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The Intermountain News is published every Wednesday morning for the communities of Burney, Fall River Mills, McArthur, Round Mountain, Big Bend, Montgomery Creek, Johnson Park, Old Station, Hat Creek, Glenburn, Cassel,
Nubieber, Bieber, Lookout, Adin, Dana, Little Valley, Pittville, Cayton Valley, and Pondosa. The newspaper is published by Cright Incorporated, 37095 Main St., Suite C, P.O. Box 1030, Burney, California 96013. Craig Harrington, president and publisher. This newspaper is judged a newspaper of general circulation under court decree #24204, filed April 27, 1959, and can accept legal advertising. USPS No. 266-560. Second class postage paid at Burney, California 96013.

PHOTOS FROM READERS

Photos of the Intermountain area lightning fires below were emailed to The News by our readers

From Her Burney Roof

The photograph above was taken by Burney resident Alison Wallace from the roof of her house on Carberry Street when the engines come in for early morning briefing at Burney High School. The picture was taken on Sunday morning, Aug. 9. The inmate crew camp is in the background.

From Near Big Bend

The photographs above were taken by Big Bend resident Amanda Stetler. The top two photos are of the Chalk Fire near Big Bend Monday, Aug. 10, about 5:40 p.m. The second photograph was taken of the Goose and Chalk fires from Big Bend, off Hagen Flat Road looking towards Burney.

From Superior Ave & Mackinac St

The photographs above were taken by Royce Hetzel of Burney of the Goose and Chalf fires taken at the corner or Superior Avenue and Mackinac Street in Burney.

From Near Big Bend

The photograph above was taken by Big Bend resident John Carrasco of the Chalk Fire on west side of Chalk Mountain near Big Bend Monday, Aug. 10, in the late afternoon.

From Hogback Ridge

The photograph above was taken by Norma Zell of the control burn at the Cassel Fire on Aug. 6 at about 2 a.m. It's taken from the west side of Hogback Ridge.

From Soldier Mountain Lookout

The photograph above and the nine below were taken by John Rodman from the Soldier Mountain Fire Lookout. Photo above shows the Cassel and Sugarloaf fires in the background on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Below shows the start of the Gomez Fire on Sunday, Aug. 2, 3.5 miles southeast of the lookout.

Rodman notes about the next two photos below, "A little later you can see it spread east and notice the smoke starting up to the right towards Lake Britton. It dies out later but needs watching."

Below, it's "bigger yet and now you can see the 1-33 or Cassel Fire in the background."

Below, "you see the Brown Fire in the upper right, the 1-34 fire east of Hat 2 near Sam Wolfin Spring to the left, then further left are the Cassel and the Gomez fires."

The two fires you see below are just west of Highway 89 and a little north of Cayton Valley, which you can just glimpse through the tree at lower left.

Below are two photos of the Goose Fire looming over Lake Britton.

Below is the Cassel Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

View Of Goose & Chalk Fires

The photograph above was taken by Chelsea Olney of the Goose and Chalk fires on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m.

Views Of The Brown Fire

The photographs above were taken by Fred Schelling of the Brown Fire in Hat Creek on Sunday, Aug. 2.

Viewed From Big Bend

The photographs above were taken by John Carrasco of the Chalk Fire northwest of Burney Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Viewed From Hat Creek

The photograph above was taken by Carol Forster looking south from Hat Creek at the Sugarloaf Fire near Old Station Wednesday, Aug. 5, about 5 p.m. with Lassen Peak in the background.

Looking At The Goose Fire

The photographs above were taken by Mike Babajan from his backyard looking north, northwest at the Goose and Chalk fires Wednesday, Aug. 5, about 4 p.m.

8 Miles From Goose Fire

The photograph above was taken by Terry Reeve of Cassel about 8 miles from the Goose and Chalk fires northwest of Burney on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m.

Hudson & Main Streets In Burney

The photograph above was taken by Mary Lou Schmierer of Burney from Hudson and Main streets in Burney looking towards the Goose and Chalk fires northwest of Burney on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 4:25 p.m..

Hat Creek Rim Overlook & Hwy 89

The photographs of the Sugarloaf Fire near Old Station above were made by Shasta County Undersheriff Greg Wrigley on Tuesday afternoon and taken from the Hat Creek Rim Overlook off of Highway 44 and along Highway 89.

From North End Of Goose Valley

The photographs above were taken by Phillip Beaudet of Burney looking towards the Goose and Chalk fires northwest of Burney on Wednesday, Aug. 5, about 5 p.m.

From Round Mountain

The photographs above were taken by Crickett Paull in Round Mountain and looking east towards the Goose and Chalk fires northwest of Burney. The top one was taken Wednesday, Aug. 5, 4:25 p.m. The second one was taken earlier at 2:40 p.m.

From Big Eddy Estates

The photographs above were taken by Betsy Milligan Monday around Big Eddy Estates. She lives on the Big Eddy. The photos include shots along Cassel Fall River Road and a helicopter taking water from the Pit River next to the Big Eddy rapids and waterfalls.

From Burney High School

The photographs above were taken by Mary Thomas of Burney on Monday. They show the beginning stages of a fire base camp at Burney High School.

From Mt. View (Old Dump Road)

The photographs above were taken by Mary Lou Schmierer. The first one is of Brown's Butte and the second one is looking toward Big Eddy Estates, both about 5 p.m. Sunday.

From Glenburn

The photographs above were taken by LeRoy Bernal in Glenburn Sunday afternoon.

The communities we serve

Burney, Fall River Mills, McArthur, Cassel, Hat Creek, Old Station, Bieber, Nubieber, Adin, Lookout, Pondosa, Little Valley, Round Mountain, Montgomery Creek, Dana, Big Bend, Johnson Park, Glenburn, Pittville, and Cayton Valley. Also providing news and information for surrounding areas of Alturas, Mt. Shasta, McCloud, Canby, Cedarville, Ft. Bidwell, Ravendale, Likely, Madeline, and the counties of Shasta, Lassen, Modoc, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Plumas and Siskiyou counties.

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