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July 14, 2016 | www.valcomnews.com Land Park News — BRINGING YOU COMMUNITY NEWS FOR 25 YEARS — Sacramento Shakespeare festival in William Land Park Features two plays this year Read about the plays on pages 22–23 Achiever...................................................4 Hollywood.Park. Lance.Armstrong.history.feature................7 Frida.look-alikes. celebrated.4th.of.July. Land.Parkers.at.the.fair................................... 9. filled.Miller.Park. area with.down.home.parade Home.Improvement.Guide........................ 18 See.page.11 See.page.14 Sheila Van Noy -JGFJTBCPVUUIFNFNPSJFTXFTIBSF)JHIPOUIFIJMMJO4PVUI-BOE1BSL5FSSBDF (916) 505-5395 [email protected] Ca BRE# 00924678 Chris Briggs (916) 834 -6483 Ca BRE# 01391999 Featuring 2 homes on one lot • 4663 Sunset Drive & 1237 Ridgeway Drive • $975,000 Happy Holidays! Land Park News WWW.VALCOMNEWS.COM E-mail stories & photos to: [email protected] Vol. XXV • No. 13 2709 Riverside Blvd. The Land Park News is published on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the area bounded by Broadway to the north, Interstate Sacramento, 5 on the west, Florin Road on the south and Freeport Boulevard/21st CA 95818 Street on the east. t: (916) 429-9901 f: (916) 429-9906 Publisher ..................................................................David Herburger Editor .............................................................................. Monica Stark Art Director ......................................................................John Ochoa Cover photo by: Graphic Designer .................................................Annin Greenhalgh Barry Wisdom Advertising Director .................................................. Jim O’Donnell Advertising Executives ...............Linda Pohl, Melissa Andrews Stephen Crowley Stephen Crowley Copyright 2016 by Valley Community Newspapers Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Freeport Boulevard improvement project underway Join us weekly for full line-ups Residents will soon see new bike lanes along Freeport Bou- of specials 5PM - 8:30PM levard from 4th Avenue to Sutterville Road. Construc- Photo by Ilsa Hess tion began last month and will Monday: BEER PITCHERS & (2) SLIDERS $15.00 continue into August. Once completed, the proj- Tito’s.Trolley.takes.you.to. Tuesday: $2 DOLLAR TACO TUESDAY Enjoy MLB ect will enhance bicycle and NETWORK baseball pedestrian safety, and im- Wednesday: NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT on our 8 big screen TV’s prove connectivity with- Raley.Field.from.Joe.Marty’s! in the area. As part of the (all night happy hour and TRI TIP SANDWICHES) Thursday night bike lane installation, the Live in Land Park and don’t want to drive to the River Cats Tito’ s Trolley to the existing two lanes of traf- game? Just hop on the Tito’s Trolley at Joe Marty’s for ev- River Cats games fic in each direction will be ery Thursday River Cats game at Raley Field! With multi- Thursday: SMOKED RIB NIGHT $13.95 changed to one lane in each ple stops throughout midtown and downtown, plus a return direction— separated by a trip post-game, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy a ride on us. Friday: FIREBALL SHOTS $5 two-way left turn lane. For more information on Thirsty Thursday at Raley Field, -in Work in front of C.K. Mc- cluding specials and availability, please visit our Thirsty Thurs- Sat / Sun: BREAKFAST SPECIALS, BLOODY MARTY’S & $9 BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS Clatchy High School and the the entire length of the proj- tion will impact access to res- day page. It’s a fun ride. The trolley departs from BARWEST area around 5th Avenue and ect. Signage is in place along idents’ driveways at a maxi- (2724 J St.) at 6 and 7 p.m., de Vere’s Irish Pub (1521 L St.) Freeport Boulevard is under- the project site. mum of three days. The City at 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. and from Joe Marty’s (1500 Broadway) 1500 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818 | (916) 382-9022 | gojoemartys.com way and nearing completion. The city will also be recon- will be notifying all residents at 6:35 p.m. Raley Field departures are at 9, 9:30 and 10 p.m. To minimize impact, tempo- structing sidewalks, curbs, in advance of construction. While the trolley is free of charge, purchasing an item from the rary striping can be seen along and gutters. The construc- Source: City of Sacramento fine establishments is recommended. 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Four [email protected] kitchen with eating area, inside laundry, newer central HVAC, pretty backyard bedrooms, formal living rm w/ fireplace, spacious dining rm., large kitchen with with patio and room for a garden, close to transportation, walk to Freeport sunny breakfast area, knotty pine game room behind garage w/ fireplace and 3020 Freeport Blvd CalBRE# 01394956 Bakery, Dad's or Taylor's Market. 1800 Bidwell Way. bathroom, beautiful gardens and original pool. 1800 8th Avenue. $775,000 2 Land Park News • July 14, 2016 • www.valcomnews.com Valley.Community.Newspapers,.Inc. Valley.Community.Newspapers,.Inc. www.valcomnews.com • July 14, 2016 • Land Park News 3 C.K..McClatchy.grad.earns. ACC holds Monday Ikenobo Ikebana classes a.‘Golden’.opportunity Ikebana is the Japanese art of flow- Golden 1 Credit Union announced er arranging. Ikenobo is the oldest last month it awarded 38 California school of Ikebana and is considered students more than $400,000 in schol- the “origin of Ikebana.” The rules of arships as part of its ongoing effort to Ikebana were established by enjoy- invest in the state’s future leaders. C.K. ing nature and by careful observation McClatchy’s Kelsey Wong is among of how plants grow. Today, the sea- the recipients of this “golden” education- sonal beauty of flowers is appreciated al opportunity. through both traditional and contem- Wong is a leader who enjoys em- porary styles. powering others. Thanks to the sup- Ikenobo Ikebana classes are offered port and encouragement of her family at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park and the skills she gained through ath- City Drive, in the Greenhaven/Pocket letics, Wong learned to take and own area. In each class, students learn the leadership roles in everything from essential principles and techniques of ASB at her high school to leading Ikebana and create their own unique events that benefitted the Sacramento Crisis Nursery. One of her arrangements with guidance from the proudest achievements was her senior project where she produced instructor, Chieko Hirai-Brim. journals for patients at Shriners Hospital for Children – Northern Brim has practiced this art since her California could use to help cope with stress by expressing the feel- early high school days in Japan. What ings, hopes and dreams in a written form. Wong will attend Uni- began as a first-year art requirement Photo courtesy versity of the Pacific in fall where she plans to study for a career in when she was sixteen, quickly turned Chieko, a Ikenobo Ikebana specialist, is shown here during ACC’s Big Day of Giving Arts and Culture event on May 3. On Mondays, she offers classes to the health care as a pharmacist alongside her older brother. into a passion. After fulfilling her art public at ACC. “I am so grateful Golden 1 Credit Union has awarded me the op- requirement at school, she contin- portunity to pursue a degree in pharmacy like my brother so I can ued on with Ikebana well into adult- gain the knowledge to empower others to take control of their health,” hood. Brim earned her license twenty feelings and emotions without having tial. It is Brim’s hope that after tak- arrangements in each class. Starting said Wong. “With the help of this scholarship, I will be able to obtain years ago before coming to the United to follow a strict set of guidelines. ing her class, students are able to ex- in July, classes will also be offered on the education necessary to change people’s lives for the better.” States from Tokyo, Japan. When she Brim hopes her students feel at press themselves through the intricate Tuesdays, from 10 to 10:45 a.m., for Golden 1 Credit Union scholarships provide credit union members moved to the U.S. in 1996, one of her ease, stress-free and relaxed while tak- art form that is Ikebana. $20 per class, if paid monthly in ad- and their dependents two- and four-year financial assistance, valued at main goals was to teach the Ikenobo ing her classes.