February 21, 1973 (12 pages)

8 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. Feb. 21 GOURMET’S POTATO PIE A valued reader in Rough and Ready, Mrs. T. D. S., took the pains to write to Gourmet Magazine and ask for a copy of their famous ‘‘Potato Pie” in response to our request for such a recipe to accommodate another reader. We take the liberty of re-printing it at this time: Peel and cut 6 potatoes into very thin slices, cover with cold water and chill for two hours. Drain the slices and dry them between towels. Heat two tablespoons butter or olive oil in a skillet, add half the potatoes, dot with butter and season with paprika to taste. Add remaining potatoes and season as before. Cook over.a high flame without stirring until the pie is brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Cover the skillet, lower the flame and cook until the potaotes are tender, about 30 minutes. Dot the pie with butter and brown it under the broiler for about 15 minutes. —? in wedges and serve immediately. Another regular reader of this column, a great gal down in Alameda, sent a very similar recipe:.. same quantities, but with the addition of two tablespoons minced onion and one tablespoon minced parsley to be sprinkled on the layered potatoes. She added that her grandmother used to make a potatoe pie using pastry tops and bottoms; and that there was involved in that old recipe . a cup or more of heavy cream . She’s trying to locate a copy of it for us which we shall publish upon arrival here. Countyemployefired after critical letter A letter to the editor in the Truckee Sierra Sun evidently resulted in some swift action by the chain of command of county power. Ken Taylor, a temporary employe of the road department, wrote a letter about snow removal equipment . and criticized District 5 supervisor Willie Curran. +The next day Taylor was fired and the action was followed by some widespread news stories and protests from residents of Truckee. In his letter Taylor referred to the snow removal problems in Truckee. The letter ended: ‘‘it is my personal opinion that if we had a supervisor who knew what he was doing and understood the snow conditions, these problems. would not occur.” The day after the letter was published — received a note + CARL WiLL Rotate, Inflate and Inspect All 5 Tires for $1.88 RECAPPING SERVICE PLAZA TIRE CO. ING, BEHIND SPD 265-4642 informing him of his dismissal. The note was signed by Glen: Rowe, county superintendent.ofy “ North San Juan, and visits there roads and was attributed to the letter which appeared in the Sierra Sun. According to the ‘Sierra Sun Supervisor: Curran was asked about the firing and said ‘I don’t know anything*about it except that he’s-not working.” Curran disputed Taylor’s statement that the eastern end of the county. is operating in about 1949 times. Curran said he was gathering facts to show that the statement was. untrue. Curran told the Sierra Sun he did read the letter to the Department of Public Works in Nevada City “‘and his (Taylor’s) statements were not received very well in Nevada City. He doesn’t work for me, he works. for the Department of Public Works, and I haven’t talked to them since the .action was taken.” In response to a question of whether he suggested Taylor’s firing, Curran’s only comment was, ‘‘I’m not pleased with his was the feeling i in Nevada City.” Jeanne Sollen associate editor of the Sierra Sun wrote that whoever instigated the firing showed that he had (a) little respect for free speech and (b) far less interest in the area’s snow problems than in promoting personal ' departmental images. . Mrs. Sollen also stated she interviewed Edward Frates, county road foreman _ at Truckee, to get information on the snow problems in the area. A telephone message came through from him to kill the story or he would lose his job. i 1973 North San Juan News by Idabel Covert Perhaps some of you noticed the absence of this column the last two weeks. I really can’t explain it myself. The material was sent in, but didn’t appear. Perhaps it got lost, who knows? Last week the usual Valentine’s Day parties were held at the school buildings in North San Juan and Cherokee. The San Juan Ridge Parents Club provided refreshments and decorations as always. The Women’s Society of the Methodist Church sponsored a bake sale last Saturday at Babe’s Hall. They sold-eut early, and it was the usual success. — Ed Stuart and Tony Spruill will leave today for induction into the Army. Both boys _volunteered, and will be in the Special Forces after intensive training in North.Carolina. A family farewell dinner for Ed Stuart was given by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Gene Stuart at their home on Tyler Road Sunday, Feb. 18:= ._ ‘ I received a nice letter from Mr. Fred Reinero:of San Bruno sometime ago. He subscribes to the Nugget, and is a-friend of Helen’ Bowmer, who lived in North San Juan for a time, years ago. She still owns her home in when She can. Mr. Reinero sent me a clipping from the Millbrae Sun with the story of Mrs. Bowmer being chosen “Salesperson of the Month” by the Millbrae Rotary Club. Store manager Alfred A. Malley, QFI Food Market, said ‘‘Helen Bowmer almost always has the longest line, even when others are empty. She is helpful, knows prices, learns people’s names. She has made many friends in the years she has been here.” Mr. Reinero wanted Mrs. Bowmer’s friends in North San Juan to know of the honor. The March meeting of the San Juan Ridge Riders will be a potluck dinner at Babe’s Hall. It is hoped that more events of this kind will encourage better attendance at meetings. Hobby show held by Penn Valley News. ~ by Elsie Dillberg Science Fair awards were handed out at the assembly held on Friday. The judging took place on Thursday. The winner in kindergarten and the only entry in that grade, was the display by Stephanie Crane. The day of.the judging was also Stephanie’s birthday and her mother brought heart-shaped cookies to school for Stephanie to share with her class. First grade: Kurt Harper, first; Troy Dutra, second and Diane Padjune, _ honorable mention. Second grade: Terry Murphy, first; Vickie Pulsifer, second; Fern Bowen, third; Wayne Stidham and Rollan West, honorable mention. Third grade: Scott Ilg, first; Scott Holt, second; karl Casperson, third and Robin West, honorable mention. Third fourth combination class: For the third grade: Gordon Montgomery, first; and Becky Williams, second; Carol Zufelt, honorable mention. For the fourth grade: Tim Davis, first; Anna Custer, second; Mark Woods, third; and Walter Branson, honorable mention. Fourth grade: “Jeff Heller, first; Rhonda Prochaska, second; and Lawrence Crane, third. Fifth grade: Butch Heller, first; Lisa Murphy, second; Jon Gordon and Craig McVey, third; Linda Padjune, Connie Turk, Bob Kerr and Bobby Purvis, honorable mention. Sixth grade: Brad Ig, first; Eric Irvin, second; Jeff Hockett, third; Brad Simpson and Bette Anders, honorable mention. Seventh grade: Brian McVey, first; Kevin Harper, second; and Jim Gordon, third; Lisa Dillberg, Margie Gore, Lana Marks, Rene Pregill, Stacey Purvis and Denise -Stevens, honorable mention. Eighth grade: Robin Rowland, first; Anne Cranmer, second; Rick Hill, third; Rhonda Pascoe, Pam Fay and Peggy Anders, honorable mention. : If I have left any names out, won’t you please call and let me know, I spent four hours on the phone trying to compile this list.as completely as possible and it is not intentional that names were left out, if any. University Women Nevada countymembers of University Women held a hobby show Saturday at Mrs. James Christie’s home in Nevada City. Members displayed collections of stamps, rocks, antique glass, steins, oil paintings, ceramics, weaving, hooked rugs, crewel work, embroidery, patchwork, granny crochet, decorative knitting, organic farming produce, block printing and driftwood sculpture, all on exhibit in Mrs. Christie’s weaving room. Two new groups in the cultural section, sculpturing and creative writing, made their first appearance. Demon; strations were given in water color painting, needle point, embroidery, chair caning and applique. The sale table held books, bread and pastry made of natural ingredients, ceramics, macrame and block print note paper. The income from sates goes into the schvlarship fund for a local student. Over the Washington’s birthday holiday, guests at the Tom Cox home were Tom’s sister and brother-in-law, Leon and Bob Thrun from Eureka. err? Visitors for Bob and Nelda Zieman recently were Nelda’s brother and his wife, Bob and Sally Baker from Atlanta, Georgia. pape t The sun did actually shine this past week, on Thursday to be exact and what a glorious sight it was! And this being Monday morning and it’s still up there shining brightly over the whole valley. The — surrounding countryside is might wet still but if the sun holds for a while, the ground should dry somewhat. I know of some new property owners in the area, who live elsewhere, anxious for the weather to dry so they can get going on their place. The area down around the cemetery has had a lot of activity these past few weeks. Ken and LaVern Harper are building a new house on the hill above the curve near the cemetery and just yesterday I saw a cat moving dirt on the property adjacent to there. On the flat, just past the curve, there is a section of new fencing going up, indicating that someone is getting ready to build. The valley is growing. ata The weekend before last Ruth Mary and Bud Quincy were blessed with a visit from one of their daughters and her family. Mary and Chuck Jacobs and daughters Pam, Shelly and Jennifer drove up from San Leandro. woe In the off and on rain of the Lincoln’s Birthday holiday, two of our troup managed to get ourhorses up to the Greever Ranch on Jones Bar Road. Lisa road Misty and Court brought up the caboose, riding Pocahontas. Our field just go to muddy that the horses were sloshing every time they took a step. They will spend the remainder of the winter on the ranch to give us a chance to repair our fence, which needs it badly. Poca has been out on one occasion and once they start getting out, you’ve got to do some fence repair. Horse hoof who are really” y prints can do a lot of damage to" a lawn as Don and Jane Heller found out last week. They have a beautiful lawn but it’s got some deep ruts in it now from loose horses. ++4+4+ Carolyn Crane spent Tuesday morning at the school helping the children in the kindergarten class work with stoneware clay. As many of you know, Carolyn is a potter, and her pottery is displayed widely throughout the United States. Locally, Osborn and Woods in Nevada City handle some of Carolyn’s work. 4 a

8 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. Feb. 21 GOURMET’S POTATO PIE A valued reader in Rough and Ready, Mrs. T. D. S., took the pains to write to Gourmet Magazine and ask for a copy of their famous ‘‘Potato Pie” in response to our request for such a recipe to accommodate another reader. We take the liberty of re-printing it at this time: Peel and cut 6 potatoes into very thin slices, cover with cold water and chill for two hours. Drain the slices and dry them between towels. Heat two tablespoons butter or olive oil in a skillet, add half the potatoes, dot with butter and season with paprika to taste. Add remaining potatoes and season as before. Cook over.a high flame without stirring until the pie is brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Cover the skillet, lower the flame and cook until the potaotes are tender, about 30 minutes. Dot the pie with butter and brown it under the broiler for about 15 minutes. —? in wedges and serve immediately. Another regular reader of this column, a great gal down in Alameda, sent a very similar recipe:... same quantities, but with the addition of two tablespoons minced onion and one tablespoon minced parsley to be sprinkled on the layered potatoes. She added that her grandmother used to make a potatoe pie using pastry tops and bottoms; and that there was involved in that old recipe .. a cup or more of heavy cream . She’s trying to locate a copy of it for us which we shall publish upon arrival here. Countyemployefired after critical letter A letter to the editor in the Truckee Sierra Sun evidently resulted in some swift action by the chain of command of county power. Ken Taylor, a temporary employe of the road department, wrote a letter about snow removal equipment . and criticized District 5 supervisor Willie Curran. +The next day Taylor was fired and the action was followed by some widespread news stories and protests from residents of Truckee. In his letter Taylor referred to the snow removal problems in Truckee. The letter ended: ‘‘it is my personal opinion that if we had a supervisor who knew what he was doing and understood the snow conditions, these problems. would not occur.” The day after the letter was published — received a note + CARL WiLL Rotate, Inflate and Inspect All 5 Tires for $1.88 RECAPPING SERVICE PLAZA TIRE CO. ING, BEHIND SPD 265-4642 informing him of his dismissal. The note was signed by Glen: Rowe, county superintendent.ofy “ North San Juan, and visits there roads and was attributed to the letter which appeared in the Sierra Sun. According to the ‘Sierra Sun Supervisor: Curran was asked about the firing and said ‘I don’t know anything*about it except that he’s-not working.” Curran disputed Taylor’s statement that the eastern end of the county. is operating in about 1949 times. Curran said he was gathering facts to show that the statement was. untrue. Curran told the Sierra Sun he did read the letter to the Department of Public Works in Nevada City “‘and his (Taylor’s) statements were not received very well in Nevada City. He doesn’t work for me, he works. for the Department of Public Works, and I haven’t talked to them since the .action was taken.” In response to a question of whether he suggested Taylor’s firing, Curran’s only comment was, ‘‘I’m not pleased with his was the feeling i in Nevada City.” Jeanne Sollen associate editor of the Sierra Sun wrote that whoever instigated the firing showed that he had (a) little respect for free speech and (b) far less interest in the area’s snow problems than in promoting personal ' departmental images. . Mrs. Sollen also stated she interviewed Edward Frates, county road foreman _ at Truckee, to get information on the snow problems in the area. A telephone message came through from him to kill the story or he would lose his job. i 1973 North San Juan News by Idabel Covert Perhaps some of you noticed the absence of this column the last two weeks. I really can’t explain it myself. The material was sent in, but didn’t appear. Perhaps it got lost, who knows? Last week the usual Valentine’s Day parties were held at the school buildings in North San Juan and Cherokee. The San Juan Ridge Parents Club provided refreshments and decorations as always. The Women’s Society of the Methodist Church sponsored a bake sale last Saturday at Babe’s Hall. They sold-eut early, and it was the usual success. — Ed Stuart and Tony Spruill will leave today for induction into the Army. Both boys _volunteered, and will be in the Special Forces after intensive training in North.Carolina. A family farewell dinner for Ed Stuart was given by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Gene Stuart at their home on Tyler Road Sunday, Feb. 18:= ._ ‘ I received a nice letter from Mr. Fred Reinero:of San Bruno sometime ago. He subscribes to the Nugget, and is a-friend of Helen’ Bowmer, who lived in North San Juan for a time, years ago. She still owns her home in when She can. Mr. Reinero sent me a clipping from the Millbrae Sun with the story of Mrs. Bowmer being chosen “Salesperson of the Month” by the Millbrae Rotary Club. Store manager Alfred A. Malley, QFI Food Market, said ‘‘Helen Bowmer almost always has the longest line, even when others are empty. She is helpful, knows prices, learns people’s names. She has made many friends in the years she has been here.” Mr. Reinero wanted Mrs. Bowmer’s friends in North San Juan to know of the honor. The March meeting of the San Juan Ridge Riders will be a potluck dinner at Babe’s Hall. It is hoped that more events of this kind will encourage better attendance at meetings. Hobby show held by Penn Valley News. ~ by Elsie Dillberg Science Fair awards were handed out at the assembly held on Friday. The judging took place on Thursday. The winner in kindergarten and the only entry in that grade, was the

display by Stephanie Crane. The day of.the judging was also Stephanie’s birthday and her mother brought heart-shaped cookies to school for Stephanie to share with her class. First grade: Kurt Harper, first; Troy Dutra, second and Diane Padjune, _ honorable mention. Second grade: Terry Murphy, first; Vickie Pulsifer, second; Fern Bowen, third; Wayne Stidham and Rollan West, honorable mention. Third grade: Scott Ilg, first; Scott Holt, second; karl Casperson, third and Robin West, honorable mention. Third fourth combination class: For the third grade: Gordon Montgomery, first; and Becky Williams, second; Carol Zufelt, honorable mention. For the fourth grade: Tim Davis, first; Anna Custer, second; Mark Woods, third; and Walter Branson, honorable mention. Fourth grade: “Jeff Heller, first; Rhonda Prochaska, second; and Lawrence Crane, third. Fifth grade: Butch Heller, first; Lisa Murphy, second; Jon Gordon and Craig McVey, third; Linda Padjune, Connie Turk, Bob Kerr and Bobby Purvis, honorable mention. Sixth grade: Brad Ig, first; Eric Irvin, second; Jeff Hockett, third; Brad Simpson and Bette Anders, honorable mention. Seventh grade: Brian McVey, first; Kevin Harper, second; and Jim Gordon, third; Lisa Dillberg, Margie Gore, Lana Marks, Rene Pregill, Stacey Purvis and Denise -Stevens, honorable mention. Eighth grade: Robin Rowland, first; Anne Cranmer, second; Rick Hill, third; Rhonda Pascoe, Pam Fay and Peggy Anders, honorable mention. : If I have left any names out, won’t you please call and let me know, I spent four hours on the phone trying to compile this list.as completely as possible and it is not intentional that names were left out, if any. University Women Nevada countymembers of University Women held a hobby show Saturday at Mrs. James Christie’s home in Nevada City. Members displayed collections of stamps, rocks, antique glass, steins, oil paintings, ceramics, weaving, hooked rugs, crewel work, embroidery, patchwork, granny crochet, decorative knitting, organic farming produce, block printing and driftwood sculpture, all on exhibit in Mrs. Christie’s weaving room. Two new groups in the cultural section, sculpturing and creative writing, made their first appearance. Demon; strations were given in water color painting, needle point, embroidery, chair caning and applique. The sale table held books, bread and pastry made of natural ingredients, ceramics, macrame and block print note paper. The income from sates goes into the schvlarship fund for a local student. Over the Washington’s birthday holiday, guests at the Tom Cox home were Tom’s sister and brother-in-law, Leon and Bob Thrun from Eureka. err? Visitors for Bob and Nelda Zieman recently were Nelda’s brother and his wife, Bob and Sally Baker from Atlanta, Georgia. pape t The sun did actually shine this past week, on Thursday to be exact and what a glorious sight it was! And this being Monday morning and it’s still up there shining brightly over the whole valley. The — surrounding countryside is might wet still but if the sun holds for a while, the ground should dry somewhat. I know of some new property owners in the area, who live elsewhere, anxious for the weather to dry so they can get going on their place. The area down around the cemetery has had a lot of activity these past few weeks. Ken and LaVern Harper are building a new house on the hill above the curve near the cemetery and just yesterday I saw a cat moving dirt on the property adjacent to there. On the flat, just past the curve, there is a section of new fencing going up, indicating that someone is getting ready to build. The valley is growing. ata The weekend before last Ruth Mary and Bud Quincy were blessed with a visit from one of their daughters and her family. Mary and Chuck Jacobs and daughters Pam, Shelly and Jennifer drove up from San Leandro. woe In the off and on rain of the Lincoln’s Birthday holiday, two of our troup managed to get ourhorses up to the Greever Ranch on Jones Bar Road. Lisa road Misty and Court brought up the caboose, riding Pocahontas. Our field just go to muddy that the horses were sloshing every time they took a step. They will spend the remainder of the winter on the ranch to give us a chance to repair our fence, which needs it badly. Poca has been out on one occasion and once they start getting out, you’ve got to do some fence repair. Horse hoof who are really” y prints can do a lot of damage to" a lawn as Don and Jane Heller found out last week. They have a beautiful lawn but it’s got some deep ruts in it now from loose horses. ++4+4+ Carolyn Crane spent Tuesday morning at the school helping the children in the kindergarten class work with stoneware clay. As many of you know, Carolyn is a potter, and her pottery is displayed widely throughout the United States. Locally, Osborn and Woods in Nevada City handle some of Carolyn’s work. 4 a