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American Legion Auxiliary Frank Gallino Unit 130. Alyce Hammond, Julie Slater, Sandra Haines, Janice Morris, and Arline Kenney donned leis.
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Mother Lode Toastmasters Table Topics Contest winners (l to r) Glen Boire, first place, and Melissa Stevens, second place
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First place for Best Historical Unit was bestowed upon Nevada County's Captain John Oldham DAR Chapter in the 43rd Annual Constitution Day Parade held on Sept. 13. Colonial period costumes and signs representing this year's parade theme of We the People, were a part of the DAR marching
group, which included the Chapter Vice Regent Armida Manifor's husband Richard Manifor, driving his vintage two cylinder chain-driven 1910 Buick Touring Car.
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Soroptimist International of Grass Valley served chicken teriyaki and vegetable rice bowls at the Nevada County Fair.
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The contestants in Empire Toastmaster's Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests of Sept. 4, left to right are Becky Wood, Humorous Speech winner; Gabe Dick; Debbie Williams, Table Topics winner; Lisa Lehr; and Jeff Pylman.
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Anne King and Sharon Delgado will represent Early Risers Toastmasters tonight for the area level Humorous Speech and Tabletopics Contests. They were winners at this week's meeting as well.
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Gold Country German American Club
The Gold Country German American Club will hold its annual OKTOBERFEST on Oct. 10 in the L.O.V.E. building in Condon Park on Minnie St., Grass Valley. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. while listening to accordion music by Joe Nanut.
Admission is $11 at the door and $10 in advance; German food and beverages additional. This event usually sells out! We will be dancing to great polka music by Joe Smiell and his Bavarian Band. German folk dancing by our own Alpine Dancers and valuable prices will complete the evening's entertainment.
For tickets call (530) 272-6095; (530) 272-3044; (530) 265-3039; or (916) 660-9531.
Nevada County Young Republicans
The Nevada County Young Republicans are excited to announce they will be holding an informational meeting at the Grass Valley Round Table Pizza on Sept. 30.
The meeting is open to all who are interested in learning more about the club or interested in joining, and who are between the ages of 18 to 40 and registered as a republican. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Kim Pruett at 477-7993.
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 (530) 272-7785.
Gold Country Horseshoe Club
Meets at Nevada City Pioneer Park on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Membership is not required to join us and have fun.
For more information call Andy at (530) 432-9136 or John at (530) 273-0122.
Nevada County Historical Society
Nevada County Historical Society is sponsoring the annual tour of You Bet Road and Old Red Dog Road, hosted by Jerry Brady on Saturday, Sept. 26, starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. Tour will include visits to historical points of interest, emphasized with historical photographs and sketches, showing locations of Placer and hydraulic mining that occurring in the 1930's. Locations of the tour will include former location of the Brady homestead, townsites, cemeteries and hydraulic mining diggings. Gather at the Nevada City Veterans Memorial Building parking lot and carpool to tour location.
For more information visit www.NevadaCountyHistory.org or call 272-5154.
Nevada County Historical Society has arranged for a tour of the Original Sixteen to One Mine located in Alleghany, Sierra County on Saturday Oct. 17. Attendance is open to the public. Group will carpool and depart Eric Rood Govt. Center at 8:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person, $60 for youth, and prepayment is required. This is the oldest operating gold mining company in the United States, that is "rich" in history. The four-hour tour will include the Underground Gold Miners Museum located in Alleghany.
Call 477-8056 to make reservations (required) or for more detailed tour information.
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Meetings are held the third Saturday of every month at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 S. Auburn Street.
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 (530) 265-2834.
Golden Empire Sams RV Club of Grass Valley
The September camp out was hosted by Darrell and Alice Freude.
Nine member rigs made the trip to the Pioneer RV Park in Quincy. The weather was nice with cool evenings.
On Tuesday morning the group enjoyed a tour of the Plumas County Museum and a three story home built in 1878 by Joshua Variel. The restored house and museum depicted family life in Plumas County at the turn of the 20th century.
On Wednesday morning one group toured the Sierra Pacific Log Mill in Quincy.
Our next outing will be at the Red Bluff RV Park in Red Bluff, Oct. 4 to 8.
Hosts for this outing will be Gerry and Jody Rogers.
For information on the outing please call 272-5616.
Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club
Games on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Classes are available.
Located at the Golden Empire Grange in Grass Valley; for more information and directions call Bruce Lester at (530) 477-9586.
Soroptimist of the Sierra Foothill
Sierra Foothill Soroptimist will be holding their annual yard sale, “Bargains and Bulbs” Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coldwell Banker's parking lot in the Brunswick Center. All proceeds to benefit local schools and charities.
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 Oct. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information, call (530) 273-2628.
Gold Country Stamp Club
Regular meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month at the Nevada City Senior Apartments, 841 Old Tunnel Road in Grass Valley, in the dining room and are open to all.
For more information, call (530) 272-8684.
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Gallino Unit 130
Alyce Hammond, President Julie Slater, Sandra Haines, Janice Morris, and Arline Kenney donned their handcrafted leis to attend the American Legion Auxiliary District 7 meeting on Sept. 19 at Placerville El Dorado Unit 119. The business of the District was conducted by 1st Vice President Sarah Bruno and reports of each unit's activities were given.
On Sept. 20, Julie Slater, Alyce Hammond, Janice Morris and Arline Kenney traveled to Rio Linda for the Department of California Program Workshop conducted by Department President Norma DuVall and Department Leadership Chairman Pat Alveraz.
Auxiliary members from as far north as Hoopa and Southern California gathered to learn about Auxiliary programs from Americanism to Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation. Auxiliary members will again work to benefit veterans, youth and our communities. The theme "Tropics" will be used throughout the 2009/2010 year in decorations, dress, songs and programs.
The next regular meeting of Frank Gallino Unit 130 will be held on Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. at Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building. Please note the time change.
V.A. & R. Chairman Melise Munroe and members will pack boxes for our troops before the 5 p.m. meeting. District President Jean McGinnis and other District officers will make their annual visit to Unit 130. (Please wear your handmade leis and dress for the Tropics.)
Girls and Boys State Citizens will join us and members of Post 130 at 7 p.m. to report on their experiences at the Girls and Boys State sessions held last June.
For information call 273-4179 or 273-2018.
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.
Foothills Horticulture Society
The Foothills Horticulture Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month (for October, it will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Madelyn Helling County Library, 980 Helling Way in Nevada City). Our group shares our experiences in gardening here in the Foothills and we host presentations from local experts in the fields of organic gardening, native plants, tree maintenance, rose care, growing herbs, soil improvement, bonsai, and related gardening topics. We conduct a seed exchange in March and a softwood cuttings workshop in September. At each meeting there is a raffle of plants donated by FHS members. Dues are $12 per family per year.
Sierra Singles Club
The Sierra Singles Club will meet at Goomba's for dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 30. There will be a car pool from the downtown Safeway parking lot.
On Oct. 7, the group will play miniature golf at the 49er Fun Park on Railroad Ave. off Idaho Maryland.
The Sierra Singles Club is an organization for mature singles to get together to dine out and attend local events. Interested singles are invited to attend and get acquainted. The next monthly meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the dining room at 841 Old Tunnel Road.
For information, contact Shirley Corry at 274-3355.
Mother Lode Toastmasters
You always know when it's contest night: You walk in and the air is charged with electricity as the participants vary between tension, nervousness, and excitement. This week's meeting was a Table Topics contest, where members were asked to speak spontaneously on this partial sentence: "Sometimes I am influenced by …"
Congratulations to all seven contestants, especially the newer members who courageously stepped forward to compete. Melissa Stevens won second place for her talk about letting other cultures influence her, and Glen Boire won first place for discussing the need to hold to his own values and not let others sway him.
Thanks to Judy Nichols, who joined us from Early Risers Toastmaster as a judge, Paul Dessau, from Empire Toastmasters, who presided as Chief Judge, and Marjorie Quest, who held it all together as our Toastmaster.
This Saturday, the 26th, Glen Boire (Table Topics) and Jinnae Anderson (Humorous Speech) will represent Mother Lode as they compete with the other local clubs in the Area 64 Contest. We'll be meeting in the Houser Room at the Nevada County Superintendent's Office – 112 Nevada City Hwy., across from the Imaginarium, 6 to 8 p.m. It is sure to be an exciting event, and all are welcome.
We love visitors! Speaking is optional, until you're ready. 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 Jinnae at (530) 271-567 for more information, or just show up.
Nevada County Camera Club
Monday, Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m., The Nevada County Camera Club meets at the Madelyn Helling County Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City.
Our speaker, David Mooney, a Grass Valley artist and Dick Mooney's son, will speak on Rules of Composition: How to Bend, Break and Shatter Them. David specializes in detailed, realistic portrayals of British cathedrals, castles, and countryside and rugged mountain landscapes of the American West. Refreshments will be served.
Captain John Oldham Chapter, DAR
Nevada County's Captain John Oldham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) won First Place for Best Historical Unit in Nevada City's 43rd Annual Constitution Day Parade on Sept. 13. The marching group included chapter members in Colonial costumes and a vintage two cylinder chain-driven 1910 Buick Touring Car, owned and driven by Richard Manifor, husband of the chapter's Vice Regent, Armida Manifor, who rode in the touring car with Chapter Regent, Betty Delaney.
Sue Amick of Foothill Mercantile, at 121 Mill Street in Grass Valley, graciously provided window space during Constitution Week, Sept. 17 to 23 (every year) for a display of Colonial memorabilia, including a framed copy of the United States Constitution, an antique spinning wheel, a Colonial dress (worn in the Constitution Parade in Nevada City on Sunday, Sept. 13), and other informational material covering the signing of the United States Constitution.
For more information about DAR, please call 271-0926, or visit our Web site at www.californiadar.org/chapters/captjohnoldham/.
Soroptimist International of Grass Valley
The Soroptimist International of Grass Valley again served up chicken teriyaki and vegetable rice bowls at this year's Nevada County Fair. This is the club's annual fundraiser. There were a lot of volunteers helping to make this successful. This year, District VII Director Joanne Valentine and President Judy Leslie worked together to on a hot Sunday afternoon.
SIGV wants to thank the community for all the support of this event each year.
Empire Toastmasters
At the Sept. 18 meeting of Empire Toastmasters, Paula Gleicher won the Better Speaker trophy for her dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Paul Dessau provided invaluable feedback on her speech, while all club members offered suggestions on Becky Wood's speech “What a Day,” which she is reprising at the Area Contest. Visitor and prospective new member Prithvi “PR” Rai took home the Best Table Topics trophy for his impromptu talk on “my most embarrassing moment.”
The contestants in the club's Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests of Sept. 4 are Becky Wood, Humorous Speech winner; Gabe Dick; Debbie Williams, Table Topics winner; Lisa Lehr; and Jeff Pylman. Becky is headed for the Area Contest on Sept. 26, along with Jeff as Debbie's alternate; Lisa will be Becky's alternate. The public is invited to the contest, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the Superintendent of Schools' Office, 112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City.
Toastmasters welcomes all who are interested in improving their speaking, listening, and leadership skills — skills that will serve you in business as well as in life! Empire Toastmasters meets at noon on Fridays at Trolley Junction restaurant in Nevada City. Guests are invited and are never required to speak.
For more information, contact Judy Nichols at judylives@comcast.net or 477-9120.
Alta Sierra Country Club
“A Table Affair,” presented by Alta Sierra Country Club, 11897 Tammy Way, Grass Valley. Enjoy a special afternoon viewing creative, elegant, one of a kind, table settings unique for all seasons and special events.
The event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Admission is $20 advance, $25 at the door. A glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres included in the price.
Call (530) 273-2041 for advanced tickets.
Early Risers Toastmasters
“The monster is sick, we have to stop feeding it.” Quoting The Grapes of Rath was one device that led Sharon Delgado to be voted Best Speaker (for being the speaker who best met her goals) at this week's Early Risers Toastmasters meeting. Sharon educated the group and shared her views regarding the ongoing history of large corporations in relation to the condition of our economy. Her toastmaster assignment was to thoroughly research a topic using facts, statistics, examples and illustrations to support her views.
Toastmasters is a terrific way to have a great time and meet interesting people while developing speaking and leadership skills. As an internationally recognized program that documents progress with awards and certification, many people find membership a great resume builder as well. Give it a try, we love guests!
Early Risers Toastmasters has breakfast meetings every Tuesday at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City. We begin at 6:30 a.m. and end before 8 a.m.
For more information contact Diane Di Leo at (530) 277-4907 or at her Web site, www.goldcountryviews.com.
Post 130 American Legion
Monthly dinner, Oct. 6 (always held on first Tuesday of each month). Legionaires, Auxiliary, guests and public invited. $9 per person. Reservations only, cutoff day on Oct. 5, phone 272-2160. Lounge opens at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Menu is green salad, beef Bourguignon, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, dessert and coffee included. See you at Veteran's Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley. Parking in rear of building.
NC TweetUp
Get plugged into our local social media scene. Learn about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 to 9 p.m. at Sierra Commons, 107 Sacramento Street (Stonehouse top floor), Nevada City. Free.
Information, 470-0321.
Alta Sierra SIR
The Sept. 1 speaker for the Alta Sierra SIR organization was Nevada County Sheriff, Keith Royal. Sheriff Royal reported on law enforcement conditions in our beautiful part of the world. With the special diligence his staff has, just based on our mountains being a prime location for clandestine marijuana-growing operations – and the associated crime that criminal activity brings, in addition to the open country expanse between the larger communities of the county, his is a relatively unique management challenge among California law enforcement executives. His talk brought much interest, particularly considering the large number of very good questions and concerns brought up by our members during the question and answer period.
Sons In Retirement (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 and are provided interesting speakers of pertinent subjects. 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.
The group's speaker for their Oct. 6 luncheon will be Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell, who will share his perspective of our current condition. Mr. Newell is responsible for the activities of a staff is located in two offices, Nevada City and Truckee, and consists of one full time Deputy District Attorney and a full time clerical support staff of two in Truckee and, in Nevada City, there are nine full time Deputy District Attorneys and an Assistant District Attorney, three full-time investigators, two part-time investigators, all of whom can also be assigned to Truckee cases, as well as a clerical staff of 11 who support them.
Any retired man interested in joining the Alta Sierra branch of SIR or in attending a luncheon is encouraged to call 272-4970 or 273-6601.
The Gold Country German American Club will hold its annual OKTOBERFEST on Oct. 10 in the L.O.V.E. building in Condon Park on Minnie St., Grass Valley. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. while listening to accordion music by Joe Nanut.
Admission is $11 at the door and $10 in advance; German food and beverages additional. This event usually sells out! We will be dancing to great polka music by Joe Smiell and his Bavarian Band. German folk dancing by our own Alpine Dancers and valuable prices will complete the evening's entertainment.
For tickets call (530) 272-6095; (530) 272-3044; (530) 265-3039; or (916) 660-9531.
Nevada County Young Republicans
The Nevada County Young Republicans are excited to announce they will be holding an informational meeting at the Grass Valley Round Table Pizza on Sept. 30.
The meeting is open to all who are interested in learning more about the club or interested in joining, and who are between the ages of 18 to 40 and registered as a republican. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Kim Pruett at 477-7993.
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 (530) 272-7785.
Gold Country Horseshoe Club
Meets at Nevada City Pioneer Park on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Membership is not required to join us and have fun.
For more information call Andy at (530) 432-9136 or John at (530) 273-0122.
Nevada County Historical Society
Nevada County Historical Society is sponsoring the annual tour of You Bet Road and Old Red Dog Road, hosted by Jerry Brady on Saturday, Sept. 26, starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. Tour will include visits to historical points of interest, emphasized with historical photographs and sketches, showing locations of Placer and hydraulic mining that occurring in the 1930's. Locations of the tour will include former location of the Brady homestead, townsites, cemeteries and hydraulic mining diggings. Gather at the Nevada City Veterans Memorial Building parking lot and carpool to tour location.
For more information visit www.NevadaCountyHistory.org or call 272-5154.
Nevada County Historical Society has arranged for a tour of the Original Sixteen to One Mine located in Alleghany, Sierra County on Saturday Oct. 17. Attendance is open to the public. Group will carpool and depart Eric Rood Govt. Center at 8:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person, $60 for youth, and prepayment is required. This is the oldest operating gold mining company in the United States, that is "rich" in history. The four-hour tour will include the Underground Gold Miners Museum located in Alleghany.
Call 477-8056 to make reservations (required) or for more detailed tour information.
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Meetings are held the third Saturday of every month at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 S. Auburn Street.
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 (530) 265-2834.
Golden Empire Sams RV Club of Grass Valley
The September camp out was hosted by Darrell and Alice Freude.
Nine member rigs made the trip to the Pioneer RV Park in Quincy. The weather was nice with cool evenings.
On Tuesday morning the group enjoyed a tour of the Plumas County Museum and a three story home built in 1878 by Joshua Variel. The restored house and museum depicted family life in Plumas County at the turn of the 20th century.
On Wednesday morning one group toured the Sierra Pacific Log Mill in Quincy.
Our next outing will be at the Red Bluff RV Park in Red Bluff, Oct. 4 to 8.
Hosts for this outing will be Gerry and Jody Rogers.
For information on the outing please call 272-5616.
Grass Valley Duplicate Bridge Club
Games on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Classes are available.
Located at the Golden Empire Grange in Grass Valley; for more information and directions call Bruce Lester at (530) 477-9586.
Soroptimist of the Sierra Foothill
Sierra Foothill Soroptimist will be holding their annual yard sale, “Bargains and Bulbs” Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coldwell Banker's parking lot in the Brunswick Center. All proceeds to benefit local schools and charities.
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 Oct. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information, call (530) 273-2628.
Gold Country Stamp Club
Regular meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month at the Nevada City Senior Apartments, 841 Old Tunnel Road in Grass Valley, in the dining room and are open to all.
For more information, call (530) 272-8684.
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Gallino Unit 130
Alyce Hammond, President Julie Slater, Sandra Haines, Janice Morris, and Arline Kenney donned their handcrafted leis to attend the American Legion Auxiliary District 7 meeting on Sept. 19 at Placerville El Dorado Unit 119. The business of the District was conducted by 1st Vice President Sarah Bruno and reports of each unit's activities were given.
On Sept. 20, Julie Slater, Alyce Hammond, Janice Morris and Arline Kenney traveled to Rio Linda for the Department of California Program Workshop conducted by Department President Norma DuVall and Department Leadership Chairman Pat Alveraz.
Auxiliary members from as far north as Hoopa and Southern California gathered to learn about Auxiliary programs from Americanism to Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation. Auxiliary members will again work to benefit veterans, youth and our communities. The theme "Tropics" will be used throughout the 2009/2010 year in decorations, dress, songs and programs.
The next regular meeting of Frank Gallino Unit 130 will be held on Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. at Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building. Please note the time change.
V.A. & R. Chairman Melise Munroe and members will pack boxes for our troops before the 5 p.m. meeting. District President Jean McGinnis and other District officers will make their annual visit to Unit 130. (Please wear your handmade leis and dress for the Tropics.)
Girls and Boys State Citizens will join us and members of Post 130 at 7 p.m. to report on their experiences at the Girls and Boys State sessions held last June.
For information call 273-4179 or 273-2018.
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.
Foothills Horticulture Society
The Foothills Horticulture Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month (for October, it will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Madelyn Helling County Library, 980 Helling Way in Nevada City). Our group shares our experiences in gardening here in the Foothills and we host presentations from local experts in the fields of organic gardening, native plants, tree maintenance, rose care, growing herbs, soil improvement, bonsai, and related gardening topics. We conduct a seed exchange in March and a softwood cuttings workshop in September. At each meeting there is a raffle of plants donated by FHS members. Dues are $12 per family per year.
Sierra Singles Club
The Sierra Singles Club will meet at Goomba's for dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 30. There will be a car pool from the downtown Safeway parking lot.
On Oct. 7, the group will play miniature golf at the 49er Fun Park on Railroad Ave. off Idaho Maryland.
The Sierra Singles Club is an organization for mature singles to get together to dine out and attend local events. Interested singles are invited to attend and get acquainted. The next monthly meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the dining room at 841 Old Tunnel Road.
For information, contact Shirley Corry at 274-3355.
Mother Lode Toastmasters
You always know when it's contest night: You walk in and the air is charged with electricity as the participants vary between tension, nervousness, and excitement. This week's meeting was a Table Topics contest, where members were asked to speak spontaneously on this partial sentence: "Sometimes I am influenced by …"
Congratulations to all seven contestants, especially the newer members who courageously stepped forward to compete. Melissa Stevens won second place for her talk about letting other cultures influence her, and Glen Boire won first place for discussing the need to hold to his own values and not let others sway him.
Thanks to Judy Nichols, who joined us from Early Risers Toastmaster as a judge, Paul Dessau, from Empire Toastmasters, who presided as Chief Judge, and Marjorie Quest, who held it all together as our Toastmaster.
This Saturday, the 26th, Glen Boire (Table Topics) and Jinnae Anderson (Humorous Speech) will represent Mother Lode as they compete with the other local clubs in the Area 64 Contest. We'll be meeting in the Houser Room at the Nevada County Superintendent's Office – 112 Nevada City Hwy., across from the Imaginarium, 6 to 8 p.m. It is sure to be an exciting event, and all are welcome.
We love visitors! Speaking is optional, until you're ready. 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 Jinnae at (530) 271-567 for more information, or just show up.
Nevada County Camera Club
Monday, Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m., The Nevada County Camera Club meets at the Madelyn Helling County Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City.
Our speaker, David Mooney, a Grass Valley artist and Dick Mooney's son, will speak on Rules of Composition: How to Bend, Break and Shatter Them. David specializes in detailed, realistic portrayals of British cathedrals, castles, and countryside and rugged mountain landscapes of the American West. Refreshments will be served.
Captain John Oldham Chapter, DAR
Nevada County's Captain John Oldham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) won First Place for Best Historical Unit in Nevada City's 43rd Annual Constitution Day Parade on Sept. 13. The marching group included chapter members in Colonial costumes and a vintage two cylinder chain-driven 1910 Buick Touring Car, owned and driven by Richard Manifor, husband of the chapter's Vice Regent, Armida Manifor, who rode in the touring car with Chapter Regent, Betty Delaney.
Sue Amick of Foothill Mercantile, at 121 Mill Street in Grass Valley, graciously provided window space during Constitution Week, Sept. 17 to 23 (every year) for a display of Colonial memorabilia, including a framed copy of the United States Constitution, an antique spinning wheel, a Colonial dress (worn in the Constitution Parade in Nevada City on Sunday, Sept. 13), and other informational material covering the signing of the United States Constitution.
For more information about DAR, please call 271-0926, or visit our Web site at www.californiadar.org/chapters/captjohnoldham/.
Soroptimist International of Grass Valley
The Soroptimist International of Grass Valley again served up chicken teriyaki and vegetable rice bowls at this year's Nevada County Fair. This is the club's annual fundraiser. There were a lot of volunteers helping to make this successful. This year, District VII Director Joanne Valentine and President Judy Leslie worked together to on a hot Sunday afternoon.
SIGV wants to thank the community for all the support of this event each year.
Empire Toastmasters
At the Sept. 18 meeting of Empire Toastmasters, Paula Gleicher won the Better Speaker trophy for her dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Paul Dessau provided invaluable feedback on her speech, while all club members offered suggestions on Becky Wood's speech “What a Day,” which she is reprising at the Area Contest. Visitor and prospective new member Prithvi “PR” Rai took home the Best Table Topics trophy for his impromptu talk on “my most embarrassing moment.”
The contestants in the club's Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests of Sept. 4 are Becky Wood, Humorous Speech winner; Gabe Dick; Debbie Williams, Table Topics winner; Lisa Lehr; and Jeff Pylman. Becky is headed for the Area Contest on Sept. 26, along with Jeff as Debbie's alternate; Lisa will be Becky's alternate. The public is invited to the contest, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the Superintendent of Schools' Office, 112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City.
Toastmasters welcomes all who are interested in improving their speaking, listening, and leadership skills — skills that will serve you in business as well as in life! Empire Toastmasters meets at noon on Fridays at Trolley Junction restaurant in Nevada City. Guests are invited and are never required to speak.
For more information, contact Judy Nichols at judylives@comcast.net or 477-9120.
Alta Sierra Country Club
“A Table Affair,” presented by Alta Sierra Country Club, 11897 Tammy Way, Grass Valley. Enjoy a special afternoon viewing creative, elegant, one of a kind, table settings unique for all seasons and special events.
The event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Admission is $20 advance, $25 at the door. A glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres included in the price.
Call (530) 273-2041 for advanced tickets.
Early Risers Toastmasters
“The monster is sick, we have to stop feeding it.” Quoting The Grapes of Rath was one device that led Sharon Delgado to be voted Best Speaker (for being the speaker who best met her goals) at this week's Early Risers Toastmasters meeting. Sharon educated the group and shared her views regarding the ongoing history of large corporations in relation to the condition of our economy. Her toastmaster assignment was to thoroughly research a topic using facts, statistics, examples and illustrations to support her views.
Toastmasters is a terrific way to have a great time and meet interesting people while developing speaking and leadership skills. As an internationally recognized program that documents progress with awards and certification, many people find membership a great resume builder as well. Give it a try, we love guests!
Early Risers Toastmasters has breakfast meetings every Tuesday at the Trolley Junction Restaurant in Nevada City. We begin at 6:30 a.m. and end before 8 a.m.
For more information contact Diane Di Leo at (530) 277-4907 or at her Web site, www.goldcountryviews.com.
Post 130 American Legion
Monthly dinner, Oct. 6 (always held on first Tuesday of each month). Legionaires, Auxiliary, guests and public invited. $9 per person. Reservations only, cutoff day on Oct. 5, phone 272-2160. Lounge opens at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Menu is green salad, beef Bourguignon, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, dessert and coffee included. See you at Veteran's Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley. Parking in rear of building.
NC TweetUp
Get plugged into our local social media scene. Learn about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 to 9 p.m. at Sierra Commons, 107 Sacramento Street (Stonehouse top floor), Nevada City. Free.
Information, 470-0321.
Alta Sierra SIR
The Sept. 1 speaker for the Alta Sierra SIR organization was Nevada County Sheriff, Keith Royal. Sheriff Royal reported on law enforcement conditions in our beautiful part of the world. With the special diligence his staff has, just based on our mountains being a prime location for clandestine marijuana-growing operations – and the associated crime that criminal activity brings, in addition to the open country expanse between the larger communities of the county, his is a relatively unique management challenge among California law enforcement executives. His talk brought much interest, particularly considering the large number of very good questions and concerns brought up by our members during the question and answer period.
Sons In Retirement (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 and are provided interesting speakers of pertinent subjects. 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.
The group's speaker for their Oct. 6 luncheon will be Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell, who will share his perspective of our current condition. Mr. Newell is responsible for the activities of a staff is located in two offices, Nevada City and Truckee, and consists of one full time Deputy District Attorney and a full time clerical support staff of two in Truckee and, in Nevada City, there are nine full time Deputy District Attorneys and an Assistant District Attorney, three full-time investigators, two part-time investigators, all of whom can also be assigned to Truckee cases, as well as a clerical staff of 11 who support them.
Any retired man interested in joining the Alta Sierra branch of SIR or in attending a luncheon is encouraged to call 272-4970 or 273-6601.
