“Say Good-bye Caps” Sacramento Capitals Deserve a Proper Burial Page 14 Foster YouthPLUS Receive Holiday : Grapevine Gifts and Stockings Page 4 VOLUMEI 46 • ISSUEndependent 51 Disabled Sports USA Far West Opens for PROUDLY SERVING RANCHO CORDOVA & SACRAMENTO COUNTY 2014-15 Season Walk a Mile in Her Shoes One Thousand Men Sought for 2015 Record-Breaking March December 19, 2014 Bonney Field to Page 3 Welcome More The Forgotten War is Not Forgotten Soccer Fans SACRAMENTO REGION (MPG) - Cal Expo Board of Directors unanimously approved a pro- posal from Ovations Fanfare, The in conjunction with Sacramento Republic FC, to expand seat- ing at Bonney Field from the current 8,000 seats to between approximately 10,500 to 11,500 seats for the 2015 season. Final seating capacity will depend on further evaluation Page 5 from the Rancho Cordova WEAVE’s 2015 fundraising event, scheduled for Sunday, May 3, 2015, is bleacher slated to top last year’s efforts; their goal is to have 1,000 men participate. manu- This will not only bring additional money to the group, but it will break a facturer. Residents Arrested for world record. The organization is accepting registration forms now. Photo courtesy Tia Gemmell Expansion Selling Date-Rape Drug includes By Linda Harper new seats along with the recon- figwuration of some existing SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) seats. - Walking in someone’s shoes will not only bring additional Given 2014’s sold-out atten- is not always an easy thing to money to the group, but it will dance and the team’s USL Pro do, especially if you’re a man break a world record. The orga- National Championship victory marching in women’s high heels. nization is accepting registration at Bonney Field, both Ovations That’s exactly what 620 men did forms now. and Sacramento Republic FC last spring to raise awareness have been exploring the possi- of domestic violence and sex- Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an international event in which bility of adding more temporary ual assault at WEAVE’s 2014 men embrace the opportunity to seats to the facility to satisfy Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. raise awareness about the serious demand. Sacramento Republic Through sponsorships, they causes and effects of sexualized FC reports that more than 7,200 raised over $237,000 to fund violence, which has reached epi- season tickets have already been many programs the organization demic proportions in every city sold for the 2015 season. Page 2 provides to victims of abuse. in our nation. Between 2001 and “Our partnership with WEAVE’s 2015 fundraising 2012, 6,488 troops were killed Ovations and Sacramento event, scheduled for Sunday, Children are also an at-risk group; the average age of forced prostitution in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Republic FC further demon- May 3rd, 2015, is slated to top through trafficking is 13. Statistics show that some 300,000 young boys 11,766 women were murdered and girls are forced into the sex industry, and the number is increasing. strates the vitality of Cal Expo last year’s efforts; their goal is to by current or former partners— According to FBI published information, criminals who normally would as a prominent community asset have 1,000 men participate. This deal in illegal drugs or weapons have now turned to human trafficking. A that’s nearly double the amount measure of dope or an illegal gun can only be sold once, whereas a young and keeps with our efforts to of casualties of war. boy or girl can be sold 10-15 times a day. Photo courtesy Tia Gemmell further enhance the State fair grounds,” said Cal Expo CEO Domestic violence is not a singular incident. Statistics show us that it’s a continuous Rick Pickering. problem, deeply rooted in our The additional seats will - Bikes Recycled for Kids in Need culture for decades. This black require the use of more land mark on our moral report card Too many women and children area. Consequently, additional Sheriff’s Toy Project Refurbishes Wheels is as American as apple pie. have been held captive for too square footage will be added to SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) the north end of the existing 4.86 - There is more going on than long by physical violence, finan- cial abuse, emotional abuse, or acres, for a total leased acreage transferring trash at the County of 5.397. In exchange for this North Area Recovery Station additional land area, Ovations’ (NARS) on Roseville Road. For out of the landfills is the best Continued on page 2 form of reuse. Helping families annual guaranteed minimum Sacramento County Sheriff’s rent to Cal Expo will increase Toy Project, unused bikes are who cannot afford bikes for their being separated out of trash kids is a win-win opportunity for Continued on page 7 piles and collected weekly to be all of us,” said MacIsaac. refurbished and distributed to Children’s bikes are most families and children in need. common, but the NARS Re-cycle Project accepts all non- Upon seeing the nearly 40 bikes a week that used to end motorized bicycles, tricycles and up crushed for scrap metal recy- wheelchairs, in all conditions. cling at the North Area Recovery Toy Project volunteers refurbish Station, Operations Manager and bring them back to useable Alan MacIsaac decided some condition. If a bicycle can’t be thing had to change. He created brought back into useable condi- the NARS Re-cycle Project tion the parts are used to make a bike—no part goes to waste. to refurbish the bikes instead - of trashing them. The bikes If you are interested in are collected and restored donating bikes, bring them to by the Sacramento County the Toy Barrel at the North Sheriff’s Toy Project, which Area Recovery Station, 4450 serves Sacramento families The Perfect and children while creating a Roseville Road, North Combination! Highlands, CA 95660. positive connection with law A C.L.U.B. for Alzheimer’s enforcement. Patients Rough LossesPLUS: for Source: Sacramento County Page 2 Cordova Baseball Recycle your bicycles for “Reusing is the best form of Page 11 recycling, and keeping the bikes Start Yours Today!Sheriff’s Toy Project at North Grapevine Independent delivers your H Area Recovery Station. 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. 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