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Celebrating the life of South Land Park homicide victims

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Mia Vasquez

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Celebrating the life of South Land Park homicide victims On March 22, 2017, at their home in South Land Park, four beautiful souls began their unexpected transition to heaven.

Angelique Nichele (Smith) Vasquez, 45, was born on May 1, 1971, in San Francisco.

She graduated in 1989 from McAteer High School and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Phoenix. Angelique began her career with the State of California Employment Development Department in 2006 in Sacramento with the Disability Insurance Branch. In 2011, she accepted a promotion to the EDD’s Human Resource Services Division where she worked as a personnel technician. Angelique was a dedicated and devoted mother to her beloved children, Mia and Alvin and a loving aunt to her niece Ashley. In her late teens, Angelique was an avid reader, her favorite being books about the Japanese Shogun. At the time she was also interested in watching Chinese theater on television, a pastime she enjoyed daily even though she could not understand a word.

Mia Luna Vasquez, 14, was born on Oct. 26, 2002, in Sacramento. She attended Sam Brannan Middle School as an eighth-grader and was popular and well-liked among her friends.

Mia was a gifted violinist and an exceptional goalie for her school soccer team.

Alvin Renaldo Vasquez, 11, was born on Oct. 28, 2005, in Sacramento. He attended John Cabrillo Elementary School and just recently transferred to Sutterville Elementary School as a fifth-grader. Alvin was popular, well-liked and known for always being friendly and polite. He enjoyed playing basketball and football.

Ashley Marie Coleman, 21, was born on June 17, 1995 in San Francisco and graduated from Lincoln High School. Ashley was due to being vocational training as a veterinarian assistant in April. Her grandmother describes her as always being a girly girl, interested in make-up and fashion: “She knew how to dress and always dressed for success.”

Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education President Jay Hansen and Superintendent José Banda issued the following statement following identification of the victims in the South Land Park tragedy: “It is with great sadness that we extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the South Land Park victims on behalf of our Board of Education and staff throughout the district. The children, 11-year-old Alvin and 14-year-old Mia attended schools in our See Tragedy, page 3

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What can my family do to recover?

district. Their mother, Angelique, is remembered as a loving and caring mother. We also grieve the loss of Ashley Coleman and extend our condolences to her loved ones.”

Crisis team counselors have been at Sam Brannan, John Cabrillo, and Sutterville and the district’s Student Support and Health Services Office prepared guidelines for parents (included below) in talking to their children about grief and loss.

The three schools are strong and caring campuses that will rally together for their students and community. They will console and serve our families as they remember and honor the victims.

You can help your family recover by doing the following: Be patient. There is no correct timetable for healing.

Some children will recover quickly. Others recover more slowly. Try not to push your child to “just get over it.” Instead, reassure him or her that they do not need to feel guilty or bad about any feelings or thoughts.

Assure your child that he or she is safe. Talk about the measures you are taking to keep him or her safe at home and about what measures his/ her school is taking to ensure his or her safety at school.

Maintain regular home (mealtime, bedtime) and school routines to support the process of recovery. Make sure your child continues to go to school and stays in school.

Limit exposure to media outlets, such as social media sites and television news coverage of the event to avoid further exposure to the traumatic event.

Take time to think about your own experience of your child’s traumatic event and any past traumatic events you may have experienced. Your own trauma history and your feelings about your child’s trauma event will influence how you react.

Consult a qualified mental health professional if your child’s distress continues for several weeks. Ask your child’s primary care physician or school for a referral to a mental health provid-

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Parent guidelines to help students through loss Parents, you play an important role in helping your children and your family cope with the stress reactions that can follow these events. Try to maintain a balanced perspective. On one hand, do take your child’s reactions seriously. Don’t say that “It wasn’t so bad.” Don’t think “If we don’t make a big deal, she will forget all about it.” On the other hand, don’t decide that the trauma was so bad that your child will never recover. Instead, try to maintain a hopeful belief that your child will heal and that your family will recover from the event as well.

er who has experience with child traumatic stress. If you need help, finding a mental health professional, contact SCUSD Connect Center at (916) 643-2354.

When family members care for and support each other, they can often overcome the fears and stress of trauma.

Some families grow stronger after a traumatic event and are even able to help others in need. Of the many ways to cope and heal from traumatic stress, many families count on these: Community support, spiritual beliefs, friends and other families.

There is no correct timetable for recovery. Some children will recover quickly.

Others recover more slowly. Some families get better with time and the support of

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McClatchy athletic community rallies to secure funding for improved sporting fields

By Monica Stark

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No matter how many high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District, C.K. McClatchy is always in last place for funding for athletics. When it was just CKM and Sacramento High School, CKM got the short end of the stick and decades later with more competition for money, the Land Park institution continues to produce top-notch athletes despite pathetic athletic fields. Perhaps it was retired C.K. McClatchy baseball coach Bernie Church who described the state of the high school’s athletics best: “We have the worst school facilities in the city.”

While, the Board of Trustees authorized the use of $10 million of Measure Q funds to improve the athletic fields of the five comprehensive high schools in the district at its April 6 meeting, the board did not make allocations to specific schools and indicated that would come at a later meeting. On April 26, the district’s facilities committee will prioritize needed renovations and will report back to the board.

Meanwhile, Restore the Roar, an alumni booster group dedicated to the support of the athletic tradition at C.K. McClatchy, believes that the total costs of needed improvement at McClatchy probably exceeds $10 million and as such, the group has stated that it will continue to advocate for all needed improvements at the second oldest high school in Sacramento.

Safety of the students in physical education classes and of teams using the fields is a crucial factor in the request for funds to update the facilities. However, there are many more issues that the staff has had to deal with in order for the student athlete to compete, including not having equal access to a functional track, Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

soccer field, football field as well as having the smallest footprint of any high school in the city.

“We have the smallest field area, the smallest main gym and smallest aux (auxiliary) gym, so every square foot needs to be usable. Yet the staff has been able to field the largest number of teams of any of the SCUSD high schools. Finally, these problems are compounded by not only having sub-par facilities but also not having all-weather facilities.

During the winter and early spring, it is nothing short of a nightmare for the staff to teach skills, provide exercise and conduct classes and games when rain has caused the unplayable situations,” stated Restore the Roar.

Prior to the April 6 vote, the group held a community forum on the improvement of the facilities on March 20 with about 140 people in attendance. The message sent was a simple one: “We believe McClatchy is long overdue for athletic facility upgrades.”

After that meeting the group stated to the Land Park News that the biggest setback is that neither the school board nor the McClatchy principal has a firm plan or timetable for athletic facility improvement. In a written statement, the group collectively wrote: “Despite the approval of Measure R, a $68 million bond issue approved by Sacramento voters in 2012, school board members indicated at the meeting that there has been no firm plan or strategy for the deployment of these funds. Without standards and clear criteria for approval of projects, Restore the Roar is concerned about the use of the remaining available funding.”

The following are statements collected by Restore the Roar from coaches for publication in the Land Park News. Also, student athletes wrote letters to the editor for this edition.

Robbie Larsen of CKM Jr. Lions Football and Cheer said the lack of proper fields has forced the team to relocate home games to Natomas High School. “It has also taken away our pride in playing at home and welcoming other programs to visit our school. Many of the 150-plus families we serve each year in the area are disappointed with the lack of a proper playing field We would like to see an all purpose turf football field with proper restrooms.”

Chris Abar, varsity softball head coach, said the fields impact the softball team in several ways, one being the fact that CKM is the only school without a fence.

“This puts us at a home field disadvantage because teams play us deep so what would be a home run anywhere else is a fly ball at CKM,” Abar said. “Another is the fact that we have nowhere for parents/fans to walk and or sit due to our poor field design and the fact that we do not have bleachers. Parents have to walk on the field in order

to get to an area to watch the game, a lot of times this stops play in the middle of the game so parents who are arriving after a day’s work to watch there child play have to wait in our dugout area for the inning to come to a pause in order to get to a place to watch the game, Softball has no batting cages and a small area to store equipment for the team and the players personal bags as well.”

Football coach Tracy Mitchell said the fields impact the team by having to play home games on the field during rough conditions. The second way is not having an efficient location to practice on for games.

The third way is not having a location for the fans to watch home games. Lastly, the field directly affects injuries not related to physical contact. For example, players where spraining ankles, knees, and other body parts due to non-efficient field conditions. Mitchell would like to see a brand new allweather field that provides

the right down markers, numbers, hash marks.

PE teacher and track and field coach Paul Bowling said the track has a 120 foot long sinkhole and every time it rains it gets deeper. The track has numerous potholes and is dangerous for ankle injuries and falls.

“Every time it rains, no one can use it for days, because of lakes, puddles and sinkholes. “Our track has no lanes, so teaching relays for track and field is difficult and kids bump into one another. Our track has a terrible long jump pit. We have no high jump area, shabby pole vault area,” he said.

Bowling would like to see all weather track (rubber with lane lines) with an all weather field that has the soccer and football markings. Included high jump area, pole vault, long jump and triple jump as well as shot put and discus rings.

This would improve greatly the following Physical Education units: physical fitSee Athletic Fund, page 8

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Mr. Universe Antiques owner talks about his life as a business owner, competitive bodybuilder

By Lance Armstrong Lance@valcomnews.com

One of the more unique sights along the streets of the Pocket and other parts of the city is a large pickup truck with the wording, Mr. Universe Antiques, and the image of a notable bodybuilder named Carl Ross.

Often seen behind the wheel of his truck, Ross, who resides in the Pocket, is a selfmade success story.

Long before he established his antique business, Ross enjoyed his youth, growing up near Candlestick Park and attending San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers games.

Ross said that he is a truelife, competitive bodybuilder, who began weight lifting when he was a teenager. “(At the age of 17), I saw a gentleman on the street posing that was a bodybuilder and the guy looked incredible,” he said. “So, I went up to him and asked him, ‘What do you do to look like that?’ And he said he lifted weights. So, I went down to the store and bought me a set of weights.”

Pocket resident Carl Ross established his business, Mr. Universe Antiques, in 2011.

And as they say, “the rest is Six months after purchashistory.” Ross’s drive to obtain ing his own weights, Ross a very muscular physique, joined what he said was a rare eventually led him to become gym in San Francisco. a competitive bodybuilder. “ That was (during an era) before bodybuilding got popular, so there was only like three gyms at the time,” he said. “Back then, if you were at a gym, you were serious. At the gyms were basically all bodybuilders. These guys were all competitors.”

One day, in 1981, while he was at that gym, Ross saw a flier that advertised a bodybuilding contest, known as Mr. Golden West.

Ross said that he did not fair well in the competition.

Reserve your space by 4/20 “I went there and got my butt destroyed and realized that this thing is not easy,” he said. “Basically, that was it. I got last place and I just kept training, training, training, and eventually I started winning.”

After moving to Sacramento in the mid-1980s, Ross won his first bodybuilding competition: Mr. Woodland.

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ca, Mr. Natural Universe. He won the latter title in 1997, after placing second in the same event during the previous year.

Ross noted that his title of Mr. Natural Universe is more prestigious than the Mr. Universe title, “because there are no drugs involved.”

And he added that this title was then the top bodybuilding championship in the world.

“That was the world championship, basically,” he said.

“If you won that, you were the best drug-free bodybuilder in the world.”

In preparation for that competition, Ross held to a strict diet for an entire year and had a body fat content of about 2 percent.

Ross added that he prides himself as a competitor who never took steroids. He has alternatively used creatine and multivitamins to enhance his workouts.

Also among Ross’s competitive success is the silver medal he captured in the professional division of the first edition of Mr. Natural Olympia in Greece in 1998.

And six years earlier, Ross had an undefeated record while winning about four competitions.

Ross stated that he is not yet retired from competitive bodybuilding.

“I’m still training currently about two and a half to three hours a day, including my cardio,” he said. “ The good thing about staying in shape is you can come back (to compete).”

In addition to bodybuilding, Ross spent 24 years working for different state departments, including the Department of Corrections.

During that time, he worked at Folsom State Prison as a business services officer.

After retiring from the state at the age of 50, Ross was eager to establish his own business: Mr. Universe Antiques.

He grew up around the antique business of his parents – James and Nellie Ross – in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1980s.

It was that experience that gave him a love of antiques, and a desire to establish his own business.

Ross describes Mr. Universe Antiques as similar to the History channel’s “American Pickers” series.

“That (show) describes exactly what I do,” he said. “I’m a picker. I’ll drive anywhere, if they’ve got enough stuff.”

Among the antique and vintage items that most interest Ross are advertising signs, tin toys (especially robots), watches, vintage costume jewelry, railroad items, bronze sculptures and police and fireman badges.

An advertisement for Mr. Universe Antiques notes: “We never close for buying.”

However, Ross noted that he has no employees.

“I’m a micro-business,” he said. “It’s just me. It’s rare that you get calls (at late hours), but when it happens, I’m ready to go.”

Ross likened his business to a hobby, which celebrates history.

“Basically, the business for me is kind of like my hobby,” he said. “I like antiques, because it’s part of history.

When you buy something old, you get to talk to the person where it came from. (People say), ‘It was my grandmother’s, it was my parent’s.’

So, it’s history.

Ross said that he experiences a lot of satisfaction in selling to people who express a great appreciation for antiques.

“I don’t do this for money,” he said. “I do that for (people) who come up and say, ‘I bought this from you and I’ve got it on my wall.’ That’s the thing for me.”

Ross admits that as a mobile salesman without a storefront, he does a lot more buying than selling.

And as a businessman who holds public sales only about six times per year, Ross will present a rare opportunity for the public to view a lot of his merchandise at the next Elks Lodge No. 6 parking lot sale.

The event will be held at 6446 Riverside Blvd. on May 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Sacramento resident gets music done

By Laurav I. Winn

Thirty-one-year-old blues musician Michael Ray has been gigging around town since his high school days, but it was the circumstances of a notably negative fiveyear period in his life that motivated him to take his craft to the next level. His apartment burned down.

He got divorced. And his father died. The trio of tragedies could cause some to shut down and give up, but for Ray, the events inspired him to “step on the gas and get it done.”

Getting “it” done meant doing whatever it took to go become a full-time musician. He got rid of things that didn’t matter – goodbye video games – and moved from Carmichael to Midtown to be at the heart of the Sacramento music scene.

Now with the help of a GoFundMe campaign, he’s gearing up to release “Dope,” his first studio album. The sixtrack EP, on which Ray sings about babes, booze and bad breaks, is a long-time coming for a guy who’s been breathing the blues since boyhood.

Ray’s musical journey kicked off at age 8, when his dad Erik handed him a harmonica. By the time he was 13, Ray was playing guitar in his family of five’s cramped Carmichael apartment. Despite money problems, Ray recalls how his father fostered his passion. One Christmas morning, Ray unwrapped a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, an amp that “probably cost more than rent,” Ray says. “I have no idea how he did it.”

When it was time to enter high school, Ray knew he wanted to go “where the best musicians were” and that was Rio Americano for the jazz program. “I just wanted to learn as much as I could,” explains Ray, who could not have cared less about his other classes. Music was already the driving force in his life. Under the guidance of band directors Josh Murray and Craig Faniani, Ray not only learned about jazz and performing professionally, but also about the importance of “taking responsibility for what you do.”

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After graduating in 2004, Ray branched out beyond the blues and jazz worlds and gravitated – as many white suburban kids tend to do – to rap music. He started rapping and playing guitar at parties and other small gigs around his Carmichael stomping grounds. Today he lists rappers Biggie, 2Pac and Kendrick Lamar as favorites alongside blues greats Ray Charles, Taj Mahal and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

For years, Ray put in time playing whatever gigs he could while working crappy jobs he hated. He often filled in on guitar for other blues and hip hop groups.

His hard work paid off with a two-year residency at The Torch Club – the place to be seen and heard for blues musicians in the capital city.

This month he opened a sold-out show for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvin Bishop at The Crest Theatre. On April 14, the success of the last few years culminates with his CD release show at The Torch Club with Todd Morgan and Element Brass Band, who also play on the EP. Although “Dope” is Ray’s first studio album, recorded by locally-based Radiant Soul Records, the EP follows his “Live at Old I” concert EP, released last July. After the live album, he realized how expensive it is to put out an album and “do it right.” To cover all of the costs – recording musicians, CD printing, professional posters, Dope T-shirts – Ray is relying on his GoFundMe account, which has already raised over $1,000.

Everyone who gives at least $5, gets in return. Rewards start with a digital copy of the EP and graduate with higher donations. For $400, Ray will plug in his amp right in a fan’s backyard for a private concert. In addition to playing The Torch Club and Old Ironsides, Ray’s favorite place to play is outside. Barbecue aromas wafting through the fresh air against the backdrop of live music remind him of the summer festivals he attended with his dad.

Ideally, Ray hopes to bring the tracks from “Dope” to

gerous, sexy, provocative… everything that encompasses life.

It’s one of the true American art forms,” Ray explains.

Whether onstage at The Torch Club with a trio or standing solo next to a fruit stand at the farmer’s market, Ray promises a different, “imperfect” set filled with improvisations each time.

“Playing music is my favorite thing in the world. Every time I play, my goal is to evoke emotion. I don’t play it safe. I emote my heart to your ears.”

outdoor festivals and Crestsize venues across the country. In his wildest dreams, Ray would like to see the blues appreciated on a “Beyoncé level” – kids screaming and singing along as a guitar wails out on the Golden 1 Center stage. Of course, Ray would like to be

For more information on Ray’s music and upcoming release, visit the star behind the sound, but Facebook.com/michaelray916. really, he just wants someone out there to reach that level of fame playing the music he has loved since his youth.

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Tennis coach Willard Hom said as a coach and a competitive tennis player he has seen the severe deterioration of the courts. “ The cracks (fissures) have appeared on every court, making play on them dangerous despite a temporary patching repair that the district did a year or so ago and earlier repair work that tennis volunteers (including neighbors) did more than two years ago. The court design is also outdated and dangerous in that a concrete strip separates the asphalt surface from the northern fence-line. The difference in texture can cause sprained ankles by modern players who move far behind the baseline for shots (which sidelined our team captain for several weeks in 2016).

The cracks affect play in that balls that bounce on them become unplayable, a situation that affected a match just yesterday in our match with a team from Rocklin High. As an aside, the abundance and size of the cracks (and the imperfect patchwork) portrays an inferior facility standard for a school that should try to portray a universal standard in facility quality. The poor conditions affect visitors’ assessment of our

school, and it makes it more likely for us to play premier teams at other schools rather than at home. A sideeffect of the dirt running track has been a perpetual layer of sand and dirt on our courts that wind blows from the track. Besides accelerating the wear of the asphalt coating on the courts (reducing the usable life of them), the sand and dirt from the tracks create a slipping hazard for players. The hazard was demonstrated this spring when one of my players sprained an ankle when he lost his footing on a court that had this layer of sand on it. The school direly needs a dressing room and bathroom facility near the athletic fields as well for obvious reasons. Students and parents at team events must miss blocks of time to walk to the school buildings to dress or to refresh themselves.”

PE teacher Anita Caulk said the impact the poor fields have had on her classes include: students slipping and falling, students having clothes covered in mud including shoes which are not cheap, units of study shortened due to poor fields and track conditions, injuries from dry no grass coverage, or mud bogs that don’t drain or dry, alternate activities in the middle of track. She said she would like the fields to have improved drainage and turf for the football and soccer area, as well as a turf track and surrounding areas repaired.

Letters to the Editor McClatchy students testify for safe and playable athletic facilities

ly moldable. So when people walk or ride their bikes on the wet track it leaves deep grooves making athletes susceptible to rolling their ankles.

Besides the track, the field events facilities require extra Dear Editor I am Sophia Modar a two maintenance is athletes must sport, water polo and track provide and in some cases are and field, senior. I have spent down right dangerous and all four years watching my borderline illegal. The exfriends and teammates get tra maintenance required by hurt or have to hold back us takes away from valuable their work outs due to field practice time other teams get conditions. when their facilities are up to Every year on the track it- date. self my teammates have fallAny one can walk out the en due to lose gravel and suf- pole vault area to see that it fered deep cuts in some cases is completely dangerous and preventing them from run- should not be vaulted on. ning for a few days. Also, as However, our athletes have to the track is very hard it cause overcome that in order to try an abnormal amount of ath- and compete. The runway is letes to develop shin splints. completely shredded and the This track is too hard to run ground is uneven. The pads on and gives the runners last- are high jump pads. The uning injuries in which they even ground and high jump cannot compete at the high- pads in conjunction leave the est level. pads too short. At a certain After big rains, as we had point the coach has to tell his this year, we cannot practice athletes to run slower so as while it rains but even the they do not jump to high. If days after the track is unus- they jump to high they can able do to what I like the call miss the pads completely on “Lake McClatchy.” The large the back end.

I am a thrower so while I puddle renders at least a 100 meters un-runnable. While have not experienced any of the track is wet it is easi- these dangers personally I do have my own and set backs we have. Firstly, our discus ring has no net around it.

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tional thrower I use the entirety of a discus ring meaning out of a shot put ring i land on the lip or landing on slippery grass causing me to fall. As a result, I do not get the full potential of a practice because I become reserved as do my teammates. Lastly, all of our rings are rough and rocky. They are not competition rings so we are at an inherent disadvantage to our counterparts.

This has been all about track however the field is bad as well. Our football and soccer teams are unable to use the fields due to its being unfit. Our school then has to rent fields out around the community to compete on.

Basic math tells us at some point the cost of renting a field will exceed the cost of building adequate facilities.

We are the largest and oldest high school in the district.

We have strong traditions and sports are at the heart of them. McClatchy athletes take “once a lion always a lion” to heart, many coming back to coach or support. Future lions deserve more than previous generations have had. They deserved to be on equal playing field (literally) as their competitors. As time goes on the facilities will deteriorate past where they already are. Sports will need to be cut because the fields and track are completely unsafe. Our principle needs to fight for us and our district needs to give equal opportunity and safe facilities.

Sincerely, Sophia Modar ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Dear Editor, Qiera Nixon, 12th grade, track and field. The track is dangerous because it’s so uneven has at least one sinkhole on it. It’s overgrown and most kids in the team suffer from injuries from the hard impact and uneven dirt we See Letters, page 12 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

A Fun Night Out! Mark your calendar! The Crest Theater in Sacramento is hosting an entertaining and uplifting evening on May 13th, 2017! The Sacramento Women’s Chorus (SWC) is celebrating 30 years and invites you to the first of three Anniversary Year events. SWC shares the evening with guest artist Cris Williamson who celebrates 40+ years since the release of her ground-breaking album, “The Changer and the Changed.” All in all, the evening promises to be engaging, positive and memorable!

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Pocket medicine man carves art, taking inspiration from everywhere

By Debbie Eto

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in the Pocket, woodcarver Chango Garlanger sat down for a very rare interview. Chango’s name comes from the name Shango, the African spirit of thunder who does good for people, who is helpful and protective. After a minute with Chango, you will see the name fits perfectly. His long dreadlocks, eyes filled with wonderment and his head cocked to the side, like he’s bowing to all, arrived in a Husqvarna shirt - paying ode to the chainsaw he carves with.

A deeply spiritual man, he was born in Philadelphia, but raised in Monticello (an hour north of New York City). At an early age, Chango found he had an affinity for art. He would draw caricatures of people and cars, like he saw in Mad Magazine and CarToons. As he got a little older he became fascinated with Italian Renaissance sculptors Michaelangelo and Donatello. He would study the books he found at school. Raised by his Mother, Chango would journey through the day with an artistic spirit and learn as much as he could from the world. He sees art everywhere. ”Everything you look at is art. There’s the art of light, without it you couldn’t see, there’s shape and form everywhere.

Fibonacci, I see many things in thirds.”

After high school, Chango joined the service, but kept up with his drawing. When he left the service he became a commercial truck driver and did caricatures on the weekends as a street artist. He was always working to perfect his craft. His connection to wood came next. “I’ve lived in mostly urban settings, but Monticello had lots of nature, it was something I never forgot. Carving wood, logs is my connection with nature. Trees were alive, the spirit was within. When I carve, I follow the grain, it connects with the spirit that was alive within it.”

Chango began carving in 2014. After taking a class at woodcraft, he carved a face on a 1”x1”x3” piece of Basswood. A big proponent of formal education, he believes: Learn to do it right, so you won’t develop bad habits. It was there, he met Mr. Jim Hanson, a positive influence and now good friend.

His next piece was a walking stick. After much prodding, he entered it in the Capitol Woodcarvers Association Annual Show and took home a first place ribbon.

Shocked, stunned and forever humble, Chango took this as a sign to move on – always learning. He carved more walking sticks before moving to larger pieces. “I was always fascinated by the stone carvings of Easter Island, so I decided to try carving a Moai Head.” It turned out so well, he carved more.

People started seeing his work and he began doing commissions, bears, trees, eagles, the human figure. The Crocker Art Museum asked him to carve a piece. He did a large horse torso which is now in the courtyard at the Sam and Bonnie Pannell Community Center. He is doing numerous demonstrations. On March 25, he’ll be in Woodland at Baileys Inc. carving two bears for raffles.

“The character of the wood is dictated by the form of the living, organic mass it took according to the environment. The different shapes dictate what I do.” A lifetime student of art, Chango has had his fair share of happy mistakes. “As I was texturing a wing on an eagle, I got it too thin and the wing snapped off. I learned an important lesson, to let go of preconceived notions and let Art flow out of the soul.”

A well-spoken, intelligent but shy man, Chango has said the hardest thing he has had to overcome is “having the confidence to create what I’m envisioning.” He credits many people for inspiration, besides the masters, DaVinci, Michaelangelo, and Donatello, he acknowledges Jim Hanson, master carver Gino Sordi, Black Eagle (American Indian artist),

Michael Mentler (draftsman), his high school art teacher, Mr. Bernstein, Professional chainsaw carver, Dennis Beach and Joe You, current President of the Capitol Woodcarvers Association as artists who have helped him become the Woodcarver he is.

When you first look at Chango, his piercing eyes are the first thing you notice, but around his neck is a talisman he carved. It’s carved on Palo Santo, which translates to “Holy Wood.” Palo Santo comes from a rare tree found on the coast of South America. It’s related to Frankincense, Myrrh and Copal.

The smell is intoxicating. Palo Santo is traditionally used for relieving common colds, flu symptoms, stress, asthma, headaches, anxiety, depression, inflammation, emotional pain and as well as cleansing. People from all over come to him and ask for the medicine (the carved Palo Santo Talisman.) He wears one around his neck constantly and uses the power of the wood every day.

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Life on Two Rivers By eLLen cochrane

Some of the great animal mysteries of the world will never be solved, such as how can my dog breathe under the blankets, or why are cats engineered to be heat seeking creatures. While this story may not reveal deep, dark secrets of nature, it will bring you closer to the fur, feathers and flora outside your window in our beautiful, riparian Sacramento neighborhoods. There is so much drama in the yard.

Raccoons We got the call in Bodega Bay. “She’s okay, but she’s been attacked by raccoons.”

Two hours later an embarrassed dog with a shaved butt greeted me at the door. She had stitches and contusions and a permanent fear of the masked bandidos that own the night.

The insouciant punks had swum in our pool, picked the fruit and spied through the dog door, but attacking Buttercup was a bridge too far. My first inclination after the assault was to capture the criminal and relocate it miles up the American River. Common sense prevailed. We live with hundreds of raccoons in this two-river city, and most of them live in our river neighborhoods. Relocation is not a solution. (Relocated wildlife usually ends up dying in unfamiliar territory.) Destroying the creature was out of the question.

My neighbors on NextDoor regaled me with stories about these hooligans: they’ve broken up raccoon brawls with water hoses, chased them out of houses, the chimneys, garages and the undercarriage of a truck.

If I was going to live with them, I needed to get smart. They certainly are, so I studied up.

In Germany they call them washing bears. In France—little washing rat. Our word raccoon comes from Algonquin— aroughcoune, meaning “he who scratches with his hand.”

I found out that these intelligent nocturnal mammals have extremely sensitive front paws that can manipulate latches, locks, bird feeders and door handles. They don’t really wash their food, but will roll and manipulate it on dry land and in water, using sense of touch to gather information. With no

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(above left) This raccoon beat a hasty retreat down 43rd Street after a dust up a labrador. (above right) War wounds after a backyard encounter.

opposable thumbs they can’t grab and lift but they use both hands together to explore and grasp. The paw uses a special set of “whiskers” called the vibrissae. These specialized hairs extend slightly beyond the front claws and transmit information much like the whiskers on cats.

They are a new world animal found almost everywhere in North America, including our attics, under porches and sheds. So avoiding human/raccoon conflict can be a challenge.

Raccoons are not a form of wild dog or cat; in fact their closest relatives are ring-tails and coatis (a Central-South American animal). One thing is certain—they are survivors. Transplanted to Asia and Europe as novelties and pets, escaped raccoons now claim large territories on these continents.

Encroachment on territory forces raccoons to use the sewers as underground highways and human structures as homes. Large predators like black bear used to keep raccoons in check, but that’s not the case now. The raccoon’s number one predator is now man.

Early spring days are the time when momma raccoons will have litters. We will also see more raccoons out and about at night during the warmer months because while they don’t hibernate, they decrease activity in the winter in a type of dormancy called “daily torpor.”

In the wild their food is about 40 percent invertebrates, 33 percent plant foods, and 27 percent vertebrates. That can translate to about 40 percent cat food, 33 percent fruit trees, and 27 percent garbage in the city.

After the dog was attacked I realized that my dilapidated backyard shed was home to a brood. We decided to tear it down. Picking up the fruit also helped, and we never leave out any kind of animal food. The pool remains a huge draw. I’ve come out in the morning to find the skimmer lid pried off, basket out and all the debris scattered. I also hear them in the wee hours of summer mornings, chirping merrily around the pool, and I’ve seen two in at a time paddling around.

Buttercup will not go out into the back yard after sunset without an escort. It’s just as well. She’s a 10-pound Chihuahua mix, not much of a fighter and no match for the raccoons. She will sit on the couch and growl out the window, letting me know they are there.

Many great websites will help you deal with raccoons safely and humanly. We survived and live in a kind of truce. Although my neighbors probably wonder why I run into the back yard every night with the dog clapping and hooting, “you get outta here.”

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Letters:

We don’t need a full stadium, that Dear Editor, would be great but we NEED an all The tennis courts are where we are Continued from page 8 weather track and all the pits that able to practice, grow, and play. They run on. Half the season the track is come with it. are used everyday during the tento flooded to use and the track team nis season and the off-season. Durhas no place to go. I think it’s time Sincerely, Allyson Feickert, 12, Cross- ing the summer is where the real to update all the fields and track at Country, Swim, and Track and Field growth happens for us to strengthMcClatchy they’ve been overlooked en our skills and in turn strengthen –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– for too long. our team. Go to McClatchy any day, and you will see PE, tennis, baseball, Sincerely, Qiera Nixon Dear Editor, softball, football, or track no matter The condition of the track makes what. It is used all the time. It en–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– adequately preparing for compe- courages health and activity and altitions nearly impossible. In ideal lows people to get in shape and make Dear Editor, conditions, the track is rock hard new friends.

Our current athletic fields have a with a sandy surface that makes It would be so nice to get lights on big impact on my sport. As a track slipping when trying to run fast the tennis courts so that our matchrunner we are constantly running really easy, and that has caused at es that run late do not have to be sprints and intervals around the least one major injury, and has sev- stopped or moved elsewhere. track, its kinda hard to focus on eral holes that represent a major running when your main concern tripping hazard. Unless it has been Sincerely, Daisy Lewis, Grade 10, is watching for potholes or when it recently raked, it is also covered in Tennis rains “lakes” on the track. Not hav- ridges. Even small amounts of rain ing these facilities have put us at can make large sections of the track –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– a disadvantage when it comes to muddy enough to be unusable becompeting, we don’t have practice cause it does not drain, and heavy Dear Editor, that the other computers have. We rains can make it completely unusThe courts, field, and track, are all don’t have a pole-vault pit, discuss able for weeks at a time. so dangerous and in need of help. The ring, high jump, long jump, triple I would like to see an all-weath- worst case is the track, because right jump pit, or a shot put ring there- er track and turf field. If our cur- now it is just holes and divots, and evfore we are very gratefully when af- rent facilities are not deemed safe ery other school has a real track. The ter we compete the team running to compete on, they are not safe to field was unusable during the season, the meet leaves the pits open so we practice on. we only used it once and it was trash. can practice.

Finally, the courts have large, dangerWhat I would really like to see Sincerely, Amos Karlsen, junior, cross ous cracks that make you trip! down with the fields is to be updat- country/track We should get a real track, good ed. Make our facilities better so we field (turf is cost efficient), and to can help make our athletes better. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– resurface the court.

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Sincerely, Molly Dreher, 9th grade Tennis, Soccer, Track ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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It would be great if the cracks were fully mended and the courts were evened out.

Sincerely, Debby He, 11th grade, Tennis ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Dear Editor, The tennis courts are extremely hard to play on due to all the cracks. It also causes a lot of injuries because of the cracks in the courts. I’d like to see our courts repaired if not completely redone. It’d be of great appreciation from all the tennis players who practice and play on those courts. And it’d be nice to have new nets as well.

Sincerely, Bianca Henderson, 10th grade, tennis and swim teams –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See Fields, page 17

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Land Park Pacific Little League starts new season with snack shack facelift and the return of the juniors

By MicheLe toWnSenD Photos by george young

You know spring is in the air when you go outside and hear the words “play ball” float through the neighborhood! That’s just what happen to the neighbors of Land Park Pacific Little League Park, on San Mateo Court on Saturday, March 18. The opening day parade and ceremonies were destined to be held this year, rain or shine, but the clouds cleared out and opening day went on without a hitch!

Little League President Crystal Romeo said, “Last year’s opening day got rained out and there was just no way we were going to let that happen again!”

She continued with: “We have a lot of amazing volunteers that have worked really hard to make this day a success, and they did a pretty terrific job!” Excitement was in the air as the teams filled the park, and the beautiful park was decorated for the day’s events.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg attended the ceremonies, wishing each player and coach good luck as he “highfived” each one as they entered the field during introductions.

The White Sox coach stated: “Today has been a good day. These first few games are kind of where we find out

what we really need to work on, but everyone held in there pretty well!”

According to Romeo, this year the Land Park Pacific Little League is also proud to show off the snack shack’s new facelift. She declared, “It received a super thorough professional cleaning from top to bottom, followed by a nice new paint job and some new kitchen equipment. In addition to that, we have two new snack bar coordinators that have a lot of restaurant experience. They are bringing in incredible knowledge and great ideas! …

We will have some new policies, but our volunteers are all really great, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”

Romeo said that more than 500 kids signed up this year, allowing them to form 41 teams. “We are most proud that we were able to bring back Jr’s (13-14 age group) this year. There are only 10 kids on our Jr’s team but that is enough to play!”

She said that Land Park’s Jr home field is in pretty bad shape and that the league has partnered up with Pocket.

“Pocket has been really great, and has agreed to let us use their field as our team’s home field also. We are going to compare schedules so that there will

be no overlapping conflicts.” She said.

“It’s really exciting that we were able to bring the Jr. division back this year, and hopefully it will build back up.”

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crowds, and truly do their very best to notify the owners to move their cars.

“We really want to keep our neighbors happy!” exclaimed Romeo. “They are very good to us!”

So, if you find yourself looking for something to do, that is exciting and inexpensive, wander on down to the Little League Park and watch some baseball, cheer on the kids, and enjoy yourself!

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Timeline for Del Rio Trail released; first phase of design to be completed by fall TIMELINE SUMMER WINTER

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A bit of natural beauty surrounds the old railroad tracks, owned by Regional Transit, stretching about four and a half miles through South Land Park and other neighborhoods between Interstate 5 and Freeport Boulevard. Many people enjoy walking in the serenity of this greenbelt.

Neighbors and the city have been working closely to further the usability of the land by putting in an actual bike trail, providing a central link in the city’s Bicycle Master Plan. The new bike path would be laid through what once was the Walnut Grove Branch of the Sacramento Southern Railroad line.

This now abandoned rail line runs south through the Land Park, South Land Park, Freeport Manor, Z’Berg, Pocket and Meadowview neighborhoods between Interstate 5 and Freeport Boulevard.

The trail will provide a recreation amenity, and also function as an alternative commute route for people who would prefer to bike to downtown jobs rather than driving on the freeways and boulevards. This would be a new inner city trail allowing cyclists, pedestrians, runners and dog walkers to go for miles to schools, parks, stores and jobs with minimal exposure to motorized traffic. The trail passes through some neighborhoods that do not have sidewalks or bike lanes.

Currently, the City of Sacramento Department of Public Works has initiated the project planning phase, which includes project approval and environmental clearance. This first phase is anticipated to be completed by fall 2018 and will be immediately followed by the final design phase, an-

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ticipated to begin in winter 2018. After that, the city will begin the construction phase, pending funding availability.

The trail project evolved through a community-driven effort to plan for the future development of the rail corridor in 2014, as city staff worked with the South Land Park Neighborhood Association to provide a neighborhood survey and to collect comments in 2015. From there, the city submitted an Active Transportation Program grant application and was successful in obtaining federal funding for the preliminary engineering and environmental phase. This phase began in January 2017.

U.C. Davis landscape architecture students, as part of their class project, developed community-based design alternatives for various segments of the trail. Their designs included features such as destination-based amenities (parks, playgrounds, exercise stations), rain gardens for storm water quality, and bike repair stations.

The concepts presented by the UCD students will be considered as the team moves forward into the design phase of the project.

Primary and secondary access points along the trail have been preliminarily identified, as they will be the key

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for safety and the maximum trail use.

Some of the primary locations include Sutterville Road, and Fruitridge Road while secondary locations are anticipated to include Palomar Circle, 14th Street at Charlie Jensen Park and Del Rio Road.

Although the project is still being defined and the resulting cost will be a reflection of the project elements that are ultimately selected, the overall cost of constructing the project is currently estimated to be $15 million.

The project secured $2.2 million for preliminary engineering, environmental clearance and final design through a combination of federal funds awarded through a Sacramento regional grant program and matching local transportation funds.

Subsequent construction phases are anticipated to be similarly funded through regional ATP grant funds.

The existing rail corridor has multiple ownerships, including the city of Sacramento, Regional Transit and California State Parks.

To purchase the property needed for the project, the city must first complete the project approval and environmental clearance phase. In the meantime, the current property owners may use the property at their discretion.

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Project funding allows up to 5 percent of the construction budget to be used for decorative landscaping, lights, street furniture, pavers and stamped concrete. The community may seek to incorporate other amenities like community gardens, dog parks, etc. as separate projects in coordination with the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. These types of enhancements will likely need funding from private donors or sponsors.

The South Land Park Neighborhood Association has been a supportive driving force in raising community awareness about the project and contributing comments and ideas since 2014. The city encourages the community to stay involved and provide feedback on a regular basis.

Prior to construction, the project needs to complete the project approval/ environmental clearance phase as well as the design phase. These phases are anticipated to be completed.

Dokken Engineering is a consulting engineering firm that has been hired by the City to deliver the engineering, environmental, and public outreach for the project. Within Dokken’s delivery team is Crocker & Crocker who is assisting with meeting facilitation, material development and disbursement, and stakeholder outreach.

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Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Hat Parade Photos by Stephen Crowley stephen@valcomnews.com

On Saturday, April 1, many happy and anxious children and parents gathered in William Land Regional Park to participate in the 2017 Land Park Community Association and City of Sacramento Annual Land Park Easter Egg Hunt & Hat Parade. This happy occasion brings cheer and glee with fun activities such as: lawn games, face painting, guest appearance of Mr. Cottontail, a Hat Parade of children who will sport their beautiful, handcrafted head wear and finally the Egg Hunt for 14,00015,000 eggs to scavenge in Land Park.

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Dear Editor, The courts are full of cracks which makes it extremely difficult to play on because when the balls bounce on them, you have no idea which way they’ll go.

In addition, some are bad enough to the point of being a hazard and may cause injuries such as twisted ankles.

I would like to see the school board start addressing these issues and actually doing something about fixing them instead of just talking about them and pushing them under the rug Paris, sophomore *next year junior), tennis: The tennis courts aren’t the best and I would like higher nets to better my serve. In some ar-

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eas of the tennis courts there are cracks and while playing we will have to avoid them. I may injure my ankle in case I land on them wrong, also the lines are somewhat faded and is hard to determine if the ball is in or out during a match.

The tennis courts are expensive so maybe new paint, for players to make better line calls.

For the fields they are fine.

There are some potholes in the grass from the rain, but there is not much anyone can do about that. The dirt track is uneven and maybe some more gravel can fix that. The gravel can also maybe absorb the water so it won’t become so muddy.

Dear Editor, Right now the courts have lots of cracks in them and some weeds growing in the cracks. Also the vines in the back are overgrown and tend to steal balls. I would mainly just like to see the cracks be filled or fixed in some way.

Sincerely, Taylor Ishida, Junior, Sincerely, Owen Side, 11th Tennis grade, tennis team

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What’s SATURDAY, APRIL 15 INVENTION CONVENTION FOR KIDS AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY – Do you want to be an inventor? Then come make a model of your own invention! We will look at the flying machines, catapults, and other inventions of Leonardo da Vinci, and use his creations for inspiration to make our own inventions for the 21st century. We will have cardboard, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, fabric, buttons, and other building and decorative materials to build a model of our new creations. School age. April 15 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Ella K. McClatchy Library, 2112 22nd St., Sacramento.

CEMETERY TOUR: ROMANCE AND ROSES: From 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Old City Cemetery Committee presents an evening tour of the cemetery’s Historic Rose Garden. Come walk through pathways covered in roses while you hear tales of love in years gone-by. Costumed docents and actors will tell about how couples met and how they died, and recount legends about roses, the symbol of love. Bring somebody you love, breathe in the perfume of the roses around you, and enjoy a lovely evening in our award-winning Historic Rose Garden in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.Buy your tickets at the door - $10 each. Ticket sales limited to 50.

First come, first served. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free street parking on surrounding streets, with limited parking within the cemetery. For more information, call 916-448-0811.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16 RAINBOW FAMILY EGG HUNT & LGBT STORYTIME AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY – We welcome all families to come participate in our Rainbow Egg Hunt at Ella K. McClatchy Library! We’ll start by crafting special decorated bags (for egg collecting!), followed by a storytime celebrating families with two mommies, two daddies, or any combination of people, since love is what makes a family. Egg hunting will begin at 12 noon. Rain or shine, we’ll get together and celebrate! The library will be open for browsing but materials check out though computers will not be available.

April 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ella K. McClatchy Library, 2112 22nd St., Sacramento

SATURDAY, APRIL 15-SUNDAY, APRIL 16 FAIRYTALE TOWN SPRING EGGSTRAVAGANZA 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

This fun-filled family weekend features egg hunts, prizes, spring-themed hands-on activities and visits with Peter Cottontail. Daily egg hunts are held promptly at 12, 1 and 2 p.m. Hunt areas are separated by age group: 0 - 3 years, 4 - 6 years, and 7 - 12 years. Puppet Art Theater Company will perform “Bunny Bootcamp” in the Children’s Theater at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Theater tickets are $2 for nonmembers and $1 for members.

Spring Eggstravaganza is $7 per person. Children ages 1 and under and Fairytale Town members are free. For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462. Fairytale Town is located at 3901 Land Park Drive.

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 TEEN BOOK CLUB AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY – Join us for our monthly teen book club meeting! Enjoy snacks and participate in a lively discussion of our book of the month. Copies of this month’s book will be available to pick up at the front desk. This month’s book: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale. For ages 13-18. April 18 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Ella K. McClatchy Library, 2112 22nd St., Sacramento.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 OHANA DANCE GROUP AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY– Come celebrate Día de los Niños with the Ohana Dance Group as they teach us about the music and dances of the Hawaiian Islands! In this interactive event, the audience will be given coconut halves, sea shells, and sticks to join in the rhythm of the music as we enjoy traditional Hawaiian dances. The audience will then be taught the dances and invited to join in the fun!

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Family/All Ages. April 22 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Ella K. McClatchy Library, 2112 22nd St., Sacramento.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 - SUNDAY, APRIL 23 THE FAIRYTALE TOWN TROUPERS PRESENT: “SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED” Show times at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

In celebration of their 10th anniversary season, the Troupers present “Snow White and Rose Red,” the first original play produced by the Troupers in 2007. This is the classic fairy story from the Brothers Grimm about two little sisters in the woods, the magical bond they share with a friendly bear, and their annoying misadventures with a grumpy old dwarf. Magic, mischief and more await all ages in this new staging of a happy, oldfashioned fairytale. Performances will be held in the Children’s Theater. Tickets are $2 for nonmembers in addition to paid park admission and $1 for members.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fairytale Town main gate or at the entrance to the Children’s Theater 15 minutes prior to showtime. For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462. Fairytale Town is located at 3901 Land Park Drive.

SUNDAY, APRIL 23 BARK IN THE PARK 2017: Bring your dogs and join Happy Tails at Raley Field on Sunday, April 23 as the River Cats take on the Las Vegas 51s! There will be a costume contest for dogs, group raffle prizes, and more offered as we spend the day supporting animal rescue operations like us and local shelters of Sacramento. Gates open at noon and first pitch is at 1:05 p.m. Assembly Tickets $12 and Toyota Home Run Hill Tickets $20 Tickets are available at Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary 6001 Folsom Blvd. Contact Alexis Stevens and mention Happy Tails, 376-4746; astevens@rivercats.com

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY PRESENTS OATH CEREMONY – In celebration of the library’s partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the community is invited to observe a special oath ceremony at the library. April 26 at 10:30 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive.

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SATURDAY, MAY 6 CEMETERY TOUR PIONEERS IN PETTICOATS: Coming to California in the mid-1850s in a covered wagon was not a luxury vacation. As women and children walked (not rode) across the plains, they picked up buffalo dung to use for fuel, and had not bathrooms or running water. Hear their own experiences ripped from diaries written by our pioneer ancestors as the Old City Cemetery Committee presents a history tour describing the ordeals California pioneer women faced.

Definitely not a weaker sex. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free street parking on surrounding streets, with limited parking within the cemetery. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery preservation. For more information, call 916-448-0811.

When:––––––Saturday, May 6 at 10 a.m.

Where: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento.

SUNDAY, MAY 21 SUNDAY STREET: In partnership with the Greater Broadway District, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and other organizations, the inaugural Sunday Street event will take place May 21, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Broadway from Riverside Boulevard to 26th Street, down to 2nd Avenue and east to Broadway. Whether it’s yoga on the street, bicycle demos, or street performers, the day will be filled with activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Open Streets events are part of a global movement of transforming streets into pop-up parks and activated public spaces. Open to the community of all ages, Sacramento’s first open street event “Sunday Street,” will temporarily close a City street to cars and open it up for the community to engage in healthy activities of all kinds! http://www.cityofsacramento.org/PublicWorks/Transportation/Programs-and-Services/Sunday-Street

ONGOING SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET AT THE ELKS LODGE, NO. 6: From 8:30 to 11 a.m., enjoy eggs, omelets, corn beef hash, bacon or sausage.

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THE FAIRYTALE TOWN TROUPERS PRESENT: “SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED” Show times at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

In celebration of their 10th anniversary season, the Troupers present “Snow White and Rose Red,” the first original play produced by the Troupers in 2007. This is the classic fairy story from the Brothers Grimm about two little sisters in the woods, the magical bond they share with a friendly bear, and their annoying misadventures with a grumpy old dwarf. Magic, mischief and more await all ages in this new staging of a happy, oldfashioned fairytale. Performances will be held in the Children’s Theater. Tickets are $2 for nonmembers in addition to paid park admission and $1 for members.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fairytale Town main gate or at the entrance to the Children’s Theater 15 minutes prior to showtime. For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462. Fairytale Town is located at 3901 Land Park Drive.

TEA DANCES AT THE ELKS LODGE, NO. 6: Every first Sunday of the month from 2 to 5 p.m., dance to the music of the 30s, 40s and 50s, played by a live 16member orchestra., $8., 6446 Riverside Blvd.

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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY – Preschoolers ages three and older and their caregivers are invited for fun songs, stories, fingerplays and a play activity. Thursdays at 11 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento.

GARDEN WORKSHOP – DEADHEADING AT DUSK: Join volunteers at the Historic City Cemetery’s Rose Garden for deadheading at dusk. We will be removing spent blooms from the many rosebushes and tidying up the garden which encourages repeat blooming of the roses in the garden. Tools and training will be provided, and light refreshments will be served. The workshop is free, but donations are gratefully accepted to help support rose garden operations. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free street parking on surrounding streets. For more information, call 916448-0811. When: Monday, May 1, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. till dark; Where: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento.

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BABY STORYTIME AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY –Nursery rhymes, fingerplays, simple stories, and songs designed to encourage a range of early literacy skills. For children up to about 18 months old. Each child must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive.

TODDLER STORYTIME BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY– Toddlers ages one to three and their caregivers will enjoy fun songs, stories, and fingerplays. After the storytime, there will be a stay and play group. Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento.

HOMEWORK ZONE AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY– Teen and adult volunteer homework coaches will be available to assist students in grades K-8 with homework assignments. Please note: Homework Zone ends on June 8, 2016. Space is available with coaches on a first-come, first-served basis. Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento.

BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY PRESENTS SING ALONG WITH MISTER COOPER – Join neighborhood favorite Mister Cooper for 30 minutes of music time and freeze dancing for families. Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive.

FAMILY STORYTIME AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY – Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for books, songs, stories and fun. Miss Lindsey and her guitar always make this storytime a fun event. Everyone is welcome to stay for our STEAM stay and play activity of the day. Recommended for ages 0-5. Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Ella K. McClatchy Library, 2112 22nd St., Sacramento.

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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.

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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 breath-work. Improving your health and be simple and fun. Pre-registration and Prepayment 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.

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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 PocketGreenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

COMMUNITY DAY AT THE SACRAMENTO ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND: All ages are invited for a day of play at the Sacramento Adventure Playground!

Children get to create their own play structures and spaces by re-purposing everyday items such as cardboard boxes, plus household wares, natural elements and unexpected items. The Playground is a fun and safe environment where children can use their imagination and creativity to direct their own play! Community Days also feature special activities and craft projects. Families are requested to wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get messy. The event will take place rain or shine. Admission to the Sacramento Adventure Playground is free. Featured activities include: Box forts, mud play and slide, sand play, bike riding (bring your bike and helmet!), craft projects, bubbles, painting. While the Sacramento Adventure Playground’s regular operating hours are designed for ages 7-15, the Playground opens up for children of all ages to come and play on Community Days. Advance registration is not required. Community Days are held on the second Saturday of the month (except December and January) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3301 37th Ave. NATURE EXPLORERS AT THE SACRAMENTO ZOO: The Sacramento Zoo and the Sacramento Library in an open play environment, the last Saturday of the month anytime between 10 am to 2 pm. Near the playground, there will be storytime, playing, and exploring the wonders of the natural world with a new topic each month. For more information, call 808-5888; 3930 West Land Park Drive.

WELLS FARGO WEDNESDAY AT THE SACRAMENTO ZOO: Thanks to Wells Fargo, the first Wednesday of each month in 2017 is Wells Fargo Wednesday. Up to four children ages 2-11 receive free admission to the Sacramento Zoo with a paid adult.

SATURDAY, MAY 6 CEMETERY TOUR PIONEERS IN PETTICOATS: Coming to California in the mid-1850s in a covered wagon was not a luxury vacation. As women and children walked (not rode) across the plains, they picked up buffalo dung to use for fuel, and had not bathrooms or running water. Hear their own experiences ripped from diaries written by our pioneer ancestors as the Old City Cemetery Committee presents a history tour describing the ordeals California pioneer women faced.

Definitely not a weaker sex. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free street parking on surrounding streets, with limited parking within the cemetery. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery preservation. For more information, call 916-448-0811.

When: Saturday, May 6 at 10 a.m.

Where: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento.

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West Nile Virus still a concern in county Mosquito control officials urge homeowners to prevent mosquitos from thriving in yards

By Lance Armstrong lance@valcomnews.com

West Nile Virus first emerged in Sacramento County 11 years ago, and Gary Goodman, manager of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District, said the disease is still a concern.

Goodman noted that last year, 25 reported human cases of this mosquito-carrying “bird virus” were reported in Sacramento County. And that figure is a considerably large number compared to the four human cases that were reported in 2015.

West Nile Virus is relatively new in the United States. The disease, which was first discovered in Uganda in 1937, was found to exist in the United States in 1999.

After emerging in New York City, the virus steadily made its way across the country.

In about 2003, West Nile Virus activity was detected in California.

The virus was amplified in southern California during the following year and in northern California in 2005.

In that latter year, about 178 human cases of the disease were reported in Sacramento County.

Because of the local existence of West Nile Virus, Goodman noted that it is even more important to eliminate stagnant water sources in yards that are or can become breeding ar-

This green water swimming pool can be the breeding site of thousands of mosquitoes.

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“The district wants to remind the public that mosquito season is upon us,” he said. “We encourage everyone to check their yard once a week and dump out anything that is holding water, especially after a rain event.”

Goodman noted that a tablespoon of stagnant water can produce about 200 mosquitoes and that an unattended,

un-drained swimming pool can result in many thousands of mosquitoes.

Goodman also encouraged people to wear mosquito repellant when in the outdoors to work as a deterrent to protect one’s self from mosquito bites and to limit the possibility of contracting West Nile Virus.

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that people are protecting themselves when outdoors by wearing an effective repellent,” he said.

Goodman described the virus as one that is typically carried by birds and transmitted by mosquitoes.

“A mosquito bites an infected bird, picks up that virus and then bites another bird and passes it on, or bites a horse or conceivable bites a human and passes it on,” he said.

Goodman explained that there are certain birds that are more likely to contract the West Nile Virus.

“Some birds are significantly more susceptible to the virus itself,” he said. “So when you have the corvid family or the jays, crows, magpies, those things, the virus amplifies in their system very rapidly. So, they (have) a high viremia, which means that if a mosquito bites those types of birds, it’s going to pick it up.”

Because of the disease’s primary existence as a bird disease, Goodman said that the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District is dedicated to gathering information on local bird and mosquito populations.

“What we try to do in terms of our program is look at our surveillance for both the bird population and birds that are dying from (the disease), and then obviously the mosquito population, as well,” he said. “Collecting mosquitoes, See WNV, page 23

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testing them to see if they are carrying the virus, so that we can do our best job in protecting public health.”

Goodman said that presenting precise human-related statistics regarding West Nile Virus is challenging.

“Essentially one in five people who get bitten by an infected mosquito will start to exhibit symptoms, which means their bodies are not effectively fighting it off,” he said. “Eighty percent of the people that get infected with West Nile Virus, their bodies figure out how to fight it off and they never even know that they have it.”

But for those whose bodies are unable to fight off the virus, they experience flu-like symptoms, including nausea, headaches and joint pains. In those cases, most people’s bodies eventually overcome this virus, which has no known vaccine to eliminate it.

But if one’s body is not able to fight off this virus, it can lead to a neuroinvasive form of the disease, which can cause blindness, paralysis, and even death.

Goodman mentioned that during the last few years, about 70 percent of the reported cases of the virus in California have been the neuroinvasive form of the disease.

But he added that many cases of the virus go unreported.

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Backyard sources such as the one shown above attract mosquitoes as an ideal breeding area.

“If you get sick with West Nile Virus and it is July and you start to exhibit flu-like symptoms, you may never go to the doctor,” he said. “You may just lie in bed, you may recover and so, you never get tested for it. You never go to the doctor to get diagnosed.

And even if you do sometimes go to the doctor, the doctor may not test for it.”

Goodman noted that the virus annually afflicts thousands of people, even though the state Department of Public Health reports much lower numbers.

For instance, two years ago, the department reported less than 800 human cases.

Although the virus tends to have a greater impact on very young and senior people, Goodman stated that the disease has no discerning factor.

“We’ve had plenty of 20-yearolds and healthy 30-year-olds and (the virus) can run anywhere,” he said. “So, the concern that we want to make sure is that we’re trying to get information out to everybody as to what you can do to protect yourself.”

For additional information regarding mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, visit the website FightTheBite.net or contact the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District at (800) 429-1022.

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