'A triumph of optimism' — Sierra Memorial welcomes New Year's baby
Nevada County welcomes new year baby one day late, and a week early By Rebecca O'Neil | Staff Writer Grace Nelson entered labor on New Year’s Day, but Nevada County’s first baby did not arrive until Jan. 2. Grace and her husband Daniel Nelson welcomed their third child — John Benjamin Nelson, 9 pounds, 1 ounce — on Saturday at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Grace Nelson said after a year like 2020, she hopes her baby’s birth — a week earlier than scheduled — serves the community as “a triumph of optimism over fear.” John Benjamin Nelson, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital’s...