Volume XVI Issue 215

Friday, May 31st, 2024

Want to be Part of the Main Cruise? Chamber Looking for Event Sponsors

The annual Lassen County Chamber of Commerce’s Main Street Cruise is always a big event in Susanville and your business or organization can be a part of it! The Chamber is looking for folks who would like to sponsor the show.

The Cruise gets started with Friday evening’s meet and greet, a pre car show at Diamond Mountain Casino and Hotel, from 5:00 to 8:00.

Along with the Classic Car Show N’ Shine on Saturday, June 29th, the event also includes kids activities, live performances, food and craft vendors and music from that really awesome band Forgery.

Would You Like to be a Sponsor?

Be a part of the show with three different levels of sponsorship. The $100 Classic Sponsor gets their business name on all event advertising, the $250 Chrome Sponsor gets their business logo on all advertising plus a 10×10 boothspace. The Legend Sponsorship, a $500 value, gets a large business logo in all advertising, 10×10 booth space, your logo on the event t-shirts and two of the shirts.

The deadline to get your sponsorship set up is June 3rd and you can click here to fill out the online application.

For more information about the Main Cruise event call the Lassen County Chamber of Commerce at 530.257.4323 or visit their website by clicking here.

According to organizers the mission of the event, in partnership with the community, is to support Special Olympics through fundraising and public awareness efforts, while enhancing the quality of life for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

LETR is a year-round fundraising campaign that generates thousands of dollars to benefit programs for more than 26,000 Special Olympics athletes in northern California.

Opening ceremonies will begin at 7:00a.m., on the steps of the historic courthouse. Runners leave at 7:15 and everyone is encouraged to line the course to cheer them all on.

Barbara Oxford and her team from Golden 1 Credit Union will be at the finish line to hand out refreshments and snacks which were donated by Golden 1, Grocery Outlet and Blach Distributing.

There are several ways to participate in the event – you can sign up to be a runner by clicking here to be on an existing team or form your own, or, make a donation to torch run because it’s a worthy endeavor. Click here.

The registration fee is $45 and includes a commemorative dri-fit Torch Run t-shirt to wear with pride during your run. Participants are encouraged to register today in order to guarantee arrival of your runner shirts for your run.

Special Community Supporter T-Shirts Available

A limited number of special Community Supporter T-Shirts are available for anybody who wants to cheer on the runners. You can even run along with the other torch runners if you have one! The shirts are $15 each and you can pick them up at Lassen County Probation, 2950 Riverside Drive, or call 1.530.251.2607.

The staff at the Lassen County Probation Department shows off their Community Supporter Shirts.

Round-Up at Ace Hardware to Help Raise Money for the Torch Run

Here’s another way you can help! Today is the final day of Susanville ACE Hardware’s month-long Round-Up to raise funds for the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Stop by today, May 31st, make a purchase and ’round up’ your transaction to support the event and the group behind it. 100% of the funds raised will go to the Torch Run. Make sure to tell your cashier that you want to round-up for LETR.

Once open, daily hours will be from 11:00 to 4:00p.m. The chocolate shop will carry a variety of hand dipped truffles and assorted chocolates, candied fruits, brittle, and some fun merchandise.

They will be opening a lunch Bistro in the space that connects to the Chocolate Shop in the next few months. The Bistro will feature quick on the go lunches and beverages.

Cecilia Allin, owner of Blue Ox Chocolates told us, “We have been looking forward to announcing this expansion since the beginning of this year, and are very excited to bring Susanville and especially Uptown a new and fun experience for the community.”

“Blue Ox is always about creating family friendly spaces that support our community, and our Uptown expansion will be no different. Come bring your family in for a chocolate experience they will not forget!”

The Golden Poppy



With the high prices of…well everything wouldn’t it be nice to get something for free? Here’s your opportunity for a free cup of coffee every morning Monday through Friday from 8:00 – 9:00a.m. at The Golden Poppy in uptown Susanville.

This free coffee event is brought to you courtesy of Jeanine and Don Kirkpatrick. Don is a local Real Estate Agent at Sierra Desert Properties.

When you see Don or Jeanine make sure to thank them for the free coffee.

Is something noteworthy happening with your business? Let us know about it! Each Thursday morning, we present a round-up of interesting news from the Lassen County business scene and we want to hear from you. E-mail your business news to Marshel at mcouso@susanvillestuff.com.

All qualified persons are encouraged and welcome to apply for grand jury service.

What are the requirements to be a grand juror?

Penal Code section 893 states that a person is qualified to be a grand juror if he or she:

• Is a citizen of the United States,

• Is at least 18 years old,

• Has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately prior to selection,

• Possesses ordinary intelligence, sound judgment, and good character, and

• Possesses a sufficient knowledge of the English language to communicate both orally and in writing.

There are only four disqualifiers. A person is ineligible to act as a grand juror if he or she:

• Is serving as a trial juror in a state court at the time of selection,

• Has been discharged from grand jury service within the preceding year,

• Has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime, or

• Is serving as an elected public officer.

No particular background, training or experience is necessary to be a grand juror. In fact, according to the court, it is the diversity of its members that is one of the grand jury’s greatest strengths.

Interested applicants should contact the Jury Commissioner no later than May 30th, at 5:00p.m., by phone at (530) 251-8205, or in-person at 2610 Riverside Drive in Susanville.

You can click here to visit the court’s Grand Jury page, which includes the Jury Questionnaire.

Paul Bunyan’s Prosperity Special from an advertising book about the new rail corridor. ~From http://fhsarchives.wordpress.com

Great Northern Wins Lassen Approval

May 31, 1929

The Lassen County Chamber of Commerce at a special meeting last night voted 18 to 7 in favor of supporting the Great Northern – Western Pacific railroads’ application for a permit from the interstate commerce commission to build two hundred miles of railroad between Klamath Falls and Keddie.

The vote was taken after speakers from the Southern Pacific and rival railroads had presented their arguments for and against the proposed construction.

Earlier in the day the board of supervisors of Lassen county refused by a vote of 3 to 2 to intervene in the matter.

Edward C. Thomas was the principal speaker for the Southern Pacific at last night’s meeting, and Col. Charles S. Albert for the Great Northern. Elliot Epsteen appeared for the shippers’ committee of the Good Railway Service Association.

Colonel Albert contended that the lines would open a rich territory now without adequate transportation facilities.