She’s ready for a rug to lay on and a person to lounge on the couch with. More evaluations need to be done to determine how Lena is with other dogs and cats but so far she has yet to show aggression towards anyone.

Lena is spayed and microchipped. If interested in meeting Lena, please call shelter staff at (530) 257-9200 or come down for a visit. The shelter is located off Johnstonville Rd, next to the Susanville Airport. To view other adoptable animals, check out petfinder.com.

The organizers of the market are planning to bring even more vendors and excitement to this year’s market so be sure to add the farmer’s market to your Saturday and see what they have to offer. For more information or to become a vendor, contact farmersmarket@larpcooperative.com.

Shine, a youth inspired outreach will be hosting a Grand Opening at Memorial Park, Tuesday, June 21st from 5:00 – 8:00p.m. There will be skate lessons, 4 barbers volunteering for free haircuts, worship music, food vendors and much more! For more information, visit their website www.ShineSusanville.org.

Lassen County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Diamond Mountain Casino and Hotel for the Annual Main Cruise Event. Join us Friday, June 24th from 5:00 – 8:00p.m., at DMCAH for a Meet & Greet, viewing classic cars, and enjoying live entertainment, food, and drinks.

Saturday, June 25th from 11:00 – 4:00p.m., at Memorial Park will feature our Main Cruise Main Event with cars, cars, cars, vendors, food, drinks, live music by Forgery and the Main Cruise to follow. We are still accepting vendor applications and car entries, forms can be found on our website, www.lassencountychamber.org, or in the office at 1516 Main Street. For more information, call 530.257.4323.

Get ready for this year’s first Wednesday Night Market, brought to you by LARP! Wednesday, June 29th from 5:00 – 8:00p.m. The market will feature fresh produce, meats, local crafts, delicious food, and more. HUSA will also be hosting a beer garden for patrons 21 and over, and live entertainment by the band, Timeless! For more information or to become a vendor, contact farmersmarket@larpcooperative.com.

Mark your calendars for the 13th Annual SIR Pow Wow, June 24th thru June 26th at Lassen Community College. Dry camping will be available. Special guests include Headwoman Violet Olney, Headman Caley Ouray Pratt/Can’t see, and Host Drum Sharp Shooters Singers. To be a vendor or for more information, contact Aaron Brazzanovich at 530.310.3381 or Amelia Luna at 530.249.7192.

Lassen County Fair brings to you the 12th Annual Susanville Bluegrass Festival from June 24th thru June 16th. The festival will offer an array of musicians, workshops, a quilt room, vendors of all sorts and camping! Visit www.lassencountyfair.org/bluegrass to purchase tickets or for more information, contact 530.251.8900.

Plumas Arts presents the 51st Anniversary Almanor Art Show! Saturday, June 25th from 10:00 – 5:00p.m., and Sunday, June 26th from 10:00 – 4:00p.m., on the Collins Pine Lawn in Chester. For more information, contact Jennifer at 530.283.3402.

Paws for Effect and Grace for the Voiceless are hosting a Mother and Daughter Kitten Tea Party at Paws for Effect in Uptown Susanville on Sunday, June 26th at 2:00p.m. Prices are $40 for a mother-daughter combo and $25 for a single ticket. For more information, please contact Hannah at 530.257.4499.

Nature Camp Registration is Open! This camp is brought to you by Lassen Land and Trails Trust, providing an opportunity for kids to explore nature and wonder outside their own backyard. There will be two sessions: Session 1 July 25-29, for kids 8-10 years old and Session 2 August 1-5 for kids 10-12 years old. This is first come first served so register now! Learn more at http://lassenlandandtrailstrust.org/nature-camp, or pick up a brochure on the kiosk in front of the Depot.

The Westwood Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its big, annual Paul Bunyan Mountain and Blues Festival. Friday night 8:00 – 11:00p.m. at the Westwood Visitors Center enjoy live music by Forgery, then on Saturday, July 2nd, check out everything the festival has to offer, like a logging show, parade, fun run, antiques, crafts, kid’s area, Blue Ox Bingo and more! For more information, contact 530.256.2456.and much, much more! The activities begin at 8:00a.m. in the Community Center with breakfast and a fun run. The Festival Gates at the Westwood Park open at 11:00a.m. immediately following the parade.

The High Desert Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 2nd at Diamond Mountain Golf Course. This will be a 4-person scramble, 18 holes, tee prizes and much more! Check in starts at 7:30a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:00a.m.; the team fee is $400 or $100 per player. Proceeds will be used for donations to local Lassen County charities as well as HDSP staff-centered events. For more information, contact Jolene at 530.251.5100 ext. 5526 or Jolene.speers@cdcr.ca.gov

Don’t forget to email director@lassencountychamber.org with any upcoming event or swing by the Chamber Office at 1516 Main Street with any event posters.

Officer reports totaled 102, with a variety of reasons for the report being filed.

There were a total of sixteen misdemeanor and eight felony arrests.

Yuana Roxie Peconom, oldest living resident of Susanville, is approximately 105 years old. Roxie was born on what is now known as the old Hulsman place at the foot of Diamond Mountain in Lassen county, apparently in 1849.

Her age is determined by different happenings and events that had taken place during her childhood. She was born into the Maidu Indian tribe and as a little girl Roxie can remember this valley as being covered with just sagebrush and scrub pine.

Her recollections of Susanville in its infant stage are numerous, as her mind and memory today are still very alert for her age.

Among her memories of Susanville in its early beginning are of its first buildings that were erected. There was a store, a blacksmith shop, jail, saloon, stable and also Roop’s Fort. She recalls that every time something burned in Susanville it was always a dwelling other than the jail house, as in her words, “Jail, him never burn.”

She tells many stories of Honey Lake Valley’s first settlers; one is the fine treatment the indians received from Med Arnold’s family.

Although Roxie has been blind for a number of years, she still manages to get around fairly well, and she is spry enough this year to be Lassen County’s Centennial Celebration honorary queen, and ride in the parade.

She has raised a family of 12, six boys and six girls, four of whom are still living. She has 18 grandchildren, 28 grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Many of her fine woven baskets and other forms of Indian craft have been exhibited at the State Fair in Sacramento for a number of years, and up to just a few years ago, although she was blind, she still managed to weave some of her fine baskets.

Asked what her secret is for living to such a ripe old age, she says, “Through prayer to my Maker, to give thanks for bringing each sunset and the dawn of each new day.”