New sign for Nevada County fair 4-H food booth

Erin Dettner, a member of the Grass Valley 4-H club for 10 years, current All Star and Jr. Rabbit County Coordinator, decided to thank 4-H and make a new sign for the food booth at the fairgrounds. This was her senior project at Nevada Union High Sch …

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Daisy troop donates stuff to animal shelter.
Front row: Autumn Rock, Olivia Corbett, and Stella Rosmarin. 2nd row: Delany Sherr, Angelina Vanderhoff, Willow West, and Josie Rybicki, Back row: Christy Sherr, co-leader, Cheryl Wicks of Sammie's Friends, MCKenzie Rock, and Wendy Rybicki, co-leader.

This year, Daisy Troop 505 has been learning all about animals, themselves and others as part of their “Three Cheers for Animals” journey. The year started by decorating scarves for dogs and cats at Sammie’s Friends to wear during photo shoots for n …

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Deer Creek students parade down Broad Street in Nevada City for the Be Excited About Reading celebration Friday.

Nevada City students stroll downtown in book parade

Students dressed as storybook characters proudly strolled the streets of downtown Nevada City Friday morning for a celebration of the written word. The 15th annual Be Excited About Reading parade opened with the fifth-grade Seven Hills school march …

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As part of the Every 15 Minutes demonstration at Bear River High School, local law enforcement agencies and students simulated a car accident to remind of the statistic that every 15 minutes someone dies from an alcohol-related collision.

Students ‘slain’ in car wreck as part of demonstration

Bear River High School students gathered Thursday morning to watch a simulated car wreck — “injured” students splattered with fake blood and emergency vehicles that rushed to the scene during an Every 15 Minutes demonstration to remind students of th …

Nevada Union to host art fundraiser

To preserve and showcase their artistic talents, the Nevada Union High School art program will host an interactive fundraiser Friday. “We tried to find something a little more the way we do things in the classroom, so we decided to have a more hands …

Photo courtesy of Bruce Herring. Students at Bitney College Prep High School volunteered at local organizations as part of their Community Service Day.

Bitney College Prep gives back to community

During spring Community Service Day last Friday, all students and staff at Bitney College Prep High School gave back to local organizations by donating their time and energy. Students and staff volunteered across town in eight separate groups that …

Dolls and teddy bears on tap to steal hearts

Finding just the right “emotion” in a doll or teddy bear can make your heart sing, make you laugh out loud or just say, “Ahhhh.” The 2013 doll and teddy bear spring event in Nevada City will be packed with more than 30 exhibitors selling dolls, tedd …

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Lyman Gilmore Middle School held there Engineering and Aviation Celebration in honor of the 111th anniversary of Lyman Gilmore's supposed maiden flight on May 15th, 1902.

Lyman Gilmore Middle School launches Flight Day

Students, teachers, spectators and community members gathered Wednesday for the celebration of the 111th anniversary of the alleged first flight of Lyman Gilmore, a local airplane engineer who made notable technological advancements in the early 20th …

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The Center for the Arts will offer its Circus Camp for children once again this summer, along with many others arts-related activties for children 7 and up.

Organizations offer camps, activities for youth

As the school year winds down, it’s time to start thinking about what to do to keep the kids busy once they are out for the summer. The Union has compiled a list of activities and days camps that were submitted by organizations. While this list is fa …