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The St. Baldrick’s BaldGames event began as a way to show solidarity for children battling cancer. Here a child takes part in a St. Baldrick’s fundraiser. Photo by Amias Photography

April 22, 2013 — It’s probably safe to say there is no one whose life has not been touched by cancer. It could be a sister, parent, friend or co-worker who has it. It could be us. It’s particularly heartbreaking when the victim is a child.

Lassen High School senior Ashley Arey takes a break between sessions.	One of the groups during the college orientation met in the Learning Center where Educational Opportunity Programs and Services counselor Tom Rogers gave them an overview of college resources. Photos by Jordan Clary

April 20, 2013 — Every year Lassen Community College provides an orientation for Lassen County high school seniors. This year students from throughout the county and Modoc High School attended the orientation.

April 18, 2013 — Lassen County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Second Amendment and the people's right to keep and bear arms at its Tuesday, April 9 meeting, but the original wording of the resolution drew some sharp criticism from a Westwood couple.

    Eileen Spencer presented a letter to the board questioning the resolution's language that the board “cannot abide by any order, provision law or agency initiative that violates the protections of the Second Amendment.”

April 17, 2013 — A well-known proverb says we learn who our friends really are when hard times hit. And when the ones who count rally around you, support you and encourage you through those difficulties, you know you are truly blessed. That’s something Jerome Thomas has learned during the past year at Lassen College.