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8A Daily News – Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Conservation Corps (YCC) crew made possi- ble the accomplishment of a number of projects on the Lassen National For- est this summer. A four-person Youth Youth Conservation Corps a success Renowned pilot to speak in Corning Successful applicants Anton Bengard, Travis Hill, Jaydi Miller, and Ryan Freitas, selected through a random process that began in April, stayed busy during the eight- week program. From June 17 to Aug. 10, the youth assisted with the low water cour- tesy dock at Eagle Lake, built fence around sensi- tive habitat and areas of concern, removed old and abandoned fences, plant- ed trees, assembled and installed picnic tables, and performed routine campground mainte- nance. Crew members shared which work was particu- larly meaningful or enjoy- able for them. They all agreed the quick, positive feedback they received from the public made the low water courtesy dock the unanimous favorite project this year. "The Forest's YCC program continues to be a great success due to YCC World renowned pilot CarolAnn Garratt will be making a presentation of her third around the world flight in her small plane at noon Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) meeting at the Corning airport. Everyone is invited to attend. A optional tri-tip lunch will be offered for $7, there is no charge to see the pre- sentation. world flight in her J-model Mooney. Her first, in 2003, took 7 months. Her 2008 flight set a new world record by circumnavigating the world in eight and a half days. She gave a presentation about this flight to at the Corn- ing EAA meeting in September 2010. CarolAnn has just completed her third around-the- crew supervisor Mo Suarez," said Youth Pro- gram Manager Paula Dante. "He gets a lot of satisfaction from teaching the youth how to safely and effectively work on Forest projects," added Dante. Suarez's primary job is Rangeland Management Specialist on the Eagle Lake Ranger District. He has supervised past YCC Musicians needed The Red Bluff Community Band has finished its annual summer series "Concerts In the Park" and now will be headed back to the rehearsal hall in preparation for the Christmas season. Musicians in the community are invited to come and join the band on Monday nights at the Presbyterian Church on Jefferson, across from the post office. The band rehearses from 7-9 p.m. crews and was asked again by Eagle Lake Dis- trict Ranger Ann Carlson to run the 2012 program. The Youth Conserva- tion Corps is a summer employment program administered by the U.S. Forest Service and by the U.S. Department of Inte- rior — both the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service). The YCC program is designed to prepare America's youth for the ultimate responsibility of managing the nation's natural resources for the future. The Lassen National Forest intends to contin- ue to promote this pro- gram next year and may extend opportunities in other communities with- in the boundaries of the Forest. CarolAnn's Sept. 1 presentation will be about her third flight, which took 11 months with visits in more than 35 countries, including, Madagascar, Jordan, Egypt, India, Thailand, Israel, Cambodia, Australia and New Zealand. CarolAnn travels around the US and Europe giving presentations about her world flights to raise awareness and donations for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) research. Her mother died of this neuro-degenerative disease in 2002. Since that time, CarolAnn has been flying, writ- ing and talking and has raised almost $350,000 to help researchers find a treatment for this terminal disease. CarolAnn has written a book about each flight. This fast-paced presentation will cover the flights and countries that she visited with lots of stories and pictures. CarolAnn's presentations are educational as well as inspirational. CarolAnn, who lives in Florida, is a 4,700-hour pilot who was formerly a general manager for a Fortune 500 company. Since retiring she has built a RANS S-7S experimental airplane, flown more than 300 Young Eagles — free flights for kids 8-17 years old — and flown many Angel Flights — donated flights for med- ical treatments. More information is available at www.alsworldflight.com. Operation Christmas Child program There are tens of mil- lions of children in developing countries who have never attended school, according to UNICEF. Although the band is made up of wind and percus- sion instruments, all musicians are welcome such as piano or vocal musicians if they have a basic knowl- edge of reading music. No audition required. "If you wish to participate we want you" Band Con- ductor Jay Thiel said. "Our percussion section is most- ly if not all, made up of piano players. Music is music. The mechanics of an instrument is one phase but the skills of reading and performing music is universal." The band will begin rehearsals Sept. 10. For more information call 527-3486. factors contribute to a lack of education among children in developing nations, one key compo- nent is access to basic school supplies. However, this back-to- school season, Tehama County parents, kids and teens are looking beyond While a number of their own school supply lists and making a differ- ence in the lives of needy kids overseas. By maxi- mizing back-to-school sales, Tehama County families are stocking up on items for Operation Christmas Child, a year- round project of interna- tional Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan's Purse, head- ed by Franklin Graham. Participants fill shoe boxes with school mate- rials, toys, necessity items, and letters of encouragement for chil- dren in poverty around the world. effort, requiring months of organization and preparation, is expected to bless over 9 million children this year suffer- ing the effects of natural disaster, disease, war, terrorism, famine and poverty. In 2012 Opera- tion Christmas Child anticipates reaching a milestone—collecting This shoe box packing received. For more information visit www.samari- tanspurse.org/OCC. ever and you could help pets that have been abandoned in our community and delivering shoe boxes to more than 100 million children since the project began in 1993. Through the power of a simple gift and the mes- sage of hope through Jesus Christ, children learn they are loved and not forgotten. 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