"Save Serene Lakes" update for January 2010:

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Happy New Year!

Breaking News: Kirk Syme has purchased Ice Lakes Lodge and Summit Station from Royal Gorge LLC!

News: (for a complete news timeline see "news timeline")

• County records show that Kirk Syme's "Woodstock Bowers LLC" has purchased Ice Lakes Lodge and Royal Gorge's Summit Station from Royal Gorge LLC. The transaction was recorded on December 23rd, 2009. 
• Mr.Syme, in an email, says that Royal Gorge LLC (Foster and Syme together) still own the land slated for development, Rainbow Lodge and the nordic ski operation. He reports: "business as usual at Ice Lakes Lodge and Summit Station."

Upcoming Events:

• January 8: Friday 5 PM, SLCWD Water district offices. The water board meeting for January.

Recent Publications: (for links to these and other publications see "articles")

• SAVING THE NORTHERN SIERRA
  (Sierra Sun, January 5 2010)

Current County Status:

• Placer County Planning Department reports that there has been no contact with Royal Gorge for over a year.

Quotes of the month:

"It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit." -Robert Louis Stevenson

From the archives, enjoy:

 A Winter Carnival on Donner Summit 

(from February, 2008)

Web Sites of Interest:

www.SaveOurSummit.org

www.saveserenelakes.org

www.savedonnersummit.org

www.sierrawatch.org

www.syrcl.org

www.SVNM.org

www.savethesummit.com

www.donnersummithistoricalsociety.org

www.saveroyalgorge.org

www.pissdsociety.com

www.Slpoa.com

www.sldsca.org

www.donnersummitareaassociation.org

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