Red Sand event raises awareness of human trafficking and a new anti-retail-theft initiative in this week’s Placer County newsletter

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Photo of the week This #PlacerLife photo of a New Year's Eve fireworks show (monitored by South Placer Fire) in Granite Bay was taken by @stevebhansen on Instagram. Featured story Placer law enforcement agencies, chambers of commerce partner to promote anti-retail-theft initiative The Placer County District Attorney’s Office this week announced a countywide campaign with local law enforcement and chambers of commerce to promote their new retail theft prosecution program and ongoing law enforcement efforts countywide. Learn more Elections Serve your community as an Election Aide in the March primary election! The Elections Office is urgently recruiting Election Aides for all voting locations during the upcoming presidential primary. Earn an hourly rate and work for as many as 11 days during the election period! Paid training provided. Learn more Recycling Free Christmas tree recycling is easy and environmentally friendly Give your tree a green encore. No matter where you live in Placer County, Christmas trees are recycled for use as nutrient-rich mulch or added to compost. This helps reduce methane production at the landfill. Learn more Mobile crisis services 24/7 help for people experiencing mental health or substance use crises Starting Jan. 1, Placer County’s Mobile Crisis Team transitioned to round-the-clock service, seven days a week, to meet people in crisis where they are – whether at a park, a school, a shelter, a home or beyond. Learn more and watch video Human trafficking ‘Red Sand’ event to raise awareness of human trafficking January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and as part of the Red Sand Project, county partners will pour red sand into sidewalk cracks to represent victims who “fall through the cracks” every day. Learn more In other news Discuss Parking Management in Kings Beach at our Jan. 10 and 11 community meetings  Applications are now open for District Attorney’s 2024 Spring Citizen’s Academy Placer Land Trust acquires 595 acres in west Placer Winter Book Bingo challenges Placer readers to expand horizons Placer County Sheriff’s Office welcomes first bomb-sniffing dog Prescribed burns and fuel-reduction projects continue in North Lake Tahoe This week in Placer County history Around 7 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1922, Ursula Ahart, one of Lincoln’s most prominent long-time residents, stoked the fire in her fireplace. The sleeve of her gown dipped into the flames and instantly caught fire. Within seconds, her entire gown was ablaze. Hearing the screams of her mother, Sarah Hogan rushed to her aid and desperately tried to extinguish the flames, but her clothing, too, caught fire. Neighbors arrived and the fire alarm was sounded, but Ahart passed away before anyone else could help. Hogan, who was severely burned, died the next day. Ursula Prudence Ragsdale married Peter Ahart on May 9, 1861, in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lincoln. Peter emigrated from Germany with his parents in 1845 and they settled in Missouri. In 1852, he came to California to mine for gold. By 1857, he had amassed enough wealth to buy a large farm in Lincoln where he became a successful farmer and rancher. Peter Ahart and Ursula Ahart had 11 children, 10 of whom lived into adulthood. Peter Ahart died in 1900, and Ursula Ahart continued to successfully manage the ranch. From the mid-19th century into the early 20th century, many women suffered the same fate as Ursula Ahart and Sarah Hogan. Open weave fabrics such as bobbinet, cotton muslin, gauze and tarlatan were common fabrics in women’s clothing, including nightgowns, and were very flammable. In a world where women were often near candle flames, gaslights, fireplaces and wood cookstoves, this combination sometimes proved deadly. Peter Ahart and Ursula Ahart are buried in the Manzanita Cemetery in Lincoln. Sarah Hogan and five of her siblings are also buried there. Photo: Drawing of the Ahart Farm, published in “History of Placer County” (1882) Fun things to do this week Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in... Roseville: Step into the New Year North Lake Tahoe: Alpenglow Winter Speaker Series ...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events. Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County! Placer County Visitors' Bureau North Tahoe Community Alliance Tahoe City Downtown Association The Arts Council of Placer County Placer Valley Tourism PlacerGROWN Placer Wine Trail Find current state COVID-19 guidance, along with local data and resources, here. Advisory committees and commissions Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply Current recruitments include: Building Appeals Board Library Advisory Board Placer County Child Care Advisory Council Gold Run Cemetery District Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council Tahoe Cemetery District  Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board Upcoming public meetings and events Newcastle/Ophir Municipal Advisory Council meeting, Jan. 8, 6 p.m. Info Board of Supervisors meeting, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. Info North Auburn Municipal Advisory Council meeting, Jan. 9, 6 p.m. Info Sheridan Municipal Advisory Council meeting, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. Info To learn about other Placer County committees and commissions and current opportunities to serve your community click here. List of active projects throughout Placer County Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn.  Active Projects Click here to sign up for emergency notifications

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