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The <B>Gold Country Community Center</B>, Gate 2 at the fairgrounds, provides bluegrass music by the Anderson Family beginning at 5:30 Friday. Jaime will be serving barbecue chicken and a special birthday cake. Your $12 donation benefits the community center and the High Noon Nutrition program. Make reservations by Tuesday by calling 273-4961.
The <B>Bear River High School library</B> needs extra funds, so a used book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Red Wagon Restaurant, located at Combie Road and Highway 49. Rainy day location will be the small gym at Bear River High School. Hard cover recent bestsellers are $3, and prices go down from there. 305-0226.
The <B>Long Term Care Implementation Council</B> is offering a low-cost blood draw Thursday from 7 to 10 a.m. at Sierra Nevada Home Care on McCourtney Road. The blood draw is $25, with $15 additional for a PSA test. On May 25, the council is sponsoring a free community event, "Surviving and Thriving: Maintaining Health and Independence at Any Age" from 1 to 4 p.m. in the main exhibit hall at the fairgrounds. Call HelpLine at 273-2273 to make an appointment for the blood draw and the event.
A parking lot bazaar to benefit <B>Bitney Springs High School</B> arts and sciences is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the school's parking lot at 12338 McCourtney Road. Pack up your car or truck with your wares and set up between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Call Jan at 477-2274 to reserve your parking space.
Five Nevada County museums have joined together to host <B>Nevada County Museum Discovery Day</B> from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All participating museums will offer free admission, with special prizes for youngsters. Museums taking part are the Grass Valley Museum, the North Star Powerhouse, the Firehouse No. 1 Museum, the Imaginarium, and the Narrow Gauge Railroad and Transportation Museum. For a brochure with maps and guides, call 273-4667 or (800) 655-4667, see www.grassvalleychamber.com., 265-2692 or (800) 655-NJOY, or see www.nevadacitychamber.com.
The <B>South Yuba River State Park</B> at Bridgeport offers a pine needle basket weaving class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the park's Visitor Center. A $20 fee covers supplies and instructor. Instruction by Judy Nichols will include gathering and preparation of pine needles, and construction of the basket. To reserve your place, call 432-2546. Class size is limited.
<B>Literature Alive</B> is sponsoring a reading and book signing by local poet Gail Entrekin at the Mowen Solinsky Gallery in Nevada City at 7 p.m. Friday. Gail will read from her new book, "Change (Will Do You Good)." Admission is free. 272-5812.
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The Imaginarium of Nevada County announces a museum lecture series featuring Dr. John Billingham. This five-part series is titled "Life in the Universe and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence." This series is presented each Friday night from 7 to 8 p.m., beginning this Friday through June 17 at the Imaginarium. 478-6415.
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The Yuba/Bear Watershed Council presents a public information panel and meeting, "Help With My Land-Sustainable Management Resources and Assistance for Nevada County Landowners," from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Panel members will explain programs for the public regarding fire safety and wild land habitat conservation. The panel will be held in the Nevada Irrigation District board room, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley. 265-5527.
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The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital auxiliary is having a two-day scrubs sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Outpatient Center conference rooms at the hospital. Scrubs now have new colors and designs.
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The American Association of University Women is having its annual meeting and installation luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Alta Sierra Country Club. Piano music will be by Juanita Bryant. The cost is $15. Mail check to Lee Ferro, 16523 Sharon Way, Grass Valley, 95949.
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Child Advocates of Nevada County is participating in the annual Jail and Bail, sponsored by The Union and KNCO. Tune in to the radio on Thursday and find out who is a jailbird. Your "bail" will support the children and families served by Child Advocates. 265-9550.
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Friends of Nevada County Military is holding a packing party to pack boxes for our troops from Nevada County serving in Iraq and elsewhere at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grass Valley Veterans Hall on South Auburn. Call Fred Buhler, 265-4878, or see www.fncm.org.
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Support the Penn Valley Area Chamber of Commerce by buying rodeo T-shirts of this weekend's Penn Valley rodeo. Each shirt is $15, and comes in many colors and sizes. Drop by the chamber and pick one up.
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Pam Fortner is a freelance writer in Grass Valley. Her column on nonprofits appears each Monday. Deadline for information is 5 p.m. each Wednesday. The column will appear in the following Monday edition. Send information to Pamela Fortner at The Union, 464 Sutton Way, Grass Valley 95945; e-mail nonprofits@theunion.com; or fax to 477-4292.
The <B>Bear River High School library</B> needs extra funds, so a used book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Red Wagon Restaurant, located at Combie Road and Highway 49. Rainy day location will be the small gym at Bear River High School. Hard cover recent bestsellers are $3, and prices go down from there. 305-0226.
The <B>Long Term Care Implementation Council</B> is offering a low-cost blood draw Thursday from 7 to 10 a.m. at Sierra Nevada Home Care on McCourtney Road. The blood draw is $25, with $15 additional for a PSA test. On May 25, the council is sponsoring a free community event, "Surviving and Thriving: Maintaining Health and Independence at Any Age" from 1 to 4 p.m. in the main exhibit hall at the fairgrounds. Call HelpLine at 273-2273 to make an appointment for the blood draw and the event.
A parking lot bazaar to benefit <B>Bitney Springs High School</B> arts and sciences is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the school's parking lot at 12338 McCourtney Road. Pack up your car or truck with your wares and set up between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Call Jan at 477-2274 to reserve your parking space.
Five Nevada County museums have joined together to host <B>Nevada County Museum Discovery Day</B> from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All participating museums will offer free admission, with special prizes for youngsters. Museums taking part are the Grass Valley Museum, the North Star Powerhouse, the Firehouse No. 1 Museum, the Imaginarium, and the Narrow Gauge Railroad and Transportation Museum. For a brochure with maps and guides, call 273-4667 or (800) 655-4667, see www.grassvalleychamber.com., 265-2692 or (800) 655-NJOY, or see www.nevadacitychamber.com.
The <B>South Yuba River State Park</B> at Bridgeport offers a pine needle basket weaving class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the park's Visitor Center. A $20 fee covers supplies and instructor. Instruction by Judy Nichols will include gathering and preparation of pine needles, and construction of the basket. To reserve your place, call 432-2546. Class size is limited.
<B>Literature Alive</B> is sponsoring a reading and book signing by local poet Gail Entrekin at the Mowen Solinsky Gallery in Nevada City at 7 p.m. Friday. Gail will read from her new book, "Change (Will Do You Good)." Admission is free. 272-5812.
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The Imaginarium of Nevada County announces a museum lecture series featuring Dr. John Billingham. This five-part series is titled "Life in the Universe and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence." This series is presented each Friday night from 7 to 8 p.m., beginning this Friday through June 17 at the Imaginarium. 478-6415.
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The Yuba/Bear Watershed Council presents a public information panel and meeting, "Help With My Land-Sustainable Management Resources and Assistance for Nevada County Landowners," from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Panel members will explain programs for the public regarding fire safety and wild land habitat conservation. The panel will be held in the Nevada Irrigation District board room, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley. 265-5527.
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The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital auxiliary is having a two-day scrubs sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Outpatient Center conference rooms at the hospital. Scrubs now have new colors and designs.
ooo
The American Association of University Women is having its annual meeting and installation luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Alta Sierra Country Club. Piano music will be by Juanita Bryant. The cost is $15. Mail check to Lee Ferro, 16523 Sharon Way, Grass Valley, 95949.
ooo
Child Advocates of Nevada County is participating in the annual Jail and Bail, sponsored by The Union and KNCO. Tune in to the radio on Thursday and find out who is a jailbird. Your "bail" will support the children and families served by Child Advocates. 265-9550.
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Friends of Nevada County Military is holding a packing party to pack boxes for our troops from Nevada County serving in Iraq and elsewhere at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grass Valley Veterans Hall on South Auburn. Call Fred Buhler, 265-4878, or see www.fncm.org.
ooo
Support the Penn Valley Area Chamber of Commerce by buying rodeo T-shirts of this weekend's Penn Valley rodeo. Each shirt is $15, and comes in many colors and sizes. Drop by the chamber and pick one up.
ooo
Pam Fortner is a freelance writer in Grass Valley. Her column on nonprofits appears each Monday. Deadline for information is 5 p.m. each Wednesday. The column will appear in the following Monday edition. Send information to Pamela Fortner at The Union, 464 Sutton Way, Grass Valley 95945; e-mail nonprofits@theunion.com; or fax to 477-4292.
