Page 7 - Dinuba Sentinel 4-11-19 E-edition

The Dinuba Sentinel Community Snowpack pushes back openings at
Kings and Sequoia National Parks
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | A7
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Visitors and staff at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park have become accustomed to the light winters that the drought has produced. Recent snow surveys show that Sequoia and Kings Canyon is 153% of normal.
There are areas that still have 6-10 feet of snow in early April. Another result of the recent drought is the large number of hazard trees in the campgrounds and parking areas that usually open in April or early May.
Azalea Campground closed on Tuesday, April 2, due to the large number of hazard trees in the campground. This is a temporary closure. In an abundance of caution for park visitors, crews are working to address these tree hazards before facilities open for the season. Cutting and clearing these trees is one of the highest priorities for crews at Sequoia and Kings Canyon this spring, as conditions allow. With the closure of Azalea Campground, there are currently no open campgrounds in Kings Canyon.
If you are looking for opportunities to camp during this time of year, Potwisha, Buckeye Flat, and South Fork Campgrounds in the foothills of Sequoia National Park are open. Currently, there is 6-10 feet of snow on the ground in parking lots and around buildings in Giant Forest and Lodgepole. The Main Sherman Tree Parking Area and comfort station are still buried in snow, as shown in the photo. This large parking lot is closed. There is space for about fifteen vehicles to park at the Winter Sherman Tree Parking Area.
Many visitors are parking at the Giant Forest Museum parking lot and hiking or snowshoeing
the 2.7 miles on the Alta Trail to see the Sherman Tree. Check at Giant Forest Museum for more details and routes. It is open daily from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. In Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree Trail is open. Kings Canyon Visitor Center is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
In Giant Forest and Grant Grove, be prepared for winter conditions. Although forecasts call for 80-degree temperatures in Fresno later this week, the snowpack persists at higher elevations. More storms may be on the way. Please be prepared.
If you’re considering a wilderness trip this year, it’s not too early to start thinking about how this deep snowpack will affect your plans, particularly in the early part of the summer. Some things to expect: challenging route finding, swift creek crossings, icy passes, and delayed grazing opening dates.
With the heavy snow year and hazard trees, park staff will continue to monitor and assess conditions and will be pro-active in letting the public know when conditions change; and as we start opening facilities or about additional delays. For updates, please visit at http://www.nps.gov/seki.
About Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks These two parks, which lie side by side in the southern Sierra Nevada in Central California, preserve prime examples of nature’s size, beauty, and diversity.
Over 2 million visitors from across the U.S. and the world visit these parks to see the world’s largest trees (by volume), grand mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, the highest point in the lower 48 states, and more. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov/seki or 559-565-3341.
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Friends of the Dinuba Library
to hold drawing for free
books on April 26
Check out a book this week for a chance to win
Stamey grew up in Billings, Montana and moved to California’s Central Coast as a teenager. Though he’s considered himself a musician since high school, he admits he didn’t start performing until making casual campfire trips with his wife Melissa.
“I guess it’s all her fault,” Stamey joked about how he got started.
He said his wife suggested one day, while the pair was on their way to meet up with some friends around a camp fire, that he bring along his guitar.
“It really all started with some songs around the campfire,” he explained. “I’ve been playing ever since.”
Since then, Stamey has written and produced a myriad of songs that paint the pictures of Western Americana. His music comes across
as more than just a musical composition. The songs resound as a narrative story of a cowboy’s
life, set to a score of a strummed guitar.
But he’s not a country singer. And he would
be the first to correct you if you were to put
him in that genre. He belongs to a small genre of performers who take pride in the Rural American West way. Other performers in the genre include Ian Tyson, Tom Russell, Juni Fisher and local performers The Sons of the San Joaquin.
Stamey's music, and more information on the musician, is available at davestamey.com.
A Night with Dave Stamey will be akin to
a true western performance, out on a ranch between Reedley and Orange Cove. The event will also include a steak dinner and an open bar. Tickets for the event are $50 and are available through the Dinuba Lions Club.
For more information, contact Dave Ysusi at 259-6759, Tim Conklin at 259-9859 or Ed Smither at 972-5256.
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The Friends of the Dinuba Library will hold drawings in five categories for a free book in honor of National Library Week, April 7-13, 2019. The 2019 theme is Libraries = Strong Communities.
Throughout April, patrons are invited to enter when they visit the library and check out a book.
The five categories are:
Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten: Book Fiesta by Pat Mora
Grades First to Third: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World by Rocio Bonilla
Grades Four to Six: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Grades Seven to Twelve: The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande, and a blank journal entitled We Cannot Direct the Wind, But We Can Adjust the Sails
Adult: Color Me Calm by Lacy Mucklow, markers, colored pencils, and a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card.
The Friends encourages all ages to participate. The books are on display at the library, 150 South I Street. The drawing will be held on Friday, April 26at5p.m.
Thieves
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about a stolen forklift that was taken from their shop yard in Dinuba. The suspects got into the compound and drove away with the 1993 Toyota forklift worth $15,000. A damaged fence at the scene revealed the forklift had been driven away toward Avenue 376.
On Apr. 4, Detectives discovered the forklift had been taken to a Tow Company in 13000 Block of S. Elm Avenue in Caruthers. The next day, Detectives contacted employees at the Tow Company who verified they had traded a vehicle and a motorcycle for the forklift. They led Detectives to a nearby home in the 5200 Block of W. Saginaw, where the stolen forklift was stored. The
estimated recovery value was $15,000. Detectives also found a stolen transport trailer, which had been used to move the forklift. The trailer had been stolen from a location in Traver. The recovery value was listed at $10,000.
On Apr. 5, Detectives from the Property Crimes Unit connected several suspects to an address in Kingsburg, where they served a warrant at a home in the 5800 Block of Avenue 376. At the house Detectives found more stolen property, including a large rollaway Craftsman toolbox and one Oxygen and Acetylene tank set. These items were found to be connected to other burglaries currently under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives are currently looking for 23-year-old Cody Bierman and 50-year-old Ralph James, both of Kingsburg. They believe both men are responsible for burglaries since January. The case remains active and anyone with information is encouraged to call Detective William Salinas or Rick Morley at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218, or anonymously by calling or texting (559)725- 4194 or through email at tcso@ tipnow.com.
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