September 11, 1974 (10 pages)

Spee ig ES ES Cy ie SaaS 2 The Nevada C ‘ounty Nugget Wed., Sept. 11,197 4 [N otes Off The C By P. L. "The California Division of forestry division forsees its use in night forest fire-fighting . operations. A crack team of Army “Night Owl’ pilots have. been conducting night. flights at treetop level at Hunter Liggett ‘Military Reservation since last year; they have just recentlycompleted a ted study known as the ‘‘Attack Clear Night . Defense Experiment.” The “Owl Team”’ aviators logged hundreds of hours over the reservation at night to determine the * feasibility of what the Army ‘terms NOE (nap of the earth) flying in the dark. Hence CDF’s great interest in the techniques ' These 12 team pilots, all volunteers, have logged some 1,800 hours in light conditions ranging from a full moon to starlight only; at levels as low as 30 feet in hilly country where ’ the trees reach heights up to nearly 200 feet! One of the pilots was not long ago interviewed by a Monterey. County daily paper . representative and had this to say about the experiments, Me could walk out at any time but nobody dropped the about the most dangerous kind in the Army’s inventory now, and if anything happens..you’ve bought the farm!” _ ‘The potential, however, is so great and these men are so enthusiastic about the new night _ flying techniques. that one can easily forsee a great use developing out of these early Army, but for many civilian. uses as well. It will be teresting to watch the advancement of these new skills in ~ handling special types of air7 NEVADA NUGGET ‘301: Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. . a I ert Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY — WEDNESDAY 8Y ‘NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage 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: One Year.. . $3.00 Two Yeors . . $5.00. CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERSmith only “‘birds of prey” whose diet is composed exclusively of things already dead. In other words..they do not kill to eat; but they do-circle around andwait patiently if they think a potential prey is at death’s door. _ ‘Turkey buzzards, so called because of their bald, rather snake-like red heads which so closely resemble a turkey’s . comb, are occasionally seen in primarily migrating from the southern reaches of Canada.They have no serious predators and sometimes live to 10 or more of age, if sufficient food can be found to sustain them. If food is sometimes scarce, some can go for fairly long periods without it.dwindling however, because of improving which has served to remove their favorite supply of,food in so many areas formerly “polluted with dead things. The vulture most commonly seen in these parts is a small relative to the now rare and very large Condor. Compared to eagles and several other birds of prey, the vulture has a weaker less hooked bill and less sharp talons. Besides the turkey vulture and the condor, the other bird of this specific species in this country is the black vul ture, found almost e: ively in our GV police probe two-car collision Grass Valley Police investigated a two-car’ collision Saturday morning at the intersection of South Auburn Street and the South Auburn Freeway offramp. Kenneth Leon Moore, 53, of . Fremont, was traveling north on, South Auburn Street, when a car driven by Michael Lewis Parnass, 31, of Grass. Valley, collided with him. According to the report, Parnass was turning north from the offramp and did . not see Moore’s car due to the uff}§ Rough HA Ready News By Fay. this.column, I took a boat trip to San Francisco. -Club and included a bus to the Sacramento Boat the Tour Boat Harbor Emperor to Pier 34 i two bus loads of us. Seventy-eight people; including Loveta Hornsby, Lucille Stanley, and myself from Rough and Ready; who enjoyed interesting excursion. We left Grass at 7:00 a.m. and returned home at 9:30 so youtaow wens Meg Gay: The woothet, ait g i { rf F ligei gel pall 1 vaetdfet : etl ay Henne dictionary goes on to say “A stagnant swamp marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.” With their system of levees the Sacramento Valley farmers have garden country in the world. I guess sometimes in the rainy seasons they have a bit of trouble water which has separated them from adjoining land enters the Channel in big bodies of water ‘like a river. Thus the tips of the numerous islands which actually form the Delta, become evident. As you near the ocean you pass thru’ Carquinez Straits. 37 per,cent of Californias total land area is drained through these Straits. A full 47 per cent of the States natural runoff of water flows through here. Now I am sure that my amatuerish theory, that slowing down all creeks and rivers with numerous small dams near their source would be good management of our ecology, is true: Our watersheds would be better preserved by the impounded water in these numerous small dams. There could still be one large dam at the valley end of the rivers which would be free of salt and useful. After this runoff water hits the Channel country it very soon is mixed with salt water and is unfit even for irrigation. . We. were provided with five pages of closely typed informational data on the areas along our route. The Tour Guide spent most of the trip narrating points and artifacts of interst. You must see it some time. Suffice for me to say here we traveled through 91 miles of fascinating histery both past and current. We passed a Bird Sanctuary that is frequented by more birds at one time or another than any other known spot. Sherman Island was the first island to be reclaimed, by Chinese workers, in 1870. It is 20 feet below sea level, most of the country we by was 3 to 12 feet lower than the Channel water level. The ‘Deepwater Channel’ cuts 16 miles from the olf route. It has a minimum depth of 30 feet and is 200 to 300 feet wide. Our passage was 6 miles wide at points. The dredging is a responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its route is, generally, Cache Slough and the Sacramento River. The Delta is defined as the half million low-lying acres of California. 56 per cent of it is below sea level. A century ago 60 per cent of the area was awash with the high tides, and at flood times the Delta was under water. : ® Yesterday, when I should have been writing — Dunbar stitution Day Parade. I’m sure it was great, as wagon up and down the Rough and:Ready Road hill back of us on Saturday to get them ready for the Broad Street hill Sunday. The Wests converted’ a Spring Wagon, used for Wagon. Jim and Dora made the arches the canvas. I can just see big Bertha Be placed little Martha proudly adding their bit Parade. Jim tells me he left them kind of as they did in olden days. He just bridle tassels and the. line 2 d é i gaagee ; : H E q 1 8 but hopefully donations will continue to be great enough to keep the Meals out of the red. This is a project of the Churches of our area. The food may be simple fare but they make the event into a Party. It is served once a week at the Grace Lutheran Church on Ridge Road. For reservations call TELE-CARE 272-1710. Tele-Care is not a part of this Project. It is a Project all its own. One of its services is to make these reservations. Its own project is to reach out to those of Golden Years in our community. If you live alone and wish it they will check daily to see if you are in need. They also supply specific services such as a ride to the Doctor or grocery, a minor repair, a home cooked meal while ill, a friendly visitor or information you may need. The phone volunteer takes the request and coordinates the problems with the offers of assistance. She is interested in those Golden Years and follows through on her calls. There is no charge of any kind. ‘“The programs success depends upon the enthusiasm of the volunteers and the willingness of members to inform us of their needs.’’ It is sponsored by the Grace Lutheran Church. These and hopefully many other kinds of programs will, in the future, be coordinated by the Council on Aging recently established by our Board of Supervisors under the Federal-Older Americans Act. This will in no way diminish the present Citizens for the Concern of the Aged group. Hopefully it may even be able to help them expand their activities. Don’t forget; the Rough and Ready Chamber meeting on Thursday Sept. 12, the birthday Party at the NC Elks Hall for the Old ; ae Saturday Sept. 14, the Rough and Ready Grang Ladies meeting Tuesday Sept. 17, and the visit of Baron Reed to the GV Veterans Hall on Thursday Sept. 19 for a Stew Dinner and an informative chat. The Dinner will be served by Nevada County Democrats at 7:00 p.m. at $2.00 ‘donation. No host Happy hour at 6:00 p.m.

Spee ig ES ES Cy ie SaaS 2 The Nevada C ‘ounty Nugget Wed., Sept. 11,197 4 [N otes Off The C By P. L. "The California Division of forestry division forsees its use in night forest fire-fighting . operations. A crack team of Army “Night Owl’ pilots have. been conducting night. flights at treetop level at Hunter Liggett ‘Military Reservation since last year; they have just recentlycompleted a ted study known as the ‘‘Attack Clear Night . Defense Experiment.” The “Owl Team”’ aviators logged hundreds of hours over the reservation at night to determine the * feasibility of what the Army ‘terms NOE (nap of the earth) flying in the dark. Hence CDF’s great interest in the techniques ' These 12 team pilots, all volunteers, have logged some 1,800 hours in light conditions ranging from a full moon to starlight only; at levels as low as 30 feet in hilly country where ’ the trees reach heights up to nearly 200 feet! One of the pilots was not long ago interviewed by a Monterey. County daily paper . representative and had this to say about the experiments, Me could walk out at any time but nobody dropped the about the most dangerous kind in the Army’s inventory now, and if anything happens...you’ve bought the farm!” _ ‘The potential, however, is so great and these men are so enthusiastic about the new night _ flying techniques. that one can easily forsee a great use developing out of these early Army, but for many civilian. uses as well. It will be teresting to watch the advancement of these new skills in ~ handling special types of air7 NEVADA NUGGET ‘301: Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. . a I ert Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY — WEDNESDAY 8Y ‘NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage 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: One Year... .. $3.00 Two Yeors .. . $5.00. CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERSmith only “‘birds of prey” whose diet is composed exclusively of things already dead. In other words...they do not kill to eat; but they do-circle around andwait patiently if they think a potential prey is at death’s door. _ ‘Turkey buzzards, so called because of their bald, rather snake-like red heads which so closely resemble a turkey’s . comb, are occasionally seen in primarily migrating from the southern reaches of Canada.They have no serious predators and sometimes live to 10 or more of age, if sufficient food can be found to sustain them. If food is sometimes scarce, some can go for fairly long periods without it.dwindling however, because of improving which has served to remove their favorite supply of,food in so many areas formerly “polluted with dead things. The vulture most commonly seen in these parts is a small relative to the now rare and very large Condor. Compared to eagles and several other birds of prey, the vulture has a weaker less hooked bill and less sharp talons. Besides the turkey vulture and the condor, the other bird of this specific species in this country is the black vul ture, found almost e: ively in our GV police probe two-car collision Grass Valley Police investigated a two-car’ collision Saturday morning at the intersection of South Auburn Street and the South Auburn Freeway offramp. Kenneth Leon Moore, 53, of . Fremont, was traveling north on, South Auburn Street, when a car driven by Michael Lewis Parnass, 31, of Grass. Valley, collided with him. According to the report, Parnass was turning north from the offramp and did . not see Moore’s car due to the uff}§ Rough HA Ready News By Fay. this.column, I took a boat trip to San Francisco. -Club and included a bus to the Sacramento Boat the Tour Boat Harbor Emperor to Pier 34 i two bus loads of us. Seventy-eight people; including Loveta Hornsby, Lucille Stanley, and myself from Rough and Ready; who enjoyed

interesting excursion. We left Grass at 7:00 a.m. and returned home at 9:30 so youtaow wens Meg Gay: The woothet, ait g i { rf F ligei gel pall 1 vaetdfet : etl ay Henne dictionary goes on to say “A stagnant swamp marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.” With their system of levees the Sacramento Valley farmers have garden country in the world. I guess sometimes in the rainy seasons they have a bit of trouble water which has separated them from adjoining land enters the Channel in big bodies of water ‘like a river. Thus the tips of the numerous islands which actually form the Delta, become evident. As you near the ocean you pass thru’ Carquinez Straits. 37 per,cent of Californias total land area is drained through these Straits. A full 47 per cent of the States natural runoff of water flows through here. Now I am sure that my amatuerish theory, that slowing down all creeks and rivers with numerous small dams near their source would be good management of our ecology, is true: Our watersheds would be better preserved by the impounded water in these numerous small dams. There could still be one large dam at the valley end of the rivers which would be free of salt and useful. After this runoff water hits the Channel country it very soon is mixed with salt water and is unfit even for irrigation. . We. were provided with five pages of closely typed informational data on the areas along our route. The Tour Guide spent most of the trip narrating points and artifacts of interst. You must see it some time. Suffice for me to say here we traveled through 91 miles of fascinating histery both past and current. We passed a Bird Sanctuary that is frequented by more birds at one time or another than any other known spot. Sherman Island was the first island to be reclaimed, by Chinese workers, in 1870. It is 20 feet below sea level, most of the country we by was 3 to 12 feet lower than the Channel water level. The ‘Deepwater Channel’ cuts 16 miles from the olf route. It has a minimum depth of 30 feet and is 200 to 300 feet wide. Our passage was 6 miles wide at points. The dredging is a responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its route is, generally, Cache Slough and the Sacramento River. The Delta is defined as the half million low-lying acres of California. 56 per cent of it is below sea level. A century ago 60 per cent of the area was awash with the high tides, and at flood times the Delta was under water. : ® Yesterday, when I should have been writing — Dunbar stitution Day Parade. I’m sure it was great, as wagon up and down the Rough and:Ready Road hill back of us on Saturday to get them ready for the Broad Street hill Sunday. The Wests converted’ a Spring Wagon, used for Wagon. Jim and Dora made the arches the canvas. I can just see big Bertha Be placed little Martha proudly adding their bit Parade. Jim tells me he left them kind of as they did in olden days. He just bridle tassels and the. line 2 d é i gaagee ; : H E q 1 8 but hopefully donations will continue to be great enough to keep the Meals out of the red. This is a project of the Churches of our area. The food may be simple fare but they make the event into a Party. It is served once a week at the Grace Lutheran Church on Ridge Road. For reservations call TELE-CARE 272-1710. Tele-Care is not a part of this Project. It is a Project all its own. One of its services is to make these reservations. Its own project is to reach out to those of Golden Years in our community. If you live alone and wish it they will check daily to see if you are in need. They also supply specific services such as a ride to the Doctor or grocery, a minor repair, a home cooked meal while ill, a friendly visitor or information you may need. The phone volunteer takes the request and coordinates the problems with the offers of assistance. She is interested in those Golden Years and follows through on her calls. There is no charge of any kind. ‘“The programs success depends upon the enthusiasm of the volunteers and the willingness of members to inform us of their needs.’’ It is sponsored by the Grace Lutheran Church. These and hopefully many other kinds of programs will, in the future, be coordinated by the Council on Aging recently established by our Board of Supervisors under the Federal-Older Americans Act. This will in no way diminish the present Citizens for the Concern of the Aged group. Hopefully it may even be able to help them expand their activities. Don’t forget; the Rough and Ready Chamber meeting on Thursday Sept. 12, the birthday Party at the NC Elks Hall for the Old ; ae Saturday Sept. 14, the Rough and Ready Grang Ladies meeting Tuesday Sept. 17, and the visit of Baron Reed to the GV Veterans Hall on Thursday Sept. 19 for a Stew Dinner and an informative chat. The Dinner will be served by Nevada County Democrats at 7:00 p.m. at $2.00 ‘donation. No host Happy hour at 6:00 p.m.