Integration cut short Robin Barber Whittington’s time at Lincoln Heights Elementary School, but she said her six years there helped establish a good foundation for her life.
Liz Writes Life: A glimpse of life in the Scott Valley during the Great Depression, Part 2
Liz Bowen
Liz Writes Life
In the fall of 1934, George rented the Staff Wilson house and 600 acres on Patterson Creek from owner Leland Young for $1,700. It included pasture and timber land. After his wild horse gathering adventure, Bob went back to Arizona. He likely took the train. Hearst was still living with Paul Denny, at Oak Farm, working half-day for Denny earning $1 each half-day. The other half of the day, Hearst fed and managed the Dillman cattle.
During the winter of 1935, it snowed and snowed and seemed to Hearst that all he did was shovel snow off buildings to keep the roofs from caving. Rose Ann remarked the Staff Wilson house was the coldest place she had ever lived. They did have running water that flowed through a buried wooden pipe-line from Patterson Creek. The pipes were hollowed-out logs that were fitted-together with metal bands.
Liz Writes Life: A glimpse of life in the Scott Valley during the Great Depression
Liz Bowen
Liz Writes Life
Several friends called to see if I knew if RFDTV was going to rerun performances of the 2020 National Finals Rodeo. I didn’t know. After Darlene Henninger called me, I decided to email Patrick Gottsch, who is the founder of RFDTV.
I specifically asked if they were planning any reruns. To my surprise I received a phone call at 7 a.m. the next morning. It was Patrick telling me that The Cowboy Channel was already running encore performances. This channel teamed with Dish Satellite and can be found at 232. Unfortunately, my Directv’s basic package does not have The Cowboy Channel. But, you can get an app for $9.99 a month.