Sacramento headlines: Football, flyovers and food inspections. Here’s what to know

From a book chronicling a legendary Auburn football season to the Thunderbirds roaring back into Mather, Sacramento-area readers have plenty to track this Friday. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s happening and what’s closed Monday for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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• A new book titled “The Hillmen: The true story of high school football, loss and brotherhood” chronicles Placer High’s 1981 team, which pushed to the section finals after a player was paralyzed in a mine-shaft accident and another died in a midseason car crash. Steve Montoya, who wrote the book, says the story has caught the attention of Hollywood. Joey Montoya, grandson of legendary coach Bill Miller, is in his 20th season leading the 5-0 Hillmen and closing in on 200 career victories. His brother Steve coaches girls flag football at Saint Francis High in Sacramento, where the Troubadours are 13-3.

• U.S. Post Offices will be closed with no mail delivery Monday, Oct. 12, and most Federal Reserve and commercial banks will also be closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day observances. The U.S. stock market will remain open, but the bond market will be closed. California schools and state offices will stay open Monday because the state recognizes Native American Day on the fourth Friday in September as its paid holiday. Sacramento County offices will be closed, but Sacramento city offices will remain open, and Regional Transit will run a regular schedule.

• Sacramento County inspectors issued a red placard to a local pizzeria after watching a gloved employee grab a napkin, kill a cockroach and continue cooking. Falafel & Pizza on Florin Road had two violations and had not been reinspected as of Oct. 8. A red placard signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends a facility’s health permit until violations are corrected, per the county’s inspection guide. Roughly 97% of the county’s 14,000 annual inspections pass, and about 1% result in closure.

• The California Capital Airshow returns to Mather on Saturday and Sunday to mark its 20th anniversary, with gates opening at noon and performances from 3:30 to 8 p.m. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headline, joined by the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds and Navy and Air Force demo teams. A grand finale honoring the country’s 250th birthday will feature synchronized drones, pyrotechnics and fireworks. Parking is free with admission, re-entry is not allowed, entry closes at 5 p.m., and tickets must be purchased online — none will be sold at the gate.