United Way invites nonprofits to apply for grants

The Yuba-sutter-colusa United Way is inviting local 501(c)3 organizations to apply for community impact grants.

There are three areas of focus that organizations can apply for: healthier children, the aging populations or community homelessness.

Applications must show funding for new programs or significantly enhance the number of people being served under an existing program and must serve clients in Yuba, Sutter and/or Colusa counties.

Since 2015, two dozen local nonprofits have been awarded $241,225 in community impact grants.

Applications must be requested prior to a potential grantee’s attendance to one of two mandatory workshops. The workshops are scheduled for Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. and Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The application deadline is March 8. For more information or to request an application, call 743-1847 or email terry@ yscunitedway.org.

on the street, but they are seeing more heroin in the area. One of the few times an officer has had to use Narcan on an opioid overdose in Marysville was just last week.

But the potent drug poses serious risks not only for the user, but for emergency responders coming into contact with the drug, as well. At the mass overdose in Chico last weekend, two police officers were treated at the hospital after feeling the effects of fentanyl.

“The concerns are it becoming an issue, for the fact you’re seeing more and more cases coming forward like in Butte County,” Sachs said. “If it does become an issue, we’re preparing and training our officers … If it’s out there and officers are coming into contact, we want to provide them with tools to be able to apply it to one another.”

NET-5 has worked with federal agencies, like the Drug Enforcement Agency, on large busts like the one in Yuba City last year in hopes of preventing further spread of the drug into the area.

“Agencies are taking it very seriously and have redirected their agents to fight the battle with opioid issues,” the NET-5 agent said. “It’s a very dangerous drug.” TODAY EVENTS “A World of Disney and More” is the theme of this session of the Yuba Sutter Youth Choir. Music educator and YSA’S Musician in Residence, Gay Galvin will lead the choir through this 13-week program, 6 p.m. at Burrows Theater, 630 E St., Marysville. The program will end with a performance on April 10. Children ages 7-14 are welcome and scholarships are available. 6 p.m. at Burrows Theater, 630 E St., Marysville.

Women’s Creative 11 a.m. in The Gallery at Yuba Sutter Art, 624 E St., Marysville. Women’s Creative is for mentoring, sharing, teaching and discussions. Lunches and occasional off-site meetings and trips are part of this program. All creative minds are welcome, practicing artist or not.

The California Retired Teachers Association will meet at 10 a.m. at First and D streets, Marysville for a tour of the historic Silver Dollar Saloon. Ric Lim will guide a tour of the Bok Kai Temple, Chinese School and Chinese Museum. There will also be a tour of The Spicery and the group will have lunch at Szechwan Chinese Restaurant for $12. For more information, call Lelah Holmes at 742-3325 or Penny Fredell at 300-2197. Guests are invited. Invite a friend or a retired teacher.

Yuba City Mayor Shon Harris, in partnership with Yuba City Police Chief Rob Landon, will host a community candlelight vigil to honor fallen Davis police office and Arbuckle native, Natalie Corona. The vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Yuba City Police Department, 1545 Poole Blvd., Yuba City. The ceremony is expected to last 15 minutes and will include song and a prayer, rain or shine.

Auditions and crew sign-ups for the Yuba College spring play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” are Tuesday, Jan. 15 and Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Yuba College Theatre, 2088 North Beale Road, Marysville. GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

Yuba-sutter Emergency Medical Care Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m.9 a.m. at Bi County Ambulance Service at 1700 Poole Blvd., Yuba City.

CLUB MEETINGS Toastmasters International – Funtalkers Toastmasters Club meeting 5:30 p.m., Intero Pride Real Estate, 868 Richland Road, Yuba City.

SUPPORT GROUPS Widowed Person Association of Sutter/ Yuba will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. at Tracey’s Diner, 724 J. St., Marysville. For more information, call 674-7045.