Triple Digit River Safety | Remembering Journalist Stan Atkinson | Solano County Butterfly Festival

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

River safety ahead of the first triple digits of the season. Also, remembering legendary local journalist Stan Atkinson. Finally, the Bay Area Butterfly Festival in Vallejo.

Triple Digit River Safety

Triple digit heat is forecast across large swaths of Northern California Friday and Saturday, and for many that may mean a trip to one of our rivers or lakes. But those waterways can be deceiving, especially if you’re not a strong swimmer. Today, we’re going to talk with Safe Kids Coordinator Jennifer Rubin and Sac State Aquatic Center Director Brian Dulgar about water safety.

Remembering Journalist Stan Atkinson

Stan Atkinson was a founding face of Sacramento news. He was known as the reporter who went where the story was. A Sacramento Bee profile called him The man who owned Sacramento. He joined a fledgling KCRA in 1957 - at the beginning of the TV station’s broadcasting history. And he retired from KOVR (now CBS13) in 1999. Both are bookends to an extraordinary career that shaped generations of journalists - including Lester Holt. His family announced that Stan passed away this weekend at 92 years old - survived by his wife, four children, 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. We are going to spend some time learning about a man who defined local news, but was also much more - an Army veteran who dedicated decades of community service raising millions of dollars for Sacramento charities and organizations. Joining Insight is one of his sons, Mike Atkinson. We are also joined by former Insight Host Beth Ruyak who worked with Stan at KCRA and credits him as a pivotal force in her career.

Solano County Butterfly Festival

This weekend a celebration of monarch butterflies will be held in Solano County, seeking to inspire and encourage visitors to help their populations recover from drastic declines. The second annual Bay Area Butterfly Festival will take place on Sunday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along the Mare Island Promenade in Vallejo, and features presentations, workshops, demonstrations and more. Sarah McKibbin is a Habitat Restoration Project Manager with the Solano Resources Conservation District and joins us to talk about how the festival aims to empower people of all ages, with a goal of turning Vallejo into an ecotourism destination.