Placer County Local News: Local Community Groups

Auburn Interfaith Food Closet (AIFC) is offering its ninth annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to the community.

When you shop at Auburn's Grocery Outlet or Save Mart through Nov. 22, a turkey can be purchased and the sponsoring store will keep the turkey for AIFC.

Sometimes, it takes one act of kindness to spark a wave of generosity. Such is the case at the Placer SPCA, where a decades-long dream is finally coming true, thanks in part to an anonymous donor who was the catalyst for making the dream a reality.

"Lunch Legends" covers the Rotary Club of Auburn's first century, including its beginnings at what is now Downtown Auburn's Promenade building.

With over 34 miles of new trail constructed in the last 7 years, Truckee Trails Foundation has brought new and varied trail-based recreation to the Truckee region. Building largely on public land, TTF has been working especially hard to create diverse trail opportunities for the diverse recreational interests within our community. 

On Friday, Nov. 8, the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation hosted a community discussion titled "Achievable Housing for All: For Now and the Future," focusing on the housing needs of older adults in the Truckee area. The discussion, part of the Foundation's ongoing speaker series, shed light on the challenges seniors face as they look to age in place and continue living independently in the region.

"We all get old, and sometimes we need help. Being a widow and living on one income—it has really helped, especially with the state of the economy," a client receiving food from Meals on Wheels said.

To fulfill its mission of providing women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment, Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin offers grants for high school and college students as well as elementary school teachers and community leaders.

Soroptimist International announced that applications are now open for two impactful grant and scholarship programs aimed at supporting women in their pursuit of education and training.

Youth development nonprofit, SOS Outreach, plans to award an estimated $45,000 in scholarships to families this winter season. The nonprofit, which engages over 3,000 youth annually across 10 states and 15 communities, helps young people develop life skills through the power of mentorship in the outdoors. 

Are you a woman who provides the primary support for your family? Has life been a bit bumpy to get you on the road to where you are today? Soroptimist International of Auburn is looking for women like you.

After the Placer County Planning Commission gave their recommendation to remove the indoor water park elements of the Mountain Adventure Camp Facility, Sierra Watch, one of the primary opposing groups, still have concerns.

Celebrating 40 years as an incorporated Town, the Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual State of the Town gathering at the Blue Goose Event Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Lincoln City Council and Western Placer Unified School District are taking legal action against The Gathering Inn’s new medical respite center for homeless individuals.

The Sierra Fund, a respected regional organization, proudly announces their board of directors has elected six new Indigenous Board Members from around the region (making the board 75% Indigenous members) and hired a visionary Indigenous leader as their new Chief Executive Officer – transforming the nonprofit into an Indigenous-led new force for the Sierra Nevada.

Alpenglow Sports announced their sixth annual screening of Mountainfilm on Tour North Lake Tahoe. The two-night programming, from November 1st-2nd 2024, will feature films that are thought-provoking, educational, and awe inspiring as they relate to themes including adventure, social justice, environment and the human spirit. Both nights will benefit the local nonprofit, Truckee Roundhouse.

Each year, the community selects nine honorees to highlight for their above-and-beyond service to the city through the Auburn Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate the Community Awards. Parks Administrator Andy Fisher will be honored next month with the Placer County Award.

Lincoln community members attended last week’s city council meeting to discuss The Gathering Inn's purchase of the building at 1660 3rd Street.

September is Hunger Action Month, a time when people across the country will be taking a stand against hunger.

Stephanie Nistler, the first employee hired by the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe in 2004, is now celebrating 20 years of life-saving work as the organization's CEO. Nistler's journey began with just one year of volunteering and fundraising before she was brought on board, marking the start of two decades dedicated to animal welfare in the Truckee-Tahoe area.