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Rocklin resident wins California Lottery
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (204+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Lottery Luck! A ticket purchased at Safeway on 4805 Granite Drive in Rocklin proved to be a winner. The website calottery. com announced on April 23 Metta Barone of Rocklin as a winner of an undisclosed amount…...
WPUSD and Lincoln High School recognize teachers for their positive impact on students
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (128+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Two outstanding educators made an educational difference at Lincoln Highschool last week. Lincoln High School recognized two teachers, Beth Funderburgh and Sylvia Ward for the impact they made on students each day. "Congrats to Mrs....
California State Parks welcomes 36 new rangers and lifeguards ahead of summer season
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (246+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media California State Parks celebrated the graduation of 36 new State Park Peace Officers on Friday, April 10, welcoming 28 rangers and eight lifeguards selected from a competitive pool of nearly 1, 540 applicants The graduates completed a rigorous 32-week Basic…...
Fixing education, pt. 9: Poverty and education
1+ week, 2+ day ago (353+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Childhood poverty. The elephant in the schoolroom no one wants to admit is there. 17 percent of American children live below our very low poverty line. This number varies by state, from 8 percent in Utah to…...
California State Parks launches inclusivity training program to welcome more visitors to the outdoors
1+ week, 6+ day ago (307+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media California State Parks has launched a multiyear partnership with The Unity Folks, a national outdoor inclusivity organization, to bring a new staff training program called Common Ground to parks across the state. The initiative aims…...
Folsom's beloved Murer House launches campaign to build new community learning center
2+ week, 1+ day ago (338+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Folsom has no shortage of history, but few places wear it quite as warmly as the Murer House and Gardens on Joe Murer Court. Built in 1925 by Giuseppe "Joe" Murer, a carpenter who arrived from…...
Loomis native serves with Seabees in U. S. Navy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Yale, a native of Loomis and 2014 graduate of Del Oro High School, serves in the U. S. Navy assigned to Naval Construction Group 2 in Gulfport, Mississippi, home to the Atlantic Fleet Seabees. The…...
Navy League continues to focus on youth
2+ week, 3+ day ago (251+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Placer County Council of the Navy League members and guests will meet and hear from several of their sponsored youth groups at their next meeting on April 20: the Sea Cadets of the Sacramento Division, the…...
Foresthill High School students learned about ecological restoration at the American River Conservancy's Wells Preserve. Front row, left to right: Noah Mendez, Olivia Larson, Lilah Mendez, Taylor Gossic and Mailey Ordway. Back row, left to right: Cayden Deal, Peyton Koulos, Zoe Ordway and Katie Gengler.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (14+ words) Foresthill, Sequoia Grove students participate in El Dorado Forestry Challenge'Gold Mountain California News Media...
A proper goodbye to Folsom
3+ week, 1+ day ago (690+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media My family moved to family-friendly Folsom 26 years ago. We had the pleasure of interacting with neighbors, committed city leaders and educators. It was interesting and wonderful. My personal experience broadened my view of the people…...