water District wants clash at the Bulldog partly cloudy. Chance of rain to raise its sewer rates by six per- gym. The lady Bull- or snow showers. Highs in the cent and the water rate by 9.8 per- dogs defeated their lower 30s to mid 40s. A current cent for residential users. It adds up to about a $3 increase opponents in an forecast is updated about 4 a.m. on the monthly bill for the average ‘easy win,’ taking and 4 p.m. daily on The News residential customer in the district. the Braves down, web site at im-news.com. Click “The crappiest part of my job is 69-33. Earlier in the on the weather link on the left- recommending a rate increase,” week, the Bulldogs hand side of the home page. said District Manager Bill Suppa, Web cams of current road con- who screened graphs and compari- triumphed with a ditions are also available. son charts on the wall at the Jan. 57-56 win garnered 21 board meeting to underline his in overtime against TEMPERATURES reasoning. Weed Jan. 20. For Hi Low Rain “This is not in the least bit out- more on those games Jan. 26 33 20 rageous for what we provide. To and other sports, Jan. 25 39 17 continue to do what we do, we need to do this,” said Board President including high school Jan. 24 44 33 .11 rodeo, see pages 6 Jan. 23 45 15 Jackie Young. If the water board approves the and 7. Video of the Jan. 22 47 15 proposed rate increase at their Feb- Jan. 21 48 19 Fall River boys and ruary meeting, the Burney Water girls varsity games Jan. 20 46 31 .04 District would gain an estimated Courtesy of Darryl Jones in Burney $14,563 in annual sewer revenue against the Modoc and about $45,450 in water rev- Braves is available on The Intermountain News enue. The water revenue total is the the web at www.im- P.O. Box 1030 sum of the proposed increase in the 36965 Main Street news.com. district’s annual base rate and water Burney, California 96013 sales. Open: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm NEWS PHOTO –Please See Page 3 HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY DELIVERED TO YOUR MAIL BOX. CALL 335-4533 TO SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PAGE 2 • JANUARY 28, 2004 • THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWS SHERIFF’S LOG BOOK Deputies arrested Jerry James McNabb and Steve of Main Street in Burney. reported Jan. 21 a female M. Brown, 28, on a parole Justice after a caller reported ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ adult was providing juveniles violation in Johnson Park Saturday at 6:56 p.m. a A Burney man reported with alcohol. Sunday. A caller reported motorist rammed his vehicle Friday he believed his female ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ earlier seeing the subject and fl ed from the Golden neighbor purposely put snow A Johnson Park man kick a cluster mailbox at the Bear Store in Round Moun- in his yard at the 36800 block reported Jan. 20 juveniles 38000 block of Main Street in tain. McNabb was arrested of Holly Avenue. were throwing objects at his Johnson Park. for alleged felony probation ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ residence at the 21600 block ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ violation and resisting arrest. Jay Greenslade reported of St. Helena Street. Danny Cusick reported a Justice was arrested for Friday morning his neighbor’s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ water cooler stolen from the alleged drunken driving and dogs attacked his 600-pound A juvenile was reportedly 20400 block of Plumas Street leaving the scene after caus- calf.