Nevada City, CA: The 32nd Annual Gold Country Duck Race, presented by the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City occurred in conjunction with the Constitution Day festivities in downtown Nevada City. This year’s first place winner of $5,000.00 is Kathryn Boswell, pictured below with Mary Anne Davis, this year’s Ducktator, and Terry Brown, this […]
49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City
The 32nd annual Gold Country Duck Race is on Sept. 17
The 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City presents their 32nd annual Gold Country Duck Race on Sunday, September 17 in conjunction with Constitution Day festivities in Nevada City. The location is the Century 21 Cornerstone Realty parking lot on the creek just at the bottom of Boulder Street. The Duck Races will begin at […]
Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County Honor Volunteer, Citizen, and Business of the Year
On Thursday evening May 10 2023, President Rich Peevers of the 49er Rotary Breakfast Club of Nevada City hosted the 2023 Rotary Area 4 Community Awards at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center. Pascale Fusshoeller and Susan Levitz of YubaNet received the Lowell Robinson Business of the Year Award, Brad Peceimer received the Volunteer of The […]
49er Rotary Donates $4K to Bright Futures
November 24, 2020 – Jennifer Singer, executive director of Bright Futures for Youth, on Monday (Nov. 23) accepts a $4,000 donation from Rick Kalb, community services director for the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City. The money will be used for the youth group’s new kitchen and culinary program. 49er Rotary, celebrating its 30th anniversary […]
Sierra Streams Institute wins $2500 in 49er Rotary Duck Race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 21, 2020 – Sierra Streams Institute of Nevada City is the $2500 grand prize winner of the 29th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday (Sept. 20) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. The grand prize was accepted by Sierra Streams co-founder and longtime member John Vanderveen, who said the money […]
Curt Motola Wins $5000 in 49er Rotary Duck Race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 19, 2019 – Curt Motola of Nevada City, is the $5000 grand prize winner of the 27th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday afternoon (Sept. 15) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. Curt has purchased tickets from 49er Rotarian Hosea Bostic for many years. The winning ticket matched the number […]
49er Rotary Celebrates 28th Annual Duck Race on Sunday, Sept. 15
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 4, 2019 – Several thousand racing ducks splash into the rapids of Deer Creek on Sunday, Sept. 15, as the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City presents its 28th Annual Gold Country Duck Race. The Duck Race culminates a big Nevada City weekend that includes Revolutionary War reenactments in Pioneer […]
Greg Edwards Wins $5000 in Rotary Duck Race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 10, 2018 – Greg Edwards of Penn Valley is the $5000 grand prize winner of the 27th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday afternoon (Sept. 9) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. Edwards’ winning ticket matched the number of the racing duck that emerged from a field of several thousand […]
Nevada County Rotarians host “400 Free Tree Giveaway” on Saturday, Jan. 13
January 3, 2018 – Every day is Earth Day in Rotary, and this is why Rotary International President Ian Riseley has asked that this year each Rotarian in every community worldwide should see that a minimum of one tree per Rotarian is planted. The Area 4 Rotary Clubs (49er Breakfast Rotary of Nevada City, Nevada […]
You can make a difference for our local fire victims
October 25, 2017 – The five local Rotary Clubs (Penn Valley, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Grass Valley South, and Nevada City 49er Breakfast Rotary) have come together to help raise funds for those displaced by the recent devastating Lobo and McCourtney fires here in Western Nevada County. Grass Valley Police Chaplains and local community leaders […]
Avery Maier Wins $5000 in Rotary Duck Race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 10, 2017 – Avery Maier, 7, of Nevada City, is the $5000 grand prize winner of the 26th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday afternoon (Sept. 10) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. Avery is the daughter of Jason and Jennifer Maier of Nevada City. The winning ticket matched the […]
49er Rotary Celebrates 26th Annual Duck Race in Nevada City, Sept. 10
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 4, 2017 – Several thousand racing ducks spash into the rapids of Deer Creek on Sunday, Sept. 10, as the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City presents its 26th Annual Gold Country Duck Race. The Duck Race culminates a big Nevada City weekend that includes Revolutionary War reenactments in Pioneer […]
49er Rotary to Dedicate Memorial Bench at Empire Mine State Historic Park
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 13, 2017 – The 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City will place a memorial bench at Empire Mine State Historic Park to honor the late Virginia Brunini, whose vision and dedication led to the creation of the state park. Brunini, a longtime member of 49er Rotary, died last Oct. 11 […]
49er Rotarians Spruce Up Grass Valley’s Historic North Star House
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. May 1, 2017 – The 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City celebrated International Rotarians at Work Day on Saturday (Apr. 29) with a community service work party at the historic North Star House in Grass Valley. More than 50 Rotarians, family members, friends and members of the Nevada Union High School […]
Folsom Youngster Wins $5000 in Rotary Duck Race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 11, 2016 – Alex Willingham, 8, of Folsom, is the $5000 grand prize winner of the 25th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday afternoon (Sept. 11) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. Alex got her ticket from 49er Rotarian Tonya Clark. The winning ticket matched the number of the racing […]
Rotary Duck Race returns to Nevada City on Sunday, Sept. 11
NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 29, 2016 – Several thousand toy ducks will ride the rapids of Deer Creek on Sunday, Sept. 11, as the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City celebrates its 25th Annual Gold Country Duck Race. Nevada City’s own Alexander Rossi, winner of the 2016 Indianapolis 500, is scheduled to appear at […]