Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features accomplished Galt area graduates. If you are interested in being considered as part of this series or you know a GHS or LRHS graduate with notable accomplishments, career or otherwise, please email Faith Lewis…

For Chocolate Mint lovers, this is truly a great day. Whether it’s candies, ice cream or desserts, make sure to get your fill of Chocolate Mint today. That’s correct, today we celebrate anything and everything that is chocolate mint flavored.

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features accomplished Galt area graduates. If you are interested in being considered as part of this series or you know a GHS or LRHS graduate with notable accomplishments, career or otherwise, please email Faith Lewis…

The photos of the winter birds in last week’s Galt Herald were taken by local resident Peter Bellville. Bellville visited the Cosumnes River Preserve in January. Although identified as courtesy photos, the photos should have been attributed to Bellville. Staff appreciates Mr. Bellville for s…

There were several small towns established during California’s Gold Rush that have come and gone. One of those started with a general store located at what is now the intersection of Elliott and Liberty roads. Originally called Hawk’s Corners, the town became Elliott, named after Dr. George …

The city of Galt has installed a special receptacle to collect household batteries to help residents dispose of the hazardous waste properly. Due to California environmental laws, batteries are not to be taken out with the trash to landfills. The receptacle is located in the Galt Police Depa…

Happy Birthday “Honest Abe”! Today is the actual date of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. However, in modern times, President Lincoln and all of the U.S. Presidents are celebrated on Presidents Day, the third Monday of February.

In 1919, Roy Allen purchased a root beer formula from a pharmacist and opened a root beer stand in Lodi, Calif. The following year, Allen became partners with Frank Wright and the two combined their initials to become A&W Root Beer. In 1924, Roy Allen bought out Wright’s share and began …

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features accomplished Galt area graduates. If you are interested in being considered as part of this series or you know a GHS or LRHS graduate with notable accomplishments, career or otherwise, please email Faith Lewis…

Willie is an approximately 4-month-old neutered male Chihuahua/Terrier mix that weighs approximately 6½ pounds. This handsome little guy was part of a litter of four adorable puppies that PALS recently rescued, and placed into foster homes for some special attention and socialization. Willie…

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features local businesses that use clean, healthy and sustainable practices, and are doing their part to help keep our earth beautiful. The series will lead up to the Galt Earth Day Celebration in April 2020, presented…

It was a night of fun and mysteries during Lake Canyon’s Family Literacy Night last Thursday. Students worked with their parents to find clues in books to help them escape four theme-based rooms to get prizes for their groups. Principal Judi Hayes said nearly 100 percent of parents showed up…

National Weatherman’s Day honors weathermen and women who work hard to accurately predict the often-fickle local and national weather. Despite major technological advances and supercomputers, forecasting the weather can still be a tricky, and ever-changing, business.

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features accomplished Galt High School and Liberty Ranch High School graduates. If you are interested in being considered as part of this series or you know a GHS or LRHS graduate with notable accomplishments, career o…

Chloe is an approximately 5-year-old spayed female black and white Alaskan Husky who weighs approximately 49 pounds. This energetic and affectionate girl is looking for an active forever home to call her own. Chloe is very outgoing, and always playful. She loves to take rope toys and toss th…

Doris and Ernie Lahmon of Galt celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at a family gathering at their daughter and son-in-law’s house in Galt on Saturday, Jan. 11. Married on Christmas Day 1949 in Fort Bragg, Calif., the happy couple have lived happily in Galt since 1997. Their family wishe…

Posing in a photo from 1972, Galt High School Band members are getting ready for a St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Sophomore Alan Jacobson and freshman John King are wearing uniforms first issued in 1964 and would be replaced by a newer uniform in 1977. The combination thick, black wool jacket and…

Galt District Chamber of Commerce members celebrate with owner Randy Morton and his staff as Fitness Pro is honored as Business of the Month. For nearly three decades, Fitness Pro has provided a place for young and old to experience their fitness in a comfortable, clean, safe and friendly en…

Don’t be puzzled by today. National Puzzle Day honors puzzles of all size, shape and form. Crossword puzzles are by far the most common. Sudoku, a number puzzle, is the most recent puzzle rage. And, don’t forget the ever-popular picture puzzles. There are easy puzzles, and there are puzzles …

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series of articles that features accomplished Galt High School and Liberty Ranch High School graduates. If you are interested in being considered as part of this series or you know a GHS or LRHS graduate with notable accomplishments, career o…

Sargent and Sonny are approximately 3½-month-old neutered male Siamese mixes. These two adorable boys were abandoned, along with two other siblings, Spencer and Susan, just days before Halloween, and subsequently rescued by PALS and placed with one of our amazing fosters. They were very scar…

The Galt Beautification Committee proudly announced that the Galt Youth Commission has adopted one of our town’s busiest streets and for the next two years will keep it clean and beautiful. Lincoln Way,  especially the area in front of Galt High School, will be litter free thanks to the yout…

The Galt Beautification Committee was pleased with the turnout on Saturday to do their monthly community cleanup, even with the threat of rain. We gathered behind Rite-Aid to walk Carillion Boulevard picking up litter and trash and depositing it in a bin donated by Cal-Waste. There were some…

Have you have ever seen an advertisement from an old Galt Herald or a phone book and saw a business with an address that said “Old State Highway 99”? Back before the late 1950s, Highway 99 went through Galt. This old driving map shows the route one would take traveling from Sacramento to Lod…

It’s National Blonde Brownie Day! Blonde brownie? What’s a blonde brownie, you ask? I bet most of you thought brownies were only made of chocolate. And traditionally that is true; however, a Blonde Brownie is made with light brown sugar in place of the dark brown chocolate.