Having a front row seat on the porch of my Loyalton residence affords me the opportunity to witness many events. Living near Hwy. 49 provides some additional treats with occasional traffic from elsewhere hitting town.
I witness the almost daily occurrence of people pulling over before or after the RR crossing to check their navigation device for the correct directions. I nearly forgot how to give an out of towner directions to my house the other day. Saying "drive through town, turn right just after the RR tracks, take the 1st left and look for the house I described to you" after your drive from Sierraville seemed so "last century" to me. Recently, I gave an Amazon driver directions to a house the he, literally, had driven by at least twice. A walk by that house later in the day verified that it clearly had it's address on the outside.
People walking dogs and visa versa gives me a glimpse into pet ownership in Loyalton. I'm sure everyone has their own visual images.
The daily routines, including Sundays, for package delivery services like UPS, Fed-Ex and Amazon out of Reno seem to always begin in my neighborhood.
Local school buses and truckers unfamiliar with the town stopping at the RR crossing on Hwy. 49. I often attempt to calculate the fuel that would have been saved if those vehicles just keep going the speed limit instead of stopping. How many decades has Loyalton not had a rail spur? And there's still RR track insignia up?
The, almost daily, except Sundays, vehicle sounds made by people up at 4:30-6 a.m. departing for their job in other places. The commuter parking area across from Leonard's is, sometimes, quite full.
Lee May
Hi Nichole,
Just want to thank the United States Forest Service for finding the best artists in the country for helping Smokey the Bear teach us about fire control.
Thank you,
SueAnn Burnam
Loyalton
Editor,
It is interesting to note that religious folks and Magaheads have a thing against science. Well, most of us here in the good old USA are alive today because of science. We are living a predictable comfortable life because vaccines, antibiotics, proven surgical techniques, the safety stuff on cars have generally kept many of us outa the casket. Other stuff that scientists study are hydraulics, weather, stem cells, a whole brigade of really interesting things. The thing about science is one scientists figures that up is down and then another bunch of scientists prove that down is up. In other words it's not faith it is facts. And facts, not faith have created this safe, comfortable, predicable western world that is so damn nice. I would love to have been a Doctor or scientists but ya gotta have a little more smarts than I have to be so.
Don McKechnie
Sierraville, Sparks, and a beautiful Sierra Valley
Summertime
Dear Sierra Booster,
I am forwarding the attached narrative about the Nancy Selvage legal case. Ms. Selvage is the Plumas County HR director, who was indicted on three felony counts on November 16, 2023.
On March 25, 2025, Ms. Selvage plead “no contest” to a single criminal charge count 1 (a Government Code 1090 violation) and the other 2 counts were dismissed. She has not been found guilty or admitted guilt to any of the charges.
Prior to her sentencing hearing on May 16, 2025, Assistant District Attorney Brian Hagan, the prosecutor, filed a Motion to deduct Ms. Selvage vacation/sick leave pay from the restitution portion of her sentence.
At the May 16, 2025 hearing, Ms. Selvage attorney, Eric Acevedo, argued that Hagen's actions changed the plea deal and Superior Court Judge Karen Dixon (visiting from Siskiyou County), scheduled a hearing on July 10, 2025 to address both the restitution issue and sentencing.
This case is not over, so I am forwarding Ms. Selvage story to you. I have been following this case and what is said in the attached story has the ring of truth plus it conveys important information that should be presented to the public.
Thank you.
Linda Judge
(See the narrative on sierrabooster.com)
Here is my renewal for another 2 years of The Sierra Booster. I appreciate all your hard work.
Sierra Valley memories keep me going!
Sincerely,
Mary Hanrahan
Redding, CA
