According to the CHP’s incident command system at least one child from the crash has been admitted to the ICU at Renown.

Two vehicles were involved in the collision and the CHP reports that victims were trapped in the vehicles for a time.

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The Lassen County Chamber of Commerce threw one of their big shindigs at Anytime Fitness Thursday night, with lots of folks showing up for some great food and fun.

SusanvilleStuff’s Jennifer Petersen took these photos at last night’s mixer.

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The California Highway Patrol today released information on two recent accidents in the Susanville area.

Vehicle vs. Bicycle on Center Road

A Susanville resident received moderate injuries in a car vs. bicycle accident near Rice Canyon Road on Sunday.

The California Highway Patrol reports that a bicyclist, 72 year-old Jerry Douglass of Susanville, was traveling westbound on Center Road with several other bicycles as Palmdale, California resident Bridgette Evans was traveling westbound, approaching the bicyclists and moving into the oncoming lane to pass the group on the left.

According to the Highway Patrol Douglass swerved to the left as Evans began to pass his bicycle and collided with the right side of her vehicle. Douglass was ejected from the bicycle onto the roadway, receiving moderate injuries. He was transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

Single Vehicle Rollover on 139

A single vehicle accident on Highway 139 north of Susanville, sent a 54 year-old man to Renown Medical Center with major injuries Thursday.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Susanville resident Brian Shelton was traveling northbound in a 1986 Ford Bronco at an unknown speed near the Willow Creek bridge when he failed to negotiate a left hand curve.

Shelton turned back toward the roadway but lost control of his vehicle, which skidded off the west side of the roadway and collided with the dirt embankment. The Bronco overturned several times, coming to rest on its wheels.

Shelton, who according to the Highway Patrol appeared to be wearing his seat belt, sustained major injuries and was transported to Reno by Mountain Lifelight.

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Welcome to our weekly feature where we give you a chance to win a pair of passes to the Sierra Theatre and Uptown Cinemas.

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Act of Valor
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This Means War
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Wanderlust
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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Chronicle
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A two point landing, Susanville Rodeo, 1940 ~ From the Eastman Archive at UC Davis

Susanville Rodeo Needs Manager is Report
February 24th, 1941

According to C. C. Doyle, president of the Susanville chamber of commerce, a meeting of the chamber, supervisors, and various local clubs will be held discussing plans for a full time secretary and show manager for the annual livestock show and rodeo and other projects.

Local business men have taken time from business for the rodeo and feel that this loss of time justifies a full time secretary, it was said. George McDow, jr., has been part time secretary for the last three years. The livestock show and rodeo is set for August 20 to 24 inclusive.

Tro Emerson, supervisor of district No. 2, filed a report showing that $731 has been raised for fire protection outside Susanville city limits and a day and night fire protection crew will be continued to May 1. A crew is maintained and supervised by the state from May 1 to November 1 of each year.

Miss Lenala Martin, county librarian, has filed a report showing 1,394 new books were purchased by Lassen county during 1940, and that 86,372 books were read in the county during the year.

Mrs. Alfred Mclaughlin of San Francisco spoke Monday evening at a dinner meeting at Hotel Mt. Lassen, sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. An officer of the Institute of Pacific Relations, Mrs. McLaughlin discussed the problem of the Orient and its relations to the United States.

A two point landing, Susanville Rodeo, 1940 ~ From the Eastman Archive at UC Davis

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Gauthier already has one novel released and two more are scheduled for release this year.

We asked Gauthier to give us a preview of the book he is working on.

The title is Revenge of the Black Sun and according to the author the book, “thrusts our hero Amos Mead into the post WWII world of Nazi war criminals and spies as they scatter around the world avoiding justice. Some were secretly brought to the U.S. by our government to work as spies against the communists. Now they are being assassinated … one by one. By whom?”

That’s the secret Gauthier’s hero will have to uncover. The trail leads from Washington to Brazil to Mexico, and finally reveals its twisted tale in a castle in Germany.

In 2009 Dr. Gauthier earned second place recognition in the 17th Annual International Writers Digest Self-Publishing competition for Literary Fiction for his novel, A Voyage Beyond Reason; telling the amazing story of Susanville’s ”Coach” Ben Wade and his six month record-breaking sea kayak voyage.

The book is available at Margie’s Book Nook or on Amazon (print and Kindle). To find out more about the author you can visit his website at www.tomgauthier.com.

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B.P.O. Elks Lodge in snow, winter 1952 ~ From the Eastman Archives at UC Davis

Lassen Elks Home Enlarged and Opened
February 23rd, 1948

More than 300 members of Susanville Lodge No. 1487, B.P.O. Elks, their ladies and families, attended the formal dedication of the new lodge room just completed on the back of the building at the head of Main Street.

District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Dudley T. Fortin of Sacramento was the chief speaker, on Elkdom, being accompanied here by Nick Culjis, H.E. Keagy and Howard Lidster, all of the Sacramento Elks lodge, and their wives.

J. Foster of the Crescent City lodge, Nelson Monroe and Dale Berry from Alturas, members of the Lakeview lodge, also attended. Mrs. John C. Linezer, former Alta Sorsoli of Susanville, was present as the unofficial representative of Honolulu Lodge No. 1616, where her husband is district deputy exalted ruler of Hawaii.

Murray Doyle, present exalted ruler of the local lodge, opened the program with a welcome talk, with the formal dedication program by officers of the lodge.

In the musical program was a violin solo, “Traumerei,” played by Mrs. Elsie Benesh, Mrs. Ardel Torrey, soprano, sang “The Lord’s

Prayer,” and Baritone Glenn Long sang “Bless This House.”

“Now the Day Is Over,” which was the closing hymn, was sung by a quartet including Mrs. James Kincaid, Mrs. Ardel Torrey, Creed Gammel and Glenn Long, accompanied by Mrs. J.E. Bone at the piano.

Committeemen in charge of the affair included M.J. Tilley, Merrill Stampfli, Merlyn Mulroney, W.C. Mass, Leland Wood, L.E. Wemple, Glenn Long, Dale Soule, L.A. Tarry, J.C. McQueen, Sam Dotson, Fred Deal, Murray Doyle and C.C. Doyle.

A dance with music by a Reno orchestra, and midnight supper, followed the ceremony.

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The multi-agency team of instructors, led by Fire Prevention Officer David Sandborg, includes employees of the Lassen and Plumas National Forests, Bureau of Land Management, and CalFire.

The group visited Johnstonville, McKinley, Richmond, Shaffer, and Janesville schools to spread fire safety messages, including:

• If you find matches or lighters, give them to an adult – like a parent, a teacher, or a bus driver

• If you see other kids playing with matches, take them away nicely or tell an adult

• If your clothes are on fire: STOP, DROP, ROLL, and COVER YOUR FACE with your hands

• If your house is on fire, get outside and stay outside, and meet at your family safety area meeting place

• Call 911 for fire and other emergencies

Smokey Bear and Dave Sandborg teach fire safety to Janesville School kindergartners ~ Photo by Esther Miranda-Cole

The 45-minute fire prevention program involves small-group instruction, a narrated slide show with lots of pictures of Smokey and his animal friends and human helpers, and the use of repetition and Q & A throughout the presentation to reinforce concepts.

No fire prevention message would be complete without an appearance from Smokey Bear, who obliged by popping in for a surprise visit!

Sandborg began teaching the program on the Lassen in 2009. Taught in advance of Fire Prevention Month, which occurs in April, the program also provides teachers with materials so that they can continue to share the fire safety message with students and their families. For more information about the program, please contact Sandborg at 530-252-5856.

Lassen NF's Fernando Estrada and Matt Weston teach fire safety at Janesville School ~ Photo by Esther Miranda-Cole

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