In honor or Robynn's kindness and generosity in helping others, her friends and family are sponsoring The First Annual Robynn Goodell Memorial Bake Sale/ Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 2nd from 2:00-6:00 PM. Our Lady of Grace School, Linden Avenue, West Sacramento Blood drive in gym, other activities outside. http://www.bloodsource.org/locations.aspx# for directions |
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Community Projects,
Home Town Heros,
Robynn Goodell
While pruning our mulberry tree last weekend the guys rescued this robins' nest. They know I'm kind of sentimental about our yard friends, so Kurt trimmed the limbs around the nest and brought it to me. I know she doesn't come back to reuse her nest but I'll keep it in case she or her peeps want to stop by and visit now and then.
Trivia: Only 40 percent of American robins’ nests successfully produce young, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Females build the nest from the inside out, pressing dead grass and twigs into a cup shape using the wrist of one wing. Other materials include paper, feathers, rootlets, or moss in addition to grass and twigs. Once the cup is formed, she reinforces the nest using soft mud gathered from worm castings to make a heavy, sturdy nest. She then lines the nest with fine dry grass. The finished nest is 6-8 inches across and 3-6 inches high.
This creative mural features the Golden Gate Bridge as the backdrop for the collection of lighthouses and other nautical and ocean themed garden decorations. Very creative!
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Neighborhood Art
BalloonsAreUp.com in West Sacramento-feature Balloon Bouquets for every occasion. You can order online or by phone at (866) 340-1268.
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Business
The circular shaped building that now functions as the Casa Mobile clubhouse and park office was once part of the old Capitol Sky Park airport. Jo, the park manager, gave me a tour of the old terminal building and said they have many photos dating back to the 1950's when the airport was still in use.
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"WestSac" Memories
We saw Vernon Travis of West Sacramento enjoying a ride on his new Can-Am Spyder 3 wheeled roadster.
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Transportation
Debbie shot the top photo of Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill on a recent day trip to San Francisco -Contrary to popular opinion, the tower was not designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle!
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Art and Architecture,
Out and About
Debbie and Christy Norton's great uncle Almer Norton is in the back row, 2nd from the left. Almer's Sacramento High basketball team were the league champions in 1912-13. The Norton kids (Bill, Ray, Frank, Almer, and Doris) all grew up in the old Broderick neighborhood. Since there was no high school in the town of Washington students chose to attend either Sacramento High or Woodland High. Many chose Sac High because it was easier to walk to school
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"WestSac" Memories
Hal is working hard to earn money to help pay for his ticket to the Dolphin Discovery Adventure during our family trip to Mexico this summer. His mom says that he had already earned $6.00 during the grand opening of his Kool-Aid stand.
West Sacramento's new Rec Center has three new pools that are open and ready for kids of all ages to enjoy the splash and water slides of this great family water park. Don't forget to try out one of the water aerobics classes the City is offering!
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Parks and Recreation
The UCD Whole Earth Festival food vendors offer temporary loan of dishes, utensils and mugs for a small deposit. When you are done eating, you can return your items and get your money back.
Neeta's Henna Tattoo booth was a popular spot for fair goers. Though henna has been used for body art and hair dye since the Bronze Age, henna has had a recent renaissance in body art due to improvements in cultivation and processing.
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UC Davis
This is the newly constructed sign for River City High School and the West Sacramento Recreation Center.
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Schools
The Todd Taylor tasting room at the Old Sugar Factory in Clarksburg had these beautiful grape vines displayed in their tasting room. It was the consensus of our tasting group that the Tempranillo and Primitivo were superb! They also had homemade chocolate chip cookies for our under-age tasters.
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Out and About
If you are on a budget then try the Moler Barber College located at 3025 W Capitol Ave, in West Sacramento. The price posted for an adult haircut said $6.00 and kids are $5.00.
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Business
There is a way we can help wildlife that is in jeopardy due to new development. See this website for information-Garden for Wildlife at the National Wildlife Federation.
As seen on TV--The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter.. The kids gave this to me for Mother's Day. I'll keep you posted on the progress!
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Life in West Sacramento
Darcy Hargrove is a Certified Pilates instructor, teaching locally at the West Sacramento Recreation Center and through The Centered Self which offers group and individual instruction. See the links below for class information at both locations:
Parks and Recreation Department
The Centered Self
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Parks and Recreation
Our family enjoyed a great Cindo de Mayo dinner at La Favorita Taqueria. Kurt had the tilapia and it was beautifully presented and delicious!
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Business
Tandoori Mixed Grill at Pooja - yum! Christy and Kurt recommend that everyone should try Pooja Indian Grill in West Sacramento.
According to their website the restaurant specialties are Tandoori dishes and Chicken Tikka, made in authentic tandoori oven. In addition, a full service bar is also available.
POOJA INDIAN GRILL
1223 Merkley Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691
When I was a kid, spring time always meant time for digging out my roller skates. You remember the old fashioned kind that fit over your shoes and had to be adjusted with a skate key that we would wear on a string around our neck. Just when we would get up a head-of-steam my skate would come loose and fall off my shoe and I would tumble face first into the street. In the old days, West Sacramento didn't have any parks and the only playgrounds were at the schools, so we would skate over to the high school and race on the tennis courts.
See City Skates a memory by Amy Kenneley
Debbie made the ladybug cake and Chris made the bug cupcakes...really cute and colorful for a spring time celebration.
95605 celebrates Cinco de Mayo- Photo by Christy
Interior photo by Lexi -Longwinded Haiku
Looking for some great Mexican Food to enjoy on Cinco de Mayo??--how about a stop at Shorty's La Amistad Cafe on Jefferson Boulevard on the way to Clarksburg. Shorty's was rebuilt a couple of years ago after the previous building burned down...we were so glad when the new cafe opened!
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Food,
Hispanic Heritage
We love this pink VW Bug parked in the neighborhood.
On their semi-regular pub crawl, this group of 30 folks from West Sacramento made a stop at the Moose Lodge for Taco Night. They hired a limo bus to drive them around town to visit bars and restaurants in the area. After this stop, they went on to the Goose Club, Elkhorn Station, Jazzy Blues Cafe, Tsuki Sushi then the Streets of London.
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Life in West Sacramento
This bike reminded me of the Pink Ladies in movie "Grease".
California State Capitol bathed in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.
