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The Alumni and Friends Jazz Ensemble closes the 11th annual Plumas Jazz Night with a stellar performance of five tunes, including an original composition by Greenville music teacher Jim Norman.Photos by Laura Beaton

  Feet tapped, heads bobbed and fingers snapped in time to the music performed April 22 at the 11th annual Plumas Jazz Night in Quincy.

  The event, held at the Town Hall Theatre, was a collaborative effort between Quincy, Greenville and Chester high school jazz bands and the Chester jazz choir, which led off the night’s entertainment.

Chester High School Principal Scott Cory (left) and coach Terry Hernandez (right) watch proudly as senior wrestler Rocklin Loranger signs his letter of intent with Northern State University’s wrestling program April 19. Photo courtesy Paige Broglio

Samantha P. Hawthorne

  Chester High School wrestler Rocklin Loranger signed his national letter of intent with Northern State University’s Division II wrestling program April 19.

  Division II is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association — the school’s current year overall record is 5-11.

  Under wrestling coach Pat Timm’s instruction, Loranger will begin his college career in the 2013-14 season in the middle weight class. He currently weighs in at 141 pounds.

  There are few things that more aptly represent the caring fabric of our community than the regular community suppers that take place in the county.

  Especially in the last several years, when times have been tough for many of us, the suppers have offered relief from hunger — not just hunger of the belly, but hunger of the heart. For many, the gathering represents an important social event, offering fellowship and camaraderie.