07/29/10 -Public Workshop Scheduled for State Route 36 in Chester:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with Plumas and Lassen Counties will host a
public workshop in Chester. The purpose of this event is to provide the public the opportunity to discuss the future
of State Route 36. This input will assist Caltrans in developing a long-range planning document for the route called
a Transportation Concept Report. The Transportation Concept Report is a plan that will address the next 20 years.
Public Workshop in Chester
Tuesday, August 17th -- 5:30-6:30 PM
Chester Memorial Hall
500 Stone Avenue
(One Block off Main Street on the Corner of Stone Ave. & Gay St.)
Caltrans welcomes any suggestions or comments the public may have regarding the future plan for State Route
36. Representatives from Caltrans will be available to take comments and answer questions. There will be a short
formal presentation followed by an opportunity to talk about your ideas on what you want State Route 36 to look
like in 20 years. Your input is important and will help guide future development of State Route 36 in these
counties. Comments or questions may be submitted at these meetings, by telephone or by mail. Comments can
be provided to Laura Rose by phone at (530) 225-3139 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (530) 225-3139 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail address (laura_rose@dot.ca.gov) or sent to
Caltrans District 2, Attention: Laura Rose, P.O. Box 496073, Redding, CA 96049-6073.
 

07/29/10 - FREE LUNCH!!
... for Firewise volunteers.
The community needs your help on Friday, Aug. 13, from 9 am to Noon, on the greenbelt parcel across the street from the Recreation Area. We will be picking up cut seedlings and down limbs, and piling them near the road for disposal. No tools needed. Just wear comfortable work clothes, sturdy shoes and gloves. When we're done, we'll have a picnic lunch at the Rec Area.

 

"LIVING WITH FIRE"
The July 28th edition of the Chester Progressive included a special supplement entitled "Living With Fire." This 20 page tabloid was a joint project of multiple agencies under the leadership of the Plumas County Fire Safe Council, and summarizes the what, why and how of residential fire hazard risks and reduction measures. Please take the time to read the supplement, and then retain it for future reference. The information it contains might just help you prevent a tragedy. (If you don't subscribe to the newspaper, you will soon find additional copies of the supplement at the West Almanor Fire Station.)
 

07/28/10 -Mid Summer Madness-Date 7/31/10

            Plan on participating in the 1^st ever Taste & Toast of Almanor. Come and taste the areas best Restaurants, sip a large selection of Wine, Beer & Spirits, shop one of a kind local Artisans and bid to your hearts content on spectacular silent auction items.

            Situated at the luscious Foxwood Park & Pavilion the event starts at 6:00 pm with music by 8 O-clock Jazz Band as you enjoy food, fancy & fair. At 9:00 pm the tastings close along with Silent Auction tables and DJ Buzz Barrett starts working the crowd with his own insightful selections of crowd pleasing dance music with a no-host bar provided by the Elks Club until midnight.

            Event tickets are $40.00 each (must be 21 to attend). Event benefits local community projects funded by Rotary Club of Chester. Ticket sales limited to the first 500, unfortunately facility constraints will not allow us to sell more then this number.

Tickets are available at Holiday Market, Pizza Factory-Chester, Chester Progressive and Prudential Lake Almanor or for Visa & Master Card sales call 530-259-4874 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 530-259-4874 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Event information at www.MidSummerMadness.info
 

07/22/10 - Quilt Show

Chester Piecemakers Quilt Guild presents "Once Upon a Quilt" quilt show. To be held August 7th and 8th at Chester High School, 612 First St. Featuring Antique quilts owned by Debbie Gibson, and lots of new quilts. There will be vendors, raffle baskets and food available. Cost is $5 per adult and children under 12 are free. Hope to see you there.

 

07/20/10 -Special Board Meeting

July 24, 2010 at 9 a.m. at the WACC Clubhouse, there will be a Special Meeting of the WACC Board to elect officers.

This is an open board meeting with all members welcome to attend.

Kim Taylor
Association Manager

 

07/20/10 - Duplicate Bridge

A game of duplicate bridge was played at the Lassen Club in Chester on Friday afternoon, July 9th. Sue & Dave Maham, the owners of the Lassen Club, have provided space and tables for the bridge club on several Friday afternoons, for which we are very thankful. The game consisted of 4 1/2 tables or 18 persons competing on 27 boards. The pairs that made the most points were: Marilyn Penick & Fran Swift with a score of 51.5 points; Ann & Chuck Bull came in second with 43.5 points (both pairs representing the Lake Almanor Country Club); The team from the West Shore, Joan Cox & Julie Azevedo, were in third place with a score of 36.5 points; The team from Susanville, Les Dickinson & Dave Kaber, placed 4th with a score of 34.5 points.

Still another duplicate bridge game was played at the Lassen Club on Friday afternoon, July 16th. Two Grand Slams were bid and made during the game. One slam was made by Jeannette Smith & Gail Newton representing the West Shore , and a second slam was made by Les Dickinson and Dave Kaber, the team from Susanville. Grand Slams are a rarity and a thrill for the pairs that accomplish the feat. The winners of this game were: Charlene & Gary Ferguson in first place, representing Chester with a score of 59.5 points; Harry Broderick & Jack Frank in second place, (representing LACC) with a score of 58.5 points; Les Dickinson and Dave Kaber in third place (from Susanville) with a score of 58 points; and Hannelore & Calvin Zerwick in fourth place (also from LACC) with a score of 56 points.

The next game of Friday afternoon Bridge will be played on July 23rd, at the Bowling Alley in Chester . The Patricia Anderson has invited the club to play a game in the bar area in Chester Bowling Center . There are 24 persons already signed up to play. However, we always welcome more contestants, since more players increase the competition. Anyone living in the Almanor basin or Susanville is welcome to join in on a very challenging game. Partners can usually be arranged for single persons. Reservations are required, so please send an email to anitaandjack@hotmail.com or call 259-2777. Be sure to include your email address and phone number.

Similarly, a bridge game is played on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursday Evening at 6:45 Pm. This game is played at Fire House #2 on the Lake Almanor Peninsula . Anyone living in the Lake Almanor Basin or in Susanville is encouraged to play with the group! If you wish to play in the Thursday game, please call 259-5263 to make a reservation or send an email to marpat7@frontiernet.net.

07/17/10 - Board of Director's Meeting for WAMWCO

The monthly WAMWCo. Board of Director Meeting will be held July 29, 2010 at 9 a.m. at the WACC office. All members are welcome.

 

07/17/10 -WACC Board of Director's Meeting

The monthly WACC Board of Director meeting will be held July 23, 2010 at 9 a.m. at the Clubhouse. All members are welcome to attend.

The agenda for the meeting is posted at each of the bulletin boards and on the WACC website.
 

07/15/10 -Almanor West Grill

Almanor West Grill will be serving dinner Tuesday nights beginning at 5PM.  Each Tuesday night will feature a different meal. This is not an open menu dinner but rather a specialty of the week.

Tuesday July 20th will be Lasagna, Garlic Bread and Salad for $9.50. Come out and enjoy a great dinner, help support our own restaurant and enjoy the ambiance of the deck and the golf course.

Any questions, please call Almanor West Grill at 259-5545.

If you are a golfer, call the Pro Shop at 259-4555 about the mens Tuesday Night Scramble. Check-in is 4:30 with shotgun at 5 p.m.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE SCRAMBLE AND THE ALMANOR WEST GRILL!!!
 

07/13/10 -POWER OUTAGE REIMBURSEMENT
A PG&E representative has asked that anyone who did NOT receive any monetary reimbursement for last January's four day electrical outage contact him by e-mail with a few basic items of information so that he can pursue the matter. Just send an e-mail to:

Paul Moreno <PMMm@pge.com>
with the e-mail subject line reading "Lake Almanor West Power Outage (January 2010)" and text that includes the following items from a recent PG&E bill:

- Customer Name
- Service Address
- Account Number .

(The more people who respond, the more likely we are to receive serious consideration.)
 

07/12/10- Road Work

Beginning this week, the county will be chip sealing some of the roads. Our understanding is that it will be Maidu, Slim and Long Iron.
They ask that you please not park on the roadside as this will impede their ability to seal. Thanks for your help.
West Almanor Community Club

 

07/10/10 -HOT AUGUST NIGHTS IN THE PARK
AUGUST 21st------5:30 TO 10:00
A Night of Dinner, Dancing, Vintage Cars and Fun
Music by Buzz Barrett
Dinner includes your choice of Tri Tip or Chicken, Salad, beans, bread, dessert, water and soda included
BYOB (bring your own booze)
Adults - $20.00 Kids under 12- $10.00 Make checks payable to WACC AUX. Please designate your choice of tri tip or chicken on your check and put in the Auxiliary mailbox at the firehouse.
PLEASE RSVP by August 16th

Questions?? Call Jo Knudsen 259-6010 or Peggy Wright 259-3276

If you have a unique car or boat you would like to share Please let Jo or Peggy know. The more the better!
 

07/01/10 -BURN BAN
Cal Fire has announced the return of the usual summer burn ban, commencing at midnight on June 30. This means that ALL open,
outdoor fires are prohibited at Lake Almanor West and surrounding areas, until the ban is lifted after the return of wet weather in the
autumn. Previously-issued burn permits are no longer valid during the burn ban. Wood-burning fire pits and decorative fire holders
such as found on patios or in yards are included in the ban.

Also, just as a reminder, fireworks of any kind are prohibited throughout Plumas County. Even so-called "safe & sane" fireworks
are prohibited here.
 

06/30/10 -LOCAL PRECIPITATION ON TARGET
June is the final month in the customary "water year," and the accumulated precipitation in the Lake Almanor basin for the season came in very close to the long term average figure. While the month of June produced less than a tenth of an inch of rain (and no new snowfall), the pattern had already been set by precipitation received during the winter and spring.

The Prattville monitoring site registered 32.71 inches of total precipitation for the year, or 98% of average. Snowfall on the west shore totaled some 234 inches for the year, or 173% of average.

The moisture from the 2009-2010 season is only slightly higher than the accumulation during the previous season, and both figures are quite near the average. Two near-average years in a row are definitely a plus for local vegetation after two prior years of well below average precipitation.

We are now into our annual summer dry spell. Long term records indicate that July typically brings about 0.3 inches of rain, but there have been many instances in recent years where the month has been much drier. In fact, we usually don't experience any significant moisture until about October.

These warm and dry conditions increase the danger of fire in the region. Extra care is definitely in order as we go about our daily routines or visit the expanse of forested lands around us. Please take time to ensure that your home has defensible space all around it; contact your local fire department or CalFire if you need advice on what to do.
 

06/24/10 - Art Around the Lake

Art Around the Lake is presented by the Lake Almanor Community Foundation, as 501(c)3 corporation. All the proceeds go to benefit the music and arts programs in local Almanor Basin schools. All the work is performed by volunteers. This year, thanks to the generosity of the Foxwood development, we are holding an elegant dinner/auction on Saturday, July 10 at 5:30. Tickets are $40 each and include a wine reception, dinner and dessert by Bela Luna Catering. The community has been magnanimous in their donations for the auction. Tickets and donations are tax-deductible. We have invited some of our neighbors and friends to decorate tables, and there are still a few tickets left. Joe Gilmore, owner of the Giggling Crow in Chester, will be our auctioneer.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Judy Chenowyth 259-2354. For more information, you may visit our website, www.artaroundthelake.org. Thanks, Joyanne Soderholm

 

06/19/10- Book Group

July - No meeting

August - No meeting

September 13, 2010 - Readers Choice - At the Rec area

 

06/18/10 - Needles & Pins

July 6th through Sept 28th will be at the Park

 

06/04/10 -TRAIL MAINTENANCE
A heads up note from the Forest Service: There will be some contracted maintenance activity on at least parts of the paved Lake Almanor Recreation Trail between now and the 4th of July. This may involve filling holes, digging out and repaving spots where roots have created bumps, and sealing the surface with an oil and sand mix. The temporary inconvenience should lead to an improved experience on the trail when the work is complete.
 

05/16/10-FOREST DUMPING IS ILLEGAL
A seasonal reminder: It is illegal to dump appliances, furniture, garbage, grass clippings, tree branches and foliage or any other
kind of debris on National Forest property or on private timberlands.
 

05/13/10 -Press Release RE: Photos Needed

Good Afternoon: I am forwarding the following press release from the folks at Lassen National Park. Now is your chance to enter photos, possibly gain fame (by having your photo printed on the park pass) and add to your fortune (by winning the $50 prize). Good luck - Sherrie
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Lassen Volcanic National Park
38050 Highway 36E, Mineral, Ca
Darlene M. Koontz,
(530) 595-4444, ext. 5101
Lassen Volcanic National Park 2011 Annual Pass Photo Contest

Photos may be submitted for the Lassen Volcanic Annual Park Pass photo contest beginning May 1, ending September 10, 2010. “One visitor will have the opportunity to share their Lassen Volcanic National Park experience, captured on camera, with thousands of other park visitors”, stated Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz. Images submitted will be judged by employees and volunteers of Lassen Volcanic National Park. The selected image will be printed on the 2011 Lassen Volcanic Annual Pass. The winner will receive photo credit and a $50 gift certificate compliments of the Lassen Association.

· Photos must be no larger than 5” x 7” and printed on photo quality paper.

· Slides and digital files will not be accepted.

· Limit of two photos per household.

· Entries must be received by the park’s fee office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 10.

· Photos will not be returned and will become the property of the U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Photos should be mailed to Lassen Volcanic National Park , Attn: Fee Office, P. O. Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063. For each photo submitted, enter your name, address, phone number, subject and location of each photo on a separate sheet of paper.

The $25 Lassen Annual Pass is valid for one year from the month of purchase and is also honored at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. As part of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act passed by Congress, the park will retain 80 percent of the fees collected to pay for needed repairs and projects to improve visitor services and facilities. For more information, please contact the park fee manager at (530) 595-4444, Ext. 5148 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/lavo.

Sharon (Sherrie) Thrall, Plumas County Supervisor, District 3
P.O. Box 368, Chester, CA 96020
(530) 258-3656

 

4/29/10 - Water Co Emergency Number

If you have an after hours water emergency, please contact Sierra Water Management Co. at 530-258-7790.  Effective May 1, 2010 they are managing the water company daily operation. If it is non-emergent, please leave a message on the WACC/
WAMWCo. voice mail and we will get back to you the next business day.

If you should have any questions regarding this, please contact the WACC office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 530-259-4646.

 

4/29/10 -Yard Debris Disposal
If you are starting to wonder what to do with all the needles and other natural debris that has accumulated in your yard over the winter, you might want to check the West Almanor Fire Department webpage dealing with the matter:

http://www.citlink.net/~westalmanorfd/page8/page8.html
The local cogeneration plan, Mount Lassen Power, confirms that they are indeed accepting residential green waste for the usual nominal fee at their plant near Westwood. You can bring it there on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 am to 4 pm. They will ONLY accept natural debris; any garbage or other materials in the load will cause the entire load to be rejected.