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since 1991 East Sacramento News June 6, 2013 Community News in Your Hands www.valcomnews.com A true sense of community McKinley Park playground gets rebuilt with help from thousands See page 17 Neighborhood children’s What’s next Janey Way Memories ..................................2 musician held spring Local history feature ............................. 6–7 break tour. Here’s a for St. Francis Arts: CSUS alum exhibit ...........................14 review of Mr. Cooper’s athletes? Calendar .................................................... 20 See page 22 album, ‘I Like Your Hat’ Faces and Places: Pops in the Park........... 21 See page 10 East Sacramento News Janey Way Memories: Recycling and yard waste changes outlined WWW.VALCOMNEWS.COM By BENN HODAPP [email protected] changed, according to Harriman. Those E-mail stories & photos to: [email protected] Vol. XXII • No. 11 Remembering my father affected by this new schedule have either East Sacramento News is published on the first and third Thursday 2709 Riverside Blvd. already been informed or will be informed of the month and delivered by mail and home delivery in the Sacramento, clippings from the Sacramento Bee de- As of July 1, as many as 14,000 Sacra- before the July 1 change. While recycling area bounded by Business 80 on the west, the American River CA 95818 By MARTY RELLES scribing dad’s football triumphs. mentans will have to change their weekly is changing to an every other week sched- on the north and east and Highway 50 on the south. t: (916) 429-9901 [email protected] Another memory of my dad dates back waste disposal routine in order to adhere ule, green waste pickup will continue to be f: (916) 429-9906 Publisher ...................................................................... George Macko to 1990. I had just married for the second to the city’s new service changes. Gar- every week as before. General Manager ........................................................ Kathleen Egan time and bought a home in College Glen. bage pickup will go on as it always has, In order to combat confusion about Editor .............................................................................. Monica Stark With Father’s Day approaching, I want That winter, rain came pouring through but recycling pickup will change from ev- the new pickup schedule, the city has Art Director......................................................................John Ochoa Cover photo by: to take the time to share some memories of the roof. I was pretty broke, but obvious- ery week to every other week beginning launched a free app called Sac City 311 Graphic Designer ....................................................... Serene Lusano Play By Design my father, Martin Relles Sr., who inspired ly had to fix the problem, so I told mom I on that date. for your mobile phone. With the app you Sales Manager ................................................................Patty Colmer Advertising Executives: Other photos: me in ways I can’t overestimate. was coming over to Janey Way to borrow Stave Harriman, Waste General Manag- can sign up for a weekly reminder to be Linda Pohl, Melissa Andrews, Jen Henry Courtesy Dad was born in 1915 in Chicago, but some money. er of the Recycling and Solid Waste Divi- sent to your phone about recycling dates. Distribution/Subscriptions ...................................... George Macko Monica Stark soon moved to Sacramento with his fami- When I got there, I parked the car and sion, outlined why some of the changes are The app will also allow you to report ly. He lost his dad at the age of five in the came, head down, up to the house. Mom taking place. broken cans, report illegal dumping or great Spanish flu epidemic. His mother let me in. Dad was sitting at the table “The city was on an every other week request a new can. re-married soon after that. Being a step- with his checkbook in hand. As he wrote recycling schedule until 2006,” Harriman For people who recycle a lot of mate- child is never easy, but it proved particular- the check, he looked up with a smile and said. “It was changed to every week be- rials and are worried that the bi-weekly ly hard on dad. His stepfather often disci- said, “I was hoping you would ask.” My cause it was believed that the tonnage of pickup schedule will leave them drown- plined him. One day while he played in his father was nothing if not generous. collected recycling would increase 30-40% ing in recyclables, a second recycle can is front yard on 14th Avenue, his step-father My final memory is from 1999, the year if collected weekly, but really it only in- available for $1.76. became so angry, he hit dad on the back my father died. On the night of his pass- creased by five or six percent. It was cost- The recycling schedule will be bro- with a piece of wire. ing, my sister and I called all of the fami- ing a huge amount of money to put trucks ken up into A and B recycling weeks. To When that happened, a doctor who lived ly to let them know what happened. Soon on the street in order to collect this small find out which week you fall on, you can across the street came over and said this to the aunts, uncles and cousins came over to increase in recyclables.” either download the 311 app, or go to his stepfather, “If I see you do that again, give their condolences. As I stood on the While the goal is to collect as much recy- www.sacrecycle.org. I will have you put in jail.” Thankfully, front porch, my aunt Leone came up, gave cling as possible, the bottom line is that the Residents may also take advantage of dad never suffered that kind of treatment me a hug and said sincerely and lovingly, city can only do so much within the con- appointment-based neighborhood pick- again. “he was a wonderful man.” He was that straints of its budget. up of large items. Each household is al- As with many children, sports provid- and I am fortunate that he was my father. “It’s a little less convenient, but we will save lowed one free pickup of five cubic yards ed a healthy outlet for dad and his older A few days later, at the funeral, I stood $1 million a year by changing it to every oth- (or about the size of a pickup truck). brothers, George and Ross. They preced- on the altar of St. Mary’s church and eulo- er week,” he said. Each additional five cubic yards will be ed him at Sacramento High and excelled at gized my father. At the end of my speech, In addition to the new recycling sched- charged a fee of $28.60. Appointments football and baseball. So when dad entered I looked up to the heavens and said soft- ule, some Sacramento residents will have can be made through the 311 app or by high school, he had high expectations to ly, “uncle George and uncle Ross, you had their day of the week for waste pickup dialing 311 on your phone. DOG BAKERY & BOUTIQUE live up to. He took that to heart. better make some room up there in heav- • Specialty Organic When he arrived at school on the first en, because there is another great Relles & Vegan Cookies day, he wore a sweater emblazoned with coming to join you.” That was 14 years the following slogan: “Another great Relles ago, and not a day goes by that I don’t • Pupcakes - Freshly Baked comes to Sacramento High.” Fortunately, think about dad. 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Valley Community Newspapers, Inc. www.valcomnews.com • June 6, 2013 • East Sacramento News 3 ating a family cookbook. The lands at “Aloha, Hawaii! with Sac Library wants to show how program features a number of the Ohana Dance Group.” speakers and teachers over- seen by Maryellen Burns, lo- ‘Reading is so Delicious’ this summer cal food historian, editor, and “Reading is So author of Lost Restaurants of Delicious” By CORRIE PELC librarian at the Robbie Waters delicious books. This pro- Sacramento and Their Reci- This year’s reading program [email protected] Pocket-Greenhaven Library. gram comes to the Pocket pes. The workshops will be runs from June 1 through Au- “Studies have shown that you Library on June 15, Arden- held June 15 and 22, July 13 gust 31. Kids and adults can Write a cookbook. Make need to read at least four to Dimick Library on June 25, and 20, and August 10 and sign up any at library branch a pizza. Learn cooking tech- five books over the summer to Arcade Library on July 13, 24 from 11am-12:30pm. No location or online at www. niques. prevent ‘summer slide’ — the and Belle Cooledge Library registration is required, how- saclibrary.org. Participants This is literally just a taste set back kids get when they on July 31. ever, there may be a list of ma- are given an activity sheet and of the bounty of programs the come back from summer va- There’s also lots of teens terials for each class — visit those that complete them are Sacramento Public Library cation and they’re trying to to do during summer read- www.saclibrary.org for more eligible for a prize — kids has put together for its annu- pick up where they left off in ing.

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