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Romantic, rowdy and riotously funny, “In Love and Warcraft” opens Nov. 23 at ARC “In Love and Warcraft,” a romantic comedy with a modern twist that will ring true to anyone with a smart phone, a computer, or a social media account, opens November 23 for a threeweek run at American River College. Set on a college campus reminiscent of ARC

and CSUS, this play by Madhury Shekar also takes brief forays to into the video game World of Warcraft with truly unexpected results. The production takes place at ARC’s intimate Stage Two Theatre and is Rated R for adult language and content.

Directed by Pamela Downs, “In Love and Warcraft” follows the exploits of Evie Malone (Kloe Walker), a smart, socially awkward gamer girl and English major who commands a top-ranked guild in Warcraft with her online boyfriend Ryan (Adam Garn).

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The cast of “In Love and Warcraft.” Back row, left to right: George Hillman, Courtney Henderson, Adam Garn, Lauren Melavic. Front row, left to right: Kloe Walker, Naum Josan, Matthew Hanjoong.

Kloe Walker plays Evie, an awkward English major and gamer girl who commands a top-ranked guild in Warcraft in American River College’s production of “In Love and Warcraft.”

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Despite being a confirmed virgin, Evie has discovered she has a knack for writing love letters (and texts and Facebook posts) for her less articulate peers, and the skill has become quite a moneymaker. When she meets the handsome and sensitive Raul (Naum Josan), however, she finds herself in a non-virtual relationship of her own and no amount of gaming expertise will help her!

All performances of “In Love and Warcraft” will be at the American River College’s Stage Two Theatre, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. Parking is $2 at the recommended Lot D (corner of College Oak and Myrtle).

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Faces and Places: Effie Yeaw Nature Fest Photos by David Seybold

Effie Yeaw’s largest family event of the year, NatureFest, promotes science and nature education and is an excellent opportunity to learn more about local organizations that support our community.

Held Oct. 7 at Effie Yeaw Nature Center, this family-friendly event included live animal shows, kids activities, demonstrations,

guided nature hikes, and food. Guided nature walks were also held.

This year’s line-up of exhibitors and animals shows were a huge hit and included live animal presentations on the main stage and close up visits with the Nature Center’s own ambassador animals at Critter Corner, plus many more creatures of all shapes and sizes.

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San Juan Unified invests in new campus projects for three elementary schools in the Arden-Arcade area

by Alexis Schreiber

San Juan Unified is investing in new campus projects at Greer, Dyer-Kelly and Del Paso Manor elementary schools. All three schools are in the ArdenArcade area of the district, which has seen enrollment growth in recent years and has a growing refugee population. All three sites have current facilities that rated poorly in the districts’ Facilities Master Plan and each needed extensive work to be brought up to “nextgeneration� classroom standards. San Juan Unified’s goal is to provide equitable facilities for all students, and these schools serve socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. “Dyer-Kelly and Del Paso Manor elementary schools will be fully brand new campuses built on the same property as the current school sites,� said Keith Reid, communication specialist of San Juan Unified School District. “ The current campuses will be de-

molished to replace fields.

Dyer-Kelly will be San Juan Unified’s first two-story elementary school, designed with a world-theme to reflect the school’s diversity. Del Paso Manor will include two classroom wings, administration, a multipurpose room and a new off-street driving lane to help relieve congestion on the neighborhoods narrow streets during pickup and drop-off times.�

At Greer, the project is a blend of new construction and renovation. The school will have a brand new kindergarten building, administration and multi-purpose room. The project also includes full renovation of two existing classroom wings.

The front entrance will also be moved from Hurley Way to Bell Street.

All major construction in San Juan Unified is funded by the district’s bond program. These specific three projects are funded through Measure N, a $350 million measure approved by voters

in 2012, and Measure P, a $750 million measure approved by voters in 2016.

As construction continues while school in session, workers try to be as accommodating as possible to all the teachers and students. “San Juan Unified is committed to minimizing the effect of construction on all projects as much as possible,� Reid said. “Unfortunately, construction always

has some measure of effect on the school community.

There’s associated noise and dust. In some cases, teachers are asked to move their classrooms into temporary portables while renovation occurs. The district is fortunate to have an understanding community to tolerate the short-term pain for the long-term gain of improved facilities that all stakeholders can be proud of.�

According to Reid, DyerKelly is scheduled to open in Fall 2019 and Del Paso Manor is scheduled to open in Spring 2020. Greer will open in phases over the next 18 months. The first phase is the kindergarten classrooms and administration building and it is expected to be complete this winter.

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The Right to Vote Is the Foundation of Lawful Government—No Consent = No Government

By Kary Love

One of the great things about being a small-town country lawyer is you get to meet so many “ordinary” Americans going about their business, raising their kids, volunteering in their communities and working day after day to make a better tomorrow. One of the troublesome things about being a country lawyer is you encounter the contrast between those ordinary people and their socalled “leaders” and “law enforcers.” Though many of the latter reflect the good qualities of “ordinary” Americans, many, if not most, as taught by experiments in psychology, abandon their moral codes and embrace the psychopathology of those granted governmental power.

Power is dangerous. Unless constrained by law, there is no difference between the power of a police officer to shoot an

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unarmed person and that of a mafia enforcer. The sole difference is the police officer is only empowered to kill in accordance with the law. If he kills, like a mafia hit man, outside the law, then he is, too, an “outlaw.” So too, the FBI, the CIA, the US Army and every other governmental agent authorized to kill. Either it is done in accord with the law or it is illegal, possibly criminal. “Law enforcers” voluntarily swear an oath to the Constitution not to deprive persons of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Those who live up to it may rightly be considered heroes. Those who do not may rightly be considered Mafioso.

I don’t make the law, but I have been trained to understand and interpret it.

In that training, I have learned American law has a principled foundation. It is known as the Declaration of Independence (DOI) passed by Congress July 4, 1776, it is the law that established America, and it remains in force to this day. Because America was going to “secede” from the British Empire, possibly to engage in “revolution” and war against the “mother country,” the American revolutionaries thought they had a duty to state the principles of law that justified such otherwise “treasonous” action.

The main justification was declared to be the fact that the English government was not based on the “consent” of the American people and was therefore “illegitimate” (which means unlawful). Not legal.

How could the Americans claim that?

Simple. Americans’ did not have the right to vote for representatives in Parliament. Thus, the Americans argued, laws passed by Parliament were not lawful in America because they did not“have the Consent of the Governed.” The DOI declared government “derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.” Without such con-

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sent government powers cannot be exercised “justly.” It that event the DOI continued, “it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it” (government).

The foundation of America is the idea that true representation of the people, meaningful consent to the laws its government passes, must be obtained by the government or it risks being “illegitimate” or a government of “outlaws.” This consent, in a republic such as the American, is derived from periodic votes of the people electing “representatives” or agents of the people representing the peoples’ input to lawmaking— since having direct votes was not technologically possible at the time—election of representatives (not “rulers”) was deemed prudent. But, should voting not be representative, consent would not exist, and government would be of questionable legitimacy.

Sadly, voting is apparently becoming less and less reflective of the consent of the people.

Keith Sellars, one of the 12 Alamance County, NC residents prosecuted for voting in 2016, tellingly wrote at Counterpunch: For me it’s important that we call this what it is: voter suppression. Other policies — including a proposed voter ID constitutional amendment, polling site closures and early voting restrictions, and partisan and racial gerrymandering — hope to do the same.

One in three black men in the United States has been charged with a felony. In North Carolina, black men are incarcerated at four times the rate of white men. And here, as in most states, that can mean harsh restrictions on your right to vote. So even if we think these laws are unfair, the opportunity to influence them is taken from our hands.

As reported in the Guardian: The two most recent Republican presidents have en-

tered office despite receiving fewer votes than their opponent in a national election, thanks to the electoral college, which systematically over-represents small states.

(California gets one electoral vote per 712,000 people; Wyoming gets one per 195,000.)

With the presidency in hand in the run-up to the 2020 census, minority rule will be further entrenched by adding a citizenship question to the census. This will result in systematic undercounting of the population in heavily Democratic areas, which will in turn further reduce their influence as legislatures draw maps based on the data.

Then there’s the Senate. Because of its bias toward smaller, rural states, a resident of Wyoming has 66 times the voting power in Senate elections as one in California.

Thus, in 2016, the Democratic party got 51.4 million votes for its Senate candidates. The Republicans got 40 million.

And despite losing by more than 11 million votes, the Republicans won a supermajority (22 of 36) of the seats up for election, holding their majority in the chamber.

The hideously malapportioned Senate and electoral college permit the last piece of the minority rule puzzle to snap into place: the supreme court. In 2016, after losing the contest for the presidency and the Senate by millions of votes, the Republicans were able to install two supreme court justices. There may be more.

In fact, when the Senate confirmed Trump’s first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, it was a watershed moment in American history. For the first time, a president who lost the popular vote had a supreme court nominee confirmed by senators who received fewer votes – nearly 22 million fewer – than the senators that voted against him. And by now, it

will not surprise you to discover that the senators who voted for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh represent 38 million fewer people than the ones who voted no.

I am just a small-town country lawyer. But I am also an American. I have been honored to work with many ordinary Americans to build their communities, support the education of their children, raise money for charity, and I have learned they have a wisdom and a decency far beyond that of those who claim to be their “rulers.” I have witnessed their capacity for judgment as they sat on juries, small township Boards, and in private organizations doing good in their communities. The record of their success at self-governance is manifest all around us every day. I thank them for their service!

I have also witnessed the creeping suppression of their right to vote, and to have their vote counted and respected. It may not be my place to warn those who think they rule, who think they are above the law, and who believe they have power to disregard the “consent of the governed,” and so I do not. The Declaration of Independence does that. The dust bin of history is replete with the bones of failed governments that tried to rule without the consent of the people. “With a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence” the Declaration launched a government based on the consent of the people. Those who would undermine it, by imperiling the right to vote, do the work of another power that shall not be named.

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LIFE

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New School Year 1956 I was seven years old, and starting the second grade.

And, I had a brand new teacher, Mrs. Quackenbush.

My little sister Linda was going to start Kindergarten this year, so she could walk with us to school in the morning. Rodney, Timothy, Linda and I all got ready for school and walked there together. The minute we got there, our broth-

ers took off running to find their friends. We usually left home early enough so that we had some time to play before the school bell rang.

I walked with Linda to her Kindergarten class, and stayed there until the bell rang for me to go to my classroom. She seemed to be okay. Our mom had told us to make sure that

she was okay with being left in a new classroom without any family members.

I think that Linda already had met some kids that she knew from our neighborhood and she was talking to them. So, I guess she was okay. I would come back at lunch time and walk her home to our mother. Our mom had three children, Rita, Wayne, and Sandra, to take care of, so she could not leave the house to go to school and pick up Linda.

I hurried along with Linda holding my hand. She was very excited about her first day at Kindergarten and was chattering about her new friends all the way home. As soon as I dropped her off at home with my mom, I rushed back to school so that I could have a little time to play during

our lunch hour. And, then, I had to go to my classroom and find my lunch also. Being a big sister was a lot of responsibility. And, I knew that my parents expected me to do special things for them, and they always trusted me to do them.

Second grade was going to even better than first grade. I already knew a lot of the kids in my classroom.

But there were also some new ones. I will have time to get to know them. After all, we would be together for the whole year. Being in second grade was much better than being in first grade. We studied different books, and learned how to spell different words. The books we were reading had new words that we did not know. We had to learn to spell the words and learn

what they meant. And, the books were divided into chapters. Our teacher gave each of us a dictionary, so we could learn about the new words.

School was fun and it was really nice to learn new things every year. I wondered how smart I would be when I went through all of the classes at this school.

This school was from kindergarten to sixth grade.

They called it an elementary school. Our next school would be a middle school, and then the next school, when we were teenagers, was called a high school. I could see why the school in between, was a middle school, but I wondered why they called the last school a “high” school. I guess I would find out someday. see Life page 14

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FarmpFlavor The Season for Sweets

By Kerin Gould

A Native American elder once told me that the reason so many people consume so much sugar and have type II diabetes is that life isn’t as sweet as in the days of his youth. I wonder if that is because we are caught up in more acidic and bitter events, these days. Watching the news sure leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth. A recent World Economic Forum report and

an article by professor Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution concur that, while the U.S. economy seems to be thriving and growing, happiness and our social fabric may be at stake as well as health and even longevity due partly to the ravages of despair.

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er craving for sweetness, not just processed sugar? We can spot sugary junk-food almost anywhere, so why not seek the other kind, the little lifecandies?

Right now, for example, I can smell the recently picked pineapple quince, great fat fruit produced by a skinny little tree on its first attempt at fruiting. It struggled to hold it all up, but now its fragrant, floral-smelling fruit is waiting to be cooked.

Fall sunlight glows on my orange feral cat who is the de facto “barn cat”, as he hints that he’d like a meal this evening. I can’t touch this kitty yet, but I can just feel the sunon-fur sensation in my mind.

The autumn sun/breeze com-

bination is pretty good on my own skin, too.

Outside my window two flickers are playfully flirting and chasing each other around, occasionally dropping a feather for me to collect. Meanwhile the crows and magpies line up on the fence to get their peanuts and have their own party.

With cool nights, all three of my dogs fit themselves into one big bed like jigsaw pieces, no grumbling or growling.

Sweet!

Canning and dehydrating projects put up summer sweetness for colder months, while providing a sense of satisfaction and a little food security just by sitting there on the shelf, ready when needed.

My big red hens scratch happily in fallen yellow leaves.

The acrid arguments over pumpkin-spice-everything can be hushed with truly rich and delicious pumpkin recipes – thai curry with pumpkin and coconut milk, gnocchi, creamy soups, roasted fall veggie combos, low/no-sugar pumpkin bread, pumpkin flan, etc., the REAL stuff!

Soon the last winter squashes will be picked and cured before turning them into savory-sweet dishes, the sweet potatoes will be dug up, too, and then the end-ofsummer turnover will make a clean slate for rows of winter greens. I guess that’s bitter-sweet – goodbye to summer, but hello to cool season plants.

Real, unadulterated, freshpressed cider. Enough said, right?

And it’s time to get out those favorite sweaters and bundle up in a knitted hug.

Then go outside at night and check out those crisp, brilliant stars. Breathe in that smokefree, almost peppermint-y air.

The addictive properties of processed sugars may have warped our taste-buds and our cravings, just as our harried, hustling, lifestyles may have caused us to rush past moments of pure delicious-

ness happening right around us. We can take back that genuine sweetness by being a bit more mindful about what nourishes us, both foodwise and mentally/spiritually/emotionally. Don’t we all crave real connection, real food, and real quality time?

Treat yourself!

Are you watching your sugar intake for health reasons?

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Know your neighbor: Richard Davis, Congressional Gold Medal winner

By Peter Rabbon Special to the Arden-Carmichael News

Richard Davis, a Greenhaven-Pocket resident since 1978, is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, CPL (1943-46), and as a Montford Point Marine, a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest government honor that can be awarded to a civilian.

Since the American Revolution, Congress has commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. Each medal honors a particular individual, institution, or event. George Washington was the first recipient of this honor. Another group to receive this honor in 2012 were the Montford Point Marines who served between 1942 and 1949 and fought in WWII. In June of 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices “because of race, creed, color, or national origin” by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work.

This included the United States Marines Corps who up to this time had excluded African Americans from joining.

The Executive Order banned discrimination but it did not ban segregation. Thus was born Montford Point, the marine recruit training camp built specifically for African-American men. The camp was located about 2 miles from a main marine allwhite training facility, Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Richard Davis, a 17-yearold 1942 high school graduate, born and raised in Los Angeles (Compton), was drafted in September when he turned 18 and became part of the first group of young Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

black men inducted into the Marine Corps.

When he reported to the Pacific Electric Station, he was directed to a separate room, and was not part of the young marine inductees headed to Camp Pendelton. Rather he boarded a train with other black men to Montford Point, North Carolina. He was just starting his journey to learn about racism and segregation.

They had sleeping berths until they reached Texas. At that point, he learned about the “law of the land” and was removed from the car with sleeping berths and placed into an open coach.

When they changed trains in Washington DC, in the terminal he saw signs above the drinking fountains and restrooms, marking indicating which were for whites and for blacks. This was his first trip outside of California and it was becoming a revelation.

Living in California all his young life, he was exposed to racism but he had never experienced segregation. It was a shock to learn this was “the law”. Trains, restrooms, water fountains, buses, what was next?

What was next? Six months of boot camp at a segregated training camp built specifically for blacks, the Montford Point camp.

In hindsight, Richard says the extraordinarily strict discipline he learned in boot camp served him well to survive and succeed not only his military service but also his professional and personal life after his discharge.

Rich remembers going into Jacksonville on his first liberty and the proprietor ordered him out of the store and called law enforcement.

The Military and local police arrived. The MP from Camp Lejeune convinced the local police to not take Rich and his cohorts to the local jail.

The following day at Camp Montford Point, the marines were instructed, for their own safety, not to go into town.

After boot camp, Rich was assigned to the Fleet Marine Force, 7th Separate Infantry Battalion, 5th Ammunition Company starting his Asiatic Pacific tour of duty for two years involved with the handling and management of ammunition. Locations included Guam, Okinawa, Palau, and the Hawaiian Islands. Throughout the tour, he was still in a segregated company.

After WWII ended and his company was going to be disbanded, Rich tried to join USMC Marine Air Wings, but they were not accepting blacks, so Rich decided it was time to rejoin civilian life.

Once a civilian in California, Rich happily blended back into life without segregation in southern California. He started working part time and attending school.

Thanks to the support from the GI-Bill, he ultimately graduated from Pepperdine University in 1952. Thereafter, his 35-year professional career focused within education as a teacher, administrator, and counselor and education consultant. Rich retired from the Sacramento Office of Education in 1986.

Today, Rich enjoys retirement with his wife Dolores of 71 years and having frequent family trips and dinners with his three daughters, Marilyn, Jackie, Sandy, and his grandson Alex, all who live in the Greenhaven-Pocket neighborhood. Occasionally, as he looks at his Congressional Medal of Honor showcased in their living room, he reminisces about his time with the Marines, thinking about how tough those days were, but how it shaped his life and values, and unknown to him at the time the groundbreaking that was occurring.

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100+ Artists, Performers to Delight Visitors at Crocker Holiday Artisan Market the Crocker and Creative Arts League, Sacramento (CALS). In addition to supporting participating artists, proceeds from the market will help to fund the Crocker’s exhibitions and programs, and essential community programs offered by CALS including arts outreach to Mustard Seed School and lowcost art tours throughout the region.

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More than 100 artists have been selected, and preparations are underway for the 13th annual Crocker Holiday Artisan Market, a threeday art bazaar that will take place on Thanksgiving weekend at Sacramento’s Scottish Rite Center.

Now a community holiday tradition, the festive event is

highlighted by the presence of dozens of local and regional artists, who personally welcome more than 5,000 visitors who come to shop for one-of-a-kind, artful gifts and enjoy a world of creative delights at the market each year.

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At noon on Friday, November 23, the market doors will open at the Scottish Rite Center, and visitors will enter to find nearly every inch of the building covered in sparkling decorations, as dozens of volunteer musicians and holiday performers treat them to the sights and sounds of the holidays.

At each of the displays, visitors can browse selections of fine art and functional works including glass, fiber and textiles, wood, ceramics, paper, photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, and even artisan chocolates, all offered at a variety of price points. What’s

more, each of the participating artists will be available to greet visitors, answer questions, and share details of their artistic journeys and processes.

“While people love the music and the holiday festivities, the opportunity to meet the artists is one of the biggest reasons people come to the event year after year,” said CALS market co-chair, Connie Spickelmier. “Buying art for yourself or giving it as a gift is meaningful itself, but when a work of art catches your eye and you get to meet its creator, it becomes a true conversation piece. It means so much more than giving or receiving something that is mass produced or typically sold at a shopping mall.”

Other activities include: Live musical performances throughout the venue including a choir, Celtic band, harp, flute, dulcimer, classical guitar, clarinet, and ukulele.

Photo ops with Santa (Friday, Nov. 23 from noon to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Face-painting and visits with Moonrise

Pixies and Elves. “Passport to Treasure”, an art giveaway treasure hunt with stamping stations located throughout the venue and dozens of prizes donated by the artists. (total value of prizes $2,000+). Culinary delights by Ambrosia Café CROCKER HOLIDAY ARTISAN MARKET When: Friday, Nov. 23, noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Scottish Rite Center (in “East Sac”), 6151 H Street, Sacramento Tickets: Admission tickets are available at the door to the market. Adults $7; Seniors/Students $6; Crocker Art Museum and Creative Arts League Members $5; Children age 11 and under – free.

Chautauqua Playhouse Children’s Theatre presents “Red vs the Wolf” Chautauqua Playhouse presents “Red vs the Wolf ”,

by Judy Wolfman, a new twist on an old story on Saturdays at 1 p.m. through Nov. 10. The performances are held at the Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle Road in the La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael. Admission is $8-10.

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A hilarious new telling of the Red Riding Hood Story - told twice - once from Red’s perspective, once through the Wolf ’s eyes. Is the wolf really bad? Is Red Riding Hood really the sweet girl everyone thinks she is? Come see for yourself. Directed

by Barret Chew.

Information and tickets are available through the Chautauqua Playhouse website: www.cplayhouse. org or call the box office at (916) 489-7529, during business hours. Because of the popularity of the Children’s season, advance purchase of tickets is advised.

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The Song of Jackass Creek: New novel by former Valley Community Newspapers editor and longtime columnist released

By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

After 25 years as a journalist and former small town weekly newspaper owner Darby Patterson released “ The Song of Jackass Creek,” a story of a big city award-winning reporter who left a dangerous past only to encounter a story of a lifetime. When a battered body is discovered in Jackass Creek, Jesse Kilgore uses the skills he honed as an investigative reporter to help the town of Redbud come to grips with a brutal murder that’s fed animosities between the local timber operation and environmental activists. The future of a young Native American Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

accused of the murder hangs in the balance. Redbud’s colorful locals consider how the politically charged killing might threaten their cherished mountain lifestyle and traditions.

A rather “gentle mystery” without the graphic violence that’s so prevalent in today’s mystery novels , “ The Song of Jackass Creek” comes to life with character development and plot instead of “blood and guts.” Some of the drama develops between environmentalists and the loggers. “Both sides of that debate have some truth on their side,” she said.

With this book, Darby said, “I wanted, in some way, to relive the experience

of being among people who valued their environment and respected each other – to celebrate them and their lifestyle that is still alive and well across America.”

Having lived in a small town in the Sierras, with a population of 386 and having owned a weekly newspaper there, Darby said she could not get the character of those citizens of the mountain out of her mind.

“It was such a unique experience to live among such diversity and acceptance.

And there was something so entirely genuine about the people. I just needed to recall them in my story.”

That said, most of the characters in the book are based on real people, from the jocular guy who owns prize mules to the boss at the sawmill and the female bartender who wielded a crowbar when necessary. “I just loved being able to tell the stories of extraordinary ‘ordinary’ people as a writer and publisher of the weekly newspaper I owned in the mountains. That was such a privilege,” she said.

Other highlights of her career as a writer, include winning a journalism award for her coverage of the The Cleveland Fire up by Kyburz in the early 1990s for the Sacramento Union.

“Writing about the courage of the firefighters and great losses to people who lived up there was an important highlight in my career.”

As a very young person Darby read all of Agatha Christie’s books, then moved on to popular mystery writers such as John D. MacDonald, Robert B. Parker, and English mystery writers like Dorothy Sayers.

“I liked the big, best-selling authors until they took up

the trend of featuring a lot of violence and graphic descriptions. I don’t read them anymore, and my book is intentionally lacking those features,” she said.

Longtime readers of Valley Community Newspapers may recall her column, Midpoint Missives. With that column, she said, “I could let go with my sense of humor and have lots of fun, plus cause occasional controversy.”

Holding a high regard for the value of community newspapers, Darby said she was happy to contribute to Valley Community Newspapers. “It’s privilege of being invited into the life of a neighbor, to tell their story – to do a community service.”

Having lived in Sacramento for decades, Darby now lives near Sly Park.

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What’s NEW SACRAMENTO AREA ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Great news for those who live relatively close to central Sacramento! The Sacramento Country Dance Society is adding a second monthly English Country Dance, on the third Sunday afternoon of each month beginning October 21.

Lovely hall and floor, easy parking, and on the American River Bike Trail. Come join to Camp Pollock, just 5 minutes from downtown/midtown Sacramento, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Each dance is preceded at 1:30 pm by an Introductory Workshop for newcomers. This is in addition to our long-running dance in Roseville that continues on the first Sunday afternoon of each month. Beginners welcome, no partners necessary, always live music. Details about both dances, including callers, music, locations, and date changes, can be found on our Web site: sactocds.org/ english-country-dance/

THUR, NOV. 8, SAT, NOV. 10 FALL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE AMERICAN RIVER: Come discover fall on the American River at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center with accomplished and local nature photographer, Jamieson Scott. The lecture will bring into focus how special the American River Parkway is and where to find seasonal nature photography opportunities. The group will also enjoy a guided field-study in the Nature Preserve. For the lecture, please bring your notebooks, ques-

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About the Presenter: “If we hope to learn from our local natural communities and protect them as society rapidly develops, we must document and continually photograph them! I’ve cherished photographing the American River Parkway for the last decade and am excited to share that experience with you! I am published internationally and invite you view my latest work on Instagram at mosaicofplace or mosaicofplace.com,” Jamieson Scott.

Cost: Both Programs: General Admission: $50; Nature Center Member: $45 Seminar Only: General Admission: $25; Nature Center Member: $20 To register, use PayPal menu below, or call (916) 489-4918.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 10 SURPRISE! Enjoy beautiful fall day outdoors independently. Friends of the Riverbanks invites you to this monthly event, which generally meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. (note there are exceptions so check the calendar), at Sutter’s Landing Park at the VERY end of 28th Street in Sacramento. Bring wa-

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ter and sunblock, and a change of clothes for young ones who are sure to get sandy, muddy, and wet. Children under 13 must wear life jackets if they go into the water, per law. Leave your dogs at home and please bike, walk, or carpool if you can to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. Directions: Head north on 28th Street, cross C Street and then the railroad tracks. Continue to the last parking lot where the park abuts the American River Parkway.

SAT, NOV. 17 and SUN, NOV. 18 CARMICHAEL LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Just like the squirrels who are gathering nuts for the winter months, it’s the perfect time to gather your books for the cold days ahead. Come see what treasures you may find at the Carmichael Library. There will be gently used books of all genre, movies, and music for purchase. Receive a 10 percent discount on your purchase if you are a Friend of the Library. If not, you can sign up to become a Friend. Then, get the discount plus a large book bag. All proceeds go towards the events and programs at the Carmichael Library. Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 from noon to 4 p.m.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Carmichael Library. The library is located at 5605 Marconi Ave., Carmichael.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1 PARTICIPATE IN 34RD ARNHA ANNUAL WILDLIFE COUNT: Friends of

the Riverbanks invites you to this monthly event, which generally meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. (note there are exceptions so check the calendar), at Sutter’s Landing Park at the VERY end of 28th Street in Sacramento. Bring water and sunblock, and a change of clothes for young ones who are sure to get sandy, muddy, and wet. Children under 13 must wear life jackets if they go into the water, per law.

Leave your dogs at home and please bike, walk, or carpool if you can to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. Directions: Head north on 28th Street, cross C Street and then the railroad tracks. Continue to the last parking lot where the park abuts the American River Parkway.

HOME DECOR AND CRAFT FAIR: On Saturday, December 1, First Christian Church will host its annual home decor and craft fair. Holiday items, soaps, jewelry, one of a kind home decor items, stocking stuffers and much more! The event will go from 9:00 a.m. till 2 p.m. at 3901 Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento. This event benefits the annual missions and service activities of the Disciple women. If you want more information, please call 916-452-7661.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9 SACRAMENTO SYMPHONIC WINDS, A 60-PIECE SYMPHONIC BAND, PRESENTS “… AND THE HEART REPLIES”:

Bring the entire family to this extraordinary concert season entitled “… and the heart replies” at the new Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog

by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke. Visit our <http://www. sacwinds.org> Date/Time: Sundays, December 9 (2018) and March 10 & May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm. at Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive. Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15. For more information, call 916-4892576 or visit www.sacwinds.org https:// www.google.com/maps/place/4540+Ameri can+River+Dr+95864

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What’s event, which generally meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. (note there are exceptions so check the calendar), at Sutter’s Landing Park at the VERY end of 28th Street in Sacramento. Bring water and sunblock, and a change of clothes for young ones who are sure to get sandy, muddy, and wet. Children under 13 must wear life jackets if they go into the water, per law.

Leave your dogs at home and please bike, walk, or carpool if you can to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. Directions: Head north on 28th Street, cross C Street and then the railroad tracks. Continue to the last parking lot where the park abuts the American River Parkway.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 DREAM VARIATIONS: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Sacramento Youth Symphony presents a major community concert event celebrating the ongoing contributions by African-Americans to our country’s artistic landscape.

Musical selections will include celebrated works by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, Emmy Award-winning composer John Wineglass, and much more. An impressive roster of special guests will join the orchestra on-stage for this special event. Some of our guests include: Emcee-Omari Tau; Speaker-Courtney Dempsey; Guest Artists-Jay Mason, Chase Spruill 4th, Indigo Moore, Julian Dixon, Leslie Sandefur, & Sheryl Counter. Tickets: General $25, Students/Children/Seniors $20. For more information, visit www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org

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to Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog

by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke. Visit our <http://www. sacwinds.org> Date/Time: Sundays, March 10 & May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm. at Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive. Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15. For more information, call 916-489-2576 or visit www. sacwinds.org https://www.google.com/ maps/place/4540+American+River+Dr +95864

SUNDAY, MAY 5 SACRAMENTO SYMPHONIC WINDS, A 60-PIECE SYMPHONIC BAND, PRESENTS “… AND THE HEART REPLIES”: Bring the entire family to this extraordinary concert season entitled “… and the heart replies” at the new Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog

by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Her-

times, it was easy things like picking up the laundry from all of the bedrooms and taking it out to the garage where the washer and dryer were located. Sometimes, I would watch one or two of the little ones, and play with them.

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bert L. Clarke. Visit our <http://www. sacwinds.org> Date/Time: Sunday May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm. at Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive.

Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15. For more information, call 916-489-2576 or visit www.sacwinds.org https://www.google.com/maps/place/4540 +American+River+Dr+95864

ONGOING LITERACY LITTLE LEAGUE IN NEED OF READING TUTORS: Reading tutors are needed for 40 minutes per week on either Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays from 1:55 to 2:35 p.m. starting in midSeptember, continuing through May, 2019 (with the same child for the entire academic year, if you wish ). Training/scheduling coffee occurs in late August. Literacy Little League, an award winning tutoring program, lets you get to know a third grade student in need of help with reading comprehension. Tutors work together in the Resource Room with a credentialed teacher present and all materials provided. Substitutes are available if you can’t make it, or you can sign up as a substitute. Tutoring takes place at the Edison Language Institute (at the site of the former Jonas Salk Middle School) at 2950 Hurley Way near Morse Avenue. Contact Dorothy Marshall, retired psychologist, San Juan Unified School District, at 916-488-2578., dorothymarshall@comcast.net for date/time of training session.

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about what we were doing in second grade, and that would have to wait until the little ones were tucked into bed later on. Sometimes I thought my mother had too many children to take care of and that she could not spend time with the older kids like she used to do. But, I guess that all of us needed her. And, the little ones needed her more than the older ones. We could take care of some things all by ourselves. And, the little ones were too young to do anything alone.

some support yourself among people who are in the same situation. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271. #METOO SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-4283271 for exact location. Description: This drop-in support group is free, confidential, open to all genders, and available to sexual assault survivors at any point in their healing. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271.

FAMILIES LEARN ENGLISH – ESL students and their children are welcome at this weekly program. Designed for beginning learners. Tuesdays from 9 a.m. 11 a.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

CAMP POLLOCK VOLUNTEER DAY: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays help improve Camp Pollock! Join the Sacramento Valley Nature Conservancy at the 11-acre, former Boy Scout Camp, located on the American River in the American River Parkway. Every Saturday volunteers team up with SVC staff to accomplish tasks including: painting, planting, weed eradication, construction, fence building, outreach, native plant garden maintenance and more. Volunteer days are held every Saturday from 9am-1pm at Camp Pollock. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes, hat, dress in layers and bring a water bottle, snack and liability form. All youth must be accompanied by their guardian.

Please register below, so we can plan our volunteer projects accordingly. Volunteers will be notified by email if the event is canceled. Rainy conditions will also cancel Service Project.

Important Documents: Directions to Camp Pollock Liability form - please print and bring (http://www.sacramentovalleyconservancy.org/admin/upload/Adult%20Release%20of%20Liability.pdf )

Additional information about SVC’s events, outings and volunteer opportunities.

If you would like to coordinate a group service day or have questions, please contact us at camppollock@sacramentovalleyconservancy.org FARMERS MARKET: Carmichael Recreation and Park District hosts a weekly farmers market where you can buy farm fresh goods to take to your table. The market is operated by, Living Smart Foundation, a local nonprofit training organization specializing in financial and business education for youth in our community. Each week the market features certified Farmers locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, specialty gourmet foods, spices, sauces, nuts, dried fruits and honey. Local entertainment is provided for your enjoyment! 9 a.m to 2 p.m. at 5330 Gibbons Drive.

SACRAMENTO CAPITOLAIRES BARBERSHOP CHAPTER meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608.

Men who like to sing are always welcome; www.capitolaires.org; 888-877-9806. The group is members of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

AFTER SCHOOL RETRO GAMING – Retro video games after school. Hang out, make friends, and have fun. Recommended for 3rd through 6th grade. Crafts will be available for younger children. 2 p.m., every Thursday at the Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

READ TO A DOG – Specially trained therapy dogs are waiting for children to come read to them. This program is for school age children that can read. We supply the books or you may bring your own book to read to the dogs. The books should be able to be read in 5 - 10 minutes. After 10 sessions, the reader is awarded a free book.

Every Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael.

Holiday Faire � Baked Goods • Crafts • Decorations � Saturday, November 10 at 10AM – 2PM

Hot dog lunch $3 11am - 1pm FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3600 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 · 916-452-7637 www.valcomnews.com • November 9, 2018 • Arden-Carmichael News

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VETERANS DAY

SALE SALE NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 12 TH

SAVE THE TAX!

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ON EVERYTHING!*

Mon – Fri 10am – 8pm 12125 Folsom Blvd.

Sat 10am – 6pm Rancho Cordova Sun 11am – 6pm 916-351-0227 www.naturwood.com

*Since the State of California requires that tax be paid on all retail sales, we reduce the purchase price by an amount equal to the tax on the reduced purchase price except “Special Buys” and icomfort products.Offers not available in conjunction with any other promotion or discount. Offers not available on previous purchases. Sale ends 11/12/18.