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🌱 Land Park Ponies Retire + Sacramento Grocery Icon Dies

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Hey, Sacramento! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Periods of clouds and sun. High: 76 Low: 45.

Here are the top five stories in Sacramento today:

  1. The Sacramento Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old boy. According to a statement from the Department, 15-year-old Jackson Glazier was last seen on foot near the 3200 block of Truxel Road in the Natomas area. Sacramento Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby posted some photos of Glazier to her Facebook page as well. https://www.facebook.com/100057722997128/posts/408614387739324
    (CBS Sacramento)
  2. A 72-year-old Sacramento man says he was forced to remove a statue of Jesus from outside his front door at the Glen Ellen Mutual Housing Community apartment complex because the apartment manager called it a lease violation, displaying personal items in common areas. The statue has been there for 15 years. Diablo Nash lives in the same complex and has also recently received a stack of violation notices from the same new apartment manager. People who live in the complex have reached out to the Sacramento Tenants Union for help. Sacramento Tenant's Union volunteer Erica Jaramillo said that 8 of 38 tenants have complained about written and verbal notices at the apartment. She calls it the most egregious case she has seen in Sacramento. (CBS Sacramento)
  3. After 37 years, Marilyn Hagemann, owner of Land Park Pony Rides in Sacramento, said she and her ponies will be retiring at the end of May. The pony rides have been an institution at the park. Many are sorry to see them go and are coming out for one last ride with their kids and grandkids. Before the ponies retire, the pony rides are available for $7 a ride on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., unless it is a busy day and the ponies get tired. Hagemann said they close a little early some days if the ponies have had a long day and need to rest. The city of Sacramento told KCRA 3 it recently learned about the impending retirement and says it "will be working to determine next best steps for this long-standing activity." The city said it is open to pony rides as well as other potential possibilities moving forward. (KCRA3)
  4. There was a show of solidarity as more than a thousand people gathered at the state Capitol Sunday to pray for peace and an end to Russia's attack on Ukraine. The State Capitol dome was adorned in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine at the vigil. Many within the Slavic community are following the developments closely, and they are finding some comfort in community during a time of extreme uncertainty. (ABC10)
  5. Although initially projecting to see a $100,000 shortfall in this year's budget, the City of Citrus Heights is now on track to see a likely $2.9 million surplus in its originally planned $32.6 million budget. In a mid-year update on Thursday, for the city's fiscal year that ends June 30, Interim Administrative Services Director Bill Zenoni told the City Council that projections now show a $2.5 million increase in revenues largely from increased sales tax and building activity, motor vehicle fees, and additional funding from a state insurance pool. He also said another $1.4 million is also expected largely due to savings from unfilled staff positions. "These (revenue figures) tell you that the city is alive, it's thriving, it's vibrant," said Councilman Bret Daniels. (Citrus Heights Sentinel/ subscription may be required)

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Today in Sacramento:

  • Let your creative side loose at Paint Nite: The Original Paint and Sip Party at Streets Pub and Grub in Sac. (6:15 PM)
  • KALEO - Fight or Flight Tour will be at Ace of Spades in Midtown. (7:00 PM)
  • The Technicolors will be at the Starlet Room in Sacramento. (7:00 PM)
  • Live Nation presents Nightcap: Drag Cabaret at the Punch Line at Howe 'bout Arden in Sacramento. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • A Sacramento philanthropist and icon has died. Joyce Raley Teel passed away at the age of 91 on Friday. Teel was not only a part-owner of Raley's supermarkets, but also a community champion for decades. In 1986, she was a co-creator of Raley's Food for Families, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger. (KCRA3)
  • See who's hiring in the Sacramento area! (Sacramento Patch)
  • The Digital Grapevine Project brings alive Rancho Cordova history as seen through the pages of The Grapevine Independent, the longstanding hometown newspaper of the city. With online editions of articles first published in 1968, this new tool brings reading, exploring and re-printing accounts and news stories which have appeared in The Grapevine to your fingertips using an easy-to-use digital tool. All you need is a computer… and a desire to explore.

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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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