Pocket News - September 17, 2015

September 17, 2015 | www.valcomnews.com

Pock e t News — Bringing you community news for 24 years —

St. Anthony’s festival drew large crowds See photos, page 10

School News................................................2 Lance Armstrong feature. ...........................4 Matías Bombal’s Hollywood......................7 Faces and Places........................................ 10 Calendar..................................................... 18

John F. Kennedy High School Principal discusses new role and first few weeks on the job

See page 2

Cleanup day to be held at Portuguese Community Park See page 4

New JFK principal discusses new position and goals for the year

By MONiCA STARk

Editor@valcomnews.com

A few weeks into the new school year as the new principal at John F. Kennedy High School David Van Natten is absolutely excited for his new responsibilities and he reports that the school had a very smooth start. “Enrollment is now just under 2,400 students, and I believe that the ever increasing number of students and families who choose Kennedy is a testament to the comprehensive selection of high quality programs and services that the school offers. I am super appreciative of the support that I have received from the faculty, staff, students, families, and community.�

He said his appointment came as a bit of a surprise as there were a number of highly qualified, veteran educators who were strong candidates, and he was humbled just to be under consideration for the job.

Van Natten has been with the Sacramento City Unified School District since September of 2003, having first taught ninth and tenth grade English at Luther Burbank High School for seven years, was a small learning community lead teacher, and later served as an administrator at Luther Burbank. Prior to

Publisher ...................................................................... George Macko General Manager ..................................................... Kathleen Macko Editor .............................................................................. Monica Stark Art Director......................................................................John Ochoa Graphic Designer ................................................Annin Greenhalgh Advertising Executives .....................Linda Pohl, Melissa Andrews Distribution/Subscriptions ...................................... George Macko Copyright 2015 by Valley Community Newspapers Inc. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.

2

In the summer, Van Natten spent several days camping in northeastern California, but as you can imagine, he spent most of his break at Kennedy preparing for the upcoming school year.

For the 2015-16 school year, Van Natten said he plans to work closely with the school’s leadership team to continue the many good structures that Sweitzer built during his tenure. In addition, he intends to use his secondary and post-secondary teaching background to work with the faculty and staff to ensure that all Kennedy students receive appropriate access to the school’s rich curriculum, athletics, and many extracurricular activities.

And, he is very happy to report that the beautiful stadiSee JFK, page 3

5% DOWN PAYMENT!

W W W. VA L C O M N E W S . C O M

Pocket News is published on the first and third Thursdays of the month in the area bounded by Interstate 5 on the east and the Sacramento River on the north, west, and south.

David Van Natten

JUMBO FINANCING WITH A

Pocket News

E-mail stories & photos to: editor@valcomnews.com

his tenure with SCUSD, Van Natten taught first-year writing at California State University, Chico. He is the past assistant principal at JFK. Van Natten grew up in Southern California and relocated Chico to attend CSUC, which is where he met his wife, Liberty. They lived for a year in Redding before moving to Sacramento for his teaching job at Luther Burbank. He completed his M.A. at California State University, Sacramento. “Northern California has become my home, and I can’t imagine living anywhere else,� he said.

After four years as an assistant principal in a variety of roles at Kennedy, he developed a strong understanding of the school, its needs, challenges, and nuances. “I wanted to see the good work that (past principal) Chad (Sweitzer) started continue and to fortify a number of initiatives that he had undertaken. I live in the Kennedy attendance area and have school-aged children of my own. I have a professional as well as a personal interest in seeing that Kennedy becomes everything it can be. I am a believer in working where you live and understand that the stronger Kennedy is, the better the community will be,� Van Natten said.

Vol. XXIV • No. 18 2709 Riverside Blvd.

Sacramento, CA 95818 t: (916) 429-9901 f: (916) 429-9906

Cover photos by: Stephen Crowley

•

-XPER ÂżQDQFLQJ ZLWK ORZ GRZQ SD\PHQW RSWLRQV /RDQ WR YDOXH XS WR

•

$̆RUGDEOH SD\PHQWV ZLWK LQWHUHVW RQO\ RSWLRQV

•

/RDQ DPRXQWV DYDLODEOH XS WR PLOOLRQ

•

)OH[LEOH WHUPV WR ÂżW \RXU VFHQDULR

Call me today to learn more DAVID MENDOZA Senior Loan Officer | 916.977.1227

DMendoza@GuildMortgage.net | GuildMortgage.com/officers/DavidMendoza

Other photos by: Courtesy Lance Armstrong

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

Guild Mortgage Co. is an Equal Housing Lender; Branch NMLS ID 1229663. David Mendonza NMLS 243859. AZ LO-0926128. AZ BK#0018883. ML-176. Licensed by the Department of Business Oversight under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act. All loans subject to underwriter approval; terms and conditions may apply. Subject to change without notice. Guild Mortgage Co. 3626 Fair Oaks Blvd. Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95864.

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

JFK:

Continued from page 2

um complex is complete, and that the football team is undefeated!

Kennedy offers a high quality academic program. In addition, a program in the Culinary Arts, Manufacturing and Design, Robotics, the Program in American and California Explorations(PACE), the Sacramento Police Department cadet academy, Marine Corps. Junior ROTC, comprehensive athletic and extracurricular offerings, a diverse assortment of clubs, and a thorough after-school program: these are just a few of the unique, high quality opportunities that, in several cases, cannot be found elsewhere, Van Natten said.

Asked if he plans on making any changes to the school because of his new role, he explained his commitment to ensuring success for every student at Kennedy. “Chad provided a strong foundation, and much of the work is an evolution of initiatives that the faculty, staff, students, families, he, and I started together. I want to continue to seek strong, consistent, au-

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

thentic engagement from the school’s many stakeholders, refocus work in the area of instruction, strengthen the commitment to restorative practices, and create a school and culture that will serve as an anchor to the community,” he said.

“Chad and I share a very similar vision for the school.

Kennedy was near and dear to Chad, and it was always easy to recognize his concern and commitment. After four years of working together, he and I are close, and I continue to solicit his input.

“Chad did a wonderful job of getting out the word about the school. As a result, more and more families have chosen Kennedy. Chad worked hard to create a school that the community, inside and out, could be proud to call their own. I thank him for his hard work and the ongoing support he has shown me.”

Students and parents can help in the success of the school with Van Natten’s following advice: “Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Get involved!” He has a desire for all students to be active in their education and school.

“Take ownership! I under-

stand that neither the school nor I ‘go it alone’ and recognize the role that parents and families play in working with the school to educate their children. To that end, I have pledged to be accessible and

to engage in ongoing evaluation of the school’s programs and services,” he said.

In summing up the interview and his thoughts surrounding his new position, Van Natten said, “This is a school filled

with great students, a talented faculty and staff, and engaged families. I am happy to be here, and, again, thankful for the support I have received and the trust that has been placed in me.”

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

Cleanup day to be held at Portuguese Community Park

By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com

LAND PARK

Gold & Silver State of the Art Jewelry Repair and Metal Diagnostics

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

Portuguese Community Park will be the site of a cleanup day presented by the Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society and the city of Sacramento on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The event will begin with a greeting at 9 a.m., followed by volunteer labor, including weed and tree sucker removal and shrubbery trimming.

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department will provide all the tools and equipment, and the work day will conclude at 11:30 a.m. with a picnic lunch prepared by the historical society.

Portuguese music and children’s activities will also be included in the day’s schedule.

In regard to this joint effort by PHCS and the Parks and Recreation Department, Gui Sequeira, the society’s secretary, said, “(The city has) been very congenial with us and we’ve always worked well together.”

Sequeira added that she had been inspired to have a cleanup day at the park after hearing about some vandalism that had occurred at the park.

“Some vandalism was done and (the PHCS agreed that) it would be a nice thing to do to (hold a cleanup day) and meet some of the neighbors, and kind of bring them into the fact that the park is their park, but we’re keeping an eye on it,” Sequeira said.

In speaking more specifically about vandalism at the park, Sequeira mentioned a vandalized flagpole.

“The flagpole was vandalized,” Sequeira said. “(The pole) had been donated by a family at the original construction of the park. In fact, the (family) name is on the plaque (at the park). We might replace (the pole) in the future, but they are not cheap. They are probably $1,000 or more.”

Portuguese Community Park, which is located at 7350 Durfee Way, at Portugal Way, made its debut as the Pocket area’s newest park in 1988.

A city resolution to name the then-undeveloped park site Portuguese Community Park was adopted on Nov. 18, 1986. The resolution – No. 86-871 – was signed by Mayor Anne Rudin.

Photo by Lance Armstrong

Portuguese Community Park is located at Durfee and Portugal ways in the south Pocket area.

The local Portuguese community had selected the present Portuguese Community Park site from two proposed locations, with the other being the site which now operates as Renfree Park at 54 Cache River Circle.

Another city document, with background information about the property, includes the following words: “This 3.8-acre site, consisting of two parcels adjacent to waterways and connected by a foot bridge, was purchased in 1979 and 1980. This park site is located within the Pocket Canal Parkway and was approved by council as a part of the Pocket Community Plan. The parkway consists of the phased installation of a bikeway and landscaping along several open canals in the Pocket area.

“In addition, the Portuguese community has raised more than $11,000 to date towards (sic) the purchase of an ornamental fountain, drinking fountain, benches and a flag pole.

“Once complete, this park site will include elements typically found in a park in Portugal: gazebo, benches, walks and landscaping, which features Portuguese vegetation. In addition, the park master plan includes a soccer field and children’s play area.

“The Portuguese Community Park site was chosen by the Portuguese community to symbolize the close link between the Portuguese people and the sea. The community has further contributed to the authenticity of this See Park cleanup, page 5

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Park cleanup: Continued from page 4

Portuguese park through valuable input during the planning stages, and by securing the specially made ceramic tiles for the gazebo from the national government of Portugal.”

In regard to the aforementioned public bikeway – known as the Pocket Canal Bikeway – the laying of pavement for its west side was completed in 1994. But work on the east side of the bikeway was delayed due to insufficient funding at that time.

Nov. 5, 1988 proved to be a very special day, as the then-recently completed park was dedicated in honor of the Portuguese farming families who lived and worked in the Riverside-Pocket area.

The first Portuguese immigrants to establish homes in the area arrived during the 1850s.

Present at the 1988 event, which included a dinner, were representatives from the Portuguese consul from San Francisco, women in traditional Portuguese clothing and a band from Tracy.

Ground was broken for the construction of the park by the then-90-year-old Mary L. (Silva) Dutra, who was the daughter of Faial, Azores Islands, Portugal-born Joe Francisco “Milhomens” Silva, who settled in the Pocket area in 1893.

On Sept. 19, 1999, the park was rededicated, and at the same time, PHCS was celebrating its 20th anniversary.

That event included an invocation and blessing by Father Eduino Silveira, pastor of the St. Elizabeth Portuguese National Church at 1817 12th St., performances of the American Portuguese national anthems by the Sacramento Youth Band and a flag raising of those nation’s flags by Boy Scout Troop 259.

During the gathering, which was coordinated by PHCS members, Marilia Wiget (president), Dolores Greenslate (director) and Herb Perry (director), District 7 Councilman Robbie Waters presented a city resolution commemorating PHCS’ 20th anniversary.

Another event was held at the park on Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999.

That event was the burying of a time capsule, which is scheduled to be unearthed, added to and reburied in 2019.

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Included in the capsule, which was created by Dolores Greenslate’s husband, Norman Greenslate, are copies of PHCS newsletters, a 1908 survey plat map of the Pocket area, 1988 and 1999 park dedication brochures, and an aerial photograph of the area prior to its redevelopment.

Also included in the capsule is the following statement by Wiget: “This park was built with the intention of honoring those early Portuguese immigrants who settled this fertile region; forever memorializing their struggles and contributions to the development of the area, the education of their children (and the children of neighbors sharing the land), and the perpetuation of their values and culture.

“The Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society considers the development of this park as a major accomplishment. It was from this original endeavor – the recognition of the Portuguese pioneer settlers of the RiversidePocket area – that the society grew into the present organization.

“May those who follow us, who open this capsule, be those who have kept and continue to keep the tradition and history of the Portuguese people on their lips and in their hearts.”

The park was the scene of another PHCS event on Oct. 3, 2004 – the 25th anniversary of that organization.

The gathering included picnic foods, an appearance by Councilman Robbie Waters, and regional dances and instrumentals from the Ribatejo area of mainland Portugal performed by the folkloric dance group, Alma Ribatejana.

Portuguese Community Park presently includes the following amenities: a bantam soccer field, a bike trail, a gazebo, a plaza, a large stone climbing sculpture in the shape of a fish like those that appeared on historic maps, and a pirate ship-themed playground structure.

With this more than a quarter-century-old park approaching its cleanup day, Sequeira said, “What we’re most interested in is connecting with the neighborhood. Come and visit and reconnect with your past and keep the Portuguese presence alive in the Pocket area and meet the neighbors that use the park every day. And also volunteer and have some fun.”

For additional information about this event, contact Ralph Nevis at 916-421-7161.

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

See Solution, page 14

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Matias Bombal’s Hollywood Life in the Age of Airplanes Not Rated National Geographic Studios and Terwilliger Productions offer something bigger than life and full of wonder with “Living in the Age of Airplanes”. Playing in IMAX Theatres exclusively, this is just the type of movie for which IMAX was made, and dazzle and delight it does.

It tells the story of the airplane, not in chronological terms, but in terms of flight’s socio-economic impact on the globe set against the timeline of known human history. Just 175 years after the introduction of steam, we may go almost anyplace on the globe, and even fly over places one may not land at the incredible speed of 500 miles per hour. The first 200,000 years of mankind, the species walked everywhere. Distances on land were measured in leagues.

One league was the distance one could possibly walk in one day, about three miles.

When man took to the sea, a league became three nautical miles, or about 6,076 yards.

Today, 100,000 flights take off and land every day!

With jet travel only 60 years old, this spectacularly photographed IMAX Experience is narrated by popular actor Harrison Ford, himself an avid pilot. Director Brian J. Terwilliger and crew photographed this in 18 countries over the course of several years. Presented in five onscreen chapters all contained in the movie’s just under one hour running time, one regains the sense of wonder the ancients had looking skyward with hopes of flying like the birds someday, somehow.

The movie’s composer, James Horner, who ironically recently died in a small plane crash, has created a great score here, especially in one chapter where we view how the simplest objects in your home may have arrived there

by airplane from remote corners of the world. His music soars into a fun tempo as we see roses picked in Kenya and packed in the world’s largest flower hub, Amsterdam, where they are sorted and shipped by air to 130 countries. We see the same flower cut and arrive within five days to a vase on the opposite side of the globe, following it at each stop along the way. This was one of Horner’s last scores, only three re-

main unheard by audiences for the yet to be released “The 33”, “Wolf Totem” and “The Magnificent Seven”.

Among the many dazzling sights you see in the gigantic and sharp impressiveness of IMAX are 95 locations, including Brazilian waterfalls, Cambodian ruins, Australian outback, South Pacific sea turtles, the African Savannah, and much, much more. This has all the thrills of the giant big screen adventure travelogues of the days of Cinerama, taking you to remote places like the south pole, and congested

places like busy metropolitan airports.

Director Terwilliger hoped to remind audiences that are frustrated by the many inconveniences of modern air travel of just what a miracle air travel actually is in modern life. He hopes to return the sense of wonder of flight the world had in a simpler time, when flight was a hopeful inspiration. He has succeeded. This is a giant experience that awaits you.

Don’t miss it! I want to go see it again and again. Currently at the Esquire IMAX Theatre, Sacramento.

Bobinski Dental Because Your Smile is Our Passion

Cosmetic and General Dentistry.

New Patient Special Come in for a FREE exam and x-rays!

7410 Greenhaven Dr. Ste 107 Margaret Bobinski, D.D.S.

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

(916) 391-2888

www.BobinskiDental.com

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

Congratulations to VCN movie reviewer Matías Antonio Bombal

By Monica Stark

editor@valcomnews.com

The Sacramento Film and Music Festival honored The Pocket News’ movie reviewer Matías Antonio Bombal for this year’s Film Arts Service Award, an honor given out to those who have dedicated their lives to supporting those who have worked in local film production and appreciation. The festival, which opened up with the award ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and ended Sunday, Sept.

14 at Jean Runyon Theater at the Memorial Auditorium, celebrates and showcases filmmaking from around the world and also fosters the creative works of local filmmakers in California’s Capital region.

According to an old Sacramento Press article by Tony Sheppard, co-director of the Sacramento Film and Music Festival, past Film Arts Service Awards recipients include Shawn Sullivan who has a track record teaching animation at Sheldon High School and watching his students go on to great success at companies such as Pixar, Bill Bronstein who has directed the Tower of Youth film festival for many years and championed the cause of youth filmmakers, and Ron Cooper, Executive Director of Access Sacramento and the force behind 11 years of their “A Place Called Sacramento” screenwriting and filmmaking program.

A biography about Bombal appeared in the festival program as follows: “Born in Santiago, Chile in 1967, and a Sacramentan since 1976, Matías Antonio Bombal fell in love with film when he first saw Walt Disney’s ‘Fantasia’ at the age of three. He developed a similar passion for film exhibition and historical movie theaters, and was instrumental in the reopening of the Crest Theatre in 1986, where he programmed film until 1991.

“Numerous other theater associations and revivals were accompanied by a career in television and radio, often introducing or discussing movies, which in turn led to many invitations to emcee regional film arts events such as the Crocker Art Museum’s outdoor film series. He is also the producer and director of ‘The Sacramento Picture,’ a documentary

your ad should be here!

document prep services

Call Melissa today!

LIVING TRUST/LIVING WILL

Your services are needed.

Your ad should be here.

Ad design is free.

Call 429-9901

Legal Document Prep Services: • Trust • Will • Powers of Attorney • Residential Deed Couples $495 Singles $450 Lynda K. Knight (916) 214-1215 1337 Howe Ave., Ste. 103 Sacto 95825

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

legal services

Photos by Stephen Crowley

Congratulations to Matias Antonio Bombal, the Pocket News’ movie critic. He won this year’s Film Arts Service Award and was presented with it at opening night of the Sacramento Film and Music Festival, which was held at Memorial Auditorium’s Jean Runyon Little Theater on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

made in partnership with the Center for Sacramento History to showcase the Center’s extensive film archives.

“His latest venture is the characteristically timeless MABHollywood.com, where he reviews current theatrical releases in his own unique style, most notably black and white reviews from his vintage-themed studio. He writes for several area publications (Ed note: The print publications include The West Sacramento News-Ledger, Valley Community Newspapers’ East Sacramento News, Pocket News, Land Park News and Arden-Carmichael News), is heard regularly on local radio, distributes his reviews internationally, and is a constant proponent of film, film history, and the associated arts that complement it.”

The MAB (Matías Antonio Bombal) Hollywood archives is a collection of videos on YouTube, pieces and recordings of saved work “my old TV work, some of which were See Bombal, page 9

SPECIAL ALZHEIMER’S LIVING

Lic. #347001338/342

Day Club, Respite, Residential, Support Groups & Educational Classes casey.s@chancellorhealthcare.com www.reverecourt.com

(916) 392-3510

7707 Rush River Dr. Sacto, CA 95831 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Bombal:

Continued from page 8

horrible. There are around 50 or 60 pieces floating around YouTube,” he said. Currently, he is in the process of restoring his interview with great Eartha Kitt, actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, stand-up comedian, activist and voice artist who many remember her as Catwoman in the final season of the 1960s television series, “Batman.”

As a film/music historian Matías has contributed to many books on film history, especially on the silent and early “talkie” era.

Introducing Bombal for the award was photojournalist Mike Carroll of KCRA TV, the award’s past recipient, which KCRA has called a talented man behind the camera who has had a unique impact on the creative community. In television for more than 25 years, often working as a one-man crew, Carroll has helped write movies and has written about how to succeed in broadcasting with his books, “Naked Filmmaking: How To Make A FeatureLength Film - Without A Crew - For $10,000-$6,000 Or Less Revised & Expanded For DSLR Filmmakers” and “Breaking Into TV News How To Get A Job & Excel As A TV Reporter.”

Introduced by Carroll was a very humbling experience for this year’s award winner, as Bombal said, “Over the years, (Carroll) would do TV stories about me. He would come to the Crest (Theatre which Bombal managed from 1986 to 1991). He said nice things about me. It was a great introduction. I had no idea he had noticed me and had been watching me over the years.”

As KCRA has been preparing for its 60th anniversary, Bombal said he was called to bring a projector because no one knew how to operate the older machines. “I am their go-to guy on how to handle old films.”

Speaking about this honor coming from someone as impressionable as Carroll, Bombal said “I have been impressed by him from his movies. He teaches classes on how to be one-man filmmakers. He can be on camera, do the camera. He’s a one-man film crew and he’s Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

been doing it like that for 20plus years. He’s made several movies himself that are quite good. One of my favorite of his independently made is ‘Night Beats.’ To be held in esteem and given an award by someone who has such an essential and fundamental understanding of the power of images to give me an award, it’s a very sweet and humbling experience.”

In his nearly four-minute speech, Bombal recognized three influential people in his professional career and he accepted the award on their behalf and influence ‑ Jo Babbitt, assistant manager at Tower Theatre; movie theater projectionists James Homer Criss and Ernie Smith. “(Babbit and Bombal) worked at the Crest. We were really good friends. He loved stuff about movies I would go about on and on about.

We were really close friends.

If anyone would have been my No. 1 champion, it would have been him.”

“Ernie Smith was at Tower when I just started there.

He was a crotchety old man.

He used to drink Wild Turkey (bourbon) in the projection room. He had a tattoo on his arm. Ernie died in about 1989-90.”

“Criss was a black projectionist in the projectionists’ union. He ran ‘Gone With the Wind’ in its first run. He was at the Crest (when Bombal managed it). He was such a cool character. He would ride a Harley to work. He was the coolest dude, an old black guy.

He was one of my favorite, favorite people.”

In good company with family at the ceremony his mother, Judy Nevis and half-brother Jeremy Nevis, Bombal said he forgot to recognize his father Antonio Bombal who died in 2009. While most remember Antonio Bombal as the piano tuner for the Sacramento Symphony, fewer know about his work as a professor of comparative literature at U.C. Berkeley, California State University, Sacramento and Sacramento City College. “He was an Old World aristocrat. He wanted to be lawyer; he was a mountain climber. He climbed tallest mountains in Chile. I have pictures of him climbing above the clouds,” Bombal said of his admiration for his father.

In regard to a particular film that Bombal looked forward to, he said it was one he did a review for, a 12:11-minute documentary short, “The House is Innocent”. Directed by Nickolas Coles, the film is about the Dorothea Puente house and the couple who happens to live there now and who has who cleaned up the house. They posted signs with phrases like trespassers will be buried in the garden and put up a manikin dressed as Dorothea Puente holding a shovel Closing his speech with a line from the movie Sunset Boulevard, “I am sure I will see you again very soon, somewhere out there in the dark,” Bombal’s words of literary wisdom can be seen here within the pages of this publication today and in future editions.

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

Faces and Places:

St. Anthony Parish Annual Fall Festival Photos by Stephen Crowley stephen@valcomnews.com

St. Anthony Parish Annual Fall Festival had international food booths from cuisines of the world. There were also fun and games for the entire family including: carnival style games, 50/50, bingo, cake spin, a country store, pull tabs, wine spin, books, live entertainment and raffle prizes. Types of food include: Filipino, Italian, Mexican, Nigerian, Polish, Greek, American as well as desserts and snow cones.

St. Anthony Parish is located at 660 Florin Road.

10

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

For over 40 years

www.cookrealty.net

PENDING

7438 RUSH RIvER DRIvE • $249,000 mEENA CHAN LEE • 837-9104 SOLD

800 SHORESIDE DRIvE

24 STILL bAy COURT • $998,500 SUSIE K. PARKER • 768-8494 SOLD

1322 PALOmAR CIRCLE

SUSIE K. PARKER • 768-8494

Remodeled & Updated S. Land Park beauty with almost 2100 sq feet. Very versatile home with multi-use possibilities throughout. Upstairs master suite with separate office plus bonus room that could be walk-in-closet or sitting room or even a 3rd bathroom. $359,000

743 SHOREbREEzE DRIvE

400 PImENTEL WAy

SUSIE K. PARKER • 768-8494

mEENA CHAN LEE • 837-9104 ARLENE mOUA • 838-3489

Large kitchen w/double ovens, ranges & microwaves! Custom cabinetry, nook & dining bar. Lots of windows w/ view to pool & lake. Hrdwd floors, new carpeting 10 yr new hvac for both units.$725,000

Custom contemporary single story home with loft! Soaring ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, large family room w/dramatic marble frplc! one wing features 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 baths plus master suite & bath, other wing has Gym,1/2 bath & steam shower! $899,950

PAm LIgHTFORD • 806-1020

Spacious ready to move in home in great area. Vaulted ceiling in family room has a fireplace. Slider to backyard from dining area. Garage comes into kitchen - very functional. Skylight and solar tubing bring extra lighting to the house. $299,000

See all our listings at www.cookrealty.net REAL ESTATE SCHOOL

★ Low intRodUCtoRy CoSt ★ StaRt anytime ★ LiVe CLaSSeS

Call: Ed Daniels •451-6702 PROPERTy mANAgEmENT

★ montHLy CaSH FLow ★ tenant SCReeninG ★ maintenanCe

Call: brittany Naucke• 457-4907

ADDITIONAL LISTINgS WOW LOOK AT ALL THIS SQ FEET FOR THIS COOK PRICEREALTy AND AN CHARITy gOLF 800 SHORESIDE DRIvE 7665 AmbROSE WAy UPDATED KITCHEN!!!!WONDERFUL SOUTH LAND PARK TOURNAmENT Hard to find single story duplex on the Updated and remodeled single story SO LD RANCH STyLE HOmE. UPDATED KITCHEN, NEW CARPET, FRIDAy SEPT. 18TH lake! Large side has almost 2400 sq ft,large with new heat (gas) and air, new LAND PARK kitchen w/double ovens, rangesWAS & micro- USED carpet, newly interior, roof FRONT ROOm ASpainted FORmAL DININgWILLIAm ROOm. SUNto play: waves! Custom cabinetry, nook & dining is newer as well. Kitchen updated ROOm OFF THE FAmILy ROOm AND ADDEDCall ONTO RECREbar. Lots of windows w/ view to pool & with newer appliances and granite Ed daniEls 204-6702 lake.

Hrdwd floors, new carpeting 10 yr countertops.

Baths updated the ATION ROOm W/PELLET STOvE NOinHEAT OR AIR IN THIS to donatE: new hvac for both units. $739,000 last 2 years. $339,000 Call JoCElyn yapA/C. 601-9581 LARgE ROOm bUT SELLER WILL LEAvE PERSONAL SUSIE K. PARKER • 768-8494 SUSIE K. PARKER • 768-8494

4305 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

www.cookrealty.net • (916) 451-6702 www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

11

Don’t miss the Sacramento Century and Oktoberfest, Oct. 10

By Monica Stark

editor@valcomnews.com

Sacramento Century riders from last year.

12

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

A beautiful, fun and flat bicycle ride will be making its way through the Sacramento Delta Wine Region on Saturday, Oct. 10.

From a family-friendly ride to a serious 100mile-long adventure, the Sacramento Century promises to be a ride for all levels of biking skills.

The event is two-fold. Not only is it a bike ride, riders and non-riders alike are welcome to come celebrate and have fun at Oktoberfest, which will be held where the ride starts and ends – Capitol Mall.

For the riders out there, there are four choices – the full century, a 65-miler, a 40miler or a 20-miler. Non-riders can attend Oktoberfest for just $10. At that event, there will be music by Mumbo Gumbo, City of Trees Brass Band, The Mock Ups and Playback. Additionally, there will be great food, local beer, wine and fun for the entire family with kids activities like bounce houses.

Together, proceeds from the Sacramento Century and Oktoberfest benefit two loSee Oktoberfest, page 14

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

1

Oktoberfest: Continued from page 12

cal nonprofits – Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento and Team RWB (red, white and blue), whose stated mission is “to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.”

Both nonprofits pull at the heart strings of members of the Rotary Club of Sacramento. Speaking about RWB, “They are people so close to my heart,” said Frank Cook, president of Cook Realty and Rotary member.

This is the second year the Rotary has put on the event and organizers hope it will continue to grow into a big community event. They hope to raise more than double the amount of money from last year – with the goal of $150,000 split in half between both nonprofits. Last year, Habitat for Humanity was the only beneficiary, but had enough money for the construction of one home for a needy local family, which the goal again this year. As of last Friday, Cook said 800 bike ride tickets have been sold and the Rotary is hoping for another 400 by the day of the event.

The full century, or 100-mile ride starts between 7 and 7:30 a.m.; the metric century, or the 65-mile ride, starts between 7:30 and 8 a.m.; the half century, or the 40-mile ride, between 8 and 8:30 a.m. and the fun ride, the 20-mile ride, between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. According to the event website, sac-

14

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

ramentocentury.com, all four rides start and finish in front of 500 Capitol Mall with the following description: “With the sun rising over the State Capitol, all rides cross the Sacramento River on the Tower Bridge and head south towards Isleton. The Full Century rides as far as Isleton, while progressively shorter loops create the Metric Century, ½ Century and Easy Fun Ride. The Full Century Includes 6 Delta Islands and a Ferry Crossing. This is a fun and flat ride to end your ride season! The Full Cen-

tury ride is less than a 1,000-foot elevation change, mostly going up and down island levees.”

With about 200 volunteers from the Rotary Club of Sacramento and volunteers from the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, known colloquially as SABA, the event is reaching its goal of becoming more of a community event than in the past.

Read the next issue of this publication to hear more about the community effort in putting on this grand event.

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

YOUR AD SHOULD BE HERE!

ADDITION SPECIALIST

CLEANING

Call today!

Your services are needed.

Your ad should be here.

Ad design is free.

CSL# 996271

Call 429-9901 CREATURE CATCHERS/REMOVAL

Creature Catchers Wildlife Management

YOUR AD SHOULD BE HERE!

CAPITOL ELECTRIC

Call today!

Repairs, Trouble Shooting Custom Lighting/FREE Est. Excellent ref from Angie’s List

Your services are needed.

Your ad should be here.

Ad design is free.

Reasonable Residential & Commercial Work since 1960

“If it walks or flies, we’ll remove it�

(UMANE AND NON TOXIC SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH ANIMALS MAN

$EAD !NIMAL ,OCATION 2EMOVAL s %XCLUSION 7ORK ,IVE 4RAPPING s (UMANE 2EMOVAL s 2EPAIR

3KUNKS s &OX s 2ACCOON s /POSSUM s 3QUIRRELS -ICE 2ATS s "IRDS "ATS BAT ELIMINATION

CreatureCatchers.org

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

(916) 451-2300 Cell: 213-3740

530 885-PEST(7378)

Call 429-9901

Neil McIntire –– C.S.L.# 394307

#ALIFORNIA 3TATE 4RAPPING ,ICENSE )NSURED BY ,LOYDS OF ,ONDON

HARDWOOD FLOORS

HANDYMAN

HANDYMAN

SUMMER SPECIAL!

• HAULING & YARD CLEAN-UP Call LESTER • RAIN GUTTER CLEANING • CONCRETE REMOVAL (916) 838-1247 • HEDGE TRIMMING Lic#128758/Ref • PRESSURE WASHING Pressure wash your driveways clean! your decks, too!

Clean out your garage! Replace that old lawn!

Hard work ---not a problem!

SPECIALS FOR SENIORS/*SERVING THE AREA FOR OVER 18 YRS*

HOUSE CLEANING

HARDWOOD FLOORING

Hardwood Flooring Specializing in installing, sanding, and finishing hardwood flooring or repair and refurbish your current floors.

LAWN SERVICE

˜}iÂ?Â˝ĂƒĂŠ >ĂœÂ˜ĂŠ-iĂ€Ă›ÂˆVi UĂŠ ÂœĂœÂˆÂ˜}]ĂŠ Â?ÂœĂœÂˆÂ˜}EĂŠ `}ˆ˜} UĂŠ-ÂŤĂ€ÂˆÂ˜ÂŽÂ?iÀÊÀiÂŤ>ÂˆĂ€ ĂƒiĂ€Ă›ÂˆVi

Â­Â™ÂŁĂˆÂŽĂŠĂ‡xӇ{£™n

Call Michael – (916) 383-8742 Lic # 544159/References Available

PAINTING

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

PAINTING

PAINTING

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

15

your ad Should be here!

Call today!

PLUMBing

rain gutterS

2%-/$%,3

your services are needed. your ad should be here.

Ad design is free.

Rooney’s Plumbing

'ENERAL #ONTRACTOR NO SUBS

456-7777

Call 429-9901

rooneysplumbing.com

$EL 0ASO 2D

3ACRAMENTO #!

FULL service PLUMBing

&2%% #ONSULTATION

License #683668

roof/gutter cleaning

roofing

tiLe WOrK

BAXTER TILE EXPERT INSTALLATION REMODELING & REPAIR

Ceramic • Marble • Granite Floors • Counters • Walls 33 Years Experience • FREE Estimates

916-213-4669 License #668100

tree & gardening services

Cabrillo Clubhouse 100th year Anniversary October 4, 2015 Share your history of the hall.

Contact: Cabrillo Club #5 P.O. Box 189280 Sacramento, CA 95818 J. McKay: 916-421-3312

CALL AND PLACE YOUR EVENT TODAY! (916) 429-9901

tree service

Your services are needed! call (916) 429-9901 and reserve your space on the Home improvement page

JFK CLASS OF ‘75 40 YR REUNION September 26, 2015 at Scott’s Seafood The Westin-Portofino Tent 7–10 p.m. Early bird ticket raffle!

For more information go to:

www.tinyurl.com/JFKennedy75

CALL AND PLACE YOUR EVENT TODAY! (916) 429-9901

16

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Upcoming events at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library The Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library, located at 7335 Gloria Dr. is closed Sunday and Monday, and open Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday: noon to 8 p.m.; Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday: 1 to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, telephone the Sacramento Public Library at 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

forget to bring your knitting needles and yarn!

Drawing Class (Adult) Sept. 18: The joy of drawing with pencil, colored pencil and ink will be the focus of this eight week class, which starts at 10 a.m. Students will become familiar with the various drawing implements and artistic terminology used in the world of fine art. They will have the opportunity to view drawings created by artists throughout history and then share their thoughts and ideas regarding the evolution of drawing. Fun warmup sketching exercises will be used to set the mood for the planned demonstrations and projects. Students will gain knowledge and skills that will enable them to conceptualize create render and complete drawings. Space is limited and registration is required. Please note that participants should plan to attend all 8 sessions.

Registration is required.

College Essay Writing Series (Teen) Sept. 23: Applying to college is more than filling out a form and taking tests--the essay section of the application is what helps you stand out. College essays and high school English essays are different and in this session Baby/Toddler Storytime you will learn how to interBaby/Toddler Stay & Play For Ages 0-3 pret the prompts, what col(Early Childhood (0-5)) Sept. 22: A combined tod- leges are looking for in your Sept. 22: “Stay and Play” dler and baby Storytime in response and how to apis an unstructured social which babies and toddlers proach writing your own.

Modern Calligraphy (Adult) Sept. 19: This isn’t your ancestors’ calligraphy! Instead, modern calligraphy is a blending of styles that is perfect for journaling and scrapbooking along with the more traditional invitations and letters.

Starting at 1 p.m., students will learn the history of the art, how to design notes and envelopes and practice with new alphabets that are easy and fun! All materials will be provided. Space is limited so registration is required. Go online to www.saclibrary.org or call 916-264-2920. Registration is required.

time for babies and toddlers (ages 0 and up!--older siblings are welcome as long as everyone can play nicely together) and their caretakers, starting at 10:15 a.m.

Developmental toys and board books will be available. These informal play sessions will be immediately followed by a Storytime for babies and toddlers (ages 0-3 years) and their caretakers/families, except on the last Tuesday of each month when we have a special performance by Mister Cooper instead. This program is made possible with support from the PocketGreenhaven Friends of the Library.

(ages 0 to 3 years) and their caretakers are invited to join us for songs and rhymes in this language enrichment program designed to boost brain development at 11 a.m. Please also note that on the last Tuesday of each month we’ll have a special musical performance by Mr. Cooper instead of Storytime.

$"4) 1"*% '03 %*"#&5*$ 5&45 453*14

bookkeeping

Discover the basic essay requirements and the common prompts for both UC and the Common Application. Certified college counselor Marilyn van Löben Sels has been working with students for 20 years. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.

Knit Together (Adult) Sept. 18: Anyone interested in knitting—even an absolute beginner--is invited to join the Pocket Library Knitting Group at 1 p.m. Participants can learn to knit, get help on current projects or general advice from expert knitters.

There might even be some great conversations too. Don’t

Mattress savings up to 75% off MSRP!!

Overstock inventory from a National Mattress Distributor!

Queen Plush! Top! Mattresses start at $150. All Mattresses are new in factory sealed packages.

All sizes & comfort choices!

Call to arrange your savings!

Delivery available 916-661-2400 Se Habla Español Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

handyman handyman SerViceS

No job too small. Make your “to-do” list and give me a call. electrical, plumbing, Tile, Sheetrock,plaster, Stucco, repairs and remodeling, you name it! lic# 908942. call Steven at 230-2114.

handyman

Summer clean-up SpecialS!!

rain guter cleaning– Concrete removal (patio, driveways, borders, etc.) rain gutter cleaning, pressure washing/power spray, hauling, yard work, painting, tree & shrub removal, clean-up, fence repairs, light tree trimming, & more. ref avail. Call Les at 838-1247.

18 yrs. exp.Specials for seniors. licensed

8F QBZ VQ UP QFS CPY DBTI PO UIF TQPU PRICES VARY DEPENDING ON BRAND

QUANTITY AND EXPIRATION DATE We offer FAST PICKUP at a location that is conveniently located near you.

#PYFT NVTU CF VOPQFOFE BOE VOFYQJSFE &OR 0ROMPT !TTENTION 0LEASE #ALL 2ACHEL AT

(916) 505-4673

#1 Bookkeeper

32 yrs. exp. in industries like Auto, Mechanics, restaurants, Caterers, Massage, Doctors, Chiropractors, Non-profit, retail, Martial Arts, Barber, Construction, Wholesale, Investment Clubs, Corp, partnerships, Sm Business. We are experts in General Ledger, payroll, profit & Loss & Quarterlies. Call for yr specialized appt. Same low 1990 rates. Ask for Irene Senst (916) 640-3820, Nevada (775) 410-3422. www.taxirene.info • taxireneinfo@gmail.com

Tax preparer #1 Tax preparer

32 yrs. exp. We specialize in Business Tax returns including Corp & partnerships. We prepare expertly all past tax returns including all State returns. Get the most deductions allowed to you by law. CTeC registered & Bonded. please call for yr appt. today. Irene Senst (916) 640-3820, Nevada (775) 410-3422. Same low 1990 rates. www.taxirene.info • taxireneinfo@gmail.com

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

17

Bats Bats Bats! Meet our neighborhood bats

Send your event announcement for consideration to: editor@valcomnews.com at least two weeks prior to publication.

Non-Profit Organization is Seeking Local Host Families for High School Exchange Students ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries: Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, to name a few.

ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving everyone involved a rich cultural experience.

The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance. ASSE students are selected based on academics and personality, and host families can choose their student from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests.

To become an ASSE Host Family or to find out how to become involved with ASSE in your community, please call 1-800-7332773 or go to www.host.asse.com to begin your host family application. Students are eager to learn about their American host family, so begin the process of welcoming your new son or daughter today!

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Rotary Club South meeting The Rotary Club of South Sacramento meets at noon for lunch every Thursday at Iron Grill, located at 2422 13th St. (Broadway and 13th Street). Rotary is one of the largest service organizations in the world dedicated to community service both locally, and internationally. Please

18

Pocket News • September 17, 2015 • www.valcomnews.com

call JR Springer at 425-9195 for additional information.

September Birds of South America to be featured at next Audubon meeting Sept. 17: The birds of South America will be featured at the September 17 meeting of the Sacramento Audubon Society. The public is invited to the 7 p.m. meeting at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Ancil Hoffman Park (For directions, see sacnaturecenter.com). There will be no charge for the program or parking, and no park-entry fee. The speaker, retired California State Parks scientist Craig Swolgaard, will cover highlights of his 2013 trip from semitropical Iguazú Falls to icy Patagonia. He’ll also make recommendations on places to go and “how to travel down there on the cheap.” Swolgaard has been birding in South America below the Amazon for about 40 years, covered 13 countries, and seen nearly 900 species of birds – still only a quarter of what’s there, he notes.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Wisdom Project presents “LGBT Elders Community Cafe Comedy Night” Sept. 18: Wisdom Project presents “LGBT Elders Community Cafe Comedy Night” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist — Terrace Room (on the corner of 21st and J streets). Parking is available and the event is wheelchair accessible. Comediennes include Regina Stoops and Mary Carouba.

It will be a Mexican feast catered by Vallejo’s and will include: meat or veggie fajitas, beans, rice, salad, chips, melon and churros.

It’s $15 per person and tickets are available at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center or online at http://lgbt-elders-september2015.brownpapertickets.com/. Only 70 tickets are available. Don’t delay. The last day to buy tickets is Sept. 14. For more information, email servant_hearts@hotmail.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Sept. 19: Friends of the River Banks will gather at 7 p.m. to learn all about bats. JoEllen Arnold, local bat expert, will bring her bat echolocation detector and explain which bat species are being heard. Best of all, she’ll bring live bats. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get to know the bats in our neighborhood. Meet at Sutter’s Landing Park parking lot at the very end of 28th Street.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Greater Sacramento area MIP back to school kickoff Sept. 19: Open to all women, the purpose of this event is to gather women together to pray for children and schools. There will be breakout groups through out the day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be a time to pray for areas through out Sacramento. Breakout groups will be inclusive of various languages. Registration is $15. Continental breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided. Access registration at momsandprayer.org. The event will be held at Chinese Grace Bible Church, 6656 Park Riviera Way, 95831. Contact is Margie Ng, margie.ng@spcglobal.net; 392-2317. For registration. momsandprayer.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Fall prevention class Sept. 22: Each year, one in three adults age 65 and older falls; this can cause injuries such as hip fractures and head injuries. In this workshop, you will learn how you can reduce the risk of falling in your home, improve your balance, increase your awareness of hazards outside of your home, and what to do if you fail. Pre-registration and pre-payment of $5 required. Class will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Fall prevention 101 class Sept. 23: Afraid of falling? Concerned about a loved one falling: Join certified FallProof balance and mobility specialist and evidencebased Stepping on Master Trainer Kelly Ward in this dynamic workshop and learn about factors that increase the risk of falling and what you can do to reduce it. She will See Calendar, page 19

Calendar:

Continued from page 18 shed new light on balance and how aging affects stability. Learn what factors to change and what you can accept. Since the most effective way to reduce the risk of falling is a consistent exercise program, Kelly will guide you to a few movements that will help you remain independent. Pre-registration and prepayment of $6 required. Class will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Alphabet soup of acronyms & diagnosis Sept. 23: Acronyms can be like a foreign language to patients and consumers. Add to that the sudden decisions and changes that may be faced, it’s enough cause someone to go AWOL! One can research the web for these acronyms, print out or order guides or simply ask the professional for a description. Or attend an informational session by our Director of Patient Care Services; “Alphabet Soup of Acronyms and Diagnosis”, what your Dr. is telling you about your condition. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Call to RSVP at 399-5922. Absolute Compassion Hospice & Palliative Care is located at 6355 Riverside Blvd. Suite T. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Pati Rader; Community Liaison at Absolute Compassion Hospice & Palliative Care or email at prader@absolutecompassion.com.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

recognize various types pf scams, especially telephone scams..Free of charge. Pre-registration is required. Class will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Art of reading tea leaves Sept. 24: This workshop is an introduction to the ancient art of reading tea leaves.

For centuries, people around the world have consulted tea leaves for information concerning romances, health, wealth, happiness, and other life changing issues. come and learn about different types of healthy tea and have fun learning to read the symbols and patterns created by the leaves. Each person attending the class will have an individual tea leaf reading. Pre-registration and pre-payment of $15 required or $20 drop-in fee at the door. Class will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 3939026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Stopfalls Sacramento fall prevention screening event Sept. 25: This event will consist of free senior fall risk fitness tests, shoe assessments, medication reviews, blood pressure screening, and more. Free

of charge. Pre-registration is required. Class will be held from 9 to noon at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 3939026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Lighting for safety Sept. 29: Lighting is a tool we use to increase security and prevent accidents like falling. This workshop will demonstrate different ways to utilize lighting to better illuminate the environment at night while increasing our feeling of security. Concepts cover including using proper quantities of light, color of light, reducing glare and saving energy in the process. Free of charge.

Pre-registration is required. Class will be held from 10 to noon at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Renovating your home for retirement Sept. 30: Learn which renovation projects can accommodate the needs of seniors, can increase your home’s resale value, and can improve your chances for speedy, attractive offers when you decide to sell.Free of charge.

Pre-registration is required. Class will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more details, call 393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Jan Ken Po Gakko Arts and Crafts Fair Sept. 24: There will be an arts and crafts fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation, 9040 High Tech Court. Free admission, accepting all major credit cards, free raffle, oishii bentos.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Senior scams: Just say no!

Sept. 24: Older adults are prime targets for financial scams both by people they know and by strangers. According to a study by Metlife, older Americans lost at least $2.9 billion to financial exploitation in 2010! In this free workshop, we will provide information on how to protect your assets and

Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

www.valcomnews.com • September 17, 2015 • Pocket News

19

PENDING

SOUTH LAND PARK CUL-DE-SAC

REMODELED RIVER VILLAGE

BEAUTIFUL RIVERLAKE

Located on a spacious lot on a convenient cul-de-sac in South Land Park. Big lot (.36 acre) with big backyard, 3 bedrooms 2 baths with newer roof and dual pane windows. 2-car garage, covered patio, close to shopping and easy freeway access.

Nicely maintained! $385,000

Amazing home in highly desired Pocket neighborhood near the Sacramento River and Gacia Bend Park. 3 bedrooms 2½ baths with large yard, big built-in pool for entertaining and RV or boat parking. Features new kitchen and baths, composition roof, laminate wood floors, quartz counters and more! $449,000

Nice quiet Bridgeview neighborhood in gated Riverlake community. Well maintained 4 bedroom 3 bath home with new roof, hardwood floors, granite kitchen counters and sparkling backyard pool. One bedroom and bath are downstairs; master suite includes sitting room! Instant hot water and 3-car garage. $589,000

CHRIS BRIGGS 834-6483

MONA GERGEN 247-9555

SUE LEE 833-5122

PENDING

PENDING

PENDING

BRIDGEVIEW AT RIVERLAKE

HIDDEN AWAY SOUTH LAND PARK

LITTLE POCKET HOME

Spacious home features 3 large bedrooms, 3 full baths, a downstairs office and a large upstairs media room. Downstairs office could be 4th bedroom. Ready for summer pool, outdoor fireplace and pleasant outdoor patio space. Also includes an enormous 3-car garage suitable for an RV or boat $639,000

Such a sweet home waiting for you and your lifetime adventures. Original owner home - feel the love. 3 bedrooms, spacious rooms, corner lot and convenient location. Quietly hidden away in a neighborhood close to Sutterville School, shopping and easy access to downtown Sacramento. $315,000

Bring your imagination, loads of potential! Fantastic location, huge lot and 3-car garage that includes a drive through! Trees galore including Fuji Apple, Persimmon, Grapefruit, Pomegranate and so much more! 3 bedroom home was altered to accommodate wheelchair and handicapped. $350,000

JUSTIN DAVIS 798-3126

SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

PAULA SWAYNE 425-9715

SOLD

PENDING

SPACIOUS ELK GROVE

LIKE NEW LINDA ISLE

HANDYMAN SPECIAL

Spacious 4 bedroom plus a den, 2½ bath home. Separate living and family rooms. Granite kitchen with breakfast bar, updated appliances. 10-year new roof, central HVAC, Low E windows.

Master suite has walk-in closet, updated bath with jetted tub.

Splash in the sparkling pool. $389,000

Prestigious Riverlake community with lake access. Wonderful floor plan, 3 bedroom 2 bath with beautiful shutters, fireplace, and more. Home and yard easy to maintain. Close to boat ramp and walking and biking trails, easy car ride to downtown.

Immaculate home with private yard! $359,000

Spacious 1739 square foot home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths located near Park Terrace Swim and Tennis Club. Living room fireplace, separate family room and breakfast nook.

Inside laundry, 2-car garage. Tons of potential, bring your imagination and your toolbox. $285,000

CONNIE LANDSBERG 761-0411

MONA GERGEN 247-9555

CHRIS BRIGGS 834-6483

for current home listings, please visit:

DUNNIGANREALTORS.COM 916.484.2030 916.454.5753 Dunnigan is a different kind of Realtor.®