by Jane and Don Pelton The Grass Valley City Council has the authority to invest the life of our community in a proposal by a junior Canadian mining company to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine (IMM). But no prudent investor would proceed with re-opening a massive hard rock gold mine in a populated area without…
Ben Emery of the Nevada County Green Party has organized a panel discussion about the Idaho-Maryland Mine, and a showing of the documentary, “The Last Mountain,” to take place Wednesday July 27, 2011 at the Nevada Theatre on Broad Street in Nevada City. The panel discussion will begin at 6 PM, followed by the…
I met Ben Emery and a Green Party colleague of his at the Bistro in Nevada City on Thursday morning, to talk about arranging a showing at the Nevada City Theater of “The Last Mountain,” a documentary about the horror of mountain top removal in Appalachia. Ben is trying to get a group of…
By Don Pelton June 25, 2011 Ever since we first bought property here in Nevada County over thirty-five years ago, people from time-to-time have asked me whether I’m “related to the same Pelton who invented the water wheel.” I’ve always shrugged and said “I don’t know … probably.” I’ve enjoyed the possibility that it might be…
News Release (Mountain Messenger) NEVADA CITY – The Mountain Messenger newspaper is on the streets today with a story revealing how Grand Jury criticisms of Nevada City Police Department evidence handling may affect cases already tried. A local defense attorney told The Messenger attorneys should consider what, if any, action they should take on…