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*Representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by the Nevada County Multiple Listing Service. Neither the Nevada County Association of Realtors nor its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Chart based on 3,507
transactions reported in Nevada County on January 18, 2019. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

†Disclaimer: Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty and Grass Roots Property Management are separate entities/businesses, with different management. Grass Roots Property Management is a licensee of the service mark “Grass Roots.” Any transactions
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DARRELL ROBINSON CONTENTS NEVADA Deer Creek
NEVADA COUNTY GOLD
GCOolUdN© TY
County Map ..............................................14–15 Bicycling ..........................................................94 PUBLISHED IN NEVADA COUNTY
Welcome to Nevada County ............................17 Swimming ........................................................95
CALIFORNIA SINCE 1987
Don’t Miss! Dining, Wine & Lodging Guides
Craig Hoddy/Sandy Remolif: IMS/
Nevada County Hiking and Touring ............20–21 Bounty of Restaurants, Events ..........................97
A Taste of Local Flavors & Cornish Pasties ........98 EDITOR
Nevada County Dining Guide ..........................................100–110 Paula C. Collins
Wines/Brews/Tasting ..............................112–119
Grass Valley: See and Do, Events, History, Lodging ..................................................120–125 CONTRIBUTING EDITORIAL
Museums, Walking Tour, Recreation ..........25–33 Don Baumgart, Hank Meals
Nevada City: See and Do, Events, History, Pets & Weddings
Museums, Walking Tour, Recreation ..........35–43 DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Truckee: See and Do, Events, History, Museums, Dog Days........................................................126 Leatrice Erickson Design, Cecelia Gold,
Walking Tour, Recreation ............................45–53 Planning a Wedding? .....................................127 Katy Hight Design, Liam Hoddy,
Penn Valley, Rough & Ready, Spenceville Sandra Remolif
Wildlife, Bridgeport: History, South Yuba State History Features
Park, Recreation, Events..............................55–56 PHOTOGRAPHY
“The Ridge:” North San Juan, Malakoff State County Pioneers ............................................128
Park, North Columbia School House, Events ....57 “Donner Party Decisions Prove Deadly”..........129 Wayde Carroll, Phil Carstens, Fred Claessens
Hwy 20 to I-80: Washington, Grouse Ridge, “An Idea, A Furnace and Gold” ....................131 Photography, Katy Hight, Benjamin Fish, Bitney
Scenic Views, Lakes, Recreation........................59 “Cornish Miners Followed Vanishing Gold” ..132 Springs Farm, Will Green, Craig Hoddy, Chuck
South County: Communities, Recreation, Things Antiques, Consignments, Resell & Thrift ........133 Gerber, Ed Hensley, Douglas Hooper, Herb
to Do................................................................61 Hwang, Kial James Photography, Lenkaland
Nevada County Living Photography, Erin Johnson, George Lamson,
Discover Sierra County Hank Meals, heartfulSoul, Robin Mayoff, Larry
Quality of Life ................................................135 Miller, Nevada City Chamber Photos, Nevada City
History, Museums, Scenic Byway, Recreation, Real Estate/Facts/Homes ........................137–138 Winery, Laura Petersen, Cathy Roberts, Darrell
Things to Do, Lodging, Dining, Events ........63–69 Searls Historical Library ..................................140 Robinson, Sardine Lake Resort, Katrina Scheider,
Gardening/Agriculture/Tours/Classes ......143–144 ScottsShotsPhoto.com, Searls Historical Library,
Seasons of Nevada & Sierra Counties................71 ERC/Sierra Commons/Business Calendar ........147 Jim Slouber, Sweet Roots Farm, Tahoe Donner,
Wellness/Fitness/Resources..............................148 Tess Kitchen Store, Erin Thiem/Outsideinn.com,
Calendar of Events Community Health Care ................................150 Dee Dee Vierra, Bob White, Andrew
Education/Libraries ........................................151 Wright/LightHawkPhoto.com, YBONC
Calendar of Events ....................................73–77 Senior Activities and Services ................152–155 Foundation
Getting Involved/New in Town ......................156
Transportation Activities for Kids and Teens ..........................157 ASSISTANT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER
Advertiser Index ..........................................158 Cale Hoddy
Car Shows ........................................................78 Coupons ..............................................159–162
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Cultural Districts, Music, Theater, Art ........81–83 Paradise Lake” See the Gold online at:
Homegrown Sounds ..................................84–85 Scott Thompson,
ScottShotsPhoto.com NevadaCountyGold.com
Recreation PlacerCountyGold.com
SierraCountyGold.com
Diggins Loop Trail and the Malakoff Mine ..86–87
Lakes, Land Trusts, Running Events ............88–89 ©2019-2020 by IMS. No part of Nevada County Gold®
Where The Locals Hike ..............................90–91 may be reproduced or transmitted without the
Camping ..........................................................92 expressed written consent of IMS.
Skiing ..............................................................93

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Argento Arnold Auld Ausnow Barber Beachell Bishop Brabbs Carlsen Carricato Cooper Corn Group

John Phil & Carlie Dana Amanda Michelle Larry Amber John Regina Darlene Margaret Janet Jane
Eisenhower Foote Frederick Gray Homan Jacobsen Kerr Klus Lasley Martin Mickelson Millington Moran

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Don Adams Antenna Satellite Services:

“We Know Nevada County!”

Long-time business manager takes over installation business

N evada County’s mountains and trees the customer knows nothing about. She
draw people here – but they make updates the plan, saving her customer $45
it hard to bring television service per month.

to many areas. Don Adams Antenna “That’s the value of going through a local
Satellite Services works with households business,” Rutherford observes. “I know
and businesses to bring the right kind of about the billing. I understand installation.
reception to your location. I’m third-generation here, so I know the
terrain and what works in your area. This is
If you call a big corporation for not like the big corporations.
satellite service, the representative can
order the dish to be installed only on

the corner of your house – even if no “Customer service is my bottom line!”

signal can reach it. That’s why so many NEW OWNER, DECADES-LONG BUSINESS
people in Nevada County call Don

Adams Satellite. As the business manager, Maryann

“I’m not stuck in that corporate Photo by Trina Kleist Rutherford was the “boss” at Don Adams
box,” says new owner Maryann Satellite when Don Adams owned it.

Rutherford. “We’re independent. “Even Don will tell you that,” she says.

We can install anywhere, even up After 20 years of working for the
in a tree.” founder, Rutherford bought the business

Don Adams Satellite offers custom Maryann Rutherford in February 2018, when Adams retired.
installation and service for Dish She credits her husband, John, with
Network and DirecTV. You can get “As the business manager, giving her the confidence to take
the hardware to make it work in your the leap.

location, including coaxial cable, Maryann was the ‘boss’ at “Don started talking about
HDMI splitters and voice-activated Don Adams Satellite when selling the business over two
remote controls. years ago,” Rutherford recalls.

THE BOTTOM LINE: CUSTOMER SERVICE ”Don Adams owned it. “My husband kept saying, ‘You
should buy it.’ It never dawned on

The telephone rings at the Grass me that I could do this! My husband
Valley office. Rutherford answers. “Hmm,” she says, and just said, ‘It’s okay, we will make this work. Just
pulls up the customer’s account on her computer screen. do it.’” Then, Rutherford learned of a woman-owned auto
She discovers two unnecessary charges and a package repair shop nearby. The idea of a woman owning a satellite
installation business suddenly

seemed possible.

SATELLITE DISHES Getting through those first
SERVICE/INSTALLATION
months as the owner was an act of
CONNECTIVITY
ACCESSORIES faith. “God has opened every door

DON ADAMS for me. He’s gotten me this far, and 2005–2018

ANTENNA SATELLITE SERVICES those doors aren’t going to close,”

SERVING ALL MAKES & MODELS OF SATELLITES SINCE 1979 Rutherford says. “This is something I’m supposed to do.”

530-274-3709 Rutherford is banking her future on the reputation
she spent decades helping to build. “This is a business of
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2005 – 2018

CHUCK GERBER Fall color in
ANDREW WRIGHT / LIGHTHAWKPHOTODownieville,
Sierra County

14 NEVADA COUNTY GOLD Deer Creek,
Tribute Trail,
Nevada City
Please note: Map is not meant for navigation, only general location.

Empire Mine ANDREW WRIGHT / LIGHTHAWKPHOTO
State Park
KIAL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY Downtown Grass Valley
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EXPLORING NEVADA COUNTY will take you from KIAL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY NEVADA COUNTY
green valleys to craggy peaks, through forests, past
CALIFORNIA
streams, rivers and lakes. Discover fall maples, spring

dogwoods, snow covered mountains, scenic vistas.
Visit the county’s four State Parks and 10 museums. Learn

about the pioneers who braved the Sierra Nevada, the Gold
Rush, and built the transcontinental railroad. Stroll through
quaint towns and explore neighborhoods with charming
cottages and regal Victorians dating from the 1800s.

Nevada County also has two California Cultural Districts –
one includes Grass Valley and Nevada City, the other is the
town of Truckee. Enjoy indoor and outdoor concerts, the-
atre productions, art galleries and shows, festivals including
film and a lively music scene at a variety of venues.

Visitors can also participate in a number of outdoor
activities from mountain biking to snowshoeing to golf,
fishing and swimming. Skiers, boaters,
hikers, campers are all drawn to this
special part of Northern California.
KIAL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY
ANDREW WRIGHT / LIGHTHAWKPHOTO CRAIG HODDY

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