Happy Winners of the White Sulphur Springs Ranch Raffle at the Graeagle Art & Craft Marketplace this Weekend

John Lullo • 25 August 2022

GOLF PRO GETS A BIG WIN
Each year, at the Professional Artists & Crafters Marketplace in Graeagle, White Sulphur Springs Ranch volunteers conduct a raffle to benefit the restoration of the historic site. This year the winners were Tessa and Kelly Schnase. Kelly is a golf pro at the Graeagle Meadows golf course.

It has become a tradition that at this two day show in the park, Tim Buckhout sets up his Porta-Saloon, sells beer, and runs the big raffle. He was assisted by eighteen Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council (MVSC) volunteers who took shifts manning the raffle table. This year the prize was a four-burner barbecue set along with gifts donated from the almost fifty craft persons participating in the show. The winning ticket was selected by a twelve-year-old boy drafted by the organizers to reach in and grab the lucky ticket. The winners were called, and they showed up immediately to enthusiastically claim their many prizes.

Last year the proceeds of the raffle were donated to the Dixie fire victims. This year the proceeds will assist the ongoing improvements at the White Sulphur Springs Ranch site in Clio. 

​Donations are always appreciated.

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He was a frequent visitor at the Mohawk Community Resource Center (MCRC) in Blairsden. He enjoyed th

Remembering Paul Bianco

by Brian Martinez • 1 February 2025
He was a frequent visitor at the Mohawk Community Resource Center (MCRC) in Blairsden. He enjoyed the library and some of the other conveniences. As it is for so many residents of Eastern Plumas County, the resource center is a familiar and important community meeting place. In the course of his many visits, he got to know the MCRC coordinator, Holly Johnson. After a while and many conversations later, Holly realized that this guy had an important story to tell. He was a senior citizen, a longtime resident of Graeagle, and a part of the history of Plumas County. Paul Bianco’s grandfather came to Ellis Island from Italy in 1917, probably to escape the world war that was destroying Europe. Paul’s father was a World War II naval veteran and Paul was born in San Francisco in 1946. He was in his late 30’s, on a long horseback ride on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1985 when he stopped for a while in Graeagle. In his words he was “overwhelmed” by the appearance and ambiance of the community. He saw an impressive loo

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Historic White Sulphur Springs Ranch offers Second Virtual Tour
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