Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Gibson is 'Citizen', Randolph is 'Treasure'

The Nevada County Citizen of the

year for 2008 is, according to the bio presented

at the annual Nevada County

Chamber banquet, a role model for children

and adults alike and a vital member

of the community. As the community

involvements of Prescott-Nevada County

Librarian Joyce Gibson were described,

it could have been a number of people -

until it came to the library.

When you enter the beautifully decorated

library, you get the wow factor,

said Nevada County Chamber President

Carrie Niven. And you are greeted by

this attractive woman with a wonderful

smile.

Niven went on to say that this woman

would excitedly offer to show any visitor

around the library.

Gibson took the stage and admitted

that shed wondered at the visit from her

grandson who was present for the event.

Gibson said shed eventually accepted

the story that it is spring break and that he

was here to fish with his grandfather.

Gibson then quoted the words to a

song that reveal the wisdom of the saying

that no man is an island.

I accept this on behalf of the citizens

of Nevada County, she said. Because

no man is an island.

Prior to Gibsons taking the

stage, banquet attendees were

treated to the Prescott Beach

Boys - the famed foursome of

Cass Martin, Chuck Sullivan,

Brad Crain and Lynn

Vanderveer who performed

those spring break favorites

such as Surfing USA, and

(I wish they all could be)

Nevada County Girls, before

slowing it down with Surfer

Girl.

Crain was also on stage to

accept the Best Dressed

man. In keeping with the

theme of spring break, Crain

wore a print shirt, khaki shorts

and sandals and the judges

admitted that the legs made

the final impression. He was

joined on stage by Sydney

Ross, dressed to the max in a

hula shirt though jeans could

be seen underneath.

Crain was also honored as

past president of the chamber

and said that the job had been

easy with the support of the

board and chamber director

Mary Godwin.

The other major award of

the night went to Jayne

Randolph who was named the

2008 Lenore Dalrymple

Treasure of Gold. Randolphs

community involvements

include a period of time as a

teacher and a current membership

in the Prescott-Nevada

County Friends of the Library.

You all are the real treasures,

Randolph said to the

audience as she took the stage

and accepted the award.

Randolph talked of her time

as a teacher in the Prescott

School District, her colleagues

and the fact that it all came

together to allow her to be part

of the community. She then

talked of her initiation into the

Prescott School District.

I was going to the second

grade and I got lost, she said.

And I cried.

Randolph said she was

given directions, told to go on

to class and that everything

would work out fine. She said

the administrator then said,

But what did you do in

Dallas? referring to her

apparent lack of a sense of

direction in the relatively

small town of Prescott.

Randolph said she loved

her time teaching.

But then something wonderful

happened, she said,

referring to her involvement

with the library.