A great time for a great cause

Summerfest is here, Oct. 6-7, which means it’s a time of corndogs and stomach-churning rides. It’s a fun gathering, but it’s more than just fun: Look around and see the good it does for our community. (Go to summerfest-ranchomurieta.org for tickets and more information.)

Cart-lit

Golf carts over the Cosumnes.

July 4, 2023

July 4 concluded, as it always does, with fireworks. Here they’re erupting over the North Gate. July 4 has been celebrated in Rancho Murieta since 1982, with many community groups participating. The fireworks are sponsored by the Rancho Murieta Association.

Troop 633 has its first female Eagle

Boy Scout Troop 633 of Rancho Murieta, which has produced many an Eagle Scout, has its first female Eagle, Joy Salo, who won the honor in December. Her Eagle project? Two new benches on Lake Calero. (At the end, there’s a sidebar on another Eagle, Aaron Fong, who was honored at the same ceremony. He comes from a long line of brothers who were Eagle Scouts.)

Episode 9: Some reflections on Rancho Murieta

A photo essay on the light that’s all around us.

**A sign so nice, you can see it twice. The barber shop at Murieta Marketplace, after hours, with a convenient puddle.**

**A late-spring sunrise at Lake Calero is mirrored in the lake.**

**From the wooden bridge, the Cosumnes River doubles down on the clouds.**

**A fisherman at summer twilight (as pink as a tropical drink!) at Lake Calero.**

**Making summer magic,** **a moonrise at Lake Calero.**

**Reflections in a thousand eyes. This collection of hubcaps, almost an art installation, was in the Murieta Business Park on Cantova Way.**

**An early morning fisherman is honored by God’s rays at Lake Calero.**

**An April downpour turns the supermarket parking lot into an artist’s palette – mostly red.**

**Dreamy morning clouds meet the shore of Lake Calero.**

Kiwanis: Doing good for us all

The Kiwanis is only 60-some people who meet twice a month, but what comes out of that is an astounding amount of community service and fun events. See the video for more. (Even more about the Kiwanis: https://rmkiwanis.org/ .)