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Crime Victim's
DREAM TEAM
Jim Nielsen, Devin Lombardi, James Gallagher
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A year has passed since we first published the story of Devin Lombardi, a woman who found herself in a victims advocacy role 20 years after her brother’s murder, fighting California juvenile reform legislation in order to maintain justice for her family and uphold public safety. One year later, Devin is still in the fight. Only now, she has some key players and leaders on her side.
Describe the impact SB9 (2012) and SB394 (2017) have on victims/surviving family members. What SB9 (2012) and SB394 (2017) did for juvenile life without parole inmates is reduce their sentence terms and strip victims of the justice they received at the original sentencing hearing. Seeing my brother’s murderer, Nathan Ramazzini, for the first time in 21 years at his first resentencing hearing was a shock to my system. I found myself repeatedly leaving the courtroom because of the anxiety I felt having him several feet in front of me, stealing glances my way and describing in horrific detail what he did to my brother, who was once his best friend. In a few short years, I will have to face him again at his first juvenile parole board hearing. The build up to these events causes me and my family a great deal of stress and heartache and places our lives on hold. [DL]
Crime Victims’ Dream Team Devin Lombardi, sister of murder victim, Erik Ingebretsen Brendan Farrell, Chief Deputy, Colusa County District Attorney’s Office Nina Salarno Basselman, Crime Victims United James Gallagher, State Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, State Senator
Passage of SB 9 and SB 394 unjustly and unfairly adds to the pain and suffering of grieving friends and family. For them and for society, justice is lost. These measures that make Nathan Ramazzini eligible for early release give little consideration to the depraved mind that planned and committed this crime. He has not shown acceptance of responsibility, evidence of rehabilitation, nor remorsefulness. He would be released quite simply because of his age at the time of his crime. [JN]
The bills give juveniles sentenced to LWOP multiple chances for parole and resentencing hearings, even if it has been determined by a judge that the person is incapable of rehabilitation. At these resentencing hearings a judge listens to all the evidence of the crime and what the offender has done since to rehabilitate and understand the impact of their crime. A judge did this for Nathan in 2018 and determined that he was not rehabilitated. However, under SB 394, a juvenile murderer can get an automatic parole hearing in front of a juvenile parole board after 25 years regardless of previous findings. So even though Nathan is not rehabilitated, he still gets a chance to be paroled. [JG]
These resentencing hearings are timeconsuming and extremely stressful for victims’ families. Often, the murderer will testify on their own behalf, shifting blame or adding facts. The entire process is costly and traumatic. [Nathan Ramazzini’s resentencing hearing] covered the facts of the case from 1997, as well as his prison history since 1998. The total file was thousands of pages. It also covered psychological testing and other analyses. The number of man-hours from the DA’s office alone was in the several hundreds. The security for the court and jail had to be heavily increased. The hearing took four days, and the cost to the county was very high. [BF] The impact is almost indescribable. The emotional toll on the survivors of having to relive the horrendous circumstances and fear that the person may be released is something that words cannot describe. [NS]
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Despite juvenile offenders already being provided ample opportunities through SB9, Governor Brown signed SB394 into law in 2017, which amended the California Penal Code to state that any juvenile, no matter the heinousness of their crime and sentenced to life without parole, will be eligible at their 25th year of incarceration for a juvenile parole board hearing. Nathan Ramazzini has already been scheduled for his first juvenile parole board hearing for July, 2021. [DL]
What does SB9 and SB394 do for offenders sentenced as juveniles to LWOP? SB9 was passed by Governor Brown in 2012. It amended the California Penal Code to state that any juvenile, no matter the heinousness of their crime and sentenced to life without parole, will be eligible at their 15th year of incarceration to petition the original sentencing court for a resentencing hearing should they be able to prove any of the following criteria: signs of remorse, efforts towards rehabilitation, or the crime involved an adult co-offender (coercion). Under the amendments of SB9, offenders have a total of four attempts at resentencing in their 15th, 20th, 24th, and 25th years of incarceration.
How did you become involved with AB665, “Erik’s Law”? What has your involvement entailed? In February of 2019, I received a message from Assemblyman Gallagher stating he was going to introduce a new measure that would seek to repeal aspects of SB394 and make certain criminals ineligible. At first, I was in shock; this was my ultimate dream being realized: someone in a position of power was stepping up to help me fight for justice and victims’ rights. I quickly called him and opened the conversation to formally call the bill, Erik’s Law. Thankfully, he agreed. We introduced Erik’s Law (AB665) at a press conference at the Capitol in March 2019, followed by a spot on the John
McGinness News Radio talk show. We involved Crime Victims United, Senator Nielsen, and Colusa County’s Deputy D.A., Brendan Farrell, who was instrumental in assisting with the official language of Erik’s Law. I also scheduled meetings with office staff for the members on the Public Safety Committee to discuss my brother’s tragic story and the fair, reasonable amendments Erik’s Law aims to provide. Unfortunately, despite all our compromises and amendments, the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, Assemblyman Jones-Sawyer, would not agree to set AB665 to a Public Safety hearing. We will not have another chance until January of 2020. [DL] I remember the crime. I was in high school at East Nicolaus at the time; Erik and I would have been around the same age today. It completely rocked our communities up here. It made us realize that we are not as safe as we think we are. I knew of the family; Devin and Erik’s dad knew my family through the agriculture industry, but I did not meet Devin until last year when she came down to the Capitol to request a veto of another bad piece of legislation. I was struck by her tenacity and passion for crime victims. I decided to author AB 665 because I have seen firsthand how the laws passed in Sacramento affect crime victims. Senator Nielsen and I had the opportunity to attend a community gathering in front of the Colusa courthouse when Nathan had his resentencing hearing. I saw the power of this community as they supported Devin and the family. We were inspired by Devin and her fight and I decided that I would work to do what I could to remedy this injustice. [JG]
What does Erik’s Law seek to accomplish? Why is it important? Essentially, what Erik’s Law aims to do is reduce the amount of resentencing hearings afforded to juvenile offenders based upon a judge’s ruling at their first resentencing hearing. If a judge finds the inmate to be that rare juvenile offender who is permanently irredeemable and upholds the original sentence, that offender would be ineligible for their remaining attempts at resentencing, and ineligible for the juvenile parole board hearings afforded through SB394. Erik’s Law is trying to realign the California Penal Code with the Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama (2012). Although the Supreme Court did rule that mandatory life without parole sentences are a violation of Eighth Amendment Rights, they also acknowledged that states can maintain this sentence for the rarest of juvenile offenders, those found to be irreparably corrupt and incapable of remorse and rehabilitation. California’s progressive movement towards juvenile justice reform has neglected this aspect of the Supreme Court’s ruling by allowing multiple, unwarranted opportunities for those offenders that a judge (and in some cases, like Nathan Ramazzini, an appellate court as well) has deemed permanently irredeemable and irreparably corrupt. [DL]
Reform must have limits. While it is a difficult reality that some people become cold-blooded murderers, even at an early age, it is a reality, nonetheless. The California Legislature, in SB 394, places naïve “hope” above the security of its citizenry. The law should not be an experiment in wishful thinking. It should be an honest accounting for the reality of human nature. [BF] The criminal justice system has become woefully unbalanced. Many of these reforms have alleviated responsibility of the offenders and ignored public safety and victims. It is our goal to restore common sense and balance in our system. [NS] There are consequences in life for those who do such serious harm to their victims and society that they must suffer the consequences of their deeds. The victim’s families are the only ones who truly have a life sentence. Every birthday and every holiday is a painful reminder for them and they should not additionally be subjected to having to regularly confront, yet again in the justice system, the one who took their loved one from them in such a brutal manner. [JN]
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Tell us about the program and how the opportunity was introduced to the participants. My friend Carrie Bevacqua is a counselor at Albert Powell High School. She had seen examples of my Soul In Power programs, along with a women’s empowerment book project I had become part of. She expressed interest in having the Soul In Power Burning Bowl program featured during a 12 week focus group offered to 13 girls at her school, all of whom had experienced intense life challenges. The girls in the group were identified by administrative and counseling staff. They had expressed interest in learning more about themselves, overcoming obstacles, being willing to learn about self-worth and empowerment. They had to be serious about showing up, be committed, and not be afraid of the “work” required to dig deeper in their lives. The group, Experiencing Serendipity, was facilitated each week by three amazing members of the counseling team – Carrie Bevacqua, MSW, Jasdip Bains, Psychologist MA, PPS and Katie Berry, Psychologist Intern, and for a four week portion, Tina Marsan, Motivational Speaker, Author, Coach and Holistic Health Advocate. The work I did with the girls was part of a 12 week course designed for selfreflection, mindfulness, self-care, and relationship enrichment. I worked with the group one hour each week for four consecutive weeks. The Soul In Power Burning Bowl module was and always is tailored to the individuals that gather with intention to learn and shift. The foundation of the work is based in the principles of healthy change. Together, the girls worked to uproot that which no longer serves them, creating space and energy in their lives for that which can serve them in a more healthy way: thoughts, physical habits, emotional
responses, and relationship behaviors, to name a few. The Burning Bowl portion of the Soul In Power work happens on the last day of their time together. The girls were given the opportunity to literally burn some of the things they chose to put in writing. This practice amplifies the intention of letting go of that which no longer serves one’s life in a healthy way. Prior to my arrival, the other facilitators helped prepare the girls for the Soul In Power work by introducing them to my book, Experiencing Serendipity. They used this book as a workbook for thoughtful consideration and reflection throughout the 12 week program. What was your time with the group like? I began my time with the group by outlining and explaining the relationship between mind, body, and emotion. I helped them understand that their spirit (as in happy, healthy, vital spirit versus unhappy, unhealthy, not-vital spirit) is directly impacted by healthy or unhealthy ways of thinking, believing, eating, moving, and feeling. Seeing them grasp the fact that the mind, body, and emotions affect each other was very rewarding. Experiential learning is the cornerstone of Soul In Power success. The work is less about lecturing and teaching and more about observing, feeling, considering, sharing, practicing, changing, and proactively shifting one’s life experience. Sharing thoughts, stories, and examples are catalysts for clarity, consideration, and commonalities. Some of the greatest benefits of Soul In Power work come from practicing tools learned in the group and then having the opportunity to share thoughts and experiences in the session that follow, usually about one week later. Together we engaged in group-coaching, assisting one another along the way with inquiry and by sharing thoughts, stories and beneficial life-skill tools.
Tell us about their experience. What types of things have they been doing throughout this journey? Throughout the 12 week program, the girls were given the opportunity to disconnect from outside issues and focus on themselves, even if it was just for 90 minutes a week. The girls worked on This Is Me boards, painted beautiful pots, and later planted seeds which have grown into plants. This was an experience that represented far more than planting seeds, as we spent a lot of time discussing how “seeds” are planted in our daily lives, and with nurture and care they grow at their own pace. Mindfulness was also part of every group. The girls engaged in selfempowerment, self-love, and self-care exercises within the safe environment of the group. The group experience will end with a retreat off campus, that will allow each girl time to reflect on her journey. What did you learn while guiding/ mentoring these young women? What is your wish for them? These young ladies were incredibly inspirational. I learned that they are wise in ways that are often overlooked and undervalued. They taught me that there is a tremendous need for mutual respect among peers, with authority figures, and mostly respect within one’s own self. They revealed to me how incredibly challenging life is at their age these days. Some of them feel intense pressure to succeed and meet expectations placed on them by others. They are navigating life while facing big challenges. Many have experienced loss, others victimization, and several are impacted by circumstances out of their control. As I listened to them share their thoughts and insights regarding personal challenges, relationships, and even world issues I found myself appreciating the power of their youth. I was very aware of the fact that they are future leaders. ME AN D MIN E MAG AZINE | S P RI NG 2 01 9
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My wish for them is that they take full responsibility for themselves, knowing that their presence truly matters. I want them to understand the power and value of their thoughts and actions. It is my hope that they appreciate now as all the time they truly have; that they will choose to embrace their imperfections and to change self-limiting beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors. My greatest wish for them is to lead their lives on purpose with power, knowing that they are worthy and deserving of a life beyond their greatest dreams!
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Supporting a friend in need is an honorable cause. Last month, I found myself sitting in the Yuba County courthouse trying to do just that. While there, a special soul named Reuben walked up to me and dropped his head in my lap. He was there supporting a friend too. We were destined to meet; were kindred spirits of sorts. One would think I would find offense to a random stranger getting in my personal space, but his eyes won me over in a way only a dog can. Reuben is referred to as a Comfort Dog and he was in the courthouse that day easing a child’s mind and spirit during a custody dispute. I quickly asked for an interview and thankfully he obliged. Reuben is a part of the Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry. He visits schools, nursing homes, group homes, senior centers, courthouses, and even sites of emergencies or disasters. Simply stated, Reuben goes wherever he is invited. He is accompanied by a trained handler and provides a calming influence, naturally 10 ME AN D M I NE M AG A Z I N E | S PR IN G 2019
encouraging people to open their hearts and receive help in times of need. Launched in August 2008, the Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry is a national human-care ministry embracing the unique, calming nature and skills of purebred Golden Retrievers. The Comfort Dogs are a bridge for compassionate ministry, opening doors for conversations about faith. They are working animals, trained to interact with people of all ages and circumstances who are suffering and in need. They serve every day in the community in which they are placed and are dispatched in times of disaster and crisis to bring comfort to all those affected, including first responders and the volunteers who serve them. LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were in New York and New Jersey visiting victims of Super Storm Sandy, and in Connecticut after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lutheran Church Charities currently has over 130 Dogs serving in more than 20 states.
As for First Lutheran Church in Yuba City, the goal is to use Reuben as a conduit to reach out to those in the community. He is welcome in more places than most humans and is able to provide comfort, love, and compassion to those who need it most. While their goal is to share the word of God, they are mindful of different environments and beliefs and respect those who have invited him into their presence. “We honestly let Reuben do most of the talking for us - as we can often falter in our words as humans. He is the true joy and light of this ministry and we would love to see it blossom even more in the Yuba-Sutter community.” One of their long-term goals is to have more handlers available so that Reuben may help more people and attend all of the events to which he is called. If YOU are interested in becoming a comfort dog handler through the LCC, please contact Erica or Jason at 530.673.8894. Those eyes though! Anna (Shefrin) Rogers is a Yuba City native who comes to us with a background in teaching, coaching, training development, and curriculum design. A wife and mother of two, she has a passion for people and brings a diverse, fresh perspective to the magazine. To learn more about Reuben, please contact James Casner at (530) 713-9755 or Nathan Linehan at First Lutheran Church, Yuba City (530) 673-8894.
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BY TAMARA N. SQUIRES, ESQ.
As parents, it is hard to imagine walking out the door and leaving a new babysitter with our children without some plan of the do’s and don’ts of the house and a list of emergency contacts. Yet, without an estate plan, we expose our families to much greater risk to their emotional and financial well-being every day. Creating an estate plan can help your loved ones overcome common legal issues that can emerge if you die or are unable to make decisions for yourself. Choose Guardians for Your Children As a parent of young children, the number one reason to have an estate plan in place is to name who will take care of your children if both you and the other parent pass away. If you don’t, the court will appoint a guardian. Instead of leaving it to the courts to decide among family members and friends, make the decision yourself. Distribute Assets with Minimal Hassle A trust outlines exactly how you would like your property distributed. You don’t have to have a large estate to need a trust; generally, if you own a home, you need a trust. A trust avoids probate. A trust designates a person to stand in your shoes and deal with your assets when you are no longer alive. If you have nothing in place, the state will stand in your shoes and determine where everything will go. Consider Who Will Manage Your Children’s Finances In the unfortunate event that both parents pass while their children are minors, who will step in and make sure the children are properly provided for? This person can be someone different than the appointed guardian, such as the successor trustee of your trust. With some careful estate planning, you can set up a trust that will care for your children’s financial needs until they reach a certain age.
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Specify End-of-Life Care and Power of Attorney Everyone over the age of 18 should designate a medical and financial agent who can step in and make decisions for them in the event they are incapacitated. Your estate plan also allows you to specify the medical treatment you prefer when end of life decisions must be made. Estate Planning for Young Families Doesn’t Have to be Expensive Estate planning is a simple process that saves families money. It is an investment in the future of your family’s well being. It is also the way to ensure your assets are distributed to those individuals you specify. Without estate planning trusts or wills in place, fighting among family members can erupt over who gets what. Proper planning can helps to ensure the money you leave to loved ones is managed well, and that most of it actually goes to them rather than toward attorney and court fees. Contact Hyatt McIntire & Associates to set up your family’s estate plan. Tami grew up in the small farming community of Nicolaus, California. She comes from a family full of attorneys; her mother, also an attorney, being the biggest influence on her decision to pursue the same career. Tami attended California State University of Sacramento, graduating with a degree in Business Administration in 2006. Tami received her Juris Doctorate from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento in 2011 and is a member of the State Bar of California. Prior to joining Hyatt McIntire & Associates, Tami worked for the Sutter County District Attorney’s Office. Tami is married to Paul Squires and has two children, Ty and Elle.
The Sutter County Children & Families Commission, in partnership with the City of Yuba City, has installed a Life Jacket Loaner station! The “Children Don’t Float” program is now providing life jackets on loan to families with children ages 0-5 at Feather River Parkway on the west bank of the Feather River. The loaner station has five (5) infant and five (5) toddler life jackets available from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Feather River Parkway life jacket loaner station is the third of its kind in Sutter County, joining the Live Oak and Tisdale boat launch locations installed in 2017 through a partnership with the Sutter County Deputy Sheriff ’s Association. Area waterways are a popular destination for families to cool off during warm Summer months.
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New Evidence-Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis: California Bridge Program at Adventist Health and Rideout Emergency Department
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any people are not only aware of the opioid crisis, but also personally know someone affected by it. While solutions to this crisis can at first seem daunting, difficult, or even impossible, change is on the horizon. This spring, the Emergency Department at Adventist Health and Rideout was selected to participate in the California Bridge Program. This Public Health Institute program brings funding, training, and technical assistance to select hospitals in California to combat the opioid crisis in a robust and meaningful way. This allows the Emergency Department to provide around-the-clock access to treatment for substance use disorders. The opioid crisis often hits rural counties the hardest. According to the California Department of Public Health, in 2017 the rate of opioid overdose deaths was more than twice as high in Yuba County (13.1 per 100,000 residents) as compared with the California state average (5.23 per 100,000 residents). While Sutter County was lower than the state average for opioid overdose deaths (2.1 per 100,000 residents), it still had a significant number of opioid overdose hospitalizations. In addition, in 2017, there were 90,293 opioid prescriptions written to Sutter County residents (in a county of only around 94,000 people), and 77,301 prescriptions written to Yuba County residents, which is more prescriptions than the total number of residents. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the creators of the California Bridge program realized a few very important keys to success. Previously, a referral to an addiction treatment program was the most that hospitals were generally able to provide for patients identified as needing treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. And this referral was fraught with barriers: the need
to effectively control withdrawal symptoms, financial barriers, transportation issues, and system navigation barriers. The new Bridge model uses emergency rooms as a critical window for initiating longlasting, successful treatment for Opioid Use Disorders. When patients in opioid withdrawal come seeking medical care in the Emergency Department, including for reasons not related to opioid use, they will be offered a dose of medication such as buprenorphine to ease severe symptoms of withdrawal, and then they will be connected with outpatient treatment in the community. Studies have shown that patients given medication designed for addiction treatment are more likely to remain in care than those who are given referral information alone. “By suppressing withdrawal long enough to create a bridge for patients to enter and remain in treatment, physicians can save lives,” said Andrew Herring, MD, Director of Emergency Department Services for the Bridge program. “We know this model works, and now we are bringing it to hospitals and emergency rooms all across the state that are anxious for real solutions to address the enormous pain and suffering they see every day caused by the opioid epidemic.” Establishing the Bridge program in our Emergency Department at Adventist Health and Rideout means that anyone, anytime, in our community can access the best evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. Our Emergency Department physicians and PA/ NPs have all been trained to treat an individual’s opioid withdrawal symptoms with the medication buprenorphine, which works quickly and is very effective. Our Emergency Department providers also work closely with our Substance Use Navigator (SUN). The SUN position
is entirely new to Emergency Departments and serves to support the patient throughout the entire process, from admission into the Emergency Department through transition to continued outpatient treatment. We have partnered with several local primary care clinics and substance use treatment centers in the area, thereby creating a network around our Emergency Department hub, ready to meet each individual’s unique situational needs. And via this process, we have already had some great success stories in helping people with Opioid Use Disorder. Substance use disorders are treatable chronic illnesses, and we aim to create an environment that welcomes disclosure of opioid use, provides rapid evidence-based treatment, and enables patients to enter and remain in treatment. If you or anyone you know is concerned about their opioid use and wants to explore ways to get into treatment, please call our Substance Use Navigator, Mr. Todd O’Berg, anytime at 530-490-1285. He can also be reached by email at Todd. OBerg@vituity.com. Whether in the Emergency Department or not, Mr. O’Berg is able to answer questions and help guide individuals through the steps to outpatient treatment.
J. Eileen Morley, MD Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Medical Director of the Emergency Department Adventist Health and Rideout ED Bridge Program Director The Bridge program is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
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Choose a cardio. This could be a brisk walk, jumping jacks, walk in place, jump rope, etc. The idea is to get moving!
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Add Weights for the following (this can be hand weights, soup cans, milk jugs...get creative!)
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Squats Push Ups
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Plank
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Tip: Alternate the above exercises to create a circuit. Between entire set, add an interval of 1-2 minutes of cardio.
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A note from Gracie’s mom…
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Is this story unusual? No, not in today’s world. I would call it progress. hen my mom was little, cans were Every step we take as adults are giant so tough that crushing was not leaps for all children. I have noticed an option, soda came in bottles, and a that it is the little things you do in large metal can with a lid that never their first year that hold impressions fit was our garbage. in their sponge-like brains for years to come. So whether you call it “yuckie Hi, I’m Gracie and I just turned two garbage” and the “gray can”, or just years old! Today, garbage is more plain ol’ “garbage,” the children of confusing; bottles go in the blue can, today will understand. plastic bags go in the gray, and when my dad mows the lawn, we get out the In the issues to come, Gracie and I green one. will encourage you to teach your child about the advantages of recycling in I amazed my mom at 18 months old the future. Our children will continue by throwing away her water bottle in what they have learned, pass it along to the correct garbage can! We call the their kids, and make the world a more gray garbage “yuckie” and the blue beautiful place for all the generations garbage “good.” I must have made it to come. into the right can because my mom jumped up, clapped, and shouted, So be looking for our next installment “Yeah, you did it!” It sure made me in the next issue. I encourage you to feel good and it made me want to recome along and GO GREEN WITH cycle everything! (Sorry Scooter!) GRACIE.
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to go to the Hazardous Waste Facility. We’ve watched her take time to plant trees, pick up trash at local lakes, and be mindful about the power of reusing and not being wasteful. People • Service • Environment
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All good things must come to an end. That means eventually Tickle Me Elmo will stop giggling, and with that, the batteries will need to be tossed. Before you go throwing old batteries in the garbage, realize that some types of trash are dangerous and need to be disposed of in special ways. Old paints, pesticides, pool chemicals, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermometers, and even batteries (like the one in Elmo!) can contaminate our lands, water, and air if they are placed in the regular trash stream. A better approach is to save all of your hazardous materials and go for a trip with your
parents to the Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 134 Burns Drive, Yuba City. The facility is right off of Garden Highway and Mr. Steve, in his white lab jacket, is there waiting for you every Saturday from 8:00-4:00. If you make a habit of reducing, reusing and recycling, you can make the world a better place. Protect our planet today and everyday and Go Green with me, Gracie!
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It’s important for teens to understand that we need to do our part to help our family and friends 'go green.' We need to protect our beautiful planet, so we need to focus on recycling, reducing and reusing in our everyday lives.
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Tips for Teens from Gracie: • Try using recycled objects for your art projects and homemade gifts. Clean glass jars, paper bags, buttons, and jewels are all great to use again. Look around your house before you buy. • Your clothes can be recycled and reused. Be sure to donate before dumping directly in the landfill. • Start a recycling program for your school or sports team. This can help raise money! • Reduce your waste by always using a reusable cup or bottle.
We only have one Earth. It’s our responsibility to take care of it.
Dave Vaughn
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