By Anello, Meredith - FS, CA

Tahoe National Forest Fire personnel from Truckee and Sierraville Ranger Districts with Smokey Bear, appreciated the invitation and enjoyed returning and participating in the parade during their own community’s 2nd annual Sierra Timberfest in Loyalton, CA. This event was created to help celebrate the rich history of the timber industry in the High Sierra Mountain Valley.


After our firefighters in TNF Engines and all East side Fire Prevention Patrols with Smokey Bear greeted parade-goers and shared valuable wildfire preparedness/prevention information with the community at the USFS Fire Prevention Booth- joined by TNF Conservation Education staff, they were invited to cheer on the local ball players and Sierra County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Mike Fisher, throwing out the first pitch at the Sierra Valley Little League Season Opener. The opportunity to engage with our communities we serve is always appreciated!
Information on the Sierra Timberfest found at www.SierraTimberfest.com
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​Upwards and eye-catchingWith folding screens and multifunctional furniture, rooms can be conveniently transformed to suit different functionalities. This trend creates a kind of layering in the house. To reinforce this layering, we also see surfaces merging into one another or seeming to overlap on walls and in wall and floor decorations.
Light and airy bouquetTransparent and airy flowers are important if you want to emphasize spatiality. Color contrast is often used to emphasize depth. Different types of color contrast are used, such as light and dark, warm and cold colors, and bright and pastel hues. What's more, flowers are arranged freely and airily in the bouquet.
Layered Spaces Color Chart SpaceBouquets have the power to reinforce the spatial feeling. Opt for flower varieties that can be weaved and combined in an airy way. Think of canna lilies, dahlias, crocosmia, and gladioli, for example. Give the flowers plenty of space in the bouquet and arrange them at staggered heights. Bouquets are not limited to the living room, of course. We also come across bouquets in the bathroom, bedroom, in the hall, or on the terrace table.

Would you like to know more about bulb flowers? Take a look at www.ilsysays.com.

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(Tahoe/Truckee, Calif.) – Tahoe Forest Health System is pleased to announce that Nicholas Cohen, MD, has joined their team at the Tahoe Forest MultiSpecialty Clinics - Primary Care in Tahoe City and Truckee.
 
Dr. Cohen has a passion for human-centered primary care. He is committed to providing comprehensive health care, including preventative care and chronic disease management, to patients.
 
Dr. Cohen attended medical school at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Cohen is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

The offices of Dr. Cohen are located at 925 N. Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, and on the third floor of the Medical Office Building at 10956 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee. New patients are accepted. For appointments, please call (530) 582-6205.

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About Tahoe Forest Health System
Tahoe Forest Health System, which includes Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA, and Incline Village Community Hospital in Incline Village, NV, offers 24-hour emergency care, urgent care, primary and specialty health care clinics including Tahoe Forest Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Commission on Cancer (COC) accredited cancer center, the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, and the Joseph Family Center for Women and Newborn Care. With a strong focus on high quality patient care, community collaboration, clinical excellence and innovation, Tahoe Forest Health System is a UC Davis Rural Center of Excellence. For a complete list of physician specialties and services, visit www.tfhd.com.

By Dr. Donald Tavakoli, national medical director for behavioral health at UnitedHealthcare

 
 
Anxiety affects nearly 30% of people at some point in their lives and often goes hand in hand with depression, which affects about 16 million American adults a year. To add insult to injury, studies show that 4 in 10 U.S. adults who needed mental health treatment in the last 12 months did not get it.
 
As these numbers continue to climb, accompanied by a flood of demand for mental health care, access to virtual behavioral health care resources may help to address unmet patient need.
 
Why are so many people with anxiety and depression going untreated?
The reasons are complex and numerous, but stigma, cost, convenience and access to affordable resources are among some of the factors impacting Americans’ ability to get help for their concerns or illnesses. Furthermore, people are often unsure as to whether their feelings require treatment or if it’s situational and something that can be managed through other means, such as changes in lifestyle.
 
Are the answers in the Cloud?
Virtual care, also referred to as telehealth, may be part of the solution. These resources have steadily gained popularity over the last few years and continue to accelerate —with technological advancement attempting to meet demand. According to the FAIR Health monthly telehealth tracker, telehealth accounted for 5.5% of medical claims in the U.S. in December 2022, and mental health conditions accounted for 62.5% of diagnoses—the top overall diagnosis.
 
Virtual resources range from video chatting with your primary care physician to texting with a bot for your prescriptions or supplementing mental health care through easily downloadable apps. Virtual care has clear benefits—it’s designed to be convenient, affordable and allows users to get care where and when needed.
 
Not every situation calls for telehealth and digital solutions are still being studied for how they may fit into overall care planning for individuals, but virtual behavioral health services may play a role in helping to alleviate the mental health crisis.
 
Consider these three quick tips for evaluating what works best for you:
 
Tip #1: Establish Your Preferences. Take inventory of what may be of interest for you in terms of care. Not sure? That’s ok.  Start with asking yourself the following questions.

• Do you wish to be assessed by a licensed professional for your mental health?
• Would you prefer in-person or virtual care?
• Do you have preferred therapy approaches?
• Can the mental health professional prescribe medication, or do they collaborate with a psychiatrist who will see you if deemed appropriate?
• Do you seek focused problem solving like personalized coaching, rather than treatment?

 
Tip #2: Speak with Your Primary Care Physician
When considering seeking help, your primary care physician (PCP) can be a great ally and guide—even if you want to explore virtual mental health options. Discuss with your PCP your pre-established goals so they can help point you in the right direction, but it’s also okay if you don’t know exactly what you need. Increasingly, PCPs are interconnected with virtual providers, giving you a holistic approach to your care. Collaboration between primary care teams and mental health specialists has great value, and there is good evidence that your whole-body benefits from mental well-being.
 
Tip #3: Speak with Your Insurance Provider
When speaking with a customer advocate, describe the care you’d like to receive and ask about available options. They can explain the services that are reimbursed and offer a list of therapists that are covered in-network, helping you understand your choices and keep costs down.
 
Don’t wait to seek mental or behavioral support for yourself or those around you – resources are available.
 

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Congressman Doug LaMalfa 
As the month of May begins, and the weather starts to warm, it is important to prepare for this year's fire season, in case of emergency or evacuation. Please be aware of developments regarding emergency evacuations near where you live, work, or where your children go to school. Be cognizant of evacuation routes that you may need to use should the situation call for it.
As the shadow of this fire season looms large, we may get bad news out of the courts. As many of you are well aware, a radical environmental activist group is suing the U.S. Forest Service over its use of fire retardant. Citing the risk of contamination of nearby water sources and firefighters' exposure to the retardant itself, they are demanding the courts grant an injunction on its use until firefighting agencies go through a long permitting process with the EPA to get the necessary permits to use fire retardant. This could take 1-3 years. This all stems from the fact that a very small fraction - less than .5% of all drops from 2012 to 2019 according to the Forest Service’s Environmental Impact Statement - may get within 300 feet of a water system such as a creek, lake or river, when firefighters drop fire retardant from aircraft. These activists claim it’s about contamination of water sources despite a stellar record and great effort to keep retardant on target. They deliberately forget that the ash, soot, and chemicals from burned homes due to an uncontrolled wildfire will contaminate water sources far more than a small amount of fire retardant used to stop the fire.
To stop this madness and protect not only firefighters' safety but also the lives and property of people in the West, I’ve teamed up with Congressman Jimmy Panetta and introduced legislation that carves out a Clean Water Act exemption for fire retardant. This will create legal protection for firefighting agencies to deploy aerial fire retardant as they see fit in compliance with already established regulations on when and where it can be used. In addition, I have also vocally supported the Forest Service and firefighting agencies' attempts to bring the danger of this case to the public. As chairman of the Forest Subcommittee on the House Ag Committee and a member of the Natural Resources Committee, I have had the opportunity to question Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on the use of fire retardant, and he has agreed that fire retardant is a critical tool that must be kept in our arsenal.  I hope that the court will make the correct ruling and allow the continued use of fire retardant.  If not, our legislation will go that route if it means protecting people's lives and property.
It should be obvious to everyone who has had to deal with wildfire in the West just how critical aerial-dropped fire retardant is. For starters, dropping it from aircraft keeps firefighters on the ground out of  unnecessary risk when a wildfire gets too hot or moves too fast. Second, many of the wildfires in the west become so hot that they evaporate water, as a substitute, before it can quench the flames. Finally, deploying fire retardant ahead of advancing wildfire protects people's lives and property and also allows time for evacuations to be organized and carried out safely with no loss of life. In short, fire retardant is extremely important to our firefighters' ability to stop wildfire in the west. To have this important asset taken from them right as the 2023 fire season begins will endanger Western towns, rural Americans, firefighters, and people's lives and property. It will leave millions of people in the Western United States completely vulnerable wherever the next wildfire may strike.  

Drug traffickers, cartels win again with one-party rule in Sacramento



SACRAMENTO – Today, one day ahead of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Assembly Democrats again blocked common-sense proposals to crack down on fentanyl traffickers profiting off poisoning Californians. With more than 100 Californians dying every week because of fentanyl, Democrats embraced the ongoing crisis by refusing to consider bipartisan proposals to hold dealers accountable. 


“The fentanyl epidemic is killing more and more Californians each day, but Democrats refuse to do anything serious to end the carnage,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City). “Fentanyl is not a drug – it’s a weapon of mass destruction. Democrats’ continued refusal to crack down on the traffickers is further confirmation they are only looking out for criminals, not public safety.” 


Following a hearing in which Democrats on the Assembly Public Safety Committee killed multiple bills to increase punishments for fentanyl traffickers, Assembly Republicans moved to take the bills up for a vote by the full Assembly. On a party-line vote, Democrats blocked the effort, ensuring the bills would remain stalled. 


The bills blocked by Democrats were: 

• AB 367 (Maienschein) - add a sentencing enhancement for fentanyl dealers who kill or seriously injure someone with the poison they sell
  
• AB 955 (Petrie-Norris) – increase penalties for selling fentanyl via social media
  
• AB 1058 (Jim Patterson) – increase penalties for possessing more than an ounce of fentanyl, enough to kill 14,000 people
  

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Scam Reports at an All-time High During the First Four Months of 2023
 
OAKLAND, Calif. — With reports of scams targeting utility customers at an all-time high, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) shares tips with customers to help recognize the signs of a potential scam.
 
A typical sign of a scam targeting a utility customer includes a caller claiming to be from PG&E and threatening disconnection if immediate payment is not made via a pre-paid debit card or money transfer service like Zelle. As a reminder, PG&E will never send a single notification to a customer within one hour of a service interruption, and we will never ask customers to make payments with a pre-paid debit card, gift card, any form of cryptocurrency, or third-party digital payment mobile applications.
 
“If you ever receive a call threatening utility disconnection if you do not make immediate payment, hang up the phone and either log into your account on PGE.com or call our customer service number to confirm your account details. Remember, PG&E will never ask for your financial information over the phone or via email, nor will we request payment via pre-paid debit cards or other payment services like Zelle. End the call, end the scam” said Matt Foley, lead customer scam investigator for PG&E.
 
Based on data collected so far in 2023, scammers are stepping up their efforts to defraud customers. In fact, there have been over 19,000 scam attempts reported by customers to PG&E, and customers have lost nearly $342,000 in the first four months of 2023 alone. During 2022, PG&E received nearly 23,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company, and customers lost approximately $946,000 in fraudulent payments.
 
Scammers can be convincing and often target those who are most vulnerable, including senior citizens and low-income communities. They also aim their scams at small business owners during busy customer service hours. Another recent emerging scam trend involves scammers targeting real estate agents via their listings, and threatening to shut off power if immediate payment is not made. However, with the right information, customers can learn to detect and report these predatory scams.
 
Signs of a potential scam
 

• Threat to disconnect: Scammers may aggressively demand immediate payment for an alleged past due bill.
• Request for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct the customer to purchase a prepaid card, then call them back supposedly to make a bill payment.
• Request for prepaid card: When the customer calls back, the caller asks the customer for the prepaid card’s number, which grants the scammer instant access to the card’s funds.
• Refund or rebate offers: Scammers may say that your utility company overbilled you and owes you a refund, or that you are entitled to a rebate, and ask you for your personal financial information.
• Scammers Impersonating Trusted Phone Numbers: Scammers are now able to create authentic-looking 800 numbers which appear on your phone display. The numbers don’t lead back to PG&E if called back, however, so if you have doubts, hang up and call PG&E at 1-833-500-SCAM. If customers ever feel that they are in physical danger, they should call 911.

 
How customers can protect themselves
 
Customers should never purchase a prepaid card to avoid service disconnection or shutoff. PG&E does not specify how customers should make a bill payment and offers a variety of ways to pay a bill, including accepting payments online, by phone, automatic bank draft, mail or in person.
 
If a scammer threatens immediate disconnection or shutoff of service without prior notification, customers should hang up the phone, delete the email, or shut the door. Customers with delinquent accounts receive an advance disconnection notification, typically by mail and included with their regular monthly bill.
 
Signing up for an online account at pge.com is another safeguard. Not only can customers log in to check their balance and payment history, they can also sign up for recurring payments, paperless billing and helpful alerts.
 
Customers who suspect that they have been victims of fraud, or who feel threatened during
contact with one of these scammers, should contact local law enforcement. The Federal Trade Commission’s website is also a good source of information about how to protect personal information.
 
For more information about scams, visit pge.com/scams or https://consumer.ftc.gov/scams.
 
           About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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(Tahoe/Truckee, Calif.) – An independent community survey recently commissioned by the Tahoe Forest Hospital District shows residents strongly support the inclusion of Tahoe Forest Hospital in the Town of Truckee’s General Plan, which currently excludes the Hospital.
 
The General Plan Update has been roundly criticized by community stakeholders who are upset that it currently excludes Tahoe Forest Hospital.  The Plan will guide zoning and Town planning for generations to come.
 
The survey, conducted April 24 - May 2, shows two-thirds of respondents agree the Hospital needs to be included in the Update that regulates all future land use planning and zoning issues.  The Hospital was originally included in the process, but then was removed without explanation or any public discussion, transparency or consultation with the Hospital.
 
“In the past six years, Tahoe Forest Hospital has had a 50% increase in patient visits.  We’ve struggled to keep up and often patients have had to wait” said Tahoe Forest Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Evans. “We all want to provide outstanding care for our special community.  I believe that we can collaborate with the Town of Truckee and other partners to ensure our healthcare facilities are sufficient to meet our community’s needs in the future.”
 
The survey also shows respondents identified local issues including access to local healthcare, traffic congestion, lack of parking and difficulty making primary and family healthcare appointments.  The Hospital District has indicated it is eager to continue to do its part to address these local issues.
 
“If the Town is making plans for meeting the healthcare needs of its residents over the next several decades, it just makes sense that the healthcare and medical needs of our growing and aging community be considered at the same time,” said Tahoe Forest Hospital District Board President Alyce Wong, RN.  “We strongly urge the Town to consider our patient needs and this community’s input.”
 
The Truckee Town Council will consider whether or not to adopt the current draft of the General Plan Update at its May 9th meeting.  The draft currently excludes the Hospital.
 
For the final report of community survey results, visit the Health System News section on www.TFHD.com.
 
 
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About Tahoe Forest Health System
Tahoe Forest Health System, which includes Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA, and Incline Village Community Hospital in Incline Village, NV, offers 24-hour emergency care, urgent care, primary and specialty health care clinics including Tahoe Forest Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Commission on Cancer (COC) accredited cancer center, the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, and the Joseph Family Center for Women and Newborn Care. With a strong focus on high quality patient care, community collaboration, clinical excellence and innovation, Tahoe Forest Health System is a UC Davis Rural Center of Excellence. For a complete list of physician specialties and services, visit www.tfhd.com.
 
 

Saturday started with a touching National Anthem by Owen McIntosh, Tenor and Musica Sierra’s general manager along with Brandon Dodge, the high school music teacher, on drums. The weather was cool but the predicted rain showers didn't produce but a few drops.
Announcer Chrissy Ramsey did another amazing job along with Tom Beam who kept the crowd well motivated. Chrissy had introduced her dad, Alvie Marcellus from Spokane.
Vendors, food booths and fundraisers were scattered throughout downtown along with huge equipment displays complete with demos which attracted delighted young and old. Paul Roen had a good crew helping serve his succulent tri-tip sandwiches.
It was a packed day of exciting competition including men and women's Underhand Chop, Singlebuck, Jack & Jill along with the daring Springboard, Doublebuck, Stock Saw, Obstacle Pole, Choker Race, Axe Throws and Open Modified Hot Saws. There was money to be won in all events except Stock Saw.
The Local competition's top four competed on Saturday and winners took a percent of locals' entry fees. 
Following locals' competition, Tom called all competitors on stage. Unique awards, specially made by Terry LeBlanc were awarded.

• made by Terry LeBlanc were awarded.

Sierra Timberfest Logging Show is an American Lumberjack Association sanctioned event. The crowd was told "if" they want Timberfest next year, to let Tom know and to volunteer. The crowd resounded with a positive "when" Timberfest is next year. But more volunteers are needed!

Festivities continue all day Saturday! Don't miss it!
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Yesterday firefighters successfully treated 25 acres in Lakes Basin near Graeagle.  Today, plans are to ignite approximately 13 acres of piles in the same area.  
Conditions have been exceptional this week.  As a result, firefighters may continue pile burning in the area over the weekend, in addition to patrols and monitoring.
Area residents and visitors should watch for increased firefighter traffic in the area over the next several days as work continues.
 
Update on Feather River Ranger District Pile Burning:
 
Firefighters successfully burned 45 acres of machine piles yesterday on Mooreville Ridge above Sly Creek Reservoir.  Today they plan to continue ignitions on 40 acres in the same area.  Patrols and monitoring will continue through the weekend.
 

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(Tahoe/Truckee, Calif.) –  Tahoe Forest Health System proudly celebrates all nurses in our community during National Nurses Week, May 6-12.
 
Nurses play a vital role in health care every day, performing the most essential health care tasks in various medical settings. The nursing profession offers many roles—from staff nurse, educator, nurse practitioner, to nurse researcher – in which each strive to serve with passion for their profession and a strong commitment to patient care and safety.


National Nurses Week is observed on May 6-12 every year to recognize the invaluable contributions of nurses and the nursing profession that impact the health and well-being of our communities.
 
Join Tahoe Forest Health System in honoring and thanking all nurses for their unwavering dedication to providing skilled and compassionate care to our community every day.
 
 
 
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About Tahoe Forest Health System
Tahoe Forest Health System, which includes Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA, and Incline Village Community Hospital in Incline Village, NV, offers 24-hour emergency care, urgent care, primary and specialty health care clinics including Tahoe Forest Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Commission on Cancer (COC) accredited cancer center, the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center, and the Joseph Family Center for Women and Newborn Care. With a strong focus on high quality patient care, community collaboration, clinical excellence and innovation, Tahoe Forest Health System is a UC Davis Rural Center of Excellence. For a complete list of physician specialties and services, visit www.tfhd.com.

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You know the county fair is on the way when you see the annual exhibit guide. It used to be called the premium book decades ago, but now the title is more indicative of what it is. It is a list of things that local residents make, grow or raise that are entered for judging to establish who grows the best zucchini, paints the best picture, grows the best spider plant, sews the best quilt or makes the best jelly. It is a tradition going back hundreds of years and it is your opportunity to keep that tradition alive.
 
The steps are simple; browse the exhibit guide, decide what you might like to enter, fill out the entry form, turn it in to the Fair office by the deadline (Most are July 7, many of the Floriculture entries are due just the week before the Fair), and then bring your physical entries to the Fair on the dates shown in the guide. Most entries cost only a couple of bucks and you can win a couple of bucks more, plus a ribbon!
 
There are many categories that are not what some people would think of at a Fair. There are certainly the classics; jelly, baked goods, zucchini, flowers and needlepoint. But there are also divisions that are unique, and might not require a particular aptitude to enter. There is a Division for Giftwrapping. Do you write poetry? Enter your poems. Grow a garden in a box. The Fair actually provides the box, so all you have to do is pick it up, put some soil in it, grow the plants and bring your box to the fair for judging and display. You can enter soap or candles you have made. You can decorate a cake, pie or confection, even if you didn’t make it, the judging is on the decoration. Enter jerky, or salsa. Crochet a rug, sew a Christmas tree skirt. There are categories for all these.
 
If you have an African Violet, or a cactus, or a Boston Fern that thrives in your home, please share it with everyone by entering it in the Floriculture Building. Some people don’t have a green thumb, but love plants. There are several divisions for silk or dried flower arranging. Finally, everyone should know that to enter something from your garden, you only have to turn in an entry form the Friday before the Fair. Perhaps it is some cut flowers, or some fresh carrots or onions. Don’t forget about the oddities; largest vegetable, oddest shaped vegetable or the heaviest tomato. These are all things the public needs to see!
 
Printed Exhibit Guides are available at all Plumas Bank branches and public libraries. Copies can also be picked up at the Fair Office. A downloadable version is available on the Fair website; www.plumas-sierracountyfair.net. The Fair has also taken the extra step of breaking the book down by sections for those that still have dial up and don’t necessarily need the entire book. Livestock entries are due on June 30 and most all other entries are due July 7.
 
The 2023 Plumas Sierra County Fair will be held July 27 through July 30 in Quincy, California. This year, the Fair Board extended an invitation to the community to offer suggestions for a fair theme. The cover of the exhibit guide is filled with some of the many ideas submitted. From these, the Fair Board decided on “Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights” as the theme for this year’s fair. It was submitted by Lisa Tanner, a regular exhibitor at the Fair.

 
On 5/01/2023 at approximately 2049 hours, Quincy CHP Officer Tanguay was conducting traffic enforcement in Lassen County on northbound US-395, just south of SR-70.  He observed a solo vehicle (2012 Ford Fusion) traveling at a high rate of speed, approaching from the rear in the #1 lane.  The vehicles speed was estimated to be more than 100 mph.  The sedan exited US-395 at SR-70.  Officer Tanguay activated his code 3 emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop on the sedan for a violation of 22348(b)VC (excess of 100 mph).  The sedan came to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with
SR-70. The sedan then accelerated westbound on SR-70 away from Officer Tanguay and failed to yield.  The Ford Fusion drove in a reckless manner at speeds up to 115 mph for the next 41 miles. The Ford was passing vehicles over double yellow lines. The Ford and had a near miss head on collision while passing a vehicle over double yellow lines on SR-70 at the Buttes.  The Ford was spiked stripped at Mt. Tomba by another CHP unit and yielded on SR-70 at Old Cromberg Rd in Plumas County.  The driver into taken into custody and placed under arrest for 2800.2(a)VC. The driver was identified by her Nevada Driver’s License as Sarah Crystal Lombardi.
 
 

Matt Axton and Badmoon will entertain at Summerfest 2023 on the 25th of June.


Most of the details have been worked out for the 13th annual celebration at the White Sulphur Springs Ranch site in Clio.  It’s always held on the last Sunday in June and this year it will be on June 25. Location is where the big old ranch house looms over the entrance to the Mohawk Valley at 2200 Highway 89.  Gates open at 3 PM.  Tickets are $65 for adults and $20 for kids 12 and under.  Tickets are available online at www.WhiteSulphurSpringsRanch.com. As usual, Summerfest 2023 is an outdoor event.  Attendees should bring a lawn chair but no pets.  Last year was a sellout.  Early ticket purchases are recommended.
Tickets will also be available at two locations in Graeagle.  Millie’s Ice Cream & Coffee and the Queen Bee Boutique, both on Main Street, will offer in person ticket purchases. https://www.restaurantji.com/ca/graeagle/millies-ice-cream-and-coffee-co-/
Food is always a very special feature at Summerfest. This year it is a pulled pork ranch barbecue with coleslaw, grilled vegetables, beans, watermelon and cookies. The famous Porta-Saloon will offer beer for sale and the bar is offering wine and margaritas.  There are both live and silent auctions and this year, as in 2022, the Roberti brothers of Loyalton will conduct the live auction.
The entertainment starts at 4 pm and features Matt Axton and Badmoon.  Matt was born and raised in Tahoe City. He has played in every possible venue in the general area including the Crystal Bay Club and the Made in Tahoe Festival.  He has been one of the main artists associated with the Tahoe Truckee School of Music and has been a member for over 10 years. Matt’s descended from a long line of musical talent.  His father was Hoyt Axton a popular country and western entertainer and his grandmother wrote the song “Heartbreak Hotel” for Elvis Presley. He describes his music as a “humble slice of America”, everything from country to rock & roll. The Mohawk Valley Stewardship Volunteers are proud to be able to bring this kind of quality entertainment to Summerfest.
The site improvements will surprise and delight attendees.   The interior of the historic ranch house has been completely upgraded in 150 year old style. It will be open from 3 to 4pm on June 25, just before the entertainment starts. The grounds have been reshaped to allow improved vehicle access and drainage.  Each year the improvements mount up and a new swimming pool is still a very high priority.  For more information visit the website at www.WhiteSulphurSpringsRanch.com                                 

​Summerfest attendees enjoying the show at a recent concert.

 
BLAIRSDEN, CA — Plumas National Forest firefighters are planning pile burning this week near Graeagle on the Beckwourth Ranger District, conditions permitting.
Firefighters are planning to start ignitions tomorrow, with an initial goal of approximately 20 acres.  If conditions remain favorable and within prescription, the intent is to treat an additional 18 acres, for a total of 38 acres this week.
More seasonable weather is improving conditions for pile burning across the forest this week, although snow continues to limit access.
Firefighters from Firestorm and the Mount Hough Ranger District will be providing support to the Beckwourth Ranger District’s pile burning this week, including patrol through the weekend.
Smoke is expected to be visible but not have significant long-term impacts to nearby communities, including Graeagle and Blairsden.  Short duration, minor smoke impacts are possible along California State Highways 70 and 89, Gold Lake Highway and neighboring forest roads. 
Visibility on roads in the project area may be reduced, especially early in the morning and late evening as smoke settles.  Drivers in the area should use caution.
“We have been monitoring conditions for quite some time, waiting for this area to be within prescription and accessible for us to work on pile burning,” said Beckwourth District Fire Management Officer Don Fregulia.  “Every community and fuel reduction project on the Plumas National Forest is important, but it’s taken a while for this area to be ready for us to treat it safely.  Our firefighters and community are looking forward to this window to hopefully get some critical work done on the landscape.”
If weather conditions become unfavorable, including increased or gusty winds in the area, burning will stop until conditions improve.  Firefighters will be monitoring conditions and the burning piles until fires are out.
For more information on the Plumas National Forest, visit www.fs.usda.gov/plumas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas. 
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