Mountain Mandarin Festival is back (rain or shine!), winter preparedness and more in this week’s Placer County weekly newsletter

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Photo of the week All aboard! This #PlacerLife photo of the Amtrak California Zephyr in Alta was taken by @tsperry007 on Instagram. Featured story The Mountain Mandarin Festival is here. 🍊 Grab’ em while you can! The 31st Annual Mountain Mandarin Festival is taking place Nov. 22- 24 at its new location, @The Grounds in Roseville. Open rain or shine, this event is your golden opportunity to taste and buy mandarins grown by certified PlacerGROWN farmers right here in Placer County. Enjoy citrusy delights, artisan crafts, live music and more. Plan your visit North Lake Tahoe Board approves Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan Our Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan at its meeting Tuesday in North Lake Tahoe, including certification of the environmental impact documents and development agreement. Learn more Winter storm Wet weather is here, Placer County! Are you prepared? Rain and snow are falling in Placer County. Now is the perfect time to winterize your home and car for future storms. Be sure to subscribe to Placer Alert bookmark our ReadyPlacer Dashboard. Learn more Library Auburn Library preps for temporary move for major renovation project The Auburn Library will temporarily relocate to North Auburn while the longtime Nevada Street location undergoes a $10 million renovation. Upgrades include electrical, an elevator, new HVAC units and fully accessible restrooms. Read more Holiday giving Holiday donation opportunities for children, animals in need As the season of giving begins, Placer County Health and Human Services is highlighting a few opportunities to support local children and animals in need, from a gift drive for foster children to supporting shelter pets. Learn more In other news Sierra Business Council and Sierra Commons host tuition-free Forest Entrepreneurship Training Bootcamp in Auburn Dec. 7 and 8 Placer’s Board of Supervisors holds firm on defensible space inspection deadline for North Lake Tahoe’s short-term rentals, makes additional amendments Watch an update on the Tahoe Justice Center replacement project in North Lake Tahoe With 96% of ballots processed, see the latest election results and what's left to count This week in Placer County history On Nov. 17, 1942, Placer County Sheriff Charles Silva was ordered by Superior Court Judge A.L. Pierovich to include both sexes in the number ordered to report for jury duty in the trial of Glenard Brown for the murder of Ada Belle Turner. This was a historic order according to the Nov. 17, 1942, Sacramento Bee: “Silva said if women are selected on the jury it will have been the first such instance in Placer County. Previously women have been barred from the jury lists because of the inadequacies of conveniences for the sex in the courthouse.” Ultimately, three women were selected to serve on the jury in the trial of Glenard Brown. They, along with nine men, found him guilty of murder in the first degree. Brown was sentenced to death and was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber on Feb. 15, 1944. It should be noted that while we can’t find any record of women serving on a jury in the Placer County Courthouse before the Glenard Brown trial, women had been employed to work in the courthouse since the early 1900s. Photo: The Placer County Courthouse in Auburn, c. 1942 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: Placer County Child Care Advisory Council Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission  Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council  Solid Waste Local Task Force  Tahoe Cemetery District  Wastewater Advisory Committee Fun things to do this week Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in... Roseville: Mountain Mandarin Festival Auburn: Sunday Markets on Commercial Street, 14th Annual Thanksgiving Walk to Stock the Food Closet!, Thanksgiving Community Meal, Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony North Lake Tahoe: Sierra Community House Food Distribution Kings Beach, NTPUD hosts Thanksgiving dinner at North Tahoe Event Center ...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 Upcoming public meetings and events Human Services Offices closed, Nov. 27, 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Information CANCELED - Horseshoe Bar/Penryn Municipal Advisory Council, Nov. 26 Information CANCELED - Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council, Nov. 28 Information 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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