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The MPPA has rated this PG Disney brings us Kevin Costner in “McFarland, USA”. He plays a coach recently dismissed from a major college football team. He forms a cross-country team at a small non-descript school and makes state champions of them. Set in 1986, Costner, his wife and daughter arrive in small McFarland, California, populated mostly by Mexican-American farm workers. In his early days at the new high school, he manages to irritate the head football coach, and gets a small demotion. Urged by his wife to keep struggling on, he has an inspiration to start a cross-country team.

The students aren’t very impressed with him. From this unlikely beginning, he makes them much better, little by little, but multiple challenges present themselves as they do in life. Will they make it to the state championships? The cultural differences and learning to adapt is much at the basis of this movie all summed up and packaged in a way that is not like life, but more like Disney. The last time they gave us this type of a movie was “Million Dollar Arm” with John Hamm released in April of last year, not even a year from the time of this movie release. For many it will be per-

fectly entertaining, and there are no examples of bad performances. The production values too, are competent. It all seems familiar and predicable, however. You’ll not have a bad time seeing this, but you may have a sense of Déjà vu.

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On March 7, the Rotary Club of Pocket Greenhaven and JFK High School’s Interact Club are partnering with the Sacramento Fire Department to distribute smoke detector batteries to those Pocket/Greenhaven and neighboring community residents requiring the service.

Many people who die in fires die from inhaling poisonous gases and smoke. A working smoke detector provides a warning signal to allow escape. Smoke detectors are the single most important means of preventing residential fire deaths and are one of the best safety features to protect yourself and your family.

The Rotary Club of Pocket Greenhaven and the Interact Club of JFK High School want to help our neighbors make sure these life saving devices are equipped with working batteries.

The Sacramento Fire Department has once again generously donated 200-plus batteries for Rotary and Interact volunteers to distribute and install them free of charge for Pocket/ Greenhaven and neighboring community residents who need assistance.

Rotary and Interact volunteers will be able to install two batteries per household on a first come, first-served basis. To qualify, you must be an owner occupant of the residence where you wish to have the batteries installed.

To schedule an appointment for our volunteers to come to your home, please contact, Keiko Wong, a Pocket/Greenhaven Rotary member and Cook Realty Agent. She can be reached at 718-7400 or at kwong@cookrealty.net. Appointments will be scheduled between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. In addition to encouraging everyone to install and confirm working smoke detectors, the Sacramento Fire Department has the following helpful, potentially life saving, suggestions everyone should know to protect themselves:

First, make sure all members of the household know what the smoke detector alarms sounds like and what to do if it goes off. Hold a fire drill at night to make sure that sleeping family members awaken at the sound of the alarm. Studies have shown that some children may not awaken to the sound of the smoke detector alarm. Know what your children will do before a fire occurs.

Second, make sure to have an escape plan with all household members: 1) Knowing two ways out of each room, 2) Agreeing to a safe place to meet out of the house, 3) Knowing that once outside of the house not to go back in, and 4) planning to use a cell phone or a neighbor’s phone to call 911.

Third, Sacramento City residents who are in need of a smoke detector or know someone who does can call the Sacramento City Operator at 264-5011 for assistance.

Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health, sanitation, clean water, literacy provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto ‘Service Above Self.’ Interact is Rotary International service club for high school students.

Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary Clubs, and JFK’s is sponsored by the Pocket/Greenhaven club. The Rotary club provides support and guidance, but the Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Pocket/Greenhaven contact us at www. pocketgreenhavenrotary.org or Rachelle Herendeen at Rachelle@youragentrachelle.com 509-2634. Interested JFK High School students can find Interact on campus.

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Are you prepared?

Neighborhood Emergency Training discussed at Pocket neighborhood meeting

By Leigh Stephens

“It was a dark and stormy night” …actually afternoon.

Ominous heavy rains drenched the neighborhood and dark clouds provided the perfect gloomy atmosphere for emergency training. In spite of the weather though, of the more than 78 people who signed up, about 50 showed for a recent Sacramento Police Department emergency training at Didion Elementary School gym. The Pocket/ Greenhaven neighborhood is surrounded by the Sacramento River levee that has a history of flooding.

The Sacramento Neighborhood Watch program offers a number of community and business safety training and events in the area.

The successful program was started by Police Chief Samuel D. Somers, Jr. to help prepare communities to respond to disasters to which Sacramento is susceptible.

A Homeland Security grant funds the program.

Sacramento Police Department co-instructors Barbara Falcon and Jena Swafford led the training.

After a number of years volunteering in the police community program, Falcon was offered a paid position as Reserve Community Service Officer.

Swafford has been a Public Safety Dispatcher at the Sacramento Police Department for the past 17 years, speaking nationwide because of her experience.

Pocket Nextdoor website in partnership with the Police Department. sponsored the Neighbor Emergency Training (N.E.T.) in the South Area.

Leader Kathi Windheim says, “ Nextdoor is a social medium based on people connecting to neighbors.

The Pocket Nextdoor site is the largest in the Sacramento area with 1,999 members to date.”

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Pocket resident Rene Roman who attended the N.E.T. training has lived in the area for about 13 years.

He talked about his Army experiences as a first responder. He says in large disasters such as the hurricane Katrina floods, neither the landline phones nor cells will work. He carries a handheld portable ham receiver.

The portable ham receiver has a range of 5 miles and is battery powered, whereas the mobile ham receiver has a range of 200 miles and is powered by a car’s electrical system.

Charlotte Dompier, also an attendee at the training has lived in the Pocket neighborhood since 2000. She is retired from CalTrans and says her work included the Marysville floods of 1997.

She says her home is right behind the Sacramento River levee, “I’m not sure I’d get out if a major flood occurred.” Of course, hopefully those in

imminent danger will have warnings so they can evacuate the area.

Sacramento Police Department Barbara Falcon and Jenna Swafford began the training by asking, “Are you prepared?” Highlights of the emergency training program cover three steps in preparing for a disaster: 1) Be Informed: Learn what disaster might occur in your area. The benefits of being prepared are it reduces fear/anxiety, it reduces the impact of disasters, and helps you and your community survive.

2) Make a Plan: Experts recommend collecting supplies for at least 72 hours. Plan for services (ie. phones) to be out. Plan escape routes, and identify two places for family to meet. Inventory home possessions by photos or video tape along with putting together a water-proof pack with important documents such as inSee Preparedness, page 9

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Sacramento’s historic Japantown area was home to Japanese newspaper offices

By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com

Editor’s Note: This is the final article of a 13-part series regarding historic Asian districts of Sacramento.

Sacramento’s historic Japantown, as previously mentioned in this series, certainly lived up to the “town” portion of its name, as it grew to include many establishments, including banks, grocery stores, fish markets, drugstores, tailor shops, shoe repair shops, laundries, furnishings stores, employment agencies, book and stationery stores, photography studios, printing shops, churches and even a motion picture theater.

And about 87 years before Valley Community Newspapers published its first newspaper, Pocket News, a Japanese newspaper office opened in the Japantown area.

Nichibei Shimbun The first Japanese newspaper office in that area was a branch office of the San Francisco newspaper, Nichi-

bei Shimbun, or the Japanese American News.

That newspaper was first published on April 4, 1899, and its Sacramento branch opened at 1004 4th St. in about 1905.

Nichibei Shimbun was operated in San Francisco by its founder and editor, the Suibara, Niigata prefecture, Japan-born Kyutaro Abiko (18651936), who immigrated to America in 1885.

Prior to becoming involved with Nichibei Shimbun, Kyutaro operated a laundry and restaurant at separate times, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and assisted in the founding of the first Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church in San Francisco.

Kyutaro also purchased Soko Nihon Shimbun (San Francisco Japanese News) in 1897.

Two years later, that paper merged with another Japanese language newspaper, Hokubei Nippo (North American Daily), and the combining of those papers led to the aforementioned founding of Nichibei Shimbun.

Photo by Lance Armstrong

The Nichi Bei Times Sacramento office was located in the Taketa Building at 400 O St. The present tenants of the structure are Nisei Barbershop, Coico Medical and optometrists Ernest Takahashi, Kenneth Sakazaki, Kristen Sakamoto and Katrina Gallardo.

The Sacramento office of Nichibei Shimbun had been relocated to 1225 3rd St. by 1907, at which time K. Yamasaki was that paper’s Sacramento editor and manager.

G. Kaihara took over the editorship of the paper’s Sacramento branch in 1908, and relocated the paper to 1216 3rd St. about a year later. Kaihara remained the paper’s editor until about 1915.

From about 1910 to about 1914, the Sacramento branch of Nichibei Shimbun had its office at 1216 3rd St. The paper’s final Sacramento branch office, which

was located at 1414 4th St., opened in about 1915.

Other editors at the publication’s Sacramento office were N.S. Sazitani (about 1916 to about 1920), Bunjiro Takeda (about 1920 to about 1933) and Frank J. Miyagawa (about 1933 to about 1941).

It was during Takeda’s editorship that Nichibei Shimbun began including an English section with its other pages.

According to the 1930 U.S. Census, Takeda, who was born in Japan on Jan. 1, 1885, immigrated to the United States 15 years earlier, and was able to speak English by

1930. He is listed in that census as a newspaper agent.

Takeda’s World War I draft registration card, which is dated Sept. 12, 1916, mentions him as then-working as a bookkeeper at the Japanese interpreters business of his cousin, M. Takatsuji, and Charles R. Vaughan at 1214 3rd St. During that time in Takeda’s life, he was residing with Takatsuji and Vaughan at the aforementioned address of 1214 3rd St. It is also noted in the 1930 census that Takeda was a short, stout man with half gray hair and brown eyes, and that he was not an American citizen.

News of the May 5, 1936 death of Kyutaro was received at the Sacramento branch of Nichibei Shimbun, and it was learned that his wife, Yona Abiko, would be taking over the paper.

The 1939 city directory recognizes Frank J. Miyagawa as residing at 1414 4th St. with his wife, Tayeko “Taye.”

Among Frank’s activities in Sacramento was judging entries in the Sacramento County Spring Flower Show at the State Fair grounds at Stockton Boulevard and Broadway on April 26 and 27, 1941.

Two months later, Frank was involved in collecting monetary donations from local Japanese residents for the See Japantown, page 7

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United Service Organizations’ drive.

Well known in American history is the date of Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

A day later, The Bee published an article that included the following words: “ The United States Treasury today directed the seizure of the business (sic) of all Japanese nationals in Sacramento and the Federal Bureau of Investigation began a systematic roundup of Japanese aliens.

“On the list were F.J. Miyagawa, 48, of 1414 Fourth Street, correspondent for the Japanese American newspaper in San Francisco, and Giichi Aoki, 66, proprietor of the Aoki Music Company at 1223 Fourth Street. They also were booked in the city jail on suspicion of being enemy aliens.”

It was not discovered during research for this article whether Miyagawa’s forced departure from Nichibei Shimbun’s Sacramento office marked the end of that office’s operation.

However, it was only a few months later when the Japanese evacuation caused the closure of the entire operations of the publication.

Nichi Bei Times Following the war, a new Japanese daily newspaper, Nichi Bei Times, was founded by former Nichibei Shimbun staff members, with the first edition of that paper being published on May 18, 1946.

Included among the founders of that newspaper

was Kyutaro’s son, William Yasuo Akibo.

The paper was a daily publication for the majority of its years, and it was printed three days per week in Japanese and one day per week in English during its final three years of existence.

In about 1952, a branch office of Nichi Bei Times opened at 1226 4th St., at the former site of the photography studio of Kenneth Kuroko.

The editor at that branch of the paper was Noboru R. Shirai (1907-1985), who resided with his wife, Akiko May Shirai (1908-2004), at 431 Capitol Ave. (now Capitol Mall). The couple eventually lived in a home two blocks south of William Land Park.

In addition to his involvement with Nichi Bei Times, Noboru was interned at the Walerga and Tule Lake camps during World War II. And the latter experience led to his writing of the book, “Tule Lake: An Issei Memoir.”

Noboru, who emigrated from Japan in 1934 and was a member of the Japanese American Citizens League, remained the editor at the paper’s Sacramento branch for more than 20 years.

Because of the Capitol Mall redevelopment project, in about 1962, Nichi Bei’s Sacramento branch was relocated to the Taketa Building at the address of 400 O St., Suite 202.

The branch would remain at that location for many years, and Nichi Bei Times ceased operations in the fall of 2009, at which time it was Northern California’s oldest Japanese American newspaper.

Shortly after the closure of that paper, former Nichi Bei

Photo by Lance Armstrong

Nisei Barbershop is located in the Taketa Building at 1505 4th St.

Times staff and contributing includes a listing for the pawriters founded the Nichi Bei per’s Sacramento branch at Weekly in San Francisco’s Ja- 224 ½ L St. pantown.

Additionally, the same listing refers to the publication’s Sacramento editor at that Nikkan Shinsekai time as Sadazi Fudita.

Another Bay Area Japanese The following year’s Sacranewspaper, Nikkan Shinsekai mento city directory refers to ( Japanese Daily New World), R.T. Murakami as the paper’s had a branch office in Sacra- local editor and manager. mento.

By 1910, Nikkan ShinAccording to a University sekai, which was published of California, Berkeley library in English and Japanese, record, Nikkan Shinsekai was was operating its Sacraa daily newspaper, which was mento branch at 1313 3rd first published in Oakland in St. under the management about 1896 or 1897. of G. Washizu.

The same document notes And from about 1911 to that the publication was re- 1913, the Sacramento oflocated to San Francisco in fice of the paper was locatSeptember 1906. ed at 224 M St. (now Capitol In the 1907 San Francis- Mall), and in charge of that co-Oakland directory, Nik- office during that time was H. kan Shinsekai is recognized Tanizawa. as having its main office at The Sacramento branch Geary and Polk streets. ceased operations in 1913, A Sacramento city directo- and Nikkan Shinsekai was ry, published the same year, last published in 1932.

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Running free: New dog park to open in Pocket area on Saturday

By Monica Stark

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Pocket area dogs now have an area to run around carefree and mingle with other dogs of their same size.

A grand opening celebration will be held Saturday, March 7 starting at noon for the Lynn Robie Dog Park at the Bill Conlin Youth Sports Complex, 7895 Freeport Blvd.

Included in the celebration is a best dressed dog contest starting at 12:30 p.m. There will be prizes for the winner. Also at the event, light refreshments (for the humans) will be served.

Tin-Wah Wong, city of Sacramento landscape architect who was instrumental in designing the project, said the entire area is about two acres, which includes a quarter-acre for the small dog park and one and threequarter-acre area for the large dog park. Some of the park’s amenities include a center turf area for dogs to run around in as well as dog equipment in both areas.

The entire dog park has double-fences for the benefit of being able to leash and unleash one’s dog safely in a contained area. In addition, there will be drinking fountains and benches. And as part of the park’s master plan, there is an expansion of the existing parking lot with 75 more parking spaces added to the parking area.

While the Pocket Little League’s volunteers maintain its own fields, the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department will be charged with maintaining the dog park.

Wong said the project went out to public bid and that contractor JM Slover of Placerville, which has completed many city of Sacramento parks in the past, has worked on the dog park. JM Slover, Wong said, had subcontractors on the job to do the grading and the compaction for the rest of the park, including working on some drainage that was installed.

Former councilmember Darrell Fong said at the ribbon cutting in November that the idea of the project began more than three years ago. “We talk-

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Shown here is former councilmember Lynn Robie who has a new dog park named after her within the bounds of the Bill Conlin Youth Sports Complex. This photo was taken at the groundbreaking last November.

ed about what would be very popular, and Gina (Knepp, of the Front Street Shelter director) will acknowledge this – it’s about the animals.”v Speaking about how the dog park took on the former councilmember’s name, Fong, said: “Lynn Robie was a councilmember from 1979 to 1992. In fact, when she started in 1979, she started the police academy.

“She was there making it a better place. She represented the Pocket/Greenhaven neighborhood and did it well for 13 years. So we thought how could we have something named after her for what she has accomplished and we thought about the animal park because a lot of people think how well used they are.

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“We thought a lot of people would see this and recognize her name so I think it’s very befitting that we chose her to have the park named after her.”

Speaking about her love of the sense of community that brought everyone to the dog park’s groundbreaking, Lynn said at the ribbon cuttting: “The one thing I learned on the city council is that it does not take a million people to make something happen. It could take just a handful – just a handful of people that are really dedicated, that see a need in the community.

“And the Pocket was built like that – each park, each everything. We dedicated to people who wanted something in their community and they made it happen and I am so proud to be a part of this group. To think people started it and it’s a reality, I am really flattered. This is my family.”

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Walk4Water event to bring attention to water collection in Africa While driving through the Abaya region and Ethiopia in general, you see women and children (of all ages) walking along the road carrying large yellow jerry cans heading to a water pump to collect water. Normally, it is very hot and sunny, making the walk no easy task. Sporadically you will see a large mass of women and children waiting in line at the water pump to fill their cans and return home. Since you are limited to only the water you can carry, many make this trip multiple times a day in order to collect water for cooking, cleaning, and drinking. It is heartbreaking to see small children carrying water jugs that when full weigh up to 40 pounds, while also knowing that because they have to walk miles to get their water, they do not have time to attend school and are vulnerable to being attacked and/or raped on their way to fetching water.

-Natalie Reyes, Faith Presbyterian Church parishner The Faith Presbyterian Church will be holding its Second Annual Walk4Water on Sunday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m. Registration begins at 10 a.m. The walk begins at Faith Church, 625 Florin Road, for a 2-mile roundtrip walk to the Cabana Club South private swimming pool, 6615 Gloria Dr. Walkers will experience what it is like for most people in developing nations around the globe to fetch water every day. They will carry an empty water container one mile and fill it up at the pool and return to the church and empty their load into the courtyard fountain.

(Bring a container of any size).

Cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children accompanied by an adult. All donations benefit the Faith Church sponsored World Vision Abaya Ethiopia Area Development Program clean water projects. The goal is $10,000 and Faith Church will match $5,000, which will provide one clean water source for a village in remote Abaya, Ethiopia.

This will also be a time to learn about water awareness and the hardships most people globally are challenged with each day in acquiring safe, clean water. In light of our current drought and water shortage in California, this will bring a greater appreciation for every drop of water we use.

David Nash, communications elder at Faith Presbyterian Church, explained this is being done in many places such as college campuses and churches as a fundraiser and awareness campaign to build new clean water projects with their partnerships with World Vision and their sponsorships of the Abaya Ethiopia Area De12

velopment Program. Abaya is a small area in a remote area about 250 miles south of the capital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Walk4Water gives people the opportunity to experience the hardship of what people there have to do to acquire clean water (or in some cases dirty water) each day walking long distances.

Parishner Natalie Reyes explained the church has sent three small teams of people to the Abaya region every two years since 2010 to see first-hand the work that World Vision is doing to improve the quality of life in the community through the partnership. “David and I were both lucky enough to attend this two-week trip twice, both in 2012 and 2014 to see what progress has been made in the community. On both of our trips there were seven church members of varying ages, genders, and demographics on our team to represent in order to fully represent our church community and to provide a better-rounded group to share their experiences upon return.

“World Vision does a great job of empowering local community members to make important decision regarding what improvements need to be made and implementing leadership to execute plans. Abaya community leaders decided early on that providing clean water to the Abaya Region was a high priority and have been working hard to ensure that everyone has access to at least one clean water well. While in the Abaya region, we noticed many village ‘neighborhoods’ with a community water pump very close by. These local clean water access points cut down on the time needed to walk for water, allowing more girls to attend school and complete their education, lowering their risk of marrying early and becoming pregnant.”

The group visited schools, medical outposts, veterinarian outposts, and other important landmarks where clean water played a role, Natalie explained. Clean water needed to be provided at schools in order to keep children hydrated and in school, rather than at home sick from water-borne diseases. Health post visitors need to be sure that they are getting clean water there in order to get better.

Animals also need access to clean water to ensure that they live longer and are a viable food or money item for a family.

Another concern the group was not completely aware of until being on the ground was the need for sanitation and hygiene, something taken for granted in the developed world. Explaining further what that amounts to, Natalie said:

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A group of young women pumping water from a shallow well in Abaya. Water must be pumped up from deep into the ground in order to make it to their yellow water jugs. (March 2014)

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Pocket area magician traveled the world

By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com

Sacramento native Robert Forrester “Bob” Brown, Sr. is well versed in geography, having visited six continents of the world.

But he assures readers of this paper that his regular visits to many countries were not simply for leisure. Instead, Bob, 93, was a traveling, professional magician working in high-class venues in those countries.

In telling the story about how he became a magician, Bob, who resides in the vicinity of South Land Park, said, “My mother (Grace Elizabeth Brown, who was married to James A. Brown) gave me a Gilbert magic set for Christmas when I was 9 years old. I instantly became interested in magic and it sparked an inspiration in me.”

Because his mother recognized Bob’s love for magic, she gave him additional magic sets for the following two Christmases.

After continuing to learn more magic tricks and gaining further confidence, Bob began performing some of those tricks for his neighborhood friends when he was about 15 years old.

“I would have audiences of at least a dozen neighborhood kids,” Bob said. “The shows would be held at my house on 23rd Street.”

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Bob’s other activities during his childhood included swimming at the YMCA at 505 J St., watching movies at the Alhambra and Tower theaters and participating in Boy Scout activities with Troop 1. He would eventually earn his Eagle Scout award, as well as one Eagle Palm.

Bob attended Fremont Elementary School, Sutter Junior High School and Sacramento High School. He graduated from the latter school in January 1939.

Although Bob became involved in many activities in life, he never abandoned one of his greatest loves of life – performing magic tricks.

In fact, during much of Bob’s life, he cherished learning new tricks and dedicated himself to perfecting his performances as a magician.

In addition to learning magic tricks on his own, Bob also learned tricks from the notable magicians, Dai Vernon (1894-1992), Channing Pollock (1926-2006) and Dr. Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960).

Bob reminisced about those men, saying, “Vernon was considered probably the greatest trainer in slight of hand. Channing, who was from Sacramento, was famous as a performer.

And Tarbell, he wrote a course called the ‘Tarbell Course in Magic.’”

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Sacramento native Bob Brown traveled throughout the globe performing magic shows.

When Bob was about 30 years old, he became a professional magician.

Bob mentioned a few places where he performed locally, including at the aforementioned Alhambra and Tower theaters.

He also performed magic tricks at the Clunie Clubhouse on Aug. 19, 1940 during a celebration of his then-future wife’s 18th birthday.

Bob was married to Norma at the Fremont Presbyterian Church at

3600 J St. on Dec. 13, 1942, and has four sons, Robert, Jr. (“Rob”), Steven, David and Garrett.

Bob said that he was not married long before he joined the U.S. Army Air Forces.

“I went into the military in 1943.”

Bob said. “I went back to Florida to basic training, and in about May of 1943, I went to Yale (UniversiSee Abracadabra, page 15

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ty) and studied aircraft engineering, repair and so forth. At that point, I was an Air Force cadet. Then I graduated from there as a second lieutenant. I was in (the Army Air Forces) from 1943 to 1946. “ The funny thing was we all graduated in 1943 and I’ll never forget there were about 10 of us standing in line and the guy said, ‘Now, all those that want to go overseas right away, take one step forward.’ Nobody moved. Nobody wanted to be cannon fodder. He said, ‘Well, OK, we’re all going to go over there.’ So, all 10 of us had to go.

In 1946, I went back to work at Mather Field for two or three months and realized afterward that wasn’t what I wanted as a career.”

Bob said that he instead chose a career as an insurance salesman, spending most of his years with the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and retiring in about 1985.

During his interview for this article, Bob mainly spoke about his work as a magician outside of his native country.

In recalling his decision to become an international, traveling magician, Bob said, “I wanted to be able to book myself as a magician as part of my lifestyle. I still wanted to be a financial planner, which I was with Mutual of New York.

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Bob, whose first magic show outside the U.S. was in Madrid, Spain, later commented, “If you can sell insurance, you can sell anything.”

During his days of performing magic shows in foreign countries, Bob continuously contacted newspapers in each city he traveled to around the world in order to build his portfolio with newspaper clippings. He would then use many of those clippings to better promote himself in attempts to obtain additional shows.

As part of his professional acts, Bob would always have a lovely associate with him.His longest term associate was Pocket magician Brenda Payne. Bob was also accompanied at times by Linda Jonason and Kathy Theire.

While traveling with Linda during one trip to Europe, Bob performed a magic show for Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco.

Bob said that he continued to travel the world as a magician until 2000, when he performed his last professional show at a Hilton Hotel in Germany.

Bob’s skill and success as a magician inspired his now 68-year-old son, Rob, and his now 38year-old grandson, Russell, to also spend time performing as magicians.

Like Bob, both Rob and Russell have performed magic shows in and outside of America.

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Pocket resident Brenda Payne was Bob Brown’s longest term magic show associate. Both are shown on the cover of this publication.

In reminiscing about his years traveling the world as a magician, Bob said, “It was a great time staying in the finest hotels in the world, meeting unusual people, entertaining the public of the world. It was a great experience.”

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“Without latrines, similar to a make-shift porta-pottie, and proper hygiene education, sewage and waste ends up in the streets which ultimately makes it into drinking water sources in the community. Educating the community on the need to drink from clean water sources and how to properly use a latrine significantly cuts down on the number of sick children and adults in the community, allowing people to go to work, school, and tend to their farms, leading to more economic success in the long run.”

Nash explained many of those in the group visited their sponsored children. “I visited Zinabua Moroma and her family in both 2012 and 2014.

Our church sponsors nearly 100 children through World Vision. I have been sponsoring Zinabua since 2010. It costs about $1.15 a day which helps both her, her family and her local community through sustaining clean water, schools, sanitation, health and hygiene projects. In 2014, I walked one mile with her to her family’s clean water capped spring and back with water, and I drank from the spring which was pristine.”

“Just below the spring was a filthy creek which is where her family and local community got their water until 2010. Zinabua’s mother told me through an interpreter the family was always sick drinking that water, but once they received the gift of the capped spring the family regained its health and were able to lead productive lives increasing their farms yeilds.

“Primarily it is the women and children who walk for water while the men and boys are farming the fields. Long walks for water increases the risk of rape, and keeps girls from going to school because they are too busy acquiring water for their families. Reducing the distance, provides greater opportunity for them to go to school.”

Asked what an event like Walk4Water is meant to accomplish, Nash said it increases awareness among those who walk, and those who don’t walk witness the presentations and better understand the hardships locals endure. A special donation envelope in the worship bulletin is included at service on Sunday, March 22 for those who want to make a philanthropic donation for a clean water project. The average cost for a clean water source is

about $10,000 which is the church’s goal. In 2010, Faith Presbyterian sponsored a 5,000-gallon resevoir and distribution system that cost $19,000 that provides clean water for about 2,000 people in the community. In 2010, the church sponsored building a school in the amount of $33,000. And, in 2012, an $8,000 contribution was made to the World Vision Famine relief fund. Faith Presbetyrian is hoping to surpass the goal to provide one clean water project from this awareness/fundraising event that would change the lives of a whole village.

“Sponsoring the local church is Presbyterian Church (USA) which has had missionaries, Michael and Rachel Weller, in Ethiopia for 22 years.”

Additionally, Faith Presbetyrian Church allows the local Ethiopian Orthodox Church to use their old sanctuary for their Sunday morning worship from 6-10 a.m. each week.

“There are several members of the congregation who are from Ethiopia and are engaged with this special partnership with our brothers and sisters from Ethiopia. I have developed close friends in Ethiopia from my trips there and regularly Skype, Facetime and talk via a phone app called Viber free!” David said.

At the Walk4Water event, there will also be samples of authentic Ethiopian food provided by the Ethiopian Church congregation, which will be involved with the event. And, there will also be authentic imported goods for sale to benefit ministries in Ethiopia.

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Walk4Water to be held March 22 Faith Church to Cabana Club South and back.

Registration 10 a.m., Walk4Water 10:30 a.m. $25 Adults $10 children accompanied by an adult.

All donations benefit clean water projects. $5,000 matched by Faith Church.

Goal with match: $15,000= One clean water source in Abaya, Ethiopia.

World Vision Child Sponsorships will be available at the event.

If you can’t walk, you can make a donation.

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Ongoing “Stretch, Strengthen, and Thrive” at ACC: This class is designed for the needs and abilities of active older adults, who are interested in gaining or maintaining mobility, 5-6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. $5 per class if pre-paid; drop-in fee is $6. ACC Senior Services Center, 7375 Park City Dr., 3939026 x330, www.accsv.org.

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Easy Tai Chi at ACC Learn 24-form Yang Style Tai Chi at a slower pace. Experience the gentle flow and treat your whole body to a gentle and relaxing workout. $16 per month or $5 Drop-in class. For schedule call 393-9026, ext 330, www.accsv.org. ACC is located at 7375 Park City Dr. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Monthly tours of Sacramento Children’s Home Find out about the Sacramento Children’s Home mission, programs, and how you can get involved on the fourth Thursday of each month, starting at 10:30 a.m., 2750 Sutterville Road. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.kidshome.org/tour-sch.

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Senior Fitness at St. Anthony’s Senior Fitness meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:45 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hall at 660 Florin Road. Cost is $2 per class. Do not have to belong to the church. Class incorporates dyna bands, small hand weights, balls, and rubber bands plus cardio. Chair and standing exercises for flexibility, strength and balance accompanied by music of “the good ol’ days.” Participants do not have to get down on the floor!

Paula has a Masters in Exercise Physiology and has been in the fitness business over 25 years. Equipment supplied if needed.

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Riverside Wesleyan Church offers older adult fitness class Oasis, a fitness class for older adults, is held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Wesleyan Church, 6449 Riverside Blvd., in the Pocket/Greenhaven area. The charge for each class is $2. Participants do not have to be affiliated with the church. The class has about 40 regular members, but the area used to exercise is large and can accommodate more.

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Senior Yoga at ACC This class is designed to maintain joint mobility, muscle strength and flexibility. A yoga mat is required. $25 per month or $6 dropin class. For schedule call 393-9026, ext.

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Tai Chi Ch’uan & Qi Gong at Parkside Community Church This introduction to Yang style Tai Chi is to learn the world’s most popular exercise routine, improve your personal health, in a relaxing and enjoyable setting, and garnish new friendships with a common goal. Empowering you to take care of yourself, and doing something for yourself. Classes are $5 per session every Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. all year round. New students are always welcome and no prior experience is necessary.

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practiced anywhere at any time, by anyone, of any age. First visit, participation or observation always free. Parkside Community Church 5700 S. Land Park Dr. For information call George Bonilla at 730-1704 or Valen Lee at 505-1996.

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Taiko for fun at ACC Learn the history and basics of Taiko which refer to the various Japanese drums. Wear comfortable clothing. $16 per month or $5 drop-in class. For schedule call 393-9026, ext 330, www.accsv.org. ACC is located at 7375 Park City Dr. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

ACC presents Senior Yoga Enjoy movements designed to maintain joint mobility, muscle strength, and flexibility. This class is gentle, easy to follow and uses the floor and chair. 10:30-11:30am Wednesdays at ACC Greenhaven Terrace, 1180 Corporate Way. Pre-registration is preferred but drop-ins are welcome. For detail, call (916) 393-9026, ext 330, www.accsv.org ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Tai Chi/CQ Gong Learn the simplified 24-forms of Tai Chi, plus Qi gong exercises, a healing art combining movement, meditation, and visualization. Ideal for students new to Tai Chi. 9:00-10:00am, Thursdays at ACC Greenhaven Terrace, 1180 Corporate Way. Preregistration is preferred but drop-ins are welcome. For detail, call (916) 393-9026, ext 330, www.accsv.org ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Sunday Jazz with the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society at the Elks Lodge Every second Sunday of the month from noon to 5 p.m., enjoy Jazz bands in the Main Ballroom (nominal fee), Emblem Room (free) & Lounge (free) at the Elks Lodge No. 6, 6446 Riverside Blvd. There’s always plenty of food available for purchase.

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Sunday breakfast at the Elks Lodge No. 6 Come and enjoy a great breakfast with your family and friends every Sunday morning from 8:30 to 11 a.m. for a cost of $9. Specials include: Eggs Benedict & Corned Beef Hash. In addition, eggs as you like them, pancakes, waffles, biscuits & gravy, juice & coffee.

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Stretch, Strengthen, and Thrive!

This class is designed for the needs and abilities of active older adults, who are interested in gaining or maintaining mobility. The class consists of a mix of full body stretches, body weight exercises, strength training, and active stretching. 5:00-6:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. $5 per class if prepaid. Pre-registration and pre-payment is preferred, but drop-ins are welcome at a rate of $6 per class. Held at ACC Senior Services Center, 7375 Park City Dr., Sacramento, 393-9026 x330, www.accsv.org.

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Sacramento Zoo needs wheelchairs The Sacramento Zoo is looking for a few “gently used” wheelchairs, 808-5888. Your wheelchair can be a tax deductible donation, and four zoo tickets will be offered as a thank you.

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Gentle Qi Gong Learn powerful relaxation techniques reduce stress, reduce physical pain and emotional suffering, lower blood pressure, increase immune response and improve balance. Inviting all seniors to Eskaton Monroe Lodge, 3225 Freeport Boulevard, 3 to 4 p.m., Wednesdays. $7 per class. Call 441-1015 for more information.

A service organization dedicated to insure the status of women and girls, the group meets at Aviator’s Restaurant, 6151 Freeport Blvd. for lunch and to discuss the day’s topic. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 12:15 p.m.

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South Sacramento Rotary club meetings Every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m., South Sacramento Rotary meets for lunch at the Iron Grill located at 2422 13th St. (near Broadway). Rotary is one of the largest service organizations serving local, national and international charities through community service and good fellowship. For more information, contact Michael DiGrazia at 396-7244.

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Audition applications for Sacramento Youth Symphony’s 2015-2016 season: If you play brass, woodwinds, percussion, or strings then we invite you to join the awardwinning Sacramento Youth Symphony, the Sacramento area’s premier youth organization for musicians (ages 6-21)! We have orchestras and ensembles for every level, from beginning through advanced. Online applications are available at www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org. Full merit-based scholarships available for select instruments! Call Robert at 916-731-5777 for details.

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‘Meditation and More’ at Eskaton Every second Monday of the month starting at 1:30 p.m. (session begins), enjoy a meditation session at Eskaton Monroe Lodge, 3225 Freeport Blvd. Studies consistently show that even a semi-regular practice of meditation increases immunity, while lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, risks of heart disease and stroke. Meditation and More sessions are non-denominational and all ages are welcome. Participants sit comfortably in chairs and no special poses are required. FREE for residents and their families, $4 for guests.

Call 441-1015 or email scott.okamoto@eskaton.org to reserve your space today!

dren’s author of all time. Join in a birthday celebration at 3:30 p.m. at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd.

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2nd Annual Smoke Detector Battery Campaign March 7: The Rotary Club of Pocket Greenhaven and JFK High School’s Interact Club are partnering with the Sacramento Fire Department to distribute smoke detector batteries free of charge to those Pocket/Greenhaven and neighboring community residents requiring the service. Keiko Wong, a Pocket/Greenhaven Rotary member and Cook Realty Agent, can be reached at 7187400 or at kwong@cookrealty.net to make an appointment from 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Friends of Sacramento Public Library Warehouse Sale March 7: More than 100,000 “gently used” books, videos, and audio books will be offered for prices from 50 cents to $2 at the March 7 warehouse sale of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library. The warehouse is at the rear of the Friends’ Book Den at Suite E, 8250 Belvedere Ave., just south of 14th Ave. between Power Inn and Florin-Perkins roads. Plenty of parking is available, but be careful not to park between the “No Parking” signs on the south side of Belvedere. Sale hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be a preview for Friends members only on Friday March 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (You can join at the door for $15.) Income from the sale helps pay for programs, equipment, and materials local libraries need but can’t afford. Women’s studies are being spotlighted this month at the Book Den, where most items are priced from $3 up, and new merchandise is constantly being added to the inventory. The den will be open throughout the sale as well as weekly on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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‘Wings and Wine’ benefits wildlife care in Sacramento valley March 7: From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at High Hand Nursery (3750 Taylor Road, Loomis), enjoy an evening with magnificent birds of prey. Mingle with owls, hawks, falcons, and one beautiful eagle. Also, enjoy one complimentary glass of wine and light hors d’oeuvres. (Other beverages will be available for purchase.) Enter to win raffle prizes with the proceeds to go to Wildlife Care Association. The association provides an essential service, offers a unique assist to Mother Nature and does it all through private donations. The Wildlife Care Association helps heal the birds that fall from nests, critters hit by cars or wildlife that needs a little human help to survive in our world. Help keep the mission active and wildlife alive by attending this special benefit event at the High Hand Nursery. The ‘Wings and Wine 2015’ event offers a taste of the ‘wild life’ in wineglasses and keeps ‘wildlife’ alive by assisting the non-profit organization. Tickets are $25 in advance only. No tickets will be sold at the door. Purchase online at highhand.com or in person at High Hand Nursery. For more information, call 652-2065.

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Fairytale Town’s Theater presents “The Frog Prince” March 7 and 8: With shows starting at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., The Grimm Brothers’ classic fairytale “The Frog Prince” comes to life on the Children’s Theater stage.

In this production by the Fratello Marionettes, a wicked witch has transformed a handsome prince into a frog, and he is destined to live out his life in the wishing well.

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March Fairytale Town announces the start of its spring, summer fall hours March 1- Oct. 31: Beginning March 1, Fairytale Town will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the spring, summer and fall seasons, weather permitting. Weekday admission is $4.50 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Weekend admission is $5.50 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Children ages 1 and under are free. For more information, visit www.fairytaletown.org or call 808-7462. Fairytale Town is located at 3901 Land Park Dr. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Planning your garden for the present and next season March 6: This workshop will cover what you are going to plant for now and for next season, what can and can’t be planted together and what areas that you are going to need to plant certain fruits and vegetables. $7 registration fee; class will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Dr. Pre-registration is required. For detail, call 393-9026 ext. 330, www.accsv.org.

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a reading of a Dr. Seuss story. Make slimy oobleck, create our own Dr. Seuss craft and creations, and enjoy Dr.Seuss-themed snacks.

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Ofelia accidentally drops her new golden ball into the well. The Princess promises to grant the frog three wishes if he will retrieve her ball. Will the Princess follow through on her promises, and will the frog turn back into the handsome Prince? Tickets are $2 for nonmembers in addition to park admission, and $1 for members. For more information, visit www.fairytaletown.org or call 808-7462.

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Discover Chinese Medicine March 8: Starting at 2 p.m. at the central branch of the Sacramento Public Library, located at 828 I St., join Mi Kuen Wong, a third-generation Chinese medicine practitioner, for a special presentation on acupuncture, acupressure and herbal medicine.

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“Freedom Summer” movie clip to be shown at Central Library March 10: From 6 to 7:30 p.m., poet, social worker and social justice advocate Abe Sass will share his poetry and his personal experiences from the March on Washington, and show clips from the film “Freedom Summer” at the Central Library, 828 I St. The event is part of a nationwide, multi-year “Created Equal” program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. This year’s series also marks the 150th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States.

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Music at noon free concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church March 11: Bring your lunch and enjoy fine music. This week there will be music featuring cellist Jia-mo and Friends. Upcoming concert information and “printed” programs can be accessed from www.musicatnoon. org. Westminster Presbyterian Church is located at 1300 N St. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Writing with the Great 19th Century American Poets (featuring Walt Whitman: The American Romanticist) March 11: In this module-based class, participants will hear a brief lecture about Walt Whitman. They will read works by Whitman together in class and write their own poems. Critiques are offered by the instructor and fellow classmates in a friendly and supportive workshop style environment. This is the last of six sessions. Writers at any level are welcome. The classes are free and held in the lovely Reagan room of the Clunie Community Center at 601 Alhambra Blvd. All sessions are taught by editor and published poet Frank Dixon Graham and sponsored by the McKinley Library.

Class will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Frank at Frank.Graham@Goddard.edu for more information.

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St. Pat’s luncheon with music by The Irish Eyes March 12: There will be a special St. Pat’s luncheon with music by The Irish Eyes at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. seatings at the Casa Garden Restaurant, 2760 Sutterville Road. Entree choices: Slow-roasted Corn Beef Brisket with Colcannon Potatoes and Roasted Vegetable Medley or Asian Noodle Salad with Chicken and Vegetables; dessert: An Irish Themed Delight -- $24 per person includes tax and gratuity. First-come, firstserved group reservations by one person, one check. Reservations a must. Call 4522809 for more information. Proceeds benefit the Sacramento Children’s Home.

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Dr. Suess Party at Ella K. McClatchy Library (Family/All Ages) March 14: Come celebrate Dr. Suess’ birthday the this Dr. Suess-themed party at the Ella K. McClatchy Library, located at 2112 22nd St. Starting at 2 p.m., there will be

Sacramento Library Foundation presents Authors on the Move! 2015 March 14: Join other literature – literacylovers at the 13th Annual Authors on the Move, Sacramento’s premier literacy event presented by the Sacramento Public Library Foundation.. Keynote speaker will be Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. There will be witty entertainment, a 4-course gourmet meal paired with complementary wine, and engaging table conversations with 45 California authors. There will be book sales and singings. The event will be held at the Sacramento Hyatt Regency from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $225 per person or $1,700 for a table of eight. For ticket purchases and additional information, visit http://saclibraryfoundation.org/authors-on-the-move/ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

William Curtis Park Clean up Day March 14: From 9 a.m. to noon, The Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association has adopted William Curtis Park through the City of Sacramento’s Partners in Parks Adopta-Park program. On March 14, we are asking for neighborhood volunteers to help us clean up around the tennis courts and children’s playground. We will rake leaves, pick up fallen branches and clean the flower beds.

Please bring your own gloves and wear hard shoes. Please contact NCC@sierra2.org to let us know you will be there or if you have any questions.

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Don Puliz Annual Elks 6 Crab and Shrimp Feast March 14: The feast will include crab, shrimp, antipasto, pasta, green salad and garlic bread. There will be no-host cocktails served at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. There will be a huge raffle to follow.

This event is for Elks members and their guests. Tickets are available in lodge office.

Call 422-6666. Credit cards are accepted.

The lodge is located at 6446 Riverside Blvd.

All proceeds go to the general fund.

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West Campus graduation crab feed fundraiser March 14: Starting at 7:10 p.m. inside Giovanni’s Hall at St. Mary’s Church, 1333 58th St., support the West Campus High School students. Proceeds will make their senior year and graduation worthy of their hard work. Tickets are on sale online at https://squareup.com/market/ wccrabfeed, or through the West Campus High School front office at 5022 58th St. Cost is $55 each. Make checks payable to: “West Campus or WCMB”. On the message line you can put which class it is for. Donations also accepted. Adults only please! There will be entertainment, a raffle, silent auction, fun activities, photographers, great food, beverages: everything to make your experience one to remember.

Proceeds will go towards the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes to support graduation and costs of other graduation activities. A portion of the proceeds will also support the West Campus Band Boosters. The Menu will consist of Dungeness crab. Salad. Bread. Pasta. and more. Specifics coming soon. But you know it will be good even if you don’t like crab.

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“Green For No Green Bird Outing” at beautiful Deer Creek Hills March 14: The Sacramento Valley Conservancy celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day with “Green For No Green Bird Outing” at beautiful Deer Creek Hills from 7 to 11 a.m. Explore and celebrate the color green with the Irish spirit at Deer Creek Hills for no green!

This Free Bird Outing is a docent led hikes which will roam the gently rolling grassy green hills, to take in the beauty of what gifts spring will bring. The Bird outing will explore and witness the Lewis’ Woodpecker activity. To celebrate this free outing celebrating St Patrick’s Day, the SVC asks participants to keep an eye open for the lucky four leaf clover! The outing is all ages. Register online: www.sacramentovalleyconservancy.org/calendar.asp ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

European Design Style Floral Bouquet Class St. Patrick’s Day Theme March 14: The class includes variety of St. Patrick’s Day themed flowers, container and greens. Learn about floral design and flower care. We will provide tools. Bring your own apron. Limited class size. Need to register in advance. Class goes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $35-plus tax., 2400 J St. 441-1478. www.rellesflorist.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Memory Problems: Could it be Alzheimer’s?

March 15: Parkside Community Church, United Church of Christ located at 5700 South Land Park Dr. will present a workshop at 12:15 p.m. Milani Wagner, RN, CNRN will present the Alzheimer’s Disease process, warning signs, importance of early diagnosis, impact on families and resources. Light lunch included, donation accepted. Call 421-0492 for reservations.

Child care will be provided upon request.

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March 15: The Sacramento Guitar Society presents some of northern California’s talented young guitarists at California State University, Sacramento (6000 J St.), Capistrano Hall, Room 151 at 3 p.m. Donations accepted.

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Poison proof your home for your pets March 16: Pets are worse than toddlers: they will get their paws, noses, or claws into anything with reach. Few people realize how many household plants, foods,

and chemicals are poisonous to pets, and how many of these things pets will eat.

Get to know the poisoning hazards that could be dwelling in your home and learn what to do in case your pet is poisoned.

Free of charge; class will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Dr. Pre-registration is required. For detail, call 393-9026 ext. 330, www.accsv.org.

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Embroiderers’ Guild meeting March 17: Join the Camellia Chapter, Embroiderers’ Guild of America at their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave. Guests welcome.

Free. 223-2751.

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Brain fitness workshop March 17: This one hour workshop will explore strategies for maintaining your healthy brain. Topics will include: nutrition, physical exercise, stress management, mental exercise, and social activity which contribute to keeping your brain fit. There will be an overview of strategies to support your memory. $5 registration fee; class will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Dr. Pre-registration is required. For detail, call 393-9026 ext.

330, www.accsv.org.

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Music at noon free concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church March 18: Bring your lunch and enjoy fine music. This week there will be music featuring singer/pianist/ composer Lee Hoffman and Friends.

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Self acupressure (reflexology) March 18: Self Acupressure points are the same body points used in acupuncture, but self-acupressure is a preventable modality used in an attempt to avoid conditions that may require more serious medical interventions. During this class, you will be given a personal acupressure chart designed for you to learn the five or six simple meridian points which can be used to help you stay healthy. $15 registration fee or $20 for drop-ins; class will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Dr. Pre-registration is required. For detail, call 393-9026 ext. 330, www.accsv.org.

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Planning for the inevitable March 19: A 25-minute presentation on why everyone should pre-plan funeral arrangements. Eliminate stress and relieve your family of the burden, know all available choices, get what you want, ensure every detail is covered, and save money. Free lunch provided. Free of charge; class will be held from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Dr. Pre-registration is required.

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Sutter Children’s Center Wellness Festival to be held at Fairytale Town March 21: From 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., enjoy fun games, free play, gardening activities, health screenings and more at this free celebration of active and healthy living. Sutter’s medical personnel will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on healthy childhood development. Admission is free thanks to a generous grant from Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento. For more information, visit www.fairytaletown.org or call 808-7462. Fairytale Town is located at 3901 Land Park Dr. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

JFK celebrated Chinese New Year with festivities and delicious lunches

By Katrina Jiang

Special to the Pocket News

On Feb. 19-20, John F. Kennedy High School celebrated the Chinese New Year with festive campus decorations, a school-wide Chinese New Year tea party during lunch, and exciting Chinese cultural performances in the quad the day after.

John F. Kennedy Chinese National Honor Society member Annie Mo displayed her beautiful Chinese calligraphy that were sayings for the new year of the ram. Her calligraphy, posters of rams, and the excellent work of the Chinese Mandarin Department students were displayed in the school library. On the day of Chinese New Year, Kennedy students were greeted with “Xin Nian Kuai Le!” over the intercom which means “Happy New Year!”

Kennedy students got a brief 60-second crash course on how Chinese families all over the world celebrate this very special holiday. They learned that traditional Chinese New Year traditions include cleaning the house, decorating the house with lots of red, wearing red, huge feasting with family, watching Chinese dragon and lion dancing, setting off fireworks, and the best part to students, giving and receiving red envelopes filled with money.

Later on that day, during lunch, all Kennedy students and staff were invited to come for the Chinese New Year “Tea Party”, which was a huge success thanks to Mr. Campos, the

school librarian for supplying the tea and many other necessities and Chinese NHS adviser, Mrs. Hatamiya, who supplied the party with other delicious treats. All Kennedy students were able to participate in the celebration of the new year with fresh tea, dumplings, nian gao, pineapple buns, almond cookies, fortune cookies, mango pudding, and many other Chinese pastries and refreshments. Eating is a huge part of Chinese culture so Kennedy students and staff were able to immerse themselves in 5,000year-old Chinese culture and participate in this very special and important Chinese holiday through the enjoyment of these Chinese foods.

The next day, there were exciting Chinese New Year performances in the quad during lunch MCed by Chinese NHS students Alex Collard, Kevin Chan, and Tristan Fong. Students got to eat their lunches while enjoying beautiful Chinese instrument Guzheng demonstrations by Zimei, graceful display of Chinese Martial Arts Taichi by Chinese NHS member Eddy Yu, powerful Chinese Martial Arts Wushu Kung Fu routines, an amazing Chinese Yo-Yo performance by Chinese NHS member Julie Remen, and an intense lion dance performed by Spencer Tsang. Overall, John F. Kennedy students were able to join in lavish school-wide celebrations to help ring in the Chinese New Year.”

Photo by Stephen Crowley

Shown here is one of the performers at the Chinese New Yar celebration at John F. Kennedy High School on Friday, Feb. 20.

Poison Proof Your Home For Your Pets Presenter: Robert Poppenga, DVM University of California, Davis

Pets are worse than toddlers: they will get their paws, noses, or claws into anything within reach. Get to know the poisonous hazards that could be dwelling in your home and learn what to do in case your pet is poisoned.

Professor Poppenga from the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine will share his 25 years of experience in the field of animal poisoning.

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The following are statements from JFK students who participated in the Chinese New Year festivities on campus.

Kevin Chen: “I thought it was pretty cool because most other holidays are celebrated. Certain cultural holidays get days off. Chinese holidays are overlooked in American schools. It’s good to remind students that there are cultures that deviate from mainstream.”

Katrina Jiang: “I did the announcements over the intercom. (I talked about) what Chinese families do during Chinese New Year. In my family, we clean the house, decorate in red, and we wear red. Kids receive envelopes with money in it. We have family feasts.

Tristan Fong: “The Chinese New Year celebration was a big success. Our school is pretty diverse and the (students) enjoyed the celebration.”

Chase Suwa: “We (have been selling) boba every Friday for half an hour. We are raising money to give seniors scholarships for college. We started earlier this year. At first it was mostly just Asian students who were familiar (with boba). As soon as non-Asian students figured it was pretty good, the lines started getting longer. At first, (we started selling) just regular milk tea, but soon we are going to have some Thai tea. We got recommendations to sell different types of flavors. We sell $4 for about 16 ounces and we buy from Boba Cafe on Freeport Boulevard. One of our seniors, Quinten, doesn’t have a sixth period, so he goes and gets them and brings them back to Kennedy. We sell right between the front office and the quad. We’ve had teachers also buy some.”

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