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In today's newsletter:

  • How Folsom’s Hanukkah gathering became a powerful stand for solidarity
  • How a microchip helped a lost Antelope dog return from Michigan

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward Live in Sacramento! and 6 more events.

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  • Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 53 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A shower early in the morning, temps: high: 55, low: 47.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Folsom's Jewish community gathers for Hanukkah amid tragic news from Australia (kcra.com) — Folsom’s Jewish community came together to light the menorah on Hanukkah’s first night, joined by the mayor and police chief in a show of unity and support. The gathering doubled as a vigil of solidarity after a deadly attack on a Jewish community in Australia, while Sacramento police pledged extra staffing and vigilance around local celebrations despite no known local threats.
   

• From CA to Michigan and back: Choco the dachsie's long, strange trip home (sacbee.com) — A Sacramento-area family finally welcomed home Choco, their long-missing dachshund mix, after he was discovered 2,300 miles away in Michigan and flown back thanks to a Loomis rescue nonprofit. A retired Sacramento County animal control officer who once worked in Folsom helped coordinate the cross-country effort, underscoring how up-to-date microchips can reunite pets and owners even years later.
   

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  • 2025 Greater Sacramento Kwanzaa Unity Celebration - Rancho Rio de Los Americanos (indybay.org)

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