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. Lyss died Saturday. He was 84.
Cookie Lyss said her husband, born in Chicago Park and a member of Nevada Union High School’s 1953 first graduating class, loved the area and wanted to return to it when he retired from active practice in 1999.
Meghan Garren | Other Voices
The year 2020 when we didn’t get everything we wanted, but learned to appreciate everything we had. For the Nevada Union FFA Chapter, we couldn’t wait to start the year strong with an incoming class of excited freshman and dedicated upperclassmen.
However, we had to make some drastic changes when that simply wasn’t going to be our reality. We had to alter our schedule and events as it became more and more clear that the in-person activities that make FFA so exciting, were just not in the cards this year.
Our chapter officer team has worked tirelessly to engage our members and remind them that we are a family despite the distance. As an FFA family, even with the strange ongoings of this year, we are “Becoming Legendary” this is our overarching theme for the 2020-21 school year. We felt the term best described the strength of our chapter members and how we are adapting to this new system and working to overcome it.
Submitted by Wendy Oaks
The Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation made a generous donation of $100,000 to the Nevada County Fairgrounds and will begin a membership drive for 2021 to continue raising much-needed funds for the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
The donation comes during a year when COVID-19 restrictions on events and gatherings have financially devastated the Nevada County Fairgrounds. With the cancellation of the annual Fair, the Draft Horse Classic, Country Christmas Faire, music festivals and more than a hundred events on the grounds, revenue at the Fairgrounds has been severely impacted.
The Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation was established in 2005 to fulfill the mission of “building a better Nevada County Fairgrounds through fundraising and contributions to the Fairgrounds.”