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CRES celebrates autumn with annual Harvest Festival
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The PTA of Cosumnes River Elementary School (CRES) hosted its Harvest Festival on the unseasonably warm Sunday of Oct. 26. More than 150 families attended the popular event. Held on the school’s campus, the festival provided attendees an afternoon of old-fashioned family fun featuring carnival games, a kindergarten cakewalk, pie-eating
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| 'Frightfully' good time at PGHS Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair
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Holiday crafts, food and fright were served up in style at the 3rd Annual Holiday Bazaar & Craft Faire at Pleasant Grove High School on Oct. 25. PGHS Band Booster Club hosted the annual event that brings the community in to support the musical arts. Band Director Jay DeWald said
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RM resident helps raise money for premature baby
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Michelle Le and Bonnie Burberry have become close in the nearly 10 years that the two have been working together at Murieta Hair and Nails, so much so that Le refers to Burberry as her “American Mom.” So when Le gave birth to her daughter, Angel, three-and-a-half months prematurely, Burberry*
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Four candidates vie for seats on Wilton Fire District board
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As Wilton residents go to the polls on Nov. 4, they will be voting to fill three open director seats on the Wilton Fire Protection District’s (WFD) board. Directors serve a term of four year on the five-member board. In the current election, three seats are up for grabs. In
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RM Ad Hoc Committee looks to cities in surrounding area
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The Rancho Murieta Ad Hoc Governance Committee met Wednesday, Oct. 8 and continued to look toward other cities in order to make recommendations on efficiency. Committee member Ted Hart has spent time in the last month in Ione, a city comparable to Rancho Murieta in size and governing methods, in
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| Sheriff’s land drug awareness at Dillard Elementary
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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department landed a helicopter for students at C.W. Dillard Elementary School to promote drug awareness during the annual Red Ribbon Week on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Red Ribbon Week is a national public school event that has promoted drug awareness for over 20 years. Students clad in
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| Busing issue big concern for parents of CRES students
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Once construction begins on the new Cosumnes River Elementary School, parents and students could be facing a busing issue. A survey on the issue to gauge community preferences was completed last month. The last surveys were accepted on Sept. 27, but results have not been revealed by the CRES New
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Wilton residents host Democrats in 'meet and greet' gathering
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Dubbed ‘The Dream Team,’ Congressional Democrat candidate Dr. Bill Durston, and Assembly Democrat candidates Joan Buchanan and Alyson Huber were hosted by Wilton residents Dan and Kathy Schmitt at a meet and greet event on Sunday, Oct. 12. Gathering in the backyard of the Schmitt home, about 35 area residents
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RMCSD candidates respond to tough questions
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Candidates Wayne Kuntz and Jerry Pasek (Incumbents) and Betty Ferraro and Steve Mobley responded to in-depth questions on Monday, Oct 13 during the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Candidates’ Night. The candidates answered questions on topics ranging from security to development, to relationships with other community entities. They were also
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Wilton pulls together to beautify Mitchell memorial site
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Two years have passed since Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Mitchell was murdered during a routine vehicle stop on Meiss Road on Oct. 27, 2006. In honor of his sacrifice, a memorial now stands at the spot on Meiss Road where Deputy Mitchell lost his life. The monument, which was
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| Wilton postmaster reports mail theft at post office
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According to Wilton Postmaster Marvin Yokoi, the mail collection can in the parking lot at the Wilton Post Office was vandalized and mail was stolen sometime during the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 1 or the early morning hours of Oct. 2. In a sign posted at the entrance to the
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| Meet three candidates ready to fill RMA board seats
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The Rancho Murieta Association board of directors has three open seats for the upcoming elections on Nov. 20. Directors Paul Gumbinger and Bonita Jones will be departing at the end of their terms, and Candice Koropp is running for the seat she took over after the early departure of Chris
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Generations celebrate education at Dillard Elementary
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Students of C.W. Dillard Elementary School invited special guests to join them for a school lunch at the annual Grandparents Day celebration on Friday, Oct. 3. The event is designed to allow extended members of the family to be involved in the children’s education. If a student did not have
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RVGC features talk on ‘Beauty in the Winter Garden’
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The River Valley Garden Club (RVGC) held its first meeting of the season on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 23, featuring guest speaker Pat Ruben, the Garden editor of the Sacramento Bee. Ruben offered a presentation on the winter garden, aptly titled “Beauty in the Winter Garden,” to a packed
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RM forms Neighborhood Watch to combat vandalism
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The Rotary Club of Rancho Murieta, in conjunction with the Rancho Murieta Association, held its first Neighborhood Watch meeting the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30. After several months of security concerns, primarily regarding vandalism, residents have been addressing the idea of a Neighborhood Watch program within Rancho Murieta, and the
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Wilton applauds delay in Elk Grove’s encroach on floodplain
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For the past several months, the community of Wilton has fought hard to stem Elk Grove’s desire to include the Cosumnes River and Deer Creek floodplain into their city limits. In this process, Elk Grove was first required to submit their application to increase their Sphere of Influence (SOI) to
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| History Group passes motion to work on acquiring Wilton Hall
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Members of the Wilton History Group (WHG) met Monday, Sept. 22 to discuss ongoing projects. Member Gene Rose briefed the group on efforts to obtain the Wilton Hall as a multi-use center for the community of Wilton. According to Rose, two WHG representatives met with Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli
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Albiani Middle School students dance in Hollywood style
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With this year’s Hollywood theme, students walked the "red carpet" during the annual Katherine L. Albiani Middle School Welcome Back Dance on Friday, Sept. 26. The seventh and eighth graders transformed the school’s dark cafeteria into a flashy dance hall with the nightclub basics: thumping music from a disc jockey,
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Wilton motorcyclist, pickup truck collide on Green Road
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According to California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bradley, an accident occurred on Friday, Sept. 19, at 12:45 p.m. that involved a motorcyclist and pick-up truck. Wilton resident William Joe Andrews was driving a 1985 Honda motorcycle and Galt resident Walter Tharp was driving a 2008 Chevy Silverado truck at the
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Meet RMCSD candidates vying for seats on board
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The Rancho Murieta Community Services District board of directors has two open seats to be filled in the upcoming elections on Nov. 4. Running for these positions are incumbents Wayne Kuntz and Jerry Pasek, as well as new candidates Betty Ferraro and Steve Mobley. As a precursor to the CSD
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