December 18, 2015 - North County Messenger

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Majority of Co-Ops Have
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“Written by the people, for the people”
Volume 2 • Issue 24
Serving North Highlands, Antelope, Foothill Farms and Sacramento County
REWARDS FOR
DOING BORING
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Join the Baby Basket Drive
Donations Needed for New Moms at Sacramento Life Center
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - As
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POPPOFF!
with Mary Jane Popp
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WHY BABY JESUS
WAS BORN AT
CHRISTMAS
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local women and teens spend the holidays preparing to become new moms
in the coming year, the Sacramento Life
Center is holding its annual Baby Basket
Drive through Dec. 31st so it can continue to provide a basket of needed items
to every patient who gives birth in 2016.
Donations can be made online at www.
saclife.org. Gifts can be made in any
increment, but a donation of $50 buys
one basket, which includes formula, diapers, newborn clothes, pacifiers, and
more.
“Our patients may come in for a pregnancy test, but they leave with a strong
support system and resources,” said
Marie Leatherby, executive director. “We
want to encourage women and teen girls
and their partners that they are capable
of caring for a child, and we understand
the hurdles that they often face—sometimes as simple as wondering if they will
be able to afford diapers. These baby
baskets give new moms a boost of confidence and needed supplies.”
The Sacramento Life Center’s
mission is to offer compassion, support, resources, and free medical
care to women and couples facing an
unplanned or unsupported pregnancy.
The Sacramento Life Center’s licensed
Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic includes a
primary clinic and two Mobile Medical
Clinics that provide all services for free,
including pregnancy tests, STD tests,
ultrasounds, peer counseling for men
and women, education, and resource
referrals. The nonprofit also offers a
school-based teen education program,
a 24-hour hotline and a program for
women seeking support after having an
abortion. For more information about
the Sacramento Life Center’s Sac Valley
Pregnancy Clinic, visit www.svpclinic.
com. For more information about the
Sacramento Life Center or to make a
donation, visit www.saclife.org.
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It is critical that
“our
first priority
is to keep America
safe—that is why
I voted today for a
bill to ensure that all
Syrian refugees are
thoroughly vetted.
”
A Sacramento Life Center client receives a baby basket shortly before giving birth in early 2015. The
center is running its annual Baby Basket Drive this month. Photo courtesy Sacramento Life Center
The Ring Joyous Bells! concert is a holiday tradition for music lovers of all ages. Photo courtesy Northminster Presbyterian Church
holiday season provides an
opportunity to help others on
Dec. 20th at 4 p.m. with an
afternoon of traditional holiday music as celebrated by Bel
Tempo, a community handbell
choir sponsored by Northminster
Presbyterian Church. This year’s
concert benefits the Sacramento
Children’s Home, a nonprofit
Bera Statement
on Syrian Refugee
Screening Bill
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D.
released the following statement after voting for H.R. 4038,
the American Security Against
Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act. The
bill requires the Department of
Homeland Security to verify that
each refugee entering the United
States has undergone a background
check to ensure they are not a security threat.
“It is critical that our first priority is to keep America safe—that
is why I voted today for a bill to
ensure that all Syrian refugees are
thoroughly vetted. However, we
can’t let the terrorists win and influence who we are as Americans. Our
country has always been a place for
those fleeing violence or oppression and we must stay true to those
values. This additional screening
step will ensure that we know those
coming into the country are not a
security threat.”
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December 18, 2015
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) -
Ringing Bells Joyously for a Children’s Charity
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agency dedicated to caring for
our community’s most vulnerable children and families.
The concert is a holiday tradition for music lovers of all ages.
The concert, titled Ring Joyous
Bells!, will feature traditional
and Latin carols. In addition to
handbell music, Bel Tempo will
be joined by a soloist on English
horn and a variety of percussion
instruments. Audience members
will have a chance to try their
skills with hand chimes and join
in carol sing-a-longs.
Northminster is located at
3235 Pope Avenue. The afternoon of music is free. A freewill
offering will be taken at the end
of the concert with all donations
going to benefit the Sacramento
Children’s Home. For more
information, call (916) 487-5192
or visit northminsteronline.org.
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Color Fun Fest 5K Runs
Through Sacramento
Story and photos
by Anne Stokes
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ple came from all over
Sacramento and beyond to
have a fun and colorful time
on the evening of Saturday,
February 28th at the Color
Fun Fest fun run. Hosted at
Cal Expo, the family-friendly
event featured daytime and
nighttime 5K fun runs, food
trucks, copious amounts of
neon-colored powders at several color stations, and high
voltage black lights once the
sun went down.
“Color Fun Fest is about
coming out and having an
amazing time with your family. We’re a family throwing
family events. We want people to get off the couch, we
want kids to put down the
video games, we want kids
to come out here and have
an amazing, epic time,” said
Fun Director Jamie Leibert.
Gage Fernandez (9) of
Sacramento did just that.
Fernandez convinced his
family to come out and
run in celebration of his
recent birthday. And what
was his favorite part of the
race? Being color-bombed,
of course. “I loved it!” he
exclaimed. “I liked how at
the paint stations people
would just grab [color] and
throw it at you.”
The non-competitive 5K
run was well-suited for families and runners of all ability
levels. “Everybody’s a winner. There’s no first place or
last place, there’s no clocks,
it’s just laid back,” said
Leibert. “It’s a safe course,
it’s a safe environment. Get
out there and have a good
time!”
of Lodi
Kristen Silvan (left) and Kylie Silvan
Julie Pineda of Elk Grove Top photo:
just before the start of
add some color to their outfits
came out for an evening the Color Fun Fest 5K fun run at Cal Expo. Left photo:
Reone of Paradise
of fun with her friends and Ginny Harrison (left) and RachelleRun
held at Cal Expo.
ran in the daytime 5K Color Fun
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Double Play!
March 13, 2015
Two Dozen
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D.
represents Sacramento County.
Born and raised in California, Bera
is a physician and the only Indian
American currently serving in
Congress. He’s fighting to rebuild
an economy that works for middle class families and to reduce
our country’s debt in a responsible way. One of Bera’s first acts in
Congress was to help lead the effort
to pass the No Budget No Pay Act,
which says if members of Congress
don’t pass a budget, they don’t get
paid. As a leader of the No Labels’
Problem Solvers, he’s working with
people from both parties to find
bipartisan solutions to our nation’s
challenges. He and his wife Janine
live in Elk Grove with their daughter Sydra. For more updates on
Rep. Bera follow @RepBera on
Twitter, like Congressman Bera on
Facebook, or visit http://www.bera.
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Fake Contractors
Nailed in Sting Op
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- Two separate undercover sting
operations conducted in Roseville
and Sacramento during the past
week by investigators from the
Contractors State License Board’s
(CSLB) Statewide Investigative
Fraud Team (SWIFT) netted 23
individuals for illegal contracting.
“It’s always important to call
or check CSLB’s website to make
sure the contractor you’re considering has a valid state contractor
license,” said CSLB Registrar
Cindi Christenson. “But during good weather there’s also an
increase in home improvement
projects and the number of illegal
contractors who put you at risk.”
CSLB investigators issued nine
misdemeanor citations during a
one-day sting on February 24th
at a home in North Sacramento.
The Sacramento County District
Attorney’s office and California
Highway Patrol assisted in the
operation. A different SWIFT
team cited 14 people for illegal
contracting on February 18th and
19th at a home near the Placer
County Fairgrounds with the
assistance of the Placer County
District Attorney’s Office.
sit
Investigators encountered situations that ran the gamut from
unfor
the good, to the bad, and, unfortunately, the ugly. The good: a
man caught in a previous sting
earned his license and became a
legitimate contractor. The bad: A
revoked licensee in Sacramento
tried to pass off his old license
number, and did not have the
required workers’ compensation
con
insurance. The ugly: A bogus contractor cited in CSLB’s Roseville
sting also showed up a few days
later at the Sacramento operation.
He was given an administrative
citation to go with the criminal
citation he received last week.
Investigators also confirmed
that two individuals cited on the
first day of the Roseville sting
were registered sex offenders.
In both Sacramento and
Roseville, SWIFT investigators
used craigslist.org, business cards,
print advertisements, and referrals to contact suspected illegal
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Originally from Eritrea in east
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winning the immigration lottery
which offers green cards to a
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With her move to the new
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December 18, 2015
Obamacare Co-Op Failures
Health Centers Receive Nearly
$7 Million for Outreach and Enrollment
Majority of Co-Ops Have Collapsed Over the Past Two Years
SACRAMENTO REGION,
CA (MPG) - Recently, the
President Barack Obama delivers a health care address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,
D.C., September 9, 2009. September 10, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- President Obama may be able
to veto attempts to repeal the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), but
the question is: can he forestall the
eventual collapse of Obamacare due
to financial mismanagement.
Recent news reports have focused
on the enormous economic pressure
under which Obamacare is operating, including the announcement
by regulators in New York that the
state’s Health Republic health care
co-op is under investigation.
Regulators there are looking
into charges that Health Republic
underreported its debt and that it
misrepresented its financial viability. The co-op is the largest of 23
such insurance providers that were
established across the U.S. under
the ACA. Thirteen of these co-ops,
including Health Republic, have
gone under over the past two years.
“It is estimated that the Health
Republic debacle will cost tax
payers $355 million. The Obama
administration provided an initial
$265 million for the establishment
of the co-op and then an additional
$90 million in emergency funding,”
according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature
American Citizens. “So much for
reducing health insurance costs.”
The co-ops were among the
Obamacare insurance companies
being touted as examples of the
success of the health care law in
providing the kind of competition
that would result in lower premiums across the board. Many of them
exceeded their enrollment projections and then they failed because
they got their customers by lowballing premiums, according to the
Wall Street Journal.
“You don’t have to be a bankruptcy specialist on par with Donald
Trump to understand that loading up
on clients who are consuming health
care but aren’t paying close to full
freight is unsustainable,” the Journal
explained in an article this week.
Weber pointed out that the country, as a whole, will feel the impact
of the collapse of the co-ops because
taxpayers are picking up the tab.
But those dependent on Obamacare
for health care coverage will be hit
the hardest because the co-op failures are, at least in part, responsible
for the spike in 2016 Obamacare
premiums.
“Of course, those who purchased
health care insurance from co-op
providers, particularly the poorest among them, will be hurt the
most, despite the claim that the ACA
would make health insurance affordable. In the case of New York’s
Health Republic, hundreds of thousands of policy holders were told on
Oct. 30th that they had just about a
month to find a new provider at new
rates.”
The Association of Mature
American Citizens [http://www.
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advocacy organization that takes its
marching orders from its members.
They act and speak on their behalf,
protecting their interests and offering a practical insight on how to best
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American Citizens Health Resources and
Services Administration
(HRSA) announced that
24 new California health
centers will receive
$1,803,287 in awards
for outreach and enrollment assistance through
the Health Insurance
Marketplace. These funds
will support health centers’
work in raising awareness
of affordable insurance
options and providing eligibility and enrollment
assistance to uninsured
residents in their communities. Open enrollment in the
Marketplace began on Nov.
1st, 2015 and runs through
Jan. 31st, 2016.
“Today’s awards build
upon the work health centers across the country have
done over the past three
years to help Californians
learn about and enroll in
affordable health insurance
coverage,” HRSA Acting
Administrator Jim Macrae
said. “With these funds,
California health centers
will be able to ramp up
efforts to reach the uninsured members of their
communities during Open
Enrollment.”
Nationwide, HRSA
announced approximately
$7 million in awards for
health center outreach and
enrollment assistance to 93
health centers. These awards
build on HRSA’s annual
$150 million national
investment in health center outreach and enrollment
activities. Since July 2013,
health centers have assisted
more than 12 million people
with their efforts to become
insured. Visit https://localhelp.healthcare.gov/ to find
out who is doing enrollment
in your community and
which ones have translation
services.
Health centers are
Central Neighborhood
Health Foundation, Los
Angeles, Ca; Community
Medical Wellness Centers
USA, Long Beach, Ca;
Complete Care Community
Health Center, Inc., Los
Angeles, Ca; Davis Street
Community Center Inc,
San Leandro, Ca; Harbor
Community Clinic, San
Pedro, Ca; Harmony
Health Medical Clinic And
Family Resource Center,
Marysville, Ca; Latino
Kids Health, Montebello,
Ca; Riverside County
Health System, Riverside,
Ca; Roads Foundation Inc,
Compton, Ca; Sac Health
System, San Bernardino,
Ca; San Diego American
Indian Health Center
Inc, San Diego, Ca; San
Fernando Community
Hospital, San Fernando,
Ca; Sierra Family Medical
Clinic Inc, Nevada City, Ca;
Southern California Medical
Center, Inc, El Monte,
Ca; St Anthony Medical
Centers, Los Angeles,
Ca; Tri-State Community
Healthcare Center, Needles,
Ca; Unicare Community
Health Center, Ontario, Ca;
Vietnamese Community Of
Orange County, Santa Ana,
Ca.
For the full list of award
winners and funding
amounts visit: http://bphc.
hrsa.gov/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/
outreachandenrollment/
fy16/index.html
For more information
about the Marketplace,
including information
about total costs of coverage, visit HealthCare.gov
or CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Or
call (800) 318-2596 (TTY
(855) 889-4325) for free,
confidential help enrolling. Translation services are
available.
Source: U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services H
community-based and
patient-directed organizations that serve populations
with limited access to health
care. They provide comprehensive, culturally
competent, quality primary health care services
to medically underserved
communities and vulnerable
populations.
Through outreach into
their communities and “in
reach” to their uninsured
patients, health centers are
helping consumers understand their coverage options,
learn what financial help
they may be eligible for,
and enroll in new affordable health coverage options
through the Marketplace,
Medicaid and the Children’s
Health Insurance Program.
Raising awareness
is especially important
because the majority of
uninsured individuals don’t
know about the financial
assistance available through
the Marketplace. This year,
about 8 out of 10 uninsured
people who are eligible to
enroll in health coverage
through the Marketplace
qualify for financial help
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North County Messenger • 3
Christmas Care Packages Make the Holiday Bright Walk In the New Year With The Sticks
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- The Sacramento Walking Sticks
Proud Blue Star Moms pose with their banner during their final CARE package packing party of 2015. The event took place at the Roseville Veterans
Memorial Hall. Photo by Henry Sanchez
By Elise Spleiss
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- It’s a family affair and a com-
munity affair. The Sacramento
Blue Star Moms’ tri-annual
“packing parties,” such as the
one held in November that
brought together hundreds of
packers and other participants
from Sacramento and South
Placer counties, fill CARE
packages with a taste of home
for men and women serving in
combat overseas.
The 400 Christmas CARE
packages prepared at the
Roseville Veterans Memorial
Hall included essential personal hygiene items along with
little added “hugs” like a warm
scarf, a good book, and popular snacks and candies. Each
box also included a greeting from the Sacramento Blue
Star Moms and a personal message written by grateful men,
women, and children here at
home.
The day was a family affair.
Children and parents waited
together in line to fill their
boxes, learning about volunteerism and patriotism from
being an active part of the
event. Area teens from the Del
Campo High School Key Club
in Fair Oaks worked together as
a team. Other participants spent
time writing heartfelt letters
of thanks to unknown military
members.
Members of Sacramento
Blue Star Moms were recognized for their service, as were
sponsors and supporters in
the community who collaborate throughout the year to aid
Sacramento Blue Star Moms in
their work. Immediate past and
present board members were
presented with a flag that flew
over Washington D.C. and a
letter of appreciation from their
respective assembly member.
Past First Vice President Heidi
Bacon received a resolution
from Senator Nielsen’s office
for her four years of service to
Sacramento Blue Star Moms.
Blue Star Mom Betty Brady, Brysom Nussbaum, Grandma Heidi Bacon,
and Jacob Nussbaum. Photo by Deanna Nussbaum
“Cowboy” Bob Rodgers was
given a flag flown over Kuwait
and certificate for all he does for
Sacramento Blue Star Moms. He
puts flags up at every event they
have. Photo by Henry Sanchez
Gold Star parents Tom and
Patty Shumacher from Granite
Bay were honored, along with
their son USMC Pfc. Victor
Dew. At 20 years old, Dew was
killed in Afghanistan in 2010
during Operation Enduring
Freedom. The Shumachers are
active with the Sacramento
Blue Star Moms.
Robert “Cowboy Bob”
Rogers, known for supplying military flags for all
Sacramento Blue Star Moms
events and other military events
throughout the region, was presented with a flag flown over
Kuwait and a certificate of
appreciation.
Blue Star Moms are proud
mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, foster mothers, and
female legal guardians living
in South Placer county and
Sacramento county who have
children serving in the military, guard, or reserves or
have children who are veterans. Members and friends also
volunteer at VA hospitals and
help out at other veteran outreach programs including Stand
Down, Wounded Warriors, and
Homes for our Troops. They
also work with veteran organizations such as Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
Throughout the year, Blue
Star Moms collect items and
fundraise to pay for postage
to mail the CARE packages.
Postage is about $13.80 for
each box.
Packing parties in 2016 are
scheduled for Feb. 27th, June
18th, and Nov. 19th at the
Roseville Veterans Memorial
Hall at 110 Park Drive,
Roseville.
The Sacramento Blue Star
Moms depend solely on donations to complete their mission.
There are no paid positions;
participants are all volunteers.
You can help them support our
military by donating items for
CARE packages, making a taxdeductible financial donation,
attending their events and fundraisers, writing letters to the
troops, and participating in
CARE package packing parties.
Speakers are available to speak
to your organization.
To volunteer or donate, contact Tabitha Gomez at (916)
206-6467 or sacramentobsm@
gmail.com.
Source: Sacramento Blue Star
Moms
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will be hosting newly designed
walks on New Year’s Eve and
New Year’s Day for everyone to
join in on. Both walks will start
from the Pioneer Congregational
Church Social Hall, 2700 L Street,
Sacramento (directly across from
Sutter’s Fort). Registration for the
New Year’s Eve walk, Dec. 31st,
is between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
and the New Year’s Day walk, Jan.
1st, is between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00
noon. There will be a different 5K
(3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles)
route available on both days. All
the walks are on city streets around
the downtown Sacramento area.
Flashlights are recommended on
the New Year’s Eve walk. Dogs are
welcome on all the walks but they
are not allowed inside the Pioneer
Congregational Church; strollers,
and wheelchairs will be able to traverse all routes. Rain will not stop
these events from taking place.
Volkswalking is a family sport
and parents and grandparents are
encouraged to bring their children
and grandchildren out and get them
walking. These events are a wonderful way to see the old year out
and see the new one in. This makes
for a great New Year’s resolution;
to get fit, meet new people and see
sights in your home town and surrounding areas that you’ve never
seen before.
The New Year’s Eve route will
take people thru lively midtown
Sacramento to the wonderful holiday light displays in the Fab 40s.
The walks are non-competitive
and not timed so people can stop
along the way to enjoy the sights
and sounds—so long as they return
for check-in by 9:00 p.m. at the
Pioneer Congregational Church.
The New Year’s Day route will
go through classical Sacramento
residential neighborhoods, including Boulevard Park and Mansion
Flats. You’ll pass by two of the
notorious Dorothea Puente’s
houses on both the 4 and 10K
walks. The 10K will wind through
other historic neighborhoods, chosen for their architectural and
historic interest. Everyone must be
checked in by 3:00 pm. Each participant will receive a set of written
directions with a map for the route
they will be walking and typically
the route will also be marked. The
New Year’s Day route will have
an extra sheet of Historical and
Interesting Facts sheet that will
give the reader’s an historical/
architectural tour of the neighborhoods they’ll be walking in.
The walks are open and available to everyone. They are free
and there is also an incentive program provided that allows people
the opportunity to track their mileage. This incentive program can
be started by purchasing a New
Walker Packet for $5.00. There is
also a limited edition commemorative patch available for $4.00 each.
Volkssporting (translation means
sport of the people) originated
in Germany in the 1970s. Many
U.S. military families stationed
there enjoyed the sport and eventually brought it to America; there
are currently just less than 300
clubs nationwide. The Sacramento
Walking Sticks Club continues
to be the largest club in the entire
U.S.A. with close to 600 members and it offers everyone a wide
array of walking and bicycling
adventures for people of all ages,
including their dogs.
People love to go exploring in
their hometown as well as in their
state but they tend to be more
receptive to doing it with others.
Volkssporting is a great connector
of town festivals and activities with
people who would never have ventured there on their own. There’s
safety in numbers whether by day
or night and meeting new friends
along the way is another side benefit. After the walks we like to dine
at local eateries wherever we’re at
so there’s also another social layer
to volkswalking.
The Sacramento Walking
Sticks Club offer group walks
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (5 and 10K routes to choose
from) as well as Wednesday night
group walks that are always 5K.
There are also group bike rides of
25K offered every other Thursday
morning throughout the year.
Check out our website’s (www.
SacramentoWalkingSticks.org)
Calendar of Events link for all the
details or you can sign up to receive
weekly walk alerts by e-mail.
Source: Sacramento Walking
Sticks
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SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- The next military meeting is
scheduled for Jan. 12th, 2016 at
the North Highlands Park and
Recreation District, 6040 Watt
Ave. Start time of the meeting is
1030 hrs. Guest speaker for this
month is John Mitchell who represents SCI Cremation Services.
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North County Messenger • 5
Pastor Ray’s
Encouraging Words CDPH Offers Food Safety Tips for the Holidays
Why Baby Jesus Was Born At Christmas
Bible says Jesus was born like
us, He grew up like us, He was
tempted like us. He had the same
needs, the same problems, and
the same pressures in life. He
was not only tempted but He suffered like we do, He experienced
real pain. There were times
when Jesus was lonely, when
He was tired, fatigued, under
pressure, disappointed, misunderstood, when people didn’t
treat Him right and He was criticized. He understands all that.
One of the reasons He went
through all that was so you could
know that He understands how
you feel. No matter what you’re
going through, God understands
because He’s been there.
God wanted a relationship with you. He didn’t come
to give us religion. He came to
give us a relationship. That’s
why you feel so bored and unfulfilled when you don’t know Him
personally. You were made by
God and for God and until you
understand that, life isn’t going
to make sense to you. Have you
ever wondered in those quiet
moments of life, “Why am I
here? Where did I come from?
Where am I going? What is my
purpose in life?” All of those
questions can be answered in
one simple sentence. You were
made to be loved by God. To
By Pastor Ray Dare
If you were God, would you
have come as a baby? Of all the
ways that God could have come
into this world, He came the
same way you and I came into
this world -- as a baby.
Philippians 2:7-8 says, “Christ
gave up His place as God and
made Himself nothing. He was
born to be a man and became
like a servant. When He was
living as a man, He humbled
Himself.” So, why did God
come to earth as a baby? There
are numerous reasons, but here
are three big ones:
God wanted you to understand Him. He came in a way
that we could relate to Him. I
can’t relate to some big force in
the sky, a ‘May the force be with
you’ kind of thing. But when
I look at Jesus and see that He
came as a baby and He grew up
a human being and lived a full
life and died on the cross for me,
I can look at Jesus and say, “Oh,
that’s what God’s like!” I can
relate to God in human flesh. I
can understand that.
God wanted you to know
that He understands you. The
have a relationship with Him.
If you don’t understand that,
you’ve missed the whole purpose of life. The greatest tragedy
of life is never knowing why
you’re alive in the first place.
That is the greatest waste of life
because you were made to know
God, just like He knows you.
He gave you that capacity. You
have the capacity to know God
personally.
That’s what Christmas is all
about. He came as a baby so we
wouldn’t be afraid of Him; so
that you could understand Him.
He became human so you would
know that He understands you
and that He understands how
you feel. No matter what you’re
going through right now,
He understands and He cares
and He wants to help you. But
you’ve got to turn to Him and
ask Him for help and begin that
personal relationship with Him.
Not a religion but a relationship.
I want to personally invite you
to church this Sunday we’ll be
talking more about how to know
God personally and how to have
that relationship with Him that
He created you for.
New Beginnings Church
YOU’RE INVITED,
Sunday service at 10 am
“We Do Church Differently”
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SACRAMENTO REGION , CA (MPG) - With the holiday
season upon us, California Department of Public
Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health
Officer Dr. Karen Smith reminded consumers
about the importance of safe food handling to prevent foodborne illness.
“Bacterial pathogens like Salmonella, E. coli,
and Campylobacter can be present in foods, such
as meat and poultry, and can cause illness due
to insufficient cooking, inadequate cooling, and
improper food handling practices,” Smith said.
“Properly prepared and handled foods can assure
us all a safe meal every day of the year.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually in the
United States are related to foodborne diseases.
Foodborne diseases can be prevented by simple safety steps in the kitchen. Wash hands with
soap and warm water before and after food preparation, and especially after handling raw foods.
Clean all work surfaces, utensils, and dishes with
hot soapy water and rinse with hot water after
each use. Be sure to cook foods thoroughly and to
refrigerate adequately between meals. Consumers
can find more information about food safety tips
Make It Fun and
It Will Get Done!
The Secret
to Being Organized
Pam Young’s Corner
Rewards for Doing Boring
Household Chores
By Pam Young
WIDOWED PERSONS
ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA
The Widowed Persons Association of California encourages men and women to come
to Sunday Support each Sunday from
3:00pm - 5:00pm. The Widowed Persons
Association is designed to be of help to recently widowed men and women, but any
and all widows and widowers are welcome
as a community service. Participants do not
need to be members and there is no charge.
Sunday Support - Any and all
widows or widowers are invited.
EverySunday from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
OFFICE HOURS 10:00am - 3:00pm
Monday - Friday (916) 972-9722
In the meeting room of the WPAC office. Enter from the back parking lot at 2628 El Camino Ave., Ste D-18
Antelope Church of Christ
Antelope Crossing Middle School
9200 Palmerson Drive
Antelope, CA 95843
for holiday feasts on the CDPH website.
Bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli
O157:H7 are responsible for many foodborne illnesses, caused by eating contaminated foods.
Contamination can occur at the farm level, during
processing and handling, and as a result of poor
food handling practices at home.
Symptoms of foodborne disease can include
diarrhea, which may be bloody, vomiting, abdominal cramps and fever. Most infected people recover
from foodborne illnesses within a week. Some,
however, may develop complications that require
hospitalization. Young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with a weakened immune
system are at highest risk for potentially lifethreatening complications.
Additional resources for information on
food safety include the federal Food and Drug
Administration Food Information line at (888)
SAFEFOOD (723-3366) and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888)
MPHotline (674-6854). Consumers can also
access the national Partnership for Food Safety
Education’s “Fight BAC” (bacteria) webpage.
Source: California Department of Public HealthH
Make it fun and it will get
done! Yeah right! Let’s face it,
most household tasks are mindless and boring and you’d be a
moron if you had fun scouring
toilets and scrubbing floors or, I
guess you could be a BO (Born
Organized). But to have a clean,
cozy peaceful home, someone
has to take care of those unexciting chores. If you can’t afford
to pay for help or you haven’t
trained your family to help (that’s
a whole other blog and a chapter in my book, The Joy of Being
Disorganized), you’re stuck
doing them. It does help to play
your favorite upbeat music while
you work, but let’s face it, boring
is boring.
There is a light at the end of
the mop! Today, we’re so fortunate to have wonderful
ways to counter the mundane.
Introducing, entertainment as a
reward!
A Juicy Carrot
We’re drawn to romance
novels, two-hanky movies,
reality TV, trashy check stand
journalism and glossy magazines that feature the latest celeb
pregnancy. (The mother of quintuplets once told me that with
five babies she didn’t have time
to read magazines, but she got
enough of a celeb fix waiting in
line at the grocery check-out and
reading just the headlines.
Since we’re basically curious
and we all love a little drama in
our “normal” lives, it’s important
to get some excitement vicariously so we don’t have to be in
reckless pursuit of chaos in real
life.
It’s fun to see what happens
in the passionate lives of others without being swept away
ourselves. And we can use entertainment as a reward for getting
our boring stuff out of the way.
That’s why I prescribe watching at least one movie a week,
and one or two of your favorite drama series on television
on your way to having a clean,
cozy peaceful home. Use the
entertainment as a carrot and
suck up all the drama you need.
Right now, we’re watching past
episodes of Prison Break and
Heartland on Netflix. With
Netflix we don’t have to wait a
whole week to watch the next
episode. (How did we do it with
those cliff-hanger-type programs, having to wait to see if or
what will happen next?)
The Zones
In order do have a clean,
peaceful and cozy home you
really have to be organized
enough to have a routine that
keeps dirt, dust and clutter at
bay. If you’re not sure how my
zones work it’s very simple.
Divide your home into five zones
and assign each zone to a week in
the month (in the first and fifth
weeks there will usually be fewer
days depending on the month
so you’ll want to put rooms with
less to do in those weeks). Then,
every Sunday see what week
you’re in and what zone in your
home will be your focus.
The zones keep you from
sidetracking and also from
neglecting chores that need to be
done on a monthly basis.
But no matter what zone
you’re in, be sure to include
entertainment. Maybe that
could be one of your New Year’s
resolutions.
For more from Pam Young
go to www.cluborganized.com.
You’ll find many musings, videos
of Pam in the kitchen preparing
delicious meals, videos on how
to get organized, ways to lose
weight and get your finances
in order, all from a reformed
SLOB’s point of view. H
Send mail to: PO Box 1253
No. Highlands CA 95660
Minister Larry McCullum
916-223-2827
Sunday Bible Class 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
www.antelopecofc.org
Zion Lutheran Church
A Purpose Driven Church
REGULAR EVENT SUMMARY
Sunday
8:00am - Traditional Worship
9:30am - Kingdom Quest for Kids
9:30am - Bible Study for Teens & Adults
10:45am - Praise Celebration with Band
12:30pm - Young Adult Bible Study
Wednesday
7:00pm - Evening Worship
Thursday
6:00pm - Celebrate Recovery BBQ
7:00pm - Celebrate Recovery
Go to the website for more events and information.
Zion Lutheran Church
3644 Bolivar Ave.
North Highlands, CA 95660
(916)332-4001
December Sermon Series
What Time is Christmas?
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www.zionlutherannh.org
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Pastor: Bill Ellis
Sunday Worship
@ 9 & 11 A.M.
LCMS
“The Magic of Christmas is not in
the presents - but in HIS presence.”
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COME AND CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS WITH US
CHRISTMAS IN HIS PRESENCE
Dec 6, 4:00 PM -Christmas Concert
Special Pre-Christmas (Advent) Services
Wednesday Dec 2, 9 and 16
12:00 PM Advent Service and Luncheon
6:00 PM Soup and Sandwich supper
7:00 PM Advent Worship Service
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Services Candle Light
5:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Christmas Day Service of Carols
10:00 am
New Years Eve Service - Dec. 31 at
6:00 PM
Bill Clements
Senior Pastor
The shepherds were terriÞed, but the angel reassured
them. “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will
bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:9
CHURCH MUSICAL - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 6:00 PM
CHURCH MUSICAL - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 @ 4:00 PM
SCHOOL MUSICAL - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 6:30 PM
CHRISTMAS EVE - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 @ 5:00 PM
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December 18, 2015
POPPOFF!
Taking Steps Towards
a Brighter Future
with Mary Jane Popp
Bank of America Offers Student Leadership Program
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG)
- Starting Nov. 2nd, Bank of
America will be accepting
applications for their Student
Leaders Program, part of the
bank’s ongoing commitment to
preparing young people for a
brighter future.
Today, teens often struggle to find the opportunity to
gain learning experiences that
equip them for future education and employment. Early
job opportunities are critical
in preparing young people for
today’s competitive workforce
which is why Bank of America
is invested in initiatives that
connect young people to the
workforce and education
opportunities that they need to
build stronger financial lives.
Every year, through the
Student Leaders program,
Bank of America helps connect community-minded high
school juniors and seniors to
employment, skills development, and service. The students
are awarded paid internships
with local nonprofits, including the SF AIDS Foundation,
Boys and Girls Club, and
Habitat for Humanity. In
addition to the paid summer
internships, Student Leaders
will participate in the 2016
Student Leadership Summit
in Washington D.C. from July
10th through the 15th.
Student Leaders not only
learn valuable workforce skills,
they also gain an in-depth
understanding of some of the
issues impacting our local
community and our country.
If you are interested in learning more about the Student
Leaders program take a look
at Bank of America’s website, and listen to first-hand
accounts from young leaders
who have participated in the
program in the past.
Bank of America is accepting applications from Nov.
2nd, 2015 through Jan. 29th,
2016.
Source: Bank of America H
Union Gospel Mission
Sacramento
Matthew 25:40
“Caring for the Least”
For more than 50 years, Union Gospel Mission has been
serving Sacramento’s homeless with shelter, meals,
clothing, a rehabilitation program and a life-changing
Gospel message. Founded in 1962 by concerned Christians
for men in need, the Mission also serves women and
children. The Mission is an amazing testament to the good
that comes with committed volunteers, inspired leadership
and the community’s support.
Wake Up To
Your Dreams
Can you harness the power
of your dreams to influence
your awake times? Are your
dreams like a world theatre that
reflects your life…sometimes
in strange ways? Justina Lasley
says you are the director. She
actually looks forward to sleeping. She claims you can make a
difference in your own life with
“Wake Up To Your Dreams.”
Lal is founder and director of
the Institute for Dream Studies
in South Carolina. “Dreams are
God’s answers to our prayers,”
according to Lasley. “We’re
praying for things and sleeping
right through it.” So she shared
some tips on how to capture the
power of your dreams.
1) Get serious. Dreams are
elusive. Those who can’t
remember dreams may not
want to or care to. If you are
serious, get a journal to log
your dreams and a pencil.
2) Get sleep. It takes about three
hours of sleep to achieve rapid
eye movement, the lightest
stage of our sleep cycle where
the most vividly recalled
dreams occur. The longer we
sleep, the longer this level
lasts.
3) Always be ready. While easy
to have, dreams are hard to
remember, fleeing from our
memory seconds after we
wake. Keep that journal handy
turning to them even before
turning on a light. Justina even
writes in the dark. You can
connect the notes later.
4) Don’t move. When waking
up, it only takes a slight movement to jolt you miles from
your dream.
5) Daydream. You can dream
during the day as much as you
dream at night. Your dreams
are really thoughts or images.
6) Explore meanings. Rather
than assume the worst in a
dream, find out how else they
could be viewed.
7) Look for symbols. Only a
few jotted remembrances of
each dream will begin to tell a
story about the dreamer.
8) Trust yourself. It’s important
to not rely solely on dream
dictionaries when decoding
them. A more reliable source
is you. Ask yourself what the
dream means to you.
9) Lose control. Some people
spend years mastering the skill
of lucid dreaming, the ability to control one’s dreams.
Justina would rather relax and
have her subconscious write
the script without the disruption of any music or sleeping
drug.
So what about those symbols that come up in dreams?
Want some of the symbols and
what they might mean? Animals
represent primitive aspects of
yourself, including raw desires
and sexual nature. Babies can
signify innocence, warmth, new
beginnings or the desire to have
a baby. Demons can actually
indicate denied emotions and the
need to change your behavior for
the better. Money alone usually
means self-worth. Exchanging
money in your dream may convey anticipation for life changes.
Roads may indicate your direction in life and a need to reflect
on your current path. Teeth, or
more specifically losing teeth,
may commonly reflect a hidden fear of getting old and being
seen as unattractive.
According to Lasley, dreams
contain the truths we need for
healthy living. They contain the
reality of our human existence…
interweaving our past, present,
and future. Check out www.
dreamsynergy.org for more
exciting facts about dreams and
Justina Lasley. Sweet dreams!H
Foster Care
50+ Years of Service
We accept donations, clothing
and goods, 7 Days a week...
and prayers always!
The need is great for loving,
safe homes for foster children ages
0-18 & pregnant/parenting teens
(916) 447-3268
400 Bannon Street • Sacramento, CA 95811
Exec. Director, Pastor Tim Lane • P.O. Box 1108, Sacramento, CA 95812
Tune in our Radio Program: KFIA 710 AM, Sun & Mon 3 PM
listen online & visit us at: www.ugmsac.com Facebook.com/UGMSAC
20 Minute Educational Presentation
and a Free Luncheon
(916) 338-7156
We offer free training,
fingerprinting, CPR/
1st aid, 24 hr support,
monthly reimbursement
A tradition of care and hospitality
...from our family to yours
Sierra Hills Memorial Park
& East Lawn Mortuary
Reservations Required
Please RSVP for the day of your choice.
Seating is limited to 30 attendees per seminar.
This is not a sales seminar. It is a 20-minute
educational presentation that focuses on the
importance of advance funeral planning and
all of the options available, including Veteran’s
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benefits, cremation, and burial choices as
well as key consumer advice. In addition to
a catered meal, each attendee will receive a
FREE Emergency Planning Guide.
FREE LUNCHEON SEMINARS
Sierra Hills
Memorial Park
5757 Greenback Lane,
Sacramento, CA 95841
RSVP: (916)732-2020 or online at www.EastLawn.com
Wed, January 27 @ 11:30 a.m.
Wed, March 23 @ 11:30 a.m.
East Lawn Memorial
Park & Crematory
4300 Folsom Blvd.,
Sacramento, CA 95819
RSVP: (916)732-2000 or
on-line at www.EastLawn.com
Friday, February 5 @ 11:30 a.m.
Friday, April 8 @ 11:30 a.m.
Andrews & Greilich
Funeral Home
3939 Fruitridge Road,
Sacramento, CA 95820
RSVP: (916)732-2026 or
on-line at www.EastLawn.com
This presentation will be in
English and Spanish
Wed, February 17 @ 11:30 a.m.
Wed, April 13 @ 11:30 a.m.
Sierra Hills Memorial Park & East Lawn Mortuary
5757 Greenback Lane, Sacramento, CA 95841
Tel: (916) 732-2020 Lic#FD-1242 | RSVP: Jessica at [email protected]
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Assisted Living & Residential Care in
San Mateo, Sacramento and surrounding areas.
Going back to our roots, CiminoCare, in addition to our long standing
Assisted Living communities, is now providing In Home Care services,
allowing seniors to age in place, and remain at home. These services
include assistance in: Meal preparation, transportation, personal
grooming, and medication management. For those interested in learning
more about these services, please call 916-704-0152.
Please Call (916) 704-0152
Fruitridge Villa
5490 Enrico Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95820
Meal Preparation • Hygiene Assistance
Transportation Errands • Light Housekeeping
Medication Reminders • And More!
December 18, 2015
North County Messenger • 7
North County
1st Monday, 4:00 p.m.
North Highlands Senior Citizens Club
N.H. Community Center
6040 Watt Avenue
332-5113
1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Disabled American Veterans, Ch. 93
VFW Hall, 3300 U Street, Antelope
Call Bob 675-2721
1st Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday Lunch Bunch
Pancake Palace
6225 Watt Ave., N.H.
764-6054
1st Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Foothill Farms/North Highlands
Community Meeting
N. H. Community Center
6040 Watt Avenue
876-5709
1st Thursday, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
NH Visions Task Force Meeting
N.H. Recreation Center
6040 Watt Avenue N.H.
332-9299
1st Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Military Widows., Sacramento Ch.5
3300 U Street
635-6724
Antelope, CA
2nd Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Antelope Quilters Guild
Lutheran Church of Ascension,
7607 Garden Gate Drive, C.H. 488-8858
2nd Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Military Retiree/Spouse Meeting
NH Park and Rec Center,
6040 Watt Ave. NH
344-6249
2nd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
American Legion Post 521
6700 8th St.,
Rio Linda-Hall Rental
991-9921
2nd Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
lunch, program @Noon
Elkhorn Chapter 1680 NARFE
Golden Corral
4940 Watt Ave, NH
383-8877
2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Antelope Community Meeting
North Highlands/Antelope Library
2nd Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Woman’s Thursday Club
of Fair Oaks
Membership Lunch, F.O.
Presbyterian Church
11427 Fair Oaks Blvd.
965-3630
2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
NH Recreation and
Park District Board
6040 Watt Ave., NH
332-7440
2nd Thursday, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Mission Oaks Computer Club
4701 Gibbons Drive,
Carmichael
366-1687
2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
VFW Ladies Aux. Meeting
VFW Post 4647
3300 U Street
332-5950
3rd Monday *5:30 p.m.
Widowed Persons Association
Newcomer’s Buffet and Social
(*no host buffet)
Plaza Hof Brau Watt
and El Camino
972-9722
3rd Tuesday, *10 - 11:30 a.m.
Sac Christian Women’s Connection
(*brunch & lecture $20)
Lions Gate 5640 Dudley Blvd. 332-1461
3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
VFW Men’s Auxiliary. Meeting
VFW Post 4647,
3300 U Street
332-5950
3rd Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
Geneological Association of Sacramento
Colonial Heights Library
4799 Stockton Blvd.
689-4524
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and
Park District Board of Directors
WEEKLY
Sundays • 3-5 p.m.
Widowed Persons Association
2628 El Camino Ave, Ste D-18
972-9722
Mondays • 12 p.m.
Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands
Lions Gate Hotel, McClellan Park
481-4413
Mondays • 12 - 1 p.m.
Country Club Lions Club Lunch
3636 Airway Drive (off Poplar & Watt).
752-6727
Mondays • 8-9 p.m.
Roundtable Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA) Group
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
7850 Watt Ave, N. Highlands
454-1100
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Community Center
810 Oak Lane, Rio Linda 991-8110
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Rio Linda Community Meeting
Rio Linda Club House
876-5709
3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
VFW Post Meeting, VFW Post 4647
3300 U Street, NH
332-5950
3rd Saturday, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Highlands Artists Guild
North Highlands Community Center
6040 Watt Ave. NH
725-8606
4th Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
NH Community Planning
Advisory Council (CPAC)
N.H. Community Center,
6040 Watt Ave.
332-9299
4th Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast w/Supervisor
Pancake Palace, 6225 Watt Avenue,
N.Highlands
4th Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Embroiderer’s Guild of America (EGA)
SMUD Building, 6301 S St. 961-3558
2nd Wednesday, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Tapestry Network of Business
Women of Faith
2830 G St
803-7247
(call for pricing)
1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1 p.m.
Sacramento Christian Writers
Ascension Church, Citrus Heights.
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.
North Highlands Optimists’ Club
Pancake Palace, 6225 Watt Ave.
2nd Fridays, Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Chronic Pain Support Group
Carmichael Christ Community Church
5025 Manzanita ave. (916) 773-5890
14th Season
Bring the entire family to this
extraordinary concert season entitled
International Holidays
at the Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast.
The Sacramento Symphonic Winds
is a 60-piece adult symphonic band
conducted by Dr. Les Lehr. Selections
during the season will include
The Phantom of the Opera by
Lloyd Webber, White Christmas by Berlin,
Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev,
Suite of Old American Dances by Bennett,
a Broadway sing-a-long, and more!
Save the Dates!
December 20, 2015
2:30 pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast,
5321 Date Ave., Sacramento 95841
Tickets sold at the door: General Admission $15;
Student/Senior (65+) $10; Children 10 and under Free
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=5321+Date+95841
Contact Ph. (916) 489-2576 • www.sacwinds.org
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Meetin
Meetings
Tuesdays • 9:15 - 11 a.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Arcade Wesleyan CHurch
3532Whitney Avenue, Rm 9
927-0643
Tuesdays • 12:30 - 5 p.m.
Pinochle Group
NH Recreation & Park District. • 332-4551
Thursdays • 11 a.m.
Pre-School Story Times (age 3-5 yrs)
Community Room - Highlands/Antelope
Library
4235 Antelope Rd, Antelope • 264-2700
Tuesdays • 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery
LifePointe Church of Nazarene
7200 Rio Linda Blvd., Rio Linda, CA
Scott Johnson: (916)991-4624
Free Child Care: infant- 12 years
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1. Appear like a chick
6. Unit of electrical
resistance
9. “____ the word”
13. Convex molding
14. Honey maker
15. Japanese-American
16. Russian author of “Dead
Souls”
17. “C’____ la vie!”
18. English county
19. *Students’ winter
delight?
21. *Apres-ski site
23. Goose egg
24. *Snow ____
25. Olden-day aerosol can
propellant
28. Post WWII military
alliance
30. Lorraine’s neighbor
35. Word of mouth
37. Drug smuggler
39. “____ ____ a high note”
40. Orange traffic controller
41. Parting words
43. Bookie’s quote
44. Like draft beer
46. Apiece
47. 7 days
48. Made amends
50. Clarified butter
52. Like martini or humor
53. Justice’s garb
55. A late time of life
57. *He stole Christmas
60. *Frosty, e.g.
64. ____ profundo
65. Tropical American
cuckoo
67. Index and middle fingers
extended
68. Furiously angry
69. Container for liquids
70. Island off Manhattan
71. “Lights out” signal
72. Weary traveler’s destination
73. *Toboggans
DOWN
1. The ____, Washington’s offensive
line, 1980s-90s
2. Shakespeare’s hometown river
3. A meal order for takeout
4. Pierrot or Harlequin, e.g.
5. ____ ____, as in breath
6. Be obedient
7. “For ____ a jolly...”
8. Subway in Paris
9. Japanese soup
10. Brezhnev’s country
11. Track event
12. Half dozen
15. Get cozy
20. Remember this battle site!
22. Baseball stat
24. Autumn attraction
25. *Popular hot winter beverage
26. Can be hot or cold, according to
meteorologists
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27. Ann Patchett’s novel “Bel ____”
29. *Donut-shaped sled
31. *Chionophobia is fear or dislike
of this
32. Supplemented
33. Computer programmer
34. Glorify
36. With little fat
38. Make a sketch
42. “Two and a Half Men” star
45. Popular anise-flavored liqueur
49. *He’s busy during cold and flu
season
51. Runs off
54. Indian vegetable fritter
56. Inhabit
57. Greek personification of Earth
58. Invitation request
59. a.k.a. The Islamic State
60. *Capricorn or Aquarius
61. Tom, not Tabby
62. Battery fluid
63. Famed loch
64. Club alternative
66. Mother Teresa, e.g.
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8 • North County Messenger
December 18, 2015
PREPPING THE
PERFECT HAM
A baked ham is the perfect
centerpiece to any holiday
celebration. Follow these tips
to ensure your seasonal
meal’s main course is a
sensation with your guests:
n Never thaw meat on the
kitchen counter as the
external temperature
can rise above 40 F
while the inside remains
frozen. Thaw in either
the refrigerator or in
cold water.
n Plan ahead to clean up;
line your pan with aluminum foil.
n To avoid dried out ham,
cook at 325 F, allowing
20-30 minutes per pound.
n Place fat side up. The
melting fat will baste your
ham. Turn over halfway
through baking to avoid
uneven salting.
n Do not use sharp utensils
when turning the ham. Valuable juices may escape if
the ham is pierced.
n Use proper cooking
times and temperatures.
Cooking to at least 145 F
will result in juicy, tender
meat.
n Let ham stand for 15
minutes after roasting
before slicing.
n Completely cook ham until
done. Avoid partial cooking
and storing in refrigerator
for later use, which can
contaminate the meat.
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Kid-Favorite Holiday Cookies
It isn’t hard to convince kids to join in
the fun of making holiday cookies. These
cookies pack a great chocolate flavor
thanks to a surprise ingredient – Cocoa
Pebbles. For more kid-favorite recipe
ideas, visit PostFoods.com.
Hot Chocolate Crunch Cookies
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 3 hours
Servings: 52 cookies
1 cup Cocoa Pebbles, divided
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter,
room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
Heat oven to 350 F.
In food processor, crush cereal
to yield 1/2 cup. In medium bowl,
combine 1/4 cup ground cereal, flour,
cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking
soda and salt.
In large bowl, using electric mixer,
cream butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar on
medium speed until light and fluffy.
Scrape down side of bowl. Add eggs
and vanilla. Beat to combine. With
mixer on low, gradually add flour
mixture, beating until combined.
Chill dough 1-2 hours.
In small bowl, combine remaining
1/4 cup ground cereal, remaining
1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and chili
powder (optional – for a delicious
spicy twist).
Using a tablespoon, form balls
of dough. Roll in cinnamon-sugarcereal mixture. Place balls 2 inches
apart on parchment-lined baking
sheets. Press down lightly with a
glass. Bake 8-10 minutes.
F
FAMILY FEATURES
rom savory centerpieces to rich, flavorful sides to cookies and candies aplenty, the holiday season is a time to appreciate a bounty of good food while surrounded by your loved ones. Make this year’s celebration extra special with
cooking tips and recipes that make a festive feast to remember as easy as can be. Start with a main dish carved just
right, add an exciting twist on traditional staples and learn how unexpected ingredients make delicious seasonal sweets.
Holiday Side with a Twist
It’s easy to get caught up in the same holiday recipes
year after year. They’re classics for a reason, right? Add
a different twist to a holiday menu mainstay – mashed
potatoes – this year with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and
parsnips. Visit AboutOliveOil.org to learn more about the
benefits of olive oil and to find more holiday recipes.
Garlic EVOO Smashed Potatoes
and Parsnips
Serves: 6
3 medium to large russet potatoes, peeled
and large diced
3 large parsnips, peeled and large diced
garlic olive oil, to taste (see recipe)
3 tablespoons parsley, thinly shredded
salt and pepper
Combine potatoes and parsnips in water, boil until
tender. Drain well.
In large roasting pan, smash drained potatoes and parsnips
with fork.
Season hot potatoes and parsnips with garlic olive oil,
parsley, salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Garlic Olive Oil for Potatoes and Parsnips
1 head of garlic, washed, dried and halved
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
In small loaf pan, cover garlic with extra virgin
olive oil.
Place foil over pan, place in 250-300 F oven until
garlic is fully cooked and soft. Remove garlic and
pop out cloves.
Strain extra virgin olive oil to remove any skins.
Puree cooked cloves with strained oil.
Celebrate with a Sweetly Salty Snack
Sweet treats are a staple of every holiday party, and you can
add your own crowd-pleasing recipe with a favorite from
your own pantry: peanut butter. It pairs perfectly with other
sweet and salty flavors in this easy candy recipe. Find more
ideas for cooking with peanut butter this holiday season at
peanutbutterlovers.com.
Peanut Butter Saltine Brittle
Makes: 45 pieces
Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 sleeve (4 ounces) regular saltine crackers
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1/2 cup roughly chopped, dry-roasted, salted peanuts
Heat oven to 400 F. Line a 10-by-15-by-1-inch pan with
aluminum foil. Spray foil with butter-flavored nonstick
cooking spray; set aside.
In heavy duty, 1-quart saucepan heat butter, peanut butter
and sugar over medium heat. Stir constantly until butter and
sugar are melted. Bring ingredients to boil; stir frequently
for 3 minutes.
While mixture cooks, lay saltines flat in single layer on
prepared pan. Pour cooked mixture evenly over saltines.
Place in oven and cook 5 minutes. Remove from oven and
sprinkle chocolate chips over top. Let cool for 3 minutes,
then spread chocolate completely over top of saltines.
Sprinkle peanut butter chips evenly over top of chocolate.
Return pan to oven 1 minute to soften chips. Pull tines of
fork through softened peanut butter chips to partially cover
chocolate. Sprinkle peanuts over top and gently press down.
Let cool on rack about 15 minutes; place in freezer for 3
minutes. Remove from freezer and break into pieces. Store
in airtight container.
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North County Messenger • 9
RT Holiday Bus Tradition Continues
Shoe Drive
Any Shoe. Any Size.
On the 14th of November, RT employees and their
families celebrated the start of the holiday season by
taking part in RT’s Annual Holiday Bus Painting Party.
Photo by Rick Sloan
D onateyouroldshoes.org
The event is part of an eagle scout project. The organization receiving
donated shoes is "Donate Your Old Shoes".
Story by Rick Sloan
Where:
In 1994 the marketing staff of Regional Transit
(RT) asked me if I could design and carry out the
completion of an RT Holiday Bus. Being the energetic young artist that I was, I said “sure.” Little
did I realize at that time that this artistic endeavor
would be asked upon me for the next 21 years.
In November of this year, I completed my 22nd
RT Holiday Bus. On the 14th of November, RT
employees and their families celebrated the start of
the holiday season by taking part in RT’s Annual
Holiday Bus Painting Party. This year more than
80 RT artists used a “paint-by-numbers” technique
to bring the decorative 40-foot bus to life.
In 2012 I retired from RT, where I spent 23 years
as a part of the creative force that made up the RT
marketing department. Every November since, RT
has hired me back in order to keep the tradition
alive. During
this month I
help supervise
and apply my
talents guiding participants
in painting the
candy canes,
snowmen,
teddy bears,
poinsettias,
and other fanThis year more than 80 RT artists
u s e d a “ p a i n t - by- n u m b e r s ” ciful holiday
technique to bring the decorative creations that
40-foot Holiday Bus to life. Photo by c o v e r e d t h e
Rick Sloan
entire bus. Even
though this was the 22nd RT Holiday Bus I created, I approached it with the same enthusiasm as
the first.
I’m so appreciative to RT for continuing this
(Collection booth will be inside)
6041 Sunrise Mall,
Citrus Heights, CA 95610 Rick and Noah Sloan working on the Holiday Bus,
which serves as a way to thank passengers who use
the RT system and to give back to the community as a
whole. Photo by Michael Young of the RT marketing department
great experience. This event has evolved into a tradition that includes family and friends. It’s been a
pleasure to see how my own family and the children of RT employees have grown in the last 22
years. The kids and parents that take part in this
special event really feel a great sense of pride
when they witness the bus driving down the road
like a giant greeting card.
The Holiday Bus serves as a way to thank passengers who use the RT system and to give back to
the community as a whole. Free to passengers, the
Holiday Bus will be operating on different routes
in the Sacramento region through Jan. 3rd, 2016.
The schedule can be found by visiting www.sacrt.
com/holidaybus15.stm. Once inside, passengers
listen to festive holiday music and view on display
several holiday themed posters painted by some of
the younger children.
In lieu of fare, monetary donations and nonperishable food items will be collected on the
bus to benefit the River City Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency food
and housing assistance in Sacramento County. For
more information about the food bank visit www.
rivercityfoodbank.org.
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Thousands of people around the world are forced
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How:
Simply bring your pair(s) of shoes for donation to
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