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Placer County Detectives arrest man who stole Ophir state historical marker
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 3:13:31 PM
This afternoon, detectives from the Placer County Sheriff's Office arrested the man who stole and destroyed the Ophir state historical marker. The marker was also recovered, but it was cut into many pieces and all of the writing was ground from the solid brass piece.
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Robert Bergman | A short letter to support the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 1:42:57 PM
Voting in favor of the measure and encouraging others to do the same carries with it a clear statement that you see the dedication that Consolidated's personnel - and all of the men and women who work hard to ensure the public's safety - have. I know that that message will be heard widely and it will resonate with them.
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Tickets Going Fast for Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe Gala
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 12:58:41 PM
Dressed to the nines, with leash in hand. That is what Feb. 18 is all about at the Ritz Carlton in Lake Tahoe.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County | 2012 Bowl for Kids' Sake Challenge: GALAXY BOWL on March 24
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 12:06:49 PM
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County is looking for bowlers and sponsors for the 2012 Bowl For Kids Sake Challenge (BFKS), held at Prosperity Lanes in Grass Valley on Saturday, March 24th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Bowl for Kids Sake committee chair, Lindy Schasiepen, announced this year's family-friendly event features a Galactic theme, and encourages everyone to dress up as their favorite extra terrestrial or space traveler. "Everyone can help raise money for this valuable community mentoring program," said Schasiepen, herself a former mentor. Each team is made up of a maximum of 5 bowlers with each bowler raising a minimum of $100. Every bowler who raises the minimum amount receives a free t-shirt.
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National Burn Awareness Week - February 5 - 11, 2012
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 9:13:50 AM
Across California thousands of people are burned every year in fires and countless lives are lost, including young children. During the week of February 5 – 11, 2012, CAL FIRE is teaming up with fire departments across the country to highlight the fire risks and burn injury prevention during the winter months for National Burn Awareness Week. This year fire officials are focusing on the increased risk to children for burn injuries and offer safety tips to keep them protected from burn injuries.
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Gather the Women, Nevada County's 10th Anniversary Celebrating International Women's Day on March 9
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 6:35:34 AM
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Nevada County's Gather the Women, International Women's Day Event. Gather the Women is a movement catalyzing personal, community and global transformation. Our purpose is to bring women together to recognize their brilliance, share their vision, be an effective and valued resource, and identify and connect women leaders who are dedicated to a vision of positive change.
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"Tuskegee Airmen: Journey to Flight" to celebrate Black History Month at The California Museum
Published Feb 7, 2012 - 5:58:35 AM
The California Museum announced "Tuskegee Airmen: Journey to Flight" will open on Tues., Feb. 7th in honor of Black History Month and to celebrate the achievements of the gallant African Americans who broke barriers as aviation heroes during WWII. Sponsored by the California Legislative Black Caucus and initially developed by the California African American Museum, this exhibition will include additional personal artifacts for The California Museum installation on loan from Sacramento-area Tuskegee Airmen and their families.
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Ore. gold miner gets 1 year in prison for illegal mining on salmon stream
Full story: Sacramento Bee
New Reality Of Nonprofit Funding - Theme For 2012 Funders Forum in Grass Valley
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 4:46:21 PM
This year's Funders Forum, NEW REALITY OF NONPROFIT FUNDING, will be held at the Gold Miners Inn/Holiday Inn Express, 121 Bank Street, Grass Valley, CA on February 29, 2012, from l:00 to 5:00 pm.
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Prescribed Burn Activity on the Tahoe National Forest
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 4:41:36 PM
Prescribed burn activity is ongoing in anticipation of Tuesday's rain event. The Tahoe National Forest is burning at total of 25 acres of hand piles in the Pendola area. Smoke is visible in the North San Juan, Nevada City and Penn Valley area.
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Closure of the South Yuba River State Park and the Malakoff Diggins State Historical Park: A joint memorandum from the elected officials of Nevada County, Nevada City, Grass Valley and Truckee
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 3:56:22 PM
We are writing to you jointly now to underscore how important it is that the South Yuba River State Park and Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park remain open. All of the State's parks in our region are critical to our economy and to our quality of life, but we have critical concerns about these two parks because they have been included on the State's 'closure' list.
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Grass Valley Wine Company Hosts Benefit for Tresa Honaker on Feb. 10
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 2:01:58 PM
The Grass Valley Wine Company will host a benefit for Tresa Honaker of AirAligned dance group this Friday, February 10th, from 5pm-9pm. Entertainment will be donated by the legendary local group, Travis & Blue Company. The Wine Co. will donate 25% of our profits in addition to all covers collected at the door. Additional donations are welcome!
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ICLEI Statement Following New York Times Article on Sustainability and Tea Party Protests
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 1:19:19 PM
The New York Times article, "Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot," (Feb. 4, page A1) highlights the unsettling nationwide trend of Tea Party-affiliated activists attempting to stop local efforts to make communities greener, more livable, and more prosperous—and to stifle constructive community dialogues on how to plan for the future.
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Nevada County | Notice of Election for the June 5, 2012 Presidential Primary Election
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 12:31:14 PM
Notice is hereby given by Gregory J. Diaz, Nevada County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, in accordance with the provisions of the Election laws of the State of California, that on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 there will be a Presidential Primary Election.
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Safety Improvement Work Continues Despite Variable Snowfall
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 10:34:21 AM
With the recent snowfall beckoning skiers and snowboarders, the SnowSport Safety Foundation (SSF) commemorates the death of its founder's daughter by launching the next phase of research and reporting on California mountain resort safety. Released one year ago, the California Mountain Resort Safety Report was the first study of its kind based on information collected from unannounced site surveys of on-slope safety practices at 25 California mountain resorts during the 2009-2010 snow season. The second phase of the safety practice research and reporting will mark the sixth anniversary of Jessica Gregorie's death on February 5, 2006, at Alpine Meadows mountain resort in Lake Tahoe, California. This phase also will include unannounced surveys at randomly selected resorts to update the information collected on safety practices and determine if the selected resorts have made improvements in those areas specifically outlined in the initial Report.
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 17-20
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 9:23:16 AM
Warmer temperatures and lack of snow in parts of North America are setting the stage for what could be a most intriguing 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, coming up February 17-20.
Bird watchers across the U.S. and Canada are getting ready to tally millions of birds in the annual count coordinated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada.
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Stop Tahoe Gutters Movie
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 9:01:48 AM
Beginning in 2012 Tahoe Pipe Club began posting a new movie every Sunday night on the topics which really matter to lake clarity.
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Central Sierra collaborative forest project chosen for national program and funding
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 8:59:15 AM
On Thursday, February 2, 2012, the U.S. Forest Service announced that the Amador–Calaveras Consensus Group Cornerstone Project on the Eldorado and Stanislaus National Forests will receive $730,000 in Collaborative Forest Restoration Landscape Restoration Program funds this fiscal year. The project was one of 10 new projects selected for inclusion in the competitive, national program. Each project is expected to receive program funds for a decade.
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Congressional Candidate Reed Wows Nevada County Democrats
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 6:42:59 AM
Jim Reed, candidate for U.S. Representative in the new First Congressional District, greatly impressed two groups of Nevada County Democrats Saturday. With a masters degree in tax policy, Reed proved to be extremely knowledgeable in economic issues, as well as sympathetic to the 99% of citizens suffering the effects of current policy. He also knows his science, and stressed the importance of energy policy for our future.
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Families Begin Returning to Coleville Housing, Mission Continues
Published Feb 6, 2012 - 4:53:38 AM
After extensive safety inspections of all housing units, systems and structures, the command team of the Mountain Warfare Training Center gave approval to most residents of the Coleville housing area to begin returning to their homes today.
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Is Yosemite's Half Dome being loved to death?
Full story: USA Today
Ed Scofield to Run for Re-Election as District II Supervisor
Published Feb 5, 2012 - 6:35:28 PM
The committee to Elect Ed Scofield for Supervisor has announced that Scofield will seek a second term and run for re-election as a member of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors for District II, which serves Alta Sierra, Lake of the Pines and the southern part of Nevada County.
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Updated: Residential Fire and Explosion at Marine Warfare Training Center in Mono County
Published Feb 4, 2012 - 8:27:07 AM
On Friday February 3, 2012 at approximately 8:53 p.m. the Mono County Sheriff's Dispatch received numerous 911 calls regarding an explosion and a residential structure that was on fire at the Marine Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Base Housing.
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Man found in American River identified
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 12:02:45 PM
The Placer County Sheriff's Coroner's Office has identified the man found in the American River Tuesday morning as Peter Matthew Wynters, 30, from Newport Oregon.
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Local Water Suppliers collaborate with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Martis Valley Groundwater Model and Management Plan Effort
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 10:36:04 AM
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD), Northstar Community Services District (NSCSD) and Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) continue its partnership in developing a groundwater management plan and groundwater model for the Martis Valley basin. This effort recently gained further technical resources with the addition of a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) study of climate change impacts to recharge and groundwater quality in the Martis Valley.
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The Mountain Messenger | Nevada City: Water here is costing more
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 8:37:44 AM
Residents here are entering the second of three years of steadily growing water bills as the city tries to get its water fund back in the black.
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Billionaire Timber Baron Red Emmerson and Sierra Pacific Industries Asked to Stop Logging Spotted Owl Habitat
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 6:57:58 AM
Today the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) delivered a formal notice of intent to sue letter to the billionaire Archie Aldis "Red" Emmerson and his company, Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., for harming Northern Spotted Owls in violation of the Endangered Species Act. By clearcut logging within known spotted owl territories, the company is engaged in openly hostile actions against individual spotted owls and their young, seemingly designed to eliminate the owl from its lands. The notice letter is required under the law and begins a process that allows EPIC to file a lawsuit after a period of 60 days.
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Yosemite Area Businesses Offer Discounts for Valentine's Day Travelers
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 6:08:43 AM
Many Yosemite area businesses are offering various discounts and packages for travelers looking to take a romantic trip around Valentine's Day according to the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau.
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USDA Selects Local Forest Restoration Proposal
Published Feb 3, 2012 - 6:04:37 AM
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a second round of Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program projects designed to expand the number of forested acres to be treated to reduce fire threat, help local economies and accomplish critical forest restoration objectives. The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group Cornerstone Project will receive $730,000 in funding to begin work on Stanislaus and Eldorado National Forests restoration projects this year.
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