Volume XVI Issue 161

Monday, March 18th, 2024

• Be a graduating senior who has attended high school in Lassen County for at least three years.
• Have a grade point average of 3.0 or above during the last three years.
• Show evidence of school and/or community service and leadership.

Please return the completed forms to Lassen County Historical Society Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 321, Susanville, CA 96130 or to the Lassen High Counseling Office.

Click here to download more information about the scholarship.

The Lassen County Historical Society promotes interest, education and research into Lassen County’s past, present and future. It strives to collect and preserve records, data, pictures and material pertinent to the history of Lassen County. Anyone interested may become a member.

The Historical Society operates our local museum, which is unique in that it is staffed entirely by volunteers, and admission is free. The museum is located at 115 North Weatherlow.

“This individual should be a worthy role model to be emulated by others,” explains Lassen County Superintendent of Schools Patti Gunderson.

Awards will be presented at the 2024 Educator Gala on Tuesday, May 28th, at 5:30p.m.

The following categories are offered for recognition:

• Administrator (superintendent, assistant superintendents, principal, executive director, dean, etc.)
• District support staff (CBO, accounting technician, executive secretary, director of maintenance, etc.)
• Certificated staff (Teachers, instructional coaches, teachers on special assignment, nurses, counselors, speech pathologists, school psychologists, etc.)
• Classified staff (Paraprofessionals, instructional aides, cafeteria support, lead cook, food services, custodian, bus drivers, transportation, maintenance, facility managers, media tech, technology coordinator, health clerks, expanded learning opportunity program staff, attendance clerks, etc.)
• Extracurricular staff (Coaches, drama, band, gardening, cooking, etc.)
• Parent
• Community partner
• Volunteer
• Student leader
• School site
• School board member

There is no limit to the number of nominations; each nomination is a separate form. You can nominate more than one nominee for any of the above categories.

The selection committee will be reviewing each nomination. The deadline to submit your nomination is April 23rd, by 4:00p.m. Click here to view and download the nomination form.

All questions may be directed to pd@lcoe.org.

Lassen County Fair Cowboy Festival will be March 22nd and 23rd. Get your boots stomping with critically acclaimed modern day troubadour Caleb Montgomery, poetry of Richard Elloyan and an incredible showcase of local artists. Kicking off the festival experience in 2024 with whiskey tasting games and Western arts and crafts. Tickets will be on sale soon at lassencountyfair.org.

Lassen Community College Gunsmithing Program. Registration for the full-time Gunsmithing Program, Fall 2024 will open March 25th, 2024. Any questions can be directed to LCCGunsmithing@lassencollege.edu or at 530.251.8809.

Benson’s Humble Homestead presents Breakfast on the Farm, Saturday, April 6th from 9:00 to 4:00p.m., at 712-960 Sunnyside Road, Janesville. The Waffle Bar is coming. Vendors, Waffle Bar, animals and so much more.

Lassen College Rodeo brings you Caleb Montgomery Concert and Album Release Party on Saturday, April 13th at the Lassen County Fairgrounds pavilion. Tickets are good for both the rodeo at 4:00p.m., and the concert at 7:30p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at Margie’s Book Nook, Bottle and Brush Art Bar, or Online. On Friday Rodeo is free admission and starts at 6:00p.m.

Save the Date. Soroptimist International of Susanville will be holding their Annual Margarita Fest on Saturday, May 3, 2024, at the Lassen County Fairgrounds, Jensen Hall.

The Children’s Fair will be held on Saturday, May 4th, from 10:00 until 3:00p.m., at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. There will be live entertainment throughout the day, including dancers from local dance studios and costumed characters. 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.

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.

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.

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

Greater sage-grouse rely on sagebrush lands for all aspects of their life cycle to meet seasonal needs for food, cover and reproduction. A local population may need up to 40 square miles of intact landscape to stay healthy.

Populations once in the millions now number fewer than 800,000, largely due to habitat loss exacerbated by climate change, such as drought, increasing wildfires, and invasive species.

Protecting and restoring sagebrush on BLM-managed public lands across the West is critical not just for greater sage-grouse, but also for the health of western communities and other iconic Western species that rely on healthy sagebrush, including mule deer, pronghorn, and the pygmy rabbit.

Additionally, these collaboratively developed landscape level plans will ensure that other multiple uses of BLM sagebrush lands – including clean energy projects – move forward in a manner that limits impacts to sensitive resources and can also help combat climate change – the main driver of greater sage-grouse habitat loss.

“The majesty of the West and its way of life are at stake. Sagebrush lands are places where people work and play, and they are the headwaters for the West’s major rivers,” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning.

“Joint efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse and its habitat led to the largest collaborative conservation effort in our history, and we are building on that work, together with our partners, to ensure the health of these lands and local economies into the future.”

The BLM manages the largest single share of sage grouse habitat in the United States—nearly 67 million acres of 145 million total acres. The draft plan offers a range of

alternatives for sustainable management of these lands.

Balancing a consistent management approach across the range while addressing conditions and policies unique to individual states, BLM will be able to work more effectively with state and local managers to protect and improve sagebrush habitats on public lands.

The BLM will hold thirteen public meetings to answer questions and take further comments on the draft alternatives and analysis. Information on public meetings will be posted in the events column on the main page of the BLM website.

The draft environmental impact statement and plan amendments are now open for public comment. The comment period will end on June 13, 2024. More information on how to comment on this draft will be posted at https://www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. A final environmental impact statement is expected this fall, followed by Records of Decision in each state.

Ted Corder’s dealership at the corner of Main and Grand around 1950. From the Eastman Collection at UC Davis

Susanville Boys Arrested for BB Gun Vandalism

March 18, 1951

Two boys were apprehended by city police Thursday afternoon for shooting BB gunshot through windows at Ted Corder’s Studebaker agency building on Main and Grand Ave.

Their guns were confiscated by the police, and the boys about 13 and 16 years old, have agreed to pay for the damages, about $80.

Chief of Police Floyd Smith also reported that three ducks on the north side of town and been shot by boys with BB guns, and the boys, in this case, were given a severe talking-to by the judge.