Lassen Theater Location ChosenApril 23, 1950 Site of the new drive-in theater was announced today by Lee Zwiebel, local manager of the T & D Enterprises owner of Susanville Sierra theater, and builder of the new drive-in. The drive-in will be at Johnstonville five miles east...

Susanville Ball park Allotted Board FundsApril 22, 1953 Directors of the Susanville Memorial Park board at their last regular meeting allocated $1,000 from the general fund for maintenance of the ball park until the next fiscal year. In the next budget $2,500 will be allotted...

Lassen Ranchers Ask Dog ControlApril 21, 1951 Three ranchers, Millard Ulch, Vaden DeForest and J. C. Millsap, appeared before the city council Monday night and urged, at least in the city area, that the county license dogs and help bring them under control. These ranchers pointed...

Woman Mayor Rules Now in SusanvilleApril 18, 1923 The town of Susanville now has a women mayor, Mrs. Gladys Burroughs, wife of Superior Judge H. O. Burroughs, having been selected for that position by her associates on the town board. Mrs. Burroughs was elected City Trustee...

Susanville Votes for AnnexationBig Territory Added to CityApril 17, 1947 By a margin of more than two to one, residents of five Susanville additions voted themselves into the city in a special election here Tuesday. The move increased Susanville's population from slightly more than 1,500 to...

Damage Caused by Wind StormApril 16, 1945 The violent windstorm of April 7th and 8th caused damage to homes and crops in Honey Lake Valley. Little damage was done in Susanville. Among the homes damaged was the three-room cabin belonging to Mr. and Mrs. O. Gasperoni...

Uptown Susanville in 1953 ~From the Eastman Collection at UC Davis~ Marble Tourney for SusanvilleApril 15, 1950 The Veteran’s of Foreign Wars post No. 2381 will sponsor a marble competition for Susanville boys on the playground back of Roosevelt school May 6. Al Pliler is chairman for...

Uptown Susanville in 1953 ~From the Eastman Collection at UC Davis~ Alleged Jewel Thief Wanted by Long Beach Captured in Cemetery at SusanvilleApril 14, 1953 Officers from Long Beach arrived here Saturday to get Virgil C. Lewis, wanted in Long Beach on a jewelry theft charge and...

Susanville Rabbit DriveApril 11, 1894 Yesterday the first rabbit drive took place. About 500 men, ladies, boys and Indians were on hand for the drive. A pair of wings one mile each in length were stretched and the drive began. A strip of ground two miles...

Democrats Lead in Lassen CountyApril 10, 1950 Democrats outnumbered Republicans in Lassen County more than two to one as shown by the recently completed count of registered voters. Total registration was 7,588, with 5,087 Democrats and 2,182 Republicans. The count showed 303 non-partisans, 11 for the...

Speed Boat is Used on Honey LakeApril 9, 1938 Last Sunday a speed boat plowed through the waters of Honey Lake for the first time in twenty years. Howard Thronhill and John Berglund, owners of the boat, with Mrs. Berglund, Kenneth Doyle and Leon Millsap enjoyed...