Youth activities

Cosumnes River Little League will kick off the season with opening day ceremonies, including a parade from the North Gazebo to Stonehouse Park, 10 a.m. March 20.  The celebration will begin with teams lining up on Murieta Parkway, as they did last year, and jump houses and other fun as part of the Stonehouse Park events.  Read more »

The second annual winter Teen Dance was held Saturday night at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church social hall. It attracted scores of the community's young people, who showed off the latest moves as well as the tried and true. After all, can any dance in Rancho Murieta be complete without everyone hitting the dance floor for "YMCA"? The event was put on for ages 13 to 18 by the Kiwanis Club, St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church and the Rancho Murieta Community Church.

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.

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 second annual winter Teen Dance will be held 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church hall on Cantova Way. Music will be provided by a local band, and Jared Huntsinger, youth pastor of the Community Church, will be MC and DJ.  Read more »

The kids were on every bit of paved area at Cosumnes River Elementary Monday morning, trying to set a world record for jumping rope.

Hundreds of Cosumnes River Elementary School pupils started Monday with 10 minutes of jump rope in a statewide effort to set a new Guinness world record for the most people jumping rope at the same time. About 400 schools participated in the challenge, which was a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.  Read more »

The Cosumnes River Elementary School PTA’s annual father-daughter dance was a Hollywood-style, red-carpet event starring glamorous daughters and beaming dads. The dance was held Saturday night at C.W. Dillard Elementary School in Wilton.  Read more »

The Elk Grove Cyclone, a U14 Girls Select Soccer team with many former Rancho Murieta Soccer Club players, has advanced to their state cup finals this weekend in Danville.  Read more »

Due to the weather, Cosumnes River Little League is moving its player clinic from Saturday to Jan. 30.  The clinic, presented by Pleasant Grove High School varsity baseball and softball players, will be held at Stonehouse Park, from 9 to 11 a.m. for boys and girls 11 to 14 years old and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for kids 7 to 10 years old.

Cousins Cate and Brooke Corsaut shared a chair and helped make a Frosty the Snowman from paper plates and cotton balls after hearing a story about the famous snowman Monday.

Despite wind and rain, about 40 children and moms turned out for the Rancho Murieta Moms Group’s "Winter is Here Story Time" Monday morning.  Read more »