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 [...]
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 [...]
[ 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By John J. O’Dell I awoke this morning to having the power go out for the third time this winter. Not only that, but as I looked out my window, there was three feet of snow. Within the next hour, it was about 4 inches over the top of the handrail. Now I don’t [...]
The Empire Mine is the site of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mine in California. From 1850 to its closing in 1956, it produced 5.8 million ounces of gold.This 5.8 million ounces of gold would fill a box 7 feet on each side. It is estimated that this represented only 20% of the available [...]
Note: if you cannot view this video, you need Click here to download Adobe Flash Nevada County Airport is home base to over 140 aircraft with over 30,000 take-offs and landings occurring each year. Nevada County Airport was built in 1932 by Errol McBoyle, owner of the Idaho Maryland Mine, to fly gold to Mills [...]
Martin Sexton is coming to our local Center for The Arts in Grass Valley this coming weekend, October 1, 2010. Tickets are $30 for information they are located at 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley, California 95945, telephone 530-274-8384. Box Office hours: Noon to 5:00PM, Wednesday through Saturday Martin Sexton is one of the most [...]
Enjoy an evening of celebration and of building community – All to benefit the first four homes of Habitat’s Heritage Oaks Project in Grass Valley. Learn more about Nevada County Habitat for Humanity This year the funds raised will go directly towards building the first four homes of the Heritage Oaks 16-home “Green” project on Joyce Drive. [...]
