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| 02/25/10 The Tuolumne County Fire Chiefs Association has partnered with an international relief organization to bring medical supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti and Pakistan. The effort is being spearheaded by Sierra Conservation Center Fire Chief Jim Krussow, who gathered 500 medical syringes and 20 sets of crutches that MedShare, a 10-year-old medical charity, then delivered to the disaster victims. 02/25/10 The International Shou' Shu' Association is presenting a women's self-defense class on Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Pine Grove Town Hall. The class will teach awareness principles, defensive strategies and techniques. It will be a hands-on training environment. 02/25/10 Associated Press - February 25, 2010 11:34 PM ET LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Long Beach police say they have received several calls from more possible victims of a former Northern California... 02/25/10 A pilots' group is urging all planes to use a new route when they take off to avoid an East Palo Alto neighborhood. 02/25/10 ANDERSON - Matt Winn will likely continue to commute more than an hour to and from work until summer while the fire-ravaged lumber mill in Weaverville is being rebuilt.Luckily, he has company.Winn, supervisor of Trinity River Lumber Co.'s temporary mill in Anderson, said most of his 30 crew members are commuting and carpooling."We've only got one guy who is not from Weaverville," Winn said ... 02/25/10 Matt Winn will likely continue to commute more than an hour to and from work until summer while the fire-ravaged lumber mill in Weaverville is being rebuilt. 02/25/10 by Staff Writers Ft Lauderdale FL (SPX) Feb 25, 2010 Soldiers participating in the U.S. Army's recent Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE), Ft. Benning, Ga., were able to acquire unprecedented levels of knowledge about their surroundings thanks to the battlefield imaging and communications relay capabilities of Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS). 02/25/10 A former Bakersfield police detective was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on a charge of possessing child pornography, his attorney confirmed. Christopher Kent Bowersox, 38, a seven-year veteran of the department, will be arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court, Fresno, on the charge, attorney David A. Torres said. 02/25/10 Chikako Toulou.of PoulsboDec. 31, 1936to Feb. 21, 2010Chikako "Chico" Toulou passed away with her family by her side on February 21, 2010, from a long illness called PSP. She was born January 1, 1936, in Gifu, Japan , to Koichi and Kaoru (Kojima).She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a strong, hardworking, generous woman and was always thinking of others ... 02/25/10 By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com The Oxnard Union High School District board voted 3-2 at a Feb. 10 special meeting to approve a two-year contract for interim superintendent Bob Carter, whom the board hired to replace Jody Dunlap when she retired in June. read more 02/25/10 Vallecito Fire Camp, CA -- An inmate has escaped from the Vallecito Conservation Camp three miles from Angels Camp. 02/25/10 San Andreas, CA -- The investigation into the accident involving six teenagers in the early morning hours of February 12th on French Gulch Rd. has been completed. |