Placer County Bulletin Board

Forest Futures Salon: Community Forest Resilience Resources

In a recent Forest Futures Salon, TTCF along with local fire districts and wildfire NGOs shared information on new and existing programs that support community members in managing privately owned ...

Gratitude

The Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe recently donated $1,500.45 to Live Violence Free's Christmas Wish List. The extra 0.45 cents was a nod to Live Violence Free's 45th year.

New Job

The Placer County Board of Supervisors welcomes Placer County’s new veterans service officer, Matthew Galvin.

Birthday

Florence Huebner celebrated her 105th birthday on Nov. 27 with two daughters, Denise and Mollie, and sons-in-laws Jeff and Barry, at Solstice Senior Living in Auburn.

Retirement

Officer Mitch Bates retires after 23 years of service. He worked as a school resource officer, serving the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District.

Gratitude

Bread & Broth hosted its annual Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 21 at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Grace Hall and over 200 meals meals were served.

Give back to the place you love

Give Back Tahoe, the end-of-year giving campaign hosted by the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF), kicks off on Giving Tuesday and will go through December 13. When you make a donation duri...

Anniversary

Villager Candle Shop, located in the village at Northstar California Resort, marks its 15-year anniversary.

In Memory Of

Alfred Joseph Banford, Jr. was born in Salem County, New Jersey, on June 16, 1940, and died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022.

In Memory Of

Hildegard Zellner Albrecht passed away at the age of 95 on Nov. 11, 2022, after having a stroke.

Donor Spotlight: The Barracuda Championship

During the summer of 2022, TTCF was fortunate enough to partner with the Barracuda Championship, an annual PGA Tour event held in Truckee, on two aligned initiatives: sustainability and inclusivit...

New Job

Barton Health is welcoming Dr. S. Bret Chipman, board certified family medicine physician, to its network of primary care providers. Chipman will see adult and pediatric patients at Barton Primary..

Congratulations

Christy Yetter, a registered nurse with Barton’s Family Birthing Center, was recently selected as a recipient of the DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses.

Gratitude

The Western Placer Unified School Board has accepted a $5,000 donation to Lincoln High School Drama Club from Jan Bedwell of the Lincoln Hills Players.

Gratitude

Azul Latin Kitchen, located in the Heavenly Village, recently gave $25,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe.

Gratitude

Tracey’s Place of Hope, a shelter for at-risk youth, celebrated its renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 14. It is named after Fred and Angela Biletnikoff’s daughter.

Congratulations

The South Tahoe boys’ tennis team captured its third straight regional championship, topping Truckee 11-7 in the finals to remain unbeaten in league play.

New Job

Placer County welcomes Matthew Galvin as its new veterans service officer.

Nevada County’s Inaugural Sustainability Summit

On October 13, Nevada County hosted an inaugural Sustainability Summit to convene regional agencies and organizations who are working to mitigate the effects of climate change. The sentiment throu...

New Job

After almost a decade without a new hire, Lincoln Fire Department will welcome nine new firefighters to its team. Funding came from the American Rescue Plan Act, a federal stimulus bill.

Congratulations

On Oct. 22, Placer Nature Center marks 30 years of exposing Sierra foothills residents to the joys of local wildlife and ecosystems, and the lifestyle of Native Americans.

Retirement

In its heyday—from the 1960s through the 1980s—Bacchi’s Inn would serve an average of 375 meals a day. After 90 years, the famed Tahoe City locale served its final meal on Sept. 11.

TTCF Convenes Local Partners to Develop Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) Blueprint

With all of the uncertainty that our community has faced over the years, we have learned important lessons on crisis preparation and response. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, power outages and an i...

Congratulations

Auburn Police Lt. Morrison is the winner of the State of the Community Award for the City of Auburn.

Gratitude

Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay celebrated the completion of its 60th home and welcomed two new households to a newly completed project within the Rodeo Creek Court development in Live Oak.

New Job

Nine fire service veterans on Sept. 15 graduated from the Cosumnes Fire Department’s academy and began their duty to the Elk Grove and Galt communities.

New Job

Longtime marketing and tourism senior executive Kim Summers is the new chief executive officer of Placer Valley Tourism and @the Grounds.

Scholarship Recipient Highlight: Angel Barajas

LEARNING TO BELIEVE Angel Barajas is headed to Truckee Meadows Community College, and he can hardly believe it Early on a Friday morning three weeks before he graduated from Sierra High School, An...

Scholarship Recipient Highlight: Iran Martinez

Finding Wisdom in the Woods Iran Martinez, recipient of six TTCF Scholarships, discovered her own determination in the wilderness. As she was preparing to graduate from North Tahoe High School in ...

PRESS RELEASE: TTCF receives $1.9M from the CAL FIRE Wildfire Resilience Block Grant Program

TRUCKEE, CA- In partnership with local fire districts and organizations, the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) was awarded $1.9M from the CAL FIRE Wildfire Resilience Block Grant Program. ...

New Job

Christine Hollander has been sworn in as Loomis’ new postmaster for the Loomis Post Office.

New Business

The new owners of the Out of Order Arcade are preparing to reopen the business. Wes and Mindy Ferris say they want it to be a place that can entertain the whole family.

New Job

Heather Pierce, formerly the Twelve Bridges High School assistant principal, is now principal. She has worked in education for the last 16 years at the Western Placer Unified School District.

New Job

There is a new but familiar face around the halls of Colfax High School. Chasity Raybuck-Bonilla was named the new principal in the spring and is now leading the school.

New Job

This school year, the Colfax Elementary School District welcomes new superintendent Andrew Giannini and new principal Annette Udall.

New Business

Graber Design Studio has opened in Roseville. It is located at 10431 Fairway Drive, Suite 100, and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Gratitude

Soroptimist International of the American River installed this year’s Board of Directors at the Old Town Pizza’s new downtown location.

New Job

Tahoe Forest Health System announced that nurse MacKenzie Dains has rejoined the team at the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center in Truckee.

Congratulations

@The Grounds is marking its fifth-year milestone. The facility and its centerpiece Roebbelen Center in Roseville has hosted almost 800 events during the past five years.

Congratulations

Rock Creek Care Center in Auburn celebrated the 103rd birthday of resident Anna Swindell, who was born July 28, 1919, in Michigan. She has been a resident of Rock Creek since 2021.