🌱 New City Clerk + Raising Cane's On Galleria + G'Bye, Boardwalk

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First, today's weather:

We’re looking at mostly sunny skies today, with maybe a little fog this morning. Temperatures will range from a high of 61 degrees to an overnight low of 39. Winds will remain light and variable at about 5-6 mph and humidity should be around 72% during the day.

Here are the top five stories today in Roseville:

1. Roseville will have a new City Clerk starting on January 31st, according to City Manager Dominick Casey who announced the appointment of Carmen Avalos to the position. Avalos comes to us with many years of experience in municipal leadership, and currently serves as the City Clerk for the City of South Gate and as the senior deputy clerk for the City of Hawthorne in Los Angeles County. As Roseville’s City Clerk, she will oversee elections, assist candidates and elected officials, manage the city’s passport office, oversee city boards/commissions/committees and ensure compliance with local, state and federal statutes. Learn more about her background in this article. (Roseville Today)
2. Raising Cane's, the much anticipated fast food restaurant specializing in Louisiana-style chicken, is set to open February 8th at 1220 Galleria Boulevard (in Creekside Town Center). Special giveaways for the grand opening include a drawing for “Free Cane’s for a Year” and free t-shirts for the first 100 dine-in customers. If the grand opening of its Citrus Heights location is any indication, expect a big crowd! (ABC 10 )
3. There is no end to the creativity of the people of Roseville – especially when it comes to naming the city’s new parks. Faced with the daunting task of naming seven new parks in the city's pipeline (!), the City of Roseville asked residents to offer their suggestions. Among those suggestions for the two-acre park slated for the Campus Oaks neighborhood is “Super Happy Fun Time.” Tara Gee of the Parks Department weighed in with, "'Super Happy Fun Time' really describes why we build parks. The Parks and Recreation Commission voted on this and they really liked the fun perspective that that name brings." We’ll see if the new park (which will have pickle ball courts, a fitness course and an off-leash dog park) lives up to its name when the groundbreaking happens this summer. (CBS 13)
4. Water has become the new gold in California as we spend the summers painstakingly conserving and the winters anxiously watching the sky and Sierra for rain and snow. Our Placer County Board of Supervisors recently voted to ensure our future supply of this precious resource by approving a groundwater sustainability plan for the North American Subbasin. Emphasizing local control, coordination with land-use agencies and long-term strategy, the plan fulfills the state Sustainable Groundwater Management Act that mandates local water regulators form agencies expressly addressing groundwater issues by January 31st, 2022. The North American Subbasin lies under portions of Placer, Sacramento and Sutter Counties. (Roseville Press Tribune)
5. After 35 years of bringing top-notch rock artists to our area and serving as the heart of the Sacramento music scene in the 80s and 90s, The Boardwalk in Orangevale is shutting its doors for good. The venue’s social media cited the pandemic, dwindling crowds and mounting financial pressures as reasons for the closure. DJ Pat of 98 Rock radio station reminisced, “There were people like Robin Trawer and Pat Travers – and John Entwistle from The Who. They played there. All the big local acts: Tesla, Deftones, Oleander, Papa Roach, Cake.” The Boardwalk is selling off 300 signed guitars as part of the closure. (Gold Country Media and CBS 13)

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Today around Roseville:

• Support the Sargeant Elementary School Parent Teacher Committee by grabbing lunch or dinner at Papa Murphy’s Take’n’Bake Pizza on Douglas Boulevard. You get some delicious grub and 30% of the proceeds go to the PTC – a win for everyone! Don’t forget to mention the fundraiser when you order. 11:00 am-8:00 pm
• If you’re “new year, new you” plan involves education, drop in virtually today to a Getting Started outreach for Sierra College. Get the help you need with admissions, financial aid, class registration and more on this Zoom session. The information will be available in English and Spanish. 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
• Tonight is your last chance to weigh in on the proposed drafts for our future Roseville City Council District Map. Join the Independent Redistricting Commission for a public meeting at the Martha Riley Library. Your voice matters! This is the last meeting for public input before the final map is adopted on January 24th. 6:00 pm
• Let the Woodcreek High School theater department take you on a journey of whimsey and fantasy with its production of Peter and the Starcatcher! Find out how a lonely orphan boy became the magical Peter Pan. Tickets are $10 at the door in the school theater building. Tonight and tomorrow, 7:00 pm
• Make sure you’re ready for hunting or fishing season (those steelhead aren't going to catch themselves - see below) by getting out to the International Sportsmen’s Expo at Cal Expo in Sacramento. You’ll find five buildings full of vendors spotlighting outdoors gear, activities and destinations while several expert presenters help you elevate your techniques. The kiddos can check out the Youth Fair where there will be free, hands-on activities all weekend long. Today-Sunday

From my notebook:

• Longing for a night off from planning and cooking dinner? Local-owned A Part Café now offers weekly meal kits. I’m looking at the pictures of next week’s options and they sure look good! Choose from herbed chicken kabab, beef kofta kabab or baked falafel and place your order by Friday for pick up on Monday. Each meal is $15 and packaged for easy storage and warmup. (A Part of Roseville)
• Do you know a person, animal, business or organization that has gone above and beyond for our animal friends? The Placer SPCA is taking nominations for its Hero Awards in anticipation of the Funny Bones Comedy Show & Awards Night on March 11th. Get your nomination(s) in and purchase your tickets for the gala event. You could win a fully stocked wine fridge in the grand prize drawing! (PSPCA)
• Youth 14-20 years old who are interested in a career in law enforcement, or just looking to learn more about the field, are invited to join the Placer County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Explorer Program. Explorers learn about patrol procedures, community services and leadership while getting scenario-based training. Email Deputy Ames at placercountypost901@gmail.com for more information! (PCSO Instagram)
• Historic Folsom attracts lots of visitors with its fun events and great atmosphere. But it seems the city is fed up with parking scofflaws. You’ll want to make sure you’re parked legally (as you always are, right?) next time you visit now that the Folsom City Council approved a triple increase in parking fines – from $25 to $75 - for the Historic District. (Roseville Today)
• Anglers can look forward to a great year for steelhead on the American River – and that’s no fish tale – according to the latest counts coming in from the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. High river flows are to credit for bringing in the unique Eel River strain of steelhead, which have been known to reach up to 20 pounds in weight. The hatchery expects to meet its annual production goal of 430,000 fish, so get your tacklebox ready! (Stockton Record)

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About me: My name is Kelly Mays Risse, and I have lived in Roseville just about all my life. I graduated from Roseville High School and majored in Journalism at CSU Sacramento. My husband and I loved growing up and raising our three boys here in the 'Ville. I have watched Roseville evolve from a cheerful little railroad town to a large and diverse city. I love where we live, from the hiking trails to the hip new restaurants, and I love the people who live here. I am excited to bring the highlights to you in The Roseville Daily!