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ON THE COVER Lovers Leap makes for a breathtaking daytrip, about a 90-minute drive east of Granite Bay. PHOTO BY MACKENZIE MYERS
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orget conversation hearts and chocolates. Those looking to trade sugary treats for eye candy this Valentine’s Day can find it atop Lovers Leap, a granite promontory 6,946 feet above sea level in the Eldorado National Forest. The trail lies off U.S. 50 near the mountain towns of Strawberry and Twin Bridges. According to recreation database AllTrails, Lovers Leap is frequented between March and September, but it’s accessible in winter months for hikers who don’t mind snow and mud. Most of the trail has a slight elevation gain, but those willing to take on a steep climb in the last quarter mile will be rewarded with a view that’s nothing short of breathtaking.
GETTING THERE
Headed east from Granite Bay, the trip to the trailhead takes about an hour and a half. Depending on road conditions this time of year, chains or snow tires may be required. Hikers can park at the Mt. Ralston lot, across from Camp Sacramento off U.S. 50. Navigation services may say to park on the right side of the road, but the parking lot will be on the left for those eastbound. Across the highway, follow a paved road over the South Fork American River into Camp Sacramento. Among the camp’s 61 outbuildings and 14 acres, the trailhead is somewhat hidden but hikers can find it by continuing straight through camp,
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Above: Though Lovers Leap Trail gains over 500 feet of elevation, a view like this makes it worth the climb. Left: Looking down from the edge, hikers can see the town of Strawberry and U.S. 50 from the top of the promontory. PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE MYERS
headed southwest. Small posts marked “LL” provide some direction near the back of the facility. The post closest to the trail is between buildings 52 and 53. Below a power line and between an old stump and a power pole, the trek begins. HAPPY TRAILS
At first, the path is rocky — which may be tricky for pets, small children or elderly hikers — but eventually it smoothes out. Cutting across a gentle slope, it’s all but a straight shot to the summit, with one switchback near the top. About half a mile in, the path forks at a junction with the Sayles Canyon Trail, marked with a post bearing “XP.” Hikers should keep right at the junction to stay en route to Lovers Leap. Halfway to the top, the north side of the trail opens up to a view of mountainsides and Horsetail Falls. This time of year there may be snow underfoot. In mid-January, the trail had up to two inches of snow — not really worth bringing snowshoes, but requiring warm, waterproof, sturdy footwear. The trail can get icy in spots, at least in the morning hours, so footwear with traction is helpful too. While the trail is short and moderately strenuous, hikers should bring the essentials, including plenty of water and a snack. A walking stick, either manufactured or makeshift, is helpful for extra
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support on the steeper parts of the trail, particularly on the way back down. It’s also a good idea to bring a whistle or something to make noise, especially if no one else is along for the trek, since this runs through the backyard of large predators like mountain lions and bears. According to Eldorado National Forest spokeswoman Kristi Schroeder, the area is also home to foxes, squirrels, chipmunks and several bird species, including peregrine falcons and golden eagles. TAKING IN THE VIEW
While facing Horsetail Falls and especially at the top, it’s worth having a camera and binoculars. Right as hikers hit steep elevation, they can turn around and peer further east into the Sierra Nevada, with peaks running on for miles beyond a ridge across the
highway. The vista provides a convenient excuse to take breaks if needed. The summit opens westward to a valley flanked with thick conifers and partially overgrown granite outcroppings. A snowy peak rises to the north while the highway runs through Strawberry below. According to information from the United States Department of Agriculture, Lovers Leap was formed in part by a glacier that slid down Pyramid Creek, a few miles from the southwestern edge of Lake Tahoe. The glacier turned west toward present-day Strawberry, never completely covering Lovers Leap but scraping along the edge of it sometime during the late Pleistocene epoch. The cliff’s sheer height and slippery decomposed granite require hikers to exerCONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Lovers Leap Trail WHERE: Eldorado National Forest, 18880 US 50, Twin Bridges COORDINATES: 38.80335, -120.11776 LENGTH OF TRAIL: 2.8 miles out-and-back ELEVATION GAIN: 531 feet COST: Free
continued from page 11 cise common sense, especially those with children or pets in tow. While it’s not a straight drop in some parts, the ride down would be a bumpy and tragic one, as the trail’s namesake suggests. Lovers Leap doesn’t appear to tie back to a specific tale or source, but local legAbove: A sign nailed to a pine at the summit of Lovers Leap lets hikers know they’ve reached the right place. Center: While the view from the top of Lovers Leap is a sight to behold, the trail itself provides a mile and a half of gorgeous local flora and occasional fauna. Bottom: As seen from the Strawberry Station General Store off U.S. 50, it’s easy to see why standing at the top of Lovers Leap requires caution. PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE MYERS
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end says it was named after two young Native American lovers who jumped to their deaths from the cliff. It shares the toponym with sites bearing similar legends in at least a dozen other states. But it’s hard to think of tragedy when nestled beneath a tree or on a rock overlooking the valley. Though AllTrails says the area experiences moderate traffic and is a popular rock-climbing spot, a Saturday morning hike in the offseason can be a solitary experience. Hiking solo, the trail is mostly silent. At the top, the only noise is light wind, the occasional songbird and the distant sigh of highway traffic below. Add in peaks and trees as far as the eye can see and Lovers Leap provides a peaceful spot to get away, with plenty of time to be back in town for dinner and a show.
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On Jan. 20, people from across California convene at the state capitol for the second year in a row to speak their minds on women’s rights. PHOTO BY MACKENZIE MYERS
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Residents weigh in on Women’s March, DACA, upcoming election, compassion
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ome were simple in construction and sentiment: pieces of cardboard with things like “I’m so over this!” or “Sushi rolls, not gender roles” scribbled in Sharpie. Others bore more complexity, from feather boa borders to full-blown manifestos on any number of topics: reproductive health, wage gaps, sexual assault and other hot-button topics in the country’s political atmosphere. But each of the roughly 36,000 people who marched — women and men, teens and seniors, people of all colors — had a reason to be at California’s capitol on Jan. 20, whether they broadcast their motive on a sign or not. The 2018 Women’s March on Sacramento was a sister march to hundreds of others across the United States on the anniversary of last year’s presidential inauguration. It drew participants from Calaveras County, Vacaville and elsewhere throughout the state, according to LaMills Garrett, one of the march’s organizers. But south Placer County attendance formed one of the largest contingencies, Garrett said, especially participants from Roseville and Lincoln. Granite Bay and Rocklin residents joined the cause as well. Jennifer Reece of Placer Women Democrats participated in last year’s march on Sacramento, but said she marched this
A woman holds a handmade sign at the start of the Sacramento Women’s March. This year’s march route began at Southside Park, turned up 5th Street and ended on Capitol Mall where speakers addressed the crowd. PHOTO BY MACKENZIE MYERS
year because she felt many of the issues she stood up for had not been resolved. A teacher at a Title I school in Roseville, Reece works with children of immigrant families and said support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients was a priority for her. Reece also said she marched to sup-
port women candidates running against District 4 Congressman Tom McClintock in this year’s election. “I think it’s the No. 1 goal, to flip this district blue and get McClintock out,” Reece said. “He doesn’t represent us living here in District 4.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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Lynn Marks of Granite Bay, left, holds a homemade sign among many others at the 2018 Women’s March on Sacramento.
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I think in a bigger sense we’re going to see more women who realize we’re not being represented properly step up and say, ‘Well, I’m going to run. If you’re not going to go to Washington and represent me, I’ll represent myself.
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continued from page 15 Granite Bay residents Lynn Marks and Tracy Booth said they hope to see a woman in McClintock’s place and that they believe the past year has helped galvanize efforts toward making that happen. “I think in a bigger sense we’re going to see more women who realize we’re not being represented properly step up and say, ‘Well, I’m going to run. If you’re not going to go to Washington and represent me, I’ll represent myself,’” Booth said. While the possibility of a woman rep-
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resentative was one reason Rocklin speech therapist Julie Miller marched, she hopes to see more policy supporting the environment, healthcare, equal pay and immigrants. Miller, who marched in Washington, D.C. last year, said that for a wealthy, typically conservative area like Placer County, she imagines affordable housing and access to affordable childcare are top issues. Though this isn’t Miller’s personal experience, she believes there needs to be more compassion toward “people with unique stories.”
Marks echoed a similar sentiment, saying that even though Placer County has a different demographic than other areas, injustice affects everyone. Many of this year’s marchers had political motives, as evidenced by signs and chants critical of President Donald Trump and his policies, and the anti-GOP undertones were enough to keep some of last year’s participants home. Dori Kelsey, a member of the Roseville Women’s Improvement Club, recalled a positive and peaceful experience at last year’s Sacramento march, but decided to sit this one out. “I heard this year was more about dethroning Trump,” she said. “Not that I like Trump, but as much as we hate him, he won.” For others like Roseville teen Brett Cole Young, the march wasn’t so much about party dynamics as it was getting out and learning about different people. Young, a 17-year-old photographer, said he marched in 2017 and intended to march this year. He said the event provided a chance to meet people with ideas slightly different from his own. Walking away from last year’s march, he knew he wasn’t done learning about other perspectives and shaping his own beliefs, which inspired him to go again this year. “As a straight white man, it’s very easy to live my life and play my cards if I want something,” Young said. “Having an understanding of important issues that matter to other people, I think, is huge.” Looking ahead, Garrett said the Sacramento organization assumes there will be another march next year. But the focus now is mobilizing around issues impacting women, he said, which means ensuring their voices are heard loud and clear in the conversations to come.
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peaking at a dinner Jan. 18 in Granite Bay hosted by the Society for American Baseball Research, Dusty Baker acknowledged the obvious. The society’s name shortens to SABR. In 1982, analyst Bill James paid tribute to SABR by defining advanced baseball statistics as sabermetrics. So even while many SABR members don’t use sabermetrics, preferring historical research, some people think of stats when they hear SABR. One of these people might have been Baker, 68, a Granite Bay resident who’s had a consistently successful career as a Major League Baseball manager and was a fine player, too, but has excelled with an old-school approach, seeming not to rely much on sabermetrics. Baker agreed to speak at the dinner — hosted by SABR’s Sacramento chapter, which renamed itself after Baker in 2016 — at the invitation of his friend and chapter member Clay Sigg after some misgivings. “Clay asked me to come here tonight. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was coming into,” Baker said. But a night that might have been awkward proved enchanting, as Baker cast aside inhibitions about his audience, telling stories of his career and taking questions for 45 minutes.
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Far left: Dusty Baker, a Sacramentoarea product of Del Campo High School, lives in Granite Bay. Left: Dinner guests, who paid $40 to attend the evening, dined on chicken and fish.
A FIRESIDE CHAT
A cold, clinical event this was not. Baker spoke without notes and generally went in chronological order without offering dates, lending his remarks a free-associative quality. It was like listening to a fireside chat from one of baseball’s finest elder statesmen. Baker spoke of his father Johnnie Baker, Sr. being the Little League coach for future big leaguer Bobby Bonds. “The reason I played four sports was to be like Bobby Bonds,” Baker said. “He was the best athlete that I had ever seen.” In time, Baker developed as a great athlete, too, playing four sports at Del Campo High School in Sacramento and signing after graduation with the Atlanta Braves. He opted to sign over playing baseball in college after Hank Aaron told Baker’s mom that he would treat him like a son. But surprises awaited Baker, such as the racism of the Deep South. “I remember one time, I’m getting off the bus to go get something to eat (and someone said) ‘Where you going, boy?’” Baker told the audience. “I said, ‘Hey man, No. 1, I ain’t “boy.” And No. 2, I’m going to get me something to eat.’ They say, ‘Man, get your butt back on that bus (or) somebody (will) put you back on that bus.’ So it was awakening for me.” Eventually, Baker’s fortunes improved and he made it to the majors with the Braves where, in 1974, he was on deck when Aaron hit his 715th home run off Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth’s 39-year record. Baker, with less fanfare, walked in the next at-bat. HITTING THE BIG TIME
In the days before free agency in baseball, Baker’s salaries lagged in his early seasons, going from $15,000 to $18,000 to $42,000. Before long, Baker requested a trade from Braves’ general manager Eddie Robinson, who threatened to send him to the Cleveland Indians. “I didn’t know that’s where they would send all the guys, the bad actors, they would send them to Cleveland,” Baker said. “That was the Siberian Front.” Instead, Baker was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the days before cell phones, he found out about the trade
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Dusty Baker, Granite Bay resident and retired Major League Baseball player and manager
during a cross-country trip back to California with his wife. “I saw all these faces come up on the TV… I said, ‘Man, who’s this bad dude that they traded Lee Lacy and Jimmy Wynn and all these guys for?’” Baker said. “Then I saw my picture.” In his first year playing in Southern California, struggling with a knee injury he’d picked up in a game of pickup basketball, Baker hit just four home runs. Playing in front of the fans at Chavez Ravine that season, 1976 got to be a chore. “At the end, I didn’t even want to come out of the dugout to go hit because they were booing me and booing me bad,” Baker said. Famed manager Tommy Lasorda stuck with Baker, though, and he blossomed into a star in 1977, one of four Dodgers to hit 30 home runs, helping the team to the World Series. “People say, ‘Dusty, you’re so loyal to your players,’ but Tommy Lasorda was loyal to me,” Baker said. “Because he told me I was his left fielder no matter what had happened.” Baker played eight years in Los Angeles, all told, before winding down his career with short stints with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics.
The website Baseball-Reference.com notes that Baker has managed four teams over 22 seasons, from the San Francisco Giants in 1993 to the Washington Nationals who oddly discharged Baker last fall after a 97-65 season. At 1863-1636, Baker has more wins than several Hall of Fame managers, as a SABR quiz at the dinner noted. He might be bound for Cooperstown himself. But Baker didn’t take much time at the dinner to salvage his pride or list his managerial accomplishments. Baker spoke of how, after last playing in 1986, he worked selling stocks for a year before getting a call from San Francisco Giants executive Al Rosen to come work for the team, as first-base coach. He spoke of encouraging the Giants to hit a talented but uncertain young player Kevin Mitchell in the heart of the order, which Mitchell answered by smacking 47 home runs and helping carry San Francisco to the 1989 World Series. And Baker spoke of getting to work with his childhood hero Bobby Bonds, whom the Giants hired as hitting coach shortly before they gave Baker the managerial reins. Bonds’ tenure as hitting coach would prove short-lived in San Francisco. “Sometimes, your hero don’t really like taking orders from his subordinate,” Baker said. After a few more minutes of audience questions, Baker sat down to applause. He’d stick around to sign autographs and chat with club members after. A potentially awkward evening in Granite Bay had been a raging success.
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HISTORY BY ANDREW WESTROPE
Granite Bay resident committing grandmother’s story to film
Barbara Erysian holds her grandmother’s Bible on a set in Old Town Roseville. PHOTO BY ANDREW WESTROPE
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arbara Erysian has lived with the story since before she was 10 years old. She doesn’t remember the first time she heard it, but the details — a man buried alive, children orphaned and starving, a global migration to escape the extermination of 1.5 million fellow Armenians — never left her. Erysian, a Granite Bay resident, heard the story from her grandmother Alice Zerahian many times growing up. It was autobiographical, and always ended with a plea: “Tell your children. Tell your children’s children. Never forget.” Now 55, Erysian knows she is descended from a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, in which the Ottoman Empire targeted a religious minority for annihilation by executions, death marches and other brutal tactics between 1914 and 1923. Taking her grandmother’s plea to heart, she has launched into a years-long process of turning Alice Zerahian’s story into a movie.
OLD TERROR, NEW HEADLINES
Alice Zerahian immigrated from Armenia to Massachusetts in the early 1920s and then moved to Fresno, where Erysian remembers spending time with her on holidays and week-long summer visits. As a math professor at Sierra College since 2004, Erysian hadn’t had much occasion to revisit her grandmother’s story until she saw TV reports of ISIS activity in 2013, and it stirred something in her memory. “I felt that people should know somehow, and understand, this persecution is not a new thing — that this has been going on in that region for a very long time,” she said. “As a child I did not even understand what (my grandmother) was telling me, but she would tell me the story repeatedly, and it laid on my heart. Four years ago, I just realized that (sharing it) was something I needed to do.” Hoping to reach the widest possible audience and being skeptical that a
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A film crew stages a scene from Barbara Erysian’s screenplay on Jan. 14, producing a short film in hopes of enticing investors for a feature-length motion picture. PHOTO BY ANDREW WESTROPE
book would do it, she set about writing a screenplay. Erysian had never attempted such a thing before, so she started researching in earnest — not only history, but screenwriting and storytelling. Around her grandmother’s story she had to populate an entire world of missionaries, supporting characters, soldiers and antagonists with their own backgrounds and struggles. The act of creation was a challenge, fulfilling the dramatic needs of a screenplay without compromising the reality of the story that inspired her in the first place. She also wanted to respect why the story resonates without leaning too hard on timeliness. “There’s a lot of animosity still between the Turkish people and the Armenians, because to this day the Turkish government denies that there was a genocide,” she said. “It was important to me through this process to not make it political — to genuinely make it just her story.” THE PITCH
Every summer, writers descend on The Great American PitchFest in Los Angeles to woo producers and investors with their dream projects. It was there that Barbara Erysian saw her window. Having spent the better part of two years on writing and research, she flew to Los Angeles in 2015 with a completed draft. The title was simple: “Who Will Remember.” The pitch was quick, by necessity, limited to about five minutes. The audience each time was tired, having listened to who-knows-how-many love stories and pipe dreams that day. But where seven producers passed, an eighth, Max Freedman, had a vision. “I work intuitively, so I was struck positively about it. I heard probably 50 or 60 five-minute pitches that day,” Freedman said. “I saw Barbara approach my table with her grandmother behind her, which was impossible since her grandmother had long ago deceased, but I could visualize her grandmother … (Barbara) just said really clearly to me what the story was, and I in-
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I felt that people should know somehow, and understand, this persecution is not a new thing — that this has been going on in that region for a very long time. As a child I did not even understand what (my grandmother) was telling me, but she would tell me the story repeatedly, and it laid on my heart. Four years ago, I just realized that (sharing it) was something I needed to do.
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stantly got it. It just clicked. For whatever reason, it was somewhat magical, I think.” More than just a producer, Freedman, 73, is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who makes his own movies through MFM Productions, the producing arm of his filmmaking and publishing company. Instantly sold by Erysian’s pitch in 2015, he spent most of the ensuing two and a half years refining Erysian’s original script. “The first thing I did was read the script, and I was amazed that someone who teaches math for a profession for 30 years could achieve such poignancy the first time out,” he said. Eventually the script scored a rare “recommend” rating from Slated, a professional script-analysis company, as opposed to “consider” or “pass.”
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The next step was to budget and raise money for the project. As with most films, that’s where “Who Will Remember” hit its first snag, so Erysian suggested making a short film — a proof-of-concept to persuade investors to pay for a feature. Freedman and Erysian had budgeted the feature version at $14 million, but a 15-minute short they could finance themselves for about $13,000. WRITE GLOBAL, SHOOT LOCAL
To assemble the crew Max Freedman tapped Stephen Chollet, a two-time Emmy Award-winning video producer in Chico who then recruited most of the talent behind the camera. Chollet has done a little of everything, from independent films and shorts to documentaries, commercials and corporate CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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continued from page 21 videos. But besides being an opportunity for work, he said, the project intrigued him. It was a learning exercise, as he didn’t know much about the history of the Armenian Genocide, and he liked that it was a dramatic short film with a documentary quality to it, like recreating history. “It’s a true family story, and we’re bringing that to life,” he said. “(It’s about) bringing some awareness to that — as the name of the film says, ‘Who Will Remember.’ I think it’s an important project.” Unable to shoot across the globe due to budget constraints, Freedman, Chollet and their crew found what they needed in and around Erysian’s home in Granite Bay. They recruited actors from Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Merced, shooting nine scenes in two days at three locations in January 2018: in Erysian’s house, at Folsom State Park (the north shore can pass for a desert, as Erysian pointed out), and on an impromptu set in Fourscore Coffee in Old Town Roseville. They also consulted the His House Ministries Armenian Church in Rancho Cordova to be sure the costumes, props and other details were accurate. The church gave a blessing for the project on Jan. 7, and members were present for some of the filming. Lusine Aleksanyan, a member of the church whose first experience on a film set was watching the reenactment of a murder, found it eye-opening. “It’s a lot of fun, but sad to watch at the same time, because it really happened,” she said. “I feel like more people need to know what really happened back then … how many people got killed, how women were treated, the kids, the men.” LESSONS FROM HISTORY
One of the ironies of Alice Zerahian’s story is that she lived into her 90s, got Alzheimer’s disease and forgot everything in the end. But she survived the genocide to tell the tale, and her granddaughter has spent much of the past four years contemplating why it’s so important to remember. “This movie is told from the perspective of a young girl and her little brother
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who survived, and I keep asking myself two questions: one is, why did she survive, or how did she survive that genocide … and why me?” she said. “Why do I feel so compelled … to tell this story?” A diminutive figure at 5’1”, perhaps Erysian relates to her grandmother in that respect. At least she marvels at the girl’s mettle in surviving what millions of others did not. But Erysian never really found the answer to “why me,” save a few spiritual insights that amounted to, “It doesn’t really matter.” Though she’s not a screenwriter, or “Hollywood,” or even fluent in Armenian, she believes an important story was handed to her by her grandmother, and she’s doing something with it. She hopes to see the short film completed by April 24, in time for a premiere at the Armenian church’s commemoration of the genocide. “When 1.5 million people are killed for the reason (of) their particular culture, religion or ethnicity, and killed in violent and barbaric ways, I don’t think that it’s good as a human race for us to ignore those events or deny that they happened,” Erysian said. “I think people should know about those events, so we can learn from them.”
Above: Alice Zerahian, back right, stands with her husband, children and pet rabbit. Top: From left, actors Michael Bandoni and Ava Lalezarzadeh work on a scene Jan. 14 with a lighting specialist, director of photography Stephen Chollet, and script supervisor Fabiola Flores on a set in Old Town Roseville. COURTESY PHOTOS
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Spaghetti alle Vongole is a clam dish served over fresh, house-made spaghetti in a garlic herb sauce with notes of lemon. COURTESY PHOTO
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ne of the best compliments Joe Charity has received thus far for Ciao Restaurant came a week after it opened in early December. An Italian man who’d lived in the U.S. for two years visited the restaurant “ready to hate this place,” as his wife told Charity, a co-owner. Poor imitations of Italian restaurants abound. But after the man finished his meal, as Charity recounted, there was nothing bad he could say. Authenticity, Charity said, is one of the keys to Ciao Restaurant. The Italian eatery and wine bar had its soft opening Dec. 7 at 1410 E. Roseville Parkway, with a grand opening one day later. Early returns, measured by Ciao’s average four-star Yelp rating, have been largely positive. “We’re running a very smooth dining
experience,” said Amy Jimenez, another co-owner. Ciao does a few things differently than many other restaurants in the area. Where some food establishments would be content to de-thaw pre-packaged offerings, Ciao makes the vast majority of its fare from scratch. This means that a $4,000 machine had to be purchased so that prep cook Nigel Euler and others who work in the kitchen could prepare the several kilograms of pasta the restaurant goes through each day. It means that sous chef Michael Prock must go through an in-depth process to prepare Calabrese pasta from scratch, incorporating oil, chopped garlic, meat and more into a creamy, aromatic dish. “It’d be so simple to just pull something out of the freezer and put it in the micro-
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wave, the oven, but that’s not what we wanted to do,” Jimenez said. Ciao employs two people in its kitchen who have worked in Michelin restaurants and offers more than 50 varieties of wine, including a Sassicaia priced at $400 a bottle. Charity clarified, however, that this isn’t necessarily a high-end restaurant or wine bar. “What we’re trying to do is give people access to sensation and taste,” said Charity, who noted that the restaurant encourages patrons to enjoy long meals. Granted, this approach has drawbacks from an operational standpoint. Charity said the restaurant has 130 seats in the building. Approximately 180 customers visited on Saturday night. Thus, the biggest issue Ciao is currently experiencing, Charity said, is timing. Slamming the kitchen with 30 orders at once isn’t ideal, Charity said, nor is refusing to seat patrons. “I can’t tell people, ‘No, just stand by the door for 10 minutes’ because that’s not the way the restaurant works,” Charity said. The management team of the restaurant represents somewhat of a conglomerate, with a mix of professional experience. Two of the co-owners, Executive Chef Marc Riedel and Charity’s wife, Miranda Mulgeci each worked at The Place on Vernon Street before departing in early November to help open Ciao. Jimenez works full-time in title insurance for the renewable energy industry, filling in at Ciao as needed. Charity also runs Roseville-based motorcycle repair business Red Bike, giving an interview for this story on Monday with motor oil on his hands.
The management team worked together to build out their restaurant in just a month, converting a former Lyon’s and doing much of the work themselves to save money. Now, they’re working together to offer an “authentic, stylish experience” for diners. “It’s not rocket science,” Charity said.
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welcome Residents give housewarming to refugees
It’s all smiles as the kids welcome new residents. PHOTO BY JOANNE MURPHY
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t started in October, when Joanne Murphy had an empty nest to fill. With three kids in college, she wanted a place to volunteer and heard about JustServe.org, where opportunities are listed by zip code. Within minutes she found one that resonated: helping refugees. Now she’s setting up their apartments and greeting them at the airport, often with eager volunteers in tow. “At first, I wanted to hug them,” she said of a newly-married couple who arrived from Afghanistan. “But I wasn’t sure if I should. And then I just did it. When I let go, she hung on.” Happy tears followed as Murphy — a case worker for an organization called Opening Doors, which helps immigrants, refugees and low-income citizens start new lives — brought the refugees to their new home in Sacramento.
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After a background check and two hours of training, Murphy was one of many local residents who could help new arrivals to adjust. Others work as mentors to help underserved members of the community to make doctor appointments, register children for school and learn about American culture. Opening Doors takes donations of furniture and stores them until needed, and members of the public also step forward with surprises such as tickets to Sunsplash and other local sites where new residents can take their families. Dozens of Sacramento-area residents have come forward through Opening Doors to help refugees feel at home, bringing pajamas, blankets, toys, dishes and much more. Two dozen 15-year-olds from Granite Bay and Rocklin heard of the project
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and made blankets to help out as well. On Dec. 21, Murphy arranged for them to come along, helping to stock shelves, make beds and outfit the new apartment. “Today I learned a beautiful lesson from these wonderful kids,” Murphy said. “They are really awesome people, so full of love.” Murphy plans to continue her involvement year-round. But many of the opportunities on JustServe.org require no special training, and can even include the whole family for just an hour or two of service.
Top: Kids volunteer to make blankets to welcome refugees. Above: Kids signed a welcoming card. PHOTOS BY JOANNE MURPHY
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Family-friendly, walkable living in the heart of Granite Bay
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mack-dab in the middle of Granite Bay, a community known for lavish homes and gate codes, Grosvenor Downs provides a refreshing sense of simplicity — at least the way resident Angela Thompson describes it. Thompson and her husband Dane live in Grosvenor Downs with their two young sons, Rex and Grant, and two dogs named Myles and Floyd, after moving here in 2012 from the Bay Area. Like many neighbors in Granite Bay, they sought a more financially realistic lifestyle and found it between Douglas Boulevard and Olive Ranch Road. TAKING STRIDES
Though they looked in Shelbourne and in other neighborhoods closer to the lake, the Thompsons decided on Grosvenor Downs for its walkability. When the Thompsons’ first son Rex was a baby, it
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Angela Thompson, Grosvenor Downs resident
Thompson, a runner, said her community is an active one. Neighbors walk their dogs, take the kids in strollers, run or bike. Having the neighborhood built around a circle is convenient, she said, because workouts have a defined beginning and end. She also likes Grosvenor’s mature trees, which dot a relatively open landscape, given the neighborhood’s wide streets and ample lawns. Thompson appreciates the variety of homes as well. The homeowners’ association rules were drafted years ago and haven’t been changed, so dues are low compared to other neighborhoods — clocking in at about $44 a year, Thompson said — and regulations
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was easier for the new mom to put him in a stroller and run a quick errand on foot, versus packing up the car and sitting in traffic on Douglas. A half-hour walk to two shopping plazas at the intersection of Douglas and Sierra College Boulevards — which include a bank, pet store, dentist and restaurants — was hard to turn down. Part of the appeal is sheer convenience, but hoofing it to Safeway also helps offset their occasional commutes to the Bay Area for work. Thompson is a software engineer and Dane is an electrical engineer. “My husband is huge on his carbon
THE PERKS OF GROSVENOR
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One of the larger homes in Grosvenor Downs, this house demonstrates the themes of the locale’s architecture: sprawling single- to two-story homes, many with brick on the bottom exterior and gabled dormer windows on the second floor. A mere mileand-a-half from two shopping centers, Grosvenor Downs’ convenient location right off Douglas Boulevard makes it a nice neighborhood for residents who don’t like depending on cars to get around.
One of the more modern houses in Grosvenor Downs, according to resident Angela Thompson, this home is one example of the neighborhood’s diverse architecture and landscaping. PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE MYERS
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are lax. Residents can install solar panels, have pools and, in the case of one neighbor, even keep chickens. But people still take good care of their homes and have pride in their neighborhood, Thompson said. ALL IN THE FAMILY
Another perk of living in the neighborhood is that there are plenty of family-friendly events scheduled, especially around holidays. Though older residents have happy hour and children’s attendance is obviously discouraged, young families can take part in a Fourth of July parade, Christmas caroling and Halloween haunted houses that are scary enough to draw people from outside the neighborhood. “Trick-or-treating is out of control around here,” she said. And in a community where roughly half the families
have elementary-age kids, according to Thompson, that comes as little surprise. Since there are so many young families, Thompson has found that many of her neighbors are financially conscious, installing solar panels and drought-tolerant landscaping to cut down on utility costs. The Thompsons also find their schedules reflected in their neighbors. Thompson describes Grosvenor Downs as a nice community of people who work, as opposed to other neighborhoods where many residents may be retired or don’t need to work to maintain their lifestyle. In other words: down-to-earth, unpretentious, but well-kept. Her only gripe? Most of the neighborhood kids are girls, leaving Grant and Rex without playmates besides each other. “If you’re a 5-year-old girl, you’re set,” she laughed. “We’re hoping some kindergarten-age boys move in soon.”
Grosvenor Downs by the numbers 2-4 number of bathrooms in homes 3-5 number of bedrooms in homes 55 average age of residents (U.S. Census, 2010)
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square footageof homes 3,414 average square footage of homes 4,232 maximum square footage of homes $889,000: average price of home ~All data from Neighborhoods.com unless otherwise indicated
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Recent Transactions The following are all of the recent real estate transactions that took place with all real estate agents in Granite Bay between Dec. 1-21, 2017. Data provided by CoreLogic. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
9916 Villa Granito Lane, Granite Bay 95746-6482 7595 Woodborough Drive, Granite Bay 95746-9598 8355 Willow Valley Place, Granite Bay 95746-5892 6027 Del Oro Road, Granite Bay 95746-9006 4071 Luxor Lane, Granite Bay 95746-6468 220 Broughton Court, Granite Bay 95746-6426 8015 Cobble Court, Granite Bay 95746-9024 8400 Quail Oaks Drive, Granite Bay 95746-6066 5011 Eagleton Way, Granite Bay 95746-6306 8795 Woodgrove Circle, Granite Bay 95746-8862 550 Carthage Court, Granite Bay 95746-7227 4280 Great Oak Circle, Granite Bay 95746-4801 8320 Royall Oaks Drive, Granite Bay 95746-9341 6300 Oak Hill Drive, Granite Bay 95746-9695 5873 Wedgewood Drive, Granite Bay 95746-6707 8192 North Lake Circle, Granite Bay 95746-8133 6095 Greystone Place, Granite Bay 95746-6720 6026 Princeton Reach Way, Granite Bay 95746-9683 5856 South Granite Hills Drive, Granite Bay 95746-6758 5602 Eureka Road, Granite Bay 95746-8923 9220 Royal Crest Court, Granite Bay 95746-6781
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REAL ESTATE
New Listings The following are all of the new real estate listings in Granite Bay between Jan. 1 -23, 2018. Data provided by MetroList. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9506 Windrose Lane, Granite Bay 95746 8075 Berg Street, Granite Bay 95746 5565 Cavitt Stallman Road, Granite Bay 95746 8867 Bronson Drive, Granite Bay 95746 6777 Iowa Court, Granite Bay 95746 4850 Bentwood Way, Granite Bay 95746 8040 Morningside Drive, Granite Bay 95746 9817 Beckenham Drive, Granite Bay 95746 5195 Parkford Circle, Granite Bay 95746 8745 Woodgrove Circle, Granite Bay 95746 6800 Woodchase Drive, Granite Bay 95746 5157 Prior Ridge, Granite Bay 95746 8104 Woodland Grove Place, Granite Bay 95746 7780 Shelborne Drive, Granite Bay 95746 9975 Granite Point Court, Granite Bay 95746 9860 Wexford Circle, Granite Bay 95746 5721 Avenida Robles, Granite Bay 95746
$515,000 $550,000 $639,000 $689,900 $697,000 $849,900 $859,000 $869,900 $950,000 $1,049,000 $1,595,000 $1,650,000 $1,697,000 $1,750,000 $1,775,000 $1,850,000 $2,300,000
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DebbieAustinGroup.com | 916.223.8144
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SPECIALIZING IN HOME SALES IN GRANITE BAY, LOOMIS, ROCKLIN, ROSEVILLE & FOLSOM In 32 years of buying and selling houses she is by far the most professional and dedicated realtor I’ve had.” ~Charlie S. Folsom
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5565 Cavitt Stallman Rd Granite Bay $639,000
Listed by Carlene Bloodworth. This property is a gem with much more than meets the eye! Dual pane windows, new roof in 2016, newer stainless steel appliances and hot water heater. Wood burning fireplace with insert will heat the whole house! Clean and ready for the family, horses, dogs and all that comes with them to move right in. There’s plenty of room for a shop or garage. The 500 sf. Sun-room w/permits. The 400 sf garage conversion is very nice and finished professionally.
5510 Auburn Folsom Rd. Granite Bay Call for Pricing
This private estate is situated on 2.1 acres of lush landscaping and vineyards. Over 6,600 sf with an impressive master retreat on the first level and remote office. Bonus room, exercise room, plus 5 additional bedrooms. The gourmet kitchen is a chef ’s delight and is all open to the grand family room. Guest house with RV garage. Enough total garage space for 13 cars. Pool house with full bath, covered outdoor loggia with fireplace, pool, spa and expansive entertaining areas.
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5530 Douglas Blvd. Suite 140, Granite Bay, CA 95746 (916) 791-6761 gbpteam@granitebayprop.com www.GraniteBayProp.com Top Producer in Placer County • CalBRE# 00341600
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Granite Bay FAMILY DENTISTRY
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hen we think of dessert wines, we normally think of ports, sauternes or late harvest varietals. So what is ice wine? Ice wine or in Germany “Eiswein“ is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing a more concentrated grape to be pressed from the frozen grapes, resulting in a smaller amount of more concentrated, very sweet wine. Ice wine production is limited to a minority of the world’s wine-growing regions where the necessary cold temperatures can be expected to be reached with some regularity. Canada and Germany are the world’s largest producers of ice wines. Typical grapes used for ice wine production are Riesling, considered to be the noblest variety by German winemakers; Vidal, highly popular in Ontario, Canada; and the red grape cabernet franc. Many vintners, are experimenting with making ice wine from other varieties: whites such as seyval blanc, chardonnay, kerner, gewürztraminer, chenin blanc, semillion, pinot blanc, and ehrenfelser; or reds such as merlot, pinot noir, sangiovese and even cabernet sauvignon. There are wineries that are trying to replicate the ice wine process by means of cryoextraction. This process is where the grapes are frozen with refrigeration and pressed. Winemakers subject grapes to temperatures around 20 degrees F (or -7 degrees celsius), and press them while still frozen. Ice crystals remain in the press, while concentrated juice flows out. The resulting wine resembles ice wine but is not recognized as a true ice wine. Ice wine can also be served as an ice wine martini — equal parts of ice wine and vodka, chilled and garnished with frozen grapes. Ice wine is a natural with salty hors d’oeuvres. The fruit flavors of the ice wine are enhanced by the salt, and the sweetness of the wine softens the salty notes in the food. This also makes ice wine a natural with salty main dishes such as smoked salmon with anchovy butter, salt cod canapés, curry dishes, et cetera. Ice wine is terrific with desserts, such as delicate cheesecakes or apple tarts, as long as the ice wine is sweeter than the dessert.
Erik Loigom, with his wife, Crickett, owns and operates UnWined in Folsom. Born in Australia, he has visited most of the wineries in Australia and has traveled to many wine regions around the world.
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his ever happen to you? You realize that you want to lose the weight and to get into phenomenal shape. You believe that your health is important to you, and that you want to improve the quality of your life through diet and exercise. You feel that this year it will be different, that this time the changes will stick and you’ll become the best version of yourself. Starting out 2018 with great intentions and high expectations, the first few days go well. You’re making the time to exercise. You’re eating vegetables and proteins. You’re avoiding sugar, packaged snacks and soda. After day three, you step on the scale and find that the number has gone down! You’re making progress towards your goal and that feels good. The next day something unexpected happens. You catch a cold. It would only aggravate your illness to exercise in this condition, so you wisely take the day off. That night you find yourself eating comfort food for dinner. You are feeling sick, so it seems justified. A week later you think about returning to the gym, but your cousin is graduating from the police academy and there’s a family celebration. A slice of graduation cake later, and you’re in no condition to exercise. As your insulin levels soar and your energy dips, you tell yourself that tomorrow is the day that you get back on track.
Tomorrow brings with it more unexpected turns, pushing your healthy lifestyle just out of reach. There’s a very simple reason for this phenomenon: If you’re looking for an excuse, the universe will provide you with one. Every. Single. Time. “But I’m not looking for an excuse. Those things were out of my control. I wanted to stick with the program, but I caught a cold and then life got busy.” If someone offered you a million dollars to stick with your diet and exercise program for six months, could you do it? You bet you could! And you’d probably even do it for $100,000. This means that if you had a great enough incentive, you’d stick with your program and get results. So right now, the incentive, the motive, the desire just isn’t great enough to protect you against all of the excuses that the universe has to throw at you. Find your incentive. Results will follow. There must be a reason that you want to change your body at this time in your life. Think about it until you have a very clear, very specific reason. There is no wrong answer here. We all have our own personal motivator for wanting to achieve our best selves. What is ultimately important is that your reason is specific and powerful to you. Once you’ve determined what your motivation is, write it down where you can see it every day. Think about it, focus on it, don’t ever let go of it. Let 2018 be the year that you find your personal incentive that lasts a lifetime.
Debra Skelton is a certified fitness consultant, a licensed nurse and owner of Motivative Health & Fitness. She can be reached at MHF4life@gmail.com
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TH ING S TO DO |
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Submit an event to Granite Bay View’s Things to Do. Email jamieh@goldcountrymedia.com
THE MTB CHALLENGE CROSS COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING
Annual Crab Feed
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Event features a no host bar, silent auction, cake auction and heads and tails game. The crab feed is hosted by Granite Bay Rotary and Adopt an Elder FEBRUARY Foundation. From 6:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, Folsom. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Event proceeds provide financial advocacy for local low-income seniors. For more information, visit adoptanelderfoundation.org
A course with scenic single track and double track trails to ride on. The course will race in “reverse direction” on the six mile lap course. Included for each athlete is a custom Total Body Fitness Racing head/ neck warmer, an athlete goody bag, hot post race meal and free athlete massage. Junior riders begin at 8 a.m. and adult and high school riders begin at 9 a.m. When: 8-11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 Where: Granite Beach in Folsom Lake
State Recreation Area in Granite Bay
Cost: $35-$50 to participate Info: totalbodyfitness.com
Ongoing events FARMERS MARKETS
GRANITE BAY ROTARY CLUB
Foothill Farmers’ Market is year round from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at Whole Foods Market at the Fountains, Galleria Boulevard and East Roseville Parkway in Roseville. For more information, visit foothillfarmersmarket.com. Kaiser Permanente Farmers Markets are year round from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Kaiser Clinic, 1001 Riverside Avenue, in Roseville and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays at 1600 Eureka Road in Roseville. For more information, email hicksvilleacres@sbcglobal.net. The Historic Folsom Farmers Market is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Railroad Turntable and Public Plaza in Historic Folsom. For more information, visit historicfolsom.org.
Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. Meets at 12:15 p.m. Fridays at Cattlemens Steakhouse, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville. For more information, call 916-797-1773 visit portal.clubrunner.ca/9110
ACCORDION SOCIETY MEETS
MAIDU MUSEUM PUBLIC TOURS
Northern California Accordion Society meets from 6:30-9 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 6365 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. Cost is $3 for members and $4 for guests. For more information, call David at (916) 806-6927.
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9-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Flower Farm Cafe, 4150 Auburn Folsom Road, Loomis. For more information, visit flowerfarminn.com Free tours with price of admission 10-11 a.m. Saturdays at the Maidu Museum, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr., Roseville. A guide will lead visitors through the museum and historic site, focusing on the outside trail. For more information, call 916-774-5924 or visit roseville.ca.us
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BIRD AND BUG BONANZA
Drop in and explore the good, the bad and the buggy at this free family event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville. Birdhouse building activity requires $10 materials fee. Free event. No registration required. For more information, call (916) 746-1550 or visit roseville.ca.us THE TREEHOUSE PLAYERS PROUDLY PRESENT: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE TOO!
Drawing inspiration from the Saturday-morning cartoon series, popular in the 1970s this sequel is far from outmoded featuring modern lyrics, catchy melodies, upbeat dance sections and witty banter. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at Roseville Theatre Arts Academy, 241 Vernon St., Roseville. Tickets are $8. For more information, visit rosevilletheatreartsacademy.com. GEM FAIRE
Harris Center 10 College Parkway, Folsom (916) 608-6888, harriscenter.net
62nd Annual Lenaea High School Theatre Festival Tickets are $8.50-$13.50 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4
Max Weinberg’s Jukebox presented by SBL Entertainment
One of the largest gem, jewelry and bead shows. Discover fine jewelry, costume jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, sparkling crystals, gold and silver, tools, jewelry supplies and boxes all under one roof. Over 40 exhibitors. Noon Friday, Feb. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday Feb. 4 At The Grounds, 800 All America City Boulevard, Roseville. Admission is $7. Free parking. For more information, visit gemfaire.com.
Tickets are $35-$85 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6
UNTYING THE KNOT
What every woman needs to know about divorce. A free special seminar by Second Saturday. From 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Second Saturday Roseville, 1478 Stone Point Drive, Roseville. This workshop is offered the second Saturday of every month. RSVP online or call 916-797-7737. For more information, visit secondsaturdayroseville.org COMEDY NIGHT
Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan Lake
Featuring headliner Preacher Lawson, from America’s Got Talent. Alcohol concessions available for purchase. 8-11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Roseville Theater, 241 Vernon Street in Roseville. Adults only. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 before Feb. 8 and $20 after. Buy three tickets and get a fourth free. $25 for VIP tickets. For more information, call 916-772-7529 or visit roseville.ca.us
presented by the Harris Center
MASTER YOUR GARDEN START WITH SOIL, GARDENING WORKSHOP
presented by the Harris Center
Learn how healthy soil prevents pests, promotes drought tolerance and provides nutrients to your plants. Please bring a small plastic bag with a sample of your native soil, not topsoil. 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville. Cost is $6 for residents and $8 for non-residents. Registration is required. For more information, visit roseville.ca.us
Tickets are $38-$68 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7
Moscow Festival Ballet: Giselle Tickets are $38-$68 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8
Passion & Drama
presented by Folsom Lake Symphony
Tickets are $25-$59 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10
The Great Composers Chamber Music Series Concert #3
Granite Bay Library
6475 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay (916) 791-5590, placer.ca.gov
Paws to Read
Mother Goose on the Loose
presented by the VITA Academy
Tickets are $17.50-$30 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11
42nd Street Children are invited to polish their reading skills by reading for ten minutes each to a furry reading coach. Therapy dogs are provided by “Lend A Heart/Lend A Hand Animal Assisted Therapy”
3:30-4:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month
Time for Twos! For age 2
10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays
Story Time For ages 3-5.
10:30-11 a.m. Fridays
Science Saturday 10-11 a.m. the first Saturday of each month
Nursery Rhymes and musical rhythms for babies up to age two.
10:30 a.m. Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. to noon Thursday
LEGO® Club
Bring your mad Lego skills to the library and let your imagination flow! Bricks are provided. All ages.
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month
Computer Basics Help
Adults, bring your own device for help accessing e-books, social media, internet searching, email account set up.
4-5 p.m. Thursdays
presented by El Dorado Musical Theatre
Tickets are $15-$42 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb 17 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25
International Guitar Night presented by the Harris Center
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RELIEF PRINTMAKING WITH MICK SHELDON
Day one will show students how to carve a block. Day two students will learn how to print with the block by hand. Noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 10 and 24 at Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street Suite 100, Roseville. Class costs $250 for members and $275 for non-members. For more information, visit bluelinearts.org
(916) 608-6888, harriscenter.net
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WINTER CELEBRATION
High Hand Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at High Hand Gallery, 3750 Taylor Road, Loomis. A free event. For more information, call 916-259-4298 or visit highhandgallery.com SOLAR WORKSHOP
Dublin Irish Dance: Stepping Out
Learn more about solar technology and installation so you can make an educated decision. This workshop will cover topics such as the importance of installing energy efficiency first, what to know before you buy and purchasing options. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville. A free workshop. Registration is required. For more information, visit roseville.ca.us
Tickets are $18-$53
CROSSROADS DOLL AND TEDDY BEAR SHOW
presented by the Harris Center
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (National Tour)
A light hearted show and sale for collectors, admirers and the curious. Teddy bear and doll evaluation and repair advice available. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 At The Grounds, 800 All America City Boulevard, Roseville. Admission is $8 for adults, $10 for early birds and $4 for children under 12. Parking is $5. For more information, visit dolls4all.com
Tickets are $38-$78
LOST TRAIL HALF MARATHON AND 5K RUN-WALK
2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28
presented by the Harris Center
A single track trail race along the shoreline of Folsom Lake. Athletes receive custom a tech-tee race shirt, athlete goody bag and a post race hot meal. Plus Lost Trail Finisher Medals will be awarded. 6:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Granite Beach in the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in Granite Bay. Half marathon begins at 8 a.m. and the 5K begins at 8:15 a.m. For more information, visit totalbodyfitness.com
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Dance Elite Granite Bay
Opening Soon!
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Learn from the best instructors who have danced with the Sacramento Kings, Disney, So You Think You Can Dance and All Over The World.
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JUST LISTED!
JUST LISTED!
5040 Whisper Way, Granite Bay
Where peaceful and tranquility come together! 3 Beds, 2 Baths, approx. 2345 SF on 2.0 acres
TRISH BROWNING 916.223.5055
$799,000
1000 Brock Circle, Folsom
5-6 Beds, 3.5 Baths, Pool 3 Car Garage, 2828 SF
TAD THOMPSON 916.765.2200
Lic. #01506000
PENDING!
9824 Hopkins Court, Granite Bay
Wexford One Story 5-6 Beds, 4.5 Baths Guest House, 5 Car Garage
PEARL HUBRED 916.474.1246
Lic. #01873727
$624,900
Lic. #01034942
SOLD!
$1,350,000
9215 Silverwood Court, Granite Bay
Congrats to my Seller and Buyers!
TAD THOMPSON 916.765.2200
$1,595,000
Lic. #01034942
Welcome New Agents! ANGELA DAVENPORT
BEA DAVIS
RILL WRIGHT
Lic. #01484951
Lic. #01344077
Lic. #01194983
916-759-2660
916-541-0327
916-797-0719
www.angelaRE.com angelad@windermere.com
beadavis@windermere.com
rillwright@hotmail.com
9257 Sierra College Boulevard, Suite A • Granite Bay, CA 95746 windermeregranitebayrealtors.com
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