April 1, is not only April Fool’s Day, but the official date of Lassen County’s creation. More on that later on April 1.

Since it kind of the doldrums of this time of year, I was thinking of maybe combining the two events and just a have fun jovial celebration on that date.  During the early 1900s around these parts, it was not unusual for some fraternal organization or individual(s) to come up with some wild themes like in 1914 the “Parade of Horribles.”

The possibilities are endless. May be an organization would sponsor a fund raising dinner the night before which would culminate with the coronation of the next day’s Fool for the Day. Get the legal community involved and they could select a “court jester” to accompany the Fool for the Day to promote various community projects. Let’s not stop there, engage law enforcement community to select a Bailiff to accompany that duo. Make it a community wide event, tap into the students at Lassen College for their creativity among other things. After all, we could use a day of merriment and hi jinx. We could use a Tom Foolery Day.

I am open to any comments and/or suggestions.

Tim