Youth activities

About three dozen volunteers -- many of them young -- turned out at Riverview Park Saturday morning to work on a bicycle pump track that’s planned to open next month.

The 12th annual Kiwanis Club Kids' Fishing Day enjoyed the best weather of the season Sunday at Lake Clementia, with about 130 children using newly learned fishing skills to catch their share of the 700 pounds of trout brought in for the occasion and some resident bass as well. It was co-sponsored by the Rancho Murieta Fishing Club and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Kiwanis Key Club members prepared and served a free barbeque lunch provided by Plaza Foods.  Here's a slide show of the event.

Dinger supplied a bit of star power to opening day.

Photo gallery: 62 photos of the parade, the kids and the ceremonies

Cosumnes River Little League and Cosumnes River Girls Softball League celebrated the start of a new season on a flawless Saturday at Stonehouse Park with Sacramento River Cats mascot Dinger on hand to greet the teams. Little League President Chrisy Cramer and Softball League President Dave Kessler began the ceremony by crediting the Rancho Murieta Association Maintenance Department for the sparkling fields, thanking the league's 25 sponsors, introducing teams with names ranging from the classic (Giants, Athletics) to the colorful (Bone Crushing Ballerinas, Diamond Divas), and honoring the 2012 all-star teams. Read more »

Spring is here and not only are the flowers coming up, local events are blooming. Check out what's in store at Little League Opening Day, the Easter Egg Hunt, Trash 'n' Treasure, the Spaghetti Feed and Casino Corral. Read more »

Photo gallery: 24 photos of the races, the kids and the cars

Troop 633 Cub Scouts competed for top honors and trophies in the annual Pinewood Derby Friday evening at Cosumnes Elementary School. The track gets faster and more high-tech all the time, but some things stay the same: The louder the crowd cheers, the faster the colorful little cars go.

Want to help a Girl Scout set up a study room for kids in the community?  Or would you like to race a car in a Pinewood Derby fundraiser?  Maybe you'd like to take part in planning decisions that affect Rancho Murieta?  Here’s how. Read more »

Call it a trick-or-treat repeat or a food drive in costume: Girl Scout Troop 1275 is dressing up to go door to door Saturday to collect cans of food for a local food bank. The scouts will visit neighborhoods on the North and South in pairs starting at 4 p.m. Read more »

Boy Scout Troop 633 set up shop Saturday across from the Plaza with enough pumpkins to meet the community's decorating, baking and jack-o-lantern needs. The sale continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds from the sale help pay for summer camp and other scouting activities.

Boy Scout Troop 633 is holding its annual pumpkin sale Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. across from the Plaza. The fundraiser offers all sizes and several varieties of pumpkins for everything from pie baking to Halloween carving.  The scouts earn Scout Bucks from the sale, which helps pay for summer camp and other scouting activities.