The Sages Among Us
By KVMR-FM
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Description
Various hosts and guests take a look at people making a difference. It started out as an innovative book about leadership and civic engagement. Four years later, it’s successfully morphed into a weekly KVMR radio series about, you guessed it, leadership and civic engagement.
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Rahlene Weeden – Stardust Station, Honey Hills Festival, and Grass Valley Museum & Cultural Center
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Bill Trabucco, Proprietor and Producer for Il Tempio di Musica
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Hilary Hodge - Grass Valley Mayor
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Lorie Hennessey Animal Shelter Administrative Services Officer
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Hannah Mosby, Programs & Membership Coordinator, Nevada County Arts Council
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Barb DeHart - Founder Reinvention OS
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Patrick Eidman, Nevada Co. Asst. CEO
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Deborah Chong Holistic Physician & OB/GYN
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Aubrey Puetz, Executive Director of North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Howard Wilson, Foothill Compassionate Care
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Andrew Klein - Business Owner, NUJSD Board Chair, Nevada County Airport Commissioner
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Dr. Anya Stanger - Sierra College Professor
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Val Camp - International Film Maker
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Dalrymple MacAlpin, singer, puppeteer, storyteller, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Melissa Hannebrink - Quietech - Avoiding Scams
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Machen MacDonald, Author, Leadership Coach, Community Volunteer
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Paula Gleicher Greenstreet - Powerhouse Volunteer
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Brian Estes - Nevada Yuba Placer Fire Chief
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ariel Elliott, Indigenous Futures Society Associate & Executive Member of Sierra Theatre Company
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Eli Bacon - Sierra Harvest
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Erin Mettler Deputy County Executive Officer /CFO of County of Nevada
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Doug Mau, GM, Crown Point Venues
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Jason Robitaille Nevada County Consolidated Fire Chief
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Judy Mosely, Kiwanis Leader Coordinator Children's Festival
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Dr. Erik Crawford Superintendent, Twin Ridges Elementary School
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Tyler Hill, Chief Medical Officer, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Anna Garrison Mobile Crisis Clinician
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Beth Moore, Community Arts Advocate & Retired Educator
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Liam Apple, Financial Advisor and Community Volunteer
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Heather Scott - Infection Prevention Mgr - SNMH
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Kristen Bardwell - Elder Care Provider
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Rich Harwood, Author and Civic Engagement Expert
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Andrew Liller Nevada County Sheriff's Office Sergeant
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Michelle Amador, singer/songwriter and board member of Nevada County Community Foundation.
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Rondha Sullivan - Rondha's In Home After Care
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Jeff Dellis, Nevada County Program Coordinator
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May 28, 2025 |
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Lynette Vrooman - Professor of English and Sierra Writers Conference
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May 22, 2025 |
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Anne Rarick Tahoe Truckee Community Organizations Active In Disaster
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May 15, 2025 |
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Gaylie Bell-Stewart, retired teacher and local thespian
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May 08, 2025 |
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Karla Arron, Ghidotti Early College High School
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Chris Boyd, GM, Lake Wildwood HOA
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Sages Hosts Retrospective
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Lynn Forbes - League of Women Voters of Nevada County
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Juan Browne Professional Pilot and Investigative Journalist
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Lovie Bucknell, founder of Kindred Heart Therapy and Modern Dance Teacher
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Cory Fisher - Writer and Former Producer for Michael Moore
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Brian Snyder FREED’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Justin Morgan - Foothills Compassionate Care
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Shirley Freriks, WasteNOT Nevada County
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Maren Metke Nonviolent Communications Educator
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Paulette Gilbert, local children's theatre director
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Michael Leydon, Friends of the Library
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Jake Colongione Nevada County Adult Protective Services
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Stefanie Geckler Nevada County Sheriff's Animal Control Officer
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Diane Miessler - Retired RN, Musician, Author, Volunteer
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Haven Caravelli Grass Valley City Council Member
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Lindsay Bellows, freelance consultant/musician for CHIRP, First 5 Nevada County, and KVMR.
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Luke Hunt, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Denise Johnson, Co owner Craig Johnson Plumbing and Active Community Volunteer
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Kristie Laine, Executive Director of Brunswick Village
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Mike Stewart Little Town of Washington Fire Chief
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Holly Mitten, Executive Director of The North Star House
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Susan Rice, Scientist and Community Activist
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Alex Keeble Toll Nevada County Office of Emergency Services
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Helen Fitanides, Sierra Streams Institite
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Christine McKeown, Principal, Ready Springs School
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Mira Clark, Coordinator for CHIRP and Co-curator Uba Seo, Nisenan Arts & Culture
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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April Glaser, Community Radio Activist and Journalist
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Pepsi Helmuth, Geriatric Nurse Specialist
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Simone Weit, Psychedelic Psychotherapist
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Chanthou Lam, local performing artist, founder of youth-based dance troupe CON-NEC-TION Project.
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Dawn Zydonis, Parks and Rec Manager, Nevada Cithy
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Gary Petersen - Nevada City Mayor
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Heidi Wingo, Executive Director Hospice of the Foothills
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Jeffrey Mason, a local community theatre artist
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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George Rebane, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Walter Helvin, Co-Leader of Nevada County Sunrise
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Haley Hughes - Senior Marketer and Advocate
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May 30, 2024 |
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Romero Alves, Online Programming Director for Nevada City Film Festival
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May 23, 2024 |
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Jan Maes - Nevada County Energy Action Plan Committee
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May 15, 2024 |
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George Husaruk, Grass Valley Male Voice Choir
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May 09, 2024 |
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Asher Perla, Youth Environmentalist
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May 01, 2024 |
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Cassie Robertson, Community Outreach Manager for Bright Futures for Youth
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Heather Thorpe, CFP and community volunteer
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ernie Flores Nevada Union Highschool Varsity Football Coach
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Keoni Allen, Owner, Sierra Foothills Construction
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Teresa Baker, Environmental Activist, Founder of the In Solidarity Project and Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Chad Wingo -- Publisher of The Union Newspaper
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Jim Adams - Nevada Union High School Football Broadcasters and Mentor of Youth
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Bia Navarro, Brazilian-born musician/artist community leader
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Sean Grayson City Manager Nevada City
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Rich Crosby, Broker and Developer
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Scott Mikal-Heine, Twin Ridges School District
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Aaron Zettler-Mann, South Yuba River Citizens League
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Daniel Elkin, Fieldmouse Press
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Carlos Caruncho, educator, local winemaker, and arts advocate
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Maddie Davis, Community Engagement Manager, SYRCL
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Eileen Mello, Marketing Manager Miners Foundry and Astrologist
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Kristine Alcamo, Creating Communities Beyond Bias, Love Walk, Auburn State Theatre
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Jesse Wilson, Nevada County District Attorney
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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John Baggett, Nevada City School District Supt.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Rick Partridge, Board Chair Nevada County Pride
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Adam Kline, Nevada City Council Member and local musician.
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Jim Bair, Computer Science Pioneer and Community Activist
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Elias Funez, Editor The Union Newspaper
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Tom Anderson, Retired Judge
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Maggie Gilmore, Madelyn Helling Library
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Sharon Rose, local artist and advocate for Mental Illness, the arts, and women.
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Greg Fowler, Owner, B&C Hardware
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Amy Guy Wagner, Sustainable Energy Consultant
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Scott Neeley, MD, President and CEO of SNMH
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Gary Bowman, a local musician, community volunteer, and retired educator
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Kit Elliott, Nevada County Counsel
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Shanin Martin, Philanthropy Consultant
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Robin Milam - Global Earth Activist and local Volunteer
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Tim Van Wagner, First Rain Farm
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Cristine Kelly, Nonprofit Consultant
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Sarah Woerner, MD, Humanitarian Advocate
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Shannon Buehler, Rotary - NC Toy Run
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Tim Brown, Nevada City's Parking Enforcement Officer
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Barbara Rivenes, Community and Environmental Activist
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Don Attix - Volunteer Ski Patroller at Sugar Bowl & Heart Support Group Co Chair SNMH
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Maddux Eckerling, Community Activist forMental Health and LGBTQ+ Issues
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May 31, 2023 |
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Karen O'Hara, Executive Dean, Sierra College Nevada County Campus
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May 25, 2023 |
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Sharon Delgado, Earth Justice Ministries
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May 18, 2023 |
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Nancy Baker, Engaged community member
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May 10, 2023 |
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Michele Nesbit, new Executive Director of Sierra Stages Theatre Company
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May 04, 2023 |
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Kent Gallagher, Community Activist and Philanthropist
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Justin Gold, Center For Cultural and Naturalist Studies
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Leslie Lovejoy, Gold Country Senior Services
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Lou Ceci, Nevada City Council Member
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Susan Leff, Nevada County Assistant Public Defender
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Erin Tarr, Bear Yuba Land Trust
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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David Endacott-Hicks, Artistic Director & President of the Board of The Lyric Rose Theatre Company
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Louise Reed, United Way Executive Director
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Don Rivenes, Community Environmental Activist
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Dena Valin Malakian, Associate Director at Bright Futures for Youth
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Brian Bisnett, Land Use Planner and Landscape Architect
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Estelle Barber, Finance Manager, Animal Place
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Sue Legate Halford, Actor, Producer, Writer and Director
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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David Krikorian, Founder, 1849 Brewing Company
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Andrew Withers, Superintendent, Grass Valley School District
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Melissa Collins, River Valley Community Bank
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Christian Gutt, a music and volunteer specialist
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Richard Tewes, KVMR blues broadcaster
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Lisa Swarthout, Nevada County Supervisor-Elect
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Julie Thornbury, Executive Director Of The Food Bank Of Nevada County
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Antonio Ayestaran, Professional Chef and Caterer
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Alicia Burget, Nevada County Undersheriff
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Greg Cameron, recording and live sound engineer
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Genta Holmes, retired US Ambassador
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Kimberly Parker, Nevada County Economic Manager
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Dr. Deborah Jude-York, President Nevada County AAUW
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Jeff Goldman, Nevada County Chief Probation Officer
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Natalie Adona, Nevada County Clerk-Recorder-Elect
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Melissa Coneley, Superintendent, Penn Valley School District
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Dan Frisella, Nevada Union JHS District Superintendent
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Kirsten Casey, Nevada County's Poet Laureate & Teacher
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Sandra Barrington, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Craig Griesbach, Nevada County Emergency Services Director
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Marni Marshall, KVMR Volunteer Coordinator
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Steve Roddy, Fire Safe Council
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Teresa Deitrich, Penn Valley Rodeo
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Melinda Douros, Child Advocates of Nevada County
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Deb Thomas, Consultant and former Peace Corps Volunteer
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Elaine Sierra, Attorney and Advocate for Women
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Mark Leviton, "Music Man"
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Peter Stack - Partners In Care
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Cori Ove, Bright Futures For Youth
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Lynn Wenzel, Poet, Author, Activist
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May 25, 2022 |
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Keri Kemble - Teacher
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May 19, 2022 |
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Martin Webb, Solar Energy Entrepreneur
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May 12, 2022 |
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Hardy Bullock, Nevada County Supervisor
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May 05, 2022 |
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Daryl Grigsby, Board President, Color Me Human
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Jeff Wenzel, Community Beyond Violence
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Liz & Steve Heinen, Truckee-Tahoe Humane Society
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Rob Ferguson, Business & Health Consultant
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Anita Wald Tuttle, Community Activist Extraordinaire
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Frank Francis, Retired Superior Court Judge
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Karyn Packard, Hospice of the Foothills
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Brad Sparks, Nevada Union Head Football Coach
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Syd Brown, Sierra Gold Parks Foundation
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Tom Last, Community Development Director, City of Grass Valley
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Dan Kennerson, Co-Founder, South Fork Vodka
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Matthew Muellenhoff, DO, Founder and Medical Director, Sierraderm
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Kellea Miller, Board President, Community Beyond Violence
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Cindy Zuelsdorf, Author, Founder of KoKoRo Marketing
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Thomas Kanomata, MD, Dignity Health Foundation
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Scott Beesley, Financial Advisor and "Ultimate" Volunteer
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Robin VanValkenburgh, Nevada County Transit Services Manager
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Dave "Buzz" Barnett, KVMR Chief Engineer
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Jan Fisher, Author and Speaker
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Dick Law, Realtor and Co-founder of "This Is Now Your Home"
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Jeff Litton, Photography Instructor and Environmental Filmmaker
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Lisa Moon, Optometrist and Artistic Director, Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Shirley DicKard, Author and Community Activist
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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David West II, Nevada County Veterans Service Officer
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Kevin Edwards, Manager, Nevada County Airport
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Tom Ivy, Grass Valley City Council
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Michael Selby, Board Member, InConcert Sierra
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Rob Metcalfe, Nevada County Teacher of the Year 2019
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Gil Mathew, Executive Director, Nevada County Economic Resource Council
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Walter Bringman, Facility Committee Chair, The Center For The Arts
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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The Sages Among Us - August 11, 2021
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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The Sages Among Us Turns 8 Years Old
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Norris Burkes, Chaplain, Author, Columnist, Speaker
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Dr. Richard DicKard, Retired Dentist and Camptonville Community Builder
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Paul Cummings, Nevada County Office of Emergency Services
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Stuart Baker, Nevada City Chamber of Commerce
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Kim Blix, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Nevada County Public Health
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Brian Terhorst, KVMR Board President and host of eclectic music show Harmony Ridge
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Trisha Tillotson, Director, Nevada County Community Development Agency
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Susan Clarabut, Nevada County Board of Education
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Heather Graham, Principal, Bell Hill Academy, Grass Valley, CA
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May 27, 2021 |
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Michael Axelman, PhD, Psychologist, Therapist and DJ
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May 13, 2021 |
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Erin Minett, Nevada City Mayor
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May 06, 2021 |
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Megan Lloyd, Nevada County Adult Services Librarian
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Ember Amador, California Heritage Indigenous Research Project
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Janie Kesselman, Peace and Justice Center of Nevada County
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Diana Gamzon, Nevada County Cannabis Alliance
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Katherine "Bup" Greenwood, President of Nevada County AAUW
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Ben Aguilar, Mayor of Grass Valley, California
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Erica Mertens, Recycling Program Manager, Town of Truckee
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Lance Goddard, Former Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Past President of InConcert Sierra and Co-Founder and Treasurer of Sierra Foothills Village
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Andrew Trygg, Public Information Officer, Nevada County Sheriff's Office
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Alex Ezzell, Vice-Principal, Grass Valley Charter School
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Rebecca Torpie, Marketing Manager, Briar Patch Food Co-op
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Scott Kellermann, MD, Nevada County Public Health Officer
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Sue Hoek, Nevada County District 4 Supervisor
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Gregory Diaz, Clerk, Recorder and Registrar of Voters for Nevada County
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Anne Wood, Humanitarian and Super-Mom
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Jean Creasey, DDS, community activist and dental public health advocate.
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Organic farming pioneer Amigo Bob Cantisano
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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David Sparky Parker, Artist, Community Activist and Founder of the Famous Marching Presidents
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Bob Branstrom, Grass Valley, California City Council Member-Elect
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Donn Harris, Author, Arts Educator and former Chair of the California Arts Council
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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David Franco, CPA, Board President of KVMR
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Mike Mastrodonato, President of the Penn Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Bill Drake, Author and Social Justice Advocate
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Mary Anne Davis of Hospice of the Foothills
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Mikail Graham, KVMR-FM Nevada City
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May 09, 2018 |