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nowing that our son is in law enforcement, our friend Robbin Ware recently invited my husband and me to a forum on policing sponsored by the local chapter of the NAACP and Mayor Kevin Johnson. This event was a follow-up to Mayor Johnson’s Sept. 28 op-ed in The Sacramento Bee: “Views on Race: Ferguson doesn’t need to happen in Sacramento.” The forum, held at the impressive St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park, attracted about 175 people. About a quarter of those present were law enforcement officers from the city’s police force, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and the CHP. After the top brass and officers were introduced, the crowd was broken up into eight groups to discuss problems and perceptions in minority communities regarding police interactions and to come up with solutions. My group included four officers, a few young people and some middleaged folks like me. Several people in the group talked about their experiences with law enforcement.
Some recalled getting pulled over while driving for what seemed like no good reason. They felt they’d been profiled because of their skin color. One woman said she thinks lack of respect is a problem. When treated disrespectfully, she said, law enforcement may respond in kind. It’s a vicious cycle. Another thoughtful gentleman said that misunderstanding of the justice system leads some people to confront law enforcement, rather than understand they have to argue their case in front of the district attorney and judge. As the mother of a law enforcement officer, I said I worry that the media and some members of the community tend to paint all law enforcement with racist motives, rather than focus on the bad apples that are sadly found in practically every line of work. The law enforcement officers in our group expressed frustration at their agencies’ lack of success in recruiting more officers from minority communities. They spoke at length about the ongoing diversity and sensitivity training they receive. The “solutions” part of the discussion was fairly fruitful. Several in our group thought things would improve if officers actually lived in the communities they serve. One man said it used to be this way decades ago, before police unions put a stop to residency requirements. I suggested developing a ridealong program so that members of the public can sit in a police car with officers and observe their interactions with the community. My husband rode along with our son Alex during two 12-hour shifts (morning and
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At the end of the meeting, one young attendee said that what was really needed was police outreach and engagement with his generation. He suggested that outreach be conducted through Facebook, Twitter and other social media. It’s obvious that there is a great deal of work to be done. But with law enforcement, schools, churches and community groups working together, we can help to improve relations between law enforcement and Sacramento’s minority communities.
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On Friday, Nov. 7, the U.S. Marine Corps will celebrate its 239th birthday. Here in Sacramento, present, former and retired Marines join together each year for a festive lunch at the Sutter Club. My husband, a Marine captain during the Korean War, was asked to attend several years ago by Brig. Gen. Jack
Hagan. Last year, my husband invited active Marine reservist Tony Ulep, a city park supervisor we know through his work in nearby McKinley Park. This year, he invited Tony’s father, also a former Marine. Attorney, Rotarian and former Marine Tom Knox asked us to help spread word of this year’s event, hoping to invite even more Marines to the party. “We have a great lunch and an interesting speaker, but we also have our own birthday cake,” says Knox. “We let the oldest and the youngest Marine in attendance cut the cake. “Even though many of us have gotten a little soft in our middle age, we all enjoy the company of the local recruiters who join us. They remind us of what the best of the Corps looks like these days,” he says. If you would like more details about the lunch or would like to attend, contact Knox at 498-9911 or tknox@ klalawfirm.com Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n
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Ride To Feed the Hungry LIKE THE THANKSGIVING RUN, CYCLE IN BENEFITS COMMUNITY
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atherine Benbrook’s wheels are always turning. As the owner of Sacramento’s first indoor cycling studio, Cycle In on Walnut Avenue, Benbrook is pushing more than pedals. She has been busy dreaming up ways to use fitness as a way to give back to the community. Turns out she is as motivational off her bike as when at the helm of her Carmichael exercise classes. Think feeding the hungry. Think preventing child abuse. Think bikeriding lessons for those of us who are a bit “iffy” on surface streets. And think competitive 100-mile endurance rides in the rambling countryside to benefit local bike clubs. Benbrook is clearly much more than a fitness guru. Her latest brainstorm is Ride To Feed the Hungry, which will debut this year on Thanksgiving Day. “Thanksgiving is a perfect time to give back to our community,” Benbrook said. “My students who like to exercise regularly would love to do something like Run To Feed the Hungry. But it’s not in our neighborhood and it takes a long
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Katherine Benbrook, owner of Carmichael's indoor cycling studio, Cycle In, organizes team rides to benefit area charities. Pictured are some of her students who are participating in Foxy Fall and a Thanksgiving day ride to feed the hungry. From left to right: Kimberly Emerson Parks, Meg Kesich, Monica Guillen, Laurie Jasper, Chrisan Sievers and Katherine Benbrook. Alice Polan train indoors and outdoors with Cycle In owner, Katherine Benbrook.
time. So we came up with Ride To Feed the Hungry.” Benbrook’s spin on East Sacramento’s Thanksgiving tradition offers cyclists a chance to ride in one of two classes she’ll hold at her indoor studio on Thanksgiving Day. Rather than donating to Sacramento’s wellknown food banks, Benbrook did a little research of her own and found a neighborhood food bank needed help, too. So she has earmarked entry fees and any other related donations from her ride to the Carmichael Food Locker. “We wanted to help our community directly,” she said.
Will it work? Of course, her students say. Benbrook used the same concept this past spring, bringing in $1,450 for the Child Abuse Prevention Center. That was with only one class. Her Ride To Feed the Hungry will offer two one-hour classes: at 7 and 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. Each class is limited to 14 riders on a firstcome, first-served basis via online registration at cyclein.net This fall marks Cycle In’s celebration of its third year in business with several spinoff projects for Benbrook. She is particularly excited to work with riders who are taking their acquired fitness to the
streets. Together they train for a variety of area rides. “I have a couple of people who never even owned a bike who started with indoor cycling,” she said. “Now they have bought road bikes and ride three or four days a week outdoors. The fitness they acquired indoors has turned them into very strong riders outdoors because the workout you get in one hour inside might take you three hours outdoors. There just aren’t the hills outside that we can create indoors.”
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MARIEMONT E-WASTE PROGRAM is offering a win-win-win electronic
philanthropic center, administration
waste program. It’s one that’s good
offices and re-sale store space. This
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Diane Ford, league president,
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said the space is twice the size of the
will pick up your eletronic waste,
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recycle it and send the proceeds
group more opportunities to work
directly back to Mariemont.
with the community. She said the
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BUDDING PRODUCERS AGAINST TOBACCO Students throughout the San Juan Unified School District put
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Election Day Looms GOVERNOR, CONGRESS, LEGISLATIVE, BALLOT MEASURES AND MORE!
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ov. 4 is Election Day and the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Contests include balloting for the governorship, state constitutional offices, Congress and the Legislature. There also will be six statewide ballot propositions under consideration. Voters in the San Juan Unified School District will be choosing trustees for the school board, and a number of water district seats are up as are positions on the Los Rios Community College District and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Residents in the city of Sacramento will be voting on whether to change the City Charter to establish a “strong mayor” form of government as opposed to the current “city manager-council” system. All area voters can go online to confirm they are registered by visiting the Sacramento County Elections Office’s website at elections. saccounty.net The site also allows you to find your polling place. You can also call 8756451 for more information.
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Nov. 4 is Election Day and voters will be going to the polls to cast their ballots for candidates for elected office plus make decisions regarding the fate of several measures
COUNTY BUDGET BOOSTS SERVICES In September the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted its $3.7 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2014-15. In June, the board had approved a preliminary budget. The latest outcome resulted in more money being allocated to municipal services that benefit residents of the unincorporated area. During September’s budget hearing, additional resources were allocated to the Sheriff’s Department, Probation, the District Attorney, Code
Enforcement, Regional Parks, and Animal Care and Regulation. The funding to law enforcement was critical to maintain existing level of service. The additional support for Animal Care is aimed to improve call response and service, including expanded open hours to the public. Regional Parks is getting additional staff and funding for fire risk reduction programs, including support for the American River Parkway. The District Attorney and Code Enforcement will be getting help to
address problem properties, illegal dumping, and improve the quality of life in unincorporated neighborhoods. That means a dedicated community prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office and additional code enforcement officers. Other funding was directed toward community development projects, including enhanced road maintenance, street sweeping and graffiti removal services. Next year the Department of Transportation is planning to pave portions of El Camino, Fulton and Marconi avenues.
FOOD SAFETY RECOGNIZED Sacramento County celebrated National Food Safety Education Month in September and the Board of Supervisors honored several area businesses for their outstanding records practicing “safety first” in their kitchens. The county’s Food Safety Awards are just a part of the Environmental Management Department’s nationally recognized food safety program. Our county was the first in nation to issue the green-yellow-red placards during food safety inspections that have become a model for other programs. EMD’s Environmental Health Division inspects approximately 5,500 restaurants, retail markets, bakeries, bars and schools for food safety compliance annually. Inspections are unannounced and completed up to three times a year. Each September, Awards of Excellence certificates are issued to food facilities that had no major violations noted during its last three consecutive inspections, and in 2014 there were 546 facilities that earned a certificate. Of those earning honors, one food establishment from each supervisorial district was invited to receive its certificate in a special ceremony at the Board of Supervisors, and last month’s recipient for District 3 was Arcade Fundamental Middle School’s cafeteria. If you want to find how your favorite restaurant and food facility scored on an inspection, reports are available at foodinspect.saccounty.net
WILLIAM GLEN IS BACK! This legacy store has been reborn and opened its doors last month at 2310 Fair Oaks Blvd. in time for the holiday shopping season with the signature mix of exquisite merchandise and gracious service that has defined William Glen since 1963. Located directly across from Pavilions Shopping Center, the new William Glen takes up residence in the former Fish Emporium building. Owners Mark Snyder and Amy Guthrie are thrilled to spearhead the return of this Sacramento retailer
Arcade Fundamental Middle School’s cafeteria recently was recognized by the Board of Supervisors and received an Award of Excellence for practicing “safety first” in its kitchen during a special ceremony as part of National Food Safety Education Month during September.
founded by their late father, Bill Snyder, and Glen Forbes. Longtime residents will recall William Glen had its beginnings on Edison Avenue as a modest design studio where the founders reupholstered furniture, hand-dipped candles, hung wallpaper, etc. From there, they moved the operation to Town & Country Village with the help of the Anderson family of Anderson Brothers’ Pharmacy and Jim Grubbs of the now-closed Five & Dime Variety Store. The store closed on Dec. 30, 2010, but luckily for us shopping aficionados, the new William Glen is open!
PASTA FEED FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS On Saturday, Nov. 8, the third annual Arden-Arcade Community Pasta Feed will be held to raise funds benefitting the youth programs provided by the Sheriff’s Community Impact Project and Swanston Community Center operated by the Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District. The fun starts with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at Mission Oaks Community Center at Gibbons Park, 4701 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. Tickets are $30 per person and proceeds go to
SCIP, which works to lessen negative influences facing many youths in the Arden Arcade. While attendees will receive a delicious dinner, the true beneficiaries will be the students at Greer Elementary School, Thomas Edison Language Institute and Encina Preparatory High School who are involved in SCIP-sponsored athletic programs and educational opportunities in conjunction with school administrators and other community-based organizations. SCIP members include retired and active law enforcement personnel, school administrators, business executives and community members. For more information about SCIP and the pasta feed, go to sacscip.org
VISITING WITH NEIGHBORS This fall has been a busy time visiting with residents. On Sept. 27 I joined in the Founder’s Day celebration at Carmichael Park honoring the legacy of Daniel Webster Carmichael, who established the community in 1909. It was a great party that included music, games for children, a pancake breakfast hosted by the Fair Oaks Lions Club, and a classic car show
sponsored by the Cappuccino Cruisers. I officiated on Oct. 7 a special “Candidates Night” forum sponsored by Carmichael Chamber of Commerce at the La Sierra Community Center. Candidates, or their representatives, attended the gathering that involved contests for U.S. House of Representatives District 7, State Senate District 4, Assembly District 8 and the San Juan Unified School District Board of Trustees. I also held my Community Coffee during the morning of Oct. 15 at the headquarters of the Fair Oaks Water District. Sacramento County’s economic development director, Troy Givans, was the guest speaker and he provided an update on the recent investment occurring in the area citing the successful remodeling of Town and Country Village in Arden Arcade and the upgrading of Carmichael Village Shopping Center at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue. To further illustrate that the economy is improving he pointed out the arrival of the new William Glen, ownership change for Country Club Plaza, and the progress being made on new Milagro Centre in Carmichael. I hold these community gatherings five times throughout the year and the next one will be in January. For a listing, please visit my website at bos. saccounty.net Last month I concluded my series of “Office Hours,” which I started in 2005 and now hold as an annual tradition beginning in the spring and concluding in the fall. The latest one was at the Concert in the Park in Old Foothill Farms on Oct. 11 that featured the John Skinner Band. These no-appointment outings allow residents to chat with me about issues on a “first-come basis” in a casual setting without the need to make an appointment to meet downtown at the County Administrative Center. After the holidays, I will be starting a new round beginning in 2015. On Oct. 19 I participated in “Howling on the Parkway,” a dog walk sponsored by the American river Parkway Foundation that was held PETERS page 18
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LIBRARY WAREHOUSE SALE The Friends of the Sacramento Public Library will be holding a massive weekend warehouse book sale Dec. 5-8 with a follow-up on Dec. 13.
Members of the Friends will have special access and the first opportunity to search through the literary treasure trove from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5. If you are not a member of the Friends, membership can be purchased at the door. The warehouse doors will open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next day, Saturday, Dec. 6. Those same hours apply on Saturday, Dec. 13. The Friends of the Library Warehouse is at 8250 Belvedere Ave., at the rear of Suite E (located off Power Inn Road, one block south of 14th Avenue). For more information, call 731-8493 or email splallfriends@ gmail.com
CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON Thousands of runners are expected to be racing through our neighborhoods in the Third District on Sunday, Dec. 7, during the annual California International Marathon.
The 26.2-mile grueling trek begins at 7 a.m. in Folsom and concludes at the Capitol. This event attracts world-class competition. Several thousand outof-town visitors travel to the area to participate in or watch the marathon. This influx contributes to our local economy via rented lodging, dining in restaurants, retails sales, etc. Residents can come out and cheer on the runners. Fair Oaks Boulevard is part of the route, so Fair Oaks, Carmichael and Arden Arcade residents south of that roadway may find themselves “land-locked” while the race is in progress due to street closures. These closures may cause some inconvenience, so please be cognizant of that when planning your morning activities. Residents can view specific street closures on the marathon’s webpage at runcim.org
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Care, Not Cure HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE AT THE END OF LIFE
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my Schweitzer still gets emotional when she recalls watching the man take his last breath. He was a hospice patient who had been homeless and had no one to see him through the last moments of his life. “When I got to the facility, I saw that he was actively dying, so I held his hand while he passed away,” she says. “I remember leaving in tears, then sitting in my car for a long time. I was so grateful that I was able to be there with him. Otherwise, he would have died alone.” Schweitzer had been looking for meaningful volunteer work when she happened upon hospice about three years ago. “I went to the hospice training and was immediately convinced that this was the right fit,” she says. A lawyer for the state as well as a new mother, she visits patients of the Sutter Hospice program in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, which gives her more flexibility than home visits that have more rigid scheduling requirements. The visits are the high point of her week.
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Sutter Hospice program volunteers Amy Schweitzer and Fred Harrold
“You sit down and get to know them. Sometimes, they don’t have family nearby or they don’t get a lot of visitors,” she says. She’s always nervous going in for the first time. “But once they welcome you in, it’s great,” says Schweitzer. “It’s an honor being with a person at the most vulnerable time of their life, getting to hear their stories, seeing their pictures. You get to skip past all of the small talk and just be there for them. There’s no other agenda, and they’re so grateful to have a new person that they can talk to and share stories with.”
At 88, Fred Harrold has been a hospice volunteer since retiring from his Ford dealership more than 13 years ago. “I wanted to volunteer somewhere, but I didn’t want to lick stamps,” says Harrold. “This clicked for me. I always seem to have a new experience. The people are interesting and varied.” Over the years, Harrold has seen an increase in the number of Alzheimer’s patients in hospice, and he finds himself working more often with patients younger than himself. “I’m older than most of them,” he says with a chuckle. He loves hearing their stories, like that of a World
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before being paired with another. Dunning works hard to match volunteers with patients, and she holds monthly support meetings. She would welcome more men among the volunteer ranks, as well as Chinese speakers. The volunteers find the work anything but depressing. “It’s never a burden,” says Schweitzer. “I’m positive I’ll be doing this the rest of my life.” “Hospice is one of the best-kept secrets,” says Harrold. “The day will come when I’ll trade places with my patients, but I expect to be around for a while yet and will do this until I burn out. Emerson wrote, ‘What is an important man? Someone who leaves the world a little bit better than he found it.’”
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utrimost is a revolutionary approach to weight loss and improved health,” says Dr. Kit Langstroth, who has a 28-year practice in Arden. “People cannot believe that with this approach there are no cravings or hunger, it is perfectly safe, and this has been proven with the experiences of people all over the country.” “The key is that we help our patients balance their hormones naturally,” he explains. “This in turn brings about the most efficient weight loss possible.” Langstroth assesses each patient by putting his or her palm on a special scanning hand cradle. “It is a bio-communication tool that shows each body’s unique biological preferences,” he says. The report that is generated lists individualized, specific nutrition requirements and prescribes supplements needed to maximize the body’s fat-burning potential. Combined with a body composition analysis, an individual health plan is customized to each patient. “All kind of factors slow metabolism, including hormonal imbalances, dehydration, toxicity from the chemicals we encounter that are left behind, and even hidden microbial invaders including bacteria and viruses.” he says. “We get at the root causes as to why your metabolism has slowed down.” Langstroth says it’s not just about the food, but about healing the organs of metabolism on a cellular level.
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Dr. Kit Langstroth assesses a patient by putting her palm on a special scanning hand cradle
Once the patient’s unique profile is established, the patient follows a prescribed healthful, whole-food diet. “Because this is a true ketogenic— or fat-burning—diet, a person will not be hungry or have cravings because the body burns its own deep-seated fat for energy,” Langstroth says. “In fact, patients report they have more energy than ever. The weight loss is fairly dramatic—20 to 30 pounds in 40 days, especially in areas where fat tends to be typically resistant to loss, including the midriff, thighs and arms.” Langstroth says the program is safe, healthy and is reversing many serious health conditions, including diabetes and high cholesterol, among
his patients. Plus, he says, the program has been proven to reset the body’s base metabolic rate to help avoid weight regain. “Nutrimost is a great program that I personally used myself,” he says. “So we know the importance of offering daily coaching and support every step of the way for our patients.” For more information, call Langstroth at 925-2007 for a consultation or go to sacramentofatloss.com
HAUS TO HOME For Jonathan Marquardt, this year’s 10th anniversary as the owner of Haus Home Décor and Specialty
Gifts marks a significant milestone in a storied retail journey that has taken him clear around the country. “Prior to starting Haus,” Marquardt says, “I did retail consulting, was an operations manager for a high-end design showroom in San Francisco, managed a variety of retail stores in Texas and California, managed design showrooms in both Dallas and California, and was a customer service manager and inventory planner for some major companies in Dallas.” Needless to say, Marquardt knows his stuff, as anyone who’s ever stopped into his beautifully appointed home-and-gift store on H Street can attest. The inventory is an eclectic, elegant mix of furniture, artwork, accessories, gift items and textiles from around the world that Marquardt personally sources to provide his clientele with a one-stop shop for all things “haus” and home. “My partner and I love to travel and our travel experiences are often reflected in the merchandise we offer,” the River Park resident says. “In a world of chain and box stores, we strive to offer items not found elsewhere. They may cost more, but they’re special.” Case in point: This month, Marquardt and his staff will transform the shop for Christmastime with a series of themed trees and merry decorations galore. “The whole store gets a makeover,” Marquardt says. “The various themes will include a vintage toyland tree, complete with an oversized toy train on display, a candyland tree, a red-and-white tree, a silver tree, SHOPTALK page 26
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SHOPTALK FROM page 24 a gold tree and a kids’ tree. We’ll also continue to showcase authentic mouth-blown, hand-painted glass German ornaments that we specialorder from cottage operations in small German villages.” The ornaments are the perfect example of Marquardt’s attention to detail when stocking his store. Whether it’s candles from a niche brand such as Nest, clean-lined furniture from Barclay Butera or limited-edition giclée prints to spruce up a wall, Marquardt’s years of experience seeking out the chic is reflected in the store’s impressive and ever-expanding array. Check out the store’s recently expanded children’s section (“everything from books to bibs,” as Marquardt puts it), tempting jewelry and accessories and the new bedroom floor display that’s sure to have you dreaming. “Having worked in the wholesale, retail and design industry for many years, I saw the industry changing and wanted to put all the best parts
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of those businesses under one roof,” Marquardt says. “We wanted to offer a unique boutique shopping experience, which is why we offer specialty seasonal gifts and home furnishings along with professional design services.” Those design services allow customers to achieve the interesting interior they desire. Marquardt’s two in-house designers work with clients to reimagine or refresh any room in the house, from the fixtures to the fabric to the finishings, to create livable, luxurious living spaces. Who wouldn’t want Haus to be their home? Come see what Haus has to offer at 5601 H St. Questions? Call Marquardt at 448-4100 or go to haushomeandgift.com And be sure you don’t miss the Haus open house this month: Sip complimentary champagne while you shop and enjoy giveaways and gifts-with-purchase all day. For more information (and an instant discount), check the Haus Facebook page at facebook.com/haushomeandgift
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hen Heather and Florin Toderean say they’ve been in business together for a long time, they’re not exaggerating—the owners of Heirloom Flooring Gallery in Carmichael started their tandem path of proprietorship right out of high school. “Our flooring career started with my parents,” Florin says, who emigrated with his parents from Romania. “I helped them start a janitorial business when I was 16 or 17, so they’d have a job despite the language barrier. That business developed into carpet cleaning, then flooring, and now into the current business.” The Todereans started Pacific Coast Services, a carpet cleaning service, in 1997. When they recognized there was a high demand for providing actual flooring products, not just keeping them pristine, they decided to expand. “We were constantly referring customers to other flooring stores in
the area,” Florin recalls. “We realized we could open our own and service clients from selling to repairs. Now we provide the labor and the goods.” In 2010, the enterprising couple opened Heirloom Flooring in Citrus Heights to provide even better service to their carpet clients. They bought an existing flooring company’s inventory—“The gentleman retired when the market fell,” Florin explains—and combined it with Pacific Coast Services, then moved the entire operation to their current Carmichael location in 2011. “It took a little bit to combine the two businesses,” Florin says. “You’re forced to learn pretty quickly when running a business, but it didn’t take very long. In our line of work, things come and go all the time— manufacturers change, product lines come and go. There are always new products, new technologies, new fibers, new ways of making hardwood floors. The industry is always evolving and changing.” As you might imagine, it’s a pretty busy time for the Todereans, what with their booming business and four children, who range in age from 4 to
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Showing the Way TEEN NURTURES YOUNG AUDIENCES FOR MUSICAL THEATER
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for college. Kong’s fundraising sponsors up to 40 tickets for each performance by the California Musical Theater. Her chaperoned guests are given a show prologue; they also meet actors and stage crews. “They learn about costumes, lighting and sound,” says their benefactor. “Then they see how it all works on stage.
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ara Kong has seen scores of musical shows. And through her love for theater, and precocity for fundraising, hundreds of Sacramento teens have also enjoyed what Broadway has to offer. Four years ago, at age 14, Kong saw a touring production of “Billy Elliott” and exclaimed: “Everybody in the audience is in their 80s!” Since then, the Sacramento Country Day School student has relentlessly raised money (around $80,000 so far) to rejuvenate theater crowds. By her graduation day, she hopes her fourth season of fundraising will bring the total to $100,000. Through the project she calls On Broadway, the entrepreneur sponsors underprivileged children to attend shows. “I’ve lost count of how many kids we’ve taken—probably more than 400,” she says. “It’s amazing to think they’ve all had a chance to see how the theater works. Each show opens your mind and changes your thinking.” For those 18-and-under students Kong calls “my kids,” “Mary Poppins” was a 2014 season favorite. “They all knew the songs,” she explains. “The show lets your imagination soar. You forget about anything worrying at home.” Troubled homes are common among the teens on Kong’s outings. Many are also served by a Country Day project called Breakthrough Sacramento, which helps students from underachieving schools prepare
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Lara Kong shows mementoes from some of her favorite musicals. The Sacramento Country Day senior has taken hundreds of underprivileged schoolchildren to the theater.
Before a Music Circus performance, the entrepreneur (center) introduces “some of my kids”
Through the project she calls On Broadway, the entrepreneur sponsors underprivileged children to attend shows. “Instead of texting and watching TV shows, they’re experiencing art,” Kong continues. “They see how actors tell a story, not just through their lines, but with their faces and body language. Many are amazed that the music comes from a live orchestra. There’s nothing fake in the theater.” Kong’s dedication is a win-win for kids whose social and educational opportunities are expanded—and for the theater industry itself. “If you see shows at a young age,” she reasons, “you’re more likely to bring your own kids someday. It’s a domino effect.”
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NEIGHBOR FROM page 30 California Musical Theater executives applaud this vision. “From the age of 14, her passion and generosity has made a difference to young people,” says development director Allison Cagley. “She’s also helped introduce a new audience generation to our shows. We love having Lara as part of our theater family.” Now in her senior year, Kong is thinking about college and hopes eventually to bequeath her program to another volunteer. “It’s a lot of work, “says the uberachiever. “But I’d be sad to see it end. Theater has brought so much to my kids’ lives.” Even she admits surprise at On Broadway’s bottom line. “I never dreamed I could raise so much money,” she marvels. “As a result, so many young people have enjoyed the theater experience and benefitted from it.” Kong feels she has grown up with her nonprofit. “It’s matured me,” she considers. “At 15, I was nowhere near as poised in talking to adults as I am now. I’ve learned that many people are eager to help others if you approach them.” Her parents, lawyer Clement and mom Melinda Kong, are top donors and morale boosters. “They are simply the best parents ever,” she says. Her dad reciprocates: “Somehow Lara is able to couple her passion for musical theater with a commitment to help those who aren’t as fortunate as
After a “Brigadoon” performance, Lara Kong poses with the stars. Through her efforts, California Musical Theater shows are entertaining a new generation of fans.
Teens will be teens. Lara Kong indulges in a selfie with students sponsored by her On Broadway program.
she is,” he says. “She gets tremendous rewards knowing students have new opportunities through her efforts. “We hope she maintains these values throughout her life. We have to thank friends, businesses and family; people who care enough about Lara to make sure her project succeeds.” His exemplary daughter is still an ordinary teenager in other respects: “My wife and I hope her organizational skills, and time she devotes to her fundraiser, will translate to cleaning her room and getting her college applications filed in time,” the father says. At 5 years old, his daughter donned frilly frocks to see such shows as “Beauty and the Beast.” Kong anticipates future magical outings with her own kids. For now, her mom and dad are still her theater dates. “I’m thankful they always took me to shows,” she says. “These sparked my love for music (she plays flute for Sacramento’s Youth Symphony) and let me connect with the stage. After performances, we always have great conversations.” Fundraising and planning aside, the magic never dies. “Watching a show, I don’t think about the On Broadway project,” says the young patron. “Mom, Dad and I just enjoy the show. For us, theater is a family event.” Lara Kong’s On Broadway program is a California Musical Theater project. To learn more about it, call Allison Cagley at 446-5880, ext. 178. n
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After decades in residential
BY R.E. GRASSWICH
real estate development, Paris has
BUILDING OUR FUTURE
A
become an infill guy. You won’t find
faded blue front loader tells
him on land where the roads stop
the story of Curtis Park’s
and tomato fields begin, building
newest revival on this fine
suburban subdivisions. He prefers
sunny morning.
to take a neglected and abused site,
Trundling slowly down 10th
bordered by urban expectations and
Avenue and making a cautious right
wary neighbors, and create something
turn onto 24th Street, the tractor
that blends well and enhances the
inches along with its stack of oriented
community.
strand board—OSB, the modern
In Curtis Park, he’s exceeding
builder’s choice in undercoat sheeting
expectations with three variations of
for wood-frame construction. Homes
homes, identified in real estate sales
are going up fast here, ready for
pitches as Cottages, Brownstones
occupancy before Thanksgiving.
and Expressions, the latter being the
Political arguments over the shape,
largest and most expensive. These
size and attributes of the Curtis
are high-density residences that
Park Village housing development
range from tiny (1,500 square feet)
have dragged on for years. But the
to abundant (more than 2,500 feet).
presence of construction workers
Paris sold six of the first 12 homes
pounding nails signals the fight is
before the structures were framed
over. New homes sprout from the
out.
wasteland between Curtis Park and
“Our customers know what they
Sacramento City College on dirt that
want,” he says. “They are looking for
once belonged to Western Pacific
the amenities of city life, and they can
Railroad.
afford to wait until they find exactly
“It hasn’t been easy, but we’re
what they’re looking for.”
excited to be where we are,” says
Paris doesn’t provide data about
Mike Paris, founder of BlackPine
his buyers, but informal conversations
Communities, developer of the first
with potential customers at Curtis
86 lots in what will eventually be a
Park Village reveal exactly the sort
collection of 267 homes, shops and
of people you might expect to live in
offices in the old railyard.
the neighborhood: high-level state
Paris came to Curtis Park late, acquiring a strip of land along the western fringe of the development, between 24th Street and newly paved Crocker Drive, in 2013. This was about a decade after the primary Curtis Park Village developer, Paul Petrovich, began the astonishingly adversarial work of cleaning the 72-acre brownfield site and acquiring
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workers, government consultants and Mike Paris is the founder of BlackPine Communities, developer of the first 86 lots in what will eventually be a collection of 267 homes, shops and offices in the old railyard
health care professionals, people who want to reside near work and enjoy city life. The architectural features of the
entitlements from the city to build
Avenue. Eager customers signed
there.
contracts. Crews poured concrete
new homes posed a challenge for
and built frames for homes that sell
Paris. He wanted his designs to reflect
silver hair, isn’t a man who wastes
for $450,000 to $650,000 in one of
Curtis Park, but he soon realized that
time. This summer, his sales trailer
Sacramento’s largest infill projects.
Paris, tall and lean with spiky
bustled at the Village site, off 10th
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“Twenty-fourth Street has always been a sort of stepchild to Curtis Park,” Paris says, pointing to homes
developed, builders bought one lot,
vastly more eclectic and humble than
built their home, sold it and that was
those two blocks east. “Hopefully, our
that,” he says. “There was no thought
project helps pull it all together.”
given to master planned communities like today.” The result, he notes, is a perpetual
It’s important to note that Paris is not Petrovich. Their projects, closely linked, are separate. Says Paris, “It
“revivalism” of architecture in
was a very tough deal we did with
Curtis Park, which evolved from the
Paul. But he fights hard because he
farmland, dairy and stockyards of
believes in the project. I admire his
several 19th-century Sacramento
tenacity.”
pioneers, among them William Curtis. Paris met a Curtis Park resident
While Paris nears completion of the first new homes in Curtis Park
named Dan Murphy, who published
Village, he needs Petrovich to succeed
a 2005 book called “Sacramento’s
with the rest of the project, especially
Curtis Park.” The book charts the
the markets and shops that will serve
transformation of farm, dairy and
all those new homeowners.
stockyard into homes, using the
“We’re waiting for Paul to get
phrase “mosaic” to describe the
going, especially on that Safeway,”
development. Murphy helped Paris
Paris says. “The sooner the better.”
understand how Curtis Park came to be a mosaic, and how new cottages and brownstones could be made to fit,
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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN NOVEMBER
Jeff Myer’s lush collection of paintings, “The Nature of Droids and Machines,” will be featured at Alex Bult Gallery through Dec. 6. 1114 21st St.; alexbultgallery.com
Verge Center for the Arts will present “Many Happy Returns,” a 35-year retrospective of Short Center North featuring more than 200 pieces by artists with developmental disabilities, through Dec. 21. Shown: a painting by William Haddad. 625 S St.; vergeart.com
The b. sakata garo gallery will exhibit ceramic sculptures by Richard Shaw (shown above) through Nov. 29. 923 20th St.; bsakatagaro.com
Archival Gallery will present a group exhibition, with paintings by Maria Winkler, collage by Robert Androvich and sculpture by Julie Didion, through Dec. 6. Shown: “Coastal View” by Maria Winkler. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com
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Waiting for Rain WHAT IF WE HAVE ANOTHER DRY WINTER?
BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER
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ast year, I wrote about the “fifth season,” the time when California waits breathlessly
for rain and the precious awakening of late fall and winter. When our usual rainy period begins, the hills and roadsides turn emerald, seemingly overnight. Flower seeds sprout under changeable skies filled with clouds and the occasional rainbow. We were teased this year by September rain. That happened last year, too, but the early promise was followed by yet another year of drought. Hillsides stayed a patchy brown most of the winter. Snow in the Sierra was scant, not nearly enough to fill our reservoirs. Our water districts set varying degrees of watering restrictions. Passing through our neighborhoods, you see the results. Most lawns are less green than usual, although many are a vivid shade that only lavish amounts of water and fertilizer could produce. A few lawns are totally brown. Some people have given up on all or much of their turfgrass with considerably variable results. Their front yards may look like the desert, covered with rock and
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spotted with a few plants. Others
Many of our landscape trees come
evaporates and transpires (passes
are colorful and relatively lush, filled
from locations with ample rainfall
through the pores on a plant’s leaves)
with drought-tolerant plants. Then
and milder temperatures than our
when the days are shorter and cooler.
there are the unintentional deserts,
saunalike summers. Redwoods, elm
The Sacramento Valley’s ET drops
where plants have died or look very
trees and red maples are among
from July’s high of 7.9 inches to
stressed because people have confused
the varieties that simply have to
1.6 in November, and it begins to
“low water” with “no water.” Even
have a good, long drink periodically.
increase in March as the days get
the most drought-tolerant plants
Sacramento Tree Foundation offers
longer. There are smart irrigation
must be watered in their first season
great tips at sactree.com/water
controllers that measure the daily
or two, with periodic deep watering throughout their lives. The trees also tell of drought. Many
I’m hopeful that by the time you
ET and adjust watering accordingly.
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Less sophisticated controllers may
changed and that rain and snow will
have a seasonal-adjustment setting
of them are dead, dying or stressed.
have begun falling. But what if this
for you to apply a smaller percentage
New and young trees will die without
winter is just as dry as last, or even
of watering. If it hasn’t begun to
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drier?
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watering, penetrating at least a foot
throughout the year. Horticulturists
point, it’s probably better to water no
down, throughout the dry season. If
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The city limits irrigation to one day a
the Sahara are to find an oasis? We
week during winter months, starting
need to achieve a sustainable balance,
Nov. 2 and ending when daylight
using less water but keeping our
saving time resumes. You can water
city livable. The most important
on either Saturday or Sunday. If
thing is to keep our trees alive and
it’s raining, cut off the irrigation
healthy. Trees take decades to grow to
altogether.
maturity.
Fall is a good time to plant. The
we are still in a drought. The state of
landscape rebate for replacing turf
California has mandated a monthly 20
with less-thirsty native and drought-
percent reduction in water usage. In
tolerant plants. It also offers rebates
the winter, it’s harder to achieve since
for replacing less-efficient toilets
we don’t usually use much outside
and washing machines. Other water
water. Consider a rain barrel, or two
districts have similar programs, and
or three, to hold rainwater and to
nearly all of them will send out a
store water that you save from shower
water conservation expert for a water-
warm-ups or half-empty water bottles.
wise house call. City residents can
Look inside for more ways that you
seek more information by calling 311
can conserve. We can use less water.
or going online to sparesacwater.org
We must.
Trees, shrubs, flowers and grass scorching summers bearable. In addition to being beautiful, plants cool things down and filter the air and water. Pavement, rocks and artificial turf absorb and retain heat. Remember how happy trekkers in
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Golf for the Rest of Us FOOTGOLF USES A BIGGER BALL, A BIGGER HOLE AND THE PLAYER’S FOOT
manicured greens and off the fairways when golfers were playing through. It seemed as though the two games might coexist just fine. A year later, that’s exactly what has happened. “FootGolf is a new sport,” says Lilli Bewley, a co-founder of California FootGolf Club. “We’re still trying to work out all the rules and get organized, but the sport is growing pretty fast. We’re up to 65 members in Sacramento. We’re about evenly divided between men and women.”
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s a lifelong golfer, I admit to having a few prejudices about the game. In my opinion, golf should be played in relative quiet, with clubs, small white balls and a certain amount of etiquette. Most important, one should never kick a golf ball, unless it’s behind a tree and nobody is looking. And so I was a bit skeptical when, about a year ago, at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, I noticed a FootGolf course being installed along the side of the Arcade Creek course. “This could not be good,” I told myself. And then, the FootGolfers arrived. They came in groups of four. They laughed. They ran between shots. They cheered, high-fived and kicked their balls from tee to hole. It was far too much frivolity and energy for the game of golf. “Harrumph,” a few of the grumpy golfers moaned. But I watched the FootGolfers with a bit of amusement. It was like a party on the golf course. They certainly were respectful of the traditional golfers, waiting until holes were open before kicking their tee shots. They stayed well clear of the
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FootGolf players Theresa Yarra, J-R Sterba and Lilli Bewley
Just like traditional golf, a game is either nine or 18 holes. The balls are the size of a traditional soccer ball size, and the FootGolf cups (holes) measure 21 inches. Bewley describes the sport as a combination of soccer and golf. “Many of our members are former soccer players,” she says. “Some play both golf and soccer.” Just like traditional golf, a game is either nine or 18 holes. The balls are the size of a traditional soccer ball size, and the FootGolf cups (holes) measure 21 inches. As with golf, cups are marked with flags. The rules are similar to traditional golf. Each FootGolfer kicks his or her own ball and keeps track of how many kicks
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cups. That might improve my score considerably. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite found our niche yet, but the game is just two years old,â&#x20AC;? says Bewley. The game originated in the Netherlands in 2009. Not long after that, players in Belgium and Hungary began playing on golf courses instead of public parks. The American FootGolf League was founded in 2011, and the California club began a year later. CLUB page 47
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by early next year. For now, we have two categories: masters, who are How have traditional golfers better players, and premier for people adjusted to FootGolf? just starting out. You don’t need “Occasionally someone complains, experience to come play with us. We but everyone seems to be adapting really just play for fun. We’re happy just fine,” says Bewley. Haggin Oaks to help anyone get started. We’ll even offers a class in golf etiquette for loan you a ball.” FootGolfers. “It really helps our group If you are interested in joining understand how to stay out of the way the club, check with the pro shop at of the golfers and to keep our game Haggin Oaks, call 804-1649 or email moving so that we aren’t holding lbewley@cafootgolf.com. You will also anyone up with slow play,” Bewley find the group on Facebook. says. “We do get excited though, so Green fees are similar to traditional occasionally we get a little jovial, but golf green fees at most FootGolf we have a lot of fun. This sport is so courses. At Haggin Oaks, for example, new that we are still finding our way.” it’s $16 for 18 holes if you walk (or The Sacramento league plays run) and $24 with a golf cart. There once a week, usually at Haggin Oaks are six courses in the Sacramento Golf Complex, near Fulton Avenue area. At Bradshaw Ranch Golf and Business Loop 80. The league Course, FootGolfers can play after also hosts tournaments to benefit dark with glow-in-the-dark balls. nonprofit organizations in the area. You can find a list of local FootGolf Most recently they hosted a Kicking courses at footgolfcalifornia.com for Charity benefit for the Multiple For more information about Sclerosis Society. FootGolf, go to “So far we have not figured out usfootgolfassociation.org how to assign handicaps to players,” If you know of an interesting club says Bewley. “We’re working on that in the area, contact Gwen Schoen at and hope to have a system in place gwensclubs@aol.com n
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lex Garcia is one of those people who equates cooking with love. As a child, she perched herself on the countertops and kitchen tables of her family’s kitchen in Mexico and chattered away with her mother while the pablanos roasted and the tortillas steamed. Eventually, she’d stir things, chop onions and dice tomatoes herself. Soon she was suggesting a bit more chile or a little less salt to add to the secret family recipes passed down through the generations. And while she cooked with her mother, Alex’s fondest childhood memories got mixed in with all those spices and delicious smells. “I have so many fond memories of cooking with my mother. I loved to be with her in the kitchen. It was all so special. I just loved the feeling we had in our family kitchen,” she said. Fast forward a few years later, and Alex has brought all that love from her childhood kitchen in Mexico to Sacramento’s Taylor Center where she’s the manager at Rubio’s. For fifteen years she has been one of Rubio’s most trusted employees, often being tapped to help set the tone at other Rubio’s in the area by helping open
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new locations. It’s not just her dedication and competence that the corporate office likes so much. It goes so much deeper. Perhaps because of her warm family background in the kitchen, Alex has the unique ability to create a sense of “family” for her fellow employees - a sense of warmth and care that customers can actually feel. Alex seems to know that deep down food is not just about
eating. It’s about nourishing the soul, making patrons feel good physically and emotionally. She likes to keep ‘her’ Rubio’s as bright, clean and friendly as the menu items themselves. “We are like family here,” she said. “It’s so important that our customers feel this, too.” And what’s more, Alex makes sure everybody knows all about what makes Rubio’s special. “We’re well known for our fish tacos,” she says. Lots of customers
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know about the tropical fish tacos and burritos on Rubio’s menu, about the seasonal special Langostino Lobster burritos and tacos. But they might not know Rubio’s fish is from sustainable sources, said Staci Canardi of Rubios. “We care about the ocean and want to make sure the product is around for years and years to come,” Staci said. Without the ocean there would be no fish and without fish there would be no Rubios, said Staci. That’s why all Rubio’s seafood is fished or farmed using practices that maintain healthy seafood populations without hurting the environment. “We want to be able to responsibly serve these fish dishes for generations to come,” she said. As far as the crew at Rubio’s Taylor Center location, Alex seems to have that same “sustainability” mentality about her fellow employees. “It’s like one big healthy family here and we want to keep it that way for years to come for both the customers and the employees.”
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High Performance THIS FORMER ATTORNEY TEACHES LAWYERS HOW TO AVOID BURNOUT
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ami McLaren is a certified performance coach, a neurolinguistic programming practitioner and a graduate of the Resource Realizations Quantum Coaching Academy. No, she’s not about to star on an episode of “Star Trek.” McLaren is the founder of McLaren Coaching, which helps busy professionals (attorneys, managers and the like) make the most of their careers. She works with her clients on productivity: things like bringing in business, communicating with staff and growing their practice. “We also work on balance,” she says. “How to have a life and be successful, too.” During her 16 years practicing law after graduating from McGeorge School of Law in 1991, McLaren was determined to maintain not only her autonomy but, more importantly, her sanity. “As a contract attorney, I had more freedom,” McLaren says. “I was never at one firm, so I was able to do support and analysis, research and writing for lots of different firms. Practicing law is such a noble profession, but people get burned out. My goal is to help people realize that the practice of law can be easier. Back in the olden days, people thought it had to be hard. But it doesn’t.” McLaren didn’t set out to become a performance coach, though her calm demeanor and focused conversation certainly make her seem like a natural. She enrolled in a coaching training program “just because it looked interesting” and—80 intern-
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Cami McClaren
hours later—realized that she might have found her second calling. “I didn’t have a plan to stop practicing law,” McLaren recalls, “but coaching people was so rewarding, I realized it was time for me to move on.”
Once McLaren became certified through Quantum Coaching Academy in 2008, she joined its faculty for a year and added three more certifications—certified relationship coach, certified leadership coach and NLP practitioner—over the next two years.
“Coaching is really a process of developing a client’s self-awareness,” McLaren says. “My coaching plan starts with question-and-answer. I ask my client what the problems are they’d like to figure out, what they’ve tried already, and then I help them toward a resolution.” That’s where her NLP training comes in handy. “Neuro-linguistic programming is the study of how the brain works,” McLaren explains, “how to get what you want. Things you do can affect the outcome of your life. What you think has a direct link to how your body reacts. When I’m coaching, I listen to how people talk. If someone says they’ll ‘try to get to the gym more,’ I point out the word ‘try.’ Saying ‘try’ means you may or may not get to the gym, but saying ‘I will’ changes the way you think.” McLaren has written down all of her helpful know-how in a book, “Coaching For Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance,” which was published in December. She co-wrote the book with her partner of 20 years, attorney Stephanie Finelli. “I wanted to find an attorney in Sacramento who had a lot of experience in the field and on their own,” McLaren says. “Stephanie is perfect because she’s been in the business for so long, I can say, ‘Here’s a tool. How have you applied it?’” The book is chock-full of tips and tricks from McLaren’s coaching practice, as well as examples of those tools being put into practice furnished by Finelli and by McLaren’s mother, also an attorney.
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local residents volunteering to build garden beds, paint murals, landscape and more. The event began with a breakfast and rally at Cal Expo. “This is what United Way does best,” said the keynote speaker, Sacramento Kings president Chris Granger. “We mobilize people to join hands and meet community needs, and that’s exactly what happened.”
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and growing trend of hunger among
found homes and 90 percent found
us,” said executive director Eileen
jobs or enrolled in training.
Thomas.
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U.S. SENIOR OPEN NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
A benefit for the Child Abuse
Golfers will descend on Sacramento
Prevention Center was recently
June 22-28 for the U.S. Senior Open
held at Screeching Owl Ranch on
at Del Paso Country Club. Volunteers
the Sacramento River. Supporters
are needed for duties that include
gathered around the pool for snacks
access control, admissions, will call,
and sips served beneath colorful
corporate hospitality, disability
tents. The result: $37,000 was raised
received a $25,000 grant from U.S.
services, merchandise, orientation,
to help the center, which provides
Bank to provide job training for
product distribution and volunteer
advocacy, training and services.
headquarters. All volunteers must
DOING GOOD n November, one way to do good is to donate food, money or time to nonprofits getting ready for the holidays. It’s not too early to start collecting a bag or box of food items. The next time you add peanut butter to your shopping cart, pick up a second jar to donate. It’s one of the items food banks most appreciate receiving. What else? Roseville Home Start has a great list: bread and butter (if it’s donated the same day as it’s purchased), peanut butter, healthy cereal such as Cheerios, frozen vegetables, canned fruit, powdered milk, canned ravioli, pasta sauce, crackers, granola bars and other snacks, juice boxes, fruit juice, even frozen, microwaveable meals, preferably family sized. Simply start filling a shopping bag or two and deliver it to your favorite nonprofit in mid-November.
Last year, 81 percent of graduates
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT GETS A BOOST Women’s Empowerment recently
homeless women. “Sacramento is
According to the center, a typical
purchase the basic volunteer
already one of the hardest places in
case of child abuse costs society
the country to find a job. But when
package for $125, which includes a
$118,000 in law enforcement and
you add barriers like homelessness,
championship golf shirt, windbreaker,
other costs. The center provides
it can feel nearly impossible without
ball cap or visor, water bottle and
services for $1,200 per child—and
the right training,” said executive
credential valid for all seven days
that’s before the harm has occurred.
director Lisa Culp. “We are grateful to
of the championship. For more
The center says it has a 98 percent
U.S. Bank Foundation for providing
information, go to 2015ussenioropen.
success rate in preventing child
us with additional funding to ensure
com
abuse.
more women leave our program employed and ready to break the cycle
For more information, go to thecapcenter.org
of homelessness for themselves and their children.” Women’s Empowerment provides an eight-week program for homeless women that addresses basic needs such as health and housing while preparing them to become work ready. Mostly taught by volunteers,
UNITED WAY HELPED OUT
the program includes computer
United Way’s second Annual Day of Caring on Sept. 12 included 31 projects across the region, with 577
interviews, dressing for success and
literacy training, resume writing, communication skills, mock more.
STREET PARTY FOR THE FOOD BANK It’s possible to have fun and raise money at the same time. River City Food Bank recently held a street party with food trucks, beer and wine. The event, attended by about 350 people, raised $27,000 for the food bank. “The event was a great way to showcase our food bank and bring
FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW FOCUS The Harvego Family Foundation has announced that it will focus on three “areas of priority” when deciding which organizations should receive grants. This year, it will give priority to nonprofits that focus on youth and families, food literacy or arts, entertainment and culture.
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CONTRIBUTED BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER AND JULIE MIETUS 1. 1. Carmichaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jesuit High School recently dedicated its Chapel of the North American Martyrs (right). Here are highlights of the service and the open day that followed. 2. Twenty-three priests and 300 guests helped dedicate the $16 million building. 3. A wall of glass includes panels that wash hallways with liturgically symbolic color. 7. Sacramento Diocese Bishop Jaime Soto anointed the new altar at the center and corners. 4. Visitors invoke the Holy Trinity at a modernist stone font. 5. School president Father David J. Suwalsky explains 1960 Stations of the Cross to chapel visitors. 6. Streamlined furnishings complete the minimalist chapel design. Red roses evoke the blood of Christ. 7. Sacramento Diocese Bishop Jaime Soto anointed the new altar at the center and corners. 8. A Greek egg tempera and gold leaf icon illuminates the small Lady Chapel. 9. Mom to a Jesuit student, visitor Elizabeth Hely admired a processional cross. Suwalsky explained its vintage provenance.
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Appreciation, But Not Appreciated TEENS’ GRATITUDE LIST NO LONGER INCLUDES A CERTAIN SOMEONE
BY KELLI WHEELER MOMSERVATIONS
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t’s that time of year again. When fall leaves put on a brilliant display of color able to upstage a Disney electric light parade before settling into a satisfying crunch under foot. When Trader Joe’s carries 547 varieties of pumpkin products and Starbucks jumps the gun on Christmas with its red holiday cups. When your kid is more thankful for the dog than he is for his mother. Ten years ago, my first year writing for Inside Arden, I wrote a column for November called “The Young and the Thankful.” I had asked my kids what they were thankful for. I explained
to them that being thankful meant appreciating things that make you happy. My 3-year-old daughter, Whitney, needed no more prompting and even created a new word—a hybrid of thankful and appreciate. “I’m preeshful of Momma and Dada and Logan and Nana and Pa and …” then proceeded to list everyone in our family including extended cousins. She finished it off with, “And I’m preeshful for watching TV, for my toys, my princess dresses, my Barbies and my Nemo bag.” I loved this little glimpse into the simple pleasures of a child whose world perimeter was staked down by the people who loved them and the toys at their disposal. I next posed the question to my 5-year-old son, Logan, curious if a year and a half more of life experience expanded the borders of his world. It was harder to get busybody Logan to sit still long enough to reflect, but after some thoughtful silence and another prompt of, “What makes you happy?” my son said, “I’m thankful for Momma and Daddy and Kyber and
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Whitney and myself and my fish and my toys.” It cracked me up that he put our dog, Kyber, before his sister, but was also pleasantly surprised that he put his ever-present Whitney shadow in the positive side of the lineup. I also thought it was adorable that he put himself.
I loved this little glimpse into the simple pleasures of a child whose world perimeter was staked down by the people who loved them and the toys at their disposal. Fast-forward 10 years. (I mean really fast. Lord, it goes by like a high-speed chase on the autobahn.) My son is now 15, a quintessential self-absorbed teenager. Trust me, you young mothers of preschoolers, having a kid think the world revolves around him becomes not so cute anymore. Go start having him unload the dishwasher and pick up the dog poop in the backyard now, because at least his self-focused world at 5 is tempered by still wanting to please you. And then there I was laughing because poor Whitney got put behind the dog in happiness relevance. Well, guess who’s not laughing now?
That’s right—me. When I asked my teenage son what he was thankful for, curious to see what maturity, experience and knowledge did for expanding the borders of his world, I was sure there would be admirable depth to his capacity for appreciation. Not so much. He’s most thankful for our dog, Darby. Then football. When he couldn’t even come up with a third thing, I prompted him with, “What is something or someone you would regret not being thankful for if you woke up tomorrow and you didn’t have it or her in your life anymore?” Immediately, Logan lit up with inspiration. “My knee! I’m thankful for my knee being better!” he said of the injury that sidelined him for six months. Trying not to show how wounded I was that he appreciated the dog more than his mother (who didn’t even make the list!), I tried to help him salvage his character’s borders that had just shrunk to the size of Rhode Island. “You mean you appreciate good health? The blessing of being healthy?” “No. Just my knee being better.” Mm hmm. I decided to go see if my 13-year-old daughter had navigated deeper seas in her 10 years. I’ll spare you the suspense and just say that the person who has made her children’s world go round for the past decade and half is not on the top of a teenager’s gratitude list. That would be a Starbucks chocolate chip frappuccino. Yeah. Call me when they’re done being teenagers. Kelli Wheeler is a Sacramento mother of two and author of “Momservations—The Fine Print of Parenting.” She can be reached at Momservations.com n
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CONTRIBUTED BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER Recent occasions of cultural, historical, political and whimsical character gave few excuses to stay home. Here are some Arden/Carmichael events that got people out and about. 1. Former and current staff reunited at Arden Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100-year celebrations. A 1914 Model T car was an age-appropriate prop. 2. Park district officials, Canine Corral members and pooches opened a new off-leash dog facility in Carmichael Park. 3. Enjoying Founders Day, sisters Rylee and Kinlee Rowbury found pet-able chums in Carmichael Park. 4. The 37th annual Jewish Food Fair offered fine cuisine at Congregation Beth Shalom. 5. Midterm election candidates gathered for a forum at the La Sierra Community Center. Supervisor Susan Peters was chair. 6. 6. Carole Elbert hosted a fundraiser at the Armor Mini Storage facility. A Be Money Smart program to helps veterans in business was the beneficiary.
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The Running Man MANAGING A SHOE STORE FOR SPORTS FANATICS, HE’S ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD
BY R.E. GRASWICH SPORTS AUTHORITY
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here’s an excellent reason why customers aren’t encouraged to wander up the stairs and into the corporate suites above Fleet Feet’s tidy store on J Street in Midtown. The second floor is a mess. Boxes of running shoes, T-shirts and product samples of healthy-lifestyle accessories crowd the halls and sit stacked in office warrens. A cluttered desk reveals a black bowl of halfconsumed noodles, suggesting lunch interrupted. The jumble is no big deal to Fleet Feet employees. They navigate around the stacks of inventory like mountain goats headed for green pasture. In this sense, the Fleet Feet machine operates like an artisanal sausage factory, producing savory results from a process best left unobserved by outsiders. Dusty Robinson, general manager of Fleet Feet, makes no reference to the chaos as he welcomes a visitor into the belly of the beast. After poking his head into several offices, he finds sanctuary at the end of the hallway. He waves an arm and says, “We won’t be interrupted here.” He is right.
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Dusty Robinson is the general manager of Fleet Feet
Sacramento is a running town, a place where many thousands of residents brave car traffic and broken, uneven sidewalks, potholes, mud, heat and rain in the pursuit of local trails and pathways, relentlessly placing one foot in front of the other, mile after mile. For the most serious runners, Fleet Feet is not a store but an extension of the lifestyle, a place where no explanations are necessary. Fleet Feet employees aren’t sedentary souls who spend their off-hours playing video games. They run. And they know more than might be expected about the anatomical intricacies of ambulation, training and recovery,
having learned the hard way: by going out and doing it. “We are a running store, yes,” Robinson says. “But our real goal is a healthy lifestyle for our customers. That’s why we can talk to you about proper insoles and muscle massage, and why we have items for yoga and swimming.” Sacramento’s flat terrain and mild weather mean people can run yearround. Running paths line the rivers. Many parks in urban neighborhoods feature decomposed granite, the runner’s friend, alongside concrete sidewalks. “There is something going all the time,” Robinson says. “It’s difficult to find a weekend in the Sacramento
area when there isn’t a race scheduled.” So the feet beat never ceases. The Sacramento race calendar has no single peak but a series of peaks. October’s Urban Cow half marathon and 5-kilometer events give way to December’s California International Marathon, which yields to the Shamrock’n half marathon in March and the Women’s Fitness Festival in June. Those are marquee events. Add smaller races, triathlons and gimmicky goofs like The Color Run, and the chaos in a running store becomes understandable. September 2014 saw 17 unique running events in Sacramento.
Unlike golf, tennis, cycling and water sports, running requires no expensive equipment beyond a modestly priced pair of shoes. A few bold runners don’t even bother with shoes, believing the naked, wellcalloused foot is a propulsion device impossible to improve upon. For customers who prefer shoes, Robinson and his crew take extra steps to consider proper fit and lifestyle. “Even if you’re running a couple of hours every day, there’s probably eight or nine hours a day when you’re wearing something else at your job,” Robinson says. “What you do on the job becomes very important in terms of avoiding injuries while running.” This is where the holistic approach to running and lifestyle comes in. By any measure, running is hard on the body. A human foot has 26 bones and 33 joints, held together and launched by more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. The morass of cartilage and marrow means much can go wrong. Which is why smart shoe people converse in esoteric languages: the vernacular of stretching, self-massage, hydration and insole support. “We have podiatrists who come to the store, and they will ask our employees questions, because they know we see more runners’ feet than anybody,” Robinson says. They don’t spend all their time looking at feet. Beyond the retail confines of Midtown, Robinson and his crew sponsor and organize multiple races, handling signups, course management and results. On the marketing side, they juggle new product releases, struggling to keep pace with shoe and apparel
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Handyman Special A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY WENT INTO THIS ELMHURST REMODEL
BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT
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“They had destroyed the feel of the house but not the character.”
Craftsman bungalow had been a rental for a long time, and former occupants hadn’t been kind to the 1,100-square-foot home. “They had destroyed the feel of the house but not the character,” he says. “There was a generally funkiness, but I could see past that.” The kitchen lacked charm. The layout was inefficient. There was an
old refrigerator and a hot water tank in the small mudroom off the kitchen. “The kitchen was completely backward from what a functional kitchen should be,” Maviglio says. The bathroom also needed updating. Three concrete steps provided the only access to the backyard. Art deco lights clashed with the home’s Craftsman style. Maviglio remodeled the house in three phases: the kitchen in 2002, a bed-and-bath addition in 2006, and the small bath in 2009. He cut costs by offering a bit of sweat equity to the contractors, D & J Kitchens & Baths. “They are meticulous cabinetmakers and at first were a little nervous about letting me help out,” he explains.
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HOME FROM page 65 Maviglio doesn’t want anyone to think he is Joe Handyman, but he grew up doing a lot of this kind of work, including painting, ripping out floors and walls and installing insulation.
Maviglio loves cooking and entertaining, so updating the kitchen was paramount. D & J would provide a list of jobs and the necessary tools. With a bit of training, Maviglio was able to work evenings and weekends at his assigned tasks. “When someone shows you how to rip apart stuff, it is pretty easy,” he
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says. “I could come home from work and get rid of the stress of the day ripping apart floors and walls.” Maviglio loves cooking and entertaining, so updating the kitchen was paramount. Custom cherry cabinets with glass inserts replaced the drab originals and opened up the small space. Oak flooring was installed. Stainless steel appliances including a Thermador oven, dishwasher and refrigerator added a bit of luster. “This is nothing fancy but it really works,” he says. The master bed-and-bath addition added approximately 275 square feet. In the bathroom, Maviglio installed new fixtures along with beadboard, subway tile in the shower and chicken wire tile on the floor. A luxurious glass-enclosed shower and custom cherry cabinets and mirror complete the scene.
worked my remodel around my furniture.” He worked with SMUD to increase the home’s energy efficiency, installing new windows, a tankless water heater, a highefficiency furnace, new insulation in the walls and attic and an upgraded electrical system “It is so tight I hardly need to turn on the airconditioning,” he explains. French doors off the mudroom and master bedroom provide access to the backyard. A barbecue sits steps from the kitchen. A new deck, pergola, fountain and outdoor speakers create a welcoming place for guests. Maviglio created an orchard that produces blood oranges, Meyer lemons, figs and persimmons. An olive tree provides a link to his Homeowner Steven Maviglio at the entrance to his Italian roots. urban orchard Maviglio loves to travel, and his home contains In the second bathroom, Maviglio numerous pieces, paintings and installed more cherry cabinets and artworks collected on his trips to a large claw-foot tub rather than a Italy, Chile, Laos and Thailand. shower. His preference for cherry Local artist Mark Emerson is also a stems from memories. “I spent most favorite. of my life in New Hampshire, and it “Every morning when I walk reminds me of home,” he says. through the house, I take a trip around the world,” he says. Maviglio concedes his style of remodeling isn’t for everyone. He felt lucky finding Darius Baker, co-owner of D & J Kitchens and Bath. “We had an immediate bond,” he says. “And they were willing to have me do some of the work.” He stresses the importance of hiring craftsmen who pay attention to details and not just the bottom line. Maviglio’s interior reflects his “You must be brutally honest appreciation of fine craftsmanship about what you want accomplished,” and woodworking. His collection of he says. “We had some very frank furniture includes pieces by Stickley, conversations about this project.” Thomas Moser and cabinetmaker Loran Smith, a friend. If you know of a home you “If you aren’t building the Taj think should be featured in Inside Mahal, you have the budget to buy Publications, contact Julie Foster at nice furniture,” he explains. “I foster.julie91@yahoo.com n
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A Cyclical Business THIS BIKE IS BUILT FOR BEER LOVERS BY TERRY KAUFMANN
“The business model really speaks for itself,” says Ferren-Cirino. “Sacramento is very comparable to Portland. It’s an outdoorsy city with a bicycling culture. It’s similar in size to Portland, and the business can run year-round, unlike in a place like Minnesota or Chicago. It’s even better than Portland, because it doesn’t get as cold or rainy.” Ferren-Cirino also saw a parallel food and craft beer culture that meshed perfectly with the bike concept. This has spawned a new offering, starting in August, of a lengthier food-focused tour, offered in conjunction with Local Roots food tours.
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hen Chris Ferren-Cirino and his wife Sarah moved to Portland, Ore., last year, they both thought it would be for the long haul. He was moving up the corporate ladder with The Hartford insurance company, and the move was part of that upward career trajectory. So what are they doing back in Sacramento a year later? If you’ve driven through Midtown on a recent summer evening, you may have found yourself crawling along behind a strange contraption: a behemoth of a bicycle that seats 15 people, moves at a snail’s pace and seems to become increasingly raucous as the evening progresses. It’s Sac Brew Bike, a traveling party hosted by Ferren-Cirino, who no longer dresses like an insurance agent. He and his wife, both Bay Area transplants, met while running cross-country and track at UC Davis. Passionate about the outdoors and staying fit, they saw Portland as a good temporary stopping point. What Ferren-Cirino discovered in Portland, besides yet another office environment and plenty of precipitation, was the ubiquitous beer bike. “I saw this cool bike rolling down the street, and I thought it was an awesome idea,” he says. “I didn’t plan to move back after a year, but I thought about how great Sacramento would be for this and did some number crunching.” He was still working in Portland during the week and coming down on the weekends when Sac Brew Bike was launched in mid-May. “It was definitely challenging to get everything lined up at the beginning,”
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Sac Brew Bike is like a pub crawl on wheels, taking participants to three different brew pubs and beer breweries.
Sac Brew Bike driver Matt See with guests, ready to enjoy a beer-and-bike tour of Midtown
he says. “It took a lot of planning and coordinating, because I was still working my day job.” By June, he and Sarah were installed back in Sacramento, and the ride has been remarkably smooth ever since. Sac Brew Bike is like a pub crawl on wheels, taking participants to
three different brew pubs and beer breweries in Midtown over the course of two hours. Ferren-Cirino steers the vehicle while 10 of the 15 riders provide the pedal power. Participants pay $20 to $25 for the two-hour ride. (At each stop, riders pay for their own beer.)
If the standard offerings don’t suit a customer’s fancy, Ferren-Cirino is more than happy to put together a custom tour. One of his favorite memories thus far is of a wedding party that hired the bike to take them from the hotel to the wedding venue. They gamely pedaled while dressed in traditional wedding garb. “It was really cool,” he says. “All the cars were honking their horns.” A women’s group chose to do wine
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NEIGHBOR FROM page 68 tasting; another group chose an ’80s theme and dressed in neon. He indulges requests gladly, playing upbeat music while keeping his rowdy crowd pedaling. “I encourage them to make it as fun as they want, to make it uniquely their own,” he says. Ferren-Cirino’s investment in the first bike—custom made in Savannah, Ga.—has garnered enough business that a second bike is on order and other drivers will be hired to help him out. His wife, who continues to work a “normal” job while providing financial, administrative and moral support, plans to come on board full time in the not-too-distant future. They had originally considered establishing a bricks-and-mortar presence in Midtown but thought it best to use rented storage space until the business took off. That time has come. “We’re looking for a location in Midtown to store the bikes,” he says. It can’t happen too soon. Currently, the bike is stored in East Sacramento, about three-quarters of a mile from the tour starting point at 28th and J
streets. Ferren-Cirino is the one who must single-handedly navigate it from storage and back again. An ardent cyclist who hasn’t ridden anything but the brew bike in recent months, he laughs about it. “It’s definitely cumbersome to move the bike, but I figure that it builds character to do something difficult,” he says. “One day, we’ll look back at this and really appreciate how good we have it.” One day—he hopes soon—he’ll get back on a regular cycle. “I love doing triathlons,” says Ferren-Cirino. “I have a competitive drive, and I like to hold myself accountable when I’m training for a race. Once I get this business going, I’ll do it again.” For now, he’ll have to content himself with steering a huge bike at five miles per hour through the streets of Sacramento. For more information about Sac Brew Bike or to book a tour, go to sacbrewbike.com or email info@ sacbrewbike.com n
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Good Medicine FOR SICK KIDS, NOTHING HEALS LIKE A VISIT FROM THIS HOSPITAL DOG
BY TERRY KAUFMAN
was signing herself up for a working
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life: four days a week visiting with pediatric patients and their families.
his past February, the folks
“Marty does a lot of different things,”
on the pediatric floor of
says Springhorn. “She helps to
Sutter Memorial Hospital in
normalize the hospital environment.
East Sacramento held a “Marty
She gives the kids something to look
party.” The occasion was the
forward to. Kids who come back here
introduction of Marty, a sweet-
know her from previous visits. She
tempered black lab/golden retriever
motivates them to move forward.”
mix, to Sutter’s Child Life program. A small, doe-eyed female with
Marty has perfect bedside manners, but she’s also a snuggler and loves nothing better than climbing up on the bed, if she’s invited.
a wet black nose, Marty moves soundlessly through the sixth-floor halls but radiates waves of good feeling wherever she goes. She was a long time coming. Sutter had been on a waiting list with Canine Companions for Independence for a year and a half. When the call finally came, Child Life specialist Paige Springhorn headed to Santa Rosa for two weeks of intensive training with a variety of dogs, with the goal of leaving with her perfect match. The first dog she was paired with was Marty.
Unlike service dogs that are
“She was my first match and my
bred and trained to focus solely on
final match,” says Springhorn. “There
assisting the disabled (such as guide
were nine people in the training from
dogs for the blind), facility dogs
all over the area, and we practiced
such as Marty are bred with a little
with multiple dogs. When you apply,
more “wiggle room.” “They have
you have to tell them about your
personality,” Springhorn explains.
workplace and the intended use for
Marty the therapy dog doing what she does best: bringing smiles to young patients' faces
the dog, and they determine what type of temperament will work.” Sutter had already had three dogs from Canine Companions, including 11-year-old Millie, a yellow lab who is nearing retirement age. For Springhorn, who had limited experience with dogs, there was a learning curve. “She knows 40
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Marty has perfect bedside manners, but she’s also a snuggler and loves
commands, and I had to learn how to
Marty’s case, a family in Los Altos—
nothing better than climbing up on
work with her, how to correct her,”
where they stay until they turn
the bed, if she’s invited.
she says.
1, learning basic commands and
An 11-year-old named Taylor was
socialization. Then, they return to
the first patient with whom Marty
Canine Companions are specially
Santa Rosa for further training and a
shared a bed. “I came here Feb. 7, the
bred to exhibit specific qualities.
final match.
same time as Marty,” Taylor recalls.
The dogs that graduate from
When they are 8 weeks old, they are assigned to a puppy raiser—in
When Springhorn and Marty were matched in January, Marty
“She jumped up on my bed and sat on me. Then she licked me.” Through
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For Marty’s handler, the
provided Taylor with unconditional
involvement doesn’t end when their
love and many tongue lickings. “This
shift ends. Marty is part of the
is a family member,” says Taylor. “I
family, which includes Springhorn’s
tell her secrets, and she talks back.”
husband, 2-year-old daughter and a
Marty is so comfortable with Taylor
3 in November, so she’ll be with
to her. “Sometimes Taylor walks
the Springhorns for many years.
down to our office looking for Marty,”
The handler’s job includes rigorous
says Springhorn. Not all kids are
grooming—Marty comes into contact
as comfortable. “When the families
with very sick children—that includes
come in, the nurses go through the
daily brushing, regular baths and
admission process and ask about pet
frequent nail clippings. When
visitation. We always have a list of
Springhorn takes maternity leave,
people who request to see her, but
so will Marty; she is exclusive to her
she doesn’t see everyone. If I take her
handler and cannot be assigned to
over to the playroom, I ask before I
another staff member. “She’s well
bring her in.”
behaved, but she knows when she’s
associate with Sutter, was part of the not-comfortable crowd when
off duty and can let her hair down,” laughs Springhorn. She will definitely be missed during
Marty arrived. “I’ve never been a dog
her leave. “Marty changes your stay,”
person,” she says. “But when I met
says her buddy Taylor. “I’ve been
her, something changed. She is so
here for a long time. When she comes
chill. She’s the only dog with whom
to see me, I’m not thinking, ‘I’m in
I can say the word ‘love’ in the same
the hospital.’ I’m thinking, ‘I love this
sentence.”
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Beautiful Bridge GUY WEST CROSSING IS GREAT, BUT WE NEED MORE BRIDGES
BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE
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love Guy West Bridge. William Morris, the British designer and writer, said, “Have nothing … that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” He was talking about household items, but his maxim applies to community assets, too. Our mini-Golden Gate Bridge is both beautiful (even if it is a copy) and eminently useful.
They make alternatives to car travel more possible. And they make the crossing journey more pleasant and safer. The bridge, with its American River views, is one of the city’s most scenic spots and a true landmark. It gives the Sac State campus, home to some nondescript architecture, real identity. The bridge is named after the founding CSUS president, Guy A. West, an esteemed educator and a
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Guy West Bridge by CSUS is undergoing a major renovation
mover and shaker who presided over the opening of the campus. I’ve used the bridge thousands of times to get to the American River Parkway bike path. It’s a vital and convenient connection for bicyclists, joggers and pedestrians between East Sacramento, the campus, the Campus Commons neighborhood and the parkway. Crossing it is a pleasure. After nearly a half-century of use, the city has been repainting and restoring the bridge. Back in 1966, the developers who turned hops fields into Campus Commons paid for and built the bridge and then turned it over to the city. At the time of construction, it was the longest foot suspension bridge in the United
States. The bridge’s old paint was lead based. During paint removal, the bridge, including its two 87-foot-tall towers, has been partially hidden in eerie white shrouds to keep toxic lead out of the environment. The city is returning the faded paint to its original International Orange color, the same hue as the Golden Gate. The $3.2 million project is also removing corrosion, fixing railings and restoring the suspension cables. The city says it will finish its restoration work by the end of the year. The original globe lights on the bridge, long a favorite target of vandals, were replaced years ago. Also years ago, CSUS improved access to its side of the bridge with
a gently graded circular ramp and a much-needed overcrossing of State University Drive East. Unfortunately, the design of that ramp’s campus end creates multiple conflict points between bicyclists and pedestrians and with some large and unnecessary concrete columns. Hundreds of people cross the bridge during peak afternoon hours. The bridge’s connectivity helps avoid a thousand or more vehicle trips each day. Sacramento suffers from a scarcity of bridges. The Sacramento and American rivers remain major barriers for pedestrians and cyclists because crossings are so few and far apart. It’s relatively easy for a
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motorist to go a half-mile or mile out of his or her way to cross one of the rivers. For someone walking, that much extra distance could mean 20 to 30 minutes extra time each way. That’s why bridges like the Guy West are so important: They make alternatives to car travel more possible. And they make the crossing journey more pleasant and safer. Noisy vehicle bridges often accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists only as an afterthought.
The bridge’s connectivity helps avoid a thousand or more vehicle trips each day. It would be useful to have a standard for maximum distance
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manager proposed having a restaurant with an outdoor deck at the foot of the bridge on the campus side. That idea excited many who heard about it.
The Sacramento and American rivers remain major barriers for pedestrians and cyclists because crossings are so few and far apart. While the restaurant hasn’t materialized, it still is a great notion. What a fabulous setting it would be for eating and socializing, not just for Sac State students and staff but for all Sacramento residents and visitors.
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Ask and Receive HE LIT A FIRE FOR CHANGE BENEATH A BALKY CONGREGATION
BY NORRIS BURKES
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was a freshly minted minister in 1984 when I preached an “audition sermon” before 26 parishioners at First Southern Baptist Church of Brentwood, Calif. After the sermon, the church voted unanimously to hire me, certain that my youthful enthusiasm would increase church membership. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the glamorous Brentwood of O.J. Simpson fame. This was an unincorporated hamlet on the fringes of the San Francisco Bay Area with only one traffic light and one ATM. Progress wasn’t a speeding bullet for Brentwood businesses, much less a church. During my first year, I proposed improvements to spur church growth. For instance, I suggested that removing “Southern” from our name might attract people from other cultures. “Not in our lifetime,” the parishioners said. I recommended we hire a secretary. Nope. But mostly, I lobbied for building improvements. “Paint, remodel and landscape!” Not likely, they told me.
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One day, however, I got a helpful phone call from the Brentwood fire chief asking to schedule the church’s annual fire inspection. “What does that mean?” I asked, alarmed at the unlikelihood of passing inspection. The chief assured me that his was a routine inspection for fire hazards. I smiled at the possibilities. I was more than willing to hang our proverbial dirty laundry for him to see. “You mean like the hole in the foyer ceiling?” “Yes, I suppose so,” he said, his tone shifting suspiciously. “You’ll want to see the faulty wiring in our fellowship hall?” I asked. “Sure, I guess so.” When the chief arrived the following week, I was ready with my laundry list. For two hours, he dutifully recorded my dictated prompts onto a three-page form addressing blocked exit doors, overstuffed classrooms and faulty wiring. Afterward, as he pushed the form toward me for my signature, he generously offered a few extra months to complete the list. “Nope,” I said, dotting the “i” in Norris and crossing the “t” in Pastor. “This is long overdue.” The following Sunday, I presented the repair list to the deacon chairman. He stared long at the list before releasing a low whistle. “We’ve never had so many violations!” Then he fixed his stare onto me. I took sudden interest in the chipped tile beneath my feet. “I sort
of helped him find those things,” I said. “You what?” “I was just following James 5:16,” I said with a wink. The Bible says, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” His furrowed forehead and bushy eyebrows told me he needed more elucidation. “Haven’t we been praying that our church building would be ‘healed’?” I asked. He nodded with slow understanding. “So you just did the confessing part?” “Precisely.” I said. “I confessed that our walls need patching and painting. Our electrical outlets need covering and our doors need replacing.” The old deacon seemed a bit stunned by my creative exegesis of scripture, but eventually he was pleased that I’d found a way to light a fire under the congregation. Over the next several weeks, our parishioners painted, hammered and plastered that building from one end to the other, until finally, after a summer of Saturday workdays and sumptuous potlucks, we finished the chief’s “honey-do” list. By year’s end, we saw our lowly membership of 26 people climb to 56. And by the following year, 56 souls approached 100. Amazingly, numerical increases and building improvements weren’t even the best things that happened. The best things came from the spiritual growth we experienced from confessing our shortcomings to one
another—shortcomings like the holes in our hearts and the faulty wiring in our thinking. Only after we did that were we able to grow as people and pastor, as shepherd and congregants, and even as sons and daughters of God. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@TheChaplain.net n
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Piecing It Together ARTIST ENJOYS A COLORFUL, INSPIRATIONAL LIFE DESPITE HEALTH CHALLENGES
lecture notes, and I’d check my own notes against theirs to make sure I heard things correctly. “It was a good system. We all made it through law school”—Dignan even made the dean’s list—“and we all passed the bar exam. It was sheer determination and discipline that got us through.”
BY JESSICA LASKEY ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
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urely you’ve heard people talk about the healing power of art, but few artists are more familiar with that concept than Mary Dignan. “Anything you’re passionately and enthusiastically interested in is going to be something you will find the energy for,” Dignan says. She should know. Her journey from an attorney practicing water and natural resources law to a prolific mosaic artist has been exceptional not only because of her work ethic, but because of just how much she’s overcome to be where she is today.
“I’ve always been an artist at heart,” she says, “and always made room for creative outlets, whether it was in the kitchen, in the garden, on the sewing machine or in my mosaic studio.” Dignan was born with moderate to severe deafness but was not diagnosed until the age of 5, when she had already been misdiagnosed as having mental disabilities.
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Dignan now spends her days creating beautifully complex mosaic art and teaching classes through Spirit in the Arts,
Mosaic artist Mary Dignan works on a project in her studio
When Dignan explains that though “a normal visual field is around 160 to 180 degrees,” and hers is 4 degrees, it becomes even more remarkable that she’s had such a varied and successful career. “My visual field was about 8 degrees when I started law school (at McGeorge School of Law) in 1990
and I was down to less than 4 degrees when I finished and passed the bar exam in 1994,” Dignan says. “But with reading glasses, I could handle the reading. “My deafness was more of an issue. I wore two high-power hearing aids and I was lucky to have good study buddies. They’d lend me their
Those qualities have served Dignan well throughout her working life, which has included stints in newspaper reporting, legislative work for the U.S. House of Representatives and the California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture, public relations, her own consulting business and practicing law with the Sacramento firm of Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard. But even all the determination in the world couldn’t stop the progress of her waning sight. “Giving up my professional and legal career was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” Dignan says. “I loved my work in water and agricultural resources management and development, and I wanted to be a significant player in that
professional and political arena. But today I’m happy practicing art instead of law. I don’t think I’d be any happier if I were still able to practice law, and I’m grateful for the good life I have.” Dignan now spends her days creating beautifully complex mosaic art and teaching classes through
Spirit in the Arts, a community outreach project. “I’ve always liked ceramic tile and mosaic work,” Dignan says. “I made my first mosaic for a college art class back in 1973, which today hangs in my mother’s apartment. When Andy”—her husband—“and I bought our first house, we taught ourselves how to lay ceramic tile floors and
counters in our home. It wasn’t until my brain tumor surgery in 1997, though, that I really started making mosaics. They were a big part of my healing, and still are.” Even while managing her myriad health issues, Dignan has managed to keep her spirits up, in more ways than one. “In my advanced class, I encourage my students to use the mosaic process to explore the therapeutic, spiritual and creative messages the process has for them in their lives,” Dignan says. The artist’s local students are not the only ones who benefit from her spiritual and artistic know-how. She also teaches children in India how to cope with life’s trials and tribulations through art. “A solo show of mine in 2013 generated a few news articles,” Dignan recalls. “A friend I know through our work together at the Foundation Fighting Blindness sent one of the news articles to a friend of hers, who happens to be a major supporter of the Mathru schools for the Blind, Deaf and Blind, and Differently Abled in Bangalore, India. He liked the news article and contacted me and asked if I’d be willing to spend a couple months at the Mathru schools to teach my
mosaic technique to blind and multidisabled children there. I said yes.”
Even while managing her myriad health issues, Dignan has managed to keep her spirits up, in more ways than one. This willingness to say yes to the world has given Dignan not only the strength to overcome hardship, but also the appreciation of the artistry that flows through her veins. “I’ve always been an artist at heart,” she says, “and always made room for creative outlets, whether it was in the kitchen, in the garden, on the sewing machine or in my mosaic studio. And I’m lucky to have my husband, Andy, and my friends to share my life with.” Her family and friends probably feel just as lucky. To see the world through Dignan’s eyes, visit her website at marydignan. com n
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The Perfect Turkey GIVE THANKS FOR THE WAY SCIENCE AND COOKING GO TOGETHER
BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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uch of what happens in a chemistry lab resembles cooking. Chemists
measure volumes and weights. They mix, heat and transform one substance into another. Much of what happens in the kitchen is chemistry: Salt crystals dissolve. Water changes phase from liquid to gas. Runny, clear egg white stiffens into meringue. I love the science-y aspects of cooking. I like knowing that olive oil has a lower smoke point than peanut oil, and that enzymes in fresh pineapple (but not canned) will prevent Jell-O from gelling. So in anticipation of Thanksgiving, when I’ll be faced with one of the toughest culinary challenges—cooking a whole turkey that’s done but not dry—I sought advice from Harold McGee’s classic book, “On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee explains everything a kitchen scientist could want to know about cooking meat. He reveals that meat gets juicy at about 140 degrees, when shrinking protein fibers release
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water. He writes that denaturation
than the breast. The more a muscle is
and tasty. That’s why cheap, fibrous
of myoglobin pigment explains the
worked, the more connective tissue it
meats are delicious when stewed.
bleaching of fresh red meat when
has. Connective tissue, made mostly
(Incidentally, this is a separate
it’s cooked, and that the honeycomb
of the proteins collagen and elastin,
issue from “white” and “dark” meat,
structure of bones makes them
is like a scaffold for the muscle. It
which is related not to how much a
insulators that slow the transfer of
provides support for the muscle fibers
muscle gets used, but the way it is
heat.
to pull against. Turkey breast doesn’t
used. White muscle fibers are adapted
need much connective tissue. Turkey
for fast, brief spurts of activity. Red
to a section titled “The Challenge of
legs have quite a bit: two to four times
muscle fibers specialize in sustained
Whole Birds.”
more collagen than breast meat.
activity. Ducks, which use their breast
I was enjoying all this until I got
In case you had any doubt, science
You can easily tell a high-collagen
muscles to fly for hours at a time,
has proven that roasting the perfect
meat from a low-collagen one by
turkey is hard. The problem is, breast
cutting or chewing it. Collagen
meat and leg meat are chemically
protein is solid and tough. Meats
turkey legs should be to cook the meat
very different and have different ideal
with little collagen in the muscle
a long time. Unfortunately, muscle
cooking conditions.
are naturally tender. A tough cut of
fibers respond to cooking the opposite
meat can be made tender by cooking.
of connective tissue. Collagen gets
They walk. So in life, the turkey’s
If you heat collagen long enough, it
softer; muscle gets tougher. (Think
leg muscles get a lot more exercise
dissolves into gelatin, which is tender
of what happens to a low-collagen
In general, turkeys don’t fly much.
have “red” breast meat.) So the chef’s solution to tough
meat like beef tenderloin when it’s overcooked.) This creates a dilemma for the
Salt loosens the protein structure of muscle, tenderizing it and allowing the fibers to absorb more water. (For
cook who is preparing a whole turkey.
you chemists out there, this is an
Leg meat needs to be roasted to 165
effect of protein-salt interactions,
degrees to get rid of the collagen. But
not osmosis, which would do the
above 155 degrees, breast meat dries
opposite.) With that extra water on
out and loses its natural tenderness.
board, brined meat can tolerate some
What to do?
overcooking before it dries out. In the
One option is to cut the bird up and
case of a whole turkey, this translates
roast the legs and breasts separately.
into moister breast meat and fully
Another is to try to physically slow
cooked legs.
down the cooking of the breast.
salty taste, and the absorbed water
with foil, or draping it with strips of
dilutes the meat juices, making
pork fat, or before cooking to chill
them less flavorful. But a proper
the breast with an ice pack while
Thanksgiving dinner ought to include
bringing the rest of the bird to room
other foods to balance this out.
I plan to use a chemical option.
dry out. To brine a turkey, soak it overnight (or longer) in a 3-6 percent solution of saltwater. That’s about 2
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All events are free, but donations are gratefully accepted. (All proceeds go to support the RAHS band program.) For more information, go to rioband.net Rio Americano High School is at 4540 American River Drive.
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his month marks an exciting opportunity for lovers of the Sacramento Ballet. On Nov. 8 and 9, the ballet’s popular Inside the Director’s Studio series will feature “Conversations with Barbara Crockett,” the founder of the Sacramento Ballet, at the company’s studios in midtown. As the second-oldest ballet company west of the Mississippi, the Sacramento Ballet boasts a rich 60-year history that all started with Crockett’s ambitious artistic vision and continues today under co-artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. Former Crockett student and ballet company member Robert Kelley will moderate an evening that’s sure to be full of fascinating revelations and reminiscing. Don’t miss it! Inside the Director’s Studio will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8 and at 5 p.m. on Nov. 9. For tickets and more information, call the Sacramento Ballet at 552-5800 or go to sacballet.org The Sacramento Ballet studios are at 1631 K St.
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Sacramento Ballet’s popular Inside the Director’s Studio series will feature “Conversations with Barbara Crockett,” the founder of the Sacramento Ballet this month
PLAY ON Do you have music-minded tykes at home? Let them sit in with the big kids on Friday, Nov. 7 at Rio Americano High School Band’s Playathon event on the RAHS campus. Elementary and middle school students are invited to sit in with Rio’s internationally recognized bands from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. during the exciting 17-hour musical marathon.
Now in its 34th year, Playathon is intended to showcase the tremendous musical talents of Rio’s seven jazz and concert bands, which have performed all over the world. If your kids are more interested in snacks than sonatas at the moment, don’t miss the accompanying Playathon carnival from 3 to 8 p.m., featuring games and free food, as well as free concerts open to the community from 5:45 to 9 p.m.
The Sacramento Youth Symphony’s Premier Orchestra has cooked up something special for Veterans Day. Its Saluting Our Veterans concert will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Community Center Theater. The talented youngsters will be joined by the City of Sacramento Pipe Band and composer Isaac Smith under the baton of Maestro Michael Neumann for a rousing, patriotic program that’s sure to put a pep in your step. The performance will include “The 1812 Overture,” “Armed Forces Salute,” “Victory at Sea,” “Adagio for Strings,” “Amazing Grace,” the premier of “The Power of Freedom” and more to salute and serenade those who have served. Tickets are free and available to reserve online at sacramentoyouthsymphony.org or to pick up at the Community Center Theater box office (limit four per person). The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.
COOL CROCKER, BRO The Crocker Art Museum is hopping this autumn with music, men and market shopping that are guaranteed to make you glad. The Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 will feature virtuoso
Jeff Myers has a new solo exhibition, “The Nature of Droids and Machines,” at the Alex Bult Gallery from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6.
flutist Laurel Zucker and Grammy Award-winning harpist Jacquelyn Venter as part of the Festival of New American Music presented by California State University, Sacramento. The nationally recognized musicians will not only pluck the harp strings, but your heart strings, too. For tickets, call 808-1182. From 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, the Crocker is calling all dudes for Art Mix BroVember. The museum will offer a “bro-asis” of grooming goodies, fashion finds, music and other hot commodities for the male population (and their gal pals, of course). Attendees can pick up etiquette, style and interiors tips and tricks from the Denim Spot, watch a live barber demonstration by Anthony’s Barber Shop, rock out to live tunes from The Nickel Slots and guest DJ Billy Lane, get artistic details on the “manliest men” in the Crocker’s collection, participate in beard and mustache contests, and more. Add to that $5 drinks and a $2 discount for
college students, and the evening is sure to be a slam dunk. Hoping to get a jump start on your holiday shopping? Don’t miss the Crocker Holiday Artisan Market, now in its ninth year, on Nov. 28-30 at the Scottish Rite Center on H Street. More than 100 artists will be on hand to offer one-of-a-kind handmade and decorative gifts that are guaranteed to get you a high-five come holiday gift-giving time. The event is free for museum members, $6 for nonmembers and $3 for students and seniors. Market hours are from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. The Scottish Rite Center is at 6151 H St. For more information on Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St. PREVIEWS page 84
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Gallery 2110 is full of newness this November, with two new exhibitions opening in both gallery spaces on Nov. 5. In the Main Gallery, check out “Languages of Color,” a showcase of artwork by James Gasowski and Ilya Mokhov. Gasowski takes inspiration from geometrical abstraction and the line and color of calligraphy to create powerful paintings that delight the eye. Mokhov’s expressive pieces are done in the fauvist tradition, with plenty of bold brushstrokes and catchy colors to excite art aficionados and newbies alike.
Are you ready to hear a master organ soloist take to the keys? Don’t miss Jack Miller perform at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at All Saints Episcopal Church. Following the performance of a Choral Evensong for All Saints Sunday, renowned Sacramento organ soloist Jack Miller will tickle the sizeable ivories of the church’s large pipe organ for the second concert of the 2014-5 season. Miller is the founder of the women’s vocal ensemble Chanteuses and music director of the Bravo Bach Festival— and soon to be your new favorite organ soloist. For tickets and more information, go to allsaintssacramento.org All Saints Episcopal Church is at 2076 Sutterville Road.
DON’T RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Do machines think? Do droids feel? These are the kinds of questions artist Jeff Myers explores in his new solo exhibition, “The Nature of Droids and Machines,” at the Alex Bult Gallery from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6. Myers’ exhibition, dedicated to his father, Tom, who died in April, continues to expand on themes he started to examine in his first exhibition “The Land Series,” then continued to explore last year in his show “The Secret Life of Machines.” The artist uses his paintings to examine the relationship among land, technology and humans and where exactly consciousness comes from. Heady stuff, to be sure, but the vibrant canvases tell you all you need to know: Myers is one very talented painter. Meet Myers in person at the preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 and at the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. For more information, call 476-5540 or go to alexbultgallery.com The Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St., Suite B.
Don’t miss Jack Miller perform at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at All Saints Episcopal Church
MERCY ME! If you’re looking for that perfect something to give that special someone, look no further than the Mercy Guild’s annual Christmas boutique and luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Dante Club. Mercy General Hospital’s volunteer-run guild has put together an impressive collection of various vendors offering everything from
handbags and jewelry to jams and jellies, hair accessories and Christmas decorations. With this kind of inventory, you’re sure to wow your gift recipients this year! For more information, call BeBe Wright at 424-2628. The Dante Club is at 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd.
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In the Loft Gallery, Kathy Dana’s exhibition of “Sidewalk Moment” celebrates exactly what the title implies: fleeting moments of light and shadow on the sidewalk inspired by the artist’s early-morning and lateafternoon walks in our fair city. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public through Dec. 6, with the exception of the VIP reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. Join the fun during the Second Saturday public reception from 6 to 9 p.m. and you might even get to rub elbows with the artists! For more information, call 4765500 or go to gallery2110.com Gallery 2110 is at 2110 K St.
SHORT AND SWEET Celebrate 35 years of the artistic achievements of artists with developmental disabilities at “Many Happy Returns: a 35 Year Retrospective of Short Center North,” on display from Nov. 6 through Dec. 21 at the Verge Center for the Arts. With more than 200 pieces dating all the way back to the founding of Kathy Dana’s exhibition of “Sidewalk Moment” is on display at Gallery 2110
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Showcase fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Crest
Short Center North (SCN) in 1978,
Theater.
this is the center’s largest exhibition
TLCS is an award-winning,
of its kind. The show will provide a
nonprofit social rehabilitation
chronological survey of more than
agency that for 32 years has helped
three decades of work since the SCN’s
psychiatrically disabled adults avoid
inception in mediums that include
becoming homeless, or get back on
painting, sculpture, animation,
their feet after becoming homeless.
assemblage and fiber arts.
Local comedians are donating their
SCN was founded by the
time and talent to this second-annual
Developmental Disabled Services
showcase to help raise awareness and
Organizations (DDSO) as one of the
funds for the organization.
first day centers in the Sacramento
The VIP Reception and Silent
area to employ professional artists
Auction begin at 5:30 p.m. (tickets
as arts mentors for adults with developmental disabilities. Clearly, the mentoring paid off: SCN artists have shown their work around the Sacramento region as well as at national institutions, including the National Folk Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Outsider Art Fair in New York City, and the Ames Gallery in Berkeley. The exhibition will be accompanied by a live performance by client artist Ellen Bourdreaux at the
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Celebrate 35 years of the artistic achievements of artists with developmental disabilities at “Many Happy Returns: a 35 Year Retrospective of Short Center North,” on display from Nov. 6 through Dec. 21 at the Verge Center for the Arts
are $100). General admission for the Comedy Showcase is $20; doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 441-0123 or go to tlcssac.org
opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6; a Verge-hosted
The Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St.
pop-up shop offering artwork for sale for the holiday season; and an online version of the retrospective hosted by the DDSO’s Virtual Feast website at ddsoarts.org For more information, call 4482985 or go to vergeart.com
The Crest Theater is at 1013 K St.
GIGGLES DO GOOD If you’re a fan of stand-up comedy and helping improve the lives of others, don’t miss the TLCS Comedy
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Take Two A PAIR OF RESTAURANTS REBOOT WITH MIXED RESULTS
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BY GREG SABIN
Follow them with the farmers market
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salad ($10) or with fried green tomato BLT ($10). The salad is a heaping
t’s not easy to rebrand, to
pile of the season’s bounty. The fried
reboot, to reinvent, especially
green BLT is a giant stacked beast of
in the restaurant biz. Starting
a thing, ripping with strong flavors
a restaurant takes vision, capital
and crunchy textures. The pan-fried
and a metric ton of hard work. It’s
catfish over hoppin’ john (a combo of
not easy to take your baby and turn
black-eyed peas and other fixin’s) is
it into something else, something
an indulgent plate of food aimed at
quite different than the original
making the tummy happy.
concept.
If you’re up for dessert, try the
Two notable grid-based restaurants
bacon lollipops ($5): small chunks of
performed significant turnarounds
bacon on sticks dressed with spiced
in the last year, one to silence the
brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne.
critics, one to reopen the doors. I had
They’re heavenly.
written about both of the restaurants
The old Capital Dime was a place I
previously, but we here at Inside
avoided. The new Capital Dime is an
Publications felt like each place
establishment I look forward to eating
needed a checkup to see how the
at and sending others to. I’d say the
reboot was going.
turnaround has been a success. Capital Dime is at 1801 L St.; 443-
Capital Dime—Original review,
1010; capitaldime.com
November 2013: “At the helm is Noah Zonca, former chef at The Kitchen.
Blackbird Kitchen + Beer
For a near-celebrity-level chef, I can’t
Gallery—Original review, July
imagine that this [menu] is acceptable,
2012: “Focusing almost exclusively
and I hope he takes a tighter hold of
on seafood, Blackbird’s menu offers
the reins to bring his undertaking up
a healthy list of raw offerings and
to the level that so many thought it
a small but well-focused selection of
could achieve.”
cooked fare: oysters, chilled lobster
One year later finds Capital Dime
Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery in downtown
transformed. Gone is front man Noah Zonca. Gone are the dishes using Guy Fieri-style naming conventions. Gone are the sometimes-inedible items coming out of the kitchen. Also gone are the local celebrities filling up the front windows. Gone are the articles singing Zonca’s praises. In their place are a homey menu, impeccable service and a low murmur of appreciation from almost the entire food establishment of the area.
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and crab, and gorgeous plates of sashimi-style kampachi and Arctic char. These latter plates are true
Nearly every change has been an
simple and homey. They revamped
standouts, melding smartly chosen
improvement.
the menu to give it folksy, Southern
herbs and pickled vegetables with the
flavor and reasonable prices.
delicate flavors of impeccably fresh
The first step in the transformation
fish.”
was to replace Zonca’s bigger-than-
The overall effect has been to turn
life personality. New partners Chris
a glitzy little place with a host of flaws
Jarosz and Matt Chong, co-owners
into a laid-back Midtown eating and
I wrote those words, Blackbird
of Broderick Roadhouse in West
drinking stop with top-notch food and
suddenly closed its doors, citing
Sacramento, came in and immediately
good prices.
business concerns and a host of
made an impact. They subtly redid the interior, making it a bit more
Slightly more than one year after
The house-pickled vegetables ($5) are a perfect, puckering starter.
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Enjoy a fried chicken sandwich from Blackbird
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The food, however, lacks the focus of the beer selection. A few favorites
fried chicken ($12) were burnt and otherwise unremarkable.
New Student Special:
behind-the-scenes issues. Diners
can still be found from the former
like me bemoaned the loss of this
seafood menu—chowder, cioppino,
undoubtedly a culinary talent. Her
unique, seafood-centric destination.
oysters, etc.—and they still maintain
first attempt at Blackbird proves that.
But like another well-known avian,
their high standards. But several new
Let’s just hope that this iteration of
the phoenix, Blackbird rose from
additions to the menu miss the mark,
her restaurant can tighten things up
the ashes and reopened less than six
by a lot.
and get back to its former glory.
months later.
As the name suggests, beer is a centerpiece of the establishment.
Chef Carina Lampkin is undoubtedly a culinary talent. Her first attempt at Blackbird proves that.
Chef Carina Lampkin is
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Monday–Thursday after 4pm Six Course Mexican Platter for Two
$19.95
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Gallery is a less-focused enterprise. centerpiece of the establishment.
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A “little gem” salad ($10) was overdressed and more reminiscent of a basic Caesar than anything gemlike. Mussels ($12) were not great—too garlicky and bitter. And two pieces of
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D Full Bar $$-$$$ American Cooking served in an all-booth setting. • Houtons.com
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5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883
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2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708
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1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300
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5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727
L D Beer/Wine $$ Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes
6530 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-9800
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2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000
B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere
Ristorante Piatti
571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885
L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting
Sam's Hof Brau
2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com
Thai House
527 A Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888
L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com
L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com
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L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com
L D $$ Thai cusine in a friendly, casual setting
2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225
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The Kitchen
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D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com
L D $ Great burgers and more
La Rosa Blanca Taqueria
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2225 Hurley Way 568-7171
SACRAMENTO, CA. 95864 (Corner Munroe, next to Temple Coffee)
D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out
L D $$ Traditional Italian pizza & pasta Family Friendly Catering + Team Parties • romas-pizzaand-pasta.com
L D $$ Full Bar Asian-influenced cuisine in a casual setting • Chinoiscitycafe.com
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Roma's Pizza & Pasta
3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331
Chinois City Café
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601 Munroe St. 486-4891
Matteo's Pizza
Pavilions Center
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Lemon Grass Restaurant
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3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104
L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting
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B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties
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L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting
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3839 J St. 448-5699
B L D Wine/Beer Patio $$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a neighborhood setting
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L D $-$$ Thin-Crust Pizza, Deserts and Beer in an intimate setting and popular location
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Selland's Market Cafe
Grange
B L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar
B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com
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926 J Street • 492-4450
Star Ginger
Hock Farm Craft & Provision
turkey breast, mashed potatoes, traditional gravy, rustic herb ciabatta stuffing, cranberry sauce & dinner roll
Asian Grill and Noodle Bar • starginger.com
L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region's rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com
trimmings
L D Wine/Beer $$ Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in cozy neighborhood bistro setting
1111 J St. 442-8200
DOWNTOWN
Mikuni Restaurant and Sushi Bar
orange cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes, traditional gravy, ciabatta stuffing, roasted veggies, autumn quinoa, butternut bisque, sweet potato casserole
3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888
Istanbul Bistro
3260 J Street 449-8810
Foundation
400 L St. 321-9522
L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com
1415 L St. 440-8888
Claim Jumper
L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American in a clubby atmosphere
1530 J St. 447-2112
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com
Parlaré Eurolounge 10th & J Sts. 448-8960
Chops Steak Seafood & Bar 1117 11th St. 447-8900
L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef and fresh seafood in an upscale club atmosphere • Chopssacramento.com
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Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518
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Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772
L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space • Elladiningroomandbar.com
Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
Estelle's Patisserie
901 K St. 916-551-1500 L D $$-$$$ French-inspired Bakery serving fresh pastry & desserts, artisan breads and handcrafted sandwiches. EstellesPatisserie.com
Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front St. 446-6768
D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants. com
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772
L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
Frank Fat’s
806 L St. 442-7092
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com
Il Fornaio
400 Capitol Mall 446-4100
L D Full Bar $$$ Fine Northern Italian cuisine in a chic, upscale atmosphere • Ilfornaio.com
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Rio City Café
1110 Front St. Old Sac 442-8226
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Seasonal menu of favorites in a setting overlooking river • Riocitycafe.com
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1022 Second St. 441-2211
L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com
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2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256
B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com
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L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com
Jamie's Bar and Grill
427 Broadway 442-4044
L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986
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2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988
L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com
Taylor's Kitchen
2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154
D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.
Tower Café
1518 Broadway 441-0222
B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting
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2415 16th St. 444-2006
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