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    Veteran Roberta May holds her catch above her head during the weigh-in for the biggest fish during the Warrior’s Day on the Lake event April 21.

    Veterans enjoy a special ‘Day on the Lake’

    The 7th Annual Warrior’s Day on the Lake took place Saturday, April 21, at Success Lake, located

  • There's much more to this event than hooking a fish

    Better put Kid's Fishing Day 2018 on your calendar now, or you just might miss it!
  • In first and second grades, Sacramento District’s Matt Valentine was good at drawing mazes. He was given some graph paper, started drawing floor plans and then found out the task was something people actually got paid to do!

    Valentine for the OMB

    Matt Valentine, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, learned about career opportunities in the Corps during an architecture job fair at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Nine years later, Valentine represented the district at the 2018 edition of the same job fair.
  • A young boy prepares his fishing rod before casting his line at Kids Fishing Day on April 7, 2018 at Eastman Lake. Experienced anglers were on-hand to teach participants basic fishing skills such as tying hooks, proper casting techniques and patience – an important skill every angler needs.

    Rain dampens event, but families still enjoy Kids Fishing Day

    Despite the ‘pineapple express’ that brought widespread rain across much of the state, over 30 children and their families participated in the annual Kids Fishing Day event held at Eastman Lake on April 7.