A ghost town

Afew days ago I wrote on this blog that rumor had it our one and only bank was to close it's doors in 90 days. In our weekly newspaper, the Lassen County Times, that is delivered on Tuesdays in Susanville and Wednesdays in Westwood confirmed that rumor when I opened it up this morning.
As you can imagine the town is freaking out! I could go on and on about how bad I along with others in this town think this is going to be. What will happen to this town now is getting more apparent. We will be a ghost town before to long.
No pharmacy
No Drs.
Now no bank!
Add to that they even shut down 2 continuation schools in our little town. I do not see us making it. It is sad. Westwood is a beautiful town with great fishing,hunting, boating, skiing, both water and snow, and the town I chose to raise my sons in 30 years ago is going straight to hell.
I am sooo worried.
I better stop now as I really could write a whole blog on what's going on here.
Todays picture(s) is our one and only soon to close bank.

 

  

 

Westwood Family Practice shut it's doors

This is the straw that I believe has the ability to make our town, Westwood, Ca. a ghost town. Just this year in this blog I wrote and showed my readers Westwood Family Practice, darn near brand new, we NEEDED a bigger clinic and were all grateful it was built.
Well earlier this year this town closed out pharmacy. A terrible thing to do considering it is 21 miles over a mountain pass to the town of Susanville, or 13 miles to Chester, Ca. a diferent county and not the greatest road to travel in the winter.
Our community is made up of older folk and young families with little babies/kids. This was a real hard ship for all.
Back to my story
On July 31st they closed our clinic here in Westwood due to budget cuts. I do not see our town making it through this. It is much to hard to travel to the 2 towns listed above in the winter for our aging and our young families.
Yep, I fear this is the straw.
Our town will become a ghost town.
The Westwood rumor mill says the bank, our only bank has 90 days to close its doors. Of course that is a rumor and perhaps a later post.

 

Empty parking lot

Still looks brand new!

Well Hell, That's because it is still brand new.

What a terrible shame!