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PufPuf23's JournalHow one man's heroic efforts (with the support of his community) led to a lost dog making it home for New Years
Mr. Tom Lynch
Here is a heart-warming story local to me to start the new year. There are many photos and an extended story with comments at the two RHBB links. If one has FB, search for Willow Creek Bulletin Board, nearly the entire community was in on the rescue. Mr. Lynch is a real hero.
HOW ONE MAN’S HEROIC EFFORTS (WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS COMMUNITY) LED TO A LOST DOG MAKING IT HOME FOR THE NEW YEAR
Today on New Year’s Eve, a large white dog named Violet, who went missing on December 22nd from Hyampom, has been safely reunited with her owner, thanks to the tireless efforts of Trinity County resident Tony Lynch and the greater Willow Creek community.
To our delight, Tony told us this afternoon that our previous article on the lost dog written by reporter Lisa Music and published on Redheaded Blackbelt yesterday, played a crucial role in this happy ending. A reader recognized Violet from the story and contacted the owner, leading to an emotional reunion today.
Violet’s journey back home began when Tony heard her desperate howls early on Christmas Eve morning in the Burnt Ranch/Willow Creek area at the Cedar Flat Bridge near a rest stop on Highway 299.
Much more with photos and comments including Violet's owner.
https://kymkemp.com/2023/12/31/how-one-mans-heroic-efforts-with-the-support-of-his-community-led-to-a-lost-dog-making-it-home-for-the-new-year/
WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY UNITES IN RACE AGAINST TIME TO RESCUE SCARED DOG ON HIGHWAY 299
In a race against time and traffic, the tight-knit community of Willow Creek has joined forces to rescue a large, white dog abandoned or lost near the Cedar Flat Bridge near a rest stop on Highway 299.
Local resident Tony Lynch, who lives above the rest area, heard the heartbreaking cries of the stranded canine on December 24th at 3 a.m. Despite the late hour and the chilly winter conditions, Lynch sprang into action, using his vehicle to alert passing drivers and protect the distressed dog from potential danger.
The crying dog, described as resembling a Pyrenees or Newfoundland, remained steadfast on the bridge, avoiding Tony’s attempts to lure it to safety, pacing anxiously, seemingly awaiting an owner who never arrived. Despite the urgency of the situation, no official agencies were initially involved, prompting Lynch to take matters into his own hands.
Caltrans, recognizing the imminent danger, stepped up by providing Lynch with safety flares, a safety vest, and the promise of caution signs to alert drivers. However, bureaucratic hurdles delayed the involvement of animal control, leaving the fate of the mournful dog hanging in the balance.
Undeterred, the Willow Creek community, spurred by Lynch’s efforts, took to social media platforms like Facebook to organize a grassroots rescue mission. The challenges of trapping the howling canine are elevated due to the dog’s massive size. Two Rivers Pet And Wildlife Welfare Services ingeniously fashioned panels into a makeshift trap in a desperate attempt to coax the frightened pup to safety.
Much more with photos, video, and comments:
https://kymkemp.com/2023/12/30/willow-creek-community-unites-in-race-against-time-to-rescue-scared-dog-on-highway-299/
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF PARTY CHAIR RUSTY HICKS
On Wednesday, December 6, nearly over two dozen California Democratic Party (CDP) delegates submitted formal charges (via a letter to the CDP Secretary Diana Love) calling for CDP Chair Rusty Hicks to resign. Hicks recently filed to run for California State Assembly District 2, but stated that he would keep his position as Party Chair.
“He is placing his ambition ahead of the interests of the party” the delegates’ letter stated, “making regular decisions for his campaign which are in direct conflict with the interests of the party.” As another delegate noted “Suggesting that the upcoming election doesn’t require his undivided attention is not only outrageous, it’s a clear dereliction of his duties as Party Chair. California is in a position to help take back the House from the Republicans holding the country hostage to their right wing agenda.”
Many of the two dozen delegates are Democrats within the 2nd Assembly District and some have claimed in private that Party Chair Hicks, who is a former head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, is “in a position to decide Party resources and actions while personally running for one of the seats that the party would spend money in.”
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STATEMENT OF CHARGES FOR THE REMOVAL OF STATE PARTY CHAIR RUSTY HICKS
California Democratic Party Bylaws State at Article III, Section 6: “An officer of This Committee may be removed from office for misconduct or neglect of duty in office…” The undersigned delegates seek removal of State Party Chair Rusty Hicks pursuant to Section 6.
Hicks is running for State Assembly, kicking off his campaign with no prior notice to the Party and no discussion with delegates as to the best path forward for the Party as it fights with a national coalition to save our Republic and the Democratic institutions. His distraction from Party duties and imminent departure during the election season will cause instability that could decide control of the House of Representatives.
Hicks has engaged in misconduct and neglect of duty by placing his ambition ahead of the interests of the Party. Taking on a second more-than-full-time job and possibly leaving his position during an election with the highest imaginable stakes is misconduct and the antithesis of any reasonable course of conduct. His duties running his own campaign do not leave sufficient time to serve the Party without neglect. Further, he is making regular decisions for his campaign which are in direct conflict with the interests of the Party.
https://kymkemp.com/2023/12/11/democratic-delegates-call-for-resignation-of-party-chair-rusty-hicks/
"Netanyahu, Gallant, Gantz to meet with families of hostages tomorrow" (today); also Israel War Cabinet identified.
Netanyahu, Gallant, Gantz to meet with families of hostages tomorrowfrom The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-gallant-gantz-to-meet-with-families-of-hostages-tomorrow/
Gershom/GPO)
Members of the war cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are slated to meet tomorrow evening with family members of the some 240 people held hostage by terror groups in Gaza.
It is not clear how many family members will join the meeting, as the Prime Minister’s Office says that “representatives” of the families will take part.
In addition to Netanyahu, the war cabinet is staffed by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz. Observers on the cabinet include ministers Ron Dermer and Gadi Eisenkot and Shas chief MK Aryeh Deri.
More article at link
Israel War Cabinet
Benjamin Netanyahu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
Benny Gantz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Gantz
Yoav Gallant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoav_Gallant
Israel War Cabinet Observers
Ron Dermer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Dermer
Gadi Eizenkot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadi_Eizenkot
Aryeh Deri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryeh_Deri
APEC in S.F.: Massive traffic backup as Bay Bridge blocked by protesters; no estimated reopening time
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Another busy day is planned at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in downtown San Francisco, with Open AI CEO Sam Altman, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk scheduled to speak at the CEO summit. Also happening today is the APEC Annual Ministerial Meeting Leaders' Plenary.
Even before the westbound Bay Bridge was blocked by protesters at the height of the Thursday commute, Mayor London Breed warned that traffic would get snarled across San Francisco as motorcades pass through the city. And the Warriors play the Thunder in San Francisco tonight, so if you’re attending, here’s how to get to Chase Center. There will also be street closures around the Legion of Honor starting around noon.
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Latest updates:
All protesters arrested, NBC reports
NBC reports that all protesters have been arrested and officers are working to clear their vehicles.
Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/apec-san-francisco-closures-traffic-protests-18494935.php
Anyone else notice that LinkTV went down today after 25 years.
That was where I watched Tm Hartmann and Stephanie Miller.
Did not watch as often as should have because DISH Satellite "hid" the channel (LINKTV) in among foreign language and programs for the religiously insane. Just checked after being all day at doctor and other stuff. LINK is no longer available on DISH. According to the LinkTV.org. Link TV no longer functions as of 10/31/23. Happy Halloween is all I can say.
A Peace to End All Peace
Fromkin's book is a gripping and informative read about the Middle East.
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East (also subtitled Creating the Modern Middle East, 1914–1922) is a 1989 history book written by Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction finalist David Fromkin, which describes the events leading to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, and the drastic changes that took place in the Middle East as a result, which he believed led to a new world war that is still continuing. It has been widely praised. Richard Holbrooke wrote: “Without knowledge of its backstory, no policymaker will get the region right... Of the vast array of books on the region, none is more relevant than Fromkin’s sweeping epic, A Peace to End All Peace.” Wm. Roger Louis reviewed it in The New York Times,[1] judging the book "excellent ... Readers will come away... not only enlightened but challenged." The Times of London described the book as “the truth and nothing but the truth.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peace_to_End_All_Peace
Any know much about Rusty Hicks? nt
About the tunnels used by Hamas in Gaza
Caveat: Not a military expert and probably something like this is happening just not talked about for secrecy.
But practical.
Search for and find tunnels egresses in Gaza and outside Gaza.
Start from outside Gaza and systematically search using remote sensing and whatever intelligence method works.
One could be very certain that people at the egresses and within the tunnels are Hamas terrorist.
Also stores of munitions and other items of the terrorist trade are likely in or near the egresses to the tunnels.
The tunnels may also be a means to sneak undercover IDF forces behind enemy lines, particularly tunnels that are not in current use.
The Gaza cleanup operation should destroy the system of tunnels so not available for future terrorism.
Ammon Bundy should still be in prison for Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Cheered me up too.
Ammon Bundy should have been imprisoned for a long stay after past violence against the federal government but he has been treated far too leniently. Hope St. Luke Hospital manages to take everything he owns; horse, hat, cattle, ranch, 4-4, guns, etc. Impoverished in the present and for the rest of his days.
A strong message of maximum punishment and reparations is sole way to deal with this type of person; otherwise they are encouraged and infect others.
Refreshment of memory:
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
On January 2, 2016, an armed group of far-right extremists[26] seized and occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon,[27] and continued to occupy it until law enforcement made a final arrest on February 11, 2016.[28] Their leader was Ammon Bundy, who participated in the 2014 Bundy standoff at his father's Nevada ranch. Other members of the group were loosely affiliated with non-governmental militias and the sovereign citizen movement.
The organizers were seeking an opportunity to advance their view that the federal government is constitutionally required to turn over most of the federal public land they manage to the individual states, in particular land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), United States Forest Service (USFS), and other agencies.[29] In 2015, the militants believed they could do this by protesting the treatment of two area ranchers convicted of federal land arson, who they believed were wrongly convicted, even though the men in question, Dwight and Steven Dwight Hammond, father and son, did not want their assistance.[30] The occupation began when Bundy led an armed party to the refuge headquarters following a peaceful public rally in the nearby city of Burns.[31]
more at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Spent 3 nights on Corfu in 1981.
Two nights were in Corfu town and the other night in Kassiopi. Rented a car and drove to west coast (beach where Ulysses landed) and circled the mountainous north island. Was during early Spring and Cercis (redbud) trees were in bloom and women were gathering olives. Drove from Kassoipi on road that went to village near top of highest peak. A frocked priest flagged us down for a ride to his church in the village. Wife stopped taking photos because she thought the priest did not approve and we did not communicate well. Did not know where taking him until church in village. The traffic was other autos but mostly women with donkeys loaded with olives or firewood. The priest had us stop at his church and had wife take his picture and large smile. Unforgettable.
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