EGUSD Employee Fired+ Hazmat Blaze+ River District Metamorphosis

Sacramento CA

01 August, 2021

6:19 PM

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Good morning, River City! Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Monday August 2nd, 2021! First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 95 Low: 58. Here are the top stories in Sacramento today: More than 2,600 SMUD customers were without power for a stretch of the afternoon on Saturday, mostly in and around Rosemont. There were also a few outages reported in Citrus Heights. The outages began at around 3:10 and at 5:25 the outage map showed only one unlucky customer still without power. (KCRA3)An Elk Grove Unified School District employee who was accused of displaying a Confederate flag in a district van is no longer employed by the school district. The district released a statement confirming that the individual is no longer working there and promising students the right to attend schools safe from discrimination. (ABC10)Hazmat was called out to a blaze in North Highlands on Saturday. The fire at a storage unit facility along Interstate 80 burned several units, including one that contained hazardous materials. A total of 10 units were destroyed. Nobody was injured in the fire and the cause is still under investigation. (ABC10)Non-profit Books Breaking Barriers held a book giveaway last weekend. The goal of the giveaway was to increase literacy in the Black community and keep kids' reading skills tight through the summer months. Folks could take up to 3 books each free of charge. Approximately 500 books were given away. Another giveaway is planned for August or September. (Sac Observer)Folks in the River District and along Hwy 160 are starting to see murals pop up in the area. They are part of an effort to create public spaces that promote people's health, happiness and well-being. The artwork was made possible, in part, from a $350,000 grant from HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) program and was created in partnership with Loaves & Fishes. The murals will all have a "metamorphosis" theme. (Sacramento City Express) Monday's events in Sacramento Educators and their families can enjoy FREE admission to Sea Quest today! The event will include a raffle for a free field trip for one lucky teacher's class to Sea Quest in the upcoming school year. (10 am) If you suffer from heel pain but you haven't had it checked out yet, take advantage of this free plantar fasciitis screening at Fleet Feet in Elk Grove. Dr. Harrington from Mercy Medical Group, Wymark Specialty Clinic will be there to check out your feet and answer any questions. (4:30 pm)Immerse yourself in art at The Studio at Oak Hills Church in Folsom. Today they will explore digital illustration and drawing with pastels. (6 pm)If you're in the mood for some soulful jazz, check out Chet plays Chet at the Dante Club in Sacramento. The Chet Chwalik Quartet will recreate tunes from one of the most talented jazz artists of the 20th century Chet Baker. (7 pm) Sacramento Patch Notebook It's National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, so I Googled to see if Sacramento had anything unique to share. Man, am I glad I did!! Check this out from The Parlor ! They take your favorite ice cream flavor (choose from classics like vanilla and cake batter, or tantalize your taste buds with something more exotic like Thai tea or coffee with Nutella swirl) and then they seal it inside of a HOT DONUT! Are you kidding me? That's where you'll find me today, for sure! I, personally, don't understand the draw for this one, but if you like stinky flowers, you're in luck! There is a corpse flower that is about to bloom in Curtis Park. Earlier this summer one of these funky flowers bloomed in Roseville and it was all the rage. Apparently, they're notoriously difficult to get to flower, so if you missed your first chance, you'd better jump on this one. You might not get another chance for awhile. From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Urinetown the Musical (August 6) Proving Ground - MMA (August 7) Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! See you tomorrow for another update. If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — 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... Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Sacramento Daily? You can reach me at [email protected].