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Fitness should be fun. Youth ages 6-15 raced in a half-mile course with about 15 obstacles, including MUD at the Dirty Kid Obstacle Race Camp.

New for 2020 there was also a smaller course for ages 4-5 and Team Races. Obstacles varied.

There were over, under, carry, crawl, and of, course mud.

Children ran in “waves” of up to eight people. The course was within and behind the Adventure Playground, which is located on the ground of the Maple Neighborhood Center, 3301 37th Ave. All proceeds supported the operation of the Sacramento Adventure Playground.

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THIS ‘n’ THAT

by Carol Bogart

Share the Bed or Sleep Alone?

Here’s a totally unscientific poll for couples: Do you sleep together? Or do you not?

In July, a flurry of stories alleged that POTUS and FLOTUS (the President and First Lady) not only don’t sleep together in the White House, they haven’t (gasp) slept in the same bed for years and, in fact, occupy separate living quarters in America’s DC mansion.

(Or maybe not. Different ‘unnamed sources’ said different things.)

The tabloidish stories implied this lack of togetherness equals trouble in Trumpville.

All I know is, somehow the two came down simultaneously with the corona virus.

Besides which – if they don’t sleep together, so what? Maybe someone is a thrasher. Or keeps the light on reading. Or is, essentially, single parenting a teenage boy and needs extra rest. All of which is their business, and, frankly, I don’t care.

In my own family, until my brother left for college when I was 5, he had a room, I had a room, my parents shared a bed.

It was only when we lived with my gramma (mom’s mom) for a year as dad got his business

started that mom, dad and I each had separate rooms and beds. My guess is, it was a propriety thing, decided by my dad.

That, or because the Victorian beds in my gramma’s Victorian house were short and narrow by modern standards.

During that year, as a family, the three of us looked at several farms. Dad settled on one in the county outskirts of mom’s hometown, largely because it had sandy soil (no more forcing a rototiller through hard-packed clay when gardening).

And there they stayed for the next 30 years – each in his/her own bedroom.

Mom slept in a twin. Dad, in a full. As an impertinent teenager, I one dayÅΩ asked my mother,“Why don’t you and dad have sex anymore?” She raised an eyebrow and retorted, “You don’t know what happens after you’re asleep.” !!! Well THAT sat me down and shut me up!

Some posit that not sharing a bed deprives a couple of an intimacy that has nothing to do with sex. An opportunity to talk

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These two share my bed with me. Who gets which spot is a work in progress.

privately when they’re relaxed without the intrusion, say, of children.

A known fact is that most people sleep better in their own bed than, in say, a guest bed at the in-laws, or even an expensive bed in a fancy motel while on vacation. Anytime I travel or will be in a hospital overnight, I always take my pillow. As long

as I have that, it feels like ‘home’ and I can sleep.

Personally, two things I liked about a shared marriage bed were: 1. my husband walking my sleepy toddler back to his own bed when Mike wanted to get see BED page 5

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The discovery of gold in California in 1849 triggered the largest overland migration in American history.

Thousands of settlers, dazzled by visions of riches, piled into wagons and rolled west.

As geology professor Keith Meldahl recounts in his book Hard Road West, it didn’t take long for these folks to

learn some harsh lessons about geography.

Their diaries reveal their astonishment and fear as they struggled to cross the sawtoothed mountains and barren deserts of the American West. Keith blends their story with the equally dramatic story of the landscape itself, peeling back layers of rock and time to show how geolog-

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St. Francis High School Student Relays Experience with NASA Internship

By Monica Stark

Haanya Shirin Niazi was selected from a large pool of applicants internationally to be an intern at the NASA Stem Enhancement in Earth Science program that is based in Texas. Due to the pandemic, this internship was converted to an online option. A senior at St. Francis High School, Haanya researched the spread of Covid-19 in relation to human activity with a group of other students for an 8-week period.

“I was impressed by the multitude of experienced and inspiring guest speakers ranging from astronauts to computer engineers to COVID-19 specialists. It was amazing to hear all of their stories and to see how incredible a career in the STEM field can be,” Haanya said of the experience.

In the early parts of the internship, Haanya said she and her cohorts were responsible for completing four Earth science courses and an optional Python (computer language) course. “I think these were excellent aspects of the internship because we were able to use NASA data and satellite imagery to explore in depth, not only our beautiful planet, but also the vast star-

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in bed with us. (I suspect husbands, more than mommies, object to sharing the bed with a small third party.)

2. feeling safe when, yawning, my hand encountered my sleeping husband’s arm.

Well, it’s been a good long while now since I’ve shared my bed with a human being. Four different dogs, however, have shared it with me, plus my Bengal cat. Much like Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory who Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

studded abyss that we call space,” she said.

Getting accepted into the internship resonated in some shock for Haanya who said she was expecting everything to be canceled due to COVID-19.

But, luckily for her, the SEES program was able to put together an extremely immersive and informative virtual experience through which she learned so much about both COVID-19 and Earth science. “Once I got over the initial shock, I was extremely excited because even just the idea of having such an amazing opportunity relating to STEM was mind blowing to me,” she said.

As part of the COVID-19 Safety & Health team, Haanya helped research the spread of COVID-19 in relation to human activity. A few things that her group discovered are that urbanized areas have a higher transmission risk, that low socio-economic populations are affected more by the pandemic, and that as human activity and mobility increases, so does the number of cases, she explained. “In order to effectively combat COVID-19, we all must continue to wear face coverings and practice social disso jealously guards ‘his’ spot on the couch, each dog has preferred that no cat share my bed.

However. Ricky (the cat) is 13 and predates them all.

After the current dog, Nikky, stops being a pest and goes to sleep, Ricky reclaims his usual ‘spot’ pressed up close to me.

My spot is the side of the bed by the nightstand with the reading lamp which is also closest to the bathroom. I’m righthanded, but got used to sleeping on the left side of the bed when I had a husband. Now, I could sleep in the middle, I guess. The bed’s a queen.

tancing. This was such an amazing experience through which I learned so much about not only COVID-19, but also how to better collaborate with others, take initiative, analyze data, and manage my time,” Haanya said.

Two of her favorite aspects of the SEES Internship were the NASA Earth Science courses and the NASA Speaker Series. Through the Earth Science courses, she was able to use NASA data and satellite images to explore Earth and the other planets from a whole new perspective. The NASA Speaker Series allowed her to hear firsthand experiences from NASA engineers and astronauts.“These speaker sessions were very inspiring and helped me to better understand what it means to be a part of NASA,” she said.

Haanya said she has known since a young age that she prefers subjects like math and science, however, never really was sure what she could accomplish with these interests until high school. She said at St. Francis, the knowledge that she gained from her amazing teachers helped her find opportunities.

In the summer after her sophomore year, she was accepted into a competitive summer proBut taking up half or less is just a habit.

The animals have to be reminded nightly that they are in my spot. Nikky, especially, is an encroacher and tries to be stubborn about moving over. The nice thing about animals, though – they never elbow you when you’re sound asleep, complaining that you snore.

Carol thinks maybe, now that she knows she DOES snore (as noted in her sleep apnea report), she might just as well use the middle of her bed – provided the dog allows it. Questions, comments? Contact Carol at carol@bogartonline.com.

gram at UC San Diego called COSMOS, where she learned about the basics of mechanical engineering and CAD software.

That summer, she realized that she wanted to pursue a career in the STEM field in the future.

Then, this past summer, the SEES Internship increased her certainty and showed her what a career in the STEM field can become at NASA. This year, Haanya initiated a club (STEM Club) at St. Francis, through which she hopes to give other students the opportunity to learn about CAD software in a fun and creative environment. “I couldn’t have accomplished any of this without the help of my teachers, whether it was just teaching me in class, encouraging me to be

creative, writing me a reference letter, or helping me to make my club idea a reality,” she said.

While an in-person internship would have been much more appealing and enjoyable to Haanya, she said given the circumstances and the health risks involved, the virtual program was very effective and informative (especially since it focused on the dangers of COVID-19).

Haanya wants to pursue a career in the STEM field, most likely mechanical engineering.

She’s currently in the process of applying to and exploring strong engineering programs in many colleges and universities.

Here is a virtual showcase on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/ UCHoAiBx9Q73ifvETruxn3dA

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