News across Plumas County

Beneficial fire celebration features live music
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council announces a beneficial fire celebration Saturday, Oct. 3, starting at 6 p.m. at The Drunk Brush in Quincy. Organizers invite everyone to join fellow burners and community members for an evening centered around beneficial fire in Plumas County.…

$1.4M in grants aims to enhance boating safety education
California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways announces it is now accepting grant applications from organizations that teach on-the-water boating safety education to the public. Up to $1.4 million in grants is available to local public agencies, nonprofit…

Reception supports EPHC health care scholarship
The Eastern Plumas Health Care Foundation invites the community to gather for an afternoon reception on Saturday, Nov. 14, featuring locally inspired hors d’oeuvres, music and wine for the Dr. Christopher Stanton Scholarship Fund. The event will be held at the Nakoma Resort from…

Lake Almanor Wedding and Event Faire set for Oct. 4
The Elegant Farmer announces a Lake Almanor Wedding and Event Faire set for Sunday, Oct. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Organizers call the faire “an afternoon filled with local vendors, beautiful inspiration, creative ideas and resources to help bring your next…

Fall Festival returns to Taylorsville
The Taylorsville Ladies Aide Society announces the return of its annual fall festival Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylorsville Historical Hall. A marketplace features quilts, handmade items, art, crafts and a bake sale. Lunch is available for $10. More information is…

Meadow Valley hosts communitywide yard sale
Meadow Valley Yard Sale organizers announce a communitywide yard sale event this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Multiple homes are participating, with lots of treasures available, say organizers.…

Genesee Farm hosts tour as part of open house event
Genesee Farm announces an open house Oct. 3 for Indian Valley community members to learn, connect with each other and tour the farm. “We are doing this to support our community towards food independence, food security and to see our community grow and grow healthy!” said…

College hatchery hosts fishing fundraiser
Feather River College announces its annual fish hatchery fundraiser Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to come catch the college’s fish and help raise funds for the hatchery. The event costs $10 to participate in, with all proceeds benefiting the trout hatchery…

Baker cypress field trip celebrates Public Lands Day
Friends of Plumas Wilderness invites everyone to celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 26, with a field trip with Friends to the Mud Lake Research Natural Area’s Wheeler Peak Unit to see the remarkable regeneration of one of the region’s rarest trees: the Baker…

Quincy farm celebrates fall equinox
Lost Sierra Food Project announces a fall equinox potluck tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Rugged Roots Farm in Quincy. Organizers invite everyone for a corn stalk harvesting project from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a community potluck celebrating the fall equinox from 6:30…

Sierra Valley Preserve hosts scarf-dyeing event
Feather River Land Trust announces a scarf-dyeing event Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center. Leader Ivy Guild will present garden scarves and the essentials of natural dyes. This workshop begins with a hands-on silk scarf-dyeing…

Car wash supports Quincy High’s Class of 2027
Quincy Junior-Senior High School announces the Class of 2027 is hosting a community car wash this Saturday, Sept. 26, from noon to 2 p.m. at Les Schwab Tire Center, 116 E. Main St. All donations and proceeds from the two-hour event will directly benefit the junior class. The…