Watch: Board Chair Bonnie Gore delivers the State of the County in this week’s Placer County newsletter

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Photo of the week This #PlacerLife photo of the the snow-filled mountains of Sugar Bowl in Soda Springs was taken by @seth__gorman on Instagram. Featured story Packed house of community leaders hear State of the County address Board of Supervisors Chair Bonnie Gore presented the State of the County address on Wednesday at the Joint Chambers of Commerce Government Affairs Meeting hosted by the Rocklin Chamber and sponsored by the Placer County Association of Realtors. The keynote address touched on all the major projects and priority policies before Placer County, from housing and economic development to conservation and forest health.. Watch Video Library services How are you ‘Drawn to the Library?’ It’s National Library Week Our board took action to approve a proclamation declaring April 6-12 as National Library Week. This year’s theme is “Drawn to the Library” and we encourage you to visit us this week and plug in to our library’s social media channels. Read more North Lake Tahoe New program gets $1M to spur North Lake Tahoe housing construction New funding will soon be available to spur the development of workforce housing projects in the North Lake Tahoe region following this week’s approval of the Launchpad program and funding of $1 million. Read more   Communication Placer County takes home eight statewide communication awards Placer County agencies took home eight awards this week in the California Association of Public Information Officials’ 2025 EPIC Awards. The program recognizes effective efforts in the areas of communication and marketing. See the winners Families & Kids Child Abuse Prevention Month activities through April 23 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! We kicked off the month by planting blue pinwheels in Roseville. Mark your calendars for the annual Child & Family Resource Fair on April 23 in Roseville. Learn more In other news Board approves plan for 80 affordable housing units for Dollar Creek Crossing in North Lake Tahoe WATCH: Staff deliver update for the draft state Route 89/267 corridor strategic implementation and phasing plan Hear from Placer County’s economic development team at the Roseville Venture Lab’s  Artrepreneurship workshop April 8-10 View presentations from Visit Placer’s Inaugural Tourism and Quality of Life Summit Construction resumes on SR-49 safety barrier project  This week in Placer County history On March 29, 1955, Dr. Jekyll’s Weird Show performed at the State Theater in Auburn. The show was a type of “spook show” where magicians used their skills to scare audiences, perform seances and sometimes end by screening a horror movie. In the audience that night was a 15-year-old amateur magician from Loomis who was so enthralled by the show that he went backstage afterwards, showed them his magic skills and begged to join the troupe. After convincing the manager he was 18-years-old, he was accepted. He traveled with the show to their next stop in San José. The next day, his parents reported him missing to the Placer County Sheriff’s Department and once the investigator learned the boy had attended the show at the State Theater, he reached out to the San José Police Department. The new magician’s apprentice was helping setup backstage at the Padre Theater when San José Police Officers apprehended him. His parents drove to San José to pick him up.  The advertisement for the show that ran in the March 24, 1955 Auburn Journal promised: “It’s a gruesome adventure into fear and dread! You’ll scream with insanity as horrible creatures from beyond the grave roam the theatre and land right in your laps!”  Photos: Artwork published in the March 24, 1955 Auburn Journal promoting Dr. Jekyll’s Weird Show. Auburn State Theater, c. 1937 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: Area 4 Agency on Aging Advisory Council Building Board of Appeals Colfax Cemetery District Cemetery Newcastle - Rocklin - Gold Hill District Civil Service Commission County Parks Commission Economic Development Board First 5 Placer Children & Families Commission Fish & Game Commission Flood Control & Water Conservation District Board Gold Run Cemetery Committee Greater Lincoln Area Fire Safe Council Housing Development Advisory Taskforce In Home Support Services Advisory Committee Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention Donner Summit Municipal Advisory Council Foresthill Forum Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council Horseshoe Bar-Penryn Municipal Advisory Council Newcastle Ophir Municipal Advisory Council North Tahoe Regional Municipal Advisory Council Placer County Behavioral Health Advisory Board 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: Books & Bugs Bonanza – National Library Week, Food Truck Mania, 1st Saturday Drop in Activity Day for Families Rocklin: Jessup Presents: Art at the Edge of Dawn, Rocklin Clean-Up Day, Evenings in the Park: Super Mario Bros Lincoln: Grammar Club, Virtual Mystery Book Club: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker Loomis: Preschool Storytime, Kids Creative Writing Club, Genealogical Study Group, The Art & Science of Growing Delicious Tomato Auburn: Big Hill Hike under the Pink Moon, Symphony Under the Sky, Nature Quest: Wildflower Stroll at Canyon View Preserve, Spring Bird Stroll at Big Hill Preserves, Farmers’ Market, Floating Egg Hunt, Spring Open House - Avant Garden Colfax: Art Night at Snapdragon Provisions, A Community Celebration of Local Baseball Legends, Let’s Get Social! Membership Mixer, Karaoke Night at Dine n Dash, Coffee & Conversation North Lake Tahoe: Sierra Community House Food Distribution Kings Beach, Aprés in the Village at Northstar California, Silver Belt 2025 at Sugar Bowl, Mighty Mite Crazy Helmet Day & Parade ...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 CANCELED - Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council, April 3 Information CANCELED - Olympic Valley Municipal Advisory Council, April 3 Information Olympic Valley Community Forum, April 3, 6 p.m. Information Placer 2050 Visioning Workshop (online), April 5, 10 a.m. Information Foresthill Forum, April 7, 7 p.m. Information District 5 Supervisor Forum, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Information Planning Commission, April 10, 9 a.m. 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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