Gridley NewsLocal news for Gridley, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Boots come off for fund drive- June 29, 2008 Normally a firefighter's boots are on his feet. But Saturday afternoon firefighters used their footwear to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/boots-come-off-for-fund-drive?fromrss=1 Poll: Math, yes; standardized tests, maybe- June 27, 2008 More math, please. A large majority of Americans think schools are placing too much emphasis on the wrong subjects, and more than half think they're doing just a fair job in preparing children for the work ...http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/poll-math-yes-standardized-tests-maybe?fromrs... Read the McDonald's rumor e-mail and response- June 25, 2008 In the aftermath of the Humboldt Fire, several versions of an e-mail circulated regarding the local McDonald's franchisee and his alleged refusal to donate to the Humboldt Fire effort.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/read-the-mcdonalds-rumor-e-mail-and-response?... 11: 30 a.m. Lightning Fires Bulletins- June 23, 2008 At 11 a.m., E-R photographer Ty Barbour reported five engines that had been posted at Jarbo Gap are being reassigned to the Paradise ridge area.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/11-30-a-m-lightning-fires-bulletins?fromrss=1 Preview: California kiwifruit maintains steady market- June 22, 2008 Jatinder Kullar, a kiwi grower and owner of Kullar Farms in Gridley, California, shows kiwifruit that were freeze damaged in mid-April Despite crop damage caused by a mid-April freeze, California's kiwifruit ...http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/preview-california-kiwifruit-maintains-steady... McDonald's rumor not true- June 20, 2008 Whipping around cyberspace this week was a righteously indignant e-mail alleging that the owner of the Paradise McDonald's - who owns Golden Arches in Chico and Gridley, too - wouldn't give food to ...http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/mcdonalds-rumor-not-true?fromrss=1 Mosquito fogging tonight- June 18, 2008 The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District is planning mosquito fogging tonight in several areas of the county.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/mosquito-fogging-tonight?fromrss=1 But This is Chico: We need to manage our inevitable growth- June 16, 2008 With both the city of Chico and Butte County in the process of updating their general plans, it's intriguing to imagine what sort of changes may lie ahead for the area.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/but-this-is-chico-we-need-to-manage-our-inevi... Banking on conservation- June 13, 2008 Wildlife biologist Steve Foreman inspects a dry vernal pool in Gridley Preserve for signs of the endangered tadpole shrimp.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/banking-on-conservation?fromrss=1 Internet home auction a success- June 11, 2008 The company that staged the first Internet auction of unsold new homes in the Central Valley is calling its first auction a success.http://www.topix.net/city/gridley-ca/2008/06/internet-home-auction-a-success?fromrss=1 |