Author Archives: Shawn E. Bell

December Tradition: 88th Annual Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree

The 88th Annual Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree takes place Sunday, December 8th, 2013, at  2:30pm in Kings Canyon National Park.

This year’s activities include the Jubilation Singers, Sanger High School Choir, a non-denominational Christmas Message, and a War Memorial Ceremony all to be delivered at the base of the General Grant Tree.

Chartered buses will leave from the Sanger Chamber of Commerce office.

Bus Options include:

  • Trek Service Bus for approximately $30 with a 12:15pm departure
  • Lunch Bus with a 10:30am departure for approximately $50
  • Dinner Bus with a 12:15pm departure for approximately $50

Coffee and pastries available at the Chamber office prior to boarding.  Give the Sanger Chamber a call if you want to be added to the mailing list or to make a reservation. For more information call the Sanger Chamber at 559-875-4575

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Come volunteer at our California State Parks during this holiday season!

From the California State Parks Foundation:

Give thanks for your favorite state parks by volunteering with Park Champions. Help us repair popular hiking trails at Chino Hills or Wildwood Canyon, improve habitat by removing invasive plants at Silver Strand, or help with general park maintainence and CAMP FOR FREE at Palomar Mountain.

Chino Hills State Park
Saturday, November 16, 9:00am to 1:00pm

Help us make improvements to the Easy Street Trail. Teens 14 and up welcome with a legal guardian. See a map here.

Silver Strand State Beach
Saturday, December 7, 9:00am to 1:00pm

This family friendly workday is part of an ongoing project to restore valuable beach dune habitat at Silver Strand. Kids 10 and up welcome with a legal guardian. See a map here.

Palomar Mountain State Park
Sunday, December 8, 9:00am to 1:00pm

This workday will focus on general park maintenance. Teens 14 and up welcome with a legal guardian. FREE CAMPING available Saturday night. See a map here.

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Your Immediate Action is required to Save Johnson Valley!

OHV Call to Action! Your immediate action is required to save Johnson Valley Wednesday November 13th 2013

The Senate Arms Service Committee now looks prepared to move their bill S1309 to the floor beginning Thursday with Senator McCain managing (Senator Inhofe is out for his son’s funeral).

It is time again for the OHV Community to engage in the discussion.

Please consider taking some time to participate and extend our reach to your friends, family, and networks that find the value in saving the largest OHV area in the United States, while meeting the training requirements of the USMC. Your participation is paramount to our continued success.

While the Marine Corps let the Cook/Mckeon Compromise go unchallenged in the House of Representatives, we believe they will introduce their Alternative 6 language through Energy and Resources Committee on the Senate side via S 1309. We must contact these individual members of the Senate to ask them to oppose such language.

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Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps!

On this date in 1775 Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines into the first naval infantry.

Since their inception, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) have helped to found a country, beaten back evil and tyranny and create men who stand head and shoulders above the rest. They truly are the few and the proud.

It pissed my Air Force colonel father off to no end to know that I was born on the same date as the United States Marine Corps. I’m not a Marine, but I proudly share their birthday every year.

Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!

Writer Reference: Writing for Police? 10-Codes

As an author, you’re not expected to know everything, just what you’re writing. Not all writers know the 10-codes that LEOs use, nor are the codes something you really need to memorize if you only need a squad to acknowledge a call or report that they’re 10-7 for lunch.

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