🌱Roseville High vs Inderkum Nail Biter + Placer Transportation Survey

Hey, neighbors. It's Sunday in Roseville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally, including news on:

• Around 1,500 volunteers were expected to pack over 400,000 meals at the annual Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event in Rocklin this weekend.
• Matthew Galvin has been names as the new veterans service officer for Placer County.
• Don't miss Roseville Comic Con today!

But first, today's weather:

Sunny; breezy in the p.m.. High: 72 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories today in Roseville:

1. They had plans to pack more than 400,000 meals at the annual Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event in Rocklin over the weekend. According to Roseville Today "in its first seven years in Placer County, the annual MobilePack packed a total of more than 3.4 million meals for malnourished children." That's a huge accomplishment! Thank you to all of the volunteers (around 1,500 of them) who turned out for this event! (Roseville Today)
2. Placer County has a new veterans service officer. His name is Matthew Galvin and he is a longtime Naval officer. In this role, he will oversee "an office that supports veterans’ access to compensation and pensions, survivor benefits, education, vocational rehabilitation, home loans, life insurance and burial benefits, among other services." (Roseville Today)
3. Have you taken Placer County Transportation Planning Agency's survey yet? You are invited to help them understand unmet needs of the public transportation system in Placer County. Take the online survey! There will also be a public hearing on the topic on October 26. (rocklin.ca.us)
4. They broke ground and began construction on the site that will house the Sacramento State Placer Center and Sierra College Transfer Center on Friday. The campus is expected to open within the next five years. “Finally, a beginning,” Sacramento State University President Robert Nelsen said during the ribbon cutting. This is a unique project that brings together a junior college and four-year college, including dual-admission to support transfer students. (Gold Country Media)
5. It was a nail-biter on Friday as Roseville High bested Inderkum with a field goal in the last 3 seconds of the game! Both teams were coming off a bye week and both wanted the victory because they were "chasing Antelope at the top of the Capital Valley Conference." Our boys came through in the crunch. Congrats to the Roseville High Tigers! (Gold Country Media)

Today in Roseville:

• Don't miss Roseville Comic Con @ The Grounds in Roseville! (10:00 AM)
• 2nd Annual Folsom Pumpkin Fest is happening at the gazebo behind the Folsom Public Library today! There will be a pumpkin carving contest, a costume contest, giveaways and prizes! (1:00 PM)
• D.R.I. and Twitch Angry will be at the Goldfield Trading Post in Roseville. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Registration for both the 9:30 and 10:30am Storytime sessions at each Roseville Public Library location will be required beginning this November. Registration for all weekly Storytime sessions opens each Monday at 8a.m." (Roseville Public Library via Facebook)
• “Before it was Granite Bay, it was called Allen's District. Named after Hiram B. Allen, whose family was one of the families that lived in the area along with the Cavitt's and the Stallman's in the 1800's. The Cavitts lived at the west end of the road and the Stallmans lived at the east end, and that road is known today as Cavitt Stallman Rd.” Interested in more tidbits about the history of Granite Bay? They’ve got you covered in this article on their website.
• Loomis Friends of the Library is having a Mega Book Sale! The event runs from October 25 - 28 at the Loomis Library & Community Learning Center.

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Sunday. See you all tomorrow 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...