These activities include future dances, class trips and fun events to unite the class.

“Our officer team and other freshmen voted to hold a Freshmen Art Auction that would showcase the work of the many artists we have in the class of 2025.

“We have some fantastic items donated by local business and community members that will be up for bid in our silent auction.”

The student art will be auctioned to the highest bidders during the live auction portion of the evening. The art viewing and silent auction will open at 5:30p.m and the live auction will begin at 6:30p.m.

The whole community is invited to come and support the freshmen class by bidding on their art, bidding on a silent auction item, or simply giving a donation.

Organizers are asking those interested in bidding on student art to be there by 6:00p.m. to register.

“Also,” says Vincent, “if there is someone who is unable to attend but wants to bid on a specific item, please email me at rachel.vincent@lassenhigh.org and I will send an absentee bidder form. We will then have a student fill in for them and bid on their behalf for up to the amount they specify.”

If there are any community members who wish to contribute an item for the silent auction basket, or just wish to give a donation, they can leave it in the front office of the high school c/o Rachel Vincent or Liz Ammon. The Freshman Class will include your business name in their program as a way to thank you for your support.

Metalwork, woodwork, digital art, mixed media, ceramics, paintings and pencil drawings will all be a part of the auction.

In a friendly, informative setting, they will explain how to assess the potential for fire damage to your home and landscape, minimize the risk of ignition and create a fire-resilient home and community.

The massive wildfires of recent years have shown that wildland fire agencies have largely been unable to reduce wildland/urban interface destruction through traditional fire response procedures. Recent research shows how wildland fires ignite homes, often by embers that can travel long distances.

Durland will explain the latest wildfire research and how new fire prevention tactics can significantly reduce fires in the wildland-urban interface.

The first seminar will be held in Susanville on April 8th and 9th and residents are invited to have a bite to eat with the experts as they listen and learn. Space is limited, so residents are encouraged to RSVP to one of the fire-resiliency workshops, below. RSVP to the LFSC via email at selina@lassenfiresafecouncil.org, or by telephone at 1.530.251.5560.

5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. April 8th

9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. April 9th

Industrial Building, Lassen County Fairgrounds, 195 Russell Ave., Susanville

9:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. April 23rd

Westwood Community Center, Ash and Third streets, Westwood

9:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. April 24th

Doyle Community Center, 434-685 Doyle Loop, Doyle

5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. June 3rd

9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. June 4th

McArthur Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall, CA-299 Day Road, McArthur

9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. June 5th

Hamilton Branch Fire Department, 3791 Big Springs Rd, Hamilton Branch

5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. June 10th

9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. June 11th

Camp McCumber 35440 Deer Flat Rd., Shingletown

For more information, please contact Selina Topete at selina@lassenfiresafecouncil.org (email preferred) or 1.530.251.5560.

The Forest Management handbook was created to provide concise and thorough information to help these landowners develop a sound forest management strategy for their property.

“California’s small private landowners need access to tools and technical assistance to help them manage their forest lands to maintain forest health,” said Stewart McMorrow, Cal-FIRE’s

Wildfire Resilience Staff Chief. “Forest landowners do not always have the knowledge or skills to get started with a management plan, which is why the handbook was created.”

Developed in partnership with Cal-FIRE, the USDA Pacific Southwest Research Station, and the USDA California Climate Hub, this handbook supports actions outlined in California’s Wildfire

and Forest Resilience Action Plan to increase assistance to small private landowners by providing technical assistance and outreach.

The handbook features information gathered from a large body of current scientific literature that provides relevant technical information for forest landowners.

It is organized in a step-by-step manner to help landowners assess the condition of their property to make informed decisions rooted in the best available science.

Digital copies of the handbook are available now and can be accessed by clicking here. A virtual workshop will be hosted on Tuesday, April 26th, from 5:00 to 6:00p.m. for landowners who would

like to learn more about how to use the publication, where to find hard copies, and how to access additional local resources. More information about the webinar can be found here.

The Rock Creek Reach is the 8.3-mile portion of the North Fork of the Feather River in the Plumas National Forest between PG&E’s Rock Creek Dam and the Rock Creek Powerhouse near Storrie. Just downstream is the Cresta Reach, which is the 4.9-mile portion of the river between Cresta Dam and Cresta Powerhouse.

For the Rock Creek Reach on Saturday, April 2nd, flows will be increased from 700 cfs to 800 cubic feet per second and held from 9:00a.m. until 3:00p.m. before being reduced to 700 cfs and held through 2:00p.m. Sunday, April 3rd. After 2:00p.m. Sunday, April 3rd, flows will be gradually reduced to about 500 cfs. On Saturday, April 9th, flows will ramped up from 500 cfs to 800 cfs and held at the higher flow from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. before being gradually ramped back down to base flow.

For the Cresta Reach on the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd, flows will be increased from 420 cfs to 750 cfs by 9:00a.m. Saturday, then returned to 420 cfs after 2:00p.m. on Sunday.

The recreational flows are conducted in cooperation with the American Whitewater organization, the Rock Creek–Cresta Ecological Resource Committee and the U.S. Forest Service. The April flows in the Rock Creek Reach are being scheduled to make up for higher flows not held in 2021 due to wildfire closures as well as weather and highway closures.

Additional flows in the Rock Creek Reach are usually held four weekends a year in June, July, August and September. During dry and critically dry water year types such as this year, no recreational flows are held in June.

Stay out of cold water. Sudden immersion in cold water can stimulate the “gasp reflex,” causing an involuntary inhalation of air or water. It can even trigger cardiac arrest, temporary paralysis, hypothermia and drowning. When faced with swift water, even the strongest swimmers may be easily overwhelmed.

Many unseen obstacles can be lurking below the water’s surface. Swift water can make these obstacles even more treacherous. Guided trips for inexperienced paddlers are strongly recommended.

Recreating in PG&E canals and flumes is strictly prohibited. Stay out of canals and flumes, which are very dangerous due to slippery sides, sub-surface obstacles, fast moving water, and transitions to full tunnels and pipes. For more water safety tips visit: www.pge.com/hydrosafety

The inhabitants claim that this is the original Garden of Eden, and some even go so far as to show the very canon through which Adam and Eve were expelled, and point to a footprint in the solid rock as evidence of the fact. Whether such be the case or not, it is certainly the most beautiful valley of its size that our State can boast of.

To a person lately from the parched plains of Sacramento valley the contrast is great, riding along for seventy-odd miles through clover, Peavine and red top grass from three to five feet high, while on one side are the lakes with their mirrored surfaces, and on the other the lofty peaks of the Sierra Nevadas with their tops covered with snow, and as you ride path is crossed every mile or two by the clear crystal brooks formed by springs high up the mountains, and now swollen by the melting of the snow.

Although ice is generally considered a luxury, here it would be useless as regards the water, for it is uncomfortably cold already.

There are about seven hundred ranches located, and plenty of good land for as many more. We counted one hundred and forty-seven log cabins finished and in course of construction, and upon nearly all of these ranches were fine fields of grain and vegetables.

Near the head of the valley, Ruble and Peterson have five acres in potatoes which look very fine.

At the ranch of Clark and Boyde we were regaled with fresh vegetables in the shape of green peas, turnips and radishes, and at the milk ranch of Dickerson and Farmer we partook of the first new potatoes raised in the valley.

There is already here two saloons, one store, one blacksmith shop, one butcher shop and while on our way in we passed a sawmill going up.

Thayer and Loring are running a weekly express from Susanville to the valley, and keep them supplied with the latest papers.