Good morning, Folsom.

The 2026 Greater Sacramento Area Polar Plunge and Run to benefit Special Olympics Northern California will take place on March 7 from 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Granite Bay Main Beach; 130 participants and 23 teams have registered + organizers are calling on more community members to boost the $100,000 fundraising goal.

Local teens with the Norcal Gift From the Heart Foundation are mounting a Valentine’s Day Drive, collecting 3,500 valentines and 1,500 toys to aid children and deliver 500 roses to senior centers.

Most items will go to Shriners Children’s Hospital in Sacramento and overflow to Marshall and Oklahoma Children’s Hospitals.

The Chabad Jewish Community Center received design approval (unanimous) for a new 23,483 sqft synagogue and community facility on a two-acre parcel at 795 Hana Way, near East Bidwell Street.

The building will house a sanctuary, classrooms, and community areas and will move to permitting before construction begins.

Folsom Cordova Unified School District hosted its annual Job Shadow Day on Feb.

3 to connect students with local employers and offer hands-on exposure to careers from engineering to arts — a student-led luncheon later highlighted the link between classroom learning and real-world skills.

Folsom City Council approved a design review — an environmental exemption for the Pioneer Village Rehabilitation Project, allowing a 420 sqft blacksmith forge annex and restoration of Ashland Station at 115 Wool Street.

Folsom History will soon finalize plans for demonstrations and classes.