Nevada County Local News: Community Service & Support


All Local Community Service & Support News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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02/11/2024
Image for display with article titled Lucky Beaver Bar and Burger Gives $25K to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care

Lucky Beaver Bar and Burger, with locations in Stateline and Reno, is supporting local wildlife with a $25,000 donation.

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02/05/2024
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The Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award honors organizations promoting cultural awareness in transportation. Conducted by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the study found that nearly 1,000 households in the Tahoe region have no car.

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02/03/2024
Image for display with article titled February Purchases at Alpenglow Gallery Will Support Tahoe Fund

Alpenglow Gallery owners Douglas DeVore and Justin Majeczky will donate 100% of their profits to the Tahoe Fund.

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02/02/2024
Image for display with article titled North Tahoe Community Alliance Accepting Applications for Event Funding

The North Tahoe Community Alliance will consider events that are scheduled to take place in North Lake Tahoe between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31.

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02/01/2024
The Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe has a time-limited opportunity to purchase 232 acres on a Nisenan Village site called Yulića—the tribe’s best opportunity to re-establish a homeland in more than half a century.

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01/29/2024
Image for display with article titled Local Celebrity Creates Tahoe-centric Branding for Cancer Cause

A former Tahoe television host living with terminal cancer is inspiring cancer patients lake-wide and beyond.

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01/23/2024
Image for display with article titled Truckee Chamber Launches Survey on Truckee’s Fourth of July Parade

The Truckee Chamber of Commerce has begun a community survey to determine the theme for this year's 4th of July parade in Truckee.

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01/23/2024
Image for display with article titled Discount Lift Tickets Benefit Local Schools

Reduced-rate lift tickets valid at many North Lake Tahoe ski resorts can be bought through the Excellence in Education Skiing for Schools program.

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01/04/2024
Image for display with article titled California Legislature Opens 2024 Session: Here’s What’s on the Agenda for the New Year

The budget deficit, fire insurance, reparations, artificial intelligence top early legislative slate.

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01/03/2024
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

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01/01/2024
Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

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12/28/2023
Image for display with article titled All Undocumented Californians Eligible for Medi-Cal Health Coverage for First Time in 2024

Undocumented immigrants over 50 became eligible in 2023. Now the program expands to all adults.

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12/28/2023
ABT Plumbing, Electric, Heating & Air is reinvigorating its ABT Gives Back program, launched as an effort to build awareness and financial support for nonprofits in the Nevada County and Placer County areas.

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12/27/2023
Image for display with article titled Emergency Ambulance Rides Put Families Deep in Debt, But New State Law Aims to Prevent Surprise Bills

A 15-minute ride in an ambulance can cost $4,000 or more and insurance often won't pay.

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12/25/2023
State audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades-old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections.

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12/22/2023
Image for display with article titled High Fives Foundation Named Barracuda Championships Beneficiary

The PGA Tour announced that High Fives Foundation, a Truckee-based nonprofit, has been named a finalist for the 2023 PGA TOUR Charity of the Year award.

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12/21/2023
The Heart of Gold Gravel Race raised more than $90,000 for teen mental wellness programs, including Bright Futures for Youth, Child Advocates of Nevada County, Tahoe Forest Health, and Youth Bicyclists of Nevada County.

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12/21/2023
The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

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12/19/2023
Image for display with article titled Truckee Chamber of Commerce Announces Grant Recipients

The Truckee Chamber of Commerce has awarded its 2024 Core Values Fund Grants, established with the town of Truckee and administered by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. The grants support local nonprofits by providing essential marketing resources.

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12/19/2023
Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.
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