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East Sacramento News — B r i n g i n g y o u c o m m u n i t y ne w s f o r 2 6 y e a r s —

Meet East Sac neighborhood favorite:

Mailman Hugh Vang See page 4

Around the Hood. .................................................2 Crossword. ............................................................5 Life in the Village.................................................10 Faces and Places. ................................................14 What’s Happening. .............................................19

4th Generation East Sacramentan

Newest McKinley Village park dedicated to former mayor, R. Burnett Miller See page 3

Meet Sutter Middle School’s very own MasterChef See page 7

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Dirty Does-Zen local art exhibition Friday, March 24th, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, March 25th, 2-8 p.m. and Sunday, March 26th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. clayARTstudio, 814 Alhambra Boulevard. The exhibition is FREE! 12 artists will display their work. For more information contact Marsha Schindler (916) 8382676 or e-mail mschin60@yahoo.com

The Gyani indo-Jazz ensemble, a visiting California-based group, will perform Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 8:00 PM at Capistrano Hall (CPS), CSUS. The CSUS event website says “the ensemble combines Indian raga, jazz, Arabic melodies and global rhythms to make a unique brand of music.” Tickets are $15 general, $12 senior, $8 student. For more information visit http://calFeeling contemplative? kirtan with radi- endar.csus.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDeant Friend will be held on three different dates tails.aspx?EventDetailId=348605. and sites. This is a “call and response chanting, a practice which unites us to our highest, hapThe Mckinley park pond restoration projpiest selves.” Dates/times/locations are: ect has been temporarily placed on hold due Mar 4th 7:30 p.m. Sacramento Dharma Cen- to what the City of Sacramento describes as “a ter,3111 Wisseman Dr, Sacramento record year of precipitation.” Ya think???? For Mar 25th, 7:00 p.m. Diamond Light, Sierra some of us it feels like the great flood could II, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento still arrive. Seriously though, the pond “baApr 22nd, 7:00 p.m. It’s All Yoga 2405 21st sins” need to be dry in order to successfully Street, Sacramento renovate the pond. I’ve noticed that there is a drainage operation underway to help dry the The Sacramento Turn Verein will host its pond out. The City hopes to resume restoracapitol city international Brewfest on March tion no later than early May. Meanwhile, the 18th from1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. The Brewfest City is asking residents NOT to feed waterwill feature 40 different breweries and over 100 fowl stating, “Drawing waterfowl to these debeers from around the world. This event will also watered ponds may cause birds to nest there, include food and live music. The sponsor says which will place their nests in harm and fur“by joining us you will help us support FirstAce, ther delay our progress. Please do not feed a proactive youth Player Development pro- the waterfowl so that they can to return to gram that is used to expand the game of hand- their natural habitats. For more information ball and help others realize the amazing benefits about the California Fish and Wildlife reguthat handball offers through the United States lations protecting our waterfowl and prohibHandball Association.” For more information iting feeding, please refer to 14 CCR T. 14, visit http://sacramentoturnverein.com. General Div. 1, §251.1. “Harassment of Animals.” No admission is $30. Designated drivers $5 (They’ll I didn’t make that harassment bit up....there’s be offered free water! Woohoo!!). only 300 a regulation!! One day, after all the work is tickets oﬀered so don’t wait too long. done, the waterfowl will return. They seem to have very long memories. The Sacramento Master Singers present “Love Heals-Songs of Hope in Trying Times”. transitions Shows are scheduled March 18 at 8 p.m. and Sadly...DaDaS art Gallery and BouMarch 19 at 3 p.m. Both concerts will be per- tique had to leave their trendy spot in East formed at First United Methodist Church, Sac. Owner Yvette Ewell said, “The lease went 21st and J streets. The Master Singers’ website up and we couldn’t afford it. Also the street states, “Jake Runestad’s new work, Let My Love work completely stopped foot traffic.” BUT..... Be Heard — [is] a powerful outpouring of grief faster than a speeding bullet they have resurand a plea for peace as well as fresh settings of faced in Folsom at the Bag Lady. I will miss Kyrie Eleison and Pie Jesu by Ken Medema.” the gallery very much as will local artists who Tickets are $22 for adults, $15 for Seniors and were just getting used to exhibiting their work $10 for students. To purchase tickets visit the and holding workshops there. It was a brilliant Sacramento Master Singers website. business model. East Sac’s loss.

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Newest McKinley Village park dedicated to former mayor, R. Burnett Miller Six Sacramento mayors gathered on Monday, Feb. 27 to celebrate the start of construction for a new urban park at McKinley Village, featuring art, pickleball, a covered farm table, corn toss, children’s play area, and recreation and picnic areas. Named in honor of former Sacramento Mayor R. Burnett Miller, the park is located in the heart of the new development, located at 3260 McKinley Village Way. Mayors past and present at the groundbreaking included: Darrell Steinberg, Heather Fargo, Jimmie Yee, Anne Rudin, Phil Isenberg, and of course R. Burnett Miller, who was joined with family. The park is named in honor of R. Burnett Miller who has led an extraordinary life of dedication to the Sacramento community. Miller served on the Sacramento City Council from 19711977, representing the 3rd District, in which McKinley Village is located. In 1982, he was selected by the City Council to serve as Mayor through the end of 1983, filling out the term of Phil Isenberg who was elected to the State Assembly. In addition to his service in government, Miller has been a leader in supporting many important civic and charitable causes, including arts and cultural institutions and activities in the Sacramento region.

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R. Burnett Miller has served our nation and the Sacramento community with distinction. Born in Sacramento in 1923, he graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School. He served in the armed services during World War II, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and, as part of the U.S. 11th Armored Division, liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. He was awarded a Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his distinguished service. He appeared in the award winning PBS documentary The War directed by Ken Burns. Following his graduation from Georgetown University, Burnett returned to Sacramento and joined his family’s lumber company, Burnett and Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Company, which was founded in 1869. For 148 years and during the decades under Burnett’s leadership, this local company has been known for its excellence in craftsmanship and service and for the high quality jobs provided to workers in our community. Throughout his life, Burnett has been an exemplary community leader. He served on the Sacramento City Council from 1971-1977, representing the 3rd District, in which McKinley Village is located and which, during his tenure, included East Sacramento, McKinley Park, River Park, Elmhurst and parts of

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R. Burnett Miller and his wife Mimi, with their daughter Simon and sons Jim and Fitz (Jim on left/Fitz on right). Burnett Miller has lived in East Sacramento for years.

Midtown. In 1982, Burnett was selected by the City Council to serve as Mayor of the City of Sacramento through the end of 1983, filling out the term of Phil Isenberg who was elected to the State Assembly. In both of those positions, Burnett served with great distinction and accomplishment, earning the respect and admiration of both his colleagues and the community. In addition to his service in government, Burnett has championed

many worthy local causes and organizations in our community. Among other things, he has been a strong supporter of the arts and cultural activities and has led efforts to raise funds for the Crocker Art Museum, the Sacramento History Center, and many other worthy endeavors. Through his public and community service, Burnett has set an unparalleled example of leadership, engagement, and generosity.

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Meet East Sac neighborhood favorite: Mailman Hugh Vang By pat lyncH

Making their way on foot, at night, through dense rain forest and mountain detours, Hugh Vang’s family dared not make a sound. Hmong people were being killed. The Pathet Lao newspaper had said that they would be exterminated “to the last root,” and they meant it. Soldiers patrolled, or crouched in the dense jungle vegetation, waiting. Hugh’s family came across the sprawled bodies of other highland villagers who, like them, had started for the Thailand border. A full third of the thousands who tried to escape died trying. Survival depended on silence. Some mothers rubbed opium into infants’ gums to keep them from crying. Some used too much and the babies never woke. Hugh’s mother wrapped him in a blanket and carried him on her back. It was an exhausting, terrifying, trek but Hugh’s family— his mother, six older brothers and one older sister, (his father had died years earlier) made it to the Soutong Northern Thailand refugee camp. He remembers sitting on the ground in the dirt, trying vaguely to play, looking at the “fences all around.” He was four. Camp conditions were miserable. Many toddlers, who had eaten only boiled leaves and roots on the journey, were unable to take nutrition, and they too died. “We were the lucky ones,” Hugh says now. “Some lost their whole families. I don’t know how we made it, but we did.” Refugees who could find a sponsor to vouch for them could immigrate to another country, usually France, Cana-

da, Australia or America. “We chose America,” Hugh says. “We heard, there you can make something of yourself.” When they got here the first impression was nearly unanimous. America was so bright. In their mountain village the nights were enveloped in blackness, and they navigated with only a flashlight. Here the night sparkled, neon pulsed and lights shone everywhere. Their sponsor was a cousin in Minnesota. From the murky jungles of Laos to St. Paul was more than culture shock. It was December, 1981. “Oh my goodness, it was so cold,” he says. They lived with their cousin and met up with something they had not experienced before: snow. They didn’t own sweaters, coats or appropriate shoes. “A church donated warm clothes and boots for us,” he remembers.“It saved us.” His older siblings then got jobs. Probably because he was the youngest, Hugh found that learning English “wasn’t that hard.” After a few cold years the family relocated to Stockton. There Hugh finished elementary school, Edison High, and after that Delta College, where he “took a bunch of General Ed classes.” One night he attended a Hmong New Year celebration and took particular note of a young lady named May Lor Lee. They were both twenty when they married. “It’s really not that young when you think about it in terms of Hmong culture,” he says. “Some get married at seventeen, even sixteen. We were the old ones.” The young husband worked full time in a place that built car seats. He worked the assembly line, drove the forklift, and one

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day took a Post Office exam. The post office job brought him and May to Sacramento, where he’s been for twenty years. This is where he became the most popular man in our section of the neighborhood. As a mailman Hugh meets everybody, including dogs. The dogs, in fact, are often first to greet him, and not always politely. On 43rd St. he encountered two of the loudest, Pip and Buttercup. When Hugh approached the porch the dogs jumped on the couch and barked in a deafening staccato. When he slipped the mail through the slot they hurled themselves at the door in a furry flurry of rage. Hugh did not flee, or get mad. He merely stood outside the window, looked down at the yapping animals, smiled and put his finger to his lips. “Shhhhh,” he said softly. When he learned their names, he gave them equal attention. “Buttercup, shhhhh,” he’d say. “Pip, shhhhh.” They never stopped barking, but he never stopped trying. To this day, years later, his gentle admonitions are still offered to the incorrigible Buttercup. When he brings meds or packages he’ll hide them in some agreed upon spot if you’re not home; sometimes he’ll bring them by later. The genial competence with which he serves earns him the affection of his clients. “Hugh keeps me loyal to the Post Office,” says Barbara Ruona. “One Christmas season we were really bothered by thieves who followed the mail trucks and the delivery trucks. Hugh outsmarted them. While I was gone he delivered all my stuff to my friend, Eileen, who lives next door. And vice versa.” Foiling crooks by cooperating with neighbors guarantees

appreciation for a mail carrier. Maintaining unfailing good humor locks in his popularity. He possesses, as well, a sensitive and perceptive side. Says neighbor Suzi Byrd, “When my husband passed away nobody on the block knew yet, but Hugh immediately saw that something was wrong. He wasn’t afraid to ask and he knew the right thing to say. He gave me a small hug and spoke so kindly. He brought a little light into a dark time in my life. I don’t know another neighborhood that has a more generous mail carrier.” Another resident, Carl Xjimenez, recalls meeting Hugh for the first time. “The day we moved to East Sac Hugh introduced himself and welcomed us to the neighborhood. For a moment I thought we were living in Mayberry. I’ve chat-

ted with him too. Such a warm personality.” Perennially upbeat and smiling, he keeps his political views to himself, but did say, “When I became an American citizen, the only thing I changed about myself was the way I spell my name.” Hieu became Hugh. His spirit of service arrives from his perception that “we’re all in this together.” His personal journey, which included his very survival, taught him the worth of community and shared trust. This year a muchloved woman on 43rd Street died. The East Lawn chapel overflowed, and mourners spilled into the hallway. There, standing quietly, in uniform, was Hugh. He’d gotten permission to use his lunch period to attend the service. “I wish I’d had time to change to a suit,” he whispered. “To show respect.”

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Sacramento City College celebrates 100 years with lavish gala and surprise guests By Monica Stark

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Celebrating 100 years of higher education, Sacramento City College’s centennial gala, which will be held on Saturday, March 25 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, promises to include the glitz and glamour of SCC talent with live music, a fancy dinner, a live auction, vaudeville acts, performance excerpts of City Theater’s the Music Man, Midsummer’s Night Dream, The Great Gatsby and a guest appearance by none other than a Belle Cooledge impersonator, played by psychology professor Gayle Pitman. To ready Pitman for the role, the college’s fashion department is making a gown for the gala. Cooledge, the college’s founder and first administrator as well as the city’s first woman mayor once said: Whether students began their higher education here or finished it here, Sacramento Junior College would provide memories and experienc-

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es those students would carry with them all their lives. Surely, memories of the sort will be shared among past and current faculty and students at the gala. At $100 per ticket, the centennial gala is the time to don your cocktail attire and expect to be captivated. No talking heads or lengthy speeches –performers will entertain you from the time you walk into the hotel until the time you leave. An exciting event, the fundraiser will pay homage to students and faculty past and present. “This college deeply values students because that’s what we are all about. We’re going to showcase students from theater … and we will get to highlight all of our performing arts,” said interim college president Whitney Yamamura. A fourth generation Sacramentan, Yamamura’s maternal grandparents came to seek fortune in the United States and became farmers in the area. “My mom and uncle and aunt graduated from Sac City… This was the place to go. Our family has been grateful for Sac City.” New to the position of interim college president as of earlier this year, Yamamura said he felt honored and privileged, and “to be honest quite embarrassed” to be in the role after so many community members worked on the gala. “It takes a lot of effort to get off the ground.” Asked if any famed or honored guests will attend the

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Shown here is a collection of historic photographs from over the years at Sacramento City College.

gala, Vice President of Student Services Michael Poindexter said, “We’ve been trying to get Jessica (Chastain, Golden Globe winner), but we haven’t been successful at this point...I’ll keep on my folks and keep inviting her to be there.” A local girl, Chastain attended El Camino High School and Sacramento City College before attending Juilliard School in New York City. Poindexter said there could be some famous baseball peo-

ple in attendance as well as mayors of different surrounding cities. “There should be some famous people there, but I guess, Jessica would be the main attraction. I’ll keep on my folks and keep inviting her to be there.” Besides acknowledging the 100-year history of the college, the gala will raise funds for students, including helping pay for books (books now cost about $500 each); feeding hungry students; finding housing for homeless students; and helping faculty be innovative and creative in the classroom. The fundraiser is expected to raise between $200,000 to $300,000 to go toward these efforts. Organizers are still looking for other sponsors and funders who feel passionate about community college. As Poindexter reminds readers: “Community colleges are basically a large institution that students begin their career or start over again or come and learn additional things. So, it’s the largest educational institution out there and we’re touching the lives of so many

people, so many groups of people. We need that kind of funding to do those special things to make sure students are being successful and so that faculty are being successful on the campus, too.” The college continues its 100-year celebration throughout the year with a car show on Saturday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on campus, 3835 Freeport Blvd. Visitors are invited to check out the college’s collective history with a parade of cars. From the heavyweights of yesterday to today’s green fuel-efficient vehicles, there will be 100 cars from 1916 to present day.

If you go: What: Sacramento City College Centennial Gala Where: Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J St. When: Saturday, March 25 from 6 to 10 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets: Single tickets: $100; couples $200 Contact: 558-2198 On the web: www.scc.losrios. edu/sccat100/gala/ Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Meet Sutter Middle School’s very own MasterChef Adam Wadhwani, an eighth grader at Sutter Middle, is currently a contestant on the fifth season of MasterChef Junior. MasterChef Junior is a culinary competition series featuring home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13. The show premiered on Feb. 9. Adam has currently made it to the top 20 contestants by winning his challenges. Adam was asked a few questions about his experience and his love of food.

Do you see becoming a chef as a possible career path? I see myself going into engineering or mathematics, but I’d like to open a test kitchen where I can show the science behind my dishes. The one question everyone wants to know – what was Gordon Ramsay like? Off the production set, he was very engaging with all of us kids. He was helpful during the filming and his critiques were very honest.

When did you start cooking? In 5th Grade, my family moved to Copenhagen, Denmark during my dad’s sabbatical. There was a grocery store down the street and I watched What did you learn from Chef YouTube videos to learn how to cook. Ramsey? A video from first season of MasI learned so much. He helped me terChef was actually one of the first improve my technique. things I watched. So, how is it watching yourself on What’s your favorite type of television? cuisine? The show was taped last April and Molecular gastronomy. May* so I feel I look totally different now. The video editing also make the What sort of food can you make cooking segments much faster than using molecular gastronomy? they happened in real life. My first experiment was baking a Molten Lava Cake. I really enjoy mak- What is your favorite Sacramento ing liquid spheres which are encased restaurant? with a film. We don’t eat out too eat often, but I really enjoy Thai food downtown. Do you cook at home for your My dad once took me to The family and friends? Kitchen, and I was really imI cook two to three times a week. pressed with the quality of food I cook more often when I am not in and ingredients. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– school or busy with other activities.

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Confessions of a local psychic Healing Arts Festival presenter discusses life journey into the metaphysical world By Monica Stark

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She was 23 years old. At the hospital for a minor surgery, Jeanne Borgen’s journey into a life as a psychic had just begun. It took four years after that fateful day before she was told she was special. Like a lifetime ago, Borgen has since used her gifts to help solve cases for undercover government and police departments and will be a featured presenter at this year’s Healing Arts Festival to be held at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St., Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Joined with about 60 other exhibitors and workshop presenters, Borgen shared with this publication more details about how she became a psychic. On that day at the hospital, the nurse and anesthesiologist administered sodium pentothal, a typical procedure. But Borgen flatlined and everyone panicked. “They weren’t expecting this to happen and I crossed over… and I didn’t want to come back,” she says today. “I had four children, very happily married but the feeling that you get when you cross over made me not want to return. The next thing I knew, there was a man standing there telling me I needed to go back and I was trying to get around him. I kept thinking he’s not going to stop me and the next thing I knew, I was back in the operating room looking down at my body and I heard my doctor saying, ‘Oh my God, her husband is going to kill me.’” Then she woke up in recovery and the nightmare began. It was like something happened to her mind and body where she was actually hearing people talk when they weren’t talking. She was picking up all their thoughts, but she didn’t know what was happening. “They kept me in the hospital for seven days, ran every test possible and then the doctor said to go home, have a barbecue and a martini. I ended up being a recluse because I couldn’t be around people. I learned, when I went into a restaurant I had to have my back up against the wall because I could block what was in front of me but couldn’t from what was behind me.” She then went to see a Catholic exorcist because she was told she was possessed by the devil, but she was told by a bishop that he didn’t think

that was her problem. When Borgen started crying, he said, “But if it makes you feel better, I’ll do it for you. So, I actually went through an official exorcism and after it was all over, nothing changed. The bishop was so nice. He said, ‘Go home, I really feel this is for a reason and God will come and show you the way.’ So, I waited one year for God to start showing me.” It seems like everything happens by accident, but Borgen believes in fate. It took a while but it happened when she had a neighbor run up to her house pounding on the door saying her sister had a stroke. Borgen responded like a doctor, though she didn’t understand what she was saying: “She didn’t have a stroke, she has Bells Palsy and diabetes, and she’s really gained too much weight and she also broke her foot.” The woman asked Borgen if she could tape the talk; Borgen obliged and the tape was mailed to the doctor. The doctor called her and said she does have Bell’s Palsy and then asked she if she wanted to go to work with him. After all, he said the hardest thing in medicine is the diagnosis and Borgen had rattled that off in a couple of minutes what would have taken them many tests and time. She then asked him, What is Bell’s Palsy? She’d never heard of it and she started going on a search thinking, “Gosh, I can do something!” She then donated her mind to universities and research centers. She even worked with Russian psychics for three months and continued a huge search to learn to control what she had. Suffice to say, she went from a medical diagnosis straight to police work where she can track anyone, she says. “My fastest time was when they found a person in 19 minutes from the time they put it on the air until the time they found the person. I also identified a boy that wanted to commit suicide and drank a bunch of turpentine. He ran away and went down into a canyon behind a grammar school. I notified the police where he was, because he would have died down there. They picked him up in 10 minutes and had him in emergency. You must react very quickly.” When Borgen does a reading, she starts at your birth and highlights your life and different things that have happened. Then she goes into the next two years thoroughly, then highlights 10 years. Then, she reads

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five people in your life. This is what she will do at the Healing Arts Festival, by the way. Asked if she was ever wrong with a prediction, Borgen said she can’t remember a time when she was totally wrong. “If I’m sure about it, I’ll predict it and if not I’ll hold back. I think really hard before I do predictions, combined with lots and lots of research so I don’t put something out to scare somebody. It also is about interpretation. I get visions and they always happen. I just don’t predict. I go into it thoroughly and look at it from all sides,” she said. “One instance was when I picked this gal out of the audience and I said, ‘I see a man and he approached you with red roses and he drives this car’ and telling her about all this while she’s looking at me bewildered and the girl next to her was shaking her head yes. So, I said, ‘Oh my. I have the wrong gal,’ so you can make mistakes, but I caught on before I finished. So, I don’t normally read people in a group but rather ask questions.” Through Borgen’s search, she found that there is a real purpose in life and that things happen for a reason and a lot of people don’t realize that and have talents they haven’t ever tapped into. Eventually they will, but will do more with a little shove and she says she can facilitate a big shove. “A woman once came to see me and I told her she was supposed to write children’s books. She told me that she didn’t even know how to spell and I told her you don’t have to spell; other people do that. She argued with me but told herself if I said she could write a book, she would write a book. She’s now publishing her third book. There are many, many cases where people have talents, but they just haven’t recognized it yet.” Also, it’s important to know there is a lot in what you say, she continued. For example, if you say ‘my head hurts’, you’re owning it and of course it hurts. “I had someone tell me all the time that she was so pissed about something and I asked her if she had bladder problems. She said, yes. Can you help me with that? I said yes, stop saying that. I also worked with a man who had Crohn’s Disease. I asked him if he ever said the word S**T__. He said he never says that word. While he was writing his notes, he dropped them and said, “Oh crap.” And I said, “(There it is”)! The mind is very pow-

Prasanna Hankins, owner of the Healing Arts Festival

erful. Whatever you put in your mind, is your reality. So, I try to keep it as positive as I can.” Another presenter at the festival, Erin Burrell, a local gal who grew up by Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard, worked 25 years for the state and retired. Burrell was then able to follow her passions: tarot readings and psychometry, the holding of objects. “I see what information may come through to me. It’s believed objects can hold energy.” She says sometimes when she holds an object she’ll get an image of something (clairvoyance) or she will hear words (clairaudience) that may relate to the person or a loved one close to them. “I also feel and know things when I hold an object. I’m still a work in progress and my abilities are still developing. I also do readings out of my home in Elk Grove.” She’ll be presenting because she felt compelled to speak on grief. “It’s my personal story. I lost six loved ones within a 7-year period starting with my husband’s suicide. It caused me to look at life differently and sent me on a search to find what I now believe in, that there is more beyond this physical life. I will share the tools that helped me get beyond my grief, that allowed me to once again live a happy and joyous life.” Around since 1999, the Healing Arts Festival was bought by Prasanna Hankins, local healer yoga teacher, and entrepreneur in the metaphysical and spiritual community. Purchased from a friend of hers, a psychic who began the practice of donating proceeds to a charity, Hankins bought the festival in the spirit of giving back to the community. An animal lover, fundraising for the SPCA was a nobrainer. Twenty five percent of the proceeds get donated to the SPCA. “For anyone who wants to donate more, we have a donation box available,” she said. Details for Healing Arts Festival Back with the popular metaphysical, spiritual, and holistic expo, the Healing Arts Festival to be held at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center See Healing Arts Festival, page 19 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Women’s Wisdom Art transforms women’s lives in our community By Jan Dalske

When Laura Ann Walton founded The Wisdom Project in 1991, as a part of Maryhouse, it was a daytime shelter for homeless women and children. The program was initially designed as an art empowerment program for women who were working to overcome poverty, homelessness, violence, and abuse. The women formed an artist’s co-op and always donated a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the art that they created back into the program. Women’s Wisdom ART, what the current program is known as, operated under the wing of The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services from 2000 to 2012. In June of 2012 Women’s Wisdom ART (WWA) was led by Laura Ann Walton, Helen Plenert, and a small Board of Directors, as well as a large group of volunteers. It operated as a non-profit corporation under the umbrella of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, received additional small grants and depended mostly on private donors. Ms Plenert recently retired after serving as the Program Director for WWA for ten years. Last year, the organization celebrated a milestone of twenty five years of service to local women. The women they help have experienced some sort of trauma in their lives. The WWA staff members believe that the arts helps enliven and empower. As a result the lives of the women changed and they begin to heal themselves. Arriving at that milestone was a challenge. The program was slated to be closed down in 2012, as the recession took its toll on funding sources. But, some very dedicated volunteers and women that had been helped in the program convinced the leadership to keep it going. They kept it going, and helped it to thrive. The past five years were difficult. But, Ms Plenert was determined not to let the program fail. 2016 marked the 25th anniversary for WWA. In June of that year the WWA became an independent 501c3 organization. The artist members now include a diverse range of women from across Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

“As in any art form, you have a sense of power over the medium that you are manipulating to create an image.” –Helen Plenert

a broad spectrum. But, they all have two things in common: they are all women and they are all artists. They gather in their community to create art as a way to escape isolation, recover from illness or loss. They forge new friendships and become empowered to transform their own lives and the lives of others in their families and communities. As a part of their celebration they developed an anthology which includes poems written by the members of the Wisdom community for the last 25 years. The title of the Wisdom Poetry Anthology is “Lift It Tenderly”. During the last 25 years over 2,000 women have attended WWA. There are poems that were written by participants from 1991 to 2016. It is remarkable to read the thoughts expressed by the many poets over those 25 years. This unique collection of poetry celebrates a chorus of voices, transparent with simplicity, honesty and courage. Many of the poems are the very first that the writers had attempted. Others have written poetry all of their lives and have received recognition and prizes for their efforts. By purchasing a copy of this anthology you can experience the wisdom of the poems, such as “From the death of innocence is born deep wisdom…from the dark, dark storm arise people of the wild who know pure wisdom…” Louie When I asked Helen Plenert what writing their poetry does for the women, she answered, “as in any art form, you have a sense of power over the medium that you are manipulating to create an image. With poetry you are crafting the words to create an image in

the listeners mind. It’s that power over the medium that transforms into power in one’s own life. I’ve seen young children who have self-esteem issues suddenly shine. The same is true for adults. Even the most self-assured people get knocked off their pedestal when trauma strikes their lives. It’s at this point that Art becomes a healing tool. When I listen to the women’s poetry I can feel the emotion pouring out. I’ve had women tell me that once they put those feelings into words they began to feel much better physically.” As far as whether they share their thoughts and feelings with the reader, she said that “sometimes the thoughts and feelings are meant to be private and are not shared. Most will share their writings. Women’s Wisdom ART has always made time for the women to share their work with the public during art receptions and invites from other organizations.”

Who had the idea for the Anthology? Wisdom has also created poetry chap books (small pamphlet type publications) over the years. The publisher of the last chap book in 2014 approached two of Wisdom’s Instructors, Susan Kelly-Dewitt and Lara Gularte, about creating an anthology. They included Helen in the conversations in 2015 and she insisted that they include poems from the past 25 years to celebrate the anniversary of 25 years in the Sacramento region. Everyone was in agreement but the person who actually did the physical hard work of putting the poems in order was the founder, Laura Ann Walton. The Wisdom Poetry Anthology was presented to the public Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Parkway Theatre in South Sacramento. If you missed this special event you can call the office at 916-8382981 or email WisdomArt@womenswisdomart.org They will be happy to tell you how you can support these women as they work to improve their lives.

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LIFE IN THEByVILLAGE Jan DalSke East Sacramento News

The Fourth of July 1955 was a fun day. We watched the neighborhood come alive with colored sparklers. Dad said we could watch the neighbors celebrate but we needed to stay in our front yard. Mom brought us out an old blanket to sit on while we enjoyed the celebration. Linda, Timothy and Rodney and I squeezed onto the blanket and watched in wonder as the noises and colors surrounded us. Our family did not have any sparklers. Dad told us that he read in the newspaper that sparklers were dangerous and we could get hurt by holding them. We could get poked in the eye or

get burned. So, Dad did not buy us any sparklers. July was turning out to be a very hot month. Dad’s big thermometer that was hanging on the wall of the house near the patio said that it was 102 degrees. That day was July 13, just a week after the Fourth of July. To us it seemed like it was the hottest summer ever. And, our new house was not air conditioned. My dad brought home a big square machine that he called a “swamp cooler”. He took out the window in the dining room area, and put the machine up against the opening. He measured the area and added a piece of wood to the

opening to seal it off. Then he got the hose from the yard and filled up the back of the “swamp cooler”. I guess it needed water to work. Maybe that is how it would make the house cooler. I usually watched my dad when he worked around the house. It was interesting to see what he was doing and I always learned something new. My dad probably wondered why I was so interested in what he was doing. I know that he wanted Rodney and Timothy to pay attention and learn something but they were never interested and I always was. Some time ago I had asked my dad how he had learned how to do so many different things. He wanted to know if I remembered where he grew up. I said that, yes, I did. And, I remembered when our family had visited the house that was on the farm where he had lived in Wisconsin. He had many chores to do. They had cows, and pigs and chickens. He had grown up there and learned how to take care of

the animals and do various jobs to keep everything working. Oh, that must have been where he learned everything. When dad finished working on the swamp cooler on the patio, he went into the house and plugged it into the outlet in the wall and turned on the switch. I ran inside to see what it would do. It was like magic! Cool air was blowing into the house. The cooler was doing its job… it was cooling the dining room and the living room. But, we did not have a cooler in any of the bedrooms. Maybe we would all have to sleep in the living room for the summer months. It was summer vacation. But, I still had not been outside to play very often. There was always something to help with in the house. Rodney and Timothy always took off after breakfast. They went out to play with some of the boys that lived on our street. I helped my mom with her work. We would be moving Rita’s bed to the bedroom where Linda and I slept

today. Her bed was small and just fit into a corner by the closet. It had a little wooden rail on one side so she would not fall out. After all, she was only two. Mom and I decided to dust the legs on the dining room table. They were really dirty. But, since I was smaller and could fit under the table, she handed me the rag and the furniture polish. It was fun being under the table and I really made the legs shine. And the cleaner had a nice smell. When I was down there working I noticed that along the edges under the table top there were pieces of old bread crust. I guess Timothy and Rodney put them there. They probably did not want to eat them and Mom would never know. Well, she knew now. I showed her what I found and where they were hidden. She said that she would be talking to the boys about wasting food. I did not mean to get them in trouble, but they should not have hidden the bread crusts in the first place. Silly boys!

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Meet the

Pixeladies “Telling Stories in Cloth”

by Leigh Stephens

Ella K. McClatchy Library is showcasing the work of art quilt artists, the Pixeladies, Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki during February, March and through April 26. The library held an afternoon reception on Saturday, Feb. 25 where community members and artists gathered to meet the women and see their colorful and socially conscious quilts. Their quilts and scarves have been published and juried in national and international exhibits. The women say they became the Pixeladies because the “pixel” is the smallest element of an image on the computer screen. They use the computer to draft compositions and then collage these with paper texts and phrases cut from magazines and newspapers. They use an inkjet printer with textile dyes, print their design onto fabric, and then stitch the fabric to batting and backing. Their studio has three computers, three printers, four sewing machines, and a serger. They say they do not let the cat inside the studio! In addition to creating quilts and silk scarves, the Pixeladies teach quilting and Photoshop classes at guilds and online. Kris and Deb are best friends with a long history together. They met in 1978, at the German Club when they attended California State University, Sacramento. Both have advanced degrees. After graduation they went their separate ways. Kris was teaching college, and Deb was managing fabric stores. Deb says she loved visiting Kris in exotic places, but kept telling Kris to come back home to Sacramento, and they’d start a business. Well, Kris eventually did come home, and the Pixeladies was born in 2003. Deb was an Air Force brat. Her father was a navigator, which she says gives her a genetic right to tell people where to go. She says she has been playing with fabric for as long as she can remember. She currently serves as Special Events Chair of the International Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and was the 2016 Volunteer of the Year. There is a Northern California and Nevada active group of quilters. 12

The Pixeladies, Kris Sazaki & Deb Cashatt

Quilt, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”

International SAQA with more than 3,400 members is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications. It defines an art quilt as “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.” Kris says she was an Army “brat”and inherited the gift of gab from her dad and a sense of adventure from her mom. She learned sewing from her sister, and knitting from her sister-inlaw. She is a past president of Studio Art Quilt Associates. She says, “ I like belonging to that community of women who have told stories in cloth for centuries.” Deb says, “I think that’s why we belong to a number of organizations; we get so much support from fellow artists and teachers.” To collaborate seems natural to them. They have complementary skills. They say neither of them felt like making art a business on their own. They have come to realize that art need not be an isolated adventure. The collaborative process brings out each other’s talents. It’s productive and stimulating. Kris says, “ I’m a writer at heart. I love to write. Deb realized this and kept saying, ‘We’ve gotta write a book’!” When they went to a meeting at the Northern California Quilt Council, the topic was publishing and the different avenues available to publish in their field. C&T Publishing was

there and encouraged the women to submit proposals. Furoshiki Fabric Wraps was published in February 2012. C&T loved the furoshiki idea. The women say they do too because it’s about fabric at its simplest and most beautiful. “We have lots of ideas for future books. With the publication of a book, name recognition grows.” Kris says they are currently working on a book on digital designing that will accompany their online Photoshop courses. When asked what their families think about their accomplishments, Kris says, “To be completely honest, while they appreciate my accomplishments, they’re more impressed by my homemade cookies.” Deb says, “My husband is very proud and supportive of our work, but for many of my family members, the art is too political. C’est la vie!“ She says, “Kris and I have recently been working with ideas relating to colored pencils as they explore issues concerning race in America. We have nine quilts displaying colored pencils. One meaningful quilt to me is Language of Color 9: Color Dissonance. It is such a successful piece in terms of the symbolism of the conflict between the lead color and the pencil color, the chaotic quilting lines, and the conflict between the nice text about pretty colors and the not-sonice text about race.” From a military family, it’s not surprising that Deb says the quilt War in Black and White has strong meaning for her. She says, “The message behind war means more to me

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than slapping a Support the Troops bumper sticker on your car. I was not a supporter of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “There are so many issues for veterans that we are not discussing such as on-going medical issues, especially PTSD and its effect on the military family. Because our country doesn’t have a draft, the burden is borne predominately by the lower socio-economic classes.” Kris says, “I have been thinking a lot about the Flag quilt lately. We worked on this piece last summer, 2016, and had been wanting to make a flag for a long time because of its symbolic power. For us, the flag is a symbol of patriotism, and what is more patriotic than voting? “With the Supreme Court nullifying parts of the Voting Rights Act and the upcoming presidential election, the time for the flag had come. Since we decided to hand quilt it, I often found myself physically wrapped in the flag, sewing what sometimes felt like a stitch for every citizen whose right to vote was now severely curbed.” When Barack Obama was first elected U.S. President in 2008, many artists took to their particular medium to mark this historic occasion the first African American president of the United States of America. The Pixeladies wanted to commemorate this momentous occasion as well and created The Picture is Only Half the Story (featuring the head of Obama). The quilt traveled around the country to many exhibitions and was feaSee Quilts, page 14 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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tured in the book, Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi (Voyager Press, 2010). The quilt was sold in the fall of 2016. Deb and Kris say, “First we searched for texts and phrases that people could have said; people who saw candidate Obama as a symbol of hope and change. As they were projecting their hopes and dreams onto this man, we put those words and phrases onto his face. “ The words that left the greatest impression were: long march, challenges, together, common hope, and moving in the same direction. This became the starting point of the now famous Obama quilt.” Deb says, “While my family were not supporters, I think they were impressed that the quilt appeared on a jumbotron in Times Square!” In creating Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, which features a pair of women’s red pumps, Kris and Deb say, “In the summer of 2016, women did not and still don’t earn the same amount of money as men for the same work. We thought we were going to elect the first woman president. Some things never change though,

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and we must keep pointing out this fact.” Deb says, “Shoes make a great vehicle for talking about all sorts of topics. I guess now we need to make a pair of women’s athletic shoes to talk about Title IX.” The women laugh about their quilt, American Still Life: The Weight of the Nation. “We had fun making this one. We ate at the famous fast food restaurant so we could get the

correct container shapes. We found so many neat words that we were able to string into funny phrases.” Kris says, “The one I remember is Lard of America. We laughed a lot making this piece. This is what makes collaborating fun. It is also the largest text piece we’ve done, so we spent a lot of time on it.” Deb says, “I think the funniest part of this quilt is what

we put on the back. It says something like, ‘No, the irony is not lost on the artists who met about 50 pounds ago…each’!” As to the future for this ambitious pair they say, “We think what might be interesting to know about us is that although we have similar political leanings, we don’t see eye-to-eye on a few issues. We have been collecting words having to

do with gun control. We have an opportunity to enter a piece in an exhibition about guns later this year. We think it’s important that we work on a way to discuss our differing opinions in a single piece of art.” If you would like to sign up for classes or check their current exhibits, the talented Pixeladies can be reached online at www. pixeladies.com.

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Post flooding clean-up and garden beautification at Camp Pollock Photos by Stephen Crowley stephen@valcomnews.com

Camp Pollock is now OPEN again! After 17 days of closure due to inaccessibility and flooding on the Parkway, Camp Pollock is now open and accessible. There has been a lot of weeding, predominantly in the native plants garden and courtyard. All of this water was great for the plants, but even better for the weeds. On Saturday, March 4, volunteers weeded the native plant garden of invasive and non-native species. Due to inclement weather there were a lot of branches and sticks land throughout the property. Volunteers picked them up and moved them. They helped clean off the deck, removed trash or litter that was brought up with the flooding. Volunteer days are held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at Camp Pollock, 467 Del Paso Blvd. Wear sturdy, closed toes shoes, hat, dress in layers and bring a water bottle, snack and liability form. All youth must be accompanied by their guardian. Register online, so staff can plan volunteer projects accordingly. Volunteers will be notified by email if the event is canceled. Rainy conditions will also cancel Service Project. www.sacramentovalleyconservancy.org/

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Matías Bombal’s Hollywood Kong: Skull Island

The MPAA has rated this PG-13 Warner Brothers retools the Eighth Wonder of the World for “Kong: Skull Island”. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts worked from a screenplay adaptation by three screenwriters based on a story by John Gatins. This re-imagines Kong in an entirely new way for new audiences. Elements of the story are similar to the classic Kong ideas of 1933; a man obsessed with finding the island in order to find large creatures there, Bill Randa, played by John Goodman. There’s a voyage by ship to the fog and storm surrounded Skull Island, prehistoric creatures roaming the island, a giant spider and the physical size of Kong as he bats at aircraft, in this case, Vietnam War-era helicopters. These aspects aside, the story and ideas in this movie are a new narrative, which melds aspects of “Apocalypse Now”, “The Lost World” (1925), “Gilligan’s Island”, “The African Queen” and more! Normally, this kind of a pastiche would sink any picture, but remarkably, this actually works well here. Set in the early 1970s, a helicopter investigative mission heads over the island. They are led by military man Preston Packard, played by Samuel L. Jackson. Rather than being sent home from Vietnam, he wants to do one more mission. The new Kong is bigger than life. The other familiar faces, not previously mentioned, seen on screen belong to actors Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell and Shea Whigham, who you may remember from “Boardwalk Empire”. Once the choppers are “forced” on the ground, they rely on an expert jungle finder who knows how to seek out the impossible in unusual terrain, James Conrad, played Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

I love the smell of King Kong in the morning. The new King Kong never leaves this island. Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

by Tom Hiddleston. Conrad leads the party including photographer Mason Weaver, played by Brie Larson, into dangerous ground. At every turn, a prehistoric monster or one laying in pockets just under the Earth’s crust surface and make quick meals of the dwindling cast. John C. Reilly adds fun in his portrayal of a World War II era pilot lost and surviving on the island since the war, Hank Marlow. There is no doubt of Mr. Reilly’s greatness as an actor, yet I have never liked the parts he’s played. Here, he adds a perfect mixture of art and whimsy in his performance, delivering an understated and brilliant portrayal. In fact, as hokey as this may all seem, the story is gripping and entertaining. Elements do seem familiar, but in a comfortable way and more than anything, this is great fun. What is missing in this version is that most human element that underscored the earlier versions, the love between beauty and the beast. However, that will not take away from your wild ride to Skull Island. This will be presented in 2 and 3D versions, as well as select IMAX presentations in IMAX theatres. Check your local listings.

A Cure For Wellness The MPAA has rated this R Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation offers a thriller, “A Cure for Wellness” a story of a young financial executive, Lockhart, played by Dane DeHaan, urgently sent from New York to find and bring back his company’s CEO, Mr. Pembroke, to push through a merger essential to the company’s survival. The CEO has had an extended stay in an exclusive wellness center in the beautiful Swiss Alps.

From the very first moments, the tone is set with brilliant photography and mood, building slowly and deliberately into a strange and morbid moments. Lockhart is sent to the Alpen retreat, situated in a foreboding yet beautiful castle, to bring back his man. The lush and seductive photography by Bojan Bazelli takes us to a setting of time suspended, where the world’s wealth have gone to take” the cure”. Director Gore Verbinski, who also wrote the story for the movie, captures the essence of the luxurious spa palaces of the beginning in the 19th Century, where doctors, convinced that for every malady there was a correct medicinal spring of water, would bathe or immerse patients into thermal waters for therapeutic value, augmented by diets, mud packs, exercises and more. The most famous of these resorts of that era were found in Germany’s Baden Baden. Charlie Chaplin was among the first directors to feature such place in the movies, for comedy in his 1917 Mutual Comedy “The Cure”. Verbinski takes that ideal and darkens it with the decayed remains of such a place in modern times. Once Lockhart arrives, he finds a world out of step with the rest of the globe, eerie and odd and is frustrated that he cannot communicate with, nor even visit the man he has come so far to see. He implores the director of the sanitarium, Henrich Volmer, played by Jason Isaacs, to let Penbroke out with little result. Angered by lack of contact, he leaves to return to his own hotel in the nearby village. Along the way, a deer leaps in front of the sanitarium’s Mercedes-Benz and it crashes down the steep hillside tumbling into an abyss, resulting in a broken leg for Lockhart.

Dane DeHaan’s cure for curiosity turns dark in A CURE FOR WELLNESS. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

He awakes in the sanitarium and is nursed to health with a cast on one leg and begins to suspect that the treatments at this spa are not what they seem to be. In short order, he is diagnosed with a with an illness that would best be treated by the curative waters of the sanitarium. To keep from going mad and find out what is really going on, he consents to begin “the cure”. English actor Jason Isaacs’ portrayal of Volmer, offers a cool collected nature, calming and off-putting at the same time. Imagine a stern Christopher Plummer from “Sound of Music”. He adds gravitas to his role of sanitarium director of mysterious origin. Director Verbinski not only holds you in creepy suspense, but lavishes you with elements we have all seen before in classic suspense movies about castles, monsters and vampires, but makes it his own. It is what a classic Hammer Studio horror film of the 1960s would have been like with a big budget. You’ll think of “Frankenstein”, “Nosferatu”, and “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” as the hauntingly beautiful images unfold. All during this, Lockhart struggles to find a truth, anything to assure himself he’s not slowly losing his mind. Lockhart sees an odd young woman, Hanna, played by Mia Goth, who seems totally out of step with everyone else there... the only young person

for miles. It peaks his interest. He goes searching for answers, but takes a wrong turn that leads him into discovering truths of the sanitarium. Now, he’s discovering a situation not unlike the rock and roll song lyric: You may check in any time you like, but you may never leave. I have been watching the development of actor Dane DeHaan, playing Lockhart, over the years, first catching my attention in 2013’s “Kill Your Darlings”, the very odd “Life after Beth” and as the Green Goblin in “The Amazing Spider Man 2”. He seems to be going in interesting directions and think he’ll be an actor to watch in future. This movie starts to become a bit ridiculous at the end and a bit long, almost going over the top, but I must say that I liked it quite a bit. Sometimes movies don’t have to be great to entertain and this certainly entertains. It examines if whether we are really well in our daily lives in the rat race, or perhaps should have other important goals. Not only that, but I am still thinking about it now, so many days after having seen it. Help Support MAB Hollywood Support Matias Bombal’s Hollywood! Donate at this link: h t t p : / / w w w. p a y p a l . m e / MABHollywood Thanks! http://www.mabhollywood. com @MABHollywoodx

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Campus stormwater project nurtures the American River By Dixie Reid

Sacramento State’s award-winning stormwater-management project is in part disguised as tidy gardens sprouting drought-tolerant plants and porous walkways made of frothy-looking concrete. The 24 LID (low-impact development) devices in seven locations on campus collect and filter 3.6 million gallons of stormwater annually. This helps to greatly reduce the University’s impact on the American River, which runs alongside the campus. The amount of sediment and metal loads flowing into the river is down by 60 percent to 90 percent on average. “ The whole project is about protecting the American River,” says Maureen Kerner, research engineer with Sacramento State’s Office of Water Programs (OWP). “Before this project, stormwater runoff on campus was collected and pumped over the levee into the river, carrying pollutants with it. “We’re protecting the river’s beneficial uses, including the municipal water supply, the aquatic habitat, boating, swimming, and fishing.” In 2014, the state Water Resources Control Board awarded OWP and the City of Sacramento $3.3 million in Proposition 84 clean-water funds to design, build, and monitor the LID project. Construction began in June 2015. Today, the system of innovative LID devices – bioretention planters, a flow-through planter, rain gardens, infiltrating bioswales, roof downspout disconnects, and porous pavement – is functioning as planned. In addition to reducing

the runoff discharged into the American River and preventing erosion, the devices collect rainwater to replenish campus groundwater supplies for irrigation. The project has won two awards: The California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) last year named it the state’s outstanding stormwater best management practices implementation project. And in 2015, the Sacramento section of the American Society of Civil Engineers recognized it as the region’s best urban development project. Among the LID team’s outreach efforts are colorful, educational signs posted at the seven locations, as well as on the campus side of the Guy West Bridge across the American River. They also created a self-guided walking tour of the seven locations at owp.csus.edu/lid that is accessible on mobile devices. And the campus LID website (owp.csus.edu/ csus-lid) provides design plans, construction information, monitoring details, and a list of drought-tolerant plants chosen for the project. “The plants are an important component of LID, so we listed them all in case people visiting want to do something similar on their own property,” Kerner says. The successful LID project adds to Sacramento State’s reputation as one of the world’s most sustainable campuses. For instance, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), a national nonprofit that empowers higher education institutions worldwide to lead

Photo by Jessica Vernone/Sacramento State

A maturing rain garden and porous pavement in the Library Green are among the many campus stormwater-management devices that ensure clean water runs into the American River.

the sustainability movement, named Sac State a top performer in its 2016 Sustainable Campus Index. In addition, Sac State was ranked No. 3 overall among master’s institutions (schools that award at least 50 master’s degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees annually). In addition, AASHE last year awarded Sacramento State a Gold rating, putting it in elite company among the 650 colleges and universities on six continents that voluntarily report to STARS, the association’s sustainability tracking system. Sac State has the highest score in the 23-campus CSU. Dixie Reid is a staff writer for CSUS.

Save the Elms Program looks for Citizen Scientist volunteers to monitor trees with Dutch elm disease By Laura I. Winn

This summer when you walk your dog, watch for birds or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll, you could also play a vital role in protecting Sacramento’s beloved elm tree canopy. In an effort to preserve the dying elm population, the Sacramento Tree Foundation and the City of Sacramento once again present the Save the Elms Program (STEP) Citizen Scientist project. The app-based program trains volunteers to monitor assigned trees for symptoms of Dutch elm disease, a fungal disease that has killed thousands of local elms since the 1990s, and many thousands more in the last century. Although Sacramento has been shying away from its original “City of Trees” moniker in favor of “America’s Farm-toFork Capital” – including the controversial March 9 motto change on the I-5 water tower – for over a hundred years, it was the towering elms lining the streets of Sacramento proper that gave the city its pride. Before disease decimated the population, the city boasted as many as 25,000 elms, many reaching 18

over 100 feet into the sky. Today, that number is just 2,200. Drought, storm damage and other forces of nature have contributed to the decline, but Dutch elm disease has been the overwhelming force. Once it is spread by bark beetles or tree roots, the disease can kill an elm in under 12 weeks, making it the top priority for the Sacramento Tree Foundation and its Citizen Scientists. “At the Sacramento Tree Foundation, we believe the elms in our canopy are one of most valuable things we have in the city,” said Matt Van Donsel, the foundation’s Community Engagement Manager. Preservation is especially important because although hybrid elms can fill the space of the lost trees, the hybrids will never grow to be as grand as the American and English varieties that once stood in their place, explained Van Donsel. The Citizen Scientist program is a “call to action to protect the trees any way that we can.” The program, which launched last year, is a high-tech reboot of the penand-paper system used by the tree-sav-

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ing volunteers of the 1990s. Through a two-hour hands-on class, the modern program teaches volunteers how to spot Dutch elm disease and report it using the Greenprint Maps application. Reporting is as simple as snapping a picture and spending a few minutes swiping through the app on a cell phone or tablet. If the photo appears to show evidence of the disease, the City of Sacramento’s Urban Forestry Department will send out a certified arborist to investigate, and the results will be communicated back to the volunteer. In 2016, 50 volunteers monitored 750 trees within their neighborhoods and flagged a total of 100 trees. After all 100 trees were visited, just 10 percent of the trees showed actual Dutch elm disease damage and about half were removed, explained Van Donsel. As a result, this year’s program will focus more on how to differentiate Dutch elm disease from similar looking culprits, such as squirrel damage, drought stress and root damage. Although erring on the side of caution is always best, Van Donsel said he hopes

the updated training method increases the accuracy of reporting. For 2017, the Sacramento Tree Foundation aims to enlist 100 Citizen Scientists to monitor 1,100 trees. Each volunteer must commit to monitoring at least 10 city public trees three times throughout the summer, ideally once in each month May through August. Anyone age 16 or older can sign up for training, and families with children are encouraged to participate together. All you need is a smartphone and binoculars. “Volunteering is a good way to get active and take ownership of you neighborhood,” said Van Donsel. “It’s a great way to pay these trees the respect deserve.” If you are interested in volunteering, contact the STEP Citizen Scientist program at volunteer@sactree. com or (916)-974-4310. Training sessions are Saturday, April 8 at Coloma Community Center from 9 to 11 a.m.; Thursday, April 20 at Sierra 2 Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday May 20 at Breathe California from 9 to 11 a.m. Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

WHAT’S THURSDAY, MARCH 16 SACRAMENTO SPCA AND SACTOWN UNION BREWERY PRESENTS ST. PADDY’S YAPPY HOUR: From 6 to 8 p.m., dress up you and your pooch in your favorite green attire to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day a day early and enjoy: -$1 from every pint sold benefits the Sacramento SPCA -Raﬄe Prizes up for grabs -Food Truck -Adoptable dogs -TBD: Possible Irish band and costume contest Sactown Union Brewery is located at 1210 66th St., Unit B

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 LEGO MANIA! AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY– Like building with LEGOs? Join us for our monthly LEGO free-play afternoon! LEGOs and DUPLO LEGOs will be provided for this family program. Friday, March 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento. HIGHWAY WEST TO PERFORM AT ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION: The Public House Theater will celebrate the luck of the Irish with catered corn beef, cabbage and potato dinner paired with a local stout. Featuring music from Highway 50 West. Public House Theater, 5440 14th Ave.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 CAPITAL CITY INTERNATIONAL BREWFEST: The Sacramento Turn Verein will host its Capital City International Brewfest on March 18th from1 to 5 p.m. The Brewfest will feature 40 different breweries and over 100 beers from around the world. This event will also include food and live music. For more information visit http://sacramentoturnverein.com. General admission is $30. Designated drivers $5. Only 300 tickets offered.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18-SUNDAY, MARCH 19 THE SACRAMENTO MASTER SINGERS PRESENT “LOVE HEALSSONGS OF HOPE IN TRYING

HAPPENING TIMES”. Shows are scheduled March 18 at 8 p.m. and March 19 at 3 p.m. Both concerts will be performed at First United Methodist Church, 21st and J streets. The Master Singers’ website states, “Jake Runestad’s new work, Let My Love Be Heard — [is] a powerful outpouring of grief and a plea for peace as well as fresh settings of Kyrie Eleison and Pie Jesu by Ken Medema.” Tickets are $22 for adults, $15 for Seniors and $10 for students. To purchase tickets visit the Sacramento Master Singers website.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24 PROM DRIVE GIVEAWAY AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY – Teens, need to find a way to make Prom more affordable? Then join us for the Prom Drive giveaway. Try on dresses, suits, shoes, and accessories to take for free with a valid student ID! Adults must be accompanied by teens. Limit of one outfit per person. Dressing rooms will be provided. Saturday, March 25, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24-SUNDAY, MARCH 26 DIRTY DOES-ZEN LOCAL ART EXHIBITION: Friday, March 24th, 69 p.m., Saturday, March 25th, 2-8 p.m. and Sunday, March 26th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. clayARTstudio, 814 Alhambra Boulevard. The exhibition is FREE! 12 artists will display their work. For more information contact Marsha Schindler (916) 838-2676 or e-mail mschin60@ yahoo.com

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 THE GYANI INDO-JAZZ ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: The Gyani Indo-Jazz Ensemble, a visiting California-based group, will perform Tuesday, March 28, 8 p.m. at Capistrano Hall (CPS), CSUS. The CSUS event website says “the ensemble combines Indian raga, jazz, Arabic melodies and global rhythms to make a unique brand of music.” Tickets are $15 general, $12 senior, $8 student. For more information visit http://calendar.csus.

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will pack 60 exhibitors sharing their gifts for attendees’ enjoyment, well being, and personal growth. The two-day event to be held Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will include presentations (both free and paid), and lots of shopping. In addition to FREE workshops, audiences will also have an opportunity to attend paid events such as first ever mini-conferences from gifted psychic, Jeanne Borgen. During her presentation, she will share how her gifts help solve cases for undercover government and police departments. Meanwhile, local Hay House author, Carol Ritberger, will discuss health and healing. A list of all exhibitors, presentations can be found at healingartsfestival.com/ The Healing Arts Festival is a fun way to spend a day or weekend. There are lots Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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APRIL 1-2 HEALING ARTS FESTIVAL AT THE SCOTTISH RITE MASONIC CENTER: Healing Arts Festival springs forth new beginnings, fun, excitement and supports the SPCA! Sacramento’s Healing Arts Festival is back with the largest, most popular metaphysical, spiritual, and holistic expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 1 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 2. Picture spending a day or a weekend of fun at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (6151 H St.) where the center is packed with over 60 exhibitors sharing their gifts for attendee’s enjoyment, well being, and personal growth.. The event includes presentations (both free and paid), unique individual experiences, and lots of shopping. Advanced tickets are $5 in advance for the entire weekend and $7 at the door. Free admission too when you bring an item for the SPCA (per the SPCA donor checklist). In addition to free workshops, audiences will also have an opportunity to attend paid events such as first ever mini-conferences from gifted psychic, Jeanne Borgen. During her presentation, she will share how her gifts help solve cases for undercover government and police departments and more. While enjoying your time at the event, make sure to also check out local Hay House author, Carol Ritberger. Through the eyes of a Medical Intuitive, Carol will share her wisdom on Health and Healing. You can find a list of all exhibitors, presentations and more at: healingartsfestival.com/ Pet lovers won’t want to miss the Sacramento SPCA fundraiser. The mobile pet adoption will be on site Saturday for those that fall in love at first sight and can’t wait to add a new pet to their family. Food service by Culinary Cruizer both Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a snack bar will be available.

ONGOING MCKINLEY PARK FOOD TRUCK MANIA: SactoMoFo and Sacramento City Councilman Jeff Harris pres-

ent Food Truck Mania from 5 to 8 p.m. at McKinley Park, 601 Alhambra Blvd. every second Friday of the month. The beer garden benefits Friends of Front Street Shelter. TAHOE PARK FOOD TRUCK MANIA: SactoMoFo, Councilman Eric Guerra, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and the Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association present Tahoe Park Food Truck Mania from 5 to 8 p.m. every fourth Friday of the month. The beer garden benefits Friends of Front Street Shelter. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IS SEEKING LOCAL HOST FAMILIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENTS: ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries: Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, to name a few. ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving everyone involved a rich cultural experience. The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance. ASSE students are selected based on academics and personality, and host families can choose their student from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests. To become an ASSE Host Family or to find out how to become involved with ASSE in your community, please call the ASSE Western Regional Office at 1-800733-2773 or go to www.host.asse.com to begin your host family application. Students are eager to learn about their American host family, so begin the process of welcoming your new son or daughter today!

KNITTING CIRCLE AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY – Any adult interested in knitting — even an absolute beginner — is invited to join. Participants can learn to knit, or get help on current projects and advice from expert knitters. Don’t forget to bring your knitting needles and yarn. Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento. TEEN SPACE AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY – Looking for something fun to do after school? Need a place where you’re free to hang out with your friends and have a snack? Come to the McKinley Library Teen Space, Wednesdays from 3p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento. SAC STATE’S ‘STORIES TO BE TOLD’ PRODUCTION: The ebb and flow of human rights are explored in Sac State’s production of Osvaldo Dragun’s Stories to be Told. Directed by Professor Roberto Pomo and Lisa Ross, Stories to be Told is a study of human oppression in comedy, tragedy, music and dance. Performances are in Playwrights’ Theatre on campus, 6000 J St. at 8 p.m. March 17-18; 6:30 p.m. March 16; and 2 p.m. March 19. Tickets are $5-$12, available at 278-4323 or www.csus.edu/hornettickets. Contact: 278-6069.

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of informative free talks and lots of small mostly local exhibitors sharing their products, information, and talents. It’s actually amazing the number of gifted individuals in our area. It can be fun to be adventurous and try something new and the festival is family friendly. Saturday the SPCA Mobile Pet Adoption will be there with some animals looking for homes as well. Holistic health and wellness spans all beliefs so there is something for everyone. A mobile pet adoption will be on site Saturday for those that fall in love at first sight and can’t wait to add a new pet to their family. Also, there there will be food service by Culinary Cruizer both Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as well as a snack bar. Advanced tickets are $5 for the entire weekend or $7 at the door, free admission when you bring an item for the SPCA (per the SPCA donor checklist).

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