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Firefighters gain upper hand on Panther Fire

Monday, May 6 — The Panther Fire in Tehama County burned 6,864 acres and was 60 percent contained as of Monday morning

The fire started the morning of May 1 in a rugged area of the Deer Creek Canyon north of Butte Meadows and Highway 32.Strong winds pushed the fire up steep slopes and the fire had grown to over 6,000 acres by Friday morning.

The fire moved north into the Mill Creek Drainage while east winds pushed the fire to the west into the Ishi Wilderness.

6,400 acre Panther Fire burns out of control in Tehama County

The 6,400 acre Panther Fire is burning out of control in Tehama County and sending smoke into Plumas and Lassen Counties. The map also shows the 75 acre Cedar Fire burning a few miles south of Butte Meadows in Butte County.

May 3, 2013 - Smoke from the Panther Fire in Tehama County is drifting in the Almanor Basin and other areas of Plumas and Lassen Counties. The Panther Fire started Wednesday morning and by Friday morning had grown to over 6,400 acres.

CalFire and the Forest Service are battling the blaze with 81 fire engines and 14 dozers, 7 helicopters and 16 handcrews. Handcrews will be key in this effort since much of the area the fire is burning in is too steep and rugged for fire engines and even dozers. The fire is only 10 percent contained.

Tickets available for Soroptimists’ Margarita Fest

Robbie McCracken, left, and Jamie Burns, of Leslie’s Jewelry, are all smiles shaking up specialty margaritas during last year’s Margarita Fest. The second annual event, hosted by the Soroptimist International of Susanville, is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 10 at Jensen Hall at the Lassen County Fairgrounds.

May 3, 2013 — If you love Mexican food and margaritas or helping out a local cause then get your ticket for the second annual Margarita Fest presented by the Soroptimist International of Susanville.

Police department investigating assault case

May 2, 2013 — The Susanville Police Department is investigating an alleged assault that occurred in the early morning of Tuesday, April 30.

According to a press release from the police department, at approximately 1 a.m. officers responded to an apartment complex in the 700 block of Hall Street on a report of a prior assault.

When officers arrived on scene, they contacted a 32-year-old man who reported he had been assaulted about 30 minutes prior by several men while he was walking in the 1600 block of Fifth Street.

Indian taco dinner and bingo, May 4

May 2, 2013 — Doyle Days will kick off on May 4 with a Veterans of Foreign Wars Indian Taco fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6356, located in Herlong.

Bingo starts at 7 p.m.

For more information on this or other Doyle Days events, call 827-3459.

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