Powerhouse Museum + Sustainability Awards + Two Jabs In One Place

Sacramento CA

17 September, 2021

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Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Saturday September 18th, 2021! Are you a local business owner or marketer in Sacramento? Our premium local sponsorships will keep you at the top of inboxes around town every morning. Contact us here for the lowdown. First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 63. Here are the top stories in Sacramento today: Two local high schools students are proving that girls do belong on the football field. Delta High's Kylie Chastain is a starter on the offensive line. At Rio Linda High, Sydney Grant is a linebacker and second string running back. According to the National Federation of State High Schools Association, since 2008, the number of girls playing football at the varsity level has gone from slightly more than 500 to almost 3,000. "I just love the contact. I love hanging out with the guys and just proving myself, proving my own," Chastain said. This is both girls' first year playing football, so they've had to learn the technical aspects as well as the physical ones. And they are gaining the respect of their male counterparts on their teams and in the league. (FOX40)The Pacific Gas and Electric Powerhouse, also known as Sacramento River Station B, just north of downtown is getting an overhaul. It will become the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historical Resources and the Sacramento Register of Historic & Cultural Resources. Once the largest steam turbine power plant in Northern California, it generated power for the region until it was decommissioned in 1954. It has sat idle since and was in an impressive state of disrepair. The $52 million revamped facility is now set to open fall 2021. There will be a 22,800-square-foot addition that houses the state-of-the-art planetarium, classrooms, offices and a café. (Comstock's Magazine) The 13 school districts in Sacramento County are being called upon by the Sacramento County Grand Jury to require that all eligible K-12 students have a COVID-19 vaccine. The Grand Jury requires responses from the 13 Sacramento County School Districts and the Sacramento County Office of Education within 90 days. Those who don't respond could face fines. Kim Pedersen, spokesperson for Sacramento Superior Court, emphasized that this isn't a mandate but more of a recommendation to Sacramento County school districts. Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have not yet been approved for children under the age of 12. The report highlights that fact and also points out that "Only 39% of children ages 12-17 in Sacramento County have been fully vaccinated." (ABC10)On Sept. 14, 2021, the Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) awarded six businesses with the Sacramento Area Sustainability Business Awards at the Board of Supervisors Meeting. The presentation recognized the top environmentally proactive Sacramento area businesses whose work practices demonstrate an outstanding commitment to enhancing sustainability. Congratulations to United States Cold Storage, Cal Waste Recovery Systems, Sacramento County Department of Airports, The American Institute of Architects California, The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD), Green Acres Nursery and Supply. (Saccounty.net) Get all of your jabs in one place with dual vaccine clinics coming soon to Sacramento County. You can get both a COVID-19 and a flu vaccine at these dual clinics beginning next month. This comes after the CDC put out updated guidance saying flu vaccines and COVID vaccines are now safe to be given at the same time. Sacramento County Public Health will be transforming their COVID-19 clinics to offer flu shots too. (ABC10) Saturday's events in Sacramento: Here's your chance to meet and talk to over 200 owners of some of the finest Mustangs , Fords, Mercurys, Lincolns, Cougars, Torinos, Falcons, Comets, Cobras, Panteras, Ford-GTs, Shelbys, Trucks, Rods, Model Ts and As, and race cars in the region at the 24th AnnualSAMC Mustangs & Fords at the Marriott. (8 am)Sacramento's Healing Arts Festival returns to the Scottish Rite Masonic Center with 95 Booths • 40 Performers • 35 Psychics & Healers! Featuring Natural Health • Personal Growth • Metaphysics! (10 am) Join New Country 105.1 for the return of Country In The Park at Cal Expo! Enjoy live performances from Little Big Town, Kip Moore, Devin Dawson, Niko Moon, and Callista Clark! PLUS Rising Country stars performing on the Garner Roofing Rising Star Stage. There will be food trucks, vendors and adult beverages for those 21 and over. (1 pm)Drink beer for a great cause. Join Point West Rotary at the Sacramento's longest running beer festival at Discovery Park. There will be Awesome beers from 85+ breweries and distributors, wine for the non-beer drinkers and delicious food from some of the best local food trucks. (1 pm)Get ready for Rio Linda Elverta Country Faire! Activities include: farm animals, food trucks, more than 100 vendors, Kid's Zone with plenty of things to do for kids of all ages , hay rides and more (All Day) Sacramento Patch Notebook Wondering what's going on in the Sacramento arts scene? Here's a great fall roundup of what you can experience right here in SacTown! Hands and Earth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics is on view at the Crocker Art Museum from September 12, 2021 – April 24, 2022, featuring an in-depth selection of important works by master Japanese ceramic artists of the last 80 years (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Sept 18 & 19th -Christmas in September Craft Fair - Fundraiser for Carmichael Emblem Club (September 18) How Tik-Tok Can Help Your Business - Even If You Don't Dance (September 18) The Power of Clubhouse for Your Business (September 19) Antique and Vintage Peddlers' Fair (September 19) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. I'll see you soon! If you're feeling 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 email me at [email protected].