🌱Rainbow Fentanyl On The Rise In Roseville + LEGO @The Grounds

Hey, friends! It's Jeri Karges, your host of the Roseville Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening in town these days. Including news about...

• Lincoln is adding nine new firefighters to their ranks. Stop by and say "hi!"
• The City of Roseville has lots of good safety tips for you and your goblins for Halloween.
• Placer County is getting a new platform for applying for and accessing county benefits.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 90 Low: 55.

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Here are the top stories today in Roseville:

1. The Lincoln Fire Department hasn't grown in five years... until now. LFD is adding nine new firefighters to their ranks! The recruits should be done with training by the end of the year. Lincoln is growing by leaps and bounds, so they needed more manpower for firefighting, safety and prevention. Per ABC10: "The funding for the new crew members comes from the American Rescue Plan Act, which covers the costs for three years. After that point, the costs will come from the city's General Fund." (ABC10.com KXTV)
2. The City of Roseville has your back this Halloween. It's published safety tips for motorists as well as the little ghouls and goblins out trick-or-treating. They've even got fire safety tips for your home. Check them out at this city link.
3. "Placer County has seen a 450% increase in fentanyl deaths between 2019-2021." That's a scary statistic. One of the ways dealers get this poison into the hands of your kids is through rainbow colored pills and powder. The Placer County DA's office is warning parents that they are seeing a rise in the amount of rainbow fentanyl in the county. Kids are finding it on apps like Snapchat and TikTok, and it's killing them. Learn more about the county’s campaign against fentanyl at www.1pillcankillplacer.com and talk to your kids about the rainbow stuff. It's pretty, but it's deadly. (Roseville Today)
4. A remote security service at a used car dealership in Roseville helped catch bad guys. The monitoring service called Roseville Police when they noticed a couple of people in the yard looking into vehicles at about 4 a.m. on Saturday. Officers responded and found two people with a car full of drugs and drug paraphernalia, as well as a loaded handgun. The two are now cooling their heels in the Placer County Jail. (City of Roseville, California Police Department via Facebook)
5. Placer County is changing the way people will access their public benefits from the county. Starting October 31, the public portal will change to a new website: BenefitsCal.com. According to the press release, "the BenefitsCal website will support applications for CalFresh, Medi-Cal/County Medical Services Program, CalWORKs, General Relief, Disaster CalFresh and the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants." If you have started an application in the old system, you need to have it finished by October 26, or start a new application in the new system after October 31. (placer.ca.gov)

Today in Roseville:

• The Roseville Chamber of Commerce presents Placer 2022, the region’s largest business summit. (Noon)
• Head over to The Union and try your hand at painting the Full Moon (6:30 PM)
• "Team up with your friends and put your knowledge to the test at University of Beer Roseville's Trivia Night!" (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• "As part of our weekly real estate roundup, we're bringing you some of the newest and most interesting houses to hit the market in and around Roseville. We are also including any scheduled open houses that may be coming up, so you can check them out yourself." (Roseville Patch)
• "A full LEGO® Convention, festival, exhibition, and celebration for children and adult LEGO® fans of all ages" is coming to The Grounds on November 11 - 14! It'll be fun for the whole family with LEGO® art, vendors, demos and activities."
• As part of its Art in Public Places program, Lincoln invites you to take a walk downtown and see all of the murals in the business district. There are descriptions of the locations, artwork and artists of the murals at this city link!

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. See you all tomorrow morning for 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...