Folsom based Waste Connections, Inc., said today it’s moving its headquarters to The Woodlands, Texas. Waste Connections, Inc is a trash hauling company. Waste Connections is one of the Sacramento area’s fastest growing companies as well the largest publicly traded company in Sacramento County.

The company has been unhappy with the anti-business climate in California and is moving to a much more business friendly state.

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The Sacramento Public Library will present a Punch and Judy puppet show on Thursday, January 12 at 4 p.m. at the Arcade branch, 2443 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento.

The free show for school-age children features the puppet character of Mr. Punch, the perennial trickster and anti-hero, who appears in most folk puppetry throughout the world. This show is performed within the traditional framework while keeping a contemporary edge.

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The Sacramento Public Library is encouraging community members to donate a new and unwrapped children’s toy for the Toys for Tots winter holiday program at its Fair Oaks branch, 11601 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks.

Toys may be donated at the library branch through December 23 during the branch’s open hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, telephone the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

On Saturday, Granite Bay beat defending champion Pleasant Grove 30-24 at Sacramento State. The Grizzlies
ready and confident and it showed. After beating Lincoln of Stockton 28-21 in a semifinal they were the team to watch.

The win also answered any remaining questions about who would be invited to the bowl games. Pleasant Grove had a chance to be invited if they had won the game. Even though Granite Bay played well and won the game they have no chance of going to a bowl game. De La Salle of Concord and Bellarmine of San Jose have the best chances of going to a bowl game this year.

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Sacramento teen and sister to nationally renown mixed martial artist Urijah Faber was critically injured in a car accident in Roseville.

Michaella Tastad, was driving home at 3am after her Black Friday shopping when she rear ended another car. The other vehicle was slowing down near the site of a single-car accident. A few minuted later three more cars collided with the original two cars.

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Caltrans announced today that it has completed a project on Highway 89 that will safeguard water quality in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. The $17 million project received $11 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

“Caltrans is strongly committed to protecting California’s streams, rivers, lakes, and beaches,” said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “Water quality is an essential concern during all Caltrans construction projects.”

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For the last several days the greater Sacramento area has been socked in by fog. Early morning commuters are encouraged to drive slower than normal in the dangerous conditions. There is a dense fog advisory for most of the Central Valley and Bay Area until 11 a.m. Many areas are experiencing less than 1/4 mile visibility, and even a few locations have visibility below 500 feet.

The fog made visibility worse in rural areas, where moisture has accumulated off the nearby fields. The winds are expected to pick up starting Wednesday and will help stop the Sacramento area’s streak of foggy days.

Enrollment in the EGUSD Virtual Academy is now open for students in grades 9-12 for the spring 2012 semester. Enrollment closes on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. The 2012 spring semester starts on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, and ends on Monday, May 21, 2012. Click here to learn more about the high school program.

The EGUSD Virtual Academy provides a unique learning opportunity for the 21st century parent and student. The online academy allows students in kindergarten through 12th grade to experience teaching and learning from virtually anywhere a computer will take them. Student learning is directed by an adult at home, called a learning coach. Learning coaches and students are guided by an EGUSD teacher.

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It’s time to grab your blankets and chairs, enjoy some hot chocolate and enjoy an evening amongst the stars!

Edward Harris Jr., Middle School, an alumnus NASA Explorer School (NES), will host a STAR Party on Saturday, December 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (SVAS) will be on hand with telescopes and experts to guide students, parents and staff on a tour of the night sky. Participants are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs to this event. The NES team at Harris will provide hot chocolate and popcorn.

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Raley’s notified it’s customer that some of them were doubled billed on Sunday November 6th. Here is the content of that message:

On Sunday, November 6th, our Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill, and Food Source stores experienced a technical problem with transactions using debit cards, credit cards, gift cards and EBT cards that may have resulted in duplicate charges to some of our customers. If you made a purchase in our stores on November 6th, your account may have been charged more than once for the same amount.

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