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Nevada County Fair 2023

Nevada County Fair 2023

Farm animals, Rides, Fair Food and More!

We are so blessed here in Grass Valley to have our beautiful Nevada County Fairgrounds which hosts the annual fair.

From strolling the flower-lined pathways to greeting old friends and bumping into neighbors our fair is truly one of a kind.Some of the best things about the fair are the people and getting to enjoy traditions like visiting all the FFA and 4H animals. Or, slowly making your way through all the exhibit halls with everything from “The Ugliest Cake Contest” to the most beautiful quilts.  And of course, rides and food.

Our local fair is a great place for local nonprofits to raise money to help support their cause.
From Local schools to Rotary groups and many more you will see a variety of groups represented.  Treat Street is where our local nonprofits get to host a specific food booth and earn money to support their groups.  From Ice Cream cones, Burgers, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Corn Dogs, Pizza to Baked Potatoes you will be sure to find something you love.
The Nevada County Fair for me has been an event we look forward to each year.  Being raised in Nevada County this is the week we have nonstop entertainment and fun right in our own backyard.
This year’s theme “Country Roots and Cowboy Boots” is a great representation of our fair and life here in Nevada County.
If you want to experience this year’s fair, save some time from August 9 to 13, 2023.
For more information on the fair nevadacountyfair.com.

Shred Event 2023

Shred Event 2023

You’re invited to Johnson’s Sierra Lifestyle Team 2023 Shred Event

Do you ever feel like you are getting buried in all those papers, bills, etc with personal information? Do you worry about your personal data being out and about if paperwork is not properly shredded?
Shred Event is coming!!!
We started an annual community and customer appreciation shred event last year and it was such a great success we decided to do it again.
Shredding our personal documents that we no longer need will help protect us from personal information getting into the wrong hands.
How it works is a large truck with a huge shredder inside comes to our office located at 10076 Alta Sierra Dr Grass Valley. You bring down bags or boxes of paperwork. You can dump the paper into large trash can bins and then watch the monitor as it’s pulled up and dumped into the shredder and safely shredded. The shredded paper is then recycled into various products so as not to be placed in local landfills.
This is a great event and a great way to dispose of all that paperwork.
For more details on the Shred event feel free to give me a call at 530-559-4871.
The event is June 24, 2023
10am to 2pm
HomeSmart Realty, 10076 Alta Sierra Dr. Grass Valley, CA 95949
$5 per box/bag and $20 for up to 20 boxes/bags ALL proceeds go to helping local families during natural disasters or tragedies.
If you are a client of Johnson’s SIERRA Lifestyle Team this event is complimentary for you.
Let’s Get Fire Safe!

Let’s Get Fire Safe!

From MyNevadaCounty.com – Let’s Get Fire Safe!

Free Green Waste Disposal and Mulch Opportunities Return to Nevada County in May & June

 

Residents are encouraged to start staging green waste now to take full advantage of a shorter schedule.

 

Nevada County, April 13, 2021 — Once again, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services is pleased to announce the return of the free green waste drop-off and mulch pick-up program.

Details were shared today when County Supervisors voted to approve a contract with the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County to manage this year’s program. Fewer grant dollars, as a result of challenges presented by the pandemic, means a shorter schedule, so residents are encouraged to get to work now to make the most of the popular program. “Now is the time to fully engage with the ‘Ready’ portion of the ‘Ready, Set, Go!’ preparedness strategy. This means using every opportunity and tool available to create defensible space from safe burn piles, the transfer station, the Fire Safe Council’s chipping program, curbside pickup or renting large green waste dumpsters, and even natures tractors, goats,” says Nevada County Office of Emergency Services Program Manager, Paul Cummings. “The 2021 Ready, Set, Go! Handbook will start hitting mailboxes in early May, but wildfire preparedness really does need to be a year-round effort,” he adds.

“Year one we hauled away over 500 tons of green waste in a few weekends. Last year, even while we were still figuring out the impacts of the pandemic, we collected more than 5,000 tons. This year we expect to be just as safe and successful with the support of key partnerships,” says Fire Safe Council Executive Director, Jamie Jones.

In Eastern Nevada County, Truckee Fire Protection District has committed to donating personnel and equipment to load and compact green waste each day, while Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal will pick up full dumpsters and return them empty. Truckee Fire Protection District Chief Seline says “Our staff were out last year for each of the events and had a chance to talk to folks who were sincerely grateful this program was taking place. We are already seeing low humidity levels and predictions for a long, dry fire season. I hope folks take full advantage of this free service.”

Town of Truckee is also partnering to offer financial support for free drop-off days. “This effort fits squarely in line with our Keep Truckee Green sustainability, solid waste, and resiliency program. Events like this help facilitate land stewardship through defensible space development and understory thinning, two tools that will help us build resiliency to wildfire, which has become a reality with climate change,” says Erica Mertens, Administrative Analyst for the Town of Truckee.

Safety measures will be implemented to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and participants should be prepared to comply with all guidelines. Additional details may be found at ReadyNevadaCounty.org/greenwaste. 

Western Nevada County Free Residential Green Waste Disposal
May 21-24 & June 11-14, 2021
Friday–Monday │7:00am-3:00pm,
12625 Brunswick Rd, Grass Valley, CA 

Western Nevada County Free Mulch Pick Up 
May 28-29 & June 18-19
Friday & Saturday │ 8:00am-3:00pm,
12625 Brunswick Rd, Grass Valley, CA 

Eastern Nevada County Free Residential Green Waste Disposal 
May 14, June 4, & June 25
Fridays │8:00am-2:00pm
Truckee Rodeo Grounds
10695 Brockway Rd, Truckee, CA 96161

Accepted items: residential green waste, biomass consisting of all tree and plant trimmings, weeds, leaves, branches, and items less than six inches in diameter.

Prohibited items: commercial green waste, Scotch broom, poison oak, blackberry, items with a diameter greater than six inches, tree stumps, root balls, treated wood, household waste, or trash.

 

Nevada County Green Waste Disposal

Nevada County Green Waste Disposal

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE RESIDENTIAL GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL

The 2020 Free Residential Green Waste Event is scheduled for May 17 – June 27, 2020.


The COVID-19 pandemic has required stay-at-home orders, but we can still prepare for wildfire. Now is the time for residents to spend time improving defensible space around homes and property lines.

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, and the County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services are committed to the health and safety of the residents of Nevada County. We’ve partnered to dramatically expand the 2020 Free Residential Green Waste Event to not only reduce the risk of wildfire, but also to protect those most vulnerable to COVID-19.

FREE CHIPS FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS at RISE GOLD & PENN VALLEY RODEO GROUNDS
To stretch our funding as far as possible, we’re chipping and grinding collected waste, and offering that material on Fridays and Saturdays to the public from Rise Gold and Penn Valley Rodeo Grounds sites only. While this material cannot be placed within the first 30 ft. of your home, it is still useful in weed suppression, moisture retention, soil enrichment and erosion control. Please note that to reduce the spread of invasive species, we cannot accept any loads with blackberry, Scotch broom, or poison oak. These items may be taken to the Waste Management Transfer Station or to the Tahoe Truckee Sierrra Disposal site. Root balls, large diameter limbs, and trash cannot be accepted, either.

CONVENIENT DROP SITES SUNDAY-TUESDAY
The Western Nevada County drop sites will be open from 9am – 3pm Sunday – Tuesday from May 17 – June 27 at the following locations:

Rise Gold, Grass Valley 12625 Brunswick Road, Grass Valley, CA

Penn Valley Rodeo Grounds: 10531 Spenceville Rd, Grass Valley, CA

NID Alta Sierrra Reservoir Site 12057 Francis Drive, Grass Valley, CA

We are grateful to these organizations, and to the Alta Sierra Property Owners Association, for their generosity and commitment to the safety and well-being of the community!

VOLUNTEER SAFELY
Measures are being taken to ensure the collection of green waste is “no-contact.” We will offer specialized training for staff and volunteers and will prepare collection sites to ensure social distancing for the safety of the residents who participate. Volunteers interested in directing traffic and screening materials can sign up for any of our three sites. In order to reduce the number of people on site, please consider volunteering for multiple days of a weekend. Family groups are also encouraged to volunteer together.

Click to volunteer in Alta Sierra
Click to volunteer in Penn Valley
Click to volunteer in Grass Valley
Click to volunteer in Truckee (TBD)

For any questions regarding our 2020 Free Residential Green Waste event, please contact the Fire Safe Council’s Programs Manager, Julie Siegenthaler at (530) 272-1122 x 120, or via email programs@areyoufiresafe.com.

FREE GREEN WASTE DISPOSAL FOR TRUCKEE RESIDENTS

For Town of Truckee residents 6-yards of free green waste disposal is available at Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal during the following dates and times: If material is transported in bags, the bags must be emptied on site by the hauler. To facilitate unloading, position a tarp on the bottom of the truck bed or trailer before loading the material. Don’t forget to cover the load for safe hauling.

8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 1– October 31   
Monday – Saturday

Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal–Currently closed due to COVID-19
Hwy 89 & Cabin Creek Rd. Truckee, CA 96161 (530) 583-7800 

 To take advantage of the free drop-off, residents are required to bring proof of residency. 

ADDITIONAL FEE SERVICES

Waste Management Drop-Off
Take green waste to local disposal vendors year-round. Standard disposal rates apply.

McCourtney Road Transfer–Currently, open to the public by appointment only.  
14741 Wolf Mountain Rd. Grass Valley, CA (530) 274-0120 Wednesday – Sunday, 8:00am-3:30pm-

Residential Curbside Pick-Up
Make regular maintenance part of your routine. Both Waste Management and Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal offer 64 and 96-gallon containers for year-round curbside pick-up. 

This is a wonderful program put together by a  number of county agencies and Alta Sierra Property Owners Assn. Take advantage of all that clearing you are doing for FREE disposal!

Angel Tree

Angel Tree

Our Angel Tree This Christmas

A Wonderful opportunity to help our less fortunate neighbors!

Sierra Lifestyle Team loves to give back to our community and you can help

There are many reasons we love living in Nevada County. One of those is the opportunity to give back to our community. It’s a documented fact that we have more non-profits in Nevada County than in any other county in the state of California. We love to participate, in conjunction with Community Beyond Violence (you may know it by its older moniker, DVSAC), in the Angel Tree program. CBV assists women in crises, and their children, with medical care, housing assistance and a number of other needs. We will again host an Angel Tree this Christmas season. We invite you to participate with us. Beginning December 1, we will have our Angel Tree up in our office at 10015 Alta Sierra Drive, Suite #5. You can come into our office and pull tags from our tree that identify the ages and wants of women and children, buy and return gifts back to our office wrapped if possible. We will make sure the gifts are delivered to CBV to get them to the recipients in time for Christmas.

To Give Is Angelic!

Thinking Of A Remodeling Project?

Which Projects Make Sense In Terms of Recovering Your Costs?

Most remodel projects deliver a percentage of your cost at the sale of your house. Guess what project delivers MORE than 100%.  A new GARAGE DOOR. Who knew? The folks that put together the Cost vs Value report know. The site compares average costs for 22 projects with the value they retain at resale. Access the link below. It is structured by area of the country (look at Pacific for 2019 numbers in our area), and by type of project. We think you’ll find it useful.

https://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2019/

Community Events in Nevada County & Turkey!

Community Events in Nevada County & Turkey!

Celebrate Christmas In Nevada County Important Dates:

Cornish Christmas,

Mill St., Downtown Grass Valley – Nov. 29, Dec. 6,13, 20 6-9 pm

Victorian Christmas,

Broad St., Downtown Nevada City – Sundays, Dec. 8,15 & 22. 1:30-6pm & Wednesdays Dec. 11&18. 5-9pm

35th Annual Country Christmas Faire,

Nevada County Fairgrounds Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 10am – 5pm

Winter Craft Fair,

Miners Foundry – December 15, 10am – 5pm

 

Now How ‘Bout A Thanksgiving Turkey:

 

Dry-Brined Turkey With Sheet-Pan Gravy

ALISON ROMAN

  • YIELD10 to 12 servings
  • TIME4 hours, plus 8 to 24 hours’ chilling 

Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott for The New York Times. Prop Stylist: Amy Elise Wilson.

For those who want to let the side dishes do the talking, this is the bird for you. Delightfully simple, it’s dry-brined (meaning highly seasoned) with only salt, pepper, some thyme and a little brown sugar, which helps with that golden-brown skin. It’s roasted on a sheet pan, and cut-up onions, garlic, lemon and herbs are scattered in and around the turkey to cook at the same time. They’re excellent served alongside the turkey, and are instrumental in flavoring the sheet-pan gravy.

Featured in: Alison Roman Cooks Thanksgiving In A (Very) Small Kitchen

LEARN: How to Cook a Turkey

LEARN: How to Make Gravy

 

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE TURKEY:

  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 (12- to 14-pound) turkey
  •  cup kosher salt
  •  cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
  • 4 to 5 medium red onions, quartered 
  • 3 lemons, halved crosswise 
  • 2 heads garlic, halved crosswise 
  •  cup olive oil 
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 

FOR THE GRAVY:

  • 3 cups Cheater’s Turkey Stock (see recipe), or low-sodium chicken, turkey or vegetable broth, plus more as needed
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour 
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, plus more to taste 
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar, plus more to taste 
  •  Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

PREPARATION

  1. Prepare the turkey: Strip the leaves from 4 sprigs of thyme, and coarsely chop the leaves. Place in a medium bowl along with salt, brown sugar and pepper; mix to blend well.
  2. Place the turkey on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a wire rack. (If you do not own a wire rack, just place the turkey directly on the baking sheet.) Make sure the giblets (the bagged heart, kidneys and liver, and the neck) are removed from the cavity. Using paper towels, pat the turkey dry on all sides. Sprinkle with the salt mixture, making sure to distribute the seasoning evenly to all the bits and parts.
  3. Refrigerate turkey, uncovered, for 8 to 24 hours — the longer, the better.
  4. Heat oven to 325 degrees. 
  5. Remove turkey from the fridge, and transfer it to another clean rimmed baking sheet (discard any liquid that has accumulated on the first baking sheet). Stuff turkey with remaining bunch of thyme, a few of the quartered onions and half of the lemons and garlic. Scatter remaining onion quarters, lemons and garlic around the turkey.
  6. Combine olive oil and 6 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat until butter is melted. Pour half of the mixture over the turkey and onions. Toss the onions lightly to evenly coat; season everything with salt and pepper.
  7. Roast, rotating the baking sheet every hour or so, until the turkey has reached 160 degrees when a thermometer is inserted in the deepest part of the thigh, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The turkey will be cooked through and tender, and the skin will be brown, but you can and should get it browner.
  8. Increase temperature to 425 degrees. Pour remaining butter mixture over the turkey (warm it slightly if solidified) and continue to cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and the skin is very deeply browned all over, 20 to 25 minutes. It’s O.K. if the internal temperature is just shy of 165 degrees, it will come to temperature as it rests. (If you find the skin is browning too quickly, especially on the top at the breast, feel free to place a sheet of foil over the breast.)
  9. Remove turkey from the oven and let rest on the baking sheet for 30 minutes (and upward of 45 minutes). Tip the turkey, cavity-side down, making sure the aromatics stay inside the cavity and letting any juices run out onto the rimmed baking sheet. (This is what we will use to make our gravy.)
  10. Transfer the roasted onions, lemons and garlic to another dish and set aside. Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and let it continue to rest while you make the gravy.
  11. Make the gravy: Pour about 1 cup Cheater’s Turkey Stock or chicken broth onto the baking sheet. Using a spatula (a fish spatula is great for this), scrape up the bits from the turkey drippings, just like you’re deglazing a skillet after searing a piece of meat.
  12. Carefully pour the contents of the baking sheet into a large measuring cup or other spouted vessel. Add remaining stock until you have 4 cups of liquid; you may need more or less stock depending on how juicy the bird was.
  13. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly, until flour is sizzling furiously and well toasted, about the color of a graham cracker, 4 to 6 minutes. (The mixture will be thick at first but will thin as the flour cooks.)
  14. Slowly whisk in fortified stock mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, letting it bubble, thicken and incorporate completely between additions until all of it has been added.
  15. Add soy sauce and vinegar, and season with salt and pepper. Continue simmering until gravy is at your desired viscosity and the flavors have all melded together, 5 to 8 minutes. Add more soy sauce if you feel like it needs more depth of flavor, vinegar if you want more acidity, and salt and pepper for seasoning. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to serve.
  16. To serve, carve the turkey and arrange on a large platter (or two of your largest plates) with the onions, lemons and garlic. Reheat the gravy until it’s very hot and transfer to two gravy boats (glass measuring cups or coffee mugs work well if you do not own a gravy boat) and serve alongside.

 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!