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There will be two open houses to discuss the Transportation Plan, one at the Westwood Depot Visitor Center, March 30th from 4:30 to 6:00p.m., and at the Susanville Railroad Depot on Richmond Road from 4:30 to 6:00p.m. on March 31st.

For more information contact Genevieve Evans at 1.530.583.4053.

Lassen County Arts Council is now offering its Spring Art Classes. They will be offering an Acrylic Painting class that will be held on March 25th from 6:00 – 8:00p.m., for a small cost of $40. They will also be offering a Portrait Drawing class Saturday, April 16th, 23rd, and 30th from 1:00 – 3:00p.m., for a small cost of $60 with the opportunity to purchase materials. For more information contact (530) 257-5222.

CASA has rescheduled their movie night: ‘Smallfoot’, Saturday, March 26th starting at 5:00p.m., at Community Church. ‘Smallfoot’ is a family friendly movie that “takes place high in the Himalayan mountains, where a community of yetis lives according to rules literally set into ancient stones.” The event entry and snacks are by donation. Don’t forget to bring pillows and blankets. For more information call Lassen Family Services at 530.257.4599.

Lassen Lightning presents their Spring Fling to be held Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 5:00 – 10:00p.m., located at Sentimental Journey. This event will include live entertainment, dinner, and photos. $40 for a couple and $10 for each additional guest. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Angela Cisneros (559)805-2044.

Lassen Family Services is partnering with the All-American Mixed Martial Arts Academy to host a free self-defense class. This class will take place on Saturday, April 9th from 2:00 – 4:00p.m., located at 55 S. Sacramento St. in Susanville. The class is open to everyone ages 12 and up. There is limited capacity, so be sure to register at lfsselfdefense.eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact (530) 257-4599.

Applications for Lassen County Farm Bureau scholarships and American Ag Credit are now available. These scholarships will be awarded to deserving high school or college students who are pursuing a career in agriculture or agri-business. Students can obtain applications on the FaceBook page Lassen County Farm Bureau, by contacting their school counselors or call the Lassen County Farm Bureau office at (530) 257-7242. The application deadline is March 25, 2022.

Application for Lassen County Cattlewomen and Cattlemen are now available. Open to both males and females, two (2) scholarships will be available, Cattlewomen Agriculture Scholarship and Cattlewomen Memorial Scholarship. Students must be enrolled or enrolling full time in an Agriculture-related course of study, be a Lassen County resident for at least one year, and meet a minimum of 2.5 GPA. For a full description of requirements and to obtain an application, call (702) 286-6581. The application deadline is April 1, 2022.

Applications for Lassen Association of Realtors Scholarships are now available. This year LAR will be offering three $1000 scholarships. Students must be in their senior year attending a high school within Lassen County. For more information, call 1.530.257.5220. The application deadline is April 15th, 2022.

Scholarship Applications for Lassen Fastpitch and Lassen Lightning Softball are now available. This year Lassen Fastpitch and Lassen Lightning Softball will be offering primary scholarship in the amount of $1000 and a secondary scholarship in the amount of $500. Students must be high school seniors who have played a minimum of two years in the local Lassen Youth Fastpitch Softball League; Must be a senior at Lassen High School; Plan to attend an accredited College, University, or Trade School. For more information, call 1.559.805.2044. The application deadline April 15th, 2022.

Applications for Pheasants Forever Jake Trussell Memorial Scholarship are now available. This year the Northeastern California Chapter 443 of Pheasants Forever is offering two (2) scholarships in 2022 to deserving Lassen County seniors. Preference will be given to students who plan to major in Wildlife Biology. For more information, call (530) 310-1366. The application deadline is April 22, 2022.

Applications for LMUD Scholarships are now available. LMUD is offering two $1,250 scholarships for high school seniors and one $500 scholarship for returning college students, in a program designed to enhance the education and resulting careers of deserving local students. Applications can be accessed on their website or for more information contact, 1.530.257.4174. Application deadline is April 29th, 2022.

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.

That this district soon will be served by the Southern Pacific is evidenced by the activity of railroad officials in this city in the last few days.

Recently A. W. Bowman, superintendent of the Utah Construction company, H. H. Riddels, a contractor for the railroad were here.

They were followed by H. Barroes, T. M. Bedolph and Fred Callahan, all Southern Pacific officials, who were making a tour of inspection of the route of the new road.

St. Patrick’s day was celebrated in immediate railroad circles by the crossing of the Western Pacific track is coming this way at the rate of three miles per day, so it can be readily be seen that Susanville will be on the railroad map in a very short time.

In spite of unforeseen difficulties, the construction crew is within a few days of its best guess and the croakers who said that the railroad would never get to Susanville have begun to modify their song and take comfort in predicting long and tedious delay.

At the present time over 60 miles or railroad has been constructed, out of a total of 106 miles.

The stretch from Amedee to Susanville is 36.8 miles, or practically 27 miles, but it presents more difficulties than the run into Amedee. However, these are not great enough to delay the arrival of the road to any great extent.

L.R. Wattis and W. A. Porter of the Utah Construction company were here yesterday and reported that two seam shovels are being shipped to Susanville and that they will be used on work up the Susan River canyon.

They stated that the shovels should be on the ground within a few days and will be placed at work immediately. It was also stated that a telegram had been received from headquarters in San Francisco to accept the lowest bid for the advance work and that the contractors will immediately get to work.