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Volume XVII Issue 30
Friday, September 20th, 2024
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Photofeature: Susanville Marks September 11th with Firehall Ceremony
A SusanvilleStuff Photofeature
by Marshel and Jeremy Couso
The Susanville City Fire Department, local law enforcement and emergency responders were joined by Susanville residents Wednesday morning on the lawn at the fire hall, for a ceremony remembering those who gave their lives twenty-three years ago, on September 11th, 2001.
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SPD Officer Victor Salas, Sergeant Kevin Singletary, Officer
Erica Tassone, Cal-FIRE firefighters Jason Baum and Logan Ito.
Heroes from July Residential Fire Rescue Honored at Council Meeting
Three Susanville Police Officers and three Cal-FIRE Firefighters were honored Wednesday night at the Susanville City Council meeting for their heroic actions during a July residential fire on Mesa Street – where they literally rushed into a burning building to save the life of a woman who was trapped inside.
When fire crews first arrived on-scene at the fire they were advised that a person was inside the burning residence, confined to a bed and unable to get out of the home.
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The crew from Cal-FIRE’s Engine 2261, along with members of the Susanville Police Department immediately made entry into the front of the house and successfully removed the occupant, despite not having time to don their normal complement of respiratory and safety gear.
Susanville Public Safety Chief Michael Bengoa-Bollinger played bodycam video footage of the rescue which took place in triple digit temperatures. The video showed the chaotic, smoke-filled scene from the officer’s point-of-view as they braved flames and smoke to reach the woman trapped inside.
SPD Officer Victor Salas, Sergeant Kevin Singletary and Officer Erica Tassone, along with Cal-FIRE firefighters Logan Ito, Jason Baum and Fire Apparatus Engineer John Boshell were all recognized for their bravery and heroic actions.
| The honorees with the Susanville City Council | |
Gallery: 2024 Susanville Street
Rodders’ High Country Cruise
A SusanvilleSnapshots Gallery
by Marshel and Jeremy Couso
On September 14th, the Susanville Street Rodders held Lassen County’s largest annual classic car event, the High Country Cruise, at Susanville’s Memorial Park, attracting classic car enthusiasts from all over the west coast.
The annual event showcases some incredible pre-1975 cars and trucks with folks traveling here from near and far to show-off their vintage vehicles and compete for those High Country Cruise trophies.
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Susanville Fire Department Holding
Quarterly CPR Class October 19th
The Susanville Fire Department in cooperation with the American Heart Association, hosts free quarterly community CPR training classes and the next one is coming up on October 19th.
The CPR training will be conducted by AHA CPR instructors at the fire department and is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple the chances for survival after cardiac arrest.
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The First Aid course will train participants in first aid basics for the most common type of emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help and how to perform lifesaving skills.
Students will receive an AHA Heartsaver CPR First Aid card upon successful completion of the class which begins at 8:30a.m. The class, which includes hands-on skills, can take up to four hours depending on class size.
It is intended for the general public and will not meet professional rescuer requirements.
If you or anyone you know would like to learn this lifesaving skill or have any questions, please call the fire department. The class size is limited.
To RSVP please call 1.530.257.5152.
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Sap in Their Veins: Author David Bayles at Westwood Museum Tonight
This evening, September 20th, the Westwood Museum will be hosting a special presentation by author and photographer David Bayles who will be featuring his book called Sap in Their Veins, Portraits of Loggers and the Trees They Fell.
The special free event, which begins at 7:00p.m., will give Bayles a chance to tell some of the stories from his book as he talks of his experience working in the woods of Mendocino County.
“In the early seventies I decided to become a photographer,” Bayles recounts in his book.
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“The school I wanted to attend was very expensive so I looked for legal ways to make a lot of money in a short period of time. My sister’s boyfriend invited me to leave Los Angeles and come to the mountains and work in the woods. One season turned into four years of setting chokers, bumping knots and skinning cat.”
At the end of four years it was time to head off to photography school, tuition earned and in hand.
“On my last day working in the woods, my rigging crew and I shared beers and farewells at the local bar. Jack Hannah, our siderod, said, “You moved here from the city and became the best damn choker setter. When you’re done with that photo school, don’t forget us dirty old loggers.””
“Ten years later at the height of the Pacific Northwest battle between the logging industry and the environmental movement, I worked with the Mendocino County Museum to create a portrait exhibit of loggers. Along with the portraits were excerpts from the oral histories I recorded. The exhibit traveled to four museums. The last was the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.”
There will be a book signing after the presentation and light refreshments will be served.
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Deer at Hill’s Market during hunting season 1941 from an Eastman Studios postcard | |
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Women Makes Kill
September 20, 1940
Mrs. Florence Uptegrove, assistant county purchasing agent, has tried consistently for the last seven years to kill a deer. Yesterday her perseverance was rewarded with the third largest mule buck reported in Susanville so far this season.
The sleek, fat, forked horn tipped the scales, dressed, at 185 pounds. The venison was bagged in the foothills adjacent to Susanville.
Walter Parks of Susanville claims the largest buck killed in the lava beds of this area this season. The big five pointer weighed 192 pounds when dressed.
Robert L. Johnson of near Susanville claimed the second largest deer killed on the opening day of the season. It weighed a shade over 190 pounds dressed.
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