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Volume XVII Issue 26

Monday, September 16th, 2024

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Susanville Fire Department Hosting Annual Open House October 12th


It’s time for Fire Truck Rides! October is National Fire Prevention Month and the Susanville Fire Department is inviting everyone to stop by for their fun-filled, family-oriented annual Open House at the Fire hall on Main Street on Saturday, October 12th.


The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Month is, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” and the folks at the Susanville Fire Department will be helping to educate everyone about the small but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.

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The free, fun, family-oriented event will give everyone a chance to meet our local firefighters with hands-on activities, fire engine rides, equipment displays, the fire safety trailer and food and refreshments.


Did you know?

Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a home fire, giving people the time to get out safely.


The SFD offers these key smoke alarm safety tips and guidelines:


  • Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area (like a hallway), and on each level (including the basement) of the home.
  • Make sure smoke alarms meet the needs of all family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities.
  • Test smoke alarms at least once a month by pushing the test button.
  • Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.


In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Escape planning and practice can help you make the most of the time you have, giving everyone enough time to get out.


Plan ahead for your escape. Make your home escape plan and practice today. Follow this link to the National Fire Prevention Week website for more information about creating home escape plan.


The event, which runs from 10:00a.m. until 2:00p.m., will feature demonstrations, tours, fire engine rides, prizes and giveaways.


Lassen Family Services Holding

“Battle of the Badges” Food Drive


Lassen Family Services will be hosting a friendly competition to stock its food pantry. The “Battle of the Badges” food drive will pit the California Highway Patrol against the Lassen County Sheriff’s Department in a rivalry to see which team can garner the most donations.


The event will take place on October 1st, from 3:00 until 6:00p.m., at Susanville Supermarket. The public is invited to come out and support their favorite law enforcement agency by donating non-perishable food items, canned goods, dry goods, toiletries, and other essential items.

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For more information, please contact Lassen Family Services at 1.530.257.4599.

Agenda: September 17th 2024, Lassen

County Board of Supervisors Meeting


There will be a Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at 9:30a.m. at the Board Chambers, 707 Nevada Street, Susanville.


Click here to download a printable agenda for the meeting.

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BLM Planning October Wild Horse

Gather for Twin Peaks Management Area


The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to gather and remove excess wild horses from public rangelands in the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area to prevent impacts to rangeland health in Lassen and Washoe counties.


Gather operations will begin Tuesday, Oct. 1, and could continue for 15 days or longer.


The BLM plans to gather about 940 wild horses and remove about 870 of those from the rangeland along the California-Nevada border northeast of Susanville.

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Animals removed will be prepared for placement in private ownership through adoption or sale. Some animals, including mares treated with fertility control, would be returned to the range to maintain herd viability.


Operations will focus on wild horse home ranges in the northern and southern areas of the Twin Peaks HMA. In addition to managing populations within the herd management area, the operation will remove horses that are roaming outside of the HMA boundaries.


“While our gather in 2022 reduced populations, additional removals are needed to bring the population down to the appropriate management level of 448 to 758 wild horses,” said BLM Eagle Lake Field Manager Emily Ryan.


“These high populations are causing rangeland degradation in the herd management area, with wild horses using more than their allocated forage and damaging riparian areas, wetlands and cultural resource sites.”


Members of the public will be welcome to observe gather operations each day. They must reserve space by calling the gather information line at 530-252-5332 at least a day before they plan to visit. Information on the meeting location and time will be provided on the information line. Observation groups will be limited to ten people per day due to limited space for people and vehicles.


Those who plan to visit should plan to spend the entire day at the observation site. There are no nearby services and there will be no cell coverage. Temperatures this time of year may be cold when operations begin at dawn, warming to the 60s and low 70s in the afternoons.


Based on aerial counts earlier this summer and subsequent population modeling, the BLM believes there are about 1,800 wild horses and 140 wild burros in the herd management area that encompasses more than 800,000 acres including approximately 656,000 acres of BLM-managed public land.


The decision to gather excess animals was analyzed in a 2019 environmental assessment covering a 10-year period. The Notice of Decision authorizing the upcoming gather, the 2019 EA, and a determination of adequacy under the National Environmental Policy Act are available online.


The BLM is responsible under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act for protecting and managing wild horses and burros to protect resources and ensure healthy herds. The agency periodically removes animals from the range when populations exceed levels established to allow the herds to thrive in balance with other users including wildlife and permitted livestock.

Agenda: September 18th, 2024

Susanville City Council Meeting


The Susanville City Council will hold a regular meeting, September 18th, in City Council Chambers at 66 North Lassen Street.


The meeting will begin at 4:30p.m. Click here to download a printable agenda.


Reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during normal business hours and at the meeting.


These reports and documents are also available at the City’s website.

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The big ‘L’ on the mountain north of Susanville is visible in this Eastman Studio’s aerial photo from 1940

Court Orders Line Resurvey

September 16, 1940


Because Piute Creek, natural former boundary line of certain portions of the Susanville city limits, frequently changes its channel, Superior Judge Ben V. Curler has ordered County Surveyor T. W. Oglivie to re-survey and reestablish the northern and western limits of the city.


The matter came to a head when the city instituted a friendly suit against the County of Lassen. The court decided in favor of the city and ordered the re-survey.


The creek was made a boundary line of the city’s corporate limits when the town was organized in 1900. Since then Piute Creek has gone on wintery rampages and shifts about like a cork on a wave.

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If you are a fan of our daily history stories you should join the Lassen Historical Society! It's a fun way to be a part of our county's rich history. When you sign up you'll receive regular Historical Society newsletters with interesting stories and information. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in area history.


Through your membership you help preserve local history. You can download a membership application by clicking here.

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Today: Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.


Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.


Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 10 to 15 mph.


Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.


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Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.


Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.


Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.


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Congratulations to Tiffany Blevins, the

winner of this week's Pizza Factory giveaway!


You too could win a large one-topping pizza from the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory locations just by entering our weekly giveaway!


Just click here and follow the link to our handy entry form. You can enter once per day from each email address. We'll announce our weekly winner right here next Monday morning.


The prize is good for take-out or dine-in orders only, sorry no delivery.


Good luck and enjoy that yummy Pizza Factory Pizza!

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