Bridgeport NewsLocal news for Bridgeport, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Amargosa R. would be protected by D.C. bills- May 29, 2008 Congressman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., entered legislation in the House of Representatives Friday that would designate a stretch of the Amargosa River on the California side a wild and scenic river.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/amargosa-r-would-be-protected-by-d-c-bills... Paying home dues painful- May 25, 2008 Home Sweet Home has never looked so bad - and it's getting even uglier. Foreclosures have already pushed record numbers of homeowners into apartments, leaving a trail of brown lawns, overgrown hedges and ...http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/paying-home-dues-painful?fromrss=1 Forest Service burn on Bald Mountain- May 23, 2008 Questions concerning the Bridgeport Ranger District's upcoming prescribed fire or the fuels management program should be directed to Annamaria Echeverria Fuels Management Specialist, at 932-7070, or to Grace ...http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/forest-service-burn-on-bald-mountain?fromr... Controlled Burn- May 21, 2008 Entertainment Posted: 5:34 PM May 20, 2008 RENO, NV - U.S. Forest Service crews will conduct a 2,000-acre prescribed fire on the south side of Bald Mountain in a remote area of Lyon County.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/controlled-burn?fromrss=1 Conservancy hoping for wild and scenic status- May 17, 2008 "If you close off a portion of that, where are they going to go Is it like a balloon If you squish it over here, will the ORV population squish out somewhere else" This could be the year a congressional bill is introduced to give the Amargosa River the designation of a wild and scenic river, Brian Brown, a founding member of the Amargosa Conservancy, told attendees at the ... via Pahrump Valley Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/conservancy-hoping-for-wild-and-scenic-sta... With the price of gold rising, California is experiencing a new gold rush.- May 15, 2008 "You bet we're going to ramp up. I think we're in for a pretty good time, for three or four or five years, maybe longer" The next big trend is actually an old one that is becoming revitalized. With gold prices surpassing $1,000 an ounce, there is a new rush to strike it rich in the foothills of California. via ABC7Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ca/2008/05/with-the-price-of-gold-rising-california-i... |