Egg Stuffing Volunteers Help Prepare for Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Susanville’s annual Community Easter Egg hunt will be held this Saturday at the Lassen County Fairgrounds with lots of candy-filled eggs thanks to some wonderful volunteers who spent Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds stuffing the plastic eggs. More than fifty volunteers came to help stuff the 11,000 eggs…
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Governor Isaac Roop
by Susan Couso Most people from the Honey Lake Valley have heard of Isaac Roop and seen his mural on the South Lassen Street wall, but few know who he really was. Isaac Roop was born in Maryland in 1822. He was from a farming family, and when…
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Electricity in Susanville
by Susan Couso At the end of the 19th century, electricity was still quite mysterious and threatening to most people, especially those in rural areas. It was also terribly expensive. While big cities glowed after dark, Susanville was mostly lit with the subtle warmth of gas lights, and…
