Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Christi Myers
By Terra Avilla
I don’t know how I was so lucky to stumble into a friendship with Christi Myers, but every time I see her, and hear about the great things she does for our community, I am quickly reminded of how blessed I am...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Local Law Enforcement Support
By Terra Avilla
This week’s article has legitimately taken me four days to write. As I would begin writing, I would start crying, compose myself, start writing, and the process would begin all over again. I don’t know why it was so difficult when really,...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Banner Lassen Labor and Delivery
By Terra Avilla
I had a great week you guys. My oldest Lisa sister gave birth to my niece. A beautiful, chubby, rolley-polley little girl. Lisa delivered her second daughter at Saint Mary’s in Reno, the hospital where she was born, I was born, our...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Sierra Jewelry Company and the McBroomes
By Terra Avilla
I write this week’s article, as I look at the beautiful, sparkling ring on my wedding finger. The simple diamond band that I always wanted. The ring Frankie bought from Sierra Jewelry Company years ago. I remember when he proposed to me...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Coach Glen Yonan
By Terra Avilla
As we enter a brand new year, I thought it was only fitting to write about a man who was instrumental in helping my family start a new beginning in Susanville long ago, when my husband first started working at Lassen Community...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Susanville Supermarket IGA
By Terra Avilla
I think as a community, when I started writing about people and things that make Lassen County so great, we all knew it wouldn’t be long, before I wrote about Susanville Supermarket IGA.
Let’s be honest, you all saw this coming. To be...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: The Holiday With a Hero Program
By Terra Avilla
I didn’t know how I wanted to handle writing about this week’s topic: Holiday with A Hero. It is so very near and dear to my heart, and I obviously have a personal connection to the program, but I was afraid I...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Our Magical Country Christmas Celebration
By Terra Avilla
Freezing cold. That’s what I remember about the first event I ever worked for the Police Department.
It was freezing cold and I was directing traffic away from Main Street where the Lassen Chamber of Commerce were having their annual Uptown Christmas event....
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Terrie Ginder and Lassen County Toys for Tots
By Terra Avilla
I used to think that I was busy during the holiday season. I used to think that my holiday schedule was demanding - dealing with one hundred and fifty families for a Christmas Program I helped organize.
Then I met Terrie Ginder from...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: The Susanville Salvation Army
By Terra Avilla
It may have been serendipitous that last week, as I was in the middle of writing about the Susanville Salvation Army, that disaster struck our nearby county. I had been writing about the services that the organization provides to those in need,...
Why We Love This Place Wednesdays: Rob McElrath and his Family
By Terra Avilla
My very first day at the police department I learned about Rob McElrath. In the years that would come, I would learn to love Rob, even though I never met him. Today I want to take a moment to write about one...
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