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Senior Softball Capital of the World Please Support PLUS: Carmichael’s Parks Spreading the Page 2 Word About School Choice Page 7 Volume 34 • Issue 8 Serving Carmichael and Sacramento County since 1981 Couch Theater DVD Preview: Gravity Batter up! Senior Softball February 20, 2014 Capital of the World Prominent Automotive Dealer to Provide Million Dollar Gift to Museum SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - The Snider family has decided to focus philanthropic support on their distinctive motive history auto- million dollars andto support will give the $1 Page 8 California Auto Museum (CAM) in Sacramento. A c c o r d i n g t o K a r e n Expert Advice McClaflin, executive director of the California Automobile on Student Loan Museum, “We are inspired and humbled Repayment by the Snider family’s confidence in the Auto Museum’s future, as demonstrated by their $1 million pledge generous museum. This single-largestto our new gift to our organization provides a strong foundation for us to build upon as we move ahead with our plans to create a world-class museum to preserve, exhibit and teach the story of the automobile and its influence on our lives and culture.” Sacramento has a long history of being a strong baseball town. Baseball has always been very popular in Sacramento schools and with the Sacramento Solons. The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Pacific Coast League during “We needed to move on,” noted Page 7 several periods (1903, 1905, 1909–1914, 1918–1960, 1974–1976). The current Sacramento River Cats began play in West Sacramento in 2000. Paul Snider, automobile executive, philanthropist and project lead. By Jan Dalske “Our commitment to Sacramento and the California Automobile American River SACRAMENTO REGION (MPG) - This large region is the Senior Softball Museum remains strong is the “Senior Softball Capital of the Sacramento Capital of the World! It started with the underscored by our $1 million and dol is- Community Church World”. This is what Larry Campbell, the introduction of baseball in New York in lar gift to advance plans for the Commissioner of the Golden Seniors Softball influx of young men, including Alexander 1847. Baseball had several creators, but it Cartwright. Thousands of young men made new automobile museum. Announces League would tell you. And he is convinced was Alexander Cartwright who conceived wish them every success.” Makeover this statement is true. The Golden Seniors the hard journey across the plains to Northern We the standardized rules for this new unorga- California, where Sutter’s Fort, located CAM’s McClaflin says, “We Softball League includes many areas that are nized game. The introduction of those new are certainly sorry the Sniders within 60 miles of the city of Sacramento. in Sacramento, was the hub. Alexander rules enabled baseball to be played by con- Cartwright was among the early gold min- have to forego their dream for a The region they cover is not just where they sistent guidelines in many different cities and Natural History Museum at this play their games, at the baseball park in ers. He was in our area for several years communities. His rules included the layout time. Carmichael Park, off of Fair Oaks Blvd, and before moving on to Hawaii. It is believed Paul Snider made a perfect of the diamond, the foul lines, the distance that he must have introduced baseball to the partner given his success in the Grant Avenue. The region covers the cities between bases and the pitcher’s plate, the automobile industry. where they travel from to get to their games. gold miners, who were in need of an occa number of balls and strikes, etc. The stan- sional break from the hard and tedious work we understand their decisionEven and so, The players come from Penn Valley near dardized games grew in popularity, so much remain grateful for their support.” Grass Valley, Placerville, Marysville, and of gold mining. California became a new - so that it became America’s favorite pastime state in 1849 The Snider family will continue Magalia, near Paradise, Elk Grove and South sport. So, after Baseball began to flourish their longstanding commitment Sacramento, Roseville, Lincoln, and Davis, Sacramento has a long history of being a in New York in 1847, what happened in our strong baseball town. Baseball has always to and financial support of con- as well as all of the Sacramento metro area. state in 1848, just one year later? servation Page 3 been very popular in Sacramento schools and and education efforts Gold was discovered in Northern with the Sacramento Solons. The Sacramento throughout the world. California. This discovery created a steady Solons were a minor league baseball team a combined Natural HistoryPlans and for Automotive Museum within the Docks Waterfront Project have Human T Continued on Page 4 been shelved. “Paul and Renee By Jan Dalske rafficking Hits Sacramento Region Hard Continued on Page 4 SACRAMENTO of the top three destination points for traf- REGION, CA (MPG) - trafficking has been identified as the larg- ficked victims. California, New York, Human est human rights violation in the history of Texas and Nevada are the top destination Scan our QR Code for a mankind. It is the fastest growing criminal states within our country. Los Angeles is direct link to our online edition! enterprise in the 21st Century. It is a one of the top three points of entry into lion dollar industry. Human trafficking this country for victims of slavery and is the second largest criminal enterprise9 bil in- trafficking. This trafficking occurs in a tri the world, after drug smuggling and arms angle from Los Angeles, California to Las dealing. Victims of human trafficking are Vegas, Nevada, and back to Sacramento, - exploited for the purpose of commercial California. The diverse communities of sex and forced labor. Human trafficking is these sprawling cities make it easier to PAID a form of modern day slavery. It flourishes hide and move victims from place to US POSTAGE PERMIT 350 from the lack of community awareness. place. This makes it very difficult for law Carmichael, CA PRESORTED STD. Victims are in plain sight. Those who are enforcement to locate potential survivors. being trafficked include young children, Change Service Requested Sacramento is among the top 5 cities in teenagers, men and women. They can the United States which is experiencing be domestic citizens or foreign nation- an epidemic of child trafficking. als. Foreign-born victims can be either Human trafficking is a form of mod- documented or undocumented in the ern-day slavery where people profit from United States. The United States is one the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims Continued on Page 5 Like drugs and arms trafficking, human trafficking is a market-driven criminal industry that is based on the principles of supply and demand. Many factors make children and adults The Perfect vulnerable to human trafficking. Combination! Tennis Player Start Yours Today! Read & Feed Program from Arden Hills Wins National Digs In As Librarians “Little Mo” Go Agrarian Title in Texas Carmichael Times delivers your Page 9 Page 4 local community news every week. Volume 34 • Issue 45 Serving Carmichael and Sacramento County since 1981 November 6, 2013 Get The Sunday Sacramento Bee! BOTH What Is The Veterans Memorial World’s Fastest Commemoration Animal? STARS Shine at Planned at Earl J. NEWSPAPERS Koobs Nature Area CARMICHAEL, CA . (M PG) - A memorial service will be held in San Juan Fundraiser the Earl J. Koobs Nature Area located in Carmichael, between San Juan Central (previously Garfield Elementary) and the FOR La Sierra Community Center on 5325 Engle Road. Gates to the ONLY area will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Color Guard Ceremony will be at 11:00 Page 2 a.m. The Color Guard will be by local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts $39 and Venture Crew. PER Bera Gets The Earl J. Koobs Nature Area started with a teacher’s Y off-hand suggestion in 1971 EAR Back to His and local high school students’ ! perservance in purchasing 4-1/2 Doctor Roots acres in Carmichael as a nature See inside for details and environmental studies area. Even then-Governor Reagan and President Nixon donated to the students’ cause. A California ecology grant helped pay the bal- ance. The area was later named for Mr. Koobs, now called “Ranger Jack”, the biology teacher who planted the idea. The Vietnam Memorial is especially intriguing. In 1973, while many were still in dis- Page 9 belief of America’s losses, the nature area’s symbol became a memorial to 14 students from La Broadcaster Beth Ruyak (left) welcomed VIPs at a San Juan Education Foundation gala. Receiving alumni awards Sierra High School who died for were Justice Gordon Liu, Lt. General John Goodman, Fox News correspondent Laura Ingle and Nobel Prize our country. This, the first known 7 Healthy Tips winner David Wineland. Vietnam Memorial in California, was made in metal shop by stu - For Air Travelers Words and pictures by Laura Ingle attended El Camino (Bella Vista); Assemblyman dents remembering their own Susan Maxwell Skinner High. Lt General John Goodman Roger Niello (Encino); Olympic classmates. (also a former NFL star) spent swimmer Debbie Meyer (Rio In 1988, the nature area was Q: What do a Nobel Prize win- his athletic teens at Encina. All Americano) and baseball legend almost sold for lack of use and ner, a California Supreme Court grown up and diversely distin- Dusty Baker (Del Campo). interest, but a community group, judge, a decorated Marine and guished, the four were honored A 2011 winner, Timothy B.
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