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Lake Oroville Level Today is 819.13 Feet

Steffan Blaser — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:33:21 +0000

The Lake temperature at the waters surface is a perfect 77 degrees.

Going to work today Friday March 5 sights eye saw

Steffan Blaser — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:31:17 +0000

What a Great place the Lake Oroville area is to live. Here are some of the sights eye saw on my way to work this morning. I drove up from my house to Brownsville where I am selling a home.

Lake Oroville is much fuller but still needs more water.

The mountain community of Forbestown. Stop at the Forbestown Store and have a deli sandwich and a drink.

I got to drive thru a creek on my way to work. It was a great morning.

Nice little mountain town.

Have a good weekend.

Buy Buy Now.

Lake Oroville is still rising—see slideshow

Steffan Blaser — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:34 +0000

Lake Oroville Elevation is 694 feet today.

Storage capacity today is 1,216,500 acre feet.

Water Temperature is 45 degrees.

The inflow is 5300 cubic feet per second.

Enjoy todays rain.

VIEW THE LAKE OROVILLE SLIDESHOW

Best fish in town

Steffan Blaser — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:46:50 +0000

Hi there,

I said that cause you’re there and I’m here.

Haha

Nevermind.

Anyway I went to lunch today at the Gold City Grill on Oro Dam Blvd and had the Panko breaded 3 piece fish plate with salad and blue cheese. Sure beats beer batter that holds in the grease/oil. If you like white fish go treat yourself and enjoy the great service and fish there.

Smiles.

ps–if you know of another restaurant that has great fish locally please let me know. Thanx.

American Tea Party Patriots Unite Friday Aug 28 Sacramento

Steffan Blaser — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:23:11 +0000

Sacramento Tea Party Patriots

Friday August 28, 2009 TEA PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT

Quick Links

Join Now

About Us

Click below to visit the national website for Tea Party Patriots, Inc.

Join the Tea Party Patriots, Inc. to get all the latest information on the national tea party movement. Tea Party Patriots, citizens like you…working together to oppose government tyranny across the nation.

Dear American,

Come Join the

Largest Tea Party in History

Friday August 28, 2009 – Noon – 5 p.m.
Capitol Building – Sacramento

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Help Save California’s Economy
From its Own Government

In California’s vast and fertile central valley, the federal government

has shut off the water to farmers. Fields lie fallow, and once

thriving orchards are dry and dead. After generations on the land,

families are losing their farms. In some areas unemployment

exceeds 40%. All this to protect a “minnow.”

Generations of human effort and dreams destroyed, we become

more and more reliant on imported food,

and prices rise for all of us. The government is putting fish before

families. This insanity must end.

In the mountains, family owned timber operations, working and

managing our forests for generations, are being forced into

bankruptcy by the state. The government has made their equipment

illegal, and regulations are so onerous that it now costs 30% more to

bring a standard 2×4 to market in California than it does in Oregon

or Washington. Even the large timber companies struggle

to survive.

In a state rich with timber resources, we import the vast majority of

our building materials from other states, because the cost of local

production is simply too high due to severe over regulation. The

timber industry is literally being driven out of business by the

politicians and bureaucrats in Sacramento.

Industries from mining to construction, transportation to ranching,

and farming to concrete are suffering under impossible burdens

placed by unaccountable bureaucrats and arrogant politicians

intent on the complete destruction of California’s once world class

economy. When politicians in Washington DC decide that minnows

are more important that the lives of California farmers, something

is terribly wrong. When bureaucrats in Sacramento regulate the

California timber industry to the brink of extinction, without

concern for the families, towns and entire regions they are

devastating, something is terribly wrong.

Yes, something is terribly wrong. Our politicians and their

appointed cronies are strangling this great state.

Businesses are leaving California in an unprecedented exodus

of capital and talent. Productive citizens and their businesses

are fleeing to places like

Texas and Nevada, which tout more business friendly policies,

less regulation and lower taxes. Meanwhile, California’s

unemployment rate skyrockets, our cost of living increases, and

our politicians respond by passing even more stringent legislation

and higher taxes…even when we vote against it!

The laws may be different for each industry. The regulations may

vary, but they are all symptoms of the same disease. We are all

being crushed by burdensome regulations and taxes imposed by

politicians who care more for causes and political gamesmanship,

than people. This is our battle; all productive people belong in

this fight. When the loggers suffer, that is the farmer’s battle too.

When the farmer’s have no water, and food prices rise, that is

everyone’s problem. For too long the politicians have divided us,

and used our division to keep us down. But we will be held down

no longer. But the game is up. Now we understand what they

are doing, and we see where it leads. We are the productive

Americans, and we will stand together, shoulder to shoulder,

ready to face the politicians who stand in the way of our productivity.

The time for change is now.

We simply aren’t going to take it anymore.

On August 28, 2009, in true Tea Party Patriots tradition, we will bring

together people and groups who have never come together before.

Farmers, ranchers, miners, loggers, trucking companies, cement

makers, builders…productive, hard working people from all political

parties, social affiliations and industries will descend on the

state capitol in Sacramento. In association with organizations who

are leading the fight against onerous taxes in California, groups

dedicated to the preservation of farming in California’s central valley,

rancher’s organizations, business and industry associations, we will

bring thousands of California’s hard working, productive citizens to

the Capitol, to tell the legislators in Sacramento and DC to back off.

It’s a simple message; leave us alone. We’re tired of your intrusion

into our lives and your ever expanding greed for the fruits of our

labors. It’s time for real change. You can change,

or we’ll get rid of you. Your choice.

It’s time that the politicians and bureaucrats got off the backs of

California’s productive people and freed them to produce the

innovation, wealth and jobs that only they can. Government is

not the solution; government is the problem. It’s time to

repeal AB 32, which is essentially California’s experiment in

controlling global warming. It is devastating California’s economy,

and studies show that over a million jobs will be lost by the time it

is fully implemented. And it’s time for the federal government to

stop worrying about minnows and to start letting California’s farmers

take care of themselves by providing high quality food for the rest

of us. It’s time for them to rescind the Endangered Species Act, or

at least provide a hardship exemption to California’s central valley

farmers. For the sake of our farmers and our state…turn on the

water and let them farm!

But those things are just a start. If California and the country are to

rebuild, then the government needs to get out of the way. Lower

taxes, reduce regulation, and set Californians and all Americans free

to produce prosperity for the nation. Our message to the

government is clear and simple; we don’t need your help, and we

don’t need your bailouts. Set us free from burdensome taxes and

regulations and get the hell out of our way. We’re the productive

people of the state of California, we’re Americans, we’re Tea Party

Patriots, and we’ve had just about all we’re going to take from you.

Fix it. Fix it now, or we will get rid of all of you.

Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.

Our relatives, loved ones, children and friends have paid the ultimate

price for Freedom in wars and battles over seas and to think that our

elected Representatives seem to be ignoring the constitution and the

will of ”We the People” is Unacceptable. So we are mounting in numbers

and are excercising our right to peacefully assemble and protest.

They NEED TO PAY ATTENTION to the will of the people.

Join us as we send that message to Sacramento and Washington DC.

From Sacramento on August 28th, we’ll be launching the Tea Party

Express. In association with Our Country Deserves Better, the

Tea Party Patriots will be participating in a cross country bus tour

with tea parties scheduled for stops across the country, culminating

in a massive march on Washington DC on September 12, 2009.

If you are a business owner affected by insane government

over regulation, and you’re interested in helping us with

this event to unite business against government intrusion,

please write to me directly at mark@teapartypatriots.org

with the words “I want to help” in the subject line.

Many years from now, children will ask,

“What did you do during the revolution?”

What will your answer be?

Come join us on August 28th from noon to 5 p.m. at the state capitol in Sacramento.

We’re the Tea Party Patriots…and a revolution is brewing.

More details to follow, or visit the following sites to stay up to date.

www.sacteaparty.com
www.teapartypatriots.org
www.californiateapartypatriots.com

Bring Your Family and Friends. Tell all the business owners

you know. It’s time to get governmet off our backs and

set California businesses free to create jobs and prosperity

for all.

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Here it is my fellow patriots, the Aug. 28th Tea Party.

As you can see, this will be no small affair, and the more

we have present, the greater the impact. We will depart

from Oroville at 0930. Please try to arrive at Riverbend Park

by 0900. The caravan of cars with signs protesting

government largess will make a pit stop here, then continue

the trek to Sacramento. We’ll stop in Marysville/Yuba City

to pick up more. When we get to Sac. it will be up to you

drivers to find parking. This is where the rubber meets the

road. If there is anyway that you can make it, please try to

do so. We want them to know in Sac. and in Washington, D.C.

that we are not astro-turf. E-mail me if you are planning to

come. Thanks for all your support.

Mark Meckler
Tea Party Patriots
Sacramento Coordinator
California Co-Coordinator
National Coordinator

Americans Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party Held Rally on Oro Dam Blvd today in Honor of Our Nations Birthday (Independence Day)

Steffan Blaser — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:27:01 +0000

Celebrating Our Nations Independence

The Oroville Chapter of Americans Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party organized and held a rally on Oro Dam Blvd today between 10am and noon. They arranged speakers Doug Lamalfa, Dan Logue and Tom McClintock who even tho they have their own party affiliations, just talked about Freedom and High Taxes that need to be reduced for the well being of the American people and taxpayers. The Americans TEA Party is Not a Democrat Nor Republican platform but Americans who have the common ground of being Taxed Enough Already and Live within your means type government. There were more than 120 Americans including many military veterans who wanted to hear the speakers and wanted to share their opinions with signs to the many vehicles passing by who waved and honked showing their support. As One TEA Party Member said “Congress Stop Spending Money You Don’t Have”. Another TEA Party member said “The Outdated Click-it-or-Ticket” program nationally, spends more than 90 million dollars every year on a program that is not needed any longer because every new car and truck out there, has buzzers that alert the driver if a passenger doesn’t have a seat belt on, quit wasting our tax dollars” he said.— The next rally is tentatively scheduled in September.—-If You Want to Help they are looking for new members who believe “We Need to DO Something for a Change”— For more information contact your local TEA Party 533-4348.

To view the video see here:

http://www.khsltv.com/content/topstories/story/Anti-Tax-Tea-Party/-C9wyhqFUU6BR7NZ6pqO0Q.cspx

Special Oroville City Council Meeting Tonite, Monday June 29, 2009 at 7pm—Please Be There

Steffan Blaser — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:51:46 +0000

A property owner–Hignell Development Company owns 70.8 acres of undeveloped land north of the table mountain blvd thermalito power canal bridge. In August 2005 they obtained a tentative subdivision map approval for a 237 lot subdivision. Tonite the city council will consider: (1) an encrochment permit with the deptartment of water resources for construction of a sewer force main across the thermalito power canal bridge. (2) a loan from the sewer fund to the general fund to pay for construction of the sewer force main, and (3) a reimbursement agreement to Hignell Development Company for the oversizing costs of the sewer force main across the thermalito power canal bridge.———-This is an important vote that I think should pass. It will allow the land to be built on once the market makes it favorable to build new homes there. It is planned development and would bring construction jobs to our area and increased tax revenue. More jobs for our fire department and police——-Help Protect Property Owners Rights—-I know it takes away from family time and is not real convenient to be there, but please—Go to to the meeting and Support these resolutions so they pass—-

Oroville Boat Races Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7, 2009 South Thermalito Forebay

Steffan Blaser — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:38:24 +0000

Hey the Races are Coming to Town Again—The Modified Outboard Hydroplane Divisional Championships Races are at the South Thermalito Forebay. There is even A-Rent-A-Race-Ride—-You can even Rent a Race Boat for a nominal fee—Check it out:

http://www.orovilleboatraces.com/

Downtown Oroville Car Show a Huge Success During Feather Fiesta Days May 9, 2009

Steffan Blaser — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:44:46 +0000

The Feather Fiesta Days Parade was enjoyed, as evidenced by the smiling faces in the crowd as the parade entrants went down 5th Avenue and Montgomery Street. Ten to 15 thousand people (it was estimated) flocked all thru the downtown streets and gazed at the approximately 800 classic cars that were entered in the car show this year. I have enclosed some pictures of the entries for you to enjoy. It was a day of great fun, food and festivities with vendors galore including a nice fellow “Brooksie”, I got to chat with, who has his shop, “Brooks Novelty and Antique Records” in Old Sacramento at 1107 Firehouse Alley, who had an antique boothhere in the Municipal Auditorium parking lot. He likes our area here and our Lake, so decided to display his wares here to the passersby. I hope it was a great $$$ day for our local merchants too. Next year they are going to have to block off more streets for the other classic cars that could not get in because we were full, I heard. It was a Great, Fun Filled Day, and Tons of Classic Beauties. Nothing like–Real Chrome and Nickel.

Click Here to See Pictures—

Oroville’s Feather Fiesta Days 2009 Starts Friday May 1st and runs thru Sunday May 10—Go Have Good Fun!!!

Steffan Blaser — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:54:48 +0000

Parade, Car Show, Craft Market, Games, Food, Antiques, Art and more.

Vist the Oroville Chamber of Commerce for Details–here–under LINKS