April 19, 2016 - Lassen County Times

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LASSEN COUNTY
Times
Vol. 38, No. 27
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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Annual Junior Fishing Derby honors Sayers
Fishing Derby committee
member Jim Chapman,
back left, the late derby
chairman Doug Sayers,
committee member
Debbie Forbes, Lassen
Sportsmens Club president
Don Spalding, committee
members Carla Dieter,
Leroy Dieter and Katie
Anderson stand with
Kristiana Gallagher (thirdplace girl’s ages 2 to 5),
front left, Jacey Pontarolo
(first-place girls ages 2 to
5), Seth Mallery (firstplace boys ages 6 to 15),
Hollin Thomas (secondplace boys ages 6 to 15),
Logan Poteete (secondplace boys ages 2 to 5);
Peyton Bertrand (secondplace girls ages 2 to 5),
Kylie Attebarry (first-place
girls age 6 to 15, largest
fish of the day) and Casey
Anderson (second-place
girls ages 6 to 15) after
the 25th annual Junior
Fishing Derby. This year’s
event will be held
Saturday, April 23. See
page 12A for more
information. File photo
It’s time for seniors to begin
registering for classes at
Lassen Community College.
Reg-To-Go will take place
from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, at the
Lassen Community College
cafeteria.
“This event is for high
school seniors planning to
attend LCC in the fall,” said
Dr. Marlon Hall, the college’s
president and superintendent.
Hall said students will
attend an orientation, receive
assistance with course
selection and register online
for the fall of 2016.
“Students attending must
have filed an application,
taken the assessment test and
completed their FAFSA to be
eligible for foundation
scholarships by April 8,” said
Hall.
Hall said that parents are
welcome to attend as well.
“This gives parents a choice
to meet the Student Services
team, see the campus and
learn more about what LCC
has to offer,” said Hall
Cady offers alternative view on purchase LMUD
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
There are at least two sides
to every dispute, and in an
Aug. 16, 2011 deposition,
portions of which were
included in a U.S. District
Court file, Frank Cady, the
Lassen Municipal Utility
District’s former general
manager, describes in detail
how the publicly owned
utility district acquired the
Hayden Hill power line.
LMUD recently asked the
court to dismiss the lawsuit
it filed five years ago seeking
to overturn the purchase and
return the power line and the
responsibility for its
reclamation to Kinross
because it alleges Cady
acquired the 69kv power
transmission line without the
authority of its board of
directors. Cady, however,
disagrees with the district’s
assertion and offers an
alternative account of events.
The judge, Morrison C.
England, took the case under
submission April 7, but had
not issued a ruling by the
newspaper’s deadline.
CORRECTION
Cady, Nagel signed
Kinross Gold check
In the April 12 issue of the
Lassen County Times, we
misreported who signed the
$65,000 Lassen Municipal
Utility District check to
purchase the transmission
line from Kinross Gold.
Former General Manager
Frank Cady and LMUD
Treasurer Fred Nagel, signed
the check. Bill Stewart, then
the district’s controller,
stamped the check that it was
a “certified, authorized
demand” against the district.
The Times regrets
the error.
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plans
outage
“In essence, the board gave me the authority
to sign the agreement and proceed as soon as I felt
all the conditions precedent were in place.”
Frank Cady, LMUD’s former general manager
LMUD’s board of directors
approve the purchase
According to Cady’s
testimony in the deposition,
the district’s board of
directors repeatedly gave
him the authority to
purchase the Kinross Gold
transmission line during
closed session meetings once
certain terms and conditions
had been met.
Cady could provide his
account of these events
during his deposition only
after Eugene Chittock,
LMUD’s general counsel,
waived the district’s right
that Cady not respond to
questions asked about what
occurred during closed
sessions.
“So I want the record to be
clear that LMUD has waived,
as they are able to do under
Government Code Section
54963, the right to have me
refrain from commenting on
anything that occurred in
closed session, concerning
this particular subject
matter, is that correct?”
asked Cady, who is also an
attorney.
“For the purposes of this
deposition, right?” Monica
Hans, an attorney from the
Downey Brand law firm
representing LMUD,
clarified.
“Correct,” Chittock
answered.
Cady, now free to discuss
what transpired during the
closed session meetings, then
testified the LMUD board
gave him the authority to
purchase the power line once
he had done his due
diligence, the district was
ready to proceed and Cady
felt all the board’s conditions
had been met.
“In essence, the board gave
me the authority to sign the
agreement and proceed as
soon as I felt all the
conditions precedent were in
place,” Cady said. “It is my
wholehearted belief that I
had the authority to execute
this on behalf of LMUD,
yes.”
During the deposition,
Chittock pressed Cady about
his authority to make the
purchase and said the former
general manager “never once
had any kind of resolution or
other document that resulted
in a vote related to this
transaction.”
“We didn’t do resolutions
in closed sessions,” Cady
responded. “We did motions.
The district activates district
acts by way of motion,
resolution or ordinance. In
closed sessions, we did things
by motions … a motion can
be done as simply as without
objection we will do the
following. If anybody objects,
then you go through a formal
motion. If nobody objects,
that is the motion, second
and passed unanimously. It’s
called consensus.”
“Would that not constitute
action by the board, though?”
Chittock asked.
“It would,” Cady answered.
When asked if there were
any documents that “would
reflect the board providing
this authority,” Cady said the
check he and Fred Nagel,
LMUD’s treasurer, signed
that also was stamped by Bill
Stewart, then LMUD’s
controller, certifying this was
a legitimate claim against
the district.
Chittock asked, “ … You
spoke of authority you were
acting under … was there
ever a vote by the board
taken to grant you
Frank Cady, the Lassen
Municipal Utility District’s
former general manager,
reveals how the board of
directors gave him the
authority to purchase the
Hayden Hill power line —
thanks to a 2011 deposition
given in the LMUD/Kinross
Gold lawsuit. File photo
authority?”
“Yes,” Cady answered.
“Every time we discussed it I
was — my authority was
reaffirmed to sign the
agreement when it was ready
to sign, and I thought we had
all the t’s crossed and the i’s
dotted.”
Chittock asked Cady if any
vote was ever reported out of
See Cady, page 12A
Medical marijuana growers must reside on site
Makenzie Davis
Staff Writer
[email protected]
People cultivating medical
marijuana, either for
themselves or for a patient,
within the county will soon
have to live in a habitual
structure on the parcel of
land where the grow resides.
After multiple meetings
and open discussions, the
Lassen County Board of
Supervisors adopted an
amended medical marijuana
ordinance during its meeting
Tuesday, April 11.
The amended ordinance
featured one major change
from the initial document
adopted about a year ago: the
person cultivating marijuana,
whether it is the qualified
patient or the designated
primary caregiver, must be a
legal occupant of a lawfully
established structure,
suitable for human
occupancy, as required by
section 17922 of the
California Health and Safety
Code, located on the premises
upon which the cultivation is
occurring, according to
County Counsel Bob Burns.
Additionally, the ordinance
claims a recreational vehicle
does not count as a lawfully
established structure for the
purposes of the ordinance.
“My whole feeling is this
was based on a nuisance and
we all know how people react.
Everybody’s nuisance has a
different definition if you
will … I think we need to
move ahead, myself, with this
ordinance,” said supervisor
Jeff Hemphill.
The ordinance was adopted
in a 3 to 2 vote, supervisors
Jim Chapman and Aaron
Albaugh voting against it,
and Bob Pyle, Hemphill and
Tom Hammond voting in
favor of the adoption.
However, during the April
11 meeting, there was still
plenty of discussion
regarding plant count and
possible ways to recoup
money lost from the planning
department and the Lassen
County Sheriff ’s Office
enforcing the ordinance on
local growers.
Albaugh inquired whether
the ordinance could be
amended after its adoption,
and County Counsel Bob
Burns said it could be
brought back and amended at
any time.
However, Burns said, “My
concern amending the
ordinance at this point is
we’re getting long in the
tooth, and late in the day for
this coming growing season.”
Burns continued saying this
was not a gotcha ordinance to
trap growers who are one
seedling over the limit.
During the meeting,
Albaugh expressed his
concern with finding a way to
recoup costs lost from
enforcing the code. He added
expecting the sheriff ’s office
and planning department to
add enforcing the ordinance
to its work in its existing
budget was “wrong and very
See Pot, page 14A
Maintenance repairs
on the Lassen Municipal
Utility District’s
Chestnut Street
substation will leave
some LMUD customers
without power for about
five hours late Thursday
night and early Friday
morning.
According to a
statement from LMUD,
the outage is planned to
begin about 11:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 21, and
power is expected to be
restored about 5 a.m.
Friday, April 22.
The following
customers will be
affected:
• Customers on
Chestnut Street between
Weatherlow and Ash
streets.
• Customers on Hall
Street between Bunyan
and Highway 139.
• Customers on Pilcher
Road.
• Customers on Upper
Reservation (Takonee
and Wada streets).
• Customers on
Highway 139 between
Chestnut Street and
Skyline Road.
• Lassen Community
College.
• All customers north
of the Bureau of Land
Management fire station
on Highway 139
including Hagata Road,
Horse Lake Road, Willow
Creek Valley,
Merrillville Road, Eagles
Nest/Youth Camp, Eagle
Lake Marina/
campgrounds, Spalding,
Stones and Bucks Bay.
“Thank you for your
patience and
understanding as we
work to upgrade and
maintain our facilities
in order to provide our
customers with safe,
reliable power,” said
Theresa Phillips,
LMUD’s public relations
manager.
For more information,
call LMUD at 257-4174.
2A Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Lassen County Times
Child Support
Services updates
supervisors
Makenzie Davis
Staff Writer
[email protected]
The Lassen County Board
of Supervisors heard an
update from Lassen County
Child Support services.
According to Child Support
Services Director, Kelley
Cote, the past year was a
positive year for the
department.
“2015 was a very good year
for us,” she said, adding
despite having four new case
managers out of five, the
crew was still able to
increase its overall child
support collections.
Cote said in 2015, the
department collected $2.7
million in child support
funds, an increase from 2014
by 4.2 percent.
That increase helped
Lassen County rank 12th out
of the 2015 year, and the
county was awarded the
Director’s Excellence Award,
which is only awarded to
counties that increase
collection by 4 percent.
She believed only four
continues in the state
received the award.
Cote continued the
department collected 96.2
percent for paternity, 94
percent for cases with a court
order, with an internal goal
of 95 percent for the fiscal
year. She added the to
current collection so far is 73.
1 percent, with a goal is to hit
80 percent.
She said with the 73.1
percent collected, the county
was ranked ninth in the
state.
Cote said the end goal for
the year is to hit $3 million.
“I’m really proud of my
staff and how well they have
done,” said Cote.
Supervisors noted their
appreciation of the
department’s work.
“I think the board is happy
that you’re being recognized
for the success that you’ve
had … so keep up the good
work,” said supervisor Jim
Chapman.
Nils Lunder, standing on the left, presents ideas for the enhancement of Mountain Meadows Reservoir with funds distributed by
the Stewardship Council during a meeting of Friends of Mountain Meadows Wednesday, April 13. Photo by Susan Cort Johnson
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Meadows held a meeting
Wednesday, April 13, at the
Westwood Community
Center. Nils Lunder
discussed several projects
that might be implemented at
the reservoir through
enhancement funds allocated
by the Stewardship Council
for lands owned by Pacific
Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E).
This council was formed in
2004 to develop and oversee a
plan for the protection of
140,000 acres of watershed
lands owned by PG&E. The
process was part of a
negotiated settlement with
the California Public
Utilities Commission to get
PG&E out of bankruptcy. The
agreement involved nearly
1,000 parcels of land
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Meadows Reservoir. All land
vital to hydroelectric
operations remains under
PG&E ownership, however
conservation easement
holders are selected by the
Stewardship Council to
preserve the land for
generations to come and
funds are available for
enhancements.
In 2010, the Stewardship
Hilburn, who represents
W.M. Beaty & Associates, a
land management company,
said creating such amenities
near Round Mountain could
create problems for the
landowners the company
represents.
Most thought projects
should be located in areas
where there was current
public access, which limits
activities to the area adjacent
to Indian Ole Dam.
Lunder said there was a
piece of property for sale at
the end of Delwood Street
that would provide access to
Mountain Meadows
Reservoir. The cost is $60,000
and funds would need to be
raised for its purchase. Many
present at the meeting
envisioned a parking lot,
hiking trail and educational
opportunities for school
children. A hunter said the
location was a favorite
location for younger duck
hunters. There was
agreement that if the land
was acquired the hiking area
could be closed during duck
hunting season for safety.
Also discussed was the
importance of including a
way to maintain any
enhancements implemented
at Mountain Meadows
Reservoir.
Council board recommended
the Feather River Land Trust
as the conservation easement
holder with PG&E remaining
the fee titleholder of the
property. Lunder works for
the Feather River Land Trust
and has been assigned the
task of creating a plan.
Those present at the
meeting supported the
installation of a good boat
ramp at the parking lot
located at Indian Ole Dam.
After much discussion about
a fishing platform that would
be compliant with the
requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities
Act the group determined the
project would most likely be
too costly. Also discussed was
installing a pit toilet and
picnic tables as well as
creating a walking trail
around the point at that site.
The discussion of ideas to
enhance other areas around
the reservoir uncovered
problems. For example,
Lunder presented the idea of
creating a hiking trail and
observation area on the
north shore but was warned
there was no legal access.
Also his suggestion to install
a pit toilet, create a trail and
wildlife observation area
with educational signage
near Round Mountain met
with resistance. Ryan
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3A
It’s National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week
Lassen County Sheriff Dean Growdon issued a statement
last week recognizing our local dispatchers during National
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 10-16.
According to a statement from Growdon, the dispatchers
who work in the Lassen County Sheriff ’s Office 9-1-1 Center,
the Susanville Area CHP Dispatch Center and the Susanville
Interagency Fire Center provide critical services to people in
our region.
The work of a 911 dispatcher is not easy and these
professionals know, all too well, how critical it is to remain
calm, cool and collected when dealing with an ever-changing
situation or a potential life or death crisis. The dispatchers
work around the clock to ensure they can send the
appropriate help when it is needed most. These men and
women often work holidays, anniversaries, birthdays, etc. to
help keep our communities safe. They handle hundreds of
911 calls each day and almost every one of them requires
them to listen to an anxious caller. They take in all of the
critical information and pass it on to responding emergency
services personnel.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week was
established in recognition of this special group of people
who show care and compassion while performing very
challenging duties.
“Join me in recognizing the efforts of our local and
regional 911 dispatchers,” Growdon said.
Residents urged to create
a defensible space now
CalFire is urging residents to remain vigilant in taking
actions to protect their homes as fire season nears. It is
critical to establish and maintain defensible space now to
prepare for the upcoming fire season.
The ReadyForWildfire.org website identifies important
information which allows residents to effectively protect
their home and maintain compliance with state law.
Defensible space can greatly increase a home’s survivability.
Also, the defensible space created by you helps provide a
more survivable atmosphere to the fire fighters working to
save homes and extinguish the fire.
By protecting your home with defensible space, you are
protecting both your home and the lives of fire fighters.
Lassen County Sheriff Dean Growdon and Lassen County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Michelle Wolf share the challenges dispatchers
face during the Wednesday, April 13 Susanville Rotary Club meeting at El Tepeyac restaurant. Photo by Sam Williams
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Who do we call when the sky is falling and
our world comes all undone? Chances are
we’ll pick up the phone and dial 911.
Lassen County Sheriff Dean Growdon and
sheriff ’s office dispatcher Michelle Wolf
visited the Susanville Rotary Club
Wednesday, April 9 to talk about the county’s
911 system.
Growdon didn’t know the exact amount of
the annual budget for the multi-agency
system, but he estimated it had to be
somewhere in the neighborhood of $1
million. Sounds like a lot of money, but the
sheriff said the system received 7,705 911
calls in 2015, in addition to about 8,800 calls
regarding law enforcement incidents.
And Wolf, a five-year veteran, also said the
sheriff ’s dispatch office receives many
routine calls for local law enforcement
agencies and non-emergency questions. She
said the dispatchers answer three lines from
the city and four from the county.
“It’s a really heavy workload,” Wolf said.
“The phone rings constantly.”
Growdon said many people cannot pass the
state-mandated test to be a dispatcher
because there’s a lot of multi-tasking that
goes on. Those who pass the state exam get
three weeks of training and then it takes
another four to six months of on the job
training before a dispatcher can really handle
the job.
“That’s a lot of hours for training,”
Growdon said.
But he said the dispatchers have to be able
to juggle a lot of calls at the same time. One
second they might be talking to a family
member about a suicide, and the next second
they might be talking to someone about a
loose dog in the yard. Wolf said she once even
got a 911 call from the high school about a
seagull with a broken wing.
“We have to prioritize pretty quickly,” Wolf
said when the dispatchers are working
multiple calls. “We have to make a quick
evaluation of what’s important and what’s
not, and sometimes people have to wait.”
Growdon said if a law enforcement agency
is receiving multiple calls at the same time, a
sergeant on duty will have to set the priority.
While the dispatchers have to respond
professionally, Growdon said they also have
make “one call as important as the other.”
Wolf said some calls are a challenge when
“so many things have to happen at the same
time, and you’re making snap decisions that
could affect somebody’s life. You’re
responsible for all that, so you have to come
to work each day with the right mind set.”
Growdon said it’s easy for the dispatchers
to know the location in an emergency if the
call comes from a landline. But sometimes
the location the dispatcher gets from a cell
phone call is actually a cell phone tower,
which could be miles away from the
emergency. It varies. Sometimes a cell phone
call can be traced to a particular house, and
sometimes even a particular room within
that house.
Libraries Transform
April 10 - 16
BOOK SALE
April 12 - 30
Books and Videos
Starting at 25¢
Proceeds go to our
Summer Reading Program
Did you know your local library
offers the following services?
Children’s activities • Saturday Movies
• Pearson VUE Authorized Test Center
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• Other professional exams
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Some events are so large
and involve so many officers,
Growdon said his
department will sometimes
take a dispatcher with them
who can work right from a
patrol car.
The local system is
currently in transition, and
Lassen and Plumas counties
will soon be linked by a new
fiber optic and microwave
system designed to help
share the workload and put
more dispatchers on duty to
take the public’s calls. The
sheriff ’s office plans to
expand from three
workstations to four in the
near future. Once the new
system is operational, it will
accept 911 calls, 911 text
messages, emails and video.
YARD SALE
(Fri., May 20 & Sat., May 21)
We need your
new or gently
used items.
PLEASE no adult clothing, computers,
TVs or exercise equipment, non-working,
broken or unusable items.
DRIVE IN a n d DROP OFF
M-F starting May 2 thru May 18
10am-4pm
Find us at the Lassen County Fairgrounds in the Industrial
Building. Use the National Guard entrance.
For more info leave message, 257-4555
Lassen County Times
AT A GLANCE
Local dancers earn gold, platinum
Drivers needed
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System is seeking
volunteer van drivers for the Veteran’s Transportation
Network. No special license is required, and you do not
need to be a veteran to drive. Call the Aubrey Hawkins,
Van Coordinator, at 258-0319.
County candidate meet and greet
Are you an IHSS Provider? Come to the Lassen County
meet and greet so you can meet candidates for the board
of supervisors. You will have the opportunity to engage
with candidates 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 19 at the
Library on 1618 Main Street. For more information, call
Teresa Anderozzi at 908-0770 or Eric Paredes at 604-246.
Blood Drive
United Blood Services hosts the Susanville Blood Drive
from noon to 6 p.m., April 19 and 20 at the Church of
Latter-Day Saints, 905 Richmond Road. For more
information, call 310-4060 or visit bloodhero.com.
Community Open House
Lassen Gateway Coalition will be holding the
Centennial Reception and Community Open House from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 20 at Lassen Volcanic
National Park, 38050 Highway 36 E. For more information,
visit nps.gov.
The JandJ Performing Arts
Team recently returned
home from the Legacy
Dance Championships in
Sacramento, California. The
junior trio took home an
Elite Gold trophy and took
third place overall. The Teen
Team swept the entire
competition with Elite Gold
trophies, soloists received
top five awards.
Retired Teachers Association
Lassen Ale House meeting
The Lassen and Plumas California Retired Teachers
Association will have its next meeting at the Lassen Ale
House in Susanville on Wednesday, April 20. Lunch orders
will be taken at 11 a.m. with a business meeting to follow.
Michael Blaschak, head brewmaster, will give a tour and
talk about the magic of fermentation. Donations will be
appreciated for the scholarship fund.
USO Style Show
Join Eagle Lake Village from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April
21 for the 1940s USO style show featuring performances by
local favorites. Eagle Lake Village is located on 2001 Paul
Bunyan Road. Period dress is encouraged, such as allied,
uniform or civilian attire. Refreshments will be served
and admission is free.
Photos submitted
Susanville Kiwanis scholarship, deadline April 22
The Susanville Kiwanis is sponsoring five scholarships
for students pursuing either an academic or vocational
career. To qualify, students must be graduating high
school seniors from the Lassen High School District
attendance area with a grade point average of 2.5 or
higher. All students who are planning to attend a
college/university or a vocational/technical college are
encouraged to apply. Scholarship information is available
in the counseling office at Lassen High School or by
calling Henry Hart at 257-9407. All applications must be
submitted by April 22.
The Mini Team, ages 6-8
years old, took first overall
with their highest trophy a
Platinum for their hip hop
routine, Space Jam,
choreographed by Kat
Guess. They placed fourth
with their jazz number and
an Elite Gold trophy.
Crafters wanted for Blue
Star Moms’ Spring Craft Fair
Crafters are wanted for the Spring Craft Fair sponsored
by the Blue Star Moms, 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 22 and 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 23 at the Veterans Memorial
Hall at 1205 Main Street. For more information or for an
application, call Lynda Alberico at 249-2774, or email
[email protected].
26th Annual Junior Fishing Derby
Lassen Sportsman’s Club will be hosting the 26th
Annual Junior Fishing Derby from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration begins at 5 to 9 a.m. at Susanville Memorial
Park. For more information, call Don at 339-2153, or
Jim at 251-6828.
Commission learns about rest stop closure
Makenzie Davis
Staff Writer
[email protected]
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The Lassen County
Transportation Commission
received an update on the
Honey Lake Rest Area’s
upcoming closure.
Caltrans District 2 District
Director Dave Moore spoke
to the commission during
the Monday, April 11
meeting. He said he had just
heard about the board’s
concern with the closed rest
stop that morning, but said
Caltrans was looking into
viable options to help
remedy the situation.
The rest area may be
closed sometime this April
for some months in order to
replace the waste water
system at the stop. Moore
said there were elevated
nitrate levels in the ground
water, and the source is
unknown.
He said some options
Caltrans investigated to help
alleviate the burden of
travelers using small near-by
businesses solely to use the
restrooms included
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way point to here and
Hallelujah Junction,” said
Commissioner Jim
Chapman.
Chapman suggested maybe
looking into placing
temporary facilities at the
Janesville Volunteer Fire
Hall.
Moreover, Commissioner
Aaron Albaugh found issue
with the rest stop being
closed for a second time,
when it was closed in
December, saying it was a
waste of funds.
Moore said he would look
into the commissioner’s
question, and noted he had a
few of his own. He said he
would get back to the board
before the next
monthly meeting.
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providing signage a ways
ahead of the rest stop
alerting drivers of the closed
rest stop, having temporary
facilities placed at the
maintenance yard or at
private businesses or the
county fairgrounds. Some of
the options would not work
out, he said.
He said the department
was still looking at what
they could do, including
looking into whether the
facility could only be closed
when it was necessary for it
to be shut down, and
providing an incentive to
shorten the time it is closed.
“I think the issue and
concern is that facility is a
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High school fence
debate continues
Makenzie Davis
Staff Writer
[email protected]
With the school
administration seeking bid
approvals for the fencing
project, some Lassen High
School board members and
meeting attendees called the
validity of the project into
question.
During the Tuesday, April
12 Lassen High School Board
of Trustees Meeting, a
motion to reject the fencing
project was tied, with
trustees Kevin Jones and
Skip Jones voting in favor
canceling it, and Michelle
Zubillaga and board
president Margie Teeter
voting to not reject the
project.
Trustee Ken Theobald was
not present at the meeting,
and the trustees decided to
carry the matter over to a
future meeting.
The administration
presented two bids for the
fencing and concrete
projects.
However, students and
members of the audience
also voiced their opinions on
the project during the
evening meeting.
According to an earlier
article, Superintendent Bill
McCabe had sought the
board’s direction in June
when a survey of the site
was conducted and plans
were drawn up to be
submitted to the Department
of State Architect.
The school had set aside
$100,000 for the plan, which
was expected to cost around
$80,000 for wrought iron
gates to be placed on the east
and west side of the campus,
not closing in students.
People would be able to exit
the gates, but they would be
locked at certain times from
the outside, having people go
through the front of the
school.
However, the fence caused
mixed reactions.
Zubillaga mentioned how
about 27 trespassers were
caught on campus this
school year.
“If one of those 27 is
trespassing to do harm to
College
financial aid
workshop
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Attending college can be
expensive and many worry
how they will afford it.
April is Financial Aid
Awareness Month and from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday,
April 21. Financial aid
representatives at Lassen
Community College will be
gathered in the LCC quad to
help potential students
understand their options.
“This is a good time to get
information on completing
your FAFSA, information on
grants, loans, scholarships
and work study opportunities
offered by the Financial Aid
Office,” said Dr. Marlon Hall,
the college’s president and
superintendent.
Hall said it’s important
that students understand
how to obtain funds and how
to make the best choices
when it comes to funding
their education.
A free barbeque lunch is
available to all who attend.
one of our students, that is
my concern. If we don’t try
to do something to at least
stop that from happening,
then really we’re kind of on
the hook,” she said.
Associated Student Body
president Sam Yonan shared
some views students had
concerning the fence.
The comments he
mentioned ranged from the
project costing too much, to
it being inconvenient to “it
not (stopping) trespassers
from cutting across campus
through the senior parking
lot and leaving through the
junior parking lot.”
Additionally, student
representatives Jacob
Atkinson and Hailey
Chittock mentioned how
some students were upset
since they often go to their
cars in between classes to
retrieve items. Students
were also asking when the
gates would be locked from
the outside.
McCabe said the open
times, such as lunch and
nutrition break could be
discussed.
A member from the
audience said he believes the
fence, which is designed
with “too many open spaces”
won’t help keep people out.
However, McCabe said the
safety committee, which
consists of the chief of
police and fire chief,
commented to fence the
entire campus. McCabe said
they don’t have the
resources to do that.
“They felt we should do
this because it would make
it more defensible with the
staff we have,” he said,
adding some strange,
unwanted individuals on the
campus. “It’s a step in the
right direction. It is not the
end all, do all. It doesn’t
resolve every issue …
making a more defensible
perimeter is important.”
Moreover, some teachers
attending the meeting noted
seeing questionable people
on campus during school
hours.
Yonan added again most of
the traffic seen comes from
the area of the senior
parking lot to the junior
parking lot.
“If the gate is going to be
open through the inside,
how is that going to stop
them from exiting through
the junior parking lot,” he
said.
Skip Jones said he has
always been a no-vote on this
project because he believes
the funds can be spent on
better projects.
Zubillaga made a motion
to approve the fencing
project bids as presented,
which failed due to lack of a
second.
No action was taken on the
issue, and it can come back
at a later meeting.
Ronald McDonald visits library
Ronald McDonald visited the Lassen Library Thursday, April 14. He posed for pictures with various different library goers
and staff, emphasizing the importance of reading. Photo by Ashley Arey
Alternative to
violence workshop
An Alternatives to
Violence Project (AVP) miniworkshop will be held 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28
at the Senior Center, 1700
Sunkist Drive.
The program offers
opportunities to discover
common ground between
diverse groups. Learn how to
create a safe environment to
make this possible, to
confront and resolve conflicts
in life, community and
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workshops use the shared
experiences of participants
to explore mutual respect
and discover the power
within you to transform
lives.
They are always looking
for individuals who would
like to volunteer to work
with inmates at Susanville’s
prisons. This would be an
opportunity to see AVP in
action.
For more information, call
Lynda Alberico at 249-2774.
Cathedral of
the Hand
By Local Author
Dianna
MacKinnon
Henning
Big rig crashes on Highway 44
According to a statement
from the California Highway
Patrol, approximately 11:20
p.m. Wednesday, April 13 a
freightliner went off the road
on Highway 44. Dilpreet
Singh and Onkar Singh were
headed east on Highway 44
just east of Butte Lake Road
at about 45 miles-per-hour. It
was beginning to snow and
the roadway was wet.
Dilpreet Singh lost control
of the big rig and the right
rear trailer tires traveled off
the right shoulder. The
trailer hit a pine tree, and the
truck flipped onto its right
side, causing the eastbound
lane to be blocked for a
short time.
No one was injured. The
CHP would like to remind
drivers to be aware of
roadway conditions during
the winter and early spring
and to slow down during
inclement weather.
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OBITUARY
Edna Virginia Stacy Koziol
Edna Virginia Stacy Koziol
was born in St. Joseph,
Michigan on Oct. 6, 1927 to
Gertrude Stacy and Robert
Myers and passed away after
a long illness at the home of
her daughter Sophia and sonn-law James Wages, on April
10, 2016. She is also survived
by her granddaughters Stacy
Wages (Susanville) and
Jamie (Joe) Curran and
triplet grandsons, Jackson,
James, and Miles (Scottsdale,
Arizona). Preceding her in
death was her husband
Larry, son Barry, and halfbrother Kenneth Fowler, of
Michigan. She is also
survived by her half-sister
Betty Fowler Halfacre, of
Beechgrove, Tennessee, and
nieces and nephews.
Edna attended and
graduated high school from
the Michigan School for the
Deaf in Flint, Michigan in
1946. She lived on campus
during the school year and
returned home for the
summers due to the long
distance from her home to
the school. At an early age,
her mother passed away, and
she was raised by her aunt
and uncle along with her
cousins. She especially
enjoyed spending her
summers on the farm,
gardening and tending to the
farm animals.
Several years later, she
moved to Duluth, Minnesota
and worked in several factory
jobs and spent weekends
with her friends at many
organized deaf social events
where she met her husbandto-be, Larry, and a two-year
courtship followed.
Upon hearing from Larry’s
brother, Henry, about the
logging industry in Northern
California, Larry moved to
Susanville to work. Edna
soon followed, and on Nov. 24,
1951, they were married at
the St. Thomas Aquinas
Cathedral in Reno, Nevada
and made their home in
Susanville.
After her children were of
school age, Edna worked
outside her home at the
Model Laundry in the 1960s
and later she was employed
by the Hotel Mt. Lassen. In
her spare time, she would
crochet and sew, with her
finished products always
professional in appearance.
Spring, summer and fall
were Edna’s favorite times of
the year as she would plan in
the winter which garden
vegetables and flowering
plants she would grow. She
paid close attention to
Lassen County’s
unpredictable weather,
ensuring that her new
growth would not freeze.
Even though Edna lived
her entire life in silence, she
kept abreast of the local and
national news by watching
closed-caption television. She
watched her favorite daytime
TV shows, and her favorite
series “Hawaii 5-0” and “Blue
Bloods.” She also enjoyed
solving crossword puzzles
and piecing together difficult
puzzles.
When she came to live with
her daughter eight years ago,
her motherly instincts were
revived. She managed the
entire household; caring for
the pets, washing clothes,
ironing, shopping, cooking
cleaning, maintaining the
garden and yard work … she
did it all; just as she did
many years ago, raising and
caring for her family again.
She truly enjoyed helping
out, until she was no longer
able.
Edna was a gentle person,
and her eyes revealed who
she was … loving, caring and
courageous. There was
always sunshine in her
smile. Her heart was as big
as the heavens and she will
be embraced by the Lord and
all of his angels.
A Memorial Mass will be
held at the Sacred Heart
Parish at a later date.
Dancers pack the floor at the Susanville Symphony Swing Band’s last performance in October 2014. Photos submitted
Dance band hosts Spring Fling
If you believe the music of
Glenn Miller, Benny
Goodman, George Gershwin
and other composers of the
era represent some of the
best dance music ever
written, then you are in for a
treat.
Returning after a year and
a half hiatus, the Susanville
Symphony’s Dance Band will
fill the chambers of the
Lassen County Veterans
Memorial Building with the
top tunes from the 1930s, 40s,
and 50s later this month.
“We have two shows lined
up for the end of April —
Friday, April 29 and
Saturday, April 30,” said
bandleader, Matt Mullin.
“Both shows kick off at 7
p.m. each evening, with the
doors opening up at 6 p.m.
The American Legion will
have their no-host cocktail
lounge open downstairs, and
we will have converted our
town’s famous Veterans
Memorial Building into
something that more closely
resembles one of America’s
mid-century dance halls,
complete with cocktail
tables, candles, and a
cabaret-like ambiance.”
Asked to describe what
patrons can expect this year,
Mullin said, “Our dance
band show is both a concert
and a dance, and we strive to
entertain guests who are
there to dance and those
who want a concert
experience.
“Our roots keep us focused
on Big Band standards and a
smattering of related jazz
music that was all the rage
during those mid-century
decades immediately before,
during, and following World
War II.”
Mullin and band prides
itself on not straying too far
from the original sounds of
the era.
“Where possible, we even
try to avoid contemporary
arrangements of these great
tunes, opting for the same
arrangements used by the
orchestras that made the
songs famous,” Mullin said.
“This year will be no
different as we perform
songs made famous by the
Glenn Miller Orchestra, the
Benny Carter Orchestra,
Duke Ellington’s band and
the Benny Goodman
Orchestra, as well as
countless other performers.”
And the band’s dedication
to tradition goes even
deeper.
“Speaking of our roots, this
year we have returned to a
more standard big band
group of five saxophones,
four trombones, four
trumpets, bass, piano, drums,
guitar, a flute and half a
dozen singers,” Mullin said.
Tickets are available now at
Margie’s Book Nook at 722
Main St., in Uptown
Susanville and at Axia Home
Loans at 2940 Riverside Drive
in downtown Susanville.
Assuming the two concerts
are not sold out by show time,
tickets also will be available
at the door.
the Symphony hotline at 3108111, or by email
susanvillesymphony@gmail.
com.
Some of the Susanville Symphony Swing Band’s singers include Liudmila Mullin, left, Julianne
Pepetone, Julie Besancon and Deborah Sokol.
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The Rotary Club of Susanville would like to thank
KSUE Radio, Lassen County Times, susanvillestuff.com,
Frontier Communications for making our radio auction
such a success. More than $9,000 was raised for
community projects and youth programs.
Thank you to all the local businesses and
Rotarians for donating:
NBC Consulting
Susanville
Supermarket/IGA
C & S Waste Solutions
Fred & Reagan
Autenrieb
Lassen Ale Works
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Origami Owl Jewelry
S.K. Uppal, MD
Young Sing Restaurant
Dr. Taylor's Veterinary
Jackson Service
Center
Owens Healthcare
Pharmacy
Richard & Holly Egan
Bryant's Plumbing
& Chimney
Every Bloomin' Thing
Lassen Tire
Swickard 5 Dot
Pheasant Club
White House
Customer Talk/
AnytimeInk.com
Farmers Ins/Glass
Ins Agency
Lassen Ale Works
NAPA Auto Parts
Susanville Towing
Margie's Book Nook
J & H Heating
Les Schwab Tire
Gary & Terri Haynes
Elegant Iris &
Men's Den
Richard Egan/
Dean Growdon/
Jim Chapman
Milwood Florist
Paul's Automotive
Service
Primo Deli
White House
Bruce Davie &
Ken Theobald
Artisan Coffee
C & S Waste Solutions
Farmers Ins/Glass
Ins Agency
County Cleaners
Plumas Bank
Lassen County Fair
R & C Auto Detail
Jim Chapman/Lassen
Addressing
Susanville Aviation
GL & L Smokehouse
Flanigan Leavitt
Insurance
Kathie Garnier/
Michelle Hunter/
Penny Artz
Kirack Construction
Lake Almanor West
LMUD
Brack Green &
John Auman
Pizza Factory
Anytime Fitness
Kurt's Works
High Sierra Collision
& Towing
KSUE 1240
Peppermill in Reno
Western Nevada
Supply
J. W. Wood
Grocery Outlet
Pee Wee Construction
Zaengles Floor
& Home
Bill Muttera/
State Farm Insurance
Reno Aces
We would also like to thank the following Rotarians
for their efforts:
Martin Balding
Michele Verderosa
Michelle Hunter
Penny Artz
Richard Egan
Rod Chambers
Fred Autenrieb
Jim Bowler
Nicole Camacho
Jim Chapman
Angela Crowley
Bruce Davie
Todd Eid
Sam Glass
Kathie Garnier
Shaun Heard
Marty Heath
Terri Hiser-Haynes
Michael Kirack
Marshall Leve
Dan Newton
Ashley Sperle
David Teeter
Wade Workman
Thank you to everyone who made purchases
during our auction.
Lassen County Times
C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N DA R
Wednesday,April 20
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Program (HICAP), a program that assists the public in comparing, understanding, and avoiding
abuses of health insurance policies. Senior
Advocacy Center of Northern California, (530)
223-0999.
24 Hour Crisis Line, for those facing an
unpleasant or crisis pregnancy. Confidential support offered free of charge. Call M.A.M.A. at
257-6667.
Health
Insurance
Counseling
&
Advocacy Program. Counselor answers questions about Medicare billing and rights,
Medicare supplementary insurance (Medigap)
and long-term care insurance. In Susanville, call
257-2113.
Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, Inc.’s
Health Education Program offers smoking cessation classes to help you quit smoking. Please contact Debbie Jones at 251-1490 for an appointment.
Alcoholics Anonymous Help Line: 24
hours a day 257-2880 or 877-880-2880. For meeting information or to talk to someone.
Westwood Museum, 311 Ash Street, is
open from May to October, Wednesdays through
Saturdays, 11 am to 4 pm. Winter days Saturdays
11 am to 4 pm. Call 256-2233.
7
a.m.:
B.N.I. (Business Network
International), meets at Diamond Mountain
Casino, 900 Skyline Drive, Susanville. Suzanne
257-8866.
7 a.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
open Breakfast Club, 44A South Gay St., (behind
Iron Horse Gym), Susanville. Call 257-2880.
11 a.m.: Aurora Wellness Support
Groups, Fort Sage One Stop, 170 DS Hall,
Herlong, 827-2401 for info.
11:30 a.m.: Storytime at the Library
Storytelling followed by an art activity for ages
newborn to five at the Lassen Library.
Noon: Rotary Club general meeting at the
El Tepeyac Grille.
Noon: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
open 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Gym), Susanville.Call 257-2880.
Noon: Janesville Jolly Elders, monthly
pot-luck luncheon with business meeting followed by social activities at the Jolly Elders Hall,
Main Street. Call 254-6516 for information.
Noon: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
D.O.A. Building, 1855 B Main St., Susanville.
1 p.m.: Garden Club, meets at the
Community Center, Westwood.
1 p.m.: Senior Citizens Bowling, meets at
Sierra Lanes. Open to anyone interested.
5 p.m.: Lassen County Democratic
Central Committee meets at the Lassen
Community College Board Room. For more info,
Jon Cross 251-5581.
5:30 p.m.: CoDependents Anonymous,
a 12-Step program for individuals seeking
healthy and fulfilling relationships, Westwood
Library, 500 Birch Street, Westwood. For information call 530-260-3512.
5:30 p.m.: Diamond Mt. Peggers Grass
Roots Cribbage Club, meets at Diamond Mt.
Casino, Willow Room. Call Rosalie Bradley, 2602265 or Candy Fizer 260-3291.
6 p.m.: Red Road to Wellbriety recovery
classes, open to everyone, meets at 2314 Main
St., Susanville. For info call 249-5030.
6:30 pm.: Good Grief Support Group,
Lassen County Library, 1618 Main Street. Call
Honey Lake Hospice at 257-3137.
6:30 p.m.: Al-Anon, meets at the Fort Sage
Family Resource Center. For info call 827-3007 or
Tanya at 775-335-5548.
6:30 p.m.: Bingo, at Monsignor Moran
Hall, 140 S. Weatherlow St., Susanville.
7 p.m.: Janesville Community Fire
Safety Council, meeting at the Janesville Fire
Hall. For more information call Lloyd Keefer,
253-3737.
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
closed, women only, at Episcopal Church, North
St., (across from Memorial Park). Susanville. Call
257-2880.
closed men only, at 44A South Gay St., (behind
7 p.m.: Westwood Chamber of
Commerce, meets at the Community Center in
Westwood.
7 p.m.: NA meeting at the community center, Herlong.
7 p.m.: Weight Loss Surgery support
group meets at Banner Lassen Hospital in the Mt.
Shasta Room. For info call Rhonda 257-5307 or
Darla 257-7346.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
7:30 p.m.: Doyle Historical Society, meeting held at the Doyle Community Center, Doyle.
3 p.m.: Wool Crafting, meets at Dairy
House, 716-325 Highway 395, Standish. For info
call 254-1001.
7 p.m.: Susanville Home Brewer's Club
meeting. For more information call 257-8803 or
253-3261.
Thursday, April 21
Saturday, April 23
Lassen County Public Health, is offering
immunizations from 8:00 am to 11:45 am & 1:00
pm to 4:45 pm. For info or to schedule an
appointment call 251-8183.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous - HOW,
meets Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 310-2117 for
time and location. ceahow.org.
7 a.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting ,
7 a.m.: Susanville Sunrise Rotory Club
meets at the Susanville Elks Lodge.
Noon: Women's Support Group, meeting
at the Westwood Community Center, Westwood.
Gym), Susanville. Call 257-2880.
Noon: Kiwanis meeting at Susanville Pizza
Factory, Main St., Susanville.
Noon: Al-Anon, meeting at 1400 Chestnut
St., Bldg. B. Call 825-3386 for info.
1 p.m.: Rugs on a Rake, learn the process of
Rag Rug making with a rake loom. For class info,
call Lynn of Markman Farm, 252-4242.
5:30 p.m.: Overeaters Anonymous,
meeting, at the Eagle Lake Villge, 2001 Paul
Bunyan Road, Susanville. Overeaters, bulimics,
anorexics, men, women and teens welcome who
have a desire to stop eating complusively.
Contact Seren 530 260-3512.
5:30 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting open Lassen Indian Health Family Services
Conference Room, Susanville. Call 257-2880.
5:30 p.m.: TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), meets at Susanville Library, 1618
Main St., to support each other, have programs,
weekly weigh-ins. For info call Gwen 253-39009.
6
pm.:
Community
Advisory
Committee, meeting at the Lassen County
Office of Education, for community members
who are involved in Special Education.
6 p.m.: Ministry in Motion studies of the
Word, meets at 2314 Main St., Susanville. For
info call 249-5030.
7 p.m.: Susanville Elks, regular meeting at
the Elk's Lodge.
7 p.m.: Lifestyles Classes, nutrition, exercise, stress management, posture, at New Image
Fitness Club.
7 p.m.: Susanville Lion's Club, dinner and
meeting at St. Francis.
7 p.m.: Native Daughters of the Golden
West, Mt. Lassen Parlor #215, meets at the
Ladies Pioneer Club Hall, Nubieber.
closed Episcopal Church, North S. (across from
Memorial Park), Susanville. Call 257-2880.
D.O.A Building, 1855 B Main St., Susanville.
open Westwood Library, 500 Birch St.,
Westwood. Call 257-2880.
11 a.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
1 p.m.: Fiber Arts classes, wool crafting,
hand spining, wool processing. For information
call Lynn Markman of Markman Farm, 252-4242.
4 p.m.: Nicotine Anonymous Fellowship,
support group for smokers who want to quit.
1307 Modoc St.
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting
open Eagle Lake Community Church, 687-905
Lakeview, Spalding. Call 825-3398 for information.
8:30 p.m.: Crystal Meth Anonymous,
Fellowship Building, 50 S Weatherlow St.,
Susanville.
Friday, April 22
10 a.m.: Aurora Wellness Support
Groups, Susanville, 257-3864 for info.
12 Noon: Free Pregnancy testing at
MAMA Crisis Pregnancy Center, 472 Richmond
Road. Call 257-6667 for an appointment.
12 Noon: CEA-HOW, Compulsive Eaters
Anonymous-HOW (Honest, Open-Minded,
Willing), is a 12-Step recovery program from
compulsive eating. For info call 310-2117 or 2515277, or online www.ceahow.org.
Sunday, April 24
closed Sunday Serenity, 1400 A Chestnut St.,
Susanville. Call 257-2880.
2 p.m.: Attention Kidney Dialysis
Patients We have an exciting opportunity for
dialysis patients to participate in a kidney support group. We meet every other Sunday at
Susanville Pizza Factory. For more information
contact Josie Mallery at 530-257-3616.
6 p.m.: Susanville Police Explorer Post,
meeting at the Susanville Police Department.
6 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (womens)
open 44A South Gay St., (behind the Iron Horse
Monday, April 25
Health
Insurance
Counseling
&
Advocacy Program. Counselor answers questions about Medicare billing and rights,
Medicare supplementary insurance (Medigap)
and long-term care insurance. In Bieber, call 2945745.
1 p.m.: Pinochle and Bridge, at Diamond
Mt. Casino & Hotel in the Hotel Board Room,
252-1361.
5 p.m.: Women's 12 step support group,
meeting at the Parish Hall, Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church, 1155 North St., Susanville. Call
257-8348 for more information.
5 p.m.: TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), meets at West Patton Village
Community Center, 100 Tarmack, Herlong.
Visitors welcome, first meeting free. Call Patricia
Sharp 530-827-2271, www.tops.org or TOPS
Headquarters 800-932-8677.
open women only Log Cabin Church, Main
Street, Janesville. Call 257-2880.
6:30 p.m.: Bingo, at Westwood Senior
Citizens Club, Early Bird 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.: Back to Basics Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA), meets at the Westwood
Library, 500 Birch Street. Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Westwood Area Chamber of
Commerce. Cocktails at 7 p.m:, dinner at 7:30,
Community Center. For reservations call 2563784.
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Book
Study, 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Gym), Susanville.
7 p.m.: Boy Scout Troop 159, meeting at
the Elks Lodge. Call 257-9220 for more information.
7 p.m.: Al-Anon, is for families and friends
of alcoholics/problem drinkers, meets at 1400
Chestnut St., Building B, Susanville. Call (530)
252-1019 for more info.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (closed
meeting) Book Study, D.O.A. Building, 1855 B.
Main St., Susanville.
8 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, open Book
Study at 476 Alexander Ave.
Tuesday, April 26
8–11:45 a.m.: Lassen County Public
Health is offering immunizations & TB testing.
For info or to schedule an appointment call 2518183.
9:30 a.m.:Women's Missionary Group,
207 Delwood, Westwood.
9:30 a.m.: Progressive Discovery Group,
meets at 555 Hospital Lane. Participants will
learn effective skills, workable on a daily basis, to
overcome depression and anxiety. Drop-ins welcome. 251-8108.
10 a.m.: Big Valley Genealogical
Society, meets at Bitsey’s Art Studio, 652-750
Hwy. 299E. Nubieber.
Noon: Soroptimist International of
Susanville, meets in the Diamond Willow Room
at the Diamond Mountain Casino.
Noon: Hot Lunches, Doyle Community
Center. Call 827-2271 for reservations.
12 Noon: CEA-HOW, Compulsive Eaters
Anonymous-HOW (Honest, Open-Minded,
Willing), is a 12-Step recovery program from
compulsive eating. For info call 310-2117 or 2515277, or online www.ceahow.org.
12:30 p.m.: Al-Anon, Civic Center, Police
Building, Chester.
1 p.m.: Loom Knitting Circle, Beginners
to experienced, Lynn Markman, 252-4242.
1 p.m.: Chronic Pain Support Group,
meets at 815 Cottage Street. For info call 2573864.
1-4:45 p.m.: Lassen County Public
Health is offering Tdap & flu shots. For info or to
schedule an appointment call 251-8183.
2 p.m.: Low Vision Support Group, meetings are held the last Tuesday of the month at
1700 Sunkist. Call 257-9667 or 257-3853 for information.
2 p.m.: B.A.B.E. Community Baby
Wearing Group, meets at the Lassen Library.
Contact Emily at 530-310-0634.
5 p.m.: Home Care Worker support
group meets at the Lassen Library. Any questions call Teresa at 530-908-0770.
5:30 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, open
discussion, 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Gym), Susanville.
6 p.m.: Empowerment Class, meets at
2314 Main St., Susanville. For info call 249-5030.
6:30 p.m.: Contract Bridge, meets at 698100 Hill Creek Rd. All levels welcome. Les Dickson
257-3691.
6:30 p.m.: Center Wheelers, Square and
Round Dance Club, dance at Richmond School,
700-585 Richmond Rd. Families welcome (ages
12 and up), no partner required. Call 310-1858.
open Southern Lassen County Community
Center, Tamarack Street, Herlong. Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
Log Cabin, Main Street, Janesville.
7 p.m.: Knights of Columbus, Robert
Williams Council #4780, regular meeting in the
Monsignor Moran Hall, Weatherlow St.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open,
courage to change) meeting at D.O.A. Building,
1855 B Main Street, Susnville.
Crossword Puzzle
Sudoku Puzzle
Answers to this week’s puzzle can be found on page 13A
Weather Forecast for Susanville
Tues., April 19
Wed., April 20
Thurs., April 21
Fri., April 22
Sat., April 23
Sun., April 24
Sunny, with a
high near 75.
Mostly sunny,
high near 73.
Partly sunny, with
a high near 70.
Rain, mostly
cloudy, high 53.
Rain and snow
Chance of
showers, high 51. showers, high
near 60.
Tuesday Night:
Chance of
showers, cloudy,
low around 37.
Wednesday
Night: Partly
cloudy, low
around 38.
Thursday Night:
Chance of
showers, cloudy,
low around 40.
Friday Night:
Rain likely,
mostly cloudy,
low around 39.
Saturday Night:
Chance of
showers, cloudy,
low around 37.
Answers to this week’s
puzzle can be found on
page 13A
Lassen County Times
State expands family leave
Governor Edmund G.
Brown Jr. signed
legislation AB 908 by
Assemblymember Jimmy
Gomez that expands the
state’s Paid Family Leave
program to help more
working Californians care
for an ill family member or
bond with a new child.
“Families should be able
to afford time off to take
care of a new child or a
member of their family who
becomes ill,” said Brown.
“This expansion makes
sense for employers and
employees.”
Under the legislation,
California’s Paid Family
Leave program will increase
wage replacements from the
current level of 55 percent to
either 60 or 70 percent
depending on the applicant’s
income. This will improve
an individual’s ability to
take up to six weeks off to
bond with a new child or
care for an ill family
member. The bill also
eliminates the program’s
previous one week waiting
period for claims.
In 2002, California became
the first state in the nation
to establish a Paid Family
Leave program. It is wholly
funded through worker
contributions and is
administered by the
Employment Development
Department in tandem with
the State Disability
Insurance program.
Today’s action builds upon
the governor’s commitment
to supporting California’s
working families. Last week,
Brown signed landmark
legislation raising
California’s minimum wage
to $15 per hour statewide
and in 2014, the governor
signed the Healthy
Workplaces, Healthy
Families Act, which
provides paid sick days to
millions of Californians.
For full text of the bill
signed today, go to
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
Home prices on the rise
Prices of existing homes
are a major economic
indicator, closely associated
with trends in California’s
assessed property values.
According to the California
State Board of Equalization’s
latest issue of Economic
Perspective, in 2015 California
median home prices averaged
$473,995, which is 85 percent
of their 2006 peak value of
$560,641.
The median, or middle,
price of existing detached
single-family homes is an
amount at which 50 percent of
homes were sold at higher
prices and 50 percent of
homes were sold at lower
prices. While median home
prices are an imperfect
measure of the current value
of any individual home, they
do provide important
information regarding the
overall health of residential
real estate markets.
“The increase in property
values is welcome news for
homeowners hit hard by the
great recession,” said BOE
member George Runner. “But
as California’s economy
continues to recover, if we
want to see more
homeowners, we’re going to
need more homes.”
Los Angeles metro (which
includes Los Angeles, Orange,
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Riverside, San Bernardino,
and Ventura counties)
median home prices were at
82 percent of 2006 prices, and
Inland Empire prices lagged
at 76 percent. Median home
prices in the San Francisco
Bay Area in 2015 stood at 107
percent of 2006 prices.
San Francisco has the
highest median price, well
over a million dollars and 265
percent of the state median
($473,995). Six of the top 10
counties are in the San
Francisco Bay Area. At the
other end of the spectrum,
median prices in 2015 were
$164,085 in Siskiyou County,
only 35 percent of the
state median.
Graduates who attended last year’s Sober Graduation wait to find out which prizes — donated by local businesses and individuals
— they will be receiving. File photo
Donations sought for Sober Graduation
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
The Lassen County Office
of Education is in the
process of planning the 31st
Annual Sober Graduation
that will be held Friday, June
3 and donations of drawing
prizes from local businesses
and individuals are needed.
It’s hoped that the alcohol
and drug-free activities —
and the prizes — will entice
seniors to join their
classmates for a safe and
rewarding experience.
“Our goal is to continue
the success of Lassen
Bible Baptist Church
West Patton Villge
Community Center, 100
Tamarack, Herlong. Pastor
Michael Reed, 530-260-8205.
Sunday worship service,
11a.m. Thursday evening
service 7 p.m.
Calvary Chapel of
Susanville
Mike Scanlan, Pastor
257-4833.
450 Richmond Rd., Susanville.
Sunday services 8:30 and
10:30 a.m., children’s ministry
available. Wednesday service,
7:00 p.m. All of our services
are streamed live on the
internet. For more info go to
ccsusanville.com
257-7469
Main St., Susanville
All films subject to change!
* Designates PASSES
NOT ACCEPTED
Saturday & Sunday
discount matinees.
And a special matinee
Monday, 4/25 for
The Jungle Book!!
Thru Thurs., 4/21 only
*BATMAN vs
SUPERMAN (PG-13)
HARDCORE HENRY
(R)
Held Over
*THE JUNGLE BOOK
2D & 3D
(PG)
CRIMINAL
THE BOSS
Starts Friday 4/22
(R)
(R)
THE HUNTSMAN:
WINTER’S WAR (PG-13)
Please go to our website
for updated info:
www.sierratheatreand
uptowncinemas.com
[email protected]
Or call the recording
257-SHOW
Theatre Gift Certificates
also available at
Margie’s Book Nook
Payable in cash please.
www.margiesbooknook.net
Calvary Chapel
Westwood
256-3309. 313 Ash Street,
Westwood. Pastor Terry
Johnson, Associate Pastor
Marty Growdon. Sunday
services: 10 a.m. Adult Bible
Study, 9 a.m. Evening
worship Service, 6 p.m.
Church of Christ
Evangelist Danny Matchniff,
205 N. Fairfield, 257-5433.
Sunday Morning Bible Study,
10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning
Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday
Evening Worship, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible study,
singing and prayer 7 p.m.
susanvillechurchofchrist.org
Community Church
Pastor Rick Conrad, meets
at 1400 Numa Road.
Church offices: 110 N. Gay
Street. Sunday Worship
Services: 8:00 a.m., 9:30
a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Nursery
and kids programs
available. Junior High
Youth: Tuesdays 7 p.m.
Senior High Youth: Sundays
6 p.m. AWANA:
Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.
257-2924. cefchurch.com.
County’s Sober Graduation,”
said Patricia Gunderson,
County Superintendent of
Schools, “no accidents,
tickets, citations and most
importantly, no deaths on
graduation night.”
Gunderson said last year’s
graduation celebration was
very successful. More than
250 seniors attended from
high schools in Lassen
County.
“The success of Sober
Graduation hinges upon
having tangible rewards
available to our students in
exchange for their
commitment to the event,”
Church of the Nazarene
1825 Spring Ridge Rd.,
Susanville, 257-5195.
Doyle Christian Church
Main St., Doyle.
Eagle Lake Community
Church
687-905 Lakeview Dr.,
Spaulding.
First Baptist Church
742-710 Susanville St.,
Herlong, 827-0259.
First Southern Baptist
Cornell & Alexander,
Susanville. 257-4767.
Good Shepherd Episcopal
1155 North Street, 257-6002.
Gospel Tabernacle
Fourth & Ash Streets,
Susanville.
Herlong Assembly of God
Herlong Access Rd., Herlong.
827-2465.
Highland Baptist Church
801 Cottage St. Pastor, Jeff Root,
257-5225.
Holy Spirit Episcopal
Church
Hamilton Branch, Hwy. A13 at
Big Springs Road and Mary Ann
Lane. 596-3622.
Indian Heights Full
Gospel Church
Meets at 750 Parkdale,
Susanville.
Janesville Christian
Fellowship
464-615 Main St., Janesville.
253-3181.
Jehovah’s Witnesses –
Susanville East
Congregation
2404 Bunyan Road.
Grace Life Church
995 Paiute Lane, Susanville.
Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Men’s and Women’s Bible
Study, Wednesdays 5:30
p.m. Family Bible Study
Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
gracelifesusanville.org.
Standish Bible
Church
254-6688
Morning Worship • Child Care Provided
Children’s Church, 10 am • Evening Worship, 6 pm
AWANA Club: Jr. High and Pre K-6th meets Thursdays at 6:30 pm.
High School AWANA “Journey” meets Fridays at 6:30 pm
718-960 Plumas St., Off A-3 Near 395 Junction
said Gunderson.
“Though we know the
current state of the economy
has not helped our local
businesses and
organizations, we hope that
you will again be able to help
us meet this need,” said
Gunderson.
Local businesses donate
gift certificates and prizes
which helps towards the goal
of giving each senior a gift.
Approximately 275 seniors
will be graduating.
Donations of merchandise,
gift certificates or cash are
appreciated. Gunderson said
a gift of any size makes a
Jehovah’s Witnesses –
Susanville West
Congregation
2404 Bunyan Road.
difference.
Aside from the prizes,
activities such as inflatables,
games, dancing, movies and
breakfast are a major
attraction.
“As a way of saying thankyou we include donor names
in a thank-you ad in the
Lassen County Times, post
names on the LCOE website
with links and provide an
appreciation certificate,”
said Gunderson.
Those with questions
regarding contributions or
Sober Graduation can call
James Hall at 251-8711.
The Log Cabin Church
Janesville Southern Baptist at
Church St. & Main, Janesville.
Lassen Missionary Baptist
250-4903, 150 S. Lassen.
Truth Tabernacle
260-8006. 2595 Main St.,
Susanville.
Light House Ministries
345 Ash St., Susanville,
251-4521.
Valley Christian
Center
1401 Riverside Dr., 257-2210.
Our Lady of the Snows
Church
220 Clifford Drive, Lake
Almanor, 256-3344.
Pentecostal Church
of God
Doyle, CA, 827-3163.
Reaching Nations for
Christ
479-805 Wada St., Susanville,
249-6536.
St. Mary of Egypt
Orthodox Mission
105 Ash St. (St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church Annex). 257-0532 or the
church 249-5114.
Susanville Christian
Fellowship
705 Hall St., Susanville,
257-3452.
Seventh-Day Adventist
3035 Johnstonville Road East,
257-2283.
The Church in Susanville
Richmond Road at Richmond
School.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Mountain Valley Ward.
718-045 Hwy 395 E., Standish.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Susanville First Ward, 905
Richmond Road.
Honey Lake Valley
Assembly of God
464-905 StandishBuntingville Rd. (County Rd.
A-3 between Sears and
Sunnyside Rd.), Janesville.
253-3222 www.hlvaog.org.
Pastor Darren Hogan.
Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9:15 a.m., Worship
Service, Spanish Service
(Pastor Librado Rojas),
Children’s Church, 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Family
Night: Adult Bible Study,
Relentless Youth Service
and Children’s Church 7
p.m. Thursday: Spanish
Service, 7 p.m. with (Pastor
Librado Rojas).
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
Se habla español. Rev. Fr.
Ambrose Ugwuegbu, 120 N.
Union, Susanville, CA.
Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.;
Sunday Mass 8:00 and 11:00
a.m. Santa Misa (Spanish)
5:00 p.m. Herlong: Saturday
Mass, 3 p.m.
sacredheartsusanville.org
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church LCMS
Pastor Lance Jennings,
105 Ash St., (corner of First
& Ash Sts.), Susanville.
257-2223. Worship Service
10:00 a.m.
[email protected]
Standish Bible Church
Pastor Tony Loubet, Plumas
St., one block SE of A-3 and
US 395. Sunday School, 9:00
a.m. Call for info on Bible
studies and other church
ministries, 254-6688.
standishbiblechurch.org
Susanville Assembly
of God
473-465 Richmond Road,
257-5000. Sunday: Morning
Worship Experience & Kidz
Alive, 10:00 a.m. All Church
Prayer, 6 p.m. Wednesday
night family service 6:00 p.m.
susanvilleassembly.com
United Methodist Church
70 South Lassen Street,
257-5893. Pastor Hae-Jeong
Yoon. Sunday Worship 8:30 &
10:45 a.m. Prayer Group,
Monday at noon. Sunshine
Preschool 251-5576 7:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
You can reach your
advertising
consultant online:
Laura Tew:
[email protected]
Erika Giusti:
[email protected]
Teresa Stalteri:
[email protected]
Lassen County Times
Local poet hosts
book signing
Lassen County
Sheriff Dean
Growdon,
second from
right, takes the
oath of office as
sergeant-at-arms
for the
California State
Sheriff’s
Association.
California
Governor Jerry
Brown
administered the
oath. Photo
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
submitted
Growdon assumes state leadership role
Lassen County Sheriff
Dean Growdon, was recently
named an officer for the
California State Sheriff ’s
Association (CSSA).
from Growdon, “Last week
at our annual California
State Sheriffs’ Association
Conference, I had the honor
of being selected to serve as
an officer … CSSA provides
support for California’s 58
sheriffs, and has a broad
mission with a primary goal
of preserving public safety.
This will be a great
opportunity for me to
represent the needs of rural
communities and the law
enforcement agencies that
serve them. Additionally, I
will continue to support the
goals and mission of CSSA,
California’s 58 Sheriffs, and
most importantly, the needs
of our citizens in Lassen
County.”
About CSSA
The CSSA is a nonprofit
professional organization
comprised of the 58 sheriffs
along with thousands of lawabiding citizens throughout
the state. The association
formed in 1894 for the
purpose of giving California
sheriffs a single effective
voice. It was also formed for
the purpose of sharing
information and providing
assistance to sheriffs and
departmental personnel,
thus enabling them to
improve the delivery of law
enforcement services to the
citizens of this state.
Every sheriff works
diligently with fellow
sheriffs through CSSA to
improve the profession and
to elevate the law
enforcement system through
cooperation with other law
enforcement agencies. As the
sheriffs are constitutionally
elected officials, the
California legislature
regulates their duties and
responsibilities. The sheriffs
serve as upholders of public
safety needs. CSSA functions
as a legislative watchdog for
the county sheriff and
sheriffs personnel as well as
for citizens on professional
and law enforcement issues.
California sheriffs and the
California State Sheriffs
Association have established
the following goals:
• Updating knowledge of
modern law enforcement
science and technology and
providing this educational
training to sheriffs’
personnel.
• Developing and
maintaining programs,
policies and procedures that
will enhance public
confidence in the sheriffs
criminal detection,
prevention and
apprehension capabilities.
• Reinforcing relationships
at the state level with the
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On February 9, 2015, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted an application to the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for approval of its proposed Electric Vehicle (EV)
Infrastructure and Education Program. PG&E estimates the proposal’s total cost will be $654
million. At the request of the CPUC, on October 15, 2015, PG&E filed two proposals for a gradual
implementation of the program. The first proposal was for 24-months, at a cost of $87 million.
The alternate proposal was for 36-months at a cost of $222 million. On March 21, 2016, PG&E,
along with 12 other parties, revised the 36-month proposal. The revised 36-month proposal
would cost $160 million which is 28% less than the original 36-month proposal. This revised
proposal was filed as a Joint Motion for Adoption of Settlement Agreement. The application and
revised proposal (settlement agreement) is being reviewed by the CPUC. Under the proposed
settlement agreement, PG&E would build an EV charging infrastructure which in turn helps
achieve California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals by expanding the use of electricity as a
cleaner transportation fuel.
Please note: The Commission Courtroom is wheelchair accessible. If you wish to attend and
need specialized accommodations, please contact the Public Advisor’s Office (PAO) at least five
business days prior to the hearing date. Any changes to the dates, times, and locations of the
hearings will be posted to the CPUC’s Daily Calendar.
BACKGROUND
PG&E’s proposal will provide customers access to electric vehicle charging stations. PG&E
proposes to install, maintain and manage the operation of electric vehicle charging stations
and related electric infrastructure at sites throughout PG&E’s service territory. The sites will be
located at workplaces, multi-unit dwellings and public spaces. If the application is approved,
PG&E also will develop materials to promote hosting of charging stations and to raise awareness
of the benefits of clean electric transportation. The program aims to help improve transportation
options for electric vehicle owners and accelerate adoption of electric vehicles.
If you would like a copy of PG&E’s application filing and exhibits, please write to: PG&E, Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure (A.15-02-009), P.O. Box 7442, San Francisco, CA 94120. A copy of PG&E’s
filing and exhibits are also available for review at the CPUC’s Central Files Office by appointment.
PG&E’s filing (without exhibits) is available on the CPUC’s website at www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc.
EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS
At the evidentiary hearings noted above, PG&E and other formal parties to the proceeding will
present their evidence through testimony and will be subject to cross-examination before a judge.
The hearings are open to the public, but only those who are formal parties are permitted
to present evidence and/or cross-examine witnesses. After considering all proposals and
evidence presented during the formal process, the judge will issue a proposed decision which
may accept PG&E’s proposal, modify it or deny it. Any of the five Commissioners may also issue
an alternate decision based on the record. The proposed decision and any alternates will be
voted upon at a scheduled CPUC Voting Meeting.
CPUC PROCESS
As a party of record, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) has reviewed this application. ORA
is the independent consumer advocate within the CPUC with a legislative mandate to represent
investor-owned utility customers to obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with
reliable and safe service levels. ORA has a multi-disciplinary staff with expertise in economics,
finance, accounting and engineering. For more information about ORA, please call (415) 703-1584,
e-mail [email protected] or visit ORA’s website at www.ora.ca.gov/default.aspx.
If you would like to follow this proceeding, or any other issue before the CPUC, you may use the
CPUC’s free subscription service. Sign up at: http://subscribecpuc.cpuc.ca.gov/.
If you would like to learn how you can participate in the proceeding, have informal comments, or
if you have questions about the CPUC’s processes, you may access the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s
webpage at: http://consumers.cpuc.ca.gov/pao/. You may also contact the PAO as follows:
Write:
CPUC
Public Advisor’s Office
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074
TTY:
1-866-836-7825 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-5282
governor, attorney general,
state legislature and other
state officials as to the
needs, requirements,
resources and duties to
enable the sheriffs to provide
effective and efficient law
enforcement in their
counties.
• Jointly addressing the
unique problems of all
California sheriffs and
resolving the challenges
collectively through the
association and periodic
meetings of all sheriffs.
• Maintaining the role of
sheriff as the chief law
enforcement officer in the
county.
To further enhance the
strength of the sheriffs’
voices, the Associate
Membership Program was
authorized in 1984. This
program permits interested
law-abiding citizens the
opportunity to become
associate members of
California State Sheriffs’
Association.
CSSA’s mission is to
support the role of sheriff as
the chief law enforcement
officer in each California
county and to speak as a
collective voice on matters of
public safety.
Local poet Dianna
Henning has published her
third book of poems titled,
“Cathedral of the Hand.”
Henning will be signing
copies of her book at
Margie’s Book Nook from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,
April 23.
“April is National Poetry
Month,” said David Teeter,
of Margie’s Book Nook, “so
it’s the perfect time to
purchase Henning’s book.”
Henning was born and
raised in Vermont and has a
Masters of the Fine Arts
from Vermont College of
Fine Arts.
Henning has taught for
California Poets in the
Schools and through the
William James Association’s
Prison Arts Project.
Through California Arts
Council grants, Henning was
able to teach at Stockton
Youth Authority, Folsom
Prison and at Diamond View
Middle School.
Henning has had works
published in magazines,
websites and more.
Henning was a finalist in
the Aesthetica’s Creative
Writing Award in the UK
and published in their
Annual 2014. Blue Fifth
Review also nominated her
for a Pushcart for her poem
“Absorbtion” in 2015.
Henning lives in Lassen
County with her husband
and dog, where she
facilitates The Thompson
Peak Writers’ Workshop.
This book as well as
Henning’s other books can
be purchased at Margie’s
Book Nook.
Dianna Henning, local poet,
will be signing copies of her
book, “Cathedral of the
Hand,” Saturday, April 23.
Photo submitted
“Cathedral of the Hand” is the
third poetry book written by
local
Dianna
Henning.
Henning will be available to
sign her book at Margie’s Book
Nook from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 23.
Lassen County Times
Arts Council hosts artists’ reception
“Nesting Herons” is an oil on canvas work created by Lassen
Community College student, Bonita Marqua.
Photo submitted
Local students check out artwork created by their classmates at the Lassen County Arts Council’s reception for Lassen High
School and Herlong High School artists on Tuesday, April 12 at the gallery. LHS art teacher Anjanelle Weiher said about 70
students contributed drawings, prints and ceramics for the show. Photos by Sam Williams
Students from
Herlong High
School
created these
drawings.
“Afroman” is a charcoal piece created by Lassen Community
College Student Ann-Nicole Thompson and will be on display
during the college’s Annual Juried Student Art Show from April
25 to May 19. Photo submitted
College hosts
art show
from Lori Collier, graphic
design instructor at Lassen
Community College, art
pieces created by Lassen
Community College students
will be judged and on display
during the Annual Juried
Student Art from Monday
April 25 to Thursday May 19.
The works will be
displayed in the Creative
Arts Building and a
reception will be held from
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday
April, 28, giving the public an
opportunity to socialize, view
exhibited artwork and enjoy
refreshments. Some works
may even be available for
purchase. Awards will be
presented in all categories
from first through third, as
well as honorable mention
and best of show. The
categories include: applied
arts, ceramics, creative
writing, drawing, graphic
design, mixed media,
painting and photography.
“As an Art 12 and LCC
student I am eagerly
awaiting this event. I am
excited to see how the
judging weighs out and spend
time with my fellow artists
while enjoying the festivities
of the awards ceremony,”
said Art 12 student Joanna
Mothershead.
The Art 12 Gallery
Operations and Exhibitions
design students, Kevin
Basurto, David Davis, Jeiko
Da Silveira, Mothershead,
Chris Randazzo, Riley
Rohrbacher, Ann-Nicole
Thompson and Cassidie
Wages will be curating the
exhibit with help from the
LCC Art Club and Collier.
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Who’s gonna catch the biggest fish?
The fish will be planted on
Thursday and Friday.
Derby participants must be off
the river by 2:45, and they must
be in line at the check in by 3
p.m. to be eligible for prizes.
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
Saturday, April 23 will be a big
day for Lassen County’s young
fisher folk because that’s the day
the Lassen Sportsmen’s Club’s
Free breakfast and lunch
27th annual Junior Fishing
Participants can enjoy a free
Derby finally arrives.
breakfast from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m.
This year’s event, formally coprovided by Susanville
sponsored by the city of
Supermarket IGA and Morning
Susanville and Lassen County, is
Glory Dairy including donuts,
dedicated to the memory and
fruit, hot chocolate, juice and
service of the derby’s founder
coffee. Adults may enjoy
and longtime chair, Doug Sayers,
breakfast for a small fee.
who died in February.
Participants can enjoy a free
Chapman said this will be the
lunch provided by Frosty Mill,
first year the fishing derby will
Alpine Beverage, Rainbow Bread,
be held without Sayers, and this
Burger King, Grocery Outlet and
year’s derby is being held in his
Diamond Mountain Mini Mart
honor.
from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A previous version of the
including hot dogs, chips and soft
derby was held in the 1950s, and
drinks. Adults may enjoy lunch
Chapman can remember
for a small fee.
participating in that one when
he was a youngster. It ended, and
Prizes for the kids
after a 20-year hiatus, Sayers was
Prizes will be awarded at
the inspiration for bringing it
Memorial Park after the 3 p.m.
back in 1989.
closure of the derby. Winners do
“Who would have thought after
not need to be present to win.
27 years we’d still be doing this?”
Boys and girls, ages 6 to 15, have
Chapman said. “It’s going to be a
three chances to win for the
special derby this year as we
largest fish. The first place
celebrate Doug’s life and his
finishers win a bicycle from
commitment to the community.”
Billington Ace Hardware, the
The derby normally attracts
second place finishers win a rod
between 500 and 700 kids, but the
and reel from Western Nevada
biggest derby saw 962
Just look at the size of this fish! Ethan Nygard hauled this Supply and the third place
participants.
The current fishing derby, the lunker out of the Susan River during the 2013 Junior finishers win a tackle box from
Fishing Derby. Hey, kiddo — is one that big waiting for Larry’s Spirit Gas.
only one of its kind in the state
you this year? File photo
Boys and girls, ages 2 to 5. can
of California held the week
win three prizes for the largest
before the stream fishing season
fish. The first place finishers win
officially begins, is open to
received more than $3,000 in donations
a bicycle from the Sayers-Van Brunt
children between the ages of 2 and 15.
to pay for fish plants from the Lassen
family, the second place finishers win a
Adults may help the youngsters and
County Fish and Game Commission, the
rod and reel from Western Nevada
teach them the finer points of fishing
discretionary funds of Lassen County
and even help them cast and net the fish, Supervisors Chapman, Bob Pyle and Jeff Supply and the third place finishers win
tackle boxes from Larry’s Spirit Gas.
but they may not fish for them. Adults
Hemphill, the Susanville City Council,
Chapman said many of the event’s
caught fishing are subject to citation and the Susanville Indian Rancheria and
biggest sponsors have supported the
fine from game wardens.
Diamond Mountain Casino, C&S Waste
derby since its inception.
Participants can fish in the Susan
Solutions, the Rocky Mountain Elk
The derby also awards two
River and the younger anglers can fish
Foundation and many donations from
Sportsmanship
awards.
along Piute Creek as it flows through
the business community and individuals
The Dieter family donates the award
Memorial Park.
including the Dieter Family, Bill
for participants between the ages of 2
Registration begins at 5 a.m. under the Kauffman, Lassen Addressing, Honey
and 5 and Bill Kaufman donates the
grandstand at Memorial Park, and
Lake Firearms, 1857 Fort Defiance Red
award for participants between the ages
participants frequently arrive as early as Shirts and the California Correctional
of 6 and 15.
4:30 a.m. But beware — registration
Peace Officers Association.
Door prizes, donated by local
closes promptly at 9 a.m., and due to
Chapman said 865 pounds of 3- to 5businesses and individuals, will be
state regulations, no late registration is
pound hatchery fish will be planted, and
drawn at the same time as the other
allowed.
the California Department of Fish and
awards, but winner must be present to
Parents or responsible guardians must Wildlife will plant about 2,000 pounds of
win. Chapman said every participant
sign the registration form. Registration
“starter” fish in the 1-pound range. In
should win a prize.
forms are available from all major
addition a number of 3- to 5-pounders
For more information on the Junior
sponsors.
and a few large lunkers also will find
Fishing Derby, call 251-6828.
Chapman said the Sportsmen’s Club
their way into the derby’s waterways.
A Message From
California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard
The state of California has been very aggressive in promoting the use
of renewable resources in the state’s electricity supply. Electric generation
using resources like wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal has been
encouraged, and in fact mandated, for all electric energy providers in the state.
This mandate is referred to as the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).
Currently, the law says that all electric energy providers must rely on renewable
resources for 33% of all energy sold to customers by the year 2020, and the percentage
jumps to 50% by 2030. The law also provides for specific, monetary penalties for providers
that are found to be out of compliance with the law.
The RPS presents challenges to utilities in a number of ways, most notably in the
areas of cost and reliability. Cost is impacted because, at this time, renewable resources
are more expensive than resources used in the past, such as large hydroelectric dams
and natural gas turbines. Reliability is a challenge because many of the more popular
and least expensive renewable resources are intermittent; that is, they depend upon
“fuel” that is not always available.
The two most readily available and least expensive renewable resources, wind
and solar, are proven technologies that are highly reliable as long as the wind is
blowing or the sun is shining. The challenge exists because, as we all know, the
wind is not always blowing and the sun is not always shining. Therefore, other
resources must be available to meet the demand for electricity very quickly when
clouds block the sun or when the wind dies down. This adds cost and complexity
to the task of providing electricity to customers.
Aside from the intermittent nature of many renewable energy sources,
another challenge is that they are simply more expensive than other resources, such as
hydroelectric dams and natural gas turbines. (Even though hydroelectric dams take advantage
of a very clean, renewable resource, utilities are not allowed to count this energy toward
compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standard.) This puts pressure on electric rates, and
utilities are challenged to keep electricity affordable for their customers.
Fortunately for Lassen Municipal Utility District and other publicly owned utilities (POUs),
the law allows POUs to set cost limitations to protect customers from disproportionate rate
increases. The utility must, however, show that they are making reasonable progress toward
compliance with the standard.
On March 15, the LMUD board of directors held a workshop to discuss what LMUD has
accomplished so far and to consider options for reasonable cost caps. The cost caps are
designed to minimize rate impacts to our customers while allowing LMUD to make reasonable
progress toward meeting the standards set forth in the law.
While it is clear that our rates will increase as a result of the Renewable Portfolio Standard,
we are doing everything we can to ensure that our electricity supply remains affordable
to our customers while still complying with the law. To learn more about the
RPS requirements or to view LMUD’s RPS Procurement Plan visit the
California Energy Commissions web site, www.energy.ca.gov.
— Doug Smith, General Manager
“ … a motion can be done as simply as
without objection we will do the following.
If anybody objects, then you go through a
formal motion. If nobody objects, that is the
motion, second and passed unanimously.
It’s called consensus.”
Frank Cady, LMUD’s former general manager
CADY, from page 1A
closed session.
Cady said, no, because
there was no final act to
report until the process had
been completed.
According to Cady, “ …
when you come out of closed
session with authority to
sign an agreement, if the
authority doesn’t result in a
final agreement, in other
words, it needs to be signed
by a counter-party, there is
nothing to report at closed
session when you go back
into open session. And when
the counter-party signs the
document, there is still
nothing to report in any
meetings, and at that point it
becomes a public document
and is producible to any
member of the public who
requests it.”
Chittock asked Cady if
there was any record of the
actual votes, and Cady said
he had recorded them in his
“personal binders” that were
not returned to him after the
board voted 4-1 to
immediately terminate him
on Jan. 4, 2008, less than a
month after the date on the
PSA.
And Cady testified the
board did not retain any
authority to review the
written agreements prior to
the purchase.
What conditions did
the board impose prior
to the purchase?
Cady also revealed the
conditions the board wanted
met before the power line
purchase moved forward.
“The conditions were the
price, a review of what it
would cost LMUD to remove
a portion of line that was not
along the highway going up
the hill,” Cady said. “The
receipt from the county in
written form of an
acknowledgement that
LMUD indeed had the right
to build or rebuild the power
line in the exact location
along (Highway) 139 that
Kinross was required to
remove. And that, as such,
we had the right also to
merely acquire that line to
accomplish the same task.
And that a written
agreement be in place that
had been approved by
Kinross’ general counsel.”
LMUD staff,
board member
visited Kinross site
Cady said Paul Glau,
LMUD’s former facilities
manager, and Ray Luhring,
LMUD’s former director of
engineering and operations
and later general manager,
visited the power line site to
determine what it would cost
to remove the portion that
needed to be removed.
Cady estimated if LMUD
used its own crews working
in their spare time to remove
that portion of the line, it
“would cost us nothing.”
Cady said Nagel, who is an
engineer, also visited the site
to “draw a map” and
determine which parts of the
line were on private property
and which were on U.S.
Forest Service land.
When asked by Chittock,
Cady also acknowledged he
had conversations with
Nagel and Langston
regarding the purchase of
the power line outside of
closed session meetings.
Cady doesn’t agree
with agreement’s
execution date
Cady disputes the Dec. 17
date on the Purchase and
Sale Agreement, saying he
signed the document
sometime in November or
December 2007.
Cady said he executed the
agreement “Sometime prior
to that date, because that is
not my handwriting, and my
authority to execute the
agreement was prior to any
signatures on the agreement
by the counter-party.”
Potential North
County customers
Cady also was asked about
a group of homeowners in
the area that put up $30,000
to help the district purchase
the power line.
“What I informed the
board was there was a group
of homeowners up there that
are willing to contribute to
the purchase price … and
unless the board has any
objection, I think we should
take their money if they
want to assist us in
acquiring that line so they
can get power.”
Cady said that money was
deposited in a trust account.
Cady also testified his own
correspondence confirms
there was an agreement in
place between Surprise
Valley Electric and LMUD
that Suprise would provide
power to the homeowners
and LMUD would use the
transmission line to
obtain power.
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POLICE BEAT
Information for the Police
Beat is gathered from the
Susanville Police Department
dispatch logs. Those arrested
should not be presumed guilty
Broke in
About 2 a.m. Monday, April
4, a caller on Willow Street
reported someone on a
bicycle broke into a car.
Mountain Lion
About 11:30 a.m. Monday,
April 4, a caller on Skyline
Drive reported seeing a
Mountain Lion. Fish and
Game said they would not
respond unless it was
aggressive.
Lost tire
About 6 p.m. Monday, April
4, a caller on Riverside Drive
reported a red Dodge pickup
lost a tire and is blocking
traffic. No one was injured.
Barking dog
About 9:30 a.m. Tuesday,
April 5, a caller on N. Spring
Street claimed to be having
problems with the neighbor’s
dogs barking.
Mailbox
About 11 a.m. Tuesday,
April 5, a caller on Main
Street reported a mailbox
was broken into.
Yelling
About 12 p.m. Tuesday,
Street reported a man was
standing on the sidewalk and
yelling.
Orange quad
About 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 5, a caller on North
Street reported a man on an
orange quad was racing up
and down the roads.
Loud neighbors
About 10:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 5, a caller on Russell
Avenue reported the
neighbors were outside
yelling and being loud. The
police asked the neighbors to
keep it down. The caller
called again saying the
neighbors were still being
loud and that they would call
again if they did not quiet
down.
Dog problems
About 1 p.m. Wednesday,
April 6, a caller on N. Spring
Street reported ongoing
problems with a barking dog.
Drunk driver
Street claimed an extremely
intoxicated man got behind
the wheel of a white Dodge
pickup.
Jumping the fence
About 3:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 6, a caller on Smith
Drive claims people keep
jumping his fence and
entering his backyard.
Threatening texts
April 6, a caller on Orange
Street claimed to be
receiving threatening texts
from her ex’s girlfriend.
Yelling and cussing
April 6, a caller on Alexander
Street reported a man
walking back and forth in an
intersection while yelling
and cussing at himself.
Running
About 1:30 a.m. Thursday,
April 7, a caller on Fourth
Street reported a man in
shorts and a sweatshirt was
running down the middle of
the road.
Refusing to leave
About 7 p.m. Thursday,
April 7, a caller on
Limoneria Avenue claimed
her nephew was fighting her
and refusing to leave her
home.
Stolen stickers
About 11:30 a.m. Friday,
April 8, a caller on Laurel
Street claimed the
registration stickers were
stolen off of a vehicle.
Doing donuts
About 11:30 p.m. Friday,
April 8, a caller on Riverside
Drive reported a car doing
donuts on the grass. One
person was detained.
Dog attack
About 8 p.m. Saturday,
April 9, a caller on Adella
Street reported dogs attacked
their dogs.
Missing items
About 1 a.m. Sunday, April
10, a caller on Main Street
reported she and her
boyfriend returned from
being out of town to find that
clothes and other belongings
were missing from their
home.
Beating a dog
About 2 p.m. Sunday, April
10, a caller on Adella Street
claimed a bald man with
glasses was beating a black
and white dog.
Took something
About 2 p.m. Sunday, April
10, a caller on River Street
claimed a man came into her
backyard and took
something.
Highway patrol officer
involved in collision
by the California Highway
Patrol, about 8:53 p.m.,
Thursday, April 7, Susanville
area CHP Officer Matthew
Peterson was traveling
eastbound on Main Street
responding to an assist call
from a Lassen County
Sheriff ’s Deputy on
Riverside Drive.
Peterson, who was driving
a 2011 Ford, activated his
emergency lights and entered
the intersection against a red
signal. Susanville resident
Joseph Smith, 66 and his wife
Katie Smith, 49, entered the
intersection on a green light
in a Ford sedan, traveling
toward Riverside Drive.
The front of the patrol
vehicle hit the passenger side
of the Ford sedan.
Katie Smith complained of
pain and was transported to
the hospital, but no other
injuries were reported.
The CHP is investigating
the collision.
Quincy dentist Michael Herndon, left, jams with Merle Haggard at Haggard’s home near Redding. Herndon, a multi-instrumentalist,
forged a friendship with the famous singer after he became Haggard’s dentist. Last week Herndon remembered his friend who
died April 6. File photo
Quincy dentist mourns the death of
country music legend Merle Haggard
Debra Moore
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Merle Haggard, the
legendary country musician
who died April 6 at the age of
79, is being mourned by
music lovers around the
world and locally as well.
Haggard, who died at his
ranch in Palo Cedro, just
outside of Redding, was a
regular presence throughout
the North State and a
frequent visitor to Quincy,
where he spent time with his
dentist and good friend, Dr.
Michael Herndon.
“The first time I met Merle
he was sitting in the chair, “
Herndon said of Haggard,
who had been referred to
him for advanced dental
care. That was more than 15
years ago, and the pair
bonded instantly.
Herndon reminisced about
his friendship with Haggard
over coffee at Morning
Thunder two days after his
friend had died.
“This is one of the places I
brought him for lunch,”
Herndon said and pointed to
a nearby table, as he recalled
their last visit.
Herndon also took
Haggard to the Courthouse
Café and Sweet Lorraine’s,
and sometimes the famous
musician would be
approached to give an
autograph, which Haggard
would readily do.
“That’s one of the things
that I admired about him; he
was so humble,” Herndon
said. “I have been around a
lot of famous people, and
they can get on this ego trip,
but not Merle. When people
came up to him, he was
delighted; it made him feel
good.”
That afternoon, Herndon
and his wife, Lenny, were
scheduled to drive to Redding
to have dinner with mutual
friends of Haggard’s, and
then attend the next day’s
private memorial service.
“I feel honored to be
included,” Herndon said of
an event that was intended
for just close friends and
family. A number of notable
musicians including Willie
Nelson and Kris
Kristofferson were expected
to attend.
While Haggard was a
regular visitor to Quincy,
“Merle was a guy that was the real, genuine deal. There was
nothing fake about Merle Haggard. He told it as he saw it.
People could readily relate to him because he seemed like the
genuine article, and he really was. He was a gift to humanity.”
Michael Herndon, Quincy dentist
Herndon also spent a lot of
time at Haggard’s home and
recording studio in Palo
Cedro.
The two liked to play
guitar and sing together, and
Haggard even asked Herndon
to be his opening act when he
went on tour, or, in the
absence of that simply join
him on the road for a spell.
Herndon recently had
planned to join Haggard and
Willie Nelson on tour, but
Haggard became ill before
that could be arranged.
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ill, Herndon was shocked
when he learned of his good
friend’s death, because he
had recently been released
from the hospital.
“I knew he had been
released and I tried to reach
him,” he said, but he wasn’t
successful.
Herndon said that at some
point he would write about
their friendship, but the loss
was too fresh.
“We had a very unique
relationship,” Herndon said,
of a deep friendship that
grew out of a dental
procedure.
When asked what he would
like to say about his friend,
Herndon replied, “Merle was
a guy that was the real,
genuine deal. There was
nothing fake about Merle
Haggard. He told it as he saw
it. People could readily relate
to him because he seemed
like the genuine article, and
he really was. He was a gift
to humanity.”
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Additionally, he made a
motion to keep the tiered
approach for cultivation,
which allows for up to 12
plants per patients depending
on acreage size, but change it
to limiting canopy size. His
motion failed due to lack of a
second.
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there were people who needed
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medical issues.
“I have no right to withhold
that from people who need it
for medical reasons. That’s
why we came about with
what we came about,” said
Pyle, adding the board knew
there would be loopholes that
needed to fixed when
adopting the original
ordinance, and said the need
to live on the parcel would
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concerns. One audience
member said the tiered
approach favored the elite
with the number of plants
allowed to grow, and another
resident near the Shasta
County border said many
people were moving around
him to cultivate marijuana
and were ruining the roads in
the process.
Public Health Director
Melody Brawley also noted
many people from the Bay
Area and Fresno were
routinely calling inquiring
about well installations
specifically to grow
marijuana.
Another audience member
noted the main problem from
growers not adhering to the
ordinance laws were mainly
cultivators from out of town.
Lassen County Sheriff
Dean Growdon still voiced his
concern regarding the plant
count number, and said the
board should look at either
canopy or square footage in
the future.
“I have a lot of concern
about that plant count, but I
also am concerned that we
already told the world we’re
open for business,” he said.
“Unfortunately, I think we’re
going to see a lot more impact
than we expect this summer
and ongoing.”
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the approved change to the
ordinance, but said he
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he said.
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Carson City residents came together
at Brewery Arts Centers Black Box
Theater on April 8, 2016 for a day
centered around the theme of
“Creating the community you want
to live in.” The event featured a
line-up of speakers including
Susanville resident Benjamin Wade
who spoke about passion,
perseverance and production in the
arts. TED is a non-profit
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College
Foundation
receives
incomplete
applications
The Lassen College
Foundation is accepting
scholarship applications for
the 2016 academic year.
The board of directors
wants to make sure that all
applications get a full review.
However, students are
submitting incomplete
applications.
Incomplete scholarship
applications cannot be
adequately reviewed, and the
application is returned to the
student.
The foundation added new
information items this year
on the application form.
The additional information
is part of the college
application process, which
includes a college
application, orientation,
assessment, education plan,
and FAFSA.
When that is completed,
the scholarship application
must be signed by a Lassen
Community College (LCC)
college counselor. Then the
student can submit the
scholarship application to the
foundation.
Students may complete the
college application process at
Reg-to-Go.
Those planning to attend
Reg-to-Go on April 23 can
complete many of the steps
required for the scholarship.
If you are interested in
attending, please contact the
LCC’s Counseling Office at
251-8842.
Foundation scholarship
applications and instructions
are available online at the
college website. The form is
found on the “scholarships”
link on the “Alumni and
Supporters” page.
Applications are also
available at all high schools
in the college district and at
the Foundation Office on the
LCC campus. Scholarship
applications are due in the
Foundation Office no later
than 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 27.
The Lassen College
Foundation accepts
scholarship applications
from seniors graduating from
high schools and charter
schools within the college
district.
The foundation believes
that a student can get a great
education close to home at a
reasonable cost.
was recently rated in the top
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She is survived by her two
daughters Marilyn (and
husband Dave) Hutchens, of
Desert Hot Springs,
California, and Diane Miller,
of Oregon; granddaughter
Sandy and her husband Steve
Fortin, of Janesville;
grandson Steve Hutchens, of
Ladera Ranch; and great
granddaughters Hanna,
Heather and Holly Fortin, of
Janesville.
She left a wonderful legacy
of faith for four generations.
OBITUARIES
Rose Miller
Dwendle "Roy" Dale Fennel
Rose Miller was the
daughter of Italian
immigrants and was born in
Rochester, New York, 101
years ago. Her family moved
to California when she was a
young girl and lived in an
area of Los Angeles where
many Italian immigrants
lived. She met and fell in love
with a handsome, tall,
redheaded German named
Don. They eloped and lived
happily ever after for 79
years.
She and Don lived in Los
Angeles, Hermosa Beach and
Torrance where they enjoyed
beach life and raising their
two daughters.
She and Don loved
motorhoming for 30 years
after Don retired from the LA
fire department in 1976.
She has been a homemaker,
loving sewing and cooking,
and Bible study all her life.
She passed on her passion to
her daughters. She also
enjoyed playing Scrabble and
other games with the family.
After living in Southern
California for over 90 years,
Don and Rose could see a
need for more assistance in
living, so they came up to “try
out” Susanville, a total
change in climate and friends,
to be closer to family. Finding
a church family was a
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Dwendle "Roy" Dale Fennel
was born in Oklahoma Dec.
23, 1941 to Oscar and Opal
Fennel of Oklahoma. He
went home April 21, 2015
surrounded by his loving
family. Roy attended Herlong
High School and was cast in
the movie "Guns of the
Timberland" along with his
only sister, Wanda Jean
(Fennel) Russell and brother
in-law, Ray Russell, released
in 1960 by Alan Ladd. Roy
was a Fire Crew Forman for
BLM, Roy put up fencing
along the Frenchman Lake
road by Chilcoot, California,
after Roy's career change to
Sierra Army Depot in
Herlong where he retired.
Roy started and owned the
business Valley Pump and
Supply in Doyle.
Roy never knew a stranger.
He was a kind and loving
man, willing to help anyone.
But don't cross him! Roy and
his only brother, Don, did as
all brothers would, raced
cars motorcycles and chased
wild women, unimaginable,
right?! Roy's best friend
when he was about 9 and
through adulthood was
Michael (Butch) Harrison.
Hoppy, one of Roy's best
friends of over 35 years,
stated Roy was the finest
man he ever knew. Roy with
love and honor, courageously
cared for his aging father,
Oscar. Roy endured the
horrible fire in
2003 of the family home he
had built. Roy then moved to
his father and mother's
family home located 445-685
Hwy. 395 Milford, CA 96131.
Roy's smile would light up the
room when he walked in, his
laughter contagious, and his
beautiful crystal blue eyes
filled with love always shined.
Roy's favorite place to visit "of
course, the ocean in Bandon,”
favorite tree is blue spruce,
favorite color is blue. During
the spring and summer Roy
loved to lay on the lawn with
a cool summer breeze looking
up at the big beautiful sky
morning or night. Roy was a
loving dad and taught all
three of his children the
value of a dollar and to
anyone else that would listen.
Roy would joke about how he
had given his three children a
full size train in the back
yard! Roy loved to camp,
water ski and enjoy life to the
fullest. Some of Roy's favorite
foods; Fried chicken, fried
potatoes with onion, thick
slice of onion and salt of
course at almost every meal,
french fries covered in gravy,
along with a big juicy
cheeseburger, all the seafood
he could eat, ice cold seedless
watermelon, and milk shake
of course would always be
Rocky-Road ice cream
smothered with salted
peanuts just to name a few!
Roy is survived by his exwife, Donna (Cook) Bryant, of
34 years. Children oldest son
LeRoy and wife Cherrie, only
daughter Connie and
husband Dan, youngest son
Clint and wife Cindy;
grandchildren Aleesa and
husband Stefan, James and
wife Erin, Alishia and
husband Todd, Darlene,
Tabitha and husband
Derrick, Joshua, Matthew,
Kaitlyn and Alison; great
grandchildren Taylor, Elijah,
Ethan, Mackenzie, Deven,
Paityn, Gavin, Aurora, and
Wyatt. 23 nieces and nephews;
and 41 great nieces and
nephews.
Dad, your memory is our
precious keepsake yesterday,
today and tomorrow forever
and always. God has you in
his arms, we will keep you in
our heart.
Idonna May Gerred
Idonna May Gerred was
born Aug. 20, 1928 to Anne
and Isaac Slippey in Sonoma,
California, where she joined
her two older brothers,
Warren and Fred.
They moved to Alturas
until 1935 or 1936 when they
moved to Janesville.
Idonna met and married
Earl Gerred, of Janesville,
where she had three
children.
They moved to Susanville
up until Earl died in 1991. If
you knew Idonna, you would
see her riding her bike all
over Susanville.
Idonna was preceded in
death by her mother, Anne
Slippey, and her father, Isaac
Slippey; her brothers Warren
Slippey and Fred Slippey;
her sister Josephine Slippey;
and her two sons, Glenn
Corey Gerred and Ralph
Keith Gerred; two daughters
Linda Mac Gerred and
Carolyn Sue Gerred, all of
Susanville; two grandsons
William Gerred and Donald
Lambert.
Idonna was 87 years old
when she went to join her
family. She passed away
March 25 in Reno, Nevada.
Idonna is survived by her
brother Gene Slippey
(LeEurma),of Phelan,
California; son Donald
Gerred Sr., of Westwood; and
two grandchildren Dwayne
Gerred, of Sparks, Nevada,
and Sheila Gerred, of
Durango, Colorado. Idonna
has several nieces, nephews
and has five great grandsons.
A viewing will be held 5 to
7 p.m. April 22, 2016 at
Walton’s Colonial Mortuary.
Funeral Services will be
performed by Pastor John
Hall at 11 a.m. April 23 at the
Assembly of God Church,
473-465 Richmond Road.
There will be a burial in
Janesville.
A potluck will follow after
the services at the Assembly
of God Church.
Donna Sustaire
Dennis Eugene Wobbe
Rev. Donna Loretta
Sustaire was born to Ned and
Linnia Weaver in Short,
Oklahoma on June 1, 1927
and passed from this life on
April 4 at Renown Regional
Hospital in Reno, Nevada,
surrounded by her loving
family.
Donna married Jesse
Carroll Sustaire on March 26,
1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Donna was a loving wife,
mother, grandmother, great
grandmother, sister and
friend. She was preceded in
death by her son Edward
Thurman Sustaire; her
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Dennis Eugene Wobbe was
born June 23, 1938 in Devils
Lake, North Dakota to
Arthur and Donnabelle
(Burt) Wobbe. He was called
to Heaven on March 31, 2016
at his residence in
Sacramento, California.
Dennis was only 7 years old
when his father passed. His
mother remarried and the
family moved to Herlong,
California, in 1952 where he
attended Herlong High
School and graduated in 1956.
He joined the U.S. Air Force
in 1957 and went to basic
training at Lackland AFB. He
was stationed at Travis AFB
and was discharged in 1961.
He married his high school
sweetheart, Lorna
Rosenkrantz, on Dec. 5, 1959,
in Portola, California.
After he was discharged
from the Air Force, he went
to Barber School in
Sacramento, California. He
and Lorna then moved to
Reno, Nevada, in 1961 where
they started their family and
he started his career as a
barber. In the late ‘60s Dennis
bought the barber shop at
Sierra Army Depot, which he
named “Denny’s Barber
Shop.” He moved his family
to Doyle, California, in
December of 1968 to run the
3-A Ranch and to work at his
barbershop. During this
time, he was a booster at
Herlong High School as well
as running the 3-A Ranch.
One of Dennis favorite
annual events was the Cattle
Drive attended by family,
friends and the Doyle 4-H
Club Members. All who
attended the cattle drive with
Dennis being the 4-H Leader
and ranch manager had a
good time. Dennis sponsored
a stock car and on occasion,
he would drive it during
racing season at the Lassen
County Fairgrounds. The
ranch was sold in the mid
‘70s and the family moved to
a new home in Doyle. Dennis
got out of the barbering
business and went to work
for the United States Forest
Service. He was elected to
the Long Valley Elementary
School Board, which he
served on from 1972-1981.
Dennis went to work for Butte
Creek Rock in the late 70s and
in the 80s the company
became Baldwin
Construction. Dennis went to
work for Granite
Construction Company in
Sparks, Nevada, in the late
‘80s. He then went back to
work for Baldwin
Construction in the 90s,
working in various locations
as well as traveling with the
Aztec Plant.
Dennis finally retired from
the Operating Engineers
Local 3 Union and enjoyed
fishing, hunting, gardening,
traveling to Europe, all over
the US, as well as Canada and
Alaska in the motor home,
taking cruises, spoiling his
grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Dennis was a
member of Thousand Trails
and he and Lorna were
snowbirds and wintered in
Arizona and in Mazatlán,
Sinaloa, Mexico. In 1997
Dennis and his grandchildren
won “Best Float” in the Doyle
Days Parade and in 2013
Dennis was chosen as the
“Old Timer of the Year” for
the Lassen County Fair. In his
younger days, Dennis hunted
and fished and he taught his
children to hunt and fish.
Dennis bowled in leagues in
Herlong and Reno. He tried
snow skiing at Eagles Peak
and water skiing at Eagle
Lake, but was not a fan of
either one. Dennis did not
know a stranger since he
talked to everyone.
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Vidajean Weaver, Dean
Weaver and Hannah
Ledbedder; and her brother
Lewis Weaver.
She is survived by her
husband of 70 years, Rev.
Jesse Sustaire, her sisters
Velma Miller of Sykesville,
Maryland, and Icefean
Rudfield (Larry) of Tenino,
Washington; her brother
Warren Weaver (Clairene) of
Stayton, Oregon; her
daughters Pamela Auld
(Ken), Janet Crews (Dan) and
Janice Sustaire; her
grandchildren Steve Crews
(Debra) Jessica Everett
(Michael) and Amanda
Farley (Brian); her great
grandchildren Emily Crews,
Enosh Everett, Judah
Everett, Kathryn Crews,
Hanna Everett, Stephaney
Crews, Jesse Farley and
Ethan Farley. She is also
survived by numerous
cousins, nieces, nephews,
great nieces and great
nephews.
Donna enjoyed music. She
played piano, accordion and
guitar. She also enjoyed
cooking, caring for children
and embroidery. She dearly
loved her family. Donna was
a wonderful Christian
woman whose greatest desire
was that everyone would
come to know Jesus Christ as
their personal Savior and
have eternal life with the
Father in Heaven. She has
been faithful to her calling.
She and her husband have
served at Doyle Pentecostal
Church as senior pastors
since October, 1958. She will
be lovingly remembered for
the many kindnesses she has
shown to others.
A Celebration of Life was
held at Doyle Pentecostal
Church in Doyle, California
on April 16. She was laid to
rest at Diamond Crest
Cemetery in Susanville.
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Dennis is survived by his
wife Lorna, of 56 years, his
five children, Lori of Reno,
Jerry, of Anderson, Donna
(Ryan), of Susanville, Peter
(Lea), of Reno and David
(Shelly), of Reno, 18
grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren (with the 14th
due in June), his brothers
Lyle Wobbe (Hazel), of Red
Bluff, and Bob Cates
(Monica), of Carmichael, his
sister Lora Beckett (Bob), of
Doyle, as well as numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins and
his godchildren who all
lovingly called him “Poppy”.
Dennis was a member of the
Catholic Church. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Arthur and
Donnabelle; step father,
Jerome; his sister, Rita; and
his grandparents.
Memorial services will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April
30 at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Susanville,
California.
Following will be a
reception and Military
Honors at the Montcola Club
140 N Lassen St.
David Frank Mowbray
David Frank Mowbray was
born to Frank and Jean
Mowbray on March 3, 1953 in
Red Bank, New Jersey. He
unexpectedly passed while in
Tampa, Florida, helping his
family. He is survived by his
loving wife Cathy, whom he
married in 2001. David was
an outstanding lifelong
musician who attended the
Berklee College of Music in
Boston, Massachusetts. He
had a natural talent for
entertaining and
performing, most recently as
a member of Side FX. David
also possessed a wonderful
sense of humor, and always
had time to share a smile or
laugh with his family and
friends. David will
undoubtedly be remembered
by everyone he met
throughout his life spent in
New Jersey, the Tampa,
Florida, area and Susanville.
Most recently, David enjoyed
working as a warehouse
supervisor with teammates
he cared for at the California
Correctional Center, but
many may also remember
David from his years at
Lassen Beverage.
David is survived by his
mother, Jean, of Tampa,
Florida; loving wife Cathy, of
Susanville; daughter Rachel
and son David, of Colfax,
California; brother Greg, of
Oakland, California; brother
Chris (Bill), of Springhill,
Florida; brother Frank
(Laurie), of Florida; and his
aunt Doris Leahy, of
Holmdel, New Jersey.
David was very close with
his extended family,
including his brother-in-laws
Clark Haley, of Kalispell,
Montana; Craig (Kris) Haley,
of Phoenix, Arizona; and
sister-in-law Chris (Ed)
Kenna, of Mesa, Arizona.
David was a wonderful
stepfather to Dr. Tod
Singletary (Lyn), of
Okinawa, Japan; Eric
(Becky) Singletary, of
Ridgecrest, California; and
Kevin (Hannah) Singletary,
of Susanville. David is also
survived by numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
David often remarked that
time well spent was spending
time with his children,
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren (Talia, Robert,
Carter, Shayla, Paige,
Morgan, Macie, Blake,
Angelo and Shane) in a home
filled with love, laughter and
music.
And if I never get to build
my mansion in Georgia
Or drive a sports car up
the coast of California
Oh, if all I got was your
hand in my hand
Baby I could die a happy
man
An event will be scheduled
this summer to celebrate the
life of our happy man, who
we all will miss terribly
forever.
Jay Edward Alway
Jay Edward Alway, of
Redmond, Oregon, died in
Bend on March 24 after a
struggle with cancer. He was
66. Jay was born in
Susanville to Fred and
Henriette (Hagata) Alway,
attended Susanville schools
and graduated in the Lassen
High School class of 1968. He
played basketball and
football, and was named AllWestside League defensive
end. He attended
Sacramento State University.
He worked for the U.S. Forest
Service for 32 years, serving
on the Lassen, Siuslaw and
Ochoco National Forests,
retiring in 2003 as the Forest
Land Surveyor on the
Ochoco.
Jay was preceded in death
by the love of his life, his
wife Robin, in 2011. He is
survived by his sister, Karyn
(Bill) Galetto, of Baldwin,
Maryland; a daughter, Kim
of Tacoma, Washington; a
son, Greg (Elaine) Alway
and a granddaughter, Korra,
all of Washington; stepsons
Bruce (Jamie), Jared
(Andrea), Kyle and seven
step grandchildren, all of
Prineville, Oregon; nephew
Timothy of Phoenix,
Maryland; and niece, Stacey,
of Seattle, Washington.
A graveside service was
held at Deschutes Memorial
Gardens in Bend. The family
suggests making donations
in his memory to a colon
cancer research institution
of your choice
DEATH NOTICES
Idonna May Gerred
Idonna May Gerred, of
Susanville, died March 25,
2016 in Reno, Nevada. She
was born Aug. 20, 1928 in
Sonoma, California.
She is survived by her
brother Gene Slippey
(LeEurma), of Phelan; son
Donald K. Gerred, of
Westwood; two
grandchildren; five great
grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
There will be a viewing
from 5 to 7 p.m. April 22 at
Walton’s Colonial. Funeral
service will be at 11 a.m.
April 23 at the Assembly of
God church, performed by
Pastor John Hall.
A burial will take place
afterwards in Janesville. A
potluck will follow after the
funeral services and burial
at the Assembly of God
Church.
Donations can be made to
the Diabetes Foundation.
BIRTHS
Elaina Jane Esquivel
Elaina Jane Esquivel was
born to Lacy Jane Dalton and
Ricardo Daniel Esquivel, of
Susanville, at 1:11 a.m.,
Wednesday April 6, 2016 at
Banner Lassen Medical
Center in Susanville.
She weighed 9 pounds, 3
ounces and was 21-1/2 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents are
Alison Dalton and Bruce
Bolton, of Susanville.
Paternal grandparent is
Maria Esquivel, of Redding.
Maternal great
grandparent is Mary Bolton,
of Payette, Idaho.
Hunter E. Mosley Jr.
Hunter E. Mosley Jr. was
born to Hunter E. Mosley
and Chantel Alesha Masters,
of Susanville, at 12:01 p.m.,
Monday, April 11, 2016 at
Banner Lassen Medical
Center in Susanville.
He weighed 7 pounds, 8
ounces and was 20 inches
long.
Maternal grandparent is
Richard Masters, of Chester.
Paternal grandparents are
Edward Lee Mosley and
Allison Slay, of Anaheim,
California.
Council approves Water Rate
Analysis and Calculations Study
commercial vendor.
By a 4-1 vote, the council
approved a Commercial
Airport Operator Agreement
with PHI Air Medical, LLC.
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Dan Newton, the city of
Susanville’s public works
director, presented the 2016
Water Rate Analysis and
Calculations Study at the
council’s April 6 meeting,
and the council accepted the
report.
Newton told the
councilmembers the city has
not raised its water rates
since 2008, and that increase
was used to fund repairs and
replacement for existing
water infrastructure. He said
the last time the rates were
increased to cover noninfrastructure related
operational costs was 2005.
However, during the past 11
years, personnel costs and
the costs of supplies and the
costs of providing services
have continued to increase.
The rate study is the first
step in modifying the
existing rate structure, and
the study indicates “a rate
increase is necessary to
cover operational costs
which include the costs to
complete existing
infrastructure
improvements.”
Any proposed rate increase
would not affect the base rate
charged by the city, but it
would transition from the
existing five-tier rate
structure to a two-tiered rate
structure depending upon
the time of year. There would
be no rate increase for
customers who use less than
300 cubic feet of water per
month.
The council’s acceptance of
the report does not change
the city’s water rates — that
requires 45-days notice for
property owners, the holding
of a public hearing and a
vote by the Susanville City
Council.
Housing Element
The council unanimously
approved revisions to the
city’s Housing Element, a
process that began in 2014.
The Housing Element is one
of seven mandated elements
in the city’s General Plan.
The adoption of the Housing
Element is important
because it affects the city’s
ability to obtain grant
funding, expecially
Community Development
Block Grants from the state
of California.
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Bodi Danniel Mayne
Bodi Danniel Mayne was
born to Luke Mayne and
Katrena Smith, of Westwood,
at 9:46 a.m., Wednesday April
13, 2016 at Banner Lassen
Medical Center in Susanville.
He weighed 7 pounds, 4
ounces and was 20-1/2 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents are
Dan and Melissa Smith, of
Chester.
Paternal grandparents are
Bob and Kippy Mayne, of
Westwood.
Maternal great
grandparents are Roy and
Maggi Marks, of Sacramento.
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Other actions
On the consent calendar,
the council approved the
minutes from its March 2
and March 7 meetings and
approved vendor warrants of
$441,958.05, including
$111,996.11 in payroll
warrants.
approved providing $1,000 in
funding for the Junior
Fshing Derby, waving the
reservation fees for
Memorial Park and
participating as co-sponsor
of the event.
The council also
unanimously approved a
contract with Rapid
Construction to replace
water mains and a fee waiver
and street closure order for
Lassen Family Services’
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
event.
Hangar controversy
The council tabled a vote
on two resolutions regarding
the lease of commercial land
at the Susanville Municipal
Airport.
The resolutions would have
terminated the commercial
leases for Hangars 3, 4 and 9
with Mountain Life Flight
and authorized a private
contract for those sites with
Brad Reger.
According to city staff,
Reger planned to sublease
some of the sites to a
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Main Cruise Car Show
approved a request from the
Lassen County Chamber of
Commerce to allow the Main
Cruise Car Show to be held
at Memorial Park from 2 to 7
p.m. June 25.
The council also agreed to
waive the fees for the event,
allow classic cars to park on
the grass and approved the
sale of alcoholic beverages
by the Lassen County
Chamber of Commerce once
that group obtains the
appropriate licensing.
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Time to
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kindergarten
Utility gets new backhoe
Ashley Arey
Candidate visits
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The step from preschool to
kindergarten is a big one and
some students may be
nervous about the change.
McKinley School is hosting
a Kindergarten Round-Up in
the multipurpose room from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday,
May 5, so parents can
register their children for
kindergarten.
“We want the kids to
attend,” said Leanna Wood,
Administrative Assistant at
McKinley School, “they will
be able to participate in fun
activities, tour the campus
and meet the kindergarten
teachers as well as the
principal.”
Wood said parents need to
bring a birth certificate as
well as the child’s
immunization record in
order to register their child
for kindergarten.
“Packets will be available
in the office after the roundup for those who were unable
to make it,” said Wood, “the
office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through
Friday.”
Those with questions can
call McKinley School at 2575161.
The Susanville Sanitary District recently purchased a new backhoe. General Manager
Randy O’Hern and Board Vice President Dale Soule attended an equipment auction where
they purchased a 2007 John Deere backhoe for a grand total of $34,900 which was just
under the $35,000 allotted. The total included bid price, taxes and a fee to have it brought
over to Susanville. O’Hern said a new backhoe was needed as their previous one was 40
years old and was having engine trouble. Photo by Ashley Arey
Pets of the week
Joe Montes, a Republican seeking the congressional seat
held by incumbent Doug LaMalfa, visited Susanville
Tuesday, April 12. Montes met with voters at El Tepeyac
Grille and later attended the Tea Party Patriots meeting at
the Pizza Factory. Montes said he understands the
communities in California’s First Congressional District and
their values, and he will make things happen rather than
make excuses. Montes is a businessman from Chico, an
attorney and a former administrative law judge, who said
he’s a conservative who believes in the Constitution and
representing the interests of the people.
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Elliot is a 2-year-old black and white cat. He is
a sweetheart and loves to be held. He is
neutered, up to date on his rabies shot and is
feline leukemia tested negative. If interested
in adopting Elliot, call the Lassen County
Animal Shelter at 257-9200.
Chrissy is a 9-month-old tabby cat. She is
sweet and would make a great indooroutdoor cat. She has been spayed, is up
to date on her shots and is feline
leukemia tested negative. If interested in
adopting Chrissy call the Lassen County
Animal Shelter at 257-9200
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differential repair, transfer cases,
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for foreign and domestic vehicles.
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Rudbeckia Prairie Sun and Ageratum Blue Horizon make a nice combination, adding plenty of color to the garden.
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Try basic, easy flower garden care
Melinda Myers
Gardening expert
Special to the Times
Grow a beautiful flower
garden with minimal care by
investing a bit of time at the
start of the season to reduce
on-going care.
Always match flowers to
the growing conditions and
the care you are willing to
provide. Low maintenance
plants need minimal or no
deadheading and staking.
This means you’ll be growing
good-looking plants with
little effort on your part. And
if the plants are suited to the
growing conditions and
resistant to common pests
you’ll be doing less work
managing insect and disease
problems.
Further reduce your
workload by selecting self
cleaning or free flowering
annuals and perennials and
those bred for long bloom
and compact growth. You’ll
enjoy more colorful flowers
with less pruning and
grooming.
Ageratum, angelonia,
calibrochoa and many of the
newer petunia cultivars are
just a few of the annuals that
do not need regular
deadheading for continual
bloom. Include perennials
like willow amsonia,
bugbane, Solomon seal,
turtlehead and sedum
autumn joy for lower
maintenance and big results.
Prepare the soil and
provide proper fertilization
before planting. Work several
inches of compost or other
organic matter into the top 8
to 12 inches of soil to
improve drainage and water
holding ability. Incorporate a
low nitrogen organic
fertilizer like Milorganite
(milorganite.com) at the
same time. The slow release
formulation provides needed
nutrients throughout most if
not all of the season. Plus, it
promotes slow steady growth
that won’t interfere with
flowering, is less susceptible
to pests and is more drought
tolerant.
Properly space the plants,
making sure they have
sufficient room to reach their
full size. Overcrowding
means you will be thinning
or dividing plants more often
or battling disease problems
instead of enjoying the full
beauty the plants provide.
Consider removing flowers
on annuals at planting. This
allows plants to focus energy
on establishing roots instead
of flowers. Can’t bear to do
this? Then remove the
flowers on every other plant
or every other row. Then a
week or two later remove the
flowers on the remaining
plants. You will soon be
rewarded with full compact
plants that will produce more
flowers throughout the
season.
Pinch back long and leggy
transplants. Use a hard
pinch to remove the tip and
several inches of stem. Use
your pruners or fingers to
remove stems just above a set
of leaves. The remaining
plant will still look good
while you wait for new leaves
and stems to grow and
produce new blooms.
Encourage branching on
single stemmed plants with a
soft pinch. Remove just the
uppermost portion of the
stem where the leaves and tip
are starting to develop. Soon
you will have a wellbranched plant and more
blossoms.
Improve plant posture and
reduce the need for staking
with early season pruning.
Keep mums and asters
compact by pinching them
back to six inches
throughout June to
encourage compact growth.
Eliminate floppy growth and
the need for staking on late
bloomers like Boltonia,
Autumn Joy sedum, Russian
sage and Heliopsis
Revive catmint and perennial
salvia that flop open in the
center with pruning. Cut
flopping plants back halfway
once or twice a season as
needed.
And don’t forget to mulch.
Covering the soil surface
with an inch or two of
shredded leaves, evergreen
needles/pine straw or other
organic material will
conserve moisture, suppress
weeds and improve the soil
as they decompose.
Always water new
plantings often enough to
keep the top few inches of
soil moist. Once established
water thoroughly and only as
needed. This encourages
drought tolerant roots, so
you’ll need to do less
watering in the future.
With proper planning, plant
selection and soil
preparation you can keep
your ongoing care to a
minimum. That means more
time to relax and enjoy your
beautiful garden.
Concerns that teens are
among the drivers most
likely to be distracted,
coupled with the fact that car
crashes are the number one
killer of teens in the United
States, have led to the
designation of April 4 to 10
as California Teen Safe
Driving Week to draw
attention to this serious
problem. The California
Highway Patrol, Impact Teen
Drivers, California
Office of Traffic Safety and
national traffic safety
leaders are collaborating in
April to focus on the serious
issue of teen driver safety.
“Teen drivers are
distracted about a quarter of
the time they are behind the
wheel,” CHP Commissioner
Joe Farrow said. “The
possibilities for distraction
are only getting worse. This
should be a sobering thought
for any parent, or anyone
else with teens in their
lives. We all must be the best
example we can for our
newest, most vulnerable
drivers.’’
The month of April is also
recognized as National
Distracted Driving
Awareness Month. In
California, the CHP, OTS,
ITD, National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration and the
National Transportation
Safety Board, as well as law
enforcement throughout the
state, are working together to
focus on education and
enforcement.
A press conference on
April 5 in Inglewood,
California, featured leaders
from all the traffic safety
partners to highlight their
concerns about distracted
driving.
A study by the American
Automobile Association
Foundation presents chilling
conclusions about teen
drivers; every day, car
crashes end more teen lives
than cancer, homicide and
suicide combined. Based on
miles driven, teens are
involved in three times as
many fatal crashes as all
other drivers. Although teens
represent seven percent of
the licensed population, they
are involved in almost 20
percent of all fatal crashes.
The AAA Foundation also
found that distraction due to
cell phone use appears to be
much more prevalent than is
reflected in official
government statistics.
“Most people do not reveal
they were distracted by
social media or texting
before they crashed.
Therefore, we know
distracted driving is grossly
underreported in official
reports,” commissioner
Farrow said. “Driver
education and awareness are
increasingly important,
which is why the CHP works
with Impact Teen Drivers to
promote California Teen Safe
Driving Week.”
One of the best tools
available to combat teen
distracted driving is parental
role modeling. The driving
behaviors and attitudes of
parents are the best
predictors of a teen’s driving
behavior. “Teens have been
observing their parents’
driving behavior for 15 years,
so if the parents are
speeding down the road
while talking on the phone,
sipping a latte and steering
with their knee, why would
we expect teens to drive any
differently?” Kelly Browning,
Executive Director of ITD,
said. “Parents who actively
teach their teens safe driving
behaviors and make good
choices behind the wheel
themselves have teens who
make better driving choices.”
Nationwide, 3,154 people
were killed and an estimated
additional 424,000 were
injured in motor vehicle
crashes involving distracted
drivers in 2013, NHTSA
reported. NHTSA has also
found that at any given
moment during the daytime,
an estimated 660,000 drivers
were using hand-held cell
phones. In 2013, ten percent
of all drivers 15-19 years old
involved in fatal crashes
were reported as distracted
at the time of the crashes.
“New teen drivers already
had two strikes against them
with their lack of driving
skills and susceptibility to
in-car peer pressures,” said
OTS Director Rhonda Craft,
“The explosion of teens’
almost constant mobile
device use during the last
decade has perilously upped
their distraction level. This
is a problem that no family
can ignore.”
Preliminary data from the
National Safety Council
indicate that for the first
time in over 50 years, traffic
deaths increased eight
percent in 2015 despite
decades of vehicle design
improvements and traffic
safety advancements. Our
choices behind the wheel
make the biggest difference
when it comes to our safety
and the safety of everyone on
our roadways. We need to
keep both hands on the
wheel, both eyes on the road
and our mind on
our driving.
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E D I TO R I A L
A day to remember a
man’s contribution to
his community’s children
This Saturday hundreds of our local
children — armed with rods and reels —
will ply the waters of Piute Creek and the
Susan River as participants in the 27th
annual Junior Fishing Derby. As do most
fisher folk, they’ll probably struggle with
hooks and line and bobbers and bait and
lament and brag about the big one that
somehow got away. And in all the
excitement they probably won’t give even a
moment’s thought to the memory of late
Doug Sayers, an avid sportsman who spent
20 years on the Susanville City Council and
served a term as mayor, who, as a member
of the Susanville Sportsmen’s Club
brought the Junior Fishing Derby back to
Susanville after a 20-year absence in 1989.
Now this isn’t a criticism of our youth in
any way. Let’s let the children be children.
Saturday is a day when they should have
fun and create a memory of one of those
glorious days of
childhood when they
DITORIAL
have the river and the
creek all to themselves a week before the
fishing season officially opens, a day when
the local waters roil with recently planted
fish put there just for them through the
generous donations of local businesses,
individuals and even government entities,
a day when they have a chance to maybe
haul in a lunker and win a shiny, new
bicycle. But as we older folk watch the
derby pass us by, we should recognize the
community’s contributions that make it
happen. And when we see one of those
little ones smile and we smile back at them
and we all smile together, we should pause
and offer a big thank you to the memory of
Doug Sayers.
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OPINIONS
LETTERS
Local school boards
Why should we be concerned
about Jefferson? It will not
happen no matter how we vote.
But very dead is better than a
struggling idea. The lead
proponents in Shasta and
Siskiyou counties have been
reported to have closed their
bank accounts. They are seeking
a revised approach since they
have antagonized and divided
boards of supervisors across the
north state. They have been
unable to find a single California
legislator to support them in
introducing State of Jefferson
legislation. A “yes” vote on
Measure G might revive some
hope, and they could go back to
their Nevada County petition,
which is currently dead for lack
of adequate valid signatures.
Do we really want Jefferson? If
not, we should tell our neighbors
why.
We do not want Jefferson for
its poverty. It will hurt our
students. California sends an
extra $25,000,000 to assist in
Lassen County schools operation
— sent to us compliments of
Southern California and the
greater Bay Area.
For the past 25 years my
educational decisions have been
limited to which college class I
will take. The thoughts that
follow are solely suggestions you
as a school trustee may have to
consider should this county leave
California to join the state of
Jefferson. I take little pleasure in
these suggestions, which I state
as accomplished facts, for they
are hurtful to our children’s
education, but with more than a
50 percent reduction in school
budgets, cuts will have to be
made. Again, it would be you, the
board members, making the
unfortunate decisions.
Without California’s help, we
lose the Susanville Elementary
School District, Lassen
Union High School District, etc.
to a single countywide
administration. We lose our
transportation system and our
extra curricular programs,
including all athletics. We lose
many, if not all, of our teacher
aides, several of our teachers
and some educational days and
hours.
Certainly, we lose smaller class
size, some instructional
materials, and replacement or
new textbooks. As class sizes
grow and enrollment declines,
Susanville must consider
closing one school and the high
school closing one or more
buildings, thus reducing site
operating costs. Even earlier,
districts will have to reduce
custodial and maintenance
personnel district wide. As a last
resort, a truly unacceptable
choice, we may have to resort
to dropping one or more grade
levels. In a few words, we lose the
level of quality education we
now provide.
As poor as Jefferson will be, at
least a few in Lassen County are
proposing school closure and
utilizing countywide home
schooling.
to the
I encourage you, the board
members, to adopt the board of
trustees resolution opposing
Measure G.
I encourage you, the Lassen
County voters, to reject Measure
G and vote no on this issue.
Marshall Leve
Susanville
Keep our recycling local
Just read in the paper that
some outsider recycling business
wants to push its way into our
county, taking advantage of an
overstepping of power by the unelected busybodies at CalRecycle,
who shut down USA recycling
despite the orders of a judge. It’s
a real miscarriage of justice,
that some nobody suit from
Sacramento determined what
was best for Lassen County, not
caring one bit how it would
impact the people of Lassen
County.
Also to point out that this
outsider recycling company is
giving the line of it will protect
the interest of state money and
never take cans illegally, really ...
is, well, I have a few choice
words about this company
owner’s thinking. First of all, it
has been proven in a court of law
by a judge that USA did nothing
wrong. But some pipsqueak in a
suit says otherwise. Just who put
that guy in charge? He wasn’t
elected to office, that’s for sure.
It’s also a line of bull from this
outsider recycling company, that
this county can’t support two
recycling sites. It did for years,
Bullseye and USA. Now with
both of them out of commission,
all of a sudden a new company
comes in, wanting to open a site
here. If that’s the case, then why
is it just coming out in the open.
Smells like some kickbacks and
back room deals might have been
made.
We in this county have to
demand that the city and the
county do everything they can to
back up USA Recycling and not
allow some outsider company
from Red Bluff to come here. We
want USA Recycling back ... not
some recycling corporation. I
also think it’s a bunch of bull
that people from Lassen county
would drive all the way to Red
Bluff to turn in cans to this
recycling company, it would be a
huge waste of money and gas.
To quote Hamlet “Something’s
rotten in the state of Denmark”
And this whole bit of some out of
county big recycling company
wants to come here to replace
USA.
We of Lassen County should
keep our businesses including
recycling as local as possible.
Thank you.
Erik L. Staehle
Susanville
Fire protection district taxes
The ballot measure, “M.” This
measure would authorize the
new Hallelujah Fire Protection
District, should its information
be affirmed by a vote of the
electorate of the district, to
assess a special property tax
against all taxable real property
E D I TO R
commencing in fiscal year 20052006 (based on the use of the
property) for fire suppression,
prevention, rescue and
emergency medical services
within the Hallelujah Fire
Protection District in the
following amounts:
Improved single family
residential: $161.54 per unit per
parcel through fiscal year 20102011.
Improved commercial: $274.83
per parcel through fiscal year
2010-2011. It would decrease in
fiscal year 2011-2012 to the
following amounts.
Improved single family
residential: $137.34 per unit.
Improved commercial: $250.63
per unit, until changed.
The above statement is an
impartial analysis of ordinance,
or Measure M. If you desire a
copy of the ordinance or
measure, please call the election
official’s office at 251-8217 and a
copy will be mailed at no cost to
you.
For the past five fiscal years,
the fire tax should get a refund of
$121.00.
The Lassen County auditor has
told me that a credit would be
taken off the 2016-2017 tax roll
instead of returning the $121 to
the rightful owners.
If the over payment paid was
returned to the people who were
unfairly taxed, there would be
thousands of dollars that could
be spent in Lassen County.
If anyone would like to file a
class action lawsuit, see if you
could get a lawyer to handle the
case. It is our money I am talking
about, what right does the Fire
District have to do what they
want to do with your money?
Charles I. Waters
Nevada City, California
Future of higher
education in Jefferson
For many years students have
looked to Lassen Community
College to further their
education beyond high school,
and to build varied job skills.
Lassen Community College is in
serious trouble if the state of
Jefferson were to be established.
Lassen College gets just over $3
million from all local sources,
but $12 million from the state of
California. Without California
funding, the college could be
forced to close. Jefferson has no
fiscal resources to replace the
millions lost. Options for the
college would be increasing
tuition from about $1,500 per
college year to over $8,000. The
probability is that very few local
students could afford this. For
out-of-state students, the cost
could be much more. Adding to
the probability of closing would
be the college’s need to
significantly increase class size.
Bigger classes will increase the
chance of class cancellation due
to lack of enrollment.
The college could consider
reestablishing the college-high
school district it had for 50 years,
except that there may no longer
be a high school district either if
Jefferson were to be established.
Whatever the options considered,
Jefferson would seriously impact
Lassen Community College.
What about our public
California universities? No
universities (University of
California and the California
state system) means out-of-state
tuition at a financial level few
Jefferson residents could afford.
In addition, there would be no instate scholarship funds available,
which are currently provided
system-wide for California
residents.
Vote NO on Measure G. Let’s
keep Lassen College and our
access to California public
universities.
Georgianne R. Hall
Susanville
We need intellectual honesty
“Lassen County will take 50
years to recover.” “Businesses
will leave, empty homes will
burn down, and crime will run
rampant.” These are some of the
intellectually dishonest and fear
monger claims by some within
the Keep It California crowd.
There is no rational or prudent
reasoning behind these
accusations except to make you
afraid and to “keep you” under
their preferred system of
control.
I don’t enjoy having to address
these types of claims directly. It
is better to spend time sharing
information and challenging
ideas. How do we challenge
hyperbole and outright
dishonesty without it turning
into a mud slinging match?
That’s not my intent but I do
want to point the tactics being
pushed.
What metric should we use to
calculate the need of 50 years for
our county to recover
economically? As I have stated
and will continue to state, Lassen
County has lost $50 million in
wealth from 1992-2014. That
includes the wealth that has
moved into the county still
leaving us with a net negative of
$50 million. Do we want to
“keep” that trend going? Where
is the recovery from that loss
going to come from? California is
going to create more government
jobs so our family and neighbors
can continue to commute from
Washoe County? Does that seem
like a reasonable solution?
Aren’t you tired of being called a
“welfare county?”
Susanville has experienced an
upward crime trend for well over
15 years now nearly doubling the
2005 Crime Index of 888 to 1,654
in 2014. Our sheriff ’s department
needs more funding. How are we
going to bear that burden and
give them the help they need if
our wealth continues to leave
Lassen County?
Susanville has had some chain
stores open recently and it is
nice to have more businesses, but
what will sustain those new
businesses along side our old
businesses? They are all
competing for the same
See Letters, page 9B
High Speed Rail’s next stop: Political Hall of Shame
WHERE I STAND
BETSEY HODGES
LASSEN COUNTY TIMES
and
OFFICER OF
SENATOR TED GAINES
If you thought the Bay Bridge
construction fiasco would reign
forever as California’s worst,
most unsurpassable example of a
government project running
wildly over budget, you are in for
a bitter surprise. High Speed
Rail is on pace to be the grand
champion money waster in
California history and needs to
be stopped before our citizens
take an unprecedented fleecing.
As a reminder, the Bay Bridge
was initially slated for a retrofit
after its dramatic and tragic
failure during the 1989 Loma
Prieta earthquake. In 1995 the
cost estimate stood at $250
million. By 1997 it was $1.3
billion. In 2001, $2.6 billion, and
finally $6.5 billion at completion,
but even that estimate doesn’t
include interest costs, which
could push the final cost to $13
billion.
Now comes High Speed Rail
(HSR), whose initial $33 billion
total cost estimate has already
ballooned to more than $60
billion, and the story is about to
get worse. With construction in
its infancy, the California Rail
Authority is facing potential cost
overruns of $400 million dollars
on just the first 29 miles of the
500+ mile project. And this is on
the flat and sparse Central Valley.
What will the cost overruns be in
the infinitely more crowded and
complex Bay Area, LA and San
Diego?
We shouldn’t view this overrun
as an anomaly, but a preview. It’s
further proof that every HSR
number should be disregarded
and that the state is really
obligating itself to build a project
with an open-ended cost,
taxpayers be damned.
Their own, recently updated
business plan shows that they’ve
identified only $20.7 billion in
funding for their $64.2 billion in
costs (and there is zero chance
that $64.2 billion number doesn’t
explode into something
drastically higher). Where will
the rest of the money come
from? They are hoping for some
more federal funding and for
continued “cap-and-trade”
revenue, but those are hardly
guaranteed. The cap-and-trade
program is scheduled to expire in
2020.
Moving forward with such an
unrealistic and unlikely
financing scheme is really a leap
of bad faith on the part HSR.
They are playing a cynical game
where they will waste $20 billion
dollars, in hopes that the state
(read: taxpayers) will have to see
the fantasy project through to the
end after sinking so much money
into the “investment.”
It should speak volumes that
private investors, required under
the terms of the initial HSR plan,
have stayed completely on the
sidelines. No investors will risk
their own money on the project,
but politicians gambling tens of
billions of your tax dollars is just
fine.
On April 4 I attended an
oversight hearing on the updated
HSR business plan, where
legislators and bullet train
representatives went back and
forth on the new timelines,
routes and funding proposals.
One group did not have a seat at
the table: The opposition. They
did not get to speak! On a project
this big, with a brief but
conspicuous history of wildly
inaccurate cost estimates, the
critics should be more than a
silent ATM.
Every assumption used to
justify the initial High Speed Rail
proposal approved by the voters
in 2008 proved to be overly
optimistic at best, purposely
misleading at worst. The
ridership projections have been
slashed, the train speed cut, and,
predictably, the updated cost
estimate looks nothing like the
2008 version.
This is not the “Train to
Nowhere” as it’s been derided –
we should be so lucky. Its last
stop is in the Political Hall of
Shame. To build it is to rob
Californians of the desperately
needed roads, water storage and
other meaningful infrastructure
projects those tax dollars could
buy. To build it is to doom
taxpayers to perpetual subsidies
to prop up the ultimate green
vanity project.
Senator Gaines represents the
1st Senate District, which includes
all or parts of Lassen, Alpine, El
Dorado, Modoc, Nevada, Placer,
Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta,
Sierra and Siskiyou counties.
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
It’s tax time, but corporations aren’t paying
WHERE I STAND
FRANK CLEMENTE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tax Day offers a stark
reminder of the difference
between those of us who pay
all our taxes every year and
the big corporations that
don’t. While families and
small businesses scramble to
file their returns each April,
multinational corporations
are free to indefinitely ignore
a $700 billion U.S. tax bill they
owe on $2.4 trillion in profits
stashed offshore.
American corporations owe
U.S. taxes on all their income
wherever made, but thanks to
a loophole called deferral,
they don’t have to pay the bill
on offshore profits till they
bring the money home. Not
surprisingly, this special tax
break has encouraged
companies to hold more and
more of their profits
overseas.
Corporate offshore tax
avoidance can be curbed. In
fact, the Obama
administration did it earlier
this month. The Treasury
Department issued new rules
that make it harder for
American corporations to
shift their legal address to a
foreign country in order to
wipe out the U.S. taxes they
owe on their offshore
earnings.
The most immediate effect
of this much-needed reform
was to kill one of these phony
relocations—called
“inversions”—by the
pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
It was trying to permanently
dodge up to $35 billion in
taxes, according to an
investigation by Americans
for Tax Fairness. Once
Treasury issued new rules
denying these tax benefits,
Pfizer gave up its inversion
attempt.
A frustrating twist to
corporate tax dodging on
overseas earnings is that
much of that offshore money
was not made where these
corporations say it was. They
use accounting maneuvers to
shift earnings made in the
United States to thousands of
offshore subsidiaries located
in tax havens. (One of the
new Treasury regulations
tries to limit this practice, as
well.)
The Treasury’s recent
reforms are an important
step towards ending the most
blatant forms of offshore
corporate tax dodging, but
Congress needs to reform the
tax laws so Pfizer and the rest
of the handful of huge
corporations that owe the
bulk of the unpaid taxes are
finally forced to pay up. The
sums owed are staggering:
Apple’s share is $61 billion,
Microsoft’s is $35 billion and
Citigroup’s is $13 billion,
according to their corporate
filings analyzed by Citizens
for Tax Justice.
Deferral is not the only
special tax break
corporation’s exploit. Armies
of corporate lawyers and
lobbyists regularly descend
on Capitol Hill to craft tax
laws for the exclusive benefit
of wealthy corporate
executives and shareholders.
For instance, we taxpayers
subsidize huge CEO pay
packages at a cost of $5
billion a year.
But deferral is the biggest
corporate loophole and
closing it would do a lot of
good. Here’s just one sample
of how we could use the $700
billion in existing offshore
profits: $470 billion to double
highway and mass transit
repair and maintenance for
each of the next seven years;
$75 billion to give all low- and
moderate-income four-yearolds high-quality preschool
for the next decade; $61
billion over 10 years to put
nine million worthy students
through community college
tuition-free; $67 billion to
expand the Earned Income
Tax Credit to include
childless workers and noncustodial parents for 10 years;
and $27 billion to increase by
50 percent the National
Cancer Institute’s budget
through 2027.
In addition to the
important services provided,
such vital community
investments create millions of
good-paying jobs and improve
local economies and Main
Street businesses.
Tax Day is a fitting time to
consider this simple, sobering
truth: when corporations
dodge their fair share of
taxes, the rest of us pick up
the tab. That means we either
pay more taxes ourselves; get
stuck with inadequate
services; rack up more debt—
or some sad combination of
all three.
So this Tax Day — after
you’ve found your last receipt
and filled out your final form
— remember all of America’s
tax-dodging corporations and
ask yourself: if I’m paying
today, why aren’t they paying
what they owe? Then, more
importantly, ask your
members of Congress.
R E M E M B E R WH E N
140 years ago
We hear parties talking of making an
attempt to get over the mountains to
Oroville or Chico with teams. Better
wait yet for about six weeks when there
may be a possibility of making it.
70 years ago
A new, two-bedroom house for $2,450
at the factory may be one answer to the
veterans’ housing problems.
This week Goodyear released some
facts about its new factory-built
Wingfoot Houses. As soon as the
government will OK the use of
material, the company says it is ready
to start producing.
They are shipped in sections eightfeet-wide. Living space consists of
kitchen-dining-living room, two
bedrooms, bath and two clothes closets.
Much of the usual furniture is built in
and equipment includes an icebox, gas
range, automatic water heater and a
circulation heater.
Such a house admittedly is not the
permanent and beautiful place most
young couples dream about. But think
how fast a couple dozen of those places
would sell here today.
45 years ago
An editorial piece for a local
newspaper said: One of the major
crises in solving the welfare problem in
the United States is whether a recipient
of public support can be redeemed
from a life of dependency on the
taxpayer.
Tragically, there has been little
success in achieving this goal, despite
attempts by both government and
private industry.
And, as the number of persons
dependent upon welfare skyrockets, the
problem is magnified. Each generation
which depends upon public support
and each man and woman who cannot
find work and accepts money to
survive, perpetuates a society which
cannot or will not sustain itself.
25 years ago
Spring sunshine and enthusiasm
heralded the opening of the Lassen
County Historical Society’s museum
with festivities including sales of
newly reprinted editions of the Asa
Merrill Fairfield’s Pioneer Society of
Lassen County.
Among the displays at the Lassen
County Historical Society is vintage
clothing, along with household
antiques, quilts, toy and tools. Visitors
can also see a collection of photos of
early Susanville and the area.
20 years ago
Looking from the cab of his pickup
truck at the massive pile of tangled and
broken timbers, he reflected, “It was
just God’s blessing there was no one on
the ground when it went down.”
Extreme high winds ripped through
west Susanville last week snapping 12
inch diameter timber support poles and
bringing the 43-year-old Paul Bunyan
Lumber Company shed crashing to
the ground.
15 years ago
At its April meeting, the Lassen
Municipal Utility District revealed its
plan to pursue a long-term power
purchase contract with a coalition of
irrigation companies in the Pacific
Northwest.
10 years ago
Lassen County Sheriff Steve Warren
says his department is down to just 15
officers.
His rather surprising admission came
during a town hall meeting in Doyle in
the month of April, after Supervisor
Jack Hanson introduced him.
Not only is the sheriff ’s department
looking for five new and qualified
officers, Warren said he also needs an
additional $300,000 after the new fiscal
year starts in June.
Last year
Surrounded by quilts and pretty
settings, attendees at the annual Honey
Lake Hospice Afternoon Tea were
treated to a delightful day.
According to the organizer, Honey
Lake Hospice was able to raise about
$4,500 through ticket sales, silent
auctions and raffles from the event.
LETTERS, from page 8B
diminishing pool of wealth.
Start-Up New York is a
program New York State
began a few years back to
attract new businesses by
offering 10 years of tax
exemption as long as certain
criteria are met. It is a
temporary and very strict
tactic but offering incentives
for businesses to invest in
your State/county/region is
reality. Proudly proclaiming,
“Businesses want to be here
because we’re California!” is
not a good economic model.
California is still in $427
billion in rising debt and has
lost $58 billion in wealth
since 1992. This is not merely
job losses or businesses
closing. This is wealth
migration out of California
to other States.
We should be on the
receiving end of the
continuous wealth migration
out of California and we can
be with a new State that has
a stable economic growth
environment, not merely a
gimmick like Start-Up New
York.
We are not servants of the
government and per the
California Constitution
Article 1 Section 3, “The
people have the right to
instruct their
representatives...” Let’s
instruct our representatives
by voting Yes on G.
Joseph Turner
Milford, CA
Re: Jefferson,
CDCR/CalFire
conservation camps
Voters going to the polls to
vote on Measure G should
review all the pro and cons
of separating from the State
of California. This includes
reviewing the impact of
losing all the conservation
camps within the boundaries
of the new state. Anyone
living in Lassen County or
northern California for any
length of time knows the
value of the existing
CDCR/CalFire conservation
camps, a partnership
between Corrections and
CalFire. Per authority from
CalFire, inmate trained fire
fighters respond to wild fires
throughout the state of
California. During the off
season, inmate crews are
available to work on local
state, county and
community projects.
The partnership between
CalFire and Corrections has
a long successful history for
developing a skilled fire
suppression force. California
Correctional Center
provides the inmate labor.
CalFire provides the
training of inmates and
supervision of crews on wild
fires and work projects. Due
to the years of employee
experience and cooperation
between the two agencies,
inmate crews are turned
into a skilled fire
suppression machine. If the
state separates, the counties
involved will lose an entity
that has been taken for
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granted and will be difficult
to replace.
The consequences of
losing the current camps are
something to consider. The
area will lose multiple
proven fire suppression
teams. The state employees
from both agencies wanting
to continue their state
careers will have to transfer
to another camp in
California. Local business
communities will lose the
benefits of the camp payroll.
Fire suppression teams may
not be available when
needed to combat wild fires
or fixes threatening
residential areas.
As of today it is still
undecided which counties
will opt to separate from the
state of California. There
are seven or eight
conservation camps in those
counties that are
considering. Two of those
camps are in Lassen County.
At least two others are
within a hundred miles of
Susanville and capable of
responding to the area if
needed. It is very expensive
to open a conservation camp
with ongoing costs to
purchase and to maintain
the equipment. It could be
several months or a few
years before Jefferson’s
newly appointed
government agencies with
fiscal restraints could
provide the level of fire
protection needed in
Northern California.
Proponents of Jefferson
need to inform the voters of
their plan to suppress fires
prior to the vote on measure
G. It is an important issue.
Bill Merkle
Susanville
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Don’t miss these
great local events
It’s easy to get the word out
about your entertainment
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and Entertainment Calendar!
Just call Sam Williams at
257-5321 or email information
to
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Wednesday, April 20
Area Rotary Club
Speech Contest
The Area Rotary Club
Speech Contest will be held
at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20
at the Lassen High School
Student Union.
Lassen County Arts
Council Adult Coloring
Club
The Lassen County Arts
Council hosts the Adult
Coloring Club from 1 to 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, April 20 at
the gallery, located at 807
Cottage St. Bring your own
supplies.
257-5222.
Lassen Gateway Coalition
Centennial Reception and
The Lassen Gateway
Coalition presents the
Centennial Reception and
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20 at
Lassen Volcanic National
Park, 38050 Highway 36 E.
For more information, go
to nps.gov.
Just look at the wingspan of this great horned owl as it launches into flight. Photos by Jan Ramelli
Thursday, April 21
Lassen County Chamber
of Commerce Mixer
The Lassen County
Chamber of Commerce
presents its monthly mixer,
hosted by High Sierra
Collision and Towing, 472-635
Johnstonville Road, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 21. For more
information, call 257-4323.
Friday, April 22
Blue Star Mom’s
Spring Craft Fair
The Soaring Eagles
Chapter of the Blue Star
Mothers present a Spring
Craft Fair from 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday, April 22 at the
Veterans Hall Memorial
Hall, 1205 Main St. in
Susanville.
Lynda at 249-2774.
Mama owl keeps a close eye on her brood from a
nearby branch.
Jan Ramelli, the executive director at Eagle Lake Villiage, discovered a
family of great horned owls and their nest when she arrived in
Susanville last July. She said when she went back this year, she was
rewarded with a glimpse of three growing owlets and mama watching
from a branch nearby.
We have added window washing to our services.
15% OFF April Carpet Cleaning
when you combine with our window
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Saturday, April 23
Blue Star Mom’s
Spring Craft Fair
The Soaring Eagles
Chapter of the Blue Star
Mothers present a Spring
Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the
Veterans Memorial Hall,
1205 Main St. in Susanville.
Lynda at 249-2774.
Lassen Sportsmens Club
26th Annual Junior
Fishing Derby
The Lassen Sportsmens
Club hosts the 26th Annual
Junior Fishing Derby from 5
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April
23. Registration will be held
from 5 to 9 a.m. at
Susanville’s Memorial Park.
This year’s derby is
dedicated to the memory of
Doug Sayers.
Don at 339-2153 or Jim at 2516828.
Booking Signing
At Margie’s Book Nook
Local author Dianna
Henning will sign copies of
her new book of poetry,
“Cathedral of the Hand,”
from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
April 23 at Margie’s Book
Nook.
257-2392.
Wednesday, April 27
Knights Of Columbus
Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, April 27 at
Monsignor Moran Hall, 140
N. Weatherlow St. The
evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
for early birds and continues
at 7 p.m.
249-0022.
Friday, April 29
Susanville Swing Concert
The Susanville Symphony
Society presents the
Susanville Swing Concert at
7 p.m. Friday, April 29 at the
Veterans Memorial Hall in
Susanville.
310-8111 or go to
SusanvilleSymphony.com.
Saturday, April 30
Spring Home, Garden and
Outdoor Recreation Show
The Lassen County
Chamber of Commerce
presents the annual Spring
Home, Garden and Outdoor
Recreation Show from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lassen
County Fairgrounds, located
at 195 Russell Avenue.
257-4323.
Susanville Swing Concert
The Susanville Symphony
Society presents the
Susanville Swing Concert at
7 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at
the Veterans Memorial Hall
in Susanville.
310-8111 or go to
SusanvilleSymphony.com.
Booking Signing
At Margie’s Book Nook
Local author Tara Nielsen
will sign copies of her new
book of poetry, “The Music
Box, A Story of Hope” from
noon to 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 30 at Margie’s Book
Nook.
257-2392.
Wednesday, May 4
Knights Of
Columbus Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, May 4 at
Monsignor Moran Hall, 140
N. Weatherlow St. The
evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
for early birds and continues
at 7 p.m.
249-0022.
Lassen County Arts
Council Adult
Coloring Club
The Lassen County Arts
Council hosts the Adult
Coloring Club from 1 to 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at the
gallery, located at 807
Cottage St. Bring your own
supplies, 807 Cottage Street.
257-5222 or go to
lassencountyartscouncil.org.
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Correct telephone
number for Air
Force recruiter
Those who wish to join the
Air Force or learn more
information can call Air
Force recruiter Tech
Sergeant Angelo Mejia at
320-3279.
The number was incorrect
in the Tuesday, April 12
edition of the newspaper.
The Times regrets
the error.
Richmond Elementary School holds spring performance
Richmond Elementary School
students, kindergarten
through third grade, perform
western songs for their spring
performance Wednesday,
April 13. These students sing
“Home On the Range.” Photos
by Ashley Arey
At their spring performance, students at Richmond School sing “Get Along Little Doggie,” while
using hand-made visuals.
Richmond students do the “Hokey Pokey” at their spring performance Wednesday, April 13.
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Two-day spaces start at $60
June 18-19
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Contact Hildy Langewis
(530) 873-4720
Lassen Community College is
hosting an information-packed
afternoon for our college
community.
[email protected]
Financial Aid
representatives and
staff will be available
to help new and
continuing students
understand their
options, including how
to obtain funds, and
how to make the best
choices when it
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their education.
Give your children a lifetime of
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grants, loans, scholarships,
and work-study
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SPORTS
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 1C
and
RECREATION
Lassen Cougars beat Feather River at home in extra innings
Joshua McEachern
Sports Writer
[email protected]
It’s so easy to get your
local sporting events
listed in the Lassen
County Times’ sports
calendar. Just call Sports
Editor Josh McEachern at
257-5321 or e-mail your
calendar information to
[email protected].
Tuesday, April 19
Lassen Community
College softball
Lassen vs. Napa
11 a.m. • Napa
Lassen High
School golf
Lassen @ West Valley
12 p.m. • Tucker Oaks
Lassen High
School softball
Lassen vs. West Valley
3 p.m. • Cottonwood
Lassen High
School baseball
Lassen vs. Yreka
4 p.m. • Memorial Park
Wednesday, April 20
Lassen High
School track
Lassen @ NAL West Valley
3:30 p.m. • West Valley
Thursday, April 21
Lassen High
School golf
Lassen @ Diamond Mt.
12 p.m. • Lassen
Lassen High
School softball
Lassen vs. West Valley
4 p.m. • Lassen
Friday, April 22
Lassen Community
College softball
Lassen vs. Shasta
12 p.m. • Redding
Lassen High
School softball
Lassen vs. Bishop O’Dowd
2:15 p.m. • Oakland
Lassen Community
College baseball
Lassen vs. Siskiyous
Lassen High
School baseball
Lassen vs. Yreka
4 p.m. • Yreka
Saturday, April 23
Lassen Community
College baseball
Lassen vs. Siskiyous
Lassen Community
College softball
Lassen vs. Redwoods
12 p.m. • Eureka
Tuesday, April 26
Lassen High
School baseball
Lassen vs. Central Valley
4 p.m. • Shasta Lake
Thursday, April 28
Lassen Community
College baseball
Lassen vs. Redwoods
11 a.m. • Eureka
Lassen High School golf
Lassen @ Central Valley
12 p.m. • Tierra Oaks
On Thursday, April 7 the
baseball team went down to
Quincy to compete in a
doubleheader against
Feather River Community
College. Lassen struggled in
both games, dropping the
first game of the series 11-1
and then the second game 114. After two tough losses the
Cougars headed back home
to host Feather River at
Memorial Park on Friday,
April 8. The Cougars had
better luck with the comfort
of home field and beat
Feather River 6-5 in extra
innings.
The first game was pretty
much all Feather River and
the Cougars scored only one
run, which came in the
seventh inning. Feather
River had scored six runs in
the first two innings and by
the seventh innings the
Cougars were down 8-1.
The game ended in the
bottom of the eighth after
Feather River scored three
more runs to put them over
the top of Lassen 11-1.
Hunter Pierce started for
the Cougars, pitching three
innings and facing 19 batters.
Pierce struck out one, gave
up five hits and six earned
runs. Ryan Sharpe would
pitch the final 4.2 innings,
facing 22 batters. Sharpe
struck out three, allowed
seven hits and one earned
run.
Hunter Morris led the
Cougar offense, finishing the
game 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Nick Cibula finished the
game 1-for-2. Ryan Smith and
Parker Oliver both went 1for-3 and Oliver had a run
scored.
The second game of the
doubleheader went a little
better for the Cougars in that
they were able to put
multiple runs on the board.
Lassen was a bit more
relaxed in the second game
but had trouble stopping
Feather River from scoring a
lot of runs.
The game started off with
both team’s defenses holding
up through the third inning
with zero runs on the board.
But in the top of the fourth
Lassen banged in a run to
take a lead that was short
lived when Feather River
drove in seven runs in the
bottom of the fourth.
Feather River picked up
one run in the fifth inning
and at the top of the seventh
the Cougars mounted a small
rally that started with a
single by Cibula to score
Kevin Montgomery and Ryan
Smith. The third run was
driven in by Mike Smith,
when he singled and brought
in Cibula.
After the small rally the
Cougars had cut Feather
River’s lead in half. However,
See Cougars, page 3C
Cougars third
baseman Zach
Schmidt tracks
down and
catches a pop up.
Photo by Jake
Jacobson
Race Schedule:
April 23, 2016
May 7, 2016
June 4, 2016 in Quincy, Napa Gold Series
June 11, 2016, Napa Gold Series
June 17, 2016
July 4, 2016
July 23, 2016, Fair Race, Napa Gold Series
August 5, 2016
August 6, 2016 in Quincy, Napa Gold Series
August 20, 2016
September 9, 2016
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2C Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Lady Grizzlies do well at tournament, start league
Joshua McEachern
Sports Writer
[email protected]
The Lassen High School
girl’s softball team traveled
to Southern California to
compete in the Lincoln
Tournament on Wednesday,
March 30 through Saturday,
April 2. The Lady Grizzlies
faced six teams and finished
the tournament 4-1-1. After
beating Taft in their first
game the Lady Grizzlies
faced Culver City and tied 11. After tying, the two teams
faced off in a second match
where Culver City won 9-1.
After the loss, Lassen went
on to win its final three
games, beating King/Drew
11-3, Lincoln 3-0 and San
Gabriel 9-1.
After the tournament the
Lady Grizzlies played against
Oroville High School on
Friday, April 8 and won 12-0.
Lassen then started its
league play when the team
traveled to Yreka High
School for a doubleheader on
Tuesday, April 12. The Lady
Grizzlies split the series,
winning 7-3 the first game
and came up just short 3-2 in
the second.
Culver City
Culver City High School
was a tough match up for the
Lady Grizzlies and was the
most challenging team
Lassen faced in the
tournament. The first game
was a low scoring one, with
both teams having great
pitching and good defense.
There was only one run
scored by each team,
although Lassen out hit
Culver City five hits to three
hits. The Lady Cougars were
unable to score some runners
to put them over the top and
the game ended in a tie 1-1.
Carli Lewis pitched a
complete game for the Lady
Grizzlies, facing 25 batters.
She struck out 10 batters and
allowed two hits with one
earned run.
Jesse Kirby finished the
game 2-for-3. Dani Nevis
finished the game 1-for-3
with a run scored and Mia
Torres was 1-for-3 with an
RBI double. Both Christina
Torres and Carissa Shaffer
finished 1-for-3.
Lassen played Culver City
in a tiebreaker, but things
didn’t go the Lady Grizzlies’
way. Lassen managed to
score one run in the bottom
of the fifth but were held
scoreless in the other six
innings. Both teams kept
each other from scoring until
the fourth when Culver City
scored the first two runs,
then went on to score seven
more runs in the fifth and
sixth to knock off Lassen late
in the game.
Hayley Mullen started on
the mound for Lassen, where
she pitched 1.1 innings and
faced 10 batters. She struck
out one and allowed one hit.
Callie Wemple was brought
in for the remainder of the
game, pitching 5.2 innings.
She faced 29 batters, striking
out nine and giving up six
hits.
Ava Steele finished the
game against Culver City
batting 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Lainey Nevis went 1-for-3
with a run scored. Myrissa
Geer finished the game 1-for1 and Shaffer finished 1-for-3.
King Drew Magnet
Lassen didn’t have much
trouble beating King Drew
Magnet High School, scoring
11 runs in the first three
innings. The Lady Grizzlies
started the first inning with
one run then rallied in the
second and third innings for
five runs in each. King Drew
Magnet finally scored three
runs in the bottom of the
fourth inning, but that was
all they could manage and
the game ended after the
fourth inning, in favor of
Lassen.
Wemple took to the mound
as the starter and pitched all
four innings of play. She
faced 17 batters, striking out
seven, giving up two hits and
two earned runs.
Dani Nevis and Mia Torres
led the team in hitting. Nevis
The Lassen
softball team
and Lincoln
softball team
take a photo
together after
the Lincoln
Tournament.
Photo submitted
finished 3-for-3 with a home
run, three runs scored and
four RBIs. Torres finished 3for-3 with a double and triple,
she had two RBIs and two
runs score. Steele finished 1for-2 with three RBIs. Kerby
and Garyn Harlan were 1-for1; Kerby with two runs
scored and Harlan with one
run scored. Both Shaffer and
Lainey Nevis finished 1-for-3
with a run scored.
Lincoln
Against Lincoln High
School the Lady Grizzlies got
their first shutout of the
tournament. Lassen came
out ready to hit, scoring one
run in the first inning and
two runs in the second
inning to jump out 3-0. The
Lady Grizzlies held Lincoln
to only two hits and kept
them from scoring any runs.
After the second inning
Lincoln was able to hold
Lassen but was unable to get
anything going to produce
runs and Lassen went on to
win it 3-0.
Lewis pitched the shutout
for the Lady Grizzlies and
pitched the entire game. She
faced 20 batters, striking out
just over half with 11 Ks and
was just two hits from a no
hitter.
Harlan finished the game
for the Lady Grizzlies 2-for-3
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with an RBI double. Mia
Torres was 2-for-3 with one
run scored. Lewis finished
the game 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Steele was 1-for-2 with a run
scored.
San Gabriel
The Lady Grizzlies faced
San Gabriel High School in
their final game of the
tournament and had little
trouble adding another win
to their overall record. It
again only took Lassen five
innings to score enough runs
to end the game early, with
Lassen scoring in each
inning except the fourth.
By the third inning Lassen
had its best inning by adding
four runs to their score to
make it a 7-0 game. In the top
of the fifth San Gabriel was
able to pick up one run to
keep from getting shut out
and Lassen added two more
runs sealing their win over
San Gabriel 9-1.
Lewis started and pitched
three innings, facing 13
batters, striking out seven
with no hits allowed. Wemple
came in and closed for
Lassen, pitching the last two
innings. She faced eight
batters, struck out one and
allowed no hits.
Christing Torres was 2-for2 with a run scored and a two
run triple. Dani Nevis
finished the game going 3-for4 with two runs scored and
an RBI. Shaffer finished 2for-3 with a run scored and
an RBI. Lainey Nevis and
Lewis both finished 1-for-2.
Nevis had an RBI and two
runs scored and Lewis had
an RBI. Steele finished the
game 1-for-3 with a run
scored and a two run double.
Oroville
The Lady Grizzlies played
great against Oroville and
compiled their seventh
shutout of the season.
Lassen came out big in the
first inning, rallying for six
runs.
Pitching and defense kept
Oroville from putting runs
on the board and in the
second inning Lassen picked
up a single run. After two
quite innings from both
teams the Lady Grizzlies
went on another flurry of
hits, scoring five runs and
bumping their lead to 12-0 for
the win in five innings.
Lewis was the starting
pitcher for the Lady
Grizzlies, pitching two
innings. She faced six batters
and struck out half with no
earned runs. Callie Wemple
pitched the final three
innings for Lassen, facing 10
batters; she struck out one
and gave up no hits or
earned runs.
Christina Torres was 3-for4 with an RBI triple and
three runs scored. Carli
Lewis was 1-for-1 with a run
scored. Ava Steele was 2-for-4
with an RBI double, an RBI
triple and two runs scored.
Mia Torres was 2-for-3 with a
run scored and two RBIs.
Dani Nevis was 2-for-3 with a
run scored and two RBIs.
Garyn Harlan was 1-for-3
with a three run triple.
Yreka
The Lady Grizzlies played
their first two league games
against Yreka High School in
a doubleheader on the road.
Lassen started the first game
with a run scored in their
first at bat. Lassen then went
on to score two runs in both
the third and fourth innings
while holding Yreka to zero
making the score 5-0.
By the sixth inning the
Lady Grizzlies made sure to
add two more runs to their
lead but in the bottom of the
inning Yreka tried to mount
a come back by scoring three
runs. However Lassen
stopped them at three runs
and held the Lady Miners in
the final innings to win 7-3.
Lewis pitched all seven
innings for the Lady
Grizzlies and faced 26
batters. She struck out 16,
allowed three hits and three
earned runs.
Mia Torres finished the
game batting 1,000 going 4for-4 with one run scored and
four RBIs. Christina Torres
was 2-for-3 with two runs
scored. Jesse Kerby was 1-for2 with two RBIs. Carissa
Shaffer and Dani Nevis were
1-for-3 with two runs scored.
The second game of the
doubleheader had Yreka
scoring only three points but
the Lady Grizzlies only
managed to score two runs
for their first league loss.
Lewis started on the
mound pitching 2.2 innings,
facing 10 batters and striking
out four of them. She allowed
no hits and no earned runs.
Wemple closed the game,
facing 19 batters, striking out
five, while giving up three
hits and three earned runs.
Christina Torres was 2-for4 with and RBI. Shaffer
finished the game 1-for-2 with
with an RBI.
LCC rodeo members do well at West Hills and Fresno
Joshua McEachern
Sports Writer
[email protected]
The Lassen Community College rodeo team had two
members take first place in their last two events. On Tuesday,
March 10 Haley Pennington won her event in women’s
breakaway roping with 6.4 points and was awarded a buckle.
Then on Sunday, March 13 Wyatt Brown won the men’s all
around cowboy and was awarded a buckle and saddle with
260 points scored.
The men’s rodeo team is currently sitting sixth in the West
Coast region and the women’s team is sitting in fourth place
of the West Coast region. The rodeo team traveled to compete
at Cal Poly on April 14, 15 and 16. Results were unavailable at
press time. Results from the West Hills and Fresno rodeo are
as follows:
West Hills Rodeo
Men’s Team 375 points
Women’s Team 195 points
Men’s All Around - Wyatt Brown- 215 points
Saddle Bronc Riding - Cash Wemple- 65 points
Tie Down Roping- Wyatt Brown - 33.2 points
Steer Wrestling- Wyatt Brown - 24.3 points
Team Roping Heeler- Austin McCauley- 24.1 points
Team Roping Heeler- Wyatt Brown- 26.4 points
Barrel Racing - Caitlin Campbell - 36.40 points
Breakaway Roping - Haley Pennington- 6.4 points
Breakaway Roping- Kayla Avera - 7.9 points
Fresno Rodeo
Men’s Team 370 points
Women’s Team 15 points
Men’s All Around - Wyatt Brown - 260 points
Men’s All Around - Tyler Gibbs - 60 points
Tie Down Roping - Wyatt Brown - 29.5 points
Tie Down Roping - Tyler Gibbs - 13.7 points
Steer Wrestling - Wyatt Brown - 16.1 points
Team Roping Header - Tyler Gibbs- 25.3 points
Team Roping Heeler - Cash Wemple - 25.3 points
Goat Tying- Kattie Wemple - 17.5 points
Haley Pennington takes a photo with the buckle she
won at the West Hills rodeo.
Wyatt Brown is presented his saddle and buckle by the Fresno coach, Justin
Hampton, for best all around.
COUGARS from page 1C
Feather River got back the
three runs in the following
inning to bring the score to
11-4 in favor of the Eagles.
Both teams picked up and
headed to Susanville to play
their third game against
each other in three days. At
Memorial Park the Cougars
now had the comfort and
advantage of home field.
However, the Golden Eagles
were able to get on the board
first, scoring a single run in
their first at bat.
After a few innings the
Cougars were finally able to
tie the score 1-1 in the bottom
of the fourth.
The Cougars’ defense was
able to hold up this game and
keep Feather River from
scoring an abundance of
runs they had scored the
previous two games. At the
bottom of the seventh inning
Lassen was down by a run
with the score 3-2. Niether
Lassen nor Feather River got
This year’s LCC rodeo team, men’s coach Dan Williams, top left, John Fruiht, Will Macdonald, Cash
Wemple, Shayne Hecox, AJ McCauley, Jake Wolfe, Savanah Gulden, bottom left, Kattie Wemple,
Riley Sappington, Kayla Avera, Sam Rose, Haley Pennington, Caitlin Campbell and women’s coach
Suzanne Williams. Photos submitted
anything going in the eighth,
but the Cougars made good
use of their last at bat,
scoring two runs in the
bottom of the ninth to tie the
game 4-4 and send it into
extra innings.
The tenth inning came and
went with the score still tied
and in the eleventh inning
both teams’ bats produced.
The Golden Eagles brought
in a run in the top of the
eleventh and only needed to
hold the Cougars to take the
win, but Lassen had other
things in mind.
Jake Haley scored the first
run for Lassen after hitting
an RBI single to score Parker
Oliver, and then Cibula
would hit an RBI single to
bring home Ryan Smith and
the walk off win for Lassen.
Bret Riclefs started for the
Cougars and pitched 5.1
innings, facing 25 batters. He
struck out four, gave up
seven hits and two earned
runs. Nick Pedrucci would
come in for 1.2 innings and
faced eight batters. Pedrucci
struck out one, gave up one
hit and two earned runs.
Ryan Smith pitched the final
four innings of play, facing 17
batters. He struck out two,
gave up four hits and one
earned run.
Chase Hauder finished the
game going 2-for-3. Daylen
Pajimola was 1-for-2.
Montgomery finished 2-for-4
with an RBI. Ryan Smith
went 2-for-4 with a run
scored and an RBI. Oliver
was 2-for-5 with two runs
scored. Haley finished 2-for-6
with a run scored and an
RBI. Zach Schmidt was also
2-for-5 with two runs scored
and Cibula was 1-for-4 with
an RBI.
The Cougars played Shasta
Community College on
Friday, April 15 at home.
Results were unavailable at
press time.
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Three Triple Threat teams go undefeated at tournament
Fourth grade
boys undefeated
Tyler Zahniser, Connor Fink, Conner
Langslet, Nash Osborn, Sutter Moss, Keegan
Lewis, Jack Heimbigner and Beck Williams.
Joshua McEachern
Sports Writer
[email protected]
Five girls and five boys Triple Threat
basketball teams traveled to Redding on
Saturday, April 9 through Sunday, April 10 to
compete in the Norcal Heat Cool April Rain
Tournament.
All teams competed at a high level and
represented Susanville admirably, with seven
teams placing in the tournament, three of
which went undefeated.
The eighth grade girl’s team was
undefeated and is the three-time defending
champions at the tournament. The team will
travel back to Redding on Saturday, April 23
when they defend their title at the annual
Shasta Magic Tournament.
Placing teams of the Redding Norcal Heat
Cold April Rain Tournament are as follows:
Sixth grade boys
second place
Logan Growden, Kayden Dellacort, Peyton
Cottrell, Dominic Soares, Christian Torres,
Elijah Wheeler, Ben Wheller, Jon Buehler,
Ben Null, Cody Kirack and Blake Schaap.
The eighth grade
girl’s Triple Threat
team takes a photo
after going
undefeated at
Redding
Tournament.
Eighth grade boys
second place
Kit McCloughan, Neil Growdon, Smokey
Kasper, Aaron Ogburn, Skyler Sobol, Brock
Wolf, Ryan Delcarlo, Tyler Schwagerl,
Triston Ingwerson, Sean Longbaugh, Josh
Lloyd and Eric Smith.
Sixth grade
girl’s undefeated
Jordan Crosby, Cameron Crosby, Katie
Marsh, Baylee Zahniser, Emmalee
Rotlisberger, Jane Wengu, Natalie Nakanishi
and Bella Giessner.
Photo submitted
Fifth grade girls
third place
Shade Satica, Gracyn Harlan, Ruthie Winters,
Ryleigh Hart, Caitlin Fine, Morgan Merrill,
Bailey Owens and Christa Williams.
Fifth grade boys
third place
Blaine Wolf, Trevor Schwagerl, Corey
Langslet, Jarin Wheeler, Rhys Cooper, Jacob
Clingensmith, Kaden Dunten, Mathew Battey
and Troy Tow
Eighth grade girl’s undefeated
Hailey Mena, Grace Memmott, Kaitlyn
Crosby, Jewel Kerby, Hailey Ebert, Taylor
Greer, Chelsea Williams, Grace Gatie and
Shashi Wengu.
Lassen Arsenal takes on Carson Valley Warriors opening day
The U-14 Lassen Arsenal
played their season opener in
Reno on Saturday, April 9
against the Carson Valley
Warriors. In their first
showing in the competitive
division of the Great Basin
Youth Soccer League, the
girls from Susanville turned
some heads.
In the first few minutes of
the game, the ball went back
and forth until Lassen found
their touch, and then they
kept the Warriors on the
defensive for the next 15
minutes.
Amber Jackson kept the
defense off balance between
her quick footwork and
bursts of speed. She sent
several dangerous crosses
into Natalie Folkman, Lily
Francois, and Brittney
Patton, but the ball never
quite found the back of the
net. Finally, Patton made a
nice pass to Jackson in the
center about 20 yards out,
who buried a shot over the
leaping goalie, and Lassen
had a 1-0 lead.
Although down, the
Warriors were quick to
respond, and within a couple
of minutes they found a hole
in the Lassen defense and put
the ball in the corner of the
net to tie the game.
A couple of minutes later,
another Warrior followed up
a shot that came out of the
keepers hands, and took the
lead 2-1.
It was the last goal that
Lassen’s goalkeeper Sam
Magarrell would allow, and
Arsenal quickly closed the
gaps, and once again put the
Warriors on their heels. A
few minutes later, Lexie
Robinson came in for a hurt
Magarrell, who was injured
while saving a break away,
and held the Warriors
scoreless the rest of the first
half.
Lily Buehler had a nice
shot from 30 yards out, and
Jackson put a couple more
shots on net, but the
Warrior’s keeper was able to
keep the score 2-1 after the
first 35 minute half.
Lassen came out a little flat
after the half and gave up a
quick goal off of some
miscommunication. Shaking
off the score, Lassen kicked
up the pressure again, and
Jackson led the offense down
field, time and time again,
making the Warriors put two
or three defenders on her to
contain her.
Even so, she had several
breakaway opportunities and
a couple of good shots that
were deflected by the
goalie. Jackson had two free
kicks up high that were
barely deflected to save goals.
In the closing minutes, the
Warriors found a long ball
that got through the Lassen
defense and it came down to
a foot race. The striker beat
the defender, and was able to
sneak the ball past Robinson
in goal, to bring the score to
4-1. It was clear that the score
could easily have been 4-1 in
Sierra Huskey steals
the ball from
Elizabeth Sando, of
the Carson Valley
Warriors, but was
knocked backwards
in the process.
Photos submitted
either team’s favor but it was
the Warriors who ended up
with the opening day victory.
Lassen will need to work
hard on their bye-week to
close the defensive gaps and
work on controlling the
midfield.
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Patriot and again on
Saturday, April 23 as they
face the Black Diamonds.
Both games will be played
at the South Valleys Regional
Sports Complex.
Reg-to-Go 2016
If you are a high school senior planning to attend
Lassen College in the fall, our Reg-to-Go
program is for you!
Reg-to-Go students will complete
a new student orientation, receive
assistance with course
selection, complete an ed plan
and register online for Fall 2016.
Prior to April 8th, any student
planning to attend Reg-to-Go
must complete the following:
1. The Lassen College online
application by clicking on
Apply Now box on our website
2. Assessment testing
3. Orientation
4. FAFSA (for the Foundation
Scholarship)
5. Log into the portal
Parents are welcome, too! Reg-to-Go gives parents a chance to meet the Student Services team, see
the campus and learn more about what Lassen College has to offer. For questions regarding Reg-to-Go,
or assistance in completing the steps, please contact Lassen College’s Counseling Office at 251-8842.
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PUBLIC NOTICES: YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW
Statewide public notices from participating California newspapers can be viewed at www.capublicnotice.com or lassennews.com
PSREC 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE
Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
will be conducting inspections of its
facilities throughout 2016. Specific
vegetation management projects planned
within the timbered portions of its service
area include but are not limited to,
Chandler Road, the Cromberg area, Spring
Garden
area,
Graeagle,
and
Mabie/Delleker. We will also be inspecting
for trees and other vegetation in proximity
to the power lines as required by the
California Public Resource Code Section
4293. Trees that come in contact with
power lines are a major cause of outages
on our system. PSREC strives to strike a
healthy balance between our appreciation
for trees and our obligation to provide safe,
reliable electric service. Through our tree
trimming program, we redirect tree growth
away from power lines and remove any
damaged or diseased trees so we can limit
potential damage to the power lines which
could be caused by extreme weather
conditions. If a tree grows too fast or if its
proximity to power lines is a threat to our
electric system, our experts will trim the
growth away from our equipment. Our
vegetation management is conducted
following best management practices
defined in ANSI A300 Part 7 (ANSI 2012)
and the ISA companion publication to the
ANSI A300 Standards (ISA 2007).
Currently PSREC is doing a
comprehensive mapping/inspection project
that encompasses the entire service area.
These inspections are part of our ongoing
work to provide our members with safe,
reliable electric service. We will be
inspecting electrical equipment as required
by California General Orders 95 and 128
and determining the location and condition
of our infrastructure. PSREC personnel
require access to all of its facilities
including meters. PSREC employees will
have company ID with them.
Published LCT
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016|
Published FRB, PR
March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F020
(Expires: 3/23/2021)
The following person(s) is/are doing
business as: SUSANVILLE TOWING AND
RECOVERY, LLC.
Business Address: 474-375 BIG SKY
BLVD., SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 474-375 BIG SKY BLVD.,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130.
JASON
ADAMS,
704-320
JOHNSTONVILLE ROAD, SUSANVILLE,
CA 96130.
This business is conducted by: A Limited
Liability Company.
Registrant(s) has not yet begun to transact
business under the fictitious business name
listed herein.
Signed: /s/ Jason Adams.
This statement was filed in the office of the
County Clerk of Lassen County on the date
indicated below:
Filed: March 23, 2016.
Julie M. Bustamante, County Clerk
Published LCT
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F022
(Expires: 3/30/2021)
business as: DIAMOND CREST MINI
STORAGE.
Business Address: 704-990 DI ORO LANE,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 704-990 DI ORO LANE,
LARRY SMITH, P.O. BOX 290,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130; DONNA SMITH,
P.O. BOX 290, SUSANVILLE, CA 96130.
This business is conducted by: A Husband
and Wife.
listed herein.
Signed: /s/ Larry Smith; Donna L. Smith.
indicated below:
Published: LCT
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F014
(Expires: 3/8/2021)
business as: LASSEN PLUMAS IN-HOME
HEALTH & CHILD CARE SERVICEs.
Business Address: 687-440 HEMLOCK
WAY, SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 687-440 HEMLOCK WAY,
VICKY SCOTT , 687-440 HEMLOCK WAY,
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
Registrant(s) commenced to transact
listed above on Jan. 1, 2016.
Signed: /s/ Vicky Scott.
indicated below:
Published: LCT
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016|
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for a road reconstruction
project, to include installation of curbs,
sidewalks, and gutters located on the
Susanville Indian Rancheria in Lassen
County, Northern California, will be
received by the Susanville Indian
Rancheria at the Tribal Office, 745 Joaquin
Street, Susanville, CA 96130 until 4:00 pm,
Friday, May 13, 2016 and then publicly
opened and read aloud in the Tribal
Resource Center Meeting Room located at
735 Joaquin Street, Susanville, CA 96130.
The Contract Documents may be
examined at the following location:
Susanville Indian Rancheria, 745 Joaquin
Street, Susanville, CA 96130.
An organized site visit has been scheduled
for Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
Participants will meet at 1:30 pm in the
Tribal Resource Center Meeting Room
located at 735 Joaquin Street, Susanville,
CA 96130 to go over the bid package,
plans, and specifications.
The Contract Documents may be obtained
from the Susanville Indian Rancheria Tribal
Office located at 745 Joaquin Street,
Susanville, CA 96130 upon a
non-refundable payment of $25 for each
set.
There will be a post-award meeting at the
Susanville Indian Rancheria Tribal Office
Conference Room at a date yet to be
determined.
Neither the contractor nor subcontractors
shall engage in or permit discrimination in
employment of persons because of race,
color, national origin, ancestry, or religion.
Indian preference will apply to the bid
process. A price differential for qualified
Indian bidders of five percent (5%) of the
lowest responsible, responsive non-Indian
bid will apply.
Federal funds will be utilized for this project
and as a result, Prevailing Wages are to be
paid and a Construction Wage Rate
Requirements (Davis-Bacon Act) poster
(WH-1321) shall be posted at all times by
the Contractor and its subcontractors at the
primary site of the work and the secondary
site of the work, if any, in a prominent and
accessible place where it can be easily
seen by the workers.
The Susanville Indian Rancheria’s Point of
Contact for this project is Russ Burriel,
Public Works Director, and his phone
number is (530) 260-0421.
Dated: April 5, 2016
Tribal Chairman: Brandon Guitierez
Published LCT
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2016|
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND INTENT TO UPDATE THE
POWER & DELIVERY COST
ANALYSIS (“PDCA”) RATE
SCHEDULE
A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday,
April 26, 2016 at 5:30 PM in the Lassen
Municipal Utility District Board Room at 65
S. Roop Street, Susanville, CA. This
hearing is being held in compliance with
Government Code Section 6066. The
preceding will consider updating the Power
& Delivery Cost Analysis (“PDCA”) Rate
Schedule to provide additional detail on
cost categories, including the addition of a
line item for Renewable Portfolio Standard
(“RPS”) expenses.
The public is invited to attend and provide
oral and/or written comments. Written
comments must be received at 65 S. Roop
Street, Susanville, CA, 96130 at, or prior
to, the meeting time and date. During the
Public Hearing, the LMUD Board of
Directors shall hear and consider all
comments, if any.
For the LMUD Board of Directors by:
Karen Rollings, Board Secretary
Published Lassen County Times
April 12, 2016 and April 19, 2016
Published LCT
April 12, 19, 2016|
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Susanville will hold a public
hearings to solicit comments on proposed
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING RATE ADJUSTMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE that the Board of Directors of the Susanville Sanitary District (District)
has scheduled a Public Hearing regarding a user fee rate adjustment for Tuesday, May 3,
2016 at 5:30 p.m. at the Susanville Sanitary District Office Board Room located at 45 S.
Roop Street, Susanville, California. The public hearing is scheduled to determine
whether a rate adjustment for the District shall be adopted.
USER CODE
OLD RATE MONTHLY
SWA - 1-2 bedroom
$15.15
SWB - 3 or more bedroom
$19.50
SWC - School (per student)
$ 1.00
SWD - LCC (per student)
$ 1.00
SWE - pump station
$ 2.70
SWF - Commercial I
$21.40
SWG - Commercial II
$43.80
SWH - Commercial III
$18.35
SWI - Institutional
$20.90
NEW RATE MONTHLY
$18.50
$23.50
$ 1.50
$ 1.50
$ 3.50
$26.00
$52.75
$22.00
$25.00
THIS NOTICE IS TO ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AND BE
HEARD BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUSANVILLE SANITARY
DISTRICT IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION OF A USER FEE RATE ADJUSTMENT.
Resolution No. 16-5281, amending
Resolution No. 15-5153, establishing Rates
and Fees for City Services for fiscal year
2016-2017.
The public hearings will be held on
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. (or
as soon thereafter as the agenda permits)
in the City Council Chambers, 66 North
Lassen Street, Susanville. The public is
invited to attend and provide oral and/or
written comments. Written comments must
be received at 66 North Lassen Street,
Susanville, CA 96130-3904 at, or prior to
the meeting time and date. During the
public hearing the City Council shall hear
and consider all objections, if any to the
proposed rates.
As required by California Government
Code Section 66016, public data indicating
the amount of cost, or estimated cost
required to provide the service for which
rates or charge is levied and the revenue
sources anticipated to provide the service
for Resolution No. 16-5281 will be available
at City Hall as of April 11, 2016. Any
questions regarding the proposed fees may
be directed to the Finance Department at
530-257-1000, ext 5112.
The amount of the rate or charge cannot
exceed the estimated amount to provide
the service for Resolution No. 16-5281
Published LCT
April 12, 19, 26, 2016|
INVITATION FOR BIDS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Lassen Municipal Utility District will be
accepting bids for the following project:
Westwood Substation Steel Fabrication
Project
• Supplier shall fabricate and deliver one
(1) complete substation structural steel
package for the Westwood Substation,
including all required fasteners and
miscellaneous assemblies.
• Project details and information including
Construction Technical Specifications are
available on LMUD’s website,
www.lmud.org.
4-27-16 - Deadline for Receipt of Sealed
Bids
Published LCT
April 12, 19, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F023
(Expires: 4/4/2021)
business as: TREASURED TIMES
TRAVEL DBA DREAM VACATIONS.
Business Address: 712-720 SUNNYSIDE
ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 712-720 SUNNYSIDE
ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114.
KLAUS FEIGE, 712-720 SUNNYSIDE
ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114; LEXIE
FEIGE 712-720 SUNNYSIDE ROAD,
JANESVILLE, CA 96114.
and Wife.
(s) listed herein on 4/4/2016.
Signed: /s/ Klaus Feige.
indicated below:
Filed: April 4, 2016.
Published: LCT
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F019
(Expires: 4/4/2021)
business as: RUSTIC RANCHER.
Business Address: 460-105 LAKE CREST
ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 460-105 LAKE CREST
ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114.
SETH ALAN ANDERSON 460-105 LAKE
CREST ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA 96114;
LINDSEY RENEE ANDERSON, 460-105
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Thank you for your participation.
Published LCT March 16, 23, April 20, 27, 2016|
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.
CA-15-669984-AB
Order
No.:
150124744-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 12/6/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn on a state or
national bank, check drawn by state or
federal credit union, or a check drawn by a
state or federal savings and loan
association, or savings association, or
savings bank specified in Section 5102 to
the Financial Code and authorized to do
business in this state, will be held by duly
appointed trustee. The sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest
and late charges thereon, as provided in
the note(s), advances, under the terms of
the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee for
the total amount (at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale)
reasonably estimated to be set forth below.
The amount may be greater on the day of
sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID
LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.
Trustor(s): KEENAN MCNUTT AND
MALLERY MCNUTT, HUSBAND AND
WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS. Recorded:
1/2/2013 as Instrument No. 2013-00030 of
Official Records in the office of the
Recorder of LASSEN County, California;
Date of Sale: 5/10/2016 at 2:00 PM Place
of Sale: At the front entrance to the County
Courthouse, located at 220 South Lassen
Street Susanville, California 96130 Amount
of unpaid balance and other charges:
$204,570.46 The purported property
address is: 385 NORTH PINE STREET,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 Assessor’s
Parcel No.: 103-130-11-11 NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
considering bidding on this property lien,
you should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on the
property itself. Placing the highest bid at a
trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of
the property. You should also be aware
that the lien being auctioned off may be a
junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at
the auction, you are or may be responsible
for paying off all liens senior to the lien
being auctioned off, before you can receive
clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold more
than one mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
postponements be made available to you
We are your connection with
those around you.
We are your neighbors.
The basis and reasons for the proposed user fee adjustment is as set forth in the letter
accompanying this notice. The proposed user fee adjustment for your parcel is set forth
in the above table.
Susanville Sanitary District Board & Staff
Susanville Property Sale
North Pine Street
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been
postponed, and, if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call 888-988-6736
for information regarding the trustee’s sale
or visit this Internet Web site
http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file
number assigned to this foreclosure by the
Trustee: CA-15-669984-AB . Information
about postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web site. The best way to
verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the property
address or other common designation, if
any, shown herein. If no street address or
other common designation is shown,
directions to the location of the property
may be obtained by sending a written
request to the beneficiary within 10 days of
the date of first publication of this Notice of
Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title
for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole
and exclusive remedy shall be the return of
monies paid to the Trustee, and the
successful bidder shall have no further
recourse. If the sale is set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.
The Purchaser shall have no further
recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If
you have previously been discharged
through bankruptcy, you may have been
released of personal liability for this loan in
which case this letter is intended to
exercise the note holders right’s against
the real property only. As required by law,
you are hereby notified that a negative
credit report reflecting on your credit record
may be submitted to a credit report agency
if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit
obligations. QUALITY MAY BE
CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT
AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation
411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101
619-645-7711 For NON SALE information
only Sale Line: 888-988-6736 Or Login to:
http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement
Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality
Loan Service Corp. TS No.:
CA-15-669984-AB IDSPub #0105513
4/19/2016 4/26/2016 5/3/2016
Published LCT
April 19, 26, May 3, 2016|
Published LCT
April 19, 26, May 3, 2016|
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE No. 2016-002
ADOPTED ON APRIL 12, 2016
BY THE LASSEN COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
The ordinance amended Title 19 of the
Lassen County Code related to the
abatement of public nuisances associated
with the cultivation of marijuana.
Specifically, the amendment now requires
that the cultivation of marijuana may only
occur on parcels of land where the
cultivator is a legal occupant of a lawfully
established structure, located on the land
where the cultivation is occurring, which is
suitable for human occupancy within the
meaning of California Health and Safety
Code section 17922.
There are also some other less significant
changes to timelines associated with the
enforcement process for alleged violators
of Title 19.
A complete copy of the ordinance is
available for review in the office of the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located
at 220 South Lassen St., Ste 5, Susanville,
CA, 96130.
The ordinance was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Pyle, Hemphill,
Hammond
NOES: Supervisors Chapman, Albaugh
ABSENT: None
Julie Bustamante
We are more
than just paper
and ink.
You are invited to appear at said hearing to state to the District Board of Directors any
facts you believe should be considered by the Board in reaching its decision.
Sincerely,
LAKE CREST ROAD, JANESVILLE, CA
96114.
and Wife.
(s) listed herein on 3/1/2016.
Signed: /s/ Seth Anderson.
indicated below:
Published: LCT
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2016|
100 GRAND AVE
SUSANVILLE
257-5321
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Published LCT
April 19, 2016|
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
FOR SALE
LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST
The Kraterra WTHT Salvage Sale is
located within Township 32 North Range 8
East Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10,17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32,
33, 34,35, and 36 Township 32 North
Range 9 East, Sections 6, 17, 20, 31 and
32, and Township 31 North Range 8 East
Sections 1 and 2, Mount Diablo Meridian
(MDM). The Forest Service will receive
sealed bids in public at Lassen National
Forest Supervisors Office, 2550 Riverside
Dr. Susanville, CA 96130 at 10:00 AM local
time on 05/03/2016 for an estimated
volume of 1 MBF of Incense Cedar
sawtimber, 1513 MBF of Ponderosa Pine
sawtimber, 1 MBF of Sugar Pine
sawtimber, and 139 MBF of White Fir
sawtimber marked or otherwise designated
for cutting. In addition, there is within the
sale area an unestimated volume of
Combined Softwood cull logs that the
bidder may agree to remove at a fixed rate.
The Forest Service reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Interested parties
may obtain a prospectus from the office
listed below. A prospectus, bid form, and
complete information concerning the
timber, the conditions of sale, and
submission of bids is available to the public
from the Eagle Lake Ranger District,
477-050 Eagle Lake Rd. Susanville, CA,
96130. The USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Published LCT
April 19, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F024
(Expires: 4/11/2021)
business as: APPLIED KINETIC
CONCEPTS.
Business Address: 805 MAIN STREET,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 805 MAIN STREET,
JON E. OLSON, 466-885 HOLMES ROAD,
WENDEL, CA 96136.
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
listed herein.
Signed: /s/ Jon E. Olson.
indicated below:
Filed: April 11, 2016.
Published: LCT
April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2016|
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