The 54th annual Elk Grove Western Festival celebrating this years theme the Wild Wild West! Come join us for a weekend of fun and entertainment and experience when the West was WILD!
WHEN? Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st.
WHERE? At Elk Grove Regional Park., Elk Grove, CA
The festivities begin with the Western Festival Parade on Saturday, April 30th, starting at 10:00 AM. The Parade starts in Old Elk Grove and ends at the Elk Grove High School parking lot.
All parade entries will be judged on their ability to convey visions of the wild west. Judges will be lookingor your creative interpretation of what the 'Wild, Wild West' is and the atmosphere of the old west that you project by your entry.
Join us for two days of family fun at the Elk Grove Regional Park, a weekend of wonderful entertainment, great food, classic car show, art exhibits, the Kid's Zone, crafter's and our fabulous carnival of fun.
Sure to be another amazing year. . . . since 1957!!
Call me with any questions. . . 916.802.6166
Lori Davidson
Or view the ELk Grove City Website at elkgrovecity.org
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Home :: Newsroom :: EGUSD in the Spotlight Winners selected for 6th Annual Superintendent's Art Contest On Wednesday, March 16, 24 gifted young artists from middle and high schools throughout the Elk Grove Unified School District were honored at the 6th Annual Superintendent's Art Contest Reception. This year's theme was "Education: The Building Blocks for Tomorrow." There were approximately 447 contest entries this year - the most entries ever. Winning works of art will be on display in the Superintendent's office for one year. "I am constantly amazed at the quality of the artistic pieces submitted for the contest year after year and this year is no exception," said EGUSD Superintendent Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D. "It is encouraging to see the array of entries across each category. The originality and ingenuity of our students is astounding. The art contest is truly one of the highlights that I look forward to each school year." Dr. Ladd began the Superintendent's Art Contest in 2005 during his first year with the district. He created the contest to showcase the artistic gifts of district students in grades 7-12. On February 28, a panel of Sacramento area community members judged the entries based on: theme; originality and creativity; composition and design; and craftsmanship and skill. The judges this year included: Michael Gill of the City of Elk Grove Committee for the Arts, Sharon Scott of I Made It! Art Studio, Susan Rabinovitz - founder and executive director of the Sacramento Artists Council, Gary Garley - board member for the Sacramento Artists Council and local professional artist Dee Tschida. A "Best of Show" award was given to the student whose art submission garnered the highest average score from all of the judges. Kristina Serikov, a twelfth grade student from Cosumnes Oaks High School, earned the "Best of Show" award for her 3-D piece entitled "Success Takes Time." Serikov received a personalized trophy and a $100 gift card to University Art from the Sacramento Artists Council, Inc. This year's winners include: Paint/Pastel:
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REALTORS® Applaud Bill to Speed Lender Response to Short Sales
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2011) - A new bill to improve the process for approving short sales may soon bring relief to distressed home owners who are unable to keep their homes and hope to avoid foreclosure. The bill, introduced in the U.S. House yesterday and strongly supported by the National Association of REALTORS ®, would impose a deadline of 45 days on lenders to respond to short sale requests.
The legislation, the "Prompt Decision for Qualification for Short Sale Act of 2011," was offered in Congress by U.S. Reps. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) and Robert Andrews (D-N.J.).
"The current short sale process can be time-consuming and inefficient, and many would-be buyers end up walking away from a sale that could have saved a home owner from foreclosure," said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker-president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I .
"REALTORS ® and consumers continue to raise issues about delays in the short sale process, because lenders are unable to decide whether to approve a short sale. After many months of delays, and with no response from lenders, potential buyers are losing patience and cancelling their contracts, often resulting in the property entering foreclosure. A short sale minimizes the negative impact on sellers and generally costs the lender less than a foreclosure," said Phipps.
NAR has been actively pushing the lending industry to improve the process for approving short sales, which represent about 13 percent of recent home sales according to NAR data. Phipps praised Reps. Rooney and Andrews for their efforts on the bill and urged Congress to pass the bill quickly.
"As the leading advocate for home ownership and housing issues, REALTORS ® want to help more home owners avoid foreclosure by facilitating a short sale when a family is absolutely unable to keep their home; however, that can only happen if lenders and servicers approve short sale offers in a reasonable amount of time," said Phipps. "Streamlining short sales transactions will reduce the amount of time it takes to sell the property, improve the likelihood that the transaction will close and reduce the overall number of foreclosures. This benefits sellers, lenders, buyers and the entire community."
The National Association of Realtors ®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
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Information about NAR is available at www.realtor.org . This and other news releases are posted in the News Media section.
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