Life Briefs
Marysville
Financial event hosted by CRLA
Debt, bankruptcy, and credit scores are among the topics at a legal workshop hosted by California Rural Legal Assistance.
Planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7, the free workshop is at 511 D St. in Marysville.
Lawyers will offer advice and provide legal information. Call CRLA at 742-5191 for more information.
Biggs
Barn dance event set Friday
A barn dance and barbecue fundraiser benefiting FOCUS: Hands Helping Children is set in Biggs.
The event is from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday at Jones Flying Service, 216 West Hamilton Road. Activities include dance lessons, a live auction and a no-host bar.
Tickets are $25 per person and includes dinner.
For tickets, send an e-mail to grovedahl@gmail.com or visit Cottage Mercantile, 912 Hazel St., Gridley.
Yuba City
Y-S Fair seeks vendors for event
Vendors are sought for "Christmas in November" in Yuba City.
The event is set Nov. 14 and 15 at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin Ave.
Call the fairgrounds office at 674-1280 for an application.
Grimes
Ladies host 50th anniversary event
Grimes Ladies Aid is hosting its 50th annual dinner and bazaar at Grand Island Elementary School, 551 Leven St., Grimes.
Set at 5 p.m. Nov. 7, the all-you-can-eat turkey and ham dinner also includes a bazaar booth, a country store with local produce and baked goods and the chance to win a quilt made by Beverly Thayer.
In addition, the Grimes Civic Association is sponsoring a raffle table, with proceeds going toward maintenance of the Grimes Scout Cabin.
Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children 6 to 13 years; and free to children 5 years and younger.
Marysville
Updated seniors guide available
An updated version of "Seniors and the Law, A Guide for Maturing Californians" is available free of charge at Senior Information Assistance, 725 D St., Marysville.
Published by the California State Bar, the guide contains information on issues directly affecting seniors.
Copies are available in English and in Spanish. For more information, call 742-2334.
Senior Information and Assistance is funded by Area 4 Agency and is a program of the Yuba Sutter Legal Center for Seniors.
Yuba City
Democrats host majority leader
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez was the guest speaker at the Sutter County Democratic Central Committee second annual Spaghetti Dinner.
The event was held Oct. 18 at the Plaza Room in Yuba City.
Florez spoke on various topics including water allocation and ways to streamline legislative processes.
Speakers also included candidates Christine Billeci, 3rd state Assembly; Chris Parker, Board of Equalization District 2; and James Reed, 4th state Senate.
Marysville
Activity Center stages bazaar
The Marysville Adult Activity Center is hosting its 33rd annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church, Sampson Street and Rideout Way, in Marysville.
The event features Christmas gifts and craft items along with homemade baked goods and a rummage corner.
Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a raffle held at 2 p.m.
To rent a table, call 673-5401.
Yuba City
Senior seminar planned Thursday
The 10 most common concerns of local seniors are part of a Seniors in Sutter County Needs Assessment Seminar in Yuba City.
Beginning at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, the free seminar is at the Yuba City Senior Center, 777 Ainsley Ave. The results stem from recent surveys and interviews by the Area 4 Agency on Aging and Sutter County Commission.
The workshop was originally scheduled Oct. 22.
For more information, contact the senior center at 822-4608.
Meridian
Farm women host luncheon Nov. 7
A luncheon hosted by the Meridian Farm Women is set at noon Nov. 7 at the Veterans Hall on Fourth Street in Meridian.
The menu includes soups and salads.
Admission is $10, with all proceeds benefiting the Sutter High School Scholarship Fund.
Live Oak
Lions Club stages craft fair
A wide variety of crafts will be available at the 19th annual Live Oak Lions Club Craft Fair.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Live Oak Community Building, 10200 O St., Live Oak.
Food and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
Yuba City
Kiwanis plans Monte Carlo night
Tickets are available for the fifth annual "Monte Carlo Night, A Black and White Affair" hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Yuba City.
The event is at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Veterans Hall, 1425 Veterans Memorial Drive, Yuba City. Tickets are $35 each.
The evening includes hors d'oeuvres, no-host cocktails, jazz musician Pete Baker and 28 gaming tables led by professional dealers.
For tickets, contact Katrina Barrette at 674-5996 or any Yuba City Kiwanis member. Funds raised help support local community events including high school scholarships and Key Clubs.
Brownsville
Quilt guild show to run two days
The Mountain Quilt Guild's eighth Annual Quilt Show is set from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Ponderosa Community Center, 17103 Ponderosa Way, Brownsville.
The two-day event also includes food, the group's Country Store, a raffle and sewing-related items are for sale.
Admission is $5 per person. Funds will be used to purchase fabric to make quilts for organizations that help those in need.
For more information, call 675-2512.
Yuba City
Christian women set luncheon
T.J. Roethe, author of "Just In Case...Everything a Family Should Know," is the special guest speaker at the upcoming Yuba City/Marysville Christian Women's Club luncheon.
The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at The Refuge, 1501 Butte House Road in Yuba City. The cost is $14 inclusive.
A professional organizer, Roethe will provide information on recording vital family information in one place.
The program also includes soloist Allison Tinajero.
For luncheon and free child care reservations, call 671-1443 or contact Barbara Lemos at 695-3732.
Marysville
Opera group receives funds
The Yuba Sutter Regional Arts Council received a one-time $11,000 grant from the California Arts Council and California Department of Justice.
The grant supports the 2009-2010 season of the Borgamaria Lyric Opera.
Funds are to be used to provide discounted or free music performances and underwrite school performances of opera production.
Yuba City
Sutter Literacy hosting event
Sutter County Library Literacy is hosting student Civic Citizenship Achievement Day from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City.
Adults and children are welcome. The veterans hall is at 1425 Veterans Memorial Drive.
For reservations, call 822-7272.
Yuba City
After 5 group staging dinner
"Autumn's Best," the annual gift basket silent auction sponsored by After 5 of Yuba City/Marysville, is planned Nov. 10 at The Refuge in Yuba City.
Preview and bidding start at 5:30 p.m., with the dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $18 per person.
The evening's program also includes speaker Barbara Howe and music by Carol Keesling.
For reservations, call 751-2306 or 751-7237.
Sutter
History group sets Buttes hikes
The Yuba Historical Society is starting its fall hike program in the Sutter Buttes with two hikes from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15.
The first hike, including Cathedral Peak and Bragg Canyon, is $25 for historical society members and $35 for non-members; and the second hike, "Bird in the Buttes," is $15 for members and $25, non-members.
To register, e-mail daniel@yubahistory.com, visit www.yubahistory.com or call 846-3024.
Yuba City
Literacy training workshop set
The Sutter County Library Literacy program is hosting a tutor training workshop Nov. 28 in Yuba City.
Planned from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the workshop is at 750 Forbes Ave.
Volunteers participating in the workshop can learn how to teach someone to read and write in English.
For more information, call the library at 822-7272.
Yuba City
Jr. Livestock members sought
Applications are available for community leaders wanting to participate in the Junior Livestock Auction Advisory Committee at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Dec. 1.
For an application, go to the Yuba-Sutter Fair administration office, 442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. The office is closed from noon to 1 p.m.
Colusa
Wellness Center stages gift show
The Colusa Indian Community Wellness Center is hosting a holiday gift show featuring 18 vendors in Colusa.
The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at the center's community building, 3740 Highway 45. A snack bar will also be available. For more information, call Susan Gibbs at 458-5787, ext. 283.
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