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June 13, 2013  — Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado is hosting a collection drive for citizens that have been affected by the recent fires.

Financial donations will help the food bank feed the thousands of people displaced from their homes and the hundreds who lost their homes to the fire.

To make a text donation, text “Donate” to 41010 and a $10 donation will appear on your next phone bill. Message and data rates apply.

Wednesday, June 12 — A Susanville man was arrested on multiple charges including assault on a peace officer with a simulated firearm, resisting an officer with violence and discharging a pellet gun in a negligent manner after a several hour standoff, Tuesday, June 11.

Joseph Adair, 45, was booked into the Lassen County Jail and is being held on a $15,000 bail.

According to a press release from the Susanville Police Department,  at approximately 8 p.m. officers responded to the 500 block of Woodside Way on a report of a subject who had barricaded himself in his residence and was threatening suicide.

June 12, 2013 — Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently issued the following statement regarding the death of United States Forest Service Firefighter Luke Sheehy:

“Anne and I were saddened to learn of the death of firefighter Luke Sheehy, a young man who devoted his life to protecting his fellow Californians. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.”

Sheehy, 28, of Susanville, was fatally injured by a section of a falling tree at the scene of a lightning-sparked wildland fire in the Modoc National Forest — 15 miles southeast of the community of Alturas.

Playing bluegrass music is a family affair for the Andersons who are among the 13 featured performers at the Susanville Bluegrass Festival scheduled for Thursday, June 20 through Sunday, June 23.

Natural Drift, whose inaugural album received rave reviews, will be performing at the Susanville Bluegrass Festival. Photos submitted

June 12, 2013 — Set in the beautiful landscape of the Lassen County Fairgrounds, the upcoming Susanville Bluegrass Festival provides a unique, summer event for locals and music enthusiasts alike.