Volume XVI Issue 189

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

Scholarship recipients Kahlen Somerville, Jennifer

Nakanishi, Nicholas Bamerio and Tyler Dei Rossi Wood

Monticola Club Honors 2024 Scholarship Recipients

By Georgianna Hall

Monticola Club Scholarship Committee

Susanville’s Monticola Club honored the organization’s 2024 scholarship winners at its April 18th luncheon. The local women’s volunteer community service organization is celebrating 112 years of service and has awarded more than 200 scholarships to local students since 1959.

The Etta Tarry Memorial Scholarship of $1000 is awarded to a Lassen College student graduating and continuing his or her education at an accredited college or university.

Nicholas Bamerio is the 2024 recipient and will attend Montana State University to pursue a degree in film and photography. As well as his studies, he is currently an intern with a local professional photographer.

Monticola awards three scholarships of $500 each to a graduating high school student.

The Spencer Memorial Scholarship was first awarded in 1959. This scholarship is named in honor of the club’s founder, Philenda Spencer and her two daughters, Iva Raker, wife of an early California congressman, and Superior Court Judge Gladys Burroughs.

Jessica Nakanishi is the 2024 recipient and will be attending Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennyslvania, majoring in biology with a view to becoming a physician.

The Monticola Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Kahlen Somerville. Kahlen will be attending Grand Canyon University in Pheonix, Arizona, majoring in exercise science with an emphasis in physical therapy to become a traveling physical therapist. This summer she is hoping to intern for a local physical therapist.

The Monticola Vocational Scholarship was first awarded in 1984. This year’s recipient is Tyler Dei Rossi Wood. Tyler has worked as a ranch hand, on welding and fabrication projects, operated and maintained heavy equipment and held an internship on a farm. He will be attending Butte College, majoring in engineering and fire science. His goal is to become a heavy equipment operator for Cal-FIRE.

These students are recognized for their academic achievement, athletic skills, community service, and leadership. There were many outstanding applicants, which made it challenging to select just a few.

All Monticola members congratulated the students and wished them well.

Monticola was founded in 1912 and members have focused on a variety of community service projects including the library, health and safety issues, and the HLVRA swimming pool. On Saturday, May 11th, Monticola Club members will host a special Mother’s Day Brunch to help fund the scholarship program and other programs.

Tickets will be sold at every activity throughout the day for a chance to win a $500 gift card.

A delicious lunch will be prepared by the Sheriff’s Posse.

If you have questions, please call Jon Hershberger at 1.530.310.5646.

“BLM carefully reviewed public comments on the draft environmental analysis and worked with cooperators, including Tribal governments, the Nevada Department of Wildlife, and the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Technical Team, to assess potential impacts to cultural and biological resources,” said Craig Drake, manager of the BLM Applegate Field Office.

“Public input shaped the decision and guided opportunities to minimize impacts to sensitive plant species and special status wildlife species.”

The Hog Ranch Mine produced gold from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. The site was reclaimed after mining operations ceased.

The decision record, environmental analysis, and maps for the project can be viewed at the BLM National NEPA register. Additional information is available by phoning BLM’s Surprise Field Station in Cedarville at 530-279-6101.

Susanville Cedar Mill in 1941 from an Eastman Studio photograph

New Lassen Mill Starts Operations With Two Shifts

April 25, 1937

The new mill known as the Cedar Mill of Millwood, opened full blast this morning starting this years cutting.

John Hinton, new manager of this mill is from New Mexico Lumber and Timber company of Bernalillo, New Mexico.

With the pond full of cedar and pine logs this mill plans to cut an average of 80,000 feet daily and at the present has employed two shifts and in the near future a third will be added. The Red River Lumber Company received the contract to supply this mill with logs.

At present the Red River Lumber Company is logging near the Eagle Lake road on Worley mountain.

A new name for this mill has been decided upon but has not been reveled. When certain legal matters have been straightened out this new California incorporated mill will have it name announced.

Harry Hodgman, representative of this new concern, arrived this month from New Mexico company to take care of certain business matters.