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By: Bob Colby, Historian

Courtesy: Glenda Chombeau. Left to right George Morris, Glenda Chombeau, Bob Co

Mountain MemoriesSTIRLING CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Presidents Note:

Hello everyone! Wow,almost a year has passed sincethe June 2011 Stirling CityHistorical Society (SCHS)election. In this past year, theSCHS Board of Directors,Officers and Volunteers haveaccompl-ished quite a bit. TheMuseum Complex groundshave been cleaned to create aDefensible Space, the trees

have been trimmed and thedecaying Maple tree behind theLibrary has been removed(wood was given away topeople who needed it). TheParadise Unified School District(PUSD) is helping us by havingstudents build shelves neededfor the south room in theLibrary. Also, PUSD has givenSCHS access to the schoolbuilding here in Stirling Cityallowing us to use anything weneed for our MuseumComplex. In April of this year,

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI)donated $1,000.00 toward aheating system for themuseum. We now haveenough funding to begin theprocess of securing bids.

Volume 5, Issue 3

Presidents Note 1-2

History and How You Find it

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Support our Troops 1

Thank You Calli-Jane 2

Up Stirling City Way 2

Events 3

Members 3

Announcements 3

Dirks Message 3

Inside this issue:

Sometimes it's almostscary how historicalinformation or an artifactcome to light. Almostsince CalFire, then CDF,deeded the Stirling CityRanger Station to thehistorical society, the

members have discussedreplacing the station signwith one similar to theoriginal. It sat on aconcrete block betweenthe Ranger's Residenceand the station office.The block is still there,but the original sign islong gone.

Early in 2012 yourhistorian was asked tofind an old photo thatshowed the sign. Hedidn't remember seeingsuch a photo in anycollection of which hewas aware. So he phonedGeorge Morris, Chief of

CalFire's Butte Unit, to see if his organization had aphoto or drawing of the sign. Chief Morris said that heknew of none, but that he thought he knew thewhereabouts of the old original sign. In less than a week it was in the possession of your historical society on whatthe Chief called a "forever loan." The only stipulationwas that it never be displayed outdoors to avoidconfusing the public who might think that the old RangerStation buildings were the current fire station.

One might think that this is the happy end of the story.But no, there is "the rest of the story."

History and How You Find ItSpring, 2012

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Event March 2012 A sincere Thank You goes out to Jerri Heivilin forchairing this event. Ten boxes full of items needed by ourtroops were shipped to the Military APO in Afghanistan.A few members of Stirling City are currently serving ourCountry in the various armed forces overseas as well ashere. Other members of our village are Veterans, or haveworked for the armed forces in different capacities throughcivil service. Thank you to all who donated products, time,and assistance to make this a successful contribution toour troops. - Mary Schaefer, SCHS Secretary

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History and How you Find It continued...

Calli-Jane Burch, Executive Director ofthe Butte County Fire Safe Council,received a certificate of appreciation onApril 15 from Marshall Schaefer,President, Stirling City Historical Societyat the Stirling City Community Hall. Ms.Burch spoke about fire safety, includingthe wildfire community resources andprograms available, such as Doom theBroom, to eradicate invasive Scotchbroom plant throughout Butte County.

- M. Schaefer, Secretary

The SCHS is looking forward to betterserving the community.

Special Thanks to Mike Greer, PUSD Trustee at Large (andSCHS member) for connecting

PUSD and SCHS in fostering youth involvement in ourcommunity history.

- Marshall

Thanks for the Visit!

When he delivered the station sign to Stirling City, yourhistorian called Station Captain Art Salinas over to look atit. Captain Salinas has been at the Stirling City Fire Stationfor 11 years and the thought was that he would beinterested in seeing it. He was, but then he said that theoriginal sign for the Bald Mountain Fire lookout was storedat the lookout. That was verrry interesting as the StirlingCity Ranger Station and the Bald Mountain lookout havealways been like "two peas in a pod" when it came towildland fire protection. Back on the phone with ChiefMorris, your historian was told that the society could havethe Bald Mountain sign under the same condition. Whenthe snow clears at Bald Mountain, the sign will be deliveredto the historical society.This still is not the end of the story. A month or so afterdelivering the station sign your historian was looking at theJune 2003 edition of Tales of the Paradise Ridge. Backthen, he was editor of this publication and wrote a two-partarticle titled "Fighting Wildland Fire from Stirling City," thefirst part on the history of the ranger station and the secondon the lookout. Guess what was on the cover of the Juneedition? A photo of the ranger Station office with a clearview of the sign. Oh well, if your historian had rememberedthe photo a month or so earlier, he never would have

phoned Chief Morris and both original signs would still bemoldering away perhaps never to see the light of day.

A new Ranger Station sign will be made for the museumcomplex and probably placed on the concrete block. It willbe styled after the original, but done in such a way thatcauses no public confusion.

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Calli-Jane Burch, Marshall Schaefer

By: Horace Brakebill

Perhaps the lowland visitorOn a Sunday drive through town,Sees no antiquated guns or castlesNo marble statues of renown.Beyond our homes, the sky high lakesDeep clear Lotts and Morris too,Sparkle in the midday sun,With shades of azure, purest blue.Old Baldy stands as guardianOver our wooded Sierra land;Shes a landmark everlasting,

In her winters ermine, grand.Sixty years, my mountain homeThis little antique place,Has shown me lifes true kindnessWith love, with joy and grace.And Brakeys thought for this beautiful dayAnd throughout the year is:No monies love ever minted or printed thatCan purchase the acts of love and ofKindness that are born within the hearts ofOur fellow man.

Stirling Boiler, Vol. 2 No. 6, January 1987 (Note: Horace Brakebill was a Teacher and Principal of the Brakebill School in Stirling City)

Up Stirling City Way

A life spent making mistakes is more honorable, but more usefu

a life spent doing nothing. -George Bernard Shaw

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Stirling City HistoricalSociety members, come to the general meeting and cast your vote for 2012-2013 Officers and Board of Directors! This is perhaps the most importantmeeting of the whole year. The meeting will be held at the Community Hall in

VOTE ON JUNE 10 TH!!!

It has truly been a joy and pleasure having worked with the Board of Directors (BOD) and Officers of the historical society as Chairperson. The people serving as your Directors and Officers have certainly worked hard this past year and are a hallmark in the history of the society.

Events, fundraisers, guest speakers, potlucks, and truly informative general membership meetings have rounded out the year.

Behind the scenes financially, we are sound and in the black with membership on the rise. The BOD and organizational officers have prioritized maintenance and upkeep of the Museum/Library complex.

Exciting and innovative displays are planned to excite your (and the publics)interest. Please support those members running for Director or Officer positions.Oh and bring a friend to our next meeting!

Respectfully,

Dirk Wohlau, Chairperson

Date Time Upcoming Events 2012 Place

5/26,27 & 28

12-4pm Memorial Weekend! Opening of Museum & Library, Childrens Art Contest, Bake Sale

Museum/Library

6/10 2pm General meeting. Vote for your Officers and Board of Directors! Community Hall

7/7 3-7pm Classic Car Show/BBQ/Music/Crafts Museum/ Library

A Message From Dirk.

Members Renewed:Donna SeversonJanet MartinJohn RudderowSharon SmithBonnie HembroughSteve & Carla KinneBarbara HughesSue Bone

Marshall & Mary SchaeferCarol Lewis

New Members:Ted & Linda HaddemanVictoria WilseyLinda Clark Carol ArringtonBob & Betty PaughBetty Vail

Alan RiggSanjay DevMary JamesPauline King

Life Members:Warren & Vivian KitchenGeorge & Sheila ScottHarry Merlo/ Clotilde Merlo Park

Business Members:Pete Cuming TruckingTri-Flame Propane

The Stirling City Historical SocietyNewsletter is Published by the:

STIRLING CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETYP.O. Box 6

Stirling City, CA 95978

President....Marshall SchaeferVice-President........Marilyn ConnorSecretary......Mary SchaeferTreasurer.........Madelyn HenryHistorian......Robert ColbyArchivist.Glenda Chombeau

Chairman of the Board...Dirk WohlauDirector........Dianne WilkinsonDirector...Marcia AvramDirector...Carol LewisDirector...Jerri Heivilin

Editor.....Mary SchaeferProduction/Webmaster..........Pauline King

Many thanks to the followingpeople who helped clean themuseum and set up displays inpreparation for the MemorialDay weekend opening of the

museum and library!Madelyn HenryGlenda ChombeauDirk WohlauMarilyn ConnorCarol LewisSherri CastroMary James

Welcome...

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