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🌱 School consolidation faces a possible reversal under Amador's incoming board

Ione, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Ione! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • School consolidation faces a possible reversal under Amador's incoming board
  • Ione's new Train Depot Park was a decade in the making
  • California Capitol ceremony honors service members killed in combat

Also on today's calendar: Schutzhund/ IPO/ IGP and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 79, low: 53.
  • Friday: Windy and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Even with School Board approval, consolidation still on shaky ground (ledger.news) — Amador County's school consolidation plan faces a possible reversal as two apparent school-board winners opposing it prepare to take office December 14. Meanwhile, trustees approved leadership changes that would move Ione Junior High administrators into new roles under consolidation, leaving families with an approved plan whose future remains uncertain.
   

• Train Depot Park officially opens in the City of Ione (ledger.news) — Ione families have a new place to play at Train Depot Park, which opened October 30 at Marlette and Mill streets after more than a decade of work. Volunteers helped transform the former city corporation yard beside the historic depot into a playground and open space, supported by state funding and a city match.
   

• Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil to present Killed in Action (KIA) Flag Proclamation at Veterans Affiliated Council Veteran's Day Event (ledger.news) — A flag honoring service members killed in combat will fly over California's Capitol on Veterans Day, alongside a proclamation presentation by Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil. The Sacramento ceremony recognizes a unanimously adopted Senate resolution encouraging voluntary display of the flag and highlights Gold Star mother Robyn Ornsby's years of advocacy.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Zucchini sauce over tortellini pasta - parsley sprinkles, our own tomatoes from the garden, TONITES veggie dinner.
    With zucchini bread. FARMSTAND 4 for $1.00. Last night.: butternut squash/pinto beans and zucchini over rice, + sweet corn. Susan‘s wonderful… (Nextdoor Carbondale Road)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for team member service champion in Lockeford. Apply here.
  • Nugget Market posted a job opening for Deli Clerk $20-$22.50/hr* in Shingle Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ione here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sutter Creek

  • Sutter Creek finds next City Manager to help shape future (ledger.news)
  • Amador voter turnout soars to more than 70 percent in latest election update (ledger.news)
  • Argonaut misses football playoffs for fourth straight season despite finishing second in SVC (ledger.news)

Jackson

  • Jackson Rancheria Contributes $30,000 to Holiday Initiatives (indiangaming.com)
  • Owner of Posey's Hearing Aids in Custody; Investigators Seek Potential Additional Victims (crimevoice.com)

Ok Ione! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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