Volume XVI Issue 191

Monday, April 29th, 2024

When she’s been able to get her zoomies out, Aspen settles and gives her handler her attention. She has tons of potential and will make a wonderful companion.

Aspen is estimated to be about 5 months old, UTD on vaccinations, and recently spayed. If interested in meeting Aspen, or other adoptable animals at the shelter, please call staff at 530.257.9200. As always, if there are other dogs already in the potential new home, please bring them along for a meet and greet to ensure all dogs get along.

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 are Monday through Friday, 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. You can contact the shelter at 530.257.9200.

Lunch is available, there will be an ‘opportunity drawing’ and prizes won by competitors.

If time permits, the Claybreakers will hold an Annie Oakley shoot with a $5 entrance fee and the winner gets 1/2 the pot.

Only 75 shooters can participate and there are just a few spots left if your team wants to be part of the fun.

“We are still looking for teams, there are limited number of spots,” explains Robinson. “We are still looking for sponsors to advertise their business on the lanes, sponsor teams, etc.”

You can click here to download the shootout sponsorship form.

To pre-register and pre-order lunch contact Terrie Loflin at 1.530.310.3562. You can also email lgctrapteam@gmail.com.

Static displays of emergency vehicles and other fun things for kids to see will be around each corner at the fairgrounds. Dandy the Smokeless Dragon will be there, and Lassen Youth Football and Star Elite Cheer, Lassen Youth Soccer and the Lassen Aquatics will also be participating in the event. Admission is free. Would your group or organization like to have a booth at the Lassen County Children’s Fair? The last day to register is April 24th and you can click here to fill out a booth application form. For more information you can call the Lassen County Office of Education at 1.530.251.8711.

Monticola Club will be holding their Mother’s Day Brunch, May 11th from 10:00 to 12:00p.m., at the Monticola Club, 140 S. Lassen Street. A beautiful event for your mom, sister, aunt, daughter. There will be raffle baskets, spectacular food, friends, and live music (Violinist). Tickets available soon. Please contact, Naomi at 530.310.3496.

The 35th Lassen Jr. Fishing Derby has been set for Saturday, May 18th. Coveted prizes donated by community businesses and locals are handed out to the biggest catch of the day in each age group, along with sportsmanship awards.

Lassen County Farm Bureau Classic Golf Tournament 2024, Saturday May 18th. Shotgun starts at 9:00a.m., at the Diamond Mountain Golf Course. Lunch is Included. All proceeds benefit local youth scholarships, 4-H, FFA projects. $400 per four man team and $200 Hole Sponsor. You can sign up at the Clubhouse or contact Naomi at lassencfb@gmail.com or call 530.310.3496.

Lassen Family Services is excited to announce this year’s Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) Gala scheduled for Saturday, May 18th at 5:30p.m. Event will include dinner, bar, silent auction and live music.

The Susanville Salvation Army will be holding the 3rd Annual Gary Felt Kilt Classic Gold Tournament, Saturday, June 1st. Save the date and watch for more to come. If you would like to donate an action item, sponsor a hole, or register a team, please call 530.257.0314. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Salvation Army.

The Lassen County Office of Education Sober Grad will be held on June 7, 2024. If you are interested in supporting Lassen County Sober Grad Night, we hope to receive either gift cards, monetary donations, or items that can be added to a gift bag. For additional information about the event, please contact: James Hall at jdhall@lcoe.org or 530.251.8711. For additional information about donating, please contact: Courtney Hanna at channa@lcoe.org or 530.257.7214. Thank you for considering this request and for any donation you can make. Please make checks payable to: Lassen County Office of Education, Memo Line: Sober Grad.

The Bizz Running Company wants you to check out this awesome local race in Susanville on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Bizz Johnson’s Southside Scramble. Registration is open. 22K, 14K, or 7K. CA.

Lassen Gravel Adventure Ride – New in 2024, 14 Mile Mini-Squatch. For those of you who don’t want to ride the 94, 63, or 40-mile routes, how about a nice, leisurely 14-miler in the lower canyon on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Need something to do while your partner or friend tackles the short (40 mi), or full (94 mi) course? The Mini-Squatch is for you. Enjoy a mellow 14 mile round trip ride along the Bizz Johnson Trail with Brunch on the Bizz at the top. Lassengraveladventureride.com

All new for 2024. The Bizz Running Company is introducing the Bizz Johnson Express Half Marathon Relay. Bring your best running friend and run this fast half marathon course. Leg 1 starts with the Express Half Marathon and completes the first 7 miles. After going underneath Highway 36 and back up the other side, you’ll hand off to Leg 2 who will cruise the last 6.1 miles to the Finish Line at Hobo Camp. You can register for all Bizz Johnson Marathon Events on October 12-13, 2024, at https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Susanville/BizzJohnson.

Diamond View teacher Cyndy Martin with Rotary

Student of the Year Taylor Blankenship -photo provided

Taylor Blankenship Named Rotary’s Diamond View Student of the Year

Taylor Blankenship has been named as Diamond View Middle School’s 2023-2024 Rotary Student of the Year.

“Taylor is amazing on so many levels, but most importantly she is a wonderful human being,” the school posted on social media. “Taylor exemplifies the characteristics and core values of Diamond View Middle School and the Susanville School District which are accountability, excellence, cooperation, respect, integrity, and learning.”

“Congratulations Taylor! We are so proud of you and we know that you will continue to do great things and make a positive difference everywhere you go!”

These reports and documents are also available at the City’s website.

1880’s letter with the Hammond Wilson stamp.

What They Think Up North

April 29, 1882

The Susanville Advocate has an article on Hammond & Wilson’s stage line, headed ‘An outrage on the people.’ In which it complains of unfair treatment and extortionate charges.

It says in closing:

“They complain that the line does not pay; and why doesn’t it pay? Because a person will not send by express over this line if it can possibly be avoided, on account of the exorbitant rates, while if they were lower their business would increase tenfold.”

“If Wells, Fargo & Co. would establish an office here the rates would be no more from San Francisco to Susanville than from San Francisco to Reno. It is a very impudent concern. They even refused to carry the Reno Gazette to subscribers along the line, who pay annually the sum of twelve dollars for the delivery of all mail matter, and all because this paper spoke of the entrance to their hall, which is used for public gatherings, as being inadequate for exit in case of fire.”

“They have sub-contracted to carry the mails between this place and Oroville, and it is presumable that they will increase the fare on both routes. In all probability they will refuse to carry the Advocate through the mails on account of our denouncing their express line as a ‘bulldozing’ concern.”