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A VIEW INSIDE

22MAKING A MARKGranite Bay artist Elizabeth Sciascia’s work isbound for Washington, D.C.

18ALL THE RIGHT NOTESClayton Buck of Granite Bay preps for playingsax at the Rose Bowl.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Editor’s View 4

Senior View 51

What’s Trending 53

Fitness View 54Things to Do 56

26RESPECTING THE VINEYARD

Le Casque Wines proves perfect vines make

amazing vino.

ON THE COVER

From Granite Bay sports to local home loans,

mom-daughter team does it all.PHOTO BY KIM PALAFERRI

32LACROSSE LAYS DOWN THE LAWGranite Bay boys win third championship.

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EDITOR’S VIEW | Scott Thomas Anderson

Piemonte, Italy, is a rolling vision of cream-colored towns,

castles and monasteries nestled between the Alps and the

blade of the Ligurian Sea. It is famous for offering Med-

iterranean sun-splendor, but it’s also cultivated a different

kind of perfection over the centuries, an elegant wine varietal

known as barbera.

Placer County’s wine trail now has nine vintners producing

barbera. In the nearby Amador and El Dorado appellations, the

effort is even stronger. But claiming a barbera legacy in Califor-

nia isn’t easy: Bottles from its homeland of northern Italy are

pretty affordable here. For example, one can grab a selection of

La Loggia’s Barbera D’Alba from Piemonte at Trader Joe’s for $9.Nevertheless, barberas made in the Golden State are on the rise

and part of the ascendency is traced to pioneering winemaker

Dick Cooper of Amador, who’s becoming somewhat of a legend

in his own time as “the godfather of barbera.” Up until this year,

the Barbera Festival every June was held at Cooper’s Vineyard in

the Shenandoah Valley. But the emerging prominence of bar-

bera, as well as swelling crowds at the festival, has prompted

the 2016 event this month to be moved to a larger property at

neighboring Terra d’Oro-Montevina.

Anyone who’s been around a tasting room or wine menu in

Placer County knows that red bottles reigning supreme are zin-

fandel, syrah and cabernet. Yet in the last 10 years barbera’s richmosaic of flavors have impressed many California wine fans.

Generally, its low tannin and high acidity are marked by a bal-

anced blend of dark berry accents and spiced reverberations.

It’s a wine that elevates. It’s a wine that makes you think.

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has awarded

honors to. Mt. Vernon Winery in Auburn and Bear River Winery

in Meadow Vista for their respective barberas. Similarly, Popie

Wines in Loomis won a 2014 bronze medal for its Barbera at the

State Fair. If you can’t make it to the Barbera Festival on June 11,

you can still welcome the warm summer months by trying some

glasses made here in Placer.

Having traveled through northern Italy andseen those vines toppling from the brushy

rocks over the Ligurian Sea, I can’t deny

there’s a warm, easy way of life in that cor-

ner of the Old World; but the Gold Country

has its own luminously dry landscapes, rows

of cypress trees and long, red sunsets. Our

budding wine culture is a kind of bridge between

the timeless elements one finds in Piemonte and Cal-

ifornia’s own rustic hills, and like barbera itself, those

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8 JUNE 2016 • GRANITE BAY VIEW

FROM THE COVER

CommunityPROFESSIONAL

MEANING IN

BY SCOTT THOMAS ANDERSON

Spirit


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Jill Hinkey and Erika Pilimai love hear-ing the roar of a hometown crowd

under Friday night lights: The moth-

er-daughter team has deep roots in Gran-

ite Bay, both viewing the frenetic vibe

around high school sports as a mirror into

the greater spirit of their community. And

when it comes to enjoying the friends and

faces of their local neighborhoods, the

dynamic lady-duo tries to bring the same

energy they have cheering on the football

field to the mission of helping residents

navigate the housing market.For Hinkey and Pilimai, the job of as-

sisting homebuyers the right way instead

the wrong way goes beyond their pro-

fessional obligation — it’s about being

an asset in a part of California that they,

their parents and their children all love.

The family’s ties to South Placer go back

to the 1960s, when Hill Hinkey’s parents

— Ted and Joyce Hinkey — moved the en-

tire clan to the Granite Bay area. Jill was 8

at the time and the now-mighty DouglasBoulevard was then a dusty part-gravel

avenue called Rocky Ridge. This was long

before Granite Bay High School existed.

Back then, Del Oro High was the big game

in town near the lake. With his kids at-

tending the school, Ted, a contractor, de-

cided in the mid-1970s to donate his time

to build Del Oro’s swimming pools. The

entire family has stayed heavily involved

in supporting, boosting and helping de-

velop South Placer sports programs, first

around the action at Del Oro and now, with the activities of their fourth genera-

tion, at Granite Bay High School.

Pilimai’s son, Isaiah Lewis, is a well-

known player for the Grizzlies football

team. Isaiah is a speedy multi-purpose

flyback for the Grizzlies and he’s gained

the attention of numerous national scouts

as he looks to earn a Division I scholarship

and continue his career on the gridiron.

Jill Hinkey, left, and Erika Pilimai,

are a mother-daughter team of

loan officers for Banc of California.

PHOTO BY KIM PALAFERRI

The Hinkey-Pilimai-Lewis family have been involved with Granite Bay area sports for decadesFILE PHOTO

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Family ties make localmother-daughter teamheavily invested


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Last season, Lewis rushed for 321 yards

on 62 carries including a few handoffs

against Grant in last year’s quarterfinal

thriller on the road. The junior flyback

also added 21 receptions for 338 yards

and a 16.1 yards-per-reception average.

Lewis also tied for third on the team withfive total touchdowns.

Isaiah’s younger brother, Nathan Lew-

is, is also playing football on the Junior

Grizzlies.

Pilimai serves as a board member for

the Grizzles and the Junior Griz. She sees

a lot of character-building elements to her

sons playing school sports in Granite Bay.

“Growing up, my brothers played foot-

ball at Del Oro, and so our family has al-

ways had these kinds of ties,” she observed.

“I think sports teaches kids so much aboutdiscipline, brotherhood, teamwork, lead-

ership, mutual support and what it really

means to put in hours of work for some-

thing you want to accomplish.”

Jill Hinkey agrees with her daughter,

though her current title in the family

means she can sit back at sporting events

and just focus on having fun.

“As grandma, I love being at the

games,” Hinkey said with a smile. “For

me it’s just about the excitement of going

and cheering for our side.” When Pilimai and Hinkey see all of

the fun and friendship happening at the

games — and all of the family-oriented

moments of bonding — it reminds them

of what makes parts of Granite Bay, Rose-

ville, Rocklin and Loomis so special. The

women feel the whole idea of commu-

nity is a big part of why they enjoy their

mother-daughter partnership as lone

officers for Banc of California. Without

assistance, buying or refinancing a home

in Placer County can be a frustrating journey. For younger, first-time home-

buyers, attempting it without the right

professionals is confusing at best, and

hurtfully daunting as worst. As partners,

they rely on Hinkey’s 38 years of experi-

ence around home loans and Pilimai’s

specialized training in customer service

to make sure their clients are getting into

homes with good advice and a sound

piece of mind.

continued from page 9Isaiah Lewis,

Erika Pilimai’s son,

thrills a crowd at

Granite Bay High.

FILE PHOTO


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“We try to approach everything by put-

ting the customer’s needs first,” Pilimai

said. “We want to make sure their experi-

ence isn’t about getting stuck in a process.”

That is no small task in Placer Coun-

ty, which is generally considered one of

the most dynamic real estate markets in

the Golden State. Often properties that

go up for sale in this high-demand zone

have multiple offers landing on them at

once, and if loan appraisals are not done

quickly — if the loan officer doesn’t actalmost instantly — it can literally be the

difference between a family buying their

dream home or not.

“Our market in this county is very di-

verse, with everything from first-time

buyers coming through the door with

grants to multi-million dollar buyers who

are going on loans,” Hinkey observed.

“The market is also appreciating quickly,

which makes it challenging for buyers.”

Hinkey and Pilimai argue the best

way to meet that challenge on behalf of

clients is by having the most in-depth

knowledge of loans and the market, from

title and Escrow to industry standards

and underwriting experience.

“We do have the knowledge, and we

certainly use every bit of it every day,”

Hinkey acknowledged. “Where Erika

first started working with me in 2003,

she brought a whole new set of skills

and fresh pair of eyes to how I appliedthe years of experience I already had.

Together, we’re super detail-oriented up

front and we vet out anything that could

cause a catastrophe down the road or put

our clients in a spot they don’t want to be

in when spending their money.”

She added, “What Erika and I both re-

ally love is working with our professional

partners and helping people in a one-on-

one way get across that finishing line.”

ERIKA PILIMAI

Title: Senior Loan Officer

for Banc of California, can be reached

Info: (916) 508-9459 or

[email protected]

JILL HINKEY

Title: Senior Loan Officer

for Banc of CaliforniaInfo: (916) 835-1317 or JillHinkey.com

TEAM’S OFFICE:

Mother and daughter team

Erika Pilimai and Jill Hinkey work at

1420 Rocky Ridge Road, Suite 250.

Banc of California

Isaiah Lewis, Jill

Hinkey’s grandson,

ready for a

football game at

Granite Bay High.

FILE PHOTO


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BUSINESS

Otow Orchard is billed by the fam-

ily that owns it as an example of

“faith-based” farming. And by

that they mean it’s an operation that in-

volves trusting the uncontrollable forces

of nature, and having faith in the arrival

of a new harvest year after year.

The generational orchard is located

near the intersection of Barton and Eu-reka roads.

“The other day, there was hail in Fol-

som, hail in other parts of Granite Bay,

but there wasn’t hail here,” said Toshio

“Tosh” Kuratomi, who runs the farm

with his wife, Chris, and his mother-in-

law, Helen Otow. “And through this four-

year drought, some trees died but others

didn’t.”

That survivability isn’t just the mark of

the orchard itself, but also the family be-

hind the trees.

Helen Otow, who just turned 100, still

lives at the farm, which was her child-

hood home. She works in its gardens ev-

ery day. It was Helen who helped rebuild

Otow Orchard after it fell into disrepair

while she and her husband, Saichi Otow,

were forced into a Japanese internmentcamp at Tule Lake during World War II.

Like thousands of innocent Japanese

Americans who worked in California

agriculture, the Otows were imprisoned

simply because of their heritage.

Helen eventually ran the farm with

her widowed mother. She also saw the

farm through the closing of the Loomis

fruit sheds, which shipped Otow produce

through the 1970s.

GOLDENin Granite Bay Grown

Otow Orchardshows theongoing marriagebetween a familyand the land

BY THEA MARIE ROOD

Tosh and Chris Kuratomi are

the owners and operators of

Otow Orchard in Granite Bay.

Chris’ maiden name was Chris Otow.

PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITLEY


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“Chris grew up here too,” Kuratomi not-

ed of his wife. “But in the 80s, we consid-

ered selling (the orchard). It was our kids

— who were 9, 8 and 5 at the time — whodidn’t want us to sell. Mainly because of

these granite boulders they liked to play

on. They’d even named them.”

So the Kuratomi-Otow Family kept the

farm, and the kids grew up. Their daugh-

ter, affectionately known as “orchard

bride,” is now a dairy farmer in upstate

New York now. But Helen and Chris re-

main, and Kuratomi puts in even more

hours under the branches now that he’s

retired from teaching.

Making it through the recent drought was the latest milestone for the family. In

fact, most of Otow Orchard’s 2,000 trees

adapted to a 60-percent water reduction

that was brought on by what Kuratomi

views as the worst dry season he’s wit-

nessed. Trees that offer plums, peaches,

pluots, apricots, oranges, mandarins,

grapefruit and persimmons are all still

standing. And it’s the persimmons that

have garnered Otow national attention,

both for the rare varieties the orchard

grows, as well as the family’s expertise

at hoshigaki, the traditional Japanese

art of drying the fruit. Otow’s choco-

late persimmons have been featured in

Gourmet Magazine and were the stars of

a segment of Huell Howser’s PBS show,

California Gold.

For fruit-lovers from Granite Bay to El

Dorado Hills, Otow Orchard is consid-

ered a local treasure. Organic, seasonal

produce is available year-round at itsstand, which is staffed by the family. Cus-

tomers simply follow hand-lettered signs

into a narrow driveway, then shop inside

a cool, quiet shed.

“This is really a community farm,” Ku-

ratomi observed. “Customers are always

welcome to wander around.”

He especially recommends a walk

through the orchards when trees are in

Now in

season

PEACHES

PLUMS

NECTARINES

BASIL

SQUASH

CUCUMBER

PEARS

CHILI PEPPERS

BLACKBERRIES

“ Chris grew up here too.But in the 80s, we considered selling(the orchard). It was our kids —

who were 9, 8 and 5 at the time —

who didn’t want us to sell.

Mainly because of these granite

boulders they liked to play on.

They’d even named them.

” Toshio “Tosh” Kuratomi


Top: Otow Orchard

enjoys harvesting

peaches, plums,

nectarines, basil,

blackberries, pears,

squash, cucumber,

chili peppers and

other fruits,

depending on

the season.Bottom:

A vintage farm

truck sits near

the sign for

Otow Orchard.


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bloom — a view so lovely his youngest

daughter chose to get married there.

“It had to be plum blossoms,” Ku-

ratomi recalled with a laugh, “because

she wanted white not pink flowers; and

she wanted to get married at dawn, be-

cause her name means ‘dawn’ in Japa-

nese. We talked her into 7 a.m.”

And it’s not just customers and wed-

ding parties making up the rhythms of

life at Otow Orchard. The Saeng Family,owners of the fruit stand at Douglas and

Barton, grow their strawberries on the

Otows’ land.

“Every time I move the tractor or clear a

little space, Saeng plants more strawber-

ries,” Kuratomi acknowledged with a grin.

A Ukrainian beekeeper also works on

the farm, keeping 150 hives there to pro-

duce jars of local honey. His work means

that when it’s not windy on the terrain,

people can hear the orchard humming.

A dog named Murphy gives the home-

stead the rest of its personality: Shetechnically belongs to neighbors, but ev-

ery morning she comes straight to Otow.

“She had a job to do,” Kuratomi said,

“entertaining customers, greeting cars.

She even came for my daughter’s wed-

ding. There is a picture of the grooms-

men, all in tuxedos, and there’s Murphy,

who was a black-and-white tuxedo dog.”

One development that has helped

sustain Otow Orchard is the creation of

PlacerGrown, a county-wide agricultur-

al marketing program. The family says

PlacerGrown, along with the fun they

have experimenting with new natural

techniques of “faith-based” farming, keep

them constantly challenged.

“By the time we get it down pat, we’ll

be too old and it won’t matter,” Kuratomi

chuckled. “But that’s life, I guess.”

continued from page 13

Left: Tosh Kuratomi inspects plums trees fo

bugs while working at the family-owned

Otow Orchard in Granite Bay

Below: Fresh plums are ripe for picking on

a sunny day at Granite Bay’s Otow Orchard

WHERE: 6232 Eureka Road,

Granite Bay

HOURS: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday

INFO: (916) 791-1656

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The next Rose Bowl will have some

local star power for viewers in

Granite Bay. Clayton Buck, a ju-

nior at Granite Bay High School, was just

awarded a place in the Bands of America

Honor Band — not to mention an ap-

pearance in one of the nation’s biggest

parade and sporting moments of 2017.

Buck is a member of Granite Bay High’sEmerald Brigade. His selection to partic-

ipate in Bands of America means his tal-

ents elevated him above hundreds of his

peers across the U.S. It also means he’ll

be performing at the Rose Bowl Parade.

Prolific on the tenor sax, Buck has been

playing music for more than eight years,

developing additional talents with pia-

no, bass, trombone, oboe, bassoon and

the clarinet. He currently studies under

Granite Bay High School Music Director

Lynn Lewis.The Bands of America Honor Band is

part of the Music For All program, a na-

tionally recognized organization working

to “create, provide and expand positively

life-changing experiences through mu-

sic for all.” The organization promotes

events across the nation to inspire music

ensemble and study. In addition to the

Rose Bowl Parade, Buck will also perform

at Pasadena City College’s Bandfest and

the Disneyland Performing Arts Stage.

Buck is a huge jazz fan. SaxophonistGato Barbieri is one of his musical heroes.

“It’s really an honor to be chosen for

it,” Buck said of the Bands of America

Honor Band. “Not a lot of people were

chosen. It’s nationwide, and I worked

really hard on the recording. I feel like

I did the best I could. It’s just really re-

warding that all the effort paid off.”

Buck credits his high school instructor,

Lewis, for pushing him to play at his best

level, as well as his private teacher, Dan-

ica Gooch, who’s been helping him findhis style for more than five years. But he

also knows that his own discipline and

dedication to practice have played a role.

“It’s not a fluke that I made this,” he

added. “So if I want to keep doing more

prestigious groups, I need to make sure I

stay practicing daily.”

Buck’s mother, Colleen Buck, hopes her

son’s accomplishment shows the commu-

nity how valuable Granite Bay High’s Em-

erald Brigade can be for creative students.

According to her, every season the Emer-

ald Brigade is challenged with its budget,

needing upward of $200,000 for uniforms,

instruments, bus services and event costs.

“Even though the Granite Bay Emerald

Brigade and Lynn Lewis are developing

amazing musicians, who are capable of

achieving awards like this, we still strug-gle as an organization to raise the mon-

ey needed to run the program,” Colleen

Buck observed. “We are funded 100 per-

cent by donations, which most people

don’t realize.”

Clayton Buck acknowledges that he is

one of the thousands of young people

who see music as their driving passion,

discovering their creative side through

ensembles, marching bands, orchestras

and choirs. Despite still being a teenag-

er, Buck said he’s dedicating himself tomusic for the long haul, with plans to be-

come a music teacher for a new genera-

tion of players.

Until then, Granite Bay can look for-

ward to Buck and the Bands of America

Honor Band being telecast live at the

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2017 at 8 a.m. on channels that include

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really hard on the recording.

I feel like I did the best I could.

It’s just really rewarding that

all the effort paid off.

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The “theater of the absurd” is as en-tertaining as ever in a debut book

by Rocklin cartoonist Mario Estioko,

whose stylish exaggerations and mad-

cap plays on words have landed praise

from some big names in the nation’s art

community.

Estioko has been drawing cartoon

panels for his book “Incompatibles”

since 2010. His day job is teaching graph-

ic design at Sacramento State University,

though he likes to say he “lives a dou-

ble-life” as comedic cartoonist obsess-ing over irony in the extreme. With “In-

compatibles” just hitting stores shelves,

Estioko has received a thumbs-up from

professional cartoonists as diverse as

Timothy Green II of D.C. Comics to Jes-

sica Ruskin of the Charles M. Schulz Mu-

seum. For a family man who’s lived in

Rocklin for 19 years, the endorsements

are almost as exciting as the public dis-

covering his work.

As a child, Estioko was the quintessen-tial cartoonist-in-the-making, constantly

drawing on everything — including closet

doors — he could get his hands on. Ear-

ly on in his career, he tried his hand at

standup comedy in nightclubs. Estioko

eventually came to understand that his

skills with pen and paper were a better

conduit for exploring ridiculous elements

of American pop culture.

“I think I’m a better artist now, and I

think I know humor better,” he reflected.

“Life does that for you. For artists, theycall it ‘pencil mileage.’”

Estioko’s book is currently on sale at book

stores and comic shops across the region.

With a theme building on people, places

and things that don’t go together, “Incom-

patibles” is 99 color pages of riotous pen-

cil strokes re-enforcing puns, homonyms

and linguistic double-meanings. Insightful,

sometimes irreverent, it’s Estioko’s celebra-

tion of a loopy way of viewing the world.

For award-winning cartoonist Brian

Crane, who draws the nationally syn-

dicated comic strip “Pickles,” Estioko’s

accomplishments show the mark of a

craftsman long in the making.

Estioko’s book was released nationally

in the U.S. in April. His online presence

allows him to get feedback from fans of all

stripes and walks of life, and knowing he’s

cheered someone up with a smile trig-gered by his artwork is the exact moment

a cartoonist lives for. Still happy in his qui-

et corner of Rocklin near Sierra College,

Estioko continues to develop his craft.

“What I love about finding humor

through cartooning over something like,

say, standup comedy, is that it allows

you to really refine a punchline,” he said.

“You can hone your comedy in a way that

fulfils all your creative outlets.”

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ARTS | painting

rt isn’t a competition, but

a few accolades never hurt.

On the verge of graduating from

Granite Bay High School to pursue a ca-

reer in the arts, senior Elizabeth Sciasciareceived mighty encouragement last week

when the Congressional Institute named

her the region’s first-place winner of the

national Congressional Art Competition.

Every spring, the program chooses one

submission per congressional district

that best exemplifies the chosen theme

of that year — in this case, “American ex-

ceptionalism” — and sends those artists

to an award ceremony in Washington,

D.C. Elizabeth will represent California’s

4th Congressional District this year whenshe claims her award on June 23, and her

painting, “Four Score and 73 Years Ago,”

will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel

to the U.S. Capitol until next year’s win-

ner takes its place.

The 17-year-old Granite Bay resident

said she has always loved to draw, and she

discovered a true passion for painting,

especially with acrylics, as a sophomore.

But in her sixth consecutive semester of

high school art, she wasn’t even sure she

had anything to submit. Elizabeth saidshe was working on entries for a different

competition in March when the deadline

for the Congressional program came up,

and she knew other gifted students in

her Advanced Placement Studio Art class

had already been toiling away for it.

At a certain point, Granite Bay art

teacher Myron Stephens personally ad-

vised Elizabeth to enter anyway.

Paintingall the way to thenation’s capital


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Granite Bay High School senior Elizabeth Sciascia, 17, is the

4th Congressional District’s first-place winner in a national ar

competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute

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“I encourage all my students to do it,

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award for top student of the year … be-

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works, not necessarily just about talent,

but work ethics, and her finished prod-ucts are amazing,” he said. “Her work

is always really strong, so I thought she

would have a chance.”

Time was short, and Elizabeth said the

theme of the competition inspired her to

revisit the Gettysburg Address. It left her

feeling that Abraham Lincoln best exem-

plified what she believed of American ex-

ceptionalism, and she turned that feeling

into a mixed-media painting in just two

days, right before the deadline.

“I did an airbrushed background witha moon and a sky, and then a silhouette

of Abraham Lincoln, and then inside of

the silhouette I did the American flag,

splatter-painted and really modern,” she

described. “During a time when it was

hard because of the war, (Lincoln) was

able to just get everybody on board about

equality … I read some of the speeches,

and it just exemplified that for me.”

“Four Score and 73 Years Ago” was on

display at Bi Design Studio in El Dora-

do Hills for several weeks in April before

Rep. Tom McClintock bestowed the first-

place prize to Elizabeth in a ceremony onMay 4.

After she graduates from Granite Bay

High in a matter of weeks, Elizabeth said

she intends to study digital animation at

Grand Canyon University and continue

painting and sketching on the side.

She has already set up a website, graces

fineart.weebly.com, from which she would

like to sell her work, and if nothing else

the Congressional gong has proven to her

the dividends of perseverance.

“I feel really blessed about it,” Elizabethsaid. “I’ve been in a lot of different art

competitions, but I’ve never won a huge

award. I’ve won honorable mentions,

small things, but it’s cool to see that all the

work does pay off. It was really exciting.”


This painting by 17-year-old

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true believers that beautiful vintages are

born more in vineyards than production

rooms, and their French-traditionalist

approach at Le Casque is matched by a

pouring room webbed in falling vinesand outdoor, natural elegance.

Twenty-seven years ago, Stevenson

began a long journey as a wine enthu-

siast. It started with a trip to Napa and

Sonoma and ended with excursions to

France, Italy and Spain. He was an avid

collector of bottles, but it wasn’t until he

started helping manage a vineyard in

Placer County that he discovered an in-

sider’s perspective on the ancient art of

vino. For eight years Stevenson tended to

grapes for Cabernet Franc before decid-ing to open his own small wine operation

that put out 200 cases a year.

Eventually teaming up with Weyrich,

Stevenson’s Le Casque began making its

mark on the Placer Wine Trail. Stevenson

opened his own production center in

2010, soon followed by the tasting room

on the corner of Horseshoe Bar and Au-

burn-Folsom Road. The tasting room

shares the fragrant grounds of John and

Annie Bowler’s Flower Farm and Café,

an ornate maze of vine lattices, orchids,

weeping willows and water lilies brushed

in outdoor breezes.

“It’s a terrific little picnic spot,” Steven-

son reflected. “I think people really like

how they can order food from the Flow-

er Farm’s café across the way and have it

served where they’re drinking wine on our

outdoor patio. There’s some good synergy

between our winery and Flower Farm.” Among the eight different red vari-

etals Le Casque is bottling, its Cab Franc

— made from the very same vines Ste-

venson shepherded for years — has de-

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syrah is also a sought-after selection,

which won’t surprise anyone who’s tast-

ed its relaxing highlights of cinnamon

and raspberry expertly mixed with gentle

nuances and a smooth, jam-like simmer.

“We seem to be known for Rhone va-

rietals from the south of France,” Steven-

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have a lot of syrah in them. Syrah has

been huge for us.”

And the main syrah offering at LeCasque also shines, pressed with bold

earthiness in its grape base, accented by

faint, smoky notes and crisp tinges of red

pepper. This syrah is a main component

to most of the red blends Weyrich and Ste-

venson experiment with. Yet despite the

pride Le Casque takes in its crimson vino,

Stevenson acknowledges that the decision

to make different white wines has been

foundational to the operation’s success.

“White wine drinkers seem drawn to

us because we’ve got a nice variety,” hesaid. “We recently started releasing two

brand new whites, the grenache blanc

and our blend, the Adrian blanc. The

grenache blanc sold out with our wine

club members alone; but we’ll be making

more and offering it more widely in the

near future.”

Building a following on white wine is no

small feat: A 2015 report by Sonoma State

University and the Wine Business Insti-

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with six of the top 10 preferred varietals

falling into the blood-colored category.

But that trend has created opportunity

for Le Casque. Beyond its creative white

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blanc, with a singing sour apple swirl,

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all about partnering with the best grape

farmers in the Sierra.

“Grape growing is the biggest part of

winemaking,” Stevenson observed. “All

of the important stuff happens in the

vineyard. If everything goes right there,

then our biggest job in production is try-

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“We’ve spent a lot of time and effort to

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and that we’re using top-notch fruit,”

Stevenson said. “We’re always looking for

the best fruit. And it’s starting to show to

all of the customers who are spending

time with us.”


Above: Rows of grapes bathe in sunlight

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Sticks were cast aside, gloves were

thrown high into the air and players

dashed to their goalie in celebration

as the clock hit zero.The Granite Bay boys lacrosse team

accomplished something incredible — a

three-peat! The Grizzlies are three-time

champions of the Sacramento Valley La-

crosse Conference thanks to an 8-4 victo-

ry over Oak Ridge.

“This is the sweetest,” Granite Bay’s

coach Scott Pink said. “Because I think

our league was the most challenging it’s

been in a while. Both Oak Ridge, Davis

and Jesuit have decent teams and every

game has been really tough. Plus, this is a

great group of seniors. Some of these guys

have been here three years, and they’rethe reason we earned the three-peat.”

The Grizzlies were facing an Oak Ridge

team fresh off a 19-16 semifinals victory

over Davis and riding a wave of momen-

tum. But the Trojans hit a brick wall in the

second half as two-time defending SVLC

champion Granite Bay locked down Oak

Ridge’s offense and found the net consis-

tently to claim the win.

“We were pumped to play, but Granite

ATHLETICS | lacrosse

GRIZZLIES CAPTURE THIRD-STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE

THREE-PEAT

The Grizzlies

made history

by advancing to

their first-ever

North CoastSection semifinalsthis season.

PHOTO BY

STEVEN WILSON

BY STEVEN WILSON


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scores in the second half to help his team

claim the win.

“It’s been an awesome ride and I love

this team,” Duval said. “There’s been strug-

gles, especially that De La Salle game, but

we’ve bounced back. We played as a team,

came together and got the win.”

Despite a slow start offensively and a

few dropped passes, the Grizzlies kicked it

into high gear after going into the half tied,2-2. Duval, Ethan Quinn, Ethan Smith and

Jared Baer tallied goals in the second half

to propel their team to victory.

“We finally got our movement together,

moving it off the fast break and we caught

them off guard and got a couple of easy

goals,” Duval explained. “We just started

playing as a team and it clicked.”

The win pushed the Grizzlies into the

opening round of the North Coast Section

playoffs as the top seed coming out of the

SVLC. Granite Bay entered that tourna-ment as the No. 3 seed, but due to their

late addition to the conference, the team’s

matches have all been on the road.

That didn’t seem to bother them though.

Granite Bay opened up the NCS postsea-

son with a 15-2 victory over Clayton Valley,

advancing to the quarterfinals where the

Grizzlies will face Amador Valley in a re-

match of last year’s section quarterfinals.

“You could argue that we’ve been snake-

bitten the last two years (in the NCS play-

offs) because we really haven’t had a full

team,” Coach Pink acknowledged. “Two

years ago, one of our main long stick mid-

dies was unavailable and that threw us

off. And last year, we were missing our two

leading scorers.”

Last year, Granite Bay’s season came to

an end in the NCS postseason after a 10-7

loss on the road to Amador Valley — thesame team they beat earlier in the year at

home, 8-7, in overtime. The team rewrote

history this year, advancing to the semi-

finals for the first time in school history

with an 8-6 victory over Amador Valley.

Ethan Smith led the charge in that

game with three goals, while Duval added

two, Brandon Beland registered one and

the Baer brothers each tallied one.

But that’s where the team’s run to a ti-

tle came to an end. The Grizzlies squared

off against De La Salle in a rematch fromearlier this season, but the result was the

same. After falling to the Spartans, 15-10,

in mid-April, Granite Bay couldn’t upset

the No. 2 seed on the road. De La Salle

emerged with a 14-13 double overtime

victory to advance to the finals.

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The Granite Bay boys lacrosse team celebrated its third-consecutive Sacramento Valley

Lacrosse Conference Championship after an 8-4 victory over Oak Ridge in early May to enter

the NCS playoffs with momentum.

PHOTO BY BRIAN BAER

Bay is good — they have a lot of speed and

they have good athletes. They also got a

lot of ground balls and I think that’s where

the game was won,” Oak Ridge coachJohn Burke admitted. “Their goalie was

hot, he made a lot of saves and our hats

go off to them.”

After missing the team’s final playoff

game in 2015 against Amador Valley due

to an ankle injury, Granite Bay’s Will Duval

made a triumph return to postseason ac-

tion this week and led his team in scoring.

He registered both of the Grizzlies

first half goals before adding three more


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ATHLETICS | swimming

SIGN AwayGranite Bay grads earncollegiate scholarshipto continue swim career

BY STEVEN WILSON


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More than 45 Sierra College stu-

dent-athletes are making the

leap to four-year institutions next

fall as they take their skills in the pool, on

the pitch, or on the hardwood to the next

level. And 30 of those athletes were hon-

ored in front of friends and family in early

May as the Wolverines athletic depart-

ment recognized their 2016 signing class. Among those honored were three Gran-

ite Bay High graduates, including An-

drew Murch, Kenzie Mueller and Deedra

Dollesin, all of whom signed with four-

year universities to continue their educa-

tion and their athletic careers.

“It’s great to have such a strong 2016

class,” Sierra’s Athletic Director Lucas Moo-

sman said at the ceremony. “They took a

chance on us by coming here and it’s paid

off for them. They have made us proud and

helped our programs across the board, andfor that I could not be happier.”

Sierra’s men’s swim program sends five

athletes to new destinations next fall,

including 2012 Granite Bay High gradu-

ate Andrew Murch, who recently discov-

ered what it means to win a state title as

the Wolverines etched out their school’s

first-ever state title in mid-May at the 2016

California Community College Swimming

and Diving State Championships at East

Los Angeles College.

“It was amazing to be down there withall of my brothers and battling with them

every day,” Murch explained. “It was just

great that we were all able to come to-

gether and accomplish that.”

Thanks to his teammates from Oak-

mont (Alex Shibata) and Woodcreek (Na-

zar Podolchuk), Murch and co. played a

big part in their school’s record-setting

victory, and all three local graduates will

stick together at the next level as they each

signed letters of intent to continue their

swim careers at Fresno Pacific University.“I actually think the campus at Fres-

no Pacific and the population is smaller

than Sierra, so that should help our tran-

sition,” said Murch, who owns a share of

the 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay,

200 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay

records, as well as outright ownership of

the 100 butterfly and 200 backstroke re-

cords at Sierra.


Granite Bay’s Andrew Murch

(far left) was recognized as part of

Sierra College’s 2016 signing class as

he plans to attend Fresno Pacific

to continue his career in the pool.

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“We’ve had a lot of great teams come

through here,” Sierra’s coach Chris Briebart

said. “But to have it all come together with

this group is something really special. It’s a

culmination of a decade of work.”

After capturing the program’s first Big 8

Conference title in late April, the team sent

14 swimmers to state, where they postedsome of their fastest times in the water.

“We set every school record except for

two: one individual event and one relay,”

Briebart pointed out. “So we’re basically

going to have to get a new record board.”

Murch also helped Sierra College earn

its first two state champions in school

history. The Granite Bay grad paired

with three local grads as the Wolverines

took first in the 400 medley relay with

a time of 3:20.09. Trailing Orange Coast

College’s relay foursome for most of

the race, Sierra shot to the front on the

strength of Murch’s butterfly leg, then

held the lead through the free thanks to

a strong performance from Rio America-

no grad Lucas Hastie.

“I knew we had the personnel to do

something special,” Briebart recalled.

“Our returners, who went to state last year,they verbalized the goal was to win a title.

And I held them to that standard period-

ically when I felt like we were deviating

from the plan. And they responded.”

Fellow Granite Bay graduates Ken-

zie Mueller and Deedra Dollesin joined

Murch at Sierra’s signing day as they inked

their signatures to four-year institutions.

Mueller announced her commitment

to Sacramento State University, but not

for athletics. Once her junior college ca-

reer comes to a close this season, she will

hang up the cleats and pursue a degree

in kinesiology. Meanwhile, Dollesin will

join the women’s golf program at CSU

Bakersfield.

The three preps look for continued

success as they embark on the biggest

journey of their young careers. But as the

coaches at Sierra College know, exitingon top — like Murch and the men’s swim

team did — is something these athletes

will remember for the rest of their lives.

“I’ve been here 21 years, so I know how

hard it is to win a state championship,”

Sierra’s women’s swim coach Scott Deck-

er admitted. “We’ve been second seven

times, and I love our kids for busting

their butt to get us here seven times, but

to win it is a phenomenal feat.”


Top: The Sierra

College mens and

womens swimteams celebrated

first and second

place finishes

at the state

championships,

respectively.

Center: The mensswim team was

honored by the

Sierra College

Board of Trustees

following

their victory.

Bottom:

The Sierra College

men’s swim team

celebrated its state

championship

at East Los Angeles

College.

COURTESY PHOTOS

Murch was a

key component

of Sierra’s state

championship

team and he

holds numerous

school records for

the Wolverines.PHOTO BY

STEVEN WILSON


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TRAVEL VIEW | Thailand Wat Phra That DoiSuthep is one of

Chaing Mai’s most

sacred temples. The

wát is a beautiful

example of North-

ern Thailand’s

architecture. The

306-step climb is

intended to help

devotees accrueBuddhist merit.

Tourists can take

a cliff railway

instead for 20 baht.

COURTESY PHOTO

BY TESSA MARGUERITE

the landof smiles,spice andexotic beauty

Thailand CHIANG MAI

PAI

BANGKOK

Thailand



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I am in the mountains of Northern Thai-

land at a community gathering in a

Lahu hill-tribe village celebration. Be-

neath a perfectly-shaped crescent moon

and a spattering of stars, I sit in a blue,

plastic chair trying to soak in all of my sur-

roundings. An aroma of garlic and spices

is draped across the humid, evening air.

There is a hushed buzz of insects. Tropi-cal songbirds chatter in the trees above.

Children, unnoticed by their parents,

run barefoot chasing dogs and chickens.

Steamed rice is served in a giant, silver

bowl with side dishes of sweet potatoes,

morning glory and wild mushrooms.

Cuts of meat in a spicy, red sauce accom-

pany the growing feast before me. And fi-

nally, sweet sticky rice is offered that has

been shoved inside a bamboo shoot, and

then cooked over an open fire. Neighbor-

ing villages travel miles, many without avehicle, to take part in gatherings such as

this. Each visiting tribe brings a unique

dish and prepares something for enter-

tainment during the evening; Traditional

dance, music, games or short stories are

among the night’s entertainment. This

is only one of many elements that make

up the exotic and beautiful culture that

resides in the mountainous region of

Northern Thailand.

A BRIEF HISTORYThailand is a constitutional monarchy

under King Rama IX. The current ruler

has reigned since June 9, 1946 and is the

longest reigning monarch in all of Thai

history. Thais originated in northwestern

Szechuan in China, and migrated down

to Siam (now Thailand). After many

years of war and conflict, King Rama IX

officially changed the country’s name to,

“Prathet Thai,” meaning, “free country.”

The official language is Thai, a tonal

language with a unique alphabet derivedfrom the Khmer script. Other languages

commonly used are Lao, Yawi (Malay),

Teochew, Mon, Hmong and Karen. The

people of Thailand are deeply rooted in

Buddhism, with about 95 percent identi-

fying with this peace-loving religion.

Southern Thailand is a popular destina-

tion for its white sand beaches and active

commerce in Bangkok, while the north-

ern city of Chiang Mai is known more for

beautiful mountains, waterfalls and the

dynamic city of Chiang Mai. Nearly ev-

ery inch of Thailand will have you falling

in love with the elaborate array of sights,

sounds, smells and of course, smiles.

PHUBING PALACE

Phubing Palace, built on the highest

point in the city of Chiang Mai in 1962, is

the Royal family’s winter residence. Thepalace is open to the public whenever the

King and Queen are not there. Pristine gar-

dens and an impressive temple are nestled

atop Doi Suthep Mountain. For a Thai per-

son the entrance fee is 20 baht (less than

$1); for a foreigner the cost is 50 baht.

Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Thai-

land, is an ardent flower-enthusiast, and

the grounds surrounding the palace are

heavily-laden with sweet-smelling plants.

Flower varieties include orchid, lotus, or-

ange trumpet, weeping lantana, canna lily,chrysanthemum, hidden lily and a variety

of roses created by the King. This impres-

sive destination is ideal for those with a

love of nature and inspiring views.

WAT PHRA THAT DOI SUTHEP

About a mile down the mountain from

Phubing Palace is Wat Phra That Doi

Suthep, a significant Buddhist temple

[SA WAT DEE]

Hello

[MAI PEN RAI]

Nevermind/no worries

[SABAI SABAI]

Not serious/

laid-back

[KAH/KRUP]

polite

word for

women/men

Learn

Thai

Top: At the mouth of Cave Thom,bamboo rafts await those daring

enough to enter.

Center: The verdant beauty of the

countryside in Northern Thailand

is a breath-taking sight.

Bottom: Much of Northern Thailand

is covered with rice patties. During

the harvest, rice farmers spend

long days in the field. Children of rice

farmers are often brought home from

school to help with the gathering.PHOTOS BY TESSA MARGUERITECONTINUED ON PAGE 40


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with about a thousand steps to the top.

According to the Buddhist tradition, the

more steps one climbs, the more merit

one receives. Legend has it that the tem-

ple was constructed after a monk had a vi-

sion to go on a journey in search of a relic.

He found a relic that some believed to be

Buddha’s shoulder bone. The relic, which

is said to have displayed magical powers,broke into two pieces.

Statues and ornate golden architec-

ture wait in rows around every corner.

Dragons are associated with wisdom and

longevity, and are believed to bring rain

and protect temples. Although there are

countless temples in the city, this one in

particular is a must-see.

PAI

Pai is a delightfully lazy town a few

hours north of Chiang Mai: An estab-lished destination for many tourists; a

dream city for lovers; or a restful stop

on a journey to find peace and solitude.

Apart from walking, one of the best ways

to get around in this condensed metrop-

olis is by motorbike. Some tourists may

find this mode of transportation to be

too risky, but for the adventurous trav-

eler, it is a must. How often will you get

the opportunity to rent and ride a motor-

bike, or moped, for the equivalent of $7?

There are buses traveling to and from Pai

and Chiang Mai or Bangkok daily, making

it relatively simple to take a day, weekend

or undetermined-amount-of-time trip to

this scenic spot.

The views from a bungalow or ham-

mock in Pai are unlike most you will see

anywhere in the world.Imagine it is sunset and clouds are

sweeping across the hazy skies, brush-

ing the silhouetted mountains of deep,

green forests. In the distance, clusters of

trees stand with reaching branches and

hanging vines covering the rich, red soil

beneath. Turning your head slightly, you

see a rice patty with thick, tall shoots of

vibrant green stretching upwards as wa-

ter buffaloes graze with large, metal bells

hanging on a rope from their necks. It is a

feeling of peace and scene of beauty un-paralleled.

One of the many exceptional restau-

rants to try is Pai Art Café. I would suggest

a fruit and yogurt bowl with freshly-made

yogurt, and ripe mango, apple, papaya,

passion fruit and dragon fruit. The gin-

ger tea is crushed immediately after it is

ordered, and served in a small clay teapot

with a bamboo handle.

CAVE THOM

Every day at dusk, thousands of birdsswarm at the mouth of Cave Thom be-

fore darting in to find a crevice to rest in

for the night.

The trip from Chiang Mai to this North-

ern location will take a few buses, a mo-

torbike taxi, a bit of hiking and a short

canoe ride, but once you’re there, it is

sublime. The least expensive way to get

there is by city bus; buses depart and ar-

rive every hour in Pai. However, if you’re

not one for hot, sweaty rides along hours

of winding mountain roads, you may optfor an air conditioned mini van. From Pai

on a bus or mini van to Soppong, it will

take about two hours. The Cave Lodge is

a bohemian piece of heaven hidden in

the jungle within walking distance from

Cave Thom. The lodge offers private or

dorm style bungalows, an open lounge

area with hammocks and cushions, trek-

king tours and a full-service restaurant

and bar.



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Following a short hike to the mouth of

the cave, a guide with a lantern escorts

guests into a canoe, and pushes off fromthe shore. A river with large, blue fish

flows through the cave. Within the cave,

amidst stalagmites and stalactites, lie

two broken caskets made of wood. When

the cave was discovered, these floating

tombs were found with the skeletons of

a man, woman and baby inside.

After meandering at your own pace

through the white-walled cave, once again

light from the outside begins to flood into

the yawning darkness. At this point, when

the sun starts to sink behind the forest, ahorde of black birds put on a brilliantly-or-

chestrated show, with no visible conduc-

tor. It is a dramatic sight of natural beauty.

CHAING MAI

The city of Chaing Mai is a world of its

own between rural and urban, fruit mar-

kets and Starbucks, ox carts and Toyotas.

After the sun goes down, the streets come

alive with the colorful sights and sounds

of the Thai Night Bazaar. Narrow roads

are lined with handmade trinkets andstreet vendors. Fresh fruit, fried chick-

en and sweet treats are abundant, not

to mention cheap. Amidst it all are the

sounds of shy laughter and many toothy

grins in the Land of Smiles.

A jaunt through Northern Thailand is

like being enveloped into a world of tran-

quility, peace and beauty. It is brimming

with opportunity for adventure, and once-

in-a-lifetime experiences.

Top left: Every day

at dusk, thousands

of birds swarm

above Cave Thom

before darting

in to find a crevice

for the night.

Top center: At

Pai Art Café in Pai,

locals and tourists

can enjoy fresh

yogurt with dragon

fruit, passion fruit,

bananas, mangos

and guava.

Top right: A Thai

woman kneels

before a statue of

Buddha at a temple

in Chiang Mai.

Bottom right: One

of the many forms

of transportation

in Thailand, a

“song-tao” is

like a public bus.

Bottom left:

Ornate designs

in temples andstatues of Buddha

are plentiful.

Left center:

Elephants are

believed to be

lucky animals.

Many temples

them displayed

at the entrance.

PHOTOS BY

TESSA MARGUERITE


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On the west side of Lake Natoma,

among the green and the trees, is

a boarding, training and trail-rid-ing stable one might miss if they didn’t

know it was there.

Pulling off of Main Avenue and onto

the grounds, visitors enter a wildlife pre-

serve that stretches across a plain and

continues into the trees and marshes:

these are the riding grounds of Shadow

Glen Stables. This time of year, every-

thing is bright and fresh and the clear

days make for perfect riding weather.

Nicole Reed and Terry Howard own

Shadow Glen and operate the western

barn with the help of their capable sta-ble hands and trail guides. They offer

one- and two-hour trail rides along the

lake seven days a week. The path for

these rides varies depending on rider ex-

perience and level of comfort, but every

ride offers an incredible view along the

shimmering lake.

The horses are raised in the moun-

tains and will ride rain or shine. For

those bold souls looking for a bit of

adventure, rainy days make for a real

change of pace.

In addition to their trail rides, the sta-ble offers riding lessons, including group

riding lessons for organizations. Their

lessons are tailored to the level of the

student starting with basic horseman-

ship all the way up to advanced riders,

and students can request the works or

focus on specific skills.

“We have a progressive riding pro-

gram to take riders from beginning to

advanced,” Terry said.

BY AARON DARLING

DAY TRIP

trail ridin’Saddle up for

Horses at Shadow Glen

know the hidden treasures

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They have a large arena that can ac-

commodate each level of instruction.

Shadow Glen offers a week-long Sum-mer Horse Camp for kids 7 to 17 years

old. Through the summer, 12 weeks are

offered starting in June. Each day from 8

a.m. to noon, kids learn new skills, from

grooming and saddling to the basics of

riding and even equine nutrition. They

also learn exercise and training. In the

back of the facility is a fenced ring for

training the horses.

For those kids 10 to 17 who love work-

ing with animals, there is a two-week Ju-

nior Wrangler program to teach them all

the necessary skills to be a stable hand. After completion, they can come any

time through the summer and volunteer

with the horse training and care, as well

as assisting ranch hands.

The Howards say they run a family

stable for everyone, but set it up to en-

sure a kid-friendly experience. They have

chickens, goats and other animals on the

property, all of which are friendly and

open to petting. The stable hosts birth-

day parties, group events and church

functions. Nicole notes they are a popu-

lar place for engagement photos.The stable offers an opportunity to get

out and enjoy nature, to leave the com-

puter monitors, artificial lighting and the

homework behind for a few hours and

really experience the beauty of the world.

The grounds and the riding trails are se-

cluded from the stoplights and business

signs and the regular bustle where one

finds a little peace and serenity, and a

break from it all.

WHERE: 4854 Main Avenue, Fair Oaks

INFO: (916) 989-1826

shadowglenstables.com

Infobox headline

Left: Trail rides

are offered seven

days a week, rainor shine at Shadow

Glen Stables.

Above: Shadow

Glen offers summer

camps for kids 7 to

17 years old.PHOTOS BY

AARON DARLING


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