From July 31 to Aug. 2, the National Teen Leadership Program will take over Sacramento State University for a three-day retreat to help teenagers develop their leadership skills. The El Dorado Hills-based program draws teenagers from all around the country for its summer camp program, and over $160,000 in scholarships will be awarded to its [...]
Jul 19 2009 | Posted in
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Welcome to the Rancho Cordova Post’s newest feature, restaurant reviews! I am excited to be sharing with you bi-monthly reviews of Rancho Cordova’s eateries. Everything from breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert, I’ll be sharing spotlights on local food. I’d really love your input – please let me know if you have a favorite you’d [...]
Jul 19 2009 | Posted in
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The Sharp family’s home is not for sale yet, but it soon will be. When it is, it will become just another dream of homeownership lost during the foreclosure crisis. Gordon Sharp and his wife Stephanie bought their Rancho Cordova house in 2004 for $265,000. A year later, a real estate agent convinced them to [...]
Jul 19 2009 | Posted in
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City Manager Ted Gaebler has a dream for Rancho Cordova, and it is one he is intent on fulfilling. Gaebler, who just won the ICMA Career Development Award and is also the best-selling author of “Reinventing Government,” spoke to members of the Cordova Community Council yesterday at their monthly luncheon about how the government behind the city [...]
Jul 18 2009 | Posted in
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Every 3rd Friday of each month, the sounds of cowbells, dice and laughter can be heard echoing off the walls of the American River Grange on Kilgore Road. Bunco night at the Grange starts at 6:30 and you don’t have to be a Grange member to join in. Though there were only a handful of people at [...]
Last Monday, the Rancho Cordova City Council discussed whether revisions should be made to their 2006 Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan. Alcides Gonzales, the owner of Al’s Automotive on Coloma Road, believes changes are long overdue. “When I found out what was going on, I was just flabbergasted,” he said. “Nobody knew about it, and it [...]
A bucket of glue left near an air vent was the cause of a complete evacuation of a local business on Thursday. Sacramento Metro Fire Department spokesman Captain Christian Pebbles said the fumes from the roof repair project were sucked through the air vent creating an overwhelming odor and sending one person to the hospital.
Jul 16 2009 | Posted in
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The Sacramento Children’s Museum is looking for volunteers for their exhibit at the California State Fair from August 21 to September 7. There are tons of shift available and each shift is 3-4 hours in length. The best news is that you will get a free ticket and free parking for the days that you’ll be [...]
Jul 16 2009 | Posted in
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The much anticipated Walgreens store and pharmacy is scheduled to open in Anatolia on July 30th. The first retail store opening for this area is a glimmer of hope for this neighborhood which has hoped for a grocery store for many years since the first home was built and sold in 2005.
Jul 16 2009 | Posted in
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Dow Jones Newswires reported today that the Standard and Poor as well as Moody’s ratings of Health Net have been downgraded into “junk territory.” The news comes after Health Net issued a press release stating that they had lost their Tricare health insurance contract to Aetna. Health Net is now rated as BB- [...]
Jul 15 2009 | Posted in
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