Rough and Ready News

Janet Burton entertains at Secession Days in Rough and Ready on Sunday. Photo for The Union by Dave Moller They paid tribute to the quirky bit of history that makes Rough and Ready famously independent Sunday, with the 53rd annual Secession Days.

Lynnette Ellison, the cook at DayBreak Cafe in Penn Valley, adds vegetables to a pot roast, a DayBreak specialty catering favorite.

Mark your calendars for June 20 when internationally renowned Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser, will be coming to Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley.

The Rough and Ready Grange No. 795 will host a country breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, serving eggs, waffles, sausage, coffee and orange juice for $5. the Rough and Ready Fruit Jar Pickers will play music.

Nevada County's chambers of commerce will submit a proposal to attract tourists in a collaborative effort in the near future, heeding county supervisors' demands.

May 4 Winn and Roberts: Norman Van Winn and Sarah Ashlee Roberts, both of Penn Valley.

Despite impassioned pleas to keep Fourth of July fireworks bursting in Grass Valley, the City Council approved a year-round ban on sales, use and possession of them Tuesday night.

Spotted at the Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh yesterday watching the political satire In The Loop: Chancellor Alistair Darling and his missus.

David & Di Connell, 12764 Butterfly Drive, Nevada City Coming from Grass Valley take Gold Flat Rd.

Kathy Niesen of Kathy's Wedding Showcase in Rough and Ready discusses wedding and reception options with bride-to-be Amy Summers and groom-to-be Nic Paolini.

Spaghetti feed in Rough and Ready Rough and Ready's Volunteer Fire Department needs to build a new firehouse, so the wonderful ladies at the Ladies' Auxiliary are holding a spaghetti dinner and Dutch auction to help raise money.

Pioneer Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Smartsville to celebrate the history of the gold mining town and the adjacent Timbuctoo area.

Weldon and Irene Travis, of Rough and Ready, Calif., lend support to fellow Nevada County residents attending the "tea party" protest in Sacramento.

Young actor Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893. Called the greatest tragedian of his day, the Shakespearean performed his debut in the role of Iago in Nevada City, also playing in Grass Valley and Rough and Ready.

Michelin recently expanded its series of restaurant and hotel guides to include Hong Kong and Macau.

Stuey Weills, owner of the Gray Goose in Nevada City, holds Reggie, a West Highland White Terrier and company CEO who has shown up for work daily for the last 12 years.

Jeff Beck strutted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week, his second stride into that rare space.

WHEN YOU GENUFLECT IN FRONT OF JEFF BECK'S STRIPPED, Rough and Ready-era Strat at New York's new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex, the sounds of "Beck's Bolero" will be pumping through your head, thanks to Sennheiser's guidePORT system.

A Nevada City man was in critical condition late Friday after he drove his motorcycle off the pavement near Rough and Ready earlier in the afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman and the California Highway Patrol reported.

Seems like cities are reclaiming their real names. Soon we can expect to be Rancho del Cielo Don Fernandez de Chico, 95928 or 26.