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D the Nevoda County Nugget —Wednesday, April 15, 1970
The Sounding Board
“DID YOU WATCH THE MOON LAUNCH SATURDAY, AND
_DO YOU THINK THE WORLD WAS AS THRILLED WITH THE
THIRD LAUNCH AS THE FIRST?”
BILL HALLETT, Nevada City:
". sure did but I nearly forgot.
I don’t think it was as exciting
as the first time, but it was
real interesting. I will be more
thrilled when they are getting
ready to go to Mars."
Bradley honored
as oldest veteran
of Indian Wars
Nevada county's Reginald er's visitors Wednesday; the
Bradley was honored Wednesday coffee and cake were served in
afternoon by the California Deand on china plates her father
partment of Veterans Affairs painted 40 years ago.
when he was presented with Bradley gave up painting soon
a medallion and special certiafter he was 101. One of his
ficate as the oldest living vetpaintings hangs in a prominent
> eran of the Indian Wars. federal building in Washington
Thomas R, Dolan, a member D. C, and he has hung a few of
Board, presented the California County District Fair.
: bicentennial medallion to Bradley and a certificate signed by tered in the 1970 fair, Mrs.
Governor Ronald Reagan, Lt. Whitten said.
. Gov. Ed Reinecke, Mrs. A. M.
CHARLIE ADAMS, Nevada City:
"T didn't watch it Saturday nor
the other times. I was working."
Charles W. Skoien Jr., execuers, Mrs. Whitten said the talFOLSOM MILES, Nevada City:
"I didn't watch any of the launches. I seems like I was always
working.”
mission on Aging.
Bradley, who has moved into
a new house with his daughter
and son-in-law, read each signature on the certificate with
me bad
BLM So. Yuba
Campground to
: PUBLISHED EVERY
WEDNESDAY BY
NEVADA-COUNTY great care. He and Dr. and Mrs,
PUBLISHING CO, G. Earle Whitten live on Brooks F e d
301 Broad Street Road in Cedar Ridge. ay
z
certificate and medallion origiThe Bureau. of Land Manage: Telephone 265-2471
nated with Skoien. He said it ment's picturesque South Yuba
was am appropriate and timely .Campground will open for the
way in which to call the state's summer season Friday, The
Second class postage attention to the men and women campground has been closed
paid at Nevada City, who have contributed so genersince December for the winter,
3 California. Adjudously to building theircommuThe campground serves as the ‘ icated a legal newsnities, the state and the nation. trailhead for the scenic South
paper of circuBradley was 102 in October Yuba Riding and Hiking
lation by the Nevada _ and is one of two men still and consists of 14 camping units.
ee Se eee living listed by the U.S. Veterand three picnic units, The ng rk Decree i ~ . ans Administration as having campground is located approxi+ : been a soldier. on active duty mately 12 miles northeast of j Subscription Rates:
. one year, $3.00; two
years, $5.00.
during the Indian Wars. Bradley Nevada City in Nevada county,
Pe ae ‘ aie SS radon Ee North Bloomfield County Road
$ soon after his arr or the Tyler«F Cc R
F in this country. . ioe ten rae
He was discharged atthe Preyear to visit the area and hike
sidio of San Francisco in 1890 the Yuba Trail. The creeks and
and was honored there two years waterfalls are at théir best and
ago on his 100th birthday. the flowers provide a brifiiant
Mrs, Whitten served coffee display. A self guiding nature
and homemade cake to her fathtrail is also available,
Wiha,
Whitin:
EDNA HALLETT, Nevada City:
"I didn't see either one, I was
working and when I got home I
was too busy to watch."
onde Se RO ee BE
Reginald Bradley smiles as
he accepts the medallion © ’
and certificate as the
_ _ oldest liyifig veteran of
the Indian Wars from Tom
Dolan, representing the —
California Department of
Veterans Affairs.
His last painting will be enBradley, his father and his ©
G, Russell, chairman and grandfather have all been paint©
tive director of the State Coment "hasn't been passed on to .
was born in England and served Acpeégs to the area is via the”
Spring is the best time of the «of the California Veterans his paintings at the Nevada ~~
J. T. WHEAR
New assistant
at Big Bend
J. Thomas. Whear is the new
resource assistant on the Big
Bend Ranger District of the
* Tahoe National Forest near Soda
Springs.
. Tom is in charge of sum
recreation, winter sports, trails
and range and wildlife work.
There are 14 campgrounds, five
winter . areas, seven
sports lodges and 156 miles of
trails, mn i >
He is a graduate of Humboldt
State.-Tom spent four years on
the Shasta Trinity. He is mar-°
tied and has a daughter. Tom
replaces Donald Beardsley, who
transferred to the Valyermo
Ranger District.