September 17, 1975 (8 pages)

hd 5 September 17, 1975 Wed., The Nevada County Nugget Mark Twain . returns to . Nevada City The creator of Tom Sawyer” and Huck Finn wil: grace the stage once again when Sierra College’s Fall 1975 Forum series opens Thursday evening, September 18, with ~noted actor, John Chappell, starring as the popular humorist in a one-ma. Bicentennial showcase at 8:00 in the college theatre. In ‘Mark Twain On Stage,” Chappeli presents a cap tivating portrait of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, complete with the wry quir 3, poignant reflections and savage barbs that made him famous. Rare motion photographs picture and footage provided detailed studies of the author’s characteristic ways of \standing, sitting, smoking, moving about; and Chappell’s portrayal is remarkably accurate. s The author of suen ovoks as “The Celebrated Frog Jump of Calaveras County,;* . ‘“‘The Prince And The Pauper,’’ and “Life on the Missi8sippi,” Twain made fortunes from his writing but near the end of his life played the lecture circuit to pay his debts. Chappell relives those final years in the life of the man who William Dean Howells called: ‘the Lincoln of our-literature.”’ ~ Chappell’s act has arawn praise from critics throughout the United States including Hal Holbrook, creator of the famed ‘“‘Mark Twain Tonight.” Tickets for the program are $1.00 each and advance reservations are advised. For information, contact Sierra’s Office of Community Services at 624-22°3 ext. 323. CHP checks California Highway Patrol officers will tighten enforcement against improperly identified off-highway vehicles, Commissioner Glen Craig said today. “Field reports show more frequent violations now that vacatiorers are hauling trailbikes, dune buggies, and similar vehicels for off THE HIGHLY REGARDED Ben Ali Glockenspiel Band will again be on hand for the Nevada City Constitution GV teachers receive 10 percent salary increase * fhe Grass Valley Teacher’s Association officially accepted a 10:percent pay raise at the regular meeting of the school board Monday, but they were not happy about it. The prospect of. the board hiring a professional negotiator did not please them either. The teachers said that they were: ‘“‘disappointed and disillusioned’”’ by the board’s is not apparent.” ion board Miller, teacher input into executive session led Brown, and the majority of the 20 of living climb, because they were not strong enough to out. strike and because their students had to be considered. “It’s a very delicate situation. You have to consider the effect a strike would have display a velticle when the identif with members Jon Peek and Coy to match the past year’s cost percent, instead of 12 percent off-highway _ another violation but ‘‘officers discussions other teachers present, to believe that any gains made with the board over the vehicles must events conducted on closed courses by a_ recognized sanctioning organization. The special ID must be displayed when the vehicle is operated or transported on any highway, and during actual off-highway use. Commissioner Craig said most checks of off-highway vehicle identification will be in conjunction with a stop for member who did not waiver. A board decision reached after much: discussion in unregistered operated solely in competitive Brown said that through an acceptance letter prepared by the teachers. teachers had to accept the 10 did not match the cost of living in past years but this year they felt the money was available. “Over $145,000 has been budgeted for contingencies and reserve,” according to the teachers’ statement. The teachers said that over the past five years the cost of living has gone up 33.1 percent while their salaries have increased 20.6 percent. School Board Chairman Dr. Robert Ross said that at the time the 10 percent offer was made that was all that was available for the teachers. Since that time, he said, more any rapport between the board the teachers and _ board members closer, he said. over the summer have brought being realized. Sid Brown, a teacher at Lyman Gilmore, said that the _ the gap between the board and teachers. Other teachers also said that and instructors would suffer if a professional were brought in to discuss salary and benefits for the next school year. When it came time to vote other areas. Meet and confer sessions with board members for the children, according to order to,do the best they could The teachers said they did not mind accepting raises that issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Exceptions are off-highway vehicles used . exclusively on the owner’s and __ vehicles ‘property salary increase, Brown said, ‘progress has been made in. salary offer but accepted it in on the children,’’ Brown said. special identification device While unhappy with the decisions which affect the campus and student: body is highway use.” California law provides that units are expected to take part. summer would soon be wiped A negotiator to handle salary disputes, among other things, will be hired by the district to represent the board. At first only one board member, el Ammon, was confident that a -negotiator Joe Moore, chairman of the teachers’ negotiating committee, funds have arrived but the Moore said that after a board decided it was ‘best to ‘put those away for future bringing ‘in a professional Many added large red “NO CONFIDENCE”’ buttons to their attire, as they had done in April when communications with the board were at a very low point. point. Dr. Ross called the decision asad situation but a necessary this case because it involved salary negotiations. one. It is the ‘step that most H.A. Ambrosius that an executive session was legal in schoolboards in the state are taking now, he said. When the board returned after the session the vote was of hiring a four to one in favor The next regular meeting of the board is Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Lyman Gilmore School. negotiator, Peek casting the Miss Sacramento in Constitution parade For the ninth consecutive year the current MISS SACRAMENTO will be one of annual Constitution 1974 and was crowned MISS SACRAMENTO ’75 on April 4, 1975 in the Miss Sacramento Pageant at Woodlake Inn. Day Miss Sacramento 75, Terri Brunswick, will be riding in the Parade again this year and will be introduced during the patriotic ceremonies after the parade. Terri is 21, 5 foot 8 inches in height, 120 lbs., has brown eyes, and light brown hair with © traordinary amount to pay.” “I'd feel awfully, sad if the of of Ross was advised by Supt. Parade, in Nevada City. board passeons this,” was the number The teachers were not pleased with the decision. Ross called an executive session to discuss the matter. teachers have been getting coaching’ for a long time,” comment a negotiators for the position before making a choice. His motion to hire a negotiator died for lack of a second and the big attractions in the “We are in a position where ‘we have to get advice from someone,” she said. “I don’t think that $2,000 is an ex consider Ammon was the only board should be hired. “Pm for it. I think the Ammon said. Peek and Miller seemed to waiver on the matter but Mrs. Bonnie Oliver indicated she was in favor of the plan. only dissenting vote. Ammon’s ‘motion stipulated that the contract would be for one year only and that the board would arts, and plans to be an elementary school teacher. Terri’s hobbies are modeling, sewing, tennis, swimming, sun am

hd 5 September 17, 1975 Wed., The Nevada County Nugget Mark Twain . returns to . Nevada City The creator of Tom Sawyer” and Huck Finn wil: grace the stage once again when Sierra College’s Fall 1975 Forum series opens Thursday evening, September 18, with ~noted actor, John Chappell, starring as the popular humorist in a one-ma. Bicentennial showcase at 8:00 in the college theatre. In ‘Mark Twain On Stage,” Chappeli presents a cap tivating portrait of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, complete with the wry quir 3, poignant reflections and savage barbs that made him famous. Rare motion photographs picture and footage provided detailed studies of the author’s characteristic ways of \standing, sitting, smoking, moving about; and Chappell’s portrayal is remarkably accurate. s The author of suen ovoks as “The Celebrated Frog Jump of Calaveras County,;* . ‘“‘The Prince And The Pauper,’’ and “Life on the Missi8sippi,” Twain made fortunes from his writing but near the end of his life played the lecture circuit to pay his debts. Chappell relives those final years in the life of the man who William Dean Howells called: ‘the Lincoln of our-literature.”’ ~ Chappell’s act has arawn praise from critics throughout the United States including Hal Holbrook, creator of the famed ‘“‘Mark Twain Tonight.” Tickets for the program are $1.00 each and advance reservations are advised. For information, contact Sierra’s Office of Community Services at 624-22°3 ext. 323. CHP checks California Highway Patrol officers will tighten enforcement against improperly identified off-highway vehicles, Commissioner Glen Craig said today. “Field reports show more frequent violations now that vacatiorers are hauling trailbikes, dune buggies, and similar vehicels for off THE HIGHLY REGARDED Ben Ali Glockenspiel Band will again be on hand for the Nevada City Constitution GV teachers receive 10 percent salary increase * fhe Grass Valley Teacher’s Association officially accepted a 10:percent pay raise at the regular meeting of the school board Monday, but they were not happy about it. The prospect of. the board hiring a professional negotiator did not please them either. The teachers said that they were: ‘“‘disappointed and disillusioned’”’ by the board’s is not apparent.” ion board Miller, teacher input into executive session led Brown, and the majority of the 20 of living climb, because they were not strong enough to out. strike and because their students had to be considered. “It’s a very delicate situation. You have to consider the effect a strike would have display a velticle when the identif with members Jon Peek and Coy to match the past year’s cost percent, instead of 12 percent off-highway _ another violation but ‘‘officers discussions other teachers present, to believe that any gains made with the board over the vehicles must events conducted on closed courses by a_ recognized sanctioning organization. The special ID must be displayed when the vehicle is operated or transported on any highway, and during actual off-highway use. Commissioner Craig said most checks of off-highway vehicle identification will be in conjunction with a stop for member who did not waiver. A board decision reached after much: discussion in unregistered operated solely in competitive Brown said that through an acceptance letter prepared by the teachers. teachers had to accept the 10 did not match the cost of living in past years but this year they felt the money was available. “Over $145,000 has been budgeted for contingencies

and reserve,” according to the teachers’ statement. The teachers said that over the past five years the cost of living has gone up 33.1 percent while their salaries have increased 20.6 percent. School Board Chairman Dr. Robert Ross said that at the time the 10 percent offer was made that was all that was available for the teachers. Since that time, he said, more any rapport between the board the teachers and _ board members closer, he said. over the summer have brought being realized. Sid Brown, a teacher at Lyman Gilmore, said that the _ the gap between the board and teachers. Other teachers also said that and instructors would suffer if a professional were brought in to discuss salary and benefits for the next school year. When it came time to vote other areas. Meet and confer sessions with board members for the children, according to order to,do the best they could The teachers said they did not mind accepting raises that issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Exceptions are off-highway vehicles used . exclusively on the owner’s and __ vehicles ‘property salary increase, Brown said, ‘progress has been made in. salary offer but accepted it in on the children,’’ Brown said. special identification device While unhappy with the decisions which affect the campus and student: body is highway use.” California law provides that units are expected to take part. summer would soon be wiped A negotiator to handle salary disputes, among other things, will be hired by the district to represent the board. At first only one board member, el Ammon, was confident that a -negotiator Joe Moore, chairman of the teachers’ negotiating committee, funds have arrived but the Moore said that after a board decided it was ‘best to ‘put those away for future bringing ‘in a professional Many added large red “NO CONFIDENCE”’ buttons to their attire, as they had done in April when communications with the board were at a very low point. point. Dr. Ross called the decision asad situation but a necessary this case because it involved salary negotiations. one. It is the ‘step that most H.A. Ambrosius that an executive session was legal in schoolboards in the state are taking now, he said. When the board returned after the session the vote was of hiring a four to one in favor The next regular meeting of the board is Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Lyman Gilmore School. negotiator, Peek casting the Miss Sacramento in Constitution parade For the ninth consecutive year the current MISS SACRAMENTO will be one of annual Constitution 1974 and was crowned MISS SACRAMENTO ’75 on April 4, 1975 in the Miss Sacramento Pageant at Woodlake Inn. Day Miss Sacramento 75, Terri Brunswick, will be riding in the Parade again this year and will be introduced during the patriotic ceremonies after the parade. Terri is 21, 5 foot 8 inches in height, 120 lbs., has brown eyes, and light brown hair with © traordinary amount to pay.” “I'd feel awfully, sad if the of of Ross was advised by Supt. Parade, in Nevada City. board passeons this,” was the number The teachers were not pleased with the decision. Ross called an executive session to discuss the matter. teachers have been getting coaching’ for a long time,” comment a negotiators for the position before making a choice. His motion to hire a negotiator died for lack of a second and the big attractions in the “We are in a position where ‘we have to get advice from someone,” she said. “I don’t think that $2,000 is an ex consider Ammon was the only board should be hired. “Pm for it. I think the Ammon said. Peek and Miller seemed to waiver on the matter but Mrs. Bonnie Oliver indicated she was in favor of the plan. only dissenting vote. Ammon’s ‘motion stipulated that the contract would be for one year only and that the board would arts, and plans to be an elementary school teacher. Terri’s hobbies are modeling, sewing, tennis, swimming, sun am