Why We Love This Place Wednesday: Lassen College Softball
By Terra Avilla
If any of you have been following my social media, you know I post a lot about the LCC baseball team and the “46 brothers” my daughters have. However, it’s really important to me to showcase another incredibly special group of...
The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett
by Shelley Bennett
Last Saturday was the successful return of the Hospice Tea, which had been sidelined since Covid cancelled it in 2020. Organizer Dawn Lightsey was very happy with the outcome, which included 118 guests drinking tea and partaking in delicious savory and sweet...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Arrival of the Automobile
by Susan Couso
In 1903, when Clinton Walker arrived in the first automobile to venture into the ‘wilds’ of Lassen County, it made a huge impression. The modern world had reached northeastern California!
Soon, automobiles were everywhere. In Susanville, speed limits needed to be established to...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Hallelujah Junction
by Susan Couso
In 1932 Orville and Isola Stoy homesteaded 80 acres of barren, basically unusable land where the highway from Quincy meets the highway to Reno. As far back as the 1850’s the area had earned the name, ‘Hallelujah Junction’, as emigrants rejoiced at...
Awesome Volunteers Help Stuff Eggs for Big Fairgrounds Easter Egg Hunt
Susanville's annual Community Easter Egg hunt will be held Saturday, April 8th, at the Lassen County Fairgrounds, featuring lots and lots of candy-filled eggs thanks to some wonderful volunteers who spent Wednesday afternoon at the fairgrounds stuffing them all with tasty treats.
Around 40 volunteers...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: A Very Scary Bus Ride
by Susan Couso
On Friday, November 16th, 1945, the weather was clear and cold, hovering near freezing in the morning and edging up to 44 degrees for the day’s high.
It was a perfect day to go swimming at Roosevelt Pool in Susanville. Roosevelt was...
Dispatches from the Lucky Land of Lassen
By Jeremy CousoPublisher, Editor and Blarney CaptainSusanvilleStuff
I don’t care if it was still cold this week, it looked like Spring yesterday and that was enough for me. And, lo and behold, once the three inches of atmospheric river washed away the ten inches of...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Thomas Massey
by Susan Couso
In 1853 when Bavarian inventor, Philipp Moritz Fischer added pedals to the already popular bicycle it became a sensation in both the U.S. and in Europe.
Lassen County’s involvement in this new mode of transportation began in the late 1880’s as the area’s...
LHS Music Students Get Visit from Pro Music Makers
Students in Lassen High School’s music program were treated to a visit by two industry professionals last week and had a chance to learn about various facets of the music business from the pair’s unique perspective.
Lorenzo Butler and Kolby Van Kamp came as guests...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Photographer Peter Julian Thompson
by Susan Couso
In the 1800’s, photography was relatively expensive, and the cameras were difficult to operate. It took a skilled photographer to capture an image with just the right exposure and then process it with the correct amount of chemicals. It was an art.
In...
Lassen County 4H Ambassadors’ Corner: March Update
by Lily Ammon and Maddi Johnson
Goodbye Febru-buried! So much snow!
Our Sweetheart Bingo to benefit the Susanville Blue Star Moms was our largest Ambassador event to date! More than 160 community members joined us for two hours of bingo madness and won some really amazing...
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