In the first two series of the year the Sacramento River Cats won both of them by winning three of the four games played in each. In the third series of the year, it was a close one, but the Cats beat the Reno Aces 2-1 in a classic pitchers’ duel on Monday night at Raley Field. The Aces were the first to scratch a run onto the huge Raley Field scoreboard when Ryan Wheeler ripped a 3-0 pitch from Cats starter Jarrod Parker that went screaming over the right field fence on a rope for a solo home run. Parker was solid though three innings of work. One-third of the way through the game, he had four strikeouts, three hits and a walk. In the bottom half of the third, Cats left fielder Grant G

The economic downturn has resulted in the closure of many small, privately owned businesses, but one family still carries the torch of a business that has been running for six generations – Burnett & Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Company. Burnett & Sons got its start in the 1800s and has had a hand in projects such as the State Capitol and the Crocker Museum. The family business has seen its share of ups and downs, including the Great Depression, but the two brothers and one sister who currently run it share a passion for the company and for the work it provides to the community. “It’s a family business and that’s what I live for- to keep it going because it’s a legacy,” said Jim Miller,