GRIDLEY

with TYRONE (TY) SHAFFER

Ty Shaffer is the great-great grandson of pioneers who settled in the Gridley and Pennington areas in the 1850s. He’s a retired speech therapist who loves history, art, and museums and has volunteered for various organizations since the 1980s. He is currently a docent at the Gridley Museum.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES IN GRIDLEY TO SHOW OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS?

I would share the Gridley Museum with visitors, a walk around the town, Gray Lodge, and a visit to the Cordi Winery in the Sutter Buttes.

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT GRIDLEY?

Libby, McNeill and Libby [today simply known as Libby’s] once canned peaches, pumpkins, and tomatoes in the cannery located at the end of Virginia Street.

WHAT MAKES GRIDLEY UNIQUE? WHY?

To me, Gridley is a community that still represents the spirit of my youth. Events and businesses have come and gone, but there is still a community spirit that lingers, like the Christmas Parade and Red Suspenders Day.