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Empowerment Park in Arcade area to uplift children with special needs See page 3

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Consumers Self Help Center, Wellness and Recovery Centers in South Sacramento and Carmichael Provide Many Needed Services See page 7

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Climate Change is already impacting California’s water resources. In the very near future, warmer temperatures, changing patterns of precipitation, and runoff, and rising sea levels will profoundly affect our ability to manage water supplies and other natural resources. One of the most significant challenges for the 21st Century will be adapting California’s water management systems to Climate Change.

How will Climate Change effect our City? Changes in the river flow will impact our water quality, our fisheries and our recreational activities. An anticipated 25% reduction of the Snowpack could change our water supply substantially by 2050.

The snowpack is an important source of urban, agricultural and environmental water. From 1956- 2000 the average snowpack storage was 15 million acre feet.

A reduction of 25% would reduce it to 4.5 million acre feet. .

Changes in Hydroelectric Power production could take place due to the adjustments in the flow of water,

and lower reservoir levels may decrease power generation. But, at the same time, energy use may increase due to higher temperatures and a greater demand for water.

These conditions may place a demand on a greater reliance on fossil fuels. This will produce more greenhouse gases. Future water management should consider new strategies to conserve energy and reduce these emissions.

Climate Change could also affect Agriculture in California. There will be mixed impacts to crop productivity and more demands for better irrigation. An increase in extreme rain could lead to higher winter river flows as well as runoff and flooding conditions in area of lower altitude.

An increase in extreme weather conditions will result in higher temperatures and changing precipitation could lead to more droughts. Warmer weather could change the river temperatures and add stress to the cold-water species such as salmon.

Rising sea levels will increase pressure on Delta Levees and threaten them.

Many of area cities are protected by levees. With less fresh water flowing from the Delta in the spring-time and early summer months, Salt Water could enter our waterways. The demand for agriculture, urban and environmental water will increase. Groundwater will be effected with the resulting lower water tables due to the anticipated hydrologic changes. This greater demand could cause some shallow wells to dry up.

Recently, a small group of concerned residents of Sacramento met on a stretch of the American River off of 28th Street to discuss how a changing climate will impact all of us. There are many species that live in that area, as well as in the larger Sacramento area. The discussion addressed the climate crisis. They all agreed that it was very important for all of them to work to ensure a safe climate for the future generations.

The group vowed to talk about Climate Change to everyone they meet. Some steps they discussed were simple ways to take actions which will respect nature, especially water. We can all “eat lower” on the food chain.

We can cut our own emissions by choosing different ways of transportation. We can join a group that supports making changes to reduce the effects of global warming. And, we can donate money to organizations that are working to help create a world that values and respects nature, water and one another. We can urge our elected officials to act now and make the changes necessary to meet this challenge. What will you do to help?

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Empowerment Park in Arcade area to uplift children with special needs

By Charlotte Sanchez-Kosa

A proposed new play area in the Arden area dubbed Empowerment Park will cater to children with disabilities and designers are very excited.

“We started this two and half years ago,” said Mike Grace, executive director of Sacramento Parks Foundation. “We polled the member districts. It’s Fulton El Camino, Mission Oaks, Arden Manor and Arcade Creek.

We polled and asked what are our common needs and we came up with none of us have an inclusive playground. We looked at our parks and none of us had something that we could say OK we can put it here.”

He added officials started looking around and realized there was a spot on Bell Street and Irma Way that has been open and vacant for years.

“I thought, ‘I wonder if we can convince the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District to donate it and get it off their records and out into good public use.’’ he said. “We pursued that and to our amazement, they came back and said, ‘Yeah, we may be able to work with you on that.’ The Sacramento Parks Foundation doesn’t have any full time staff and we told them we only want land if we can develop it into a park.”

Grace said the foundation didn’t want SMUD to just give it the land.

“It’s a lease to own at the moment,” he said.“If this grant goes through, it’ll become developed for the plan and then we, the foundation, will gift it to Mission Oaks and Mission Oaks is going to maintain it and run it. All the pieces are working together. The municValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

ipal utility district is working with us so it’s a communitybased barn building. I think the state will smile upon it...

We’ve got five governmental agencies trying to make this happen.”

Funding for the project will come by way of a grant.

“We can go up to $8.5 million but that’s a lot of money for 1.5 acres so what we’re doing is we’re trying to make sure that all the elements that we think should be in to make this an inclusive playpark are there,” Grace said. “Then we look at the cost and send that amount in. The nice thing about the state is they are not looking at totals, they look at the project. That’s the way it works. That’s why they have a set grading program that gives points for each criteria that is met. And the districts are meeting those criteria.”

During a preliminary concept unveiling in July, a crowd of about 17 attended a meeting at the Richard t. Conzelman Community Center at 2201 Cottage Way, to get a look at the plans and to give input to planners.

“We have the site,” said Chad Kennedy, of O’Dell Engineering. “We’ve been looking at this for some time now to build the park and SMUD has graciously provided that land to us to be able to build the park on.”

He added there have been two additional community meetings in addition to data collection meetings.

“We have prepared surveys and presented those to the community,” he said. “All these are efforts that we’ve made to get the public’s input as to what to do with the park.”

“What we did is we started with a concept,” Kennedy

said. “We wanted to highlight the fact that the SMUD has been such a great partner with us so we thought it would be a lot of fun to take the concept of electricity and build that into the playground.”

The proposed park area, located at Bell Street and Irma Way, has an easement where there are power lines and the property butts up against residential fences.

Designers are limited as to what they can put on the land with the power lines.

“Because we can’t put very much underneath the lines, we figured parking was a very good thing to put there,” he said. “ The parking enters off of Bell Street and comes down next to the road down here in the south so that there’s an in and an out.”

He added that there is also a roundabout at the end so parents can drop off kids.

“You can see there are quite a few numbers of disability parking spots,” Kennedy said. “Parks like this tend to have visitation from many families who are dealing with disabilities of one type or another so we have to have a higher than usual number of disability parking spaces at parks like this.”

He added there will be community gardens with sidewalks that enable children and adults in wheelchairs and walkers the ability to visit. In addition, there will be a picnic area, an area where children can play customized board games which are on the ground, and a basketball game where the children can bounce the ball see PARK page 7

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FarmpFlavor Lazy days of summer/Il Dolce Far Niente

By Kerin Gould

As the temperatures rise on the farm, activity slows way down. Even the plants themselves don’t function above a certain temperature.

No new leaves are growing, no new flowers to speak of this week. I remember one year so hot, that when I went to pick tomatoes, they were already cooked right there on the vine. It’s certainly too hot for weeding, but I will accept any excuse to procrastinate on that chore. I can’t transplant any young seedlings or plant any new seeds. Mostly, my job is to check the irrigation for any leaks or dry spots.

The cats seem to have liquefied while napping, and the dogs are snoozing in the coolest spots they can find, under the bed, waiting for the sun to sink, so they can get a bearable evening walk. The hens find the shade under the porch and stand by the crawlspace entrance where cool air comes out, barely moving from there to forage. They are all a terrible influence, as the mid-afternoon heat and being surrounded by deep sleepers makes me drowsy beyond my abilities to resist. No amount of espresso can help me now.

Even as my eyelids are lowering, flickering open again, and nearly closing, I think of all the tasks and to-dos I really should be doing: get the last cherry plums and make jam, pick some tomatoes and apricots and pears, sweep the walkway, mow the front yard, hang up the wasp 4

Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 5 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped 4 cups chopped fresh tomato 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes or 2 whole red chilis 8 leaves fresh basil, plus more for garnish Salt

Directions traps, prune the olallieberries, weeding, weeding, and more weeding… especially that star thistle that stabs me in the leg every time I walk by.

I would argue, by way of excusing my unaccomplished day, that nature gives us some days in summer that are too hot and some days in winter that are too cold/wet for any kind of productivity. She will slow us down with weather that forces us to nap in our underwear beneath a fan or curl up with a blanket and cocoa – whatever it takes.

And this is meant to remind us that perpetual, unbridled productivity is not natural or sustainable. Endless growth of consumption and production is simply not organically possible for her to sustain, nor is it sustainable for us, our bodies. Yet, our economy and our lifestyles have all been squeezed into the opposite idea.

History tells us that when Puritan colonizers saw Native people of this continent

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relaxing in their villages after chores, they judged them indolent savages and declared that entitled them to take the lands and enslave the people for a more industrious society? But the Indigenous people had managed this land well, sustained themselves in good health, and developed extensive knowledge systems, all without polluting and abusing the earth. Don’t be like those Puritans.

Restorative measures are required, for us and the planet, especially during weather extremes. This mid-afternoon stupor is Mother Earth telling us to sit our butts down, perhaps with an ice tea and a book, perhaps on the sofa with a cat on the armrest and a dog at your feet, perhaps with a human person you should be lazily enjoying on top of the cool sheets, and just knock it off for a bit. Stop burning fuel and consuming stuff and slavishly pursuing busywork for once.

Sometimes doing nothing on purpose — il dolce far niente, as they say in Italian, the sweetness of doing nothing — may clash with our inherited puritan work ethic or with our social media addiction or with our compulsion to be in activities with people whether we like them or not. What if we pushed aside the guilt and the pressure and had a long slow lunch on a hot afternoon with delightful companions?

What if the conversation was rich as a digestif wine and we refused to rush off anywhere, the way Italians and Spaniards do? Think of the benefits in stress reduction and improved digestion alone!

Here is an easy summer pasta recipe based on a dish from Naples. If you don’t do gluten, there are now plenty of different pasta options to try! Use very fresh tomatoes and basil, and adjust the garlic and chili for your own taste. Enjoy it in good company.

In a sauté pan warm the olive oil on low. Add in the garlic, chili, and basil and let them flavor the oil for 15-20 minutes, giving the pan a swirl every few minutes. Make sure it is not hot enough to smoke or burn the ingredients.

At about 12 minutes, boil water to prepare your pasta, timing it to be ready as soon as the sauce is done.

Once the oil is fully flavored (smells basil-garlicky), turn up the heat to medium.

Stir in tomatoes, bringing them to a boil but being careful to avoid spatter. Cook for only 4-5 minutes, until the tomatoes are just softened and the oil has flavored them.

Salt to taste.

Serve immediately over the cooked and drained pasta. Garnish with parmesan or vegan parmesan and a leaf or two of basil.

Kerin Gould is the owner of Produce with a Purpose and teaches classes on how to enhance your health with more plant-based dishes. For more information; producewithapurpose.wordpress.com Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Beyond Corn and Tomatoes:

Bonus Finds at the Farmers’ Market

By Kerin Gould

Although Sacramento has many year-round farmers’ markets, in the middle of summer, we tend to get motivated to get out there more, answering the call of the fresh, sunshine-infused tomatoes and sweet, tender corn, and luscious fruit that far surpass anything in a grocery store. But it’s easy enough, in any season, to overlook some of the lesser-known attractions at our markets.

Usually, right at the entrance, you can find a booth that allows EBT card users to get vouchers or tokens to shop with, so they can get the freshest food with their benefits at the same time they are spending that money with local businesses. In addition, during summer months, the Market Match program matches up to $10, making the trip to the farmers’ market a great deal. Also at the entrance you may find activists of all kinds, if you need a spirited debate, and an assortment of musicians.

Among the fruit and veggie vendors you may also find folks selling local and organic rice, artisanal cheese from small dairies, honey, dried fruit and jams, and locally grown and pressed olive oil. Since the California law on cottage industry food products has become more sensible, all kinds of barbecue sauces and salsas are on display at different stands, and I recently purchased elderberry syrup – as much for the flavor as for the anti-flu benefits. Another delightful product found at some markets is local wine. I mean loValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

cal, as in Sacramento County! Tasting is even available in some locations.

You will also find fresh eggs, and fortunately most of the ones at the market are “pastured” eggs. That means the hens are outside during the day, foraging, enjoying the sun and fresh air and living very much like my pet hens. No nasty de-beaking for pastured hens, as they have room to move and so don’t hurt each other. The yolks from pastured eggs are deep orange, and the flavor and texture are noticeably superior. Kind and healthy treatment of animals benefits us too.

If you happen to be foodshopping for an occasion or just need a splash of color in your life, you can find gorgeous flower arrangements here, some pre-made and ready to pop into a vase, and some mix-and-match, with the florists creating a spectacular bouquet before your eyes. House-plants and garden plants, herbs starts and even fruit trees have their own area at several markets, and you can even find specialty plants like succulents or the super-food moringa.

You can locate the lavender stand by using your nose to sniff out their sachets, pillow-freshening spritzers, and bulk lavender. But my favorite stop is with All Things Wild, where they sell native and drought-tolerant plants like incense cedar, ceanothus, elderberry, and a variety of sages.

A few farmers’ markets include craft sales in a special area, but other markets’ policy is to give the farmers your full shopping attention,

Photo courtesy of the Carmichael Farmers Market

The Carmichael Farmers Market recently added Kona Ice of Carmichael who to serve up refreshing and icy treats during the market. The Carmichael Farmers Market is located at 5750 Grant Ave. and is open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round.

without distractions. After all, they work especially hard to deliver locally produced goodness to you. One last thing to keep in mind: please make sure you support certified farmers’ markets. That title means that the growers have been inspected to verify that what they sell in the market is only what they are growing themselves. There are no resellers at these markets, just growers and makers, bringing you the best our region has to offer.

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Consumers Self Help Center, Wellness and Recovery Centers in South Sacramento and Carmichael Provide Many Needed Services

By Jan Dalske

Consumers Self Help Center, a private non-profit currently has two facilities, located in both South Sacramento and Carmichael that provide self-help, value-driven and evidence –based approaches to mental health services, activities and groups.

The centers are supportive places that honor diversity and encourage individuals to reach their highest potential.

The Administrative office is located at 1851 Heritage Lane Suite 187, Sacramento 95818.

They can be reached by telephone at 916-333-3800. The Wellness and Recovery Center (WRC) South is located at 7171 Bowling Drive, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA in the 95823 zip code, just off of Florin Road in South Sacramento. Their phone number is 916394-9195.

The Wellness Center-North is located at 3637 Mission Avenue #8, Carmichael, CA in the 95608 zip code. They can be

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off different backboards.

There will also be open areas where kids can throw balls and do other activity.

For the area catering to children aged 2 to 5, there will be a variety of different play equipment including rockers and spinners, swings, cozy spaces, a slide, climbing mounds and an inclusive play structure.

“When you first come in, there will be a variety of different pieces of play equipment,” he said. “There’s a grade change as well. So the sidewalk is actually not a ramp. It has a very gradual grade change so Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

reached by phone at 916-4854175. These centers offer everyone daytime group activities, outreach, self-help, peer counseling, as well as peer advocacy.

WRC provides self-help, value driven and evidence-based approaches to mental health services, activities and groups. “What makes us unique in the services that we provide is that we support our members with working on what wellness means to them”, states Heidi, the Director for WRC South.

Members help to plan The Wellness Center activities and groups as well as serve on the hiring committees and can serve on the Board of Directors. It is the membership which contributes to the ongoing effectiveness of the program.

As well as the daily activities, the program offers a point of daily contact for those individuals who are often isolated.

Continued attendance and involvement allows these sometimes vulnerable individuals the opportunity to become part of

a viable community, to have a voice and to have a place to belong. There are a variety of ancillary services available to the community.

The centers are always alive with people who come to socialize, or participate in groups.

They come to be a part of a community which values their presence and their individuality. Attendance is voluntary and there is no charge. All program participants are referred to as members, and this concept of membership is extended to all aspects of the running of the program.

Some of the many activities available include: Community Resources, Peer Support Groups, Anger Management, Depression and Anxiety Support, Dialectical Skills Training, Job Development, Art Expression, Computer Lab, Meditation & Spirituality, Nutrition & Fitness Groups, Hygiene Support, Men’s Support, Grief Support, and Music and Game Day. If you want to help support the Agency does you can con-

when you go up you are actually six feet high when you get to that walkway. The inside of the playground goes down 18 inches. So you’re actually at almost 8 feet tall when you are at the top of the play area. That’s intended to make sure that children with disabilities won’t get a dizziness feeling of looking down.”

All play items will be designed with electricity in mind so items will resemble atoms and towers will resemble electrical towers.

In the age 5 to 12 area, there will be an interactive shade kite resembling the Benjamin Franklin kite where park attendees can do activities that will help light the kite. The play structures

will be similar to the 2 to 5 year old areas but geared toward older children.

Children can play with musical instruments, an interactive installation, a sensory wall, a wee saw, spinners, disk swing, have motion play “The merry-go-round is the same level as the floor so so you don’t have to get up into it,” he said. “You can just walk on or roll a wheelchair onto it and spin.”

The restroom at the park will be self-cleaning and there will be an interactive water play area.

“We clearly need this kind of facility in our community,” said Michael Seaman, director of the Fulton El Camino Recreation and Park District.

“We most definitely do. The

tact the administrative office or either of the centers at the above #’s and either offer donations or volunteer. The Wellness Center greatly appreciates all of your help and support. Please tell others about their mission, especially those individuals who require the help that they can offer them. All of their services are offered at no cost to participants. If you have any questions you are invited to call them

at the office at either of their locations. The facilities are funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). They provide traditional and alternative approaches to mental health recovery. They are supportive places that honor diversity and encourages individuals to reach their highest potential. The Activity Calendars are located online at: https://www.consumersselfhelp.org/

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put over it because there are very, very few facilities in this region that you can take a kid to when it’s raining. They see CHILDREN page 11

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By San Juan Unified School District

Ribbon cut on new DyerKelly Elementary School Ribbon cut from above Ask any Dyer-Kelly Elementary School student what their first impression of their brand-new two-story campus and the answer is usually a variation of the same thing: ‘Huge!”

“It’s like a mansion, but bigger than a mansion,” said thirdgrader Harmony Moore.

The students’ awe is understandable as they have moved from a now-demolished 40,000 square-foot campus with cramped hallways and outdated classrooms into the new 81,000 square-foot building.

Inside the new school, large wide hallways connect classrooms, complete with a theme from a different continent: North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica, and Africa. The world theme reflects the diversity of the Dyer-Kelly neighborhood where there is a large refugee population and each classroom wing includes open collaboration spaces with modern, kid-friendly furniture where teachers can modify instruction as needed.

On Aug. 14, the day before school started, San Juan Unified celebrated the new campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed immediately by a “meet your teacher night” where students and families were welcomed to see their new classrooms and tour the new campus.

Led by Principal Gianfranco Tornatore, new to Dyer-Kelly this year, speakers expressed excitement for the new campus and all that it means for the neighborhood.

“Schools really have the potential to lift a community,” Tornatore said. “And when 10

you speak to our students, our families and our staff you really get a sense for how excited everybody really is for this new school.”

Board of Education President Pam Costa also noted that the Dyer-Kelly campus is the district’s first new elementary school to be built in 27 years, and thanked the community for supporting bond measures that make school construction possible.

Dyer-Kelly broke ground in April of 2018, and work will continue this semester on new fields and hard courts for outdoor learning. Construction was led by Clark/Sullivan Construction, Lionakis Architects and Kitchell Construction Management and overseen by San Juan Unified Construction Manager Laura Leet and Planner/Coordinator Joe Meistas.

Here is a look at construction by the numbers from Clark/Sullivan Project Manager Anna Kennedy: 389 working days to date: March 23, 2018 (mobilized) – Aug. 14, 2019 (ribbon cutting) 180 Total Days in Dyer-Kelly School year We have worked +2.2 DK school years 151,011 hours Total Worker Hours through the end of August 1,108 Total Hours in DyerKelly School year We would need +136 school years to equate to how many worker hours we have onsite 1,016 Total Different Workers onsite through the end of August ~700 Total Students at DyerKelly School We would need 1.5x the students here to equal our total workers onsite 83 Different Companies onsite through the end of August 55 Total Teachers/Staff at Dyer-Kelly School

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Affordable internet access available for families Illustration of computer with image around it AT&T and Comcast are offering low-cost internet access to eligible San Juan Unified families. As technology continues to advance, having reliable access to highspeed internet is essential -- especially for students. Having this access at home can award so many great opportunities for children in education.

To be eligible, families must: -Have at least one resident who participates in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -Have an address in AT&T’s 21-state service area, at which they offer wireline home Internet service, -Have no outstanding debt for AT&T fixed Internet service within the last six months or outstanding debt incurred under this program.

-If you are a California resident and at least one member of your household receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits you may also qualify based on the same requirements that apply to SNAP participants.

Apply and check the status of their application.

Order Access after you receive notification that your application has been approved by calling 855-220-5211 for English or 855-220-5225 for Spanish.

Available to qualified low-income individuals living wherever Comcast offers service.

Offers low-cost Internet service; the option to purchase an Internet-ready computer for less than $150; and access to free digital literacy training in print, online, and in person.

Now available to low-income households eligible for public assistance programs such as Medicaid, the National School Lunch Program, SNAP, HUD Housing Assistance and others.

Photos courtesy of San Juan Unified

Shown here are photos from the ribbon cutting at Dyer-Kelly Elementary School.

cally Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Recruitment Fair will be hosted on Thursday, Sept. 12 at El Camino Fundamental High School from 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. The event is open to high school juniors and seniors.

Representatives from HBCUs will be on-site conducting on-the-spot interviews and admissions, as well as awarding scholarships to qualified students. Registration is required for the event by visiting www.

Upcoming HBCU gotocollegefairs.com. recruitment fair features Transportation is available to information and on-theand from the district’s various high schools to El Camino Funspot admissions damental High School. A bus The annual United College schedule is available on the disAction Network, Inc.’s Histori- trict’s website, www.sanjuan.edu To be eligible, families must: Not have outstanding debt to Comcast that is less than a year old.

Live in an area where Comcast Internet Service is available.

Not be a current Comcast Internet customer.

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What’s SATURDAY, AUG. 24 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES - MUMBO GUMBO: Mumbo Gumbo is a septet from Sacramento that has been playing together for 30 years! With nine albums they have made a name for themselves mixing rootsy grooves, great songs and powerful playing that you can shake your booty to!

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Ave, Carmichael

SATURDAY, AUG. 24 and SUNDAY, AUG. 25 SACRAMENTO’S COMMUNITY CANNABIS FESTIVAL: There will be a celebration of the harvest of the cannabis flower on August 24th and 25th, 2019 at Cal Expo.

It’s kinda like going to the county fair except the theme is weed. You can buy some pot or weed edibles, you can smoke grass and you can learn more about the current issues surrounding the marijuana debate at this festival.

There will be cannabis vendors, a cannabis competition, the chance to meet the cultivators, special guest speakers, THC and CBD cooking demonstrations, two music stages, a comedy stage, shaded chill seating areas, funnel cake eating contest, live and interactive local art and cannabis themed art instillation’s, DJ’s, games, a Ferris wheel, weed mower races, 4:20 smoke out, a hemp museum, joint rolling contest, free filtered cold water station, chronic costume contest, petting zoo and whatever else comes together between now and August. This event is being produced by a local event promoter with over 15 years experience in street fairs and festivals who wants to create a fun and safe atmo-

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also need to think about what would you do when folks get home from work and you want to take your kids to the park and it’s dark.”

He added there are examples like that in Seattle and in Davis and he’d like to see some examples of that implemented in this design.

“A lot of people here were concerned about shade which are very legitimate concerns with our summers.” Seaman added.

Debby Walker, area resident, who attended the meeting really liked the preliminary ideas.

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sphere to enjoy and celebrate cannabis. Ages 21 and older.

teer their time and talent. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Ave, Carmichael

MONDAY, AUG. 26

SATURDAY, SEPT 7

BILINGUAL STORYTIME/HORA DE CUENTOS BILINGÜE– Enjoy 30 minutes of fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement in English and Spanish. For ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Habla, canta, lee, escribe, y juega con nosotros. Disfruta de 30 minutos de cuentos divertidos, canciones, rimas, y movimiento en inglés y español.

Para niños de 0 a 5 años. Mondays August 12, 19 and 26 from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

CARMICHAEL PARK FOUNDATION DINNER IN THE PARK, 5 p.m., Carmichael Community Sutter Garden/Jensen Botanical Garden

SATURDAY, AUG. 31

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 18 MAYORAL MINGLE FUNDRAISER MEET THE CANDIDATES, Oakmont of Carmichael, 4717 Engle Road, Carmichael, 4:30 to 7 p.m.

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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 mid-September, 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.

and available to sexual assault survivors at any point in their healing. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-4283271.

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

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES -KIWANIS SWING BAND: The Kiwanis goal is to serve the children of the world. Their 18 piece Kiwanis Swing Band has been in existence since 1986 and is made up of 19 musicians from Carmichael and the Sacramento area, who volun-

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/englishcountry-dance/

“I’ve been looking at that vacant piece of land since 1969 and nothing else can really be built on it because of the wires,” she said.

She added the collaboration of the park districts and the foundation, working with the community on a project like this for everybody, especially those with disabilities would be just so incredible.

“The things that we were talking about tonight in terms of the sensory stimulation and all the educational things and recreation and sensory-it’s multidimensional,” she said. “And the education with the electricity, solar panels and conservation wrap all that together.”

Nick Belois, community member of Mission Recre-

ation and Parks District is trict officials will have comThose who would like more also a staunch supporter of munity updates as informa- information can call Grace at the project. tion becomes available.

916-927-3802 ext. 118.

“I think it’s really great,” he said. “I have never been part of something so fun.

We both went to Greer School and they lost a park because the school district took the park back. This is going to be just down the street and all the little children from Kindergarten through fifth grade are really excited about the stuff that’s going to be built in there. We got their input as to what to design and a lot of what you saw tonight was from elementary school children giving their input.”

As the project is still in the planning phases, dis-

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES - DAVE RUSSELL BAND: CMA and Cupit Records National Recording Artist. Named by the CMA as being “Who New To Watch”, performing at some of the largest Music Festivals on the west coast, and continually performing to packed venues, Dave Russell is hitting his stride as one of Nashville’s Newest Recording Artists & showstopping entertainer. Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Ave, Carmichael, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-428-3271 for exact location.

Description: Is your friend or family member in a domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking situation? This free, drop-in group is for you. Learn how to support your loved one, and receive 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 916-428-3271 for exact location. Description: This drop-in support group is free, confidential, open to all genders,

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