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BACK TO
SCHOOL
The Myers family
gets 6 kids
ready for
their first day

School resource
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kids safe
at school

8 ways to get
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 A VIEW INSIDE
SCHOOL DAYS JUST AROUND THE BEND
IN THIS ISSUE:
t’s back to school time!
DON’T FORGET
YOUR LUNCH!
I Some kids can hardly wait.
They are counting the days
until they find out the name
Page 6
of their new teacher and how
many of their friends will be
in their classroom.
Granite Bay families For others, the last remain-
get ready for the first ing days of summer are flying
day of school by way too fast. The days of
sleeping until noon, lounging
by the pool or lake and visit-
ing with friends until all hours
of the night will soon be over.
Getting the kids ready for
EARLY TO BED, that first day requires a bit of
organization and planning.
EARLY TO RISE
There are the school supplies,
Page 7 clothing, shoes, transportation
and daycare issues to be
8 tips for an easier worked out.
back to school week Once everyone is situated
into their new school sched-
ules, there’s lunches to make,
carpools to organize and of
course, homework routines to
VALUABLEA manage.
It’s a lot to handle for any
RESOURCE OFFICER family, but for those families
Page 9 like the Myers and the
Nielsens who were inter-
Joe Herrick keeps viewed for our cover story in
this issue, it’s huge!
GBHS campus
under control
POINT
OF VIEW
BY
SUSAN
BELKNAP
The Myers are in the
process of getting six children
prepared to start their first day
at numerous schools while
making sure the baby of the
family gets her share of atten-
tion as well.
The Nielsens also have
their hands full with five
school-age children.
Besides reading about the
Myers and Nielsens we’ve
included a feature about a new
private Catholic school that
has just come on the scene in
Granite Bay.
Several Dominican nuns
are preparing for the first day
of Spiritus Sanctus Academy
that is being housed at the
Lutheran Church of the
Resurrection on Douglas
Boulevard.
For those interested in
making sure their kids are safe
while at school, you’ll find an
article about School Resource
Officer Joe Herrick in this
month’s issue as well.
With the kids soon getting
back to a regular schedule, a
few holes in the schedules
might open up for many
Granite Bay parents.
If that’s the case in your
family, be sure to check out
page 10 for a story about a
getaway close to home. In fact
it’s so close, you could practi-
cally walk there from many
areas of Granite Bay.
It’s the Flower Farm Inn
and nursery located in Loomis
offering a quaint bed and
breakfast retreat, event barn
and plant/flower nursery.
There’s even a cozy coffee
house on the grounds serving
up a variety of refreshing
drinks and delicious snacks.
So, get all those back to
school chores completed, sit
down with a cup of coffee at
the Flower Farm Inn and enjoy
this month’s issue of the
Granite Bay View.

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 IN SEARCH OF OPEN HEARTS, HIT-AND-RUN DRIVERS
’m writing this on the 50th anniver-
I sary of my parents’ wedding. They
have stated that the same-sex cou-
ples that they know have not threatened
their marriage at all.
Both of my parents were raised
Catholic. I’ve been married 18 years
and the gay couples I consider dear
friends have actually added richness to
my life and I don’t believe have dam-
aged my marriage one bit.
It is with this experience and love
for my church that I share deep concern
over a recent letter that was sent to the
parishes in the Diocese of Sacramento.
On June 4, 2008 the Bishops of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramen-
to wrote a letter to “the Faithful of the
Diocese of Sacramento” condemning
the decision of the California Supreme
Court legalizing same-sex marriage.
They ask that our parish priests
teach the moral way to vote in
November, against same-sex marriage.
The Bishops’ letter states that it
speaks for “all Catholics.” It does not. I
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have a differing opinion, as do many
other Catholics. I realize people fear
that if same-sex couples are allowed to
legally marry, that it will hurt the mar-
riage between men and women.
Committed, monogamous, loving
relationships strengthen our society, not
harm it. Infidelity, abandoning children
via divorce, driving drunk, rape, physi-
cal and emotional abuse of children
and spouses, gossip, envy, gluttony –
those things do real harm to society.
But two men marrying? I don’t see
where that threatens me as a married
person.
The Bishops’ letter states that the
purposes of marriage are to provide a
mutual and loving support between
husband and wife and to bring children
into the world.
Mutual love and the raising of chil-
dren can successfully happen in a gay
marriage. The recent Supreme Court
decision is a legal ruling, not a reli-
gious one.
As an adult Catholic and a believer
in the teachings of Jesus Christ, I do
not want my spiritual leaders telling me
how to vote, but rather to teach me
about Jesus Christ and His teachings.
My moral decision- making, as an
adult, is then left up to me.
I pray for the Bishops and my fellow
brothers and sisters, that they open
their hearts to the love of Jesus.
Wisdom is a gift, but we have to have
an open heart for it to happen.
Teresa Heitmiller,
Granite Bay
Please help us find this
hit-and-run driver.
On July 10th, at approximately
2:50 pm, my 17-year- old daughter,
Lauren Villa, was driving her silver
Toyota Corolla northbound on
Sierra College Boulevard and pro-
ceeded to turn right onto Douglas
Boulevard when she was hit from
behind.
This is the corner where Mr.
Pickles waves hello to passersby.
The other driver acted as though
he would follow her into the parking
lot but as soon as she turned in, he
sped away.
He is described as a clean-cut
white male, 19-25 years of age,
driving a silver Jeep Cherokee with
black runners.
There is most likely damage to
the front end.
We’re hoping someone else in
our community also witnessed
this accident and will be able to give
us more information so that we may
identi-fy this driver.
If you do have information,
please contact Karyl Villa at 208-
3610. Thank you for your help.

Karyl Villa,
Granite Bay

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 CONTROLLED
Eileen
STORY BY
Wilson
t’s summertime and tempera-
I tures are sizzling in Granite
Bay. Ask anyone over the age
of 40 and they will tell you a
proper school year shouldn’t
begin until after Labor Day.
Yet, thousands of Granite Bay
students are on a countdown
until Aug. 21 when school
begins for many area school dis-
tricts.
And getting ready for a new
school year has never been so
expensive. Pens, crayons, scis-
sors, glue sticks, binder paper
and notebooks. That’s just for
grade school. Add yearbooks,
planners, P.E. clothes and
required English novels for older
students and the costs soar.
Multiply shopping time and
expense for additional children,
and the task seems downright
daunting.
But some families take back-
to-school shopping in stride.
Meet Bonnie and Mike
Myers.
A lovely stucco home on a
quiet cul-de-sac in Granite Bay
houses Bonnie, Mike and their
seven raven-haired children, six
of whom who need to be outfit-
ted for that first day of school.
With so many children to pre-
pare for the big day, Bonnie is an
organizational expert and is quite
relaxed about her upcoming task.
“We do it as we find things,”
she said of school-clothes shop-
ping. “Sometimes I take all
seven of them shopping, but it
does get hard. I usually split it
up, taking two at a time. Plus
the baby, of course, who out-
grows clothes every two months.
Bonnie always knew she
wanted a large family. As a child
growing up in nearby
Carmichael, she had three sib-
lings, as did her husband, Mike,
who was raised in the Bay Area.
Dark eyes shining, kids fill
the kitchen dining nook, excited
to share their experience of
belonging in this great-big, fun
family, which includes Colleen, a
senior at Granite Bay High,
Alexa, a sophomore, Morgan,
Paige and Kevin, eighth-graders
at Olympus Junior High, Brenna,
a sixth-grade student at Excelsior
and baby Faith, 19 months.
Bonnie said school-supply
shopping has actually gotten eas-
ier over the years.
“Everybody used to need
crayons, now it’s just pens and
notebooks,” she said.
Her advice to handle buying
school supplies is to buy in bulk.
“Glue sticks, note cards, note-
6 Granite Bay View | August 2008
CHAOS PLAN HELPS WITH BACK TO SCHOOL
The Myers family includes Paige, top row, left, Colleen and Morgan, middle row, Kevin, left,
Brenna and Alexa, front row, Bonnie, left, Faith and Mike.
books, folders – I have one big
cupboard for it all, and they’re
not allowed to help themselves,”
she said.
The system works, and allows
her to keep track of her invento-
ry.
Clothes shopping can be quite
an expense, but the Myers family
manages to stay within a reason-
able budget.
“I just know it’s coming up
(back-to-school clothes shop-
ping). If it’s something they
don’t need, we don’t get it. I’m
really good at watching what I
spend,” she said.
The girls in the family wear
similar sizes, allowing them to
extend their wardrobes.
“We all share clothes and
shoes,” said Colleen, the eldest,
with the caveat, “you have to ask
before you borrow.”
Lucky for Kevin, the only boy
in the family, he doesn’t ever
have to share when it comes to
clothing.
“Kevin gets everything new,”
Bonnie said.
She admits they may take
less-elaborate vacations than
some families because air travel
is impractical, but they probably
have twice as much fun. Annual
vacations typically include other
families with multiple children,
and everyone loves spending
time together.
“You always have someone to
talk to,” Morgan said.
Her sister, Alexa, agrees.
“You never get bored.”
Bonnie said her family causes
quite a spectacle when they
attend a movie or go out to din-
ner at a restaurant.
“When we go on vacation, we
walk in and there’s a tribe of us.
They (restaurant patrons) ask us
if it’s a birthday party.”
Summertime has the family
involved in swimming, cheer,
soccer, barbecues, and enjoying
Folsom Lake.
But come Aug. 21 it will be
back to a daily routine with
Bonnie at the helm.
“I get up every morning at 6
a.m. and start lining up lunch
foods – 12 slices of bread – I
make assembly-line lunches. For
breakfast, everyone has the same
thing. If it’s a cereal morning,
everyone has cereal, if it’s a waf-
fle morning, everyone has waf-
fles,” she explains.
Homework time is a struggle
in some households, but not for
the Myers. Each child has a bed-
room work area, and Bonnie
proudly explains that her chil-
dren are self-sufficient and moti-
vated. Colleen said she is occa-
sionally called upon to assist
younger siblings with home-
work, but for the most part,
everyone does fine on their own.
One of the biggest challenges
facing parents of multiple chil-
dren is back-to-school night.
“We used to split the duties –
try to get to every child’s class or
event, but we changed that
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because Mike and I would never
be together,” Bonnie said.
These days they take turns
attending one child’s event,
together as a couple. The kids
are satisfied with the arrange-
ment, knowing each will get his
or her turn another day.
A costly challenge facing
families with school-age chil-
dren, is college tuition. The
Myers family got a jump start on
college funds in 2004 when they
competed in NBC’s reality tele-
vision show, “Meet Mr. Mom,”
where they beat a Sacramento
family and won a savings bond
that will be applied to college
tuition.
Bonnie is looking ahead a
year, when her oldest will leave
for college.
“It just doesn’t feel right
when Colleen’s gone. It will be
hard when she leaves for col-
lege,” Bonnie said. “Once
they’re all grown, Faith’s just
going to be starting.
While the Myers family
keeps a stockpile of school sup-
plies, other families handle back-
to-school preparations different-
ly.
Granite Bay residents Tricia
and David Nielsen are parents of
five. The family includes
Brittany, a senior at Granite Bay
High, Gary and Kevin, sopho-
mores, Steven, a fifth-grader at
Eureka, and Kylee, who is in a
multi-age classroom at
Greenhills.
Tricia prefers to take the wait-
and-see approach, and seeks out
supply lists on school Web sites,
or waits until the first week of
school, when she said kids usual-
ly receive a handout detailing
what they need. She oftentimes
waits until back-to-school night
so she can purchase wish-list
items for teachers and the class-
room as well.
Her kids are involved in mul-
tiple sports, as well as scouting
and other activities. Keeping
everyone organized involves file
folders and a blackboard.
“I have files for each kid and
their school, and a designated in-
box for things parents need to
see. I live by my calendar – if
it’s not on the calendar, it doesn’t
happen,” she said.
The blackboard contains
everyone’s daily agenda, so fami-
ly members can tell at a glance
where everyone is.
“That’s my strategy,” she said,
lovingly calling it “controlled
chaos.”
For back-to-school-night,
Tricia and David employ a
divide-and-conquer strategy,
each one trying to get to half the
kids’ classrooms. It helps that
older siblings may have had a
teacher before, so parents are
already familiar with the curricu-
lum. At least one parent makes
sure to stop in and say hi to
every child’s teacher.
A typical school day begins at
6 a.m., and the older kids are
usually out the door by 6:30 a.m.
The younger kids rise and shine
at 7:30 a.m.
Getting kids off to school is
the easy part, said Tricia.
Mornings in the Nielsen
house usually run smoothly. But
after school can be a different
story, with each child involved in
after school activities. Brittany
helps with driving duties, and
also with homework as needed.
“It makes me happy to make
lunches,” Tricia said, but admits
one of her biggest challenges is
keeping the house stocked with
food. “The boys who are 15 eat
us out of the house.”
Both families enjoy the busy-
ness and camaraderie that comes
with a big family.
“It’s OK to learn how to share
and work in a group,” Tricia said,
citing the benefits of living in a
large family.
The kids learn compassion
and patience. Not bad qualities
in this age of instant gratifica-
tion.
What’s the down side of hav-
ing a large family?
Kevin Myers has his own
opinion. “All the hair in the
bathtub,” he complains.
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8 TIPS TO GET KIDS GEARED UP FOR SCHOOL
Lauren
STORY BY
Weber
he first day of school is
T approaching fast. Summer has
flown by and now it’s time to get
ready. Get ready for new teachers, new
friends, new classes and new supplies.
With a little guidance, it can be a
smooth transition from summer
months by the pool, on vacation and
sleeping in to days at school, learning
about multiplication and early morning
alarms.
■ 1 SHOP FOR CLOTHES, SUPPLIES
Perhaps the most obvious and the
most crucial back-to-school task is
shopping for school supplies and
clothes. Take advantage of the back to
school sales and equip your kid with
the tools to succeed.
See if their teacher has a list of sup-
plies they will need and search through
supplies you already have to figure out
the new supplies that need to be pur-
chased.
A back to school outfit is very
important for kids. Make sure that they
find clothing they’re comfortable in
and excited about wearing.
■ 2 GET FAMILIAR
Even if your child isn’t starting at a
new school, it’s a good idea to famil-
iarize them with where they need to go
on the first day back.
Visit the campus a few days before
classes start and walk with your child
to their classroom location. It will ease
any stress about being late on the first
day or getting lost.
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SCHOOL BY THE NUMBERS
■ 5 AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Arrange for after school care.
Whether it’s a babysitter or daycare,
young children shouldn’t be left to
fend for themselves.
Make sure they know what the plan
is: if they need to meet somewhere, if
they need to walk to the school’s day-
care facilities after school or if they
are going home.
Make sure the kids and parents
know the plan. If it’s a babysitter, be
sure the child has been introduced to
the babysitter beforehand so they know
who to look for. ■ 8 HAVE A HEALTHY BREAKFAST
Start the day off with a healthy
breakfast. Experts say that breakfast is
■ 6 A LITTLE HOMEWORK TIME the most important meal of the day. It
It’s a tough transition from playing fights off hunger in the early morning
every evening to daily homework. But and keeps kids alert during the day.
with a little guidance, kids can get into Make sure the breakfast is quick and
the swing of things quickly. healthy. Let kids help with the grocery
Plan a homework schedule. Make shopping or ask what they’d like to eat
rules about when and where homework for their morning meal.
needs to be done.
If they’re having trouble, help them
out or find someone who can.
■ 3 A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP ■ 7 BE READY TO ROLL
It’s hard to go from three months of
The night before that first day of
sleeping in to waking up to the sound
school is a crucial one – get as many
of the alarm in the early morning.
things ready before the day begins.
To make sure kids get a good
By getting all the school supplies
night’s sleep for the first day, start
and the backpack packed the night
them on a routine of going to bed and
before, it eliminates stress and anxiety.
waking up earlier a couple weeks
Make a list of what the kids need
before the first day back.
and double check that they have every-
It will help them feel more
thing.
refreshed instead of exhausted when
Pack their lunch, or help them make
the back to school alarm sounds.
their own. Make sure it provides fuel
The night before the first day, make
for the day and is healthy – include
sure the alarm is set and a back-up
fruits and vegetables, healthy snacks
plan is placed by making certain the
and limited soda.
kids are up and getting ready with
enough time to get to school on time.
■ 4 GETTING THERE
Before school begins, figure out
how the kids will get to school.
Will they take the bus? If so, check
the schedule and the location of the
stop.
Will they ride their bikes? Make
sure their bike is ready and equipped
with a lock. Leave enough time to ride
to school.
Are the kids going to walk to
school? Make sure they leave with
ample time to avoid tardiness.
Will you drive them? Anticipate a
busy parking lot and drop-off zone the
first day. Or try to set up a carpool
with the neighbors.
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 NEW SCHOOL MERGES RELIGION AND LEARNING
Joanna
STORY BY
Jullien
n the fall of 2007, three
I young and dynamic
Dominican nuns, Sister
Maximilian Marie, Sister
Mary Michael and Sister Ave
Maria, arrived in the Granite
Bay area to establish their
ministry of educating children
in the Catholic faith. Nine
months later, on Saturday,
May 24, 2008, families from
throughout the Sacramento
and Placer region attended a
ceremony consecrating the
founding of a new Catholic
School in Granite Bay called
Spiritus Sanctus Academy. In
addition to Granite Bay and
Roseville residents, parents
traveled from Natomas, Citrus
Heights, Fair Oaks, Loomis
and Auburn to attend.
The academy is currently
housed at the Lutheran
Church of the Resurrection
located at 6365 Douglas Blvd.
in Granite Bay. When asked
COURTESY
about the potential conflict of
Sisters Ave Maria, left, Mary Michael and Maximilian Marie interest with two religious
recently opened a new Catholic school in Granite Bay called faiths working at the same
Spiritus Sanctus Academy.
8 Granite Bay View | August 2008
facility, the Dominican Sisters
and spokesperson for the
Lutheran Church, Diane
McCauley, expressed a deep
commitment for collaboration
to meet a growing need in the
Granite Bay community.
“The Sisters offer a reli-
gious education to encourage
the virtues that lead to a
blessed and learned life,”
McCauley said. “We know
that many families in our
community are seeking this
for their children, so it is a
good thing and we are happy
to help.”
According to the Sisters,
Spiritus Sanctus Academy is
first geared toward inspiring
children to build their faith in
God. The fundamental princi-
ples of the Catholic doctrine
are presented as a nurturing
relationship with God as “The
Good Shepherd.” Sister
Maximilian Marie said that
their education philosophy
instills in the children a dis-
tinction between virtue and
vice.
“Virtue is demonstrated
when we choose ‘good.’ Vices
are habits of choosing what is
less good or evil,” she said.
According to Sister
Maximilian Marie when virtu-
ous behavior is instilled (i.e.,
kindness, compassion, and
honesty), then academic
learning can occur with
greater success.
Roseville resident Stacey
Phillips has enrolled her 4-
year-old daughter, Shayla, for
the fall kindergarten class.
“We were attracted to the
nuns,” Phillips said. “Their
Catholic orthodoxy is what we
want for our children. The sis-
ters have completely devoted
their lives to a ministry of
educating children, and I
believe their charisma trans-
lates to a better academic
learning experience built upon
faith, love and nurturing.”
Rebecca Cutts of Loomis
will be sending her daughter
Chiara in the fall to the
Academy. When asked what
attracted her to the school,
Cutts replied, “The nuns are
so nurturing and grounded in
spiritual and character devel-
opment important for learn-
ing. We want that for our chil-
dren.”
Geraldine Anders of
Granite Bay said she was
looking for a small private
Catholic school for her 5-
year-old son Hayden. She
wanted a school for him
where he would receive strong
academics and foundation of
the Catholic faith.
“The sisters explained to
us their wonderful approach
of encouraging generosity,
compassion and goodwill
among the students by prais-
ing the children’s sincere and
honest acts of kindness. We
are excited about being part of
the Spiritus Sanctus
Academy,” Anders said.
Father Arnold Ortiz, pastor
of St. Joseph Marello Parish
in Granite Bay is also sup-
portive of the new school.
“Anyone that will serve
our youth, I will support. And
the sisters exude a joy and
passion of their faith making
them more than qualified to
lead the children to experi-
ence God’s love, and create an
ideal environment for learn-
ing,” Father Arnold said.
– For more information
about the education program
and enrollment, contact:
Sister Maximilian Marie at
899-9187 or reginacaeli-
@sistersofmary.org.
Sister Maximilian Marie,
left, holds Kayleen Hewitt
from El Dorado Hills at
the new Granite Bay
Catholic school. The
school held a ceremony
consecrating the founding
of Spiritus Sanctus
Academy.
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 THE PURSUIT
GBHS CAMPUS DEPUTY JOE HERRICK
A VALUABLE RESOURCE
Joanna
STORY BY
Jullien
ith education budget
W cuts at the top of so
many headlines late-
ly many parents with school-
aged children might wonder if
any of the cuts will affect the
safety of their offspring.
For those at Granite Bay
High School, in spite budget
cuts, campus officers remain
an integral part of the school.
According to Granite Bay’s
Principal Mike McGuire, in
all discussions about budget
cuts Deputy Joe Herrick’s
presence on campus has
never been a topic.
Deputy Herrick has been
walking the “campus beat” for
two years now, and says he
loves it.
“I hope to be here for many
years to come,” he said. “This
is one of the most rewarding
jobs because I go home each
night knowing that I am help-
ing people.”
The campus officer is the
lynch pin that allows good
information exchange between
students, administration and
law enforcement vital to main-
taining proactive intervention
before situations get out of
hand. And proactive interven-
tion requires honesty and can-
dor among the student popula-
tion.
“Campus officers are peo-
ple the kids can trust …
because they care. (And so)
students are willing to come
forward with information
before there is escalation,”
said Steve Williams, director
of personnel services of
Roseville Joint Union High
School District.
Sergeant John Weaver over-
sees the officers assigned to
the high school campuses.
“In all the dramatic
instances of violence we see
in the news, always you learn
that someone had knowledge
prior to the act, but didn’t say
anything about it.
Campus officers are trying
to gain that type of knowledge
early so that appropriate inter-
vention can occur before there
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 PRODUCE,
Kristin
STORY BY
Withrow
he Flower Farm Inn is a
T locally owned nursery,
coffee house, bed and
breakfast and event center that is
a wonderful surprise for all who
discover it. Tucked away at the
corner of Auburn Folsom and
Horseshoe Bar roads, it is less
than 10 minutes north of Granite
Bay. This once small farm has
grown into a modern, yet cozy,
place for a quick morning visit,
or an overnight stay.
The land was purchased by
Granite Bay residents John and
Annie Bowler from Mark
Leonard, who discovered and
registered the first “Sweet
Dreams” coreopsis on the prop-
erty. The Bowlers expanded
upon Leonard’s horticultural
acuity when they purchased the
property, which is still zoned to
be used for farming purposes.
The nursery has become far
more than a working farm, fea-
turing a charming water wheel
pump house and walking paths
with a wide array of plant speci-
mens arranged to allow wander-
ing visitors to learn about plant
groupings, growing conditions
and mature specimen sizes.
Free classes are offered on
weekends to help the public
learn gardening techniques such
as composting and organic gar-
dening. In addition, the nursery
proprietor Sheri Fischer is a
master gardener and landscape
architect who is happy to share
her knowledge and advice for
visitors deciding on landscape
plantings.
During the height of summer,
local gardeners supply the
Flower Farm with fresh vegeta-
bles, such as a variety of heir-
loom tomatoes and squash, as
well as fresh fruit for purchase
at the nursery.
The nursery is adjacent to the
Coffee House, a charming café,
which boasts a full espresso bar,
freshly made pastries, sandwich-
es prepared to order and fresh
salads. The Coffee House
stresses the use of local, season-
al ingredients for its food offer-
ings. The menu changes with
the availability of local ingredi-
ents, and it is common to find
surprising treats such as freshly
prepared peach pie, pasta salads
with locally grown vegetables,
meat loaf sandwiches or home-
made cookies.
“We just look at what we
have and find a use for it in the
10 Granite Bay View | August 2008
FLOWERS AND COFFEE FOUND AT INN
Coffee House offerings,” said
Fischer, adding “sometimes we
get requests for dishes as well.”
The Coffee House’s lovely
ambience, with stamped con-
crete floors, sunny wall color
and offerings from paintings to
jewelry all created by local
artists allows visitors to relax.
Guests are invited to linger
inside or out, sit and play a
game of chess or checkers, or
catch up on work with free Wi-
Fi service.
“It’s got a home away from
home atmosphere,” said local
resident Marie Smith, who fre-
quently meets up with friends at
the Coffee House to enjoy the
fresh coffee while they catch up
on the week’s events. Others
stop by to play guitar on the out-
side patio, or refresh themselves
during a weekend bike ride.
Just past the nursery and
Coffee House, through a young
citrus orchard, rests the Event
Barn and the Inn. This charm-
ing country inn offers three cot-
tages, each with antique furnish-
ing, fine linens, immaculate
baths (some with sumptuous
soaking tubs), and coffee serv-
ice. In addition, guests may stay
in one of three upstairs rooms of
the original farmhouse, circa
1904. The farmhouse has been
lovingly restored in a cozy cot-
tage style in keeping with its ori-
gins. Downstairs, guests may
lounge in the living room, dine
with other visitors, host a private
luncheon in the dining room, or
relax on the cheerful sun porch.
Beautiful, mature gardens sur-
round the farmhouse and offer
several venues for outdoor
events. The innkeeper Sheila
Chilton noted several private
areas that comfortably accom-
modate large garden parties,
family reunions or even small
weddings.
“People will rent the whole
farmhouse for special events,”
Chilton said.
The Event Barn offers a large
scale hosting facility that com-
fortably accommodates up to
240 guests inside and includes a
full commercial kitchen for
catered functions. Guests may
make use of a list of recom-
mended caterers offered by the
Flower Farm or bring their own
licensed caterer. The Event
Barn is complete with a bridal
turret dressing area for a bride
and bridesmaids to gather for
final preparations before a cere-
mony. High exposed wood
beamed ceilings, large iron
scroll chandeliers and antique
leaded glass windows create an
elegant backdrop for any occa-
sion.
The Coffee House at the
Flower Farm Inn, above, offers
fresh menu selections from
locally grown produce to a full
espresso bar. Left, local resi-
dents Russ, left, and Dana
Miller select fresh produce
from the vegetable cart.
PHOTOS BY KRISTIN WITHROW/
GRANITE BAY VIEW
The Flower Farm Inn, with
its nursery, Coffee House,
Event Barn and private gar-
dens is a lovely place to visit.
Whether you seek a peaceful
morning stroll with a freshly
prepared scone and a latte, a
full weekend retreat or a large
scale catered event, the Flower
Farm is a must-see location.
– The Flower Farm Inn is
located at 4150 Auburn
Folsom Road in Loomis. To
preview the Inn and learn
more, visit their Web site at
www.flowerfarminn.com.
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 AN INHERITED PASSION
FATHER AND SON DUO HAVE
150,000-PIECE LEGO COLLECTION

Lauren
STORY BY

Weber
he Sears Tower, World Trade

T Center and the Chrysler

Building have been relocated.
These magnificent architectural
masterpieces can now be found in
Granite Bay, the Lego version that
is.
Welcome to the Russell resi-
dence. Where not only is it home to
a 150,000 Lego piece collection, but
it’s also where an entire room of the
house is devoted to the colorful
building blocks, in what is called
the Lego Room.
As a child, John Russell played
with Legos and eventually passed
his passion and collection on to his
son, Alex.
At age 2 , Alex’s Lego love
began. Some of this first pieces
were from his father’s collection
years back. It started with playing
and turned into building plans and
scaled skyscrapers by the age of 5.
Now, at 11 years old, Alex and
John have a collection worth about
$15,000, about 60 Lego creations
and a lot of bragging rights.
Alex said many of his friends col-
lect and play with Legos too, but
none have as large of a collection as
he does, and not to mention a room
devoted to the toy – most only have
a couple bins full of the building
blocks.
The Lego Room, with aircrafts
dangling from the ceiling and stored
Lego pieces in bins by color and
size, is full of famous buildings
sorted by city, a replica of their for-
mer house in Gold River and build-
ings that Alex and John designed
themselves.
“It was originally a studio, but
not anymore,” Alex said with a
smile.
Although the room is filled with
some designs from Lego kits, Alex
estimates about 60 percent of the
creations are from their own
many pieces are needed.
John said he orders Lego pieces
by the thousands mostly from
www.bricklink.com, where “a bunch
of Lego nuts” buy kits, tear them
down and sell the pieces.
John’s electrical engineering
background comes into play with
each Lego creation, and so does
Alex’s drive to become an engineer
Eleven-year-old
or architect when he grows up. That, Alex Russell began
coupled with the appeal of Legos, his Lego collection
has kept Alex’s interest in the toy at the age of 2.
for almost 10 years. Above, he shares
“Most of the other toys, he gets his collection with
fellow fifth-graders
bored with them quick,” John said. at Ridgeview
“That’s something I don’t see with Elementary
Legos.” School. His collec-
And Alex agrees. Creations can tion includes the
be built, destroyed and rebuilt. Twin Towers, the
Sears Tower, the
“You can build pretty much any- Chrystler Building
thing you want,” Alex said. “You’re and many others.
not limited to a toy design someone Right, Russell
else designed. My goal each year is stands with his col-
to build something huge without lection in the Lego
instruction.” Room within his
Granite Bay home.
The Twin Towers Alex built as a
tribute to Sept. 11 totals 10,000 PHOTOS COURTESY OF
pieces. The Sears Tower took the
JOHN RUSSELL

designs. longest – about a month from start

From photos of John’s trips, Alex
and John have designed duplicates –
one brick equals 11 ½ feet – by
using the building’s specifications
online. From there, the building
design is implemented into a com-
puter program and next comes an
Excel spreadsheet that breaks it
down by floor and tells them how
to finish – an 11-foot long red
bridge is the largest and the
Chrysler Building was the hardest
because of the terraced crown.
The most recent creation is the
General Electric building in
Rockefeller Center and on top of the
to-do list is the Conde’ Nast build-
ing in New York City.
Before school
was dismissed for the summer Alex
brought his collection to Ridgeview
Elementary School to show his fel-
low fifth-graders and the neighbor-
ing Oakhills School students.
“I did a presentation about the
height and brick amount in each
building to all of the fifth grade
class,” Alex said.
Tons of “ohs” and “ahs,” “oh my
gosh” and “no way” from students
were heard as they witnessed how
one Granite Bay boy has turned a
four days a week pastime to the
envy of many of his friends and
classmates.

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 BIG
NEW BOUTIQUE CARRIES
HARD-TO-FIND LABELS
Lauren
STORY BY
Weber
or women longing for
F fashion found in the
celebrity driven Los
Angeles, good news has
arrived to their nearby
neighborhood.
Street Savvy Boutique,
bordering Granite Bay and
Roseville at Sierra College
Boulevard, opened its doors
in May and caters to the
women searching for hard-
to-find designer brands typi-
cally found in Las Vegas and
Los Angeles.
Owner Shelly Whitton
opened up shop for just that
reason – to give women who
find their designer duds
online a place to shop local-
ly. With the boutique’s ele-
gant and glamorous design,
it seems fitting to only sell
the best.
Three dressing rooms are
draped with a brown tex-
tured fabric, open cabinets
(designed by Whitton) house said with a laugh, looking
jewelry, accessories and jew- back at when she stayed
eled cell phone cases while
dark fluffy chairs invite hus-
bands and boyfriends to rest ly customer service orient-
while women try on clothes. ed” is how Whitton
Whitton said the two
things she’s good at
and enjoys are
clothes and interior INSIDE
design. With the
opening Street
B USINESS
Savvy Boutique she
was able to combine both
passions. She designed the
entire store interior from
colors and accessories to the Johnson dresses are draped
white decorative ceiling tiles
and the lingerie dresser. She
also plans to take her cre-
ativity to the next level by
launching her own handbag
and belt company that will
be sold at the store soon,
once it’s patented.
Before opening the shop,
Whitton was a stay-at-home
mom who knew she wanted
to eventually open up a bou-
tique.
“I always wanted to,” she
said. “It was a matter of tim-
ing.”
Now that her children are
older, she thought the time
was right to start planning.
12 Granite Bay View | August 2008
CITY BRANDS AVAILABLE LOCALLY
“I just shopped a lot,” she
home with her kids.
“Upscale and really, real-
describes her bou-
tique. “It’s more
contemporary,
edgy,” she said.
A rack of
Twisted Heart
swimwear is placed
by the store entrance, Ed
Hardy, a brand with tattoo-
like influence, and Betsy
What:
Street Savvy Boutique
Where:
Granite Bay Pavilions, 9205 Sierra
College Blvd., Suite 120, Roseville
Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Info:
781-6999 or www.streetsavvybou-
tique.com
on hangers by the dressing
rooms.
With all the brand names
the boutique carries, it’s
hard for employees to pick
just one. Although Whitton
admits Betsy Johnson may
be her favorite, Angie
Weaver, the store manager,
said she has a favorite item
from each label, but couldn’t
commit to one favorite
brand.
Weaver has been friends
with Whitton for about four
years and was encouraging
the boutique’s start from the
get go.
“There’s nothing else
around. You have to go all
the way to Sacramento,”
Weaver said. “We carry a lot
of designers and lines that
nobody else carries.”
Because of her attraction
to clothing, Weaver said
she’s loved working at the
boutique.
“It’s a great place.
Shelly’s got great taste,” she
said, adding, “I love clothes
and I love shopping.”
Whitton said the shop’s
location in the new Granite
Bay Pavilions development
has been successful – many
customers also visit the
Street Savvy
Boutique
owner Shelly
Whitton, above
left, stands with
Angie Weaver,
store manager.
The shop
opened in May
and carries
hard-to-find
designer
clothes, acces-
sories and
swimwear.
PHOTOS BY TIM LLOYD/
GRANITE BAY VIEW
dessert.
neighboring stores before or With the shop’s abun-
after shopping at her bou-
dance of designer clothing
tique. Tucked in between
and so much to offer local
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many women will log
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“offline” and visit the bou-
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designer clothing and
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 GREGORY’S LEGACY
(organized and continue run-
GRANITE BAYCOUPLE HAS ning the foundation) is my
RAISED MILLIONS IN HONOR son’s legacy. He may have
had a short life of four years
OF THEIR SON but he can still do some-
thing to fight this disease.
We want his life and the dis-
Jamie
STORY BY
ing the doctors what the dis-
ease was exactly doing to
his son’s brain?
“They told us they didn’t
know,” Greg said. “We asked
them, who is doing research
on this disease, and we

ease to be a more positive could tell by their body lan-

Trump thing and we have the ability guage that the answer was
and the motivation to do it.” nobody. So here we are deal-
fter losing their son Shortly before their son’s ing with a rare, orphan dis-

A to Gaucher disease,
Greg and Deborah
Macres worked hard to pre-
serve their little boy’s mem-
ory and keep his legacy
alive.
In the process, the
Granite Bay couple has
raised more than $1.5 mil-
lion, attracted the attention
of doctors and families bat-
tling the same disease
worldwide and helped fund
research that will help at
least 26 other lysosomal dis-
eases.
This was all accom-
plished through the
Children’s Gaucher Research
Fund, a nonprofit organiza-
tion incorporated in 1999 to
honor their son’s life and
find a cure for the disease
that took him.
“I would have preferred
to not have lost a child …
but the thing is it happened,”
said Greg. “The reason we
Deborah Macres, left, Greg Macres and Bobbie DeFacci at the 2008 Conference. DeFacci lost her
2-year-old son Joey DeFacci to Gaucher disease in 1996.
first birthday, little Gregory,
was diagnosed with Gaucher
disease Type 3. Gaucher
(pronounced go-shay) dis-
ease is a rare inherited meta-
bolic disorder whereby the
body cannot rid itself of
worn out red and white
blood cells, which begin to
store in the liver, spleen,
bone marrow and sometimes
the heart and lungs. In chil-
dren’s cases, all of the above
symptoms exist, but the dis-
ease is also characterized by
such neurological signs as
strabismus, ocular motor
apraxia, and problems with
breathing, swallowing,
motor skills and balance.
Speech and cognitive devel-
opments can also be
delayed.
According to statistics,
the disease occurs in 1 in
100,000 births.
When he was first diag-
nosed, Greg remembers ask-
ease.”
At age 4, their son
received a bone marrow
transplant. Ten days later he
died on April 13, 1997.
“At Gregory’s memorial,
people were writing out
checks for research and we
quickly set up the fund for
that,” Greg explained.
The couple and their old-
est child, daughter Ashley
Rose, 6 at the time of her
brother’s death, moved from
the Bay Area to Granite Bay
in 1998. The fund was incor-
porated into a nonprofit the
following year.
“Our goal is very simple:
To raise money for Gaucher
research and to find a cure,
period,” Greg said.
The research funded by
the Macres’ foundation has
had overlapping benefits on
a host of other lysosomal
diseases that affect the
brain, such as Parkinson’s
COURTESY
Gregory Macres, on his first day of pre-school. Gregory died at
4-years-old of Gaucher disease, Type 3.
and possibly Alzheimer’s.
“All of a sudden, our
scope got bigger,” Greg said.
“The research we are fund-
ing can be used to research
the cause of 26 other dis-
eases. It kind of went from
this small orphan disease to
this bigger and broader
scale.”
The Macres run the foun-
dation from its “world head-
quarters,” or their home
office, Greg explains with a
chuckle. He and his wife
don’t get paid for their work
and promise that 100 per-
cent of all donations go
toward research to find a
cure.
“We do have expenses,
but we pay for them,” Greg
said. “If I’m going to ask
my friends, my colleagues,
everyone I know to donate
to this, I want to make sure
100 percent of it is going to
research. I don’t think
there’s a charity out there
that can say that.”
Money is raised through
fundraisers, like Florin High
School’s Awake-A-Thon
that’s raised $50,000 in the
past five years, and the
Gregory Austin Macres
Memorial Golf Tournament
that was held at a Bay Area
golf course. In June Greg
was still talking with former
Sacramento King Vlade
COURTESY
Divac about hosting a sec-
ond fund-raising event this
summer.
But the donations Greg
says he’s most proud of are
the personal ones.
“The most amazing thing
is the people who just pitch
in and help with things,”
Greg said. “People send us
$30, $50 and $100. We
never thought it would be so
successful.”
“Gregory’s legacy has
been a focus for a cure,”
adds Susan Nelson, who
does public relations work
for the foundation.
The Macres currently live
in the Hidden Lakes com-
munity of Granite Bay with
Ashley Rose, now 17, their
adopted children, son
Matthew, 9, and sisters
Victoria, 7, and Nicole, 6,
and the family pets, a dog
named Chassa and a cat
named George.
Eleven years after little
Gregory’s death, the couple
is still as dedicated as ever
in finding a cure and honor-
ing their son’s memory.
“It’s my nonpaying job,”
said Greg, an executive for
Coldwell Banker.
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to make a donation, visit
www.childrensgaucher.org.

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 WILLIAM JESSUP INTRO-
PERFECT STORM DUCES WOMEN’S
VOLLEYBALL COACH
Staff
Report
erry Stafford has guided

T girls volleyball teams

from three different area
high schools to Section cham-
pionships. But there won’t be a
fourth run at a title, at least not
at the prep level.
The highly successful
coach takes on a new chal-
lenge this fall at William
Jessup University, where he
has been named the women’s
COURTESY
head coach. Challenges are
nothing unusual for Stafford,
Congratulations to the Eureka Storm, U-13 Boys Champions at the Pro-Am Sand Soccer who built premiere programs COURTESY
Tournament 2008. From left, Coach Nick Perjanik, Conor Ingersoll, Matt Berry, Tyler at the high school level at
Johnson, Armin Anderson, Michael Gezi, Kenny Griffin, Jack Dockham, Zach Boyle, Joey WJU women’s volleyball coach
Granite Bay, Golden Sierra Terry Stafford recently held
Perjanik, Brandon Freitas and Coach Armin Anderson.
and Bear River. the same position at Granite
He has spent more than Bay High School.
three decades coaching high
school athletes in various William Jessup players.

www.granitebayview.com sports, with volleyball being

his first choice and attention.
“Although I’ve really
enjoyed coaching high school
volleyball, I’m very excited
about this change and getting
“Our returning players have
a great attitude and are work-
ing real hard to improve,” he
said. “We have some good
players returning and some
kids coming in who are strong

REAL ESTATE LOANS the opportunity to lead a

University program,” said
Stafford, who lives in Auburn
and will remain a faculty
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players with a lot of experi-
ence. I think we all look for-
ward to the challenge of build-
ing the program together. I’m
hoping to do the same thing at
William Jessup that I was able
to accomplish at the high
school level.”
At Granite Bay, Stafford
inherited another challenge,
taking over a youthful program
in 2001. He guided the
Grizzlies to not only their first
league title in 2003, but also
its inaugural Section champi-
onship in 2004. A second title
eluded Granite Bay this year in
the Section playoffs when it
lost to eventual Section cham-
pions St. Francis.
Born and raised in Auburn,
Stafford graduated from Chico
State in 1978 with a degree in
physical education/health.
Stafford has been married
to Lori Stafford for 30 years,
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league coach of the year sever-
al times. “A lot of coaches are
already recommending their
players to me. I already have
players looking to come to
Jessup for 2009 and 2010.”
The influx of new talent
will help, but Stafford is not
discounting the returning
Chico State University. The
couple have four children,
Timothy, Maryanne, Michael
and Colleen. Believing in
“family,” Stafford hopes to
bring a family atmosphere to
his new team, where athletes
“care about and take care of
each other, on and off the
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NETWORKING
ore than 10 years ago
M one of the peers of
my oldest child
showed up at our home with
an open can of beer he had
been drink-
ing. He had
found a small
supply of PARENT
beer stored in FACTOR
his parents’ BY
garage. We JOANNA
took the beer
from him and
JULLIEN
dumped it
down the
drain. Then my husband and I
told him that we would not
call his parents, but we would
walk him home so he could
tell his parents about what
happened – and we advised
him that we would not leave
his house until he did. Our
aim was not to punish him; we
wanted to help him start the
conversation, and assure his
parents that we
would appreciate
the same courtesy
were it our own
child caught drink-
ing alcohol in their
presence. The par-
ents were very
appreciative and
there was no linger-
ing anxiety about
the incident. The right people
said the correct things to one
another, our children learned a
lesson, and we all moved on.
I share this anecdote
because this is a type of “cus-
todial networking” among par-
ents that is increasingly
important with the social
norms our children encounter
today – and yet it is not wide-
ly practiced. When done cor-
rectly, sharing information
about what is going on with
our children can create a safe-
ty net desperately needed
because they are by design
subject to poor choices (their
frontal lobe in the brain
responsible for good judgment
is not yet fully developed).
And yet we often explain poor
choices, turn our heads, and/or
keep secrets for fear that our
own child will feel the retribu-
tion at school for having a
parent that speaks the truth
about what is going on once a
risky choice has been
revealed.
Often we are seriously con-
vinced that our own children
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How Should I Manage
My Retirement Plan?

E mployer-sponsored retirement plans are more valuable than ever.

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retirement. Distributions from a tax-deferred retirement plan,
such as a 401(k) plan, are taxed as ordinary income and may be subject
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 SAVOR SACRAMENTO’S
STORY BY
Sheri
Hitchings
ummer is an adventurous
S time to savor the opportu-
nities of our friendly neigh-
bor, downtown Sacramento.
Well known as the “Gateway
to the Gold Fields,” luckily for
us, it is only a short ride away
and convenient to explore. Delve
into its history, seek out some
tours, visit the hot spots and par-
take in its sporting opportunities.
Sound like something savoring
for summer? Let’s get started.
History begins at the Capitol
where you can watch incredible
films,
take a
DAYTRIPPER fabu-
lous
tour
and walk the beautiful grounds.
Or you may want to discover
some interesting revelations with
the Hysterical Walks and Rides,
www.hystericalwalks.com, or
join the Downtown History
Tours without the hysterics,
www.downtownsac.org.
Then off to Old Town
Sacramento, where the wooden
boardwalks and cobblestone
streets bring you back to the
golden days. Go ahead, splurge
on a horse-drawn carriage ride,
www.oldsacramento.com, and
watch the friendly policemen on
horseback. For memories and
laughs, have an old-fashioned
family photograph taken.
If walking is your passion,
don’t miss the beautiful and live-
ly waterfront. From June through
August, the Historical Walking
Tour is offered. For lunch, grab a
bite to eat at the entertaining
Joe’s Crab Shack, www.joescrab-
shack.com, or visit the Riverboat
Delta King where you can also
later enjoy dinner and theatre.
Not to miss is the Living History
Days, www.oldscramentoliv-
inghistory.com.
Our local area has ample
opportunities for kids including a
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trip to Sutter’s Fort, www.parks.-
SUMMER
ca.gov, Sacramento Zoo,
www.saczoo.com, Scandia
Family Fun Center for miniature
golf, www.scandiafamily-
fun.com, and especially the
Central Pacific Railroad passen-
ger station and California State
Railroad Museum at Old
Sacramento State Historic Park.
On weekends, from April
through September, take the
Sacramento Southern Railroad
excursion, www.californiastat- The Delta King
riverboat in Old
erailroadmuseum.org.
Town
For a relaxing river cruise Sacramento
and brunch, lunch and sightsee- offers locals and
ing try Sacramento Yacht visitors dinner
Charters, www.sacramentoy- and theatre on
achtcharters.com, or travel and the river.
dine on the Sacramento River
SHERI HITCHINGS/
Train, www.sacramentoriver-
train.com. For some spectator
sports, remember Sacramento is California State Fair Aug. 15 to musicians and singers, shop- Oaks,
the home of the Kings, River Sept. 1, www.calexpo.com, at ping and dining, it’s definitely www.slocum-house.com, or the
Cats and Monarch basketball Cal. Expo in Sacramento, the the place to be. If you can’t special Flower Farm Inn in
teams. Close to Sacramento, air- lighted boat parade, www.old- wait that long, enjoy Old Loomis on Auburn Folsom
plane enthusiasts can discover sacramento.com, at Old Ironsides “Old I,” www.the- Road.
McClellan Air Force Museum Sacramento (date to be oldirsonsides.com. For an additional dining
where relics of the past can be announced) and the Fiesta Now, last but not least, choice, try Sequoia, voted “the
explored or witness Mather Italiana, www.italian.net, on here’s some ideas for a roman- best restaurant” in Placerville,
Field’s California Capital Air Aug. 2. tic weekend. www.sequoiaplacerville.com,
Show, www.californiacapitalair- If you thrive on a weekend Voted “most romantic” or Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse,
show.com. of varied venues, musical sen- place for dinig pleasure, dis- www.ruthschris.com, which is
Enjoy theatre, www.bstreet- sations, incredibly talented cover Slocum House in Fair located at the Galleria mall.
theatre.org, at the B Street
Theatre Family Series, Delta
King Dinner Theatre,
www.deltaking.com, and
Sacramento Theatre, www.sac-
theatre.org. Music and films are
provided at the historic Crest
Theatre, www.thecrest.com, and
wide screen spectaculars keep
your attention at Esquire IMAX
Theatre, www.imax.com/sacra-
mento.
For events and award-winning
restaurants, check out www.dis-
covergold.org or www.sacramen-
ties.com. Some favorites are The
Firehouse Restaurant, Esquire
Bar and Grill, www.esquiregrill.-
com, 85-year-old Espanol Italian
Restaurant, Sacramento’s oldest
Italian restaurant and lounge and
California Fat’s Asia Grill,
www.fatsrestaurants.com.
Dates to remember are the
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2009, Excelsior and Eureka,
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and Ridgeview schools.
According to Jerri Davis,
president of the Eureka Union
School District Board, the dis-
trict is facing declining enroll-
ment.
“We recognized we cannot
sustain our current program.
So we decided this was an
opportunity to reinvent our-
selves,” she said.
The EUSD has considered
the possibility of opening a
charter or magnet school at
one of the closed sites. Mc-
Carty said as of this writing,
the district is considering the
possibility of launching the
magnet program as a main-
stream pilot in the open sites.
“This would allow us to
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Thus far EUSD has been
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kindergarten through third
grade sites, and 30:1 for the
fourth through eighth grade
sites. The schools’ closings
and consolidation will save
the district more than
$900,000 annually.
Another major change
includes incorporating sixth
grade into the junior high
campuses, making the elemen-
tary configurations K-5 sites.
The circumstances for the
high school district pose a dif-
ferent challenge. The district
currently operates five high
schools: Oakmont, Roseville,
Granite Bay, Woodcreek and
Antelope, which is opening in
the fall of 2008 with a fresh-
man and sophomore class.
More than 9,000 students are
enrolled throughout the dis-
trict – with very dynamic
demands for resource manage-
ment. The high schools have
been built to accommodate
1,500-1,600 students and
portables have been employed
to expand capacity for peak
enrollment periods.
Tony Monetti, RJUHSD
Superintendent said the high
school district is still experi-
encing increased enrollment,
with a new community on the
horizon and the high schools
at this point in time are over-
crowded. While Monetti antic-
ipates a dip in enrollment
foreshadowed by EUSD
schools, the high schools are
operating above core facility
capacity at this time so a
decline in enrollment can be
absorbed.
While the high school dis-
trict has implemented 10 per-
cent budget cuts, $2.2 million
was utilized from reserves in
order to withstand reduced
revenues from the state and
maintain current service lev-
els. All programs have re-
mained intact including the
International Baccalaureate,
performing arts, advanced
placement and the new engi-
neering lab at Antelope.
RJUHSD has maintained the
student to teacher ratio at
27:1, and there were no lay-
offs.
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SCHOOL SUCCESS
ith school right around your effort on your___.” As you

W the corner, here are

some suggestions for
review school work, recognize
the positive first and then
stepping off on the right foot for encouragingly provide sugges-
a successful year. tions for improvement as needed,
■ Set goals and expecta- trying not to be overly critical.
tions ■ Be a cheerleader for your
Think about your child’s abil- child’s school
ities and plan appropriate goals, Volunteer. If you work, help
incorporating your child’s ideas in other ways to let your child
as well. Create lists of your know you think school is impor-
child’s strengths and weaknesses; tant. Show you are interested in
develop a plan for how to the classroom/school-wide activ-
strengthen ities and special
weaknesses. Jot days. Get
down questions BACK TO involved and
for your child’s SCHOOL speak positively
teacher. about your feel-
■ Develop BY ings and experi-
good habits SHERI ences.
and routines HITCHINGS Keep the
Good sleep is teacher well
a must. When a informed about
child is overloaded with outside problems, as working together
school responsibilities and too not only helps make things run
little sleep, it is difficult to func- smoothly, it shows your child
tion. Set an appropriate bedtime you are a cohesive team.
and stick to it. Plan for an after Very importantly, take the
school snack and homework time to find out the proper dress
routine. As an incentive, reward code, rules, attendance proce-
your child’s responsible behav- dures, discipline policies and
iors. Remember, success is understand what your child is
attainable when homework and learning. If you have concerns
reading is a family priority. about codes, rules and policies,
■ Getting an “A” starts discuss them with the principal.
with attitude ■ Build the body and the
Express your enthusiasm for brain
the new school year; it is conta- Daily exercise and some par-
gious. Being a prerequisite, if ticipation in sports are important
you suspect negativity, talk about as well as wonderful opportuni-
it. Learning may be hard work, ties for family bonding. Allow
but it is also a wonderful experi- your child to be a part of the
ence with positive rewards. decision making process.
Discuss what pleasures you ■ Teach organization
had/have while learning and Keep a daily schedule of
even sometimes overcoming responsibilities in a prominent
something that was difficult. place and have your child check
Search the Web for strategies for off responsibilities when com-
learning and studying. If you pleted. Place homework in the
find yourself getting frustrated same location everyday so it
or unable to help without criti- doesn’t get lost. Make decisions
cizing or nagging, ask your about what to wear the night
child’s teacher for ideas. before school so that last minute
■ Be prepared decisions won’t cause the child
Be sure your child has a to start the day off in a bad
healthy breakfast as children mood.
without breakfast inevitably run ■ Be a slue
out of steam before lunch, Look for significant warning
affecting attitude and work. signs and listen to your own
Investigate nutritious snacks that hunches about any changes in
improve brain power. Discuss attitude or behavior in your
not sharing lunch food or snacks child. Solutions are most effec-
or your child may end up with tive when you thoughtfully
no energy for learning in the brainstorm after studying all of
afternoon. the facts.
■ A little loving goes a long Have a great school year!
way
Leave a little note in the – Sheri Hitchings is a Granite
lunch bag or your child’s pocket. Bay resident and former educa-
A smile as broad as a sailboat tor, principal, educational con-
appears when a child pulls out sultant and student teacher
your signed note and reads, “I supervisor committed to pursu-
love you ____. Have a wonder- ing excellence in education.
ful day.” Or “I am so proud of

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