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Olympic Gold medalist Billy Mills, right, and wife Patricia at their Sacramento area home. Patricia, an accomplished and awardwinning artist, displays a multitude of paintings all over their home, including the pictured piece, a part of her 2007 Master’s thesis project.

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Running Brave: The billy Mills

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n incredible finishing kick that propelled Billy Mills to an improbable come-from-behind victory to claim a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics is clearly his legacy. One of the greatest upsets in Olympic history brought the unknown 10,000-meter distance runner instant worldwide recognition and fame.

However, the self-effacing Mills takes more pride in his crusade for more than four decades to carry the torch for American Indians and serve as a source of inspiration. Carrying that torch hasn’t been easy for an individual who waged a personal war with his demons early in life and nearly lost the battle.

Born Makata Taka Hela on a large southwestern South Dakota reservation, Mills’ mother (one-quarter Lakota Sioux) died when he was 7 and five years later he became an orphan when his father (three-quarters Lakota Sioux) passed away.

Following his father’s death, he became separated from his seven siblings and Mills traveled a difficult road, experiencing poverty, racism, loneliness, deep despair, and stopped just short of taking his own life.

The savior for the Sacramento resident: running. Mills once said the loneliness fueled his running.

“I was running from rejection, from being orphaned,” he said. “The Indians called me mixed blood. The white world called me Indian. I felt like I never belonged. I was running in search of my identity. The sport saved me in so many ways. I was running to find Billy.”

He began to find the real Billy following the aborted suicide attempt in his early 20s while running as a junior for the University of Kansas. Instead of hanging himself in a hotel room, Mills heard the voice of his father saying, “Don’t do it.” In tears, he abandoned the suicide attempt and quickly wrote down – “Gold medal. 10,000-meter run. Believe, Believe, Believe.”

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a high protein diet and made sure he ate the right food prior to running.

The discovery allowed him to double the training distance he ran each week and his times continued to drop heading into the Olympic year. Yet no one had any faith in the American Indian runner, who wasn’t even given shoes by the Olympic committee. Mills knew he was a long shot, but that didn’t stop his optimism.

“I wasn’t on anyone’s radar, but I went to the Games thinking I had a chance to win,” Mills recalls.

The determined Mills proved it during the arduous 10,000-meter run before an estimated 75,000 fans. With two laps to go, Australian world-record holder Ron Clarke was in the lead and only two other runners had a chance of overtaking him: Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia and the unknown Mills.

Entering the final lap, Clarke nudged Mills and then Gammoudi brushed both runners and took the lead, which forced Mills to the outside lane and seemingly out of contention Courtesy photo for the gold. What seemed like a two-person MiraCulous olyMPiC viCTory race down the stretch between Gammoudi and Clarke became the stuff of legends as Mills Prior to the 1964 Olympics, no one consid- somehow found another gear and sprinted ered Billy Mills an elite runner. Sure, he had past the stunned runners to claim the victory. captured the individual title in the Big Eight Conference cross-country tournament and Not far from the finish line, a Japanese official later was the conference champion in the halted Mills and asked, “Who are you, who are 2-mile. Yet Mills also failed to qualify for the you, who are you?”

1960 U.S. Olympic team.

Mills’ winning time of 28:24.4 was an Olympic Four years later, he finished second to Gerry record and he miraculously beat his own perLindgren at the U.S. Olympic Trials, running sonal best by 46 seconds. He became the first a personal best of 29 minutes, 10.4 seconds American and Western Hemisphere runner to in the 10,000 meters. However, that time was claim the 10,000-meter gold medal, a feat that nearly a minute slower than most of the elite still remains today. field he would be up against in Tokyo.

When asked by a Runner’s World reporter if he What no one knew about Mills was he suf- had been worried about Mills beating him, an fered from hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), astounded Clarke said, “Worried about him? I a huge disadvantage for any distance runner never heard of him.” who needs that sugar to use as fuel. Mills began treating the hypoglycemia by going on Mills offered his own analysis of the shocking

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sTory victory. “I felt the gold medal was a gift from a higher power.”

Sydney Farhang, one of Mills’ 12 grandchildren, has grown to appreciate the victory as she has gotten older. When college friends at U.C. Santa Cruz learned about her running heritage, they would often watch the famous Olympic run online. Her grandfather’s achievement, which the Associated Press voted the “Upset of the Year,” never ceases to amaze her.

“Every time I watch it the race gives me the chills,” said Farhang, 24. “He’s very modest, but I’ve heard him tell the story before. Grandpa always says winning the gold medal was a gift to him.”

aMeriCan indian hero and savior The tale of Billy Mills’ rise to Olympic fame is so miraculous and uplifting that Hollywood couldn’t resist making a movie – Running Brave. Robby Benson played the lead role in the 1983 movie and earns praise from Mills for his portrayal of a man who triumphs over prejudice, pain and his own demons.

However, Mills wishes the movie shined more of a light on the problems that still plague Native Americans.

“I would have loved it if they would have talked more about tribal rights, false perceptions of us, and went more in-depth about the real issues facing Native Americans,” Mills said.

Photo by Anne Stokes

Billy Mills’ Sacramento home holds a multitude of Native American treasures, including this eagle feather headdress which was bestowed upon him in honor of his new warrior status by the Lakota tribe following his Olympic gold medal win in 1964. Mills was also bestowed with name: Tamakoce Te’hila, which roughly translates into “Loves His Country,” or more traditionally “Respects The Earth.”

It’s been more than five decades since Mills earned a place in Olympic lore, but the years have been kind to him. He’s happy how life has Billy’s work as an inspirational speaker. evolved. The once bitter, depressed man has transformed into a happy individual whose fo- Mills worked in the insurance business when he settled in Sacramento, yet began to do less cus often remains on others. and less when his demand as a public speaker Billy and Patricia Mills, his admitted soul mate, grew. Speaking to various groups came easily have been married for 53 years and have lived to Mills, a passionate man who has plenty of in Fair Oaks since the mid-1970s. The couple personal highs and lows of his own life to share. has four grown daughters and have been traveling the world together for years, invigorated Over the years, that passion was never greater by their enthusiasm for visiting new places and than when he was in front of a group of Native

Americans. Realizing he wanted to do something for American Indian youth, Mills joined forces with Eugene Krizek in 1986 and together they created Running Strong for American Indian Youth. The goal wasn’t too elaborate – bring basic resources and a sense of hope to impoverished American Indian communities.

“Billy grew up in that life and faced the same challenges kids do today,” said Lauren Finkelstein, executive director of Running Strong.

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BillY Mills ProFile

age: 77 reSident: Fair Oaks faMily: Wife (Patricia), four daughters, 12 grand children, one great grand child Career: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps

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Reserves Insurance salesman; Inspirational public speaker, Co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth legaCy: 1964 Olympic gold medal winner in 10,000 meter run

Photo by Anne Stokes

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From top left clockwise: Billy Mills with his gold medal. Billy Mills holds an etching of himself done by his wife, Patricia Mills, before they were married in 1962. Billy Mills was the inspiration for wife Patricia Mills’ painting, “Torch of Memory,” and is part of the permanent collection of the World Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

“He gives them hope and lets kids know to follow their dreams. He really gets down to their level and connects with them. Billy is very credible to the kids.”

There are 566 federally recognized Indian Nations in the United States, which are variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages. Finkelstein says Mills travels to them constantly and has visited more reservations than anyone she knows.

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This July, Mills went back to his roots at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

The entire Mills extended family made the trip, which was an enlightening one for both young and old.

In the twilight years of his life, Billy Mills is content with his life and not running from anything these days. However, he’s still running brave, changing the lives of as many people as he can.

“It was very wonderful and powerful to see where Grandpa grew up and the history behind the reservation,” Farhang said. “Everyone walked away somehow changed.”

Jeffrey Weidel is a freelance writer from the Sacramento area who can be reached at skiweidel@gmail.com. Visit his website at www.

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Koinonia Homes

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oinonia Homes for Teens and the Biletnikoff Foundation broke ground July 23 on renovations to Tracey’s Place of Hope, a home in Loomis designed to provide substance abuse and domestic violence treatment for teenage girls.

through a rehab program. This house is a perfect place for them to live and a place they can be proud to live in.

“When they walk out of the house, we want them to come back,” Biletnikoff added. “It’s a small thing but means a lot.”

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“Adolescent drug and alcohol issues are the No. 1 social issue in Ryland, who has worked for KoiAmerica,” Ryland said. “It’s the nonia for 28 years, said Tracey’s starting point for many social Place of Hope will provide age-approblems but it’s never funded. propriate adolescent treatment.

That’s why Koinonia combined foster care with treatment.”

“Tracey was 19 and in recovery and she went through it with midKoinonia is a Greek word that dle-aged women,” Ryland said. means community, communion Fred Biletnikoff, whose daughter, “Tracey was in treatment trying or joint participation.

Tracey, was murdered in 1999, to figure out boys. Her peers were said in an interview that the part- trying to figure out how to get Koinonia operates six homes in the nership was a great opportunity their kids back.” region – four in Loomis and one to keep his daughter’s spirit alive. each in Rocklin and Antelope – for Biletnikoff, a Pro Football Hall of And, Ryland said, the foster care boys and girls and also has its own Fame member, played wide re- industry “doesn’t see much of this treatment facility and school, the ceiver for the Oakland Raiders for kind of thing."

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“This represents to me the com“We have the only accredited “We’re able to help these girls munity being brought together,” adult education school in the disout and let them know we real- Ryland said. “These girls are factrict,” Ryland said. “But only our ly care about them,” said Bilet- ing the hurdles and trials they kids can go to it.” nikoff, a Placer County resident. need to overcome to become func“Our daughter saw success going tional adults.”

Koinonia, which was started in Loomis in 1982 by Sam and MiriCourtesy photo am Golden, has 700 boys and girls in foster care and coordinates 300 adoptions per year.

“These girls come from around the state for treatment, not just foster care,” said Bill Ryland, Koinonia Homes for Teens director.

“As an agency, we deal with some of the toughest kids in the state.

This is kind of the deep-end of the foster care system.”

Fred Biletnikoff, introduces Bill Ryland, of Koinonia Homes, at the groundbreaking July 23 for Tracey's Place of Hope.

Tracey’s Place of Hope is for girls between the ages of 13 and 18, Ryland said.

“They come from around the state for treatment, not just traditional foster care,” Ryland said.

“They do incredibly hard work.

They do lots of things adults can’t do.”

Biletnikoff said he and his wife, Angela, looked all around Placer and Sacramento counties for a place such as the Koinonia home in Loomis but “they just weren’t what we wanted.

“This program is one of the top as far as we are concerned,” Biletnikoff said. “We wanted to be a part of remodeling the entire house. We could deliver that to the girls and be happy.”

Biletnikoff said that he and his wife would continue to be a part of the lives of the girls in Loomis, with plans to visit during the holidays, take them to women’s The Biletnikoff Foundation has symposiums and possibly a footraised more than $500,000 for ball game.

Tracey’s Place of Hope, including a $50,000 donation by Oakland “It’s rewarding to break ground Raiders owner Mark Davis. The on something we have been Biletnikoff Foundation is dedicat- working on for so long,” Angela ed to supporting youth, primari- Biletnikoff said. “Tracey’s Place ly from low-to-moderate income of Hope is already a place of hope neighborhoods or backgrounds and recovery but our efforts are that are at risk to drug and alcohol to improve the overall functionaddiction and domestic and gen- ality and condition of the home for the girls’ safety. der violence.

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Photos by Anne Stokes Shine Wellness Inc. carries traditional Chinese medicinal tools, such as their custom-labeled and all-natural wooden foot-soaking tubs, foot-soaking herbs and a wide assortment of massage tools.

Acupuncturist and herbalist Tian Li Wu, left, and business partner Evette Tsang at their downtown Sacramento shop and acupuncture clinic.

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ongtime friends and business partners Evette Tsang and Tian Li Wu share a passion for helping others. Wu, a renowned licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with two decades worth of experience, and Tsang, a successful entrepreneur and health insurance agent, combined their expertise in 2012, forming Shine Wellness Inc. Their company aims to introduce the philosophies of traditional Chinese medicine to Western patients, and in doing so give them natural healthcare options to use alongside their Western medical care.

whole line of products to help people have a better lifestyle and to use Chinese medicine methods as tools to keep them healthy at home. We started with foot soaking, because that’s a tradition in Chinese culture and in Chinese medicine. From there we launched more (products).

From head to toe, we have about 25 or 30 products.”

All of those products are made under Shine Wellness’ label and to their quality standards. Items include all-natural wood foot-soaking tubs, herbal foot soaks and a full line of massagers to promote healthy circulation from head to foot.

“We really have a passion for it, we both really love it. In China, they consider Chinese medicine a natural treasure,” said Tsang. “It’s a passion for us to introduce it here, in America, what we call our new “We did extensive research and consulted experts. We choose the manhome. It’s our heritage. So for us it’s not just tools to help people; we ufacturers carefully; we’ve visited China a few times already. We’re trying to provide quality products,” said Tsang. “We back all of our love Chinese medicine and we want to promote our heritage.” products, and they’re based on traditional Chinese medicine, and on “In Chinese medicine, the foot is considered the root of the body. Our (Wu’s) expertise.” whole body reflects our foot. People in our culture, we have a saying, ‘The body’s aging starts at the feet,’” said Wu. “We developed this Wu’s inspiration for the product line came from a desire to give pa10

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“In my practice people ask me, ‘What can I do at home? Can you teach me a good massage point or something?’ So I said, ‘OK, let’s do the foot soaking.’ That’s how we started,” said Wu. “I realized that this part of a healthy lifestyle was missing in this culture. But in our culture it’s very popular —everybody knows about foot soaking.”

According to Wu, more than half of her patients are seniors over the age of 65, many of whom come to her seeking help to alleviate aches and pains associated with arthritis, old injuries, diabetes, insomnia and even depression.

“Of course they’re under a doctor’s care, and may be taking medications. Some seniors are active, might be able to exercise and (follow) their diet, but there is still room for improvement,” said Wu. “Some people, even with medications, they still need help. Acupuncture is one (treatment), and I teach them how to massage themselves at home.

“We really want to promote something they can do at home,” she added. “Daily lifestyle changes and daily maintenance are so important.”

According to Tsang, there is still a big divide between modern Western and traditional Chinese medicines, but that the two can be successfully used in conjunction with each other.

“I think mainstream (Western medicine) is catching up with it. Medical professionals are looking at big things that can cure cancer, like boosting the immune system, which traditional Chinese medicine has taught all along,” says Tsang. “There are good things about Western medicine, but the downside is that there are side effects, especially with medication.”

Traditional Chinese medicine’s natural aspects are appealing to many patients who are looking for options that won’t interfere with or react to any current medications or treatments that they may be undergoing.

“Natural health, especially for seniors, it’s something that they’re looking for. I have a very busy acupuncture clinic here where we provide natural healthcare and help people with all kinds of problems,” said Wu. “People want to do something more natural. They want to try to be able to use some kind of tool to taper down or off (medications) using natural diet, exercise and something like this to get back to as natural a lifestyle as they can.

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nyone who has been welcomed with a purr or greeted by a wagging tail can attest to the joy pets bring to our lives. And while pet stewardship has responsibilities, bringing a new family member into the fold has been shown to bestow significant physical, mental, and emotional benefits, especially for seniors. To help facilitate and encourage such mutually advantageous adoptions, the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has several helpful programs aimed at supporting senior pet owners.

with pets make 30 percent fewer visits to their doctors than those without. Having a pet also increases opportunities for physical activity, such as walks, helping owners meet their daily exercise requirements which contribute to increased health.

As non-judgmental sources of affection and companionship, pets have been shown to reduce stress, alleviate depression, and ease anxiety, sometimes just through the act of petting or talking to one.

Animal companions can stave off loneliness as well as provide opportunities for social interactions According to the Centers for Dis- with other people. Caring for a ease Control and Prevention, pets pet helps create regular routines have a positive impact on own- and purpose for those who may be ers’ physical health, including going through a lifestyle change, decreasing blood pressure, cho- such as retirement or the loss of a lesterol and, triglyceride levels. spouse. “Every interaction I have Studies have found that seniors with a senior is somebody say12

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ing, 'this is my only friend,' or 'I don't know what I'd do without this pet,' says Shari Lowen, Senior Services Coordinator for the Sacramento SPCA. “The phrase I like the most is, 'it gives me something to get up for in the morning. If it weren't for my pet, I wouldn't have a reason to get out of bed.'”

Seniors can be uniquely suited to providing pets a loving home in that most retirees have ample time to give pets the attention and resources they need. In turn, senior pets themselves, many of who languish in shelters because they lack the appeal of puppies or kittens, can make excellent adoptees.

Older animals are oftentimes better mannered than their younger counterparts, less destructive, and usually lack an excess of young energy to burn, making them mellow companions. At the Sacra-

mento SPCA, the adoption fee is waived for seniors who adopt a pet over one year of age.

While bringing a pet into your home can provide so many physical, mental, and emotional benefits, owners must commit to return the favor. The Sacramento SPCA has several programs to help seniors over the age of 65 with some of the commitments that come with pet ownership. The shelter hosts free vaccine clinics for seniors’ pets on the first Tuesday every month.

“They do have to show proof that their pet is spayed or neutered,” says Lowen. “If they don't have that or they're not willing to have their pet altered then they get 20 percent off the cost of the vaccine.

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Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 6201 Florin-Perkins Rd. Sacramento (916) 383-7387, sspca.org Free vaccine clinics First Tuesday of every month 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

No appointment required Pets must be spayed or neutered Downloadable vaccination form (916) 504-2845 Obedience training Discount on private pet behavior consultations By appointment Free behavior helpline (calls will be returned within 48 hours Tuesday through Friday) (916) 504-2848 Estate planning and pet guardian program Free seminars offered quarterly to help review wills, trusts, probate, and tax laws to ensure your pets are cared for in the event that you’re no longer able to care for them (916) 504-2805 Photos by Anne Stokes

altered.” Should owners opt to do so, the SSPCA offers a 20 percent discount on spay and neuter surgeries as well.

The SSPCA also gives seniors discounts on obedience training and private behavior consultations.

“We have special behavior classes for seniors, geared towards seniors and the premise that there may be mobility issues, that kind of thing, issues that we might not look at in regular classes,” explains Lowen.

also offers quarterly seminars on how to ensure they’re provided for. “We have estate planning seminars and what we call the Guardian Care program,” says Lowen. “If you're a senior and you don't have a support system and are concerned about what will happen to your pets when you pass away, you can make a donation to the shelter and we will honor your wishes, whether it be finding an adoptive family, In the unfortunate event that pets keeping it in your home, whatevoutlive their owners, the SSPCA er the case may be.”

For seniors with mobility issues, the SSPCA also has programs to help with routine care and transportation for veterinary appointments. “We have what's called an in-home program where homebound seniors are paired with volunteers who go out to homes, usually once a week, and walks the dog or cleans the litter box,” says Lowen. “The goal is to keep the senior and their pet together.”

Owner Lucy Farley of Sacramento, who brought her pets to take advantage of the monthly vaccine clinic, says that such services are invaluable to seniors such as herself and her husband. “We're both on social security, and it's nice to know that this resource is here and we saved the money. I would see that they get their shots, but this makes it so much easier,” she says. “You're not responsible if you have a pet and you don't keep it in good health. It means everything.”

From top left: Shari Lowen, Senior Services Coordinator with the SSPCA, left, greets Cookie the Pug at the shelter’s monthly free vaccine clinic for seniors. “There are tremendous physical and social advantages [to pet ownership],” she says. The SSPCA has several programs aimed to help seniors keep their pets healthy and at home.

Marian Schieck of Sacramento brought her dog Kona to the Sacramento SPCA to benefit from the shelter’s monthly free vaccine clinic for senior pet owners.

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VISIT NEVADA COUNTY

Chef’s Table

Dining

Tess’ Kitchen Store 115 Mill St. Grass Valley (530) 273-6997, tesskitchenstore.com Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By Anne Stokes

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ess’ Kitchen Store in downtown Grass Valley is a veritable one-stop gourmet shop. Open since 1931, the Tess’ offers just about anything a gastronome could want or need, from Le Creuset cookware or the latest kitchen gadget to cooking classes on how to use them.

Upcoming Chef’s Table dinners A Menu Inspired by Chef Jean-Pierre Moulle Saturday, Sept. 12 Seatings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m

“We are one of the largest kitchen stores in Northern California.

We have three stories and over 6,400 square feet of retail space.

We have a broad offering of everything to high-end cookware to cutlery, gadgets, as well as specialty foods,” says owner Steve Rosenthal, who took over the store in 2010. “We try to think of ourselves as the culinary hub of you and you’re going to eat. We the Foothills.” really like to talk about and inTwice a month, Tess’ Kitchen troduce what you’re going to be Store opens up their downstairs seeing and what you’re going to demonstration kitchen to a priv- be eating.” ileged few at their Chef’s Table dinners. With famed chef Alan Tangren at the helm, Chef’s Tables feature epicurean multi-course delights paired with the finest wine selections from local, regional, and imported wineries.

“It’s really an educational experience plus a demonstration. You’re getting a wine education as well as food cooking techniques from both of us,” explains chef and sommelier-in-training Dawn Empson, who collaborates with Tangren to create the meals. “It’s really a fun experience. It’s not like you’re dining at a restaurant where we just put food in front of

A Menu Celebrating Late Summer Treats Saturday, Sept. 19 Seatings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

A Hearty Menu from Southwestern France Saturday, Oct. 24 Seatings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Photos by Rachel Rosenthal

really do like to expand that and give opportunities and introduce wines that maybe people aren’t familiar with. I think Alan and I both like looking outside of the box and pairing something that Upcoming menus include a cel- “It’s an art being able to match you normally wouldn’t think ebration of late summer treats, and pair wine and food,” explains paired [well], but it features the featuring pan-fried halibut with Empson. “There are components food beautifully. We have fun saffron and peppers, green bean that you have to be able to unwith that.” salad with smoked duck breast, derstand in both the food process and sugar plum tart with raspber- as well as the wine process to be ry ice cream. Coveted spots fill up able to pair them so that you get fast, with reservations suggested a a wonderful experience on the few months in advance, although palate. We really partner well in this program, I’m able to take Alwait-listings are available. an’s food and pour something in Chef Alan Tangren made a name your glass that will liven up what for himself at Berkley’s Chez Payou’re eating.” nisse, as well as co-authoring several cookbooks with culinary “We do try to feature local wines, pioneer chef Alice Waters. Emp- but we do also like to broaden son, who serves as sous chef, our menu by adding in Napa has worked at wineries and wines, or Santa Barbara wines, or restaurants throughout Sonoma, European wines,” she adds. “We Healdsburg, and Napa, including Julia’s Kitchen. Empson is also currently undertaking certification testing through the Court of Master Sommeliers.

Chef Alan Tangren , right, runs the show at Tess’ Kitchen Store’s monthly Chef’s Table dinners. Chef Tangren, who made a name for himself at Berkley’s famed Chez Panisse, creates the menus while Sous Chef and sommelier in training Dawn Empson handles the wine pairings.

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Tess' Kitchen Store in Historic Downtown Grass Valley • Incredible selection with three floors of premium cookware.

• Large selection of Fancy Foods including gourmet cheeses from around the world.

• Cooking school offering hands-on classes and demonstration dinners.

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Nevada City Bed and Breakfast Inn Located less than 1 mile from South Yuba Citizens League, a 6-minute walk from the Miners Foundry Cultural Center and 5.9 miles from Empire Mine State Historic Park, this storied inn is also close to shops and restaurants.

The quaint rooms feature antique furnishings and floral decor, and have private bathrooms and TVs. Some units also have walk-in showers.

Guests are provided with a complimentary homemade breakfast each morning, served on the porch overlooking the property’s lush gardens. Massages are available either in-room or in a private outdoor area.

528 E Broad St., Nevada City, CA

(530) 265-4415

www.emmanevadahouse.com

Pasties … a legacy of the Cornish miners

In addition to our many “flavors” of pasties, we offer pot pies, British bangers, fish and chips, salads, soups, traditional English teas and foods, scones and irresistible homemade desserts topped with English clotted cream. Import Products: Teas, Cookies, Crackers, Sauces, Gravies, Beans, Scone Mixes, Jams & Jellies, Pickles, Salad Dressings....and MORE!

100 South Auburn St. (Auburn St. & Main St.)

Grass Valley

530-272-9230

Riverside Inn

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Senior DIRECTORY

DOg BAkERY Scraps Dog Bakery 2034 Nevada City Hwy, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 274-4493

mEmORY CARE Cascades of Grass Valley 415 Sierra College Dr. Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-8002

FUNERAL hOmEs Chapel of the Angels 250 Race St. Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-2446

OphThALmOLOgY Sierra View Medical Eye 400 Sierra College Dr # A, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-3411

Cascades of Grass Valley 415 Sierra College Dr. Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-8002

FURNITURE Country Wood Furniture 116 W Main Street Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-5375

pAsTIEs Cousin Jacks Pasties 100 S. Auburn Street Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-9230

BAkERY Flour Garden Bakery 109 Neal St Grass Valley 95945 (530) 477-2253

gIFTs/CONsIgNmENT Julie’s Cottage Boutique 17487 Penn Valley Dr B-100, Penn Valley 95946 (530) 432-7761

REALTOR/REAL EsTATE Terry Ann Ferguson, Mitchell Real Estate 428 Colfax Ave. Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-5800

NEVADA COUNTY DIRECTORY AssIsTED LIVINg FACILITY Brunswick Village Assisted Living 316 Olympia Park Cir, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 274-1992 Sierra View Manor 120 Dorsey Dr Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-4849

999 Sutton Way Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-2043 340 Elm Ave Auburn 95603 (530) 888-1011 BED & BREAkFAsT/ INN’s Riverside Inn 206 Commercial St Downieville, Ca (530) 289-1000 Swan Levine House 328 S Church St Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-1873 Emma Nevada House 528 E Broad St. Nevada City, 95959 (530) 265-4415 CANDY & gIFTs Nevada City Chocolate Shoppe 236 Broad St Nevada City 95959 (530) 265-3448 CLOThINg/gIFTs Bamboo Home Store 130 Mill St. Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-0303 COFFEE hOUsE/ROAsTER Caroline’s Coffee Roasters 128 S Auburn St, Grass Valley, 95945 (530) 273-6424

gIFT shOp Junk in the Trunk 122 Mill St Grass Valley 95945 (530) 274-8991 hOTELs & mOTELs Best Western Gold Country 972 Sutton Way Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-1393 Golden Chain Motel 13413 State Hwy 49 Grass Valley 95949 (530) 273-7279 Northern Queen Inn 400 Railroad Ave Nevada City 95959 (530) 265-5824 INDEpENDENT LIVINg Bret Harte Retirement Inn 305 W Main St, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-7137 kITChEN sTORE/ COOkINg CLAssEs Tess Kitchen Store 115 Mill Street Grass Valley 95945 (530) 273-6997

BURIAL Acacia Cremation And Burial Society 1510 Merkley Ave Suite 5 West Sac 95691 (916) 993-8432 1205 A Street Antioch 94509 (925) 775-4462 3477 Broadway St American Canyon 94503 (707) 980-6470 BLUE OAKS Cremation & Burial Services 300 Harding Blvd Ste 201 Roseville 95678 (916) 787-6257 phone CREmATION Acacia Cremation And Burial Society 1510 Merkley Ave Suite 5 West Sac 95691 (916) 993-8432 1205 A Street Antioch 94509 (925) 775-4462

REsTAURANTs The Owl Grill & Saloon 134 Mill St, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 274-1144

3477 Broadway St American Canyon 94503 (707) 980-6470

Toffanelli’s Bistro 302 W Main St, Grass Valley 95945 (530) 272-1468 skI & sNOwBOARDs

BLUE OAKS Cremation & Burial Services 300 Harding Blvd Ste 201 Roseville 95678 (916) 787-6257 phone

Mountain Recreation 491 E. Main St Grass Valley 95945 (530) 477-8006

mONUmENTs Ruhkala Monument Co Inc 4501 Yankee Hill Ct, Rocklin, 95677 (916) 624-1176

ATTORNEY/AUTO ACCIDENT Lorraine Gingery, Attorney 1430 Blue Oaks Blvd #140 Roseville 95747 (916) 415-7070

pETs BOARDINg REsORT All Pets Boarding Resort 3994 Delmar Ave, Loomis 95650 (916) 652-3687

ATTORNEY/EsTATE pLANNINg The Chubb Law Firm Heather R Chubb 8920 Sunset Avenue, Suite E Fair Oaks 95628 Office: 916-241-9661

phYsICAL ThERApY Fuqua Physical Therapy 6560 Greenback Lane Citrus Heights 95621 (916) 723-3372 8795 Folsom Blvd.

Sacramento 95826 (916) 386-0778

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NEVADA COUNTY EVENTS sePTeMber 15Th annUal neVada ciTY FilM FesTiVal Sept. 10-13 Enjoy world class independent films and meet filmmakers from across the globe all in a truly festive environment. nevadacityfilmfestival.com consTiTUTion daY Sept. 12-13 A parade, Revolutionary War Living History Activities in Pioneer Park, the Gold Country Duck Race on Deer Creek and a free outdoor big band concert in the Nevada City downtown historic district. nevadacitychamber.com

oCTober

Sierra Nevada mountains. High elevation colors often begin to change in September and peak in October. Peak color weeks in Nevada City and Grass Valley are difficult to predict but mid-October to mid-November is usually most colorful. Fall color tour maps are available and visitors may call ahead to check day-to-day conditions. nevadacitychamber.com TricK or TreaTinG Downtown Nevada City is a favorite spot for local trick or treaters, and Broad Street is filled with an endless stream of little ghosts and goblins going from door to door to get their treats. Houses are covered in spider webs and lights. Trick or treaters are greeted by witches, warlocks, creepy sounds, and smoking cauldrons. The Victorian architecture of the homes and the old deciduous trees of Nevada City are the perfect backdrop for Halloween.

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neVada ciTY Fall colors Some of the Golden State’s best fall colors are found in the historic Gold Rush towns of Nevada City and Grass Valley, and along the Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway through Tahoe National Forest in the northern

Miners Foundry will hold its annual Fright Night on Halloween night. This year the legendary Nevada City Halloween party will feature three bands on two stages, a full bar, food for purchase, face painting, a photo booth, and the ever popular costume contest.

For more information

contact Miners Foundry, (530) 265-5040.

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GhosT ToUrs

coUnTrY chrisTMas Faire

The haunted Nevada City historical walking tour explores the stories behind the many colorful ghosts said to still reside among us. Nevada City tours depart from 210 Broad Street (The Alpha Building) on Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. during the month of October.

Admission is $10 for Adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. Children age 5 and under are admitted free.

Private tours by request.

For further details call (530) 265-6877 or email mlyon@ hauntedisles.com.

Friday Nov. 27 and Saturday Nov. 28 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 29 10 a.m. to 4 pm Nevada County Fairgrounds 11228 McCourtney Road $4 admission. Age 12 and under Free (530) 273-6217 nevadacountyfair.com

noveMber craFT Faire & sandWiche shoPPe Friday Nov. 27 to Sunday Nov. 29 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Nevada City United Methodist Church 433 Broad St., Nevada City (530) 265-2797 nevadacitymethodist.com arTisans FesTiVal AT MINERS FOUNDRY Friday Nov. 27 to Sunday Nov. 29 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Miners Foundry Cultural Center 325 Spring St., Nevada City $3 admission, kids under

cornish chrisTMas Friday Nov. 27 6 to 9 p.m.

Opening night of Cornish Christmas in downtown Grass Valley. (530) 272-8315 historicgrassvalley.com holidaYs aT The eMPire Mine Friday Nov. 27 and Saturday Nov. 28 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Empire Mine State Historic Park 10791 E. Empire St., Grass Valley Adults $7; Kids 6-16 $3; 5 and under Free. (530) 273-8522. empiremine.org

Fine Handcrafted Breads, Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Coffee and Beverages Sustainability • Quality • Community • Integrity & Generosity Since 1981

Two Grass Valley Locations!

Gold Country Center

999 Sutton Way • Grass Valley 530-272-2043

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Downtown GV

109 Neal Street • Grass Valley 530-477-CAKE (2253)

Auburn Town Center 340C Elm Avenue • Auburn 530-888-1011

HOURS: Mon - Sat 5am - 6pm Sunday 6am - 5pm

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Stay Awhile...

Auburn Ravine Terrace

Luxury Boutique Hotel • Day Spa • Event Center - Beautiful Rooms and Suites with Tempur-Pedic® Beds - Walking distance to historic downtown Grass Valley - Day Spa offering Massages, Facials and Nail Care - Outdoor Pool, Hot Tub, Fitness Center and Full Bar - Gold Country Breakfast and Evening Reception

Auburn Ravine Terrace provides you with the opportunity to enjoy the retirement you’ve looked forward to. Discover new friends, places and activities, and rediscover old favorites.

Join us for lunch and a tour so we can show you the lifestyle that we know you would enjoy.

Call us at 530-823-6131 or e-mail us at: auburnravineterrace@rhf.org

Non-profit • Faith Based Residential Living • Assisted Living Skilled Nursing • Respite Care Affordable Housing for Older Adults Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities

530-823-6131 www.auburnravineterrace.org 750 Auburn Ravine Road, Auburn, CA 95603 Assisted Living Lic# 317000174 • Skilled Nursing Lic# 030000172

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Volunteer of the Month Thinking and aCTing globally and loCally

volunteer richard huntley

By Anne Stokes

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ichard Huntley’s volunteer resume has taken him around the world and back home again. After retiring from AT&T in 1992, Huntley went to “work” as a Salvation Army Officer in the late 1990s in Czechoslovakia, which in turn led to his work with Romanian children’s relief efforts. In 1998, he became an ordained Chaplain, working in Turkey from 2000 to 2007, during which time he became an auxiliary Chaplain for the U.S. Air Force.

The braille and Talking book library 900 N St. Sacramento (800) 952-5666 library.ca.gov/services/btbl

Photo by Anne Stokes

Coming back home to the States didn’t exactly slow Huntley down much either.

“I was bored when I came back from overseas. I’m a Type A person,” Huntley said. “I came back and thought, ‘What do I do now?’ So I started volunteering.”

Huntley currently divides his time serving with several local organizations. He has volunteered over 1,000 hours with the Placer Nature Center, where he currently serves as docent, board president and director of the compost education center. As a Placer County Master Gardener, Huntley teaches composting and vermiculture seminars at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center and works with students at the Rock Creek Elementary in the school, teaching them about not just growing a healthy garden, but enjoying the literal fruits of their labor.

“I love working with kids. At the Placer Nature Center, we take the kids out on the trails, teach them about nature,” he said. “(At Rock Creek) we teach them how to raise vegetables in their own garden and then take it into the school cafeteria and serve it.

“It’s taking kids away from computers and Xboxes and out into nature,” he added.

Huntley is also President of the Placer Gold chapter of the Pioneers, a volunteer network comprised of retired AT&T employees. Formed in 1911 (Alexander Graham Bell was a founding member), the national group is now one of the world’s largest industry-related volunteer organizations. Huntley’s Placer Gold Chapter works with many different local charities, including Toys For Tots, the Special Olympics, Seniors First and Camp Ronald McDonald.

“We do community service. Since I’m the president of the group, I try to get a service project for us to do every other month,” explains Huntley. “Right now we’re gathering things for people displaced by the Rocky Fire, so we’re taking donations now, care packages now that people can take up there and give out.”

Huntley and a few fellow Pioneers also volunteer their time weekly, repairing and maintaining book machines for the Braille and Talking Book Library. The library, a branch of California’s State Library that serves approximately 10,000 patrons all over Northern California, 20

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Pioneers Crisis Care kiTs Each kit should contain only the items/quantities requested in a 2 gallon Ziploc bag: 1 medium-size bottle of shampoo 2 bars of soap (not in boxes) 1 medium-size toothpaste 3 toothbrushes 1 box of band-aids 1 fingernail clipper 1 sturdy hair comb 2 hand towels (not wash cloths) 2 pocket-sized packages of facial tissues 1 Beanie Baby-sized stuff toy

Please bring these to your local Pioneer contact at: 1125 Lincoln Way Annex Auburn, CA 95603 (Behind the AT&T Building) 2700 Watt Ave. (Rm 3105) Sacramento, CA 95821

maintains a collection of thousands of books, magazines, newspapers and descriptive videos for visually-impaired readers.

“Without volunteers, this would be really hard to run, because they put so much time and effort into helping us do the job that we have here,” said Charles Johnson, Electronics Technician for the Braille and Talking Book Library in Sacramento. “I’m the only paid repair technician, so I can’t do it all. Without (volunteers) I don’t know what we would to, to tell the truth.”

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For puzzle answers go to: www.calsenior.com

HOW TO PLAY SODUKO: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

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visit our website: calsenior.com reCurring evenTs

11576 D Ave., Bldg 313A. Group lessons this is a free night, we sew pillowcases and one-on-one tutoring. Cost: $7. Info: and donate them to active duty military.

Info: 209-3930.

AuburnSocialDancers.org.

BUTTONS ‘N’ BOWS Square Dance Club meets from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Rock Creek Elementary School, 3050 Bell Road in Auburn. Cost: $16 per month members, $5 a session visitor. Live caller each evening. Info: Gail (530) 889-1345.

SONS IN RETIREMENT, Area 33 play golf at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Black Oak Golf Course, 2455 Black Oak Road, Auburn. $14 green fee. Info: Ken Hansen at (916) 622-2757.

THE SIERRANADERS BARBERSHOP Chorus meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Senior Center, BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS with the PILLOWCASES FOR SOLDIERS from 6-8 11577 E Ave. in Auburn. Music reading not Auburn Social Dancers from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sew Katie Jean, 603 5th St. in required, free coaching available. Info: Cliff p.m. Tuesdays at Auburn Senior Center, Lincoln. Every last Wednesday of the month, at (530) 346-2757, sierranaders.org.

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7191 Auburn Boulevard, Citrus Heights Weekly - Weds & Thurs at 6:30pm (916) 723-2320

Fall Prevention Week Screening Event Free to the community Thursday, September 24, 9:00 am – 12 pm Elks Lodge, 3000 Brady Lane, Roseville

Fall risk assessments, medication reviews, walker tune-ups and more!

Questions: call Susan Feldman at BrightStar, 916-919-0063

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Senior Centers - Events Elk Grove Senior Center 8830 Sharkey Ave., Elk Grove (916) 685-3160, thesceg.org Gadabouts Travel - Our travel office plans trips to many exciting locations. Day/Casino trips, and extended trips are offered throughout the year.

BINGO at the Center - Grab a friend and join us for some fun games of BINGO. The Senior Center hosts BINGO each Friday at 12:45pm.

Stay Healthy & Fit - Join us for Aerobics, Zumba Gold, Tai Chi, Yoga, Chair Exercise, Strength Trainingor Tap Dancing – to name a few.

Join the Lunch Bunch (Monday thru Friday) Congregate Meals by ACC are served five days a week in the SGEG Dining Room. Reservations are required, call 685-4804.

Donations are suggested.

Folsom Senior Center 48 Natoma St. Folsom

(916) 351-3510 folsom.ca.us

Monday Off Key Singers (a fun and social group) ......................10-11:30am Social Bridge (all levels) ..................................................12-4:30pm 1st & 3rd Monday each month Senior Citizens Club (2nd & 4th Monday) .................11:30am-3:30pm Tuesday Social Pinochle .........................................................10am-11:30am Book Discussion (2nd Tue) .................................................. 10-11am Movie Madness .....................................................12:15am-2:30am Wednesday Nintendo Wii ................................................................10am-12pm Bingo (1st & 3rd Wednesday) .................................. 12:30pm-1:30pm Thursday Lounge Day: Games & Activities ......................................9am-5pm Greeting Card Clinic (1st Thursday) ............................12:30pm-2pm Live Band Performance (4th Thursday) ....................12:30pm-1:30pm Friday Off Key Singers (a fun and social group) ...................10am-11:30am Brain Connections ................................................12:15pm-1:15pm 4th Friday each month Mah Jongg .....................................................................12pm-3pm

YOUR EVENT HERE! To submit a calendar listing send email to: info@calsenior.com

Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center 915 27th St., 27th and J Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 808-5462, portal.cityofsacramento.org • All Seasons Cafe • Art • Cards, Games, and Hobbies • Dance • Education and Technology • Exercise, Wellness & Fitness • Music Classes • Social Gatherings • Writing and Language Arts

Sunrise Recreation and Park District Rusch Park Community Center 7801 Auburn Blvd. Citrus Heights, CA 95610 (916) 207-9691, Sunriseparks.com Foothill Community Center 5510 Diablo Drive Sacramento, CA 95842 Bridge groups meet once a week year-round and welcome new players. The atmosphere is relaxed and casual and they play only for the love of the game. Check the website or call for schedule info: 521-6556.

Single Deck Pinochle plays from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays at Rusch Park Patio Room. New players are welcome. However, some knowledge of the game is necessary. Double Deck Pinochle plays from noon to 3 p.m.Wednesdays at Rusch Park Patio room.

Scrabble from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays at Rusch Park Sunrise room. New players welcome. Info: 745-3579.

roseville's senior center 1550 Maidu Drive Roseville (916) 774-5960, roseville.ca.us/seniors Activities • Games • Movie matinees • Crafts • Bingo • Free health seminars • Day trips and excursions • Book Reviews • Discussion groups • Line dance • Singing group

Clubs • Quilt Club • Roseville Genealogy • Roseville Better Gardeners Exercise • Maidu Walkers • Nice & Easy Fitness • Chair exercise programs • Parkinson’s and Arthritis fitness classes • Water Fitness

See their website for additional services and Support Groups.

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adVice JaMee horning | executive director, seniors first

volunTeer for life

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hose who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer. Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

create a sense of pride and accomplishment for ourselves, a use for problem-solving skills, and a connection to others. But besides the feel-good satisfaction from working to make a difference, there are hard-proven studies that show real health benefits of volunteering, even after just two hours per week.

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How can you become part of this win/win proposition? Locally, the Regional Center for Volunteerism connects participating, needy organizations and willing, backgrounded volunteers.

Simply visit their office or Wise words from people who understood the search their online database. Director Valeri importance of giving of oneself, giving back, Mihanovich says, “The days of volunteers and simply giving a hoot. Volunteers have an good deedS that do go sitting in an office and simply labeling enormous impact on the health and well-being unPuniShed envelopes are long gone. We rely on the of communities worldwide. Think of all the A report titled “The Health Benefits of experience, skills, availability and wisdom of ways that volunteers make a difference in dayVolunteering” showed a link between our senior volunteers and have opportunities to-day life around the country: in your local volunteerism and lower mortality rates, in every area of interest, from responding and neighborhood watch, as tutors and coaches greater functional ability and lower rates of providing services during an emergency to for your grandkids, at animal shelters, as depression later in life. The report also showed sheltering and caring for animals.” museum docents. The economic value of all that older volunteers are most likely to benefit this volunteering? According to the Corporate because volunteering provides physical and Seniors First is always in need of dedicated for National and Community Service, a federal social activity and a sense of purpose at a time volunteers to serve as drivers, friendly visitors agency that connects in-need organizations when social roles – wage-earner, spouse, etc. – and in other roles. If you or someone you with capable volunteers, $162 billion. are changing. In fact, a study of older adults know would like to get involved to support found that participation in community service other older adults, please contact Claire Why volunteer? more strongly correlates with life satisfaction Buckley at (530) 889-9500. Do it for us; do it By giving one’s time, we not only make a for retirees than for those who continued to for yourself. difference in our communities, but we also work for pay.

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here’s an old saying in the financial world that if you laid all the economists in the world end-to-end, you’d never reach a conclusion. Much the same can be said for the investment seers of Wall Street, few who ever agree on the stock market’s direction, let alone the outlooks for individual stocks. What’s up is down, in their eyes, and what’s down is up.

This is borne out in a review of financial analysts’ earnings and stock price predictions, research departments’ forecasts and investment advisors’ projections for companies and industries, stocks, bonds, the market, the economy. Take former Representative Ron Paul, onetime Republican presidential candidate, who’s been all over the Internet claiming that despite recent record highs in the market, the Federal Reserve Bank’s easy money policies have left stocks and bonds on the verge of a massive collapse.

According to Paul, “the fallacy of economic planning” has created such a “horrendous bubble” in the bond market it’s only a matter of time before the bottom falls out.

When it does, it will lead to “stock market chaos.” He said there’s no way to know the timeline “but after 35 years of a gigantic bull market in bonds (the Fed) cannot reverse history and it cannot print money forever.” Paul believes there will be “a day of reckoning” that will lead to a collapse in both the fixed income and equity markets. He’s convinced that investors eventually will “lose

confidence” in the Fed, and when to attract fresh interest from dip they do the market could see “a buyers. It may not be wise to buy stocks right after the post sharp very big crash.” rallies,” he said, “but if the news David Sterman, writing for the out of Greece or elsewhere causes online StreetAuthority, says a market rumble, you should as bearish as investors were in be prepared to pounce on any the early weeks of August and weakness.” final weeks of July, “it’s time to buy.” One of the Street’s most Short seller Bill Fleckenstein, oft-repeated investment phrases on the other hand, one of many is “You can’t time the market.” credited with, or claiming to Sterman said he’s tallied market have correctly predicted the performance whenever investors financial crisis in 2007, warned the turn bearish “and on almost every entire market could be heading occasion the market has gone on for “calamity” in the coming to post solid short- and mid-term months. “The market is uniquely gains.” When the stock market crash-prone,” he told CNBC’s bear growls, investors sell stocks “Fast Money.” The president of and move to cash. “And that has Fleckenstein Capital said the Fed proven to be a big mistake,” he may hike interest rates or it may not be able to “but it can’t ease. said.

So the market’s kind of on its own “If the markets do show further and it’s sort of tenuous under the weakness, it is likely to be short- surface. It’s a lot weaker than the lived,” he added. There is simply averages look like.” too much global cash that has too few other options. So any Meanwhile, Fisher Investments in such market pullback is bound its second quarter Stock Market

Outlook, declared it expects a double-digit positive year for stocks globally, powered by underappreciated global economic strength and solid political drivers.” While Fisher contends a bear market will eventually come, “we don’t believe one is likely in the next 12 months at least.

America’s stocks stand on a solid foundation,” the firm confidently asserted.

Then there’s David Stockman, the Reagan administrations office of management and budget director, who has long warned the stock market is on the verge of a massive collapse, “a disaster waiting to happen. I think it’s pretty obvious the top is in,” he said on CNBC. Investor Dennis Gartman is similarly concerned.

The founder and editor of The Gartman Letter said it will be a long while before he’s a buyer of equities. “The sidelines are a safer and better place for one’s money now,” he said.

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RECIPE

Dan Zahra

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Wok braised Branzini with ginger soy sauce

Ingredients: • 2 - 1-pound whole branzini, (cleaned & scaled with head and tail intact) • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper • fresh ginger (peeled and finely julienned) 2 inches in length (reserve 4 or 5 ginger slices to place in the sauce to steep) • 2 tablespoons lemon grass (smashed and chopped) • ½ cup soy sauce (low sodium) • 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar • 1 bottle of Asahi beer • 3 scallion, white and light green parts only, julienned • cilantro leaves for garnish • 2 tablespoons canola oil • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions: Rinse the fish in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Salt and pepper the fish inside and out.

Add the oil and butter to your wok with the lemon grass and ginger slices, heat to medium high.

Add the fish to the wok and cook for 3 minutes, until the flesh begins to turn white.

In a small sauce pan over medium heat add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and a few slices of ginger. Just let this heat up and steep until ready to serve (add water as needed to dilute the salty taste) I add about ¼ cup.

Carefully turn the fish and continue cooking for two minutes then add half the Asahi beer cooking for an additional minute.

When the fish is ready, remove them to a serving plate and spread the julienned ginger and scallions over the fish. Spoon the ginger soy sauce over the top of the ginger, soy and fish. Spread the cilantro leaves over the fish to complete the plating and enjoy

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