🌱Meet Pebble Creek Lights Founder + Rocklin Scrooge Change Of Heart

Hey, everybody! It's Saturday in Roseville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Today you'll learn about these stories and more...

• Welcome Bruce Houdesheldt as Roseville's 58th mayor!
• A Sacramento man was arrested for stealing a car with children inside.
• The original "It's A Wonderful Life" is playing at the Crest in Sac. tonight.

But first, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 57 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories in Roseville today:

1. Pebble Creek's holiday lights are a rockin' Rocklin tradition since 1993. About 140 houses in the neighborhood get decorated for Christmas. Did you ever wonder who started this amazing tradition? Wonder no more. ABC10.com KXTV found him! Find out which house is his and learn why he and a couple of his neighbors started this tradition 29 years ago!
2. This one is making national news: A Rocklin Scrooge had a change of heart. A man who police believe to be in his 20s stole an SUV from a family's driveway. Surveillance video shows that he brought the car back just a little while later. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near Rawhide and Clover Valley roads. Police are still looking for the suspect. (KCRA Sacramento)
3. Johnny Panyanouvong, of Sacramento, was arrested on December 13 on suspicion of stealing a car in Roseville, with children inside. Panyanouvong was arrested on Watt Avenue in Sacramento and booked into the Placer County Jail on "two counts of kidnapping, child endangerment, vehicle theft and various arrest warrants." (ABC10.com KXTV)
4. Kenneth Glotzbach, the former Roseville wastewater assistant director who was convicted of misusing public funds, has had his sentencing date pushed back. It's now set for January. This is the second continuation of this sentencing. Placer County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Stephanie Herrera said, "there was an expectation of a lot of discussion on” Glotzbach’s sentencing “terms,” so the court “wanted to give it more time.” (Gold Country Media)

Today in Roseville:

• Dogs eat free at University of Beer in Folsom. (11:00 AM)
• A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, at the Rotary Clubhouse in Folsom. (4:00 PM)
• "It's A Wonderful Life" at the Crest Theater in Sacramento. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• "The Spanger Community and Genesis Church donated toys for 39 of [RCSD Spanger] families, 62 children. Genesis also generously donated supplies and snacks for our after school STEAM program." (RCSD Spanger via Facebook)
• "Roseville City Councilmember Bruce Houdesheldt was sworn in as Roseville’s 58th Mayor for a two-year term at the December 21 City Council meeting. Houdesheldt had served as Vice Mayor for the previous two years." (City of Roseville, California Government via Facebook)
• "This past Saturday, December 17, 2022, wreaths were placed on Veterans' burial spots throughout the nation by a host of volunteers. This was truly an inspiring and emotional event. Members of the ALA Unit #169 participated at the New Auburn Cemetery and the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery" (American Legion Auxiliary Unit #169, Roseville, CA via Facebook)

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That's it 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...