🌱Granite Bay's Rick Singer Sentenced + Apply For Roseville Rising

Good morning, friends! It's Jeri Karges, your host of the Roseville Daily — here to tell you everything you need to know that's happening in the community today. Today you'll learn about these stories and more:

• Folsom Lake College's prison and reentry program has $1 million earmarked from the federal budget.
• See the first 2023 baby born at Sutter Roseville.
• The latest edition of Experience PRL magazine is now available to download!

But first, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 57 Low: 48.

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Here are the top stories in Roseville today:

1. Granite Bay's Rick Singer was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison. In addition, he will be required to undergo three years of supervised release and forfeit $10 million. He's scheduled to report to prison on February 27. (CBS Sacramento via MSN)
2. Folsom Lake College's prison and reentry program will receive $1 million in federal aid as part of the $1.7 trillion spending bill signed into law by President Biden. Representative Ami Bera, who sponsored the funding, said via email: “This federal funding will help reduce recidivism, violence and overall conflict in our community while equipping students with increased job training and skills upon their reentry into society.” (Sacramento Bee via MSN)
3. Buckle up for Part 16 of Roseville Today's coverage of the new California laws that may impact you. Today's coverage includes ""Youth Bill of Rights, Civil rights, foster children, housing for homeless, parent & child relationship and more."
4. Do you know an entrepreneurial high school student? They can now apply for Roseville Rising, "a 12-week program designed to inspire entrepreneurial ideas and innovation." The program is run out of the Roseville Venture Lab. The group will meet for two hours per week for three months, before a final presentation to community "investors" for prizes. (roseville.ca.us)
5. Little Elias Madison was the very first baby born at Sutter Roseville Medical Center in 2023. He made his appearance at 1:31 a.m. Parents Salle and James Madison of Auburn couldn't be more proud. (Gold Country Media)

Today in Roseville:

• "Come to the Placer Food Bank free food distribution located at the Denio's Parking Lot at 1401 Church Street in Roseville." All are welcome. (8:00 AM)
• "Creative Gang LLC. Presents: The Samurai Security Guard Anime After Party! Come out for a night of fun and join us for our Kickstarter celebration party at the Fire Up ESports Lounge, taking place after SacAnime!" (8:00 PM)
• It's Karaoke night at University of Beer in Folsom. (8:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• "With the ground saturated from recent rain and extremely high winds expected throughout the region, the likelihood of localized power outages is higher than normal ... due to falling trees and tree limbs. Here are tips to help you prepare in the case of an outage." (City of Roseville, California Government via Facebook)
• "Download the Jan-May edition of Experience PRL magazine now. Browse our new programs and events and start planning today. Registration starts at 8:00am on Tuesday, January 10 and printed copies will be mailed." (Roseville Parks & Recreation via Instagram)
• "Calling all tabletop gamers! Harness your verbal alacrity in a lingual joust with the tabletop game Scholar and Sage. Learn from the game's creator Mike Riffle and develop SAT vocabulary in the process. 2-4pm Saturday, January 14 at the Riley Library" (Roseville Public Library via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— 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...