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Col. C.E. "Bud" Anderson's Auburn home is filled with memorabilia from his 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force, including photographs and models of his WWII era P-51 "Old Crow" Mustang fighter plane.

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Col. ʻBudʼ Anderson

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orld War II veteran and Triple Ace fighter pilot, Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson’s illustrious career has spanned 30 years over three continents. Anderson served with distinction in Europe, Korea, Vietnam and at the Pentagon, and as a fighter test pilot, he helped to advance the field of aeronautic technology, risking his life flying in many innovative and experimental programs. The decorated war hero received the Legion of Merit (twice), five Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, 16 Air Medals, the French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. In 2008, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and given a Congressional Gold Medal in 2015. Over the course of his career, he flew 130 types of aircraft and logged over 7,500 flight hours.

Anderson was born in Oakland in 1922, but grew up on a farm in Placer County. After graduating from Placer High School, Anderson attended Sacramento Junior College where he got his first taste of flying, earning his private pilot’s license at the age of 19. Like so many Americans, Anderson’s life changed on December 7, 1941, when Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor inspired him to enlist in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Cadet Program, a forerunner to the United States Air Force.

“They needed pilots, all kinds of pilots,” he said. “I wanted to be a fighter pilot. I thought if I were by myself in that airplane, I would be responsible for my own life, which just seemed like it would be better. You’re the whole thing, the pilot, the navigator, the bombardier, the gunner [and the] radio man, whereas if you’re in a bomber crew with ten men, you’re depending on each other.”

“And I thought the fighter planes looked cooler than the bomber planes,” he added.

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Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson at his home in the Auburn area. Anderson’s military career spanned 30 years and three continents. After retiring in 1972, he remained in the aviation and test flight field, working with the McDonnell Aircraft Company for 12 years.

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After several months and multiple training cycles, Anderson and the rest of the brand new 357th Fighter Group were transferred to the 8th Air Force and sent to the European Theater in September of 1943. The assignment entailed protecting bomber planes as they flew missions in and out of German airspace.

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“That meant we were going to see aerial combat,” he said.

Anderson flew 116 combat missions during two tours in WWII, during which time he was never hit by hit by enemy fire. The 357th Fighter Group was credited with shooting down 609 ½ enemy aircraft, producing 42 Aces, or pilots with five or more victories in the air, of which Anderson was one of the most prolific.

He is credited with destroying 16 ¼ enemy aircraft, earning him an elite distinction amongst fighter pilots: a triple ace.

One of Anderson’s more memorable aerial combats, which was featured on the History Channel show, “Dogfights,” took place on a bright and sunny afternoon in southern Germany. On May 27th, 1944, Anderson and three other P-51 Mustang pilots were escorting bombers deep into enemy territory.

“My wingman said, ‘we’ve got four bogies coming at us from five o’clock high,’” said Anderson. “We were very vulnerable.”

Those bogies were four German ME-109s, and rather than target the bombers, they had their sights set on Anderson’s crew. Despite their initial tactical disadvantage, Anderson and the other Mustangs managed to turn the tables.

“I closed in on their last guy, [it was a] perfect set up, closing in 300 yards or closer,” Anderson said. “I started firing and got hits all over him, he started to smoke and he was pretty badly damaged. Then he did something that surprised me. He rolled over upside down and kept flying upside down. I have no idea what he was trying to do. Flying upside down, you have to push negative G [force], you’re upside down and up against the top of the canopy, it’s uncomfortable! I was sitting straight and level, very comfortable, and I thought, ‘it doesn’t matter if you’re upside down or right side up, I’m still going to shoot you.’”

After World War II ended in 1945, Anderson stayed in the armed forces. He served as a fighter test pilot at Wright Air Field and Edwards Air Force Base, two assignments at the Pentagon, as a Squadron Commander in

Top: Don Bockay, center, and C.E. “Bud” Anderson of the 357th Fighter Group in England in 1944. During WWII, the group was credited with shooting down 609 ½ enemy aircraft, producing 42 Aces, or pilots with five or more victories in the air, of which Anderson was one of the most prolific.

“Fighter pilots can’t talk unless you use your hands,” said Anderson. above: Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, left, with son James Anderson in Southeast Asia, 1971. The younger Anderson followed in his father’s footsteps and went on to his own military and aviation career. left: Captain CE “Bud” Anderson in England in 1944. Anderson went on to have a 30-year military career, retiring as a colonel in 1972.

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colonel clarence e. “bud” anderSon post-war Korea, and a Wing Commander in Vietnam. He retired with the rank of colonel in 1972, after which Anderson remained in the flight test business with McDonnell Aircraft Company before full retirement in 1984.

In 1990, Anderson shared his wartime experiences in his autobiography “To Fly and Fight, Memoirs of a Triple Ace,” co-written with Sacramento Bee sports writer and aviation enthusiast Joe Hamelin.

According to Anderson, it is important to share his historic experience with future generations and to document just how important the World War II war effort was. He explained how the attack on Pearl Harbor united the nation and enabled Americans to accomplish great things, but at a high cost.

2 Legion of Merit 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses Bronze Star 16 Air Medals

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Croix de Guerre “It galvanized the country and brought us together,” he recalled.

“The government nationalized all industries, all the car companies were making tanks, trucks, or airplanes. The draft took everybody and that brought the country together, because everyone was involved. Patriotism was at an extreme high, we’ll never see it again like that. We might have seen a little bit of it recently on 9/11, and Desert Storm, but multiply that by [much more]. Everybody flew the flag, put up blue stars in their windows, or a gold star if you lost a family member.”

However, WWII was one of America’s costliest wars, in terms of lives lost, and the first in which combat deaths out-numbered other causes such as disease. Millions of people, combatants as well as civilians, lost their lives before the Armistice in 1945.

“Our historians can’t even agree within a million on how many people died,” explained Anderson. “History books say, 40 to 50 million people died as a result of WW II, [and] some books say 72 million people died. They don’t know. But it’s in numbers that I can’t personally comprehend.”

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Top: Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson flying restored version of his WWII era P-51 “Old Crow” in 2001. center left: Col. Anderson’s WWII monument was unveiled at the Auburn Airport in May of 2015. The life-sized bronze statue was sculpted by artist Douglas Van Howd. center right: Col. Anderson was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio in 2008. The honor was presented by Anderson’s son, Jim Anderson, who also had an illustrious aviation career. bottom: Col. Anderson, left, with the help of Auburn City Councilman Kevin Hanley, officially open Col. Bud Anderson Drive near the Auburn Airport in 2012.

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Photo by Richard Bannister Above, Blacksmith Bill Blount engages mother-and-daughter visitors with tales of the “good, old days” in the Blacksmith Shop. Right, Mark Allen, Empire Mine Park Association President, portraying historic mine Superintendent George Starr. Top Right, the headquarters building at Empire Mine State Historic Park.

Far right, Bourn Cottage was built using waste rock form the mine.

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Gold, grit and ʻglamʼ

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he approaching holiday season finds gold fever burning extra bright at Grass Valley’s Empire Mine State Historic Park. Each year around 100,000 visitors discover the gold, grit and glory that have made this park a world-famous attraction.

Thanks to over 200 passionate volunteers, park visits are a rare combination of glamour, education and entertainment.

“Our volunteer team is amazing,” said Empire Mine Park Association President Mark S. Allen. “They truly bring our past to life in a colorful and creative way. The majority of us are seniors, including me,” 10

he laughed. Yet when you consider what’s achieved, you’d never know it.

"Besides a passion for gold-rush history, their involvement also means being part of a dedicated family. For example, Angie Slicker, our longest-serving volunteer, recently received an award for her 35 years of service. At 90-plus, she remains a vibrant part of our team. She’s an outstanding ambassador who makes visitors feel welcome and intrigued.”

Right now many volunteers are busy making Holidays at Empire Mine an exceptional event on Nov. 27 and 28. Imagine being in the middle of an old-fashioned

Christmas card. Picturesque Empire Cottage (designed by famed San Francisco architect Willis Polk in the late 1800s) will feature lavish, traditional decorations.

Docents in beautiful, turn-ofthe century costumes will portray some of the characters who shaped Northern California’s gold-mine history, such as Mr. and Mrs. William Bourn, Jr. and George Starr, the mine’s visionary superintendent during Empire’s glory days in the early 1900s. Popular, often-outspoken housekeeper Katy Moriarty will be there too, running her kitchen like clockwork to make sure

guests enjoy hot-spiced cider, Christmas cookies, and the live, festive music being played in the dining room. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be listening to hundreds of gift wishes both days in the old Clubhouse.

One highly-recommended stop is the Blacksmith Shop in the Mineyard. Here, the emphasis is definitely on the gritty side of Empire’s prosperity. With forges blazing and hammers clanging, trained volunteer “smithies” showing how their craftsmanship kept the mine safe and efficient.

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Top right: Veteran Richard Creamer, Sr. of Folsom discovered the joy of painting five years ago. Creamer, who admits to having a musical creative streak throughout his life, has created over 90 works of art, spending nearly a hundred hours on many of them.

Top left: Richard Creamer, Sr., circa 1939, as a student at Porterville Junior College. bottom left: Richard Creamer, Jr. was drafted into WWII in 1943, first going to New Orleans for training, after which he was stationed in New York City’s Port of Embarkation.

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above: Veteran Richard Creamer, Sr. of Folsom, discovered the joy of painting five years ago. Creamer has created over 90 works of art, spending nearly a hundred hours on many of them, including this landscape of his 90-acre ranch located near Porterville in Tulare County. In the mid-1990s, Creamer sold the ranch and moved to Northern California. above right: Richard Creamer, Sr. and wife Josephine, were reunited at home in Riverside, Calif. after the end of WWII in June of 1946. bottom right: Second Lieutenant Richard Creamer, Sr. just after receiving his commission on Jan. 3, 1945 After working in the retail business for 14 years, Creamer returned to his roots and returned to ranching. He accumulated 8,000 orange trees on 90 acres near Porterville in Tulare County, making him one of the biggest producers in the local packing house.

“My cargo was for the Battle of the Bulge,” he But by the 1990s, health concerns forced him recalled of one of his first deployments, which to sell the ranch, after which he moved up to took him to Antwerp, Belgium. “The convoy Northern California. went out to Land’s End, by the English Channel, 18 hours of submarine attacks, we lost one At the age of 90, Creamer discovered a new ship. There were depth charges and subma- passion: painting. rines running out of our ears.”

Painting mostly from pictures and memory, Creamer was discharged in June of 1946 as a he creates landscapes in oil, from ocean waves Second Lieutenant and returned home to his to the Yosemite Valley. family in Riverside. He went to work for Sears A prolific painter, he has created over 90 department store, working his way up the ladworks of art in the past five years, spending der from stocker to corporate office. up to 100 hours or more on each piece.

“I was eventually transferred to the territory “I do landscapes and animals,” he said. “I’ve office, so I had the California zone under my sold some and I’ve donated some, I’ve sold control for 110 stores,” he said. “They were about half a dozen. I donated a painting to the running a million dollars in the red but when I senior [center festival] and some nice old lady finished with them, they were running million won it and she loves it.” dollars in the black.”

Creamer traveled all over the globe ― over 100,000 miles and through the Panama Canal five times ― transporting ammunition, tanks, trains, and other military cargo to troops fighting in several wartime theaters.

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n Old Town Sutter Creek, visitors can park their cars and enjoy the day as they walk to seven different wine tasting rooms, all within a few blocks of each other, interspersed among restaurants, boutiques and bed and breakfast inns.

Named for their location along Historic State Highway 49, the seven members of Wine on 49 ― Baiocchi, Bella Grace, Cinque, Le Mulet Rouge, Miller, Scott Harvey, and Yorba wineries ― are all ready to offer guests a taste of vino and a cheerful conversation.

“It’s a good feel ― a Main Street, USA kind of feeling,” said Ann Kraemer, owner of Yorba Wines. “People say hi. They greet you. It’s a very welcoming place.”

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Historic Highway 49 takes in both Hanford Street and Main Street in Sutter Creek. Six of the member tasting rooms are on Main Street.

Yorba is around the corner on Hanford Street.

above: Cinque‘s tasting room is located on Historic State Highway 49. left: Mary Kraemer pours a glass of Barbera at Yorba Wines in Sutter Creek.

“The tasting rooms work together to raise the awareness of Sutter Creek as a wine destination, and the realization that it helps everybody, so let’s work together,” Kraemer said.

and showcase the Amador terroir. The tasting rooms are well-staffed so there’s not a long wait. Most have patios so that when it is busy, guests can spread out. Up the street, stores like Provisions and Sutter Creek Cheese Shoppe sells sandwiches and cheese plates that expand the experience past the wine.

The association started off with Sutter Creek Wine Tasting, which was a co-op of three different wineries. As of Oct. 1, the boutique shop will feature only one winery ― Le Mulet Rouge. As more wineries opened tasting rooms along Main Street, they decided to form their own collaborative marketing group.

“A lot of people don’t know Amador County, much less Sutter Creek, much less you can go wine tasting in Sutter Creek,” Kraemer said.

“So we have some work ahead of us.”

In addition to offering a diverse selection of wines, Wine of 49 provides an opportunity for guests to have a closer bond with the people who brought the wine to the glass.

very good about knowing what everybody else is pouring and knowing where to direct people. Often times, somebody will come in and say, ‘I only have one more stop.’ So you can say, ‘Well, what are you looking for?’ And you can direct them to somebody else’s shop.”

“We’re seeing a lot more young people coming in to town than when we first started,” Kraemer added. “You’ve got your very seasoned wine drinkers that did their reading and knew exactly what they were looking for and have a sophisticated palette looking for a very structured winery versus some that are just learning and are just so excited and very open for you to tell them about grape growing.”

The owners and wine makers all love to engage visitors in conversation and educate “We are all pretty much small, family operated them on the nuances of their craft. wineries and often when you go into one of the tasting rooms, you’ll probably meet one “It’s not just ‘here, have a sip,’” Kraemer said. of the owners,” Kraemer said. “But they’re “They tell stories or just chit chat. It’s very open really different. They’re different styles. Difand relaxed.” ferent varietals. Somebody comes in and you A stroll up and down the street finds a variety For more information on Wine on 49, visit start tasting with them and you realize they of fun, fruity wines alongside some serious wineonmain.com. would really like so and so. We all try to be award-winning wines. Most are estate-grown 16

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AMADOR COUNTY EVENTS novemBer

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plaid friday: Shop local ThiS holiday SeaSon

SuTTer creek Tree lighTing

SuTTer creek parade of lighTS

SanTa aT The amador flower farm

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov, 27

6 p.m. Friday Dec. 4

6:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 12

Spend the day with your family and sleep in on “Black Friday.”

Enjoy a day leisurely shopping in one-of-a-kind boutiques and galleries, dine in amazing restaurants, taste wine and take a carriage ride around town.

Wear plaid for discounts and gifts at participating locallyowned businesses in Amador City, Jackson, Ione, and Sutter Creek. For more information visit plaidfridayamador.com or call (209) 223-1558.

Santa and Mrs Claus will come to town in their sleigh to light the Sutter Creek Community Tree on the lawn area next to City Hall. Afterwards free photos will be taken with Santa inside the social hall of the Methodist Church. There will be craft tables for the children to make frames for their Santa photos, as well as tables for other seasonal crafts. For more information call (209) 267-1344 or vist suttercreek.org

Sutter Creek comes alive in twinkling lights, as everything from cars, mail trucks, school buses, horses, dogs, people,marching bands, baton twirlers, and more, parade down Historic Sutter Creeks’ Main Street. All of the wonderful Gold Rush buildings are decked out in Holiday splendor. There is plenty of parking downtown.

For more information visit suttercreek.org

11a.m. to 3p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 13 Visit with Santa, ride the Candy Cane Tram, look for local wildlife in the pond, sip complimentary hot cider and enjoy a holiday cookie by the woodstove. The decorated gift shop will have ornaments, gifts and decorations for sale. The Amador Flower Farm is located at 22001 Shenandoah School Rd, in Plymouth. For more information visit amadorfl owerfarm.com or call (209) 245-6660

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at

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Volunteer of the Month Steven slocum

Attorney gives vets peace of mind

By Anne Stokes

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merica’s war in Afghanistan has been the longest conflict in U.S. history.

Since 2001, two million Americans have been deployed overseas with troops slated to be withdrawn by the end of 2016. While the Vietnam war was shorter in duration, its deployment and casualty rate were significantly higher, with over eight million Americans deployed worldwide. Many veterans return home with debilitating physical and emotional injuries that can make transitioning back into civilian life difficult. For combat veterans who grapple with physical impairments, traumatic brain inPhoto by Anne Stokes juries, or post-traumatic stress disorder, a service or support animal tection attorney with the Sterling can be a literal lifesaver.

Law Group in Roseville works From assisting a blind or wheel- with combat-disabled vets to set chair-bound handler navigate up legal trusts for their animals through public spaces to re-ori- free of charge. enting a veteran in the midst of a “California is one of the few states PTSD-induced flashback, service that does allow for pet trusts,” said animals such as dogs are trained to Slocum. “This is not an honorarperform tasks that mitigate disabil- ium, where you ‘promise’ to do ities and improve quality of life. something; this is actually a trust For veterans going through mental that is enforceable by law. When health struggles, such as PTSD, ser- you pass on, the money [you allot] vice or emotional support animals will go to somebody to take care of can help alleviate anxiety, stress, your dog under whatever parameand isolation, akin to medication ters you want.” but without any of the side effects.

Parameters can include such asWhen veteran Stephen Slocum pects as exercise requirements, a heard about the benefits such ani- loving household environment, mals can provide for American ser- and even euthanasia directives. vice men and women, he decided Trusts name a protector to ensure to volunteer his professional skills. that such directives are being met, The estate planning and asset pro18

The Sterling Law Group 983 Reserve Dr. Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 790-0852 sterlingcounsel.com said. “There are other attorneys in other places willing to do the same thing. So if somebody has that need in another state, I’ll take care of that, too, and get them to the right person.”

What Slocum is trying to do is give veterans peace of mind. A dog lover himself, he knows first-hand how much a pet can mean to a family and how important it can be to reward their years of service and devotion by ensuring their quality of life when owners are no longer able to care for them.

“This way, when you’re having a and in the case of the animal’s difficult day, and you’re wonderdeath, any remaining funds revert ing, ... what’s going to happen to Fido?’ You know that he’s going to back to the veteran’s estate. be taken care of so you don’t have “I would say that in my estate to worry,” said Slocum. “If you plans with people, I highly advopass away in your sleep, they’ll go cate professional trustees,” said through your papers and find your Slocum. “It keeps the family from trust that [ensures] your dog does fighting, even when it’s a small not go to the pound, that your dog trust. [Trustees can be] somebody is not euthanized, even if he’s a litwith a farm where they can have tle long in the tooth. five or six dogs running around and they’re getting paid a few dol- “It’s not charity by any stretch, it’s teamwork. It’s ‘you scratched my lars. It’s not a hardship.” back, I’ll scratch yours.’ It’s not a Slocum can establish a pet trust hardship to help the team, and I for any combat disabled veteran in feel good about it,” he added. “I California, as well as refer those in just couldn’t charge anybody for other states to similar services elsethat. They’ve given to our country where. and you can’t pay that back. I don’t “I’m part of the Wealth Council, want them to worry about their which is a very large organization dogs. It’s a little something I can of estate planners nationwide,” he do, I’m happy to do it.”

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upcoming EVENTs

Lincoln Hills Players perform “The Christmas Gift” Four evening performances and one matinee will be performed Nov. 19-21 on the Main Stage in the Orchard Creek Ballroom located at 965 Orchard Creek Lane in Lincoln. This heartwarming Christmas story will have your toes tapping and perhaps bring a tear to your eye. Tickets are available at the activity desks at both Orchard Creek and Kilaga Springs at Sun City Lincoln Hills. For more information contact Barbieg@sbcglobal.net.

“Ebenezer” The Musical Christmas Carol This year's holiday show at the El Dorado Hotel and Casino is “Ebenezer” based on the Charles Dickens Holiday classic. The Auburn Senior Center trip includes motorcoach transportation from the Auburn Senior Center at 550 High Street in Auburn, baggage handling, overnight stay at the El Dorado, tickets to the show, dinner and breakfast buffet coupons, taxes and the driver’s gratuity. Cost is $190 per person, double occupancy. For payment, which is due Nov. 9, please call (530) 823-8172 or visit auburnseniorcenter.com.

Senior Centers - Events auburn Senior Center 550 High Street, Auburn (530) 823-8172, auburnseniorcenter.com Classes and Activities • Aerobics-low impact • Bridge party • Cribbage Club • Dancing – Ballroom class and practice – Line-dance class – Social Dancing – Tea Dance 20

• Greeting card craft class • Grief recovery group • Knitting, crocheting, quilting and needlepoint • Legal clinic for seniors See their website for class and activity days and times.

Ballroom dance lessons with the Auburn Social Dancers from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at Auburn Senior Center, 550 High St. in Auburn. Group lessons and one-on-one tutoring. Cost: $7.

Info: AuburnSocialDancers.org.

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Senior Centers - Events Elk Grove Senior Center 8830 Sharkey Ave., Elk Grove (916) 685-3160, thesceg.org

Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center 915 27th St., 27th and J Sacramento (916) 808-5462, portal.cityofsacramento.org

Gadabouts Travel - Our travel office plans trips to many exciting locations. Day/Casino trips, and extended trips are offered throughout the year.

• All Seasons Cafe • Art • Cards, Games, and Hobbies • Dance • Education and Technology • Exercise, Wellness & Fitness • Music Classes • Social Gatherings • Writing and Language Arts

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.

The Hart Senior Center frequently features special events and presentations on topics of interest to older adults.

Check their website for information about upcoming events.

Sunrise Recreation and Park District

Rusch Park Community Center 7801 Auburn Blvd. Citrus Heights (916) 207-9691, Sunriseparks.com

Folsom Senior Center 48 Natoma St., Folsom (916) 351-3510, folsom.ca.us • Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.

• Activities and programs are for ages 55+ (unless noted otherwise) • Senior Lounge and two activities rooms • Drop in and enjoy books, puzzles, games, organized activities and make new friends.

• No membership is required and the coffee is always hot!

el dorado hills Senior Center 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills (916) 358-3575, www.edhcsd.org Ongoing programs include: • Senior Fitness • Fun Bingo • Bridge • Pinochle • Hand & Foot • Mexican Train • Cribbage • Line Dance • Canasta • Wii Bowling

• Knit & Crochet • Movie of the Month • Computer User Group • Chess Club • French Club • Book Club • Theater Group Outings • Senior Stampers • Painting Pals

Other classes include computer classes, cooking classes, art classes, conversational english, memoir writing, figital photography, and ukulele and guitar lessons. The Senior Fun Time Band plays a concert the last Friday of the month.

Senior Nutrition is offered at noon Monday through Friday.

Guest speakers on a variety of subjects speak weekly. A grief support group meets year-round on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Parties for all occasions and holidays are scheduled regularly.

Foothill Community Center 5510 Diablo Drive Sacramento 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.

To submit a calendar listing email: rebeccar@goldcountrymedia.com

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ADVICE JAmee horning | eXecutive Director, SeniorS FirSt

Winter WeAther WelcomeS crAFtS

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orecasters agree ― the chance of a sustained El Nino weather pattern this winter is above 90 percent. After five years of drought, an unbelievably devastating wildfire season, and a severely threatened water supply, a good drenching this winter will be a welcome sight. But unsafe road conditions, inclement weather and a general lack of reliable transportation can leave some seniors isolated in their homes with little interaction for days on end.

Here are a few ideas to keep the senior in your life busy and thriving while providing a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

ScrApBooK

Online photo sites can print and deliver photos for mere pennies, making scrapbooking a cinch. For the web savvy, sites like Shutterfly and Snapfish will print scrapbooks designed online.

Make napkin rings by cutting and decorating cardboard paper rolls.

Craft decorative notecards by affixing photos or decorating plain stationery.

If you or someone you know is in StArt A collection need of an activity or interaction, Have you always had a special fasSeniors First can help. We provide cination with rocks? Coins? Movfriendly visitors, manage a social ies? It’s never too late to become daycare program and offer myra collector, learn the ins and outs, iad programs and services to enand begin to sort and categorize. gage seniors and help them thrive.

Through the Adopt-a-Senior proeASY crAFtS gram, kind volunteers are paired With a quick trip to the craft or with needy seniors during the holidollar store, several crafts are easy days to provide gifts and attention. and satisfying for seniors to create.

They make excellent gifts, as well! Seniors First is always in need of trustworthy volunteers to serve Make a festive ornament for any as drivers, friendly visitors and in season or holiday by painting or other roles. If you or someone you drawing on a clear acrylic ball. know would like to get involved Create a no-sew fleece blanket by to support older adults, please tying together the edges of two contact Janessa Jordan at (530) 8899500 x213. contrasting pieces of fabric.

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top citieS to retire

(Part Two of Two. If you missed Part One, read it online at calsenior.com)

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ast month’s column featured an outline of the best places to retire in 2015, as determined by Forbes magazine. Other publications and organizations research similar lists and we’ve culled through some of them to share their selections.

The Forbes ranking of “The Best Places to Retire in 2015” started with Abilene, Texas, and ended with Tucson, Arizona The AARP Bulletin in its May issue came up with “The Most Livable Places at 50+, the top cities and towns to stay healthy, get around and enjoy life.” The Top 10 list is based on the AARP Livability Index, a new online tool designed to help communities better serve the nation’s aging population.

“We weren’t looking for the trendy or glitzy,” The Bulletin said. “We wanted the most livable.”

Proximity to jobs helped. So did plenty of housing, especially apartments and condos, amenities of all kinds that are easy to reach and healthy lifestyles were big plusses.

These are the neighborhoods AARP found have special qualities that helped them rise to the top.

jogging paths. Expensive hous- district. “Midwest-nice neighboring but a walkable neighborhood. hood with low crime, excellent air quality.”

Multi-generational community.

Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts: A shopping district in transition to more mixed use with high-rise residences.” Adjacent to Boston Common (and all Miffin West, Madison, Wisconsin: of its recreational amenities), the Condos and apartments blend with theater and financial districts. Some single-family houses in this eclec- streets are for pedestrians only. tic neighborhood within walking distance of parks, lakes, shopping, South of Market, San Francisco, a performing arts center, the state California: A health-conscious capitol and all the university ame- neighborhood and abundant options for food. Close to downtown nities. and has a burgeoning arts scene.

Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, New York: Great restau- Washburn, La Cross, Wisconsin: rants, world-class culture, easy Low-density mix of apartments access to gyms and Central Park and single-family homes close to a number of universities and a retail

Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota: The hub of this fast-growing mid-size city features a mix of small-town and big-city characteristics: affordable multifamily housing, high-quality health care, low levels of income inequality.

for upward mobility in state capital energized by fracking boom. Mix of multi-family and single-family housing with monthly costs well below the national average.

Downtown Seattle, Washington: Healthy foods, a walkable neighborhood, access to parks and low smoking rates help keep residents out of hospitals for preventable conditions. Strong mix of residenSouthside, Virginia, Minnesota: tial, retail, office and cultural uses.

Traffic-free living in a small-town community in the Iron Range with Downtown Los Alamos, New affordable single-family homes. Mexico: Main street atmosphere, “The area is known for community fresh air, clean water and gorgeous engagement, voluntarism and an scenery at 7,355 feet. Economic opportunity is high, crime is low and emphasis on education.” good-paying jobs are within a short Downtown Bismarck, North Dacommute by car. Good entertainkota: Low unemployment, high ment options. civic involvement, good prospects California Senior magazine

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