Pocket News - May 5, 2016

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From your councilmember ..........................2 Letter to the Editor ...................................... 3 Matías Bombal’s Hollywood ....................17 Calendar .................................................... 20 Faces and Places ................................... 22

Alice Birney students sewed reusable maxi pads for girls in Africa

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On the rise: Health conscious living to be celebrated in the Pocket See page 10

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From your Councilmember We are fortunate in Pocket/Greenhaven to have an outstanding library.

It is hard to believe that almost six short years ago it opened on Aug. 28, 2010 in the heart of our community.

In addition to serving the general public as a branch of the Sacramento Public Library, our library shares its facilities with the School of Engineering & Sciences for students who would like to pursue careers in engineering and sciences.

Strongly supported by the community and the Friends of the Library, our library holds a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver accreditation for its many ecological design elements, including recycled materials, drought-tolerant landscaping, and motion sensor lighting.

The branch also features two areas especially for youth. The teen area offers computers and tables featuring electrical outlets for easy use of portable technology. The Ready to Read Room is for the youngest library patrons, those from newborns to 5 years old, and provides a variety of early-literacy activity stations. In addition, our library’s community room hosts meetings for all ages, from youth groups to seniors. The community room is truly the “family room” of our community.

On June 7, you will be asked to vote to continue to fund our library system in the city of Sacramento without increasing taxes or fees. Measure X will extend the current parcel tax for an additional 10 years to continue the library services within the City of Sacramento and our own Library here in Pocket/Greenhaven.

I am asking you to vote yes on Measure X to maintain services for children and teens, including after school homework assistance and reading programs. Vote yes on Measure X to protect library operating hours and 24/7 online access to library resources.

Vote yes to preserve library services for seniors and families who are trying to improve their lives. Vote yes to give people who don’t have computers at home access to the internet. Vote yes to continue to make quality library materials, programs and services available right here in Pocket/Greenhaven.

Nearly 12,000 people use our library each month. We check out more than 100,000 books and periodicals each year. Our library is well used and very loved.

Measure X would continue the funding that provides one-third of the operating budget for our library system, the funding that keeps our library open. Measure X buys the books that we read and enables us to meet and learn together. It provides access to the internet and research services that help us all.

Pocket-Greenhaven residents have always cared about their library. Our library improves the quality of life in our neighborhood. Our library prepares children to start school ready to read and offers a safe place for children to learn and study. Our library helps job seekers and adult learners, and provides information and enrichment to people of all ages. To maintain our hours of operation, online access, quality books and library materials, children’s programs and more, I urge you to join me in voting yes on measure X. Remember to vote Yes on Measure X on June 7th to support our community’s library.

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Letter to the editor

Pocket Bistro owner apologizes for untruths regarding the restaurant’s closure Dear Editor, Thank you for your recent article about me and our former restaurant, Pocket Bistro. I thank you for your reporting.

Unfortunately, I have to say that I’ve lied to you and that your two articles covering us and our restaurant are filled with lies and untruths, all caused by myself.

I only have my personal pride to blame for this and I, along with my wife Jade, would like to come clean and have you publish the truth about what happened.

First please check our California LLC Entry at the Secretary of State: Entity Name: POCKET BISTRO L.L.C. Entity Number: 201019010065 Date Filed: 07/06/2010 Status: FTB SUSPENDED Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA Entity Address: 6401 RIVERSIDE BLVD Entity City, State, Zip: SACRAMENTO CA 95831 Agent for Service of Process: EDMUND ABAY Agent Address: 110 AUDUBON CIR Agent City, State, Zip: SACRAMENTO CA 95831 This is at http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ under Limited Liability Company.

You’ll see that our business was suspended and closed down by the state because we failed to pay our sales tax and employment taxes; the state shut us down. We did not

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close “voluntarily” because of “plumbing” and “bathroom” issues.

I’m surprised that so many people believed these excuses I was peddling to cover for my pride. Wanting to “spend more time with your family” is just another excuse all politicians use. My family was at the restaurant much of the time! I worked with my wife!

We lost our business and had to close because we had lost revenue, and I took the money that I was supposed to pay the state for both sales tax and employment tax to try and keep the business afloat. That didn’t work. We never had an intention to open another location for the Pocket Bistro, I had shuddered the webpage, and it was all a lie.

Jade and I also made a pretty big mistake buying a larger home when we had Pocket Bistro. We will be losing that as well, as we took out too much debt from it and can’t afford the payments. We’ve been packing boxes up for the past month.

I wanted my conscience clean. Please let the community know the truth. I’m sorry I lied to you.

Sincerely, Edmund Abay, April 27, 2016

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(Editor’s response: Thank you, Edmund, for sharing your story. Thanks for your trust and support of our papers. Wishing you and Jade the best.)

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Cook Realty donates funds for safety cart for McClatchy athletics: Cart will be used for injured athletes

By BOB SERTICh

Special to the Pocket News

McClatchy Athletics is the proud owner of a golf cart that is specially equipped both to haul training supplies to athletic fields and to transport injured student-athletes from the fields for treatment when necessary.

Cook Realty recently donated funds to the McClatchy athletic booster organization, Restore the Roar , for the purchase. Keys to the cart were handed over to McClatchy Athletic Trainer, Ro Sharma, by Cook VP/Broker Trey Bonetti prior to the Lions Baseball game against Laguna Creek High School on April 12.

“We are very grateful to Cook Realty for their generosity. I feel we will now be able to respond to injured athletes’ needs

much more timely,” said Athletic Director, Rob Feickert.

Restore the Roar had been working with the athletic department to determine the cost and feasibility of reconditioning and re-equipping an older run-down cart that the school has. Cart specialists could not give RTR assurance that the cart would last very many years even if money were spent on it.

Lindsay Filby, an RTR board member and Cook Realty Relocation Specialist, solved the problem. She convinced the local real estate company to make a donation for the purchase of a recently reconditioned specially equipped model.

Both Bonetti and Filby, siblings, are second generation McClatchy alumni.

Filby’s son, Jack, is a member of the Lion baseball team.

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Lindsay Filby and Trey Bonetti of Cook Realty hand keys for the new safety cart to CKM athletic trainer, Ro Sharma.

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Ohana Hula: the Spirit of Hawai’i

By Leigh Stephens

“Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian People.”

- King David Kalakaua (1874-1891)

Observing a teen hula class at the Ohana (family) Dance Group is like spending time in Hawai’i – they give a permission chant to enter every dance wherever they may practice. They are beautiful young women in this class who follow their leader (alaka’i), shaking feathered gourd rattles (‘ulili), swaying to the music and single gourd drum (ipu) beat, talking story with graceful arms and hands. The dancers wear black t-shirts with the Ohana logo, colorful calf-length skirts decorated with flowers and palm trees, flowers in their hair, and bare feet.

This teen group leader is Hokulele Fong-Owens, a 19-year-old gentle, graceful young woman who says she’s taking a gap year to earn money for her college education. Kumu Pat sits on the side of the class playing the gourd drum.

The heart of this hula school (halau) is Patricia Ke’alaanuheaokalaua’e Toyama, Hawaiian born master kumu (teacher) and owner who began the school 16 years ago. She is a handsome woman who personifies the spiritual essence of Hawai’i: aloha, compassion, community, and tradition.

Describing herself as a traditionalist, Kumu Pat says, “Now that I am in my seventh decade of life, it’s my turn to share the Hawaiian culture that I have been a part of from birth to present. I was born when Hawai’i was a territory and began dancing hula when I was five-years-old.”

She says her family has been in Hawai’i for more than 100 years, and her parents instilled in her the foundations of a moral (pono) life: respect, honor, honesty, responsibility, and compassion. Her mother danced hula and played the ‘ukulele, her brother Paul plays the slack-key guitar (kiho ‘alu), and her daughter Malia and niece U’ilani are skillful hula dancers.

In Hawai’i Kumu Pat graduated from Sacred Hearts Academy and the University of Hawaii. In addition to family, she credits her hula influence to family friends Leonard Kwan of Oahu and Kevin Brown of Maui. “They nurtured my love of Hawaiian music and hula.”

Of the instructor she has studied under the longest, Pat says, “In my hula journey, I have been blessed to be able to study under Loea Kawaikapuokalani Hewett. Training has been a challenge, and I have learned an amazing amount of Hawaiian culture and spirituality from his lessons.” With Hewett she graduated to Master Kumu.

In 1986, with her husband Don Toyama, Pat moved from Oahu to Sacramento to take a job with the State of California in social services. She says she had worked on Oahu with the State of Hawai’i in a similar position, and she saw a career advance by moving to California at a time when California was recruiting for workers in her field.

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Shown here are members of Ohana Dance Group.

Pat says she met Don Toyama on Oahu while she was having her car serviced. Don was from Maui.

They were both single parents with Pat having a daughter and Don having a son. They married and became a blended family.

When Uncle Don, as the Ohana students call him, and Kumu Pat retired, they began the Ohana Dance Group together. She says, “Don was always with me in the classes,” as she points to the chair where he always sat. In failing health since last fall, Don has not been able to continue. The school and friends are planning an 80th birthday party for Don next month to celebrate his life – a “Hula Luau.”

The Ohana Dance Group is a non-profit organization that holds hula classes for young children (keiki), through adults – a multi-generational effort. Pat says her youngest student is three and her oldest is 84. She introduces the student who has been with her the longest – Huapala Wagner, an 11th grader now. In addition to hula, the school offers Hawaiian language and ‘ukulele lessons.

The Kumu says her school shows no discrimination in taking students or in performing for community groups. She believes in accepting everyone no matter gender, race, age or affiliation. “I ask no questions about their background. This is the Hawaiian community spirit.”

The hula is a polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele). There are two main positions of a hula dance; sitting (noho dance) or standing (luna dance). Hula movements tell a story or represent movements of nature such as trees blowing in the wind or fish swimming in the ocean.

The dance originated in ancient Hawai’i as a ritual performed for the Volcano Goddess Pele. It is said that her sister Hi’iaka originally performed the dance for Pele. Laka is the goddess most often referred to when it comes to modern hula dancing.

Hula history is an oral one and a number of myths exist around the dance.

When the hula began, the chants were performed by men while women played it out in movement.

Instruments used were sharkskin drums, rattles, gourds, and castanets. The costumes were not made of grass, but women wore cloth skirts, were barechested and men wore loincloths.

Leis, bracelets and necklaces were worn then as they are now. Traditionally leis were not meant to be worn after the ritual dance. They were offered on the altar of Goddess Laka. The hula was the Hawaiian way of keeping a record of history.

In 1820, when Christian missionaries arrived on the Islands much history was lost because Christian-converted Queen Ka’ahumanu destroyed the temples as pagan and banned the hula. The missionaries viewed the dance as vulgar and sinful, which caused it to be taught and performed in secret. Unable to suppress the hula completely, the missionaries insisted it be done wearing high-neck gowns with long sleeves.

When the last king of Hawai’i, David Kalakaua, came to the throne in the late 1800’s, he encouraged a hula revival, which opened the way for additional moves, costumes, texts and songs. He was known as the “Merry Monarch” who loved to travel among the people and enjoyed festivals.

The hula is now described as Traditional and Modern. Of course, there is also the Hollywood version we’re all familiar with. Pat says she teaches the Traditional although her groups sometimes perform some modern numbers of current Hawaiian performers.

Continuing its years of support, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission awarded the Ohana Dance Group a three-year grant beginning in 2015. The Group is able to bring performers from Hawai’i and continue their own performances within the Sacramento community and the Bay Area. They have performed many recitals including the Pacific Rim Street Fair, the Aloha Festival at Cal Expo, at libraries, in schools, and for veterans’ and senior groups.

The Group also awards scholarships to high school seniors. In 2017, it will be able to give three scholarships.

The Ohana Dance Group studio is located just off Freeport Boulevard at 6235 Belleau Wood Lane.

For more information call 808-782-2483.

Professor Leigh Stephens is retired from the CSUS Journalism and Communications Department and was a visiting professor for 22 years at the University of Hawai’i. www.valcomnews.com • May 5, 2016 • Pocket News

Dignity kits:

Bringing back dignity to girls in Africa with reusable maxi pads Alice Birney students knit maxi pads for African girls

By Monica Stark

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In many African countries, people call a woman’s menstrual cycle a period of shame.

Without access to feminine hygiene products girls resort to sitting on cardboard, tearing apart mattresses, using tree bark, grass mats, cornhusks and chicken feathers, and in some of the saddest cases trading sex for pads.

At a whopping $1 per pad in countries where the daily wages average $1, the budget for girls’ hygiene gets left out.

And during this “period of shame,” most girls stay home from school. In Kenya alone, more than 3 million girls miss on average six weeks of school per year, therefore not acquiring an equal education as their male counterparts.

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Their stories are all too real to Elk Grove resident Njeri Thubei who grew up in Nairobi, Kenya.

“Growing up I had the same experience. Sanitary towels are very expensive. We used cotton. The batting, you just cut it. It was all Mom could afford. Times were extremely strenuous. We used tissue which was very uncomfortable,” Njeri said.

With $200 in her pocket, money fundraised by friends and family, Njeri, a single mom, flew by herself to the U.S. in 1993. Wanting to provide better life for her then 9- and 7-year-old daughters, Njeri found a way to bring her daughters here two years later.

Just as her community in Africa helped her financially, a Novato, California pastor paid for Njeri’s daughters to join her.

Additionally the pastor gave them a full college scholarship. With that said, both daughters graduated from university. Now, her eldest daughter lives in Point Richard and her second in New York. Her youngest son and daughter are in high school.

In gratitude from the community’s support, Njeri vowed that when she was financially able, she would help girls in Africa. In 2013, she founded nonprofit, Upendo Women’s Foundation.

Since then, Upendo (Swahili for “love”) has helped 2,500 girls in Africa access sustainable feminine hygiene products. With the goal of reaching 10,000 girls this year in Kenya, Tanzania

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and Malawi, Upendo wants to encourage and empower all women while at the same time provide for their very personal needs with dignity.

Very passionate about empowering girls and women through education, Njeri believes in a world of equal opportunities for all.

“I believe that given equal opportunities, all girls can get empowerment through access to quality education.

Growing up in my teenage years I remember how difficult it was to attain the

feminine hygiene products; many girls in my own neighborhood missed school because of this.” As the founder and Executive Director of Upendo Women’s Foundation Njeri’s vision is to make sure that every girl and woman in the Africa has a ready and feasible access to quality sustainable hygiene and health education by 2025. Her goal is to help bring a community of people together to make See Dignity kits, page 7 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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this happen. (See her GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/upendowf ).

In South Land Park’s Alice Birney Public Waldorf eK-8 School, Mr. Chris Whetstone’s eighth grade class has collaborated with Njeri in sewing 100 dignity packages which will be hand-delivered to girls in Kenya this summer. The package comes with two panties, washcloths, eight foldable pads that look like Always Wings but are made of 100 percent cotton flannel fabric and snap in place, each with different colors and designs. They look like hankerchiefs so boys can’t tell they’re pads. If girls have a heavy flow, with the two pads, they can double up. Having reusable pads opposed to disposable undoubtedly is beneficial to the environment.

AB principal Mechelle Horning decided to make this an ongoing eighth grade community service project.

With money that they received through a grant, she purchased two sewing machines, which are used exclusively for this project.

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nity. Presentations about the project and have been made to both eighth grade classes as well as both of the seventh grade classes who will inherit the project when the eighth graders graduate in June.

Eighth graders are required to complete some community service during their last year at the school.

In addition to serving at the Sacramento Food Bank and Loaves and Fishes, Whetstone agreed to have the class participate in Dignity Kit project. The scope of the project complemented classroom instruction about Africa and the sewing instruction they received in their handwork class and began at the beginning of the year, getting donations. “ The timing was serendipitous,” resource specialist Lynette Weaver said, explaining the interdisciplinary scope of the project. In order the advance the project further, Weaver offered to help students after school two days a week.

Describing the eighth graders’ enthusiasm for the project, she said the first thing she saw as a result of Njeri coming to the class to present the project was that she “really struck a chord” when she talked about how the issue of girls missing school due to their periods is oc-

curs worldwide. “(Njeri) really connected with the students… they didn’t want to leave,” didn’t want to go home when her presentation ended.

The students’ excitement spread to their parents. “People were becoming involved.

People started donating supplies,” Weaver said.

Six students have agreed to represent Whetstone’s class on Saturday, April 30 as part of the Sacramento County Office of Education Action Civics Initiative. Three other Alice Birney projects will be featured that day as well.

Each will have their own contingency of staff and student representatives.

The students at Alice Birney will write notes to include in the kits containing their mailing addresses, allowing them to get started as pen pals with the girls in Africa. One of the teachers is also planning to accompany Upendo to deliver the kits and document the distribution.

When going to the field, Njeri said besides giving the girls the dignity kits, she gives them a hug. “Most of these girls don’t know what a hug is. And I tell them, “If you don’t give me a big good squeeze hug, you will not get a kit. Culturally they don’t hug and they’re

probably coming from single-family home with five or six of them inside. And they probably never heard the words, ‘I love you.’ I will hold their faces and say ‘I love you.’ They cry. They feel valued. They have no idea we are bringing these items and their smile is priceless. They probably never felt that touch. I come back home feeling like I am on Cloud 9.”

Empowering the women to make their own pads will be a goal down the road for Upendo. “Right now we provide a solution and then we raise money, so they can make them on their own,” Njeri said.

How you can help: Visit: http://upendowomensfoundation.org/take-action/ Join a sewing circle: Do you like to sew? Are you part of a sewing circle looking for a group project? (Church members at Park Community Church in Shingle Springs have begun sewing group making the pads… Call the church there if interested at 530-677-8281.)

Can you donate money? https://www.gofundme. com/upendowf Have another idea? Or any questions, call 317-9912. www.valcomnews.com • May 5, 2016 • Pocket News

Senior Discount Eligibility

By Steve Liddick

I was in a downtown thrift store and I gave the clerk my credit card. He rang it up, less a ten-percent senior discount. Automatically. Can you imagine that? Would it have killed him to ask if I was old enough . . . out of courtesy, compassion, human decency? Older people have feelings too, you know.

It’s been a few years since a clerk asked me if I were old enough to qualify for a senior discount. I just routinely get it now, based on what the clerk sees standing in front of him, all gray and wrinkly, with gravity doing its evil.

I like saving a buck or two as much as the next guy, although the next guy is usually younger than I am. It’s not that I mind growing older. Not that I can do anything about it, short of stepping in front of a speeding cement mixer. But does the younger generation, hereinafter referred to as Whippersnappers, have to rub it in on members of the older generation, hereinafter referred to as “ The Older Generation?”

In my experience, that happens to me about 99-percent of the time. And, as everyone knows, 84.2-percent of all statistics used to win arguments are made up.

That’s not the only age related peeve I could mention.

You get to a certain age and people start referring to the elderly as being at “a certain age.” Not to get all paranoidal about it, but I know they’re talking about me when they say stuff like that.

Young people don’t seem to be able to acknowledge the existence older people. When a person gets to “a certain age” they become invisible. If we of The Older Generation are with someone younger, Whippersnappers address their comments to that person and act as though the older person isn’t there. If you’re walking down the street, those same people run right into you because they can’t see you. Although, to be fair, a lot of that is because they’re texting.

I was in a supermarket with my mother a few years ago.

Mom was in her late 80s at the time. She was using our shopping cart like a walker when a younger woman pushed her cart directly in front of ours, blocking ours. She let it sit there and walked away, down an aisle, like she didn’t even see us. Well, I fixed her. I took her cart and lost it in the produce section. But not before I buried several embarrassing adult products under her other items. I could just imagine her surprise at checkout.

I get pretty steamed up about treatment of the elderly.

And let me tell you, the first guy who talks to me in a loud voice . . . like I’m deaf or something . . . and calls me “Dad” is asking for a punch in the nose.

View a film screening of “Alive Inside”

A film that celebrates the capacity of music to reawaken our souls On May 19 from 6 to 8 p.m., Snowline (www.snowlinehospice.org) will present a screening of the film “Alive Inside” at the Tower Theatre, 2508 Land Park Drive.

The film demonstrates music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.

“Alive Inside” chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. The documentary filmmaker, Michael Rossato-Bennet, will be in attendance and speak about his film that chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short.

An uplifting cinematic exploration of music and the mind, “Alive Inside’s” inspirational and emotional story left audiences humming, clapping and cheering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.

Tickets are available online for a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds from ticket sales for this event will be donated by Snowline to the local Al-

zheimer’s Association. The City of Sacramento’s Triple-R Adult Day Program, Alzheimer’s Association and Revere Court Assisted Living Community are co-sponsors of this presentation. For more information and to get tickets view: www.snowlinepresentsaliveinside. eventbrite.com

Attend the free support group meeting for caregivers of loved ones with dementia In partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, the City of Sacramento will be hosting a free support group meeting for caregivers taking care of loved ones with dementia on Friday, May 13 from 3 to 4 p.m., Cypress Room, at the Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St. Support group meetings provide education and emotional support to remind caregivers they are not alone— giving them a chance to say what they are feeling in a supportive environment and learn new strategies and resources in the community.

To attend, RSVP to Chantell Albers, calbers@cityofsacramento.org or 808-6475.

Support group meetings will be held every second Friday of each month.

Steve Liddick is author of the time travel novel,“All That Time.”

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Reporting date: April 20 (Outside Agency Assist): Havenside Drive and Florin Road at 8:25 a.m.

Officers were requested to the above area to assist Sacramento Sheriff Deputies with a potential barricaded subject in a vehicle. The suspect ultimately surrendered and was taken into custody by the outside agency.

Reporting date: April 24 (Burglary): 1200 block of Fay Circle at 6:39 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to a residence on reports of suspects seen removing property from the home. Upon arrival, officers observed evidence of a forced entry and determined that a burglary had occurred. The suspect had fled the area prior to the arrival of officers in an unknown vehicle. A report was generated.

Reporting date: April 27 (Robbery): 6100 block of Freeport Boulevard at 12:49 a.m.

The victim was in the above area when an argument ensued with a family member who then grabbed the victim’s purse and fled on foot. No injuries were reported. Officers checked the area for the suspect and located him. The suspect was arrested for robbery and multiple outstanding warrants.

Reporting date: April 29 (Hit & Run: DUI): 7200 block of Gloria Drive at 4:07 p.m.

The suspect driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a fence in a residential neighborhood. The suspect fled on foot following impact. Officers arrived on scene and detained the suspect. After further investigation, the suspect was arrested for hit and run and suspicion of driving under the influence.

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On the Rise: Health conscious living to be celebrated in the Pocket

By Monica Stark

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Celebrating healthy choices from nutrition to physical movement, Rise Wellness invites the public to an open house on Saturday, May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m., where staff will showcase classes and services to the community, neighbors and friends. Opening their doors to introduce their practitioners and give folks the opportunity to test their services in a fun, relaxing atmosphere Rise will offer free mini massages, mini reiki sessions and share information on yoga, living a healthy lifestyle, and the many programs and classes they provide. With raffle prizes and healthy snacks, the event promises to be a fun way to spend the day.

Over the nine years Rise has been in business, the orig-

inal studio has evolved from a small yoga space into a fullfledged wellness center. In 2007, Rise opened their doors in the Promenade Shopping Center, and in 2014 moved to their bigger location at 7385 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 5.

“With the move came transition, we changed our name to Rise Wellness and expanded our services,” owner Ann DaPrato says. In addition to yoga, pilates and tai chi classes Rise Wellness offers massage, reiki and nutrition.

To round out their commitment to wellness Rise provides therapeutic yoga classes, wellness programs and private yoga therapy.

“I am happy to say all of our teachers and practitioners are expertly trained, skilled and enthusiastic about the specialties they provide. At our center we

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believe the world needs people who have come alive with clear focused minds and compassionate hearts.

The vision of our center is to provide practices and services that help you come alive so you can live a healthy, happy life,” she said.

Ann has personally been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching it since 2004.

Back in those early days there were only a handful of yoga studios in Sac-

ramento, so she decided to “grow the love” by opening her own. After several years of running businesses for other people, she thought to herself: Why not start her own business doing the very thing she loves most?

“Yoga has so many wonderful benefits beyond exercise. It gives us a chance to take charge of our wellness, encourages us to investigate how we want to live our lives and connects

us to a vibrant community of health conscious people.”

A local gal, Ann grew up in the south area of Sacramento and has lived in the Pocket for almost 20 years now. Both her daughters Jacqie and April graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and are now independent young women. “Having a business in this neighborhood brings me joy every day because I get the opportunity to serve my own community

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Take a hike! Or a walk on the ‘Wildside’

By Monica Stark

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Cell phone tethered nature lovers out there will appreciate the latest achievement from three local girl scout troops.

Just in time for this year’s Walk on the Wildside, the young ladies from Elk Grove created a new technology-friendly milelong hike that features 14 QR codes posted along the way.

Like the old days with brochures detailing the must-sees on a trail, these smart phone and tablet friendly codes similarly highlight the Bufferlands’ main attractions but with YouTube videos. Current attractions include an active heron and egret rookery.

Unfortunately, the posts will be available for one day only, Saturday, May 14, the day of Walk on the Wildside. Then they’ll be gone, likely to return next year (depending on the future goals of the girl scouts). Meanwhile the codes will live on.

So, if you hear naysayers yell – “Give your cell phone a rest for crissake. We’re in nature” – well, tell them to take a hike … or a walk on the Wildside!

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The free, outdoor festival showcasing local conservation efforts, Walk on the Wildside celebrates International Migratory Bird Day, Endangered Species Day and demonstrates local efforts in protecting and restoring native habitats and wildlife.

And the QR trail is definitely the highlight of the day, as Girl Scout “Mom” Christine Anderson said quite matter-of-fact: “Technology is ruling our lives.

We’re making Walk on the Wildside more accessible to people.”

Trying to make the tech trail useful for kids and adults, YouTube videos linked to the QR codes are geared to an easy level of understanding, but will have subsequent parts where

adults can visit websites for more in-depth reading. Using the homepage for Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and the Bufferlands as well as interviews with docents, the girl scouts undoubtedly did their homework to assure hikers the accuracy of their information.

Because of the nature of the internet, timely information and breaking news about the area will be updated. “On our end for the Bufferlands, we can change things on the fly as needed. If a tree were to fall down, we could accommodate it; we could get it on the internet,” Anderson said.

Besides describing the habitat of the Bufferlands, the QR

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codes explain basic trail etiquette such as asking walkers to “walk” and “stay on the trail.”

While distance-wise the trail is short, Anderson recommends Walk on the Wildside visitors to set aside an entire hour because each stop takes about two to three minutes.

“It’s not strenuous; it’s very, very easy. But, it’s not wheelchair-friendly. It’s a dirt trail.”

Asked what her favorite aspect of the annual event is, Anderson said she enjoys seeing the nesting birds, which can be found on a longer hike on the property.

Normally not open to the public, the Bufferlands lie deep in the woods outside of Elk Grove in Freeport. “It’s a real

great resource a lot of people don’t know exist; I go out there for other docent-led hikes,” Anderson said. “It’s open to the public when they have docents taking you through but those are rare occasions.”

With the goal of further teaching the scouts how projects of this magnitude come to completion, Anderson said she’s suggested taking the technology trail idea to other places such as the Cosumnes River Preserve.

As for those without smart phones during the Walk on the Wildside event, don’t worry.

“There are a lot of other tails besides this particular one, so there’s

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a lot of information you can get from the other trails,” says Anderson. “You don’t necessarily have to do this one to get a good understanding of the place.”

Teruko Hansum, a freshman at Elk Grove High School and member of Troop 1978, spoke with Valley Community Newspapers about the technology trail and a recent trip to the Bufferlands where she and other girl scouts pinpointed locations where they were going to video.

At first hesitant giving up Saturdays to work on the project, Teruko, in the end is glad she did. “This is definitely an important project … I’ve been working with my friends and doing a lot of great work in a short amount of time. It’s important for people to know what the Bufferlands are and why they are so important to the environment,” she said.

Peacocks, owls, invasive and native blackberries, as well as a 400-year-old tree fill the Bufferlands and have stories that docents have shared with the girl scouts, Teruko explained. “There’s alfalfa plants that grow there. Sadly, I think they’re going to harvest them before the walk. They have flowers that when a bee comes by, the flower will grab on to the bee. And as it is panicking, it pollinates all the flowers and then it lets go. The specialist had a story about when he was a farm boy and how he would get stung by many bees because they got caught by the flowers.”

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Maintaining the Bufferlands, a docent shared with the girls a story of interdependence. “(The elderberry Long horn beetle) is special because of the type of beetle that lives on the (elderberry) bush. The beetles are going almost instinct because the bush is getting rarer and rarer as years go on,” Teruko said.

Producing footage of native and invasive blackberry bushes (which are edgy, not smooth), the Elk Grove High School freshman explains the pros and cons of the invasive, as follows: “They are good and bad: good because they make a lot of food, but on the bad side, they’re taking over of the native blackberry bushes.”

Breaking the misconception that poison oak has to be red in color or have spots, the YouTube video will explain: “If they come in three let them be. We’ve got different pictures of each type of poison oak and how to tell the difference between them. As you stay on the trail, you’ll be fine,” Teruko said.

As of last week, when this interview took place, the girl scouts still had to finish recording. They were also on track to get the QR codes laminated and placed on the specific locations. “(Fellow girl scout) Rebecca (Klung from Troop 2525) is working on going to local printing companies to get donations (for the lamination). If donated, it will get the company name on it.”

The first time participating in the event, Teruko remembers attending it years ago.

“I went to all the stops and it was pretty cool and I am excited to be a part of

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Shown here are local girl scouts who have created a “tech trail” at the Bufferlands.

the behind-the-scenes action... I have enjoyed it a lot. It’s not every day you get to go out and enjoy the land. There are even peacocks on the land and you can hear them too. We saw the peacocks too. We saw a couple of them walking around. I got video of the peacocks.”

If you go: What: A free, outdoor festival showcasing local conservation efforts, Walk on the Wildside celebrates International Migratory Bird Day, Endangered Species Day and demonstrates local efforts in protecting and restoring native habitats and wildlife. Bring the kids. The event includes: wild animal presentations by Wild Things, Inc., folk music by

Cliff Compton & Mountaintop, a children’s puppet show by Jason Adair, children’s activity center, games and prizes hosted by local Girl Scouts, guided and self-guided tours of wetlands and riparian forests, wildlife viewing including one of the largest heron/egret rookeries in the county, environmental exhibitors, children’s activity center, games and prizes hosted by local Girl Scouts, Ollie Otter, and an outdoor barbecue hosted by Elk Grove High School FFA and Rotary Club.

When: Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Beach Lake Park, Freeport Who: Regional Sanitation District Cost: The event and parking are FREE

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May 2016 events at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library 5)): “Stay and Play” is an unstructured social time for babies and toddlers (ages 0 and up!--older siblings are welcome as long as everyone can play nicely together) and their caretakers.

Developmental toys and board books will be available. These informal play sessions will be immediately followed by a storytime for babies and toddlers (ages 0-3 years) and their caretakTuesday, May 3 at 10:15 ers/families, except on the a.m.: Baby/Toddler Stay & last Tuesday of each month, Play (Early Childhood (0- when we have a special perThe hours for the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, are as follows: Sunday and Monday: closed; Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday: Noon to 8 p.m.; Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday: 1 to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, telephone the Sacramento Public Library at 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

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formance by Mister Cooper instead. This program is supported by the Pocket-Greenhaven Friends of the Library.

The group reads a wide variety of books to challenge the minds and interests of all group members. The book for discussion this month is TBA.

Tuesday, May 10 at 11:25 a.m.: Books at Lunch for Middleschoolers (Teen): SES 7th and 8th grades are Friday, May 6, Friday at 1 invited to join a book disp.m.: Knit Together (Adult): Tuesday, May 10 at 10:15 cussion in the Teen Room at Love to knit? Want to learn a.m.: Baby/Toddler Stay & the library during lunch peto knit? Got a knitting prob- Play (Early Childhood (0- riod (11:25-11:55). (Homelem you need advice or help 5)): “Stay and Play” is an un- schoolers are welcome too!) to solve? The Library knitting structured social time for bagroup can help! Join them ev- bies and toddlers (ages 0 and Wednesday, May 11 at 1 ery Friday at 1pm for expert up!--older siblings are wel- p.m.: Job Coach (Adult): Get advice, great conversation and come as long as everyone one-on-one help with your job more. All crafters are wel- can play nicely together) and search! Make an appointment come--not just knitters! their caretakers. Develop- to meet one on one with a volmental toys and board books unteer job coach and get help Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m.: will be available. These infor- with online job searching, usFree Comic Book Day (Fam- mal play sessions will be im- ing library databases, interily/All Ages): Bam! Kapow! mediately followed by a story- viewing tips, resume writing Join us as we celebrate Free time for babies and toddlers and more. For questions or Comic Book Day with an af- (ages 0-3 years) and their care- to schedule an appointment, ternoon full of activities, free takers/families, except on the please ask at the library service comic books, a prize raffle and last Tuesday of each month, desk or call 916-264-2920. costume contest. This pro- when we have a special pergram is made possible with formance by Mister Cooper Wednesday, May 11 at 3:15 help from the Pocket-Green- instead. This program is sup- p.m.: Teen Hangout (Teen): haven Friends of the Library. ported by the Pocket-Green- There will be Wii games or haven Friends of the Library.

Xbox games and/or board Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m.: games.

Book Discussion Group Tuesday, May 10 at 11 a.m.: (Adult): If you like to read and Baby/Toddler Storytime Thursday, May 12 at 10:15 you like to talk about books, (Early Childhood (0-3)): A a.m.: Baby/Toddler Stay & look no further than the Pocket combined toddler and baby Play (Early Childhood (0Library book discussion group. storytime in which babies and 5)): “Stay and Play” is an untoddlers (ages 0 to 3 years) structured social time for baand their caretakers are in- bies and toddlers (ages 0 and vited to join us for songs and up!--older siblings are welrhymes in this language en- come as long as everyone richment program designed can play nicely together) and to boost brain development. their caretakers. DevelopPLEASE NOTE there will be mental toys and board books no storytime or stay & play on will be available. These inforTuesday, May 24 or Thursday, mal play sessions will be imMay 26 because the Pocket- mediately followed by a storyGreenhaven Friends of the Li- time for babies and toddlers brary will be having a GIANT (ages 0-3 years) and their careBOOK SALE that week in the takers/families, except on the community room! Please also last Tuesday of each month, note that on the last Tuesday when we have a special perof each month, there’s a special formance by Mister Cooper musical performance by Mr. Cooper instead of storytime.

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instead. This program is supported by the Pocket-Greenhaven Friends of the Library.

Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m.: Baby/Toddler Storytime (Early Childhood (0-3)): A combined toddler and baby storytime in which babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 3 years) and their caretakers are invited to join us for songs and rhymes in this language enrichment program designed to boost brain development. PLEASE NOTE there will be no storytime or stay & play on Tuesday, May 24 or Thursday, May 26 because the Pocket-Greenhaven Friends of the Library will be having a GIANT BOOK SALE that week in the community room!

Please also note that on the last Tuesday of each month, we will have a special musical performance by Mr. Cooper instead of storytime.

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Friday, May 13 at 1 p.m.: Knit Together (Adult): Love to knit? Want to learn to knit?

Got a knitting problem you need advice or help to solve?

The Library knitting group can help! Join them every Friday at 1pm for expert advice, great conversation and more.

All crafters are welcome--not just knitters!

bies and toddlers (ages 0 and up!--older siblings are welcome as long as everyone can play nicely together) and their caretakers.

Developmental toys and board books will be available. These informal play sessions will be immediately followed by a storytime for babies and toddlers (ages 0-3 years) and their caretakers/families, except on the Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m.: last Tuesday of each month, Read to a Dog (School Age when we have a special per(6-12)): Looking for a way formance by Mister Cooper to boost school-age reading instead. This program is supskills? Join us in the library’s ported by the Pocket-GreenReading Tower area and prac- haven Friends of the Library. tice reading out loud to a registered therapy dog (Mar- Tuesday, May 17 at 11 a.m.: vin, the Wonder Corgi). Kids Baby/Toddler Storytime are invited to bring their own (Early Childhood (0-3)): A books or borrow one from combined toddler and baby our fabulous collection. storytime in which babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 3 years) and Tuesday, May 17 at 10:15 their caretakers are invited to a.m.: Baby/Toddler Stay & join us for songs and rhymes Play (Early Childhood (0- in this language enrichment 5)): “Stay and Play” is an un- program designed to boost structured social time for ba- brain development. PLEASE

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NOTE there will be no storytime or stay & play on Tuesday, May 24 or Thursday, May 26 because the PocketGreenhaven Friends of the Library will be having a GIANT BOOK SALE that week in the community room! Please also note that on the last Tuesday of each month, we will have a special musical performance by Mr. Cooper instead of storytime.

Tuesday, May 17 at 11:25 a.m.: Books at Lunch for Middleschoolers (Teen): SES 7th and 8th grades are invited to join a book discussion in the Teen Room at the library during lunch period (11:25-11:55). (Homeschoolers are welcome too!)

Wednesday, May 18 at 1 p.m.: Job Coach (Adult): Get one-on-one help with your job search! Make an appointment to meet one on one with a volunteer job coach and get help with online job search-

ing, using library databases, interviewing tips, resume writing and more. For questions or to schedule an appointment, please ask at the library service desk or call 916-264-2920.

Thursday, May 19 at 10:15 a.m.: Baby/Toddler Stay & Play (Early Childhood (05)): “Stay and Play” is an unstructured social time for babies and toddlers (ages 0 and up!--older siblings are welcome as long as everyone can play nicely together) and their caretakers.

Developmental toys and board books will be available. These informal play sessions will be immediately followed by a storytime for babies and toddlers (ages 0-3 years) and their caretakers/families, except on the last Tuesday of each month, when we have a special performance by Mister Cooper instead. This program is supported by the Pocket-Greenhaven Friends of the Library.

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Matias Bombal’s Hollywood The Meddler

The MPAA has rated this PG-13 Sony Pictures classics offers writer/director Lorene Scafaria’s story of a widow named Marnie, played by Susan Sarandon, who has moved from New York City to Los Angeles to begin anew. Her daughter Lori, played by Rose Byrne, lives and works in the movie industry in Los Angeles as an assistant director. Marnie is a domineering and it is causing a divide between the two women, with Lori hoping that her mom will not be into every aspect of her life.

Lori goes to New York to work on a movie project and Marnie is unable to involve herself with her daughter’s day to day activities. She feels the need to mother someone, and Freddy ( Jerrod Carmichael) at the tech store is where she sets her sights.

She’ll go on to give him rides, at times in uncomfortable situations, such as when she unknowingly drives his brother to a drug sale. Undaunted, she presses on for someone to love, a way to fill the void left by her late husband. There’s the couple that are renewing their wedding vows; she rents a boat and pays for the entire event, including an expensive wedding dress.

One day, Marnie walks on to a film set where she was mistaken for an extra. She begins work as a background extra in a film production top help fill her days. There, she meets a retired motorcycle cop named “Zipper”. He is played by Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons. She does not know what to think of him, but before too long, she becomes interested.

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ed in her. Before you know it, things become fowl, as in an aviary sense, when “ Zipper” shows her his chicken coop, were the hens are serenaded

by Dolly Parton on a boombox. At least the hens were contented.

I too, was contented with this movie. Susan Sarandon is a joy to watch at any time and here she is excellent. J.K. Simmons is really good too, but I kept thinking that he was channeling actor Sam Elliot in voice and manner. So much so, it made me wonder if the part had been intended for Elliot originally. Simmons can do just about anything, but it seemed an odd way for him to imbue this role with his particular talents. Ms. Byrne is good with the suffering, depressed role that she plays, but is not among my favorite actresses. The movie may run a little too long, or at least seem that way. I kept thinking I was looking at what surely must be the last shot and another would follow. Yet with these observations, it is Susan Sarandon who captivates your attention from start to finish. This is defiantly a movie worth your time.

In Sacramento at the Tower Theatre, also in San Francisco at the Century 9 and Sundance Kabuki.

Albany: Landmark Albany Twin; Pleasant Hill: Century 16; Palo Alto: Landmark Aquarius Twin; San Jose: Cinearts at Santana Row; San Rafael: Regency Cinemas Six.

Mother’s Day The MPAA has rated this PG-13 Director Gary Marshall culls fun and likeable performances from well known talent in “Mother’s Day”, from Open Road Films. Marshall, known for such hits as “Pretty Woman” and “Valen-

Hector Elizondo and Julia Roberts provide the finest moments in “Mother’s Day” Photo: Ron Batzdorff/Open Road Films

tine’s Day” has been directing movies since 1982, having first been an actor. This picture has nothing to do with the horror movies of 2010 or 1980 with the same title.

“Mother’s Day” is a movie with a Sacramento connection, Leon Corcos. Mr. Corcos is a long-time Sacramento filmmaker and served as one of the executive producers on the picture. He shared that his involvement was in the early stages of development, and had little to do later, but it’s grand to see hardworking local talent involved in a major Hollywood release.

If you ever have a chance to find Corcos’ short film “La Scala Di Vito” with an “appareo especiali” from actor Richard Kleber, you will enjoy it immensely.

In “Mother’s Day”, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, and Jason Sudeikis star in multiple story-lines that offer tales of three generations of mother love. It’s the week before the mother’s day holiday, and Julia Roberts is a TV host navigating the world of a home shopping channel aided by her agent, played by Hector Elizondo. In another story thread, Jennifer Aniston is Sandy, a divorcee with children in search of romance, perhaps even love. Timothy Olyphant plays Sandy’s exhusband, who himself has a new wife, Tina, played by Shay Mitchell. She wants nothing more than to be a perfect step mom to Sandy’s kids. Britt Robertson is

Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne set “Boundaries” in “The Meddler” Photo: Jaimie Trueblood/Sony Pictures Classics

a mother of a baby girl who’s boyfriend and father of the baby, Zach ( Jack Whitehall) longs to be a stand-up comic, and longs more for Britt’s character to marry him. He enters into a contest to win a large sum of money from comedy club owner Jon Lovitz. Then, there is Jason Sudeikis, a widower who’s wife has died leaving him alone to bring up his children. His deceased wife is played in flashback and on a video tape by Jennifer Garner.

This movie is top heavy with known faces and names, and with a capable director.

What could go wrong? Well, it seems just about everything.

The most likable performance comes from Jack Whitehall as the pop who loves his wife and kid. Julia Roberts performance is the most interesting, as a mature career woman that let life and love give her the go-by. Her agent, brilliant Hector Elizondo, invokes a silent screen actor in

an ad lib, saying when he was young and on the streets, he was known as Ramon Novarro. Novarro was a huge star in silent movies and the early sound films.

The rest of the movie, although featuring some touching and comic moments, seems to have been made to parade a large number of known talent in one picture, but the parade marches into cul-de-sac of multiple story-lines which does not allow enough character development, something necessary if you are to care about any of these well known faces and how they relate to the story that is being told. I actually took my mother to see this with me. Seemed appropriate.

What did she think? She enjoyed it but did not find it the great. I concur.

La Scala Di Vito- 1990 Leon Corcos’ satirical, yet personal homage to the Lina Wertmuller film he loved in the 1970s.

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Free trees Sacramento Tree Foundation, in partnership with SMUD, provides free expert tree selection advice and energy saving shade trees to SMUD customers. Call the Sacramento Tree Foundation at 924-8733 or email shadetrees@sactree.com to make your appointment to receive up to 10 free shade trees.

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Open Auditions for 2016-2017 Season Sacramento Youth Symphony Sacramento Youth Symphony and Academy of Music, Michael Neumann, Artistic Director The Sacramento Youth Symphony, now in its 60th year serving Sacramento’s young musicians, announces Open Auditions for the 2016-2017 season. Expand your musical skills in one of our five orchestras or in our symphonic wind ensemble. Accept-

ing applications for musicians age 6-21. Auditions are being held at CSUS Music Department on May 28-29 (strings only) and June 4-5 (strings, winds, brass and percussion). Ensembles include Prelude, Vivace and Academic String Orchestras, Classic and Premier Orchestras and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Application deadline is May 6. Audition fee are: $40. Application available at www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org or call 916-731-5777. Financial assistance is available. Contact: Sacramento Youth Symphony, Vicki Schaevitz, at vicki@sacramentoyouthsymphony.org at 916-731-5777.

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Sons In Retirement (SIR) Branch #93 Luncheon programs are held on the third Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at Elks Lodge No.6. SIR is a luncheon club with 141 branches and a membership of 18,000 men who are retired from full-time employment. Activities included weekly golf tournaments and bowling league teams.

For more information or an application call Chairman Dick West at 919-3858.

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The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society (STJS) monthly music event Every second Sunday of the month, STJS has music at the Elks Lodge No. 6, 6446 Riverside Blvd., from noon to 5 p.m. Each month STJS has a different bands, there is three different rooms to listen to music.

Nominal fee for members is $8; non-member price is $10.

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Nar-Anon meeting for families and friends The group meets to learn about drug abuse, share problems, encourage the addict to seek help, replace despair with hope, improve the family attitude, help regain your self-confidence. For more information, call the First United Methodist Church at 446-5025, ext.

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Rotary Club South meeting The Rotary Club of South Sacramento meets at noon for lunch every Thursday at Aviators Restaurant at Executive Airport,6151 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95822. Rotary is one of the largest service organizations in the world dedicated to community service both locally, and internationally. Please call JR Springer at 4259195 for additional information.

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Beginning tai chi gong These exercises use the principle of chi flowing properly throughout the body to maintain the equilibrium of yin and yang. Regular practice of these forms will develop better balance and flexibility, gain strength, promote deep relaxation, and improve health. This beginning class will also learn the 24 Yang Style Tai Chi and Yi Jing, a traditional Health Qi Gong. Pre-registration

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SAVE THE DATE! 67th Sacramento High School Reunion Class of 1949

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and prepayment required or $7 drop-in fee at the door. Class will be held on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00 pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

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Soroptimist International Sacramento South Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at Executive Airport, Aviators Restaurant at 12:15 p.m.

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Widow persons monthly buffet and social Widowed Persons Association of California, Newcomers’ Buffet and Social is open to any and all widows and widowers, the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

The buffet will be held in the private dining room at the Plaza Hof Brau, corner of El Camino and Watt Avenue, cost varies as the choice is from a no-host buffet menu. There is no charge to attend the social other than the meal chosen. For more information, call 916 972-9722. Widowed Persons Association of California, Sunday Support, is open to any and all widows or widowers, every Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the meeting room of the WPAC office, 2628 El Camino Avenue, Ste. D-18. Enter from the back parking lot. For more information, call 916 972-9722. Saturday, Nov. 7, Widowed Persons Association of California Workshop, “Coping with the Holidays,” 2 to 4 p.m., the doors open at 1:30 p.m.. A second session will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. The workshops will take place at 2628 El Camino Ave., Ste. D-18. Enter from the back parking lot. For more information or to register, call 972-9722.

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“Two Left Feet” dance class at ACC Have you always wanted to dance but were afraid to try? Your life is about to change!

Have fun laughing and dancing to “oldies” with a variety of waltz, salsa, cha cha, country sounds and more. No experience or partner needed. Class will be held as ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City on Thursdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Drop-in rate is $7 per class.

Monthly rate approximately $20 or $5 per class. Pre-registration required. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

May 20th Annual Race for the Cure Susan G. Komen Sacramento Valley May 7: Komen Sacramento 2016 Race for the Cure is the enduring symbol of the fight against breast cancer. This year marks the 20th Annual Race for the Cure in the Sacramento region. Since the initial race, $19 million has been granted to deserving local programs serving 19 counties. This year’s theme, “There’s a Hero in All of Us”, cele-

brates our participants – survivors, teams, individuals and sponsors – each who help Komen Sacramento move one step closer to ending breast cancer. Join us on May 7 at Cal Expo for the 20th Annual Race for the Cure. For more information or to register for the race, visit: komensacramento.org and click Events/Race for the Cure. The event will be held at Cal Expo Fairgrounds. 9 a.m.

Race Start. Questions? Call 231-3148 or email info@komensacramento.org.

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Walk with NAMI to stom out the stigma of mental illness May 7: If mental illness has affected someone you know, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers help, and NAMIWalks raises funds to help them.

If NAMI has already helped you, NAMIWalks is your chance to pay it forward by walking with NAMI, donating or volunteering. The 7th annual Northern California NAMIWalks will be held rain or shine, in the Village Green area of William Land Park. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. followed by family-friendly warm-up and entertainment at 9 a.m. and step-off for the 5K walk at 10 a.m. To register or donate in advance, and/or to find information about volunteer opportunities and sponsorship, please call 504-5470 or visit www.namiwalks.org/ northerncalifornia.

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May 7: An ever-changing inventory of more than 100,000 “gently used” books, videos, and audio books will be offered for prices from 50 cents to $2 at the Saturday May 7 sale at the warehouse of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library. The warehouse is at the rear of the Friends’ “Book Den” store at Suite E, 8250 Belvedere Ave., just south of 14th Ave. between Power Inn and Florin-Perkins roads. Plenty of parking is available, but visitors should be careful not to park between the “No Parking” signs on the south side of Belvedere. Sale hours on Saturday will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a preview and sale on Friday, May 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Friends members only (You can join at the door for $15).

Income from the sale helps pay for programs, equipment, and materials local libraries need but can’t afford. With more books constantly needed, the Friends will be glad to have yours, too. See a staff member on how to donate. The book store will also be open during the sale as well as weekly on Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Items there are priced from $1 up. With Memorial Day coming up, books on war will be discounted at the book store by 30 to 40 percent to members.For more information, call (916) 731-8493 or go to bookden@saclibfriends.org.

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Music at noon May 11: Free music programs, offered at Westminster Presbyterian Church at noon on Wednesdays. This week enjoy music by the Sacramento Guitar Society.

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May 14: The “Mental Illness: It’s not always what you think” project is hosting a Sacramento County mental health celebration, “Stigma Free 2016,” in recognition of Mental Health Month. All ages, from youth to seniors, are invited to attend this free event.

The event will feature a resource fair, health screenings, live art demonstration, spoken word performances, prize drawings, selfie station and more. Stigma Free 2016: We’re All in This Together will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clunie Community Center at McKinley Park, 601 Alhambra Blvd.

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SCSO caps 20th season with European Masterworks and new CD release May 14: Conductor Donald Kendrick and the SCSO plan to cap their landmark 20th season on May 14 at 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Community Center Theater with a performance featuring 3 contrasting choral orchestral works by Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Dvoràk. But the celebration doesn’t end there. The evening will also serve as a huge CD release party as the SCSO plans to unveil its 9th professionally mastered CD – Carmina Burana II - at this year-end performance.

Haydn’s Harmonimesse will serve as the evening’s main musical fare, complemented by Vaughan Williams’ An Oxford Elegy, and Dvoràk’s Psalm 149 on the first half of the concert. “The Harmoniemesse will bring back so many warm memories as this was the amazing work that we featured during our first self-funded Euro-

pean tour to Munich, Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in 2004,” says Conductor Donald Kendrick. Four outstanding soloists and narrator Phillip Rider will join the SCSO Team on stage for this performance. “A post concert reception, projected supertitle translations, and Don Kendrick’s electric and educational pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. will enhance the evening’s enjoyment for our concert attendees,” added SCSO Board Member Charlene Black.

SCSO European Masterworks tickets are $30 - $45 with a 50 percent discount for students. For tickets, call the Sacramento Community Center Box Office at 8085181 or visit sacramentochoral.com for both tickets and information.

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May 17: The Sacramento Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church at 3235 Pope Ave. For more information call 485-7723.

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aging and coping with your blood sugar and diabetes. The next class to be held June 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. will be on meal planning and carb counting. Free of charge. Preregistration required. Class will be held at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City. For more details, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Human trafficking May 19: Did you know that human trafficking is especially prevalent in Sacramento? This presentation on human trafficking will shed light on this global crime, including indicators, the different types, and resources available to victims.

Free of charge. Pre-registration required.

Class will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City.

Free of charge. Pre-registration required.

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May 18: Free music programs, offered at Westminster Presbyterian Church at noon on Wednesdays. This week enjoy music by Cellist Susan Lamb Cook and Friends play more Brahms.

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May 19: Diabetes 101 is a series of classes dealing with diabetes. The class to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will be checking, man-

Locke Asian Pacific Spring Festival May 21: Gala event featuring lion dance and martial arts, cultural entertainment, arts and crafts, vendor booths, food, silent auction, mahjong and poker tournament. Come visit the only surviving rural Chinese town in the U.S., historic Locke, 13916 Main St. Walnut Grove. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost includes free admis-

sion and free parking. Event is sponsored by the Locke Foundation. For more information, visit www.locke-foundation. org, call 916-776-1661 and email: lockefoundation@frontiernet.net.

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Hearing loss and basics of a hearing aid May 25: This presentation will touch on basic anatomy of the ear, hearing, hearing loss and testing. Free of charge. Pre-registration required. Class will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City. For more details, call (916) 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Music at noon May 25: Free music programs, offered at Westminster Presbyterian Church at noon on Wednesdays. This week enjoy music by Jazz guitarist, Doug Pauly; vocalist Meleva Steiert; And Friends!

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May 20: Established in 1915, Locke is an island of Chinese culture and the only existing town in America built exclusively by and for Chinese immigrants. Learn about its unique history and be transported back in time. Participants for the trip will meet at ACC Senior Service, 7334 Park City on Friday May 20, 2016 from 9:15 a.m. to 2 pm.

Pre-payment of $10 and Pre-registration by May 13, 2016 required. Lunch is included.

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May 18: Changes in our visions as we age are a natural part of life. Macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts are three of the leading causes of vision loss and typically occur in people over the age of 55. If you are experiencing changes or loss in your vision, the senior IMPACT Project can help.

Free of charge. Pre-registration required.

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celebrated spring with Cherry Blossom Festival Photos by Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

On Friday, March 11, Matsuyama’s Mighty Pines celebrated the beginning of spring with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, an event that commemorates Sacramento’s sister city, Matsuyama, Japan. Japanese heritage and culture were celebrated through food, crafts, performances and art. Bento boxes and Japanese pastries sold that day were a huge hit with community members, families and friends who supported the event.

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Sam Brannan Music Festival to be held on Tuesday, May 12 Sam Brannan REUseit.org fundraiser going on now through May 16 The following elementary school bands Crocker Riverside, Caroline Wenzel, Pony Express and Matsuyama will be performing at the Music Festival held in the Sam Brannan gymnasium on Tuesday May 12 at 6 p.m. This performance represents a big accomplishment from the hearts of musicians.

Sharing her love and support of the band programs, parent Karen Arakawa described the festival as a “proud day when these elementary schools get to perform to a full half gym at their local middle school. These select schools were able to provide music instruction at their location on limited resources after school.

“It is remarkable to me the quality of music that comes out of the SCUSD despite not having a system wide basic music programs at the elementary level during the school day for it’s students. From my limited knowledge, fundraising by the individual elementary schools enables these few schools to have music most often just once a week after school part of the school year.”

Arakawa said the Sam Brannan Middle school Music Director actively reaches out several times during the school year facilitating an interest, providing performances, finding resources, educating the elementary schools, and of course sharing middle school options at Sam Brannan. Performances are provided by Sam Brannan Middle School band students at a half dozen elementary schools during the school year.

The music department parents raise money to pay for transporting the band instruments (in a rental truck) and the students on a bus or two in the spring.

Arakawa takes a strong interest coming from out of state where music was provided weekly during the school day at the elementary schools in both orchestra and band in addition to general weekly music classes. I have worked closely with music directors and value their dedication in strengthening young minds and fostering a love for music. The music directors out here work extra hard and the students produce really beautiful music.

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Music Festival What: See bands from local elementary schools perform on a big stage Where: Sam Brannan, 5301 Elmer Way When: May 12 at 6 p.m.

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