Good morning, Folsom.

Sacramento County's Bradshaw Animal Shelter will offer free pet adoptions on Saturday, June 7 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.—the event, part of a statewide Adopt-a-Pet Day effort and sponsored by CalAnimals, will give families fully vetted pets ready for a forever home and a one-year pet license for Sacramento County residents.

A car drove through the Blue Ravine Road crossing gate on Monday at 9:20 a.m., striking a SacRT light rail train in Folsom and prompting emergency repairs — the damaged gate required a bus bridge until service returned Tuesday morning while the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and both the transit ambassador and train operator were unharmed.

Folsom Powerhouse Pub will host Free Country Thursday on June 5th with Rag Tag Band headlining a free country music event.

The event starts with free 7:30 p.m. line dance lessons and a 9 p.m. concert—guests must be 21 and over.

Tommy Tutone—joined by Big Country, Gene Loves Jezebel, and Bow Wow Wow—will perform at The Boardwalk in Orangevale on Saturday, June 7 at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Totally 80s Tour that celebrates his hit 867-5309 and the era that made it a pop culture icon.

Former mayors Bob Holderness and Glenn Fait will be honored at the History Makers Dinner on July 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Bacchus House Wine Bar in Folsom—an event that celebrates their work in building key transportation links and preserving historic sites.

The Mt. Zion Lookout Tower resumed service Sunday as fire season intensifies, with trained volunteers scanning for early signs of fire from its 70-foot steel tower—providing views up to 60 miles across several counties.

Folsom residents gathered Tuesday morning at the Rotary Clubhouse in Lew Howard Park for a wildfire prevention open house where city officials and emergency personnel shared practical tips on creating defensible space, planning evacuations, and assembling emergency supplies — as fire season intensified across Northern California.

The Kids Balance Bike Bash will bring kids ages 3 to 6 to Historic Folsom’s Sutter Street on Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.—with creative challenges like a bubble wrap rock garden, a pool noodle wall, and mini rumble strips.

The event leads into the Mother Lode Epic race, a 45-mile mountain bike course where riders will face steep climbs and forest trails—beginning in Historic Folsom and finishing near Coloma.