Remember When

75 YEARS AGO...........1937

The Plumas County Grand Jury will be asked to sift through evidence of a possible conspiracy plot by Plumas County Sheriff Deputy Fred Shumate with three convicted burglars. The investigation was ordered by Plumas County Superior Court Judge J.O. Moncur this week. According to a report, Shumate allegedly discussed the burglary plans with them of the G.R. Clark Store in Taylorsville prior to the December 4, 1936 crime.

75 YEARS AGO.............1937

Plumas County registration of voters was decreased this week by 671 according to Plumas County Election Clerk John Donnenwirth.

Gambling in all forms must cease in Plumas County by March 1 according to Plumas County District Attorney M.C. Kerr and Plumas County Sheriff Braden, acting on orders from the California State Attorney General. The edict applies to all slot machines, pinball games, blackjack and crap tables throughout the county.

75 YEARS AGO...........1937

The Feather River Highway has remained open as heavy storms gripped the entire state of California.

In the first month of 1937 (January), there were 16 deaths and 15 births recorded in Plumas County.

75 YEARS AGO..........1937

With the arrival of snow Tuesday, the extreme cold, dry spell of the last two weeks has been broken. Snow measuring seven to 12 inches fell throughout areas of Plumas County overnight.

A special train brought 350 snow sports enthusiasts to Portola from Sacramento Valley on Sunday.

50 YEARS AGO........1962

During the past 12 months, in the year 1961, there were 246 babies born and only 122 deaths. In the year prior, 1960, there were 247 births and 134 deaths.

Last weeks storm which resulted in the interruption of traffic and electrical power on most parts of Plumas County dumped an average of five inches of snow. Once the weather cleared, temperatures dropped, ranging from 12 degrees below zero in Quincy and eight degrees below zero in Sierra Valley.

25 YEARS AGO..........1987

The Plumas County Board of Supervisors this week froze all special salary changes for county employees until an outside review of the salary grid has been completed. The freeze will not effect normal step increases earned by county workers.

An influenza epidemic that swept through Portola High School last week leaving 54 per cent of the student body home sick seems to be subsiding. With a total of 371 students enrolled in Portola High School, 200 were out sick on Friday.

10 YEARS AGO........2002

In an effort to receive state grant money for the project, the Plumas County Board of Supervisors approved the Quincy skate park this week.

The Plumas County Board of Supervisors appointed former Plumas County supervisor Phillip Bresciani as interim manager of the Plumas County Fair, at $3,900 per month, the same salary as former manager Mike Clements.

Note: items included in the weekly Remember When column are taken from our bound newspaper archives and represent writing styles of that particular period. The spelling and grammar are not edited, so the copy is presented as it actually appeared in the original newspaper.