“There’s gold in them hills!” was the cry back in ’49 as people came from all over the world and the towns of Nevada City and Grass Valley were born. Fast forward to 2012 and there is still “Gold in them Hills,” only now the gold is the people who live here. We are a spirited bunch. The kind that takes risk. The kind that overcomes the elements and obstacles that life can throw at us. We take care of our own and our sense of community goes back generations. Such was the spirit of the group who pioneered local …