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Granholm Family To Be Recognized As Family Of The Year At The Nevada County Fair

 By Wendy Oaks The Danny Granholm Family of Grass Valley has been named the 2011 Family of the Year by the Nevada County Fair’s Board of Directors. The Board chose the Granholm Family because of their ongoing participation in the Nevada County Fair and their commitment and efforts in supporting Nevada County agricultural youth programs. [...]

Local Hospital And Medical Group Team Up For Senior Involement Day At 2011 Nevada County Fair

By Wendy Oaks Grass Valley, CA (August 2011) – Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) and Sierra Nevada Medical Group (SNMG) are teaming up to present Senior Involvement Day at this year’s Nevada County Fair on Thursday, August 11th, from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Special Events Tent. Join healthcare professionals for various presentations [...]

Diego’s Restaurant In Grass Valley

By Sherri L. Reynolds Diego’s located in Grass Valley,Ca. at 217 Colfax Ave, (530) 477-1460 Hours:  Monday 4 pm to 9 pm , Tuesday – Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday 11 am to 9:30 pm, Saturday 12 pm to 9:30 pm, Music provided on Friday nights. For an authentic style of South American [...]

Nevada County Draft Horse Classic & Harvest Fair September 22 to 25, 2011

By Wendy Oaks Grass Valley, California – Join the beautiful Draft Horses for the 25th anniversary of the Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair, happening September 22 – 25, 2011 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. The Draft Horse Classic has grown to become the premier Draft Horse show in the western United [...]

A Website is No Longer a Luxury, Its a Necessity

Picture from Design Reviver, The Best and Worse Web Design by Lisa J. Lehr In an earlier post, I talked about the importance of auto responders: those little automated messages that your website visitors get when they opt in to (i.e., put their name and e-mail address in the boxes) your website. In doing some [...]

South Pine Cafe, Three Locations, Nevada City, Grass Valley and Auburn

  Review by Sherri L. Reynolds ” South Pine Cafe”…a local Nevada County establishment, located in the foothills of beautiful Nevada City, Grass Valley and Auburn, Ca. is open for breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. A place where the community and visitors alike gather to eat and choose off a menu of healthy, zestful and exceptional food items. The menu [...]

Nevada Fair Coming August 10-14

Mark your calendar for the event voted as “Nevada County’s Best Event” for 11 years in a row – the 2011 Nevada County Fair, August 10 – 14, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in beautiful Grass Valley. “Gold! Rush to the Fair” is this year’s theme and we have five days of excitement and fun [...]

Nevada County Snow Pictures, March 25, 2011

[ Pictures taken by John J. O'Dell These are pictures that I took on the way to Grass Valley.  Click on the pictures to enlarge them and view them with Pic Lens which is the best way to see these pictures. If the does not work for you try this slide show.   For all [...]

In Business, You Can’t do Everything Yourself!

Photo courtesy of Blog.Autoshopper.com By Lisa J. Lehr What’s wrong with this picture? The fictitious Modern Widget Company in Grass Valley has a small staff of reasonably capable people who do pretty much everything. One day, Bob notices a leak in the restroom. “I can fix that,” he says, “and I’ll save the company a [...]

Sergio’s Caffe in Downtown Grass Valley

By Sherri L. Reynolds One of my favorite places to eat is Sergio’s Caffe, a charming and quaint eating establishment located in downtown Grass Valley. (Yes the name Sergio’s Caffe is spelled with two f’s) It is owned and operated by Sergio and his wife Lena , eight years running now and serving up delicious [...]