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Sac State hosts study trip to Oaxaca, Mexico

By Craig Koscho

Sacramento State is offering a unique travel and study event for all students, faculty, staff and the public this summer with “Puentes 2014” (www.cce.csus.edu/ travel/mexico), a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.

Coordinated by the College of Continuing Education and Professor Peter Baird, the program features 14 days of cultural and language study, including a family homestay, June 20-July 5. Up to

25 participants will be fully immersed in the Spanish and indigenous languages, culture, education, art and social movements of the area.

“Puentes 2014 builds bridges of communication and understanding between people in the U.S. and Mexico,” Baird says.“Participants journey to the heart of Mexico to study, discover indigenous cultures and enjoy the warmth and friendship of a family homestay.”

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Participatory workshops will be offered on Oaxacan art, dance and cooking along with field trips to Monte Alban and the Valley of Oaxaca. The trip includes 3 units of academic credit.

A free information session will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in Napa Hall.

Oaxaca is a safe destination with many connections to California’s people, institutions and economy, according to Baird, so it dovetails nicely with Sacramento

State’s 2013-14 One World Initiative – a campus-wide exploration of “migration.”

Baird is serving as director and trip leader, and Nadeen Ruiz, from Sacramento State’s Serna Center, is the curriculum and program adviser. “We have learned from our work in international education that people benefit from travel that teaches us about our interconnectedness and our shared past, present and future,” Baird says.

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Annual Effie Yeaw Bird and Breakfast event set for March 22 and 23 The American River Natural History Association (ARNHA) and Sacramento Audubon are teaming up to offer a special weekend of morning birding trips coupled with wonderful breakfast fare on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23.

This event, held at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael, starts with Bird Walks guided by some of the best local birders.

In advance of the walks, these guides will scout the Nature Study Area so they will be able to point out nests and local rarities. After the walk, event goers will join fellow birders for wonderful food, good coffee and other fun to help raise money for the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. No extensive birding experience is necessary. This event caters to all levels.

On Saturday, March 22, the bird walk will be approximately 90 minutes long, followed by the traditional casserole breakfast buffet provided by some of the best cooks among ARNHA Board members and Nature Center volunteers. Participants can also bid in a silent auction for attractive baskets and experiences.

On Sunday, event goers can choose to join either a family bird walk, a 1-hour walk (children 6 or over welcome), or a longer, approximately 90-min-

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Children are on the lookout for birds at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. The center will be hosting a “Bird and Breakfast” event next month.

ute, adult bird walk open to those ages 12 and older. The Sunday event features an excellent pancake breakfast prepared by the Carmichael Kiwanis. On Sunday, there will also be a nature-themed craft activity for children.

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San Juan schools to consolidate; school district looks for superintendent permanent replacement Student athletes taking games to the next level Senior student athletes from throughout San Juan Unified high schools were recognized for their hard work on National Signing Day last week as they signed letters of intent to continue their education and excel in sports. Here’s a list of standout student athletes who participated:

Bella Vista Hannah Martell: soccer, Oregon State Jorgie Smith: soccer, University of Louisiana Austin Stevenson: water polo, Long Beach State Brayden Gomez: baseball, Abilene Christian University (signed in fall) Sara Hibbs:

volleyball, San Jose State Uni- dent of schools by sharing the versity (signed in fall) qualities, skills and priorities you think the right candidate should bring to the job.

Del Campo Your responses to the Superintendent Search Input form Julian McElroy: will be shared with members football, University of of the Board of Education priMinnesota at Crookston or to reviewing any applicants or conducting any interviews.

El Camino The San Juan Unified Board Dakota Armour: of Education has launched an soccer, Saint Mary’s internal search for the next Josh Jordan: Superintendent of Schools. water polo, UC Santa Barbara Applications will be acceptAngelina Proshak: ed from internal candidates diving, UC Davis through Feb. 25.

All members of the community are invited to particRio Americano ipate by completing the SuPaul Geyer: perintendent Search Input soccer, Sacramento State form. Please complete the onEric Gylling: line form by March 3, and soccer, Harvard your responses will be shared Emily Hansen: directly with members of the soccer, Cal Poly SLO Board of Education prior to Elizabeth Hutchison: the review of any applications soccer, UC Irvine or interviews.

Morgan McClure: For more details, visit www. swimming, Boise State sanjuan.edu/superintendent.

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Help the Board of EducaTimelines proposed for tion find the next superinten- possible school consolidation

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Rio Americano High School standout student athletes represented their colleges of choice on National Singing Day.

Board members returned to the topic of school consolidation Tuesday, Feb. 4 as a potential solution to continued underenrollment at certain schools.

Underenrollment impacts schools by limiting the educational programs offered to students and by putting a strain on the District’s finances.

The Board held two lengthy workshops in 2013 to address the issue, and on Tuesday staff presented a proposed timeline for their consideration.

Board members did not discuss a specific list of proposed school closures but rather a potential process that would solicit community and school input.

Under the proposed timeline, underenrolled schools would be identified early this year, followed by the formation of school teams to explore potential solutions for

increasing enrollment at their sites.

Kent Kern, the District’s interim superintendent, offered examples of sites that in recent years have turned around the trend of declining enrollment, such as Thomas Kelly Elementary, which has been able to market its International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, and Thomas Edison Language Institute, which has refocused as a dualimmersion school.

Under the proposed timeline, no schools would be closed until fall 2016 at the earliest.

Also included in Tuesday’s discussion was a separate timeline for gathering and considering proposed solutions for Sylvan Middle School in Citrus Heights, which Kern said has been underenrolled and in disrepair for years.

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Local resident’s early love of art led to long career

By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com

Editor’s Note: This is part one in a series about local people connected to the early days of television.

Photos by Lance Armstrong

Bob Miller is shown at his art show in Land Park last Saturday, Feb. 8.

While meeting with this publication last week to share details about an art show that he would be taking part in with two other artists, Carmichael area resident Bob Miller explained that his involvement in art extends beyond the strokes of brushes on canvas.

Bob, 83, noted that his background in art even included working for television stations during the 1950s.

In speaking about his longtime interest in art, Bob said, “My first memory was drawing cartoons from coloring books, doing pictures of Disney characters and so on. I was always one of the best (at drawing) in class.”

Long before becoming a television pioneer, Bob was raised in the town of Hughson, about 10 miles east of Modesto by his parents, Pierce and Mae Miller, who he mentioned were much older than himself.

“My father was born in 1886 and my mother was born in 1896,” Bob said. “My mother, I think, was in her late 30s when I was born and my father was in his 40s. They were both Pennsylvania Dutch, German, and as a matter of fact, the first language for both my mother and father was German.”

Bob, who was the fourth of five children in his family, said that his father grew up as an orphan, came West when he was in his 20s and for a short time homesteaded in Arizona.

In about 1912, Pierce moved to the Vermont-Slauson district of Los Angeles and opened a dairy and delivered milk.

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Local Artist Continued from page 10

Bob described the events that led to his parents’ marriage and the early part of their life together, as he said, “My father had apparently worked as a farmhand for my mother’s father and he had remembered my mother and went back to Pennsylvania and asked permission to marry her from her father. My mother just barely knew him, and they were married and he brought her to California. Instead of going back to Los Angeles, they settled in (Hughson).”

Despite dropping out of school when he was about 10 years old, Pierce proved to be very successful working in a variety of jobs during his life. His jobs in Hughson included working in a livery stable and operating a notable peach farm of about 40 acres.

The Millers eventually moved to the town of Empire – about five miles east of Modesto – where Bob attended Empire Grammar School (the predecessor to today’s Empire Elementary School) through the eighth grade.

In 1944, Bob began attending Modesto High School, where he was active in the art club, was student body president in 1947 and graduated a year later.

During that time, Bob, who was influenced by two art teachers, Ida Gross and Jean Ariey, was the sports cartoonist for the school newspaper.

In commenting about that experience, Bob said, “(Working as a sports cartoonist as a career) was sort of what I wanted to do. Well, that sort of thing sort of fell by the wayside.”

In 1948, Bob began attending San Jose State College (today’s San Jose State University), where he majored in commercial art, minored in history and was editor of the school’s magazine, Lyke.

During his sophomore year at San Jose State, Bob married his high school sweetheart, Anita Richardson.

While still attending that institution, Bob obtained part-time work as a sign painter.

And with his college days finally behind him, Bob was hired to work full time as a silkscreener for a Sunnyvale, Calif. firm called R and A Signs.

His employment with that company lasted about three months, at which time Bob moved to Sacramento with his family, which then included his wife and two children.

With that move, Anita was able to live closer to her parents, Raymond and Ardis Richardson, who then resided in Carmichael, near the intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Marconi Avenue.

Bob’s first employment in the capital city was at The Dosch Co. at 200 V St., where he worked on silkscreen jobs and other projects.

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In describing his uninviting working environment at that company, Bob said, “My silkscreen shop was an old chicken coop and it had tar paper on the roof. During the summer, it was like 120 (degrees) and during the winter, it was like 50 (degrees). There was no air conditioning, no heating, no anything like that. So, I cut stencils and old man (F. Elwood) Dosch would give me like five X-Acto blades a week and a wet stone to sharpen (the blades). It was just ridiculous.”

Although Bob is many years removed from that job, he spoke about various irritations of that workplace as if they occurred the previous day.

Among those irritations were his daily interactions with the business’s guard dogs, which were tied

to a post about 10 feet from where he worked.

“One of my major jobs was there were dogs, Dobermans, that (Dosch) used at night and turned loose in the yard as guard dogs,” Bob said. “The dogs were chained to a post and it was my job to clean up their (droppings) and to feed them. Well, they hated me.

All day, they would sit there and growl at me while I was cutting my stencils.”

Bob was undoubtedly thrilled to finally change jobs about a year later.

In recalling the moment that led to his new employment, Bob said, “I was home one night (in 1954) and we flipped on the television and Channel 36 in Stockton had just gone on the air. It was KTVU, and I looked at their artwork. Their artwork was absolutely

miserable, so I threw my portfolio in my Studebaker and I drove down to Stockton. I was interviewed by a guy named Dave Hume, and Dick Block.

Dave ultimately became the news director at Channel 3 (in Sacramento). In any event, I was interviewed by them. They really liked my portfolio, but it also meant that I was to be a floor man on television shows. Everything was live in those days. Dave said, ‘You know, I really like his (art) work, but I think he’s too short to reach the mic booms.’ And here I am, I’m going to be a floor man, I had to reach the mic booms. So, we went down in the studio, and I got down on my tippy toes and I managed to operate the mic boom and he said, ‘Okay, that’s okay.’

So, they hired me.”

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Carmichael musician says parents make the best teachers

By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com After facilitating music-making experiences with young children ranging in age between 5 months old to 5 years old, it became evident to Carmichael musician Paul Morehouse that they have a unique relationship with music – that it is a form of basic artistic communication and expression.

For new parents, Morehouse says: “Don’t run off taking your child to music lessons. Who do you recommend? You! Don’t take your child off to someone he doesn’t know.”

Likened to a basic lifestyle practice as eating, Morehouse describes music making as an innate behavior.

Young children, he argues are not burdened by self criticism. “As long as they are enjoying it, it is fun. Who puts the pictures on the refrigerator? It’s not the kids. They don’t put the stuff on the fridge, the kids move onto the next thing.

They don’t care, but by 8- or 9-years-old, they become socially conscious,” he said.

In the mid 2000s, Morehouse worked with the California Arts Council as an artist in residence.

Upon recalling those days when the arts received more governmental funding, he said, “I felt very blessed. It was an incredible experience to go into schools and not teach an existing curriculum, but to create my own. There were weekly sessions to do with the kids. What I experimented was rhythm, drums maracas, I found this with k-5 grade. That showed me how much they get into it. They are really astute.”

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Carmichael based music teacher Paul Morehouse led a children’s jam session at last year’s Jewish food fair held at Congregation Beth Shalom on Sunday, Sept. 22. Morehouse believes music is an innate trait in children.

“Kids are attracted to sound. They are having fun with everything. Because I had a structured program, there’s always the practical consideration. I wasn’t going to bring a half dozen guitars to 2 year olds, instead, I would start jamming. With children 18 months old, the social dynamic is too cute. On the rug, you just put the instruments and start playing. It’s like a drum circle,” he said.

Locally, Morehouse has performed at the Jewish Food Festival in Carmichael and the Banana Festival in Land Park. Over the past several years, he has made presentations at various conferences for the following organizations: California Association for the Education of Young Children, National Association for the Education of Young Children, South Central Training See Paul Morehouse, page 13

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Instruments used at the children’s jam session led by Carmichael based music teacher, Paul Morehouse.

Paul Morehouse Continued from page 12

and Research Consortium and the California Council on Teacher Education. Morehouse has also self-published an interdisciplinary music/language development program for early childhood education entitled: “Dog, Cat, Mouse, Rat! Making Music!�

Even for those who might say they can’t keep a beat, there is hope, even for those who may not have had experiences to nurture their musical talents, Morehouse says. “ There are capacities that stay latent. They’re not always expressed. It’s a continuum. I’m not the greatest musician, yet I became a professional musician.�

In the 1990s, Morehouse said he began to look at music and childhood education textbooks and was astonished by what he came across. “I found an American college textbook on early childhood development and there was an index entry for murder, but not music. I thought that was extreme.�

While times have changed and books on the subject do include sections on music, still the way it’s reflected, Morehouse has argued, is seen as external to the child rather than as a source of music. “ This gets into serious philosophical discussion. Our interest in the arts has to do with aesthetic experience and beauty. Beauty is in the eye or ear of the beholder,� he said.

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THE SPYGLASS

By J. J. Millus

One of the great stories out of World War II, older readers might recall, is about General George S. Patton (“Old Blood and Guts”) ordering the Third Army Head Chaplin, Msgr. James H. O’Neill, to come up with a prayer for good weather. This would facilitate the Allied Air Forces bombing the enemy and thus enable Patton’s troops to relieve the encircled 101st Airborne Division trapped in the Belgian town of Bastogne in December of 1944.

The prayer was quickly composed and delivered to Patton, who then ordered 250,000 copies printed up and distributed to his men, along with a Christmas greeting. The General, more commonly known for his pistols and profanity rather than his piety, got his prayer answered within days--and the rest was history. Clear flying weather enabled the American Third Army to free the town and carry on to victory over the retreating Germans.

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of Mother Nature with an entreaty to the Almighty, we don’t see why Californians can’t defeat the current drought by the expedient of prayer. This instead of having to read dire reports and predictions almost daily about shrinking lake and reservoir levels, minimal snowpacks in the mountains, and the start of water rationing for the Central Valley. As a service to readers, we are here reproducing the prayer in hopes of garnering some precious rain from the heavens, so we don’t have to worry about green spray paint on withered lawns to deal with the scarcity of vital H2O, among other challenges. People of faith should have no problem with this historic, classic non-denominational request from the heavens in our time of need and peril. Enough Sacramento sunshine already! Even Atlanta is getting snow and rain these days. Why not us?

Although it is the opposite of a prayer for rain, it can be easily re-jiggled if one cares

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enough about the current crisis to give it a try.

Patton’s Prayer: “Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call to Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen.”

Although The Spyglass is primarily a gossip column, given the fact that many, including this writer, are now or recently have been dealing with the flu, insurance coverage and other health issues, along with the daily bombardment of bad news visa-vis peace in the world, we thought we would throw in for consideration the famous Prayer of Agreement from the Book of Matthew (MAT 18:19-20) while on the subject of prayer. Bless your hearts, as Southerners are wont to say: “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree

about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”

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February A Smart Start to Mutual Funds Feb. 18: Learn fundamental information about mutual funds; 10 to 11 a.m. Free.

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Self-Acupressure (Reflexology) Feb. 19: Learn the simple meridian points to help you stay healthy. 1:30-3 p.m., $15 or $20 at the door. Pre-registration required. Held at ACC SSC, 7375 Park City Dr, Sacramento, 393-9026. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Sacramento Community Concert Association performance Feb. 22: Celebrating Black History Month, SCCA presents Tenor Darron Flagg & Soprano Candace Johnson and The UC Berkeley Gospel Chorus at 7:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian, 1300 N St. Singer-actor Darron Flagg is recognized as a standout professional bel-canto tenor, lauded for his heart-felt performances. A few of Mr. Flagg’s engagements include the Lincoln Center, theaters in Eastern Europe, Walt Disney Hall, as well as the San Francisco and Sacramento Opera companies.

Candace Johnson is a dynamic vocal artist who has experience in musical theater, television commercials, poplar songwriting, and piano performance. Among her many accomplishments, she held the title of Ms. Black Tennessee, and she was a finalist in the National Leontyne Price Competition. The UC Berkeley Gospel Chorus started in the 1970s as an informal student activity. Since 2007, director D. Mark Wilson has taken the Gospel Chorus in new directions, building a repertoire, which includes traditional and contemporary gospel music, spirituals, and classically influenced gospel anthems. Regular subscription: $90, Group discount (8 or more people): $75, Students subscription: $45, Single Tick-

et: $25. For more information, contact Sacramento Community Concert Association www.sccaconcerts.org; info@scc.aconcerts. org; 400-4634. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

2014 Polar Plunge: Polar Plunge so a Special Olympics athlete can compete Feb. 15: Swim at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center to benefit Special Olympic Northern California & Nevada! This is the first plunge in Sacramento. Know that while the water may be cold, you’re Plunging so that 19,000 Special Olympics athletes in your community may compete. 1901 Hazel Avenue in Gold River! Every Plunger is required to raise a minimum of $125, which sponsors one Special Olympics athlete for a sports season. You will be fundraising to support Special Olympics Northern California & Nevada. Visit http://www.kintera.org/ faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1080725# for more information. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Sacramento International of Sacramento, Inc. annual crab fiesta Feb. 15: All you can eat crab, silent auction, dessert bar auction, live auction; Saint Mary’s Giovanni Hall, 58th and M streets. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $50 per ticket and funds are used for services to support vulnerable women and children.

2013-14 funds support Tubman House, a program of Waking the Village. The program provides 18 months transitional housing and other life skills training and support for local women and children. Call 7096748, or visit the Crab Fiesta website at www. crabfiestasac.org to purchase tickets. Visit us at www.soroptimistsacramento.org . ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Camellia Chapter, Embroiderers’ Guild of America at their meeting Feb. 18: Starting at 7 p.m., SMUD Building, 6201 S Street for a hands-on program on Assisi needlework. Guests welcome.

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Casa Garden ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ lunch and Red Hat fashion show Feb. 26: “Girls Just Want to Have Fun� lunch and Red Hat fashion show at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. seatings at the Casa Gar-

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Just Say No! – Senior Scams Feb. 27: Learn the various types of senior scams in our community and how to prevent it, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Pre-registration required. Held at ACC SSC, 7375 Park City Dr, Sacramento, 393-9026.

Focus on Fixed Income March 10: Learn the basics of bonds, the advantages of laddering and how fixed income may be part of your investment strategy from 10 to 11 a.m. Free. Pre-registration required. Held at ACC SSC, 7375 Park City Dr, Sacramento,393-9026. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

March 11: Learn how to identify and control pests and diseases with the least toxic and pest-specific methods, 11 a.m. to noon.

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Shown above, students at the Short Center North shake a rain stick to urge the heavens to bring down more rain. This group activity was held before students went to their appropriate classes for the day.

Sculptor Miguel Paz and his students at the Short Center North worked on ceramic Valentine’s boxes.

Working with adults with disabilities:

Sacramento sculptor teaches at the Short Center North Photos and words by Monica Stark

Editor’s note: This is the third part and final part in a series about a prominent sculptor from the Pocket area whose work inspires and teaches students locally at the Short Center North and internationally in a small Bolivian town called Huayculi.

As was mentioned in the previous articles in this series about Sacramento sculptor Miguel Paz, the artist hails from La Paz, Bolivia and has taken multiple trips back to his home country to share his expertise with fellow artists in an effort to create an international artists’ collective on the most basic level of community building and sharing of ideas and resources. With a teaching background from Columbia University’s Teachers College and experience working with the Sacramento Arts Commission, he teaches at the Short Center North in the Arden-Arcade area where he he has enjoyed watching talent flourish from his students with disabilities and over the years.

“I’ve been there for three years because the work there is just so great,” Paz told the Arden-Carmichael News. “It was formed in 1975 during a time when society’s common response to those with developmental disabilities was one of disregard, but Mary Short, wife of California Senator Alan Short, started a program that was the first of its kind in the nation,” Paz said.

According to the organization’s website, the Alan Short Center (ASC) utilizes visual and performing arts as a tool for teaching people with developmental disabilities. Developmental Disabilities Service Organization has since grown to operate eight day programs located at three different sites, including one in the Arden-Arcade area and another which has recently moved from Land Park to 5051 47th Street.

Here is a collection of photographs taken from a recent visit to Paz’s sculpting class at the Short Center North, which is located at 2331 St Marks Way.

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