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Volume XVII Issue 20
Friday, September 6th, 2024
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Major Tennis Court Renovation Adds Pickleball Striping and Court Resurfacing
The City of Susanville is currently undertaking a major renovation project at the Tennis Courts on Weatherlow Street. The project, which is being funded by the city’s park dedicated fund, includes resurfacing the courts, installing new nets and hardware, and adding new striping for Pickleball matches.
The renovation project is expected to cost just under $60,000 and is scheduled for completion in just a few weeks. Once completed, the project will result in striping for two tennis courts and six pickleball courts. The new striping for the pickleball courts will allow more players to enjoy the sport, which has been growing in popularity in recent years.
The tennis courts are currently closed to the public during construction.
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Off-Course FedEx Truck Stopped by Elm Tree Near Top of Main Street
There were some scary moments for the driver of an unloaded FedEx tractor-trailer rig August 27th when, for unknown reasons, the truck veered off Highway 36 near Cottage Street at the top of town, taking out a fence and two smaller trees before coming to a stop against a large Elm tree in the front yard of a residence.
According to the Susanville Police Department there were no injuries in the crash, which was heard, and felt, throughout uptown.
Officers from the Susanville Police Department and the Susanville office of the California Highway Patrol provided traffic control while crews from the Susanville Fire Department worked to remove the truck and trailer from the roadway and to clean up hazardous substances which had leaked from the semi.
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Bicyclists on the Bizz Johnson Trail – BLM photo | |
Bike the Bizz! Annual Lassen
Gravel Adventure Ride Happens Tomorrow
Calling all adventure seekers! The Lassen Gravel Adventure Bike Ride is back for another year of challenging climbs, scenic vistas and pure gravel-grinding fun on the Bizz Johnson Trail in the forest playground west of Susanville. Set for Saturday, September 7th, this year’s event promises something for every rider, from seasoned veterans to enthusiastic newcomers.
Unlike many ‘gravel’ rides that include significant stretches of pavement, the Lassen Gravel Adventure Ride stays true to its name.
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Boasting a whopping 97% gravel surface, the course offers a variety of challenges, from smooth, fast sections to technical doubletracks. Riders can expect challenging climbs, rewarding flats and exhilarating descents that will leave them grinning from ear to ear.
Enjoy the spectacular scenery as you cruise through pine forests and beautiful mountain meadows. As you ride along the Susan River, you’ll pass through two incredible, historical train tunnels on the Bizz Johnson Trail. The long course will take you near the shores of two serene, high altitude lakes.
Choose Your Own Adventure
This year, the Lassen Gravel Adventure Ride caters to all abilities with a selection of four distinct courses:
Full Squatch (94 miles): You’ll go to Silver Lake and back with stunning views of beautiful forests, meadows and lakes. Click here for the course map.
Half Squatch (63 miles): This 63-mile course leads you out the Bizz Johnson Trail and onto a maze of wonderfully-scenic gravel backroads through mountain meadows and forests. Click here for the course map.
Short Squatch (40 miles): This 40-mile course leads you out the Bizz Johnson Trail and onto incredible gravel backroads in the Lassen Natl. Forest. The loop passes Goumaz CG with a climb before it heads downhill back home. Click here for the course map.
Brand new Mini Squatch (14 miles): An ideal introduction for gravel cycling newbies or families. Enjoy a 14-mile round trip to Devil’s Corral with Brunch on the Bizz at the top.
All courses start and end at the historic Susanville Train Depot, 601 Richmond Road.
The event features multiple well-stocked rest stops throughout each course. All finishers, in all ride categories, will receive a unique finisher medal.
For those who love to compete, the Full Squatch course will include 3 marked Strava segments. For those who wish to compete in the King/Queen of the Squatch competition, you will be asked to upload, display, and submit your times for each segment.
Cumulative times will be compiled and the winner will be awarded a special prize. Segments will not be announced ahead of time but will be clearly marked on the route.
E-bikes, although are approved for all ride distances, are not eligible for the Strava competition.
For more information and to register online follow this link.
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Crime Stoppers Holding Annual Fundraiser to Help Fight Lassen Crime
You can help support Lassen CrimeStoppers by entering to win cool items in their big online Raffle Fundraiser until Friday, September 20th at 4:00p.m. Winners will be announced in a live event on the CrimeStoppers’ Facebook page beginning at 1:00p.m. on Saturday, September 21st.
Why should you support CrimeStoppers? The group actively works to eliminate crime in Lassen County by offering rewards for tips that lead to the apprehension of a suspect, or that leads to the prosecution of a crime. The group, through its periodic postings to local and social media, publish a list of wanted subjects as provided by local law enforcement.
Since 2016, when Lassen CrimeStoppers began, they have awarded 95-tipsters totaling more than $7,500. As well as many tips that come in from people who never ask for money and just want to anonymously submit a tip.
A sheet of tickets to enter to win items are $10 each and with each sheet you get 25-chances to win. You can pick which items you want and enter to win multiple items. Let the organization know and they will put your tickets in the basket for that item and announce the winner Saturday afternoon. You do not have to be present to be the raffle winner. Raffle entries end at 4:00p.m., September 20th.
Buy your tickets at Lassen County Federal Credit Union on Riverside Drive or call 1.530.502.TIPS. You can connect with Crime Stoppers on Facebook by clicking here.
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Blue Star Moms Holding BINGO Fundraiser October 1st
The Blue Star Moms, a support group for mothers of military members, is hosting a bingo fundraiser on Tuesday, October 1st. The event will take place at the Veterans Hall, located at 1205 Main Street, starting at 6:00p.m.
The fundraiser aims to raise funds for the organization’s various initiatives, such as providing support to military families and promoting patriotism. Admission is $5 per bundle, which includes five games. There will also be beverages and snacks available for purchase.
A total of 200 bundles will be available.
The Blue Star Moms invite the community to come out and enjoy a fun evening of bingo while supporting a worthy cause.
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Out of Darkness Walk Happens
Tomorrow in Memorial Park
Susanville’s annual Out of Darkness Walk, an event that lets local participants join with hundreds of thousands of people across the country to raise awareness and funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will be held tomorrow, September 7th, in Memorial Park.
The AFSP is a non-profit organization that invests in new research, creates educational programs, advocates for public policy and supports survivors of suicide loss.
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These community walks, held in hundreds of cities across the country, give people the courage to open up about their own struggle or loss, and provide a platform to change our culture’s approach to mental health.
The walk includes a Bead Ceremony with different colored beads that represent how suicide has affected a person’s life.
A person may wear one, or as many as that applies to them.
There will be speakers telling their story then everyone drops their beads into the Honor Bead Vase. This ceremony and the beads help create a way for people to connect with others without words or stigma.
After the walk, there will be live entertainment, BBQ, booths and many resources available.
The walk will be held tomorrow in Susanville’s Memorial Park. Check-in/Registration time is 9:00a.m., the walk begins at 10:00.
For more information, please contact Nicole Lamica or Niki Jarrell at 1.530.249.5215 or email either nlamica@co.lassen.ca.us or njarrell@co.lassen.ca.us.
Online registration for the event closes today. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Registration is free and open to the public.
Your donation funds advocacy programs that support smart mental health legislation in state and federal government. The AFSP invests more than .83 cents of each dollar toward research, education, advocacy and support for those affected by suicide. Lassen County has decided to spend their funds on Veteran support programs.
By contributing to the Lassen County Out of the Darkness Community Walk, you are helping fund vital research into suicide, develop and implement educational programs that save lives, and becoming a part of the movement to change how we address mental health.
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Queen Lena in her royal carriage on North Lassen Street in 1906 | |
Lassen’s Queen Receives Crown
Fair Lena is the ruler of the Susanville Carnival.
September 6, 1902
Pageant with many beautiful floats parades the streets. Lassen’s carnival was opened today by Queen Lena, and the streets were paraded by a royal procession. The Queen (Miss Lena Long) was driven through the streets in a carriage decorated with white and gold and trimmed with white roses. Two of her pages rode with her, followed by her court.
As Queen Lena ascended the throne four pages carried her train. Her robe was of white duchess satin, with pearl trimmings. Miss Neva Cahlans was the maid of honor. The Prime Minister, Harry Burroughs, was garbed in a suit of satin trimmed with gold. The heralds were clad in velvet, Master J. D. Goodwin in green and Master Tommy Maston in blue.
The lord Mayor, Hon. E. V. Spencer, a pioneer of Lassen County, welcomed the Queen.
Said he: Our fair lady, while the Queens of the world are born such, obtain the proud heritage of queenly power by inheritance, then rule their subjects by means of that power without regard to their own merits or fitness for the position, I am commissioned by a great, free and powerful people to inform you, good lady, that because of your many virtues and your great goodness and wisdom and because of your magnificent and queenly beauty and excellence you have been chosen by the will of this free people to be their Queen.
As Lord Mayor of this grand city of the Sierras, I am fully authorized and commissioned by that vast multitude of the people to crown thee Queen. Therefore, in the name of and by the authority of this mighty people, I proceed to place this gorgeous crown upon they head and I now declare thee Queen, and to her Majesty our Queen I have the honor, in obedience to the wishes coming from the full, warm hearts of a great and generous people, to bid thee, our Queen, a hearty welcome to our city.
Welcome, O Queen, to our homes, our treasures, our hearts, and our cheerful and loving obedience to thy Majesty’s every wish and command. We are thy people; our lands and our treasures are thine, O Queen, and as token of our confidence in her Majesty, we will present her with this magic key. Your Majesty, this key unlocks the gates to our great city. It will also open the doors to all the storehouses of our hidden wealth, and, more than all, it will open the way to the great storehouses of our love and devotion to our Queen.
To her Majesty, our Queen, we present this great, and magic key. Now say you, her people, one and all, “Long live our Queen.”
The Queen bowed and the Prime Minister addressed the people, expressing her thanks and her great love for the people.
After the Queen, in the royal pageant, rode the Lord Mayor and Prime Minister in a carriage. The maids of honor, twelve ladies in waiting, two pages and heralds, rode in a float decorated in the colors of the day, blue and gold. This was followed by a number of handsome floats, the most conspicuous being that of the Grand Army, a boat shaped affair, which rode Uncle Sam and Columbia. It was draped in the army colors. The Rebekah float, which won premium, was decorated in the lodge colors, and the young ladies of the lodge rode upon it. The carnival was closed with a reception to the Queen.
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