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Integration cut short Robin Barber Whittington’s time at Lincoln Heights Elementary School, but she said her six years there helped establish a good foundation for her life.

Liz Writes Life: A glimpse of life in the Scott Valley during the Great Depression, Part 2 Liz Bowen Liz Writes Life In the fall of 1934, George rented the Staff Wilson house and 600 acres on Patterson Creek from owner Leland Young for $1,700. It included pasture and timber land. After his wild horse gathering adventure, Bob went back to Arizona. He likely took the train. Hearst was still living with Paul Denny, at Oak Farm, working half-day for Denny earning $1 each half-day. The other half of...

Liz Writes Life: A glimpse of life in the Scott Valley during the Great Depression Liz Bowen Liz Writes Life Several friends called to see if I knew if RFDTV was going to rerun performances of the 2020 National Finals Rodeo. I didn’t know. After Darlene Henninger called me, I decided to email Patrick Gottsch, who is the founder of RFDTV. I specifically asked if they were planning any reruns. To my surprise I received a phone call at 7 a.m. the next morning. It was Patrick telling me that The ...