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When Lowell Robinson was old enough to walk, his mother would put him on a horse and take him out to run cattle in the countryside surrounding Downieville and Sierraville.

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Ruth Erdmann was 90 years young when she passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while being cared for and comforted by the wonderful staff at Hospice of the Foothills, Compassionate Care Home in Grass Valley.

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Donna Frances Young of Grass Valley died on Dec. 11, 2011. She was 77.

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Ryan Stephen Helfter of Nevada City passed away on Jan. 31, 2012, in Grass Valley. He was 19.

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