The Wake-Up Call: Weight Loss, New Patch Launch

What's your Elk Grove? We've all got circles that we move in, from neighborhoods to schools to sports teams to informal tribes like the regulars at Bob's Club. Each weekday in this column, we give you a sampling of the blips on our radar screen for the day. But we know there's plenty more happening in our little corner of the universe. If you know of an organization or event we should feature in The Wake-Up Call, send us an email at felicia.mello@patch.com.

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

In the Patch:

Happy trails. Elk Grove's Trails Committee, the group of folks responsible for keeping the city green and walkable, meets tonight at 6:30 at .

Kaiser holds free orientation for weight loss program. Are you a Kaiser Permanente member who's trying to drop a few pounds?  The HMO's medical weight management program combines shakes and other meal replacements with nutrition counseling and support groups. Today's information session, complimentary for members, starts at 6:00 p.m. at the .

Outside the Patch:

Roseville Patch launches today! Our neighbors up the road are getting their own local news source. Like Elk Grove, Roseville is one of the larger towns in the Patch network. At the helm is Lauren Gibbs, a California State University, Chico grad and former associate editor for The Placer Herald. If you've got friends in Roseville, help them out by giving them the 411 on how Patch works, and send them over to roseville-ca.patch.com.