Present:  Sandy Harrison, Lang Dayton, Bob Madison, Diana Thrasher, Allen Kost, Don Yost, Susan Weale, Marion Schmitz, Lee Macey

Meeting opened at 7:15 p.m. at Angelo’s Pizza restaurant.

Westside Trail Clean-up:  The quarterly WST clean-up occurred September 12 with only three people present.  It turned out that three were sufficient, as very little trash littered the trails.

New Trails:  Lang discussed new trails being constructed by Brent Owens.  One is on the east side of Lake Keswick running from the ribbon bridge on the Sacramento River Trail to Shasta Dam.  This will complete a loop trail with the Rail Trail on the other side of the lake.  The trail is laid out now and should be complete and open in the spring of 2010.  The other new trail system connects the Upper Salt Creek Trail across Tilton Mine Road into Area 51 and connects the USCT trailhead near Valparaiso to the Westside Trails.

TBC Business Cards:  Sandy displayed business cards she devised and printed.  They look very professional.  We appreciatively voted to reimburse Sandy $28 for card stock and printing supplies.

Community Creek Clean-up:  This annual event, co-sponsored by the City of Redding and Redding Rotary will be held on Oct 3.  This year’s efforts are directed toward removing non-native brush and trees along the south side of the Sacramento River Trail.  Marion, Bob, and Susan are part of the leadership team.  Marion described the work plan and welcomed participation.

Shasta Trinity Trail:  Bob reported on the “Golden Spike” moment, which acknowledged near completion of the STT through Whiskeytown NRA.  Allen, Bob, and Marion all contributed significantly to its construction.

The next meeting is scheduled for October 27 at Angelo’s.
 

Submitted by:

Marion Schmitz, 10/13/09