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PAGE 10 • NOVEMBER 3, 2004 • THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWSMayers toreceive itsshare of $1.9million grant-From Page 1“The project will purchasenew computers and medicalrecords software for ruralclinics, upgrade telemedicineequipment throughout theregion, and provide comprehensivetechnology trainingto clinicians,” said NSRHNExecutive Director SperanzaAvram, who is based inNevada City“Some of the funds willbe used to expand accessto mental health services inthe remote region of easternShasta County,” he said.Mayers CEO Jerry Fikessaid the hospital wouldreceive $25,000 the first yearto expand its telemedicinetechnology.“We’re getting anothertelemedicine unit and we willbe able to do psychiatric consultationsin a patient’s room,”Fikes said.He said they would alsoexpand the technology sothat it can be used in theemergency room and in acutecare rooms.In the second year of funding,Mayers is due to received$15,000 to defray costs forproviding a mental healthprofessional to serve theIntermountain area throughCrossroads.Fikes said Mayers wouldalso receive $5,000 todevelop and train staff to staywith mental health patientsuntil they are transportedelsewhere or released or“to develop a resource thatmeets needs.”More than 40 rural healthproviders in Nevada, Sierra,Plumas, Lassen, Modoc,Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity andTehama counties are participatingin the NSRHN HCAPprogram over the next threeyears.Fallout to billpassage unknown,says fire chief-From Page 1“The fallout is I’m notchopping down my trees,”said Commissioner DonnaCaldwell.At Sen. Sheilah Kuehl’soffice in Sacramento, BillCraven, staff on the SenateNatural Resources Committeechaired by Kuehl, saidFriday that the bill means“brush clearance, not clearcut.”He said homeowners,local fire departments, andthe California Department ofForestry and Fire Protection,would need to work togetherand make decisions that are“site specific,” creating defensiblespace that takes detailslike slope differences andwhere a home is situated onproperty, into consideration.“The existing law has provisionsin it to save certaintrees, bushes, and foundationplants and this bill does notchange that,” Craven said.“But it extends the distanceto avoid a fire spreading fromtree to tree to roof,” Cravensaid.He said is familiar withBurney that he’s seen theeffects of the Fountain Fire.The bill applies to propertyowners within either state fireprevention and suppressionresponsibility areas, or localresponsibility areas wherethe homes are “in very highfire hazard severity zones.”It also requires propertyowners in high-risk areas tocertify to their property insurancecarrier that new homeconstruction or reconstructioncomplies with all applicablestate or local fire- safebuilding standards.Craven said about 90 percentof the homes that burnedin Southern California lastOctober had vegetation within30 feet of the residence.The majority was within 10to 12 feet of the homes thatwere lost, he said.“The overriding issue isthere is too much vegetationtoo close to too manyhouses,” Craven said.May said the bill’s impacton Burney would be a futureagenda item.Congressman Wally Herger was the guest speaker for Burney High School’s Fall Renaissance assemblyOct. 21. From left are Vice-Principal Peggy Snelling, history and leadership teacher Sommer Newkirk,who invited Herger to the school, Rep. Herger, and Garrett Boyer, a senior and ASB vice-president.Congressman meets with BHS-From Page 1gressional District in NorthernCalifornia.“What do you plan to do inthe next two years if we hireyou?” asked senior GarrettBoyer.Herger, who visited Iraq inSeptember, said his highestpriority is to support Bush’smilitary policies.“Three-thousand innocentmen, women and childrenwere slaughtered on 9/11 in acowardly way by radical terrorists.We’re at war. This isa war like we’ve never beenin before“Let’s go after them andget them before they get us,”Herger said.He said he is concernedabout improving the economy“so that people are not overtaxedand I believe we are.“The forests are an issuehere because the radicalenvironmentalists won’t let usgo in and thin them and nowwe have fire ladders,” he said,adding that it also means lesswood going to the mills.Herger was wearing a“Don’t Be A Girlie Man” button,a reference to Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger descriptionof Democrats made duringstate budget talks.Herger is the father of ninechildren. His first electedoffice was as a trustee for theEast Nicolaus school district,near Sacramento.Today he represents640,000 constituents in 10counties.“In this life, you get whatyou put into it,” he said.He told the students theydon’t have to be perfect, butthey do have to be honestand willing to work hard.“Get there early, maybeleave a little late.“If you lived in old Iraqor North Korea or Cuba, itwouldn’t matter how hard youworked. Here, if you workhard, there’s nothing you can’tdo. If you have high goals,there isn’t anything you can’tdo in America.” he said.Herger helped presentprizes and shook each student’shand at the Oct. 22event. Before leaving, hepresented the school with anAmerican flag that had thedate it was flown over thenation’s capitol.Students were recognizedas follows.Outstanding Students7th grade: Ashley Bennett,Megan Calzia, Tony Mazzini,Amanda Peltier, JennaWatson and Becky Wyrick.8th grade: Kelsey Bateson,Ashley Carlton, DeniseCastro, Courtney Jones,Lindsey McQuade and TylerRiddell.9 th grade: Stephanie Akin,Nick Calzia, Dorothy Hatting,Krista Shandley, AdamValdivia and Ryan Watson.10th grade: Cooper Allison,Linda Bailey, Kayla Bateson,Jeremiah Newton and ChrisWall.11th grade: Nate Bartell,Megan Frazier, Ryan Nugent,Amber Spooner, MeganSpooner, Kayla Stover, JessicaVan Laak, Isaac Valdivia,Austin Wade, Tyler Watson,Megan Witherspoon andMichael Young.12th grade: Chase Ayers,Natalie Bartell, Nicole Carlotto,Sheena Hawkins,Roman Metzger, JennicaRice, Amy Spencer, AmandaWade, and Jennifer Wall.Performing Students7th grade: Derrick Carlton,David Daugherty, AngilaGard, Kelsey Green, KennyHiller, Stephanie McQuade,Shelby Selvidge and CeliaVillarruel.8th grade: Stacie Bailey,Kari Bartholomew, CobyFrazier, Dylan Harrington,Bianka Herrera, Silvia Herrera,Brandi Hickman, MaryahSnow, Brennan Stover, DerrickTeasley and MahlonWilson.9th grade: Kyle Cantrell,A. J. Cornejo, AlexandriaGuy, Amy Newton, Vince Pellegrino,Alysha Phipps, KaylaRoss and Michael Yingling.10th grade: Travis Arendt,Jason Bonjour, Derek Harrington,Jackie Harris, JustinKlein, Ryan Rhodes, BrendaSanchez, Cassie Scott,Maigan Vaughn, SamanthaMcQuade and Jason Faccenetti.11th grade: Travis Bushey,Colby Fitch, ChristopherGonzales, Brittany Hill,Brady Nelson, Jessica Perrine,Tyson Ramlow, PhillipThompson and Lacy Wilson.12th: Jeremy Babajan,Jessica Barber, DesireeHerold, Rashell Jarrell, DougRichardson and Gary Sarbacher.Achieving Students7th grade: Kayla Jones,Trisha Lakota, Rachel Mercado,Melissa McPhersonand Katie Nedved.8th grade: Hayden Bonseyand Jamie-Sue Rowton9th: Cindy Jones, BrianLudwick, Lenny Newman andJeff Shumaker.10th: Haley Armentrout,Tyler Roads, Sheila Wilsonand Dori Wyrick.11th: Michael Caldwell,Dusty Doetch, Leslie England,Andrea Jones andTahnee Pearson.12th: Bryan Owens.Striving Students:7th grade: Shelby Jackman,Ryan Phipps, StevenPusch and Jasmine Stanley.9th grade: Trevor Crook,Tanner Ramlow, Tyler Thorpe,Ashley Ward and James Jarrell.10th: Trevor Newport.12th: Shelby GreenAnnie Guffie is the owner of Creative Country, a new gift shop on Main Streetin Burney.‘Little bit of everything’at Burney gift shopCreative Country, a newgift shop that offers “a little bitof everything,” has openedon Main Street in Burney.Owner Annie Guffie saidshe wanted to have a storewhere people could find“affordable gifts instead ofhaving to drive to Redding.”She currently has a varietyof seasonal gifts and decorativeitems for Halloween andThanksgiving and has newshipments coming in daily.Creative Country hassomething for everyone,including games, stuffed animals,small toys and jewelryfor children.In the men’s gift sectionare a variety of “toys” forthe outdoorsman, including“Hitch Buds,” decorativefish tails and duck, deer andturkey heads to cover trailerhitch balls.There are wall hangings,an Americana section, primitivestyle decorations, dishtowels with old-fashionedappliqués, scented candles,and scented Soaps by Sally,a Burney craftswoman whomakes soaps in decorativedesigns and in a variety ofscents, from lemonade tovanilla spice.Guffie is also carrying thenew Baby Love braceletsand charms.A section of the store isstocked with scrapbookingsupplies Guffie plans to openone evening a week, startingNov. 12, at 7 p.m., so thatpeople can come in and worktogether.“There’s no fee. Just bringyour photos and materials,”she said.Though she’s only beenopen a few weeks, Guffiesaid the response has beengood.“People like the variety, thegood prices, and the attractivedisplays,” she said.Guffie and her familymoved to Burney three yearsago from Eureka.Her son and daughterattend Burney High Schooland she is also the mother ofa 15-month-old daughter.Creative Country is openfrom 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday.The store is at 37044, SuiteA, Main Street, next to theChanges Salon and acrossfrom Exxon Kwik Mart. Call335-6012.VIDEO ON DEMAND ATim-news.com