School & Home
More Art, Less Waste
Love to see your little ones put their creative brains to work and be artists? If so, you are doing more than just providing entertainment. A study by the National Endowment for the Arts looked at how the arts affect…
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Holiday Tips: Saving Green by Going Green
If it is a typical holiday season in California, we will throw over 8 billion bottles and cans in the trash instead of the recycling bin. In a time of economic concern, it behooves one to acknowledge that taking the…
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A Local Business Celebrates Its 1 Year Anniversary
Gather opened last fall and will be celebrating their 1st anniversary on November 30, Small Business Saturday. Gather offers a variety of classes and workshops taught by the owner, Meleya Walker, and area artists and makers. They also offer private…
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Back To School Safety Tips
By Rob Baquera, Public Information Officer atRoseville Police Department It’s that time of year again when parents and children in Roseville are preparing for the beginning of a new school year. It is a hectic and exciting time. Before that…
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Local Nonprofit Opens Center to Support Families Offerings to include Co-Op Childcare, Workshops and More
Single Mom Strong, a nonprofit created to meet the unique needs of local single mothers and their families through support, education, and events is expanding its mission by addressing the lack of affordable, quality childcare in the region. Its new…
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Placer County Fair ~ A Good Thing Growing!
The 82nd Annual Placer County Fair will take place on June 20-23 in Roseville. A Good Thing Growing is the theme for this year’s fair, which is quite fitting in light of the recent transformation of the property that was…
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Live Your Best Life as a Family
By Sami Kader, Youth Motivational Speaker, Fitness Professional,Author, and creator of Sami’s Circuit Eight years ago, my wife Megan signed me up as a volunteer motivational speaker at a local afterschool program – without my knowledge. “No!” I said when…
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Doulas: Birth & Postpartum Care Providers
by Shannon Smith You may have heard the word before: DOULA. What is a doula? The Greek word, doula, means women’s caregiver. Nowadays, we use the word to describe a trained and experienced labor and or postpartum companion who provides…
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Book Review: Books by a Local Author, Marc Schmatjen
Marc Schmatjen (pronounced ‘smidgen,’ as in, just a smidgen of this or that) was born and raised in Northern California, where he lives today with his wife Sandra, raising their three boys. Marc writes adventure books for children and family…
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