Well, it was bound to happen, though it was late in the game. Last year, at the strange intersection of Chestnut Street, Grand Avenue and Paul Bunyan Road sprouted Verizon’s cell tower. It was designed to look a like a tree, but it stands out like the proverbial sore thumb. There are about a dozen cell phone towers designed to look like a evergreen trees in Lassen County. The differences between those and one in Susanville is that they there in forested areas, and do not stand out. So there you have it, the town’s newest landmark.

Tim