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2018 / 2019 • Sierra County Visitors Guide . Mary Davey and Sandi Marshall PO Box 436 1-800-200-4949 Sierra City, CA 96125 www.sierracountychamber.com ALL PLANS SHALL BE PUT ON HOLD… Back cover photos by Michelle Mary Burr, Davey and Darby Hayes. Chamber logo by Kubly Design. Give yourself a break! Just follow along to wherever #49 the day takes you. It’s a lost art, this moseying business, so today let’s put it on the top of your list, where you can mosey, dilly-dally and dawdle to your hearts content. Life happens in the little things, so follow that ant trail, skip that rock and reconnect with your better self. Enjoy! Design & layout by Teri Bartl, Design Works. Front cover photos by Michael Welbourn, Sierra County Sheriff’s office, Downieville: 289-3700 Call 911 for all emergencies. As remote and sparsely populated as Sierra training to keep current on their skills & County is, we have a great Volunteer base. certifications. Even part-time residents can join Volunteer Fire Departments are located in the fire department, stop by the local firehouse. Alleghany, Pike, Downieville, Sierra City, Sattley, Calpine, Sierraville & Loyalton. Many At the sound of the siren, fire personnel of the towns also have active Fire Auxiliaries including EMT’s and First Responders show up, which are constantly putting on functions to seemingly out of nowhere to take care of you. support the Fire Departments. So while vacationing or visiting the area, Fire departments have ongoing training for the play safe, but if faced with an emergency, rest firefighters, and the EMT’s have continuous assured, help is right around the bend. MAY 2018 kids, dogs, families, cars. It’s exciting for all ages! Be Step into the past and enjoy an old-time movie May 26 - Memorial Day Weekend - Kentucky Mine creative. The ultimate small town parade ends with the experience at the Historic Yuba Theatre. The & Museum Opens. Sierra City. 862-1310 infamous “Downieville Fireless Fireworks”! Enter the popcorn is delicious, too! $7 suggested donation. SIERRA COUNTY TRAIL GUIDE foot races down Main Street. All ages welcome from Downieville 7:30 pm. Contact 289-9822 or www. May 26 - Milton Gottardi Museum Opens. 605 one to one hundred. Pull up a curb and watch the fun. sierracountyartscouncil.org School Street, Loyalton. Closed in winter, but can Family fun in a traditional small town celebration style. August 11 - Downieville Mountain Brewfest. In it’s CHECK LOCAL RANGER station FOR be opened by appointment. Contact Jackie Mitchell, Contact Kathy Whitlow 289-3126 regarding festivities fourth year, the 2018 Brewfest guarantees another ADDITIONAL TRAIL INFORMation. 993-4012 or Loyalton City Hall, 993-6750 over the holiday weekend and parade entries great day for beer tasting! All along Main Street in May 26 - Sierra Valley Event Center & Skateboard Top elevation Distance, X-Country ski Snowmobiling Groomed trails Hiking Biking Equine OHV Easy Moderate Difficult July 4 - Loyalton 4th of July Parade. 9am. Main Downieville. Some of the finest craft beers available rd. trip Park. Open all year round. Road A24, Loyalton Street. Loyalton. Contact 993-4012 or 993-4379 in northern California and a variety of food vendors, Henness Pass Road 4900 varies n n n n n n great music by Bob Mora & The Third Degree Blues JUNE 2018 July 4 - Rotary Club of Loyalton Auction & BBQ. Band. 2pm-6pm. Check www.downievillebrewfest. Lafayette Ridge Bike Trail 5700 30 mi n n n June 2 - Downieville Motorcycle Rally. Downieville. Immediately following 4th of July Parade. Rotary com or the Facebook Event Page for Downieville Lafayette Ridge OHV Trail n n n Gathering 9am-1pm in Downieville. 1pm ride to Park. Smithneck Road, Loyalton. Contact 993-4012 5 mi Mountain Brewfest. No Dogs Allowed in Brewfast RIDGE Mohawk Tavern and Knotty Pine Tavern in Graeagle. or 993-4379 ENTS area. Contact Mike (559) 593-5922 or email Live music at St. Charles in Downieville at 6pm. Brandy City Pond Trail 3600 2 mi n n n n July 7 - Downieville Independence Day Celebration [email protected] Contact Steve (925) 382-7067 BBQ and Street Dance. Fireman’s Muster. BBQ Chimney Rock Trail 6800 8 mi n n n n August 11 - Country Market Bazaar Meet & V June 1 & 2 - Downieville High School Musical. dinner hosted by the Downieville Fire Department n n Greet. 10am to 2pm. At the Chamber Kiosk at the Devil’s Postpile Trail 6000 0.2 mi “Nonsense in the North Woods” a fun and Auxiliary at the Community Hall. In the evening, corner of Highway 49 & 2nd Street, Loyalton. www. Empire Creek Trail 6800 5 mi n n n n entertaining evening for all ages, $10 Adults dance the night away at a family-fun street dance E eastsierravalleychamber.com $7 Students and Seniors. 7 pm. Yuba Theatre. provided by the DVFD. 289-3126 Fiddle Creek Ridge Trail 4000 8 mi n n n n n n August 18 – Music at the Yuba Theatre. Downieville. 289-3473 July 7 - Country Market Bazaar Meet & Greet. First Divide 3400 4 mi n n n n Downieville. 7:30pm. Contact 289-9822 or www. June 2 - Flea Market & Craft Fair. Sierra Valley 10am to 2pm. At the Chamber Kiosk located at the sierracountyartscouncil.org Halls Ranch Trail 4400 11 mi n n n n Grange Hall, Vinton. 9am. For space call 993-4508 corner of Highway 49 & 2nd Street, Loyalton. www. eastsierravalleychamber.com August 25 - Music at the Kentucky Mine. Sierra Lavezzola Creek 5400 7 mi n n n n n n June 9 - Recycled Relics Car Show-N-Shine. RIVER CANYON City. Achilles Wheel. 7:30 pm. 862-1310 n n n n Open to all makes, models and years. 9am-5pm July 13-29 California State Fair. Come visit the North Yuba Trail 3000 15 mi Loyalton. Contact www.eastsierravalleychamber. Sierra County exhibit and vote for us! Cal Expo. August 25 - E.C.V. Fall Doins. Convention & Annual Poker Flat OHV Trail 6 mi n n OF Sacramento Meeting. Tin Cup Diggins. Downieville. www. com, [email protected], or 993- Red Oak Canyon OHV Trail 10 mi n n n n 0453 http://www.californiacarclubs.comhttp://www. downie1849.com July 14 - Kentucky Mine Concert Series. Co- Second and Third Divide Trails 4400 7 mi n n n n n n californiacarshows.org August 25 - Native Daughter’s Ice Cream Social. sponsored by Sierra County Historical Society and Sierra June 15 - Movie Night at the Yuba Theatre. Step into County Arts Council. Mumbo Gumbo. Kentucky Mine Noon. Native Daughter’s Hall, 320 Commercial Street, Haypress Creek Trail 5800 6 mi n n n the past and enjoy an old-time movie experience at the Amphitheater Sierra City. 7:30 pm. 862-1310 Downieville. Annual fund raising event featuring n n n AR PCT North to Loves Falls 5000 4 mi Historic Yuba Theatre. The popcorn is delicious, too! delicious homemade cookies and a competition for July 14 - Kid’s Fishing Derby. Packer Lake. Sign ups the best homemade ice cream. Raffle. For entry and PCT/Wild Plum Loop Trail 4800 2.5 mi n n n $7 suggested donation. 7:30 pm. Downieville. Contact start at 8am and event concludes at Noon. Rods, reels event information, contact Karen Galan, 289-3595 or SIERRA n n n D 289-9822 or www.sierracountyartscouncil.org Sierra Buttes Lookout via PCT 8600 5 mi and bait are provided. Prizes and raffle included. BUTTES Earlene Folsom 289-3530. Come taste and vote for June 16 & 17 - Underground Gold Miners Museum Marilyn Tierney 288-3231 your favorite delectable frozen treat! Chapman Creek Trail 6400 3 mi n n n n 8th Annual Gold Show. 10am-5pm Native gold July 14 - Loyalton High School Class of 1975-1978 display from the Alleghany District and beyond. August 31 – Movie Night at the Yuba Theatre. Haskell Peak Trail 8100 3 mi n n n n Class Reunion. 19 Edelweiss Drive, Loyalton. Cont. Alleghany. Admission $2. www.undergroundgold.com Step into the past and enjoy an old-time movie PASS Lunch Creek — Yuba Pass Ski Trail 6700 9 mi n n n n Annie Terrassas-Fassbender 993-1182 YUBA or 287-3223 experience at the Historic Yuba Theatre. The Yuba Pass area 6700 100 mi n n n n n n July 20 - Movie Night at the Yuba Theatre. Step into popcorn is delicious, too! $7 suggested donation. June 16 - Tour De Manure. 62, 42 or 30 mile out and the past and enjoy an old-time movie experience at the Downieville. 7:30pm. Contact 289-9822 or www. back Valley Bicycle Race. Sierraville. 7am registration. Big Boulder 6200 3 mi n n n n n Historic Yuba Theatre. The popcorn is delicious, too! sierracountyartscouncil.org Benefits Sierraville Volunteer Fire Dept. www. n n n n n $7 suggested donation. 7:30 pm. Downieville. Contact Butcher Ranch Trail 4300 8 mi tourdemanure.org 289-9822 or www.sierracountyartscouncil.org Deer Lake OHV Trail 6 mi n n ALEN June 17 - Father’s Day Fishing Derby. Downieville. July 21 - 3rd Saturday Dinner/Dance. Sierra Valley Deer Lake Trail 7100 5 mi n n n A family day experience! Fish the Yuba and Downie Grange Hall, 92202 Hwy 70, Vinton. Dinner - Gold Lake Road 17 mi n n n n n n C Rivers! Registration starts at 7am at Sierra Hardware Meatloaf 5:30pm-6:30pm $10. Dance Lessons $5 Store, Downieville. Open to kids ages 14 and younger. - 6:30pm-7:30pm Free with paid admission. Dance to Gold Valley OHV Trails 15.6 mi n n Bring your own gear.