According to the report, a foot pursuit ensued, and the suspect ran through the back business doors of Tractor Supply and towards Main Street, where he was taken into custody with the assistance of Cal-Fire Law Enforcement and the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect was identified by police as 22-year old Susanville resident Jerry S. Gray, who they say is on active Post Release Community Supervision in Butte County and Probation here in Lassen County.

“After being apprehended,” said Cochran, “officers began looking at Jerry S. Gray as a possible suspect for the fires at the old Mill Ponds, Napa Auto, Papa Murphey’s Pizza and the other fires in the immediate area.”

According to Cochran, arson charges will be referred to the Lassen County District Attorney and Gray is currently booked into the Lassen County Jail on Felony vandalism charges.

“We would like to thank the citizens and business owners who assisted and provided video surveillance; as well as the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office and Cal-Fire.”

In 1950 he married his wife Pat, who also resides in Janesville, and he has three children and spouses, nine grandchildren and spouses, twenty-two great grandchildren (some with) spouses and five great-great grandchildren.

Lassen Land and Trails Trust will be teaming up with the Bizz Running Company this Saturday, May 14th, to host the 27th annual Paiute Meadows Trail Run at Susanville Ranch Park, the region’s premiere trail system.

According to organizers the 4.5-mile course is the cornerstone of all race distances, while the 6th-year 50K and Half-Marathon (13.6 mi) and first year 30K, deliver an experience to rival any course, anywhere. Exclusively on single-track trails, runners experience breathtaking views, fully-stocked Aid Stations, excellent race swag and a first-class finish line party.

With almost five thousand feet of elevation climb in Susanville Ranch Park, the 50K race (31 miles) is a challenging, yet rewarding, course. Traversing lush meadows, pine-covered forests, spring-fed creeks, lava flows, and wildflower-covered hillsides, the course rises to reveal a spectacular vista of the entire Honey Lake Valley.

The 13.6-mile trail half-marathon follows some of the 50k course, including the final downhill thrill of locally-named Heart Attack Hill. It is the perfect course for those who are not ready to tackle the 50k distance.

Everyone is encouraged to come out to the run and cheer on their favorite participants. There will be no day of the race registration.

Complete race details and registration information are available at www.paiutemeadowstrailrun.com. Any questions may be directed to Race Director Linda Powell at bizzrunningcompany@gmail.com.

“Until this point, the PCT Comprehensive Management Plan has directed the management of this unique recreation resource,” said Jennifer Eberlien, Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region of the USFS.

“Today, we are honored to release the PCT Foundation Document, a companion document, which will ground us in a shared understanding of the Trail’s nature and purposes and will be used as a cornerstone in future management discussions.”

This foundation document combines legislative history, legal and policy requirements, special mandates, and administrative commitments, and illustrates the nature and purposes of the PCT in one comprehensive communication and management tool. Partners, stakeholders and the general public helped identify the interpretive themes and fundamental resources and values threaded throughout the document.

“The development of the PCT Foundation Document allows us to explore and root ourselves in the intrinsic values of the PCT that led to its designation as a national scenic trail,” said Lindsey Steinwachs, Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Administrator with the Pacific Southwest Region of the USFS.

By fostering a deeper understanding of the Trail, the PCT Foundation Document will help the USFS and partner land managers protect the fundamental resources and values of the PCT for this and future generations. To read the document, click here.

The city’s Adopt-A-River Trail Program provides an avenue for individuals, organizations, or businesses to help maintain sections of the Susan River Trail and promote civic responsibility, community pride and camaraderie within organizations or groups.

The river trail has been divided into twenty-one sections, and the city will identify the adopted section with an aluminum sign displaying the participating group, organization, or individuals name and/or logo. The city will place each sign in a prominent, visible location along the trail.

Safety vests, trash bags, gloves, trash collection pick-up and hazardous waste disposal prior to each cleanup activity will all be provided by the city.

Adopt-A-River Trail Program participants commitment will be to perform litter and trash removal on their adopted segment every two months for a period of two years, or as conditions warrant, and report any hazardous waste items to the City of Susanville Public Works or Susanville Police Department.

For more information on the program please click here or call Jolene Arredondo at (530) 252-5106.

A new training plane is being purchased by the Lassen Flying Club, and will be brought here Monday, it was announced Saturday.

The plane will be brought in by Al Reese, club instructor, Leslie Mastolier, and Frank Knapp, who are now in San Francisco purchasing the new model, which will be equipped with hydraulic brakes, a long range compass, and a steerable tail wheel.

A new hangar, and improvements on the local field are almost completed, Ed Church, president of the flying club said.