Simi Lyss News Today

Victoria Penate | Staff Writer For his years of service, Dr. Simi Lyss was inducted into the Nevada County Fairgrounds Hall of Fame in September. Submitted by Wendy Oaks Dr. Simi Lyss lived in Nevada City with his wife, Cookie Lyss, after retiring from active medical practice in 1999. Submitted to The Union Dr. Simi Lyss touched the lives of many in the community. “He was a very kind person,” said his wife, Cookie Lyss. “There were many people that he helped, just by listening.” Dr. Lys...

-- Each week we’ll run through the sublime, the trivial and profound issues, decisions and goings on that strike us as Hits or Misses. You can join in, too, by emailing your Hits & Misses to editboard@theunion.com.   HIT (from reader Laura Patrick): to the Wolf Creek Trail walker that painted and hid various rocks and pieces of wood in Christmas theme for the finding. Made our walk a lot more fun today. We found four items. Thanks! MISS (from reader Alice Root): to the two Nevada City police...