Feather publishing rate card

Color Rates:1 color ........................................................ $1002 color ........................................................ $175Full process color .......................................... $300

Contract rates for color available

Ask about special bereavement & non-profit status rates.

Save on combination packages with our hometown weekly newspapers serving all of Plumas and Lassen counties

Depending on your marketing needs, you can buy these papers individually or combine them as a teamto target your sales message to your audience. These award-winning newspapers are proven to be the

area’s most effective way to help your business make money.

BULLETIN, ANY ANY ANY ALLREPORTER OR 2 3 4 6

TIMES PROGRESSIVE RECORD PAPERS PAPERS PAPERS PAPERSOPEN RATES 7.00 6.50 5.75 8.50 9.30 10.00 10.75

4”-10” 6.00 5.50 4.90 6.80 7.60 8.30 8.9011”-30” 5.90 5.40 4.80 6.70 7.50 8.20 8.8031”-50” 5.80 5.30 4.70 6.60 7.40 8.10 8.7051”-80” 5.70 5.20 4.60 6.50 7.30 8.00 8.60Over 81” 5.60 5.10 4.50 6.40 7.20 7.90 8.50

4”-10” 5.60 5.20 4.60 6.70 7.50 8.20 8.8011”-30” 5.50 5.10 4.50 6.60 7.40 8.10 8.7031”-50” 5.40 5.00 4.30 6.50 7.30 8.00 8.6051”-80” 5.30 4.90 4.20 6.40 7.20 7.90 8.50Over 81” 5.20 4.80 4.10 6.30 7.00 7.80 8.40

4”-10” 5.30 5.00 4.30 6.50 7.30 8.00 8.6011”-30” 5.20 4.90 4.20 6.40 7.20 7.90 8.5031”-50” 5.10 4.80 4.10 6.30 7.10 7.80 8.4051”-80” 5.00 4.70 4.00 6.20 7.00 7.70 8.30

OVER 81” 4.90 4.60 3.90 6.10 6.90 7.60 8.20

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Main Offices287 Lawrence St., PO Box B • Quincy, Ca 95971

Phone (530) 283-0800 • Fax (530) [email protected]

Advertising RatesEffective September 2014

CirculationLassen County Times 10,300A legal newspaper serving Lassen County. Established October18, 1978. Published every Tuesday. Delivered by both adultcarriers and periodical mail at Susanville, CA 96130.Adjudicated December 7, 1981; Decree No. 15466.

Feather River Bulletin 2,775A legal newspaper established August 11, 1866, as the PlumasNational (later changed to Plumas National Bulletin, May 16,1892) subsequently changed to its present name May 7, 1931,with which was merged the Plumas Independent (1892-1945)on June 7,1945. Published every Wednesday. Mail deliveredperiodical postal permit at Quincy, CA 95971. Re-adjudicatedApril 6, 1953; Decree No. 4644.

Chester Progressive 2,115A legal newspaper, established June 20, 1946. Published everyWednesday. Mail delivered under periodical postal permit atChester, CA 96020, serving the Lake Almanor area. Adjudicated January 22, 1962; Decree No. 5956.

Portola Reporter 2,175A legal newspaper, established May 1927. Published everyWednesday. Mail delivered under periodical postal permit atPortola, CA 96122. Adjudicated April 5, 1928; Decree No.2497.

Westwood PinePress 750The newest newspaper serving Lassen County and Westwood.Established June 8, 1980. Published every Wednesday anddelivered free in Westwood, Pinetown and Clear Creek.

lndian Valley Record 905A legal newspaper, established November 20, 1930. Publishedevery Wednesday. Mail delivered under periodical postal permitat Greenville, CA 95947. Adjudicated October 27, 1958;Decree No. 5462.

a. Political advertising at regular advertising rates.Must be prepaid.

b. Position charge is 25% for guaranteed position. Policy is to comply with position requests at no extra charge butwith no guarantee. No front page or editorial page advertising.

c. Photos in ads charged a one-time processing fee of $3.50 for each new photo.

Preprint Insert Section Rates:a. Four to eight page inserts average about $60.00 per

1,000. Larger based on weight. Contract rates available.b. Preprints should be in 1/2 fold, based on broadsheet fold.

Classified Advertising:Minimum size -1 col. x 2”- column width 1.181”or 7.1 picas

All ads run in all six newspapers.Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8.60/inchReal Estate Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6.50/inch

Cards of Thanks35 Words or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cash $ 10.00

.25¢ for each additional word over the 35-word limit

Public Notice Advertising(Legal Advertising)a. Rates: each newspaper: Feather River Bulletin,

Indian Valley Record, Chester Progressive, Portola Reporter, Lassen County Times $9.80 per inch, first insertion. $9.20 each subsequent insertion. Minimum charge, any notice $35.00 first insertion. $30.00 each additional week. Fictitious Business Name Statement, $40.00 for four insertions. Notice of Intention to Engage in Sale of Alcoholic Beverages, $40.00 one insertion, $80 for 3 insertions. Legal rates non-commissionable.

ObituariesWe offer free Death Notices and paid Obituaries. PaidObituaries start at $80, and may include a photo for an additional $10.For more information or to arrange for these notices, contact one of our offices during business hours, or [email protected], subject: obit.

Closing TimeClosing date, 4:00 p.m., Thursday. Earlier preceding holidays.

Commission & Cash DiscountLocal rate is non-commissionable. Cash discounts available on prepaid ads at open rates.

Mechanical Measurements:Offset printed, these newspapers are optimum size - 6 columns x 21.5”Column width - 11 picas 9 pt. space between columns; page width - 11.625”

1 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 picas 127/32 inches2 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.9 picas 325/32 inches3 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.6 picas 53/4 inches4 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.3 picas 723/32 inches5 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 picas 921/32 inches6 Col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.9 picas 115/8 inches

A family of six award-winning hometown weeklynewspapers covering Northeastern California’s

Lassen & Plumas counties.

Zone Editions:No zone editions within each newspaper. Advertising may be placed in any newspaper or any combination of papers.

Errors and Omissions:These newspapers, under no condition, accept any responsibility for any loss sustained by an advertiser selling merchandise at an incorrect price.However, if a typographical error is made, which is clearly the fault of Feather Publishing Co., Inc, a letter of correction will be issued to the advertiser. When desired, we will also publish a correction notice in the next issue.

Special Servicesa. Advertising layout - personnel available to assist with layouts at

no cost to advertiser.

b. Clip art service available at no extra cost to advertiser.

c. Proofs will be shown to the advertiser upon request on most sizes,providing they have been submitted by the advance deadline.

d. Complete demographic information available from your account representative covering Plumas & Lassen County retail sales figures and areas of coverage of the six newspapers.

Contract & Copy Informationa. Contracts are available upon request.

b. All copy accepted subject to approval. Beer, wine, liquor and tobacco advertising accepted.

c. Advertising, similar to editorial content, will be slugged “Adv.”

d. Feather Publishing Co., Inc., reserves the right to reject orcensor any advertisement.

e. The advertiser and/or advertising agency agrees to defend and indemnify the publisher against any and all liability, loss or expensesarising from claims of libel, unfair competition, unfair trade practices, infringement of trademarks, copyrights, trade names patents or proprietary rights or violations of rights of privacy resulting from the publication of the advertiser’s advertisement.

Feather Publishing produces a number of special supplements inserted into our newspapers,

plus these special products are distributed in our communities and beyond:

• Plumas-Lassen Connection Telephone Directory — The area’smost comprehensive phone book, is distributed to every home andbusiness in Lassen, Plumas, and parts of Sierra counties.

• Plumas County Visitor’s Guide — is published annually in Apriland is distributed throughout the year throughout Lassen, Plumasand parts of Sierra counties..

• Lassen County Visitor’s Guide — is published annually in Mayand is distributed throughout the year throughout Lassen, Plumasand parts of Sierra counties.

• Plumas County Dining Guide — is published annually in Mayand is distibuted throughout the year.

• Websites: plumasnews.com and lassennews.com — We arecommitted in our efforts to continue to be the leading news sourcefor Lassen and Plumas counties; in whatever fashion readers chooseto receive it. Breaking news stories are posted as they happen, whileselected news and features from our newspapers, including theclassified ads, are updated weekly on our Web sites.

Banner ads at the top of pages along with box ads are available ona variery of our Web site pages and can be targeted to your customers’interests.

eather Publishing Co., Inc.

A combined readership of more than 50,000**Based on average of 3 readers per household.

Lassen County Times100 Grand Avenue

Susanville, CA 96130-4405(530) 257-5321

Fax (530) 257-0408e-mail: [email protected]

Feather River BulletinPO Box B • 287 Lawrence St

Quincy, CA 95971-3550(530) 283-0800


Portola Reporter96 E. Sierra Ave.

Portola, CA 96122-9606 (530) 832-4646


Chester ProgressivePO Box 557 • 135 Main St., #C

Chester, CA 96020-9998(530) 258-3115


Westwood PinePressPO Drawer 790

Westwood, CA 96137-0814(530) 256-2277

e-mail: [email protected]

Indian Valley RecordPO Box 469

Greenville, CA 95947-0469(530) 284-7800


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