Twilight Walk for Wishes, Black Truffles and Samaritan Orphanage - August 6, 2015
Daily List: 3 Things You Should Avoid Buying at a Garage Sale
Later on this morning, we'll be live a huge annual garage sale in Orangevale, and most things at a garage sale are worth your money -- books for a quarter, or that killer vintage coat for a couple of bucks. But some items should just be bought brand new.
http://www.sheknows.com/home-and-gardening/articles/1019865/things-you-should-never-buy-at-a-garage-sale
Coffee With The Coach
We're having coffee with the new coach of Sac Republic!
Official Republic FC Team Photo
Sunday, August 9
Gates Open: 12:00 p.m.
Photo: Approximately 12:30 p.m. (subject to change pending weather and team training)
1 PM Q&A To follow with Coach Buckle
Where: Bonney Field
http://www.sacrepublicfc.com
Garden Guy Grows
A local author is now releasing a new book inspired by his kids!
Book Signing Tonight!
Time Tested Books
1114 21st Street Sacramento
916-447-5696
http://OurGardenBook.com
Tribe Installs Microgrid
The Tribe at Bear River -- a federally recognized tribe of the Mattole and Eel River, Bear River and Wiyot People of Humboldt County, located in Loleta, CA -- in an effort to strive for the age-old Native American value of tribal sovereignty, is taking a big step towards reducing their carbon footprint and gaining energy independence.
JLM Energy Inc.
http://www.jlmei.com
Twilight Walk for Wishes
Lace up your walking shoes, the Make-a-Wish Twilight Walk for Wishes once again takes over the capital on Saturday, August 15.
Saturday, August 15
Registration/Check-in: 5:00pm
Walk Start Time: 5:45pm
Finish Line Celebration to follow until 8:00pm
South Steps State Capitol Building
More Info: (916) 437-0206
http://necannv.wish.org/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/walk-for-wishes/walk-for-wishes
Divine Saviors 22nd Annual Treasure Fest
9079 Greenback lane
Orangevale
Thursday August 6th. 8am to 8pm
Friday August 7th 8am to 8pm
Saturday August 8th 8am to 2pm
I'm Cute…Adopt Me!
Sacramento SPCA
Adoption Center Open Wednesday-Sunday
11am-6pm
6201 Florin Perkins Rd.
Sacramento
916.383.7387
http://www.sspca.org
American Truffle Company
Black truffles are highly prized in the culinary world, imported for as much as $2,500 a pound; however, as demand continues to grow, supplies continue to shrink.
European species:
Name: Périgord truffles (Tuber melanosporum)
Price: $800-$1,200/lb
Harvest season: December - March
Name: Burgundy truffles (Tuber aestivum/uncinatum )
Price: $300-$700/lb
Harvest season: September - December
http://americantruffle.com/
http://napatrufflefestival.com/
Three-Year-Old Wakeboarder
Forget the playground, this toddler has found a better place to play!
Velocity Island Park
755 N East St, Woodland
(530) 723-6885
http://velocityislandpark.com/
Big News For Little Boutique
Rire Boutique in Midtown is celebrating their 1 year Anniversary with a party!
http://www.rireboutique.com/
Samaritan Orphanage
For almost 20 years, a Yuba City non-profit has been working to save orphaned and abandoned children in Tanzania by providing financial assistance to an orphanage to provide medical assistance, education and adoption into families all over the world.
To Tanzania with Love
Samaritan Village Orphanage
Spaghetti dinner benefit
September 20
5pm, Free
*donations go to Samaritan Village Orphanage
http://www.samaritanvillageorphanage.org
Manly Minute – 5 Things Men Gossip About
Gender stereotypes may try to assume that gossiping is exclusive to the ladies, but c'mon we know that ain't true.
http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/18-things-guys-low-key-gossip/772419/