Along with her many other responsibilities Chamber Executive Director Kelly Ackley and her staff are in charge of producing a variety of annual events, which range from small Chamber Mixers to full-blown productions like the Home and Garden Show, Susanville’s Main Cruise and the Magical Country Christmas in uptown.

Click here to take the short survey, which will be available until the end of June. The information you provide will be forwarded to the Chamber’s Marketing, Membership and Events Committee.

Some questions are designed to find out exactly how you perceive the Chamber of Commerce and the work they do. Others deal with shopping habits and Chamber membership.

“This is a survey for all of the community, not just members,” explains Ackley. “Answers to this survey will help us be a more effective Chamber of Commerce.”

“Your participation is greatly appreciated!”

A limited number of scholarships are available for families who qualify.

If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please call the Trust at (530) 257-3252.

To register, please visit www.lassenlandandtrailstrust.org/nature-camp, pick up a form in front of the Susanville Depot (601 Richmond Rd), or call (530) 257-3252.  

“Our thanks go out to Lassen Municipal Utility District, a generous supporter of Nature Camp, with additional support provided by Les Schwab Tires, Plumas Bank, Diamond Mountain Casino & Hotel, and Lassen Rural Bus.”

Festival gates open at 11:00a.m. in Westwood Park, Greenwood and 2nd streets, and will feature a logging show, antiques, crafts, collectibles, a kid’s area, games, and Blue Ox Bingo.

There will also be Pickle Ball on the tennis courts and food booths and more.

Two bands will be providing some awesome blues music for the afternoon: Stephen Kimball from noon to 2:00p.m., and Rowland and Tumblin’ from 2:30 to 4:30.

For more information call 256-2456 or visit westwoodareachamber.com.

The Susanville Indian Rancheria will be holding their annual Powwow June 24th, 25th and 26th, on the campus at Lassen Community College, featuring three days of dancing, storytelling, artwork, crafts, tasty food and more.

The annual event is a wonderful way to experience Native American culture and the public is welcome to attend. During special songs such as the Grand Entry, veterans’ songs, flag songs and any other songs designated by the emcee, please remove hats and please stand.

Listen to the emcee. He will guide people through the event with informative details and entertainment.

Thousands of dollars in cash prizes are waiting for the best dancers in several categories including Fast and Fancy, Veterans’ Special, Headman and Headwoman Specials. There will also be a teen category for both boys and girls.

Host Drum for the event are the Sharp Shooter Singers, a group that has been performing at Powwows across the U.S. and Canada since May of 2016. The drum group performed at the National Finals Rodeo Powwow and has won various Championship Powwows.

Head Woman is Violet Olney from Yakama Nation, White Swan Washington. Head Man is Caley Ouray Pratt / Can’tsee Pyramid Lake Paiute, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.

The first Grand Entry of the weekend, with its colorful dancing and music, is Friday at 7:00p.m.

On Saturday, June 25th, the Grand Entry begins at 1:00p.m., followed by the Red Dress Special which is sponsored by Bold Concepts and Plumas Bank.

“Around 4:00p.m., we do our Honoring of Veterans, Native and Non-Native, and we are pleased to have the Blue Star Moms, who have been honoring the Veterans with us for 13 years,” explains Pow Wow Coordinator Amelia Luna.

According to Luna you do not want to miss Saturday evening’s Grand Entry, which begins at 7:00p.m.

“This is where our biggest and most powerful, and colorful, competitive performing dancers will compete, from which there will only be one winner.”

On Sunday, the Grand Entry begins at noon.

Native Tiny Tots will be recognized after every Grand Entry.

This year’s Powwow will be held on the soccer field at Lassen College and there will be dry camping, no showers and no RV hookups. Organizers suggest that you bring a canopy and chairs.

The Powwow will be following the current Covid-19 guidelines, and masks are required if you are not vaccinated.

For more information contact Luna at 1.530.249.7192 or email crzyluna@hotmail.com. Click here to visit the SIR website.

If you are interested in being a vendor at the event you can contact Aaron Brazzanovich at 1.530.310.3381 or email ab96130@gmail.com.

Diamond Mountain Casino is the Host Hotel.

Beverly Keim of Los Angeles conferred recently with George McDow Jr., secretary of the Susanville chamber of commerce, about pictures and material which he is gathering for a motorlogue of the Three Flags highway, U.S. 395, between southern California and Washington. Keim is a newspaperman.

Information collected will stress Route 395 as a high-speed highway, free from army truck movement through southern California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and into Canada. Colored motion pictures also are being taken of the scenic highlights along the route.

McDow arranged with the Lassen national forest officials for a number of views of the scenic wonders and beauties of Lassen County, to be incorporated in the motorlogue.

Harold Eugene Neff, Gaylord Clayton Bowden, Don Maxwell, Ivan Leroy Wright, all of Westwood, Ernest Peter Batal, John Vernon Peconom, Rufus Leon Connelly and Manley Wilson Inlay, all of Susanville and George Franklin Van Houton of Bieber will leave here June 23 for selective service training in various parts of the United States.

The Susanville flower show, held in the parlors of the Methodist church this week, was successful, according to Mrs. Fred J. Davis Sr., chairman of the garden section of the Monticola club, and her assistants.

Over three hundred people visited the show, coming from Reno, San Francisco, Willows, Berkeley, Milford, Likely, Alturas, Orland, Chico, Red Bluff, Litchfield, Standish, Westwood and Susanville.

Grand prize, chosen by those attending, awarded Mrs. Oscar O’Dell for a beautiful arrangement of rose-colored water lilies in a rose-colored dish. The prize was a low bowl with figurettes donated by Mrs. J. MacDonald.

Mrs. Emma Schumacher, second prize for arrangement of peonies, third to Mrs. Floretta Clark.

Men’s prizes, first, Dr. Fred J. Davis Sr., for bachelor button; second, C. W. Morrill for red rosebud, third, M. R. Arnold, poppies.

Children’s grand prize, first, Dolores Lucero, French bouquet on glass table; second, Dick Hughes; third, Frances Mueller. Junior exhibit award, Camp Fire Girls, display of wild flowers.

Ribbons awarded: Miniature, first, Mrs. Davis; second, Mrs. Bridgeford. Pyrethrum, first, Mrs. Hunt.

Display of Roop’s Fort by the Native Daughters, with Georgia Jensen as chairman, was interesting and attractive. A silver tea was served from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m.