World’s Fastest Monster Truck Speeds Toward Sacramento Volunteers Beautify Page 3 Folsom Boulevard Grapevine Page 3 VOLUMEI 47 • ISSUEndependent 18 Walk and Roll PROUDLY SERVING RANCHO CORDOVA & SACRAMENTO COUNTY Rancho Cordova JustServe Helping Hands Service Project Removes 900 Feet of Fencing May 1, 2015 Page 7 $10,000 Fine Plant a Tree for Arbor Day for Water Infractions, says Brown SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Governor Brown, meeting with mayors from across the state, announced he will propose legis lation to help local officials better enforce conservation requirements and will direct state agencies to - streamline environmental review of local water supply projects. Page 5 “These measures will strengthen the ability of local officials to build Athlon Sports new water projects and ensure that water is not wasted,” said Inside Major Governor Brown. “As this drought stretches on, we’ll continue to do whatever is necessary to help com League Baseball Volunteers in the JustServe Helping Hands service project roll up the 10-foot-high wire fencing after removing it from the wooden poles. Pictured (left to right) are Jackson Goold and Jacob Laret of Mather, Chase Kimball of Rancho Cordova, and Joe Lombardi of Folsom. All are students at Folsom munities save more water.” High School except for Kimball, who attends Pleasant Grove High School. Photo by Ron Aguilar The proposed legislation will give new enforcement authority to - By Margaret Snider local entities that don’t currently have it and increase potential RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - penalties against water wasters. Friday, though welcome, caused the cancel Specifically, it will enable the fol lation of two of the three Saturday service lowing actions: projects of JustServe Helping TheHands, rain an last Poggetto cancelled the two projects because • Establish a new penalty of up to annual event sponsored by The Church of safety considerations. $10,000 per violation, expand - of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and - “The American River Parkway open to all members of the community. On Foundation’s whole mission is about volun- ing on $500 per day maximum teers becoming stewards of the Parkway,” infraction established in last April 25th, the volunteers carried on with by Michael Goold, director of public affairs the third project and in a matter of hours Poggetto said. “So on a given year we have year’s drought legislation. - about 4,000 volunteers that do work for us for the Sacramento Cordova Stake of the removed more than 900 feet of fencing at • Allow penalties to be issued and put in about 22,000 hours to improve Mormon Church, along with Seymour and Page 15 the American River near Dedo Way. Clayton Compton of Mather. administratively by wholesale the Parkway. Whether that’s removing trash, and retail water agencies, as The cancelled projects were to have Maret said that the County had wanted taken place at River Bend Park and El graffiti, or taking care of the flora and fauna well as city and county govern it’s very, very important.” the fence to come down last year but hadn’t Manto oak groves under the oversight of quite figured out what method to use, so ments. This change speeds up Dianna Poggetto, executive director of Rancho Cordova resident Erin Seymour an infraction process involving was project manager of the projects that when she knew she had a lot of volunteers, the American River Parkway Foundation. courts that was established in - were called off, and they may be resched- she thought this was a good place to put them. “They did such a nice job and were so last year’s emergency drought uled in the future. Sacramento County legislation. Natural Resource Specialist Mary Maret organized and brought their tools and made oversaw Saturday’s project for fence breakfast for everybody,” Maret said. “It • Enable these entities to enforce removal, and project management was led was very pleasant and they’re great people local water restrictions against to work with.” water waste, as well as conser Meet the Machines at MatherAbout 200 people Sports showed up for break- Centervation restrictions established fast at River Bend Park, including a number by the State Water Resources MATHER, CA (MPG) - who had signed up for the cancelled projects Control Board. Recreation and Park District - • will host its second Meet Cordova the Allow local public agencies to Machines event on Saturday, deputize staff to issue water con forward to having another great May 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 Continued on page 11 servation-related warnings event this year, especially with p.m. at Mather Sports Center, citations. some of the new attractions,” 3755 Schriever Avenue, Mather, - said Jason Kukkola, recreation CA. and coordinator of Mather Sports Continued on page 11 Children of all ages will Center. have the opportunity to touch, climb on, and explore over 20 machines and unique vehicles. Continued on page 2 This free event will allow kids to learn about the vehicles they see Thousands attended on the road and television every last year’s event for the opportunity to climb day. In addition to machines, on and pretend to drive children can visit the Kids unique vehicles such as Zone filled with bounce houses, this John Deere mower. games, balloon animals, and face Photo courtesy of Cordova Recreation and Park District painting. The first hour of the event is horn-free to accommo- date children with special needs and sensitive ears. “We were so excited to bring The Perfect this event to our sports center Combination! A C.L.U.B. for last year. The turnout showed us Alzheimer’s Patients Rough LossesPLUS: for that the community was excited Page 2 Cordova Baseball as well. We are really looking Page 11 Start Yours Today! Grapevine Independent delivers your local community news every week. VOLUME 46 • ISSUE 15 Pr OU dLy S Laura Lewis Chosen ErVI ng rAnCHO CO as New SMUD rd OVA & S AC r Get The Sunday Sacramento Bee! AME nt O General Counsel COU nty It’s River Cats Season! April 11, 2014 IRS Warns of New Email Phishing Scheme BOTH NEWSPAPERS WAS HINGTON Internal Revenue, D Service.C. ( M warned PG) - The consumers today to be on the lookout for a new email phish ing scam. The emails appear to be from the IRS Taxpayer Advocate - Page 2 Service and include a bogus case 50 Foster Youth number. The fake emails may include Attend United Way’s the following message: “Your F reported 2013 income is flagged OR Day at the Capitol for review due to a document processing error. Your case has ONLY been forwarded to the Taxpayer Advocate Service for resolution assistance. To avoid delays pro cessing your 2013 filing contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service - for resolution assistance.” Recipients are directed to click on links that supposedly provide information about the “advo $ cate” assigned to their case or that let them “review reported - income.” 00 web pages thatThe solicit links personallead to 15 Page 4 information. FOR Taxpayers who get these mes sages should not respond to the Cub Scout Pack - email or click on the links. Instead, See inside for 6 M details 281 Receives Creek they should forward the scam emails to the IRS at phishing@irs. As part of the Oakland Athletics farm sys gov. For more information, visit Week Proclamation big league level. Last season, a total of 26 ONTHS significant role in the Athletics winning the the IRS’s Report Phishing web tem, the River Cats will continue to develop “ page: River Cats were called up by the A’s to cont http://www.irs.gov/uac/ SAC RAMENTO 2013 American League West Division title. Report-Phishing. - REGION, home grown” talent that contributes to fu It’s time to catch the feelCA ( MPG The Taxpayer Advocate Service ing! The 2014 baseball season ) 15 years. ribute at the Major League level. 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Last sea - Oakland Athletics farm system, son, a total of 26 River Cats were social media. called up by the A’s to contribute- For more on scams to guard Page 4 against see the “Dirty Dozen” list Anderson Picks Up 900thContinued Career on page 11 Win on IRS.gov. By Mike Bush Source: IRS M.R.O. H RAnc HO CORDO five runs came in the fourth, fifth and seventh Schoolbaseball coach VA, CGuy A ( Anderson has MPG) - Cordova High innings. “finally got it over with” regarding reaching Anderson’s milestone win came in front of a milestone in his historic coaching career on many family and friends, and some former the diamond. Lancer players who attended the game. The Lancer skipper, in his 42nd season, picked up the coveted 900th varsity career “The Lancer skipper, in his 42nd win in a Capital Athletic League contest at season, picked up the coveted Antelope on April 4.