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Lunar New Year cooking with Mollie and Elizabeth

By Monica Stark Photos by Stephen Crowley

A mere two-and-half decades apart in age, Mollie Chow, 90, and Elizabeth Wong, 65, celebrated Lunar New Year the old-fashioned way – by cooking Jai, the traditional vege-

tarian delight inside “Auntie Mollie’s” home on Arabella Way in the Pocket neighborhood.

Putting their heart and soul into a laborious tradition that seems to be fading away, watching Elizabeth and Mollie prepare the in-

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gredients was like watching a cooking show on PBS. “I’m 65 years old,” says Elizabeth. “(My friends) don’t get it. They said their parents used to cook it but that they haven’t had it in years; going to the restaurant is not the same. The tradition is about gathering your friends, shopping for the ingredients, and preparing them.”

Donning custom-made aprons from San Francisco’s Chinatown, and preparing the ingredients, they did. Mollie’s kitchen counter displayed bowls of including (but not limited to) carrots, lotus root, ginger, garlic, various fungi, noodles, ginkgo nuts, mushroom, and, of course, the magic ingredient: fresh water chestnuts (which Elizabeth peels with a meat clever because a vegetable see Lunar page 3 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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peeler won’t work because the skin is too thick).

Trying to describe the dish, in so many words, Elizabeth said, it’s not really a stew (even though that’s what recipes tend to call it); it’s more like a goulash, but don’t call it a goulash. “It’s a vegetarian delight.� “ The preparation is very intense, but it’s fun,� Elizabeth said. So, every other year, she finds “foodies� who are interested in preparing the dish. “One’s Jewish, one’s Irish, one’s Filipi-

na, one’s American-born.�

But this year she asked her friend, Mollie, who she befriended last year at a local mahjong group. Besides mahjong, their friendship surrounded food, as they’d often grab a bite to eat nearby after a session. When talking about the idea of joining forces to make jai, Mollie told her, “I can’t see too well, but I’ve got my ingredients.�

Well, Elizabeth had hers, too, spawning discussions and debate over preparations. “I said,‘how old are your ingredients?’ (Mollie responded): ‘Some are 60 years old.’�

And Elizabeth said hers were only 50. And, no they don’t

get sick from it. Every year, they bounce back and Elizabeth ends up talking about it.

And with Mollie having five more ingredients on her recipe list than Elizabeth, they wondered if Valley Community Newspapers should print the recipe with this article. But, as Elizabeth says, “We can’t even imagine what they are because we are counting them on our fingers.� “ That, to me, that’s really Chinese New Year,� she added. And for Mollie to be so excited – that, in and of itself is worth preserving. Short of driving, Mol-

lie wears makeup, goes to Jazzercise, plays games, hosts a party once a month, and her home dĂŠcor is what Elizabeth likens to “antiques galore.â€?

On Mollie’s kitchen counter was a picture of a “Kitchen God.� According to legend it’s believed that on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, just before Chinese New Year, the Kitchen

God returns to Heaven to report the activities of every household over the past year to the Jade Emperor who either rewards or punishes the family base on their yearly report.

Meanwhile, at Elizabeth’s parents’ home growing up, she said because her mother was disabled, her father would bring the Buddha see New Year page 4

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not to take a life. The meal is traditionally prepped the continued from page 3 night before and on New Year’s Day, there is to be statue downstairs for the “no cutting”, no “ use of the Lunar New Year dinner. scissors,” no sweeping.

“We called him the ‘Base“You can’t shower, but ment Buddha,’” she said. you do cut your hair the In keeping with the Bud- day before,” Elizabeth said. dhist tradition, the signif- “Last year, I tried to find icance of the first meal of a place to cut my hair the the year being vegetarian is day before new years; a

to Bee sent a reporter and a photographer to follow her and her friends for four hours to gather the ingredients. Then after they gathered them all, the Bee reporter asked when would meal would be cooked? The answer: that night for the following day. So, they asked how they were going to

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“We were talking about not only the ingredients but how we celebrate, what’s the meaning of it.

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Asked what the significance of those traditions, Mollie said she’d ask her mother that question and her mom would say, “Just do it.” And Elizabeth agreed, in laughter: “Just do it.”

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PGCA continuously works on cluster mailbox break-in issue

By Will Cannady Special to the Pocket News

For the last few years, our neighborhood has been plagued with cluster mailbox break-ins.

During the summer of 2016 there was a local community meeting on the issue at which time the United States Postal Service to agreed to replace all of the old cluster mailboxes with the new secure F-series but only if they were broken into.

In the last two years, the Pocket/Greenhaven Community Association has kept track of close to 100 cluster mailbox break-ins reported here on Pocket Nextdoor via a Google Map. It can be found

here: ClusterMap.PocketGreenhaven.Org PGCA board member Devin Lavelle has also put a painstanking amount of work into trying to get to the bottom of just how many cluster mailbox break-ins have occured. Over the years, he has been relentless in his Freedom of Information requests to USPS and continues to seek answers as to how big of an issue we are facing. In addition, our member Jody Wright has been very active in gathering the names of all our neighbors who have experience break-ins to ensure that their issue is addressed.

Recently our association hosted a special meeting regarding the issue. Through the hard work of Treasurer Tristan Brown, we

were able to arrange for Glenda Corcoran from Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s office to attend our meeting and hear from many local residents regarding their experiences with having cluster mailboxes broken into.

From the meeting we set a goal of trying to push to have the old cluster mailboxes replaced with the F-series preemptively, so they were not an easy target for thieves.

In December, a representative from the Congresswoman’s office had a meeting with the district representative from USPS specifically about our issue here in the Pocket.

PGCA is asking that all addresses of impacted residents who have had a mail-

Former Loaves and Fishes Director, released new book, to join local author’s panel at local library com. This Sacramento story of homelessness, treasure and murder begins with a historic prologue about 1850 Sacramento, the gold rush and the historic Squatter’s Riots.

The story then jumps to Sacramento 2002: A crime mystery of murder, gangs, and found treasure. A story of colorful homeless campers and their personal struggles; The politics of homelessness and advocates at an interfaith center; Protest, justice and redemption. The cast of haunted, but at times funny heroes and villains and scenes of charity, murder, drug use, recovery and civil disobeBy Monica Stark dience are inspired by actual editor@valcomnews.com events drawn from the author’s thirty-five years of experience “Squatter’s Gold” a debut as a street activist, social worker novel of fiction by long time and creator/manager of homeSacramento homeless and af- less and housing programs in fordable housing advocate Sacramento, California.

Tim Brown, was published in It is for lovers of gold rush July 2018 by NFBPublishing. history, urban crime/mysterValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

ies, treasure stories and people interested in homeless and poverty.

The author is a former Executive Director of Sacramento Loaves & Fishes and the former Director of the Ending Chronic Homelessness Initiative (A Sacramento City/County collaboration which cut chronic homelessness by over fifty percent in just four years, 20072010).

Squatter’s Gold is available in paperback at Amazon, Beers Books, Time Tested Books or NFBPublishing.com.

From 6 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 12, he will be on a local author’s panel at McKinley Library ( 601 Alhambra Blvd.) with Andy Furillo, author of The First Year; and Bob Sylva, author of The King of Karaoke and Other Stories for a moderated conversation. Andy and Bob are both former writ-

box cluster broken into be shared with the USPS and Congresswoman Matsui’s office to make sure they are replaced as soon as possible.

Therefore, if your mailbox cluster has not been upgraded to an F-series box after a break in, please email us at info@pocketgreenhaven.org.

Our hope is try to take on this issue one step at a time. If we can help our neighbors who have already had their mail stolen rest a little easier knowing they have a more secure mailbox, then we are heading in the right direction.

Will Cannady is the president of the Pocket/Greenhaven Community Association.

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Tommy Kono inducted into Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame

By LANCE ARMSTRONG

the sport of weightlifting, re- into the Sacramento Sports The Sacramento-born Ta- ceived special recognition.

Hall of Fame on Jan. 26. mio “Tommy” Kono, who Tommy, who died at the age Also inducted into the 2019 gained worldwide fame in of 85 in 2016, was inducted Hall of Fame class are Chris Bosio (Major Baseball player and pitching coach), Lance Briggs (seven-time National League Football Pro Bowl linebacker with the Chicago Bears), Aaron Garcia (19-year Arena Football League quarterback and 1-year San Francisco 49ers quarterback) and Geoff Jenkins (World Series champion and MLB All-Star).

During his storied career, Tommy was a two-time Olympic champion and sixtime world champion.

His Olympic gold medals were won in Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne, Australia in 1956, and he earned an Olympic silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.

He was also a three-time Pan American Games cham-

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Tommy Kono is shown lifting a barbell during his earlier years as a weightlifter.

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ers/columnists for The Sacramento Bee. Signed copies will be available for purchase.

Ms- Tell us about the protagonist and the conflict he or she faces.

TB- The protagonist is a social worker and director of an interfaith homeless service center. He is pulled in many directions (i.e. the basic needs of homeless people, local politics, managing a large non-profit agency, helping the police solve murder/crimes, etc.). I also have a focus on grief and how it affects homeless people and those who try to help them.

pion and set 26 world records and seven Olympic records.

His world records came in four separate weight classes.

Tommy, who is recognized as the sport’s most decorated lifter, won 14 international medals.

Adding to his legacy, Tommy won body-building titles, the first of which was the Mr. World title in 1954. He also earned the title of Mr. Universe in 1955, 1957 and 1961.

In hearing the news about the Hall of Fame’s decision to induct Tommy into its 2019 class, the Kono family expressed their gratitude.

“We are excited and humbled that Tommy will be inducted into the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame,” the family said. “We are grateful to the fans of the sport of weightlifting for their support and remembrance of him. It is

a very special feeling to know that his hometown of Sacramento has bestowed this honor upon him.”

Prior to becoming a legendary weightlifter, Tommy grew up at 217 M Street (now Capitol Mall) in Sacramento’s Japantown.

The 1940 federal census lists Tommy’s parents as Kanichi and Ichimi Kono, and his brothers as John, Mike and Frank Kono.

During his childhood, Tommy’s physique was far different than what it would become in his young adult life.

When he was 11 years old, he stood 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 74 pounds.

The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 led to a much different life for Tommy and his family.

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Ms- What do you hope readers get out of this novel?

TB- I want readers to be entertained by the tragedies, treasure, murder mystery, redemption, etc., but my ambitious goal was to create real and colorful characters that made homeless people fully human, (lovers, heroes, villains, philosophers and fools) while also educating readers on the politics, complexities, causes and solutions to homelessness.

Ms- Who is this novel for?

TB- Sacramentans - it is a Sacramento story based on my love of this place and over thirty- five years living and working, now retiring

here. It is for lovers of gold rush history, urban crime/ mysteries, treasure stories and people interested in homeless and poverty.

Ms- What drove you to write this novel? Will you be writing more books?

TB- I am writing about what I know. I started out writing memoirs, but I love fiction and found it challenging, but so alluring as a storyteller. I started this project over five years ago after my retirement. It was at the top or my bucket list and I still have a passion for these issues.

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signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the assembly, evacuation and relocation of more than 100,000 men, women and children of Japanese ancestry residing on the West Coast.

While living at the Tule Lake internment camp with his family during World War II, Tommy began lifting weights from a barbell set that was purchased with money raised by interned Japanese residents.

Following the war, the Kono family returned to Sacramento, where Tommy continued to workout with weights at the YMCA at 505 J St. During his senior year at Sacramento High School in 1948, Tommy participated in his first weightlifting competition.

An article in the Nov. 30, 1949 edition of The Sacramento Bee refers to Tommy as the “Pacific Coast champion and state record holder in the 148-pound class.”

Tommy continued to strengthen his body and enter competitions while attending Sacramento Junior College – now Sacramento City College.

Tommy was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, but

was allowed to remain a civilian in Sacramento due to his status as a potential Olympian.

With that deferment, Tommy would enter into international weightlifting competitions.

In 1963, the Teenage Open Amateur Athletic Union Weightlifting Tournament at Sacramento High School was renamed the Tommy Kono Championships.

Another annual competition, the Tommy Kono Open, was first held at Sacramento High School in 2006.

Among Tommy’s other activities in Sacramento was working for the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Tommy’s time as a professional weightlifter came to an end in 1965, a year after he experienced a knee injury that kept him out of the 1964 Summer Olympics.

However, he remained with the sport, coaching the Mexican Olympic team in 1968, the West German Olympic team in 1972 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1976.

After becoming a resident of Honolulu in the 1970s, Tommy acquired employment as a fitness coordinator with that city’s parks and recreation department.

Bill Kutzer, a former football coach at Califor-

nia State University, Sacramento, said that he met Tommy while working with a weightlifting team on the campus of that institution.

“Whenever he came over from Honolulu, he would always come by our weight room and visit and share advice with me and some of my lifters,” said Kutzer, whose 1978 dissertation at Brigham Young University was on the history of Olympic weightlifting in the U.S. “He was generous and sharing of his information and time, and just a very gracious man.”

Despite his death, Tommy’s legacy continues through various honors, including being inducted into the International Weightlifting Hall of Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.

Additionally, the International Weightlifting Federation, in 2005, named Tommy the “Lifter of the Century.”

Photo courtesy of Bill Kutzer

Tommy Kono was a two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion weightlifter.

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New book “Mexican American Baseball in Sacramento” to be released Feb. 18

By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

Since the early 20th century, baseball diamonds in California’s capital and surrounding communities have nurtured athletic talent, educational skills, ethnic identity, and political self-determination for Mexican Americans. The often-neglected historical narrative of these men’s and women’s teams tells the story of community, migration, military service, education, gender, social justice, and per-

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severance. Players often became important members of their communities, and some even went on to become professional athletes--paving a path for Latinos in sports.

“Mexican American Baseball in Sacramento,” coming Monday, Feb. 18 from Arcadia Publishing, explores the history and culture of teams and players from the Sacramento region, as photographs serve as a lens to both local sports history and Mexican American history. Preorders can be made on Amazon and check at local bookstores soon.

Collectively, authors Christopher Docter, Richard A. Santil-

lán, Ernie Cervantes Jr., Cuno Barragán Mark A. Ocegueda (Author), Juan Carrillo (Foreword) provided Valley Community Newspapers with answers to the following questions and talking points.

Tell us some surprising facts that the average baseball/Sacramento history buff might not know.

Well we think that the average baseball and Sacramento history buffs might be surprised to know how many talented Mexican American baseball and softball players came out of the region dating back to the late 1800s. They might also be surprised to know how thriving Mexican American baseball teams and leagues were during the 1920s through the 1950s.

During those years, baseball provided an important social, leisure, and political network for Mexican American communities throughout California.

Mexicans in Sacramento made connections with barrios in nearby communities like Woodland, Elk Grove, Stockton, Merced, Atwater, Turlock, Pittsburg, Martínez, and even into the San Francisco Bay Area. In many ways, the sport became a focal point and a crucial element of the social fabric that influenced the development of the Sacramento Mexican community.

Break down the chapters and discuss something interesting from each of them.

1. Barrio Baseball in Sacramento Though Mexicans resided in Sacramento prior to the 1910s, the migration spurred by the Mexican Revolution during the first two decades of the 20th century led to a more centralized and cohesive Mexican community in the California capital. These new migrants converged in the capital to work at the Southern Pacific Railroad, packing houses, and can-

neries and in farm labor and first settled in downtown’s multiethnic communities. As the years passed, these immigrants and their progeny formed a vibrant Mexican community with their own organizations, churches, community centers, and of course, baseball teams. This chapter looks at teams from the late 1920s, including the Octubre Club, which consisted of players like Julio Reséndez and Pete Benton, who went on to establish the Mexican Athletic Club (MAC) in 1931. The MAC served as a social and cultural lifeline for the Sacramento community for over 26 years and produced excellent barrio players like Ernie Cervantes Sr. and Manuel Ramírez. Women also played for the MAC, such as Consuelo “Chelo” Sánchez, Mary Dávila, and Babe Cervantes. Some of these players also played in the military while serving in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.

During and after World War II, another era of Mexican American players emerged and carried the torch, playing with pride for their community and bringing joy to Sacramento’s baseball fanatics. Overall, these photographs and stories show Sacramento’s Mexican American history through the lens of baseball and celebrate its positive impact in the community.

2. Youth Baseball from Sandlots to University Diamonds Many of Sacramento’s Mexican American residents learned baseball by going to their local diamonds and swinging the bat with their siblings, parents, friends, and coaches. Others served as batboys for the adult teams and quickly fell in love with baseball. As others continued to play the game into their early adolescent and teenage years, they often played for their local middle school and see Baseball page 9 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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high school teams. The Cervantes brothers all played for Sacramento’s Bishop Armstrong High School Falcons (now called Christian Brothers). Gene Cervantes was a key player as a catcher and second baseman on Sacramento’s Bishop Armstrong team that posted a 22-2 record in 1962. The team beat four conference champions that year, and local baseball buffs consider it to be one of the best high school teams to ever play in the Sacramento area. Players like Chado Vasquez played for the same school on the Gaels baseball team during the early 1950s.

Many went on to play for Sacramento City College, including George Mojica, Cuno Barragán, and even major-league Hispanic Hall of Famer and Elk Grove native Buck Martínez. This chapter chronicles the youthful sport from sandlots to college diamonds.

3. Mexican Americans and Professional Baseball This chapter looks at players from the Sacramento area that played professional baseball. Mexican Americans have been scouted and evaluated by major-league teams since the early 20th century. It is believed that in 1908, Frank Arrellanes became the first Mexican American to play in the major leagues when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox. Late in the 1910 season, Arrellanes joined the Sacramento Senators in the PCL. In the interwar years from the 1920s into the early 1940s, more Mexican Americans joined semiprofessional teams, and the more talented players even made it into “the show.” After World War II, major-league teams scouted for more Mexican American players, and they entered the professional leagues with greater frequency. Cuno Barragán is perhaps the most renowned Mexican American player from Sacramento who went on to the major leagues Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

when he joined the Chicago Cubs in 1961. Prior to playing for the Cubs, Cuno played for Sacramento High School, Sacramento City College, and the PCL Sacramento Solons. After retiring from the game in 1963, Cuno returned to Sacramento and mentored a new generation of baseball players. Some of them, like pitcher Fred Arroyo, continued in Cuno’s footsteps as they also entered the major leagues. Chapters four and give focus on the San Joaquin Valleys.

Why did you decide to write this book? What do you hope readers get out of it? When did you begin writing this book?

This photo book chronicles the overlooked history of Sacramento’s Mexican American sports community and connects those stories to a broader Mexican American history.

While some attention is given to the rise of individual professional and major-league players, the emphasis rests on the celebration of ethnic identity and community solidarity that Mexican American baseball provided to Sacramento and surrounding communities. Although former players and their families in the region have not forgotten baseball’s cultural and social significance, we believe that this book serves as one of the first efforts to present the history of Mexican American baseball and softball in Sacramento to the general public. We hope readers will leave with a greater understanding of the history of Sacramento’s Mexican community.

For Ocegueda: Tell us about your teaching profession, how long you’ve been teaching, what you enjoy most about it and how this book may have been influenced by your teaching. Tell us what it was like working with other experts on this book.

I am an assistant professor of U.S. and Mexican American history at Sacramento State. I finished my Ph.D. in history

at the University of California, Irvine in June 2017 and started this position in the Fall of 2017. I love teaching at Sacramento State because we have great students who are eager to learn the history of their communities. Many of the students at our campus remind me of myself as well. I went to a California State University campus for my undergraduate training and am also a first-generation college student that comes from a workingclass family of immigrants. Many of our students come from similar backgrounds and it has been a wonderful experience to work our students. In fact, some of our students like Yozantli Lagunas Guerrero and Yazmine Vargas Castañeda helped out with some of the research for the book. Working with the other co-authors of the book was also a great experience. Cuno Barragán and Ernie Cervantes Jr. were the lifelines to the community for this project.

As long-time baseball players has given them an intimate knowledge of the Sacramento community. Their expertise in Sacramento’s Mexican American history was absolutely crucial in collecting the majority of the images readers will see in this book. Professor Richard Santillán has been a long-time mentor of mine and he has been the primary research-

er for the Latino Baseball History Project–––a special collections archive housed at the Pfau Library at California State University, San Bernardino. Dr. Santillán’s work has led to the establishment of perhaps the largest collection of Mexican American base-

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Officers responded to the area due to a caller advising that a drunk subject was driving a vehicle in the area. Responding officers arrived in the area and located the suspect vehicle parked.

The officers attempted to make contact and the driver fled away, driving at a responding officer who had to jump out of the way.

A vehicle pursuit was initiated, and the suspect collided into several vehicles in the area of Franklin Blvd and Cosumnes River.

There were minor injuries as a result of the collision. As a precaution, the suspect was transported to a local area hospital and arrested for DUI, evading and assault on an officer.

MONDAY, JAN. 21 (Robbery Investigation): 10 block of Starview Court at 10:46 a.m..

Officers responded to the area regarding a robbery that just occurred. When officers arrived, they determined the victim was followed by a suspect vehicle. As the victim exited out of their vehicle, three suspects approached the victim and forcibly took their wallet. The victim sustained minor injuries. All three suspects immediately got back in their vehicle and fled the scene. Officers conducted a thorough canvass. A report was generated and followup investigation to continue.

TUESDAY, JAN. 22 (Shot Spotter Activation): South Area at 6:51 a.m.

Officers responded to the area regarding a Shot Spotter activation.

When officers arrived, they conducted a thorough canvass and located a single bullet hole into a vacant residence. CSI responded

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23 (Car-Jacking Investigation): 4400 block of Babich Avenue at 5:35 p.m.

Officers responded to the area regarding a robbery. When officers arrived, they determined the victim was attempting to sell his motorcycle. During the transaction, the suspect pushed the victim down and drove off with the motorcycle. Officers canvassed the area and generated a report.

The investigation remains active.

(Robbery Investigation): 4900 block of Freeport Blvd at 7:55 p.m.

Officers responded to a business in the area regarding a robbery. When officers arrived, they determined the suspect entered the store, stole items, and brandished a knife when confronted by security. Officers canvassed the area and generated a report.

No one was injured. Follow-up to be continued.

THURSDAY, JAN. 31 (Robbery Investigation ): Shady River Circle at 1:59 p.m.

Officers responded to the area due to a report of a robbery.

Responding officers discovered that the victim was riding his bike when he was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect fled with personal property and money of the victim. Officers conducted a thorough canvas of the area.

Additionally, officers searched the area for the suspect. The investigation remains active and the suspect is outstanding.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 (Burglary Investigation ): 6200 block of Belleau Wood Lane at 2:10 a.m.

Officers responded to the area due to a ringing alarm. Responding officers discovered the there was an attempt burglary at the business. The suspects attempted to gain entry and fled the area. A canvas of the area was completed. The investigation remains active.

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Thousands join in city’s MLK Day march

Photo by Lance Armstrong

People of various ages held signs during Sacramento’s 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. march

By LANCE ARMSTRONG

Crowds swarmed the campus of Sacramento City College on Jan. 21 to participate in the city’s 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march.

Known as March for a Dream, the event is presented

by MLK365, and is joined by other communities in the region.

The college was the gathering spot for the official beginning of the event. A ceremonial “extra mile” start began at the Oak Park Community Center.

As those gathered at the college awaited the arrival of the Oak Park marchers, they mingled with each other, visited various booths and listened to speeches honoring King’s dream.

Sacramento City Council Member Rick Jennings, who represents a section of south Sacramento, including the Pocket area, said that the march represents “walking to break down the barriers that lead to injustice for too many people.”

The council member also commented on the importance of leading by example through walking in the march.

“It’s important to me to be the leader of my family and march as Dr. King led marches during the civil rights movement (of the 1960s),” he said. “It’s important for me to show my family and my community (the importance of leading) by example and to be one that’s walking with the people.”

Photo by Lance Armstrong

John F. Kennedy High School students participate in the march.

Jennings, who has walked in every year of Sacramento’s march, stressed a need to spread King’s message to younger people.

“One of the most important reasons to be out here is we must pass it on to the next generation of young people, who will take over this march and take over the advocacy and activism for the cause that are still unjust for too many people.”

Jamieca Baker, of south Sacramento, also believes in setting an example for younger people.

“It’s really important that the youth and the little ones see and know what’s going on, so that they can always support and be a part of it as they grow up,” she said. “It was important to me to (march) and

make a stand, so that my children will know.

“I have two younger boys.

There’s been a lot of police brutality going on lately, and I just want them to know that, no matter what, stand up for

something or you’ll fall for anything.”

Baker also spoke about Sacramento’s march with pride.

“Sacramento’s been doing big (with it’s march),” she said. see MLK page 17

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Age is Beautiful: Photography contest kicks off reverse ageism campaign at Eskaton One study after another has proven that how we perceive aging, to a very large degree, determines how we age, according to Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of ChangingAging.

Aging is often synonymous with decline, disease and disability, making it tough to see old age in a positive light.

“We are proud of our age when we are young and when we are very old. We’ve forgotten to be proud in the middle,” said Thomas. “The problem with ageism is that it suppresses human growth and development. It stands in the way of rising to your full potential.“ Demonstrating this way of thinking about aging, ultimately helping more older adults achieve a full life experience, Eskaton kicked off

an Age is Beautiful campaign with a photo contest to get the community involved and for them to find the beauty of aging in their own personal lives, explained Lola Rain, director of digital media for Eskaton. “The real goal here is to end ageism. There’s this silent thing that goes on where people believe as you get older that your life slows down and comes to a halt and you no longer have purpose or meaning. We’re trying to shift that entire perception.”

“It’s a paradigm shift on how we look at aging,” said Todd Murch, President and CEO of Eskaton, which was recently recognized by LeadingAge California for its work in this role. “We are trying to develop an appreciation for longevity, wisdom,

and a reverence for aging.

It’s about finding enjoyment in life and an acceptance of where we are in life, and how wonderful life can be.”

As one ages, wisdom, compassion and empathy grow, which makes it easier to relate to others. In fact, life improves with age, and according to one study people who have a positive attitude about aging may increase their lives by 7.5 or more years. “In my time at Eskaton, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many of our centenarians and in our discussions, nine out of ten attribute their long life to having a positive attitude about aging,” added Murch.

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Second Place Winner: “Love Is In The Air” by Marisa Pisciotta “He may not have his eye sight anymore but he does have the love of his life!” - Pisciotta

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son, Exalted Ruler - Elks Lodge #6 Back row from the left: Katherine Davies, California Middle School, Cecilia Michel, John F. Kennedy High School, Matthew Wildemann, Sam Brannan Middle School, Nikko Gomez, Will C. Wood Middle School.

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“Don’t underestimate us. We are a good community. We love our people and we’re definitely trying to turn it around for the good.”

Also among those in the crowd of marchers was Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, who stated a need to work toward achieving King’s dream.

“It’s important for all of us to be here together to celebrate Dr. King and his vision, but we need to continue to work to make that a reality,” he said. “He fought for social justice. We know that everyone in our community should be equal, have equal opportunity and we all need to strive harder to achieve that.”

Land Park resident Steve Osterholt, who has walked in the Sacramento march about 20 times, supports the organizer’s stance of spreading King’s message 365 days per year.

“It’s about how you live, not how you march on one day a year, and how you interact with each other, respect each other,” he said. “A great example of that is what happened three days ago on the Capitol Mall in the spot where MLK gave his speech. There were three groups all with a good concern to be demonstrating over, to be speaking their minds, (but they got)

into an angry confrontation.

That’s the problem. It’s not the symptom. It’s the problem in America.”

Another marcher, Joe Debbs, of Elk Grove, echoed Osterholt, saying that every day should be Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Debbs, who has participated in the march for more than 20 years, stressed a need for everyone to be a part of the movement to bring people together as one.

“We want to make sure that everyone is an activist (every day),” he said. “Everyone in their own right can do something. You can invite someone over to your house, you can meet another culture, you can make new friends. There are so many things that are missing that we can still do.

That’s why (King’s dream) will forever live.”

South Sacramento resident Tyrone Gordon, who has participated in Sacramento’s MLK march for so many years that he has lost count, said that it is important for him to participate in this event each year.

“When you look at history, for what Martin Luther King ( Jr.) stood for and all the accomplishments that have come (through) his life from his death, (this march) is the least that I could do,” he said.

Oak Park resident Sophia Thompson, who has walked

17 times in this annual event, said she was appreciative of the many people who participated in the march.

“I think (they) are just keeping the legacy alive and hopefully it will perpetuate unity for all people of color, all people,” she said. “That’s what I see when I see all these groups of people here together,” she said.

While the march made its way through William Land Park, a group of Girls Scouts passed out cups of water to participants as they walked down a street.

Those troops were Troop 232 and Troop 1681, of Land Park.

Before the marchers passed them on the street, the Girl Scouts gathered in a circle and discussed what MLK Day means to them.

Twelve-year-old Troop 1681 member Evelynn Clow, who attends California Middle School, told the Land Park News what it meant for her troop to become involved in the event.

“For us, it means that we’re giving back to our community,” she said. “The community does so much for everyone and it’s always good to give back. Today is just a very important day in history.”

Photo by Lance Armstrong

The march’s participants included members of different chapters of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club. Among those chapters was the Sacramento Chapter.

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What’s VCA GREENHAVEN POCKET ANIMAL HOSPITAL WINTER PET CARE DRIVE: Loaves & Fishes and VCA Animal Hospitals announce the kickoff of our 5th Annual Winter Pet Care Drive focused on helping some of the neediest people in our community and their pets. During the month of October, donations may be brought to any one of the VCA Animal Hospitals in the Sacramento area and all items will go directly to the individuals served at Loaves & Fishes in downtown Sacramento. This winter drive is dedicated to supporting the power of the human-animal bond across all members of our community and is an extension of an ongoing bimonthly Pet Food Pantry program in partnership between Loaves & Fishes, VCA Animal Hospitals and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

Last year’s drive was very successful: 16 VCA hospitals in the Sacramento Valley mobilized employees and clients in a winter drive that collected more crates, blanket, leashes, pet sweaters, and toys than we could even count.

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GAME DAY – Join us for an afternoon of family-friendly, old-fashioned board games.

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“WHEN WE WERE COLORED” WITH GINGER RUTLAND - When We Were Colored is a book by Eva Rutland and tells the story of one family’s experience with integration in post-World War II Sacramento. When a black mother moves to California from the segregated south with her husband and children, the family must confront with it’s like to be the first black household on the block, the only black children at school and how to continue to love those with different ideologies. Ginger Rutland has written a play based on her mother’s book that will have its premiere at the Sacramento Theater Company later this month. Join Ginger for a special reading and discussion of the book and the play. Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m. at Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 16 GAME DAY: Join us for an afternoon of family-friendly, old-fashioned board games.

All ages and abilities are welcome. Saturday, March 16, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

READ TO A DOG - Looking for a way to boost school-age reading skills? Join us in the library’s Reading Tower area and practice reading out loud to a registered therapy dog. Kids are invited to bring their own books or borrow one from our collection.

First and third Saturdays (March 2 and 16), 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19 “ALL IN” GAMING AND SOCIAL HOUR FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS – Join us for games, refreshments, conversation, and fun! Available games will include poker, chess, Scrabble, checkers, dominos, Mahjong, cribbage, and more! 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, March 5 and 19, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 RELEVANT READS BOOK CLUB: THE ROAD TO CHARACTER – This nonfiction book discussion group will be discussing The Road to Character by David Brooks.

Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 EARTH DAY SACRAMENTO RIVER PARKWAY VOLUNTEER DAY: Celebrate Earth Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a volunteer day at our beautiful Sacramento River

parkway and Garcia Bend Park, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Pocket/Greenhaven! Volunteers will be picking up trash along the Parkway and sprucing up Garcia Bend Park to help make these wonderful gems shine. Equipment provided by Parks & Rec, Snacks provided by Commissioner Devin Lavelle. RSVP requested to parks@ devinlavelle.com; Garcia Bend Park, 7654 Pocket Road.

ONGOING FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-428-3271 for exact location. Description: Is your friend or family member in a domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking situation?

This free, drop-in group is for you. Learn how to support your loved one, and receive some support yourself among people who are in the same situation. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916428-3271. #METOO SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-428-3271 for exact location. Description: This drop-in support group is free, confidential, open to all genders, and available to sexual assault survivors at any point in their healing. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271.

MUSIC AND MOTION AT BELLE COOLEDGE COMMUNITY CENTER: Rowena Alverto brings exercise classes for seniors with a combination of yoga, tai chi, zumba, for seniors on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. $3. 5699 South Land Park Drive.

LOW-COST VACCINATION CLINICS AT THE SSPCA: Mondays and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for vaccines; no appointments necessary. Vaccines include: 1) DAPP vaccine ($20) — DAPP stands for Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus. While important for dogs of every age, puppies are susceptible to the Parovirus.

2) Bordetella ($20) -- often referred to as the kennel cough vaccine, this helps protect against a strain of bacteria that can cause kennel cough. Many boarding kennels and groomers require this vaccine for services, 3) FVRCP vaccination ($20) prevents three potentially deadly airborne viruses: rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia in cats, 4) Rabies shot ($6) -- this vaccine is required by animal control or to license your dog. The first vaccine is valid for one year, subsequent vaccines if given on time will last 3 years.

If you are 65 or older, vaccinations are free!

The Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is located at 6201 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento.

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What’s dents with limited or no experience with computer. Learn about computer hardware, system components, software and more. Prepayment of $30 and pre-registration required.

Class will start from January 16 thru 25, 2018 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.orgs.

ARTISTS’ AND CRAFTERS’ GROUP – Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, this meet-up was started to allow participants from past and current “In Creative Company” classes to continue meeting. Any artists or crafters who are interested in this social group are welcome--just bring whatever you’re working on and join us! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

THE CLARKSBURG COMMUNITY BAND INVITES YOU TO JOIN: How about dusting off that horn and getting involved! The band is a group of musicians that enjoys sharing a love of music with each other and our communities. The band is looking to expand the ensemble and wants to welcome those who are interested and who play a standard concert band instrument. The band meets Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Delta High School, 52810 Netherlands Ave., Clarksburg. For more information contact Randall Veirs, Delta High School Band Director at rveirs@rdusd.org FREE LINE DANCE CLASS: Every Thursday from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. “Two Left Feet” dance class for beginners. If you think you have “two left feet” this class is for you.

Anyone can participate in this fun activity.

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happening Friendly group of people. Drop-ins welcome.

Sponsored by ACC Senior Services. Class held every Thursday at ACC Greenhaven Terrace, 1180 Corporate Way. First class is always free. For more information call (916) 3939026 ext 330. www.accsv.org WEDNESDAY COFFEE AND CONVERSATION GATHERING: Every Wednesday morning from 7 to 10 am., join neighbors at Cafe Latte, 7600 Greenhaven Drive, for conversation and fun. Find the group back near the piano.

“ALL IN” SENIOR SOCIAL HOUR – The Pocket Library will provide games, refreshments, conversation, and fun on the last Wednesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m.!

Games available to play include poker, chess, Scrabble, checkers, Dominos, Mahjong, cribbage, and more! Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTH SACRAMENTO: The friendliest club in Sacramento, the Rotary Club of South Sacramento meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Casa Garden, 2760 Sutterville Road.

SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET AT THE ELKS LODGE, NO. 6: From 8:30 to 11 a.m., enjoy eggs, omelets, corn beef hash, bacon or sausage. 6446 Riverside Blvd.

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SACRAMENTO SOUTH: Meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Aviators Restaurant, Executive Airport, 6151 Freeport Blvd. For more information, call Dee at 341-7852.

the book and why RP plays a role.

TB- I came to Sacramento to attend graduate school at CSU Sacramento, and lived in east Sac. for seventeen years, including seven in River Park, I’m a water person and Paradise Beach has always been my touchstone here. I’ve run, biked, hiked and swam just about all of it and still do. So it was fun writing it into the book.

Ms- Do you miss working as executive director for Loaves and Fishes? If so, why?

TB- Being hired as Director of Loaves & Fishes was my dream job as a social worker and homeless/housing advocate. I worked with amazing staff, volunteers, and homeless guests and felt like we were able

Pocket/Greenhaven?

JOB COACH APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AT POCKET LIBRARY– Make an appointment to meet one-on-one with a volunteer job coach and get help with online job searching, 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 during open hours. Appointment times are available for most Wednesdays between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

TECH HELP APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AT POCKET LIBRARY– Have a technology question or problem? Sign up for a one-on-one technology help session with our staff. We can help with basic computer, Internet or e-mail questions, and/or get you started with library services like e-books or e-magazines! Stop by the service desk or call 916264-2920 during open hours to make an appointment. Appointment times are available for most Wednesdays between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon, at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

BABY/TODDLER STORYTIME AT POCKET LIBRARY– Babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 3 years) and their caretakers are invited to join us for songs and rhymes. Arrive extra early or stay later for extra social time with other children and parents. Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

KNIT TOGETHER AT POCKET LIBRARY– Love to knit? Want to learn? Join us

to do so much to help so many people. I witnessed the incredible generosity of Sacramentans and the incredible resiliency of impoverished and often disabled people. This is what makes our community great.

Yes, I miss it.

On the other hand, I don’t miss the constant fundraising ( L&F doesn’t accept government funding). The grief you experience in jobs like this can lead to burnout, depression, etc. and I was not immune it.

Its been twelve years since I left the job and even back then we averaged a homeless memorial service every ten days and these were just the homeless folks we knew. I hear that now a homeless person dies every five days in our community.

for expert advice, great conversation and more.

All crafters are welcome, not just knitters!

Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

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

STATE FAIR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ANNOUNCED: The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2018 - 2019 academic year. The program offers 14 categories of scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $2,500 each with varying eligibility requirements. Categories include: agriculture, art, academic excellence, business, culinary/hospitality/event management, education, international relations, trade school, viticulture and enology. Applicants may apply for one scholarship category of their choice per year and will be evaluated based on academics, community service, quality of essay and recommendation. Top scholarship winners in select categories may be invited to compete for the $5,000 Ironstone Concours Foundation Scholarship Scholarships are not renewable; however, students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria. The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is a collaboration between the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair, the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council, the Ironstone Concours Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers and Western Fairs Association. International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS), an independent scholarship management company, hosts the online application process and disburses awards for the program. The deadline to apply is March 2, 2018. Learn more at CAStateFair.org/scholarship. For questions about the Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program, please email scholarship@calexpo.com.

People used to ask me what the hardest part of my job was and I know they expected me to say it was all these difficult home-

less people, but it was really the housed people who talked about homeless folks in subhuman terms.

BABY STORYTIME AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY –Nursery rhymes, fingerplays, simple stories, and songs designed to encourage a range of early literacy skills.

For children up to about 18 months old. Each child must be accompanied by a participating adult. Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive.

TODDLER STORYTIME BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY– Toddlers ages one to three and their caregivers will enjoy fun songs, stories, and fingerplays. After the storytime, there will be a stay and play group.

Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento.

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

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