News Briefs: Cancer Society benefit in Live Oak on Tuesday

The Live Oak community will honor loved ones during "Love Lights a Tree," a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society sponsored by the Live Oak Lions Club.

The event is scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Live Oak City Hall, 9955 Live Oak Blvd. Entertainment and refreshments are included.

People can donate to the American Cancer Society and have an ornament made for a loved one. The name of the person honored will be called out during the event and the donor can place the ornament on the Christmas tree.

In addition, a candle will be lighted for the loved one.

For more information, contact Craig Berry at 701-3720 or Jan Meyer at 695-2112.

Yuba-Sutter

Adopt a family for Christmas

Donors are sought to help local families in need through the FIT Foundation Adopt-a-Family Christmas Program and local churches.

The program matches individuals or groups anonymously with a family and then provides the donors with information about the family's needs and wishes to help in buying gifts.

For information about "adopting" a family, email d.meeker@ murphybusiness.com or call 790-7554.

Donations of unwrapped new toys and nonperishable food can be dropped off at locations in Yuba City during regular business hours: First United Methodist Church, Shaw and Associates, Bank of Feather River and Raintree Car Wash.

In addition, monetary donations — checks made out to the FIT Foundation — can be mailed to 1282 Stabler Lane, Suite 630-258, Yuba City CA 95993.

This is the second year that local United Methodist Churches are helping coordinate the FIT Foundation Adopt-a-Family Christmas Program, which is now in its 10th year.

Yuba-Sutter

Holiday hours for Recology facilities

The Recology transfer station at 3001 N. Levee Road in Marysville will have limited hours during the Christmas and New Year weekends.

Garbage and recycling pick-up will not be affected by the holiday.

The transfer station scale will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and 31; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 1; and all day Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The scale will be closed all day Dec. 25.

The Recology office will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.

In addition, the Yuba-Sutter Hazardous Waste Facility, at 134 Burns Drive in Yuba City, will be closed Dec. 24 and open from 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 31.

The waste facility's regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, call 743-6933.

Marysville

Panda Express aiding museum

Panda Express in Marysville will be donating 20 percent of its sales on Dec. 13 to the Yuba County Museum.

Customers are asked to present a flier between 4 and 8 p.m. that day at the business, at 908 E St.

A printable version of the flier is available at www.yuba countyhistory.org.