MOHAWK VALLEY — Saturday the 10th of December was the day of the White Sulphur Springs Ranch Christmas party for members and invited guests. A big crowd was expected but only a few actually braved the terrible weather. It was a deluge outside! Some of the old time Eastern Plumas County residents couldn’t remember a more fierce rain in the month of December. Many remarked that if it was snow instead of rain nobody could have attended because the roads would be impassable. Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council (MVSC) Volunteers Yvonne Ware, Barbi Hendrick and Judy Porep-Lullo had arranged for the old ranch house to be festively decorated, the dining room table full of goodies and Santa ready to greet guests and take photos with the kids. Unfortunately none of the attendees were young enough to sit on Santa’s lap.

The raffle prize was a Christmas wall decoration and a 50 dollar gift certificate to a local restaurant. It was won by Joanne Grasso of Graeagle.

The renovated old ranch house never looked better. Docent guided tours were available for the asking. The front façade, recently rebuilt, showed a lighted, front porch. There was a Christmas wreath at the front door. The rest rooms functioned and the elegantly furnished living room lent a warmth to the whole scene, in contrast to the tempest going on outside.

Information about White Sulphur Springs Ranch, current projects and membership in the MVSC is on the website, www.WhiteSulphurSpringsRanch.com