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Holly Taylor, an investigations secretary and evidence clerk with the Plumas County Sheriff’s Department, points out some of the items that are destined for sale on propertyroom.com. Photo by Debra Moore

Debra Moore

  From jewelry to chainsaws — the Plumas County Sheriff’s Department regularly sells an array of items on propertyroom.com.

  When unclaimed evidence and asset forfeiture property overwhelm the department’s small storage room, Holly Taylor calls propertyroom.com for pickup.

  The 3,600 children in Plumas County might not know it yet, but 2013 is now officially “The Year of the Child.”

  The Board of Supervisors passed the resolution during its April 16 meeting at the request of Ellen Vieira, the executive director of First 5 Plumas.

Student art goes up on the walls at Pangaea Cafe and Pub in Quincy on April 26 for a reception. The show will run through May 17. Photo submitted

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  The Feather River College Art Department is proud to host the eighth annual Student Art Exhibit. A reception for the artists, a free public event, is set for 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Pangaea Café and Pub, 461 W. Main St. in Quincy. All are encouraged to meet the artists, admire the artwork and enjoy appetizers. Some works are for sale by the artists.

  On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

  The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association recently released its annual air quality report, “California’s Progress Toward Clean Air,” for all 35 local air districts in the state documenting dramatic reductions in unhealthy levels of fine particulate pollution in every county reporting air quality data.