December 1, 1939 – December 7, 2022 Joanne Frances Montgomery was born December 1, 1939, in Los Angeles, CA and died December 7, 2022, at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, CA. Joanne was the second of three children born to Ted and Irene Dawkins. Joanne attended California State University, Los Angeles before beginning her long career as a Superior Court Clerk. In 1967, while working in the Superior Court of Los Angeles, Long Beach, she met the dashing Probation Officer, Ronald M. Montgomery, who would soon become her husband. In 1977, Joanne and Ron moved to Nevada County where ..read more

December 15, 1933 – December 19, 2022 Thomas W. Warren, Sr. died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. He was 89 years old. Tom was the 4th of 5 sons to Grace Kemper & James Monroe Warren. Tom was born and raised in San Francisco. Some of Tom’s favorite memories were spending summers at his uncle’s farm in Villa Ridge, MO. Tom was an accomplished pianist and organist. In high school, he would accompany Johnny Mathis at school assemblies. At the age of 16, Tom was the assistant organist and choir director at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He is actually featured in one of the mura ..read more

If you or someone in your household is currently battling a virus of some sort, you are not alone. Walk through any school, store or home right now and you are likely to hear a chorus of sniffles, coughs and sneezes. And it is not just here in our community. Around the country, there has been a significant uptick in illnesses, fueled by holiday travel, school breaks, and the colder weather which has people indoors. This year’s cold and flu season has been rough across the country, with a trio of illness (RSV, COVID-19 and the flu) affecting people of all ages. If you are suffering, you may be ..read more

Alert to all on North Bloomfield and connecting roads including Cooper and Blue Tent, the mail thieves were at it again. Mail was found strewn all along North Bloomfield. If you find mail on the ground, please put it in your mailbox with the flag up, and we can collect it and redeliver to the appropriate recipients. Thanks for your help. Nancy Shillinger Nevada City   ..read more

This is mating season and at this time of the year bucks are extremely territorial and very dangerous to your pets and even to humans. Last week, my friend’s beloved dog was attacked by a buck and, unfortunately, died from her injuries. This could happen to anyone, so please be aware of your surroundings and if you see a buck make sure your dog does not chase it because the result could be disastrous. Patricia Graves Nevada City ..read more

Well, as far as Trump’s followers think, not so much. But the Midterm elections proved that the influence on undecided voters of this distorted reality has dramatically diminished. His handpicked believers lost. Election deniers slated to win State and County posts, where election results are determined, lost their midterm run. Republicans who rejected and sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, lost nearly every statewide race in which they sought to take control over how elections are run, a result hailed as a significant victory for free and fair elections in the US (New ..read more

Unless something serious happens soon to five-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the politics of 2023 in California shapes up as a time of careful positioning by a horde of fellow Democrats angling for the 89-year-old Feinstein’s job. If he likes, Gov. Gavin Newsom can control this scene. He has reportedly told President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris he will not run against either in 2024. That makes Newsom seem prepared for at least five years of waiting, something he did very well while serving as lieutenant governor for the eight years of Jerry Brown’s final two terms as g ..read more

On December 15, Nevada County presented a glowing Economic Impact Report on ZOOM, touting the benefits of reopening the Idaho Maryland mine for an 80 year period. A close look by experts on the topics contained in the report was assembled into a webinar by the Community Environmental Advocates, CEA Foundation, and shows that this report has many serious issues. For instance, the software used to evaluate the project is biased to favor the applicant. Rise Gold does not know with any certainty how much gold is actually there to be mined. Rise Gold has no current information on well productivity ..read more

SUBMIT A PHOTO Have you captured the faces, places and events of our lovely community? Need help finding a lost pet? Then submit your photos to The Union’s “Nevada County Captures” page to be published in our print and online editions. Send submissions to photos@theunion.com, or to our submissions page at https://www.theunion.com/photo-submissions/ Also check out our Instagram Page and tag us @theunionnews! And please remember to include your name and a caption with your submission. Thank you! Donner Lake on Dec. 18. Submitted by Steve Hillis The Kennedy Family stays at the inn every year for ..read more

Marc Cuniberti The markets continue to bounce up and down seemingly without any rhyme or reason to it. As usual, one day one sector rallies upwards and then very next day gets carpet slammed. Sometimes a sector or stock will run for more than a day, maybe even making a few weeks or a month of it, only to halt its ascent and be thrown into a tailspin for whatever the reason. Bad news on stock can bring out the hammer, bad news in the entire sector can slam all stocks that are in that sector, the entire market could be having a bad day or just the fact that a stock or sector has been going up a ..read more