They provide hamburgers for all the Senior Lunches and for the shut-in’s. They look forward to it so much each year!
Alturas Lions BBQ for the Senior Center for their Father’s Day lunch

They provide hamburgers for all the Senior Lunches and for the shut-in’s. They look forward to it so much each year!
Come join the Surprise Valley Agriculture Advisory Committee to raise funds at the 8th Annual Pig, Swig & Jig on Saturday, September 21st at the Surprise Valley Veterans Hall. All proceeds benefit the Surprise Valley […]
By Lawrence Rinder Dave Muller, Drinking Trees, 2024 Studio 540, Modoc County’s premier contemporary art gallery, is excited to announce Julie D’Amario: The Peace of Wild Places and Drawn from Nature, featuring work by Colter […]
Modoc Fire Safe Council-Facebook The chill could not dampen the energy of the first graders from Alturas Elementary who opened this year’s Children’s Forest spring field trips. A 7-year-old’s earnest question—whether parents were allowed inside […]
By: Lisa Craig On April 11, 2025, over a hundred Indigenous youth gathered at the UC Davis campus for the Transform Your Future Youth Conference, a significant event aimed at informing students about college life […]
The Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce is at it again with a dedicated group of volunteers working hard to resurrect those magical Friday nights on Main Street in Cedarville. Plans are in the works to […]
The CalVada History Museum is on the move—literally. After outgrowing its original home in a former ranger station, the museum is relocating to a larger space on Main Street, allowing for an expanded display of […]
Doors open at 6:00 pm. Graduation practice for the Seniors will be at 10 am along with Graduate Brave BBQ.
Elizabeth Kiser reading at Lookout Library site. AmeriCorps members in Modoc County have been busy hosting events for local families and care providers since last fall. The director of First 5 Modoc, Nicole Hinton, expressed […]
By Chelsea Bacon Modoc High School is set to implement a new phone policy on Aug. 14 to minimize distractions and foster a more focused learning environment for students. The decision comes after careful planning […]
A Modoc County resident has been charged with murder in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a Surprise Valley woman, marking the first fentanyl-related murder case in Modoc County. Dirk Aalpoel, 33, of Fort […]
Third Cutting Alfalfa Grown by Bushey Custom Farming & Haying. By: Shaelene Tims With fertilizer prices rising, Modoc County farmers are adjusting their strategies to maintain profitable alfalfa crops. Local agricultural expert Simarjeet Singh from […]
Seeing growth in Modoc is a beautiful and exciting thing!
Programs are available in Alturas, Surprise Valley, and Tulelake, with both full-time and part-time slots offered. Applications can be picked up at the MCOE office or downloaded from modoccoe.org. Eligibility and priority for enrollment are […]
Opening at Studio 540 By Lawrence Rinder Studio 540, Modoc County’s premier contemporary art gallery, will present two concurrent exhibitions Helen Valborg: Odyssey and Mary Dayhoff: The Carter Reservoir Herd, from July 5 to 28, […]
Junior Livestock Sale and BBQ took place last Friday. It was a night of fun, donations, and laughter. The highlight for many was the first annual auction of a lamb for the Frank Estill Scholarship […]
By: Lawrence Rinder Surprise Valley Culture and Arts is excited to present Hunter Noack’s In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild. The concert, which is free to residents of Modoc County, will take place […]