Community Briefs: Sept. 8, 2012

Colusa Crawdad Festival today

The annual Colusa Crawdad Festival, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 2145, is set to take place from 1 p.m.-10 p.m. today at the Colusa County Fairgrounds, 1303 10th St., Colusa.

Admission is $10 for adults and includes family fun, live music and dancing, food, wine, and arts and crafts. Children under 10 are free.

Tickets are sold at the gate. Parking is free.For more information, visit www.colusacrawdadfestival.org.

Recovery Walk this morning

The third annual Eleanor Azevedo Memorial YES Recovery Walk to support those recovering from substance abuse is set for today.

Sponsored by YES, the starting line is at Davison Park under the pavilion at the corner of 10th and Webster streets in Colusa.

Registration is at 10 a.m. The cost is $10, with children under 10 free. This is a noncompetitive walk.

A hot dog barbecue and raffle will be held after the walk. Raffle donations are welcomed.

Participants may register at the time of the event or by contacting Terri Rivera at 458-7372, or email eam.yes17@yahoo.com.

Input sought on bike projects

Four meetings have been set for community input on how to spend funds earmarked for bicycle projects throughout Colusa County.

The first will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the sheriff's substation in Maxwell. That will be followed by a 6 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Williams City Hall.

The third meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station in Arbuckle, followed by a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting at City Hall in Colusa.

The Colusa County Transportation Commission is leading the meetings.

For more information, contact Mike Azevedo at 458-0466 or mjazevedo@countyofcolusa.com.

Rummage sale slated Sept. 15

The Beta Sigma Phi sorority will hold a multi-family rummage sale from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Colusa Senior Center, 901 Parkhill St.

Proceeds will be used for various service projects in Colusa.