The Nevada County Fairgrounds will host a job fair to fulfill its hiring needs for this year’s Fair season. The Nevada County Fair job fair will be held on Thursday, May 16, from 2 – 6 pm in the Main Street Center at the Nevada County [...]
More than 180 volunteers participated in the Rotary at Work Day at the Nevada County Fairgrounds on Saturday. Organized by Nevada County’s Rotary Clubs, volunteers spent the day fixing up and sprucing up the community’s Fairgrounds. More than 180 volunteers spend a day “beautifying” the Nevada County Fairgrounds On Saturday, Nevada County’s Rotary Clubs – [...]
(Hopefully you will not have to work this fast) The Scotch Broom Challenge was created in 2007 to address the spread of this highly flammable and invasive plant in our community. The Scotch Broom Challenge started with just a few sites in Nevada County. In the spring of 2012 over 250 volunteers took the Scotch [...]
The 2013 Firewise Calendar features native plants. The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County in cooperation with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and National Firewise Communities are offering residents in Nevada County free defensible space advisory visits to educate citizens about Defensible Space. California Public Resources Code 4291 requires every landowner to “maintain around and adjacent [...]
By Judy J. Pinegar Arriving in Auburn on a hot Sunday in July, John and I decided to tour a couple of museums. First was the historic Bernhard Museum just off Auburn Folsom Boulevard near the fairgrounds. The house is over 150 years old, built in 1851 by George Bishop and John Long as the [...]
Judy and I went to Dutch Flat in Placer County this Fourth of July to watch their annual parade. The town is small, population about 160, although on the 4th I’m sure the population was well over 800 people. Their one hotel was closed and I asked if there were any restaurants in town and [...]
Residents of Cascade Shores east of Nevada City will be getting a larger, more reliable public water system, under actions taken Wednesday (May 23) by the Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors. The board voted to purchase 4400 feet of new eight-inch pipeline to replace deteriorating and undersized 4-inch and 6-inch main lines installed in [...]
Nevada County Habitat for Humanity and See Jane Do announce “Women Build Together”! An initiative that empowers women to roll up their sleeves to help solve the poverty housing issue faced by women & children today. Women teams work with experts to learn construction skills and use those skills to build a Habitat home. [...]
Volunteer Now and help control scotch broom and join the Scotch Broom Challenge in Nevada County. The Scotch Broom Challenge was created in 2007 to address the spread of this highly flammable and invasive plant in our community. The Scotch Broom Challenge started with just a few sites in Nevada County. In the spring of [...]
By Wendy Oaks Join the Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation for its annual barbecue and a night at the rodeo on Thursday, August 11 at 5:30 pm at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. This fun, popular event is a great family event held during the Nevada County Fair! A delicious barbecue dinner will be served on the [...]
