Week in Review, April 2: Bomb Threat, Pink Slip Protest, More

Apple employees fled a fake bomb threat, an Elk Grove man returned from the bike ride of a lifetime, and we profiled two superstar students in the Elk Grove Unified School District. And at the end of the week, we were all happy that spring had finally sprung. Here are a few highlights from the week that was.

An unidentified caller caused a temporary shutdown of the computer giant's distribution center on Laguna Blvd; no one was hurt.

Teddy Herrera wanted to raise awareness of childhood obesity, and didn't let the fact that he wasn't a cyclist stop him.

Elk Grove needs its own field of dreams, a reader argued.

We met a third-grader who goes to school on her days off—to teach kindergartners.

Our columnist learned how to cut Sweet 'n' Low with a credit card.

Teachers staged a graphic protest over education defunding, and asked parents for their help.

We talked to Monterey Trail athlete Phoenicia Schuhmeier about how she learned to like track and field...and then got really good at it.