Sports

Geocaching enthusiast Valerie Grammer finds a cache located in Meadow Valley. Grammer used a GPS to find the general location, then followed clues to locate the cache inside a fence post. Caches are hidden all over the county. Photos by James Wilson

James Wilson

  As a former gold rush area, it’s fitting that Plumas County has become such a popular spot for geocaching. In the same way that forty-niners caught the fever, so have modern day geocachers.

  The recreational activity is gaining more and more popularity in Plumas County, with additional caches popping up all the time. Currently, there are more than 3,000 caches in Plumas County just waiting to be discovered.

  “It’s really a blast,” said Valerie Grammer, geocaching enthusiast. Grammer started geocaching about six months ago and now does it nearly every weekend. “It’s really addicting. Once you find your first cache, you’re hooked.”

  “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”

—Doug Larson

  The recent cooler weather is helping to maintain spring-like fishing conditions. The water has not warmed enough to send fish to deeper and cooler water. This is good news for anglers even if the few windy days we have had did make for some tougher fishing conditions.

  The last of our local streams opened this past weekend. Those are the tributaries to Almanor, Butt and Lake Davis. The late opener allows plenty of time for spring spawning rainbows to complete the cycle of regeneration without being interrupted by anglers. The other noteworthy opening this past week is the channel below the powerhouse on Butt Lake.

  Plumas County’s first disc golf course with regulation baskets was opened May 18 after a crew of volunteers helped the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship with some trail building to complete the course at The Brewing Lair in Blairsden.

  Building the course was a two-year endeavor for Rich DeLano and Susan Duniphin, owners of the brewery. They recently obtained all the baskets they needed to finish the course.

LACC Women’s Golf

  Tuesday, May 21’s game was individual net scores and putts.Kathy Roseler was the putting champ with a total of 27.

  Low net winners for the day were Jude Morse and Toddy Cutler who tied with 69.

  In the first flight, Linda Johnson came in first, followed by Sue Hudson and Jessie King, who tied for second.