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Aug. 31,  2010
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Hot Air Balloons, Chili Cook-off and Arts Festival set for
September 17-19

ALTURAS — Life’s too short to miss The Alturas Chamber of Commerce’s Baloon Fest, 2010, Modoc Festival of the Arts and “Life is too Short to Eat Bad Chili” Cook Off are all scheduled for September 17-19 – all at the same time?
The festivities will begin Friday evening, September 17th at 5:00 p.m. with a “Meet n’ Greet” hosted by Antonio’s Cucino Italiano at the Rim Rock Hotel located on Hwy 395 just east of Alturas.  Guest’s have an opportunity to meet the balloonists and enjoy some wonderful Antonio’s cuisine.
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An interview with Mayers CEO Matthew Rees
FALL RIVER MILLS – Matthew Rees, Chief Executive Officer of the Mayers Memorial Hospital District since August 16 hit the road running. Friendly, casual, a family man, had picked his two children still at home, up from school before the interview and planned to saddle their horses and go riding with them afterwards.
The family has made an offer on a home and are trying to sell theirs in Lovelock, Nevada where they did live,
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State Fire Marshal dictates removal of some nozzles
The State Fire Marshal recently announced that it was mandating the removal of hold open latches on all Vapor System Technologies (VST) nozzles in approximately 3,000 gas stations statewide.
Some VST nozzles have allowed gasoline to be unexpectedly sprayed before the nozzle is inserted in the vehicle’s’ gas tank. To date, 13 spraying incidents have been reported and confirmed by the California Air Resources Board (ARB).  Seven of these incidents resulted in consumers being sprayed with gasoline.
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Update on Bieber SWAT
incident

BIEBER - The Lassen County Sheriff’s Department updated the information regarding the incident in Bieber where shots were fired.
On August 21 at about noon, deputies of the Lassen County Sheriff’s Department and officers from the California Highway Patrol were dispatched to a report of a gunshot being heard at a residence in Bieber.
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Three honored at assembly

McARTHUR – Fall River high school welcomed back students last Friday at a ‘Welcome Back’ assembly, that also highlighted honoring a trio, “of our own,” as principal Greg Hawkins put it.
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AAUW presents their
Women of the Year Awards

Charla Connelley has been a member of AAUW since 2004.  She was the Woman of Achievement Branch winner. She has been a substitute teacher and an active AAUW member, serving as the AAUW’s Tech Trek representative for the branch. 
The Community Woman of Achievement Award winner is Sally Armstrong, a resident of Burney and very active in her community.


Pancake breakfast set
McARTHUR — American Legion Post 369 will host their pre-parade breakfast Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lions Hall.
They will serve ham, eggs and pancakes. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under.


Burney Elementary takes part in Reflections program

“Beauty is…”
This year’s National Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA’s) Reflections program included a selective theme of “Beauty is…”.  Eight participating classrooms at Burney Elementary School (BES), plus a few individual students, creatively produced almost 150 entries for evaluation by a dedicated group of six community judges.  BES PTA Reflections’ “Beauty is…” garnered the participation of the following classrooms at BES:  Mrs. Booker’s / Mrs. Noack’s, Mrs. Calzia’s, Mrs. Churney’s, Mrs. Ford’s, Mrs. Humble’s, Mrs. Lewis’, Ms. Sugg’s and Mrs. Wall’s.  Challenging their charges to best interpret what “Beauty is…” means to them, these dedicated teachers incorporated this art-based program into their curriculum. 
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