Volunteers from Lassen High’s FBLA and ASB created this beautiful memorial

After assessing the course, manager Dave Martin decided that with an hour delayed start, we would be good to go. So, we got even busier.

Christy, Kolby, and Chay take cover from the conditions

Terry Lightsey, Craig Hemphill, Natalie Christensen, and Ryan Cochran fired up the BBQ and started grilling hundreds of brats and chorizos for lunch. Miss Lassen County and her court sliced baguettes. A group of students representing FBLA and ASB showed up and created a beautiful memorial to recognize the 337 locals we have been able to support.

Dawn Lightsey wrapped up last minute baskets while Kara Thomas, Stacey Barnetche, Shirley Bowden, Lisa Miller and Barbara Oxford organized the raffle items and started selling tickets.

Becky Williams began documenting the events with lots of pictures. Lorraine Weston, Patty Bertanzoni, Sue Farstad, and Nancy Urionaguena brewed up some popular Bloody Marys. Carrie Williams and I got ready to register the teams. Julia Barnetche, Nicole Martinez, and Jamie Edeyaoch watched the course conditions closely and prepared to golf.

Masters of the Grill get started in the early morning rain

And then the golfers showed up. Yes, they almost all showed up in their rain gear with hats, umbrellas, blankets, and towels to wipe down the carts. They even smiled and acted like they were happy to be there! Bless those golfers. They will do anything for a round of golf.

The real troopers were on the course. Survivor Kolby Loflin offered his best drive for any golfer trying to improve their position. He was accompanied by Christy Lewis and Chay Loflin who kept us updated with pictures throughout the day.

Cheryl and Ken Holmes with daughter Lindsey and her husband Matt provided hydration to thirsty golfers. Connie Herman, Jessica Solomon, and members of the Crowe family kept an eye on hole 7 where Wheels West had provided a fabulous prize. (Someone’s going to win that truck some day!)

Connie and Jessica ready to cover hole 7

The sun did not come out until the end of the day, but I never heard one golfer complain about the wet and cold conditions. They all played for a purpose and a little rain wouldn’t get in their way.

This year’s tournament was dedicated in honor of one of our committee members: Phil Bertanzoni. Phil was a unique individual. A little rough around the edges with a heart of gold. He might not have always said the right thing, but he always tried to do the right thing.

When his daughter Rachelle founded NCCA as a way to help those with cancer, Phil jumped right into fund raising and came up with a golf tournament as our main way of making money.

He was a natural at cajoling his friends, family, and fellow golfers into signing up, making donations, and helping in many other ways. If you believe in signs, and I do, the never-ending rain was definitely a test sent from Phil. We passed.

First place team Chuck Spirk, Frank Farris, Terry Lewis, and Brock Wolf (not pictured) with Carrie Williams donate their winnings back to NCCA

Third place team Sam Porter, Brian Sherman, Cameron Howell, and Wes McMillan

also give back to NCCA

Thank you to everyone (and every business) who bought raffle tickets, donated raffle items, provided food, purchased flags and yard signs, sponsored teams, and offered support. We would not be able to help others without you.

And an even bigger thank you to the NCCA officers and committee. You are a driven group with lots of energy, enthusiasm, and a passion for helping. You’re the kind of people I am proud to call my friends.

I apologize in advance if I forgot a name or a face. You are all dear to me and our organization. I’m going to blame it on the rain. And exhaustion!

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“This plan helps reduce the intensity, severity and spread of wildfire near communities that border public lands managed by the BLM,” said BLM California State Director Karen E. Mouritsen.

“Through partnerships with local and state agencies we will prioritize and coordinate fuels treatments to protect people, property and vital infrastructure.”

Under this plan, fuels treatment projects will be coordinated across land ownerships to provide the best results for communities, creating a landscape-level network of strategic fuels treatments and breaks within the wildland-urban interface.

The Statewide Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Treatment Programmatic Environmental Assessment conducted a broad analysis across 930,000 acres of public lands.

As local communities and the BLM identify wildfire concerns, the new streamlined fuels treatment plans will permit on-the-ground work to begin in a matter of months. This will allow us to treat an anticipated additional 20,000 acres of public lands each year.

Along with Lassen, the plan covers 43 other counties in California: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba; and two counties in northwest Nevada: Douglas and Washoe.

Projects under this program can begin as soon as this fall.

To learn more about this programmatic environmental assessment, visit the BLM NEPA Register. For more general information, please contact your local BLM Field Office.

Seniors: If you are a senior student athlete for any sport during the 2023/2024 school year, please see Mrs. Schall in room 113 for yearbook information asap.

Uptown Susanville around 1901 ~Lassen Historical Society~

Shooting in Susanville

September 5, 1901

On last Friday night, says a Susanville dispatch, Dr. Dozier had a dispute with A. J. Flynn over a game of dice while throwing for drinks. A fight resulted.

Flynn had Dozier down, when Dozier drew a pistol from Flynn’s pocket and shot him twice, one ball shattering his shoulder and the other breaking his arm and lodging in his chest.

Dr. Dozier has a wife and three children, He gave bail in the sum of $200. Flynn is a stranger in Susanville. He is a timber agent and his wife and family live in Spokane.

It is reported that Flynn will recover, but he may lose his arm.