The Grizzliette show is Friday 5/12 at 7:00 in the big gym

The Performing Arts Club is also hosting several nights of King Arthur’s adventures with A Connecticut Yankee, the musical. Catch the production on May 9th, 11th, and 12th at 5:00 in the drama room (accessible from the back parking lot). Tickets are $8.00.

On Wednesday May 10, music teacher Ben Wade and the LHS Choir will hold their Spring Concert. This production is at 6:00 at the United Methodist Church and is free to the public.

Our Culinary Arts Club is hosting a family movie night on Thursday May 11th. Disney/Pixar’s Coco will start at 6:00 p.m. and tamales will be served during the movie. Tickets are $10/adults and $5/13 and under. You can purchase them at Margie’s Book Nook.

Saturday night (May 13th) is the senior prom. The Class of 2023 is holding “Sunset Down Memory Lane” at the Far Far Away Ranch in Johnstonville, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Bids are available to purchase at the ASB counter, $30/single, $50/couple. Bids must be purchased by a senior.

If you plan it carefully, you could watch it all starting tonight!

NCIF Division II Champs: coach Jim Ernaga, Nash Osborn, Connor Langslet,

Connor McCloskey, Jack Heimbigner, Justin Ellena, Conner Finks

And in the middle of all that, our boys golf team are league, no make that SECTION champs, baseball hits the first round of playoffs on Tuesday at home, softball celebrates their seniors on Thursday at 4:00, and track and field qualifiers will compete on Thursday in the division 2 championships!

Next Friday May 19th, the Class of 2023 presents a Drive In Movie night starting at 6:00. You can sit in your car or bring some lawn chairs and enjoy the movie playing on the side of the big gym. They will be selling snacks and drinks, but the movie is free for the community to enjoy. The seniors would like to thank IGA and Grocery Outlet for sponsoring this event.

Jake receives his diploma from Coach Diaz

In other news, our son Jacob graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana with a BS in Business Administration last weekend. We had a whirlwind trip to the south, which included a trip to Magnolia Market in Waco, two complete games and two innings of baseball, and a Texas-sized thunderstorm with rain, wind, hail, and lightning strikes. It was a great time!

Since the Centenary Gents qualified for the SCAC baseball tournament, his graduation took place at The Depot at Cleburne Station, home of the Railroaders independent team. It was very fitting for Jake to graduate in his baseball uniform, swapping his hat for a Grad cap minutes before the ceremony.

As I looked around at the parents, I imagined all of the hours of baseball these families have experienced. Starting with T-ball and Little League, moving on to All-Stars and Travel teams, going to showcases, clinics, and tournaments in freezing cold rainstorms and the blazing summer sun. These young men were standouts at their high schools; all-league selections, league or section champs, stat leaders, MVPs. Then on to college, whether starting at a community college or straight to a four-year university, learning to balance their studies with practice and playing time.

I thought about the dads who spent countless hours throwing batting practice in their backyards, setting up elaborate whiffle ball games, and playing catch until it was too dark to see the ball. The moms who brought snacks, got the grass stains out of the white baseball pants, and made sure the socks, belt, and undershirt matched. The siblings who tagged along, played in the dirt, and can rate a ball park by its snack bar offerings.

We all had similar, shared experiences which led to this incredible accomplishment. There’s no crying in baseball, but a few tears might have slipped by.

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The Susanville Police Department suggests the following safety tips for bicyclists and drivers:

Drivers

• Slow down and follow the speed limit. Be careful traveling through intersections.

• Look carefully for bicyclists and pedestrians before making a turn or opening a car door near streets or bike paths.

• Be patient when traveling behind a bicyclist and give them space when passing. California law requires drivers to change a lane, when possible, to pass bicyclists.

• Never drive distracted or impaired.

Bike Riders

• Use lights at night.

• Although not required for riders 18 and older, always wear a properly secured helmet. Helmets significantly reduce the chance of a head injury in the event of a crash.

• Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slow-moving vehicle.

• Yield to pedestrians, just as a driver would. Pedestrians have the right-of-way within marked or unmarked crosswalks at intersections.

The BLM is asking people to pay close attention to road conditions when venturing out into any public land areas during the spring months.

“Wood cutters should remember that rutting roads violates the terms in their permits. It’s best to plan activities for early morning while the ground is still frozen,” said Applegate Field Manager Craig Drake.

Drake advises visitors to carefully plan their visits, Know Before You Go and realize conditions can change quickly. Bringing the 10 Essentials, packing a winter car kit, and checking road and weather conditions can make your visit a success.

The BLM urges public land visitors to call the nearest BLM office to check on conditions before venturing into the back country.

In northeast California, information on road conditions is available from the Applegate Field Office in Alturas, 530-233-4666; and the Eagle Lake Field Office in Susanville, 530-257-0456.

The intersection of North and Roop streets in 1941 from an Eastman Studios photo

News Reviewed At Susanville

May 9, 1941

Mrs. Maud E. Tombs, Lassen county clerk, entertained earlier this week at her home on Roop Street, on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of her daughter, Miss Mardelie McCleland.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Trussell entertained recently in Johnstonville in honor of Mrs. John Volner, who has been visiting here from Tule Lake.

Lassen County stockmen have sold to the United States army about 20 head of horses for the remount service. The sellers included Ralph Blosser, William Bailey, Bert Jensen, Don Wemple, Masten Ramsey, Ceryl Schott, Rube Lyons, Norris Gerig, Elbert Spraker and the Clarke Stock Company.

Mrs. Roita Wilbur of Janesville has received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Eva Gordon, 78, in Muskegon, Mich., a week ago. She was born in Milford and was the widow of Frank Hostetter of that place. She was proprietor of several silver fox farms in Texas and in Traverse City, Mich.

E. F. McCarthy, vocational agriculture instructor in the Lassen Union high school, reports that horses and stock from Fallon and Carson City have already filed entry in the rodeo and racing program next Saturday by the schools’ Future Farmer organization.

Entries are promised from Reno. Greenville, Cedarville, Adin and Alturas already have entered show stock in the rodeo.