2013 BCHC Rendezvous. Sunday, March 10, 2013 Ride on Blue Ridge - 10:00 AM. Volume 17 Number 2 March-April 2013

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1 Volume 17 Number 2 March-April BCHC Rendezvous March at Norco California George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center Sunday, March 10, 2013 Ride on Blue Ridge - 10:00 AM for Theme is: From your backyard, to your back roads, to your backcountry Watch for BCH Ride signs. Meet at Lollipop Ranch turnoff at 10 am. Hot Dog lunch, bring a potluck dish. $5.00 for lunch, $5.00 for the Ride, Bring a potluck dish.

2 Inside This Issue: BCH Contact Information 2 Presidents Message/Minutes 3 MaryAnn Penwell Service, First Aide List, CA Man Snaps Wikking Photo... 4 Classi eds, Refreshment List 5 Food Link 6 Trout Ranger Station Log 8 Book Membership Application 11 Upcoming Events 12 WILDERNESS RIDERS SEQUOIA UNIT Bonnie Searcy Emily Miles Ruthie Heuer Bradley miles Paul Frisby Bob Hodgkins President - BACKCOUNTRY HORSEMAN OF CALIFORNIA SEQUOIA UNIT STATE BOARD OFFICERS State Director - Jan Walker qhbrat@hotmail.com Jamie Wilson Vice President - Sandy Oates sandyoates@yahoo.com Secretary - Peg Wilson Treasurer - Gus Beaty gus11597@gmail.com Newsletter - Gail Inman gail.inman@gmail.com Education - Jamie Wilson drjamie91@earthlink.com Membership - Libby Beaty beattylibby@gmail.com Service - Bob Oates Public Lands - Steve Ladrigan steve.ladrigan@cpsagu.com Web Master Coordinator - Phil LoMonaco phils@springvillewireless.com Rodeo Board Rep - Steve Ladrigan Rodeo Board Rep - Gail Inman gail.inman@gmail.com President - Dennis Serpa dmserpa@cwnet.com 1st Vice President- Richard Waller homeranch@gmail.com 2nd Vice President - Carrie Johnen cjubilee@comcast.net Secretary - Kaye Bruns kowgrl@juno.com Treasurer - Lynn Joiner lynnjoiner@sbcglobal.net VP of Public Lands - Bob Magee sanbobs1@live.com CO-VP of Education - Dan Horn Bearstrap@msn.com Lisa Deas muledaze@yahoo.com BCHA Nat l Director - Pete Krieger pkrigerjr@yahoo.com Ann Lange kvvet@onemain.com BCHA Nat l Alternate Director. - Michael Murphy North Bay BCHA Alternate Nat l Board Rep - Dan Clifford bigeasycowboy@mac.com BCHA Past Presidents - Paul Chip Herzig membership@bchcalifornia.org Larry Shuman ishuman62@gmail.com BCHC Webmule: Lisa Deas Webmaster@bchcalifornia.org The Sequoia News is the of cial publication of the Sequoia Unit of the Backcountry Horsemen of California and is published bi-monthly. The Sequoia news is committed to print articles to inform readers of issues concernaing the Sequoia Unit and BCHC/BCHA, humorous stories, ads, cartoons, events and the minutes of the Sequoia Unit meetings. All items for the newsletter must be received by the editor no later than the 15th of each month. Your views, comments or suggestions are solicited. The Sequoia News looks forward to providing members a newsletter that will keep you informed, make you laugh and have a little history of the BACKCOUNTRY. Change of Address Please inform us of any address or phone changes. Contact: Libby Beatty (Membership) Disclaimer The views or opinions expressed and articles appearing in the Sequoia News are those of the persons that submitted items for Sequoia News and may not necessarily be those of the of cers or members of Sequoia Unit, BCHC or BCHA. Page 2

3 President s Message Greetings everyone! hope everyone is planning to attend the Rendezvous March Looks like it should be a lot of fun with some really good speakers. I'm really excited about our canned food drive this year! We are teaming with Food Link to collect 2013 lbs of food for the Porterville/ Springville areas. We have a few collection tubs at local bussinesses and we are asking every member to bring food items for donation to all of our events! If yoy are unable to bring food items, we do take monitary donations as well. For every $1.00 we take in they will add 8 lbs to our total!! Thats's great! We plan to ride in a few parades displaying the food link logo and announcing our food drive to the public for more support. If anyone is interested in helping out, please let me know. More information is in the newsletter. I really we can collect, double our 2013 lb goal!! Happy Trails BCH Sequoia Unit General Meeting Minutes February 20, 2013 Meeting called to order 7:04 pm - 19 present. Flag salute - Mike D. Program - Cindy Terrell, emergency First Aide for People in the Back Country. Don t put everything on your horse! Rodeo Queen contestant, J ada Lindgren ask for our support. Service - Mike D. got Jim s Supply to donate pipe for Nat l Trails Day project at Lewis T.H. June 1. Grouse Valley meeting - March 5, 11:00 AM? Membership members. Remember, dues went up 5 dollars. State is still sending renewal notices. Education - State meeting Sat. in Visalia, Feb 23. State brd and newsletter also attending. Rodeo - rental fee for food booth waived again this year. THANIS! Man to looi at booth frig Mon. Feb 25. Need volunteers for work days at rodeo grounds. Rodeo, April 26, 27, 28. Rodeo Parade April 27, we re packing for Food Drive. Contact Gail Inman for information. Public Lands - Forest Plan had rst public meeting. You need to comment now if you have any suggestions. Once the public meetings are over, it will be too late. Needles assess. has been done. About 222,000 dollars. Giant Sequoia fund raiser, April 6, 2013 at Nuckles Ranch. $ Old Business - Food drive - Food Link. We re aiming for 2013 lbs. The newsletter will have a list of what they want, no glass. They furnish posters, stickers, money envelopes, etc. We want to advertise by riding in prardes, Rodeo, Veterans Parade New business - Rendezvous - Libby and friends are working on table decorations for dinner. About a dozen people planning to attend. Food Booth - we need to work on the oor. April 6, (Bob will be there about 8:30!) March 10, a ride on Blue Ridgwe is planned. 10:00 am. Hot Dogs and xin s provided. Bring something to go with them, a drink and a chair. Ride fees are the same, $5.00 for INsurance and $5.00 for food if club provides any. Motion to adjourn - Crystal, 2nd Bob H. thank you Tom C for the great Dutch Oven dessert! Page 3

4 Don Penwell, In Deepest Sympathy, Our Thoughts and Prayers Are With You. Benadryl- Allergies Antidiarrheal-Imodium, Pepto-bismal Cough/cold/decongestant Anti-itch cream (Hydracortisone etc.) Dramamine- for altitude/motion sickness THIS LIST COMES FROM A WILDERNESS FIRST AID CLASS AND MY EXPERIENCE IN SEARCH & RESCUE. California Man Snaps Winning Photo in Sequoia National Forest Services for Don Penwell s Wife Services for Don Penwell s wife, MaryAnne, are planned for March 2nd at 2 p.m. at the Lighthouse Chapel in Springville. SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR FIRST AID KIT FROM CINDY TERRELL, PARAMEDIC A 3X5 CARD WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO: Your rst and last name, your age and birthday, home phone number, address. List medical history, allergies, prescription meds, private doctor, social security number and insurance information, Person to contact in case of emergency w/phone number (should be laminated and carried on your person.) Rubber gloves, note pad & pen for patient info: type of injury, patient condition. 1-2 rolls of 3 vet wrap, or ace bandages, 1 roll duck tape, roll of 1 adhesive tape Assorted size band-aids Several 4 x 4 sterile gauze pads Non adhesive wound pads for serious wounds, 4 or more Kotex pads (good blood stoppers) 2 Triangle bandages, moleskin, instant cold packs (for swelling) Antiseptic agent for cleaning wounds ( peroxide or something similar), and soap for hands. 1 pr. EMT shears/good pocket knife, 20 cc syringe for ushing wounds. Dental kit-for broken teeth, loss crown or lling Small ashlight, assorted sizes of safety pins, a thermometer, tweezers SAM SPLINT Emergency blanket/bag, assorted zip-lock type bags Personal medications (enough for the trip duration and perhaps a couple of extra in case of delays) Neosporin/or other antibiotic ointment Aspirin- for mild pain, heart attack should be noncoated, chewable Ibuprofen- Advil, Advil for pain Glen Maki of Wofford Heights, Calif., had a camera, a 210 mm lens and just enough time to press the trigger as the digital motor whirred quickly to capture a kayaker maneuver the waters at the Seven Teacups on the Sequoia National Forest. I was just taking a lot of pictures, Maki said. So when I decided to enter the contest, I had to enter the one I thought was the best. And it turned out pretty well. Maki s fast photography work earned him top prize in the National Park Foundation s 2011 Share the Experience photo contest. His winning photo will grace the 2013 Federal Recreational Lands Pass distributed to nearly 500,000 people. It is the rst time a national forest will be featured on the interagency pass. Maki, a captain with the Kern County (Calif.) Fire Department, also won a four day/three night trip for four people to a National Recreation Area of his choosing, a Magellan GPS, a REI gift card and a Federal Recreational Lands Pass. The 2012 Share the Experience photo contest ended Dec. 31, but weekly winners voted on by the public included shots from the Chugach, Hiawatha and the Bridger Teton national forests. One of the most voted on shots in December included a photo from the Mount Evans Recreation Area on the Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado. The contest encourages amateur photographers to explore the nation s federal lands and share their experiences by capturing and submitting their favorite shots. The winner will receive $15,000 with the winning image featured on the 2014 Annual Federal Recreation Lands Pass; second prize is $10,000; and third prize is $2,500. Photos must be taken on federal lands or historic sites managed by participating agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service. Contest guidelines and information about how to enter or how to vote for the fan favorite is on the Share the Experience website. If you don t have time to enter this year s contest, you have an entire year to prepare for next year s contest. More than 14,000 photos were submitted in the contest Maki won. Although he decided to enter the contest, he didn t work at winning. I thought I would enter a picture just for the heck of it, he said. I didn t think I had a chance. (via Page 4

5 CLASSIFIED ADS Classi ed and Newsletter Display Ad Rates It s time to renew Newsletter Ads... Ads are prepaid. Please send business card or display with check for the duration of the ad. Classi ed ad rate for business card is $5.00 per month, quarter page, $10.00 per month, half page, $20.00 and whole page is $40.00 per month. One month free with a prepaid 1 year ad subscription. Editor reserves the right to refuse inappropriate ads BCH Sequoia Unit Refreshments March April May June July August September October November December Peg Wilson Tom Masters Sandy Oates Potluck Elaine Hodgkins Crystal Champion Gail Inman Christmas Party Page 5 EDITORS NOTE: Articles contained in the newsletter re ect the views of their author, and may not be consistant with those of the Editor, or BCH- Sequoia. Articles are provided by members and other/or interested parties. Editor reserves the right to edit articles as needed.

6 BCHC - Sequoia Unit Joines with Food Link for a 2013 Food Drive Food Link Mission Statement FoodLink is committed to ending hunger for those in need by providing healthy food and nutrition education through community involvement Who is Food Link? FoodLink for Tulare County, a nonpro t organization, has been working to end hunger in Tulare County since FoodLink warehouses and distributes millions of pounds of food annually to a network of more than 80 local nonpro t agencies, which directly feed needy families. In 2010, food distributed through FoodLink's ef cient network of food collection, preservation, and distribution reached more than 120,000 people, with more than two thirds of those served being children. But food distribution alone is not enough to end hunger in our area. FoodLink also works to combat hunger through hunger-relief advocacy, and to eliminate its long-term effects through proper nutrition and health education Donations: Can t donate food? * FoodLink is working hard to achieve our vision No Child Goes Hungry. FoodLink can leverage you donation to make it go even further! F Food Programs FoodLink obtains food from a variety of sources. Food is donated from food drives, local farms and packing houses, food processors and manufacturers, gleaning groups, groceries, dairies and other available sources. FoodLink also purchases about $80,000 worth of food each year to add more nutritional value to the foods supplied. The donations are stored inside our 27,000 square feet of warehouse space. The food is then divided into usable quantities and distributed to our network of agencies. Food Bank Program This is FoodLink s main food distribution program. FoodLink was founded in 1978 under the rule of waste meets want. Millions of pounds of food grown and produced in our local area never get to market. FoodLink collects those items that meet health and safety requirements and delivers them to nonpro t hunger relief agencies. These agencies include emergency pantries, homeless and battered women shelters and soup kitchens. They then distribute our food to needy families and children in Tulare County. Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) EFAP is a government program under USDA. FoodLink receives between one-half and two million pounds of food from EFAP every year. The EFAP food commodities are provided by the USDA through surplus foods, price subsidies and other USDA food purchases. These food items vary, but typically include our, dry milk, fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and other foods. These EFAP commodities are distributed at 26 mass distributions held at emergency pantries, soup kitchens and rescue missions in each major town throughout the county. For a list of USDA commodities distribution sites in Tulare County. Nutrition on the Go! FoodLink is proud of the success of our newest program, Nutrition on the Go! This program is currently active Page 6

7 BCHC - Sequoia Unit Joines with Food Link for a 2013 Food Drive in 19 sites throughout Tulare County and Kings County. Staffed mainly by trained local volunteers, many of whom are program participants. Nutrition on the Go! Brings fresh fruits and vegetables, cooking tips and recipes, nutrition information, diabetes screenings and health education to low income families, often in communities with little or no access to fresh produce in their local markets due to unavailability or expense. Through Nutrition on the Go!, FoodLink partners with a variety of providers and agencies to promote healthier choices in a festive and fun, community-building atmosphere. After School Snack Program The After School Snack Program began in 1992 with a request from Washington School for a snack to feed kids who stay after school for special help and tutoring. It quickly grew to a closet program where teachers and aides had a little stash of food for kids who come to school dizzy or sleepy from lack of food. Summer Food Service Program This USDA-sponsored program provides a nutritious lunch to children who do not receive school lunch during the summer. FoodLink began sponsoring this program in 1991 and now serves 17 different sites throughout Tulare County. Most of these sites have activities for the children throughout the day. FoodLink delivers fresh lunches to these sites daily, serving 850 children. Included with these lunches are fun nutrition education activities for the children and their parents. Back Pack Program This program is designed to provide hungry children with nutritious and easily prepared food at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and holiday vacations. FoodLink works closely with Title 1 (very low income) schools in our community, providing them with a back pack lled with child-friendly foods including fresh fruits at the end of every week while school is in session. This program provides 600 students with weekly backpacks. FoodLinks goal through this program is to help children succeed academically as well as socially. FoodLink obtains food from a variety of sources. Food is donated from food drives, local farms and packing houses, food processors and manufacturers, gleaning groups, groceries, dairies and other available sources. FoodLink also purchases about $80,000 worth of food each year to add more Meals in a can (stew, chili, soup) Tuna and canned meat Peanut butter Canned foods with pop-top lids Low-sugar cereals 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes Canned fruit packed in juice Canned vegetables (low salt) Page 7

8 Trout Ranger Station Log Book August 3 Linda and I had the ag up by 8 am, checked in with Jordan at 9. Rode toward Grasshopper Flats. We returned at 4:00 ish. We saw on one. Beautiful ride but very, very warm! Everything is sooo dry! Tons of dust. Hoping for rain tomorrow. Weather report said 45% chance of thunder storms. Checked out with Jordan. Took ag down around 5:00 pm. Very, very peaceful. August 4 August 5 August 8 August 17 August 18 Packer and group of 3 went by around 10:00 in the early afternoon. We had an interesting back packer. No permit. He said he didn t need one. He was high school age or just out. He s from Springville. He was advised that he could not have a re but he insisted he had no other way to cook but had a re permit and he knew how to be re safe in the woods and that res were caused by the government and they had way too much control! He also told us he hadn t attended high school. His pack was very heavy and he had wader type boots. I was worried about him! I did issue him a Wilderness Permit. He d come in out of Lewis trailhead and was headed for Kern Flats, but wasn t sure where he was going from there or where he would exit the wilderness. He did say he had minimal food and would be relying on sh. Packing up and heading out. Trout was awesome as always! ginman & lsmith Kicked in, or actually, backpacked in to Trout Meadow from the Kern River Station in the park. Started early to avoid the heat. Trees down everywhere. Will have to report the down trees between Kern Lake and the Kern River Station. Met a young man in full came next to Little Kern Lake. Said he had been out for six days already. His plan was to go to Cedar Grove? He was young and had a heavy pack. Talked about the government having too much control. Made it to the developed watering area North of Willow Meadow by lunch time. Finish hike to Trout Meadow Cabin in evening. Enjoyed socializing with some packers staying here for the night. Renee and I (jan w) arrived around 5:30 pm. Passed kids with their dad at bridge with 2 mules tied in camp. Hope they packed in some food for em! Met a nice woman from South Africa and a friend back packing to Little Lake. They came through Trout around 6:15 and had decided to go up to Willow for the night. Had dinner and watched stars before bed. Won t mention what time we got up for breakfast - Or was it lunch? Cabin in a bit of disorder and tons of food left in the trunk! Fire pit had alumiun foil and trash in it, orange chairs left out and dishes left out. After breakfast we washed ALL the dishes and cleaned counters. Renee cleaned the very dirty bathrooms - rst one is almost full and really stinky!! Haven t seen horses yet so headed down to nd them. On the ride in we also noticed the corner of the public pasture is down and part of the fence between the Admin pasture. *Note - signs have a white wash look to them now, like someone took white paint and painted over the letters. Renee and I will be taking pictures of fence and signs to discuss options for repairs. Noon - 2 hikers we met yesterday going to Little Lake came back thru headed out. Unsure of why. 2 other hikers walked thru - Waved and offered cold water but they kept on saying thanks! Had a visit from High Sierra group and Emily. H.S. having a beginner packing class at Cow Camp. Two hikers from Riverside came in headed to Doc s Camp or AKA hidden camp. They were 61 and 72 years and have been coming back here for many years to sh. Around 4 pm two misplaced hikers stopped for water and directions. Seems they missed the turn to Grey and ended up here. Very confused. They wanted to go to Grey Meadow to sh and hunt deer with bow. Renee and I are still trying to Page 8

9 Trout Ranger Station Log Book gure out how they will pack out the deer! Busy day! Now for some dinner with sauted Brussell Sprouts in Garlic Butter - Yum! August 19 August 25 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 Actually up during breakfast hours - yeah me! Pack station thru around 9:30 to pick up 3 hikers to take out and shortly after a lone hiker headed out as well. Everyone friendly but already stocked up with water. Around 11 am 4 guys and pack stock headed for home after about a week back here somewhere - they were from Porterville. Hauling out lots of trash and some of Lynn s stuff that had to be left behind. What s left will be packed out the 27th after we come back from ACE run. As usual, we nd food items left behind that should be packed out!! Will take what we can and pray it s enough to not tempt a bear!! Be back in Sat 25th Happy Trails - Jan W & Renee Z ACE group arrived around 2 pm. Hodgkins, Crystal and Mike and Jan Walker. Checked in and out with Jordan. Getting ready for dinner - oops, we forgot salt and pepper! Could be worse! Headed out about 7am to deliver the ACE stuff and back to Trout in same day. Also changed propane tanks however, only 1 works, the other has a bad valve. We re gunna try and pack it out to be xed! Mike and Bob Hodgkins decided they had to have salt on their food. We knew there were some salt blocks for the horses in the pasture so they went out with a hammer and knocked off some chunks. Elaine Hodgkins ground it with a hammer and pan lid. Yea! Salt. Pretty good too. We now call it Cowboy Salt. There is more in the cupboard if you need it. Jan headed back to Lewis Camp Trailhead about noon. Crystal, Mike, Bob and Elaine stayed. Bob and Mike xed the hitching post closest to the cabin. We mostly just enjoyed the day. Heading out tomorrow. Mike brought a lot of wood down for us tonight and for Peg. Checked out with Jordan Lookout, Bob talked with Margie. We were sitting around the re tonight thinking about Jan and remember the Beetle Dance. Bob found a beetle under her lash rope and she ran away. Bob threw a little rock and hit her leg. She screamed and danced around. We had great tacos for dinner and Schmores for desert. Woke up early, Bob had a nice re going already. The two young men from the pack station came up while we were having breakfast. They are xing the fence between the admin and public pasture where the mules from the pack station keep going through the fences. They borrowed the post hole diggers and fence tools and saw them use 5 posts while we were from the stack by corral. We are leaving the tool shed unlocked so they can lock tools back up. Elaine and Crystal cleaned the cabin and swept. Crystal cleaned the bathrooms and scrubbed the shower oor out. Everything is nice and clean for when Peg comes in on Wed. Margie (at Jordan) is off the next 23 days. We are heading back to Lewis Camp Trailhead. Had fun, we missed you today Jan!! Mary Ann & Peg arrived about 2:30. Just got set up and unpacked and had a lovely rain shower. Horses ( and Bobbie Sue) are in admin with pack station stock. If those boys xed the fence yesterday, they did a less than fab job of it! After rain shower went out and tried to repair cross fence. Got all but one big mule into public and reinforced posts and wire (also hay twine!) Need to set some new posts and de nitely string new wire. Pleasant evening. Steak for supper. Up about 6:30 am Thursday. Flag up - horses seem alone - no sign of big mule. Will check fence after breakfast. Temp about 52 degrees. 7:00 am - not a cloud in the sky. good breakfast - checkied in with Porterville channel 4 tone 9? checked cross fence and carried a Page 9

10 Trout Ranger Station Log Book post for later. Can t nd the 5 posts the boys used! Big mule still in Admin. My fence is holding! Saw ginormouse rattle snake by big log at S. end of admin pasture as I crossed. Scarey! Came back a different way. Mary Ann cleaning (deep cleaning) cabin. Lots of useless stuff we need to get rid of. Treated outhouses. Very warm 80 degrees 10:30 am. Good lunch - Got mule out of admin - yea! Mary Ann taking a nap-. I m going to read a while. About 3:00 or so Horace shows up. Great stories - good dinner. Awesome company. Checked out with Jordan 6:30 PM. August 31 September 1 September 2 September 7 September 8 September 9 75 Degrees - Clear skies. Up About 6:30-7:00 am. Great breakfast - Flag up. Lot s more stories. Checked in with Jordan. Went for informative hike with Horace, Indian Pot Holes, etc. Checked out Cow Camp. 6 cows and cowboy gear but guess they re off looking for more cows. Checked on more white signs up toward Willow. About 4:00 one lone hiker stopped to camp at lower camp - Going towards Farewell Gap. Good dinner, Salmon patties, rice, etc. A little wine, stories and bed. Libby and Gus came in about 6:30 pm. Up early (6:30-7:00 am_ Cooler. About 37 degrees. Sketchie breakfast. Flag up. Horace getting ready to head out pretty soon. Mary Ann and I leaving shortly after. Gus and Libby staying another night - Going to Kern Flat today. Beasts are still where they are supposed to be! Gus Beaty and Libby arrived 2 days ago on Friday. We got here at in the evening. Yesterday we followed the trail towards Kern Flat, going about 1/2 way. Today we are closing up the cabin, washing the refrig, turning off propane, etc. We expect to depart before 10 am. Bob H, Mike G and Peg (Zinny too) arrived about 1:30. Mike s mare Cowgirl gave us a little rodeo at the start but all s well - no problems. Pack stock just moved to Miles pasture. 2 guys moved them. Now work on the fence where they ran them thru! Nice evening - checked in and out with Jordan. They said use channel 2. Looks dark and stormy North where we re headed tomorrow! Practiced knots with Bob. Good dinner. UP early - caught stock - Cowgirl - Mike s horse cut. Ran thru cross fence. Packed and leaving about 9:00 am. Mike and horse staying here. Planning on staying at Little Lake tonight. No major wrecks! Got to Kern about 1:30. Light sprinkle of rain - lots of thunder. Lots of pack station stock at Little Lake. Left Kern about 2:30. Ali is very nice. Decided to come all the way back to Trout - too much stock at Little Lake. Got back about 7:00. Mike had visitors for lunch. Moenchs and guests - Heading to Hole in the Ground. Hear Little Lake group come out Sunday. Hot dogs for dinner - damn bed feels good! Up about 7: degrees. Good breakfast - Beacon and eggs. Checked stock - Everybody OK. Mike and Bob took top off spring and cleaned out roots. Much better ow from faucet! Hear Cates kids coming in a couple of days - Oh joy!! Moenchs and group came thru about 1:30 also group from Little Lake a bit later. Good shower around 4:00. Lots of thunder. Cates kids just showed up - Some continued on - 10 or r12 staying here. One just used outhouse and used pine cones - what part of no trash don t they understand?! Bod & Mike worked on water trough oat pipes - leak is less but needs new stuff we don t have. Should be an interesting evening with so much company. They weren t happy when I said we don t supply T.P. anymore because of the waste factor. Oh well! Page 10

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12 Sequoia Unit P.O. Box 456 Springville, CA UPCOMING EVENTS March Trout Training :00 March Club Ride - Blue Ridge - $5.00 for Ride $5.00 for Food 10:00 AM March General Meeting - Springville School 7:00 PM Presenter: Mary Cole - What is a Wilderness March Rendezvous in Norco TBA April Blue Ridge Ride 10:00 AM April General Meeting - Springville School 7:00 PM Tentative Presenter: Lynn Glassaway April Springville Rodeo - Various May Annual Spring Ride - Lake Success 10:00 AM May General Meeting - Oates Place 7:00 PM May Farm Day at the Porterville Fair 7:00 AM June National Trail Days - Lewis Trailhead Work Day & Weekend Campout 9:00 AM June Potluck, Cup Raf e, (items needed) Bring Favorite Dish... 7:00 PM July General Meeting - Oates Place 7:00 PM July Trout Ride 9:00 AM August General Meeting Oates Place 7:00 PMJ August Freeman Trail Ride - Bring a Lunch 9:00 AM August Hot August Nights - Springville Rodeo Grounds 6:00 PM