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Land Parktoberfest: Bringing neighbors together Bavarian style

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Land Park News W W W. VA L C O M N E W S . C O M E-mail stories & photos to: editor@valcomnews.com The Land Park News is published on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the area bounded by Broadway to the north, Interstate 5 on the west, Florin Road on the south and Freeport Boulevard/21st Street on the east. Publisher ..................................................................David Herburger

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Children’s book festival set for this weekend at Fairytale Town Fairytale Town presents its 16th annual ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival, the largest early childhood literacy event in the Sacramento region. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, enjoy back-to-back readings and presentations from authors and illustrators on the Mother Goose Stage, then shop at the official bookseller, Time Tested Books booth, to purchase your favorite story. Authors and illustrators will be available to sign books immediately following their presentations. The festival also features storytelling performances, hands-on literacy activities, a Scholastic book fair and more! Plus literacy and arts organizations will be on hand to provide information about early childhood literacy programs offered in the region.

Featured Authors & Illustrators Barbara Jean Hicks to present: Frozen: A Sister More Like Me & Once Upon a Parsnip Time: Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and Sunday at noon and 3 p.m. In Frozen: A Sister More Like Me, Princess sisters Anna and Elsa of Arendelle couldn’t be more different. The only thing they agree on is that each would be a lot happier if her sister were more like her. Or would she? This tale is a spirited look at sibling relationships, told in alternating voices. In Once Upon a Parsnip, join Little Red and Old Bully Wolf on a madcap shopping spree through the marvelous Fairytale Market! Little Red is simply looking for parsnips for Gran-

ny Hood’s lunch, but Mr. Wolf is determined to snare the stew-worthy trio of famous pigs who run the store and getting back at Little Red wouldn’t be bad, either. Allison Branscombe to present “All About China: Stories, Songs, Crafts and More for Kids. Time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Tour China’s extraordinary culture, including its people, holidays, folk tales, inventions, traditions and famous places, in this awardwining, kid-friendly encyclopedia. Learn how to feng shui your bedroom; use chopsticks; make delicious chicken and noodle dishes, a Chinese lantern, and more! Lynda Bulla to present Under the Yellow Leaf Time: Saturday at 10:30 a.m. How many things are hiding in amazing places? Find the worms, crickets, bunnies and snakes that live around us. The book goes from underground to the sky to view the unseen creatures, and then tucks the reader safely into bed.

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Madeleine Dunphy to present Cat in the Night Time: Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Experience the world through a cat’s eyes, ears, nose, whiskers and feet as he travels the neighborhood meeting up with other animals of the night. Have you ever wondered what your cat does at night? Read Cat in the Night and find out!

Jennifer Kuhns to present “Paisley or Plaid… Being Your Very Best You!” Time: Sunday at 11 a.m. Paisley or Plaid is a collection of seven stories and five poems for children visiting the topics of respect, manners, acceptance, sharing, bullying, dedication, trust and family.

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Kelsie Lynn Estep to present “A Stones Throw” Time: Sunday at 1 p.m. Once there was a little girl who liked to throw stones into a pond. Little did she know, that one day she would find 12 stones, each with a fairy inside waiting to be born. This is their beginning! Ronald Javor to present “Homer Finds a Home” Time: Sunday at 11:30 a.m. In verse with imaginative pictures, Homer, his stuffed friend Ziggy, and his family become homeless. Their adventure, with a full range of emotions, includes camping in a park, meeting new friends, overcoming hardship and finding a new home. Sami Kader to present “Sami vs. the Negative Voice” Time: Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Sami, a young boy, struggles to fit in at school, but an embarrassing incident on the playground creates “The Negative Voice,” a monster who convinces Sami that he’ll never

Kris Aro McLeod to present “Catch a Kiss” Time: Saturday at 11 a.m. Izzie just loves when her mama blows her kisses to catch. Smooch kisses, zigzag kisses, and even triple-decker kisses! When Izzie misses one, Mama lets Izzie in on a sweet secret: Mamakisses always come find you, no matter what! Akshaj Mehta to present “Super Mouse” Time: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. In Super Mouse, by 10-year-old author Akshaj Mehta, a mouse with super powers goes on a daring adventure to save Mousecity from Cheese Monster. Lori Mortensen to present “Cowpoke Clyde” Time: Saturday at 1 p.m. Cowpoke Clyde is plumb confused. An ad in his favorite catalog says he oughta buy a bike. But ridin’ a bike isn’t like ridin’ a horse. With its rip-roaring rhyming text and turn-the-page revelations, this book is pure read-aloud fun. Karen Sanders and Hannah Howerton to present “The Little Lemon that Leapt” Time: Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Lionel is a sassy little lemon who leaps from his tree to see the world. On his journey, he meets a quirky cast of characters who are anything but ordinary. Join Lionel as he discovers that weird is wonderful! Fairytale town contact information: Address: 3901 Land Park Drive Main Office: 808-7462 24-Hour Info: 808-5233 Email: mail@fairytaletown.org

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GeriRae (she pronounces her name “GARY”) has been picking up garbage on the Sacramento River levee twice a week since July 4. Sometimes, she is joined by other volunteers, her doggie sidekick and otherwise she does this task on her own. She wanted to do this volunteer work but did not know who was actually in charge of the levee. When GeriRae is unavailable, Judy Foote from the Rotary Club of Pocket/Greenhaven hopes the John F. Kennedy student Interact Club will fill in on the “Clean-Up” Patrol (Saturdays only), perhaps joined by other groups in the Pocket area. The Interact Club likes to make this project one of their first service projects every year, joined by their sponsor, the local Rotary club. Last week, Geri Rae was joined by her friend Jeff and Judy.

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One Blue Friend One Blue friend says, “I live in a Red state. If I put out a sign it would be seen as…hostile.” She says her Red and even Purple neighbors would view the sign as brazen public criticism of their collective Red preference. We all understand this. Lawn signs are speech. Officially, Red and Blue believe in free speech and ‘will defend to the death your right’ to say almost anything, even when privately aghast at your myopic and wrong-headed grasp of issues. But we also like to get along, and be neighborly enough to borrow emergency coffee. So my friend will vote Blue, but no Blue sign will go up on her lawn. I live in a Blue state, a Blue city, in a Blue neighborhood and on a Blue block. I would guess my street is 80 percent Blue with a couple of Purples. We have three Reds: a Blood Red, a Generic Red and a Rosy Flair.

The Blood Red neighbor listens to Michael Savage ( R aw - G u s h i n g -Wo u n d Red) and sometimes, when he sweeps out front, raises the volume the better to hear Savage’s angry dementia. Everyone generally tries to avoid Blood Red, and not merely because of his aggressive politics. He also has logorrhea (a compulsion to talk incessantly), and likes to parrot Savage’s more vulgar insults. This is a great misfortune for the Generic Reds who live directly across the street from him. Blood Red loves Trump and assumes the Generic Reds share the love. But they do not. They are discrete, mannerly Reds, distressed by crass braggadocio. They suffer the embarrassment and perplexity that presently besets a great many of their kind. When I see these pleasant people we speak of hydrangeas and pets, nothing more. The

last Red on our block, Rosy Flair, is not registered to vote. The rest of the block is Blue. True Blue, Bernie Blue, Bold Blue, Union Blue, Lavender Blue, Pastel Blue, Sky Blue. We even have a Shy Blue, a quiet lady in her nineties whose voice drops to a whisper when she hazards a political remark. There is only one political sign on our block, and no signs at all on the blocks around us. It was the same during the primary. But last week a Blue neighbor said excitedly, “ There’s a huge Trump sign on Name Withheld’s lawn.” We drove over to see. Nothing. “ They must have taken it down already,” she said. “Or maybe somebody tore it down.” We all said, at once, “Kids.” Because no respectable adult, Red or Blue, would tear down a political yard sign, right? These are fraught times. It’s scary to think that our national elections so often depend on a few Purple swing states, forcing candidates to tailor their arguments to appease the typical Purple voter. The Electoral College seems an antiquated system that favors Red and Purple over Blue, rural over urban. This pleases Blood Red but vexes oth-

ers, especially a Union Blue neighbor whose peace of mind has been permanently rattled by his study of global warming. Many people avoid talking about politics. This is really too bad because the current presidential race is a fascinating clash of tremendous consequence. Nevertheless the aforementioned prefer neutral conversations about recipes, gyms and furniture. These chats are not thrilling. You can try to avoid politics but eventually may feel compelled to take a stand. I know a Blue divorced woman who began dating via Match.com, but many of her dates turned out to be Reds. Arguments ensued, romances fizzled. So she tweaked her profile and said she only wanted Blues. Then came quite a parade of men who thought we should regulate Wall Street and guns. Another friend, a widower who is a Sky Blue (benignly Blue by habit, and the possessor of a generally benevolent world view) stated on his profile that he preferred Blues but would also try Violets. A Violet arrived. She, however, turned out to be a Red Violet, not a Blue Violet, and she got grumpy when she saw his Blue bumper sticker (put there not by himself but by a Bluer

friend). The self-designated Violet had tried to mask her deep Red leanings, but was unable to maintain her cover. (It speaks to her authenticity that she couldn’t carry on the pretense). The Sky Blue widower decided to move on and soon met a Bold Blue woman who had written a book about myth. He was intrigued and soon forgot Red Violet’s given name. So politics follows us everywhere, even into E. Harmony. No matter how tense the current national election is, not everyone has retreated to the Zone of Silent Abiding. A number of us, while avoiding argument with neighbors, are still openly partisan. It makes us less popular in some circles, but those are not particularly stimulating circles. We speak up. When people suggest that the exchanges in this election have plunged both sides to a new low, we reject the false equivalency. One side has gone low, not both. One side has scraped the cultural bottom, not both. We are the people who will say so. We will rebut the received wisdom and media crafted polarities and enter the fray. You know that one political sign on my block? It’s mine, and it’s True Blue.

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Land Parktoberfest: Bringing neighbors together, Bavarian style By Monica Stark

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To celebrate Octoberfest the Land Park community way, Holy Spirit School alumni and parents are bringing the first Land Parktoberfest to the neighborhood, all the while raising money for the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program and aging science building at the school. Make no mistake. It’s not just a beer fest. There will be German food, rock music – the complete party on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Holy Spirit School, 3920 West Land Park Drive. Actually more of a celebration than a party, community members have come together for this new and exciting neighborhood event that will transform campus grounds into a beer garden and sausage roasting area with live music to add to the fun. Food items include sausages from Franklin Boulevard’s Morant’s Old Fashioned Sausage Kitchen, Bavarian pretzels from Freeport Bakery, German potato salad, and Father Michael Hebda’s “amazing sour kraut,” a side that often sells out at the Pocket area’s annual St. Anthony’s international food festival. “It is the most delicious kraut I ever had,” raved event organizer Colleen Harrison. Regarding the drinks available, there will be hefeweiezen, koslch. pilsner, lager, cider from Hollywood Park’s Two River Cider, Belgian ale, Track 7 IPA. “We’re trying to give people variety,” Harrison said. The first 300 beer drinkers in the door get an event mug and the first 100 wine drinkers get a wine glass to take with them. Playing cover music spanning from classic rock to today, OH! The Band will rock the fundraiser as its motto is: “Have fun and to entertain.” With a setlist of about 50 songs to pull from, the Elk Grove-based band includes members: Bob Poole, Rob Parreira, Pete Norem, Mark Rogers, Tom Bacon and Traci Soward. With Hebda, a new pastor at the parish, at the helm community outreach has been a goal. Speaking about Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

how the idea for the Land Parktoberfest came about, Colleen said discussions about Sacramento’s amazing beer scene with other parents led to the idea of having their own beer festival. “It was funny,” she said. “The high school has this big goal for the STEM program and their science building is like 30 years old and they’re trying to fund a new science building or at least update this one. The new new pastor is Mr. Community Outreach. We wanted to invite the Land Park community and we were sitting there at a 4th of July party with a bunch of Holy Spirit alumni and we got to talking about the awesome craft local breweries, especially the micro brewers in the area. And we wanted to capitalize on it, so it will be a fun event for the Land Park community that is bringing local microbrewers together and have a new celebration. It’s a big community outreach type of event. It’s not just parishners, but all neighbors.” Harrison attended the school before a science building was ever built and now being the mother of one student, she hopes the school’s science teacher, Rene Malaki, gets an updated building to complement her good teaching.“They have a good science program and dedicated science teacher and it would be nice to give them the proper environment to take advantage of all the curriculum that’s out there,” she said. “Where other schools get public funding for stuff like that,” she said private schools like Holy Spirit need to fundraise for capital improvements. “The science building is just old and needs to be rehabed. It’s tired,” she said. The event wouldn’t be possible without the support from real estate agent and Holy Spirit alum Michael Glascock who has helped “get a ton of corporate sponsors. He doesn’t even have kids that go to this school,” Harrison said.

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“Another alum is Jim Quessenberry who has helped with the food. He will be manning the grill and kitchen. He has a system down ... Leticia Bokan helps with all the logistics. She used to be with Visit Sacramento. I’ve been able to cherry pick the best people for the job. It’s been great.” Other logistical event information is as follows: Beer garden sponsorships are available.

A bike valet (with security!) will be available. Parking will be available in Land Park and around the school. There is no parking on school grounds. There will not be an ATM but you will be able to purchase extra drink and food tickets with your credit or debit card. We accept visa and mastercard. No outside food allowed.

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What: Land Parktoberfest When: Saturday, Oct. 15 from 5 to 10 p.m. Who: General public age 21 and older Website: https://holyspiritpspc.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ LandParktoberfest/tabid/803125/Default.aspx Ticket information: Tickets are $20 online; $25 at the door. Tickets include one drink ticket. Subsequent drinks are $5 each. You can prepurchase online. Credit card over cash appreciated.

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2016 CKM Sports Hall of Fame Dinner By JIM COOMBS

The fifth annual CKM Sports Hall of Fame dinner will be held October 2, at the Asian Sports Foundation Hall off Laguna Blvd. Cocktails at 5:00, dinner at 6:30. Over 200 have already signed up, so get your reservations in today by going to RESTORETHEROAR. ORG to get information about the Hall of Fame dinner. This year 25 athletes and 4 coaches/athletes will be inducted. The 2016 class will emphasize players from 1995 to 1999. Over 180 athletes and coaches have been inducted in the previous four years. The 2016 class will induct many outstanding baseball and softball athletes from the late 90s, that had outstanding baseball and softball teams. As always the CKM Hall of Fame will also induct previous outstanding athletes from the first 60 years that were missed but were nominated by their peers. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class will be highlighted by the 1998 section championship baseball team coached by inductee Brian Loforte. Loforte coached from 1996 to 99 and was the Metro League coach all four years and the Sacramento Bee coach of the year in 1996 and 98. Loforte had over 15 players who went on to play college or professional baseball upon graduation. His favorite memory was of the 1998 section champion team that beat NY Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia to win the championship. He mentions CKM Hall of Famers Charlie Becker, Mike Nishio, Harvey Tahara, and Bob Sandoval

as mentors. He has been the baseball coach and AD at Laguna the last 11 years. The second honored team was the 1998 womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball team coached by 2014 hall of famer Shannon Padovan. The lady Lions were undefeated in Metro League play and went to the section finals. All players from both teams will be honored. Outstanding players include Nick Johnson, probably McClatchyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest baseball players ever, was an outstanding player for the New York Yankees, and ranked 62 in major league history for on base percentage. His dad Bobby is also a CKM graduate. Jason Howard, a three-time Metro League player and first team all-city went 22-2 as a pitcher, hit. 357 and drove in 100 runs, was another top player in the 90s. He went on to play at USF. Ricky Barrett was an outstanding winning pitcher for the 1998 section champions. He was twice all conference and was an All-American pitcher at the University of San Diego. His professional career was cut short by seven arm surgeries. Melvin Cook was a twosports star in both football and baseball. He was AllMetro and an Optimist football star and second team AllMetro and Optimist baseball star. He would go on to play at San Jose State. Matt Bonovich was on the championship team, All-City and All-Pac 10 at USC. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos. Howie Correa, from the McClatchy Correa family (Ray, Steve and Christie)

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would steal home to win the semi-final game in 1998 and go on to be very successful at the college level. Steven Holm was a second team All-American at Oral Roberts University and would play 12 years professionally and in the majors with the SF Giants and Montreal Expos. Del Bandy, an outstanding baseball coach from 1956 to 61, who won numerous championships and has at least eight members from his teams in the CKM Sports Hall of Fame, will finally be inducted. Bandy went on to coach at Sacramento City and Cosumnes River College where he was also the athletic director. Hall of Famer Shannon Padovan who coached softball in the mid to late 90s won numerous Metro League titles has three players, Aubrey Love Henry, Marissa Sequeira, and Mariko Barajas Cates being inducted. Love/Henry was a fouryear starting catcher (9599) and led the league in batting averages while leading the Lions to the playoffs for four straight years. She went on to play at Morgan State where she was AllConference for three years and still holds school records. Her jersey #00 was retired by the university. Sequeira was a four-year starter at CKM, MVP in 1995, and the Outstanding Player in 1996. She played at Sac City and Menlo College and works for the state during the day and helps run the Pine Cove with her family in the evenings. Barajas/Cates was AllCity in 1998 and 99 and the CKM Woody Adams

Female Athlete of the Year in 99. She went on to play at IUPUI and SDSU and earned her degree in theater arts. She studied Shakespeare at Oxford University and at the Moscow Art Theater School, and now runs a not for profit theater company in New York. Another outstanding female athlete was Anne Gunnison who won distance championships from199597 in both cross-country and track. She was a four-time Metro League cross country champion and would go on to be an outstanding PAC 10 runner at Stanford. Gunnison is the only three time section champion other than Mark Shelley. Cori Tahara will join her father Harvey and sister Kristin in the CKM Sports Hall of Fame. She was an outstanding basketball player and four-year starter. Michael de Necochea, probably the only McClatchy athlete ever to play on football, basketball, and baseball TOC teams in one year, will be inducted. De Necochea was student body president his senior year, and was a baseball MVP his senior year and a solid contributor in both football and basketball. He has been involved with McClatchy baseball as a coach since 1999 and the varsity coach since 2005. His extremely positive attitude has been a big asset to McClatchy sports the last 16 years. Outstanding male athlete of the year Chris Latino, who was an Optimist All-Star in both football and baseball, will also be inducted. Latino was MVP twice

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Chinese Community Church Annual Fall Food Festival: Oct. 15 Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Chinese Community Church will host its 33rd annual fall food festival. This fun event attracts a wonderful diversity of people to enjoy a variety of Chinese/Asian food, live music and entertainment, and activities for kids. (Pokemon Go “lure modules” will be released during the day, the church is a Poke stop and gym!) Menu items will include the popular barbecue chicken, Hawaiian ribs, curry chicken, combo plates, lumpia, pot stickers, curry chicken, fried rice, chow mein, Chinese chicken salad, and more. Members and volunteers of the Chinese Community Church prepare the food by hand and always use fresh ingredients to preserve traditional family recipes. The Chinese Community Church donates a portion of festival proceeds to support and enrich the local community each year. The church partners with various nonprofit organizations (such as the New Hope Community Church weekly food bank ministry, Union Gospel Mission, and others) in the greater Sacramento area to help people in need. It will be a great time of food and entertainment! Please find details below or visit www.cccsac.net for more information. Location: Chinese Community Church, 5600 Gilgunn Way, Sacramento, CA 95822 Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., free admission File photos by Monica Stark

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Aloha Festival set for Oct. 1 By Leigh Stephens

If your vacation funds are empty this year, you can still travel to Hawai’i via the 2016 Aloha Festival. This sixth annual festival celebrates all that is wonderful and exotic about our 50th state and the Pacific Islands: world-class food, traditional and modern hula, and the aloha spirit and community of the Hawaiian and Polynesian people. The Festival will be held Saturday, October 1 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Cal Expo. Admission is free, but parking is $10, and the gate opens at 8:30 a.m. The coordinators request no tailgating or outside food or beverages. Last year’s Festival drew 15,000 attendees, so because of the expected large attendance, bring your own chairs. The opening ceremony starts at 9:30 a.m. The Ka’Onohi Foundation, a nonprofit organization, along with community groups is sponsoring the Festival. The Foundation was established to demonstrate, embody and perpetuate the culture of Hawai’i for present and future generations. The day will be filled with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander entertainment, the Cultural Village, the Keiki Korner with arts and crafts for the children, speakers, presentations, educational exhibits, workshops, and merchandise and food vendors. The Cultural Village is centered on bringing awareness of the Hawaiian/ Polynesian culture with everything from music and musical instruments, the history of the lands, and works of art to travel crafts. By immersing individuals of all ages in making an adornment, playing a ukulele or admiring the photography of the dance, lands and people, the Village is able to bring an awakening and understand of the Polynesian way of life. The Keiki Korner is a wonderful place to have young ones connect and learn about living in the distant Polynesian and Hawaiian Islands. Every little piece of the cultural puzzle is important and connects everybody in some form. The Main Stage and the Le’Ale’A Stage will be swaying with dancers and music throughout the day. The entertainers come from all over California, the Western Region of the United States, Canada, and Hawai’i.

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Kumu (teacher) Naomi Kalama of North Highlands will appear on the Main Stage with her halau (school), Ka Pa Hula Kanoelehuaokahalema’uma’u ‘O Kalama. The school celebrates its 25th anniversary September 24. Born and raised in Hawai’i, Naomi named the halau after her paternal grandmother who was her first hula teacher. She says her introduction to hula was private and ceremonial, and her beloved tutu (grandmother) died at the age of 92 years. Kalama was the first kumuhula outside of Hawai’i to bring her school to compete in the world-famous Merrie Monarch in Hilo, Hawai’i in 1980. She has entered her students in many competitions in California, in Las Vegas, and Canada. She is the co-founder of the Organization of Native Islanders of the Pacific, its Alliances and Affairs (ONIPAA). Aloha Polynesia is an entertainment group that will appear on the Le’Ale’A Stage. It is one of Sacramento’s oldest Polynesian dance schools and continues to perform in more than 50 shows a year. Kumu Cheryl Leilani Cook says she fell in love with Hawaiian dance as a toddler and has been dancing ever since. Her dance troop reflects the array of Polynesian dances. Cook says in 1982, she inherited a dance troop, Aloha Hawaiian Dancers, from her former dance instructor. Today the group has been re-named Aloha Polynesia. Kumu

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Kumu Naomi K. Kalama with her halau.

Naomi Cook studied under several Northern California hula and Tahitian dance instructors and has participated in thousands of competitions and floor shows. The Aloha Festival Marketing Coordinator Mahela Ames says, “I became involved with the Sacramento Aloha Festival in its first year, 2011, as a volunteer. It gave me an opportunity to give back to the community. After the first year, I became a marketing coordinator with Anela Freeman. In addition to pre-fest marketing, we are heavily involved the day of the Festival greeting attendees, making connections with the extended Pacific Islander community, and making sure everyone is having a memorable time. “My favorite part of the Festival is seeing the families from all walks of the community coming together to enjoy, learn and help perpetuate the Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture. With the lo-

cal halaus, artists, entertainers, and vendors coming together anyone can truly feel the sense of aloha and ohana (family). Quite often you will see new connections being made with people relating to their favorite foods, music, arts, and even memories of traveling across the Pacific to Hawai’i and Polynesia.” The Sacramento 2016 Aloha Festival website (www.sacalohafest.org) has more information and event scheduling. Vendor and performance spots are available for the Festival. Food or merchandise venders should contact Coordinator Leslie Leong at vendors.sacalohafest@gmail.com or Entertainment Coordinator Lahaoa Doroen at entertainment.sacalohafest@gmail.com. Professor Leigh Stephens is retired from the CSUS Journalism and Communi‑ cations Dept. She also was a visiting professor to the University of Hawaii for 22 years.

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Volunteers to help Sacramento Children’s Home during United Way’s Week of Caring By Kristin Thebaud

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Fifty volunteers will descend on Sacramento Children’s Home in Land Park on Oct. 4 as part of United Way’s Week of Caring where more than 1,500 local residents will spread out across the region to spend a day volunteering with nonprofits, schools and parks Oct. 3-8. Sacramento Children’s Home volunteers, including 40 from Nationwide, will spend the morning painting, landscaping and performing other clean-up projects around the organization’s 14-acre main campus that houses a residential treatment program and other community programs for children and families in need. “We’ve held Day of Caring for the last three years and it’s been so successful at bringing the community together that we decided to make this year’s event an entire Week of Caring,” said Stephanie Bray, president and CEO, United Way California Capital Region. “We’re offering 40 volunteer projects across five counties that week so everyone can spend one day caring for their community.” United Way’s Week of Caring, sponsored by Nationwide, will begin with a kickoff breakfast and rally at the new Golden 1 Center Plaza on Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. To sign up for Week of Caring: www.yourlocalunitedway. org/weekofcaring. Project sponsors include Community Associations Institute – California North Chapter, Honey Agency, SAFE Credit Union, Safelite Auto Glass, Social Interest Solutions, TaxAudit.com and Zurich. The Sacra-

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Volunteers help clean up Sacramento Children’s Home’s Crisis Nursery for United Way’s Day of Caring in September 2015. The annual event has now expanded to a week and includes a project at Sacramento Children’s Home in Land Park.

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Storytime for Tots: American Sign Language

“Realize being deaf does not make you dumb and having hearing does not make you smart. We can do anything except hear. We have a lot to offer the world and our community.” - ASL Teacher Maggie Mackey by Leigh Stephens

The First 5 Commission funds programs for children up to 5 years-of age because research shows that a child’s brain develops dramatically during the first five years of life. “The Commission grants support interactions that have a profound impact on the way children grow and develop, therefore establish a foundation for future school success.” The Commission also funds other programs including those involving health, nutrition,

Most of us take hearing for granted, but Sacramento Signing Families make their way through the communications maze by way of the American Sign Language (ASL). The group recently met at Belle Cooledge Library for ASL Storytime. The program is possible because of a First 5 grant from the City of Sacramento. Signing Families meets the second and fourth Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

reading readiness, childcare, and effective parenting. The library Community Room began to fill with parents and children at Storytime. The floor was covered with a bright-colored rug where the kids leaped around and touched everything in sight including other children. Some younger ones clung to a parent. About ten kids attended the program along with parents. The Belle Cooledge program ASL teacher was Maggie Mackey, a vivacious young

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the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. She attends school in Fremont during the week and is home on weekends. The Oppus boys attend a local school that has hearing, general education classrooms as well as classes for the deaf and hard of hearing. Celina says, “I only recently confirmed I am hard of hearing. Our children were born hard of hearing, and in our case it is genetic.” Very active in Sacramento Signing Families, Celina says the group began when the children were small. “We became quick family friends, getting together for playdates, holiday events, and for support in raising our children.” Signing Families works with several agencies that fund programs including: Norcal Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; California School for the Deaf, Fremont; and LEAD K, Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids. Another parent attending the library program was Linda McCrea who brought her daughter Kennedy aged three years. Linda says, “At birth Kennedy did not pass her newborn hearing screening. We got her fitted for hearing aids, and she got her first pair by 3 ½ months. We have faced several challenges on this journey. We started learning sign language when she was four months old. “Our high-priced insurance does not cover hearing aids. Her first set was $2,500. The molds that go in the ear are $75-$85. The first two years Kennedy went through ten pairs because of growth, but as she gets older the ear growth has slowed down.” Kennedy and family began learning ASL through the

(left) Linda McCrea and daughter Kennedy Wynn. (right) Celina, Logan, and Conan Oppus.

Sacramento Office of Education. Early childhood teacher Heather Palendoken was assigned to the family and spent many hours using videos, books and other learning tools while she shared a wealth of knowledge into the world of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing culture. Linda says that when you connect with someone who is hard of hearing make eye contact. It lets the person know you are ready to communicate. Speak slowly or sign if you can. Most important is that you treat them as you would anyone with hearing. “We have no hearing loss in our family except that related to aging. Our 18-yearold has no hearing problems. One interesting statistic I have learned is that one in one thousand children are born with hearing loss, and 90 percent of them are to hearing parents. “I see my little girl thriving in a world that is mostly hearing. She sings, talks, laughs,

smiles and makes friends, and plays just like her peers. I am so proud of her.” American Sign Language is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and English-speaking Canada. It is the third most widely used language in our country, and originated in the early 19th century at the American School for the Deaf (ASD) in Hartford, Connecticut. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc are credited with the founding of ASL. Gallaudet, a Yale graduate, was inspired by his success in demonstrating the learning abilities of a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. Clerc became the first teacher at ASD. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law that authorized the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind to confer college degrees and made Thomas Gallaudet the president of the institution. Throughout several

name changes over the years, the school was re-named Gallaudet University in 1894, to honor its founder. Despite its wide use, no accurate count of ASL users has been taken, although reliable ASL people estimate the number to be between 250,000 – 500,000. ASL signs have a number of phonemic components, including movement of the face and body as well as the hands (non-verbal communications). Many linguists believe ASL is a subject-verbobject language. If you would like to contact Sac‑ ramento Signing Families, write Celina Oppus at celinaoppus@ gmail.com. CSUS, American River College, and Sacramento City College each offer classes in American Sign Language. Professor Leigh Stephens is re‑ tired from CSUS and the Uni‑ versity of Hawaii, and says she has her own struggles with hearing loss.

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Matías Bombal’s Hollywood Snowden The MPAA has rated this R Open Road Films distributes Oliver Stone’s latest movie, “Snowden”. The director with a known stylistic flair penned his screenplay from the pages of recent U.S. history and Anatoly Kucherena’s book “The Time of the Octopus” which centers in Edward Snowden’s release of thousands of classified documents to the press, revealing that the National Security Administration’s surveillance techniques violate national law. Edward Joseph Snowden is played by Joseph Gordon Levitt and the movie sets the viewpoint of the story from the perspective of Snowden’s life recalled via flashbacks. He has

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Sacramento City College celebrates 100 years of higher education When students returned to classes at Sacramento City College for the Fall 2016 semester on Monday, Aug. 22, they entered on the 100th anniversary of the college’s founding and were treated to cupcakes and ice cream, the first of several events and programs highlighting this historic centennial. The oldest institution of higher learning in the capital city, Sacramento City College celebrates its 100th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. In 1916, former Sacramento Mayor Belle Cooledge brought 46 students and 16 part-time faculty to the top floor of old Sacramento High School for advanced education classes. Two years later, the first graduating class – comprised of six women – completed the college’s first associate degrees. Since then, more than 70,000 other students have completed associate degrees and thousands more have earned certificates of achievement in various academic and career-oriented disciplines. The main campus, at the corner of Freeport Boulevard and Sutterville Road, now comprises more than 70 acres, 40 buildings, and educates approximately 22,000 students each semester. In addition, Sac City has built educational centers in West Sacramento and Davis. All three campuses will be involved in centennial celebrations throughout the upcoming school term. “There’s a lot of history at this institution,” Interim President Michael Poindexter said. “And while we certainly celebrate our past, it’s also important to celebrate our future. This college is a leader for Sacramento.” While times have undoubtedly changed in 100 years, students continue to be the college’s number one passion and priority. “We believe education changes lives. We are here to give students an option and access to higher education that they otherwise may not have, due to whatever their circumstances may be. We have a strong history of being pioneers and advocates for our students, and we plan to continue that for many years to come,” Poindexter stated in a message to the Land Park News. Through the website, community members are welcome to share their SCC stories. “We’ve been here a long time and we know a lot of people in Sacramento and beyond have walked through our halls, and – hopefully – we have helped them in some way and that SCC has become part of their stories – we want to hear what their memories are of SCC,” Poindexter said. Now accepting applications for “Fast Track” classes (classes that start later in the semester, so classes go through the content faster), which start Oct. 13. Register online at www.scc.losrios.edu. Spring enrollment starts Nov. 21 “We encourage people to begin the application process as soon as possible so the classes they want don’t fill up before they can enroll,” Poindexter said.

Special events Some events of note during the year-long celebration include a centennial open house celebration and football game on Oct. 15 and centennial gala on March 25, 2017. (Tickets sold on website: scc.losrios.edu) At the open house celebration, which occurs from 1 to 5 p.m., there will be a car show with a total of 100 cars, with some from each decade. A time capsule from 1991 will be opened; it was to be opened in the 100th year. Additionally, the college will host “Sac City Talks” which are modeled after TedX Talks. The day will end with a homecoming football game against Sierra College, starting at 6 p.m. Additionally, through out the year, there will be special events like a “Chemistry Explosions” show and a City Theatre Vaudeville show. Fundraisers Posters ($15) featuring works by famous artists and SCC alums: Fred Dalkey, Gregory Kondos and Wayne Thiebaud. (Hint: They make great gifts; the holidays are coming up.) Written by Anthropology Professor Bill Doonan, special for 100th anniversary, the book “A History of Sacramento City College in 100 Objects” tells stories about SCC history. Filled with full-color photos, the hardcover book is $25. 100 years in a nutshell Started in 1916 on the top of Old Sac High with 46 students and 15 part-time faculty First graduating class had 6 young women in 1918 Sacramento Junior College closed for about 18 months during World War I Reopened and quickly moved to the site where we are now on Sutterville and Freeport. Many people thought it was “too far out of town.”

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Some of the oldest programs include Aeronautics and Nursing Hughes Stadium was built in 1928; it has a history all its own, including the first time when all eight runners broke 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash (1968 Olympic Trials). It has also hosted midget car racing, big rock concerts and the annual Holy Bowl high school football game. Now the college serves approximately 22,000 students on a 74-acre campus with more than 40 buildings, and two educational centers (West Sacramento and Davis). It boasts one of the most diverse student populations with more than 50 languages spoken on campus. The Davis Center is the only community college campus on U.C. property – it is located on the UC Davis West Campus. SCC broke ground on a second 15,000-square-foot science building on Sept. 9 The aeronautics program is now housed at the former McClellan Air Force base. The college pumps millions of dollars into the local economy by educating the local workforce. For example, nursing and dental programs routinely place close to 100-percent of our students in good local jobs. Thousands of students transfer every year to four-year colleges and universities. Two students in the last three years earned the very prestigious Jack Kent Cooke scholarship of $40,000 per year for three years to finalize their degrees at U.C. Berkeley. The college offers automatic transfer to all 23 CSU colleges via Associate Degree for Transfer program. Additionally, the college has transfer agreements with many historically Black colleges and universities, and many other institutions who accept general education classes for undergraduate consideration. Source: SCC administration

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Dennis Newhall fulfilled dream to become a KZAP DJ By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com

Editor’s Note: This is part five in a series about the history of radio station, KZAP 98.5 FM. Dennis Newhall was among the DJs who joined Sacramento’s legendary radio station, KZAP 98.5 FM, during the 1970s. And with his hiring by that station in 1972, Newhall fulfilled a personal dream, he explained. “At Sac State, I got into the radio program, where I got to do a rock ‘n’ roll show (on the university’s student station, KERS), basically pretending I was on KZAP, taking my own records in once or twice a week,” he said. “Then in 1972, I got a chance. There was an opening at KZAP and I applied. I got the part-time job on weekends, which lasted for about six weeks, and then I went full time.” Newhall said that he was one of the early listeners of KZAP, which made its debut on Nov. 8, 1968. “I grew up in West Sacramento and my brother, who was a couple years older than me, and started listening to radio when he was 8,” he said. “So, I was 6 years old when ‘Hound Dog’ was (an Elvis Presley) hit, which means rock ‘n’ roll had just started. “And I listened to Top 40 on (Sacramento radio stations) KXOA and KROY religiously, then one day in November (1968) I heard about KZAP, went home because that’s where most of the FM radios were at the time, tuned into 98.5 and never went back.” Newhall described KZAP as a much different station than could previously be heard in Sacramento. “KZAP changed everybody’s life when it comes to their entertainment of the day,” he said. “When I first heard it, probably no more than a week after it went on the air in November of 1968, I was thinking, ‘Wow, this is what we’ve been wanting.’ Instead of hearing ‘Sunshine of Your Love’ by Cream and then some maybe middleof-the-road (format) song or ‘Up, Up and Away’ – which Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

has its place – we wanted to hear the album tracks that followed ‘Sunshine of Your Love’ or (various other songs that were not receiving air play).” In speaking about rock music of the early 1970s, Newhall said, “I’ve always said the music of the 1960s ended in about 1972, so it was still going strong in 1970 with that great record that Dave Mason put out, and his old band, Traffic, put out ‘John Barleycorn.’ Eric Clapton was going strong. Mad Dogs and Englishmen with Joe Cocker, that whole group. Leon Russell, all those people were really, really going strong. But not so much on AM radio. It took the FM stations of the time, that were really starting to get the steam rolling, to play a lot of that music.” Newhall also mentioned the next wave of 1970s rock music that included songs by such bands as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steely Dan and The Marshall Tucker Band. Newhall recalled the situation that led to KZAP’s first ownership change. “Lee Gahagan, who was the millionaire that owned KZAP killed himself (in 1972),” he said. “And it threw the whole thing into turmoil, because his closest relative was an aunt who had no desire to deal with a bunch of hippies running a radio station in California.” In April 1973, the Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of KZAP from the Gahagan estate to New Day Broadcasting Co., a Sacramento group that was established six months earlier for the purpose of purchasing the station. New Day Broadcasting, which was led by its president, Ed Beimfohr, and its secretary-treasurer, Don Platt, bought the station for a reported $200,100. Gahagan had purchased the station for about $50,000. Newhall added that under the new ownership, KZAP took a more professional approach to its operations, from advertising to relations in the community. He also recalled that it was under that ownership that KZAP abandoned its free-

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Dennis Newhall worked as a DJ at Sacramento radio station, KZAP 98.5 FM, from 1972 to 1975.

form format, which gave disc jockeys the freedom to play whatever music they desired to play. “We had moved away from free-form,” he said. “And there was a format, but it was not a restrictive format. Any DJ these days would think it was completely free. Keep in mind that free-form radio was seldom successful. It succeeds when it’s on a college campus, because nobody has to make money. It’s too scattered to get enough income to pay the people to do it. The reason it succeeded at first is because it was owned by a millionaire.” It was also during Newhall’s time at KZAP when the station moved to a different location. In recalling that part of KZAP’s history, Newhall said, “One of the first things (the new ownership) did when they bought the station was try to move out of the Elks Building,” he said. “The other problem was having to deal with going up in the elevator every time you wanted to get up to the station, because they had operators at the time who really didn’t care much for a bunch of longhairs coming and going.” Newhall spoke about the station’s second location, which was acquired in 1973. “(The new owners) rented the top floor of a threestory building on 9th and J (streets) in Sacramento, across from Plaza Park, which is now Cesar Chavez (Plaza) park, and at the time we called it ‘Wino Park,’ for good reason,” he said. “It

was right next to a porn theater. But it was a much better place (with) nice, new interior, new equipment. It was heaven compared to where we were before.”

KZAP’s ownership changed again in September 1978 with its sale to KLUC Broadcasting, of Las Vegas, See KZAP, page 27

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What’s Thursday, Sept, 22; Sunday, Sept. 25 and Tuesday, Sept. 27 PHOTOGRAPHY & CAMERA CLASSES HOSTED BY MIKE’S CAMERA: Hone your photography skills by focusing your lens on Sacramento Zoo’s colorful creatures with Mike’s Camera for a Photo Safari Workshop! This three-day experience includes a class session, a visit to the Zoo to practice your skills, and a follow-up critique to continue to improve your abilities. The experts at Mike’s Camera will give you all of the tips and tricks you need to know in order to achieve the most stunning wildlife photos, for only $99 per person. Fifty percent of your tuition goes to support the Sacramento Zoo. Don’t forget to register early since these workshops are limited to only 25 people. 3 day course, $99; Thursday evening class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Mike’s Camera, 2200 J St., Sacramento Sunday Morning Class, 8:30 to 11 a.m. On-site, hands-on Photo Safari at the Sacramento Zoo 8:30 a.m.: Check in at Main Entrance and proceed to the Kampala Conference Room 9 a.m.: Up-close photography session featuring Animal Ambassadors 9:45 a.m.: Photograph animals around the Zoo 11 a.m.: End Photo Safari on the Reptile House Lawn Participants are welcome to tour and photograph the Zoo on their own after class. Tuesday evening class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Follow-up critique at Mike’s Camera, 2200 J St.

Friday, Sept. 23 ACC PRESENTS ‘FALL PREVENTION SCREENING & HEALTH FAIR’: Stopfalls Sacramento Free Senior Fall Risk Fitness Fair will feature free fitness tests, multi-sensory assessment, medication screening, home modification, blood pressure screening and more. Light refreshment will be served. Free of charge. Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 3939026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

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SAC ZOO PRESENTS NATURE EXPLORERS (TOPIC: LEAVES AND TREES): Get wild about nature at the Sacramento Zoo! Thanks to a grant from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Zoo is excited to offer a new way for young nature explorers and their grown-ups to investigate the wilderness in their own backyard. Join the Zoo and the Sacramento Library in an open play environment, the last Saturday of the month anytime between 10 am to 2 pm. We will be reading stories, playing, and exploring the wonders of the natural world with a new topic each month. Activities are included with Zoo admission.

Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25 FAIRYTALE TOWN PRESENTS THE 16TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHARE CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL, the largest early childhood literacy event in the Sacramento region! From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy back-to-back readings and presentations from authors and illustrators on the Mother Goose Stage, then shop at the official bookseller, Time Tested Books booth, to purchase your favorite story. Authors and illustrators will be available to sign books immediately following their presentations. Barbara Jean Hicks, author of Frozen: A Sister More Like Me and Once Upon a Parsnip, will headline the two-day festival. The festival also features storytelling performances, hands-on literacy activities, a Scholastic book fair and more! Plus literacy and arts organizations will be on hand to provide information about early childhood literacy programs offered in the region. Admission to this two-day festival is Free thanks to the generous support of ScholarShare College Savings Plan. Free admission. 3901 Land Park Drive,808-7462.

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POKÉMON GO DAY AT THE SACRAMENTO ZOO: The Sacramento Zoo has been taken over by Pokémon! With nine Pokéstops and two Gyms on 14 acres, Trainers can do everything at the Zoo – catch Pokémon, hatch eggs, take over a gym and meet other players. Visit the Zoo on Pokémon Go Day and take advantage of lures set at various Pokéstops inside the Zoo continuously from 9 am to 4 pm. Of course, the bonus is that you also get to explore the Sacramento Zoo and learn about the exotic, rare and endangered animals. Note: The Sacramento Zoo will not tolerate anyone going over fences, past public barriers or behaving in an unsafe manner. Please pay attention to your surroundings while you explore and have fun! Regular admission rates apply. Sacramento Zoo Members get in free. 3930 West Land Park Drive; 808-5888.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 ASL STORYTIME WITH SACRAMENTO SIGNING FAMILIES @ BELLE COOLEDGE (EARLY CHILDHOOD 0-5): Parents with children between the ages of 0 - 5 are invited to read well-loved children’s books in American Sign Language starting at 6:30 p.m.! This storytime takes place two evenings a month (second and fourth Tuesdays) and is facilitated by Sacramento Signing Families through the support of a First 5 Sacramento grant. All children and their grownups are invited to join! Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive

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Wednesday, Sept. 28 LAND PARK SAFETY & SECURITY PRESENTATION: Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 28th at 6 p.m. for an LPCA-sponsored Land Park Safety and Security Presentation by Sac PD and Sac Fire. FREE Vic’s ice cream will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Starting at 6:30 p.m., Sac PD and Sac Fire will provide information about past and current issues and crime trends in the Land Park Area as well as safety tips. There will also be time for Q&A. This is a FREE event and all Land Park residents are welcome to attend. This presentation will be held in the Crocker/Riverside Elementary Auditorium at 2970 Riverside Blvd. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come early for Vic’s Ice Cream starting at 6 p.m. www.landpark.org ACC PRESENTS’ MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT MEDICARE PART D: PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE’ This workshop provides an overview of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program. We will discuss eligibility requirements, how to enroll in a plan, how to qualify for low income subsidy or “Extra Help” and changes affecting Medicare and its beneficiaries. Free of charge. Preregistration required. Class will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org. ACC PRESENTS ‘FALL PREVENTION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT’: Join ACC for a 45-minute interactive presentation on Fall Prevention. Medications that can increase the risk of falls, how to use these medications appropriately and provide general tips for preventing falls in your daily life. Free of charge. Pre-registration required. Class will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

Thursday, Sept. 29 SCIENCE STORYTIME FOR TODDLERS @ BELLE COOLEDGE (EARLY CHILDHOOD 0-5): Let’s trade our storybooks for lab coats! All toddlers are invited at 9:30 a.m. and preschoolers at 11 a.m. to join the fun of art and science crafts emphasizing process based learning that will engage creativity and expand curiosity. Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive

Friday, Sept. 30 A TRIBE CALLED RED VISITS SOL COLLECTIVE (2574 21st St.) to celebrate their latest album “We Are The Halluci Nation” alongside Sol Life musicians World Hood, Vic June, Dre-T and Salvin. Show goes from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Proceeds to support the community purchase of a building for Sol Collective! Tickets: www.atcrsac.eventbrite.com; $20 presale; $25 at the door.

Saturday, Oct. 1 HOLLYWOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEGA YARD SALE! Mark your calendars, it’s time for the annual Hollywood Park Neighborhood MEGA yard sale. If you plan on having a yard sale that day and would like to be added to the neighborhood map please email your name/address to hpna95822@gmail.com OR add your info here: http:// bit.ly/2chfFv0. Time: 7 a.m. to noon. Rain or shine.

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Grab a bargain. Hollywood Park Neighborhood, Sacramento, California 95822 SING ALONG WITH MISTER COOPER @ BELLE COOLEDGE: Join neighborhood favorite Mister Cooper for 30 minutes of music time and freeze dancing for ages 3 to 7 years.11 to 11:30 a.m.; 5600 South Land Park Drive. DYSLEXIA ALLIANCE: MYTHS. RESEACH. CAUSE. SYMPTOMS. SOLUTIONS @ BELLE COOLEDGE: The Dyslexia Alliance is a non-profit who provides resources, education and advocacy for dyslexia. This presentation to the library will help attendees learn the definition of dyslexia, myths, research and cause, symptoms and solutions. The 1-hour program is geared toward teens and adults who want to learn more about dyslexia. (2 to 3 p.m.); Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive. WILD AFFAIR AT THE SACRAMENTO ZOO, ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA: From 5 to 10 p.m., the zoo will hold its annual Wild Affair – Benefiting the Zoo’s Biodiversity Center. Hosted cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and behind-the-scenes animal tours starting at 5 p.m.; then at 7:30 p.m., enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by The Supper Club and a live auction hosted by KFBK’s Kitty O’Neal and KVIE’s Rob Stewart. Call (916) 808-8815 for more information. Cocktail attire suggested. Complimentary valet parking service will be available at the front of the Zoo Seating is limited. Ticket Prices: Individual $200(includes a seat for dinner, show and live auction); Table Sponsor: $1,800 (includes: One table for eight at Wild Affair dinner, complimentary bottle of champagne for table, name recognition in Zoo’s annual report and an invitation to the annual benefactor event). Patron Sponsor $3,000 (One preferred seating table for eight at Wild Affair dinner, Complimentary bottle of champagne for table, name recognition in Zoo’s annual report, invitation to the annual benefactor event, name recognition in event program and gifts for each guest.) 3930 West Land Park Drive; 808-5888.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 SOUTH LAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING @ BELLE COOLEDGE: This is the monthly business meeting of a nonprofit organization that addresses neighborhood issues. The meetings sometimes include guest speakers. Association members and area residents are welcome to attend. 7 to 9 p.m. Belle Cooledge Library is located at 5600 South Land Park Drive.

Sunday, Oct. 9 NATUREFEST 2016: Mark your calendar now for NatureFest, Effie Yeaw’s largest family event of the year! NatureFest promotes science & nature education and outdoor recreation, and is an excellent opportunity to learn more about local organizations that support our community. Event goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event includes live animal shows, kids activities, demonstrations, guided nature hikes, and family-friendly food on the beautiful Nature Center grounds. Enjoy animal shows from Wild Things on the main stage and close up visits with the Nature Center’s own ambassador animals at Critter Corner, See Events, page 25

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Continued from page 20 plus many more creatures of all shapes and sizes! And back by popular demand - the Kids Logo Contest!! Kids - enter your design and it could be chosen as the new NatureFest logo! We need a new logo for NatureFest, and we want to see what YOU come up with. Have your parent download the Entry Form and submit it, with your design, to the Nature Center before 3 p.m. on October 9, 2016. Contest rules and winner prizes are on listed the entry form. NatureFest Admission (at the door): Adults - $5; kids 12 and under – free; event parking FREE Questions? Contact us at (916) 489-4918 or info@sacnaturecenter.net. The Effie Yeaw Nature Center is located inside the Ancil Hoffman County Park: 2850 San Lorenzo Way (off Tarshes Drive), Carmichael. SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP AT GOLD LION ARTS: Guitarist Ross Hammond will host an afternoon slide guitar workshop at Gold Lion Arts, 2733 Riverside Blvd. He’ll cover tunings, right hand techniques, acoustic vs electric slide playing, slide selection, lap vs bottleneck styles and then demonstrate several tunes. If you’re interested in such a thing please show up to Gold Lion Arts (2733 Riverside Blvd) at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 9. Feel free to bring a guitar (acoustic preferred). $10. Open to all ages and levels.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 ESTATE PLANNING SAFARI AT THE KAMPALA CENTER IN THE SACRAMENTO ZOO This free informative seminar held at the Sac Zoo from 1 to 2:30 p.m. will navigate through a jungle of topics presented by local attorney Mark S. Drobny, California State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. Mr. Drobny is widely regarded as one of the top experts on estate planning, providing information on a variety of topics in an entertaining manner that will help you design a plan that fits your needs. Topics will include, but are not limited to: Living trusts versus wills; probate – How can it be avoided? Who Needs Durable Powers of Attorney for Financial Management and Advance Health Care Directives? Charitable Gift Annuities. Seating is limited. To RSVP please email Amanda Cable or call 808-8815 by Wednesday, Oct. 5 to guarantee your seat. 3930 West Land Park Drive, 808-5888.

Ongoing ACC PRESENTS ‘BODY WISDOM BREATH AND MOVEMENT’: Perform easy to follow seated and stand-

ing exercises for health and well-being. Most movements are based on eastern techniques for relaxing and re-energizing the body. Use simple Qigong postures to stimulate vitalizing “Chi”. Discover the joy of self-massage and acupressure. Slow down with guided imagery and meditative breath-work. Improving your health and be simple and fun. Pre-registration and Pre-payment of $20 @ $5 per class required. $7 Drop-in rate per class. Class will be held on Tuesdays beginning September 6, 2016 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at ACC Senior Services, 1180 Corporate Way. For more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

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OFF THE GRID FOOD TRUCK AND MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY: Off the Grid is partnering with the Sacramento Zoo for a weekly food truck and music event every Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Mark your calendars for this fun, family-friendly event on 15th Avenue near Land Park Drive! https://offthegrid.com/

Upcoming DAY OF THE DEAD PARTY 2016 AT CALIFORNIA MUSEUM: On Friday, Oct. 14, members of the public are invited to attend the California Museum’s Day of the Dead Party. Highlights include the opening of “Day of the Dead: Art of Día de los Muertos 2016,” appearances by exhibit artists; performance & ceremonial blessing by Danza Azteca Maquilli Tonatiuh; food and beverages by Mayahuel Restaurant & Tequila Museum; sugar skull decorating workshop with Sacramento’s I Love Sugar Skulls; costume contest with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners; free face painting for all attendees and more. For more or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.californiamuseum.org/dotd-party-2016 ;1020 O St. Sacramento. “DAY OF THE DEAD: ART OF DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2016” AT CALIFORNIA MUSEUM – A journey through life, love and death, “Day of the Dead: Art of Día de los Muertos 2016” exhibit features contemporary installations by California artists Francisco Franco, John Huerta, Melissa Jazulin, David Lozeau and Rob-O. Opening at the Museum’s “Day of the Dead Party,” the exhibit explores the Mexican cultural tradition of honoring deceased loved ones each year on November 1 and 2 by creating calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls), altares de muertos (altars of the dead) and ofrendas (offerings), which has evolved from the Aztecs to modern day California. Members of the public are also invited to celebrate friends and family with a remembrance in the exhibit’s accompanying Community Altar located in the lobby through December 31, 2016. For more, visit http://www. californiamuseum.org/dia-de-los-muertos-2016; 1020 O St. Sacramento. (Also on Friday, Oct. 14)

THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM PRESENTS THE GRAND OPENING OF “LIVE FREE: CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE CULTURE”: Exhibit starts with a grand opening event on Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and continues through Feb. 19, 2017. At the same time that Karl Benz was inventing the first automobile, Gottlieb Daimler was inventing the first motorcycle. Together, the automobile and motorcycle have grown up and changed over the years, but in this exhibit, the motorcycle will be getting all the glory it deserves. Powerful, fast, dynamic, stylish, and with only two wheels. Motorcycles are admired by Californians from all different walks of life. From Harley Davidson to Honda, in this exhibit you will find the motorcycle that fits your lifestyle at the California Automobile Museum. In California, motorcycles were particularly popular and with their own special sub-culture within the state. From good weather to electric vehicles, from outlaw to Hollywood, from the deserts to the coasts, motorcycles will always have a special place in California’s vehicular history. Hours at the museum are 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; last admission: 4 p.m.; closed Tuesdays, third Thursdays open until 8 p.m. 2200 Front St. 442-6802. FAIRYTALE TOWN PRESENTS THE 16TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHARE CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL, the largest early childhood literacy event in the Sacramento region! From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, enjoy back-to-back readings and presentations from authors and illustrators on the Mother Goose Stage, then shop at the official bookseller, Time Tested Books booth, to purchase your favorite story. Authors and illustrators will be available to sign books immediately following their presentations. Barbara Jean Hicks, author of Frozen: A Sister More Like Me and Once Upon a Parsnip, will headline the twoday festival. The festival also features storytelling performances, hands-on literacy activities, a Scholastic book fair and more! Plus literacy and arts organizations will be on hand to provide information about early childhood literacy programs offered in the region. Admission to this two-day festival is Free thanks to the generous support of ScholarShare College Savings Plan. Free admission. 3901 Land Park Drive, 808-7462.

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Community Choir forming at ACC ACC, 7334 Park City Drive, is proud to announce the formation of a community choir. With classes on Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 5 at 3 p.m., ACC Program Director, Linda Revilla is excited to offer this to the community. “I jumped on the idea of starting a Community Choir. ACC has three ukulele groups, two guitar groups, and many music classes. They are all testimony to the desire for more music in people’s lives. A performing choir in the Pocket would be another way that we can express our creativity and spread the joy of music to others. ” Former Elks No. 6 Exalted Ruler and award winning musician, Debbie Eto will be holding the conductor baton. “I think it’s great for the community. Singing is a wonderful stress reliever. It’s good for the soul. It can put a smile on your face, even change how the day is going.” ACC Instructor Loretta, said “There are so many good voices out there. It’s different when you’re singing with a group of people. I’m signing up for the choir because it’s been 23 years since I sang in one and I really, really, miss it. I’m going to tell all of my friends to join in, too!” The choir will be singing and performing Broadway hits, Standards, Top 40 and with the holiday season fast approaching, many of your favorite holiday hits. “To begin, we will be singing a fair amount of holiday music, but don’t be surprised if some great Broadway classics and Top 40 aren’t snuck in!” For more information or to sign up, contact the ACC at 7334 Park City Drive or call .393-9026.

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for $1.4 million. The president of that company was Rick Phelan. About a year later, KZAP’s old transmitter on the Elks Building was moved to the north area for improved coverage. During the same era, KZAP was relocated to new studios off Highway 160. Under the KLUC Broadcasting ownership, KZAP hired Burchart Abrams to program the station, and through that consulting firm KZAP’s ratings rose from 12th to second in the Sacramento market in only three months. And KZAP quickly became the area’s number one rock station, surpassing KSFM 102.5 FM “Earth Radio.” KZAP underwent yet another ownership change in 1984, when the station was purchased by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. for $43.5 million. By that time in KZAP’s history, Newhall had long since continued his career at other radio stations.

Newhall said that his departure from KZAP came in August 1975. “I left KZAP so I could go down to San Jose and work (at KSJO) with the people that had started KSFM in Woodland,” he said. Newhall’s time at KSJO, where he was one of that station’s two production directors, lasted until June 1976 was he was laid off. A search for a new radio job landed Newhall at KSFM three months later. His career continued in Sacramento with radio stations, KROY from November 1979 to December 1986 and KSAC from December 1986 until about a year later. Newhall’s work at KSAC proved to be his last full-time work in radio. In addition to his part-time DJ work at Capital Public Radio from 2005 to present, Newhall established the new ‘K-ZAP,’ KZHP 93.3 FM, with several other people with radio experience on July 4, 2015 at 9:33 a.m. But because of the station’s small reception area, most of its listeners tune in to listen online.

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