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12. the Nevada. County Nugget, Wednesday, October 28, 1970
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. ‘Luck rides with plane
LUCK WAS WITH this plane when it landed on this rocky field near Spenceville on the Double
Diamond Ranch Sunday at 11:20 p.m. Two 33-year old Concord men, Burdall White and Ronald
Schoenberg are in Sierra Nevada Hospital as a result of the crash, The plane narrowly missed
hitting a large boulder head-on, (behind right wing tip). Before landing the plane sent a distress
message which was heard by the Marysville airport. Randy Bullock of Nevada County Airpark
was notified and with the aid of a signal fire found the downed craft within an hour. The hospital
this morning reported both men in Satisfactory condition.
~ of 13 projects proposed for recreation development under
SACRAMENTO Lake Del Valle in Alameda county is
osition 20, the $60 million Bond Act on the November 3 ballot,
the State Department of Parks and Recreation announced today...
The. Bond Act provides $54 million for the Department of
Parks and Recreation to plan and construct recreational facilities
at waters of the State Water Project and $6 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board and Department of Fish and Game for
fish and wildlife enhancement at these waters. cele
ment of Parks and Recreation Director William Penn
Mott, Jr., sald the Del Valle project would offer additional
facilities for camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing,
horseback riding and hiking. "Temporary facilities have’ been
installed to permit limited public use until permanent facilities
can be constructed." ~~
He added. that the Department has earmarked $3,200,000
in bond funds for Del Valle to construct family and group campsites, picnic sites, swimming beaches, bath house, riding and
hiking trails, boat-in camps, play areas, parking areas, access
and -internal roads, and utilities, A marina complex to be developed by a concessionaire selected on an open bid basis is
expected to offer boat rentals, motor launch trips, supplies, gas,
boat docking and mooring, and groceries.
"Lake Del Valle is a 5-mile long reservoir in the Livermore
Valley easily accessible to the 4 million residents of the San
Francisco Bay Area, the Santa Clara Valley, and the Central
Valley." :
He said the failities proposed with bond funds would provide
1,633,000 days of water-oriented recreation annually, These are
scheduled to be ready for the public by 1975,
The Lake, with a 16 mile shoreline and containing 1,060
surface acres of water, is a feature of the South Bay. Aqueduct
which regulates aqueduct flow and provides water storage, flood
control and recreation,
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