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Visit an Art Wonderland Holiday Market

Nov 27, 2024 08:59AM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

Lose yourself in the wonder of local artists’ creations and one-of-a-kind treasures at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts Holiday Market.

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Chinese Community Awarded Grant

Nov 26, 2024 05:31PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Jon Lim and the Marysville Chinese Community are asking residents to mark their calendars for March 1 and 2.

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Beloved Forester Wins Award for Contributions to California Forestry

Nov 21, 2024 09:04AM ● By California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection News Release

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) Forestry Advisor Ryan Tompkins was posthumously awarded the Francis H. Raymond Award by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) on Nov. 6.

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Folk in the Fall Returns

Nov 21, 2024 08:48AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Traditional, generally rural, author unknown, passed down through oral tradition… these are some of the many definitions of folk music, a term Gwenhwyfar Buckley is still trying to pin down for herself.

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‘Festus Feasts’ Shoots Pilot Episode in Yuba-Sutter

Nov 20, 2024 12:04PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

A pilot episode for “Festus Feasts,” inspired by the Food Network series “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” was filmed at five local restaurants last week on Nov. 13.

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New Republic FC Stadium Back on Track

Nov 19, 2024 12:20PM ● By Daniel Canfield

A project that was on life support had some much-needed life injected into it on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to approve the framework for a $321 million downtown railyards soccer stadium and entertainment venue.

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Public Youth Center Opens at Adventure Church

Nov 13, 2024 11:00AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Just over a year ago, pastor Greg Mansur was announcing the opening of Adventure Church’s new location after a lengthy renovation process.

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Veterans Day Parade Fills Marysville with Patriotic Pride

Nov 13, 2024 10:54AM ● By Chris Pedigo, photos by Chris Pedigo

Marysville awakened on a rainy day in November and was greeted by American flags appearing on fences, on people’s front porches and lining the streets of downtown Marysville.

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Adventure to the Peak of South Butte

Nov 13, 2024 10:44AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

On Nov. 9, 17 lucky visitors summited South Butte with Tor Broadcasting Corporation members to take in the views and learn more about the extensive broadcasting and communication systems housed there.

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Creative Light Theater Presents ‘Moses,’ An Original Comedy

Nov 07, 2024 12:25PM ● By Leslie Greenetz

Creative Light Theater will present ‘Moses,’ an original comedy, Nov. 8 through Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. nightly at the Embassy Theater at the Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak.

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Tundra Swan Tours Available

Nov 06, 2024 10:56AM ● By California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release

Celebrate the bird migration on the Pacific Flyway this fall and winter! The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) wildly popular swan tours are set for selective Saturdays, November through early-January.

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“Matilda” Opens at The Acting Company

Nov 06, 2024 10:49AM ● By MPG Staff

This November and December, The Acting Company in Yuba City invites the community to experience the magic of live theater with its Holiday production of “Matilda the Musical,” running from Nov. 8 through Dec. 15.

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Sam’s Arena Officially Up and Kicking

Nov 06, 2024 10:46AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Yuba City celebrates renovations to its only indoor soccer arena

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Burn Permit Suspension Lifted

Nov 06, 2024 10:38AM ● By California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) News Release

Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sutter Counties burn permit suspension lifted effective Friday, Nov. 1, at 8 a.m.

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‘Malling’ Fun in Yuba Sutter

Nov 06, 2024 10:18AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Millennials across the region might be shocked to find themselves suddenly relevant again as fashion trends from the ’80s and ’90s continue to make a comeback. This vintage resurgence has also started to include old pastimes such as roller skating, bowling, going to the arcade and dare we say malling.

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History Represented at the Sikh Parade

Nov 06, 2024 10:03AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Sutter County has been reeling with activity all week as it enters the beginning of the holiday season.

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Salmon Have Returned to Nimbus Fish Hatchery

Nov 05, 2024 02:00PM ● By MPG Staff

The American River Fall salmon run is underway and the Nimbus fish hatchery is welcoming visitors with tour opportunities.

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Sutter NWR Water Availability Improvements

Nov 04, 2024 09:20AM ● By Ducks Unlimited News Release

This year (2024), thanks to an unusually wet winter and spring, Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Yuba City will be flooded in time for the Oct. 21 waterfowl-hunting season opener.

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Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Tours Announced

Nov 04, 2024 08:53AM ● By California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have announced wetland and wildlife tour availability for the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.

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All You Need to Know About Nagar Kirtan or “Sikh Parade”

Oct 30, 2024 09:29AM ● By MPG Staff

Each year, the Gurudware Sahib or “Sikh Temple” in Yuba City hosts one of the largest Sikh Parades outside of the Indian subcontinent.

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Sutter Husky Wrestling Team Hosts Annual Fundraiser

Oct 30, 2024 09:25AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The annual Sutter Wrestling Throwdown Cornhole Tourney will be held this Saturday, Nov. 2, in the south gym of the Sutter Union High School. Competing teams are encouraged to register in advance but can also do so at the door.

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Marysville Christmas Parade Announces Theme

Oct 30, 2024 09:09AM ● By City of Marysville News Release

A long-standing holiday tradition, the 73rd Annual Marysville Christmas Parade will return to the streets of historic downtown Marysville on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m.

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Yuba-Sutter’s Best Halloween Homes

Oct 25, 2024 11:34AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The summer heat did a number on our yards and gardens this year, but its scorching touch left behind the perfect straw covered backdrop to ring in the harvest season.

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22nd Annual Yuba-Sutter Veterans Day Parade

Oct 23, 2024 12:36PM ● By Yuba-Sutter Veterans Day Parade News Release

Veterans Day commemorates the time and day at which the major hostilities of World War I were formally ended: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

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YSAC Presents Indigenous Student Artist Gallery Exhibit

Oct 23, 2024 12:24PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

Native American Art Presented by the American Indian Education Program

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Free Family Birding Trip to Sacramento Wildlife Refuge in Willows

Oct 17, 2024 10:36AM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

If you’ve ever seen the movie “The Big Year,” then you know how crazed serious birders can in their efforts to see as many different bird species in a single year as possible.

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Yuba City to Host Halloween Safety Event

Oct 16, 2024 01:37PM ● By Angela Underwood

Trick or treat? Halloween's famous line immediately invokes the possibility of harm upon children who ask the question?

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Yuba Sutter Symphony Presents Fall Classics Concert

Oct 16, 2024 01:24PM ● By Yuba Sutter Oratorio Society News Release

The Yuba Sutter Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Corey Kersting, will present their Fall Classics Concert on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1390 Franklin Road, Yuba City.

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Yuba-Sutter Teen Music Showcase to Feature Five Vocalists and Band

Oct 16, 2024 01:14PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture embraces the work it does to show the community the artistic output, efforts and excellence of student artists across all genres including the visual arts, digital arts, theater arts and of course music.

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YCUSD Choir Students Shine in Collaborative Concert

Oct 16, 2024 01:03PM ● By Yuba City High School Orchestra and Musical Theatre News Release

More than 100 Yuba City Unified School District choir students in grades 6 to12 combined with about 30 members of a Yuba City High School alumni choir to perform for a packed house at Andros Karperos School in Yuba City.

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National Pumpkin Weigh Off Results

Oct 09, 2024 03:24PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Sheri Retzlaff choked softly as the wheels of her forklift kicked dry brown dust into the air. The day was hot despite it being the end of September, and at 2 p.m. the sun was at its peak. All around her, people dressed in orange crowded into shaded corners patiently waiting for the next Atlantic Giant to be weighed.

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Historical Society Thanks Volunteers

Oct 09, 2024 02:05PM ● By Nevada County Historical Society News Release

The Nevada County Historical Society held its annual Volunteers Picnic last Sunday, Sept. 29, at Condon Park in Grass Valley.

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The Art Box Gallery Presents Pam Nowak and the Art of Coffee

Oct 09, 2024 01:15PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

At this month’s Art Box Gallery opening reception, we will welcome back outstanding local artist, Pam Nowak (pronounced “no-vack”).

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“Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical” Coming to the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts

Oct 02, 2024 02:49PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

“Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical” is being performed over three weekends, beginning Sept. 27. The remaining 7 p.m. performances are on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, with two additional matinee performances on Oct. 6 and Oct. 13.

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Tom Galvin Presents Free Solo Courtyard Concert Titled “Snorkeling in Ellis Lake”

Oct 02, 2024 12:28PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

Tom Galvin will perform a free solo concert on Oct. 11 in the courtyard between the Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture art gallery and the Burrows Theater right next to the Joaquina Calvo Johnson Memorial Rose Garden. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the music will start at 5:30 p.m.

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