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Gunther’s Ice Cream declared Sacramento historic landmark

By LANCE ARMSTRONG

Gunther’s Ice Cream, one of Sacramento’s most cherished institutions, has something new in common with certain notable capital city landmarks such as the Governor’s Mansion, the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium and the Tower Theatre.

All of these places were approved as historic landmarks of

the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.

According to the city clerk’s office, the ice cream parlor at 2801 Franklin Blvd. and three other landmarks were recently selected to receive this designation. Also recognized in this recent class are the Iva Gard Shepard Garden and Arts Center, the Freeport Chase Bank,

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and the Sacramento County Courthouse.

Marlena Klopp, who co-owns Gunther’s with her husband, Rick, described her business’s new designation.

“They are recognizing the architecture of Gunther’s – so the building,” she said. “It’s Googie architecture, which goes back into the 1950s. There were four buildings that all got through.

They all carry that kind of style of (1940s to 1960s, futuristic) architecture (from) that period.”

Marlena commented on her business’s recognition.

“It brings (local) recognition, for sure,” she said. “Personally, for Rick and I, we’ve put many, many years into that place and one of our biggest concerns is when we’re gone, that somebody would take (the building) and tear it down or change it.

“What it means to us is long after we’re gone, it’s a place that people can still come to, and hopefully forever it’s still an ice cream store. But the

sure thing for us is the building stands the same.”

Marlena added that there are many more people who are passionate about Gunther’s.

“There are so many memories of people that come in there,” she said. “Every day you hear about how people would come in with their grandparents or their parents who are gone. It’s that memory of walking through those front doors. see Gunther’s page 3

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Gunther’s:

many memories for people. I clearly think that these things continued from page 2 are going away, and if we don’t protect it, one day we’re going “(Gunther’s) just triggers for to have these straight up and them. For Rick and I, we just down buildings that have no don’t ever want that to go away memories.” for people, because we know how important it is.”

The Gunther’s story Marlena explained what As for the memories of the designation means for the Gunther’s, those memories beGunther’s building. gan in the early 1940s, when the “It does kind of put a guaran- business opened in its original tee of protection that nobody location at 3003 Franklin Blvd., can go in there – except after the at 5thAvenue. time that maybe it’s not in our Gunther’s original owners hands – and tear it down and were German immigrant Wilput big condominiums or apart- liam H. “Pop” Gunther and ments or something up there his Kentucky-born wife, Iva that would not be Gunther’s Gunther. anymore,” she said.

The couple previously worked Marlena added that her days for a business that ran ice cream of being a proponent of preserv- stores throughout the San Franing historic buildings in Sacra- cisco Bay Area. mento date back to the 1970s.

The Gunthers relocated their “In school, we did‘Save the Al- business to its current Frankhambra (Theatre’ in East Sacra- lin Boulevard site in December mento) or building Safeway (at 1949. that site), and I was on the Save Information pertaining to the Alhambra team,” she said. “I today’s Gunther’s site is prewas devastated when that place sented in the Aug. 6, 1948 ediwas torn down (in 1973), be- tion of The Sacramento Bee as cause it was such a beautiful follows: building. I still think to this day “The city Planning Commisthat Sacramento lost a big part sion last night conducted a seof history with (the loss of the) ries of hearings on variance and Alhambra Theatre. rezoning applications, includ“It’s just my thing that I think ing one in which a permit was that these buildings hold so granted Mrs. Ira C. Gunther, of

3018 Donner Way, to erect an ice cream manufacturing plant and retail sales building on the southeast corner of Franklin Boulevard and Third Avenue.”

Designed by the firm of Koblik and Fisher, the building was constructed at a cost of $40,000. The contractor was Charles Guth.

As opposed to its previous 12foot by 40-foot business space, Gunther’s was established at its current site with a 36-foot by 90-foot plant and a 26-foot by 25-foot sales room.

The 21st day of this month will mark the 69th anniversary of the opening of Gunther’s at its current location.

At the time of its opening at that site, Gunther’s daily hours of operation were 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

In 1969, four years after graduating from C.K. McClatchy High School, Rick became Gunther’s manager.

He purchased a share in the business a year later, and bought out his partner, Carl Buchell, in July 1974.

By the following year, Gunther’s had grown to six locations. Those locations included parlors at Fulton and Marconi avenues, and on South Land Park Drive in the South Hills Shopping Center.

At the latter location, Gunther’s occupied the business space that later housed Brick Oven Pizza.

Photo by Lance Armstrong

Rick and Marlena Klopp are the longtime, current owners of Gunther’s Ice Cream.

While currently only operating the most historic location, Rick stated last week that there is only one place that should be called Gunther’s.

“People would look at (other locations) and say,‘Gunther’s?’” he said.“It just wasn’t the same as the plant, so I got rid of all those locations and just kept the one on Franklin Boulevard.”

While working at the Franklin Boulevard shop, Rick met Marlena. She began working at Gunther’s in 1977 and they were married in 1980.

As a team, they have continued to operate Gunther’s.

Despite many years of dedicating much of their time to their business, Rick and Marlena have no plans to retire, Marlena noted.

“We’re going to step out the day they tell us to go,” she said.

Rick chuckled and added, “I always tell everybody the only way I’m leaving that place is in a pine box.”

With a serious tone to her voice, Marlena mentioned that it is the love of Gunther’s that keep her and her husband operating Gunther’s.

“The thing is for Rick and I is there’s a love to that business,” she said.“The biggest thing is we love doing what we’re doing.”

Gunther’s is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and are closed on Christmas and Thanksgiving. The store also closes early for employee dinners and Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

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Acrylics Artist Melissa Andrews Dabbles in a Variety of Mediums and Interesting Subjects

By Jan Dalske

Melissa will be the first to tell you that she has dabbled in a variety of mediums over the years. She started painting about ten years ago. She was inspired by an extended trip to Europe. While she was there, she noticed what she described as “so many cool images”, and wanted to see if and what she could replicate. Her maiden name is Artman, so possibly, she was destined to be creative.

Her Dad was a technical illustrator and artist in his own right.

She paints with acrylics primarily, but has recently started creating her art work

with markers. Her first pet portrait was a birthday gift for her daughter’s friend. She loved a picture of their Jack Russell terrier, Jackson, and set out to duplicate it on canvas. She liked the end result and the picture was very well received. So, Melissa started wondering if people would pay money to have a portrait painted of their pets. And, she was surprised to find out that they would.

No, the pets don’t “sit for their pictures”, even though Melissa feels that it would be great fun. She works from a favorite photo of the “client”.

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ably done between thirty and forty, and each one of them was a true labor of love.

Melissa says that “My challenge is to capture, with paint-on-canvass, the ‘soul’ of the animal – basically, it’s in the eyes. Pets/animals are my favorite subject. Most of my clients are people who’ve seen one of my paintings – either a friend, in my office, or exhibited somewhere. They make a truly unique, one-ofa-kind gift. People seem to like the ‘life and realism.’ I feel a piece of my heart goes out with each painting to the recipient, into their home.

As an animal lover, I know the importance our precious pets have in our lives”.

About a year ago, she approached the owner of a new business in Land Park who was looking for local artists to show in her store . .

. Garden Party Tea & Coffee, which is located at 5972 S Land Park Drive in Sacramento, CA. You can call them at (916) 431-7408. The owner, Elizabeth Moseby, has been a wonderful outlet for her and there “umpteen pieces” hanging on her shop’s walls. Melissa has also created an entire line of paintings incorporating tea pots, many of them with animals, which has provided her with “endless hours of amusement”.

Earlier this year, she started doing what she calls ‘zentangle’ designs. These are images from repetitive patterns.

The artwork started with a pineapple design for her coworker’s birthday. “Again, I jumped in with both hands (mixed metaphor LOL) and now have a collection of Sharpie pens that any artist would envy – every color

of the rainbow, metallic, glitter – and a bunch of new pictures” shares Melissa. This evolved into note cards which are also at the Garden Party and more recently at Crawford’s Books next to Hollywood Hardware in Land Park.

Most of her paintings have been done as a challenge to herself, simply to see if she can do it. She strives for realism but her husband thinks she sees color differently from most people because her work is very colorful. He recently coined the phrase ‘art that makes people happy’ in conjunction with her line of note cards. Melissa says, “How sweet, eh? But with all humility, he’s right – when I watch people look at my art it’s very common for them to smile”. Melissa creates most of her art work on her couch in her living room, or while wandering around the house, preferring to work in a smaller format. And, she is assisted by one her three inquisitive cats. Melissa can be reached at the Valley Community Newspapers’ Land Park Office at 916 4299901 and via email at melissandrews@comcast.net Her website – MelissaAndrews. com – is under construction.

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Last year about a week before Christmas I took a walk in the Fab Forties. A man approached, striding purposefully, almost marching. We made eye contact. His forehead immediately furrowed and he shouted grimly,“Merry Christmas.” I knew in an instant. He was yelling Merry Christmas to show his allegiance to Fox News and its annual flap about a War on Christmas. If I didn’t say Merry Christmas in return it would show that I was an anti-Christian leftist who said Happy Holidays, thereby revealing an attachment to godlessness, cultural diversity and contempt for traditional values. I didn’t want to anger him by saying Happy Holidays, but I saw a woman watching from her porch, and I didn’t want her to think I was a Fox Christmas screecher. So I said heartily to the man, and with a smile, “You too.” It seemed to satisfy him and he strode on.

When I mentioned this encounter people said things like, “Don’t worry about what others think,” “Say what’s in your heart,” “Be your own person,” and so forth. One said, “Own your truth,” whatever that means. A neighbor said stoutly that she, for one, would never stop saying Merry Christmas.

The implication here was that I lacked authenticity, which was sadly true. I couldn’t satisfactorily explain how much I dreaded being mistaken for a Fox Christmas warrior enlisted to defend Christmas from whatever the rest of us were doing to it.

So I did some research.

Turns out there WAS a war on Christmas, but it was started by the Puritans, not Democrats. Puritans disapproved of the singing, drinking, feasting, Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

decorating and merriment the holiday brought, scowled upon the celebrants and even tried to cancel it altogether. They scorned Christmas festivities in England and got them outlawed. And when they came here they imported their dreary notions. It can’t have been too much fun living amongst that bunch with their long black outfits and somber faces.

Imagine being a kid and having to visit your Puritan aunt during the season. You’d have to sit on cold stick furniture and talk about brimstone. No songs. No treats. No fun.

Those were bleak times, when one religion dominated large parts of the land. In the Massachusetts Colony you were fined five shillings if you were caught singing a Christmas song. In those days the song was possibly In Dulce Jublio (Good Christian Men, Rejoice.) composed in the 13th century. I wonder if it was a toe tapper.

But finally, by 1870, our growing pluralism had improved things. Immigrants with happier traditions had arrived and assimilated and Christmas became a legally recognized federal holiday.

This made for a much jollier country.

When I was growing up, before Fox News descended on us like an angry UFO, there was a furor over Big Business.

In my Catholic school, the nuns said that “certain businessmen” were trying to secularize Christmas and drive Christ out. How were they doing this? By saying, “Happy Holidays.” By advertisements emphasizing Santa, presents, and new cars. “It’s greed, greed, greed, girls,” Sister Roberta intoned. She said “they” only

wanted to celebrate the pagan element that came from Nordic myths and polluted the Christian truth of Baby Jesus.

Because the pagan element led to profit and they would do anything for profit. Greed, greed, greed.

But I liked the greedy pagan part of Christmas, liked buying gifts, liked the cheery Christmas tunes in the mall, liked seeing the little kids in line to see Santa, got a nice, uplifting vibe from the whole scene. When many of us became young political radicals we too disdained the commercialization of America and that included Christmas. But I (and others) secretly went shopping and looked forward to going home on Christmas week. We wanted it both ways—we were not religious now but wanted the nostalgic comforts of the hymns and the traditions. And we wanted to make our parents happy. We wanted those snug yuletide get-togethers with kin.

Then in 1977, the American Family Association arrived to monitor Christmas behavior. Rachel Schnepper from the New York Times reported that the “American Family Association called for boycotting Old Navy and The Gap for not using the term “Christmas” in their holiday advertising.” The AFA also “criticized schools for giving equal time to Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.” But what is the American Family

Association? Turns out it is a Christian fundamentalist organization that was designated a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. What is the AFA’s hate mission? “Using demonizing propaganda” against gay people, says Wikipedia. So now we have a hate group defending the true spirit of Christian love. But wait. It gets weirder.

Twenty years later Fox landed and launched its thunderous war against our non-existent war on Christmas. Fox, always dreaming of a white person Christmas, targeted those who didn’t use the word, Christmas, in their seasonal greetings, bad people who sent cards saying, “Have a Peaceful Holiday.” Bill O’Reilly roared, “Stop terrorizing people who like Christmas.” But who was terrorizing? The teacher who explained Kwanzaa? The Gap? Does the Gap terrorize you? I didn’t think so. (O’Reilly’s pious rages are heard no more because four women brought sexual assault charges against him and Fox had to cut him loose).

I saw on TV that Trump is now going around bellowing Merry Christmas at his crowds and bragging that he resurrected the phrase. He did this last year too. But I recall Obama saying Merry Christmas every one of his eight years. Yet the very next year, 2017, Trump said, “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas

again,” as if the Puritans had returned and banned it, and he, like a twinkling angel had floated down and re-lit all the darkened trees and lifted the ban. Trump—the Christmas miracle.

So now, if I say “Merry Christmas,” I worry that people will think I’m for Trump.

That’s really too much to risk.

I guess I could wear a big Harris/Beto button, and then say, “Merry Christmas,” but what if people don’t know who Harris and Beto are? So it’s a dilemma. And please don’t say,”Be true to yourself,” because that’s off the table.

As for those who’ve read this, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have a wonderful holiday. Have a Happy Hanukkah. Have a Happy Kwanzaa.

Rock the Winter Solstice.

And if you celebrate something that hasn’t gone mainstream yet, have a happy whatever it is. Cheers to all.

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in theByVillage Jan Dalske Land Park News

the Library Truck

By Jan Dalske

I loved Tuesdays! The Library Truck, or as my teacher called it, the Bookmobile, would come to our school on Tuesdays. My teacher had some books in our classroom and I liked to take them home to read. But, the Library Truck had more books and there were always new ones to look at every time the truck came to our school.

My brothers did not care about the Library Truck. They did not like to read. And, reading was my very favorite thing to

do. I would look at all of the books and try hard to decide which ones I would take home. I could only take two or three because the other children wanted to borrow the books also.

I decided to borrow some books that my little sisters, Rita and Linda would enjoy. I liked to read the books to them. My teacher knew that I read to my sisters, and she told me that was a nice thing to do.

My mother liked to read to all of her children. But, lately, with a new baby, she did not have

much time to sit down and take a break. And, she really did not have time to read to her children anymore. I knew that she felt bad about not spending more time with us, but she could not help it. I tried to help her with her house work and also with my brothers and sisters. I know she appreciated it.

This week I decided that the Wizard of Oz was going home with me. We had just seen the movie, so my sisters knew about all the characters.

And, they loved to listen to me when I read the story and showed them the pictures. I think that they were afraid of the Wizard, and I know that they really liked Dorothy.

When I was reading I tried to make the characters sound like I thought they would when they talked. That made the story more interesting to my sisters. Sometimes they would giggle when I read.

After dinner was finished, I helped my mom clear the table. Then we worked together to get the dishes done. My mom washed and I dried. But, she had to put them in the cupboards because I could not reach them.

It would be nice when I got taller so that I could help her more with her duties. Sometimes she asked me to sweep around the table and clean up anything that my brothers had dropped.

When I was finished with my sweeping, I went to find my little sisters. We all sat on the couch while I read the stories. I had one sister on one side of me and one on the other. They took turns turning the pages, and sometimes they asked me to read a page again. I guess they liked to hear the story more than once.

And, that was okay. I wanted them to be happy. When they got older they would be able to read all by themselves. Linda was already learning a few

words, but Rita was still too little to read.

When we finished the book it was time for them to take their baths and get to bed. I helped with running the water, scrubbing their backs, and washing their hair. My mom was happy that I helped her so much, she had her hands full with all of her kids. After the little ones were in bed, I decided to read a book that my teacher had let me borrow.

It was about a Red Balloon.

It was very interesting. Being a balloon looked like a lot of fun.

You could float anywhere you wanted to go. Maybe I would read that book to my little sisters tomorrow night before they went to sleep. I knew they would really like the pictures.

When I woke up in the morning I was thinking about the red balloon. It would be nice to be a balloon and go anywhere you wanted to go.

The dad navigates troubled waters: Did I really hit 37?

By Steve DeBenedetti-Emanuel

Parenting decisions are sometimes made for us. Even if your kid wants to get their driver’s license at 14, they can’t. Even if they want to ride in the front seat, and complain when we don’t let them, CA law says they have to be eight. Or if they want to ride a roller coaster, they can’t if they aren’t a certain height.

And this is a damn good thing because I would have thrown up like crazy when KD (our 11-year-old son) was tiny.

But let’s be honest, the vast majority of decisions we parents make aren’t easy ones. Do

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you let your daughter play soccer, even though you’re worried about head injuries and she tore up her knee last year? Do you let your son get his driver’s license, even though he’s been very irresponsible lately?

Despite weighing all the pros and cons, we sometimes don’t know what to do. A coin flip might be the best call. Captain Mommy (my wife Stephanie) and I faced a challenging decision a few weeks ago.

Soccer Saturdays are crazy and time flies. As we rushed madly to get out the door, the room started spinning and I

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fell down. I literally crawled into bed and slept all day. The next day I felt ok, for about 15 minutes. While watering my succulents, the world started spinning, and I fell down again.

I crawled into bed and then felt worse. I crawled into the bathroom and started throwing up and couldn’t stop.

I’m a numbers guy and started counting. I had a “Am I going to puke 25 times?” moment.

Yes I am. Ok, it wasn’t really funny, but I found some sort of sick humor in it. I made it to 37 times. Awesome…

If you’ve been there, you know I was having bad vertigo.

But I was clueless and was freaking out. I’m epileptic and figured I was having some sort of awful seizure or a stroke. As I dryheaved, Captain Mommy called the on-call neurologist, and he said I needed to go to the emergency room STAT! Between rounds, I had this moment of wondering if KD should go with us. After all, the kid has gone through a ton of

trauma in his life, with 20 days in the NICU, three stops in the PICU, and tons more. And seeing me in this state scared the hell out of him and Captain Mommy.

The last time I went to the ER, which happens way too frequently, we called our friends DJ and AT and they took him to their place. Since, this was way worse, I figured we’d be calling them or somebody else to take him.

Since I was busy doing my thing, Captain Mommy made the call that KD would come with us. She said something along the lines of, “This is the reality, and he should see this.

Since I was in no mood to debate, the three of us hoped in the car and headed to the ER. The asked a few questions, ran a few tests, pumped me up with IV fluids and sent me home without any diagnosis. They don’t give diagnoses in the ER. The next day, my neurologist squeezed me in, did about a five seconds’ evaluation, and let me know I’d had vertigo and sent me home. I rested for a few days,

made a few lifestyle changes, and got back to my life.

During my recovery, I reflected further on our choice of what we expose KD to and what we don’t. The kid has gone through so many traumas in his life; he doesn’t need more. Maybe we should have left him with friends.

Conversely, he’s an only child, and he won’t have siblings to share the load with when Captain Mommy and I get old and need help. Maybe it was good that he came.

After looking at it from about 10 different angles, I concluded that I’m glad we brought him.

After all KD is eleven, and even though he saw me fall down twice and heard me throwing up countless times, he should see this stuff. It’s reality…

Until next time…

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Former Pocket resident releases his fourth children’s book, The Knight Former Pocket resident Lance Nevis has announced the release of his fourth children’s book, The Knight, published by Animal Rain Production Publishing Co. The Knight follows Nevis’ other books, Animal Rain, The Pollywog Prince and Silly Stew.

Nevis’ new book is dedicated to his nephew, Mikey Nevis, who has autism.

“My hopes are that with the help of supporters and the social media age that I will be able to help raise money and awareness for autism,” Nevis says. “ This is a poetic book with fantasy inspired by life events. My books promote imagination and artistic stimulation.”

Nevis’ latest book, which is illustrated by Tom Piper, encourages “vocabulary building and learning,” Nevis says. “Children are smart and inquisitive and through my books they will ask how to pronounce certain words and ideas. That was my goal and intent: To teach and to make children think.”

Nevis’ began writing books as letters to his daughter Emily. “ There was a time in my life that my struggles with alcohol brought me trouble, which caused my daughter and I to become separated,” he says.

“I could not stand what I was putting her through.

That’s how my first book, Animal Rain, was born.”

Since then, all Nevis has done is produce intriguing books, one after another, with colorful and intriguing characters -- and even a coloring book in the back of each book.

“The Knight is a story of a young boy growing up in a time when he believed it was his destiny to become, what else, but a knight,” says Nevis, affectionately known by children as The Big Red Chicken. “From training and learning to facing his fears and fulfilling his dreams, the boy evolves into a knight. That is what I strive for every day -facing fears, learning and fulfilling dreams. My theme in all my books is just that -facing fears head on, learning and fulfilling your dreams.”

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Leataata Floyd Elementary and the Seavey Circle community remembers their champion Bia Riaz bia@valcomnews.com

Vividly colored paper flowers and hand-made hearts expressing inspirational quotes and remembrances for the lady affectionately known as “Ms. Tata,” adorn the walls of the humble cafeteria at her namesake, Leataata Floyd Elementary School (dedicated and named in 2012). For over 40 years, Ms. Tata dedicated her time and energy to the students and community nestled in the the Upper Land Park neighborhood, known to local residents as Seavey Circle. Her authenticity, humility and inspiration were just some of the qualities attributed to Ms. Leataata Amisone Floyd. Leaving behind a rich legacy of community service, Mrs. Floyd passed away on November 15, 2018. She was 76.

Originally from Pago Pago, American Samoa, Ms. Tata moved to San Francisco in 1961. She attended school

and often performed in local dance troupes showcasing Polynesian culture. She also dedicated time working with the local communities and housing projects in Sunnydale with a focus on finding resources for struggling families and communities. In 1972 she and her husband, James Floyd, relocated to the

Oak Park neighborhood with their children. Ms. Tata continued her community service work through the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) while still focusing on transforming and empowering low income neighborhoods and housing projects. In 1984, facing difficult financial times, she and

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her family were relocated to Seavey Circle. She retired from SHRA in 2001.

According to Jasmin Singh, staff member at Leataata Floyd elementary and after school program volunteer, “this neighborhood (Seavey Circle) was known as having the highest crime rate in the city at one point. Ms. Tata and her family witnessed gang violence, people getting shot, and rampant drug use in and around the community. As dedicated community leaders, she and her husband worked with community members and local police and reached out the gang members and drug dealers. She convinced them to create a safer environment for the children and community by taking ownership of the Neighborhood Watch program. Ms. Tata was able to help transform the community into a safer and healthier neighborhood, not just for her kids, but for all the children.”

“She also recognized a need for after school activities for the children. She began working closely with the school, formerly known as Jedidiah

Smith elementary, and developed a tutoring program and sports activities for all the children. She even recruited high school students from McClatchy High School to return and volunteer as tutors. Even after graduating, several of them still return as volunteers” added Jasmin.

“Originally, Ms. Tata was teaching Polynesian dance classes at the local community center. The Principal, at that time, asked if she would also include that in the after school program at the school. Ms. Tata agreed but she had a requirement that the children could only participate if they finished their homework. So, we began offering the classes after the tutoring sessions in the cafeteria. We get anywhere from 30 to 40 children each class.

They come in, complete their homework, eat snacks and then get to participate.

She taught several styles of Polynesian dance, Samoan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and also recently, Marshall Islands. Both girls and boys can participate,” explained Jasmin.

For over ten years now, Ms. Tata has taught children Polynesian dance and organized several shows to feature the dances and the culture. “She did all of this voluntarily, she made all the costumes and provided snacks for the children. She never asked for any money from the school. It was all from the kindness of her heart,” expressed Jasmin.

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day, December 20th. It’s not going to be easy without her, but the work must continue. She would have wanted that,” said Jasmin.

Anyone associated with the school and the community is quick to share their genuine admiration and expressions of gratitude for Ms. Tata’s work and dedication.

Community member, Derrell K. Roberts, CEO of Roberts Family Development Center, shared his memories of working with Ms. Tata, “My love and respect for Mrs Floyd grew over a 30 year period. Originally meeting her while she coached a girls softball team from Seavey Circle against

a group of girls from Oak Park, I was impressed with the respect she received from her girls and the adults in attendance. Her dedication and long term commitment was rewarded when the former Jed Smith Elementary was renamed in her honor. She will be missed but her legacy will be continued thru (through) the work of her family and students she has impacted.”

Bob Ream, volunteer gardener at Leataata Floyd elementary school, attended memorial services for Ms. Tata and reflected on the outpouring of love and respect for the work Ms. Tata had done with the students, teachers, and the surrounding community. “She was an inspiration for the children and the community. She will always be remembered

for her dedication and hard work. She was very well respected and admired,” stated Bob. Choking back tears, Jasmin Singh shared her experience knowing Ms. Tata, “I learned a lot from her. It didn’t matter how difficult a situation was, she always knew what to say and what to do. She was the quietness of the storm.”

Leataata Floyd is survived by her daughters, FaaFeu and Alice. Also her three sons, Malcolm Floyd, former NFL player for Houston Oilers, varsity football coach and math teacher at McClatchy high school, Malcom Floyd (‘lil Malcom’) retired NFL player for the San Diego Chargers, and Sam Maiuu Floyd, teacher at Leataata Floyd elementary school.

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Children at Leataata Floyd Elementary School in Upper Land Park participate in the after-school Polynesian dance class started by the school’s namesake, who died on Nov. 15.

Barrio Cafe held holiday-themed Maker’s Market

By Sally King

The South Hills Shopping Center at the corner of South Land Park Drive and 35th Avenue was recently bustling with folks looking to buy handmade items.

The second Maker’s Market was held from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the center’s coffee shop, Barrio Cafe.

Vendors set up shop showing a variety of gifts and jewelry. Amanda Frechette, who owns Thread & Thorn, offered an array of bath essentials, linen sprays and diffuser bracelets. MK Designs Clay Art had a display of handmade fairy doors for the home and garden. The Rogers family was selling handmade candles, which they also plan to sell at the Sutterville Elementary School craft fair.

Sergio Barrios, who owns and runs the Barrio coffee shop that opened two years ago, said he enjoys supporting local vendors and sees Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

events like this as a way for the vendors to get to know each other and their community. He holds events like this at his shop often, hosting a variety of artists and it’s free to the public. Barrios said most of the events are shared through word of mouth and the community seems enthusiastic about coming and supporting local artists.

On this particular Saturday, a young man who is studying music at college was playing the piano for tips and bringing a touch of ambiance to the event.

Barrios hosts paintings by local artists on his walls and said a local string ensemble plays music at Barrio’s on Tuesdays.

“I stay open later on the second Saturday of the month for those who want to check out the art on the walls,” Barrios said.

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ly and inviting. A young woman, Carolyn Kucluk said the community loves Barrios.

Kucluck said Barrios had a ‘Friendsgiving’ the Sunday before Thanksgiving and provided the turkey, coffee, rolls and dessert. Those who attended brought a side dish. “It was heartwarming for me,” Kucluck said. “I’ve only lived in the Sacramento area for four years and I felt like I was with family.”

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Classes are held at 7 locations: David Lubin, Sutterville, Tahoe, Thomas Jefferson, New Joseph Bonnheim, and O.W. Erlewine elementary schools, and Edward Kelley school, and are open to 3- and 4-year olds. For spring semester, children who will be three years old by the start of the semester on January 28, 2019, are eligible to participate. Classes are about 2 ½ hours long; there are 3, 4, and 5 day programs; and both morning and afternoon classes. Fees range from $350 to $500 per semester depending on the number of days the class meets, making this one of the most affordable preschool options in the area.

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South Land Park residents unveiled new sustainable product business at Alice Birney’s Winter Faire

By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

In the spirit of gift giving and shopping locally, the Alice Birney School community came together in support of one another at the annual Winter Faire, held on Saturday, Dec. 1.

The line was long, at times, for the children’s shop to open at 3:45 p.m. But unlike a Black Friday line of anxious shoppers, yelling, “open, open,” the young ones waited, oh so patiently, for a chance to enter the fairy forest themed boutique. No adult shoppers were allowed inside that room, as the littles exchanged

tickets for gifts they kept secret from their parents.

In other classrooms, artsy parents sold crafts and wares with proceeds set aside for their children’s classes, while in others, outside vendors sold handmade and sustainable goods to support their livelihood.

The winter faire has become an important school fundraiser, bringing in about $10,000 toward the Waldorf-inspired public school’s fundraising goals. And it also, to a T, encourages community and support of the local economy.

For two AB parents, Nick and Alisha Lee, the event was

an opportunity to unveil their sustainable product business among a supportive flow of customers and a push to get their website live.

Taking shop in Room 10 near the blackboard, the Lees displayed some products they’ve made and some they’ve curated, for their business aptly named, Nudge Minimal Waste Shop. “(The name’s) a gentle nudge towards sustainability – sustainable choices, sustainable products,” Nick explained, as Alisha kept customers’ interests, during an on-the-spot interview with this publication. Trying to see Faire page 13

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source as locally and sustainably as possible, Nick said the business is years in the making with lofty goals of one day opening a brick and mortar location.

While curating the products, Nick tries to find businesses as local as possible to source. “The definition of sustainability can be defined in so many different ways, and I think one of the things we want to define ours is local.”

While the products may seem mundane – toothbrushes, band aids, pot scrapers, Bento boxes, copper cleaning cloths, lip balm, laundry dryer balls – their very ingredients support their business’s mission of sustainability. As one might ask him, why bamboo toothbrushes? Nick’s response is ecological: “Every plastic toothbrush ever made is still in existence today and will be for hundreds or thousands of years and bamboo toothbrushes will decompose and become part of the earth again.”

Meanwhile, the only-madein Australia biodegradable and compostable band aids come in varieties such as the soothing aloe vera or the charcoal, that draws out impurities and repairs minor abrasions.

Also among their curated items include Californiamade Knotty Picks – cornstarch-based, bamboo-coated flossing picks with activated charcoal that helps whiten teeth. They also sell dryer balls with which you infuse a few drops of essential oils and throw into the dryer, giving clothes a bit of a fluff without the waste that comes with dryer sheets.

Alisha has come to make her own versions of items she’s been inspired by. A seamstress in her free time, she has sewn Furoshiki Bento wraps, which are traditional (and fashValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

ionable) Japanese wrapping cloths that hold your lunch and fold out into a place setting. She’s also made various lip balms under the guidance of Jolie Adam of Jolie’s Herbals, whose products are available at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op. “I called her and said this is what we’re doing. I’m not somebody who makes my own products, so I’d like to see what you have to offer.’ And she said, ‘I’d love to help you. And she came over and she had advice and recipes.”

That sense of community support of giving and receiving is indicative of their success thus far. Naturally, the husband-wife team has come together in launching the business. Nick – the curator, researcher, the marketer – gives credit to Alisha as being the “brains behind the operation” with a community-mindset. “If I say, ‘I want to have organic bamboo cutlery, she says, ‘If we build a kit that means a stay-at-home mom can build this kit and we can build that community together.”

An “amazingly successful” first day in business, Nick said there’s “a lot of energy, a lot of really positive energy, really good vibes from people, a lot of good feedback. I learned some things from customers that I hadn’t thought of.” One customer suggested they sell copper tongue scrapers for their antibacterial properties, rather than the metal ones that were for sale. Pointing to the copper cleaning clothes on the table, he said, “That’s why they’re copper – they’re antimicrobial. It makes sense to have that for your tongue too, and that didn’t even cross my mind.”

That goes to why the Lees want to bring the community together to curate these products. “Yes, I’ve done a lot of research,” Nick said, “I have a masters in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco, but that doesn’t teach you

how to curate and find the best goods. There’s lots of definitions of what sustainability is. And we all have a different definition of it. As a community, I think, if we come together, we can make more sustainable choices.”

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FarmpFlavor The Season for Sweets

By Kerin Gould

A Native American elder once told me that the reason so many people consume so much sugar and have type II diabetes is that life isn’t as sweet as in the days of his youth. I wonder if that is because we are caught up in more acidic and bitter events, these days. Watching the news sure leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth. A recent World Economic Forum report and an article by professor Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution concur that, while the U.S. economy seems to be thriving and growing, happiness and our social fabric may be at stake as well as health and even longevity due partly to the ravages of despair. Sounds like our diet: we are (collectively) overweight and undernourished.

But what if we acknowledge and respond to this other craving for sweetness, not just processed sugar? We can spot sugary junk-food almost anywhere, so why not seek the other kind, the little life-candies?

Right now, for example, I can smell the recently picked pineapple quince, great fat fruit produced by a skinny little tree on its first attempt at fruiting. It struggled to hold it all up, but now its fragrant, floral-smelling fruit is waiting to be cooked.

Fall sunlight glows on my orange feral cat who is the de facto “barn cat”, as he hints that he’d like a meal this evening. I can’t touch this kitty yet, but I can just feel the sun-on-fur sensation in my mind. The autumn sun/breeze combination is pretty good on my own skin, too.

Outside my window two flickers are playfully flirting and chasing each other around, occasionally dropping a feather for me to collect. Meanwhile the crows and magpies line up on the fence to get their peanuts and have their own party.

With cool nights, all three of my dogs fit themselves into one big bed like jigsaw pieces, no grumbling or growling. Sweet!

Canning and dehydrating projects put up summer sweetness for colder months, while providing a sense of satisfaction and a little food security just by sitting there on the shelf, ready when needed.

My big red hens scratch happily in fallen yellow leaves.

The acrid arguments over pumpkin-spice-everything can be hushed with truly rich and delicious pumpkin recipes – thai curry with pumpkin and coconut milk, gnocchi, creamy soups, roasted fall veggie combos, low/no-sugar pumpkin bread, pumpkin flan, th etc., the REAL stuff!

Soon the last winter squashes will be picked and cured before turning them into savory-sweet dishes, the sweet potatoes will be dug up, too, and then the endof-summer turnover will make a clean slate for rows of winter greens. I guess that’s bitter-sweet – goodbye to summer, but hello to cool season plants.

Real, unadulterated, freshpressed cider. Enough said, right?

And it’s time to get out those favorite sweaters and bundle up in a knitted hug. Then go outside at night and check out those crisp, brilliant stars. Breathe in that smoke-free, almost peppermint-y air.

The addictive properties of processed sugars may have warped our taste-buds and our cravings, just as our harried, hustling, lifestyles may have caused us to rush past moments of pure deliciousness happening right around us. We can take back that genuine sweetness by being a bit more mindful about what nourishes us, both food-wise and mentally/ spiritually/emotionally. Don’t we all crave real connection, real food, and real quality time?

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La Pastorela de Sacramento brings to light immigration issues with powerful bilingual musical The Latino Center of Art and Culture (LCAC), Sacramento’s non-profit Latino art and cultural center, presents the 6th annual “La Pastorela de Sacramento,” a popular holiday musical for kids and adults alike. This Pastorela is a clear-eyed example of political theater mixed with cultural traditions mixed with hope and holiday spirit.

“La Pastorela de Sacramento” is a modern bilingual musical of Mexico’s traditional Christmas pageant. Satirical, poignant, moralistic, sly and romantic, with contemporary and timeless subject matter. La Pastorela draws directly from current affairs in the best tradition of magical realism. The Latino Center of Art & Culture showcases talented local artists offering Sacramento a musical perfect for the spirit of the season.

Written by Marie Acosta (LCAC Executive Director/ San Francisco Mime Troupe alum), and Tomas Benitez (Plaza del La Raza/Teatro Café) the lively play brings together experienced actors and community players. Original songs amplify the visual power of the show, which uses low-tech magic to great effect. The transformation of contemporary recognizable figures into four shepherds traditional is a new twist.

Armando, a young developer about to score a major contract in Oak Park; Carmela, a Sacramento-born former Hollywood starlet who lost everything when she refused to sleep with her producer; Juan, an Afghanistan war vet with PTSD, and Gila, a college student and homeless advocate face their moral dilemmas. They have to work together to help a homeless family (Mary and Joseph characters) and save the world from “fire, famine and pestilence”. The finale, with its dramatic battle of good versus evil has audiences erupting into boos, cheers and song.

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Shown here is a scene from a rehearsal of last year’s production of La Pastrola of Sacramento.

The first year directing this production Limón, a theater professor at Sacramento State and Pocket resident, participated in La Pastorela previously as an actress. Besides the added responsibility as director, she has enjoyed bringing her vision to the piece, as well as a sense of community, recruiting current and former students. “My inspiration is really about being able to bring the stories that resonate with my community to the stage, so that it’s a reflection of ourselves. We don’t necessarily always get to see ourselves represented.”

One of the characters is a Dreamer, there are people living paycheck to paycheck, one woman is living in her car (putting up the facade that everyone is okay), as the play itself surrounds the shepherds trying to find Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus -- all reflective of the immigration that’s happening now and affecting communities right here in Sacramento.

Wearing a red hat with the statement, “Make Heaven Great Again,” Luzbel (Lucifer) opens the play with a prologue in which it’s explained how he,

due to his ego, fell from heaven. Set behind Luzbel and the dark angels, are projections of Trump rallies and caravan footage out of Honduras, reinforcing today’s realities. Those multimedia aesthetics have been produced by Oak Park resident George Holden, better known for his light shows at the Fillmore, working with legendary bands like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Van Morrison, and Quicksilver.

Another memorable scene, Limón’s favorite, is when all four shepherds get deported.

One says he’s an American citizen with papers, while another doesn’t have his. They sing about being deported and being Mexican, they way they look, the struggle and the journey they’re about to have. It’s through song that the audience hears each of their stories.

The idea that “Teatro” is under the umbrella of theater, historically enacted on the backs of pickup trucks in fields in Delano during the 1960s, and which were inspired by the lives of their audience, this production of “La Pastorela de Sacramento” continues the tradition calling

for social justice. While the story is serious in theme, like a lot of old-school teatro, it’s all done through humor.

Said Limón: “This was my opportunity to really share with the cast that it’s not just a theater production, this is a gift to the community because we are reflecting the current issues that are happening... how they can connect social issues with art.

Art is action.”

To her, the beauty with this piece and a lot of teatro is that there’s a universal story but it’s

through a Latino lenses. “Immigration right now is focused around brown or indigenous people, people from Mexico and Central America. But there are immigrants in every shade, from every country.” She has students who are not Latino, and that immigration story is theirs.

“They might be a DACA, or they might be undocumented, but they can see the disparity between the way that brown people are being treated, and targeted and how they are not and how they get a pass because of what they look like or what the assumption is about their status,” she said.

Limón admits mostly the play will preach to the choir, but she did warn the cast there will be people in the audience who will be on both sides this story.

In other words, there might be Trump supporters who will be in favor of what Luzbel is asking for.

Perhaps, they’ll be moved for some reason to change their point of view, or perhaps they’ll be moved to leave the show out of discomfort.

As politics continue to change, so does the script each year for “La Pastorela de Sacramento”. And with that, who knows what next year’s script will bring.

Show runs Thursday, December 13 – 23 Presents

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Performances Dec. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7, And Dec. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 2 p.m. $15 Gen’l Admission $10 Students with IDs, Seniors, & Persons with Disabilities $5 for children under 6

A family friendly musical production in the style of the British Pantomime.

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Miracle on 34th Street now playing at SCC City Theatre at Sacramento City College celebrates the holiday season with Miracle on 34th Street, the Play.

Adapted by Mountain Community Theater in 1982 from the novel by Valentine Davies and based upon the original 1947 film from 20th Century Fox, this family holiday classic is a fable of belief, love, decency and generosity and is sure to warm hearts during the winter. Adding to this spirit, there are two actors playing Kris Kringle who will alternate performing the role. Just as in the story, the play will perform between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And as this is the giving season, City Theatre will be partnering with FOX40 and holding a holiday toy-drive benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. For every new and unwrapped toy donated for a hospitalized child, City Theatre will give the donor a

Kringle, Ana Muntean as Doris Walker, Josh Caldwell as Fred Gayley, and Lily Stribling as Doris’ daughter Susan. The production team includes Shawn Weinsheink (scenic design), Nicole Sevill (costume design), Cecilia P. Walsh (lighting design) and Scott Bailey (sound design) For the first year ever, City Theatre is participating in the FOX40 Holiday Toy Drive for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Theatre patrons who donate a new and unwrapped toy at any Photos by Bruce Clarke.

From left to right: Jes Gonzales as Kris Kringle and Lily Stribling at Susan Walker performance of Miracle on 34th Street will receive a $1.00 voucher good for any 2:00 p.m. on Sundays, with Park in Sacramento. Ticket $1.00 voucher good for any concession item during the another special Saturday prices are $18 General Ad- concession item during the production’s intermission. matinee, on December 15th mission; and $15 Seniors, intermission.

The production opens on at 2:00 pm. Performances will SARTA members, Military/ Saturday, December 1st at be held in the Art Court The- Veterans, and Persons with What: 7:30 pm and plays through atre of the Performing Arts Disabilities; and $10 for stu- City Theatre presents MiraSunday, December 16th. Per- Center on campus at Sacra- dents with IDs. Group rates cle on 34th Street, the Play formances are at 7:30 p.m. on mento City College, at 3835 are available. All details and Adapted by Mountain ComFridays and Saturdays and Freeport Blvd, near Land tickets are available online at munity Theater citytheatre.net or calling 916- From the novel by Valentine 558-2228.

Davies By chance, Kris Kringle, an Based upon the 20th Centuold man in a retirement home, ry Fox motion picture gets a job working as Santa for Directed by Luther Hanson Macy’s. Kris unleashes waves FOX40’s Annual New Toy of good will with Macy’s cus- Drive for Shriners Hospitals tomers and the commercial world of New York City Where: by referring parents to other Performing Arts Center/Art stores to find exactly the toy Court Theatre their child has asked for. Seen Sacramento City College, as deluded and dangerous by 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Macy’s vocational counselor, Sacramento CA, 95822 who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiat- When: ric Hospital, Kris ends up in Now until– December 16, a court competency hearing. 2018 Especially at stake is one little Regular Performance Times: girl’s belief in Santa. In a dra- Fridays and Saturdays at matic decision, the court con- 7:30 pm firms Kris as the true Santa, Sundays at 2:00 pm allowing Susan and countless Additional Performance: helping buyers and sellers other children to experience Saturday, December 15 at achieve their housing dreams the joy of childhood fantasy.

2:00 pm Miracle on 34th Street, the Play will be directed by Lu- Ticket purchases: ther Hanson. With a cast of Ticket pricing: $18-$10 30 actors, the production will Online: citytheatre.net feature Jes Gonzales and Tim Box Office: One hour before Sapunor alternating as Kris curtain

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What’s THURSDAY, DEC. 13 WHEN DOVES CRY - THE PRINCE TRIBUTE SHOW AND CROCKER ART MUSEUM: Thursday at 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Crocker Art Museum is located at 216 O St, Sacramento, California 95814 Tickets are available at www.crockerart.org Glam it up as your favorite celeb and walk the red carpet to the Crocker Art Museum for a paparazzi paradise. DJ Epik will keep you feeling fabulous and famous, then hit the floor for When Doves Cry - The Prince Tribute Show, test your pipes at karaoke, or kick back for a stellar drag show! We’ll all catch a glimpse of stardom, inspired by the photography in our “Duane Michals: The Portraitist” exhibition. ArtMix is for guests 21+ only. Free for Associate members (and above) $10 Members; $20 Nonmembers

MONDAY, DEC. 17 GRATEFUL MONDAY AT TWO RIVERS CIDER: Live music by talented locals, tasty food, and refreshing cider! They love any excuse to party and any excuse to listen to the Grateful Dead, so these Monday nights are favorites! Once a month (working towards more frequently) Two Rivers has a live band out to do an exclusively-Dead set.

They rotate the bands but never how much fun we have. Food on site each, refreshing cider, and Grate company. Music is 6/6:309:30, depends when the crowd shows up. $5 donation helps pay the band. All ages welcome (16 and under free). Two Rivers Cider Company is located at 4311 Attawa Ave, Sacramento, California 95822

FRIDAY, DEC. 21 CHARLES PHOENIX- HOLIDAY JUBILEE: Friday, December 21, 2018 at 6 PM – 9:30 PM. California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front St. Tickets are available at www.calautomuseum.org. Come join Stage

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Nine Entertainment and the California Automobile Museum for a festive evening with The Ambassador of Americana, Charles Phoenix! Be prepared for your holiday spirit to soar like never before. With his keen expertise, clever wit, and an eagle eye for oddball detail, Ambassador of Americana, Charles Phoenix, lavishes the very best of his colorful “flea-market found” mid-century era Kodachrome slides with eye-popping observations on the way we decorated, dressed, dined, and drank for the holidays in the 50s & 60s! Charles also shares his epic holiday-inspired “kitchen creations.” This delicious deep-fried and dose of New Years, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas is sure to get you in the mood for the holidays like never before! Bring your friends and family ... make a party out of it! Festive Holiday dress is encouraged but not expected! This performance is two-acts with an intermission. AFTERSHOW “meet and greet”. Following the show, Charles will sign copies of his latest coffee table book, Addicted to Americana. $25 for Museum members, $30 for Tickets for this show are general public.

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MONDAY, DEC. 31 SOL LIFE NYE W/ THE PHILHARMONIK, PAUL WILLIS, AND KARE: Join Sol Life in ringing in the New Year with The Philharmonik, Paul Willis, and KARE. All ages. No alcohol. There will be a Martinelli’s toast at midnight and pizza from Buffalo Pizza. $10 with student ID $15 general admission $20 general admission and free pizza (while supplies last) Monday, December 31, 2018 at 9 PM – 12:30 AM Sol Collective is located at 2574 21st St, Sacramento, California 95818

GARDEN WORKSHOP – ROSE PRUNING CLASSES: The Old City Cemetery Committee presents two rose pruning classes led by rosarian Stephen Scanniello from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. Scanniello is a Great Rosarian of the World, as well as the president of the Heritage Rose Foundation and curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, for two pruning workshops. This is a chance to learn from an expert and to be regaled with

many entertaining tales of roses and the people who grow them. The first, at 9 a.m., will focus on pruning climbing roses. The second, at 1 pm, will show techniques for pruning heritage roses. You are welcome to attend both. While our workshops are usually free, we would appreciate a minimum of $10 donation to be shared between the Heritage Rose Foundation and for expenses in the Historic Rose Garden. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento.

There is limited parking within the cemetery, but parking is also available on surrounding surface streets. For more information, call 916-448-0811.

ONGOING GARDENS GONE NATIVE TOUR: The Sacramento Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is in the planning stage for our Ninth Annual Gardens Gone Native Tour. Every year we feature 25 to 30 local residential gardens which feature substantial plantings of California Native plants. Many of our Hosts show their garden several years in a row, others take a break, and we’re always on the lookout for new gardens to feature. Do you have a love of sharing your garden, and have half or more as natives? The Tour is in late April (April 27th), but we are trying to settle on gardens within the Sacramento and Yolo area that somewhat group together for the convenience of the tour-goers. If you are interested, contact us at gardensgonenative at gmail dot com, or contact Colene Rauh at 916-717-5517 AUTO MUSEUM DEBUTS ALLNEW EXHIBIT: HITTING THE ROAD: ROAD TRIPPIN’ THROUGH

THE YEARS: The California Automobile Museum is proud to present a new exhibit titled Hitting the Road: Road Trippin’ Through the Years” that is on display until Feb. 25, 2019. The exhibit allows guests an opportunity to explore the historic American pastime of traveling with family and friends. Depending on age, race, and financial status, experiences and memories of road trips differ dramatically. The goal of this exhibit is to explore these differences along with how the automobile and road trips changed American culture, and also helped to shape entire industries.

The exhibit will showcase the heyday of road trips in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s as well as take a look at how the experience has changed over time. Museum guests will learn how different Americans experienced life on the road. For instance, the exhibit demonstrates how some families were squished into a station wagon on the way to the lake while others traveled in a cozy camper bound for Yosemite.

As part of this nostalgic exhibit, a number of iconic cars will be on special display, including: a 1952 Dodge 2-door Sedan, 1964 Ford Falcon Deluxe Wagon, 1953 Kaiser Traveler, 1956 Chevy Bel Air Wagon, 1959 Shasta Airflyte trailer, Custom 1972 Toronado RV, 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Wagon, 1966 VW EZ Camper with tent canopy, 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead, 1976 BMW R100/7, 1930s home-built tear-drop trailer and 1962 Ford Falcon Squire Wagon.

The Hitting the Road exhibit is free with Museum admission: $10 for adults; $5 for youth ages 5 to 17) and free for children ages 4 and under. For more information about the special exhibit or the California Automobile Museum in general, please call 916-442-6802 or visit www.calautomusem.org.

Winter Wonderland returns to Fairytale Town Celebrate the holiday season at Fairytale Town! The Town will be trimmed with festive holiday décor and lights, starting at dusk each night. Enjoy Charlie Brownthemed hands-on activities throughout the event. Listen to strolling Victorian carolers, and shop for gifts from local vendors. Don’t miss a flurry of snow falling nightly at 7 p.m. near the Mother Goose Stage. And step inside a giant snow globe!

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and will be available for visits and photos in his workshop, located in the Children’s Theater, from 3 to 6 p.m.

A visit with Santa is included with admission; printed photos by Clementine Photo Booths are $5 per photo. Please Note: The Santa line closes at 6 p.m. promptly. Weather permitting.

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Fairytale Town members receive 50 percent off per ticket.

When: Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16. During Winter Wonderland, Fairytale Town’s operating hours are 1 to 7 p.m.

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