Beach Bash June 16 at Roseville Galleria

Help Restore Lake Tahoe

If you heart Lake Tahoe, here is your chance to show her just how much you care: Volunteer for the 1st Annual Community Aquatic Weed Removal Project!


On June 3, Tahoe Basin residents and visitors are invited to help with the removal of one of Tahoe’s most prolific aquatic invasive weeds, Eurasian watermilfoil, during the first annual Community Aquatic Weed Removal Project taking place at Baldwin Beach.


The project is a partnership of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and the U.S. Forest Service and will occur in conjunction with the Tahoe Native Species Festival. 

Roseville police seek public's help to halt campus break-ins

The SacBee reports:


With impending summer vacation and recent burglaries at two schools, Roseville police are asking for the public's help in stopping campus break-ins. Read the story here.  

Appetizers: Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts Friday in Roseville

From the SacBee: "Somewhere behind Groundhog's Day and National Grilled Cheese Day we find another chance to reflect on a favorite national past time. That would be June 1, also known as National Doughnut Day."

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/dining/archives/2012/05/free-krispy-kre.html#mi_rss=Roseville/Placer%20County%20News

Kids teach wild mustangs to respond to human touch in Placer County

Rose Ellis is one of more than 60 kids across the country participating in the Mustang Heritage Foundation's mustang challenge. They have 120 days to prepare a year-old horse that had scant human contact to perform a series of guidance maneuvers.

Rose Ellis, 14, nuzzles with Nike, a mustang yearling she'll train this summer. The Roseville teen is one of more than 60 kids, ages 8 to 18, in the program.

Rose Ellis uses a hula hoop with Nike to prepare her for the feel of reins on her neck.

Gena Wasley, right, helps Rose Ellis work with Nike to get her used to interacting with and responding to people. Wasley also helped select Nike at auction.

via SacBee -- Roseville/Placer County News http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/30/4524218/mustang-heritage-foundation.html#mi_rss=Roseville/Placer%20County%20News

Shred sensitive papers in confidence at Roseville event

If you're buried in paper, it's time to shred. Do it safely during free community shred day. Bring your unneeded paperwork for safe disposal between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Oak Street Municipal parking lot, at the intersection of Oak Street and Washington Blvd.  

The event is sponsored by the Roseville Police Department, in partnership with Roseville Crime Stoppers.

Your first three boxes of papers are free, and $6 per box after that. Half the proceeds from this event will benefit Roseville Crime Stoppers.  

What to shred:

• Bank statements
• Medical forms
• Insurance forms
• Tax forms, after the IRS's recommended retention period
• Receipts
• Any other personal files

Tahoe Keepers Protect Lake Tahoe and other Waterbodies from Invasive Species

A coalition of local and visiting Lake Tahoe paddlers, business owners and Tahoe Basin environmental groups are helping to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species by becoming Tahoe Keepers. 

Tahoe Keepers are paddlers who inspect and decontaminate their boats and gear every time they haul out and move between new waterbodies. Non-native species, such as quagga and zebra mussels, the New Zealand mudsnail and the spiny waterflea, could irreparably damage the Lake Tahoe watershed, and their transport is illegal. 


These invasive species are spread through water and debris that can collect in cockpits and hatches, cling to outer hulls, rudders and paddles, and even hide out on footwear and gear long after paddling.

Tahoe Fund Names Amy R. Berry CEO

The Tahoe Fund today announced the appointment of Amy R. Berry to the new position of CEO. Originally founded in 2010 and supported by volunteer board members, the naming of a CEO is a major milestone for the organization and its mission to raise private and public funding for environmental projects in Lake Tahoe.

Gaines, Pan and Logue face 'Do or Die' week at the Capitol

The busy season has officially arrived at the State Capitol. Friday is the deadline for the California Legislature to pass measures out of their house of origin. Oh, and there's that pesky budget bill that is due to be passed -- per the state constitution -- by June 30. 

That means legislators are buried in bills and scrambling to "git 'er done." 

Many bills will hit the end of the line this week, particularly those that spark controversy, the too-expensive ones, or those that failed to gain support from a majority of legislators. 

Early Placer County voters can leave ballots at libraries starting today

Starting today, Placer County residents who requested vote-by-mail ballots can drop off their completed ballots for the June 5 election at local public libraries.

via SacBee -- Roseville/Placer County News http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/29/4522081/early-placer-county-voters-can.html#mi_rss=Roseville/Placer%20County%20News