🌱Neighborhood Santa Schedule Revealed + County Chipper Program

Good morning, neighbors! It's Jeri Karges, your host of the Roseville Daily — here to impart everything you need to know that's happening in town these days. Including news on...

• Baseline Road will be closed between Fiddyment Road and Watt Avenue starting Thursday and continuing into Sunday morning.
• Alexander Pigee, the man who set fire to the Roseville Galleria 12 years ago, is out of prison and telling his story.
• Sign up for the Roseville Girls Softball spring season now!

Today's newsletter is sponsored by Tammy Piini of Brick Lane Real Estate

Does your real estate agent really understand the market?

The real estate market in our area is changing rapidly. Consider:

• Median sale price is down 10% since May
• Sales volume has declined by about 25%
• Mortgage rates have increased faster than at any point in the last 40 years

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Now, today's weather:

Rain; breezy in the morning. High: 54 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Roseville today:

1. If your usual route takes you down Baseline Road between Fiddyment Road and Watt Avenue, you're going to have to make an alternate plan from 9 a.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. Sunday morning. That's because Baseline Road will temporarily close due to construction by a private developer. (Press Release Desk)
2. Alexander Pigee set fire to the Roseville Galleria 12 years ago, causing $55 million in damage. He's now in a halfway house and he's telling his story. He believes, were it not for the fire that he set, he would be dead today. He says he had asked for help with his struggles with mental illness, but nobody was paying attention. That's when he decided to start the fire, either to get someone's attention or to die in the blaze. He's speaking out on how the prison system can better help people like himself. (CBS News)
3. Placer County reminds you that now is the time to clean up your defensible space. The county wants you to know about its chipper program that you can use to dispose of dead wood and trees around your property. "For $80 / hour, residents can utilize a crew that will chip and broadcast piled vegetation. Cost-share fees may be waived for landowners who meet the 'Very Low Limit' as defined by the Placer County Department of Housing and Urban Development." (placer.ca.gov)
4. The Neighborhood Santa schedule is ready! Find out when Santa is going to arrive on your street so your little ones will be prepared to wave as he rolls by. You can find an interactive map here. The summary schedule is posted here.

Today in Roseville:

• Kids Eat Free at University of Beer in Roseville and Rocklin. (11:00 AM)
• StretchLab is offering a free group stretch class at Granite City Event Center. (4:30 PM)
• "Paint and sip the night away at Studio Workspaces in Roseville" with a Shooting Star painting. (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Make star lanterns with the Roseville Public Library this December and "learn about the Philippines in our Culture Without Borders program! 3-5pm Saturday, December 17 at the Downtown Library For children ages 6-12." (Roseville Public Library via Facebook)
• Howard Stitt is back and he's got a bunch of headlines from days gone by! 50 years ago "Coach Steve March's JV football team were Pioneer League Champions" and 75 years ago "The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company announced that Penryn will have dial phones." Check out other fun stories from back in the day. (Gold Country Media)
• "Roseville Girls Softball invites players aged 4-16 to participate in the 2023 Spring Season! Families participating in our program will enjoy 3+ months of softball activity for your athlete. No experience necessary to play and all players will be placed onto a team."

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Events:

• Pioneer Quilters Guild Quilt Show and Sale (November 12)
• Romeo & Juliet (November 12)
• RTAA's 2nd Annual Champagne Gala (November 19)
• Tilly the Trickster (December 3)
• Add your event

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— 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...