County Welcomes 2020'S First Baby
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LASSEN COUNTY Serving Susanville Times and Surrounding Areas Vol. 42, No. 13 lassennews.com Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 (530) 257-5321 $1 HUSA serves a vital role Glenda Svendsen Staff Writer [email protected] Many people in our community would share that A Safe and Sane Halloween, A Magical Country Christmas, The Farmers Market and the Wine Walks are some of their favorite Susanville events. Would you believe that a LHS cornerstone team of only a dozen people The Lassen High is responsible for the School logistics and promoting of administration these events? What if I told and the alumni you more than 2,000 people association placed attend Uptown trick or the cornerstone treating and as many as 4,000 from the original residents enjoy the Magical high school Country Christmas? building back in a Arriving just a few hours past midnight in the new year, Jenna Miles gave birth to the first baby at Banner Lassen Medical You might expect a larger place of Center in 2020. Photo submitted panel right? While it is true prominence. that more than 6,000 people See page 2A attend these events collectively and HUSA is also New era at County welcomes 2020’s first baby responsible for The Farmer’s Lassen Market and The Wine Walk Community Arriving just a few hours past midnight in the new year, Banner Lassen Medical Center has a “First Baby of the events, the actual number of College Jenna Miles gave birth to the first baby at Banner Lassen New Year Party” in September to start the donation people serving on the HUSA The acting Medical Center in 2020. process. board during the last 18 president/ The yet to be named baby girl was born at 3:50 a.m. on Throughout the rest of the year, staff continues to add to months is just four. superintendent Jan. 1 to Miles, mother. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 2 the Gift Basket which the Women’s Infant Services These four individuals are gave an update on ounces and measured 19 1/4 inches at birth. Department keeps for the arrival of the First Baby of the President Melanie LCC’s goals. In celebration of having the first baby of the year, the New Year. Westbrook, Treasurer Penny See page 1B parents received a Banner Lassen Hospital gift basket filled Banner Lassen delivered 219 babies, 113 girls and 131 boys Artz, Denise Potter and John with baby necessities, receiving blankets, toys, diapers, etc. in 2019. Baby Girl Miles has the honor of being the first one Shaw. If those names sound Basketball all of which was donated by the employees of Banner delivered this decade. familiar, it is probably LHS boys Lassen Medical Center and Banner Clinic. because HUSA is just one of basketball the dozens of organizations, dominated Coral community resources and/or Academy during locally owned and operated the recent games. businesses these individuals See page 11B See HUSA, page 5A Officers Locals set investigate to rock the pedestrian country fatality Makenzie Davis News Editor Officers are investigating [email protected] an early morning crash that Spend an evening dancing, resulted in the death of an listening to local talent and unidentified pedestrian. supporting an organization About 6:30 a.m. Monday, dedicated to bringing Jan. 6, Susanville Police entertainment and music to Department officers Lassen County. responded to a report of a At 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 traffic collision involving a and Saturday, Jan. 25, at the pedestrian on Main Street Veterans Memorial Hall, the near Mesa Street, according Susanville Best of Broadway to statement from the presents its fundraising department. concert Rockin’ The Country, Upon arrival, officers an event featuring rock and found a woman in the country music performed by roadway who sustained more than 20 local major injuries. Officers performers and featuring provided immediate medical local band, Timeless. care until medical personnel “It’s country music with a arrived. little bit of rock,” said the According to the Lassen Community College student Jake Titus is a member of the college rodeo team. Photos submitted concert’s Production statement, the investigation Manager Shawn Anderson. revealed a 31-year-old Tickets may be purchased Susanville resident was at Margie’s Book Nook, the driving a 2016 Chevy Lassen College student injured in car crash Chamber of Commerce or at Suburban traveling the door. westbound on Main Street Jake Titus, an 18-year-old finger. undergone numerous Annually, the fundraising approaching Mesa Street. A Lassen Community College According to the gofundme surgeries. concert helps Susanville Best pedestrian was crossing student and a saddle bronc page, he is currently at the Titus, a graduate of Sutter of Broadway raise funds for Main Street outside of a and bareback rider on the UC Davis Medical Center in High School, is majoring in the large and always crosswalk and was allegedly college rodeo team, suffered Sacramento where he has Ag Business at LCC. impressive Best of Broadway struck by the front end of the critical injuries in an Show in March. Suburban. automobile accident during “For me, it’s about families The pedestrian was Christmas break. being able to do Broadway,” transported to a local According to a gofundme said Anderson. “(The hospital where she died of page (gofundme.com/f/team- concert) helps in every facet. her injuries. jake-help-him-fight-for-his-life We’re a nonprofit. With this The investigation is ), Titus suffered critical we’re able to make sure ongoing. injuries when his car was T- everyone can do Broadway.” boned by semi truck on a Along with live music and very foggy morning while he dancing, attendees can enter was visiting family and to win a Traeger Grill Pro 22, friends Sunday, Jan. 4 and there will be a cash bar His injuries include brain hosted by the American bleeding and swelling, a torn Legion, Post 204. There will aortic valve, lacerations to also be a concessions stand. his liver and kidney, multiple Ultimately, this event is fractures in his pelvis, leg, To subscribe to the Times, face and inner ear, a Jake Titus’ vehicle after the collision with a tractor-trailer in the See BOB, page 5A call 530-257-5321 Jake Titus collapsed lung and a missing fog Sunday, Jan. 4. 2A Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 Lassen County Times LHS cornerstone back in place of prominence Makenzie Davis district and the Lassen High there was some debate as to from Watsonville, California, cornerstone, reading Lassen enrolled in a three year News Editor School Alumni Association where to build. After drew the plans, and County High School 1905 was commercial study. [email protected] are glad the stone is back. It reviewing three properties, it submitted three proposals to placed. The new high school The class of 1907, which More than 50 years later, was placed into its nook Dec. was agreed to purchase the the board of trustees. On would not be ready for featured Medford Roop the Lassen High School 23, and will be a feature point Blake property on Main July 13, 1905, the Granite occupancy until October Arnold, was the first four- cornerstone is back where it of the district for years to Street for $2,000, the site Rock Company was awarded 1906. However, 1906 also year class to graduate. In should be. come. where the school still stands the contract to build the brought the first graduates 1968, the original school was Through collective efforts, to this day. school at a cost of $25,670. from Lassen County High torn down, and construction and a little searching, the History of the school W.H. Weeks, an architect On Sept. 23, 1905, the School, seven students began on the new campus. cornerstone of the original According to the Lassen Lassen County High School Union High School District building, built in 1905 and website, discussions demolished in 1968, is back regarding the formation of a on display in the Lassen High high school in Lassen County School main office. were held in 1872; but it “It just belongs here,” said would take 30 years before Donna Morelini, the Lassen the idea came to fruition. High School Alumni “It was not until the spring Association president, who of 1901 when E.W. Hayden, graduated from Lassen High editor of the Lassen School in 1962 and came back Advocate, raised the issue for to teach and coach in 1967. the need of a high school. Often, cornerstones were Hayden proposed a district the reference point for a high school, rather than a building’s construction, and county one. Hayden felt that included the date the all the school districts in the building was erected — as county would not support a this one features the year high school,” read the 1905. website. “In the fall of 1902, The cornerstone has had Hayden again revived the quite a journey since it issue for a high school. This served as the reference stone time he succeeded in for the construction of old generating more interest. In high school. September, John B. Spalding According to Morelini, her and Franklin M. Ward husband found the circulated petitions to have cornerstone when moving the matter placed on the rubble from the demolished ballot for the November school in 1968, the stone was election. On Oct. 2, 1902, moved to her house, then the those petitions were placed The cornerstone from the Lassen County High School, built 1905 and torn down in 1968, is back where it belongs. Visitors to the transportation shop and was before the Lassen County Lassen High School main office can catch a glimpse of the LHS historical artifact.