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A massive hail storm that rolled through eastern Washington Wednesday night destroyed crops and closed a seven mile stretch of Highway 2 between Hartline and Grand Coulee.

The storm, one of many that developed in the upper Columbia Basin Wednesday evening, produced hail the size of quarters near Hartline, about 60 miles west of Spokane.

Russell Dingman lives in Hartline and described the storm as extremely violent.

POST FALLS, Idaho -- Kootenai County Emergency crews have found the body of a canoeist they were searching for early Thursday morning in the Spokane River between Corbin Park and Pleasantville.

A KREM 2 News crew is just arriving on scene and working to find out more information.


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Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) (French pronunciation: [ɡiˈjɛ̃ baˈʁe];[1][2] in English, pronounced /ˈɡiːlæn ˈbɑreɪ/,[3] /ɡiːˈlæn bəˈreɪ/,[4] etc.[5]) is e net has been slowan acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually triggered by an acute infectious process. The syndrome was named after the French physicians Guillain, Barré and Strohl, who were the first to describe it in 1916. It is sometimes called Landry's paralysis, after the French physician who first described a variant of it in 1859. It is included in the wider group of peripheral neuropathies. There are several types of GBS, but unless otherwise stated, GBS refers to the most common form, AIDP. GBS is rare and has an incidence of 1 or 2 people per 100,000.[6] It is frequently severe and usually exhibits as an ascending paralysis noted by weakness in the legs that spreads to the upper limbs and the face along with complete loss of deep tendon reflexes. With prompt treatment by plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulins and supportive care, the majority of patients will regain full functional capacity. However, death may occur if severe pulmonary complications and autonomic nervous system problems are present.[7] Guillain-Barré is one of the leading causes of non-trauma-induced paralysis in the world.[citation needed]

Construction projects under way in Republic schools
By Brenda Starkey
The Chronicle

REPUBLIC – There will be limited access to the Republic Middle and High School buildings this summer because of construction projects.
     An energy-saving project will replace the heating control system in the middle school and high school gym.
     It will also replace the insulation and ceiling in the high school gym, re-insulate the water heater serving the locker room and replace or retrofit the lighting systems throughout the high and middle school, Superintendent Teena McDonald said.
     At the same time, energy-saving ceiling tiles will be installed in the high school entry and hallways, she said.
     The energy management control system interface in the elementary school also will be replaced.


Revelation: the sea will turn RED = The Gulf?...


...yeah, maybe???
What do you guys think, I have been thinking about this for days and days after seeing pics of the Gulf of Mexico shores and such red. I just watched a video of a diver who dove in to see how bad this was, he said horrific!
Okay, which seal is this? How much longer til the return of Christ, sorry let me rephase that question, guesses as to how much longer that Christ will return now? 1 year, 100 years? I know no one knows and I have NEVER believed in any specific date for the Bible warns us of false profits. But I am asking you all cause you all are obviously much more educated in the Bible than I am (sadly I am 36 and I have only read 30% of it).
Anyway, thank you for your input on this topic in advance

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WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Brain scans may be able to predict what you will do better than you can yourself, and might offer a powerful tool for advertisers or health officials seeking to motivate consumers, researchers said on Tuesday.

They found a way to interpret "real time" brain images to show whether people who viewed messages about using sunscreen would actually use sunscreen during the following week.

The scans were more accurate than the volunteers were, Emily Falk and colleagues at the University of California Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Neuroscience.

"We are trying to figure out whether there is hidden wisdom that the brain contains," Falk said in a telephone interview.

"Many people 'decide' to do things, but then don't do them," Matthew Lieberman, a professor of psychology who led the study, added in a statement.

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Five injured in two-vehicle crash
     METHOW - A two-vehicle crash injured five people June 19 about three miles south of Methow on state Highway 153.
     Frank H. Austin, 77, Twisp, was northbound around 1:10 p.m. when his motor home collided in the southbound lane with a southbound pickup truck driven by Rebecca M Craig, 40, Buckley, the Washington State Patrol said.
     Austin was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, for treatment of a pelvic injury. His motor home was destroyed.


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Telling Their Stories
 
Five Years Later, 50 Iconic Images:  The Lingering Legacy of the Katrina Photographs

 
When photographers converged on the convention center in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, survivor Angela Perkins cried out, "Thank God, the press is here.”  Her words expressed a sentiment that characterizes the storytelling and relationships between the people of the Gulf Coast and the media that developed in the months that followed.  
 
On Saturday, August 21, a juried exhibit of Katrina imagery will open at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art <http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/> coinciding with the 5-year anniversary of the disaster.

The National Press Photographers Association invites you to the opening of this exhibit, and a program of workshops exploring the past, present and future of visual storytelling of Gulf Coast disasters.  The photos will be auctioned with the proceeds going to the Ogden Museum photography in schools program.  
 
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FCC in move to regulate internet

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Published: June 18 2010 01:35 | Last updated: June 18 2010 01:35

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took its first formal step towards the adoption of new regulations for the broadband industry, setting the stage for what could become one of the most expensive lobbying campaigns to hit Capitol Hill by major telecommunications and cable providers.

In a 3-2 vote along party lines, Democrats at the FCC on Thursday agreed to begin formal consideration to adopt new rules for high- speed internet companies such as AT&T and Comcast, which have until now operated virtually free of the FCC’s oversight. Technically, the FCC’s majority passed a motion to “open for comment” new broadband rules, the first step to passing the rules.

 OROVILLE – A visitor frsom Wellpinit was killed early Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car while he walking along U.S. Highway 97.
     John L. George, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash four miles south of town.

A bomb was found on a car owned by Edgar and Cyndi Steele when Cyndi Steele brought the car to the Fast Lane Quik Lube on Government Way in Coeur d'Alene and mechanics found it underneath the vehicle. More Details

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The 52-year-old American held in Pakistan, where he said he was looking for Osama Bin Laden, is a Colorado man who works as an independent contractor, his brother said Tuesday.

"My brother is not crazy. He is highly intelligent and loves his country and he has not forgotten what Osama has done to this country," Scott Faulkner, brother of Gary Brooks Faulkner, told CNN.

Pakistani police announced Faulkner's detention Tuesday.

The California-born Faulkner was carrying a pistol, a sword, night-vision equipment and Christian religious books, said Mumtaz Ahmed, a police chief in the area. He moved to Colorado in 1968, his brother said.


June 13: Candidates line up for Okanogan, Ferry positions
     OKANOGAN - Several candidates, including a previously undeclared challenger to Treasurer Leah McCormack, filed for elective office in Okanogan County.

New Hayden Wal-Mart to begin hiringRead the original story

8 hrs ago | KREM.com

Wal-Mart officials say they will begin hiring about 600 workers for jobs at two stores in northern Idaho.
The Washington State Patrol reports a rollover crash partially blocking SR 395 near Hatch Road in North Spokane County.
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SPOKANE -- Three letters containing white powder were mailed to Inland Northwest federal offices Monday.

One letter was mailed to the FBI Office in Spokane at the Rockpointe Building, another was received at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Coeur d'Alene, and a third was found at the FBI Office in Downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Throughout the Northwest, a total of 7 letters have been located so far. The FBI confirms letters were mailed to the Seattle Federal Courthouse, Bellevue IRS building, Boise U.S. Attorney's Office, and an office in Pocatello, Idaho.

SPOKANE -- Three letters containing white powder were mailed to Inland Northwest federal offices Monday.

One letter was mailed to the FBI Office in Spokane at the Rockpointe Building, another was received at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Coeur d'Alene, and a third was found at the FBI Office in Downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Throughout the Northwest, a total of 7 letters have been located so far. The FBI confirms letters were mailed to the Seattle Federal Courthouse, Bellevue IRS building, Boise U.S. Attorney's Office, and an office in Pocatello, Idaho.=

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SPOKANE, Wash. -The Spokane County Sheriff's Department has found 16 year old Noel Kaleikini found alive and well.

Spokane County Sheriff's deputies were looking for the girl after she was reported missing from her north Spokane home at 11 p.m. Saturday night. 

           

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Outsiders are in among Washington state Republicans, with candidates who align themselves with the Tea Party and conservative causes getting long and lengthy ovations at the party's convention.

More than 1,200 delegates wrapped up the three-day meeting Saturday in Vancouver, hearing speech after speech castigating big government and Democrats, who hold power in both Washington, D.C., and Washington state.

However, the August primary and not party conventions will decide the candidates for November's general election.

Among those speaking were U.S. Senate candidate Clint Didier, who has the endorsement of Sarah Palin, and fellow Senate candidate Dino Rossi.s


           


BRIDGEPORT - A Bridgeport woman was injured as a passenger in a car that left state Highway 173 early June 12.
     Maria Villalobos-Menchaca, 41, Bridgeport, was northbound about 2.6 miles from town around 4:46 a.m. when her car left the road to the right. It scraped the side of a utility pole and overturned before coming to rest on its top, the Washington State Patrol said.
     Villalobos-Menchaca was not injured.
     A passenger, Olga Mosqueda-Gonzalez, 40, fractured her right arm.
     Both women wore seatbelts.
     The car was destroyed

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SPOKANE -- A woman is behind bars charged with the stabbing of her boyfriend in North Spokane.

Police say Sarah Walsh, 19, is charged with first degree assault.  Neighbors called police around 1:00 a.m. Saturday at an apartment complex off East Wabash and North Lidgerwood.

The boyfriend was stabbed in his side.  Police say it is not life-threatening.  Police executed a search warrant at the apartment.  They think a kitchen steak knife was used in the stabbing

SPOKANE, Wash.  - A 9-year-old girl remains in critical condition in Spokane after a crash that also injured her father and grandmother.

The sheriff's office reports their car was hit Thursday evening by a pizza delivery car that ran a stop sign at an intersection about 20 miles north of Spokane.

Det. David Thornbug says the girl suffered major internal injuries. Her grandmother suffered a broken neck and fractured ribs. Her father received minor injuries and was able to start CPR on his daughter before medics arrived.

           

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of India early Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

A local tsunami watch for India was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, but was later canceled.

"Man, that felt scary. My whole bed shook," said Inderjith Mathivanan in Chennai, India, who felt the tremor last for about four seconds.

The quake struck around 1 a.m. local time about 150 km (95 miles) west of the Nicobar Islands at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). It was downgraded by USGS from an earlier magnitude of 7.7.

A receptionist at the Marine Hill, Port Blair SeaShell Hotel on the islands described the quake as "a little bit shaking, the land." Sumit Govind said the quake caused no damages to the islands.

Police confirmed no loss of life or damage on the Andaman or Nicobar Islands.

                                                                                 

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King James Version: Daniel Chapter 10

1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
   



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New oil spill total is bad news for BP, wildlife
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF and HARRY R. WEBER

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GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major repercussions for both the environment and BP's financial health, killing more marine life and dramatically increasing the amount the company must pay in fines and damages.

Scientists now say the blown-out well could have been spewing as much as 2 million gallons of crude a day before a cut-and-cap maneuver started capturing some of the flow, meaning more than 100 million gallons may have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since the start of the disaster in April. That is more than nine times the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, previously the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

The larger estimates, while still preliminary and considered a worst-case scenario, could contribute to breathtaking liabilities against BP. Penalties can be levied against the company under a variety of environmental protection laws, including fines of up to $1,100 under the Clean Water Act for each barrel of oil spilled.

Based on the maximum amount of oil possibly spilled to date, that would translate to a potential civil fine for simple discharge alone of $2.8 billion. If BP were found to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct, the civil fine could be up to $4,300 per barrel, or up to $11.1 billion.

"It's going to blow the record books up," said Eric Schaeffer, who led the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement office from 1997 to 2002.

A larger spill also could lead to increased environmental hazards, with shrimp, crabs and fish such as marlin and swordfish especially hard hit.

"Certainly if there are greater volumes of oil than were originally estimated, that doesn't bode well," said Jim Franks, a fisheries biologist at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. "Do we expect twice the impact? I don't know how to judge that, but that much more oil could not be good at all for fish and wildlife resources. I would anticipate far-reaching impacts."

Days after the spill began, government officials told the public that the ruptured well a mile below the Gulf was leaking 42,000 gallons a day. Then, officials said it was actually five times bigger. That estimate didn't last long either. The new estimates are based on spillcam video as well as such things as satellite, sonar and pressure readings.

The lead scientist in the effort said the most credible range at the moment is between 840,000 gallons and 1.68 million gallons a day.

Another part of the equation is how much more oil started to leak last week after the riser pipe was cut, a step that BP and government officials said could increase the flow by 20 percent. The pipe cut was necessary to install a cap over the well; the cap has captured an estimated 4 million gallons so far.

If the higher-end estimates prove accurate, the leak amounts to an Exxon Valdez every five days or so. At that rate, in just over three weeks from now it will eclipse the worst oil spill in peacetime history, the 1979 Ixtoc disaster in Mexico, which took 10 months to belch out 140 million gallons of oil into the Gulf.

And there's more bad news. The oil gushing from the Gulf contains large amounts of natural gas. Samantha Joye, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Georgia, said that can contribute significantly to oxygen levels plummeting in the water as microbes eat the methane clouds.

In addition to the potential for billions in fines, BP is responsible for paying all cleanup costs and up to $75 million for economic damages. But it could face far heavier expenses if gross negligence is found or if it is determined that there was a violation of a federal safety, construction or operating regulation, Schaeffer said.

"You bet the trial lawyers are sharpening their swords around that language," he said.

And that's not including the tens of billions of dollars in shareholder wealth that has already evaporated with the plunge of BP's stock since the disaster.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg became a lonely defender of BP, declaring the world should not rush to point fingers at the British oil giant. The billionaire tycoon often sides with CEOs and businesses entangled in public relations disasters.

"The guy that runs BP didn't exactly go down there and blow up the well," Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show. "And what's more, if we want them to fix it and they're the only ones with the expertise, I think I might wait to assign blame."

That the BP oil spill may be twice as bad as earlier estimates was hard news to hear but no surprise to Christian Delos Reyes, a 39-year-old oyster dredger.

"Crabs start real small. You know they're all going to die. It'll kill all the oysters. In my opinion, I don't think it'll ever be all right," Reyes said. "I think it's destroyed."

Wanda Kirby, 65, owns the Sandpiper Shores Motel in Grand Isle, La., a couple of hundred feet from where a long strand of bright orange boom slices across the beach to block the oil.

"Whether it's five gallons or five million, I don't care. We don't really need to be wasting time measuring it," she said. "We just need to stop it."

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Weber reported from Houston. Associated Press writers Jay Reeves, John Flesher, Brian Skoloff, Tamara Lush, Ray Henry and Kevin McGill contributed to this report.








INCID ENT TYPE: ROAD BLOCKAGE
DETAILS: KELLER FERRY CLOSED FOR 2-3 HOURS FOR BOAT REPAIR
(THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE MONTH LONG CLOSURE THAT STARTS MONDAY 6/14/10)
LOCATION: SR21 KELLER FERRY FERRY COU NTY 10 MILES SOUTH OF KELLER
INCIDENT OCCURRED AT: 06-10-2010 / 0839
ROAD BLOCKED: FULLY
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The new law goes into effect today

$124 Ticket for Violators

As of June 10, 2010, Washington’s new cell phone law is in effect—with strict police enforcement. If police see you holding a phone to your ear or texting while driving, they can pull you over. Tickets are $124 and could be more if your distracted driving causes a collision.

The New Law Means

• No talking on handheld cell phones while driving.

• No texting while driving.

• Teens with intermediate driver licenses or learner permits may not use a wireless device at all while driving, including hands-free devices, unless they’re reporting an emergency.

This law is not meant to encourage the use of hands-free devices. Hands-free devices offer no safety benefit. Parking your phone is the only safe way to drive. Pulling to the shoulder to talk on the phone or text is rarely a safe option and should only be done in an emergency.

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PATEROS – Okanogan County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a man who may have driven his vehicle into the Methow River.
     Missing is Ambrose Sorano-Florencio, 48, Pateros.
     Sheriff Frank Rogers said his office was notified about 10:50 a.m. May 20 that someone possibly driven into the river from Fish Hatchery Road near Pateros.
     Sorano-Florencio had been with another person the night before but had not shown up for work.
     Deputies found a place where it appeared a vehicle had driven down to the riverbank. A license plate from his vehicle was found, along with a burn barrel that had been struck and was lying next to the river, Rogers said.
     “The Sheriff’s Office marine patrol put a boat in the water and, using sonar, attempted to locate the vehicle underwater,” he said. “Because of the recent rains and runoff, the Methow River is running extremely deep and fast.”
     Deputies may have located the vehicle in extremely fast water in an area with several large boulders, he said.
     “Due to the risk to divers because of the water issues, no divers were allowed to enter the river,” he said.
     The search will resume when the water recedes.






ROME (AP) - Catholic Church officials said Friday the recent creation by researchers of the first synthetic cell can be a positive development if correctly used, but warned scientists that only God can create life.

Vatican and Italian church officials were mostly cautious in their first reaction to the announcement from the United States that researchers had produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA. They warned scientists of the ethical responsibility of scientific progress and said that the manner in which the innovation is applied in the future will be crucial.

"If it is used toward the good, to treat pathologies, we can only be positive" in our assessment, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's top bioethics official, told state-run TV. "If it turns out not to be ... useful to respect the dignity of the person, then our judgment would change."

"We look at science with great interest. But we think above all about the meaning that must be given to life," said Fisichella, who heads Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life. "We can only reach the conclusion that we need God, the origin of life."

Catholic Church teaching holds that human life is God's gift, created through natural procreation between a man and woman. ROME (AP) - Catholic Church officials said Friday the recent creation by researchers of the first synthetic cell can be a positive development if correctly used, but warned scientists that only God can create life.

Vatican and Italian church officials were mostly cautious in their first reaction to the announcement from the United States that researchers had produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA. They warned scientists of the ethical responsibility of scientific progress and said that the manner in which the innovation is applied in the future will be crucial.

"If it is used toward the good, to treat pathologies, we can only be positive" in our assessment, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's top bioethics official, told state-run TV. "If it turns out not to be ... useful to respect the dignity of the person, then our judgment would change."

"We look at science with great interest. But we think above all about the meaning that must be given to life," said Fisichella, who heads Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life. "We can only reach the conclusion that we need God, the origin of life."

Catholic Church teaching holds that human life is God's gift, created through natural procreation between a man and woman.




The Past Week SCORECARD:
Sun, Moon, Geomagnetism, Quakes and Volcanic Ash Eruptions
Date Moon Volc. 6M+ EQs% Eq/Kp No.   (AT DATE LATEST FIRST)
                EYJAFJALLAJOKULL Southern Iceland; summit elev. 1666 m (9 km)
                                        SHIVELUCH Central Kamchatka (Russia) ; summit elev. 3283 m (8.3 km)
W 05                     3 2 2e1 1E2 3 2
                6.5M 05/05 16:29  18.1   SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
T 06A                   E1 3 3e2 2 2 2 3
                6.2M 05/06 02:42  35.0   SOUTHERN PERU
F 07                     3e3e2e1 3e1 2 2
S 08                     2E2 2 1e2 2e2 2
                6.1M 05/08 03:22  20.1   SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
S 09EqSN                e1e0 0E1 1 1e1 1
                7.2M 05/09 05:59  45.0   NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
M 10                     1 1 0 1e1 2 2 2
T 11MidAP V9             2 2 2 2e1 3 3 1
W 12MaxAP                2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
T 13                     1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
F 14NM                   1 0 0 0e0 2e1 1
S 15NL                   2 1 0 1 1e1 1 1
S 16                    e1e1e0 0e1e1e2 2
                 5.8M 05/16 05:16 113.0   PUERTO RICO
                 5.9M 05/15 15:18  30.0   SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
M 17                     2 2 1e1 2 1e2e1
T 18                     2 2 2e2e2 1 1 1
W 19                    e1E1 1e2e3 3 2 2
                6.0M 05/19 04:15 125.6   NORTHERN PERU
T 20P                    4 1e2 1

 

Sun:   4 on Kp line is Threshold for Geomagnetic Storm.
Earth: E-6M+ quake(s), e-5M quake(s)
Moon:  NM-New Moon, A-Apogee, P-Perigee, EqSN-Crosses Equator Going North,
       MaxAP-Max speed toward Perigee, MidAP-Midpoint heading to Perigee 

 

The EARTH & SUN DIGEST
Far Lunar Near Point; Volcanic Activity
...Week ending May 20, 2010, at a Glance in eleventh year since 1999

 

(Disclaimer:  Data is from the first week of evaluation, and thus is preliminary.  
Recent archives are at Pinpoint-News on www.bobshannon.org
Comments or questions are welcome.)

 

The JEWEL of the Week
Article:  Recent Volcanic Activity and Carbon Dioxide Emission (thanks to Canie on Pinpoint News)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/19/eyjafjallajokull-volcano-climate-carbon-emissions

 

The DIGEST of the Week

23-- Global Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M (Japan/Kamchatka-2; South Pacific-2)
1-- Global quakes of 6M or greater (from previous DIGEST)
894-- Past week total of 1.0M and greater for California and Nevada at 15:00 PST
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Anim/canv.html

 

2--Volcano with ash near Jet Stream (8+ km):  Iceland and Siberia, Russia
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/ Weekly Volcano Reports from GVN and USGS 

 

Selected Regional Earthquakes, see also FIVE Index. 
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Japan
5/13-5/19  Japan  4M-4, 5M-1; Kurils & Komandorskiye 4M-2, 5M-1;  Kamchatka & Okhorsk 4M-3
  4.7   2010/05/18 13:14:22    55.505    154.961  5.0   SEA OF OKHOTSK
  4.6   2010/05/18 08:33:50    43.945    147.904  49.7   KURIL ISLANDS
  5.7   2010/05/17 22:03:48    46.274    151.994  77.1   KURIL ISLANDS
  4.5   2010/05/17 13:04:47    55.162    165.497  36.9   KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
  4.6   2010/05/17 07:59:02    28.736    128.888  43.9   RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
  5.3   2010/05/16 12:35:50    28.843    128.548  34.5   RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
  4.7   2010/05/16 11:26:17    28.792    128.577  40.9   RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
  4.5   2010/05/15 09:20:42    57.477    162.183  37.6   NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
  4.3   2010/05/15 03:30:33    24.943    141.029  143.3   VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
  4.9   2010/05/13 13:56:56    55.610    154.818  35.0   SEA OF OKHOTSK
  4.9   2010/05/13 11:01:14    33.349    131.486  93.4   KYUSHU, JAPAN

Italy/Greece/Turkey/Iran 
 http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=current&sub=detail&id=55975
  4.8   2010/05/16 06:52:42    35.853    4.016  10.1   NORTHERN ALGERIA
  4.4   2010/05/16 03:51:31    35.901    4.089  10.0   NORTHERN ALGERIA
  5.1   2010/05/14 18:49:57    29.320    51.563  32.4   SOUTHERN IRAN
  5.1   2010/05/14 12:29:23    35.903    4.032  10.0   NORTHERN ALGERIA
 
EARTH this week:
FIVE INDEX of Global Earthquakes of 5.0
magnitude and greater
(LATEST FIRST)
  MAG      DATE     UTC-TIME    LAT       LON      DEPTH    Region
         y/m/d     h:m:s      deg       deg      km

  5.7   2010/05/20 08:06:30   -39.075    -92.025  10.0   SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND

  5.0   2010/05/19 12:42:10    -6.572    128.252  312.0   BANDA SEA
  5.4   2010/05/19 10:51:04   -54.804   -135.538  10.0   PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
  5.4   2010/05/19 10:30:12   -54.767   -135.326  10.0   PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
 6.0   2010/05/19 04:15:43    -5.069    -77.559  125.6   NORTHERN PERU
  5.2   2010/05/19 01:36:36   -13.133    167.050  230.1   VANUATU
  5.2   2010/05/19 00:13:21    -6.636    105.171  33.6   SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
  5.4   2010/05/18 12:00:02    -7.903    107.269  69.7   JAVA, INDONESIA
  5.1   2010/05/18 09:45:22   -62.830    166.389  10.0   BALLENY ISLANDS REGION
  5.7   2010/05/17 22:03:48    46.274    151.994  77.1   KURIL ISLANDS
  5.1   2010/05/17 20:05:42   -16.429    -14.231  10.0   SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
  5.1   2010/05/17 09:51:20    -7.604    119.757  35.4   FLORES SEA
  5.3   2010/05/16 19:06:38   -34.540    -15.381  13.0   TRISTAN DA CUNHA REGION
  5.2   2010/05/16 16:39:34    73.475    7.384  10.2     GREENLAND SEA
  5.1   2010/05/16 15:29:03    73.387    7.249  10.0     GREENLAND SEA
  5.3   2010/05/16 12:35:50    28.843    128.548  34.5   RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
  5.4   2010/05/16 08:55:46    14.405    93.179  35.0    ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
  5.1   2010/05/16 05:30:58   -34.842    -16.062  10.0   SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
  5.8   2010/05/16 05:16:11    18.400    -67.070  113.0   PUERTO RICO
  5.3   2010/05/16 01:08:08   -51.866    28.253  10.0    SOUTH OF AFRICA
  5.7   2010/05/16 00:33:08    0.443    124.607  141.1   MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
   5.9   2010/05/15 15:18:07   -23.539   -176.629  30.0   SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
  5.1   2010/05/14 18:49:57    29.320    51.563  32.4    SOUTHERN IRAN
  5.1   2010/05/14 12:29:23    35.903    4.032  10.0     NORTHERN ALGERIA
  5.1   2010/05/13 05:35:12    42.182   -126.475  9.7    OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

 

UNITED STATES And U.S. Territorial Earthquakes 3.0 magnitude and greater,
with quakes possibly felt from nearby countries;
(Quake magnitude: **-5M, ***-6M or greater)
(Totals to right of latest quake.  3M quakes in totals not shown)

 

  3.0   2010/05/20 12:44:52    36.843   -121.576  4.5    CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
  3.4   2010/05/20 10:28:08    32.655   -115.883  1.6    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.2   2010/05/20 09:42:25    32.643   -115.873  6.5    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.4   2010/05/20 09:22:39    32.641   -115.865  5.4    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.7   2010/05/20 08:59:34    32.638   -115.865  5.6    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

5/13-5/19 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3M-8, 4M-3
  4.0   2010/05/19 14:39:26    32.655   -115.743  14.4   * SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  4.5   2010/05/19 00:38:59    32.639   -115.830  13.1   * SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.1   2010/05/18 00:19:48    38.816   -122.802  2.8    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.0   2010/05/16 14:12:53    40.348   -124.984  14.8   OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
  3.3   2010/05/15 17:54:43    37.701   -121.999  11.1   SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
  3.0   2010/05/15 11:33:17    34.002   -118.343  8.4    GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
  3.9   2010/05/15 03:19:01    34.091   -119.066  17.9   GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
  4.1   2010/05/14 19:33:03    42.232   -126.467  10.0   * OFF THE COAST OF OREGON-3M-3, 4M-9, 5M-2
  4.0   2010/05/14 19:10:24    42.264   -126.670  10.0   * OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
  3.0   2010/05/14 19:03:04    45.359   -121.752  5.3    MOUNT HOOD AREA, OREGON
  3.5   2010/05/14 11:35:17    35.961   -117.332  1.5    CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
  4.0   2010/05/14 05:11:07    32.675   -115.873  6.1    * SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  4.1   2010/05/14 01:01:20    42.339   -126.175  10.0   * OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
  5.1   2010/05/13 05:35:12    42.182   -126.475  9.7    ** OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

5/6-5/12  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3M-11, 4M-3, 5M-1
4/29-5/5  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  3M-11
4/22-4/28  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  3M-17, 4M-3
4/8-4/14  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3M-26, 4M-3 

 

Baja and Gulf of California, Colima, Jalisco and Chiapas
 
  3.2   2010/05/20 13:22:36    32.179   -115.254  0.4    BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
  4.4   2010/05/20 09:26:25    32.633   -115.864  5.1    * BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

5/13-5/19 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO  3M-23, 4M-2
  4.3   2010/05/15 08:38:55    32.265   -115.245  10.3   * BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
  4.3   2010/05/13 08:24:45    16.846    -94.506  95.1   * OAXACA, MEXICO
5/6-5/12  BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO  3M-28, 4M-1
  4.8   2010/05/09 10:42:52    27.587   -115.181  10.0   * OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO
4/29-5/5  BAYA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO  3M-33, 4M-3
  4.0   2010/05/04 13:05:33    31.925   -115.014  10.0   * BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
  4.7   2010/05/04 11:26:32    32.275   -115.265  10.0   * BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
  4.4   2010/04/29 17:51:15    32.587   -115.776  2.4    * BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
4/22-4/28 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO  3M-42, 4M-1
4/15-4/21  BAJA CALIFORNIA  3M-81, 4M-7             

 

Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa
  4.8   2010/05/20 10:52:04    17.068    146.099  100.7  * ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
  3.5   2010/05/18 08:19:59    19.317   -155.216  11.5   ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
  3.0   2010/05/15 20:40:31    19.169   -155.688  4.9     ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
  3.0   2010/05/14 05:42:44    19.412   -154.814  10.6    HAWAII REGION, HAWAII 
 
Alaska  (*-4M quakes, **-5M, ***-6M+)
5/13-5/19  ALASKA & ISLANDS  3M-9, 4M-5
  4.3   2010/05/18 12:49:18    55.948   -157.613  34.8    ALASKA PENINSULA
  4.2   2010/05/17 14:04:15    51.179   -179.108  32.0    * ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
  4.8   2010/05/15 09:38:05    52.251   -170.896  35.7    * FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
  4.6   2010/05/13 18:30:53    65.226   -167.095  22.8    * NORTHERN ALASKA
  4.9   2010/05/13 15:11:55    54.012   -163.368  52.6    * UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA 

After nearly a year of construction the Freya Bridge in East Spokane is a week away from being reopened for business. Crews will reopen the bridge, which is the main route from the I-90 corridor to Spokane Community College and Hillyard, next week in time for Memorial Day. The bridge has been closed since last August. The construction project removed two side-by-side bridges over the Santa Fe railroad lines and replaced it with one single bridge which the city says will relieve traffic congestion


MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- The National Weather Service is reporting a potential tornado touched down northeast of Moses Lake Wednesday night around 6:15 p.m.

A homeowner in the area says he watched as it picked up a barn and threw it, ripped into pieces, nearly 30 feet away. The barn was reportedly lifted 20 feet into the air as well. This happened five miles northeast of road "P".

The owner of the horse barn says no one was hurt, including the animals.

The National Weather Service estimates the possible tornado was 300 feet wide and on the ground for a 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile.

MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- The National Weather Service is reporting a potential tornado touched down northeast of Moses Lake Wednesday night around 6:15 p.m.

A homeowner in the area says he watched as it picked up a barn and threw it, ripped into pieces, nearly 30 feet away. The barn was reportedly lifted 20 feet into the air as well. This happened five miles northeast of road "P".

The owner of the horse barn says no one was hurt, including the animals.

The National Weather Service estimates the possible tornado was 300 feet wide and on the ground for a 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile.

Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food By Steve Green S 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, may be the most dangerous bill in the history of the US. It is to our food what the bailout was to our economy, only we can live without money. “If accepted [S 510] would preclude the public’s right to grow, own, trade, transport, share, feed and eat each and every food that nature makes. It will become the most offensive authority against the cultivation, trade and consumption of food and agricultural products of one’s choice. It will be unconstitutional and contrary to natural law or, if you like, the will of God.” ~Dr. Shiv Chopra, Canada Health whistleblower It is similar to what India faced with imposition of the salt tax during British rule, only S 510 extends control over all food in the US, violating the fundamental human right to food. Monsanto says it has no interest in the bill and would not benefit from it, but Monsanto’s Michael Taylor who gave us rBGH and unregulated genetically modified (GM) organisms, appears to have designed it and is waiting as an appointed Food Czar to the FDA (a position unapproved by Congress) to administer the agency it would create — without judicial review — if it passes. S 510 would give Monsanto unlimited power over all US seed, food supplements, food and farming. History In the 1990s, Bill Clinton introduced HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points) purportedly to deal with contamination in the meat industry. Clinton’s HACCP delighted the offending corporate (World Trade Organization “WTO”) meat packers since it allowed them to inspect themselves, eliminated thousands of local food processors (with no history of contamination), and centralized meat into their control. Monsanto promoted HACCP. In 2008, Hillary Clinton, urged a powerful centralized food safety agency as part of her campaign for president. Her advisor was Mark Penn, CEO of Burson Marsteller*, a giant PR firm representing Monsanto. Clinton lost, but Clinton friends such as Rosa DeLauro, whose husband’s firm lists Monsanto as a progressive client and globalization as an area of expertise, introduced early versions of S 510. S 510 fails on moral, social, economic, political, constitutional, and human survival grounds. 1. It puts all US food and all US farms under Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, in the event of contamination or an ill-defined emergency. It resembles the Kissinger Plan. 2. It would end US sovereignty over its own food supply by insisting on compliance with the WTO, thus threatening national security. It would end the Uruguay Round Agreement Act of 1994, which put US sovereignty and US law under perfect protection. Instead, S 510 says: COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization or any other treaty or international agreement to which the United States is a party. 3. It would allow the government, under Maritime Law, to define the introduction of any food into commerce (even direct sales between individuals) as smuggling into “the United States.” Since under that law, the US is a corporate entity and not a location, “entry of food into the US” covers food produced anywhere within the land mass of this country and “entering into” it by virtue of being produced. 4. It imposes Codex Alimentarius on the US, a global system of control over food. It allows the United Nations (UN), World Health Organization (WHO), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the WTO to take control of every food on earth and remove access to natural food supplements. Its bizarre history and its expected impact in limiting access to adequate nutrition (while mandating GM food, GM animals, pesticides, hormones, irradiation of food, etc.) threatens all safe and organic food and health itself, since the world knows now it needs vitamins to survive, not just to treat illnesses. 5. It would remove the right to clean, store and thus own seed in the US, putting control of seeds in the hands of Monsanto and other multinationals, threatening US security. See Seeds – How to criminalize them, for more details. 6. It includes NAIS, an animal traceability program that threatens all small farmers and ranchers raising animals. The UN is participating through the WHO, FAO, WTO, and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in allowing mass slaughter of even heritage breeds of animals and without proof of disease. Biodiversity in farm animals is being wiped out to substitute genetically engineered animals on which corporations hold patents. Animal diseases can be falsely declared. S 510 includes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), despite its corrupt involvement in the H1N1 scandal, which is now said to have been concocted by the corporations. 7. It extends a failed and destructive HACCP to all food, thus threatening to do to all local food production and farming what HACCP did to meat production – put it in corporate hands and worsen food safety. 8. It deconstructs what is left of the American economy. It takes agriculture and food, which are the cornerstone of all economies, out of the hands of the citizenry, and puts them under the total control of multinational corporations influencing the UN, WHO, FAO and WTO, with HHS, and CDC, acting as agents, with Homeland Security as the enforcer. The chance to rebuild the economy based on farming, ranching, gardens, food production, natural health, and all the jobs, tools and connected occupations would be eliminated. 9. It would allow the government to mandate antibiotics, hormones, slaughterhouse waste, pesticides and GMOs. This would industrialize every farm in the US, eliminate local organic farming, greatly increase global warming from increased use of oil-based products and long-distance delivery of foods, and make food even more unsafe. The five items listed — the Five Pillars of Food Safety — are precisely the items in the food supply which are the primary source of its danger. 10. It uses food crimes as the entry into police state power and control. The bill postpones defining all the regulations to be imposed; postpones defining crimes to be punished, postpones defining penalties to be applied. 


SPOKANE -- A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after he crashed into a pickup truck in Downtown Spokane Wednesday morning.

It happened around 6:00 a.m. at the intersection of Fourth and Maple. Emergency responders say the pickup was traveling westbound on Fourth when the man on the motorcycle hit him while trying to turn from Maple.

The rider was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Emergency crews say his injuries are minor. The driver in the pickup was not hurt.




$47,000 reward for Wenatchee teen's killer - News Story - KXLY Spokane  The reward for information to help catch the killer of a 17-year-old Wenatchee High School student is now up to $47,000. A task force of police and Douglas and Chelan sheriff's deputies says they have checked more than 400 leads and conducted more than 700 interviews, but they could use more tips in the death of MacKenzie Cowell.  She left a beauty school class in Wenatchee Feb. 9. Her body was found four days later along the Columbia River at Crescent Bar. she had been hit on the head, strangled and stabbed in the neck.



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BREWSTER - Police officers are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect in an armed robbery in Columbia Cove Park May 9.
     The incident occurred about 9:20 p.m., Brewster Police Chie f Ron Oules said.
     The man accosted a woman in the park, displayed a weapon and demanded money, Oules said. He declined to specify the kind of weapon.
     The victim gave the robber an undisclosed amount of money and the man fled on foot. No one was injured.
     Police officers used a K-9 unit to track the suspect, but couldn't locate him.


Tonasket man dies in crash near Beebe bridge
     CHELAN FALLS - A Tonasket man died May 12 at the scene of a two-vehicle, head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 two miles south of Beebe bridge.
     John P. Harris, 89, was northbound at 1:10 p.m. when his SUV crossed the highway and collided on the southbound shoulder with a southbound car driven by Christine K. Jensen, 61, Oroville, the Washington State Patrol said.
     Both vehicles were destroyed.
     Jensen was taken to Lake Chelan Community Hospital, Chelan, with a fractured left knee, the patrol said.
     Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

NO WSP GRACE PERIOD ON CELL PHONE ENFORCEMENT
-Troopers Will “Fully Enforce” New Primary Law Starting June 10-

(Olympia)—The Washington State Patrol announced today that it will not offer
a grace period when texting while driving and failure to use a hands-free
device become primary traffic offenses on June 10.

It is common for the state patrol to offer an educational grace period when a
new law requires drivers to change long-standing behavior.

“Drivers have already had nearly two years to adjust their driving habits,” said
WSP Chief John R. Batiste. “We will fully enforce this law from day one.”

Laws prohibiting texting and requiring hands-free devices took effect in 2008,
but have been considered secondary violations. Officers had to witness some
other infraction in order to make a traffic stop. The new designation as
primary offenses mean police can stop drivers for a texting or cell phone
violation alone.

Batiste is disappointed that the laws’ previous status didn’t win more voluntary
compliance. In some cases there was outright defiance.

“They would look right at our troopers with phones held to their ears,” Batiste
said. “They knew that without another violation we couldn’t do anything.”

The texting and cell phone requirements are intended to save lives and reduce
injuries by eliminating these two major sources of driver distraction.

Since the laws went into effect in 2008, WSP has written approximately 3,000
tickets and given about 5,900 warnings. The patrol believes the number of
collisions caused by inappropriate use of mobile devices is greatly under-
reported.

“Few drivers are going to admit they were on a cell phone, or texting, after a
crash,” Batiste said. “We are choosing to take action before a collision occurs
in hopes of preventing these needless tragedies.”

The fine for a violation is $124.

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This just in announcing Barbara Mowry who is running for Bob Morton's seat.
        Ferry County Democrats
        www.ferrycountydemocrats.org 
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fw: May Meeting
Date: Thu, May 13, 2010 9:26 am
To: "Ferry County Democrats" <info@ferrycountydemocrats.org>

 
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Esvelt 
To: Bob Esvelt 
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:49 AM
Subject: May Meeting

Fellow Democrats,
 
Our May 17 regular Stevens County Democrats meeting will be at the Pizza Factory, 662 S. Main, Colville, as usual beginning with social hour at 6:00 and the meeting at 7:00.  Please come meet and hear Barbara Mowrey who is running for the State Senate seat from the 7th Legislative District.  A number of other business items will be covered as well.
 
At that meeting the Precinct Committee Officers will consider nominating the Democratic Candidates for the Assessors Office and probably for the Sheriff position.
 
I hope to see you there, Bob. 
 
 

Hello Rail Trail Fans! Here Is Your Spring 2010 Update!


Lots going on: Click on links included and as always, please visit our main site for the most current information.

WEED SPRAY : Ferry County has signed an agreement with the weed board to spray the entire rail corridor for noxious weeds. A variety of noxious weeds have gained ground due to having been totally un-treated the last few years during the railbanking process, so this is great news! Information such as scheduled spray times etc. can be attained through the weed board located in the basement of the County Court house or call (
509) 775-5210 or visit the weed board’s website: http://www.ferry-county.com/Other_Depts/Weed.html

IN  THE NEWS: Rail Trail in the news twice this week:

1) Bill Chamberlain has written a lovely and informative article articulating the trails current uses, which appears in the May edition of the Ferry  County View. Copies of the View are free around town or try this link to the full article on the View website: http://www.ferrycountyview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=59

2) Curlew School Safe Route to School planners include rail corridor in Route Walk plan. Commissioners Bond and Miller did not support due to the technicality of a missing protocol. The Curlew School Community Association (CSCA) in conjunction with representatives from the County Road Department, the North East Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (N.E.W RTPO) and County’s Rail Corridor Committee (RCC) all worked hard on this. We appreciate their efforts and thank them! Read the full story here: http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100511a.shtml

TWO RAIL CORRIDOR COMMITTEE VACANCIES: Rail Corridor Committee members Jim Schumacher and Stan Christie both recently resigned from the RCC. The RCC hopes to fill these vacancies immediately. Please submit your letter of interest ASAP to the Ferry County Commissioners and RCC chair Bobbi Weller <weller@rcabletv.com>  <commissioners@co.ferry.wa.us>

UPCOMING nearby MUSCLE POWER EVENTS

1) Grab your passport and bike/walk or run to a fun trail  event in Grand Forks this weekend. Grand Forks Annual Spring Duathlon is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th at 10am. This is a 5 km run and 10 Km bike ride starting and finishing at the Grand Forks City Park to commemorate “WORLD HEALTH DAY”.  There is no fee for the event but they do request that you register for the Duathlon. The goal is to get more in our communities out and active on May 15th. For Registration call 250-442-2202

2) Fourth Annual Slocan Valley Poker Pedal: On a rail trail like ours! On Sunday, May 16, the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society partners with Slocan Valley Recreation to host the Fourth Annual Slocan Valley Poker Pedal.
More about the trail: http://svrt.sm-arts.ca/ <http://svrt.sm-arts.ca/>
More about the run/pedal: http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/nelsonstar/sports/92366504.html

FINALLY:  A BIG THANKS! To everyone who made our FCRTP annual meeting and The Ferry County Conservation Fair booth big successes! Patty Nagler won the FCRTP T-shirt and chose yellow to be more visible while kayaking on Curlew Lake!

Please get involved and support the FCRTP and RCC as both groups work towards development of this great new community asset. The sooner we get improvement funds for our 30 mile rail trail facility the sooner we all reap the health and economic benefits.   
  


Ferry County Rail Trail Partners <info@ferrycountyrailtrail.com>
http://www.ferrycountyrailtrail.com





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