July 6, 1966 (20 pages)

tCs SECTION LISRARY ACTO CAL 95814 2 N M Y . NEVADA COUN r “y-\ [ Prong fc <p Be rh Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Soe wea t Omics, French Corral, Liberey Hill Seiler Flas. Lake Ciey: Selby Plan Beer aia ub, Relic) Hi We ae Te Stdase Ce ne ee hare Lime m Kile>Chp Park, Wott, Chicos Tit, i Lib Hill, Gold Fi Riel, Waning Lowell Hill, oa. Bourbon Hil Seok th Tram, Hersh Colsebin Cotrcbe iti? Mion Volley, cg Neccoron, Indian Flat Brtlgspere Birckemle M Rewinguen Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. 1: Sie” Ones Fie, i Volume 41 Number 25 10 Cents A Copy Published Wadnesdsys , Nevada City July 6, 1966 Nevada City Goes On A Three Day Spree For The Fourth They really whooped it up at the Deer Creek Dry Diggins last weekend, TheNevada City Chamber of Commerce's Doins at the Diggins celebration had the town packed with people for all three days, Officials estimated that well over 10,000 people jammed the paraderoute on Broad and Com mercial Streets Monday to watch the colorful parade of more than The Grass Valley Elementary School Board, which has been in housing trouble for almost a year now, last week split over a decision to house students’ in the old junior high school next year, The board, over the objections of Trustees Dr. Robert Ross and Mrs, Lou Kennedy, voted 3-2 to rent six upstairs classrooms in the old portion of the junior high building in Grass Valley from the high school: board, On June 20, the board, faced with legal opinions that the dis than $5 million in liability coverage for its members, Trustee Harrel Ammon second ed the motion, but Trustee Mrs, Lou Kennedy questioned the safety of the building. She asked Montre why he felt it necessary to have the liability insuranceif he thought the building was safe. The building has been declared in violation of the Field Act for earthquake safety as far back as 1953 and violations of fire re gulations including lack ot sprinkler systems and no outside fire escapes had also been noted, Montre and Ammon both said they were willing to put their children in the building and felt that the people of the district would rather do this than house the students in portable classrooms, This had been the housing plan approved at the meeting of July 20. The use of portable classes (Cont On Page 19 Col, 1) trict could not lease the junior high from the High School District because of the still unanswered question of ownership of the building, a statement from the state that there was no way the high school district could budget for educating Grass Valley students at the junior high, andan attorney general's ruling relating to safety of school buildings and liability of board individual horse and rider; Dianna Rigger; best junior horse not remember ever seeing such a crowd packed into the down rider, Linda Benuzzi and a spe the district house students in six classrooms in the old junior high school, In the same motion he asked that the board obtain more “a> parade and both said they had a very difficult time making their choices, Monday was the end of the celebration, Events started Saturday night with the Horribles parade, Broad Street was packed frqm sidewalk to sidewalk for the crowning of the queen, the judging of the whiskerino contest and the kid's money scramble, Lydia Frisch of Grass Valley in the parade for their float of the Iwo Jima flag raising. (Cont On Page 19 Col 5) Nevada Union High Receives Five Year Accreditation Certificate Nevada Union High School last week received its first accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Secondary Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The accreditation forthe Ridge ° Road high school facility was forthe maximum five year ciation team has visited the school and tested it for its broad ranged accreditation, According to Nevada Union Gellat said a few years ago, the California Association of Secondary Administrators decided that more had to be done to judge the total school program, After about a year of work in setting up standards and measuring systems, the Western Asso ciation of Schools and Colleges was calledin and this organization took over the job of setting (Cont On Page 19 To, 3) Grass Valley Adopts A Little Smaller Budget Grass Valley City Council last week adopted a budget of High District Superintendent $927,341 for Gerald Gellat, in previous years, about one per cent from last year, accreditation of private and public secondary schools had mentary District voted last week to lease six upstairs classrooms in the building to house students next year. ramento acted as judges for the organized that it just looked that way. The Nevada City Fire Department won the sweepstakes award tion of Schools and colleges, ‘THIS IS the older section of the Nevada Union Junier High School. The Grass Valley Ele cial award went to, the Clear Lake Fire Department, Major Chester Miller of Los Angeles and Jan Krista of Sac but the celebration was so well this is the first time the Asso change of_mind and voted 3-2 Trustee Jack Montre moved that along the parade route was asked in all seriousness, “is itlike this here all the time?” Nevada City is not the roaring gold camp it was painted to be during the Doins last weekend, and this rating has also been accepted by the Western Associa But last week, the board members, or some of them, hada At the meeting of July 28, rich, chatting with a visitor of years under the University of next year. to put the students into six rooms on the second floor of the old junior high. Visitors were also amazed, Chamber president Ralph Fried California accreditation system -use the alternative of portable classrooms for housing its seventh and eighth grade students atie between the Beale Air Force Base "Blazing Rifles” and the Ye Wah Chinese Community Drum and Bugle Corps from and vehicles, Old timers said that they could period. Although the high school has been accredited for a number members, the trustees voted to business, Graham Brothers Log ging; best individual, the majorettes; best marching unit was Sacramento, best horse group, Sheriff’s Mounted Posse; best lebration. Grass Valley School Board Splits Over Use Of Junior High Classrooms tion, Nevada City Lions; best 60 floats, bands, marching units town section for a July 4th ce MORE THAN 10, 000 people jammed into downtown. Nevada ‘Gils Monday to watch the Golden Days parade, highlight of the three day Doins at the Diggins celebration sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of. Commerce. The event drew people from all over the state. The prize for the best float went to the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; best organiza 1966-67; down One of the major items in the been the function of the University of California, The University sent out a booklet listing accredited schools, This judge new budget is $345,000 for ca ment was based mainly on academics and was geared mainly Two of the items of interest not in the budget were pay raises for city employees and funds for (Cont On Page 19 Col, 2) to students preparing to attend the University of Califoria. pital outlay to pay for construc tion of a new city hall, police department and parking lot.

tCs SECTION LISRARY ACTO CAL 95814 2 N M Y . NEVADA COUN r “y-\ [ Prong fc <p Be rh Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Soe wea t Omics, French Corral, Liberey Hill Seiler Flas. Lake Ciey: Selby Plan Beer aia ub, Relic) Hi We ae Te Stdase Ce ne ee hare Lime m Kile>Chp Park, Wott, Chicos Tit, i Lib Hill, Gold Fi Riel, Waning Lowell Hill, oa. Bourbon Hil Seok th Tram, Hersh Colsebin Cotrcbe iti? Mion Volley, cg Neccoron, Indian Flat Brtlgspere Birckemle M Rewinguen Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. 1: Sie” Ones Fie, i Volume 41 Number 25 10 Cents A Copy Published Wadnesdsys , Nevada City July 6, 1966 Nevada City Goes On A Three Day Spree For The Fourth They really whooped it up at the Deer Creek Dry Diggins last weekend, TheNevada City Chamber of Commerce's Doins at the Diggins celebration had the town packed with people for all three days, Officials estimated that well over 10,000 people jammed the paraderoute on Broad and Com mercial Streets Monday to watch the colorful parade of more than The Grass Valley Elementary School Board, which has been in housing trouble for almost a year now, last week split over a decision to house students’ in the old junior high school next year, The board, over the objections of Trustees Dr. Robert Ross and Mrs, Lou Kennedy, voted 3-2 to rent six upstairs classrooms in the old portion of the junior high building in Grass Valley from the high school: board, On June 20, the board, faced with legal opinions that the dis than $5 million in liability coverage for its members, Trustee Harrel Ammon second ed the motion, but Trustee Mrs, Lou Kennedy questioned the safety of the building. She asked Montre why he felt it necessary to have the liability insuranceif he thought the building was safe. The building has been declared in violation of the Field Act for earthquake safety as far back as 1953 and violations of fire re gulations including lack ot sprinkler systems and no outside fire escapes had also been noted, Montre and Ammon both said they were willing to put their children in the building and felt that the people of the district would rather do this than house the students in portable classrooms, This had been the housing plan approved at the meeting of July 20. The use of portable classes (Cont On Page 19 Col, 1) trict could not lease the junior high from the High School District because of the still unanswered question of ownership of the building, a statement from the state that there was no way the high school district could budget for educating Grass Valley students at the junior high, andan attorney general's ruling relating to safety of school buildings and liability of board individual horse and rider; Dianna Rigger; best junior horse not remember ever seeing such a crowd packed into the down rider, Linda Benuzzi and a spe the district house students in six classrooms in the old junior high school, In the same motion he asked that the board obtain more “a> parade and both said they had a very difficult time making their choices, Monday was the end of the celebration, Events started Saturday night with the Horribles parade, Broad Street was packed frqm sidewalk to sidewalk for the crowning of the queen, the judging of the whiskerino contest and the kid's money scramble, Lydia Frisch of Grass Valley in the parade for their float of the Iwo Jima flag raising. (Cont On Page 19 Col 5)

Nevada Union High Receives Five Year Accreditation Certificate Nevada Union High School last week received its first accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Secondary Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The accreditation forthe Ridge ° Road high school facility was forthe maximum five year ciation team has visited the school and tested it for its broad ranged accreditation, According to Nevada Union Gellat said a few years ago, the California Association of Secondary Administrators decided that more had to be done to judge the total school program, After about a year of work in setting up standards and measuring systems, the Western Asso ciation of Schools and Colleges was calledin and this organization took over the job of setting (Cont On Page 19 To, 3) Grass Valley Adopts A Little Smaller Budget Grass Valley City Council last week adopted a budget of High District Superintendent $927,341 for Gerald Gellat, in previous years, about one per cent from last year, accreditation of private and public secondary schools had mentary District voted last week to lease six upstairs classrooms in the building to house students next year. ramento acted as judges for the organized that it just looked that way. The Nevada City Fire Department won the sweepstakes award tion of Schools and colleges, ‘THIS IS the older section of the Nevada Union Junier High School. The Grass Valley Ele cial award went to, the Clear Lake Fire Department, Major Chester Miller of Los Angeles and Jan Krista of Sac but the celebration was so well this is the first time the Asso change of_mind and voted 3-2 Trustee Jack Montre moved that along the parade route was asked in all seriousness, “is itlike this here all the time?” Nevada City is not the roaring gold camp it was painted to be during the Doins last weekend, and this rating has also been accepted by the Western Associa But last week, the board members, or some of them, hada At the meeting of July 28, rich, chatting with a visitor of years under the University of next year. to put the students into six rooms on the second floor of the old junior high. Visitors were also amazed, Chamber president Ralph Fried California accreditation system -use the alternative of portable classrooms for housing its seventh and eighth grade students atie between the Beale Air Force Base "Blazing Rifles” and the Ye Wah Chinese Community Drum and Bugle Corps from and vehicles, Old timers said that they could period. Although the high school has been accredited for a number members, the trustees voted to business, Graham Brothers Log ging; best individual, the majorettes; best marching unit was Sacramento, best horse group, Sheriff’s Mounted Posse; best lebration. Grass Valley School Board Splits Over Use Of Junior High Classrooms tion, Nevada City Lions; best 60 floats, bands, marching units town section for a July 4th ce MORE THAN 10, 000 people jammed into downtown. Nevada ‘Gils Monday to watch the Golden Days parade, highlight of the three day Doins at the Diggins celebration sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of. Commerce. The event drew people from all over the state. The prize for the best float went to the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; best organiza 1966-67; down One of the major items in the been the function of the University of California, The University sent out a booklet listing accredited schools, This judge new budget is $345,000 for ca ment was based mainly on academics and was geared mainly Two of the items of interest not in the budget were pay raises for city employees and funds for (Cont On Page 19 Col, 2) to students preparing to attend the University of Califoria. pital outlay to pay for construc tion of a new city hall, police department and parking lot.