Dingo would greatly benefit from a person who is willing to work him not just physically but mentally, directing his energy into appropriate outlets.

Dingo has been neutered, brought up to date on his vaccinations, and heartworm tested negative. If interested in meeting Dingo, or other adoptable animals at the shelter, please call staff at (530) 257-9200.

Additional: If there are other dogs already in your home, please bring them along with you for a meet and greet to ensure a great match.

Featured animals at the Lassen County Animal Shelter are available for adoption on a first-come-first-serve basis. According to California law, all adoptable dogs and cats must be spayed and neutered before leaving our facility. If interested in adopting an animal, please contact the shelter directly.

Current shelter hours during the COVID-19 pandemic are Monday through Friday, 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. You can contact the shelter at 257-9200.

All ages are welcome at the class which will take place at Lassen Family Services’ office at 1306 Riverside Drive, from 3:00 to 5:00p.m.

Budget cooking Classes typically take place on the last Monday of each month, for more information call 1.530.257.4599.

This is the third year for the tour which last year sold out 11 of 13 shows, to which 10 more shows have been added to the tour this year.

The Lassen County Fairgrounds is decking out the Industrial Building for this one-night only event which also includes a steak dinner.

Tickets are $60 each and include the show and a steak dinner with twelve-ounce New York steak, cut potatoes and green salad. There is a minimum of two tickets per order.

Dinner is at 6:00 and the show begins at 7:00 at the fairgrounds. Click here to purchase tickets online. If you need more information call the fairgrounds at 1.530.251.8900.

~photo provided by Lassen National Forest

Permits are $10.00 each with a maximum of two permits per household. Your permit allows you to cut your tree until December 25th.

The Forest Service has a fillable order form for mail ordering your Christmas tree permit and detailed instructions can be found at this link. Mail order forms must be received no later than December 9th, for processing.

Though tree cutting is permitted through December 25th, the Forest Service recommend cutting early in the season before higher elevations become snowbound. Trees can stay fresh for several weeks when properly stored but begin to lose moisture as soon as they are cut, so place them in water as soon as possible.

You must follow all Travel Management Rules for motor vehicles when you are out cutting your tree. The Motor Vehicle Use Maps available on our website, show all open roads and trails available for motor vehicle use under these rules.

Please practice good stewardship and be certain the tree you want to cut is located on National Forest lands before you cut it down and ensure the maximum height of the stump left behind is no taller than twelve inches above bare soil, with no live branches on the stump. Topping trees is not permitted.

Tree cutters should be prepared for unpredictable weather changes and colder conditions in higher elevations, especially as the season progresses. A fun family outing can become dangerous for the unprepared during rapidly changing weather patterns.

Plan your trip accordingly: check the weather and road conditions, let someone know where you are going and when you will return, have a full tank of fuel in your vehicle, bring plenty of warm clothes, water, emergency food, tire chains, shovel, a saw, or axe to cut your tree, and a tarp and rope to bring it home.

Please call ahead with any additional questions before purchasing a permit, as all sales are final.

To see office hours, locations, and more information, including maps, a list of local vendors selling Christmas tree cutting permits, and tips for cutting your Christmas tree, check Lassen National Forest’s website.

Susanville’s mills in 1921 from an Eastman Studios postcard.

Disastrous Fires Demand Action

November 27, 1921

It is to be hoped now that our board of trustees will take some action toward securing the proper fire protection for the city of Susanville. We have had three fires in as many weeks and all of them were great success as fires go.

At the fire which destroyed the Palmer Lee place on upper Pine Street there was not sufficient force to the water to any more than reach the blaze and the Midway garage on lower Main Street was also a total loss.

Monday night we would like to ask where were the fire ladders? Where were the spanners? Why was there not someone in authority to direct the firefighting?

The volunteers did their best, but everyone was shouting directions and no one could take the initiative.

It was more good fortune than anything else that has kept the fires confined to such small areas in the past. Unless proper fire protection is accorded and a paid fire chief secured at once with necessary equipment with which to work, Susanville will someday have a fire and the greater part of the town will go up in smoke.