🌱 Winter Wonderland Paired Tastings — Truckee Family Wines and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 51, low: 47.
• Saturday: Rain, with a high of 53 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Winter Wonderland Paired Tastings — Truckee Family Wines
  Truckee Family Wines , 10061 S River St , Truckee
  12:00 pm
• Open Jam @ Gold Vibe Kombuchary
  Gold Vibe Kombuchary , 12615 Charles Dr , Grass Valley
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Nevada County Pride Board Meeting — NEVADA COUNTY PRIDE
  Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library , 980 Helling Way , Nevada City
  10:30 am
• Community Group Acupuncture
  Tahoe Forest Wellness (formerly known as Tahoe Forest Center For Health) , 10833 Donner Pass Rd Suite 102 , Truckee
  2:15 pm
• 57th Annual Cornish Christmas
  Grass Valley Downtown Association , 128 E Main St Ste 2 , Grass Valley
  6:00 pm
• Handel’s “Messiah” & Holiday Favorites presented by Tahoe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (TOCCATA®)
  Truckee High School , 11725 Donner Pass Rd , Truckee
  6:30 pm
• The Next Great Show Presents A GREAT AMERICAN SCHWING-OFF
  Elixart , 203 York St , Nevada City
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Open - Campfire & Beverages
  McBurney Tree Farm , 11197 Cedar Ridge Dr , Grass Valley
  9:00 am
• In The Field: Fungi Hike
  Cascade Canal Trailhead - Bear Yuba Land Trust , Cascade Canal Trail , Nevada City
  10:00 am
• Colfax Green Machine (EH) 3PM - 10PM
  Colfax Memorial Building , 22 Sunset Ave , Colfax
  3:00 pm
• 🌙✨ Winter Solstice Celebration ✨🌙
  Snapdragon Provisions , 38 N Main St , Colfax
  6:00 pm
• A Time For Three Holiday
  The Center For the Arts , 314 W Main St , Grass Valley
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nevada Joint Union High School District posted a job opening for Softball Coach Varsity - Bear River High School in Grass Valley. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Grass Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nevada City

• SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Film Festival Unveils 2026 Official Selections (yubanet.com)
• Remains found in Nevada City identified, death not believed to be suspicious (mynews4.com)
• Nevada City Is More Than a Christmas Town (comstocksmag.com)

Grass Valley

• Grass Valley man arrested on multiple animal cruelty charges (kolotv.com)

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