Portola News

By Dave Keller Staff Writer A courthouse annex design that could cost as much as $6.98 million received the support last week of the Plumas County Board of Supervisors.

Today, November 6th, is Marooned Without a Compass Day. Historical markers along lake and seashores tell many tales of lost ships and travelers.

The latest problem with reinstalling the 1969 Portola-Crespi Cross on Del Monte Beach is not a problem of separating church from state, but rather a problem of separating fact from fiction.

Legal Notices : Plumas County-wide Legals 10/21/09 Abandons business name STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the following Fictitious Business Name: Sierra Springs Trailer Resort.

Alicia Knadler Indian Valley Editor 10/21/2009 So far, so good for the break-even status at the Indian Valley Medical Clinic off Hot Springs Road.

Diana Jorgenson Portola Editor 10/14/2009 The rest stop along Highway 70 between Portola and Beckwourth is no more-at least until 2011.

Photo by Thomas Rivette This summer was a dream come true for me. In fact, it was something I always wanted to happen - a summer vacation with nothing but trains, whistles, bells and beautiful scenery.

Linda Satchwell Staff Writer 10/7/2009 The Plumas County Probation Department recently received a grant to start a Girl's Circle program at local schools.

It takes only a few steps from the trailhead amid old-growth redwoods to know that you're walking in history.

The Ohlone Indians were there first. They were there for thousands of years. They flew no flags, and they left only a light footprint on the sand.

Mayor Gavin Newsom 's campaign for governor has found yet another way to leverage social media and the Internet: a stirring advertisement on YouTube.

Diana Jorgenson Portola Editor 9/30/2009 Although the Lake Davis Treatment Plant has passed its projected August deadline to go online and provide drinking water to the city of Portola and Grizzly Lake Improvement District, it is in its final stages.

Linda Satchwell Staff Writer In an effort to save money and provide the best services possible to their patients, executives from area hospitals have begun talking specifics.

Joshua Sebold Staff Writer 9/30/2009 The Emergency Services Advisory Committee, which reports to the Board of Supervisors, held a workshop Tuesday, Sept.

News : Clio postmaster retires 9/23/09 Diana Jorgenson Portola Editor Clio's postmaster for the past 16 years, Steve Segoria will retire Friday, Oct.

They're more bizarre than cuddly and more squid than fish, with tentacles tapering to a beak under bulging eyes and podlike bodies propelled by what look like undulating dust ruffles.

Monterey, California comes equipped with its own "walk of history," liberally sprinkled with city-placed historical markers and sites.

A new carpool lane will open today along Interstate 580, one of several improvements in the Bay Area for those who share a ride to work.

For more than 20 years, Ann Kraemer has been a highly regarded vineyard manager in Napa Valley, helping such wineries as Shafer, Swanson, Chandon and Cain tend their plots, but never cultivating one of her own.

Work has started on several construction projects intended to change how drivers access Interstate 580 using Isabel or Portola avenues.