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August 27, 2013

Pacific NWNews Service

United Airlines Makes Emergency Landing In Idaho

FIRE RUMORS
The rumours raced across these woodland communities faster than the fire: the Groveland firehouse had burned down; authorities were cutting power lines to force people to evacuate; police had arrested an arsonist who started it; the sequoias were going up in smoke.

None of it was true but the speed and reach of social media, especially Facebook, convinced many otherwise, compounding alarm amid one of the biggest wildfires in California's history.

"Social media is a wonderful tool but I've seen here it's not always our friend," James Mele, the sheriff-coroner of Toulumne county, told hundreds of residents at a town hall-style meeting on Monday night.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY meets at the Nazarene Church on Tuesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM. CR is a faith-based 12-step program that includes 8 recovery principles that mesh with the 12 steps. We are a close-knit group that forms relationships as we encourage and support each other through the recovery/sobriety process. We will be starting over again with Step 1 on Tuesday, August 27, so if you are thinking about joining, this would be a good time to start. CR is also recognized as a valid group for your legal meeting requirements. For more information call the church at 775-3213 and leave a message.

Steven Cole

So I booked Billy Stoops and Leanne Trevalyan (from Junkyard Jane) to come and perform in Republic on Sept. 27th as a duet. The only problem was I wasn't sure where I was going to put them, or what I was going to do with them. Well, I got it all figured out. I am going to make a fundraiser out of them! I want to raise money to buy our school's music program new guitars and other music equipment. I feel that Republic will really appreciate having Billy & Leanne performing in our little mountain town and with donations at the door, an auction and a bake sale, I can raise some serious money. I am working on getting sponsors now to cover costs, so ALL money raised will go straight to the cause. I am doing this all on my own so any donations and help would be appreciated! I need Bake Sale items and Auction items! The fundraiser will be held at The Republic Brewing Company on Friday, Sept 27th. Not sure what time yet. Watch for a poster soon!!

 Last Call for Waterfall by Bob

Denver museum closes Indian massacre displayColorado's new state history museum has closed an exhibit on the Sand Creek Indian massacre, one of the state's darkest chapters, after descendants of the slaughter's survivors demanded changes in how it is portrayed and complained that they weren't consulted about the display.

The Burrowing Owl is a specialist of the open plains. Flat stretches of lightly grazed short grass prairie, undisturbed by human activity and unpolluted by pesticide residue are necessary for this gregarious owl's success. It can be spotted in daylight standing on a mound near its nest entrance or on a fence post as it prepares for an evening hunt.
PICTURE BY RICK PRICE

Cheney City Administrator presented Award of Excellence

View of the Rim Fire by AutoVideoCam

Detectives find Adam Morrison’s stolen WCC Championship rings

Falling tree kills camping Sandpoint man

 

Four Police Officers Involved In Fatal Shooting Identified

The biggest news in the west is the Rim Fire. Although some progress has been made, it could go badly very quickly. Meanwhile a whole camp owned by the city of Berkeley was destroyed. It has been there since 1920. A vigil was done last night in Berkeley and hundreds showed up. So look for that to be the story for the next few days. The state of our country is coming tonot just one but several crossroads. I gound out during the last power outage that I wasnt prepared and I am one who wrote a book about survivial in the wilderneess  think I had better go back and read my book.

 Click Here for story on why the mountain goat and cougar are dead.