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Volume XVII Issue 32
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
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The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett
First, some corrections need to be made to last week’s article about the grand opening of Om-Ah Holistics. Lynda Jackson will be instructing Gentle Yoga at the studio.
Please see their website or Facebook page for dates, times, and prices. I apologize for any confusion I created!
By the way, I had a great time at the grand opening! Amazing people, delicious food, and again the overall feeling of peace and calmness as I walked into the room. Thank you Teresa and Erika!
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Earlier on Saturday morning, I stopped by an estate sale. I had been in the house before, at a doll club meeting hosted by AnnaMae McAndrews.
In the 80s my mom and some of her friends started a Doll Club and they would get together monthly and share their treasures and talents. I remember AnnaMae, along with Gay Smedes, Marie Grutgen, and Linda Farris, and their amazing collections.
I was in awe of their beautiful antique dolls and other toys. AnnaMae and Gay were also master seamstresses and made the tiniest, most intricate outfits for their dolls with itty bitty buttons, lace, ribbons, and other trim.
They would also restyle hair, make repairs, remove ink, and replace wigs. It was more than purchasing and collecting as there were hours and hours put into restoring many of their dolls. It was love.
I learned that if you put butter on the ink stains and left them in the sun, it would bleach the blue and black marks left by naughty children and their pens. Downy fabric softener could get the tangles out and small perm rods or pipe cleaners could be used as curlers.
I was taught to look on the back of a doll head to find who the manufacturer was and to watch for tags on their clothing to tell if it was original or not.
But sometimes, when you found a discarded doll at a yard sale, it didn’t matter if it was worth anything or you could resale it. If it had a sweet face and was in decent shape, it was good enough for you to take home and care for.
AnnaMae’s home was still filled with incredible antiques of all kinds: furniture, clothes, tools, kitchenware, costume jewelry, items for crafting, and of course the dolls! There were dolls of all sizes and shapes in all kinds of outfits.
Shirley Temples, Ginnie dolls, Tiny Tears, and Madame Alexanders. Composition, hard plastic, and vinyl. I recognized so many faces from my childhood. It felt good to visit the past and remember some of the remarkable women who passed down their knowledge to me.
Remember when news was ‘newsy’? When you read about weddings, family events and engagement announcements in the newspaper? If you have something that might be newsworthy, please submit it to shelleybennett24@gmail.com and I’ll do my best to include it here in “The Good Stuff.”
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A Message from the Mayor
By Susanville Mayor
Mendy Schuster
SusanvilleStuff has asked me if I would be interested in writing a message to our citizens every now and then. I really appreciate this opportunity and thank them for extending the invitation.
Fall is upon us and it is one of my favorite seasons in Susanville. I love seeing the fall colors and taking in the first smell of a wood stove burning on a brisk fall morning.
If you have not yet experienced the fall colors on the Bizz Johnson trail or in the Susanville Ranch Park, I would highly recommend taking a walk in one of those remarkable outdoor areas. We live in a beautiful place, and I feel truly blessed to be here.
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Fall along the Susan River and the Bizz Johnson Trail
While thinking about what to first write, I decided it would be good to answer some of my most asked questions:
- The reason Susanville city council votes to pay for certain projects while seemly ignoring others is because funds are often restricted and must be used on specific projects.
- While at our City Council meetings, during public comment, the Susanville City Council cannot have a back-and-forth conversation with the public. It feels awkward but public comment is the public’s time to talk and City Council’s time to listen.
- Main Street is a California state highway, the city of Susanville does not own it. When citizens call with concerns about Main Street we must direct them to Cal Trans. However, the city knows the value of our Main Street and its improvement continues to be a top priority for us.
- Social service departments in Susanville are operated by Lassen County. I am very grateful for the dedicated staff within our region who provide essential services to our community. In fact, October is a month of awareness for mental health, including mental health awareness week, and is also national depression and health screening month.
- Current council members are paid $300 per month plus benefits. We have voted in an increase making the pay $950 per month but it does not go into effect until the next council is seated.
Join us for our meetings or watch them live by going to city of Susanville’s website at www.cityofsusanville.org, on the home page you will see a link for “Click Here for the following Current Agendas” and follow the link, the video live stream will be active during the meeting and the video recording will be available within a day or two of the meeting.
We meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall at 66 North Lassen Street.
Mark your calendars now for the annual Veteran’s Day parade on Monday, November 11th. This is a time for us to celebrate all the brave men and woman who have served our great country.
Until next time…
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LHS Class of 2025 Holding BINGO
Night Fundraiser This Evening
The students in the Class of 2025 are planning a year full of fundraising activities to earn money for their Senior Trip in May. On the calendar are eight BINGO night events, an art auction and a senior service auction.
All the fun begins with their first BINGO night this evening, September 24th, that starts at 5:00.
Entry into the event, which will be held at the high school’s Student Center, is $10 and includes popcorn.
There will be a total of eight BINGO nights, one a month, held during the school year.
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BLM’s Resource Advisory Council to
Meet September 25th and 26th
The Bureau of Land Management Northern California District Resource Advisory Council will convene for a field tour and meeting, this Wednesday and Thursday, September 25th and 26th, in Cedarville. The tour and meeting are open to the public.
On September 25th, council members will tour public land sites managed by the BLM Applegate Field Office. Members of the public must provide their own transportation in a high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle and provide their own meals and beverages.
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On September 26th, the council business meeting gets underway at 8:00a.m., in the Four Seasons Building at the Modoc District Fairgrounds, 1 Center Street, Cedarville. The meeting will be in-person only; there will not be a virtual option.
The council will accept public comments at 11:00a.m. Anyone is welcome to address the council. A time limit could be set to accommodate all speakers.
Agenda items include a status report on the Northwest California Integrated Resource Management Plan, an update on wild horse and burro management for herd management areas in the Northern California District, and an overview of the BLM’s new public lands rule.
The council will hear reports from BLM California State Director Joseph Stout and from the BLM managers in the Applegate, Arcata, Eagle Lake and Redding field offices.
The 15-member council is composed of varied public land interests including recreation, livestock grazing, timber and forest products, environmental organizations, wild horse and burro management, local government, the academic sector, state natural resource agencies and the public at large. It focuses on lands managed by the Northern California District, which includes land in far northwest Nevada.
More information is available from BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana, 530-260-0189.
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Agenda: September 24th, 2024 Susanville Planning Commission Meeting
The Susanville Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting, September 24th, in City Council Chambers at 66 North Lassen Street.
The meeting will begin at 5:30p.m. Click here to download a printable agenda.
Reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during normal business hours and at the meeting.
These reports and documents are also available at the City’s website.
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A contemporary sketch of Peter Lassen’s first monument made of native stone. | |
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Monument to Lassen Uncovered
September 24, 1917
Susanville with a nationally known film service recording every phrase of the ceremony, more than 1000 persons, including the 200 delegates to the Northern California Counties Association Convention, and all the school children of Susanville, attended the dedication of a monument to Peter Lassen at 11’ o’clock this morning.
Masons from Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen and Plumas counties were here in numbers to honor the pioneer, who brought the first Masonic charter to California.
Mrs. May C. Lassen, wife of the pioneer and well-known writer and singer, came up from San Francisco to place on the grave a wreath from the Grand Parlor of the Native Suns.
Mrs. F. H. Colburn, author and authority on Mount Lassen activities, delivered a learned talk.
District Attorney J. A. Pardee spoke for the Masons.
Vice President Jules Alexander of the Northern California Counties Association, who solicited the subscriptions to build the monument, presided.
The Association delegates were given a luncheon at 1 o’clock by the people of Standish, and tonight they will be banqueted by the citizens of Susanville.
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