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Joshua Sebold

Staff Writer

11/17/2009

 

  Reyes Carrillo-Garcia, convicted of stabbing to death Jenny Carrigan of Chester and Steven Furtado of Willows in May 2008, will be in court for sentencing Monday, Nov. 23, at 1:30 p.m.

  Carrillo-Garcia was found guilty of two counts of murder, an enhancement for the use of a knife and two special circumstances for “lying in wait” and “multiple murder” when his trial ended in October.

  His expected sentence is life in prison without the possibility of parole.

  The death penalty was ruled out before his trial began after the Furtado family voiced its preference that Carrillo-Garcia should spend the rest of his life in prison.

11/14/2009

  Flight nurse Clint Reger, paramedic Chris Ritz, both of Susanville, and pilot James Bradshaw, of Hawaii, were killed when Mountain LifeFlight crashed in the early morning of Saturday, Nov. 14.
     According to Ian Gregor, Federal Aviation Communications Manager, the crew had dropped off a patient at Renown Medical Center and was returning to the Susanville area when the incident occurred.
   In a press release from Mountain LifeFlight, the crash occurred approximately five miles north of Hallelujah Junction and 15 miles North of Reno, Nev., at approximately 2:01 a.m.
    Circumstances behind the crash are unknown, Gregor said.
    News editor Sam Williams, who went to the scene, reported the crash occurred on the plant and mining property of Western Pozzolan Corporation.
    Gregor said the aircraft, an Aerospatiale AS350, was destroyed by the crash impact and fire. According to Mio Rhein a flight paramedic at Mountain LifeFlight,  the crew did attempt to make a distress call at approximately 2 a.m.
   Gregor said information is preliminary and subject to change. FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are on scene investigating the incident.  
 

Taking in the views from the Quincy Q above the high school, senior students in Terrie Redkey's business and finance class reflect and write about what it's been like growing up in this unique community and the goals they hope to achieve during their senior year and beyond.

Rob Wade who facilitated the summer training Teaching From the Land, which was attended by many high school teachers from throughout the school district, inspired this lesson, using the outdoors as a classroom. Joining the seniors was new QHS principal Dr. Sue Segura who, for the first time, viewed her new community and school from the Quincy Q.

Photo by Terrie Redkey

Linda Satchwell
Staff Writer
11/11/2009

    Quincy resident Skip Alexander will file a Notification of Intent to Circulate a Petition to the Plumas County Elections Office Nov. 16, and when he does, he’ll set in motion a process that, in effect, will allow the voters a second chance to have their say on the Plumas District Hospital bond issue.
    Alexander attended the recent PDH board meeting Nov. 3, along with 20 other community members. At that meeting, Alexander asked board members if they would make a commitment to cap the bond tax at $87.30, which was the estimated “highest tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund these bond issues,” according to the language on the Measure A Tax Rate Statement.

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