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34 graduate from Chester High School Class of 2013

Tossing their caps and laughing aloud with joy, the Chester High School Class of 2013 exemplifies all that is good in small-town America. Photo by M. Kate West

M. Kate West

Staff Writer

6/20/2013

Nostalgia for days past and underlying excitement for what the future might bring marked the emotional graduation of the Chester High School Class of 2013.

The obvious bond the 34 graduates have formed over the years was evidenced with the fact that 20 of them had traveled down the same memory lane from kindergarten through grade 12. “The rest we have adopted,” a graduate said.

Memorial services scheduled for smokejumper Luke Sheehy

6/17/2013 Update 4 p.m.:

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All who cared about Luke Sheehy — a Lassen County firefighter and smokejumper who died June 10 from injuries he suffered while fighting a wildfire on the Modoc National Forest — are invited to honor his life at two memorial services this weekend.

Doug Sheehy, Luke’s father, said the family invites everyone who loved and cared about Luke to attend a Day of Honor at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at Walker Mansion in Westwood. Food and refreshments will be provided.

The wildland firefighting community also presents a Memorial Service at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at the Redding Civic Center.

Doug Sheehy said a Luke Sheehy donation account has been opened at U.S. Bank in Susanville for those who would like to make a donation in his son’s memory.

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Plumas National Forest fire restrictions go into effect June 15

Feather Publishing

6/15/2013

Fire restrictions will go into effect June 15 within the Plumas National Forest (public land) according to Earl Ford, forest supervisor. “We’re a couple of weeks early this year because of hot weather and dry woody fuel conditions,” he noted.

Delimbinator makes its West Coast debut

Debra Moore

Staff Writer

6/13/2013

Logger Randy Pew feeds logs into the “delimbinator,” a machine that can delimb and debark several logs at a time. Pew demonstrated the machine’s capabilities to representatives from the Forest Service and the timber industry June 5. Photo by Debra Moore

Forest Service personnel and timber industry leaders gathered June 5 just north of Graeagle to get their first look at the “delimbinator” — a device that can delimb a grapple full of logs at one time.

Susanville smokejumper killed fighting wildfire in Modoc County

Feather Publishing

6/11/2013

The U.S. Forest Service confirmed Tuesday that a firefighter was killed while fighting a lightning-strike fire in the Modoc National Forest on Monday.

According to Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, 28-year-old smokejumper Luke Sheehy was killed after being struck by a dead tree just before 5 p.m.