No new murder trial for Joseph Shelton

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LASSEN COUNTY
Times
Vol. 38, No. 35
lassennews.com
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Serving Susanville
and Surrounding Areas
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No new murder trial for Joseph Shelton
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
Food donation
The local Susanville
Elks Club received a
grant to help stock
food pantries.
See page 3A
Herlong graduates
The Herlong Class of
2016 celebrated 15
graduates.
See page 11A
Joseph Shelton
Joseph Shelton, who was
convicted of the 1981 double
murder of two Oregon
college students, will not be
tried again, and his case will
move forward to a sentencing
hearing.
Years ago, Shelton was
originally convicted of firstdegree murder, however, that
conviction was overturned.
During a hearing at the
Lassen Superior Court
Tuesday, June 7, Lassen
County District Attorney
Stacey Montgomery and
Shelton’s defense attorney
Mark Nareau agreed in
requesting the sentence be
modified to second degree.
Presiding Judge Michele
Verderosa said there was
ample evidence to move from
a first-degree to a seconddegree conviction.
Shelton’s sentence setting
conference was set for 1 p.m.
Aug. 9.
Due to an August 2015
ruling from the United States
Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit which
overturned Shelton’s
conviction, the local district
attorney’s office was charged
with either retrying or resentencing him for the
double murder where he, and
codefendant Benjamin Silva,
who was convicted of one of
the murders, were found
guilty.
The ruling stemmed from a
secret deal from then district
attorney, Paul DePasquale,
and Rex Gray, the defense
attorney for Shelton’s other
codefendant, Norman
Thomas.
Gay and DePasquale
“reached a plea agreement in
which Gay would refrain
from having Thomas
psychiatrically examined …
Thomas would testify against
Shelton and Silva and
DePasquale would drop
murder charges against
Thomas,” the court reported.
“The portion of the deal
pertaining to Thomas’
mental competency was not
disclosed to either Shelton or
Silva. Indeed, Shelton first
learned about it when he
read this court’s 2005
decision granting habeas
relief to Silva.”
Moreover, Shelton is
attempting to secure parole
from the Mendocino
Superior Court; however,
according to Montgomery,
Shelton’s parole proceedings
have been put on hold,
pending the current
proceedings.
Bluegrass Festival begins next week
Election
Find out who won
and what passed in
the June Primaries.
See page 1B
Sports camps
LCC is offering a
wide variety of
sports camps.
See page 2C
Robert McElrath
Flags
presented in
McElrath’s
honor
Six
officers
injured
in prison
melee
High Desert State Prison in
Susanville is investigating a
Thursday, June 9 incident
that injured six correctional
officers and the inmate who
is the alleged assailant.
Inmate Desmond Walls, 36,
allegedly attacked a
correctional officer with a
prisoner-made metal weapon
while officers were
processing inmates to the
yard, and he may face
attempted murder charges
for his role in the assault.
Walls allegedly stabbed an
officer in the cheek, face,
head and hand. Other
officers used physical force to
subdue Walls and stop his
attack.
Five other officers were
injured during the incident.
One was treated at the
prison’s medical facility for a
bite wound. Four were also
sent to the hospital for
evaluation and treatment of
abrasions, swelling and
exposure to blood. One of
those four officers also had
been bitten.
Staff recovered one
prisoner-made stabbing
weapon at the scene.
Walls was also injured and
taken to a hospital for
treatment. He was received
from Riverside County on
Oct. 17, 2008, and is serving a
21-year sentence for firstdegree burglary and
second-degree robbery with
use of a firearm.
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Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Bluegrass music fans gather last year for the Susanville Bluegrass Festival concerts on Friday night. See page 13A for the full
story. File photo
Officer Robert McElrath
will again be honored from
10 to 11 a.m. June 25 at the
Veteran’s Hall in Susanville.
“Three American flags will
be presented to both of
Robert’s parents as well as to
the Susanville Police
Department,” Justin C.
Bermender, of the United
States Air Force, wrote in an
email sent to the Lassen
County Times. “The flags
have been flown in honor of
Robert McElrath during
combat missions conducted
by the United States Air
Force. We will also be having
See Flag, page 13A
Benjamin
sentenced in
September
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
Brian Elledge, left, from the California Highway Patrol, Jim Uptegrove, interim Susanville police chief, James Moore, Susanville fire
chief, and Renee Hopson, from United Blood Services, pose to promote the upcoming Battle of the Badges Blood Drive.
Photo by Sam Williams
Battle of the Badge Blood Drive announced
Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
[email protected]
The second annual Battle
of the Badges Blood Drive
for United Blood Services
will be held noon to 6 p.m.
July 12 and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. July 13 at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints located at 905
Richmond Road, Susanville.
Blood donors, who must be
at least 17 years old (16 with
signed parent/guardian
permission form), will have
the opportunity to vote for
the Lassen County Sheriff ’s
Office, Susanville Police
Department, Susanville Fire
Department or the
California Highway Patrol.
Besides voting for the
badge of their choice, those
making a blood donation
will get a free T-shirt and a
chance to enter a drawing to
win a 2016 Toyota Corolla as
well as other raffle prizes
donated by local sponsors.
According to the United
Blood Service, an
automobile accident victim
can use 50 pints of blood or
more. With summer travel
in full swing, now is a great
time to donate. To schedule
an appointment, call 310-4060
or go online to
BloodHero.com, select
Locate/use sponsor code,
Susanville.
Last year’s competition
challenged firefighters and
law enforcement to see who
could generate the most
blood donations in
Susanville, and in Reno,
Sparks and Elko, Nevada.
Fire fighters in Susanville
won last year by collecting
206 units of blood.
Ronald Jay Benjamin, who
was found guilty by a jury for
the first-degree murder of
Cedric Trejo, and the
attempted murder of Nathan
Duane Wilson, appeared in
Lassen Superior Court for his
sentence setting conference.
On Tuesday, June 7, Judge
Michele Verderosa said the
earliest date all parties would
be available for the
sentencing was at 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 1.
Benjamin was also found
guilty of several felony
enhancements.
Trejo was murdered in a
shooting incident Feb. 10,
2014 near Memorial Park in
Susanville.
Additionally, Verderosa
mentioned the case against
Benjamin for assault and
battery.
Benjamin’s attorney Jeff
Cunan requested more time
for he case.
The further proceeding was
set for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 2.
2A Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Lassen County Times
Farmers Market opens at new Uptown location
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
From radishes to seafood,
meat to strawberries, and
locally made crafts to entice
the early Saturday morning
shopper, the Susanville
Farmers Market is in full
swing for the season.
Starting on Saturday, June
4, the market, which this
year is collaboration between
the Historic Uptown
Susanville Association and
Lassen Land and Trails
Trust, is serving the public at
Pancera Plaza, not at the
previous location by the
historic Railroad Depot.
On the opening morning,
the hosting organizations
saw a good number of people
come to stock up on fresh
produce.
“We had 14 vendors and
lots of customers,” said
Laura Medvin, market
manager in a statement. “Of
the eight fresh food vendors
(produce and meat), five were
from the local area and three
were from areas such as
Roseville and Los Molinos.
They obviously believe our
market has strong potential
to grow.”
Medvine continued there
were still some kinks to be
worked out, but said, “I’m
excited to be working with
our vendors, shoppers, and
all the volunteers who helped
make our first market of the
season such as success.”
Additionally, the move to
the Uptown location has
planning organizations
hopeful that business will
spill over to nearby shops.
“We know over time the
market will generate more
foot traffic to these Uptown
businesses,” said David
Teeter, president of HUSA, in
the statement. “And that’s a
good thing for Susanville.”
Moreover, Medvin
continued there was a lot of
behind-the-scenes work to
pull off the weekly market.
She explained Dow Davis and
Susanville City Public Works
Department coordinated the
closure of Pancera Plaza on
Saturday mornings, and how
Lassen County staff Ellen
Cognina and Tina Hilburn,
from the Environmental
Health and Agricultural
Commissioner Office,
attended to share
information with vendors.
In addition, according to
Medvin, HUSA helped supply
the market with storage
facilities, restrooms, washing
stations, trash receptacles
and other facilities.
Medvin also was thankful
for the Lassen County
Sheriff ’s Office for providing
a member of the Sheriff ’s
Explorer Program to help
attendees cross Main Street
from the parking lot on Main
and Gay streets.
She also continued the
market was appealing to
attendees of all ages.
Weddings...
Attendees at the first Farmers Market of the summer check out the vendors at the new Uptown location at Pancera Plaza.
“I noticed the kids really
seemed to have a good time at
the market,” said Medvin.
“They loved the music and
were very curious about
what the vendors were
selling. One patron said the
market was like a
community festival. It’s a
happy place to be on
Saturday mornings.”
So from the varying array
of goods to stock this
reporter’s fridge, and the live
music filling the plaza from
the string trio, the Saturday
morning market, which runs
8 a.m. to noon every Saturday
through Sept. 24, will become
a weekly custom.
Anniversaries...
The Saturday, June 4 Farmers Market welcomed attendees with live music from a string trio.
Photos by Makenzie Davis
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 3A
State expands
recycled water use
Juanita Williams, left, Connie Stovall, Todd Eid, Jessica Eid, John Boring, Georganna Boring and Penny Artz stand by the food
donated by the Susanville Elks Foundation, and coordinated by Susanville Supermarket IGA to go to the Susanville Salvation Army
and Lassen Senior Services. Photo by Makenzie Davis
Elks work to fill local food pantries
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
With help from a grant, the
Susanville Elks Foundation
is helping local families and
seniors with a food donation.
According to Elks
secretary Connie Stovall, the
local group applied for a
gratitude grant from the
Elks National Foundation,
and received $1,244 to help
the local community. The
group then decided to split
the cost to benefit both
Lassen Senior Services and
the Susanville Salvation
Army.
“This is going to be super
beneficial, especially as we
go into summer,” said
Juanita Williams, Susanville
Salvation Army coordinator,
continuing summer was an
important time to receive
donations since families who
rely on the free or reduce
lunch programs during the
school year no longer have
that option for a few month.
In order to reap the most
benefits possible from the
grant, the Susanville Elks
Foundation partnered with
Susanville Supermarket IGA.
Jessica Eid, who is earning
a business degree from
University of Nevada, Reno
and who works at Susanville
Supermarket, was tasked
with finding the best deals
and getting the most product
for the amount made
available through the grant.
“It’s great to be able to
stretch the Elks’ money as
much as we can for both of
these agencies,” said
Susanville Supermarket IGA
manager Todd Eid.
From canned goods to
powdered milk, jelly, tuna
and more, both the Lassen
Senior Services and
Salvation Army pantries
received a boost.
According to Penny Artz,
Lassen Senior Services, the
donation will help both the
congregate dinners, as well
as the Meals On Wheels
Program.
Artz also added, the food
will help stock the “what if
the power goes out” bags,
which were delivered to
participating seniors to have
as emergency supplies
should the power run out.
According to Stovall, the
grant is annual and the local
chapter is planning on
applying for funds every
year to continue donating to
local agencies.
“It’s so important to be
able to give to seniors and
youth,” said Elks Treasurer
Georgeanna Boring.
The State Water Resources
Control Board (State Water
Board) has approved a new
General Order to simplify
the permitting process for
recycled water projects,
advancing the state’s goal of
increasing recycled water
use statewide.
This new order, approved
recently, will encourage
more recycled water projects
by providing a single permit
that can be used across
Regional Water Quality
Control Board boundaries. It
also establishes conditions
for recycled water use and
gives authority to an
administrator to issue
recycled water permits to
users.
Expanding water recycling
is a key component of the
state’s efforts to increase
regional self-reliance under
the California Water Action
Plan, Governor Edmund G.
Brown Jr.’s roadmap for
sustainable water
management.
The general order, which
will be administered by the
nine regional water boards,
applies to the use of treated
municipal wastewater for
irrigating landscapes and
crops; dust control;
industrial and commercial
cooling; decorative fountains
and other uses on a case-bycase basis. The order does
not cover potable reuse
projects.
The order affirms recycled
water as a resource by
permitting its use through
water recycling
requirements as opposed to
waste discharge
requirements. The order
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The Lassen Chaos Girls Travel Softball Team
invites their sponsors, families & friends to join them for their
Home Tournament, June 18th & 19th at the Susanville Ranch
Park Baseball Field. Listen to Jason Bernard on the JDX Sports
Report and on Sierra Daily News!
Elks Lodge Annual
Flag Day
Ceremony
Tuesday, June 14th at 5 pm
Everyone’s Welcome!
Elks Lodge
257-4810
400 Main St., Susanville
replaces the General Waste
Discharge Requirements for
Recycled Water Use from
2014. Those requirements
from 2014 will expire after 60
days.
With the adoption of the
order, any existing permit
for recycled water use
approved under any of the
nine regional water boards’
specific regional general
order requirements will
remain in effect for three
years. Recycled water
permittees must be under
the State Water Board’s
recycled water general order,
or a new individual permit,
once the three-year period
ends.
Adoption of the order is
one more step toward the
goal of substituting as much
recycled water for potable
water as possible by 2030.
Under the State Water
Board’s Policy for Water
Quality Control for Recycled
Water (Recycled Water
Policy), recycled water use
should increase by at least
one million acre-feet per
year from 2002 levels by 2020,
and reach two million acrefeet per year by 2030. In the
latest data from 2009,
recycled water use came in
at 669,157 acre-feet per year.
For more information on
the new general order, see
the Water Reclamation
Requirements for Recycled
Water Use webpage and the
frequently asked questions
section.
Lassen County Times
AT A GLANCE
Janesville Bible Camp
Since 1980, Janesville Bible Camp has had more than
250 children attend each year. This year’s dates are June
13 to 17 for the elementary camps, and June 21 to 24 for
the junior high camp. There is a suggested donation per
child, but no child will be turned away due to the
inability to pay. The camp is located at 462-300 Upper
Christie St. in Janesville.
For more information, call 253-8135 or visit the
Janesville Bible Camp’s Facebook page.
Lassen Tea Party Patriots
The next meeting of the Lassen Tea Party Patriots will
be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at the Pizza Factory in
Susanville.
The meetings are always open to the public and guests
are always welcome.
Retired Teachers Association meeting
The next meeting of the Lassen and Plumas Retired
Teachers Association will be at the Calvary Chapel, 315
Ash St., in Westwood, beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
June 15 for the business meeting. Following lunch at
noon, the grant recipients will talk about their recently
completed projects from the school year. There is a small
fee for lunch and donations for the scholarship fund is
appreciated. Local needy youth benefit from all the
peanut butter we donate. All current and retired teachers
are invited to join us.
Vacation Bible School
Are your kids ready for a boatload of excitement? They
won’t want to miss a minute at our Vacation Bible
School, Ocean Commotion. Kids will learn about how
Noah stood for God during the time of the Great Flood as
they enjoy songs, crafts, games, goodies and dramas.
The event will be from 6 to 8:15 p.m. June 20 through 24
daily at Lassen Missionary Baptist Church, 150 S.
Lassen St.. This is a free event for ages 4-12. If you have
questions, call Tarah at 250-4903. Pre-register online at
answersvbs.com/vbs/lmbc/
Westwood Words and Music set for June 24
Celebrate the first official weekend of summer at
Westwood’s Iron Horse Saloon at 320 Ash St., the next site
of Words and Music. This event is a fun evening of free
entertainment from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 24.
The format is open-mic. A sign-in sheet will be
available for those wishing to perform that night. For
more information, call Peggy at 256-3920, or Cindy at 2563956.
Fair entry deadline for other still exhibits, June 24
Entries for all other exhibits entering the fair,
including agriculture and floriculture, are due by June
24.
Fair entry deadline for horse show, July 1
All horse show entries are due by July 1. Late entries
are accepted for double the entry fee.
95th Annual Reunion
The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is
searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd
Infantry Division at any time.
For information about the association and our 95th
annual reunion in Springfield, Missouri from Sept. 20-24,
call secretary-treasurer Bob Haynes at (224)225-1202,
email at [email protected] or visit 2ida.org.
About 350 high school graduates and their guests filled the Elks Lodge for the Sober Graduation event Friday, June 3.
Photos by Sam Williams
Graduation night event keeps seniors safe
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
The whole idea behind the
Sober Graduation event is to
ensure the safety of the
graduates on their big night
when some might be tempted
to use drugs and/or alcohol
to celebrate their right of
passage.
Once again, Lassen County
high school graduates
gathered with their
classmates and guests to
enjoy the evening together in
safety.
This year the Sober Grad
returned to the Elks Lodge
(it’s been held at the Lassen
County Fairgrounds the past
several years).
Students checked in
between 9:30 and 11 p.m. and
they enjoyed a food court,
body art, guessing games, a
photo booth, various games
and amusements, a bounce
house, a DJ, dancing and
more.
The graduates walked to
Sierra Theatre and between 1
and 3 a.m. they watched
either “Jurassic Park” or
The Blind Side.”
See Sober Grad, page 14A
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Lassen County Times
New state
tobacco laws
take effect
Now in effect, the
minimum age of sale for
tobacco products in
California increases from 18
to 21, and for the first time ecigarettes are added to the
existing definition of tobacco
products. California is the
second state in the nation,
following Hawaii, to raise the
minimum age for tobacco
sales to 21.
“Today marks a significant
moment in California
history as new tobacco
control laws go into effect
statewide. This is the first
time the Golden State has
raised the age of sale for
tobacco since the law first
took effect 144 years ago,”
said Dr. Karen Smith,
California Department of
Public Health (CDPH)
director and state health
officer. “Our focus is on
reaching more than 34,000
retailers with tobacco
licenses and vape shops to
provide them the
information and resources
needed to comply with the
new tobacco 21 law.”
To help retailers comply
with these new laws, CDPH
developed a series of
educational materials,
including age-of-sale
warning signs, window
clings reminding customers
of the new law and tips to
help clerks check
identification.
About 34,000 Californians
die each year from tobacco
use. In addition, tobaccorelated diseases cost
Californians $18.1 billion
each year in both direct and
indirect healthcare costs due
to premature death and low
productivity due to illness.
As part of the new law
defining e-cigarettes as
tobacco products, ecigarettes, e-liquids
including vaping devices and
accessories can no longer be
sold in self-service displays.
E-cigarettes are also not
allowed in locations where
smoking has long been
prohibited, including public
transit, worksites,
restaurants, schools and
playgrounds. Approximately
217,000 California youth
between the ages of 12 and 17
currently smoke traditional
cigarettes or e-cigarettes.
“California is taking a big
step forward in preventing a
new generation of young
people from becoming
addicted to nicotine,” said
Dr. Smith. “The surge in ecigarette use among teens
and young adults is no
accident. The tobacco
industry’s aggressive
marketing of e-cigarette
gadgets and candy flavors is
jeopardizing the health of
our young people.”
Many e-cigarettes contain
nicotine, a highly addictive
neurotoxin. Research shows
that the brain continues to
develop until age 25, and
nicotine exposure before that
age may cause permanent
brain damage and fuel a
lifelong battle with
addiction. According to the
Education’s California
Healthy Kids Survey, middle
and high school teens are
currently using e-cigarettes
at much higher rates than
traditional cigarettes.
Studies also show that teens
who use e-cigarettes are
three times more likely to
start smoking traditional
cigarettes within a year.
For those struggling with
nicotine addiction, resources
are available at nobutts.org.
Californians who want help
quitting can call the
California Smokers’ Helpline
at 1(800) NO BUTTS.
Local Quincy resident Russell Rappel Schmid, standing, directs bike traffic in Taylorsville during the Indian Valley Century Bike Rides
May 28. Photo by Maggie Wells
Century makes a strong comeback
Maggie Wells
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Putting on a big event in a
small community can be a
gut-wrenching task. When
the Indian Valley Chamber of
Commerce set about to
organize the annual Indian
Valley Century Bike Rides,
fingers were crossed to hope
for the best. Initially, only 20
riders had signed up in
advance. So much for the
fundraiser.
However, Saturday
morning, May 28, was a
gorgeous day for a bike ride:
the sun was shining, the sky
was clear, the temperature
just right. As a result, 147
riders were on the route by 9
a.m. — a huge improvement
over the last few years — and
a hopeful signal for good
years to come.
Josh Huddleston, one of
the primary organizers of the
event, attributed some of the
success to past riders’
positive experience at the
event, coupled with the
popularity of cycling around
Northern California.
Huddleston, along with other
members of the Chamber,
hope for increased
advertising efforts for the
next Century Ride.
The ride started in
Greenville and continued to
Antelope Lake. Riders could
ride an easier route and turn
around at Heart K Ranch or
Taylorsville.
While most of the riders
were from out-of-town, most
of the volunteers were locals.
The riders had several stops
for water and snacks at
strategic points in the ride.
Lunch, while traditionally
held at the Genesee Store,
was hosted this year by
Young’s Market in
Taylorsville. They served the
riders a meal of fajitas and
tortillas, which was deemed
“tasty and delicious” by
riders as they left the serving
patio in back of the Young’s
Market building.
One rider, from the
Sacramento area, who’d
never been on the ride before,
said she was pleasantly
surprised by how beautiful
the valley was and definitely
would consider making the
trip again.
The Century Ride even had
one cyclist who had flown
from New York City to
participate.
The chamber crew would
also like to see more local
riders as well. One local,
who’d never gone on the ride,
remarked that cycling an
area he only knew by car,
gave him a whole new
perspective on the valley.
The chamber formerly
hosted two bike rides a year:
the ride on Memorial
weekend and another in
September. The September
event didn’t always have the
best weather and the
chamber has canceled plans
for the early fall ride. Last
year’s attendance for the fall
ride was historically low —
which made the fundraiser
costly.
For now, the chamber will
continue its promotion of the
Century Ride on the Saturday
of Memorial weekend and
hopes to get the numbers
back to its former high of 300
riders.
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Lassen County Times
Master gardeners
help feed seniors,
needy citizens
Teresa
Pustejovsky, one
of Lassen
County’s master
gardeners, helps
plant a small
demonstration
garden at Lassen
Senior Services
last week.
Believe it or not,
the plants grow
in bales of straw
rather than in
soil. The bales
may last as long
as three seasons
before they need
to be replaced.
Garden at Lassen Senior Services uses
straw bales to grow vegetables, herbs
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
The University of
California Cooperative
Extension master gardeners
have planted a unique
demonstration garden using
straw bales that will show off
the unusual gardening
technique and feed Lassen
County’s seniors and needy
at the same time.
Martha Horan, a master
gardener, said the straw
bales are prepared with
fertilizer and water and
eliminate the need for raised
beds — a great feature for
senior gardeners.
She said while hay bales
contain seeds that make
them undesirable for
gardening, the straw bales do
not.
The tiny garden area —
planned and fenced as an
Eagle Scout project by
Jeremy Swayze — features
an impressive array of
produce and herbs including
12 varieties of tomatoes, six
varieties of peppers, chives,
leeks, red onions, white
onions, yellow onions, green
beans, bush peas, acorn
squash, zucchini, lavender,
two kinds of rosemary, sage
and more.
The garden also features
two kinds marigolds and bee
balm to attract bees to help
with the pollination.
“It will be interesting to
Photos by Sam
Williams
Check out this
week’s
classified section
for these and other
properties for sale:
Custom home on the Bizz Johnson
Trail. Front and back irrigation,
fenced back yard, garden shed,
4 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. $349,900
Open living room, dining area,
and kitchen, spacious
bedrooms, garage. $159,000
New show home at Sierra Park.
Appraised at $288,000.
See Sierra Park
Property Development
Janesville: 2 acres, 3 bd, 2 bath,
2 stall barn, workshop and
fenced area for horses. $232,900
Horse Property. 3 bed., 2 bath, 1800
sq.ft.+, oversized 2-car garage. 3.53
acres fenced. $308,000
See Lassen Land
& Homes
40 acres, 24'x36' metal building
wired for electricity, water lines, loft,
underground utilities, 240 ft. deep
well, RV site. 1.5 miles from Lake
Davis. $325,000
See Pearson Realty
See Pioneer Realty
See Susan River
Realty
In Maybe: 3 bed/2 bath
manuf. home located in
Feather River Mobile home
park, located across from
swimming pool, large fenced
backyard. $43,000
See Chandler
Real Estate
See Mt. Lassen
Properties
Master gardeners
The master gardener
volunteers working on the
project include Horan, Mary
Ann Gollnick, Bryan
McCloughan, Cathy
Maggard, Patricia Ward,
Walt Adams, Reta Standiford,
Teresa Pustejovsky and Bob
Lasher.
For more information, call
251-2601.
See RE/MAX
Mountain Living
See Town & Country
Properties
Six bedrooms, 3 baths, finished
basement. Attached garage,
additional storage. Reduced
to $179,400
Donations for the garden
Donors to the project
include Martin’s
Greenhouse, Payless Lumber
Standish farmer Tim Miller,
Rental Guys, Tractor Supply,
Stoneco Construction,
Billington Ace Hardware,
Every Bloomin’ Thing and
Susanville Supermarket IGA.
4 bdroom, 3 ½ baths, Whitehawk
Ranch Golf Resort. $510,000
See Smith Properties
Log Cabin
on 9 acres
in Janesville,
3 bedroom, 2.5
baths, approx 2,434 sq ft. 2
story barn. Private location
with views of Honey Lake.
$395,000
see what grows,” said Horan.
She said the produce will
be used in the Lassen Senior
Services kitchen to feed
seniors who each lunch at
the building and for the
Meals on Wheels program.
Produce also will be offered
to seniors at the center.
Horan said the produce
also will be distributed to
nonprofit agencies such as
the Salvation Army that
distribute food or to any
people in need.
She said the garden may
produce enough they will be
able to sell some items, such
as small bags of tomatoes, to
the public.
Two
story,
2 bed,
2 bath,
w/
bonus
area
upstairs.
Shop/ garage w/pellet stove
and 220 outlets. $164,500
See Mountain Valley
Properties
Country charm & lakefront
living. Steps from the water
with mountain views. 3 bd/2 ba,
+ guest cottage with separate
deck.
Lake Almanor Pines: 2 bed/2
bath, 1300 sf, wet bar, wdstv,
450’ of covered decking, peek
of lake, drastically reduced for
quick sale! $99,950
See
Lake Almanor
Brokers
See
Kehr/O’Brien
Real Estate
Martha Horan, a master gardener, prepares this plant before it
goes into a straw bale at the demonstration garden at Lassen
Senior Services. Before too long, Lassen County seniors will be
enjoying a bounty of fresh-picked produce.
Lassen County Times
POLICE BEAT
Information for the Police
Beat is gathered from the
Susanville Police Department
dispatch logs. Those arrested
should not be presumed
guilty.
Arguing
About 9 a.m. Tuesday, May
31, a caller on Nevada Street
reported a man with long
brown hair and a woman
pushing a baby stroller were
arguing.
Protective dog
About 9:30 a.m. Tuesday,
May 31, a caller on N. Roop
Street claimed their renter’s
dog will not allow him to get
mail or the mail lady to
deliver mail.
Dealing drugs
About 11 a.m. Tuesday,
May 31, a caller on Joaquin
Street claimed two men in a
champagne colored sedan
were dealing drugs at a redtagged house.
Aggressive dogs
About 12 p.m. Tuesday,
May 31, a caller on Monrovia
Street reported her
neighbor’s dogs are
aggressive and bark all day
long. The caller said she
tried talking to the neighbor
but was unsuccessful.
Barking dogs
About 1 p.m. Tuesday, May
31, a caller on Randolph Way
claimed the neighbor’s dogs
bark all day every day.
Smoking and laser beams
About 8 p.m. Tuesday, May
31, a caller on Main Street
claimed teenagers were
smoking outside of a
business and pointing laser
beams at people.
Threatening to kill
About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
May 31, a caller on Orange
Street claimed to be
receiving texts and phone
calls from a woman
threatening to kill her.
Stolen items
About 8:30 a.m. Wednesday,
June 1, a caller on Cherry
Terrace reported items were
taken from a vehicle during
the night.
Stalker
About 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 1, a caller
on Main Street reported a
woman was stalking her. The
woman was contacted and
asked to stay away from the
caller.
Tagged vehicle
About 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,
June 1, a caller on N. Lassen
Street reported a vehicle was
tagged.
ATM card
About 9 p.m. Wednesday,
June 1, a caller on View
Drive claimed her daughter’s
ATM card was being used.
Pounding on door
About 9 p.m. Wednesday,
June 1, a caller on Ruth Way
claimed a Hispanic man in a
gold sedan was pounding on
her door for several minutes.
Knife threat
About 9 p.m. Thursday,
June 2, a caller on N. Roop
Street claimed he had been
in a verbal dispute with a
neighbor and the neighbor
pulled out a knife.
Kidnapped dog
About 12:30 p.m. Friday,
June 3, a caller on Richmond
Road claimed a neighbor
took her dog and will not
give it back.
Found baton
June 3, a caller on S. McDow
Street reported finding a law
enforcement baton while
cleaning a residence.
Staring
June 3, a caller on S. Mesa
Street claimed a woman with
long brown hair, in a brown
shirt, in a motorhome with a
blue ‘W’ on the side, has been
coming to her home
throughout the day and
staring at her.
Open door
About 7 p.m. Friday, June
3, a caller on Ash Street
reported a rental house’s
door was wide open, and no
one should be in the
residence.
Arguing in road
About 7 a.m. Saturday,
June 4, a caller on Highway
139 reported a vehicle was on
the side of the road with its
hood up and a man and
woman were arguing.
Man vs. woman
About 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 4, a caller on North
Street reported a man and
woman arguing.
No pants
About 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 4, a caller on Main
Street reported a woman
walking down the street with
no pants on.
Looking in cars
About 9 a.m. Sunday, June
5, a caller on N. Fairfield
Avenue reported a man in a
black shirt and khaki shorts
was looking in cars and
watching the neighbors with
binoculars.
Refusing to leave
About 3 p.m. Sunday, June
5, a caller on Paiute Lane
claimed a man was refusing
to leave.
Vacant house
About 6 a.m. Monday, June
6, a caller on N. Sacramento
Street reported the front door
was kicked in and the
windows broken in the
vacant house next door.
Door kicked in
About 11 p.m. Monday,
June 6, a caller on Sunkist
Drive reported she was not
home, but someone had told
her that her front door was
kicked in and wide open.
A group of bird enthusiasts enjoy a birding tour on the Olsen Barn and meadow property May 29. Ryan Burnett, Sierra Nevada
Director for Point Blue, set up a spotting scope outside the Olsen Barn so people could view two barn owls perched in the rafters.
Photos submitted
Hike, walk showcase Olsen Barn
Stacy Fisher
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Bird expert Ryan Burnett,
Sierra Nevada Director for
Point Blue, led a morning
birding hike on the 107-acre
Olsen Barn property
situated on the east side of
Chester on Sunday, May 29.
Hikers were able to
explore the last vestige of
Big Meadows in search of
yellow warblers, willow
flycatchers, osprey, bald
eagles, barn owls and other
raptors, along with an
opportunity to learn more
about the property, which is
rich in wildlife and history.
The property was recently
purchased by the Feather
River Land Trust with
significant support from the
Lake Almanor community
and is presently open to the
public for walking and
biking.
After the hike, Marilyn
Quadrio, local historian and
director of the Chester
Museum, gave a history talk
near the 130-year-old Olsen
barn. It offered a unique
setting to learn about this
landscape’s rich history
from the author of “Big
Meadows and Lake
Almanor.”
Also in attendance were
two great granddaughters of
Peter Olsen: Diane Campbell
and Barbara Kelly.
The history talk included
a walk down to the river
where attendees could view
snow-covered Lassen Peak.
The Olsen Barn
management team is in the
process of creating a plan to
conserve the ecological and
cultural values of the
property while improving
access for low impact
recreation for the public.
Contact Karen or Vanessa,
283-5758 or [email protected]
at the Feather River Land
Trust for more information
on upcoming programs.
Surrounded by more than 30 visitors interested in learning more about the historic property, local
historian and director of the Chester Museum, Marilyn Quadrio, gives a history lesson May 29 on
the 130-year-old Olsen Barn. Also in attendance were two great-granddaughters of Peter Olsen,
Diane Campbell and Barbara Kelly.
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June 18th, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Please join us
at our first
annual Lassen Nursing
& Rehabilitation fundraiser to benefit our residents’ quality of life.
Bring the family for a day of fun!
Marijuana plants
About 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1, a caller
on Paul Bunyan Road
reported seeing marijuana
plants in the back seat of a
grey Toyota.
Fighting
About 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
June 2, a caller on Elm Street
reported a couple was
fighting. The couple was
contacted and the man left
the area.
Drunken man
About 12 p.m. Thursday,
June 2, a caller on Riverside
Drive reported a drunken
man in a red shirt and jeans
was walking through an
alley.
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C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N DA R
Wednesday, June 15
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.
Thursday, June 16
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
information, call Lynn Markman 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.
open Westwood Library, 500 Birch St.,
Westwood. Call 257-2880.
D.O.A Building, 1855 B Main St., Susanville.
Friday, June 17
10 a.m.: Aurora Wellness Support
Groups, Susanville, 257-3864 for info.
10 a.m.: B.A.B.E. Community Breast
Feeding Support Group. Call Emily at 530-3100634 for location.
Sudoku Puzzle
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.
6:30 p.m.: Lassen County American
Indian Organization, potluck dinner, meeting
follows. 473-465 Richmond Road, Assembly of
God Church upstairs. For information call 2572687.
6:30 p.m.: Susanville Mother’s Club,
meets for “Moms Night Out.” Please call the
activity and location. Call Sheri 251-0566 or
Alissa 257-6591.
7 p.m.: Susanville Home Brewer's Club
meeting. For more information call 257-8803 or
253-3261.
8 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, open
K.I.S.S., at 50 S. Weatherlow.
Saturday, June 18
7 a.m.: Lake 4-H Breakfast, at Janesville
Firehall, $5. Biscuts and gravy or pancakes, both
served with eggs and bacon/sausage. Call 2532271 for info.
8 a.m.: Bird Watching Walks, meets at the
Lassen County Visitor Center in Westwood. Call
256-2456 days or 256-3430 evenings.
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.
Sunday, June 19
closed Sunday Serenity, 1400 A Chestnut St.,
Susanville. Call 257-2880.
2 p.m.: Attention Kidney Dialysis
Patients meets at Susanville Pizza Factory, 2936
Main St. For more information contact Josie
Mallery at 530-257-3616.
6 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (womens)
open 44A South Gay St., (behind the Iron Horse
Monday, June 20
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 294-5745.
Noon: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meting
1 p.m.: Westwood Senior Citizens social
meeting, Senior Center, 2nd and Birch.
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. For info call 257-8348.
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 p.m.: Stones Bengard Community
Services District Board Meeting, 509-695 Stone
Road.
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.: 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.
7:30 p.m.: Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors meeting, Doyle Community Center.
Tuesday, June 21
7 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
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.
1 p.m.: Loom Knitting Circle, Beginners
to experienced, Lynn Markman, 252-4242,
1-4:45 p.m.: Lassen County Public
Health is offering Tdap & flu shots. For info or
to schedule an appointment call 251-8183.
6 p.m.: Scrapaholics, meets at Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church, 1155 North St.,
Susanville.Call 251-4727 for info.
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.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open,
courage to change) meeting at D.O.A. Building,
1855 B Main Street, Susnville.
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Lassen County Times
Beekeeper gives
presentation
Susan Cort Johnson
Westwood Editor
[email protected]
Lassen County Federal Credit Union on Riverside Drive. Photo by Lynne Sella
Credit Union celebrates 50th anniversary
Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Lassen County Federal
Credit Union celebrates its
50th anniversary this year.
First formed in 1966 under a
federal charter, a small
group of Lassen County
employees wanted a
financial institution that
could help fellow workers
secure small loans.
The public is invited to a
50th anniversary celebration
held from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 16 at the
credit union on Riverside
Drive.
In the beginning, the
credit union was run for
several years by the
secretary of the Lassen
County Road Department.
From her desk, she would
handle deposits and
withdrawals, while the
credit committee granted
small loans.
The first location to house
the credit union was the
Masonic Lodge, where it
occupied two small offices. It
then moved to 814 Nevada
Street and began providing
full banking services.
From there, it moved to
the corner of South Roop
and Cottage Streets until the
new building at 2605
Riverside Drive was
completed in June 2000.
“We find much
gratification in being the
only locally owned and
operated credit union in
Lassen County, providing
financial services to our
neighbors, family and
friends for the past 50
years,” Dawn Miller, Lassen
County Federal Credit Union
CEO, shared. “We have
watched our community also
grow over the years, with
the loss of the lumber mills
and the development of the
prisons, to new merchants
and vendors. This makes us
proud to be a part of this
community because when
the chips are down, we as a
community pull together as
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
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.
a family.”
Originally limited to
county employees, the credit
union now serves anyone
living or working in Lassen
County. Its assets have
grown from $2,000 in 1966 to
over $69 million in 2016, with
over 5,000 members.
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. 257-2984.
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
Honeybees are in decline,
but people can help increase
their population and
improve their chance of
survival by becoming
beekeepers. To teach locals
how to keep bees, Chrystal
de Martimprey, co-owner of
Lassen True Value
Hardware, is holding a
workshop at 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 25, at the
store located at 318 Ash St.
in Westwood. The workshop
is titled “Introduction to
Beekeeping” and Sean
Sommers will be available to
answer questions until noon
following his presentation.
Somers, an experienced
beekeeper, will address basic
questions those new to the
endeavor usually ask.
“It’s a symbiotic
relationship with man, we
help them survive and they
give us honey and pollinate
plants,” said de Martimprey.
Lassen True Value will
carry all the equipment
needed to become a
beekeeper. De Martimprey
said the cost for all the
equipment needed to become
a beekeeper is about $250.
“It is a lot easier than you
imagine. In my experience of
beekeeping you kind of
forget they are there — it is
just another feature in the
garden,” said Somers.
Beekeeping has a profound
Jehovah’s Witnesses –
Susanville West
Congregation
2404 Bunyan Road. 257-2984.
impact on vegetable
production in his garden and
honey is a bonus, he said. He
kept bees in the East Bay for
10 years and after living in
Westwood for five years has
decided to learn to keep bees
at altitude with a different
weather pattern. The Bay
Area has a Mediterranean
climate, so beekeeping in the
mountains will be a new
experience, he said.
Sommers plans to have a
basic hive set up for his
presentation so he can
discuss the various
components. He said this
would help provide
information on how the bees
work. He added bees are
constant teachers and people
just need to watch and learn.
“I impress upon new
beekeepers they are working
with experts. It is an
observation game more than
anything else,” said Somers.
For more information
about the workshop call 2563141 or log onto the Lassen
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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 &
10:00 a.m. Prayer Group,
Monday at noon. Sunshine
Preschool 251-5576 7:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
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Lassen County Times
Forest wants to eliminate trace bootleg latrines
With fishing season
opening weekend and the
start of the camping season,
Lassen National Forest
wants to remind visitors of
the importance of practicing
Leave No Trace principles
while enjoying your public
lands. This is especially
important when disposing of
human waste.
Proper disposal of human
waste is important to avoid
polluting water sources and
spreading disease.
According to the World
Health Organization, on
average, each person on the
planet creates approximately
one pound of solid human
waste per day. More than 100
types of bacteria, protozoan
and viruses found in human
feces are capable of causing
illness.
“In light of these statistics
and the popularity of
dispersed camping locations
in the forest, we ask visitors
to take care in how they
dispose of their human
waste,” said Megan
Mullowney, recreation and
lands staff officer at the
Almanor Ranger District.
Latrines and cat holes are
two commonly accepted
practices for disposing of
human waste when camping
outside developed
campgrounds in areas
without restrooms. These
methods are acceptable
alternatives, but there are
guidelines visitors should
follow to prevent impacts to
water quality, natural
resources and public health.
When determining a site for
your latrine or cat hole,
urges visitors to follow
Leave No Trace guidelines:
• Deposit solid human
waste in cat-holes dug six to
eight inches deep, sited at
least 200 feet from water,
campsites and trails. Cover
and disguise the cat hole
when finished.
• Depositing human waste
under rocks is not a good
idea, because the rock
inhibits the moisture and
heat that aid in
decomposition.
• Toilet paper and hygiene
products are litter and
should be packed out. A
plastic bag confines odors
effectively. Toilet paper
should not be burned. This
practice has resulted in
several forest fires.
• Latrines should be dug
200 feet from any water
source, campsite or trail. Dig
a trench six to eight inches
deep and long enough to
accommodate the needs of
your party. Use soil from the
trench to cover feces after
each use. Dispose of toilet
paper by packing it out in a
plastic bag or burying it at
the bottom of the trench.
Naturalize the site before
leaving; scatter duff, pine
needles and sticks on top of
the filled hole.
The rationale for latrines
is to concentrate the waste
in one properly located
place, thereby reducing the
risk of water contamination
and accidental direct
contact. Unfortunately, by
concentrating human waste,
decomposition rates are
greatly reduced. This gives
animals time to find, dig up
and scatter the remains,
which in turn increases the
chance for human contact.
Moreover, if not properly
sited, latrines have a high
potential for causing water
pollution.
Finally, they are
frequently overfilled,
making it difficult to cover
them properly when they are
finally closed. For all these
reasons, latrines have
generally fallen out of favor
in many areas. They may be
appropriate, however, when
staying in a specific area
with a large group
(approximately 10 or more)
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This is one of the many types of unauthorized latrines found in Lassen National Forest. The
bottom of the bucket is open with a shallow hole beneath it. Bootleg latrines, such as these, are
considered improvements and require a special use permit to occupy National Forest system
lands.
for a long time, when
camping with small children
or when camping with a
group that may not have the
necessary skills to properly
site, dig and use a cat hole.
Keep in mind that length of
stay, location, age of group
members, backcountry skill
level and time of year all
factor into deciding if a
latrine is appropriate.
“Please do not construct
long-term latrine facilities
using items such as
plywood, toilet seats and
five-gallon plastic buckets,”
said Mullowney. “These
bootleg latrines are
considered improvements
that require a special use
permit to occupy National
Forest System lands.
“We’ve located many of
these latrines throughout
Lassen National Forest, and
all were much closer to the
water then they should have
been. Not only does the
human waste pose a
potential contamination
problem, but the plastic
buckets, toilet seats and
human waste left behind are
unsightly.”
Visitors who elect to
construct these bootleg
latrines without a special
use permit may be subject to
a violation notice and a fine
not to exceed $5,000 for an
individual or $10,000 for an
organization, imprisonment
up to six months or both (36
CFR 261.10(a)).
thanks you for helping keep
our public lands and water
sources clean and safe for
everyone to enjoy.
Lake Almanor Recreation
and Lands Staff Officer
Megan Mullowney at 2585165 or email at
[email protected].
Some of this information
is copyrighted by the Leave
No Trace Center for Outdoor
Ethics and has been
reprinted under special
agreement.
For more information on
Leave No Trace, visit
LNT.org.
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Make Your Property Fire Safe
The Susanville Fire Department is enlisting help
from residents and property owners within the city
limits to cut all weeds and brush and remove
rubbish, old lumber and other combustibles from
their property by
June 27, 2016
After this date, occupants and/or property owners
may be cited and/or have the fire hazard abated at
the occupant or owner’s expense, as per City Code
8.28
For more information call the Fire Department,
257-5152.
From July 1, 2016 until November 1, 2016, Susanville
Fire Department Burn Permits will be suspended.
NOTICE OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
REQUEST TO CHANGE RATES FOR ELECTRICITY
PRODUCTION IN 2017 AND RETURN REVENUES FROM THE
SALE OF GREENHOUSE GAS ALLOWANCES (A.16-06-003)
SUMMARY
On June 1, 2016, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Company filed an application with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) requesting approval for the forecasted funding required in 2017 to obtain electricity on behalf
of its customers. In addition, PG&E also requests approval of forecasted revenues from the sale of emissions
allowances associated with California’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction program. This application is referred to
as the 2017 Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) and Generation Non-bypassable Charges Forecast and
Greenhouse Gas Forecast Revenue and Reconciliation (Application 16-06-003). If approved, this application will
change electrical rates and customers’ electric bills effective January 2017. PG&E’s application primarily includes
requests for approval of:
1. The forecasted recovery of $4.30 billion in electricity costs. These costs are associated with the fuel needed to
produce electricity as well as the costs of buying electricity from third parties, such as renewable energy producers
2. The forecasted spending of $1.3 million for administrative and outreach expenses associated with California’s
GHG reduction program
3. The return of $312 million to eligible customers from the sale of GHG emissions allowances
The use of all funds collected and the exact amounts may change and are subject to CPUC regulatory approval.
PG&E will provide the CPUC with updated figures closer to when rates go into effect to ensure that the most current
and accurate information available is used.
ABOUT THE FILING
The CPUC regulates and oversees all requests for any rate changes. PG&E would not profit from any of the requests in
this application. The cost of energy is passed directly to PG&E’s customers without any markup. If the CPUC approves
the application, PG&E will begin to recover its costs in electric rates, effective January 1, 2017. At the end of 2017,
to ensure all funds are used on the customers’ behalf, PG&E will compare the actual costs to produce and purchase
energy against revenues collected from customers and will incorporate any differences in next year’s application.
PG&E will return GHG allowance revenue to residential, small business and some industrial customers through rates
and the California Climate Credit, based on methods determined by the state legislature and the CPUC. The revenue
is intended to reduce the impact of the cost of the GHG reduction program on customers’ electric rates.
HOW WILL PG&E’S APPLICATION AFFECT ME?
PG&E’s request would result in a rate decrease for most customers. Altogether, PG&E proposes to reduce revenues
collected from bundled service customers, who receive electric generation and distribution service from PG&E, by $439
million. The distribution of these rate changes to each customer class ultimately depends on the CPUC’s final decisions.
For the purpose of illustrating this application’s proposed rate changes, PG&E has used the electric rate designs
in effect as of March 24, 2016 for present rates, and using 2017 forecasted sales for both present and January 1,
2017 proposed rates.
A table presenting a more illustrative description of the impact of this application was included in a bill insert
announcing this filing that was sent directly to customers in the June 2016 billing cycle.
PG&E estimates that a typical residential customer using 500 kWh per month would see an average bill
decrease of $3.26 (or 3.3%) from $99.24 to $95.98. Individual customers’ bill will differ. Eligible residential
customers will receive a California Climate Credit twice a year, in April and October, on their electricity bills of
approximately $27.87.
HOW WILL PG&E’S APPLICATION AFFECT NON-BUNDLED CUSTOMERS?
Direct Access (DA) and Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) customers only receive electric transmission and
distribution service from PG&E. Since PG&E does not obtain energy for these customers, PG&E’s application
addresses the cost responsibility of DA customers and CCA customers that purchase electricity from another
provider but transport it through PG&E’s electrical system. Eligible DA and CCA customers will receive GHG revenues.
The net impact of PG&E’s application on DA and CCA customers is $30 million, or an average increase of 2.5 percent.
Another category of non-bundled customers is Departing Load (DL) customers. These customers do not receive electric
generation, transmission or distribution services from PG&E for their departing load. However, like DA and CCA customers,
they are required by law or Commission decision to pay certain non-bypassable charges, including the Power Charge
Indifference Adjustment (PCIA), Ongoing Competition Transition Charge (CTC), and Cost Allocation Mechanism (CAM). The
net impact on DL customers is a decrease of $1.3 million, or an average decrease of 4.1 percent.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PG&E’S PROPOSALS?
If you have questions about PG&E’s filing, please contact PG&E at 1-800-743-5000. For TDD/TTY (speech-hearing impaired),
call 1-800-652-4712. If you would like a copy of PG&E’s filing and exhibits, please write to PG&E at the address below:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2017 ERRA Forecast (16-06-003)
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
only. For more information contact aljcentralfi[email protected] or 1-415-703-2045. PG&E’s application (without
exhibits) is available on the CPUC’s website at www.cpuc.ca.gov/.
CPUC PROCESS
This application will be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge (Judge) who will determine how to receive
evidence and other related documents necessary for the CPUC to establish a record upon which to base its
decision. Evidentiary hearings may be held where parties will present their testimony and may be subject to crossexamination by other parties. These evidentiary hearings are open to the public, but only those who are formal
parties in the case can participate. After considering all proposals and evidence presented during the hearings, the
assigned Judge will issue a proposed decision that may adopt PG&E’s proposal, modify it or deny it. Any of the five
CPUC Commissioners may sponsor an alternate decision. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions, will
be discussed and voted upon at a scheduled CPUC Voting Meeting. The Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) may
review 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. The ORA has a multi-disciplinary staff with expertise in economics, finance, accounting and
engineering. For more information about ORA, please call 1-415-703-1584, email [email protected] or visit ORA’s
website at www.ora.ca.gov.
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proceeding, have informal comments about the application, or if you have questions about the CPUC processes, you
may access the CPUC’s Public Advisor Office (PAO) webpage at http://consumers.cpuc.ca.gov/pao/.
You may also contact the PAO as follows:
Email: [email protected]
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All comments will be circulated to the Commissioners, the assigned Judge and appropriate CPUC staff, and will
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Lassen County Times
Herlong High graduates earn diplomas
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
Herlong High School
graduates were left with
parting wisdom from peers,
educators and counselors,
and were reminded that no
matter where they went in
the world, there would
always be those who loved
them in Herlong.
During the Friday, June 3
Herlong High School
graduation ceremony, 15
students listened to words of
encouragement, thanked
those who helped support
them and celebrated their
achievement.
Guest speaker at the event,
Sierra Army Depot Child,
Youth and School Services
Education and Outreach
Director Amanda Page
shared one last story time
with the Class of 2016.
She told the tale of Chester
the raccoon and the kissing
hand.
Chester was afraid of new
experiences, but his mother
taught him a secret of the
kissing hand, which when
she kissed his palm, he could
hold it to his cheek and
always know his mom would
be with him wherever he is.
Page then handed out
stones, decorated in Herlong
Vikings colors, to each grad
as a token for them to keep
whenever they might be
scared or missing home.
She told the class they may
be scared about new
adventures, but said, “Know
we are behind you every step
of the way.”
The 15 graduates included
Kristyn Baker, Tommy
Cannon, Stanley Castodio,
Sadie Cole, Kellley Grosso,
Daniel Hinojos, Mathew
Idzinski, Travis Jobbins,
Teanna Mitchell, Sarina
Oncea, Nicole Pelfrey, Taylor
Pippin, Vincent Shroyer,
Logan Swistowicz and
Gunnar Troit.
“Tonight marks a
milestone in your lives,” said
Page. “Don’t be scared to
reach for what you think is
the impossible.”
During the ceremony,
Valedictorian Cannon and
Salutatorian Cole had the
opportunity to address their
class.
“With this diploma you’ll
be able to do whatever you
want,” said Cannon, adding
all the graduates were
different, but had the
common bond of starting at
Herlong together.
“Just don’t give up,” he
said. “You never know what’s
behind the corner.”
Cannon also said the entire
class has a whole life to live
after receiving their
diplomas and would have
many opportunities.
Cole reminded the class
that they could be whatever
they wanted to be, while
reading an inspiring quote.
The Herlong High School Class of 2016 sends off 15 graduates to new and exciting adventures.
Herlong High School Valedictorian Thomas Cannon addresses his peers during the ceremony.
Professionals who are always there for you!
Kelley Grosso holds his recently received diploma during the
Friday, June 3 graduation. Photos by Makenzie Davis
The Susanville Indian Rancheria Pow
Wow Committee would like to thank
the following individuals and
businesses that made our
7th Annual Memorial
Pow Wow a
great success!
A special thanks goes out to
Brandon Guitierez, SIR Tribal
Chairman and the SIR Tribal
Business Council, Charlie and
Corrine Reed, Leah Miller,
Damon M. Buff Jr., Juan ReyesSanchez, Christie Choo, Desi
Langley, Jason Johnson, Logan
Thompson, Dave Comer, Aarron
Brazzanovich, Anne Hart, Joseph
Reed, Alfred and Lois Martinez,
Erlinda and Fawn Robinson,
Ronda and Kayla Bowman, Juan
Escatel and Jennifer Bates-Reed.
Donors
SIRCO
Diamond Mountain Smoke Shop
Diamond Mountain Casino & Hotel & Brewery
Diamond Mountain Mini Mart
Lassen County Supervisors Jim Chapman,
and Aaron Albaugh
SIR Maintenance Department
First American Petroleum
Sierra Jewelry
Ed Staub and Sons
Billington Ace Hardware
Serendipity
Plumas Bank
Greg Arnold Insurance
Johnstonville Quality Food Store
Susanville Supermarket
Safeway
Nancy Schwarz Bail Bonds
NST Engineering, Inc.
Papa Murphy’s Pizza
Round Table Pizza
Pizza Factory
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Lumberjacks
Lassen Ale Works
Les Schwab Tires
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And to all others that we failed to list, thank you for your
continued support in making our Pow Wow a great success!
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We’ll all be pickin’ ‘n’ grinnin’ next weekend
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
Ah, there’s nothing quite
like that high lonesome
sound when it blows into
Susanville every summer.
The seventh annual
Susanville Bluegrass
Festival will be held at the
Lassen County Fairgrounds
from Friday, June 24
through Sunday, June 26.
This festival has become one
of the favorite destinations
for bluegrass fans from all
across Northern California.
This year’s lineup
includes The Chapmans,
The Boxcars, Sonoran Dogs,
The Roustabouts, Blue
Canyon Boys, The Central
Valley Boys, The Alabama
Bowties and Southwestern
Pilgrimage.
Campers may arrive as
early as Monday, June 20,
and the fairgrounds offers
approximately 80 RV sites
with electricity. There are
also nearly 30 RV sites with
both power and water
available. All camping is on
a first-come, first-served
basis. Pets are welcome, but
they cannot go to the
audience area near the
stage. RV spaces are $25 per
day ($10 no hookups), and
tent camping is $10 per day.
The festival also offers a
music camp, including a
three-day festival admission
pass. The music camp will
be held from Tuesday, June
21 through Friday, June 24.
Classes in the camp
include beginning bluegrass
for all instruments (Cindy
Gray), songwriting camp
(Randy Brooks), vocal camp
(Sierra Sweethearts), fiddle
camp (Catherine Matovich),
banjo camp (Rick Sparks),
guitar camp (Charlie
Edsall), bass camp (Jerry
Logan), mandolin camp
(Don Timmer) and evening
jam camp (Rick Sparks).
Believe it or not, Brooks
wrote the Christmas novelty
classic “Grandma Got Run
Over By A Reindeer” and
“The Better Half Of Me.”
For those who fear playing
music with others, Sparks
again offers a jamming class
sure to put any picker’s
nerves at ease.
And how about this? If
there are any quilters in
your bluegrass-loving group,
they can work in an airconditioned building while
the festival goes on.
And don’t worry — the
music is piped in from the
stage. For those quilters who
want to step outside and
catch a live performance,
the stage is just a few steps
away.
Food and craft vendors
will also be at the event.
Tickets are available presale
and at the gate.
For tickets or more
information, call the Lassen
County Fairgrounds at 2518900 or visit
The Alabama Bow Ties at the 22nd annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in August 2015. The group will be performing at
this year’s Susanville Bluegrass Festival.
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The Roustabouts
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The Blue Canyon Boys
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6 to 6:50 p.m.
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8:10 to 9 p.m.
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Saturday, June 25
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Sunday, June 26
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Gospel services by Ed Baker
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guest speakers for this event
to give their remarks on the
life of Robert McElrath.”
Bermender, who will be
traveling to Susanville from
RAF Lakenheath, England,
will be hosting the event.
This presentation is open
to the public and all military
members, past and present,
as well as emergency
services are invited to attend
and encouraged to wear their
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Department, was a victim of
domestic violence and died in
January 2011.
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From 3:15 to 4:30 a.m. Susanville
Rotary Club members prepared a
hot breakfast.
Between 4:30 and 6 a.m. each
student received at least one gift
donated by a local business or
individual. About 6 a.m. three
names were drawn and the lucky
participants had an opportunity to
win the Sober Grad car, donated by
Jason Rieger, owner of Wheels
West. Lassen High School graduate
Destiny Ramirez won the car.
Rieger, a Lassen High School
graduate, has donated a car to be
won by a lucky graduate at the
event every year for the past five
years — an a annual act of
generosity in which he takes great
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thanked the community for its
continuing support of one of the
only free Sober Graduation events
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Sober Graduation event “went very
well and was very successful,” and
she thought the students enjoyed
the different activities at the Elks
Lodge, a change of pace from the
fairgrounds.
“Obviously, it was different,”
Gunderson said, “and we’ll
continue to add new activities to
make the event better in the years
to come.”
County Board of Education, the
Susanville office of the California
Highway Patrol, the CHP 140 Club
and Wheels West.
Gunderson said once again
Lassen County graduates were not
involved in any alcohol-related
automobile accidents — exactly the
kind of tragedy the Sober Grad
event hopes to prevent.
“The goal is to keep the graduates
safe,” Gunderson said.
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NEWS
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INSIDE SECTION B: OPINION 10B • PERSPECTIVE 11B
Local
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results
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Makenzie Davis
News Editor
[email protected]
The polls are closed, the
votes are cast and Lassen
County residents have made
their opinions known in local
and national races.
As of Wednesday morning,
June 8, the preliminary
unofficial results from the
Tuesday, June 7 elections
showed county residents
elected two new county
supervisors, city
councilmembers and left
some elections to continue in
November.
According to Lassen County
Clerk Julie Bustamante, there
were still about 1,200 ballots
left to be counted.
In the District 2 county
supervisor race, left vacant by
Jim Chapman, local
businessman David Teeter
won the majority of votes,
snagging 432 votes, or about
57 percent, according to the
unofficial final results from
the Lassen County Clerks
Office. Following, Chris
Montgomery received 215
votes, or about 28 percent and
Connie Stovall brought in 102
votes.
“I’m honored and humbled
by the voters’ decision,” said
Teeter. “And I hope we can all
work together to make
Susanville and Lassen County
a better place to live.”
In the District 4 supervisor
race, incumbent Aaron
Albaugh received 697 votes, or
about 67 percent, defeating
Stacy Dixon, who received 339
votes, or about 32 percent.
“It is very humbling and
I’m honored to have the vote
of the confidence of the
people here to continue to
serve them,” said Albaugh.
Both Teeter and Albaugh
will be sworn into office this
coming January.
However, in the District 1
supervisor race, Alex De
Martimprey received 471
votes, about 36 percent, and
Chris Gallagher brought in
482 votes, about 37 percent.
The two candidates will face
each other in November.
Candidates Marlo Noyes
received 42 votes and Paul
Statti received 297 votes,
according to the unofficial
The Lassen Chaos Girls traveling softball team
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and 19 at Susanville Ranch Park, time to be
announced. The community is invited to
attend. Photo submitted
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Jefferson
An attempt to split Lassen
County from the rest of
California was defeated by 58
percent to 42 percent, on
Tuesday, June, 7. Lassen, the
only remaining county to
include the question of
separation from the state on
their ballot, clearly rejected
the idea. In Lake, Plumas,
Amador and Nevada counties,
similar measures had already
been removed from the ballot,
or failed to qualify,
recognizing that the measure
would result in increased
regional safety risks and
negatively impact local
economies.
“It was an awesome night.
All across the board the
politics of fear were rejected
by the politics of hope and the
‘Jeffersonians’ were soundly
trounced. The best their
candidates in Lassen could do
was about 30 percent and the
Measure G results blow a big
hole in their aspirations.
They have no coastline on the
west and have lost half of
their border with Nevada,”
said Jim Chapman, chair of
Lassen County board of
supervisors.
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Faye Haley Garate
Faye Haley Garate passed
on to her eternal reward on
May 28, 2016. She was born
Aug. 4, 1920 in Van Buren,
Arkansas to Lee and Malinda
Haley, the third of their five
children.
She moved with her family
in 1938 to Ravendale,
California where she met
and married Tommy Garate.
They lived on the ranch east
of Ravendale where Tommy
grew up. In 1987, they moved
to Susanville. During their
time running the ranch, they
raised two daughters and two
sons. The ranch was a second
home to many nieces and
nephews, neighbor kids and
any strays who happened to
come around, as well as all
the grandkids, some of
whom were raised there.
Faye was involved for many
years as a leader with 4-H
and after moving to
Susanville, she volunteered
several years at the library
there.
Faye is survived by her
daughters, Linda Philips, of
Johnstonville, and Leanna
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Chester; son, Jon (wife
Connie), of St. Helena,
California; daughter-in-law,
Alice Garate, of Sparks,
Nevada; and brothers, Bill
Haley, of Las Cruces, New
Mexico, and Russell Haley, of
Grants Pass, Oregon.
Survivors also include 24
grandchildren, 56 great
grandchildren, six great,
great grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her brother, Calvin, who
was killed in 1943 in World
War II; Tommy, her husband
of nearly 50 years; son, Don;
granddaughter, Corinna
Phillips Gandara; great
granddaughter, Liliana
Garate; sisters, Eunice Fargo
and Fern Godman Ritsch;
and son-in-law, Don Phillips.
Any donations may be
made to the Susanville
District Library or charity of
your choice.
Ray has always been a gogetter who did not like to sit
around.
He is survived by his wife,
Vivian; his daughter, Katie
and family; and son, Steve. If
you would like to join Ray’s
family, services will be held
at the Lassen Cemetery at 10
a.m. June 18.
Inez Blosser
Raymond Leroy Collie
Inez Blosser, of Susanville,
passed June 6 at the age of
94. Inez was a resident of
Lassen County for 68 years.
She is preceded in death by
her husband, Ralph (Bud)
Blosser, who she married in
1948.
She is survived by three
children, Garrel Miller, Lee
Gorbet and Connie Harris.
Also numerous
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
A celebration of life will be
held at 4 p.m. June 25 at the
residence of Connie Harris,
907 North St.
Jan. 18, 1952 - May 20, 2016.
“Ray” was born on Jan. 18,
1952 in Littlerock, Arkansas,
to Raymond Collie, an Army
veteran, and Ethal Collie.
Ray has traveled throughout
the country to visit family
and friends he met along the
way. Ray served in the United
States Marine Corps during
Vietnam, where he adopted
his life one-day-at-a-time
attitude.
Ray later became a
correctional officer, which he
would retire from 23 years
later. Ray has always been
the center of the party and
loved to relive his years
through vibrant stories while
making as many people
laugh as he could. He loved
to pass down life lessons and
fruitful knowledge to his
children and grandchildren,
spending countless hours
just enjoying the moment.
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Gertrude Wunderlich
Gertrude Wunderlich, longtime Westwood resident,
passed away at Seneca
Hospital on May 30, 2016, at
the age of 93. She was
predeceased by her parents,
Max and Frieda, and her
brother, Max Jr. She is fondly
remembered as a former
postmaster of the Westwood
Post Office and an active
community member.
Gertrude was born on Aug.
22, 1922, in Gmund, Germany.
She traveled with her mother
to Peoria, Illinois, in April,
1928, and on Dec. 24, 1928,
arrived in Westwood with
her parents in the middle of
a snowstorm. She attended
both elementary and high
school in Westwood,
graduating in 1940.
Following graduation,
Gertrude attended Heald
Business College and later
worked as secretary for the
elementary school. In June,
1944, she joined the U.S. Navy
Waves, and was stationed in
San Francisco, California,
where she worked at the
Fleet Post Office until her
discharge in April 1946. She
was later hired as a postal
clerk for the Westwood Post
Office where she established
a career, serving the people
of the community for more
than 44 years. As a devoted
employee, she once came to
work on snowshoes during
the big winter of 1952 so that
the post office could get the
mail out! She attained the
position of Postmaster in
1983 and retired on Nov. 1,
1991, the recipient of many
service awards earned over
the years.
Throughout her career and
retired life, Gertrude was
active in many community
organizations. She served as
secretary/treasurer for the
Westwood Chamber of
Commerce for 15 years, was a
member of the American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary, Westwood Senior
Citizens, Westwood Museum
and a former Girl Scout
leader. Although she had no
children of her own, she
believed in making the
community a better place for
children and was involved in
the lives of her nephews and
nieces and their children.
She attended and volunteered
at various school events,
serving as a trustee on the
Westwood School Board for
10 years and the Lassen
County School Board for two
years. Gert enjoyed being the
chairman for numerous class
reunions for the Class of 1940
and being involved in the
planning of larger multiclass reunions. In her spare
time, she could be found
watching football or
basketball games from her
favorite living room chair
and keeping watch over her
neighborhood. Friends and
family will miss this friendly,
caring and generous woman.
Gertrude is survived by
her sister, Hilda Morlang, of
Westwood; her nephews,
David (Kathy) Morlang, of
Fallon, Nevada, Keven
(Margo) Morlang of
Sacramento, California, and
Claudia (Joe) Green of
Gilroy, California. She was
the popular aunt to
numerous great-nephews and
nieces.
A memorial service to
celebrate Gertrude’s life will
be held at 3 p.m. Saturday,
June 25 at the Calvary
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Gertrude’s family would
like to thank Dr. Christopher
Ward and his medical staff
along with the staff of
Seneca Hospital for their
services, support and
kindness to all of us during
this time.
Virginia G. Carrington
Virginia G. Carrington,
beloved wife of Jack E.
Carrington and daughter of
Judge Frank Bell Gregory,
Nevada’s first Senior District
Judge and Carol Short
Gregory, passed on May 18,
2016 surrounded by family. A
lifelong resident of Nevada,
she passed at the couple’s
beloved Eagle Lake,
California, vacation home.
She is survived by her
husband of 63 years, Jack E
Carrington; three children,
Robert Carrington, of Reno,
Nevada, John Carrington, of
Fallon, Nevada, and Ann
Russom, of Eagle Lake,
California; seven
grandchildren; and eight
greatgrandchildren.
An avid outdoors
enthusiast and artist, she
rejoiced in the love of her
family and shared openly
with all. She touched
everyone who came to know
her and brought a special,
lasting magic that brought
joy to all.
As a friend said, “The
world has lost a great lady,
but heaven has gained a
wonderful spirit. She will be
missed.”
DEATH NOTICES
Max Kelly
Max Kelly passed away
May 28, 2016 at the age of 82.
Max is survived by his
wife, Rozell; daughter,
Dorthea Snyder; son, Mike
Kelly; four grandchildren;
and two great grandchildren.
BIRTHS
Jared James HibbardSimpson Jr.
Jared James HibbardSimpson Jr. was born to
Jared Simpson and Marissa
Altuz, of Herlong, at 2:11
p.m., Friday, May 27, 2016 at
Banner Lassen Medical
Center in Susanville.
He weighed 6 pounds, 15
ounces and was 19-1/2 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents are
Melissa Altuz and Ramon
Altutz, of Doyle.
Paternal grandparents are
Elizabeth Simpson and Bill
Simpson, of Doyle.
Maternal greatgrandparents are Don and
Rita Wood, of Pulaski,
Tennessee.
Paternal greatgrandparents are Irene and
Ellis Green, and Louise and
Sidney Simpson.
He joins sibling Serenity
Swanson, 9.
Crimson Mae Lynn
Terwilliger
Crimson Mae Lynn
Terwilliger was born to Holly
Nicole Reece and Kyle
Thomas Terwilliger, of
Chester, at 12:07 a.m.,
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at
Banner Lassen Medical
Center in Susanville.
She weighed 6 pounds, 2
ounces and was 20 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents are
Michele Weeks and Brent
Weeks, of Lake Almanor.
Paternal grandparents are
Judy Waddle and Corey
Terwilliger, of Susanville.
Maternal greatgrandparent is Aimee
Sickles, of Paradise,
California.
Paternal great-grandparent
is Judy Waddle, of Susanville.
Water Resource
Control Board meeting
Staff from the California
State Water Resources
Control Board will be in
McArthur, California on
Friday, June 17 to discuss
new water measurement
requirements associated
with Senate Bill 88.
Many irrigators in
Northern California have
been overwhelmed by the
water measurement
standards required by this
bill.
Subsequent to the bill
passing as directed by SB-88,
the SWRCB developed
emergency regulations,
which will have grave
financial and reporting
consequences to irrigators
across the state.
Many of these
measurement and reporting
standards will be almost
physically impossible for
some diverters to
comply with.
These regulations affect
any diverter that diverts,
stores or appropriates 10
acre-feet per year. This will
particularly affect folks who
divert 1,000 afy or more (this
is about 250 acres of
irrigated ground).
Substantial fines and
penalties, including
misdemeanor charges may
be levied for noncompliance.
On Friday, June 17 at the
George Ingram Hall at the
Intermountain fairgrounds,
staff members from the
SWRCB will be present from
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. or later
to hear from irrigators and
answer questions on the new
regulations.
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at 336-5784 or email
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Forest welcomes
new employees
Daniel Lovato, acting
Plumas National Forest
supervisor, welcomes new
forest management team
members, Madonna
Lachman, forest civil rights
officer, and Scott Lucas, forest
fire management officer.
Lachman, an equal
employment opportunity
professional for about 12
years, hails from the
Department of Defense, U.S.
Army Garrison in Daegu,
South Korea. She started her
career in 2004 as an EEO
assistant/collateral duty
counselor. Her career
progressed as a
developmental EEO Specialist
with the Army, eventually
serving as an EEO Manager
for both the Army and Air
Force.
She and her husband, now
living in Quincy, returned to
California to be near their
three children, four
grandkids and other family.
All are outdoor enthusiasts
and enjoy bike riding, fishing,
camping, boating, rafting and
traveling. She also enjoys
sewing, crafting and
shopping.
Lucas was previously the
deputy FMO for the northern
California district of the
Bureau of Land Management
since late 2014 and was most
recently detailed as the
deputy state FMO for
California BLM. Lucas has
been a member of the
NORCAL 2, Type 2 Incident
Management Team since 2009.
He started his career in
1992 in Colorado with a local
fire department followed by
temporary firefighter
positions with the Forest
Service and BLM. He became
a permanent employee with
the BLM in 1998, and has
subsequently had fire
positions with Craig and
Carson City districts of the
BLM and Everglades National
Park, in addition to the
Stanislaus, Shasta-Trinity
and Modoc National Forests
in California.
He is a avid golfer (who
struggles to stay under a 20
handicap) and aspiring chef
who resides in Reno, Nevada
with his wife and two sons.
According to Lovato,
several other critical
leadership team positions will
be in place soon. All three of
the incoming permanent
employees worked on the
Plumas National Forest
earlier in their careers.
·Barbara Drake will be
returning to the Forest in
early July as the new deputy
forest supervisor. She is
currently the acting deputy
forest supervisor on the Lake
Tahoe Basin management
unit where her position of
record is the vegetation,
urban lot, Fire and fuels staff
officer.
·Micki Smith will be
joining the team as the Mt.
Hough district ranger in late
June. She is currently the El
Dorado National Forest
resource officer.
·Sabrina Stadler is the new
Beckwourth district ranger,
arriving in early August. She
is currently the forest plan
revision leader for four
national forests in Oregon.
Other forest information is
available at
fs.usda.gov/main/plumas/ho
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Johnstonville eighth-grade graduation
Johnstonville Elementary School’s Class — of 2016 after receiving their diplomas on Thursday, June 9. Photos by Elizabeth Ingram
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Dr. Melanie Spears, the new principal of Johnstonville
Elementary School, gives an introduction and inspiring speech
to the graduating Class of 2016.
Pet of the week
Cheyanne Egan delivers her speech to the audience. Every
student in the class gave a short speech, thanking friends and
family and sharing memories of their time at Johnstonville.
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forever home. Bomber is friendly and loving. He is up to
date on his shots and is neutered. If interested in adopting
Bomber call the Lassen County Animal Shelter at 257-9200
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Big Valley students
earn scholarships
The Community
Foundation is pleased to
announce 143 deserving
students — including two
from Lassen County — are
recipients of scholarships for
the upcoming 2016-17
academic year. The
scholarships help to fund a
recipient’s trade school,
community college,
university or medical school
education. The award
criterion is based on
community service, grades,
financial need, extracurricular activities and
other donor-specified
standards.
Big Valley High School’s
Megan Banwarth received
awards from the Andy Peek
Scholarship Fund ($2,000) and
the Tri County Award
($1,500). Big Valley High
School’s Alexia Miller also
received the Tri County
Award ($1,000).
“Scholarships may be
Big Valley High School’s
Megan Banwarth received a
$2,000 award from the Andy
Peek Scholarship Fund and the
$1,500 Tri County Award.
established at the Community
Foundation by individuals or
organizations wishing to
provide assistance to students
pursuing higher education,”
said program associate
Miriam Leal. “We work with
the donors to establish
specifications that reflect
their goals and passions.”
Donors can choose to be
active in the selection process
or those tasks can be directed
to Shasta Regional
Community Foundation staff
that administers all of the
fiduciary responsibilities
associated with ensuring that
the scholarship funds are
deposited in the student’s
name at their designated
educational institution.
For more information
about scholarship programs
managed by the Community
Foundation, call program
associate Miriam Leal at 2441219.
Janesville Eighth Grade Graduation
At Janesville Elementary School’s Eighth Grade Graduation Thursday, June 9, student Evan Westfall welcomes parents and
guests. Photos by Ashley Arey
Big Valley High School’s Alexia
Miller also received a Tri
County Award of $1,000.
Photos submitted
Graduate Grace Memmott gave a speech highlighting the great
times she had at Janesville School and thanking her teachers.
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June 13-16
8am-Noon
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Ages: 7-13 • Contact F. Avilla, (530) 257-6181 x:8951• email: [email protected]
SOFTBALL
June 20-23
8am-Noon
Lassen College
$75/Child
Ages: 5-12 • Contact G. Yonan, (530) 251-8815 • email: [email protected]
VOLLEYBALL
June 20-23
4pm-6pm
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June 27-30
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July 11-14
8am-Noon
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State wants residents
to improve their health
Public Health Director and
State Public Health Officer
Dr. Karen Smith says you
don’t have to be perfect to
improve your health, but you
can strive to be better. Be
Better is the new CDPH
Champions for Change
campaign unveiled recently
during a Sacramento River
Cats game at Raley Field in
West Sacramento.
“Be Better is a reminder
that even small steps can
make a difference in
improving your health,” said
Dr. Smith. “Take the stairs,
snack on fruits and veggies,
and quench your thirst with
water instead of soda – these
are simple ways that we can
all be better to enjoy better
health.”
Dr. Smith launched the
campaign at the River Cats
game as fans took part in an
attempt to break the world
record for the most people
running in place at the same
time. The traditional seventhinning stretch turned into
the seventh-inning flex, when
fans twisted and stretched in
a two-minute workout led by
Dinger, the team’s mascot,
and local Champions
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for Change.
“There’s no greater way to
celebrate the launch of this
important campaign than by
showing how even the
seventh-inning stretch is an
opportunity to be better,”
said River Cats General
Manager Chip Maxson. “Our
players were happy to join
Champions for Change in
coming up with this fun
activity for our fans and
creating a new healthy
baseball tradition right here
at Raley Field.”
The Be Better campaign
promotes new federal dietary
guidelines that recommend
Americans focus on making
small shifts in what they eat
and drink to prevent chronic
health conditions, like Type 2
diabetes, hypertension and
heart disease. Having a
normal weight reduces your
risk of developing Type 2
diabetes by 70 percent.
The Be Better campaign
will include English and
Spanish ads on television,
radio stations, billboards and
Web banners. There will also
be community-level
promotions coordinated with
local health departments.
The ads will feature
Champions for Change – real
people who have committed
to be better for themselves
and their families by being
more active, drinking water
instead of sugary drinks, and
eating more fruits and
vegetables.
More information about
how you can become a
Champion for Change,
including how you can Be
Better, is available on the
Champions for Change
website.
REDUCE
Joan's Studio of Dance hosts an annual recital program. This year's theme, "Once Upon a Time," featured vignettes from several
beloved fairy tales. Photo by Richard McEachern
‘Once Upon A Time,’ a blend of dances
“Sleeping Beauty,”
“Cinderella,” “The Snow
Queen” and more. The night's
adventures kicked off with an
a cappella tap number, giving
the audience the rhythm they
needed to join Robin Hood's
Merry Men as they danced
their way through the forest.
Audience members traveled
with the dancers through the
ocean with Ariel, to the
Emerald City with Dorothy
and into Neverland with the
Lost Boys.
As some entertaining
transitions between stories,
dancers brought forward a
more modern feel with fun
alternatives, such as a tap
Tara L. Nielsen
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On Saturday, June 4, the
dancers from Joan's Studio of
Dance took to the stage in
their annual recital program.
With a stunning backdrop
that helped transport the
audience into the land of
fairytale dreams, Joan's
Studio of Dance once again
brought life to stories well
known, well loved and not
soon forgotten.
This year's theme, "Once
Upon a Time," featured
vignettes from several
beloved fairytales including
“Alice in Wonderland,”
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number done in a modern
style to “Mission:
Impossible,“ several jazz
ensembles and even a modern
ballet. Tying it all together
were a few fractured fairytale
moments, like when Hansel
and Gretel encountered some
Spanish dancers along their
path. Such mishaps on the
part of the characters left the
audience smiling and
laughing as they enjoyed the
comic element well played by
the dancers.
Joan's student teachers and
advanced students had the
chance to choreograph many
of the dances again this year,
giving these young ladies an
opportunity to be on the other
side of the dance show.
Students of all ages
demonstrated their skills and
talents, showcasing just how
hard they have worked and
how far they have come. The
strength, grace and beauty
that accompany dance
movement were certainly
evident on the stage that
night. It was truly
entertaining to watch the
blending of dance styles and
fairytales as the story
unfolded.
True to form, Joan's
dancers sparked the light of
fun and excitement, which
propels the dancers forward,
and moves the audience in
anticipation for more to come.
Joan’s eagerly looks forward
to what this great group of
dancers has in store for
next year.
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Diamond View students graduate
Members of the future Class of 2020 graduate from Diamond View Middle School Thursday, June 9. Photos by Makenzie Davis
At the Susanville School District’s Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, June 8, Susanville School District’s California School
Employees President Sherry Littlefield, right, presents
Superintendent Jason Waddell with an award for the Susanville
School District, thanking them for their work with classified
school employees. Photo by Ashley Arey
District receives award
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
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The Susanville School
District was one of 10 of 1,000
districts to receive an award
from the California School
Employees Association. The
district earned the award
because of how well it works
with classified employees.
“Most often, our classified
staff are the first adults to
interact with our students on
a daily basis,” said Susanville
School District
Superintendent Jason
Waddell, “Without their
support and encouragement,
we couldn’t possibly achieve
all that we do for our
students.
According to Waddell, on
Monday June 6,
administrative staff and
board members spent time
working alongside classified
staff and helped them with
daily routine.
“While working with our
staff in many areas, offices,
kitchens, libraries and
classrooms, CSEA state
representatives met us and
photographed us in the line
of duty,” said Waddell
Waddell said this was part
the ACE (Appreciating
Classified Employees)
program and the pictures
taken will be used in a
statewide publication and
will be featured in a
presentation at a statewide
conference.
“Susanville School District
was honored to receive the
award and I believe it shows
the hard work and dedication
that our staff has to ensure
that our schools provide the
best possible place for
students to learn,” said
Waddell.
Autumn Smith is awarded the science award at Diamond View
Middle School’s graduation by teacher Amber Hedges-Pool.
Teacher Phil Finkle recognizes Lily Buehler for her
outstanding achievement in language arts. Maddison
Green and Zoe Boyd were also recognized for the award.
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the shop’s owner. Mark himself offers
over 38 years experience in the
automotive business. His son Dan
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through 24 at the
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Reno, Nevada.
The iCan Bike Camp is a
special program designed
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disabilities ages 8 and
older how to ride a bike.
Over the course of five 75minute classes, riders gain
the confidence and motor
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individuals with
disabilities gain
transportation to work,
school and other activities
that keep them engaged
with the community.
There is a fee per rider for
the camp.
To be eligible to enroll,
riders must have a
diagnosed disability, be
able to walk without an
assistive device and be
able to sidestep from side
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weigh less than 220 pounds
and are able to attend
camp all five days.
Scholarships are
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to families in need. Call
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information.
The Down Syndrome
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Nevada is looking for 80
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make iCan Bike Camp
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encouraging them and
physically assisting the
rider in the event of a fall.
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CalFire crews work to put out a small fire caused by a vehicular accident on County Road A1 Tuesday, June 7. Photo by Ashley Arey
Vehicle catches fire, no injuries
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
According to a statement
by Officer Jarrod Bunyan, of
California Highway Patrol,
about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June
8, a garbage truck driven by
Daniel Lee was headed
southbound on County Road
A1 when it went off the road.
Bunyard said the accident
occurred 7-1/2 miles north of
Alta Drive and was a result of
unsafe turning movement,
causing the driver to hit a
tree.
According to a statement
by CalFire Battalion Chief
Adam Mattos, the truck
downed numerous trees and
the vehicle caught fire. About
a quarter acre was blackened
by the flames.
Two fire engines and two
water tenders responded to
the fire and were able to
extinguish it before further
harm was done.
“It was pretty benign as far
as wildland fires go,”
said Mattos.
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E D I TO R I A L
The voters
have spoken
The ballots have been cast — and as the
folks over at the Lassen County Clerk’s
office continue to work diligently to
tabulate, canvass and certify the results, a
clearer picture of the people of Lassen
County’s political positions comes into
focus.
Locally, Donald Trump won the June 7
Republican Presidential Primary with
2,729 votes or 82.10 percent (unofficial
results as of Wednesday, June 8). Ted Cruz
got 244 votes (7.34 percent), John Kasich
collected 150 (4.51 percent) and Ben Carson
earned 134 votes (4.03 percent) — even
though everyone but Trump had dropped
out of the race.
In the Democratic Presidential Primary
race Bernie Sanders won with 839 local
votes (48.75 percent) to Hillary Clinton’s
736 votes (42.77 percent).
Trump and Clinton
won the statewide
DITORIAL
primay, and will face
each other in November.
Under California’s new open primary
system, the two highest vote-getters in
some elections face each other in a runoff
election in November.
In the U.S Senate race, Republican Phil
Wyman earned 980 local votes (18.33
percent) and Democrat Kamala Harris
collected 863 votes (16.14 percent). But
statewide, Harris garnered 2 million votes
(40.3 percent) and Democrat Loretta
Sanchez gathered 943,002 votes (18.5
percent). The latter two candidates will
face each other in November.
In the U.S. Representative race,
incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa
garnered 3,540 local votes (61.81 percent)
and Democrat Jim Reed got 865 votes (15.10
percent). But districtwide LaMalfa
collected 58,037 votes (40.3 percent) and
Reed gathered 42,543 votes (29.1 percent).
LaMalfa and Reed will face each other in
November.
In the District 1 State Senate race,
Republican incumbent Ted Gaines earned
3,560 local votes (65.55 percent), Democrat
Rob Bowen garnered 1,265 votes (23.29
percent) and state of Jefferson supporter
Steven Baird collected 592 votes (10.9
percent). Districtwide Gaines collected
95,595 votes (49.3 percent) and Rowen
gathered 71,229 votes (36.7 percent). Baird
earned 27,080 votes (14 percent). Gaines
and Bowen will face each other in
November.
In the District 1 State Assembly race,
incumbent Brian Dahle collected 4,941
local votes (97.47 percent) and write-ins
garnered 128 votes (2.53 percent). Even
though Dahle collected 70,940 votes
districtwide and was the only candidate on
the ballot, Libertarian Don Coenen was a
certified write-in for this race, so Dahle
and Coenen will square off in the
November election.
In the District 1 Supervisor race Chris
Gallager (526 votes, 37.04 percent) and Alex
De Martimprey (514 votes, 36.20 percent)
will face each other in November. Paul
Statti received 328 votes (23.10 percent) and
Marlo Noyes received 47 votes (3.31
percent).
In the District 2 Supervisor race David
Teeter won election with 549 votes (57.31
percent). He will assume office in January.
Chris Montgomery received 278 votes
(29.02 percent) and Connie Stovall received
128 votes (13.36 percent).
In the District 4 Supervisor race
incumbent Aaron Albaugh (756 votes, 66.37
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OPINIONS
Expanding horizons beyond my comfort zone
For the past 27 years, I have been a full-time
educator in Lassen County and a part-time
writer for 15 of those years. With my
retirement only a year away, I have been
exploring the options available to me.
What do teachers do when they retire after
teaching for more than 20 years? Some travel
the world, or guide rafts down a raging river.
Others fill their days working on their hobbies
or interests like photography, golf or quilting.
Some even work part time substitute teaching.
Me? I’m going to be a writer and work part
time for the paper. At least that’s what I have
been telling people.
A few days ago, I got the opportunity to do
just that – if only for the summer. That’s right,
I have been hired as a part-time reporter for
the Lassen County Times.
As a local author, some of you may be
familiar with my novels about Sarah Murdock,
a female deputy sheriff in Modoc County or
the romance novel I wrote set in Mendocino,
California. If you are a fan, you will be pleased
IT’S MY TURN
LYNNE SELLA
Staff Writer
[email protected]
to know that I am working on the next book in
the Deputy Murdock series and hope to have it
completed by the end of the year. With ideas
for six or seven more books, my days of
retirement will not be idle. Just be prepared —
my writing for the Times will be entirely
different.
The challenge of being a news reporter is
definitely out of my comfort zone, but I believe
it will broaden my skills as a writer, with less
focus on plot and setting and more emphasis
on factual information. Yes, I am giving up my
freedom and days off this summer, but I know
this “on the job training” will be well worth it.
The most exciting part of this new job is
getting to participate in events I might not
otherwise attend, meet all kinds of new and
interesting people or encounter folks I have
not seen for a while. And I am certain I may
learn something I did not already know.
Thanks to the staff at the Lassen County
Times for making me feel welcome and
guiding me through the learning process of
this new career. With only two articles in my
portfolio thus far, I am eager to hone my skills,
so please let me know if you have a news story
you want to share. You can contact me at
[email protected].
We all owe our lives to one ethical Russian man
WHERE I STAND
WINSLOW MYERS
AUTHOR, SYNDICATED
BY PEACEVOICE
If we had a nickel for everyone
who has muttered some variation
on “I worry about Donald
Trump’s finger on the nuclear
button,” we could finance an
anti-Trump Super-PAC.
Obviously the temperament of
the leader of any nuclear nation
matters deeply. But there will be
moments when it matters not
whether the leader is sober and
restrained, because the action
will be elsewhere, further down
the chain of military command
and control. Thousands of
military personnel around the
world have access to nuclear
weapons. We are told that
battlefield commanders of the
Pakistani army deployed in
Kashmir are free to unleash their
tactical nukes without the
command and control of their
political leaders.
One of the lesser-known
pivotal moments of the Cuban
Missile Crisis occurred on a
Soviet submarine deep beneath
the Atlantic. From an article in
the Guardian, Oct. 2012: “In late
Oct. 1962, during the Cuban
missile crisis, the decision to
sidestep WWIII was taken, not in
the Kremlin or the White House,
but in the control room of a
Soviet submarine under attack
by the U.S. fleet. The submarine’s
batteries were failing, air
conditioning was crippled,
communication with Moscow
was impossible, and Savitsky, the
captain of the ship, was
convinced that WWIII had
already broken out. He ordered
the B-59’s 10-kiloton nuclear
torpedo to be prepared for firing
against the USS Randolf, the
giant aircraft carrier leading the
task force. The launch of the B59’s torpedo (2/3 the power of
Hiroshima) required the consent
of all three senior officers
aboard. Vasili Arkhipov, one of
the three, was alone in refusing
permission.
See Results, page 11B
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and
It is certain that Arkhipov’s
reputation was a key factor in the
control room debate. The
previous year the young officer,
son of peasant farmers near
Moscow, had exposed himself to
severe radiation in order to save
K-19, a submarine with an
overheating reactor. That
radiation dose eventually
contributed to his death in 1998.
What saved us was not only
Arkhipov’s clear-headedness
under great stress, but the
established procedures of the
Soviet navy, which were
respected by the officers aboard
the B-59.”
How bizarre, this barely, rarely
acknowledged truth: we all owe
our lives to one ethical Russian
man, a man already sick unto
death with nuclear radiation.
In 1940, speaking of the Nazis
and Mussolini, the poet Wallace
Stevens wrote of the “absence of
any authority except force.” Held
up against Trump’s simplistic
and bullying bombast, how
refreshing are the outspoken
convictions of the late
Muhammed Ali, who refused to
go to Vietnam and kill people
with whom he had no quarrel.
Too many of us prefer the
comforting lie that soldiers in
Vietnam died for our freedom.
Has not the absence of any
authority except force, with a few
quiet intervals, been a constant
ever since?
The most frightening element
in our present world situation is
not only that nuclear weapons
could slip out of the control of
national leaders, but also that
there is no non-military endgame
in sight for many contemporary
conflicts. Terrorists multiply
faster than we can kill them with
our drones—indeed, because we
kill them and their friends and
families. The United States
especially seems to know only
the endless use of overwhelming
force, actual or potential. The two
major candidates for president,
sadly, share this empty lack of
vision, one dangerously
habituated to military options,
the other dangerously
LETTERS
Thank you to
everyone in District 1
After being concerned with the
direction in which Lassen
County has been moving over
these past 20 years, I started
attending the quasi weekly board
of supervisor meetings on
Tuesday mornings. I was able to
familiarize myself with all the
board members, their support
staff and even a couple members
of our local press. I started
attending the board of
supervisor meetings about three
years ago, and began
understanding the continuing
problems addressed by our board
members and even the members
of the public who file Brown Act
violations. I observed the backand-forth bantering between the
public and the supervisors, as
well as the discussions between
the supervisors themselves.
Everything was discussed, from
our annual budget payments and
shortfalls, to the progress of the
swimming pool, to the growth
and success of our family
services.
In addition to Susanville, I
went to Westwood. I went to Lake
Forest. I went to Spalding. In my
opinion, those last three
townships have been seriously
inexperienced in their use. There
is no vision of other, better ways
to stabilize an unstable planet,
such as increased humanitarian
aid, adherence to international
law, and non-violent processes of
mediation and reconciliation.
We are a young, great and
dynamic nation, made so by the
genius of our Constitution and
our Bill of Rights. Our original
sin, still not fully confronted and
repented, is our treatment of
Native Americans and African
slaves. Our contemporary
temptations have been
materialism and militarism. But
our future includes the inevitable
end of exceptionalism. While we
may persist with our nativist
pride in our freedom and
prosperity, the philosopher
Teilhard de Chardin got it right:
WHERE I STAND
JOHN CRABTREE
CENTER FOR
RURAL AFFAIRS
Recently, Senator Chuck
Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced
legislation — S. 2911 — that
would make it unlawful for a
meatpacking company to own,
feed or control livestock intended
for slaughter.
According to the National
Farmers Union, livestock
ownership among a few
multinational firms restricts
competition, puts farmers and
ranchers on an uneven playing
field, and increases the chances
of market price manipulation.
Both the National Farmers
Union and the Center for Rural
Affairs have long supported
passage of legislation to ban
packer ownership of livestock
and other related livestock
market reforms.
As I’ve said before, the
meatpacking industry always
responds to reform legislation or
any discussion of reforming
livestock markets the same way.
They want to control the
marketplace; they don’t care
about how farmers and ranchers
are treated; and they don’t want
anyone holding them accountable
or forcing them to operate in a
fair, equitable, competitive
marketplace.
Barry Carpenter, president and
CEO of the North American
Meat Institute, claims that
packers must own and feed their
own cattle to maintain an
effective marketplace. Bill
Bullard, CEO of the ranchers’
organization R-CALF USA, calls
those claims baseless, deceptive
and self-serving.
I’m with Bill.
The packers and their
sycophants at the National Pork
Producers Council can whine all
they want. Competitive markets
are the foundation of America’s
economy. Family farmers and
ranchers asking for a level
playing field where farmers and
ranchers, not the packers, own
the livestock, is a request that is
not only eminently reasonable,
but also long overdue.
E D I TO R
boundary lines. I witnessed the
shrinking of our sheriff ’s
department to the point where
we are not safe anymore. I think
if the public knew just how dire
our circumstances are, they
would begin to panic, especially
with the arrival of gangs and
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Bill introduced to ban meat
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to the
neglected by our supervisors,
and they need to be helped and
revitalized. I am frustrated with
the border boundaries of our five
districts. They are confusing and
inconsistent, and there is no map
that currently exists that
accurately portrays the actual
“The age of nations is past. The
task before us now, if we would
not perish, is to build the earth.”
The three greatest challenges we
face are global in scope and
require global cooperation:
climate, food and nuclear
weapons. We’re all in this
together.
That common sense is lacking
among the nuclear powers.
Instead, they are playing a game
of chicken that accelerates
toward the purest folly. However
effectively Mr. Obama
represented us in his visit to
Hiroshima, there was a haunting
distance between his rhetoric
and the obscenely expensive
renewal of our nuclear arsenal
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drugs into our area.
I was so concerned with the
survival of Lassen County that I
decided about three years ago to
throw my hat into the ring in
2016 and run for county
supervisor of district 1. Bob Pyle
was retiring, so the timing was
perfect for me. Being a career
peace officer myself, I saw that
boosting our law enforcement
officers and personnel was the
number one priority that needed
to be worked on first. Everything
stems from that. After that is
resolved, then all the other
problems of our county could be
systematically improved or fixed.
I ran an enthusiastic
campaign, but my problem was
name recognition. However, I ran
an honorable campaign, and my
showing was very respectable. I
missed the runoff by about 185
votes. I want to thank all those
people publicly who helped me,
and especially all those hundreds
of voters who supported and
voted for me. I am sorry I came
up a little short. However, I ask
you now, what do you think of
Paul Statti for District 1
Supervisor for 2020? Let me
know at [email protected]
Paul Statti
Susanville
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
But, if we refuse transgender bathrooms, we lose federal funding
WHERE I STAND
HAROLD PEASE
PH.D
As reported, every school
district in the country
received a May 12 letter
allowing transgender
students in public schools to
use bathrooms and locker
rooms consistent with their
chosen (not their actual)
gender identity. Those not
complying are threatened
with lawsuits and loss of
federal aid.
This federal pressure to be
obedient to federal whim, or
in this case a radical
reinterpretation of old law, is
not new. In the 70s, President
Richard Nixon had speed
limits on freeways reduced to
55 miles per hour, lasting
over a decade because of an
alleged energy shortage.
After a time, a Wyoming
governor reposted freeway
speed in his state to 65. The
governor was right, speed
regulation on freeways was
not a delegated power listed
in Article I, Section 8 nor had
such power been added to the
federal government by way of
an amendment to the
Constitution. The federal
government threatened loss
of all federal funds for new
construction and/or highway
repair for non-complying
states. Wyoming returned to
55 mph.
About the same time a new
directive, similar to the
present Obama transgender
directive, required
institutions of higher
learning receiving federal
funds to have open gender
housing should students
demand it. Brigham Young
University (BYU) refused on
the basis that as a religious
institution, male/female
dorm separation for singles
was a fundamental religious
principle. The federal
government threatened the
university with the loss of all
federal funds should it not
comply. BYU still refused.
Coed dorms is also not a
federal power as per the
enumeration clauses, again
in Section 8, and are
therefore totally a state
power as per Amendment 10.
Actually, the word education
is not in the Constitution so
there exists no federal
constitutional authority. The
federal government cut off
all federal funds to the rebel
university.
The difference between
Wyoming and BYU was that
the university had never
accepted a dime from the
federal government, thus the
federal government had
nothing to cut off. It had no
power to blackmail the
institution into compliance.
It could, and did, fume and
bluster threats but it made
no difference. Finding no
way to punish the institution
itself, it went after the poor
students unable to attend
without a government
guaranteed loan by cutting
them off; in time that too was
dropped. Enrollment
remained untouched as
demand always exceeded
availability.
Sometime in the late 1980s
I was appointed to a special
county commission to assess
how Kern County of
California could deal with all
the edicts emanating from
the federal government and
still be free. It was a strange
question. I remained mostly
silent as others wrestled in
complete frustration with the
question, getting nowhere.
There seemed to be no
solution. Then I asked, “How
much slavery have you
purchased?” The question
was greeted with universal
stares and silence, so I asked
again. “How much slavery
have you purchased?” When
you line up for the free
government money you give
the giver power over you
because he can cut it off
after you have made yourself
dependent upon it. “So how
much money have you taken
because that is what will be
cut off should you wish to
really run your own county?”
“Well, not as much as
adjoining Los Angeles
RESULTS, from page 10B
percent) was re-elected.
Challenger Stacy Dixon
received 380 votes (33.36
percent).
Three candidates won
seats on the Susanville City
Council. Incumbent Brian
Wilson (1,125 votes, 29.08
percent), Kevin Stafford
(1086 votes, 28.07 percent)
and Joseph Franco (914
votes, 23.62 percent). They
will take the oath of office
later this month. Incumbent
Lino Callegari received 709
County,” came the reply. I
had made my point. We were
freer than L.A. County.
The federal government
has no constitutional
authority to fund anything
not enumerated in the
Constitution, but it has for
decades with nary a
complaint from the
recipients of the free money
who lined up like hogs at a
feeding trough to receive.
Our governors, county
commissioners, city
councilmen and school
administrators have lined up
knees bent, palms
outreached and open,
tongues drooling for the
scraps from the table because
the free money was easier to
get than raising local taxes
and telling the federal
government no.
This, without a thought to
the drug dependency they
created for their
governments down the road,
not noticed until the
government asks them for
compliance on something
that they know is not
reasonable or right. Most
still will bow their heads in
shame, but remain in
servitude hoping that the
next edict will not be so
demanding. But they have
lost their ability to be
independent of their new
master — the federal
government — that has far
more power over them than
that imposed by the tiny list
of delegated powers in the
Constitution. The will of the
people they serve is now very
much secondary.
In my own profession, I
have never seen an
administrator turn down the
free money that he used to
make himself look better
with federal funds, because it
allowed him to show new
buildings or programs as
evidence of his excellence.
The federal controls that
came with it were a small
price to pay for the “shiny
stuff,” he reasoned. Again,
the word education is not in
the Constitution, but almost
every aspect of education is
today influenced at the
federal level.
My point, BYU had the
right solution to the problem
by refusing any federal
monies and therefore federal
influence. States and
communities that didn’t say
no to the enticement of free
money have allowed the
federal government to worm
her way into all aspects of
our lives, a hundred times
more than had we stayed
with the enumerated powers
of the Constitution, to the
point that it now tells us
where we can go to the
bathroom. Sadly, we have
sold ourselves into
dependence.
Texas provides the only
solution at this point, “the
state is willing to forfeit $10
billion in federal education
dollars rather than comply.”
Will other states and lesser
governments follow and
break the dependence or
continue groveling for the
money and more slavery?
R E M E M B E R WH E N
75 years ago
From the Advocate: After
numerous complaints about
the smell of outdoor toilets
and cesspools and reports of
people dumping bath water,
Donald P. Cady, attorney for
the Susanville Sanitary
District, issued a statement
urging residents to conform
to the district’s ordinance
pertaining to plumbing and
sewage connections.
The ordinance requires
every home and business
within the sewer district to
have a complete plumbing
system and hookup to sewers.
50 years ago
From the Advocate: The
tall, white painted tree trunk
that served as a flagpole in
front of the Elks Lodge was
removed from its triangle by
the Susanville Street
Department.
The director of Public
Works stated a portion of the
land was purchased from
Mrs. Price to provide a
second westbound lane for
Highway 36. The road project
was already under
construction when the
flagpole was removed. State
aid provided by a new gas tax
provided two-thirds of the
money for the project.
25 years ago
Despite clearly posted
warning signs on the
Richmond Road bridge,
scores of people continue to
jump off the 30-to 40-foot high
cliffs into the Susan River.
Occasionally one is injured,
such as the 13-year-old boy
who required rescue by the
Susanville Fire Department.
He was taken to Lassen
Community Hospital for
multiple scrapes and
lacerations suffered after he
fell from the top of the rocks
on June 9. The area continues
to be a popular swimming
spot as well as the site of
numerous accidents.
money that could be used for
a stoplight in Susanville. The
City Council is in favor of
putting that light at Main and
Alexander streets.
“We’re going to need a light
to even get out of there,”
Council member Shirley
Johnson-Wright said last
week, “if you want to turn
left.”
15 years ago
The Antelope Fire
threatened one structure
between Highway 139 and
Willow Creek after it broke
out at 3 p.m. on Saturday
afternoon, June 9 on Rice
Canyon Road east of the
highway.
Originally reported as a
six-acre fire in sage and
juniper, it quickly grew to 100
acres, according to Dan
Meritt, a fire information
officer at the Susanville
Interagency Fire Center.
States Army, the depot in
Herlong has jumped deeper
into the world of free
enterprise and marketplace
competition.
Sierra Army Depot was
granted ISO certification on
May 25.
ISO stands for the
International Organization
for Standardization,
established in 1947.
20 years ago
As unlikely as it seems,
Caltrans has some extra
10 years ago
Although run and
maintained by the United
Last year
The Susanville Planning
Commission disagrees with
the Susanville City Council
regarding a proposed ban on
medical marijuana
cultivation within the city.
Instead, at its meeting, the
commission recommended
the council approve the
ordinance it recommended
after several meetings
between the medical
marijuana growers and
Susanville Police Chief Tom
Downing and two reviews of
the proposed ordinance by
the commission in February
and March.
again,” we need national
repentance and reflection.
Perhaps this will yield a new
vision of our commonality
and interdependence with all
peoples. If we can grow into
that understanding, we will
no longer need anyone’s
finger on the nuclear button.
Winslow Myers, syndicated
by PeaceVoice, is the author of
“Living Beyond War: A
Citizen’s Guide,” and serves
on the Advisory Board of the
War Preventive Initiative.
NUCLEAR, from page 10B
that our government is
planning. No matter whom
we choose to allow access to
the nuclear button, before
America can “become great
votes (18.33 percent).
Measure G, the advisory
vote for the state of Jefferson
failed. The measure received
3,500 no votes and 2,567 yes
votes.
Congratulations to those
who won election and to
those who will advance to
run again in November. And
thank you to all the other
candidates who ran for office
for their commitment and
dedication to our community.
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The three keys to happiness — good advice for graduates
WHERE I STAND
BRUCE WILLIAMS
PLUMAS UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Dear Class of 2016 —
congratulations! We
celebrate the official
completion of your
childhood. Though you will
continue to be called a “kid”
until you are well into your
30s, as far as the state of
California is concerned, you
are a grownup. So, it’s time
to start working on
answering the question you
got asked so many times
during the last 18 years —
what do you want to be when
you grow up? I don’t know
how each of you will answer
that question, but I do know
how your parents answer it,
because they’ve told me
many times over the years.
Whenever I ask parents to
describe what they want
their child to be like as an
adult, they always say the
same thing: happy. They
want you to be happy. That’s
a very good goal, but,
surprisingly, it’s an elusive
one. Everybody pursues
happiness, but not everybody
catches it. I would, therefore,
like to share with you what I
think are the three biggest
contributors to adult
happiness. I base this short
list on very unscientific
anecdotal evidence: I’ve
watched a lot of kids grow
up and these things are what
the happy ones are doing.
Firstly, happy people
usually have strong religious
beliefs. We live in a secular
age in which personal
religious beliefs are almost a
taboo subject for polite
conversation, but I observe
that it is hard to be happy
without them. Religion
addresses something we all
simply, powerfully know to
be true even though we can’t
prove it — that 85 years is
not all there is. We know in
our core that there is more.
To live a life uncertain of
what the “more” is can be
terrifying. To know the
“more,” and not to fear it, is
deeply comforting. Don’t
wait — don’t ignore religion,
engage with it, explore it and
make decisions about it. I
won’t tell you what to
believe. It is enough that you
start sincerely looking,
because those who seek will
find.
Secondly, happy people
tend to be happily married.
To be happy, you must choose
your life partner carefully.
This one decision has a
greater effect on your
happiness than almost any
other you will ever make.
Love is not just a feeling; it is
a combination of feeling and
choice. People don’t fall in
love, they jump into it, and
jumping is a decision. It is
notoriously hard to think
clearly in the presence of
romance, so get help. If you
think things are getting
serious, pick some people
you trust, who know you
well, and who love you to tell
you what they think.
Parents, grandparents and
siblings are good for this.
They will tell you the truth
because they love you and
want you to be happy. Listen
to them.
Finally, happy people love
their work. Nearly all of us
have to work, and we have to
work a lot. Given the
percentage of your life you
will spend at work, having a
job you dislike will pretty
much guarantee you will
dislike your life. Trading
happiness for money is a bad
deal. It is far better to learn
how to live with less money
and love your work than to
choose a career that pays
well and makes you
miserable. Living on less
takes planning, creativity
and discipline, but it can be
done, and lots of happy
people are doing it. Choose a
career that makes you happy
to go to work, rather than
one that makes you want to
go shopping to try to
convince yourself that you
are happy.
There are, of course, more
things that make for
happiness. I truly believe,
however, that these are the
biggest three. I offer them to
the Class of 2016 with the
sincere hope that you will
live the happiest of lives.
A sane approach to gun control
WHERE I STAND
TOM H. HASTINGS
FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF
PEACEVOICE
OK, I confess I fail to see
the thrill or need associated
with gun ownership and use,
but we live in a free country
— sort of — and I get why
those who hunt need long
guns. But I teach, write and
live trying to practice
nonviolence between and
among humans at least. I’ve
had guns pulled on me and
fired at me twice and have
never ever wanted to shoot
anyone. That direct violence
is beyond my understanding,
so I fully acknowledge my
bias against guns, especially
handguns.
I believe in regulating
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those things that prove they
harm others. No one should
be free to harm others —
that is not freedom, it is an
unwarranted arrogated
license. The freedom of your
hands stops where my nose
begins, as they say. My real
point on the Second
Amendment is that it
effectively blocks sane
control of weaponry.
Repealing the Second
Amendment would not affect
anything that most gun
owners feel is desirable. But,
the Second Amendment as
interpreted by the Supremes,
does make it possible for the
gun industry through its
most powerful lobbyist — the
NRA — to claim that laws
restricting anything to do
with guns are odious and
part of an unconstitutional
slippery slope. The track
record is so clear. The
Second Amendment protects
the gun manufacturers and
sellers at the expense of a lot
of lives every year.
Suicide is possible without
guns, clearly. What if greatly
limiting handguns, or using
available technology so only
the registered owner could
fire it, could save just 1,000 of
the estimated 21,175 firearm
suicides or just 100,000 of the
estimated 836,000 emergency
room visits from selfinflicted gun wounds in the
most recent CDC data?
Would rational Americans
perhaps think about that and
fix at least part of the gun
problem?
Finally, some serious brave
NRA members are
challenging the wingnut
level of gun lobbying by the
NRA, including some who
flat out quit the group
publicly when NRA CEO
Wayne LaPierre said the two
terrorists who shot up San
Bernardino, California,
killing 14 and wounding 21,
should not have been stopped
from purchasing their
assault rifles. But the
politicians who take on the
NRA are open to serious
retributive electoral
pressure, and the ones who
toe the line for the NRA are
richly rewarded by an
annual NRA lobbying
expenditure of at least
$735,000, possibly as much as
$3 million. That is a lot of
junkets, TV ads and fat
honoraria.
But more Americans are
rejecting the politicians who
accept big NRA donations —
their success rate is falling,
and no wonder. Every new
mass shooting brings out the
most twisted defense of gun
rights and the most warped
disregard for the right to life
imaginable by the NRA
leadership.
However, we need to stop
the massive flow of
weaponry into our streets
and we need to do it on a
large scale. Strict gun laws
in one town are nice but
when we have a 50-state open
border country, guns flow
into places like Chicago
despite good local efforts to
stop the murders and
suicides. There are almost
400 million guns out there, so
it will take a long time to
bring down the numbers, but
we can do it if we get sane
and serious about it.
I know no gun opponent
who favors disarming the
rural hunter putting food on
his or her family table. I can
hope that those, in fact, will
be some of the voices calling
for far greater sensible gun
control so they can take a
trip into a city and make it
back alive — or so they can
send their child to college in
some town and not fear
so much.
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Lassen High School’s Class of 2016 graduates
Staff Writer
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Friends and family
gathered at Lassen High
School’s Arnold Field, Friday,
June 3 to watch about 200
students receive their
diplomas.
“The Class of 2016 has
made history,” said ASB
President Sam Yonan, “as
being the largest class that
counselor Micah Freeman
has graduated.”
The Lassen High School
Cadet Corps Color Guard did
the Presentation of the Flags
and Angel Hammon of
Susanville FFA led the flag
salute. Following was the
National Anthem performed
by Megan Rawson.
Superintendent Bill
McCabe welcomed students
and congratulated them on
their success.
“The students worked hard
and deserve this night of
celebration and
achievement,” said McCabe.
Senior Class President
Justin Giusti and Yonan
addressed the Class of 2016.
Giusti and Yonan shared
some of the highlights of
their high school years, talked
about shenanigans they were
involved in and thanked
teachers, staff and parents.
“Because of our success, we
will have a great future,” said
Giusti.
Giusti and Yonan asked all
students who were attending
college or going into the
armed forces to stand so they
could be recognized.
“I thank God for bringing
us all here tonight and for
getting to grow up with this
class of interesting people,”
said Yonan.
The Class of 2016’s
valediction was Kolton
Reynolds.Reynolds gave a
short speech congratulating
his class on their
accomplishments and talked
of the future.
“Together we have forged
relationships that will last a
lifetime,” said Reynolds.
Reynolds thanked teachers,
parents and the community
for their support. Reynolds
also reminded his fellow
graduates to continue to show
respect to everyone they meet
in life.
Salutatorian Jacob
Atkinson started off his
speech by thanking teachers
for pushing their students to
succeed and being there when
needed.
Atkinson reminisced about
past experiences, commenting
that the Class of 2016 has
done a lot.
“In the end, we couldn’t
have been here without each
other,” said Atkinson.
Atkinson also thanked
parents and staff members
for their continued support.
“We’re going to miss this
place even if we say we
won’t,” said Atkinson.
“I know I’m going to miss
walking this campus as a LHS
student,” said Atkinson.
The Lassen High School
Choir, under the direction of
teacher Carlin Hagen, sang
“I’ll Be There For You” which
was the theme from the TV
show “Friends.”
The keynote speaker was
Jerry Attaway who graduated
from Lassen High School in
1964. Attaway later became a
college football coach and
eventually an assistant coach
for the San Francisco 49ers.
Attaway has a passion for
sports and said he played all
sports when attending Lassen
High School.
Attaway compared life to
football saying some people
are naturally good at things,
whereas others have to work
harder. Attaway said he was
one of the latter.
“All of you have talents that
you might not know you
have,” said Attaway. “You
have to find your niche; what
you’re good at in life.”
Attaway informed students
that they always have a
choice, telling students that
it’s OK if they make a
mistake. He said mistakes can
be fixed and people can learn
and move on from them.
“Push yourself to be your
best,” said Attaway. “This is
no dress rehearsal. Life is a
real thing. You don’t get to do
it twice.”
After Attaway’s speech,
students received their
diplomas from the Lassen
High School Board of
Trustees.
The celebration ended with
Giusti and Yonan leading the
turning of the tassels.
Lassen High School Valedictorian Kolton Reynolds leads the
graduating Class of 2016 down the aisle and to their seats.
Photos by Ashley Arey
Lassen High School graduate Carissa Shaffer, right, shares a hug
with sister Haylee Shaffer after the ceremony.
The Lassen High School Choir, under the direction of teacher Carlin Hagen, sang “I’ll Be There For You.”
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Plumas Bank official selected to
join International Women’s Forum
Plumas Bank, a subsidiary
of Plumas Bancorp
announced BJ North,
executive vice president,
retail banking/commercial
lending, was recently
nominated and selected for
membership into the
International Women’s
Forum Nevada chapter.
Members of this organization
are committed to bettering
global leadership and
cultivating women leaders.
Plumas Bank Director,
President and Chief
Executive Officer, Andrew J.
Ryback, remarked, “On behalf
of the board of directors and
executives, I congratulate BJ
on this very prestigious
selection and am confident
that she will be a valuable
and dynamic new member of
the International Women’s
Forum organization. She is a
visionary, an effective leader,
and a strong advocate for
women and we are proud to
have her as an executive on
the Plumas Bank team.”
North commented, “I am
honored to have been chosen
by my peers in the Nevada
chapter. I am eager to join
these female leaders in
supporting the organization’s
BJ North
mission of building better
global leadership across
careers, continents and
cultures. I look forward to
bringing more attention to
the inspirational, collegial
and dynamic leadership that
women bring to their
respective industries.”
North joined Plumas Bank
in 2008 and oversees the
bank’s branch network,
commercial loan group, and
marketing. She is a Certified
Associate of Emergenetics
International, specializing in
analyzing; identifying and
leveraging the way people
think and behave. Prior to her
position at Plumas Bank,
North was the chief
advancement officer for
Truckee Meadows
Community College; prior to
this she was the senior vice
president for Adagio Trust.
North received her bachelor
of science degree in
education and her master’s
degree in educational
leadership from the
University of Nevada, Reno.
North is involved in various
international, national and
local organizations. She has
served/serves on numerous
boards including the
American Heart Association,
the Renown Community
Advisory Board, the
Economic Development
Authority of Western
Nevada, Western Industrial
Nevada, the Washoe County
School District Investment
Committee, the Nevada
Commission on PostSecondary Education, and the
Nevada Humane Society.
Founded in 1982 in the
United States, the
Forum has grown across six
continents into 76 local
forums representing 35
nations. There are more than
6,200 women leaders
participating in Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean, Europe, Latin
America, the Middle East,
Australia and North America.
Membership in the
Forum is by invitation and is
influenced by definitive
international standards. For
more information, visit
iwforum.org.
Founded in 1980, Plumas
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managed full-service
community bank based in
northeastern California. The
bank operates eleven
branches located in the
counties of Plumas, Lassen,
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Governor proclaims
LBGT Pride Month
Governor Edmund G.
Brown Jr. today issued a
proclamation declaring
June 2016 as “Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Pride
Month” in the state of
California.
The proclamation
reads, “Our nation was
founded on the principle
of equal rights for all
people, but the fulfillment
of this promise has been
long in coming for many
Americans. Some of the
most inspiring moments
in our history have
arisen from the various
civil rights movements
that have brought one
group after another from
the margins to the
mainstream of American
society.
In the movement
toward equal rights for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT)
people, a historic turning
point occurred on June
28, 1969, in New York City,
with the onset of the
Stonewall Riots. During
these riots, LGBT citizens
rose up and resisted
police harassment that
arose out of
discriminatory criminal
laws that have since been
declared
unconstitutional. In the
four decades since, civil
rights for LGBT people
have grown substantially,
and LGBT pride
celebrations have taken
place around the country
every June to
commemorate the
beginning of the
Stonewall Riots.
California has been a
leader in advancing the
civil rights of its LGBT
citizens. And while
further progress is
needed, it is important to
recognize and celebrate
the substantial gains that
have been achieved.
Now, therefore, I,
Edmund G. Brown Jr.,
Governor of the State of
California, do hereby
proclaim June 2016 as
‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender Pride
Month.’”
Check out these great local events for the entire family
Friday, June 17
Cork and Canvas
The Lassen County Arts
Council Cork and Canvas 6 to
8:30 p.m., Friday, June 70 at
807 Cottage Street.
257-5222 or go to
lassencountyartscouncil.org.
It’s easy to get the word out
about your entertainment
event and get it published in
the Lassen County Times Arts
and Entertainment Calendar!
Just call Sam Williams at 2575321 or email information to
[email protected].
Tuesday, June 14
Barrett Lee
at Lassen Ale Works
Lassen Ale Works presents
Barrett Lee from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, June 14.
257-7666 or go to
lassenaleworks.com.
Wednesday, June 15
Knights Of
Columbus Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, June 15 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 Summer Arts
Program
Council hosts its Summer Art
Program featuring Corey
O’Brien teaching comic
illustration. Children 6 to 12,
10 a.m. to noon, and children
13 to 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday,
June 15. For more
information, call 257-5222.
Lassen County Arts
Council Adult Coloring
Club
Council hosts the Adult
Coloring Club from 3:30 to 5
p.m. Wednesday, June 15 at
the gallery, located at 807
Cottage St. Bring your own
supplies.
257-5222 or visit
lassencountyartscouncil.org.
“The Wizard Of Oz”
J&J Performing Arts
presents “The Wizard of Oz”
at 7 p.m. Friday, June 17 at the
Lassen Community College
Gym. Tickets are on sale at
Margie’s Book Nook.
Saturday, June 18
Bingo In Doyle
The Doyle Senior Building
hosts an evening of bingo at
6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 in
the Doyle Senior Building.
249-4860.
Friends of the LassenJanesville Masonic Lodge
Third Saturday Breakfast
The Friends of the LassenJanesville Masonic Lodge
#149 host the Third Saturday
Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 18 at the
Masonic Hall on
Lassen Street.
Lassen High Alumni
Association Annual
Alumni Picnic
The Lassen High Alumni
Association hosts the Annual
Alumni Picnic from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at
Jensen Hall on the Lassen
County Fairgrounds.
251-0673.
Farmers Market
Lassen Land and Trails
Trust hosts the Farmers
Market from 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, June 18 at Pancera
Plaza on Main Street in
Susanville. For more
information, call 310-4556 or
email market@lassenlandand
trailstrust.org or go to
lassenlandandtrailstrust.org.
Lake Almanor Area
Chamber of Commerce
34th annual Mile High 100
Bicycle Ride
The Lake Almanor Area
Chamber of Commerce hosts
the 34th annual Mile High 100
Bicycle Ride. This is not a
race, but a collection of tours
for cyclists of all abilities.
Registration will be held
from 6 to 9 a.m. Saturday,
June 18 at Chester Park,
Chester. For more
information, call 816-0431 or
visit go to milehigh100.com.
VFW Lunch Fundraiser
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 2381 and the VFW Ladies
Auxiliary host a lunch
fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, June 18 at
Veterans Memorial Hall.
249-6037.
4-H and FFA Dog Show
The Lassen County 4-H and
the Future Farmer of
America present a dog show
Saturday, June 18 at the
Lassen County Fairgrounds.
Check in at 8:30 a.m. and
show begins at 9 a.m.
For more information,
call 253-3245.
Sunday, June 19
Happy Father’s Day!
Monday, June 20
Lassen County Arts
Council Summer Arts
Program
Program featuring Jamie
Giles teaching Crazy Cactus.
Children 6 to 12, 10 a.m. to
noon, and children 13 to 18, 1
to 3 p.m. Monday, June 20.
257-5222.
Wednesday, June 22
Knights Of Columbus
Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, June 22 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 Summer Arts
Program
Program featuring Lisa
Pickens teaching Shadow
Silhouette and Cameos.
Children 6 to 12, 10 a.m. to
noon, and children 13 to 18, 1
to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 22.
257-5222.
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Students attend C-STEM robotics competition
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
As humanity progresses,
technology becomes more
and more relevant.
Senior Michael Pelfrey,
senior Nathanial Rose and
sophomore Marc Penaloza,
who are taking Lassen High
School’s robotics class, were
chosen to attend the UC
Davis C-STEM robotics
competition Saturday May
21.
“This is the first year
Lassen High has had a
robotics class,” said teacher
Christie Cornelison.
According to the UC Davis
website, C-STEM Day is
organized to build public
awareness and advocate for
hands-on integrated
computing and STEM
education. The C-STEM
center and partners organize
curriculum-based RoboPlay
Competitions.
“Although it was our first
time, we did come home with
one team and one individual
award,” said Cornelison.
Cornelison said the team
was awarded the Teamwork
Award, which is given to the
team that worked together
the best, displaying
collaboration and excellent
work ethic.
“Michael Pelfrey, one of
our two seniors, was awarded
the Award of Excellence for
outstanding aptitude and
interest in the computer
science field,” said
Cornelison.
Lassen High School senior Michael Pelfrey, senior Nathanial Rose and sophomore Marc Penalosa attended the UC Davis C-Stem
robotics competition Saturday, May 21.
Students Michael Pelfrey, Marc Penalosa and Nathanial Rose program robots to navigate their way through an obstacle course.
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Senior Michael Pelfrey, left, was awarded the Award of
Excellence at the competition. Also pictured is teacher Christie
Cornelison. Photos submitted
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Local inmate pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme
Daniel Allen Coats, 34, of
Turlock, pleaded guilty last
week to one count of
conspiracy to defraud the
United States by filing false
claims for federal tax refunds,
Acting United States
Attorney Phillip A. Talbert
announced.
According to court
documents, beginning in 2011
Coats and three fellow
inmates in the California
filed three false tax returns in
his own name.
According to court
documents, the fraudulently
obtained refund checks were
deposited into various bank
accounts and onto prepaid
debit cards that the
defendants controlled. The
refunds were used for
personal expenditures, added
to the inmates’ commissary
accounts and used to
Correctional Center in
Susanville obtained the
personal identification
information of other inmates
and provided it to codefendants located outside
the prison. The co-defendants
then used that information to
prepare and file false income
tax returns with the Internal
Revenue Service, claiming
refunds to which the inmates
were not entitled. Coats also
purchase prepaid debit cards.
In all, the conspiracy resulted
in at least 247 false claims for
income tax returns in tax
years 2008 through 2011.
Although the IRS stopped
some of these refunds,
approximately 138 fraudulent
refunds totaling
approximately $219,984 were
issued.
This case is the product of
an investigation by the
Drones collect sage grouse habitat data
The Bureau of Land
Management, Eagle Lake
Field Office, will offer an
informational meeting on
local use of Unoccupied
Aerial Vehicles from 5 to 6
p.m. June 15. A UAV crew
will demonstrate how UAV’s
collect data with examples of
how the data is used for
observing, monitoring and
measuring the landscape.
Two crews will be flying
two UAV’s in the area over
the following two weeks. The
crews’ mission will be
focused on collecting data
where western junipers are
encroaching into sage grouse
habitat.
This data helps specialists
prioritize where to remove
trees and retain sagebrush
and other understory
vegetation important to sage
grouse.
Specialists anticipate that
this method of collecting
data will prove the most cost
effective strategy for
restoring and sustaining
sage grouse habitat.
The crews will be
operating remotely a Falcon
Hover and a Falcon Fixed
Wing. Each three-person
crew consists of certified
pilots, including a pilot-incharge, co-pilot to manage
the image acquisition and
data and a visual flight
observer. Maps of the
planned flight areas will be
shared at the meeting.
This operation will
demonstrate how UAV’s may
fill the gap between satellite
and ground-based
observations by having the
ability to efficiently cover
large areas of remote
terrain. By design, they are
intended to offer low-cost
aerial imaging for ecological
research and monitoring.
This meeting will be held
at the BLM Eagle Lake Field
Office, 2550 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, CA 96130. More
information is available at
the Eagle Lake Field Office
or call 257-0456.
Internal Revenue Service,
Criminal Investigation, the
Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the
Investigative Unit at the
California Correctional
Center. Assistant United
States Attorney Amy Schuller
Hitchcock is prosecuting the
case. Coats is scheduled to be
sentenced by United States
District Judge Garland E.
Burrell Jr. on Aug. 19, 2016.
Coats faces a maximum
statutory penalty of 10 years
in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The actual sentence, however,
will be determined at the
discretion of the court after
consideration of any
applicable statutory factors
and the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines, which take into
account a number of
variables.
On July 8, 2015, Edwin
Ludwig IV was sentenced to
seven years in prison for his
role in the scheme.
The charges against the
remaining five co-defendants
are pending. The charges are
only allegations; the
defendants are presumed
innocent until and unless
proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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RESULTS from page 1B
final results.
In the Susanville City
Council election, two new
members will join the
council. Joseph Franco
received 761 votes and Kevin
Stafford brought in 911 votes
to earn their seats as council
members. Incumbent Brian
Wilson maintained his
position with 938 votes.
However, Lino Callegari lost
his spot, bringing in 595
votes.
“I am humbled by the
people of Susanville that they
would honor me by being
able to serve them for
another four years,” said
Wilson. “And I look forward
to working with both Kevin
and Joe and the upcoming
council, and I’d like to thank
Lino for his dedication to the
citizens of Susanville for
about 24 years.”
Additionally, Measure G,
which asked voters if they
would like to separate from
the state of California to
form a new state, failed, as of
the early results. By
Wednesday morning, 3,126
people voted no, or about 57
percent, compared to 2,288
people who voted in favor of
the measure.
In the District 1 state
senator race, Ted Gaines
received 3,251 local votes and
Rob Rowen earned 1,176 votes
in Lassen County. District
wide, Gaines received 95,595
votes and Rowen brought in
71,229 votes. They will have a
runoff election in November
for the whole district.
In the U.S. Representative
District 1 open primary race,
Doug La Malfa brought in
3,236 local votes, according to
the unofficial final results
from the clerks office, and he
will runoff against Jim Reed,
who earned 808 votes locally,
in November. According to
the preliminary statewide
results, La Malfa received
59,037 votes and Reed
received 42,543 votes in the
district.
In the United States
President Primary Election,
the Lassen County
Democratic Party voters
favored Bernie Sanders with
770 votes, to Hillary Clinton’s
690.
In the Republican Party,
Donald Trump received the
vast majority of votes,
securing 2,508.
JEFFERSON from page 1B
Our Church
Family
California Chair, said, “We
applaud the tremendous local
grassroots effort to counter
Measure G, as well as Lassen
County voters for recognizing
Measure G was misguided.
The plan would leave the
county financially devastated
and severely at-risk, and
Lassen families more
vulnerable.”
Ellsmore also noted that,
“there are certainly
challenges, but increasing our
region’s influence in
Sacramento can only be
accomplished through
collaborative advocacy,
focused education, and
bridge-building. We look
forward to working with
Lassen County leaders and
communities to make our
voice louder in Sacramento,
and improve life for all
northern California
families.”
Bike camp set
“Sir,we wish
to see Jesus.”
John 12:21
SUSANVILLE
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Invites you to a good old fashioned
McKnight Family
GOSPEL MEETING!
Guest Evangelist Mike McKnight from Indio, California will bring us six lession:
Wed:
Thu:
fri:
Sun:
Sun:
Sun:
June 22 to June 26
7 pm “Seeking to be Great”
7 pm “Affecting Others by my Sin”
7 pm “Uninterrupted Life”
10 am “Nadab & Abihu”
11 am “Wise Discernment”
6 pm “Going the Second Mile”
Join us at:
205 North Fairfield Avenue
Susanville, California 96130
530-257-5433
www.susanvillechurchofchrist.org
The Down Syndrome
Network of Northern Nevada
(DSNNN) will offer iCan Bike
Camp from June 20 through
24. iCan Bike Camp is a
special program designed to
teach 40 people with
disabilities ages 8 and
older how to ride a bike.
Over the course of five 75minute classes, riders gain
the confidence and motor
skills needed to ride
independently.
The Down Syndrome
Network is also looking for 80
dedicated and physically
active volunteer spotters to
physically assist and work
side-by-side with riders.
Volunteers need to be age 16
or older and able to volunteer
for the same 90-minute
session for five consecutive
days.
iCan Bike Camp will be at
the Reno-Sparks Convention
Center, 4590 S. Virginia St.,
Reno, Nevada.
Volunteers can register at
https://icanbikevolunteers201
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SPORTS
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1C
and
RECREATION
Speedway championship battle underway
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
[email protected]
It’s so easy to get your
local sporting events
listed in the Lassen
County Times’ sports
calendar. Just call
Makenzie Davis at 2575321 or e-mail your
calendar information to
[email protected].
Tuesday, June 14
Susanville Renegades vs.
North Valley
4 p.m. • Memorial Park
Friday, June 17
Mini, stock and
modified races
Lassen Fairgrounds
6 p.m. • Diamond
Mountain Speedway
Saturday, June 18
Diamond Mountain
Men’s Club
Flag Tournament
8 a.m. • Diamond Mountain
Golf Course
When the time comes to
burn rubber, throw a little
mud and slide through the
corners sideways, the
drivers out at Diamond
Mountain Speedway know
how to put the pedal to
metal.
Shawn Natenstedt, No. 1,
leads the modified series
with 40 points as of May 23,
the latest results available.
Chris Nieman, No. 3, is in
second place with 39 points.
Galen Hainline, No. 11, lurks
just two points off the lead
with 38 points, and Matt
Murphy, No. 6M, is only a
point behind that with 37
points, good enough for
fourth place. Erika Buhr, No.
69, rounds out the top five
with 36 points.
Jeff Chew, No. 8X, runs in
sixth place with 35 points,
Nevin Kennemore, No. 23K,
seventh place, has 34 points,
Dave Sciarroni, No. s25,
eighth place, has 33 points,
Wade Deberg, No. 17, ninth
place, has 32 points, Larry
McCracken, No. 6, 10th
place, has 31 points, Joe
Blackwell, No. 221, 11th
place, has 30 points, Tyler
Patzke, No. 9, 12th place, has
29 points, Chase Nieman,
No. 1X, 13th place, has 28
points and Chris Olexiewicz,
No. 88C, 14th place has 27
points.
In the stock division,
Richard Longacre, No. 7,
leads with 40 points. Victor
Richey, No. 8, and Nathan
Howard, No. 81, are tied for
second place with 38 points.
Steve Goss, No. 11, is in
fourth place with 35 points
and Ian Upton is in fifth
Larry McCracken, No. 06, powers his modified through turn three at Diamond Mountain Speedway. He is in 10th place with 31
points, 9 points behind division leader Shawn Natenstedt, who has 40 points on the season. File photo
place with 34 points.
James Erie, No. 22, and
Shayna Robertson are tied
for sixth place with 33
points. Jason Emmot, No.
157, is in eighth place with
31 points.
In the mini-stock division,
Kyle Bell, No. 56, leads with
42 points. Billy Gibson, No.
121, runs in second place
with 38 points. Wyatt
Spalding, No. 25, and Robert
Feller, No. 3, Larry Foster,
No. 33, and Larry
Whitebird, No. 97, are tied
for third place with
37 points.
Rick Higby, No. 2, is in
seventh place with 35 points,
and Megan Wilson, No. 27,
and Joe Marlow, No. 7J, are
tied for eighth place with 32
points.
If you’re a race fan, you
won’t want to miss all the
action when the cars and
drivers return to
Diamond Mountain
Speedway at the Lassen
County Fairgrounds Friday,
June 17.
the Lassen County
Fairgrounds at 251-8900.
Lassen Motor Parts
257-5131
1289 Main St., Susanville
Canyon Motor Parts
283-0660
1759 E. Main St., Quincy
Chester Auto Parts
258-3151
445 Main St., Chester
Portola Motor Parts
832-5573
81 W. Sierra Ave., Portola
2C Tuesday, June 14, 2016
College offers
summer camps
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
[email protected]
During the summer,
various different camps are
often available to children.
has five sports camps
available this summer for
softball, volleyball,
basketball, wrestling and
soccer.
Parents interested in
signing their children up for
any of the camps can contact
Brenda Hoffman at 251-8824.
Students can also be
registered for camp the day
of, unless otherwise noted.
June 20 through June 23
from 8 a.m. to noon, the
college offers a softball camp
at the LCC softball field for
ages 5 to 12.
Natalie Yonan, who was a
four-year Lassen High School
All Conference, Chico Star
Gold, four-year Division One
Starter and a NCWA Post
season participant, will teach
this camp.
Yonan will have the
children perform drills that
are designed to improve
individual skills.
Children will learn more
about ground balls, fly balls,
hitting, proper catch, bunting,
base running, pitching and
catching.
Yonan will also be teaching
children how to slide.
For information contact
Glen Yonan at 251-8815 or
email
[email protected].
June 27 through June 30 the
college offers a co-ed
basketball camp in the Lassen
Community College gym.
“This year Camp Grizz has
joined forces with the Lassen
College Men’s Basketball
Program to expand our camp
to include our high school
ages,” said Lassen
Community College women’s
basketball coach Dorinda
Shaffer, “Camp Cougar is for
players going into the seventh
grade through twelfth grade.”
Camp Grizz runs from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be
taught by Lassen High School
basketball coach Jessica
Larson and will be open to
grades second through
seventh.
Shaffer and LCC men’s
basketball coach Will
Freedman will be running
Camp Cougar, which will run
from 1 to 5 p.m. This camp is
open to seventh through 12th
grade.
Those who have questions
can call Shaffer at 260-3706,
Freedman at 251-8816 or email
[email protected]
u.
July 11 through July 14 the
college offers a wrestling
camp for children ages 5 to 18.
wrestling coach Francis
Beaujon will run the camp.
Beaujon said the camp
would focus on wrestling
techniques such as
takedowns, rehearsals, etc.
Lassen College wrestlers
Alex Aniciete, Antonio
Gauregui, Tytin Johnson and
Andrew Smith will help teach
techniques.
For more information call
Beaujon at 251-8879 or email
[email protected].
July 25 through July 28
from 8 a.m. to noon the
college offers a co-ed soccer
camp for ages 7 through 14,
led by LCC coach George Kee.
“We will have a lot of
players from the men’s and
women’s teams helping teach
students,” said Kee.
Children who attend will
work on dribbling, passing,
shooting, receiving, passing
the ball and more.
Those with questions can
call Kee at 257-6181 x 8704 or
email
[email protected].
August 13 from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. the college offers a
volleyball camp to prepare
students for high school
volleyball tryouts.
Lunch will be included and
students must be registered
for the camp by August 10.
Those with questions can
contact Julie Brown at
[email protected].
The Giants won the 2016 Major League Championship, with a score of 4 to 1. Coached by Trent Bauer and Geoff Cook, the team
consists of Nolan Mallery, Seth Mallery, Trenton Sanchez, Trenton Sanchez, Tanner Tibbetts, Zak Schall, Ethan Shaw, Camaron
Murphy, Beck Williams, Josiah Villarreal and Carson Joyce. Blayne Mallery manages the team.
The Red Sox grabbed second place in the Susanville Little League Championship. Coached by Jason Moss and Evan Zahniser, the
team players are Sutter Moss, Braiden Fitzgerald, Tyler Zahniser, Nash Osborn, Tucker Schall, Gabe Gomez, Murcus Munds, Derryck
Fisher, Makau Michel, Chaz Moore and Blake Schaap. Terry Jackson manages the team. Photos submitted
Giants snag majors championship
The Susanville Little
League Giants won the 2016
majors championship,
following a game against the
Red Sox, Sunday, June 4.
Despite a good performance
on the mound by Sutter Moss
and tough defense by Tyler
Zahniser, Nash Osborn and
Tucker Schall, the Red Sox
were not able to hold off the
Giants. The Giants pitching
and defense held the Red Sox
to only one run.
The Giants produced four
runs on five hits to clench the
championship title with a
score of 4-1.
Nolan Mallery went the
distance on the mound with
five Ks, no walks, four hits,
and one unearned run. He
was backed by great defense
by Ethan Shaw at first base,
Jericho Daniel at second
base, Trenton Sanchez
behind the plate and Seth
Mallery at short stop who
turned an unassisted double
play to end the first inning.
The Giants went 14-2 on
the season, outscoring their
opponents 195 to 101, and
batted .397 as a team.
consistent play from the
whole team. Every game was
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Warmer weather slowly improving the local fishing
it used to be.
Michael Condon
Staff Writer
[email protected]
If more people concentrated
on the really important things
in life there would be a
shortage of fishing poles.
~ Doug Larson
The warmer weather has
increased the aquatic insect
activity. The trout are on the
move and feeding actively.
One of the favorite items on
the trout menu this time of
year is the damselfly. The
damsel is a smaller cousin of
the more widely recognized
dragonfly.
Damselflies have a very
similar body shape, and like
dragonflies, they come in a
range of colors, but blue is
the most common.
Damselflies are more
delicate looking than
dragonflies. They are easy to
tell apart when at rest based
on how they hold their wings.
Dragonflies hold them out
perpendicular to their body,
while the damselflies fold
their wings back on top of
their body.
Damsels breathe through
three small feather-like
appendages and the tail end
of the body.
Adult damselflies are
normally around 2 inches
long, but fossils of prehistoric
damselfly species up to a
couple feet long have been
found.
Damselflies feed primarily
on other insects including
mosquitoes.
We are familiar with the
adult winged version of the
damselfly, but it is the mature
“nymphal” stage of the insect
that gets the trout’s attention.
When they are ready to
become adults, the nymphs
crawl along lake or stream
bottoms and then onto nearby
vegetation at the waters edge
to begin their final
transformation into winged
adults.
It is during this migration
to the shore that they are
most vulnerable to hungry
trout.
That migration occurs from
spring to fall, but normally
peaks in late spring and early
summer. In other words, right
now.
Lake Almanor
The warmer weather has
the insect activity in full
swing at Lake Almanor. The
fish are widely scattered
around the lake, but look for
the best feeding action in the
shallow areas where insect
activity is at a peak. Big Cove
offers the best shallow flat
along the east shore. Fox
Farm is another prime spot
along with the area in front of
Almanor West and Airport
Flats.
Fly anglers are scoring
with midge patterns and
flying ants. Trollers are using
the usual Speedy Shiners,
Needle Fish and
nightcrawlers.
Lake Davis
The fishing is improving
with the warmer weather, but
many anglers are still
reporting that catch rates are
nothing like they were in
years past. That is not an
unfamiliar complaint from
anglers generally, but in the
case of Lake Davis, it appears
to be a serious concern. The
fish are big and healthy, but
not as numerous as they once
were.
Midges and Callibaetis
mayflies are still on the
menu, but blood midges and
damselfly nymphs are
starting to get more attention.
Most of the action is on the
west shore. With a somewhat
lackluster bite, the key seems
to be moving around until
you find feeding fish.
Fishing damsels on an
intermediate of floating line
with a long leader can be very
productive right now.
Lake Davis is due for its
second trout plant of the year
this week. Normally
Fish and Wildlife plants
sterile fish known as
“triploids.” These fish grow
quickly, but they cannot
reproduce. They provide an
excellent angling opportunity
because of their size, but they
do nothing to help boost what
appears to be a shrinking
population of rainbow trout
at Lake Davis.
The big change in the
stocking program this year
has been the approval of the
more typical diploid fish that
are capable of spawning.
Anglers need to consider
whether to catch and keep or
catch and release rainbows
from Davis. Carefully
releasing your fish may
contribute to a healthier
population in the future. If
you have fished Davis for a
long time, you already know
that it needs more fish to get
the population back to where
Frenchman Lake
Trollers, bank anglers and
fly anglers are all getting into
some nice fish at Frenchman.
Most fish are in the 14- to 18inch range, with a few larger
fish being caught.
As the weather continues to
warm, the fish are settling
into a summer pattern with
the best bite happening in the
morning and then again after
5 p.m.
Powerbait or inflated
nightcrawlers are always a
good bet for bait anglers and
the area by the dam has been
producing well.
Fisher anglers are doing
well with mayfly imitations.
Blue skies, flowering fields
and fresh air all help entice
local hikers to hit the vast
abundance of local trails
available in Lassen County.
However, Stan Bales, from
the Bureau of Land
Management, noted that
during the hot days of
summer, hikers, bikers and
runners should start early, or
go late, to avoid the high heat.
Bales also had some trails
recommendations: First, he
suggested the the Bizz
Johnson Trail had various
levels that both hikers and
bikers could participate in.
He suggested hikers and
runners stay down to the
lower seven-mile stretch, so
as to stay out of the heat.
Although bikers, he said,
should take advantage of the
Bike the Bizz Program, where
riders can catch a ride on a
Lassen Rural Bus, drive up to
the trailhead and bike back
down to town.
On Saturday mornings,
bikers have the opportunity
to catch the rig from the
Susanville Railroad Depot on
the east end of the Bizz
Johnson Trail at 8:30 a.m.
Riders are advised to show
up by 8:15 a.m.
Moreover, to help with the
demand, the Bureau of Land
Management is now
accompanying the Saturday
morning bus with a trailer to
help haul bikes up the trail.
To ensure there will be space
on the truck and trailer for
your bike, call the BLM at
257-0456 to reserve space for
you and your bike.
However, Bales also said
there is bus service Monday
through Friday, to Chester
and Westwood. Those
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Streams
Stream fishing is a little on
the slow side, but is definitely
picking up as flows recede
and water temperatures
warm up.
A number of insects are
now active on area streams.
Blue winged olive and gray
drake mayflies are both
hatching. There are also some
smaller stoneflies and even a
few caddis flies.
I have also seen flying ants
and some grasshoppers. Both
are great baits, especially on
a breezy afternoon.
High stick nymphing
around boulders is a great
technique for fly anglers right
now. Be sure to use enough
split shot to get your fly down
deep in these higher flows.
Some good bets right now
are the Middle and North
Forks of the Feather, and
Deer Creek west of Lake
Almanor.
There are plenty of stocked
fish in Deer Creek below the
campgrounds. Below Deer
Creek Falls there are
beautiful wild rainbows in
the catch and release section.
The Middle Fork of the
Feather is good from Camp
Layman to Blairsden. Flows
are still a bit high between
Sloat and Nelson Creek, but
that should improve soon.
The North Fork of the
Feather is fishing well near
Belden and above Lake
Almanor near High Bridge. I
have not heard reports from
Indian Creek, Antelope Creek
or Jamison Creek, but I would
expect they are all reasonably
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Adams seems to be a
productive pattern right now.
Mayfly nymphs are also
producing.
I have not heard reports of
blood midges or damselflies at
Frenchman. They are not as
numerous at Frenchman as
they are at Davis, but they are
active at about the same time
so I would expect to see a few
now.
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Those partaking in Bizz
activities should bring lots of
water, Bales advised, as well
as sunscreen.
However, he did note there
were some great resting
spots.
“Susan River is delightful
for taking a swim now,” he
said, saying partakers should
look out for the natural pools
to swim in.
Moreover, locals looking to
hit the trails during the blue-
skied weather can visit the
Southside Trail, which starts
west of the upper parking lot
at Hobo Camp in Susanville
and follows an existing dirt
road for the first two miles.
Now completed, the manmade trail consists of 7.2
miles of single track.
“It has great views,” said
Bales.
He also suggested trails in
Susanville Ranch Park. He
said about three miles of
trails in the park are actually
on BLM land. For those
looking for easier walks, he
suggests staying on the lower
trails. He said they get more
challenging higher up on the
hills.
Have you taken some great
photos while exploring local
trails? Send them to the
Times for a chance to be
featured. Email Makenzie
Davis at
[email protected], or
visit the office at 100 Grand
Avenue in Susanville.
Renegades open baseball season
The Susanville Renegades
American Legion baseball
U17 team opened its season
on June 5 and 6 at Memorial
Park.
On Sunday, June 5, they
played doubleheader against
the Tehama Bulls in a game
that was supposed to be
played at Red Bluff High
School. Due to problems with
field conditions, it was moved
to Susanville. The Renegades
and Bulls split the series,
each winning one game.
In the opener, Susanville
won 9-4 behind strong
pitching by starter Jake
Bennett and reliever Wade
Schluter. Carson Chavez led
the offense with three deep
doubles to left and five runs
batted in. Jagger Delgado had
two hits and scored two runs.
Trevor Schluter had a double
and drove in two runs.
In the second game,
Tehama scored five runs in
the third inning and won 11-7.
Seth McCart pitched well in
relief for Susanville. Jagger
Delgado had three hits;
Carson Chavez and Ethan
Williams had two apiece.
Trevor Schluter again had a
double and two runs batted
in.
On Monday, June 6, the
Renegades U15 Team played a
doubleheader against
Enterprise, of Redding.
Susanville won both games 8-
7 and 8-4. In the opener,
Susanville won in dramatic
fashion in the bottom of the
seventh on a walk off base hit
by Miles Ormachea scoring
Bryan Lewis with the game
winner. Susanville got good
pitching from starter Micah
Root, and a good relief
appearance from Malek
Delgado. Cole Dyer had three
hits; Ormachea and Bryan
Lewis had two apiece.
In the second game, Bryan
Lewis started and got relief
help from Wyatt Laranaga to
secure the win. Micah Root
got two hits and drove in two
runs. Ethan Williams and
Jake McCart each had two
hits for Susanville.
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LUNCH AT THE VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2381,
is hosting a fund raising lunch from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, June 18,
downstairs at the Veteran Memorial Hall on
Main Street in Susanville. The lunch is open
to the public and children under 10 eat free. If
you have any questions, call Delmer Brown at
249-6037.
FATHER'S, GARDENS, LAKE AND MORE
Kelly Smith, owner of Hodge Podge
Lodge, has all kinds of items just in time for
Father's Day. Or maybe you are still adding
decor to your outside garden areas, Kelly has
lots of fun garden items. You will also find
lots of new lake and lodge decor too. If you
decorate in a patriotic theme, she has lots of
great new items that will fit your home
nicely.
IT'S BACK ... FOR A LIMITED TIME
Judy Galassi, co-owner of Papa Murphy's
in Susanville, tells us, "It's back." Galassi said
for a limited time only, you will find the BBQ
Chicken Pizza has made a comeback. Hurry
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turn on the oven, did you know you can
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Church of Christ in Susanville invites
everyone to join them for a gospel meeting
with six lessons. Minister Danny Matchniff
tells us that guest Evangelist Mike McKnight,
from Indio, California, will be giving the
lessons. The lessons will begin on Wednesday,
June 22. See their ad in today's paper for a
complete list of the lessons and more
information. You can also call the church at
257-5433 or visit their website,
susanvillechurchofchrist.org.
The Annual Main Cruise
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just a few weeks away. Make
plans to attend this fun family
event from 2 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25. The classic
car show will be held in
Susanville’s Memorial Park.
The venue will provide shade
and attendees are encouraged
to bring a lawn chair to enjoy
the day. The event will feature
an arts and crafts show, live
music featuring Fourgery and
food and beverages will be
available throughout the day.
If you are interested in
participating in this year’s
event, as a car show
participant, or as an arts and
crafts vendor, applications
can be downloaded at
lassencountychamber.org, or
call the office at 257-4323 to
have an application
forwarded to you.
The Main Cruise event is
made possible by the support
of the following communityminded sponsors; Diamond
Mountain Casino and Hotel,
Super 8 Motel, Red Lion Inn
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Pages, Sierra Radio Network,
Monath Construction, City of
Susanville, Zaengles Carpet
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Show off your community
pride at this year’s Lassen
County Fair Parade by
entering your club or
business in the parade. The
Chamber will be coordinating
the Fair Parade that will
begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July
23. It’s not too early to begin
thinking about your parade
entry. Stop by the Chamber if
you would like an entry form
or call us at 257-4323 to have
one forwarded to you. An
entry form can also be
downloaded at
lassencountychamber.org.
If your business or
organization has a special
event planned please let us
know so that we can add the
event information to the
Chamber Community Event
Calendar. This is a free
service provided to the entire
community. For a complete
list of events planned in
Lassen County log on to
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KID’S FAIR SATURDAY
This Saturday, June 18, head on down to
Lassen Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center for their first kid’s fair to help benefit
their residents’ quality of life. There will be
many activities, from face painting, a petting
zoo, dunk tank and more. See their ad in this
week’s paper, or stop in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday at 2005 River St., Susanville.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
The Lassen County Federal Credit Union
was formed in 1966 by a small group of
Lassen County employees who wanted a
financial institution that would help fellow
workers obtain small loans. For many years,
the secretary at the county road department
ran the credit union from her desk. In the
last 50 years, their assets have gone from
$2,000 in 1966 to more than $69 million today.
They are celebrating from 4 to 6:30 p.m. this
Thursday, June 16 with a tri-tip barbecue.
They will be giving away all kinds of great
prizes during the barbecue. If you are not
already a member, they can help you become
one. You must be present at the barbecue to
win any of the gifts.
Congratulations to the credit union on their
continued success and support to
the community.
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Dancers from JandJ Performing Arts
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Wizard of Oz this Friday and Saturday, June
17 and 18. The performances will be held at
the Lassen College gymnasium. For more
information, see their ad in this week’s paper
or log onto jandjperformingarts.com.
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Are you thinking of building a deck or
renovating your yard this summer? Head on
out to Payless Building Supply in
Susanville to check out their summer
specials. They have all sorts of redwood
decking supplies, as well as many types of
lattice. Also, just in, bender board for
walkways and lumber for raised beds.
Payless Building Supply is located at 702-340
Johnstonville Road in Susanville. Call 2575123 or see their ad in this week’s paper for
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29,995
‘14 FUSION
‘15 RAV4
‘12 FOCUS SE
Stk #36258
VIN 114650
NOW $
ONLY
15,995
‘15 EXPLORER
25k miles, 4x4
local car, 1 owner
10,895
leather, nice car!
Stk #36402
VIN 359697
31,995
Stk #36115
VIN 274169
‘13 TAURUS SE
new tires, low miles
Prior rental
NOW $
ONLY
XLT, leather
4X4
NOW $
ONLY
Stk #35857
VIN 713500
20,995
‘07 EXPLORER
Stk #36308
VIN 527454
24,995
15,995
NOW ONLY
$
Stk #36529
VIN 131086
9,995
49,995
NOW $
ONLY
Prior rental
NOW $
ONLY
Stk #36554
VIN 333791
24,995
‘09 WRANGLER
lift, custom wheels
25k miles!
Stk #35417
VIN 237208
NOW $
ONLY
NOW $
ONLY
‘13 COROLLA
convertible
Stk #36511
VIN A12856
Over $90K new
Stk #36463
VIN 005780
‘12 MUSTANG
Sport Trac
‘13 AIRSTREAM
NOW $
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Stk #36515
VIN 060812
13,995
Stk #36442
VIN 736859
NOW $
ONLY
‘15 CHEVY 3500
NOW $
ONLY
Stk #36406
VIN B92233
31,995
‘15 MAZDA CX5
AWD
Prior rental
27,888
NOW $
ONLY
Stk #35316
VIN 443564
21,995
‘15 SEAHAWK AR-1-MAXX
crew cab, LT
NOW ONLY
$
NOW $
ONLY
Stk #36172
VIN 539336
45,995
530-257-5092
Credit Hotline 888-869-9375
Hwy 36 & Richmond Road E., Susanville
21’
16,888
Stk #36314
VIN 8J5396
Trade-ins Welcome.
Credit Problems, No Problem.
Sales Hours:
Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm
Sat., 9am-6pm Sun., 10am-5pm
Service Hours:
Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm
Vehicles subject to prior sale. All prices are plus sales tax, DMV license and registration fees, dealer documentation fee, electronic DMV filing fee, any emissions testing charges and any lender finance
charges. Actual vehicles may vary from photos. Sale expires 06/19/16.

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