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Jasmine Williford participated on a Roseville team that scored big on a food competition.

06/ 17/ 10 - Roseville, CA - STIMULUS - Jube Ramirez (foreground) checks the level of the retaining walls he and crew are setting at the intersection of Washington Blvd. and Derek Place for a sidewalk funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. It's been more than a year since the U.S. Congress passed a massive stimulus package, and, as of March 31, roughly $400 million of the $1.1 billion in stimulus finding awarded to Sacramento-area projects has been spent. School districts used about half of all stimulus money spent so far to save jobs and maintain lower class sizes during the past year. The remaining $700 million will largely go toward infrastructure projects -- roads, dam repair and water and power meters.

John Dorman dressed as "Santa Claus" makes his way at Westfield Galleria at Roseville on Friday morning as patrons look for bargains at the mall. Black Friday had shoppers up earlier this year as some stores opened at midnight at the mall in Roseville.

Manny Intalan of Roseville helps his 5-year-old son, Aaron, get a peek inside an aircraft at the Aerospace Museum. The museum, which typically gets no more than 300 visitors a day, had 8,000 free guests Saturday.