7 February 2012
Tuesday
Day of year: 38
Time: 09:30
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"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. "
Michel de Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592)
One of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance
Bombardment and capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee
by Currier and Ives.
Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Captures Fort Henry, TN
6 February 1862
It was the first important victory for the Union in the Civil War. Grant's plan was to advance
upon the fort while it was being simultaneously attacked by United States Navy
gunboats commanded by Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote. A combination of effective naval gunfire
and the poor siting of the fort, almost completely inundated by rising river waters, caused
its commander to surrender. Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Fill The Boot Drive for the Firefighters Burn Institute
Saturday & Sunday - 18 & 19 February 9:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.
Weather permitting
Worton's Foresthill Grocery
Deadliest Gunfight in U.S. History Happened in Foresthill
An article in this month’s edition of VFW magazine highlights the story of prospector Jonathan
Davis and the December day in 1854 when he killed 11 would-be murderers near what is now
Foresthill. The news account placed the former Army captain in Rocky Canyon near Todd Valley
on the American River with two other prospectors the day of the battle. They were attacked by
14 men who had reportedly robbed and killed 10 people hours earlier. Source: Auburn Journal
and
VFW Article
Low-Cost Chipping Available in Placer County
The program is now grant funded. To ensure its continuation, the
chipping service will switch to a cost-sharing format.
The County worked with the Resource Conservation District to establish a
sustainable cost-share rate structure to keep the program running. The cost-share
for the chipping service will be $40 for each hour of service. The minimum service
time will be a half hour. Call 530-367-2465 to arrange an appointment.
Foresthill Forum Municipal Advisory Council Meeting
Monday 6 February 7:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hall
24601 Harrison Street
889-4010
INFORMATION / NON-ACTION ITEM -- Foresthill Road Rumble Strips (8:15 – 8:30 min)
Follow up and proposed modification of locations of rumble strips (safety measures) within
residential/commercial areas along Foresthill Road.
Presenter: Ken Grehm, Director, Placer County Public Works (15 min)
Also we will have Public Safety Reports from the Foresthill Fire District, the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the California Highway Patrol,CAL FIRE and USFS. Also we will have reports from our Public Utility District and other Community Organizations.
Draft Minutes of Our Previous Meeting
The Full Snow Moon or the Full Hunger Moon
Tuesday 7 February 1:53 pm PST
Also Celtic: The Moon of Ice- Medieval English: The Storm Moon
Colonial American: The Trapper's Moon - Choctaw: The Little Famine Moon
Dakotah Sioux: The Moon When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow
Cherokee: The Bony Moon - Neo Pagan: The Snow Moon
Foresthill Fire Protection District
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday 7 February 7:00 p.m.
Foresthill Fire District Admin Office
24320 Main Street
367-2465
GENERAL ITEMS
- Action Item: Approval of Admin Policy regarding minimum staffing criteria
- Action Item: Resolution # 90-11 Amendment
- Action Item: AP #200: Infection Control
- Discussion Item: Approval of Admin Policy regarding minimum staffing criteria
- Discussion Item: Station 90 update
Draft Minutes of Our Previous Meeting
Foresthill Public Utility District - Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday 8 February 7:00 p.m.
Foresthill Fire District Admin Office - *Special Location*
24320 Main Street
367-2511
PRESENTATIONS
- Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ended June 30, 2011, presented by Paul Stroub, CPA
- Community Advisory Committee Recommendations, presented by Sheldon Smith
BUSINESS
- Consider an increase in the Base Water Rate Use Allocation to levels in place prior to
Ordinance 10-03 becoming effective.
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance 12-01, Ordinance Of The Board Of Directors Of The Foresthill Public Utility District Increasing The Base Allocation Set By Ordinance 10-03.
Public Comment:
Full Board Packet including Draft Minutes of Pervious Month's Meeting. (Large PDF File)
Fire Safe Communities Association
The mission of this organization is to connect organizations involved with making their communities
safe from wildfire. One of the objectives of the FSCA is to facilitate group interaction and action,
which will result in projects being defined. Some projects will have their own web page, which will
be posted here with a brief description.
Foresthill Forum and Supervisor Montgomery Coffee Videos Available
Full videos of these monthly events are available by clicking on the Vimeo logo. The Foresthill Forum
take place on the first Monday of the month. The Supervisor Montgomery Coffees take place every fourth
Monday of the month.
Not All Drivers Pull Over in Emergencies
(Click to See Video)
From the California DMV Driver Handbook
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
You must yield the right-of-way to a police car, fire engine, ambulance,
or other emergency vehicle using a siren and red light. Drive as close
to the right edge of the road as possible and stop until the emergency
vehicle(s) has passed. However, don't stop in an intersection. If you are
in an intersection when you see an emergency vehicle, continue through
the intersection and then drive to the right as soon as you can and stop.
Emergency vehicles often use the wrong side of the street to continue on
their way. They sometimes use a loud speaker to talk to drivers blocking
their path. Yield to Emergency Vehicles. Traffic in Both Directions Must
Pull to the Right Edge of the Road and Stop.
Roof Saver Sprinklers
P.O. Box 274 Foresthill, CA 95631
cell (530) 913-1339
info@roofsaversprinkler.com
Tim Gunn, Owner
The Foothill Inquirer Opens New Website
The Foothill Inquirer is an independent newspaper/newsletter located in Foresthill
California that covers news-of-interest mostly about the surrounding foothill area,
but also covering some state and national issues.
Our goal is to provide current and accurate news for the Foothill area in general,
and Foresthill in particular.
Due to increased costs in paper and ink, the FHI will no longer availible in hard copy
format after June 2010. However, anyone wishing to receive it regularly can sign up
for the e-mail loop by contacting fhinquirer@ftcnet.net Or you can read the newsletter
on our website.
A Midday Nap Markedly Boosts the Brain's Learning Capacity
U. C. Berkeley 02/21/10 - New research
shows that an hour's nap can dramatically boost and restore your brain power.
Indeed, the findings suggest that napping not only refreshes the mind, but
can make you smarter. Source: EurekAlert - AAAS
Analysis: Higgs Result Offers Glimpse of the Future
While not definitive enough to claim a discovery, new results provide the best evidence yet
for the existence of the elusive and coveted Higgs boson. The heads of the two experiments
that are searching for glimpses of the Higgs using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gave their
talks in the auditorium at Cern - the organisation that operates the collider.
Source: The BBC News Website, Geneva.
UCLA Researchers Engineer Bacteria to Turn Carbon
Dioxide into Liquid Fuel
Los Angeles 12/12/09 - Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering
and Applied Science have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume carbon
dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, which holds great potential as a
gasoline alternative. The reaction is powered directly by energy from sunlight,
through photosynthesis. Source: UCLA Newsroom
New Sierra Nevada Environmental License Plate
Campaign Launched
After years of planning, a new environmental license plate campaign for the Sierra
Nevada is being launched. Proceeds from the sale of specialty Sierra Nevada plates will
directly support projects that improve watershed health, reduce fire risk, protect
working landscapes for landowners, and promote recreation in the Sierra Nevada.
7,500 plates must be sold in one year before the DMV will issue plates.
Click here to order your personalized plate.
These plates also make unique gifts. Source: YubaNet
Getting Your Animals Out in an Emergency
Sadly, the devastating 49 Fire that swept through north Auburn in late
August affected not only homes and residents, but many pets who lived
in the fire zone. Despite herculean efforts made by first responders
and Animal Services officers, at least 20 pets died, estimates Animal
Services Program Manager Mike Winters. The fire moved too swiftly to
save all the animals trapped by smoke and flames. Click image at left to
read more. Source: Placer County Animal Services Newsletter
Know the Impact of Your Purchases
Every dollar you spend is a vote for how you want the world to be.
New Wikipedia Article on Local Fire Safe Councils
Fire safe councils are grassroots community-based organizations which
share the objective of making California's communities less vulnerable
to catastrophic wildfire. Fire safe councils accomplish this objective
through education programs and projects such as shaded fuel breaks or
firebreaks which protect property and provide fire fighters with a
place to fight the oncoming fire.
Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in
Forest Fire Smoke
Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect
human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires.
Foresthill weather, updated every 5 minutes
New California Weather Watch Network
Michael Anderson, State Climatologist with the California Department of Water Resources,
is looking for much-needed volunteers. He wants to get as many rain gauges as possible
in backyards all around the state to help forecasters and climatologists map California's
diverse rain patterns. "There is no substitute for accurate, local measurement of the
weather. This data will help not only short time-scale events like storms and floods,
but also serve as an added tool for recording and analyzing climate change.
Click here to read article on YubaNet's website in a separate page
Join the USA National Phenology Network
The USA NPN brings together citizen scientists, educators and students of all ages to monitor
the impacts of climate change on plants and animals. The network harnesses the power of
people and the Internet to monitor some 200 plant species found across the United States.
Phenology is the study of the seasonal timing of plant and animal life-cycle events such
as bird, fish and mammal migration and the leafing, blooming and fruiting of plants.
- Sign up to become an observer
- Select your site and your plants and register them online.
- Learn the phenophases for your plants and begin making observations.
- Report your observations online.
Fire Safe Books on our new Foresthill Library Page
On the Foresthill Library page, click on "Fire Safe Resources in the Foresthill Library".
The librarian has prepared a list of Books, DVDs and Videos available in our local library.
UC Davis - Arboretum All-Stars
The horticultural staff of the UC Davis Arboretum have identified
100 tough, reliable plants that have been tested in the Arboretum.
These plants are easy to grow, don't need a lot of water, have few
problems with pests or diseases, and have outstanding qualities in
the garden. Many of them are California native plants, support native
birds and insects and many are fire-resistant. These plants are available at selected retailers,
including
Eisley's Nursery, Auburn.
Pictured above is the Chinese fringe tree - Chionanthus
retusus.
Sierra Nevada Yard & Garden
A Homeowner's Guide to Landscaping in the Sierra
The Sierra Nevada Alliance presents a new, first of its kind resource helping Sierra homeowners create a beautiful yard and garden that guards against wildfire, needs little maintenance, flourishes with native and adapted plants, exists in harmony with wildlife, and protects and conserves Sierra water-in other words, a Sierra friendly yard and garden.
WUI Products Handbook - New Building Codes 07/08
Starting January 2008, the new 2007 California Building Code (CBC) becomes effective. For
products to be used in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), there are some regulations that
required building products to comply with specific standards. In an effort to provide the
home owners, industries, designers, local fire and building officials a readily list of
"compliance WUI products", the State Fire Marshal is publishing this "WUI Products Handbook".
Full Text of Public Resource Code 4291
Full Text of Senate Bill 1595
The Mission of Our Fire Safe Council
The mission of the F/I Fire Safe Council is to protect natural resources, human life and
property improvements by mobilizing our community to make their homes and neighborhoods
fire safe.
The Council brings together the private sector and Local, State, and Government Agencies
expertise and resources to speak as one voice for the community on fire prevention.
Be a part of the solution - join today! We meet the third Tuesday of every month at
5:30 p.m. at the Foresthill Fire District Headquarters, 24320 Main Street, Foresthill.
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