Volume XVI Issue 194

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

“We are excited to bring a Bloody Mary bar and Mimosa bar to the T&A for the first time ever,” explains event organizer Christy Rose. “We will have a large assortment of items that you can add to your Bloody Mary. It will be set up so the customers can use a skewer stick to add as many items as they can fit. For the Mimosa bar we plan to have a variety of juices and fresh fruits to add to their Mimosas. We also have some fun treats that can be added to their Mimosas. It will be a special day to honor all mothers and to remember our matriarch, Carmela Surian, who kept the T&A alive for 67 years."

The Surian family has proudly owned and operated the T&A Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant since 1946 and Christy recounts the history of the business.

“Seventy-eight years ago Frank Tonin ‘Toni’ and Al Surian had a vision to build a bar business. Shortly after that Toni passed away. Al and his wife, Carmela, bought the business from Toni’s widow and continued to run the business. Their son, Gino, has been involved in the business since he was a young boy and now he is going to retire.”

You are invited to come celebrate the longest owned and operated family business in Susanville and send Gino into retirement in style.

Here is a schedule of events.

• May 2nd 8:00p.m. Pool Tournament, sign-ups at 7:30p.m.
• May 4th 9:00p.m. Cinco de Mayo Party with DJ Mikey V.
• May 5th 9:00a.m. Cribbage Tournament, sign-up now.
• May 7th 6:30p.m. Open Mic Night.
• May 9th 8:00p.m. BINGO night.
• May 10th 9:00p.m. T&A Closing Party, DJ D-Turp.
• May 11th 2:00p.m. Gino’s Retirement Party.
• May 12th 9:00a.m. Bloody Mary Bar, Mimosa Bar, Mother’s Day Brunch at the restaurant. (reservations recommended)

The bar will close on May 15th. The restaurant will remain open under Chef Brian Rose.

We asked Gino Surian was asked about his lifelong commitment to the family business this is what he said.

“I was only 11 years old when my dad passed away and my mom did not speak English, because I was the oldest child, I had to help my mom with things pertaining to the business. While I was going to college I would come home on the weekends and work. After I graduated from UNR I returned to Susanville to help her with the business. My mom continued to be a part of the daily operations of the business until she passed away nine years ago.”

“In the past 65 years that I have been involved in the business, I have met a lot of interesting people, from all walks of life. I have met musicians, professional athletes, celebrities, famous people, people from every state and from a lot of different countries. The people I have met have been the best part of my job. I have made a lot of lifetime friends and have a lot of acquaintances from the bar. Many out-of-towners come back year after year to stop in and catch up as they travel through Susanville.”

Gino is looking forward to retirement and he says, “I haven’t had a lot of time to think about what I will do but I look forward to having more time with family, especially my great-grandchildren and my wife. We will do some traveling and I am sure I will pick up a few hobbies to keep me busy.”

He closed with, “I cannot thank the community enough for supporting my family for seventy-eight years. We would not have been in business this long without the support of the community.”

Zaengles Carpet One Floor & Home



How is it already May? This year has been flying by so quickly for the Zaengles crew, but, Vignette Manager/Sales Associate Lindsey Smith says, “we definitely haven’t forgotten what happens every year for us in May! That’s right, it’s time for our Annual Anniversary Sale!”

For the past 12 years, Lindsey explains, Zaengles has been grateful and honored to offer the people of Lassen and Plumas counties an abundance of high quality furniture retailers, mattresses, floor coverings and everything in between.

“But we asked ourselves, why not have multiple sales going instead of just one? So we decided to combine our Anniversary Sale with a Memorial Day sale and keep it going all month long.”

“We are currently overstocked with merchandise! So finding that trending style of upholstery or your specific style of accessories will be a breeze with plenty of savings along the way come say hello to our team of non-commission based sales associates and cash-in on some amazing deals all month long at Zaengles Floor and Home! Because here, we help customers turn their houses into homes, one room at a time, every single day.”

Is something noteworthy happening with your business? Let us know about it! Each Thursday morning, we present a round-up of interesting news from the Lassen County

business scene and we want to hear from you. E-mail your business news

to Marshel at mcouso@susanvillestuff.com.

LCC President Carie Comacho with Presidents from participating colleges. – photo provided

Chico State and LCC Sign Agreement to Support Transfer Student Success

Chico State and seven community colleges came together April 29th, 2024, in an incredible demonstration of solidarity to support the educational dreams of transfer students from across the North State region.

President Steve Perez and leadership from Butte College, College of the Siskiyous, Feather River College, Lassen Community College, Shasta College, Woodland Community College and Yuba College signed Memoranda of Understanding to formalize dual admission and streamlined transfer for students interested in pursuing their bachelor’s degree at Chico State.

This guaranteed admission and accompanying support mechanisms lay the groundwork to simplify and ease transfer students’ pathways to pursue four-year degrees, credentials, and further education within their region.

The benefits of the collaboration include that Chico State guarantees admission to students from those seven colleges as long as they meet minimum eligibility requirements and apply by published deadlines; Chico State will extend a dual admission program invitation through the Transfer Success Pathway to eligible first-time, first-year applicants at the end of their high school career after being denied admission; that each college will establish a mechanism for early identification of students who are interested in transferring and schedule a Chico State campus tour for those students; and that Chico State educational opportunities will be promoted at the individual community college campuses.

Carie Camacho, Interim Superintendent/President, Lassen Community College stated “We’re very excited to continue our partnership, with the addition of guaranteed admission. It truly will be lifesaving for the students of our small town. This is a perfect university for them. It’s two hours away, but they are just a short car drive when they want to visit home.”

To learn more contact LCC counseling at www.lassencollege.edu or 530.251.8842.

Transitional Kindergarten registrants must turn 5-years old between September 2nd, 2024, and June 2nd, 2025. Kindergarten registrants must be 5-years old on or before September 1st, 2024. 

Come learn all about McKinley School and meet the TK and Kindergarten teachers.

Plese bring your students’ birth certificate and immunization record.

The first day of school in the fall will be August 16th.

If you have any questions, please call McKinley School at 1.530.257.5161 or visit

www.mckinley-school.org.

Big Turnout for City of Susanville and Lassen Land and Trails Trust Cleanup Day

Photos and story by

Ruth McElrath

More than thirty people of all ages participated in the Susan River Trail Cleanup last Saturday, a collaborative effort between the City of Susanville and Lassen Land and Trails Trust.

In a written statement, Lassen Land and Trails Trust Vice President Liz Norton, said, “The Susan River is a gem in our community. Now it really sparkles thanks to the City, and all our sponsors and volunteers who cleaned up 42 cubic yards of trash along the river. That’s impressive!”

The event was held on Celebrate Trails Day, an annual event started by the Rails to Trails Conservancy to celebrate America’s Trails.

Local businesses also contributed to the event’s success. C & S Waste Solutions donated two roll off bins; Susanville IGA provided snacks and water; and staff from the City Public Works Department drove backhoes along the trail to collect the accumulated trash the volunteers removed.

Soroptimist International of Susanville is a non-profit women’s organization with the sole purpose in bettering the lives of women and children in our local community and around the world.

Each year the club’s dedicated members work diligently on contributing to our town through a multitude of service efforts which include $6,000 in scholarships and education awards, providing necessities for 5-6 families in need during the holiday season and supporting other local non-profits like Lassen Family Services and senior services programs.

The group also works closely with the young women and girls of the community – hosting empowerment workshops, and sponsoring the S-Club; a group of junior high, high school and college student community service clubs.

Tickets for Margarita Fest are available at Margie’s Book Nook and the Lassen County Chamber of Commerce and are $40 and include a ten-flavor margarita taster card, one full margarita or beer and nacho bar. You must be 21 to attend.

You can still purchase tickets online by following this link.

For more information contact Jenny Holmes at 1.530.249.5445 or Jenna Ducasse at 1.209.479.0055.

Would you like to win a pair of tickets? Of course you would!

You can enter once per day, per email address, from now until midnight tonight, May 2nd, to win a pair of tickets to Margarita Fest. We will announce the name of our ticket winner tomorrow, May 3rd.

The more entries the better your odds of winning. Good Luck! Click here for entry form and details over at Susanvillestuff.com.

Interior of Roosevelt Pool in 1938 – Rotary Magazine

$1,500 More Needed To Complete Pool

May 2, 1937

Frank C. O’Kelly, who is in charge of the local swimming pool project, announced today that the pool fund of $5,000 is exhausted and approximately $1500 more is needed to complete the pool so that it may be open for the public on June 15.

Due to the fact that the WPA has invested $17,000 and the elementary school district $5,000, he said, it is now up to the service clubs to furnish enough money to keep the ball rolling until July 1, when the school board will apportion more funds for this project.

Monday evening the Business and Professional Women’s club agreed to sell $100 worth of season swimming tickets to the public. The 20-30 club and the Rotary club will also agree to do their share to contribute to this fund.

Professor Frank S. Cralle, vice president of the Susanville elementary school and in charge of the Roosevelt school where the pool is located, will be the pool manager. The pool if 45 feet wide, 105 feet long, with a depth of nine and one half feet at one end. Springboards and all swimming equipment will be ready for the opening June 15 if the necessary funds are raised.

The pool is equipped with underwater lighting.

The pool representatives from each service club will attend a meeting of the school board Thursday night when process of season tickets, individual swim prices, types of swimming suits and other topics will be discussed.