twenty three year old replied you know the way to washington street no value replied dispatcher tossed in the keys to a squad car and told him how to get there and said a man would wave him down when he was worried his grandmother was dead because she hadn't answered her phone in three days the grandson flood van etten down and the two checked all the doors and windows of the house to find them locked and sergeant rolled up and asked who van etten was satisfied that he was indeed the new officer both checked all the doors and windows again before the sergeant did something that appeared a little strange to van etten he took his nightstick and broke out a window benetton at it then he stuck his head in and sniffed sergeant was sniffing for a dead body van etten later discovered it's really a sure fire way to test for a stiff smell and then he sent van etten and the grandson in to find the old woman lying on the floor where she had fell after a stroke thankfully still alive he spent the rest of the day in unfamiliar environment listening to unfamiliar codes on the radio and interviews names out to unfamiliar people last tuesday night thirty six years later van etten wasn't a stranger any more and he's had a lot more stories to tell family and friends and many other officers he trained gathered at the grass valley city council meeting to give van etten a standing ovation in honor of his service i had a little speech ready that i was going to give up to give but i got a little choked up when i saw everyone who showed up all my extended family benetton added referring to the members of the g b p d who showed up in force i trained most of those guys then it retired from his full time position in two thousand and six though he remained from with the force on a part time basis through april towards the end of his tenure the usefulness of the rookies took him by surprise they'd say they were twenty two hello i have socks old his socks once earned him a little too seen from his colleagues van etten was the first grass valley police officer to patrol on a bicycle and thus the first to wear shorts the joke was you couldn't tell where my socks and this and my legs began he another first for the force came from a courtesy citation van etten issued in one thousand nine hundred three on a routine patrol he spotted of burrow named pearl tied on a light pole on mill street while its owner of fellow named jackass larry ate breakfast indoors i was feeling kind of funny that day so i wrote him a courtesy citation bennett said adding he had never left a ticket on an animal before whipped out his pad wrote none under the license number and also under the make brown under the collar then jotted the following before slipping the ticket under the burrows bridle your ass is more than eighteen inches away from the curb the internet made it into the union got picked up on the wires received some national play even making the pages of the national inquiry i want to buy a copy in nevada city it couldn't be seen by that grass valley manhattan confided he now enjoys a semi retirement working part time prospectors nursery in nevada city where he exercises a sprouting green thumb my wife told me to get out of the house i was underfoot all the time that it mattered with a laugh good guy good story the victorian lady in is an elegant retreat in the heart of the grass valley fire row include room suite and manatees including jacuzzis in two rooms their primary goal is to provide luxury accommodations and gourmet breakfast to a treasured guest what makes them different from other all the innkeeper sent their association a story ends of grass valley and about the city are all different and have all the homes are very unique have all tried to adhere to a standard of our excellence so in that way they are similar in their efforts mix victorian lady and different is that it is beautiful secluded property set and wash gardens of both two historic redwoods all this is within walking distance of the center of town they provide gated decorated for christmas including the victorian lady there have tickets i guess they're ten dollars an hour available victorian lady and grass valley in nevada city's chamber of commerce for information call four seven seven six six three four their guests are their main focus they have many repeat visitors and some return every year the people they me since moving there are definitely special come and see the inn for yourself it might and you might get to cook's tour the challenge for the business like this is to maintain a home and gardens an excellent conditions this means continue a project in to ensure the integrity of the property their guests are number one but also love they love to see the house and grounds improve with every season they've been there the owners that are there now have been there for years backgrounds nursing which is good preparation for and keep me taking care of people in is a specialty and they work as a nurse was the lady that worked there as worked as a nurse in a hospice in the foothills and in many countries where she's lived and learned to cook sick cooking secrets ethnic recipes and hosts diplomats dignitaries from all over the world passion is food and gardening and catering business in napa so they brought that to their new place so check it out french media technology group thompson which has been struggling to sell off its grass valley group manufacturing division published its restructuring plan on its website wednesday the company had filed for a state guard to protect it from creditors on november thirtieth under the restructuring plan thompson debt level would be reduced by forty five percent the company's plan to issue about five hundred twenty seven million ordinary shares that would be open to all existed shareholders senior creditors would be issued notes that are redeemable in ordinary shares that will mature in december two thousand and ten and december twentieth eleven and disposal proceed notes maturing and december twenty ten which were predicted predicted predicated on sale of grass valley group premier retail networks and screen vision thompson plans to sell grass valley group and premier retail networks together they contributed about one point three billion or about twenty percent of thompson's revenue in two thousand and eight that a city based grass valley group manufactures high definition video switch equipment and employees three hundred people the group was founded fifty years ago and was acquired by thompson in two thousand and two thomson creditors will vote on a restructuring plan december twenty first  twenty second general meeting for shareholders will be held on january twenty seventh and then a story by michelle rendall's as a recession pummels donors and recipients of buy local toy drive organisers are having trouble collecting christmas presents for the need children i'm saying is a nice list roseville core of salvation army issues issued an s o s earlier this week after the grim problem part rests in the early days of collection they needed five thousand toys for christmas and had only received one hundred seventy five of us seven salvation army and we also have seen an extreme increase in demand this year for all of its social service programs said spokes person stephanie rapping if they do not get enough toys donated they fear they will not be able to provide for everyone to schedule an emergency toy drive so saturday december twelfth at the placer county fairgrounds in roseville and they're accepting toys at all their headquarters until december fifteenth in nevada county this could be the second hard christmas in a row last year was the worst year in ten years said tom staffs are director of the nevada county food toy run that is slated for saturday they could really make or break the year make a break or make or break year  motorcycle event and if i were one c three nonprofit normalisation that has already given up office space status or said they may have to shut off the phones and internet at saturday event is a look at you even if that happens to us or said he's confident the tories will come in but the only thing i'm sure of is that kids will have enough toys he said the marine corps toys for tots drive which partners with salvation army is also looking a bit thin as a problem probably going to be tough like last year said invented county toys tots coordinator david boars toys for tots goals is a match to match each child to guess and a stocking stuffers boards expects about twelve hundred kids on the list by the end of the the other day which is the final day ups several local organizations coordinated their database both to ensure all families who sign up are covered and to avoid duplicating efforts the ladies relief society outs of nevada city marine corps toys for tots woman for words and salvation army co christmas giveaways still nevada counties would be elves are feeling the strain when it comes to filling toy sacks we've been seventeen had seventeen pretty good years but it's a sign of time starts to set up with the tour around we've got a lot of nonprofit but there's only so husband had sent her more than one hundred text in twenty four hours i couldn't resist letting fifty two am woman from nine hundred block of laurel lane reported fraudulent use of a credit card six forty six p m a man for four and a seventeen of son to come outside and fight another man give her gone when officers arrived and they found a county sheriff's office on wednesday eight fourteen a m it woman from eleven thousand block to shepherd p m caller from bear river high school reported the student possibly had a firearm deputies were unable to locate the student two fifty three pm woman from two twenty thousand block mccourty road reported a burglary occurred to her residence and some antiques were taken in three eleven pm a man from highway forty nine in congress road reported he was in a physical fight with his wife on the side of the road he said he locked his wife in the car and added he was mentally unstable responsible abuse report was taken an thousand block golden oaks court reported someone walking on a property she yelled at the person to leave but the person was still there the person was gone when deputies arrived and thursday to a nine am call from  reported sheep in the road and they found a city police department on wednesday at eight twenty two pm a caller from three hundred block of spring street people were going through the trash loitering and block not mere prisoners of fate our actions matter and can bend history in the direction of justice one day before the noble ceremony the head of the u s forces middle east said he expects violence to rise in afghanistan as the u s has close the war general david petraeus made the prediction and in testimony before the senate foreign relations committee he said as in iraq our troopers and their partners in afghanistan will have to fight their way into enemy strongholds and clear enemy controlled population centers as in iraq the situation is likely to get harder before it gets easier violence likely will increase initially particularly in the spring as the weather improves as the u s gears up to escalate the afghan war congress member dennis c the white house has announced it will continue the bush administration policy of rejecting a global inspection system for biological weapons and once due to a bomb administration said the u s remains opposed to inserting a new verification protocol in the biological weapons convention under secretary of state of arms control ellen tauscher made the announcement at a meeting of the convention signatories in geneva under secretary of state of arms control ellen tauscher said the obama administration will not seek to revive negotiations on a verification protocol to the convention we have carefully reviewed previous efforts to develop a verification protocol and have determined that a legally binding protocol would not itchy meaningful verification or greater security affirms the stance of the bush administration which undermined a seven year effort for an enforcement protocol and global talks in two thousand and one the pentagon how as well as military drug and biotech companies have long oppos apparently refused to assure a safe passage so why has planned was planning on leaving honduras late wednesday night but sources close to honduran president says he is forced to delay the plan after the coup regime demanded he sign a document affirming the legality of his ouster  honduras in september in pakistan five u s citizens have been arrested on suspicion of ties to militant groups the five were reported missing from their families by their families last week one of the five reportedly left behind a video discussing attacks on muslim nations muslim american leaders who viewed the video said it resembled a farewell message used before attackers carried out a militant jihad based groups u s law enforcement officials say they have no evidence that five have any links to militant groups or that they are planning an attack on wednesday ibrahim hooper of the council of american islamic relations said most american leaders will continue to assist the investigation you also said it is the muslim community that came forward looking took the lead in this case brought the information to law enforcement authorities and is continuing cooperation with law enforcement authorities as this investigation goes forward and that's it today for our world news you better county sheriff's office most wanted twelve ten two thousand and nine these people have warrants for their arrest if you see any of the secretary mistreat or have information regarding their whereabouts you can contact your local law enforcement or the sheriff's department every effort is made to keep this information is current 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