December 12, 2013 | www.valcomnews.com Arden-Carmichael News — BRINGING YOU COMMUNITY NEWS FOR 22 YEARS — ‘Operation Christmas for our Troops’ now underway at Arden Fair See page 6 Who’s reading our paper? .................. 2 The Spyglass ...................................... 3 Local history feature ........................... 10 Iceland had California Psych hospital rezone approved ........... 14 a successful International Marathon Calendar ................................................. 17 opening day See page 8 See photos and story page 18 thumbs-up signals were ex- from where I was! The con- Arden-Carmichael News changed as they spent the bet- gregants were vocalizing “Si- WWW.V A L com N E W S . com Who’s ter part of the day just beam- lent Night” and “Hark the ing “hello” to our handsome Herald Angels Sing” with a E-mail stories & photos to: [email protected] Vol. XXII • No. 23 reading men in uniform. Even years gusto that I never before or Arden-Carmichael News is published on the second and fourth later, when we hear the story after witnessed. Finally, as I Thursdays of the month. Newspapers are available in stands 2709 Riverside Blvd. told of our sister’s Christmas trekked on, the church came throughout the area. Sacramento, A Christmas special CA 95818 our paper? “welcoming committee,” our into view. I stood there on Publisher ...................................................................... George Macko t: (916) 429-9901 General Manager ........................................................ Kathleen Egan By J.J. MILLUS whole family still can picture the tracks, not even feeling Editor .............................................................................. Monica Stark f: (916) 429-9906 Courtney from Good Day those smiling faces and those the cold, for some ten or fif- Art Director......................................................................John Ochoa Sacramento came to do a seg- happy hours well-spent, with a teen minutes—totally mes- Graphic Designer ............................................................Ryan Wunn Sales Manager ................................................................Patty Colmer Cover photo: ment on the lovely ladies at ‘Tis the season of giving—giv- one Christmas as to where to tear in our eyes and a proverbi- merized and transfixed. Full Advertising Executives: Courtesy Jazzercise in South Land Park ing thanks, giving presents, giv- go with her family and what al lump in our throats.” moon lighting the acres of Linda Pohl, Melissa Andrews, Jen Henry who worked out on Thanks- ing old Dockers slacks or L.L. to do. Living in the Dallas/ snow, free surprise concert Distribution/Subscriptions ...................................... George Macko Other photos by: giving at the annual “Turkey Bean jackets to the local Good Fort Worth, Texas area— Richard Frank—”When of sacred music ascending Copyright 2013 by Valley Community Newspapers Inc. All rights reserved. Greg Brown Trot Dance Party”. Courtney Will, Thrift or Salvation Army. with many GI’s coming home the snow stopped late one to heaven—it was as blessed Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Monica Stark got a chance to read about a So with Christmas 2013 draw- from foreign countries to the Christmas Eve, there fol- and beautiful a moment and show at the Chautauqua Play- ing near we have decided to give airport—Tracy came up with lowed a clear sky with a full as good a gift as anyone could year in Abraham & Straus—”A house, titled “Camping with this column over to friends and an excellent idea. She and her moon shining bright. An ad- ask for at any Christmas, & S” to everyone—in Hemp- Henry and Tom”. The annual fans of The Spyglass. We have kids would make up festive venturous idea popped into anytime and anywhere.” stead, Long Island New York. Jazzercise class supports a charity in the Sacramento area. This year’s recipient, Wind spent some time asking for and signs welcoming our troops my young head. I would Not many years out of child- Youth Services, engages youth experiencing homelessness to provide them safety from receiving holiday stories—spe- back when they disembarked strap on a pair of cross-coun- Dorothy McMahon— hood myself, I couldn’t believe the streets and access to resources to move them from crisis to healthy functioning. cial Christmas season tales— at the airport from overseas try skis and head down an ”Memories of childhood how happy the little kids were Five large boxes were filled with personal items, socks and warm clothing, paper prod- little vignettes and anecdotes of tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and old abandoned stretch of Christmas in snowy, cold Wolf to sit on Santa’s lap and rattle ucts, razors, shampoo, soap, Kleenex, and gift cards and cash were donated by the at- past end-of-year times which, other foreign countries. They railroad tracks that wound Point, a small town in north- off a list of their desired toys tending members of this class. to that person, have made the went out to the arrivals build- through the ploughed Mich- east Montana: Taste of feath- and games. The pay wasn’t normally cold, bleak “holidays” ing on a chilly Christmas Eve igan farmland and coun- ery snowflakes; listening to the much but the joy was price- humanly warm, touching and and joined the throng of fami- tryside near our house. As radio on Christmas Eve for less—and contagious—mak- memorable. A cynic might say ly members watching for their I came around a bend in reports of progress of Santa’s ing it a totally fun job. Then we’re being lazy—we of course loved ones. The excitement the tracks, what did I hear sleigh from the North Pole! taking advantage of the em- beg to differ. Here’s but a sam- was contagious when a famil- but the sound of Christ- Years later, and on a more ployee’s discount to blow half INTRODUCING OUR ple of what we gathered: iar face was spotted. It was mas carols wafting on the meaningful level, volunteering the wages on Christmas pres- also a thrill to see the faces of light breeze blowing through to distribute meals and gifts ents for my sisters and mom!” Dr. John Cherry—”Our the GI’s light up even brighter some snow-covered trees. It with the Salvation Army on mother was the heart and soul, when they saw her group with was midnight Mass being Thanksgiving and Christmas.” Jean Marie B.—”As a the love and life of Christmas the placards and heard their celebrated in a little chapel in mother I know my own kids e-mail [email protected] or call 429-9901. NEW with us. When she passed cheers and friendly, welcoming the woods that I never knew Paul Marin—”Working as away, my sister was at a loss voices. 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COA #202 When it says Hank Fisher Properties, it says Quality. 2 Arden-Carmichael News • December 12, 2013 • www.valcomnews.com Valley Community Newspapers, Inc. Valley Community Newspapers, Inc. www.valcomnews.com • December 12, 2013 • Arden-Carmichael News 3 in my stocking! Then out of the And we couldn’t resist adding our icent organ and those top notch ry with both tourists and native rainy streets with a ten-cent cup And as a bonus to Spyglass fans, Spyglass: blue on my tenth Christmas my fa- own: singers. After that came conduct- Christmas special: New Yorkers alike of a certain of coffee and a thirty-cent slice of check out the free download of a Continued from page 3 ther asked me to go to the attic ing an inspection of the profes- Continued from page 4 age. These stops also gave the pie before drifting off to sleep in soothing, standard-style Christmas stopped believing in Santa Claus and help him with the toys he had J.J. Millus—”If you’re a young sionally decorated store windows are gone now, as well as “Chock young visitor in the late 1950’s or the subways or doorways of “Fun song we wrote and recorded years back around age six and started making hidden there to put under the tree. New Yorker, it’s almost impossi- of Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdale’s Full”, replaced more modernly by early sixties the disturbing first City”—as it was then coming to when we had a group—”Doc Miller & a list of things they wanted from There was this crushing sense of ble to resist the urge to honor and Sax Fifth Avenue, as well as Au Bon Pain, Starbucks and oth- glimpse (and aroma!) of the un- be known.