July 30, 1969 (12 pages)

Fm Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, July 30, 1969 : Aneckless of sparkling blue lakes Summer, ‘winter, spring and fall each {ssue an invitation to the traveler along the Sierra Nevada's eastern side to take a side trip for a visit to the all-season area along the June Lake Loop Road. An area of sparkling blue lakes, dramatic and sheer mountain walls, and fabulous scenery, it offers everything to those in search of relaxation and enjoyment, says the California State Automobile Association, There is hunting, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, water and snow skiing as well as camping, packing into the wilds, exploring and loafing. June Lake Loop Road extends 16 miles, pas four lakes: Grant (1,095 acres), Silver, Gull and June, All have boat launching and boat rental facilities and the fishermen will encounter several kinds of trout —Eastern brook, brown, rainbow, cutthroat, The shores slope gradually in most places, so bring along hip boots and a landing net for shore fishing. ; These lakes are easy to reach, clese to motels and cabins, markets, gas stations and trailer parks and are at the 7,200 to 7,600 foot level, Campgrounds for those who like to rough it under the skies are available at all but Grant Lake. June Lake Loop is isolated from those on the western side of the Sierras in winter by snowblocked passes and can be reached in winter only over Donner Pass or Echo Summit in the north or around by Bakersfield in the south, Summer routes are over 120 Tioga Pass, 108 Sonora Pass in the north.. If. you. fly in by private. plane,there are airstrips at Long Valley and Bishop. Winter activities include ski-ing at June Mountain (10,212 feef) where you'll find powder and uncrowded runs, especially in mid-week, if you go high, There is a 1,260 foot descent in less than a mile from chair lift number three, From vantage points at the Grand Chalet Schweizerhof, you lgok down on snow covered Gull and June lakes, into the valley at 1,000 feet lower elevetees at times even to Mono Lake 1 miles away. Experienced skiers take the run beneath the lodge to the parking lot, but most runs are above the lodge. Nature offers her challenges to hunters in this area with wily -at Silver NEVADA COUNTY NUG PUBLISHED EVERY .WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. 301 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00. 19S'7. bucks roaming the wild country, and migratory wildfowl feed and rest on the lakes as they wend their way southward, And if you want to get completely away from the small crowds around the lakes, a pack trip by horse to one of the higher lakes or to the primitive area of the Sierras is available Lake Pack Station, Pony rides and regular riding are also offered, ‘Funny Girl’ If hiking is your thing, wellmarked trails thread their way from lake to lake and back into the Sierras or across U. S, 395 and into the Mono Craters area, The Loop is .ocated in the Inyo National Forest and campgrounds are found throughout the area, Exciting one-day excursions from the June. Lake Loop can also be made to Devil's Postpile National Monument just south of next at the Music Circus SACRAMENTO —. "Funny Girl," the Broadway smash hit musical about the early life and career of Fanny Brice, will open at the Music Circus July 28, playing nightly through Aug. 3 ’ Jane A. Johnston (Fanny) will be seen as the great comedienne from the early days in a lower East Side music hall to her rise to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies, The musical tells of Fanny's success that .came quickly without the hard knocks and the suffering most stars go through to reach Broadway. But Fanny had her share of heartbreak--not on the stage where all was joy and laughter when Fanny Brice walked on--but in her personal life. David Hedison (Nicky) will portray the gambler to whoni Fanny lost her heart and her sense until he threw her over. Despite her personal loss, Fanny Brice never stopped being the theater's "funny girl". Fritzi Burr will play Mrs, Brice, Fanny's mother, who insists that she was the one who taught Fanny Everything. Chief among those early fans of the aspiring Fanny will be Evelyn Bell as Mrs, Strakosh, afriendly neighbor, and Garrett Lewis playing Eddie Ryan, her eafliest admirer. Walter Murphy will have the role of the great showman, Flo Ziegfeld. Miss Johnston has been a Music Circus favorite since 1961 when she made her first appearance in "The Most Happy Fella," Since then she appeared in "Fiorello," "Carousel," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever." Hedison completed a successful four-year television run as Captain Lee Crane in "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" last summer. He began his acting career in the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York, where Steve McQueen, Susan Oliver and Joanne Woodward were classmates. He did several summer stock roles in the east. before playing in several off-Broadway shows. He was chosen by Michael Redgrave for a role in "A Month In The Country," which won him the Theatre World Award. He next signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox Studios and made several movies. Lewis had established himself as a seasoned song-anddance man on Broadway when suddenly he found himself in demand for rugged film roles, He toured with the national company of "My Fair Lady." He also performed a succession of nightclub acts with Anna Marie Alberghetti, Arlene Dehl, Dorothy Provine and Sheila MacRae, He did several shows for Broadway producer David Merrick and then became a featured performer on the "Red Skelton" television show for three seasons. Fritzi Burr as Mrs. Brice will be repeating the role she performed for two years opposite Barbra Streisand. A versatile actress, she started in show business with her own revue as a sketch woman and ‘then became a standup comic, going on to appear on television as a guest with Phyllis Diller and Jonathan Winters. She has been in numerous stock productions across the country and toured with national company of “Once Upon a Mattress." She also made several motion pictures, 4 Miss Bell, a favorite Music Circus performer, is a resident actress this season and _ been in all productions so ar. i June Lakes; around Mono Lake with its 30 square miles of bouyant salt water that is a skiers and boaters paradise; the Mono and Inyo Craters, giants in the classic style with their steep-sided cones funneling down to small lakes; the ghost towns of Bodie and Aurora and the Hot Creek State Hatchery where fish are raised to catchable size, Food stamp program to start soon The United States Department of Agriculture, the Nevada County Department of Public Social Services and the Placer County Welfare Department are moving toward scheduled August 1 openings of county food stamp programs. USDA is now authorizing grocers -who will accept food coupons as they do cash, And -the welfare departments are certifying participants -who will purchase food stamps with money normally spent for food and receive a "bonus" of free coupons, Lewis K, Theusen, supervisor of USDA's’ Consumer and Marketing Service field office in Sacramento, said he has invited all known Nevada and Placer County grocers to participate in the programs. Eugene Newman, director of the Department of Public Social Services in Nevada County, estimated that 600 households will be certified for participation in the program by opening day. . The same number of households has been estimated by David C. Echols, director of welfare in Placer County. About 2100 persons in each county will be eligible to participate. Most of these are households or individuals receiving public assistance, but Newman and Echols pointed out that the program is also available to other low income households not on welfare, depending on income and resources, All low income people who think they may qualify for food stamps are urged to call or write: Nevada County -Court House, Nevada City, California 95959, telephone 265-2461, Ext. 242; or Placer County -155 Fulweiler Ave., Auburn, Calif' ornia 95603, telephone 885-7222, ~ Mrs. Lawrence ‘chairman of tax appeals board ‘Supervisor Dean Lawrence was selected Tuesday to serve as chairman of Nevada county's tax appeals board in what could be a lengthy round of protests this year. ae In the past, the chairman of supervisors normally has handled the appeal or equalization hearings as well, but Chairman Lou Hartman felt it would be better if he runs the morning county business sessions and lets Mrs, Lawrence conduct the — afternoon equalization hearings because of the likelihood that lots of protests will be filed. Hartman madé the motionthat Mrs, Lawrence, the board's vice chairman, be chairman of the appeals board. The motion was adopted 4-0 with Mrs, Lawrence abstaining. Hartman was named vice. chairman of equalization. The first tax appeals hearing will be held on Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. People who have a protest — can file it between now and Aug, 26 at the clerk's office. The reason a large number of assessment appeals are expected is the big jump in assessments, particularly in the eastern end of the county. The secured property roll is up 29 per cent this year, mainly because the Truckee area has been reappraised for the first time ever, Assessor E. A, (Bub) Tobiassen has said. Bridge decks along I-80 to be resurfaced MARYSVILLE — J. F. Shea Co., Inc. of Redding was low bidder Wednesday on a State ‘Division of Highways' project to reconstruct the decks of 16 bridges at various locations on Interstate 80 between Long Ravine Undercrossing, about 1.3 miles east of Colfax, and the Truckeee River Bridge, about five miles east of Truckee.The bid was $287,420 and there were three bidders, The new work will renovate bridge decks. which, because of winter snows and inclement weather, have become damaged by tire chains, snowplow blades, salt used in combating snow and ice and other adverse factors. Through traffic should experience little if any delays ‘while the work is progressing. Plans have been made for routing motorists around the re_ construction areas via ramps and undercrossing roads, keeping at lease one lane open for each direction of travel during most of the work and limiting full lane closures to a maximum of 15 minutes. PLAY IT Be alert to Cancer's Seven Danger Signals. 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Fm Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, July 30, 1969 : Aneckless of sparkling blue lakes Summer, ‘winter, spring and fall each {ssue an invitation to the traveler along the Sierra Nevada's eastern side to take a side trip for a visit to the all-season area along the June Lake Loop Road. An area of sparkling blue lakes, dramatic and sheer mountain walls, and fabulous scenery, it offers everything to those in search of relaxation and enjoyment, says the California State Automobile Association, There is hunting, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, water and snow skiing as well as camping, packing into the wilds, exploring and loafing. June Lake Loop Road extends 16 miles, pas four lakes: Grant (1,095 acres), Silver, Gull and June, All have boat launching and boat rental facilities and the fishermen will encounter several kinds of trout —Eastern brook, brown, rainbow, cutthroat, The shores slope gradually in most places, so bring along hip boots and a landing net for shore fishing. ; These lakes are easy to reach, clese to motels and cabins, markets, gas stations and trailer parks and are at the 7,200 to 7,600 foot level, Campgrounds for those who like to rough it under the skies are available at all but Grant Lake. June Lake Loop is isolated from those on the western side of the Sierras in winter by snowblocked passes and can be reached in winter only over Donner Pass or Echo Summit in the north or around by Bakersfield in the south, Summer routes are over 120 Tioga Pass, 108 Sonora Pass in the north... If. you. fly in by private. plane,there are airstrips at Long Valley and Bishop. Winter activities include ski-ing at June Mountain (10,212 feef) where you'll find powder and uncrowded runs, especially in mid-week, if you go high, There is a 1,260 foot descent in less than a mile from chair lift number three, From vantage points at the Grand Chalet Schweizerhof, you lgok down on snow covered Gull and June lakes, into the valley at 1,000 feet lower elevetees at times even to Mono Lake 1 miles away. Experienced skiers take the run beneath the lodge to the parking lot, but most runs are above the lodge. Nature offers her challenges to hunters in this area with wily -at Silver NEVADA COUNTY NUG PUBLISHED EVERY .WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. 301 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00. 19S'7. bucks roaming the wild country, and migratory wildfowl feed and rest on the lakes as they wend their way southward, And if you want to get completely away from the small crowds around the lakes, a pack trip by horse to one of the higher lakes or to the primitive area of the Sierras is available Lake Pack Station, Pony rides and regular riding are also offered, ‘Funny Girl’ If hiking is your thing, wellmarked trails thread their way from lake to lake and back into the Sierras or across U. S, 395 and into the Mono Craters area, The Loop is .ocated in the Inyo National Forest and campgrounds are found throughout the area, Exciting one-day excursions from the June. Lake Loop can also be made to Devil's Postpile National Monument just south of next at the Music Circus SACRAMENTO —. "Funny Girl," the Broadway smash hit musical about the early life and career of Fanny Brice, will open at the Music Circus July 28, playing nightly through Aug. 3 ’ Jane A. Johnston (Fanny) will be seen as the great comedienne from the early days in a lower East Side music hall to her rise to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies, The musical tells of Fanny's success that .came quickly without the hard knocks and the suffering most stars go through to reach Broadway. But Fanny had her share of heartbreak--not on the stage where all was joy and laughter when Fanny Brice walked on--but in her personal life. David Hedison (Nicky) will portray the gambler to whoni Fanny lost her heart and her sense until he threw her over. Despite her personal loss, Fanny Brice never stopped being the theater's "funny girl". Fritzi Burr will play Mrs, Brice, Fanny's mother, who insists that she was the one who taught Fanny Everything. Chief among those early fans of the aspiring Fanny will be Evelyn Bell as Mrs, Strakosh, afriendly neighbor, and Garrett Lewis playing Eddie Ryan, her eafliest admirer. Walter Murphy will have the role of the great showman, Flo Ziegfeld. Miss Johnston has been a Music Circus favorite since 1961 when she made her first appearance in "The Most Happy Fella," Since then she appeared in "Fiorello," "Carousel," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever." Hedison completed a successful four-year television run as Captain Lee Crane in "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" last summer. He began his acting career in the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York, where Steve McQueen, Susan Oliver and Joanne Woodward were classmates. He did several summer stock roles in the east. before playing in several off-Broadway shows. He was chosen by Michael Redgrave for a role in

"A Month In The Country," which won him the Theatre World Award. He next signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox Studios and made several movies. Lewis had established himself as a seasoned song-anddance man on Broadway when suddenly he found himself in demand for rugged film roles, He toured with the national company of "My Fair Lady." He also performed a succession of nightclub acts with Anna Marie Alberghetti, Arlene Dehl, Dorothy Provine and Sheila MacRae, He did several shows for Broadway producer David Merrick and then became a featured performer on the "Red Skelton" television show for three seasons. Fritzi Burr as Mrs. Brice will be repeating the role she performed for two years opposite Barbra Streisand. A versatile actress, she started in show business with her own revue as a sketch woman and ‘then became a standup comic, going on to appear on television as a guest with Phyllis Diller and Jonathan Winters. She has been in numerous stock productions across the country and toured with national company of “Once Upon a Mattress." She also made several motion pictures, 4 Miss Bell, a favorite Music Circus performer, is a resident actress this season and _ been in all productions so ar. i June Lakes; around Mono Lake with its 30 square miles of bouyant salt water that is a skiers and boaters paradise; the Mono and Inyo Craters, giants in the classic style with their steep-sided cones funneling down to small lakes; the ghost towns of Bodie and Aurora and the Hot Creek State Hatchery where fish are raised to catchable size, Food stamp program to start soon The United States Department of Agriculture, the Nevada County Department of Public Social Services and the Placer County Welfare Department are moving toward scheduled August 1 openings of county food stamp programs. USDA is now authorizing grocers -who will accept food coupons as they do cash, And -the welfare departments are certifying participants -who will purchase food stamps with money normally spent for food and receive a "bonus" of free coupons, Lewis K, Theusen, supervisor of USDA's’ Consumer and Marketing Service field office in Sacramento, said he has invited all known Nevada and Placer County grocers to participate in the programs. Eugene Newman, director of the Department of Public Social Services in Nevada County, estimated that 600 households will be certified for participation in the program by opening day. . The same number of households has been estimated by David C. Echols, director of welfare in Placer County. About 2100 persons in each county will be eligible to participate. Most of these are households or individuals receiving public assistance, but Newman and Echols pointed out that the program is also available to other low income households not on welfare, depending on income and resources, All low income people who think they may qualify for food stamps are urged to call or write: Nevada County -Court House, Nevada City, California 95959, telephone 265-2461, Ext. 242; or Placer County -155 Fulweiler Ave., Auburn, Calif' ornia 95603, telephone 885-7222, ~ Mrs. Lawrence ‘chairman of tax appeals board ‘Supervisor Dean Lawrence was selected Tuesday to serve as chairman of Nevada county's tax appeals board in what could be a lengthy round of protests this year. ae In the past, the chairman of supervisors normally has handled the appeal or equalization hearings as well, but Chairman Lou Hartman felt it would be better if he runs the morning county business sessions and lets Mrs, Lawrence conduct the — afternoon equalization hearings because of the likelihood that lots of protests will be filed. Hartman madé the motionthat Mrs, Lawrence, the board's vice chairman, be chairman of the appeals board. The motion was adopted 4-0 with Mrs, Lawrence abstaining. Hartman was named vice. chairman of equalization. The first tax appeals hearing will be held on Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. People who have a protest — can file it between now and Aug, 26 at the clerk's office. The reason a large number of assessment appeals are expected is the big jump in assessments, particularly in the eastern end of the county. The secured property roll is up 29 per cent this year, mainly because the Truckee area has been reappraised for the first time ever, Assessor E. A, (Bub) Tobiassen has said. Bridge decks along I-80 to be resurfaced MARYSVILLE — J. F. Shea Co., Inc. of Redding was low bidder Wednesday on a State ‘Division of Highways' project to reconstruct the decks of 16 bridges at various locations on Interstate 80 between Long Ravine Undercrossing, about 1.3 miles east of Colfax, and the Truckeee River Bridge, about five miles east of Truckee.The bid was $287,420 and there were three bidders, The new work will renovate bridge decks. which, because of winter snows and inclement weather, have become damaged by tire chains, snowplow blades, salt used in combating snow and ice and other adverse factors. Through traffic should experience little if any delays ‘while the work is progressing. Plans have been made for routing motorists around the re_ construction areas via ramps and undercrossing roads, keeping at lease one lane open for each direction of travel during most of the work and limiting full lane closures to a maximum of 15 minutes. PLAY IT Be alert to Cancer's Seven Danger Signals. Call your local office of American Cancer Society B® for more informatinn bs