July 12, 2016 - Lassen County Times

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LASSEN COUNTY
Times
Vol. 38, No. 39
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Serving Susanville
and Surrounding Areas
(530) 257-5321
Tuesday, June 12, 2016
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Romero pleads to two counts of possession
“Mr. Romero has been held to account
for the death of Angel Siler.”
Stacey Montgomery, Lassen County District Attorney
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
mdavis@lassennews.com
Winning an
Emmy
A former Lassen
County resident
won an Emmy for
her work.
See page 7B
Ultimate Fighting
Championship
Local Ben Wade
devoted his time to
training a Ultimate
Fighting
Championship
fighter.
See page 1C
William Joaquin Romero
William Joaquin Romero,
facing a second-degree
murder charge, pleaded
guilty to two counts of
possession of a controlled
substance Thursday, June 30
and is now out of custody.
In September 2011, 23-yearold Angel Siler died in a
Renown Medical Center
hospital room in Nevada
following what was believed
to be an accidental overdose.
In the years following, her
mother Michelle Siler said
her daughter’s death was not
accidental, and she even
spoke to the Lassen County
Board of Supervisors and
Susanville City Council,
pleading for their help in
holding the men she believes
drugged, raped and
murdered her daughter
to justice.
“Why has no one been held
accountable for her death?”
Michelle Siler asked during a
2014 supervisors’ meeting. “I
go about daily chores, buying
groceries, going to school,
shopping, and I see the men
who hurt her just walking
the streets as if nothing
important has happened …
How can someone be
See Romero, page 12A
Angel Siler
Celebrating the Fourth of July!
Supes approve
hearing officer
agreement
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
The Lassen County Board
of Supervisors re-approved a
hearing officer agreement for
the upcoming fiscal year.
During the June 28
supervisors meeting, the
board was presented with an
agreement with Dan A. Howe
for hearing officer services to
hear evidence, reach
conclusions of fact and apply
conclusions of act to the
Lassen County Marijuana
Cultivation Ordinance.
“The proposed agreement
in your packet is between the
county and attorney Dan
Howe, who has acted last year
as our hearing officer for
marijuana code enforcement
issues,” said County
Administrative Officer
Richard Egan.
Egan said last year they
didn’t really know what the
scope of the services would
need to be, so they included a
minimum amount, however
in this contract it was
deleted.
This year he said Howe
would have an hourly pay of
$150, with a maximum
amount to be paid at $10,000.
Last year was a rate of $100.
“I still think $150 is
reasonable for this type of
work and for the skill set that
Mr. Howe has,” said Egan.
He also added, since the
amount was capped at
$10,000, if they needed more
hours they could bring it
back before the board.
Supervisor Aaron Albaugh
questioned how many
hearings $10,000 would cover.
Egan said there was no way
to know, and that they did the
hearings in batches.
“It’s dependent upon the
facts of each circumstance,”
he said.
The board unanimously
approved the agreement
between the county
and Howe.
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The bright July 4 fireworks show at the Lassen County Fairground’s enticed
locals, visitors and families to look up at the night sky. Photo by Makenzie Davis
Hundreds of Susanville residents brought their Safe and Sane Fireworks to
public parking lots, including the Safeway parking lot on Main Street.
Photo by Sam Williams
Annual star party returns to the county
Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
lsella@lassennews.com
Members of the Golden State Star Party prepare their telescopes for the evening’s viewing. The
telescopes come in a variety of sizes. Photo submitted
On Wednesday, June 29,
hundreds of stargazers and
astronomers arrived at a
remote location in the
northeastern corner of
Lassen County. Their
destination – the Golden
State Star Party.
Observers from all over the
west pitched their tents or
parked their RVs and set up
their telescopes for four
nights of dark sky viewing.
Vendors of all kinds were
also on hand.
Evening programs,
organized by GSSP members
and presented before viewing
time, included the Juno
mission to Jupiter, Galileo’s
telescopes, and amateur
radio astronomy at NRAO
Green Bank.
Other activities offered to
those attending were
barbecue dinners, a swap
meet, pancake breakfast,
scope walkabout and a trip to
nearby Adin, California to
participate in a local
fundraiser.
When asked what makes
this event so successful,
attendees agreed it is the
exceptionally dark skies as
well as the generosity and
hospitality of the Albaugh
family. “It’s one of my
favorites,” Greg Bragg, a
participating vendor said.
Aaron Albaugh, Lassen
County Supervisor and
owner of Frosty Acres, has
hosted this event for the past
nine years.
According to Albaugh, his
family became aware that
the organizers of this event
were looking for a new
location.
Located away from light
pollution, Albaugh offered a
spot on his ranch. Members
of GSSP came to the ranch
for a trial viewing and
decided the dark skies and
large, open viewing area
were ideal.
The event brings 300 to 400
people to the area. “It’s good
for the local economy,”
Albaugh said.
“GSSP is a non-profit
organization founded
exclusively to hold events
such as this,” Rich Ozer,
GSSP director wrote in an
email. “This is our ninth
year in Adin, and tenth year
overall.”
For more information,
contact GSSP at
info@goldenstatestarparty.or
g or visit
goldenstatestarparty.org.
Lassen County Times
2A Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Susanville Symphony prepares for new season
were able to give Susanville a
performance of the suite of
music connected to the Game
of Thrones just goes to show
that nothing is impossible.
An amazing end to an
amazing season.”
Matt Mullin
Susanville Symphony Society
Special to the Times
This past season was a
grand success for the
Susanville Symphony,
according to the orchestra’s
Artistic Director and
Conductor, Benjamin Wade.
“A year and a half back, we
decided to shake things up
for the 2015-2016 concert
season,” said Wade. “We
listened to our patrons who
had been urging us to do a
concert at the old courthouse;
we listened to folks who said
we needed to be more
affordable for large families;
and we listened to the
musicians who said the
concert schedule needed
some fine tuning. We
scheduled a concert at the old
courthouse for September,
bumped our Big Band
concert into mid-Spring, and
moved up our Pops Concert
to May. We found a way to
identify seating
arrangements that enabled
us to provide a more
balanced value in our ticket
sales, reducing the cost of
some tickets to as little as $10
in order to be more familyfriendly. Unfortunately, the
new ticketing system had
some glitches and was
troublesome for some of our
patrons — definitely a work
in progress. But we think the
benefit to reaching out to
families was worth the
changes.”
The Courthouse Concert
seemed a huge success.
“We have been to plenty of
outdoor concerts in Napa and
Monterey, and when our local
orchestra told us what they
were going to do, we were
prepared,” Shirley Bowden
said. “My friends and I put
together a gourmet feast
complete with a selection of
fine wines and a
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smorgasbord of foods. We set
our table up and used a fine
linen tablecloth, along with
beautiful candelabra. When
the orchestra began to play,
we were seated in the lap of
luxury — what a fabulous
show. When you put it all
together – the music, the
location, the picnic and, of
course, all the people, it was
an overall elegant and festive
event we can’t wait to
experience again. Our only
complaint was that the
concert wasn’t long enough.”
“We heard from patrons
that the courthouse show
wasn’t long enough, and that
maybe we should have
started a little later in the
day to let the sun drop a bit
lower,” said Wade. “We are
making adjustments and,
weather permitting, we are
going to make our September
concert even more conducive
to creating the elegant and
festive atmosphere for which
our patrons yearn. Our hope
is that concertgoers have a
better idea on what to expect
and how they can contribute
to the pageantry of the
event.”
Wade also talked about the
orchestra’s Classical
Christmas Concert.
“In recent years, we held
our Christmas Concert in
early December, but we
always seemed to have
conflicts with our Reno-based
musicians. They have loads
of other commitments, and
many were unable to make it
up to Susanville. By pushing
the concert closer to
Christmas, we eliminated the
conflicts, and put on a great
show. Many of our patrons
thought having the concert
closer to Christmas made it
that much more special.”
The orchestra’s February
concert included a guest
artist from Toronto, Canada,
soprano Sharleen Joint.
According to Symphony
board member Denise White,
“Ben used his networking
connections related to his
multi-year involvement with
the reality TV show,
‘Survivor,’ to make contact
with Sharleen, a fellow
reality TV show personality
who appeared on the show,
‘The Bachelor,’ eventually
wooing her to Susanville and
a performance series with
the Susanville Symphony.”
Joint spent an entire week
in Lassen County, staying at
the home of Ray and Denise
White. Denise White spoke
about Sharleen’s
performances.
“I must admit that I was
just a little nervous about
having an opera singer
staying with us,” White said.
“I mean, I’ve heard they can
be a bit high strung, so to
speak. But Sharleen was an
absolute dream guest. She
was funny, smart, and
seemed very genuine. Her
appearance on the television
show ‘The Bachelor’ made for
some very interesting
conversations, especially
with Benjamin chiming in
with his own experiences on
‘Survivor.’ It turned out to be
such a fun time. Sharleen’s
first performance was
actually here in our home at
a soiree. She was joined by
our own opera singer,
Liudmila Mullin, and
accompanied by one of our
favorite guest pianists,
Donna Axton. The show was
a huge success as a
fundraiser, and a wonderful
precursor to the two public
performances the following
Friday and Sunday. I hope
Sharleen can come back to
Lassen County sometime in
the future.”
Susanville concertgoers got
to experience the big sound
of the Symphony’s Big Band,
after a year and a half hiatus.
“It was a long break from
our last concert,” said the
band’s drummer, Dick
Bendix. “There are few
things that I enjoy more in
life than pounding the drums
for this great group of
musicians. I’ve been playing
drums now for more than 70
years, and I must say that Big
Band music is still my
favorite style of music. My
enjoyment of Big Band music
must be shared by many in
our community too as it
seemed the dance floor was
loaded with dancers at both
shows this year.”
“The Big Band concert is
our favorite of the year,” said
long-time Symphony fan and
Susanville resident, Olena
Lewis. “My husband, Mark
and I love to dance. We only
wish that more people would
bring their kids, as it is a
wonderful family show. Our
3-year-old son, Anthony spent
the entire evening on the
dance floor, but he was
mostly all by himself. We
can’t wait for next year’s
concert.”
The orchestra made a
pretty quick double back,
with the Pops Concert shows
just one month later.
“We’ve so often been
conflicted with the numerous
graduations that happen in
the first weeks of June each
year, followed by folks
heading out on vacations
shortly thereafter. It has
always been an impact on the
musicians and patrons alike,
so we worked really hard and
presented our usual June
show in May,” said Wade.
“The musicians really came
together for this last concert
series, putting on a show I
would rate as nothing less
than splendid. Ruth Lenz’
performance of Samuel
Barber’s ‘Violin Concerto
[Opus No. 14]’ was absolutely
amazing. Imagine the focus
needed to turn right around
and perform Charlie Daniel’s
classic, ‘The Devil Went
Down To Georgia,’ with local
singer, Chris Montgomery.
Clearly Ruth demonstrated
what it is to be a truly
superior musician. That we
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Time to renew
season memberships
“We are in a big push to get
our patrons to renew season
memberships,” said Wade. “It
is so important to buy the
entire season, as opposed to a
la carte ticket purchases.
Season memberships help us
understand what the
organization’s income flow
will look like and gives us an
idea as to whether we can
really afford that crucial
second oboe player this year,
or how many instructors
we’ll be able to provide for
the music academy … Stop
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distributors at either Axia
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Asked about what is on the
horizon for the Susanville
Wade said, “Good news to
learn that Meadow View
School is expecting an
increase in its student
population. The bad news is
that they need all their
classrooms back, which
means the Susanville
Symphony, Choral Society,
Youth Orchestra, and Music
Academy is on the road
again. We have established
an agreement with the
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Church to use some of its
facilities for rehearsal and
instruction space.
“We are making some
additional changes for our
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Concert, but moving our Big
Band concert back to
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Susanville Choral Society
Director, Liudmila Mullin,
felt compelled to chime in
about the relationship the
Symphony and its affiliates
organizations have with the
business community.
“Just one of many
examples, the Choral
Society’s end-of-season
concert didn’t conclude when
the music was done. After the
show, some of us wandered
over to Lassen Ale Works,
which is something of a
tradition following
performances … concert
patrons and musicians
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I would say this is a very
good demonstration of how
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way.”
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Lassen County Times
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 3A
Unprecedented
tree die-off hits
hard in Sierras
The U.S. Forest Service
recently announced that it
has identified an additional
26 million trees dead in
California since October 2015.
These trees are located in six
counties across 760,000 acres
in the southern Sierra
Nevada region of the state,
and are in addition to the 40
million trees that died
statewide from 2010 to last
October, bringing the total to
at least 66 million dead trees.
Four consecutive years of
severe drought in California,
a dramatic rise in bark beetle
infestation and warmer
temperatures are leading to
historic levels of tree die-off.
“Tree die-offs of this
magnitude are
unprecedented and increase
the risk of catastrophic
wildfires that puts property
and lives at risk,” said
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack. “While the fire risk
is currently the most extreme
in California because of the
tree mortality, forests across
the country are at risk of
wildfire and urgently need
restoration requiring a
massive effort to remove this
tinder and improve their
health. Unfortunately, unless
Congress acts now to address
how we pay for firefighting,
the Forest Service will not
have the resources necessary
to address the forest die-off
and restore our forests.
Forcing the Forest Service to
pay for massive wildfire
disasters out of its preexisting fixed budget instead
of from an emergency fund
like all other natural
disasters means there is not
enough money left to do the
very work that would help
restore these high mortality
areas. We must fund wildfire
suppression like other
natural disasters in the
country.”
Between 2010 and late 2015,
Forest Service aerial
detection surveys found that
40 million trees died across
California - with nearly three
quarters of that total
succumbing to drought and
insect mortality from
September 2014 to October
2015. The survey identified
approximately 26 million
additional dead trees since
the last inventory in October
2015. The areas surveyed in
May covered six southern
Sierra counties including
Fresno, Kern, Madera,
Mariposa, Tuolumne and
Tulare. Photos and video of
the May survey are available
on the Forest Service
multimedia webpage.
Last fall, Governor Brown
declared a state of emergency
on the unprecedented tree
die-off in California and
formed a Tree Mortality task
force to help mobilize
additional resources for the
safe removal of dead and
dying trees. The Forest
Service is committing
significant resources to
restore impacted forests
including reprioritizing $32
million in California to
conduct safety-focused
restoration along roads, trails
and recreation sites. To date,
the Forest Service has felled
more than 77,000 hazard
trees, treated over 13,000
acres along 228 miles of roads
around communities and
recreation sites, and created
1,100 acres of fuel breaks.
Work on another 15,000 acres
is in progress.
Forest Service scientists
expect to see continued
elevated levels of tree
mortality during 2016 in
dense forest stands, stands
impacted by root diseases or
other stress agents and in
areas with higher levels of
bark beetle activity.
Additional surveys across the
state will be conducted
throughout the summer and
fall.
With the increasing size
and costs of suppressing
wildfires due to climate
change and other factors, the
very efforts that would
protect watersheds and
restore forests to make them
more resilient to fire in the
future are being squeezed out
of the budget. Last year fire
management alone consumed
56 percent of the Forest
Service’s budget.
Learn more about tree
mortality and the work to
restore our forests in
California at the Forest
Service’s web page, Our
Changing Forests.
The mission of the U.S.
Forest Service, part of the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture, is to sustain the
health, diversity and
productivity of the nation’s
forests and grasslands to
meet the needs of present
and future generations. The
agency manages 193 million
acres of public land, provides
assistance to state and
private landowners, and
maintains the largest forestry
research organization in the
world. Public lands managed
by the Forest Service
contribute more than $13
billion to the economy each
year through visitor
spending alone and provide
20 percent of the nation’s
clean water supply.
For an interactive look at
USDA’s work in conservation
and forestry over the course
of this administration, visit
USDA Results: Caring for our
Air, Land and Water.
Lassen Community College
pitcher Chase Hauder throws
the ball to second baseman
Jake Haley to keep this
runner from taking too big a
lead in a game this spring at
Memorial Park. Last week the
city of Susanville and LCC
approved a revised
agreement regarding the
college’s use of the city
owned facility. File photo
City, college revise Memorial Park agreement
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
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The city of Susanville and
revised and updated a longstanding agreement regarding
the college’s use of Memorial
Park and other city owned
facilities.
Mayor Kathie Garnier and
councilmembers Kevin
Stafford, Brian Wilson and
Joe Franco voted to approve
the resolution.
Councilmember Rod De Boer
was absent.
According to the staff
report, the basic agreement
between the city and the
college up for consideration
has been in place since 2001
and was last revised in 2005
with the terms to be renewed
each year until either party
terminated the agreement.
Jared Hancock, city
administrator, said after
discussions between the city
and the college, the agreement
was modified to simplify the
terms, clearly delineate roles
and responsibilities and
remove facilities from the
agreement that were no
longer shared.
Councilmember Brian
Wilson noted Lassen
Community College President
Marlon Hall had signed the
agreement, but he asked if
the college board of trustees
had approved it. Hancock said
Hall told him he had the
authority to sign the
agreement without the
board’s approval.
According to the
agreement, the college will
contribute $5,000 annually
and provide labor for agreed
upon projects at the park. The
agreement will remain in
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and will be automatically
renewed each year until
terminated by either party.
The college may use the
ballpark to conduct college
classes, including college
baseball as well as fundraisers
benefiting the college team.
The city reserves the right
to cancel an event if it deems
the time or activity
inappropriate. The city may
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Bizz Johnson Trail shuttles
for bicyclists and hikers
Monday through Saturday the
Lassen Rural Bus operates the West Commuter Bus
between Susanville and Westwood three times per
day. The bus can carry up to six bikes. For current
schedule and bus stops, call Lassen Rural Bus at 252-7433
or check lassentransportation.com and look for west
county bus route, schedule and fares.
For Sundays and times not served by the bus, arrange
for a shuttle through Susanville Taxi, 257-5277, located at
620 Richmond Road, about 1/4 block directly south of the
Bizz Johnson Trail’s Susanville Trailhead (Susanville
Depot and caboose).
For information on scheduling a bike shuttle for
groups of more than six people and for reserving your
space on the popular Fall Color Ride bus shuttle in late
October, call the BLM at 257-0456.
Caregiver support and senior resources
There will be a support group meeting every third
Tuesday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Susanville Mall, Suite 1.
There will also be a support group meeting every
third Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon at
the Westwood Family Resource Center.
Support groups allow those facing the difficult tasks
of daily care giving to benefit from interaction and
support from other people in similar situations. A
support group may work toward mutual problem
solving, coping, dealing with grief and sharing
information.
For more information, call 258-7949.
Guest speaker at July Tea Party meeting
Don’t miss the next Lassen Tea Party meeting at 6
p.m. July 13 at the Pizza Factory in Susanville.
A guest speaker will address us on the subject of
Human Trafficking and the efforts to increase
awareness of this problem. This is an important topic
and we will learn how we can help support the efforts to
stop it.
The local Veterans of
Foreign Wars post 2381
recently acquired a new
banner that will be put
up on the Veterans
Memorial Building
whenever the group is
hosting a special event.
Photo by Makenzie Davis
Council approves new committee list
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
swilliams@lassennews.com
Susanville City
Councilmembers and their
appointees have their work
cut out for them — as the
council approved a new
committee assignment list at
its Wednesday, July 6
meeting.
Here’s a listing of
committee assignments:
Abandoned Vehicle JPA —
Library’s Blast to the Past
A Blast-to-the-Past is at the library at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 14. Visit to see JandJ Performances
featuring the Susanville City Kickettes for summer fun
activities such as hula hoops and yo-yo tricks with some
oldies but goodies music.
A craft of making your own blacklight poster follows.
Dress-up in ‘50s-’60s style and don’t forget your skate
key. A special matinee will follow. Program is for
children grades K-6.
Tractor/truck pull event
Maxx Kakl Powersports will be hosting the Lassen
County Shootout at 7 p.m. July 23, 2016.
This earth-pounding tractor/truck pull event will be
highlighted by the professional classes as well as local
novice participation.
Registration/check-in as well as tech time will be at 2
and close at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Donnie
Fagundes at 559-977-2955.
CCC retiree potluck
The annual CCC retiree social gathering and potluck
has been scheduled to take place at the Monticola Club.
The social gathering will take place during the evening
of Friday, Sept. 9 and a potluck lunch will follow the
next day at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. All CCC retirees
are welcome.
For more information, call Harry at 253-2112 or Wayne
at 251-7829.
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Kevin Stafford and Kathie
Garnier, alternate.
Airport Land Use
Commission — Joe Franco,
Rod De Boer and Kevin
Stafford, alternate.
Association of California
Cities Allied with Public
Safety — Kevin Stafford and
Brian Wilson, alternate.
CDBG Loan Committee —
Brian Wilson and Rod De
Boer, alternate.
Citizens Advisory
Committee — Kevin Stafford.
Historic Building
Preservation — Tim Purdy
and Will Thorn.
Honey Lake Valley
Recreation Authority —
Brian Wilson, Kathie
Garnier and Joe Franco,
alternate.
Indian Gaming Committee
— Rod De Boer and Kevin
Stafford.
Local Agency Formation
Commission — Joe Franco,
Brian Wilson and Kevin
Stafford, alternate.
Lassen County Air
Pollution Control District —
Rod De Boer, Joe Franco and
Kevin Stafford.
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New business
The council approved a
$2,500 request for funding for
Lassen County Fair events.
Jared Hancock, city
administrator, said the fair
traditionally seeks the
contribution for the Fourth of
July fireworks show, but this
is a general contribution from
the civic contributions
budget.Councilmember Brian
Wilson asked Hancock to
agendize an item regarding
the possible creation of a
discretionary fund budget for
councilmembers, similar to
the practice followed by the
Lassen County Board of
Supervisors.
Closed session
The council took no
reportable action in closed
session, but it discussed the
Diamond Mountain Golf
Course manager position
and a real estate transaction
with Lassen Community
College (APN 101-270-10). The
council gave direction to
staff.
Continuing business
The council also approved
a resolution regarding its
Budget Process Policies that
allows departments to use a
portion of funds they do not
spend while the city creates
a contingency fund of 20
percent of its operating
budget.
Consent calendar
The council approved its
consent calendar including
minutes from the May 18 and
June 1 meetings and vendor
warrants totaling $543,995.27
including $110,290.17 in
payroll warrants.
Next meeting
Due to the Lassen County
Fair, the council will not
hold it regularly scheduled
meeting Wednesday, July 20.
The council will meet at 6
p.m./ Tuesday, July 19
instead.
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Coordination Council — Joe
Franco and Kevin Stafford.
Lassen County
Transportation Commission
and the Lassen Transit
Authority — Rod De Boer,
Kathie Garnier, Brian
Wilson and Joe Franco,
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Wall of Remembrance visits county
Staff Sgt. Joe Turner accompanies World War II veteran Zetta Clark, 93, during a visit to the Wall of Remembrance during the
Fourth of July holiday weekend. It was a difficult visit for Clark as she worried about the mothers, fathers and children left behind
by all of these brave people. She said she could not believe so many have died in the War on Terror. She enjoyed sitting and
talking to the young men and women soldiers who were there, and they treated her as the icon she is. Photo by Anna Holder
4-H dog show delights
The Lassen County 4-H
Dog Show was held on June
23 at Janesville Park for 4-H
members and their dogs to
display their showmanship
and dog obedience skills.
The 4-H members trained
their dogs all year under the
guidance of Standish 4-H
leader Sue Harwell.
Participants included
Lindsay Noggles from
Thompson Peak 4-H, Waylon
Miller from Standish 4-H,
and Valerie Carriere, Peyton
Pratt, Abigail Vincent,
Ashley VonHelf and Megan
VonHelf from Richmond 4H. The Thompson Peak 4-H
Club sponsored the show
and Melissa Sutterfield from
Shasta County was the
judge.
The 4-H members
performed Dog
Showmanship for the judge
in their respective classes by
presenting their ability to
perform proper grooming of
the dog, controlling the dog
for proper ring procedures
and behavior; standing the
dog for examination by the
judge; performing
showmanship patterns in
the ring and demonstrating
proper gaiting and turning.
Showmanship winners were
as follows: Primary
Showmanship first place,
Peyton Pratt and Megan
VonHelf; True Novice
Showmanship first place,
Ashley VonHelf, second
place, Abigail Vincent;
Intermediate Showmanship
first place, Waylon Miller;
Advanced Showmanship
first place, Valerie Carriere,
second place, Lindsay
Noggles and third place,
Waylon Miller.
In the Obedience Novice
Class, Noggles and her dog
Jazzi gave a winning
performance by healing both
on and off-leash, and
completing a perfect oneminute sit stay and a
three-minute down stay. In
the Sub-Novice Class,
Carriere and her dog Annie
were first place winners,
and in the Sub-Novice First
Year Dog (Age 12+) Class,
Miller and his dog Rocky
were first place winners. In
the Sub-Novice First Year
Dog (Age 9-11) Class, Vincent
and her dog Onyx gave a
stunning first place
performance, and Ashley
VonHelf and her dog Skyler
also were great in the ring
for second place. Primary
members Pratt and her dog
Duke, and Megan VonHelf
and her dog Tazz both won
first place in their class by
showing off their dog’s
training and obedience
skills.
The High Point Champion
for combined scores was
Noggles and the Reserved
Champion was Carriere. The
members would like to
thank Harwell for over 25
great years of coaching and
training for the Dog Project,
and Sutterfield for donating
her time and being a
great judge.
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Supes consider
roof pitches
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
of Supervisors held a public
hearing regarding the
consideration of allowing
roof slopes less than 6:12 for
all newly constructed
buildings in the Community
of Westwood Design
Guidelines.
Galen Norwood, assistant
director at Lassen County
Planning and Building
Services, said the approval of
updated guidelines would
allow an application with a
roof pitch less than 6:12, or
about 26 degree slope, to be
considered on a case-by-case
basis by the planning
commission.
“This proposed
amendment would allow
approval of a reduced roof
pitch as part of the design
review application process,
provided other pertinent
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requirements of the design
guidelines are met,” read the
agenda item from the board
packet. “This change would
also allow the planning
commission and/or the
board of supervisors to
consider an appeal of an
Architectural Review
Committee decision
regarding a request for a
reduced roof slope; currently,
there is no authority to grant
such an appeal.”
Norwood did note that the
potential Dollar General
store in Westwood was a part
of the topic.
He said the facades for the
building were 6:12, but the
roof was not.
“So as it were now, it
couldn’t be approved,” said
Norwood. “If the board were
to amend the guidelines, the
planning commission could
theoretically approve it if
they chose to do so, or they
could forward it to the board
of supervisors.
During the meeting,
Supervisor Tom Hammond
mentioned some concerns
regarding adding a Dollar
General in Westwood,
wondering if it would
negatively affect the
businesses already there and
questioned about the roof
pitch.
Supervisor Bob Pyle, who
represents the district with
Westwood, said he did not
think it would affect the
community, since Young’s
Market had closed, and he
said the design guidelines for
the roof pitch was to retain
the look of a mountain
community.
“Anything they can get to
help the town, they need,”
said Pyle. “The businesses
that are already there and
established are not going to
change.”
The board unanimously
approved amending the
guidelines to allow the
consideration of a lesser
roof pitch.
Project Eagle Lake Trout celebration
A crowd of anxious children checks out more than 200 free raffle prizes they might win during the Project Eagle Lake Trout
Fourth of July celebration at the Eagle Lake RV Park. Photos by Sam Williams
This group of youngsters practice with their kazoos. Sponsors pass out more than 200 kazoos for a traditional rendition of
the “Star Spangled Banner.”
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Spalding’s spectacular Fourth of July Parade
Kids on bikes and horses join the Fourth of July Parade in Spalding — the only Fourth of July Parade
in Lassen County. Photos by Sam Williams
This jeep, sporting the American Flag and a banner from the American Legion, leads
the procession during the Fourth of July Parade in Spalding.
Solid waste authority approves annual budget
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
The Lassen Regional Solid
Waste Management
Authority approved the
2016/ 2017 fiscal year budget,
which had some changes
from the draft budget
presented to the board in
May.
During the June 28
meeting, manager Tom
Valentino presented the
changes to the board. The
authority unanimously
approved the budget.
According to Valentino,
the maintenance – buildings
and improvements budget–
was increased by $1,000,
increasing the budget item
from $7,000 to $8,000. The
additional expense was for
the repair of the Bass Hill
Landfill shop roll-up door.
Another changed the
added expenses for the
grinding of green waste at
the Westwood Landfill,
which is estimated at $8,200
and for storm water
improvements at Bass Hill
Landfill, estimated at
$10,300.
Additionally, the authority
increased the estimate for
gate fee revenues by $50,000,
increasing the projected
revenues from $1,315,000 to
$1,365,000. Moreover, the
authority noted it was
reasonable confidence in
anticipating stable economic
conditions.
“With all the changes to
the budget and revenue
estimate described above,
the total budget request is
$1,560,836. This includes an
estimated $150,000 deposit
into the landfill closure
fund. Revenues are
estimated at $1,580,000. The
projected budget surplus for
the fiscal year is $19,164,”
read the staff report
included in the meeting
agenda. At the previous
meeting in June, the board
also discussed a potential
increase.
Valentino had asked the
board for direction
regarding a potential 5
percent increase for the
He said the increase would
provide a between $30,000
and $35,000 extra for the
fiscal year.
The board decided to not
act on it at that time.
The board of directors
unanimously approved the
fiscal year budget.
disposal rate, which would
equal about a $3.50 increase,
starting Jan. 1. 2017.
According to Valentino, he
requested the board’s
direction to include the rate
increase in the budget,
adding they did not have to
decide at that time.
Authority adds
to closure fund
Makenzie Davis
News Editor
The Lassen Regional Solid
Waste Management
Authority is looking to
increase the landfill closure
fund.
“We detailed at our last
board meeting, our closure
fund is currently underfunded,” said manager Tom
Valentino during the June 28
meeting.
During the meeting, the
board approved authorizing
the transfer of $200,000 to the
closure funds from the
general fund, and $100,000
from the general fund to the
capital improvements fund,
leaving the general fund with
a balance of more than
$700,000 for the start of the
2016/2017 fiscal year.
In the May meeting’s staff
report, it estimated the
closure costs for both the
Bass Hill Landfill and the
Westwood Landfill.
The numbers were
California approved
estimates prepared for the
sites in March 2015 and
October 2012, and were
updated for increases in the
consumer price index
through March 2016.
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estimated closure cost is
$5,669,100, and $1,397,542 for
the Westwood Landfill.
“The state of California
requires a landfill owner to
prepare an engineer’s
estimate of the cost to
construct a final closure
system and to provide
funding for its installation,”
read the staff report. “ A
closure fund is required to
have a balance in an amount
that is equal to the depleted
capacity of a landfill, e.g., a
landfill that has 50 percent of
its capacity depleted shall
have a closure fund balance
of at least half of the closure
cost estimate.”
As of Jan. 1, the report
showed the Bass Hill Landfill
was at 53.3 percent depleted
capacity, and Westwood
Landfill was at 29.6 percent
depleted capacity. It
continued, showing an
annual two percent rate of
growth for the remaining site
life at Bass Hill, the landfill
would reach capacity around
2033, or 17 years from now.
However, it also said the
Westwood Landfill is being
filled “very slowly,” and that
the landfill has many years of
life left under the current
disposal rate.
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C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N DA R
Wednesday, July 13
Thursday, July 14
Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program (HICAP), a program that
assists the public in comparing, understanding,
and avoiding abuses of health insurance policies.
Senior Advocacy Center of Northern California,
(530) 223-0999.
24 Hours Crisis Line, for those facing an
unplanned or crisis pregnancy. Confidential support offered free of charge. Call M.A.M.A. at 2576667.
24 Hour Crisis Line, need help or need to
talk? Domestic violence, sexual assault, etc. 2575004.
Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, Inc.’s
Health Education Program offers smoking cessation classes to help you quit smoking. Please contact Debbie Jones at 251-1490.
Alcoholics Anonymous Help Line: 24
hours a day 257-2880 or 877-880-2880. For meeting information or to talk to someone.
Westwood Museum, 311 Ash Street, is
open from May to October, Wednesdays through
Saturdays, 11 am to 4 pm. Winter days Saturdays
11 am to 4 pm. Call 256-2233.
7
a.m.:
B.N.I.
(Business
Network
International), meets at Diamond Mountain
Casino, 900 Skyline Drive, Susanville. Suzanne
257-8866.
7 a.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
open breakfast Club, 44A South Gay St., (behind
Iron Horse Gym), Susanville.Call 257-2880.
8
a.m.:
Westwood
Chamber
of
Commerce, meets at the Community Center in
Westwood.
11:30 a.m.: Storytime at the Library
Storytelling followed by an art activity for ages
newborn to five at the Lassen Library.
Noon: Rotary Club general meeting at the
El Tepeyac Grille.
Noon: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
open, 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Gym), Susanville. Call 257-2880.
Noon: Doyle Senior potluck, held at the
Doyle Community Center, Doyle.
Noon: Aurora Wellness Support Groups,
Fort Sage One Stop, 170 DS Hall, Herlong, 8272401 for info.
Noon: Women’s Aglow, meets at Grace
Fellowship on Riverside Drive.
Noon: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
D.O.A. Building, 1855 B Main St., Susanville.
1 p.m.: Janesville Jolly Elders, weekly
social activities at the Jolly Elders Hall, Main
Street. Call 254-6516 for information.
1 p.m.: Senior Citizens Bowling, meets at
Sierra Lanes. Open to anyone interested.
5:30 p.m.: CoDependents Anonymous, a
12-Step program for individuals seeking healthy
and fulfilling relationships, Westwood Library,
500 Birch Street, Westwood. For information call
530-260-3512.
5:30 p.m.: Diamond Mt. Peggers Grass
Roots Cribbage Club, meets at Diamond Mt.
Casino, Willow Room. Call Rosalie Bradley, 2602265 or 260-3291.
6 p.m.: Red Road to Wellbriety recovery
classes, open to everyone, meets at 2314 Main
St., Susanville. For info call 249-5030.
6:30 p.m.: Al-Anon, meets at the Fort Sage
Family Resource Center. For info call 827-3007 or
Tanya at 775-335-5548.
6:30 p.m.: Bingo, at Monsignor Moran Hall,
140 S. Weatherlow St., Susanville.
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
closed, women only, at Episcopal Church, North
Street (across from Memorial Park). Susanville.
Call 257-2880.
closed men only, at 44A South Gay St., (behind
Iron Horse Gym), Susanville.Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Standish 4-H Club, meets at the
Standish 4-H Hall. Call club leader, Susan Harwell,
254-6040.
7 p.m.: NA meeting at the community center, Herlong.
7 p.m.: Job's Daughters, general meeting
at the Masonic Temple, N. Lassen.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
D.O.A. Building 1855 B Main St., Susanville.
7:30 p.m.: Children's Home Society
Gingham Dog Auxiliary, general meeting at various members homes. Call 257-3096.
7:30 p.m.: Lassen Hospital Auxiliary, hospital warehouse conference room.
Lassen County Public Health, is offering
immunizations from 8:00 am to 11:45 am & 1:00
pm to 4:45 pm. For info or to schedule an
appointment call 251-8183.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous - HOW,
meets Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 310-2117 for
time and location. ceahow.org.
6:45 a.m.: Big Valley Lions Club, meets at
the Memorial Building, Cannon Room, Bieber.
open Breakfast Club, 44A South Gay St., (behind
Iron Horse Gym), Susanville. Call 257-2880.
7 a.m.: Susanville Sunrise Rotary Club
meets at the Susanville Elks Lodge.
Noon: Nicotine Anonymous, meeting at
476 Alexander. For more information call Carol
Wright, 257-0579.
open, at 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Noon: Women's Support Group, meeting
at Westwood Community Center, Westwood.
Noon: Kiwanis meeting at Susanville Pizza
Factory, Main St., Susanville.
Noon: Al-Anon, meeting at 1400 Chestnut
St., Bldg. B. Call 825-3386 for info.
1 p.m.: Senior Citizens Club, general
meeting at 1700 Sunkist.
1 p.m.: Rugs on a Rake, learn the process of
Rag Rug making with a rake loom. For class information, call Lynn of Markman Farm, 252-4242.
5:30 p.m.: Overeaters Anonymous,
meeting, at the Eagle Lake Villge, 2001 Paul
Bunyan Road, Susanville. Overeaters, bulimics,
anorexics, men, women and teens welcome who
have a desire to stop eating complusively.
Contact Seren 530 260-3512.
5:30 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous,
Meeting, open Lassen Indian Health Family
Services Conference room, Susanville. Call 2572880.
5:30 p.m.: TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), meets at Susanville Library, 1618 Main
St., to support each other, have programs, weekly weigh-ins. For info call Gwen 253-3909.
6 p.m.: MAMA Charity Circle, group meets
at Grace Fellowship Church, 5th and Cedar
Streets. Contact Lynn Markman, 254-1011.
6 p.m.: Ministry in Motion studies of the
Word, meets at 2314 Main St., Susanville. For info
call 249-5030.
6:30 p.m.: Knight of Columbus Bingo,
Monsignor Moran Hall.
7 p.m.: Lake Forest Fire District, meets at
the Lake Forest Fire Department, 691-200 Janet
Way.
7 p.m.: Johnstonville Town Hall Meeting,
at 705-065 Hwy 395 (Carpet Guys old shop).
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting,
closed Episcopal Church, North St., (across from
Memorial Park) , Susanville. Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Ladies Auxilary VFW Post 2381
meets at Memorial Hall. New members welcome.
Call 257-4264.
7 p.m.: MAMA Charity Circle meets at the
Grace Fellowship Church, 1401 Riverside Dr.
Contact Lynn Markman, 254-1001.
7 p.m.: Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
#2381 meetss at the Veterans Memorial Building
basement, 1205 Main St., Susanville.
openWestwood Library, 500 Birch St., Westwood.
Call 257-2880.
openWestwood Library, 500 Birch St., Westwood.
Call 257-2880.
Friday, July 15
10 a.m.: Aurora Wellness Support
Groups, Susanville, 257-3864 for info.
10 a.m.: B.A.B.E. Community Breast
Feeding Support Group. Call Emily at 530-3100634 for location.
open 44A South Gay St., (behind Iron Horse
Sudoku Puzzle
12 Noon: Free Pregnancy testing at MAMA
Crisis Pregnancy Center, 472 Richmond Road. Call
257-6667 for an appointment.
12 Noon: CEA-HOW, Compulsive Eaters
Anonymous-HOW
(Honest,
Open-Minded,
Willing), is a 12-Step recovery program from compulsive eating. For info call 310-2117 or 251-5277,
or online www.ceahow.org.
6:30 p.m.: Lassen County American
Indian Organization, potluck dinner, meeting
follows. 473-465 Richmond Road, Assembly of
God Church upstairs. For information call 2572687.
6:30 p.m.: Susanville Mother’s Club,
meets for “Moms Night Out.” Please call the
activity and location. Call Sheri 251-0566 or Alissa
257-6591.
7 p.m.: Susanville Home Brewer's Club
meeting. For more information call 257-8803 or
253-3261.
8 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, open
K.I.S.S., at 50 S. Weatherlow.
Saturday, July 16
7 a.m.: Lake 4-H Breakfast, at Janesville
Firehall, $5. Biscuts and gravy or pancakes, both
served with eggs and bacon/sausage. Call 2532271 for info.
8 a.m.: Bird Watching Walks, meets at the
Lassen County Visitor Center in Westwood. Call
256-2456 days or 256-3430 evenings.
11 a.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open)
1 p.m.: Fiber Arts classes, wool crafting,
hand spining, wool processing. For information
call Lynn Markman of Markman Farm, 252-4242.
4 p.m.: Nicotine Anonymous Fellowship,
support group for smokers who want to quit.
1307 Modoc St.
7 p.m.: Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting
open Eagle Lake Community Church, 687-905
Lakeview, Spalding. Call 825-3398 for information.
8:30 p.m.: Crystal Meth Anonymous,
Fellowship Building, 50 S Weatherlow St.,
Susanville.
Sunday, July 17
closed Sunday Serenity, 1400 A Chestnut St.,
Susanville. Call 257-2880.
2 p.m.: Attention Kidney Dialysis
Patients meets at Susanville Pizza Factory, 2936
Main St. For more information contact Josie
Mallery at 530-257-3616.
6 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (womens)
open 44A South Gay St., (behind the Iron Horse
Monday, July 18
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy
Program. Counselor answers questions about
Medicare billing and rights, Medicare supplementary insurance (Medigap) and long-term care
insurance. In Bieber, call 294-5745.
Noon: Alcoholics Anonymous, Meting
1 p.m.: Westwood Senior Citizens social
meeting, Senior Center, 2nd and Birch.
1 p.m.: Pinochle and Bridge, at Diamond
Mt. Casino & Hotel in the Hotel Board Room, 2521361.
5 p.m.: Women's 12 Step Support Group,
meeting at the Parish Hall, Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church, 1155 North St., Susanville. For
info call 257-8348.
5 p.m.: TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), meets at West Patton Village
Community Center, 100 Tarmack, Herlong.
Visitors welcome, first meeting free. Call Patricia
Sharp 530-827-2271, www.tops.org or TOPS
Headquarters 800-932-8677.
open women only Log Cabin Church, Main Street,
Janesville. Call 257-2880.
6 p.m.: Stones Bengard Community
Services District Board Meeting, 509-695 Stone
Road.
6:30 p.m.: Bingo, at Westwood Senior
Citizens Club, Early Bird 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.: Back to Basics Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA), meets at the Westwood
Library, 500 Birch Street. Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Boy Scout Troop 159, meeting at
the Elks Lodge. Call 257-9220 for more information.
7 p.m.: Al-Anon, is for families and friends
of alcoholics/problem drinkers, meets at 1400
Chestnut St., Building B, Susanville. Call (530)
252-1019 for more info.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (closed
meeting) Book Study, D.O.A. Building, 1855 B.
Main St., Susanville.
7:30 p.m.: Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors meeting, Doyle Community Center.
Tuesday, July 19
7 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Meeting
8–11:45 a.m.: Lassen County Public
Health is offering immunizations & TB testing.
For info or to schedule an appointment call 2518183.
9:30 a.m.: Women's Missionary Group,
207 Delwood, Westwood.
9:30 a.m.: Progressive Discovery Group,
meets at 555 Hospital Lane. Participants will learn
effective skills, workable on a daily basis, to overcome depression and anxiety. Drop-ins welcome.
251-8108.
10 a.m.: Big Valley Genealogical Society,
meets at Bitsey’s Art Studio, 652-750 Hwy. 299E.
Nubieber.
Noon: Soroptimist International of
Susanville, meets in the Diamond Willow Room
at the Diamond Mountain Casino.
Noon: Hot Lunches, Doyle Community
Center. Call 827-2271 for reservations.
12 Noon: CEA-HOW, Compulsive Eaters
Anonymous-HOW
(Honest,
Open-Minded,
Willing), is a 12-Step recovery program from compulsive eating. For info call 310-2117 or 251-5277,
or online www.ceahow.org.
1 p.m.: Loom Knitting Circle, Beginners to
experienced, Lynn Markman, 252-4242,
1-4:45 p.m.: Lassen County Public Health
is offering Tdap & flu shots. For info or to schedule an appointment call 251-8183.
6 p.m.: Scrapaholics, meets at Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church, 1155 North St.,
Susanville.Call 251-4727 for info.
6 p.m.: Empowerment Class, meets at
2314 Main St., Susanville. For info call 249-5030.
6:30 p.m.: Contract Bridge, meets at 698100 Hill Creek Rd. All levels welcome. Les Dickson
257-3691.
6:30 p.m.: Center Wheelers, Square and
Round Dance Club, dance at Susanville Airport,
Johnstonville. Families welcome (ages 12 and up),
no partner required. Call 310-1858.
open Southern Lassen County Community Center,
Tamarack Street, Herlong. Call 257-2880.
7 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open) Log
Cabin, Main Street, Janesville.
7:15 p.m.: Narcotics Anonymous, (open,
courage to change) meeting at D.O.A. Building,
1855 B Main Street, Susnville.
Crossword Puzzle
Answers to this week’s puzzle can be found on page 13A
Put Weather Here
Answers to this week’s puzzle can be found on page
13A
Lassen County Times
City Council recognitions
The country bluegrass gospel band, This Side of Sunday will be
performing at Lloyd Keefer Park in Janesville Sunday, July 17.
Photo submitted
Church picnic in Janesville
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
aarey@lassennews.com
With the warm weather
officially here, many outdoor
activities are occurring.
At 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July
17, is the Annual Concert
and Picnic in the Park at the
Lloyd Keefer Park in
Janesville.
The event is hosted by
Honey Lake Valley Assembly
of God, Janesville Christian
Fellowship, The Log Cabin
Church, Standish Bible
Church and Doyle Christian
Fellowship.
“It is very unique to have
so many churches join in
one service to worship Jesus
Christ,” said Judi Hogan,
Pastor’s secretary at Honey
Lake Valley Assembly.
“This year will be our fifth
annual Church in the Park
event,” said Judi Hogan.
This Side of Sunday will
be performing at the event.
According to Hogan, This
Side of Sunday is a family
band from Council Bluff,
Iowa.
In 2011 the band was
awarded “Best Original
Gospel CD of the Year” by
the National Traditional
Country Music Association.
Honey Lake Valley
Assembly of God Pastor
Darren Hogan will give a
spiritual message, which
will be followed by a free
lunch.
“We want to serve our
local area and don’t want
money to be a barrier to
anyone wishing to attend,”
said Judi Hogan.
Hogan said each year the
event grows larger and
larger as people become
aware of the event.
“We want to serve the
people of Lassen County, and
we want them to know the
life changing power of the
gospel,” said Hogan.
Susanville Mayor Kathie Garnier honors former Susanville
City Councilmember Nick McBride, holding his son Berlin, at
the council’s July 6 meeting. McBride served one four-year
term on the council and did not seek re-election.
Colton Hunter Keith, Lassen County’s newest Eagle Scout,
receives an award from Susanville Mayor Kathie Garnier at
the council’s July 6 meeting. Photos by Sam Williams
Dahle opposes legislative gun grab
Assemblyman Brian Dahle
voted against legislative
Democrats’ package of guncontrol bills, which will
create major new burdens
on law-abiding gun owners,
hunters and residents of
rural areas while doing little
if anything to reduce gun
crime.
If signed by the governor,
the bills would restrict
locally elected county
sheriffs’ authority to issue
concealed-carry permits,
impose new burdens on
purchases of ammunition,
and would redefine many
popular hunting rifles as
assault weapons that could
no longer be sold in the
state, among other
measures.
“It is hard to say which of
these bad bills is worst,”
Dahle said, “but it is
especially frustrating to
have the legislature — in a
late-session, gut-and-amend
bill — decide to replace its
judgment with that of the 58
locally elected county
sheriffs over the criteria for
issuing concealed-carry
permits.
“Different communities
have different needs, and
sheriffs are best able to set
local standards. In some of
the rural areas I represent,
it can commonly take an
hour to get a response to a
911 call. Citizens need the
ability to protect themselves.
And gun owners who’ve had
background checks and
extra training courses to
obtain concealed-carry
permits are by definition the
opposite of the lawless
criminals we need to stop.”
A new law limiting sales of
ammunition will also drive
up costs and restrict the
availability of bullets for
hunters in rural California.
And redefining any rifle
without a fixed magazine, as
an assault weapon will force
millions of hunters to
register long guns, which
are almost never used in
criminal activity.
“We all want to reduce gun
violence,” Dahle said, “but
these votes treat ordinary
hunting rifles as ‘militarystyle weapons.’ They are not,
but too many legislators are
voting out of fear
and ignorance.”
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WALDO?
Maybe he
wants a
new
washer &
dryer set
at...
Hometown Sears
911 Main St.,
Susanville
SIERRA
T H E AT R E
UPTOWN
C I N E M A S
Bible Baptist Church
West Patton Villge
Community Center, 100
Tamarack, Herlong. Pastor
Michael Reed, 530-260-8205.
Sunday worship service,
11a.m. Thursday evening
service 7 p.m.
Calvary Chapel of
Susanville
Mike Scanlan, Pastor
257-4833.
450 Richmond Rd., Susanville.
Sunday services 8:30 and
10:30 a.m., children’s ministry
available. Wednesday service,
7:00 p.m. All of our services
are streamed live on the
internet. For more info go to
ccsusanville.com
257-7469
Main St., Susanville
All films subject to change!
* Designates PASSES
NOT ACCEPTED
Daily discount matinees
Thru Thursday, 7/14 only
THE PURGE:
ELECTION YEAR
(R)
Held Over
THE BFG
THE SECRET
LIFE OF PETS
FINDING DORY
(PG)
(PG)
Church of Christ
Evangelist Danny Matchniff,
205 N. Fairfield, 257-5433.
Sunday Morning Bible Study,
10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning
Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday
Evening Worship, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible study,
singing and prayer 7 p.m.
susanvillechurchofchrist.org
(PG)
MIKE AND DAVE NEED
WEDDING DATES (R)
THE LEGEND
OF TARZAN
Calvary Chapel
Westwood
256-3309. 313 Ash Street,
Westwood. Pastor Terry
Johnson, Associate Pastor
Marty Growdon. Sunday
services: 10 a.m. Adult Bible
Study, 9 a.m. Evening
worship Service, 6 p.m.
(PG-13)
Starts Friday, 7/15
GHOSTBUSTERS
(PG-13)
Please go to our website
for updated info:
www.sierratheatreand
uptowncinemas.com
movielover_2010@live.com
Or call the recording
257-SHOW
Theatre Gift Certificates
also available at
Margie’s Book Nook
Payable in cash please.
www.margiesbooknook.net
Community Church
Pastor Rick Conrad, meets
at 1400 Numa Road.
Church offices: 110 N. Gay
Street. Sunday Worship
Services: 8:00 a.m., 9:30
a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Nursery
and kids programs
available. Junior High
Youth: Tuesdays 7 p.m.
Senior High Youth: Sundays
6 p.m. AWANA:
Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.
257-2924. cefchurch.com.
Church of the Nazarene
1825 Spring Ridge Rd.,
Susanville, 257-5195.
Doyle Christian Church
Main St., Doyle.
Eagle Lake Community
Church
687-905 Lakeview Dr.,
Spaulding.
First Baptist Church
742-710 Susanville St.,
Herlong, 827-0259.
First Southern Baptist
Cornell & Alexander,
Susanville. 257-4767.
Good Shepherd Episcopal
1155 North Street, 257-6002.
Gospel Tabernacle
Fourth & Ash Streets,
Susanville.
Herlong Assembly of God
Herlong Access Rd., Herlong.
827-2465.
Highland Baptist Church
801 Cottage St. Pastor, Jeff Root,
257-5225.
Holy Spirit Episcopal
Church
Hamilton Branch, Hwy. A13 at
Big Springs Road and Mary Ann
Lane. 596-3622.
Indian Heights Full
Gospel Church
Meets at 750 Parkdale,
Susanville.
Janesville Christian
Fellowship
464-615 Main St., Janesville.
253-3181.
Jehovah’s Witnesses –
Susanville East
Congregation
2404 Bunyan Road. 257-2984.
Grace Life Church
995 Paiute Lane, Susanville.
Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Men’s and Women’s Bible
Study, Wednesdays 5:30
p.m. Family Bible Study
Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
gracelifesusanville.org.
Standish Bible
Church
254-6688
Morning Worship • Child Care Provided
Children’s Church, 10 am • Evening Worship, 6 pm
AWANA Club: Jr. High and Pre K-6th meets Thursdays at 6:30 pm.
High School AWANA “Journey” meets Fridays at 6:30 pm
718-960 Plumas St., Off A-3 Near 395 Junction
Jehovah’s Witnesses –
Susanville West
Congregation
2404 Bunyan Road. 257-2984.
The Log Cabin Church
Janesville Southern Baptist at
Church St. & Main, Janesville.
Lassen Missionary Baptist
250-4903, 150 S. Lassen.
Truth Tabernacle
260-8006. 2595 Main St.,
Susanville.
Light House Ministries
345 Ash St., Susanville,
251-4521.
Valley Christian
Center
1401 Riverside Dr., 257-2210.
Our Lady of the Snows
Church
220 Clifford Drive, Lake
Almanor, 256-3344.
Pentecostal Church
of God
Doyle, CA, 827-3163.
Reaching Nations for
Christ
479-805 Wada St., Susanville,
249-6536.
St. Mary of Egypt
Orthodox Mission
105 Ash St. (St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church Annex). 257-0532 or the
church 249-5114.
Susanville Christian
Fellowship
705 Hall St., Susanville,
257-3452.
Seventh-Day Adventist
3035 Johnstonville Road East,
257-2283.
The Church in Susanville
Richmond Road at Richmond
School.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Mountain Valley Ward.
718-045 Hwy 395 E., Standish.
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Susanville First Ward, 905
Richmond Road.
Honey Lake Valley
Assembly of God
464-905 StandishBuntingville Rd. (County Rd.
A-3 between Sears and
Sunnyside Rd.), Janesville.
253-3222 www.hlvaog.org.
Pastor Darren Hogan.
Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9:15 a.m., Worship
Service, Spanish Service
(Pastor Librado Rojas),
Children’s Church, 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Family
Night: Adult Bible Study,
Relentless Youth Service
and Children’s Church 7
p.m. Thursday: Spanish
Service, 7 p.m. with (Pastor
Librado Rojas).
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
Se habla español. Rev. Fr.
Ambrose Ugwuegbu, 120 N.
Union, Susanville, CA.
Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.;
Sunday Mass 8:00 and 11:00
a.m. Santa Misa (Spanish)
5:00 p.m. Herlong: Saturday
Mass, 3 p.m.
sacredheartsusanville.org
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church LCMS
Pastor Lance Jennings,
105 Ash St., (corner of First
& Ash Sts.), Susanville.
257-2223. Worship Service
10:00 a.m.
stpaulssus@frontiernet.net
Standish Bible Church
Pastor Tony Loubet, Plumas
St., one block SE of A-3 and
US 395. Sunday School, 9:00
a.m. Call for info on Bible
studies and other church
ministries, 254-6688.
standishbiblechurch.org
Susanville Assembly
of God
473-465 Richmond Road,
257-5000. Sunday: Morning
Worship Experience & Kidz
Alive, 10:00 a.m. All Church
Prayer, 6 p.m. Wednesday
night family service 6:00 p.m.
susanvilleassembly.com
United Methodist Church
70 South Lassen Street,
257-5893. Pastor Hae-Jeong
Yoon. Sunday Worship 8:30 &
10:00 a.m. Prayer Group,
Monday at noon. Sunshine
Preschool 251-5576 7:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
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Lassen County Times
POLICE BEAT
Living dangerously
Information for the Police
Beat is gathered from the
Susanville Police Department
dispatch logs. Those arrested
should not be presumed guilty
Loud party
About 1 a.m. Wednesday,
June 22, a caller on North
Street reported a loud party
across the street.
Barking dogs
About 7 a.m. Wednesday,
June 22, a caller on Spruce
Street reported two dogs are
in a kennel and barked all
da y.
Looking in cars
About 12 p.m. Wednesday,
June 22, a caller on Main
Street reported a man
looking into car windows.
Building vandalized
About 6 p.m. Wednesday
June 22, a caller on Paiute
Lane reported the windows
were broken out of a
building and the inside
vandalized.
Jerry Douglass spotted these guys while out for a walk on his property on Ladybug Lane. Photo by Jerry Douglass
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No listing for
local trout
According to the Federal
Register, on Wednesday, July
6, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announced its 12month findings on petitions to
list the Eagle Lake rainbow
trout as an endangered or
threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of
1973. A review was performed,
using the available scientific
and commercial information.
After carefully reviewing
the information it was
discovered that the trout does
not need to be listed at this
time.
“However, we ask the public
to submit to us at any time
any new information that
becomes available concerning
the stressors to the Eagle
Lake rainbow trout,” said
federalregister.gov.
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at...
Horses in road
About 11 p.m. Wednesday,
June 22, a caller on Cherry
Terrace reported horses were
in the road, and they were
worried about them being a
traffic hazard.
Stolen generator
About 11 a.m. Thursday,
June 23, a caller on Hall
Street claimed a generator
was stolen from the back of
her pickup.
Screaming man
About 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 23, a caller on North
Street claimed to hear a man
screaming.
Dog abuse
About 8:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 23, a caller on N.
Gilman Street claimed her
neighbor is abusing her dog
and says she caught it on
video.
Stolen mail
About 11:30 a.m. Friday,
June 24, a caller on S. Gilman
Street reported mail was
stolen from her mailbox.
Stolen dog
About 12 p.m. Friday, June
24, a caller on Hall Street
reported a man took a dog
and hit a woman in the face.
Running naked
About 4:30 p.m. Friday,
Street claimed a 4-year-old
girl was running around a
store naked. The caller could
not find the parents and was
concerned because a lot of
men were in the store.
Prowling around
About 4:30 a.m. Saturday,
June 25, a caller on Joaquin
Street reported a man in
dark clothing was prowling
around houses.
Jumped
About 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
June 25, a caller on Hood
Street claimed to have been
jumped by two men hired by
his soon to be ex-wife the
prior night. He said they
stole his phone.
Possibly on drugs
About 11 a.m. Saturday,
Street reported a thin, grayhaired woman in a black
shirt and jeans was yelling
obscenities at passersby and
was possibly under the
influence of drugs.
Child unattended
About 5 p.m. Saturday,
June 25, a caller on Orchard
Street claimed a 2-year-old
child was walking down the
road barefoot and the parents
were not around.
Loose dogs
About 8:30 p.m. Saturday
June 25, a caller on Roop
Street reported two pit bulls
were loose and chasing
people.
Harassing
About 9 a.m. Sunday, June
26, a caller on River Street
reported someone was
harassing an elderly person
who owns their home.
Crying baby
About 7 p.m. Sunday, June
26, a caller on Hall Street
reported a baby has been
crying all day in the
apartment next door. The
caller thinks the baby is
home alone.
Serendipity Salon
713 Main St.,
Susanville
Thank
You
The Janesville Town Council would like to
thank the following for making the
Janesville Steak-Fry such a success:
Alpine Beverage
Artisan Coffee
Billington Ace Hardware
Diamond Saw Shop
Forest Office Equipment
Idaho Grocery
Janesville Fire Department
Janesville Union School
KSUE/JDX
Lassen Ale Works
Lassen County
Lassen County Times
LASCO/Rooptown Bicycles
Margie’s Book Nook
Morning Glory
Pizza Factory
Steve’s Pumps and Well Drilling
Safeway
Superior Beverage Products
Susanville IGA
Dist. III Supervisor: Jeff Hemphill and his wife Nancy
A very special thanks to the Gnarly Pints: Jake and Emily Nolen
And our Fry-Masters: Jerry Hitchings, Richard Egan and
Company, Adam Fike, Nancy Parque and to all those who
over the years have helped the council with its efforts.
Sincerely,
Austin C. Meinert
Chairman, Janesville Town Council
a 501c3 non-profit public benefit corporation
Lassen County Times
4th of July Fireworks
Participating residents gather along Old Country Road after a
section of treatment was recently completed and show
appreciation for PG&E funds. Photo submitted
PG&E funds two
local fuel
reduction projects
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company has awarded
Lassen County Fire Safe
Council, Inc. $141,388 to fund
fuel treatments under its
Vegetation Management
Emergency Drought
Response Program.
About $100,000 is being put
to work in the Day Lassen
Bench Project and is being
used to reduce hazardous
fuel loads through
mastication treatments along
the Day Road corridor. In
addition, $41,388 is funding
follow up activities to 2015
PG&E funded mastication
fuel treatments within the
community of Little Valley,
including a 6.4 mile power
line corridor.
The Day Lassen Bench
Project is focusing on three
critical community needs
that were identified after the
2014 Day Fire that threatened
the community:
1. Reducing hazardous fuel
loads along the Day Road
corridor, which will provide
safer evacuation routes;
2. Reducing hazardous fuel
loads in power line corridors,
which protects critical
community infrastructure,
and;
3. Maintaining and
expanding fuel breaks that
protect the community
where it bumps up against
wildlands.
A total of 146 acres will be
treated in PG&E’s service
area in Lassen and Shasta
counties within the Day
Lassen Bench community.
LCFSC is partnering with
the Day Lassen Bench Fire
Safe Council to implement
the project, and they are
actively seeking additional
funds to expand and
complete the project.
Last year PG&E provided
LCFSC with funds to reduce
hazardous fuel loads through
mastication treatments
within and along a 6.4 mile
power line corridor that
serves the community of
Little Valley.
This year’s project is
treating post mastication
emergent brush, which will
help sustain and fortify the
previous treatment work in
the years ahead. In addition,
several residences are being
assisted with the removal of
brush and hazard trees in an
effort to reduce their wildfire
risk and protect electrical
infrastructure.
“Once again we are
grateful for the tremendous
boost PG&E is providing to
our efforts to reduce fire risk
in local communities”, said
Lloyd Keefer, LCFSC chair.
“We are putting these funds
to work immediately and all
the PG&E funded treatments
will be completed by July
31.”
“The safety of the
communities we serve is the
top priority for PG&E and we
are once again committed to
support local wildfire
prevention efforts in Lassen
and Shasta counties. This
collaboration among PG&E,
Cal Fire and the Lassen
County Fire Safe Council
will help the communities we
serve prevent and prepare for
wildfires,” said Lia White,
senior manager of PG&E’s
North Valley division.
DEATH NOTICES
Jack and Annabell Kelly
Jack and Annabell Kelly
have both passed on.
Annabell passed on Oct. 14,
2014 and Jack passed on July
3, 2016.
As per their wishes, the
interment of their ashes will
be at Tehama Cemetery with
their son, Kim, at a later
date.
A celebration of life will be
held by their son, Quirt Kelly,
and daughter, Marty Kelly
Ceniceros, on July 16, 2016 at
noon at 3188 White Oak Drive
in Cottonwood, California.
The family would like
everyone to come and help
celebrate Jack and
Annabell’s life together.
Raymond Ray Rodriguez
Raymond Ray Rodriguez
died June 18, 2016 at home in
Milford, California.
Ray was preceded in death
by his two sons.
He is survived by his wife,
Sharon Rodriguez; son,
Michael, and Lynn
Rodriguez, of Cape Coral;
and two brothers, Bill and
Philepe, of Baton Rouge,
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There will be a celebration
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Rita Retterath
Rita Retterath died on
June 24, 2016 in Reno,
Nevada. She was born on
Jan. 4, 1937 in Grand Forks,
North Dakota.
She is survived by her
husband of 62 years, Gordon
Retterath; brother, Ralph
Sattler; and five children,
Gordon Retterath Jr., Jeffrey
Retterath, Richard Retterath,
Kenneth Retterath and
Barbra Allen. She is also
survived by numerous
grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
There will a funeral
service at the Herlong Chapel
at noon Saturday, July 30.
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Eagle Lake junior ranger programs continue
The Junior Ranger
presentation at 10 a.m.
Thursday, July 14 at the
amphitheater at Eagle Lake
features the Eagle Lake boat
patrol officers, Cal Fire
firefighters and Smokey the
Bear. We will be learning
about safety in the forest and
in the water. Bring your
camera—get your picture
with Smokey and the fire
truck.
U.S. Forest Service
hydrologist, Shawn Wheelock
is the featured presenter for 7
p.m. Saturday, July 16 at the
amphitheater at Eagle Lake.
“Alkaline desert lakes which
support large fisheries are
fairly rare in the west.”
Wheelock continues, “As well
as being a hydrologic
curiosity, it is also in a basin
composed primarily of
fractured basalt, which
makes the hydrogeology
fairly complex and, therefore,
interesting.” Wheelock will
speak about the water levels
and what’s affecting them at
this week’s Eagle Lake
Nature Programs. “The
landscape around Eagle Lake
has a complicated story.
Large-scale alterations from
volcanism, tectonics and
glacial processes have all
played their part. While the
basin is still evolving
geologically, these changes
are very slow (on human
timescales). Small scale
erosion from water and wind
are mostly responsible for
the changes we see in our
lifetimes.” Wheelock’s
presentation begins with the
large scale and continues to
the small-scale processes that
have been integral to the
evolution of the Eagle Lake
Basin. Finally, there will be a
discussion of the present day
hydrogeology of the Lake.
Campers and the local
community are invited to
attend both free events
sponsored by the Eagle Lake
Marina and Campgrounds.
For more information, email
Annie Henriques at
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for each count.
Romero was out of custody
on Thursday, June 30,
according to the Lassen
County Jail.
“It was a good outcome,”
said Jacob Zamora, Romero’s
public defender.
“The decision to resolve
this case is undoubtedly one
of the most difficult I have
ever had to make,” District
Attorney Stacey Montgomery
wrote in a statement. “In
September of 2011 a call
came in to 911 for medical
assistance for an accidental
overdose. Because the call
was deemed medical only
and no foul play was
suspected at the time,
valuable evidence was either
not collected or was
destroyed.”
Montgomery continued,
“Once the Susanville Police
Department was made aware
of the possibility that Angel’s
death was a homicide, they
began their investigation. In
spite of months of hard work
and investigation, most of
what we know about the case
was second or third hand
information. This makes
proving the case extremely
difficult.”
Romero was arrested May
6, 2015 at his residence in
Alturas.
From there Romero
pleaded not guilty to the
charge, and in October of
that year, the defense filed a
995 motion asking the trial
judge to dismiss portions of
or the entire complaint.
Superior Court Judge
Michele Verderosa who was
presiding over the hearing
deemed there was sufficient
evidence to hold Romero for
the murder.
In that October hearing,
Lassen County deputy
district attorney Dan Howe
said the evidence showed
Romero had furnished Siler
with a drug cocktail — a
felonious act that was
“inherently dangerous.”
But public defender Jacob
Zamora argued there was
insufficient evidence Romero
caused Siler’s death or that
he had committed an
inherently dangerous felony.
Ultimately, the charge was
dropped.
“The higher courts have
ruled that providing a
controlled substance does not
constitute the malice element
necessary to sustain a
murder conviction, and
Proposition 47 made
substances a misdemeanor.
Nonetheless, we moved
forward with the case in
order to seek justice for
Angel,” said Montgomery.
She also added the district
attorney’s office enlisted the
assistance of the Office of
the Attorney General of the
State of California as well as
the Sacramento District
Attorney’s Office Homicide
Division.
“Mr. Romero has been held
to account for the death of
Angel Siler,” Montgomery
wrote in her statement.
“Make no mistake, the
district attorney’s office and
all of law enforcement will
be vigilant in assuring that
the tragedy of Angel’s death
will not be in vain.”
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responsible for another
person’s death and go on
being happy, acting as if
nothing happened — going to
college, becoming engaged
and moving from place to
place? The men who were
with her at the time of the
incident need to be held
accountable.”
She even held memorials
recognizing her daughter’s
passing at Skyline Park,
where she and friends and
family remembered her and
released balloons.
Now, Romero, who was
charged with the seconddegree murder of Siler, is out
of custody after serving 422
days in the Lassen County
Jail. His murder charge was
dropped to two counts of
substance in violation of the
Health and Safety Code for
xanax and methadone. He
pleaded guilty and he was
sentenced to two years, one
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Caltrans has officially
launched California’s new
pay-by-mile Road Charge
Pilot Program, where
selected volunteer
participants will help the
state gain insight into an
innovative way to finance
California’s transportation
infrastructure. This pilot
will be an opportunity to
study road charge
alternatives to the gas tax
and will provide the
legislature with the data
needed to better determine
whether a road chargefunding concept is viable for
California. No actual money
will be exchanged during
the pilot.
“We’re proud that
thousands of Californians
have signed up to volunteer
for the California Road
Charge Pilot Program,” said
Caltrans Director Malcolm
Dougherty. “The opportunity
to provide valuable input
and evaluate the viability of
a mileage-based user fee
system demonstrates the
commitment that
Californians have to our
roads and keeping them well
maintained.”
Volunteers that have been
accepted to participate in
the pilot are made up of
drivers from all parts of
California with various
socioeconomic backgrounds.
In addition, some out-ofstate volunteers will be
featured in the pilot in order
to help California determine
how a road charge tax could
impact visiting drivers.
Pilot participants will not
actually pay a road charge
while participating in the
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The pilot offers several
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budget
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
At the Janesville
Elementary School’s Board of
Trustee’s meeting Tuesday,
June 28, the board approved
the 2016-2017 budget.
Susan Junette, chief
business official, presented
the budget at the June 21
meeting but the budget could
not be approved until the next
meeting, giving the public
time to provide feedback.
According to Junette, the
revenue for the 2016-2017 year
is expected to be about
$3,084,614.
Junette said the expenses
for the year are expected to be
about $3,218,359.
“Cash flow is estimated
using prior year figures and
percentages given by the
state,” said Junette, “It is
projected the district will
have enough cash reserves to
maintain a positive cash
balance throughout the 2016
to 2017 school year.”
to-high tech methods:
• Time permit: Purchase a
permit for an unlimited road
use in California for a
specific period of time.
• Mileage permit: Purchase
a block of miles based on
your expected use of
California’s roads.
• Odometer charge: Make
payments based on periodic
manual odometer readings.
• Plug-in device (location
optional): Report miles
using a plug-in device for
your car with optional
smartphone app.
• Smartphone app (location
optional): Report miles
using a smartphone app.
• Car’s built-in technology:
Report using your car’s
built-in technology (only
available in select, recent
models).
The pilot is set to run for
nine months from July 2016
to March 2017. When
concluded, the California
State Transportation Agency
will report the pilot’s
findings to the Road Charge
Technical Advisory
Committee, the California
Transportation Commission
and the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the
legislature. The legislature
will make the ultimate
decision on whether to enact
a full-scale permanent road
charge program in
California.
Even if the legislature
decides not to implement a
road charge, California will
still be in need of a more
sustainable roadway funding
mechanism than the current
fuel excise tax. The fuel
excise tax only funds
approximately $2.3 billion of
work to maintain the 50,000
lane-miles and nearly 13,000
state-owned bridges on the
state highway system. This
leaves nearly $5.7 billion in
unfunded repairs each year.
Road charging is based on
the same principle that the
current gas tax was created
upon: the amount drivers
pay to maintain roads
should correspond to the
number of miles they drive.
However, the gas tax no
longer serves this purpose
now that cars drive farther
and need less fuel.
California is not the only
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Several other states
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of the Lassen Superior
Court officiated the
empanelment of the 2016-
2017 Lassen County Grand
Jury Friday, July 1.
At the beginning of the
ceremony, Verderosa
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welcomed representatives
from law enforcement and
county departments, elected
officials and other special
guests.
Crystal Jones, operations
supervisor, swore in the 20
jurors, and Verderosa spoke
to them about the
importance of their charge
and the duties they would
perform.
Those serving on the new
grand jury are Mark Nareau
(foreman), Jack Jacobs,
Wilma Kominek, Steve
Cagle, Natalie Rawson,
Matthew Pregill, Allen
Quant, Malory Wheat,
Barbara Smith, Daniel
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Lyn Voels, Jeff Root, Dan
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William Thrasher, Melissa
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Municipal utility district approves annual budget
Ashley Arey
Staff Writer
At the Lassen Municipal
Utility District’s Board of
Directors meeting Tuesday,
June 28, the 2016-2017 budget
was approved.
“Overall I think we’re in
pretty good shape,” said
General Manager
Doug Smith.
Senior Accountant
Catherine Schroeder went
through the budget, which
was presented on three pages.
On the first page was the
summary of revenue and
expenses.
According to Schroeder, the
expected contribution to cash
is $4,500,300.
“This budget does not
project any facility or rate
increase so that’s really good
for our customers,” said
Schroeder.
On page two was the
projected cash availability.
Schroeder shared that the
budgeted income was
$2,954,300, and with
depreciation of non-cash
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net cash is $4,550,300.
Schroeder said that after
the non-income statement
items were deducted, the net
increase in cash for the end
of the fiscal year for 2017 of
$314,390.
Schroeder said $8,181,597 is
in the Viewland Project
Fund, which is restricted,
$3,439,280 in restricted funds
and $2,250,751 in unrestricted
reserves.
The third page was the
capital and equipment
requests.
“We are asking for a capital
budget of $3,335,910,” said
Schroeder.
Smith said only a few
changes were made since the
budget draft was first
presented at the workshop
meeting earlier that month.
Schroeder said another
$30,000 needed to be added to
capital projects for meters,
$10,000 needed to be added for
office furniture, $8,000 for
software licensing and
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Susan Cort Johnson
There’s a new welded art
piece at the Veterans
Memorial Hall created by
Beter Welding. It displays
the American flag welded
together with metal and a
painted finish.
Staff Writer
wp@lassennews.com
At its Wednesday, June 29,
meeting, the board of
trustees of the Westwood
Unified School District
approved contracts with
several new teachers for the
2016/2017 school year.
Joining the teaching staff
at Fletcher Walker
Elementary are Chelsey
Chapin and Melinda
Duerksen. Chapin, a
graduate of Westwood High,
will teach a second/thirdgrade split and Duerksen, a
longtime resident of
Westwood, will teach fifthgrade. At Westwood Jr/Sr.
High School Jordan Pollard
was hired as the English
Language Arts/Social
Studies teacher. He is new to
the area.
In addition to new hires,
staff members have changed
positions. The board voted to
move Cassandra Strand from
kindergarten to high school
Ag teacher and Becca Nelson
who had previously been
approved for the
second/third-grade position
to kindergarten. Although
Strand taught kindergarten
the 2015-2016 school year, she
graduated from Chico State
in 2011 with a bachelor of
science in agricultural
education.
The makeup of the
teaching staff was changed
following strategic planning
board workshops this spring
in which staff, parents and
community members were
invited to take part. The
workshops identified four
areas on which to work and
task forces were created to
address, graduation
requirements, elementary
configuration, facilities and
seven-eight configuration.
The Elementary
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serve the elementary
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At the Lassen Municipal
Utility District’s Board of
Trustees Meeting Tuesday,
June 28, the Westwood
Unified School District
requested the board consider
increasing the Net Metering
Cap.
“We’re here to humbly
request that the Lassen
Municipal Utility District
increase the net metering
cap so the Westwood Unified
School District may apply for
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Burdette said his company
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Burdette shared that
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OBITUARIES
John William Boddy
John was born March 2,
1939 in Kansas City, Kansas to
Lucille and Charles Boddy,
and grew up in Brunswick,
Missouri. He passed away on
Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
John is survived by his wife
of 45 years, Dee Dee;
daughters, Kerry Johnson
(Brian), Deana McDaniel
(Ben); son, Jack Smith; and
brother, Larry Boddy (Edna).
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He was adored by his
grandchildren, Keith, Kyler,
Samantha Honea and Jolene
McDaniel; and great
grandchildren, Braighlee
Rice and Harlynn Honea.
John joined the U.S. Navy
at 17 years of age. He served
20 years on many different
ships and two tours in
Vietnam, running river patrol
boats.
After retiring from the
Navy, he worked one year
with the San Diego County
Sheriff ’s Department. He
then started working for the
California Department of
Forestry as a crew captain at
La Cima Camp in San Diego
County. He then transferred
to Antelope Camp in
Susanville and later to
Susanville Training Center.
He lived in Janesville for 34
years.
Fire Captain Boddy
remained in the Lassen
Modoc Unit until his
retirement in 1992. After his
retirement, he continued
working as a retired
annuitant as a fire lookout
during the 1993 and 1994 fire
seasons.
A celebration of life was
held on July 8 at the
Susanville Assembly of God
Church.
Robert Darden
Robert Arthur Darden
passed away on June 26, 2016,
in Chico at the age of 44.
Rob was the son of Bob and
Elaine Darden, of Litchfield.
He was born in Susanville
and graduated from Lassen
High School in 1988.
He married Susie
Chambers in 1999. They lived
and raised their family in
Nord.
Rob held a career
specializing in custom plane
design and worked for Aero
Union and Celltech. He was
actively involved as a parent
in Little League and 4-H in
his community.
Rob is survived by his
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mother, Elaine Darden;
children Sara Darden, 16, and
Rhett Darden, 15; brother,
Mike Clark; sister, Lisa
Edwards; and Susie Darden,
his wife of 16 years.
Rob will be buried in
Diamond Crest Cemetery
with his father, Bob Darden,
and brother, Jeff Clark.
Private memorial services
will be held for family. View
obituary and send
condolences online at
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Ernest Noel Davis
he was.
Ernie is survived by his
sons, Timothy Davis and
Anthony Davis, of Chico;
stepdaughter Sherry Dalton,
of Woodland; brother, Ellis
Davis and sister-in-law, Judy
Davis, of Susanville; brotherin-law, Ernie Bull, of
Gardnerville, Nevada; his five
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were
his parents, Walter L. Davis
and Dorothy L. Davis, of
Quincy, California, and his
sister Cheryl Bull, of
Gardnerville, Nevada.
No services will be held as
per Ernie’s wishes.
Janet Marilyn Johnson
Marvous Jean Nobles
Ernest Noel Davis, born
Feb. 14, 1952 in Westwood,
California, lost his battle with
cancer on Saturday, July 2,
2016. Although our hearts are
hurting, we know Ernie is out
of pain and at peace.
Ernie was raised in Quincy
and graduated from Quincy
High in 1970, where he
excelled in basketball and
football. Ernie also played
basketball for and attended
Feather River College. From
1972 through 1974, Ernie
proudly served our country in
the United States Army. After
his service in the Army, he
returned to the place he
called home, Quincy, where
he spent time hunting, fishing
and enjoying his friends and
family. Ernie worked for
Sierra Pacific mills both in
Sloat and Quincy.
In the late 90s, Ernie moved
to Susanville where he
worked for the Sierra Army
Depot. In 2004, Ernie moved
to Northern Idaho to help his
friend Katie Hudson and
family, where he loved to go
elk hunting, fishing,
horseback and quad riding.
Ernie recently returned to
Susanville where he lived
with his brother, Ellis, and
his wife, Judy. Ernie really
enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends,
especially his brother Ellis,
and will always be
remembered for the kind,
thoughtful and loving man
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Marvous Jean Nobles
passed away peacefully with
her husband, David, at her
side on July 1, 2016 at the
Lassen Care Center.
She was born Aug. 22, 1943
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
There she met David Nobles
when he was with the U.S.
Army. They were married
May 5, 1961, 55 years ago.
They moved to California
in 1962, and lived in the Bay
Area until 1979, when they
moved to Susanville. Marvous
loved making lovely,
miniature ribbon roses,
which she gave to friends and
total strangers to enjoy. She
worked for the Ellena Family,
Jerry’s Restaurant, Care West
Rehabilitation Center and
then Banner Hospital as a
dietary assistant. She retired
in 2003 when she had openheart by-pass surgery.
Marvous is survived by her
husband, David Nobles; sons,
Ronald Nobles and wife, of
Reno, Nevada, and Jerry
Nobles and wife, of
Susanville; and grandsons,
Brandon and David Jon
Nobles, of Susanville.
There was a memorial
service at Walton’s Chapel at
6 p.m. Friday, July 8.
Janet Marilyn Johnson
Janet Marilyn
(McCloughan) Johnson
passed away at home on July
4, 2016. She was born in
Susanville, California, on
Dec. 12, 1944.
She is survived by her
loving husband of 55 years,
Robert N. Johnson;
daughters, Laura Durbin, Pat
Lara and Marilyn Gonzales;
grandchildren, Stefani
Johnson-Barnhart, Josh and
Nicole Gonzales, Ashley and
Jennifer Lara, Bryan
Johnson, Bryce and Mckenzie
Durbin; great-grandchildren,
Ryleigh Lara, Gemma
Johnson, Aria Fournier and
Sofia and Luca Durbin;
siblings, Robert McCloughan,
Jim Abbott, Joyce Boulanger,
Bryan McCloughan, Jimmy
and Lynn Barger; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Lewis
McCloughan and Norma
Abbott; siblings, Kitt
McCloughan and Ida Haines;
step-mother, Lola
McCloughan, and step-father,
Bill Hambly.
She enjoyed bingo and
playing games with her
family. She also enjoyed
ceramics and making jewelry.
At the age of 50 she
completed her GED, an
accomplishment she was
determined to finish.
She was well-loved and
loved her family. She is now
without pain and is in the
safe and loving arms of her
Lord.
Viola Marie Salem
Lifelong Plumas and
Lassen County resident
Viola Marie Salem passed
from this life peacefully,
with her family at her side
Tuesday morning, July 5,
2016, at Seneca Healthcare’s
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Born in Westwood on Aug.
30, 1946, to the late David
and Laura (Henry) Harris,
Viola attended elementary
school in Greenville and
high school in Westwood. It
was while she was attending
a basketball game between
Chester and Westwood that
she met a handsome young
man named Thomas Salem
and, as their love for one
another blossomed, the
couple was later married in
Reno, Nevada, on Dec. 22,
1962.
To this union of 53 years,
three sons and four
daughters were born.
First and foremost a
loving wife and mother,
Viola always kept her family
first. She could regularly be
found attending her
children’s and
grandchildren’s sporting
and school events and was a
member of both Chester and
Westwood high schools’
boosters as well as their
PTAs.
A talented seamstress,
Viola found relaxation in
quilting and was a longtime
member of the Piecemakers
Quilting Guild of Chester.
Proud of her Native
American heritage, she was
a tribal member of the
Susanville Indian
Rancheria.
She also found pleasure in
working crossword and
jigsaw puzzles as well as
tending to her yard on the
family’s ranch.
In her passing Viola leaves
her daughters, Carla Porter
and her husband Kurt,
Salem Shannon Williams
and her husband Thomas
and Misty Salem, all of Lake
Almanor; sons Thomas
Salem Jr., of Lake Almanor,
and Leroy Salem and his
wife Lorraine, of San
Martin; the joy of her later
life her grandchildren,
Thomas Porter, Jessica
Salem, Sophia Williams,
Grace Porter and Trisha
Salem; her precious two
great-grandchildren, Mya
and Adalyn Cornell, along
with her brother, Marvin
Harris, of Westwood.
She joins in her eternal
home her loving husband
Thomas, Sr. who passed from
this life in 2015; daughter
Tammy Salem, son David
Salem; her parents, David
and Laura Harris, and
sisters Vera Dean, Velma
Thomas and Agnes MillerMorales.
A Celebration of Viola’s
Life will take place 10 a.m.,
Saturday, July 16, at the
Westwood Assembly of God
Church with private
interment to take place in
the Shade of the Grove
Native American Cemetery.
A potluck is planned
following the services at the
Westwood Community
Center.
An opportunity to express
condolences to the family,
along with signing the
memorial guest register, is
available online at
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local events
Ribbon cutting ceremony
It’s easy to get the word out
about your entertainment
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Just call Sam Williams at 2575321 or email information to
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Wednesday, July 13
Doyle Potluck Luncheon
The Doyle Senior Building
hosts a senior potluck at
noon Wednesday, July 13. The
public is invited to bring a
friend and a dish for the
potluck.
For more information, call
827-2271.
Knights Of
Columbus Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, July 13 at
Monsignor Moran Hall, 140
N. Weatherlow St. The
evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
for early birds and continues
at 7 p.m.
249-0022.
Lassen County Arts
Council Summer Arts
Program
The Lassen County Arts
Council hosts its Summer
Art Program featuring Pattie
Lacefield giving guitar
lessons. Children 6 to 12, 10
a.m. to noon, and children 13
to 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday,
July 13.
257-5222.
Thursday, July 14
Chamber Mixer
The Lassen County
Chamber of Commerce
presents its monthly mixer
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., cohosted by Lassen Association
of Realtors, Singleton Auman
and Edward Jones
Investments at 1740 Main St.,
Suite C.
257-4323 or go to
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Eagle Lake Nature
Program
The Eagle Lake Nature
Program presents “Safety in
the Forest and at the Lake” at
10 a.m. Thursday, July 14 at
the Merrill Amphitheater,
County Road A1, Eagle Lake,
south shore. Presented by
Smokey the Bear, Cal Fire,
and the Lassen County
Sheriff Boat Patrol, everyone
is invited to this free event.
For more information,
email
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Library Summer
Reading Program
The Lassen Library
District presents its Summer
Reading Program, designed
for children in grades K
through 6, from 9:30 to 11
a.m. Thursday, July 14
featuring “A Blast to the Past.
251-8127 or go to
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Saturday, July 16
Bingo In Doyle
The Doyle Senior Building
hosts an evening of bingo at
6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16 in
the Doyle Senior Building.
249-4860.
Farmers Market
Lassen Land and Trails
Trust presents the Farmers
Market from 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, July 16 at Pancera
Plaza at the corner of Gay
and Main streets in
Susanville.
310-4556 or
email market@lassenlandand
trailstrust.org or go to
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Sunday, July 19
Concert And Church
Picnic In The Park
The public is invited to
attend the annual concert
and church picnic in the park
— sponsored by the Honey
Lake Valley Assembly of
God, the Janesville Christian
Fellowship, the Log Cabin
Church, the Standish Bible
Church and the Doyle
Christian Fellowship — at
10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19 at
Lloyd Keefer Park in
Janesville. The band This
Side of Sunday will perform.
Monday, July 18
Lassen County Fair
Presale Carnival Tickets
Monday, July 18, is the last
day to purchase presale
carnival wristbands for this
year’s fair. The wristbands
are available at Diamond
Mountain Casino, Susanville
Supermarket IGA or on line
at lassencountyfair.org.
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Service Awards at board of education
of Education recognized
staff of the Lassen County
Office of Education at its
June meeting who had
attained milestones for
years of service. Stacy
Russell, executive assistant
to the county
superintendent, was
present to receive her
award for 30 years of
service, along with Ryan
Von Ins, assistant
technology coordinator,
who received a 10-year
service pin. Pictured is
Stacy Russell, left, County
Superintendent Patty
Gunderson and Ryan Von
Ins. Photo submitted
Wednesday, July 20
Knights of Columbus
Bingo
The Knights of Columbus
present an evening of bingo
Wednesday, July 20 at
Monsignor Moran Hall, 140
N. Weatherlow St. The
evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
for early birds and continues
at 7 p.m.
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Beekeeping workshop well attended
Susan Cort Johnson
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A workshop on beekeeping,
hosted by Alex and Chrystal
de Martimprey at Lassen
True Value Hardware in
Westwood, provided the
details for getting started.
Sean Somers, an experienced
beekeeper who presented
Saturday, June 25, reported
more than 30 people wanted
to take part in a bee
group/club. At least six in the
group are already keeping
bees.
De Martimprey said he and
his wife, Chrystal, were
working to make selfsustainability an option for
those living in the region.
They introduced chickens to
the Almanor Basin selling
baby chicks and all the
supplies needed to keep them
and now they were adding
another element, beekeeping.
They have hive kits at the
store as well as other tools
and supplies needed for
beekeeping, such as smokers
and beekeeper suits. They
have chosen to work with a
company called Harvest Lane
Honey in Utah.
Somers said he learned to
keep bees as a child working
with his uncle in Ireland.
Using the kit available at
Lassen True Value, he broke
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down the hive explaining all
the elements. He began with
the bottom board, which is
the base for the rest of the
home that includes a screen
for ventilation. Working his
way up he discussed the
brood chamber, which is the
nucleus of the hive. He said it
is good to have two brood
chambers in colder climates.
A small section on top, with a
screen to keep the queen bee
out, is the area from which
beekeepers harvest honey.
Once a hive is assembled it
Sean Somers shows interested beekeepers attending a
workshop Saturday, June 25, the gear and smoker needed to
protect against bee stings when checking a hive.
must be filled with bees. One
way to do this is to capture a
swarm. Somers filled one hive
with a swarm he captured
locally and said it is small but
industrious. In an email
following the workshop, he
said he had a list of people
who wanted a captured
swarm and was willing to
help. He has several swarm
traps out.
A second hive Somers has
on his property is filled with
a colony he purchased from
the monastery in Manton. He
said the hive is healthy and
prolific. A list of live bee
suppliers in California is
available at Lassen True
Value Hardware.
During the workshop
Somers said that one
advantage to purchasing bees
is the information known
about them. When purchased
the type is known and also
whether or not they have
been treated for such
problems as mites.
Beekeepers must register
their swarm with the
Department of Food and
Agriculture.
To help beekeepers and
those interested in
beekeeping, as hobbies
interact with one another, Bill
De Rose set up a Facebook
page called Westwood
Beekeeping. For additional
information about getting
started in beekeeping, call
Somers at 566-3607 or email
lassenlad@outlook.com;
Lassen True Value at 256-3141
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combination classes to
second/third-grades and
third/fourth-grades. The
task force recommended
kindergarten, first-grade and
fifth-grade be single classes.
Additional portable
classrooms would be added
to the south side of campus
to keep the elementary
students together.
The task force for the
seventh/eighth-grade
configuration determined a
middle school on campus
with sixth through eighthgrade students would work
best. There would be a
contained classroom for each
grade for the most part, with
teachers coming to the
students to teach the various
required subjects.
Jon Foy, Josie Gibbs and
Louise Biggs are the middle
school teachers. There are
four teachers at the high
school with Jane Medici
teaching math, Jessica
Suchorski science, Strand
agriculture and Pollard
English/social studies.
The first day of school for
students attending classes in
the Westwood Unified School
District is Wednesday, Aug.
24.
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have an ongoing list of
deferred maintenance.
“Because their funding is
based on student enrollment,
they only get what they get
and this energy project could
really save the day for them,”
said Burdette.
Burdette shared the during
the fiscal year of 2014 to 2015
the high school site used
231,638 kilowatt hours and
the elementary school used
33,000.
“So if we did no energy
efficiency or no reduction of
their consumption through
energy conservation they’re
looking at a solar grade no
greater than 160 kilowatts,”
said Burdette.
“We feel this is a great
opportunity for Lassen
Municipal Utility District to
save the day for Westwood
Unified School District and
help the district become
sustainable in every right,
from financial stability to
energy conservation to
environmental
sustainability,” said Burdette.
The board was concerned
about how this would affect
other customers and wanted
more research done.
This item was information
only and the board took
no action.
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Former resident
wins Emmy
Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
Former Susanville resident
Dina Kupfer was the recipient
of an Emmy award presented
by The National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences
June 4 at the SFJAZZ Center
in San Francisco.
These awards are presented
for exceptional achievement
in all fields of television and
on-line production.
A record number of 757
English and 179 Spanish
entries were received in 67
categories. Receiving one of
the 379 statuettes presented,
Kupfer was recognized in the
category of Craft
Achievement for on-camera
talent as traffic reporter for
KXTV ABC 10.
Kupfer moved to Susanville
with her family when she was
12 years old. On a quest to fit
in at the local middle school,
she discovered the school’s
performing arts program.
Under the direction of the
former drama teacher, Mrs.
Emmert, Kupfer realized she
loved being in front of an
audience and, at the time, had
no idea it would be the
inspiration for her career in
broadcast journalism.
“I credit much of my
success to my time in
Susanville,” Kupfer wrote in
an email, “and am thankful
for the opportunities I had to
find my path during those
meaningful years.”
After moving back to Reno
with her family, Kupfer
graduated from McQueen
High School and attended
University of Oregon,
earning a degree in broadcast
journalism in 2009.
She spent her summers in
Reno, working behind the
scenes at KRNV News 4. In
April 2010, the station put her
on the air as a reporter/
producer.
Sacramento station KXTV
ABC10 hired Kupfer in Dec.
2012, and in May 2015 she
began anchoring the weekday
morning shows and can be
seen 4:30 to 7 a.m. Monday
through Friday.
“My biggest piece of advice
for aspiring journalists is be
ready to work hard, get little
sleep and say yes to every
opportunity that comes your
way.”
Dina Kupfer receives an Emmy award presented by The National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Photo submitted
Pre-sale carnival tickets
Lynne Sella
Staff Writer
The pre-sale of tickets
(wristbands) for unlimited
carnival rides at the Lassen
County Fair ends Monday,
July 18.
Wristbands can be
purchased for a single day or
all five days of the fair at
Diamond Mountain Casino,
Susanville Supermarket IGA,
and the Fair Office at 195
Russell Ave. or online.
After July 18, only the
single-day wristbands will be
available for an increased
price.
Tickets for the grandstand
shows are also available at the
fair office or online. For more
information, call 251-8900 or
visit lassencountyfair. org.
Several people, including Neil Young, president of Westwood Rotary, who grabbed the winning ducks, walk to the bank of the
Feather River as the remaining ducks float past to be caught in nets. Photos by Susan Cort Johnson
Duck race benefits Rotary Scholarship Fund
About $3,000 has been
earmarked for the
Westwood/Lake Almanor
Rotary Scholarship fund
following the July Fourth
Great Feather River Duck
Race, according to Sheila
Oxford a Rotary member.
The Westwood Rotary Club
sold tickets for several
months for a chance to win
$1,000, $500 or $250
depending on the placement
of the yellow plastic ducks
that are numbered according
to tickets sold. At 2 p.m.
Monday, July 4, the ducks
were simultaneously dumped
into the Feather River and
carried by the current to the
finish line. The winning
ducks were grabbed by hand
but most were caught in nets
stretched across the river.
Neil Young, president of
Westwood Rotary,
participated in catching the
winning ducks.
The fundraiser to benefit
student scholarships is
sponsored in partnership
with Chester Rotary.
Fred Hock, seated, secretary
for Chester Rotary, works
with Gregg Scott, left,
president of Chester Rotary,
and Neil Young, president of
Westwood Rotary, to identify
the winners of the Great
Feather River Duck Race July
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August 13
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Community members will have the chance to come
out and try some great barbeque, vote for the top
griller and vote for their favorite.
Our event opens officially at 11 a.m. for most activities. Entry to
the event and parking are free. “BBQ Buck” and raffle ticket sales
will start at 11 a.m. BBQ Bucks are redeemable for BBQ tastings
(both backyard and professional KCBS offerings) as well as
drinks. Wine and beer will be available from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Sampling for the Backyard BBQ competition and people’s
choice voting starts at 12 p.m. Sampling of the professional BBQ
team offerings starts at 1 p.m. Awards ceremonies happen
throughout the afternoon with culmination of the event between
4:00 and 4:30 p.m. when the KCBS winners are announced.
For information call Penny Artz at 257-2113.
This is an exciting event for the entire community!
E D I TO R I A L
An unsatisfying
conclusion to the
Angel Siler case
Thursday, June 30 turned out to be a pretty
crummy day in the quest for justice for a
local woman. That’s the day William
Romero, the man charged with seconddegree murder in the September 2011 death
of Angel Siler, 23, heard the murder charge
against him dismissed. That’s the day he
pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of
drug possession, received credit for time
served in the Lassen County Jail, paid a
small fine and walked from behind bars back
into the world a free man.
Lassen County District Attorney Stacey
Montgomery said she consulted with the
California Attorney General’s Office and the
Sacramento District Attorney’s Office before
making the decision to accept the plea
bargain.
Romero was arrested in Alturas on the
murder charge May 6, 2015, but Siler’s
mother began asking
still unanswered
DITORIAL
questions years
before — as soon as she arrived in the
emergency room at Banner Lassen Medical
Center and discovered her daughter
unconscious and fighting for her life. She
believes the Susanville Police Department
failed to investigate the case properly after
Siler was found naked, unconscious,
bruised, with lungs full of water and writing
on her body. She alleges her daughter was
drugged, beaten, raped and then clung to life
for 16 hours before Romero finally called 911.
According to testimony by Susanville
police detective Richard Warner at Romero’s
preliminary hearing, Romero allegedly
purchased two methadone pills and two
xanax pills. He testified Romero allegedly
gave one of each to Siler while he took the
other two. He was not charged with
furnishing the drugs because the statute of
limitations had expired before any charges
were filed against him.
Warner also testified Michael Milito, the
former Susanville police officer who
responded to the 911 call, told him Siler was
conscious and talking with him while they
waited for the paramedics to arrive — a
statement that seems impossible and
incredible given the other evidence obtained
during the investigation. Warner also
testified Romero said when Siler was having
trouble breathing, he performed CPR, but
when it proved ineffective, he put her to bed,
laid down beside her, and Romero said, “She
went peacefully.”
Officers responded to the 911 call for
medical assistance from Romero, who fled
the scene and later reappeared at the
hospital, but former Police Chief Tom
Downing said foul play was not suspected at
that time. According to testimony at
Romero’s preliminary hearing, paramedics
had responded to Siler twice before — once
for a drug overdose and once for an alcohol
overdose.
Days later, after Siler died at Renown
Medical Center in Reno, the department
began investigating her death as a possible
homicide, but by then most of the evidence
they could collect was second- or third-hand
information — probably not good enough to
sustain a second-degree murder conviction.
The 2014-2015 Lassen County Grand Jury
criticized the police department for its
handling of the investigation, and found it
failed to follow its own written policies.
Those who were present at that little
Second Street house four-and-a-half years
ago probably are the only ones who will ever
know what really happened to this young
local woman.
If Siler was murdered — as her mother,
the police and the district attorney allege —
our legal system failed her completely.
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OPINIONS
We may not make it through the weekend
As I write this, it’s not at all clear to me
that we will survive the holiday weekend.
The breaking news has broken fast and
furious for the last week.
First were troubling reports of three
assaults, two of them so violent they sent
the victims to Reno for treatment.
Just one such attack would be unusual for
Plumas County. But three within six days?
Two within three hours on the same day? Is
there something in the air, the water? Maybe
it’s the heat.
We had just gotten that news posted to our
website Tuesday, when we heard on our
scanner that a wildfire had broken out in
the canyon of the Middle Fork Feather
River.
Crews quickly got the fire under control
and, fortunately, no structures were
threatened and no injuries reported.
We got a small respite Wednesday and into
Thursday afternoon, when our scanner
informed us a car had gone off the highway
just west of Camp Layman. Search and
rescue was on it way.
When something like that happens,
everyone in the newsroom tunes in,
straining to catch what information we can
from the radio traffic.
In essence, we live the incidents
vicariously, if incompletely.
Even if I’m working on something else,
IT’S MY TURN
DELAINE FRAGNOLI
Staff Writer
dfragnoli@plumasnews.com
phrases filter in; in this case, “300 feet
down” … calls for more equipment … advice
for better access to the scene … “vehicle in
brush” … “helicopter en route” … “45minute ETA” … “Enloe notified” …
I still remember an incident that
happened years ago. Paramedics responded
to a report of a gunshot wound, self-inflicted
in an apparent suicide attempt.
The newsroom followed along via the
scanner as emergency personnel arrived on
scene. A man’s voice reported the victim’s
stats and recorded the crew’s efforts.
Then, his voice changed. I could hear the
subtle shift. “We’ve lost spontaneous
respiration,” he reported.
And that was it.
A hush fell over the newsroom.
The moment was both intimate and
anonymous.
In some ways, it felt wrong to have
eavesdropped on such a moment.
But the job requires it.
My mind turns to others whose job
requirements are tougher.
I think of that paramedic.
I think of the dispatchers in Orlando,
during the recent mass shooting. Those
recordings were released last week — and
they are harrowing.
I think of the firefighters on the line in
the heat.
The sheriff ’s deputies and highway patrol
officers, the search and rescue team.
The truth is, most of us will survive the
holiday weekend — some because of the
efforts of these public servants.
I am grateful for their service. I know the
toll the work can take. I know that
department heads worry about that toll on
their staffs.
The best way I know to honor them is to
report their work as accurately, thoroughly
and quickly as possible.
They have both my respect and my
confidence.
Let the news break. They won’t.
It won’t go away until the board makes a stand
WHERE I STAND
MARSHALL S. LEVE, JR.
CHAIR,
NO ON G COMMITTEE
As a Lassen County voter and
in my position as chair, No on
Measure G committee, I was
grieved to see the board of
supervisors’ level of inaction
regarding the matter of the state
of Jefferson at the meeting on
June 28. My concern grew when
I thought of the clear opposition
to Measure G by the Lassen
County voters. Similarly, the
community was disturbed by
your lack of recognition of the
election’s impact, thus failing to
take the initiative to prevent
Lassen County from being mired
in the misguided effort to form a
new state. It was through the
committee’s hard work and long
hours that the voters saw the
serious defects of Measure G
and with that voter realization
No on G prevailed at the polls.
By your inaction, you appeared
to ignore the voters’ intent and
election results.
No on Measure G committee
members were elated with the
June 7 election result in which
the no position prevailed in four
of the five supervisorial district
with an overall no vote of more
than 56 percent. However, we
recognize that the issue of
Jefferson has been an active
thorn in the supervisors’ side for
more than two years, and you
are tired of hearing the word,
Jefferson. You and most Lassen
County voters want Jefferson to
go away, but it will not,
especially after your lack of
meaningful action at the
meeting of the June 28.
You may have noted that I
spoke to only two issues at the
June 28 meeting. Based on the
voters’ decision, affirming the
significant no majority, the
board determined that inaction
would accomplish its goal, the
voiding of Resolution 15-023. Our
committee can grudgingly
accept the board’s decision;
voters may not. Based on
ongoing discussions with our
voters, I am not sure that they
understand or appreciate your
inaction. The committee can
accept the clerk or chair writing
to the Senate and Assembly to
advise them that the state of
Jefferson issue is dead in Lassen
County, with the inclusion, a
copy of the certified election
results. We would prefer that
LETTERS
America no longer
Truth and justice are no longer
synonymous with the nation of
America.
July 5, one day after Americans
celebrated the date that
commemorates our ancestor’s
independence from a totalitarian
monarchy; F.B.I. Director James
Comey announced that he would
not recommend indicting Hillary
Clinton on criminal charges. His
brief statement as to his reasons
short, abbreviated and extremely
conflicting; in that in Comey’s
statement, Hillary is beyond a
doubt guilty of breaking the law
in the careless, negligent
mishandling of top secret
government documents. IE –18
U.S. Code 793 (f) – using her own
private personal email Internet
server for United States
Government information.
Comey’s decision came swiftly
after a reporter acting on reliable
information broke the story of a
secret private meeting between
President Bill Clinton and
Loretta Lynch, the Director of
our Department of Justice. The
overwhelming impropriety of
this meeting was broadcasted on
most news media, showing
without a doubt the corruption of
those in power.
The dog and pony show of the
15 month F.B.I. investigation
which apparently was only
conducted as a wall of mirrors;
an illusion to confuse the
American voters, was abruptly
brought to an end over the July 4
holiday weekend.
Ironically, while most
Americans’ attention was
diverted in the celebration of
American independence, those in
power were effectively destroying
all roadblocks to Hillary Clinton
you, the supervisors, acted to
ensure the solution was finalized
by a resolution similar to the
one previously submitted to you
by county counsel.
What we cannot accept is
leaving the door open for added
Lassen County spending on and
participation in litigation
proposed by Jefferson
proponents. They have asserted
they are headed to the United
States Supreme Court to
overturn the one man, one vote
decision. The court hears about
one percent of the 8,000 to 9,000
cases submitted to it. To reach
this level of adjudication is
expensive, and though two local
members of Jefferson
supporters insist there will be
no claims for county funds, they
cannot speak for Jefferson’s
leaders in the coming years
The final paragraph of board’s
Resolution 15-023 disregards the
voter wishes in authorizing
ongoing litigation without
regard to election results.
Although not quoted it in its
entirety, the March 2015
resolution included the
following concept to be pursued
especially if the state of
Jefferson did not come into
being which it appears it will not
to the
becoming the next American
president; sealing America’s fate
to the most corrupt, power
hungry federal government since
the Declaration of Independence
was signed.
The American Government
from top to bottom — Barack
Obama, Hillary Clinton, John
Kerry, all top White house
administration, directors of
every branch of federal
government, i.e.- DOJ, FBI, CIA,
IRS, EPA, NSA, the highest in our
military, the supreme court,
including leaders of both the
Democratic and Republican
parties, are corrupt with a power
hungry evil so malignant that
cancer cannot compete for the
ultimate in destruction of the
freedom of individuality of each
citizen, resulting in the death of
America.
Our last hope — Voters rise up
E D I TO R
and refuse to accept the
coronation of Hillary Rodham
Clinton. We have only one last
chance for freedom, vote.
Cathy Leitaker
Susanville
Let Jefferson go
The matter of the state of
Jefferson has been much
discussed and debated for nearly
two years. The Lassen County
Board of Supervisors passed
Resolution 15-023 of March 17,
2015 placing the matter as
Measure G on the June 7, 2016
ballot for the voters of Lassen
County to decide whether or not
to support joining an effort to
separate from California and
become the state of Jefferson.
The resolution contained a selfdestruct clause that negated the
resolution if the voters of Lassen
County rejected Measure G in the
June 7 primary.
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concerns us because of the
miniscule chance of overturning
a 50 year old Supreme Court
action that has been reaffirmed
many times, and very large
expense numbers have been
associated with this futile legal
action.
We ask that you act to ensure
the election result is finalized by
the resolution previously
submitted to you by county
counsel. Admittedly, everyone is
very tired of hearing about
Jefferson and wants to move on
to more productive issues.
Unfortunately, Jefferson will not
go away until the board takes a
stand. Please respect the
opposition of the voters and
rescind Resolution 15-023 at a
July board meeting.
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supervisor and ask to adopt the
rescission of the March 2015
resolution and get back to work
on the real problems that Lassen
County faces.
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The election results of June 7
were a resounding no to the state
of Jefferson. The overall no vote
was over 56 percent. The no
position prevailed in four of the
five supervisorial districts in
Lassen County.
The clear opposition of a
majority of Lassen County voters
from all walks of life,
Republicans and Democrats, long
and short-term residents, nativeborn Californians, native-born
Lassen County residents, and 30
plus year residents, is obvious.
The defeat of Measure G on
June 7 and the self-destruct
clause in the Board of
Supervisors Resolution 15-023 of
March 17, 2015 are apparently not
sufficient to get the message
across to the Jefferson
proponents that the voters of
Lassen County have spoken.
Proponents of the state of
Jefferson are claiming a “moral
victory” in the June 7 election.
This claim of a moral victory
ignores a fundamental element of
our constitutional democracy:
that of majority rule.
Jefferson proponents intend to
participate in and represent
Lassen County in a state of
Jefferson formation meeting
scheduled later in July in Live
Oak. Jefferson proponents are
either ignoring or did not
understand the explicit advice
from Supervisor Jim Chapman,
chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, at the June 28
meeting of the Lassen County
Board of Supervisors, that they
have no right to represent the
county and cannot make that
claim at a state of Jefferson
See Letters, page 11B
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
The people
have spoken
I would like to begin by
congratulating David Teeter
on his impressive victory on
June 7 to become the new
District 2 Supervisor. He
campaigned by finding out
what was on the minds of
the voters, connected with
them and became their new
representative. Too often
candidates make the mistake
that they should tell the
voters what they want and
how to think, to make them
fear something and who to
blame for it. David built his
connection to the district
and the voters with more
than 20 years of working in
the local family business and
by volunteering in the
community. It was a formula
for success that I enjoyed
during my 10 races for
county supervisor over the
past 40 years. David is a good
man and I will be pleased to
turn over my duties to him
on January 2 at the start of
the next term.
The other interesting
question decided on June 7
was the fate of the proposed
Jefferson State. By a vote of
56 percent to 44 percent the
voters said no. Measure G
received the most votes for
any item on the ballot. The
vote was advisory to the
board of supervisors, so it is
hard to ignore the will of the
voters. Four of the five
districts voted no, with
District 2 voting it down by
the largest margin of 68
percent.
The supporters of
Jefferson claim that the 3,094
votes favoring Measure G
was a moral victory. Not
sure how they can figure
losing by almost 900 votes is
a victory, but given the way
they presented their
financial analysis, I guess
anything is possible. The
Jefferson state question had
previously been on the ballot
in Lassen County on June 2,
1992. Jefferson got 4,379 yes
votes to 3,045 no votes in
1992, so the historical
concept has lost a third of
the support base over the
past 24 years. Even worse, in
1992, the 27 northern
counties voted
overwhelmingly to support
the Statham proposal to
form the 51st state of
Northern California. Lassen
County cast 5,799 votes, or
76.3 percent, to support the
Statham proposal or almost
double the current Jefferson
vote to leave California.
Even San Francisco in 1992
COUNTY
FOOTNOTES
JIM CHAPMAN
DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR
gave the Statham proposal a
45 percent yes vote, which is
more than what Jefferson
was able to do in Lassen this
year.
Jefferson is dead in Lassen
County. It has no coastline
and it has lost half of its
border with Nevada.
Regardless if their issue is
about representation or
guns, Jefferson’s standing in
Lassen County is ka-put. It
is clear that the voters want
no seat at the mythical table
they talk about, so even if
they proceed in pursuing a
court case, they should not
include Lassen County. The
same is true for the
upcoming Jefferson
Formation Rally in Live Oak
on July 23. Individuals may
attend, but the voters of the
county have made it clear
Lassen County wants no
part of it.
As a final note, I am happy
to say that on June 21 the
Honey Lake Valley
Recreation Authority board
made progress on getting a
new community pool built
with a groundbreaking
ceremony. If you get a
chance, swing by South
Street over the coming
months and watch the new
pool being constructed. By
this time next year the
community should be
beating the heat in the new
facility. Thanks to all who
made it possible.
Jim Chapman can be
reached at 251-6828 or email
at lassenadd@citlink.net.
R E M E M B E R WH E N
140 years ago
We have had some 10 or 12
days of the hottest weather
ever known in this part of
the country. The
thermometer has marked
each day about 100 degrees
and on several occasions 103
in the shade.
90 years ago
A local woman who
appeared in Recorder’s Court
Wednesday morning to
answer the charge of having
liquor in her possession,
pleaded guilty to the charge
and was given a sentence at
once, with a choice of a $200
fine or 200 days in jail.
Marshall Long, who found
her with a half empty bottle,
had arrested her while in the
car of the local contractor.
She was released on promise
to appear. At her hearing she
attempted to shift the blame
on the contractor, but when
he denied any possession of
liquor, she changed her
attitude and pleaded guilty.
The contractor was
warned concerning further
drinking parties and
dismissed the court without
action against him.
70 years ago
William Mann, state
forester, has cited a ground
squirrel for arson. The
squirrel lost its life starting
an acre timber fire on Big
Valley Mountain last week.
The squirrel bit into a line
fuse on a power line. The
electricity instantly almost
cremated the squirrel, which
fell glowing into the pine
needles below, igniting them.
His crisp corpse was found
near the power lines.
20 years ago
The Western Association
Accrediting Commission put
on probation. The
commission criticized
“private agendas” advanced
by staff members who take
advantage of the fact that the
board of trustees “does not
act as a whole and appears to
be unable to monitor the
behavior of its members.”
It added that the board
allowed employees to get
around established policies,
contributing to the
“ineffective organized
structure.”
15 years ago
A local businessman
offered a reward for
information leading to the
culprits who burglarized his
shop last week.
Tony Dixon, owner of Get
Board, in Susanville, offered
a free complete skateboard in
exchange for information
leading to the arrest of the
thief or thieves who smashed
a window and stole
approximately $1,500 worth
of merchandise from his
shop.
10 years ago
Fishing for trout in Eagle
Lake could become a thing of
the past if efforts to have it
listed under the Endangered
Species Act succeed.
“There’s a lot at stake
here,” said Lloyd Keefer,
Lassen County supervisor
for District 3 and RAC
chairman, referring to the
possibility that those trout
could be put on the
endangered species list and
thus effectively put an end to
their present use for sport
fishing. “And I think it’s
important that we do what
we can.”
Last year
Sophomore Rebecca May
represented the local FBLA
chapter well by placing third
in public speaking at the
national leadership
conference in Chicago,
Illinois.
Of her accomplishment,
May said, “I didn’t expect it
to go this far to be honest.”
Her adventure at the
Future Business Leaders of
America’s National
Leadership Conference
began July 1, where May
competed against 111
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Extreme carelessness has consequences
WHERE I STAND
GLENN MOLLETTE
COLUMNIST
AUTHOR
When I was 16 years old, I
drove my old ‘64 Chevelle at
about 70 mph to school one
morning and ended up over
a steep bank, which resulted
in a two-week hospital stay. I
am fortunate I lived. I was
young and careless.
Most of us have been
young and careless.
However, you don’t have to
be young to be careless, just
ask Hillary Clinton or FBI
director James B. Comey.
Sometimes the most
affluent, most prestigious
people in some of our
highest offices can be
extremely careless and
stupid. I added the stupid
part. Comey didn’t say she
was stupid, but a lot of
American people think
Clinton is stupid. I’m still
talking about Clinton, but
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you might of thought I
meant Bill Clinton. Hey, wait
a minute; nobody is stupid
who can make millions of
dollars giving speeches.
Let’s let bygones be
bygones. Everybody is young
and stupid once. Everybody
makes mistakes. No person
is perfect. Everybody
deserves a second chance.
Do you remember Trump
gave Tara Conner a second
chance in the Miss USA
beauty pageant? It was
reported she had tested
positive for cocaine, heroin
and crystal meth and was
accused of other stuff.
Trump said then, “I believe
in second chances.” Maybe
he will simply look over
Clinton’s extremely careless
actions and offer her a
second chance. Actually, I
don’t think that will happen.
Remember this is throat
cutting politics stuff.
Careless activity usually
has consequences. If we are
careless with our eating we
will get fat and sick. If we
drink too much alcohol we
will reap negative health
results. If we drive too fast
we are in danger of getting a
speeding ticket or hurting
ourselves or someone else. If
you forget to report
additional income to the
Internal Revenue Service
they will penalize you,
collect the money and
charge additional interest.
I shook hands with
Clinton a few years ago. I am
not a Clinton hater. I would
do lunch with the Clintons’
anytime. When I got home
and told my wife I had
shaken hands with Clinton,
she made me immediately
wash my hands. “Those
hands have touched Bill,”
she lamented. Looking back,
I guess I had been extremely
careless.
Oh listen up dear friend if
we all could just go to the
sink and wash our hands of
our careless errors, how
wonderful that would be?
The problem is that most of
the time extremely careless
mistakes never go away. If
you are in politics the media
will make sure they never go
away.
I wonder how many people
have received a job
promotion for being
extremely careless? Clinton
could get a big one this fall.
Whatever you do today do
not look to Clinton’s error as
an example for conducting
your life. Try to do
everything by the book, the
letter of the law or whatever
your job description is
because chances are very
likely, unlike Clinton, you’ll
face consequences.
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Are brown trout in Lake Almanor an endangered species?
WHERE I STAND
RICH DENGLER
PRESIDENT, ALMANOR
FISHING ASSOCIATION
Brown trout, better known
as German browns, have
been in Lake Almanor since
the beginning.
They were introduced to
the lake by the Department of
Fish and Wildlife as a sport
fish, as well as the rainbow
trout. Both species have
become the reason Lake
Almanor is known as a great
fishing lake with trophy fish
being caught every year.
That may change in the
future. The number of brown
trout that the DFW has
planted in a single year has
been as high as 65,000 fish.
Five years ago that number
was as low as 45,000.
The 2016 allotment of
brown trout to be planted in
Lake Almanor by DFW is
only 6,000 fish. Of the 6,000,
all will be sterile, which
cannot reproduce to support
the brown trout population
in future years. How far
DFW will cut the delivery of
brown trout in the future is
unknown, but I guarantee the
numbers will not increase
from what I’m seeing from
the hatcheries and their lack
of funding from the state.
Last year we were told the
number of all fish plants in
the state would be reduced by
50 percent, based on the lack
of state funding. This was
the result of Sacramento
legislators not releasing
funds to the hatcheries.
In fact, legislation Bill
SB1148 calls for all nonnative fish to not be planted
in any California waters.
This bill took effect January
1, 2013, and the brown trout
are non-native to California
waters.
We have a new threat to the
lake in the form of river
otters. There appears to have
been a population explosion
of otters here at Lake
Almanor in the past several
years. Some say they are
cute, but don’t be misled,
they are very destructive to
fish populations.
Otters need to eat their
weight in food every day to
survive, and an adult male
otter can weigh as much as
35 pounds.
As many as 11 river otters
were seen at one time on the
banks at Big Springs this
past winter. Five river otters
were observed on our cages
in Hamilton Branch.
In fact, they breached
several cages and ate all the
fish inside. We know they
have taken as many as 10,000
fish from our cages, possibly
more, over a five-month
period.
These are fish that can’t be
released for the enjoyment of
anglers during the year!
If river otters are in Big
Springs this winter, can you
imagine what will happen in
the summer months when
the trout need to gather
around the springs for colder
water? The dinner table will
be set, not only at Big
Springs, but at all the other
springs around the lake!
The only thing that can be
done at this point is to have
DFW trap the otters causing
problems to our cages. How
likely is that to happen?
We have asked DFW if they
can help by trapping and
relocating them, but that
only moves the problem from
one lake to another — so it’s
not very likely to happen
anytime soon.
Where can we go from
here?
I don’t have an answer, but
strongly suggest anglers who
want to see brown trout in
Lake Almanor adopt catch
and release of all brown
trout — don’t keep any to eat!
I also recommend that you
take a picture then return
the fish to the water as
quickly as possible.
This may sound like a
drastic move but looking
down the road, what are the
alternatives?
How do you recognize a
brown trout?
The best way is in the tail.
It can be difficult to
recognize a young brown
trout, but the tail is a surefire
identification.
A brown trout has a
squared tail with few or no
spots, while all the other
trout, even the salmon, have
spots on their tails.
significantly decreased in the
last 30-plus years thanks to
increased efficiencies.
Raising beef today requires
less water, land and energy
and has a smaller
environmental footprint
thanks to continuous
improvements by ranchers. It
might surprise you to know
that U. S. farmers and
ranchers raise 20 percent of
the world’s beef supply with
just 7 percent of the world’s
cattle, and because of these
efficiencies, many experts
agree that U.S. livestock
production should be
considered a model for the
rest of the world.
The writer’s “meat tax”
proposal would also have a
negative economic impact.
Agriculture is hugely
important to California; we
are the leading agricultural
producer in the country, and
among all of California’s
agricultural commodities,
milk is number one and
cattle and calves are number
four.
U.S. beef is safe, wholesome
and nutritious. If you choose
not to eat meat, well, that’s
your choice. But your choice
and your worldview should
not be used to force others to
comply with your belief
system, or to destroy
generations of hard work on
the part of our nation’s
ranchers. As a California
rancher I can tell you that
my family and other ranch
families care about the
environment, food safety and
our family’s health just as
much as anyone else.
Teri Bertotti
Janesville
the balance of power
between the states and the
federal government. See
Article I, section 10,
paragraph three of the
Constitution. “No state shall,
without the consent of
Congress, lay any duty of
tonnage, keep the troops or
ships of war in time of
peace.” People wonder why
the word regulated is used in
the Second Amendment. The
word regulation was used in
old military catalogs.
On the newsreels, I have
seen both President Truman
and President Eisenhower
warn us of a conspiracy to
disarm the population,
which would probably start
with a presidential
assassination. Then the
perpetrators would dish out
the wealth and rally the
under privileged behind
them. Truman even accused
them of trying to assassinate
him. I am not the only one
who saw those newsreels; so
again, I don’t know why I am
the only one to bring this up.
As they explained it, there
are two ways to throw the
country into a dictatorship.
One is government control of
the defense industries and
the other is disarmament of
the population. Civil rights
laws, labor laws and
environmental laws that are
steps toward government
control of the defense
industries violate the Tenth
Amendment of the
Constitution, while gun laws
violate the Second
Amendment.
Now, you wonder about the
shootings. Suppose you are a
conspirator and you happen
to be a psychiatrist with a
patient who is both
homicidal and suicidal. I am
sure you could program this
patient to commit a mass
shooting and then suicide.
James Caldwell
Doyle, California
weapons, and rockets and
missiles. Furthermore, it is
possible these planes could
be used to move troops and
could possibly be converted
to bombers.
The U.S. could revoke the
license to sell the aircraft if
Iran violates the agreement,
but Iran would have control
of the previously delivered
aircraft at that time.
Congress should not
approve this contract. If it is
approved, delivery of the
aircrafts should be stretched
out over an extended
number of years.
Additionally, we should
install back door disabling
software in each aircraft,
which we can energize at our
discretion.
Donald Moskowitz
Londonderry,
New Hampshire
LETTERS, from page 8B
A response to “Tax Meat”
Many times a Letter to the
Editor will bring on — at
most — a shake of the head
over how some people view
the world. But the recently
printed letter from the PETA
Foundation urging a tax on
meat requires a full-voiced
response. I am a cattle
producer and a member of
the Lassen County
CattleWomen, so that letter
and PETA’s attack on both
my way of life and my
livelihood hit close to home.
The “data” behind the
letter writer’s proposed “tax”
is based on an alreadydiscredited United Nations
report that looked at global
data, not U.S.-only data. But
this report keeps surfacing
because it serves the purpose
of those whose intent it is to
end the consumption of meat
and other animal products
and — by extension — end
the livestock segment of
agriculture. According to the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, livestock
accounts for just 3.4 percent
of total U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions. In addition, beef ’s
carbon footprint has
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It is hoped the board of
supervisors will act to
respect the vote of June 7 and
rescind in its entirety Board
Resolution 15-023 of March
17,2015, which includes a
clause that states “if an effort
in forming a new state is
defeated, the Board of
Supervisors of the County of
Lassen would consider
joining a credible legal
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1964 Supreme Court decision
of one-man, one-vote.
Lassen County must not
spend any additional time or
taxpayer money on this
matter and leave no
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and again asking for further
support — monetary or
otherwise.
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Wade trains with UFC fighter Daniel Cormier
Ashley Grogan
Sports Writer
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Strength, honor and
integrity. This trio of
qualities drew UFC fighter
Daniel Cormier, also known
as DC, to local Ben Wade.
Cormier contacted Wade in
2009 after seeing Wade on
“Survivor: Tocantins.”
Cormier wanted to use
Wade’s mental strength in
his training.
However, life got busy.
In 2015, UFC fighter
Anthony Johnson, also
known as Rumble, lost a fight
against Cormier. Wade had
previously trained with and
got to know Johnson at
Lassen Community College.
Wade then contacted
Cormier to reevaluate the
idea of training together.
On Saturday, July 9,
Cormier headlined in the
UFC 200 against Anderson
Silva — a last minute
change. As it took place
during the UFC’s annual
International Fight Week,
this fight marked the highest
point in Cormier’s career so
far. Knowing this fight was
approaching, Cormier asked
Wade to come to San Jose in
June 2016.
Wade said, “I felt this
strong impression that I
needed to go down there and
work with him,” so he agreed
to fly down for one night in
the middle of his family
vacation in Utah.
The American Kickboxing
Academy housed an elite
group of fighters when Wade
walked through the door on
Wednesday, June 29.
“There were pro fighters,
Olympic wrestlers, UFC
champions … and me,” Wade
said.
Cormier introduced Wade
as Coach, his nickname from
“Survivor.” Wade knew he
needed to show his intensity
and push himself in order to
establish himself in a room
of testosterone.
Wade said of the 30-minute
training: “It was a minute
sprinting on the bike, a
minute of hitting the heavy
bag, a minute doing sit-ups, a
minute doing sprints, a
minute going back on the
bike. It was just minute,
minute, minute, minute,
minute. And it’s timed, so
there are coaches there
looking at the clock. But it
was so crazy. Everyone was
sweating, the room was 110
degrees”
After a two-minute break,
Cormier said, “Alright,
Coach, you’re up,” but first,
Cormier wanted to do a
video.
Leading up to the fight on
July 9, UFC on Fox posted
videos to track Cormier’s
training. In the video
following the workout with
Wade, Cormier mentioned
the meditation Wade was
about to lead.
Cormier said, “We’re about
to go through some
mediation stuff. You got to
explore all avenues, man.”
Wade revolved the
meditation around weakness.
“What meditation does is it
gets you calm and it gets you
very intensive focus,” he
said. Ultimately, the goal is to
“trick your mind into seeing
success in your weakest
See UFC, page 2C
TIRED OF LIVING ON
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Ben Wade and UFC fighter Daniel Cormier before training
together on Wednesday, June 29 at the American Kickboxing
Academy in San Jose, California. Photo submitted
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2C Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Renegades win three of four games against Paradise
The Susanville Renegades
played a four-game series
with the Paradise Storm last
week.
The Renegades opened
with two games on the road
July 30 and came home on
Friday, July 1 with a
doubleheader at Memorial
Park. Susanville won three
straight after losing the first
game 11-0.
In the first game,
shortened by the 10-run
mercy rule, Susanville
managed only one hit by
Zack George.
In the second game, the
Renegades got a great
pitching effort from Jake
Bennett, who went six
innings and gave up only one
earned run in a 10-3 win.
Carson Chavez had a double
and two runs batted in.
Malek Delgado had two hits
and two runs batted in.
Spencer Lively homered and
doubled and drove in three
runs.
On Friday, Paradise
traveled to Susanville to face
the Renegades at Memorial
Park. Seth McCart pitched
six strong innings to pick up
the 11-1 win.
On offense, Jagger
Delgado, Bennett, Chavez,
Lively, Wheeler and Root had
two hits apiece. George,
Bennett and Chavez each had
a double. Lively homered
again to deep leftfield.
In the second game,
Susanville jumped out to an
early lead and went up 5-2
before Paradise tied it up in
the sixth inning.
The Renegades responded
with two in the bottom of the
sixth to hold on for 7-5 win.
Wyatt Laranaga picked up
the win with six strong
innings on the mound. Wade
Schluter pitched a scoreless
seventh inning to pick up the
save. Cole Dyer had two hits,
Saturday, July 16
Minor All-Stars Sectional
Tourney
through Thursday, July 14 •
Susanville
Spencer Lively hits a home run against Paradise on Friday,
July 1. Photos by Ashley Grogan
PUBLIC NOTICES: YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW
Statewide public notices from participating California newspapers can be viewed at
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Public Hearing
Delinquent Operations and Maintenance
A meeting regarding this issue will be held on July 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Spalding Community Services District, 502-907 Mahogany
Way, Susanville, CA 96130 (530) 825-3258.
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Spalding Community Services District
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Susanville Property Sale
North Spring Circle
T.S. No. 16-0017-11 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN
THIS
DOCUMENT
ATTACHED
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PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO
CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE
STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR
ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT
TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT
REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR
PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF
INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED
TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
OF TRUST DATED 7/9/2009. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A
PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn on a state or
national bank, check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a check drawn by a
state or federal savings and loan
association, or savings association, or
savings bank specified in Section 5102 of
the Financial Code and authorized to do
business in this state will be held by the
duly appointed trustee as shown below, of
all right, title, and interest conveyed to and
now held by the trustee in the hereinafter
described property under and pursuant to a
Deed of Trust described below. The sale
will be made, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest
and late charges thereon, as provided in
the note(s), advances, under the terms of
the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee for
the total amount (at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale)
two runs.
The Renegades are
currently 12-10 on the
season.
It’s so easy to get your
local sporting events
listed in the Lassen
County Times’ sports
calendar. Just call Sports
Editor Ashley Grogan at
257-5321 or e-mail your
calendar information to
sports@lassennews.com.
Seth McCart pitches against
the Paradise Storm during
the game on Friday, July 1.
The Renegades won 11-1.
Estes, Kenneth P/Mary L
including a double. Bennett
had two doubles and drove in
the three runs. George had
two hits and knocked in
reasonably estimated to be set forth below.
The amount may be greater on the day of
sale.
Trustor:
DUSTIN
G
NEUENSCHWANDER AND JODI A
NEUENSCHWANDER Duly Appointed
Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation
Recorded 7/20/2009 as Instrument No.
2009-04070 of Official Records in the office
of the Recorder of Lassen County,
California, Street Address or other
common designation of real property: 510
NORTH SPRING CIRCLE SUSANVILLE,
CA 96130 A.P.N.: 105-344-02-11 Date of
Sale: 8/17/2016 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale:
Main Entrance, Lassen County
Courthouse, 200 Block of South Lassen
St., Susanville, CA 96130 Amount of
unpaid balance and other charges:
$183,170.55, estimated The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any
incorrectness of the street address or other
common designation, if any, shown above.
If no street address or other common
designation is shown, directions to the
location of the property may be obtained by
sending a written request to the beneficiary
within 10 days of the date of first
publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE
TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
considering bidding on this property lien,
you should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on the
property itself. Placing the highest bid at a
trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of
the property. You should also be aware
that the lien being auctioned off may be a
junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at
the auction, you are or may be responsible
for paying off all liens senior to the lien
being auctioned off, before you can receive
clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder’s office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If you
consult either of these resources, you
should be aware that the same lender may
hold more than one mortgage or deed of
trust on the property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date
shown on this notice of sale may be
postponed one or more times by the
mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court,
pursuant to Section 2924g of the California
Civil Code. The law requires that
information about trustee sale
Published LCT
July 12, 19, 2016|
postponements be made available to you
and to the public, as a courtesy to those
not present at the sale. If you wish to learn
whether your sale date has been
postponed, and, if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call (800) 280-2832
or visit this Internet Web site
www.auction.com, using the file number
assigned to this case 16-0017-11.
Information about postponements that are
very short in duration or that occur close in
time to the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement
information is to attend the scheduled sale.
Date: 6/22/2016 The Wolf Firm, A Law
Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure
Department (949) 720-9200 Sale
Information Only: (800) 280-2832
Auction.com Phyllis Mendez, Foreclosure
Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE
WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A
DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE. . NPP0285564 To:
LASSEN COUNTY TIMES 07/05/2016,
07/12/2016, 07/19/2016
Published LCT
July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F044
(Expires: 6/28/2021)
The following person(s) is/are doing
business as: COURT HOUSE CAFE.
Business Address: 2920 RIVERSIDE RD.
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County o
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 2920 RIVERSIDE RD.
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130.
DEVYN MARIE WHITE, 691-550 TARA
WY. SUSANVILLE, CA 96130.
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
Registrant(s) began to transact business
under the fictitious business name listed
herein on 6/28/16.
Signed: /s/ Devyn M. White.
This statement was filed in the office of the
County Clerk of Lassen County on the date
indicated below:
Filed: June 28, 2016.
Julie M. Bustamante, County Clerk
Published: LCT
July 12, 19, 26, Aug. 2, 2016|
UFC, from page 1C
area,” Wade said.
Wade stated, “There’s
something in the Asian
culture, the ancient Japanese
culture, that talks about
facing the midnight sun. The
premise is you take what
you’re most afraid of and
instead of burying that
someplace where you don’t
think about it, it is actually
something that you really
start focusing on. So you
take that fear and you take
that weakness, and instead of
being afraid of it, you face it
head-on. You visualize, while
you’re in this meditation,
you visualize success in that
area.”
Wade’s main focus is
taking the fight-or-flight
response but turning it into
something positive rather
than something that derails
the mind.
The quote Wade has
focused motivational
speeches on as well as his
own training is: “You take
your weaknesses and you
force them to become your
strengths, and you take your
existing strengths and you
become invincible.”
On Saturday, July 9,
Cormier won the UFC 200
fight against Silva.
Wade’s training with
Cormier resulted in emails
from many mixed martial
arts fighters asking for
training. Johnson was
included in the fighters
contacting Wade.
Wade plans on joining a
training camp with Cormier
on August 8 through 12.
Saturday, July 23
Susanville Ranch Rodeo
1p.m. • Lassen County
Fairgrounds
Saturday, July 23
Diamond Mountain
Speedway car races
7p.m. • Lassen County
Fairground grandstands
Sunday, July 24
Diamond Mountain
Speedway fair race, Napa
Gold Series
7 p.m. • Lassen County
Fairgrounds
Monday, July 25
LCC Soccer Coed Camp
8 a.m. to 12 p.m., through
Thursday, July 28 • Lassen
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There will be video-based, self-paced instruction
and/or the textbooks we use in the pre-transfer
classes; one instructor (Marilyn Chapman) and one
tutor (Michael Belcher) to assist with either the
video or textbook curriculum.
LCC students will use an online assessment to
determine where to begin, and be offered the
opportunity to take the college Math Assessment
test at the end to see if they can move up to a
higher level of math class than they had been
assessed and enrolled into. If they do well, they
can skip a math class.
Lassen College
from here, you can go anywhere
530-257-6181
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Behind the wheel with local racer Nevin Kennemore
and allowed the Kennemore
brothers to accrue more
racing fans.
Kennemore Motorsports
has won 10 track
championships at Diamond
Ashley Grogan
Sports writer
sports@lassennews.com
While most young boys find
a competitive thrill from
bicycles and video games,
Nevin Kennemore competed
on the racetrack, and still
does.
Racing is a passion of
Kennemore’s and has been
since he was 3 years old. With
a family always supporting
the sport of racing,
Kennemore had access to
many go-karts as he was
growing up.
“What I like about [racing]
the most is that my family’s
so into it, so everyone goes to
the track. We have fun
racing,” Kennemore said.
In 2015, Kennemore raced
almost every Friday and
Saturday night. 2016 racing
has been less frequent due to
time commitments of family.
Kennemore has raced
throughout Northern
California in areas such as
Susanville, Chico, Yreka and
Quincy.
In 2014, Kennemore
participated in the West Coast
Nationals in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Kennemore is part of the
International Motor Contest
Association for modified
Mountain Speedway.
Kennemore expressed his
gratitude for his sponsors:
Town and Country Real
Estate, Terri Mankins Dog
Grooming, Wemple’s
Pumpkin Patch, The Mark
gas station, and Renee in
Doyle. “Without them, we
wouldn’t be doing as much
racing as we’re doing,”
Kennemore said.
Nevin, Grace and daughter Arie Kennemore, on the left, sport
the Kennemore Motorsport logo along with Wade, Destiny and
daughter Aubree Kennemore, right.
vehicles, so he is able to race
in many areas throughout the
nation. His dream is to
compete in the Super
Nationals in Boone, Iowa.
Both Kennemore and his
brother, Wade, drive in
Diamond Mountain Speedway
races.
“Growing up, I was always
a step behind Wade, so Wade
would always be one class up
from me when we were racing
through the Outlaw Series,”
Kennemore said.
Now, the brothers are both
in the IMCA Modified class.
“We are in the same class, so
it’s more fun,” he said.
The brothers also own
Kennemore Motorsports and
build their own cars.
Kennemore Motorsports
was founded initially to keep
long-distance family members
updated on racing results.
However, the name has
spread past family members
Nevin Kennemore’s modified race car used in many of the Diamond Mountain Speedway
contests. Photos submitted
Lassen High School Grizzlies gearing up for fall: volleyball
Volleyball players trying out for varsity huddle before the
next drill. Photos by Ashley Grogan
Incoming LHS freshmen
practice calling the ball
during 3-on-3.
Junior varsity player Shelby
Anderson serves the ball on
Wednesday, July 6.
WEEKDAY &
WEEKEND GREEN FEES
Incoming Lassen
High School
freshmen practice
drills of bump, set
and spike during
open gym on
Wednesday, July 6.
TUESDAY NIGHT SCRAMBLE
$20
18 HOLES
Includes Entry Fee, Green Fee, and Cart
Check in at 5:00, 5:30 Tee Off
BBQ Hamburgers & Hot Dogs before tee off
Restaurant Open For Refreshments Only!
$53
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9 HOLES
GSS-52B-M8006
Firearms Training
$40
Including Cart
Lake
Call the pro shop to
schedule tee time
as course fills fast.
TWILIGHT 4PM
FIREARMS TRAINING CLASSES
have been added at
LASSEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
for summer!
Almanor West
$20 Walking • $26 w/Cart
Golf Course
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Call the Pro Shop for More Info.
This course will be offered July 14-16, and
will be held Thursday and Friday from
5:30pm to 9:20pm in Room VT104, and
Saturday from 8am to 11:50am; 12:30pm
to 4:20pm at the Rice Canyon Range with
Instructor Bob Chavez.
GSS-52BR-M8508
Firearms Training Refresher
This course will be offered Saturday, July 30
at the Rice Canyon Range with Instructor
Bob Chavez. This 8-hour course is a
refresher course to meet the State
requirement for concealed weapons permit.
18 Holes.........$43.00 w/cart...........$58.00
9 Holes...........$27.00 w/cart...........$35.00
Book your tee time online at LakeAlmanorCountryClub.org
LAKE ALMANOR COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE
and Pro Shop
From A-13 turn right and follow Clifford Drive to gate
530.259.2868
Students wishing to enroll for either course may
do so with Admissions & Records on campus.
530.251.8808
www.lassencollege.edu
When is the best time to fish in local waters? Now!
Michael Condon
Staff Writer
mcondon@plumasnews.com
The gods do not deduct from
man’s allotted span the hours
spent in fishing.
— Babylonian Proverb
If you like good fishing my
advice is to get out and go
fishing now.
Insect hatches are very
good in all area lakes and
streams. And the fish are
feeding with zeal.
In another few weeks, the
prime insect activity will be
a thing of the past. The fish
will be slowing down and
moving to deeper water for
the proverbial dog days of
summer.
Fishing does not stop in
the middle of summer, but it
does slow down.
Lake Almanor
July 4th is a mixed bag if
you are a regular at Lake
Almanor.
Prior to the 4th, the lake is
pretty sleepy. Fishing
pressure during the week is
almost nonexistent. The
spring fishing can be very
good and the lake is serene.
But then just a week or
two before the 4th, a little
insect (actually a very large
mayfly) starts to change
everything.
The hex hatch is on and
every evening there is a
flotilla of all sorts of
watercraft strung out along
the west side of the lake
from the dam to Almanor
West. The July 4th
weekend is the unofficial
start to summer vacation
season at Almanor. In June
the water is a bit cold for
water skiers and jet skiers.
By the 4th the water is much
more comfortable and the
lake becomes very busy.
Fortunately, the fishing is
still very good. If you want a
full day, you can troll in the
morning, fish for bass in the
afternoon and then work the
hex hatch in the evening.
I haven’t tried that sort of
marathon day of fishing, but
maybe I should. In a very
full day of fishing, it would
be reasonable to expect to
catch a lot of fish with many
of those running 3 to 5
pounds.
I would start out trolling
from Rec 2 near the point of
the peninsula and proceed
up the west side of the
peninsula. I would use either
mini night crawlers or
Speedy Shiners. I would fish
about 10 to 15 feet deep.
As the day started to warm
up, I would add a dodger to
my gear and lower it to 20 to
30 feet deep. I’d keep an eye
on my sonar to fine tune the
depth.
If the west side of the
peninsula wasn’t producing I
would head over to Big Cove
or the A Frame. I might even
try the west shore knowing
that so many fish are over
there taking advantage of
the evening hex hatch.
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Later in the morning, I
would switch to bass. I would
focus on the Rocky Point
area just north of the dam or
any other area with good
structure. According to Ben
Williams of Fish Dog
Outdoors (408-968-8275), the
bass are hitting plastic
worms right now. The fish
are holding on structure in
10 to 20 feet of water. Ben
says there is lots of bait in
the water so work your bait
slowly.
And then, for the big event
of the day, I would spend my
evening along the west shore
fishing the hex hatch.
Anywhere from Rocky Point
up to Almanor West would
work.
Fly-fishing is the way to go
for the hex hatch, although
an increasing number of
anglers are catching nice
fish drifting crickets, which
are about the same size as a
hex nymph.
I used to fish from a float
tube, but lately I have grown
fond of fishing from my
kayak. I would use a full
sinking line and fish
Hexagenia nymphs just off
the bottom.
I used to switch to emerger
or cripple patterns just
before dark. But I have
recently found that sticking
nymph patterns with a full
sink line works as well, if
not better.
By the end of the day, I
would expect to be very tired
and have some sore arms
from fighting lots of fish.
It does sound like a lot of
work. Maybe I will spread it
out over two or three days.
I’d hate to over do it!
.Lake Davis
The damsel hatch is in full
swing and the insects are
very thick this year. There
are still some blood midges
hatching as well. With so
many insects, and possibly
fewer fish than past years,
the fish are being picky and
some patience is in order.
But persistent anglers are
being rewarded with some
very nice fish.
I remember catching 14- to
16-inch football shaped
rainbows when I first fished
Davis 25 years ago. Now it
seems that 18- to 20-inch fish
are more common. And they
are still on the chunky side.
Jon Biaocchi of Baiocchi
Troutfitters has been finding
the key to success is to
watch for boiling rises,
figure out what direction
they are heading, and lead
them by 5 feet so they
intercept your fly. Being
quick to cast with a little
luck on your side sure
does help.
The Hexagenia mayflies
are also hatching now. Fish
do not appear to be keying
on the adult mayflies so I
would recommend fishing
nymphs in the evening.
Blood midges are active
during the last hour of light,
so it pays to have a few
emerger patterns if you plan
to fish in the evening.
The damsel fly action has
been best along the west
shore. The hex hatch is best
near Grizzly Campground.
Trollers continue to pick
up fish with Wee Dick Night
Copper Red Heads. The big
island and in front of the
dam is most productive for
trollers.
Rainbow Powerbait or
nightcrawlers are producing
for bank anglers. Just be
sure to cast out to deeper
water.
Antelope Lake
The fishing has not been
red hot. It is pretty much
what you would expect after
a few years of greatly
reduced stocking.
While it is slower than
past years, there are still
some nice trout and bass
being caught.
Try working the many
coves and points around the
lake. Look for Hexagenia
mayflies in the evenings.
Bucks Lake
Bucks is fishing
reasonably well but not on
fire.
The big Mackinaw tends to
become a bit sluggish and
head for the very deep water
as things warm up in the
summer. But they haven’t
begun their summer siesta
quite yet as a few are still
being caught.
Kokanee are providing the
best action at Bucks right
now. These aren’t big fish,
but they are plenty scrappy
and a blast to catch if you
can stay on a school of them.
Kokanee have small soft
mouths so small baits and
very light gear is key.
Browns are rounding out
the action at Bucks. For
some reason, the rainbows
and brookies have been on
the scarce side.
The lake is very high and
water temperature is near
ideal for trout. For the very
latest conditions and fishing
tips, check in with Alan
Bruzza at The Sportsmen’s
Den in East Quincy. Alan has
been fishing Bucks for
decades and has frequent
contact with the Bucks Lake
regulars. There is no better
source of information for
Bucks Lake.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F035
(Expires: 5/17/2021)
business as: HEALING HANDS PHYSICAL
THERAPY.
Business Address: 615 MAIN ST.,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 615 MAIN ST.,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130.
STEPHANIE ALISON SNYDER, 472-100
WISTOS LN., STANDISH, CA 96130.
Individual.
Registrant(s) has not yet begun to transact
business under the fictitious business name
listed herein.
Signed: /s/ Stephanie A. Snyder.
indicated below:
Filed: May 17, 2016.
Published: LCT
June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2016|
Estate of Hunter
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO ADMINISTER ESTATE of Joe Ed
Hunter, aka Joe E. Hunter, aka Joe Hunter,
decedent
Case Number P8199
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate,
or both, of: Joe Ed Hunter, aka Joe E.
Hunter, aka Joe Hunter.
A Petition For Probate has been filed by:
Beth “Bitz” Haley, A Private Professional
Fiduciary in the Superior Court of
California, County of Lassen.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests
that: Beth “Bitz” Haley, A Private
Professional Fiduciary be appointed as
personal representative to administer the
estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to
administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Estates Act.
(This authority will allow the personal
representative to take many actions without
obtaining court approval. Before taking
certain very important actions, however,
the personal representative will be required
to give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented to
the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an
objection to the petition and shows good
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: July 26, 2016, at
10:00 a.m., Dept. 2 at the Superior Court of
California, County of Lassen, , Courthouse,
2610 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA
96130.
If you object to the granting of the petition,
you should appear at the hearing and state
your objections or file written objections
with the court before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in person or by your
attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent
creditor of the decedent, you must file
your claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four
months from the date of first issuance of
letters to a general personal
representative, as defined in section 58(b)
of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60
days from the date of mailing or personal
delivery to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal
authority may affect your rights as a
creditor. You may want to consult with
an attorney knowledgeable in California
law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in the
estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE-154)
of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of
estate assets or of any petition or account
as provided in Probate Code section 1250.
A Request for Special Notice form is
available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner: Sami Martinez, Law
Office of Lisa J. Frisella, APC, 2139 First
Avenue, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92101,
(619) 260-3500, SBN: 179467
Published LCT
June 28, July 5, 12, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F040
business as: A Wireless
Business Address: 2605 Main St, Suite 7
Susanville, CA 96130
ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc., 775
Prairie Center Dr Ste 420, Eden Prairie,
MN 55344
This business is conducted by: Corporation
The registrant(s) commenced to transact
business under the above name(s) on
2/1/2016
Signed: /s/David Jordan, CFO
ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc.
indicated below:
Filed: June 15, 2016
6/28, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19/16
CNS-2887039#
LASSEN COUNTY TIMES
Published LCT
June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
PROJECT NUMBER 16-01, STIP
PAVING PROJECT ‘SC2’
CITY OF SUSANVILLE, 66 NORTH
LASSEN STREET
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130
Separate sealed BIDS for the CITY OF
SUSANVILLE STIP PROJECT ‘SC2’
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
located on various local streets within the
City of Susanville of Susanville, described
by title as the CITY OF SUSANVILLE STIP
PROJECT
‘SC2’
PAVEMENT
REHABILITATION PROJECT and having
Project Number 16-01 will be received by
the CITY of Susanville at the office of the
CITY CLERK, 66 North Lassen Street,
Susanville, CA 96130 prior to 2:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, JULY 21, 2016 and then at
said address publicly opened and read
aloud in the CITY Hall COUNCIL
Chambers.
The
CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS may be examined at the
following location: CITY Hall COUNCIL
Chambers, 66 North Lassen Street,
Susanville, CA 96130.
The WORK generally consists of:
PLACEMENT OF A HOT MIX ASPHALT
PAVEMENT OVERLAY AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS WITH AREAS OF
STRUCTURAL SECTION REPAIR,
REMOVAL OF DAMAGED PAVEMENT,
RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPER
CENTERLINE AND CROSS SLOPE
GRADES AND VARIOUS PORTLAND
CEMENT CONCRETE IMPROVEMENT
INCLUSIVE OF ADA ACCESSIBILITY
RAMPS, CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK,
DRIVEWAY APPROACHES AND VALLEY
GUTTERS, and all other WORK necessary
to complete the PROJECT. This work is
estimated at approximately $801,000
inclusive of desired additive work.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be
obtained from the CITY Public Works
Department located at 720 South Street,
Susanville, CA 96130 upon a
non-refundable payment of $25.00 for each
set. An additional non-refundable payment
of $10.00 will be required for mailing the
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. There is no
charge for requests to provide electronic
copies of the contract documents. In
accordance with the provisions of
California Public Contract Code Section
3300, the CITY has determined that the
CONTRACTOR shall possess a current
and valid CLASS A or C-12
CONTRACTORS LICENSE at the time that
the CONTRACTOR is selected. Failure to
possess the specified license shall render
the bid as non-responsive and shall act as
a bar to award of the CONTRACT to any
bidder not possessing said license at the
time of award.
The CONTRACTOR may elect to receive
one hundred percent (100%) of payments
due under the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
from time to time, without retention from
any portion of the payment by the CITY by
depositing securities of equivalent value
with the CITY in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10263 of the
California Public Contract Code. Such
securities, if deposited by the
CONTRACTOR, shall be valued by the
CITY, whose decision on valuation of the
securities shall be final. Securities eligible
for investment under this provision shall be
limited to those listed in Section 16430 of
the California Government Code, and
Section 10263 of the California Public
Contract Code.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS specify
the scope of the WORK and many other
conditions which include, but are not
limited to, the wages to be paid to all
workers employed in the execution of the
CONTRACT. It shall be mandatory for the
successful
bidder
and
any
SUBCONTRACTORS thereof, to pay not
less than the prevailing wages to all
workers employed in performing this
CONTRACT in accordance with Sections
1170 to 1781 of the Labor Code. Neither
the
CONTRACTOR
nor
SUBCONTRACTORS shall engage in or
permit discrimination in employment of
persons because of race, color, national
origin, ancestry, or religion.
BY ORDER OF the CITY ENGINEER of
the CITY of Susanville, California, dated
this 22nd day of JUNE, 2016.
CITY ENGINEER for the CITY of
Susanville
Published LCT
June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
PROJECT NUMBER 16-02 - STIP
PAVING PROJECT ‘SC3’
CITY OF SUSANVILLE, 66 NORTH
LASSEN STREET
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130
Separate sealed BIDS for the CITY OF
SUSANVILLE STIP PROJECT ‘SC3’
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
located on various local streets within the
City of Susanville of Susanville, described
by title as the CITY OF SUSANVILLE STIP
PROJECT
‘SC3’
PAVEMENT
REHABILITATION PROJECT and having
Project Number 16-02 will be received by
the CITY of Susanville at the office of the
CITY CLERK, 66 North Lassen Street,
Susanville, CA 96130 prior to 2:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, JULY 21, 2016 and then at
said address publicly opened and read
aloud in the CITY Hall COUNCIL
Chambers.
The
CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS may be examined at the
following location: CITY Hall COUNCIL
Chambers, 66 North Lassen Street,
Susanville, CA 96130.
The WORK generally consists of:
PLACEMENT OF A HOT MIX ASPHALT
PAVEMENT OVERLAY AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS WITH AREAS OF
STRUCTURAL SECTION REPAIR,
REMOVAL OF DAMAGED PAVEMENT,
RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPER
CENTERLINE AND CROSS SLOPE
GRADES AND VARIOUS PORTLAND
CEMENT CONCRETE IMPROVEMENT
INCLUSIVE OF ADA ACCESSIBILITY
RAMPS, CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK,
DRIVEWAY APPROACHES AND VALLEY
GUTTERS, and all other WORK necessary
to complete the PROJECT. This work is
estimated at $770,562 inclusive of additive
work desired.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be
obtained from the CITY Public Works
Department located at 720 South Street,
Susanville, CA 96130 upon a
non-refundable payment of $25.00 for each
set. An additional non-refundable payment
of $10.00 will be required for mailing the
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. There is no
charge for requests to provide electronic
copies of the contract documents. In
accordance with the provisions of
California Public Contract Code Section
3300, the CITY has determined that the
CONTRACTOR shall possess a current
and valid CLASS A or C-12
CONTRACTORS LICENSE at the time that
the CONTRACTOR is selected. Failure to
possess the specified license shall render
the bid as non-responsive and shall act as
a bar to award of the CONTRACT to any
bidder not possessing said license at the
time of award.
The CONTRACTOR may elect to receive
one hundred percent (100%) of payments
due under the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
from time to time, without retention from
any portion of the payment by the CITY by
depositing securities of equivalent value
with the CITY in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10263 of the
California Public Contract Code. Such
securities, if deposited by the
CONTRACTOR, shall be valued by the
CITY, whose decision on valuation of the
securities shall be final. Securities eligible
for investment under this provision shall be
limited to those listed in Section 16430 of
the California Government Code, and
Section 10263 of the California Public
Contract Code.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS specify
the scope of the WORK and many other
conditions which include, but are not
limited to, the wages to be paid to all
workers employed in the execution of the
CONTRACT. It shall be mandatory for the
successful
bidder
and
any
SUBCONTRACTORS thereof, to pay not
less than the prevailing wages to all
workers employed in performing this
CONTRACT in accordance with Sections
1170 to 1781 of the Labor Code. Neither
the
CONTRACTOR
nor
SUBCONTRACTORS shall engage in or
permit discrimination in employment of
persons because of race, color, national
origin, ancestry, or religion.
BY ORDER OF the CITY ENGINEER of
the CITY of Susanville, California, dated
this 22nd day of JUNE, 2016.
CITY ENGINEER for the CITY of
Susanville
Published LCT
June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
GENERAL MANAGER – SPALDING
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
The Spalding Community Services
District is seeking very energetic qualified
candidates for the position of General
Manager. This is a part-time, 3 day/week
position. The position is a non-PERS
position with Dental, Life, Vacation, Travel
and Sick Leave benefits. The General
Manager is an at-will position.
Salary Range: $1,983 to $2,411/month,
depending on qualifications.
Qualifications: Possession of a bachelor’s
degree or a related field, and five years of
management skills and or experience.
Previous Government experience desired.
Job Requirements: Ability to prepare
budgets, written and oral communication
skills, ability to deal with the public and
other governmental agencies, personnel
management principle, practices of public
agencies, knowledge of QuickBooks and
Microsoft Excel and Word is necessary.
The General Manager may work in the field
as required.
The General Manager shall carry into effect
the expressed policies of the Board of
Directors, including planning the short
medium and long term work program for
the District, facilitating constructive and
harmonious Board relations. He/she shall
translate the goals and objectives of the
Board to the community. He/she shall
prepare and manage the District budget,
conducting studies, making oral and written
presentations and reports for and to the
Board. The GM will supervise up to three
employees.
Certification Requirements:
Possession of a Wastewater Operator I
Certificate and Commercial Driver’s
License is desirable.
The Spalding Community Services District
reserves the right to refuse unqualified
applications.
The Spalding Community Services District
is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
The General Manager Position is classified
management and under contract.
The following will be required: Résumé,
along with a completed application form
and three references.
To
apply,
go
to
http://spaldingcsd.org/uploads/Employment
_Application_Templete.pdf to obtain the
application. Application and Résumé is due
by July 28, 2016. Please send to;
Spalding Community Services District
502-907 Mahogany Way
Susanville, CA 96130
Attn: General Manager Application
(530) 825-3258
Published LCT
July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
Notice
Applications are now being accepted by
the Lassen County Air Pollution Control
District for Year 18 Carl Moyer Grant
Funding to assist Lassen County
individuals and businesses in reducing
pollutants from diesel engines by
repowering or retrofitting them with newer,
cleaner technologies. Projects that will be
considered for funding are remotely located
diesel to diesel engines conversions, diesel
to electric conversions and replacement of
agricultural off-road equipment i.e. tractors,
forklifts, etc.
Other projects may be considered on a
case by case basis. Grants will be made
available to qualified applicants subjects to
requirements of the program.
Applications may be obtained by calling the
District at 530-257-1041 or visiting the
District office at 720 South Street,
Susanville, California 96130.
Applications will be considered based on
cost effectiveness of the project(s) and on
date of application receipt. Initial
application deadline July 28, 2016.
Published LCT
July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016|
Richmond Road East
T.S. No.: 9986-6449 TSG Order No.:
8573020 A.P.N.: 116-220-16-11 NOTICE
OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 07/06/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS
Default Services, LLC, as the duly
appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to
the power of sale contained in that certain
Deed of Trust Recorded 07/12/2012 as
Document No.: 2012-03541, and rerecorded on 08/13/2012, as Document
No.:2012-04082, of Official Records in the
office of the Recorder of Lassen County,
California, executed by: JUSTIN GRIFFIN,
A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SEPARATE
ESTATE, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT
PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST
BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time
of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by
a state or national bank, a check drawn by
a state or federal credit union, or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in section 5102 of
the Financial Code and authorized to do
business in this state). All right, title and
interest conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust in the property
situated in said County and state, and as
more fully described in the above
referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date &
Time: 07/26/2016 at 02:00 PM Sale
Location: At the main entrance of the
Lassen County Courthouse at the 200
block of South Lassen Street, Susanville,
CA. The street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property
described above is purported to be:
702-260 RICHMOND ROAD EAST,
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 The undersigned
incorrectness of the street address and
other common designation, if any, shown
herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS”
condition, but without covenant or
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay
the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest
thereon, as provided in said note(s),
advances, if any, under the terms of the
Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and
expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts
created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit:
$192,652.83 (Estimated) as of 07/01/2016.
Accrued interest and additional advances,
if any, will increase this figure prior to sale.
It is possible that at the time of sale the
opening bid may be less than the total
indebtedness due. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold more
than one mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
this property, you may call, 916-939-0772
for information regarding the trustee’s sale
or visit this Internet Web site,
www.nationwideposting.com,
for
information regarding the sale of this
property, using the file number assigned to
this case, T.S.# 9986-6449. Information
about postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or on
the internet Web site. The best way to
verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is
unable to convey title for any reason, the
successful bidder’s sole and exclusive
remedy shall be the return of monies paid
to the Trustee and the successful bidder
shall have no further recourse. NBS
Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd.
Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802
800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information
Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or
Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services,
LLC, Kim Coker, Foreclosure Associate
This communication is an attempt to collect
a debt and any information obtained will be
used for that purpose. However, if you
have received a discharge of the debt
referenced herein in a bankruptcy
proceeding, this is not an attempt to
impose personal liability upon you for
payment of that debt. In the event you
have received a bankruptcy discharge, any
action to enforce the debt will be taken
against the property only. NPP0284853 To:
LASSEN COUNTY TIMES 07/05/2016,
07/12/2016, 07/19/2016
Published LCT
July 5, 12, 19, 2016|
KIMBERLY CARSON, HUSBAND AND
WIFE Recorded: 6/10/2005 as Instrument
No. 200S-05200 in book xxx, page xxx of
Official Records in the office of the
Recorder of LASSEN County, California;
Date of Sale: 8/8/2016 at 2:00 PM Place of
Sale: At the main entrance of the Lassen
County Courthouse, 200 Block of South
Lassen Street, Susanville, CA 96130
Amount of unpaid balance and other
charges: $159,618.67 The purported
property address is: 650 RANDOLPH WAY
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 Assessor’s
Parcel No. 101-180-34-11 NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are
may exist on this property by contacting the
county recorder’s office or a title insurance
company, either of which may charge you
a fee for this information. If you consult
either of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold more
than one mortgage or deed of trust on the
property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY
OWNER: The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee sale
this property, you may call 714-730-2727
or visit this Internet Web site
www.servicelinkasap.com, using the file
number assigned to this case
CA-16-6294-CS. Information about
postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web site. The best way to
verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale.The undersigned
incorrectness of the property address or
other common designation, if any, shown
herein. If no street address or other
common designation is shown, directions
to the location of the property may be
obtained by sending a written request to
the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of
first publication of this Notice of Sale.If the
Trustee is unable to convey title for any
reason, the successful bidder’s sole and
exclusive remedy shall be the return of
monies paid to the Trustee, and the
successful bidder shall have no further
recourse. If the sale is set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.
The Purchaser shall have no further
recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.
Date: 6/30/2016 SUMMIT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr.,
Ste. 100 San Diego, CA 92127 (866)
248-2679 (For NON SALE information
only) Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to:
www.servicelinkasap.com Reinstatement
Line: (800) 401-6587 Cecilia Stewart,
Trustee Sale Officer If you have previously
been discharged through bankruptcy, you
may have been released of personal
liability for this loan in which case this letter
is intended to exercise the note holders
right’s against the real property only. THIS
NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON
BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER
OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS
FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required
by law, you are hereby notified that a
negative credit report reflecting on your
credit record may be submitted to a credit
report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms
of your credit obligations. A-4581958
07/12/2016, 07/19/2016, 07/26/2016
Published LCT
July 12, 19, 26, 2016|
Randolph Way
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #
CA-16-6294-CS
Order
#
160088741-CA-VOI Loan # 9803990051
[PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section
2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF
INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW
IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED
COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY
TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE
TRUSTOR. ] NOTE: THERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN
THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 6/2/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
cashier’s check drawn on a state or
national bank, check drawn by state or
federal credit union, or a check drawn by a
state or federal savings and loan
association, or savings association, or
savings bank specified in Section 5102 to
the Financial code and authorized to do
business in this state, will be held by duly
appointed trustee. The sale will be made,
but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to pay the
remaining principal sum of the note(s)
secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest
and late charges thereon, as provided in
the note(s), advances, under the terms of
the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee for
the total amount (at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale)
reasonably estimated to be set forth below.
The amount may be greater on the day of
sale.BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID
LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.
Trustor(s): JAMES CARSON AND
Rural Development
Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
(PSREC): Notice of Finding of No
Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No
Significant Impact.
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) has made a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to
a request for possible financing assistance
to Plumas Sierra Rural Electric
Cooperative (PSREC) for the construction
of the Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) 2MWAC
Photovoltaic Project in Herlong, California,
FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain
copies of the EA and FONSI, or for further
information, contact: Mr. Steven Polacek,
(202)
205-9805
or
steve.polacek@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed project consists of 2MWAC
ground mount, grid tied, solar photovoltaic
energy project at SIAD in Herlong, CA.
Alternatives considered by RUS and
PSREC/SIAD include: No action;
photovoltaic, wind, solar hot water, solar
ventilation preheating and ground source
heat pumps. The alternatives are
discussed in the IMPLEMENTATION OF
NET ZERO ENERGY GOALS AT SIERRA
ARMY DEPOT EA prepared by Army
Environmental Command (AEC). RUS has
reviewed and approved the EA for the
proposed project.
The availability of the EA for public review
was announced via notice in the following
newspapers: Reno Gazette Journal, and
Lassen County Times on March 25, 2014.
A 30-day comment period was announced
in the newspaper notices. The EA was also
available for public review at the Herlong
Library, Lassen County Public Library, and
Washoe County Main Library offices.
SIAD/AEC received no comments.
Based on its EA, and commitments made
by PSREC/SIAD, RUS has concluded that
the project would have no significant
impact to Land Use, Air Quality and
Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Noise, Geology
and Soils, Water Resources, Biological
Resources, Cultural Resources,
Socioeconomics, Transportation, Airspace,
Utilities, or Hazardous and Toxic
Substances. The proposed project will
have no potential to affect resources listed
or eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Agency
has also concluded that the proposed
project will have no effect to federally listed
threatened and endangered species or
designated critical habitat thereof. The
proposed
project
would
not
disproportionately affect minority and/or
low-income populations.
No other potential significant impacts
resulting from the proposed project have
been identified. Therefore, RUS has
determined that this FONSI fulfills its
obligations under the National
Environmental Policy Act, as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR §§ 1500-1508), and USDA Rural
Development’s Environmental Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970) for its action
related to the project.
RUS is satisfied that the environmental
impacts of the proposed project have been
adequately addressed. RUS’s federal
action would not result in significant
impacts to the quality of the human
environment, and as such it will not
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for its action related to the
proposed project.
Dated: 30 June 2016
Published LCT
July 12, 2016|
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Susanville 2015 Consumer
Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual
water quality report that the Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA) requires the City of
Susanville to provide to its water
customers. The purpose of the CCR is to
raise customers’ awareness of the quality
of their drinking water, where their drinking
water comes from, what it takes to deliver
water to their homes, and the importance
of protecting drinking water sources. TO
VIEW YOUR 2015 CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE REPORT (CCR) AND TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR DRINKING
WATER,
PLEASE
VISIT
THE
FOLLOWING URL:
susanvillepublicworks.org/files/116418701.
pdf
If you would like a paper copy of the 2015
CCR or would like to speak with someone
about the report, please call the City of
Susanville Public Works Department at
(530) 257-1041.
Este informe contiene información muy
importante sobre su agua beber.
Tradúzcalo ó hable con alguien que lo
entienda bien.
Published LCT
July 5, 12, 2016|
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NO. 2016F043
(Expires: 6/21/2021)
business as: ROUGH COUNTRY
OUTFITTERS.
Business Address: 459-460 LAKEVIEW
DR., JANESVILLE, CA 96114, County of
Lassen.
Mailing Address: 459-460 LAKEVIEW DR.,
JANESVILLE, CA 96114.
TRAVIS RICHARD MUSIC, 459-460
LAKEVIEW DR., JANESVILLE, CA 96114.
Individual.
Registrant(s) has not yet begun to transact
business under the fictitious business name
listed herein.
Signed: /s/Travis R. Music.
indicated below:
Filed: June 21, 2016.
Published: LCT
July 5, 12, 17, 26 2016|
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
The Lassen County Planning Commission
held a public hearing on July 6, 2016, and
is recommending that the Board of
Supervisors disapprove the following
application:
Applicant: Glen and Cindy Walton
File No.: Variance #2016-001
Project: Proposal to construct a
576-square-foot garage within the setback
area of an approximately 0.38-acre parcel.
The subject parcel is zoned U-C-2 (Upland
Conservation/Resource Management
District); while U-C-2 districts require that
all structures be set back 20 feet from all
property lines, the applicant is proposing a
five-foot setback from the rear property
line. The proposed variance is exempt from
CEQA under Section 15305 of the
Guidelines.
Location: The subject parcel is located
approximately 10 miles north of Susanville
at 493-030 Pine Drive, Susanville, CA
96130.
Zoning: U-C-2
A.P.N.: 089-210-12
Staff Contact: Stefano Richichi, Assistant
Planner
The County Board of Supervisors will hold
a public hearing to receive the Planning
Commission’s recommendation and
consider the project at 10:15 a.m. on
Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in the Board
Chambers, 707 Nevada Street, Susanville,
California. All interested persons are
invited to attend the meeting and be heard,
or to submit comments to the Department
of Planning and Building Services at the
address given above.
Maurice L. Anderson, Secretary
Lassen County Planning Commission
Published LCT
July 12, 2016|
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