Your neighbors

For someone with young children, Caryl Abshire spends a lot of time thinking about the needs of older people. Recently she visited eight assisted-living facilities in one day. It’s part of  her job, one she created after helping friends with aging family members and some of her own relatives find living situations that met their needs.  Read more »

If you missed ordering Girl Scout cookies, you still have a chance to stock up. Local Girl Scouts Abby Gignilliat, Sam Dias and Rayanne Foyil set up shop in front of Plaza Foods Saturday and reported business was brisk in spite of the wet weather.

• Community Services District thanks Boy Scout
• Kiwanis Club prepares packages for the troops
• Manager debuts artwork

Your neighbors are full of good deeds and interesting (maybe surprising) talents.  Read about them here.  Read more »

Blowing bubbles was part of the fun at Stonehouse Park Saturday when the Rancho Murieta Moms Group held its Princess and Pirates Playdate. Dozens of children, many dressed for the occasion, enjoyed a treasure hunt, making chalk art and eating specially decorated cupcakes. There’s information about the Moms group here.

Neighbor Naida West held a book-signing in front of Plaza Foods Saturday to mark her latest historical novel, “Rest for the Wicked.”  The history of the area inspired West to begin her career as a self-published novelist after she moved to the Granlees estate in Rancho Murieta in the 1980s. The latest book concludes a trilogy of historical novels set in the area.

The first community blood drive of the year brought out a large number of donors Monday. It was the first time area resident Robert Anderson contributed at the Rancho Murieta drive, and he told BloodSource technician Jen Gunn he plans to be a regular from now on. Participants received T-shirts making them part of "Team BloodSource." The Rancho Murieta Women's Club sponsors the drives four times a year at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church. Coordinators said traffic was brisk from the time the drive opened.

Your friends thought enough of you to install Burma-Shave-like signs on Murieta Parkway Saturday afternoon, Linda L., so Murietans could share your birthday joy.  Now the whole world can wish you a happy birthday.

An open house for the community's second annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraiser took place Sunday afternoon at the Rancho Murieta Association Building, attracting a number of residents who signed up for relay teams and to volunteer their help. "It's nice that people this year know what we're talking about. It's a lot easier," said event chair Brenda Carmichael, shown talking with her sister, Sharon Dodson, a team captain. The relay takes place at Stonehouse Park July 24 and 25. Information about the event is available at www.relayforlife.org/ranchomurietaca. Coverage of last year's event is here and a video of the event is here.

• The River Valley Garden Club honors poster contest winners
  
• Cosumnes River Elementary School prepares to help set a world record
  
• Shaving heads to fight childhood cancer

Your neighbors are doing some good work.  Read all about it.  Read more »

The second annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life, coming up this summer, will hold a rally and open house 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Rancho Murieta Association Building.   Read more »

2009's holiday events included a golf cart parade on the North and South, put on by the Kiwanis and the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.  Here's a 30-second look at the parade as it passed Guadalupe Drive.

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