It was busy week in Carmichael, as San Juan Unified district schools and Jesuit High School started back up. Also, U.S. Rep Dan Lungren made two Carmichael visits. Here's a recap.
Saturday:
A Carmichael to his arms and chest late Friday night in a home fire at 5630 Kiva Drive, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials reported.
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Monday:
started Monday as the new principal at . It was the first day for schools in the SJUSD, including , , , , .
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Tuesday:
, R-Gold River, compared the country's path to fiscal responsibility on Tuesday to a boxing match, telling his constituents in Carmichael that a vote to increase the debt ceiling is just the first round of the fight. Lungren's "aye" in the historic vote for the Budget Control Act of 2011 was a step in the right direction, he told the crowd at the luncheon, held at .
Wednesday:
The fall 2011 semester has begun at . Just over 32,000 students are enrolled, said Stephen Peithman, a school spokesman.
Also, an estimated 350 people, both supporters and detractors, of U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, attended what became a heated town hall meeting Wednesday at Carmichael's La Sierra Community Center.
Thursday:
Carmichael's Jesuit High School welcomed both new and returning students on Thursday for the first day of instruction of the 2011-12 school year. New to Jesuit this year is school president the Rev. David Suwalsky.
Also, a former El Camino High School freshman boys basketball on numerous counts of child
pornography, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office announced.
Friday:
Three Carmichael in an art auction sponsored by KVIE Public Television, officials announced.
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