February 18, 1965 (20 pages)

ata ataat ef atao AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY ¢z0#20#~et-0t=0 #: The Nugget Is Now Enriching Peace Corps Library (Editor’ s Note--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City, is now serving withthe Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. In his latest report to the Nugget he continues his account of activities in Quito.) Back InQuito Now The Nugget is now enriching the Peace Corps library in Quito-surely your southernmost advertising market for Nevada County products and culture. Represent us well, Back in Quito now. Guayaquil was warm, and the coconut juice wonderful, but it's good, good to get back to the mountains. Even the air is like I remember in the hills around Floriston. I'm reminded that it's been more than three weeks since I've sent anything more than a postcard. Actually there are so many things to report that I'll surely leave something out, but you'll get the general idea of how things go. Take a typical weekend. On Saturday I spent the day reading over proposals of the Ministerio of Prevision Sociale in which some 50 PCV's may be used, The Ministry is in charge of the orphanages, hospitals, reform schools, etc., in the country, and a very likely field for volunteer work. Then on Sunday I spent the day with three other PCV's visiting a children's home south of Quito. The children were so happy to see us that we were soon covered by a mountain of them, and escaped only by promising to return every week, Actually no force was needed. The home is run by a German couple on the European plan of several kids and an adopted parent per home. Children such as these would be out working as servants at incredibly early agesif it were not for homes such as these, The next step was meetings with people in the Ministry, and now I'm visiting some of the many institutions where volun‘teers are needed so badly. Yesterday, accompanied by two regular social workers, I visited five of them. The Home forGirls No, 1 cares for little ones from ages six to 12, who have been abandoned or have no parents, Around 85 girls stay there, and there is a need for someone to work in projects of recreation, home economics, HERE'S Jim Martindale, my : roommate, in the back yard of Our apartment. Jim teaches at the school for the blind, guiding the class of 20 in everything from mathematics to Spanish braile. Vamey seems more interested in Quito; that's the tower of Santo Domingo in the background. crafts and the like. In the Escuela de Trabajo someone is needed to teach practical agriculture to the 120 boys THE NEVA “LIONS, aunties of the Nevada City Lions Club, presented a $40 check to the Nevada County Council for Retarded ° Children Saturday night to aid the council in its work. The money was raised through the sale of an afghan. Pictuted at the presentation are(left to right) Gold Flat Special School principal Mrs, Ruth . Frantz, NCCRC president Mrs, Tilly Hoagland, Neva -Lions president Gwen Christie and Shirley Griggs. I'M VERY PROUD of this picture and a aquatly unhappy that I didn't aes color slide film in the camera at the time. The locale isRioBamba, Ecuador; the mountains typically barren and suited only. for the local livelihood who stay there after being referred by the juvenile courts, In the school they attend classes (many of them learning how to read), going through the first six grades of primary classes in the mornings and atten ding vocational classes in the afternoon: metal and woodwork, tailoring, shoemaking, etc. Ecuadorian 4H is very popular here. In the afternoon I roamed around several very attractive places. The first was a School of Rehabilitation in a valley some five miles outside of Quito, Here come children from the coast who generally suffer from malnutrition. Theschool is run in cycles: five months of boys (120 of them atatime), andthen five months of girls. Ages run from four to twelve, Home nursing and recreation would bea full-time job for whoever was lucky enough to be able to work with these groups. Next we visited the Home for Indians--here are children from four to 14 whose parents are too poor tokeepthem at home, children who would just wander the (Continued on Page 17) 4H Demonstration Field Day Was A Success, 201 Entries The annual 4H Demonstration Field Day in Nevada County was greatly attended last Saturday at the Nevada Union High School in Grass. Valley. Certificates with red, green, blue and gold seals were presented to all members participating. Gold medals were given to outstanding individuals in the various areas, 201 4H'ers participated. 4H Club leaders were the judges and area coordinators for the demonstration day, which was under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wolter. Penn Valley 4H Club Members won the honor award for the highest percentage of participation with 87 per cent. Spring Hill was second with 84 percent, and Alta-Oaks~Sunset was third with 75 per cent. sheep farming. These children start work almost as soon as they can walk. THIS IS "LA RONDA", the oldest street in Quito, Ecuador; so named because it once ran around the existing city. Today it is a tourist attraction, although visitors prefer to live in other parts of town, QUITO is full of bridges and arches: this one is the arch of Santo Domingo, among other things famous for its two statues in niches under the arch, Once set there to "prevent ‘overcoming temptations’ on dark nights". Now they are behind iron doors, protected as works of art in the dark passageway, & S96T ‘gt Areniqoy***1083nN Alunoy epeagn’**

ata ataat ef atao AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY ¢z0#20#~et-0t=0 #: The Nugget Is Now Enriching Peace Corps Library (Editor’ s Note--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City, is now serving withthe Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. In his latest report to the Nugget he continues his account of activities in Quito.) Back InQuito Now The Nugget is now enriching the Peace Corps library in Quito-surely your southernmost advertising market for Nevada County products and culture. Represent us well, Back in Quito now. Guayaquil was warm, and the coconut juice wonderful, but it's good, good to get back to the mountains. Even the air is like I remember in the hills around Floriston. I'm reminded that it's been more than three weeks since I've sent anything more than a postcard. Actually there are so many things to report that I'll surely leave something out, but you'll get the general idea of how things go. Take a typical weekend. On Saturday I spent the day reading over proposals of the Ministerio of Prevision Sociale in which some 50 PCV's may be used, The Ministry is in charge of the orphanages, hospitals, reform schools, etc., in the country, and a very likely field for volunteer work. Then on Sunday I spent the day with three other PCV's visiting a children's home south of Quito. The children were so happy to see us that we were soon covered by a mountain of them, and escaped only by promising to return every week, Actually no force was needed. The home is run by a German couple on the European plan of several kids and an adopted parent per home. Children such as these would be out working as servants at incredibly early agesif it were not for homes such as these, The next step was meetings with people in the Ministry, and now I'm visiting some of the many institutions where volun‘teers are needed so badly. Yesterday, accompanied by two regular social workers, I visited five of them. The Home forGirls No, 1 cares for little ones from ages six to 12, who have been abandoned or have no parents, Around 85 girls stay there, and there is a need for someone to work in projects of recreation, home economics, HERE'S Jim Martindale, my : roommate, in the back yard of Our apartment. Jim teaches at the school for the blind, guiding the class of 20 in everything from mathematics to Spanish braile. Vamey seems more interested in Quito; that's the tower of Santo Domingo in the background. crafts and the like.

In the Escuela de Trabajo someone is needed to teach practical agriculture to the 120 boys THE NEVA “LIONS, aunties of the Nevada City Lions Club, presented a $40 check to the Nevada County Council for Retarded ° Children Saturday night to aid the council in its work. The money was raised through the sale of an afghan. Pictuted at the presentation are(left to right) Gold Flat Special School principal Mrs, Ruth . Frantz, NCCRC president Mrs, Tilly Hoagland, Neva -Lions president Gwen Christie and Shirley Griggs. I'M VERY PROUD of this picture and a aquatly unhappy that I didn't aes color slide film in the camera at the time. The locale isRioBamba, Ecuador; the mountains typically barren and suited only. for the local livelihood who stay there after being referred by the juvenile courts, In the school they attend classes (many of them learning how to read), going through the first six grades of primary classes in the mornings and atten ding vocational classes in the afternoon: metal and woodwork, tailoring, shoemaking, etc. Ecuadorian 4H is very popular here. In the afternoon I roamed around several very attractive places. The first was a School of Rehabilitation in a valley some five miles outside of Quito, Here come children from the coast who generally suffer from malnutrition. Theschool is run in cycles: five months of boys (120 of them atatime), andthen five months of girls. Ages run from four to twelve, Home nursing and recreation would bea full-time job for whoever was lucky enough to be able to work with these groups. Next we visited the Home for Indians--here are children from four to 14 whose parents are too poor tokeepthem at home, children who would just wander the (Continued on Page 17) 4H Demonstration Field Day Was A Success, 201 Entries The annual 4H Demonstration Field Day in Nevada County was greatly attended last Saturday at the Nevada Union High School in Grass. Valley. Certificates with red, green, blue and gold seals were presented to all members participating. Gold medals were given to outstanding individuals in the various areas, 201 4H'ers participated. 4H Club leaders were the judges and area coordinators for the demonstration day, which was under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wolter. Penn Valley 4H Club Members won the honor award for the highest percentage of participation with 87 per cent. Spring Hill was second with 84 percent, and Alta-Oaks~Sunset was third with 75 per cent. sheep farming. These children start work almost as soon as they can walk. THIS IS "LA RONDA", the oldest street in Quito, Ecuador; so named because it once ran around the existing city. Today it is a tourist attraction, although visitors prefer to live in other parts of town, QUITO is full of bridges and arches: this one is the arch of Santo Domingo, among other things famous for its two statues in niches under the arch, Once set there to "prevent ‘overcoming temptations’ on dark nights". Now they are behind iron doors, protected as works of art in the dark passageway, & S96T ‘gt Areniqoy***1083nN Alunoy epeagn’**