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Sports Complex Almost Open
The new Folsom Sports Complex, located behind Home Depot, is scheduled to open in early January, with an open house on January 11. The complex will have two indoor basketball courts, three volleyball courts, a full-sized indoor soccer field, batting cages, a pitcher's mound, two outdoor basketball courts and a small soccer field, among other things. The best part: it's open to the public (no membership required).
* FolsomSports.net
* Open House flier
* SacBee Article
originally posted December 28, 2003
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Mercy Folsom Gets $2M Gift
Local philanthropist and developer Bill Cummings gave $2 million to Mercy Folsom in his wife's honor on Christmas, which makes it the lead donation in an $18 million effort to expand its emergency room. Claudia and Bill Cummings have been very generous to the city over the years, donating over 100 acres to the city since the 80s, including 26 acres for the existing site of Mercy Folsom. Full details in the Bee and Telegraph.
* www.mercyfolsom.org
originally posted December 27, 2003
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Mather Noise Complaints Still Linger
Some Folsom residents are growing increasingly frustrated by the amount of noise caused by the traffic patterns of planes flying in to Mather Field. Though flight patterns have been shifted, some residents from Placerville to Sacramento are threatening a lawsuit if conditions do not improve. Mather is considering expanding its cargo operations and a decision should be made in March. Full details in the Folsom TelegraphLabels: Mather Field noise
originally posted December 26, 2003
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Folsom Style Hits the Racks
Folsom Style, Folsom's first magazine, debuted recently, along with its own website as well. Folsom Style joins a surge of Folsom-related media outlets, with Folsom Life recently starting up as well. Folsom Style expects to be a monthly magazine beginning in February, and should be a rival to Sacramento Magazine. Full Details in the Business Journal.
originally posted December 24, 2003
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Folsom Waiter Arrested for Identity Theft
Bryan Dodd Johnson, a waiter at Gigi's restaurant, was arrested on December 15th for identity theft. Johnson was spending several days at Northstar, with a $1500 tab charged to the credit card of John White, who noticed the impending transactions on his online bill. White had only used the credit card once (at Gigi's), and quickly called the authorities. Full story
originally posted December 23, 2003
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Best in the West? Perhaps
Folsom recently made Money magazine's "Best places to live" in the Western region, population under 100,000 category. Unfortunately, they mysteriously vanished, and some are claiming it's a cover up, as it was omitted accidentally by the print version. The web profile of Folsom still includes Folsom as a "Hot town".
* SacBee article
* profile of Folsom in Money.cnn.com
* Money's "Best Places to Live"
* Discuss in the forums
originally posted December 22, 2003
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Thumbs Up For Consumer Safety
A tell-tale sign that Folsom is entering the security-conscious 21st Century is "Thumbs Up", a new program in which you are asked to give your thumbprint when paying for a transaction with check or credit card. Several merchants are already implementing the program, such as Dorothea's Christmas on Sutter Street. The aim is to cut down on identity theft, and most people have been receptive to the program. More in the Bee.Labels: Sutter Street
originally posted December 21, 2003
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City Gym Application Draws Fire
Despite a new sports complex being built, an aquatic center that is losing $400,000 annually, not enough money to finish local parks, and less money from the state, the City of Folsom is applying for a grant to build a new city gym at Lembi Park. Needless to say, many people don't feel it makes fiscal sense. More in the Bee.
* Discuss this in the forums
12.18.2003
Folsom Zoo Bear Exhibit Opens
Phase II of the Black Bear exhibit at the Folsom Zoo has been opened, with more room for the bears to roam around, 11,600 feet to be exact. With the new exhibit come 2 new bears - Woody and Marty. Woody was an orphaned cub in the Tahoe area, while Marty has a permanent hip injury. Admission to the zoo is $2/kids and $3/adults.
* Bee Article
* Friends of the Folsom ZooLabels: Folsom Zoo
originally posted December 19, 2003
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Folsom Prison Warden Ousted
Diana Butler, warden of Folsom State Prison, was removed from her duties on Thursday. This comes in wake of a 2002 prison riot in which 80 inmates were involved and 25 were injured. An high-ranking officer was demoted due to the riot, and he later took his own life. More is in the Bee.Labels: Folsom Prison
originally posted December 13, 2003
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News Flash: Traffic Here Stinks
Though it's no surprise to anyone here in Folsom, many newcomers to the area are finding that traffic here is a problem during rush hour. The closing of the Folsom Dam Road has caused traffic to logjam in to city and residential streets, frustrating residents and drivers alike. Though the funding is in place for a new bridge, it is estimated that we won't see it for another 6 years. See the Bee for Details.Labels: Dam Road
originally posted December 11, 2003
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Eyes Everywhere
Webcams are increasingly becoming a part of our life now, for better or worse. One benefit is the addition of traffic cameras throughout the world. CalTrans has traffic cameras at all the major trouble areas throughout the 50 & 80 corridor, which are compiled on our new Sacramento Traffic Cams page.
* 50Corridor.Com
originally posted December 09, 2003
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California Int'l Marathon Hits Folsom
The 21st Annual California International Marathon will be on Sunday, December 7th, starting in Folsom, at the entrance to the Folsom Dam (formerly Folsom Dam Road). The marathon will go all the way to the State Capitol, however it will block traffic from Folsom-Auburn to Oak Avenue from the 6:30 - 7:30 am time frame.
* California International Marathon 2003
* MapLabels: Dam Road, map
originally posted December 06, 2003
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Folsom "Prophet" Sex Trial Begins
Allen Harrod, 56, of Folsom, faces 32 counts of child molestation in what has been one of the more bizarre cases Folsom residents have ever seen. Harrod is accused of molesting his children as part of a "religious training" in which they advanced among the family heirarchy through sexual acts. Harrod was excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1984. More
* Couple in Texas arrested in connection with Harrod
* Harrod undergoes sanity testing (8/21/03)
originally posted December 05, 2003
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Another Recall?
The Folsom Lions Club and the Veterans of Folsom are so irritated over the city's choice for its new library, they are willing to petition a recall effort to oust the four council members who voted for it. The library location is at a city softball field which was named in honor of a slain Folsom Veteran. The recall would cost the city approximately $100,000. Details
* Discuss this on the forumsLabels: Folsom City Council, Folsom Library
originally posted December 04, 2003
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Help on the Way For Traffic
It may take a while to build, but the funding is about to be passed for a new 4-lane bridge replacing Folsom Dam Road. President Bush is expected to sign the 2004 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which includes a new bridge for Folsom. Coupled with a 7-foot raise of Folsom Dam, it will be one of the biggest construction projects in Folsom since the Dam was built. More in the Folsom Telegraph.
* SacBee EditorialLabels: Dam Road, Folsom Dam Bridge, Folsom Lake Crossing
originally posted December 03, 2003
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