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Land Park seniors discuss dating options, including speed dating See page 5

Art and history converge at ArtStreet

Arts.......................................................... 3 Obituary.................................................... 5 Faces and Places..................................... 16 Home Improvement Guide........................ 18

Vic’s Ice Cream celebrates 70th anniversary

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Vic’s Ice Cream celebrates 70th anniversary The special event, which was held from Feb. 2 through 5, drew many people of all ages, inand LanCe arMStronG cluding those who remember the early days lance@valcomnews.com of the business, which first opened its doors to the public on Feb. 2, 1947.

Nostalgia was in the air last week when Jim Coombs, who grew up around the corVic’s Ice Cream celebrated a milestone in its ner from Vic’s, said that he was among the storied history. early customers of this popular neighborWhile offering 70-cent, single scoop ice hood business. cream cones and grilled cheese sandwichCoombs, a 1957 graduate and former es, and anniversary T-shirts and bumper teacher and counselor at C.K. McClatchy stickers, this local institution recognized High School, mentioned that he purchased its 70th year in operation at the north- ice cream cones at Vic’s for 5 cents each, east corner of Riverside Boulevard and and also attended kiddie matinees at Tower 8th Avenue.

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Shown here is a collection of photographs taken from the opening day of ArtStreet, a multimedia art lover’s paradise. With works from more than 100 individuals, the art ranges in style and theme. One of the most talked about aspects of ArStreet is the West End Club bar, “a temporary installation inspired by the lost bars and clubs of Sacramento’s West End, featuring music, art, history, and beer.”

Put on by the Sacramento Historical Society, the club is “a recreation of a 1940s jazz club inside the ArtStreet event from (now) through (Feb.) 25th. The event is at 300 1st avenue, Sacramento, CA 95818, on the corner of 3rd Street and 1st Avenue, one block from Broadway. Come by and have a beer and enjoy our delightful and eclectic programmimg, which will include Jazz, comedy, poetry, films, burlesque and drag shows, even some modern noise. But of course it will include lots and lots of history of the region, everything from 1890s cigarmakers to 1980s punk rock noisemakers.” On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 4 to 5 p.m., the club will present a conversation with Carol Gale and Bo Richards, “the creative team that brought a wide variety of live entertainment to Sacramento in the 1980s. Best known for Club Can’t Tell, they also brought musical acts to venues including the China Wagon on Broadway, Galactica 2000, the Crest Theatre, Harry’s Bar & Grill, and Lord Beaverbrooks. The talk will include seldom seen photographs and seldom heard adventures and stories about the music business, including a question and answer session.”

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Obituary

ber of the Southside Improvement Club. He was an ardent fan of the Music Circus. He loved the Sacramento Solons, the San pliment or a joke handy.

He Francisco Giants and the Robert Thomas made everyone feel special. Forty-Niners. He loved Dias, Sr. He was a member of Elks working on their ranch in Lodge #6 for many years the Pocket area. Being an Robert Thomas Dias, and was an avid handball animal lover, Bob brought Sr. passed away peaceful- player. He belonged to home many pets such as ly in his sleep January 17, the Portuguese Histori- a skunk, tarantulas and 2017. Bob was born in the cal and Cultural Society stray dogs. He was a carPocket area of Sacramen- and American Portuguese ing father, grand-father, to, a first-generation son Club. He was also a mem- brother, uncle, and son. He to immigrant parents from Pico, Azores. As a boy, Bob had a paper route, shined shoes, sold movie programs, worked cleaning barracks at Mather Field, and worked at Esquire Theater. At 18, Bob joined the Navy and served 2 1/2 years as a telegrapher in the Pacific Theater. While in the Navy he had 20 bouts as a Golden Glove boxer.

Bob was a lifelong produce man, starting his career loading and driving trucks for Virga Produce, later managing General Produce and retiring from United Independents in 1990. He had a powerful work ethic. He loved people and always had a com-

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was a loving husband for 70 years to his wife, Betty, who survives him. They shared an amazing love for seven decades. He was predeceased by his parents, Amelia Furtado Dias Souza and Manuel Perry Dias, Sr., by his brother, Manuel Perry Dias, Jr, by his beloved daughter, Terry L. Dias Horton and by his beloved son, Robert Thomas Dias, Jr.. He is survived by his sister Mary

Lou Anderson, daughters Claudia (Carol) and Michele. He leaves behind 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, daughter and sons in law, extended family members and countless friends. He will be truly missed. A celebration of his life will be held Feb. 25, 2017, 1 p.m. at the Cabrillo Club, 4605 Karbet Way, Sacramento, 95822. Everyone is welcome.

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Greenprint Summit 2016

By Corky Oakes

On January 26, 2017, the Sacramento Tree Foundation hosted its 6th Annual Greenprint Summit in Sacramento titled “Restoring Nature to our Neighborhoods.”

Attendees included Congressman Ami Bera, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, representatives from various State and local departments, public utilities, arborists and environmentally-concerned community activists from cities across northern California.

The summit opened with an emphasis on diminished tree canopies in Sacramento. The rest of the summit addressed the relationship of good mental and physical health to a robust tree canopy, successful movements to “green” other California cities, ongoing and upcoming projects in the greater Sacramento area, and programs the Sacramento Tree Foundation is either assisting in or pursuing independently.

In his opening remarks, Congressman Bera said California will need to fight “for the values of the Sacramento Tree Foundation as opposed to what “we are seeing from the new administration” in Washington D.C. “We need to provide an example for the rest of the nation by planting five million trees.” For this to occur, it will require “folks back in the community.”

Mayor Steinberg said that it isn’t just about “planting a tree” as much

as what it means metaphorically.“We choose what seeds to plant, what we want to see grow.” Steinberg added that because Federal funding is an unknown, the State must set aside $80 million in State funds. He also suggested integrating some of the 1500 high school juniors, currently undergoing job training in areas of their career interest, to “help build out the tree canopy.”

Cheryl Dell, President and Publisher of the Sacramento Bee, presented an interesting history of trees in Sacramento. Some factoids included Sacramento’s first name, “City of Plains”, so named because other than trees located near the river, there were only miles and miles of “grassy plains.” Dell offered a chronology from that point, 180 years ago, walking the audience through the “vision” John Sutter had in 1849 of planting trees and C.K. McClatchy being influenced by European cities such as Paris with its beautiful tree-lined boulevards. Colonel James Lloyd LaFayette Warren, a botanist originally from Massachussetts, was another contributor to the early Sacramento “green” scene. He is credited with introducing the camellia to Sacramento. As a result of these early visionaries and others, Sacramento evolved from a city of plains to the “City of Trees” as it has known today.

Kevin Jefferson of Urban Releaf and Dan Flanagan of Friends of the Urban Forest gave participants

a view of what it takes for local non-profits, community groups and local governments to join forces in “greening” San Francisco and Oakland, while simultaneously addressing sidewalk repair as a result of tree root damage. Both speakers made the case for seeking common ground amongst organizations. Flanagan described the process of getting Prop E (Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees and Surrounding Sidewalks) on the San Francisco ballet while Jefferson explained the tree canopy imbalance between the Oakland Hills and the “flats.” Speaking directly to this point, Jefferson described a successful project to plant trees at an Oakland school which he described as suffering from urban blight. “No school in America should have conditions like backing up to the 880 freeway and transformers on campus. We are all in us together.” These projects took a tremendous amount of planning, meeting and cooperation. There were obstacles and setbacks along the way. In the end the audience learned and saw the achievements as a result of sheer tenacity. More local to the Sacramento area, Steve Harriman, Department of Public Works in Rancho Cordova, spoke about getting the 2014 Measure H (designed to provide funds improving services and infrastructure) on the ballot and working to see that it passed.

As a result of its passing, $100,000 was set aside to “enhance the urban forest.” The Measure H project was made possible in partnership with the Sacramento Tree Foundation.

Harriman emphasized that the urban forest should be a part of a city’s infrastructure plan as it is in Rancho Cordova.

During the summit, the Sacramento Tree Foundation presented their own programs such as NeighborWoods, Sacramento Shade Tree Program, and Greenprint. All serve as examples of bringing together “local government, businesses and community groups to organize local tree planting and care programs and to educate the public about the air quality and other health benefits of a healthy urban forest.”

Of unique interest was a presentation made by Dr. Desirée Backman, Chief Prevention Officer, California Department of Health Care Services. In her “Green Prescription Study” Backman made the case for the relationship between the tree canopy and health behaviors and outcomes. The study shows the positive effects on neighborhoods having canopies.

As any Sacramento resident can attest, not all Sacramento neighborhoods enjoy trees or the canopies they provide. There is a reason for this according to Katie Valenzuela Garcia of Valenzuela Consulting.

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Seniors Finding Romance

By Michele Townsend

It is human nature to want to find a companion. We want someone who we can laugh with, cry with, share everything with. We want someone that will be there forever and will be our partner in every aspect of life. It’s not just a partnership that we desire, though. We all long for a person who lights our internal fires. We want to feel attractive, sexy, and desired. We long for the kind of energy that makes the little hairs stand up, gives you chills, and makes your heart speed up. We want to feel the kind of excitement that takes our breath away a little bit in anticipation as we watch them walk towards us. Many people are lucky enough to find that love in their life, put in the work, and live a long and fulfilling relationship.

But what if you haven’t found that special someone? What if they are divorced or widowed? People don’t talk about seniors that are looking for love, that are lonely, that want to feel sexy.

The Age of Love, a film by Steven Loring, will premier at the Sierra 2 Center in Curtis Park on Valentine’s Day at 1 p.m.

This film is a unique look at 30 seniors, born before WWII that agrees to be a part of the first ever speed dating event for people aged 70 to 90.

The registrants find themselves in an event that is picked up by media and social media, and how their anticipation grows as the event grows near.

It explores how you never really outgrow those feelings of nervousness, concern of appearance, fear of rejection, and hope for romance. These people are typically passed over but decide to confront their fears, lay their hearts on the line, accept and that their bodies are old and worn, and their physical appearance has changed as they prepare for NY’s first senior speed dating.

As the 5-minute dates begin, they try to find common ground. They speak of medical ailments, senior discounts and Big Band memories. The dates prove to lead to some comedic situations as they learn that things in the love game don’t really change just because your age does. They find themselves anxiously awaiting their results to come in the mail and again experience the delight of being de-

sired and the tears of rejection. The combination of characters is what makes this film so realistic. From the bitter divorce’, to the lonely who cannot get past their loss, to the promiscuous, to the fearful abuse survivor, they find that the same challenges and hope remain.

The Land Park News was curious about how some of our local seniors would feel if they were in this situation. If they were single, or found themselves single again, would they participate in something like a speed dating event? Many of them needed an explanation of speed dating is, and their reactions were quite surprising!

As you can imagine the answers were allover the board.

A 71-year-old woman said she would not participate because “You can’t learn about them like that, and she didn’t want to share her date.”

Yet, another 71-year-old woman responded with, “Sure! I’m adventurous!” The men were just as divided as the women. A 76-year-old Land Park resident said, “No, I can barely move now! I can only imagine if I was trying to impress the ladies.”

Meanwhile a 74-year-old South Sacramento resident said, with a big smile on his face, “Yes of course! I

would speed date, internet date or go to the bar. I don’t care, I love women.”

When we tallied up the yeses and noes at the end of the day, in both the women and the men, the noes barely beat out the yeses. It looks like romantic love isn’t really something that we grow out of, but everyone has their own idea of how to find it.

It’s in their Harts: Seniors share love stories at local senior center

By Gavin Loveless and Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

The East Sacramento News ventured to the Hart Senior Center and spoke with a few willing seniors regarding real life love stories that had major impacts on their lives.

Many women refused to comment, however, mentioning briefly that their significant others returned from Vietnam negatively affected. At least one of the stories here has been edited down for space.

Mary Hamlett: “I thought I was once (in love), but it didn’t turn out very well. His name was Russell. I went to a night club, and he was there in the band. It was pop music. It was in a barn in Orange County that had been developed with housing tracks and the barn, had been converted into a night club. We went up and down the beach. I practically lived on it. I always liked to swim.” Russell and Mary weren’t together very long, “just a month or two and he had to go to Vietnam and I never heard from him again. I was pretty young. I was 21,” she said. “I know he didn’t die; he wasn’t on any of the lists.”

And since then, Mary hasn’t had any interest in love.

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Theatre at 16th Street and Broadway.

At the time of Coombs’ early visits to Vic’s, the business was owned by its founders, Vic Zito and Ash Rutledge.

Vic and Ash met while they were both serving in the Coast Guard during World War II. Following their time in the Coast Guard, they would spend evenings together enjoying ice cream at Gunther’s Quality Ice Cream on Franklin Boulevard.

Due to their love of Gunther’s, Ash and Vic eventually decided to open their own ice cream business.

Although Vic’s name was the one selected to represent their business, Vic’s untimely death in 1966 left Ash to continue as the primary face of this ice cream parlor for four decades.

Ash died at the age of 90 in 2010, and the tradition of

Vic’s has continued through his son, Craig, who is a 1969 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School.

With its menu of nearly 31 ice cream flavors, and various seasonal flavors, soda fountain beverages, and sandwiches and hot dogs, as well as a vintage interior, Vic’s has many regular customers, who arrive to satisfy their quests for both quality food and nostalgia.

Dean of Students and longtime basketball coach Isaac Ricard, who is better known as “Mr. Cal” at California Middle School, said he has been coming to Vic’s for 20 years.

He was in line for a praline pecan ice cream.

“This is the place,” he said.

“They do a lot of activities for the school. (It is) a place for all the kids to come in and be safe.

“All the schools, all the kids around, meet here. They don’t just serve them; they look after them.”

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Marie Balshor, of the Land Park business, Balshor Florist, also stopped by Vic’s, where she exchanged flowers for ice cream for her employees.

During that visit, she noted that her husband, Al, who died on March 19, 2015, began delivering flowers to Vic’s 70 years ago.

“Al was working at Relles (Florist at that time),” she said. “Four years later, we opened up our shop. We’ve been in business 66 years. All their celebrations, we supply the flowers.”

Marie, who is a big fan of Vic’s strawberry ice cream, fondly recalled Ash. “Ash and my husband were (very close),” she said. “(Ash) would ride on his threewheel bicycle with his two little poodles (Charly and Caesar). He would come up a mile to our shop, and three times a week he would do this. I gave the eulogy at Ash’s funeral, because we were so close.”

Lauren Mackey, 26, said she has been coming to Vic’s since she was 5 years old.

“We’d come on Fridays after school,” she said. “I attended Brookfield (School) and we got out at 1 (p.m.).

We’d walk over. At first, we had to go with helpers and then, after a certain age, we’d walk by ourselves. So that was exciting.”

Mackey, while waiting to order a peanut butter ice cream on Feb. 2, added that although she has not lived in Sacramento for some time, she enjoys returning to Vic’s.

Adjacent to Vic’s Ice Cream is Vic’s Café, which opened in 2013 in the business space historically occupied by Eales Pharmacy.

Craig told the Land Park News that his two sons, Matthew and Jeffrey, don’t have an interest in carrying on the Vic’s business after his retirement. However, current general manager Dave Gilson, has shown an interest, Rutledge said.

Altogether 28 employees work in those businesses under the direction of Gilson, whose favorite Vic’s ice cream is cookies and cream.

Asked about his average day as general manager, Gilson, who graduated from Kennedy High in 2001, replied, “It goes from prepping the food in the morning, opening up the coffee shop with the ice cream parlor, or serving all day.”

Craig, 66, recognized Vic’s Ice Cream as an institution that draws six generations of families.

And he added that his business is fortunate to be located in a neighborhood that has maintained its charm and integrity.

“This neighborhood has been able to hold its ground because it’s so close to downtown and now that the downtown has become more active, it’s the place to be,” he said. “I think we’re fortunate in being the state capital of California. Having the state government here kept at least some kind of structure.

If we were in an industry related city, if they went some-

where else or did something else, then downtowns would die off. Luckily, we’ll keep going and now it’s vibrant with a lot of stuff.”

Although Vic’s interior has undergone various changes, it continues to have its quaint atmosphere that has drawn people to this spot throughout its history.

Among the reminders of the business’s history are a service counter with stools, several dining booths, a vintage scale that was used to weigh ice cream, and the initials of Jim Bunnell, who worked at Vic’s for more than 40 years making ice cream until his death 22 years ago.

A bit of local trivia is that Jim’s son, Jamie, also worked at Vic’s Ice Cream before founding the popular Jamie’s Bar & Grill (now Jamie’s Broadway Grill) at 427 Broadway.

Another tradition of Vic’s Ice Cream is its dedication to assisting schools, churches and nonprofit organizations.

This year, The Fizz Bowl Golf Classic – a longtime Land Park event that evolved from an annual flag football game at California Junior High School (now California Middle School) – was dedicated to celebrating Vic’s 70th anniversary. The event raises funds for local charities.

As for Vic’s rich history, the business prides itself in maintaining its notoriety as a Sacramento institution, and a locally iconic place that continues to attract both old and new customers.

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How your yard work helps the Sacramento Zoo

By Michele Townsend

With the amount of rain this area has seen this winter, the ground is soggy and unpredictable. We are seeing a lot of uprooted and toppled over trees and shrubs. Yards and streets across the Sacramento Valley are a mess.

In addition, to the broken branches and toppled trees that Mother Nature has provided, many people are trimming back their trees in hopes of reducing the danger that their vegetation presents. So what do you do with your tree and shrub trimmings?

Most people would answer that they cut them up into small pieces and put them in the green waste cans, to be picked up by Waste Removal.

So, how many trips does it take to clear out those branches and clippings? How would you like another option? One that involves less cutting, less time, and more reward.

DONATE THEM! Yes, I said donate them.

The Sacramento Zoo is the home to 558 animals, and the care for these animals is extensive and remarkably individualized. Consider the variety of animals that call the zoo their home.

From the small critters in the Reptile House, to the large majestic giraffes, to the mighty lions, their diets include everything from berries to bugs and beef bones to browse.

Well, did you know that many of the trees and shrubs found in your yards, also called Browse (brouz), can be used as food for many of these animals? Browse is non-toxic leafy branches from trees and shrubs, absent of any pesticides or chemicals.

In addition to a dietary supplement, Browse encourages the animal’s natu-

ral behavior by providing a more natural habitat.

The beautiful thing is that in addition to helping the animals, you do less work! They are looking for fresh, whole, leafy branches with the foliage still on. The branches are often fed to the animals by hanging them. Foliage can be delivered by you (the preferred method), or if you live within five miles of the zoo, they may be able to pick it up. All donations however, need to be pre-approved. If there are no leaves on the branches, unfortunately they cannot be used. In addition, the green team staff cannot trim your tree themselves, however if they can use your branches they will bring the tools to cut them down to size, so feel free to leave them big!

Please be aware that not all trees and shrubs can be used. The edible plant list includes the following:

Acacia, Camellia, cottonwood, grapevines, ash, Catalpa, Mimosa, Sawleaf, Bottle Brush, bamboo, mulberry, willow, Sycamore, Tupelo, hackberry, Liquid Amber, Loquat, Phontinia, Xylosma, Birch, Elm, pear and tulip.

Many people trim their trees on a regular basis. If your trees are on the approved list, they can go to the animals instead of the landfill. That’s a win-win for everybody!

So what happens if you don’t know what kind of tree you have? They don’t have the manpower to come out and look personally, but you can often email a picture to them at browse@ saczoo.org or call 808-5888. Donations are taken by appointment only.

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This pink triangle was painted in the Southside Park neighborhood Shown here is Heather Woodford, a social work instructor at Sacramento State University who lives in the neighborhood. Shown posing with the pink triangle, she said she had a complicated response when she first saw it: “Just a few months ago, I would’ve seen it as symbol of pride and support for queer folks. I would’ve just smiled and that would’ve been it.

But given the current political climate, it seems like the artist was maybe making a foreboding statement about what could happen to queer folks under the Trump administration.”

The pink triangle was used in Nazi Germany to label gay people who were forced to wear the

symbol on an armband, just as Jewish people were forced to wear the star of David, and they were similarly put into camps and killed just for being gay, Woodford explains.

Decades later, the symbol was reclaimed, denoting a safe space and pride for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer people.

“That’s the way most people I know see it. But with recent echoes of fear, xenophobia, exclusionary immigration policies, and now Trump’s attempted executive order against women’s reproductive rights and LGBTQ people, it could be seen for its darker historical meaning as well,” Woodford says.

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Photo courtesy of Heather Woodford

Sacramento Public Library waiving overdue book fines through March 15 Fine Forgiveness starts on Valentine’s Day As a valentine to the community, Sacramento Public Library will waive all overdue book and material fines from Tuesday, Feb. 14 to Wednesday, March 15 as part of its new Fine Forgiveness promotion. “ We want to reconnect with long-lost patrons,” explains Rivkah K. Sass, director of Sacramento Public Library. “ We

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understand that time can get away from you or a book can be misplaced, but we don’t want the cost associated with that to prevent you from what can be discovered at the library.”

Patrons with overdue or lost items in any condition may return items to any of Sacramento Public Library’s 28 locations. Any fines associated with the items will be waived. Those who have returned items, but have active fines on their accounts related to overdue items can contact or come to the Library to have the fines waived.

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Pond update and more fallen trees in William Land Park

By Monica Stark

William Land Park’s Boat Lake originally was supposed to be done in January, but the project has been shut down for the winter and is expected to resume in early May. Due to the anticipated heavy rainfall this winter that is expected through April, construction will take two to three months to complete. The contractor will revise schedule prior to resuming work. The contractor will work on both Boat Lake and McKinley Pond simultaneously. The contractor is from Southern California’s Fountain Valley. Down in Southern California, apparently pond liners are the norm, but in William Land Park, that hasn’t been the need because water is pumped out and recirculated, akin to a closed system.

Rick Stevenson of the Land Park Volunteer Corps said he’s opposed to having a liner in the pond to begin with and he made such a point of it within the parks department. “The liner has been holding up Boat Lake,” he said. “The contractor somehow felt they were told there was a state requirement for pond liners, but engineers said ‘no’; they don’t encourage liners at all. To a degree, it sounds like the city was sold a bill of goods by the contractor,” Stevenson said. “Boat Lake didn’t need a liner because the water is pumped out and recirculated like a closed system... When the Parks Department went into this, they said they had no expertise in ponds and that’s why they went out of Sacramento for (the contractor).”

Stevenson added the “liner disaster” has proved William Land Park won’t need liners for the other ponds in William Land Park.

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Shown here is Boat Lake which has been neglected because of the storms. Construction will resume in May, according to sources.

Because the construction has been put on hold, ducks, geese and other waterfowl have continued to take refuge in Boat Lake. Readers may recall none of the invasive red-ear sliders were euthanized (even though it was written in the contract to do so). When Boat Lake is complete and because the Sacramento Zoo propagates the Western Pond

Turtle, Zoo Director Kyle Burks told Stevenson that they’d give the pond all the Western Pond Turtles that William Land Park would want.

So instead of a Boat Launching of Boat Lake, be prepared for a Turtle Launching when the pond is ready. Just don’t hold your breath (underwater) too long.

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Sewical Sacramento: Sewing in bars and at birthday parties

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A no-experience required, imbibing optional sewing party, Sewical Sacramento has hit local bars and neighbors’ homes with sewing machines and friends who like to “sewcialize.”

Held in chic urban locations or privately hosted parties, Sewical Sacramento allows participants (aka “sewcialites”) to meet new people (aka “sewcialize”) in their community and complete a groovy project within two to four hours. Sewcialites can relax and enjoy beverages of their choice during the event.

Once an event for friends, family, and a few close neighbors, Sewical Sacramento parties started catching on and ladies wanted to host parties for their best friends, so the group’s brainchild Melissa Barton began offering a free registration to the hostesses in appreciation for opening their home to their guests and Sewical Sacramento soon received rave review on Nextdoor.com, which then, in turn prompted an invitation from local breweries, like SacTown Brewery to host the group. Now, other establishment maker-spaces have asked her to hold “sewcials” at their venues.

Sewing is Melissa Barton’s self-proclaimed superpower and she’s known for making an entire dress or skirt only hours before an event.

Melissa’s sewing days harken back to when she was just 5 years old. “It was a very small, real working machine, with a needle, fly wheel, and foot pedal. But my dedication to the craft began

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at 10 years old. My mom taught me how to sew an apron,” she recalls. “We purchased the materials and I got my first tutorial in fabric selection. I spent the entire weekend cutting the pattern, pinning, ironing, creating and lots of laughter. My mom might dispute that last bit though. Looking back, the overall experience was ambitious for a first project, but she obviously had confi-

dence in my abilities and saw my potential – I’m proud of her.”

Since becoming a mom, Melissa has been active in the community. Having lived in Sacramento for almost 16 years, she has fostered close relationships with some of the nicest people on the See Sewing, page 15

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planet. A-stay-at-home, work-athome mom, Melissa quickly discovered that it takes a village. And part of Sewical Sacramento is her giving back to the community. “The men and women in our communities are so thoughtful and resourceful and have helped me in more ways that I can express. I can’t think of a better place to invest my appreciation and love of community than Sacramento,” she says.

Melissa sources her sewing materials from her sister venture, Say You Do, which makes accessories and gifts for brides and her bridesmaids. She tries to purchase supplies semi-annually so that the freight is as eco-friendly as possible given supply needs.

“Sewcial Sacramento and Say You Do is co-branded, meaning we have a cohesive style between the brands making it easier to manage two businesses while juggling the messy mommy business of what is in my child’s diaper or what did the cat catch this time,” she says.

Sewical Sacramento currently uses strait stitch sewing machines with new machines joining the team every few weeks. “Participants need to know what it’s like to work on a quality machine and feel great about their experience. There should be no other way to sew,” she says. Because once in a while a machine has a bad day, Melissa has a back-up machine on standby or you can bring your own working machine.

Melissa’s dreams for Sewical Sacramento never end. “It’s a wonder that I sleep enough to dream them at all. It’s been so energizing and exciting to share my knowledge and skill with so many enthusiastic people,” she says. In the very near fu-

ture, there will be a calendar of upcoming public Sewcials, making it easier for participants to check her availability or book their girls night out at Sewical Sacramento.

She would love a dedicated studio in the mid-town community, with multiple sewing machines, amazing lighting, and patterns that don’t have sizes on them because when you make it, it’s whatever size you say it is. She dreams of a childcare room so mommies who need a day-break can sewcialize and have a place for their babes to have fun too.

Melissa wants to hold virtual events for friends everywhere who maybe feel “un-sewcial” or just want to wear pajama pants and drink wine. She promises silly narration with the ability to pause and replay lessons on demand. “I am also working on a sewing guide for beginners – a fabulous book of techniques that I have cataloged in my head for the past 15 years.”

Sewical Sacramento’s calendar has many exciting private and public events coming up. All of them are unique and special, but some

of the most mentionable booked events is a private teenager co-ed birthday Sewcial, a 34 participant birthday summer extravaganza, a live televised event. Planning is underway for nightly Sewcials leading up to and on Galentine’s Day – that is a dedicated day of adoration for best friends (Feb. 13) and a Sew-

Bro event the weekend before Valentine’s Day (Feb.11 and 12).

Sew-Bro promises to be the biggest, manliest, sewing party in a room filled with beer, love, thoughtfulness.

As a woman, Melissa wants to know that her partner deliberated and spent time finding ways to express his appreciation on Valentine’s Day.

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Local author to discuss new book on sexual abuse at Broadway’s Avid Reader

By Monica Stark

tation in ways that can totally obscure the original inLocal author, Wanda Ar- tent, so this time I chose to nold, will read from and dis- write because I want people cuss her new book, The Long to understand.

Silence: Finding My Voice Again After Childhood Sex- LPN: Tell readers about ual Abuse at the Avid Read- your book. Can you tell reader at Tower, 1600 Broadway ers what it’s about in a nuton Saturday, Feb. 18 from 5 shell and why and how you to 7 p.m. What follows is a came to want to share your Question and Answer with story publicly? And, tell us the Land Park News. about the process of writing this book.

LPN: Tell me about your WA: The book is more membackground as an author. oir than autobiography as it WA: This is my first pub- focuses on certain time pelished book. I have written a riods and events in my life, genealogical history, but only all revolving around a cenfor my son and his family. I tral theme. That theme is used to write poetry, but only childhood sexual abuse and for live performance, nev- how it affects the entire life er for publication. I am pri- of an individual: one’s sense marily a visual artist, but that of self-worth; the ability to medium is open to interpre- trust and form lasting rela-

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Garcia showed a connection of past racially restricted covenants and the lack of trees.

She said “ Trees are a sign of social injustice” meaning that neighborhoods lacking trees are usually inhabited by lower income residents.

She hopes that moving forward there will be “focus on infrastructure improvements to achieve better tree canopy and better health.”

Throughout the summit, several presenters spoke about specific projects in Sacramento and neighboring vicinities. The projects are “Bear River Trail Habitat” (Zarah Wyly of Sacramento Tree Foundation in partnership with Yuba County Planting 5,000 native trees. 2 miles of trails at Plumas Lake); “Preserve Arcade Creek” (Tim Vendlinski is dedicated to restoring the Oak savanna); Mackay Park Re-oaking (Fatima Malik, District 2 Parks and Recreation); Morrison Creek “We See Trees” (Nailah Pope-Garden, Avondale/Glen Elder Neighborhood Assoc.

President); “ Try Trees” (EiValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

leen Pena, Principal Samuel Kennedy Elementary School) and the “Elmhurst Plan (Vicky Blocker, Elmhurst Neighborhood Association). All of these projects involve outreach to the community, be it local government, neighborhood associations or non-profits.

There are ample opportunities to volunteer.

In the words of Margaret Mead, quoted during the summit, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” The 2016 Greenprint Summit was an excellent example of how those thoughts are being put into action.

Note: The Sacramento Tree Foundation is an excellent place to get information about ongoing community projects.

If you are interested in volunteering, there are many opportunities. There will be a training class February 16th for “Citizen Scientists.” These folks monitor Elm trees in a continuing effort to guard against Dutch Elm disease.

Visit http://www.sactree. com/volunteer or call (916) 924-8733.

tionships; the inward focus and loss of interest in the wider world; contemplation of suicide; how it can percolate down through the generations as secrets and lies and destroy families.

This project started as an exercise for myself, as a way to understand the anger I still felt, and how that anger sometimes came between me and those I love most in the world.

Over several years, it morphed into something more. As I researched statistics, I began to understand that behind every one of those numbers are human beings, too often young children feeling pain, fear, and isolation. I decided to reach out to people in a position to help those children, to the adult survivors who still need to know that they are not

alone, and even to people who author or at AVID READ“don’t want to know about ER at Tower. I have chosen things like that.” to promote it locally first.

Later, it will be available at LPN: Tell us about the sex- ondemandbooks.com and at ual abuse that occurred and amazon.com. the repercussions for the victim and were there any for the LPN: Anything else you’d perpetrator? like to add?

WA: My stepfather was the WA: This may not be apabuser. The overt abuse began propriate for your comwhen I was eight years old and munity newspapers, but I lasted about four years. In retro- thought I would include it spect, I believe there were earlier as being indicative of the clues, but I was too young and extreme emotions I felt innocent to see them for what when young. I saw this as they were. The repercussions my only way out: Have for me lasted a lifetime; for him you ever deeply wanted to they were minimal. The story is kill another human being? in the book.

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THE MISSING KENNEDY WITH AUTHOR ELIZABETH KOEHLER-PENTAKOFF @ POCKET LIBRARY: Rosemary Kennedy was the least known child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. Author Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff tells the story of Rosemary from a personal perspective and recalls the many memorable times spent with the missing Kennedy. It is an insightful, poignant memoir and shares a history of both tragedy and inspiration.

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SOL KIDS DAY: Join Ms. Unicorn, the Gorilla Knitting Crew, and the ZFG squad for an afternoon of arts, crafts, music, and dance. 2:00pm. 2574 21st St.

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BOY SCOUT TROOP 259 (POCKET) FEBRUARY OPEN HOUSE: From 7 to 8 p.m., there will be an open house for Boy Scout Troop 259 at the Elks Lodge No. 6, 6446 Riverside Blvd. There will be fun, games, activities, demonstrations. See what they do. Do what they do. Bring a friend, and a parent.

PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE INEVITABLE: A 25 minute presentation on why everyone should preplan funeral arrangements. Eliminate the stress and relieve your family’s burden, know all available choices, learn what you need to know to ensure all detail is covered and save money. Free lunch provided. Pre-registration required and free of charge. Class will be held on Wednesday March 1, 2017 from 11:30-12:30pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org

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GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH: From 12:302:45pm the Belle Cooledge Library will be hosting an event to help people research their genealogy. 5600 South Land Park Drive.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16 OFF THE GRID FOOD TRUCKS: Off the grid will be hosting a weekly food truck and music event from 59pm. Mark your calendars for fun, family-friendly event on 15th Ave near Land Park Drive.

KOREAN SEAWEED RICE ROLL AND STIR FRIED RICE CAKES WITH BEEF AND VEGETABLES Join ACC to learn how to make two popular Korean dishes packed with balanced nutrients, made with a variety of colorful ingredients. This class will provide a hands-on experience as you make your own roll for yourself to enjoy. Pre-payment of $15 and Pre-registration required. Class will be held on Thursday March 2, 2017 from 11:30- 1:00pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org

FRIDAY, FEB. 17 DEBT PRESENTATION: Having debt is a stressful and expensive fact of life, but with the right knowledge you can manage your debt without having to file bankruptcy or paying for debt relief services. Senior Legal Hotline Advocates will provide a free seminar that will outline seniors’ rights and obligations when they owe money, and what options are available to manage debt.Pre-registration required and free of charge. Class will be held on Friday February 17, 2017 from 1:00- 2:00pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES AND SERVICE: Learn about domestic violence, including who the victims are, what the signs are, and what is the cycle of violence. Learn where the resources available for victims of domestic violence. Pre-registration required and free of charge. Class will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 10:00-11:00am at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org

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CABRILLO CIVIC CLUB #5 ANNUAL CRAB FEED: Appetizers, antipasti, salad, pasta, cracked crab, bread and butter, wine, coffee/tea. Dessert and silent auction is available. Cost is $45 per person. The Cabrillo Civic Club No. 5 is located at 4605 Karbet Way, Sacramento. A no-host bar will be available at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Advance ticket sales only. No tickets will be sold at the door. For reservations, call Marilyn Kochis at 421-5769 or Deanna Gesdahl at 760-7474, or email deannag@darkwolfe.com

YOGA CLASSES AT PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH: Svaroopa ©/Restorative Yoga classes are a journey into yourself. Beginning by walking through the door, settling in a relaxation pose, guided through self awareness, breathing and poses. The poses are propped to meet your deepest muscular tension. As the support of props, specific alignments and the weight of your body gently reach into these deep tender areas, your spinal muscles release

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and let go. Side affects of this deep release are Bliss, resolving stress and fear, and a deep appreciation of yourself. Physical effects that have been reported are pain relief, improved respiratory, circulatory, immune, neurological systems and more. Walking out of the class you feel a greater sense of wellbeing. This is a body, mind and spirit filled experience.Thursdays 9:15-11:15am beginning and 7:15-9:00pm advanced.

Questions 916-833-9444. Hatha Yoga – breath, meditation, and postures with various forms of movement to help release tension throughout the entire mind and body. You’ll sweat a little, relax a lot, and leave feeling strong, calm and connected. *Hatha Flow is Level 1-2 class and is suitable for active beginner and intermediate students. Wear comfortable, form-fitting clothes. Questions, Call (718) 578-5258 or email: eva@evacollins.com Hatha Flow Classes Thursdays 5:45-7:00pm. All Classes held at Parkside Community Church Fellowship Hall 5700 South Land Park Drive; 916-428-7927.

THE FORUM: HEALING PATHWAYS PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: Every Thursday from 5:45 to 7 p.m., the community is welcome to the Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St., to participate “CONVERSATIONS ON THE EDGE!” The forum provides a framework for investigating human nature. FORUM IS NOT THERAPY, it is a ritualized form of communication designed to enhance transparency, growth, and community. A Way of Group Communication and Being in Community through a Culture of Non-Violence. Tamara Intentional Community and Forum Founders Sabine Lichtenfels and Dr. Dieter Duhm define one aspect of community as living truthfully with each other and this is the cornerstone of our peace work. Another aspect of having a culture of non-violence is ending the war between genders, by letting go of fear in the humanistic love we share with and for one another, despite our gender differences and the complexities brought to our gender identity. These definitions embody what it means to be in Forum, including transparency with our felt experience and what is alive in us, psychologically and emotionally. Participants connect through their own self awareness and through a willingness to share it with the group. They may wish to do this non-verbally, with active or passive facilitation, through a poem, dance, or whatever moves you! The Forum will be held in the Garden Room. Donations are encouraged to cover the cost of room rental.

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SACRAMENTO SOUTH MEETING: The club welcomes women and girls to the club’s lunch meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at the Aviators Restaurant, at Executive Airport, 6151 Freeport Blvd.

WEDNESDAY COFFEE AND CONVERSATION GATHERING: Every Wednesday morning from 7 to 11 am., join neighbors at Caffe Latte, 7600 Greenhaven Drive, for conversation and fun. Find the group back near the piano.

TEA DANCE: Every first Sunday of the month from 2 to 5 p.m, dance to the music of the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, played by a live 16-member orchestra. A touch of class is yours for $8 at the Elks Lodge, No. 6, located at 6446 Riverside Blvd. That includes tea/coffee, crumpets, scones, cucumber sandwiches, and other delicacies to grace your afternoon experience. Enjoy quaint conversation and dance music. It’s a romantic chance to recapture the magic of the past and fall in love all over again. For tickets, contact the Lodge at 422-6666.

ACC PRESENTS ‘BODY WISDOM BREATH AND MOVEMENT’: Perform easy to follow seated and standing 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 breathwork. 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 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.

ACC PRESENTS YOGA-NEW: This yoga class introduces the lyengar method of hatha yoga. Basic standing, sitting, forward extension, introductory inversion, and restorative postures will be taught. This class will build upon prior class and will use props to assist the students. You will need a yoga mat and possibly blocks, belts and blankets. Pre-payment is $6 per class or $8 drop-in rate. Pre-registration required. Class is now held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. for more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330. www.accsv.org BABY/TODDLER STORYTIME -- Babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 3 years) and their caretakers are invited to join us for songs and rhymes. Arrive early or stay late for extra social time with other children and parents.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

KNIT TOGETHER -- Love to knit? Want to learn? Join the library for expert advice, great conversation and more. All crafters are welcome--not just knitters! Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

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Where the Wild Things Are: Sacramento Philharmonic and Orchestra to narrate Max’s journey with music at local library By: Laura I. Winn

For over 50 years, Max, King of the Wild Things, has been one of the nation’s most beloved children’s characters.

His imaginative adventure to a mysterious jungle has delighted generations of children, and on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m., McKinley Library invites those generations – young and old – to escape once more to Where the Wild Things Are, this time with help from the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera.

Julian C. Dixon, the Senior Director of Operations and Community Partnerships for the Sacramento Philharmonic and Orchestra, will narrate Max’s journey as the SP&O trio – harp, viola and flute – accompany the words and pictures with musical excerpts from Mozart, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartok, Gounod and Ravel. After the story, children are invited to make monster masks and slime and join the band with instruments in the wild rumpus march. Costumes are encouraged.

The free event is part of Cre8tive Concerts, a Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera initiative to bring classical music to the public in eight key districts. Dixon designed the Where the Wild Things Are performance as a way to demonstrate how music is another form of storytelling.

“Music has a way of creating atmosphere and new dimensions. It can

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magnify the story for a kid and leave a deeper impression,” he explained.

For Dixon, it’s also an opportunity to step into the character of Max and transform into the boy he related to as a child “creating worlds” in his bedroom with his brothers and sisters on rainy days. “I related to the art and imagination of a room coming to life,” he said.

“Everybody has an inner Max.” Max and “Where the Wild Things Are” has resonated with so many people for so many years because it’s a “simple but deep story that explores the monsters in our lives,” said Rivkah K. Sass, the Sacramento Public Library’s Executive Director.

The book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak and first published in 1963 “is one of the most important pieces of children’s literature in the 21st century. It was the beginning of a revolution in children’s books,” explained Sass, who began her career as a children’s librarian and lists the Caldecott Medal winner as one of her favorite books.

Bringing the 338-word story to life with live music is an “exciting” way to fulfill the Sacramento Public Library’s literacy initiative, said Sass who stressed the importance of “talk, sing, read, write and play” for early education.

Play is a key component of the twoand-a-half hour event, which includes an Instrument Discovery Zone – essentially a petting zoo for music where

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children can try small percussion instruments and learn basic beats to play in the wild rumpus march. “Music is not as prevalent in schools and a lot of kids do not have instruments in their home,” explained Dixon. The Instrument Discovery Zone is a “way to show children that music is safe to play and explore.”

In addition to making “fun, lasting memories,” Dixon said he hopes the event serves as a way for the community to get to know the orchestra and see that they do more than just play

in a big hall. “Having a thriving philharmonic and opera allows us to be in service to the community.”

Sass said she is personally excited for the event, including seeing the monster slime for the first time, and hopes grandparents who read the story as a child will come with their children and grandchildren and show the lineage of the story’s legacy. “The book is still as alive and vibrant as ever.”

The McKinley Library is located at 601

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CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR IN THE POCKET

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY

by LeiGh StePhenS

Those born in the Year of the Rooster: you are truthful, loyal and people trust you because you stand up for what is right, and you can keep secrets. You don’t care much for wealth, but you seem to have enough.

Passion for the Chinese culture shows in every corner of Elizabeth Wong’s home. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, she demonstrates the symbols that bring to life customs and traditions that she thinks are slipping away.

She describes her home in the Pocket area as a mini-museum.

Her front door is adorned with red banners, her entry hallway is lined with displays of the 12 zodiac animals; the red monkey (2016) and the fire rooster that is the 2017 animal of the year sit together in friendship. In her entry hallway Elizabeth has hung posters of the rooster design over the Chinese drum as well as one of the U.S. postage stamp, celebrating the year of the rooster. Two lions sit guarding the room.

A precious antique showcase houses family treasures from Wong’s Chinese ancestral home. One a beautiful bowl that her grandfather made and the ancient lock from the family home dwell in the case with other irreplaceable odds and ends. She says the key word is “respect” for the culture that she fears is fading with each generation.

Elizabeth Wong is a bundle of energy as she explains her motivation for reminding the Chinese-Americans that their inherited culture is just as important as the country in which they live today. She says, Everyone can at least learn their Chinese names, symbols and numbers.”

This interesting woman was born in San Francisco in the Chinatown Hospital. She says, “I live with a foot in each world.”

She worked for many years as a single mother, dental hygienist and nurse practitioner to support her two children who are now grown.

Her daughter Jasmine is a dancer who trained with the San Francisco Ballet, and son Benjamin is a pharmacist.

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Elizabeth says she went to public schools in Vallejo and went on for additional training through Sacramento City College, U.C. Davis, and the University of the Pacific, earning her credentials in dental hygiene.

Elizabeth in retirement now says she considers herself a Chinese community historian to honor the Chinese heritage. When asked why this is so important she says, “China is the number two powerhouse in the world and so intertwined with the United States. There is global interest in all ‘things Chinese’ now because of China’s influence on ours and other countries. Additionally we need to nurture our customs and bridge the learning gap for the next generation.”

The Chinese New Year is just one day, says Wong. The “new” Chinese celebrate it for about a month and call it “Spring Festival.” It is a time of good foods-feasting and family togetherness. The greeting, Gung Hay Fat Choy, means “good fortune and great happiness.” Tradition says the new year is a time to clean house, buy new clothes and make a fresh start on endeavors. This rids the life of old spirits and makes way for a new year.

Cleaning sweeps away ill fortune and clears the way for incoming good luck. All senses are celebrated with lion and dragon dances, fireworks, and lucky money red envelopes given and received.

The Year of the Rooster is the tenth animal in the zodiac cycle and always comes after the Monkey year and before the Dog year. The next rooster year will come around again in 2029.

Each year is associated not only with an animal sign, but also with five elements: gold (metal), wood, water, fire, or earth. These elementsign combinations reoccur every 60 years. 2017 brings in the Fire Rooster year. Both the zodiac sign and element are believed to affect one’s personality and destiny.

Those born in 2017 are supposed to be trustworthy and with a strong sense of time-keeping and responsibility at work. The auspicious colors are royal purple, blue tones and burgundy. Lucky crystals are amethyst, which affects dreams and psychic awareness

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and topaz for inspiration. The year’s flower is the chrysanthemum.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophical system used to bring harmony into the surrounding environment. It is supposed to encourage mystical energies that encourage protection and a sense of peace for that environment.

These principles were used in ancient time and modern for decorating and architecture before beginning any project. Westerners today find interior decorators embracing feng shui when they decorate homes, offices, and public spaces. For example, it is unlucky to have a stairway opening right at the front door because money will flow right out the door!

Elizabeth Wong has many achievements within her lifetime. She is the founder of the Asian Cultural Exchange and has facilitated numerous public events and travel talks that honor the Chinese Culture. She was involved with “Asia Day” at the California State Fair in 2008, contacting local Asian newscasters who hosted the day and publicized the Olympics being held that year in Beijing.

Through the years, she has helped create small new years’ parties at schools, homes and public places such as the one in Old Sacramento in the 1980’s, which drew a crowd of 15,000 people. She has led programs at the Sacramento Zoo, Crocker Art

Museum, the Buddhist Church and the Camellia Parade among others.

Additionally, Wong has volunteered for many years in schools such asCarolyn Wentzel Elementary and Kennedy High School where her children attended. At Wentzel she led a Chinese summer camp for kids where she taught the elements of the Chinese language and other cultural activities such as folk dances and games. At Kennedy in 199394, she started the Japanese language and the Mandarin Chinese language programs because none existed there at the time.

Wong’s life-long work in dental health has led her to donate her time and energy to helping immigrant families at community health clinics in the Bay Area and in Northern California. She said she thanks former President Obama for the Affordable Care Act that has provided insurance to so many people.

Elizabeth Xiu Wong is a dynamic force in our community that reminds us that everyone should embrace their family culture brought with them when their families immigrated to the United States.

Culture and ancestry bring a proud sense of self that carries through the development of character and responsibility in children. We owe this enrichment to our children and grandchildren.

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1928 Tri-Motor airplane flies in Sacramento for the first time at Executive Airport

By Monica Stark

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Photo by George Young

A model of the first upscale commercial airliner in existence sailed through southern Sacramento County, demonstrating to passengers commercial flying at the start of the Art Deco era. With multiple flights from -- Jan. 26 to 29 -- the 10-passenger airplane known as the Ford Tri-Motor seated guests on the lap of luxury with each person enjoying both a window and an aisle seat. The 89-year-old plane appealed to the adventurous and art deco aficionados.

Movie buffs may recall the scene in Temple of Doom when Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), a young Vietnamese kid named Short Round ( Jonathan Ke Quan) and nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) board the Tri-Motor also known as the “ Tin Goose” (with its all metal body).

The memorable part occurs when the plane crashes into the side of a snowy mountain in the Himalayas. With no parachute on board, Jones pulls out an inflatable raft, to which Scott yells: “A boat? We’re not sinking; we’re crashing.”

Fortunately, Jones’ strategy was not the escape plan for pilot Cody Welch and passengers aboard the Tin Goose in Sacramento on Jan. 26. In fact, it was a safe and non-eventful landing and after the first excursion’s return to Executive Airport, Welch told the Land Park News: “It’s so much fun to land. We snuck up on the ground today.” Welch, a retired Boeing 757 Captain for a major airline, helped develop the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ford Tri-Motor Tour program, and is currently its chairman.

Having flown Tri-Motors for 25 years, to Welch it’s a great privilege. “I’m getting to fly a plane from the early airline days, literally these are the first commercial airlines and I’m getting Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

to share that with passengers and have people have a trip back in time,” he says.

About 20,000 people each year take advantage of that opportunity nationwide.

All the 15 pilots are volunteers who do weekend gigs.

Welch does about one per month. Not his first journey to Sacramento, as an airline pilot, Welch said he remembers “one foggy night. Only the ducks were walking.”

While not the first visit to Sacramento for Welch, it was for the Tri-Motor.

And on the first day, 140 reservations were made for the 20-minute trip, a number volunteers double for an estimated total amount of tickets sold, since about half are purchased right before the trip.

Elk Grove Ford gave a large presentation-size check for $4,000 – a generous donation that did not go unnnoticed by the pilot who few passengers along the Sacramento River down to Elk Grove. Flying over suburbia, the trip took a turn at the Ford Dealership. Said Welch: “ They were really nice to sponsor and the least we could do is give people a chance to see (the dealership). So, we made a turnaround at the Ford dealership.”

Vicky Thompson of Elk Grove said she was sur-

prised by the choice of route and thought it was interesting seeing her hometown from that viewpoint: “I wasn’t expecting him to go that way.” Regarding the landing, Thompson said, “It was the smoothest I’ve witnessed and ever been a part of in my entire life.”

Celebrating the 89th birthday of family member Diane Wilcox, daughter Sandra Scott and husband Jim Scott of Cameron Park came to aboard the Tri-Motor. Diane, whose birthday isn’t until Aug. 4, said the trip is her “early gift.” Sharing the same birth year as the Tri-Motor, Diane and the plane have something in common.

Antique collectors, the Scotts decorate their home with items from the Art Deco period. “Our whole front room is Art Deco, the bar, dining table,” Sandra said.

“We are kind of antique collectors back in the Art Deco period,” Jim added. “ This plane is 1928 and that was at the beginning of Art Deco. So it’s like, when would you be able to fly in a 1928 airplane?”

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