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22 Congratulations Rio Linda High School Class of 2009 Nathan Young Rachel Zapanta Congratulations Last Minute Seniors 2009 Asimah Ali Justin Balderas Dayna Beacham Rebecca Brown Israel Carranza Nhongcy Cha Adriana Chavez Ashley Curiel David Escoto Robert Esparza Julia Falcon Martha Fuentes Anthony Harvey Luis Hernandez Corte Faatupu Johansson Alexander Lobato Jose Macias Quintero Sarah Munger Lesya Ostapyuk Nikole Placencia Jeannette Rivera Tranay Scott Charles Taylor Ong Xiong Xue Yang Iliana Hernandez Kara Marquis Manor Ziana Guerra Thank You The North Country News would like to thank Gene Moore for his computer expertise in formatting the photos; Josten Studios for the photos; Twin Rivers Board Trustee Bob Bastian for his assistance; Principal Rusty Clark, and Trinette Marquis for their help and assistance in getting all the necessary pieces in place to publish the Rio Linda High School Graduates for 2009. A special thank you to Tom Kent, the yearbook editor, for supplying the proofs so we could verify that the names were correct. Saving That Last Dance When Annie Russell Payne and her friends missed out on their senior prom at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis in 1969, it wasn’t because they weren’t ready. “We had already bought dresses, shoes, and gloves. We were set to go,” says Payne. “I had a white gown and pink satin slippers all picked out.” Then, just a month before the big day, the prom was canceled because of the racial tension and unrest building in the city on the one year anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Students at Booker T. Washington protested the decision, but ultimately they were forced to lay away their tuxedos and cancel their dinner reservations, graduating without the quintessential teenage rite of passage. Fast-forward 35 years to June 12, 2004, and one of the most remarkable class reunions in America. “We knew that we wanted something grand for our 35th,” says Lewania Miller Chapman, treasurer of the reunion committee, which had been planning events regularly over the years. “We decided it was time to finally have our prom.” And so it was that on a rainy night in late spring, 130 members of the Class of’69 gathered at the Radisson Inn in Memphis to celebrate the prom that never was. They wore their tuxes, formal gowns, and corsages and danced to hits from the old days. But there were a few reminders that this was not your traditional teen prom; a memorial ceremony to remember alumni who had passed away. And many guests were married. Says Payne, who opted for a sophisticated black rhinestoned dress this time around; “There was so much love, so much camaraderie. It was everything we had always wanted.”
LEt’S DIG IN !!! Last month I mentioned that I have several small fig trees and to just call if you would like some. Several have called and received their trees. At the next “Brown Bag Day” - May 12th, I will have some fig trees and pomegranate trees to give away. Available between 11 and 12 am at the Elverta Fire Station on Elverta Rd. at Elwyn Avenue. If I run out I will take your name and see what I can do to dig a few more. Hope all that picked up their trees have had good results. You just need to mud them in, then let the soil dry some before you give them more water. My method of “mudding in” is to dig the hole and fill with water. Set the tree or plant in the hole to the proper level, you can see the soil line, spread the roots out, start adding soil and the excess water will spill over the top. You will get your hands muddy but there will be no air pockets and all the roots will receive the moisture they need to get started. If you are planting a tree or taller shrub you will need to stake the plant. Do not let the top fill out too much before the trunk grows thick enough to hold itself up. _ _ _ _ _ How are all your seeds doing………I am a bit behind schedule so be sure to let all of us know when you have your first produce - tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, eggplants…you get the drift. _ _ _ _ _ Here is something to think about when you use your roto-tiller. Only till just the area you wish to plant because if you have been adding leaves and such to improve your soil the earth worms are probably enjoying the area also. You will chop them all up if you till to big an area. Get out your old hoe, your “hula hoe” for small weeds or better still pull the weeds. You want lots of earth worms in your garden because they make the soil so much better. (For just how they do that you will have to look on line! I know but it would take another two paragraphs to say it.) _ _ _ _ _ Several years ago I had a “little red hen” (remember those golden books) that followed me around and every time I would dig in the soil or even do some tilling she was right there to grab those worms. She got so daring that I had to keep a very close eye on her or I would have chopped her head off with the tiller! Her name UC MASTER GARDENER BACKYARD COMPOSTING CLASS was Susie and I have always had a little red hen named Susie. Now it is Susie #9! _ _ _ _ _ Be sure to check the gardening classes offered by the County. See below and on page 2. _ _ _ _ _ Another thing you should keep informed about is the efforts of the Biotech Companies and how they are trying to destroy “Traditional Farming” or “Organic Gardening.” Stephanie Suela sent the link to Charlea and it was forwarded to me. The bill is HR875. Seems these big businesses, Monsanto to name one, feels threatened because people are demanding the right to have chemical free food, fruits, produce, meat, eggs and milk. The results of the misuse of herbicides and pesticides that have been sprayed on plants along with hormones and antibiotics added to animal and poultry feed are just beginning to be known. Read about DDT. It took 50 years before those companies making the product would admit that there was a problem. It took several more years before the use of this product was stopped. The article is by Alexis Baden-Mayer, Esq. Organic Consumers Association, March 25, 2009, has some very good information. I do not know all the ins & outs nor all the scientific data, I just feel “less is best” and “moderation in all things” will go a long way to keeping you healthy. Listen to your body, it will tell you what not to eat. If the bugs will not eat the fruit or veggies then maybe you should not eat it either. If the animal is not healthy enough to live and grow without those hormones and antibiotics then maybe they are to sick or diseased to be in our food chain. Look around you, are we really so much more healthier than we were 50 years ago? Sure, we have more cures for everything but maybe if our food were more pure we would not need so many cures. Maybe we just need to start listening. Just my thoughts…………Viv The Sacramento County UC Master Gardeners will teach how garden clippings can be transformed into compost. Participants are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to the 45 minute, free backyard composting class. Date & Time: Location: Saturday, May 23, 2009 Vintage Park 10:00 a.m. Vintage Park Drive & Helmsdale (West of Elk Grove-Florin Road) (Under wooden trellis, near play structure), Sacramento, CA 95829 FOR MORE INFO: UC Cooperative Extension, (916) 875-6913 PEt PEEvES 23 Now it seems most editors have their pet peeves and I am no exception. Here is one of many!!! “Adults, their children or pets who damage, destroy or leave a mess on other peoples property be it their businesses, their home or on public property.” Now we will take just a minute for those who did not do well in civic class. “PUBLIC PROPER- TY’ BELONGS TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF US, NOT TO DESTROY BUT TO ENJOY. Just who do you think paid for the parks, roads, schools or any other City, County, State or Federal lands? We, the people. All those tax dollars! So when you break a sprinkler head, let your horse destroy the lawn or leave his calling card, not clean up after your dog, paint your pathetic territory markers, leave tire marks when you ride your motor cycle or drive your car on any lawn but your own personal one then you are destroying MY PROPERTY and everyone else’s property. Disregard for other peoples property is just the lowest. Destroying Church property is even lower than the lowest. Sometimes, words fail me when it comes to describing those kinds of people. Years ago, we called them “W…. Trash” or Scum Bags” for sure “No Class.” Maybe those titles still fit. I like the old way of locking them in a “Public Cage” so the residents could through trash on them, spray water of whatever else came to hand. The old ways are not always bad, they might be a real eye opener for some. Those judged guilty should have to repair or replace the damaged property. If the children are minors the parents should have to work right along beside them serving the same sentence. At least the parents would know where their children are for a time and vice versa. Seems to me the easiest way to change bad behavior is to make the punishment very embarrassing and a lot of hard work for those judged guilty, especially the first offenders. I know, simple solutions that get the job done are usually to difficult for the government. Unless there lots of forms, supervisors and all kinds of whatnot involved they just do not know how to handle it!! Oh’ well, just my thoughts!.... Viv UC MASTER GARDENER BACKYARD COMPOSTING CLASS The Sacramento County UC Master Gardeners will teach how garden clippings can be transformed into compost. Participants are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to the 45 minute, free backyard composting class. Date & Time Location Saturday, June 6, 2009 Serna Village 10:00 a.m. 5856 Dudley Blvd (Inside in classrooms A & B) (McClellan AFB) North Highlands CA 95660 FOR MORE INFO: UC Cooperative Extension, (916) 875-6913
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