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This bear cub has been racking up adventures throughout the Lake Almanor West housing development since late March. Here he went through a series of gymnastics to reach and devour the sunflower seeds in the Fordings’ bird feeder. Photo by Dick Fording

M. Kate West

  While the well-known refrain “Who’s been sleeping in my bed?” is a familiar line from the popular children’s storybook “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” for some Lake Almanor West residents this story is no fairy tale.

  Since the end of March, a small brown bear cub, approximately 2 years of age and 150 pounds, has been making a bit of its own history in the Lake Almanor housing development. Residents Dick Fording and Lori and Hal Sinclair have tales of their own to tell.

Holly Taylor, an investigations secretary and evidence clerk with the Plumas County Sheriff’s Department, points out some of the items that are destined for sale on propertyroom.com. Photo by Debra Moore

Debra Moore

  From jewelry to chainsaws — the Plumas County Sheriff’s Department regularly sells an array of items on propertyroom.com.

  When unclaimed evidence and asset forfeiture property overwhelm the department’s small storage room, Holly Taylor calls propertyroom.com for pickup.

  The 3,600 children in Plumas County might not know it yet, but 2013 is now officially “The Year of the Child.”

  The Board of Supervisors passed the resolution during its April 16 meeting at the request of Ellen Vieira, the executive director of First 5 Plumas.

Student art goes up on the walls at Pangaea Cafe and Pub in Quincy on April 26 for a reception. The show will run through May 17. Photo submitted

Feather Publishing

  The Feather River College Art Department is proud to host the eighth annual Student Art Exhibit. A reception for the artists, a free public event, is set for 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Pangaea Café and Pub, 461 W. Main St. in Quincy. All are encouraged to meet the artists, admire the artwork and enjoy appetizers. Some works are for sale by the artists.

  On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.