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Its interesting how aday of candy, cardsand stuffed animals
got all wrapped up with afeast day for a Christianmartyr.
According to medievallegend (and Wikipedia),there were one or moreChristian martyrs whowent by the name Valen-tine.
By the 14th century,legends portrayed Valen-tine as a priest who
defied Roman orders thatyoung men remain singleby performing marriages. Another claims he sentthe first valentine onthe night of his execu-tion.
Im sure the sentimentsin that letter couldnt
have been summed upon a conversation heart.
But Im glad we have aday to celebrate one ofthe many things thatmake life great love.
Valentines Day is a timeto cherish your belovedor remember whenCupid first had you in hissights.
Youll find plenty ofideas to treat your sweet-ie in this months View.
You know about the
jewelry stores, but whatabout the man behindthe name?
Meet Granite Bay resi-dent Hazem Sharif in ourprofile on page 4. (Hesuggests a strand ofpearls or fine watch asmust-own items hint,hint.)
Get some more unusu-al gift ideas with ourguide on page 10.
Or try our ChocolatePuddle Cookie recipe on
page 16 for a fun and cus-tomizable treat yourloved one will enjoy.
If you dont have a spe-cial someone, you mightidentify with some of thesingles we interviewed inour Dating for Boomersarticle on page 8.
Michelle
Carl
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ALSO IN THE ISSUE:
Parenting 19
Arts 22Real Estate 24
Daytripper 32
Fitness 35
Calendar 36
ON THE COVER:Granite Bay resident Hazem Sharif has been helping find the perfectadornments for customers at his Folsom Sharif Jewelers for 12 years.
COVER PHOTO BY ANNE STOKES
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Taking our romantic cuesfrom a religious martyr
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4 FEBRUARY GRANITE BAY VIEW
BY EILEEN WILSON
SPECIAL TO THE GRANITE BAY VIEW
H
azem Sharif is cheerful.Surrounded by brilliant
baubles exceedinglyfine diamonds, perfect pearls,and the rare stone or, actually several, the owner of SharifJewelers is living his GraniteBay dream and loving everyminute of it.
And why shouldnt he?Theres always a cheerful
reason to be here, Sharif said.Everything about the jewelrybusiness is wonderful because
people are always here for ahappy occasion a wedding,engagement, a birthday oranniversary.
Sharif has been sharing in hiscustomers happy occasionssince he was a boy at his grand-fathers knee.
I am a third generation jew-eler, he said.
Sharif and his brother left theMiddle East for the UnitedStates to attend Sacramento
State University. After workingwith area jewelers and refiningtheir own knowledge and jew-elry making skills, the brothersdecided to open a store.
We opened the Sacramentostore in the early 80s, and theFolsom store about 12 yearsago, Sharif said.
Sharif Jewelers is celebratingits third year in their currentFolsom location a storefronttucked near the side of the
Century Theater on Iron PointRoad.
Of Sharifs 11 siblings, he isproud to say that eight of themare either jewelers or marriedto jewelers, though most ofthem still reside in Jordan andIsraels West Bank.
My grandfather isnt alivetoday, but he started his busi-ness dealing mostly in silverand both gold and silver coins
in the early 1900s, Sharif said.But running a successful jew-elry business isnt Sharifs ulti-mate achievement. Like mostparents, his family is whatmeans the most his wife andfour children, two of whom are
young adults in college andtwo who attend schools in theEureka Union School District.
Sharif and his family havelived in Granite Bay for 10years, but he admits that PlacerCounty, initially, wasnt his firstchoice.
We were originally lookingfor a home in the Arden area,but our Realtor, who is also agood friend, told us about the
quality of Granite Baysschools, he said. In GraniteBay you dont need privateschools the public schoolsare exceptional.
Sharif and his family are hap-py with the choice.
The area is so nice, and thepeople here are very nice, too.Very open minded, he said.
Sharif works hard to giveback to the community bydonating funds to the Eureka
Schools Foundation, alongwith other local charities.
Though keeping a businessfinancially healthy can by diffi-cult in this economy, Sharifsstaff know how to create loyalcustomers who patronize thestore in good times and in bad.
We believe in the Old Coun-try philosophy. If you want tostay in business you need todevelop long-term relation-
ships with customers, Sharifsaid. Some of our customershave been coming to us for twoor three generations.
Granite Bay residents Parmisand Amitis Pourarian bothsought Sharif and his expertise
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Hazem Sharif, owner of Sharif Jewelers in Folsom, says he enjoys sharing in the happy occa-sions that bring people to his store. The third generation jeweler lives in Granite Bay.
Jeweler adds sparkle to Granite BayEverything about the
jewelry business is
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when the time came to pur-chase their wedding rings.
Our parents have alwaysused Sharifs, not only for pur-chases, but my mom had beau-tiful jewels she would take tohim because he was the mostknowledgeable in the indus-try, Parmis Pourarian said.We are three girls (Parmis and
her two sisters the youngestisnt married) and our fiancsconsulted Sharif when Amitisand I got engaged.
The two womens fiancsalong with Pourarian familymembers went to Sharif toselect stones and have ringsdesigned, with the familysinput.
Our rings are showstoppers people always ask us where we had them made, ParmisPourarian said.
In addition to exceptionalcustomer service, Sharifbelieves a jewelry store shouldbe a one-stop shop.
We do everything, from A toZ, he said. All the boys in the
family worked on the bench,(a term Sharif uses for sittingdown at the table and design-ing). We create the pieces, wecreate the wax molds.
And the jewelry business isntsomething one can jump into without extensive training.Sharif prefers graduates fromthe Gemological Institute of
America, an internationallyrenowned school located inSouthern California.
The institute offers coursesfrom becoming a gemologist learning to identify colorand clarity of stones to man-aging jewelry stores, he said.
Recently Internet sitesbecame competitive with
brick-and-mortar jewelrystores, but that trend is chang-ing.
Trust and service are soimportant. Its very difficult togo back and return jewelry toan Internet site, Sharif said.
And the future of the jewelrybusiness is bright. Lately peo-ple in the United States have
been looking at watches again,as a status symbol, he said ofthe practice that never lost itspopularity abroad. People aretraveling internationally more,and the watch is important.
Sharif said pearls always sell well, also, and suggested astrand of pearls as the onemust-have item for women.
Pearls are a classic, and arealways in fashion, he said.They are typically passeddown through the generations,as are nice watches.
Sharifs Sacramento store isundergoing a remodel that willbe completed by the end ofsummer, and will add severalthousand feet to the popular
location.When it comes to the more
distant future, he sees addi-tional stores in the familysfuture.
My brother and I have threekids who will graduate collegesoon they will hopefullyopen stores in the future,Sharif said.
Trust and service are so
important. Its very
difficult to go back and
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6 FEBRUARY GRANITE BAY VIEW
BY SENA CHRISTIAN
GRANITE BAY VIEW
Ruth Finsthwait spent Sun-day morning watchingher favorite local pastor
deliver a sermon.But she never set foot in
church. Instead, she sat insidea video caf on the campus ofBayside Church in Granite Bay,along with about 300 otherparishioners, listening to thebiblical words of Senior PastorRay Johnston.
The Granite Bay resident hasattended the local church forseven years but this markedthe first time she didnt sit with2,500 other Christians in themain auditorium.
Instead, she sat with otherssipping coffee in the video caf, which Bayside recentlylaunched to accommodate therapid growth theyve experi-enced since informally begin-
ning nearly 16 years ago. In2004, the church moved to apermanent 94,500-square-footcomplex on Sierra CollegeBoulevard.
I really love (the video caf)because its like being in a smallchurch in the midst of havingall the benefits of a big church,Finsthwait said. You really getto know the people walkingthrough the door. Its 300 or 400people versus 2,500 people.
God has been maybe a littletoo good to Bayside Church,which now boasts a congrega-tion of roughly 10,000 familieswho attend one of five week-end services at the main audi-torium, said Mark Miller, whohandles community relations.Some 30,000 people attendedChristmas services.
The church now faces thechallenge of accommodating
that expansion. One ideatheyve developed: a multi-site approach, which meansestablishing video cafsaround the area that will fea-ture a pastor on site, live musicand will be equipped to receive
a televised broadcast of John-stons sermon from the mainchurch.
Proponents call this an eco-nomically prudent, and envi-ronmentally sensitive, way toexpand instead of creatingmore-costly church plants.Bayside already has 11 church
plants.We began to look at our
property and expansion, saidExecutive Pastor Dr. John Jack-son, who heads up the multi-site project. The economy is indifficult straits and weve beenable to weather that storm butit didnt make sense to spend
tens of millions of dollars for anew facility here.
While they could build a larg-er box on campus whichthey may do at some point church leadership realizedBayside already has a resourceelsewhere: People.
Bayside Church launchedthe video caf in September,offering two services a week,which bring in about 600 peo-ple. He said more than half ofthe parishioners who haveattended call the video caftheir preferred experiencebecause of the relatively inti-
mate setting.Weve been so encouraged
by that success, Jackson said.The multi-site approach is a
national phenomenon, he said,
with churches across the Unit-ed States utilizing commercialspace, movie theaters andschools to host these cafs.
Bayside will host a pre-launch video caf Jan. 30 at Fol-som Middle School andexpects regular services tobegin Feb. 27. About 2,000households from Folsomalready travel to Granite Bayeach Sunday for church, Millersaid.
The school will loan thespace and in return the churchwill help perform maintenanceand upkeep. Bayside is alsolooking at Rocklin andCarmichael and expects four orfive of these video cafs tospring up in the next few years.
Jackson attended a videocaf and said when PastorJohnston asks people to raisetheir hands during a sermon,
people in the caf automatical-ly participate.Theyre not passively
watching a video, he said. Itsneat for me to see this as a guyborn and raised in traditionalchurches. Sometimes, whenchurches do overflow, it feelslike punishment for being late.This is not a punishment, but agenuine, alternative worshipexperience.
Thats how its been for Fin-
sthwait, who serves on thevideo cafs leadership com-mittee. She said some peoplehave expressed concerns aboutwatching the sermon on a tele-vision screen.
Its a non-issue for mebecause its on a massivescreen so you feel up close andpersonal, Finsthwait said.The whole reason (for thevideo caf) is trying to reachout to the community. If youwant a place to belong, this is agreat place to come and feelconnected.
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Jan Albano drinks coffee at the video caf at Bayside Churchwhile watching Pastor Ray Johnston on a large screen videopiped in from the churchs main auditorium.
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Campus pastor CJ Alvarado talks to the parishioners in Bayside Churchs video caf beforethe Sunday morning service, where pastor Ray Johnstons message will be piped in from themain auditorium.
Sometimes, when
churches do overflow, it
feels like punishment for
being late.This is not a
punishment,but a
genuine,alternative
worship experience.Dr. John Jackson, executive pastor atBayside Church
Mega-church finding newway to reach the masses
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GRANITE BAY VIEW FEBRUARY 7
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And theres a lot to think about for the aging boomer:
Do you want to retire outright and never work again? How manyyears do you need to keep working before you can realistically afford todo that?
Do you have the opportunity or desire to reinvent yourself andstart a new career in other words, retire sooner from your present joband spend more years following a passion that can also provide at least a
modest income? With large corporations continuing to downsize, your companymay offer you a retirement package. If so, it makes a big difference howyou choose to receive it. If handled well, how far can your package takeyou toward financial independence?
If your corporation offers a traditional pension perhaps inaddition to a 401(k) plan how much is your pension account worth?Have you been with the company long enough for those assets to be fully vested? Will the plan continue to be funded? Should you take yourmoney as a lump sum? What about your beneficiaries?
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Once youve retired, how much can you take from your accounteach year and still be confident that you wont outlive your money? Whatis the best way to structure your assets to benefit your heirs? What roleshould life insurance play in retirement and estate planning?
Federal tax law is designed to reward investing for retirement, butit gives the full rewards only to those who know how to take advantageof the rules. The options are many, the rules are complicated, and taxlaws change from year to year.
How can you get all this under control without making it a full-time job? Thats where your financial advisor, along with your tax and legaladvisors, comes in. Ask these professionals to help you address concernsconnected with planning your retirement everything from clarifying
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8 FEBRUARY GRANITE BAY VIEW
BY JJ JACOBS
SPECIAL TO THE VIEW
Baby boomers today aremore prepared to go outand look for another mate
instead of begrudginglyaccepting the prospect of livingalone for the rest of their lives.
As our population continuesto age, there are more singlesthat are divorced or separatedin addition to those who aresingle due to the death of aspouse. And while the singlesscene today has changed dras-tically from what it was 20-plusyears ago, it is definitely possi-ble to put yourself back into thedating game after a longabsence.
If you are newly single, it isimportant to take some timefor yourself to properly heal theemotional wounds and regainyour confidence. If necessary,find a therapist or a grievinggroup and deal with your loss.Discover a new hobby or activ-ity that you enjoy and slowlystart nurturing your mind,
body and soul back into shape.Once you feel stronger, it istime to get out and start meet-ing people. So where can youfind other singles in your agegroup especially in theGranite Bay/Placer Countyarea?
While bars and the hottestnew restaurants might be agood place for the youngercrowd to be seen, 62-year-oldGranite Bay resident Larry
Anderson stays away fromsuch places because he doesnot enjoy the artificial atmos-phere and he doesnt have alot of good pick-up lines.
Instead he meets singlesthrough friends, parties,reunions and various groupsincluding local chapters of theinternational organizationcalled Meetup, eLife, andMozies Adventures, a localgroup for active Boomer agedmembers who like lots ofindoor and outdoor activitiesincluding workshops for sin-gles.
Larry admits after 30 years ofmarriage he has changed a lot.
Now divorced for nearly three years, he knows what he islooking for in a partner and canbring more to the table thistime around. He prefers to datewomen between the ages of 50to 65 because they are morelikely to share common goalsand outlooks for the future.
Finding someone whoshares similar interests, core
values and humor is importantto Larry, who admits he is notseeking marriage again but isopen to the idea of a perma-nent relationship.
Susan B., another divorcedGranite Bay resident, wants tomeet singles who share herlove of hiking, skiing, and thegreat outdoors. She has metsome like-minded singles
through The Sierra Club, Bay-side Church in Granite Bay,and The Bay Area Ski Bus, a busline that has pick-up stops inRoseville and Sacramento totake skiers to the slopes.
While Susan is also open toanother permanent relation-ship, she is very content withher life right now and acknowl-
edges it would have to beright. She has tried the Inter-net dating scene but felt it wasa lot of work and prefers tomeet singles through her manyvaried activities instead.
This way she can meet menin an unpressured situationand see for herself if there isany chemistry before commit-ting herself to something morepersonal.
Another way to rejoin thedating scene again is throughInternet dating. For a smallmonthly fee you can join oneof the many Internet datingsites and use cyberspace tomake a possible love connec-
tion. If you are not willing topay for this convenience youcan also search or post yourprofile for free at www.plentyoffish.com or www.craigslist.com.
With so many availableoptions it can seem over- whelming to take the plungeback into the dating world. Justbe yourself, take your time anddo what feels right for you.Above all remember to havea good time!
Judy JJ Jacobs is a middle-aged
artist, real estate broker and a former
newspaper columnist who is single and
still looking.
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The Sierra Clubwww.sierraclub.com
Bayside Church,Granite Baywww.baysideonline.com/singles
The Bay Area Ski Buswww.bayareaskibus.com
ONLINE DATING SITESwww.eharmony.com
www.maturesinglesonly.comwww.chemistry.comwww.match.comwww.plentyoffish.comwww.craigslist.com
Boomers revisit the dating game
Jim Reale, of Granite Bay, wears chili pepper sunglasses whileeating at the chili cook off. Granite Bays Larry Anderson
enjoys a bowl of chili.
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10 FEBRUARY GRANITE BAY VIEW
BY HEIDI COKER-ROTHERY
SPECIAL TO THE GRANITE BAY VIEW
If you arent singing thewords to Michael Bubles lat-est hit, I Just Havent Met
You Yet, you probably have aspecial someone to spoil dur-ing this season of love.
While the tried-and-truetokens of affection still serve asour loyal old faithfuls, howabout putting a spin on Cupidsarrow and showering your spe-cial someone with some funand creative gifts this Valen-tines Day?
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April 1998, Kellis GourmetCookies has offered PlacerCounty and its surroundingareas tasty treats that havedelighted patrons of all agegroups.
Our cookies are unique in
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Ridenour further explainedthat each cookie is made withreal butter and egg whites,
eliminating the fat and choles-terol found in the yolk of theegg.
With gift baskets ranging inprice from $15 to $60 KellisGourmet Cookies has theanswer for someone looking tosend their love on any budget.
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Kellis Gourmet Cookies willbe open the Sunday before Valentines Day in order tocater to the procrastinator in allof us.
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We have 3-year-old students and then wehave a student that is 85 years old. We trulyoffer classes to all ages and abilities, saidstudio owner Daniel Hayes.
No need to give the pastel heart expres-
sions of love this year when you could bebelting out Love Me Tender under themoonlight to your special someone.
Modeled after the belief that anyone canlearn how to sing, The Voice Training Studio,which will be formally changing its name toSing, Inc., inspires its students to have funand build confidence while learning a skillthat can last a lifetime.
Both studios focus on providing the high-est level of singing instruction, highly quali-fied instructors, and a professional environ-
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Anyone can train their vocal muscles anduse them correctly, our goal is to demystifysinging and make it fun.
Class rates vary and gift certificates areavailable.
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BY MICHELLE CARL
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W
hile known for itsupscale and artisan
dining options, its niceto also have a casual, brew-house-style restaurant at Quar-ry Ponds. And on a recent Wednesday night, it seemseveryone picked Petes Restau-rant & Brewhouse.
Its probably price, friendli-ness, menu and atmospherethat keep patrons flocking toPetes.
First, a little background onthe name.
Wanting to branch out fromthe pizza and pasta menu, theowner of the Original Petesname and recipes created thePetes Restaurant & Brewhousemoniker a few years ago.
Now were a full restaurant,explains Chad Wells, owner ofthe Granite Bay Petes. When you come in, you can orderanything from salad to steaks,and we have a brewhouse with
private label beers made for us,and that really sets us apart.Petes took over the former
Pizza Antica location inNovember and has alreadyfound a following.
Its the brewhouse environ-ment were all familiar with(think BJs but smaller), but thefeel here is neighborly, almostintimate. That might be thanksto the open kitchen you can watch chefs toss your pizza
dough in the air before slidingit into the pizza oven.
But it might also be becauseof Wells, who can be seengreeting guests, serving up hotplates and busing tables anynight of the week.
The goal is for us to becomea neighborhood restaurantwith a lot of repeat customers,he said.
The restaurant is givingpatrons another reason to
return this month with theaddition of two happy hoursand live music performed onwhat Wells refers to as the loca-tions grand jewel the patio.
Theres also a bevy of new
brews to try.Beers are crafted for Petes at
the award-winning Firestone Walker Brewing Company inPaso Robles. Petes just receivedthe Union Jack beer and will berotating another handle withfine, reserve kegs includingthe Double Jack, a malty IPA
with fruit aromas.Theyre in till we sell out,
Wells said.I selected the Midtown Ale
and husband David had theIPA, both served in ice-cold
pint glasses.Now, what to go with it?
Petes has the type of menuwhere if youre not quite surewhat you want, youll suddenlyrealize they have it. Or if yourkids want pasta but Dad wantsa steak, all parties will be satis-fied.
Speaking of kids, the place isvery kid-friendly, with enoughnoise to drown out the occa-sional squeal of a baby. I alsoobserved a little girl playing with a ball of pizza dough
must be Petes take on keepinglittle fingers occupied at thetable.
Once you decide among thewide selection of offerings, youwont be disappointed. (Eventhe appetizers span from anepicurean seared ahi tuna tothe gloriously messy stinkingrose cheese fries.)
I went with Petes Italian Gar-lic Pizza. The slightly spicy fra-
grance of the linguica sausageand the fresh herbs wereapparent the moment the 10-inch pie was set in front of me.But beneath the mushrooms,green onions, cheese and freshtomatoes was a garlic ranchsauce that was the star of thispie. We all love dipping every-thing in ranch anyway, so whynot bake it right in? The crustwas also enviable with a ten-der, but not chewy, texture I
prefer.Let me talk about the fries for
a second. Battered and crispyoutside. Flavorful, but notgreasy. Perfect! I stole severalfrom my husbands plate.
David also raved about hisone-pound burger. It was juicy,with a good, charbroiled taste.
Service was friendly and
casual, with our server Meganknowing when to give us amoment and when to whiskaway empty plates and glasses.
Im glad she didnt offerdessert, otherwise my husbandwould have seized the oppor-tunity to order the Delta Mud-slide Pie, which we saw serversdelivering to a few tables dur-ing our dinner.
But we were quite satiated atthe end of our meal, all for $35
(and that includes my leftoverpizza for lunch the next day).
There are many more menuitems to explore, so well beback for sure, next time were inthe neighborhood.
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Petes Restaurant & Brewhouse kitchen manager DavisJacoshenk cooks a Petes Deluxe Burger on the grill at therecently opened Granite Bay restaurant in Quarry Ponds.
The juicy Petes Deluxe Burger comes with a nice side of fries,and some say it goes well with one of many of the brews ontap at the Granite Bay restaurant.
Chad Wells, owner,
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& Brewhouse
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Petes plans to see plenty of repeat customers
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Granite Bay HighSchools Emerald BrigadeMarching Band is hostingits third-annual crabfeed, silent auction andraffle fundraiser Satur-day, March 12.
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Editors note: This is thelast of two parts on getting
good grades. See part one inlast months View atwww.granitebaypt.com/special sections.html.
Heres even moresteps to gettinggood grades this
year.
Step 5: Take goodnotes
Taking notes keeps your mind focused andshows your teacher youare interested and youare paying attention. Rec-
ognize what is mostimportant.
Some teachers willchange the tone, loud-ness of their voice or giveverbal clues when some-thing is significant.
Listen for verbal clueslike the most significantoutcome, the mostimportant reason, andthe three causes, etc.Many teachers will giveyou clues like, This willbe on the test. Highlight your notes when youhear these clues.
Teachers usually willwrite important informa-tion on the board or over-head. Consider thisimportant as well andstar it.
Step 6: Know how
to read a textbook Watch for boldfacesubtitles that tell youwhat you will be reading.Many textbooks putimportant words in boldor italic print.
Pictures, charts,graphs, vocabulary words, summaries andreviews are particularlyhelpful. Learn to scan,read and review.
To scan, take a quick
overview, reading titles,bold and italic print.Look at what is printedvisually, review the ques-tions and read the sum-maries.
Reading when youhave a purpose, yourcomprehension im-proves and it is easier to
stay focused. Look at asubtitle and make a ques-tion out of it. Check forvocabulary words, places,events. Think, What isthis important?
Youre not done when you have scanned andread the material. Youneed to review. Read theboldfaced subtitles,restate the purpose in your own words, andthink about what thevocabulary words mean.
This process meansbetter comprehension,retention and bettergrades.
Step 7: Study smartFind a good place to
study then get started.Sometimes this is thehardest part. Putting it
off, making excuses and waiting until you are inthe mood doesnt cut it.
Begin with somethingsimple or a subject youlike. Know how you learn. Are you a visual, kines-thetic or auditory learn-er? Google to find outmore about these learn-ing styles.
I have personally testedabout 150 students in
grades 1-9 and found out
how important knowingyour learning style is forschool success. Generallyspeaking, the more sens-es involved, the more youremember.
William Glasser re-ports, Students learn 10percent of what theyread, 20 percent of whatthey hear, 30 percent ofwhat they see, 50 percentof what they see andhear, 70 percent of whatis discussed with others,80 percent of what theyexperience personally,and 95 percent of whatthey teach to someone
else.Organize study time by
making a plan and prior-itizing your work. Youmay have to break itdown to do the mostimportant first. Allowmore time than youthink. Take breaks. Try 20
minutes then take a shortbreak.
Know how to study fortests. What has to be cov-ered? Teachers usually goover what will be expect-
ed. Detailed informationis needed for fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice tests.
Essay tests requireunderstanding the bigpicture of main pointsand key facts. Reviewoften and out loud. Writedown information on
index cards.Use memorizing tricks.
Go over important infor-mation right before yougo to sleep. Use ridicu-lous, unforgettable
images. Google memorytechniques.
Step 8: Use test-taking strategies
Study hard and be pre-pared. Read multiplechoice questions andcome up with the answerin your head first. Elimi-
nate the choices thenmake an educated guess.
If two are similar oropposite, one of them isprobably the correctanswer. Dont mark the
first one that soundsgood.Look for key words in
true/false questions.Check your answers. Goover all returned tests.
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20 FEBRUARY GRANITE BAY VIEW
BY EILEEN WILSON
GRANITE BAY VIEW
Area harpists will takecenter stage Thurs-day, Feb. 24, when
the Friends of the Granite
Bay Library revive the tra-dition of offering fun-filled Family CultureNights.
What we hope to do with the family culturalevents is to just providean evening where fami-lies can come out andlearn about a culture ofsome kind, said RhondaTory, secretary for theFriends group.
This will be the groupsfirst foray in offering cul-tural evenings at thelibrary in over six years.
The Friends used tohost events what theycalled artist receptionsseveral years ago, Torysaid. It wasnt always
physical art it was alsofolk dancing and othercultural events or enter-tainment.
And the first scheduledFamily Cultural Night
promises to be an excit-ing one.Barbara Ford, one of
four harpists that will beon hand to displayinstruments and play forthe crowd, looks forwardto the event that is sure tobe memorable.
We will play severalsongs, then give a briefpresentation on harps,Ford said. One of the
harpists is also bringing ahurdy gurdy, an instru-ment that was popular inRenaissance times.
Ford, a fourth-gradeteacher at ExcelsiorSchool, knows howimportant hands-onlearning can be.
I feel very stronglythat the communityshould offer opportuni-ties for kids to knowabout instruments andthe arts. All of us
(harpists) like to sharemusic and play at variousvenues, Ford said. Wewant to have what we calla harp petting zoo. Wewant people to come up,to play the instruments kids and adults, too.
Tory, a library andmedia technician atExcelsior School, knowshow important exposingyoung people to the arts
can be, as well.They had a family cul-
tural series at MaiduLibrary when my daugh-ter was little we saw aharpist play, Tory said.
Torys daughter Rachel, who is now a collegegraduate, fell in love with
the harp at the event, andhas been playing eversince.
Rachel came homeand said she wanted toplay the harp, Tory said.
We found her a teacherand she ended up play-ing. She still plays inher roles in theater pro-ductions, and also atweddings. Thats certain-ly something she neverwould have done withoutbeing exposed to the
instrument.The first Family Cultur-
al Night, according toTory, will be a short time
commitment evening only an hour or so.
Light refreshments willbe served.
COURTESY
From left, Barbara Ford and Pauline McCray posewith their harps. Ford will be among the perform-ers at the Feb. 24 event.
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Five seniors and one junior from Granite BayHigh School made their
Blue Line Gallery debut ina hybrid exhibit, whichran through Jan. 8
It straddled the linebetween the more costlyprofessional work of localartists and the student work that appears regu-larly at Blue Lines Eli andEdith Broad ChildrensGallery.
Unlike previous stu-dents, these six had toenter an artist registryand have their workselected by developmentdirector Julie Hirota.
They work under theguidance of MyronStephens, a pop surrealistwhose work is shown as
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Granite Bay High School senior Cayley McDowell explainsthe birds and butterflies she paints to express feelings oftransition and the need to make choices.
Granite Bay High School senior Danielle Johnson translatesher fears about entering adulthood into paintings.
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So Clean, acrylic on can-vas, by Granite Bay HighSchool senior Alexa Wolf.Women are just usuallyeasier to paint, Wolf says.
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Old-world style marriesmodern technology. Astunning home with
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The quality of craftsmanshipis evident when visitorsapproach this Mediterraneanbeauty built by Ures Construc-tion.
If buyers are hoping for ahome with substantial curbappeal, 9112 Cedar Ridge hasit.
From the front courtyardwith water features, to the lushfront-yard foliage, its easy topicture the home adorning anenclave of Italian villas, com-plete with Tuscany views.
The home is bordered onthree sides by a green belt,said Kim Nicols of Keller
Williams Realty. A greenbelt located in the
just right place Silverwood isa tony, gated community nearaward-winning Granite BayHigh School, and elementaryschools in the Eureka UnionSchool District.
The homes interior isappealing as well.
A circular entry, made dra-matic by mirroring a coffered,
circular ceiling treatment, witha patchwork of multicoloredtravertine floor tiles, leads visi-tors to formal dining room, liv-ing room and kitchen beyond.
The coffered ceilings have apatina finish, Nicols said ofboth entry and equally dramat-ic dining room. These arehand-scraped hickory floors,and the home has smooth,imperfectly finished wallsthroughout.
Iron chandeliers andexposed-beam ceilings say rus-tic, but with high-gloss sheenand ornate motifs, the home isanything but simple.
Iron fixtures and antique fin-
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copper, bronze and black, arepaired perfectly with hand-painted murals of Tuscany thatadorn walls and pre-cast rangehood. The kitchen is every bitwhat one would expect in a Sil-verwood home. Double ovens,warming oven and Thermadorprofessional range help createthe many gourmet meals that
come out of this kitchen.A granite-topped bar, sepa-
rating kitchen from the win-dow-filled circular casual din-ing space, is an ideal spot forwine tasting or sharing a casu-
al meal with friends and family. A granite-topped butlers
pantry doubles as a baking
center in this happy kitchen.This is a really fun house to
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The upstairs bonus roomadds additional entertainment
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What is really niceabout this house is themain floor has most ofthe living space, Nicolssaid.
But what is, perhaps,the most interesting ele-ment of the home is thesmart-house system.
With a push of a but-ton all the lights can beturned on, Nicols said.
You can turn your lightson 10 minutes before youget home you will nev-er have to come home toa dark, empty house.
The homeowneragreed.
The lighting here isvery specialized. The sys-tem is programmable,and allows you to set upany lighting effects you would like, the home-
owner said. For example,fading lights allow youto turn off the lights butgive you time to get intobed.
And the master bed-
room, including pro-grammable lighting,might be the most sump-tuous part of the home.
This is truly a mastersuite its almost 1,000
square feet, Nicols said.Deliciously thick,
creamy carpets fill aroom that offers a circu-lar seating area surround-ed by bright, beautifulwindows, as well as a sep-arate exercise room thatdoubles as den, nurseryor library. The roomoffers French-door accessto the almost three-quar-
ter-acre grounds as well.The bath has doubletumbled-travertine vani-ties and glass block show-er surround, Nicols said.The garden windowsoffer great views to theoutdoors.
And the outdoors,including sports court,putting green and green-belt views, offers the finaltouches to this home.
The homeowners do alot of entertaining in the yard, Nicols said. Andthe Silverwood neighborsdo a lot of family-orient-ed entertaining as well.
The exposed-beam ceilings in the formal livingroom say rustic, but with high-gloss sheen andornate motifs, the home is anything but simple.
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Shouldnt Valentines Day be every day?
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OK, get the markers out todrag across my face andsend me bad e-mails, but
I admit it! Valentines Daysometimes bugs me.
Please believe it is notbecause I dont believe weshould celebrate a day that weall say I love you to our sweet-hearts. No, it is not that! It isbecause I feel that we shouldsay I love you every day.
Did you know that approxi-mately 141 million ValentinesDay cards are exchanged annu-ally, making Valentines Day thesecond most popular card-
sending holiday after Christ-mas?Didnt we just celebrate
Christmas?See, Valentines Day dates
back to 500 A.D. and is namedafter one or a number of Chris-tian martyrs named Valentine.It was established by PopeGelasius but wasnt associated
with romantic love until thetimes of Geoffrey Chaucer inthe middle ages. (Who arethese people?)
A mention of Valentines Dayalso appears throughout themedieval period and is alsomentioned in William Shake-
speares HamletOK so here is where itgets interesting.
Valentines Day was reinvent-ed in the 1840s when mass-produced valentines ofembossed paper lace were pro-duced and sold in the UnitedStates.
It is the dawn of the printing
press that has launched theevent into the phenomenon itis today, and since the 19thcentury handwritten noteshave been replaced by massproduced greetings cards.
The U.S Greeting Card Asso-ciation estimates that up to a
billion Valentines cards aresent every year worldwide, andthe practice of giving gifts andsending digital greetingthrough e-mail have made itone of the most widely cele-brated days of the year.
For those of us living in theU.S. it is a heavily marketedevent where people celebrate
their relationships with pres-ents, cards and flowers.
It has become a firm fixturein the calendar all over theworld, where it is increasinglybeing celebrated in the sameway as in the U.S., and the col-laboration with gifts and cards
makes it a marketing dream.Now, I am not a scrooge andI truly love to say, I love you.But, if you believe like me thatevery day should be a day ofromance. Then, possibly onValentines Day you should getto tell whoever you hate thatyou cannot stand them.
Maybe there should be one
day of hate and 364 days oflove! Wow, maybe I just cameup with a way to stop wars?!
Truthfully and sincerely, thisday is a day to honor someoneand tell them you love them. Aday to hug a friend, appreciatea relative, and bless your
sweetheart.Lets agree to make the worlda better place here in GraniteBay and lets begin by makingevery day Valentines Day! Notjust one day a year.
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Help plant 1,000native oak trees
Volunteers of all ages areneeded to plant a total of 1000native oaks within Roseville'sopen space and native oakwoodlands. Fifty volunteers areneeded at each event to plantabout 200 oak seedlings. This isa great event for families, clubs,service groups and individualswho would like to contribute toRoseville's nature areas.
Volunteers should dressappropriately for the weather,wear closed-toed shoes (bootssuggested) and bring areusable water bottle. Tools areprovided.
Events takes place from 9a.m. to noon on the followingdates: Saturday, Feb. 19, at BlueOak Park, 8273 Horncastle Ave.;
Saturday, March 26 at Blue OakPark, 8273 Horncastle Ave.
Volunteers should register at www.sactree.com/events. Forinformation, call MeredithKing at (916) 924-8733 ext. 122.
Who says green livingcant be affordable?The terms green living and
affordable havent alwaysbeen synonymous. But, Clay-ton Homes is bridging that gapby offering affordable homes with green features. HomeCenters representing productsfrom the Clayton Family ofBrands and serving theRoseville area now offer manu-factured homes featuring thecompanys own Energy SaverPlus package as well as a num-ber of Energy Star-certifiedhomes.
Energy Saver Plus and Ener-gy Star-certified homes arebuilt to perform up to 30 per-cent more efficient than com-parable homes without theenergy saving option. Thehomes feature high perform-ance windows that block 70
percent of summer heat andretain 70 percent of winter warmth. In addition, thehomes include compact fluo-rescent lighting, which requires75 percent less energy, gives off
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up to 10 times longer than tra-ditional light bulbs.
In addition to the benefits ofEnergy Saver Plus homes,Energy Star certified homesfeature more effective insula-tion, tightly sealed ductworkand highly efficient heatingand cooling equipment whichmeet efficiency guidelines setby the EPA.
Going green is no longer a wave of the future. You canhave a home built today thatwill save you money as well ashelp you conserve energy, saidZone Manager Brent Barnard,who covers the Roseville area.Americans have the impres-sion that going green is notworth the cost, but thats justnot true anymore and the sav-ings continue every year.
Claytons green efforts arein line with current housing
trends as more and moreAmericans are learning aboutenergy efficiency, not only topreserve the environment butalso to save money. TheMcGraw Hill Constructions
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titled The Green Home Con-sumer revealed that 70 per-cent of homebuyers are moreor much more inclined to buy agreen home over a conven-tional home in a down housingmarket.
High performancehomes boost traffic
Last month, K. HovnanianHomes opened demonstrationcenters at each of its commu-nities and appointed aspokesman to educate cus-tomers on the advantages of K.Hovnanians High PerformanceHomes.
Since then, neighborhoodsales centers have recorded a34 percent increase in traffic with customers wanting tolearn more about the energy-
efficiency included in thehomes.
While it is unusual to hearenvironmentally consciousand homebuilder in thesame sentence, Ray Putnam,
senior community manager for
K. Hovnanian Homes, said thehomebuilding industry is idealfor massive and widespreadimplementation of environ-mental practices.
For several years, K. Hovnan-ian Homes has responded to itscustomers with higher levels ofenergy-efficiency and greentechnology in new homes.
The builder has been aproactive force in the industry,pursuing new research, push-ing initiatives and educatinghomeowners about livingenergy-efficient and earth-friendly lifestyles.
For more information, logonto NateKHov.com or callLegacy at Fiddyment Farm,(877) 579-5597 or SettlersRidge/Stone Mill in Roseville,(888) 697-4306.
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Mark Soto
The Home &
Loan Coach
Shouldn t Valentine s Day be every day?Valentines Day was reinvented in the 1840s when mass-produced valentines of
embossed paper lace were produced and sold in the United States. It is the dawn
of the printing press that has launched the event into the phenomenon it is today,
and since the 19th century handwritten notes have been replaced by mass
produced greetings cards.
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