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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

August 17, 1966 (20 pages)

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THE ANNUAL trap shoot and barbecue was held Sunday at the Nevada County Sportsman Club on Canada Hill in Nevada City. "Cookie" Rua, employed by Pacific Telephone Co. is shown here holding the first place cup for the lady's event. i PK SECOND PLACE winner of the lady's shoot at Canada Hill Sunday, was Pat Rua, PBX operator at the Nevada County Courthouse. The trap shoot-barbecue is held the second Sunday of every August. Large Crowd Attends The WSCS Smorgasbord In spite of the heat, a very nice crowd the bord luncheon W noon in the Fellowship Hall of the Nevada City Methodist Church, under the of the various circles of the church, Rachel Cricle acted as chairmen of the luncheon, A short meeting followed the or rapt om circles reporting to the president Dorothy Townsend, The Society further discussed plans for the tea to be held September 14 in Fellowship Hall, Sunshine Circle will be' in charge of the refreshments; Pricilla Circle will be in charge of the tables and the RachelCircle will have of the decorations, The remaining: Circles will assist wherever needed, " India by Isabelle The social hour followed with & most interesting report on ex of Nevada City, in lieu of previously announced entertainment, Auxiliary Plans Tour The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold it's second Golden Autumn Home and Garden Tour from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m, ,Saturday October 15, The event will be the Auxiliary ‘s fall fundraising project for the benefit of the hospital, A different, but equally interesting, group of homes wil) be offered, as well as two gardens, Tea will be served, Mrs, Robert Stevenson, Ways and Means Chairman, will announce more specific details at a later date. By Fay M. Dunbar Hough And Ready News _ 173 2934 The Sailors of Rough andReady, Charles, Barbara, and daughters Margarite (Meg) and Mary have a lovely home almost at the end of Rough and Ready Road. It is surrounded by nice big pastures for their pets. They are all interested in horses and sheep, They have lived in Rough and Ready seven years, and own the Sierra Saddlery in Grass Valley. Charles is a member of the County Assessors office staff and keeps very busy. Mary is the talented rider in the family and with her horse, Brass Knuckles, brings home lots of blue ribbons, Meg is going to give her some competition on that score this year with her sheep. They are both entering sheep in the district fair, Meg will take her registered Suffolk yearling ram on to the state fair when our fair is over, Barbara has a long list of interests, the first of which is her busy family, Besides taking care of the saddlery shop she is superintendent of the Sunday school at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Nevada City. For the coming year she has accepted the job of horse leader for the Rough and Ready 4-H club, Her interest in dramatics led to a ‘splendid job of costuming on the melodrama, Jack Dalton, for the Penstock Players, Her big interest has been the Ready Springs School Board. She hasbeen a member of the board for four years and has taken an active part in the two school bond issues and the developing of these into the fine big school ‘plant we have there now, This year she has accepted the additional responsibility of chairman of the board, This year Ready Springs will have its own 7th and 8th graders again, This is one of the reasons for the fine library room the school plans in= cluded, Everyone will use it but for the 7th and 8th graders it provides real preparation for the work that lies ahead in high school and college, The board is justifiably proud of getting the best possible educational system for the district by the wisest possible expenditure of its money. They plan an open house very soon and welcome everyone who will come and see what they have accomplished. a e@eesne Last Wednesday the FATS met ‘at Sailors lake for a swim and picnic. There were about 20 guests including their own and the neighborhood children, Everyone had a wonderful time, The FATS are a group of Rough and Ready ladies who have banded together to help one another lose some of it fat. They meet each week, weigh in and then eat. That's the fun part, eating. Therules are, one pound a week off or 50 cents in the kitty. The kitty does well but the ladies themselves are proof that there are quite a few 50 cent pieces saved. There are seven regular members: Mesdames Helen Avery, Helen Beatie, Maciel Filer, Edna Gilfillan, Joan Mader, Barbara Sailor and Helen Steele, Last week they had as their guest, Mrs, Lillian Gore, also of Rough and Ready, . eeesee The Rough and Ready Fire Dept. is struggling to come alive again. It has been inactive since last spring when our fire chief moved into Grass Valley. Mr, Dale Haines, newcomer to Rough and Ready, has agreed to help and a meeting has been
called for Tuesday at the Grange Hall, Mr, Haines is the operator of the Rough andReady Garage and Service Station, formerly Bill's Service. He and his family came here recently from the bay area. They:have purchased a new home in Harmony Acres on Rough and Ready Road. He and his wife Patricia have three children Shawn, Timothy, and Siobhan, Its a real Irish name his young sister has, young Tim explained to me with great pride. They are a fine addition toRough and Ready and we hope they will be happy here. eeeeese Last week, August 10, some of the ladies of Rough and Ready Grange, Mesdames Marguerite Abbott, Helen Blake, Rosa Christensen, Fay Dunbar, Evelyn Hunter and Olyve Simmons surprised Mrs. Molly Clary of Adams St, in the Oaks with a little birthday celebration, The celebrating consisted of punch and cookies and lots of girl talk. Luse the word girl with tongue in cheek, Molly doesn't talk about her age or look it either, but some of the rest of us do, ; Miss Stacey Luce Christened Stacey Luce, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Jerry Luce of McCloud, was christened at 10:00 a.m, Sunday in the Trinity Episcopal ‘Church, Nevada City, The Reverend Donald L, Royer officiated, April 17, 1966, is the birthdate of Stacey whose maternal grandparents are Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Ingram of Nevada City. Mr, and Mrs, Rex Luce of San Jose are the paternal grandparents. The Trinity Episcopal Church was chosen for the christ because it isthe church where little Miss Stacey's parents were matried a few years ago, Mrs, Lucewill be remembered as the former Tanna Ingram of Nevada City. Martha Montanari To Be Graduated Martha Porter Montanari, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Cedric S. Porter, 212 Clay Street, Nevada City, will graduate Saturday, August 13, from the University of Oregon, with a class of 920 candidates, mer president of the Univ of Oregon, will give the com’ mencement address the 10:00 a.m. ceremony in the School of Music's outdoor amphitheatre One of Molly’s hobbies is collecting swans, but not live ones, Her interest started with the gift of arare old swan-shaped candy dish of milk glass, It's a treasured piece and very beautiful. Since then she has collected them in all kinds of glass, china, ceramics and even in hand work, Many of her swans are gifts from friends and each one brings pleasant memories, -Rowgh and Reddy Grange will hold its regular meeting Friday night August 19 at 8:00 p.m. Pot luck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Jerry Magonigal whowastohave been our speaker has been unavoidably detained by his draft board. Jerry will be with us instead, at our open house on September 8, Everyone is welcome. There will be a pot luck dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by Jerry's experiences and slides on New Zealand, For the 19th all members should sharpen up their wits and come prepared for a real wild game instead of our pleasure trip to New Zealand, eesse Mr, Everett L. (Jack) Bixler, vice president of our 17th District Agricultural Association and his wife Esther, have just retumed froma visit tothe Humboldt County Fair at Ferndale, California, Esther says it was cold and the flowers were beautiful. I'm sure Jack spent most of his time in the cow barns. e®ee2eses Neva Rebekaghs Hold Travelogue Meeting And Social “Travelogue” was the theme for the meeting and social hour of the Neva Rebekah Lodge No, 119 at the gathering last Tuesday in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Nevada City, The regular business meeting was presided over by Esther Foster, Noble Grand, Birthdays of Ferne Phelps, Lila Diaba and Hilda Shotts were acknow ledged by the presentation of corsages, candles anda birthday cake that was later served during the social hour, The presentation was made by noble grand, Esther Foster, The stations in the hall and the refreshment tables were gaily decorated with costumed dolls collected by the noble ° grand from around the world, The members of the lodge were entertained with amusing stogjes of how she obtained them in her travels, The next meeting of Neva Rebekah Lodge will be held at 8:00 p.m., August 23 at which time the report will be given on therummage sale held Thursday and Friday, the proceeds of which will be used in the various projects of the lodge. 49er Auxiliary Met At Stuart Residence The 49er Auxiliary No, 9878, Veterans of Foreign Wars, met at the home of Kathryn Stuart Wednesday evening. President Wanda Eby, presided over the business meeting, The next meeting will be held August 24,