October 8, 1975 (8 pages)

J gm a ‘ g The Nevada County Namie ‘Wed., October 8, 1975 Ri Sad) iA of . Bere While the city sleeps Two young long-haired men sat in Denny’s Restaurant at 3:15 a.m. Sunday morning discussing how they were going to get some mix for screwdrivers. ‘‘There isn’t a store open in this entire part of the county, what are we going to do?” said the young Grass Valleyan to his friend. _, The other decided to check with waitress Sally Foote. ‘“‘Would you sell us some orange juice to go?” She answered, saying it would cost them 40 cents for a small and 55 for a large. Mrs. Foote, a divorcee, turned to the two Union staffers and said, “We get all kinds.” The restaurant was packed, ‘Friday and Saturday nights are real busy and it’s really bad now with all the deer hunters.” She works the 11 p.m. to:7 a.m. shift and likes it. “I get home just in time to get my kids off to school . before getting some sleep,” she said as she hurried to get coffee refills for counter customers. Mrs. Foote indicated business is brisk until about 3 a.m. and then falls off until 5 or so when the breakfast crowd begins showing up. ‘“‘We have many regulars, some just nod their heads when they come in and I know what they want.” . Denny’s is one of the few business: establishments open all night in western Nevada county. The Card Club in downtown Grass Valley is another. With the gasoline shortage over there are no more gasless Sundays but that doesn’t mean you can get gas during the early morning hours. Grass Valley Nevada City hasn’t one all night station or a grocery store which stays open later than 2 a.m. One newcomer to the area put it like this, ‘They roll up the sidewalks and hit the sack at 10 p.m. around here.” This isn’t to say that people aren’t up later than that though. Local bars do a brisk business seven PAT YOUNG IS the only operator on duty from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Pacific Telephone's Colfax Avenue office. She can listen to the radio or watch television when things get quiet in the wee hours of the morning. See other photos on page 9. PATRICIA MELLEMA works the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. night . shift at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. ‘It's a little too quiet here for me," she said. (Union Photo) nights a week until 2 a.m. One man who was washing his face in Denny’s restroom, obviously more than slightly intoxicated, mumbled, “I come here to get sobered up before I go home and catch H— from the old Emergency services provide the bulk of all-night employes. An example is Pat Young who works the 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift as a telephone operator for Pacific Telephone. ‘“‘We get all kinds of calls, many are crank from people out drinking,’’ she indicated. Miss Young, who moved here from Oklahoma 12 years ago, is the only operator on duty all night. “It can get real busy, especially on Friday and Saturday but during the week I have time to listen to the -_ or watch some television,” she said. Her supervisor, Barbara Bonirt, traffic operating manager, said graveyard is the preferred shift at Pacific Telephone. ‘‘Pat has worked for 12 years and she does a real fine job handling ‘all the emergency type calls she gets.” After 2 a.m. very few peers are up so the only pee are ones su ere aan “Pat was super busy the night after the earthquake and during the (Union Photo) “Pappy's Taxi'’. VICTOR FINK, SR. around the clock. re eee 29 winter during a storm she gets ‘swamped’,’”’ Mrs. Bonirt said. Miss Young works 10 nights straight and then gets four off. Another night time employe is Patricia Mellema who works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. in the emergency room at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mellema only works two in raapeh sige off for the regular night nurse Mrs. Pingree. “If I’m only working one night I don’t even go to sleep when I get home, I just water the garden and then go out and play golf,” the Lake ‘of the Pines resident said. She thinks Sierra Nevada is pretty quiet after having worked in the largest hospital in western Michigan prior to moving to California. ‘It isn’t quite busy enough for me but I keep occupied with paper work.” Saturday night she was busy though with several accident victims including one who was DOA (dead on arrival). Sylvia Grebens works as the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher from 12 to 8 a.m. “We work three month shifts so we all work the full range” she said. Also a divorcee, she said working at night isn’t too bad, “It keeps me from getting into a rut with the 8 to 5 bit.” Another all night business is operated by Victor Fink Sr., “Pappy’s Taxi”. He explained his drivers work. 10% hours straight from 5:30 p.m. on. “During the day we take senior citizens to the grocery store but at night it’s different, we’re picking up people at the bars,’’ he explained. Brunswick Timber also has a night shift crew as does a few smaller businesses. “Night people are a cult,” said Mrs. Mellema. They are made up not just of people who are working but many others simply stay up late ~ watch television or listen to the radio. The local taxi service operates prepares to pick up a fare in his

J gm a ‘ g The Nevada County Namie ‘Wed., October 8, 1975 Ri Sad) iA of . Bere While the city sleeps Two young long-haired men sat in Denny’s Restaurant at 3:15 a.m. Sunday morning discussing how they were going to get some mix for screwdrivers. ‘‘There isn’t a store open in this entire part of the county, what are we going to do?” said the young Grass Valleyan to his friend. _, The other decided to check with waitress Sally Foote. ‘“‘Would you sell us some orange juice to go?” She answered, saying it would cost them 40 cents for a small and 55 for a large. Mrs. Foote, a divorcee, turned to the two Union staffers and said, “We get all kinds.” The restaurant was packed, ‘Friday and Saturday nights are real busy and it’s really bad now with all the deer hunters.” She works the 11 p.m. to:7 a.m. shift and likes it. “I get home just in time to get my kids off to school .. before getting some sleep,” she said as she hurried to get coffee refills for counter customers. Mrs. Foote indicated business is brisk until about 3 a.m. and then falls off until 5 or so when the breakfast crowd begins showing up. ‘“‘We have many regulars, some just nod their heads when they come in and I know what they want.” . Denny’s is one of the few business: establishments open all night in western Nevada county. The Card Club in downtown Grass Valley is another. With the gasoline shortage over there are no more gasless Sundays but that doesn’t mean you can get gas during the early morning hours. Grass Valley Nevada City hasn’t one all night station or a grocery store which stays open later than 2 a.m. One newcomer to the area put it like this, ‘They roll up the sidewalks and hit the sack at 10 p.m. around here.” This isn’t to say that people aren’t up later than that though. Local bars do a brisk business seven PAT YOUNG IS the only operator on duty from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Pacific Telephone's Colfax Avenue office. She can listen to the radio or watch television when things get quiet in the wee hours of the morning. See other photos on page 9. PATRICIA MELLEMA works the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. night . shift at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. ‘It's a little too quiet here for me," she said. (Union Photo) nights a week until 2 a.m. One man who was washing his face in Denny’s restroom, obviously more than slightly intoxicated, mumbled, “I come here to get sobered up before I go home and catch H— from the old Emergency services provide the bulk of all-night employes. An example is Pat Young who works the 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift as a telephone operator for Pacific Telephone. ‘“‘We get all kinds of calls, many are crank from people out drinking,’’ she indicated. Miss Young, who moved here from Oklahoma 12 years ago, is the only

operator on duty all night. “It can get real busy, especially on Friday and Saturday but during the week I have time to listen to the -_ or watch some television,” she said. Her supervisor, Barbara Bonirt, traffic operating manager, said graveyard is the preferred shift at Pacific Telephone. ‘‘Pat has worked for 12 years and she does a real fine job handling ‘all the emergency type calls she gets.” After 2 a.m. very few peers are up so the only pee are ones su ere aan “Pat was super busy the night after the earthquake and during the (Union Photo) “Pappy's Taxi'’. VICTOR FINK, SR. around the clock. re eee 29 winter during a storm she gets ‘swamped’,’”’ Mrs. Bonirt said. Miss Young works 10 nights straight and then gets four off. Another night time employe is Patricia Mellema who works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. in the emergency room at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mellema only works two in raapeh sige off for the regular night nurse Mrs. Pingree. “If I’m only working one night I don’t even go to sleep when I get home, I just water the garden and then go out and play golf,” the Lake ‘of the Pines resident said. She thinks Sierra Nevada is pretty quiet after having worked in the largest hospital in western Michigan prior to moving to California. ‘It isn’t quite busy enough for me but I keep occupied with paper work.” Saturday night she was busy though with several accident victims including one who was DOA (dead on arrival). Sylvia Grebens works as the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher from 12 to 8 a.m. “We work three month shifts so we all work the full range” she said. Also a divorcee, she said working at night isn’t too bad, “It keeps me from getting into a rut with the 8 to 5 bit.” Another all night business is operated by Victor Fink Sr., “Pappy’s Taxi”. He explained his drivers work. 10% hours straight from 5:30 p.m. on. “During the day we take senior citizens to the grocery store but at night it’s different, we’re picking up people at the bars,’’ he explained. Brunswick Timber also has a night shift crew as does a few smaller businesses. “Night people are a cult,” said Mrs. Mellema. They are made up not just of people who are working but many others simply stay up late ~ watch television or listen to the radio. The local taxi service operates prepares to pick up a fare in his