October 30, 1974 (12 pages)

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Oct. '. Notes C Off The Cuff . pee t regular ceteniadaine down. Salinas way has just described a recent visit. to the renowned “Renaissance Faire” in Marin County in-a manner tending to : entice one to go see for himself someday. The letter reads, in part: “Toget to the fairgrounds you turn off highway 17 at the Vallejo exit (1-80). onto highway 37 and go a mile to Black Point. There you drive across a bumpy country road toa big meadow where the cars are parked; then you have to walk about a quarter mile to the grounds located in a small forest.or at least a lot of trees._ “The faire wanders over an enormous expanse of land and every time you go around a curve you see it stretching out in another direction. There are a fot of more or less permanent buildings or huts, shacks, stalls ‘or what have you housing the craftsmen, food, drink, jewelry, pottery, puppets, etc. There was “even a massage parlor! “Then there were a lot of strolling musicians and some who had stopped strolling to play under the spreading trees.Lots of madrigal singers, too. And a great many of the spectators were dressed up in costumes, some quite obviously homemade from «dining room curtains or the wife’s. panty _ hose, ete. Then others had gone to.a lot of trouble and expense to create authentic era costumes. “The: thing we liked most*was . that it» was such a friendly crowd. There were hordes of people but no rough stuff and we got only one little -whiff of marijuana. Didn’t see any drunks although there was a lot of beer being sold. “Prices were fairly high.$4 admission; some sandwiches at. about $1.50; ice cream per dish was 75 cents and it was more like “ice milk,” and coffee was 25 cents. per small cup. They were selling lots of other things — I NEVADA COUNTT NUGGET “ 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. Sh UA) seeeee JESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTYPUBLISHING CO. paid at Nevada City,” California. Adjudicated ; ‘a legal newspaper of © general circulation by _the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12, 406. Subscription Rates: Telephone 265-2559 _ PUBLISHED EVERY J Smith tke best cil seagt boul: const . : turkey . wings, etc.but by the time we discovered those we had. eaten elsewhere. . “One thing that could be. improved upon is the total lack ~ of a sound system. At the Ben Johnson Theatre and at other, smaller stages throughout the faire we seemed to get on. the outskirts of fairly large crowds of onlookers and just couldn’t hear a thing. Performances seemed to be continuous, with lots of dancing, singing, banging of drums, etc.so even if one can’t hear them one thinks he is having a good time!“If we go again we shall wear tennis shoes and take along some tissues to clean our faceswith.it is a very dusty place and very uneven terrain for walking.but it was something ‘new and different for a weekend _ jaunt and we did enjoy it.” The faire was the eighth annual such occurance and is rapidly. gaining in size and importance as a drawing card to Northern California. It is the ‘brain child’’ of Ron and Phyllis Patterson and is produced by Theme Events, Ltd., and: the Renaissance Centre of Marin County. And it most certainly. is “something different!” “What price Women’s Lib? Qn Thursday, May 13, 1920, ‘the Associated Press reported ‘out of Cheyenne, Wyoming, that _“Jackson, Wyoming, claims to be the first city in the world -which will be governed entirely “by women! At last Tuesday’s “City Elections there were two separate slates of candidates. One composed of women and the . other of men. The. women won ‘by a vote of 2 to 1 across the. board!”’ That itest) was published in the “Morning Union, Grass Valley.’ Nevada City, on the inane ae Second class postage bes Fir 30, 1974 ‘By Fay . e 3 ‘ ‘That «miracle of nature, the’ change of seasons, is with us again: Seems to me the autumn miracle is the most colorful of all. But I think this of each season as it rolls around. Winter’s berries, spring’s daffodils, summer’s ’ profusion, and autumn leaves are ‘all bright. I don’t have as gorgeous a tree as Grass Valley’s red maple and I don’t have as many as Nevada _ City’s Nevada Street. But for startling beauty against Sunday’s graying skies my lone red liquid amber tree with its yellow neighbor the tulip tree set a scene hard to beat. Get out your camera and enter Yuba Rivers color contest. I like winter and this really heightens the anticipation. The fireplace will probably. burn night and day now until spring. Diane Stevens of Rough and: Ready walked in last weeks walk-a-thon. The walking group was mostly young people. But it included all ages from. little more than toddlers to one gentleman’ of 75 years. They walked from Nevada Union through Grass Valley’s parksthen to Nevada City and its park and back to: Nevada Union. Diane didn’t come in the top ten but she went the distance of 20 miles. She was extremely tired and had some pretty sore knees ~ for a day or so but no ill effects. Shawn Kirby, age 10, was another walker from Rough and< Ready. Shawn went the distance and was the fifth one to make it back home. _ The walk-a-thon is an effort by the March of Dimes to up their contributions for the aid of those who cannot walk. Some clever person did two good deeds in one by contacting the schools and thus getting many of our young people out. ‘More walking would be good for us all. I don’t know how many sponsors these youngsters had but one for Diane paid $5. which probably would have been $2. if I had just been contacted for -donation. We long timers here in Rough and Ready Temember William (Bill) Milne. Mr. and Mrs. Milne lived on Mystery Lane back of the old post office for many: years. Milne, before his -retirement was a cattleman. He ramrodded a big cattle company in Nevada for some years before coming to Nevada county. We are all saddened by his death on Oct. 20. He had been ill for several years. When the Milnes lived -in Rough and Ready they often had with them a_ grandson, Bill Johnson who is now in the Navy, and a granddaughter Patti Johnson now Mrs. ‘Steve Caulkins of Grass Valley. Dorothy’s ad-dress is 129 Orchard St., Nevada City. ~ No auntie what your political persuasion is do. vote on Nov. 5. If there are measures or candidates you don’t know about you can always skip them. It’s at least good to let your voice be : heard for those people and issues you feel strongly about. There are many recommendations being published by special study groups. They are most helpful if you always remember they have their special point of view. If, you need transportation to: the polls call Headquarters, 273-0994. Rough and ae E Ready people vote at the Grange Hall. Our # country is worth saving. Make a special effort. You may not-register now until after this “election. If you have problems with your name or address being incorrect just re-register after ~ elections. The law-requires a 30-day period for the clerical work involved. I am your deputy registrar in this area or you can -go to the courthouse. California. has the permanent ‘registration system. But if you fail to vote at the _ primary or gener# elections you must Teon ‘the . apart. Does " so Imade fw they were having. Loved “eae eit News y _ mark. Let stand few minutes Dunhar desing the cards but it was a little like rubbing salt in a raw wound. My aunt and two cousins (1 was to have been the fourth toured the canyon country of Arizona and Utah. Oak Creek Canyon is inspiring but'the quaking aspen on the north rim of the Grand Canyon restores the soul. If you have never seen it shimmering like pure golden lights against the dark winter green of the pines you have missed one of earth’s delights. It bears repeating, I have already heard that once you visit there you get Hawaii fever. I guess I am . ‘fever ridden’. Next. meeting of the Nevada County Historical Society will be the awards dinner at the Holbrooke on Nov. 9. You can make reservations by picking up your. tickets at Grass Valley Hardware, Yuba River, or DeMartinis _ Drugs in Nevada City. Honorees this year are . Ed Fellerson, Doris Foley, and Bob Paine. ip public is welcome. é Had a letter from New York requesting information of Lotta Crabtree’s activities in ‘ Rough and Ready. Yes she made her first appearance in Rough and: Ready. It was not exactly a theatrical appearance so that is why LaPorte is often considered her first. She visited . Rough and Ready with her Grass Valley .neighbor Lola Montez. Lola came often to visit her friend Jennie Moore. Lotta sang for the miners at the blacksmith shop. She performed a few of > the tricky little dance steps that Lola had taught her. She was showered with nuggets. She was lifted to the old Fippin anvil by the miners. I doubt that she did much dancing upon it though. It would have been at a handy height from which — to sing. I referred New York to the book about Lotta, written by her attorneys in 1924 shortlyafter her death, for verification of these Rough and Ready activities. If you are not familiar with Letta Crabtree I think it is interesting to note here that she died a millionaire. She had won fame and fortune all over Europe. The gold country remained hertrue love. She returned here as often as possible. She never married. Her greedy mother made her a slave to her talent. She. really did have talent. She also had a flair for the dramatic. Oneof the bequests in her will was for a fountain for San Francisco. The big day for youngsters is almost: here. _All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, Allhallowmas, is a feast day celebrated on November 1. The ghosts and goblins originated before the Christian era, It happened during the time of the Druids and Druidical ceremonies were celebrated. Our modern vigil of All.Hallows is kept with merrymaking and lots of happy children. Once in a while an ogre creeps in and tries to do harm but this is hopefully not going to happen this year. The other approaching holiday is truly a feast day. If you want to get started ahead try . making pumpkin bread. You can double’ the following recipe if you wish. You can wrap, half a loaf or whatever in foil, and freeze for later use. It tastes like pumpkin pie except for the texture. Mix together 1 and *, cups flour, 1 teas. baking seda, 1 teas. baking powder, 1 teaspoon salf, 4% teas. each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Add ginger to taste. I like % teas. at together softened cube of butter. of 4 cup oil and % cups each of white and brown sugar. You may use all white. Brown isn’t as sweet but it had a neg tive flavor-which I like. Add and beat 2 eggs, 1 cup cooked pumpkin and 1-3. cup. concentrated orange juice, Use miilk if you don’t like the orange flavor. Blend in dry ing redients and % cups each seedless raisins and , Let stand 20 to 30 minutes and bake: ased 9x5x3 loaf pan at 325 degrees fc ~ minutes. It is done when on rack.

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Oct. '. Notes C Off The Cuff . pee t regular ceteniadaine down. Salinas way has just described a recent visit. to the renowned “Renaissance Faire” in Marin County in-a manner tending to : entice one to go see for himself someday. The letter reads, in part: “Toget to the fairgrounds you turn off highway 17 at the Vallejo exit (1-80). onto highway 37 and go a mile to Black Point. There you drive across a bumpy country road toa big meadow where the cars are parked; then you have to walk about a quarter mile to the grounds located in a small forest..or at least a lot of trees._ “The faire wanders over an enormous expanse of land and every time you go around a curve you see it stretching out in another direction. There are a fot of more or less permanent buildings or huts, shacks, stalls ‘or what have you housing the craftsmen, food, drink, jewelry, pottery, puppets, etc. There was “even a massage parlor! “Then there were a lot of strolling musicians and some who had stopped strolling to play under the spreading trees.Lots of madrigal singers, too. And a great many of the spectators were dressed up in costumes, some quite obviously homemade from «dining room curtains or the wife’s. panty _ hose, ete. Then others had gone to.a lot of trouble and expense to create authentic era costumes. “The: thing we liked most*was . that it» was such a friendly crowd. There were hordes of people but no rough stuff and we got only one little -whiff of marijuana. Didn’t see any drunks although there was a lot of beer being sold. “Prices were fairly high..$4 admission; some sandwiches at. about $1.50; ice cream per dish was 75 cents and it was more like “ice milk,” and coffee was 25 cents. per small cup. They were selling lots of other things — I NEVADA COUNTT NUGGET “ 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. Sh UA) seeeee JESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTYPUBLISHING CO. paid at Nevada City,” California. Adjudicated ; ‘a legal newspaper of © general circulation by _the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12, 406. Subscription Rates: Telephone 265-2559 _ PUBLISHED EVERY J Smith tke best cil seagt boul: const . : turkey . wings, etc..but by the time we discovered those we had. eaten elsewhere. . “One thing that could be. improved upon is the total lack ~ of a sound system. At the Ben Johnson Theatre and at other, smaller stages throughout the faire we seemed to get on. the outskirts of fairly large crowds of onlookers and just couldn’t hear a thing. Performances seemed to be continuous, with lots of dancing, singing, banging of drums, etc..so even if one can’t hear them one thinks he is having a good time!“If we go again we shall wear tennis shoes and take along some tissues to clean our faceswith..it is a very dusty place and very uneven terrain for walking..but it was something ‘new and different for a weekend _ jaunt and we did enjoy it.” The faire was the eighth annual such occurance and is rapidly. gaining in size and importance as a drawing card to Northern California. It is the ‘brain child’’ of Ron and Phyllis Patterson and is produced by Theme Events, Ltd., and: the Renaissance Centre of Marin County. And it most certainly. is “something different!” “What price Women’s Lib? Qn Thursday, May 13, 1920, ‘the Associated Press reported ‘out of Cheyenne, Wyoming, that _“Jackson, Wyoming, claims to be the first city in the world -which will be governed entirely “by women! At last Tuesday’s “City Elections there were two separate slates of candidates. One composed of women and the . other of men. The. women won ‘by a vote of 2 to 1 across the. board!”’ That itest) was published in the “Morning Union, Grass Valley.’ Nevada City, on the inane ae Second class postage bes Fir 30, 1974 ‘By Fay . e 3 ‘ ‘That «miracle of nature, the’ change of seasons, is with us again: Seems to me the autumn miracle is the most colorful of all. But I think this of each season as it rolls around. Winter’s berries, spring’s daffodils, summer’s ’ profusion, and autumn leaves are ‘all bright. I don’t have as gorgeous a tree as Grass Valley’s red maple and I don’t have as many as Nevada _ City’s Nevada Street. But for startling beauty against Sunday’s graying skies my lone red liquid amber tree with its yellow neighbor the tulip tree set a scene hard to beat. Get out your camera and enter Yuba Rivers color contest. I like winter and this really heightens the anticipation. The fireplace will probably. burn night and day now until spring.

Diane Stevens of Rough and: Ready walked in last weeks walk-a-thon. The walking group was mostly young people. But it included all ages from. little more than toddlers to one gentleman’ of 75 years. They walked from Nevada Union through Grass Valley’s parksthen to Nevada City and its park and back to: Nevada Union. Diane didn’t come in the top ten but she went the distance of 20 miles. She was extremely tired and had some pretty sore knees ~ for a day or so but no ill effects. Shawn Kirby, age 10, was another walker from Rough and< Ready. Shawn went the distance and was the fifth one to make it back home. _ The walk-a-thon is an effort by the March of Dimes to up their contributions for the aid of those who cannot walk. Some clever person did two good deeds in one by contacting the schools and thus getting many of our young people out. ‘More walking would be good for us all. I don’t know how many sponsors these youngsters had but one for Diane paid $5. which probably would have been $2. if I had just been contacted for -donation. We long timers here in Rough and Ready Temember William (Bill) Milne. Mr. and Mrs. Milne lived on Mystery Lane back of the old post office for many: years. Milne, before his -retirement was a cattleman. He ramrodded a big cattle company in Nevada for some years before coming to Nevada county. We are all saddened by his death on Oct. 20. He had been ill for several years. When the Milnes lived -in Rough and Ready they often had with them a_ grandson, Bill Johnson who is now in the Navy, and a granddaughter Patti Johnson now Mrs. ‘Steve Caulkins of Grass Valley. Dorothy’s ad-dress is 129 Orchard St., Nevada City. ~ No auntie what your political persuasion is do. vote on Nov. 5. If there are measures or candidates you don’t know about you can always skip them. It’s at least good to let your voice be : heard for those people and issues you feel strongly about. There are many recommendations being published by special study groups. They are most helpful if you always remember they have their special point of view. If, you need transportation to: the polls call Headquarters, 273-0994. Rough and ae E Ready people vote at the Grange Hall. Our # country is worth saving. Make a special effort. You may not-register now until after this “election. If you have problems with your name or address being incorrect just re-register after ~ elections. The law-requires a 30-day period for the clerical work involved. I am your deputy registrar in this area or you can -go to the courthouse.. California. has the permanent ‘registration system. But if you fail to vote at the _ primary or gener# elections you must Teon ‘the . apart. Does " so Imade fw they were having. Loved “eae eit News y _ mark. Let stand few minutes Dunhar desing the cards but it was a little like rubbing salt in a raw wound. My aunt and two cousins (1 was to have been the fourth toured the canyon country of Arizona and Utah. Oak Creek Canyon is inspiring but'the quaking aspen on the north rim of the Grand Canyon restores the soul. If you have never seen it shimmering like pure golden lights against the dark winter green of the pines you have missed one of earth’s delights. It bears repeating, I have already heard that once you visit there you get Hawaii fever. I guess I am . ‘fever ridden’. Next. meeting of the Nevada County Historical Society will be the awards dinner at the Holbrooke on Nov. 9. You can make reservations by picking up your. tickets at Grass Valley Hardware, Yuba River, or DeMartinis _ Drugs in Nevada City. Honorees this year are . Ed Fellerson, Doris Foley, and Bob Paine. ip public is welcome. é Had a letter from New York requesting information of Lotta Crabtree’s activities in ‘ Rough and Ready. Yes she made her first appearance in Rough and: Ready. It was not exactly a theatrical appearance so that is why LaPorte is often considered her first. She visited . Rough and Ready with her Grass Valley .neighbor Lola Montez. Lola came often to visit her friend Jennie Moore. Lotta sang for the miners at the blacksmith shop. She performed a few of > the tricky little dance steps that Lola had taught her. She was showered with nuggets. She was lifted to the old Fippin anvil by the miners. I doubt that she did much dancing upon it though. It would have been at a handy height from which — to sing. I referred New York to the book about Lotta, written by her attorneys in 1924 shortlyafter her death, for verification of these Rough and Ready activities. If you are not familiar with Letta Crabtree I think it is interesting to note here that she died a millionaire. She had won fame and fortune all over Europe. The gold country remained hertrue love. She returned here as often as possible. She never married. Her greedy mother made her a slave to her talent. She. really did have talent. She also had a flair for the dramatic. Oneof the bequests in her will was for a fountain for San Francisco. The big day for youngsters is almost: here. _All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, Allhallowmas, is a feast day celebrated on November 1. The ghosts and goblins originated before the Christian era, It happened during the time of the Druids and Druidical ceremonies were celebrated. Our modern vigil of All.Hallows is kept with merrymaking and lots of happy children. Once in a while an ogre creeps in and tries to do harm but this is hopefully not going to happen this year. The other approaching holiday is truly a feast day. If you want to get started ahead try . making pumpkin bread. You can double’ the following recipe if you wish. You can wrap, half a loaf or whatever in foil, and freeze for later use. It tastes like pumpkin pie except for the texture. Mix together 1 and *, cups flour, 1 teas. baking seda, 1 teas. baking powder, 1 teaspoon salf, 4% teas. each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Add ginger to taste. I like % teas. at together softened cube of butter. of 4 cup oil and % cups each of white and brown sugar. You may use all white. Brown isn’t as sweet but it had a neg tive flavor-which I like. Add and beat 2 eggs, 1 cup cooked pumpkin and 1-3. cup. concentrated orange juice, Use miilk if you don’t like the orange flavor. Blend in dry ing redients and % cups each seedless raisins and , Let stand 20 to 30 minutes and bake: ased 9x5x3 loaf pan at 325 degrees fc ~ minutes. It is done when on rack.