Briefs: Two drivers injured in crash south of Yuba City
Yuba City
One woman was hospitalized Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash south of Yuba City.
Monica T. Rivas-Milan, 26, of Yuba City, was heading north on Walton Avenue around 4:30 p.m. when her tan Toyota Corolla was struck by a Ford truck driven by Ruby Mae Hart, 82, also of Yuba City, the California Highway Patrol said.
The truck was heading south on Walton Avenue and turning onto Barry Road when the collision occurred, the CHP said.
Sgt. Michael McCarthy said the driver of the Corolla was taken to Rideout Regional Medical with unspecified minor injuries.
Hart suffered minor injuries but was not taken to the hospital, the CHP said.
Both vehicle sustained significant damage.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected factors in the crash and no arrests are expected, the CHP said.
Yuba City
Training academy set for TIP
The next training academy for the Trauma Intervention Program is scheduled, open to volunteers age 14 and over interested in providing emotional and practical support to traumatized people at emergency scenes.
The volunteers, scheduled in 12-hour shifts every day of the year, work with fire, police, ambulance and hospital personnel.
The academy is set Feb. 28-March 3 and March 5, 7, 8-9 in Yuba City.
Previous training is not needed.
The program is in its 19th year serving Yuba, Sutter and south Butte counties.
To register, call 673-9300 or visit yubasuttertip.org for more information.
Yuba City
Chamber hosts business breakfast
Preparing for storm and other emergencies at home and at the office is the topic of this year's first Business Connection Breakfast hosted by the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce.
The monthly event is at 7:30 a.m. Friday at New Earth Market, The Harvest Room, 1475 Tharp Road, Yuba City.
Reservations are $20 for chamber members and $40 for non-members, due today; or $25 and $50, respectively, afterward.
For more information, visit yubasutterchamber.com.
Yuba City
Cancer Society seeks volunteers
Volunteers interested in helping with visual displays, merchandising and customer service are sought to work at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Yuba City.
Possible duties also include sorting and receiving donations. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and are asked to work four hours per week.
The store, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, is at 1270 Stabler Lane, Suite 310.
Upcoming specials at the shop are the Jewelry Event and Vintage and Collectibles.
For more information, call Toni Herrera, shop manager, at 755-3112.
Yuba City
Spaghetti dinner Feb. 8 at school
A spaghetti dinner and hypnotist show are featured in a fundraiser hosted by the Yuba City High School 2013 Grad Night Committee.
Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the school cafeteria, with the show beginning at 7 p.m. The school is at 850 B St., Yuba City.
Hypnotist Susan Rosen is the featured performer.
Tickets are $15 per person, $25 per couple and $10 for children ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for children 5 years.
For tickets or more information, call 673-4066 or 740-3797.
Wheatland
Big feast set for FFA on Feb. 1
An all you can eat crab and gumbo feed to benefit the Wheatland Future Farmers of America is scheduled for 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 1.
Tickets for the eighth annual event are $40 per person or $350 for a table of 10.
A silent auction is also part of the event that will happen in the cafeteria at Wheatland Union High School, 1010 Wheatland Road.
For more information, call Jeff Magill at 633-3100, ext. 134.
Marysville
Anti-tobacco classes set
Clean Break classes, to help stop smoking or using chewing tobacco, are scheduled at Rideout Cardiac Rehabilitation, 401 I St., Marysville.
The free four-session program is from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 4, 6, 11 and 13.
To register, call 741-3840 or Bob Norton at 695-2846.
