APRIL 2017

More than
MEDICINE
Granite Bay doctor
opens kid-friendly
neurology practice
PAGE 6

Former Giants pitcher

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in Granite Bay
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 A VIEW INSIDE
10 MEET FOLFAN
Local nonprofit brings events,
spring cleaning to community waterways

14 WISDOM FROM THE MOUND

Former Giants pitcher Jim Barr
enjoys retirement in Granite Bay.

20 LEARNING UNDER LEHRER

Rookie coach takes over Grizzlies
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26 HERE TO STAY
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Wine View 38
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 FRO M THE C OVER

More than
MEDICINE
BY MACKENZIE MYERS

Granite Bay doctor

opens kid-friendly
neurology practice

hen Granite Bay resident Dr.

Ashutosh Raina ran his pediatric
neurology practice in Sacramen-
to, he found himself envisioning some-
thing different. In a field that often involves
scary, chronic illnesses, the 43-year-old
doctor and father pictured an environ-
ment for patients that was more about fun
and less about fear. It wasn’t good enough
Dr. Raina greets a new patient
and his family in a family friendly
waiting room. The room has
many toys and children’s furniture
to help a young patient feel
comfortable before a exam.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL KIRBY

to have a waiting room with toys in it. He

wanted a designated room for toys — no
talk of EEGs or diagnoses allowed.
On March 1, with the help of his wife Dr.
Reetu Sharma, a cardiologist in Roseville,
Raina opened the doors to a new kind of
practice at 5800 Stanford Ranch Road, in
Rocklin.
“A lot of parents and children come in
to the office being anxious,” Raina says.
“That’s why we tried to pick a place that
looks less like a doctor’s office.”
KEEPING UP THE PACE
Raina, originally from India, came to the
U.S. in 2000 and completed a three-year
pediatrics residency in New York. After-
ward, he spent another four years special-
izing in pediatric neurology and complet-
ing an epilepsy fellowship at Wayne State
University in Michigan. Many of his pa-
tients have epilepsy, but he also sees kids
with autism, headaches, concussions and
developmental disorders.
Unfortunately, extensive hospital vis-
its come with many of these illnesses.
Some of Raina’s patients are in hospitals
more than the classroom, and that’s one
reason the clinic has a lending library.
Patients can select a book after an ap-
pointment, read it at home and bring it
back in exchange for another at the next
checkup. They can come in between ap-
pointments for more books as well.
“Instead of giving stickers or candy af-
ter an appointment, why not give back
knowledge?” Raina says, opening up a
cupboard full of children’s titles, some of
which discuss autism and other condi-
tions affecting patients.
The reading room has colorful places
to sit, cupboards of books and even a
kid-sized leather armchair. Many of the

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items in Raina’s clinic were donated at
a drive at the end of February. About 70
families brought stuffed animals, toys
and over 200 books. Even then, since so
many patients have to miss school due
to their illnesses, Raina says he’s always
looking to expand the library.
PLAY BY DESIGN
Playtime is tends to be carefree by na-
ture, but Raina was deliberate in setting
up this space. If patients don’t want to
read before their appointment, they can
2017_04_April GBV.indd 7
go to the toy room down the hall near
the exam rooms. Though it contains
things like stuffed animals, a dollhouse
and a colorful rug of a globe, some of its
elements are similar to parts of the exam
rooms. For instance, the same globe rug
appears in the exam room next door. This
repetition of elements makes an easier
transition from play to procedure. When
a child is done with the exam, the doctor
encourages him or her to head back to the
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“Kids carry their own anxiety and the
anxiety of their parents,” Raina says, “so
we try to keep the child at the center of
their care.” He hopes that patients will be
able to come back to the doctor’s office
without the fear that typically accompa-
nies those visits.
Sometimes, play is more than what it
seems. Joyful expression is integral to any
patient’s experience at the clinic, but Raina
recalls one appointment where play was
not only enjoyable, but part of the exam.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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3/17/17 3:35 PM
 continued from page 7 Dr. Raina and his
staff maintain a
library for children
The patient, who had a brain tumor, also with appointments
played piano. Her parents were worried to check out and
that the tumor was affecting her memory. return on their
next visit.
“So I asked her to sit down at this,”
PHOTO BY
Raina says, pointing to a battery-operat- MICHAEL KIRBY
ed keyboard donated in the toy drive. “I
thought ‘Why don’t we use this as part of
the exam?’”
When she successfully played the notes,
not only did Raina have an observation to
work with, but it brought relaxation to the
patient and relief to her family.

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND

As Raina and his staff continue to get
settled in their new office, he wants to
set up a music therapy room in coming
months, to provide yet another outlet
for patients. Community members and
even his own second-grade daughter
have expressed interest in playing for
patients. Raina hopes that when kids
visit the clinic to play music, it will teach
them to have empathy and compassion
for their peers struggling with neurolog-
ical illnesses.
He also aims to set up support groups for
his patients with autism and even socially
awkward teens without autism. Another
project he’s working on is a telemedicine
program to help treat athletic concussions
on the field when they happen.
It all comes together as part of Raina’s
driving philosophy:
“The biggest vision,” he says, “is to
create a place where you get more than
medicine.”

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BY MACKENZIE MYERS
Local nonprofit
B
etween helping handle a recent
rockslide along the Lake Natoma
brings events, bike trail, removing trees downed
spring cleaning
in storms and ramping up their spring
schedule, the Friends of Lakes Folsom
to community and Natoma — FOLFAN for short — have
their work cut out for them in coming
waterways months. Other things on the schedule? An
amateur photography contest, wildflower
hikes and kayak-guided river cleanups.
Though the nonprofit’s presence is per-
haps most visible through the sponsored
Adopt-a-Parkway signs along the bike
trail and the Kids Don’t Float initiative,
which allows parents to borrow lifejack-
ets for their children, FOLFAN works on
several other projects within the Folsom
Lake State Recreation Area. Its six board
members, roughly 100 paid members
and many more volunteers participate in
10 APRIL 2017 • GRANITE BAY VIEW
2017_04_April GBV.indd 10
activities like guided hikes, habitat resto-
ration, removing invasive species, edu-
cational programs and two river clean-
ups, one on Earth Day and one in the
fall, which is part of a larger, global effort
called Coastal Cleanup.
Co-founder Crystal Tobias of Folsom
said that even though the lake’s ecosys-
tem can feel small, they pull some sur-
prising things out of the water, including
computers and even mannequins.
“It’s fun to get groups of people togeth-
er to work on a project like that,” she said.
“You see the trash pile up and it’s so cool
to have that immediate gratification, to
see the fruits of your labors so quickly.”
In fact, clearing piles of garbage out of
the region’s main water resource was an
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ships and the Adopt-a-Parkway program,
where sponsors can pay for a sign along
the trail with their name on it, FOLFAN

“ That’s a lot of trash, and I would

do it every week. People would
come down to the lake and party,
breaking bottles. A lot of times
when things are free, people
has two main fundraisers throughout the
year: a dinner at Pete’s Brewhouse in Fol-
som and an online Giving Day in May. The
money goes toward expenses like
insurance, event materials and

ticed significant litter buildup within the
Folsom Lake SRA in the late 90s. Tobias,
58, said that on any given weekend, she
would fill two to four large trash bags just
by herself.
“That’s a lot of trash, and I would do
it every week,” she said. “People would
come down to the lake and party, break-
ing bottles. A lot of times when things are
free, people don’t respect it as much.”
Tobias continued to pick up trash both
on her own and as a part of larger vol-
unteer cleanup efforts. Eventually she
met Fair Oaks resident Linda McDonald,
another Adopt-the-Parkway volunteer.
Though McDonald had been all over
California thanks to her father’s state
park job, her own 22-year career for state
parks headquarters in Sacramento gave
her an affinity for the Folsom Lake area.
”
don’t respect it as much. bike trail improvements.
However, the group’s
Crystal Tobias, Friends of Lakes
Folsom and Natoma co-founder main resource is the
time and effort of local
community members
“It sees about 1.5 million who come out to help,
visitors a year and it didn’t making a noticeable
have a coordinating organi- impact in just one af-
zation,” McDonald said. “It’s ternoon.
a great recreational resource “We want people to
and one of the most heavily get excited and get in-
used state parks.” volved,” Tobias said.
McDonald, now 56, has since “Everything we’re about
stopped working for state parks is making the park better
but continues to carry her love of for everybody, and that
natural resources with her. includes the flora and
“Any time you see wildlife or fauna that live there. And
wildflowers, it’s an opportunity for after all this rain, the whole
inspiration,” she said. “That’s what area is just bursting.”
keeps me motivated.”
Folsom Lake SRA serves Placer, Sac- Top right:
ramento and El Dorado counties, reach- Crystal Tobias
ing into the forks of the American River, (left) and Linda
McDonald working
as far north as Auburn. Such a massive
a registration
watershed calls for a group effort when tent during a
it comes to caring for the resource. cleanup day.
Fortunately, since its inception, FOLFAN Top left:
Kids are welcome
has gathered a sizeable group. Around 280
to help clean
people now subscribe to the organiza- waterways as well.
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Wisdom from
BY GRAHAM WOMACK
Former Giants pitcher
Jim Barr enjoys
retirement in Granite Bay
S
ix days a week during baseball sea-
son, Jim Barr makes his way to Gran-
ite Bay High School.
Seven years ago, Granite Bay coach Pat
Esposito talked Barr into helping coach
the school’s baseball team, not long af-
ter Barr finished a 16-year stint as pitch-
ing coach for Sacramento State. Prior to
this, Barr pitched a dozen years of Major
League Baseball, including 10 seasons
with the San Francisco Giants between
1971 and 1983.
At 69, Barr has wisdom to pass on to
young ballplayers like Granite Bay High
pitcher Chris Daniels, who will play col-
lege baseball for the Hornets.
“He has a very good fastball, he’s got
14 APRIL 2017 • GRANITE BAY VIEW
2017_04_April GBV.indd 14
an unbelievable curve ball and he’s very
competitive,” Barr said of Daniels. “He’s
going to do very well.”
But there’s one thing about Daniels’
style of pitching that Barr and other Gran-
ite Bay coaches are working to change.
“He wants to throw every pitch as hard
as he can,” Barr said. “When we get him
away from throwing every pitch as hard as
he can and just be firm … he’s going to be
real good.”
Barr has been in Daniels’ place, coast-
ing on raw ability as a young pitcher. Like
Daniels, he went through a stretch of
throwing too hard.
“You get to a point where you feel real
good and you think, ‘I’m going to throw the
ball a little bit harder’ or ‘I need to throw it
a little bit harder,’ and therefore you start
to lose a little bit of control,” Barr said.
In time, Barr became a control artist,
never striking out more than 100 batters
in a season, but keeping the number of
bases on balls he issued to opposing hit-
ters down to a respectable two walks per
nine innings pitched.
Barr became one of the better pitchers
of the 1970s by sabermetrics, with his 14.0
Wins Above Average tied with Andy Mess-
ersmith for 20th-best in the decade. Barr
had a losing record in the ‘70s — 91-102,
with a 3.48 ERA — only because he played
the majority of his seasons for the Giants,
one of baseball’s worst teams in those years.
3/17/17 3:35 PM

“I came up with saying, ‘You gotta
throw a shutout to tie.’ Because we weren’t
scoring very many runs. They said, ‘That
doesn’t make sense.’ I go, ‘Yeah, it does,
because if I give up a run, we’re losing.’
You had to figure things out on your own,”
Barr said.
He pitched in Candlestick Park, where
winds would swirl in different directions
depending on their orientation in the
park, Barr said. Winds carried most in the
right-center gap.
“You did fight your own battles,” he
said. “You tried to figure things out. I try to
tell kids nowadays, when (I’m) coaching,
‘Guys, I can give you direction. I can tell
you things. But basically, you’re the one
2017_04_April GBV.indd 15
that has to figure it out and implement it
and do the job.’”
Barr faced tough hitters like Richie Zisk,
Rusty Staub and Pete Rose.
“He’d use the whole field,” Barr said of
Rose. “If I put it outside, he hit it to left. If
I put it inside, he’d pull it. He had a good
eye. He’d walk. Guys like that were tough.”
Recognition remained illusive through-
out Barr’s career. He never made an All
Star team, though he said Los Angeles
Dodgers manager Walter Alston nearly
brought him as a reserve in 1975. Howev-
er, a couple weeks before the game, Barr
dove trying to catch a ball in the infield
and collided with Willie Montanez, injur-
ing his back.
“ I came up with saying, ‘You gotta
throw a shutout to tie.’ Because we
weren’t scoring very many runs.
They said, ‘That doesn’t make sense.’
I go, ‘Yeah, it does, because if I give
up a run, we’re losing.’ You had to
figure things out on your own.
”
Jim Barr, former San Francisco Giants pitcher
Barr couldn’t pitch for 10 days. Alston
told Giants coach Joey Amalfitano that if
Barr were healthy, he’d take him on the
All Star team. But Barr attempted to pitch
against the Dodgers shortly before the All
Star game, got through two batters before
deciding his back was acting up, and that
was that.
The most famous players sometimes go
into commentating or coaching when their
playing careers end. In the next tier down,
Barr — good, but never great — focused on
business after retiring as a player during an
abbreviated Triple-A season in 1984.
He moved to Granite Bay in 1987 with
his wife, Susie, and daughters Emmy and
Betsy, both athletes who went on to play
women’s professional soccer. Growing up,
Emmy played softball, while her younger
sister Betsy opted for baseball.
“(Betsy) was pretty good,” Barr said.
“She made the All Star team as a catcher,
and she could catch. I could throw to her
full speed.”
Meanwhile, Barr coached one of Betsy’s
teams, taking four other girls on the team
because he knew them from his daugh-
ters’ soccer teams and that they were
good athletes.
“All the boys would go (nonchalantly),
‘Oh, they got the girls on their team,’”
Barr said. “After we played them one
time, next time they’d go, ‘Oh, the girls
are up. Get back.’”
Today, Betsy lives in Folsom and Emmy
in the Bay Area, while Barr has five young
grandkids. Is this it for Barr, or do other
challenges lie ahead?
“I’d love to be a roving pitching instruc-
tor at the minor league level,” Barr said.
“To me, that would be fun, to go around
and be able to talk to all the different guys
and teach ’em a little bit of this, a little bit
of that.”
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 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE |
California air
with a European flair
Clos du Lac
brings a taste of
Southern France
to Granite Bay
Editor’s note: This is the second
of a series profiling the unique
historical and aesthetic identities
of Granite Bay’s neighborhoods.
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2017_04_April GBV.indd 16
Clos Du Lac
G
eographically, southeastern France
and Northern California are 5,840
miles apart. But in terms of ag-
riculture, architecture and fine wines,
they’re closer than you might imagine.
Like Provençal villas, the homes in
Granite Bay’s Clos du Lac neighborhood
have earthy tones, clay-tiled roofs and
Mediterranean architecture. They settle
into a comfortable continuity without be-
ing cookie-cutter. Rosemary spills over the
walls of terraced gardens. Mediterranean
trees like Italian cypress, citrus and silvery
BY MACKENZIE MYERS
groves of olives pepper the rolling hills.
And then there’s the wine — lots of it.
Not just in bottles at the gated commu-
nity’s many gatherings, but on more than
20 acres of vines, waiting to be harvested,
processed, bottled and served on the ta-
bles of the residents who helped grow it.
“You don’t have to love wine to live in
Clos du Lac,” says 13-year resident Jamie
Susslin, “but it certainly helps.”
Susslin, who is a Realtor in the area,
says the neighborhood grows varieties of
grapes cultivated in France’s Rhone Val-
3/17/17 3:35 PM
 Jamie Susslin says that every
resident has a slightly different
view of the community, whether it’s
of the vineyards, the olive groves or
one of the ponds, pictured here.
PHOTO BY MACKENZIE MYERS

Clos du Lac,
established in
1994, is a gated
community along
the northern edge
of Granite Bay.
PHOTO BY
MACKENZIE MYERS

2014 best-of-show in Placer County for

his Mourvedre.
Koch has been responsible for manag-
ing Clos du Lac’s vines for 10 years, and
“ A lot of people don’t like that and
think that they should have walls to
protect their privacy,” he says. “But
he serves on the vineyard committee, having no walls attracts a really open

ley: Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Petite
Syrah and Mourvedre. The homeown-
er’s association manages all the vines, in
both the common areas and in residents’
front yards. All the homeowner has to do
is water them and keep them alive. From
there, grapes are harvested and crushed
at a fall festival, then sent off to processors
who bottle the wine and send it back. Res-
idents can then buy the wine at a fraction
of the typical cost.
Some even make it themselves, like
16-year resident Grant Koch, who won
just one of the many community-orga-
nized groups that keep the neighborhood
running. There’s an entertainment com-
mittee, an olive oil committee, an archi-
tectural review committee — the latter of
which his wife, Yoka, has been a part of for
nine years.
“Everybody gets involved,” says Koch,
“and it’s a lot of fun that way.”
The neighborhood became established
in 1994 when Hardie Setzer, part of the
family who started Setzer Forest Prod-
ucts, Inc. in Sacramento, wanted to build
a community inspired by the Provence re-
gion in Southeastern France. An architect
from San Francisco, Henrik Bull, designed
the community.
”
friendly type of person.
Grant Koch, Clos Du Lac resident
Today, the neighborhood is filling the
last of its 88 lots. Though Susslin admits
Clos du Lac regulates what residents can
grow in their yards, what changes they
can make to their homes or what kinds
of lights can go on their houses, she said
that it’s not as strict as it sounds.
“If you want to live here, it’s not prohibi-
tive at all because you like it,” she says.
Given the neighborhood’s proximi-
ty to Folsom Lake and the North Fork
American River, the French term clos du
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continued from page 17
lac—meaning “walled vineyard close to
the lake”, according to Susslin—is fitting.
The community, arranged in a three-cir-
cle trefoil, has an eight-foot wall around
the perimeter. It’s not there to keep peo-
ple out, but deer, who like to eat the ros-
es, grapes and various other things that
grow in the rocky soil.
But inside the main gates, walls aren’t
allowed — at least, that’s Grant Koch’s
theory.
“A lot of people don’t like that and
think that they should have walls to pro-
tect their privacy,” he says. “But having
no walls attracts a really open friendly
type of person.”
He, Yoka and Susslin all agree that
the best part of the neighborhood is the
neighbors themselves.
“The residents are really great,” Sus-
slin says. As she is walking on a path by
one of the community’s three ponds, she
approaches a home near the path and
a neighbor on the back deck waves and
shouts hello to her.
“This is not a neighborhood where you
don’t know your neighbors and never
talk to them,” she says.
Though Clos du Lac’s penchant for
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2017_04_April GBV.indd 18
Above: Though
the vines are empty
now, come late
summer and early
fall, they’ll be full
of grapes.
At left: This 2012
bottle of Cabernet
Franc is a product
of Clos du Lac’s
vineyards. The
community also
makes olive oil.
PHOTOS BY
MACKENZIE MYERS
winemaking brings to mind adults-only egg hunt and the harvest party. They
events, the neighborhood’s population hold a school supply drive in the fall and
runs the gamut, from young families a toy drive around Christmas. They even
with small children all the way up to re- host a Bastille Day party, where everyone
tirees like the Kochs. Careers and former gathers in the community park—bench-
careers are diverse here too: doctors, es, a grill and a pagoda nestled under
lawyers, law enforcement, technology scrub oaks and olive trees—to celebrate
professionals and business owners all France’s national holiday.
call this place home. And on the more frequent rotation of
Despite the variety of backgrounds, events put together by the entertainment
the community comes together for hol- committee?
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 ATH LETICS | Lacrosse

Learning
under
Lehner BY STEVEN WILSON

Rookie coach takes over

Grizzlies program after
record-setting season

First-year varsity
coach Allie Lehner
takes over the
reigns of the
Granite Bay girls
lacrosse program
this season after
the Grizzlies set a
school record by
reaching the North
Coast Section
semifinals last year.
PHOTO BY
CHRIS COSTIGAN

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 S
tu Brokowsky can honestly say he
went out on top.
The longtime Granite Bay High girls
lacrosse coach took the program to new
heights in 2015 with the school’s first 18-
win season and again in 2016 as the Griz-
zlies reached the North Coast Section
semifinals for the first time in school his-
tory. That team ended their season just
two wins away from a coveted section
title, after dropped a one-score game to
Monte Vista, 12-11, in the semifinals.
That offseason, Brokowsky decided it
was time to hang it up and retire.
Filling his void this year is UC Davis
graduate Allie Lehner, a passionate first-
year instructor with a successful track re-
cord as a club coach in the Sacramento
region and Bay Area.
“I’m certainly excited about the energy
Allie brings to the program, even though
it seems more physically demanding for
the kids,” Granite Bay’s Athletic Direc-
tor Tim Healy said. “The kids are run-
ning more, tryouts were more vigorous
in terms of conditioning, but I think the
kids are learning that it’s OK to have high
expectations and then meet those goals.”
Lehner spent last season instructing
at St. Francis as the girls lacrosse junior
varsity coach before making the jump to
Granite Bay.
Originally from Southern California,
Lehner grew up playing lacrosse in Or-
ange County, where she was a four-time
All-Pacific Coast League honoree, and
her team’s and league’s most valuable
player as a junior and senior. Although
she switched to defender in college, Leh-
ner racked up 95 goals and 42 assists as a
senior in high school, leading to a four-
year career at UC Davis where she start-
ed nearly every game at defender in her
last three seasons.
Now, she brings that knowledge to the
Grizzlies.
“It’s been an absolute blast and I’ve
loved getting to know the girls,” Lehner
admitted. “The amount of talent that we
have on this team is unbelievable. If we
can work together as a team, offensively
and defensively, then I’m confident we’re
going to achieve our goals.”
Although she didn’t get a lot of time
with her new team in the offseason to im-
2017_04_April GBV.indd 21
plement her offensive approach, Lehner Lauryn Hardoy scored the game-winning
took the first few months of the season goal earlier this year against Carondelet
to win in double-overtime, 12-11.
to install a few sets. But the rookie coach
PHOTO BY CHRIS COSTIGAN
knows some of the best plays come from
from her players’ own intuition.
“I want the girls to think for themselves
rather than just sending in a play that
I think will be successful,” Lehner ex- Granite Bay
plained. “They have to be able to see and Girls Lacrosse
feel what’s going to work and what’s not.”
The payoff has come slowly.
HEAD COACH:
Granite Bay has had a few slow starts,
Allie Lehner
but managed a few impressive wins. The 2016:
team will start a game slow, feeling out 17-7, 3-2 SVLC
an opponent before attacking hard. TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
The strong start has the administration Autumn Mannsfeld (Sr.)
believing they’ve made the right choice. Lauryn Hardoy (Sr.)
“I certainly don’t see a drop-off in the McKenzie Blackwell (Sr.)
program,” Healy said. “In fact, I think the Kaley Stunz (Sr.)
new coaching staff is eagerly expecting Lainie Kastner (Jr.)
a similar run this year and that’s the es- Avonna Usher (So.)
tablished expectation. The girls certainly Miriam Lebastchi (So.)
feel confident. I know they think they’re Victoria Macres (So.)
capable and they’d like to at least equal TOP NEWCOMERS:
last year’s success.” Skyy Jackson (Jr.)
Kiana Perez (Fr.)
DUPLICATING SUCCESS Cami Kappos (Fr.)
The Grizzlies’ 18-win, 2-loss record KEY DEPARTURES:
from 2015 leaves one in awe. Gianni Cannon
The team posted blowout wins over 15 Alaigra Usher
Carly Arfsten
opponents and lost to just one team all
Carlin Isaacson
year — Novato, a Bay Area powerhouse
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program that has captured each of the last
two North Coast Section Division I cham-
pionships. If it wasn’t for a second-round
matchup with Novato in the NCS playoffs,
that team may have reached the finals.
The returning players proved their
worth a year later by reaching the semi-
finals of that same tournament despite
falling to Oak Ridge in the league cham-
pionship game.
Three players from last year’s squad
are still playing competitive lacrosse
as Alaigra Usher (Central Connecticut
State), Carlin Isaacson (Villanova Uni-
versity) and Gianni Cannon (University
of Colorado, Colorado Springs) all signed
collegiate National Letters of Intent with
big-time programs.
“We graduated a few talented players
from that team, but we still have a lot of the
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2017_04_April GBV.indd 22
same players coming back,” Lehner point-
ed out. “Our core is similar, and I think
their experience at that level definitely fac-
tors into their mindset this year. But in or-
der to get to the championship, we’re going
to have to put in a lot more work.”
Last year’s team MVP Lauryn Hardoy
is one of those returners Lehner will be
counting on all season long.
As the team’s leading attacker, Hardoy
was named the Grizzlies MVP, earned
first team All-Sacramento Valley Lacrosse
Conference (SVLC) honors and became
the second Northern California All Ameri-
can in school history in 2016.
She returns for her senior season with
high expectations.
“I feel confident that we’ll make it back
(to the NCS playoffs) just because we
have so much talent on this team and
we have a great coaching staff,” Hardoy
said. “I’ve been fortunate to have great
coaches throughout my high school ca-
reer, and I’m excited to see where we go
this year.”
Hardoy, who is committed to play col-
legiate lacrosse at the University of In-
dianapolis next fall, was one of Lehner’s
standout club players prior to her coach-
ing change at Granite Bay.
Lehner was familiar with the Grizzlies’
ferocious attacker after coaching her and
a handful of the girls on her club team, Te-
nacity Sacramento Elite. That’s made the
transition this offseason a little easier.
“We’ve really embraced all of the new
things we could learn from a new coach,”
she admitted. “We loved having Stu and
we love having Allie, and I can honestly say
that both of them have really impacted my
life. They have different coaching styles,
but both have helped this program.”
A self-described competitive coach,
Lehner is constantly looking for im-
provement, after wins or losses, after ev-
ery practice, every repetition.
“She’s always pushing you to do bet-
ter — she lets you make your own deci-
sions but makes you think in a different
way,” Hardoy explained. “You chose your
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 “
We lost a lot of great players
from last year, three of whom went on
to play collegiate lacrosse, but I think
we’ll be just as good this year to be
honest. It’s taken a little time to get
used to playing together, because we
have a lot of new players, but we’ve
kicked it off really well.
”
Lauryn Hardoy, Granite Bay High School senior
Usher also promises to provide a spark in
the middle for the Grizzlies.
“She’s super speedy and has a great
stick,” Lehner said. “Avonna was on the
team last year with her older sister, who’s
playing D1 lacrosse right now, and I know
they work hard together every offseason
and they come in ready to play.”
Usher, Hardoy, Stunz, Mannsfeld and
Blackwell all stepped up their games last
month against three-time NCS cham-
pion Carondelet as the Grizzlies earned
a one-goal win in double-overtime on
their home field.
move, and if it didn’t work then she wants
you to think of something you could have
done differently, but if it worked then she
seeks out a way to do that again or make
it better. I think, in the end, she really
coaches well-rounded players.”
Hardoy helped seal the victory with a
late goal as she beat the defense with her
speed and found the top of the net with
a swift shot.
“I was just lucky, but really anyone
could have gotten that last goal, that’s
kind of the beauty with our team,” Har-
doy said. “I was just in the right place at
the right time. But going to double-over-
time was exciting.”
That win gave the team confidence
going into two more tough preseason
matches against Navato and Cal High. But
it’s games like that, against programs that
continue to collect championships, that
will make the team better in the playoffs.
In league play, the Grizzlies’ toughest
competition will come from last year’s
undefeated champions from Oak Ridge.
The two rivals are very familiar with each
other and Granite Bay’s new coach.
“We all play together during club sea-
son, so we’re extremely competitive, but it’s
a little ironic playing against your friends,”
Hardoy explained. “So it’s always a great
game because both teams are so talented,
but we’re going to give them a run for
their money this year.”
The girls program has won
three league titles over the past
five seasons and the team is
hungry for another one
this year.

ON THE ATTACK
Hardoy has led the Grizzlies in scoring
for three straight years. She’s a master of
the spin move and can attack any angle
at will, sometimes luring her opponent to
Far Left: Granite Bay’s
sleep before striking and finding the net.
sophomore midfielder
Under her new coach, Allie Lehner, Avonna Usher has the speed
Hardoy could blossom even more. and skill to impact games for the
“She works the crease and always has Grizzlies this season.
Top center: Lauryn Hardoy
the ability to put the ball in the back of
and her team celebration
the net,” Lehner said. “But the great thing the double-overtime,
about Lauryn is that she’s very dynamic. sudden victory at home
She does a lot more for us than just putting back on March 7.
At left: 2016 team MVP
the ball in the net — she’s very versatile.”
and First Team All-League
Helping Hardoy on the offense end this selection Lauryn Hardoy
year will be seniors Autumn Mannsfeld, returns to the lineup to
McKenzie Blackwell, Kaley Stunz and ju- lead the Grizzlies attack.
PHOTOS BY CHRIS COSTIGAN
nior Lainie Kastner. Sophomore Avonna

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 EN V IRO NMENT

Here to
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Area organizations BY MACKENZIE MYERS

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27 acres of delicate
habitat in Granite Bay

At left: Placer
Land Trust has set
up a conservation
easement for 27
acres of Granite
Bay wetlands that
will remain parking
lot-, plaza- and
population-free
forever.
Top right: Like
much of the other
protected areas in
the foothill region,
Odayan Preserve
contains trees
like valley oak,
interior live oak
and blue oak.
COURTESY PHOTOS

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 “ It would not have been very long
before we saw rooftops here.
”
Jeff Darlington, Placer Land Trust Executive Director
I
t’s no secret, especially for long-term
residents, that Granite Bay has seen
a growth spurt in the last 20-some
years. What used to be a meadow or a
rolling hillside now might be a parking
lot or shopping plaza. Homes for families
wishing to live in a beautiful communi-
ty close to Folsom Lake have gobbled up
much of the available land. Green spac-
es, and the creatures that occupy them,
seem to be drying up.
But at the beginning of February, the
Placer Land Trust sealed the deal on 27
acres of wetlands that will remain park-
ing lot-, plaza- and population-free for-
ever. The land is called Odayan Preserve,
to honor the Nisenan people who inhab-
ited the area.
WORKING TOGETHER
The landowner, Rocklin faith-based
organization Amazing Facts Ministries,
wanted to build on property next to Sier-
2017_04_April GBV.indd 27
ra College Boulevard in Granite Bay. Vice
President of Finance Allen Hrenyk said
the group purchased 75 acres of proper-
ty 12 years ago. It has since been raising
funds to build office space and a 1,400-
seat church on 12 acres of land within the
entire property.
Hrenyk said the remaining acreage
may be developed for housing in the fu-
ture, but in accordance with United States
Army Corps of Engineers land-use regu-
lations, a portion was set aside as a pre-
serve. The Corps required the ministry to
mitigate the impact of the church project
because of the sensitive wetland habitat
some of the property contained.
Auburn-based Placer Land Trust, act-
ing as a third party, set up a conservation
easement for the 27 acres. This desig-
nation will remain in the books forever
— the easement is part of the property’s
deed now, so any future owners will have
to abide by the same terms.
CARING FOR WHAT’S LEFT
The project took about a year to set up,
according to Placer Land Trust Executive
Director Jeff Darlington. He said Amaz-
ing Facts gave the nonprofit $220,000 to
help them take care of Odayan Preserve.
Though the Corps has designated the
property as private land, Darlington said
this is atypical of Placer Land Trust pre-
serves.
“It’s common for the Corps to restrict
public access on properties where wet-
land habitats are sensitive,” he said. “But
for the Placer Land Trust ... many of our
preserves are open to the public.”
Hrenyk said if it was ever an option,
they would be open to putting in trails.
Darlington said the Land Trust will man-
age the property, rather than contracting
scientists to take water samples, catalogue
species and conduct other maintenance
involved with preservations. The money
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 The pond inside
Odayan Preserve
provides vital
riparian habitat
for species that
depend on
an ample
water supply.
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provided by Amazing Facts will also help
fund any possible legal action, in case any-
one is caught misusing the land.
Both Darlington and Hrenyk agree that
the land would have likely become hous-
ing developments if not for the preserve.
“It would not have been very long before
we saw rooftops here,” Darlington said.
PROTECTING THE NEIGHBORS
Instead, the Odayan Preserve will pro-
tect a habitat rich in biodiversity, and one
that is often lacking within drought-prone
California. The ecosystem, in addition to
being a wetland, is an oak woodland typ-
ical of the foothills region. It contains val-
ley oak, blue oak and interior live oak, but
likely has riparian, water-loving trees like
cottonwood and willow as well.
Sierra College botanist and biology
professor Shawna Martinez said that it’s
vital to protect wetlands in order to ben-
efit the species that haven’t yet adapted
to drought.
“Most of the species we have out here
can live six to eight months without wa-
ter,” she said. “But the riparian species
near open bodies of water have to have it.”
Though Martinez had not seen the
specific section of property, she said sim-
ilar ecosystems accommodate animals
like muskrat, beaver and river otters.
Raptors such as red-tailed hawks and
great horned owls could also inhabit the
preserve. The western pond turtle might
be an especially exciting resident — the
threatened species has experienced hab-
itat loss due to human developments up
and down the west coast.
In any case, whichever species live
there now are there to stay. Odayan Pre-
serve, thanks to the combined efforts
of the Placer Land Trust, Amazing Facts
Ministries and the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, has ensured a habitat
of peace, in perpetuity.

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Recent Transactions
The following are all of the recent real estate transactions that took
place with all real estate agents in Granite Bay between Feb. 1-28, 2017.
Data provided by CoreLogic.

1 4723 Abbey Hill, Granite Bay 95746-6631 $630,000

2 361 Allenwood Court, Granite Bay 95746-6624 $639,000
3 3030 Daggett Drive, Granite Bay 95746-6436 $650,000
4 8101 East Hidden Lakes Drive, Granite Bay 95746-9538 $740,000
5 5895 Granite Lake Drive, Granite Bay v95746-6817 $1,099,100
6 7100 Itchy Acres Road, Granite Bay 95746-8603 $875,000
7 8132 Joe Rodgers Road Granite Bay 95746-9330 $478,500
8 6865 Leibinger Lane, Granite Bay 95746-9365 $1,015,000
9 9912 Villa Granito Lane, Granite Bay 95746-6481 $450,000
10 4872 Waterbury Way, Granite Bay 95746-6423 $610,000
11 310 Whetstone Court, Granite Bay 95746-6450 $455,000
12 531 Woburn Court, Granite Bay 95746-6448 $538,500
13 7607 Woodridge Way, Granite Bay 95746-9561 $750,000

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New Listings
The following are all of the new real estate listings in Granite Bay
between March 1-16, 2017. Data provided by MetroList.

1 611 Davenwood Court, Granite Bay 95746 549,900

2 8425 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay 95746 550,800
3 6012 Oak View Drive, Granite Bay 95746 629,000
4 8220 Parus Way, Granite Bay 95746 649,990
5 8665 Woodrock Way, Granite Bay 95746 669,000
6 8290 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay 95746 675,000
7 8692 Pendleton Drive, Granite Bay 95746 679,000
8 9320 Crocker Road, Granite Bay 95746 764,900
9 8142 W Granite Drive, Granite Bay 95746 765,000
10 9686 Swan Lake Drive, Granite Bay 95746 768,500
11 5952 Del Oro Road, Granite Bay 95746 775,000
12 9435 Treelake Road, Granite Bay 95746 799,900
13 5627 Gibson Place, Granite Bay 95746 820,000
14 6020 Poplar Court, Granite Bay 95746 899,999
15 6000 Knightswood Way, Granite Bay 95746 998,000
16 6100 Oak Hill Drive, Granite Bay 95746 1,088,000
17 8140 Woodland Grove Place, Granite Bay 95746 1,149,500
18 8820 Los Lagos Circle, Granite Bay 95746 1,199,000
19 7772 Lakeshore Drive, Granite Bay 95746 1,299,000
20 5866 Valle Vista Court, Granite Bay 95746 1,367,500
21 5006 Tiffany Point Granite Bay 95746 1,495,000

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WIN E VIEW | Erik Loigom
1. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 49 MILLION BUBBLES
in a bottle of Champagne.
3. THE WORLD’S OLDEST
BOTTLE OF WINE dates
back to A.D. 325 and was
found near the town of Speyer,
Germany, inside one of two
Roman sarcophagi. It is on
display at the town’s Historisches
Museum der Pfalz.
6. A BARREL HOLDS 59
GALLONS, which equals
to 225 liters or 300 bottles to
fill 25 cases.
8. 2½ POUNDS OF GRAPES
are in one bottle of wine.
11. NOT ALL WINES
IMPROVE WITH TIME.
In fact, a vast majority of wines
produced are ready to drink and
do not have much potential for
aging. Only a rare few will last
longer than a decade.
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2. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF GRAPES IT TAKES TO
MAKE A BOTTLE OF WINE IS 736. But that can
vary widely depending on things like grape variety and
condition when picked – for example, plump berries
from rain or small ones from a dry growing season.
4. ROMANS DISCOVERED
THAT MIXING LEAD
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5. THE LARGEST CORK
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the Whistler, is in Portugal. It
preserve wine, but also gave it a averages over one ton of raw cork
sweet taste and succulent texture. per harvest every nine years. That’s
Chronic lead poisoning has often enough to cork 100,000 bottles.
been cited as one of the causes of
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9. 2-6 TONS OF
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Live until you die:
The truth about Hospice
SEN IOR VIEW | Susan Feldman
M
any folks think that starting hospice means they’ve given
up on life, when in reality they are making the most of the
life they have left. Hospice is a service that focuses on the
quality of life instead of continuing with treatment to prolong it.
Quality versus quantity. Let’s explore hospice as a valuable mem-
ber of a seniors’ care team.
In previous articles, I’ve highlighted professionals that help
seniors and their families continue to thrive, heal and improve,
but there often comes a time when treatments or interventions
become more exhausting and challenging than the benefits they
provide. When curative treatment is no longer available and a pa-
tient’s physician determines the individual has a life expectancy
of six months or less, hospice services may be appropriate.
Hospice is a Medicare, Medi-Cal or insurance-covered benefit
that provides medical, pharmaceutical, social and spiritual sup-
port. As Mary Kay Walters, MSW, Executive Director of Bristol
Hospice Sacramento notes, hospice services usually include:
• Basic medical care with a focus on pain
and symptom control
• Access to a member of your hospice team
24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Home Health Aide to provide bath visits
• Medical supplies and equipment as needed
• Counseling and social support to help you and your family
with psychological, emotional and spiritual issues
• Grief counseling and support for loved ones
In my experience with families receiving hospice support at
home, medication management with phone access to a hospice
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team member and no more trips to the emergency room make
this difficult time more manageable. I do encounter the common
misconception, though, that a home care aide will be bedside
routinely, providing personal care. In hospice care, the most typ-
ical service of a home health aide is for bath visits two to three
times per week. Only occasionally and temporarily will hospice
provide continuous care over several hours. When more dedi-
cated and ongoing hands-on care is needed, families frequently
engage the services of BrightStar or other in-home care agencies
to provide caregivers for personal care, safe transfers, ambulation
and household assistance, day or night. The benefits of having
a loved one at home, in familiar surroundings, with the peace-
fulness a clinical setting can’t provide, is immeasurable. Studies
have actually shown that hospice patients live, on average, 29
days longer than those that do not have these services.
Various diagnoses and illnesses can lead to hospice as long
as a physician declares a life expectancy of six months or less.
Although the diagnosis of “failure to thrive” is no longer a cri-
teria for hospice admission, according to Walters, significant
weight loss, frequent falls and emergency room visits, advanced
Alzheimer’s and pneumonia in an already compromised condi-
tion often precipitate a discussion about hospice services. It is
interesting and important to note that patients may “graduate”
from hospice if their condition improves and life expectancy is
extended. Hospice is a temporary service for many and may be
reengaged at a future, appropriate time.
In Atul Gawande’s thought-provoking book, “Being Mortal:
Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End,” Gawande says,
“We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think
our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger
than that. It is to enable well-being.” After all, quality of life and
comfort are hospice goals to be proud of.
Susan Feldman is the community relations coordinator for BrightStar
Care in Roseville, www.brightstarcare.com/roseville. She can be
reached at susan.feldman@brightstarcare.com or (916) 919-0063.
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FITN ESS VIEW | Debra Skelton

hat you eat will make or break your fitness results, so

if you aren’t happy with your current body, then I’ll bet
your diet could use some improvement.
I realize that finding the time to cook and eat healthy meals is
a challenge for many of my clients, so I’d like to introduce you
to the Nourish Bowl.
What is a Nourish Bowl? It’s a simple meal that consists of
greens, protein, healthy fat, veggies, healthy carbs and various
flavor adds.
A Nourish Bowl could be enjoyed for any meal of the day, is Add Veggies: Colorful, vibrant, organic, seasonal vegetables
quick to assemble, and is the perfect alternative to high-calorie become the star of this meal. Take time to chop or dice your
takeout meals. fresh veggies into a pleasing size before adding to your bowl.
Choose from:
BUILD YOUR OWN NOURISH BOWL • Zucchini • Snap peas
Below are the ingredient categories that make up a successful • Bell peppers • Cabbage
Nourish Bowl. Select one item from each category to customize • Cucumber • Carrots
your very own meal. • Tomatoes • Parsnips
• Cauliflower • Any other veggie
Start with Greens: A healthy serving of daily greens is essen- • Radish of your choice
tial for good health, and so our Nourish Bowl always begins here.
Your greens may be cooked or raw, whichever you are in the Add Healthy Carbohydrates: Wholesome carbohydrates are
mood for. Choose from: important for maintaining that pep of energy in your step, so
• Spinach • Micro Greens be sure to include a serving of one of the following in your bowl.
• Kale • Sprouts Choose from:
• Collards • Mustard Greens • Quinoa • Beans
• Arugula • Swiss Chard • Sweet Potato • Corn
• Romaine • Brown or Wild Rice • Peas

Add Protein: Protein is important for supporting your fitness Finish with Flavor Add-Ons: Here’s where you could really
progress, in addition to providing you with usable energy to pow- let your creativity shine by adding your favorite fresh herbs or
er your day. Be sure to vary the protein that you choose from time dressings to increase the flavor and enjoy-ability of the bowl.
to time. Choose from: Choose from:
• Egg • Chicken • Chopped fresh herbs • Vinegar
• Beans • Beef • Dried herbs • Hummus
• Lentils • Pork • Homemade dressing • Lemon juice
• Fish • Homemade sauce

Add Healthy Fat: It’s vital that your diet be rich in healthy Get your creative juices flowing as you begin to design and
fats, so don’t skip this category! Healthy fats help to keep you enjoy your Nourish Bowls of your own creation.
satiated, a benefit that will pay off in fewer calories consumed Don’t forget to get your fitness on by exercising 3-5 times each
over the long haul. No more energy crashes in the afternoon! week. Remember that for your workout to be effective, it must
Choose from: be challenging, progressive and consistent.
• Avocado • Olive oil
• Nuts • Olives
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What do you do with
your tax refund?
FINA NCIAL VIEW | Garrett Konrad
F
irst let’s talk about what a refund is, just to get some per-
spective. Everyone I talk to gets excited that they have a
huge refund coming their way. “Huge” is relative, by the
way. Maybe the refund is $500, maybe $5,000, or maybe $10,000.
The average refund is about $3,000. Many people receive this
check in the mail and view it as free money, delivered from heav-
en by the mail gods. Let me just remind you that a tax refunds is
money the IRS is returning to you that you pre-paid, in excess,
throughout the year. In other words, the federal government got
to use your money throughout the year above and beyond what
was due to them, and now they are giving it back to you. That is
the mentality with which to look at your tax return.
So, what do we do with it? Here are some ideas:
1. VACATION
This is a very common option and I put it first because, let’s
be real, this is the most fun. Tax refunds do go far toward a
well-deserved vacation. Check out discount sites like Groupon
and their air-inclusive travel deals. There are real discounts on
flight/all-inclusive hotel packages. I personally want to book
that trip to Paris and Spain for $799 in November.
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2. DONATE IT
If you are anticipating higher income in 2017 versus what you
earned in 2016, consider donating it to a nonprofit organization
for a tax write-off when you file taxes in 2018. Plus, it feels good
to support worthy causes you care about. (Insert shameless plug
for Sierra Passport Rotary here.)
3. PAY OFF HIGH-INTEREST DEBT
Please don’t pay down your mortgage with your tax refund.
Do consider paying down high-interest debt, like maybe a credit
card or a car loan. Start with the highest interest rate debt, not
necessarily the smallest balance owed.
In closing, let’s talk about how to maximize your deduction
next year. And by maximize, of course I mean minimize! Rather
than setting yourself up to have a massive refund each year,
consider working through (or hiring a tax professional) to cal-
culate your write-offs and adjust your withholdings on your
W2 so that you have more cash flow all year long. My goal is to
always have the smallest refund possible. I don’t know about
you, but I like my money, and I like it working for me all year
long more than lending it to the federal government for free
all year.
The author, Garrett Konrad, has lived in Placer County his whole life and has
been a trusted voice in local written publications, seminars and radio, and is
president-elect of the Sierra Passport Rotary Club in Auburn. Konrad and his
company IFC are Registered Investment Advisors, Member FINRA. This is not a
solicitation for the sale of securities.
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South Placer artists will show their work, and provide demonstrations in
their studios. See mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, wood, stone, painting,
gourds and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30 at
art studios throughout Granite Bay, Roseville and Rocklin. For more information, visit
ArtStudioTrek.com
Ongoing events
ACCORDION SOCIETY MEETS
Northern California Accordion Society meets from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 6365 Douglas
Boulevard in Granite Bay. Cost is $2 for members and $3 for guests.
For more information, call David at (916) 806-6927.
GLOVES AND SHOVELS GARDEN CLUB
Meets 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at
Bushnell’s Garden Nursery, 5255 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay.
Free. For more information, email gloveandshovels@yahoo.com.
FARMERS MARKETS
Foothill Farmers’ Market is year round from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesdays at Whole foods Market at the Fountains, Galleria Boulevard
and East Roseville Parkway in Roseville. For more information, visit
foothillfarmersmarket.com. Kaiser Permanente Farmers Markets are
year round from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Kaiser Clinic,
1001 Riverside Avenue, in Roseville and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays
at 1600 Eureka Road in Roseville. For more information, visit
hicksvilleacres@sbcglobal.net. Historic Folsom Farmers Market from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Railroad Turntable and Public Plaza
in Historic Folsom. For more information, visit historicfolsom.org.
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Email jamieh@goldcountrymedia.com
6TH ANNUAL LINCOLN WINE FEST
Sample Placer wines without driving all over
the county. Lincoln Rotary sponsors this
very popular walk-about wine tasting event
featuring local wines paired with local food.
Stroll around the shops and retail locations
including the Art League and Archive
Museum. Beermann Plaza will host a live
band and vendors. Take notes on the order
sheet while sampling wine to buy the wine
by the bottle at the Bottle Shop.
When: 1-5 p.m. April 29
Where: Downtown Lincoln
Cost: $35 in advance or $40 on the day.
Must be 21 years to purchase. Children may
accompany adults. Designated Driver tickets
available on the day.
Info: lincolnwinefest.org
COMPUTER BASICS HELP
Adults, bring your own device for help accessing e-books, social
media, internet searching, email account set up. 4-5 p.m. Thursdays
at the Granite Bay Library, 6475 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay.
For more information call (916) 791-5590 to reserve a spot.
FOOD TRUCK MANIA!
From 5-8 p.m. the second Thursday of the month year-round.
Enjoy live music, food trucks including Squeeze Inn Roseville,
Volkswaffle, Krush Burger, Chando’s Tacos, OMG Yogurt, Simply
Southern Food, Cajun Wagon, An Honest Pie, Cowtown Creamery,
Hefty Gyros, Wandering Boba and Drewski’s Hot Rod on Vernon
Street in downtown Roseville. For more information visit
sactomofo.com
OUTDOOR PICKER’S MARKET
The market is every fourth Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or
shine at Hand Pickin’ Emporium, 4155 Rocklin Road in Rocklin. Event
includes antique, vintage, upcycle, crafts, arts, garden food and fun.
Food provided by Dave’s Dawgs. For more information, email Barb or
Bob Pratt at handpickin@aol.com.
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 DELICATE BALANCE” AND STUDENT ADVANCED DIGITAL ART EXHIBITS
Painter Irene Belknap, mixed-media artist Marsha Balian and sculptor Jennifer Johnson will
balance tight rope walkers, stunt girls on horseback, clowns, jugglers, and brightly costumed
Harris Center
10 College Parkway, Folsom
performers in a circus of imagery 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday and 6-8 p.m. (916) 608-6888, harriscenter.net
Tuesday and Wednesday through May 4 at the Community Gallery at 48 Natoma in
Folsom. For more information (916) 355-7285 or cabraham@folsom.ca.us. Let It Be: A Celebration of
the Music of the Beetles
THEATRE AT GRANITE BAY PRESENTS: THE UNFORTUNATES Presented by the Harris Center
The Unfortunates is a unhinged anti-war parable steeped in the lyrics of folk classics. Tickets are $39-$75
This simultaneously soulful, bleak and comedic musical follows prisoner of war “Big Joe” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1
McKinney as he faces a firing squad. Joe falls into a fever-dream and learns through music, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1
community, and love to find the courage he needs to face his final moments. Show times are 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2
7 p.m. April 1, 6-8 at Granite Bay High School, 1 Grizzly Way in Granite Bay. Tickets are $12, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2
$10 for students. For more information visit theunfortunates.brownpapertickets.com. Ballroom, Latin,
Theatrical Dance Showcase
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Presented by Malko Dance Academy
7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, April 7, 8, 21, 22; and 2 p.m. Sundays, April 9 and Tickets are $25
23 at Del Oro High School Performing Arts Center, 3301 Taylor Road in Loomis. $15 general; 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1
$10 seniors (55 and over), and youth 18 and under; special group pricing available. For more Louie Anderson with
information visit dramacompany.org. Keith Lowell Jensen
Presented by Carrera Productions
THE ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE MARKET Tickets are $20-$40
Over 200 vendors will selling merchandise on the closed street. Event is rain or shine. Open 8 p.m. Thursday, April 6
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at Sutter Street in Historic Downtown Folsom.

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Park at 905 Leidesdorff Street. For more information visit historicfolsom.org.
BINGO ROUND-UP
Proceeds benefit the Philanthropic Programs of the Assistance League of Greater Placer.
Event features cash prizes, raffle, silent auction. Food and beverages, including wine and beer,
available for purchase. Must be 18 to attend with a valid ID to claim a prize. 12:30 p.m. and
6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 Doors open prior to each session at the Blue Goose Event
Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour
Center, 3550 Taylor Road in Loomis. Tickets, per session: $25 advance, $30 at the door. Presented by the Harris Center
Tickets are $49-$89
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7
Wednesdays just got better. Enjoy live music and wine tastings in partnership with local 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8
vintners. Bring the 2017 seasonal souvenir glass back to each event for an additional 1oz 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8
tasting. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays April 12 through May 17 at the Vernon Street 1 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Town Square, 311 Vernon Street in Roseville. Entrance fee is $10 and includes five tastings. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9
Cabana rentals and season passes available. For more information visit roseville.ca.us/events.
Organ Symphony
Presented by the Folsom Lake Symphony
NIGHT OUT AT THE MUSEUM
Tickets are $20-$59
Seeing West Mountain: Concow Histories of California During the Great Depression, presentation 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22
by the author and professor William Bauer. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at 1970 Johnson
Ranch Drive in Roseville. For more information call (916) 774-5934 or visit roseville.ca.us/events. Mary Poppins
Presented by El Dorado Musical Theatre
Tickets are $21-$39
7 p.m. Friday, April 28
2 p.m. Saturday, April 29
7 p.m. Saturday, April 29
Thunder Valley 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln
(877) 468-8777, thundervalleyresort.com
2 p.m. Sunday, April 30
Cyrano
Presented by Falcon’s Eye Theatre
at Folsom Lake College
Carlos Mencia: Delve into Bog Bad Voodoo Daddy: Swing Tickets are $12-$18
the ‘Mind of Mencia’ Revival Band Rocks It In Style 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28
Tickets are $39.95-$54.95 Tickets are $34.95-$47.95 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30
AbbaFab: The Premier Life In The Fast Lane: An Evening with Marc Cohn
Abba Experience Songs Of The Eagles Presented by Carrera Productions
Tickets are $24.95-$34.95 Tickets are $40-$50 Tickets are $25-$45
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29 8 p.m. Sunday, April 30

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ROLLER DERBY AT THE

PLACER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Come watch Flood Water Roller Derby
play full contact, female flat track roller
derby at the Placer County Fairgrounds.
Now in their fourth season, the Flood is
making their hometown debut. Don’t miss
the action as the Flood takes on Port City
Roller Girls. Beer, food and raffle tickets

17th Annual Folsom Garden Tour

available for purchase.

When: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8

Doors open at noon.

29APRIL
The Folsom Garden Club will feature six gardens plus a bonus garden at the
San Juan Water District in the 17th Annual Garden Tour, “Gardens of Folsom”
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30. Master Gardeners will
Where: Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All
America City Boulevard in Roseville
Cost: Tickets are $10 each. VIP tickets are
be present to answer questions. View artists painting in the garden. Plants and baked $25 and include prime seating, waitress
goods will be available for purchase. Event is rain or shine. Tickets are $20 each. Children and bout expert to explain the game.
under 16 are free. Tickets can be purchased at Bushnell Gardens Nursery in Granite Tickets are limited and can be purchased at
Bay. Pick up tickets purchased online at Garden #1, 324 Marsh hawk Drive in Folsom. brownpapertickets.com
For more information, call (916) 205-3720 or visit folsomgarden.org. Info: floodwaterrollerderby.org

CAMPFIRE LOOMIS COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT

Sit under the stars at the outdoor amphitheater and enjoy native
stories around the campfire. Roasting sticks and marshmallows
provided. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 at 1970 Johnson Ranch
Drive in Roseville. $5 per a person. $16 for a family of 4. Children
under 2 are free. Call ahead for groups of 10 or more For more
information visit (916) 774-5934 or roseville.ca.us/events.
FRIDAY FLICKS: SECRET LIFE OF PETS
Grab a blanket, lawn chair and the family for a movie under the
stars, weather permitting. 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 at Vernon
Street Town Square, 311 Vernon Street in Roseville. Free. Concessions
available for purchase. For more information visit roseville.ca.us/events.
“JOHN MUIR” WITH LEE STETSON
Proceeds benefit the Sierra College Natural History Museum. 7:30
p.m. Friday, April 21 at Sierra College, Dietrich Theatre, 5000
Rocklin Road in Rocklin Cost: $5 general, $2 students and seniors,
museum members free. For more information visit (916) 660-7926.
CELEBRATE THE EARTH FESTIVAL
The 10th annual event will feature live entertainment, music, food,
mobile food trucks, electric vehicles, local green vendors, a scavenger
hunt and more 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Mahany
Regional Park, 1545 Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Roseville. Free. For
more information visit roseville.ca.us/events/earth_day_festival.asp.
Grab your basket! Children of all ages are invited to search for eggs
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 at H. Clarke Powers School,
3296 Humphrey Road in Loomis. The hunt begins at noon sharp.
For more information visit loomischamber.com.
BIG TROUBLE BAND LIVE AT GB ALE HOUSE
Big Trouble band will be playing all your favorite country hits.
Come out and enjoy food, drinks, and maybe even some line
dancing. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday April 27 at GB Ale House,
5540 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. For more information visit
granitebayalehouse.eat24hour.com
YOMEN: A SPRING CELEBRATION
Celebrate and experience California Indian culture. See tribal dancer
groups, traditional art and craft demonstrations, guided trail tours,
native storytelling, children’s activities, food and craft fair 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Maidu Museum and Historic
Site, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive in Roseville. Free event. For more
information visit roseville.ca.us/events.
GOLD COUNTRY PRO RODEO
From 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday April 29; from noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday April 30 at the Gold Country Fair Grounds, 209 Fairgate
Road in Auburn. $16-$26. For more information call (916) 726-7404
ext. 306, or visit goldcountryprorodeo.com.

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