FOUR EASY TREATS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY Page 7 ExtremelyCordova Competitive Football Grapevine at Camp Page 14 VOLUMEI 47 • ISSUEndependent 2527 SLIM RANDLES' HOME COUNTRY PROUDLYPROUDLY SERVING SERVING RANCHO RANCHO CORDOVA CORDOVA & & SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO COUNTY COUNTY Celebrating All Weekend for Independence Day Rancho Cordova Gears Up for the Fourth of July Festival June July 19, 3, 2015 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - freedom in a 5K fun run. Wave the flag at a hometown parade. Spend a couple of days along the beautiful American River, Exercise topped your New Red Light Page 14 off with some of the most spectacular fire works in the region. The two-day Rancho Cordova Fourth of Digital Camera O SAY CAN’T YOU July celebration returns for its 31st year on July 3rd and 4th, and organizers say they’re - System Location SEE, MY BROTHER confident they have something for everyone. RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) No event captures the spirit of Rancho - The Rancho Cordova Police Cordova like the Rancho Cordova Fourth of Department’s Red Light Photo July Festival. It may have something to do Enforcement Program has placed a with the long affiliation with the nation’s new digital red light photo enforce E defense rooted at the former Mather Air ment camera system on Sunrise ND Force Base or Aerojet company, which Boulevard at Folsom Boulevard, OF THE together gave birth to Rancho Cordova. within the City of Rancho Cordova. - Whatever the reason may be, no community The new system is currently being BENCH puts more into their Fourth of July obser tested and is scheduled to go “live” vance than Rancho Cordova. on Saturday, August 1st at 12:01 BY Looking for some great Fourth of July fun? a.m. GERRY SCHOLL Here’s what’s happening in Rancho Cordova: For a period of at least 30 days, - red light violators will be mailed a Page 14 warning notice. On August 1st at IndependenceJuly Day 3rd fun Kick-Off gets a jumpstart 12:01 a.m., red light violators at this on July 3rd when the Fourth of July Festival intersection will begin to receive ATHLON SPORTS opens its gates at 4 p.m. with a full carnival, citations by mail. When a citation free Kids Zone with plenty of free activi- is issued and received by the vio INSIDE BASEBALL ties, beer gardens, and more. Festival food, lator, it will include a referral to a exhibits, pedal boat rides on the Hagan Park website where the violator can view ponds, plus a spin for the kids on the Bobble the still images and video footage - Lagoon or an exhilarating ride on a Zipline of the violation. The violator should make it a night to remember. be able to clearly see where their The BMX Freestyle Team will be present vehicle was in relation to the inter ing two exciting shows at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 section’s limit p.m. Watch their breath-taking tricks and line and the get a free bicycle helmet autographed by the green, yellow, - riders. - and red lights. At 8:15 p.m., everybody heads to the out Increased door Main Stage concert venue for music traffic safety under the stars from “Hip Service,” a is the number 12-member stage team that is a Sacramento one priority favorite. Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn - of the Rancho chairs and be ready when the band rolls the Cordova crowd into the concert-ending fireworks min The Rancho Cordova Page 15 Police Police Department’s ishow—an eye-popping assault on the senses Department Red Light Photo to get you warmed up for the Fourth of July. Red Light Enforcement Program has placed a Photo new digital red light - Enforcement photo enforcement Program. camera system on Continued on page 3 Sunrise Boulevard at Studies have Folsom Boulevard. The Fourth of July Festival opens its gates on Friday, July 3rd at 4 p.m. with a full carnival, free Kids shown a significant reduction in Zone with plenty of free activities, beer gardens, and more. Photo courtesy of Cordova Community Council red-light related crashes at photo- enforced intersections. For inquiries regarding this Eppie’s Great Race Team Sets Time tosystem, Beat please contact the pro gram coordinator, Sergeant Alex McCamy, at (916) 876-6675 or via email at amccamy@ranchocordo - vapd.com. Source: Rancho Cordova Police Department - H Eppie’s Great Team will be setting their time on Wednesday, July 8th. This year, Eppie’s Great Team will feature Melissa Cabral (reporter for KMAX TV, “Good Day Sacramento,” and KOVR TV/ River Parkway. The Run-to-Bike Transition CBS 13) as the team’s Runner, George will occur at the east end of the Guy West Johnson (President of Eppie’s Great Race Bridge off University Avenue across from Foundation and the son of race founder California State University, Sacramento. While the American River’s water flow is low this spring, flows in the summer—including on Eppie G. Johnson) as the Cyclist, and Eppie’s Great Race day—should be very similar to last year’s flow, which was very good for The Bike-to-Paddle Transition will hap Richard Sharp (reporter for KCRA TV and boating/paddling. pen in lower Sunrise Parking Lot and My 58) as the Paddler. SACRAMENTO REGION,Photo CA courtesy (MPG) of Eppie’s - Great Race Footbridge, between Fair Oaks and Rancho Eppie’s Great Team Iron People will be Cordova. The Finish Line will be at River prior to “Eppie’s Great Race,” a three-per Ironman Angel Preciado (Senior Producer/ Bend Park, American River Parkway, - son team and two “Iron People” who are Editor, Univision Communica-tions) and Sacramento. regional celebrities, officials, media Each per year Iron-woman Michelle Gaskill (Associate sonalities, or community leader athletes set Producer at News 10 Sacramento ABC The 42nd annual Eppie’s Great Eppie’s pacesetters have included some of Race—known as “The World’s Oldest the “time to beat” for all of the competi - TV). California’s most respected government Triathlon”—is scheduled for Saturday, tors who participate in the following week’s officials, media representatives, successful Eppie’s Great Team will set their times July 18th. Both teams and/or individuals Eppie’s Great Race, to be held this year on - on Eppie’s Great Race Course: American business leaders, renowned athletes, local can compete in divisions from “Junior” July 18th, 2015. River Parkway, Rancho Cordova, and celebrities and semi-celebrities through to “Iron Person.” Eppie’s Great Race par - Sacramento: The course begins at William Known as “Eppie’s Great Team,” out its 42-year existence. All Eppie’s ticipants run 5.82 miles, cycle 12.5 miles, Pond Recreation Area in the American Great Race participants who beat the Great and paddle 6.35 miles, on a racecourse Team’s pacesetter time receive a free break located on and alongside the American fast coupon courtesy of IHOP Restaurants - River Parkway. New, modern elements - and the Eppie’s Great Race Foundation. The Perfect have been added to this year’s race, which Combination! A C.L.U.B. for Alzheimer’s - Patients Rough LossesPLUS: for Page 2 Cordova Baseball Page 11 Start Yours Today! Grapevine Independent delivers your Continued on page 2 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. 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