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🌱 Fertile Ground at the MACC + Sutter's Fort Makeover

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Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Jeri Karges, your host of the Sacramento Daily.

First, today's weather:

Considerable cloudiness. High: 70 Low: 52.

Here are the top five stories in Sacramento today:

  1. People from Russia, who now live in Sacramento, rallied at the Circle of Lights at the Riverfront Promenade Saturday night to show solidarity with Ukrainians. Grassroots organization, "The Voices of Russian Opposition in Sacramento," held the demonstration. (KCRA3)
  2. The body of a missing 26-year-old Sacramento woman was found Sunday morning near Alta, authorities said. Kerina Blue's body was found near Green Valley Trail, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday. The sheriff's office told KCRA 3 the death does not seem to be suspicious at this time. The terrain is rugged and is made up of dense forest and brush. The Placer and Nevada County sheriff's offices had 80 search and rescue personnel, K9s and helicopters out looking for Blue. No other details were released. (KCRA3)
  3. Sally Schmitt, one of the pioneers of California cuisine and the first owner of famed restaurant The French Laundry, has died. She was 90. As Schmitt tells it, The French Laundry— the highly acclaimed Yountville restaurant that she and her late husband Don founded in 1978 in a run-down, river-rock-and-timber building that had once been, yes, a French steam laundry, but also a saloon and a brothel — has its genesis in Citrus Heights, where she was raised on her family's farm. Schmitt credits her home economics studies at UC Davis with giving her the confidence to experiment with new recipes. "My laboratory courses at Davis came in handy," she writes in her new memoir, Six California Kitchens, set to be released on April 5. (Sactownmag.com & restaurant-hospitality)
  4. The Mills Art & Cultural Center (MACC) is one of the hosts for the 56th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) show, Fertile Ground. The 2022 annual convention will be held in Sacramento. The MACC show contains three exhibits showcasing 36 nationwide artists. There are a total of 56 host locations and 86 exhibits around the greater Sacramento area. Fertile Ground is at the MACC Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from March 3 through March 19, so hurry if you want to check it out! (Rancho Cordova Independent)
  5. California State Parks is gathering public input on a proposal to fundamentally change the way history is interpreted at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park (SHP) as part of State Parks' Reexamining Our Past Initiative. With this effort, a more inclusive and historically accurate history will be shared with the thousands of school children and visitors that annually tour the National Historic Landmark site located in California's capital, Sacramento. State Parks is hosting two workshops to seek public input on proposed language for the interpretation mission, vision, goals, and themes being developed for the park's Interpretation Master Plan. (Sierra Sun Times)

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Today in Sacramento:

  • Take virtual part in The Top 10 List Show at Comedy Spot. The show features guests competing to assemble a top 10 list on a given subject. Tonight is board games. (6:00 PM)
  • Join Game Kastle Sacramento to begin your journey to becoming the #1 Pro Hero! Learn how to play the brand new card game based off the hit anime series, My Hero Academia. (6:00 PM)
  • Bearings is an indie/pop punk band from Ontario, Canada. It will be at Goldfield Trading Post in Sacramento. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Sacramento, here's your weather forecast for the week ahead! (Sacramento Patch)
  • In an effort to increase the workforce, La Familia Counseling Center is inviting Sacramento residents to its career center which provides ongoing workshops and services to community members who need help with employment and education needs. It hopes that these resources can create more job opportunities for South Sacramento residents, especially those facing language barriers and individuals who are still unfamiliar with technology. Workshops will begin in a few weeks. They're free and open to everyone including youth. For more information, visit the website or call (916) 210-8773. (KCRA3)
  • Looking for a great spring hike? Take a stroll along the lake in spring. Sweetwater Trail in the Folsom State Recreation Area is a 6-plus miles out and back saunter along Sweetwater Creek, a tributary of Folsom Lake. Filled with wildflowers, rocks and views of the surrounding hills, the walk is a visual joy. (Gold Country Media)

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— 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...

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