Good Smoke + Giant Pumpkin + Go Bulldogs!

Sacramento CA

07 October, 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 Friday October 8th, 2021! First, today's weather: Clouds breaking and cool. High: 67 Low: 48. Here are the top stories today in Sacramento: If you like to smoke your food, Sacramento's newest establishment is for you! It's not a smoke shop or a cannabis store. It's a restaurant called Smoke and Beers. And smoke is their thing! They'll smoke your prime rib and your lemonade (or old fashioned) to go with it. If you want a break from the smoke, they have a ton of taps for your beer drinking enjoyment. Come out for their grand opening tonight for some smoke you can actually enjoy! (FOX40) Many people in Sacramento, as good citizens, stop watering their yards during droughts. Stopping the watering of your lawn is the fastest way to reduce water usage, as most of us in the region know. But there is a new campaign to educate the public about watering the trees in your yard. A major lesson learned from the last drought is that while your grass can take a drought, often your trees can not and it can take many years to grow a new tree for the shade that they provide. Stephanie Robinson, communications manager for the Sacramento Tree Foundation cautioned, "Unfortunately, it will take decades to replace the mature trees we lost during the last drought." To see one way to effectively manage and water your trees during drought, click here to watch a video tied to this campaign. (KCRA3) Be aware, if you are thinking of traveling this weekend, three Sierra mountain passes between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park closed Thursday ahead of the forecast winter storm and are not expected to reopen until Saturday at the earliest. Caltrans officials said the road closures on routes off of U.S. Highway 395 began Thursday at noon on State Route 108 at Sonora Pass north of Bridgeport. State Route 89 at Monitor Pass south of Lake Tahoe closed at 2 p.m. and State Route 120 near Lee Vining, California at 5 p.m. on Thursday. (KTLA3)This week's high school football action is headlined by a huge game between Folsom and De La Salle (Concord). This one could determine who represents Northern California in the CIF Open Division state championship ... especially if the Bulldogs win. The De La Salle Spartans are 4-0 against Folsom since 2012 and have won every game by at least 14 points, but we'll get 'em this year! Go Bulldogs! (MaxPreps)You want to see a great pumpkin? THIS is a great pumpkin! Leonardo Urena of Napa won the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Giant Pumpkin Festival in Elk Grove last weekend with a whopping 1,623 pound pumpkin! Charlie Brown would be proud. How the heck did he get that thing from Napa to Elk Grove?? (Elk Grove Tribune) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Sacramento! Friday's events in Sacramento: I hear they just released a new character for Super Smash Bros. If you knew it was Sora from Kingdom Hearts, and you're a Sac State student, then this event is for you! Try the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament at the University Union at Sac State. (1 pm)Check out Tech N9ne's Strange New World Tour 2021 at Ace of Spades. (6 pm)Learn how to create and design your very own pumpkin with beautiful succulents to last the festive season at the Succulent Pumpkin Arrangement Workshop at Warehouse Creative, Sacramento (6 pm)Rock with them at Rock With You - Michael Jackson Tribute at Swabbies on the River. (6:30 pm)Are you great at the Lindy Hop? (And who isn't?) Then come out to Intermediate Lindy Hop w/Ria DeBiase at Midtown Stomp. (7 pm) Sacramento Patch Notebook We all know Sacramento is beautiful, but this amateur photographer helps us remember just how beautiful with these snaps she captured from her paddleboard on the American River Parkway. It's National Pierogi Day and I love me some dumplings... but finding a pierogi in Sacramento proved to be a bit of a challenge. Turns out, one of the best is right down the street from me at the Fat Rabbit Public House in Folsom! Try 'em with a shot of scotch and let the good times roll! From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Taxes in Retirement Seminar (October 12) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update. If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors on board. 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? Reach out anytime to [email protected].