Briefs: Control burn guts home near Brownsville
Brownsville
An escaped control burn Tuesday afternoon gutted a home outside Brownsville, the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported.
No one was hurt.
The homeowner's name was not available Tuesday.
Cal Fire officials said the man was working on some type of control burn that escaped around 1:20 p.m.
Flames quickly spread to a workshed then into the man's rural area home, Cal Fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said.
"Both the home and the shed were total losses," Tolmachoff said.
The blaze also consumed more than an acre of vegetation, officials said.
A damage estimate was not available.
Foothill firefighters worked with Cal Fire and the Washington Ridge Inmate Hand Crew and knocked down the flames after about one hour. Mop up efforts continued into the early evening, Tolmachoff said.
Marysville
Rummage sale at Scott Center
An indoor rummage sale set Saturday at the Allyn Scott Youth and Community Center has been canceled.
For more information, contact the youth center at 1830 B St. in Marysville or call 749-1776.
SUTTER COUNTY
Rabies clinics offered for pets
Rabies clinics for dogs and cats are scheduled in Sutter County, sponsored by the Northern Valley Veterinary Medical Association and the Sutter County Community Services Department.
The clinics, 2-4 p.m. each, are at:
Yuba City: Saturday at the Sutter County Agricultural Department, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City.
Sutter: Feb. 11 at the Sutter Fire Station, 2340 California St., Sutter.
East Nicolaus: Feb. 11 at the East Nicolaus Fire Department.
The fee is $6 for cats and dogs.
Licenses will be available at all three sites.
Yuba City
Tickets available for banquet
Advance tickets are available for the River Valley Community Foundation's first banquet, auction and raffle set Jan. 28 at the Veterans Hall in Yuba City.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m., at 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle. Activities also include a live auction.
Tickets, $50 each, should be purchased by Jan. 25. No tickets will be sold at the door.
For tickets, call Michael Ziengenmeyer at 682-4201; Surena Tumber, 821-2474; or John Jelavich, 821-2460.
The non-profit organization raises funds to support local charities and youth activities including education. Since it was founded in 2007, the foundation has granted $35,000 to local charitable groups.
Yuba City
Historical Society meets Saturday
"The Best of Dorothy Ettl" is the program at the next meeting of the Sutter County Historical Society at the new Ettl Hall behind the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County.
The meeting, at 2 p.m. Saturday, also includes the presentation of the new Sutter County flag that uses the historical society's Buttes logo.
The museum is at 1333 Butte House Road, Yuba City.
Chico
Goose Festival set this month
More than 80 field trips, workshops and activities are part of the 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival set from Jan. 26-29 in Chico.
The event is celebrating the local and migratory waterfowl of the Northern Sacramento Valley.
Call the Snow Goose Festival office at 345-1865 for more information.
