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During this special event, an annual celebration of the California Indian Heritage Center Foundation and the State Indian Museum, the California Indian community Elders—the keepers of the traditions—will be honored for their role in passing down the important history and culture of Native California people. 36th Annual Celebration Commemorates Esteemed Keepers of Traditions and Offers Complimentary Admission for Special Event on June 8
Posted: 6/5/2013
SACRAMENTO, CA-- (MPG) To honor and commemorate California’s Native Elders, the State Indian Museum will host the 36th Annual “Gathering of Honored Elders” on-site at the Museum on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the special event, an annual celebration of the California Indian Heritage Center Foundation and the State Indian Museum, the California Indian community Elders—the keepers of the traditions—will be honored for their role in passing down the important history and culture of Native California people.
In addition to complimentary admission for the special day, a sponsored lunch will be provided to the tribal Elders and Indian foods will be available for purchase by Museum visitors.
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“It’s amazing the expenses nonprofits face that people don’t think about,” said Steve Heath, United Way president and CEO. “Nonprofits work magic with their budgets to make a positive difference in countless lives in our region. Donating toilet paper is a great way to join together and ensure more money goes toward vital programs that change people’s lives.”
Photo courtesy United Way Posted: 6/5/2013
SACRAMENTO Region, CA (MPG) – United Way California Capital Region is asking the community to participate in its 5th Annual LIVE UNITED Toilet Paper Drive on June 13 to help local nonprofits offset the cost for this staple item. Local nonprofits spend anywhere from a few hundred to thousands of dollars a year on toilet paper – money that could be invested in programs changing lives. Sacramento’s Volunteers of America spends $20,000 each year on toilet paper, which would pay for five months of meals for every man, woman and child in its family shelter.
“It’s amazing the expenses nonprofits face that people don’t think about,” said Steve Heath, United Way president and CEO. “Nonprofits work magic with their budgets to make a positive difference in countless lives in our region, but there’s only so much they can do. Donating toilet paper is a great way to join together and ensure more money goes toward vital programs that change people’s lives.”
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By Julie Parker
Posted: 6/5/2013
SACRAMENTO, CA- (MPG) Multitudes of diverse political views, cultures, and faith belief systems converged on the same high note at the four-day 40th Annual Sacramento Musical Festival (originally “Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee”).
Overwhelming eclectic choices – blues, zydeco, country, street beat, swing, big band, bluegrass, rockabilly, Latin, ragtime, Cajun and, of course, jazz – playing simultaneously in a variety of locations was challenging for many attendees who wanted to hear it all.
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Our heroine, Bethany (Tiffany McKinney, center) tries to think of a way out of her bet to keep silent as Hovelmonger’s assistant, Emma (Katie Pratt) offers hints and the heroic Champ (T.S. Hamilton) offers his support to the woman he loves in the hilarious melodrama THE SILENT TREATMENT now playing at Arden Playhouse.
Photos courtesy of Arden Playhouse
- Michael Messmer An Old-Fashioned Melodrama
Posted: 6/5/2013
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA – (MPG) Evil landlord Harlow Hovelmonger is about to throw the Angel sisters, Bethany and Lillith out of their home because they haven’t been able to make their mortgage payments. When he finds out Bethany is about to inherit a fortune (which she doesn’t know) he offers her a bet. If she can keep silent for a week, they can keep their home. If she loses the bet she has to marry him.
With the encouragement of her sister, Lillith (who is not a mental giant), Bethany takes the bet. When her true love, Champ Braverman, returns to town she can’t make him understand what is happening... apparently she was never good at charades. So how can Braverman help when he doesn’t know what is going on? And why is the he hiding from the local authorities? Will Lillith help? And how about Hovelmonger’s assistant, Emma? After all, she thought he was going to marry her? More twists, turns and complications than you can imagine ... and all designed for lots of boos and hisses for the villain, cheers for the hero and heroine and lots of laughs for all in THE SILENT TREATMENT.
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Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner By Susan Maxwell Skinner
Posted: 5/29/2013
CARMICHAEL, CA – (MPG) In 2008, the Carmichael Recreation and Park District opened Patriots Park at 6827 Palm Avenue off Dewey Drive. Patriots Park offers a unique feature, “The Wall of Honor” to provide a lasting monument to residents of the District who gave their life while serving their country or community.
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Each day of camp, kids are given a chance to see and learn the varied disciplines of today’s fire service.
Applications are Now Being Accepted for 11-13 Year Olds
Posted: 5/22/2013
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA – (MPG) It is time to sign up for Metro Fire’s - FIRE CAMP. Fire Camp is a day camp sponsored by the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District that takes place from July 9-12, 2013. Each day of camp 11, 12, and 13 year olds’ are given a chance to see and learn the varied disciplines of today’s fire service. It is a once in a lifetime experience, which instills self-confidence, teamwork and a basic understanding of the firefighter profession in a fun and exciting atmosphere.
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Carmichael children revel in a tug o’ war during a recent “Sunday Funday” event hosted by the Carmichael Park District.
Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner By Susan Maxwell Skinner
Posted: 5/22/2013
CARMICHAEL, CA – (MPG) Crafts, piñatas, ball games and an old fashioned tug o’ war were recent retro treats for Carmichael kids.
The activities kicked off a summer series of “Sunday Fundays” hosted by the Carmichael Recreation and Park District. Carmichael has Sacra-mento’s highest concentration of apartment dwellers and the free program addresses leisure needs for families with modest means. The aim, said a park spokesperson “Is to get people out enjoying our park instead of watching TV or playing computer games.”
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(l to r) Sargent Schaffer, Ofc. Deborah Bayer reciepient of Guardian of Hope Award, Ofc. Felicia Taylor, Robin Basinger, Program. Director, ACFP, Elaine Whitefeather, ED, ACFP, Christopher Boyd, Chief of Police, Citrus Heights Posted: 5/8/2013
Sacramento, CA – (MPG) The Domestic Violence Intervention Center (DVIC) took to heart their mission to create PEACE in our communities when they announced their new name – A Community For Peace at the recent Garden of Hope ~ Celebrating Our Journey 2013 held at the beautiful Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom, CA and sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
More than 250 people gathered to celebrate the unveiling of their new name and to hear inspirational words from Elaine Whitefeather, Executive Director of ACFP as she shared about the organizations partnerships and her vision for the future - promoting and creating PEACE in our homes, schools and communities.
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Gladys Cossairt 100th birthday party.
Photo by Julie Parker
By Julie Parker
Posted: 5/1/2013
CARMICHAEL, CA – (MPG) Gladys Fairbanks, the youngest of seven children, was born on April 24, 1913 in Faith, South Dakota - the end of the railroad line near the Black Hills, and a stop on the Yellowstone Trail – where her father worked a ranch.
She grew up in a two-room sod hut. To keep bugs down, legs of the beds were painted with kerosene. Water was hauled in from the well. Chamber pots were used during harsh winter months, as venturing to the outhouse was an unpleasant option.
Although there were many mouths to feed, they did not go hungry, as the ranch provided an abundance of food.
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Senator Jim Nielson (center) sponsored a public safety forum in Carmichael. Fellow speakers were County Supervisor Susan Peters (left), District Attorney Jan Scully, Sheriff Scott Jones, and Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan.
Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner By Susan Maxwell Skinner
Posted: 5/8/2013
CARMICHAEL, CA – (MPG) Community leaders and citizens attacked Governor Jerry Brown’s “realignment” bill (AB 109) at a recent public forum.
A former Chairman of the State Parole Board, Senator Jim Nielson sponsored the meeting. The 2011 bill, he said, “Turned the criminal justice system upside down. I doubt any worse legislation has been passed in California history.”
Governor’s Brown’s scheme is the state’s response to Federal Court oversight to reduce prison overcrowding and fix inmate health services. Realignment allows some State felons to serve in County facilities that are ill-designed for lengthy incarceration. “The Governor dumped the problem on counties,” contended Nielson. “The Supreme Court did not order Realignment. Californians are not benefiting; not only is crime up, so are taxes.”
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Author Edric Cane.
Photo courtesy of Dog Ear Publishing Posted: 5/8/2013
CARMICHAEL, CA – (MPG) Leaders in all fields of life in the United States see in our deficiencies in math education an existential threat to the economic well-being and international standing of the nation. Typically, most community colleges spend valuable resources teaching remedial classes on elementary and middle school topics. It is with those topics, in the early grades, that the gaps begin, where children fail to connect with mathematics, where too many children lose ground and lose hope.
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Just desserts. Linda Melody (front left) and Jack Roach were hailed as community volunteers by the Carmichael Kiwanis Club.
Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner By Susan Maxwell Skinner
Posted: 5/1/2013
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA – (MPG) If one good turn deserves another, Carmichael Kiwanis showed two heroes appreciation with two plaques and two standing ovations at the club’s annual volunteer award event last week.
Carmichael Presbyterian Church food closet director Jack Roach co-ordinates 180 volunteers to serve needy families with food. He helped found the closet in 1973 and has given 40 years of volunteer hours to maintaining the service. “This is a man of faith and integrity,” said church spokeswoman Marie Segur. “Jack also organizes our kids’ canned-food drives. He realizes the importance of having young people know about hunger in our community.”
Chamber of Commerce executive Linda Melody was credited with the Carmichael Chamber’s re-emergence as an active and powerful player in Carmichael. “We’ve had some hard times but Linda helped us turn the corner,” approved Kiwanian and Chamber president Chris Meyer. “She’s the driving force behind the Chamber. She also has a kind world for everyone. Linda’s everyone’s friend.” |
In 1965 we all gathered for our first, and only for twenty-one years, family photograph. We were never able to gather again all at the same time, although we did on some occasions, gather on the same day. This photograph has hung in our parent’s home all those years as a great reminder of whose team we are on.
Photo courtesy of Paul Scholl By Paul V. Scholl
Posted: 5/8/2013
Nick, Tom, David, Dennis, Gerry, Regina, Lorna, Mary, Paul, Maggie and Don. Eleven children. Forty-plus grandchildren, and more great grandchildren I am still trying to count. Yes, Catholic.
Margaret G. Scholl was born in 1923.
Her mother died when she was 11, and her father passed the following year, of a broken heart. She was adopted within the family around Vallejo. The home she grew up in is now seen by passers by on I-80. That home still stands and serves as a mini-museum and office, having been recently restored by the new owners.
She had plans on becoming a nun. Then she met my dad!
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The outdoor memorial area located at the 8990 Kruitof Way VFW Post #6158.
Photo by Connie Hall By Connie Hall
Posted: 5/8/2013
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA- (MPG) Anyone who had traveled up and down Hazel Blvd. in the last 60 some years has probably seen the little wood sign, “VFW Post #6158”. The sign sits at the corner of Hazel Blvd. and a little street named Kruitof Way. I admittedly was one of those drivers who had seen the sign countless times before, but didn’t give it much thought after that.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Post, meet some of the dedicated Veterans and was sincerely taken aback by all the things these tireless folks at the Post do for all Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Posted: 4/24/2013
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA – (MPG) Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California, in partnership with Pacific Coast Building Products Foundation, recently granted $10,000 to Women’s Empowerment to fund its Playcare child care program for children who are homeless. The grant helped Women’s Empowerment purchase supplies for its expanded child care space in its new home on North A Street, as well as build a fence to protect children playing on the 6,000-square-foot green space.
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