February 7, 1968 (12 pages)

PEXTODICALS SECTION CAL ST LIBRARY SACTO CAL 95614 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley. Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Volume 45 . NUMBER 6 County 10 Cents, A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City — — eens aa WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1968 maanpsitiinia amend pce rT NE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are now competing for their share of the plaques and other awards Bank of America will distribute during its 1868 Achievement Awards program, Currently being manufactured at Josten's factory in Santa Barbara, these plaques displayed by Jan Ihrie with the aid of a fisheye camera lens are only a handful of the 2,400 plaques that will go to deserving high school seniors this spring. Bank of America will also present $106,000 in cash awards and 7,500 certificates tothe state's outstanding student leaders. The competition concludes in May with a series of awards banquets. Now in its 20th year, the Achievement Awards program is designed to honor students whose scholastic attainment, sense of civic responsibility and evidence of leadership give most promise of future success and service to society. _ A contract was awarded Monday to build Nevada Union High School a sports complex, but the key feature, a football stadium, apparently cannot be completed for next autumn's games, The school board was told by architect Gordon Stafford that "you're not going to get on it (the football field) this fall,’’ This fact helped the board decide what items to delete from the original bid price to bring the total cost closer to the money available, The contract price now stands at $357,000, and the award went to Nimbus Construction Co. of Sacramento, the firm which is building the new high school wing. The original bid by Nimbus was $369,000, but it was decided to seed the football field instead of laying a turf down that would take root more quickly. Even with the speedier method the field could not be ready for this fall's football, Stafford said, That decision saved $7,000, and another $5,000 was lopped by decreasing the amount of concrete lined ditch. Stafford also suggested the surface coat be held off the tennis courts for now, another $7,000 saving. Western Nevada County--and the editor of the Nevada County Nugget, slowly dug out from under a snow storm which paralyzed the area last week, Many other persons did not make it to work last Tuesday as over two feet of snow took control of the entire community. Many special community events had to be canceled or postponed. Among them was the appearance of the San Francisco State College a capella choir, because of previous commitments they will now be unable to appear in the twin city area at a future date. Also postponed was the Mother's March of Dimes, / public meeting to promote the upcoming Nevada City school bond issue which was supposed to have been held Jan. 29 was canceled, ‘Most western Nevada County schools were closed for the entire week, including Mount St. Mary's Academy in Grass Valley. This was the first time during this school term that Nevada City District school buses were held up due to the weather, Ed Fellerson, county school superintendent noted too, that it was the first time that schools had been closed for weather conditions, but said that three "snow days" are allowed before time has to be made up at the end of the term, So as of the end of last week, only two days have to be made up. The Nevada City Elks decided to postpone their "Roaring 20s" Dinner Dance from Feb. 3 to two weeks later, Feb. 17, Nevada Irrigation District had its troubles. Crews were out all over the county working ondamaged facilities and restoration of service, Cascade Canal, the main water artery to the Grass Valley area was jammed in places with snow, dirt and branches of trees, the bottleneck forcing water back and over the spillway Tuesday. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. had reported Wednesday that it had restored power to the southern and eastern parts of Nevada City, which had been without power since Tuesday morning. Manager Larry Farrell noted that progress was at times slow because of inaccessible roads leading to the trouble spots. Pacific Teles*> ne Company reported 'multi;.problems", In the twin city area, according to Manager George Hutchins, there were about 400 outages due to house lead-in wires breaking under the snow load, About 40 »hone men, 17 of them from out of the area were called in to repair the damaged lines. Heavy snow caused a roof of a quonset hut used as a warehouse to cave in in Grass Back to Normal After Storm Valley. Aluminum awnings on a Nevada City residence broke under the weight of the snow. Crews were able to clear the main highways by Wednesday, and many cars, covered with snow remained parked where their drivers had left them during the heighth of the storm. Weary public works crews worked around the clock getting things in order. Two men were placed on a 24-hour watch of the Canada Hill ditch to assure Nevada City of a water supply. One mobile home resident became trapped inside it by snow which had caused an awning to collapse, blocking the exit. Sheriff's deputies removed the awning and released Howard Fletcher, the occupant. By Thursday, many problems still faced repairmen. Nevada Irrigation District crews were still battling to get water from Cascade and Snow Mountain ditches, the main supply lines, into the reservoirs. Snow blocked roads in outlying areas caused power and telephone crews trouble, this lack of accessibility was the biggest problem facing the repair crews working in rural areas. Residentsof North Bloomfield in the Malakoff State Park, snowbound, were also facing a water shortage. Park Ranger Eric Leffingwell, said that the 18 residents were drinking melted snow water and reserving what was left in the town water systems for sanitary purposes. On the brighter side, those kids who received skis and sleds for Christmas were able to make good use of them, and many others found enjoyment from making snow sculpture. Many kids found a way to make an extra buck or two, shoveling sidewalks and driveways. Many stores in the area reported a "run" on camp stoves, cook stoves, lanterns and shovels, And many service stations reported a "boom" in automobile chains, As it would happen, Grass Valley's snow plow chose todevelop transmission trouble Tuesday and the city had to rent two plows from private contractors, The State Highway Department worked steadily day and night to keep the state highways open. Besides the problem of removing the continous snow, other problems arose, Herds of deer moved out of the deep snow on the hillsides into the plowed highway areas, looking for food and shelter, the deer stayed on the highway, slowing down the progress of the snow removing equipment,

PEXTODICALS SECTION CAL ST LIBRARY SACTO CAL 95614 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley. Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Volume 45 . NUMBER 6 County 10 Cents, A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City — — eens aa WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1968 maanpsitiinia amend pce rT NE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are now competing for their share of the plaques and other awards Bank of America will distribute during its 1868 Achievement Awards program, Currently being manufactured at Josten's factory in Santa Barbara, these plaques displayed by Jan Ihrie with the aid of a fisheye camera lens are only a handful of the 2,400 plaques that will go to deserving high school seniors this spring. Bank of America will also present $106,000 in cash awards and 7,500 certificates tothe state's outstanding student leaders. The competition concludes in May with a series of awards banquets. Now in its 20th year, the Achievement Awards program is designed to honor students whose scholastic attainment, sense of civic responsibility and evidence of leadership give most promise of future success and service to society. _ A contract was awarded Monday to build Nevada Union High School a sports complex, but the key feature, a football stadium, apparently cannot be completed for next autumn's games, The school board was told by architect Gordon Stafford that "you're not going to get on it (the football field) this fall,’’ This fact helped the board decide what items to delete from the original bid price to bring the total cost closer to the money available, The contract price now stands at $357,000, and the award went to Nimbus Construction Co. of Sacramento, the firm which is building the new high school wing. The original bid by Nimbus was $369,000, but it was decided to seed the football field instead of laying a turf down that would take root more quickly. Even with the speedier method the field could not be ready for this fall's football, Stafford said, That decision saved $7,000, and another $5,000 was lopped by decreasing the amount of concrete lined ditch. Stafford also suggested the surface coat be held off the tennis courts for now, another $7,000 saving. Western Nevada County--and the editor of the Nevada County Nugget, slowly dug out from under a snow storm which paralyzed the area last week, Many other persons did not make it to work last Tuesday as over two feet of snow took control of the entire community. Many special community events had to be canceled or postponed. Among them was the appearance of the San Francisco State College a capella choir, because of previous commitments they will now be unable to appear in the twin city area at a future date. Also postponed was the Mother's March of Dimes, / public meeting to promote the upcoming Nevada City school bond issue which was supposed to have been held Jan. 29 was canceled, ‘Most western Nevada County schools were closed for the entire week, including Mount St. Mary's Academy in Grass Valley. This was the first time during this school term that Nevada City District school buses were held up due to the weather, Ed Fellerson, county school superintendent noted too, that it was the first time that schools had been closed for weather conditions, but said that three "snow days" are allowed before time has to be made up at the end of the term, So as of the end of last week, only two days have to be made up. The Nevada City Elks decided to postpone their "Roaring 20s" Dinner Dance from Feb. 3 to two weeks later, Feb. 17, Nevada Irrigation District had

its troubles. Crews were out all over the county working ondamaged facilities and restoration of service, Cascade Canal, the main water artery to the Grass Valley area was jammed in places with snow, dirt and branches of trees, the bottleneck forcing water back and over the spillway Tuesday. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. had reported Wednesday that it had restored power to the southern and eastern parts of Nevada City, which had been without power since Tuesday morning. Manager Larry Farrell noted that progress was at times slow because of inaccessible roads leading to the trouble spots. Pacific Teles*> ne Company reported 'multi;.problems", In the twin city area, according to Manager George Hutchins, there were about 400 outages due to house lead-in wires breaking under the snow load, About 40 »hone men, 17 of them from out of the area were called in to repair the damaged lines. Heavy snow caused a roof of a quonset hut used as a warehouse to cave in in Grass Back to Normal After Storm Valley. Aluminum awnings on a Nevada City residence broke under the weight of the snow. Crews were able to clear the main highways by Wednesday, and many cars, covered with snow remained parked where their drivers had left them during the heighth of the storm. Weary public works crews worked around the clock getting things in order. Two men were placed on a 24-hour watch of the Canada Hill ditch to assure Nevada City of a water supply. One mobile home resident became trapped inside it by snow which had caused an awning to collapse, blocking the exit. Sheriff's deputies removed the awning and released Howard Fletcher, the occupant. By Thursday, many problems still faced repairmen. Nevada Irrigation District crews were still battling to get water from Cascade and Snow Mountain ditches, the main supply lines, into the reservoirs. Snow blocked roads in outlying areas caused power and telephone crews trouble, this lack of accessibility was the biggest problem facing the repair crews working in rural areas. Residentsof North Bloomfield in the Malakoff State Park, snowbound, were also facing a water shortage. Park Ranger Eric Leffingwell, said that the 18 residents were drinking melted snow water and reserving what was left in the town water systems for sanitary purposes. On the brighter side, those kids who received skis and sleds for Christmas were able to make good use of them, and many others found enjoyment from making snow sculpture. Many kids found a way to make an extra buck or two, shoveling sidewalks and driveways. Many stores in the area reported a "run" on camp stoves, cook stoves, lanterns and shovels, And many service stations reported a "boom" in automobile chains, As it would happen, Grass Valley's snow plow chose todevelop transmission trouble Tuesday and the city had to rent two plows from private contractors, The State Highway Department worked steadily day and night to keep the state highways open. Besides the problem of removing the continous snow, other problems arose, Herds of deer moved out of the deep snow on the hillsides into the plowed highway areas, looking for food and shelter, the deer stayed on the highway, slowing down the progress of the snow removing equipment,