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Pedestrians and bike trail enthusiasts are celebrating a recent allocation of $6 million from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments for the construction of the Del Rio Trail, which will pave the old railroad tracks that travel through South Land Park and other neighborhoods between Interstate 5 and Freeport Boulevard.

Neighbors and the city have been working close-

ly to further the usability of the land by putting in an actual bike trail, providing a central link in the city’s Bicycle Master Plan. The new bike path would be laid through what once was the Walnut Grove Branch of the Sacramento Southern Railroad line.

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portation Program with matching funds provided by local transportation dollars, current funding is available for the project approval and environmental documentation phase of the project as well as for the final design. In spring, the project goes for environmental documentation approvals, and in the summer will get its final design.

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Weekend Warriors at Skip’s Music returns with Master Coach Roger Smith from Tower of Power

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Long-time Sacramento resident, Roger Smith was born to play the Hammond organ, and destined to become a member of Tower of Power. Since the late 90s, Roger has been part of the “Tower Sound” drawing on all of his earlier experiences and influ-

ences to lead him to where he is today. Touring extensively, Roger performs in all parts of the U.S., Europe and Asia each year yet still finds time to play with other Nor Cal musicians and maintain a reputable solo career. Latest projects include the release of “My Colors”, “Both Sides”, “Sittin In”, “Consider This”, “Jazz Roscos”, Roscos Place I & II, Roger Smith “360”, Dave Matthews Band’s release “Away From The World” and is co-writer of several songs on Tower of Powers latest release, “Soul Side of Town”.

Friends with Skip back in the early ‘70s, Roger is excited and is looking forward to putting some of his experience and skills into

coaching a band or two in the next round of Weekend Warriors’ Masters’ Series. “He’s great with people. He’s super talented and he’s got the chops. I think he’ll be great.”Skip’s Music Vice President of Operations Mike Snyder.

Last year master coaches included Brad Lang from RATT and drummer Steve Brown from Oleander. Last year being the first year the Weekend Warrior project included Master Coaches was pretty well received, Snyder said.

“We don’t try to do it every round; we don’t want to go through the same coaches real fast. They have to give up a month of their time when often they’re touring,” he said.

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Last year about a week before Christmas I took a walk in the Fab Forties. A man approached, striding purposefully, almost marching. We made eye contact. His forehead immediately furrowed and he shouted grimly, “Merry Christmas.” I knew in an instant. He was yelling Merry Christmas to show his allegiance to Fox News and its annual flap about a War on Christmas.

If I didn’t say Merry Christmas in return it would show that I was an anti-Christian leftist who said Happy Holidays, thereby revealing an attachment to godlessness, cultural diversity and contempt for traditional values. I didn’t want to anger him by saying Happy Holidays, but I saw a woman watching from her porch, and I didn’t want her to think I was a Fox Christmas screecher.

So I said heartily to the man, and with a smile, “You too.” It seemed to satisfy him and he strode on.

When I mentioned this encounter people said things like, “Don’t worry about what others think,” “Say what’s in your heart,” “Be your own person,” and so forth. One said, “Own your truth,” whatever that means. A neighbor said stoutly that she, for one, would never stop saying Merry Christmas. The implication here was that I lacked authenticity, which was sadly true. I couldn’t satisfactorily explain how much I dreaded being mistaken for a Fox Christmas warrior enlisted to defend Christmas from whatever the rest of us were doing to it.

So I did some research. Turns out there WAS a war on Christmas, but it was started by the Puritans, not Democrats. Puritans disapproved of the singing, drinking, feasting, decorating and merriment the holiday brought, scowled upon the celebrants and even tried to cancel it Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

altogether. They scorned Christmas festivities in England and got them outlawed. And when they came here they imported their dreary notions. It can’t have been too much fun living amongst that bunch with their long black outfits and somber faces. Imagine being a kid and having to visit your Puritan aunt during the season.

You’d have to sit on cold stick furniture and talk about brimstone.

No songs. No treats. No fun.

Those were bleak times, when one religion dominated large parts of the land. In the Massachusetts Colony you were fined five shillings if you were caught singing a Christmas song. In those days the song was possibly In Dulce Jublio (Good Christian Men, Rejoice.) composed in the 13th century. I wonder if it was a toe tapper.

But finally, by 1870, our growing pluralism had improved things. Immigrants with happier traditions had arrived and assimilated and Christmas became a legally recognized federal holiday. This made for a much jollier country.

When I was growing up, before Fox News descended on us like an angry UFO, there was a furor over Big Business. In my Catholic school, the nuns said that “certain businessmen” were trying to secularize Christmas and drive Christ out. How were they doing this?

By saying, “Happy Holidays.”

By advertisements emphasizing Santa, presents, and new cars.“It’s greed, greed, greed, girls,” Sister Roberta intoned. She said “they” only wanted to celebrate the pagan element that came from Nordic myths and polluted the Christian truth of Baby Jesus. Because the pagan element led to profit and they would do anything for profit. Greed, greed, greed.

But I liked the greedy pagan part of Christmas, liked buying gifts, liked the cheery Christ-

mas tunes in the mall, liked seeing the little kids in line to see Santa, got a nice, uplifting vibe from the whole scene. When many of us became young political radicals we too disdained the commercialization of America and that included Christmas. But I (and others) secretly went shopping and looked forward to going home on Christmas week. We wanted it both ways—we were not religious now but wanted the nostalgic comforts of the hymns and the traditions. And we wanted to make our parents happy.

We wanted those snug yuletide get-togethers with kin.

Then in 1977, the American Family Association arrived to monitor Christmas behavior.

Rachel Schnepper from the New York Times reported that the “American Family Association called for boycotting Old Navy and The Gap for not using the term “Christmas” in their holiday advertising.” The AFA also “criticized schools for giving equal time to Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.” But what is the American Family Association? Turns out it is a Christian fundamentalist organiza-

tion that was designated a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. What is the AFA’s hate mission? “Using demonizing propaganda” against gay people, says Wikipedia. So now we have a hate group defending the true spirit of Christian love. But wait.

It gets weirder.

Twenty years later Fox landed and launched its thunderous war against our non-existent war on Christmas. Fox, always dreaming of a white person Christmas, targeted those who didn’t use the word, Christmas, in their seasonal greetings, bad people who sent cards saying, “Have a Peaceful Holiday.” Bill O’Reilly roared, “Stop terrorizing people who like Christmas.” But who was terrorizing? The teacher who explained Kwanzaa? The Gap? Does the Gap terrorize you? I didn’t think so. (O’Reilly’s pious rages are heard no more because four women brought sexual assault charges against him and Fox had to cut him loose).

I saw on TV that Trump is now going around bellowing Merry Christmas at his crowds and bragging that he resurrected

the phrase. He did this last year too. But I recall Obama saying Merry Christmas every one of his eight years. Yet the very next year, 2017, Trump said, “People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again,” as if the Puritans had returned and banned it, and he, like a twinkling angel had floated down and re-lit all the darkened trees and lifted the ban. Trump— the Christmas miracle.

So now, if I say “Merry Christmas,” I worry that people will think I’m for Trump. That’s really too much to risk. I guess I could wear a big Harris/Beto button, and then say, “Merry Christmas,” but what if people don’t know who Harris and Beto are? So it’s a dilemma. And please don’t say,”Be true to yourself,” because that’s off the table.

As for those who’ve read this, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have a wonderful holiday. Have a Happy Hanukkah. Have a Happy Kwanzaa. Rock the Winter Solstice. And if you celebrate something that hasn’t gone mainstream yet, have a happy whatever it is.

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Tommy Kono to be inducted into Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame

By LANCE ARMSTRONG

Photo courtesy of Bill Kutzer

Tommy Kono was a two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion weightlifter.

The Sacramento-born Tamio “Tommy” Kono, who gained worldwide fame in the sport of weightlifting, will receive special recognition next month.

Tommy, who died at the age of 85 in 2016, will be inducted into the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame on Jan. 26. The ceremony will be held at Thunder Valley Casino Resort’s Pano Hall, 1200 Athens Ave. in Lincoln, at 7 p.m.

Also to be inducted into the 2019 Hall of Fame class are Chris Bosio (Major Baseball player and pitching coach), Lance Briggs (seven-time National League Football Pro Bowl linebacker with the Chicago Bears),

Aaron Garcia (19-year Arena Football League quarterback and 1-year San Francisco 49ers quarterback) and Geoff Jenkins (World Series champion and MLB All-Star).

During his storied career, Tommy was a two-time Olympic champion and sixtime world champion.

His Olympic gold medals were won in Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne, Australia in 1956, and he earned an Olympic silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.

He was also a three-time Pan American Games champion and set 26 world records and seven Olympic records.

His world records came in four separate weight classes.

Tommy, who is recognized as the sport’s most decorated lifter, won 14 international medals.

Adding to his legacy, Tommy won body-building titles, the first of which was the Mr. World title in 1954.

He also earned the title of Mr. Universe in 1955, 1957 and 1961.

In hearing the news about the Hall of Fame’s decision to induct Tommy into its 2019 class, the Kono family expressed their gratitude.

“We are excited and humbled that Tommy will be inducted into the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame,” the family said. “We are grateful to the fans of the sport of weightlifting for their supsee Kono page 7

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port and remembrance of him. It is a very special feeling to know that his hometown of Sacramento has bestowed this honor upon him.”

Prior to becoming a legendary weightlifter, Tommy grew up at 217 M Street (now Capitol Mall) in Sacramento’s Japantown.

The 1940 federal census lists Tommy’s parents as Kanichi and Ichimi Kono, and his brothers as John, Mike and Frank Kono.

During his childhood, Tommy’s physique was far different than what it would become in his young adult life.

When he was 11 years old, he stood 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 74 pounds.

The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 led to a much different life for Tommy and his family.

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the assembly, evacuation and relocation of more than 100,000 men, women and children of

Japanese ancestry residSchool was renamed ing on the West Coast. the Tommy Kono While living at the Championships.

Tule Lake internment Another annual comcamp with his famipetition, the Tommy ly during World War Kono Open, was first II, Tommy began liftheld at Sacramento ing weights from a barHigh School in 2006. bell set that was purAmong Tommy’s othchased with money er activities in Sacraraised by interned Japamento was working nese residents. for the California DeFollowing the war, the partment of Motor Kono family returned to Vehicles.

Sacramento, where TomTommy’s time as a my continued to workprofessional weightout with weights at the lifter came to an end YMCA at 505 J St. in 1965, a year after he During his senior experienced a knee inyear at Sacramento jury that kept him out High School in 1948, of the 1964 Summer Tommy participated Olympics.

Photo courtesy of Bill Kutzer in his first weightlifting However, he remained Tommy Kono is shown lifting a barbell during competition. with the sport, coaching his earlier years as a weightlifter.

An article in the Nov. the Mexican Olympic 30, 1949 edition of The team in 1968, the West Sacramento Bee refers to ing the Korean War, but German Olympic team in Tommy as the “Pacific Coast was allowed to remain a ci- 1972 and the U.S. Olympic champion and state record vilian in Sacramento due team in 1976. holder in the 148-pound to his status as a potential After becoming a resident class.”

Olympian. of Honolulu in the 1970s, Tommy continued to With that deferment, Tommy acquired employstrengthen his body and en- Tommy would enter into ment as a fitness coordinater competitions while at- international weightlifting tor with that city’s parks and tending Sacramento Junior competitions. recreation department.

College – now Sacramento In 1963, the Teenage Bill Kutzer, a former footCity College.

Open Amateur Athletic ball coach at California State Tommy was drafted to Union Weightlifting Tour- University, Sacramento, said serve in the U.S. Army dur- nament at Sacramento High that he met Tommy while

working with a weightlifting team on the campus of that institution.

“Whenever he came over from Honolulu, he would always come by our weight room and visit and share advice with me and some of my lifters,” said Kutzer, whose 1978 dissertation at Brigham Young University was on the history of Olympic weightlifting in the U.S. “He was generous and sharing of his information and time, and just a very gracious man.”

Despite his death, Tommy’s legacy continues through various honors, including being inducted into the International Weightlifting Hall of Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.

Additionally, the International Weightlifting Federation, in 2005, named Tommy the “Lifter of the Century.”

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Life on Two Rivers - Go Wild: Get Your Naturalist Training

By Ellen Cochrane

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a passion about the natural world and be ready to train and embrace your love of the outdoors.

For years I was determined to place myself back into nature, and not just as an occasional visitor. Twenty years of teaching in an urban, public school and four years of service on the

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Just after sunrise on Heart’s Desire Beach, a sheltered cove in the Point Reyes National Seashore, I began Naturalist Adult Camp. For seven days 25 people (young, old, students, retirees, all races and social economic groups) practiced survival skills, studied redwood ecology and the Coho salmon watershed. We worked, camped, ate, and drank beer together.

Naturalists learn facts.

For five or so hours a day we studied in the classroom.

Scientists, non-profit conservation program directors, volunteers, authors and other naturalists schooled us on local flora, fauna and geology. The remainder of the time we learned in the forest, by the creek side and on the seashore.

A twisty dirt path curled through the redwood forest. We stopped to watch our interpretive guide unwrap a tissue. Out popped what looked like a tomato seed. Interest turned to astonishment when she pointed to a giant of the forest.

The minute dot was a redwood seed.

We explored Lagunitas Creek trails alongside salmon spawning grounds and learned the breeding cycle from biologists. Later the same day we helped repot native plant seedlings and redwood sprouts with a botanist. A few days later we were immersed in the world of mist nets and tagging native bird species. We took notes, kept journals and sketched. All staples of the classically trained Naturalist.

My most emotional moment came when we examined a washed up female blue whale on Agate Beach near the Bolinas Duxbury Reef. It was impossible not to feel pity standing next to the lifeless body of the largest species on Earth, who was most likely hit by a ship. We learned later that she was part of a research project and her migration from Alaska to Mexico had been tracked for 18 years.

By the end of the week we had strong bonds, a network of colleagues, and were ready to volunteer for science and nature. We had earned our chops to become part of the nationwide movement to build cadres of like-minded people who want to share nature in a positive way, not focusing on conflict resolution or policy battles.

Multiple studies point to the benefits of volunteering, especially later in life.

But becoming a steward of the Earth, supporting environmental programs and

introducing the young to life changing adventures is not just volunteering, it’s a passion. Most naturalists find their calendars packed and some are much busier volunteering than when they worked. But the commitment is not another career, it’s a calling.

Budding naturalists train 40 hours or more with local environmental partners, organizations and instructors who are experts in the immediate geographic area.

Students learn about the flora and fauna ecosystems and conservation as well as broader environmental issues. Some courses are taught in a classroom with field trips, others (like my class) are 24/7 immersion courses in nature. Think class time combined with daily campfires, practicing survival skills and interacting with field scientists. After you complete the course you’re ready to work. Some do use the training to seek out encore careers, but others feed their souls by finding the perfect volunteer niche.

University of California program director, Adina Merenlender, observes that naturalist training gets us off our islands and brings people from all walks of life together, people who would not normally interact. “It’s important to engage youth and older people to find their path, around sciences, outdoors, and the environment—to find their life’s work,” Merenlender said.

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Sacramento poet Brad Buchanan’s latest book chronicles his quest to survive cancer

By Scott Weiss

The quotation above opens the second poem in the alphabet East Sacramento resident once scattered Brad Buchanan’s third colthrough my blood lection of poetry, The Scars has metastasized Aligned: A Cancer Narraproducing a poem tive, set for publication in —from “ The Differential early 2019 from FinishDiagnosis” ing Line Press. These early lines announce the impor-

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tance of language in Buchanan’s quest to understand the onset of cancer and its impact on his life and family.

A professor of English at Sacramento State and active in the Sacramento poetry community, Buchanan remains sidelined from the university classroom by his bout with lymphoma, which has, however, drawn him into the thick of the action as a poet.

Having studied under Buchanan at Sac State, I befriended him through a monthly poetry workshop we helped co-found. Naturally, I was stunned by the news of his cancer diagnosis and anxiously followed news of his treatment and recovery.

Recently, the opportunity arose to ask Buchanan about his new book for this article. My first question focused on the title.

He said that “the title is a pun on the phrase ‘the stars aligned,’ which suggests an astrological position that precipitates or allows some earthly event.”

Of substituting “scars” for “stars,” Buchanan said, “the reference is to the poems in the book, which are like the scar tissue left behind by all the procedures,

tests, treatments, and injuries incurred because of my physical encounter (some might call it a battle) with cancer.”

The pieces in this collection “were written at various points over the 2-year period from my pre-diagnosis suspicions (or paranoia) about my having lymphoma to my slow recovery from the stem-cell transplant,” he said, adding that the poems “have been ‘aligned’ into as linear and logical a narrative as I could manage.”

But this book is no mere journaling of events, as we embark on a compelling journey filled with emotion and suspense. “I wanted the book to read like a kind of medical thriller,” Buchanan said, “with all the key elements of a good plot: background, exposition, rising action, climax, and dénouement, with a coda at the final poem.”

We accompany Buchanan through tests and procedures aimed at finding answers or a cure. But in bringing his writing to bear upon his illness, he seems to be running tests of his own, from one poem to the next, poking and prodding back at cancer and all of its fallout.

When asked about this observation, Buchanan said that “each poem in the book could indeed be seen as a kind of self-diagnosis, a sort of emotional temperature-taking to see how all of the twists and turns are landing on me and my family.”

Emotion at times runs high, as Buchanan writes his way through matters of mortality in revealing scenes that lay bare cancer’s

impact upon him and his relationships.

Another compelling feature of this book is Buchanan’s collaboration with poets like John Keats and William Butler Yeats, alternating lines of poetry from their works with his own.

He sees “an experimental side to the interlinear poems,” adding that they provide “a sort of litmus test for my own writing.”

Buchanan also imitates his poetic forebears in pieces that “try to answer questions like, ‘How would Wallace Stevens handle saying goodbye to his daughter before leaving for a necessary but lengthy and potentially fatal medical procedure?’” He admits, “I’m not sure my answers really tell us anything about these earlier, amazing poets, but they enabled me to say what I needed to say, somehow.”

As one who lost both parents to cancer, the personal experiences of cancer patients have been unknown territory for me. But Buchanan’s poems seem to guide us to a better understanding of this frightening underworld.

When asked about comparing his role as poet to that of Virgil, Dante’s poetguide in Inferno, Buchanan said, “if I am functioning as a guide like Virgil, my message would be something like this: However bad it gets, keep writing about it.

The strength you gain from taking that literary distance from your body’s weakness might just be what saves you.”

Readers can preorder The Scars, Aligned: A Cancer Narrative at https://www. finishinglinepress.com.

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What’s MONDAY, DEC. 31 SOL LIFE NYE W/ THE PHILHARMONIK, PAUL WILLIS, AND KARE: Join Sol Life in ringing in the New Year with The Philharmonik, Paul Willis, and KARE. All ages. No alcohol. There will be a Martinelli’s toast at midnight and pizza from Buffalo Pizza. $10 with student ID $15 general admission $20 general admission and free pizza (while supplies last) Monday, December 31, 2018 at 9 PM – 12:30 AM Sol Collective is located at 2574 21st St, Sacramento, California 95818

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 POP UP SALE AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY: On Tuesday, January 8, 2019, the Belle Cooledge Library is having its Pop Up Sale from 10am to 5 pm. Book prices are $1 for hardback, .50 for trade and paperbacks. Fill up a grocery size bag for $5. No credit cards please. Belle Cooledge is located at 5600 South Land Park Drive.

Online registration will close at 3 PM on January 10. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Free for Associate members (and above); $10 Members; $20 Nonmembers. 6 to 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12

AUTO MUSEUM DEBUTS ALL-NEW EXHIBIT: HITTING THE ROAD: ROAD TRIPPIN’ THROUGH THE YEARS: The California Automobile Museum is proud to present a new exhibit titled Hitting the Road: Road Trippin’ Through the Years” that is on display until Feb. 25, 2019. The exhibit allows guests an opportunity to explore the historic American pastime of traveling with family and friends.

Depending on age, race, and financial status, experiences and memories of road trips differ dramatically. The goal of this exhibit is to explore these differences along with how the automobile and road trips changed American culture, and also helped to shape entire industries.

The exhibit will showcase the heyday of road trips in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s as well as take a look at how the experience has changed over time. Museum guests will learn how different Americans experienced life on the road. For instance, the exhibit demonstrates how some families were squished into a station wagon on the way to the lake while others traveled in a cozy camper bound for Yosemite.

As part of this nostalgic exhibit, a number of iconic cars will be on special display, including: a 1952 Dodge 2-door Sedan, 1964 Ford Falcon Deluxe Wagon, 1953 Kaiser Traveler, 1956 Chevy Bel Air Wagon, 1959 Shasta Airflyte trailer, Custom 1972 Toronado RV, 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Wagon, 1966 VW EZ Camper with tent canopy, 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead, 1976 BMW R100/7, 1930s home-built tear-drop trailer and 1962 Ford Falcon Squire Wagon.

The Hitting the Road exhibit is free with Museum admission: $10 for adults; $5 for youth ages 5 to 17) and free for children ages 4 and under. For more information about the special exhibit or the California Automobile Museum in general, please call 916-442-

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by Obsidian Butterfly Fire Dance, moving dance performances by Lorelei Bayne Project, and the house and pop mixes of SUNDAY, JAN. 20 DJ Pocket. For full effect, don all white, or play it up with neon and sequins. The reNamestunning the two artists playersand in the 2017will SACCIRQUE PARK TAKEOVER: This gion’1.s most makers major-league who hit four is a great opportunity to meet and greet, brighten the nightseason with hand-crafted wares home runs in a game. skill-share and play! This will be a freeand2.more. drink specials all night In Enjoy his $6 22-year major-league style jam; full of flow arts, juggling, acro-yofrom the Crocker Cafetimes

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GARDEN WORKSHOP – ROSE PRUNING CLASSES: The Old City Cemetery Committee presents two rose pruning classes led by rosarian Stephen Scanniello from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. Scanniello is a Great Rosarian of the World, as well as the president of the Heritage Rose Foundation and curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, for two pruning workshops. This is a chance to learn from an expert and to be regaled with many entertaining tales of roses and the people who grow them. The first, at 9 a.m., will focus on pruning climbing roses. The second, at 1 pm, will show techniques for pruning heritage roses. You are welcome to attend both. While our workshops are usually free, we would appreciate a minimum of $10 donation to be shared between the Heritage Rose Foundation and for expenses in the Historic Rose Garden. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is limited parking within the cemetery, but parking is also available on surrounding surface streets. For more information, call 916448-0811.

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KLASSY TALKERS TOASTMASTERS provides a supportive, positive and fun learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills. The club welcomes the public to check out the club on Mondays (except holidays) from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. at Eskaton Monroe Lodge, 3225 Freeport Blvd.

SOL KIDS DAY! EVERY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: From 2 to 4 p.m., families are welcome to enjoy a day of cultural arts, crafts, and music., Sol Kids Day provides different hands-on arts and health activities every Second Sunday like nature creation labs, healthy snack assembly stations, yoga for kids and everyone’s favorite, slime-making. Engaging performances for kids include hip hop theatre production, beat-making workshops, and guest appearances from some local unicorns and magicians. Sol Kids Day also hosts a gently used toy/clothing exchange every month as well!

Sliding scale donations. No one ever turned away for lack of funds. Funded in part by the Cultural Arts Award Program of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission with support from the City and County of Sacramento. Sol Collective is located at 2574 21st St, Sacramento, California 95818.

LADIES GOLF CLUB IN LAND PARK: Did you know there is a women’s golf club that regularly plays at William Land Park?

Women can discover the joys of golf, build new social relationships and get fit the fun way by joining the William Land Women’s Golf Club. This 9-hole group meets Thursday mornings. It’s open to women of all ages and golf abilities. Questions....or want more information....please call 916-4220831 or email gretjen@comcast.net MUSIC AND MOTION AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY: Rowena Alverto brings exercise classes for seniors with a combination of yoga, tai chi, zumba, for seniors on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. $5. 5600 South Land Park Drive.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-428-3271 for exact location. Description: Is your friend or family member in a domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking situation?

This free, drop-in group is for you. Learn how to support your loved one, and receive some support yourself among people who

are in the same situation. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271. #METOO SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-4283271 for exact location. Description: This drop-in support group is free, confidential, open to all genders, and available to sexual assault survivors at any point in their healing. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271.

JANE AUSTEN READING GROUP AT ELLA K. MCCLATCHY LIBRARY: This monthly group reads the works of Jane Austen and meets the third Saturday of each month in the Ella K. McClatchy library from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. All Austen fans are welcome. 2112 22nd St. FAMILY FRIDAYS AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY: Spend some family time together this summer at the library with Family Fridays! Each Friday, in the Community Room there will be board games, cards, Wii gaming, arts and crafts, toddler toys, and a reading nook! This is a Summer Reading Challenge: Read by Design event each Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., 5600 South Land Park Drive.

ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTH SACRAMENTO: The friendliest club in Sacramento, the Rotary Club of South Sacramento meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Casa Garden, 2760 Sutterville Road.

SAC TRANSIT RIDERS UNION WEEKLY MEETING: Interested in democratizing transit and putting the “public” back into “public transit”? Sac TRU’s weekly meetings, held every Saturday from 1-3 p.m. addresses these issues. Organize Sacramento, 1714 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818 POP-UP BOOK SALE AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY: Every first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the book sale features books for all ages.

Support your local library and pick up some great reads! All proceeds from the sale benefit library programs. The Friends Bookstore will be open regular hours. The sale is held at the entrance to the library. 5600 South Land Park Drive SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET AT THE ELKS LODGE, NO. 6: From 8:30 to 11 a.m., enjoy eggs, omelets, corn beef hash, bacon or sausage. 6446 Riverside Blvd.

BABY STORYTIME AT BELLE COOLEDGE LIBRARY –Nursery rhymes, fingerplays, simple stories, and songs designed to encourage a range of early literacy skills. For children up to about 18 months old. Each child must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive.

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NOON YEAR’S EVE FAMILY FESTIVAL:

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Crocker Art Museum will be decked-out in purple, and encourages all of young visitors (and their grownups) to do the same! One of Sacra-

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experience you really can’t get anywhere else.”

The program lasts four weeks, beginning with an Open Jam that encourages musicians to come together and play songs they enjoy with people they have never met before.

After registering for the program at the Open Jam, musicians are placed into bands with similar music tastes. They are given a rehearsal time, practice space, instruments, equipment and a coach to keep everyone on the beat. The program offers two two-hour rehearsals per night, Monday through Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Bands choose five cover songs they want to do. They work on them at home and that’s where coach will steer them and give them some tips.

Finally, the program will finish with a concert in front friends, family and the public this round at Halftime Bar & Grill in Rocklin with an estimated start time of 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Many participants over the years have been women and men returning to music after years of putting their passion in the background as other commitments, such as family and work, have taken precedence. Weekend Warriors provides an easy opportunity to return to music without making any other sacrifices.

Snyder said he loves watching people who haven’t played in awhile play again and witnessing the pride they have on stage, especially when it comes to concert day. “It’s great energy to witness Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

mento’s most heartwarming and fun-filled traditions, families come together to count down the New Year at noon. With live music from the steel drums of the Pan United Youth Movement led by Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet, folk dancing by Sacramento Turn Verein Alpentänzer Schuhplattler, festive activities throughout the Museum, and the The Far East Dragon Lion Dance Association starting everything off, this is one New Year’s celebration everyone can stay awake for.

Parking at the Crocker can be impacted during large events. To ensure an easy parking

experience during your visit, we suggest using street parking (metered) on 3rd Street, Front Street, or N Street to avoid City of Sacramento parking lot congestion. Smartphone users can also download the ParkMobile app to find and pay for parking. The Museum is also easily accessible by Sacramento Regional Transit’s Light Rail. Stops at 8th & O streets and at 8th & K streets are the closest. If your parking experience does not meet expectations, please email customerservice@ crockerart.org. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St, Sacramento, California 95814

NYC NYE PARTY AT NEW HELVETIA BREWING CO. From 4 to 9:30 p.m., come celebrate New Years Eve like a New Yorker... at 9 p.m. on the West Coast. Nothing good happens after 9 p.m. anyway, so get to New Helvetia Brewing Co. early and we will watch the ball drop via the magic of satellite television LIVE in NY, then get home at a reasonable hour before the purg.... um, we mean where it’s safe. New Helvetia Brewing Co., 1730 Broadway.

SOL LIFE NYE W/ THE PHILHARMONIK, PAUL WILLIS, KARE AND MORE! Join Sol Life in ringing in the New Year with The Philharmonik, Paul Willis, KARE and Darealwordsound at Sol Collective, 2574 21st St. from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. All ages. No alcohol. There will be a Martinelli’s toast at midnight and pizza from Buffalo Pizza. $10 with student ID; $15 general admission; $20 general admission and free pizza (while supplies last)

that passion of playing come out you can see it.”

Regular Warrior, Scott Hamilton, summarized the program as, “Great musicians, killer Skip’s coaches and a fun time performing songs I love with great people.

If you wanna rock, ya gotta be a Warrior!”

Many that participate in the program once come back to join more bands in following rounds for both the music and the community Weekend Warriors provides.

“Everyone was warm and welcoming, especially the most accomplished and experienced musicians there! No egos ‒ just cool people!” said returning Warrior, Richard Coyle. “I’ve done half a dozen Warrior sessions now, each time with totally different band mates, and my circle of friends has grown along with my musical ability! Love it!”

A media band with TV, radio and print personalities in town is pending. So, stay tuned on that.

Weekend Warriors is more than just a way to get back into playing music. It’s an opportunity to create community centered on music, a universal language everyone can understand.

Learn more about Weekend Warriors at Skip’s Music on the website, www.skipsmusic.com, and /or contact Mike Snyder (916) 484-7575 ext. 202 or via email: mike.snyder@skipsmusic. com Fill out the registration form online, and get ready to rock some of your favorite songs at the next Open Jam on Jan. 12 at 2740 Auburn Blvd in Sacramento! . www.valcomnews.com • December 27, 2018 • Land Park News

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