July 4

As many of my semi-regular readers know, every year I use Independence Day as an opportunity to declare my own personal independence from something. (You can read the background here.) Frequently I use the text written by our Founding Fathers as the basis for my own declaration. This year I’m doing it a little...

Come to the Rocklin Library to see Art From Trash created by Rocklin High School Advanced Art Students. The exhibit runs from June 26 through July 21. Through a grant from CalRecycle, the City of Rocklin funded non-profit eco-art center, reCREAT...

Think you beat Roseville Police Chief Daniel Hahn at a 5K?? Well he's putting out a challenge and inviting you to come try your best at the upcoming "Run Crime out of Roseville 5K" family fun run! He thinks he can beat you running backwards! Wh...

I made them red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July. Go ahead. Make them. I dare you to eat just one.

June 21, 2012 – Just in time for Fourth of July, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released its Fireworks report which explores fire and injury dangers related to consumer fireworks. The report shows that in 2010 alone, an estimated 15,...

Read the history of my personal declarations of independence here. This year, as in past years, I’ve taken the original text from the Declaration of Independence and modified or paraphrased it to suit my purposes. There are moments, in the course of human events, when it becomes necessary for a person to dissolve the...

Happy Fourth of July from Astrea, Ora and I! I hope you have a fabulous weekend and stay safe. Poor Astrea picked up a cough that's going around the area right now, so we're laying low this weekend while she recovers. I don't mind it though, I've got m...

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one person to seek assistance for her love life, she signs up for a website whose statistics woo her into thinking she might have a shot at life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I hol...

Here’s the list of who’s marching in the July 4 parade in Grass Valley: AirFest American Heritage Girls Troop 40 Auburn Ford Auburn Honda Beale Color Guard BriarPatch Co-op Celtic Society Center for the Arts City of Grass Valley City of Nevada City Coldwell Baanker Grass Roots Realty Cool Hollow 4-H Club Daughter’s of...