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Volume XV Issue 75 | Friday, November 11th, 2022

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Well, this seems a little early…

Dispatches from the Lucky Land of Lassen


by Jeremy Couso

SusanvilleStuff Editor and Publisher


Today is Veterans Day, a day where we honor all current and former members of our Armed Services. The greatness of our country, and our freedom, is built on the firm foundation of their courage and sacrifice.


Thank you. Thank you for your service to our country. Thank you to those that have the courage to do things that not all of us can.


I owe you.

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Winter? Already?


Winter arrived in Susanville with a mighty ker-splunk this week, bringing with it heavy, wet snow that stuck around for about a day before quickly melting into a slushy, muddy, goopy mess.


Then the clouds broke, and it all froze solid. We all know what they say about the weather in Susanville…


The storm was hard on trees around town. The heavy snow came so much earlier in the season than normal, and a lot of trees still had their full complement of leaves, so the white stuff clung to the foliage, creating weights that were impossible for the branches to bear.

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I don’t know who took this awesome picture, which was posted by the City of Susanville. It perfectly illustrates what the poor trees were up against, holding a ton of snow and ice on green leaves the morning after the storm. Kudos to the City Public Works crew for cleaning everything up so quickly.


Branches snapped and fell throughout Susanville, and friends in the valley tell me that Janesville and Milford suffered the same arboreal fate.


I absolutely love winter in Susanville – until about December – every year. After that I’m ready for Spring again.


Hey, Did You Hear? Somebody Won the Lottery


There are few things that capture the attention and imaginations of Susanville folks like finding out someone in town just won the lottery! I have seen news of forest fires take longer to spread than the word that someone bought a winning lotto ticket at Susanville Supermarket last week.


I think within minutes of the numbers being drawn the news had gone ‘local viral’ and everybody was wondering just who had drawn 5 out of 6 numbers in the big Powerball thingy.


Susanville started getting mentioned in new stories all over the country on Monday, as headlines screamed out that some lucky local resident was, “one number short of the $1.6 billion jackpot.”


Which, if you ask me, is kind of a glass-half-empty summation of the whole situation. After all, they won a million, but have to keep reading stories about how they were one number away from a billion.


Who is it? Do we know them? Are we related? The whole town was abuzz for several days with people talking about the amount of the prize and what they would do with the money if they won.


Hurray the election is over!


Just a public service reminder that Susanville municipal code 17.128.160, covering temporary noncommercial signs, says that all of these political signs around town, “shall be removed no later than ninety (90) days after it is erected, or ten (10) days following the date of the event, campaign, promotion, election or other activity to which the sign pertains, whichever first occurs.”


Veterans Day Parade


Susanville always has an amazing Veterans Day Parade, and this year looks to be no exception. The parade will start at the fairgrounds at 11:00 and go up Main Street to the Veterans Hall, where there will be a short program and lunch.


The parade rivals the annual Fair Parade in size, and features lots of local folks and organizations paying tribute to our veterans. It is one of those Susanville events that we love to take pictures of each year and Marshel, and I will be there with our cameras. We’ll have a big gallery of photos for you next week.


Assembly of God Thanksgiving


Here is something cool you can do! If you shop at Susanville Supermarket and you have extra ‘Turkey Bucks’ that you are not going to use this year, how about you send them to James and Ronda Hall at the Assembly of God Church?


They use the Turkey Bucks to buy turkeys for the church’s free Thanksgiving Dinner and they could always use some more. A LOT more. Like, send them all you have.


You can mail your extra Turkey Bucks to the church at 473-465 Richmond Road or drop them off with Ronda Hall at Public Health. It’s a really wonderful thing they do at the church each Thanksgiving and even a few extra Turkey Bucks will help a lot.


Have a terrific weekend everybody!

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Veterans Day Parade Happens

at 11:00a.m. Today on Main Street


Today, November 11th, is Veterans Day, a day set aside as both a state and federal holiday to honor those who have served or are serving in the American military.


The holiday was originally established to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the treaty with Germany that effectively ended World War One. The Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.


In 1953 a Kansas shoe salesman named Al King lobbied Congress to expand the holiday to celebrate all veterans, not just those who had fought in World War One.


President Eisenhower signed the changes into law in May of 1954 and Congress replaced the word ‘Armistice’ with ‘Veterans’ later that same year. Since then the holiday has been known simply as Veterans Day.


Here in Susanville we will celebrate Veterans Day with a parade on Main Street and a presentation at the Memorial Hall across from Lassen High.

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The parade starts at Dollar Tree, 2545 Main Street, at 10:40 and will proceed up Main Street beginning at 11:00a.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, William Davidson Post 2381 is hosting indoor activities at the Veterans Memorial Hall that will start at 11:11a.m. The event is open to the public.

Lassen College Athletes Serving

Up Breakfast for Veterans and Families


For the ninth year the Lassen College Men’s Baseball team will be honoring local veterans and their families with a free breakfast before Susanville’s Veterans Day parade and activities on November 11th.


The event will be held at Community Church on Numa Road, beginning at 7:30a.m.


All veterans and their family members are welcome to attend and enjoy a free and full homestyle breakfast.

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For more information contact Glen Yonan at gyonan@lassencollege.edu or call 1.530.251.8815.

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The old railbridge at Devil’s Corral before construction of the new auto bridge in 1923

Final Link in New Highway Completed

Susanville and Westwood Dedicate $40,000 Bridge

November 11, 1923


The final link in the Susanville-Westwood highway was completed here Sunday when more than 1,200 people attended the dedication of a new $40,000 bridge.


Assemblyman Art J. Mathews, Judge H. D. Burroughs, Joe Hunter, county supervisor, M. E. Ditmeyer, secretary of the Lassen Volcanic -national park, Jules Alexander and S. C. Mitchell made brief speeches.


Music was furnished by the Red River Lumber company’s band of 40 pieces from Westwood.


This new bridge marks one of the largest engineering moves in the highway work of northern California as it serves to complete a three-way span in eliminating a steep grade to the present bridge.


It also eliminates a dangerous crossing on the Westwood line of the Southern Pacific company and serves as a crossing to the Susan River All of this despite the fact that the structure is less than 200 feet in length.


Pioneers and modern day motorists will place the old Devil’s Corral detour into history. That bridge, constructed across Devil’s Corral, dates back to immigrant days when pioneers were often forced to turn back with their wagon trains in the days of the gold rush due to the perpendicular walls of the lava rock formation on the banks of the Susan River.


The bridge was designed by bridge engineers of the Highway Commission.

If you are a fan of our daily history stories you should join the Lassen Historical Society! It's a fun way to be a part of our county's rich history. When you sign up you'll receive regular Historical Society newsletters with interesting stories and information. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in area history.

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The SusanvilleStuff Team


Jeremy Couso

Owner, Publisher and Editor

Marshel Couso

Owner and General Manager

Ray Couso

Sales and Retention Consultant

Susan Couso

Feature Writer

Terra Avilla

Feature Writer

Shelley Bennett

Feature Writer

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You too could win a large one-topping pizza from the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory locations just by entering our weekly giveaway!


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