Volume XVI Issue 209

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

Photofeature: 2024 Junior Fishing Derby Gallery and Official Results

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeature

by Marshel and Jeremy Couso

You could not have asked for better weather for the 35th annual Lassen Sportsmen’s Club Junior Fishing Derby, held Saturday on Paiute Creek in Susanville’s Memorial Park and along the Susan River.

According to the Sportsmen’s Club more than three hundred kids registered for the event – 101 between the ages of two and five and 203 between six and fifteen.

Official Results

Colt Raymond won a Custom Rod from Elegant Iris and Men’s Den for catchng the biggest fish.

The Sportsmanship Award went to Shawn Alexander and the Bill Kauffman Sportsmanship Award went to Elena ‘Pearl’ Avilla.

This allows users to use the trail for return trips to Susanville of seven, 18 and 25 miles.

There are separate fees for the bus fare and bike shuttle. Exact change is appreciated.

In addition to the Saturday shuttles, the Lassen Rural Bus offers weekday shuttle opportunities on the West County Commuter service. Buses equipped with bike racks up riders at the Main Street and North Gay Street intersection and on Riverside Drive near Walmart, both in Susanville, and can make stops at Devil’s Corral.

Additional information is available by calling Lassen Rural Bus at 1.530.252.7433 or visiting online.

For information on the trail or to make shuttle reservations, contact the BLM’s Eagle Lake Field Office at 1.530.257.0456.

Managed by the BLM and Lassen National Forest, the Bizz Johnson Trail stretches twenty-six miles between the communities of Susanville and Westwood. It features a gentle grade, scenic river canyon views and access to the Susan River for fishing and swimming.

Wearing a seat belt should be automatic for all drivers and passengers every trip according to the department, seat belts save lives, and everyone — front seat and back, child and adult — needs to remember always to buckle up.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 12,000 people killed in crashes throughout the country in 2021 were not wearing seat belts. In California, 878 people killed in crashes in 2021 were not wearing seat belts, an increase of 12.3 percent from 2020.

California law requires a child to be secured in a safety or booster seat until they are at least 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Children under the age of 2 must ride in a rear-facing seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.

The applicable City Code Section, 8.28.030, says that, “It is unlawful for the owner, agent, lessee or other person having charge or control of any piece or parcel of land within the city to allow weeds or rubbish to grow, or to remain thereon, or upon the street or sidewalk in front of such piece or parcel of land.”

Weeds, grass, or other combustible growth may be abated by mowing, disking, or scraping. If mowed the combustible growth must be cut and maintained to a maximum height of 4 inches.

All hazards must be mitigated prior to the June 26th, deadline and abatement by open burning is not permitted.

Guidelines for removal of hazards on all properties within the city:

• Mow or disk space around all buildings 30 feet wide at minimum.
• Mow or disk space 50 ft. wide minimum completely around the perimeter of the property to the street or sidewalk. Mow or disk 30 ft. wide minimum cross-breaks every 50 ft. maximum, (property can be completely mowed or disked in lieu of cross-breaks.)
• Mow or disk space extending 30 ft. minimum beyond the foliage of any group of trees.
• All rubbish, trash, trimmings, rubble or litter shall be removed from the property.
• All woods, fuel, or lumber shall be neatly stacked or removed from the property.
• All weeds, grass, or other combustible growth shall be cleared at least 10 ft. from around any combustible storage.
• Greenbelt, pastures, and environmentally-sensitive areas shall be assessed on an individual basis. Contact the fire department if you believe that this applies to your property.
• Mow or disk space may be required to be larger if a potential fire hazard exists.
• Remove down branches from trees and trim lower branches up to 6 ft. from the ground or 1/3 the height for smaller trees.

For more information regarding the Susanville Weed Abatement Program please contact Assistant Chief Tom Hernandez at 530-257-5152.

Uptown Susanville around 1901 ~Lassen Historical Society~

A Nice Place to Go

May 23, 1883

The Susanville excursion came back last evening at 5 o’clock, after a delightful trip. Everybody was as hospitable as could be.

The Susanville people did everything possible for their comfort and pleasure. They say Reno people make more noise on less liquor than anybody they ever saw.

A special vote of thanks was made to Henry Bereman, who carried them in his carriage to several interesting places, and who entertained them in his pleasant rooms in a handsome manner.

The Masonic bodies in Susanville are in a flourishing condition, and have both the ability and the inclination to receive visitors in a credible way.

There is an interest manifested in the order there that is quite refreshing compared with that shown in Reno, where apathy prevails that is allowing the younger societies to gather in the best material among the young men of the country.

The Susanville Chapter has $3,500 at interest and the Lodge and Commandery are both nicely fixed. The latter has 79 names of men who are a credit to the order of knighthood.