ELK GROVE - Teddy Herrera, a 24-year-old Elk Grove resident, will conclude his 11,000-mile bicycle trek on behalf of Across America for Childhood Obesity, at this year’s 8th Annual Nutrition Fuels Fitness event in Elk Grove on March 27 at 8 a.m. The Nutrition Fuels Fitness event is co-sponsored by Northern Area Dietetic Association and the Cosumnes Community Services District.

Herrera started his journey to raise awareness about childhood obesity on June 5, 2010 with $36 and no prior training. To date, he has logged 9,000 miles and normally rides about 75 to 100 miles a day. Herrera cycled from California, Denver, Chicago, Boston and New York from June through September and then headed south through the fall and winter months. On scheduled breaks Herrera speaks with children at local schools in the area promoting a healthy lifestyle.

The Nutrition Fuels Fitness event features a 5K and 10K fun run and a Free Family Fun Festival to celebrate National Nutrition Month.

ELK GROVE - Two site layout concepts for a new Elk Grove Civic Center, created by professionals from Zaha Hadid Architects and local firm Stantec Architecture, will be unveiled at two simultaneous workshops on Feb. 7. Both events will take place from 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Drawing heavily from citizen input at a December workshop, lead architect Bozana Komljenovic along with City staff will present the concepts, answer questions and take comments directly from residents.

Further refinements based on public comments at the Feb. 7 workshops will be made before the city council picks a preferred option in March. Following that decision, a construction and finance plan is expected by the fall.

"Community input received at the public meetings has a direct impact on the layout of our future Civic Center," said Mayor Steven Detrick.