September 5, 1963 (16 pages)

can "It won't take another winter unless something is done now, ” James Schaar, new owner of the Red Castle commented in explaining that work on restoration will begin immediately. Work will begin on the back wall ofthe Nevada City landmark as soon as possible, he indicated as a week's vacation brought the industrial advertising art director to Nevada City and hisnewly acRed Castle Ana Sag that someday he could play a part in restoring and preserving just such an old building with historical background. His mother taught school at Graniteville for about two years prior to World War 2, and because of that, Schaar found the castle. Schaar, his brother and sister, all went toschool at the one-room Graniteville schoolhouse. They decidedto take a “sentimental journey” back to Granite. ers SY ty _ “NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA PHISH Perret ert eet +P re ot Ed 4 FTF Work Begins old photos of the castle to aid in the authentic restoration. “I am interested in all the history of the castle that is available in the town,” thenew owner said. "There will be a history room or wallinthe finished castle so that the history of the building and the people who lived there can:be preserved along with the Red Castle, itself.“ He asks all persons having information about the castle tq write it down and forward it to him incare of the Nevada County Nugget. Schaar hopes the back wall and the porch area can be finished by 2 Christmas. These are the major exterior areas that require work. Eventually Schaar will restore the gardens, too. They will be functional and park-like for community enjoyment. Any use of the building for an antique shop will await the restor~ation. Ed Addington, caretaker at the castle for years, willremain there, Schaar said. Schaar hopes the city will fix ‘a the stairway-trail from Sacramento St., making the castle more accessible to residents of the city and tourists, A parking lot for about nine eS fs cars will be paved off Prospect Restoration Starts Here Schaar wants the Red Castle to become a “part of Nevada City”, available for local citizens to use and enjoy, as well as the tourist attraction it has always been. Why would an Oakland advertising man buy the castle, spend thousands of dollars restoring it, and demand that it and the gardens around it be preserved as they were, for the benefit of the community as well as for eventual use as an antique shop to help finance the whole project? The answer is Schaar, himself. The young man has been hoping day or night ready to serve yOu ville as a family outing. As it turned out, only Schaar, his sister andher family were able to make the trip on the appointed date. Visit Graniteville they did. And on the way back through Nevada City, Schaar saw the Red Castle andthe "forsale" sign. He bought it that day. Reconstruction of the castle will be done to preserve the original appearance of the building, with Bob West hired to supervise the remodeling. Schaar will contract the job himself. Nevada City artist Richard Hackett has loaned Schaar some BERGEMANN Funeral Chapel 246 Sacramento St. Nevada City call 265-2421 St., screened from the street by shrubbery. REPORTS . ens + FE Ht ED College Voters Reminded. To Get Absent Voters within. the Sierra Junior College District were reminded today that they must obtain absentee ballots prior to Sept. 21 if they will be absent from the county on Sept. 24, but wish to vote on the college $2.5 million bond issue. College President Harold Weaver pointed out that the last day toapply at the county court house for absentee ballots is Sept. A black walnut log, 24 feet long and 38 inches in diameter, brought $2,365 at an auction in Pennsylvania recently. Mann-Chester BEER U.S. Constitution Anniversary The 176th anniversary of the signing of the U. S.” constitution will be observed from Sept. 17 to 23, as the result of an official proclamation of Constitution Week by President John F. Kennedy. The president urged that appropriate ceremonies be held “to inspire all of our citizens to keep the faith of our founding fathers andtocarry out the ideals of U.S. citizenship”, it was pointed out this week by Dorothy B. Sanders, press secretary of the Capt. John Oldham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. e Ballots 17, seven days before the election. Polling place cards will be mailed out on Sept. 10. Notices of the election were to be posted this week. Weaver urged all voters to approve the issue to build phase Il of the college campus and to increase the capacity from 1,000 to 1, 600 students. He pointed out that the bonds, if approved, would still not raise the college bond tax above what it originally was for the initial construction work. The eight cent tax will cost the average homeowner approximately $3.50 per year, he estimated. QUALITY PAINTS eee 8 @ and Supplies AUTO PAINTS_ MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTORS keKK kK KK OK OK Knight's 146 MILL STREET Paint Store \ . GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. PHONE 273-4856 ea — =SAVE LIQUOR SHOP ; ery Day, Why Pay More?” 233 COLFAX AVENUE AT PURITY PLAZA Barretts Marovich Gin” Vodka Fifth) 2279 FOR MOSCOW GINGER dEER*Y*, MOSCOW 6 yr. old Straight Kentucky Bourbon Was $12.45 Regency Club Scotch Whiskey 86 Proof 59 CHILLED PREMIUM Fe WINES & CHAMPAGNE Money Orders Up To $150. 00 Only 20¢ Rach a ee errs EEE mere ws OPEN DAILY: 9 am to 9:30 pm FRIDAY and SATURDAY 9 am to 103380 pm DIAL 273-8768 CHATEAU PAUL CHA MPAGNES WHITE PINK SPARKLING BURGUNDY sh $998 only Barretts :80 pr Whiskey a Biena $°° 5th . 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can "It won't take another winter unless something is done now, ” James Schaar, new owner of the Red Castle commented in explaining that work on restoration will begin immediately. Work will begin on the back wall ofthe Nevada City landmark as soon as possible, he indicated as a week's vacation brought the industrial advertising art director to Nevada City and hisnewly acRed Castle Ana Sag that someday he could play a part in restoring and preserving just such an old building with historical background. His mother taught school at Graniteville for about two years prior to World War 2, and because of that, Schaar found the castle. Schaar, his brother and sister, all went toschool at the one-room Graniteville schoolhouse. They decidedto take a “sentimental journey” back to Granite. ers SY ty _ “NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA PHISH Perret ert eet +P re ot Ed 4 FTF Work Begins old photos of the castle to aid in the authentic restoration. “I am interested in all the history of the castle that is available in the town,” thenew owner said. "There will be a history room or wallinthe finished castle so that the history of the building and the people who lived there can:be preserved along with the Red Castle, itself.“ He asks all persons having information about the castle tq write it down and forward it to him incare of the Nevada County Nugget. Schaar hopes the back wall and the porch area can be finished by 2 Christmas. These are the major exterior areas that require work. Eventually Schaar will restore the gardens, too. They will be functional and park-like for community enjoyment. Any use of the building for an antique shop will await the restor~ation. Ed Addington, caretaker at the castle for years, willremain there, Schaar said. Schaar hopes the city will fix ‘a the stairway-trail from Sacramento St., making the castle more accessible to residents of the city and tourists, A parking lot for about nine eS fs cars will be paved off Prospect Restoration Starts Here Schaar wants the Red Castle to become a “part of Nevada City”, available for local citizens to use and enjoy, as well as the tourist attraction it has always been. Why would an Oakland advertising man buy the castle, spend thousands of dollars restoring it, and demand that it and the gardens around it be preserved as they were, for the benefit of the community as well as for eventual use as an antique shop to help finance the whole project? The answer is Schaar, himself. The young man has been hoping day or night ready to serve yOu ville as a family outing. As it turned out, only Schaar, his sister andher family were able to make the trip on the appointed date. Visit Graniteville they did. And on the way back through Nevada City, Schaar saw the Red Castle andthe "forsale" sign. He bought it that day. Reconstruction of the castle will be done to preserve the original appearance of the building, with Bob West hired to supervise the remodeling. Schaar will contract the job himself. Nevada City artist Richard Hackett has loaned Schaar some BERGEMANN Funeral Chapel 246 Sacramento St. Nevada City call 265-2421 St., screened from the street by shrubbery. REPORTS . ens + FE Ht ED

College Voters Reminded. To Get Absent Voters within. the Sierra Junior College District were reminded today that they must obtain absentee ballots prior to Sept. 21 if they will be absent from the county on Sept. 24, but wish to vote on the college $2.5 million bond issue. College President Harold Weaver pointed out that the last day toapply at the county court house for absentee ballots is Sept. A black walnut log, 24 feet long and 38 inches in diameter, brought $2,365 at an auction in Pennsylvania recently. Mann-Chester BEER U.S. Constitution Anniversary The 176th anniversary of the signing of the U. S.” constitution will be observed from Sept. 17 to 23, as the result of an official proclamation of Constitution Week by President John F. Kennedy. The president urged that appropriate ceremonies be held “to inspire all of our citizens to keep the faith of our founding fathers andtocarry out the ideals of U.S. citizenship”, it was pointed out this week by Dorothy B. Sanders, press secretary of the Capt. John Oldham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. e Ballots 17, seven days before the election. Polling place cards will be mailed out on Sept. 10. Notices of the election were to be posted this week. Weaver urged all voters to approve the issue to build phase Il of the college campus and to increase the capacity from 1,000 to 1, 600 students. He pointed out that the bonds, if approved, would still not raise the college bond tax above what it originally was for the initial construction work. The eight cent tax will cost the average homeowner approximately $3.50 per year, he estimated. QUALITY PAINTS eee 8 @ and Supplies AUTO PAINTS_ MERCURY OUTBOARD MOTORS keKK kK KK OK OK Knight's 146 MILL STREET Paint Store \ . GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. PHONE 273-4856 ea — =SAVE LIQUOR SHOP ; ery Day, Why Pay More?” 233 COLFAX AVENUE AT PURITY PLAZA Barretts Marovich Gin” Vodka Fifth) 2279 FOR MOSCOW GINGER dEER*Y*, MOSCOW 6 yr. old Straight Kentucky Bourbon Was $12.45 Regency Club Scotch Whiskey 86 Proof 59 CHILLED PREMIUM Fe WINES & CHAMPAGNE Money Orders Up To $150. 00 Only 20¢ Rach a ee errs EEE mere ws OPEN DAILY: 9 am to 9:30 pm FRIDAY and SATURDAY 9 am to 103380 pm DIAL 273-8768 CHATEAU PAUL CHA MPAGNES WHITE PINK SPARKLING BURGUNDY sh $998 only Barretts :80 pr Whiskey a Biena $°° 5th . "p o8eg "**e96T ‘¢ saquididas***1083nNN ouL** py a3eqg