GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 20, 2018 – A spine-tingling experience awaits you with this concert of Tintabulations – a world-class hand-bell ensemble from Reno – at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. That soul-soaring reverberation that flows through your body after a beautiful bell rings – that’s what the […]
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Celebrate Rwanda! Market and feast on Sunday, May 20
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. May 15, 2018 – African handicrafts and a feast of authentic food support hope for a bright future during the day-long “Celebrate Rwanda!” event on Sunday, May 20, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. “Celebrate Rwanda!” starts with an Asante African Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It offers arts […]
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Science and faith not incompatible: Seminar May 5
May 4, 2018 – When you look out at the night sky, do you see stars and galaxies, or the hand of God? “Both” is the answer explored during a two-part seminar on “Science and Faith.” It’s from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays, May 5 and May 12, at Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. […]
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Ashes to Go today! Ash Wednesday at Peace Lutheran Church
February 14, 2018 – Busy folks can get their ashes to go at Peace Lutheran Church from 7 to 9 am and 12 to 2 pm today. Just drive around the building to the portico on the west side. Pastor Eileen Smith LeVan will offer ashes, a blessing and lift up your prayer concerns. Peace […]
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Homelessness solutions: Public forum on Saturday
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. January 31, 2018 – Local experts on homelessness will discuss possible pathways toward helping people into stability during a free public forum Saturday, Feb. 3, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. The forum runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Presenters will include: Kristin McGrew, of Partners Family Resource Centers, located in […]
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Big snow, small benefit: Full reservoirs mean snowmelt flows out of local water system
SOUTH COUNTY, January 29, 2018 – In spring 2017 at Combie Lake, icy water gushed over the spillway and into the Bear River, 24 miles south of Grass Valley. It was the same at other reservoirs that store water for western Nevada County. The Sierra Nevada snowpack of 2017 was the third-deepest on record, according […]
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Warmer winters spell more floods for northern California
January 29, 2018 – Floods likely will surge more often across northern California, as wintertime temperatures rise in the Sierra Nevada and snow shifts to rain, scientists predict. When precipitation falls as snow, the water stays longer on the mountain as snowpack, then slowly flows out as snowmelt over the spring and summer. The ground […]
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Homelessness topic of public forum on Saturday
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. January 25, 2018 – Local experts on homelessness in western Nevada County will discuss the issue and pathways toward solving it during two free public forums at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27: Brendan Phillips, housing resource manager for Nevada County, will present. In his […]
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Sierra Snowpack: Not a sure thing any more
Rising temperatures are projected to shrink the average acreage of Sierra Nevada snowpack by half. – Daniel Walton, UCLA ENGLISH MOUNTAIN, Calif. January 22, 2018 – Both the history and the future of local water appear on this mountain 28 miles northeast of Nevada City. The day Jessica Erickson measured snowpack for Nevada Irrigation District, […]
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The great tree migration
January 22, 2018 – Sierra Nevada trees have noticed it’s getting warmer, and they are voting with their feet. Seedlings of three species of cold-loving conifers are no longer sprouting and growing in middle elevations where they used to be common, state biologists with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife found. They counted young […]
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The science of warmer winters
January 22, 2018 – Trends of warmer winter temperature in the Sierra Nevada are predicted to reduce local snowpack – western Nevada County’s most important source of water. In the future, precipitation increasingly will fall as rain instead of snow, scientists forecast. The impact of that shift on local water supply is dramatic. Nevada Irrigation […]
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Colla Voce starts free concerts Dec. 6 at Peace Lutheran
November 27, 2017 – The Colla Voce Youth Chorus performs lively and enchanting Christmas music for free at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main St., near downtown Grass Valley. The Youth Chorus performs under the direction of local music teacher Anne Vaaler, opening Peace’s annual series of free, 30-minute […]
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Christmas rummage sale starts Sunday, Nov. 18
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. November 13, 2017 – Hand-painted globes, blown glass from Poland and porcelain-faced angels are among the vintage Christmas ornaments that will be sold during a rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Nov. 19 through 26, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. African-American carolers, owls, cranes, windmills, churches, nutcrackers, […]
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Free seminar Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church: Spiritual look at end-of-life
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. November 1, 2017 – Our attitude toward the final weeks of life, and of death itself, affects how we experience this last phase of human development. Spiritual perspectives on end-of-life will be discussed by panelists during a free seminar at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main […]
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Ice cream and music pair Wednesday, Oct. 25th, at NU
October 25, 2017 – Rescheduled from Oct. 11th, the ice cream social is on for tonight! October 9, 2017 – Music pairs with all-you-can-eat ice cream on Wednesday to support the young musicians of Nevada Union High School’s Instrumental Music Program. NU’s talented young people will play a wide variety of music, including pop and […]
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“Right-to-Die law” to be discussed Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 25, 2017 – New technology extends life, but it also can make suffering a terminal illness unbearable. California’s new “right-to-die law” gives people in this situation greater autonomy to end their suffering – but it creates new potential for conflict, too. Medical and legal issues surrounding California’s End of Life Option […]
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“Blessing of the Animals” set for Sunday, Oct. 15 at Peace Lutheran Church
October 13, 2017 – Farm stock, fish, pheasants and furry creatures great and small will be welcomed at a Blessing of the Animals at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. Humans may attend if accompanied by a responsible pet. This free event commemorates St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century […]
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Falls and insurance – in “End of Life Issues” series on Oct. 14
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 6, 2017 – Falls pose huge health risks for older adults: One in three adults aged 65 and older falls each year; women face far greater risk than men; a fall can cost more than $35,000 in hospital bills on average; falls are linked to a 40 percent higher incidence of […]
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Silent “Phantom” screens with live music Oct. 8
October 3, 2017 – The world’s most popular silent film – still – is “The Phantom of the Opera,” and it’s coming to Grass Valley Oct. 8 in a free screening accompanied by live music. “Phantom” screens for free at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main St., near downtown […]
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‘Walk for Rwanda’ set for local trails on Sept. 16
September 8, 2017 – Local trails and community services in Rwanda come together at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in a fundraiser hosted by Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. Participants will walk local trails that day – and they’ll be asking friends and neighbors to sponsor them. Organizers hope to raise $1,000 to support […]