Volume XVI Issue 220

Friday, June 7th, 2024

Volunteers from the Community Church paint picnic tables

in Susanville’s Memorial Park. Photos provided.

“Serve Sunday” Community Church Spends the Day Cleaning up the Park

Some very nice volunteers from the Community Church of Susanville went above and beyond last week, spending the day in Susanville’s Memorial Park cleaning, straightening and making sure the area is ready for summer fun.

The effort was part of the Community Church’s “Serve Sunday,” which not only featured some hard work by the volunteers, but also a lovely barbeque in the park.

Thank you to all of the volunteers for making our town a little cleaner and more attractive!

This year’s Lava Flow meet is expected to draw between 300 and 400 people over the course of two days and there a several different options for sponsorship.

Olympic Splash ($500): Be a lane champion! Your name or business will be displayed proudly above a lane, announced throughout the meet, a window sign for your business, and get a website shoutout with a logo.

Golden Goggles ($250): Sponsor a swimming stroke. They will announce you as

the sponsor during the event, a window sign for your business, and your logo and

business name will appear on our website.

Silver Speed ($100): Be a timer titan! Your name will be displayed at the timers’

station, your business will be announced during the meet, a window sign for your business, and you’ll get a website logo spot.

Bronze Buoyancy ($50): Support the relay races! They will announce your name

during the relays; you’ll get a website logo spot and a window sign for your business.

If sponsorships aren’t your thing, the team would also appreciate donations of food and drinks to keep swimmers and guests fueled.

The Volcanoes are looking for:

• Baked goods
• Salads and dressings
• Noodles and chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.
• Bagels and cream cheese
• Coffee, water, and fresh fruit
• Hamburgers, hot dogs, and buns
• Lemonade and half-and-half

Money raised by the sponsorships will help pay for pool use fees, which add up to more than $2,000 each month, and the many other additional costs related to hosting the event.

Everyone who helps, whether a sponsor or a donor, will get a big shoutout on a banner at the meet. As a non-profit, your contribution is tax-deductible.

For more information, or to set up your sponsorship call Heather Betterbach at 1.530.249.7307.

The engine crew initiated an attack on the front of the structure. As other resources arrived on the scene, they were assigned to suppression operations. The fire was contained to the Connex box and quickly knocked down and extinguished.

A firefighter puts water on the Hall Street fire – Susanville Fire Department photo

“A fire cause and origin investigation was conducted following the salvage and overhaul of the damaged structure. The structure was vacant but appeared to have recently been occupied by vagrants. The fire’s cause and exact origin could not be determined due to the amount of damage.”

According to Captain Jarrett there were no firefighter or civilian injuries.

SFD was supported by CalFire, Susan River Fire Protection District, Susanville Police Department, Susanville Public Works, and Lassen Municipal Utility District.

The applicable City Code Section, 8.28.030, says that, “It is unlawful for the owner, agent, lessee or other person having charge or control of any piece or parcel of land within the city to allow weeds or rubbish to grow, or to remain thereon, or upon the street or sidewalk in front of such piece or parcel of land.”

Weeds, grass, or other combustible growth may be abated by mowing, disking, or scraping. If mowed the combustible growth must be cut and maintained to a maximum height of 4 inches.

All hazards must be mitigated prior to the June 26th, deadline and abatement by open burning is not permitted.

Guidelines for removal of hazards on all properties within the city:

• Mow or disk space around all buildings 30 feet wide at minimum.
• Mow or disk space 50 ft. wide minimum completely around the perimeter of the property to the street or sidewalk. Mow or disk 30 ft. wide minimum cross-breaks every 50 ft. maximum, (property can be completely mowed or disked in lieu of cross-breaks.)
• Mow or disk space extending 30 ft. minimum beyond the foliage of any group of trees.
• All rubbish, trash, trimmings, rubble or litter shall be removed from the property.
• All woods, fuel, or lumber shall be neatly stacked or removed from the property.
• All weeds, grass, or other combustible growth shall be cleared at least 10 ft. from around any combustible storage.
• Greenbelt, pastures, and environmentally-sensitive areas shall be assessed on an individual basis. Contact the fire department if you believe that this applies to your property.
• Mow or disk space may be required to be larger if a potential fire hazard exists.
• Remove down branches from trees and trim lower branches up to 6 ft. from the ground or 1/3 the height for smaller trees.

For more information regarding the Susanville Weed Abatement Program please contact Assistant Chief Tom Hernandez at 530-257-5152.

Mt. Lassen’s new crater in August 1914 after a summer of eruptions. ~National Park Service Photo~

Mt. Lassen is True Volcano in Eruption

Eye-Witness of Titanic Action Sends Account to the Gazette

Four Susanville Men Visit the New Crater

One Party is Lowered Over the Brink but Cannot Tell Depth

June 7, 1914

A party consisting of J. L. Brambilla, Justin Feher, Alexander Sifford, George Olson and Harry Kaul, has just returned to Susanville from Drake’s Springs, seven miles southeast of Mt. Lassen, from which point they went direct to the active crater of Mt. Lassen, leaving here Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.

After going through the violent thunder and lightning storms they arrived at Chester at 8:30 p.m. at 8:05 of the morning of June 1, the second eruption took place. This they witnessed and photographed from Chester.

They left immediately for Drake’s Springs arriving at one o’clock that afternoon. They visited Devil’s Kitchen and Boiling Lake, fining the usual activity there. Boiling Lake is only one of its kind known, it being a lake of boiling water. Devil’s Kitchen is a mass of geysers, boiling mud and springs.

The morning of June 2, they left Drake’s Springs at five o’clock and started for Mt. Lassen, 10,640 feet high and seven miles northwest, arriving there at 10 o’clock. This trip was over snow that sometimes attained a depth of 15 feet and was made on horseback and on foot until the foot of the summit was reached, at which point the horses were abandoned.

The party spent three hours and a half taking photographs and noting conditions in general.

The crater is about 325 feet in length and 75 feet in width. Its depth unknown.

J. L Brambilla was held over the edge of the crater by other members of the party while observations were made and photographs taken, this being very difficult owing to the gases, steam and dust at the crater’s edge.

The edge is cracked for some distance outward. Volcanic mud, ashes and boulders, which range in size from those weighing a few ounces to tons, cover an area of over 1,000 acres, this area extending more to the northeast.

The ascent consumed some two hours, while the descent was made in 35 minutes, members of the party sliding down the snow from the summit to the point where the horses were tied.

The return journey was then commenced, arriving at Drake’s Springs at 4:30 in the afternoon and leaving there this morning at five o’clock for Susanville. The party has valuable photographs as they are the first ones actually to visit the crater since the eruption.

Odette Helene Doris Beaudoin Swift

September 7, 1946 – May 12, 2024

Celebration of Life for Faye and Geraldine (Gerry) Roberts

Marilyn Mary (Nelsen) Getty

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