🌱Granite Bay High Grad Remembered + Find Goats With Roseville Tracker

Hello, neighbors. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening these days in town.Keep scrolling for the scoop.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 87 Low: 57.

Here are the top five stories today in Roseville:

1. The Rivercats held a moment of silence before their game Sunday to remember Granite Bay grad and Rivercats announcer's son John Sax, who was killed in a Marine training accident last week near San Diego. The crash is still under investigation. (CBS Sacramento)
2. A 33-year-old woman has died after falling off of a jet ski in Folsom Lake, park officials said. The call was received around 12:45 p.m. alerting authorities that a woman had fallen off the back of a jet ski and was in distress. A good Samaritan was able to pull her out of the lake, but the woman went into cardiac arrest before they reached shore. The woman was transported to the hospital where she later died, park officials said. (KCRA Sacramento)
3. According to a press release from the City of Roseville "To continue managing drought conditions, the State of California adopted emergency drought rules in late May prohibiting watering turf used for decorative purposes (nonfunctional turf) at businesses and in common areas in subdivisions and homeowners associations. This ban does not apply to yards at homes." The State of California intends to enforce this action through reports from the public through the State's water waste reporting portal, savewater.ca.gov. (Press Release Desk)
4. There is lots of fun to be had in Roseville this coming weekend! Check out Thursday Blues Night at 105 Noshery from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. "The Bollywood Blues King" will be there. On Friday it's fun at the Brickyard Counter & Bar from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. with Andy Santana and Sid Morris and then, on June 19 head out to Sac to celebrate with the Juneteenth Freedom Festival at Caesar Chavez Park from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Facebook)
5. Wondering where the goats are grazing this week? Find out with this "goat tracker" from the City of Roseville. Goat grazing is an environmentally friendly option for open space management. Goats assist with thatch control, invasive species management and help reduce potential fire load due to dry grasses. And they're awfully cute, to boot! (roseville.ca.us)

Today in Roseville:

• Join a Birdhouse Decorating Competition at the Granite Bay Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Kids eat Free at University of Beer in both Roseville and Rocklin. (11 a.m.)
• Show off your creative side at a Paint Party at Oliver's Brewhouse & Grill in Lincoln. Use code OLIVER for $5 off. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a job near Roseville? See Who's Hiring In The Area. (Roseville Patch)
• Your Roseville Police Department is working hard for you! Check out their tips, tricks and upcoming events in the latest edition of their 911 Newsletter.
• Speaking of taking a bite out of crime, the County of Placer has a "heat map" for where crime is happening in the county. The crime mapping data reflects crimes as they have been reported to the Sheriff’s Office. Check out how your community stacks up!

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• Hire A Pro To Clean Up The Yard For Dad (June 19)
• Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella G2K (June 24)
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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...