Dusty Gets the Call, Now Say “Thank You“ on Managing the Nationals Veterans Day Page 14 Volume 35 • Issue 45 Serving Carmichael and Sacramento County since 1981 November 6, 2015 SALUTING THE Wood Burning LAST RAIDER Olive Oil Expert Shares Restrictions Have Begun SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Skills at Library Tasting The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District’s Story and photo by annual wood burning law, Check Susan Maxwell Skinner Before You Burn, began Sunday, Nov. 1st. To protect public health, Born in Argentina and it is illegal to burn any solid fuel, raised in California, Maria including wood, pellets or manu- Farr has good reason to bless factured fire logs when particulate an age-old staple that oils the matter 2.5 (PM2.5) pollution is Page 3 wheels of Latino kitchens. forecast to be high. “Most Argentinians are This law applies to residents and of Italian origin,” said the businesses in Sacramento County Carmichael resident. “My and the cities of Folsom, Citrus mami had a huge can of Heights, Elk Grove, Galt, Isleton, UPDATE: Italian olive oil under her Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento sink. She used it in everything through February. You must Check she cooked. “As a teenager Before You Burn to find out if LATEST ON in California, I wanted our burning is allowed in your indoor food to taste more American. or outdoor fireplace, wood stove, But mami even cooked our fire pit or chimney. BIG FIRES French fries in olive oil. Our New to this year’s Check Before mashed potatoes tasted of oil You Burn season is the Sacramento and garlic.” Region Air Quality app. With No surprise, Farr grew up this free app—which is available with good health, hair, and for Android, iOS, and Windows skin. “Mami gave my hair mobile devices—Sacramento oil treatments,” she recalls. County residents can check the “Olives produce excellent, daily burn status, obtain the daily healthy oil. If I get it on my air quality forecast, and get cur- hands when cooking, I don’t rent conditions at monitoring sites wash it off, I rub it in. It’s too in the region. good to waste. She taught me Wood smoke contains invisible that.” Olive oil aficionado Maria Farr (and pooch Cassius) with tools of the taster’s expertise. Farr will share olive oil knowledge in a tasting event at Carmichael Library on November 10th. particles that are small enough to Mami also bequeathed her enter the bloodstream. Breathing Page 4 only child a second career. many years of tasting and training,” she harvesting, milling, storage, and indicate if wood smoke increases the risk of After 20 years of teaching Spanish at says. improvements are needed. asthma, heart attack, stroke, and Sacramento Waldorf School (Fair Oaks), Honed by UC Davis study, her sensory UC Davis has since discontinued this ser- many other health problems. It is Farr is now exploring more inherited skills. talent led to a seat on a panel that helps oil vice but the experts’ mission continues. Farr especially harmful for children COUCH THEATER Her rapport with olive oil has made her one producers. The panelist has since sniffed, and panelist friends now work for Applied whose lungs are still develop- of a very few sensory experts recognized by sipped, swirled (and occasionally spat) hun- Sensory, a Fairfield consulting company ing, older adults, and anyone the international olive oil industry. dreds of oils. that tests wines, olive oils, and beer. with a pre-existing heart or lung DVD PREVIEWS Farr will share her knowledge at a free Samples are submitted from olive farms “The law requires growers and millers’ condition. tasting event in Carmichael Library on all over the world. Panel protocol requires products to be tested by a lab and a sensory In addition to the mobile app, November 10th. Her program introduces that sensors are isolated with small cups of panel,” she explains. “We’re one of only residents can get the daily burn sta- participants to the good, the great, and the oil, water, and sliced apples (for cleansing seven panels recognized by the American tus by calling (877) NO-BURN-5/ ugly of oil production. palates). Oil Chemists’ Society. We’re paid a stipend (877) 662-8765). You can also “Certain qualities can only be detected “Every taster has their own style,” Farr but it’s fun; we feel that we’re also bene- follow on Twitter @AQMD; by human taste,” she explains, “whether observes. “Some swallow, some spit. Our fitting consumers. People should eat what’s “like” Spare The Air Scooter on it’s virgin, extra virgin or not fit for human observations are tallied. We also give good for them.” Facebook (www.facebook.com/ consumption. The more virgin (pure) your descriptors—like buttery, nutty or pep- Some professional tasters cosset palates scooterthesparetheairdog); or visit oil, the more of its heathy qualities you’ll pery—that producers can use on labels.” by avoiding alcohol she confides. “I don’t www.AirQuality.org or www. ingest. What skill I have was developed by These tests also identify problems with Continued on page 4 SpareTheAir.com. Sign up for daily Air Alert emails at www. SpareTheAir.com. Input your zip Page 9 code and select the “Daily Air Quality Forecast” box. Read The Sacramento Bee’s weather page. IHOP Honors Veterans The law applies to all Those Who Serve or have Served Will Get Free Red, White, and Blue Buttermilk Pancakes on Veterans Day Sacramento residents and busi- nesses with these few exceptions: CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - IHOP as meals less than 600 calories. In homes where wood burning is restaurants will once again As of June 30th, 2015, there the sole source of heat; If a finan- honor the 22 million veterans were 1,658 IHOP restaurants cial hardship waiver is approved currently living in the United in 50 states and the District of and renewed each burn season by States and more than 1.3 mil- Columbia, as well as in Canada, the Air Pollution Control Officer; lion Armed Forces members Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto and there is an exemption on Stage Scan our QR Code for a currently serving in the military Rico, the United Arab Emirates, 1-No Burn days if you use an EPA direct link to our online edition! by offering them a free stack of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi certified fireplace insert or stove, or Red, White and Blue pancakes Arabia, Bahrain, the Philippines pellet stove, and they do not emit on Veterans Day. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. visible smoke. 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