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  Plumas County employees will continue to work four nine-hour days — at least that’s the assumption county supervisors will begin with as they start the next fiscal year’s budget process.

  During the board’s April 9 meeting, the county’s budget consultant, Susan Scarlett, said that she and county Auditor Roberta Allen were beginning to work on the 2013-14 budget and wanted direction.

Dr. Sue Segura and superintendent of school Micheline Miglis reenter the April 18 special school board meeting after a 4 1/2 hour closed session. The board announced it would pursue a conditional offer of employment to Segura.  Photo by Laura Beaton

 Dr. Sue Segura could be back as principal of Quincy High School next year.

  After more than four hours in closed session Thursday night, the Plumas Unified School District board announced that it would pursue a “conditional offer of employment” to Segura.

  The board did not offer details regarding the conditions attached to the offer.

  The announcement was a reversal of the board’s March 8 decision to not offer Segura a contract based on a its vote of “no confidence.”

This waterfall on Bear Ranch Creek is a hidden treasure off scenic Highway 70 near the Plumas/Butte county line. Recent rains created a strong flow and dramatic scenery March 31.Photos by Laura Beaton

Laura Beaton

  Driving down the Feather River Canyon doesn’t have to be a beeline to Chico, Sacramento or beyond. There are plenty of interesting things to do along the route.

  The Canyon is rich in mining, railroad, hydroelectric, engineering and cultural history. There are hiking trails, restaurants, stores and interpretive exhibits available to the attentive traveler.

  Before the California Gold Rush began in 1849, the Mountain Maidu were the main inhabitants of what is now known as Plumas County. The Maidu were primarily hunter-gatherers who lived near water and oak trees, from which their main dietary staple, acorns, were harvested.

  For months, Plumas County supervisors sat silently while individuals railed against Agenda 21 and its infiltration into the county’s general plan.

  But that changed April 9.

  At the board’s request, County Counsel Craig Settlemire wrote a resolution regarding Agenda 21.

  The drastic MediCal cuts to skilled nursing facilities in California are faced with an army of protests and legislative blockades. For Eastern Plumas Heath Care this could mean the difference between life and death.

  “We’re feeling positive about things,” said EPHC Public Relations Coordinator Linda Satchwell. “The huge amount of effort we’re putting in is really going somewhere. It’s all starting to register.”