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Fuel Reduction Work Expands as CAL FIRE Grant Nears Final Months

Dec 11, 2025 04:15PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Registered professional forester Phyllis Banducci delivered an upbeat progress report Dec. 2, telling the Rancho Murieta Regional Fire Safe Council that on-the-ground work for the $4.4 million Cosumnes Ladder Fuel Reduction Project is nearly complete and that Sacramento County has authorized additional acres for treatment before the grant ends at the end of March.

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Wilton Winter Festival Draws Crowd

Dec 11, 2025 09:18AM ● By Patsy Nemetz

The Wilton Winter Festival returned to the Wilton Community Center on Dec. 6, drawing several hundred residents despite chilly, foggy weather in sharp contrast to last year’s unseasonably warm 60-degree day.

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State Dismisses CSD Conflict Complaints

Dec 04, 2025 11:15AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Three Rancho Murieta Community Services District board members have essentially been cleared of conflict-of-interest allegations by the California Fair Political Practices Commission.

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E-Bikes, Barcodes are Association Topics

Dec 04, 2025 11:12AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Discussion of a proposed e-bike rule and non-member barcode use highlighted the Rancho Murieta Association Board’s Nov. 18 meeting.

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The Kutzers: Preserving Wilton’s Past, Protecting Its Future

Dec 04, 2025 11:10AM ● By Wilton Winter Festival

Winter Festival time has arrived in Wilton again, and with it, another opportunity to honor local people who have shaped our community over the decades. This year, the Wilton Winter Festival Parade grand marshals are Bill and Alice Kutzer.

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Turkey Drive Helps Elk Grove Food Bank

Dec 04, 2025 10:57AM ● By Joe Wirt

The first Rancho Murieta Association Frozen Turkey Pickup Donation, held Nov. 21, was a success, according to Director Tom Reimers, who worked with RMA staff to launch the event.

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Wilton Donates $12,000 to Burn Institute

Dec 04, 2025 10:51AM ● By Joe Wirt

Thanks to the overwhelming success of the Wilton Firefighters Association Chili Cookoff on Oct. 11, three community organizations donated $12,000 to the Firefighters Burn Institute.

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Association Dedicates Sports Field to Jenco

Dec 04, 2025 10:47AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Before there were dugouts, before the lighting towers rose over the majors’ field, before Little League District 57 coaches called Rancho Murieta the best place to play, there was Randy Jenco with an idea of what local kids deserved.

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Developer Fees, Water Plan are District Topics

Dec 04, 2025 10:43AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Developer fees, an emergency lift-station repair and continuing disputes over the Integrated Water Master Plan dominated the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board’s Nov. 19 meeting, which ran more than five hours and covered a long list of other issues.

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Unsung Hero Singh Remembered at Association Meeting

Dec 04, 2025 10:39AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Gyan Singh, who served in the Rancho Murieta Association maintenance department for 50 years before retiring in 2023, was memorialized by General Manager Rod Hart at the RMA board meeting on Nov. 18.

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Tree Lighting Draws Crowd to Stonehouse

Dec 04, 2025 10:35AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Stonehouse Park on Nov. 28 drew an enthusiastic crowd of children, parents and grandparents eager to visit with Santa. The Rancho Murieta Association Recreation Committee presented the event, a community tradition for 22 years.

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Sowing Seeds in Northern California

Dec 04, 2025 09:14AM ● By Idaly Valencia

New Chicano Bookstore Opens in Sacramento

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SacRT Holiday Bus Returns to Spread Cheer and Support Foster Youth

Dec 02, 2025 03:55PM ● By Sacramento Regional Transit News Release

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is proud to launch the 2025 Holiday Bus today, offering fare-free rides and festive cheer across the Sacramento region throughout the month of December.

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Keeping Your Peace Through the Holidays

Dec 02, 2025 01:07PM ● By MPG Staff

While many residents spend the season preparing Thanksgiving meals, lighting the menorah, decorating their homes or planning festive gatherings, others experience the holidays as a period of heightened stress.

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Jingle All the Way to Santa’s Village

Nov 24, 2025 03:30PM ● By Seth Henderson

New Holiday Experience on River Fox Train Unveiled

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Celebrating a Community Choir

Nov 24, 2025 03:13PM ● By Seth Henderson

River City Chorale Celebrates 50 Years in the Sacramento Region

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Audits, Reserves are Finance Meeting Topics

Nov 20, 2025 10:22AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Long-delayed audits, confusion over reserve policies and unusually strong praise for the district’s finance director dominated the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Finance Committee meeting on Nov. 13.

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CSD Faces Costly Culvert Repair

Nov 20, 2025 10:18AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Contract engineer Joe Domenichelli brought more unwelcome financial news when he met with the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Improvements Committee on Nov. 4, marking the second straight month of troubling cost news.

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Vitalant Collects 51 Pints at Blood Drive

Nov 20, 2025 10:08AM ● By Joe Wirt

The St. Vincent de Paul Church meeting room is hopping when the Rancho Murieta Women’s Club and the St. Vincent De Paul Society present the quarterly community blood drive on Oct. 27.

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Wilton Winter Festival Slated for Dec. 6

Nov 20, 2025 10:04AM ● By Patsy Nemetz

Kick off the holiday season with a full day of festive fun at the 17th annual Wilton Winter Festival & Parade! Bring your family, friends and holiday cheer: There’s something for everyone!

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Giving Machines Help Local Charities ‘Light the World’

Nov 18, 2025 02:21PM ● By Gary Zavoral

Residents throughout the greater Sacramento area have already started to “Light the World” through Giving Machines, vending machines with items representing life-changing gifts for those in need.

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Turkey Trots and Table Spreads

Nov 17, 2025 01:10PM ● By MPG Staff

Ways to Celebrate this Thanksgiving

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Veterans Day Event Celebrates Rancho Murieta Heroes

Nov 13, 2025 10:14AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

On Nov. 11, Rancho Murieta held its own Veterans Day celebration honoring past and current members of the Armed Services for their service to the country.

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Residents Raise Concerns at Association Meeting

Nov 06, 2025 09:42AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

With little business on the agenda, the Rancho Murieta Association Board meeting on Oct. 21 became a forum for residents to voice their frustrations and suggestions during public comments.

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Corvette Club Helps Dillard Needy for 16th Year

Nov 06, 2025 09:36AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

More than 70 needy youngsters at Dillard Elementary School in Wilton are staying warm this winter thanks to the Rancho Murieta Corvette Club.

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Rancho Murieta Community Church Hosts 2025 Serve Day

Nov 06, 2025 09:32AM ● By Shelly Kessen

Guided by a mission to serve others, Rancho Murieta Community Church hosted a Serve Day on Oct. 26 for its church family to reach out to Rancho Murieta and other nearby communities.

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Village Craft Faire Becomes Christmas Shopping Mecca

Nov 06, 2025 09:29AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Early Christmas shoppers seeking unique gifts and dessert breads to freeze for the holidays found themselves in paradise at the annual Christmas Craft Faire & Bake Sale in Murieta Village on Nov. 1.

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Association Presents Halloween, Apple Hill Events

Nov 06, 2025 09:17AM ● By Wyly Haviland

It was all about member enjoyment when the Rancho Murieta Association Recreation Committee presented two events in October.

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'All Aboard' at International Railfair

Nov 05, 2025 02:42PM ● By Thomas J. Sullivan

It’s “All Aboard” at the 2025 International Railfair taking place this Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9 in Building C at Cal Expo in Sacramento.

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Job Readiness Fair Offers More Than Applications

Nov 05, 2025 08:14AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Mather Community Campus (MCC) is home to hundreds of adults, families and transitional aged youth in shelter and transitional housing who are experiencing homelessness.

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Rancho Murieta Country Club Confronts Tough Choices

Oct 31, 2025 01:33PM ● By Joe Wirt

Rancho Murieta Country Club leaders say the club has regained some financial footing since 2022 but warned members Oct. 23 that it cannot remain solvent without higher dues or renewed assessments next year.

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Sierra Donor Services Partners with Texas Roadhouse

Oct 31, 2025 12:01PM ● By Sierra Donor Services News Release

Sierra Donor Services (SDS) is excited to partner with the popular restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse for a three-day promotional event encouraging guests to register as life-saving organ, eye and tissue donors.

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Donate to Keep Adaptive Riding Program Open

Oct 28, 2025 03:25PM ● By Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation News Release

Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation, one of Northern California’s leading adaptive riding programs for people with developmental disabilities, has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to sustain its operations.

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District Employee Lauded for 15 Years of Service

Oct 23, 2025 01:18PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Rancho Murieta Community Services District employee Cory Xavier is recognized for 15 years of service during the Oct. 15 board meeting, where Interim General Manager Amelia Wilder presents the award.

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Kiwanis Club Presents Fourth Annual Farm-to-Fork Dinner

Oct 23, 2025 01:07PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

The Kiwanis Club of Rancho Murieta hosted its fourth annual farm-to-fork dinner Sept. 27 on the Rancho Murieta Country Club lawn to raise funds for Turn Around Scholarships benefiting high school seniors who have overcome personal hardships.

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