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Before Snoop Dogg, there was Fargo's Mrs. B.C. Corbus

A North Dakota mom with a press pass delivered a 360-degree view of the 1960 Winter Olympics — from ski patrol rescues to rabbit furs. Roanne Corbus of Fargo became The Forum's Olympic correspondent ...

A California family once refused to sell land needed for the 1960 Winter Olympics; the state offered $103,000, but the owner demanded $440,000

Wayne Poulsen was the man who found Squaw Valley in the first place. In 1943, he and his wife Sandy bought 640 acres there from the Southern Pacific Railroad, and by 1948 he had partnered with New ...
The Union Democrat

Sonora High grad recalls performing with school band at 1960 Winter Olympics

Guy McCarthy Feb 17, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Updated Feb 18, 2026 Sonora High School alumnus Marilyn Scheller, 80, played clarinet with the Sonora Union High School Concert Band at the opening ceremonies ...