Fire lookout tower revived by agency cooperation in Colfax
Mt Howell lookout in Colfax is staffed this summer under a cooperation between the Bureau of Land Management and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The tower provides 20 mile average visibility and can extend hours during wildfires. Firefighter Nick Baumgardner stresses its value for spotting fires in canyon areas. The Osborn fire finder helps pinpoint smoke location via azimuth readings. Susie Sventosch, Colfax Record.
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Bureau of Land Management
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Mt. Howell
Colfax
Nick Baumgardner
Baumgardner
Osborne
Weimar resident Chuck Mather finishes Tevis Cup in tenth place
Weimar resident Chuck Mather, a retired Placer County assistant assessor, rode 100 miles in the Tevis Cup finishing tenth despite illness. He and his horse Dance on Hall, nicknamed George, have competed in Tevis five times with top ten finishes the past two years.
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Chuck Mather
Dance
Hallany
Michigan Bluff
Foresthill
Mather
Carmen Altemueller
Weimar
Placer County
Dance On Hall
George
Tevis
Fifteen-car crash halts interstate near train trestle
A 15-car chain reaction halted westbound I-80 east of the train trestle for five hours after a big rig fire. CHP officer Rich Ruiz said the truck, fully engulfed, carried asphalt and roofing materials and blocked traffic, injuring drivers but causing no deaths. Caltrans diverted motorists onto Rollins Lake Road into Colfax as responders from CHP, CAL FIRE and Placer Hills FD arrived.
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California Highway Patrol
Rich Ruiz
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Placer Hills
Dent
Ruiz
Caltrans
Rollins Lake Road
Colfax
Rollins Lake See
Service Dog Aids Colfax Boy With Autism
Riley Pitz, a 5-year-old from Colfax who has autism, benefits from his $10,000 golden retriever Lady a service dog. The dog helps Riley communicate and stay safe during outings, with his mother seeking more donors as organizations have already given.
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Man
Riley Pitz
Colfax
Riley
Nicole Pitz
Auburn
Pitz
Kiwanis of
K.P. Dwelle Inc
Alice Heating and Air Conditioning
Norma Harris
Tim
Brendan
Nicole
Suspected Drunk Driving Causes I-80 Collisions and Arrest
A Colfax man, Herbert Harrison, 68, was arrested on July 28 on suspicion of driving under the influence after two I-80 crashes near Colfax. His Ford pickup struck a minivan and later hit a tree off the Colfax offramp. Harrison was booked at Placer County Jail.
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Colfax
Herbert Harrison
Placer County
Auburn
Harrison
CDF
Joe Ten Eyck
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Susie Sventosch
Colfax Record
Nick
Michael Kirby
Mantrots
Lacey Waymire
CHP
Colfax City
Sheriff’s Department
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