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Join us for the “It’s in the Bag” Fundraiser on January 22, 2025
The Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin will host the club's annual designer purse fundraiser on January 22, raising funds to invest in education awards, career planning and education projec...
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Gratitude
Mother Lode Model T Club has donated $2,500 to the Assistance League of Greater Placer.
Silver Wishes, a nonprofit granting holiday wishes for area seniors, invites people to its website to both nominate seniors and help wishes come true.
Jessup and UC Davis basketball teams recently came together to raise money for Dixie fire victims.
Friends of the Lincoln Public Library celebrated their 35th anniversary in October.
Congratulations
The City of Roseville has been selected as a 2021 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices from the Municipal Information Systems Association of California.
New Job
Sherri Conway has been hired as assistant city manager for the city of Rocklin and will begin work in her new role on Oct. 25. Conway has more than 30 years of experience serving municipalities.
Kiwanis Club of Placerville installed new officers during a Sept. 29 dinner. New President Brian Veerkamp is “honored and excited to ... work with an amazing group of servant leaders.”
The Barton Road Water Treatment Plant, which has served Roseville since 1971, celebrates 50 years of treating, filtering and pumping clean drinking water.
Alta Vista Community Charter School has planted an orchard thanks to a Raley’s Extra Credit Grant, donations from Green Acres Nursery, and a team of volunteers.
Auburn local Alexander Pappas was selected to join the U.S. Youth National Racquetball Team and will head to Guatemala for a Junior World Championship in December.
At this year’s State of the Community Awards, Kevin Hanley will be honored with the McCann Award, bestowed on a members of the community who gives selflessly to Auburn.
Placer County Public Health has received $41,219 from the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials for early Alzheimer’s detection and screening efforts.
Glass artists Janet and Rick Nicholson will be honored as recipients of the State of the Community Award for Culture. The awards will be presented Sept. 30 at the Gold Country Fairgrounds.
Placer County has hired Stephanie Holloway as the Tahoe operations manager for its North Lake Tahoe County Executive Office, which serves North Lake Tahoe and eastern Placer County.
Artists Norm Tucker and Stan Padilla have been selected to create a sculpture and an indoor-outdoor space art piece at Mercy North Auburn, a new housing community.
Katie Combs-Prichard and Mike Romero of Auburn’s Health & Human Services team will be recognized as recipients of the State of the Community Placer County Award.
Former Lincoln High goalkeeper Abbie Faingold has signed to play professionally for Olympique de Marseille. She is playing in the Division 2 Feminine league in France for the 2021-22 season.
The Auburn Chamber of Commerce recognizes two winners of the State of the Community Friends of Recreation Award: Warren Tellefson of Auburn and the Ridge Golf Course of Auburn.
Auburn couple Nathan and Alice Shreve, the brains behind The Baker and the Cakemaker, will be honored Sept 30 at the State of the Community Awards at the Gold Country Fairgrounds.
David and Gail Mackenroth celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary Sept. 3. “I just adore her,” David said. “I couldn’t do it without her.”
Rocklin High School junior basketball player Mary Carter enjoyed a National Championship win playing for the 17 and under Cal Stars Nike Elite Youth Basketball League team.
The American Association of Service Coordinators honored Rolling Oaks Nursing Intern Program in Rocklin with an award of excellence during the 2021 Virtual National Service Coordinator Conference.
Thanks to a $10,000 match by an anonymous donor plus other donations, the Tahoe Fund has exceeded its $25,000 goal to support field trips to Camp Wamp, a sleepaway camp for children with disabilities.
The Tahoe Fund awarded its first grant from the new Tahoe Trails Endowment, giving $11,700 to support a four-person trail crew from the Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association this fall.
Placer Food Bank has appointed Rebecca Endres as its board chair, effective June 2021. A single mother, Endres says that support from the food bank changed her life.
Roseville City School District’s annual free summer meal program launches June 7 and will run through July 30.
Soroptimist of Colfax presented its 2021 awards, honoring local residents Sharon Connors and Sarah Downey.
In Memory Of
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center celebrated Secchi Day on June 29, marking the 203rd birthday of the creator of the Secchi disk, used to monitor water clarity.
Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Fire Apparatus Engineer Chris Wurster, 41, lost his battle with cancer on June 26. A Go-Fund-Me has been set up to help his family.
El Dorado Hills grad Bryce Mefford makes the Olympic swim team.
New Business
After being closed more than a year, the Foothills Bowling Center has opened in North Auburn under new ownership. “We wanted to bring it back to its former glory,” said co-owner Eric Petersen.
Thanks to Vito Ilagan, owner of Evolution Electric in Citrus Heights, the Auburn Host Lions Club building at the Gold Country Fairgrounds now has new bathrooms and a kitchen.
Thunder Valley Casino Resort celebrates its 18th anniversary.
On June 21, the Auburn Interfaith Food Closet opens a new site at 1788 Auburn Ravine Rd in Auburn. The site will be open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays and the last Saturday of the month.
After an editor asked if he could write a “straight western with a comical edge,” Clark Casey penned “The Ruins of Rough and Ready,” which was released June 15.
Oliver’s Brewhouse and Grill had its soft opening on June 8, bringing new life to the historic Beermann’s Brewery building in downtown Lincoln.
Graduation
Gold Country Media talks with valedictorians at Rocklin and Whitney high schools about past accomplishments and hopes for the future.
WWII veteran Charlie McCarty enjoyed a drive-by party for his 95th birthday, with members of local auto and motorcycle clubs cruising by Sun City Lincoln Hills.
Del Oro High School celebrates the Class of 2021, with 400-plus grads packing the bleachers at Golden Eagle Stadium.
Western Placer Unified School District Board of Trustees tapped Scott Pickett to serve as assistant superintendent of educational services.
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