The Galt Herald

As of 4 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 6, candidates Jay Vandenburg and Kevin Papineau appear to have secured seats on the Galt City Council. The next closest candidate trails Papineau by 767 votes. In the Galt elementary school board race, which runs in two counties, Traci Skinner and Casey Raboy continue to increase their lead over the third place candidate. The Galt high school district race may be still too close to call. While Terry Parker leads the pack by well over 1,000 vo...tes, securing her a seat on the board, candidate Pat Maple leads candidate Daniel Denier by a mere 150 votes. The two school district races are determined by voters in both Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. San Joaquin County is expect to publishes another update at 9 p.m. tonight, however Sacramento County will not be updating again until next Tuesday, Nov. 10.

If you own a local business, be sure to complete the survey.

The first Galt Great Pumpkin was found! Did you watch for the clues? Check back tomorrow on the The Galt Market Facebook page to watch for clues for where the next pumpkin can be found. Clues start at 9 a.m.

Don’t forget t gather your unused prescription medications and drop them off at the Galt Police Station today from 10-2pm.

Galt Cemetery’s Dia de los Muertos celebration is underway.

Have you voted yet? Drop off locations opened Oct. 5 around town. This Saturday Vote Centers will begin to open. Check the chart for a location near you - be sure to check their hours of operation.

CAPS saying goodbye to Chief Tod Sockman who will be retiring at the end of the month.

National Prescription Takeback Day is Oct. 24

Galt police officers make arrest.

Great California Shakeout happens tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. Are you part of the alert system?

Sacramento County gives green light to open schools with restrictions. "All school grade levels in Sacramento County are permitted to conduct in-person instruction (regardless of a granted waiver from Sacramento County Public Health) with required mitigation measures maintained (social distancing, face coverings and sanitization) in compliance with schools guidance from California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the guidance from Sacramento County Public Health. " https://www.saccounty.net//Schools-Gatherings-Updated-SacC

Need a flu shot? Head over to the Galt Market tomorrow Near Gate 2.

Click the link below to see The Galt Herald's story on where elementary school district candidates stand on issues related to the district. Candidate's full answers to the covered questions and their thoughts on additional topics are also online. http://www.galtheraldonline.com//article_373baaf0-090b-11e http://www.galtheraldonline.com//article_30043008-090c-11e... http://www.galtheraldonline.com//article_eb34c03c-090b-11e http://www.galtheraldonline.com//article_eb34c03c-090b-11e