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Unsung Heroes Receive Praise PAGE 5 Happy East er! VOLUME 38 • ISSUE 13 Serving Carmichael & Sacramento County since 1981 MARCH 30, 2018 RIVER CATS HOST Annual Easter Egg Hunt GIANTS AS BASEBALL SEASON HAS ARRIVED & Pancake Breakfast El Camino High Competes The Hunt is On! By Carmichael Recreation and Park District CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Kick‐ in FIRST Robotics Battle off spring at Carmichael Park By Rich Peters, MPG Editor and enjoy this annual tradi- tion, join Carmichael Recreation CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - A group of El & Park District for our annual Camino High School students show- Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, cased their science, engineering and technology skills last weekend, com- peting in the Sacramento Region’s PAGE 2 FIRST Robotics competition for the first time ever. FIRST Robotics is a national robotics competition that has been running since 1989. Teams have six weeks to build a robot made to TWO EXTREMES compete in a regional tournament. Robots, in teams of three, attempt The Easter Egg Hunt starts to drop “power cubes” onto either at 10AM; Pancake Breakfast a switch or scale in order to con- 7AM‐11AM on Saturday, March 31 trol them. For each second a switch at the Carmichael Park. File photo or scale is controlled, the team with control receives a point. March 31. The egg hunt offi- El Camino’s Electronic Eagles cially starts at 10AM (sharp!) (7229) decided to compete for the and hunt areas are organized into very first time this year. Because they four age groups; ages 0‐2, 3‐4, were a rookie team, they decided to 5‐6, and 7‐8. A fire engine horn will sound off to indicate the start PAGE 12 make a very simple bot with as few motors and moving parts as possible. of the hunt and children can col- This bot’s main job was to ram the lect candy and prize stuffed eggs switches in order to drop cubes into for their baskets. Children are them. advised to bring their own bas- After over a month of work, the team packed kets for easy egg collection. PIANO DUO TO up the bot and headed to the Pavilion at UC Plus, a limited number of special Davis. There, they competed with and against golden eggs will also be available PERFORM IN SAC 64 other teams, finishing with a 4-4 record for collection in each hunt area, overall. They ranked 28th out of 65 teams, fin- when found, these eggs can be ishing as the highest ranked rookie team. redeemed for special prizes at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science Carmichael Recreation & Park and Technology (FIRST) is an international District Booth. Prizes include youth organization that operates the FIRST passes to popular children’s Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League, attractions and gift certificates. FIRST LEGO League Jr. and FIRST Tech The event also features free Challenge competitions. Founded by Dean arts and crafts, vendors, vis- Kamen and Woodie Flowers in 1989, its its with the Bunny himself and expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire more family fun! Sacramento students in engineering and technology fields. Fine Arts Center will also be on Its philosophy is expressed by the organization hand providing a hands‐on arts as coopertition and gracious professionalism. activity for event goers. Arrive early and grab some PAGE FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a research 14 facility at FIRST headquarters in Manchester, flapjacks and breakfast in the New Hampshire, where it holds educational Carmichael Park Clubhouse with programs and day camps for students and the Carmichael Kiwanis Club. teachers. The Pancake Breakfast is open For more information visit https://www.first- from 7AM ‐11AM and is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and inspires.org/robotics/frc. H The Electronic Eagles (7229) finished as the highest ranked rookie team. Photos by Michael Greer under. The Pancake Breakfast is Continued on page 3 Scan our QR Code for a direct link to our online edition! Susan Peters: Leading the County to a Brighter Future Interview and photo with her dog on the American get going. Why? by Jacqueline Fox River Parkway. A: The geographic areas and Q: You support PBIDs and cer- business conditions in each of CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Susan these areas are very different, Peters is serving her fourth tainly, with Carmichael as a model, they are successful. Why? and it can be difficult to gather term on the Sacramento County together everyone to give them PAID Board of Supervisors, repre- A: I have wanted to get PBIDs the details of how they work PERMIT 350 PERMIT US POSTAGE Carmichael, CA senting the third district, which started in a number of areas. So and come together. That’s PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED encompasses a large area of we’ve had two come through in Change Service Requested why several years ago we put unincorporated Sacramento the last couple of years, one on together the PBID academy here County, including Foothill the north end of Watt Avenue, at the county. We outreached Farms where she was raised. and one for Fair Oaks Boulevard to numerous commercial cor- She has served as a passionate in Carmichael. There’s one in ridors and asked them if they champion for redevelopment and Fair Oaks Village being dis- had an interest in coming in expansion of Public Business cussed and another one on Watt and going through the academy Improvement Districts. Avenue. It all started with and the four from Fulton, Watt, Currently, the focus is fixed on Fulton Avenue years ago and Carmichael and Fair Oaks did addressing the most pressing they’re kind of the gold standard attend. It’s not easy. It does have issues to come out of the reces- I think everyone looks to. to have a majority vote. sion: A depleted county budget, Q: Could you update us on the crumbling roads and a growing Q: The County is dangerously final phase of the Fair Oaks homeless population. low on reserves. What’s the plan Boulevard Improvement Project? for addressing this? Susan Peters: Sacramento A: Phase II is finished and Phase County Supervisor District 3 A: We are coming forward III is going to start in the fall. with a policy on reserves that City of Birth: San Diego, CA. The area runs from Marconi to should come to the board in the Raised in Foothill Farms Engle and Phase I was at the next 60 to 90 days. But it really Most admired person: Marconi end, Phase II was at comes down to what the board is Winston Churchill. the Engle end, and now they are capable of putting in to reserves at Susan Peters is serving her fourth term on the Sacramento County Board going to do the middle. budget time and it has not been a Hobbies: gardening, read- of Supervisors, representing the third district, which encompasses a large priority as we’ve come out of the area of unincorporated Sacramento County, including Foothill Farms ing, walking five miles a day Q: With Fair Oaks Village as an where she was raised. example, PBIDs are not easy to Continued on page 3 www.CarmichaelTimes.com 22 •• CARMICHAELCarmichael Times TIMES • GRAPEVINE INDEPENDENT • CITRUS HEIGHTS MESSENGER • AMERICAN RIVER MESSENGER • GOLD RIVER MESSENGER • MARCH 30,30, 2018 River Cats Host Giants as Baseball Season has Arrived By Rich Peters, MPG Editor day was talk of the recent injury Blanco, Gorkys Hernandez and of ace Madison Bumgarner, who possibly rookie Steven Duggar. WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - suffered a broken hand from For a team that could hardly put Spring Training came and went a line drive just one day prior together enough beating hearts in the blink of an eye for a San during his final spring tune up. for an outfield a season ago, a Francisco Giants organization Manager Bruce Bochy addressed crowded one isn’t a bad thing. determined to make another the media before the game, It should be an exciting sea- playoff run. In what has been a broaching the subject that was son for both clubs as they have busy offseason full of big moves on everyone’s mind. rosters full of talent – especially for the club, anticipation and “It’s looking like a couple of offensively. One of the new- expectations are high. months, give or take,” said the est River Cats, Saint Mary’s For the second time ever, the Giants manager. “Surgery went High School and College alum Giants broke camp and headed well.” Bumgarner, who suffered Kyle Jensen, has already left home – but not to San Francisco, an injured shoulder and missed his mark, going yard yet again rather Sacramento. The River three months last season after on Saturday. The first base- Cats hosted their big league a dirt bike accident, was look- man is hitting .333 with five club in what was a welcom- ing like a man with something to home runs and 10 RBIs this ing Saturday afternoon for both prove this spring. “He looked as spring. Formerly of the Reno players and fans. good as I’d seen him,” said a sol- Aces, where he hit 30 homers Fans tailgated and lined emn Bochy, who is already down and drove in 120 runs in 2016, up outside Raley Field early, both Bumgarner and starter Jeff Jensen spent last season playing knowing that it was their best Samardzija to begin the season. in Japan before coming home opportunity to catch their favor- But the Giants manager also and signing with the Giants ite players in such an intimate had some positive things to say organization.