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If you’ve ever wondered if there is anything beyond our solar system, you have a once in a lifetime opportunity to team up with actual scientists and explore the world beyond. Four Lassen County residents have already signed on as a team and they are looking for others with an interest in the great beyond to join them.

Jim Reichle, Rueben Mahnke, Buck Bateson
 and Kevin Sweeney are science enthusiasts participating in the Research and Education Cooperative Occultation Network (RECON) citizen science research project aimed at exploring the outer solar system.

Funded by the National Science FoundationDivision of Astronomical Sciences, the project involves teachers, students, amateur astronomers and community members from across the Western United States who will conduct coordinated telescope observations to measure the sizes of asteroids in orbits well beyond the planet Saturn.

Susanville Supermarket employees gather in the produce section for a photograph as the locally owned store celebrates its 20th anniversary of service to the community. Photo by Aura Whittaker

Susanville’s Hometown Proud IGA store, Susanville Supermarket celebrates 20 years in business with a host of store promotions to share with its customers.

But as owners Rick and Anna Stewart celebrate a successful 20 years, they give all the credit to their employees and their customers.

 “We’re proud to be here, and we really want to thank the community for letting us build our lives here and be part of this community,” Rick said. “This building is just four block walls. What makes the difference is the people who work here and the customers who shop here. In the past 20 years we’ve really made an effort to make Susanville our home. As a result, we’ve been able to provide hundreds of jobs that provide a living wage and the opportunity for kids to go to college, the opportunity for young people to develop their work skills, and more importantly their work ethic. One of the things I’m most proud of is we were able to come in and conduct business in such a fashion that it wasn’t just about the bottom line. It never has been.”

Visiting Lassen County Superior Court Judge C. Anders Holmer granted a continuance in the $1 million wrongful termination case brought by Tom Stone, the former Lassen County administrative officer during a hearing in the Lassen County Hall of Justice Tuesday, April 30.

Stone told the court health issues had forced his Reno-based attorney, Treva Hearne to retire unexpectedly due to various medical issues and he had no idea what the legal process was. He said at her advice they filed a document April 4 in which Stone became his own attorney. Stone said both he and Hearne were seeking another attorney to represent him in the matter, but the effort “put the ball in my court to change horses in midstream.”

Holmer asked Stone if he had read and understood the request by Lassen County’s attorney Kathleen Williams, and he said he had, but he had to research to find out what a demurrer meant. He asked the court to grant him time to find a qualified attorney who was willing to come to Lassen County to represent him.

May 6, 2013 — A 17-year-old juvenile is under arrest for allegedly taking items from parked vehicles in Susanville early Monday morning.

The police did not identify the young man, but according to a press release from the Susanville Police Department, he was booked into the Lassen County Juvenile Detention Facility, and the case has been referred to the juvenile division of the Lassen County Probation Department.