It was a sea of cut-off shorts, cowboy hats, and overalls at Capitol Mall on Sunday afternoon for Country in the Park 2010. KNCI 105.1 managed to turn the intersection on Capitol Mall and Fifth Streets into a country music venue for the day. The gated-off intersection was filled with an estimated 11,000-12,000 country music fans, making this year one of the biggest in it’s 11-year existence, according to Mark Evans, program director at KHTK and KNCI Sacramento. Due to budget cuts Gibson Ranch, where the concert is normally held, was unable to rent out the park to KNCI this year. The singing of the national anthem and “God Bless America” with help from the crowd kicked off the day on a h

It’s not often that bruises and beat-downs have anything positive associated with them. But that’s exactly what will take place Aug. 28 at the seventh annual “Battle of the Badges” charity boxing fundraiser. Police officers, correctional officers, and firefighters from throughout Northern California will step into the ring at Memorial Auditorium to duke it out all in the name of a good cause. The event was founded in 2003 by correctional officers Israel Montes Jr. and Yvonne Vasquez of California State Prison-Sacramento before a third officer, Pablo Vasquez, joined the team. Vasquez passed away in 2007. The annual tradition began as a small-scale event held at the Boys & Girls Club in

Sunday, around 51 young burn survivors will trade in doctors, hospital visits, and burn treatments for a week of fun in the mountains. Campers will swim, boat, hike, fish, rock-climb, and raft during the day. During the evenings, they will participate in campfire skits and songs, dancing, and a be able to catch a wild animal show. Aug. 8 kicks offs opening day of the Firefighters Burn Institute’s (FFBI) Firefighter Kids Camp at Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe. Established in the early 1990s, this year marks the camp’s 17th year. Newly appointed FFBI Executive Director, Jim Doucette, said the best thing about the camp is that it “allows children to be amongst their peers. Burn injuries

The lucky winner of our Deal Ticket Sweepstakes is Lauren Edvalson!!!!!! A little bit about the winner: Lauren currently holds a position within The Sacramento Bee’s advertising department, where she specializes in developing multimedia advertising campaigns to drive sales and awareness for her clients in the arts and entertainment industry. Lauren also serves as vice president of corporate support for the AMASV (American Marketing Association, Sacramento Valley Chapter) fostering relationships with marketing executives in the Sacramento region. When Lauren is not working, she manages her own business as a stylist for the Stella & Dot jewelry. Congratulations Lauren! By spreading the w

This week, The Sacramento Press teamed up with Athletes vs. Cancer to give one lucky person the chance to caddie for NBA star Matt Barnes at the AVC Celebrity Golf International on Saturday, July 24. We asked entrants to tell us why they thought they should be Barnes’ caddie for the day. We received great responses and have chosen the lucky winner: Larry Tipper! Tipper will be hanging out with Barnes for 18 holes during the tournament at Woodcreek Golf Course in Roseville.  Here is Larry’s winning entry:   "My name is Larry Tipper and I'm 37 years old. Last April I was diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hogkins Lymphoma. I am currently going through chemo every 3 weeks. I know you are asking for

Thanks David, a note of disclosure was added in.

You're right, I should have clarified that he COVERED that song. Thanks, lucasnico!

How awesome that they designed her room to look like it's outside since she's not able to enjoy the actual outside. Stories like this can't help but make you smile and remind me that there are a lot of great people in this world.

Wow, PHENOMENAL pictures! So bummed I had to miss it.

It was perfect weather and a really cool location! Great time had by everyone!