The story of the 2013 Grass Valley bands

Dear friends, The upcoming CBA board of directors meeting marks the end of the 2012 session of the Talent Advisory Group. As you probably know, the CBA leadership created this three member committee to research and advise them on the main stage line up for the...

The Sweetest Elixir

Rick’s column yesterday anticipated my intended theme for my column. I had planned (eagerly anticipated, as a matter of fact) to write a “can’t wait for Grass Valley!) column. This time of year, that’s what’s on my mind, along with a lot of other folks. I heard...

The Sympathy Valley Boys

I opened the cupboard this morning, and the first thing I saw was my sympathy valley boys coffee cup, right there on the second shelf. The perfect way to start the day, a cup of coffee and sympathy. Those misty water colored memories overtook me for a moment… my...

The Taxman

I sure hope you all got your taxes done before today. That way I can wish you a “Happy Tax Day!” because the IRS-induced pain and suffering is now behind us. Well it isn’t really behind us, is it? We pay and pay every day. It’s only at this...

The Telegraph is Still Useful

A friend of mine, a teacher, was giving his class their list of vocabulary words recently, and one of the words was “telegram”. The students didn’t know what that was, and my friend was hard pressed to explain it. Now, this is not surprising – I have personally never...

The Temporary Village

For about a week next month, there will be a new village in Nevada County. Like grebes returning to next, bluegrass pickers will begin amassing the weekend before Father’s Day, and gradually, tents and RVs will begin cropping up around the Nevada County Fairgrounds....