Victoria Penate | Staff Writer
For his years of service, Dr. Simi Lyss was inducted into the Nevada County Fairgrounds Hall of Fame in September.
Submitted by Wendy Oaks
Dr. Simi Lyss lived in Nevada City with his wife, Cookie Lyss, after retiring from active medical practice in 1999.
Submitted to The Union
Dr. Simi Lyss touched the lives of many in the community.
“He was a very kind person,” said his wife, Cookie Lyss. “There were many people that he helped, just by listening.”
Dr. Lyss died Saturday. He was 84.
Cookie Lyss said her husband, born in Chicago Park and a member of Nevada Union High School’s 1953 first graduating class, loved the area and wanted to return to it when he retired from active practice in 1999.
Submitted by Wendy Oaks
The Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation made a generous donation of $100,000 to the Nevada County Fairgrounds and will begin a membership drive for 2021 to continue raising much-needed funds for the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
The donation comes during a year when COVID-19 restrictions on events and gatherings have financially devastated the Nevada County Fairgrounds. With the cancellation of the annual Fair, the Draft Horse Classic, Country Christmas Faire, music festivals and more than a hundred events on the grounds, revenue at the Fairgrounds has been severely impacted.
The Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation was established in 2005 to fulfill the mission of “building a better Nevada County Fairgrounds through fundraising and contributions to the Fairgrounds.”