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“The years and the miles have added up fast,” said Everette Burkard, as he celebrates his 30th anniversary as a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver.
“I signed up in 1991, after retiring from a 40-year career with the federal civil service,” he said. “I never imagined that volunteering would become a lifestyle, but it certainly has for me.”
In earlier years, his wife Faye would accompany him on his delivery routes. After she died, Burkard’s 100-year-old dad, Oscar, would occasionally join him.
“Helping homebound seniors is rewarding in a very personal way. The connection goes well beyond simply providing food. It’s an opportunity to make sure the people on your route are healthy and safe,” he explained. “Many become friends. For example, one elderly couple had a playful, miniature poodle named Annie. While delivering meals, I’d often take a moment or two to throw a ball or toy for her to fetch. Eventually, her owners had to move to a con
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John Orona | Staff Writer
With 2020 in the past and a new year upon us, Nevada County leaders outline their focus for 2021, and what they see as the new year’s biggest challenges and opportunities.
VACCINE ROLLOUT
A plastic bag containing the first COVID-19 vaccinations are brought into a room of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in late December for inoculations of various hospital staff.
Elias Funez
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic monopolized most of 2020, the rollout of a vaccine and the hope of a return to normalcy it brings will largely be the focus of 2021.
“Our priority will be to continue to protect the community and rebuild the economy and we’ll be working with our community partners to make sure we have safe and equitable vaccine distribution,” Board of Supervisors Chair Heidi Hall said. “We’re not sure yet what that looks like, but I know staff is working on that and taking direction from what the state is planning and then going from there.”