December 3, 1964 (28 pages)

PIE ‘Eg Jequieceq** *1088nN AunoD epeAen’** NS NS * -Nevada County Nugget. December 8, 1964. atiaf_et—ato a tatateatiatataatnatat at_at:.atat2afata ea aF o EDWARD CROMEY of Millbrae, Western Representative of the American Craftsmen's Guild, delighted children and adults alike with his work at the potters wheel during the 12th annual Artists Christmas Fair in Nevada City this past weekend, : Crowds Jam Nevada City For Artists Christmas Fair Nevada City was jammed for three days last weekend for the 12th annual Artist's Christmas Fair of the Nevada City Artists Association. The crowds started arriving Friday and many tried early to get into the former Chinese laundry building w hich now houses the Association's gallery. By Saturday the town was full of people from all over the state and the gallery on Commercial Street and The Nugget building on the opposite side which was used as the Christmas Fair Annex saw a steady flow of people throughout the day. The story was the same on Sunday and the Christmas Fair was not the only place they went. Commercial Street's antique shop row did a booming business. The hotel was booked solid for several weeks in advance. The Christmas Fair itself 3lso “Bye Bye Birdie’ In Production For Presentation At Sierra College More than 50 Sierra College students are involved in producing the college musicalcomedy “Bye Bye Birdie, " George Tomajan, director, announced today. The play is running nightly through Dec. 14 at the college musicdrama building “circle theater." Besides a comic and romantic story line, popular songs and dancers, the show features a chorus of 27, half a dozen backstage hands, specialty dancers, a quintet of background singers and a cast of 13 principals. Assisting Tomajan direct the play are Frieda Batten of Roseville and choreographer Jere Curry of Sacramento, assisted by another Sacramentan, Rosemary Ramsey, Starring in the show are Joe Whitcomb of Bowman as Conrad Birdie, the Elvis Presley -like Rock 'n Roller, Rod Sullivan of Auburn as his agent and the "hero" of the play, Linda Follosco of Roseville as Sullivan's girlfriend. andElaine Tillett of Roseville as Birdie's fan club president. Other principals in the cast: Bob ~ Jinks, Barbara Fischer, Bob Rickard and Frances Forseman of Roseville; Sue Lawson and Jerry Love of Auburn; Sherry Harder of Loomis; Dick Smith of Nevada City and Beverly Clark of Grass Valley, Ticket salesmen are Ed Branagh of Auburn and Joyce Little of Nevada City. “Birdie Girls" specialty ‘singers are Mary LeVelle of Loomis, Alberta Mischke of Foresthill, Barbara LaPlante of Auburn, Mickey McWilliams of South Tahoe and Denise Boisdeau of Rocklin. Thechorus, which was a highlight of the Broadway show, consists of: Lon Brocklehurst, Mike Sullivan, Sandi Fiecoat, Rita Johnson, Connie Hardison and Penny Wagner of Roseville; Scott Gravatt, Steve Speights, Judy Serpa and Cecil Wade of Auburn; Larry Miller and Gloria Winje of Placerville; Roger Hookman and George Podwolsky of Capehart; Joyce Minton of Camino; Gary Wing of King's Beach, Leroy Ryser of North Shore, Tahoe; Barry Steel, Bill Walker and Bruce Lombardi of Colfax; Mike Dryden, Jan Ervin, Carla Bowers and Louise Vanderwende of Grass Valley, and Barbara Coe. and TavieGregory of Loomis and Susan Grayson of Rocklin. Backstage crew consists of Louis Franchione of Lincoln, David Chapdelaine of El Dorado, Karen Hornsby of Capehart, Jim Thomas of Placerville and Tari Warwick of Penryn. Fallout Level Low Radioactive tallout levels in California continue to be far below those at which consideration should be given to protective ac~ tion from the standpoint of health, according to Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill, state health director. didwell, The Association banked $4,000 according to Fair chairman, Don Fairclough. The Association gets 10 per cent and the rest goes to the exhibiting craftsmen. There was more variety in the DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS --That was the lot of many who passed through The Gallery and Annex last weekend during the Artists Christmas Fair, The variety and quality of the art work and crafts displayed brought many people back again for several looks at the ladened tables before they made their purchases, art work and crafts displayed at the fair this year and better displays. There was also something different too this year. Edward Cromey of Millbrae, Western Representative of the American Craftsmen 's Guild, had a potter's wheel set up in the Nugget building and threw pottery. Antonia Prieto of Mills College also worked at the wheel. The potters were delighted with the Nevada County clay brought by Grass Valley potter Ed Miller. The artists who had items for sale, the Association members, the visitors and the local merchants and residents all seemed to feel that the fair this year was a great success. G.T. Tennis, president of the American Field Service Chapter of the Nevada Union High School, announces that applications from local homes to host 4 foreign student for the school year 1965-66 will be welcomed by the local charter. American River To Produce Moliere Play A 17th century atmosphere is rapidly being created on the American Riv-er Junior College stage as rehearsals progress for Moliere's “The Physician in Spite . of Himself." The classic farce will open a fournight run on Dec, 9 in the River Playhouse with curtain time at 8:30 p.m. Carl White, theater arts instructor and set designer for the production, and his stagecraft class are currently erecting a “drop and wing" set in the style of the 17th century French stage. Painted perspective, stylized decor and vivid colors are the keynote of the setting. The cast includes Ron Gilmer, Nanette Michael, Ken Suemnicht, Denise Vargos, John Ammirati, ~ Bob Sorensen, “Maureen Winn, ‘Al~ Peyus, Mark Haney, Bob Ball, Ralph Smith, Louise Patrino and Barry Schoenborn. American Field Service Asks For Foreign Student Lodging All that is needed, he points out, is a genuine interest in. prom oting international good will and understanding in this vital people to people program and the presence of a teen-agerin the home attending Nevada Union High School, Any local residents interested are urged to contact the school and ask for Don Rasmussen, school counselor, Tennis also states the chapter w ould appreciate the names of representatives of all local groups sponsoring the chapter for the school year for the roster and the 1965 organization mee slated for January. This will mark the fourth year for the Chapter, part of the American Field Service, a private, non-profit groupwhich started in World War I. Its 4000 volunteer members served as ambulance drivers, workers with refugees handling over a million casualties in both wars, Today its important function is to create a greater understanding among peoples of the world by its international student exchange work. Regulations Tightened The California Public Utilities Commission has tightened regulations with regard to estimates by household goods carriers for shipments tobe hauled more than 50 miles, charges for which are based“ on" weight and: distance. Moves under 50 miles are based on hourly rates and no regulations for estimates were adopted, Quayaquil Next Stop — f \. For Peace Corps Volunteer (Continued from Page 2 barrio after barrio, getting.to know a person or two in each one asa first step. It's clear now that if I settle down in one house, the chances of getting to really know the many communities are too limited. There'll be more traveling in this assignment than it seemed at first. I'll be going down to Guayaquil (on the coast) for a . few.weeks, to observe what is being done about community development in that urban setting. Then I'll come back up and live a couple of months in each of the communities on the southern end of town. Itseems possible that I'll be doing this all over the country. Remember reading that the high part of Ecuador enjoys year-round spring? Tocolor the picture a little: it's not easy to wash my face in the morning when the water is so cold that a face cloth won't soak it up! Quito goes great guns on cultural exchange. A few weeks ago wewentto a Ballet Bolklorico de Mexico, and last Tuesday along comes the Ballet Folklorico de Panama. A mostrefreshing night. Iwon'‘tsay that the whole performance was delightfully unpolished, but when the time came for the men to take their hats off, they each looked cautiously around tosee what the others were doing. And what did I think of that? Why, I almost thought that I could get up there and dance with them--what more could a person ask for? That same evening I was accosted by three gents who flowed toward me (too much trago); the walls were getting too close, and Istillcan’t completely pass for a ‘latin. They stopped directly in front of me and glowered, Silence. Then one of them spoke. “You is for Peace Corps?". "Yes."."good". And up the street they staggered. Well. The bargaining does get into my blood, Today I spent a good half hour trying to get a garbage can down from 28 sucres to something reasonable, I started at 18s. By the time the vendor was down to 26s, and I was up to 22s.,we were both ready to burst out laughing. Then there was the woman who, when I offered 2s, for her little bundle of rags (for painting), folded up all her wares and walked away saying “ya me voy"~=~-as you migntsay, well, that's the LAST straw for today!

PIE ‘Eg Jequieceq** *1088nN AunoD epeAen’** NS NS * -Nevada County Nugget.. December 8, 1964. atiaf_et—ato a tatateatiatataatnatat at_at:.atat2afata ea aF o EDWARD CROMEY of Millbrae, Western Representative of the American Craftsmen's Guild, delighted children and adults alike with his work at the potters wheel during the 12th annual Artists Christmas Fair in Nevada City this past weekend, : Crowds Jam Nevada City For Artists Christmas Fair Nevada City was jammed for three days last weekend for the 12th annual Artist's Christmas Fair of the Nevada City Artists Association. The crowds started arriving Friday and many tried early to get into the former Chinese laundry building w hich now houses the Association's gallery. By Saturday the town was full of people from all over the state and the gallery on Commercial Street and The Nugget building on the opposite side which was used as the Christmas Fair Annex saw a steady flow of people throughout the day. The story was the same on Sunday and the Christmas Fair was not the only place they went. Commercial Street's antique shop row did a booming business. The hotel was booked solid for several weeks in advance. The Christmas Fair itself 3lso “Bye Bye Birdie’ In Production For Presentation At Sierra College More than 50 Sierra College students are involved in producing the college musicalcomedy “Bye Bye Birdie, " George Tomajan, director, announced today. The play is running nightly through Dec. 14 at the college musicdrama building “circle theater." Besides a comic and romantic story line, popular songs and dancers, the show features a chorus of 27, half a dozen backstage hands, specialty dancers, a quintet of background singers and a cast of 13 principals. Assisting Tomajan direct the play are Frieda Batten of Roseville and choreographer Jere Curry of Sacramento, assisted by another Sacramentan, Rosemary Ramsey, Starring in the show are Joe Whitcomb of Bowman as Conrad Birdie, the Elvis Presley -like Rock 'n Roller, Rod Sullivan of Auburn as his agent and the "hero" of the play, Linda Follosco of Roseville as Sullivan's girlfriend. andElaine Tillett of Roseville as Birdie's fan club president. Other principals in the cast: Bob ~ Jinks, Barbara Fischer, Bob Rickard and Frances Forseman of Roseville; Sue Lawson and Jerry Love of Auburn; Sherry Harder of Loomis; Dick Smith of Nevada City and Beverly Clark of Grass Valley, Ticket salesmen are Ed Branagh of Auburn and Joyce Little of Nevada City. “Birdie Girls" specialty ‘singers are Mary LeVelle of Loomis, Alberta Mischke of Foresthill, Barbara LaPlante of Auburn, Mickey McWilliams of South Tahoe and Denise Boisdeau of Rocklin. Thechorus, which was a highlight of the Broadway show, consists of: Lon Brocklehurst, Mike Sullivan, Sandi Fiecoat, Rita Johnson, Connie Hardison and Penny Wagner of Roseville; Scott Gravatt, Steve Speights, Judy Serpa and Cecil Wade of Auburn; Larry Miller and Gloria Winje of Placerville; Roger Hookman and George Podwolsky of Capehart; Joyce Minton of Camino; Gary Wing of King's Beach, Leroy Ryser of North Shore, Tahoe; Barry Steel, Bill Walker and Bruce Lombardi of Colfax; Mike Dryden, Jan Ervin, Carla Bowers and Louise Vanderwende of Grass Valley, and Barbara Coe. and TavieGregory of Loomis and Susan Grayson of Rocklin. Backstage crew consists of Louis Franchione of Lincoln, David Chapdelaine of El Dorado, Karen Hornsby of Capehart, Jim Thomas of Placerville and Tari Warwick of Penryn. Fallout Level Low Radioactive tallout levels in California continue to be far below those at which consideration should be given to protective ac~ tion from the standpoint of health, according to Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill, state health director. didwell, The Association banked $4,000 according to Fair chairman, Don Fairclough. The Association gets 10 per cent and the rest goes to the exhibiting craftsmen. There was more variety in the DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS --That was the lot of many who passed through The Gallery and Annex last weekend during the Artists Christmas Fair, The variety and quality of the art work and crafts displayed brought many people back again for several looks at the ladened tables before they made their purchases, art work and crafts displayed at the fair this year and better displays. There was also something different too this year. Edward Cromey of Millbrae, Western Representative of the American Craftsmen 's Guild, had a potter's wheel set up in the Nugget building and threw pottery. Antonia Prieto of Mills College also worked at the wheel. The potters were delighted with the Nevada County clay brought by Grass Valley potter Ed Miller. The artists who had items for sale, the Association members, the visitors and the local merchants and residents all seemed to feel that the fair this year was a great success.

G.T. Tennis, president of the American Field Service Chapter of the Nevada Union High School, announces that applications from local homes to host 4 foreign student for the school year 1965-66 will be welcomed by the local charter. American River To Produce Moliere Play A 17th century atmosphere is rapidly being created on the American Riv-er Junior College stage as rehearsals progress for Moliere's “The Physician in Spite . of Himself." The classic farce will open a fournight run on Dec, 9 in the River Playhouse with curtain time at 8:30 p.m. Carl White, theater arts instructor and set designer for the production, and his stagecraft class are currently erecting a “drop and wing" set in the style of the 17th century French stage. Painted perspective, stylized decor and vivid colors are the keynote of the setting. The cast includes Ron Gilmer, Nanette Michael, Ken Suemnicht, Denise Vargos, John Ammirati, ~ Bob Sorensen, “Maureen Winn, ‘Al~ Peyus, Mark Haney, Bob Ball, Ralph Smith, Louise Patrino and Barry Schoenborn. American Field Service Asks For Foreign Student Lodging All that is needed, he points out, is a genuine interest in. prom oting international good will and understanding in this vital people to people program and the presence of a teen-agerin the home attending Nevada Union High School, Any local residents interested are urged to contact the school and ask for Don Rasmussen, school counselor, Tennis also states the chapter w ould appreciate the names of representatives of all local groups sponsoring the chapter for the school year for the roster and the 1965 organization mee slated for January. This will mark the fourth year for the Chapter, part of the American Field Service, a private, non-profit groupwhich started in World War I. Its 4000 volunteer members served as ambulance drivers, workers with refugees handling over a million casualties in both wars, Today its important function is to create a greater understanding among peoples of the world by its international student exchange work. Regulations Tightened The California Public Utilities Commission has tightened regulations with regard to estimates by household goods carriers for shipments tobe hauled more than 50 miles, charges for which are based“ on" weight and: distance. Moves under 50 miles are based on hourly rates and no regulations for estimates were adopted, Quayaquil Next Stop — f \. For Peace Corps Volunteer (Continued from Page 2 barrio after barrio, getting.to know a person or two in each one asa first step. It's clear now that if I settle down in one house, the chances of getting to really know the many communities are too limited. There'll be more traveling in this assignment than it seemed at first. I'll be going down to Guayaquil (on the coast) for a . few.weeks, to observe what is being done about community development in that urban setting. Then I'll come back up and live a couple of months in each of the communities on the southern end of town. Itseems possible that I'll be doing this all over the country. Remember reading that the high part of Ecuador enjoys year-round spring? Tocolor the picture a little: it's not easy to wash my face in the morning when the water is so cold that a face cloth won't soak it up! Quito goes great guns on cultural exchange. A few weeks ago wewentto a Ballet Bolklorico de Mexico, and last Tuesday along comes the Ballet Folklorico de Panama. A mostrefreshing night. Iwon'‘tsay that the whole performance was delightfully unpolished, but when the time came for the men to take their hats off, they each looked cautiously around tosee what the others were doing. And what did I think of that? Why, I almost thought that I could get up there and dance with them--what more could a person ask for? That same evening I was accosted by three gents who flowed toward me (too much trago); the walls were getting too close, and Istillcan’t completely pass for a ‘latin. They stopped directly in front of me and glowered, Silence. Then one of them spoke.. “You is for Peace Corps?".. "Yes.".."good". And up the street they staggered. Well. The bargaining does get into my blood, Today I spent a good half hour trying to get a garbage can down from 28 sucres to something reasonable, I started at 18s. By the time the vendor was down to 26s, and I was up to 22s.,we were both ready to burst out laughing. Then there was the woman who, when I offered 2s, for her little bundle of rags (for painting), folded up all her wares and walked away saying “ya me voy"~=~-as you migntsay, well, that's the LAST straw for today!