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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, April 6, 201.1 13B ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT ill A special excursion train will accompany Portola's Railroad Days celebration, including a trio over the Pulga Bridges. Last year's excursion allowed hundreds of Plumas County residents the rare opportunity to travel the Feather River Canyon by train. Photo by Debra Baer he ! ! 2" The theme for the 29th an- nual Portola Railroad Days Festival, Aug. 18- 21, is "Gandy Dancer Pride of the West." For those of you who have never heard the term, a gandy uancer is the worker who spikes down the rails. The "dancer" part refers to the fact that two men face each other, striking a rhythm to alternate strokes. If the two men are not in sync, one of them is likely to be hit with the maul. It is, in fact,, an intricate, but very serious dance. The hardworking gandy dancers built the Western Pa- cific through the Feather Riv- er Canyon and spiked the rail into place. Special events at this year's Railroad Days festi- val will demonstrate the fine art of driving spikes into wooden ties and will honor the gandy dancers. Gandy dancers started with the driving of the first spike a,. Third and Union streets in Oakland on Jan. 2, 1906. It took almost foul long years to complete the Western Pacific. It was the gandy dancers from the east and west that between Oakland and Salt Lake City, Utah. Construction was not easy for the spike driving gangs and in fact the Feather River route was supposed to be open for business by late 1908, but fell over a year behind sched- ule and proved considerably more costly than first figured, The "Feather River Ex- press" will again travel through the scenic Feather River Canyon, bringing folks to Portola from the Bay Area and Sacramento Valley for • Portola Railroad Days. This year's excursion pas- senger train will honor the gandy dancer. On Friday, Aug. 19, the trai~ will depart Eme~'yville at 8 a.m. and will pick up additional passengers in Martinez, Davis, Sacramen- to and Oroville before arriv- ing in Portola at 5 p.m. New to this year's schedule is a stop in Oroville to pick up folks liv- ing in this area. On Sunday, Aug. 21, the train will depart Portola at 8 a.m. for the westbound five- hour journey down the spec- tacular Feather River Canyon, with a stop at Oroville sched- Chris Skow, rail tours man- ager at Trains and Travel In- ternational based in Reno, is again in charge of this year's train. Skow is a retired con- ductor a 43-year resident of Portola, and also one of the founding fathers of the Feath- er River Rail Society and the Western Pacific Railroad Mu- seum. He is committed to doing all he can to promote Portola Railroad Days and the muse- um. He has arranged tO have part of the ticket sale proceeds donated to the Feather River Rail Society to help improve the Western Pacific Railroad jMuseum and to the Portola Railroad Days Planning Com- mittee to help fund this event. Folks who wish to ride the "Feather River Express" train should hurry because the charter is filling quickly both in premium and coach class. There are a variety of prices being offered on several differ- ent private rail cars including dome ears, Pullman sleepers, lounge cars and coaches. Round-trip from Emeryville to Portola in coach is $248 and one way in either direction is L met on the Spanish Creek uled for 1 p.m. to drop offfolks $178. 1 Bridge.at Keddie, now called living in this area. For locals taking the bus the Keddie Wye Bridge, on As the train races across the one direction and return by 1 Nov. 1, 1909. Gandy dancer Sacramento Valley towardstrain price is $148. For a full and foreman Leonard0 di the Bay Area, additional sta- range of prices and availabili- i]I Tomasso drove the last spike tion stops will be at Sacramen- ty, visit traintrips.biz or call to officially open the Western to, Davis and Martinez with a toll-free (800)359-4870. Pacific. 5 p.m. arrival in Emeryville. The Portola Railroad Days ! i During the construction A special option is being of- event includes an outdoor art years, the gandy dancers feted for local folks to ride the and ci'afts show. City crews spiked down 927 miles of "Feather River Express" in el- close Commercial Street to au- mainline track which includ- ther direction between Sacra- tomobile traffic so that ven- ed crossing 41 steel bridges mento and Portola. dors and pedestrians can have and going through 44 tunnels On Friday, AUg. 19, several free reign of the entire street usanvill to host sic theater d ballet charter motor coaches will de- for the weekend. Manylocal ,~ part from the Western Pacific merchants host special side- ,N e r~u I ar] Railroad Museum parking lot walk sales. There are many ac- Acoustic Caf6 call 257-5222. Jon France at 310-3417 or 931- April 29" 7 p m Saturday, atsacramento6:30 a.m.'viaandl.80arriVein time into familytiVitieStoPlannedenjoy, for the whole Consummate Lassen Coun- 9104. April 30: and 2 p.m. Sunday, board the train, which departs The Portola Railroad Days ty guitarist .an.d singer St_ .. Susanville Repertoire ......... Spear performs at the Company Acoustic Caf8 held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the Lassen Community College cafeteria. The event's sponsors, LCC and the LCAC, ask for a $3 per person ($5 per couple) dona- tion. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served. For more information, The Susanville Repertoire Company presents a 1950s Ra- dio Theatre Show at 6 p.m. Fri- day, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, at the Elks Lodge in Su- sanviUe. Tickets will be on sale at Margie's Book Nook and Robbins House of Furniture be- ginning in March. For more information, call Susanville Symphony 'The Beauty of Dance' The Susanville Symphony presents "The Beauty of Dance," featuring "The Four Elements," a new ballet by conductor Ben Wade with choreography by Jessica Newton, Nicole McCoy, Joan Zuehlke and Wade. Shows will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the Susanville As- sembly of God Church, locat- ed at 473-165 Richmond Road in Susanville. Tickets are $27 reserved, $22 non-reserved or $12 for students with an ASB card (Sunday only), and are available at Leslie's Jewelry, 700 Main St. in Susanville. For tickets or more infor- mation, call 257-2920 or visit susanvillesymphony.com. from the Amtrak Station in downtown Sacramento at 10:15 a.m. and arrives in Portola at 5 p.m. On Sunday, Aug. 22, the reverse option is being offered to local folks. Passengers will ride the train westbound from Portola to Sacramento and re- turn by charter motor coach. Departure from Portola is at 8 a.m. with an arrival back in town scheduled for 6 p.m. Planning Committee has start- i ed receiving vendor applica- ::{ tions for the outdoor art and crafts show, but says there is still plenty of room available. For information regarding vendor applications, including food, visit PortolaRailroad- Days.com or call Lorraine Wakefield for art and crafts at 832-0446. or Pat Bridge for food vending at 836-0164. /' ow auazlag, le locally [E ° Bags under eyes Balding After It is shown to have overall rejuvenating effects on the skin improving skin texture, fine lines and wrinkles, increasing volume via increased production of collagen and elastin, and by diminishing and improving the appearance of scars. 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