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Grass Roots Genealogy (Study) Group
The Grass Roots Genealogy (Study) Group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Family History Center (entrance at the back of the LDS Church), 615 Hollow Way, Nevada City. The building is wheelchair accessible and has lots of parking. There are no dues. The meetings are open to anyone interested in learning about genealogy research.
The topic is posted on the Web site at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagrgg.
Gold Country Havanese Club
A new Havanese dog club is forming.
Call Willy at 621-4450 for more information.
Nevada County Bonsai Club
Meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of every month at the Madelyn Helling Library Community Room in Nevada City. Our next meeting will be held April 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information, call 273-2628.
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Meetings are held the third Saturday of every month at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 S. Auburn Street.
Gold Country Stamp Club
Regular meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month and are open to all. The location is the Nevada City Senior Apartments, 841 Old Tunnel Road in Grass Valley, in the dining room.
For more information, call 272-8684.
Friendship Wednesday
Lunch is served at noon on Friendship Wednesday at the Gold Country Community Center, followed by entertainment at 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call 273-4961.
The Grass Roots Genealogy (Study) Group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Family History Center (entrance at the back of the LDS Church), 615 Hollow Way, Nevada City. The building is wheelchair accessible and has lots of parking. There are no dues. The meetings are open to anyone interested in learning about genealogy research.
The topic is posted on the Web site at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagrgg.
Gold Country Havanese Club
A new Havanese dog club is forming.
Call Willy at 621-4450 for more information.
Nevada County Bonsai Club
Meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of every month at the Madelyn Helling Library Community Room in Nevada City. Our next meeting will be held April 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information, call 273-2628.
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Meetings are held the third Saturday of every month at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 S. Auburn Street.
Gold Country Stamp Club
Regular meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month and are open to all. The location is the Nevada City Senior Apartments, 841 Old Tunnel Road in Grass Valley, in the dining room.
For more information, call 272-8684.
Friendship Wednesday
Lunch is served at noon on Friendship Wednesday at the Gold Country Community Center, followed by entertainment at 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call 273-4961.
Beta Sigma Phi
The Preceptor Nu Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
For further information and meeting location please call Georgia at 272-7785.
Soroptimist International of the Sierra Foothills
Sierra Foothills Soroptimist celebrated their 21st Anniversary Thursday, March 12.
The Sierra Foothills Soroptimist meet every Thursday morning at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City from 7 to 8 a.m.
Visit www.sierrasoroptimist.org for more information on the club.
Sierra Table Tennis
Open play table tennis, Mondays, 7 to 10 p.m., at Echo Ridge School, 15504 Liberty Circle Dr., Nevada City.
For more information, call 265-2834.
Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club
The Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club has games on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:30 and Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30. Classes are available.
Located at the Golden Empire Grange in Grass Valley; for more information and directions call Bruce Lester at 477-9586.
Soroptimist International of Grass Valley
The Soroptimist International of Grass Valley Club meets the first three Thursdays of each month at the Nevada County Contractors Association Board Room in Grass Valley from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Just Us Girls! Live Your Dream. A special day for middle school girls. Interactive workshops, fashion/makeup trends, career ideas, entertainment, lunch, friends and fun, gifts and prizes.
April 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sierra College Campus in Grass Valley.
Registration and information: 265-4104.
Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Grass Valley, Nevada City Sierra Foothills.
www.sigv.org or www.sisierrafoothill.org.
Golden Empire Grange #806
During the month of April, Golden Empire Grange # 806 is welcoming new members to come share our commitment of self improvement and the desire to improve the community in which we live. You may join in April for $10 application fee only; no dues payable until January 2010.
Please contact Master Sydney Hunt for additional information, (530) 272-4190, Golden Empire Grange, P.O. Box 3088, Grass Valley, CA 95949.
The Preceptor Nu Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
For further information and meeting location please call Georgia at 272-7785.
Soroptimist International of the Sierra Foothills
Sierra Foothills Soroptimist celebrated their 21st Anniversary Thursday, March 12.
The Sierra Foothills Soroptimist meet every Thursday morning at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City from 7 to 8 a.m.
Visit www.sierrasoroptimist.org for more information on the club.
Sierra Table Tennis
Open play table tennis, Mondays, 7 to 10 p.m., at Echo Ridge School, 15504 Liberty Circle Dr., Nevada City.
For more information, call 265-2834.
Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club
The Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club has games on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:30 and Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30. Classes are available.
Located at the Golden Empire Grange in Grass Valley; for more information and directions call Bruce Lester at 477-9586.
Soroptimist International of Grass Valley
The Soroptimist International of Grass Valley Club meets the first three Thursdays of each month at the Nevada County Contractors Association Board Room in Grass Valley from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Just Us Girls! Live Your Dream. A special day for middle school girls. Interactive workshops, fashion/makeup trends, career ideas, entertainment, lunch, friends and fun, gifts and prizes.
April 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sierra College Campus in Grass Valley.
Registration and information: 265-4104.
Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Grass Valley, Nevada City Sierra Foothills.
www.sigv.org or www.sisierrafoothill.org.
Golden Empire Grange #806
During the month of April, Golden Empire Grange # 806 is welcoming new members to come share our commitment of self improvement and the desire to improve the community in which we live. You may join in April for $10 application fee only; no dues payable until January 2010.
Please contact Master Sydney Hunt for additional information, (530) 272-4190, Golden Empire Grange, P.O. Box 3088, Grass Valley, CA 95949.
Golden Empire Sams RV Club of Grass Valley
First a few words on our February luncheon at Tofanelli’s Restaurant hosted by Gerry and Judy Rogers.
Tables were decorated with love and a door prize was claimed by Bertz.
After the luncheon, Judy Rogers made arrangements for our group to tour the new Hospice of the Foothills facility. It is a large and beautiful building made possible with donations and volunteers and should serve the community well for years. Our thanks to Judy and Gerry for their effort in planning this tour.
The March outing was hosted by Dave and Berta Brocers at the beautiful River Reflections RV Park in Oroville. Ten Rigs and two associate members were present.
The weather was sunny and warm but the evenings were cool.
Outdoor and indoor games were played on Tuesday, with some members playing games at the casino in Oroville. Don’t know of any winners.
Our next outing will be at the Gridley Inn and RV Park in Gridley, April 5-9.
The Club is looking for new members. Please call Ann Fluke 823-5562.
Sierra Foothills Audubon Society
Sierra Foothills Audubon Society will meet April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Nevada County Library, Maidu Avenue, Nevada City. The program will feature Jim Estep and Swainson’s Hawk, Natural History in the Central Valley.
Chicago Park Garden Club
The Chicago Park Garden Club wall hold its April meeting on Wednesday, April 1 at 1 p.m. at the Chicago Park, Peardale Firehouse.
Master Gardener Sharon Wulff will give a program on Ornamental Grasses and Euphorbias.
The Flower Arrangers will meet on April 23 to make small arrangements for Meals on Wheels at 9:30 a.m. at the firehouse.
There will be card making on April 6 and 20 at 10 a.m. at the firehouse.
The membership is open. For information, call 273-6415.
Troop 21
Troop 21 is helping North Star Mine clean up the back so they can pour concrete and put the rest of their mining equipment on display. Troop 21 in the near future will help with pouring the concrete and setting the forms.
First a few words on our February luncheon at Tofanelli’s Restaurant hosted by Gerry and Judy Rogers.
Tables were decorated with love and a door prize was claimed by Bertz.
After the luncheon, Judy Rogers made arrangements for our group to tour the new Hospice of the Foothills facility. It is a large and beautiful building made possible with donations and volunteers and should serve the community well for years. Our thanks to Judy and Gerry for their effort in planning this tour.
The March outing was hosted by Dave and Berta Brocers at the beautiful River Reflections RV Park in Oroville. Ten Rigs and two associate members were present.
The weather was sunny and warm but the evenings were cool.
Outdoor and indoor games were played on Tuesday, with some members playing games at the casino in Oroville. Don’t know of any winners.
Our next outing will be at the Gridley Inn and RV Park in Gridley, April 5-9.
The Club is looking for new members. Please call Ann Fluke 823-5562.
Sierra Foothills Audubon Society
Sierra Foothills Audubon Society will meet April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Nevada County Library, Maidu Avenue, Nevada City. The program will feature Jim Estep and Swainson’s Hawk, Natural History in the Central Valley.
Chicago Park Garden Club
The Chicago Park Garden Club wall hold its April meeting on Wednesday, April 1 at 1 p.m. at the Chicago Park, Peardale Firehouse.
Master Gardener Sharon Wulff will give a program on Ornamental Grasses and Euphorbias.
The Flower Arrangers will meet on April 23 to make small arrangements for Meals on Wheels at 9:30 a.m. at the firehouse.
There will be card making on April 6 and 20 at 10 a.m. at the firehouse.
The membership is open. For information, call 273-6415.
Troop 21
Troop 21 is helping North Star Mine clean up the back so they can pour concrete and put the rest of their mining equipment on display. Troop 21 in the near future will help with pouring the concrete and setting the forms.
Sierra Singles Club
Sierra Singles Club will meet on April 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center to plan monthly activities. Members get together during the month to dine out, attend plays, concerts and other local events. New members are invited to attend.
For information, contact Shirley Corry at 274-3355.
Captain John Oldham Chapter, DAR
Promotion of education is one of the three primary objectives adopted in the original Bylaws of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). As early as 1903, the NSDAR established a Patriotic Education Committee. By 1932, the work had increased to the extent that a division into three separate committees was necessary: National Defense, Americanism, and Approved Schools. Recently, the Captain John Oldham DAR Chapter heard about DAR schools from past Regent Betty Ponte.
DAR’s American Indian Committee supports two schools which accept students with American Indian heritage. Students attending Oregon’s Chemawa Indian School and Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, come from all over the United States.
For more information about DAR, please call 271-0926, or visit our Web site at www.californiadar.org/chapters/captjohnoldham/.
Alta Sierra SIR
Francisco Lovato to address the Alta Sierra SIR April Luncheon.
Guest speakers at the Alta Sierra SIR luncheons so far in 2009 have been Ed Scofield, Nevada County Dist. 2 Supervisor, Jeff Ackerman, Publisher of The Union newspaper and Gregory Diaz, Nevada County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar. On April 7, the speaker will be Francisco Lovato, local author of Survivor, his acclaimed book relating his father’s remarkable story of surviving the Bataan Death March in WW2.
SIR is a California-based organization of almost 20,000, with local branches made up of normally 100 to 150 persons. It is a non-political, non-religious social group of retired men, whose primary mission is simply to socialize and enjoy the company of one another. Most branches, including the Alta Sierra branch, have a number of sub-groups made up of members with common interests, such as bowling, golf, fishing, travel, and computer technology.
The Alta Sierra SIR meets on the first Tuesday of each month at the Alta Sierra Country Club, for which each participant purchases an excellent meal for $15. The branch has no formal dues, but its incidental expenses are covered by an annual voluntary member contribution of $20. One is not required to live in Alta Sierra to join – many members live elsewhere in the area.
Any retired man interested in joining the Alta Sierra branch of SIR or in attending a luncheon is encouraged to contact Gene Byrnes (272-4970) or Paul Laufman (273-6601).
Sierra Singles Club will meet on April 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center to plan monthly activities. Members get together during the month to dine out, attend plays, concerts and other local events. New members are invited to attend.
For information, contact Shirley Corry at 274-3355.
Captain John Oldham Chapter, DAR
Promotion of education is one of the three primary objectives adopted in the original Bylaws of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). As early as 1903, the NSDAR established a Patriotic Education Committee. By 1932, the work had increased to the extent that a division into three separate committees was necessary: National Defense, Americanism, and Approved Schools. Recently, the Captain John Oldham DAR Chapter heard about DAR schools from past Regent Betty Ponte.
DAR’s American Indian Committee supports two schools which accept students with American Indian heritage. Students attending Oregon’s Chemawa Indian School and Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, come from all over the United States.
For more information about DAR, please call 271-0926, or visit our Web site at www.californiadar.org/chapters/captjohnoldham/.
Alta Sierra SIR
Francisco Lovato to address the Alta Sierra SIR April Luncheon.
Guest speakers at the Alta Sierra SIR luncheons so far in 2009 have been Ed Scofield, Nevada County Dist. 2 Supervisor, Jeff Ackerman, Publisher of The Union newspaper and Gregory Diaz, Nevada County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar. On April 7, the speaker will be Francisco Lovato, local author of Survivor, his acclaimed book relating his father’s remarkable story of surviving the Bataan Death March in WW2.
SIR is a California-based organization of almost 20,000, with local branches made up of normally 100 to 150 persons. It is a non-political, non-religious social group of retired men, whose primary mission is simply to socialize and enjoy the company of one another. Most branches, including the Alta Sierra branch, have a number of sub-groups made up of members with common interests, such as bowling, golf, fishing, travel, and computer technology.
The Alta Sierra SIR meets on the first Tuesday of each month at the Alta Sierra Country Club, for which each participant purchases an excellent meal for $15. The branch has no formal dues, but its incidental expenses are covered by an annual voluntary member contribution of $20. One is not required to live in Alta Sierra to join – many members live elsewhere in the area.
Any retired man interested in joining the Alta Sierra branch of SIR or in attending a luncheon is encouraged to contact Gene Byrnes (272-4970) or Paul Laufman (273-6601).
Mother Lode Toastmasters
The word of the day was revivify, which means to impart life. And, as usual, our knowledgeable, energetic Toastmasters revivified Monday's meeting. Jerry Sykes, the club's newest member, did a great job presenting his second speech, entitled Identity Theft. This was followed by Greg Poppin's speech called Bees. With this talk, Greg completed all ten speeches in his Competent Communicator manual and is now ready for more advanced talks. Congratulations, Greg!
Jeree Waller revivified the meeting as Table Topics Master, facilitating spontaneous speeches around the topic of springtime. Annabelle Robbins won this portion of the meeting.
Greg took home the award for Best Speaker and Annabelle won Best Evaluator for her review of Greg's speech.
Need some revivifying yourself? Come visit our club! We meet in the Child Care Coordinator’s offices at 640 East Main Street (behind Dokimo’s Main Street Pharmacy). Meetings begin at 6:45 p.m. and end by 8:15 p.m.
Contact Sarah McTighe (432-6861) for more information, or just show up.
League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County
At the March general membership meeting, the League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County presented a dynamic program on the California Initiative process and information on the upcoming special State election on May 19.
Tim Hodson, Executive Director of the Center for California State Studies at CSU Sacramento, described the process for getting measures on the ballots, and suggested several improvements to the make the system work better for California voters. Included in those
recommendations were having a source for money to pay for the measure if passed, providing better checks and balances and limiting the words allowed for each measure.
This was followed by a lively discussion of legislative issues Californian’s will face in the future: The prospect of a Constitutional Convention, the ruling and future of Proposition 8, and the need for a super majority to pass the State’s budget.
Barbara Hopkins, Membership Training Advisor for the California State League, presented the League’s positions on the six state ballot
measures on the May 19 State Special Election ballot. Each of the six measures relates to the current State financial crisis and was initiated by the Legislature following the passage of the current State budget.
Upon announcing opposition to Proposition 1A, 1C, 1D, and IE, the League urges voters to reject them. The League is neutral on 1B and has no position on 1F. The State League will have pros and cons available for voters to review prior to the election.
For more information about these issues, please visit the League’s Web site www.lwvwnc.org where there are links to the State of California League and other statewide offices.
The word of the day was revivify, which means to impart life. And, as usual, our knowledgeable, energetic Toastmasters revivified Monday's meeting. Jerry Sykes, the club's newest member, did a great job presenting his second speech, entitled Identity Theft. This was followed by Greg Poppin's speech called Bees. With this talk, Greg completed all ten speeches in his Competent Communicator manual and is now ready for more advanced talks. Congratulations, Greg!
Jeree Waller revivified the meeting as Table Topics Master, facilitating spontaneous speeches around the topic of springtime. Annabelle Robbins won this portion of the meeting.
Greg took home the award for Best Speaker and Annabelle won Best Evaluator for her review of Greg's speech.
Need some revivifying yourself? Come visit our club! We meet in the Child Care Coordinator’s offices at 640 East Main Street (behind Dokimo’s Main Street Pharmacy). Meetings begin at 6:45 p.m. and end by 8:15 p.m.
Contact Sarah McTighe (432-6861) for more information, or just show up.
League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County
At the March general membership meeting, the League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County presented a dynamic program on the California Initiative process and information on the upcoming special State election on May 19.
Tim Hodson, Executive Director of the Center for California State Studies at CSU Sacramento, described the process for getting measures on the ballots, and suggested several improvements to the make the system work better for California voters. Included in those
recommendations were having a source for money to pay for the measure if passed, providing better checks and balances and limiting the words allowed for each measure.
This was followed by a lively discussion of legislative issues Californian’s will face in the future: The prospect of a Constitutional Convention, the ruling and future of Proposition 8, and the need for a super majority to pass the State’s budget.
Barbara Hopkins, Membership Training Advisor for the California State League, presented the League’s positions on the six state ballot
measures on the May 19 State Special Election ballot. Each of the six measures relates to the current State financial crisis and was initiated by the Legislature following the passage of the current State budget.
Upon announcing opposition to Proposition 1A, 1C, 1D, and IE, the League urges voters to reject them. The League is neutral on 1B and has no position on 1F. The State League will have pros and cons available for voters to review prior to the election.
For more information about these issues, please visit the League’s Web site www.lwvwnc.org where there are links to the State of California League and other statewide offices.
Newcomers Club of Nevada County
The Newcomers Club of Nevada County will meet on Wednesday, April 22, at the Alta Sierra Country Club at 11:30 a.m.
The exciting program will be the Newcomer’s Annual “High Flying” Fashion Show. Nancy Palmer is promising an “up close and personal show.” The beautiful spring collections will be from Vanity Faire, Mill Street Clothing Co., and Fresh Image in Grass Valley; from Judi’s in Nevada City; from Cotton Field in Penn Valley; and from Marilyn’s and Sun River in Auburn.
Special menu choices are Chef’s Special Cobb salad with chicken, or prawns in Absolut vodka sauce, or Chef‘s Choice vegetarian selection. All entrees include mushroom soup, fresh rolls and butter, coffee and tea, and Key Lime pie for dessert. The all-inclusive price is $20 per person. Deadline for reservations is Monday, April 13. Cancellations will be accepted before April 15.
Newcomers Club of Nevada County is a women’s social club, which offers participation in several activity groups that include Board Dice, Book Clubs, Bridge Groups, Bunco Groups, Cooking Clubs, Couples Potluck, “Chick-Flicks Club,” Day-Trippers, Enrichment, Garden Club, Knitting Group, Mah Jongg, and a Walking Group. New members are welcome, and do not have to be new residents of Nevada County.
To receive information regarding membership, please call 478-1114 or 272-7449.
Nevada County Historical Society
Nevada County Historical Society's recent "March Speaker Night" had a standing-room only turnout to hear Maidu Indian, Farrell Cunningham speak on "How the Maidu People Managed the Forest.” The following Saturday, Farrell and tribe chairman, Don Ryborg, led a visit to the Maidu Active Cultural "Pata Panaka" site located on Vera Purdon Road at the Nevada County Land Trust Burton Homestead. Here they showed how the local Tsi-Akim Maidu tribe has been managing the four acres and explained in greater detail the ancient uses of some of the native plants growing there.
For our April presentation, we will be hosting Kathy Hillis speaking on the "History of the Nevada Theater" building and property.
The Nevada County Historical Society meets the third Thursday of every month at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City at 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact Program Chairman, Daniel Ketcham at 477-8056.
The Newcomers Club of Nevada County will meet on Wednesday, April 22, at the Alta Sierra Country Club at 11:30 a.m.
The exciting program will be the Newcomer’s Annual “High Flying” Fashion Show. Nancy Palmer is promising an “up close and personal show.” The beautiful spring collections will be from Vanity Faire, Mill Street Clothing Co., and Fresh Image in Grass Valley; from Judi’s in Nevada City; from Cotton Field in Penn Valley; and from Marilyn’s and Sun River in Auburn.
Special menu choices are Chef’s Special Cobb salad with chicken, or prawns in Absolut vodka sauce, or Chef‘s Choice vegetarian selection. All entrees include mushroom soup, fresh rolls and butter, coffee and tea, and Key Lime pie for dessert. The all-inclusive price is $20 per person. Deadline for reservations is Monday, April 13. Cancellations will be accepted before April 15.
Newcomers Club of Nevada County is a women’s social club, which offers participation in several activity groups that include Board Dice, Book Clubs, Bridge Groups, Bunco Groups, Cooking Clubs, Couples Potluck, “Chick-Flicks Club,” Day-Trippers, Enrichment, Garden Club, Knitting Group, Mah Jongg, and a Walking Group. New members are welcome, and do not have to be new residents of Nevada County.
To receive information regarding membership, please call 478-1114 or 272-7449.
Nevada County Historical Society
Nevada County Historical Society's recent "March Speaker Night" had a standing-room only turnout to hear Maidu Indian, Farrell Cunningham speak on "How the Maidu People Managed the Forest.” The following Saturday, Farrell and tribe chairman, Don Ryborg, led a visit to the Maidu Active Cultural "Pata Panaka" site located on Vera Purdon Road at the Nevada County Land Trust Burton Homestead. Here they showed how the local Tsi-Akim Maidu tribe has been managing the four acres and explained in greater detail the ancient uses of some of the native plants growing there.
For our April presentation, we will be hosting Kathy Hillis speaking on the "History of the Nevada Theater" building and property.
The Nevada County Historical Society meets the third Thursday of every month at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City at 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact Program Chairman, Daniel Ketcham at 477-8056.
Nevada County Rotary Clubs
Nevada County Rotary Clubs announce winner of music contest.
Five Rotary Clubs from Nevada County held their sixth annual area music contest on Sunday, March 15, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grass Valley. Each of the five clubs had held their own music contest over the past few months. Two winners from each club competed Sunday for a $200 first prize. The contestants, all from local high schools, played a variety of instruments, including drums, piano, saxophone and harp. The cello was very popular this year, with four contestants playing that instrument.
This year’s winner is (you guessed it) a cellist – Keshaba Betts, a ninth grader at Ananda High School in Nevada City. Keshaba is 15-years old and has been playing the cello for nine years. He will represent Nevada County Rotary clubs at the district conference in Reno on May 16, where he will compete for a $1000 prize against contestants sponsored by Rotary clubs from throughout northern California and Nevada.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s largest service group. Over 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
The five Rotary clubs sponsoring the music contest are Nevada County South (Alta Sierra), Grass Valley, 49er Breakfast (Nevada City), Nevada City and Penn Valley.
Early Risers Toastmasters Club
Sharing her story of thriving versus surviving lead Christine Kelly Golnick to the top spot at this week Early Risers Toastmasters meeting. Few could believe it was her first speech since she told her inspirational story so articulately with both grace and enthusiasm.
Jim Lewis was voted best evaluator this week with his assessment of Kathy Hillis’ speech on her recent travels to Belgium. Sharon Delgado took home the prize for Table topics.
Early Risers Toastmasters meets at 6:30 a.m. at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City. Guests are always welcome.
For more information please contact Ruth Schwartz at 530-478-0863 or at HighPerformanceAdvocates.com.
Nevada County Rotary Clubs announce winner of music contest.
Five Rotary Clubs from Nevada County held their sixth annual area music contest on Sunday, March 15, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grass Valley. Each of the five clubs had held their own music contest over the past few months. Two winners from each club competed Sunday for a $200 first prize. The contestants, all from local high schools, played a variety of instruments, including drums, piano, saxophone and harp. The cello was very popular this year, with four contestants playing that instrument.
This year’s winner is (you guessed it) a cellist – Keshaba Betts, a ninth grader at Ananda High School in Nevada City. Keshaba is 15-years old and has been playing the cello for nine years. He will represent Nevada County Rotary clubs at the district conference in Reno on May 16, where he will compete for a $1000 prize against contestants sponsored by Rotary clubs from throughout northern California and Nevada.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s largest service group. Over 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
The five Rotary clubs sponsoring the music contest are Nevada County South (Alta Sierra), Grass Valley, 49er Breakfast (Nevada City), Nevada City and Penn Valley.
Early Risers Toastmasters Club
Sharing her story of thriving versus surviving lead Christine Kelly Golnick to the top spot at this week Early Risers Toastmasters meeting. Few could believe it was her first speech since she told her inspirational story so articulately with both grace and enthusiasm.
Jim Lewis was voted best evaluator this week with his assessment of Kathy Hillis’ speech on her recent travels to Belgium. Sharon Delgado took home the prize for Table topics.
Early Risers Toastmasters meets at 6:30 a.m. at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City. Guests are always welcome.
For more information please contact Ruth Schwartz at 530-478-0863 or at HighPerformanceAdvocates.com.
