Monday, April 21, 2025

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Welcome to Mrs. Bennett’s weekly column, I will be your substitute columnist today while Mrs. Bennett returns from competition in Anaheim – Jeremy This week’s edition of Good Stuff is all about the Lassen High Grizzliette Drill Team, a group of history making...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett As a kid I loved going to the library. Every other week, my mom would take Casey and I up to the public library and as soon as I smelled the scent of old books, I felt like I was home. We...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett With the Lady Grizz winning a section title and advancing to the state playoffs, memories of another team who won sections thirty five years ago came back to me. The year was 1988 and I was a senior. The boys basketball team had...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett More good stuff going on at Lassen High! For the first ever (or in a really long time), LHS Wrestling sent four participants to the state tournament. Although Deshon Moore, Dathen Moore, Talon Pleau, and Regan Dunten were eliminated, it was a great showing...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Last weekend I drove a school van down to Cupertino for our drill team competition. Just as the traffic was getting thick, we passed Scandia on the left-hand side of the freeway. As the miniature golf course grew smaller in the rear-view...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope your day is full of flowers, chocolate, and someone special. Unless you think that Valentine’s Day is an over-hyped, cash grab invented by Hallmark to sell more greeting cards. If that’s the case, then have a great Tuesday! It...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett If you’re ever worried about the state of our world, come down to the high school to ease your concerns. For many of you, that might seem like a scary proposition, but for me it’s an everyday occurrence. Last week was a shining example...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett It’s Dance Competition season and the Lassen High School Grizzliettes have started their journey to the United Spirit Association’s National Dance and Drill Team competition this March. This is the first time that the Drill Team has decided to pursue a national title...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Last week’s column on Uptown Susanville brought in so many responses! It was so fun reading what others remembered that I wanted to share some of their stories with you. Stacy Russell was just a kindergartner when her parents Jan and Clive Bollinger...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Nothing blows my students’ minds more than when I share with them what Susanville used to look like. Thanks to Jeremy, I have a few photos of uptown that I show them during one of our writing units. They are always intrigued by...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

by Shelley Bennett Three weeks ago, my mama’s heart was full. Both Jacob and Landon made their way home from college and all three kids were asleep in their beds. Yes, I know it’s a little creepy, but I turned into that mom from the children’s...
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