Pacific NW News for Thursday

THIS Rick Price Classic is soon to become out newest Logo

December 05, 2013

 Long Lake at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge

Calling all kids! Come get your picture taken with SANTA this Saturday Dec. 7th for $5.00 at the Republic Bazaar at the Elementary. 10am to 1pm-
Sponsored by the National Jr. Honor Society
Hope to see you all there!
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Alpen Gold Honey on sale THIS SATURDAY, December 7th, at Republic Booster Club Holiday Bazaar! Come out and get your delicious local honey and support the class of 2017, not to mention lots of other local artists, craftsmen, bakers, and small farm producers in a festive venue. Visit with Santa and get your photo for just $5 to support the National Junior Honor Society.

Come early for the best selection!! Doors open at 9 a.m. and the bazaar ends at 2 p.m. in the Republic Elementary School multipurpose room.

Well....a guy can wish..

We certainly wish it were summer with this cold weather hitting the Pacific NW. Cheney, which is just outside of Spokane, is around 0 and going lover. We shall survive. We have had much worse in the past.

BRUTALLY COLD WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

.A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE INLAND
NORTHWEST BY FRI NIGHT & CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. BREEZY
NORTHEAST WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SURGE OF COLD AIR COULD DROP WIND
CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 & 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D`ALENE AREA-ID PALOUSE-
CNTL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-WA PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.SANDPOINT.ATHOL.
BONNERS FERRY.PRIEST RIVER.EASTPORT.
SCHWEITZER MTN ROAD.COEUR D`ALENE.POST FALLS.HAYDEN.
WORLEY.MOSCOW.PLUMMER.POTLATCH.GENESEE.KELLOGG.
PINEHURST.OSBURN.WALLACE.MULLAN.FOURTH OF JULY PASS.
DOBSON PASS.LOOKOUT PASS.PULLMAN.COLFAX.ROSALIA.
LA CROSSE.OAKESDALE.TEKOA.UNIONTOWN.MOSES LAKE.
EPHRATA.OTHELLO.QUINCY.RITZVILLE.GRAND COULEE.ODESSA.
WILBUR.COULEE CITY.SPOKANE.CHENEY.DAVENPORT.ROCKFORD.
DEER PARK.NEWPORT.SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD.
FLWRY TRAIL ROAD
1016 AM PST THU DEC 5 2013

.WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRI EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL: 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS: NE 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPS: 7 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO.

* TIMING: FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MOSCOW.PLUMMER.POTLATCH.GENESEE.COEUR
D`ALENE.POST FALLS.HAYDEN.WORLEY.SANDPOINT.ATHOL.
BONNERS FERRY.PRIEST RIVER.EASTPORT.SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN
ROAD.KELLOGG.PINEHURST.OSBURN.WALLACE.MULLAN.
FOURTH OF JULY PASS.DOBSON PASS.LOOKOUT PASS.PULLMAN.
COLFAX. ROSALIA.LA CROSSE.OAKESDALE.TEKOA.
UNIONTOWN.RITZVILLE. GRAND COULEE.ODESSA.WILBUR.
COULEE CITY.MOSES LAKE. EPHRATA.OTHELLO.QUINCY.DEER
PARK.NEWPORT.SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD.FLWRY TRAIL
ROAD.SPOKANE.CHENEY. DAVENPORT.ROCKFORD.

* IMPACTS: PERSONS WHO PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS IN
WARM CLOTHING & MINIMIZE EXPOSURE. PETS & LIVESTOCK ARE
ALSO IMPACTED BY THE COLD SO ENSURE THEY HAVE A WARM DRY
SHELTER AS WELL AS ACCESS TO FOOD & UNFROZEN WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW OR COLDER. VALUES THIS COLD CAN RESULT
IN FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN A FEW MINUTES. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS & WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

Damage at Haul Road - Fort Bragg, Ca - El Nino 1982

First, the good news: Old Haul Road in MacKerricher State Park is one of the few trails near Mendocino where you can ride right alongside the ocean waves, enjoying miles of coastal scenery. It’s a car-free, paved recreation trail, suitable for all kinds of riders and beach lovers. And as of 2008, the mid-trail Pudding Creek railroad trestle has been repaired and refashioned into a beautiful biking and pedestrian bridge, meaning that two sections of this trail have been linked in elegant fashion. Fort Bragg residents are rejoicing: No more riding on the highway.

Now the bad news: Old Haul Road, also called the Ten Mile Coastal Trail, has suffered serious storm damage over the years, and much of its north end is completely washed away, replaced by millions of grains of blowing sand. Park managers have been hoping for funds to repair or reroute it, but so far, they’re just hoping.

But that hasn’t stopped bikers from using Old Haul Road, a historic railroad grade built in 1915 for transporting redwood logs to the mill in Fort Bragg. Bicyclists arrive in great numbers every sunny day and share the trail with hikers, baby strollers, dogs on leashes, and even some equestrians. Everybody has a good time.

A 3.7-mile oceanside section from the western end of Ward Avenue south to the railroad trestle over Pudding Creek and into downtown Fort Bragg allows uninterrupted riding. For many years, this railroad trestle was closed off, but bikers and pedestrians cheered when state parks personnel managed to get the bridge fixed and reopened. It is now possible to ride all the way from MacKerricher State Park to Fort Bragg’s Glass Beach along the historic Georgia-Pacific timber hauling road.

A Long ago Summer by Ron Rattray

Oregon's weather is going to get worse as the weekend approaches and the western U.S. cold snap is followed by snow.

The National Weather Service forecasts significant snow in the south and east on Friday and some of the coldest temperatures in recent years in the northwest.

On Friday, southwestern Oregon cities are expected to see snowfall ranging from 3 to 6 inches and accumulating on roads.

Lassen Peak-California

 Tomorrow is the 24th Anniversary of the massacre of 14 young women at l'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.
In Grand Forks, the Boundary Women's Resource Centre is holding a vigil, to commemorate the Montreal massacre, and to raise awareness regarding violence against women in general.
Program Manager Theresa Taylor says this year Canada is recognizing 16 consecutive days of awareness of violence against women..that started last month.
The vigil is at noon tomorrow at the Cenotaph in Grand Forks...then they'll go back to the resource centre for a short video.