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Citrus Heights Messenger Garrison Keillor Plans One More PLUS: 10 Days and Ways to become Happier Sacramento Appearance Page 9 Page 11 Citrus Heights M“Written byessenger the people, for the people” Volume 2 Issue 3 Serving the City of Citrus Heights and Sacramento County First Edition for February 2012 Lungren Seeks Public Tracey Ann Input on SOPA Marching Band High-steps into 2012 Jacobson to be this year’s band,” commented Tickner. For more information about the Ambassador the band, contact Kathy Cook, the band co-founder and program to Kosovo director, at (916) 725-0198 or at [email protected] addition to the musicians, the band offers opportunities for majorettes and the color guard team who march with the band. Majorettes will begin practice on Tuesday, February 28th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Page 4 the Citrus Heights City Hall. There are both beginning and advanced classes. Fees are $48 for an 8-week session. For more Kovar’s Corner: information, contact Cook at (916) 725-0198 or at abusycook@ Real Estate Advice aol.com.The color guard team performs “exciting” flag routines that accentuates the band’s music. Practices will start Monday, January 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the Tracey Ann Jacobson Citrus Heights City Hall. Tracey Ann (Thomas) “No experience is needed and Jacobson was chosen to be the Photo courtesy of Citrus Heights Marching Band. there is no charge,” said Tickner. new Ambassador to Kosovo by For information about the color Proud and enthusiastic Citrus Heights Marching Band members will participate in main events this year. U. S. President Obama. Tracey is guard, contact Tickner at (916) originally from the Sacramento 467-6783 or at chcmb@hotmail. CITRUS HEIGHTS – The band. “We have complimentary Roseville Holiday Parades and area and a graduate of San Juan com.Band Members are host- High School in Citrus Heights. award-winning Citrus Heights loaners for those who don’t have 2nd place at the North Highlands ing their 3rd annual Spaghetti Community Marching Band their own instruments.” Memorial Parade. Because of the Tracey is a former Ambassador Feed Fundraiser on Saturday, for Tajikistan(2006-2009) and invites interested musicians to Last year’s 54-member band band’s supporting sponsors, there March 24th, at the Citrus Page 4 become members of the 2012 ranged in age from10 to 77 years. are no membership fees for band Turkmenistan(2003-2066). Heights Community Center, She is a career member of the band. Practices are on Mondays, The band performed at 20 events, members or charges for uniforms. 6300 Fountain Square Drive. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the including the prestigious 9/11 “Our only requirements are that Foreign Service and was cur- Entertainment will include the rently the deputy director of the Citrus Heights City Hall, 7115 Memorial Ceremony at the State you be able to play an instru- Golden State Accordion Club Greenback Lane. Capitol. The band participated in ment, read music, and be able to Foreign Services Institute, which Movies and DVDs marching band, and the con- is the U.S. Government’s pri- “We are looking for anyone who the Citrus Heights Red, White, march,” said Tickner. cert choir. Tickets are $10 for for the Whole Family currently plays a musical instru- and Blue and the Rancho Cordova Now in its seventh year, the mary Training center for foreign adults and $7 for youth. “This affairs specialists. If confirmed ment as well as those who were 4th of July Parades and at two band was organized to perform is always a sell-out,” said Cook. in a school band in their youth high school football games. for the Citrus Heights Red, White, by the Senate, she will replace For tickets, contact Cook at Washington’s current U.S. Envoy and would like to find a place for The group won several awards and Blue Parade. “Since then, the [email protected]. music in their life as an adult,” in 2011, including 1st place awards band has grown each year and to Pristina, Christopher Dell. said Kody Tickner, director of the at the Orangevale Pow Wow and we hope to have 80 members in Source: CHMB PR Cameron Ranch Fourth Graders Paying it Forward papers lately. A teacher of 37 at the American River Care For Valentine Day, the students Ranch School is inclusive, mean- years, who has taught every grade Center in Carmichael, he wanted are making special “mail bags” ing students who are physically including adult education classes, to give back to the residents that for all of the Valentine cards they or mentally handicapped are in Page 11 and continues to be devoted also lived there. Here at the home plan to receive from their class- all of the classrooms. Since their from the day he started teach- for seniors and handicapped indi- mates. They are going to create students are expected to toler- ing. Thomas Carroll was recently viduals, it came to him, why not valentine cards for all of their ate and appreciate the differences chosen as a teacher advisor for have his class visit. They have friends at the center. Then, when among themselves, it seemed like Teaching Tolerance magazine, a been visiting the center for two the go, they will help the residents a logical step to go beyond the branch of the Southern Poverty years now. There are no grades decorate their own “mail bags”. classroom door and meet people Law Center. The SPLC and mag- that get handed out for this; they Each resident will then receive in the “real” world! His students azine aim at teaching respect, do it because they enjoy doing it. a card from EVERY student in have come to love visiting the inclusion, and acceptance. They They plan arts and crafts activi- the class. That’s 32 valentines center. They all have their favor- work against hatred, bigotry, and ties to do with their friends at the EACH!! Very often at holidays, ites, but enjoy working with all of discrimination. His work with his care center. Some months they do the residents at the center are for- their friends. They anticipate hav- kids and the residents is a natural art projects to take along to dec- gotten or overlooked. That won’t ing a good time, and always do! Scan our QR Code for a extension of his commitment to orate the dining room at the care happen as long as Carroll class is The greatest reward for Carroll direct link to our online edition! help change the country and the center. Sometimes they work with there! has been watching the faces of the By CindySue Jones world for the better. But another the residents to create artwork or Carroll believes our chil- students and the residents. They thing that he has been doing is decorations. Last holiday season, dren need to actually see and just sparkle when we are together. Citrus Heights – Reaching giving back to the community they decorated cookies together, know seniors and handicapped He visits the center often alone, to out, paying it forward or just and teaching the kids how to give and then ate them! They always adults! He spoke of how often, see his in-laws. Whenever any of being kind is what this teacher is back to a community down the have a good discussion when they Americans “hide” the elderly and our residents see him, they imme- teaching his fourth grade students PAID street from them. come back; talking about how ill, so our children don’t know diately ask about his students and at Cameron Ranch Elementary PERMIT 350 PERMIT When Carroll mother-in-law happy their friends are when they how to have empathy or under- want to know when they are com- US POSTAGE Carmichael, CA School. Some of you may have PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED and sister-in-law became residents visit. standing about them. 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