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Museum docent Sherie Grate refurbishes the “Barbed Wire that Won the West” display donated to the Plumas County Museum by John and Gladys Gray. Photos submitted

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  Docent Linda Reid Wallace has volunteered to keep the Plumas County Museum in Quincy open on Sundays starting May 5.

  As of this writing, the hours will be 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Besides cataloging artifacts, Wallace has also developed a small exhibit on volunteer fire departments of Plumas County utilizing in part items recently donated by Quincy’s Tati Erickson. Featured are a brass speaking trumpet, round bottom bucket and various patches, badges, caps and photographs.

  Museum docents Sherie Grate and Keith Nicoles teamed up to rebuild the museum’s barbed wire collection display, originally assembled and donated by the late John and Gladys Gray of Quincy.

    “Philip Hyde has a rare feeling for the medium of photography. I consider him one of the very best photographers of the natural scene in America.”

—Ansel Adams, 1971

    Plumas Arts will exhibit historically significant photographs by Philip Hyde at the Capitol Arts Center at 525 Main St. in Quincy from May 3 to June 1. Hyde’s photography helped preserve and promote many national parks.

    An opening reception Friday, May 3, 5 – 7 p.m. launches the show. A special presentation by Philip Hyde’s son, David Leland Hyde, will be held at the Capitol Arts Center on Tuesday, May 14, at 6 p.m.

    During his 60-year full-time large-format film photography career Philip Hyde lived with his wife Ardis in Plumas County for 56 years.

  On April 24, the little hospital that could chugged its way up to the capital to plead its case to the legislators in Sacramento.

  Eastern Plumas Health Care CEO Tom Hayes and Plumas County Supervisor Jon Kennedy testified to the Senate Health Committee on behalf of Senate Bill 646.

  After months of searching for the next city manager, the city of Portola may have found its perfect match in Ian Kaiser.

  At its meeting April 24 the City Council voted to extend a conditional offer of employment to Kaiser during the closed session of the meeting.