By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union
A Favorite Female bartender friend wears a fake wedding band when she works. She is decidedly and happily single, and plans to remain that way despite the advances of various admirers seated across the bar. She calls the bogus band a “No Pest Strip…”
Two Nevada Union High School graduating seniors created a masterpiece that now hangs in Grass Valley City Hall. Annie Clove and Autumn Legge painted a 6-by-5-foot picture of the Del Oro movie theater and gifted it to the city. “It started as an art assignment, but it turned into so much more,” says NU Art Teacher Kristanne Heaton. “As the girls worked on it over the course of three months, and more people saw the painting, it was clear it had a big impact on teachers and students. When it was finished, I asked Autumn and Annie to contemplate how the piece should be displayed.” Autumn and Annie chose City Hall. “Being born and raised in Grass Valley, the Del Oro has had a huge im
Each week we’ll run through the sublime, the trivial and profound issues, decisions and goings on that strike us as Hits or Misses. you can join in, too, by emailing your Hits & Misses to editboard@theunion.com.
HIT (from reader Barbara Drew): To the photographers featured frequently in the Nevada County Captures section of The Union: Annita Kasparian, Steve Hillis, and Denise Fink. Your photos are often breathtaking and remind us how fortunate we are to live in this beautiful county. Thank you!
HIT (from reader Nancy Guenther): To the government entities responsible for putting in a concrete circle in the roundabout at Olympic Park Circle and for re-striping the traffic lanes in the Dorsey interchange. They were so faded that it was difficult to tell just where the lanes were. Now it’s clear and much safer.