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The Wake-Up Call: Welcome Back, "A" for Effort, Dan's the Man

Here's what's happening in and around Elk Grove today.

What's going on in our neck of the woods today? Glad you asked. Like a wild pig on a truffle trail, we've sniffed out something for students, parents and politicos alike, so check them out.  In the words of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."

Rise and shine.  Parents and A Track first- through sixth-grade students at are invited to Back-to-School Morning for a teacher meet-and-greet beginning at 7:30 a.m.  Click here for details.

On campus. Harriet Eddy Middle School students and parents, say hello to Principal Del Bonta and find out what's in store for the 2011-12 school year at the 5:30 p.m. Parent Orientation and BBQ. You'll feast on burgers and hot dogs in the quad, followed by workshops on School Loop registration, athletics and school expectations.

Political presentation. Congressman Dan Lungren will lead a Town Hall Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex, complete with introductory remarks, a congressional update and audience question-and-answer period.

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Christine Brainerd May 21, 2013 at 04:29 pm
Thanks for the suggestion. The City is currently studying a new interchange off 99 and Whitelock,Read More and the project is in our General Plan. We’re also updating the Elk Grove Blvd. onramp—currently one of the most outdated on 99 in the region. Work will begin this summer.
JJ Johnson May 21, 2013 at 04:15 pm
An overpass and off/on ramps will be built at Whitelock Parkway after the mall is built, whichRead More should take place after the soccer stadium is built, which should take place after the city secures a professional soccer team. Elk Grove better make sure the professional soccer team is a women's team, or else LaWanna Montgomery will be mad.
Elk Grove Laguna Forums May 20, 2013 at 06:14 pm
Why not down to Grantline and then head back north along the freeway? Plus Kammerer will eventuallyRead More be widened all the way to I-5 and commuters can use that too. Take Grantline to Kammerer to Bruceville.
Cody Kitaura (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 12:04 pm
Thanks for asking, and for those quick responses, folks. I just posted a brief article on it here:Read More http://elkgrove.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/shots-fired-between-cars-on-bruceville-road-saturday
Marty May 20, 2013 at 11:50 am
Perhaps this will explain..............Read More http://www.elkgroveonline.com/forums/topic/107176/several-cops-and-yellow-taped-ar
vicki green May 20, 2013 at 11:36 am
I was wondering the same thing! nothing on news or in the paper. What happened