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NEWSWATCH The Sacramento Bee B2 Sunday August 9 1 998 METRO admission are free The exhibitions continue until October Auburn Art Walks are held bimonthly on the second Thursday of the month Tachibana with the county fair for 15 years His resignation effective Dec 1 would give Gov Pete Wilson ample time to appoint a replacement Neely said in his letter to the Board of Supervisors -Jane Braxton Little lion endowment to provide scholarships for talented high school students who have faced hardships Graduates Brian and Jennifer Maxwell who met at the school and later invented the PowerBar donated $5 million toward the new Haas Pavilion Associated Press Regional Dublin making karate crafts fishing and more on Saturday 1 0 a to 3 at Howe Park 2201 Cottage Way Cost $4 per person or $12 per family if preregistered otherwise $5 per person and $15 per family same day Call 927-3802 IN THE AIR: The Carmichael Ki-wams Club Big Band performs a free concert on Aug 16 2-4 pm at Carmichael Park 5750 Grant Ave Carmichael Call 485-5322 DOG AND CAT LICENSES: Avoid a $1 5 late penalty by vaccinating and licensing your pet by Dec 31 at participating veterinary clinics or at the County Animal Shelter 4290 Bradshaw Road Licenses are $10 for altered and $30 for unaltered animals Call 368-7387 BULLETIN BOARD Sacramento County sets up graffiti hotline A new hotline for reporting graffiti and a notice to 40 businesses across the county about restrictions on sales of spray paint are among new anti-graffiti efforts announced by the Sacramento County District Office A single number will give the caller access to an automated system that can be used to report graffiti to police in Sacramento West Sacramento Folsom Elk Grove Roseville or Citrus Heights or to the California Highway Patrol or state Department of Transportation Pamela Irey spokeswoman for the District Office said Thursday that graffiti cleanup cost local agencies an estimated $1 million in materials and work hours last year Officials recently sent notices to Sacramento top sellers of a popular brand of spray paint to inform them about sales restrictions California law prohibits the sale of aerosol spray paint to anyone under 18 The law further requires that businesses post warnings about the penalties for criminal use of spray paint The graffiti hotline is: (916) i 264-8819 Ralph Montano Oakland $20000 offered to find arsonist Authorities offered a $20000 reward for information leading to the capture of a suspected serial arsonist in the Oakland hills Four blazes were set in the past three weeks including two on July 16 The latest wildfire occurred Wednesday but was extinguished before it reached homes or buildings Two of the fires were within a few miles of the region where 25 people were killed and 3400 dwellings destroyed during a massive blaze nearly seven years ago Authorities said the recent fires have cost taxpayers $500000 The reward was offered by the East Bay Parks District and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Arson investigators said Friday they were working on several substantial leads which included finding the owners of four cars seen near the site of the most recent fire Press Prisoner walks away A woman suspected in the disappearance of her husband 12 years ago has escaped from a minimum-security federal prison in Alameda County Astarte Rice-Davis walked away from the federal prison camp in Dublin on Friday She had been transferred in November to the camp which has no fences or other security barriers Rice-Davis 65 was serving a 15-year sentence for embezzling from her estate She was the main suspect in the 1986 disappearance of her husband Contra Costa developer James Rice from his home in the Virgin Islands body was never found but authorities believe his wife planned his death in a plot to take over his estate In a plea bargain with federal prosecutors she was convicted in 1992 of embezzling from his estate escape was not her first After her indictment Rice-Davis fled house arrest in the Virgin Islands and lived for 18 months under a new identity in Santa Barbara Prison spokesman Dominic Gutierrez Sr said he could not comment on the case Press FREE OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT: Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic dinner to the Gold Country Retirement Community 6041 Golden Center Court Placerville from 6 to 730 on Friday Call (530) 621-1826 HOME TOURS: The Truckee-Donner American Association of University Women hosts a fund-raiser featuring five homes in the Squaw Valley area on Friday 1 -4 It benefits graduating high school girls who will be attending a four-year college or university ickets $1 2 in advance or $1 5 same day Call (530) 587-2444 SUMMER SPECIAL CONCERT: The Chester Community Chorus performs Friday and Saturday at 730 pm and on Aug 1 6 at 3 pm at the Chester Community United Methodist Church Highway 36 at Glen-wood Drive in Chester Plumas County Donations appreciated Call 258-2780 TURTLERAMA: The Sacramento Turtle and Tortoise Club hosts a free exhibit on these creatures from 1 1 30 am to 4 on Saturday at the Belle Cooledge Library South Land Park Drive and Fruitridge Road Call 421-1134 CPR CLASS: The Arcade Creek Recreation and Park District is sponsoring a CPR class from 9 am to 1 :30 pm on Saturday at Hamilton Street Park 4855 Hamilton Street Open to adults and teens Cost $32 and the card is good for two years Pre-registration required Call 482-8377 OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING: Painless tests are available every Tuesday 9 am to 1 pm at 6608 Mercy Court Suite in Fair Oaks Cost $25 Results are available immediately Call 961 -6678 ARTS IN THE PARK: Fulton-EI Camino Recreation and Park District offers candle THIS WEEK IN GOVERNMENT AUBURN CITY COUNCIL: 6 pm Monday 1225 Lincoln Way Discuss amended collection rates with Auburn Placer Disposal Co AMADOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 9 am Tuesday 500 Argonaut Lane Jack-son Discuss survey of western boundary with Sacramento County PLACER COUNTY B0AR0 OF SUPERVISORS: 9 am Tuesday 175 Fulweiler Ave Auburn Amendment allowing cardrooms with up to five tables to remain open 24 hours per day SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISORS: 9 30 a and 6 pm Tuesday 700 St board chambers Discuss regional air quality and transit planning 6 pm Deer Creek Hills project SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL: 2 pm and 7 pm Tuesday City Hall Council Chambers 915 1 street At afternoon meeting vote on 3-year contract for private company to run three downtown garages At evening meeting discuss revamping code enforcement process LOOMIS TOWN COUNCIL: 730 pm Tuesday 5945 Horseshoe Bar Road Discuss design of town flag SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISORS: 9:30 a Wednesday 700 St board chambers North Vineyard Station project at Florin and Gerber roads 230 pm Redevelopment of Mather Air Force Base WEST SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL: 7 pm Wednesday 2101 Stone Blvd Consideration of midblock street closure policy Auburn Susanville Berkeley Music on free Art Walk Applicant for county fair After serving several months as acting manager of the Lassen County Fair Supervisor Claud Neely has asked the county Board of Supervisors to appoint him as the permanent manager The supervisors are scheduled to consider his request Tuesday If they grant it Neely has said he will resign from the District 1 supervisorial position he has held since 1992 Neely who easily survived a recall election in November has been involved Record number of donors The University of California Berkeley has received a record number of alumni donations this year University Chancellor Robert Berdahl said there have been nearly 70000 donations within the past 12 months More than $174 million has been raised bringing the campaign a bit closer to its goal of $11 billion by 2001 One of the largest gifts was a $7 mil In addition to works by local artists 1 the Auburn Arts Commission will fea-! ture live music during the Auburn Art Walk from 6 to 9 pm Thursday Beginning at 8 pm Blue Rhythm will 1 perform jazz with an flavor the Starry River Ceili Band will play Irish Celtic music and Allegra Derek Bon- ner will play the harp and guitar Maps and programs for the self-guided i tour are available at the Arts Council of Placer County 802 Lincoln Way and at i each Art Walk venue Trolley service and i I WEATHER UaJ Sacramento Valley: a good deal of sunshine today Highs 84 through the Delta to 101 in the north Clear tonight Lows 58-66 Sunny and very warm Monday San Joaquin Valley: Bright sunshine today with a pleasantly warm afternoon Highs 92 north to 100 south Clear tonight Lows 62 north 70 south Yesterday Today HL Prep HL Sky 10069 10076 10066 10068 9159 9863 9055 9662 Bakersfield Fresno Modesto Stockton TODAY Sunny and quite warm i High 98 Low 60 100s Miami 9180 Central Coast: Morning clouds and fog giving way to sunshine today Highs 70-78 but near 100 not far inland Some clouds tonight Yesterday Today HL Prep HL Sky Monterey 6855 7055 pc Paso Robles 10253 10060 8 Salinas 7155 7357 pc San Luis Obispo 7957 7862 pc Santa Barbara 7664 8062 pc Northwest California: Morning coastal clouds otherwise mostly sunny today Highs 60 at the coast 95 inland Clouds at the coast tonight Mother Lode: A good deal of sunshine today with a warm afternoon Highs 90-96 Clear tonight Lows 54-60 Sunshine Monday Shown are positions ot weather systems and precipitation forecast for noon POT today Temperature bands are highs for the day Forecast htghlow temperatures are given for selected cities Stationary Fronts Cold Warm Hawaii Honolulu 6872 I 1 Flurries I 1 Snow Ice ranquil weather will continue across the region today Coastal spots will start out with low clouds and patchy fog then turn out sunny by early afternoon Interior locations will have abundant sunshine A westerly flow through the Delta will keep temperatures from reaching 100 degrees across the southern Sacramento Valley A turn toward hotter weather will occur over the interior during the upcoming week All maps forecasts and data by AccuWeather Inc http www accuweather com Sierra Nevada: Plenty of sunshine today with a pleasant afternoon Highs 78-94 Clear tonight Lows 44 in Truckee to 59 Bay Area: Morning clouds and ini i patchy fog then sunshine today II II Hiahs from 66 at the coast to 88 Southern California: NOAA satellite Saturday via AP SACRAMENTO RAINFALL Season to date Last season to date 001 FOR THE RECORD Saturday's high temperature downtown was 90 the low was 58 Temperature extremes on record for Aug 8 since 1877 highest 110 in 1990 lowest 50 in 1919 Normals for Aug 8 are 93 and 61 Humidity at 5 at Executive Airport 47 percent Sea-level barometer 5pm yesterday 29 88" Normal to date AIR QUALITY SUN MOON Sunrise today 6 15 a sunset 8 07 moonrise 9 22 moonset 7 59 a Pollutant Standards Index Yesterday Today MARINE FORECAST Central Valley rivers: Winds westerly at 6-12 knots today West Delta and San Francisco Bay: Winds west increasing to 1 5-30 knots today Sacramento River heights times of high low waters I Street Bridge: NA Rio Vista: Saturday's stage 7 1 at 6 00 Today 8 0 at 5 00 a 3 3 at 12 30 7 1 at 6 45 4 4 at 12 00 am Monday 7 7 at 5 45 a AMERICAN RIVER Folsom Dam Capacity 975000 acre-feet elevation 460 14 ft inflow 2478 cfs outflow 4466 cfs storage 912448 storage year ago this date 560937 acre-feet Nimbus Dam Capacity 8800 acre-teet elevation 123 23 feet inflow 4178 cfs outflow 4043 cfs storage 7899 storage year ago this date 8441 acre-feet FEATHER RIVER Oroville Dam Capacity 3 538 000 acre-feet elevation 884 39 feet inflow 4071 cts outflow 9 836 cfs storage 3296952 storage year ago this date 2355018 acre-feet Slat Ocpt of Water Resource WATER STORAGE Asof6am Saturday SACRAMENTO RIVER Shasta Dam Capacity 4552100 acre-feet elevation 1049 63 feet inflow 6199 cfs outflow 12323 cfs storage 4052883 storage year ago this date 2840 31 1 acre-feet Keswick Dam Capacity 23800 acre-feet elevation 584 56 feet inflow 15368 cfs outflow 14688 cfs storage 22235 storage year ago this date 20100 acre-feet TRINITY RIVER Trinity Dam Capacity 2448 000 acre-feet elevation 2364 37 feet inflow 71 3 cfs outflow 3 620 cfs storage 2 356 092 storage year ago this date 1 635963 acre-feet Legend s-sunny pc-partly cloudy c-cloudy sh-showers t-thunderstorms r-ram sf-snow flurries sn-snow l-ice Prcp-Precipitation Tr-Trace 67 67 Help improve air quality in the Sacramento region For more information call BeeLme at 552-5252 category 2801 Lasi New First Full Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 29 Sep 6 UP IN THE SKY? At 5 30 a Monday see the waning gibbous moon 43 west of south 35 above the horizon with Jupiter glowing 8 from it lo the upper left of the moon (Without its thumb your list at aim length spans approximately 10 Ibser ON THE INTERNET POLLEN COUNT Grasses moderate Trees low Molds' moderate Weeds low ULTRAVIOLET INDEX Sacramento: 7 high Lake Tahoe: 9 very high San Francisco: 8 high For forecasts current conditions radar and satellite images climate almanac Reservoir nver data Dr Frdftc.