John Orona | Staff Writer
At a time when Nevada County needed it most, Todd Juvinall had the passion required to get things done.
“The county was growing rapidly at that time, and there was a lot of things that needed to be taken care of,“ said Crawford Bost, Nevada County supervisor from 1985-88.
“Todd was a person who gave his most to help Nevada County at a time when we really needed to step up.”
Juvinall, Nevada County supervisor from 1985-92, died Jan. 23 at age 70. Those who knew him said he was instrumental in securing the Eric Rood Administrative Center for the county and devoting his life to public service, his faith and his family.
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Nevada County Superior Court Judge candidate Robert Tice-Raskin took in $53,460 in campaign contributions in 2014 for his successful five-way primary race the most raised by far of any candidate in the June 3 elections. Tice-Raskin, also the top vote-getter in the race, will face off Nov. 4 against the second highest vote-getter, Nevada County Assistant Deputy District Attorney Anna Ferguson. Ferguson raised $17,625 from Jan. 1 through the end of July, according to the Nevada County Elections Office’s final tally on campaign contributions released last week. Tice-Raskin and Ferguson will appear at a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 at the county’s Rood Center in Nevada City. The forum is one of a series organized by the League of Women Voters Nevada County chapter. Other forums, all at 7 p.m. at the Rood Center, are: Sept. 18, Grass Valley City Council; Sept. 25, Nevada County Board of Education trustees; Oct. 9, 1st District U.S. House of Representati
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The two sides in the debate over Measure S, the proposed revision to Nevada County’s medical marijuana ordinance on the Nov. 4 ballot, are up in arms about more than just the smell of marijuana and whether additional grow sites would result from the new proposal.
In recent days, “Yes on S” supporters say Nevada County officials are violating election law by using county letterhead on the official ballot statement opposing the measure, and by allowing Tuesday night’s gathering in favor of rejecting Measure S and keeping the existing county medical marijuana ordinance intact, to take place at the county’s Rood administration building in Nevada City.
The polling location will not be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday.
The elections office is located at the Rood Center 950 Maidu Ave., Suite 250, Nevada City, 95959.
Vote-by-mail ballots should no longer be sent in the mail, as the deadline to do so was Nov. 1, reported the Nevada County Democrats.
Voters can, however, bring their ballots to any polling location on Election Day, including the Nevada County Elections
Office.
Both Nevada County’s Republican and Democratic parties plan to provide transportation to voters needing a ride on Election Day.
The parties also offered to help voters locate their polling location if they are unable to reach the county elections office.
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union
Keeping a Sense of Humor. Nevada Joint Union High School Superintendent Brett McFadden listed in the family Christmas card some 2020 highlights: “…paying college tuition to CSU Monterey Bay and San Francisco State University for our sons’ studies in our kitchen and living room…”
“It Happened Really Fast.” That’s how Casey Jennings describes the chaos Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Casey, wife Kandis Baker, and several NevCo friends rented a motorhome for a trip to Washington, D.C. Their itinerary included Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, and because they are Trump supporters, they joined others marching from the White House to the Capitol Building. “We were far away, but we saw people climbing up on the Capitol Building,” says Casey. “Those were frustrated people going too far and not helping our cause. I don’t condone what they did, but they were people who wanted their voices to be heard…”