Archive for January, 2010
Yosemite’s Badger Pass Ski Area at 75 Years
Posted by: | Comments75th Anniversary Weekend Schedule of Events - Ski Like its 1935
Ski Races, Torch Light Parade & Live Music Highlight Historic Events
Celebrating First Ski Area in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
The festivities begin at 9:00am on January 23 when Delaware North Companies will offer free lift tickets to anyone showing up at Badger Pass over the anniversary weekend dressed in a 1930s-period ski outfit:
Saturday, January 23, 2010
* 10:00am, 1:30pm & 4:30pm - Historic Badger Pass film (three showings), accumulated over the decades.
* 11:00am to 4:00pm - Trivia Contest based the history of Badger Pass. Visitors to the ski area will be able to review interpretive story board exhibits to obtain clues to questions, and the person with the most correct answers will win a prize.
* 12:00pm - Band: Akoustik 2 will perform contemporary covers of popular tunes at the Badger Pass Day Lodge.
* 1:00pm - Slalom Ski Race: a NASTAR-style open slalom race will take place on the Chipmunk Run. There will be different age brackets for skiing, snowboarding and telemark skiing competitions.
* 1:00pm - Nic Fiore Impressions & Yodeling: come see locals muster up their best impressions of the former Ambassador of Badger Pass, Nic Fiore, at the Day Lodge.
* 4:00pm - Cake cutting ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary at the Badger Pass Day Lodge.
* 5:45pm - Torch Light Parade commences from the top of the Eagle run, consisting of skiers making their way down the hill in a serpentine fashion carrying torches of fire.
* 6:30pm - Late Badger Pass shuttle service departs to Yosemite Valley
Sunday, January 24, 2010
* 9:30am - Guided Cross Country Ski Tours down the Chinquapin Trail
* 11:00am to 4:00pm - Trivia Contest
* 12:00pm - Band - Akoustik 2
* All Day - Historic Badger Pass film looping on Badger Pass closed circuit TV
For more information about the weekend's activities, visit www.BadgerPass.com, or call 209.372.8430.
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New dining Shabu in Midtown Sacramento
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Well Really, Shabu Shabu by Barbara L. Steinberg
Finally!
At last! OMG! Sacramento has something new to cheer about in the food
realm. It's not another sushi bar. Nope, not Mexican. Not Thai. Not
just expensive libations. Though I love all of those. It is...drum roll
please...shabu shabu. The owner of Shabu,
John Voong, simplifies for some (myself included) and calls it Japanese
fondue. The only similarity is that you cook your meats and veggies in
a bubbling cauldron of amazing broth. (I chose spicy miso.) But that's
where the similarities end. I don't want to begin to try and explain
Shabu. Just go and experience this for yourself. This isn't a Japanese
steak house where food and sharp objects somersault through the air.
I
have longed for something new in Sacramento's ever-expanding dining
scene. And I was positively giddy after dining at Shabu for the first
time. In fact, you couldn't knock the smile off my face. I had to tell
someone...so I called my friend Judith. She's traveled the world...she
loves good food...she lives in Midtown...I knew I had to share the good
news with someone who would care. Someone who would get why this was so
exciting.
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California Dept of Fish & Game, CAPS Mourn Loss of Colleagues
Posted by: | Comments Set Up Fund for Victims’ Families
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) remembers and honors their fallen colleagues. January 5, 2010, Clu Cotter, DFG Associate Biologist, 48 years old, Kevin O'Connor, DFG Senior Biologist Supervisor, 40 years old, and Tom Stolberg, DFG Scientific Aide, 31 years old, all of Fresno, lost their lives in a helicopter crash. Helicopter pilot Dennis (Mike) Donovan of Landells Aviation, also lost his life. They were on a routine aerial deer survey when the crash occurred in a remote section of Madera County. An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash.
Governor Schwarzenegger announced that State Capitol flags will be flown at half staff. DFG Director John McCamman also ordered flags to be flown at half staff across the state at all DFG buildings in honor of the fallen scientists.
McCamman immediately instituted critical incident counseling teams to work with DFG staff to help them deal with the loss of their coworkers. DFG is also working with the victims’ families to offer support.
“Fish and Game employees are very much like a big family and this is a tremendous loss to our team,” said Director McCamman. “We will continue to do everything we can to help the victims’ families and our employees during this difficult time.”
DFG annually conducts helicopter surveys to track trends in California deer populations. Surveys are conducted from the air because of cost-effectiveness compared to ground surveys, access to remote
locations and to reduce bias compared to road-based observation. DFG has grounded all helicopter surveys and captures until further notice.
CAPS has established a memorial fund for the three biologists and
helicopter pilot killed in the crash in Madera County. CAPS welcomes
donations to this account which will benefit the families of Department of Fish
& Game employees Clu Cotter, Kevin O'Connor, and Tom Stolberg, and
helicopter pilot Dennis Donovan.
Thanks for your support!!
Memorial services have been arranged for Clu Cotter, Kevin Connor and Tom
Stolberg. They will be held Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 1 PM at the
Northside Christian Church.
Northside
Christian Church
2709 E. Nees Ave.
Clovis CA 93611
559.323.9675
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California: Nature is Our Heritage – Chico, California
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing the 6th Annual Cultural and Heritage Symposium, hosted in historic Chico, the Watchable Wildlife Project will host its “California: Nature is our Heritage” program.
The California Watchable Wildlife Project (CWWP) celebrates California’s wildlife and diverse habitats by acknowledging and elevating the value of wildlife viewing to benefit individuals, families, communities, and industries while fostering awareness and support for conservation and protection of wildlife and habitats. We encourage you to stay for the weekend and enjoy the 11th Annual Snow Goose Festival.
California: Nature is Our Heritage Sponsored by:
January 29, 2010
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Bell Memorial Auditorium - CSU, Chico
W. Second & Chestnut streets
Chico, CA 95929
REGISTER TODAY
Register online or by fax. Click here for the registration form
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47th annual juried art show in Fairfield seeks artists
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