Volume XVI Issue 179

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

very Bloomin’ Thing will have live music, cupcakes, champagne and amazing store specials.

“A great big thank you to all of you, we would not be here without your love and support!” says owner Melissa McCoy. “It will be beautiful that day, so I truly hope you can make it. Make sure and share some of your gardening journey with me. Thirty years…wow, seems like yesterday.”

For three decades, Every Bloomin Thing has been sowing seeds in this community, teaching and learning, and cultivating friendships.

As they celebrate their 30th anniversary, McCoy says, “We reflect on the years of growth, gratitude, and gardening that have blossomed here. A big thank you to everyone who has supported us through the years and allowed us to truly dig what we do. Here’s to many more seasons of cultivating both beauty and community together!”

Empire Cat Rental

Empire Cat Rentals will be hosting a Lassen County Chamber of Commerce mixer on Thursday, April 18th, from 5:30 to 7:30p.m., at 3030 Riverside Drive in Susanville.

Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be a chamber member to attend, so bring your family and friends for an evening of fun, food, drinks, prizes and good company.

For more information, contact the Chamber office at 1.530.257.4323.

“Susanville Interagency Fire Center informed responding fire crews that bystanders on scene had reported one person may have still been inside the RV,” explains JFPD Assistant Chief Robert Stading.

“Engine 425 performed a defensive fire attack, protecting the surrounding structures and preventing the fire from igniting nearby vegetation.”

Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze and began overhaul, finding several deceased animals in the RV.

According to Stading the fire was investigated and no cause was determined at the time.

There were no firefighter or civilian injuries and the JFPD was supported by Cal-FIRE with one engine and one battalion chief, Susan River with one water tender, one engine and one fire cheif from CCC and the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office.

NPS Photo by Alison Taggart-Baron

Lassen National Forest and Lassen Park Organize Meteor Viewing Party

Hey stargazers! This month is the Lyrid Meteor Shower, the result of the Earth passing through the trail of Comet Thatcher, and everyone is invited to join Lassen National Forest, Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Shasta Astronomy Club for a night sky viewing of the shower at Hat Creek Rim Overlook, April 20th.

The event will begin at 8:00 and will last until 10:00, with a National Park Service Ranger-led star talk and scopes set up for viewing night sky objects.

Participants are asked to arrive at the Hat Creek Rim Overlook by 7:30 to reduce the impact of car headlights as the program gets underway.

Organizers recommend that you bring a flashlight with you (a red light if possible) and wear closed toed shoes as the roads can be muddy this time of year. They also remind you dress warmly, and in layers.

You are welcome to bring some chairs, or a blanket to throw on the ground, and a pair of binoculars.

Parking is limited, if you are interested in this event, please reach out to Helen_Dhue@partner.nps.gov with your group size and number of vehicles you plan on bringing. Please try to carpool to save space for other visitors.

Cloudy and inclement weather may cancel this event, visitor safety is a priority.

Call the Hat Creek Ranger District at 1.530.336.5521 to get directions to the overlook or to find out more.

Packets are available now. Please bring proof of residency, and your child’s birth certificate and immunizations.

Call the office for more information at 1.530.257.2471. The school’s office is open from 8:00a.m. until 4:00p.m.

Looking towards Bass Hill from the road between Susanville and Janesville in 1898.

Susanville Rabbit Drive

April 11, 1894

Yesterday the first rabbit drive took place. About 500 men, ladies, boys and Indians were on hand for the drive.

A pair of wings one mile each in length were stretched and the drive began. A strip of ground two miles wide and three in length was drove over and nearly 2,000 of the pests corralled, and meet the fate of all transgressors on Leavitt’s ranch.

There would have been more killed, but the lack of proper management of the ground greatly helped the poor jacks to escape. It was estimated that one half of the rabbits escaped.

There will be regular drives each week for some time to come.

Farmers are seeding and the outlook so far is all that they want for good crops – plenty of snow on the hills for irrigating for the season.