Hikers Need to Hard Rock Hotel & be Prepared for Casino Fire Mountain Wildfire Season Prepares for Opening PAGE 2 PAGE 5 VOLUME 40 • ISSUE 28 Serving Carmichael & Sacramento County since 1981 JULY 12, 2019 SEE $1 Million INSIDE Red, White and Amused in Grants ARREST MADE Available IN COLD CASE THROUGH MULTI- to Area AGENCY EFFORTS Nonprofits By Kim Nava, Sacramento County SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - The County Board of Supervisors will pro- vide $1 million through PAGE 2 the 2019 TOT Grant Program to support non- profit organizations located in Sacramento County MOTORCYCLIST that carry out commu- KILLED IN COLLISION nity-based programs and/ or services in the areas ON I-80 WESTBOUND of economic and work- force development, arts and culture, community development, or health and human services. The Above left Isabella Simmons 13, London Henry 8, and Janelle Germain County began setting aside 14, watched the parade in patriotic dress. Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner Author Susan Maxwell Skinner's decorated Husky bike was a parade funding for this purpose in show-stealer. Photo by Betty Bowles. 2017. Grants will be allocated Story by Susan Maxwell Skinner the gung-ho teenager in the through a competitive YouTube tutorial. process and applicants PAGE 4 CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - After On July 3, I bought crepe must meet eligibility and many years of photograph- paper, glue gun, wee flags funding requirements. ing the Carmichael Elks July 4 etc. Well, the decor project Applications will be GORDON RAMSAY Parade, this reporter this year took me all day and till 3 am, accepted online begin- HAS BECOME THE chose to bicycle the procession July 4. I was exhausted even ning July 26 through route. I could surely trick out before I reached the marshal- the County’s Office of UNLIKELIEST, MOST my bike in a couple of hours like ling ground. Economic Development Continued on page 3 with a deadline of August LOVABLE HOTHEAD 26, 2019. Funding for the TOT Grant Program will come from County Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues. Transient Eppie’s Race is Back On Occupancy Taxes are lev- ied on guests who occupy Story and photo rooms in hotels, motels illustration by Susan and other temporary lodg- Maxwell Skinner ing accommodations in the PAGE 11 unincorporated area of the SACRAMENTO REGION, CA County. (MPG) - Businessman Ken 2019 TOT Grant McGuire last year feared Program Application Dates was the end of an era when & Details the “final” Eppie’s Great Grant DEADLINE: race was announced. August 26, 2019, 5 p.m. Co-founder of Innovations Health Systems Grant Application Period – a network of heath-cen- July 26 – August 26, tered services and facilities 2019 in the Bay Area – McGuire All applications and Scan our QR Code for a (52) never actually com- documentation requested direct link to our online edition! peted in the annual event. in announcement must “I felt it was too great be submitted by 5:00 a tradition to let die,” he Ken McGuire (left) and Dan Niccum view the final Eppie's race stage from Sunrise walking p.m. on August 26, 2019; explains. “People came bridge. Online Applications Only: here from all over the USA all applications are only to compete. Eppie’s was a and kayak stages. While non-profits over 48 years. swimming stage; contes- accepted electronically: boost for our national pro- benefitting charities, it will “Our fundraising for the tants will board kayaks, Apply online begin- PAID file. We Sacramentans endure as one of our area’s American River Parkway brave the San Juan Rapids ning July 26; Duplicate PERMIT 350 PERMIT US POSTAGE Carmichael, CA talked about the great race great summer events. Foundation and children’s and follow the river down- and incomplete applica- PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED in the same conversation as Via many meetings and health charities is impor- stream to Rancho Cordova. tions will be disqualified; Change Service Requested Kings Basketball games and phone calls, McGuire per- tant,” confirms McGuire. Thousands of supporters, Applicants will receive the California International suaded major Eppie’s “We hope to write big onlookers and volunteers electronic receipt notifica- Marathon. It helped char- supporters to keep paddling. checks for good causes. But traditionally cheer athletes tion upon submission. ities. For all sorts of good In January, Sacramento above all, we want to main- through all stages. Après- Grant Program and reasons, keeping Eppie’s County gave approval for tain a community event race celebrations will Application Workshops alive seemed critical.” the new parkway event. that defines summer in include live music, food – 827 7th Street, Now, thanks to McGuire, Capital City Road Sacramento.” trucks and a beer garden Community Room the world’s oldest triath- Management will continue The world’s oldest triath- beside the River Bend Park July 24, 2019 at 5:30 – lon has not quite ended, to manage the race. Former lon will set a cracking pace finish line. 7 pm after all. Steered by the volunteers have rallied, and through the accustomed Entry in the Great July 26, 2019 at 11:30 Sacramento business- more than 20 companies river stretches of Arcade, American Triathlon costs am – 1 pm man, the contest that the have agreed to co-sponsor. Carmichael, Fair Oaks and $40 for athletes 18 and General Overview of late Eppie Johnston began McGuire’s business part- Rancho Cordova. Starting under; $150 for adult com- the Grant Program and in 1974 has new branding. ner, Carmichael resident line is at William Pond petitors; junior relay is Process; Application From the starting gun July Dan Niccum, is onboard for Park. Athletes will follow $110; adult relay is $225. Writing - What the 20, and for future summers, brand development. a six-mile route to the Guy Tandem water craft admis- Evaluation Panel it will be run as The Great The new race will con- West Bridge near CSUS, sion is $300. Contestants Looks For; Review of American Triathlon. The tinue restauranteur Eppie and then grab bikes to may use rented kayaks. Timeline and Submission endurance epic will again Johnston’s philanthropic pedal 12 miles to the beach For information, go to Information; Frequently follow the American River drive that raised more below Sunrise Boulevard www.greatamericantriath- Asked Questions. Parkway in foot, bicycle than a million dollars for (Fair Oaks). There is no lon.com H Continued on page 2 www.CarmichaelTimes.com 2 •• CARMICHAEL Carmichael TimesTIMES • GRAPEVINE INDEPENDENT • CITRUS HEIGHTS MESSENGER • AMERICAN RIVER MESSENGER • GOLD RIVER MESSENGERJULY • JULY 12 12, ,2019 2019 Hikers Need to be Prepared Arrest Made in Cold Case for Wildfire Season Through Multi-Agency Efforts City of Sacramento Police Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the By Mary K. Hanson trapped by a wildfire. The hot to walk on, and extra Department Press Release Davis Police Department, the Sacramento acrid scent of smoke or heat on an already hot day County District Attorney’s Office, Yolo SACRAMENTO REGION, CA seeing smoke are obvi- is not your friend. Also, SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - This press release County District Attorney’s Office, FBI (MPG) - The second of ous indicators that a fire some fire-remnants can is a summary of the facts known at this – Sacramento Field Office, and the two wildfire seasons has is nearby. If you see ash often smolder deep in the time, as this incident is actively being Sacramento Police Department. started in California. The or sparks in the air, it root cavities of the burned investigated. The information contained The Sacramento Police Department first fire season is between means the fire is proba- shrubs and trees and can in the press release is subject to change. encourages any witnesses with informa- October and April when bly less than a mile away reignite without warning. Additional details will be released as they tion regarding this investigation to contact the Santa Ana winds are from you and you should If you do find your- become available. the Sacramento Police Investigations unit most prevalent, and the take immediate mea- self trapped by the fire, On Friday, June 28, 2019, agents from at (916) 808-0650 or Sacramento Valley second season typically sures to safely leave the and you can’t get out the FBI Office in Atlanta, Georgia and Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357) runs from June through area. Even small fires can into a large water source detectives from the Sacramento Police or submit an anonymous tip using the free September when heat and loom large in just a short (such as a deep stream or Department arrested 59-year-old Mark “P3 Tips” smartphone app. Callers can lots of dried ground cover amount of time, so don’t lake) do NOT douse your Manteuffel on multiple charges related remain anonymous and may be eligible for provide breeding grounds underestimate the danger clothes with water. If the to three separate incidents that occurred a reward up to $1,000. for the flames. This is a of tiny floating sparks. fire reaches you, it can between 1992 and 1994 in the City of The Mission of the Sacramento Police good time, then, to reit- When trying to escape cause the water on your Davis, the County of Sacramento and the Department is to work in partnership with erate some of our tips for a fire, face the wind and clothes to super-heat and City of Sacramento. the Community to protect life and prop- hikers who are going out move downhill when- turn to scalding steam. The arrest came after a collabora- erty, solve neighborhood problems, and during the hotter summer ever possible. Remember, If the fire is going to tive and extensive investigation with the enhance the quality of life in our City.