October 14, 1970 (12 pages)

2 2 5 4 s a sj.. and recreation report SACRAMENTO —° State Parks and Recreation Director William Penn Mott Jr. announced today that persons driving in units of the State Park System are now required by law to observe the same rules of the road they would when driving on highways or other public roads, Assembly Bill 1723, by Assemblyman Ear] Crandall of San Jose, amends the State Vehicle Code to include in its provisions the driveways, paths, or grounds of the Department, — and these provisions shall apply in the absence of any special regulations or conditions imposed by the Department. "A major problem," Mott said, "has been in the use of on-and off-road vehicles in remote or unauthorized areas of our state parks, Too often they are driven with little regard for the safety of others, and have caused considerable damage to the natural landscape. By making these vehicles subject to the State Vehicle Code in all areas of our state parks, we will be able to maintain better control of their use.” SACRAMENTO — The California State Parks Foundation today launched a drive to raise funds to restore the Chapel at Fort Ross State Historic Park in Sonoma county. Foundation Chairman Joseph M. Long of Orinda said many groups and individuals have indicated a desire for early restoration of the Chapel and have offered financial help. The 145year-old Chapel was destroyed by fire Monday. Cause of the fire still under investigation. Department of Parks and Recreation officials estimate the cost of restoration at between $50,000 and $60,000, but still are studying the project to come up with more exact cost estimates, Department Director William Penn Mott, Jr., said he will endeavor to have restoration funds included in next year's budget (1971-72) and that public support and contributions would spped up restoration work. "Fortunately, we have a set of plans for the Chapel," Mott noted, "But it will take expert craftsmanship to reproduce the original building." , The Fort was built by Russia in 1812 and served as headquarters for the Russian fur trade on the Pacific Coast. The Chapel, built in 1825, collapsed in the 1906 earthquake and was restored in 1916-17 with many of the original timbers. Further restoration work was done in 1955, A unique architectural feature of the Chapel was two six-sided towers. Long explained the State Parks Foundation is a non-profit oa corporation dedicated to developing the State Park ystem. He said contributions for restoration should be sent to the Foundation at 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco 94104, "All contributions are tax deductible and they should labeled for Chapel restoration." ; , *** * SACRAMENTO — Have you ever seen a $3 bill? Of course not. ..one’s never been printed. But there is a $3 bill, says William Penn Mott, Jr., Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The $3 bill, Mott says, will be the bill for each of California's 20 million people under Proposition 20, the $60 million Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Bond Act on the November 3 ballot. "At $3 a person, Proposition 20 is the best recreation bargain of the century," Mott claimed. "It's the same as the fee for one night of camping at a Class A State Park Campground,less than a sportfishing license, less than a hunting license, less than the boat registration fee, and less than the cost o good roast at-your local supermarket." : Mott explained that the Bond Act would provide funds to build recreational facilities at waters of the State Water Project. Facilities already built, he commented, have been paid for out-of the general fund, the only source of funding at present. "But with several major units of the State Water Project coming on the line at one time, the burden'will be more than the general fund can bear. So if we are to provide these facilities, a source of funds must be found, and Proposition 20 is that source." _ Mott noted that the Bond Act would increase the capacity of the State Park System by a third, providing facilities for 16 million people annually. Total park attendance last year was 45 million visitors. “Bond funds will provide opportunities for camping, picnicking, boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, hiking, and nature study." Mott added the Department has learned that as State Water __ Porject reservoirs begin impounding water, people demand to. use them for recreation. "it is imperative that we have recreational facilities ready for the public at these projects when they come into being." needed s because they are repaid over a period of years so that-costs and benefits. are shared by’ both present and future generations. +. Mott urged support for Proposition 20 and expressed the hope that Californians would look favorably on their $3 bills for this important recreation program. Mott. said the Bond Act was the best way to provide the . By Fay M. Dunbar (273-2934 I usually write my news column on Sunday for your reading the following Wednesday. Since it isn't required tobe current news, this shouldn't be too bad but.it sure soesn't make it any easier. It does however, make for efficient use of the printing presses. What I'm fretting about now is writing next Wednesday's news this Wednesday. I'm going ona vacation tomorrow. You'd think I was going on a luxury cruise to somewhere or other all the fuss Iam making, I shall love it almost as much as a cruise, It is my first vacation of over 4 days in over 5 years, I'm flying on Cloud Nine. Not only beeause of my vacation but because the reason‘I can have this vacation is because my husband has finally been able to have his glasses, It's been over 5 years of one surgery after another and constant inability to see for himself. He still has lots of problems, but they seem like small ones after what he has been through, I shall send the Nugget a daily trip report of the interesting tangs that happen to me just in case: they need thls space filled. Pete Cannon of San Jose spent part of his vacation with his mother, Esther Bixler. He ° was here while it was so hot. But I guess it was cooler than San Jose at that. Do you remember last year at this time we had a beep black frost. * * * * * The Nevada County Planning Commission last week recommended an R-1-A-B-20 acres district for Squirrel Creek Ranchos on State Hwy. 20 in place of the unclassified zoning previously on the property. This is the property next door to us. I hope this means they will get better roads for the people who are going to buy the property. : ‘ Fe The Fred Fosters spent a couple of days with the Bert Spaits last week. The Fosters used to live in Grass Valley and are on 2 brief sisit from thier -new home in Arizoos. . * * The ladies of the grange will meet each Tuesday at the Grange Hall at 12:30 p.m. to work on items for the Grange Bazaar which isplannedfor Nov. 14. The CWA meeting regularly held on the third Tuesday of-each month has been advanced for October to the 27th. The state grange convention which is being held in Santa Maria goes through Oct, 2-3.Many members will be away attending the convention. The regular grange meeting will be Friday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. with the business scheduled for 8 p.m. : a z * Vacations are wonderful and I shall love every minute of mine but I sure picked a poor time to go. The color is just beginningto show up all over the hills and in the garden, I didn't get nearly enough tomatoes canned yet and the wild grapes are hanging thick on the vines down the lane. The make such delicious jelly. Besides which Iam having to miss the trade fair and the Marine . Band and the program the Lyric Ensemble is presenting for the Daughters of the Nile on the 13th. Our postmaster has just returned from a week vacation spent with her mother in Denver, Colorado. She had some words of wisdom for me about how to drive across country. I am going just a little farther than she went. My destination is Turpin, Oklahoma. My aunt and I are going back to check on a farm that has been in the Walker-Williamson-Copelan-Dunbar family since my grandmother settled it when the Cherokee Strip was opened for homesteading. Grandma went into the strip in a buggy. Originally there was an old sod house on the place but that has *long since returned to the soil. Now our renter grows wheat and broom corn. We wait and hope for Oil. “JUST, HAPPENED TO HAVE CAMERA ALONG — Bikinied madel:Carol Sue High, forecasting charms of:.summer at.busy Chicago Loop bus stop, is ignored cue: from billboard in background. ; ae i ; \

2 2 5 4 s a sj... and recreation report SACRAMENTO —° State Parks and Recreation Director William Penn Mott Jr. announced today that persons driving in units of the State Park System are now required by law to observe the same rules of the road they would when driving on highways or other public roads, Assembly Bill 1723, by Assemblyman Ear] Crandall of San Jose, amends the State Vehicle Code to include in its provisions the driveways, paths, or grounds of the Department, — and these provisions shall apply in the absence of any special regulations or conditions imposed by the Department. "A major problem," Mott said, "has been in the use of on-and off-road vehicles in remote or unauthorized areas of our state parks, Too often they are driven with little regard for the safety of others, and have caused considerable damage to the natural landscape. By making these vehicles subject to the State Vehicle Code in all areas of our state parks, we will be able to maintain better control of their use.” SACRAMENTO — The California State Parks Foundation today launched a drive to raise funds to restore the Chapel at Fort Ross State Historic Park in Sonoma county. Foundation Chairman Joseph M. Long of Orinda said many groups and individuals have indicated a desire for early restoration of the Chapel and have offered financial help.. The 145year-old Chapel was destroyed by fire Monday. Cause of the fire still under investigation. Department of Parks and Recreation officials estimate the cost of restoration at between $50,000 and $60,000, but still are studying the project to come up with more exact cost estimates, Department Director William Penn Mott, Jr., said he will endeavor to have restoration funds included in next year's budget (1971-72) and that public support and contributions would spped up restoration work. "Fortunately, we have a set of plans for the Chapel," Mott noted, "But it will take expert craftsmanship to reproduce the original building." , The Fort was built by Russia in 1812 and served as headquarters for the Russian fur trade on the Pacific Coast. The Chapel, built in 1825, collapsed in the 1906 earthquake and was restored in 1916-17 with many of the original timbers. Further restoration work was done in 1955, A unique architectural feature of the Chapel was two six-sided towers. Long explained the State Parks Foundation is a non-profit oa corporation dedicated to developing the State Park ystem. He said contributions for restoration should be sent to the Foundation at 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco 94104, "All contributions are tax deductible and they should labeled for Chapel restoration." ; , *** * SACRAMENTO — Have you ever seen a $3 bill? Of course not. ....one’s never been printed. But there is a $3 bill, says William Penn Mott, Jr., Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The $3 bill, Mott says, will be the bill for each of California's 20 million people under Proposition 20, the $60 million Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Bond Act on the November 3 ballot. "At $3 a person, Proposition 20 is the best recreation bargain of the century," Mott claimed. "It's the same as the fee for one night of camping at a Class A State Park Campground,less than a sportfishing license, less than a hunting license, less than the boat registration fee, and less than the cost o good roast at-your local supermarket." : Mott explained that the Bond Act would provide funds to build recreational facilities at waters of the State Water Project. Facilities already built, he commented, have been paid for out-of the general fund, the only source of funding at present. "But with several major units of the State Water Project coming on the line at one time, the burden'will be more than the general fund can bear. So if we are to provide these facilities, a source of funds must be found, and Proposition 20 is that source."

_ Mott noted that the Bond Act would increase the capacity of the State Park System by a third, providing facilities for 16 million people annually. Total park attendance last year was 45 million visitors. “Bond funds will provide opportunities for camping, picnicking, boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, hiking, and nature study." Mott added the Department has learned that as State Water __ Porject reservoirs begin impounding water, people demand to. use them for recreation. "it is imperative that we have recreational facilities ready for the public at these projects when they come into being." needed s because they are repaid over a period of years so that-costs and benefits. are shared by’ both present and future generations. +. Mott urged support for Proposition 20 and expressed the hope that Californians would look favorably on their $3 bills for this important recreation program. Mott. said the Bond Act was the best way to provide the . By Fay M. Dunbar (273-2934 I usually write my news column on Sunday for your reading the following Wednesday. Since it isn't required tobe current news, this shouldn't be too bad but.it sure soesn't make it any easier. It does however, make for efficient use of the printing presses. What I'm fretting about now is writing next Wednesday's news this Wednesday. I'm going ona vacation tomorrow. You'd think I was going on a luxury cruise to somewhere or other all the fuss Iam making, I shall love it almost as much as a cruise, It is my first vacation of over 4 days in over 5 years, I'm flying on Cloud Nine. Not only beeause of my vacation but because the reason‘I can have this vacation is because my husband has finally been able to have his glasses, It's been over 5 years of one surgery after another and constant inability to see for himself. He still has lots of problems, but they seem like small ones after what he has been through, I shall send the Nugget a daily trip report of the interesting tangs that happen to me just in case: they need thls space filled. Pete Cannon of San Jose spent part of his vacation with his mother, Esther Bixler. He ° was here while it was so hot. But I guess it was cooler than San Jose at that. Do you remember last year at this time we had a beep black frost. * * * * * The Nevada County Planning Commission last week recommended an R-1-A-B-20 acres district for Squirrel Creek Ranchos on State Hwy. 20 in place of the unclassified zoning previously on the property. This is the property next door to us. I hope this means they will get better roads for the people who are going to buy the property. : ‘ Fe The Fred Fosters spent a couple of days with the Bert Spaits last week. The Fosters used to live in Grass Valley and are on 2 brief sisit from thier -new home in Arizoos. . * * The ladies of the grange will meet each Tuesday at the Grange Hall at 12:30 p.m. to work on items for the Grange Bazaar which isplannedfor Nov. 14. The CWA meeting regularly held on the third Tuesday of-each month has been advanced for October to the 27th. The state grange convention which is being held in Santa Maria goes through Oct, 2-3..Many members will be away attending the convention. The regular grange meeting will be Friday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. with the business scheduled for 8 p.m. : a z * Vacations are wonderful and I shall love every minute of mine but I sure picked a poor time to go. The color is just beginningto show up all over the hills and in the garden, I didn't get nearly enough tomatoes canned yet and the wild grapes are hanging thick on the vines down the lane. The make such delicious jelly. Besides which Iam having to miss the trade fair and the Marine . Band and the program the Lyric Ensemble is presenting for the Daughters of the Nile on the 13th. Our postmaster has just returned from a week vacation spent with her mother in Denver, Colorado. She had some words of wisdom for me about how to drive across country. I am going just a little farther than she went. My destination is Turpin, Oklahoma. My aunt and I are going back to check on a farm that has been in the Walker-Williamson-Copelan-Dunbar family since my grandmother settled it when the Cherokee Strip was opened for homesteading. Grandma went into the strip in a buggy. Originally there was an old sod house on the place but that has *long since returned to the soil. Now our renter grows wheat and broom corn. We wait and hope for Oil. “JUST, HAPPENED TO HAVE CAMERA ALONG — Bikinied madel:Carol Sue High, forecasting charms of:.summer at.busy Chicago Loop bus stop, is ignored cue: from billboard in background. ; ae i ; \