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Community Calendar Brought to you by CASA of Lassen Family Services July 22 – July 29
Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting 9:00a.m., 707 Nevada Street. Supervisors meet on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Lassen Family Services Parenting Support class will be held each Wednesday from 3:00 – 4:00p.m., at 1306 Riverside Drive in Susanville. Please call 530.257.4599 for more information.
Tahoe Forest Health System celebrates 75th anniversary with community story collection
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. – 2024 is a milestone year, marking Tahoe Forest Health System’s 75th anniversary. To commemorate this significant occasion, we are inviting members of our community to share their personal stories and experiences with our health system. Do you have a story about the Health System? Were...
Looking Back, Lincoln: 1974 - Sewage disposal program under review
Population 3,179 (U.S. Census 1960 and 1970) The City Council has decided to have “an expert in the field of sanitation” review the “entire program” proposed for taking care of the city’s sewage disposal proposal to make sure the proposed location of a new sewage treatment plant “is in the city’s best interests” and ensure the city “will not come up short” on its application for federal and state funds to help build the facilities.
SF Zoo welcomes young female red panda named Little Mebo
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday. Little Mebo's name was chosen by San Francisco Zoological Society board member Kevin Xu in honor of his mother and to complement the animal's playful and curious nature.The youngster was flown to San Francisco from Memphis as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Red Pandas, said Tanya Peterson, chief executive officer and executive director of the zoo.Zoological experts "study various factors before moving an animal to ensure the genetic diversity of a species,"...
Cooler, shorter redux of heatwave forecast in north valley
SACRAMENTO — The north state is forecast to experience a heatwave this week similar to one in early July, although not expected to be as hot nor as long, according to a report Saturday by National Weather Service Sacramento. North valley cities are forecast with a 20-50% chance to...
3 adults, 2 kids injured in crash on I-80 offramp in Roseville
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Five people were hospitalized Sunday after a two-car crash in Roseville. The California Highway Patrol says it happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday at the Eureka Road offramp from eastbound I-80. CHP says 52-year-old Dale Benjamin of Antelope was driving a 2017 Nissan Frontier at a...
Looking Back, Loomis:1999 - Get Ed, he can fix anything
Cal and Barbara Rowland's "Rockin' R Carriage Co." was the setting for the Loomis Basin Chamber Mixer. The couple had 3 Belgian and 4 Percheron draft horses to provide horse power for a street wagon and a covered wagon. They also had an Amish-built 6-passenger vis-a-vis for weddings. Leanna Hogland...
Marshalls announces August grand opening for new Lakeport store
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Marshalls said Friday that it’s preparing to open its new store in Lakeport next month, while CareerPoint Lake is set to host a hiring event starting next week. The new store, to be located at 2017 South Main St. in a portion of the former...
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