The 2021 Lassen County Fair, which runs through this Sunday, got a royal kick-off Wednesday morning as local dignitaries, and fair royalty, cut the ribbon opening the 5-day event.

Lassen County’s Little Miss, Little Mr. and their courts were crowned Wednesday night at the Miss Lassen County Scholarship Pageant at the Lassen County Fair.

The game is 5-Card Stud and bikes, quads and side-by-sides are welcome. There will be a separate routes for bikes and 4-wheeled vehicles award plaques for high hand in each division.

The Poker Run starts at 9:00a.m. but you may start at your leisure between 9:00 and 10:00.

Entry for the Poker Run is $50 per hand and T-shirts and finisher pins are included for all participants.

The Night Race features teams of two riders, which must consist of Expert/Novice, Amateur/Amateur or Amateur/Novice. Riders 16 or under will be classified and Amateur or Novice.

Both riders on the team must use the same bike and you must take the checkers to finish.

There is a mandatory rider check-in at 7:00p.m. and the course will be approximately 8 miles.

Entry fee for the night race is $100 per team and there will be trophies for top 3, with t-shirts and finisher pins included with entry.

Multiple Camp Sites available on first come, first serve basis, and will be marked upon entry to the mail trailhead.

For information contact you can email the Event Director at cmaas@hotmail.com or call 775.287.1528.

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The evening is fun and relaxed – bring your friends and lawn chairs and dance to blues music by fan favorites ‘Soul Posse.’

Along with the music you can enjoy a fabulous tri-tip BBQ, with the finest regionally produced beers.

The festival is held in the gorgeous outdoor wonderland at Every Bloomin Thing Nursery, 705-670 US Hwy 395 E., and tickets are available at Every Bloomin Thing locations in Susanville and in Chester. Tickets are $35 and admission for those under 21 is $25.

Free rides home will be provided by the Farm Bureau.

For ticket information call 251-2330 or 310-0453. To find out more click here and visit the Farm Bureau on Facebook.

More than 500 people have signed petitions protesting the city’s council recent parallel parking ordinance, Paul T. Wemple of the group opposing the ordinance, announced this morning. Thirty-four businessmen and others attended a meeting this week and approved circulation of 20 petitions, which ask the city council to repeal the parallel parking ordinance or to submit to the voters of the city for election.

Attorney Donald P. Cady, who drew up the petitions, pointed out that only registered voters of the city of Susanville may sign them in order to be effective.

There are about 2,800 registered voters within the city limits according to County Clerk Maud E. Tombs.

The petition says Pursuant to Div 4 Chapter 3 Articles 1 and 2 of the Elections Code of the State of California, we, the undersigned voters of Susanville do hereby protest to the Honorable City Council of the City of Susanville against the adoption of that certain ordinance adopted by the City Council on the 10th day of July, 1950 known and designated as Ordinance No 273 entitle (Part of the ordinance follows)

“And we hereby request the Honorable City Council of the City of Susanville to repeal said ordinance in its entirety or to submit the same to the voters of the City of Susanville at a regular or special election o be called for that purpose.”

Mayor Frank Burnett said he had no comment on circulation of the petitions at the present time.