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Long Valley Charter School students Trevor Morris, back left row, Kylie Lorton, Faith Henderson, Ryan Bowen, Keana Hamilton, middle left row, Melissa Evans, Valerie Dixon, Violet Giese, Thea Ausmus, front left row, Annmarie Davis, Jazlyn Brussatoi and Robert Cuevas show their support for Sandy Hook Elementary School by creating and publishing a book for them. Photo submitted

May 28, 2013 — Wanting to do something for those affected by a deadly school shooting, Long Valley Charter School junior high school students created a book to send to them.

May 28, 2013 — A frustrated Bob Pyle, Lassen County’s District 1 Supervisor wants a face to face meeting with Lassen National Forest Service officials to discuss the service’s Travel Management Plans.

For the past several years the board has expressed its dissatisfaction with the plan that removes some roads from public use — and it created the coordination counsel to gather interested parties together to help resolve the issue.

Pyle brought the matter up during the unagendized reports portion of the Lassen County Board of Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday, May 21.

Temblor centered near Canyon Dam followed by dozens of aftershocks

  The earth moved in Plumas County last week, and it was felt as far away as San Francisco.

Bottles and cans lie smashed open on the floor after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook them off shelves into the aisles at Wally’s Peninsula Market in Lake Almanor on May 23.  Wally’s wine room was also heavily damaged by the earthquake, but employees worked through the night to clean up the mess and opened their doors early Friday morning.Photo courtesy Wally’s Peninsula Market

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake, centered near Canyon Dam, struck at 8:47 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. The temblor was followed by dozens of aftershocks, including a 4.9 jolt at 1:10 a.m. Friday.

  It was the largest earthquake to hit area in nearly 40 years.

  No injuries were reported. But the quake caused power outages, minor structural damage and rock slides and caused things to fall off of shelves.

  Plumas County Office of Emergency Services Director Jerry Sipe said up to 600 homes in the Lake Almanor area were without power for several hours.