Emergency I-80 repair work continues into the weekend
City of Roseville introduces new myRSVL tool to report and track local, non-emergency issues
Tahoe National Forest Christmas tree permits available starting Nov. 7
Ski or ride free at Tahoe resorts with purchase of a Lake Tahoe license plate
Townhall meeting for SMUD Country Acres solar project scheduled for Nov. 8
Public hearing notice - Placer Commerce Center subdivision modification
Fish and Game Commission grant application period extended to Dec. 4
Parking restrictions east of Emigrant Gap now in effect
 The Nov.1, 1923, issue of the Lincoln News Messenger reported:
“Halloween night was no joke for some of our citizens, as many of the pranks or so-called jokes were beyond the scope of witticism. Reports come to our office of much damage done by the youngsters – (some not so young either).”
The article went on to describe a damaged cement mixer, damaged automobiles and wagons towed far out of town. Such reports were common in various Placer County newspapers in the days after Halloween throughout the first few decades of the 20th century. It wasn’t until trick-or-treating made its way from Canada into the United States in the late 1930s that Halloween night became more about the treats than the tricks.
The first mention of trick-or-treating in the Auburn Journal was in 1943, which likely means Placer County children had been practicing it for several Halloweens. It was also in the 1940s that the “tricks” the youth of the area used to play had noticeably diminished, according to Auburn Journal articles in the early part of the decade.
Halloween Postcard, Placer County Museums Collection, c. 1914
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: Placer Artists Tour Reception, Food Truck Mania, Holiday Craft Fair at Maidu Museum, Honoring Veterans
Loomis: Fall Clean Up, Preschool Storytime!
North Lake Tahoe: Fall Harvest Markets
...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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