Placer County Local News: Local Community Groups


All Local Local Community Groups News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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10/09/2024
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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.Ā 

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10/08/2024
Image for display with article titled Soroptimist of Auburn Accepting Applications for Live Your Dream Scholarship

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.

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09/27/2024
Image for display with article titled ā€˜Still the Same Planā€™ Says Sierra Watch on the Amended Village at Palisades Tahoe Area Plan

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.

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09/20/2024
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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.

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09/19/2024
Image for display with article titled The City of Lincoln and WPUSD Decide to Take Legal Action Against the Gathering Inn

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

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09/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Nonprofit Metamorphoses Into Indigenous-Led Organization for Sierra Nevada

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 ā€“ transforming the nonprofit into an Indigenous-led new force for the Sierra Nevada.

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09/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Mountainfilm on Tour Returns to North Lake Tahoe for 6th Annual Screening

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.

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09/10/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer Parks Administrator Honored for Fostering Community, Connection to Environment

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

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09/05/2024
Image for display with article titled Community Members Question Lincoln City Council After the Gathering Inn's Purchase of City Building

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

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08/30/2024
Image for display with article titled Auburn Food Closet Promotes Hunger Action Month in September

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

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08/30/2024
Image for display with article titled From First Hire to CEO: Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoeā€™s Stephanie Nistler Marks 20-Year Milestone

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.Ā 

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08/29/2024
Image for display with article titled The Gathering Inn Surprises Lincoln With Purchase of Property for Medical Respite Center

The Gathering Inn is officially coming to Lincoln, catching the community, city and elected officials off guard.

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08/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Excellence in Education Foundation Honors Outstanding Teachers and Staff

The Excellence in Education Foundation proudly announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 Linda Brown Fellows and Star Awards at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) Back to School Convocation held on Aug. 23.

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08/15/2024
Image for display with article titled Food Closet, Master Gardeners Collaborate to Supplement Supplies

The Auburn Interfaith Food Closet and UCCE Master Gardeners of Placer County have come together to develop a thriving community garden dedicated to growing vegetables and fruits for those in need in the greater Auburn area.

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06/21/2024
Image for display with article titled Free During Summer? Acres of Hope Seeks Volunteers

With kids out of school for the summer, Acres of Hope, a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping women and children break the cycles of homelessness and trauma, is seeking volunteers to help in its childrenā€™s center.

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06/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Sierra State Parks Foundation Celebrates 50 Years

The Sierra State Parks Foundation was born when a group led by local women of the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, persuaded the Department of Parks and Recreation to scrap its plans for razing the 1903 Ehrman Mansion after it was acquired by the state in 1965. As a result, the concept of creating formalized public-private partnerships to improve the management of the stateā€™s park system was formed.

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06/03/2024
Image for display with article titled Community Events Scheduled to Gather Feedback for New Truckee Library Design

As part of the ongoing efforts to enrich community involvement in the development of the new Truckee Regional Library, the Core Partners (Nevada County, Town of Truckee and Friends of the Truckee Library) are excited to announce a series of in-person engagement events throughout June and July, inviting residents to contribute their ideas and feedback toward the design of the new library.

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05/29/2024
Image for display with article titled Braddock Philanthropies, TTCF Join Forces for $10 Million Investment in Tahoe Truckee

The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation announced a groundbreaking $10 million commitment from Braddock Philanthropies in support of TTCF's strategic initiatives over the next five years.

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05/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Preservation Groups Partner to Protect 1,500 Acres Along Lake Clementine, North Fork of American River

Placer Land Trust and Trust for Public Land recently announced the protection of more than 1,500 acres of significant river canyon along Lake Clementine and the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

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05/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Alpenglow Sports Launches Fourth Annual Community Book Initiative

Now through June 10, Alpenglow Sports is encouraging people to take part in its fourth annual Community Book Initiative.

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