When I was growing up, we had a tradition in our family that on your birthday you could either pick a restaurant or ask my Mom to cook whatever you wanted for dinner. My choice? It was ALWAYS my Mom’s homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. With my birthday being in the dead of [...]
What exactly is a handcar? A handcar is traditionally a passenger powered railroad car also known as a pump trolley or pump car. As in the Folsom Handcar Derby, classic handcars are used today for mainly racing and competition purposes with teams usually made of up of five individuals. Four people will pump the lever [...]
Foster youth face challenges unfamiliar to many of us. But some determined young people who aged out of the foster care system are beating the odds, and a local charity golf tournament is doing its part to help. Results recently released from a long-term survey tell a grim story. Roughly 30,000 youths age out of [...]
The NASA Glenn Research Center has selected Aerojet as one of five recipients of a contract worth up to $50 million, Aerojet announced on Tuesday. Aerojet will supply NASA with space propulsion systems for the contract, the company said, and their services will support NASA’s research and technology activities. Aerojet will be tasked with developing [...]
Last year, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department felt the pinch of a declining budget. Hundreds of sheriff’s department employees were laid off, cutting programs, patrols, and much more. Now, Sacramento County executives are saying that they must cut $166 million to balance next year’s budget. The fiscal budget year begins on July 1, 2010. $55 [...]
A Rancho Cordova couple left their baby daughter in their car for over two hours while they gambled in Thunder Valley Casino. Placer County Sheriff’s Department said the couple was arrested on charges of willful child endangerment. A security guard saw a car parked much further from the other cars in the parking garage at [...]
Financial crisis has reached in to nearly every aspect of local government. The new county animal shelter located on Bradshaw is currently facing financial hardship. The shelter needs $1.6 million to continue service every year. The $14 million facility houses animals including dogs and cats, rabbits, and other, more exotic animals when the need arises. [...]
Raley’s ranked number one for the second consecutive year among greater-Sacramento area businesses for corporate giving, with donation levels ranking the highest of companies based in the four county region in the April 9 issue of the Sacramento Business Journal. The Journal took into account major, Sacramento-based 2009 donations, with Raley’s local cash contributions totaling [...]
Brandi is a 1-year-old, female American Staffordshire Terrier mix. Brandi is one smart cookie who can ‘sit’ and ‘shake’ on command. She’s an active girl who likes to play fetch, and she gets along well with large breed dogs. Visit the Sacramento SPCA at 6201 Florin Perkins Road or www.sspca.org.
The following police reports were filed between 04/06/2010 and 04/13/2010: 04/06/10: Benjamin Thurman, 31, was arrested on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, criminal threat and false imprisonment on Mills Tower Drive. The police report states the suspect and victim became involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation. The [...]
Photos of the 11th Annual Cordova Christmas Tree Lighting
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Free Yoga 101 Workshop at Body Investment Studio
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