December 2, 1965 (20 pages)

THE POPULAR jazz band from the Red Garter in San Francisco will be one of two musical organizations providing music for the formal "Golden Gala” benefit ball Saturday night in the Grass Valley Elks Hall. At Home In Another Country Photographing Santa Cruz Sea Lions Can (EDITOR'S NOTE--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City, is serving with the Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. He has recently been on a trip to the Galapagos Islands in search of biology specimens for his classes in Quito, Inthis letter he tangles with a sea lion on Santa Cruz Island.) One afternoon, not long after we arrived on Santa Cruz and while we were still caught up on the paths of exploration, we spent the day going to and from Tortuga Bay --guided by two local boys. Tortuga Bay is a lovely spot named for the many sea turtles which may be seen in the waters of the bay (Chelonia) or the skeletons of the thousands of land tortoises which early whalers and oilers left there. Mangroves line both sides of the long, protected bay, and a broad beach occupies the eastern end, inviting the visitor, (The sharks made this visitor stay ashore, although no one in the history of the island everreported being bitten or attacked by a shark). ; George and I set out along the protected peninsula to see what we could find--particularly a small lizard-like gecko which George was searching for, Out on the bay a medivm-sized sea turtle swam by, looked us over, and swam.on, So it was when we saw what Be Risky seemed to be another turtle swimming in asmallcovenearby, it caused no special excitement. I wanted to get a picture of the turtle from as close up as possible, so off I went through the mangroves, camera in hand, Quietly I rose up tO S€€.eeeeeee ON full grown female sea lion! There she was lounging on her back in the cool water, drifting around the cove with the current ---sound asleep! Hurriedly I set the camera, eased up over the rocks, and. CLICK. George had been watching from the other side of the cove and must have seen more humor in it than Idid, With the click of the camera there was a huge splash, astreak of something heading for points south, and one rather astonished photographer: reeling around the lava trying to avoid mangrove branches, lava boulders, and ocean water. He was successful in the first and second, but the third was a complete miss, At least the camera didn't fall in. Lovely Tortuga Bay. Unless next time I can rent a boat, I'll never see it again I hope. Two hours running, hopping and skipping over lava boulders, shying away from deep caverns, clambering over thorny bushes and cacti. I left one pair of pants there that day; they'll never be used again, (To ue continued) Golden Gala Ball Twin Cities area residents are getting their formal wear ready for the “Golden Gala Ball" scheduled for Saturday night in the Grass Valley Elks Hall, The dinner-dance promises to offer a full evening’ of entertainment and close to 300 local residents and county and state officials are expected to attend. The Golden Gala Committee of local residents is staging the event for the benefit of the Nevada County Council for Retarded Children, This is the first time such a fully formal benefit dance has been held in the area in many years and the committee hopes that it will become an annual event. To insure that this first ball will bea success, the committee has engaged two name bands to provide the dance music, Anson Weeks, whose society —rr caw c % ee ~ + Sag 5 ¥ ¥ 4 é x 3 Pa 13 ¢ y MR, AND MRS, FLOYD RUDD were united in marriage November 20 in the wedding chapel in Rough and Ready. The Rev. Rolland ‘ Potter, Sacramento, officiated. Mrs, Rudd was the former Muriel Ellis of Grass Valley. The bridal couple were attended by Mr, and Mrs, Clayton Rudd, brother and sister-in-law of the groom, Donald Prisk gave his mother in marriage. Leonard Prisk, another son, sang the Bride's Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer, Following the ceremony a reception was held at Alta Sierra Country Club for approximately 150 guests, Benefit Ball For The Retarded Will Be Held Saturday In Grass Valley music is well-known throughout the west coast, will bring his 12 piece orchestra for the event. In addition to the Weeks organization, the Red Garter Jazz Band from San Francisco will play at the ball. This organization has made an amazing hit in recent years, Started 10 years ago by Red Garter owner, Jack Dupen, the band and the Red Garter idea of foot stomping music has blossomed out across the country to Boston, New York, New Orleans and now even Florence, Italy. Dupen taught himself to play the banjo while serving with the Navy in Newfoundland, After his discharge from the navy, Dupen formed a banjo trio and started touring bay areaclubs, He found the banjo sound was popular and the Red Garter idea was bom. In addition tothis sharp contrast in music, the committee has also scheduled a catered supper for 10 p.m. to'1 a.m. The ball is scheduled to start at9p.m. All funds derived from the event will go to support the local work of the Nevada County Council for Retarded Children. Mrs, Muriel Brunker is heading up the Gala Committee which is staging the ball, . Handel To Be Sung Sunday The Fourth Annual Community performance of Handel's Messiah will take place at 4:30 p.m. December 5 in the First Methodist Church of Grass Valley, and is open to the public, . A chorus representing fourteen churches from as far as Downieville, and the community at large, under the direction of Bernard Rockwood will perform the Christmas portion, plus a few selected numbers from Parts II and III and the Hallelujah Chorus, Local soloists include Julie Dalugge and Dawn Trubschenck, sopranos, Delta Carr, alto, Harold Blickenstaff, tenor, and Arch McPherson, bass, A small orchestra of local instrumentalists augmented by members of the North Area Community Symphony of Sacramento will supplement the organ accompaniment by Ruth Rockwood, Sponsored by the Mother Lode Chapter of the Americ&n Guild of Organists, the offering will help toward bringing outstanding organists and directors for performances and workshops in this area,

THE POPULAR jazz band from the Red Garter in San Francisco will be one of two musical organizations providing music for the formal "Golden Gala” benefit ball Saturday night in the Grass Valley Elks Hall. At Home In Another Country Photographing Santa Cruz Sea Lions Can (EDITOR'S NOTE--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City, is serving with the Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. He has recently been on a trip to the Galapagos Islands in search of biology specimens for his classes in Quito, Inthis letter he tangles with a sea lion on Santa Cruz Island.) One afternoon, not long after we arrived on Santa Cruz and while we were still caught up on the paths of exploration, we spent the day going to and from Tortuga Bay --guided by two local boys. Tortuga Bay is a lovely spot named for the many sea turtles which may be seen in the waters of the bay (Chelonia) or the skeletons of the thousands of land tortoises which early whalers and oilers left there. Mangroves line both sides of the long, protected bay, and a broad beach occupies the eastern end, inviting the visitor, (The sharks made this visitor stay ashore, although no one in the history of the island everreported being bitten or attacked by a shark). ; George and I set out along the protected peninsula to see what we could find--particularly a small lizard-like gecko which George was searching for, Out on the bay a medivm-sized sea turtle swam by, looked us over, and swam.on, So it was when we saw what Be Risky seemed to be another turtle swimming in asmallcovenearby, it caused no special excitement. I wanted to get a picture of the turtle from as close up as possible, so off I went through the mangroves, camera in hand, Quietly I rose up tO S€€..eeeeeee ON full grown female sea lion! There she was lounging on her back in the cool water, drifting around the cove with the current ---sound asleep! Hurriedly I set the camera, eased up over the rocks, and.. CLICK. George had been watching from the other side of the cove and must have seen more humor in it than Idid, With the click of the camera there was a huge splash, astreak of something heading for points south, and one rather astonished photographer: reeling around the lava trying to avoid mangrove branches, lava boulders, and ocean water. He was successful in the first and second, but the third was a complete miss, At least the camera didn't fall in. Lovely Tortuga Bay. Unless next time I can rent a boat, I'll never see it again I hope. Two hours running, hopping and skipping over lava boulders, shying away from deep caverns, clambering over thorny bushes and cacti. I left one pair of pants there that day; they'll never be used again, (To ue continued) Golden Gala Ball Twin Cities area residents are getting their formal wear ready for the “Golden Gala Ball" scheduled for Saturday night in the Grass Valley Elks Hall, The dinner-dance promises to offer a full evening’ of entertainment and close to 300 local residents and county and state officials are expected to attend. The Golden Gala Committee of local residents is staging the event for the benefit of the Nevada County Council for Retarded Children, This is the first

time such a fully formal benefit dance has been held in the area in many years and the committee hopes that it will become an annual event. To insure that this first ball will bea success, the committee has engaged two name bands to provide the dance music, Anson Weeks, whose society —rr caw c % ee ~ + Sag 5 ¥ ¥ 4 é x 3 Pa 13 ¢ y MR, AND MRS, FLOYD RUDD were united in marriage November 20 in the wedding chapel in Rough and Ready. The Rev. Rolland ‘ Potter, Sacramento, officiated. Mrs, Rudd was the former Muriel Ellis of Grass Valley. The bridal couple were attended by Mr, and Mrs, Clayton Rudd, brother and sister-in-law of the groom, Donald Prisk gave his mother in marriage. Leonard Prisk, another son, sang the Bride's Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer, Following the ceremony a reception was held at Alta Sierra Country Club for approximately 150 guests, Benefit Ball For The Retarded Will Be Held Saturday In Grass Valley music is well-known throughout the west coast, will bring his 12 piece orchestra for the event. In addition to the Weeks organization, the Red Garter Jazz Band from San Francisco will play at the ball. This organization has made an amazing hit in recent years, Started 10 years ago by Red Garter owner, Jack Dupen, the band and the Red Garter idea of foot stomping music has blossomed out across the country to Boston, New York, New Orleans and now even Florence, Italy. Dupen taught himself to play the banjo while serving with the Navy in Newfoundland, After his discharge from the navy, Dupen formed a banjo trio and started touring bay areaclubs, He found the banjo sound was popular and the Red Garter idea was bom. In addition tothis sharp contrast in music, the committee has also scheduled a catered supper for 10 p.m. to'1 a.m. The ball is scheduled to start at9p.m. All funds derived from the event will go to support the local work of the Nevada County Council for Retarded Children. Mrs, Muriel Brunker is heading up the Gala Committee which is staging the ball, . Handel To Be Sung Sunday The Fourth Annual Community performance of Handel's Messiah will take place at 4:30 p.m. December 5 in the First Methodist Church of Grass Valley, and is open to the public, . A chorus representing fourteen churches from as far as Downieville, and the community at large, under the direction of Bernard Rockwood will perform the Christmas portion, plus a few selected numbers from Parts II and III and the Hallelujah Chorus, Local soloists include Julie Dalugge and Dawn Trubschenck, sopranos, Delta Carr, alto, Harold Blickenstaff, tenor, and Arch McPherson, bass, A small orchestra of local instrumentalists augmented by members of the North Area Community Symphony of Sacramento will supplement the organ accompaniment by Ruth Rockwood, Sponsored by the Mother Lode Chapter of the Americ&n Guild of Organists, the offering will help toward bringing outstanding organists and directors for performances and workshops in this area,