January 5, 1972 (12 pages)

a cn a ae Si If the weather is any indication of a good year, then Penn Valley has it. Saturday and Sunday of this 1972 were bright and sunny and warm, Iknow every kid in the neighborhood was out on Sunday, getting in that last little bit of new bike riding, football or basketball playing. Even saw several little girls out rollerskating on the blacktop. Jerry Russell has two little male dogs that he would like to find homes for. One is acockerdachshund and the other is a beagle dachshund. Both are black and tan and house-broken. If. homes cannot be found for’ them, they will have to go to the pound, The Russell boys will be going away to college and Jerry will be away a good deal of the time and there will be no one to care for the little dogs. Mrs. Eleanor Sherman who lives at Mrs, Nellie Baker's Rest Home spent Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Berle Holt, of Nevada City. Another resident of Mrs. Baker's Rest Home, Mrs. Marion McCall was with her daughter, Mrs, Alfred Styles of Alta Sierra for Christmas, Lee (Deke) DeCamp accompanied Mrs. Baker to Napa for the Christmas festivities. Peter Andrenaccihadthe misfortune of dislocating his elbow on New Year's eve. He and his older brothers, Chuck and Lennie were wrestling and Pete got the worst end of it. He'll have his arm ina sling for a few days and then he should be good as new again. Bob and: Barbara Nix, Marty . and Teri Dahl and Doug Russell returned home this past week from a Christmas trip to Yaki. ma, Washington, where they had * gone to be with Barbara's parents, Mr. and Mrs, C, N. Herr, Teri was honored at a bridal : shower, Dec. 26, at the James Whitaker home in Ellensburg, Washington. The Whitaker home ' of Victorian style has been beautifully decorated with restored __ antiques by Mrs,, Whitaker, This was carried out in the theme of the shower. The buffet luncheon was served on lovely antique dishes which are part of one of many of Joann Whitaker's collections. The gifts were presented to the future Mrs, Russell on an antique Victorian lamp table which was covered by a very old velvet tapestry. The decorations were yellow, green and white, in a bride motif. Those present besides the guest of honor and the hostess were the two grandmothers of the bride tobe, Mrs. C. N. Herr of Yakima, Washington, and Mrs. Martin Dahl of Selah, Wash, Teri's mother, Mrs. Bob Nix of Penn Valley, Mrs, Donald Mollet of Seattle and Mrs, Elmer Dahl of Richmond, Wash., both aunts of Teri. Mrs, Avery Stevens, Mrs, Dennis Christopherson, Mrs. Jack Williams and Miss Julie Christopherson of Ellensburg, Wash, and Mrs, Pat Moran of Skykomish, Wash. Among the gifts Teri received was a receipe book with favorite receipes of those present plus some used by her great-grandmothers, a great aunt and other family members, Teri also received Penn Valley News By ELSIE DILLBERG gifts from the following who were unable to attend because of illness or travel: Mrs. Marlan Briskey, Mrs. Conrad Lust and Mrs. Swede Henderson, all of Yakima, * Mrs. Whitaker's earliest interest in antiques began with collecting buttons and she stimulated this same interst in Teri as a small child. Teri has continued her hobby of collecting buttons and now has a fair size antique button collection. It also appears that maybe Teri and Doug have been caught up in the antique fever. They are busy restoring an antique camel back trunk in which tostore the shower gifts until their wedding in August. ’Nelva Millard spent afew days in Miners Hospital last week but was up and about in time for a trip to Reno for New Year's eve, ; Mrs, Catherine Heller, Don Jr.'s mother, was here visiting with Don, Jane and boys over the New Year's weekend, Sha was accompanied by Jody Acuna and Billy Spencer, grandchildren from southern California, Charlie, #1 dog at the Heller, Jr. ‘residence, was struck by a car on Highway 20 and suffered a broken hind leg, not a pleasant way to start the new year, even if you are a dog. Karen Hill returned home Sunday night from San Diego where she had spent the past five days visiting friends. ie I AES dal County Rainfall Gauge . a a=) ae a t. a GRASS VALLEY Max, Min, R, Dec. 28 46 31 .20 Dec;-29:-*-— 36 26---—-04 Dec. 30 47 26 .00 Dec, 31 55 26 .00 Jan, 1 66 29 .00 Jan,. 2 65 30 .00 Jan, 3 50 22 .00 Rainfall to date 17,58 Rainfall last year 31,37 NEVADA CITY Max, Min. The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, January: 5. 1972 ¢ “Notes off the Cuff’ By P. L. Smith When you read this, there will be only 360 more days until Christmas! Just remember this however.every dollar you spent away from home last Christmas is lost to you--and the local economy forever. But every last penny that you did spend at home will circulate again and again, and may eventually return to your own pocket. So next time around.plan ahead and shop at home.early! * Ok Nothing is more bloodcurdling than the screech of a cat upon whose tail you have trod. especially in the dark. And if the noise quotient of one cat is bad.just try that of two for size.as I did Christmas Eve when all the lights went out--BOOM--late that night. I had forgotten about leaving Mix and Match. in the trailer when I went out for dinner. On my return.in pitch dark.they were obviously more than ready to welcome me .in their usual friendly fashion--but I found them first and didn't need an electric. shock to make my hair stand on end, either! It took me quite a while and much coaxing to get back into their good graces, The next day I set off another chain reaction.but the results were more hilarious than otherwise, Santa Fe Ryan gave my "pixilated pussies" a big redcarpet covered "scratching post".something every cat should have. When I "unveiled" it for their edification and an. joyment all sorts of things happened. . The little darlings had never encountered anything quite like that gorgeous gift before. they hissed, spit, popped and * crackled all around and over ; it.mouthing naughty words at me in sardonic cat fashion; until they had quite exhausted their’ = vocabularies! Finally, Match--the more aggressive of the two cats--seemingly decided that anything which sat perfectly still and didn't make nasty noises back at her couldn't be all bad. So.she stalked the post very quietly from first one side and then the other. Suddenly she pounced, very hard and dead center. meeting Mix headon! It wasa totally unplanned encounter and made the fur really fly-for a few minutes. When the tuBete z 7 sf ae mult died down, neither cat was Dec, 30 40 22 .00 to be seen for about an hour Dec, 31 50 ee .00 .when they came and very poJan. 1 Ore. = eee <00 litely requested to be allowed Jan, 2 56 25, -00 to go outdoors for the night, Jan, 3 44 19.00 It was high time, too! Rainfall to date. 18.08 ok Ok OF Rainfall last year 33.98 . Do tell! It's plumb wonderEverybody‘s Favorite te OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Gceod Drinks & Good Food American and Chinese George and Jean Goodhue. . Menus Your Hosts ful the way some stories get around town. Seems some folks aren't too geography-oriented hereabouts.why, do you know. some of them think that the Nugget isn't a "local" publication? And here I've been laboring un‘der the impression that this office at Broad and Pine (where I spend many hours at this typewriter on behalf of the paper) is about as "local" as something or anything in beautiful downtown Nevada City can git! ©f course being a "County" newspaper may throw some folks who aren't too well traveled or eddicated.they probably think that Penn Valley, Cedar Ridge, etc., are way out thar in some other world. Fore souls. it's apt to come as an awful shock when someone tells them that the world is round! Class of 1967 plans reunion The Nevada Union High School graduating class of 1967 will hold a reunion in July. Members of: the class are urged to send their name and current:address to K.T. George, 106 Bawden Ave., Grass Valley, Addresses are needed now to complete a mailing list. ‘ Also if members know the names of classmates who have married and/or moved away they are asked to send them also, Take stock in America. Now Bonds pay a bonus at maturity. Vital Statistics Hatched HANNAN — At Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Nevada county, Calif., Nov. 27, 1971 to Mr. and Mrs. James Hannan of Cedar Ridge, a girl. SCUTERO — -At Nevada General Hospital: Mr. and Mrs, James Scutero of Grass Valley, Calif., a girl, born Dec. 16, 1971. Matched STEUBER-SCHENDEL — Robert Lloyd Steuber, 36, and Darleen Joyce Schendel, 34, both of Sacramento, obtained a marriage license.Dec. 23, 1971, in the county clerk's office in Nevada City. FREY PONNEQUIN -David Jerome Frey, 23, and Estella Marie Ponnequin, 22, both of, . Grass Valley, obtained a marriage license Decy 28, 1971, in the county clerk's office in Nevada City. Detached MOFFET--Katherine and Carl E, Moffet obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 29, 1971. MCKOLLUM -Winsel P. and Fred McKollum obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 29, 1971. ‘BLAKE — Debra Ona and-David Jeffrey Blake obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 23, 1971, WILLIAMSEN — Jane and Gail’ A. Williamsen obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 23, BOT. SPECIALS A select group of long & short Robes — Colorful prints — and a few solids — REDUCED TO CLEAR — Also a few lovely rainbow hued quilted CEDAR RIDGE Skirts. LADIES SHOP COLFAX HIWAY — CEDAR RIDGE — 273-4664

a cn a ae Si If the weather is any indication of a good year, then Penn Valley has it. Saturday and Sunday of this 1972 were bright and sunny and warm, Iknow every kid in the neighborhood was out on Sunday, getting in that last little bit of new bike riding, football or basketball playing. Even saw several little girls out rollerskating on the blacktop. Jerry Russell has two little male dogs that he would like to find homes for. One is acockerdachshund and the other is a beagle dachshund. Both are black and tan and house-broken. If. homes cannot be found for’ them, they will have to go to the pound, The Russell boys will be going away to college and Jerry will be away a good deal of the time and there will be no one to care for the little dogs. Mrs. Eleanor Sherman who lives at Mrs, Nellie Baker's Rest Home spent Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Berle Holt, of Nevada City. Another resident of Mrs. Baker's Rest Home, Mrs. Marion McCall was with her daughter, Mrs, Alfred Styles of Alta Sierra for Christmas, Lee (Deke) DeCamp accompanied Mrs. Baker to Napa for the Christmas festivities. Peter Andrenaccihadthe misfortune of dislocating his elbow on New Year's eve. He and his older brothers, Chuck and Lennie were wrestling and Pete got the worst end of it. He'll have his arm ina sling for a few days and then he should be good as new again. Bob and: Barbara Nix, Marty . and Teri Dahl and Doug Russell returned home this past week from a Christmas trip to Yaki. ma, Washington, where they had * gone to be with Barbara's parents, Mr. and Mrs, C, N. Herr, Teri was honored at a bridal : shower, Dec. 26, at the James Whitaker home in Ellensburg, Washington. The Whitaker home ' of Victorian style has been beautifully decorated with restored __ antiques by Mrs,, Whitaker, This was carried out in the theme of the shower. The buffet luncheon was served on lovely antique dishes which are part of one of many of Joann Whitaker's collections. The gifts were presented to the future Mrs, Russell on an antique Victorian lamp table which was covered by a very old velvet tapestry. The decorations were yellow, green and white, in a bride motif. Those present besides the guest of honor and the hostess were the two grandmothers of the bride tobe, Mrs. C. N. Herr of Yakima, Washington, and Mrs. Martin Dahl of Selah, Wash, Teri's mother, Mrs. Bob Nix of Penn Valley, Mrs, Donald Mollet of Seattle and Mrs, Elmer Dahl of Richmond, Wash., both aunts of Teri. Mrs, Avery Stevens, Mrs, Dennis Christopherson, Mrs. Jack Williams and Miss Julie Christopherson of Ellensburg, Wash, and Mrs, Pat Moran of Skykomish, Wash. Among the gifts Teri received was a receipe book with favorite receipes of those present plus some used by her great-grandmothers, a great aunt and other family members, Teri also received Penn Valley News By ELSIE DILLBERG gifts from the following who were unable to attend because of illness or travel: Mrs. Marlan Briskey, Mrs. Conrad Lust and Mrs. Swede Henderson, all of Yakima, * Mrs. Whitaker's earliest interest in antiques began with collecting buttons and she stimulated this same interst in Teri as a small child. Teri has continued her hobby of collecting buttons and now has a fair size antique button collection. It also appears that maybe Teri and Doug have been caught up in the antique fever. They are busy restoring an antique camel back trunk in which tostore the shower gifts until their wedding in August. ’Nelva Millard spent afew days in Miners Hospital last week but was up and about in time for a trip to Reno for New Year's eve, ; Mrs, Catherine Heller, Don Jr.'s mother, was here visiting with Don, Jane and boys over the New Year's weekend, Sha was accompanied by Jody Acuna and Billy Spencer, grandchildren from southern California, Charlie, #1 dog at the Heller, Jr. ‘residence, was struck by a car on Highway 20 and suffered a broken hind leg, not a pleasant way to start the new year, even if you are a dog. Karen Hill returned home Sunday night from San Diego where she had spent the past five days visiting friends. ie I AES dal County Rainfall Gauge . a a=) ae a t. a GRASS VALLEY Max, Min, R, Dec. 28 46 31 .20 Dec;-29:-*-— 36 26---—-04 Dec. 30 47 26 .00 Dec, 31 55 26 .00 Jan, 1 66 29 .00 Jan,. 2 65 30 .00 Jan, 3 50 22 .00 Rainfall to date 17,58 Rainfall last year 31,37 NEVADA CITY Max, Min.. The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, January: 5. 1972 ¢ “Notes off the Cuff’ By P. L. Smith When you read this, there will be only 360 more days until Christmas! Just remember this however..every dollar you spent away from home last Christmas is lost to you--and the local economy forever. But every last penny that you did spend at home will circulate

again and again, and may eventually return to your own pocket. So next time around..plan ahead and shop at home..early! * Ok Nothing is more bloodcurdling than the screech of a cat upon whose tail you have trod.. especially in the dark. And if the noise quotient of one cat is bad..just try that of two for size..as I did Christmas Eve when all the lights went out--BOOM--late that night. I had forgotten about leaving Mix and Match. in the trailer when I went out for dinner. On my return..in pitch dark..they were obviously more than ready to welcome me .in their usual friendly fashion--but I found them first and didn't need an electric. shock to make my hair stand on end, either! It took me quite a while and much coaxing to get back into their good graces, The next day I set off another chain reaction..but the results were more hilarious than otherwise, Santa Fe Ryan gave my "pixilated pussies" a big redcarpet covered "scratching post"..something every cat should have. When I "unveiled" it for their edification and an. joyment all sorts of things happened. . The little darlings had never encountered anything quite like that gorgeous gift before.. they hissed, spit, popped and * crackled all around and over ; it..mouthing naughty words at me in sardonic cat fashion; until they had quite exhausted their’ = vocabularies! Finally, Match--the more aggressive of the two cats--seemingly decided that anything which sat perfectly still and didn't make nasty noises back at her couldn't be all bad. So..she stalked the post very quietly from first one side and then the other. Suddenly she pounced, very hard and dead center.. meeting Mix headon! It wasa totally unplanned encounter and made the fur really fly-for a few minutes. When the tuBete z 7 sf ae mult died down, neither cat was Dec, 30 40 22 .00 to be seen for about an hour Dec, 31 50 ee .00 ..when they came and very poJan. 1 Ore. = eee <00 litely requested to be allowed Jan, 2 56 25, -00 to go outdoors for the night, Jan, 3 44 19.00 It was high time, too! Rainfall to date. 18.08 ok Ok OF Rainfall last year 33.98 . Do tell! It's plumb wonderEverybody‘s Favorite te OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Gceod Drinks & Good Food American and Chinese George and Jean Goodhue. . Menus Your Hosts ful the way some stories get around town. Seems some folks aren't too geography-oriented hereabouts..why, do you know.. some of them think that the Nugget isn't a "local" publication? And here I've been laboring un‘der the impression that this office at Broad and Pine (where I spend many hours at this typewriter on behalf of the paper) is about as "local" as something or anything in beautiful downtown Nevada City can git! ©f course being a "County" newspaper may throw some folks who aren't too well traveled or eddicated..they probably think that Penn Valley, Cedar Ridge, etc., are way out thar in some other world.. Fore souls.. it's apt to come as an awful shock when someone tells them that the world is round! Class of 1967 plans reunion The Nevada Union High School graduating class of 1967 will hold a reunion in July. Members of: the class are urged to send their name and current:address to K.T. George, 106 Bawden Ave., Grass Valley, Addresses are needed now to complete a mailing list. ‘ Also if members know the names of classmates who have married and/or moved away they are asked to send them also, Take stock in America. Now Bonds pay a bonus at maturity. Vital Statistics Hatched HANNAN — At Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Nevada county, Calif., Nov. 27, 1971 to Mr. and Mrs. James Hannan of Cedar Ridge, a girl. SCUTERO — -At Nevada General Hospital: Mr. and Mrs, James Scutero of Grass Valley, Calif., a girl, born Dec. 16, 1971. Matched STEUBER-SCHENDEL — Robert Lloyd Steuber, 36, and Darleen Joyce Schendel, 34, both of Sacramento, obtained a marriage license.Dec. 23, 1971, in the county clerk's office in Nevada City. FREY PONNEQUIN -David Jerome Frey, 23, and Estella Marie Ponnequin, 22, both of, . Grass Valley, obtained a marriage license Decy 28, 1971, in the county clerk's office in Nevada City. Detached MOFFET--Katherine and Carl E, Moffet obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 29, 1971. MCKOLLUM -Winsel P. and Fred McKollum obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 29, 1971. ‘BLAKE — Debra Ona and-David Jeffrey Blake obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 23, 1971, WILLIAMSEN — Jane and Gail’ A. Williamsen obtained an interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage Dec. 23, BOT. SPECIALS A select group of long & short Robes — Colorful prints — and a few solids — REDUCED TO CLEAR — Also a few lovely rainbow hued quilted CEDAR RIDGE Skirts. LADIES SHOP COLFAX HIWAY — CEDAR RIDGE — 273-4664