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arm spring nights means it’s time anyone who is a classic car enthusiast and on to cruise the streets with the longest occasion wants to help. Our motto is family, running and largest weekly cruise friends, fun and classic cars.” night in Northern California. Marchese said the overall goal of the evening “This is the start of 20 years for the Cappuc- is to provide a family-friendly atmosphere cino Cruisers Classic Car Club,” said Ray where classic car owners can come to compare Marchese, Cappuccino Cruisers Classic Car and show off their cars and people of all ages Club events coordinator and DJ. “It is rolling can come to look at the cars and reminisce. history, these classics can give comfort to folks of days gone by when there were less worries “Older folks like to reminisce; ‘I had one of in life. You could leave your keys in the car those, I did this in my first car, etc.’ Those same and unlike today it would be there when you people can then tell their grandkids about what they had and the memories,” Marchese returned to it.” said. “For the owners, they are re-owning their “The event is open to all automobiles made youth and what they did through getting that prior to 1974,” Marchese said. “Our evenings car they had in high school back again. This is include music, raffles, food and three spon- an event for the whole family to do together sored awards weekly. The club is open to with no cost.”
Along with their weekly cruise nights, the club also hosts several community-oriented classic car show events that give back to the community. “In the past 19 years, we have contributed to organizations including The Twin Lakes Food Bank, The Orangevale Food Bank, The Folsom Zoo, Shriners Hospital, Folsom’s K-9 unit and Mounted Patrols, Boy Scouts, Roseville and Rocklin’s K-9 units and many others,” Marchese said. Marchese and his wife Chris are two of the original founders of the Cappuccino Cruisers Classic Car Club. “We decided in late 1995 to start a weekly clas-
Cappuccino Cruisers club coordinator Ray Marchese at home in Orangevale with his 1964 Ford Mustang which her purchased in 1992 and restored. Not one to keep this pony stabled, Marchese gets around town in this classic car.
CAPPUCCINO CRUISE NIGHT Events will be weekly from 4:30 8:30 p.m., starting Wednesday, April 15, in the parking lot next to Kohl’s at 1013 Riley St., Folsom.
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sic car gathering after my wife saw a notice in the paper that a coffee shop was interested in hosting something to attract business,” Marchese said. “We met with the shop owner, decided what and how we would approach the get together and it began.”
Cappuccino Cruisers club coordinators Chris, left, and Ray Marchese at their Orangevale home with their 1947 Dodge truck and 1964 Ford Mustang.
Marchese said for other classic car enthusiasts who want to join the club or get involved can contact him. “We are always welcoming new folks into the group who might have just got a car, moved into the area with a car, just like looking at the old cars and want to help, inherited a family vehicle or are just interested,” Marchese said. For more information, call (916) 988- 6376 or visit capcruz.com.
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The Sacramento Zoo is home to a flock of American flamingos. At the zoo’s upcoming Tea & Tours program for seniors, docents will share interesting information about animals such as these, as well as insights into the animals’ care and behavior. Photos by Anne Stokes
SACRAMENTO ZOO TEA & TOURS By Anne Stokes
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he Sacramento Zoo has been a mustsee family friendly attraction for over 80 years. Since opening in 1927, it has grown from 4 acres and 40 animal exhibits to 14 acres and more than 500 animals. Throughout the years, the zoo has gone through several waves of renovations in order to better serve the needs of its inhabitants, as well as to better educate and engage the thousands of visitors that come through its turnstiles year after year. One such program that aims to inspire and educate visitors, and designed with seniors’ interests in mind, is the zoo’s Tea & Tours program. On Monday mornings in May and September, seniors age 55 and older can get to know more about the various animals on exhibit and their care. “You get a nice tour where you get to walk around, see all of these animals, learn fun facts, learn about their personalities, something you wouldn’t get at your typical day at the zoo when wandering around,” explains Tonya Candelaria, public relations coordinator with the Sacramento Zoo. “And then we end the morning with tea, tea sandwiches, cookies and light refreshing treats.” A large part of the Sacramento Zoo’s mission consists of education and conservation programs, reaching an average of 60,000 to 80,000 students annually. Their Tea & Tours program is designed to appeal specifically to senior visitors. “People forget that the zoo is for everyone, for all ages. It’s not just for the little kids,” Candelaria said. “Animals fascinate people of all ages and [docents have] stories to tell. And sometimes there are stories to tell that we can’t tell the young children, which we can tell the adults. So this is a great time to come out and see the animals at your own pace.” Reservations are $15 per person and need to be made two weeks in advance. They can be made online at: www.saczoo.org or by phone at (916) 808-5889
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The zoo's upcoming Tea & Tours program for seniors will give visitors insights into the personalities and care for animals such as these, as well as the over 500 other animals on exhibit.
Volunteer docent Patty French educates visitors about the American flamingos at the Sacramento Zoo, including why they're such a vibrant pink color and their brooding habits.
The Sacramento Zoo’s lion cubs, born October 24th, are a popular draw.
The Sacramento Zoo’s newest exhibit, Small Wonders of Africa, is home to a colony of fruit bats, an aardvark, fennec foxes, and a group of Wolf’s Guenon monkeys.
Volunteer docent trainee Steve Scott educates Sacramento Zoo visitors about giraffes, including information about their diet and why they have such long necks and purple tongues.
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ost churches are sanctuaries with open arms and open doors, but few offer as many services, programs, meetings and global outreaches as Bayside Church with a Granite Bay campus in Roseville and three affiliated campuses in Folsom, Lincoln, midtown Sacramento and the newest, Blue Oaks in Roseville. Bayside, affiliated with the Covenant Church, is devoted to the Bible and passionate about being the “hands and feet” of Jesus. That ministry reaches out to everybody, including special programs for seniors, all at no charge. If you’re in your mid-50s or older and single, divorced or widowed, you might check out the Summit for Singles 55 and Better that meets on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Granite Bay campus. The Summit is for those “in the same life stage seeking friendly community, a closer connection with God and a broad range of activities,” as spelled out on the church Web site, www. baysideonline.com. Besides the program’s teaching and smallgroup discussions, Summit seniors also enjoy
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weekly activities to expand friendships while adventuring on walks and easy hikes, kayaking, golf, movies, theater, potlucks and game nights. You can email singles@baysideonline. com with questions and to obtain more information. The Summit draws 50 to 60 men and women seniors.
“We’re here to help with your hurts, hang-ups and habits and we’re here 52 weeks a year,” the church web site explains. “This experience of recovery truly allows us to be changed.” You’re welcome to stop by any time. Men’s Recovery groups discuss substance abuse, codependency, chemical addiction, anger and sexual addictions. Women’s groups cover the same topics, plus love and relationships and physical and emotional sexual abuse.
Also on Sundays, the church holds 9:45 a.m. sessions called the 55+ Ministry. “It’s a teaching environment. We have ‘rap’ tables and a teacher,” said Steve Yarrow, Bayside’s Pastor of Connections at Granite Bay in Roseville. Attendance averages between 70 and 80 men The Grief Share Support Group is a 13-week and women seniors. video series offering support for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The church also schedules several recovery support groups. Celebrate Recovery for Bayside mission teams have outreach trips Adults is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ev- planned for this summer to Cambodia, Guaery Friday night. Dinner for $5 is available be- dalajara, Colombia and the Czech Republic. tween 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday church services for adults and kids are A large Recovery group session, with personal at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. and 6 p.m., with weektestimonies or guest speakers, is held from 7 end attendance put at more than 10,000. Sep.m. to 8 p.m. and the 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. hour niors help by serving at the gatherings. is for open share small groups. Conversation, coffee and desserts priced at $1 are offered For more information on programs and between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Solid Rock classes, visit the Bayside web site or call Café on the Granite Bay campus. (916) 791-1244.
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WALK WITH EASE PROGRAM IN PLACER COUNTY
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management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace. The program can even be modified to meet the needs of individual participants so that each person can develop an exercise routine that fits their unique goals. Pre-registration for The Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Program is necessary. Please let us know if special accommodations are necessary. If you are interested in attending, or for more information, please contact Michele Irwin, certified Walk with Ease Instructor, at Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS), 11768 Atwood Road, #29, Auburn, CA 95603. (530) 885-6100 ext. 12, TTD, (530) 885-0326, mirwin@pirs.org. PIRS is a non-profit, independent living center. Our mission is to advocate, empower, educate the community and provide services
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ADVICE TOUGHER RULES FOR RETIREMENT FUND ADVICE By Art Garcia
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resident Obama in February called for tougher standards for investment brokers who manage retirement savings accounts, requiring them to act in a client’s best interest by disclosing any fees or other payments they receive for recommending certain investments.
savings,” Labor Secretary Tom Perez said. The financial industry counters that the White House and Labor Department have distorted the issue and disregarded existing tough regulations for investment brokers.
“We have ongoing concerns that the Department of Labor and the White House have completely ignored the existence of the robust regulatory regime under the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and this re-proposal could make it harder to save for retirement by cutting access to affordable He lashed out at financial advice and limiting options for savers,” said Kenneth Bentsen, chief advisors who, he said, are executive of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. “bilking” clients for their own “Fiduciary responsibility means you’re acting as the client’s conscience, benefit and peddling “snake oil.” The proposed rules, which the in a sense. You’re acting as their guardian angel,” said Nicholas White House can enact without congressional approval, would require Crane, senior vice president and portfolio manager at RBC Wealth that financial advisors act as fiduciaries for their clients, putting the Management in El Dorado Hills. “How the whole thing plays out, customer’s interests before their own compensation or company you’ve got me. Our industry is fighting the Obama proposals hard. profits when recommending buying or selling investments. Our industry likes to make money for itself.” Under current rules, brokers are required to recommend only Crane, an investment adviser for 33 years, said he “always” acts in his “suitable” investments, based on finances, age and how much risk is clients’ interest. “I’m held to a fiduciary standard. I have discretionary appropriate for the client. “We already use the fiduciary standard. We management of client portfolios. I must---not only by law, but in good think the Obama proposal is a really good idea,” said Tia Florence, a conscience---act in my clients’ best interests.” certified financial planner with Lane Florence LLP, a financial planning firm with offices in Folsom and Cameron Park. “What ever happens Many investment firms don’t want the fiduciary standard, preferring at an adviser’s desk should be a better deal for the investor than it is a suitability standard. “Yet the government wants to insist all for the adviser,” she said. “Stepping up the bar on advising retirement recommendations be made on a fiduciary basis, where you’re acting on plans is a good thing.” behalf of the client, versus trying to sell something to the client,” Crane said. “Do I think fiduciary is a better standard? I sure do.” A report by Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors estimated that investors receiving “conflicted advice” earn lower returns, about Art Garcia is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and has written 1 percentage point a year, than other investors. That runs up to on business and finance for numerous national and international approximately $17 billion in lost returns, just in individual retirement publications. He lives in El Dorado Hills. accounts. Over time, the report said, the losses can amount to tens of thousands of dollars for the average worker. A fact sheet distributed by the White House said imposing a fiduciary standard on brokers would crack down on “backdoor payments and hidden fees.” The proposals were submitted by the Department of Labor to the White House for review and later will go out for public comment. The agency recommended similar regulations five years ago but they were beaten back by heavy opposition from the financial industry and some in Congress from both parties. The industry reportedly handles $11 trillion in Americans’ retirement savings. “The corrosive power of fine print, hidden fees and conflicted advice can eat away like a chronic illness at people’s hard-earned retirement 14
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TIME TO TACKLE HOME SAFETY AND REPAIR PROJECT JAMEE HORNING | Executive Director, Seniors First For more information on these and other services for Placer County seniors, contact: Seniors First at (530) 889-9500 or visit www.seniorsfirst.org
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DOES YOUR ESTATE PLAN NEED TO BE UPDATED? REMEMBER ... “IT’S YOUR LIFE. SO PLAN FOR IT”. By Lawerence Solorio
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any people create a Trust or a Will package with their attorney and after they sign all of the documents, they set it aside and never look at it again until an emergency arises or someone in the family has passed. In addition, when they did their planning they forgot to mention a few things that should have been included in their plan in the first place.
(to make it last) and it can also limit or stop third party creditors and ex-spouses from going after your child’s inheritance. You have an A/B Trust (most people don’t they have one or not) which are specifically designed for a) couple’s in a second marriage or b) for estates that exceed $5 million dollars in value. You will want to ask the attorney if an A/B Trust is right for you or should you “restate your trust” to from an A/B Trust to a simple A Trust to avoid the high-cost of setting up and managing an A/B trust.
You have a pets that you want to insure are taken care of especially I have listed below some reasons why you if you are very close to your pets. You can ask the attorney to create a may want to meet with your attorney to update your estate plan as special Pet Trust and Pet Power of Attorney documents for your pets follows: and fund it with funds from your trust upon your passing, or, include You have a disabled child or grandchild that will inherit from your language in your trust with directions to your trustee of what to do with trust. This requires the attorney to put specific language into the trust your “furry children” upon your passing. A pet trust will insure that that allows the trustee to create a 3rd party Special Needs Trust for your pet(s) are properly taken care if you lose capacity or at the time of the beneficiary at the time of distribution of your trust which will a) your passing. allow the disabled beneficiary to keep their Medi-Cal, SSI and other You or your spouse are reaching the age where you may need elder such benefits, b) avoids recovery by the State when the beneficiary care assistance at home or elsewhere and you want to discuss a) how to has passed and c) avoids the need to have to go to Court to create become eligible to apply for the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance benefits this type of trust for your disabled child upon your passing to protect to help you pay for such elder care needs and/or b) how to protect your their inheritance and benefits. assets should one (or both) of you wind up in a nursing home and have You have children who cannot manage the inheritance they will to apply for Medi-Cal long-term care benefits to help pay for the high receive from the trust because the beneficiary a) has prior bankruptcies cost of your nursing home care. You’ll probably need to see an Elder Law issues, b) has never shown the ability to manage their financial affairs Attorney to discuss how to properly protect your assets and apply for without help, c) has a history of drug or alcohol abuse, d) has past these types of benefits for your elder care needs when the time comes. due child support issues and e) has multiple creditors trying to So if it has been awhile since you reviewed your Trust, Will or other recover against any money they receive from their inheritance. This estate planning documents, you may want to meet with your attorney may require your trust to have specific language to make distribution and while you are there…ask them about the one or two items discussed into a Spendthrift Trust or similar device for the beneficiary. This type above which may apply to your and your family. of trust can limit the amount given to the beneficiary at any one time
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BUTTONS ‘N’ BOWS SQUARE DANCE CLUB meets from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Rock Creek Elementary School, 3050 Bell Road in Auburn. Cost: $16 per month members, $5 a session visitor. Live caller each evening. Info: Gail (530) 889-1345. PILLOWCASES FOR SOLDIERS from 6-8 p.m. at Sew Katie Jean, 603 5th St. in Lincoln. Every last Wednesday of the month, this is a free night, we sew pillowcases and donate BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS with the them to active duty military. Info: 209-3930. THE SIERRANADERS BARBERSHOP Auburn Social Dancers from 6:30-8:30 CHORUS meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the p.m. Tuesdays at Auburn Senior Center, SONS IN RETIREMENT, Area 33 play golf at Senior Center, 11577 E Ave. in Auburn. Music 11576 D Ave., Bldg 313A. Group lessons 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Black Oak Golf Course, reading not required, free coaching available. and one-on-one tutoring. Cost: $7. Info: 2455 Black Oak Road, Auburn. $14 green fee. Info: Cliff at (530) 346-2757, sierranaders.org. Info: Ken Hansen at (916) 622-2757. AuburnSocialDancers.org.
EVENTS
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Info: call includes 6-inch pot succulent cuttings soil and other decorating items. RSVP and payment Marilyn Sharp at 434-6898. BALLROOM TEA DANCE from 1-4 p.m. required. Info: Mary Ellen (916) 652-5650. Capital Dance Center, 11270 Sanders Drive, THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Rancho Cordova. $5. Info: (916) 635- 2600, CLASSICS BOOK CLUB meets from 6:30-8 capitaldancecenter.com. p.m. at Face in a Book, 4359 Town Center EASTER CELEBRATION at 8 a.m. includes Blvd., No. 113 in El Dorado Hills. This month’s music, Easter breakfast and the message book is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Info: “Risen to Free Us,” and at 8 p.m. at Hope (916) 941-9401, getyourfaceinabook.com. Lutheran Church, 7117 Hope Way, North of I-80 via the Penryn Road exit. Easter egg hunt FRIDAY, APRIL 10 at 9:30 a.m. and the movie “Come and See” ROSEVILLE CHAPTER NO. 9 of the Widowed about the women who discover the empty Persons Association meeting and luncheon at tomb. Info: (916) 652-4273. Woodcreek Country Club, 5880 Woodcreek
Oaks Blvd., Roseville. Off Highway 65 between Blue Oaks and Pleasant Grove boulevards. THE NEUROPATHY GROUP meets at 11 a.m. Info and time: Bonnie Garcia 990-9751. FARMERS MARKET from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at at The Woodside Village Mobile Home Park, the Railroad Turntable and Public Plaza in 12155 Luther Road in Auburn. Pacific Coast VINTAGE TEA PARTY FUNDRAISING Event Historic Folsom. Event includes more than 45 President, Bev Anderson, will speak about the from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Discovery Shop, farmers and vendors with certified farmers’, coming Annual Conference, The Association’s 1813 Douglas Blvd., Suite B-5 in Roseville. locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, current reconstruction, and answer any Shop the selection of vintage, Victorian and fresh baked goods, fresh eggs and dairy, live shabby-chic décor, jewelry, teacups and saucers, questions on Neuropathy. music and more. Info: historicfolsom.org. clothing, hats, gloves, handbags, artwork and more. Info: (916) 786-7773, carcer.org. TUESDAY, APRIL 7 SUNDAY, APRIL 12 MONDAY, APRIL 6
LINCOLN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS meeting at 1 p.m. at Sun City Lincoln Hills, Kilaga Springs, Sierra Room, 1167 Sun City Blvd. Hear about the Bioness L300 Foot Drop System that activates nerves and muscles that lift the foot giving mobility. The L300 is cleared by the 18
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11
AFTERNOON SOCIAL/TEA DANCE from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Auburn Senior Center, GARDENING WORKSHOP: Plant Your Own Burback Hall, 11577 E Ave., Auburn. Info: Succulent Container Arrangement from AuburnSocialDancers.org 9:30-11 a.m. at The Flower Farm, 9280 Horseshoe Bar Road in Loomis. Cost: $35 STJS JAZZ SUNDAY from noon to 5 p.m. at
DAR visit our website: www.calsenior.com the Elks Lodge, Number 6, 6446 Riverside Blvd. in Sacramento. Tickets: $10 members, $15 non-members, $5 student members, $7 student non-members. Event features: Like Lipskin on piano. Info: sacjazz.org. TAIZE SERVICE, an evening of meditation, prayer and peace, at 5:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1279 High St. in Auburn. Info: (530) 885-1266. MONDAY, APRIL 13 DAYTIME BOOK CLUB meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Face in a Book, 4359 Town Center Blvd., No. 113 in El Dorado Hills. This month’s book is Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris. Info: (916) 941-9401, getyourfaceinabook.com.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
the month. Sponsored by the Alzeheimer’s Assoc. and Sutter Hospital. Community is ROSEVILLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY from welcome to attend. 1-3 p.m. at Maidu Senior Center, 1550 Maidu Dr. in Roseville. Info: rgsca.org. FRIDAY, APRIL 17 ROSEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY at 4 p.m. ROOSTER TAILS FISHING CLUB of Northern at the Carnegie Museum, 557 Lincoln St., California breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. at the Roseville. Everyone is invited. (916) 773-3003. Auburn Elks Lodge, 195 Pine St. Lincoln Way in Auburn. Open to the public. Info: (530) 887-0479, info@roostertailsfishingclub.org, roostertailsfishingclub.org. SATURDAY, APRIL 18 NEW ENGLAND CONTRA STYLE DANCING with the Foothill Country Dancers at 8 p.m. at Newcastle Portuguese Hall, 690 Taylor Road in Newcastle. Live music by Starthistle, with caller Jean Gibson-Gorindo. Cost: $8 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 members, $9 non-members, $5 children BINGO ROUND-UP from 1-3:30 p.m. and from and $20 families. No experience necessary, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Blue Goose Event Center, newcomer orientation at 7:30 p.m. Info: Lonna 3550 Taylor Road in Loomis. Cost: $25 advance at (530) 346-0099, foothilldancers.org. and $30 at the door, per session. Info: (530) SUNDAY, APRIL 19 305-3508, bingoroundup.eventbrite.com. ATTEND THE GRACEPOINT WELLNESS LINCOLN GOLDEN CLUB at noon at Lincoln CENTER from 2-5 p.m. at Gracepoint Veterans Hall, 541 Fifth St. in Lincoln. Meetings Adventist Church, 3500 Sunset Blvd., Rocklin. are followed by potluck luncheon and Bingo. Every third Sunday. Get a computerized Info: Mary Weir, 645-2818. health evaluation, free of charge. Info: (916) 624-4877, graceisthepoint.org, office@ THURSDAY, APRIL 16 graceisthepoint.org. SONS IN RETIREMENT BRANCH 79 meets at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at the Auburn SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Elks, 195 Pine Street, Auburn. All retired men FOLSOM GARDEN CLUB GARDEN TOUR invited. Info: Ken Hansen at (916) 622-2757. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
WALK WITH EASE PROGRAM from 10-11 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays March 16 through April 23 at Johnson-Springview Park, 5480 Fifth St. in Rocklin. Free to all senior participants. Pre-registration is necessary. CAREGIVER SUPPORT group from 9-10:30 First garden is at 400 N. Lexington Drive in Info: Michele Irwin, (530) 885-6100, ext. 12, a.m. Lincoln Library every third Thursday of Folsom. Cost: $15.50. Proceeds benefit the mirwin@pirs.org. FGC Scholarship and Grant Programs. Info: folsomgarden.ipage.com/ftp.ipage.com/ index.html
BIG DAY OF GIVING
From midnight to midnight on May 5th, go to bigdayofgiving.org and give to the nonprofits that lift up lives and make this the place we call home. Join us for the Placer County BIGDog Kick-Off Party on Tuesday, May 5 from 10a-2p at Center Court, Westfield Galleria at Roseville.
MONDAY, APRIL 27 FOLSOM HISTORICAL SOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. at Empire Ranch Golf Club, 1620 E. Natoma St. in Folsom. Fees: $110 before March 15 and $125 after. Entry deadline is April 15. Event includes golf, cart, range balls, a deli lunch and a raffle. Info: Candy Miller 988-7699, folsomcandy@ sbcglobal.net, folsomhistorymuseum.org TUESDAY, APRIL 28 “DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMERS’S: UNDERSTANDING THEIR WORLD” at 10 a.m. at Lincoln United Methodist Church, 6291 I Street in Lincoln. Free. Discussion led by Sharron Spotts, Certified Senior Advisor. Info: 645-3588, lincolnunitedmethodistchurch.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 DAYTIME BOOK CLUB meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Face in a Book, 4359 Town Center Blvd., No. 113 in El Dorado Hills. This month’s book is Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris. Info: (916) 941-9401, getyourfaceinabook.com. CALIFORNIA SENIOR MAGAZINE
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DANNY Z’S GRILLED LAMB LOIN CHOPS WITH GRILLED VEGGIE COUS COUS
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Most of us have only enjoyed a nice lamb dish at an upscale restaurant. Why not make this easy-to-prepare dish at home? The secret – and I know this sounds rather simplified – is to not over cook the meat. Many are tempted to cook the meat until it isn’t pink, which is wrong. After seeing many a TV chef prepare lamb, I decided to try it for myself. I have been a fan ever since. You need to have the confidence and know it’s OK to undercook it a little at first. You can always leave it a little longer, but you can’t uncook overdone food. Dan Zahra | fooddudedan@gmail.com
MARINADE Zest of 1/2 & juice of 1 lemon 3 cloves of peeled diced garlic 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tbls fine chopped rosemary 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
DIRECTIONS: Place all ingredients in a large bowl and whisk well Place the lamb loin chops in the marinade and set aside. The time it takes to prepare the next steps is perfect amount of time for the chops to pull in the flavors of the marinade.
MOROCCAN RUB
CHIMICHURI
GRILLED VEGGIES
LAMB
1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp Chinese five spice 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbls chili powder 1 tbls coriander
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 red bell pepper
6 lamb chops, about 1” thick
1-2 garlic cloves, peeled & diced
4-5 asparagus spears
DIRECTIONS: Place ingredients in bowl and whisk well to mix.
1/2 tsp kosher salt
DIRECTIONS: Remove the chops from the marinade and pat dry once per side with a paper towel to remove excess oil. Place the chops on a tray and sprinkle liberally with the rub made earlier.
COUS COUS Cook according to directions on package. Add the diced along with 1 tbls of extra virgin olive oil to keep the cous cous from clumping.
1/3 cup parsley leaves chopped 1/3 cup cilantro leaves chopped 1/3 cup basil leaves chopped 1/4 tsp fresh black pepper DIRECTIONS: Prepare all ingredients and place in blender, mix well. If you wish you can just pulse it to get a more rustic texture. Let the mixture rest allowing the flavors to blend.
1 small red onion DIRECTIONS: Brush all vegetables with canola oil and grill on high until nicely charred turning every 3 minutes or so. When ready, remove the red bell pepper to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap until it cools. This will make the skin easy to peel off before dicing the veggies to put in the cooked cous cous. After cooling the veggies give them a medium dice and set aside.
Heat the grill, or a grill pan over high heat, add the chops and sear for about 2 minutes. Flip the chops over and cook for another 3 minutes for medium-rare and 3 1/2 minutes for medium. Pairs well with Syrah/Shiraz.
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