PCTPA launches survey for Placer Countywide Active Transportation Plan
Tahoe Fund installs new donor-engraved bears in Tahoe City’s Heritage Plaza
Placer County wins Public Facilities Award of Excellence for sixth straight year
 On May 19, 1945, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Geiger of Applegate received a telegram from their son, Albert Geiger, Jr., that he was safe and headed home soon. He was part of a bomber crew in the 516th Bomber Squadron in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His plane, named Lady Anne, was shot down Nov. 5, 1944, while on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Geiger was able to bail out with his parachute along with six other crew members before the plane crashed, but they were soon captured by the German army and sent to a prisoner of war camp. Two of their crew, co-pilot, 2nd Lt. Leonard Pure, and navigator, 2nd Lt. John McMenamin, Jr., perished.
Although Geiger was only in the POW camp for about six months, they were the harshest six months for all prisoners in Germany as food and supplies began to run short. Germany was on the verge of collapse and was unable to keep their own soldiers and citizens properly fed. Geiger and the other prisoners were freed when U.S. forces liberated the camp in May of 1945.
Geiger returned home in July of 1945. He married Lois Dahlberg of Auburn in 1946 and they had two daughters, Joanna and Sharon. He owned and operated the Geiger Gas Company in Auburn, which specialized in propane, from 1951 to 1965, when he sold his business to Tahoe Vangas. Geiger died March 16, 2004, and is buried in the New Auburn Cemetery.
Photo: Geiger Gas Company, c. 1953 (Left to right: Richard Dodds, Albert Geiger, Jr., and Don Epperson)
 It’s National Public Works Week!
Thank you to our Placer County Public Works Department professionals whose work makes possible our high quality of life. They provide essential services for water and wastewater, roads, bridges, storm drains, flood control, transit and so much more!
Check out these amazing stats about the work performed by our Public Works team. They:
- Repair and maintain over 1,000 miles of roadways in unincorporated Placer County from Pleasant Grove to Lake Tahoe
- Repair and maintain 125 bridges
- Respond to over 100 traffic safety concerns submitted by our residents each year
- Manage seven sewer districts (which includes operating and maintaining 44 sewer pump stations, nearly 300 miles of sewer pipe, over 450 septic tank effluent pump (STEP) systems), one domestic water district, two material recovery facilities, recycling programs, garbage collection contracts, maintain four closed landfills, and manage sustainable groundwater efforts.
- Divert over 61,000 tons of recyclable materials from the landfill, produce 60,000 tons of compost, serve 400,000 residents and businesses
- Transported 553,779 public transit passengers last year, who rode 4,596,344 passenger miles
Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Auburn: Sunday Markets on Commercial Street, Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony
Lincoln: Free Fan Fest
Loomis: Lend a Heart, Lend a Hand, Read to a Dog!
Newcastle: Memorial Day Service
North Lake Tahoe: Made in Tahoe Festival, Everline’s Memorial Day BBQ, Tahoe City’s Farmers Market
Rocklin: TNT Presents: Shakespeare in the Park, Memorial Day Service
Roseville: Be Well Roseville Presents: Grocery Store Tour, Spring Craft Fair
...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
Find current state COVID-19 guidance, along with local data and resources, here.
 Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply
Current recruitments include:
Current recruitments include:
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