Briefs: Offices closed today for holiday
Government offices at all levels — city, county, state and federal — and financial institutions are closed today in observance of New Year's Day.
Schools are also closed and there is no Yuba-Sutter Transit service.
Daily delivery of the Appeal-Democrat and Recology's trash collection service are not affected by the holiday, though the business offices are closedtoday.
Yuba-Sutter
Amnesty for parking tickets
If you've got an outstanding traffic ticket, it'll be an easy new year's resolution to keep to pay it off.
For any unpaid ticket issued before Jan. 1, 2009, the state will offer 50-percent amnesty to have it resolved in 2012. To be eligible, any payments toward the ticket must have been applied before 2009, the ticket was unresolved either by fine or court appearance, the ticket holder doesn't owe restitution to someone else in the county where the ticket was issued, and the ticket holder doesn't have any outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrants in the county where the ticket was issued.
Other county-specific provisions may apply. The amnesty also doesn't apply to parking tickets, reckless driving cases or driving-under-the-influence cases. The program runs through June 30 and was enacted by a state law passed this year.
Marysville
Football game benefits mission
Firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency personnel at set to participate in the first "Lights and Sirens Bowl" flag football game to benefit the Twin Cities Rescue Mission in Marysville.
The fundraiser starts at 4 p.m. Jan. 7 at the River Valley High School football stadium, 801 El Margarita Road, Yuba City.
Admission is free, with donations accepted.
The event includes a live band, a snack bar and vehicles from participating agencies. T-shirts are available for purchase, $15 when ordered by Dec. 31, or $20 at the game.
Organizers' goal is to raise $5,000 for the mission which helps people in need in the community.
For more information, or to donate, contact Patrick Maher at 300-8122.
