T H E L I F E M A G A Z I N E O F G R A N I T E B AY • M AY 2 0 0 9

Garden of ‘inspiration
and harmony’ offers the
ultimate in tranquility

Granite Bay
mothers share
their stories

Local teenager
races his way
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IN THIS ISSUE: A MONTH FOR MOTHERS

TOUR THE GARDEN OF INSPIRATION AND HARMONY
PAGES 4 5

AND GARDENS
AND

MAY IS THE MONTH FOR MOTHERS

PAGES 6 AND 7

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO

PAGES 8 AND 9
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
CELEBRATE MOM ON MOTHER’S DAY BY TAKING HER TO A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN
CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 CALL TO GRANDMA . . . . . . . .12
his month the Granite Bay View takes Day, this issue also features the story of two very
STUDENT HITS THE SLOPES . . . . .11 GETTING FIT . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
T you on a tour of one of the area’s most special Granite Bay mothers, Joan Cordova and
beautiful gardens, Myo Wa En, which Katie Zabrowski. Although Cordova’s children —
means “The Garden of Inspiration and all 12 of them — are grown, each one has a spe-
GRANITE BAY VIEW Harmony” in Japanese. cial place in her heart, and her 28 grandchildren
I was lucky enough to be able to be a part and 10 great-grandchildren keep her on the run.
188 Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 95678, (916) 774-7954 of one of the spring tours garden owner, Zabrowski is also a special mom and
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Boonie Teasdel, recently con- according to her daughter,
May 2009 ducted. Megan, she is also quite the
Volume 20, Number 5 It was a morning unlike I had POINT “crazy stunt-devil” mom.
ever experienced viewing the Once you’ve finished read-
hundreds of plants, flowers and OF VIEW
Susan Belknap, editor
Phone: 774-7955; e-mail: susanb@goldcountrymedia.com ing this month’s issue, I hope
trees in bloom. Add to that the BY you’ll take some time to think
Deb Collender, advertising executive
Phone: 774-7954; e-mail: debc@goldcountrymedia.com calming flow of the waterfalls SUSAN about Father’s Day, when we’d
Debbrah Campbell, senior real estate consultant and dozens of koi swimming in BELKNAP like to honor fathers in the
Phone: 774-7951; e-mail: debbrahc@goldcountrymedia.com the garden’s pond and the end Granite Bay community with
Sue Morin, production supervisor result was truly a perfect day. our June issue.
Cover design by Joe Stratton My time at Myo Wa En inspired me to get Send us a letter or e-mail as to why you
Cover photo by Ashley Baer out my gardening tools and begin digging in think your dad (or someone else’s) is special.
Copyright 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this my own yard. Although I know I have a long Just send his name and the reason you think he
publication may be reproduced without written permission of the
publisher. The publisher shall not be responsible for any liabili- way to go to create as lovely a setting as should be Father of the Year to Susan Belknap,
ties arising from the publication of copy provided by any adver- Teasdel’s, nevertheless, I can try. 188 Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 95678 or e-mail
tiser for the Granite Bay View. Further, it shall not be liable for
any act of omission on the part of the advertiser pertaining to Since May is the month to celebrate Mother’s susanb@goldcountrymedia.com.
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 GARDEN BREEDS
HARMONY AND
BEAUTY
LOCAL WOMAN’S GARDEN PROVIDES A FEAST FOR THE
EYES AND TRANQUILITY FOR THE SOUL
churches of all denominations,
Susan
STORY BY

landscape design classes, resi-

Belknap dence homes and educational
and community groups.
or most people, taking a “We’ve probably had

F yoga class, practicing

meditation or deep
breathing is a form of relax-
14,000 visitors since I began
giving tours,” Teasdel said.
“Sometimes I give two tours a
day.
ation.
For Boonie Teasdel, that The spring tours are
relaxation is always just a step offered at the peak of bloom
outside her front door. while the ones in the
Teasdel and her hus- fall feature the vivid
band live at Myo Wa COVER colors maples.
of the Japanese
Anyone who takes one of Boonie Teasdel’s tours of her exquisite Japanese garden knows how
PHILIP WOOD/GRANITE BAY VIEW

En, which is Japanese

for “garden of inspi- STORY On a recent tour
much of her life has gone into this special place she calls home.

ration and harmony.” that included several United States. I wanted to 1985 she and her husband On a local level, designer
Well known to thousands of Granite Bay residents, Teasdel build a Japanese garden commissioned renowned 92- Ray Yamasaki of Auburn also
visitors and many garden told the group how the garden because I wanted a place for year-old Sensei Katsuo Saito assisted.
clubs in Granite Bay and came to be. people to come who are inter- to design the garden at her Getting it all together
throughout California, Teasdel “I have spent time in Japan. ested in peace and Japanese home. required much work including
has been offering tours of her I’ve always been interested in culture.” “I feel a depth of gratitude the unloading of one- and two-
Sierra Foothills garden in the Japanese gardens,” she said. Before construction began to Sensai,” she said. “Our gar- ton boulders that were used
spring and fall for 23 years. “My mother was an artist who more than two decades ago, den was the last major work in
Visitors have included had two classic gardens in the Teasdel did lots of research. In the world that he did.” GARDEN/page 5

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for the two garden waterfalls.

The diving rock for the pool
area was delivered from the
Sutter Buttes and another 160
tons of rocks and smooth
black pebbles arrived from La
Paz, Mexico.
Once the hardscape was
ready, it was time for the flora.
Today Myo Wa En features
more than 52 Japanese maple
trees of all varieties and more
than 200 camellias, azaleas,
rhododendrons, sculptured
pines, redwoods and much
more.
The garden’s ponds are
home to 21 koi, one of which
Teasdel said is almost 30 years
old.
The swimming pool is
complete with an artistic
island in the shape of a tor-
toise called horai, which
means “island of immortality,”
symbolizing long life.
As a visitor on one of
Teasdel’s tours, one can’t help
but be instantly calmed. With
the sound of her soothing
voice and gracious style,
Teasdel has a way of making
everyone feel at home.
“You can just feel her
aura,” said Granite Bay resi- PHOTOS BY PHILIP WOOD/GRANITE BAY VIEW
The rush of the running water provides a calming, relaxing effect to all the guests of Myo Wa En, the home of Boonie Teasdel. The
dent Cyndee Reed, who has 1/2- acre Japanese garden features two waterfalls, pool with diving rock and pond filled with dozens of koi. The home is lovingly
been a member of several of maintained by Teasdel and a crew of gardeners who keep it all in magnificent condition.
Teasdel’s tours though the
years.
But no matter how many
times Teasdel gives a tour she
said she always marvels at
how each person always
brings a new sense of “beauty
and adventure” to the garden.
As she guides her guests
through the magnificently
beautiful grounds of Myo Wa
En Teasdel imparts her
knowledge about the four
principles of a Japanese gar-
den, which include subtlety,
timelessness, mystery and
impressionism.
“Japanese gardens are
always understated and every-
thing always blends,” she said.
“The rocks in the garden and
their old-weathered look con-
vey a sense of timelessness.”
Teasdel said the mystery of
the garden can be observe If that isn’t enough beauty “There are six computers she spends at least 20 hours know I have been to a special
because there is always so for one location, Myo Wa En that run this garden,” Teasdel per week tending it all. place and met a special
much to explore in every cor- also features a teahouse, said. “There are some for the “It’s a love of mine,” she woman,” she said. “In describ-
ner. With each tour she which Teasdel said has been night lights, the waterfall and said. “It’s expression and pas- ing her garden to others I have
encourages her guests to look the scene of formal luncheons, the pool sweep as well.” sion and the complexity and said, ‘you will feel the sereni-
for the sense of balance and dinners and tea ceremonies. But besides the latest in detail of the garden that ty, the peace and the spirituali-
spatial relationships through- Keeping a garden oasis of electronics, Teasdel said requires an inordinate amount ty of her garden, her home and
out. this size in top form (the gar- countless hours of manual of time.” of Boonie herself. This is her
“The impressionism aspect den is situated on about ½ labor are also required to Reed said it is the peaceful- passion as well as her secret
is when the viewers bring their acre of Teasdel’s 1-acre lot) maintain the garden’s beauty. ness of the garden that touches place. You will want to share
own sense of artistic composi- requires the assistance of While she has the help of sev- her the most. this experience with others,
tion to the garden,” she said. modern technology. eral gardeners, Teasdel admits “After a tour with Boonie, I and yet protect her secret.’”

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 SHEPHERDING
Cordova to be
HER BROOD
honored by her
12 children on
Mother’s Day
Eileen
STORY BY

Wilson
ay is the month to

M
with them.
celebrate moms, and
Granite Bay is filled

Every community has

mothers young and old, with
large families and small, inde-
fatigable mothers who provide
both love and encouragement
to the children in their care.
But mother’s love doesn’t
end when children leave the
nest.
Ask Joan Cordova, one of
Granite Bay View’s mothers of
the year.
Seated comfortably in her
atrium-like study, a recent
addition to her Tahoe-style
home, Cordova’s robins-egg
blue eyes match her lovely
crocheted sweater.
While lovingly gazing at
photos of her family, an infor-
mal group portrait in particu- COURTESY
lar, which contains all 12 of
Being the mother of 12 children, Joan Cordova knows a thing or two about parenting. At home in Granite Bay, she
her healthy and happy chil- enjoys time in her office.
dren, she talks about the role
of motherhood. The Cordova kids are all “I was a West Point gradu- While Joan enjoyed living the ’70s, a successful business
“They’re not cheaper by the professionals, with careers like ate of the class of ’46,” Fred in France and Germany the that still requires Joan’s input
dozen,” she chuckled, naming attorney, dancer, astrophysicist explained. “She (Joan) was first seven years of her mar- on a regular basis.
the seven girls and five boys and chiropractor, as well as a dancing with a classmate of riage, she wanted to come In addition to making
who call her mom. daughter who runs the family’s mine — he was all feet. I saw home, and did so while preg- strides in the business commu-
Neither Joan nor her hus- mini-storage business. her blue eyes across the dance nant with baby number five. nity, Joan is devoted to her
band Fred Cordova came from “I wanted to raise our kids church community, which
an especially large family. in the U.S.,” she said. “I’d includes St. Joseph Marello
“I had three brothers, Fred
seen a lot of Army brats – not Catholic Church in Granite
had one sibling – our large
family just happened,” she “ As you can imagine, with 12 children, there have
been many events and disasters over the years, but
that there’s anything wrong
with that. But I wanted them
Bay. She attributes faith as
her guiding light, and pur-
said. “ I had Fred say a novena
with me so we could have through them all, our mother has been the ‘one true to be as American as possi- chased 38 acres in Loomis,
children, and it worked.” ble.” which was donated to house
thing’ that provides shelter, guidance, and cheer for The family headed to New Dominican nuns, two years
While there are certainly
inconveniences that go along
with raising so many children,
her husband and her children. ” York, Joan’s home state.
Though family was always
ago.
Though suffering a health
- France Cordova
the family has enjoyed far Joan Cordova’s eldest daughter Joan’s priority, she decided to problem in August, from
more good times than bad. go back and earn a college which she made a miraculous
“Some people have more degree. recovery, according to son
trouble with one or two kids “I went back to college Declan Cordova, Joan said she
than we had with 12,” Fred, Joan wasn’t expecting to floor, and that was the start. when I was 40 years old,” she looks forward to Mother’s
who has been married to Joan find her life-long mate at a We married four years after said. “One of the require- Day, which she is certain to
for 63 years, said. Christmas dance more than 65 that.” ments was a class on marriage celebrate with at least a few of
The couple is justifiably years ago. The Cordovas married, and family — it was funny her children, most of whom
proud of their brood, which “They had a Christmas started a family and moved because I had kids older than reside in California.
ranges in age from 42 to 61 dance for the plebes who overseas to accommodate the 20- year-olds in the class.” “We’re all really close, and
years. couldn’t go home for the holi- Fred’s military career — a She graduated with an have a lot of fun,” said daugh-
“They all did different days,” Joan said of the mili- lifestyle that didn’t leave time MBA in finance, and opened ter, Katy Lyon, who lives in
things – none of them went to tary-school dance where she for Joan to continue a higher several mini-storage facilities
the same college,” Joan said. met her husband. education. in Southern California during MOTHERS/page 7

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MOTHERS
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ter, Katy Lyon, who lives in
the home directly behind her
parents.
The children credit their
mother for being the very
foundation of the family and
their source of strength.
“As you can imagine, with
12 children, there have been
many events and disasters over
the years, but through them
all, our mother has been the
‘one true thing’ that provides
shelter, guidance, and cheer
for her husband and her chil-
dren,” said eldest daughter,
France Cordova. “She is
always positive, generous, and
always keeping her faith
uppermost in her thoughts and
actions.”
Joan spends her time with
her 28 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Joan advises couples hop-
ing to start a family to just go
for it.
“ A lot of people now are
afraid they’re not going to
make it financially, or physi-
cally. If you have faith in God
and do the right thing, the best
things will happen to you. If
you have too much fear, you’ll
never be able to get anything
The Zabrowski family enjoys doing lots of things together, especially on family vacations such as
this one they recently took at Lake Almanor. Pictured above are Dave, Katie, Scott, Matt and
Megan.
done,” she said.
Another Granite Bay mom,
Katie Zabrowski, is both
supermom and crazy-stunt-
devil mom, according to
eighth-grade daughter, Megan
Zabrowski, who attends Cavitt
Junior High School.
Katie also has two sons,
Granite Bay High junior Matt,
and sixth-grader, Scott.
Katie, the youngest of six
kids, always knew she wanted
several children. Three, as it
turns out, is the perfect num-
ber.
“We love having three kids
– being able to do things
together,” she said.
The kids are involved in
various sports like lacrosse
COURTESY
and volleyball, as well as
school activities that keep the
family busy. The family
recently had 14 games in one
weekend.
“We like a lot of commo-
tion in the house, and we like
it when they bring friends
home too,” Katie said.
What really impresses the
kids is the fact that their mom
is so selfless, and involved in
so many charitable activities.
“Our mom volunteers for
literally everything,” Megan
reported. “Room mom,
coaching softball, Sober Grad
Night, Eureka and Country
Faire and Home Tour, to name
a few.”
But the kids also appreciate
that mom takes time to pre-
pare a family dinner each
night, and to make each child
feel special.
“She’s great because she
manages to even us out in all
the games she goes to. She
always manages to give each
one of us an equal amount of
time,” Scott said.
What impresses everyone
about mom, though, is her
crazy-stunt-devil side.
“She’s an insane snow-
boarder and wakeboarder,”
Megan said. “She also ATVs
in Peru and cliff dives in
Mexico.”
Katie says spending time
having fun with the kids is
essential for a healthy family.
“Both my husband (Dave)
and I have tried to set a foun-
dation for them to set goals,”
she said. We’ve tried to expose
them to travel, other cultures
and colleges. We’ve tried to
open their eyes to tangible
goals they can work for.”

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 THE ICING ON THE CAKE
Granite Bay’s Tessa Lindow
artistically takes the cake
kick me out of the kitchen
Sandy Yasso
STORY BY

because I’d just make a mess.

Special to the Now she asks, ‘Where did this
Granite Bay View come from?’”
Tessa admits she had no
or anyone with a sweet

F tooth, who could resist a

three-dimensional invita-
tion to a cake tasting party?
interest in cooking prior to
college. In between classes at
UC Davis, she began watching
the Food Network as
For Tessa Lindow, “it was the only thing
owner of The Frosted on during the day.”
Cake Shop, it’s all in Soon, she was
a day’s work. working at The
Lindow, 24, gradu- Coffee House on the
ated from Granite UC Davis campus.
Bay High School in “I was making
2002. The daughter cookies, muffins,
of Tim and Velma scones, basically
Lindow, she attended mass production
Greenhills and foods for the stu-
Tessa Lindow
Eureka elementary dents. Then I found
schools and Cavitt myself not wanting to
Junior High. go to class, and wanting to be COURTESY

“Back then all of my activi-
ties were dance and musical
theater. I was never interested
in cooking in high school,”
Tessa said. “My mom would
at work instead,” she said.
She cleared her head with a
trip to Europe, including stops
in Barcelona, Milan, Venice
and Munich, visiting bakeries
Tessa Lindow, owner of The Frosted Cake Shop, puts the finishing touches on one of
her specialty cakes.
where pastries are more popu-
lar than cakes. Refreshed, she
arrived back to the states with
a new goal in mind.
“I walked into the Freeport
Bakery in Sacramento and
asked to speak with the man-
ager.
Two weeks later, “I was in
the back of the house,” Tessa
said. “My first month I was-
n’t baking – I was doing all
the random things to finish the
bakers’ work in order to take it
to the front: dipping cookies
in chocolate, packaging
wholesale items, basically the
middle step.”
It was at the Freeport
Bakery where Tessa refined
her skills in filling, frosting,
using piping bags, and putting
CAKES/page 9

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CAKES
continued from page 8

borders on cakes. Meanwhile, Tessa

knew she wanted to do specialty cakes.
Determined to reach her goal, she
said she began baking at home, mak-
ing cakes for friends and family. She
knew it would be difficult to own her
own business while working for anoth-
er bakery and decided to leave
Freeport.
To meet Tessa, you wouldn’t guess
she’s a baker. Tall and lithe with a
dancer’s carriage, she doesn’t look like
someone who eats a lot of cake. But
all that changes when you ask Tessa
about her work.
“I’ve turned my cakes into my cre-
ative outlet; picking up ideas from my
traveling,” she said. “Each time I go to
a new city, I research the bakeries so I
can check them out. The ones I like
best don’t have storefronts. They are
appointment-only bakeries that spe-
cialize in custom work.
“I work with fondant, gum paste,
and butter cream frostings. It takes a
lot of time to make the sugar flowers.
Many people don’t take the time to do
that,” Tessa said.
And, sometimes, because her cre-
ations look so real, some of her cus-
tomers say they don’t look like you
can eat them.
PHOTOS COURTESY
“I created a San Francisco Giants
baseball cap cake for a friend,” Tessa No matter what the theme, Tessa Lindow can bake and design the perfect cake for any event, such as this
said. “He opened the box and said, baby shower cake, above. Below, coming up with just the right touch for this set of cupcakes is what sets
‘Oh, you bought me a hat for my birth- Lindow’s creations apart.
day!’ and reached to grab the “hat” out
of the box. I had to stop him before he
ruined his cake!” Fun facts about Tessa
A quick peruse of Tessa’s Web site
reveals even more examples of cakes Lindow and the Frosted
that resemble actual objects; poker Cake Shop
chips topping cupcakes, flowers so real
z Tessa has a degree in communication and
you’d swear you could smell them, and
minor in education from UC Davis, but it was
a purse with “leather accents” and a
her job at the campus Coffee House that
clasp you almost want to open to
inspired her baking profession.
search for your car keys. Plus there are
whimsical touches for every occasion.
z Tessa has danced since childhood, and still
“Each cake is very different,” Tessa
lists dancing in her top three favorite pursuits
said. “My cakes can be simple, or as
after baking and traveling abroad.
elaborate as you can think of. It really
depends on your budget and what you
z Tessa trained with renowned baker Elisa
are looking for.”
Strauss, owner of Confetti Cakes in New York
Tessa admits to being a perfectionist
City and author of several cookbooks, who has
when it comes to her confectionary
appeared on national talk shows.
creations. She said some of the more
simple designs take about 2 ½ hours
z Tessa worked at The Freeport Bakery in
while the more elaborate creations she
Sacramento, where her work was often timed
admits spending at least seven to eight from Tessa. pretty open to other people’s ideas.” for efficiency.
hours on each one. “I don’t ever tell her what I want – I Granite Bay resident Tina Gray is
Granite Bay resident Patty Hagen let her use her artistic license. I say ‘I another client of Tessa’s. Gray ordered The Frosted Cake Shop
has attended Tessa’s tasting parties and need something for this occasion,’ and one of Tessa’s cakes for her daughter’s Tessa Lindow, owner
is a frequent customer of The Frosted she comes up with something for it. wedding shower. 453-1981
Cake Shop. It’s always way more than I would ever “Everyone loved it because it was www.thefrostedcakeshop.com
“Her cakes are amazing,” Hagen know to ask for.” so good – and so beautiful! They all
said. “They are so different. It’s the Orders for The Frosted Cake Shop wanted her card,” Gray said.
intensity of her flavors — the richness are available online. While Tessa’s main promotion is cial for a party in their home.
of her cakes — that makes them so “My order form is more of a guide- through word of mouth, she has also “My cakes have a more modern
good. It’s the look of them that’s so line,” Tessa said. “ People like to received orders from people who spot style,” Tessa said. “I tend to use pat-
above and beyond. They’re choose, but sometimes they get lost. her work on her Web site. terns like polka dots and bows, and
gorgeous.” So I provide them with options to Tessa is comfortable working with patterns that aren’t very traditional.
Hagen said she always gets more choose from. But, if you don’t see it event and wedding planners, as well as But, I’ll also do a traditional cake if
than she expects from cake orders on my list, I’ll work with you. I’m individuals looking for something spe- that’s what the customer wants.”

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Saturday, May 2
Roseville Arts Presents the
9th annual “Art in the
Garden” spring home and gar-
den tour featuring six homes and
gardens in Granite Bay from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Event includes
complimentary food, wine, good-
ie bags and will also feature art
for sale and prizes. Cost: $35.
Info: 783-4117.
The Lakeside Little League
Crab Feed will be held 5:30-11
p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the
Resurrection, 6365 Douglas Blvd.
Cost: $50. Info: 838-7300.
Celebrate Pet Fest with the
Placer SPCA from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at 150 Corporation Yard
Road in Roseville. Activities
include dog games, vendors and
a “cutest pet” contest. Event will
also feature free adoptions for all
adult cats, and special prices on
dog adoptions. Info: 782-7722 or
visit www.placerspca.org/petfest.
and raffles and an autograph ses-
sion to follow the game. Cost: $7
for children 4-12, $9 for adults,
and free for children under 4.
Info: 791-4146.
Wednesday, May 6
The 18th annual Senior
Resource and Health Faire
will be held from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the Maidu Community
Center, 1550 Maidu Drive in
Roseville. Featuring health screen-
ings and informational seminars.
Info: 774-5960.
Saturday, May 9
The “Amazing Team Race”
with local businesses will begin at
Legends and Heroes at Wood-
creek Golf Course in Roseville,
featuring a continental breakfast,
competition prizes and lunch.
Teams require at least six mem-
bers. Cost: $150 per team, $25
per person. Proceeds benefit A
Chance for Bliss, local Animal
Hospice. Info and registration:
768-9781 or visit www.firststep-
sportsmarketing.com.
Saturday, May 16 Sunday, May 31
Granite By Country Day The Eureka Schools Foundation will host the annual 5K
School will host a Fund Run and the Eureka County Faire.
“Mommy & Me” fashion
show at 11 a.m. at Quarry
Ponds. The show will feature chil-
dren’s clothing from Silver Spoon
and women’s attire from Rima
and sleepwear from Eve’s in
Roseville. Into: 797-0222.
A Car Wash benefitting the
Granite Bay High School Emerald
Brigade band and choir will take
place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Burger King and Granite Bay
Community Bank parking lot at
Sierra College and Douglas
boulevards. Cost: $10.
Macy’s Community Shop-
ping Day, an in-store shopping
event to raise money for charities
in the Roseville community, will be
held all day. Purchase $10 of tick- The day begins with the run at 8:30 a.m. at the Granite Bay High
ets to help support local nonprofit School stadium. Following the 5K, participants may walk over to Feist
organizations, and receive 10-20 Park for the Country Faire festivities from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,
percent off almost all merchan- featuring carnival games, bounce houses, bungee jumping, pony rides,
dise. To submit an application, a petting zoo, vendor booths, food and live music. Info and race regis-
contact Effina Orn at effina.orn@- tration: www.eurekaschoolsfoundation.org.
sbcglobal.net or call 444-3333.

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presents the California
Family Fitness 5K/10K
run/walk, beginning with reg-
istration at 7:30 a.m.Race starts
at 9 a.m. at Maidu Park in
Roseville. Cost: $25 for 5K, $30
for 10K, and $20 for children 18
and under. Info: 773-2389.
Monday, May 4
“A Touch of Understan-
ding,” a hands-on disability
awareness program, will present
a performance by the Harlem
Ambassadors 7-9 p.m. at Del
Oro High School, 3302 Taylor
Road in Loomis. Featuring dinner
Thursday, May 12
The Harmonicoots harmon-
ica band presents their
fifth annual jamboree at 7
p.m. at Sun City Roseville ball-
room at Timbers Lodge. Cost:
$10. Info: 771-7961.
Friday, May 15
“A Tribute to the Armed
Forces” big band dance will
be held from 7-10 p.m. at Maidu
Community Center, 1550 Maidu
Drive in Roseville. Featuring live
music from the Al Manaresi band.
Cost: $10. Info: 774-5960.
The Granite Bay Service
Clubs presents the “Bids
and Bites” charity, and evening
of food, art and auctions from 6-
10 p.m. at the Lutheran Church
Event Center, 6365 Douglas Blvd.
Cost: $35. Info: 599-9243.
Saturday, May 30
Ronald McDonald House
presents the Dream House
Raffle, for a custom furnished,
$1.9 million Sacramento dream
home. The raffle will benefit the
Ronald McDonald house charities
to provide financial support for
families with children in a medical
crisis.
CLUBS AND MEETINGS
Granite Bay Curves weight
management class will meet
at 6:30 p.m. the second
Wednesday of each month at
Raley’s event center in Roseville.
Mother Goose on the
Loose, an interactive program
for 0-2-year-olds meets at 11
a.m. Thursdays; and storytime
for 3-5-year-olds meets at
10:30 a.m. Fridays at the Granite
Bay Library, 6475 Douglas Blvd.
Info: 791-5590.
Eureka/Granite Bay 4H will
meet at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday
of each month at the Granite Bay
Library, 6475 Douglas Blvd. Info:
771-6769 or 791-6385.
Vista De Lago business
center in Granite Bay is hosting
a mixer, wine and design event
from 4-6 p.m. the second
Wednesday of each month. The
event is free and located at 7095
Douglas Blvd.
Hear live music at Toast
Restaurant in Quarry
Ponds, 5540 Douglas Blvd.
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complete music schedule. Info:
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training until mid-afternoon due to its solid, slippery consis-
Megan
STORY BY

followed by school through the tency is also extremely dangerous

Wood academy until late evening. to ski on at such great speeds.
“It was pretty intense but I “There’s no time for error or
ut of the gate he flies learned a lot and it was good to correct errors,” Devin said.

O at a brisk 70-mph. The

sound of his heart and
the swish of the snow beneath
him resonate in his ears and
then suddenly, silence.
Rounding the crest of the first
hill, he lifts off the ground and
in an instant is flying. The
cool mountain air whips past
his face as the trees passing by
blur together.
Most people can only
dream of being able to fly. For
Devin Davis, it’s just another
day on the slopes.
Granite Bay freshman Davis
can’t remember a time when he
wasn’t skiing. At 2, and barely
out of diapers Davis was intro-
duced to his first pair of
Nordica skis and the two have
been inseparable ever since.
“I was interested in skiing and
racing from when I was little,"
Davis said. “When I first started
skiing I really liked going fast, it
was always the most fun. Racing
seemed like the next step.”
Now a champion skier, Davis
recently placed among the top
Granite Bay freshman Devin Davis can’t remember a time when
he wasn’t skiing. Pictured above Davis flies through the air in
the Super Giant Slalom at last spring’s Junior Olympics held in
Idaho.
10 in the Far West Ski Qualifier
tournament and among the top
20 in the Junior Olympics that
were held in Idaho last month.
Davis’s natural talent and
passion for skiing has led to a
rigorous training schedule,
countless championship races
and traveling to far off locales
with his ski team.
Weeknight training sessions
at Sugar Bowl have Davis’s
parents logging several hours
behind the wheel.
COURTESY
“He trains at least 3 nights a
week and he’s in training year-
round,” Said Devin’s father and
former ski instructor Mark
Davis. “It’s something that we
work around. His mom and
grandmother help out quite a
bit, but it’s still a lot of driving.”
One year, Devin spent part
of the school year at the Sugar
Bowl Academy for daily train-
ing. Staying at the family’s
cabin, Devin’s daily routine
consisted of early morning ski
training,” Devin said.
Attending the Sugar Bowl
Academy is something he is
considering trying again for
next year.
“I’ve noticed a difference
since I can’t make it
up to ski everyday,”
Devin said. “Skiing is
something you always
have to work at,
you’re never perfect.”
Another important
part of training is
learning to ski in dif-
ferent climates and on
different types of snow.
“A lot of races are Devin Davis
on the East Coast
where the snow is really icy,”
Devin said. “It’s important to
know how to handle really
powdery snow, thick snow and
icy snow so that you’re not at
a disadvantage.”
Last summer Devin traveled
to British Colombia to ski Black
Comb Whistler, a massive gla-
cier, just north of Vancouver.
Icy snow, while best for racing
“Sometimes (the instructors)
will water the snow so that it
will freeze for us to practice
skiing on at Sugar Bowl.”
Last summer Devin traveled to
New Zealand for a month to train.
While his classmates
were sweltering in the
California heat, Devin
was experiencing win-
ter south of the equator.
“He’s training
year-round, so in the
summer, you go to
where the snow is,”
Mark said.
Devin will return to
New Zealand this sum-
mer for training and to
participate in a ski competition.
Next fall, Devin advances
to the next development stage
of the Sugar Bowl Racing pro-
gram, which means even more
training on the slopes and
traveling to competitions.
“I don’t feel like it’s a sacri-
fice. I want to hopefully make it
a career,” Devin said. “I work
hard at school so that I can ski.”

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 I’M GONNA CALL GRANDMA
sn’t it with a smile on your tions, behavior rules and con-

I
face when you think back
to the first moment you
saw your grandchild’s sweet
face?
Did you reminisce about
your hopes and dreams for
your grandchild and how you
wanted to be the best grandma
ever? It’s happened to me four
times, and I can proudly say
they are each uniquely differ-
ent and perfect, of course, just
like yours.
Perhaps it was years of
being an educator and in-
depth studying about the brain
and learning modalities that I
really wanted to know them
and understand how they
thought. I retired when my
first grandchild was born and
took care of her and later her
sister. My heart pounds just
thinking about it.
I wrote down their words
and actions and what we did
together. They love hearing
these stories now, but they
have moved on to creating
their own stories, documenting
them and adding photographs.
We added scrapbooking,
writing poetry, cooking, many
art projects in many mediums
Granite Bay
GRANDMAS
RULE
BY
SHERI
HITCHINGS
and learning about geography.
Grandpa helped them with
gardening, taught them how to
use different tools and to ski
and showed them how pick
oranges and use the computer.
We support them in their
sports and music performanc-
es and volunteer in their class-
rooms.
Best of all, we travel
together, and they plan the
trip, map the journey, keep a
diary and take photographs of
their activities. We let them
know they are our shining
stars in the sky.
Here are my thoughts
about why I love it when I
hear that my grandchildren
say, “I’m gonna call grandma.”
Sometimes the calls are for
help, advice or just sharing the
day or the excitement of the
next time to get together.
“connect
The best way to
has been
with personal con-
versations, sitting
still, looking into
their eyes and really
listening. ” spend some quality time and
Here’s what I have learned:
■ Find out what your
grandchild likes
Make the grandchild a part
of the process. Interview and
brainstorm together interests,
record their thoughts and then
make a checklist, noting when
you did an activity and how
much the grandchild enjoyed
it. It is more meaningful and
fun to vary the experiences.
■ Parental agreement
It has been very effective
for me to work with their par-
ents and try not to waver from
their philosophy of child rear-
ing or over-step their authority.
That’s where potential prob-
lems can occur. Most impor-
tantly, agree on safety expecta-
sequences, travel restrictions
and health and agree on a list
of foods they are allowed to
eat. Communication is key.
■ What’s important to me
in my role as grandparent?
Over the years I decided to
think about my creed, values,
work ethics, beliefs and family
traditions. What was it I hoped
my grandkids would gain from
time spent with me? Would I
be proud of the legacy I will
leave?
So I wrote my thoughts
down, and my focus and pur-
pose was absolutely clear.
Currently, we are learning
about our ancestors using the
family tree and sharing stories
we have created about their
lives. We discovered what our
ancestors valued, their work
ethics and traditions that inter-
ested us. It has been a motivat-
ing experience.
■ What does a typical day
look like with the grand-
kids?
Everyone’s relationships
will be different but since ours
revolve around their “list” of
must do’s we play instruments
together, sing, write, do some-
thing in art, play a game and
do something physical (tennis,
mathematics and geography
activities. We also think about
how we can help others, such
as making games for special
education students and this
summer we will find another
cause.
■ How am I sure I am con-
necting with them?
The best way to connect
has been with personal con-
versations, sitting still, looking
into their eyes and really lis-
tening. Hugs, kisses and
squeezes are common.
Together we find ways to
connect with other family
members, making cards, birth-
day banners, writing stories,
making family books and
action cards with photographs
and baking. What you can’t
learn over cracking an egg!
Now, we are never at a loss
for something to do, and if we
ever were I’ve looked at every
“What you can do with your
Grandchild” list there is.
Hmm. Writing this makes
me feel like I need a grandkid
fix. I wonder if they want to
play this weekend. I’m gonna
call them right now.
– Sheri Hitchings is a
Granite Bay resident and for-
mer educator, principal, edu-
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LEGS: YOUR
can’t figure out why, but
I
people universally neglect
to train their legs. It’s a
funny thing, since proper leg
training will dramatically
deliver total body results.
Walk into any gym and
you’ll see the bench press
taken, the dumbbells being
curled-and an empty squat
rack in the corner.
Leg exercises are tough, I
won’t deny that, but the bene-
fits are more than worth the
exertion.
A case for your legs
Your legs are a major mus-
cle group, so it’s no surprise
that training them will get you
big time results. Training your
legs will ...
1. Melt fat from your
body. As I mentioned above,
leg exercises are tough. Your
legs are a large part of your
body, so each exercise literally
moves your whole body. This
is precisely why a good leg
workout will fire up your
metabolism to melt fat away.
You’ll burn more calories
14 Granite Bay View | May 2009
MOST NEGLECTED BODY PART
while exercising your legs
than any other body part.
Due to the intense nature of
a leg workout, your metabo-
lism becomes elevated for
more than 24 hours. That
means that for an entire day
your body continues to burn
extra calories without any
extra effort on your part. Who
wouldn’t love that?
2. Build strength for
everyday life. How often do
you use your legs? Most of us
depend on our legs constantly
throughout the day-so would-
n’t it make sense to strengthen
our individual mode of trans-
portation? Kind of like putting
a super charger on the engine
of your car.
Exercising your legs isn’t only
about increased strength;
you’ll also improve your coor-
dination and balance. This
means that you’ll be able to do
and experience things that you
otherwise would have missed.
3. Uncover natural muscle
shape. Let’s be honest, toned
legs are attractive. I’m not say-
STAYING
FIT
BY
DEBRA
SKELTON
ing that your legs will bulge
with muscles (unless we
trained you for that), but I am
saying that consistently train-
ing your legs will uncover
your natural toned shape.
Many of my clients discov-
er a whole new level of confi-
dence after getting their legs
back into shape. Women espe-
cially enjoy the freedom to
wear shorts or a skirt without
feeling embarrassed to show
their legs.
As you strengthen your legs
you’ll also reduce the risk of
injury to your lower back
because you’ll actually learn
to pick things up off the
ground the right way.
Best leg exercises
Now that I’ve convinced
you to pay more attention to
your legs, here are three of the
top exercises you should do.
Each of these exercises has
dozens of different variations,
so have fun and always keep
your workouts fresh and chal-
lenging.
1. The lunge: Start with
your feet together, take a large
step forward and bend your
knees down into a lunge posi-
tion. Exhale as you press your-
self back up to a standing
position, or continue through
with your step into another
lunge.
2. The squat: Start with
your feet shoulder width apart,
inhale as you bend your knees,
keeping your back straight. Be
sure to keep your knees from
going past your toes. Exhale
as you push back up to a
standing position.
3. The dead lift: Grip the
barbell with a mixed grip (one
palm faces you, one doesn’t).
Allow the barbell to hang
down in front as you stand on
the platform with your feet
shoulder width apart. Lean
forward at your waist, keeping
your back flat and bend your
knees, bringing the bar down
past them. Exhale as you
straighten your legs and lift
the bar up. When you are
standing upright lean back
slightly and squeeze the mus-
cles of your lower back. Hold
this contraction for a moment.
Inhale and slowly return back
down to the starting position.
By no stretch of the imagi-
nation are these three the only
leg exercises available. And
that’s the other great thing
about training your legs... you
have tons of options and varia-
tions.
– All information provided is
for educational and informa-
tional purposes only. Consult
your physician regarding infor-
mation provided. Debra Skelton
is a certified fitness consultant,
a licensed nurse and owner of
Motivative Health & Fitness, an
in-home fitness training busi-
ness. She can be reached at
deb@gotatrainer.com.
Voted
Best Preschool
2009
Sacramento
Parent Magazine
Reader’s Choice Award
2009
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tricks and comedy routines is
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“At our shows, we want the
kids to know that they’re part
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Lade Majic said in a news
release. “We invite as many
kids as we can to come sit on
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seat during the show and get
involved in all the fun stuff we
do.”
According to Susan Dunbar,
executive assistant for A Touch
of Understanding, the basket-
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A Touch of Understanding
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hen it comes to the
W law and parenting, a
generation ago it
seemed it was a more simple
matter. Parents were “the law.”
Children caught doing things
that were illegal, such as van-
dalism, burglary or experi-
menting with drugs and alco-
hol, would be turned over to
their parents because there
was an expectation that appro-
priate consequences would be
imposed to correct their con-
duct.
Today, children from good
homes are at greater risk of
having run-ins with the law
for some profound reasons.
First, our family lives are
more complex and hectic. It is
hard to stay on top of what is
going on with our children
because we have so many
demands whether it is a two-
income family situation, sin-
gle-parent household, a blend-
ed family situation or a com-
bination of the three.
One of the most severe
consequences of our “busy-
ness” is that we do not neces-
sarily know the parents of the
children our son or daughter
has befriended. So when a
child is doing something ille-
gal, unrepentant and repeated-
ly, and you do not know who
their parents are, it is neces-
sary to involve the police.
A classic example hap-
pened in my neighborhood in
April 2007. We had a string of
burglaries perpetrated by
teenagers. Over a period of
one month, they broke into six
homes. My home was the
sixth. I chased them down the
street with 911 on the phone.
They escaped but a neighbor
was able to secure a partial
license plate and a description
of the vehicle.
I spent the next three weeks
canvassing neighborhoods
with descriptions of the youth
seen fleeing my home, and
their vehicle. My prevailing
concern was that one of these
kids would be shot, get hurt,
hurt someone or their crimes
would escalate before they
were caught.
In May 2007, my letter to
The Press-Tribune editor was
published. It was a plea for all
parents to pay attention to
what our children are doing
and that if anyone knew these
kids from the information of
the vehicle and the items they
PARENT
FACTOR
BY
JOANNA
JULLIEN
stole, to stop them before it STATE OF THE ART DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY
got worse.
Secondly, our children are
more likely to have run-ins
with the law because the
authority of the law is general-
ly not appreciated nor respect-
ed as it once was. Over the
past two years, a number of
Granite Bay parents have
shared with me that they have
discovered things about their
own children that shocked
them – primarily about the use
of alcohol and drugs.
What was most shocking is
their children’s belief that
“everyone does it, what’s the
problem?” The fact that a
minor’s consumption of alco-
hol and the use of illegal
drugs were against the law did
not enter into their thought
processes.
Finally, as a society, it
appears we have established
that parents cannot be trusted
to get it right when it comes to
the discipline of our youth.
Witness the consequential
zero tolerance for anything
resembling a weapon by youth
– on or off campus - in
response to Columbine and
Virginia Tech.
I know of two Granite Bay
families whose children were
prosecuted with felony
charges for aiming and/or
shooting air soft guns at other
kids. In both cases, these fam-
ilies went through tremendous
legal expense and stress that
was well above and beyond
what would have happened 20
years ago.
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coached basketball for more
than 40 years.
His most recent head coach-
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High School as the boy’s varsi-
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2008. Last season he was an
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A heralded prep coach in
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