September 29, 1971 (12 pages)

Last week thesupervisors postponed the adoption of a mapthat would lump Chicago Park, Willow Valley, North Columbia, Truckee, etc, into a new supervisor's. district 5, It would cover two thirds of the county, What happened this week my ‘crystal ball did not tell, ; Truckee fears being represented by a supervisor from our end of the county as much as we fear the reverse, Pat Sutton of Truckee tells me, They feel little kinship with the rest of the county, mostly due to their geographic isolation, Far from being backwards, Golden Empire Scouts to host 1973 Jamboree The Golden Empire Council of Boy Scouts will host the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree which will mean that 39,000 scouts and 11,000 volunteers could create an estimated $12 million in revenue during a 10day encampment in Nevada county. Nevada county is in theSierra Nevada District of the council, and “is fortunate to have the opportunity to help host the jamboree in this country," BobGates of Grass Valley, an executive ‘board member of the council said,The council, which covers a large part of Northern California and a portion of Nevada, is seeking a suitable site for the jamboree. The location should be on three to five ‘thousand acres with access to roadways and a domestic water supply and preferably on a lake, river or stream, Gates said, The jamboree is slated for July of 1973, Gates said a site selection is necessary within the next six weeks, Those with suggestions for a location are asked to call one of the following scout officials: Robert Lambert, district scout executive at 278-7703; GeneCroft, district chairman, 273-0933; Reid Jackson, district commissioner, 265-4531, or Gates at 265-4521, Smarteens to tell of work Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m., the Nevada County Drug Abuse Committee will hold its first general meeting of the fall season, in the high school library on Ridge Road, A representative of the locally active Smarteens group will report on their summer projects and accomplishments, The public is invited fo learn more about the goals of the Smarteens movement, and is ‘urged to support this group in its anti-drug efforts. An executive committee meeting will follow the general meeting, .Chicago Park_ Peardale News By Pat Jones Truckee formed one of the first sewer districts in state. They have long had their own fire, cemetery, public utility, airport,hospital and recreation districts, They are part of the. Tahoe-Truckee School District. There is evidence, however, that we can all pull together as we did for the very successful library demonstration project. Speaking of the library, if you have gotten used to being visited by the bookmobile and want the countywide library system per«Manently adopted, contact your supervisor soon, Federal funding of the program will endasof July 1, 1972, The anti-county library forces are organized and already at work, Bertha Bierwagen celebrated her 89th birthday last Friday at a family dinner at the Ernst Bierwagen home, Guests were Lt. Col and Mrs, Ralph Swan Ret, . The R, J. Taylors will be moving soon to a mobile home in Orangevale, Following Taylor's retirement from the railroad at* Roseville, the couple spent four years at Lake Tahoe before building their present Chicago Park home in 1960, Neighbors gave them a farewell potluck party this past weekend, A gathering ofSunshine Valley residents was. held at the Dan Hacker residence September 19, Enjoying a potluck dinner. were Messrs, and Mmes, Glen Ballmes, Don Penny, George Dyer, Ed Smith, Paul Pease and son Robert, Earl Upshaw, Dee Upshaw, GeorgeGrimsrud and daughters, and Miles Peters, Also attending were Mr. and Mrs, Gus Larson of San Leandro and Charlie Thompson, The Peters are again living in Sunshine Valley after many years in Cloverdale B.C, The Grimsruds are new residents of Sunshine Valley. They live in the house formerly occupied by the Pease family. Paul, Jo and sons are finally in their new home, To go on with the history of the Colfax Highway area as revealed in back issues of various local papers: July .9, 1876 Nevada Daily Transcript: A railroad picnic was held at Storms Side Track in observance of the Centennial of the birth of our nation, January 1, 1880 Grass Valley Daily Union: "A few years ago there were three bridge crossings over the Bear River on roads leading to Colfax. Now none is passable to travel, The upper or teamster's bridge had several spans washed out a year or more ago, "The bridge on Crandall Road is gone (approximate location of present Bear River Bridge on Colfax Highway) while the lower or Taylor ( Crossing) bridge remained in tolerable order for light teams until the present winter when it was washed partly out, The only good one is Gautier's Bridge on Auburn Road, We're advised a free bridge was to be built, We recommend it .be built at Crandall Crossing." sane irae Sahai aa! NS TE NT EAE IE OSE SEMEN weeny Penn . ~~ Valley News By Ruth Milhous The Ladies' Auxiliary of the . Penn Valley Voluntary Fire Department has announced a"Beer Garden" party to raise funds, Some mothers objected to the name and plans, and someone has put a sign up under the invitations reading: "Whether a 12 ounce beer, or a two and a half ounces of wine or a one ounce drink of whiskey (each has one half of alcohol), the pedestrian he hits will be just as dead," The Penn Valley Community Church had a Fall Round-Up Sunday. Visitors were supposed to wear farm clothes, there was a good lunch and fine music following the service, Dick Jones, director of Wolf Mountain Camp Grounds is a proud grandfather. Daughter Carolyn spent three months in Brazil last year where she met Ary Zelloso while in evangelistic work, The were married in June 1970, The new daughter was born September 20 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mrs. Dick Jones is in Sao Paulo now with Carolyn and little Rosa Carolyn. There has been some mischief in our neighborhood, Mr, Litchfield of Siesta Drive built a good tree house in a big tree on his place and put in a window and expensive carpeting. He was very proud of it and it took lots of time and materials. Some vandals have climbed up and tore it. all to pieces, One wonders what is becoming of America, Mrs, Milhous and Becky Whittlesey spent Sunday in North San Juan where Mrs, Milhous teaches a fine class at Milhous Boys Ranch, They showed a film on Alcoholism and gave an illustrated. lesson showing how food is not digested with alcohol, Then they met with several teachers including the teacher of "Women's Lib, at Sac, State. She said that women should have more of men's jobs, Mrs, Milhous said that women have everything men have and all the rights and joys of motherhood besides, We own our own businesses, have our own professions and the only reason that men have more work in math and science than women is that women are so much better in writing and letters that men cannot compete, Of course she is prejudiced; her daughter is a chemistry teacher and her granddaughter has three scholarships in med school at 18, as she had the © highest IQ in a class of boys and girls, strips unsafe County Health Officer Dr. Bill Roberts. has told The Union it is unsafe for food or drink establishments to hang certain insecticide strips in their business, It has been called to Dr. Roberts' attention that many businesses are. using these for indoor pest control, Dr. Roberts said these strips are not safe in a home or in a business which serves food and drinks as printed on the product, The Nevada County Nugget SEPT. 29, 1971 ‘9 a. : : Department of Park’ & Recreation Report SACRAMENTO — Many State Park campgrounds that had been bulging at the seams from the beginning of summer through the Labor Day weekend now have plenty of room for everyonesince the "off season" is here, To encourage more use during this period, the State Parks and Recreation Department offers an off-season camping booklet for $10 which contains ten tickets, each good for. one night's first-come, first-served camping at most State Park campgrounds, . Department Lirector William Penn Mott, Jr. explained that the ten-ticket booklet was introduced for the first time last year and caught on immediately. "It made it easier for people to plan their vacations and camping trips’ for times other than the regular busy season," he said, The booklet is good for any type of camping--trailer, developed, or primitive--on a first-come, first-served basis for most non-desert parks from October 1 through the end of February, and for desert parks from June 1 through September ‘30. Desert parks are Anza-Borrego Desert, Joshua Trees, and Mitchell Caverns State Parks, and Salton Sea and Picacho State Recreation Area, Parks not included in the off-season rate are Doheny, San Clemente, San Elijo, and South Carlsbad State Beaches in Southern California, and Sugar Pine Point State Park in El Dorado county, which has been winterized for cold-weather camping. Also excluded are those campgrounds operated by a concessioner or vy some public agency other than the state, ; The booklet tickets are only good for first-come, firstserved camping and may not be used to pay for reserved campsites. The booklets may be purchased at the park or by visiting, or sending a $10 check or money order to the Reservation Office, State Department of Parks and Recreation, 1416 Ninth . Street, Sacramento 95814, Bia SACRAMENTO — Remember the last time you whizzed by one of the familiar historical landmark signs along our highways and wondered just what the significance was? No need to wonder anymore if you have a copy of-the perennial best seller, the California Historical Landmarks booklet, which is again being offered for sale by the State Department of Parks and Recreation, 4 The booklet with its 134 pages of text and photographs lists and locates the State's 844 missions, forts, ghost and mining towns, and other sites of historic interest. It is a perfect stocking stuffer for Christmas, and its handy, glove-compartment size makes it an ideal traveling companion and reference guide. It was completely updated and revised earlier this year.Landmark data is presented in numerical order by registration (highway marker) number, and is cross-indexed by county, The booklet also lists and describes all the historic parks and monuments operated and maintained by the State, Mmmm! It’s a tasty, temptin’ treat. Deep fried chicken parts served with crispy fried potatoes . our specialty. $ 1 2 Includes Salad “Bring The Family” Hours: 11 AM. — 9 P.M. Daily Closed Wednesday y) Ann’s Weeping Willow Hwy. 49 — 2 Miles North of Nevada City & e 4 ¥ 4 i ) he , ; } »

Last week thesupervisors postponed the adoption of a mapthat would lump Chicago Park, Willow Valley, North Columbia, Truckee, etc, into a new supervisor's. district 5, It would cover two thirds of the county, What happened this week my ‘crystal ball did not tell, ; Truckee fears being represented by a supervisor from our end of the county as much as we fear the reverse, Pat Sutton of Truckee tells me, They feel little kinship with the rest of the county, mostly due to their geographic isolation, Far from being backwards, Golden Empire Scouts to host 1973 Jamboree The Golden Empire Council of Boy Scouts will host the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree which will mean that 39,000 scouts and 11,000 volunteers could create an estimated $12 million in revenue during a 10day encampment in Nevada county. Nevada county is in theSierra Nevada District of the council, and “is fortunate to have the opportunity to help host the jamboree in this country," BobGates of Grass Valley, an executive ‘board member of the council said,The council, which covers a large part of Northern California and a portion of Nevada, is seeking a suitable site for the jamboree. The location should be on three to five ‘thousand acres with access to roadways and a domestic water supply and preferably on a lake, river or stream, Gates said, The jamboree is slated for July of 1973, Gates said a site selection is necessary within the next six weeks, Those with suggestions for a location are asked to call one of the following scout officials: Robert Lambert, district scout executive at 278-7703; GeneCroft, district chairman, 273-0933; Reid Jackson, district commissioner, 265-4531, or Gates at 265-4521, Smarteens to tell of work Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m., the Nevada County Drug Abuse Committee will hold its first general meeting of the fall season, in the high school library on Ridge Road, A representative of the locally active Smarteens group will report on their summer projects and accomplishments, The public is invited fo learn more about the goals of the Smarteens movement, and is ‘urged to support this group in its anti-drug efforts. An executive committee meeting will follow the general meeting, .Chicago Park_ Peardale News By Pat Jones Truckee formed one of the first sewer districts in state. They have long had their own fire, cemetery, public utility, airport,hospital and recreation districts, They are part of the. Tahoe-Truckee School District. There is evidence, however, that we can all pull together as we did for the very successful library demonstration project. Speaking of the library, if you have gotten used to being visited by the bookmobile and want the countywide library system per«Manently adopted, contact your supervisor soon, Federal funding of the program will endasof July 1, 1972, The anti-county library forces are organized and already at work, Bertha Bierwagen celebrated her 89th birthday last Friday at a family dinner at the Ernst Bierwagen home, Guests were Lt. Col and Mrs, Ralph Swan Ret, . The R, J. Taylors will be moving soon to a mobile home in Orangevale, Following Taylor's retirement from the railroad at* Roseville, the couple spent four years at Lake Tahoe before building their present Chicago Park home in 1960, Neighbors gave them a farewell potluck party this past weekend, A gathering ofSunshine Valley residents was. held at the Dan Hacker residence September 19, Enjoying a potluck dinner. were Messrs, and Mmes, Glen Ballmes, Don Penny, George Dyer, Ed Smith, Paul Pease and son Robert, Earl Upshaw, Dee Upshaw, GeorgeGrimsrud and daughters, and Miles Peters, Also attending were Mr. and Mrs, Gus Larson of San Leandro and Charlie Thompson, The Peters are again living in Sunshine Valley after many years in Cloverdale B.C, The Grimsruds are new residents of Sunshine Valley. They live in the house formerly occupied by the Pease family. Paul, Jo and sons are finally in their new home, To go on with the history of the Colfax Highway area as revealed in back issues of various local papers: July .9, 1876 Nevada Daily Transcript: A railroad picnic was held at Storms Side Track in observance of the Centennial of the birth of our nation, January 1, 1880 Grass Valley Daily Union: "A few years ago there were three bridge crossings over the Bear River on roads leading to Colfax. Now none is passable to travel, The upper or teamster's bridge had several spans washed out a year or more ago, "The bridge on Crandall Road is gone (approximate location of present Bear River Bridge on Colfax Highway) while the lower or Taylor ( Crossing) bridge remained in tolerable order for light teams until the present winter when it was washed partly out, The only good one is Gautier's Bridge on Auburn Road, We're advised a free bridge was to be built, We recommend it .be built at Crandall Crossing." sane irae Sahai aa! NS TE NT EAE IE OSE SEMEN weeny Penn . ~~ Valley

News By Ruth Milhous The Ladies' Auxiliary of the . Penn Valley Voluntary Fire Department has announced a"Beer Garden" party to raise funds, Some mothers objected to the name and plans, and someone has put a sign up under the invitations reading: "Whether a 12 ounce beer, or a two and a half ounces of wine or a one ounce drink of whiskey (each has one half of alcohol), the pedestrian he hits will be just as dead," The Penn Valley Community Church had a Fall Round-Up Sunday. Visitors were supposed to wear farm clothes, there was a good lunch and fine music following the service, Dick Jones, director of Wolf Mountain Camp Grounds is a proud grandfather. Daughter Carolyn spent three months in Brazil last year where she met Ary Zelloso while in evangelistic work, The were married in June 1970, The new daughter was born September 20 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mrs. Dick Jones is in Sao Paulo now with Carolyn and little Rosa Carolyn. There has been some mischief in our neighborhood, Mr, Litchfield of Siesta Drive built a good tree house in a big tree on his place and put in a window and expensive carpeting. He was very proud of it and it took lots of time and materials. Some vandals have climbed up and tore it. all to pieces, One wonders what is becoming of America, Mrs, Milhous and Becky Whittlesey spent Sunday in North San Juan where Mrs, Milhous teaches a fine class at Milhous Boys Ranch, They showed a film on Alcoholism and gave an illustrated. lesson showing how food is not digested with alcohol, Then they met with several teachers including the teacher of "Women's Lib, at Sac, State. She said that women should have more of men's jobs, Mrs, Milhous said that women have everything men have and all the rights and joys of motherhood besides, We own our own businesses, have our own professions and the only reason that men have more work in math and science than women is that women are so much better in writing and letters that men cannot compete, Of course she is prejudiced; her daughter is a chemistry teacher and her granddaughter has three scholarships in med school at 18, as she had the © highest IQ in a class of boys and girls, strips unsafe County Health Officer Dr. Bill Roberts. has told The Union it is unsafe for food or drink establishments to hang certain insecticide strips in their business, It has been called to Dr. Roberts' attention that many businesses are. using these for indoor pest control, Dr. Roberts said these strips are not safe in a home or in a business which serves food and drinks as printed on the product, The Nevada County Nugget SEPT. 29, 1971 ‘9 a. : : Department of Park’ & Recreation Report SACRAMENTO — Many State Park campgrounds that had been bulging at the seams from the beginning of summer through the Labor Day weekend now have plenty of room for everyonesince the "off season" is here, To encourage more use during this period, the State Parks and Recreation Department offers an off-season camping booklet for $10 which contains ten tickets, each good for. one night's first-come, first-served camping at most State Park campgrounds, . Department Lirector William Penn Mott, Jr. explained that the ten-ticket booklet was introduced for the first time last year and caught on immediately. "It made it easier for people to plan their vacations and camping trips’ for times other than the regular busy season," he said, The booklet is good for any type of camping--trailer, developed, or primitive--on a first-come, first-served basis for most non-desert parks from October 1 through the end of February, and for desert parks from June 1 through September ‘30. Desert parks are Anza-Borrego Desert, Joshua Trees, and Mitchell Caverns State Parks, and Salton Sea and Picacho State Recreation Area, Parks not included in the off-season rate are Doheny, San Clemente, San Elijo, and South Carlsbad State Beaches in Southern California, and Sugar Pine Point State Park in El Dorado county, which has been winterized for cold-weather camping. Also excluded are those campgrounds operated by a concessioner or vy some public agency other than the state, ; The booklet tickets are only good for first-come, firstserved camping and may not be used to pay for reserved campsites. The booklets may be purchased at the park or by visiting, or sending a $10 check or money order to the Reservation Office, State Department of Parks and Recreation, 1416 Ninth . Street, Sacramento 95814, Bia SACRAMENTO — Remember the last time you whizzed by one of the familiar historical landmark signs along our highways and wondered just what the significance was? No need to wonder anymore if you have a copy of-the perennial best seller, the California Historical Landmarks booklet, which is again being offered for sale by the State Department of Parks and Recreation, 4 The booklet with its 134 pages of text and photographs lists and locates the State's 844 missions, forts, ghost and mining towns, and other sites of historic interest. It is a perfect stocking stuffer for Christmas, and its handy, glove-compartment size makes it an ideal traveling companion and reference guide. It was completely updated and revised earlier this year.Landmark data is presented in numerical order by registration (highway marker) number, and is cross-indexed by county, The booklet also lists and describes all the historic parks and monuments operated and maintained by the State, Mmmm! It’s a tasty, temptin’ treat. Deep fried chicken parts served with crispy fried potatoes .. our specialty.. $ 1 2 Includes Salad “Bring The Family” Hours: 11 AM. — 9 P.M. Daily Closed Wednesday y) Ann’s Weeping Willow Hwy. 49 — 2 Miles North of Nevada City & e 4 ¥ 4 i ) he , ; } »