February 12, 1975 (8 pages)

“re wean conn NO GEE Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Serr ag the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, ed Dog. Town Falk, Glenbrook. Little York, Ridge. Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas San Juan, North Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat: Sebastopol. Quaker Hill, Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat. Grizzly Hill;Gold Flat. Soggesville, Gold Bar, Lowell Delirium Tremens. Orleans Flat. Remington B illow Valley, Newtown. Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, _. Hill, Anthony House, , 12,1975 Feb. Wednesday — S 10 Cents A Copy . North San Juan fire victims getting help On the night of January 9 fire totally destroyed the modest North San Juan home of Walt and Lorraine Fellows but _since that time the community has rallied to their support in a variety of ways. © “Were not sure how the fire started but when we got there theplace was pretty well gone,” Lorraine said as she looked at the ashes of what was her home. ‘‘The day after the fire two of our North San Juan neighbors came up and volunteered to help us rebuild. They wouldn’t take no for an answer,” she said in a somber voice. The weekend after the tragedy the Fellows moved into the garage of Mrs. Fellows brother and donations from area residents started pouring in. They included clothing, a refrigerator, beds and to set up just about everything else needed housekeeping. ‘We lost everything, all we had was the clothes we were wearing plus our freezer which was out in the shed,”’ she. commented. Nearly a month later the place where the home once stood is still covered with ashes and the remains of a refrigerator and stove but next to it sits a foundation for their. new home: ‘People are wonderful, you don’t know how many friends you have until tragedy strikes,’ Mrs. Fellows said. With Mr. Fellows unemployed, he was laid off at a lumber company, and not having insurance, the pair was in a real bind until the community came to their aid. All materials for the new home have been donated by Nevada county and the labor is being done by businesses numerous North San Juan residents. Lumber, electrical work, glass and even wRATPane the plans were donateg? The new home will have two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room and bath. “We have received donations of food and money from people Juan, we don’t even know from North leat and French Corral,’”’ she poo said. : : The fire started while the Fellows were visiting relatives nearby and although San Juan Fire hg oath rvhac a the North rigor were destroyed. ‘These kind of things happen all the time in the big cities and _ don’t en : LORRAINE FELLOWS looks through the ashes that on ‘°° were her North San Juan home. In background is be shal we aie adhus! are 80 anyone else going through Ss eee cs the foundation for a new building which is being con© structed by volunteers with all materials donated by Nevada county businessmen. something like struction so it is unlikely that the midsince 1941 when ano i target date for completion of the family lost their ateve) Selon thankful for such wonderful neighbors. this we are friteyle do asi we can March house will be met. The community-wide had jars in the local bars to collect the ' “We know what it is like to lose for them” Lorraine concluded. Recent storms have hampered coneffort was said to be the first in memory money,” everything and whenever we hear ot that she and her ‘ ‘

“re wean conn NO GEE Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Serr ag the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, ed Dog. Town Falk, Glenbrook. Little York, Ridge. Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas San Juan, North Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat: Sebastopol. Quaker Hill, Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat. Grizzly Hill;Gold Flat. Soggesville, Gold Bar, Lowell Delirium Tremens. Orleans Flat. Remington B illow Valley, Newtown. Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, _. Hill, Anthony House, , 12,1975 Feb. Wednesday — S 10 Cents A Copy . North San Juan fire victims getting help On the night of January 9 fire totally destroyed the modest North San Juan home of Walt and Lorraine Fellows but _since that time the community has rallied to their support in a variety of ways. © “Were not sure how the fire started but when we got there theplace was pretty well gone,” Lorraine said as she looked at the ashes of what was her home. ‘‘The day after the fire two of our North San Juan neighbors came up and volunteered to help us rebuild. They wouldn’t take no for an answer,” she said in a somber voice. The weekend after the tragedy the Fellows moved into the garage of Mrs. Fellows brother and donations from area residents started pouring in. They included clothing, a refrigerator, beds and to set up just about everything else needed housekeeping. ‘We lost everything, all we had was the clothes we were wearing plus our freezer which was out in the shed,”’ she. commented. Nearly a month later the place where the home once stood is still covered with ashes and the remains of a refrigerator and stove but next to it sits a foundation for their. new home: ‘People are wonderful, you don’t know how many friends you have until tragedy strikes,’ Mrs. Fellows said. With Mr. Fellows unemployed, he was laid off at a lumber company, and not having insurance, the pair was in a real bind until the community came to their aid. All materials for the new home have been donated by Nevada county and the labor is being done by businesses numerous North San Juan residents. Lumber, electrical work, glass and even wRATPane

the plans were donateg? The new home will have two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room and bath. “We have received donations of food and money from people Juan, we don’t even know from North leat and French Corral,’”’ she poo said. : : The fire started while the Fellows were visiting relatives nearby and although San Juan Fire hg oath rvhac a the North rigor were destroyed. ‘These kind of things happen all the time in the big cities and _ don’t en : LORRAINE FELLOWS looks through the ashes that on ‘°° were her North San Juan home. In background is be shal we aie adhus! are 80 anyone else going through Ss eee cs the foundation for a new building which is being con© structed by volunteers with all materials donated by Nevada county businessmen. something like struction so it is unlikely that the midsince 1941 when ano i target date for completion of the family lost their ateve) Selon thankful for such wonderful neighbors. this we are friteyle do asi we can March house will be met. The community-wide had jars in the local bars to collect the ' “We know what it is like to lose for them” Lorraine concluded. Recent storms have hampered coneffort was said to be the first in memory money,” everything and whenever we hear ot that she and her ‘ ‘