Animal Services to offer specials as partner of Best Friends’ National Adoption Weekend
Amidst national blood shortage, local Red Cross seeks donations
U.S. Forest Service to begin mechanical forest thinning and fuel reduction operations along Brockway Summit in North Lake Tahoe
North Tahoe Community Alliance announces projects in line to receive $20M in sponsorship and multi-year funding
Placer County Transportation Planning Agency updating its regional transportation plan through 2050
Placer County’s 1 Pill Can Kill Placer campaign announces critical collaboration with Song for Charlie to distribute new fentanyl resource portal
WATCH: Forest Futures Salon: Woody Biomass Utilization for Healthier Forests
 On Sept.10, 1955, a plane circled the Quonset Village Motel in Colfax before crash landing alongside Highway 40. The plane flipped over and slid to a stop on its top.
The pilot, Richard Kendell of Alameda, was not seriously injured.
He told The Colfax Record that he was flying from Sacramento to Marysville but followed the wrong highway. By the time he realized his error, he was out of gas.
The wings of the plane as well as the propeller were broken in the accident. Traffic on Highway 40 was snarled for a while as people slowed down or even stopped to look at the plane. The wrecked aircraft was eventually towed to the Record’s parking lot.
Quonset huts were first developed for the U.S. Navy in 1941. They were lightweight and easy to assemble. After the war, the U.S. military sold its surplus of Quonset huts to the public and some, like those of the Quonset Village Motel, became temporary and even permanent living spaces, while others were used for storage and various outbuildings.
Photo: Quonset Village Motel, c. 1953
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: Cutting Edge - A Contemporary Glass Exhibition, Food Truck Mania, Four Corners Park & Huisking Park Dedication Weekend, Local Author Talk Series: Chris Riley, Concerts on the Square
Rocklin: Hot Chili & Cool Cars
Lincoln: Dora Dain Farm’s Pumpkin Patch
Auburn: Ain’t Necessarily Dead Fest, Symphony & Art in the Park, Old Town Co-Op Septemberfest
Colfax: Colfax Railroad Days: An Authentic California Experience
North Lake Tahoe: Mexican Heritage Festival
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!
Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail
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