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Rio Americano Mentors Home to Top High Make a Difference PAGE 2 School Bands PAGE 3 VOLUME 39 • ISSUE 18 Serving Carmichael & Sacramento County since 1981 MAY 3, 2019 SEE SSWD to INSIDE Ages Ahead of Most of Us Invest $18 THOSE WITH Shriners Hospitals for Children Restoring Our Faith in Humanity ALZHEIMER’S Million NEED A FRIEND – A BEST FRIEND! in Water Infrastructure By SSWD staff SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Sacramento Suburban Water District (SSWD) is slated to invest more than PAGE 13 $18 million into improving its water infrastructure sys- tem this year. This comes ROTARY FUNDS on top of the $19 million spent in 2018. The invest- TRAINING TO ment is part of the District’s ongoing commitment to PREVENT HUMAN replacing and upgrading its infrastructure so the District TRAFFICKING can continue to meet the needs of its customers. One of SSWD’s priori- Shriners Hospital Development Director Alan Anderson (center) receives a $2500 donation from the Carmichael Chamber of ties is upgrading its extensive Commerce. The gift represents 10 percent of proceeds from the Chamber’s recent Person of the Year fundraiser. Presenters are system of water mainlines. Mayor Kelli Foley (left), Directors Amanda Lambert and Virginia Stone and Chamber President Jim Alves. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner Water mainlines are the pipes that deliver water from pump- By Patrick Larenas for Children, Alan Anderson. Other more profit oriented institutions ing stations to the service line Because of the economic reces- do not devote funds with “this kind of pipe that connects to a home SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Sacramento sion and rising health care costs, astonishing efficiency rate.” or business. SSWD has close PAGE 12 was fortunate when Shriners Hospital Shriners had been struggling with its Margaret Kugler M.D., Coordinator to 700 miles of water main- for Children opened its doors here traditional model of volunteer and of Educational and Vocational Services, lines, the oldest of which in 1997. It’s something many of us member based funding. tells us what also makes Shriners have been in service for more HOW TO MAKE take for granted, but not the children But Anderson said, “We have not Hospital for Children in Northern than 60 years. whose lives begin with tragic phys- lost that single purpose of giving California so different, “the Hospital This year SSWD will CHANGE FOR ical deformations or are severely these kids something closer to a nor- has an integrated school system so the construct 23,500 feet of burned. To honor this work the mal life, especially when we hear child can continue learning and par- new distribution main- THE BETTER Carmichael Chamber of Commerce parents are implicitly told by other ticipate in many of the activities, in lines as part of the Jonas recently awarded Shriners Hospital institutions that their child won’t addition to the arts and entertainment Main Replacement Project, By Janet Hegarty for Children with the Nonprofit of the amount to much.” that normal children enjoy.” which is located north of Year Award. Shriners can do this because they Shriners Hospital for Children Hurley Way. David Pirie of the Northern have been leading this independent cares and trains kids with long term They will also com- California Board of Governors for effort of healing children for well conditions, their organization having plete the final paving Shriners attended the ceremony and over a century. This enabled them to been designed to house those up to 18 around the Edison Mainline received the award on behalf of the develop an endowment fund, a spe- years of age. “The spirit of this is just Replacement Project, which Organization. He thanked business cialized infrastructure of hospitals, not possible if we were just a conven- is east of Watt Avenue and leaders, chamber members and others and research facilities across the tional hospital,” Anderson added. north of Whitney Avenue and present for the recognition. country. For more information visit: www. begin planning the Thor Main Subsequently, on April 23, the Anderson explained some of the his- shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/ Replacement Project, located Carmichael Chamber also presented tory, “Shriners was an early investor sacramento east of Eastern Avenue and PAGE 5 the philanthropic organization a in 20th century research and therefore For more information about north of Arden Way. donation for $2500 to the Director of the organization can devote more of Carmichael Chamber of Commerce Construction on this Development for Shriners Hospital that money and resources per child.” visit: www.carmichaelchamber.com H Project is set to begin in 2020. In addition, SSWD will: Design and begin construc- tion of two new pumping stations, one in the North Capital Region Celebrates Service Area (NSA) and the other in the South Service Area (SSA); Renovate two Scan our QR Code for a wells, one in the SSA and direct link to our online edition! Small Business Week one in the NSA; Modify three wells, located in the western portion of the SSA By Andrea Sandoval, Small Business Week will BERC, the City of Sacramento City Hall to increase operational effi- Sacramento County feature a series of seven Sacramento, CSUS Galleria, free admission. ciency and reduce operating events throughout the and Uptown Studios, Thursday, May 9, 2019 expenses; Remove three inac- SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) week including: join entrepreneurs, Small Business Awards tive wells located throughout PAID - Monday, May 6, 2019 small businesses, and Lunch - The Sacramento the District to help protect According to the PERMIT 350 PERMIT US POSTAGE Carmichael, CA U.S. Small Business Capital Region Small industry leaders for sto- Business Journal and groundwater quality. PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED Association, more than Business Week Multi- rytelling designed to U.S. Small Business Another major focus for Change Service Requested half of Americans either Chamber Mixer - Hosted energize, motivate, and Administration are hosting the District is completing the own or work for a small by COWO, network with give you practical tips to the annual Small Business installation of water meters business, and they cre- other small businesses in lead business growth, tal- Awards to celebrate the on all connections in order to ate about two out of every the Capital Region! ent development, and small businesses that drive meet the state’s deadline of three new jobs in the U.S. Event Details: 5:00 competitive advantage. our economy. transitioning all customers to To recognize the entrepre- - 8:00 p.m. at the Event Details: The pro- Event Details: 11:00 a metered rate by 2025. neurs and small businesses COWO Campus, 1507 gram will go from 3:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the SSWD is on track to install in the region, Sacramento 21st Street, Suite 200, - 7:00 p.m. at Golden 1 Double Tree Hotel 2001 1,000 new meters in 2019, County is celebrating Sacramento CA 95811. Center. Tickets are $10. Point W Way, Sacramento, which will raise the number Capital Region Small Participating chambers Wednesday, May 8, 2019 CA 95815. Admission is of metered accounts to 93 Business Week from May that pay $100 fee, tick- Capital Connection - $60. percent by the end of the year. 5 through May 11, 2019. ets are free and all others, Hosted by the Capital May Marketplace – The meter installation effort Small businesses play including non-chamber Region SBDC, learn how Hosted by the California will be finished by the end of a vital role in stimulating members, admission is to bridge that gap, and get Capital FDC, this annual 2022 well in advance of the economic growth and cre- $20. Appetizers and a your small business the event focuses on sup- state deadline. ating jobs, which is why drink ticket included in capital you need. Come porting small businesses These investments will Sacramento County offers admission! hear from and meet with within the Capitol Region! result in fewer interruptions several incentives to help Tuesday, May 7, 2019 banks, credit unions and Shop with 70 small busi- of service, help to reduce these businesses meet BizX: “Leading Like other lending institutions. nesses and learn about long-term costs and enable their start-up or expansion a Boss” – Hosted by Event Details: 9:00 a.m. the latest products and SSWD to maintain stable goals. The Capitol Region Sacramento County, – 2:30 p.m. at the West Continued on page 14 rates into the future. H www.CarmichaelTimes.com 2 •• CARMICHAELCarmichael TimesTIMES • GRAPEVINE INDEPENDENT • CITRUS HEIGHTS MESSENGER • AMERICAN RIVER MESSENGER • GOLD RIVER MESSENGER MAY• MAY 3 3, ,2019 2019 Mentors Make a Difference Story and photos “expose these kids to expe- by Shaunna Boyd riences and people they’d never have otherwise. I SACRAMENTO REGION, CA want to let them know (MPG) - On April 19, more that big dreams can be than 100 young men par- achievable.” ticipated in the Tim Brown Football players from Rio 9-1-1 Playmakers Camp, Americano and El Camino sponsored by retired — high school teams whose Oakland Raider and NFL bitter rivalry ended last sea- Hall of Fame player Tim son with a brawl — served Brown and the 9-1-1 for together at the camp as Kids Foundation. The coach’s helpers, supporting California Highway Patrol the kids through the sports (CHP) hosts the annual event drills while teaching about at their training academy in character development. West Sacramento, and CHP When asked how his officers serve as some of the players were feeling about mentors to the youth as they working with the rival team, interact through football Retired Oakland Raider and NFL Hall of Fame player Tim Brown sponsored the Tim Brown 9-1-1 Playmakers Camp.