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June 11, 2013 — Tom Stone, the former Lassen County administrative officer who filed a pair of $1 million wrongful termination suits against Lassen County and the three supervisors who voted to fire him, has a new attorney who has asked the court for permission to file a new amended complaint.

A court hearing on the matter is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 17 in the Lassen County Hall of Justice.

Some of Stone’s more incendiary allegations of violations of his First Amendment rights — that the county discriminated against him because of his Mormon religion and that the free speech rights of he and his wife were violated because he refused to curtail his wife’s involvement with Tea Party politics — are gone.

Monday, June 10, 2013 — Local residents who have any information regarding the whereabouts of Patrick McCarthy, 45, of Doyle, are asked to call the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office.

McCarthy’s family has filed a missing person’s report with the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office. He is described as a Caucasian male, 6’2” tall, weighing 215 pounds. He has brown, short hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen driving a maroon 2004 extended cab Ford Ranger with California license plate number 82362B1.

McCarthy is a Caltrans equipment operator II and works out of the Susanville facility. He called in sick to work June 3, and one of his neighbors saw his truck that afternoon in Doyle. He has not been seen or heard from since.

June 10, 2013 — Lassen High School senior Austin Whiting collects the keys to an immaculate 4-wheel drive 2003 Ford Explorer from Wheels West owner Jason Rieger. Whiting won the car as part of the Sober Graduation celebration held at the Lassen County Fairgrounds just after sunrise Saturday, June 8.

June 10, 2013 — Organizers for the Paul Bunyan Mountain and Blues Festival Parade are accepting entries. Currently, there are 20 entries for the Saturday, July 6 event but there is room for many more. To enter, send an email with contact information to Debbie Christie at drchristie@citlink.net or Diana DesFosses at diana.desfosses@gmail.com. There are no application forms.

The parade organizers would like to finalize the lineup one week before the event. All ideas are considered, including a group of children on decorated bicycles.

The theme for the parade is the same as the centennial events — “100 years of people helping people.” The parade is at 10:30 a.m. and the route is along Ash and Third streets.