Tips for Celebrating Halloween During COVID-19

To help us celebrate Halloween safely this year while limiting the spread of COVID-19, Nevada County Public Health is sharing guidance to have a COVID safe Halloween.

Many of us love celebrating Halloween every year and although we won’t be able to celebrate as we normally do (trick-or-treating is strongly discouraged along with traditional Halloween parades, trunk-or-treat, and other activities where people are outside of their own yards, home and/or cars with people from other households), Nevada County Public Health has worked to include other creative ideas that will help in your planning and safer celebration.

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No Cost Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Permit Fee Waivers Support Local Business Community

Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services is offering local small business owners, with 25 employees or less, masks and hand sanitizer at no cost.  This personal protective equipment (PPE) has been made available to California small businesses through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in collaboration with the Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA). 

“We know folks are busy, which is why we aim to make PPE pick up easy and convenient. Small businesses may request PPE online, then stop by anytime during business hours to pick up their hand sanitizer and masks. We will continue providing PPE as long as supplies last,” says Robin Davies, Chief Executive Officer of the Grass Valley Chambers. 

PPE will be available for pick up in Western Nevada County at three locations: the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Nevada County Contractors’ Association, and ZAP Manufacturing. In Truckee, small businesses may pick up PPE from the Truckee Chamber of Commerce.

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Explore the Night Sky with Expanded Library Telescope Collection

Thanks to the Nevada County Astronomers Club, the Nevada County Community Library has expanded the number of telescopes available for check out to patrons who want to scan the stars and other celestial bodies in the night.  The Astronomers Club has donated two additional Orion “StarBlast 4.5” telescopes and three larger Orion “StarBlast 6” telescopes.  

Last year, several members of Nevada County Astronomers Club, including member John Griffin, approached the library with the idea of expanding telescope offerings for patrons. The group received funding from the Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF) from the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools and had been looking for ways to expand astronomy outreach to the County.  Bringing telescopes to the library is part of the nation-wide Library Telescope Program which originated with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society. 

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Gold Country Free Fare Days October 31^st through November 3^rd 

County of Nevada Transit Services has received a Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) air quality grant that provides public transit funding assistance for projects that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. To support this objective Gold Country stage will provide system wide free fare days on all routes from Saturday 7:30am-5:00pm and Monday and Tuesday 5:50am-5:00pm with free fares for all for folks traveling to vote.

Bus schedules are available in the Gold Country Stage Rider's Guide or call the office 530-477-01013 x 0 for travel planning information.

Bus Schedules

Nevada County Community Library goes Virtual for Third Annual Local Author Showcase

Nevada County may be known for mines full of gold, but these days, we celebrate the wealth of our creative community. Around 35 of Nevada County’s talented local authors will gather online from November 4th to November 7th for the Nevada County Community Library’s third Local Author Showcase. Everyone is invited to this free event.

Nevada County Local Authors will kick things off on Wednesday, November 4th at 5:30pm with a Zoom Webinar on Local Outdoor books. Some of our local authors, including Kathryn Reed, Tim Hauserman, and Eddy Ancinas will join a roundtable discussion on their books and share what inspires them. Next up on the Showcase schedule on Thursday, November 5th at 5:30pm, will be a panel discussion on Local Picturebooks with authors such as Shelly Covert from the Nevada City Racheria and California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) as well as Megan Jost from ColorsByMegan. The next Zoom Webinar of the week on Friday, November 6th at 5:30pm is a Fiction Friday Forum with authors including Avanti Centrae, Shirley DicKard, Celeste Leon, and June Sylvester Saraceno.

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Job Openings at Nevada County: Senior Planner

Nevada County employs approximately 800 employees covering a full range of services and positions, from accountants to wastewater treatment system operators. In Nevada County, quality of life comes first. It is the only rural California county with two designated Cultural Arts Districts and is known for its abundance of outdoor recreational activities.

Nevada County is looking for a Senior Planner to be responsible for the preparation, adoption and implementation of state-mandated General Plan elements and amendments and to supervise and lead one of the basic functions of the office (Resource and Advance and/or Current Planning).

Examples of Duties:

• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and supervises the work of assigned professional and technical staff; reviews and directs the work as necessary
• Compiles information into final reports and presents or supervises the presentation of reports and studies the County Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors and others
• Coordinates work with others in the Community Development Agency; participates in the formation of policies and procedures; evaluates the effectiveness of established policies and procedures and recommends improvement
• Assists in the development of the department's budget and assists in the coordination and control of expenditures
• Participates in the selection, training and evaluation of assigned staff

Find out more information about this position online. Have a question? Contact Human Resources by calling (530) 265-7010 and selecting option 2.

New jobs this week:

• Assessment Assistant I
• Social Worker IV

View Current Job Openings

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