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A new assisted care and memory services facility is under construction in the South Pocket area near the I-5 south off-ramp to Pocket Road. Asian Community Center (ACC) Senior Services is building “Maple Tree Village,” to provide services to older adults and expand ACC’s offerings of senior housing. The new facility is under construction on an irregularly-shaped parcel of 2.38 acres situated between the southbound I-5 off-ramp and

Maple Tree Way, in the Park Place South neighborhood, to the east of Greenhaven Drive. The new construction is visible to I-5 motorists on the west side of the freeway. City Councilmember Rick Jennings is enthusiastic about the new community facility. “We are fortunate as a community to have ACC to help us care for our seniors. With the Maple Tree Village facility, we have increased our ability to meet the needs and serve our loved ones. We are tru-

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ly blessed to have them increasing their capacity and helping us address our community’s needs,” Jennings said. The new residential care facility will feature both assisted living units and memory care, in the north and south wings respectively. The assisted living side will be larger with 72 units divided into four ‘neighborhoods.’ Each of the four neighborhoods will have its own dining and activities. The north side assisted living will be two stories. Separated by an outdoor courtyard, the south section will be single story and devoted to memory care. This memory care section is limited to 30 units. Vehicular access will be from Alder Tree Way, off Greenhaven Drive between Pocket Road and South Land Park Drive, to Maple Tree Way. The innovative design was created by Calpo Hom & Dong Architects. Reeve-Knight Construction is building the facility which appears to be going up rather quickly. ACC lists the cost of the new facility at $31.9 million. ACC purchased the infill development parcel back in 2008, according to their website. ACC now has a spectrum of see Facility page 3 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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housing and services for seniors in the Pocket area, including the ACC Care Center skilled nursing facility on Rush River Drive and ACC Greenhaven Terrace independent living at Park City Drive and Corporate Way. ACC’s main office at 7334 Park City Drive is the headquarters for their classes and workshops, as well as caregiving resources, ACC Rides and the Meals on Wheels program. This project was approved by City Council in August 2010 and included a rezone of the land from the Agriculture (A) zone to Single Family Residential (R-1) zone, with a Special Permit to develop a residential care facility in the R-1 zone. In 2016, the City Zoning Administrator approved a requested time extension on the project. Twice in 2017, the City Zoning Administrator approved various modifications to the project including modifications to the floor plan, increasing the number of units, minor changes to sidewalks, planters and driveways, and minor changes to the building design. None of these modifications is surprising given the irregular shape of the parcel. The entitlement documents do have specific requirements regarding noise mitigation and video surveillance. Given the proximity to the freeway, the city required triple-paned windows, on the eastern side of the buildings, of a sufficient rating to meet the city’s interior noise level standard. The Police Department’s conditions of approval included ten detailed requirements for video surveillance equipment, which perhaps illustrates how increased technological capabilities of these systems has enabled the police to be more specific in their requirements. From a public safety perspective, of distinct note are the requirements for the surveillance system to store at least 30 days’ worth of activity, the manager with access to the system be able to respond within 30 minutes, and the ability to transfer recorded data to a mobile device such as a thumb drive. Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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A groundbreaking ceremony for the new assisted living center was held last year on September 7. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City Councilmember Rick Jennings and former Mayor Jimmie Yee attended the morning ceremony. The facility will be licensed by the California Department of Social Services as a residential care facility for the elderly. Construction began in August 2018 and the expected completion of the facility is targeted for Fall 2019. ACC is keeping area residents informed of construction progress with videos available on the website. ACC Chief Executive Officer commented, “As a Social Worker by training, I started my career in 1990 as an administrator for a day care program serving individuals afflicted with different types of dementia so that their family members, caregivers and loved ones could have respite. Fast forwarding to 2019, my sister and I are now taking care for our 92-year mother who has been diagnosed with vascular dementia since 2009. I have always told myself and oth-

ers it’s okay to get help. That’s why Maple Tree Village matters to me. ACC has a long history of providing culturally sensitive care that has caregivers in mind.” For more information contact Ted Fong, Housing Coordinator at tfong@accsv.org or visit ACC’s easy to navigate website at www.accsv.org. You can also call Ted Fong directly at (916) 503-5380. Mr. Fong noted that there are already people on the waiting list for Maple Tree Village and that getting on the waiting list is the best way to receive more specific updates as the project nears completion later this year.

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PGCA local business feature: Riverside Sports Bar By Devin Lavelle

The Pocket Greenhaven Community Association’s featured business is Riverside Sports Bar, join us as we get to know its owner and manager Jay Jugoz: Devin: Hey Jay, glad we were finally able to sit down and chat. My wife and I have enjoyed many a burger and football game here over the last couple years. The bourbon glazed burger is my personal favorite and the fries that come with it are a uniquely tasty treat. And, of course, it all tastes better served alongside a local craft beer, speaking of which, that New Helvetia Citra or Bust is calling my name. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Jay: The bourbon burger is my favorite too. It’s been our flagship since the day we opened. I had a personal hand with the recipe. Devin: I guess that explains why you like it so much. And great job! What makes this place special in your mind? Jay: The community is very unique. We’ve just got good people, I’ve grown up in the Pocket in-and-out my entire life, the vibe is different than any other location. We’re not a traditional res-

taurant or a bar either, we’re somewhere in between. Devin: That’s fantastic, great food but also a fun place to spend an afternoon. I’m looking forward to spending the afternoon of March 9th here, shaving my head and raising money for a good cause. Looks like several folks are going to give me a run for my money as top fundraiser this year. What should we expect at the event his year?

Jay: We’re really going for a much more vibrant atmosphere. After bringing in $7,500 last year, we’re looking to break $10,000. It will be less formal, we just want everyone to have a really great time. We will have a number of items on the menu where the proceeds will go to the fundraiser, including some great Irish fare. Readers should keep an eye out for Forest Vance’s next fundraising

workout, get fit while supporting a great cause! Devin: So this is your eighth year participating in St. Baldrick’s, which funds potentially lifesaving research to fight childhood cancer. It’s undeniably a great charity, but what got you started and why does the cause mean so much to you? Jay: A lot of my family members have had cancer. My mom is fighting stage four cancer right now, anoth-

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er friend was just diagnosed. It has been hard for me and my family dealing with all of that. But even then, we can explain why adults get cancer, but we don’t understand why children get cancer. Some kids even have cancer at birth. I have a daughter, I cannot even imagine what other parents have gone through, how hard it must be. Devin: I feel the same way with my two boys, we’re lucky to have someone so committed in our community. Folks who are interested in participating or donating can go to: https://www.stbaldricks. org/events/RiversideSportsBar2019. And that’s not the only thing, you donated an awesome spread to our Pride of the Pocket celebration last year. You have been open for business almost two years now. What has the experience been like? Jay: It’s been a constant day-in, day-out challenge, but one that I’ve been extremely grateful for. One of the most fun things about running this business is having customers and community with such a wide variety of personalities. But that brings the challenges of putting together an atmosphere that works for everyone and ensure that we all have good time together. Devin: What was your background before starting Riverside Sports Bar? Jay: Full-time bartender, part-time athlete. I was at the Wrangler Bar. It’s a regular down home country bar in Elk Grove. I was also a server at De Vere’s downtown. I really have tried to recreate the vibe. As different as they are, they both share a fun relaxed atmosphere, but bringing a little downtown into our neighborhood. I started running Spartan five years ago when I learned that my mom see PGCA page 12 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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Friends, family celebrate Pocket’s newest centenarian

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A ukulele and singing group performs at Fran Jaksich’s 100th birthday party at the Elks Lodge No. 6 building on Riverside Boulevard.

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was joined by about 90 of Fran Jaksich recently be- her friends and family. came the Pocket’s newest The gathering, which was centenarian, and to cele- held at the Elks Lodge on brate that milestone, she Riverside Boulevard on Feb. 3, was a casual affair that was highlighted by many birthday greetings, and a ukulele and singing performance by several of Call Melissa at (916) 429-9901 her friends. As that group performed www.valcomnews.com a birthday version of the song, “You Are My Sun-

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“I’ve never heard Fran say a bad word about anybody,” she said. “She loves everybody. She is so friendly and helpful and always fun. And she is always curious. She always wants to know what happens next. “I consider it one of the pleasures of my life having known her. She’s a very special person.” Among the members of the ukulele group were Jane Nakagawa and Sandy Nishimura-Yee, who spent many days with Fran through the YO Mamas knitting group, which meets weekly at Caffé Latté on Pocket Road.

Fran is one of the original members of the group. While standing alongside Nakagawa, Nishimura-Yee noted what it meant to her to perform for Fran at her party. “It’s an honor to play for Fran today,” she said. “Not everybody makes it to 100 years. Gosh, it’s just fantastic.” Nakagawa described Fran as a person who definitely brings “sunshine” to a room. “She’s just an uplifting person (and) so positive always,” she said. “She always brings us up, telling us funsee Centenarian page 7

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ny stories and she’s really an inspiration to all of us.” Fran, who was born on Feb. 1,1919, was the youngest of the nine children of Albert and Bessie Lueth. Albert, who was a partner in a successful farm equipment business, met Bessie in Illinois. The Lueths moved to California due to a doctor’s recommendation that Albert live in a place with a warmer climate due to his health issues. Fran grew up with her family on a Sutter County ranch between Yuba City, Live Oak and Sutter City. At the age of 18, in 1937, Fran began working at a Giant Orange roadside stand in Roseville for 33 1/3 cents per hour. Fran said that the Roseville stand provided her with another employment opportunity. While working one day at the Giant Orange stand, she met George Zoller, president of Citizens Bank of Sacramento and cashier and treasurer of Capital National Bank. That meeting led to her employment in the Capital National Bank’s statement department in downtown Sacramento. But prior to being hired by Zoller, Fran attended business school in Oakland. In about 1942, Fran was married to Jerry Jaksich, who went into the automobile business before earning a living in the boat business. The Jaksiches moved to the Greenhaven neighborhood in 1966, and met and became friends with Dolores Greenslate, who became a resident of the area four years earlier. Greenslate recalled Fran’s arrival in the neighborhood. “Her home was on the second part of (the developValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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Fran Jaksich, center, enjoys a moment at her 100th birthday party with her children, John Jaksich and Barbara (Jaksich) Mikacich.

ment),” she said. “There was still a lot of (open) land back there.” Greenslate also described Fran as an extremely pleasant person. “Fran is a very, very nice lady, and somebody that has a personality that you would enjoy being in her company all the time,” she said. As an expression of that personality, as well as her love for art, Fran has dedicated many hours of her time to creating several thousand tote bags for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento and Maryhouse, a local, daytime hospitality shelter for homeless women and children. Henry Calanchini said that he met Fran a decade ago when he moved into her neighborhood with his wife, Fumiko. “We love Fran,” he said. “We were just so happy to get to know her, because she’s wonderful. I always thought she was going to live to be 100 and beyond, because she’s always so positive. She’s just got this great outlook on life.” Fran’s nephew, another Jerry Jaksich, marveled at the many friendships that his aunt made during her life. “It’s absolutely magnificent after all these years that

she has all these friends left,” he said. “She’s one of the neatest ladies I know.” Fran said that she has built her friendships through treating people equally and fairly. Larry Campbell, who jokingly referred to himself as Fran’s “favorite nephew,” also believes that his aunt’s attitude serves her very well. “She always has such a positive, happy attitude, disposition,” he said. “She just really loves life and everything is fun and happy. I’ve never known her to be upset or anything. She just went through life very easy and enjoying it. “She married a husband, Jerry Jaksich, who was also a very happy disposition guy. They were great parents and raised a good family. I’m envious of the kids that got to be raised by parents like Fran and Jerry.” John Jaksich, who grew up in the Pocket as one of Fran and Jerry’s two children, said that his mother’s words were the inspiration for the party. “My mother has always said, ‘I want to have a party before I go, because I want to be at the party. I don’t want you guys to have a party after I’ve gone, be-

John Jaksich directs guests to his mother’s 100th birthday party.

cause I can’t be there to be a part of the party.’” John added that his mother was “very pleased” by her birthday gathering. “She was quite taken aback by the number of people that were there,” he said. “She was just very impressed. She thought that the job that my sister (Barbara Mikacich) did putting

all the different pieces together was just amazing. She was very, very pleased and really enjoyed herself.” Barbara mentioned that one of her mother’s comments about the party was amusing. “(The gathering) was quite nice, but the funny thing is she asked, ‘When is the next (party)?’” she said.

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mixture of flour and water and eggs that created the noodle dough. When it was perfectly flat, she placed it on a large wooden bread board and sliced the dough into long strips. By JAN DALSKE The strips of dough were Pocket Sacramento News carefully laid out on the bread board to dry. She placed the bread board on top of our piano in the family room, hoping to keep it out of reach of any children’s fingers. We liked to eat the dough before it By Jan Dalske and a small oven. There was cooked, and by placing With seven growing were no microwave ovens it on top of the tall piano, children and a hard work- at that time. She did not it was out of our reach. ing husband to feed, our have a slow cooker. All of Sometimes she added the mother had to be cre- her cooking and baking dried noodles to a mixture ative and make the most of chores were accomplished of cooked beef chunks, onher limited food budget. on a small gas stove or in ions, and seasoning. This Cooking in the 1950’s was the one door oven. created a tasty brown a lot more labor intensive Homemade egg noodles sauce. And, when she addthan it was in the twenti- were always a great addi- ed a can of mushroom eth century. tion to many of the dishes soup, and a little flour, it Our mother had a gas she prepared for her fami- would become a dish she stove with four burners ly. She would roll out the called beef stroganoff. If

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she wanted to create a beef stew, she just added fresh chopped vegetables to the mixture of beef, onions and seasoning. And, at other times she would cook a whole chicken and pull the meat off the bones. She flavored the boiled water with chopped pieces of onion, carrots, celery, and seasonings. If she wanted to make dumplings, she would mix some flour with milk and eggs, form the mixture into balls, and drop them into the chicken base. That dish was delicious. Whether it was chicken soup, beef stroganoff, beef stew, or chicken and dumplings, we all loved the tasty dishes that she created for her hungry, growing family. Sometimes, if she woke up early enough, she would get some yeast and mix it with warm water and flour

to start it rising. On those days, she would make homemade rolls or maybe a loaf of bread or two. The smell of the rising dough filled our house with a wonderful fragrance. We could not wait until the finished rolls or bread came out of the oven. With so many hungry children at the table, we would usually eat the rolls or bread all up at one meal. I loved to watch her while she mixed the ingredients for whatever she was preparing together in her small kitchen. The smells of the cooking food filled the air with delightful fragrances. She did not need the fancy appliances that we all use now. She worked with just a large pot and a small stove. She added a little bit of her love and shared her creations with her hungry family every day.

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Faces and Places: Crab feed at the Elks Lodge, No. 6

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Faces and Place: Chinese New Year celebration at SF Market Photos by Stephen Crowley

Gung Hay Fat Choy! S.F. Market inside the South Hills Shopping Center held a two-day Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 9 and Sunday Feb. 10 complete with a traditional dragon dance and firecrackers.

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had cancer. It was a way to overcome the different challenges and keep myself physically in line so I could take care of my mom. Devin: Why did you choose the Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood to start your business? How do you like it? Jay: I lived here when I was younger, playing Greenhaven Soccer. This neighborhood has always been a part of me. It was kind of a homecoming. We moved back when we started planning the business. I decided on the Pocket because I felt like there was something missing. We are the only sports bar and grill in the area. It’s something different we haven’t had in

a long time. I had moved back in my early 20s after I got out of the military. Me and a buddy wanted

to get some food and there was no place in the neighborhood to get some food, sit at a bar top and have a

have to ask one last question, aside from the Kings, of course, when the games are on, who are you rooting for? Jay: Of course the Sacramento Kings. As an establishment, we try to be unbiased. Our employees range from Niners to Panthers fans and are on both sides of the Giants-Dodgers rivalry. But personally, I’m a Denver Broncos fan from when I was stationed in Colorado. Devin: All Niners for me. Thanks for taking the time. We’ll being seeing you on March 9th! ******************* Riverside Sports Bar is located at 6401 Riverside Blvd. near Grocery Outlet. Hours are Sunday, Monday and good time without going Tuesday 11 a.m. to midnight downtown. and Wednesday-Saturday, 11 Devin: Thanks for your a.m. to 2 a.m. Happy hours time! Before I let you go, I are from 4 to 7 p.m.

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City’s rock music history finds a home in Sac State library

By Dixie Reid

Editor’s Note: This article was originally printed by the marketing department at Sac State. The Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast in grainy blackand-white, was must-see TV for American families in the 1960s. Millions tuned in when Sullivan introduced U.S. audiences to the Beatles in February 1964. But it was the Rolling Stones’ appearance eight months later that put Sacramento in the national spotlight. Mick Jagger, then 21 years old, and his bandmates rocked their new single, Time is On My Side, to a studio audience of screaming teenagers before the host came out to say goodbye. “I want to wish all of you fellows a big success tomorrow night in Sacramento, California,” Sullivan said. Suddenly, Sacramento had cachet as a rock ‘n’ roll town, and the whole country knew it. The Stones flew crosscountry to play Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium, then the largest venue in town, on Monday, Oct. 26. “ There was a poster from the Stones’ show, and if I Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

had a real one, it’d be worth $6,000 or $8,000,” says Dennis Newhall, the accidental curator and chronicler of Sacramento’s rock ‘n’ roll and rock music history. “I didn’t have one, so I had a friend find all the same fonts and photo, and rebuild it.” Newhall ’73 (Theatre Arts) recently donated to his alma mater nearly 4,000 items – hundreds of authentic (and at least one fake) concert posters, handbills, T-shirts, a necktie, K-ZAP Radio logo wear, photographs, concert tickets, and even an Oasis Ballroom cocktail table – from his now-closed Sacramento Rock & Radio Museum. This poster announced a concert by Jimi Hendrix at Sac State in 1968. Cost? $2.75 advance, $3 at the door. (Image courtesy of Dennis Newhall) The University’s newly acquired Sacramento Rock & Radio Collection lives in the Gerth Special Collections & University Archives, where it’s available for study and research. The collection will continue to grow with contributions from new generations of Sacramento music fans.

“This is not an art collection,” Newhall says. “This is a story about the venues, the poster artists, the pioneering radio stations that brought rock ‘n’ roll and rock to Sacramento, and the rock bands that played here.” Sac State will celebrate the gift with an exhibition and reception, complete with a cake resembling a vinyl record, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Special Collections & Univer-

sity Archives (on the south side of University Library.) The event is free and open to the public. In addition to Newhall, Sacramento artist Jim Ford is expected to attend. Over a span of 14 months in the late 1960s, he created iconic psychedelic posters for some of the biggest bands ever to play Sacramento, including the Jimi Hendrix Experience at then-Sacramento State College, and

the only time Cream and the Grateful Dead shared a bill, playing Memorial Auditorium. “ There is no other collection like this on the planet, not even in Cleveland (home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame),” says James Fox, head of Special Collections & University Archives. “We now have a pretty comprehensive collection of rock ‘n’ roll posters for see Music page 14

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our city from the 1960s to the present. It’s a unique body of material, and it’s a fabulous moment for the University.” Newhall’s interest in collecting music posters began in 1991, when he worked as a sound engineer and voice talent for the commercial recording studio Nakamoto Productions. Owner Ray Nakamoto had moved the business from Rancho Cordova to 907 20th St., in midtown Sacramento. Coincidentally, the building once housed the popular music club Crabshaw Corner and, later, another called Oasis Ballroom. Inspired by the building’s legacy, Nakamoto asked Newhall to track down concert posters from the two clubs, to use as wall décor. Newhall, a rock ‘n’ roll fan since childhood and former employee of K-ZAP Radio, knew that local artist Roger Shepherd had created most of the posters. Newhall made a call, and Shepherd sent over a stack of posters. Piece by piece, Newhall would build a gallery of colorful and historic Sacramento-area music posters. The Sacramento Rock & Radio Museum inside Nakamoto’s shop was a popular stop on Sacramento’s Second Saturday Art Walk, in part because it was adjacent to the trendy

20th Street Art Gallery. Newhall’s friend, Jeff Hughson, an original K-ZAP deejay, helped to care for the museum in its first five years. “We were getting 300 people through every hour a few nights during the summer,” Newhall says. “The mission from the beginning was not for it to be just old posters, but new artists and new posters, too. And it’s not just a collection of pretty posters. It’s the story of this community.” Newhall has a story for every poster. For instance, Nirvana once played the Cattle Club (now a barbecue restaurant) south of the Sac State campus. The poster isn’t much to look at, he concedes, “but it’s Nirvana.” The Red Hot Chili Peppers, a band that sells out stadiums, once performed in a corner of what’s now the Zinfandel Grille on Fair Oaks Boulevard. Jimi Hendrix played to 3,000 fans at Sac State College’s Men’s Gym, a venue intended for just 1,000. Over 17 years, Newhall amassed thousands of pieces of Sacramento’s rock ‘n’ roll history, along with items from shows in Davis and Lake Tahoe. A series of circumstances forced him to move the Sacramento Rock & Radio Museum from Nakamoto’s place to a couple of warehouses and finally to a friend’s garage.

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Desperate to find it good home, Newhall did an interview with the neighborhood tabloid Inside Publications. Amy Kautzman, dean of Sacramento State’s University Library, saw the article and was intrigued. “Music is meaningful,” she says. “We measure time by music, by the posters we hung over our bed, or what we listened to in cars with our friends.” Kautzman wanted to acquire the collection for Sacramento State. “So I get this call,” Newhall says, “and I realized this would be unlike anything I had imagined: a place where everything would stay together forever. The University has the wherewithal for preservation, and there would be endless opportunities for students to find things to add to the collection.” His initial gift includes approximately 1,000 items. The balance of the collection will come to Sac State over time. Newhall, now Capital Public Radio’s jazz host and co-founder of the rebooted K-ZAP, at k-zap.org, never intended to become the caretaker of his hometown’s rock music history. “I had no plans. I just took advantage of situations.” Dixie Reid is a senior staff writer for the marketing department at Sacramento State.

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ings, this regular column may suit your fancy! I’ll be diving into the local wine scene, interviewing winemakers, visiting their vineyards, and demystifying “wine-speak.” Speaking of food and wine pairings, this coming weekend, the historic Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg will be hosting the annual Port Wine & Chocolate Lover’s Weekend. If you have not had the opportunity to visit this venue, it is a unique experience. The original mill was converted to a custom crush facility and tasting room gallery for boutique winemakers. Guests can park their cars and experience wine tasting in over 14 different wineries. I promise a future column will feature a lot more information about the history of the Old Sugar Mill, but for now, their very popular wine and chocolate event will be held February 9th

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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. They hope, with your help, for more of the same this year. You are welcome to join in the effort to collect pet sweaters, blankets, collars, leashes, pet carriers and pet toys for those in need in our community. Loaves & Fishes provides a variety of shelter, food and support services to the Sacramento homeless community. For more information about Loaves & Fishes, visit sacloaves.org. VCA Greenhaven Pocket Animal Hospital is located at 1 Valine Court,

happening Sacramento, CA 95831. For more information, call 916-391-3677 or visit www. VCAgreenhaven.com JFK HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME: The John F. Kennedy High School Athletics Department will induct its first Hall of Fame class this spring in May, 2019. The school is looking for nominations of Cougar graduates, coaches, teams and athletic department contributors. The John F. Kennedy High School Athletics Hall of Fame is intended to recognize and honor those who have made a significant impact on the athletic community with their athletic achievements during high school or with exceptional effort and service to the John F. Kennedy High School athletic department. The Hall of Fame looks to reflect the proud history of John F. Kennedy High School, highlight the long-standing athletic success of the institution and recognize the importance of developing well-rounded individuals. Please contact Athletic Director, David Parsh at: david-parsh@scusd.edu for more information. To submit an nomination, visit https://jfk.scusd.edu/post/hallfame-nomination-form

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SATURDAY, MARCH 2 STEINBERG SEUSSICAL STORYTIME: At 10:30 a.m., join Robbie, Darrell, Richard, Jim, Patrick, Darrel, Rick and Rivkah for a fun-filled morning to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss with Geisel-award winning stories and cookies at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7355 Gloria Drive.. BOOK CLUB: EDUCATED - If you like to read and you like to talk about books, look no further than the Pocket Library book discussion group. The group reads a wide variety of books to challenge the minds and interests of all group members. At this meeting we will be discussing Educated by Tara Westover. Saturday, March 2, 1 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 Pock-

et-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento. CABRILLO CIVIC CLUB #5 CRAB FEED: Antipasti, salad, pasta, cracked crab, bread and butter, wine and coffee, dessert silent auction. $45; Cabrillo Clubhouse 4605 Karbet Way; no-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; advanced ticket sales only (limited seating). Reservations, call Marilyn at 916421-5769 or Rachel at 916-568-1301.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 “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. POCKET GREENHAVEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Neighbors are welcome to join the Pocket-Greenhaven Community Association for updates on issues impacting our community, the work of the organization and presentations from the City of Sacramento Dept. of Utilities on the recycling program from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Robbie Waters Library, 7335 Gloria Drive.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 “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 Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento. POCKET LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY CEREMONIES: Opening Day Ceremony starts at 8 a.m. at Bill Conlin Youth Sports Complex. The League has invited Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Council Member Rick Jennings, and Parks Commissioner Devin Lavelle. The River Cats mascot, Dinger, will also be in attendance. This year former MLB player Ryan Mattheus will also be present.

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 PocketGreenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento.

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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. LAKE WASHINGTON SAILING CLUB OPEN HOUSE: Free Sailboat rides and fun for all! Come to the Lake Washington Sailing Club’s Annual Open House on Saturday April 27, 2019, from 10:30am to 3:30PM. In addition to sailing, there will be fascinating displays of sailing activities and sailing related organizations, food and refreshments for sale and fun activities for kids. The club is located at the end of Boathouse Road at the Port of Sacramento in West Sacramento. Check our website for directions: http://www.lwsailing.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 30 PRIDE OF THE POCKET: Pocket Greenhaven Community Association annual awards ceremony, celebrating the folks who make our community such a wonderful place to live, work and play from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Didion School Park.

ONGOING SIRS BRANCH 93 meets every third Monday of each month. Lunch is at 11:30 in the Elks Club, 6446 Riverside Blvd. If you are retired or close to retirement and looking to join a men’s group, we are Sons In Retirement. A group of men with a wide variety of backgrounds that love to socialize, play golf, bowl, pinochle, hike, bike ride or maybe you would like to form an activity that you are interested in, join us. The first lunch is on the group. Give Jack a call, there is always room at our meetings. Interesting speakers and a great buffet are included at each meeting. Jack Reefer 916424-1303 or email me: jreefer@sbcglobal. net ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP: The Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library hosts an English Conversation Group every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento. Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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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. 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) 393-9026 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.

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. 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 PocketGreenhaven 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 email questions, and/or get you started with library services like e-books or emagazines! Stop by the service desk or call 916-264-2920 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 for expert advice, great conversation and more. All crafters are welcome, not just knitters! Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento. 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.

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.

“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 Pocket-Greenhaven 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.

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