b'THEATER, BOOKS, AGRICULTUREJohansen grew up in a Southern California neighborhood she calls gangland, and her mother worked full-time. She often spent nights at her grandmothers, where Butlers room had glow-in-the-dark stars hand-painted onto the walls and ceiling. Butler would tell her stories over and over and over; Johansen knew them all by heart. As a teenager, Johansen would take boys over there on their first date, and Grannys stories would break the ice. I never got tired of hearing them. We were tight, Johansen recalls. Shed say, Were the close ones, you and me. Youre the only person brave enough to tell me off!The granddaughter must have inherited her grandmothers(Mila Johansen Collection)energy. A theater enthusiast, Johansen has written 22 plays andNevada County writer Mila Johansen, center, grew up hearing the stories musicals that continue to be performed around the world. Sheof her grandparents, Hugh and Jessie Haver Butler. This photo is from taught children through the Nevada County Performing Artsaround 1974.Guild and wrote two teaching manuals for theater. She has written five screenplays and is working on four more books in addition to the volume about her grandmother. All this while helping husband Rich Johansen run the familys 80-acre organicIn June 1978, supporters citrus operation in the Central Valley. of the Equal Rights Johansen started working on From Cowgirl to Congress inAmendment to the U.S. September 2018, drawing from an unpublished autobiographyConstitution gathered that Butler left among her papers. A couple of months into theto hear speakers, which included womens rights project, she realized the 100th anniversary of the ratificationactivist Gloria Steinem. The of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, wasevent also honored Jessie looming in 2020. Thats when Cowgirl became a full-timeHaver Butler, then 92, as occupation, Johansen says. an unsung heroine of the movements early years.What better way to honor the woman whose life gave Johansen hope for her own. (Mila Johansen Collection)TheHalbyGroup.comFinancial & Insurance ServicesProviding retirement insurance guidance for planning services for retirement and beyond.SENIOR PRODUCTSPrescription Drug CardsStandard Medicare Supplement Plans (also available for those on Medicare but under age 65)Medicare Advantage products with Prescription Drug CardsLONG TERM CAREAnthony W. Halby andTax Qualied and Non-tax Qualied Groupson, Mark Halby and Individual Partnership PlansLIFEHEALTHDISABILITYComprehensive Coverage for NursingHome & In-home careFINANCIAL PLANNINGMark, a Certied Financial Planner Professional, will 105 Providence Mine Rd, Ste 102, Nevada City(530) 265-2400 guide you in organizing your nances, assess how well prepared you are for retirement and together, making 2550 Fi\x1fh Ave, Ste 510, San Diego(619) 331-0427 important decisions, he can help you reach your nancial CA Insurance License # 0167875 goals as efciently as possibleBusiness 2020 19'